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Link Time! She and Him Go Back to School For In the Sun

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:39 -0800

Glee for hipsters: Zooey Deschanel dances around a school in a new music video - Pitchfork
Gabourey Sidibe gets a recurring guest role on Showtime's The C Word - HitFix
Jean Smart joins Hawaii Five-O - TV Squad
Disney changes the title of Rapunzel to Tangled in order to appeal to boys, too - Cinematical
Quentin Tarantino may direct a documentary about Harvey Weinstein - The Playlist
Liam Hemsworth in talks for Arabian Nights - MTV Movies Blog
Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson join the cast of The Ledge - Collider
Dating advice from Blair Waldorf - TrèsSugar
So cute! Fifth-graders singing Phoenix's Lisztomania - Stereogum

Spring Music Preview: Buzz Picks

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:00 -0800

It may not seem like it yet, but Spring is right around the corner, as are all the warmth and flowers that come with it. Even if your location is being stingy with the sunshine, you can get it another way: new music! The next few months hold a ton of fresh new albums, and I've gone through them and picked out the ones I'm most excited for - and hope you will be too.

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BuzzSugar's Must Haves For March

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0800

February has come and gone, taking its entertainment hits and misses with it, but March looks even sunnier (and it's not just the promise of Spring). With so many highly anticipated movies, music, and TV, it was hard to narrow it down to just a few, but here they are - my must haves for the new month.

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Link Time! Katherine Heigl Named ShoWest Star of the Year

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:30:58 -0800

ShoWest will award Katherine Heigl as their female star of the year - Entertainment Weekly
TLC and Jon Gosselin reach an agreement - People
I'm loving She and Him's new song "Thieves" - Pretty Much Amazing
Will Charlie Sheen's personal troubles pull the plug on Two and a Half Men? - Vulture
Al Pacino signs on for Son of No One opposite Channing Tatum - Moviefone
Another new promo for Glee, now with more singing! - TV.com
Director Doug Liman to take on Attica - Cinematical
Green Day, Lady Gaga, and Soundgarden on leaked list of 2010 Lollapalooza headliners - AV Club
8 choices for who should replace Kevin Eubanks on The Tonight Show - Inside TV
HBO subscribers can now get HBO Go, the network's answer to Hulu - Mashable
A behind-the-scenes clip of Robert Pattinson in Remember Me! - PopSugar

New Music: Step Into the Sun With She & Him

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:30:16 -0800

Just yesterday we got word that Zooey Deschanel will star in a new HBO series, but first she's got an album to promote. Though She & Him Volume 2 won't hit us until March 23rd, there's some good news for fans of the Deschanel/M. Ward collaboration: the first single has been leaked!

"In the Sun" is just what we've come to expect from the indie duo; Zooey Deschanel's soft, girlish voice sings over M. Ward's melodic tune on the piano and guitar. Vocally, we don't hear any of the "him," but Zooey gets a boost from special guest Tilly & the Wall. The tune is upbeat and soothing (if not just a little forgettable), and I'm still pretty eager to get my hands on the full album. To give it a listen for yourself, just read more.

Link Time! Nicolas Cage and National Treasure 3 Are On

BuzzSugar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:30:24 -0800

So . . . National Treasure 3 is apparently a go, with Nicolas Cage starring - MTV Movies Blog
The Sherlock Holmes/7-Eleven coffee campaign is kind of hilarious - Videogum
Uh-oh: check out the TV shows that might be canceled - TV.com
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward will release She & Him's second album in the Spring - Pitchfork
Jeremy Piven and Kate Walsh have joined the cast of Waska - MSN Movies News
Syfy has picked up Haven, the TV series based on Stephen King's The Colorado Kid - Coming Soon
Can Jessica Alba's next roles turn her career around? - Cinematical
Thought Antichrist sounded rough? Here's 10 more infamously controversial movies - Rotten Tomatoes
Meryl Streep is proud to be playing a 60-year-old romantic lead in It's Complicated - TresSugar
90210 just cast a good lookin' new faculty adviser - The Ausiello Files
Is David Letterman trying to make Brothers an Oscar contender? - Vulture

Soundtrack Review: (500) Days of Summer

BellaSugar — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:30:23 -0700

Note from Buzz: My buddy Bella is going to contribute some of her thoughtful musings about music here from time to time. Her inaugural post is an album review of the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack. Take it away, Bella!

A movie soundtrack has more or less the same goal as a great mix tape: it needs to put a scene in the listener's mind, produce an emotional response, and introduce an amazing new song or two. Considering how integral music is to the plot of (500) Days of Summer, a lot is riding on the film's soundtrack. The film isn't shy about revealing its hip-kid leanings - after all, our lovebirds initially bond over their love of the Smiths, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt sports Clash and Joy Division tees - but the soundtrack is an ambrosia salad of sweet but all-over-the-place tunes. For more of my take on it all, read more.

These songs are an easy fit for romantic late nights, and about half of the CD will make you wish you were in love. Carla Bruni (yes, the first lady of France) spreads her velvet voice over the dreamy acoustic guitar-and-violin "Quelqu'un M'a Dit," and The Temper Trap's shimmering "Sweet Disposition" has a U2-meets-Bloc Party feel that could make this band. Regina Spektor's two tracks have her crooning as lovely as ever, and the Black Lips contribute a fun, jangly countrified treat with "Bad Kids."

And yet. For all of the good music on this soundtrack - and don't get me wrong, it's there - we've heard much of it before. Feist's "Mushaboom" is five years old now, and as much as I love Moz and Marr, I wish there were something fresher than two Smiths songs. Hall and Oates? Play 'em off, Keyboard Cat. (No, really. Please do.) Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward (She & Him) succeed with a wistful cover of "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want," but Meaghan Smith's cloyingly precious version of the Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man" is a miss.

For casual listeners, this soundtrack should bring some good times. But for anyone who's already into indie-ish music - which is pretty much this movie's target demographic - this "mix tape" might seem lacking in variety and freshness.

She & Him Cover the Smiths on (500) Days of Summer Soundtrack

BuzzSugar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:14 -0700

The soundtrack for Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's upcoming romantic film (500) Days of Summer (opening in limited release July 17) looks like an awesome lineup, and we've already checked out one of the songs, the Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition," featured in the movie's trailer. Also included on the soundtrack is the Smiths' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want," along with a cover of the song sung by Zooey Deschanel herself. Deschanel and M. Ward, as musical duo She & Him, give the tune an old-fashioned '50s feel, with Deschanel's plaintive voice telling us once more that if she gets what she wants, "Lord knows, it would be the first time."

I'm looking forward to hearing the entire soundtrack when it's released July 14, but for now it's fun to get a taste with She & Him. To check out the cover, read more.

Zooey Deschanel Shows Domino Her Digs

CasaSugar — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:00:49 -0800

I love a woman who's serious about her creative spaces, and actress and musician Zooey Deschanel, who is featured in Domino’s upcoming February issue, is definitely after my decorating heart.

Deschanel, who graces the February issue's cover, shares one of her favorite rooms with Domino, a study that she's transformed into a creative space. The musician and actress's home style seems perfectly in line with her professional life: a combination of smart, quirky, and absolutely unique selections, much in keeping with her choices for acting roles and music collaborators. And who could be more perfect for the February issue than Deschanel, whose Valentine's Day sweetheart - fiancé Ben Gibbard, front man for Death Cab For Cutie - recently proposed to her.

Make sure to grab a copy of Domino next week, when the new issue hits stands on Jan. 13. To tide you over until then, see and hear about how the room is used when you read more.
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Zooey Deschanel transformed the study in her home into a soundproof studio, where she could write new music for her band with M. Ward, She and Him. I love the blue-upon-blue layering of fabric, paint, and pattern, and the pops of red lend an alertness and creative fire to the room. The blue-gingham piano bench reminds me of Dorothy's dress in the Wizard of Oz, which seems appropriate since Deschanel played an updated Dorothy in Tin Man. Everything about the room seems relaxed, inspirational, and feminine, from the two-toned piano to the soothing blue shades.

For more photos from the shoot, check out the outtakes on Domino.

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Music Video: She & Him, "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"

BuzzSugar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:30:57 -0700

When I saw She & Him play a live show here in San Francisco, Zooey Deschanel sounded great but seemed a bit nervous to be performing in front of such a large crowd. In this first video of a song off her album with M. Ward, those stage jitters are nowhere to be found. Instead we get to see the quirky, ironic Zoe we've come to know and love onscreen.

"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" is such a cute song and the video made me laugh out loud, mostly due to the strange animated creatures and a smiling Zoe frolicking together in an otherwise dark little world (see: animated blood spilling out from an oft-murdered Zoe).

I won't give anymore away; to check it out for yourself, read more.

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