Seth Rogen developing spy comedy at Disney

RogenSeth Rogen is joining "The B Team," coming on as a producer on Disney's spy comedy with an eye towards starring.Disney had no comment about the project, currently in the development stage. Project's centered on a top secret agent being kidnapped, leaving his tech support team and researchers to rescue him.Disney set up the project three years ago at Charles Segars' Sparkler Entertainment after buying a pitch from the scripting team of Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman (Variety, July 11, 2008). Segars was tapped as the producer with Ilan Breil, manager of the scribes, exec producing.Rogen produced and starred in Summit's "50/50," which was nommed for a Spirit Award as best feature and a Golden Globe in the comedy/musical category. He's exec produced several movies that he starred in -- "The Green Hornet," "Superbad," "Pineapple Express," "Knocked Up" and "Funny People."Rogen will be seen next in Paramount's mother-son road-trip comedy "My Mother's Curse" opposite Barbra Streisand. He's exec producing "Curse."Segars received "story by" credit on "National Treasure" and exec produced that pic and its sequel.Rogen is repped by UTA and Principal. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Megaupload's Viral Music Video Is Back on YouTube as Dispute Raises New Issues

Prashant Gupta / FX FX and Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter have prevailed in a lawsuit filed by an ex-Hell's Angel biker who claimed the idea for the hit drama series was stolen.our editor recommends'Glee,' 'Sons of Anarchy' Added to Amazon Prime Instant Video Streaming Service'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter on Season 4's Bold Finale and Season 5 PlansFurious 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Tells DirecTV Viewers 'You're Getting F---ed Over'; Reveals Banned Script Chuck Zito sued FX for $5 million in June 2010 claiming he had developed a show called Nomads (later The Wild Angels) and had agents at ICM set up a pitch meeting in 2004 with FX chief John Landgraf, during which Zito says he discussed ideas for a show about a motorcycle club. FX passed on the project but later developed Sutter's Sons, which ICM packaged and which recently concluded its 4th season as a big hit for the network. "FX was obligated to pay Zito the reasonable value of his ideas, hire him to work on the series and afford him screen credit as creator," the lawsuit alleged. "Defendants breached an implied-in-fact contract with defendant." VIDEO: 'Sons of Anarchy': Ron Perlman Says Season 4 Was a Challenge At the time, Sutter took to his twitter account to blast the lawsuit, saying: "HAVING THE F***ING IDEA IS NOT THE SHOW. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE TV DRAMAS PITCHED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. NONE OF THEM HAS MADE IT TO SERIES, EXCEPT SOA. BECAUSE THEY SUCKED." STORY: 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter on Season 4's Bold Finale and Season 5 Plans Today a Los Angeles Superior Court judge agreed, ruling on summary judgment that Sons was independently created and Zito doesn't have a case. The judge relied on declarations submitted by Sutter, Landgraf and talent agent Matt Solo (now with WME), among others, showing Sutter's development process and the fact that Sons was pitched to several networks, including HBO and AMC, before arriving at FX, which bought the project in a bidding war. The judge saw no reason for the case to continue past the summary judgment phase. We've reached out to Zito's attorneys for comment. FX is represented by Scott Edelman at LA's Gibson Dunn firm and Rick Stone at Jenner & Block. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Sons of Anarchy' Red Carpet Premiere

Martin Scorsese on 'Hugo'

Martin Scorsese on 'Hugo'Although Martin Scorsese is renowned for pushing due dates when editing his films, the agenda for his first three dimensional feature, "Hugo," appeared exceedingly extended even through the veteran helmer's standards. When he spoken with Variety at the begining of November, he was still being trying out a couple of moments in "Hugo," and that he marveled at the length of time complicated moments needed to render."I did not understand what that meant until a couple of several weeks ago," he states. "In some instances shots may take, with respect to the complexity, 85 to 89 days to render. We began editing this picture in the center of The month of january. I've not seen anything I've not seen anybody. I do not know where I'm.InchIn dealing with his first family film, Scorsese did not always plan to turn John Selznick's highlighted novel "The Adventures of Hugo Cabret" right into a three dimensional film. It had not been until his 12-year-old daughter and her buddies started presuming the film could be in three dimensional he began testing techniques with cinemato-grapher Robert Richardson."I simply occur to like three dimensional a good deal,Inch Scorsese states. "I recall among the great encounters I'd growing up seeing movies was the very first wave of three dimensional: Warner Bros.' 'House of Wax.' Transpire here ended up being to use depth as narrative since most people thorough."The film ultimately works out to become a love letter towards the miracle of movies, a notion that Scorsese states is secondary to his initial aim of analyzing the energy of storytelling."Whether it was (about) a designer or perhaps a author, I'm not sure basically might have had exactly the same instinct to create the image,Inch the director states. "However it wasn't due to that. I like the thought the story resolves itself with the invention of cinema."EYE Around The Academy awards: THE DIRECTOR Helmers hot to globe trotWoody Allen Stephen Daldry David Fincher Michel Hazanavicius Terrence Malick Bennett Burns Alexander Payne Jason Reitman Martin Scorsese Steven SpielbergIn this mixture Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

Where Alec Baldwin Was Before He Boarded His American Airlines Flight (Video)

Paramount's Young Adult stars Charlize Theron as a not-so-grown-up grown up, Mavis, who writes YA novels. Soon after her divorce, she returns to her hometown on a desperate mission to rekindle a romance with her high school boyfriend Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson), who is now a married man.our editor recommendsYoung Adult: Film ReviewNew Movie Reviews: 'New Year's Eve,' 'Young Adult,' Madonna's 'W.E.' Hitting Theaters Charlize Theron on Playing a 'Bitch' in 'Young Adult' (Video)THR's Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011: The Actresses Mavis also runs into Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt), a former high school classmate who was bullied back in the days of high school. PHOTOS: 'Young Adult' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals The Paramount film reunites Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody, who were behind the smart comedy Juno. While the main character in that film was wise beyond her teen years, their current protagonist is in desperate need of gaining a few mental years to match her age. Critics received the film mostly positively, especially praising the work of Theron as Mavis and Oswalt as Matt. Many wrote that while the film is hard to watch with its blunt and often harsh humor, it's well worth seeing. "On a scene-by-scene basis, Young Adult entirely engages with its smart exchanges between characters who are well equipped with rough edges and raw nerves," wrote The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy. FILM REVIEW: Young Adult McCarthy went on to praise the performances of Theron and Oswalt, but added that the plot has a very short arc. "The result is an impression of vibrant character sketches rather than of full-bodied drama with depth and complexity, of two characters, specifically, who could easily warrant far more extensive treatment, so acutely and specifically drawn are they," wrote McCarthy. "Shorter than a bad blind date and as sour as a vinegar Popsicle, Young Adult shrouds its brilliant, brave and breathtakingly cynical heart in the superficial blandness of commercial comedy," wrote The NY Times' A.O. Scott. "Theron and Oswalt turn out to be a terrific odd couple," wrote Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times. "Not easy because Cody's screenplay calls for, and Reitman demands, that they both reveal a great deal, and a great deal of what they reveal is exceedingly ugly." "There is a brashness of style that both Cody and Reitman embody - almost demanding that we not only laugh at, but like the unlikable side of the human condition. That sort of bravado is fine if you've got the goods to back it up. In the cutting edginess of Theron and Oswalt, they definitely do," added Sharkey. VIDEO: THR's Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011 With The Actresses "Reitman and Cody have made a big studio prestige picture that provides a realistic look at the darkest impulses of an unlikable character," wrote The Atlantic's Robert Levin. "It trades in discomfort and unease, not catharsis. That's an achievement worthy of admiration, if you can endure it," wrote Levin. "By turns amusing and annoying, Young Adult could be the flip side, plus the sequel, of Juno, another film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman," wrote Richard Corliss of Time. "In a thorny role, Theron is splendid; she instinctively reveals everything Mavis doesn't know about herself and offers an intimate peek into a wayward soul," added Corliss. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Young Adult' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals Related Topics Charlize Theron Diablo Cody Jason Reitman Young Adult

A 'Tinker's' murmer

Helmer Tomas Alfredson started the 12 ,. 7 preem of Focus Features' "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" within the Arclight by singing a Swedish version of "Happy Birthday" to producer Robyn Slovo. After you have a warm round of applause, Alfredson told everybody else he wanted they'd understand his film, based on John le Carre's dense espionage novel. The afterparty within the Chateau Marmont found stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong getting together with well-wishers. Alfredon mused in regards to the pic's protag, George Smiley, being "so complicated with an actor to accomplish, because Smiley doesn't speak for 16 or 17 minutes in the beginning, and ultimately, he boosts his voice slightly." On certain takes, Oldman's Smiley would be a little missing-keyed. "Tomas would request me to go to somewhat bigger sometimes, because a few things i was doing am small it had not been registering," appreciated the thesp. "He'd request me to look into Colin and I'd say, 'I did,' and he'd say, 'Can you transform it into a small bit bigger because we did less than notice.A With the finish, we communicated telepathically." n Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com

Harrison Ford Offered Role in Jackie Robinson Biopic '42'

Could Harrison Ford be adding "baseball general manager" to his long list of credits? According to Deadline, Ford is being considered for the role of Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey in the Jackie Robinson biopic, '42.' Rickey is credited with helping bring Robinson to the Dodgers in 1947, effectively breaking baseball's color barrier. Robert Redford was originally attached to the role a decade ago, when the film was in its initial planning stages. This past October, the part was offered to Jack Nicholson. However, with the Ford news, it's safe to assume that Jack turned it down. Brian Helgeland, who wrote the screenplays for 'Mystic River' and 'L.A. Confidential,' is attached to direct the film. Harrison Ford was recently rumored to star in the adaptation of 'Ender's Game.' [via Deadline] [Photo: FilmMagic] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Sharon Stone, Juno Temple Join 'Lovelace'

Attention art galleries: are you currently presently hunting for a great deal celebrity? How about Billy Burke or Rachelle Lefervre in addition to -- yes -- The Actor-kaira Pitt or Meryl Streep? While these names aren't usually associated with while using word "cheap," they're, due to Forbes' Best Stars for your Buck countdown. To compile this list, Forbes added up movie stars's salaries utilizing their last three non-animated films, then in contrast using the entire operating earnings all of people movies. It seems sensible simply how much the studio makes permanently dollar the actor can get paid out. So, who's the finest bargain? Billy Burke sits inside the top place, along with her films producing $55.83 for every dollar she's paid out. (Thanks, 'Twilight' franchise.) Hathaway As Catwoman reaches No. 2 -- mainly because of her role inside the enormous box office hit, 'Alice in Wonderland' -- along with her films calculating $45.67 for each dollar. At No. 3 is Stewart's 'Twilight' co-star, Rachelle Lefervre, getting a $39.43 average. Without Any. 4 would go to Daniel Radcliffe, getting a $34.24. The entire list, which features The Actor-kaira Pitt and Meryl Streep, might be read here. Time to use people checkbooks Hollywood! [via Forbes and THR] [Photo: GF/bauergriffinonline.com] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

The Smile from the Leader ((Il sorriso del capo))

A Cinecitta Luce discharge of a Cinecitta Luce production, together with Karta Film. (Worldwide sales: Cinecitta Luce, Rome.) Created by Marco Bechis. Directed by Marco Bechis. Compiled by Bechis, Gigi Riva.With: Riccardo Bechis.Using remarkable clips from Rome's peerless Istituto Luce archive, Marco Bechis constructs a portrait of Italia throughout the Fascist era in "The Smile from the Leader." Basically the final minute includes black-and-whitened footage commissioned by Mussolini to glorify his regime, and Bechis, born of the Italian father in Chile, discloses his personal link with the voice-over limited to the finish. The thought of using Mussolini's propaganda to define the time is strong, but Bechis casts his internet too wide. Intentional parallels with Berlusconi are satisfyingly apposite and can please left-leaning local people totally on TV as well as in ancillary. Coming back to his docu roots, the helmer begins with images from the Duce acclaimed by his adoring subjects after which increases the scope with footage covering numerous components from the time: education, exercise, industry, Ethiopia, journalism. Mussolini wasn't the very first leader to make use of cinema in by doing this (Peter Schamoni's superb "His Majesty Needs Sun" shows how Wilhelm II began the popularity), but he certainly put his stamp on every component of society. Adoring crowds of ladies screaming for his or her leader, and Mussolini's careful charge of the media, offer unvoiced but deliberate evaluations between your Fascist leader and Italy's recent premier. One Mussolini speech, from Turin in 1932, is really a recurring element, showing a less bombastic but nevertheless potent dictator whose populism touched a nerve within the Italian psyche that lots of argue remains even today. Though the threat of Jack Oakie's genius in "The Truly Amazing Dictator" isn't not even close to any Mussolini speech, Bechis guarantees the strongman image is not a resource of dismissive ridicule. Had the helmer focused on this element as opposed to the panoply of Fascist-era society he presents, his message could have been more effective. Voice-over is supplied by Bechis' father, Riccardo, who unflinchingly talks to be swept up within the Duce's vision: "At 18, I had been still a fool.Inch His reasoned reminiscences from the loyal hysteria and exactly how everyone was enraptured by Mussolini's showmanship (he isn't the very first person for connecting fascism with immaturity) make sure the footage is not seen with the distant lens of history. It isn't irrelevant the director themself fled Chile's dictatorship, making them doubly acquainted with the truth, as opposed to the specter, of fascism. From time to time, match edits are extremely facile, as when Mussolini addressing Fiat employees is cut with thunderous factory compressors. Music is culled from contemporary tracks though not in the films the idea is intriguing and enables Bechis with additional control, but he begins off too early with grandiloquent orchestrations, and there is nowhere else to visit after that.Digital camera (B&W/color, DigiBeta), Alvise Tedesco editors, Iacopo Patierno, Bechis seem, Patierno, Roberto Cappannelli. Examined at Turin Film Festival (A Movable Feast), November. 26, 2011. Running time: 74 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Simon Cowell Among Walters Fascinating People

First Launched: December 1, 2011 2:02 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Simon Cowell chats with Access Hollywood afterThe X Factor on October 25, 2011NY, N.Y. -- Barbara Walters has named talent-show magnate Simon Cowell, NY Yankees star Derek Jeter and pop singing sensation Katy Perry as three in the years ten best People. Also available are businessman and tv personality Jesse Trump, the Kardashian reality TV family, plus Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, the onscreen couple from Fundamental steps comedy hit Modern Family. Others include Pippa Middleton, sister of British royal Kate Middleton, and Amanda Knox, the first sort Dallas exchange student whose four years in custody of the children from the children ended when an Italian court overturned her murder conviction. A ninth title is not been introduced. Most likely Probably The Most Fascinating Person will probably be revealed round the broadcast. The 90-minute special airs on ABC on 12 ,. 14. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cheers & Jeers: 10 Things I Hate About My Teenage Daughter

I Hate My Teenage Daughter Jeers to I Hate My Teenage Daughter for being so detestable. How do I hate the new Fox sitcom? Let me count the ways...Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine. It wastes Emmy-winner Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl) in a dumb-bland role as a single mom who was raised by religious zealots. It wastes Tony-winner Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises) in a degrading role as a single mom who eats pie with her bare hands. It wastes The Wire's electrifying Chad Coleman as Finneran's African-American ex-hubby - and I describe him that way only because he's otherwise nondescript. It wastes Bridesmaids' uproarious Wendi McLendon-Covey as Finneran's high-school mean-girl-turned-principal. On the plus side, it keeps her away from playing David Spade's wife on Rules of Engagement. The titular girls (Kristi Lauren and Aisha Dee) are so abhorrent, it's not even funny; in the pilot, they lock a paraplegic classmate in the bathroom for two hours - which is how long the episode felt. Pressly's character apparently has a crush on her ex-brother-in-law, an uptight lawyer played by Desperate Housewives' Kevin Rahm. Ewww! Even the laugh track doesn't seem to find the show's stale gags amusing. Fox cancelled good shows like Human Target and The Chicago Code to make room for this turkey on their fall schedule. CBS cancelled The New Adventures of Old Christine, freeing up producers Sherry Bilsing and Ellen Kreamer to cocreate this vastly inferior single-mom sitcom. The hardest part of making up this list was limiting it to 10 items. What do you think of I Hate My Teenage Daughter?Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Kyle Chandler Joins Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe in 'Broken City'

Another identifiable face just signed to the Allen Hughes-directed 'Broken City.' Kyle Chandler, most widely known for his Emmy-winning role around the Television show 'Friday Evening Lights,' continues to be cast within the approaching political thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe. 'Broken City' follows detective Billy Taggart (Wahlberg), who's hired with a effective politician (Crowe) to research his wife's lover. Based on Variety, Chandler will have a strategist for any mayoral candidate (Craig Pepper) opposing Crowe. Additionally to Wahlberg, Crowe, Pepper and Chandler, the 'Broken City' cast includes Catherine Zeta-Johnson, Jeffrey Wright, Griffin Dunne, James Ransone, Justin Chambers, Natalie Martinez and Alona Tal. Chandler is visible next within the Film Clip-directed 'Argo,' out September 14, 2012. 'Broken City' is scheduled hitting theaters The month of january 18, 2013. [via Variety] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Bad Movies We Love: Muppets From Space

Call me a glum frog with a hand flapping up my ass, but I didn’t love The Muppets. Jim Henson’s franchise is about goofy, heartfelt antics, and his whimsy warps into a barrage of Glee tunes, self-conscious dorkiness and perky, perky people under the pen of Jason Segel. It’s a no for me. Luckily, the ’90s already gave us a solid, if stupendously, un-self-consciously dorky Muppets update in the form of Muppets From Space. It’s not exactly a part of the classic Kermit cannon, but that’s because it’s a tangential Henson operation. Think of it as Muppets Origins: Gonzo. Now you’re in. Muppets From Space is an 85-minute detour into Gonzo’s extraterrestrial heritage, and that we should appreciate. Even if it doesn’t take an Ancestry.com printout to realize Gonzo is a hybrid of Grover’s comic exasperation and Fozzie’s showbiz jones, it’s great fun to watch the classic Muppet mine his past. Very Born This Way. As the movie starts, we glimpse his recurring dream that he can’t board Noah’s ark because he’s the only member of his species, and that’s a resonant and traumatizing vision — even if you don’t realize that Noah, in this case, is played by F. Murray Abraham. Which he is. Soon, Gonzo receives paranormal messages in breakfast cereal letters, and he and the other Muppets are led on an adventure that connects them with his intergalactic loved ones. Harmless, often hilarious, and light as air. Like many Bad Movies We Love, it’s slow in spots and dotted with unremarkable characters, but that doesn’t mean it skimps on fun. Here are the best five moments in Muppets From Space; I hope you’ve ironed your polyester leisure suit in advance. Or your felt leisure suit. Either/or. 5. Kathy Griffin’s finest role: a befuddled security guard who’s horny for Muppets Forget Suddenly Susan, because Kathy Griffin’s best acting moment is in Muppets From Space. The honorable D-Lister spots Fozzie, who accidentally washed off his invisibility cloak with soap, and tries to cuff him before he can escape. Later she makes out with Animal (who then rejects her) and claims “You’re all the same — animals.” Though Jeffrey Tambor, Hulk Hogan, and Ray Liotta round out the supporting cast, Griffin is the feistiest trooper in the posse. 4. Guess what’s funny? Watching Miss Piggy get punched in the face. Pardon the shoddy quality of the following clip, but you simply must see it before you move on with your day. In Muppets From Space, Miss Piggy is a roving reporter dressed exactly like Jane Fonda in The China Syndrome, and she’s willing to use karate and one-liners to secure a scoop. Problem is, she meets her match in the kickass Josh Charles (of The Good Wife and the immortal Sports Night), and what ensues is a slapstick beatdown funnier than any single moment in The Muppets. I’ve watched this four times so far. Here comes five and six. 3. Spoiler: Gonzo’s home planet is a nonstop discotheque. Early in the movie, we’re treated to a loooong morning sequence set to The Commodores’ “Brick House,” and it turns out to be just the beginning of Muppets From Space’s unashamed funk/disco fixation. When Gonzo meets his family after a climactic ship landing, he and his new-found folks rip into a spirited rendition of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration.” If you thought Kermit the Frog’s “Kokomo” cover was hokey, wait until you see Gonzo’s Julie Kavner-esque mother encourage the whole planet to come on! (Sidenote: I am obsessed with the last 30 seconds of “Ladies Night” at the moment, and my judgment may be swayed by James “J.T.” Taylor’s blithe sonic force.) 2. The most underrated Muppet ever: Pepe the King Prawn While I appreciate Muppets From Space’s use of Clifford, the Muppet who acted as emcee of the failed primetime variety series Muppets Tonight, the true underdog hero of the movie is Pepe the King Prawn. A fellow Muppets Tonight evacuee, Pepe is a world-class charmer thanks to his heavy Spanish accent, bug-eyed alertness, and continuous mispronunciation of Kermit’s name. (“Kermin” is his attempt.) In this hilarious moment, Pepe and Kermit fool a patrolling doctor. Kermit’s working his ho-hum chutzpah, but Pepe takes the scene in his grasp and woos us with pure heart — or at least a cephalothorax. 1. It’s a stoner comedy. Muppets are inherently trippy, but Muppets From Space keys up the stoner quotient to a new high. In no particular order: Gonzo receives an important message from a talking sandwich, drifts through the sky like Jim Breuer in Half Baked, chats with “cosmic fish” in the stratosphere, and watches his cereal form warnings in claymation choreography stolen from the video for “Sledgehammer.” If I have to invoke the name of Peter Gabriel’s stop-motion circus, you can assume I’m talking about a marijuana-friendly work. Revel (in the poor-quality video). Follow Louis Virtel on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Ingenues have tradition of landing lead actress nom

Elizabeth Olsen in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'Felicity Jones in 'Like Crazy'Adepero Oduye in 'Pariah'It's no great shock that youth is prized in Hollywood, but for the last few years, youth and talent have made for an especially esteemed combination during awards season.For three years running, fresh-faced femmes have come out of nowhere to capture moviegoers' attention, earn critics' laurels and move their peers to nominate them for lead actress honors.First there was Ellen Page in "Juno" (2007) then Carey Mulligan in "An Education" (2009) and, last year, Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone."It could happen again, and if not with the Oscars, then possibly an acknowledgement by the Indie Spirits, Screen Actors Guild or Golden Globes.There has been much praise for Elizabeth Olsen's magnetic turn as a cult victim in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," British actress Felicity Jones' perf as a lovestruck writer in "Like Crazy" and Adepero Oduye's work as an emotionally confused gay Brooklyn teenager in "Pariah.""If this is a trend, I welcome it and applaud it," says casting director Deborah Aquila, "because the level of work is so incredible."It's worth noting that the films in which these young women came to the fore are independently made, says Aquila."These are the kinds of movies we look to as casting directors, where they have the luxury of casting an unknown," she explains. "You don't need a megastar to get the financing going, so it gives you the fantastic opportunity to search and audition and then introduce a wonderful talent like Lizzie Olsen or Jennifer Lawrence.""Martha" director Sean Durkin admits it was important to him to cast an unknown when he was looking for his female lead, and what struck him about Olsen in her audition was "an ability to give so much feeling with just her eyes."When shooting started last fall, Mulligan had already received her Oscar nom and "Winter's Bone" had turned Lawrence into the sensation of 2010."You look at those roles and you say, 'It's great that the public got to see their first break,' " says Durkin, who admits to wishing for a similar reception for Olsen. "There's definitely a part of me that wanted that, and then a few weeks into the shoot I could tell there was something special."Vogue film critic John Powers suggests that in fanning the hype for these talented newcomers, Hollywood might be correcting a bit of its male-centric moviemaking ethos."Somehow the industry may be shifting back toward realizing it needs young women who aren't just on the arm of the superhero," Powers says. "It's almost impossible not to watch Carey Mulligan in 'An Education' and think that there's all sorts of stuff she can do that others can't. So probably there's that little bit of pride in the industry at finding people with some talent."Of course, there was a time decades ago when the arrival of a glittery, popular ingenue was bolstered by a studio machine ready to protect the brand by showcasing her in tailor-made parts and quality projects. One need only look at the glorious runs of Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly in the 1950s after their Oscar wins.There's no studio icon-developing system in place today, but a smart young actress riding a wave of acclaim can certainly create her own career path, Aquila and Powers believe."They'll do their studio films and their independents," says Aquila, who cites Mulligan's varied roster since "An Education," which includes titles big ("Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," "The Great Gatsby"), edgy and small ("Shame," "Never Let Me Go") and even theater ("The Seagull"). "The need is to do great work all the time, and that's refreshing.""It's harder for women because there are fewer roles," says Powers, "but now actresses have a lot more freedom."AWARD SEASON TALENT PREVIEWSupporting vs. lede debate an annual discussion | Ingenues have tradition of landing lead actress nom | Studios hope early releases have kudos traction | Motion capture perfs under review Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Olin, Zilliacus join Hallstrom's 'Hypnotist'

LONDON -- Lena Olin and Finnish actor Tobias Zilliacus have grew to become an associate of Mikael Persbrandt since the leading cast in Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotherapist," his first Swedish film for 20-4 years. Modified from Lars Kepler's worldwide bestseller, it's a thriller of a mental health expert (Persbrandt) who unwillingly confirms to help a detective (Zilliacus) through the use of hypnosis to discover the identity from the serial killer. Olin, who's married to Hallstrom, plays the hypnotist's wife. The pic, that will most likely be the start of a franchise, will start shooting within the month of the month of january, being released October 2012 in Sweden. It's produced by Borje Hansson and Peter Possne for Svensk Filmindustr and Sonet Film. Professional producer is Bertil Ohlsson, who produced Hallstrom's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" In other instance of the world curiosity about Scandinavian crime tales, Svensk has pre-offered the project to greater than 30 nations. Distribs include Studiocanal inside the U.K., TF1 in France, Prokino in German-speaking areas, Hopscotch/E1 in Nz and australia, Aurum in the united states, Keowon in Korea, UA in Hong Kong, Alfa Films in Argentina, Lumiere in Benelux, Cineplex in Colombia, EEAP in Eastern Europe, Rosebud inside a vacation in a holiday in greece and Levi in Israel. Kepler's 2009 novel has offered greater than 600,000 copies in Sweden alone. Hallstrom's latest film was "Seafood Fishing inside the Yemen," which opened up within the Toronto Film Festival. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Gotham's first lady of funny

With Carolines on Broadway, Hirsch produced an trendy, elegant atmosphere that stands as opposed to the cramped, red-colored brick-wall venues which are p rigueur for comedy.Three decades ago a brand new cabaret act opened up on Eighth Avenue in Chelsea. NY did not really notice. Yet another cabaret, in the end. The pair beginning the club, Carl Christian and Bob Stickney, had contacted a buddy, Caroline Hirsch, to both invest and also to provide the place a ladies title. After muddling through for any year approximately, Hirsch made the decision her namesake should be a full-time comedy club. "Cabaret did not move me," she states. "It had been fun, it had not been tapping a popular culture nerve." The town were built with a couple of notable stand-up clubs -- the Improv and Catch a Rising Star included in this -- but Hirsch established a template that made Caroline's a family group title in comedy. Rather than featuring up-and-coming comics running through short sets, Hirsch produced a headliner room, with lengthy sets for talent which was penetrating on tv. "I had been flying through the chair of my pants," confesses Hirsch, who didn't have show business experience on stage or off. She originated from retail, getting labored in the mall Gimbels. "As being a buyer meant giving a person what they need,Inch she states, however the Brooklyn native also understood from her childhood spent watching "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" that functions who carried out on tv provided free publicity. "I recall Johnny Carson saying David Steinberg could be carrying out at Mr. Kelly's in Chicago," she states. "After I got Jay Leno as my first act, he was arriving to become on David Letterman and that i got him to say the club." Caroline's would soon tout a who's who of rising comics, from Pee-wee Herman to Jerry Seinfeld to Richard Lewis. Later, Hirsch gone to live in a larger home in the South Street Seaport. Which was only a initial step. Within 2 yrs, Hirsch's club were built with a weekly television series known as "Caroline's Comedy Hour" on the&E -- the writing staff featured youthful dollars like Jon Stewart and Louis C.K. The show, which won a CableAce Award, introduced a great deal larger crowds towards the club. "Nobody spoken about brands then but that demonstrate was extremely important for all of us,Inch Hirsch states. Additionally, it underscores why this specific club made it a surge competing, recessions and new trends in comedy. Hirsch has not only a watch for funny folks, she's a shrewd business sense, whether it is legitimate estate, interior planning or staff. "I am a person of instinct, that is what I've, and that i trust my stomach," she states. By 1989, Hirsch was fed up with being across the street from the Fulton Seafood Market. Ian Schraeger asked her to consider within the famous Billy Rose Gemstone Horseshoe space within the basement from the Vital Hotel, that they was making over. The area needed an excessive amount of restoration however it began her considering Occasions Square while NY was at its nadir and also the neighborhood was still being seedy, the brand new 42nd Street non-profit created in 1990 and Hirsch, having faith in her vision concerning the city, saw a place around the make. In 1992, Caroline's gone to live in Broadway and 49th Street, inside a new business building that changed a classic theater and needed an entertainment component. It had not been just location, location, location. Hirsch produced an trendy, elegant atmosphere -- in food, space and design -- that was in stark contrast towards the cramped, red-colored brick wall comedy clubs appearing everywhere. "I needed an area with lower roofs, which will work for comics, that performed well but that did not seem like a comedy club," she states. Her new 300-chair room and 100-chair bar won a exclusive award in the American Institute for Architecture for "outstanding building interior." "It's two decades old now also it still looks pretty contemporary," she states. While adhering to her headliner brand, in 1993 she also introduced a brand new Talent Evening, which assisted bust out entertainers like Jim Gaffigan and Greg Giraldo. (The second, however, signifies one rare misstep -- Hirsch embarked into new territory by becoming his manager. It did not pan out. "This is a hands-holding business," she states. "I'd rather produce.") The year after, Hirsch made among her best -- but least heralded -- choices, employing Louis Faranda. She'd known Faranda for a long time so when Catch a Rising Star closed she grabbed him up. The clients might not be aware of general manager's title but he's the guy who runs the particulars and books the talent which make this club run. "I believed of escaping . from the business but respected Caroline and what she'd accomplished for the company,Inch Faranda states. "If a person head lines here it resonates on their behalf from coast to coast.Inch Over time, Hirsch considered growing and was wooed by Vegas hotel proprietors. "I never felt comfortable," she states, understanding that even getting Faranda here, if she spread herself too thin,"things may go haywire so rapidly." Rather, she found different ways to develop -- a 20th anniversary event at Carnegie Hall gave her an opportunity to use the greatest stars from her past and inspired the NY Comedy Festival, that is now in the eighth year. "It is good for associations in the market also it puts the target the club, which produces everything," Hirsch states. HIRSCH'S CAREER TIMELINE:1981: Caroline's opens, initially like a cabaret club, at eighth Avenue and 26th Street in Chelsea.1982: Jay Leno works there, one of the primary comedy functions that Caroline Hirsch books. One of the entertainers who'd follow in early years are Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Wright, Pee Wee Herman, Richard Lewis, Jon Stewart and Denis Leary.1983:The cabaret is changed with a pure comedy club, changing the conventional "showcase" format with one which features headliners, frequently ones who've already made an appearance on televison.1987: Too popular because of its original space, Caroline's moves into bigger digs in the South Street Seaport.1989: A&E launches "Caroline's Comedy Hour," an every week program that runs until 1993.1992: Getting again outgrown its surroundings, Caroline's moves to Broadway, opening a ten,000-sq . ft ., 300-chair space at Broadway and 49th Street.1993: Caroline's, most widely known because of its headliners, institutes a brand new Talent Evening, which will help launch the careers of Jim Gaffigan and Greg Giraldo.2003: Caroline's and Caroline Hirsch celebrate 2 decades within the comedy business by finally which makes it to Carnegie Hall for any star-studded evening.2004: Caroline's launches the NY Comedy Festival.2007: Caroline's and also the NY Comedy Festival starts its Fully Stand Up For Heroes help to raise funds for that Bob Woodruff Foundation.2011: The NY Comedy Festival grows to Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and announces a 3-year extension of their partnership with Comedy Central.RELATED LINKS Even warhol found laugh Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Brett Ratner's 10 Offensive Quotes That Ended in Oscar Trouble

Directors rarely get the opportunity to be the face of their films' promotions, but not all directors are Brett Ratner.our editor recommends'Tower Heist' Director Brett Ratner Issues Apology for Gay Slur'Tower Heist' Director Brett Ratner Apologizes for Epilepsy Joke in Movie's Trailer (Video)Brett Ratner and Olivia Munn in Strange Feud Over X-Rated Claim The man behind the Rush Hour franchise, and what was supposed to be the upcoming Oscar telecast, has been making the rounds for his latest film, Tower Heist, appearing on talk shows, radio programs and at public screenings. At almost every opportunity, he seems to have gleefully inserted his foot into his mouth. STORY: Brett Ratner Out as Oscar Show Producer First, he addressed rumors about a past relationship with Olivia Munn, defending his manhood by confirming that he did indeed "bang" her. Then, he dropped the three-letter f-bomb at a Q&A, eliciting scorn from GLAAD and eye rolls from every corner of the industry. Most recently, he stopped by Howard Stern to backtracked on Munn but confess that he once forced Lindsay Lohan to get checked for sexually transmitted diseases when she was "very young." So in the interest of absorbing the crudest, most ill-advised and all around regrettable soundbites to come out of Ratner's mouth in the last week, here are the 10 greatest. And by "greatest," we mean worst: 1. "I'm a hypochondriac. Before I go all the way, I send the girl to the doctor and check them for everything. My doctor has a test to tell if you're going to catch something in the future even." - - Brett Ratner on Lindsay Lohan (The Howard Stern Show) PHOTOS: Oscar Show Moments 2. "I said I banged her three times, which wasn't true... The problem is I made her look like whore." - Brett Ratner on Olivia Munn (The Howard Stern Show) 3. "I have huge balls." - Brett Ratner on his balls (The Howard Stern Show) 4. "I turned 40, and I said, 'Holy s---. I've never gotten a girl pregnant.' And I've been doing this pull-out thing for year and years and years. So I go to a doctor and I said, 'You gotta check my sperm.' He calls me up two days later and says, 'We gotta talk.' .... He said, 'Brett, in 25 years, I've never seen a sperm count like this.' The average load is 40 million sperm, and only 30-40 percent are motile. He said I have 10 times, 480 million sperm, he said, 'If you breathe on a girl, she's going to get pregnant.' ... So now I'm condoms only." - Brett Ratner on never getting a woman pregnant, including longtime ex-girlfriend Rebecca Gayheart (The Howard Stern Show) VIDEOS: The Biggest Failed Jokes at the Academy Awards 5. "I'm probably the best in the world at it" - Brett Ratner on oral sex (The Howard Stern Show) 6. "She was hanging out on my set of 'After the Sunset,' I banged her a few times...but I forgot her." - Brett Ratner on Olivia Munn (G4) 7. "When she came and auditioned for me for a TV show, I forgot her, she got pissed off and she made up all these stories about me eating shrimp and masturbating in my trailer. And my shortcomings. She talked about my shortcomings. I get it. She's bitter." Brett Ratner on Olivia Munn (G4) 8. "I used to date Olivia Munn.. when she was Lisa. That was the problem. She wasn't Asian back then." - Brett Ratner on Olivia Munn (G4) 9. "Rehearsal? What's that? Rehearsal's for fags. Rehearsal. Not much." - Brett Ratner (at aTower Heist screening) 10. "It was a dumb way of expressing myself. Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words." - Brett Ratner apologizing for his stance on rehearsal. Related Topics Lindsay Lohan Brett Ratner Olivia Munn Oscars 2012 Tower Heist

Fox News, MSNBC Opts Not to Broadcast Herman Cain's Accuser Press Conference

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images As a fourth woman stepped forward on Monday, Nov. 7 to accuse Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment, viewers had just one cable network to turn to. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections CNN chose to air the press conference live, while Fox News opted to point interested viewers to the web. MSNBC later made mention of the conference, TV Newser reports, while noting that "NBC News has not confirmed 4th accuser's story." The press conference began later than expected, with Howard Stern producer Benjy Bronk taking over the vacant podium. TV networks cut the audio, while online streams continued to broadcast. Earlier this year, Bronk heckled former Congressman Anthony Weiner during his resignation press conference. STORY: Hermain Cain's Wife Cancels Interview With Fox News' Greta Van Susteren Cain appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live later that evening, where he admitted to watching the presser. "We watched it because we didn't even know that his whole thing about Woman No. 4 was going to even come out, so that was a surprise," he said. "At least it wasn't one of the many that have the first name anonymous so now this one actually had a name and a face so we watched to see what it was and who it was and we are dealing with it... We're taking this head on." Cain is holding a press conference of his own on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. in Phoenix, Arizona (2 p.m. PT/ 5 p.m. ET), where he is expected to address the latest round of allegations. CNN Herman Cain

Top Court nixes 'Ghost' copyright situation

The Top Court rejected to wade right into a lengthy-running dispute over who emerged using the idea for that series "Ghost Predators." On Monday, our prime court refused a petition filed by Pilgrim Films, NBCUniversal, Craig Piligian, Jason Conrad Hawes and Universal Television Systems to listen to the situation. Parapsychologist Ray Montz and publicist-producer Deanna Smoller stated that "Ghost Predators" was rebranded from ideas and ideas they pitched to NBC and it is brother or sister Syfy funnel cabler from 1996 to 2003. In May, the ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that despite the fact that Montz and Smoller's copyright claim have been ignored, they might still pursue a condition-law claim for breach of implied contract and breach of confidence. Pilgrim, NBCU along with other accused contended that federal copyright law preempted individuals claims, which the ninth Circuit's decision conflicted along with other appellate choices. In the decision, the ninth Circuit stated the breach of implied contract and breach of confidence claims were outside of copyright claims. "Without such legal protection, potentially valuable creative sources would have hardly any protection inside a dog-eat-dog business," a legal court stated. The situation now heads to the district court fro trial. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

'Artist' thesp Dujardin boards 'Mobius'

Moving off "The Artist," French thesp Jean Dujardin will star opposite Cecile p France ("Hereafter") in Eric Rochant's thriller-romance, "Mobius."Occur Monte Carlo, on earth of high finance, "Mobius" stars Dujardin becoming an experienced spy monitoring a effective oligarch suspected of washing money through his bank, and p France just like a vibrant youthful trader.In pre-production, pic will boast an worldwide cast. French shingles Recifilms, Axel Films and Ces Productions du Tresor are coming up with, in colaboration with Luc Besson's EuropaCorp, that's shopping the project within the AFM and may handle french release."Mobius" marks Rochant's comeback for the bigscreen. Most broadly noted for pointing Yvan Attal in "The Patriots," helmer remains busy with "Mafiosa" popular TV drama series commissioned by Gallic paybox Canal Plus.Delivery of "Mobius" is skedded for winter 2012.The Paris-based company has furthermore closed additional deals on Bibo Bergeron's 1910-set tale "A Monster in Paris," a 3 dimensional toon getting a original score from Vanessa Paradis and Mathieu Chedid.The animated-feature was acquired by Entertainment One for U.K. and Canada. Previous sales were inked with Russia's MGN Paradise, and Germany's Universum via its output deal with EuropaCorp. Marie-Laure Montironi, mind of EuropaCorp's worldwide sales, mentioned the business reaches advanced discussions with customers in the country, Italia and Japan.Released on March. 12, "Monster in Paris" makes 7.68 million ($10.6 000 0000). within the French B.O. A French animator who began his career concentrating on U.S. tentpoles, Bergeron formerly helmed "Shark Tales" and "The road to Eldorado."Within the AFM, EuropaCorp may also be shopping French noir thriller "Blind Guy," toplining Lambert Wilson and Jacques Gamblin, and British-language game game titles including Liam Neeson starrer "Taken 2." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Friday B.O.: 'Tower Heist,' 'Puss in Boots' strong

U's 'Tower Heist' is on track to win the weekend with a $30 million opening. DreamWorks Animations' 'Puss in Boots' is holding strong in its second weekend, with $25 million."Tower Heist" is on track to win the weekend with a $30 million bow, while "Puss in Boots" is holding on strong for a $25 million second-week take, according to projections based on early Friday returns at the domestic box office. The prospects for "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" were murkier -- it's taken in $500,000 in early matinees, but could pop with late-night auds, giving it a range from $14 million to $18 million, depending on whom you ask. Universal's "Tower Heist" made $1.4 million in early Friday returns, which most B.O. observers believe should give it the weekend crown. But less optimistic estimates put it in the $23 million-$25 million range, setting up a potential horse race with DreamWorks Animation's "Boots." The 3D family toon, which suffered in last weekend's opening from a freakishly early winter storm in the Northeast, opened to $34 million. But it's dropping a scant 30% week over week, putting it on track for the silver medal. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

ABC Family Sets Return Dates for Pretty Little Liars, Lounging Game plus much more

Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars as well as the Lounging Game will return around the new evening, Monday, Jan. 2, ABC Family introduced on Thursday. Have a look at scoop, photos and clips of Pretty Little Liars Beginning from the evening at 8/7c, Pretty Little Liars builds up carrying out a one-month time jump with Aria, Spencer, Emily and Hanna ever closer to learning the identity of "A". The Lounging Game follows at 9/8c as Emma and Sutton make an effort to expose the skeletons inside their family closet. Switched at Birth returns Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 8/7c then your series debut of Jane By Design. (Get yourself a first observe that show here!) Exclusive: Charisma Contractor can get in round the Lounging Game In addition, the network introduced the key Existence in the American Teen which makes it of Break It'll be back with new episodes noisy . spring 2012. Which ABC Family show are you currently presently most searching toward?

Puss In Boots Tops Box Office

First Published: October 30, 2011 2:02 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images Caption Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas arrive at the premiere of Dreamworks Animations Puss In Boots at the Regency Westwood Theatre on October 23, 2011 in Westwood, California.LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, proved the popular character voiced by Antonio Banderas was a big enough draw outside the Shrek franchise. The PG-rated Puss in Boots scored with family audiences on the weekend before Halloween, and also drew a large Hispanic crowd, which made up 35 percent of its audience. Though the box office for the top 12 movies was up 7.8 percent from the corresponding weekend last year, it was still affected by both the unseasonable winter storm on the East Coast and the appeal of the Game 7 broadcast of baseballs World Series on Friday night. DreamWorks estimated the storm took off several million from Puss in Boots. The new release on the weekend from 20th Century Fox, the Justin Timberlake sci-fi thriller In Time, was down as much as20 percent Saturday in markets like NY and Philadelphia. But the largest estimated opening didnt happen in North America. The Adventures of Tintin, which is being distributed overseas by Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures, opened in 19 international markets and hauled in $55.8 million. The performance-capture 3-D animated film, directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from the beloved Belgian comic series, was especially popular in France, where its $21.5 million was the largest opening for a non-sequel Hollywood film. The film opens in the U.S. on Dec. 21. Were still waiting for the holiday season to kick in in earnest as we get into November, said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. The holiday season is going to be very strong at the box office. Paramount also claimed the weekends second top performing movie with the low-budget horror film Paranormal Activity 3. That film took in $18.5 million in its second week of release, bringing its cumulative total to $81.3 million. Paramounts Footloose was the fourth film on the weekend, adding $5.4 million for a three-week total of $38.4 million. In Time opened with $12 million domestically but took in more ($14.5 million) overseas. The biggest disappointment was The Rum Diary, the Hunter S. Thompson adaption starring Johnny Depp. It opened weakly, earning just $5 million, a low figure for a film headlined by Depp and which cost an estimated $50 million to make. But the solid opening for Puss in Boots was much needed for DreamWorks. The company said Tuesday its net income fell by half in the third quarter as its early summer release, Kung Fu Panda 2, did not haul in as much at the box office as last years Shrek Forever After. Reviews and audience reaction have been positive for Puss in Boots. Its release date was moved up a week to essentially give the film more time to run in theaters before other large fall movies are released. It added $17 million internationally, with most of that coming from Russia. We always looked at this as a two-weekend release strategy, so we think weve got a good start on that plan, said Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing and consumer products at DreamWorks. Being the number one movie and the likely Halloween weekend record-breaker, were well-positioned to go into week two as well as play through the holidays. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. Puss in Boots, $34 million. ($17 million international.) 2. Paranormal Activity 3, $18.5 million. ($17 million international.) 3. In Time, $12 million. ($14.5 million international.) 4. Footloose, $5.4 million. ($1.4 million international.) 5. The Rum Diary, $5 million. 6. Real Steel, $4.7 million. 7. The Three Musketeers, $3.5 million. 8. The Ides of March, $2.7 million. 9. Moneyball, $2.4 million. 10. Courageous, $1.8 million. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Exclusive Clip From The Awakening

Warning: contains scary dollhouseEven if we didn't tell you anything about The Awakening, we're betting that you'll be able to figure quite a lot out by watching this exclusive clip from the film. There's a mysterious child running upstairs in a large and empty-looking house, a distraught-looking woman running after him with her hair all askew, and at the top of the house a truly terrifying dollhouse (Yes, seriously. Who knew dollhouses could be this unnerving?). It is, in other words, a horror!Set in 1921 in a country recovering from the trauma of World War I,the film sees Rebecca Hall play the wonderfully-named Florence Cathcart, who visits a boarding school to expose what she believes is a hoax story of a ghost child haunting the place.We're guessing, in this case, it's not quite that simple.The film also stars Dominic West and Imelda Staunton, and it's all directed by NickWest. Look out for The Awakening on November 11; appropriately enough, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.

DirecTV, Fox Systems in carriage dispute

A carriage dispute has broken out between DirecTV and Fox Systems that can result in what is the news Corp.-possessed channels being yanked by November. 1 during the night time.Fox went public while using tiff late Thursday getting an argument suggesting DirecTV designed a rapid threat of losing carriage just days after posting a proposal that Fox had not responded. "They have provided us no chance to retort prior to taking an unnecessarily aggressive posture so on public. It's disappointing they've selected bad belief tactics over significant settlement."But DirecTV countered that News Corp. is trying to gouge them for 40% increase in affiliate costs, therefore it considered within the own statement as "unfair and unwarranted."The channels that might be affected include Foreign exchange, National Geographic Funnel, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus, Fox Movie Funnel, FOX Deportes, and 19 regional sports systems.The Fox broadcast network and Fox News Funnel aren't prone to get yanked since they are covered under separate affiliate contracts while using satcaster, but a representative for Fox Systems mentioned it is possible they might be affected once the conflict will get worse. The broadcast network is presently airing the earth Series in primetime.As the deal were not known, the carriage deal between DirecTV and Fox Systems might have formerly expired by March. 1. Signals ongoing to become on air per mutual agreement involving the companies.The timing of November. 1 is probably not coincidental trained with is about the eve of News Corp.'s annual traders meeting.Yanking the plug round the Fox channels could hurt their advertising revenues given DirecTV is at nearly 20 million houses within the U.S. However, DirecTV could also find itself getting bruised within the court docket of law suit when the dispute continue given clients don't reserve their anger over missing shows for the systems themselves, either.DirecTV's statement established that tugging channels can be a final option may possibly not be capable of avoid."Hopefully to resolve this situation before any pursuit is taken, but we can do what's necessary to safeguard our clients from excessive and unwarranted fee increases. We already provide News Corp nearly a billion dollars yearly for channels, which we haven't any problem ongoing to pay for them fairly."What Is The News Corp.-DirecTV conflict might be the very first skirmish between programmer and distributor to go to public inside a very long time, though these clashes increased being progressively routine a year ago given growing demands for increases in retransmission consent costs.Fox Systems got involved with no less than three different similar standoffs this season, including Time Warner Cable, Dish Network and Cablevision. The 2nd dispute, which nearly disrupted last year's World Series, am heated it introduced the risk of FCC intervention.Fox has signaled it needs to rally support while using launch from the website Friday referred to as keepmynets.com. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

'Gambit' takes care of for composer

Composer Rolfe Kent has signed onto score Michael Hoffman's "Gambit." The Crime Scene Pictures film, starring Colin Firth and scripted by Joel and Ethan Coen, is presently in publish-production working in london, striving for any release next fall from CBS Films. Kent's past credits include "Sideways," "Up in mid-airInch and "Mr. Popper's Penguins." He gained a Golden Globe nom for his focus on "Sideways." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Justin Bieber's 'Mistletoe' Debuts on Ryan Seacrest (Video)

Justin Bieber's new Christmas song "Mistletoe" premiered on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning.our editor recommends Justin Bieber Is the 'Real Deal' and Will Have a Long Career Says Reality TV Producer Ne-Yo Pens Tunes for Justin Bieber, Rihanna PHOTOS: Justin Bieber's Top 10 THR Outtakes The song also hits iTunes Monday. It's off his holiday album, Under the Mistletoe, which will be released on Nov. 1 and also feature a duet with Mariah Carey. PHOTOS: Top 10 Highest Paid Music Artists Bieber told Seacrest: "I wanted to make a Christmas album, because my fans haven't heard my music in a long time. I wanted to do something that was charitable, but was also something that people haven't heard before. Because there are a lot of Christmas songs on my album that are new and original that people haven't heard." PHOTOS: The Most Watched Holiday Specials of 2010 The album will also include Band Perry, Usher and Boyz II Men. Bieber has hinted that Taylor Swift and Sean Kingston will be involved. Bieber also announced that he'll perform alongside Lady Gaga at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (hosted by Seacrest) this year. Related Topics Justin Bieber Mariah Carey Ryan Seacrest

Matt Reeves to helm 'Twilight Zone'

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'Avenger's' Samuel L. Jackson, Hathaway As Catwoman Reveal Acting Inspiration

The Avengers star Samuel L. Jackson as well as the Dark Dark evening Increases' Hathaway As Catwoman are among 123 stars, producers, company company directors, ballroom ballroom dancers and entertainers who sitting for portraits and written in what the humanities mean on their behalf for just about any new book, Art & Soul.our editor recommends'Dark Dark evening Rises' Co-stars Hathaway As Catwoman, Ernest Gordon-Levitt Sing Together in French (Video)'Avengers' Star Samuel L. Jackson Joins Twitter (Video) "An action of creation is certainly an action of hope. Art provided my heart," produces Hathaway (the notes are printed inside the stars' own handwriting all records include signatures, many have doodles) just before signing her title getting a huge swoop. Jackson produces, "Art might be the actual, I am its slave!" PHOTOS: 'The Avengers': New Photos From Marvel's Superhero Film Adrian Grenier: "Art is Fart without any 'F.'" "Dance class was the most popular subject. And so they never assisted me climb a rope!" jokes actress-author Nia Vardalos, who signs off "in theater nerd solidarity." PHOTOS: 'The Dark Dark evening Increases' Start Searching: Round the Set Alyssa Milano and Kathy Najimy write poems, New Girl star Zooey Deschanel sketches out a more elaborate flow chart and Alfre Woodard produces about how precisely art affected her childhood in the page-extended essay. Also featured: Kerry Washington, Patricia Arquette, The X Factor's Paula Abdul, Kelsey Grammer, Modern Family's Ty Burrell and director Joel Schumacher. The coffee-table sized book, launched by Hearst Communications in colaboration using the new the new sony Electronics, hits stores on March. 26 and charges $40. PHOTOS: top ten Summer season Superheroes Ever: Fight of Box Office Brawn A portion in the proceeds will probably be led for the Creative Coalition, the nonprofit advocacy quantity of the humanities and entertainment cities. It absolutely was edited by Robin Bronk, the Boss in the Creative Coalition along with the producer of Poliwood, which broadcast on Showtime and was helmed by Oscar-winning director Craig Levinson. The photos were clicked on by Pulitzer Prize champion John Cruz. VIDEO: Hollywood Talks Charitable organization "Once I began this book, I asked for participants to pinpoint a instant that changed their lives. While everyone mind his personal individual and significant anecdote, typically the most popular thread woven throughout everyone's story was that a person or something like that like this fostered the artistic sensibility in most of these,In . Bronk notifies The Hollywood Reporter. Adds Private Practice's Tim Daly, the best choice in the Creative Coalition: "Art & Soul couples unique portraits nowadays's most identifiable faces utilizing their poignant tales. These tales are illustrative in the unique energy in the arts to provide the soul." Related Subjects Hathaway As Catwoman Samuel L. Jackson

TV Rankings: Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears Score for ESPN

Leon Halip/Getty Images Early rankings for Monday Evening Football's Detroit Lions versus. Chicago Bears have been in.our editor recommends'Monday Evening Football' Pre-Season Continues With Jets versus. TexansESPN Drops Hank Williams, Junior. Opening From 'Monday Evening Football' (Video) In Chicago, the overall game shipped a 18.7 household rating on ESPN, along with a 13.3 household for WCIU, for any combined 32. rating on the market. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Greatest Fantasy Football Fans In Detroit, the overall game ranked a ten.7 household on ESPN and 25.7 on WXYZ, having a combined 36.4 ratting on the market. The Lions beat the Bears 24-13. The typical metered market rating was 11.3. In the event that holds after final amounts have been in, it will likely be the 2nd best ranked game of the season for ESPN, behind Washington - Dallas two days ago. PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable Television Show Most Viewed By Males It beats the growing season opener of recent England - Miami, which ranked a ten.6 household. Monday Evening Football

At NYFF: Martin Scorsese Gives Hometown Crowd a Taste of 3-D Hugo

After a weekend of speculation, guesses and second-guesses about which top-secret “work in progress by a master filmmaker” would in fact screen tonight as a last-minute addition to the NY Film Festival, Martin Scorsese confirmed today’s reports by taking the stage at Avery Fisher Hall in Manhattan and introducing his family-friendly 3-D opus Hugo to a loving hometown crowd. Not everybody in attendance had monitored the buzz around tonight’s event. A few wizened viewers who probably couldn’t distinguish the output of a stereoscope from that of a stereophone looked baffled as ushers issued fistfuls of plastic-wrapped glasses with their seating directions. (“What are these? “They’re for the 3-D.” “Row 3-D?”, etc. etc.) But most of the house settled in with the type of anticipation befitting any never-before-seen Scorsese film, let alone a crowd-pleasing gambit applying the premiere moviegoing gimmick of our day to a product that even the filmmaker admitted beforehand wasn’t quite finished yet. “So this is a work in progress,” Scorsese said from the stage, his right hand raising a slip of paper containing Hugo’s inventory of unfinished elements — which he commenced to read. Like, all of it. “Which means it’s not color-corrected. We’re starting that right now. At the beginning of the film and in other places there are things called pre-visualizations, which means they’re little, crude, computer-generated people, which they promise me are going become human soon. The visual effects are temporary. The 3-D is still being worked on, and the sound mixes are temporary. The music for the most part is still temporary. That means it’s an actual score but it’s on temporary instruments. He’s recording it now in London — Howard Shore. The credits are 2-D, and there aren’t that many on there right now. And you will see a few wonderful green screens. You can put in anything you want. “So look!” he concluded. “I hope you enjoy it, and I hope that those of you who do like it come and see the final film.” And that’s basically to say that the story is here to stay, for better or worse. Which is fine by me; I quite enjoyed Hugo for the most part, if only for its singular status as the world’s first activist magic-realist holiday family blockbuster-hopeful. (I think? Was there some ice-cap preservation angle to The Polar Express? I never saw it.) Scorsese and his Aviator screenwriter John Logan have adapted Brian Selznick’s acclaimed novel-comic hybrid_The Invention of Hugo Cabret_ as a pure tribute to not only cinema, but also the endangered legacies of its earliest practitioners. As Selznick did, Scorsese lathers the pill in generous coats of aesthetic sugar and bottles it in the story of Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield), a young orphan whose primary, essentially accidental purpose in life has become to wind the clocks in a vast Paris train station circa 1930. Chased endlessly by a war-veteran station inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen) and eyed with suspicion by a tired old toy-booth owner (Ben Kingsley), Hugo scurries and sulks around the premises by day while attempting to fix a wind-up automaton discovered by his late watchmaker father (Jude Law). Its Mona Lisa smile teases Hugo and is even occasionally reflected in the face of Isabelle (Chlo Grace Moretz), a more privileged orphan looked after by the toy-booth owner and his wife, Isabelle’s godparents. The kids make fast-ish friends whose bond over Hugo’s confiscated automaton notebook takes deeper root in the lure of cinema and the quest for belonging. A conventional festival review from this point would just be inappropriate; there are currently green-screen backgrounds visible in numerous shots and entire sequences of train commuters that wouldn’t be too out of place in a Taiwanese news animation, and anyway, Stephanie Zacharek will do the honors when the completed Hugo reaches theaters this Thanksgiving. Let it suffice to say that Scorsese, mining the innovations of his filmmaking forebears and contemporaries alike, runs his typically adventurous camera through the 3-D ringer with aplomb. His introduction — comprising a whooshing tour of the station, a hungry pursuit by the game, gimpy Baron Cohen and his equally game Doberman, and finally a gorgeous perspective on winter lowering over Paris — is a thing of nearly wordless beauty. A sturdy first act gives way to the marshmallow center of the story, stalling out like Hugo’s stubborn automaton yet never swinging its sentimental hammer with lethal, Spielberg-grade force. Stray diversions come and go, some in the forms of plot points (wait, Hugo’s father died how?), others in the forms of such humanizing devices as Emily Mortimer, appearing as the flower girl whose heart is the inspector’s only objective sought more desperately than Hugo himself. Christopher Lee, Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour orbit the scene in various other permutations of gravitas. But then Scorsese gets serious. Those familiar with Selznick’s source material will understand the allure of Hugo Cabret for the filmmaker, with their mutual passions for cinema as both mass entertainment and cultural heritage. Those unfamiliar shouldn’t have the specifics spoiled for them, save to say that the final 30 minutes are a captivating tightrope walk that evince both passions in without guile or reservation. It’s so over-the-top that many exiting theatergoers broke their smiles only to either admire or rue Scorsese’s whimsical evangelism. “It was so preachy!” I told one peer, only to realize before adding, “But I kind of liked being preached to!” At least I preferred it compared to the well-made, well-acted but relatively bloodless conviction of the film’s first half. In any case, I’m nothing if not eager to follow directions, especially those from the evening’s master filmmaker. Surprises are fun, but the jury is out. Second viewing, here I come. [Top photo: Getty Images]

Diego Boneta Is Adam In Paradise Lost

Castings continue on Legendary Entertainment’s Paradise Lost, the action- and effects-centered take on John Milton’s epic poem being directed by Alex Proyas. The latest: Diego Boneta, who is playing the lead in New Line’s musical Rock Of Ages, has been cast as Adam. He will play opposite Camille Belle, whom Deadline reported is playing Eve. Bradley Cooper is Lucifer and Benjamin Walker plays the archangel Micheal in the film, which tells the biblical tale of the battle between good and evil that was the war that began all wars. Production is slated to begin in January.

Full Avengers trailer hits the net next week

We've lived through a whole summer of on-set photography and been teased to the max with footage at the end of Captain America to get us in the mood for Marvel's Avengers.Plus - score! - those of us lucky enough to be in the audience at Disney's D23 watched a full scene. Now, finally, the whole world gets an official trailer!Well, we say finally. It'll actually show up next week according to information posted on Marvel's website."Next Tuesday, October 11, fans will get their first look at Marvel's The Avengers when the first official trailer for the film hits iTunes Trailers!"Internet speculation being what it is, some suggest that if the trailer debuts online next week then it might also play in cinemas this weekend. (We realise we probably just helped sell some more tickets by repeating that).TF hopes Marvel shares a specific time when the trailer will be posted or we're going to need some of Loki's magic to clean the dust from our eyeballs during our vigil. Joss whedon's The Avengers opens 4 May 2012.

May be the condition Title of 'Bond 23'?

Frustrated with mentioning to a different 007 movie as 'Bond 23'? We sure are! However, there can be you don't have to think of it as considerably longer. According to WhatCulture!, the title in the next Jason Bourne film may be 'Skyfall.' Or else. Per the web site, it appears the brand protection agency utilized by The brand new the new sony has recently registered twelve Websites mentioning with the idea to 'Skyfall' or 'James Bond' or both. That doesn't imply it is really an official title, it doesn't imply it is not. Despite the fact that 'Skyfall' isn't as awesome since the names of the couple of from the earlier Bond films, it sure beats the hell from 'Bond 23.' [via WhatCulture!] [Photo: MGM] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

CBS Lands Jerry Weintraub Drama Project 'The Producer' (Exclusive)

Prolific producer Jerry Weintraub is venturing into series television. The network has ordered a script for The Producer, a period project set in the fictional world of evening news. PHOTOS: CBS' New Season TV Shows: 'Person of Interest,' 'A Gifted Man' and More Rick Dresser (The Job) will write and executive produce the drama, which hails from Warner Bros. Television. The former United Artists chairman will serve as a nonwriting executive producer on the project, a rare foray for him into the primetime series business. PROFILE: Producer Jerry Weintraub The news comes six months after HBO aired a doucmentary, His Way, withWeintraub as its subject. The small sceen entry chronicled his rise from musicmanager (his client list included Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Led Zeppelin and John Denver) to promoter to film producer. TV REVIEW: 'His Way' On the feature side, Weintraub's producing credits include theGeorge Clooney-fronted Ocean's franchise, The Firm and the original Karate Kid films (and more recent reboot). He has overseen more than 100 TV specials, including Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight. Weintraub, with Vanity Fair scribe Rich Cohen, published his memoir, When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories for a Persuasive Man, last year. STORY: Jerry Weintraub Releases Memoir Aaron Sorkin's tentartively titled HBO drama, More as This Story Develops, which was picked up to series last month, will also explore the similarly themed cable news world. Related Topics Jerry Weintraub CBS TV Development Warner Bros. Television

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David Mitchell dies at 79

David I. Mitchell, who did the scenic design for more than 30 Broadway shows, was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won two, for "Annie" and "Barnum," died of cancer on Monday, Oct. 3, in Los Angeles. He was 79. His other Tony-nominated shows were "Trelawny of the Wells" in 1976, "Working" (1978), "Can-Can" (1981), "Foxfire" in 1983 and "The Boys of Winter" (1986).Other Broadway work included "La Cage aux Folles" and Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Biloxi Blues"; his last Rialto effort was the musical revue "Dream" in 1997.Mitchell was born in Honesdale, Pa., and attended Kutztown State Teachers College, where he was first introduced to theater. He spent two years in the Army, after which he studied theater design as a graduate student at Boston U. There his teacher was Horace Armistead, a designer for theater, opera and ballet and an early winner of the Tony Award for set design. In NY, Mitchell worked as an assistant to Ming Cho Lee for several years and, through him, began a longtime association with Joseph Papp, designing sets both for Shakespeare in the Park and the Public Theater. At the NY City Ballet, he designed works for Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine, as well as "Sleeping Beauty." His opera designs included works at the NY City Opera ("Mephistophele") and other U.S. opera houses as well as Deutsche Oper in Berlin ("Aida"). As a production designer for film, Mitchell's credits include "Rich Kids," Paul Simon pic "One Trick Pony" and "My Dinner With Andre."He is survived by a daughter and son. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

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Andy Rooney Signs Off 60 Minutes

First Published: October 3, 2011 12:16 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Television personality Andy Rooney attends a gala honoring Sumner Redstone presented by The Paley Center For Media at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on February 07, 2008 in NY CityAndy Rooney insisted hes not retiring. Hes a writer, and a writer never stops being a writer. Even so, he delivered his final weekly essay on 60 Minutes Sunday night, his last in his 33 years with the newsmagazine. It was a moment, he said he has dreaded. I wish I could do this forever. I cant, though, he said. CBS News announced last week that the 92-year-old Rooney would be stepping down from his well-entrenched berth on 60 Minutes after delivering his 1,097th commentary. I probably havent said anything here that you didnt already know or have already thought, he said. Thats what a writer does. A writers job is to tell the truth. Rooney began his long career by writing the words for people to say who were on TV or radio. Then when he began his weekly A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney in 1978, he began saying them on camera himself, though not as a television personality, but as a writer who reads what hes written. Rooney said in his farewell piece that he has lived a lucky life, luckier than most. But befitting his trademark crotchety nature, he voiced one parting complaint: He doesnt like being famous, nor does he like being bothered by fans. I spent my first 50 years trying to become well known as a writer, and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous, he said. I walk down the street now or go to a football game and people shout, Hey, Andy! And I hate that. So if you see him in a restaurant, Rooney said as he signed off, please, just let me eat my dinner. (Copyright 2011 by Associated Press) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Slater Siblings set 'Rafael'

Slater Siblings Entertainment is entering the distribution business with indie comedy "My Uncle Rafael" early the coming year. The organization, producer on "House of Dust" and approaching Elvis biopic "Fame and Fortune," will concentrate on supplying platform releases and specific marketing campaigns among the short-altering distribution landscape. Slater Siblings has closed an offer for any United States theatrical release and worldwide representation of "My Uncle Rafael," recommended because the first American comedy by having an Armenian lead character. Pic, composed by Scott Yagemann and Vahik Pirhamzei, follows a classic Armenian uncle who will get cast inside a reality show and it has 1 week in order to save a dysfunctional American family from splitting up. Directed and edited by filmmaker and former Spielberg assistant Marc Fusco, the film stars Missi Pyle, John Michael Higgins, Anthony Clark, Joe Lo Truglio, Rachel Blanchard and Pirhamzei because the title character. "Rafael" had its United States premiere in the Arpa Film Festival in the Egyptian the other day. Veteran film professional Todd Slater was professional Vice president of selling and distribution at Anschutz Entertainment, where he oversaw campaigns on "Ray," "Swimming Upstream" and "Sahara." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Miramax Strikes Deal With Hulu to supply Its Movies in Japan

Miramax, that's been busy creating digital distribution deals around the globe, has signed a multiyear agreement to produce a comprehensive number of its films to Hulu clients in Japan. Beginning immediately, Japan's Hulu audiences will have a way to look at numerous such Miramax movies as Chocolat, The British Patient, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction and Spy Kids on multiple platforms, including Internet-connected living room items for instance Televisions, Blu-ray players and gaming systems additionally to Computer systems, pills and cell phones. Financial the offer were not revealed. "We are thrilled to partner with Hulu in Japan, which has built a compelling platform in the market we are very dedicated to,In . Miramax Boss Mike Lang mentioned. "We anticipate making our terrific movies available to much more television and digital platforms in Japan, together with other areas throughout Asia, since the audience is constantly expand greatly and new platforms still proliferate." In June, Hulu and Miramax introduced a deal for hundreds of Miramax films to stream round the Hulu Plus subscription service too for choose Miramax films to stream with the ad-supported Hulu service inside the U.S. Captured, Miramax also introduced a multiyear worldwide agreement with Netflix to stream game game titles in Latin America, reaching areas including Mexico, South usa and Argentina. In August, Miramax game game titles also increased being obtainable in the U.S. and worldwide inside the U.K. and Chicken through Miramax's new Facebook Application. Related Subjects Worldwide Asia Miramax Films Hulu

Dancings Ricki Lake Covered In Bruises, While Not Worrying

La, Calif. -- Ricki Lake will mind in to the Dwts ballroom on Monday on her behalf second performance alongside professional partner Derek Hough, and although its at the beginning of the Dancing season, the veteran TV personality states she already bears ballroom fight wounds. Im getting an enjoyable experience, however am bruised from mind to feet, Ricki told Access Hollywood at Varietys Third Annual Energy of girls Lunch in Beverly Slopes on Friday. I am covered. Despite her minor injuries, Ricki is ecstatic over her new gig. Im loving every minute from this I'm not worrying, she quickly clarified. I really appear like it's the chance of your life, and Im benefiting from it and basically getting a lot of fun! Furthermore for you to get fun, Ricki, 43, is thrilled with another Dancing side-effect losing undesirable weight. Im losing weight. I'm speaking about, its understandable you are employed out five several hours every day non-stop, youre prone to shed weight, nonetheless its really amazing! Ricki, who mentioned she lost a complete of 8.5 inches after just 2 days of dancing, told Access. Thats one of the perks. That of her fellow DWTS Season 13 rivals will be the hardest to overcome, Ricki revealed she's her eye on three celebrity ballroom ballroom dancers particularly. Chynna [Phillips] was amazing, J.R. [Martinez] is incredible, David Arquette is actually adorable, she mentioned. Each one is really special themselves. Watch Ricki and Derek tackle the jive on Mondays Dwts on ABC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Fashion Slam: Happy Birthday Fashion Slam!

By Ryan PattersonLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Fashion Slam turns 3 this month! Yippee! I cant believe it's been three years already! From the beginning out and worrying over essentially may have enough products to discuss everyday. ', as if! I have discovered the choice actually was what happens if you find too plenty of items to discuss! Ive written Fashion Jams from NY Fashion Week, at a negative balance-colored carpets in the Emmys, the Golden Globes, as well as the Academy awards. Then, there is a heavens! Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Aniston, Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow and Selena Gomez are popular Fashion Slam women which we like getting their insider fashion and sweetness tips. Over time weve also had many fabulous Fashion Slam adding factors, including Michael Kors, Vera Wang, Donna Karan, Tim Gunn, Jimmy Choos Tamara Mellon, Bob Mackie, Cindy Crawford and Lauren Conrad to title a few. My daughter and husband, additionally to my childhood pals home, and my current quantity of pals within La will also be frequent subjects. A sizable shout towards the Fashion Slam site visitors for letting me rant about existence within crazy Hollywood too for hearing my style passions and obsessions. (Chocolate candy striped tops and ballet houses Im speaking about yourself!) Appreciate coming along for your rideHeres to another year of fabulous and fun fashion! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

ATO Pictures nabs rights to 'Oasis'

ATO Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Participant Media's docu ''Last Get in touch with the Oasis,'' directed by Jessica Yu.The film recently opened up within the Toronto Intl. Film Festival.Pic's developed, funded and executive produced by Participant Media.''Oasis'' handles the world water crisis becoming the central problem facing the planet this century.The film was produced by Elise Pearlstein featuring activist Erin Brockovich, Peter Gleick, Alex Prud'homme, Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon.The sale was talked about by ATO's Mind of Purchases Sarah Lash with Josh Braun of Submarine and Rob Ivers, COO of Participant Media.ATO also acquired rights the other day to another TIFF title, ensemble comedy ''The Oranges. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

The Playboy Club: TV Review

The Playboy Club is among two new dramas (ABC's Pan Am being another) that tries to make money from the retro feel of Mad Males but has neither the ambition, writing nor acting to produce this kind of comparison anything beyond a chuckle-heavy notion.our editor recommends'The Playboy Club' Showrunner: 'There's a perception of the Show That's False'NBC's 'The Playboy Club' Argues It's All About Women's EmpowermentNBC's Year Tv Shows: 'Playboy Club,' 'Prime Suspect' and MoreRelated Subjects•Fall Television Preview It begins with Hugh Hefner narrating just what the scene in Chicago involved in individuals days: "An area where anything could affect anybody -- or any Bunny." Ugh. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows It's difficult to imagine there's still an allure for the ླྀs Playboy Club swingin' lifestyle, however when there's, Playboy Club hasn't illuminated it. Sure, it absolutely was a great party and you also will make seem advice ("I make greater than my father,Inch states one Bunny), in attempting to exhibit it wasn't all glamour inside (an acceptable assumption then one the authors needs to be given credit for watching), the show undercuts exactly what it seems being trying difficult to sell: the club would be a place for female empowerment. "It absolutely was the very first ླྀs, as well as the Bunnies were a couple of from the only women who may be anything they seriously considered,In . intones Hef. Err. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview 2011: The Returning Shows But let's not digress. The particular worries of Playboy Club lie within its status just like a Mad Males also-went. Casting Eddie Cibrian since the lead only muddies water because any time you appear at him and every time he utters a line, it's another-rate Don Draper the truth is and pay attention to. He's Nick Dalton, Chicago's top attorney. A Mob boss who was simply groping after which it apparently trying to eliminate the new Bunny, Maureen (Amber Heard), is accidentally destroyed inside the Playboy Club, and Nick, which has old Mob ties, helps her eliminate the body. This intrigue enables the authors to accomplish greater than focus on women fitted in Bunny costumes. Nevertheless the souped-up premise doesn't save the writing. A bartenders that the gym has is annoyed that his Bunny girlfriend -- which has no fascination with marriage to him because she's getting a lot of fun -- can get hit on constantly by lecherous males. He gripes for the gm, Billy (David Krumholtz, trying his hands at drama instead of comedy). Billy states he'd the identical challenge with his Bunny girlfriend: "Yeah, that's why I married her -- got her pregnant and ugly." See -- empowerment. Then there's this: "A lady can't be described as a Bunny forever," states Hef's first Bunny hire, Carol Lynne (Laura Benanti, the most effective factor choosing for that show). So she becomes -- no kidding -- the "Bunny Mother," accountable for whipping the ladies fit and, um, strengthening them in some manner. The whole factor quickly becomes hokey together with a grind. Blame goes consistently for the writing, in a single Bunny repeating how awesome Nick is -Up towards the rumor he features a large penis -- to another Bunny scolding an allegedly prudish married Bunny by saying she waves her wedding ring around "as being a guy could easily get electrocuted if he a great deal as glances around your cat cat." Oooh, edgy, NBC. Amber Heard Eddie Cibrian The Playboy Club

Brad Pitt Uses 'Moneyball' Promotional Tour to Criticize Jennifer Aniston

UPDATE: Brad Pitt Backtracks on 'Moneyball' Press Gaffe About Jennifer Anistonour editor recommends'World War Z': Brad Pitt to Begin Filming in GlasgowAngelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Donate $2 Million To Namibian Wildlife SanctuaryAngelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston top Forbes listJennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux Rent House in Beverly Hills (Photos) With a new movie to promote, Brad Pitt is suddenly speaking his mind about ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. PHOTOS: Toronto Film Festival: 13 Films to Know The actor recently gave an interview to Parade magazine while on the promotional tour for Moneyball --which opens Sept. 23 and recently premiered at Toronto -- in whichhe spoke poorly of his time with Aniston, to whom he was married from 2000-05. PHOTOS: 15 Movies That Made The Grade: A+ CinemaScore Posse "I spent the '90s trying to hide out, trying to duck the full celebrity cacophony," he said. "I started to get sick of myself sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out. It started feeling pathetic. It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself. I think that my marriage [to actress Jennifer Aniston] had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't." STORY: Angelina Jolie Wears $15,000 Handcuff Bag to 'Moneyball' Premiere Pitt, of course, is now with Angelina Jolie. The couple has six kids -- three of whom are adopted -- together. He praised Jolie's mothering skills and said he's now much happier. ANALYSIS: Why Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt Are the Frontrunners in Oscar's Best Actor Race "I put much more emphasis on being a satisfied man," he said. "I'm satisfied with making true choices and finding the woman I love, Angie, and building a family that I love so much. A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss. ... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all." STORY: Brad Pitt on Winning in an Unfair Game Pitt has largely remained silent about Aniston and their marriage since they got divorced six years ago. However, he did raise eyebrows when he posed with Jolie for a family-themed shoot in the July 2005 issue of W magazine, not long after his split with Aniston. FILM REVIEW: 'Moneyball' After the magazine came out, Aniston remarked that he was missing a "sensitivity chip." Aniston is currently dating Justin Theroux, who co-stars with her in the upcoming movie Wanderlust. In Moneyball, Steven Zaillian's adaptation of Michael Lewis' best-selling book, Pitt plays Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane. Related Topics Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Jennifer Aniston Moneyball

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Gamescom Video Convention Breaks Attendance Record

Perfume, Germany -- Europe's number 1 gambling confab, Gamescom, hit a brand new attendance record this season, with 275,000 site visitors making the visit to Perfume to look into the latest game titles and trends within the gaming industry. The figure signifies an 8 percent hop on attendance this year but remains just slightly behind Korea's G-Star convention, which this past year came 280,000 fans. With 550 companies symbolized, however, the Gamescom defended its title because the gaming world's biggest industry event. The surge in fan amounts temporarily overcome Gamescom coordinators, who closed the doorway towards the event for a short while on Saturday because the crowd threatened in becoming a crushing mass. If Gamescom would be to develop the momentum it's proven in the third year in Perfume, the confab will need to try to better accommodate its swelling group of followers. The 2012 Gamescom runs August. 15 -19, 2012. Related Subjects Worldwide Gamescom

Tumbler spoiler shots from The Dark Knight Rises

Some people have questioned The Dark Knight Rises' open shoot in a major city and the images and videos that have been posted from it, but one scene using the Tumbler vehicle was kept mostly in the dark (no pun intended).According to Superhero Hype, the crew asked fans to turn off cameras while they filmed an incident on Cherry Way using the Batmobile.The pictures on this page were taken before (above) and after (below) that request, although they still give a good indication of what's happening.You can almost hear Christian Bale's Batman huskily saying: "Remember where we're parked everybody - in the hole."The Dark Knight Rises opens on 20 July 2012.

'Rent' Returns to Its Roots Having a Passionate New Cast

The growing season of affection formally started Thursday evening at " New World " Stages, in which the Off-Broadway revival of Jonathan Larson's "Rent" opened up. The musical, which went on Broadway from 1996 until 2008, finds a brand new existence on West 50th Street, where "Rent"-heads new and old alike can once more enter the field of artists attempting to survive and make.Below the direction of original "Rent" helmer Michael Greif, the revival brings a brandname-new cast of youthful stars to the level, most of them making their Off-Broadway debut."Coming as mainly a dancer, this really is my very first time singing solos and extremely my very first time being an actor, along with a leading actor at this,Inch states Ephraim Sykes, who plays Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III. "To be also contacted for that audition was very flattering, however to listen to which i first got it was earth-breaking."For a few of the stars, dealing with the roles made famous by Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and Idina Menzel was an chance they might not avoid. Annaleigh Ashford, who plays Maureen Manley, had auditioned for that part three occasions beforetwice for that Broadway production, once for that Hollywood Bowl staging."This time around, I arrived having a strong outlook during things i thought the performance piece designed to me inside the text," Ashford states, "and I am so grateful they taken care of immediately it and desired to use the direction which i was thinking about taking it."Nicholas Christopher was requested to audition for that role of Benny before being cast as Tom Collins, the part he truly wanted."I known as my agent and requested to appear for Collins," Christopher states. "They'd me sing for Benny and that i was going 'Okay,' and thankfully I requested Tom Collins, because Ephraim is amazing. I'd be from employment at this time.InchInchThe cast is excellent,Inch he adds. "Everyone can there be, and everyone is enthusiastic about the storyline.Inch He appears to mean it, and thus does the relaxation from the cast in speaking regarding their fellow entertainers. "I am amazed," states Adam Chanler-Berat, the brand new face of Mark Cohen. "They all are probably the most gifted youthful people. I seem like we inspire one another.""Everybody is really available and open on stage," states Matt Shingledecker, who plays Roger Davis. "It is so wonderful to stay in an organization like this who are able to bring something fresh and interesting, also it keeps for your toes. It keeps the show fresh it never feels stale it always feels new. I could not say enough concerning the group."Permitting the show to evolve while keeping its original charm continues to be something which each actor has worked with. Certain anticipation include such well-known figures, however the stars happen to be doing all they are able to to create the roles their very own.InchIt is an extremely complicated and tricky factor to complete, because you need to pay homage to the one who produced the role that you are now interpretation," Ashford states. "It has been exhilarating dealing with Michael Greif within this process, because he's assisted me through collaboration to locate this type of new energy with Maureen."Chanler-Berat, that has came from such figures as Henry in "Alongside Normal" and Peter in "Peter and also the Starcatcher," found entering a highly-established role a tad shocking."I believe it's tough with my brain, but it is difficult since you feel somewhat you are combating a current opinion and expectation of the items the smoothness ought to be like," he describes. "And somewhat you want to recognition it, however i think getting swept up for the reason that is simply kind of requesting trouble."