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First Launched: December 28, 2011 11:57 AM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Kate Middleton waves as she heads to the Abbey to marry, London, April 29, 2011As we summary 2011, we glance in a few in the years large fashion moments and trends. Clothing Yeah, that particular which in fact had Everyone in the world watchingwhen Kate Middleton married Prince William in April. Collective gasp. Utter Perfection. Congratulations, Kate, congratulations. FASCINATORS The hats so loved with the British increased to become family group title inside the Statesmost people hadn't learned about a fascinator before. Princess Beatrices over-the-top hat increased to become late evening joke or perhaps a popular Costume. She got the ultimate laugh though auctioning in the hat for charitable organization. MISSONI MANIA Lots of fashion-loving folks (including this author) were crazy deeply in love with the Missoni for Target line the chains website crashed on September 13. Lower Many of us shown our bohemian side with the help of lower towards the hair. The ladies within my kids pre-school such as this, its that large from the trend. RETRO STYLE Fundamental steps Pan Am and NBCs The Playboy Club both displayed 60s style and managed to get happen well. COLORED Jeans Red-colored-colored jeans were one of the finest trends this year. Royal blue and Kelly eco-friendly were other large colors which we had stars wearing from deep crimson to vibrant yellow. Joes Jeans even introduced its 55 colors range of yep an impressive 55 colors in the rainbow. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dominique Strauss Kahn Movie: Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani Apparently Aboard for completely new Film

Last year, there has been two tales that sent tabloid headline authors to new levels: Dominique Strauss Kahn's sexual misconduct (who is able to forget such gems -- "gems" -- as "Frogs Legs It" and "Pepe Le Perp"?) and actor Gerard Depardieu peeing on plane (Gerard Desperatedieu and Anderson Cooper's giggle fit). Now it seems like the two dogged Frenchmen will probably be linked beyond tres bad puns. Deadline reviews that Abel Ferrara ('Bad Lieutenant') is eying an activity which will bring the Strauss Khan scandal for the silver screen with Depardieu starring since the ex-IMF chief and Isabelle Adjani as his devoted femme. The project is moved as "something inspired by Strauss-Kahn that will focus on addiction and people in politicsInch instead of a play-by-play in the recent scandal, which saw Kahn billed with forcing costly hotels maid to complete dental sex on him against her will. For that bathroom-challenged ami, he dodged specific confirmation in the film but he it seems he hopes to part ways themselves from his compatriot. "Generally, I'm excellent at playing figures that we dislike or people that we don't resemble," Depardieu mentioned. Place cheap shot about Depardieu not effective in urinary control here. [via Deadline] [Photo: Getty/AFP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Sinead O'Connor and Husband Split After 16 Days

Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor and her fourth husband, Craig Herridge, have split after 16 occasions of marriage, the singer introduced on her behalf account website Monday.Sinead O'Connor marries boyfriend in Las vegas"Within 3 several hours in the ceremony being inside the marriage was kyboshed with the behavior of others throughout my husband's existence. And thru a bit of the wild ride i needed us on hunting for a little from the smoke of weed personally wedding evening after i don't drink," O'Connor produces, adding that they wanted to keep the split round the lower-low, but had heard it might be leaked. O'Connor - who was simply round the prowl for just about any "sex-starved guy" inside the summer season - states she loves Herridge, a children's addiction counselor, but confesses they developed a mistake rushing into marriage and were not prepared for the results. They basically were living together for seven days in the 16 after you have married to in Las vegas on her behalf account 45th birthday."My husband was enormously wounded and extremely badly effected [sic] with this experience and thru the attitude of people close to him toward our marriage," she states. "It increased being apparent in my opinion as he would stay with me he'd be losing a lot of to cope with. ... Together with a girl wants to become pleasure to her husband. So.. U love someone? Set them free."Which celebrity breakup shocked probably the most?She continues: "He's after i mentioned, a great guy. We part amicably. If perhaps him being free and happy and loved and supported too for him to own privacy as that's utmost required for his job as well as the children he treats just like a counselor therefore i plead by themselves and also the take into account media to thrill leave him and also the family alone."

New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 20: 'Midnight in Paris,' 'Dolphin Tale,' 'Warrior,' 'Straw Dogs'

As we fast approach the end of the holiday season, the home entertainment studios are going all out with one last gasp of DVDs for gift giving. There's something for everyone this week: The romantic-fantasy 'Midnight in Paris,' the family melodrama 'Dolphin Tale,' the mixed martial arts actioner 'Warrior,' and the violent and brutal remake of 'Straw Dogs.' Read on. 'Midnight in Paris' What It's About: Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams play Gil and Inez, a betrothed couple vacationing in Paris before their marriage; she's a spoiled, upwardly mobile young woman with wealthy parents, he's a dreamer of a screenwriter who falls in love with the City of Light. One night when she's off dancing with friends, Gil walks alone through the city and is -- spoiler alert -- magically transported to the Paris of the 1920s, where he meets up with the likes of Cole Porter, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel. He's enamored with the idea that -- unlike the present -- the 1920s was a golden era, and he begins to spend more and more late nights in the past as his daytime present world proves more and more difficult to handle. It's Kinda Like: 'Annie Hall' meets 'Somewhere in Time' What We Say: Woody Allen's most accessible and enjoyable -- and profitable -- comedy in years. It's a romantic-comedy-fantasy with clever plotting (a screenwriter time travels in the past to meet some of the most creative people of the 20th century) and a wonderful love letter to Paris. The director tackles romance, love, memories, loss, artistic creation, hope and the illusion people have that a life different from their own would be much better. Utterly charming, with fine performances by Wilson, McAdams, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody and Alison Pill. • Extras: For the first time, Allen has added a bonus feature to his film: a "Midnight in Cannes" featurette. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: 'Dolphin Tale' What It's About: Inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate people who banded together to save her life. A young dolphin is caught in a crab trap off the Florida coast, severely damaging her tail; she's rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Losing her tail could cost Winter her life and it takes the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor, and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a ground-breaking miracle -- a prosthetic tail that will allow Winter to live. Stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman. It's Kinda Like: 'Free Willy' meets 'The Day of the Dolphin' What We Say: We're a sucker for this type of film, a sentimental, uplifting melodrama inspired by a true story that points up the values of friendship, family and love, while giving lessons in overcoming adversity through sheer will power and inner strength -- and tugs on your heartstrings and tear ducts. Director Charles Martin Smith throws in everything but the kitchen sink: the damaged dolphin, the boy who bonds with her, a wise old doctor, sympathetic parents, a cousin whose spine is injured in Iraq (mirroring the dolphin), and the struggling hospital saved at the last minute by the kindness of the community. It's a follow-your-dreams success story that kids and their parents will enjoy. And that it's basically true is even more inspiring -- check out SeeWinter.com. • Extras: A pair of featurettes about the real Winter. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch an exclusive clip: 'Warrior' What It's About: Tommy Riordan, an ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father, a recovering alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an mixed martial arts tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. Tommy's estranged brother Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to provide for his family as a public school teacher, also enters the competition. Naturally, the two brothers are on a collision course to meet in the cage for a final physical -- and emotional -- face off. It's Kinda Like: 'The Fighter' meets 'Bloodsport' What We Say: Brutally predictable actioner that finally legitimizes MMA for the big screen mainstream. Powerful acting and direction transcend the basically cliche-ridden, corny story line about an underdog Cain and Abel duo battling it out for respect and riches. The three leads are outstanding: Tom Hardy as the remorseless fighting brother who lives for the "kill," Nick Nolte as the bumbling father who basically abandoned his kids and is just now realizing the error of his ways, and Joel Edgerton as the straight-arrow teacher who will do anything to save his family from financial ruin. Director Gavin O'Connor hits all the right notes at just the right times. • Extras: Commentary, a "making of" documentary, mixed martial arts strategy, gag reel, deleted scene. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: 'Straw Dogs' What It's About: Remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic drama. David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his TV actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South so he can have the solitude necessary to work on his latest screenplay, a film about the siege of Stalingrad during WWII. Once there, the meek screenwriter runs afoul of he locals -- violent rednecks -- and tensions build in the couple's marriage. Throw in some lust -- in the form of Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard) -- and you have all the makings for a violent confrontation when the good ol' boys decide to invade the homestead. It's Kinda Like: 'Wait Until Dark' meets 'High Tension' What We Say: Critic-turned director Rod Lurie closely follows Peckinpah's script, even going so far as to duplicate the ways in which Marsden defends his house and wife from the bad guys. He does, however, transport the film from rural England to the rural South, throwing in the violent ritual of Friday night football for good measure. The bad guys are stereotypically nasty and the revenge ends up being sweet -- that, after all, is the underlying point of the film: when threatened, even the most civilized of men can turn into a beast. If you've never seen the original, then the last 20 minutes of brutal fighting will be cathartic. • Extras: Commentary with writer-director Rod Lurie and four interesting featurettes "Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic," "The Dynamics of Power: The Ensemble," "Inside the Siege: The Ultimate Showdown" and "Creating the Sumner House: The Production Design." Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: Other New December 20 Releases: 'Blackthorn': (2011) Sequel of sorts to 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' posits the idea that Cassidy survived the standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908 and has more adventures as he tries to get back to the U.S. Stars Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea. 'Burke & Hare': (2010) A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school. Directed by John Landis and starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, Isla Fisher. 'Catch .44': (2011) All hell breaks loose when three female hoods fail to intercept a double-cross drug shipment for their crime boss. Stars Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, Brad Dourif. 'Colombiana': (2011) Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who has become an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child, with her ultimate goal to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for their deaths. 'Glee: The Concert Movie': (2011) A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour. 'Margin Call': (2011) A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank -- and the inside information they possess -- during a 24-hour period at the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. Check out more December 20 DVD releases at OnVideo. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

The Dark Dark evening Increases Trailer: Holy Catwoman, Bane and Touchdown, Batman!

Christian Bale There's much to like inside the new trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Dark evening Increases, and far to baffle and intrigue too. We'd expect nothing less within the director of Beginning (which clearly describes the little Beginning cast reunion in this particular film). The story happens about eight years following a occasions at night time Dark evening, and Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is returning to Gotham from who knows where. There are plenty of Escher-esque stairs involved though. From Bridesmaids to Thor: The most effective movies of 2011 There's hardly any plot to detail, but plenty of menace and new-to-Gotham faces: Tom Sturdy just like a gas mask-wearing Bane, Marion Cotillard just like a peppy Wayne Companies board member, Ernest Gordon-Levitt as beat cop John Blake and Hathaway As Catwoman as Selina Kyle, whose alter ego is Catwoman. We're liking her lace mask, sultry whisper and frightening-sexy vibe up to now. Take a look: What can you consider The Dark Dark evening Increases trailer? Are you currently presently psyched to look for the film, which opens This summer time 2012?

Ackerson takes wheel as quickly as possible

Speed has named Scott Ackerson becasue it is interim prexy, effective at the outset of 2012. Ackerson works Hunter Nickell, who resigned his publish proficient at year's finish (Variety, 12 ,. 12). He's been professional veep and professional producer for parent company Fox Sports Media Group, and was formerly matching producer for "Fox Nfl Sunday." "We're fortunate to own someone in-house with Scott's production and leadership capabilities ready to a part of as interim leader as quickly as possible,In . FSMG chairman David Hill mentioned. "Ongoing to maneuver forward, every program as quickly as possible must be of the high quality you'd find on Fox Sports, and Scott can achieve that goal.Inch Mentioned Ackerson: "I'm searching toward building upon just what the Speed team already has started ... and creating suggests that resonate while using audiences." Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Christian and Muslim Groups Join To Protest Against Lowe's After Pulling Ads From 'All-American Muslim'

Any concern over Homeland's snub during the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations yesterday is likely gone today. Showtime's acclaimed freshman drama walked away with three Golden Globe nominations Thursday morning, tying it with Boardwalk Empire and Modern Family for the most of any series.our editor recommends'The Artist' Tops Golden Globe Nominations Golden Globe Awards Nominations: The Complete List'Enlightened' Creator Reacts to Golden Globe Noms: 'It Would Be Nice to Celebrate With a Pickup''New Girl's' Zooey Deschanel on her Globe Noms: 'There Was a lot of Nerdy Love' The most celebrated TV efforts, however, were miniseries. Downton Abbey and Mildred Pierce, each of which garnered four mentions. TV movies Cinema Verite and Too Big to Fail, alongside BBC America mini The Hour, also brought in three nominations a piece. PHOTOS: Golden Globe Awards: The Nominees In comedies, the biggest surprise was likely Fox's New Girl. Zooey Deschanel earned a nom for best actress, while the new show was among the honorees for best comedy series. It was joined by previous winner Modern Family, Glee, Episodes and HBO's Enlightened. The latter also brought a best actress nomination for star Laura Dern. She and Deschanel join veterans Tina Fey (30 Rock), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) and Laura Linney (The Big C) in the category. An unexpected turn among the funny men was Johnny Galecki's nomination for Big Bang Theory over absentee co-star Jim Parsons, who won in the category last year. Among supporting players, Jessica Lange (American Horror Story) and recent Emmy winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) joined Modern Family's Sofia Vergara and Eric Stonestreet. Kelly MacDonald also scored her second nomination for her work on Boardwalk Empire. STORY: 'New Girl's' Zooey Deschanel on her Globe Noms: 'There was a lot of Nerdy Love' Only one nominee for best drama was also represented last year. Reigning winner Boardwalk Empire is joined by American Horror Story, Game of Thrones, Homeland and Kelsey Grammer's Starz series, Boss. AMC's Breaking Bad somehow escaped a nomination, despite universal praise for its recent season. Star Byran Cranston is the series' lone recognition, earning a best actor in a drama mention alongside Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) Damian Lewis (Homeland) and Grammer. Perennial favorites like Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Hugh Laurie (House) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) were all absent -- though the latter did not qualify this year. The actresses are equally diverse, with Julianna Marguiles the only returning nominee. Claire Danes (Homeland) and Mireille Enos (The Killing) were also new entries, as were surprise nominees Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Callie Thorne (Necessary Roughness). STORY: 'Homeland' EPs Lowered Expections After SAG Shutout, Rewarded With 3 Golden Globe Noms Last year's winner, Sons of Anarchy star Katey Sagal, was apparently snubbed -- as was Kyra Sedgwick, who went unrecognized as her final episode of The Closer approaches. Perhaps one of the biggest takeaways from this year's list is the show's that may have lost their sheen with Hollywood Foreign Press Association voters. Glee only bagged one nomination, while Dexter and Nurse Jackie (which have both enjoyed multiple nominations in previous years) were completely absent. A complete list of nominees can be found here. Related Topics Golden Globes New Girl Golden Globes 2012 Boss Homeland

Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Shopping Book Could Easily Get Huge $4 Million Advance (Report)

Representative Daniel Adams faces around 32 years jail time after he was indicted Monday having a grand jury in Boston on charges introduced with the Massachusetts Attorney General connected with claims for $4.7 million in condition tax savings on two movies, The Lightkeepers as well as the Golden Boys (also called Chatham). Adams, 50, was taken into custody of the children from the children on Friday whilst in the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley where he'd been referred to as to showcase the accusations. He happened on $100,000 bail by early Monday was unable to produce the bail and had been in custody of the children from the children. On Monday the Suffolk County Grand Jury returned indictments against Adams round the charges of making an inaccurate claim in the Commonwealth (2 counts), larceny over $250 (2 counts), acquiring the presentation from the false claim they can the Department of Revenue (2 counts), filing an inaccurate document while using Department of Revenue (1 count) and acquiring the preparation from the false taxes (3 counts). PHOTOS: Hollywood's Riches to Rags: 18 Stars Who've Dropped everything The initial four charges could carry prison sentences up to five years. The Three tax related charges can result in prison regards to three years for each. Adams would also likely need to make restitution having a minimum of $3.6 000 0000 in the $4.7 million in tax credits he's already received, which signifies the quantity the federal government physiques believe was false. If he's found guilty, a judge could determine that Adams can serve a couple of from the sentences simultaneously or he could reduce them, just what he might ultimately face is unclear. Among the items they allege was false will be a report that actor Richard Dreyfuss was paid out $2.5 million for Lightkeepers, a lot more fact (per their analysis) he was paid out only $400.000. At this time around around there's few other company or person recommended like a factor in this particular alleged fraud. Adams was author, producer and director, and created special purpose companies for each movie. The entrepreneurs were just acquiring the flicks, so can be not liable. Numerous individuals that done the film or aided arrange distribution also provide gone delinquent, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. They include executive producers together with an artist. You'll find also claims for delinquent bills by providers in Massachusetts who provided items or services for your movies which have been filed in courts there. No less than numerous people who remain delinquent informed by Adams they'd receives a commission when he got the problem tax credit rebate. He got that but did not pay them back it appears. It's a puzzle if he really offered the tax credits, they may have done legally. His arrest came after an analysis with the Massachusetts Condition Police as well as the Attorney General's Fraud and Financial Crimes Division. They'd adopted the problem following a condition Department of Revenue alleged they'd found fraud while searching at documents that Adams had filed concerning the his request tax credits. An Excellent Jury in Boston happen to be concentrating on the problem when Adams was approached on Friday. Adams had missed two earlier visits and told the federal government physiques he would leave for La for his work. In those days Assistant Attorney General Molly Parks, who's handling the problem, made a decision there's some risk Adams wouldn't return for future proceedings combined with condition police designated to her office arrest him. Adams was arraigned in district court because there's no actual indictment yet. An attorney included in the court room for the next hearing, Steven Topazio, was drafted to behave on Adam's account just like a public defender. Topazio, who's a Boston criminal attorney, states he only handled that hearing and is not representing Adams anymore It's unclear if Adams comes with an attorney right now, or who that may be. Attempts to achieve Adams for comment were not effective. Because the grand jury has returned indictments, the problem moves to Superior Court in Boston. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday round the situation where Adams will be provided an chance to resolve the expense if he chooses to get this done. Adams this season written and wound up being to direct a movie version in the TV series The Big Valley. It absolutely was setup finally Century Fox, but apparently did not move ahead. Lisa Trout, mind in the Massachusetts condition film office, mentioned to date as she knows it is really the very first such situation including an alleged fraud inside the program. She mentioned the program remains effective for your condition which is funded to continue through 2022.

'Battleship' Trailer Featuring Beyonce, Taylor Kitsch Joining the Navy Hits the net (Video)

NY - Credit Suisse analyst Spencer Wang on Friday decreased his advertising revenue growth forecast for Viacom's current quarter from 6 % to three percent, stating balance-talked about rankings weakness at kids funnel Nickelodeon.our editor recommendsNickelodeon versus. Nielsen: Who's the reason for the Network's Rapidly declining Rankings?Wall Street Weighs in at Viacom's Outlook Among Ad, Nickelodeon Rankings Challenges Younger crowd cut his earnings per share projection for what's the entertainment company's fiscal first quarter by 4 cents to $1.02. Nickelodeon's rankings are lower less when searching at rankings data from alternative sources as in comparison to figures from media measurement firm Nielsen, however the funnel continues to be trending lower, he authored inside a report titled "It's 10 PM, Are You Aware Where Your Kids Are?" Some have wondered whether elevated accessibility to online content might have hurt Nickelodeon. "We don't believe Nick content accessibility to Netflix may be the reason," Wang stated though. "Using third-party data, nearly all new avails on Netflix first showed in Feb, which doesn't coincide using the rankings decline that grew to become pronounced within the fall. Rather, it seems that declines in overall viewership within the people 2-11 demo and rankings share change to Disney Funnel would be the primary reasons." Viacom Boss Philippe Dauman has stated the sudden fall decline in Nickelodeon rankings might be because of issues with Nielsen's data. "Our overview of alternative set-top box data finds that Nick rankings continue to be lower year-over-year, the popularity is comparable (e.g. degeneration during the period of the quarter), however the magnitude from the decline is mid to high single numbers" as opposed to a mid-teens drop in Nielsen's rankings, Wang authored. In the finish during the day, "Nielsen rankings remain the currency for TV advertising," the loan Suisse analyst outlined in the report, echoing latest comments from Dauman the 2009 week. "Using the rankings weakness, our bottoms up analysis finds that Nick has limited scatter inventory within the fiscal first quarter given make goods." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Viacom, Nickelodeon

Gunman Opens Fire Near Hollywood's ArcLight Theater

Five years ago, I was writing about film in Boston when I had the opportunity to meet for lunch with a few young actors who were in town to promote a little comedy that they had just made and hoped that people would check out. Those young actors wereChristopher Mintz-Plasse (a complete unknown making his big screen debut), Michael Cera (best known at the time for his work on TV's Arrested Development), and Jonah Hill (who was also starring that summer in the hit comedy Knocked Up). Their film, of course, was Superbad, which became a massive hit and turned the three of them into movie stars -- at least for a while.our editor recommendsChanning Tatum, Jonah Hill Get Schooled in '21 Jump Street' Red Band Trailer (Video)'Glee's' Matthew Morrison Fires Back at Jonah Hill: 'We Will Settle This Like Men' (Video)Why 'Moneyball' Star Jonah Hill Is Living With His ParentsJonah Hill Talks Brad Pitt's 'Moneyball' Pranks Cera went on to star in Juno (2007) and a few other quirky indies; Mintz-Plasse played a lovable nerd again in Role Models (2008) and Kick-Ass (2010); and Hill, the most naturally funny of the lot, appeared in several other hit comedies including Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), and Get Him to the Greek (2010). PHOTOS: 'Moneyball' Premiere in Oakland Now, as we come up on 2012, Cera and Mintz-Plasse are beginning to fade from memory a bit, but Hill, who will turn 28 later this month, is doing something that no one -- least of all him -- could have imagined back on that day in Boston: reinventing himself as a serious dramatic actor. And if his performances in last year's Cyrus (as the son of a single mother who doesn't want to share her attention) and this year's Moneyball (as a baseball savant based on former Oakland A's asisstant general manager Paul DePodesta) are any indication, he may only now be finding his true calling. Hill and I met again in NY a few weeks ago to discuss his long and strange evolution from making prank phone calls with Dustin Hoffman's kids, to auditioning for and getting his first film work in David O. Russell's I Heart Huckabees (2004), to scoring a spot in Judd Apatow's comedic stock company, to sharing scenes with Oscar nominee Brad Pitt and Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman in Moneyball, the big screen adaptation of a best-selling Michael Lewis book that was adapted for the screen by Oscar winners Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin and directed by Oscar nominee Bennett Miller. PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes of THR's Writer Roundtable The scale of Hill's journey -- which has truly occurred against all odds -- only sunk in for him as he and his colleagues received a standing ovation following the world premiere of Moneyball at September's Toronto International Film Festival, and it drove him to tears. And what has happened in the time since then -- with the movie becoming a critical and commercial hit, and top media outlets like The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, and the Los Angeles Times including him on short-lists of possible Oscar contenders -- has only further blown his mind. But however much Jonah Hill has changed over the five years since we first met -- in addition to changing gears professionally, he has also personally matured and slimmed down tremendously -- at least one thing about him remains the same. As you can hear in the video at the top of the post (you may have listen extra closely, since he'd lost his voice earlier in the day and struggled to speak for much of it), he still likes to laugh. What else can one do when one's grandmother reads the aforementioned Los Angeles Times article, misunderstands it to mean that he had already been nominated for an Oscar but neglected to mention it to her, and calls him up to congratulate him? She may yet have a reason to make that call again. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Moneyball' Premiere in Oakland Jonah Hill Oscars Moneyball

'Prometheus' Is not An 'Alien' Prequel, Swears Fox Studio Chief

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is among the most popular projects to keep close track of in 2012, without doubt about this. But one of the film's many meritsincluding Scott's much looked forward to go back to sci-fi along with a stellar cast which includes Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbenderthere is a nagging real question is this movie an "Alien" prequel or otherwise? "Prometheus" stars Fassbender and Noomi Rapace have both confirmed the "Alien" connection, but it is the term "prequel" with a folks still itching their heads. There is however a minumum of one person attached to "Prometheus" who does not notice being an "Alien" prequel whatsoever: the one and only Fox Shot Entertainment Boss Tom Rothman. "It's not [an 'Alien' prequel]. It isn't,Inch Rothman passionately defended when MTV News pressed him around the question in the Gotham Honours now. "Hands on heart." Whenever we stated that "Prometheus" happening within the same world as "Alien" and existing before that first movie technically qualifies it as being a follow up, Rothman offered: "I guess if you wish to definitionally be that literal, however it will it an excellent injustice. Let me tell you, here's the best way to consider it. Should you checked out the entire movie, 95 % from it is entirely on its own. Ridley stated it right: If you are an admirer and also you look carefully, you'll place strands of DNA." Rothman also addressed the current "Prometheus" trailer leak, that they referred to as "heartbreakingly unfair." "The standard from the pictures is really as spectacularly beautiful, shot in 3-D compositionally the way in which merely a master could get it done,Inch Rothman stated. "For many early, early, early, early half-baked, half-assed test to leak, it is so unfair." Do you consider "Prometheus" is really a prequel towards the "Alien" films or otherwise? Tell us within the comments as well as on Twitter, and the conversation choosing me @roundhoward!

The Imagine Lu (El sueno p Lu)

A Catatonia Cine presentation in co-production with Te Films/Al Fondo p Callejon. (Worldwide sales: Catatonia Cine, Mexico City.) Produced by Sachiko Uzeta, Hari Sama. Directed, put together by Hari Sama.With: Ursula Pruneda, Gerardo Trejoluna, Maria del Carmen Farias, Emilio Echevarria, Moises Arizmendi, Maria Deschamps, Emiliano Magana.A mother's tragic loss triggers contemplation, conquest of grief together with a winding up in Baja whales in Hari Sama's personal, sensitively made second feature, "The Imagine Lu." Created inside a method roughly the current Mexican cinema rods of rigorous art film and aud-pleasing melodrama, pic would go to some growing humanist trend including Maria Novaro's "The Truly Amazing Herbal remedies," also starring lead Ursula Pruneda. Slackness in midsection renders the drama under it may have been, and may pose challenging for future fest and theatrical dreams. Split up into three sections acknowledged as "actions," the film elliptically drops the viewer to the early grief stages of classical guitarist Lu (Pruneda), eventually revealing that her 5-year-old boy, Sebastian (Emiliano Magana), has died from the cerebral aneurysm. Taking meds and blankly searching your window of her cozy living room, Lu appears uncertain what direction to go next, along with her mother and her friend Laura (Maria del Carmen Farias) aiding in every single way they could and promoting her to visit group periods for grieving parents. These occasions lend Sama's script a welcome dose of humor additionally to a method to construct expository material, to make sure that the viewer can more carefully experience Lu's gradual emotional thaw. Factor relating to this process includes awkward conferences along with her concerned siblings and siblings, none who plays huge in the film that, strangely enough, includes not just a single bad person. Unfolding a lot more progressively is Lu's decision to obtain her guitar again, among her co-employees nudges her to talk about a composition written along with her in your head. The tipping point toward Lu's final phase of healing carries with it an extended encounter with oceanographer Malik (Gerardo Trejoluna), in the development the more melodramatic film may have spun into emotional warfare. In Sama's gentle hands, it may be the start of a reconciliation that finishes in the third act occur Baja's stunning Sea of Cortez region. Title describes Lu's fantasy that Sebastian often see and touch the large whales he was not ever capable of around actual filming of whales with stars reps a amazing task. Just like "The Truly Amazing Herbal remedies," Pruneda projects an agreeable earth-mother presence that, during the pic's saddest passages, provides the story a warm glow. Her performance is created on Lu's step-by-step return to everyday existence, plus it never feels mannered her final scene particularly packs an unforeseen wallop. Production package is professional but never too clever, though editing of some sluggish middle passages may be sharp. Pic won a distinctive mention from Morelia's Mexican competition jury.Camera (color), Emiliano Villanueva editor, Sama, Mario Sandoval music, Dario Gonzalez production designer, Maria Paz Gonzalez appear (Dolby Digital), Pablo Tamez, Pedro Mejia appear designer, Samuel Larson animation, Organika casting, Natalia Beristain, Ursula Pruneda. Examined at Morelia Film Festival (competing), March. 19, 2011. Running time: 106 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

WME Signs New Women Max Greenfield

EXCLUSIVE: Max Greenfield, among the male leads opposite Zooey Deschanel on Fox’s breakout new comedy series New Girl, has signed with WME. He was at TalentWorks. On New Girl, Greenfield plays Schmidt, among Jessica (Deschanel)’s 3 male roommates, a self-announced ladies guy and also the group’s designated “douche bag.” Greenfield, who formerly had major recurring roles on Ugly Betty, Veronica Mars and Greek, is handled by Adena Chawke and Lisa Wright.

Ryan Gosling Fans Protest People Decision to Title Bradley Cooper probably the most sexy Guy Alive

Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling Sorry, Bradley Cooper: You will discover people that do not believe you're the most sexy guy alive. One following day of individuals named the Hangover star probably the most sexy Guy Alive, fans in the Notebook's Ryan Gosling needed for the streets of NY outdoors the magazine's headquarters to protest. The angry fans each donned Gosling masks, with signs stating, "Ryan was conned" and "Ryan Gosling is proof that you've a god and he or she can be a lady." Bradley Cooper named People Most sexy Guy Alive "We uphold our guy," People executive editor Liz Sporkin states. "Bradley Cooper might be the entire package. He's gorgeous, gifted, wise, loves his mother, can prepare up rainwater and talks fluent French! Who is able to argue with this particular?In . Apparently, lots of people can argue with this particular must be whole Facebook page devoted towards the Professional-Gosling movement already has greater than 300 fans. You think Cooper deserved being People Most sexy Guy Alive? Hit should be genuine along with your ideas.

Demi Moore To Divorce Ashton Kutcher

First Launched: November 17, 2011 5:13 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption and Demi Moore attend the launch party legitimate Males Dont Buy Women at Steven Alan Annex in NY City, on April 14, 2011 Demi Moore and have introduced they are ending their marriage red-colored carpet years together. Moore, 49, told Access Hollywood on Thursday that shes expects to divorce Kutcher, 33, and contains great sadness together with huge heart. Just like a lady, a parent or gaurdian together with a wife, you will discover certain values and vows that we hold sacred, that is in this spirit which i've selected to proceed with my existence, she mentioned in the statement to get into. Ashton also confirmed the split on Thursday, Tweeting, I'll forever cherish time I spent with Demi. Marriage is probably the toughest things in the world and sadly sometimes they fail. Love and light-weight, AK (POLL: Are you currently presently amazed at the split? Election HERE!) In September, among spiraling gossips of trouble involving the couple and accusations of infidelity, the two and a half Males star Tweeted a web link to Public Enemys 1988 hit, Dont Believe the Hype, on his Spotify account in addition to written, If you ASSUME to know everything you've got no understanding people make an ASS from U and ME. In those days, Demi also spoke on Twitter getting a cryptic message. As upset at any men fault, use yourself & study your individual mistakes. Then you will forget your anger. Epictetus, she written in those days. Lately, Sara Leal, 22, the woman at the center of Kutchers alleged affair, spoke to both Us Weekly as well as the UKs The Sun's Sun rays newspaper, proclaiming she'd sex while using actor round the stars sixth anniversary at San Diegos Hard Rock Hotel on September 23. Leal mentioned they together with a buddy got naked in the health spa with Kutcher, after which, he recommended he was considering a threesome. After her trip to the bathroom, Leal mentioned her friend left and he or she had unguaranteed sex with Kutcher. He was good, she told Us. We werent, like, making love, nevertheless it wasnt strange or perverted. Demi and Ashton tied the knot in 2005 after couple of years of dating. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Jim Romenesko Resigns From Poynter

Jim Romenesko resigned from his post at the Poynter Institute on Thursday after recent questions about his use of attribution began plaguing the long-time blogger.our editor recommendsDo Oscar bloggers matter? "Poynter has accepted my resignation. Thanks to all for the incredible support today," he wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Romenesko, who had been blogging for 12 years, recently came under fire by the Director of Poynter Online and Poynter Publications, Julie Moos, when she wrote a post criticizing Romenesko's attribution practices. "I now know that Jim Romenesko's posts exhibit a pattern of incomplete attribution," she wrote on Thursday. The post went on to point out that while Romenesko always cites his sources, he does not always put quotes around verbatim language from other writers. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Twitter Feuds "One danger of this practice is that the words may appear to belong to Jim when they in fact belong to another," she added. After the post went up, many spoke out in support of Romenesko, who is often considered a leader in web journalism and news aggregation. Moos published a post confirming Romenesko's exit on Thursday. "This was not the transition Jim and I planned during our talks this summer, and it's not the end I wanted," she wrote. She added that they will change the name of his longtime blog in the coming days. Romenesko had been planning a transition into semi-retirement in which he would remain on staff, but would have a reduced role. He had announced plans to commit more time to his own project, JimRomenesko.com, which was set for a January 2012 launch. Related Topics

Disney fuels 'Phineas and Ferb' fervor

'Phineas and Ferb'Disney Channel has renewed hit animated series "Phineas and Ferb," a franchise that has rapidly become the Mouse's version of "The Simpsons" in its broad appeal and merchandising capabilities. "Phineas and Ferb," a mainstay for Disney Channel as well as boy-centric Disney XD, is the No. 1 animated series in all of television among kids 6-11 and 9-14, but it also can boast that nearly 20% of its audience in its 9 p.m. Friday timeslot is adults. The confirmation of the fourth season will keep the Disney TV Animation-produced "Phineas" on the air through at least 2014, setting the stage for more spinoff projects throughout Disney's divisions, including a feature release set for July 2013. "It's a little bit of comparing apples to oranges," Disney Channels Worldwide prexy and chief creative officer Gary Marsh told Variety, "(but) we can look at 'High School Musical' and 'Hannah Montana' in the rear-view mirror and see how they grew into multimillion-dollar businesses. 'Phineas' is on that trajectory." Further, to Disney's benefit, the "Phineas" cast (led by Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale and Thomas Sangster) doesn't age -- at least onscreen. "Isn't that fantastic," Marsh said with a laugh. Series creators and exec producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, who wrote the screenplay for the bigscreen "Phineas and Ferb" outing (for which Disney has since hired "Little Miss Sunshine" scribe Michael Arndt to do a pass on), each signed multi-year deals in August to remain on "Phineas" while developing other series ideas, including a "Phineas" spinoff. They also wrote the screenplay for the bigscreen pic, for which Disney recently hired "Toy Story 3" scribe Michael Arndt to do a pass on. "Breakout shows like 'The Simpsons,' like 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' come from visionary creators who have a very unique, personal artistic vision," Gary Marsh said. "I definitely put (Povenmire and Marsh) in that same category." Thanks in large part to "Phineas," Disney Channel caught Nickelodeon for the first time among boys 6-11, with a 2.0 rating in September and October. And in combination with such Disney Channel shows of recent vintage as "Good Luck Charlie," "Shake It Up," "A.N.T. Farm" and "Jessie," "Phineas" has helped push Disney Channel past Nick among kids 6-11 year-to-date. The drawing power of "Phineas" was also illustrated by the August premiere of the franchise's first original smallscreen film, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension," which became cable's No. 1 animated telecast of all time among kids 2-11, ranks first year-to-date for all scripted TV in 6-11 and 9-14, and is No. 1 for cable scripted television this year in total viewers. Nearly 8 million viewers overall watched the initial airing of the telepic. "Phineas" has also been a global success across foreign Disney channels. When it premiered in July on China's CCTV, it reached 145 million total viewers within six weeks. The show is also a textbook case of Disney machine in motion, with permutations emerging through DVDs, Disney Interactive Studios (including Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation 3 videogames), Walt Disney Records, Disney Consumer Products (from clothes and household items to branded yogurt and an upcoming Kellogg's cereal) and live shows at Disney resorts as well as on tour. Through Disney Publishing, more than 5 million "Phineas" books have been sold via 90 separate titles, along with comics and an eight-issues-a-year magazine in 45 countries. According to Disney Consumer Products, the burgeoning "Phineas" business is expected to triple in 2012. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Globomedia readies werewolf thriller 'Moon'

MADRID -- Spain's Globomedia, among Europe's leading scripted TV producers, is preparing two new dramas, "Luna, el misterio p Calenda" (Moon), as well as an untitled comedy set in a fashion magazine. A 19th-century werewolf thriller, "Moon" toplines Belen Rueda ("The Orphanage"), among Spain's greatest box office draws, like a judge delivered to investigate mysterious occurrences within the benighted village of Calenda. The spanish language broadcast network Antena 3 will co-produce and air the skein in primetime. Series comes next Monday. Imagina Intl. Sales, that is possessed through the Imagina Group, a j.v. of Globomedia and Mediapro, will handle worldwide sales. The large city-set, world of fashion comedy will portray "normal people residing in a classy world," mixing "comedy and realism," with "dialogue with edge, like Steven Bochco and Aaron Sorkin," stated Daniel Ecija, Globomedia Boss. Globomedia will co-produce with Mediaset Espana for Telecinco. Series will shoot first quarter 2012. "Moon" comes off Globomedia's runaway success in The country, plus strong sales abroad, on 2006 mystery thriller "Boarding School," which notched up a 23% be part of The country, 2011's "The Boat" (which in fact had a 17% be part of The country) and, most importantly, the 17th century-set caped crusader series "The Red-colored Bald eagle," that was the main fiction series in The country going back four seasons. Such as this trio of hits, Globomedia's new series are high concept and break new ground for that local biz -- for instance, Spain's didn't have a werewolf series -- and mix genres -- "Moon" includes a teen romance story strand, using the judge's daughter falling for any local civil guard officer (Fran Perea). Both series is going to be allocated north of Spain's average Euros500,000 ($688,000) a chapter, though they'll stop lacking "Eagle's" $a million per episode. Globomedia can also be creating with Antena 3 "In the middle of the Sea," a six-seg miniseries occur 1550. Shot in Cadiz, Bogota and Cartagena p Indias -- "The country from the 16th century does not exist anymore in The country," stated Globomedia's Alfonso Mardones -- "Heart" follows the very first women to be delivered to the " New World " to supply spouses for settlers and spread the term of God through the region. The brand new skeins may also search for substantial sales. One Globomedia series, "A Measure Forward," has offered to 60 nations, producing revenues in excess of $27 million. In many recent sales, "The Boat" has offered to 23 nations, included in this AXN Funnel in Belgium, Hungary and Russia, V-Me for that U.S. Hispanic market, Mexico's Televisa and Brazil's Globosat. Worldwide sales, which repetition about 10% of revenues of all shows normally, can make up 20% on "A Measure Forward," stated Geraldine Gonard, IIS sales director. Ecija also revealed Tuesday that Globomedia will team with Antena 3 Films to create greater-bracket movie "Kazajo" (Kazak). The thriller is going to be directed by among "Boat's" helmers, and it has been scripted by a number of of "Boat's" authors, but the organization rejected to provide further particulars. The script reaches fifth draft. The film is skedded to shoot next summer time. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Paddy Considine set for 'Honour'

Khan Considine Brit thesp Paddy Considine is set to star in writer-director Shan Khan's debut feature, "Honour."Pic, which is skedded to lense on Nov. 8, is backed by Isle of Man-based film financing and production company CinemaNX and Julia Lebedev's Code Red Prods.Project, dubbed a contemporary thriller, will see Considine return to the front of the camera following his directorial debut, "Tyrannosaur," which is currently in release in Blighty."Honour," which appeared on last year's Brit List, a list of the best unproduced screenplays, is being produced by Nisha Parti of Parti Prods. and Jason Newmark of Newscope Films.Script was developed with coin from the now-defunct U.K. Film Council.CinemaNX's Steve Christian and Marc Samuelson are exec producers along with Code Red's Lionid Lebedev and Julia Lebedev.Pic will shoot on location in the Isle of Man and Glasgow, Scotland. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Jimmy Kimmel To Host White House Correspondents Dinner

Jimmy Kimmel famously skewers the president of ABC every year at the network’s upfront presentation. Now he will get to do it to the president of the United States. The host of ABC’s late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been tapped to headline the next White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 28, 2012. He succeeds recent hosts of the event Wanda Sykes, Jay Leno and most recently Seth Meyers last year. “Jimmy’s humor is sophisticated and edgy while appealing to a wide audience,” said Caren Bohan, a Reuters journalist and WHCA president. Said Kimmel, “I look forward to being a part of theWhite House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. I love dinner.” The WHCA dinner is attended by the President and First Lady as well as other senior government officials and members of the press corps accompanied by a slew of celebrities.

Stuntman Hurt in 'Expendables 2' Accident in Stable Condition

Nuo Sun, one of the stuntmen who was simply seriously hurt through the filming of Expendables 2 in Lake Ognyanova, Bulgaria, on March. 27, is becoming in stable condition and contains been arrived at Munich, Germany, for additional treatment, Nu Image/Millenium Films, the business behind the expansion, mentioned Monday.our editor recommendsSylvester Stallone Punished Over 'Expendables' ScreenplayExpendables 2: Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares Photo From SetStuntman Dies After Explosion on 'Expendables 2' Set Kun Lieu, another stuntman, was destroyed consequently in the accident that happened through the filming from the second unit stunt sequence. PHOTOS: ྌs Action Stars: Where Is It Now? "Our finest condolences go to the number of Kun Lieu. His passing is tragic," the business mentioned in the statement. "Our sympathies also visit Nuo Sun who was simply seriously hurt consequently of the explosion. We have been informed his condiditon has stable. He hasbeen gone to live in Munich, Germany, where he's receiving top medical carefrom the most effective specialists." Nu Image mentioned that reviews in Bulgarian-language newspapers that stunt doubles for your movie's stars Sylvester Stallone and Jet Li were mixed up in accident were wrong. STORY: Nu Image/Millennium Expresses 'Great Regret' After 'Expendables 2' Dying "Throughout time from the accident, neither Li's or Stallone's stuntmen were on or near to the second unit set, nor were the film's primary stars, director Simon West or even the primary unit crew," it mentioned. "Only second unit filming remains temporarily suspended and may resume shortly. The filmmakers still utilize government physiques considering this accident. Primary unit production isn't interrupted and continues as scheduled." Related Subjects Sylvester Stallone The Expendables

Talkback: Who is the Most Unintentionally Scary Character in Movie History?

Happy Halloween, you incorrigible ghouls! Since we’ve already covered the legitimately scary side of film, let’s spend Halloween thinking about those movie characters that don’t mean to be scary, but very much are. I get the chills thinking about my picks. What’s yours? A few runners-up before I hand the crowd to my Unintentionally Scariest Character Ever: Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka (who is supposed to be a little scary), Faye Dunaway’s Diana Christensen in Network, Cloris Leachman’s fast-unraveling, hard-bitten Ruth Popper in The Last Picture Show, Corey Feldman’s slyly maniacal Teddy Duchamp in Stand By Me, and the freakishly chipper and soulless Peter Pan in Peter Pan. And now, our winner: It’s Mary Tyler Moore as the chilly, self-absorbed, determinedly unloving mother in Ordinary People. First things first, dears: While Raging Bull rules, it is not a travesty that Ordinary People won Best Picture. Still my choice for the greatest family drama of all time, and we all know I find Robert Redford humorlessly sexless. Now: Mary Tyler Moore’s character makes life difficult for her traumatized son (Timothy Hutton), and it’s not until the end of the movie that she’s isolated as a toxic member of their grieving household. Her staunch resentment is, to me, alarming and real. It doesn’t hurt that Mary Tyler Moore seems to tap into this character with ease; it’s pretty scary to think of Mary Richards as a disturbed, dead-eyed happy face. Chills! I swear, chills! What’s your choice?

Warner Bros. Wins Round in Battle with Superman Lawyer

Timothy A. Clay/AFP/Getty Images The lawsuit brought by Warner Bros. against attorney Marc Toberoff for allegedly interfering with contracts over rights to Superman will continue. On Tuesday,a California federal judge rejected Toberoff's attempt to strike the lawsuit on First Amendment grounds. PHOTOS: Top 10 Summer Superheroes of All Time: Battle of Box Office Brawn Warner Bros. brought the lawsuit after years of battling the estates of Superman co-creatorsJerry Siegel andJoe Shuster, represented by Toberoff. The estates have largely been successful in exploiting the termination provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act in an attempt to wrestle back control over the lucrative Superman franchise. So in 2010, Warners executed a new strategic counter-attack by filing a tortious interference suit against Toberoff, arguing that the parties had nearly executed a settlement agreement in 2002 before Toberoff inserted himself into the situation unlawfully. Specifically, the studio pointed to agreements with the Shusters made by one of Toberoff's companies, Pacific Pictures Corporation, where a joint venture was established to exploit the Shusters' rights. In response, Toberoff filed an anti-SLAPP motion, saying that Warners' gambit violated First Amendment protections such as the right to petition. PHOTOS: Comic Book Characters in Dispute The parties submitted thousands of pages presenting their respective sides. Warners introduced all sorts of agreements and correspondence from more than a decade ago in an effort to show Toberoff was involved in a sly ploy "designed to break off [the estates'] dealings with DC Comics and Warner Bros" and win rights for his own company. Meanwhile, on a threshold matter, Toberoff said he was merely performing legal duties and Warners had no right to impinge his constitutional protected activity. For now, U.S. District Court judge Otis Wright II has given Warners the edge, finding that Toberoff's motion to strike fails because "while such protected activity may evidence the alleged interference, it does not shield it." The judge finds "logic" in Warners' arguments that Toberoff interfered with the studio's rights under a prior 1992 agreement by striking his Pacific Pictures deal nearly a decade later. The judge says Toberoff has failed in his initial burden to demonstrate the claims arose out of protected activity. ' Of course, the ruling makes no measurement of the merits of Warners' claims. Having failed to establish the first prong under the anti-SLAPP statute, Judge Wright doesn't analyze the next prong -- Warners' likelihood of success in this case. Toberoff will likely have more opportunities tobeat the case in the pre-trial phase or win the case before a jury. But for now, Warner Bros. gets a small win -- albeit hard-fought -- and gets the case past its first roadblock. We've reached out to Toberoff for comment and will update with a response. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner

Bachelor Pad's Krisily Kennedy: "I am Bisexual"

Krisily Kennedy Bachelor Pad's Krisily Kennedy, who once taken part for Charlie O'Connell's love around the Bachelor, originates out as bisexual. "I am bisexual," she told Existence & Style at Friday's GLSEN Respect Honours in La. Kennedy stated she started dating women 3 years ago, and lately split up together with her girlfriend of the year. "I am completely available to still dating males," she stated. "For me personally, this really is all very new, and that i was very lucky to possess had my buddies and family behind me." Heroes' Zachary Quinto: I am a gay guy Since she's open about her sexuality, Kennedy states she's prepared to find love, may it be with males or women. "I wish to fall deeply in love with anybody and that i don't care who they really are,Inch she stated. "Among the finest love. I would like lengthy-term commitment. I truly want individuals things and when people open their hearts into it, you'll find by using anybody." Just days after National Being Released Day on March. 11, Heroes actor Zachary Quinto also lately revealed his sexuality.

AFI Fest announces showcase films

Chantal Akerman, Jafar Panahi, Mika Kaurismaki and Nuri Bilge Ceylan are among international auteurs to be showcased in the AFI Fest's world cinema section. The fest, which kicks off Nov. 3 in Hollywood, also announced its breakthrough, midnight and shorts selections. U.S. premieres in the 21 film world section include Akerman's ''Almayer's Folly,'' Yorgos Lanthimos' ''Alps'' and Nicolas Provost's ''The Invader.'' Other selections that have drawn attention at international fests include ''The Turin Horse,'' ''Footnote,'' ''A Separation,'' ''This is Not a Film'' and ''Faust.'' The breakthrough films, which were chosen directly from submissions to the festival, include films from Chile, Iran, Sweden and Brett Eichenberger's ''Light of Mine'' from the U.S. Midnight screeners are ''Beyond the Black Rainbow,'' ''Headhunters'' and ''Kill List.'' Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com

'Real Regular folks of latest Jersey' Reunion Part 1 Marks Season High

Bravo"Real Regular folks of Nj" No matter how crazy the catfights and fights get, the particular Regular folks still works out to become a good ratings pressure. Simply to illustrate: The beginning in the Real Regular folks of Nj third season reunion shipped its best ratings of the year, drawing 3.4 million total audiences and two.2 million in grownups 18-49 on Sunday at 10 p.m. STORY: Bravo's 'Real Regular folks' Overpowering Sirius XM Radio Station The reunion was up 33 percent in 18-49 and 28 percent in general audiences in contrast while using season ender that broadcast March. 9. The ratings performance elevated the summer season 9 % in viewership and 3 % inside the key demo in contrast for the second season. Bravo also touts the Nj subsite attracted 3.7 million page sights and roughly 430,000 streams, fourteen percent and 23 percent jumps correspondingly your entire day carrying out a previous week's episode. The second part of Real Regular folks of Nj airs Sunday, March. 23 at 10 p.m. TV Ratings The Particular Regular folks of Nj

American Pie's Reunion adds new images and trailer

Once we saw within the teaser trailer occur a photograph booth, American Reunion may be the right reputation for this final movie within the American Cake franchise because the cast from the first film (mostly) return.That's demonstrated by some official photos which have been launched, including among the world's most well-known milf in the Stiffler household.Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alysson Hannigan) also boast inside a trailer that wears its red-colored band with pride. Well, it is really an American Cake movie!Take a look below...American Reunion opens 6 April 2012.

6 Iconic James Bond Villains That Javier Bardem Should Channel For Bond 23

After nine months of rumors, Javier Bardem has finally confirmed that he will assume the enviable role of villain in the next James Bond movie, Bond 23. So just which Bond baddie should the Academy Award winner channel when plotting against Daniel Craig’s “007?” Movieline suggests a half dozen iconic Bond evil doers below. Dr. No Bond Films: Dr. No (1962) Portrayed By: Joseph Wiseman What better Bond villain to begin with than the very first to be portrayed onscreen: Dr. Julius No. This titular antagonist appeared stiff and emotionless onscreen — qualities that could be attributed to his troubled childhood (unwanted child of a German missionary), his rejection from American and Soviet intelligence agencies or the fact that this mad scientist lost both of his hands in radiation experiments. By the start of the film, his hands have been replaced by metal ones making this villain partially bionic and ultimately, not manually dexterous enough to escape pools of boiling coolant. Red Grant Bond Films: From Russia With Love (1963) Portrayed By: Robert Shaw Or maybe Bardem would like to forgo the “mad scientist” routine in favor of playing a “psychopathic killer” like Russian henchman Red Grant, who was dispatched to kill Bond as revenge for knocking off Dr. No. Fit enough to take a brass knuckled punch from his superior Rosa Klebb, this homicidal paranoiac is a slick silent killer who favors a garotte wire (hidden in his watch) over firepower. Grant proved to be one of Bond’s most formidable opponents in their classic train fight scene. Auric Goldfinger Bond Films: Goldfinger (1964) Portrayed By: Gert Frbe And then there’s the more intriguing, animated type of villain such as Auric Goldfinger, the Bond baddie with the Midas touch. Remembered as the most sinister antagonist to challenge 007, this portly, megalomaniac gold smuggler provided so much more than the previous, one-dimensional villains including memorable quips (“No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”), deliciously evil mannerisms and a fascination with historical Nazi gold bars. Played by the non-English speaking actor Gert Frbe, all of Goldfinger’s lines were dubbed in by Michael Collins.

The X Factor Final 32 Are Named, Idol judges Discover Which Groups Theyre Coaching

First Released: October 6, 2011 10:27 PM EDT Credit: FOX La, Calif. -- Caption Chris Rene, 28, works while watching idol judges and 1000's of audience people around the X Factors debut episode on September 21, 2011The X Factor boot camping has ended and three rivals who taken Americas attention following a premiere of Simon Cowells singing competition just days ago, have managed to get through to another round in which the idol judges become mentors. Chris Rene, the 28-year-old trash collector, focusing on maintaining sobriety, who impressed the idol judges and America together with his own song Youthful Homie within the audition round, is transporting on and will also be trained by L.A. Reid, who had been because of the Boys group on Thursday nights episode. L.A. will even coach Brennin Search, the model-worthy country singer, Nick Voss, who appeared as if a youthful Elvis, but danced like Michael Jackson, and Marcus Canty, who covered Stevie Miracles If Only at his audition. Another premiere evening competitor, the plucky Rachel Crow, now 14, who pointed out shed prefer to win the $5 million prize so she does not need to share the restroom together with her whole family, also managed to get after stirring everyone else having a monumental version of Beyonces Basically Were A Boy, as she taken part again to remain. Rachel and also the relaxation from the Women group, including Tora Woloshin, the bleach blonde, inked pop giant, and red-colored lipstick-putting on Tiah Tolliver, who split the idol judges at her audition, is going to be mentored by Simon Cowell. Although she wanted the Women group, Nicole Scherzinger was handed the Over 30s, an organization including premiere evening standout 42-year-old Stacy Francis, who skipped her fathers funeral to remain in your competition. Also being mentored by Nicole is 59-year-old LeRoy Bell, using the soulful, Cat Stevens-like voice, and burrito maker Josh Krajick, from Columbus, Ohio. Paula Abdul will coach the Groups category, which incorporated brothers and sisters The Maker Boys, along with the Stereo system Hogzz. Two groups were really created from a few of the solo performers who have been cut in the solo groups. The entire listing of participants transporting onto use the idol judges at their houses are: Women, mentored by Simon Cowell: Caitlin Koch Tora Woloshin Simone Fight Came Winowicz Rachel Crow Jaslyn Little Melanie Amaro Tiah Tolliver Boys, mentored by L.A. Reid: Brennin Search Bryan Bradley Skyelor Anderson Nick Voss Tim Cifers Phillip Lomax Marcus Canty Chris Rene Groups, mentored by Paula Abdul: The Stereo system Hogzz 2Squard 4Shore The Maker Boys Illusion / Confusion The Anser * and 2 groups composed from individuals who have been initially declined as soloists Over 30s, mentored by Nicole Scherzinger: Elaine Gibbs Tiger Budbill LeRoy Bell James Kenney Josh Krajick Christa Collins Dexter Stacy Francis Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Nancy Sophistication: Amanda Knox Verdict Is really a 'Huge Miscarriage of Justice'

Nancy Sophistication doesn't think Amanda Knox must have been launched from prison.our editor recommends'Dancing Using the Stars'' Nancy Sophistication 'Vehemently' Declines Wardrobe Malfunction'Justice's' Nancy Sophistication: I am no Judge Judy "I had been very disturbed, because It has become a miscarriage of justice," Sophistication told Access Hollywood after Monday's Dwts. PHOTOS: 'Dancing Using the Stars' Season 13: Rehearsals "In my opinion that although Amanda Knox didn't wield the knife herself, I believe that they was there, together with her boyfriend, which he did the deed, which she egged him on. That's things i think happened," added Sophistication. Knox was launched from an Italian jail on Tuesday after investing 4 years in jail for allegedly stabbing her roommate Meredith Kercher to dying. She touched lower in her own Dallas home town Tuesday evening. PHOTOS: 10 TV Tests That Shook the planet Stated Sophistication, "In my opinion her original statement towards the police - that they was there in your home when her roommate was killed was true. ... What they need related to her regarding sentencing is the business." Sophistication added, "I don't wish her ill will." The HLN host doesn't have curiosity about the very first interview with Knox. VIDEO: Amanda Knox Leaves Italia for U.S. After Guilty Verdict Overturned "I'm not looking to get Amanda Knox's first interview because... my show doesn't purchase interviews by any means,Inch stated Sophistication. "I believe whether she will get compensated outright or whether or not this's a certification fee for any photograph, that's what sort of large amount of systems circumvent having to pay for interviews, I absolutely wouldn't are in position to be on the show where we purchase visitors or interviews. Second, I don't think she's going in truth anyway, what exactly's the purpose?Inch STORY: Amanda Knox Verdict: Conviction Overturned Captured, Sophistication created the word "tot mother" in her own thorough coverage of Casey Anthony's trial. Anthony was determined not liable within the killing of her toddler daughter, Caylee. Related Subjects Dwts Amanda Knox Nancy Sophistication

Would The Simpsons Be Worth More Dead Or Alive?

RBC Capital Areas analyst David Banks boosts that intriguing questionin research today based on someback-of-the-envelope information.According to him Fox remains hamstrung bya 17-year-old deal that limits distribution to local Tv producers. “At time, cable will be a relatively minor reason for major off-network distribution revenues but inside the ensuing years, cable elevated being as large an chance as (otherwise bigger than) local broadcast,” Banks states. However when the show is cancelled, your restriction vanishes and Fox can offer re-runs to additional areas — especiallycable or possibly a web-based service for instance Netflix.Banks figuresFox can score $1.5M for each of 506 episodes. Getting a earnings (EBIT) margin of 60%, together with a tax rate of 35%, providing you with $750M to Fox — adding 10 cents in earnings for each News Corp share. The business still desires to keep the Simpsons going but is playing hardball saying yesterday thatit “cannot produce future seasons under its current business design.”The cast has agreed to possess a 30% pay cut, but Fox wants 45%. Meanwhile, COO Chase Carey hassaid the organization is with the possibility of beginning a Simpsons cable funnel. We havent attracted up any plans for just about any Simpsons Funnel. But you will discover plenty of Simpsons fans available. Its an authentic chance for people to behave fantastic, Carey told experts lately.

First Look: Buffy vets Charisma Carpenter, James Marsters Guest Star on Supernatural

James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter It's a reunion so epic there must be Supernatural forces at work! Ex-Buffy costars James Marsters and Charisma Carpenter team up on the October 21 episode of The CW shocker to wreak havoc on the Winchester boys as a pair of marrieds with issues far more wicked than anything their former characters Spike and Cordelia ever encountered. "Charisma plays a very powerful witch," says executive producer Sera Gamble. "In the episode, she starts throwing her power around because she and her husband are in the middle of a contentious divorce." Where's a good vampire slayer when you need one? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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Harmless White Powder Sent To Dancing With The Stars, Causing A Scare In Studios Mailroom

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Los Angeles police determined that a white powder found Wednesday in a letter addressed to the television show Dancing With The Stars was harmless, authorities said. The suspicious white powder was found around 2 PM in a mailroom at CBS Television City, a large studio complex, according to Richard French, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. A hazardous materials team was called in to gather the powder and test it before declaring it harmless. No one was exposed to the powder and no injury has been reported, French said. The envelope was addressed to the show, not a specific participant, he said. Outside of mail room operations being suspended for a few hours, no business operations or show productions were affected, said CBS spokesman Chris Ender. He declined comment on what safety precautions CBS may take in the future. White powder has repeatedly been discovered in the mail at CBS Television City. A similarly harmless envelope of white powder was sent to Dancing With The Stars in November 2010, days before the finale where Jennifer Grey, Kyle Massey and Bristol Palin faced off for the prize. In August of this year, an envelope addressed to The Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson was packed with white powder and a threatening letter. That letter came from overseas, and the powder was also found to be harmless. Television City houses production for many television shows, including ABCs Dancing With The Stars, FOXs American Idol and The Price is Right. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Fashion Slam: The Design And Style Fruits Of My Labor

By Ryan PattersonLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- How cute are because of the very fact? That is my daughter wearing the Missoni for Target rain boots I obtained her. I, like many, many, many individuals was going insane trying to get the stuff when the site crashed. You might recall from all of these blog, in regards to the debut in the Missoni collection, that my husband continued to be up with the evening trying that assisted me to search on the internet and then we both hit the businesses simply to uncover mostly empty shelves. I now owe him a racing weekend, but what exactly can I believe that? The guy went beyond the cod! I used to be finally capable of deal with and order a few things, which have been trickling in. The first to reach were because of the very fact and my daughter absolutely LOVES them. Even though it doesn't really rain here- shes lately been wearing them each day. Sometimes whenever you apply the internet and dont begin to see the merchandise first, you don't know very well what the conventional will probably be like. Weve all already been through it, right? Well, I used to be amazed with the Missoni line. The metallic Spacedye spend and matching cardigan I bought personally arrived and they're quite nice. Sometimes rayon and polyester might be tickly, but this fabric doesn't look or feel cheap. The silk print scarf I obtained looks a lot more pricey in comparison to $19.99 it cost! All of the clothing we have got for that daughter is beyond adorable and may endure well at preschool- the very best test! Really the only bummer is always that while trying to order on that crazy day when the site crashed, I bought the wrong sweater, therefore i didnt have the one factor that we wanted personally. Well i suppose, theres always eBay. Overall, I believed it had been possibly the best designer collaboration Target is doing and thats from anyone who has bought from just about any collection. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Bavaria, Telepool launch Global Screen

ZURICH -- Teutonic programming leaders Bavaria Film and Telepool are merging their world sales divisions to produce Global Screen, one of the greatest distribution companies in Europe. The completely new company will handle the planet distribution of theatrical and TV programming outdoors of German-speaking European areas. Situated in Munich by having an approved capital of Pounds 3 million ($4 million), Global Screen will launch within the month of the month of january, making its worldwide market debut within the Berlinale's European Film Market. Rolf Moser, controlling director of Bavaria's certification division Bavaria Media, and Telepool topper Thomas Weymar assists as Global's controlling company company directors. Moser and Weymar will both manage purchases, while using former also handling commercial matters as well as the latter controlling programming distribution. Using this distribution team and our professional network we'll become big enough to manage our ground inside the highly competitive program market, but nonetheless remain sufficiently promising small to individually take proper proper care of our clients," mentioned Weymar. Global Screen will essentially dominate the responsibilities and methods of Bavaria Film Worldwide and Cinepool, Bavaria and Telepool's current worldwide theatrical sales models. Thorsten Ritter, presently mind of Bavaria Film Intl., will oversee Global's worldwide theatrical sales. The move marks a considerable step toward getting together the large sales methods of pubcaster behemoth ARD which is many regional affiliate entrepreneurs. Bavaria is possessed by regional pubcasters WDR, BR, SWR and MDR, while Telepool's traders include BR, MDR, SWR and Swiss pubcaster SRG SSR. MDR topper Udo Reiter, who also may serve as Telepool's investor committee chairman, mentioned "an up to date kind of consolidation has finally been launched for ARD's distribution activities," after several attempts formerly. Bavaria Media not only props up distribution rights within the Bavaria Film group, but furthermore has distribution handles traders WDR and SWR, additionally to broad mandates from domestic and worldwide rights entrepreneurs. Likewise, Telepool handles distribution of movies and TV content in the primary traders, BR, MDR and Swiss pubcaster SRF, a subsidiary of SRG and SSR, additionally to ARD's acquisition and production arm Degeto, commercial web RTL along with other rights entrepreneurs from Germany and abroad. The current libraries and program licenses will remain while using traders, but is going to be marketed worldwide by Global Screen, which will also acquire and distribute new film and TV rights. Bavaria Film Group controlling director Matthias Esche mentioned: "This partnership on equal terms will strengthen our worldwide market position. In using this method, a range of programs from various sources might be bundled up up and distributed inside an effective manner." Moser added, "Global Screen will not continue the success story of the two traders, which create the combined reference to almost a century in foreign distribution, but may even obtain a significant boost by joining of forces." Contact Erection dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com

What Happened to Nicolas Cage's eBay Vampire Photo? Let's Go to the Animated Videotape

The Web experienced one of those slow-news-week stirrings last weekend when a seller on eBay put up incontrovertible photographic evidence (ahem) of Nicolas Cage chilling for a portrait back around the time of the Civil War. Cage is undead, the argument (AHEM) went, and so what better way to capitalize on this bracing phenomenological development than to unload the 19th-century artifact to the highest bidder? Anyway, that auction came and went, but not without the definitive, deeply necessary 60-second animated recap you were praying for. “Nic Cage is one of the undead, because try as he might, his career not be killed,” quips the latest contribution from Taiwanese sim-news gadflies Next Media Animation. In brief: The doppelganger photo has since been pulled from eBay, and Cage is riding this wave of batshit publicity all the way to Trespass’s opening day on Oct. 14. It’ll do, I suppose.

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Toronto Recap: No Drunken Investing A Great Sign For Indie Film Revival

Despite coordinators from the 2011 Toronto Film Festival introduced a 20% uptick in film deals last Friday (the festival includes foreign areas in the count), the deals stored coming. A lengthy expected cope with Lionsgate around the Jennifer Westfeldt-directed comedy Buddies With Kids finally got done, and Music Box introduced overnight it had acquired the Rachel Weisz-starrer The Dark Blue Ocean. Lionsgate was hotly going after another film, the Night time Madness sensation Youre Next, which of all of the festival films appears to achieve the best possibility of approaching this area office completed by Toronto 2010s breakout Insidious. There have been deals through the dozen. Still, are you able to call the Toronto purchases marketplace “solid” when no films got bought to date through the Weinstein Company, The new sony Pictures Classics, Focus Features, or Fox Searchlight (yeah, I says they bought Shame throughout Toronto, however it would be a deal basically sealed in Venice), or for your matter FilmDistrict, Open Road or Relativity Media, because both versions leaped in to the distribution business release a films that may play up up to 2000 screens? Purchasers and retailers stated it had been an excellent festival a minimum of. One full of mostly small deals along with a show of distributor discipline that's an optimistic sign to have an indie film sector that simply began tugging from a nosedive this time around this past year. I’m unsure what Buddies With Kids cost (I’d heard low seven-figures initially when i first authored Lionsgate was chasing after it) or that which you’re Next brings, but in the festival close yesterday, the only real licensed multiple billion dollar deal with a distributor was CBS Films rumored $5 million plus deal for that Lasse Hallstrom-directed Fish Fishing within the Yemen. Some felt CBS Flms spent high, but new divisions frequently pay reasonably limited when putting in a bid against competent distribution rivals, and today CBS Films needed a powerful title that to prove its mettle and today it features a doozy. Mickey Liddell (who this past year acquired Biutiful) notched another major multi-million cope with the William Friedkin-directed Killer Joe, and can rent a distributor to place it. And Luc Besson got his want the performances of Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis displayed this Oscar season inside a cope with upstart Cohen Media Group to distribute The Woman. It had been obvious money wasnt important for Besson he wanted an Oscar being approved berth and stateside release to choose the worldwide release plans that his EuropaCorp have in position, and first got it soon after his film opened. From the other films atop purchasers lists, some were disappointing, purchasers stated others performed well, but had factors that left marketers questioning whether or not they warranted large P&A stays. That's always the problem with obtaining finished films and underscored for purchasers the significance of pre-purchasing privileges before movies start shooting, where one can possess some influence with what continues the screen. Merely a couple of pre-purchase game titles tested footage at Toronto, such as the Derek Cianfrance-directed The Area Past The Pines with Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper. To date, nobody has met the $4 million selling price for U.S. privileges, however i wager they are available near by AFM. Had the $15 million George Clooney-directed Gosling-starrer The Ides of March arrived at the festival with no distributor, several purchasers explained an 8-figure putting in a bid war for domestic privileges might have resulted. Marketers are utilized to evaluating the difficulties of finished films playing the very first time at festivals. Within the situation of Shame, some balked in the demand they couldn’t change a frame and needed to emerge this season, although not Fox Searchlight, that will chase an Oscar for Michael Fassbender. Within the situation of Buddies with Kids, some potential purchasers explained they asked your decision by director Westfeldt to cast herself within the pivotal role, alongside Jon Hamm, Adam Scott and Kristen Wiig. A couple of purchasers explained they loved the premise and stated it had crowd-pleasing laughs, but because Westfeldt isn’t a recognised star, it made the film much more of an industrial risk. Lionsgate is at this mixture early (Hamm may be the cornerstone star of Lionsgate’s Mad Males), however it never converted into a genuine putting in a bid war. Same goes with 360, which purchasers found challenging to promote. Festival coordinators certainly didnt allow it to be easy on purchasers or retailers by arranging a nonstop barrage from the top acquisition game titles that first Saturday. I believe the festival did this deliberately to produce a craze atmosphere, however it only made our lives difficult, stated one vet. You saw purchasers coming on and on in the center of tests of excellent movies, and lots of movies needed to be tested again. It didnt help anybody. Ive heard the log jam happened because retailers push festival coordinators so challenging prime Saturday berths, and festival coordinators won’t let them know the things they’re playing facing. Some stated they'll think about making better utilization of Friday as well as that first Thursday, despite the fact that many acquisition executives are simply coming. Nobody thinks the very best distribution executives will remain beyond Monday they typically leave junior professionals to look at finish of fest premiere game titles. The possible lack of major marketers left the area towards the boutiques, which pay more compact minimum guarantees and launch films in less sexy platform theatrical and premium VOD methods. Within an article on Magnolias tenth anniversary, co-owner Todd Wagner and co-founder Eamonn Bowles referred to how films all Good Stuff to 2 Enthusiasts to obscure game titles such as the Oxford Killings and 13 Assassins routinely gross millions on Utra VOD excursions, frequently dwarfing theatrical returns and needing less P&A. The festival was a high quality one for VOD purchasers, despite the fact that the brand new division that former Magnolia executives Tom Quinn and Jason Janego are beginning for that Weinstein Company hasnt notched a purchase yet, individuals professionals were chasing after films and may have deals within the coming days. The VOD downside for filmmakers and stars is principally ego: they miss the sizzle of theatrical P&A campaigns of TV and newspaper advertisements, even when those funds spent isn’t economical. Boutique marketers happen to be gobbling up Toronto game titles as marketers like Magnolia and IFC have purchased multiple festival films. Since the casts are strong, you will see inevitable deals for films such as the Oren Moverman-directed Rampart with Woodsy Harrelson, the Fernando Meirelles-directed 360 with Anthony Hopkins, the Sarah Polley-directed Take This Waltz with Michelle Williams, Purple & Daisy by Precious scribe Geoffrey Fletcher and genre game titles like Lovely Molly by Blair Witch co-director Eduardo Sanchez. However, you can wager none of individuals deals will break your budget and also the longer they take, the greater leverage shifts toward purchasers.

TV TEASER: Exclusive Glee Premiere Clip

We’ll get plenty of Jane Lynch on Sunday when the Glee star hosts the Primetime Emmy Awards. But now, here is she as her tracksuit-loving, glee club-bashing character Sue Sylvester in an exclusive clip from the upcoming third season premiere of Glee, which airs on Tuesday. For the past 2 years, Sue Sylverster has been trying unsuccessfully to shut down the New Directions glee club. Now, she takes her efforts to the state level, making suspending all public school arts programs a cornerstone of her campaign for Congress. Here is the campaign edition of her Sue’s Corner weekly segment on the local Ohio TV station. rtmp://streaming.tvline.com/ondemand/video/glee_301_2011-09-16.flv

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For three years at Culver [Military Academy] I had run the mile. From those early days as a plebewhen Mike Carpenter had taken me on road trips even though I finished a lap behindto my third year on the team, I had trained hard and was now in contention for first place. There was a runner from Iowa named Baxter with a great stride and a killer finishing kick, and I had come in second to him the year before, running my best time for the mile in just over 4 minutes and 35 seconds. In 1934 Glenn Cunningham had set the world record at 4 minutes 6.8 seconds.* * * Baxter had done 4:29. Before the acting bug bit me I had dreamed of being another Glenn Cunningham. I had the long legs and the thin frame that seemed to be a standard for most milers and I gained confidence in how to pace myself. Mike Carpenter was counting on me to come through for him in my senior year.Then in the spring Major Mather cast me in a leading role. It would require a great deal of rehearsal and I was not going to be able to train for the mile and do the play. It was the toughest decision I had ever faced and to this day I can feel the heat of it. For the first time I was about to make my own choice about the future path my life would take. The acting bug was new, the bite might not last. If I chose it, I would be turning my back on the dream of winning for Mike Carpenter and turning toward a dream that had no clear shape.We were on the edge of the quadrangle outside the Canteen, where cadets at liberty got Cokes and hamburgers, when I told Mike Carpenter I would have to quit the track team to rehearse a play. I hoped to make it a private confrontation, but cadets drifting out of the Canteen were caught in the coils of tension winding around us. Mike was tall. The tip of his nose and patches of his face turned white when he was angry. They were white now. A crowd began to gather."You're yellow.""No, I'm not ""You're yellow. You're a coward""I'm not a coward. I know this is the right"* * * "You're a quitter! A yellow-bellied quitter!" He walked away.I felt only naked, naked shame. How could I have thought the wound would not go deep in him? I stood nailed to the ground. The cadets around me silently drifted off. Was I a yellowbelly? Did I quit because I was losing confidence that I could beat Baxter?* * *I wish I could go back sixty-nine years and watch the turning point of that choice inside my head. Was I a yellowbelly? Or was it an escape? The choice to join the weirdos. To be an actor. * * * I chose to belong to a bunch of people who were eccentric and daring and fun to be with, show people who had taken me in. And there was something irresponsible about it, too. Doing the unexpected, hanging off the railroad trestle, showing off. Watch me now! Acting may have been the high board.I put the guilt and self-loathing to use in the play. I'd been given the role of the maniac in a Grand Guignol drama from the French called "Murder in the Foyer." I wore a great black cape and used it like a scythe, and all the anger and suppressed emotions inside me gathered together in a crazy ball and erupted in the climax of the play. At that point I had my hands around Ollie Rea's neck and I was choking him to death. In rehearsals I often got carried away and had to be warned to ease off because Ollie's neck was turning a little purple, so he was on edge when opening night came. * * * As I advanced upon him, I could see concern and even fear in his eyes. "Here comes that damn Holbrook again," he was thinking. "I've survived the rehearsal period, but what about tonight? * * * I had put my hands around his neck and begun to squeeze, trying to follow instructions about not shutting down his windpipe, but Ollie was taking no chances, not on this night with an untrained actor smelling stardom and blood. He clawed at my hands with a desperation way past acting, sweating to release the pressure on his Adam's apple before it was crushed to dust. Ollie was normally a rather elegant and sophisticated fellow, but this was not time for appearances, or style. When he was down to a last, small puff of air he gasped, "Holbrook! It's only a play!!!""Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain," by Hal Holbrook, will be published Sept. 20 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and is here reprinted with the kind permission of the author and publisher. Holbrook appeared in "All the President's Men," "Wall Street," and "The Firm," but may be best known for his signature solo show, "Mark Twain Tonight!"

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'The Raid': A Unique Red-colored-Band Sneak Look!

If you have been having to pay focus on what are you doing in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival, then odds are good that you have already learned about "The Raid," which opened up the festival's Night time Madness last evening. Welsh director Gareth Huw Evans may be the mad guy accountable for this Indonesian fighting techinques movie in regards to a SWAT team trapped within a deadly tenement with murders and drug addicts hiding about every corner, and reviews already state that this is an absolute can't miss to use it movie fans. One more reason to stay tuned? Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is going to do a brand new score for that US release. It's the very first time he's ever written a score for any film, and our exclusive sneak look from the movie includes a sample of what's in the future. Without further ado, watch a unique red-colored-band sneak look at footage from "The Raid," only at MTV News. Take a look and let's read your comments within the comments section as well as on Twitter! Warning: this video consists of extreme violence and isn't safe for work!

Sarah Chalke to visit Cougar Town

Sarah Chalke Sarah Chalke will Cougar Town, TVLine reviews.The Scrubs star has showed up a multi-episode arc concerning the ABC sitcom as Angie, Travis' photography teacher who romances his father, Bobby (John Van Holt).Have a look at photos from Cougar TownThe gig will reunite Chalke along with her former Scrubs boss and Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence with Christa Burns, who recurred concerning the medical comedy. Chalke won't function as first Scrubs alum to appear about the program - Zach Braff, Ken Jenkins, Mike Lloyd and Scott Foley have came by Cougar Town.Chalke most recently starred on CBS' short-were living sitcom Mad Love.A premiere date for Cougar Town is not determined yet.

Kevin Smith Creates 'Porn for Actors' With 'Red State'

Kevin Smith Creates 'Porn for Actors' With 'Red State' By Jenelle Riley September 2, 2011 Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Kevin Smith At this point in his career, Kevin Smith is as well-known for being a raconteur as he is for being a filmmaker. For good reason: Few people can speak as knowledgeably and humorously on any number of topics. Witness his take on growing as a director after "Clerks," his 1994 low-budget breakthrough known more for its incisive dialogue than for its visual strength: "I'm like a high school kid who got lucky and had sex with a porn star. Then I spent the next 20 years learning how to fuck properly."His latest film, "Red State," is probably Smith's most visually striking yet, showing he has indeed come a long way since casting his nonactor friends in a black-and-white indie. It also might be his most controversiala lot to say about the man who took on organized religion in "Dogma" and wrote and directed a flick called "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." The plot is contentious enough: Three high school boys looking to get laid find themselves kidnapped by a religious cult. But the film's notoriety comes more from Smith's marketing plan. First he said he would auction the film at its Sundance Film Festival premiere, only to sell the rights to himself for $20. (For some reason, this seemingly innocent publicity ploy outraged more than a few.) He then announced his plans to distribute the movie on his owntouring the country and renting out theaters for screenings combined with Q&A sessions.The tour continues (check Smith's website for details), and "Red State" will also be available via VOD beginning Sept. 1 and on DVD Oct 18. And now for a few words from the filmmaker about the road to "Red State":1. Michael Parks is the reason "Red State" came to be. "This whole movie exists because of Michael Parks," Smith says of the 71-year-old character actor who plays preacher Abin Coopera character not so loosely inspired by Fred Phelps of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. "I saw [Parks] in 1995 at the beginning of 'From Dusk Till Dawn.' In the first 10 minutes of that movie, he comes on as a local law enforcement agent, and I had never seen him before. It's always amazing to me when someone can take words written on a page and inflect them to make them sound like they're saying them right there in that moment. I certainly can't do that!" Smith says he was captivated. "He was making choices I've never seen any other actor make. He was the movie and I wanted him to stick around, but of course they kill him off. I was like, 'No! He's the most interesting thing I've ever seen in cinema!' I remember saying to my producer Scott Mosier, 'My God, I have to work with this guy.' This guy has forgotten more about acting than I'll ever know. But it took me years to figure out what to do that I could cast Michael Parks in. I didn't want to call him up and offer him the role of Silent Bob's grandfatherhe's far too good for that. It took me a long time to think of something, but it was 'Red State.' " 2. "Red State" is "porn for actors." Smith adores actors, and he says actors love "Red State" because of the great performances from Parks, Melissa Leo, and John Goodman. Smith says he has been able to work with so many amazing actors because he writes scenes they can sink their teeth into. "That's how you get strong talent for your script: You write actor-bait scenes. Write some dialogue that any actor, even if they hate the films of Kevin Smith, will want to speak. Let them drop a monologueactors will line up to work with you. Because that's what they want to do; actors want to actthey're artists and it's in their soul. So if you give a real actor, not just some fly-by-nighter who wants a check, a chance to do something they don't normally get to do, they will line up." He points to his "Zack and Miri" star Elizabeth Banks as an example. "That movie didn't burn up the box office," he explains, "but she said it changed the game for her. People got to see how adorable she was in a lead role opposite Seth Rogen. I asked her once if she had fun, and she said, 'Kevin, how often does a woman ever get to play a part like this? Plus, I got to show off every chop I've ever wanted to.' "3. Ben Affleck is a thief. Smith's good friend and frequent collaborator Ben Affleck borrowed a print of "Red State" but never mentioned watching it. "I thought he didn't like it. Then I find out he cast John Goodman in his new movie, 'Argo.' Then he cast Kerry Bish and went after someone else in the movie. I was like, 'Why is this guy cherry-picking my cast?' He finally wrote me an email saying, 'I assumed by the fact I stole half your cast that you knew I did, in fact, like the movie.'" 4. Smith didn't really direct the film. Smith says he is the biggest fan out there of "Red State," adding, "I can say that because I take none of the creditI directed none of these people. You don't direct Michael Parksyou don't walk in there and say, 'Let me give you the benefit of my wisdom from 15 years as Silent Bob.' " He notes that his style has changed dramatically over the years. "I finally figured out, after nearly 20 years of doing this, that you don't so much direct a movie as much as host a production. For years I'd be like, 'Do as I say!' I used to treat them like puppets; I'd practically stick my hand up their ass and work them like Charlie McCarthy. But in the last few movies, I've learned to trust people more, and I've been turning it back on the crew. When someone asks how I want something to look I'd say, 'What do you want it to look like?' And they give you 110 percent." 5. Smith's gamble has paid off. Although some questioned Smith's choice to take his movie on the road, it has certainly paid off. "We had a $4 million budget, and we've already made it back through our foreign sales and the tour and VOD and DVD deal," he reveals, adding that he never considered the venture risky. "I tour all the time anyway, just standing on a stage with a microphone, without even having a film. So I knew this would work." Smith has wanted to get away from the traditional model of spending millions on marketing to open a film big, hoping to make all the money back in the first couple of weeks. He credits Harvey Weinstein, whose Miramax distributed "Clerks," with teaching him that filmmaking is a marathon, not a sprint. "Harvey once said, 'The movie doesn't begin and end when the lights go down and come up. The movie begins long before they get in the theater, and if you're a fucking magician, the movie never endsthey take it with them and it stays with them.' And I took that very seriously. After a Q&A one night, I overheard two guys walking out, and one guy says, 'Did you like the movie?' The other guy says, 'Nah, I thought it sucked, but I thought the fat guy was funny.' Right then and there I realized I missed them with the movie, but I got them with the Q&A. If he had just seen the movie, he probably wouldn't come back again. But if I came through with a Q&A, he might be back!" Kevin Smith Creates 'Porn for Actors' With 'Red State' By Jenelle Riley September 2, 2011 Kevin Smith PHOTO CREDIT Ethan Miller/Getty Images At this point in his career, Kevin Smith is as well-known for being a raconteur as he is for being a filmmaker. For good reason: Few people can speak as knowledgeably and humorously on any number of topics. Witness his take on growing as a director after "Clerks," his 1994 low-budget breakthrough known more for its incisive dialogue than for its visual strength: "I'm like a high school kid who got lucky and had sex with a porn star. Then I spent the next 20 years learning how to fuck properly."His latest film, "Red State," is probably Smith's most visually striking yet, showing he has indeed come a long way since casting his nonactor friends in a black-and-white indie. It also might be his most controversiala lot to say about the man who took on organized religion in "Dogma" and wrote and directed a flick called "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." The plot is contentious enough: Three high school boys looking to get laid find themselves kidnapped by a religious cult. But the film's notoriety comes more from Smith's marketing plan. First he said he would auction the film at its Sundance Film Festival premiere, only to sell the rights to himself for $20. (For some reason, this seemingly innocent publicity ploy outraged more than a few.) He then announced his plans to distribute the movie on his owntouring the country and renting out theaters for screenings combined with Q&A sessions.The tour continues (check Smith's website for details), and "Red State" will also be available via VOD beginning Sept. 1 and on DVD Oct 18. And now for a few words from the filmmaker about the road to "Red State":1. Michael Parks is the reason "Red State" came to be. "This whole movie exists because of Michael Parks," Smith says of the 71-year-old character actor who plays preacher Abin Coopera character not so loosely inspired by Fred Phelps of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. "I saw [Parks] in 1995 at the beginning of 'From Dusk Till Dawn.' In the first 10 minutes of that movie, he comes on as a local law enforcement agent, and I had never seen him before. It's always amazing to me when someone can take words written on a page and inflect them to make them sound like they're saying them right there in that moment. I certainly can't do that!" Smith says he was captivated. "He was making choices I've never seen any other actor make. He was the movie and I wanted him to stick around, but of course they kill him off. I was like, 'No! He's the most interesting thing I've ever seen in cinema!' I remember saying to my producer Scott Mosier, 'My God, I have to work with this guy.' This guy has forgotten more about acting than I'll ever know. But it took me years to figure out what to do that I could cast Michael Parks in. I didn't want to call him up and offer him the role of Silent Bob's grandfatherhe's far too good for that. It took me a long time to think of something, but it was 'Red State.' " 2. "Red State" is "porn for actors." Smith adores actors, and he says actors love "Red State" because of the great performances from Parks, Melissa Leo, and John Goodman. Smith says he has been able to work with so many amazing actors because he writes scenes they can sink their teeth into. "That's how you get strong talent for your script: You write actor-bait scenes. Write some dialogue that any actor, even if they hate the films of Kevin Smith, will want to speak. Let them drop a monologueactors will line up to work with you. Because that's what they want to do; actors want to actthey're artists and it's in their soul. So if you give a real actor, not just some fly-by-nighter who wants a check, a chance to do something they don't normally get to do, they will line up." He points to his "Zack and Miri" star Elizabeth Banks as an example. "That movie didn't burn up the box office," he explains, "but she said it changed the game for her. People got to see how adorable she was in a lead role opposite Seth Rogen. I asked her once if she had fun, and she said, 'Kevin, how often does a woman ever get to play a part like this? Plus, I got to show off every chop I've ever wanted to.' "3. Ben Affleck is a thief. Smith's good friend and frequent collaborator Ben Affleck borrowed a print of "Red State" but never mentioned watching it. "I thought he didn't like it. Then I find out he cast John Goodman in his new movie, 'Argo.' Then he cast Kerry Bish and went after someone else in the movie. I was like, 'Why is this guy cherry-picking my cast?' He finally wrote me an email saying, 'I assumed by the fact I stole half your cast that you knew I did, in fact, like the movie.'" 4. Smith didn't really direct the film. Smith says he is the biggest fan out there of "Red State," adding, "I can say that because I take none of the creditI directed none of these people. You don't direct Michael Parksyou don't walk in there and say, 'Let me give you the benefit of my wisdom from 15 years as Silent Bob.' " He notes that his style has changed dramatically over the years. "I finally figured out, after nearly 20 years of doing this, that you don't so much direct a movie as much as host a production. For years I'd be like, 'Do as I say!' I used to treat them like puppets; I'd practically stick my hand up their ass and work them like Charlie McCarthy. But in the last few movies, I've learned to trust people more, and I've been turning it back on the crew. When someone asks how I want something to look I'd say, 'What do you want it to look like?' And they give you 110 percent." 5. Smith's gamble has paid off. Although some questioned Smith's choice to take his movie on the road, it has certainly paid off. "We had a $4 million budget, and we've already made it back through our foreign sales and the tour and VOD and DVD deal," he reveals, adding that he never considered the venture risky. "I tour all the time anyway, just standing on a stage with a microphone, without even having a film. So I knew this would work." Smith has wanted to get away from the traditional model of spending millions on marketing to open a film big, hoping to make all the money back in the first couple of weeks. He credits Harvey Weinstein, whose Miramax distributed "Clerks," with teaching him that filmmaking is a marathon, not a sprint. "Harvey once said, 'The movie doesn't begin and end when the lights go down and come up. The movie begins long before they get in the theater, and if you're a fucking magician, the movie never endsthey take it with them and it stays with them.' And I took that very seriously. After a Q&A one night, I overheard two guys walking out, and one guy says, 'Did you like the movie?' The other guy says, 'Nah, I thought it sucked, but I thought the fat guy was funny.' Right then and there I realized I missed them with the movie, but I got them with the Q&A. If he had just seen the movie, he probably wouldn't come back again. But if I came through with a Q&A, he might be back!"