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Buzz Gift Guide: Goodies For Gramps
Welcome back, folks, to the next installment of my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I suggested some fun gifts for grandma (after tackling mom and dad), and that leaves us with grandpa!
The first thing I thought of for my grandpa was the soundtrack to AMC's hit show Mad Men.
LG Product Name, or Alfred Hitchcock Film Title?
When I did my last quiz, Cell Phone or Perfume Name?, I think we both noted that the primary offender with their one-word, splashy names is LG.
The electronics company uses these names for their cell phones and other tech products to titillate and appeal to customers. You know who else did that?
Love It or Hate It? Sicko Shower Curtain
The Sicko Shower Curtain ($40) is a tribute to the infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, Psycho. A noir life-size silhouette of a "sicko" is sewn onto the back of a standard shower curtain to achieve its life-threatening look. I can't say that I'd actually hang this in my house, unless perhaps on Halloween, but it might make a nice housewarming gift for a die-hard Hitchcock fan.
Frightful Friday: Psycho
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To wrap up my Frightful Friday series this week, I'm taking a little trip back in time to when horror movies were all about suspense and Bosco chocolate syrup. Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller Psycho is the perfect movie for a spooky fall night, its chilling story seemingly old-fashioned to us now for its lack of gore (or, "gore" by our modern standards). Also, that terrifying string score!
Link Time! 10/23
- In his interview with MTV Movies Blog, Anthony Hopkins reveals that he's going to play Alfred Hitchcock, and he has Hitchcock's voice all figured out.
- TV Squad tells us how to rate the Schrute Farms B&B on TripAdvisor.
- Idolator watched The Next Great American Band so you don't have to.
- Popwatch wonders who else is trapped in the closet with Dumbledore, with suggestions ranging from Ernie of Sesame Street to Wonder Woman.
- TV Filter analyzes some common TV careers.
- Cinematical's Retro Cinema post reexamines an oldie but goody: Interview With a Vampire.
- Stereogum is among those mourning the demise of file-sharing site OiNK.
- TV Cocktail looks into how the California wildfires are affecting TV shoots.
- Check out Spinner's countdown of the craziest costumed musical acts, starting with — who else? — Marilyn Manson.
- Give Me My Remote posts a video of Steve Carell on Monday Night Football.
Buzz News Roundup, 6/27
- Just when we thought it was gone, "According to Jim" is back from the dead for 18 more episodes, TV Guide reports.
- Reuters is reporting on a remake of Hitchcock's 1927 movie The Lodger, this time as an "urban thriller set in Los Angeles" and directed by documentarian David Ondaatje.
- Blood Diamond's Djimon Houndsou has been cast in the drama Get Some about an underground fight club, Variety reports.
- Zap2It reports that Molly Shannon has signed on for a Lifetime original movie titled More of Me about a woman so busy she splits into three people.
- Billboard tells us that for the first time since 1988, Bon Jovi takes the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200.
- Lots of casting news: Zap2it reports that Oliver Platt and Lauren Hutton will guest-star on "Nip/Tuck," and the Hollywood Reporter says Portia De Rossi will join them. The Hollywood Reporter also says Sofia Myles is the new female lead in "Moonlight," while DW Moffett is the new star of the CW's "Life is Wild."
- NME gets word that Lily Allen has started working on her second album in New York.
- I'm not sure if we really needed another online video site, but MySpace will launch one this week anyway, the New York Times reports.
- Slate wonders: Did Die Hard spawn the greatest one-liner in movie history?
Recast Rear Window and Win a Prize!
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. Starting this week, we're sweetening the pot: From now on, the reader who submits the best cast will win a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
I've been thinking a lot lately about the 1954 Hitchcock movie Rear Window, so I thought I'd see what you guys can come up with for this one.
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How to Get the Hitchcock Heroine Look
Fans of Alfred Hitchcock's movies will enjoy this LA Times piece that breaks down the archetypal Hitchcock heroine (though, if you allow me to be a film geek, I'd argue that Hitch didn't have any real heroines, but that's neither here nor there). Check out two of the ways to get the quintessential look:
- Hitchcock's favorite coif was a tight, coiled-up do in a shade of brut Champagne. Typically, those severe buns would unravel as the character encountered obstacles such as dementia, amnesia or a savage attack by crows.
What's in a Cell Phone Name? Quiz Roundup
Think you're a cell phone and pop culture master? Test your knowledge on one of my quizzes below, and see if you can identify what names are cell phones and what names are for things like Britney Spears songs, Hitchcock movies, and energy drinks!
Cell Phone Name or Britney Spears Song?
Sugar Bits — Minnie Driver Gives Birth to Henry Story!
- Minnie Driver gave birth to a baby boy named Henry Story Driver last Friday in LA. The father has not been revealed but will have an active role in Henry's life. — lilsugar
- Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks, and Paramount Pictures are being sued for allegedly copying Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window when making Disturbia.
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