Saturday, December 24, 2011

Etta James Put in the hospital After Going through Breathlessness

Etta James Etta James was put in the hospital Wednesday after going through breathlessness, her manager informs The La Occasions. The "FinallyInch singer, 73, was come to a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday and it is now on the breathing apparatus. Lupe p Leon, James' manager for 3 decades, apparently stated the singer is "in pretty bad shape." Etta James crictally ill with chronic leukemia It is a puzzle when or maybe James will have the ability to be launched in the hospital. It had been lately says James is struggling with terminal leukemia. She's also struggling with dementia coupled with been receiving at-home care. She formerly fought sepsis earlier this May as well as in The month of january of 2010.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Duets for that 'Divas'

Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige and Kelly Clarkson meet backstage. Sharon Johnson works with Wanda Jackson. Dolly Parton Her father always informed her, "Mavis, you do not need any gimmicks!"Mavis Staples together with Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Jill Scott yet others were relatively gimmicks-free throughout the VH1 Divas Remembers Soul concert on Sunday in Gotham. The Hammerstein Ballroom aud cheered, danced, swayed and sang along -- sometimes in the wrong time. When Wanda Jackson, singing with Sharon Johnson, skipped her signal throughout the Amy Winehouse tribute, Johnson had this guitar rock band restart the 2nd verse.Around the red-colored carpet in advance, presenter Dolly Parton stated collaborations aren't on her behalf radar at this time, but she'd consider dueting with one individual. "Maybe Full Latifah. We simply did a film together. Maybe we'll perform a rap album or something like that. What is your opinion?Inch she requested.Maybe Parton ought to be thinking about another famous rapper."Dolly Parton is amazing. You realize each time I consider Dolly, I question why I do not consider music or acting. A couple of things pop into my mind," stated 50 Cent. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Stars React To Screen Stars Guild Honours Nominations

First Launched: December 14, 2011 4:22 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Betty White-colored attends her 89th special birthday at Le Cirque in NY City around the month of the month of january 18, 2011 The 18th annual Screen Stars Guild Honours nominations were introduced on Wednesday morning, which years nominees have left the moon readily! That is incredible being recognized by my fellow people in the Screen Stars Guild for just two of the most popular projects. I couldnt carry out the work I really do on tv Lands Hot in Cleveland without any support and adoration for my fellow cast mates Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, the astounding authors, as well as the shows creator, Suzanne Martin. Also, I have always aspired to carry out a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie as well as the Lost Valentine was an amazing experience due mostly to Jennifer Love Hewitt, Darnell Martin(the director), the producers as well as the wonderful folks at Hallmark Hall of Fame. Thanks in the feet of my heart. - Betty White-colored, nominated for Outstanding Performance having a Female Actor in the Television Movie or Miniseries for Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine, and Outstanding Performance having a Female Actor in the Comedy Series for warm In Cleveland ** I am incredibly moved and therefore grateful to my fellow stars for recognizing my role in Moneyball using this nomination. I'm so lucky being an actress today after i do everyday. I owe a massive thanks and credit towards the entire cast and crew, our authors, especially towards the courageous leader and director Bennett Burns also to Kaira Pitt, most likely probably the most generous onscreen partner anybody could expect. Getting my work honored today by my peers pushes me to use even harder. - Jonah Hill, nominated for Outstanding Performance having a Male Actor in the Supporting Role, Moneyball ** Its an recognition being recognized because of your peers which i thank my fellow SAG individuals with this nomination and am proud to own been thing about this type of incredible ensemble, additionally to Woodsy Allens vision. - Owen Wilson, nominated for Outstanding Performance having a Cast in the Film, Evening amount of time in Paris ** I am enormously touched with this particular nomination within the SAG membership. Ive been as of this for just about any very very long time, that is always satisfying being famous for any performance. Warrior will be a little film but it provides a large heart, also it might be a genuine labor of love for Gavin OConnor who directed the film. Most importantly else Hopefully this nomination produces some restored fascination with the look. - Nick Nolte, Outstanding Performance having a Male Actor in the Supporting Role, Warrior ** Were so grateful for your nominations within the Screen Stars Guild. Our cast will be a close-knit group lead by George Clooney and Alexander Payne. Aside from perform best performance, George will be a generous actor who allowed everyone an opportunity to shine. We are so happy and pleased with this sensational ensemble. - Jim Burke, Producer in the Descendants, nominated for Outstanding Performance having a Cast in the Film Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Friday, December 9, 2011

AMC builds up "CSI: Miami" rights

AMC has acquired rights to re-air cases of "CSI: Miami" from CBS Television Distribution and may begin running episodes Jan. 2. The cabler licensed the initial 10 seasons in the David Caruso starrer, additionally to the episodes within the next two seasons supposing they're produced. This really is really the to start with-internet series to air on AMC, which has risen to scripted drama fame round the shoulders of serialized dramas for instance "Mad Males," "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead." Formerly, A&E has broadcast "CSI: Miami" in distribution. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Sinead OConnor Weds In Pink Cadillac In Vegas

First Launched: December 9, 2011 10:50 AM EST Credit: Off-shoreline Coast News Las vegas, Nev. -- Caption Sinead OConnor marries Craig Herridge within the Little White-colored Wedding Chapel in Las vegas on December 8, 2011Sinead OConnor got married in true Las vegas style on Thursday at the rear of a pink Cadillac within the same chapel where Britney Warrior warrior spears and Elvis also got married. Similar to the singer introduced on her behalf account website on Wednesday, she tied the knot with Craig Herridge, a counselor, on her behalf account 45th birthday. Your beloved partner used a simple pink low-cut dress that displayed her many tats and moved some red-colored-colored roses. Your daughter's groom transported a grey suit getting an easy pink shirt to enhance Sineads dress. The happy couple passionately kissed and cuddled along with wiping away a few tears at the rear of the classic vehicle while changing vows. The Nothing Compares 2 U singer told photography fanatics they almost no time for just about any honeymoon, but selected Vegas for wedding because it was stone. Following a ceremony, the happy couple spent the evening inside a Las vegas area hotel. This marks the entertainers fourth marriage. She divorced longtime friend and collaborator Steve Cooney in April after being together only for eight several days. Sinead, which has four children from previous associations, got married music producer John Reynolds in 1989 and journalist Nicholas Sommerlad in 2001. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Apple's iPhone Is Yahoo's Biggest Search Term of the Year

Apple's iPhone was the most-searched term of the year, Yahoo is set to report Thursday.our editor recommendsApple Has Sold More Than 4 Million iPhone 4S DevicesiPhone 4 Explodes on Australian FlightSiri, the iPhone 4S Personal Assistant, Achieves Viral Fame with Snarky Remarks (Video) In its 10th annual Year in Review, the online portal and search company says the iPhone marks the second time in a decade that a gadget has topped its list, the first time being in 2002 when Sony's PlayStation 2 was the most-searched term on the Internet. PHOTOS: Apple Products in TV and Movies Last year's winner was the BP Oil Spill, the year before that it was Michael Jackson, and four years in a row prior to that it was Britney Spears who dominated Web search. Following the iPhone, the next biggest search term in 2011 thus far is Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter three years earlier. PHOTOS: 10 TV Trials That Shook the World: Casey Anthony, OJ Simpson, Rodney King Only one TV show, American Idol, cracked the top 10 this year, as did two news events: a giant earthquake in Japan and the killing of Osama Bin Laden. All other terms in the top 10 were Hollywood celebrities: Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Aniston. Yahoo also breaks it down into categories, such as "Top-Searched Obsessions." Charlie Sheen was tops there, beating out oddities like The Rapture, Angry Birds, Planking and Tiger Mom. PHOTOS: Charlie Sheen's Wacky Twitpics The top athletes were auto racer Danica Patrick and golfer Tiger Woods, while the most-searched political figures were Sarah Palin followed by President Obama. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was fifth on that list, just after former presidential hopeful John Edwards. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Steve Jobs: 10 Memorable Milestones of the Apple Co-Founder's Career Related Topics Barack Obama Jennifer Lopez Kim Kardashian Charlie Sheen Sarah Palin American Idol Yahoo Apple Tron: Legacy Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Osama Bin Laden Transformers

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Mary J. Blige and Gavin DeGraw to Perform on CBS' Celebrity Skifest Special (Exclusive)

Joe DeAngelis/ Persona PRBrandon Jay McLaren Brandon Jay McLaren is moving in with USA Network. The Killing's teacher has been tapped to co-star in White Collar creator Jeff Eastin's hourlong drama pilot for USA Network, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. McLaren, whose credits also include Being Erica and the feature Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, will play Dale Jakes, a quick-tempered U.S. Customs agent in the drama from Fox TV Studios that revolves around agents from various federal and state law enforcement agencies who all live in at an undercover house in Southern California. STORY: USA Network Back in Business With 'White Collar' Creator He joins Aaron Tveit (Gossip Girl), who will play a housemate/rookie FBI agent Mike Warren, in the project. McLaren will next be seen recurring on Season 2 of TNT's alien invasion drama Falling Skies. He's repped by Pakula/King & Associates, Hofflund/Polone and Trisko Talent Management. Eastin's White Collar was renewed for a fourth season in August; the Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay drama returns in January. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit TV Casting USA Network Jeff Eastin TV Development

Friday, November 25, 2011

Yoda Is a Spokesperson for Ramen Noodles (VIDEO)

A week ago, you laughed and laughed at a montage of Darth Vader cameos in commercials, which ultimately proved that the Sith Lord was little more than a corporate shill. Unfortunately, the Dark Side isn't the only one selling out. Behold, a Japanese advertisement for Cup Noodles featuring Yoda. In this spot, the all-powerful Jedi master uses his skills in the most heroic way possible -- by taking an oversized kettle of steaming water and pouring it on an equally oversized cup of ramen. For someone who promotes patience, this ad seems completely hypocritical. Oh, well. At least it's Ramen and not, say, Currys PC/World. Right, Darth? [via Movieline] [Photo: YouTube] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Dwts Episode Recap: Monday, November. 21, 2011

Dancing using the Stars' remaining three couples face off in part one from the finals with two dances, such as the all-important freestyle. Did J.R. get over his ankle injuries? Did Ricki maintain her momentum? Or did Take advantage of surprise again?Let's begin, men! Tonight we obtain the very first a couple of four dances: each couple's last unlearned dance and also the freestyle. However the best news of? It is a one-hour show! Yay!Ricki Lake and Derek Hough: cha-cha"Talk show, actress and host Ricki Lake," as Brooke, putting on her best Jessica McClintock, calls her expires first. Did not know Ricki was that versatile. She's a talk show too, huh? Barbara Ann drops by rehearsals to inform Ricki to prevent considering overweight Ricki and funnel sexy Ricki. Sexy Ricki has gone out entirely pressure, but this cha-cha is just, like, 90 % there. It's technically seem, sexy and fun, and Ricki ishitting herfoot positioning, there is however no sizzle. Plus, she's still in their mind concerning the routine. Maks and Kirstie enjoy it! Len calls it action-packed. Bruno states it had been a cha-cha at full steam, but thinks there have been lapses in passes. Barbara Ann states she was living the dance and mumbles something about hands.Score: 27Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke: waltzRob is battling using the waltz, so naturally Bruno is available in and informs him it's all within the walk. Much like the majority of things. Dare I only say Take advantage of looks dapper? It can be the infant pink tie. It is a sweet, elegant routine, and Rob's torso and posture take presctiption point. He will get just a little off around the work throughout the short sequences plus they go crazy around the swooping arm motions, but it is a nice job considering how stiff and stomp-y he is at the very first week using the Viennese waltz. A tuxedo-erectile dysfunction and non-smiley Kim gives him an unprompted standing O! Let us drink each time the camera's on her behalf, OK? Bruno states Take advantage of was glowing, but states he screwed on the crossovers. Barbara Ann calls him a mans version of Cinderella. Len states he'd more go up and down than Pamela Anderson jogging. Around the beach, right?Score: 27J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff: cha-chaJ.R. got an X-ray a week ago on his ankle, which demonstrated no swelling, so he is able to dance! Obvs. Len involves rehearsals to essentially grab and point at J.R.'s ass. Both begin with a short solo before intertwining... and it is all type of underwhelming. May be the ankle still disturbing him? Since this is also terribly slow and off-pace. It is a decent performance, mostly because J.R. continues to be selling the smoothness, but it is nothing outstanding or memorable, not to mention finals-worthy. Barbara Ann states his sound was off and wants him to look at his arms. Len calls him brave for dancing the majority of it solo, but states it had not been so good. Bruno loves the atmosphere, but confirms concerning the arms. J.R. informs Brooke he skipped one step at the start and ended up a measure ahead.Score: 24FreestyleRicki Lake and Derek HoughRicki has qualms about being tossed around by Derek, but mostly does not desire to be the main one to ruin his perfect finals record. "Just shut the face,Inch he informs her when she talks going to him. I believe this is actually the most anger we have heard from him. It is a salsa-quickstep hybrid (strange?) and fittingly Ricki appears like she's in the center of a black/whitened swan metamorphosis with this feathered skirt. There's lots of twirling, spinning, sinking and trembling. Ricki appears like she's going to lose it five different occasions, but handles maintain typically and allows Derek hides her defects. I'd rank this the worst (by "worst," I am talking about still pretty damn good) of Derek's freestyles, but it is still an entertaining and very difficult number which has be exhausted just watching it. Len states she dropped it a little throughout the quickstep, but loves it. Bruno states it had been probably the most demanding dance because it combined two polar opposite types. Barbara Ann confirms with Bruno and hearts the lifts.Score: 27Total: 54Rob Kardashian and Cheryl BurkeCheryl wants to begin slow because Take advantage of has excelled using the reduced dances. So he begins served by a fedora along with a trumpet. How roaring '20s. My only complaint relating to this whole look is Rob's extra-large jacket that appears enjoy it is made for that Penguin. Where's Carson when you really need him? The routine isn't within the typical energetic, fast-paced vein, which might hurt them in the event that's what some fans are searching for, but it is pretty snazzy and complicated. Take advantage of is within full leading guy mode and attacks the steps and lifts with full confidence, thought it's type of uneven at parts. Bruno loves this content and calls it brilliant. Barbara Ann reminds us that couples have to blow the idol judges away using the freestyle. "Consider me blown," she states. I am gonna avoid that certain. Len loves it too. And Take advantage of will get his first 30. Really, men? It had been good, although not perfect. Still, who would have suspected this two several weeks ago? Kim, Khloe and Kourtney are jumping like young girls. Due to the 30. But mostly since the camera's in it again.Score: 30Total: 57J.R. Martinez and Karina SmirnoffThey're carrying out a salsa-inspired routine to recognition his Latin roots. Two salsa-inspired freestyles?! Do you know the chances? Karina ended up being to perform some crazy neck-connecting move that J.R. really wants to poo-poo due to Karina's past neck surgical procedures and also the injuries he's seen on the program. Throughout rehearsals, she freezes up and should not get it done. What's gonna happen?! They are doing it! And it is all goes fine! OK, this really is more stylish-stylish than salsa, that is equally well. It is really an awesome comeback for J.R. It's dynamic funky, vivacious with crazy lifts and similar to the eye-popping, Mirrorball-winning freestyles of Dancing lore. It will get type of strange in the finish once they prop themselves up and therefore are pretty much dancing on the top of Maks also known as Karina's ex-fiance, lest we forget. Awk-ward! But awesome! Additionally, it appears like they are doing a workout video. Barbara Ann states individuals were the sickest lifts she's seen. Len loves Karina's body and J.R.'s talent. Bruno purrs after his animal physicality.Score: 30Total: 54So Take advantage of and Cheryl top Evening 1 having a 57, while Ricki and Derek, and J.R. and Karina are tied having a 54.What have you think? Did Take advantage of deserve the very best score? Have you ever think Take advantage of would obtain a perfect 30, not to mention top the evening? How surprising one thing Derek got the cheapest from the freestyle scores? Is J.R.'s freestyle comeback enough to beat his dull cha-cha? The number of Kim sightings have you place? Who do you consider will win? show less

Saturday, November 19, 2011

True Blood's Courtney Ford Heads to Being a parent

Courtney Ford True Blood's Courtney Ford is going to NBC's Being a parent, TVLine reviews. Ford assists as Dax Shepard's (Crosby Braverman) love interest beginning in The month of january of the coming year.Her character Lily is really a effective cello player who meets Crosby while investing time at his recording studio. Lily is a recurring character before the show's seasonfinale on February. 28.Parenthood's new girl Alexandra Daddario on leading to drama around the setAside from her role as Portia Bellefleur on season 4 of True Bloodstream, Ford also performed reporter Christine Hill in Dexter's 4th season.She lately guest-starred on CBS's The Large Bang Theory and Hawaii Five-.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Disney Channel buys pitch, renews 'Vampire'

Disney Channel has bought a pitch from a graduate of the Disney/ABC writing fellowship program to develop into an original movie with Ashley Tisdale and Jessica Rhoades exec producing.The cabler also said it has picked up horror-comedy series "My Babysitter's a Vampire" for a second season."Adventure Quest" comes from writer Jennifer Derwingson, who has also co-scripted "And Soon the Darkness," a film starring Amber Heard, Odette Yustman and Karl Urban.Tisdale starred in the "High School Musical" movies for Disney Channel and also is part of the voice cast for hit animated series "Phineas and Ferb." Her Blonde Girl Prods. colleague Rhoades has exec produced "The Suite Life Movie" and "Den Brother" for Disney. Matt Horwitz of Artist International packaged the deal."My Babysitter's a Vampire," which premiered in June, has averaged 3.7 million viewers and was the No. 1 cable show among kids 2-11 in its time period.FremantleMedia Enterprises handles global distribution (exclusive of country-of-origin Canada) for the series, which is exec produced by Tom McGillis, Brian Irving, George Elliott, Sander Schwartz, Bob Higgins and Jennifer Pertsch for Fresh TV. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Justin Timberlakes Marine Corps Ball Date: Star Was Genuine

First Launched: November 15, 2011 1:32 PM EST Credit: Marine Corps Base Quantico Public Matters Caption Cpl. Kelsey P Santis and her date Justin Timberlake applaud guest speaker outdated Sgt. Maj. Take advantage of Larsen within the Instructor Battalion Marine Corps Ball in Richmond, Virtual assistant. The Corps celebrated their 236th birthday on November 10, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Corporal Kelsey P Santis had an amazing evening with Justin Timberlake by her side at Saturdays Marine Corps Ball in Washington D.C., and also on Tuesday she revealed particulars from her date while using celebrity. I met him within the hotel [there has been] large smiles which we gave hugs which we headed for the ball, Kelsey told Billy Rose rose bush and Package Hoover on Tuesdays Access Hollywood Live. The Marine mentioned Justin was just humble. [I used to be amazed at] how genuine of the individual he seems being. He seems very non selfish in my opinion, so that it was nice getting him there. It absolutely was kind of like getting our good pals while dining, she told Billy and Package. He asked for me plenty of queries about a few things i do adding in my experience, which was really, great. Though there's previous discuss a possible dance-off, Kelsey mentioned they simply all loved their evening just like a group. We did a business dance many of us got available and kind of did somewhat dance also it might be an excellent, wonderful time, she mentioned. And would Kelsey day the celebrity again? How can you refuse? Seriously, who'd refuse!?, the beaming Marine told Billy and Package. Beyond her amazing evening with Justin, Kelsey mentioned she was gone after read Justins publish-Ball blog entry, where he referred to as her his hero. I understood with the look on face he loved it, but items that he written meant the earth, she added getting a grin. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Ashton Kutcher Referred to as 'Idiot,' 'Ignorant' After Tweeting Joe Paterno's Firing Was 'in Poor Taste'

finds themselves requiring to apologize for the next questionable tweet.our editor recommends'Two . 5 Males:' , Jon Cryer Hug (Video)CBS Will not Make A Move After Ashton Kutcher's 'Two . 5 Men' PlugsAshton Kutcher: Don't 'Assume' Anything Breaks Silence Among Demi Moore Split RumorsAshton Kutcher's Naked MomentsDemi Moore Joins Husband Ashton Kutcher's 'Naked Campaign' By Tweeting Semi-Nude Photo of HerselfJoe Paterno's Weekly Penn St. Press Conference Canceled Among Jerry Sandusky Sex Scandal Two several days afterhis 9/11 gaffe -- when the two and a half Males star tweeted it had been the "finest day's the seasonInch because of the start of football season -- he sent an email about Penn Condition football coach Joe Paterno's firing. PHOTOS: 's Career With time The 84-year-old Paterno, which has stood a effective 46-year training career, was fired Wednesday among a youthful child-abuse sex scandal along with Leader Graham Spanier. The move showed up the wake of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky being charged the other day with 40 counts of sexual abuse of youngsters. Paterno remains belittled for neglecting to make contact with government physiques when he was told about possible misconduct by Sandusky nine in the past. "How will you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass just like a hawkeye fan I have thought it was in poor taste," Kutcher tweeted Wednesday evening to his 8.3 million Twitter fans. This content instantly trigger a barrage of responses from people admonishing him and calling him names including "idiot" and "ignorant." "Today's lesson? @aplusk Think (get particulars) prior to deciding to tweet! #yikes," written Laurie Good. Added Nate Burns: "F--- you. He hidden child rape you sick, geriatric f---." STORY: Charlie Sheen Disses 'Two . 5 Males' Reasons Show's Lowering Ratings And Tommie Sunshine written: "With 8 million fans, you might like to book your thinking before you decide to be familiar with whole story." Nevertheless it seems Kutcher -- who runs the Demi & Ashton Foundation with wife Demi Moore, which actively works to fight child sex slavery -- wasn't alert to the particulars. Kutcher needed lower the first tweet about 30 minutes later after which it tweeted: "Heard Joe was fired, fully recant previous tweet! Didn't have full story. #admitwhenYoumakemistakes" That was then two more mea culpas: "It becomes an insane story, I merely heard paterno was fired, acquiring the comfort in the story now... Wow" and "Becoming an advocate in eliminating against child sexual exploitation, I really could Not more remorseful for individuals mixed up in Penn St. situation." Meanwhile, a few of the insulting messages were retweeted by Kutcher, who apparently went of his approach to say he'd fail with the help of comments including "correct thatInch and "agreed." STORY:'New Year's Eve' Poster: , Jum Michele plus much more Play 'Hollywood Squares' To individuals who referred to as him an idiot, Kutcher written, "I'mInch and "Honestly just had half particulars guy my bad" and "U r right, I would like 2b more responsible 4 my voice." Which he responded "ignorant indeed" for the tweeter who referred to as him just that. The mea culpa comes just two several days after his Sept. 11 tweet got him in serious trouble. "This certainly the best day of year!In . he written in those days. "Hello football my old friend. Let's us mingle for an additional 5 several days. TY #Nfl TY #Jesus." But he quickly backpedaled, adding: "I obtained mad respect for anybody that familiar with 9/11. Please don't twist my enthusiasm. /Hindsight...Yeah, that was probably a poorly phrased tweet." PHOTOS: Hollywood Solutions 'Where That You on Sept. 11?' Too as with This summer time, he involved with a war of words while using Village Voice following a paper went an account critical of his and Moore's anti-sex-slavery efforts. He then tweeted the publication's entrepreneurs suggesting they finish their relationship while using paper. "Hey @disney @dominos, are you aware you are advertising on the website that's who owns and works a digital brothel?" he written. Related Subjects two and a half Males

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Zsa Zsa Gabor In Hospital Following Health Scare

After a number of health scares, Zsa Zsa Gabor is in a healthcare facility.our editor recommendsZsa Zsa Gabor Recuperating After Emergency OperationZsa Zsa Gabor's Husband Announces L.A. Mayoral Candidacy The 94-year-old was rushed by ambulance towards the Taxation UCLA Clinic on Wednesday, November. 9 after her feeding tube came loose, based on the AP. Her husband, Frederic von Anhalt, observed bleeding in her own stomach in which the tube had detached. Gabor continues to be interior and exterior a healthcare facility frequently since 2010. In The month of january, the Hollywood icon was instructed to have her leg amputated. 26 years her junior, von Anhalt lately introduced his candidacy for that La mayoral race. The 68-year-old stated inside a pr release he hopes to create Gabor the "First Lady from the Town of Angels," and can concentrate on lowering taxes and DWP bills in addition to unemployment. Related Subjects Zsa Zsa Gabor

Monday, November 7, 2011

Kim Kardashian Flies to Kris Humphries' Home town

Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian boarded a late-evening flight Saturday to go to Kris Humphries in the Minnesota home town, People reviews. Kardashian, 31, is within town to satisfy together with her soon-to-be-ex-husband, 26, along with the pastor that facilitated their wedding, a resource informs playboy. After Kardashian declared divorce a week ago, Humphries released an argument saying he wanted to try and save the wedding. Kris Humphries: I am devastated that Kim declared divorce "I am devoted to this marriage and everything this covenant signifies. I really like my spouse and am devastated to understand she declared divorce ... I am prepared to do whatever needs doing to really make it work," he told TMZ. Inside a blog publish the next day of filing, Kardashian authored that they simply rushed directly into something too early. "I felt like I had been on the fast ride and could not log off when now we all know I most likely must have,Inch she authored. "I acquired swept up using the hoopla and also the filming from the Television show that after I most likely must have ended my relationship, I did not understand how to and did not wish to dissatisfy many people.Inch

Ralph Fiennes Reveals Backstory on His Name, Finest Performances and Directorial Debut, 'Coriolanus' (Video)

Few actors seem timeless, as if they could have fit into a Golden Age film just as easily as a film of the present day, but one who does is Ralph Fiennes.our editor recommendsDavid Cronenberg and Ralph Fiennes Chosen to Receive a BFI FellowshipFirst Look: 'Coriolanus' Poster Featuring Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler (Exclusive)'Coriolanus' Trailer: Ralph Fiennes Takes Shakespeare to Another Level (Video)Coriolanus: Berlin ReviewWeinsteins to Distribute Ralph Fiennes' 'Coriolanus' (Berlin) Fiennes, who is now 48, has been giving standout performances for 20 years. His memorable roles include a most sadistic Nazi in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993), a conniving contestant in Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994), a romantic cartographer in Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996), a crusading diplomat in Fernando Meirelles'The Constant Gardener (2005), a love-scarred German in Stephen Daldry's The Reader (2008) and the list goes on. These films share little in common except for the fact that they are all intensely serious -- and among the finest of their era. VIDEO: 'Coriolanus' Trailer: Ralph Fiennes Takes Shakespeare to Another Level Though Fiennes has been nominated for an Academy Award twice -- a best supporting actor nod for Schindler's List and a best actor nod for The English Patient -- he has never won, a mistake that must one day be corrected. It is perhaps an even greater testament to his abilities, however, that no fewer than three actresses have received Oscars for their work opposite him: Juliette Binoche for The English Patient, Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardenerand Kate Winslet for The Reader. His involvement in a project simply makes everyone around him better. Now, for the first time, he has made a movie of his own: Coriolanus, a reimagining of William Shakespeare's 17th century play of the same title that chronicles the life of a Roman war hero whose pride leads to his demise. This version is set in the present, features present-day dress and incorporates modern technology, but largely retains the Bard's inimitable dialogue and emotional urgency and power. Suffice it to say Fiennes didn't dive into the shallow end of the pool. EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: 'Coriolanus' Poster Featuring Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler The film -- which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February, then went away until the Toronto International Film Festival in September and then went away again until the Weinstein Co. began screening it again in recent days -- will be released in theaters Jan. 13. In the meantime, though, it has received an Oscar-qualifying run, and Fiennes is making the rounds talking about it, with the hope that it does well enough that he may have an opportunity to direct again. I was honored to have the chance to speak with him about his life and work Wednesday in NY. Coriolanus Ralph Fiennes

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Hell on Wheels

'Hell on Wheels'Filmed in Alberta by Entertainment One, Nomadic Pictures and Endemol USA. Executive producers, Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton, John Shiban, Jeremy Gold, David Von Ancken co-executive producer, Paul Kurta producers, Chad Oakes, Mike Frislev director, Von Ancken authors, Gayton, Gayton.Cullen Bohannon - Anson Mount Elam Ferguson - Common Thomas "Doc" Durant - Colm Meaney Lily Bell - Dominique McElligott Sean McGinnes - Ben Esler Mickey McGinnes - Philip Burke Frederick Black Moon - Eddie Warrior spears Reverend Nathaniel Cole - Tom NoonanGiven AMC's alluring history -- and ahead-of-the-curve horror take with "The Walking Dead" -- there's doubtless considerable curiosity about if the network can trigger an identical Western revival. An encouraging concept, "Hell on Wheels" -- concerning the launch from the transcontinental railroad, named for that moving encampment that surrounds its innovative -- will stimulate inevitable evaluations to "Deadwood," both because of its tone and subject material. The internet result, however, is just fitfully compelling, as well as for a set about trains periodically expires of narrative steam within the later legs from the five episodes previewed. Like "Deadwood," the camping is really a veritable cauldron of sin and debauchery -- filled with whores, an imperious leader along with a racial/ethnic melting pot, all constantly in a low simmer because of open wounds left through the just-came to the conclusion Civil War. Driving the railroad forward is Thomas "Doc" Durant (Colm Meaney), who revels in the high-stakes project -- presently located in Iowa -- being "subsidized through the enormous teat of the us government.Inch His bombast is probably the show's least appetizing elements, and also to quote another old Southerner, I recall Al Swearengen, and boy, you ain't no Al Swearengen. In to the camping, meanwhile, comes Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount), a gun-slinging former Confederate soldier on the ongoing mission of revenge, getting lost his wife throughout the war. Bohannon can come to experience a far more permanent role within the camp's existence, striking up an uneasy relationship with Elam (the rapper-actor Common), who, like most of the freed shades of black swinging a pickax, does not see much gain from his plantation days -- and does not welcome still being purchased around by whitened overseers. Produced by siblings Joe and Tony Gayton, "Hell on Wheels" provides an unflinching glimpse at what's undeniably an amazing period, using rarely-heard racial epithets in addition to bloodshed and violence, including a few stomach-churning moments of anesthetic-free surgery. You will find additionally a couple of wonderfully colorful supporting gamers, like Ted Levine because the camping foreman along with a railroad enforcer referred to as Swede (Christopher Heyerdahl). In a lot of ways, though, the show got its lead from Bohannon and Elam -- two figures who're harsh and joyless -- lower to the cleaned-out earth-tones look. (Shot in Alberta, the imagery is convincing enough.) Possibly foremost, a lot of key components -- the angry Confederate, the freed slave, the striving Irish immigrants, the Native-American introduced to Christ, etc. -- appear culled from old Westerns. You will find a later scene plucked from "A Guy Known as Equine," which anybody who first viewed it will cringingly remember. As the diverse mixture of figures perform towards the program's edge on the lengthy haul, jumping back and forth included in this produces a diluted, herky-jerky ride in early going. In a single respect, "Walking Dead's" large rankings seems to grease the tracks with this new hour, except the zombie show skews toward a more youthful audience, as the profile for Westerns is typically older. Because the p facto lead, Mount tersely provides lots of tough-guy dialogue, wearily explaining his actions throughout the war by saying, "Used to do the very best I possibly could inside a bad time." Substitute "within an OK show," plus you've got an excellent guide towards the way "Hell on Wheels" chugs from the station.Camera, Marvin Hurry production designer, John Blackie editors, Todd Desrosiers, Kevin Krasny music, Kevin Kiner casting, Cami Patton, Jennifer Lare. 60 MIN.With: Ted Levine, Christopher Heyerdahl. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Ryan Seacrest to produce Film Creating Debut with Reese Witherspoon (Exclusive)

Typically the most popular guy in Hollywood got somewhat more busy.our editor recommendsRyan Seacrest Is not Any. 1 on THR's Reality Energy ListFirst 'American Idol' Season 11 Promo Airs Throughout World Series (Video)Reese Witherspoon Will receive a Star round the Hollywood Walk of Fame Ryan Seacrest is creating his first film, a romantic comedy with co-producer Reese Witherspoon. The still untitled film project, that is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Witherspoon's Type A Productions in colaboration with Universal, will probably be put together by Grey's Anatomy scribe Krista Vernoff. PHOTOS: Ryan Seacrest's eclectic career Seacrest was already a substantial producer for Universal parent's television division, he produces E!'s Kardashian franchise and may serve as host and controlling editor of E! News. PHOTOS: Hollywood Honors Ryan Seacrest at LA's Promise Gala The The The American Idol Show Show host and radio star noted his have to mind towards the film world together with the scripted TV world when profiled with the Hollywood Reporter in April. The 2nd increased to become real possibility when he offered just a little-screen adaptation in the Nanny Journals with Harvey Weinstein into development at ABC in August. Seacrest, Witherspoon and Vernoff are repped by CAA. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects Ryan Seacrest Reality TV The The American Idol Show Show Reese Witherspoon

Ana Gasteyer Upped to Series Regular on Suburgatory

Ana Gasteyer Suburgatory's Ana Gasteyer is becoming a series regular on the ABC sitcom, Entertainment Weekly reports.Gasteyer plays Sheila Shay, the on-again-off-again PTA president and über-controlling mother of Lisa (Allie Grant), and neighbor to George (Jeremy Sisto) and Tessa (Jane Levy). Gasteyer describes her character as a "well-intended nightmare."Name that tune: This fall's new TV theme songsAfter receiving the news about her promotion, Gasteyer said, "I screamed and jumped for joy and then went right to the table read."Known for her stint on Saturday Night Live, Gasteyer memorably appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm this year.Suburgatory - recently picked up for a full season - airs Wednesdays at 8:30/7:30c on ABC.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Ardor in the Court: Behind the Scenes with The Good Wife's Hot Couple

You might say a love affair that kicks into high gear with a steamy embrace in an elevator is predestined to have its share of ups and downs. And sure enough, as external pressures start to close in on The Good Wife's Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) and Will Gardner (Josh Charles), their clandestine courtship is in for a very bumpy ride. After two seasons of anticipation, Willicia supporters - as opposed to those who continue rooting for a reunion of Alicia and her estranged philandering politician hubby Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) - are finally being rewarded for their patience with a passionate payoff each week. The once dutiful spouse at the center of the drama has been transformed into a woman who giggles(!) and says yes to lunchtime lust with her fellow lawyer - but there's still plenty working against the fledgling couple. "What we like so very much about Will and Alicia is that there are so many reasons for the two of them not to be together, yet emotionally, it feels so right," says executive producer Michelle King, who along with husband Robert is responsible for the sophisticated CBS drama that earned nine Emmy nominations this year - along with a best-actress win for Margulies. Among those reasons? First and foremost, Will is Alicia's boss at Lockhart & Gardner - and as far as the public knows, she's still living under the same roof as the powerful, newly reelected Cook County State's Attorney. "We want to explore the ramifications of sleeping with someone you work with - especially if that person is your supervisor," says Robert King. "On this show, that impacts the equilibrium of everybody around them. It doesn't just have a private component; it also has a political one." In other words: Cue the covert investigations, machinations, manipulations and confrontations that have become The Good Wife's hallmarks. "Will and Alicia's relationship really works - when they're in their own little bubble," says Margulies with a laugh. That bubble is showing signs of bursting - thanks in no small part to the recent discovery of their romance by no-nonsense firm partner Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski). "Diane is in a state of extreme uneasiness about what is going on," says Baranski. "She is going to have to act decisively, and that could have a huge impact on personal relationships." From Diane's standpoint, Alicia is becoming a liability - and frankly, she's got a point. As a direct result of Alicia kicking Peter to the curb, Lockhart & Gardner - currently under investigation by the now-squeaky-clean S.A.'s office - is more vulnerable than ever. Peter has long harbored suspicions about Alicia's feelings for her former flame, and the ongoing RICO (racketeering) case involving Will's gambling past gives him plenty to sink his teeth into. While the would-be future governor can chalk up the crusade to the pursuit of justice, "Peter is still human, and there's a slight sense he's manipulating things to make it harder for Lockhart & Gardner," says Robert King. "People who are trying to be ethical sometimes get what they want done anyway." Will made his suspicions about Peter's possible ulterior motives clear in the November 6 episode, during a loaded confrontation that hinted at the clash that may be to come. "It was a great mano a mano scene," says Charles. "What was so interesting is that Will assumed that Peter knows about the affair, but he really doesn't." Make that yet: With Peter's meddling mother, Jackie (Mary Beth Peil), snooping around Alicia's apartment, that could quickly change. As the task of keeping their status on the DL becomes more difficult by the moment - and the consequences keep piling up - in the November 13 episode, Will and Alicia will be forced to broach the big question: Is it all worth it? And, perhaps more important, if the answer is yes, do they even have what it takes to make it? "When the relationship was not possible, it was very easy for them to think, 'Alicia's the one,' or 'Will could be the one,'" says Michelle King. "Now, they're faced with a moment of truth: 'We could theoretically make this our future.'" For established eligible bachelor Will, going the distance would require overcoming some serious Peter Pan tendencies. "Will is trying to figure out whether he can make room for commitment in his life," explains Robert King. Alicia is in no rush to play house again either, he says: "She is in the adolescence of a new relationship." Then there's the matter of her teenage children, Zach (Graham Phillips) and Grace (Makenzie Vega), who up until this point have been kept in the dark about their mom's extracurricular activities. "The second Will gets into the kids' world, this relationship becomes dangerous to her," says Margulies. (They got a small taste of that already, when a nervous Will ran into Zach at the office.) "When we open that door, all hell will break loose." For more on The Good Wife, pick up this week's issue of TV Guide Magazine, on newsstands Thursday, November 3! Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Friday, October 28, 2011

Arnold Schwarzenegger Attached to Star in 'Black Sands'

When it comes to action films that sound like direct-to-video ventures, Arnold Schwarzenegger has the genre covered. The former Governator -- currently filming the pulpy last-man-standing drama 'The Last Stand' -- is apparently attached to star in 'Black Sands,' according to a new report from Deadline. Scott Waugh and Mike McCoy will direct the film from a script by Skip Woods, who wrote 'A Good Day to Die Hard.' If this comes together, Schwarzenegger "will play a loner who wages war against a ruthless weapons manufacturer and his private army in the Southwest." Of course he will. QED is financing the film, with the hopes that production can commence on April 1, 2012. If QED sounds familiar, that's because you might remember how Bill Block's film company was also behind 'Cry Macho,' the other genre-y action flick that Schwarzenegger was going to star in as part of his film comeback. That film has been tabled for now. 'The Last Stand' is due in theaters in 2013. You can catch Schwarzenegger in 'The Expendables 2' next summer. [via Deadline] [Photo: QUEEN INTERNATIONAL/bauergriffin] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Top Chef: Just Desserts' Chris: It Was Vital that i can Fit Everything In Myself

Top Chef Just Desserts: Chris Chris Hanmer can summarize his Top Chef: Just Desserts win in a single word: unbelievable. "It feels unbelievable to simply not need to bite your tongue and hold it in a longer," he informs TVGuide.com. "I'm able to finally discuss it! It is simply unbelievable." Hanmer, who is the owner of The College of Pastry Design, triumphed over Matthew Petersen and Sally Camacho, the second who depended on sous chef Orlando to create her showpiece - a place Hanmer drove home at Judge's Table. Does he believe that put him within the edge? Discover. Plus: Observe how his daughter does. Top Chef: Just Desserts' Matthew: I felt such as the odd guy outCongratulations! Have you think you would win or could it have been too near to tell?Chris: It had been so close. Matt, Sally and that i had become so close. We'd been duking it within the last handful of challenges and thus walking out, we actually think it is anybody's game. I figured everyone did their finest and set their finest feet forward, and so i think i was all really, really happy with what we should released. The editing managed to get appear enjoy it was between you and also Sally.Chris: It was closer between the 3 people. After watching the show, you receive a better perspective of the items everyone else did, but at that time, you are mind lower, working so rapidly you don't fully realize what everyone else does. I simply understood the talent degree of everyone else. They provide you with such positive and negative that people go out going, "OK, how are things to visit?InchWhat is your opinion could it have been regarding your showpiece and desserts that place you outrageous?Bob: I truly set to perform a whole concept and design and type of outthink everyone else. The general vision was which i wanted the idol judges to determine which i considered the entire picture, so as soon as you checked out my showpiece towards the moment you checked out my plated dessert, there is a continuing them of look and design which i integrated into everything. Ultimately might the taste were things i think set me apart.Have you believe that fallen brioche from the showpiece would hurt you?Chris: [Laughs] I believe there is a lot technical strength within the showpiece and like I stated on the program, I'd never attempted sticking bread to some showpiece before. I do not think it required away everything from the aesthetic, but yeah, it made my heart jump a bit because who knows what's the determining factor for that idol judges.Top Chef: Just Desserts' Orlando: I apologize basically came off because the villainDid explore notice it until Johnny pointed it?Bob: It type of happened once they were approaching, therefore it would have been awkward and managed to get much more apparent to type of achieve out and go, "Oh, yeah, there is nothing to determine here." It happened plus they first viewed it, so to hide it, what is the point? All of them understood. My best explanation was which i had never attempted it before and that i was attempting to push the limit, however it does not take from the aesthetic. ... Chocolate will release from the smooth surface and the foot of the brioche was a little bit smooth so that as chocolate cools, it simply responds just a little in a different way. It needed to wallow in it for a significant very long time. Only the service alone was over an hour or so and there is setup time before that.You stored saying you've made your showpiece, whereas Sally depended on Orlando. Do you consider you telling the idol judges that assisted won by you?Chris: I believe that which makes it myself was something which I set to do. Amanda and Rebecca assisted me out greatly, however i have taken part before at different levels and it was vital that i can fit everything in myself. When Gail stated the task ended up being to perhaps you have push all your abilities, for me personally, I desired to possess my hands in everything. No matter who wound up helping me Body would be a random draw and something you have to choose - it had been transpire to create around I possibly could on my own and delegate all of them with stuff that would assist me to save your time. But yeah, I believe which was an issue within the judges' decision, absolutely.Some fans think you had been tossing her under bus by repeating it a lot. Was that intended or had you been just mentioning the details?Chris: I do not think mentioning something is tossing somebody underneath the bus. She was completely within her right and capability to use him, and Matthew and that i both used our sous chefs to the very best of their capabilities too. I'm able to only really condition the apparent of the items happened. The idol judges aren't in the kitchen area the entire time. When it is decreasing to such minor things, it had not been a lot about Sally, it had been much more about, "Hey, this is exactly what Used to do.Inch I truly can't speak for the components that Sally did aside from, "I made my very own showpiece. I made my very own bonbon. Used to do my work." To ensure that really was the purpose. VIDEO: Are Simply Desserts' Gail Simmons and Johnny Iuzzini up for any Top Chef crossover?Should you have had become Orlando, can you used him a lot?Bob: I do not think so. What Orlando would have assisted me with only agreed to be accelerate my very own showpiece, in the event that is sensible. I still would have done everything, however i would have felt much more comfortable doing a bit more elaborate showpiece which was still all my components, in the event that seem sensible. He's more good at tempering chocolate and all sorts of that, so he could've saved me everything amount of time in tempering and that i could've eliminate all of the shapes.Had you been tight on time like Sally and Matt were in the finish?Chris: No. I was running the entire time. I believe the only real factor additional time would have permitted was me putting more things around the plate. It wasn't that large of the problem in my experience. Everything went the way in which I needed it to. Time was short, however i wasn't from the clock that badly.What exactly are you going related to the cash?Bob: [Laughs] I began my company under 2 yrs ago, which means this brings some stability. Who knows what is going to happen. Getting money staying with you is actually going to maintain my loved ones later on. Also, getting a daughter having a hereditary heart defect which has been fixed, you will find there's large amount of expenses connected with this, so we are likely to make use of the money to consider proper care of that too.How is your daughter doing?Chris: She's doing fine. She'd open-heart surgery three several weeks ago at 3 several weeks old. The surgery would be a tremendous success. The surgeon and her cardiologist state that she will not must have another surgery, the industry tremendous blessing for moms and dads with kids with hereditary heart defects.What's next for you personally?Bob: Well, it's twofold. The first is to carry on to construct my company and also the second the first is I actually want to engage in getting more awareness to hereditary heart defect. It's tough to be considered a parent along with a first-time parent and also to have this happen since your world will get rocked pretty hard. I actually want to bring awareness to oldsters that through this chance, we are able to really get together and help one another out. I have had some tremendous outpouring of support from parents whose children have experienced 3 or 4 surgical procedures before they are three years old. I actually want to make use of this bring some hope plus some light.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Tony Romo, Wife Expecting Their First Child

Tony Romo Tony Romo and wife Candice Crawford expect their first child, the Nfl star introduced Tuesday. While turning up inside a local secondary school in Texas, students asked for Romo if he'd any kids that belongs to them. "No, I've not any kids," he responded, adding, "I've really got one along the way. My wife's pregnant." Tony Romo and Candice Crawford got married in Dallas Crawford, the greater youthful sister of Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, and Romo got married in May after dating for virtually yearly . 5. Romo was formerly connected with Jessica Simpson. Have a look at Romo's large announcement below, proper proper care of Fox News: Tony and Candice Romo are Pregnant: MyFoxDFW.com

'Star Trek 2' Is Unimaginable Without J.J. Abrams, Says Zachary Quinto

The stars of "Star Trek 2" are very excited that J.J. Abrams is returning to the director's chair for the sequel. MTV News caught up with Zachary Quinto and Anton Yelchin recently while they were promoting their upcoming films "Margin Call" and "Like Crazy," and the two expressed nothing but enthusiasm about the news that Abrams will be helming the follow up to 2009's hit "Star Trek." "I think it would be unimaginable to make that film without J.J., so to know that he's going to be at the helm again and sort of manning the ship so to speak is pretty amazing," Yelchin said. "We all have such tremendous respect for him and he's such a brilliant human being that it gives you great confidence in going in to make this again." Quinto echoed the same sentiments, saying that he "would never have imagined" that Abrams wouldn't have come back for the sequel. Since Abrams has many film, television and book properties up in the air, it took about two years for him to confirm his involvement for "Star Trek 2," and Quinto said he's glad that "there's no doubt about that." Even though Abrams is on board, there is still a lot of work to be done before the film goes in front of the camera. Neither Quinto nor Yelchin have seen the movie's script yet, but they're both excited to start preparing for their parts. Quinto will reprise his role as Spock, while Yelchin will return to Chekov. For Quinto, that starts at putting his Vulcan ears back on. "I think figuring out the point at which we reenter the story will be informative and define a lot about how I prepare for it. There's a transformation that takes place as we get ready to start. And actually the physical part of it is pretty significant," he explained. Yelchin said his preparations will begin with rewatching the original series and looking back at the notes he took for their original film. But he'll also have to go back and watch that film to keep the continuity between his character, which is something that he described as "kind of weird." "It's going to be really important to basically to pick up all the work right where I left off which is interesting because I've never done that before," Yelchin said. "I've never had to reprise a character which will be interesting." Are you glad that Abrams is directing "Star Trek 2"? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Stars and Audio books

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'Paranormal Activity 3' Hits Theaters, Unveils New Clip

The third installment in the "Paranormal Activity" franchise creeps into theaters this weekend. To get you ready for supernatural chills, there's a sixth viral clip that's been released. "Catfish" directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman direct the film that finds a young Katie (from the first and second films), and her sister Kristi battling evil. The newest clip shows more found footage, set at night in the bedroom. Paramount has stuck with their grassroots, viral marketing campaign for the film since Oren Peli's 2007 movie. Mysterious VHS tapes simply labeled with the date, 1988 were passed around to various websites, revealing similar found footage. See what terror this one contains by clicking right here. Hit the break for more Horror Bites! "The Frozen Ground" Gets Their Girl It's been too long since we've had news about the Nicolas Cage serial killer movie, "The Frozen Ground." We miss your hair, Nic! "Crazy Eyes" Cage plays an Alaskan state trooper tracking a murderer named Hansen. (It's bad that all we can think about is "MMMBop", right?) "Big Love's" Katherine LaNasa has just been cast as Hansen's (John Cusack) wife in the film. She's one of the few women that the notorious psychopath hasn't abducted and hunted like game in the wilderness. Lucky! Sorry, "The Culling" Has Nothing to do with The Cullens Currently shooting in New Orleans, "The Culling" finds five friends in one of the most typical but never tiring horror scenarios ever. The college buddies plan on spending a fun-filled weekend together out of town, but their itinerary changes when something evil gets in the way. After finding an abandoned 7-year-old girl at an empty caf, the pals drive her home, but they don't know that a nightmare awaits them at the house when they arrive to stay for the night. The folks behind "Machine Gun Preacher" and "Black Swan" are producing this one, which means it might not suck. Jeremy Sumpter, Bret Davern, Elizabeth DiPrinzio, Chris Coy, Lindsey Godfrey, Virginia Williams, Jonathan Schaech and Harley Graham are starring in the indie horror-thriller. "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" Rides On Nic Cage makes another Horror Bites appearance this week. The Spike TV Scream Awards premiered a clip from the upcoming "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance." Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's new movie stars Cage as the hell-on-wheels biker Johnny Blaze (AKA Ghost Rider), and he's not looking too happy in this clip. Ghost Rider's sequestered himself in Eastern Europe trying to repress his curse, but he's recruited to battle the devil who wants to possess a boy's body. The preview looks better than the 2007 film, so perhaps there's hope for this one. See it all go down on February 17 next year. Zombie God George Romero Performs "The Zombie Autopsies" Legendary "Night of the Living Dead" director George A. Romero may be taunting us with fleshmunchers once more in a new film. A pal of the director's wrote a novel called "The Zombie Autopsies," which surrounds an "isolated group of people doing autopsies on zombies during the zombie apocalypse and trying to figure out what the hell caused this. They come upon [a] discovery." Romero's new movie promises to be bloody good. "I want it to be perfectly accurate, almost shockingly so," he told io9. "Piranha 3DD" Trailer is Ridiculous Fun Also at the Scream Awards this week, the trailer for "Piranha 3DD" made an appearance, and it does not disappoint. So far the film lives up to its name, as you can see from the multiple teeny bikinis in the clip. David Hasselhoff. Ving Rhames, Christopher Lloyd, Danielle Panabaker and more also star in the fish flick that centers on angry piranha that take over a water park a mecca for bare flesh. Tell us what you think of this week's Horror Bites in the comments and on Twitter!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Global Animals preps King Kong tuner

"King Kong -- Survive Stage" will bow in Melbourne in 2013.SYDNEY -- Global Animals, they behind the effective live adaptation from the BBC's "Walking with Dinosaurs" docu, has introduced its King Kong theater musical will bow in Melbourne in 2013."King Kong -- Survive Stage" will have a score by composer Marius p Vries ("Romeo + Juliet"), in addition to identifiable standards in the nineteen thirties.The musical has brought the jerk through the estate of original "King Kong" helmer Merian C. Cooper, though Global Creature producer Carmen Pavlovic states after much research they didn't need permission."A brief history from the privileges of 'King Kong' includes a checkered past and a lot of court cases, so dealing with the foot of who is the owner of what from Universal, RKO and also the Cooper estate was a little of the journey for all of us,Inch Pavlovic stated. "We required about 12 several weeks sorting everything out and, ultimately, oddly enough, the 1932 novel is incorporated in the public domain."But she stated she was keen to find the stamp of approval in the Coopers."We contacted the Cooper estate because no matter the privileges we wanted their blessing," she stated.Utilizing their abilities learned in "Dinosaurs" the worldwide Animals team is pushing the limitations of their animatronic figures as Kong will need to interact, show emotion and also to "beat his chest without placing a hole inside it,Inch and Pavlovic is wishing that the effective run in Lower Under's Regent Theater in Melbourne will convince traders to accept show to Broadway."That's our hope, and our intention, because NY may be the literal and spiritual home of King Kong," she stated. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

GOP Presidential Debate: What Hollywood Is Saying

The Republican presidential candidates met up again for another debate Tuesday night.our editor recommends Jackie Mason Says Michele Bachmann Should Drop Her Presidential Election Bid'Family Guy's' Seth MacFarlane Reveals Ideal GOP Presidential Ticket for 'Wall-to-Wall Comedy' (Video)Campaign 2012: Hubbard Broadcasting Chief Endorses Michele Bachmann's Presidential Campaign (Report)Hulk Hogan Turns on President Obama on Fox News, Dismisses '9-9-9' Plan Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessmanHerman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum held forth on issues including jobs, freedom of religion, undocumented workers, securing the border, home foreclosures and nuclear waste at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. PHOTOS: Best Presidents in Film and Television The event, which aired on CNN and was moderated by Anderson Cooper, came a week after the New Hampshire debate. Several people in Hollywood hit Twitter to react to the candidates' comments in real time with a series of tweets, including Kathy Griffin. "Wow watching @CNN @AndersonCooper host GOP debate," she wrote. "Romney/Perry girl fight reminding me of a Bad Girls Club spring break." She also responded to a comment from one of her followers: "I know! Awkward. I'm waiting 4 Perry 2 say 'jive turkey' RT @thr33jimmy: @ Rick Perry just called H Cain "brother "..WTF??" PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians Actress Ellen Barkin was even more vocal in her tweets, which included: -- "OMG...is this really f---in real??? It's like the beginning of a UFC fight!!! F--- those jokers...ima get a drink or 17 -- "In this corner are 7 giant, gaping a--holes. Oh wait, a--holes have no corners. -- "I feel like I'm in the f---in Roman Colosseum." -- "These food analogies are killing me. Hurry. Get these jokers on Top Chef now!" -- "They r not equipped 2 talk about healthcare.They r not HEALTHY...&they certainly don't CARE. They should call it SICKF---or F----THE-SICK." -- "This is not a debate, if Coop is the moderator,whose the ref? -- "When are they bringing in the gladiators and lions and s---...it's Vegas baby!!!" -- "Why the f--- is any non Ayrian in that f---in room? Please, someone's god, answer me. Herman???" STORY: Disappointed Hollywood Giving Obama Cold Shoulder Brothers Justin and Eric Stangel, who serve as head writers/executive producers on CBS' Late Show With David Letterman, also were critical of the candidates. Justin Stangel quipped: -- "#GOPdebate is in Vegas. Later tonite Michele Bachmann's husband wants to try and 'cure' Thunder From Down Under." -- "Fun Fact: Newt forgot about the debate. He happened to be in Vegas for the whores" -- "I think there's a pretty good chance Anderson Cooper will lose it & call Michele Bachmann a moron" -- "Perry looks like he's going to punch out Romney" -- "I'm all for erecting an electrified wall around Michele Bachmann. Who's with me?" EXCLUSIVE: President Obama Sets Two Hollywood Fundraisers Meanwhile, Eric Stangel chimed in: -- "Vegas #GOPdebate Fact: Michelle Bachmann borrowed her outfit from the Carol Channing impersonator at Legends In Concert" -- "At Vegas #GOPdebate mass confusion as handlers tranquilize Anderson Cooper thinking he was Siegfried & Roy's white tiger" -- "Rick Santorum always looks like he desperately needs a bathroom..." -- "#GOPdebate in Vegas. What's the over/under on number of buffets Newt hit today? I'll say 6" VIDEO: Republican Presidential Debate: Audience Boos Gay Soldier, Sparking Controversy Online Comedian Patton Oswalt also live-tweeted the debate: -- "Glad Bachmann could take a night off of captaining the Battleship Yamamato." -- Bachmann's eyes are outshining her crazy gold buttons." -- "And now Herman Cain, the competent, over-qualified black guy the GOP will never nominate!" -- "I hope the candidates at least get their rooms comped." -- "I hear the words "by jingo!" in my head every time Ron Paul finishes a statement." -- "Who left the papaya with Gingrich's face on it in the Nevada sun all day?" -- "Perry looks like the 'respectable businessman'/secret drug kingpin that Eddie Murphy was always taking down in 80's movies." STORY: CNN Tops Cable News Competition With Republican Debate Comedian-actress Aisha Tyler also made a slew of quips about the candidates: -- "Little Santorum has his claws out. There is so much cat fighting in this debate they should call it Real Housewives of Las Vegas. #meowr" -- "How pissed is Anderson Cooper that Newt Gingrich has the same hairstyle?" -- "If Bachmann doesn't get the nom she can always audition for Julie the Social Director on the remake of The Love Boat." -- "Ron Paul thinks USA has 'too much health care.' Also far too many jobs. Let's raise unemp. to 30% & send the lame limping in the streets." -- "Perry: Romney had illegals working on your property for years. Romney: at least my property wasn't called 'wetback-head.'" -- "Cain would secure the border and keep illegals away by singing each night through a bullhorn into the Mexican night." -- "All Michele Bachman can think about is the martini & two Xanax Marcus is going to give her when this is all over. Sweet darkness, free me." -- "My favorite part of any debate is when one guy is getting his ass handed to him but smiles through the entire excoriation. #romneyvperry" -- "Captain Bachmann would like everyone to stow their tray tables and bring their seats to an upright and locked position." -- "Santorum: blah blabbity well-researched blah! Perry: um, I'd retort if I wasn't drinkin' bourbon & shooting moose 20 mins afore this debate!" -- "Ah, sweet, sweet commercials. Will lie down for three minutes of blessed silence in the darkness. And do a shot." Related Topics Aisha Tyler Ellen Barkin Kathy Griffin Patton Oswalt CNN Anderson Cooper Politics Michele Bachmann Newt Gingrich

Monday, October 17, 2011

Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald Marry

Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald tied the knot Sunday, Us Weekly reviews. The Twilight actress, 23, as well as the The The American Idol Show Show Season 10 finalist, 27, were married before 100 site visitors in Malibu, Calif. "We're able to 't be more comfortable!Inch the wedding couple told Us. "[I had been ornamented by us and pals. We're so glad this time originates!Inch Watch McDonald gush to TVGuide.com about Reed Reed and McDonald got involved with June after dating for just two several days. They first met within the film premiere for Red-colored-colored Riding Hood (a conference taken with the Idol cameras). Reed, commonly known as for co-writing the 2003 indie film 13, next appears in Twilight: Breaking Beginning Part 1.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Oscar Isaac To Star For Coen Siblings

In Inside Llewyn DavisWe still know hardly any concerning the Coen Brothers' next project. What's been revealed though, is the fact that Oscar Isaac has nabbed charge within the enigmatic Inside Llewyn Davis.What contributing role really may be remains to appear. We may surmise in the title that Isaac is going to be playing Llewyn Davis, but at this time, we do not know who Llewyn Davis is, and frankly, we wouldn't wish to commit ourselves anyway. This is actually the Coens we are speaking about.What's emerged so far would be that the film is one thing related to the Greenwich Village folk scene from the sixties, and it is in some manner loosely based on "mayor of McDougal Street" Dork Van Ronk, who had been a coffee-shop mentor to music artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. Joel Coen has stated you will see lots of music within the film, "virtually all perfrormed live, on one instrument."Is Llewyn Davis a fictionalised Van Ronk, or perhaps a made-up folkster hipster who'll encounter real figures in the film's some time and atmosphere, a little like Woodsy Allen's Sweet and Lowdown?We simply have no idea, but it is certainly great news for Isaac, who's getting rather a great year, with Drive and also the Bourne Legacy (additionally, there are been Madonna's W. E. but let us not visit).Healso got title-checked lately by Paddy Considine as you to look at.Within Llewyn Davis is created by Scott Rudin and part-funded by Studio Canal, and shooting begins in NY early the coming year.

Die Hard 5 named A Great Day To Die Hard

We are still awaiting confirmation that Bond 23 is going to be known as Skyfall, but we are able to now reveal the state title for Die Hard 5: A Great Day To Die Hard.Tom Rothman, Ceo at Fox Shot Entertainment, made the announcement on American TV.Rothman did not hold on there, though. Younger crowd says the storyline will feature John McClane, Junior. and it is officer McClane's visit to Moscow to spring his boy from jail that begins another combat terrorists.Appears Mary Elizabeth Winstead's brother or sister Lucy McClane will not be coming back, using the actress lately saying she does not be prepared to come in Die Hard 5 as John's daughter.Shooting starts in The month of january 2012 using the role of John McClane Junior. to become cast until then.Begin making your excuses now boys - A Great Day To Die Hard is going to be launched on Valentine's, 14 Feb 2013.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Patty Jenkins Will Direct 'Thor 2'

Score one for that women. Carrying out a slew of gossips, Deadline has finally confirmed that Patty Jenkins will direct 'Thor 2.' Jenkins is better noted for her focus on 'Monster,' the 2003 movie starring Charlize Theron, who continued to win an Oscar on her role as serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Jenkins may appear just like a strange choice -- and not simply since most super hero films are directed by males: 'Monster' is not exactly super hero fodder clearly, but Marvel has been doing unorthodox before. In the end, the very first 'Thor,' which made almost $500 million worldwide, was directed by Kenneth Branagh -- most widely known for his Shakespeare work. Still, fans will in all probability be very curious to be aware what Jenkins is going to do with 'Thor 2,' which hits theaters November., 13, 2013 (moved back in the original This summer 26, 2013 release). [via Deadline] [Photo: Disney] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

'Borgia' beats records on Canal Plus

"Borgia"PARIS -- Tom Fontana's edgy costume drama "Borgia" beat all-time record ratings on Gaul's Canal Plus when the first two episodes bowed in primetime on Monday. Surpassing records previously set by "Desperate Housewives" and Olivier Marchal's "Braquo," the launch of "Borgia" lured more than 1.6 million viewers, 26.7% of the paybox's subscribers, per Canal Plus' spokesperson. The 12-part series, which has completed its run in Italy, also attracted hit ratings on Sky Cinema, making it the pay TV channel's best running TV drama of the year. Benefiting from good word of mouth, the $30 million show became more popular week after week. While 229,000 viewers tuned in for the pilot, 420,000 viewers watched the last episode, nearly 10% of Sky Cinema subscribers. Repped by Jan Mojto's Munich-based Beta Film, "Borgia" has sold in nearly 40 countries and was recently acquired by Netflix for U.S. and Canadian rights. The Renaissance-set show centers on the infamous clan and its cunning, yet charismatic patriarch, Rodrigo Borgia, as he rises to power in the Vatican and becomes Pope Alexander VI. "Borgia" toplines John Doman ("The Wire"), Assumpta Serna ("Matador"), Art Malik ("True Lies") and Udo Kier ("Blade"). Fully-financed in Europe, the costume drama was commissioned by Canal Plus and produced by Gaul's Atlantique Prods., Mojto's EOS Entertainment and Prague's Etic. Show will roll out on Austria's ORF on Wednesday and on Germany's ZDF on Monday. A rival project, Showtime's "The Borgias," which was developed around the same time as Fontana's show, is helmed by Neil Jordan and toplines Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia. A Canada-Hungary-Ireland co-pro, "The Borgias" bowed in April and has been renewed for a second season. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Aaron Sorkin States Jobs Requested Him to create a Pixar Movie

Oscar-champion Aaron Sorkin states he'd a years-lengthy phone friendship with Jobs which throughout their last conversation, Jobs requested him to create a film for Pixar.our editor recommendsAaron Sorkin, 'The Office's' John Krasinski Team for Chateau Marmont Small Writing in Newsweek, Sorkin takes note of the way the lately departed Apple co-founder would call him up to go with him on the good episode of 1 of his multiple TV series (Sorkin produced Free Airline Wing, Sports Evening and Studio 60 around the Sunset Strip) and would also encourage him throughout the occasions his career required a recession. PHOTOS: 10 Memorable Key events from the Apple Co-Founder's Career However it was their final conversation that Sorkin states he takes note of most. Which was when Jobs requested him to create a Pixar movie and Sorkin stated no. "The simple truth is I don't understand how to tell individuals tales," the film writer states he told Jobs. "I've got a youthful kid who loves Pixar movies and she or he'll turn cartwheels basically let her know I am writing one and I'd rather not dissatisfy her by writing the only real bad movie within the good reputation for Pixar." Jobs responded by inviting Sorkin up for any tour from the Pixar facility within the San Francisco Bay Area. The author from the Social Networking, A Couple of Good Males and also the American Leader states he never made the tour. But he states he's still considering that Pixar movie. Jobs died on March. 5 from respiratory system arrest triggered by pancreatic cancer. Related Subjects Aaron Sorkin Jobs Pixar

Thursday, October 6, 2011

CinemaNow adds HD films on Computer systems

Biggest Score digital streaming service CinemaNow has added high-definition movies from Warner Bros. and last century Fox to Computer systems moving Apple Insider technology. 1080p HD game game titles will probably be designed for rental or purchase on personal computers moving second-generation Apple Core processors, which have offered an thought 75 million models. Apple Insider can be a security feature preventing piracy on Computer systems. CinemaNow only offered movies and tv shows in standard definition so far library totaled 15,000 game game titles. HD capacity was revealed within the month of the month of january at Electronic Products Show, when Apple Insider was known to as Sandy Bridge. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The Entire Melissa McCarthy 'Bridesmaids' Sex Tape Features Tasers and Sandwiches

The great quickly at Funny or Die have returned in internet marketing again, this time around using the "Full Melissa McCarthy Sex Tape" in the 'Bridesmaids' Blu-ray. Fresh off her effective 'Saturday Evening Live' hosting stint, McCarthy joins Air Marshall John (her real-existence husband Ben Falcone) within the bed room, because they eat Cheez Wiz, shock one another with tasers, and fight with inflatable pool floaties. Actually, the only real factor they manage to avoid is have sexual intercourse. Through the finish, poor people Air Marshall appears like he's experienced hell. For Melissa? She's all set to go another round. [via Funny or Die] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

TV biz busy in Cannes

BERLIN -- Business ongoing in a brisk pace on day a couple of the Mipcom TV programming market in Cannes Tuesday. Germany's Telepool obtained a slew of sales because of its top game titles, including "The Search for that Amber Room," the most recent installment in the greatly popular adventure TV movie series which includes "The Charlemagne Code" and "The Spear of Future." "The Search for that Amber Room," a Dreamtool production, offered to RAI Cinema for Italia and Telecinco for The country in presales on the very first day from the market, while "The Charlemagne Code" and "The Spear of Future" visited Canadian funnel Historia. Telepool also offered hit RTL action series "Alarm for Cobra 11" to China's Closed-circuit television, and new Indian funnel Large RTL Thrill. "MEK 8," another action series from "Cobra 11" producer Action Concept, in regards to a top-secret elite squad, offered to U.S. web V-Me. France's M6 nabbed "The Golgotha Files," a good archaeologist who finds out the remains of Jesus, much towards the chagrin of the secret Christian order set on keeping the key hidden Telecinco required the 3rd season of medical comedy "Doctor's Diary," while South Korea's KBS and Sweden's SVT acquired the 2-part historic drama "Shades of Happiness." Shine Worldwide, meanwhile, reported more format sales. Shine TV's entertainment series "The Masters of magic" offered to Weit Media in Russia and Spintrex within the Ukraine. The format grew to become the greatest ranked show in Sweden if this bowed on SVT1 March. 1, bringing in 1.two million audiences (a 35% share). The BBC has additionally commissioned a larger second season from the primetime extravaganza. Season two will air reside in the U.K. if this returns in The month of january. The show was already acquired in 50 areas, including nations throughout Asia and europe. In further news: -- Disney acquired new preschool series "Mouk" inside a major multi-territory cope with European producer-distrib Millimages. "Mouk," about two globetrotting pals who explore the planet on the bicycles, will air on Disney Junior channels over the U.K., France, Italia, The country, Portugal, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the center East and Africa. -- Zodiak Privileges, the worldwide division of Zodiak Media Group, signed an worldwide distribution and production cope with Guinness World Records TV. Additionally to disbursing GWR TV's catalogue, including Guinness World Record shows in the U.S., U.K., Italia, China and Australia, Zodiak Privileges works with Zodiak Media Group's network of 45 local production companies and GWR TV to build up new programs and formats using the Guinness World Records content and brand. -- Studio100 Media, a subsidiary of Belgian family entertainment group Studio100, offered numerous re-mastered classic animated series to Swiss broadcaster RTS, including "Maya the Bee," "Vicky the Viking" and "Heidi," that are all obtaining a three dimensional facelift. RTS also acquired the animated "Pippi Longstocking" series. -- Ovation, the U.S. multi-platform network devoted to arts and culture, closed its first certification cope with Sky ARTS. London-based distributor DRG is repping Ovation's original programming library and it has licensed four from the network's special offers along with a six-part series towards the devoted funnel. Shows include "Shaun Koons: Beyond Paradise" "Things Are Art" "Close-Up: Photography enthusiasts at the officeInch "Close-Up: Portraits" and "Art and also the City," that takes audiences on cultural around metropolitan areas all over the world. -- Scandinavian broadcaster Viasat has acquired hit Israeli format "24/7 Love Lab," from Tel Aviv-based Armoza Formats. The show, that will air on Viasat channels in Sweden, Norwegian and Denmark, sees one bachelor, his entourage of three buddies, and 14 single women living together inside a mansion to locate love, or even the next best factor. Contact Erectile dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com

Monday, October 3, 2011

Hank Williams Junior. Backtracks From Obama-Hitler Comparison

Hank Williams Junior. is retreating from comments he earned Monday on Fox News' Fox & Buddies evaluating Leader Obama to Adolf Hitler. The singer released an argument Monday mid-day by which he claims his remarks were "misinterpreted." "Some people have strong opinions and therefore are frequently misinterpreted," he told TMZ. "My example was extreme -- however it was to create a point. I had been simply attempting to explain how stupid it appeared in my experience -- how ridiculous that pairing was." VIDEO: Hank Williams, Junior. Compares Obama to Hitler on Fox News The singer, speaking to hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and John Kilmeade live via satellite from Nashville, experienced a political discussion by which he known as Speaker of the home John Boehner's round of golf with Leader Obama was "among the greatest political mistakes ever." "It's like Hitler the game of golf with [Israeli Pm Benjamin] Netanyahu," he stated. The Fox News anchors appeared taken aback at Williams' comment. Carlson wanted Williams to clarify, saying, "You used the title of probably the most hated people in most the planet to explain, I believe, the leader." "That's true," Williams stated. "However I'm suggesting enjoy it is." In the statement, Williams stated the example wasn't appropriate. "They are polar opposites, also it made no sense," he stated. "They do not see eye-to-eye and not will. I've always respected work from the leader." VIDEO:ESPN Drops Hank Williams Junior. Opening From 'Monday Evening Football' But he made a plea for alternation in Washington. "Each time the media raises the Tea Party, it's colored as racist and extremists -- there is however never a backlash -- no outrage to individuals evaluations," he stated. "Working-class individuals are harming -- also it does not appear like anybody cares. When each side are high-fiving it around the ninth hole when everyone else is with no employment -- it can make a great deal people angry. Something needs to change. The guidelines need to change." After Williams made his comments on Fox & Buddies, ESPN stated it might drop its traditional Monday Evening Footballopening song -- sang by Williams -- for that Indiana-Polk Bay game on Monday. "While Hank Williams Junior. isn't an ESPN worker, we recognize that he's carefully associated with we with the available to Monday Evening Football," the network stated inside a statement. "We're very disappointed together with his comments, and consequently we now have made the decision to drag outdoors from tonight's telecast." Related Subjects Fox News Funnel ESPN Monday Evening Football

Dancer, film exec Rob Remley dies

RemleyRob Remley, a dancer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company who went on to hold several executive positions in the film industry, died of cancer on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles. Remley was most recently senior VP of international marketing and distribution at Warner Bros. Entertainment. Before that post he held a similar one at New Line Cinema, where he worked on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, among many other projects.Born in Georgia, Remley later moved to Germany because his father was in the military. After receiving his B.A. in English literature from UC Berkeley and his M.A. in dance from Ohio State U., Remley was invited to join the prestigious Merce Cunningham Dance Company, for which he performed until 1988. The highlight of his dance career came in 1984, when he performed a piece called "Quartet," which Cunningham choreographed specifically for him. That performance landed Remley on the cover of the NY Times Magazine. The revival of "Quartet" will be the very last piece to be performed before the Cunningham Company disbands at the end of this year.After leaving Cunningham, Remley received an MBA from Columbia U. In his graduation address, the dean of the business school proudly announced that the grads that year "even include a former dancer," a fact that always delighted Remley.In 1991, he relocated with his partner, Emanuel Levy, to the West Coast, where he worked in the international marketing department of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment.Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m., 8155 Willow Glenn Road, Los Angeles.Donations may be made to the RemleyLevy Arts foundation, a nonprofit association devoted to dance and film appreciation among ethnic minorities and young students, c/o Levy, 11 Riverside Drive, Apt. 17PW, NY, NY 10023.Remley is survived by his longtime companion, Levy, a former film critic for Variety. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

TV Ratings: Jets-Ravens Game Powers NBC to Sunday Night Win

Larry French/Getty Images NBC won Sunday for the fourth consecutive week thanks to football. Sunday Night Football's Jets-Ravens game (in which the Ravens won, 34-17) rated a 12.7 in the key 18-49 demo. Total viewers will be available later. Ratings were down 11 percent from last year's week four game (Bears-Giants, 14.2), but up seven percent from 2009's week four game (Chargers-Steelers, 11.9). SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WEEK 4 GAMES: 2011 Jets-Ravens 12.7/20 2010 Bears-Giants 14.2/22 2009 Chargers-Steelers 11.9/19 2008 Eagles-Bears 12.3/20 2007 Eagles-Giants 10.8/17 2006 Seahawks-Bears 11.7/18 Last season, SNF was the No. 1 show for the 18 nights it aired. TOP 10 METERED MARKETS FOR RAVENS-JETS: 1. Baltimore, 38.8/56 2. New Orleans, 18.8/26 3. Las Vegas, 18.3/29 4. Richmond, 18.2/28 5. San Diego, 16.9/29 T6. Washington D.C., 15.9/26 T6. Indianapolis, 15.9/25 T6. Albuquerque, 15.9/23 9. Dayton, 15.8/23 10. Nashville, 15.7/23 11. NY, 15.4/24 CBS came in second place (10.1), followed by ABC (5.2) and Fox (3.7) for Sunday primetime. TV Ratings

Friday, September 30, 2011

Can 'Moneyball' Overcome Baseball's Oscar Slump?

Columbia TriStar This year's Oscar game has barely begun. You are able to say we're still within the top the initial. However the new the new sony's Moneyball has turned up in theaters after its effective premiere within the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival, the play-by-play commentary has began. Is Moneyball, through which Kaira Pitt plays Billy Beane, gm in the Concord Athletics, an honours player? Adapting Michael Lewis' best-selling nonfiction book, director Bennett Burns and screenwriters Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin steer an experienced course using a thicket of baseball lore to dramatize how Beane beat the probabilities and deep-pocketed teams like the NY Yankees through the use of record analysis to identify and wager on underrated players. When sounds dry, it isn't. Pitt enables go of his golden boy image -- Burns's camera zeroes in on every weary line on his face -- becoming an underdog to redefine the means by which the sport is carried out. Attention will probably be paid out. TORONTO REVIEW: Moneyball But what of prospects for your film itself? After catching a pre-opening screening, Honours Daily blogger Sasha Stone tweeted up bad weather: "Is really a major Oscar player In my opinion. First film I've seen that could win," she predicted, though conceding, "Extended strategy to use still." Critic Leonard Maltin wasn't as sure, cautioning, "Moneyball is straightforward to admire, just a little harder to love.In . PHOTOS: 'Moneyball' Premiere in Concord Turning up so at the beginning of the summer season, the film faces hurdles. It'll be judged not only by its critical reception (it's registered a rousing 94 percent approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com so far) but furthermore its commercial success. Its opening weekend of $19.5 million was solid while not as robust as individuals of a year ago's Sorkin talkfest, The Social Media, which bowed with $22.4 million. Plus, just like a fact-based story, it might be selected apart by sports fans because Jonah Hill's statistician can be a heavily fictionalized character and several key A's players are overlooked. EXCLUSIVE: New Study Shows Kaira Pitt's 'Moneyball' Creating Major Buzz Online Nevertheless the finest obstacle Moneyball faces is the fact Hollywood never proven much Oscar passion for the sport. It didn't begin by doing this: The Pride in the Yankees, starring Gary Cooper as NY slugger Lou Gehrig fighting the problem that could be named after him, will be a formidable contender. It acquired 11 noms but lost its 1942 best picture bid for the war-designed Mrs. Miniver. Other biopics emerged to softball softball bat: Jimmy Stewart carried out White-colored Sox pitcher Monty Stratton inside the Stratton Story William Bendix and, later, John Goodman starred as Yankees legend Babe Ruth. In Academy terms, they barely handled to get at first base. Q&A: 'Moneyball' Author Michael Lewis on Oscar Hopes, Coping With Kaira Pitt and also the New 'Liar's Poker' Script Meanwhile, boxing movies were purchasing the gold. Wallace Beery (The Champion), Robert P Niro (Raging Bull) and Hilary Swank (Big Baby) won acting trophies for fight movies. Rocky and Baby even got the most effective picture prize. If boxing movies have a benefit, it's since they're frequently tales of sweaty personal redemption. They connect to audiences because everything action inside the ring is immediate and visceral with techniques most baseball movies aren't. Like the sport itself, plenty of baseball movies are abstract and cerebral. Natural carried out as being a fable about losing American innocence. Section of Dreams will be a fantasy about pursuing one's bliss. Onscreen, baseball becomes a metaphor -- something Moneyball clearly values within the final reel. However when any movie can break the baseball slump, it's Moneyball because, as Lewis themselves sees it, "It's not only a baseball picture." Kaira Pitt Jonah Hill Aaron Sorkin Moneyball

Thursday, September 29, 2011

BBC America tries Latam drama

BBC Worldwide is creating its first commissioned drama in Latin America, "Los Sonicos," via its exclusive partnership with Argentine indie GP Media. The 12-parter is shooting in Buenos Aires and may debut March. 9 on co-producer Canal 9, which commissioned the program. Created by GB Media, drama tracks a famous '60s rock-band referred to as Los Sonicos (The Sonics) whose nights of debauchery showed up in a rapid finish when charming frontman Carlos Kloster (Mario Alarcon) falls in to a coma carrying out a vehicle accident. Kloster energizes 43 years later to discover a drastically changed world. Resides in Buenos Aires since 2008, BBC Worldwide's Latin America content and production unit remains co-developing a slew of unscripted BBC formats with GP Media, which includes a 35% stake. "You want to transfer to drama production," mentioned Gareth Williams, senior V . p . of content and production, Brazilian. BBC Worldwide might be the exclusive distributor for GP Media originated from formats. So far they have co-produced reality skeins "Vital Signs," good BBC's "Make My Figure Youthful,Inch for Chile's Mega TV "Finest Mexican," inspired with the BBC's "Finest Britain," for your History Funnel, Mexico and "Animania" (Animal Showtime), a comedy undertake BBC footage of animals which are shipped voices, for Argentina's Canal 7. "Los Sonicos" is a type of various formats BBC Worldwide will give you the Latin American market in Cannes within the Mipcom TV sales mart, which starts on Monday. Incorporated within this are detective comedy skein "Babylon" and "Summer season Nights," which follows the romantic entanglements of teens using a gamut of social media, Skype, text texting and speak to. This Past Year, BBC Worldwide produced another partnership in South usa with indie producer Mixer, which has exclusive rights to BBC formats. BBC Worldwide Content and Production can be a global production business with wholly possessed production offices in NY, L.A., Paris and Mumbai. Furthermore, it really works a network of production companies, with clothes in Perfume, Toronto, Moscow, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

A-Listers Including Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway Lining Up to Record Audiobooks

Audible.com is going Hollywood, enlisting a roster of A-list stars to record a new line of audiobooks drawn from famous works of literature.our editor recommendsKate Winslet Praised by Richard Branson for Pulling His Mother From FireNicole Kidman Replaced by Angelina Jolie as Original 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' Actress: Report'Dark Knight Rises': Anne Hathaway's Catwoman Outfit, Bane's Orb (Photo) Kate Winslet, whose reading of Emile Zola's Therese Raquin was the first audiobook in the new series to be recorded, said of the experience: "You use a different part of your brain and it keeps your creative juices flowing. It is challenging, and it's a heckof a lot of fun as well. As a listener, being able to tune out and be taken into anotherworld, an atmosphere, an environment that is being created entirely for you by somebodyelse's voice is really a wonderful, magical thing." Other stars who've signed up to read great books include Nicole Kidman, who won an Oscar for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours and who will be reading Woolf's To the Lighthouse; Anne Hathaway, who is lending her voice to L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; and Dustin Hoffman, who will read Jerzy Kosinski's Being There. The first of the new productions will be released early next year by Audible.com, which invented and commercialized the first digital audio player in 1997. This year, the company said, downloads by Audible members are up more than 40% year-over-year, with individual members downloading an average of more than 18 books over the course of a year. Other actors slated to perform in the new series and the books they will read areKim Basinger (The Awakening by Kate Chopin); Annette Bening (Mrs. Dalloway byWoolf); Jennifer Connelly (The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles); Colin Firth (The End of the Affair by Graham Greene); Samuel L. Jackson (A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes); Meg Ryan (The Human Comedy by William Saroyan); Susan Sarandon (The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers); and Naomi Watts (Summer by Edith Wharton). Related Topics Anne Hathaway Dustin Hoffman Kate Winslet Nicole Kidman

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Luther

Shot within the U.K. by BBC America and BBC Prods. Executive producers, Phillippa Giles producer, Katie Swinden line producer, Leila Kirkpatrick connect producer, Idris Elba director, Mike Burns author, Neil Mix.John Luther - Idris Elba Alice Morgan - Ruth Wilson Martin Schenk - Dermot Crowley Justin Ripley - Warren Brown Erin Grey - Nikki Amulko-Bird Mark North - Paul McGann Baba - Pam Ferris Caroline Johnson - Kierston Wareing No-one can accuse "Luther" -- the engrossing six-part series that (posted like a miniseries) gained star Idris Elba an Emmy nomination -- of getting lost its edge. Indeed, this gritty British crime drama, coming back inside a four-part format, happens as near to David Fincher's "Seven" as anything on television, using its troubled detective matching wits against psychotic murders whose sprees are preposterously random yet nonetheless engrossing. Whilst not as engaging since it's first flight, "Luther" remains an eminently watchable addition towards the U.K.'s treasure-chest of noir-ant crime. Of course, the brand new season advances back to procedural matters rather abruptly, because of the tumultuous occasions that happened before. Furthermore, Luther's relationship having a cold-blooded killer who grew to become intrigued with him, Alice (Ruth Wilson), recedes an excessive amount of in to the background. To put it simply, Wilson is really unnervingly good within the role, you want there is much more of her. Still, Luther is rapidly reinstated like a London homicide detective assigned with fixing the grisliest of crimes, this time around dealing with a few different cases that every spill over into a set of episodes. The very first killer commits horrible killings putting on a hideous mask, as the other leaves homicidal choices towards the role of the dice -- and consists of a twist so improbable, it is a good wager nobody might find it coming. Gleam ongoing "B" plot by which Luther attempts to assist the daughter of the lady whose husband he assisted set aside, which places him incompatible with a few particularly nasty mob figures, triggering an very tense bet on cat and mouse. While the thought of crimefighter-dogged-by-personal devils hardly smacks of quality, the first kind "The Wire" star so is the owner of the smoothness as allow it their own spin. Barring that, though, author Neil Cross' method of the crime yarns is really visceral and harsh it's not hard to be attracted in strictly on that much cla. BBC America is featuring the series included in a designed hour named "Dramaville," which started this summer time using the period series "The Hour." With "Luther" developing its heels, the channel's fast creating that little bit of property like a neighborhood really worth going to.Camera, Giulio Biccari production designer, Paul Mix editor, Tania Reddin music, Paul Englishby casting, Andy Morgan. 60 MIN. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com