New poster for The Paperboy

A new poster has been released for The Paperboy, Lee Daniels' thriller in which Zac Efron finds himself falling for a distinctly cougarish Nicole Kidman.Efron plays the brother of Matthew McConaughey's investigative journalist, with both men working in tandem to prove the innocence of John Cusack's death row inhabitant.Things are complicated however by the presence of Kidman's character (a long-standing correspondent of the accused) and it isn't long before she and Efron find themselves embarking upon an ill-advised affair.The poster doesn't give us much more to go upon beyond that, suffice to say that Efron has clearly been putting a lot of hours in at the gym to get those biceps sufficiently pumped.Adapted from the novel by Pete Dexter, The Paperboy has yet to receive an official release date, but is expected to arrive at some point in 2012. Check out the poster in full, below...

Ghost Protocol Takes Quiet Christmas With $26.5M Mission

First Published: December 26, 2011 12:07 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Paula Patton and actor Tom Cruise attend a photocall ahead of the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Press Conference during the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa on December 7, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Tom Cruises latest mission has won a holiday weekend thats shaping up with some silent nights at movie theaters as business continues to lag. Studio estimates Sunday placed Cruises Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol a solid No. 1 with $26.5 million domestically over its first weekend in full release. The movie raised its total to $59 million since it started a week earlier in huge-screen cinemas and expanded nationwide last Wednesday, and distributor Paramount estimated that revenues will reach $72.7 million by Monday. Cruises fourth Mission flick was a bright spot over a Christmas weekend filled with so-so tidings for Hollywood, whose usually busy holiday stretch since Thanksgiving has been a bust. Generally well-reviewed movies from Steven Spielberg (The Adventures of Tintin), David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Cameron Crowe (We Bought a Zoo) with casts that include Matt Damon,Scarlett Johansson and Daniel Craig opened with modest to weak results. Despite predictions from studio executives that 2011 could be a record-setter that would finish with a bang, domestic revenues remained stuck at a sluggish pace that has lingered all year. Hollywood should finish the year with $10.1 billion domestically, down 4.5 percent from 2010, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com. The picture gets worse taking into account higher ticket prices, which mean Hollywood brings in fewer fans for each dollar spent. Actual domestic attendance for 2011 will close out at about 1.27 billion, down 5.3 percent from the previous years and the lowest head count since 1995, when admissions totaled 1.26 billion. Thank God 2011 is almost over, because weve had a real rough run here at the end of the year, said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. We always count on the holiday season to give us a big boost at the end of the year, and it just didnt happen. These admission numbers this year just tell me that we maybe have to set our sights a little lower in terms of attendance every year. Since peaking at a modern high of 1.6 billion in 2002, domestic movie admissions have been on a general decline since. Studio executives always insist that slow times result from weak films, but on paper, the strong lineup Hollywood presented this year should have had fans lining up in huge numbers. Pretty good films are out there this holiday season, yet blockbuster expectations fizzled, a sign that people might be skipping a trip to the theater in favor of home-viewing, video games or the countless other entertainment options their gadgets now offer. Rising ticket prices, particularly the extra few dollars it costs to see 3-D films, also could be causing a backlash among fans. With Ghost Protocol climbing toward the$100 million mark, its a return to box-office form for Cruise, who had been Hollywoods most-dependable earner for two decades until he turned off fans with odd antics in his personal life six years ago. Ghost Protocol will be Cruises first top-billed $100 million hit since 2006s Mission: Impossible III. He had a supporting role in 2008s $100 million comedy hit Tropic Thunder, which was headlined by Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. Even with a No. 1 debut, Ghost Protocol still was a shadow of its predecessors. The first three Mission: Impossible movies ranged from $45 million to $58 million over opening weekend, but those installments opened at the start of the busy summer season. As of Friday, Ghost Protocol also had brought in a healthy $118 million overseas. Downeys Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows fell from No., 1 to No. 2 in its second weekend with $17.8 million. The family sequel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked dropped from second to third with $13.3 million. Both sequels trail well behind the business their predecessors did. A Game of Shadows, from Warner Bros., lifted its domestic haul to $76.6 million, while 20th Century Foxs Chipwrecked pushed its receipts to $50.3 million. The weekends newcomers failed to light up the box office, too. Fincher and Craigs The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo from Sony was No. 4 with $13 million, Spielbergs The Adventures of Tintin from Paramount was No. 5 with $9.1 million and Crowe, Damon and Johanssons We Bought a Zoo from 20th Century Fox was No. 6 with $7.8 million. Dragon Tattoo raised its total to $21.4 million since opening Tuesday night, while Tintin lifted its take to $17.1 million since debuting Wednesday. European literary exports Dragon Tattoo, adapted from Stieg Larssons Swedish best-seller, and Tintin, based on Belgian artist Herges storybook classics, are finding a lukewarm reception among U.S. crowds. Dragon Tattoo has been a sensation among U.S. readers yet failed to challenge Mission: Impossible and the other established franchises at the top of the box office. Beloved by generations of readers overseas, Tintin launched internationally two months ahead of its U.S. release. But the blockbuster global attention, with nearly $250 million already in the bank from foreign markets, did not translate to crowds in the United States. The calendar made it a tough weekend for Hollywood, with Christmas Eve always a slow night for movie-going falling on Saturday, usually the best day of the week at theaters. Christmas Day typically is a strong one for movies, as fans squeeze in a film between unwrapping presents and sitting down to family dinners. Two big holiday releases Spielbergs World War I epic War Horse and Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullocks Sept. 11 drama Extremely Loud&Incredibly Close opened Christmas Day, but estimates on their revenues will not be available until Monday. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, $26.5 million. 2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, $17.8 million. 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, $13.3 million ($20.1 million international). 4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, $13 million. 5. The Adventures of Tintin, $9.1 million. 6. We Bought a Zoo, $7.8 million ($1.1 million international). 7. New Years Eve, $3 million. 8. Arthur Christmas, $2.7 million ($9.7 million international). 9. Hugo, $2.03 million. 10. The Muppets, $2 million ($500,000 international). Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Nominations reaction: Jonah Hill, actor, "Moneyball"

Jonah Hill in 'Moneyball'"Everything relevant for this movie been something special personally. Someone said it and understood the best way to play this character. It assisted me appear like I used to be negligence something. Days like today feel good. Undertaking a drama didn't feel different personally because it was something I used to be trained for. It felt different in other people eyes. Honestly, I appear like I'm in a few type of an aspiration. It really feels so nice being so pleased with something too for people to celebrate it now."

X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger: I Feel Like I Let Rachel Crow Down

Nicole Scherzinger, X Factor The X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger really is heartbroken over Rachel Crow's ouster. After Crow's shocking elimination on Thursday night, where she broke down on stage, Scherzinger was booed by the audience. "My heart comes from the right place so I get really sensitive when people are negative," Scherzinger told reporters after the show, according to People. "I'm like, 'Don't they know I only want the best for every single person? ... I want them to be the best they can be.' Ultimately America made the choice." X Factor's Rachel Crow: "No one should blame" Nicole Scherzinger defends her decision, saying that she expected America to send Marcus Canty home, and the choice was really out of her hands. "I wasn't going to be the one to send anyone home," she said. "Did I think America probably would have chosen Rachel? The probability was that they would have sent Marcus home." Unfortunately, the 13-year-old powerhouse was sent packing, but not before Scherzinger sat her down backstage for a good cry session. It was just Scherzinger doing the crying. "When I saw that look on her face, [I felt] that I had let her down, like I dropped her," she said. "I could have been holding on and I dropped her. She is the sunshine of our show, so it's hard to see her cry." Do you think Rachel Crow could've won The X Factor?

Viacom Boss Talks Nickelodeon Ratings Issues, Ads, 'Paranormal Activity,' Investor Returns

NY - Viacom is constantly on the give consideration to growing without major purchases and return an thought $20 billion to traders over the following five years via returns and stock buybacks, leader and Boss Philippe Dauman mentioned here Monday inside a UBS media investor conference.our editor recommendsWall Street Weighs in at in at Viacom's Outlook Among Ad, Nickelodeon Ratings ChallengesViacom Boss: Vital Developing Recommendations for 'Paranormal Activity 4,' 'Transformers 4' In the keynote lunch interview within the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, Dauman mentioned he feels excellent about Viacom's outlook, including more effective advertising rise in early 2012, and mentioned it's "a great platform for future growth." The conglomerate is a much more multi-platform and global company in five years, he mentioned. Asked for in regards to the recent ratings challenges of babies funnel Nickelodeon, which Dauman formerly mentioned were "inexplicable" and is an error, he mentioned that there are no real news on that front and vowed that his systems unit's advertising trends would improve inside the first quarter of 2012. "There's not new,Inch he mentioned. "Nobody is a lot more annoyed with that than myself." The Wall Street Journal had reported earlier inside the day that Nielsen still thinks its ratings data for Nickelodeon is correct. "Right now, however imperfect Nielsen is, it is the only game around,Inch Dauman told the UBS conference. "We'll proceed.In . Nevertheless the ratings issue is "an problem which will be alleviated" due to more new shows on Nickelodeon in comparison to network ever suffered soon. Plus, advertising sales from Nickelodeon could make up a considerably smaller sized part of the organization's total beginning next quarter. More youthful crowd layed out that Nickelodeon is constantly hold its lead over ad-driven competitor Cartoon Network. For next quarter, all which means that he needs more effective ad growth due to a far more effective content pipeline together with a "better tone" available on the market in comparison to a current slowness in scatter ad market sales in recent days. "We are feeling excellent,Inch Dauman mentioned, repeating the Nickelodeon problem will use you need to be a "blip." Dauman once again acknowledged although the current quarter's ad revenue momentum will probably be drawn lower with the Nickelodeon problem and "some soft qualities generally scatter demand" throughout the final a few days. But he vowed that his firm's cable systems unit margins would grow this quarter. On more upbeat notes, Dauman once again famous such TV hits as Jersey Shoreline which is stars, additionally to film franchise Paranormal Activity. He mentioned the Vital studio, which will next season start praising its a hundred years in operation, expects to to create new Paranormal film every year thinking about the truth that it's developed a Halloween franchise from this that's "very lucrative." Meanwhile, Epix, the premium TV venture of Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate, sees an exclusivity window in the digital distribution deal with Netflix expire in September, interviewer and top UBS banker Aryeh Bourkoff mentioned. The initial a few the sale's five years were exclusive. Adked if Epix must boost the exclusivity, Dauman mentioned that "the requirement for our content has elevated" since the deal. The firm could extend the exclusivity for "valueInch or look for added handles other online entrepreneurs following a exclusivity period finishes. Highlighting an 11 percent compound annual rate of development in affiliate fee revenue since he needed over as Boss five years ago, Dauman on Monday mentioned he needs high single digit to low double digit gains in this particular area afterwards. Dauman mentioned he sees no go to a la carte options of cable systems afterwards. However when this might happen, Viacom can do well even if this might be a trend due to very good of the channels. Asked for about competition from YouTube's original content funnel strategy, he mentioned his firm stays billions yearly on content, so that it won't the simple for Google's movie site to deal with that. Speaking about Vital as well as the performance of Viacom's film unit, Dauman mentioned the studio would carry on growing margins in later on, which is new animation unit might be "arrivedInch in five years. Asked for about key challenges over the following five years, Dauman reported film piracy just like a key concern. But social media is constantly on the supply upside, Dauman predicted, pointing to how Beyonce's baby bump drove Twitter traffic through the MTV Video Music Honours. That aided ratings, and the organization knows how you can "use social media to market new shows we placed onInch too, he mentioned. Speaking about worldwide options, Dauman spoke of upside inside the BRI nations - South usa, Russia and India. He stressed he didn't take advantage from the more widespread term BRIC "because China remains a very tough market." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Viacom Philippe Dauman

Kaskade, Swedish House Mafia's Steve Angello to Headline New Insomniac NYE Event

Insomniac Events, the Los Angeles-based company behind massive electronic music events such as Electric Daisy Carnival, is announcing a new two-day California-based New Year's dance music festival called "White Wonderland."our editor recommendsHow Electronic Music Moved the Masses in 2011 DJ Magazine Unveils Its Annual Top 100 DJs List in AmsterdamElectric Daisy Carnival Returns to Las Vegas, Sets Dates The event will take place in Orange County, some 30 miles south of Los Angeles, at the Anaheim Convention Center December 31st and January 1st andfeature several big names from the EDM (electronic dance music) scene, includingKaskade,Swedish House Mafia'sSteve AngelloandPaul Van Dyk.(Kaskade plays NYE while Angello will headline Sunday's Jan 1st engagement). Already leaked for the event were DJs such as Benny Benassi and Sweden's Dada Life (previously booked through Giant, whose event Insomniac bought out). STORY: DJ-Producer Avicii Signs Singles Deal With Interscope, Atom Empire "I'm ecstatic to be able to deliver an Insomniac New Year's event to Southern California," says Pasquale Rotella, CEO and founder of Insomniac, in a release. "Our fans have been asking for a New Year's festival and I am thrilled to be joining forces with our friends at Giant to co-promote an Insomniac-produced all-white event to introduce our newest festival brand." Rotella previously had been co-promoting a long-running NYE event in Los Angeles called "Together As One," but he has cut ties with former friend Reza Gerami of Go Ventures. ("Together As One" will also take place NYE 2011.) STORY:'Electric Daisy' Film Premiere and Riot: A View From the Front Line "Insomniac works hard to set the standard in safety, production quality, and the overall value of our fans' experience," Rotella said in an early November release announcing the split. "Due to various issues surrounding these basic commitments, we are no longer co-producing TAO." Now, Insomniac will put on its own NYE bash with DJs set to draw tens of thousands (An21 & Max Vangeli, Thomas Gold and Trent Cantrelle round out the announced-today full lineup). The theme of the multiple-day affair is "white," meaning that all attendees are asked to wear white to the festival, a page seemingly borrowed from long-running roving European party Sensation, who recently held a "Sensation White" concert in Amsterdam."For more information on the dress code policy, please visit www.whitewonderland.comas the date approaches," the release continues. Tickets for the festival (21 and over only) go on sale in single-day or two-day packages with a VIP option beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at noon. Twitter: @THRMusic PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 54th Annual Grammy Nominees: Kanye West, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Katy Perry Related Topics Electric Daisy Carnival

'The Hunger Games' Trailer: 5 Instant Findings As You're Watching

On Monday, the state trailer for Lionsgate's rendition from the first novel in Suzanne Collins' popular Hunger Games trilogy was launched. And, while fans will need to watch for more understanding of it's love triangular, that was largely overlooked within this two-and-a-half minute teaser, there's much to become learned in the clip. our editor recommends'Hunger Games' Trailer Premieres, Discloses the Dark Realm of Panem (Video)'Hunger Games': 8 New Posters In the Approaching Lionsgate Movie (Photos) PHOTOS: The Hunger Games Official Character Posters 1) The film will adhere strictly towards the books. If the first trailer is any indicator, tthere shouldn't be chance of a Hunger Games devotee uprising because of versions between your book and movie. The footage, which runs in chronological order, begin with Katniss and Gale at their lookout point, just like the first book, ongoing onto the Enjoying, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta's (Josh Hutcherson) amount of time in the capitol before it shuts with this first look at the arena. One notable difference appears to become the boosting of Gale (Liam Hemsworth's) presence within the film. Within the books he's only present throughout the start and finish, but knowing in the trailer, the crowd will see what he's dealing with while Katniss is incorporated in the area, something visitors didn't reach experience of the novel. PHOTOS: 'Hunger Games' Start Looking: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson 2) District 12 looks less gritty of computer's written counterpart. Fans got their first sights from the allegedly most-bare-bones and neglected of Panem's districts, and also the depiction appeared to possess small Hollywood sheen onto it. Yes, the Enjoying's participants counseled me outfitted in monochromatic clothes and appeared to become standing among boulders, but anything else was a tad too pretty for any coal-mining town. The books describe everything as getting an excellent layer of dust regarding this, however the trailer demonstrated a brightness within the forest (which looked positively lush), the structures and also the dresses of District 12's occupants. Most likely the darkness didn't translate well on film. STORY: 'The Hunger Games' Director Gary Ross Promises 'Hugely Epic' Items to Come 3) Could be that the forest or even the arena?A clip opens and shuts with shots of moments within the forest. At first audiences are watching Katniss and Gale within their real-existence sanctuary, the forest outdoors of District 12's non-functional electric fence. In the finish, a clip shows the film's heroine within the allegedly guy-made forest from the Hunger Games arena. But, the scenery sure does look a great deal alike. The film was shot in New York, but, producers might have used just a little a lot of area's natural aesthetic to create the arena credible like a Capitol creation. STORY: Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games Isn't Twilight' 4) The key males possess a lengthy approach to take to achieve Twilight-men degree of fan obsession.You will find Twi-hards and Twi-moms ... will Hunger-hounds and Hungry-moms be next? It's tough to tell. Besides the initial uproar over Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefervre's castings as A Vampire Named Edward and Edwards Friend Jacob within the Twilight franchise, the key males have inspired screaming hysterics since prior to the very first film's premiere. Both Hutcherson (Peeta) and Hemsworth (Gale) have been in existence prior to their Hunger Games castings. Due to the absence of obscurity, it's unlikely that either will all of a sudden incite riotous behavior. Fans appear to become deeply in love with the storyline a lot more than the gamers, that was reflected within this first trailer. Neither leading guy's hunk-factor was depended upon too heavily. STORY: 'Hunger Games' Trailer: Exactly what the Film Buffs Say 5) Did Jennifer Lawrence capture Katniss' essence?Fans have experienced Lawrence outfitted because the book's heroine in photos, and formerly-launched videos that demonstrated her running, but this is actually the very first time Hunger Games enthusiasts often hear the actress truly embody the heroine. I had been struck with how good given Katniss seems to become. It appears the movie version from the story is concentrating on it's leading lady's strength instead of her frailty. Elizabeth Banks Josh Hutcherson Lenny Kravitz Liam Hemsworth Woodsy Harrelson Jennifer Lawrence Lionsgate Hunger Games

'Immortals' tops at Friday B.O.

'Immortals'The B.O. gods have allied with Relativity's "The Immortals," generating it $15 million locally last evening.Because under-25 auds have proven little love at plexes recently, B.O. experts gave conservative estimations within the mid-$20 million range for that pic a few days ago. However, its opening evening perf indicates "Immortals" must have little trouble breaking $$ 30 million through Sunday.In close competition behind Relativity, Sony's "Jack and Jill" and Paramount's "Puss in Boots" will challenge each other for second, generating $9.9 million and $9 million correspondingly last evening. Both of them are headed for that low- or mid-$20 million range, even though "Jack and Jill" is incorporated in the lead now, associates say "Puss" might claw itself within the Adam Sandler laffer according to pre-weekend forecasts.Universal holdover "Tower Heist" obtained 4th with $4.9 million Stateside on Friday. Lower 40%, the star-studded ensemble caper has cumed $35.six million locally so far.Warner Bros. opened up "J. Edgar" to $4.3 million last evening. The Clint Eastwood helmed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer is anticipating solid business much like other adult fare from the 2009 fall, like "Moneyball" and "The Ides of March." "J. Edgar" is anticipated to land just north of $ten million this frame.Within the niche scene, Componen broadened "ConstantlyInch to 70 locations for that weekend while Fox Searchlight's "Martha Marcy May Marlene" increased to 183. "Crazy" repped a 1-day per screen average of $2,343 while "Martha's" expansion introduced its per screen to $814. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Hot Video Clip 'Rosa' Getting Hollywood's Attention (Video)

It has been some time since a brief film has snapped up Hollywood's attention like Rosa, a publish-apocalyptic sci-fi animated short from The spanish language comic artist Jesus Orellana. The featurette gets attention in the tech and geek sites, as well as in the small amount of time it has been online (under 24 hrs), it's entered over in to the mainstream, striking even USA Today. Orellana works within the The spanish language comic industry but provides hiding for hopes for pointing live action features. What exactly does he do? He produces an animated short. His logic is straightforward: live action is expensive while animation can be achieved inexpensively. He trained themself the programs and spent every waking moment creating his movie from his home in Barcelona. And that he made it happen, because he claims, with zero budget. Here's the description: Rosa is "a legendary sci-fi video clip that happens inside a publish-apocalyptic world where natural existence has disappeared. In the destruction awakes Rosa, a cyborg used in the Kernel project, mankind's last make an effort to restore our planet's ecosystem. Rosa will quickly learn that they isn't the only entity which has awakened and should fight on her survival." The short has performed in the Dallas Worldwide Film Festival, then SITGES, Screamfest, Toronto At Night, amongst others. It hit the net on Thursday. Orellana, handled by Scott Glassgold and Raymond Siblings of IAM Entertainment, is fielding interest all the companies and many producers, in addition to a studio or two, although his goal at this time would be to turn Rosa right into a live-action feature. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package

Still together, still crazy

Alums in the NY Comedy Festival, now entering its eighth year, include Came Carey, Susie Essman, Denis Leary, Margaret Cho and Louis C.K.Louis Faranda, Caroline Hirsch and Andrew Fox prepare another laff confab. Since the NY Comedy Festival makes its eighth year this month, the large event orchestrated by Caroline Hirsch, Andrew Fox and Louis Faranda in the Caroline's on Broadway comedy club seems just like a highly-oiled machine, using more than 50 shows featuring the country's top comics happening in Manhattan and beyond. But getting here wasn't as basic. Comedy never is straightforward. "It absolutely was very difficult once we started, certainly. It absolutely was crazy at first,Inch recalls Faranda, who's the talent producer for your fest together with the club. "The initial two, three years were crazy, because there exists a famous club, but i wasn't festival entrepreneurs. I was not theater entrepreneurs. Only one factor that Caroline familiar with let me know constantly was that individuals could take action a lot better than anybody, because we live comedy, we live it and breathe it each day within our lives." The idea for your fest coalesced in 2003 when Hirsch and company celebrated 2 decades of Caroline's getting a sizable show at Carnegie Hall. "It absolutely was this kind of grand event, people had a good time,In . the comedy impresario recalls. "Everybody was like, 'Oh my God, you have to do this more often!A So that's the actual way it started. It absolutely was furthermore wherein i'm able to use people who had graduated that the gym has and gone to the concert circuit which i possibly could be engaged.InchSo by utilizing her wife, lawyer and business connect, Andrew Fox, plus Faranda, Hirsch hopped towards the festival biz. "The initial year we incorporated of a 100 different comics within 20 shows with the city," she recalls. With Comedy Central along for your ride immediately, it absolutely was a good beginning. However things got rocky. Really, really rocky."Following a initial few years, the three people, Caroline, myself, and Andrew Fox were fighting so bad, because it am crazy trying to really make it work," confesses Faranda, that's been the talent booker at Caroline's in the last 16 years. "Caroline was ready to throw me out, and Andrew which i weren't speaking, it absolutely was just nutty. It absolutely was an amount inside the festival, because most of us finally made a decision that people want to see us just fail and then leave behind the whole factor. Which i was unlikely to allow that happen." The trio fought using the hard occasions, with what Faranda calls their collective "deep associations" with plenty of world's top comics. "It's become to the level where the industry sees us as great producers. We've won over their depend upon these eight years," according to him. It's clearly aided to own Comedy Central inside their corner forever that part of the puzzle of putting together a effective comedy festival really came easily. Mitch Fried, senior V . p . in the network's live entertainment, states, "I've known Caroline and Andrew Fox a really very long time, when Andrew approached me initially in regards to the festival, being it's inside our backyard, we seriously considered involved. "Caroline is probably the leading people on the market if the involves knowing comedy as well as the nuances from this, and becoming a comprehension in the superiority of talent," Fried continues. "She's a substantial eye, to find out that up-and-comer which has that potential. Which is one thing which Comedy Central is honored on too. We grow them in route, and therefore does Caroline. Therefore it might be a genuine natural fit between her approach and our approach to comedy generally.InchMarketing the NY Comedy Festival with "somewhat exposure round the network" in the beginning has morphed in to a bigger presence, both via TV as well as the Internet. "We now have grown it a good deal as time have went by,Inch Fried states. "We now have extended that which you do pretty considerably. A year ago we introduced a distinctive show referred to as 'Comics to check out,A that's really youthful comics who had did not have exposure on television before, that individuals chose along with Caroline's. We're streaming that relate on our website this year. And that we will also be shooting the J.B. Smoove show through the festival to air later on the network, too."Plus, Fried was instrumental inside the finest modifications within the 2010 festival."I've had plenty of heart-to-heart conversations with Caroline and Andrew about growing the festival out, which causes it to be bigger and bigger," states the Comedy Central professional. "We really preferred to learn to ensure it is more inclusive and then sell more great comedy. It is not nearly people in Manhattan, or NY City going to the shows, it's the NY tristate area. Individuals who live in Connecticut and Nj and New You are able to will probably drive in or proceed and take train straight into start to see the shows, filter systems go towards the outer boroughs, too?"They are literally taking their show on the road this year, going beyond such classic Manhattan venues as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Radio City, Beacon Theater, Town Hall as well as the Tribeca Center for Undertaking Arts they've used over time, and vulnerable to more recent and much more effective places."We always discussed going to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which year it absolutely was available, which we'd the very best person to make it happen there, that's Sarah Silverman, so that it made sense. And that we are delivering Louis C.K. to Staten Island, so that's very useful,Inch Hirsch states. "This really is together with what we should have created in NY with New you are able to city & Co. (the marketing arm in the city). A couple of days in the festival is called Comedy Week, which is part of getting comedy for the whole city. We have got a bit of small shows in Queens, too, and J.B. Smoove are available in Williamsburg."Adding venues and "quadrupling the quantity of comics this year,In . according to Faranda, is clearly ideal for business. "We now have gone from selling 20,000 tickets early onto selling 50,000 tickets!" Hirsch announces. Range from the "over $ten millionInch the annual Fully fully stand up for Heroes benefit kickoff event (this year featuring Jon Stewart, Ough Gervais and Bruce Springsteen) features in, and there's little doubt the shaky start is extended behind Caroline and company."We'll put this festival on until I am unable to take action any longer,Inch she vows. HIGHLIGHTSNov. 9What: The 5th Annual Fully Fully Stand Up for Heroes BenefitWhere: Beacon Theater, 8 p.m.Who: Annual benefit for your Bob Woodruff Foundation, featuring Ough Gervais, Jon Stewart, Jim Gaffigan, Bruce Springsteen as well as the Max Weinberg Large Band.What: Comics to WatchWhere: Carolines on Broadway, 7 p.m.Who: Jeffrey Ross hosts this showcase of up-and-coming comics, new talent hands-selected by Carolines and Comedy Central, also streaming on Comedy Central's website.November. 10What: "Wanda Sykes Live"Who: Wanda SykesWhere: NY Comedy FestivalWhat: "Back on Ground"Who: Russell PetersWhere: Carolines on Broadway, 7:30 p.m.What: "Louis C.K. Live"Who: Louis C.K.Where: Beacon Theater, 7:30 p.m.November. 11What: "That Is What You'll GetInchWho: Bill BurrWhere: Carnegie Hall, 7:30 p.m.What: "The KnowledgeInchWho: Tracy MorganWhere: Beacon Theater, 8 p.m.What: "Louis C.K. Live"Who: Louis C.K.Where: St. George Theatre, Staten Island, 8 p.m.November. 12What: "Tired Hooker"Who: Kathy GriffinWhere: Carnegie Hall, 8 p.m.What: "A Evening Time with Bill Maher"Who: Bill MaherWhere: Beacon Theater, 7:30 p.m.What: "Sarah Silverman and Pals"Who: Sarah SilvermanWhere: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 8 p.m.November. 13What: "Existence from NY...Legal Representative while using 'SNL' Writers'Who: Seth Meyers, Erik Kenward, John Mulaney, Colin Jost, Marika Sawyer, moderated by Steve GaydosWhere: Paley Center for Media, 4 p.m.What: "JB Smoove One-Hour Comedy Central Special"Who: JB SmooveWhere: Music Hall of Williamsburg, 7 p.m.What: "A Conversation with Ough Gervais"Who: Ough GervaisWhere: 92nd Street Y, 7:30 p.m.RELATED LINKS Comics flock to NY Comedy Fest Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

UPDATED: Brett Ratner Resigns As Producer Of 2012 Oscars Following Homophobic Slur

First Published: November 8, 2011 8:29 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Brett Ratner attends the AFI FEST 2011 Presented By Audi - J. Edgar Opening Night Gala at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, on November 3, 2011Brett Ratner has resigned as producer of the Oscars, Access Hollywood has confirmed. This morning, Brett Ratner submitted his resignation as a producer of the 84th annual Academy Awards to Academy President Tom Sherak, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement on Tuesday evening. Ratner then issued an open letter to the entertainment industry in which he explained his decision. The news comes just days after Ratner used a homophobic slur during a Q&A session at the Los Angeles ArcLight Cinema, following a screening of his latest film, Tower Heist. When asked about his rehearsal process, he said, Rehearsal is for fa*s. It was a dumb way of expressing myself, Ratner later said in a statement, by way of apology. Everyone who knows me knows that I dont have a prejudiced bone in my body. In addition to his homophobic remark, Ratner also recently slammed Olivia Munn, and suggested he had slept with the starlet, when he appeared on her former program, G4s Attack of the Show. He later apologized for his G4 remarks during a visit to The Howard Stern Show.When Ratner resigned from the Oscars on Tuesday morning, he also penned an open letter to the Hollywood community. In Ratners open letter, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the director admitted he has been criticized in the days since he uttered the gay slur. As difficult as the last few days have been for me, they cannot compare to the experience of any young man or woman who has been the target of offensive slurs or derogatory comments. And they pale in comparison to what any gay, lesbian, or transgender individual must deal with as they confront the many inequalities that continue to plague our world, he wrote in his letter. So many artists and craftspeople in our business are members of the LGBT community, and it pains me deeply that I may have hurt them. I should have known this all along, but at least I know it now: words do matter, his letter continued. Having love in your heart doesnt count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted. Ratner added that he plans to put work in on the fight against bigotry, and noted he has already reached out to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Please know that I will be taking real action over the coming weeks and months in an effort to do everything I can both professionally and personally to help stamp out the kind of thoughtless bigotry Ive so foolishly perpetuated, he wrote. Academy President Sherak said Ratners decision to resign was the right one. He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself, Sherak said in a statement. Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Webber support for U.K. school

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the charitable org founded with the mega-effective legit composer, will donate 3.54 million ($5.69 million) to Arts Educational Schools, one of the U.K.'s pre-eminent musical theater centers. Donation covers all thought building costs, surveys, legal programs and charges to have an entire repairs work with the drama school, providing you with undergraduate musical theater and acting practicing stage, film and tv. Founded in 1919, its alumni run from Julie Andrews to Catherine Zeta-Manley. "The completely new facilities provides you with an ideal atmosphere for your students to take advantage from the exemplary training the school is known for,Inch mentioned Lloyd Webber. Composer makes something from the Broadway return this season, with new productions of his tuners "Evita" and "Jesus Celebrity" opening in the year to see alongside his Rialto longrunner "The Phantom in the Opera." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Mickey Rourke Apparently Not in 'Seven Psychopaths' Calls Director a 'Jerkoff' [Moviefone Exclusive]

In October, it had been reported that Mickey Rourke dropped from 'The Expendables 2' so he could negotiate to look in Martin McDonagh's 'Seven Psychopaths' with Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken and Mike Rockwell. About this: "The director would be a jerkoff. He wanted a great deal for free,Inch Rourke told Moviefone late a week ago throughout a job interview for 'Immortals.' When requested to verify he will not come in the thriller, Rourke had this to say of McDonagh ('In Bruges'): "He is able to go have fun with themself." In 'Seven Psychopaths,' Farrell (a Golden Globe-champion for his role in 'In Bruges') plays a film writer who crosses pathways having a brutal gangster, because of his reckless buddies. Rourke continues to be listed as with the cast on IMDb, however is not pointed out within the film's first synopsis, as published to Collider: From Oscar-winning author and director Martin McDonagh comes a star-studded, bloodstream-drenched, black comedy. Marty (Colin Farrell) is really a battling author who hopes for finishing his script Seven Psychopaths. All he needs is a touch focus and inspiration. Billy (Mike Rockwell) is Marty's closest friend, discovered a duffel bag actor and part-time dog crook, who would like to help Marty at all necessary. Hendes (Christopher Walken) is Billy's partner in crime. A spiritual guy having a violent past. Charlie may be the psychopathetic gangster whose beloved dog, Billy and Hendes have just stolen. Charlie's unpredictable, very violent and wouldn't think hard about killing anybody or anything connected using the thievery. Marty will get all of the focus and inspiration he needs, just like lengthy because he lives to inform the storyplot. Return to Moviefone later for additional from Rourke on 'Immortals,' in addition to his approaching rugby drama. [Photo: Getty for Relativity Media] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

AFM 2011: The new sony Accumulates Michael Winterbottom's 'Bailout' Starring Jack Black

The new sony Pictures Worldwide Purchases has acquired Michael Winterbottom's approaching comedy Bailout, starring Jack Black, for multiple areas, including The United States, South Usa, Australia, Nigeria and Scandinavia from Ealing Metro.our editor recommendsJack Black to Star in Michael Winterbottom Comedy (Cannes)dialogue with Michael Winterbottom The comedy is dependant on the novel The Financial Lives from the Poets by Jess Walter. Black stars as Matt Prior, a lower-on-his luck chump who finds themself unemployed, deep indebted and convinced his wife is getting an affair. He decides to visit extreme measures to obtain his existence back. Michael Besman (About Schmidt) and Melissa Parmenter (Trishna) are creating the Revolution Films/Ballyhoo/Electric Dynamite producion with shooting set to begin in The month of january 2012. Ealing stated it will likely be announcing remaining cast people shortly. The ever-hands on Winterbottom can also be at the begining of prep on the film in line with the sensational murder trial, and eventual release, of Amanda Marie Knox. "We are delighted to partner with The new sony about this film," stated Ealing Metro mind Will Machin. "They share our enthusiasm for that project and our excitement in the pairing of Michael and Jack within this wise commercial comedy." Machin and Ealing's Tana Evans discussed the offer with and SPWA's EVP of economic matters Michael Helfand. Related Subjects Jack Black Michael Winterbottom AFM 2011

Kate Gosselin Lines Up Job

First Released: November 2, 2011 4:33 PM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Kate Gosselin seems on Access Hollywood Survive June 6, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kate Gosselin has arranged a brand new gig following a cancellation of her TLC show, Kate Plus 8 like a blogger. On Wednesday, CouponCabin.com introduced Kate is a adding blogger, writing posts that offer site visitors to the site advice regarding how to cut costs. Regardless of what your finances are, there is no reason to not use coupons. Its like free money in your wallet! Kate stated inside a statement. Im thrilled to lend my expertise to CouponCabin.com, where one can easily get the best deals on practically everything. Kate is a weekly cause of the web site, writing on subjects like how you can stretch a financial budget for any large family, holiday shopping tips, presents and much more, CouponCabin.com described inside a release. The first kind reality stars first blog can look online on November 22, with Kate offering tips about how to handle Black Friday. Mom of eight will even share a few of her suggestions by herself website, KatePlusMy8.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Chuck D Is Latest to Sue Over Digital Download Royalties (Exclusive)

Getty ImagesChuck D Universal Music Group is now facing a fresh lawsuit that alleges the underpaying of royalties on digital downloads. Today, Chuck D of Public Enemy stepped up to bring his own class action against the major record label. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco federal court and allegesthat UMG routinely miscalculates the royalties owed to artists for digital downloads, such as MP3s and ringtones, by treating them as "sales" of physical records rather than "licenses." Chuck D's complaint follows on the heels of a federal judge's decision on Tuesday to move forward on a similar consolidated class action brought by Rob Zombie and the estate of Rick James. Here is our report from this morning, which explains why the lawsuit is a huge deal in the record business. In announcing the lawsuit, Chuck D's lawyers at Hausfeld LLP says that UMG has underpaid hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties and pointed to a decision in 2010 by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that offers some precedent that digital downloads should be treated as "licenses." "Chuck D has been 'fighting the power' for over two decades and will continue to do so through this suit in order to help all musicians, including many legacy artists who are living on fixed incomes," saidJames Pizzirusso, a partner at Hausfeld LLP involved in the case. "This complaint suffers from serious flaws and weaknesses, not the least of which is that the claims asserted are not appropriate for class treatment," a UMG spokesperson tells THR. "We will vigorously defend against it." E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner

Entertainment Art galleries launches SmartTV.com

Entertainment Art galleries has launched a normal membership video product which allows audiences to check out high-definition linear or VOD versions of the programming not under $1.99 monthly. SmartTV.com will probably be available across a range of items with channels highly relevant to pets, cars, food, travel plus much more waiting for growing to 100 systems over the following couple of years, according to ES founder/Boss Byron Allen. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

With 'Stronger,' Clarkson Finally at Ease

LOS ANGELES (AP) It may have taken some time, but Kelly Clarkson seems to finally be releasing an album without any drama on the side."Everything is good, everything is happy," she said, laughing brightly during a recent interview to promote "Stronger," released this week.It's a different scenario than her last two albums: She went through public disputes with legendary executive and mogul Clive Davis over her third album and with OneRepublic singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder after her last album was released.They were typical of the bold stances she's taken that proved her to be more than the passive, malleable product of a hit TV competition, establishing her as an artist instead of just a voice."I've been a fighter since I started walking," she said, adding casually and genuinely a line that could be lifted from one of her inspirational songs: "We get one life. You want to make sure that you're living it how you want to live it."Since Clarkson became the first "American Idol" a decade ago, she's established herself as one of pop's most formidable, and successful singers. She's sold over 20 million albums worldwide and landed seven singles in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, including "Breakaway," ''My Life Would Suck Without You," "Miss Independent," and perhaps her biggest hit, "Since U Been Gone."Clarkson has maintained creative control of her music and career since her "Idol" days, and has written on all of her albums. But her determination to chart her own course has not come without a few battles. In 2007, Davis became concerned over the less commercial sound of Clarkson's third album, "My December," which Clarkson revealed publicly after rumors of a rift; Clarkson later mended fences and called the tension overblown. Then in 2009, Clarkson called out Tedder for musical similarities between "Already Gone," which he wrote for Clarkson, and Beyonce's "Halo," which he also wrote.Clarkson calls her new collection of 13 songs "the easiest record that I've made with my label." But she makes clear that's because the suits bent to her will not the other way around."I think people project on you like the formula that has worked in the past. And then they get to know you," she said. "(Now) they know me better as an artist, they know me better as a person. They know what I'm going to do and what I don't like, and it just really works."Sonically, "Stronger" doesn't tinker much with the formula that has helped Clarkson become the top-selling "Idol" artist ever, blending clean pop-guitar riffs with contemporary dance synths. But there is an undertone of loneliness and sadness coursing throughout, including some downbeat lyrics co-written by Clarkson herself."Hello, is anybody listening? Won't somebody show me that I'm not alone," she sings on "Hello.""If you look at my whole catalogue, there are far more sadder songs than happy," the Texan acknowledges in her Southern drawl. "But that's only because writing is a form of therapy. So obviously the things that you're getting out are the things that you've been going through and struggling with. You want to keep all the happy inside. If I'm going through a hard time, I write it out."In person, Clarkson is bubbly and quick to laugh, sharing that in her time off, she picked up the violin and started learning Italian with Rosetta Stone. "I'm horrible at it so far," she laments lightly.But she never comes close to revealing the subject of "Stronger's" multiple scornful breakup and kiss-off songs. "You don't know a thing about me," she sings on the first single, "Mr. Know It All." And it's true that the 29-year-old retains an enigmatic air, despite her down-to-Earth image.Toby Gad, who co-wrote and produced two songs on "Stronger," had planned on a 10-minute meeting with Clarkson when the two first met, but ended up at a two-hour dinner."She's a very strong survivor, and very organic and very real," he said. "You can connect with her on a very human level."Still, after the dinner and several days of revising lyrics alongside the pop star, he said he doesn't remember if she ever mentioned her own relationships to him.While Clarkson seems to sing almost exclusively about the ups and downs of love, her songs are often deceptively universal. Clarkson says "Mr. Know It All" could apply to her own record label or to the media, and Gad's "The War Is Over" functions as a coda to a romance or to an actual war."That's the underlying theme for her, to vent emotions that we all feel in our relationships," Gad said.And Clarkson will continue to vent as she sees fit."I'm always vocal," she said. "People ask me and I tell them. If I have a problem, I say it. I'm never malicious about it, I just say what happened. And I think a lot of people don't do that. So I think it maybe catches people off guard. But I don't know any other way to be but honest musically or personally. So I guess that just comes through."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Ryan Pearson October 26, 2011 Kelly Clarkson PHOTO CREDIT AP Photo/Matt Sayles LOS ANGELES (AP) It may have taken some time, but Kelly Clarkson seems to finally be releasing an album without any drama on the side."Everything is good, everything is happy," she said, laughing brightly during a recent interview to promote "Stronger," released this week.It's a different scenario than her last two albums: She went through public disputes with legendary executive and mogul Clive Davis over her third album and with OneRepublic singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder after her last album was released.They were typical of the bold stances she's taken that proved her to be more than the passive, malleable product of a hit TV competition, establishing her as an artist instead of just a voice."I've been a fighter since I started walking," she said, adding casually and genuinely a line that could be lifted from one of her inspirational songs: "We get one life. You want to make sure that you're living it how you want to live it."Since Clarkson became the first "American Idol" a decade ago, she's established herself as one of pop's most formidable, and successful singers. She's sold over 20 million albums worldwide and landed seven singles in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, including "Breakaway," ''My Life Would Suck Without You," "Miss Independent," and perhaps her biggest hit, "Since U Been Gone."Clarkson has maintained creative control of her music and career since her "Idol" days, and has written on all of her albums. But her determination to chart her own course has not come without a few battles. In 2007, Davis became concerned over the less commercial sound of Clarkson's third album, "My December," which Clarkson revealed publicly after rumors of a rift; Clarkson later mended fences and called the tension overblown. Then in 2009, Clarkson called out Tedder for musical similarities between "Already Gone," which he wrote for Clarkson, and Beyonce's "Halo," which he also wrote.Clarkson calls her new collection of 13 songs "the easiest record that I've made with my label." But she makes clear that's because the suits bent to her will not the other way around."I think people project on you like the formula that has worked in the past. And then they get to know you," she said. "(Now) they know me better as an artist, they know me better as a person. They know what I'm going to do and what I don't like, and it just really works."Sonically, "Stronger" doesn't tinker much with the formula that has helped Clarkson become the top-selling "Idol" artist ever, blending clean pop-guitar riffs with contemporary dance synths. But there is an undertone of loneliness and sadness coursing throughout, including some downbeat lyrics co-written by Clarkson herself."Hello, is anybody listening? Won't somebody show me that I'm not alone," she sings on "Hello.""If you look at my whole catalogue, there are far more sadder songs than happy," the Texan acknowledges in her Southern drawl. "But that's only because writing is a form of therapy. So obviously the things that you're getting out are the things that you've been going through and struggling with. You want to keep all the happy inside. If I'm going through a hard time, I write it out."In person, Clarkson is bubbly and quick to laugh, sharing that in her time off, she picked up the violin and started learning Italian with Rosetta Stone. "I'm horrible at it so far," she laments lightly.But she never comes close to revealing the subject of "Stronger's" multiple scornful breakup and kiss-off songs. "You don't know a thing about me," she sings on the first single, "Mr. Know It All." And it's true that the 29-year-old retains an enigmatic air, despite her down-to-Earth image.Toby Gad, who co-wrote and produced two songs on "Stronger," had planned on a 10-minute meeting with Clarkson when the two first met, but ended up at a two-hour dinner."She's a very strong survivor, and very organic and very real," he said. "You can connect with her on a very human level."Still, after the dinner and several days of revising lyrics alongside the pop star, he said he doesn't remember if she ever mentioned her own relationships to him.While Clarkson seems to sing almost exclusively about the ups and downs of love, her songs are often deceptively universal. Clarkson says "Mr. Know It All" could apply to her own record label or to the media, and Gad's "The War Is Over" functions as a coda to a romance or to an actual war."That's the underlying theme for her, to vent emotions that we all feel in our relationships," Gad said.And Clarkson will continue to vent as she sees fit."I'm always vocal," she said. "People ask me and I tell them. If I have a problem, I say it. I'm never malicious about it, I just say what happened. And I think a lot of people don't do that. So I think it maybe catches people off guard. But I don't know any other way to be but honest musically or personally. So I guess that just comes through."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Michael Lohan Arrested Charged With Battery

First Released: October 25, 2011 11:10 AM EDT Credit: Polk, Fla. -- Caption Michael Lohan following his arrest on October 25, 2011 in Polk, FloridaThe father of actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested in Florida after police received a domestic violence call from his Polk home. Polk shop dead Michael Lohan was arrested early Tuesday for battery on his live-in girlfriend. After being put into custody of the children, Lohan reported chest pains and was come to St. Josephs Hospital. Shop dead he was launched a short while later and brought towards the Hillsborough County Orient Road Jail. No further particulars were immediately available. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Very Bowersox Makes Her Acting Debut on Body of Proof: "I Used To Be Pretty Insecure"

Very Bowersox On her behalf acting debut on Body of Proof, Very Bowersox states fans will probably be surprised, while not always because she's playing a personality getting a rap sheet or acting opposite famous series star Dana Delany. "In my opinion the mug shot might be the gnarliest of,Inch she notifies TVGuide.com. "I needed the mug shot myself in the hotel in Nj and so i am pretty pleased with that." Fans will see the progressively difficult side of yank Idol's Season 9 runner-up when she guest-stars on Tuesday's episode (airing at 10/9c on ABC) as Zoe Brant, a girl serving 4-a long time in jail for attacking her drug dealer. Zoe comes under some intense questioning by Megan Search (Delany) and Det. Bud Morris (John Carroll Lynch) since they suspect she is probably not over her anger issues following a lady accountable for her therapy group is destroyed. Battlestar's Jamie Bamber heads to Body of Proof Bowersox confesses having a pre-show jitters after producers offered her the role, but found mutual understanding between singing and acting throughout her preparation for your part. "The means by that we remember tunes is writing it over and over so on through it on paper and learning it word-by-word, therefore i did the identical factor while using script," she states. "Finding the emotion to achieve the character which makes it real, that's something I really do every time I perform - I have to uncover that emotion that we had once i written the song and convey it for the surface every time I sing it after which it be capable of put it away after i am done. Somewhat, it absolutely was the same process, however was pretty insecure." Furthermore for the apparent versions involving the mild-mannered 26-year-old and her temperamental character, there has been some parallels involving the two women that made her role less daunting."She's a young mother too. Her daughter is about six or seven, and she's in jail so she doesn't see her daughter," states Bowersox, mother to 2-year-old Tony. "You will discover a number of things in this character that we could relate with. It was not easy, nevertheless it felt as being a good fit." Watch music videos of Very Bowersox Sometimes, Bowersox states she'd too much trouble telling apart fiction from fact. "It felt very real," she states. "Dana and John are intense stars and therefore after i used to be interrogated, I felt guilty and would never know why." Get yourself a sneak take a look at Bowersox's intense on-screen interrogation here: Despite her extended work on Idol and her Body of Proof gig, Bowersox's schedule just like a mother, wife and artist keep her from as an passionate TV watcher. "I didn't take proper care of the singing competitions before I used to be on Idol now, I'm working and I have got a young boy therefore we are watching Sesame Street," she states. "I am unable to get it done, especially after you have experienced it. I buy so nervous for people which i must energy it lower.Inch Watch full cases of Body of Proof Bowersox may also be keeping busy along with her music career. She's presently writing and hopes to remain in the studio this winter with time for just about any spring or summer season release. [Note: This interview happened before news broke that Bowersox and her label had separated ways]. "I am not going it to appear as processed and neat and excellent. I wish it to appear much more about the indie acoustic aspect this is when my heart is actually which is which kind of artist I am,Inch she states of her follow-around last year's Farmer's Daughter. "I'm searching toward coping with good quality names round the next album but nonetheless maintaining creative control." Music it's still her primary concern, but Bowersox isn't ruling acting out after her positive experience on Body of Proof. "It absolutely was fun to access be someone else for just about any minute. It's something I'd not positively pursue, however when I'm approached and someone states, 'We think you'd be well suited for this,' then Let me get it done,Inch she states. "It's certainly a awesome step to use my resume."

NBC Buys Comedy Concerning The First Family From Josh Gad, Jason Winer & Jon Lovett

From NBC, the network that introduced us Free Airline Wing, comes 1600 Penn, a household comedy set in the Whitened House. The network bought pre-emptively the only-camera comedy — from Book Of Mormon star Josh Gad, Modern Family director Jason Winer and former speechwriter to Leader Obama Jon Lovett — having a put pilot commitment. Gad, Winer and Lovett co-produced the project, in regards to a dysfunctional family that simply transpires with live at most famous address in the usa, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. twentieth century Fox TV, where Winer is under a general deal, is creating. The premise came from with Winer and longtime friend Gad bouncing around possible series ideas until they chosen the very first Family comedy setup. They understood they needed a author and switched to 20th TV. Easily, the studio had signed a script cope with former Obama speechwriter Lovett, who had taken conferences showing he wanted to get involved with the half-hour scripted comedy business. 20th TV got the trio together plus they honed the concept for 1600 Penn. The 3 will executive produce, with Lovett writing the script and Winer mounted on direct. Additionally to 1600 Penn, Gad is writing and executive creating another comedy work for NBC, in regards to a family on the highway, through Universal TV and can Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez. He's with ICM and Brillstein Entertainment. Winer, repped by ICM and Variety, also offers comedy project Sneaky People, that they is executive creating/pointing, in contention at ABC. Lovett is by using CAA and Variety.

Film Clip may be the top option to direct Stephen King's The Stand

Based on a short report by Deadline, Film Clip may be the top option to direct the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.Harry Potter stalwart David Yates used to be from the job, but it appears that he's managed to move on.Due date reckons that Warner Bros are very interested in Affleck, who's presently focusing on politically highlighted period-piece Argo for that studio.Affleck has not really recognized the task yet, however the offer alone signifies his growing stature like a director.His first couple of movies like a director (Gone Baby Gone, The City) were Boston-set crime dramas, but he's keen to prevent typecasting, with Argo and today probably the Stand: a legendary-scale horror in regards to a biological weapon that destroys the earth's population.The novel was formerly modified right into a TV miniseries, broadcast in 1994.If Affleck signs on, we'd also expect him to earmark a job for themself.

Leah Remini Signs Talent Deal With ABC

UPDATE: 12:45 PM: The Sports Business Daily is reporting that Fox will pay $450 million-$500 million for rights to the next two World Cups, and Telemundo will pay $600 million. If true, those are massive markups from the last U.S. rights deal in 2005, when ESPN paid $100 million and Univision $325 million. PREVIOUS, 9:40 AM: Fox Sports has won the English-language rights to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cups in Russia and Qatar, respectively, and Telemundo has won Spanish-language rights, after bidding was held this week in Zurich. No financial details were disclosed, but an official announcement is expected sometime today or early next week, according to Sports Business Journal; the deal includes rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019. It means current rights-holders ESPN and Univision — whose deal for the past two World Cups cost them a combined $425 million — lost out in the auction at FIFA headquarters, a surprising outcome that didn’t seem to be on anybody’s radar. ESPN, whose current deal includes the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, said this morning in a statement: “We made a disciplined bid that would have been both valuable to FIFA and profitable for our company, while continuing to grow our unprecedented coverage of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup events. We were aggressive while remaining prudent from a business perspective.” That language sounds pretty familiar: Fox rolled out similar words when it lost the recent Olympics TV-rights bidding to NBC. Both Fox and ESPN have been prominent networks offering soccer coverage in the U.S., where the sport’s popularity is solid but nowhere near as big as it is in Europe; both share rights to the States’ Major League Soccer games, and both show Fox has its Fox Soccer Channel cable network, which certainly will figure prominently in its World Cup plans.

'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' Second Trailer Debuts (Video)

Warner Siblings Trains, explosions, a few slow-motion bullets whizzing via a snow-covered forest - this is exactly what audiences can get in the approaching Warner Bros. film A Virtual Detective: A Game Title of Shadows.our editor recommends'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' Trailer: Robert Downey Junior. Does DragFirst Look: 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' Posters Robert Downey Junior. and Jude Law return as Mr. Holmes and Watson, while Rachel McAdams will reprise her role as Irene Adler. VIDEO: 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' Trailer: Robert Downey Junior. Does Drag This installment might find the detectives facing James Moriarty (Jared Harris), known as "probably the most formidably criminal mind in Europe." A brand new female face will even join the cast -- Noomi Rapace, who performed Lisbeth Salander within the Swedish version from the Girl using the Dragon Tattoo films. She'll play a mysterious gypsy lady. The 2nd trailer for that film focuses a lot more the loop as opposed to the signature banter between Downey and Law. Just one scene right in the finish really showcases their back-and-forth wit. The majority of the trailer involves brawls, explosions and chase moments. PHOTOS: 'The Avengers': New Photos From Marvel's Super hero Film This trailer really does not show a lot more than was featured within the first trailer launched in This summer. Both in, audiences obtain a good take a look at Downey in drag, because it seems to become among Holmes' hide used throughout the "most significant situation" of his career. Guy Ritchie's follow up to his 2009 film, A Virtual Detective, is placed to spread out in theaters on 12 ,. 16. Jude Law Rachel McAdams Robert Downey Junior. Noomi Rapace A Virtual Detective: A Game Title of Shadows

Kevin Cruz Visits Occupy Wall Street To 'Talk With A Cats'

Kevin Cruz hasn't been someone to hide his sights and opinions, especially on hot-button subjects, therefore it could not come like a surprise that whenever the "Red-colored Condition" director stopped by MTV News, he planned to mind downtown to look into the Occupy Wall Street protests and possibly finally obtain a straight answer by what the demos counseled me about. "You hear people online go, 'It's this. It's that.' Who knows unless of course you decide to go lower there," Cruz told MTV News' Josh Horowitz. "So I am likely to go lower there and speak with some felines." The movement intrigued Cruz for it's originality and exactly how it apparently hearkens to a few of the riots of previous decades. "There is no Hyrda mind, would you like to speak with a lot of individuals to discover what's this," Cruz stated. "It may sound type of awesome. You have not seen any kind of spontaneous civil disobedience such as this inside a lengthy f---ing time." Cruz urged everybody to visit go to the protests simply to take part in background and to discover what it really was about on their own. "Something of that nature bears searching at. We reside in history every single day in our lives," Cruz stated. "Begin and touch it. Don't just find out about it on the internet.Inch

Accused Halle Berry Stalker Ordered To Stand Trial

First Published: October 17, 2011 4:55 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Halle Berry attends the 2011 FiFi Awards at The Tent at Lincoln Center in NY City on May 25, 2011A judge ruled Monday that a man charged with stalking Halle Berry should stand trial on two charges filed after he was repeatedly seen on the actress property earlier this year. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Melissa Widdifield issued her ruling after hearing from two witnesses called during a preliminary hearing to show some of evidence against Richard A. Franco, who has pleaded not guilty to burglary and stalking charges. He was charged after police arrested him outside Berrys home in July after he was seen on the property three times in three days. Los Angeles police Detective John Gregozek testified that when Franco was caught, he was carrying a key to Berrys guesthouse, where the Oscar-winning actress has her beauty salon and some of her wardrobe. Gregozek said Franco apparently obtained the key on July 10, when he entered the house for about 20 seconds after Berry left the salon area to go to her kitchen. Franco was standing outside her kitchen door when Berry spotted him and locked the door and called police. Berry did not attend the hearing, but Gregozek told the judge the actress is still afraid of Franco. The following night, after Berry had hired private security, Franco wasseen climbing over the actress gate and coming onto her property. Joseph Vach, a retired California Highway Patrol officer, was working as private security and helped detain Franco. The man was carrying a notebook that included references to Berry and entering her home, Vach testified. Franco, who was dressed in a jail jumpsuit, will remain jailed on $150,000 bail, Widdifield ruled. He returns to court on Oct. 31 for arraignment. Berry obtained a civil restraining order against Franco after his arrest. This person has invaded and trampled upon the most fundamental sense of security I have, and I am extremely frightened of him and what he might do to me or those I love, she wrote in her July petition. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Hollywood Worries About Weak Box Office: Footloose #1, Real Steel #2, The One Thing #3 Large Comic Stars Explosive device Within The Large Year

SATURDAY AM,second UPDATE: Seriously, do movie moguls enter showbiz simply to greenlight unnecessary remakes of teenybopper movies and horror movies or unfunny comedies that humiliate large stars like Friday’s film fare? Maybe that’s why audiences are rebelling. Based on tonight’s estimations, my sources the United States box office is searching very weak againfor a few days ago. Asa longtime studio professional worried aloud in my experience tonight: “I’m really worried about how soft situations are. Amounts were searching better throughout your day. However I’m sitting here searching at grosses tonight and that i’m concerned for that Industry. What’s worrying meis where are individuals hardcore movie fans at this time?” Well, I only say Hollywood should expect the worst once they release lots of dreadful photos over recent days.A few days ago’s total gross won’t edge much over $80M — the industry whopping-35% from this past year when Jackass three dimensional opened up to $50M. (I understand that which you’re thinking: Who're the jackasses now?)This isn't a great situation for that galleries to stay in as moviegoing makes its way into the all-important holidays. Full analysis coming: 1. Footloose (Vital) NEW [3,549 Theaters] Friday$5.6M, Believed Weekend$16.5M 2. Real Steel (DreamWorks/Disney) Week 2 [3,440 Theaters] Friday $4.4M (-48%), Believed Weekend $16M, Believed Cume $51.3M 3. The One Thing (Universal) NEW [2,996 Theaters] Friday$3.2M, Believed Weekend$9M 4. The Ides Of March (The new sony) Week 2 [2,199 Theaters] Friday $2.2M (-34%), Believed Weekend $7.5M, Believed Cume $22.1M 5. Moneyball (The new sony) Week 4 [2,840 Theaters] Friday $1.7M, Believed Weekend $5.5M, Believed Cume $57.7M 6. The Dolphin Tale (Alcon/Warner Bros) Week 4 [3,286 Theaters] Friday $1.6M, Believed Weekend $6.5M, Believed Cume $59M 7. 50/50 (Summit) Week 3[2,391 Theaters] Friday $1.3M, Believed Weekend $4.1M, Believed Cume $24.5M 8. The Large Year (Fox) NEW [2,150 Theaters] Friday $1.1M,Believed Weekend$3M 9. Courageous (The new sony) Week 3 [1,214 Theaters] Friday $1M, Believed Weekend $3.3M, Believed Cume $21.3M 10. Dream House (Universal) Week 3 [2,172 Theaters] Friday $740K, Believed Weekend $2.5M, Believed Cume$18.4M

X Factor Knocked By Baseball Rain Delay

For that second time, the American League Championship Series has been affected by rain, causing damage to Fox’s primetime schedule. A extended rain delay throughout today’s Game 4 pressed play well into primetime, forcing Fox to drag tonight’s episode from the X Factor. It's now being rescheduled for tomorrow, while tomorrow’s episode from the singing levels of competition are being penciled set for Sunday. Fox has stored Sunday open just in case the series would go to Game 7, that is scheduled for your day. In the event that happens, X Factor is going to be on the go all over again. Game 2 from the series last Sunday was rained out completely. It had been gone to live in Monday mid-day but bled into primetime, pushing the beginning of Fox’s primetime and driving lower the rankings for Terra Nova and House.

Cheers & Jeers: Sons of Anarchy Doesn't Hassle the Hoff

David Hasselhoff Cheers to Sons of Anarchy for an inspired bit of stunt casting. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! When it was announced that David Hasselhoff would guest star in Season 4 of FX's motorcycle-gang drama, I'll admit I groaned. Would this be another distractingly cheesy joke like Stephen King's cameo last season? Imagine my surprise when the Baywatch veteran threw himself with gusto into the role of Dondo, a famously well-endowed porn star-turned-producer. He devoured the part even more ferociously than a certain cheeseburger we all remember. Here's hoping we haven't seen the last of Dondo. The Hoff wasn't the episode's only welcome guest. Tom Arnold reprised his juicy role as adult-film-industry sleazeball Georgie Caruso, and notoriously cranky SOA creator (and Mickey Rourke lookalike) Kurt Sutter returned as one-eyed inmate Otto to play poignant scenes opposite his real-life wife, Katey Sagal, as well as the always-great Mark Boone Junior. No doubt about it: This season, these bikers are on a roll. What did you think of last night's SOA? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Yahoo Readies Itself For Potential Customers

Yahoo Corporation., the fighting Internet giant, features in experts Goldman Sachs Group and Allen & Co. to help conduct a extended-term "proper review" and prepare its financial information for potential customers.our editor recommendsYahoo Launches Original Web Shows Concentrating on Women With Judy Greer, Morgan Spurlock, Niecy NashABC News, Yahoo Announce Partnership Reuters looks at the organization could bond with putting itself up available, though each side have declined comment. A memo from Yahoo professionals to employees lately mentioned the business was "fielding queries from multiple parties that have already expressed curiosity about many potential options." Among the potential customers for that organization is Microsoft, that's been apparently mulling a deal. The business had formerly attempted to dominate Yahoo in 2008, but that was not effective. Yahoo shares had risen 8.7 percent by mid-day on Wednesday on reviews that Microsoft was thinking about buying. PHOTOS: 9 Finest Paid out Entertainment CEOs Other your clients include Providence Equity Partners, Hellman & Friedman and Silver Lake Partners. Jack Ma, the founder and Boss of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, has furthermore expressed fascination with buying Yahoo, telling an audience at Stanford College he was "very interested." However, the business that's listed at about $18 billion, is predicted to think about several days to find out its future. Related Subjects Yahoo

Amanda Knox Appeal Brings Courtroom to Tears in Perugia, Italy (Video)

Amanda Knox brought the jury and journalists to tears in a Perugia, Italy courtroom Monday after insisting she did not kill her British roommate four years ago.our editor recommendsAmanda Knox's Lawyers Threaten Lawsuit if Lifetime Doesn't Scrap MovieLifetime Announces 'Amanda Knox,' Unscripted Series Premieres "I've lost a friend in the worst, most brutal, most inexplicable way possible," she said in an emotional, 10-minute address. Watch below. Her roommate Meredith Kercher, 21 was found stabbed to death in her bedroom in 2007. In 2009, Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Kercher. Knox was sentenced to 26 years (she has been jailed for four years), and Sollecito to 25. They have both denied involvement. STORY: 27 Fact Flubs in Hayden Panettiere's Amanda Knox Movie? A jury may overturn the conviction Monday; Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellmann said it would not return from deliberations before 11 a.m. PT. The verdict will be broadcast live. CBS News reports that there are hundreds of reporters and cameras outside the courtroom. "I'm paying with my life for things that I didn't do," Knox added in Italian while fighting back tears and occasionally pausing to catch her breath, CBS News reports. PHOTOS: The Faces of Broadcast and Cable News "She had her bedroom next to mine, she was killed in our own apartment. If I had been there that night, I would be dead," Knox said. "But I was not there." "I did not kill. I did not rape. I did not steal. I wasn't there. I wasn't there at the crime," Knox went on. "I insist I'm innocent and that must be defended. I just want to go home, go back to my life." 48 Hours Mystery's Peter Van Sant says that several members of the jury openly wept, as did journalists who have been covering the case. Sollecito -- who met Knox just as he was finishing up his graduate degree -- also addressed the courtroom Monday: "I never hurt anyone, never in my life." The murder weapon recently underwent more DNA testing that ruled Knox's DNA was "proved to be insufficient to convict." STORY: Lifetime's Amanda Knox Telepic Draws Decent Ratings Hayden Panettiere starred in a Lifetime movie, Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial in Italy. Related Topics Hayden Panetierre Amanda Knox

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OSCAR: Figures Tuning Up For Big Animation Race And Frequently Will Spielberg Increase The Risk For Cut?

With today’s announcement that GKIDS (beneath the banner of Luma Films) will release Oscar-winning filmmaker Fernando Trueba’s (Belle Epoque from 1992) animated musicalChico and Rita for just about any being qualified run just before the conclusion of year, the animated feature race just heated. By my count this list of potential films is becoming 15, one missing triggering five nominees inside the category and definitely enough to produce way of 4 nominees (8-12 means 2-3 noms, 13-15 means a max of 4, and 16 means an entire house of 5). Final entry forms need to be into the Academy by November 1, after which it will probably be vetted with the Acad’s Short Films and also have Animation branch to determine when they fully qualify. If a year ago is any suggestion, the Academy will launched all of the qualified animated features by the middle of November. Clearly almost always there is debate in what istrue animation, particularly while using Motion Capture process including real performances by stars after which it essentially animates the moments. This year you will discover three potential nominees designed to use the Mo Cap process including Robert Zemeckis’ box office blast, Mars Needs Moms George Burns’s follow-up to his Oscar winning Happy Foot and several particularly Steven Spielberg’s extended anticipated entry into the animation world, The Adventures of Tintin (they also produced with Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy). If you have been artists who've requested the chastity in the Mo Cap process since it relates for their talent and although such Mo Cap films as Zemeckis’ The Polar Express, Beowulf together with a Christmas Carol are actually qualified in past years, none werenominated. Really no film using Mo Cap either fully or partially helps make the ultimate list since 2006 when both Monster House and Happy Foot were competitors, while using latter really winning. Apparently keymembersin the Acad’s animationbranch met Tuesday evening for just about any meeting that made it four several hours. Among subjects mentioned later on up was the issue of motion Capture (also called Performance Capture) andan insider with understanding in the situationtold Deadline they “apparently” havedecided to deliver instructions for the filmmakers of Mars Needs Moms, Happy Foot 2 and Tintin asking them what their ‘intent’ reaches while using the Mo Cap process before identifying whether people films really qualify. Inside their formal rules the Academy states that “Motion Capture alone is not an animation technique” that the movies ought to be carried out frame by frame animation. Based onthe Academy’s past actions odds are that three would qualify and itwould appear unlikely the Academywould undertake Oscar individuals who win Zemeckis, Burns and Spielberg relating to this problem especiallysince their previousstated intentions are actually that they are workingfully inside the animated format. Even outdoors in the Mo Cap area filmmakers known mainly for live action films like people three are actually dabbling inother kinds of featureanimation including Trueba and Rango’s Gore Verbinski this year. If some artists obtain doubts people behind ‘Tintin’ certainly don't. Vital sources who've seen Spielberg’s film swear it qualifies in every single way, that despite usage of Mo Cap they tellmeit is strictly frame by frame if this involves its animation. One person concentrating on the film mentioned “ten in the past artists were worrying the CGI process wasn't pure animation. In my opinion after they observe this kind is marketing, particularly with ‘Tintin’ they will start to accept it more readily”. Ken Kamins who works carefully with Jackson which is an expert Producer round the film confirms, e-mailed Deadline: “Steven has always believed that Tintin is certainly an animated film. The Academy doesn’t for example, produce a distinction between hands attracted versus digital animation. ‘Tintins’ approach, using a combination of performance capture and digital animation is simply another position in the talent. Our current animated films use voice stars whose performances are directed. ‘Tintin’ is using stars that are delivering performance through voice, motion plus an capacity for connecting to one another, but everything you’re searching at within the design and conception is nonetheless , animated, “ according to him adding recent comments from Joe Letteri, among WETA’s entrepreneurs that “It all would depend the way you define animation, but in my opinion the equipment and techniques (of visual effects and animation) are identical. Performance (Motion) Capture is not an analog process it’s still an innovative process.” Another Vital source described the film is created with techniques that “completely animated” which “once everyone sees the film these complaints disappears”. People will start seeing the film soon needs to be fact because, in a really unusual move for just about any Spielberg film, The Adventures of Tintin continues to be folded out worldwide first beginning October 26 in Europe and throughout November before finally punching the u . s . states and Canada on December 21st. Columbia Pictures gets the film overseas while Vital is domestic distrib. Nickolodeon Films and Spielberg’s Amblin’ Entertainment may also be listed in the film’s credits while not Dreamworks so Spielberg will uncover themselves inside the potentially awkward position of competing for Oscar attention against his Dreamworks co-founder and ‘toon magnetJeffrey Katzenberg which has DWA’s Kung Fu Panda 2 as well as the Shrek spinoff Puss In Boots in contention. Really Vital is overloaded with ‘toon game game titles this season as there is also an innovator in Verbinski’s Rango the true homebred Componen product.With Componen’s agreement with Dreamworks Animation apparently going to an finish the studio will most likely make adirect foray into animation itself rather than based on its distribution contracts with others. So supposing they get became a member of andeverything eventually meets the Academy’s qualifications for consideration, the 15 guaranteed candidates right now (getting per month to go to) are Rango, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss In Boots, Adventures of Tintin (be handled by Componen’s honours crew) Rio and Alvin as well as the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (both through Fox) Weinstein’s Hoodwinked Too Disney’s Mars Needs Moms and Winnie The Pooh Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2 The brand new the new sony’s The Smurfs and Arthur Christmas (within the highly regarded as as Aardman Animation too for the studio does special 30 minutes sneak peeks in LA, NY and London on Monday) Warner Bros. Happy Foot 2 and GKIDS’ Chico and Rita. Furthermore to people game game titles you will discover oddities just like a couple of Pokemon films introduced for specialweekend theatricalruns in Decemberand Lion Of Judah that might, but likely will not factor into the mix. You will discover numerous worldwide game game titles that may possibly show up but at this time around are this really is this is not on the horizon just before the November 1 deadline. In the last couple of years Disney has furthermore qualified among their Mess Bell straight -to-DVD feature game game titles to have the ability to swell the quantity of records and trigger several five nominees (therefore growing the probability of a nom for realistic competitors). This year I have learned they willNOT bequalifying the nextTink flick, Mess Bell as well as the Mysterious Winter Forest, even though it couldhave been a considerable aspect in acquiring your opportunity of qualified ‘toons for the miracle 16. While using race apparently morewide open this year (Pixar has folded inside the competition the ultimate four years straight), and Cars 2 not the kind of slam dunk potential nominee/champion Disney/Pixar has received formerly, every proper move could count in the race that promises to become real nail-biter.

Andy Rooney Ending Regular '60 Minutes' Segment

NEW YORK -- After more than 1000 broadcasts, Andy Rooney will make his last regular appearance on this Sunday's 60 Minutes.our editor recommends'60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt dies Rooney has been a fixture on the newsmagazine since 1978. And he'll make the announcement himself in a quintessential show-wrapping segment. It will be preceded by a career retrospective interview with correspondent Morley Safer. "There's nobody like Andy and there never will be," saidJeff Fager, CBS News chairman and 60 executive producer. "He'll hate hearing this, but he's an American original. His contributions to 60 Minutes are immeasurable; he's also a great friend." PHOTOS: The Faces of Broadcast and Cable News: Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric and More Rooney is not likely to be replaced. And Fager said that Rooney is always welcome on the broadcast. "It's harder for him to do it every week," said Fager. "But he will always have the ability to speak his mind on 60 Minutes when the urge hits him." Rooney has been at 60 Minutes since Don Hewitt conceived the show in 1968; he wrote and produced segments for Harry Reasoner. Rooney's first essay was about the reporting of automobile fatalities on Fourth of July weekend 1978. That fall, he became a regular essayist on the show. He alternated weeks with James J. Kilpatrick and Shana Alexander. But a year later, hegot the end slot to himself. Rooney joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and also wrote for The Garry Moore Show (1959-65) CBS News public-affairs broadcasts including The Twentieth Century, News of America, Adventure, Calendar and The Morning Show with Will Rogers, Jr. Related Topics 60 Minutes

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Watch Jennifer Garner Get Irritatingly Enthusiastic About Milk Products within this Butter Clip

Many people feel strongly about Rachelle Lefervre, torture porn and humanitarianism. Others, like Jennifer Garner in Jim Area Cruz’s approaching comedy Butter, feel strongly about lard-like substances. Watch because the former Alias action star is gone to live in tears while talking about her local butter-toning competition for an audience which includes Ty Burrell (as her champion dairy-toning husband), Olivia Wilde, Alicia Silverstone, Kristen Schaal, Take advantage of Corddry and Ashley Greene. Butter stars Yara Shahidi (Suppose) like a youthful orphan who finds out her uncanny talent for butter sculpture within an Iowa town where her adoptive family lives. The talent starts her from the ambitious wife (Garner) from the reigning champion (Burrell) within the annual butter sculpture competition. Hugh Jackman also co-stars within the film, due in theaters October 21. [ComingSoon.internet]

Ringer's Nestor Carbonell: Bridget "Is My Island"

Nestor Carbonell and Sarah Michelle Gellar Nestor Carbonell went from safeguarding a tropical on Lost to doing exactly the same factor for Sarah Michelle Gellar's runaway twin on Ringer. "She's my island, that's without a doubt," Carbonell informs TVGuide.com of Agent Machado's obsessive have to find Bridget to be able to safeguard her from the vicious killer he's attempting to take lower. Have more scoop on Ringer and Bridget's secret Regrettably for Machado, Bridget has had around the identity of her presumed-dead twin sister Siobhan and she's not going to stop her secret in the near future. Carbonell talks about Machado's motivations, the emotional side of Ringer and whether he'll determine who "Siobhan" is really: Do you consider Agent Machado has any concept that Siobhan is really Bridget?Nestor Carbonell: I do not think he's made the leap, but they know something's amiss. I've got a feeling he isn't not even close to doing that. But she's quite good she is really. There's a few twists approaching within the next couple of episodes in which you think he really has her, and she's just handled to evade everyone. He isn't not even close to kind of cracking that bit of the situation. Exactly why is Bodaway's situation essential to him? It is possible to much deeper connection we'll arrived at learn? Carbonell: I believe there is a strong back story that describes why it is so vital that you me. I've been told that... there is something personal there that's past the professional. Actually I am shooting a scene [now] - we are on Episode 107 - where again, I am trying every position to obtain this person, therefore it is clearly something that's personal for him. At first glance, everyone has a duplicitous character and so i certainly think that there is something fishy there. What lengths is he going to take this analysis? Carbonell: He's basically gone to live in NY. He isn't after that, but he's moved here until he cracks the situation or until he finds Bridget. We will have him return to Wyoming sooner or later, but he's virtually around NY. 5 things to anticipate from Ringer -- besides Sarah Michelle Gellar Exactly what does he think he is able to get from "Siobhan," really? Carbonell: Siobhan, at this time, may be the last individual who allegedly saw Bridget or spoke to Bridget. So this is the best lead they have at this time. You'll discover he will get a large clue, something which he's been searching for a bit of evidence that actually implicates Siobhan in some manner. He'll eventually develop something which he's been searching for and that he thinks they have her, and we'll find out if he is doing. Might "Siobhan" be utilising him in exchange? Carbonell: Absolutely. I truly seem like she's very wise. She understands how to deal with what the law states she's tried it before and she's now hiding in plain sight in her own sister's identity. She's using everything she will to patch together her very own sister's existence and again, regarding me, she absolutely uses me to discover details about Bodaway or Malcolm [Mike Colter]. How's she likely to always keep this secret? Carbonell: As each episode progresses you'll notice that tales decelerate substantially and you will see her kind of travel through her new identity. The authors really sustained the storyline to the stage where we are like, "Not again. We are purchasing it. We are along with you. We are with Bridget around the ride." We'll see where it requires us. But to date, I do not believe it has been extended thin whatsoever. Fall Preview: Get scoop in your favorite coming back shows Where's the growing season heading? Carbonell: Really, in the centre from it is Bridget's dynamic with Andrew [Ioan Gruffudd], which is among the most fascinating things and also the most compelling things. Is she, strangely enough, likely to save this marriage? Like a viewer, you are most likely rooting on her to achieve that within an odd way. That becomes possibly among the bigger emotional components. Her relationship with Juliet [Zoey Duetch] is essential. Malcolm can come in to the mix too he's a classic real love of hers. It simply gets to be more personal and emotional. So how exactly does Machado's devotion to Bridget and also the Bodaway situation rival Alpert's devotion towards the island? Carbonell: She's my island, that's without a doubt. I'm chained to that particular island I'm chained to Bridget. As the goal is really to place Bodaway in jail, she is paramount to that particular goal. Ringer airs Tuesdays 9/8c around the CW.

Netflix, Discovery Communications Achieve Deal

Netflix and Discovery Communications have completed a 2-year content deal to create the cable conglomerates programs towards the streaming service, the businesses introduced Wednesday. The non-exclusive deal covers only episodes and special offers from prior seasons.our editor suggests CBS, Netflix Sign Two-Year Content Agreement ICMs Chris Silbermann on New Network Chiefs, Netflixs Impact and also the Quite Interesting Pilot Season4 Ways Amazon . com versus. Netflix is nice The flagship funnel in addition to TLC, Animal Planet, Analysis Discovery and Science and Military channels are incorporated within the deal encompassing such popular series including as Guy versus. Wild, Sister Spouses and River Monsters. It doesn't include content from OWN or even the Hub, that are joint endeavors with The famous host oprah Winfrey and toy-maker Hasbro, correspondingly. Financial terms weren't revealed. However the deal marks something of the departure for Discovery Communications, which heretofore hasn't broadly offered full instances of its series and special offers online. "With tv shows playing a more and more natural part for Netflix, Discovery is a our finest providers of high quality programming," Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos stated inside a statement. "We anticipate getting our people the number of the extra episodes and series covered within this deal." Discovery's previous agreement with Netflix incorporated only partial seasons of Discovery Funnel series. The brand new deal adds complete seasons on more systems in addition to use of Discovery's 25-year programming library. Added Rebecca Glashow, senior v . p ., Digital Distribution, Discovery Communications: "Discovery Communications happens to be platform agnostic and devoted to satisfying curiosity on all consumer distribution platforms based on a powerful economic model. We're very happy to renew this agreement with Netflix, which gives us programming versatility and allows loyal and potential fans get caught up and uncover content." The offer comes in a difficult moment for Netflix, that is being compelled by content companies to pay for more for movies and Television shows. Simultaneously, it finds itself fending off rival services from Amazon . com, Apple and Google. The organization was excoriated by customers for the actual way it handled a current announcement that splits its streaming and DVD services. And Tuesday saw its stock tumble 9 % to some 52-week have less Tuesday closing at $130.03. Related Subjects Netflix

Ratings Pit Of Debt: Emmy Overnights On Componen With Past few Years

UPDATE 10:15 AM: Fox just released time-modified fast good for last evening’s Emmy Honours. The ceremony came a 4.2 rating in grownups 18-49, up a tenth from a year ago’s telecast on NBC. In grownups 18-34, the show released a 3.7 rating, the finest in four years, since the last time the Emmys broadcast on Fox. PREVIOUS: Will still be early, nevertheless the ratings performance of last evening’s Primetime Emmy Honours seems being good last three years. Inside the metered-market household ratings, the ceremony on Fox situated by Jane Lynch came a 8.5/13. It faced plenty of competition within the Sunday Evening Football game on NBC, which drenched a 12.2/19, up 3% from a year ago’s Week 2 game. A year ago, when the Emmys broadcast on NBC in August before the start of the football season, the show averaged a 8.4/14 household rating. In grownups 18-49, early predictions peg the Emmys rating at about 4.1, much like a year ago. Fox has bought time-modified fast excellent, that is available within the hour. I'll update the story after they come. Meanwhile, this can be a tracker of household and 18-49 ratings in the last four Primetime Emmy Honours. 8/28/10 (NBC) 8.4/14 (HH) 4.1/12 (18-49) 9/21/09 (CBS) 8.7/14 (HH) 4.2/11 (18-49) 9/21/08 (ABC) 8.2/13 (HH) 3.8/9 (18-49) 9/16/07 (Fox) 8.4/14 (HH) n/a

Box Office Report: 'The Lion King' Roars Again, Taking $29.3 Million

Getting a mighty roar, Disney's 17-years of age The Lion King mentioned the weekend box office crown, easily conquering three new wide releases on the way. Freshly up-to-date to a different 3d version, the classic animated movie needed inside an thought $29.3 million within the U . s . States, an incredible number.our editor recommends'Drive' Star Ryan Gosling's 11 Most Memorable Roles (Photos)Drive: Cannes 2011 ReviewHow 'The Lion King 3D' Differs Within the Original Film'The Lion King 3d:A Just what the Experts Are SayingRelated Subjects•Box Office STORY: 'The Lion King 3d:' Just what the Experts Say In the new arrivals, FilmDistrict's Drive, the neo-noir thriller starring Ryan Gosling shown most likely probably the most gas, consuming $11 million, despite the fact that still it checked inside the third position, unable to go through Steven Soderbergh's medical thriller Contagion, which, within the second weekend, needed the second place with $14.5 million. The brand new the new sony/Scream Gem's remake Hay Dogs, directed by Fly fishing rod Lurie, settled for just about any fifth place showing getting a $5 million opening, because the Weinstein Co.'s femme-centric comedy I am Unsure How She'll It, with Nicole Kidman, was sixth with $4.5 million. PHOTOS: 'Drive' Star Ryan Gosling's 11 Most Memorable Roles Since the weekend began, Disney had modest anticipation for King. The re-release, designed to promote a completely new Packages edition in the film striking stores March. 4, was prone to collect about $12-13 million. But buoyed by strong want-to-see from family audiences, without any immediate competition off their kid-friendly game game titles, the film, directed by Roger Allers and Make the most of Minkoff, once again taken the imagination of movie goers since it needed over 2,330 theaters with a combination of 3d and 2D screens. King already ranked since the top-grossing, hands-attracted animated film ever. In the earlier incarnations, it had made more then $328.5 million in your area, and $788.2 million worldwide, including greater than $hundreds of an incredible number of in the 3d re-release in Latin America. "Certainly our anticipation were exceeded," saidDave Hollis, Disney's evp, theatrical distribution. "You've revisit the circle of existence idea. Teens who first seen it 20 years ago are really parents and introduced their kids. Parents who first seen it if the first showed up in this area are really grandmother and grand daddy and introduced their grandchildren. It absolutely was an chance to look for the film with techniques they hadn't seen it before. Plus it's some a perfect storm." Disney had expected a sizable family play, as well as 74 percent in the audience were families. Though 18 percent of the business coming initially from from couples, the studio also reported strong business at evening tests. Youngsters age two to 11 composed 34 percent in the audience, and girls outnumbered males by 55 to 45 percent. Coming the wake of several movies where moviegoers averted within the 3d option, King remedied that trend. Because the studio didn't have a very break-lower on the quantity of 3d versus 2D screens that the film ultimately carried out, it did think that 92 percent in the toon's business came from from 3d ticket sales. The studio's promotion had stressed seeing the film in 3d -- theaters even provided kid-sized "Simba" glasses -- which push certainly paid out off. While King happen to be scheduled to see theaters for 2 primary days to produce its Packages launch, the interesting big issue is if this may now stay in theaters even longer. "We've not had that conversation yet, nevertheless it's the initial factor we'll be speaking about tomorrow as we've become responses in from exhibition," Hollis mentioned. "Though In my opinion we're changing the wording inside the ads from 'two-week run' to 'limited engagement'." Meanwhile, Kinghas already released numerous new stats inside the record books: It's the initial re-problem to start at # 1 in 14 years: The ultimate time it happened was Return in the Jedi - Unique in 1997. The film's bow appeared to become the fifth finest September opening ever, and Disney's second finest, following 2002's Sweet Home Alabama, which bowed to $35.6 000 0000. Elsewhere, a couple of major holdovers handled to obtain harder for that completely new films to gain traction. Warner's Contagion, which opened up up in to start with last weekend with $22.4 million, fell simply by 35 percent. Moving for the second slot, it acquired $14.5 million to produce its domestic tally to $44.2 million. Disney also mentioned the fourth place for your weekend with DreamWorks' period drama The Help. Within the sixth weekend of release, the film came just by 28 percent, collecting another $6.4 million, which introduced its domestic gross to $147.4 million. Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn's R-rated foray into La crime territory, demonstrated most likely probably the most muscle among the freshmen movies. The film, through which Gosling shares the screen with Carey Mulligan and Albert Brooks, carried out 2,886 theaters, made $11 million and therefore ranked third for your weekend. Bob Berney, FilmDistrict's leader of theatrical distribution, mentioned, "We're really happy. It's a significant film. Reactions in it are extremely polarizing." The distributor carried out a difficult double follow pursuing arthouse audiences -- experts spoken in regards to the movie at both Cannes and Toronto film festival -- as well as the testosterone-fueled genre crowd. While Cinemascore returned a C- rating, Berney mentioned, "I'm unsure where they did their polling." Watching the film did particularly well in urban centers like La and NY, Berney reported Friday evening's returns within the Arclight Hollywood, where Drive needed in $48,000, because the next best film, Contagion, attracted $9,000. Playing mainly to youthful males together with a far more compact section of older moviegoers responding to reviews, the film released an 11 percent uptick from Friday to Saturday, which, Berney mentioned, signifies good word-of-mouth continue. Hay Dogs, directorRod Lurie's remake ofSam Peckinpah's 1971 original, found harder going. Opening in fifth place, it offered just $5 million cost of tickets by 50 %,408 locations. The R-rated drama, starringJames Marsden,Kate BosworthandAlexander Skarsgard, attracted an amount male-female split (49-51 percent), while 54 percent of moviegoers were over 25. It's CinemaScore rating was C. "It's a movie we're pleased with. It's an extremely great ensemble, well-socialized and well-directed," Rory Bruer, The brand new the new sony leader of worldwide distribution, mentioned. With numerous multi-tasking moms most most likely taking their kids toLion King, the Weinstein Co. didn't attract as the majority of the older women it absolutely was trying to find toI Don't Know How She'll It. The PG-13 rated movie, directed byDouglas McGrathand good novel byAllison Pearson, carried out 2,476 theaters, were it made $4.5 million, for just about any sixth place showing. Obtaining a B- CinemaScore, the film's audience was eighty percent female, with fifty percent in the audience over the age of 35. " "It absolutely was disappointing. We went in a freight train calledThe Lion King," mentioned Erik Loomis, the Weinstein Co.'s leader of theatrical distribution. "Overall, women enjoy[I Don't Know] a good deal. It plays compared to that audience. So hopefully they'll find more hours with this within a couple of days. Rounding the very best were: Focus Features'The Debt,at number seven, grossing $2.9 million, to produce its domestic tally to $26.5 million Lionsgate'sWarrior, eighth, $2.8 million, $9.9 million Fox'sRise in the Planet in the Apes, ninth, $2.6 000 0000, $171.6 000 0000 and also the new the new sony'sColombiana, tenth, $2.3 million, $33.3 million. Round the niche film front, The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics' opened up up Gus Van Sant's offbeatRestless, starringMia WasikowskaandHenry Hopper, on five screens for the tune of $17,285 together with a per-screen average of $3,457. Cohen Media Group, the completely new distributor that merely acquired two films in Toronto,The LadyandAwakenings, bowed Jean Becker'sMy Days with Margueritte, by 50 percent theaters, where it collected $20,914, for just about any per-screen average of $10,457. Paladin debutedTiffany Shlain's documentaryConnectedon three screens in San Francisco Bay Area, where it acquired $17,100 for just about any per-screen of $5,700. Tribeca Films opened up in the documentaryShut Up Little Guy, which formerly carried out San Francisco Bay Area, in exclusive engagements in NY and La, where it attracted in $8,500 for just about any per-screen average of $4,250. While Focus is not opening the spy dramaTinker Tailor Soldier Spyin the U.S. until 12 ,. 9, Studio Canal Uk launched the film, based on theJohn le Carrenovel, inside the U.K., where it absolutely was # 1 for your weekend, grossing 1.2 million pounds. Related Subjects Box Office Drive The Lion King