Fashion Slam: Travel As Being A Star

First Launched: December 21, 2011 11:22 AM EST Credit: FilmMagic La, Calif. -- Caption Charlize Theron knows how you can travel popular, as shes spotted walking through Londons Heathrow airport airport terminal Airport terminal terminal on March 29, 2011Hitting the road this holidays? Dont pull an Alec Baldwin and let it stress get you started. Travel and lifestyle expert Stefanie Michaels (also called Adventure Girl!) will be here with helpful advice. Named Americas Tweetheart by Vanity Fair Magazine on her behalf greater than millions of Twitter fans at Twitter.com/adventuregirl, Stefanie shows the easiest method to travel as being a celebrity with suggestions to construct your holiday travel simpler. Traveling lighter with kids the celebrity way: Choosing kids might be demanding enough when confronted with air-ports, on top of moving along their extra luggage, child child car seats, Pack n Plays and toys. Stars Conan OBrien, Sarah McLachlan and Alfred Molina make choosing their kids simpler while using Traveling Baby Company, single-stop search for baby equipment rental with locations across the US. Go to the website, choose your destination and order the one thing you'll need instead of moving everything along. Neat and safe rental costs include from baby baby cribs, baby baby strollers, child child car seats, highchairs, and toystrusted brand items shipped to your destination. internet.travelingbaby.com Less demanding E-mail: It doesn't take like a celebrity to not become many e-mails, especially getting an excessive amount of these when on holiday. The fact remains, around you need to escape, avoiding e-mails when on holiday is tricky. The web service, Awayfind.com, earmarks a clients important e-mail contacts, after which it pings with the clients cell phone the special e-mail has turned up. Zac Efron, is that you simply? Download free: internet.awayfind.com Medical Services On The Move: mPassport can be a downloadable application for mobile items, which supplies Celebs and travelers utilization of global healthcare information and medical servicesfinding reliable doctors around the globe, schedule visits and translate medical phrases. Say, I have got a stomach discomfort to the phone using mPassport as well as the application will translate from British to no matter the locations language is. internet.mPassport.com Get Social and Register with Family and Pals: Following celebrity travel tweets from Kim Kardashian and Ashton Kutcher is entertaining. A lot more informative for holiday travelers is setting up the mobile Twitter application and using traffic, weather, and airport terminal terminal feeds via Twitter, for instance @BostonLogan (airport terminal terminal) whose info includes from waiting occasions and cancelations to airfare sales. For world travelers, @TravelGov - the condition US Condition Department account, sends alerts and travel advisories. You'll find also local US Embassies on Twitter, which regularly share facts and information that travelers may need if abroad. internet.Tweets.org Foursquare.com supplies a mobile application for travelers to educate yourself regarding locales, check-in and garner local special deals and special discounts. Clients can create a travel log by checking-in at places for instance restaurants, shopping institutions, museums and tourist sights with the geo-finding service. Clients could also make favorite location lists (Ellen DeGeneres has one, here) and keep close track of places visited on holiday. In addition, clients can select to keep accounts private and tell only family and pals. internet.Foursquare.com TSA Karma: J.Lo, Attacking Youthful Boys and George Clooney typically walk-through airport terminal terminal security with Private room status within the airline carriers. But, for people individuals who will need to go it the non-celebrity way through security, there is something I call, security line karma. Have the line effectively, and security line karma returns for you personally the next time. Prepare ahead of time by eliminating all jackets, hats, products, change from pocket, piercings, watches, and personal computers from bags while browsing line. Leave hair hair conditioners, creams, batteries, liquids in your house if whatsoever possible, or place people items in checked bags. You can purchase people items in the destination. Should not mind to the x-ray screener? Let TSA know within the conveyor belt the pat lower is much more appropriate. No requirement of wait time whenever you have the primary metal detector, you will notice a TSA person waiting however to suit your needs. *** Pittsburgh Airport terminal terminal is now offering a TSA Steps For Achievement line for travelers with one little bit of carry-on luggage. Pack light and be taken through their satisfaction in easy. To learn more about Stefanie, have a look at internet.adventuregirl.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Were Barbara's Most Fascinating People Actually Fascinating?

Barbara Walters Barbara's picked her fair share of questionable folks (Kate Gosselin, Monica Lewinsky, Geri Halliwell?!), but when the list was announced for this year's 10 Most Fascinating People, we wondered if Walters, at the ripe old age of 82, had officially jumped the shark. We decided to give Babs the benefit of the doubt and tuned in to see if the annual special proved that Pippa Middleton and The Kardashians (among others) were 10 Most Fascinating People-worthy. Our findings: Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler FergusonFun Fact: As a child, Stonestreet grew up on a farm, played football, and loved performing as a clown named 'Fizbo.'Memorable Quote: "Even just recently, [my father] asked me if I had a girlfriend and I had to say 'Dad, no, I don't.'" - Jesse Tyler Ferguson (who is openly gay)Fascinating Factor (on a scale of 1 - 10, 10 being most fascinating): 6. Their adorably close relationship outside of the show, and unlikely roads to stardom, were unexpected. Simon CowellFun Fact: Simon dropped out of high school and started his own music label by 20. His first big hit? "Ruff Mix," which featured dogs barking to dance music. Memorable Quote: (On Paula Abdul) "We didn't like each other in the beginning. I think it was sexual tension. On her part. I considered it...but then I thought, 'I don't think the after would be as good as the before.'"Fascinating Factor: 7. He's so quirky it's borderline OCD. His interview left me wanting to know more. The KardashiansFun Fact: The sisters identified Kourtney as the most book-smart, Khloe the most street-smart, and Kim the most conceited.Memorable Quote: "None of us think we have talents." -Khloe KardashianFascinating Factor: 4. No new discoveries here since privacy is not a part of this family's philosophy. Herman CainFun Fact: If he had his choice of any cabinet position, Cain would choose the Department of Defense, because he wants to influence the rebuilding of the country's military.Memorable Quote: "I happen to believe that the Democrats did not want an accomplished, articulate, optimistic black man to face President Obama. I can't prove that, Barbara. But I do believe that."Fascinating Factor: 2. Snoozefest. I think I fell asleep through the overwhelming majority of this conversation. Katy PerryFun Fact: The daughter of strict evangelical pastors, Perry wasn't allowed to celebrate Halloween, listen to music other than Gospel, or read books other than the Bible.Memorable Quote: "I did this Jesus tattoo when I was 18 years old. Legally. I did it because no matter how much I do change, I always want to know where my roots began."Fascinating Factor: 3. The chick that's famous for breaking out with "I Kissed a Girl (And I Liked It)" was raised in a strict household... and we've been reading about that ever since she released "I Kissed a Girl." Derek JeterFun Fact: He was drafted by the Yankees right out of high school, but Jeter ended up being stuck in the minor leagues for four years.Memorable Quote: "In my mind, if you don't win, it's a failure."Fascinating Factor: 4. Had he actually opened up about his love life, he probably would have been more fascinating, or at least interesting. Donald TrumpFun Fact: He let Barbara touch (and tug at) his hair. And it's definitely not a hairpiece.Memorable Quote: "We're $15 trillion in debt. We borrow from the Chinese. We're not a great country anymore. But there are millions of people that want my opinion. And I think that's fine."Fascinating Factor: 5. Trump is so overexposed, there weren't any surprises. Would have been interesting to hear more about his upbringing. Amanda Knox*Pippa Middleton* Steve Jobs (The Most Fascinating Person of 2011)Fun Fact: Rules indicate that the most fascinating person of the year must still be living, but it was decided that Steve Jobs was so deserving of the title, they gave it to him anyway. Memorable Quote: "He wanted things that were insanely great and would take, or accept, nothing less than that." --Disney CEO Bob IgerFascinating Factor: 10. The entire 90-minutes could have easily been dedicated to Jobs. Everything about the legendary Apple co-founder resonates with the word "fascinating." *There were no interviews done here, so they can't really be judged fairly. What did you think of the list?

Poor spend more on entertainment

No wonder Hollywood is hurting. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), spending on entertainment has declined 7% since 2009.The poorest Americans are doing more than their fair share to stem this decline by spending a larger percentage of their income on entertainment than the rest of society.Per BLS, the average U.S. household (or "consumer unit" in BLS speak) spent $2,504 on entertainment in 2010. That represents about 4% of the typical household's pre-tax income.As one might expect, the dollar amount expended on entertainment generally rises with income. Households earning $70,000 or more spent $4,438 on movies, music and other diversions last year, 3.7 times the average expenditure of those in the $15,000-$19,999 income slot. Yet, the latter group spent 6.8% of their total income on entertainment. The $70,000-plus households spent only 3.4%.Total U.S. household spending fell 2% from the previous year. That followed a 2.8% decline from 2008 to 2009. Entertainment spending was the hardest hit of all major categories, falling 7% in the 2010 survey. The previous year saw a 5% drop in the category.In the latest survey, health care (+1%) and transportation (+2%) were the only major components of spending to increase. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Exclusive Office Video: Can the Christmas Party Cure Robert California's Heartache?

Ed Helms, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski Fans of The Office know that Dunder Mifflin throws one heck of a Christmas party. It brings people together (Dwight and Kelly), it causes fires (to Meredith's hair), and, one year, it even prompted a surprise visit to rehab (seriously, Meredith, it's time to just accept that you have a drinking problem). But can the annual holiday shindig cure a broken heart? After his split from Mrs. California last week, Robert California (James Spader) stops by the festivities in desperate need of cheering up (and possibly more). "Kevin, I actually appreciate the human intimacy. I feel like a kitten being cradled by a gorilla," he says as Kevin hugs him. "It's been 10 days since I had sexual intercourse." Dunder Mifflin products coming to a store near you Watch the exclusive clip below to see how Robert's doing. Plus, hear his insightful take on The Black Eyed Peas (it's pretty spot-on): The Office airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Applebaum & Nemec : Friendship leads to big-budget 'Mission'

Josh Applebaum & Andrew NemecIn the initial stages of "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," screenwriters Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec huddled with star Tom Cruise, director Brad Bird and producer J.J. Abrams hashing over the broad story points."It was a communal process," says Appelbaum. "But when it gets down to me and Andre ""We spend a lot of time in room alone, laying it all out, beat for beat," continues Nemec."Because if we don't have that really detailed roadmap before starting the script, it can be mayhem," adds Appelbaum.It's not surprising to hear Appelbaum and Nemec complete each other's sentences. They're not just longtime professional partners -- they've been friends since they were third-graders at Riverdale Country School, a K-12 preparatory academy in NY .The duo went their separate ways for college, with Appelbaum attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, while Nemec went to USC. Reconvening in Los Angeles after graduation, they wrote a TV pilot they were certain would put them on the show business map. Nemec, who had guested on several series, would star; Appelbaum would direct."We had huge and ridiculous aspirations for it," Appelbaum says. But the script got them an agent they began working soon after that as staff writers on the first-run syndicated series "Fame L.A." (1997).Over the next several years, they bounced to the staff of a new show each season -- "Early Edition," "Martial Law," "Profiler," "Going to California," "She Spies" and "Fastlane" -- before landing on the Abrams-produced spy show "Alias" for three seasons. Finally, in 2007, they got their own show, "October Road," which lasted two seasons, and they went on to create the U.S. version of "Life on Mars" (2008-09) and "Happy Town" (2010).Since completing the latest "Mission: Impossible," the duo has been tapped to rewrite "Now You See Me" for Summit, script a reboot of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" for Paramount and producer Michael Bay, and a pen an untitled NY City-set disaster film for producer Mark Gordon."After that, our dance card is a little open," Nemec says."But we're definitely talking to J.J. about doing something in the near future," Appelbaum adds.TEN SCREENWRITERS TO WATCH 2011:Josh Applebaum & Andrew Nemec | Jay Baruchel & Jesse Chabot | Justin Britt-Gibson | Neil Cross | Andrew Haigh | Kurt Johnstad | Lauryn Kahn | Paula Pell | Jon Spaihts | Brian Yorkey Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

HFPA, Dick Clark court date set

A bit more than the usual week following the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and Dick Clark Prods. present the Golden Globe Honours on Jan. 15, they're scheduled to manage off in the court. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Howard Matz set Jan. 24 because the new start date for that trial within the privileges towards the kudocast. The HFPA claims that Dick Clark Prods. signed a lengthy-term broadcast agreement with NBC without its consent. DCP claims that none is required underneath the relation to its contract using the org. The trial ended up being to come from September, potentially giving sufficient time for any judgment prior to the 2012 ceremony, but Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank withdrew for your health. Rather, the HFPA and Dick Clark Prods. found a contract for producing the following ceremony, using the status of long term uncertain. The non-jury trial is anticipated to last about two days. To streamline the procedure, Matz allows both sides to provide their witness' testimony in written form, but nonetheless mix-examined personally. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Gary Busey On Piranha 3DD

Overflowing cows, dragons and 'Buseyisms'You may have observed that yesterday was Thanksgiving in the usa, meaning Hollywood is today sleeping off a chicken coma rather than creating movie news.But don't worry, neophiles!We could today supply you with a small nugget of news on Piranha 3DD, within the inimitable Gary Busey as well as the new problem of Empire. Fogged headlights he needed to say of his role inside the 3d horror follow-up."I play a person.A cow explodes because of its farting ability and from this come hundreds of piranha, flowing lower rain lower on me. You will notice the way in which i treat one of these simple.InchSo that's removed that up then. Next season he's also prone to to create book referred to as Buseyisms, full of the acronyms he's been creating since 1999. "'NASCAR' means Non-Sports Sport Centred AroundRednecks. 'SOBER' is Boy From the Bitch, Everything's Real'" Etc. He's also due to appear onCelebrity Wife Swap also to concentrate on musical projects together with a solo stage show - that you just need to determine a little more about in this month's magazine.A few other tastes around the world according to Busey...On pelicans:"Do not let them fly over you. After they shit you, it's like getting napalmed."On his two year-old boy:"The energy of ten wolverines chasing after following a zebra."Round the Uk:"Everybody don't have guns - you've stays and dragons."However it will get better!Permit us to convey some classic Busey quotes that didn't ensure it is to the actual article but they're still so excellent we're able to not not share these with you.His idea for just about any film: "I've got a great one. There's a man, he's a backwoods guy, which he will come in to civilization and tunes to the world news. He finds out in regards to the gangs - the Crips as well as the Bloods and so on - and evolves an outdoor camping on the account. Near that part of the forest the backwoods guy senses a very negative vibration, and they don't understand what evil hides there there is however evil. And ultimately at first the Crips as well as the Bloods start attacking each other, people are becoming stabbed, nevertheless the backwoods guy will come in and starts taking them on, and there's no chance they could handle him, so he starts teaching them self-defence."On doing photoshoots: "The main one factor about taking snapshots of me in daylight - you will not see my teeth because I am a vampire getting each day pass. You need some duct tape to cover your neck and you'll be protected against me."Dropping pounds: "A terrific way to shed weight is always to put salt inside your ass and go to a petting zoo. But avoid goat's because I've come across them fornicate getting a publish office box.Inch On his dream role: "Allow me to play you [Empire], in the pornographic movie. Really, I'm prone to direct you in the pornographic movie. You'll spice up as being a lady and possess Mr. Corndog [Empire's digital digital photographer] can be found in and inflate your ego. (Pause) You getting a lot of fun, Nick [p Semlyen]? Nice style. So authentic and not whatsoever being an interviewer. And I've had lots of interviewers. I really like the means by that you simply are moving your right leg, because and that means you are sublimating some eager energy by using their area of the body. I really like that. Your dominant arm may be the right arm. Your dominant eye is probably your left. That's that which you naturally keep open when you are shooting a gun."His suggestion for just about any follow-up feature: "Bring me for your country and we'll perform a unique interview for Empire magazine where Gary Busey picks several people to produce a Buttplug Patrol and we'll go out at beginning and buttplug some cows."Piranha 3DDis out next season.Although gary Busey might be learned by at more length in this month's Empire, inside an interview that's as close to some must-read as we've launched.Dark evening Increases Covers

ROLL CALL: Stacy Keibler Drops L Word On George Clooney

First Released: November 21, 2011 2:13 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Stacy Keibler and George Clooney get through to the La Premiere The Descendants in Beverly Hillsides, Calif. on November 15, 2011 La, Calif. -- Your Everyday Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Some-Letter Word!: George Clooney and Stacy Keiblers relationship seems to possess got serious 4-letter word serious! You kno its love whenever your boyfriend has elbow surgery a couple of days ago and takes u to some #ravens gameespecially when hes a Bengals fan, Stacy, who's an old Ravens cheerleader, Tweeted over the past weekend evoking some-letter word. Take a look at George together with his arm inside a sling with former Ravens offensive lineman, Jonathan Ogden, HERE! Not sure on why the actor had surgery. Talking about Possible Love: The chemistry around the group of The Astonishing Spider-Guy seems to possess ongoing from the screen! Stars Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield were spotted on Sunday in NY Citys East Village searching rather affectionate. Try them out, HERE! J.Lo Lands A Hug From Casper: After turning it onstage throughout Sundays AMAs, Jennifer Lopez stored the celebration going at her after-party, where she was apparently spotted kissing rumored new boyfriend/dancer Casper Wise. Based on People, the happy couple was seen adopting in the party after which after dancing together discussing a hug before visitors. More AMA Style!: Take a look at all of the style hits and misses from Sundays American Music Honours HERE! Selena Gomez and Attacking Young Boys looked great, as did Taylor Quick, but how about Katy Perry? -By Jesse Spero Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Deadline Hollywood Wins Journalism Honors

Deadline Hollywood won honors for Best Online News Story (Nikki Finke, Pete Hammond) and Best Entertainment Website(The Deadline Team) and Best Entertainment Publication (Deadline: The Emmy Awards Editions – Nikki Finke, Nellie Andreeva, Pete Hammond with contract freelancers Ray Richmond and Diane Haithman) at the fourth annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards from the Los Angeles Press Club last night.In fact, Deadline Hollywood won or was honored or was a finalist in all of the very fewcategories we entered, including Entertainment Journalist Of The Year (Nellie Andreeva).Deadline Hollywood beat its business competition in every online category entered. Editor-in-Chief and Founder Nikki Finke won Best Online News Story for her reporting on the Conan O’Brien/Jay Leno/Jeff Zucker/Tonight Show stalemate.The judge’s comments were:”Nikki Finke raises the bar on 24/7Internet reporting of showbiz tirelessly filing multiple real-time updates ofbehind-the-scenes details with knowledgeable analysis.“

Charlize Theron Talks Single Life

First Published: November 14, 2011 8:45 AM EST Credit: HOPE FOR HAITI NOW NY, N.Y. -- Caption Charlize Theron fields calls at the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief event, Los Angeles, Jan. 22, 2010Charlize Theron likes being single for the first time in her adult life. The Oscar winning actress tells the December issue of Vogue magazine this is the first time shes been unattached since she was nineteen. She used to go from one relationship to another some within a month saying she found a comfort zone being monogamous. The 36-year-old Theron dated actor Stuart Townsend for nearly 10 years before their breakup in 2010. She says she pulled back on her career as an effort to save the union when the relationship began to go downhill, calling that the priority and that she wouldnt do it any different way. Theron is now ready to work with the romantic comedy Young Adult written by Diablo Cody and directed byJason Reitman. It opens Dec. 16. The December issue of Vogue magazine goes on sale Nov. 22. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Between your Eyes on 'Autobahn'

British producer Between your Eyes has acquired "Autobahn," F. Scott Frazier's action-thriller script. Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken which is between your eyes are creating. Story's referred to as "Fast and Furious" meets "Taken." "We are very excited to become dealing with F. Scott Frazier and the managers Chris Cowles and Chris Fenton at H2F around the fantastic 'Auobahn,'" Pugh told Variety on Friday. Between your Eyes can also be creating crime thriller "Thanks for visiting the Punch," starring James McAvoy. Another "Autobahn" project was introduced in August with Inferno Entertainment coming aboard the actioner with Mark Steven Manley ("Ghost Driver") mounted on direct. Story, composed by Greg Russo, focuses on an old race driver who finds themself around the German Autobahn having a choice -- needing to attack a target having a vehicle rigged having a explosive device or face getting his wife and daughter wiped out. Project was formerly known as "I-95." Warner Bros. bought Frazier's thriller spec "Type of Sight" preemptively captured and arrange it with Silver Pictures. Frazier also authored "Embassy" and "The Amounts Station." Frazier's repped by WME and H2F. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

The Greening of Whitney Brown

An Arc Entertainment relieve a perfect Weekend production. Produced by Justin Moore-Lewy, Charlie Mason. Executive producers, Erection dysfunction Fitts, Sue Rathbone. Co-producer, Rachel Harrell. Directed by Peter Odiorne. Script, Gail Gilchriest.With: Sammi Hanratty, Aidan Quinn, Brooke Shields, Kris Kristofferson, Anna Colwell, Charlotte now now K. Matthews, Keith David, Slade Pearce, Natalia D. Dyer, India Scandrick, Odd Job Bob.The cost-effective recession proves a blessing in disguise for just about any spoiled urban tween in"The Greening of Whitney Brown," the storyplot from the girl as well as the equine that loved her. When Whitney's father handles to get rid of his high-needing to pay job inside the city, your family relocates to have an abandoned farm within the u . s . states. Put together by Gail Gilchriest, who modified "My Dog Skip" for the screen, and directed by newcomer Peter Odiorne, this simplistic story of bucolic redemption has handful of pretensions to depth, ambiguity or realism, based on its title cast, sprightly lead together with a helluva equine to draw family auds on its November. 11 bow. Whitney (Sammi Hanratty) reigns within an exclusive Philadelphia school, as evidenced by her landslide election as class leader and her snagging the dreamy new kid around (Slade Pearce) as her promenade date. Her sudden go to the boondocks with no cell-phone reception cuts her taken off her adoring public, except through sporadic pay-phone calls with a double-dealing Closest friend (Charlotte now now K. Matthews). Just like numerous Hollywood kidpics, the city girl finds new meaning having a equine, though here no racing glory is involved, since the equine in mind, Bob, can be a black-and-white-colored Gypsy Vanner and for that reason small, adorable plus much more attuned to humans than Lassie. Bob is certainly up for rural transportation, assorted techniques, approving nudges, disapproving snorts and dramatic, revenge-dealing examines formal occasions. With no pals her own age, Whitney costs nothing to bond more carefully with Mother (Brooke Shields), who calculates being eminently appropriate for the homesteader lifestyle, breathing deeply in the outdoors, happily perambulating inside the attractive fields and whipping up batches of rim preserve to promote with the kerbside to earn money. Father (Aidan Quinn), dealing with childhood demons, proves more recalcitrant: Not until Whitney helps him reconcile along with his crusty estranged father (Kris Kristofferson) can he finally reunite along with his inner-farmboy. Thesping is predictably professional, Kristofferson obtaining a rangy authenticity for the proceedings, his taciturn self-reliance contrasting with Quinn's introverted vulnerability. Hanratty's unquenchable perkiness, though well-built-into her can-do persona, evolves wearisome sometimes. Helmer Odiorne creates a fantastically groomed pastoral setting for Gilchriest's non-stop upbeat script, but does absolutely nothing to advise a context larger than Whitney's limited p.o.v.Camera (color), James L. Carter editor, Martin Hunter music, Randy Edelman music supervisor, Michael Lloyd production designer, Caroline Hanania art director, Christopher Tandon appear (Dolby Digital), Jim Emswiller supervisory appear editor, Kelly Cabral equine trainer/stunt coordinator, Tommie Turvey casting, Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee. Examined on DVD, NY, November. 8, 2011. MPAA rating: PG. Running time: 87 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Oscar Show Producer Replacements: If Not Brian Grazer, Then Who?

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images The Academy has never missed the late, great Oscar show producer Gil Cates more than it does today, as it seeks a replacement for Brett Ratner, who had been expected to serve in that capacity for February's 84th Academy Awards. Ratner submitted his resignation yesterday after making a series of comments that offended many in the industry, and Eddie Murphy, whom Ratner directed in the film Tower Heist and recruited to serve as the host of this year's Oscars, also withdrew from the show this morning, leaving things in disarray. As THR reported this morning, Academy president Tom Sherak reached out to Brian Grazer, the 60-year-old producer and co-chief of Imagine Entertainment, about the job -- but that communication may have taken place before Murphy withdrew from the show. Grazer, who won the best picture Oscar for A Beautiful Mind (2001), made a lot of sense when Murphy was still on-board: he served as a producer on Tower Heist and was credited by the actor with "saving" the film when it ran into trouble during development. It is less clear, though, if he'd still be needed or amenable now that the circumstances have changed. THR has been surveying the industry for ideas about other candidates whom the Academy might tap if things don't work out with Grazer. Two leading possibilities include... Scott Sanders, the 54-year-old theater producer, who was said to be a finalist for this year's job before the decision was made to go with Ratner. Sanders, who won a Tony for producing the one-woman show Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2002), comes highly recommended by Academy favorites Quincy Jones, Harvey Weinstein, and Oprah Winfrey, with whom he produced the hit Broadway musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which scored 11 Tony nods. Bill Condon, the 56-year-old writer/director, who won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for Gods & Monsters (1998), was nominated for it again for Chicago (2002), and subsequently directed Murphy in Dreamgirls (2006), for which the actor received the lone Oscar nomination of his career. Moreover, Condon served as the executive producer of the 81st Academy Awards, which was hosted by Hugh Jackman and was one of the best Oscar shows in recent memory. (Laurence Mark was the producer.) Of course, the Academy might always reach out again to past Oscar show producers like Bruce Cohen, Laurence Mark, Joe Roth, and Adam Shankman, who could hit the ground running. Oscars 2012

Why YouTube Was Asked for Another Question in Viacom Appeal (Analysis)

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is presently weighing whether a federal judge wrongfully overlooked Viacom's large copyright breach suit against YouTube. Lately, the parties contended their unique sides, but following a hearing found the final outcome, the three-judge panel had another question for YouTube.our editor recommendsDisney, YouTube to Partner on Original Video SeriesViacom, Google Get Ready For Fight in Appeals Court Over YouTube Copyright Issues Will YouTube's Hollywood Experiment Pay back?Information Corp's IGN, Shine Group Partner for YouTube Gaming Funnel START (Exclusive Q&A) The appeals court wants to know whether and the way the "danger signal understanding provision would apply" under YouTube's interpretation of copyright law. What is the danger signal understanding provision? Digital Millennium Copyright Act discusses conditions through which service companies have "safe harbor" from copyright liability. Virtually everyone confirms when an Internet service provider like YouTube will receive a takedown notice and responds expeditiously to eliminate infringing material, it's safe. But where the parties disagree is at interpretation the sentence inside the statute that talks about liability for ISPs when no takedown notices are sent, where an Internet service provider doesn't have "actual understanding" of infringing material, nevertheless it can invariably be "alert to particulars or problems that infringing activity is apparent.Inch This really is what is known as the danger signal understanding provision. The question the 2nd Circuit keeps asking in several forms: What obligations do ISPs truly have? Now, the idol idol judges have pointedly pressed YouTube for just about any direct reaction to the issue of copyright breach awareness beyond a takedown notice. It's a somewhat tricky question for YouTube because its lawyers have virtually mentioned it's nearly entirely the copyright holder's responsibility to determine an Internet service provider about infringing material. We're saying "nearly entirely" instead of "completely" because YouTube's lawyers can't pretend the danger signal understanding provision wasn't ever written. In hisresponseto the 2nd Circuit, YouTube's lawyer Andrew Schapiro doesn't hypothesize an issue where the danger signal understanding provision is certainly triggered, but he's certainly comfortable talking about if the isn't triggered: Anytime an Internet service provider sees a thing that's under an apparent and particular breach Anytime an Internet service provider sees somethingthat requires analysis This case Does that leave any room for your danger signal understanding provision being truly significant? Who knows, but as Schapiro highlights, other courts (Veoh, MP3Tunes, etc.) now employ this narrow interpretation. Viacom will can produce a rebuttal and supply its logic behind why Congress stood a apparent purpose when writing up this part of the DMCA. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Viacom YouTube

Matias Ponce...Got the Part

Matias Ponce...Got the Part Role: Cupcakes in 'Short Eyes,' a union-nonunion play By Sarah McKinley Oakes November 5, 2011 Matias Ponce Most actors can point to a particular role they'd love to play, or a play they've always dreamed of acting in. For Matias Ponce, that play was "Short Eyes," the 1975 Tony Award winner written by Miguel Piero during his incarceration for armed robbery. "When I was 16, I saw the film 'Piero' about the playwright [Miguel Piero]," Ponce remembers. "It's all about his life and what he went through when he was locked up, and how he started writing his plays. I got really hooked on the playwright and read 'Short Eyes' and realized there was a character I'd love the opportunity to play." Director Julian Acosta feels similarly excited about the play. "It's a kind of a seminal play in theater history," Acosta explains. "It's the first play by a Latino playwright ever to be produced on Broadway, and it's very rarely produced. It's one of those shows that everybody has either heard of or read but not very many people have ever been able to see. It was written in prison; it's a play that's very near and dear to my heart and to a lot of people."Ponce saw the notice for "Short Eyes" in the Aug. 18 issue of Back Stage, and in addition to working on his monologue he reread the play before going to the open call. He was called in to read a second time that day and left feeling good about his chances. But at the second callback, a few days later, Ponce made a mistake he thought might cost him the role. "I did the first scene on book," Ponce recalls. "But I had been trying to get both scenes down word for word, just trying to have it really prepared. So when he asked me to do the second scene, I wanted to be a little cocky, and I put the book down. And then right in the middle I got stuck, which is one of the worst things you can do. [Acosta] told me, 'Pick your book up; take a breath; do it again.' So I did what I was told, and I went at it, and I completed it. And then soon as I got home I put the book back on my shelf and moved on." But what Acosta saw at the callback was an actor who was open to taking adjustment and direction, and the director offered him the part. Ponce, who started acting in commercials as a child in Ohio, moved to L.A. two years ago to pursue acting. Since arriving, he has kept busy, joining the Lonny Chapman Theatre at the Group Rep in the NoHo Arts District and paying his actor dues doing background work, student films, and a reenactment show for the Discovery Channel. He has also kept up with his studies, most recently attending classes at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop.Though Ponce enjoys his work with TV and film, his true love is theater. "I'd really like to get my Equity card and do more professional theaterstart getting my feet wet with the big leagues and work with people who have more experience than I do," he says. "I guess 'cause it's my background, and I know L.A.'s big on TV and film, but there are opportunities in L.A. for doing good theater." Acosta thinks Ponce has what it takes. "His willingness, his spirit, and his open heartthat goes a long way," he says.Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story. Be in the weekly column by emailing casting@backstage.com for NY or bswcasting@backstage.com for Los Angeles with "I Got the Part" in the subject line. Matias Ponce...Got the Part Role: Cupcakes in 'Short Eyes,' a union-nonunion play By Sarah McKinley Oakes November 5, 2011 Matias Ponce Most actors can point to a particular role they'd love to play, or a play they've always dreamed of acting in. For Matias Ponce, that play was "Short Eyes," the 1975 Tony Award winner written by Miguel Piero during his incarceration for armed robbery. "When I was 16, I saw the film 'Piero' about the playwright [Miguel Piero]," Ponce remembers. "It's all about his life and what he went through when he was locked up, and how he started writing his plays. I got really hooked on the playwright and read 'Short Eyes' and realized there was a character I'd love the opportunity to play." Director Julian Acosta feels similarly excited about the play. "It's a kind of a seminal play in theater history," Acosta explains. "It's the first play by a Latino playwright ever to be produced on Broadway, and it's very rarely produced. It's one of those shows that everybody has either heard of or read but not very many people have ever been able to see. It was written in prison; it's a play that's very near and dear to my heart and to a lot of people."Ponce saw the notice for "Short Eyes" in the Aug. 18 issue of Back Stage, and in addition to working on his monologue he reread the play before going to the open call. He was called in to read a second time that day and left feeling good about his chances. But at the second callback, a few days later, Ponce made a mistake he thought might cost him the role. "I did the first scene on book," Ponce recalls. "But I had been trying to get both scenes down word for word, just trying to have it really prepared. So when he asked me to do the second scene, I wanted to be a little cocky, and I put the book down. And then right in the middle I got stuck, which is one of the worst things you can do. [Acosta] told me, 'Pick your book up; take a breath; do it again.' So I did what I was told, and I went at it, and I completed it. And then soon as I got home I put the book back on my shelf and moved on." But what Acosta saw at the callback was an actor who was open to taking adjustment and direction, and the director offered him the part. Ponce, who started acting in commercials as a child in Ohio, moved to L.A. two years ago to pursue acting. Since arriving, he has kept busy, joining the Lonny Chapman Theatre at the Group Rep in the NoHo Arts District and paying his actor dues doing background work, student films, and a reenactment show for the Discovery Channel. He has also kept up with his studies, most recently attending classes at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop.Though Ponce enjoys his work with TV and film, his true love is theater. "I'd really like to get my Equity card and do more professional theaterstart getting my feet wet with the big leagues and work with people who have more experience than I do," he says. "I guess 'cause it's my background, and I know L.A.'s big on TV and film, but there are opportunities in L.A. for doing good theater." Acosta thinks Ponce has what it takes. "His willingness, his spirit, and his open heartthat goes a long way," he says.Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story. Be in the weekly column by emailing casting@backstage.com for NY or bswcasting@backstage.com for Los Angeles with "I Got the Part" in the subject line.

First 'Great Expectations' Photos: Helena Bonham Carter is Straight Creepy

Twi-hards may decide to apparent their calendars for your one. On Saturday, November. 5, at 7:30 p.m. EDT, Moviefone and Cambio will partner to produce a live stream in the 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1' Q&A panel in La within the official 'Twilight' Fan Convention. Billy Burke, Rachelle Lefervre, Rachelle Lefervre and director Bill Condon all is going to be available, and -- better yet -- they'll be reacting to your queries. To submit queries towards the panel, compose a Tweet and tag it with #breakingdawnlive. To check out live, follow the link on November. 5 at 7:30 p.m. EDT. That's tomorrow, fans! Remember: obtain a 'Breaking Dawn' tickets now. [Photo: Summit Entertainment] 'The Twilght Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1' Image Gallery From wedding events to werewolves, Moviefone gets the full-type of images within the approaching romance saga. See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

New Underworld: Awakening Trailer Online

It's a whole new war...The teaser hit the web back in August, but now the full trailer for Underworld: Awakening has arrived online and can be watched below.This time, the story rockets forward to 12 years after the events of Underworld: Evolution, and finds Selene (Kate Beckinsale, back in the vinyl catsuit) finally escaping from coma-ridden captivity to discover that the world she knew has changed forever.Humanity, you see, has finally cottoned on to the idea that vampires and Lycans exist. Instead of taking one side and wiping out the other, we've somewhat logically decided that both are a terrible threat that must be dealt with. Naturally, that means a big ol' battle between the three races, with Selene and Eve, (India Eisley) the hybrid daughter she's only just met, caught in the middle.Plus there's also a rather nasty Lycan beastie running around, one who is considerably bigger than his cousins...With Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein on directing chores and the likes of Charles Dance, Michael Ealy, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea also in the cast, Underworld: Awakening will be out on January 20.

Screen Media Acquires Greta Gerwig's 'The Dish as well as the Spoon' (Exclusive)

Screen Media Films, famous for little movies with large talents (like Maggie Gyllenhaal in Laurie Collyer's Sherrybaby), has acquired Alison Bagnall's The Dish as well as the Spoon, which star Greta Gerwig shot right after her Spirit Award-nominated breakout performance in Greenberg.our editor recommendsThe Dish & the Spoon: Movie ReviewGreta Gerwig, Adam Brody to star in 'Damsels in Distress'Greta Gerwig, Alison Pill Join Woodsy Allen Movie Olly Alexander (Vibrant Star) also stars inside the movie, which concentrates on a girl who, after her husband confesses to have an affair, embarks by having an unconventional romance getting a stranded British teenage she discovers stranded round the beach. "A fragile brief-encounter indie occur the aftermath of disloyality," written The Hollywood Reporter's John DeFore in the Dish as well as the Spoon's March SXSW premiere. "The film has art-house potential and could boost the profile of costar Olly Alexander." Bagnall, an AFI alum who began since the author of Zoysia ཾ, will screen the film in AFI's 2011 Youthful Us citizens section. After NY Occasions critic Manohla Dargis'Greenberg review mentioned Gerwig "might be the definitive screen actress of her generation," Gerwig began landing roles such high-profile films as Nero Fiddled by Woodsy Allen, also around the career upswing. The Dish as well as the Spoon may come on VOD and DVD noisy . 2012. The sale was brokered with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment and Suzanne Blech, leader of Screen Media Films. Related Subjects Greta Gerwig

Kim Kardashian Files For Divorce From Kris Humphries

First Published: October 31, 2011 1:42 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif. on October 4, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce from Kris Humphries, Access Hollywood has confirmed. A rep for Kim has confirmed to Access that only 72 days after walking down the aisle, the reality star and the NBA player are calling it quits. In her filing, Kim cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce and the date of separation is listed as today, Oct. 31, 2011. According to the divorce filing, Kim who hired famed divorce attorney Laura Wasser is asking that Kris pay for his own lawyer fees and that shell do the same. She also asks the court to reject any attempt by Kris to get spousal support. Ryan Seacrest, who produces numerous Kardashian reality shows on E!, also Tweeted the news on Monday morning. Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, he Tweeted. Last week, Kims brother Rob Kardashian addressed rumors that his sister and new brother-in-law were having relationship woes telling Access that Kim was happy. Thats the world that we live in its all about trying to break up newlyweds or trying to create drama over nothing we have never listened to those comments, the Dancing with the Stars contestant told Access on October 27. My sister is completely happy, my familys never been happier, she just got married so she should be happy. (See Rob talk about Kims rumored relationship issues, HERE!) The couple reportedly has a prenuptial agreement. A rep for Kim was unavailable for comment when contacted by Access Hollywood on Monday morning. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Extra' good rankings in New You are able to, Chicago

'Extra' has seen a rankings spike among its key demographic in NY and Chicago, but is lower in L.A., where it is affected with weak lead-inches.Warner Bros.' lengthy-running entertainment magazine, "Extra," seems to become getting an additional-good season.Extra expires 42% one of the show's key demographic, women 25-54, on WNBC NY at 7:30 p.m., during Chicago it's enhanced 63% for the reason that same demo. In homes, "Extra" expires 15% year upon year across all its metered marketplaces, second simply to CBS Television Distribution's "Entertainment Tonight," that has elevated 17% year upon year. More often than not, a syndicated show's improvement could be credited to a number of factors, including time-period upgrades, better lead-inches and from time to time better content, although that last factor is subjective, and difficult to measure. But "Extra" continues to be playing up its NY coverage, delivering anchors Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos to Manhattan every month to host. It's also hired Gotham icon Jesse Trump to frequently co-host the show with regular NY-based correspondent A.J. Calloway, which season the show has damaged tales about noted NYers Rosie O'Donnell's new girlfriend contributing to Alec Baldwin's potential run for mayor."Extra's" gains in Chicago go submit hands using the move of Warner Bros.' "Ellen" to three p.m. on NBC's WMAQ. "Ellen" expires 50% in the new period of time, which appears to become aiding both "Extra" at 4 p.m. and also the station's local news at 5 p.m. The main one major market where "Extra" is not faring so well is on KNBC La, in which the show has dropped 38% among women 25-54, although it's up 13% in homes for the reason that market."Extra" is La-based, so it ought to be attractive to La audiences however, the implies that lead directly into "Extra" -- "We the folks With Gloria Allred" at 2 p.m., "Nate Berkus" at 3 p.m., "Ellen" at 4 p.m., the neighborhood news at 5 and 6 p.m., and also the "NBC Nightly News" at 6:30 p.m., have lost audiences within the L.A. market this year, which makes it no surprise that "Extra" is following suit. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

George Clooney's Problem (Do Not Possess A Pity Party for Him!)

This story first came out inside the November. 4 problem in the Hollywood Reporter.our editor recommendsGeorge Clooney Is Only Able To Be Out-Pranked By Kaira Pitt States DamonNY Film Festival: George Clooney Hits 'The Descendants' Premiere With Stacy KeiblerGeorge Clooney States He'll not Run For Office (Video)Dems versus. Republicans: Stars they Wont Pay to find out Movies They Hate and Love (Poll) George Clooney could possibly get to get lots of time inside the shower through the approaching several days. Oscar campaigning makes him "type of feel unclean," he bellyached a few several days back. Or was that merely a mock complaint? With Clooney, a substantial guy (witness his campaign against genocide in Sudan) which has perfected the knack of never seeming to think about themselves too seriously, you will not ever define. However, if it calls for juggling competing honours campaigns, Clooney is on familiar ground. Six in the past, he'd two politically designed films in play: Syriana (through which he starred) and Evening, and All The Best (they co-written, directed and socialized in). He handled to separate his marketing efforts involving the two, without slighting either. PHOTOS: George Clooney: Career in Pictures The finish result will be a combined eight Academy nominations for your two movies, with Clooney acquiring mentions for pointing and co-writing Evening and taking home the supporting actor Oscar for his worn-lower CIA agent in Syriana. This year, it's under deja vu once more. Nevertheless the pattern can be compared. Clooney has one movie, the backroom political drama The Ides of March, he co-written, directed and produced too as with they features a supporting role just like a governor with presidential aspirations. Which he's another, author-director Alexander Payne's The Descendants, through which Clooney stars just like a guy fighting to keep both his immediate and relatives from spinning uncontrollable. PHOTOS: The Scene within the Venice Film Festival Getting two films up for consideration can present problems. A year ago, Leonardo DiCaprio, a much more reticent public personality than Clooney, tried to voice equal support for Shutter Island and Beginning. But instead of being named best actor for either, he was famous for neither. Clooney doesn't face that predicament, though. The groups through which he'll contend are clearly delineated. In Descendants, he's within the forefront. In Ides, he's delivering support to Ryan Gosling's political operative -- really, Clooney's character didn't even are available in happens experience the movie relies. States among Clooney's affiliate marketers, "The Two movies are two different canvasses." In addition, The brand new the new sony, which opened up up Ides on March. 7, and Fox Searchlight, which will begin to unveil Descendants on November. 18, are actually playing nice round the festival circuit: Ides opened up in Venice Telluride got Descendants both movies examined on successive nights in Toronto and London and Descendants was congratulated since the closing-nightfeature within the NY Film Festival. Clooney designated the initial phase of his honours bid by accepting Actor of year honorsfor Descendants within the Hollywood Film Honours on March. 24. Will both movies go the space? At this time, Descendants, which acquired three Gotham noms, looks being building momentum. Ides, which designed a decent $24 million through its initial few weekends of release, is among several high-profile nominees The brand new the new sony will area, but Descendants is shaping as bank card inside the pack of Searchlight's honours hopefuls. Fox's niche unit expects to transmit about 30,000 screeners for the industry's honours groups. But even if Clooney doesn't ultimately get writing or pointing Oscar noms for Ides -- which he faces stiff competition in people groups -- the fact the opportunity continues to be spoken about adds to his gravitas, strengthening his bid for Descendants. It's just like what rocket scientists call the slingshot effect: Send a spacecraft around the quick loop around a distant planet, as well as the planet's gravitational pressure will hurl the spacecraft farther into space. Voters amazed by Clooney's performance in Descendants might be even a lot more when reminded of his work behind the digital camera in Ides. Rather than getting rid of each other out, the flicks could comparable to a powerful one-two punch, with Clooney showing itself to become the most effective actor victor. For further good good examples of stars with two great perormances inside the same year, go to the next page. Related Subjects George Clooney The Ides of March The Descendants 1 2 next last

Martin Scorsese in Early Talks to Direct 'The Snowman'

When it comes to Martin Scorsese and his future directing projects, the acclaimed director seems to take a page from Lay's potato chips: he can't have just one. Variety reports that the Oscar-winning Scorsese is in early talks to direct 'The Snowman,' an adaptation of Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo's acclaimed novel. Great! But maybe 'The Snowman' should take a number. Over the last couple of years, Scorsese has seen his name attached to a host of major projects: a remake of 'The Gambler' with Leonardo DiCaprio; an adaptation of 'The Wolf of Wall Street' with Leonardo DiCaprio; a biopic about Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, perhaps with Leonardo DiCaprio; 'The Irishman,' with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino; 'Silence,' a film about Jesuit monks in 17th century Japan with Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro; and 'Furious Love,' about the romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Which is to say: don't be surprised if Scorsese's involvement with 'The Snowman' melts away after a few years. Based on Nesbo's Harry Hole series, 'The Snowman' is set in Norway and focuses on a serial killer who attacks women. Working Title -- the production company behind 'Love Actually' and the upcoming 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' -- hopes that the film could have franchise potential, a la 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.' The Nesbo books have sold 5 million copies worldwide. Scorsese will next direct 'Hugo,' out on Nov. 23. [via Variety] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Rob Zombie adds one of The Brady Bunch to Lords Of Salem

Rob Zombie's upcomingThe Lords of Salem has a growing all-star cast, which already includes the likes of Barbara Crampton, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Bruce Davidson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Billy Drago and Meg Foster.But it seems that Mr Zombie is gratifying his nostalgic side by adding yet another familiar face to the bill."Pork chops and applesauce head to Salem! What the fuck does that mean? Of course it means Christopher Knight has joined our group.""Chris plays Keith Williams aka Lobster Joe the host of Lobster Joe's Fishy Fun Show a staple of local Salem television."Christopher Knight'smost recognisable role is Peter Brady from the infamous The Brady Bunch. Yep, that Brady Bunch.Now, we know that Zombie is a pop-culture fiend, but we kind of assumed his tastes were a little more, well, fiendish.Having said that, the thought of a young Zombie singing along to the Brady Bunch theme tune every Friday night fills us with quite a lot of giddy joy.The Lords of Salem is about a DJ who accidentally unleashes an evil curse onto the titular town, which was famously the site of several witchcraft trials in the 17th Century.The Lords of Salemwill be released in 2012. And we're sure it'll be as relentlessly bleak as Zombie's previous flicks, even if it does now involve a Brady.

'Paranormal Activity' conjuring large B.O.

'Paranormal Activity 3'With $8 million in night time grosses along with a strong Friday performance, box office experts expect "Paranormal Activity 3" to earn an overall total of $22 million by Friday evening and $44 million to $46 million for that weekend.According to early Friday amounts, B.O. viewers also estimate that "Real Steel" will drop 30% from last weekend, arriving at $11 million-$11.5 million because of its third frame. "The 3 Musketeers" will in all probability land somewhere within the $11 million range."Ides of March" may drop 35%, but experts observe that the pic could show a bounce Saturday, ultimately generating within the $4.5 million to $5 million range within the frame."Dolphin Tale" is holding over well, with estimations pegging the pic at $4.7 million to $4.8 million."Martha Marcy May Marlene" had made about $35,000 by Friday mid-day, with estimations putting the pic's weekend total at $100,000-$120,000 because of its limited release."Johnny British Reborn" looked to gross around $a million today, with total estimations for that pic around $3 million to $3.5 million within the frame. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Zombieland to become TV series?

"Zombieland is introduced for you personally before an energetic studio audience." We're really wanting that is not how a TV series starts, with Pals-style laughter polluting the black humour, but apparently Zombieland is headed for the small screen.A follow-up for the 2009 hit comedy has elevated the works well with sometime now but even director Ruben Fleischer recently mentioned he doesn't think it will happen.While using season two TV premiere in the Walking Dead breaking records now, it seems someone has put two and a pair of together making four. By four we mean a Zombieland TV series.Early word is always that Fox TV has something a great deal a lot more like a sitcom in your thoughts. Sounds to us such as this particular two plus two can make five.The first movie's writing duo of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are taking part while using project plus it appears like they could be pretty busy.The GI Joe 2 and Deadpool authors will also be hired by Hasbro to pen the toy company's Micronauts movie.Micronauts will probably be created by Qq Abrams's Bad Robot production company and you'll be good Japanese toys - first released as Microman in 1974 - as well as the 1979 comic-book series.

Lisa Niemi Calls Unveiling Of Statue Of Patrick Swayze At Madame Tussauds Bittersweet

First Published: October 19, 2011 2:42 AM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Patrick Swayzes Widow Lisa Niemi Unveils His Madame Tussauds Wax Figure LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lisa Niemi is happy her late husband, Patrick Swayze, has been immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, two years after his death at the age of 57. This week, Madame Tussauds unveiled its likeness of the actor, featuring him in one of his most famous roles as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing and Lisa said they got his physique and looks just right. He had this kind of mischievous, but confident look and things like his core [were] very, very strong and they worked on his arms more, so its very detailed, Lisa told Access Hollywood on Tuesday. Theres a lot of work that goes into this. Lisa was impressed with by the statue, but called seeing it, bittersweet. In a way, its really wonderful and exciting and everyones in such a good mood here, and its gonna be so fun to have this figure in the museum here, and at the same time its bittersweet, she said. I wish he were here, really here. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

It Shoulda Been You

Richard Kline, Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris and Howard McGillin are dueling in-laws in new tuner It Shoulda Been You. A George Street Playhouse presentation of a musical in two acts with music and concept by Barbara Anselmi; lyrics and book by Brian Hargrove; additional lyrics by Jill Abramovitz, Carla Rose Fisher, Michael Cooper, Ernie Lijoi, Will Randall. Direction by David Hyde Pierce; choreography by Noah Racey. Music direction by Greg Anthony.Jenny Steinberg - Lisa Howard Walt/Uncle Morty - Tom Deckman Mildred/Aunt Sheila - Mylinda Hull Judy Steinberg - Tyne Daly Murray Steinberg - Richard Kline Rebecca Steinberg - Jessica Hershberg Brian Howard - Matthew Hydzik Greg Madison - Curtis Holbrook Annie Sheps - Carla Duren Albert - Edward Hibbert Georgette Howard - Harriet Harris George Howard - Howard McGillin Marty Kaufman - David JosefsbergBroadway comes to New Brunswick with the new musical comedy "It Shoulda Been You." The cast -- headed by Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris, with the likes of Howard McGillin and Edward Hibbert in support -- is impressive. Design team consists of top-level names Anna Louizos, William Ivey Long and Ken Billington. David Hyde Pierce makes what seems to be his directing debut, and producers Scott Landis, Michael Hanel and Daryl Roth are attached. With all this, "It Shoulda Been You" shoulda been good. The score is weak, though, and the book would have been a scream back in 1965. What we have here is "Abie's Irish Rose" all over again. The fact that few people remember that long-running hit indicates just how past-dated "It Shoulda Been You" is; later sitcom models include "The Mothers-in-Law" and "Bridget Loves Bernie." Jewish girl weds Catholic boy, with the cliche-Jewish mama (Daly) pitted against the tippling WASP mother (Harris); they even reprise those "Abie" jokes about the rabbi and the priest. This is "Love Boat" territory, all in all; but is there still an audience for "The Love Boat"? The authors eventually make things more contemporary, but one twist at the first act curtain and a rapid-and-funny final twenty minutes aren't enough. Music comes from Barbara Anselmi, who also takes credit for the concept. The book is by TV-scribe Brian Hargrove; he also writes half the lyrics, with the rest coming from a committee of five receiving title-page credit. (That's a lot of writers for gems like "It shoulda been you, at least you're a Jew.") There are a very few reasonably effective songs along the way, but we have to wait until the final number for a good one, a quartet for the parents called "That's Family." The actors go all out to make things enjoyable; each and every one of the 13 brightens the stage. Daly breezes through her role as the Jewish mother to end all Jewish mothers, although people who saw her in last season's "Master Class" know that she is capable of far more. Harris makes a perfect foil, and is wildly funny; so are McGillin and Richard Kline as the two husbands. Leading the pack and carrying the show is the little-known Lisa Howard -- a Drama Desk Award-winner for "The 25th Annual Putnam Valley Spelling Bee" -- as sister of the bride. When she sings a song, it gets sung. Hyde Pierce has his actors deliver the jokes effectively and has a knack for farcical staging, while choreographer Noah Racey makes do with his few opportunities. Let it be noted that the George Street subscribers seem to be eating it up. The five-week run is a virtual sellout, but then they are getting Broadway stars and production values for low prices without making the hourlong drive into town and paying for parking. "It Shoulda Been You" should do fine with upper middle-class Jewish seniors -- there were convulsive shrieks all four times the bridegroom offered mangled Yiddish ("keena ahora") -- but this is a shrinking demographic. How does such a slight entertainment as "It Shoulda Been You" get a gilt-edged, first-class mounting at a small regional like George Street? One guesses that Hyde Pierce, husband of lyricist/librettist Hargrove, pulled strings and called friends. The cast seems to be having a grand time, at least, and their clowning more than compensates for the weary writing.Set, Anna Louizos; costumes, William Ivey Long; lighting, Ken Billington; sound, Acme Sound Partners; orchestrations, Doug Besterman; production stage manager, Thomas Clewell. Opened Oct. 14, 2011, reviewed Oct. 16, closes Nov. 6. Running time: 2 HOURS.Musical numbers: "I Never Wanted This," "This Day," "Perfect," "It Shoulda Been You," "Who," "Nice," "Where Did I Go Wrong?" "Beautiful," "Albert's Song," "A Perfect Ending to a Beautiful Beginning," "Love You Till the Day," "Jenny's Blues," "Whatever," "A Little Bit Less Than," "What They Never Tell You," "That's Family" Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Stevie Wonder Kicks Off Bill Clinton Birthday Concert (Video)

The bash at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate President Bill Clinton's belated birthday and raise money for his charitable foundation began with a surprise performance by Stevie Wonder Saturday.our editor recommendsFergie Fumbles at Clinton Fundraiser in Preposterous Prom DressBill Clinton Honors Edie Wasserman, Lew Wasserman's WifeBill Clinton's Lavish Fund-Raising Weekend in L.A.: Preview of Events Featuring Lady Gaga, Bono, Kenny Chesney The legendary artist performed pitch-perfect renditions of "Overjoyed," "For Once in My Life," "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" and "Superstition." PHOTOS: Fashion Hits, Misses at Clinton Foundation: Decade of Difference Wonder was followed by country superstar Kenny Chesney, who sang hits "Beer in Mexico," "You and Tequila Make Me Crazy" and "Everybody Wants to go to Heaven." Spotted in the expensive seats were Ellen DeGeneres, Ashton Kutcher, Jason Segel, Michael Eisner, Zack Galifianakis, Maria Bello, Maria Shriver, Barbra Streisand and James Brolin. PHOTOS: Michele Bachmann: The Politics of Fashion Bono sang a duet with Somalian artist K'Naan, and the U2 frontman later returned with the Edge. Usher and a sexually provacative Lady Gaga also performed. Another sure-to-be talked about moment was a Funny or Die video shown on two giant screens featuring Sean Penn, Matt Damon, Ted Danson, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Kevin Spacey and Bill Clinton. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections Clinton was seated with daughter Chelsea and wife Hillary, who is taking time off from her duties as Secretary of State to be with her family in Southern California. Bonnie Raitt was seated with the Clintons and Jane Fonda sat behind them. The show was co-sponsored by Yahoo and streamed live. An after-party took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Related Topics Lady Gaga Bill Clinton Kenny Chesney

Webheads don't know much history

Watching Fox go through negotiations to ultimately renew "The Simpsons" through a 25th season -- while sibling Fox News Channel engages in chest-thumping over its 15th anniversary -- represents two sides of an increasingly common modern media scenario.Faced with a choice between looking ahead or honoring history, tradition is almost invariably dismissed as the title of a song from "Fiddler on the Roof," with the occasional exception.Think about ABC execs deciding to jettison the network's decades-old daytime soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," opting to pursue cheaper talk alternatives. NBC did much the same by ending "Law & Order" just short of breaking the endurance record for drama series held by "Gunsmoke" -- a milestone that meant something to producer Dick Wolf but not so much to the network's then-management, a half-dozen regimes removed from the program's inception.In the midst of Fox's contract talks with "The Simpsons" cast, a source echoed this point by saying of the entertainment division's current brass, "What's 'The Simpsons' mean to them? It's not like they developed it."Such scenarios admittedly set up a tough situation for executives. They can't be shackled by the past -- especially given how fast the business is changing -- and usually derive less credit from shepherding someone else's development than launching franchises of their own.Yet a more subtle aspect of this has to do with the over-arching preference for the new. Because everything in media dictates younger is good -- starting with demographic pressure across all ad-supported channels -- the corollary is that older, or anything smacking of it, must be bad.Execs have thus been programmed not to get emotionally invested in history. Besides, few of them have much longevity in their present jobs, making it hard to get agitated about programs that have run decades -- or their vocal fans -- when tenures in top media posts are so frequently measured in annual increments of two and three.By contrast, it's probably not an accident some of the more successful orgs boast greater stability than competitors.Underlying Fox News' triumphant end zone dance -- which even included making some of its normally press-shy anchors available to (gasp) the mainstream media -- is Roger Ailes commemorating his storied run, having transformed his Clinton-era creation into the dominant force in conservative politics. And like many powerful media figures, the Fox News CEO can't resist a bit of gloating -- and appears to possess a vivid memory of anyone who ever slighted or second-guessed him along the way.As for the broadcast networks, it's no accident CBS remains a model of efficiency in primetime. Easily the most stable network operation, the company isn't hidebound by tradition but does possess a strong sense of it.Moreover, thanks to the conspicuous lack of turnover under CEO Leslie Moonves, the company not only retains a sense of its past but actually has kept a team in place long enough to claim a significant slice of the network's history as its own. (CBS News helps illustrate this point as well, if only by juxtaposing "60 Minutes'" legendary durability with the repeated fits and starts that have characterized other aspects of the division.)It would be simplistic to say consistency alone is a hallmark of success, and it's easy to see the negative consequences of hanging around too long, having witnessed execs and programs fade the way an aging ballplayer loses his fastball or first step. There's also a specific rationale behind questioning the viability of long-running TV shows, which -- thanks to hefty raises generated through earlier renewals -- often cost far more to produce than new programs would.Despite the logic in adapting to changing circumstances, however, it's almost always short-sighted to be arbitrary or insensitive when severing tiesto habit and history, or allow the lack of a personal stake to result in blithely discarding tradition. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

Lifetime Greenlights Movie About Fake Teen Pregnancy Starring Alexa Vega

EXCLUSIVE: Around the heels of this past year’s Pregnancy Pact, Lifetime has greenlighted another original movie with different true story including the problem of teenybopper pregnancy. Her Pregnancy Project stars Spy Kids alumna Alexa Vega and it is determined by the real story of 17-year-old Washington condition high-school student Gaby Rodriguez who pretended to become pregnant in order to explore conventional stereotypes and treating pregnant teens for any senior year school project. Her Pregnancy Project was compiled by Teena Booth who also co-authored Her Pregnancy Pact and composed the network’s Natalee Holloway films and also the approaching Came Billings Story. Norman Buckley (Pretty Little Liars) will direct. Barbara Lieberman and Tom Patricia executive produce. Furthermore, Buckley executive produces the ABC Family pilot Bunheads, written/executive created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. He's repped by Paradigm, that also reps Booth, and Rain Management Group.

Jobs: Celebs, Filmmakers React To His Dying

Jobs, who died at 56 on Wednesday (October 5), wasn't just the visionary behind Apple which is groundbreaking technology, but furthermore a respected pressure at Pixar, the Oscar-winning animation studio responsible for films like "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo," "Up" plus much more. His contributions to movies, both if this involves story and how these tales are discovered by audiences, are immeasurable. Stars and filmmakers from Alec Baldwin to Kevin Cruz have taken care of immediately Jobs' dying on Twitter. Read their recollections, quotes plus much more following a jump. @joshgad Thanks Mr. Jobs. You're Disney, Edison, and Houdini all folded into one. And you'll be greatly missed. RIP -Josh Gad, Actor ("It of Mormon") @AlecBaldwin Sad about Jobs. On componen with Henry Ford, Carnegie and Edison. -Alec Baldwin, Actor ("30 Rock") @pattonoswalt RIP Jobs. Nearest factor we required to Tony Stark. -Patton Oswalt, Actor ("Ratatouille") @DisneyPixar "Jobs was an amazing visionary, our very dear friend as well as the guiding light in the Pixar family..." http://di.sn/Ia -Disney/Pixar, animation studio ("Toy Story 3") @ThatKevinSmith Our parents had JFK, we'd Jobs. Edison gave us electricity, Jobs gave us the Jetsons in solid existence. We lost symbolic today. Mourn him. -Kevin Cruz, Director ("Red-colored-colored Condition") @stephenfry Woke for the news of Steve Jobs's dying. He changed the earth. I understood him slightly and respected him entirely. Prefer to Apple and also the family. -Stephen Fry, Actor ("V for Vendetta") @jonmchu It's surprising I will go to sleep and wake up to world where there is no Jobs. Still in shock. -Jon Chu, Director ("G.I. Joe 2") @simonpegg Very sad to hear about Jobs. A frontrunner together with a trailblazer, whatever your tech tribe. Relaxation I.P. Sent from my apple apple iphone. -Simon Pegg, Actor ("Paul") @BigBoyler Thanks Mr. Jobs, to get lots of wonderful things into the world, particularly, people i-Pood t-t t shirts. #RIP -Chris O'Dowd, Actor ("Bridesmaids") @DanaBrunetti Jobs: American hero -Dana Brunetti, Producer ("The Social MediaInch) @SofiaVergara "Hold the courage to follow along with together with ur heart & intuition. They already know that that what u wish being. Other things is secondary." - Jobs -Sofia Vergara, Actor ("Modern Family") @JimCarrey Jobs was an amazing guy. He'll live in my hard disk drive forever! ?^ -Jim Carrey, Actor ("Eternal Sunshine in the Spotless Mind") @ChloeGMoretz #RIP #SteveJobs you changed the earth to be sure it, without you my existence is a a lot more complicated RIP my bgod bless his family -Chloe Moretz, Actor ("Kick-Ass") @paulfeig I'm incredibly sad about Jobs. This type of visionary. The earth can be a slightly less smart and artistic place without him. #stevejobs -Paul Feig, Director ("Bridesmaids") @MMFlint Hold the courage to follow along with together with your heart & intuition. They already know that that what you want 2 become. Other things is secondary.-SteveJobs -Michael Moore, Director ("Bowling for Columbine") @Tyrese I believe that it constantly.. Ideas work.. Don't make use of the area of the visions and ideas... Jobs my hero forever..!! #GeekGodRIP -Tyrese Gibson, Actor ("Fast Five") Leave your opinions for Jobs inside the comments and also on Twitter.

Oscar Index: Extremely Artist and Incredibly Horse

It’s week three of the 2011-12 Oscar Index, and the latest measurements, readings and conclusions are in from Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics. And aside from a few startling exceptions, they don’t look that different than the ones disseminated here last week. But make no mistake: Like it or not, stuff is happening! Read on for the latest developments. [Click the graphs for full-size images.] The Leading 10: 1. War Horse 2. The Artist 3. The Descendants 4. Moneyball 5. The Ides of March 6. J. Edgar 7. The Help 8. Midnight in Paris 9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 10. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Outsiders: The Tree of Life, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Iron Lady So last week, I finished up Oscar Index and then walked up to my local watering hole, where I proceeded, as usual, to ruthlessly drown the floating heads and other nightmarish visions that invade my consciousness in the feature’s immediate aftermath. And one of my friends, a pretty serious cinephile, says, “Yeah, I saw Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” “Say whaaaa?”, I said. “I saw Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” this friend repeated, explaining having attended a test screening here in NY over the preceding weekend. Pretty much everything this friend proceeded to tell me wound up corroborating another report from the same screening: Specifically, that Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of the Jonathan Safran Foer bestseller about a newly fatherless boy’s post-9/11 experience is really sad and affecting and looooong and contains Oscar-caliber work from Sandra Bullock and Max von Sydow. “Von Sydow?”, I said. “Say whaaaa?” More on the actors in a bit, but the bottom line is that with a few judicious trims, early word from actual viewers and our first glimpse at the film’s trailer suggests that Extremely Loud will supply the spirited emo boost Paramount is looking for in this year’s Oscar race. Which only affirms the suspicions of many Oscar-watchers who’ve long presumed the Scott Rudin production was the snake in the shimmering gold awards-season grass. Some sniffed at the trailer in particular as persuasive but inconclusive evidence of Oscar-worthiness, but come on. One look at the new War Horse trailer proves that if studio marketing drips like Oscar bait and smells like Oscar bait, then it’s Oscar bait. And with the Rudin/Daldry/Tom Hanks trinity at its core (to say nothing of Bullock and von Sydow and young X-factor Thomas Horn), you won’t likely go broke betting on it to at least make the Best Picture cut. Nevertheless, don’t think that anything yet comes close to matching War Horse’s profile. Surprisingly or not (mostly not), the nearest may now be The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius’s silent, audience-pleasing tribute to vintage Hollywood. As foreseen last week, master awards-pizzaiolo Harvey Weinstein is crafting one of his finest pies to date, with zesty punditry from Sasha Stone and Nathaniel Rogers among others boosting the Oscar flavor. Moreover, check out Harvey’s toppings at the moment, including the mogul’s own exhorting of Ides of March — which is shaping up for a middling critical and commercial response this weekend — as the film to beat in this year’s race. Genius! Nothing like foisting high expectations on a movie that won’t deliver them. That’s not to say that Harvey didn’t like it! But it’s a delicious insight into what he thinks his real competition is, at least in this early stage. Moneyball, meanwhile, could use that kind of seasoning: Last week’s reported Academy goodwill has deteriorated into guys like Scott Feinberg presenting this kind of statistic as encouraging news: “Moneyball, which opened at #2 at the box-office last weekend with nearly $20 million in sales, earned 43% less this Friday than it did last Friday, only a 3% worse drop-off than the one experienced by The Social Network last year.” Uh, what? Then there are the doubts as to whether or not the Academy will really go for a baseball movie, or the proposal that it could advance on the strength of guild-awards recognition, and it all just seems kind of… bleak. Unlike its subject, Moneyball will need more than hard numbers to get by the competition this fall. It needs longevity, visibility and some considerable luck. Maybe it can start with Harvey Weinstein not suggesting it will go all the way. The Leading 5: 1. Steven Spielberg, War Horse 2. Alexander Payne, The Descendants 3. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist 4. Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar 5. Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Outsiders: David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; George Clooney, The Ides of March; Bennett Miller, Moneyball; Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris; Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Tate Taylor, The Help; David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method On the basis of their films’ Index boosts alone, Hazanavicius and Daldry were the week’s big directing beneficiaries, while Clooney is like, “Harvey, for Christ’s sake, stop it, already.” Relax, George! You’ve still got The Descendants, for which Payne remains a consistent darling in this category and for which you are a front runner for acting. Don’t get greedy!

CBS cruises in Week 2

'NCIS'Fox's "New Girl" stood as Tuesday's No. 1 show in 18-49. CBS rode a strong week behind "Two and a Half Men," above, and top-rated drama "NCIS." Nielsen ratings chart, page 14. CBS rode a strong week behind "Two and a Half Men," above, and top-rated drama "NCIS." Nielsen ratings chart, page 14. Riding TV's top-rated drama ("NCIS") and comedy ("Two and a Half Men"), CBS cruised to victory in key demos for the second week of the season.The Eye got good production out of most of its newbies and claimed six of the week's top 10 programs in adults 18-49 -- the most for any network in Week 2 since NBC in 2003. Fox too had another good week, and its new shows are holding up best relative to their premieres.Through two weeks, CBS and Fox were neck and neck among adults 18-49, with the Eye roughly on par with last year and Fox -- aided mostly by "The X Factor" -- up by about 15%. ABC and NBC are in a tight battle for third, with the Alphabet off slightly vs. last year and the Peacock down about 10%.CBS is the clear leader in adults 25-54 and total viewers. Most impressive newcomers after multiple airings are Fox's "New Girl" and CBS' "2 Broke Girls." ABC's "Revenge" and "Pan Am" held up well enough in their second outings to suggest they could be around a while, as did CBS dramas "Person of Interest" and "Unforgettable." And NBC has something of a spark on Wednesday with "Up All Night."Peacock has already pulled the plug on "The Playboy Club," while others not looking so hot are ABC's "Charlie's Angels" and NBC's "Free Agents" and "Prime Suspect." Looking at the Nielsens for the Sept. 26-Oct. 2 frame, CBS led in adults 18-49 with a 3.2 rating/9 share, with Fox a solid second (2.8/8) and NBC (2.4/7) and ABC (2.4/6) tied for third. The Eye won by 3 shares over Fox in adults 25-54 and ran away in total viewers (12.2 million to 8.7 million for ABC).For CBS, the Ashton Kutcher-led "Two and a Half Men" held up well in its second week (7.4/17 in 18-49, 20.52m) -- the frame's No. 1 show in 25-54 (8.7/18) and total viewers -- and still looked strong in its third try. TV's No. 1 comedy block included "How I Met Your Mother" (4.5/12, 10.50m), the timeslot debut of "2 Broke Girls" (4.6/12, 11.75m) and the season opener of "Mike & Molly" (4.8/11, 13.86m)."Hawaii Five-0" (3.2/8, 11.26m) topped its drama competish in demos too, as the Eye won the 10:30 p.m. half-hour leading into the late local news on all five weeknights in adults 25-54.In their second weeks, rookies "Unforgettable" (2.5/7, 12.43m), "Person of Interest" (2.7/7, 12.51m) and "A Gifted Man" (1.2/4, 8.18m) dropped off in the standard 10%-15% range. But one newbie, Thursday half-hour "How to Be a Gentleman" (2.7/8, 8.98m), could be in danger after its preem last week lost a big chunk of its lead-in from "The Big Bang Theory" (4.9/15, 14.74m)."NCIS" was the week's No. 1 drama (4.2/12, 19.51m), beating Fox's "Glee" head-to-head by 2 shares in 18-49. Excluding sports, CBS claimed six of the top eight programs among adults 18-49 and seven of eight in 25-54.Fox has seen impressive second-week holds for its newbies, including "New Girl" (4.5/11, 9.28m), down just 7%. The laffer built on its lead-in from a declining but still potent "Glee" (3.7/10, 8.60m) and stood as Tuesday's No. 1 show in 18-49."X Factor," also down 7% week to week, won its two-hour blocks on Wednesday (4.1/11, 11.86m) and Thursday (5.7/15, 13.45m), losing in 18-49 only to "Modern Family" and "Big Bang Theory." And "Terra Nova" opened with solid but unspectacular numbers (3.1/8, 9.22m) however earned points by holding up well in its second outing.ABC had only three of the top 25 shows in 18-49, with "Modern Family" (5.7/15, 13.45m) up vs. last year while vets "Grey's Anatomy" (3.6/9, 10.20m) and "Dancing With the Stars" (3.3/8, 16.23m) were down.Among rookies, "Charlie's Angels" looks to be in trouble (1.5/4, 7.11m), but "Revenge" (2.7/7, 8.54m) and "Pan Am" (2.6/6, 7.76m) are faring better. And in its debut, Wednesday comedy "Suburgatory" (3.3/9, 9.81m) built on its lead-in from "The Middle" (2.7/8, 8.68m).NBC was again saved by "Sunday Night Football" (7.7/19, 18.90m for Jets-Ravens), the week's No. 1 show in 18-49. Its only otheronly other top-25 show was "The Office" (3.5/9, 6.70m), while the Thursday comedy's 9:30 p.m. leadout "Whitney" (2.5/6, 5.40m) dropped off in its second week but still looked OK. Second-year Wednesday drama "Harry's Law" (1.2/3, 7.63m) was the net's most-watched entertainment series, but is a demo laggard following the even lower-rated new half-hour "Free Agents" (1.0/3, 3.07m). Leading into "Free" was the new "Up All Night" (2.1/6, 5.32m), which dropped 13% week to week but is still a bright spot.Univision was fifth in 18-49 (1.7/5), winning Friday for the fifth straight week.And CW continues to show sizable declines even though newcomers "Hart of Dixie" (0.8/2, 1.88m in its preem) and "Ringer" (0.9/2, 1.98m in its third week) built on their lead-ins, and Thursday's "The Secret Circle" (1.0/2, 2.12m) is a good fit with "The Vampire Diaries" (1.3/4, 2.74m). On Monday of this week, CBS rolled as "Two and a Half Men" (6.2/14, 17.71m) declined by 16% but is still likely to be the No. 1 entertainment series of the week in demos. And "2 Broke Girls" (4.5/11, 11.42m) matched its "How I Met Your Mother" demo lead-in (4.5/12, 10.39m). At Fox, "Terra Nova" (3.1/8, 8.73m) retained its week-ago demo aud, and "House" kicked off its eighth season in a new 9 o'clock timeslot (3.9/9, 9.78m), down just 7% from last year.ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" (3.1/7, 16.56m) declined further, while NBC's "The Sing Off" was up a tick (1.8/4, 4.89m).On the sports side, ESPN's "Monday Night Football" (4.5/11 in 18-49, 10.84m for Colts-Buccaneers) topped TBS' baseball playoff game between the Tigers and Yankees (2.1/5, 6.05m). Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

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Billy Crudup Joins Ben Stiller in 'Neighborhood Watch' (Exclusive)

Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesBilly Crudup Billy Crudup is at discussions to participate the cast of Neighborhood Watch, Fox's Ben Stiller sci-fi comedy being directed by Akiva Schaffer. Shawn Levy is creating. Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Will Forte and Rosemarie DeWitt are actually aboard the film, which concentrates on a suburban "neighborhood watch" group created having a homeowner carrying out a local murder happens. The crowd finds itself in over its mind if the discloses an alien plot to get rid of the earth. Crudup may have a personality known to love a creepy and strange neighbor. The actor, repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, recently came out inside the Jennifer Aniston-starrer Eat Pray Love and was seen in HBO's Too Big to Fail. Billy Crudup Vince Vaughn Ben Stiller

Construir parleys international roll-out

CANNES -- Argentina's Construir TV is in advanced negotiations to supply German broadcaster Deutsch Welle with a daily 6-minute feed for DW's World Report. Ralph Haiek, Construir TV content head, said Tuesday at Mipcom that he is also in discussions with TV execs from Greece, Israel, India, the Middle East and Spain interested in acquiring the channel format. Talks rep the earliest attempt to roll out internationally one of Latin America's most singular new TV channels, presented Tuesday at Mipcom by TV vet Haiek and channel topper Gerardo Martinez. Launched March and developed by Buenos Aires-based Fundacion Uocra, a non-profit org, Construir TV is a 24/7 social channel turning on the construction industry workers, their lives, concerns and professional basics. Edutainment service broadcasts a two-hour programming block on primetime, which features 75% of original content, made up of 7-minute "micro-programs," and 25% third-party programs. Micro-slots range from Uocra builders workshops to workers' time-out (one gives barbecue tips), "The Journey," about commuting to work, and "Roots," about immigrants. Established in Argentina -- it airs on its nationwide DTT network, Buenos Aires' Canal 4, and the country's Telecentro and main cable operators -- Construir TV will soon by accessed by the web, mobiles and VOD. Haiek has larger ambitions, however, he announced at Mipcom: Turning Construir TV into a worldwide brand. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

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Hard Sell: Movie marketing inside a modern

Recall the days when all a film needed would be a trailer to market it?Now, inside a quickly altering and incredibly competitive industry, it requires a lot more to market a film to the audience. For any film internet marketer like Ira Rubenstein, professional Vice president of internet marketing at twentieth century Fox along with a panelist at Variety's Film Marketing Summit, it's fun to think about new methods for getting a film observed."A just to illustrate is 'The Sitter,' " he states, mentioning towards the ad with Jonah Hill's picture above text that read "Require a Sitter" and telephone numbers on tear-off slips. "We published a 1-sheet in schools and did wild posts in La. The ad seemed to be on the internet and on Facebook. Should you known as (the amount), Jonah might really get, otherwise you can get a voicemail message -- which was strengthened with publicity use Jonah on radio talkshows."This labored well for your particular film, Rubenstein states, because the film concerns a babysitter and it is a comedy, but it might be tough to say the way it would do with another film, say a household film or perhaps a four-quadrant blockbuster."That's the marketing you're able to let the creativity flow through traditional means, but traditional is no more traditional," he states.The greatest challenge facing entrepreneurs is how you can differ in the competition, especially on a weekend that sees 3 or 4 films opening.The transmission of mobile phones and also the elevated speed from the wireless systems will have a larger role in theatrical marketing, states Rubenstein -- only lately have executives began to uncover the abilities of selling films on such mobile products."There's an explosion in mobile device browsing, so now you ask ,, as people use products increasingly more to take part in social marketing, exactly how should we encourage them to discover about our films and purchase a ticket?" he asks.Rubenstein is positive in competing for filmgoers in the own way through conferences with online companies and youthful companies and maintaining together with his contacts within the investment capital world, who tip him on new technology. He processes all the details to ascertain if there's a method to leverage a particular service in marketing."You attempt things," he states. "That is what my job is, and that i keep my attention searching forward in addition to keeping my attention on what's opening a few days ago and constantly evaluating -- the enjoyment part is the fact that situations are constantly altering." FILM MARKETING SUMMIT 2011:New trend, new rules Hard sell Levy's job is really a dream that actually works Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Wanted 2 authors tease James McAvoy return

The authors from the film Wanted happen to be rehired to operate around the script for any follow up.Derek Haas and Michael Brandt will rewrite Evan Spiliotopoulos' script for Wanted 2."Wanted 2 normally takes off following the occasions of the items just happened. Get Wesley a couple of years later and go in for an additional round," Haas told TheWrap. "We simply always loved the Wanted world and loved dealing with Universal and [director] Timur [Bekmambetov] on the first, so we are excited."Haas stated there is no director attached yet, although as you may have suspected from his statement above he'd gladly use Bekmambetov again. "But he's an active guy," Haas added.James McAvoy starred within the 2008 comic-book movie in regards to a lowly office manager who finds out he's unusual capabilities which make him an ideal assassin.The 2 authors are clearly viewed as hitmen themselves by film studio Universal, using the first movie making $341m on the $75m budget.Will McAvoy return, though?The actor is filming Trance at this time, while his next movie Filth is presently in pre-production and he's been named because the favourite to experience Elton John within the biopic&lrm Rocketman.

America online Recruits Mark Burnett to Revitalize Cambio Website

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'Moneyball' Author Michael Lewis on Oscar Hopes, Coping With Kaira Pitt and also the New 'Liar's Poker' Script (Q&A)

The brand new the new sony Pictures Using the wealth from the Blind Side now Moneyball, which opened up as much as $19.5 million the 2009 weekend, Michael Lewis is among Hollywood's most widely used (and several unconventional) authors. The man behind such nonfiction bestsellers as 2010's The Big Short is setting his sights around the script. Warner Bros. has hired Lewis to pen an adaptation of his 1989 book Liar's Poker, they written about his time just like a bond trader at Salomon Bros. inside the high-flying 80s. Lewis spoke with THR just before the release of his latest book, Boomerang: Travels inside the New Under-developed. The Hollywood Reporter:Simply how much had you been mixed up in Moneyballmovie? Michael Lewis: Hardly whatsoever. The specific feeling of folks that make movies is always that everybody might be best once the author was dead. The ultimate factor they might require is certainly a writer experimenting bitching and moaning by what they are doing to his art. Which I truly realize that. Since they basically have to break it and remake it, they've arrived at trigger on their own. I'd've been bothered essentially thought they needed me for some reason. However with nevertheless, I am alive. Who would like to be rude, nobody wants me saying "Nobody consulted me," although I swore on their behalf I didn't care. And then we had this extended and polite interaction. I'd lots of conversations with producers, with studio professionals, with [director] Bennett Burns, with Kaira Pitt. I visited the set a couple of occasions, Someone said scripts in addition to gave solicited advice, but to date as Let me tell none of the had any effect whatsoever. Fortunately they'd their unique ideas in what they were doing, therefore i arrived at be pals wonderful these people which i truly admire whatever they did however had nothing associated with it. PHOTOS: 'Moneyball' Premiere in Concord THR: You know, the film was being directed by Steven Soderbergh before new the new sony abruptly attracted the plug on that version in the movie. Do you have a feeling of how the Soderbergh and Burns versions differ? Lewis: I don't -- that's the primary one script I never saw, because the studio didn't notice until a couple of days just before being made to shoot. Therefore I don't have idea. Really the only factor that we did hear is always that [statistician] Bill James would be described as a kids favourite. Aside from that, I don't know. THR: For you personally, what's the most crucial deviation involving the book as well as the movie? Lewis: One large factor: They needed the story from the idea and switched it into the story from the guy. The story in the guy influences book, nevertheless the idea isn't subsumed inside the guy inside the book that is inside the movie. That's the finest factor -- the relative requirement for Billy Beane for the story. He's more valuable inside the movie than he influences book. He's very important inside the book, nevertheless it just can get amped up a lot more and therefore all activities are reduced. THR: You mean some specifics are changed. Lewis: There's grounds with this particular. I decided one pitcher then one hitter: Hatteberg and Bradford, that are inside the movie, as you illustration of the idea. I decided them not simply because they star pitchers didn't illustrate this idea however when I obtained for the team people understood the worth, the visitors would've thought they formerly understood their value. There has been these two players -- Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford -- who everyone didn't appreciate the requirement for yet. Therefore I had the element of surprise inside. It comprises a sizable deal in regards to the both of them, which's why to kinda surprise the visitors as well as the movie just follows it. FILM REVIEW: 'Moneyball' THR: How surprised had you been in regards to the casting? Lewis: I used to be jarred due to it initially initially when i first heard it, after which it I believed, "My god, it might be brilliant." [Jonah Hill] is physically so unlike everybody else in this atmosphere that it provides a metaphoric energy and delay fantastically. His performance is spectacular. He in some manner handles to capture this type of distance within the culture he's a part of. The film really found existence the moment Kaira Pitt meets Jonah Hill. THR: Did Kaira or Jonah request you for help? Lewis: They went to the equine's mouth. They visited Paul DePodesta and Billy Beane to uncover whatever they were enjoy. Kaira spent lots of time with Billy, and so they remained with scouts [together with other front office personnel]. They went to baseball for research. THR: Reveal relating to your interaction with Pitt. Lewis: I met him round the set combined with a few e-mail trades with him. He described when he see the book he increased being kinda passionate about this which he'd take action kinda no matter what plus it just needed an extremely very long time to get rid of stuff that were in the way. He was thinking about a lot of things. That is more than a 1-evening stand. He bought my last book, The Big Short, as well as Vital. We discussed a variety of things. EXCLUSIVE: 'Moneyball' Author Michael Lewis to Script 'Liar's Poker' for Warner Bros. THR: What's the status of the project? Lewis: He's got a script, and apparently it's great. I haven't seen it. THR: What's next to suit your needs? Lewis: Oddly, I've just made the decision to create Liar's Poker for Warner Bros. therefore i'm prone to spend the next two several days doing that. Maybe it'll be a race. THR: May be the first script? Lewis: No. I merely handed in the TV pilot for just about any drama series to Cinemax. I written a script for universal with Scott Rosenberg referred to as Bit Player, that's still kicking around. I written a script for Fox that kinda elevated in the New New Factor. I written two TV aircraft aircraft pilots for CBS then one for TNT. STORY: 'Moneyball': Just what the Moviegoers Say THR: What's the finest distinction between scripts and flicks to suit your needs? Lewis: The amount of compression that's needed. A script feels as if a short story and books appear just like a novel. The amount of compression as well as the understanding of a myriad of non-verbal information. Moneyball shows this. Kaira Pitt just in facial expressions can get across 500 words of description inside the book. So that it's only a idea of the products might be performed by others. I am in a position to't really say I have screenwriting chops. Cinemax really loved my TV pilot and possibly we're can make that, but not one other activities are actually made. THR: How did your understanding about Moneyballbeing converted to a film change from The Blind Side? Lewis: They are almost mirror images. The Blind Side,which made an appearance quite apparent in my opinion to become movie, got bought by Fox just like a Jennifer Aniston vehicle, then when Jennifer Aniston didn't might like to do it they lost interest. John Lee Hancock authored a script and trundled everything over town and everybody mentioned there's no industry for this. Really the only reason The Blind Sidegot made was because Fred Cruz, who runs Federal Express, lives nearby within the Tuohy family and contains a boy who dates Tuohy's daughter, which he mentioned, "Guy, that's an excellent story. I'll ensure it is.In . Which he taken proper care of to ensure that it's made. It made an appearance in my opinion a perfect demonstration of the William Goldman line "Nobody knows [anything]." It made an appearance apparent in my opinion, and switched to become apparent, as well as the whole industry of professionals made an appearance being oblivious to the requirement for the story. Moneyball -- I believed, "No freaking way. I am in a position to't observe they'll take action. It's too complicated." The emotions reside in the subsidiary figures. In the event you've see the book, you'll look at this. Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford forces you to cry, but Billy Beane is cold inside the book. It's a cooler story. Plus, there's a blizzard of amounts. It's complicated. And not only did Kaira Pitt and [The brand new the new sony's] Amy Pascal latch about it in it, they're like dogs getting a bone. They won't neglected no matter the amount of difficulties. It absolutely was this kind of bizarre experience to find out that level of cla of conviction within the mind in the studio. Amy Pascal basically has huge brass balls. She truly does. In the event you return and check the products which was written after they fired Steven Soderbergh, it absolutely was like, "That is dead, this really is really the finest debacle in recent Hollywood history, blah blah blah." And so they just overlooked everything and basically saved carrying it out. STORY: Just what the Experts Say about 'Moneyball' THR: You spent yearly researching it. Just what amount of the emotional investment perhaps you have have inside the team? Lewis: Hard question. It absolutely was very moving when Scott Hatteberg hit that homer [to win they's 20th game back to back. Very moving. I seen that game with Billy. If the really happened in solid existence, Billy was stuck inside the stadium because of media demands. I don't think I told Bennett Burns however was driving home and he or she mentioned you need to go back to watch history, you're scripting this story, you're all ended within it, something sometimes happens. I believed, "What is may happen with 600people inside the press box. You're unlikely to possess kind of real utilization of people which i would like access. It really apt to be a media drain." Which I came back which i went lower for the bowels in the Colliseum and the sport had started. It absolutely was like 11- once i turned up. I obtained for the clubhouse door and who makes way but Billy which he's inside hiding in Art Helms' office watching the sport since they are up 11- which i hanging out the couch with him which i seen with him. After which it Hatteberg hits this homer. It absolutely was a great scene. You will see it unfolding. When he hits the home run, I used to be very psychologically involved in those days. I didn't make any huge effort to stay detached by doing this nor did In my opinion I'd any obligation to get this done either THR: There's already some honours talk for your film. Give to us your conjecture. Lewis: You need me to produce predictions to be able to appear as an ass in six several days? Let us begin. Moneyballgets a best picture nomination, Kaira Pitt will receive a best actor, Jonah Hill will receive a best supporting actor nomination, [Aaron] Sorkin and [Steve] Zaillian get yourself a script nomination, and Bennett Burns will receive a pointing nomination. That's a few things i think. I am in a position to't inform you whose prone to win because I don't know very well what it's facing. In the event you assisted me guess further blindly, I guess Kaira Pitt wins and Sorkin and Zaillin win. Kaira Pitt Jonah Hill Oscars Moneyball Bennett Burns Oscars 2012