Critical Consensus 2011: What Movie Was The Very Best?

Lists! Everybody loves lists! As you know -- and when you do not, click through, silly! -- Moviefone selected the Martin Scorsese-directed 'Hugo' since it's favorite picture of 2011. Which got us thinking: What did the relaxation from the entertainment media world love best this season? In order to find some type of critical consensus, Moviefone checked out critics' best-of lists from top newspapers, magazines and websites round the country. The end result? Very little consensus! Also, 'The Artist' was virtually beloved. Have a look in the findings below. (Observe that some guides, such as the NY Occasions and it is experts Manohla Dargis along with a.To. Scott, did not rank year-finish faves. As a result, these were excluded.) 'The Artist' Votes: 3 (Mick LaSalle, Bay Area Chronicle Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer) 'The Descendants' Votes: 2 (Betsy Sharkey, La Occasions Mara Reinstein Us Weekly) 'Moneyball' Votes: 2 (Lisa Kennedy, Colorado Publish Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald) 'A Separation' Votes: 2 (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Occasions, Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal) 'Hugo' Votes: 2 (Ty Burr Boston Globe, Moviefone) 'Tree of Life' Votes: 2 (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Tom Carson, GQ) 'Meek's Cutoff' Votes: 1 (Anne Hornaday, Washington Publish) 'The Future' Votes: 1 (Richard Brody, The NYer) 'Melancholia' Votes: 1 (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly) 'The Adventures of Tintin' Votes: 1 (David Edelstein, NY) 'Drive' Votes: 1 (Peter Travers, Moving Stone) 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close' Votes: 1 (People Magazine -- unavailable online) [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Mark Wahlberg Pumped For Michael Bay's 'Pain And Gain'

Not everybody could make the transition from early 1990's rapper/under garments model to Academy Award-nominated actor. Through the years, Mark Wahlberg demonstrated he could break the mold, and he's wishing to achieve that again with Michael Bay for "Discomfort and Gain," the director's small true-existence passion project about Miami bodybuilders switched kidnappers. Wahlberg spoken with MTV News while marketing his new crime thriller "Contraband" and opened up up about creating the proceed to comedy with Bay in the helm. "We are speaking about ['Pain and Gain']," Wahlberg stated. "We have reached decipher it, arranging and all sorts of that stuff. It is a possibility. It is a great script. [Bay has] got an excellent undertake it and just how he wants to get it done.Inch Bay hasn't exactly been noted for more compact-scale work, but his potential star knows precisely what it's prefer to not in favor of type. "It is a frightening factor, but [Bay is] so gifted. I do not think there's anything he can't do," Wahlberg stated. "He was so proficient at doing that. It simply required on the existence of their own with the number of planes and houses and exactly what he's, 'But wait. Allow me to return and show people how gifted I'm.AInch And Wahlberg can relate. After playing a vulnerable porn star in "Boogie Nights," the challenging guy roles he'd become noted for dried out. "It is a risk. When you make a move individuals don't expect or it isn't your safe place or sweet place, then people might question it in the beginning. I am confronted with that each break,Inch he stated, remembering his "Boogie Nights" experience. "I had been obtaining the script, and that i was like, I ought to play this part. The man is much like, 'We require a guy like Marky Mark. The man's tough.' I am searching only at that guy, like are you currently serious? I'd just done 'Boogie Nights' and that he had just seen might was like, 'We require a guy who's really edgy and street tough.' I had been like, 'Give us a shot.'" Would you like to see Wahlberg inside a Michael Bay movie? Tell us within the comments as well as on Twitter!

Behind the Scenes of Game of Thrones Season 2: Travel to Belfast with the Cast and Crew

Peter Dinklage Fans eagerly awaiting Game of Thrones' return to HBO can catch a behind-the-scenes look at Season 2. The video, online now, shows the cast and crew's triumphs and struggles when shooting the latest episodes in Belfast, Ireland. "You really need to believe that you're in a space that has been there for thousands of years and you get that in the Irish forests," executive producer and writer David Benioff says. "Whenever possible, we love to get it all on camera and there's nothing that really gives you a greater sense of scale and scope than the actual locations." VIDEO: The fight for the throne intensifies in Game of Thrones teaser However, it's not all beautiful countryside and sunny skies. As actress Michelle Fairley notes: "The weather can be an absolute demon." So how did the cast and crew deal with the wettest part of Europe? Find out in this video: In Production - Belfast The new season of Game of Thrones premieres in April.

Drunk History Christmas: Ryan Gosling, Avoi Mendes and Jim Carrey Celebrate the summer season

Ryan Gosling possessed 2011. From 'Crazy Stupid Love' to 'Drive' to 'The Ides of March' to his Tumblr meme to his street-fight stoppage, The Gos was everywhere -- except the policy of People Hottest Guy Alive problem. (Still bitter.) The ultimate stop on Gosling's 2011 world-encompassing tour? A Fascinating or Die video for your series Drunk History. Now you can see Gos and also the maybe-maybe-not girlfriend Evan Mendes in bed mattress. Together! Also, Jim Carrey as Santa Claus and several alcohol-related hijinks. Watch ahead. [via HuffPost Comedy] [Photo: FoD] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Daniel Craig Talks Skyfall; Actor In Talks For Five More Bond Installments

First Published: December 19, 2011 5:16 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Daniel Craig steps out the The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo NY premiere at Ziegfeld Theater, NY City, on December 14, 2011Daniel Craig, star of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the upcoming James Bond movie, Skyfall, tells Access Hollywood the next installment in the 007 franchise has come together perfectly. Everythings in place. Sam Mendes is directing. Weve got an amazing cast, a great script. Weve got all the right ingredients, he said of the upcoming 23rd Bond film, this being his third. The actor revealed that he needed over two months to get back in Bond shape, after coming off of filming the English-language remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, where he gained some weight to play journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Ive been filming for about six weeks now. The first 10 weeks were just getting back into shape, he explained. As for the secret to getting cut like 007, the actor said theres no real mystery behind his secret agent body. Go to the gym and work out. Theres no secret to it. Just hard work, thats all you can do, he said. And audiences might be seeing Daniel as 007 for many more movies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is in talk to star in five more installments of the franchise, which would surpass Roger Moores record of starring in seven movies as the iconic character. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo hits theaters on December 20. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Scarlett Johansson 'Without Makeup' in 'We Purchased a Zoo,' along with other P-Glammed Stars

It's difficult to assume glamor-puss celebrity Scarlett Johansson obtaining kangaroo garbage, is not it? In the end, audiences are conditioned doing driving male co-stars wild with skin-tight leather suits and raspy whispers, less than her knees in dirt attempting to keep a lot of exotic creatures happy. So, to assist audiences wrap their heads round her role like a zookeeper in 'We Purchased a Zoo,' Johansson was adament about firming lower her fashion image. Based on her recent Vanity Fair cover story, "Johansson am going to avoid searching just like a superstar pretending to become a zookeeper running on empty and fueled only by her devotion to her motley range of large felines, zebras and kangaroos that they declined to put on makeup for that film." An actress declining to put on makeup is really a bold move -- specifically in today of up-close HD. Naturally, though, an actress's concept of 'no makeup' most likely differs quite drastically in the average person's. It might mean forgoing cherry-red-colored lipstick and mile-lengthy false lashes, while still piling on the liberal dollop of foundation, powder, blush and anything else which makes an actress with superior genes look much more superior. There is much discussed Emma Stone's "makeunder" for summer time blockbuster 'The Help.' But despite wild hair and moderate makeup, Stone still looked very good. Same applies to Halle Berry in 'Monster's Ball.' Sure, she wasn't as radiant and excellent as she usually looks, but she was still being quite clearly above-average within the looks department. It is good when beautiful stars really get completely ugly for any role. Nicole Kidman in 'The Hours' and Charlize Theron in 'Monster' are two of the most apparent good examples. But they are only some of the ones who've ugged up for that giant screen. That will help you feel better than Hollywood goddesses, if perhaps as it were, we have put together a gallery of stunning stars who significantly changed their searches for a job. (And Scarlett sans lipstick is within there, too, permanently measure.) When Stars Dress Lower for any Role Scarlett Johansson in 'We Purchased a Zoo'Vanessa Hudgens in 'Gimme Shelter'Angelina Jolie in 'Girl, interrupted'Cameron Diaz in 'Being John Malkovich'Mariah Carey in 'Precious'Robin Wright in 'The Conspirator' See All Moviefone Art galleries » [Photo: twentieth century Fox] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Golden Globes 2012 Nominations Longlist

The Artist proves silence is golden Infamous motormouth Ough Gervais appears like he'll be presiding on the Golden Globes ceremony centered with a quiet film the coming year, with six-occasions nominated The Artist leading those.Approaching close behind are GeorgeClooney's The Descendants and also the Assist with five, having a Hugo, War Equine and Moneyball nipping at their heels.Yesterday we had the Screen Actors' Guild reveal their list, and this week can herald just one factor:the start of the start of 2012's award season. Paradise safeguard us, it will likely be a large one with no mistake.For much more around the Golden Globes, take a look at the website, where one can also see who's got nods for which within the TVdepartment too.BEST PICTURE, DRAMAThe DescendantsThe HelpHugoThe Ides of MarchMoneyballWar HorseBEST PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDYMidnight in ParisMy Week with Marilyn50/50The ArtistBEST DIRECTORWoody Allen, Night time In ParisGeorge Clooney, The Ides of MarchMichel Hazanavicius, The ArtistAlexander Payne, The DescendantsMartin Scorsese, HugoBEST ACTOR, DRAMAGeorge Clooney, The DescendantsLeonardo DiCaprio, J EdgarMichael Fassbender, ShameRyan Gosling, The Ides of MarchBrad Pitt, MoneyballBEST ACTRESS, DRAMAGlenn Close, Albert NobbsViola Davis, The HelpRooney Mara, The Lady using the Dragon TattooMeryl Streep, The Iron LadyTilda Swinton, We have to Discuss KevinBEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICALJean Dujardin, The ArtistBrendan Gleeson, The GuardJoseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid LoveOwen Wilson, Night time in ParisBEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICALKate Winslet, CarnageJodie Promote, CarnageCharlize Theron, Youthful AdultMichelle Williams, My Week With MarilynKristen Wiig, BridesmaidsBEST SUPPORTING ACTORKenneth Branagh, My Week with MarilynAlbert Brooks, DriveJonah Hill, MoneyballViggo Mortensen, A Harmful MethodChristopher Plummer, BeginnersBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSBerenice Bejo, The ArtistJessica Chastain , The HelpJanet McTeer, Albert NobbsOctavia Spencer, The HelpShailene Woodley, The DescendantsBEST SCREENPLAYMidnight in Paris, Woodsy AllenThe Ides of March, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Love WillimonThe Artist, Michel HazanaviciusThe Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim RashMoneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron SorkinBEST ANIMATED FEATUREThe Adventures of TintinArthur ChristmasCars 2Puss in BootsRangoBEST Language FILMThe Flowers of WarIn The Land of Bloodstream and HoneyThe Kid Using The BikeA SeparationThe Skin I Live InBEST ORIGINAL SCOREThe Artist, Ludovic BourceW.E., Abel KorzeniowskiThe Girl using the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus RossHugo, Howard ShoreWar Equine, John WilliamsBEST ORIGINAL SONG"Lay Your Mind Lower," Albert Nobbs"Hello Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet"The Living Proof," The AssistanceInchThe Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher"Masterpiece," W.E.The Hollywood Press Association's Golden Globes honours 2012 will occur on The month of january 15 the coming year.

Eliza Dushku Talks The League, a White-colored Collar Return and What Really Matters to Her

Eliza Dushku She's fought against Buffy, introduced it on causing us to be desire to take part in the oddest toy house ever, therefore it is no wonder we're not able to have an sufficient quantity of Eliza Dushku. But also for people people still not stylish for the hotness that's Dushku, we're very happy to condition that she's not just a significant face who is able to kick ass. She's furthermore an interesting lady - as proven by tonight's bawdy guest perfect The League (10:30/9:30c, Foreign exchange) - a budding filmmaker, together with a philanthropist. Here, the multi-hyphenate fan fave discusses her latest foray to the funny business of TV and what expect from her in next season.Television Guide Magazine: Precisely how did a enjoyable girl just like you fall together with The League?Eliza Dushku: They referred to as, and Ron [Fox, her love] which i'd literally just seen lots of episodes we'd downloaded. It definitely is strange how that happens. Something happens your radar so the phone rings. We're huge Curb fans, and then we were familiar with [executive producers] Rob and Jackie Schaffer, plus In my opinion everybody knows I'm a huge fan of sports. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: Whoever else consider the episodes you seen?Dushku: In my opinion the show is actually funny. I really like the part-improv, part-scripted style, which is not something I've ever really done.TV Guide Magazine: That must be considered just a little intimidating.Dushku: It's! But, when doing the job with individuals who're so excellent advertising online...they deomonstrate up, hold the outline in the scene ready and very deliver. The designers Rob and Jackie are saved to set every second aiding you with [all this. Therefore I think I used to be more intimidated before I obtained there and recognized simply how much they participate. Then you are in a position to just shoot several things and possess the confidence that they're going to pick your better stuff.TV Guide Magazine: What are they using you doing relating to this episode?Dushku: Kevin, who's carried out by Stephen Rannazzisi, will get pressure from his wife, Jenny, to turn on along with a lesser body body fat ass, as she states. So she sends him with a Krav Maga class, which i play in the instructor. He suspects that there are something not just teaching happening between themselves and my character, but he can't tell at first. Can it be Krav Maga or possibly is she striking on him? It type of will get worse when he takes this to his pals to look for the things they believe, you have to uncover what's really happening within the finish.TV Guide Magazine: Are you currently presently competed in Krav Maga?Dushku: I am not. However am competed in being physical. I am able to possess a guy lower. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: How will you look foward to comedy?Dushku: I like it! Clearly, so many people are more familiar with me from Buffy and Toy house, plus much more dramatic work. But Go On reaches there, which used to do Jay and Quiet Bob with Kevin Cruz. Which is always "the grass is eco-friendly." When you're undertaking a drama, you think, "God, If only to carry out a comedy," and also you do one and also take action more dramatic. To mix things up making a move like the League might be the best.Television Guide Magazine: Are you able to consider doing another series?Dushku: After Toy house, I truly shot a comedy pilot inside the summer season that was within the producers of two and a half Males. That was if the was questionable whether that relate would return, plus it was this really, really fun pilot. Then a couple of days just before the upfronts, the photos of Chuck Lorre and Ashton Kutcher getting lunch together showed up in this area plus it was like 'ohhhh guy!' We thought maybe we'd get acquired, but CBS clearly filled that slot.TV Guide Magazine: In my opinion your White-colored Collar role this year's season since the Egyptologist was the first time we'd you want a fitted-up developed.Dushku: Yeah, I used to be a very fitted up because, wasn't I? People were my own, personal shoes, I have to admit. I desired to create my own, personal six-inch Prada pumps to the mix. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: Any chance we will let you back around the program?Dushku: They have spoken in my opinion about possibly coming back. That was a great deal fun...as well as the show is actually great because it has that combination of the dramatic as well as the comedy in it. Which I really like Matt Bomer. He's a buddy since the Tru Calling days. Really, I merely found a picture of Matt and Zach Galifianakis from in older times and so they both appear like babies!TV Guide Magazine: What's next to suit your needs?Dushku: My cousin Nate and I have got a production company, and we have been employed eight years on our Robert Mapplethorpe project. Well as over people eight years, once i was consistently working, it absolutely was really challenging it finished. Therefore we are focusing on might developing another feature that we will in all probability act in, that's really exciting in my opinion. It's a dramedy. And that we are concentrating on a documentary on Albania - I received my Albanian citizenship this summer season - we shot a distinctive that may really are a series. It's type of my love letter to Albania. I'm trying to broaden my portfolio, I guess! [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: And people are really diverse.Dushku: Yeah, I realize! I'm also coping with my mother's NGO [non-governmental organization] too. She started a business in Northern Uganda...she's 70-years-old and contains been teaching African politics for a number of years, however it really was her first project and i'm round the board. We're trying to build up a center there for trauma, healing, reflection as well as the rehab of former child soldiers and sufferers in the war in Uganda. This can be a different world personally, but it's so awesome. I used to be asked for to speak at Harvard a few several days ago in regards to the work we're doing there. I'm certainly my mother's daughter, which is a component of my existence I never arrived at tap straight into a great deal inside the 2 decades I used to be riding the acting factor. There's a good deal If only to complete which i appear like I have an chance to make it happen now but nonetheless stay in the acting world.TV Guide Magazine: It's nice being inside a stage within your career to choose the jobs to do, huh?Dushku: I'm so grateful that I have been able to find offers and say "This is often a awesome piece, but it's less than a few things i am searching to accomplish.In . It is sometimes complicated, because regions of me go "Oh, I really wish to work." However, I am concentrating on like 15 something more important which are people from the entire picture.TV Guide Magazine: Has Sarah Michelle Gellar hit you up for just about any guest perfect Ringer?Dushku: She's this kind of sweetie! You understand, the presence of concentrating on a show, you're type of in lockdown, but she's succeeding while using show...but no, I have heard anything of a place yet. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: Well you have been busy.Dushku: True. [Laughs] Oh, which i started a deal on Crowdrise.com like a birthday gift this year, where we're trying to boost money for Uganda. We just added a YouTube video, too, because once we were in Uganda, we shot footage - part of our program is using film therapy where we offer the folks there cameras. As opposed to just taking videos, we've them shoot their unique footage and tell their unique tales. We released videos of the couple of from the trip round the Crowdrise page.TV Guide Magazine: Now when was your birthday?Dushku: December 30!TV Guide Magazine: Well this can be a pretty awesome approach to celebrate.Dushku: Thank you!To guide to Eliza's campaign and profit the former child soldiers of Uganda, visit crowdrise.com.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

'New Year's Eve': Abigail Breslin Talks About Her First On-Screen Kiss (Video)

TBS 30 Rock returns to the NBC schedule on Jan. 12, but for those annoyed with the wait, Alec Baldwin delivered a fairly accurate impression of one of his co-stars on Monday night's Conan. After regaling the host in his cartoonish accents of a cab driver, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a "dinosaur flying over Narnia" that sounded an awful lot like Jimmy Stewart, Baldwin turned his attention to Tracy Morgan. "He's a man-child, is -- I guess -- the most generous way I could put it," said Baldwin. "He's very sweet and very sensitive." Baldwin then described a memory of one of his interactions with Morgan during the first season of 30 Rock. He walked in on the tired star watching old videos of Michael Jackson and looking discouraged. Watch exactly what took place near the 10:25 mark: Alec Baldwin Tracy Morgan Conan O'Brien 30 Rock

'Young and also the Restless' Star Sues Scientologist Chiropractic specialist for Declining to deal with Him After He Left the Chapel (Report)

A cleaning soap star is declaring that the chiropractic specialist who practices Scientology has declined to deal with him and the family while he left the chapel captured.our editor recommendsChurch of Scientology Mocks the NYer In The Own Glossy MagazineScientology's Hollywood Property Empire Michael Fairman, that has performed Patrick Murphy on CBS' The Youthful and also the Restless since 2008, has prosecuted the chiropractic specialist, whom he claims authored him instructions telling him she'd no more treat him or his family, TMZ reported. PHOTOS: Scientology's Historic Hollywood Holdings Fairman became a member of the Chapel of Scientology in 2003 but later started getting worries concerning the movement. Its leaders apparently then blacklisted him and the family and labeled them as "suppressive persons," or individuals people whose actions are stated to become troublesome towards the religion. In the suit, Fairman also accuses the chiropractic specialist of declining to provide him a duplicate of his family's medical records. STORY: 'South Park' Designers Matt Stone, Trey Parker Specific by Scientologists Throughout Analysis Fairman, who also offers made an appearance on soaps including Ryan's Hope and General Hospital, lately were built with a multi-episode arc on Forex's Sons of Anarchy. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Scientology's Historic Hollywood Holdings Related Subjects

'Twilight' Star Peter Facinelli Has Sticky Fingers In Exclusive 'Loosies' Clip

It's not easy to find love in the city. Christy Carlson Romano, formerly known as Kim Possible and Ren on "Even Stevens," seems poised to learn that the hard way in this exclusive clip from "Loosies." In the film, Peter Facinelli, who also wrote the script, stars as Bobby, a pick pocket who ends up in over his head. At a restaurant with Romano's character, Carmen, Bobby charms the young woman he supposedly helped with a lost wallet. When the bill comes and the credit card comes back denied, it looks like Bobby's luck may be running out. Michael Madsen plays the cop on his trail and the one who heads to the restaurant after Bobby's card runs as stolen. Check out the exclusive clip from "Loosies" above, and watch the movie today at SundanceNow.com. What do you think of the "Loosies" clip? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

'People's Court' Defendant Missing After Showing up on Show

About 40 volunteers became a member of Orlando police Monday to assist look for Michelle Parker, a parent of three who disappeared after showing up with an episode of those's Court a week ago. Parker continued the syndicated show to fight Dale Cruz, her ex-boyfriend and father of her three-year-old twin sons, on the $5000 gemstone that they allegedly put on the balcony throughout a disagreement. She was last observed in Orlando on Thursday, within 24 hours her episode broadcast. Her Vehicle was discovered Friday around the west side from the city. PHOTOS: 10 TV Tests That Shook The Planet: Casey Anthony, Rodney King Her mother, Yvonne Stewart, is area of the search effort and told the Orlando Sentinel, "She shouldn't be where she's at this time. She's somewhere scared. Somebody has her. We forgive you. Please turn her loose." Stewart has additionally stated that Parker was unhappy that they went public together with her dispute with Cruz. Based on an ABC News interview with Stewart, Parker informed her the show "was probably the most humiliating connection with my existence. I don't even ever need to see it. If only I'd never gone." Though Parker and Cruz apparently were built with a sometimes violent relationship, police don't consider him a suspect within the situation presently. Volunteers, including people from the non-profit recovery group Texas Equusearch, have distributed an believed 20,000 fliers concerning Parker. A representative for anyone's Court stated inside a statement towards the Hollywood Reporter, "Hopefully for Michelle Parker's safe return." Related Subjects

Al Massad wins Shasha Grant

LONDON -- The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has selected Jordanian author and producer Mahmoud Al Massad because the champion of their annual screenwriting competition, the Shasha Grant, worth $100,000. The gold coin will be employed to fund growth and development of his project "Fortunate Benefit." Al Massad is really a graduate from the Sundance Institute, who formerly won a global Cinema Award in the Sundance Film Festival for his 2008 documentary "Recycle." His doc "This Really Is My Picture After I Was Dead" won best doc in the Dubai Film Festival. "Fortunate Benefit" may be the story of the construction worker who's delivered to prison after you have confused inside a bad business deal. When he manages to lose his last opportunity to prove his innocence, he realizes that his existence imprisonment may be much better than the main one he'd outdoors. The Shasha Grant, that has been running for 5 years, is among the greatest production awards in the centre East. It's judged by leading film professionals and producers from around the globe. In addition to giving money to build up the winning script, the ADFC works together with the filmmaker to create the project into production. "By creating generation x of Middle Eastern filmmakers and fast-monitoring the expansion process on their behalf, the Shasha Grant remains an important a part of our pursuit to promote Abu Dhabi like a center of excellence in film development and production," stated ADFC director David Shepheard. "The richness, diversity and excellence of scriptwriting symbolized with the Shasha runners up makes me positive about the existence of Arab cinema within the worldwide scene over in the future,Inch said Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Tim Burton Circles Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children

EXCLUSIVE: In a match that seems ideal, Tim Burton is in early talks to come aboard Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children, the Ransom Riggs novel that 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment acquired last spring. Burton is in talks to develop the book as a potential directing project, and he would be involved in setting a writer to adapt the tale. It involves Jacob, a 16-year-old whose childhood was filled with stories his grandfather told him about an orphanage for unusual children. Among the residents: a girl who could hold fire in her hands, another whose feet never touched the ground, and twins who communicated without speaking. When his beloved grandfather dies unexpectedly but leaves a message behind for his grandson, the teen heads off to his grandfather’s home on an isolated island off Wales. There he discovers the abandoned remains of Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. It is in great disrepair and as Jacob explores its bedrooms and hallways, he can see the children were more than peculiar, they might have been there because they were dangerous. And he can’t shake the feeling they are still lurking around. Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark and Jenno Topping are producing. The WME-repped Burton has wrapped Dark Shadows for Warner Bros with Johnny Depp, and directed the feature-length version of his short film Frankenweenie by Disney. Burton also produced the Timur Bekmambetov-directed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for Fox.

David Letterman, Kathie Lee Gifford Among Guests During Regis Final Week On Live!

With Regis Philbin set to depart Live! With Regis and Kelly on November 18, the show has booked “some of Philbins favorite guests and friends” for his final week. They include Philbin’s former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford (November 17), fellow talk-show hosts David Letterman (November 16) and Jimmy Fallon (November 14) as well as Donald Trump (November 15) and Don Rickles (November 14). In addition, each day there will be a special musical tribute featuring singers such as Tony Bennett, Bret Michaels and Josh Groban. Philbin’s last show is being billed as an hourlong tribute commemorating his nearly three decades on Live!.

Lady Gaga wins four MTV Europe awards

BELFAST -- Lady Gaga's global domination is showing no signs of slowing down, with the singer winning four trophies at the MTV Europe Music Awards, including best song and top video (both for "Born This Way,") as well as best female performer.Gaga also wowed the 8,000-strong crowd at the ceremony in Belfast's Odyssey Arena with her performance of "Marry the Night."Underlining America's vise-like grip on pop, the Euro MTV awards also saw Justin Bieber picking up kudos for pop and male performer, while Thirty Seconds to Mars took the alternative and world stage prizes. Bruno Mars also won two awards, including new artist.But the night was all about Gaga, with show host Selena Gomez mimicking her famously outrageous fashion sense throughout the night. Gomez simultaneously hosted the main show and the digital show, as well as singing her hit "Hit the Lights."Joining Gomez onstage were Bieber, David Guetta, Mars, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jessie J, LMFAO, Snow Patrol and Queen, who closed the show, having accepted the Global Icon award from Katy Perry, who took the live performance award. "American Idol" star Adam Lambert fronted the band.Other winners were Eminem (hip-hop), Linkin Park (rock) and Bigbang (worldwide). Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Fringe Bosses: Peter Is In Oz Trying to Get Back to Kansas

Josh Jackson Fringe's Peter has returned in the flesh - goodbye, blue shiny ball of light - but the universe he lands in is not his own. After seemingly disappearing into thin air in the Season 3 finale, Peter (Joshua Jackson) returns to a world where no one knows who he is - and he'll try desperately to get back to his own world. Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman dish on the prodigal son's return, how this Peter is different and whether he'll make it back to the people he knows and loves. Fringe Scoop: 5 things to know now that Peter has returned Now that Peter has returned, how does this change the dynamic of the show? Jeff Pinkner: The dynamic that we saw at the beginning of this season was "absent Peter." Now that he's back, he is being treated like a fringe event. Some of the audience expected that eventually Peter will return and everything will go back to exactly how it was. Well, that's not really fundamentally possible because the truth is, Peter has returned to a world and a timeline that doesn't remember him, that has no knowledge of him. Walter has knowledge of him, of course, until he was 8 years old when he died, but has no knowledge of this man Peter. Peter is returning with full knowledge. So, he's being treated like a fringe event, but one who has insight into the cases that they're working and can possibly help them. Of course, Peter has an emotional connection to both Walter and the Olivia he's left behind. This Walter and this Olivia that he's now interacting with, look just like them and in many ways feel just like them, but aren't them. What can you tell us about this new Peter? J.H. Wyman: We kind of compare him to a space traveler who arrives on a planet that's not his own. In order to come to this decision that he made back in his timeline to do what he needed to do and was told the repercussions, his becoming a selfless hero to save other people is a journey. He has a more mature understanding of existence and his place in it. Now that he's here, it takes a lot to freak him out. I mean, he's pretty much seen everything. On an existential level, he's definitely more at peace with himself and realized that he is the star of his own book and that he's a hero on a hero's journey. He's trying to get back to those that he loves but it's done not with a panic. It's done with a sense of: Look, if there's a will there's a way. There's definitely a will. He's going to start trying to get back. But the way that he looks at everything now has changed. Pinkner: To supplement that, he's grown a lot emotionally from the guy that we met at the beginning of the series. Fringe Scoop: Peter returns... but no one remembers him! Will there ever be a moment where Peter will just snap and get frustrated that no one remembers him? Wyman: It's not that he's numb. He totally has very intense feelings one way or the other about everything. It's safe to say that as he's adjusting he's going to start to find that calmness maybe give way to a little bit of fear of the unknown. Is he ever going to make it back? Is he ever going to see the people that he loves so much. That longing and missing those relationships really starts to take a toll on someone. Pinkner: He's definitely driven to get back. He just knows that he needs Walter, and Walter is refusing to have anything to do with him. Is there a chance they could ever return to the original timeline? Or do you feel like you guys really need to earn that? Pinkner: Well, for Peter, he wants to go to his timeline. It's not a question of will these characters suddenly flip and will this world suddenly become the world he left? He's literally trying to find a way to travel back to the place he left.He's in Oz trying to get back to Kansas. Everybody just looks exactly like they did when he left Kansas. It's just they're living a much different circumstance because he was never a part of it. Because Peter was never meant to exist, will there be ramifications because of his return? Wyman: Peter believes that some of the events that our team is currently undergoing or some of the cases that are coming our team's way may be linked specifically to the fact that he's popped back into this timeline where he doesn't belong.There may be universal consequences to it. Fringe Bosses: Peter never existed, but the last three seasons still did Will Olivia and Walter ever trust him again? Pinkner: Obviously, that's the question. The question is will Peter now be able to gain these people's trust?Will he help them?Will they help him?What's interesting to us and where a lot of the emotional storytelling is coming from is initially Peter wanted nothing to do with these people.When he was pulled in to work for the Fringe division, largely as a means of just providing an anchor for Walter, Peter wanted nothing to do with these people. He eventually came to care for them and eventually came to fall in love with them.There was a journey over three seasons where Peter finally called Walter "Dad," by the end of Season 3. Now that he is back, he's feeling this emotional connection to characters who suddenly don't know him and have no emotional connection to him. So for Peter, everything's been turned on its head. There are two sides to every coin.Peter is sort of living the other side of the coin right now. Are you happy that Peter is back? Sound off in the comments. Fringe airs Fridays at 9/8c on Fox.

Canon Reveals New Camera System for Film, TV Production

Canon puts its stake inside the Hollywood ground Thursday, beginning an easy-weight, professional digital cinematography camera specific at feature and TV production incorporated inside a completely new "Cinema Eos 550d 550d" brand professional camera system.our editor recommendsCanon, Red-colored-colored, Passionate Prepare Anticipated Bulletins for ThursdayBryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard Team for Canon Online Video Fujio Mitarai, chairman and Boss of Canon, revealed the digital camera to hundreds of site visitors inside the Vital Theater, where he layed out its compact and lightweight-weight design, image quality and affordable cost when compared with all digital cinematography cameras. The completely new Canon camera technology are able to place for roughly $20,000. PHOTOS: Apple Products in TV and flicks Martin Scorsese was available for your launch. "I do think these new tools that Canon has created permit a considerably closer, more relationship involving the filmmakers as well as the world they are filming thean every before," he mentioned, adopting Canon professionals and adding, "Thank you for going to Hollywood." Richard Crudo -- a past leader in the American Society of Cinematographers -- directed and lensed a component titled Max Has Came back, while using the new camera. He was among several filmmakers who examined the apparatus and whose projects were examined throughout canon's event. Mentioned Crudo: "The conclusion product was very filmic and almost simple to achieve with tremendous consistency." STORY:Canon, Red-colored-colored, Passionate Prepare Anticipated Bulletins for Thursday The digital camera will probably be accessible in 2 models. The Eos 550d 550d C300, for use with Canon's current and new EF lens selection, that is accessible within the month of the month of january, as well as the Eos 550d 550d C300 PL for your PL lens mount, that's slated for availability in March. The cameras have a very lately developed Super 35 mm CMOS sensor, which reads Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) video signals. It benefits around 60 fps at 720p resolution and 30 fps at 1080p. "This is our first serious camera with contacts to assist it," Canon senior v . p . Eliott Peck told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's our persistence for this industry you will notice more products coming." 4K is about the expansion roadmap. Underscoring its push toward film and tv, lately Canon opened up up canon's Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Target the Sunset Gower Studio lot. With Thursday's event -- which attracted 100s from around the globe -- Canon may have created among Hollywood's most anticipated product bulletins of year. The thrill started in mid-September, once the organization sent a save the date notice, announcing plans for just about any "historic global announcement. A Canon representative related that to keep what is the news under systems, only employees that have been directly mixed up in product were conscious of the information, and many types of mixed up in shoots signed nondisclosure contracts. Really, a Canon professional told The Hollywood Reporter that roughly 800 NDS were signed, including cast and deckie's. Related Subjects Martin Scorsese

Covert Affairs' Sendhil Ramamurthy: Jai Becomes a Force to Be Reckoned With

Sendhil Ramamurthy Who did Jai call at the end of the Covert Affairs summer finale?His dad Henry (Gregory Itzin)? Liza Hearn (Emmanuelle Vaguier)?Sendhil Ramamurthy had his guess, but was more than happy to be wrong. "I called up [creators] Matt [Corman] and Chris [Ord] ... and they said, 'No, no, no. This is what's happening,'" Ramamurthy tells TVGuide.com. "As soon as they told me, it was like, 'Wow!' It became clear what they were going to do. I was very, very excited."Exclusive: Watch the first four minutes of the Covert Affairs premiereHe hopes fans will too after the answer is revealed in Tuesday's midseason premiere, which will set off a "huge arc" for Jai in Season 2's remaining six episodes. Irritated with the lack of advancement and recognition at the DPD, Jai spent the bulk of Season 2 moping in the background until boss/frenemy Joan (Kari Matchett) dropped a bombshell on him in the finale: He's being relocated to the DPD's Southwest station in Phoenix, forcing Jai to make that mysterious call."He's trying to change his fortune. He's backed up against the wall and he really doesn't have any options," Ramamurthy tells TVGuide.com. "He's always been a little bit of a boy scout. He's, in a way, kind of institutionalized. He went to Yale, he goes through all the right channels. The last scene of the first season, between Henry and Jai, Henry basically says, 'There are two kinds of operatives. There's your kind and there's the kind like Ben Mercer who doesn't follow the rules. Maybe you need to be a little bit more of that.' I think Jai has gone against that simply because of Henry and who he is as a person and his bad reputation in the CIA. Jai doesn't want to turn into his father, but, I think at this point, he realizes that he's going to have to go out to get what he wants."In other words, Jai has no one to rely on but himself now. Perhaps rather naively, the second-generation CIA officer has displayed steadfast loyalty to everyone from his dad - despite Henry trying to blackmail him - to Annie (Piper Perabo) only to have it bite him in the butt. Not even CIA father figure Arthur (Peter Gallagher) came to the rescue after his Phoenix dispatch.So does he turn on one of them with the call? After all, Jai knows Henry is the leak and has so far kept that on the down-low. "He knows he has to leverage any and all information that he has to get out of this situation he's in," Ramamurthy teases.Check out photos from Covert Affairs"Jai is a smart guy," he continues. "What I really like about him is that I really like that when things don't go his way, he's going to sulk a little bit, but he doesn't take things lying down. He figures out how to fix them, and that's what you're going to see now - this new, aggressive Jai. He wants to make sure he's not going to move to Phoenix, that he's not going to be ignored any longer in the CIA. He's not going to sit around, ask and wait."Regardless of whether Jai moves to Phoenix or not, Ramamurthy can promise one thing: There will be more Jai in the next six episodes than ever before."Whenever fans come up to me on the street, they're like, 'Listen, we like the guy. We just don't know what he's doing. He's just there in the background,'" he says. "I'm like, 'I didn't either, but now I do. Trust me, it's worth it. Just watch these next few episodes.' ... I think this episode coming back is a huge step in the right direction for him. Jai becomes a force to reckoned with."Covert Affairs returns Tuesday at 10/9c on USA.

Lyon developing puppet series

If getting skewered by "Roastmaster General" Jeffrey Ross wasn't hurtful enough for many celebs, what about when the skewering ended with a puppet? That's the premise "Avenue Q" puppeteer Ron Lyon is developing with "Roasters." Lyon is joining with Thinkfactory Media around the new series by which celebs and legendary figures -- either dead of alive, imaginary or real -- get roasting by puppets. No network is presently attached. "I have always searched for out projects that let me push the limitations of entertainment in some way," stated Lyon. "The premise enables for endless fun and creativeness. Everybody is fair game." Lyon will professional produce with Leslie Greif, Adam Freeman and Adam Reed.Celebrity roasts happen to be popular for Comedy Central during the last couple of years, with Charlie Sheen being the newest roastee. Thinkfactory produces "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" and it is dealing with History around the miniseries "The Hatfields and McCoys." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

'In Time' Director Talks about Casting Justin Timberlake (Video)

Andrew Niccol helms the arrival sci-fi action film, With Time, which stars Justin Timberlake just like a poor guy dwelling inside a society that employs time as currency. In the world where nobody age groups past 25, time may be used to cover from food to clothing. Therefore, the wealthy can live forever, as well as the poor die youthful.our editor recommends'In Time' Premiere Red-colored-colored Carpet Arrivals: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried'In Time' Official Trailer Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Debuts'In Time' Premiere: 'Mad Men's' Vincent Kartheiser on his Concern with Dying (Video) Timberlake's character, Will Salas, is billed with murder when he will get time in the wealthy guy that's been alive for more than a hundred years. He's forced to accept run, taking a wealthy man's daughter (Amanda Seyfried) with him. PHOTOS: 'In Time' Premiere Red-colored-colored Carpet Arrivals: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Niccol told The Hollywood Reporter he remains following Timberlake's acting career for a long time. "Justin I'd been monitoring since Alpha Dog therefore i understood he will be a gifted actor additionally to some artist. That was an easy decision because he's a great modern everyman personally,In . mentioned Niccol, who spoken with THR within the premiere event for With Time. VIDEO: 'In Time' Premiere: 'Mad Males's' Vincent Kartheiser on his Concern with Dying "And Amanda has this phenomenal combination where she could be the bird inside the gilded cage, but she's a feisty side to her too. Therefore I understood she might be the Bonnie in this Bonnie and Clyde adventure," added Niccol. Niccol, who helmed the sci-fi drama Gattaca, mentioned the idea for your film found him as they loves the "very literal metaphor of just living inside the moment." "So when the truth is your seconds ticking away it could construct your more aware of how you spend some time,Inch he mentioned. FILM REVIEW: With Time An amazing area of the film is the entire cast must look two-and-a-half decades old. Despite the fact that some figures are usually older inside a very long time, their looks stays inside their 20s. THR asked for Niccol how he gained a young person appear older. VIDEO: 'In Time': Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Meet, Look for Help in New Clips "You help help remind them how extended they've been on the planet,In . he mentioned. "Their tastes tend to be refined and you also write dialogue on the account that's more articulate when compared to a 25-year-old and you also dress these questions more refined way even as a thug like Alex Pettyfer's character, you're a 75-year-old thug and that means you would dress sharp." The 20th Century Fox film also stars Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki and Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser. It opens in theaters March. 28. Related Subjects Amanda Seyfried Justin Timberlake Andrew Niccol Alex Pettyfer With Time

Jay Leno Jokes About Accidents at Motorcycle Rally Before Two Die

Jay Leno put his feet in the mouth while becoming the grand marshall for that Love Ride motorcycle event in Glendale over the past weekend.our editor recommends'Daily Show with Jon Stewart' Beats Jay Leno' in Q2 Demo Ratings'Jay Leno Show' announces first week visitors Based on the La Occasions, the Tonight Show host stated, "Each year, [the organizer] states, 'Drive safe. I am gonna say, 'Don't drive safe.' I wanna see somebody go lower. So it will be fun. I would like it to maintain front or behind me and find out an entire row of bikes go lower. ... Get drunk, fall off course. We have all become too damn polite. ... We've not had one incident." PHOTOS: 10 Television Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' Just an hour or so later, Romarino Zeri, 51, of La and Julie Cameron, 38, of Venice were wiped out when their motorcycle hit a truck around the Golden Condition Freeway in Pacoima, authorities told the Occasions. These were went over through the large rig's rear tires and pronounced dead in the scene by paramedics, California Highway Patrol Officer José Barrios told the Glendale News-Press. PHOTOS: Preview NBC's Fall Key Art for 'Playboy Club,' 'Grimm,' 'Whitney,' More Reps for NBC-Universal and Leno didn't react to the Occasions after multiple demands for comments. One Love Ride participant authored on Twitter of Leno's comments prior to the event began, "If only he'd not joked about this, if a person does go lower, he's going to really feel harmful to his comments." Related Subjects Jay Leno

SAG-AFTRA Group For One Union Meets

LOS ANGELES (October 19, 2011) —- The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild convened for the third formal facetoface discussions of the Group for One Union. Known as the G1, the group consists of members from the Screen Actors Guild Merger Task Force and the AFTRA New Union Committee. G1 members including actors, performers, recording artists and broadcast professionals are working to facilitate the creation of a merged successor union to represent all of the members of AFTRA and Screen Actors Guild. In a joint statement, Screen Actors Guild National President Ken Howard and AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon praised the G1 members and staff noting the achievements of the five-day meetings in a joint statement, saying: This was a remarkably productive meeting and we made solid progress across the full spectrum of issues we have to consider. The members and staff of both unions continue to work as a true team, and our efforts continue to prove that our shared interests are far greater than any differences we have. The entertainment and media industries are evolving more quickly than ever, and the chance to bring our unions together is golden opportunity one we plan to take full advantage of. Were committed to preserving the best aspects of our existing organizations while we build a powerful new union that will be even better equipped to take on the emerging realities were facing. One thing is certain: were much stronger together than we are apart. The meetings were held in the Screen Actors Guild James Cagney Board Room at 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, and were again facilitated by Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations Professor Susan J. Schurman, and noted labor consultant Peter S. DiCicco.

Eames: The Architect and the Painter: Film Review

Anyone who has yielded to the luxurious embrace of an Eames lounge chair is well acquainted with its sensual and aesthetic pleasures but Charles and Ray Eames, the husband and wife team behind the enduring classic furniture designs are less familiar. Their partnership and multifaceted careers -- they're credited with both reinventing the concept of the chair and putting the playfulness back into modernism -- are explored in Eames: The Architect and the Painter, Jason Cohn and veteran broadcast producer Bill Jersey's well-crafted, straightforward and insightful documentary. A must for those with an interest in modern design, the film's portrait of an unconventional marriage during the 1950s, and the alchemy that fueled a professional collaboration between intensely creative personalities, who perfectly complemented one another, should extend its appeal beyond the ranks of subscribers to Architectural Digest and Dwell. Narrated by James Franco, the First Run Features doc opens theatrically in NY and L.A. November 18, and will have its broadcast premiere December 19 as part of the PBS American Masters series. Described by those who knew them as a union between "a painter that didn't paint and an architecture school drop-out who never got his license," the pair initially dedicated themselves to a utopian vision of promulgating beauty to a broad audience through high quality, low cost, mass produced furnishings. Together they helped transform 20th century design in the post-war era. A photographer, furniture designer and a filmmaker who made over 100 shorts including the much imitated Powers of Ten, Charles was a charismatic, workaholic visionary driven by a voracious intellectual curiosity. Their Venice, California studio, likened to a circus and Disneyland by those who reminisce about working there, was built on the model of Renaissance art studio with the master at the top of the pyramid and a host of talented assistants executing his vision. Not surprisingly, Charles often overshadowed his wife but the film goes to some lengths to correct the misperception that he was the only Eames who counted. A painter with a keen design sense, exceptionally gifted in the realm of color and a notorious perfectionist, Ray's aesthetic contributions to the design process were crucial to their success, a fact not lost on her husband who once acknowledged, "Anything I can do, she can do better." She was also an obsessive collector and maker of notes on cigarette papers. Her illustrated letters to Charles, along with some 350,000 photographs and voluminous documents archived at the Library of Congress, and shared with the filmmakers, are a delightful reflection of a teeming creative mind. The doc incorporates archival photographs, television appearances, clips from Eames' films as well as footage of the futuristic IBM Pavilion at the 1964 NY World's Fair and the couple's trendsetting Pacific Palisades home, perched on a bluff overlooking the ocean and filled with fine art and an evolving collage of objects and contraptions that caught their eye. Family members, historians, critics and fellow artists, who worked with or simply admired them, add pertinent commentary, while editor, Don Bernier, smoothly integrates a wealth of material and contributions by multiple lensers. Venue: Mill Valley Film Festival (First Run Features) Director: Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey Screenwriter: Jason Cohn Producer: Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey Executive producer: Shirley, Kessler, Susan Lacy Director of photography: Ed Marritz, Jon Shenk, Tom Hurwitz, Ulrich Bonnekamp, Thad Wadleigh, Brian Wingert, Andrew Dryer, Petr Stepanek Production designer: none listed Music: Michael Bacon Costume designer: none liste Editor: Don Bernier No Rating, 84 minutes

New Leader Emerges On Dwts

First Released: October 17, 2011 11:29 PM EDT Credit: ABC Caption Karina Smirnoff and J.R. Martinez obtain the idol judges results on Dwts, Week 5, March. 17, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A brand new contender has walked forward and unseated Ricki Lake in the top just right Dwts. Former My Children actor and military veteran J.R. Martinez, together with professional partner Karina Smirnoff, drawn from the first large upset of year, sprints up from the leaderboard on Monday evening having a heart-racing samba. Rickis doing a fantastic job, J.R. stated of his competition throughout the shows broadcast on ABC. She set the bar through the roof for everyone so were spending so much time and were attempting to catch her, hopefully we all do tonight. And catch her they did. Using the floor to Miami Seem Machines Conga, J.R. drawn from his Latin roots and taken over the party area, trembling his sides completely to some noisy, show-interfering with standing ovation in the studio audience, who with each other couldnt stop clapping. The idol judges, too, couldnt contain their enthusiasm for his prowess within the ballroom. Discuss stylish action, judge Bruno Tonioli screamed. You had been just like a loin-breaking sex machine The Kardashians are gagging. Judge Barbara Ann Inaba am overcome, she accepted to accidentally promising on air as she accented the duo who gained a 29 from 30 their finest score this year. For that second week consecutively, David Arquette also enhanced by advances and bounds, moving completely right into a tie for second place (with Take advantage of Kardashian and Cheryl Burke) after rocking to an 80s-inspired tango with Kym Manley, which in fact had his adorable daughter Coco Arquette (sitting between mother Courteney Cox and Davids sister, Rosanna Arquette) squealing in delight. Despite just a little assist in among their pre-competition practice periods in the guy who discovered Ricki and set her in Hairspray John Waters Derek Houghs decision to include inside a Roger Rabbit for their foxtrot cost them in a major way, and arrived the disappointed duo inside a tie for 4th (with Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy), that could place the former management in risk when the voters dont carry them over. While Cher wasnt within the audience now, she was entertaining her boy, Chaz Bono, on at home because he carried out among his best dances yet a spirited samba with Lacey Schwimmer which Barbara Ann noted was filled with moves. Chaz did GREAT 2nite This Really Is AMAZING!Its An aspiration become a reality WAIT ! Its Greater than a dream ! I know he NEVER Dreamed HED STILL B THERE, Cher Tweeted after watching the happy couple. The 2 gained just 21 from 30, along with a seventh place finish (behind Nancy Sophistication and Tristan MacManus), however they really remained from the bottom place once more. He would be a blast within the ballroom, but Carson Kressleys cheerleader-inspired jive with Anna Trebunskaya, to Whams Wake Me Up Prior To Going-Go, unsuccessful using the idol judges and gained just 19 highlights of 30 and also the bottom just right the leaderboard. AH Nation Poll: Are you looking for Carson to exit the ballroom? Click The Link to election! The Leaderboard standings for Week 5 were: J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff carried out the samba and gained 29/30 David Arquette and Kym Manley required around the tango and gained 25/30 Take advantage of Kardashian and Cheryl Burke used the rumba and gained 25/30 Ricki Lake and Derek Hough carried out the foxtrot and gained 24/30 Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy handled the tango and gained 24/30 Nancy Sophistication and Tristan MacManus required around the rumba and gained 22/30 Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer carried out a samba and gained 21/30 Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya required around the jive and gained 19/30 Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Artificial Eye on 'Trishna' rights

LONDON -- Brit indie distrib Artificial Eye has clicked on up U.K. and Irish rights for Michael Winterbottom's "Trishna." Pic, starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed, can be a contempo re-imagining of Thomas Hardy's "Tess in the D'Ubervilles" occur India, that notifies the story in the boy from the wealthy property developer who begins a troubled relationship while using daughter from the autorickshaw owner. Acquisition is available in front from the pic's U.K. preem within the London Film Festival inside a couple of days. Deal was talked about by Bankside Films' mind of promoting and customers Stephen Kelliher and Artificial Eye Boss Louisa Dent. Winterbottom and Melissa Parmenter produced the pic, which was funded by Bankside as well as the now shuttered U.K. Film Council together with VTR Media Possibilities, Bob Film Sweden and Film i Huge while using support in the Swedish Film Institute. Pic preemed within the Toronto Film Festival lately. Artificial Eye is arranging a spring release for your pic in Blighty. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Fantasia Barrino: I'm Having a Boy

Fantasia Fantasia Barrino says she's having a boy, but she refuses to reveal the father's identity. "I'm at home. I'm on bed rest right now," the American Idol Season 3 winner said on The Wendy Williams Show Tuesday, adding that she's due Dec. 29. VIDEO: Fantasia Barrino Announces Pregnancy at Concert She announced her pregnancy during a concert in August. She has yet to disclose who the baby's father is, and when Williams asked the 27-year-old singer if it was Antwaun Cook, a married man with whom she previously admitted to having an affair, Barrino said: "I'm not gonna talk about that." Barrino is already a mom to 10-year-old daughter Zion.

HBOs Enlightened On The Soft Start

Opening a completely new evening of original programming is tough, so anticipation for Cinemax’s new Monday 9 PM comedy block — which faces CBS’ comedies, ABC’s Dwts, Fox’s House and ESPN’s Monday Evening Football — were modest. Despite that standard, the well-received new Mike White-colored/Laura Dern comedy Enlightened opened up up low with 210,000 audiences at 9:30 PM. It wound up somewhat in the lead-in, the next season premiere of Bored To Dying, which came 240,000 audiences. Awesome noir comedy Bored To Dead was lower considerably in the season premiere last fall, which averaged 1.05 million audiences, however in individuals days, the show broadcast weekly following Boardwalk Empire, which came 3.33 million audiences round the evening in the Bored debut. This time around around around, it's dark comedy Hung that follows Boardwalk Empire and, like Bored to Dying a year ago, it opened up track of 1.millions of audiences captured. (Boardwalk Empire drenched 2.6 000 0000 your evening) Sophomore comedy Making It To America dropped further to 467,000 audiences at 10:30 PM. While soft, the amounts for Bored and Enlightened were only slightly reduced the typical for the next half-hour series that broadcast outdoors Cinemax’s signature Sunday evening, drama In Treatment.

3net Reveals 3d Original Series Schedule

(Culver City, Calif.) 3net,the partnership 24/7 3d network in the new the new sony, Discovery and IMAX will debut three all-new original programs and also have the planet broadcast premiere of two hit theatricals through the month of October, it absolutely was introduced today by Tom Cosgrove, Leader & Boss of 3net. The diverse premiere selection includes the first docu-fable adult drama series Frightening TALES, the first lost civilization series The Standard Existence* as well as the 3net original program Indiana 500: The Inside LINE, the cell phone industry's first 3d have a look at Americas Finest Race. Octobers premiere schedule alsoincludes several additional world television premieres: the The brand new the new sony hit animated theatrical release CLOUDY Getting Possible Of MEATBALLS, the IMAX space journey HUBBLE 3d, situated by Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as the sophisticated travelogue series WORLD Urban centers 3d. We are ongoing to destroy new ground by creating smart, revealing original series including a brave new approach to tell tales, mentioned Cosgrove. Our audiences truly expect an eyes available experience, and weve rounded out our October schedule with numerous large event firsts immersive and inspired content that could just be fully appreciated inside the in-home 3d atmosphere. 3net October Premiere Schedule: The Standard Existence* Sunday,October 9 (9PM ET/PT) – 3net Original World Premiere: Urban centers in the Underworld meets Digging For Truth as host Brit Eaton explores the intrigue and discloses the mysteries of once dynamic and thriving world cultures, giving audiences the opportunity to see what its like to face just before the Pyramid of Cheops or walk-with the haunted landscape of Pompeii. Eaton, along with particularly trained stereographers, reveal the standard methods of those most loved cultures, taking locations where weren't shot or seen in 3d before. The six episode, hour-extended series is produced by JWM Productions, LLC. 3net V . P . of Development and Production Tim Pastore may serve as Executive Producer regarding the network. Indiana 500: The Inside LINE- Thursday, October 13 (9PM ET/PT) – 3net Original World premiere: The earth’s first 3d coverage in the Indiana 500 gives audiences an in-depth think about the event formulations and the action of race day as seen using the eyes nowadays’s most dynamic drivers — Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Simona p Silvestro, Will Powerand more. Unequalled utilisation of the 100th Anniversary in the Indiana 500 using the pageantry in the historic event and emotion and power of race day, brings audiences most likely probably the most compelling 3d programming event possible. The primary one-hour special is produced by New Wave Entertainment. 3net Director of Development and Production Don Bland may serve as executive producer regarding the network. HUBBLE 3d – Sunday, October16 (9PM ET/PT) – World Television Premiere: Join the crew in the Space Shuttle simply because they make vital repairs for the Hubble Space Telescope. Read by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film captures 5 spacewalks needed to increase the risk for repairs plus an unforeseen problem that threatened to sabotage the mission. Producedby IMAX. CLOUDY Getting Possible Of MEATBALLS- Sunday, October 23 (7PM ET/PT) – World Television Premiere: Inspired with the beloved children’sbook of the title, this hit animated 3d feature follows Flint Lockwood,a young inventor who wants creating a thing that improves everyoneslives. However, if his food from water device goes haywire and food starts following on the horizon, Lockwood together with a wise weathergirl work togetherto avert the crises and save their small town from drowning in chow. Produced through the new the new sony Pictures Television. WORLD Urban centers 3d – Sunday, October30 (8PM ET/PT) – World Television Premiere: Barcelona native and presenter Solana Tixi introduces audiences for the wealthy histories, cultures and peopleof the cell phone industry's most magnificent locations. 3d graphics and stereoscopic cameras offer audiences a unique, never-before-seen perspective in the vibrant sites and treasured monuments of great urban centers from all over the world. That certain hour, 13 episode series is produced by D4D INGENIERIA VISUAL SL andCABLEready. Frightening TALES – Sunday, October30 (9PM ET/PT) – 3net Original World Premiere: Unlike anything youve seen in 2D or 3d, Frightening Tales is scripted series so strange and fantastic, it takes one more dimension only to contain itself. You will discover marauding leaders,ghost-affected forests and human baby baby wolves an area where cannibals feast, kidnappers terrorize and fiends lurk behind every tree. Inanimate objects showed up at existence, as well as the innocent are punished. Its a worldwide that really can be obtained if possibly inside our own subconscious. The hour extended, four episode series is produced by Workaholic Productions, Corporation. 3nets Directorof Development and Production Don Bland may serve as executive producer onbehalf in the network. * Denotes working title

Oscarcast Team Of Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Adam Shankman Plot Pic

EXCLUSIVE: New Line Cinema is within early talks to get a pitch for any comedy vehicle that will re-team 2010 Oscarcast hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin with Adam Shankman, who'll direct and who created the Academy awards that year. This really is all pretty early stuff — they haven’t closed the offer as well as hired a author — however the principals have sparked to the thought of continue on the comedy which has a little of Buying and selling Places meets Irritated Old Males. The comedy is going to be created by Shankman and the Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot. Martin and Baldwin formerly teamed inside it’s Complicated, playing dueling paramours for that affection of Meryl Streep. The concept for that project sprang from Martin showing up with Baldwin within the opening segment of Saturday Evening Live, when Baldwin broke Martin’s hosting record, and Shankman and Gibgot thought they’d create a good screen pairing. Baldwin just teamed together on Rock Of Age range, despite the fact that he appeared shaky about participating for many personal reasons at some point, I’m told he'd a great time around the film. We don’t see lots of comedy tandems any longer, and i believe these men inside a comedy has potential. Martin is repped by WME, Baldwin by CAA and Shankman at UTA.

Vital Values Playing Up Tommy Lee Jones' Pay on 'No Country for Old Men'

Vital Pictures Inside a trial to discover whether Vital Pictures injured an investor by passing along part ofTommy Lee Manley'big $15 million bonus pay-around the 2007Oscar best picture winnerNo Country for Old Males, a lawyer for your studio acknowledged on Monday the large error is created when drafting his contract.our editor recommends'No Country for Old Men' Suit Heads to Trial Over Payment to Tommy Lee Jones'No Country' investor: Tommy Lee Manley got $15 million, we have got stiffedTommy Lee Manley Claims Vital Owes Him $ten million Bag of Loot from 'No Country' Karen Magid, an important lawyer, stated that Manley' agreement to star inside the film improperly handled to obtain simpler for your bonus provisions being triggered. Vital made to have Manley receives a commission when worldwide box office receipts showed up at two occasions a designated target, but instead let Manley receive bonus money when receipts showed up at half that focus on. The mistake led to Manley got four occasions around he or she must have grown to be for your film, Magid told a judge, with different recap with the NY Occasions. Following a screw-up, Manley assaulted his bonus money, then when Vital opposed, the actor punished. The dispute showed up in arbitration, where Manley was granted $15 million, which Vital then attempted to somewhat off-set giving an earnings participation statement to investor Marathon Funding that incorporated a distinctive $3.75 million deduction. Marathon got one fourth of internet distribution revenue, so Vital charged its investor by calculating one fourth from the $15 million loss The odd chain of occasions then introduced Marathonto sue Vital for just about any breach of fiduciary duty. La Superior Court JudgeMark Mooneydecided to hear the problem themselves inside a bench trial with no jury. Vital states it does not matter the error, the deduction was proper plus it doesn't owe Marathon anything. The studio highlights that Manley' contract was carried out before bankers got aboard which these investment contracts needed people establishing money to cover deficits. Consequently, Marathon thinks that Vital is attempting to off-set responsibility for your "gross and inexcusable blunders" for the studio's former lawyers, as well as once the financing contract allowed breaks, Vital owed bigger responsibilities to deal with investor money properly. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Tommy Lee Manley No Country for Old Males

It's October, Where Would be the Horror Movies?

You'd think that filling the October film release schedule with horror movies is a no-brainer -- the time has come of the season when moviegoers would like to become afraid -- yet only three chillers are reserved between now and Halloween. Which enhances the question: Where possess the horror movies gone? Fans inside the mood for fright have just three options this month. (Four, in the event you count 'Dream House,' which opened up up other family people . of September and, knowing by its poor box office performance, will slink from theaters quickly.) A couple of days ago, there's 'The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence,' that's opening in a quantity of theaters. Next weekend comes the reboot of 'The Factor.' The following week is 'Paranormal Activity 3.' Then, zip. (Furthermore, you will find Kevin Smith's 'Red Condition,' which some are calling a horror movie, climax possibly a mental thriller/political polemic.) So, where did the frightening movies go? Simply, August. Lately, late summer season has converted into a haven for horror. With the latter days in August, the studios' slates of action blockbusters are spent, but you will discover still genre movie fans hungry for jolts and shocks. Recent Augusts have observed such horror hits as 'The Final Destination,' 'Halloween II' and 'The Last Exorcism.' This year, in the last 2 days of August as well as the initial few times of September, there has been six horror releases: 'Fright Evening,' 'Don't Hesitate in the Dark,' 'Evidence from the Haunting,' 'Shark Evening 3d,A 'Apollo 18' and 'Creature.' The procedure seems to own backfired. Aside from 'Don't Hesitate in the Dark,' none of individuals movies made greater than $20 million. 'Paranormal Activity 3' - Trailer No. 2 Is always that why there so handful of horror movies scheduled for October? Not always. In large measure, it's because of 'Paranormal Activity 3.' The found-footage-style horror franchise has transformed 'Saw' since the annual ritual for Halloween moviegoers. "'Saw' has centered October for any very long time,Inch states Rob Bock, a box office analyst and horror film expert at Exhibitor Relations Company. "Art galleries didn't dare open anything against it. ['Saw' distributor] Lionsgate really did have that month to itself." Now, however, "'Paranormal Activity' has that slot," according to him. However, there's another possible cause of the October dearth. "We're just getting an off year." For fans, if you feel deprived this Halloween season, there is not much consolation to suit your needs. The next small-glut of horror movies doesn't come before month of the month of january, another traditional drop zone for movies that art galleries have little expect. You will have to keep your fears in check for the time being. Follow Gary Susman on Twitter @garysusman. Photo credits: IFC Films ('Human Centipede 2'), Universal ('The Thing')

Anderson Cooper's Daytime Talk Show Struck by Teen Coma Tragedy

Anderson Cooper's new daytime talk show, Anderson, is dealing with its first tragic situation.our editor recommendsAnderson Cooper Wants an 'Honest Conversation' as 'Anderson' PremieresAnderson Cooper Plans to Show Softer Side in New Daytime Talk Show After three weeks on television, Gawker reports that a teenager is in a coma after a producer from Anderson allegedly encouraged him to record his behavior for an episode centered on the "teenage mind." According to the report, the teenage boy was set to appear during an episode that delved into how the adolescent mind operated. Prior to the scheduled appearance, a producer told the teenager to "film the crazy stuff you do." The teenager subsequently filmed himself skateboarding and fell, where he suffered a serious injury to the head, and is in a coma, the report states. The episode was never broadcast. A rep for Anderson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Saturday afternoon that the teenager "had been injured." "Our producers were working with a teen and his parents on a show about the science of the Teenage Brain, based on a National Geographic story," the rep's statement read. "As part of our routine process, we ask guests for video footage and photos. We did not provide the family with a camera. On the morning that they were supposed to travel to NYC, we learned that the teen had been injured. We are very concerned about him, and are thinking of him and his family at this time." Related Topics CNN Anderson Cooper Anderson

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Andy Rooney Exiting an hour or so This Sunday

NEW You'll be able to, N.Y. -- With 1,096 essays to have an hour under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th weekly broadcast. And will also be his last just like a regular contributor. The 92-year-old Rooney will announce his departure within the finish in the program, whether they have been featured since 1978, CBS News introduced on Tuesday. It'll be preceded having a segment through which Rooney looks back on his career by having an hour correspondent Morley Safer. Theres nobody like Andy there will not be, mentioned Rob Fager, chairman of CBS News as well as an hour executive producer. He referred to as Rooneys contributions for the program immeasurable, and added, Its harder for him to make it happen every week, but he'll always manage to speak his mind with an hour when the urge hits him. Rooney began speaking his mind with an hour within this summer time 1978 by getting an essay about misleading verifying of automobile deaths round the Independence Day weekend. Vehicle for vehicle, contended Rooney, its one of the most secure weekends of year being going somewhere. Really, less people die of causes on that weekend than typically in some cases, his research told him. As well as, since less people are watching television inside the fourth, he added, I suppose less die of monotony. He will be a tender 59 years old, and, that fall, he increased to become normal contributor, delivering sometimes folksy, sometimes peppery findings on regular existence beneath the title, A few momemts With Andy Rooney. Rooney happen to be a contributing factor to an hour or so since the shows debut. Throughout its first season in 1968 he came out a few occasions in silhouette with Palmer Williams, an hour or so senior producer, in the short-were living segment referred to as Ipso and Facto. More youthful crowd produced an hour or so segments through the broadcasts initial few seasons. Rooney grew to become an associate of CBS in 1949 just like a author for Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts, popular show of the day. More youthful crowd written for your Garry Moore Show (1959-65), a common variety show. Concurrently, he was writing for CBS News public-matters broadcasts such as the 20th Century and Calendar. He written his first television essay in 1964, An Essay on Entrance doors. Ongoing the collaboration with CBS News correspondent Harry Reasoner as on-camera narrator, Rooney composed contemplations on such subjects as bridges, chairs and girls. By Getting An Essay on War, which broadcast on PBS in 1971, Rooney made his first appearance delivering his words. But his capabilities just like a author and producer, minus the speaking mind more youthful crowd infamously increased being late around, were the roles he mentioned he always valued most. I clearly use a knack to make paper what lots of people have thought and didnt realize they thought, he reflected inside an interview while using Connected Press in 1998. And so they say, Hey, yeah! And so they such as this. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Schmidt to appear at Senate Judiciary Committee

When Google's Eric Schmidt appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday to answer antitrust questions, the entertainment lobby will be watching -- and it's likely that more than a few in the biz will harbor a feeling of satisfaction in seeing him in the hotseat.Google's relationship with Hollywood has at times been chilly, but among lobbyists in Washington it's often more like permafrost, as the industry lobby complaints that the search giant hasn't done nearly enough to combat piracy, or in some cases is aiding and abetting it. Industry lobbyists are making some effort to persuade lawmakers on the Senate antitrust subcommittee to query Schmidt about copyright issues, but the session is focused on concerns that Google has grown to a point where competitors are at a disadvantage.Schmidt is scheduled to speak first, followed by a panel that includes Jeff Katz, CEO of NexTag, and Jeremy Stoppelman, co-founder and CEO of Yelp."Anybody in the larger entertainment industries has had to deal with antitrust issues," said Chris Castle, a music and technology lawyer. "They have had their mergers and acquisitions scrutinized. We have a long history in the entertainment business of dealing with government. So the idea that a company could amass a fortune without having to account for what a lot of people see are pretty egregious shortcomings is frustrating." "The fact that he has agreed to testify...I think is the beginning of something, but it is only the beginning," he added.In advance of the hearing, Google has set up a blog page refuting the notion that it's the omnipresent gateway to the web. "Using Google is a choice. Sure, Google has lots of users, but Google is more like a GPS for the Internet -- a helpful guide, but not necessary to get around," the post stated, noting that sites once-thriving AOL and MySpace were also once called "gatekeepers."Schmidt is opposed to the most significant piece of Hollywood-backed legislation to come before Congress this year, the Protect IP Act, which is aimed at the cutting off support for "rogue" sites that are devoted to trafficking in pirated content. The Senate version has a provision that requires that "information location tools," like search engines, take measures to remove or disable access to "rogue" sites and to remove hypertext links, But Schmidt has called the proposed legislation "simple solutions to complex problems," and said that the bill's method of cutting off illegal sites' access to the domain name system had free speech implications.Nevertheless, for some time Google has been well aware that it is an increasing target, and has expanded its lobbying presence in the Capital. In April, Google's general counsel Kent Walker faced a House hearing in which he had to fend off criticism from some lawmakers that the company had not done enough to limit listing of pirated content atop search results and in its autocomplete feature. Walker insisted that Google has been playing "the Whac-A-Mole game" as much as other companies, but he cautioned Congress to not go overboard in mandating what search engines can and cannot do.Late last year, Google announced a series of steps to combat online infringement, including a vow to act within 24 hours on takedown notices it receives from copyright owners and deleting terms closely associated with infringement from appearing in autocomplete. On Sept. 2, Walker posted a progress report on a Google blog in which he said, among other things, that they have improved procedures to make sure that its AdSense program doesn't appear on sites with pirated content, and that legitimate music sites are getting greater visibility. "There is plenty more to be done, and we look forward to further refining and improving our processes in ways that help both rightsholders and users," Walker wrote.The Recording Industry Assn. of America, however, found the progress wanting. "We appreciate that Google is working with us to develop a system to send Google bulk notices about the use of AdSense on sites that facilitate online theft," wrote Steven Marks, the RIAA's executive vice president and general counsel. "However, given the significant benefits Google receives from these services and its commitments via the official guidelines that regulate advertisers, Google should do more to ensure that it does not place and profit from ads on sites that offer illegal content." He added that Google continues to list unauthorized sites before legitimate ones in search results, and, while it has improved the speed with which it responds to takedown notices, it hasn't been "effective in terminating repeat offenders." Contact Ted Johnson at ted.johnson@variety.com

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Spartacus Star Andy Whiftields Final Words To His Children

La, Calif. -- Vashti Whitfield, the wife from the late Spartacus: Bloodstream and Sand star Andy Whitfield has shared the stars touching words he stated to his two children before he lost his fight with cancer, just a little over the other day. I will fall asleep now as my body system wont work any longer. I'm just like a butterfly with damaged wings, Vashti told Australias The Telegraph, remembering the stars last words to children, Jesse Red-colored, 6, and Indigo Sky, 4, before he died from non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Younger crowd told his two children, I will be along with you and will be watching over you. I really like you. Vashti also remembered as soon as they learned the stars cancer had came back in September 2010 once they initially thought his chemotherapy was effective. Our hearts were damaged, she told The Telegraph. Everyones language transformed. They stated it meant he'd never really beaten it the very first time. Adding, However the children look just like him. Plus they look within the mirror every single day and find out their father. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, the Australian actor died on September 11, 2011 in Sydney. He was 39. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Happy 45th Birthday, Adam Sandler! What's His Finest Onscreen Moment?

Forty-five years ago today, a baby boy named Adam Richard Sandler was born to an electrical engineer and a nursery school teacher in Brooklyn. After breaking big on Saturday Night Live at the age of 24, Sandler would go on to become one of the most successful actor-comedians of our generation and an even more successful movie producer. In spite of the scathing reviews that his films generate, we still love him as an entertainer, laugh maker and occasionally dramatic actor. So gather around the cake, sing-squawk a few off-key bars of “Happy Birthday” and let’s name Sandler’s finest onscreen moment. So many movies to choose from! Although the Saturday Night Live alum has had some funny — adorable even — moments in legitimate comedies like Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer, showed some dramatic range in Spanglish and Reign Over Me, and you know, successfully fit into a pair of tight jean shorts in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, I think his finest moment onscreen occurred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2002 drama Punch-Drunk Love. In an unlikely turn for Sandler, the actor provided depth, darkness and sadness as Barry Egan, a lonely, harmonium-tapping executive who flies into occasionally violent bouts of rage. In the following [NSFW] scene, watch as Sandler’s character is pushed to his limit after being scammed by a phone-sex company and demands to speak with a supervisor (Philip Seymour Hoffman). For this role, Sandler earned his first and only Golden Globe nomination. Now, what do you consider to be Sandler’s finest onscreen moment?

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TNT buys 'Wasteland' script from Davis

TNT has bought a script from Mick Davis and is in development on his action-adventure drama "Wasteland." From FremantleMedia North America and Landscape Entertainment, show will be set in the American Southwest. Logline involves a U.S. marshal who is charged with hunting down the supernatural escapees on the run following a federal prison break. Davis was an exec producer and writer on CBS' Rufus Sewell starrer "Eleventh Hour," which ran for one season. He'll exec produce "Wasteland" with Robert C. Cooper and J.J. Jamieson. Jordan Helman will serve as co-exec producer. Cabler has been quite busy of late on the development front (Daily Variety, Aug. 31). Among the handful of shows in the pipeline are dramas "H.I.K.E.,' exec produced by Forest Whitaker, about a cop who deals with kidnappings in Phoenix; "The Order," about an archeologist professor who ends up working in Israel engaging in various digs that explore life's real questions of faith and meaning; and "Rush," a Rashomon-style hospital drama about life in the ER. On the reality front, TNT is in development on "The Great Escape," from Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and "The Amazing Race" exec producer Bertram Van Munster, as well as "Search and Rescue," from reality uberproducer Thom Beers ("Ice Road Truckers") and his Original Prods. unit. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

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Drive-Inspired Sketches by Chromatics, Desire Include Track Listings of Unused Film Score

The musical partnership between director Nicolas Winding Refn and electronic musician Johnny Jewel dates back to Refn’s Bronson, which used a track from Jewel’s group Glass Candy to strike its stylized period feel. For Refn’s latest film, the L.A.-set crime thriller Drive, he turned once more to Jewel to help create an ’80s-tinged pop synth sound — and the inspiration seemed to go both ways, as evidenced by drawings and a full collection of Drive-inspired tracks created by Jewel and his musical collaborators. Two of Jewel’s groups, Chromatics and Desire, have tracks featured on the soundtrack to Drive (“Tick of the Clock” and “Under Your Spell,” respectively). But the score to Drive is largely comprised of compositions by composer Cliff Martinez, built around a handful of mostly electronic tracks that also include Kavinsky’s “Night Call” and College ft. Electric Youth’s “A Real Hero.” “Johnny had scored two specific scenes — one was ‘Tick of the Clock’ which was in the beginning from Chromatics and then there was ‘Under Your Spell’ later on,” Refn told Movieline via telephone earlier today. “Then I had the College song and the Kavinsky song, and I had Cliff Martinez kind of emulate the feel of those sounds and those songs into a score.” Jewel, meanwhile, wound up composing his own Drive-inspired tracks at Refn’s encouragement. These unused score tracks appear to have surfaced as part of a 30-drawing collection of sketches by Chromatics and Desire inspired by scenes from the film; on the blog Primitive Desire, Jewel’s Desire collaborator Megan Louise notes that the songs listed “will be coming out on Johnny Jewel & Nat Walker’s soundtrack project ‘Symmetry’ in the fall.” Full two-part track listing follows, but beware spoilers! 1. Isolation (3:10) Winner Take All (2:42) Death Mask (1:22) Love Theme/Air (2:01) Magic Gardens (1:40) The Family (1:33) Rearview Mirror Pt 1 (0:37) Rearview Mirror Pt 2 (1:04) Irene’s Eyes (3:01) Lady (2:56) The Midnight Sun (1:37) City of Dreams (2:42) Beyond the Rim (2:18) Love Bite (3:40) Driver’s Theme (4:02) Baby (2:35) Bernie’s Theme (1:40) The Nightshift (1:00) Nino’s Death (1:41) Love Theme/Earth (3:27) Fading Away (2:44) Memories Are Forever (1:50) 2. Flashback (2:57) Paradise Lost (0:28) Car Jack (2:50) Behind the Wheel (7:28) End Game (2:21) Murder Motel (4:29) The Crimson Torch (2:43) Fragments (0:43) Strangers (4:03) Music Box (0:43) Paper Chase (3:00) Mr. Midnight (3:28) Shannon’s Death (1:11) Blood Sport (2:26) The Nightshift/Reprise (0:58) Outside Looking In (2:21) Symphony of Light (3:15) All the Faces (2:46) Love Theme/Water (4:14) Echoes of the Mind (6:29) The rest of the drawings are taken from stills from the film, depicting various scenes of Driver (Ryan Gosling), the neighbor he falls for (Carey Mulligan), and the various forces he comes to contend with as he crosses paths with seedy crime bosses and thugs in L.A. They’ve got a charming Etch-a-Sketch quality to them, but what’s most striking is how vividly they capture scenes from the film in spare black and white renderings. Click here to see all 30 of the Drive-inspired sketches, but again, potential spoilers abound, so view with caution. [Primitive Desire]

Josh Duhamel Gets Animated With Role On Disney Jr.'s 'Jake & The Never Land Pirates'

EXCLUSIVE: This is news that parents with little ones would appreciate -- Transformers co-star Josh Duhamel has joined the cast of Disney Jr.'s flagship series, cartoon Jake and the Never Land Pirates. He will voice the recurring role of Captain Flynn, a dashing young pirate who is well-known for his legendary adventures on the Never Sea. Flynn and his boat, The Barracuda, are plucked from the sea in a giant windstorm and shipwrecked in the Never Land Desert, where Jake and his crew find him. Jake and the Never Land Pirates, which is is cable's No.1 series among Boys 2-5 and is on track to be Disney Channel's No.1 preschool series ever, will return for a second season in early 2012. Its voice cast includes David Arquette.

Bawdy 'Brother' woos African auds

A Zimbabwean along with a Nigerian were the those who win of 'Big Brother Africa' this season, inside a season where the show, as significant for debate as rankings, increased its South African base to incorporate participants from 14 nations.On the region where strife and division tend to be more common than togetherness, "Your Government Africa," while remaining questionable, has struck a chord with audiences wishing to maneuver beyond edges. The sixth season, which wrapped This summer 31, was groundbreaking in the expansion outdoors its Nigeria base, to incorporate participants from 14 nations. The participants themselves were youthful, urban and cosmopolitan. They'd been educated abroad, had mobile phones and designer jeans, and were as acquainted with present day globalized youth culture because they were using the movies and music being made in their own individual yards.Secluded inside a lavish house in a single of Johannesburg's poshest and surrounding suburbs, the housemates bickered, bawled and bared all within the show's well known "shower hour" weight loss than 24 cameras shot their every move. Two those who win each walked away using the $200,000 grand prize.Airing in additional than 40 nations via South African web M-Internet, which produces the show with reality giant Endemol, the antics from the housemates elevated various cultural questions.Some have billed the participants were less an expression of the unique nations and cultures than from the homogeneous, Westernized realm of Africa's elite -- they don't reflect the normal face of African youth today. One Ugandan media critic referred to the show as "the veneration of awesome (and) the elevation of classy."M-Internet Africa controlling director Biola Alabi states housemates are selected, because they are in "Large Brother's" various incarnations all over the world, "for his or her entertainment value and capability to build relationships the format."When sparks fly, it typically has less related to contrasting cultures than competing egos.The show's sexually billed atmosphere has triggered public outcry from the earliest models, with experts worrying the series went from the conservative mores typical over the region.Within the show's second season, a drunken encounter between two participants sparked debate over set up female contestant have been sexually attacked. (Both M-Internet and also the lady refused any wrongdoing had occurred.)A hug between two female participants captivated debates on discussion boards over the region within the touchy problem of homosexuality. Married housemates' onscreen matters have forced the problem of infidelity in to the open.While M-Internet continues to be pleased to reap the rankings rewards of these controversies, it's bowed to public pressure to tone things lower on several occasion.Whenever a Ugandan contestant smacked a lady housemate last season, invoking annoyed reactions from women's privileges groups, the network kicked the assailant in the house.And after complaints that a few of the steamy onscreen moments went too much, the internet made lemonade from lemon -- intoducing another, unfiltered funnel available simply to customers -- and making the greater risque elements on pay-per-view. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Havens chosen TCA leader

Chocolate Havens continues to be chosen leader from the Television Experts Assn. Havens has covered TV for 23 years -- 17 years with Tribune Media and also the past six years with FYI Television since it's controlling editor. She replaces Susan Youthful, who's an independent author and former TV writer and critic for that Concord Tribune. A resident of Fort Worth, Texas, and person in TCA since 1997, Havens assists 2 yrs as prexy. She was most lately Vice president from the org. Others chosen towards the TCA board are Salt Lake Tribune author Scott Pierce as Vice president, TV Guide Canada's Amber Dowling as secretary and John Gianelli of XFinity TV as treasurer. The present TCA tour is happening in the BevHilton, using the annual TCA Honours looking for Saturday evening. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

James Franco was considered for Breaking Dawn

Director Bill Condon has confirmed that internet gossip suggesting James Franco wanted a role in Twilight: Breaking Dawn is true."He told a friend of mine, who then sent the message along to me. And for a moment it was like, okay, what could James Franco play that wouldn't feel like Where's Waldo?" he told MTV.Sadly for Franco's fans, no obvious role existed. "I really thought about it for a second, and nothing made sense," Condon added."If it had made sense, and frankly if I had called and said 'Do you want to play that vampire from that country,' it would have involved hanging around for two months in a scene with 80 people. And I don't know if he really would have wanted to do it."However, the director claims there's no, ahem, bad blood between him and the 127 Hours star."I think he thinks this somehow involves some big rejection of the idea. It wasn't that."

'Cowboys & Aliens' Director Jon Favreau: I Came Across 'Magic' of Movies as Theater Usher

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