Prometheus Trailer Arrives Online

Nothing to do with Alien, eh?Trailer week 2011, you've been good to us. The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit, and now this, the very teasery trailer for Ridley Scott's Prometheus - which is now live over on Apple.Clearly hugely inspired by the original trailer for Sir Ridley's original Alien (love the title slowly appearing on screen and the eerie shrieks on the soundtrack), it contains our first (moving) glimpses of Scott's summer blockbuster, which seems to be on an entirely different scale to Alien, while providing some refreshingly familiar imagery.Meanwhile, it poses more questions than it answers - just right for a teaser, eh?Who is that unfortunate Prometheus crew-member whose space helmet appears to be soaked in acid?Why is Charlize Theron running down corridors on the Prometheus itself?Is that Noomi Rapace, as lead scientistElizabeth Shaw, screaming in agony at the end?If so, why so?Just what is IdrisElba looking at, and why does he seem miffed about it?And why does that spaceship, the one that appears to be crashing at the end, ring a few bells?Overall, in a week where we've been spoiled with some fantastic trailers for next year's movies, this one may just be the best of the bunch. Wow. Just wow.Prometheus is out in the UKon June 1.

2012 Golden Globes nominees introduced

The nominees for your 69th Annual Golden Globe Honours are actually introduced, as well as the Artist is ongoing its honours-getting in streak.It's nods inside the Best Musical Or Comedy, Actor (Musical Or Comedy), Supporting Actress, Director, Script and Score groups. This'll surely do nothing at all whatsoever to quieten the quiet, black-and-white-colored film's Oscar buzz....I had been also thrilled to see Kristen Wiig get some good passion for Bridesmaids, which is good to find out Hugo up for top Drama, but where the heck might be the Tree Of Existence hiding?Despite the fact that it is not exactly surprising, it's a bit of the shame to find out Drive only snatch one nom (though Albert Brooks really warrants that Supporting Actor shout).Here's the whole list:BEST DRAMAThe DescendantsThe HelpHugoThe Ides Of MarchMoneyballWar HorseACTOR (DRAMA)George Clooney - The DescendantsLeonardo DiCaprio - J. EdgarMichael Fassbender - ShameRyan Gosling - The Ides Of MarchBrad Pitt - MoneyballACTRESS (DRAMA)Glenn Close - Albert NobbsViola Davis - The HelpRooney Mara - The Woman While Using Dragon TattooMeryl Streep - The Iron LadyTilda Swinton - We Must Discuss KevinBEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY50/50The ArtistBridesmaidsMidnight In ParisMy Week With MarilynACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)Jean Dujardin - The ArtistBrendan Gleeson - The GuardJoseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, LoveOwen Wilson - Evening amount of time in ParisACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)Jodie Promote - CarnageCharlize Theron - Youthful AdultKristin Wiig - BridesmaidsMichelle Williams - My Week with MarilynKate Winslet - CarnageFOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMThe Flowers Of War (China) - Zhang YimouIn The Land Of Blood stream And Honey (Bosnia) - Angelina JolieThe Kid Getting A Bicycle (France) - Jean-Pierre & Luc DardenneA Separation (Iran) - Asghar FarhadiThe Skin Home Is (The nation) - Pedro AlmodóvarANIMATED FILMThe Adventures Of TintinArthur ChristmasCars 2Puss In BootsRangoSUPPORTING ACTORKenneth Branagh - My Week With MarilynAlbert Brooks - DriveJonah Hill - MoneyballViggo Mortensen - A Dangerous MethodChristopher Plummer - BeginnersSUPPORTING ACTRESSBérénice Bejo - The ArtistJessica Chastain - The HelpJanet McTeer - Albert NobbsOctavia Spencer - The HelpShailene Woodley - The DescendantsDIRECTORWoody Allen - Evening amount of time in ParisGeorge Clooney - The Ides Of MarchMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistAlexander Payne - The DescendantsMartin Scorsese - HugoSCREENPLAYMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash - The DescendantsGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov & Love Willimon - The Ides Of MarchWoody Allen - Evening amount of time in ParisAaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian - MoneyballORIGINAL SCORELudovic Bource - The ArtistTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Woman While Using Dragon TattooHoward Shoreline - HugoJohn Williams - War HorseAbel Korzeniowski - W.E.ORIGINAL SONG"Lay The Mind Lower" - Albert Nobbs"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo And Juliet"The Living Proof" - The AssistanceInchThe Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher"Masterpiece" - W.E.The Golden Globes will probably be given out within the ceremony on Sunday 15 The month of the month of january 2012.

Stephen Daldry on 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close'

Stephen Daldry on 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close'Stephen Daldry doesn't believe any books are "unadaptable," so that as proof, he handled bigscreen versions of "The Hrs" and "The Readers" before turning his focus on Jonathan Safran Foer's intricate publish-9/11 tale."People stated individuals books were unadaptable as well- particularly 'The Hrs,'?" he states. "The truly amazing factor about Jonathan's book is it comes with an incredible emotional charge."To translate Foer's 368-page tome to another medium, Daldry stored novelist associated with film writer Eric Roth's various drafts from the story, which follows Oskar Schell (performed by newcomer Thomas Horn) because he struggles using the dying of his father (Tom Hanks) within the attacks around the World Trade Center."I range from theater, and so i enjoy keeping my authors as near when i are able to, and each of them were involved through towards the final editing stages," he states.With this lover of literary adaptations, the finest challenge originated from choosing the best child to portray Oskar -- the clever, curious and grief-stricken heart from the film. Daldry auditioned experienced child stars and unknowns working in london and also the U.S. before buying Horn, whose only experience on camera was his winning stint around the Kids Week edition from the gameshow "Risk!""He included a lot of intelligence and emotional existence, that was inexperienced but intuitive," the director states.Daldry, a 3-time Oscar nominee, knows his filming and publish-production schedule leaves "Very Noisy and extremely Close" off some critics' top-10 lists. But Daldry states he wasn't prepared to sacrifice any area of the film, which required seven several weeks to shoot, simply to fit groups' due dates."I apologize that experts did not see it over time, however i literally finished the ultimate mix at 6 a.m. today," he stated throughout a 12 ,. 1 interview with Variety. "Make an option about whether you are likely to compromise the film to create due dates or finish it the easiest way you are aware how.InchAttention Around The Academy awards: THE DIRECTOR Helmers hot to globe trotWoody Allen Stephen Daldry David Fincher Michel Hazanavicius Terrence Malick Bennett Burns Alexander Payne Jason Reitman Martin Scorsese Steven SpielbergIn this mixture Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

American Idol's Fantasia Barrino Welcomes a baby Boy

Fantasia Barrino Fantasia Barrino has produced a baby boy, People reviews. The The The American Idol Show Show alum welcomed Dallas Xavier Barrino on Tuesday in New You are able to. Dallas considered in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces. "I'm so fortunate that my boy Dallas Xavier was produced healthy, and is a superb new accessory for all of us,In . the 27-year-old singer notifies playboy. "I thank my fans for well wishes and continuing support." Fantasia Barrino: I get a Boy Barrino introduced having a baby within a concert in August. She's yet to show who the child's father is. When she came out round the Wendy Williams Show in October, Williams asked for Barrino whether or not this was Antwaun Prepare, a married guy with whom she formerly recognized for you to get an affair. Barrino responded: "I'm not gonna discuss that." Barrino was already a parent to 10-year-old daughter Zion.

Clooney to star in '8' perf

ClooneyGeorge Clooney will star in the western world Coast premiere of "8," Dustin Lance Black's play concerning the federal trial to overturn California's prohibit on same-sex marriage. Take advantage of Reiner will direct the performance of "8," a 1-evening-only benefit for that American Foundation for Equal Privileges, that is spearheading the task to Proposition 8. The big event is going to be held March 3 in the Wilshire Ebell Theater, with a lot more cast people to become introduced. "It's astonishing that lgbt People in america continue to be treated as second-class people," Clooney stated inside a statement. "I'm certain that, soon, the laws and regulations of the nation will reflect the fundamental truth lgbt people -- like several people -- are born equal in dignity and privileges." The play is dependant on the particular words within the trial transcripts and interviews using the litigants as well as their families. Black and Reiner, board people from the foundation, attended a lot of the trial in addition to a recent hearing prior to the U.S. Court of Appeals. A choice is pending there on whether or not to uphold U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. Chad Griffin, the leader from the foundation's board, stated the "play continues to exhibit People in america -- 1 by 1 -- that prejudice and fear cannot endure truth and justice." An objective from the play hasn't been to boost legal funds but to dramatize the trial for any wider audience. Walker's efforts to televise the proceedings were rebuffed through the Top Court, even though Court of Appeals is weighing if the tapes from the proceedings ought to be launched. The debut performance of "8" in NY in September elevated a reported $a million for that foundation. The performance has been presented through the foundation in addition to Broadway Impact. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Julie Andrews to Honor Arlene Ludwig at Publicist Awards Luncheon

Indications are NATPE 2012 next month in Miami Beach will see an increase of exhibiting companies with U.S. majors increasing their presence and more foreign sellers than in recent years, according to the groups president and CEO Rick Feldman.our editor recommendsTurner CEO Phil Kent to Give Opening Keynote Address at NATPE/Content FirstMatthew Weiner to Receive NATPE Award The entire exhibition floor will be sold out, said Feldman, including about 25 percent additional space that last year was taken up by a digital theater, which will now be upstairs in a different area. In a Tuesday press teleconference, Feldman estimated there will be 250 to 300 exhibitors from Jan. 23-25, including exhibitors from at least 15 more countries than were present last year. He estimated over 20 new companies will attend from France alone. Jordan Levin, who is co-chair of the NATPE conference, said NATPE has evolved to where it truly is an event for the global community interested in video content. He noted that this will be the 49th NATPE, and that the following year, which will also be in Miami Beach, they celebrate the 50th anniversary. Despite the economic problems in Europe, Feldman said that it does not seem to have impacted NATPE attendance or participation. "Advertisers still have to sell their products in good times and bad," says Feldman. There will be a total of 600 to 700 buyers, said Feldman, about the same as last year. Total attendance, which includes ad execs, press, financiers and others, will once again be about 5,000. "We're really pleased things are going nicely and we expect to have one of the best years we've had in a long time," says Feldman. The Hollywood majors are all increasing their presence except Warner Bros. which will have about the same size presence as in the past. Disney/ABC, which has the new show Katie to promote, will have an increased presence, as will Sony, among others. The second day, Tuesday, will be specially programmed for advertisers, ad agencies and brands to participate in various panels and conversations. The big change will be the way NATPE uses the space within the Fontainebleau Hotel and Resort, where the market and conference will take place for the second year in a row. Instead of placing most major exhibitors in one tower, which led to huge delays in people trying to access the handful of elevators, the sellers will be spread over at least three towers on the grounds, plus various conference rooms and in some cases on boats across the street from the hotel where there is a canal. About 7 to 9 companies have taken space at the docks, said Feldman. There will also be a new lounge off the lobby where people with NATPE badges will be able to rest, use computers and make calls, taking pressure off the few big bars which became quite crowded at times. There will be about 200 speakers during the three-day conference, beginning with Phil Kent of Turner, who will give the opening day keynote address. There will be fewer multiple person panels and more one on one sessions, ala Charlie Rose, to try and provide more depth to the programs. The annual Brandon Tartikoff Awards will take place Tuesday evening and will be hosted by Billy Bush of Access Hollywood. As was announced in November, the honorees this year will be Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Fernando Gaitán, Dennis Swanson and Matthew Weiner. To help facilitate interaction, there is a new feature called MyNATPE. People register online and then can use their access like a social network to get information, contact others, network and set up appointments. There will be increase presence from new media companies. In particular YouTube, which is part of Google, has become a sponsor of the event and will have a larger contingent participating and provide a number of speakers. Feldman also expects a strong presence from TV stations and TV stations groups, although he admits it will never be like it was years ago before consolidation. "Relative to the world we live in now," says Feldman, "this will be the best contingent we have seen in a long time." Related Topics Natpe

Steven Spielberg's Longtime Below-the-Line Collaborators Talk About the Legendary Director, Making 'War Horse' (Exclusive Video)

Several days ago, I had the privilege of moderating a Q&A in NY with seven incredibly talented people whose names and faces are not known to the general public, but whose contributions were essential to the making of many of our most cherished films over the past few decades -- including and especially those directed by Steven Spielberg, with whom all have closely collaborated on numerous cinematic ventures, most recently during the making of the epic Oscar contender War Horse.our editor recommends'The Artist,' 'War Horse' Among Contenders Nominated for Satellite Awards'War Horse': The Making of Steven Spielberg's WWI Epic'War Horse': Newest Trailer Heavy on Orchestration, Heartstring Pulling (Video) PHOTOS: Steven Spielberg on Set They were ... producer Kathleen Kennedy, who has produced or executive produced the vast majority of Spielberg's films since her first, E.T. (1982), and who has produced a grand total of six films that received best picture Oscar nominations: E.T., The Color Purple (1985), The Sixth Sense (1999), Seabiscuit (2003), Munich (2005), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) production designer Rick Carter, who has worked on eight films that Spielberg has directed dating back to Empire of the Sun (1987), and who has twice been nominated for the best art direction Oscar, for Forrest Gump (1994) and Avatar (2010) -- he won for the latter first assistant director Adam Somner, who has served in that capacity on Spielberg's last five films, as well as Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Seabiscuit (2003), There Will Be Blood (2007), and many other memorable films costume designer Joanna Johnston, who has worked on five Spielberg films since 1989, as well as Forrest Gump (1994), The Sixth Sense (1999), Cast Away (2000), and many other memorable films makeup artist Lois Burwell, who has worked on four films that Spielberg has directed dating back to Saving Private Ryan (1998), and who has twice been nominated for the best makeup Oscar, for Braveheart (1995) and Saving Private Ryan -- she won for the former cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, who has shot all of the films that Spielberg has directed dating back to Schindler's List (1993), and who has twice won the best cinematography Oscar, for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan (1998) -- he was also nominated but did not win for Amistad (1997) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) film editor Michael Kahn, who has worked on virtually all of Spielberg's films dating back to Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and who has garnered seven best film editing Oscar nominations, winning for three, all Spielberg films -- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998) I hope that you'll check out our conversation, through which I learned a great deal about each of these artists, Spielberg, and the making of many of the films on which they have collaborated, especially War Horse. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' Steven Spielberg War Horse

Helmer billed with fraud in Mass.

Daniel Adams, director of low-budget photos "The Golden Boys" and "The Lightkeepers," continues to be billed with bilking the condition of Massachusetts out in excess of $4.7 million through inflated and fraudulent film credit programs.The 50-year-old Harvard grad, who shot the flicks on Cape Cod from 2006, was arraigned Friday in Boston Municipal Court on two counts of creating an incorrect claim and 2 counts of larceny well over $250. He was arrested by condition police the evening before without incident."We allege this defendant knowingly defrauded citizens by laying about his production costs with the objective of producing funding for his films and the personal profit," Attorney General Martha Coakley stated inside a statement.Government bodies started looking into Adams, an old political campaign-worker, in March 2010, whenever a Department of Revenue worker spotted suspicious tax statements attached to "Lightkeepers. The romantic comedy starring Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner gained $32,307 on one screen over two days in December 2009.Authorites say Adams scam started in 2006, when he posted greatly inflated expenses in using for that states 25% tax credit around the two films.Following his arraignment, Adams had been held on $100,000 cash bail that his attorney told the Boston Herald he couldn't immediately publish. A great jury indictment was expected Monday, along with a probable-cause hearing is scheduled for was scheduled for Wednesday. Adams got his start pointing advertisements within the Boston area, later joining up with producer Michael Mailer. His first feature, that they co-authored and directed, was the Sandra Bullock-starrer "An Idiot And The Money.Adams had stated $17 million during the period of the 2 films, a few of which the attorney generals office stated were fraudulent or make believe altogether he apparently stated he compensated Dreyfuss $2.5 million, once the fee really was $400,000.Massachusetts film tax credit program enables production companies to become refunded as much as a quarter of qualified expenses. Payments are compensated as tax credits that may be changed into cash or offered with other companies. When confronted with decreasing tax revenues, film production incentive programs happen to be under fire among multiple scams and skepticism that they're a great roi. In Iowa, the state's former film chief, Tom Wheeler, was discovered guilty in September of 1 count of misconduct for his participation inside a film production credit scandal. Prosecutors stated that Wheeler basically switched another way as filmmakers posted inflated expenses to gather greater credits. At that time, the state's incentive program was one of the most lucrative in the united states, offering a 25 % credit for costs. Most notoriously, credits were released to some production to purchase luxury automobiles for private use. A condition audit discovered that $25.six million in tax credits were incorrectly compensated and also the program was suspended last year. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Ricki Lake Finds Method To Retain In Shape Publish-Dancing

First Released: December 5, 2011 6:14 PM EST Credit: FilmMagic La, Calif. -- Caption Ricki Lake gets to the La premiere more Business to be Born at Laemmles Royal Theatre on November 9, 2011 in Los AngelesDancing using the Stars continues to be over for over a week now, and Ricki Lake has found a brand new workout to help keep the load off. I'm not dancing, however i am doing barre method, Ricki told Access Hollywood on Sunday in the Trevor Projects 2011 Trevor Live! from the popular cardio barre fitness style which involves lots of ballet-style moves and leg lifts. Ive tried it three occasions now. Ricki lost a lot more than 20 pounds on the way to another-place finish on Dancing with professional partner Derek Hough, and she or he recognizes that the best way to keep her trimmer figure is maintain the exercise. I'm so strong, Ricki stated. Its liberating not only to feel great inside your skin, but know you could beat the garbage from somebody. I labored very hard, so Im keeping up. With a brand new talk show in route for the coming year, Ricki is going to be taking pleasure in herself too this holidays by heading abroad. Im likely to Paris, she revealed. Everyones type of jealous of me at this time. Im opting for two days to Paris. It had been something which I had been type of searching toward every single day which i was dancing for 3-and-a-half several weeks straight. I stored considering Paris, and making that plane. So thats a few days away. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

TV Lit Agent Amy Retzinger Joins Verve As New Partner

Amy Retzinger & Rob Golenberg Exit Gersh EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Gersh TV lit agent Amy Retzinger, who left the agency last week, is joining boutique agency Verve. Retzinger will be a new partner at the agency, the first agent outside the founding trio of Bryan Besser, Adam Levine, and Bill Weinstein to join the partnership. She will start on January 2. “Amy is a dynamic, respected force in the television business with superior taste, excellent clients, and a ferocious drive,” Besser, Levine, and Weinstein said in a statement. “She will be an important and powerful addition to our growing business.” Retzinger adds TV lit experience to Verve, whose founding partners hail from the feature side of lit representation. But the agency does not plan to create film and TV departments, opting instead to keep its current fluid structure in which agents do everything. During her decade-long tenure at Gersh, Retzinger was a senior member of the agency’s TV literary department, representing writers and directors on such series as Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, and The Good Wife. “In its two-year history, Verve has proven to be a very creative, forward-thinking company in its approach to the representation business,” Retzinger said. ” I’m looking forward to joining the team, and to continuing to build the company into the premiere agency in the industry.” Next month will mark the second anniversary of Verve, which was launched on January 4, 2010.

Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign

Lionsgate The Cabin in the Woods, a horror film from Joss Whedon and Cloverfield scribe Drew Goddard, has been promising an unexpected take on a familiar premise since it went into production in early 2009.our editor recommendsLionsgate Acquires Joss Whedon-Produced 'The Cabin in the Woods,' Starring Chris Hemsworth PHOTOS: The 10 Least Scary Movies of All Time Now, approaching the release, Lionsgate is playing up the tongue-in-cheek slasher flick with new artwork. First posted by AICN, the new poster finds the titular cabin has been turned into an architectural Rubik's Cube. It boasts the new tagline, "You think you know the story." For all the time it's gone unreleased, not much is known about Cabin in the Woods. Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Kristen Connolly, Brian J. White, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz and Jesse Williams also star in the film. It also marks one of the first starring stateside vehicle for a then unknown Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in Whedon's upcoming Avengers. PHOTOS: Scenes From Marvel's 'The Avengers' The story follows two white-collar co-workers (Jenkins and Whitford) stranded in the woods while a group of college kids spend the weekend in the mysterious cabin. At some things likely go very, very wrong. The Cabin in the Woods finally makes it to theaters April 13, 2012. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'The Avengers' Poster Art Teases Marvel's Superhero Epic Chris Hemsworth Joss Whedon

Jimmy Fallon to Release Comedy Album in 2012

Ray Mickshaw / FOX. Thursday saw a shift in power from the last regular night of programming two weeks ago, thanks in large part to a block of repeats from CBS. Fox won the night with the X Factor results show and a new episode of Bones. X Factor was up a tenth in the desirable adults 18-49 set, bringing in a 3.1 rating for its 8:00 p.m. broadcast. Bones, in its fourth outing of the season, matched its previous broadcast's scores. It won the 9:00 p.m. hour with a 2.8 rating in the demo. The net averaged 3.0 for the night. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which New Show Will Be Axed? ABC's broadcast of the CMA Country Christmas boosted the network to a second place finish in adults 18-49, averaging a 2.1 rating. A broadcast of Santa Claus is Coming to Town (2.2 rating) led into the two-hour musical special, which averaged a 2.1 rating among the key demo between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The block of repeats from CBS -- The Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement, Person of Interest, The Mentalist -- narrowly topped NBC's original offerings for the night. The net averaged a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49, powered by the 8:00 p.m. encore of Big Bang, which brought in a 2.9. It tied The Office for second highest showing of the night in the demo. On NBC, Community posted its strongest showing among adults 18-49 since Sept. 29 with a 1.7 rating. Parks and Recreation built on its lead-in but was down two tenths from its last original broadcast to a 1.8 rating in the demo. The Office matched its latest performance with a 2.9 among 18-49-ers, as did Whitney with its 1.9. Prime Suspect averaged a 1.3, up an inconsequential two tenths from its last showing. For the CW, repeats of The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle brought in two solid hours of a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49. Thursday, Dec. 1, Overnight Ratings: 8 p.m. Fox: The X Factor (10.2 million viewers, 3.1 rating in adults 18-49) CBS: The Big Bang Theory (R) (10.45 million, 2.9) ABC: Santa Claus is Coming to Town (7.2 million, 2.2) NBC: Community (3.9 million, 1.7) The CW: The Vampire Diaries (R) (1.1 million, 0.4) 8:30 p.m. CBS: Rules of Engagement (R) (8.1 million, 2.2) NBC: Parks and Recreation (3.7 million, 1.8) 9 p.m. NBC: The Office (5.7 million, 2.9) Fox: Bones (8.8 million, 2.8) ABC: CMA Country Christmas (9.3 million, 2.2) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (8 million, 1.6) The CW: The Secret Circle (R) (855,000, 0.4) 9:30 p.m. NBC: Whitney (4.0 million, 1.9) 10 p.m. ABC: CMA Country Christmas (8.7 million, 2.0) CBS: The Mentalist (R) (7.9 million, 1.6) NBC: Prime Suspect (4.6 million, 1.3) PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 10 TV Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' TV Ratings

Hot Trailer: The Gray

The Liam Neeson-starring thriller The Gray arrives out The month of january 27 from Open Road Films and focuses on a specialist in survival abilities whose plane crashes within the arctic wild. He or she must lead several children to safety while battling some bad doggies. Same with it the wintertime weather that’s finally here or director Joe Carnahan’s action moments that handle the shivers we obtain if you watch this?

Film Critic Pick a Few Front-Runners for Best Ensemble

Film Critic Pick a Few Front-Runners for Best Ensemble By Simi Horwitz November 30, 2011 Photo by Fox Searchlight "The Descendants" Films in contention for this year's SAG Award nominations in the best ensemble category offer a mixed bag of subjects, themes, and styles. Cast size and name recognition may vary, but most of the front-running movies feature large ensembles with at least a few stars. Hot topics and family drama don't hurt, and if the movie is based on a mega-bestseller, better yet. Consider "The Help" and "The Descendants," both likely contenders, according to the five film critics we spoke with.Those critics are Kevin Lally, executive editor, Film Journal International; Pete Hammond, film critic for Back Stage and awards columnist for DeadlineHollywood.com; Leonard Maltin, film critic and author of "Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide," published annually by Penguin; Dave Karger, senior writer at Entertainment Weekly; and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at Indiewire.com. It should be noted that at the time of the interviews, the critics had not yet seen all the films generating buzz.Based on the bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett, "The Help" has box office success and a stellar cast in its cornerparticularly Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who play domestics in an emotionally charged story set in Jackson, Miss., on the cusp of the civil rights movement. But even the smaller roles are vividly brought to life by such talents as Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, and Jessica Chastain, says Lally: "The movie received mixed reviews, but you certainly can't fault the cast." For Hammond, the unexpected appeal of "The Help" further boosts its already high chances for a nomination: Nobody thought a movie featuring a cast of women would be a summer blockbuster. Even more striking and rare, he continues, is the number of terrific roles for women in one film. According to Maltin, there are no weak links in the cast.But for him, the hands-down ensemble winner is "The Descendants," an Alexander Payne ("Sideways") film starring George Clooney as a complex man who finds himself responsible for two young daughters after his wife has a terrible accident and is placed on life support. All the actors are given opportunities to shine, even in the smallest roles, Maltin says, citing Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley as standouts. Some may have limited screen timesometimes only one or two scenesbut the acting is so good, the scenes have impact. "Alexander Payne understands the importance of every part, no matter how small," Maltin says. Lally adds that Woodley, playing one of the daughters, gives a breakthrough film performance, made more impressive because until recently she was identified with a family TV series, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." The actors' ability to play comedy and drama in the same picture is also a plus, says Hammond. The film is a shoo-in for Thompson as well, who says the acting across the board is authentic, led by Clooney, "who gives his best performance. It's sophisticated, mature, subtle, and moving.""The Artist," a valentine to silent movies and American filmmaking, is another heavy favorite for Thompson. It's helmed by French director Michel Hazanavicius, and it stars French actors Jean Dujardin and Brnice Bejo. "The acting is superb," Thompson says. "It's poignant, comedic, romantic, and funny, in a 'Star Is Born'/'Sunset Boulevard'/'Singin' in the Rain' milieu, and it works beautifully. It's so original, actors will really dig it." She also likes the mix of French stars and veteran English-speaking actors such as John Goodman, Ed Lauter, Malcolm McDowell, Penelope Ann Miller, and James Cromwell, "all functioning in English in a silent film," Thompson says. Lally and Karger also love "The Artist," especially its originality and seamless blend of unlikely actors, including the two leads, who are stars in France but virtually unknown in the U.S.Karger admires Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" for ensemble acting that harks back to the director's earlier films, with a cast of actors who understand the Allen aesthetic. The film is a light and imaginative look at the magic of Paris through the ages. The hapless hero (Owen Wilson) is able to return to the Paris of the '20s, meet his icons (Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, among others), and become transformed. "It has established performers such as Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, and actors nobody has ever heard of, such as Corey Stoll as Ernest Hemingway," Karger says. "And everyone is having so much fun, it's irresistible." Hammond echoes that viewpoint.Both critics cite the political drama "The Ides of March"starring Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Marisa Tomeias a possible contender for its juicy roles and great cast. "The film has so many Oscar nominees and past winners," Karger says. "Every scene felt so real." Lally is not a fan of the film, finding it "talky and trite," but acknowledges the caliber of its talent and its cachet among many critics, thus making it a possible contender.None of the critics had yet seen "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," but Karger and Lally thought it might be tapped for a best ensemble nom. A Stephen Daldry film, based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, it features a stellar cast, including Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, James Gandolfini, Jeffrey Wright, and John Goodman. The off-the-beaten-track story of a 9-year-old prodigy unlocking a mystery in the wake of his father's death on Sept. 11 has added appeal.Other films Lally cites as possible best-ensemble nominees are "My Week With Marilyn," "Carnage," and "Bridesmaids," calling the latter his "populist" choice. "It was very funny, and Kristen Wiig was very generous in giving other actors the chance to be funny, especially Melissa McCarthy, who is now comedy's golden girl," he says. "It's a popular film, and that doesn't hurt, but I think it would be hard for 'Bridesmaids' to sneak in, because it's raucous and slightly vulgar."Hammond cites "Moneyball," starring Brad Pitt, and perhaps "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" as potential nominees. He calls the latter, inspired by the John le Carr novel, a complex and not readily accessible movie that nonetheless boasts a great group of British actors, such as Colin Firth, John Hurt, and Tom Hardy. Hammond adds that Gary Oldman's subtle and nuanced lead performance is all the more impressive because he's performing in the shadow of Alec Guinness, who played the same character, George Smiley, in the 1979 BBC miniseries.Maltin cites three films he had not seen as possible frontrunners, thanks largely to the pedigree of the artists involved: Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin" "War Horse," also helmed by Spielberg; and "The Iron Lady," starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher. Maltin has, however, seen and greatly admires Martin Scorsese's 3-D family film "Hugo." Based on Brian Selznick's children's book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," about an orphan who lives inside the walls of a Parisian train station, the movie boasts a top-notch ensemble."Though some barely have any dialoguesuch as Richard Griffiths, Emily Mortimer, and another five actorsthey're all part of the fabric of the film and the atmosphere Scorsese created," Maltin says. "Though the lead performances are very strong, the film would not work as well without the ensemble." Film Critic Pick a Few Front-Runners for Best Ensemble By Simi Horwitz November 30, 2011 "The Descendants" PHOTO CREDIT Fox Searchlight Films in contention for this year's SAG Award nominations in the best ensemble category offer a mixed bag of subjects, themes, and styles. Cast size and name recognition may vary, but most of the front-running movies feature large ensembles with at least a few stars. Hot topics and family drama don't hurt, and if the movie is based on a mega-bestseller, better yet. Consider "The Help" and "The Descendants," both likely contenders, according to the five film critics we spoke with.Those critics are Kevin Lally, executive editor, Film Journal International; Pete Hammond, film critic for Back Stage and awards columnist for DeadlineHollywood.com; Leonard Maltin, film critic and author of "Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide," published annually by Penguin; Dave Karger, senior writer at Entertainment Weekly; and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at Indiewire.com. It should be noted that at the time of the interviews, the critics had not yet seen all the films generating buzz.Based on the bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett, "The Help" has box office success and a stellar cast in its cornerparticularly Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who play domestics in an emotionally charged story set in Jackson, Miss., on the cusp of the civil rights movement. But even the smaller roles are vividly brought to life by such talents as Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, and Jessica Chastain, says Lally: "The movie received mixed reviews, but you certainly can't fault the cast." For Hammond, the unexpected appeal of "The Help" further boosts its already high chances for a nomination: Nobody thought a movie featuring a cast of women would be a summer blockbuster. Even more striking and rare, he continues, is the number of terrific roles for women in one film. According to Maltin, there are no weak links in the cast.But for him, the hands-down ensemble winner is "The Descendants," an Alexander Payne ("Sideways") film starring George Clooney as a complex man who finds himself responsible for two young daughters after his wife has a terrible accident and is placed on life support. All the actors are given opportunities to shine, even in the smallest roles, Maltin says, citing Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley as standouts. Some may have limited screen timesometimes only one or two scenesbut the acting is so good, the scenes have impact. "Alexander Payne understands the importance of every part, no matter how small," Maltin says. Lally adds that Woodley, playing one of the daughters, gives a breakthrough film performance, made more impressive because until recently she was identified with a family TV series, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." The actors' ability to play comedy and drama in the same picture is also a plus, says Hammond. The film is a shoo-in for Thompson as well, who says the acting across the board is authentic, led by Clooney, "who gives his best performance. It's sophisticated, mature, subtle, and moving.""The Artist," a valentine to silent movies and American filmmaking, is another heavy favorite for Thompson. It's helmed by French director Michel Hazanavicius, and it stars French actors Jean Dujardin and Brnice Bejo. "The acting is superb," Thompson says. "It's poignant, comedic, romantic, and funny, in a 'Star Is Born'/'Sunset Boulevard'/'Singin' in the Rain' milieu, and it works beautifully. It's so original, actors will really dig it." She also likes the mix of French stars and veteran English-speaking actors such as John Goodman, Ed Lauter, Malcolm McDowell, Penelope Ann Miller, and James Cromwell, "all functioning in English in a silent film," Thompson says. Lally and Karger also love "The Artist," especially its originality and seamless blend of unlikely actors, including the two leads, who are stars in France but virtually unknown in the U.S.Karger admires Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" for ensemble acting that harks back to the director's earlier films, with a cast of actors who understand the Allen aesthetic. The film is a light and imaginative look at the magic of Paris through the ages. The hapless hero (Owen Wilson) is able to return to the Paris of the '20s, meet his icons (Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, among others), and become transformed. "It has established performers such as Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, and actors nobody has ever heard of, such as Corey Stoll as Ernest Hemingway," Karger says. "And everyone is having so much fun, it's irresistible." Hammond echoes that viewpoint.Both critics cite the political drama "The Ides of March"starring Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Marisa Tomeias a possible contender for its juicy roles and great cast. "The film has so many Oscar nominees and past winners," Karger says. "Every scene felt so real." Lally is not a fan of the film, finding it "talky and trite," but acknowledges the caliber of its talent and its cachet among many critics, thus making it a possible contender.None of the critics had yet seen "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," but Karger and Lally thought it might be tapped for a best ensemble nom. A Stephen Daldry film, based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, it features a stellar cast, including Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, James Gandolfini, Jeffrey Wright, and John Goodman. The off-the-beaten-track story of a 9-year-old prodigy unlocking a mystery in the wake of his father's death on Sept. 11 has added appeal.Other films Lally cites as possible best-ensemble nominees are "My Week With Marilyn," "Carnage," and "Bridesmaids," calling the latter his "populist" choice. "It was very funny, and Kristen Wiig was very generous in giving other actors the chance to be funny, especially Melissa McCarthy, who is now comedy's golden girl," he says. "It's a popular film, and that doesn't hurt, but I think it would be hard for 'Bridesmaids' to sneak in, because it's raucous and slightly vulgar."Hammond cites "Moneyball," starring Brad Pitt, and perhaps "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" as potential nominees. He calls the latter, inspired by the John le Carr novel, a complex and not readily accessible movie that nonetheless boasts a great group of British actors, such as Colin Firth, John Hurt, and Tom Hardy. Hammond adds that Gary Oldman's subtle and nuanced lead performance is all the more impressive because he's performing in the shadow of Alec Guinness, who played the same character, George Smiley, in the 1979 BBC miniseries.Maltin cites three films he had not seen as possible frontrunners, thanks largely to the pedigree of the artists involved: Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin" "War Horse," also helmed by Spielberg; and "The Iron Lady," starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher. Maltin has, however, seen and greatly admires Martin Scorsese's 3-D family film "Hugo." Based on Brian Selznick's children's book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," about an orphan who lives inside the walls of a Parisian train station, the movie boasts a top-notch ensemble."Though some barely have any dialoguesuch as Richard Griffiths, Emily Mortimer, and another five actorsthey're all part of the fabric of the film and the atmosphere Scorsese created," Maltin says. "Though the lead performances are very strong, the film would not work as well without the ensemble."

DDA, Blueprint Draft Stand-Alone Joint-Venture

Giant pr group DDA and specialist PR agency Blueprint are coming up with a 50/50 joint-venture to become referred to as DDA Blueprint. The brand new outfit is made to mainly handle the worldwide and United kingdom television and theater industries. A stand-alone company, it will likely be headed up by Blueprint PR founders Jesse Balmforth and Aimee Norman, with DDA Boss Lawrence Atkinson and COO John Stannard becoming non-executive company directors. All Blueprints existing and future business is going to be folded into DDA Blueprint. Procedures depends at DDAs London HQ. Blueprint PR theatre mind Kate Morley will lead the endeavors theatre activity including media campaigns for theater companies and individual plays and musicals, in the West Finish to regional theater. Clients range from the Donmar Warehouse, Bristol Old Vic and Sheffield theaters. The organization has additionally been active in trade and consumer television publicity with clients like Aardman Animations and Tiger Aspect Productions. Inside a statement, DDAs Atkinson and Stannard stated DDA Blueprint will offer you tangible good things about both its existing and future clients through a mix of extended achieve and elevated skillset and that we are searching toward working carefully with Jesse, Aimee and Kate on growing DDA Blueprint right into a effective company on its own. DDA Blueprint is perfectly situated to supply one more degree of proper counsel for DDAs existing film clients, particularly for individuals who've developed TV companies that belongs to them.

Who Keeps Spider-Guy Flying? Satisfy the Superfans

NY (AP) Christine Antosca is one thing of the hero towards the folks behind "Spider-Guy: Switch Off the Dark."The 28-year-old NYer and Local cafe barista really loved the musical when she first first viewed it in May. Actually, she admired it: She's now seen it 46 occasions and counting. "It draws me back each and every week I view it,Inch she states.The number of more occasions does Antosca intend to begin to see the show? Her answer will put a grin around the faces of producers because they aim to earn back their $75 million investment. "Let me carry on as lengthy because the play remains to be,Inch she states.Superfans for example Antosca, who regularly tweets concerning the show and talks about ticket promotions on Facebook, have assisted keep alive Broadway's most costly show, which now remembers the main one-year anniversary of their first preview. Who expected that endurance last winter?Repeat clients and celebrity fans that spread the term an organization which includes political commentator Glenn Beck and actress Poppy Montgomery (TV's "Memorable" and "With no Trace") is one reason Spider-Guy still flies in the Foxwoods Theatre."I am a huge fan of boldness. I'm a huge fan of individuals thinking outdoors from the box. I'm a huge fan of tales of triumph and reaching in and finding a lot more than you think you've within you. It has all individuals elements," states Beck, who estimations that he's seen the show in regards to a dozen occasions, despite the fact that he isn't an enormous fan of their composers, U2's Bono and also the Edge.Though box-office amounts have softened somewhat in the last couple of several weeks, the show is striking the holidays on the high, offering among the couple of Broadway shows targeted for the entire family. It set a brand new box-office record for that 1,930-chair theater by grossing $2,070,000 for that week ending Sunday.Producers say it's been seen by a lot more than 600,000 people in the last year, but Montgomery and her boy may skew individuals amounts. At Sunday's matinee, in which the first-year anniversary was celebrated using the on-stage presentation of the 7-feet cake the same shape as the Chrysler Building, the actress was again catching the show with 3 1/2-year-old boy Jackson. They have seen "Spider-Guy" 13 occasions."It's be a tradition," she states. "It's similar to the circus. There's a lot into it. And also the music is amazing and that he loves music. Anything will be able to do in order to encourage that even when this means sitting via a 3-hour show 13 occasions I is going to do."Just about any Broadway show has hard-core fans: The wonderfully cheesy curler-skating musical "Xanadu" birthed so-known as "Fanadus," ''Rent" was noted for its "Rent-heads," ''Wicked" has its own girl groupies as well as "Alongside Normal" a musical about bpd had repeaters. Why is "Spider-Guy" unusual is fans' loyalty regardless of the higher level of turbulence behind the curtain.One guy has seen it a minimum of 53 occasions and four for women who live attended 30 shows each, states Michael Cohl, among the lead producers, who thinks there can be one patron that has seen it over 100 occasions."I really like the superfans," he states. "I believe they are incredible. They see things within the reveal that I do not even see. There is a certain enthusiasm for existence that many us lose and that i view it in individuals people each time I encounter them. This is an enthusiasm If only I'd constantly.InchSolution purchasers have stored coming, despite the fact that cast-people were being hurt. They overlooked the six delays in opening evening and also the record-breaking preview period rich in ticket prices. They ongoing despite the fact that there was noisy complaints concerning the muddled plot and theater experts trashed it.The fans even stored entering the Foxwoods Theatre doorways carrying out a shake-up that brought towards the firing of Julie Taymor, the co-book author and director, that has now prosecuted her former companies over copyright issues. They arranged even though show rapidly grew to become a punch-line for late-evening comicsDespite unhealthy press or due to it patrons happen to be curious. "I always aspired to view it,Inch states Antosca, who depends on same-day discount tickets on her weekly fix. "Even if unhealthy reviews were being released, I usually understood I still desired to take a look personally.InchStates Montgomery: "If you notice it with the eyes of the child, the experts don't matter."Cohl and co-lead producer Jeremiah J. Harris state that aside from the superfans, data around the audiences for "Spider-Guy" reveal that 1 / 2 of all participants had not visited a Broadway show before and most half were from outdoors NY.The positive box-office news the show has consistently made a lot more than the $1.two million per week the producers have indicated they have to achieve to remain viable has assisted persuade Harris and Cohl to help keep the show in NY, forgoing for the time being schemes to tour it or franchise it.Harris states he and Cohl turn to "The Lion King" and "Wicked" as benchmarks. "We are a really youthful show, developing a crowd, and also the encouraging factor that people see is the fact that we could expand our audience base and that we see people leave the theater extremely happy," he states.Among individuals is Montgomery and her boy, a cheerful boy in constant motion, who'll comfortably view every performance despite the fact that he finds it tough sitting with an art class. "He will not return to 'Lion King' and that he will not return to 'Mary Poppins.' He likes them but he most likely will not return again," she states. "This really is all he discusses. It had been all he spoken about throughout 'Lion King' 'When shall we be likely to see Spider-Guy?'"Antosca, the superfan, knows the sensation, and producers also have observed, rewarding her on her loyalty. On her behalf 28th birthday in September, which she celebrated by what else? likely to "Spider-Guy," Antosca was surprised having a backstage party. She was brought right into a balloon-filled Very important personel room, given cake and also got to satisfy Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker, and Jennifer Damiano, who performed Mary Jane.Beck, who in The month of january talked the show "is preferable to 'Wicked!'" on his radio program, frequently returns towards the Foxwoods Theatre while he thinks "Spider-Guy" is a superb spot to enhance-of-town visitors.He states watching the sooner jerky version thrilled him, despite the fact that he conceded it had been chaos. "I had been taking pleasure in watching them decipher it,Inch he states. Nowadays, using the show stable, Beck's ardor has cooled. However the before he came, he introduced his 7-year-old boy like a birthday surprise, and playing a memory the show's creative team will adore."We sitting there within the balcony within the least expensive seats. Spider-Guy, at some point, jumps off the top that balcony and before he did not while he understood it had been my boy, or other people but because he's Spider-Guy he checked out my boy and saluted him after which leaped from the balcony," states Beck."In route home, my boy hugged me and that he sitting during my lap and that he whispered during my ear, 'Dad, it has been the finest evening of my existence!' I needed to express, 'You're 7 you do not have a great deal to judge.' However it would be a father-boy moment which i may have beside me for that relaxation of my existence."Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Gotham Honours 2011: Honorees Charlize Theron, Gary Oldman Reveal the muse Behind Their Work

There's great news for online merchants this season: Black Friday Internet sales leaped 26 %, while Cyber Monday investing is forecasted to achieve an archive $1.2 billion, based on data launched Sunday by researching the market firm ComScore.our editor recommendsLos Angeles Lady Who Pepper Dispersed Black Friday Consumers Surrenders to PoliceTV Rankings: CBS Tops Black Friday With Holiday Special offers, 'Blue Bloods' PHOTOS: Greatest Hollywood Splurges Black Friday online sales were up from $648 million this past year to $816 million this season, with 50 million People in america going to retail websites on that day, marking a 35% increase. Probably the most visited site was Amazon . com -- with 50 % more site visitors than every other online store -- then Wal-Mart, Best To Buy, Target and Apple. ComScore also stated that stores saw large increases too, and therefore the internet boost wasn't at the fee for bricks-and-mortar shops. STORY: 5 Misadventures in Black Friday Shopping This season's 26 % marked a larger year-over-year improvement compared to 2010, that was up 9 % from the year before. Meanwhile, ComScore is predicting that Cyber Monday sales often see a $two million increase over this past year's $1 billion, which may set an archive for that greatest online investing day of the season. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 14 Christmas Roadtrip Reads Related Subjects

VIDEO: Japanese Astronaut Plays One-Guy Baseball in Space

Satoshi Furukawa Baseball or spaceball?You'll have a great deal of time to deal with in space, so Satoshi Furukawa, an astronaut using the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, entertained themself by playing one-guy baseball around the Worldwide Space Station.Obtain the relaxation of present day newsThanks towards the weightless conditions, Furukawa pitched, batted and fielded the ball simply by themself.Furukawa and 2 other astronauts arrived securely in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.Browse the clip:

Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley On Their Successful Hollywood Marriage

First Published: November 21, 2011 11:18 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley pose for a portrait at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on November 20, 2011 LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The pressures of having a relationship in the public eye can be daunting for many celebrity couples, but some actually enjoy it. Access Hollywood caught up with Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley who have been married for almost four years backstage at the American Music Awards on Sunday, where the happy couple shared their secrets to successful marriage in the Hollywood spotlight. Its not easy, but it is ideal if we both have our own thing, our own passions, our own focus on our careers. We can kind of come back to each other and theres this fire there, the 32-year-old actress told Access Hollywood guest correspondent Tim Vincent backstage at the AMAs. Were happy because we have these great careers that were happy with. That happiness is infectious it sort of bleeds into everything, Katherine continued. Josh, 31, said their busy lives helps to keep their relationship healthy. There are some points of it when it actually can be a little bit easier because if I was home for longer than three or four weeks at a time, I dont think she could put up with me honestly. I think Id be out of here, the singer/songwriter explained. I think it works for us for sure, because absence does actually make the heart grow fonder if its not for too long. Its like new for the first couple days back every time I come home and its really sweet. The couple, who adopted daughter Naleigh almost 3 in 2009, said their public careers are also a source of bonding. Because youre in the same business, you understand. Even though my business is different, being in music and her being an actress, you understand what kind of day shes been through, if its grueling, Josh added. You have things to talk about. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Justin Timberlake: Pop icon finds his groove

Justin Timberlake with Cameron Diaz in 'Bad Teacher.'The pop icon-switched-actor, hot off an acclaimed submit "The Social Media,Inch put the intensity on hold last year, rather yanking out all the charm stops for your summer season releases "Bad Teacher" and "Pals With Benefits," together with a voice-only role as Boo-Boo in 2010's "Yogi Bear." Showing an all-natural gift for comedy underpinned having a musician's understanding of rhythm and timing, Timberlake aided propel the three photos into significant worldwide hits: $216 million for "Bad Teacher," $202 million for "Yogi Bear" and $150 million for "Pals With Benefits."Unafraid to see against type and image (the nerdy teacher in "Bad Teacher"), Timberlake is dedicated to his new craft, as evidenced by his hands-on approach to "Pals With Benefits." "The script was PG-13," according to him in the R-rated movie. "But coping with Mila (Kunis) and (director) Will Gluck, it increased being various things. Many of us workshopped it -- that's uncommon -- and additionally they gave us plenty of leeway making it our personal. Numerous humor is us. Once we first met, we discovered we share the identical sick spontaneity."

After Latelys Sarah Colonna Talks Plans For NBC Sitcom

First Launched: November 17, 2011 4:25 PM EST Credit: Caption Sarah Colonna (left) and Sarah round the cover her Feb 7, 2012-due book, Existence After I Screw It Up (right)La, Calif. -- Chelsea Handler isn't the main funny lady going to NBC. The network recently greenlit an plane pilot script from former Last Comic Standing semifinalist, the funny Sarah Colonna. We've it occur a coffee shop or restaurant bar and grill inside the south, Sarah told AccessHollywood.com in the scenery to Existence After I Screw It Up, the sitcom inspired by her own roots maturing in Arkansas. You're going to get lots of figures by doing this individuals that really operate in restaurants are available straight into restaurants, as well as the individuals who you are taking into you've known forever, however, you havent seen. And [in] that small town, youre browsing your boyfriend or girlfriend-boyfriend and also the wife or anything, therefore i think there can be a pleasurable experience aspects because. Sarah, who appears on Chelsea Lately and After Lately (the 2nd which finds her being a producer), mentioned her late evening E! boss is fully behind her approaching venture, which if everything go as planned is predicted to shoot through the 2012 pilot season. Shes excited and shes really encouraging from this, Sarah mentioned. The comedy, produced by Adam Sandlers Happy Madison and also the new the new sony Pictures Television, relies around Sarahs February 7-due memoir, Existence After I Screw It Up: Tales of love, Existence & SexNot Always because Order. The comedian will star inside the project, unless of course obviously they replace me, she joked, since it features Sarah the level of smoothness, moving existence inside a small town where everyone knows each other or thinks they do know each other and conversation might be too close for comfort. Ok 4g iphone, people inform you what is happening or they request people questions where youre like, Wait, shall we be made to discuss that? We havent seen each other inside a very long time, she jeered. It's also shaping up to become show of a single lady moving old-fashioned values and her own modern ideas. Youre thumping into individuals who're like, Why arent you married with kids? As well as your family members is type of curious what youre gonna make use of your existence, but youre fine, she referred to. So many people are trying to reside a little more individually now because atmosphere but they bump facing people going, Well, what is happening? Why arent you doing what i did so and becoming children and settling lower and many types of people things? So It'll make an amazing story that people can interact with. It absolutely was only a few days ago that Sarah, a skilled of Last Comic Standing, got what is the news that her project happen to be acquired to pilot and he or she recognized she was cruising through La traffic when the call came through. I did so cry throughout my vehicle around the telephone. Totally dangerous. But hey, I used to be using hands-free so that it was fine, she mentioned. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

James Murdoch May Face Police Questioning After New Cache of Emails Found (Report)

LONDON - James Murdochcould face police questioning carrying out a new cache of "bombshell" emails has been seen as, the London Daily Mail hasreported.our editor recommendsJames Murdoch Confesses News Corp. Put British MPs Under Covert SurveillanceJames Murdoch Declines Being Conscious Of Internal Evidence of Common Phone Hacking at News In the WorldRebekah Brooks' Personal computers Still Held Among Report of $2.7 Million News Corp. SeveranceRelated Subjects•Rupert Murdoch Stating not named police sources, the paper mentioned the information in the emails needed case study to "a completely new level" andthat information thought to want to now question News Corp. deputy COO James Murdoch, and former Sun and News around the world editor Rebekah Brooks. News Worldwide declined to go over the reviews Saturday evening, but a speaker mentioned the company was "co-operating fully" while using police inquiry." PHOTOS: News around the world's Top Ripoffs The report, from respected Daily Mail crime reporter Stephen Wright, mentioned that "discussions are actually taken with [Uk condition prosecution body] the Crime Prosecution Service about whether Mr. Murdoch needs to be arrested an asked under caution." The paper ongoing to convey it absolutely was "unclear" when the emails suggested that Brooks and Murdoch were associated with whether cover-from phone-hacking or had knowledge of malpractice in news reports around the world. London's Metropolitan police mentioned the other day it's coping with 300 million emails supplied by News Worldwide and considering claims that almost 6000 people may have had their phones jeopardized. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe mentioned on Thursday that 120 authorities mixed up in analysis PHOTOS: Hollywood's Memorable Mea Culpas On Thursday James Murdoch experienced a bruising session in your own home of Commons when he was expected to admit News Worldwide had put people in the Culture Media and Sport Committee under surveillance. But his performance acquired the support in the independent traders at BSkyB, the satellite operator where he's chairman and was formerly leader. Speaking just before the committee, Murdoch was asked for if he'd been requested by police."I've not been arrested and i am not presently on bail. I am liberated to reply to questions,Inch he clarified. Related Subjects Worldwide James Murdoch Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Scandal

Gabrielle Giffords Tells Diane Sawyer She Feels 'Pretty Good' in ABC News Interview (Video)

ABC News airs its exclusive interview between Arizona congresswoman Gabirelle Giffords and anchor Diane Sawyer on Monday. The network had been shy about previewing any of their discussion in early teasers, but a preview that ran during Friday's Good Morning America reveals Giffords does speak in the one-hour segment. VIDEO: Gabrielle Giffords' Return to Congress Sparks Support from Hollywood When Sawyer asks Giffords how she feels, she responds, "Pretty good." The anchor also asks if she finds her recovering painful or hard. "It's difficult," she says. "Gabby Speaks," a special installment of 20/20, marks a bit of a media blitz for Giffords, who's been largely out of the public eye since a gunman shot her in the head and killed six people at an Arizona supermarket in January. VIDEO: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Recall Shooting in Diane Sawyer Interview, New Book She also appears on the cover of the Nov. 21 issue of People magazine, promoting an excerpt from her and husband Mark Kelly's new memoir, Gabby: A Story of Hope and Courage, which arrives in stores Tuesday. It still remains to be seen how much of the ABC special will focus on Giffords as opposed to interviews with her friends and family and footage from her rehabilitation. Her chief of staff recently said it wasn't a "full-length" interview. Watch the preview below (via Politico): Related Topics Diane Sawyer ABC News Politics

How Did Kaley Cuocos Fiance Propose?

First Launched: November 9, 2011 6:09 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Kaley Cuoco Shares Engagement Particulars: Howd He Propose? La, Calif. -- The Big Bang Theorys Kaley Cuoco recently increased being engaged to boyfriend Josh Resnik and Access Hollywood taken up while using 25-year-old actress on Tuesday to acquire all of the particulars round the proposal! It absolutely was just in your house, really. It absolutely was exciting, while not bad story, she told Access with laugh within the Peoples Choice Honours 2012 nominations announcement in La. Will you marry me? Sure! Were very non-picky people, so that it just really was low-key, casual, she added. Kaley and her love are maintaining their low-key approach if the involves wedding event planning too the actress revealed she and Josh have not yet set to begin dating ?. I've no clue anything yet, she mentioned, when asked for if shes selected a dress-up costume or selected to begin dating ? for your large day. Its all very new. Were just kind of experiencing this time around around. Furthermore to reveling in their bride-to-be status and becoming the laughs on her behalf account hit CBS series, Kaley may have host within the Peoples Choice Honours 2012 and shes searching toward multiple wardrobe changes. Im prone to change after every line, she amusingly told Access. Its a real six-hour show this year. The Peoples Choice Honours will air survive CBS around the month of the month of january 11, 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

TLC Orders Drunk Driving Reality Show D.U.I.

D.U.I. TLC has ordered 12 episodes of D.U.I., a drunk driving reality show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Check out the rest of today's news The series will follow a police department in Oklahoma as they make D.U.I. arrests and dole out field sobriety tests. Unlike COPS, the series will only focus on drunk driver suspects. D.U.I. is slated to debut its first six episodes on Dec. 1 at 9/8c. The other half of the season will air next year.

Henry Cavill's Superman Won't Placed on Red-colored-colored Training pants, plus much more every morning Grind

A poor Monday for Brett Ratner: furthermore to escaping . of mattress for the disappointing box-office final results of 'Tower Heist,' Ratner found themselves in a whole lot of tepid to warm water after remarking with a crowd of moviegoers on Friday evening in La that, "Rehearsing's for fags." On Monday mid-day, many prominent film authors wondered whether that kind of slur would get Ratner fired from his next job: producer in the 84th annual Academy awards. Since it calculates, that won't happen. Yet. "His remarks were inappropriate," Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences leader Tom Sherak told Deadline. "[Ratner] mentioned it finest in his apology: that his comments were dumb and insensitive. If you consider our community, it went against all the values in the creative community we represent. He understood it absolutely was wrong which he launched that response as quickly every person ever has. The finish outcome is, this can not and cannot happen again. It will not happen again. He apologized and we'll proceed. How are you aware this? I've known this person for just about any super very long time. He's many pals that are people in the lgbt community. The apology he gave I do believe arises from his heart. Essentially didn't accept it, I'd take action. That is about integrity and adoring the Academy awards, but most of us make a few mistakes but he didn't mean it." Sherak might be convinced, do not expect GLAAD to think about this so lightly. Vulture looks at the watchdog organization thought Ratner's words were "unacceptable" as well as the group has plans for "further action." For Ratner, he'll have in all probability a lesser profile now than he's before. Though "lower profile" might have another definition for your embattled director. Ultimately, on Monday morning, two full days after saying the gay slur -- and, knowing using their own apology, recognizing it had been wrong -- Ratner came out with Howard Stern on SiriusXM and discussed his fondness for giving dental sex to women, together with time he gained Lindsay Lohan come with an STD test before having sex along with her. "It had been before she really was 'Lindsay Lohan,'" Ratner mentioned (according to TheWrap). "She actually was youthful." That doesn't appear as being a guy concerned about his words getting him at risk, does it? [via Deadline, Vulture, TheWrap] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Caption This Those who win Introduced for Movieline's Immortals Premiere Ticket Giveaway

Because of all who joined Movieline’s Caption This contest for the opportunity to attend the L.A. premiere of Tarsem’s Immortals — following the jump, see which records won over Movieline’s editors using their snappy stylings. And don't forget, each champion will get a set of tickets towards the premiere, therefore it’s much less late to lobby these to provide you with his or her plus-one. Just sayin’. Read your winning captions following the jump. Movieline commenter The Winchester: “THIS… IS… (less than) SPARTA!!!!” Movieline commenter Tami H.: “Lady Gaga hasn't aged well.” Movieline commenter Cindy: “i wish I had been Jacob Black.” Facebook commenter Brandon Irvine: “After I rend paradise and earth with my almighty rage, what say we visit Studio 54 for any little dancing along with a noseful from the nutrients?” The premiere of Immortals will occur on Monday, November 7 in La. Those who win happen to be approached via email and should respond by Friday to be able to receive their prize.

Viacom, Time Warner Cable iPad Dispute Heats Up

The dispute between Viacom and Time Warnerover streamed content of cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central on iPads is not over. Not by any stretch of the imagination.our editor recommendsTime Warner Cable Third-Quarter Profit Down 1%, Video Subs Continue to Fall Over the summer, the conflictseemed to be heading towards resolution after the parties reached a "standstill agreement" to pause litigation in an effort to come to a settlement, but talks broke down. In fact, the dispute has become so heated that Time Warner Cable is now threatening to cancel its affiliation agreement with Viacom, pull channels from its system, and cease paying significant license fees. Here's how this controversy, which seemed on the edge of peace, has suddenly taken a sharp turn for the ugly. In April, the two companies filed dueling lawsuits against each other afterTWC launched an iPad app allowing its subscribers to watch TV on a mobile device. TWC pulled Viacom channels after getting a cease-and-desist letter, but went to NY federal court to seek a declaration that copyright law permitted a limited, more convenient way for its subscribers to enjoy television in the home on their iPad devices. Viacom claimed in its own lawsuit that TWC had broken a contract and committed copyright infringement. STORY: Walt Disney, Viacom, Time Warner Shares Below 2010 Closing Prices as Fourth Quarter Kicks Off For several months, the dispute was waged as much in public as in a courtroom. TWC argued that by allowing customers to use its iPad device inside the home, the cable company was saving its customers the expense of leasing expensive cable boxes. Viacom's top executives spoke up about concern that allowing fans to watch shows likeJersey Shoreon their iPad device was "cannibalizing" audiences on traditional platforms. The company maintained it needed compensation. In June, things started to become less heated. The two parties reached its "standstill agreement." Then, in August, Viacom and another giant cable distributor, Cablevision, reached a settlement to resolve a similar lawsuit. The deal paved the way for Viacom programming to appear onCablevision's Optimum app for the iPad. The settlement agreement between Viacom and Cablevision might have suggested a roadmap for Viacom and TWC to resolve their own differences, but the opposite seems to have happened. The parties came to no settlement, and last month, TWC filed new papers in court. STORY: Time Warner Cable Third-Quarter Profit Down 1%, Video Subs Continue to Fall According to an amended answer to Viacom's lawsuit, TWC says thatViacom is required "to offer TWC identical rights to distribute the Viacom Services with respect to Internet or online services as Viacom has offered to third parties." TWC goes on to state that "Viacom's grant of such rights to Cablevision without offering identical rights to TWC constitutes a breach of certain of the Viacom Affiliation Agreements, and entitles TWC to terminate its distribution of certain of the Viacom Services and accordingly cease paying significant license fees for those services." Now, TWC is giving a NY federal judge something to think about. TWC is still seeking a declaration that distributing Viacom programming on the TWCable TV iPad App doesn't constitute copyright infringement.. But if the judge agrees with Viacom, then TWC says the Cablevision deal (as well as others such as a licensing arrangement with DISH Network) constitutes a breach of several agreements, including the "Suite Services Agreement" (MTV, VH1, MTV2, VH1 Classic...), the "Core Services Agreement," and the "Comedy Agreement" (Comedy Central). TWC says it would be entitled to terminate those agreements or demand identical Internet distribution rights. In addition to new counterclaims for breaching the above agreements, TWC also seeking a declaration that it performed its obligations under an agreement to distribute Country Music Television -- a Viacom station. The move seems to be in reaction to alawsuitfiled by Viacom in June that TWC breached a distribution contract and tortiously interferedwith Country Music Television's relationship with advertisers. On Wednesday, Viacom responded in court. For now, Viacom largely ignores TWC's new claims that it breached its obligations by making iPad licensing agreements with third parties and focuses heavily why a judge should throw out the dispute over Country Music Television. According to Viacom, this counterclaim should be dismissed because it does not share "a common nucleus of operative fact" with the iPad dispute. We've reached out to Viacom whether networks such asComedy Central and MTV on Time Warner Cable are threatened by the litigation, and we'll update if we hear anything. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Viacom Time Warner Cable

'Twilight' Stars' Hands and Feet prints Immortalized at Chinese Theatre Ceremony (Live Video)

When Rachelle Lefervre, Billy Burke and Rachelle Lefervre began shooting the variation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight in 2008, handful of may have predicted the world phenomenon the it to film series would become. Now, since the first installment in the epic finale draws near, the cast prepares to secure their devote Hollywood history.our editor recommends'Twilight' Stars being Immortalized in Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre Cement'Breaking Beginning Part 1': Volturi Placed Their Devote 'Epic Threat' Place (Video) PHOTOS: New 'Twilight: Breaking Beginning' Pictures The trio's hands and ft prints will probably be immortalized outdoors Hollywood's legendary Chinese Theatre within a November. 3 ceremony, inducting them right into a top-notch club of roughly 250 people. Getting in as much site site visitors since the Taj Mahal as well as the Prado Museum, china Theatre draws four million people each year, ranking among the world's most taken photos of tourist sites. PHOTOS: 10 Finest Book-to-Silver Screen Adaptations in the Latter-and-a-half decades The Twilight Saga, which has two films yet to debut inside the five part series, makes a combined $1.8 billion within the worldwide box office. Part among the lengthy looked forward to finale is positioned to debut on November. 18. The Hollywood Reporter will probably be livestreaming as Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner receive their exclusive recognition at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. Related Subjects Rachelle Lefervre Rachelle Lefervre Twilight Billy Burke

Andrew Bird: Fever Year

A Wegawam Music Co. production. Produced, directed by Xan Aranda.With: Andrew Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Michael Lewis, Annie Clark, Martin Dosh.Xan Aranda's docu on unclassifiable singer-songwriter-composer Andrew Bird follows the indie artist on a grueling 165-stop concert tour. Reticent about his private life, Bird eagerly discourses on his music, which he readily admits is his life. More than anything else, Aranda's docu concerns process -- not a linear one from genesis to performance, but open-ended, jazz-like experimentation where "final form" must be avoided. Generously sampling Bird's unique compositions, with their intellectual humor, folk rhythms, complex structures, whimsical whistling and signature pizzicato violin, "Fever" should rock the faithful and uninitiated alike. The docu opens with one of Bird's intricate, multitrack solo performances, the stage cluttered with audio switchers, wires and rotating horn speakers as he orchestrates taped playbacks with his feet, performs on the violin or guitar, sings and whistles. On the tour, these one-man gigs alternate with ensemble dates featuring drummer Martin Dosh (another loner musician whose introversion Bird identifies with), guitarist Jeremy Ylvisaker and bassist Michael Lewis, Bird obviously finding equal satisfaction in interaction. In capturing the various stages of creation, Aranda takes her cue from her subject, spending minimal time in the recording studio, whose microphones Bird describes as "the worst possible audience." At his family's bucolic farm, however, which Bird has transformed into a soaring, airy studio space, he composes, prerecords loops and rests up from exhausting, if inspirational, tours. At one point Aranda slips in grainy clips of earlier tours before Bird's music took off(2007's "Armchair Apocrypha" sold more than 100,000 copies), when he drove around in a van playing to "the same 40 people" in coffee shops and bars. But with wider fame came the fear of sameness and staleness. Bird's need to stay fresh keeps him constantly tinkering with songs, welcoming glitches and imperfections, and writing nothing down so that he must continually chase the ghost of his original concept. But this obsession, this deep fear of rote repetition, also serves to stimulate, driving Bird to fully explore the possibilities of the moment. The docu title's "fever" reference proves literal, Bird suffering chills and flushes daily, leading to philosophical musings on the relationship of creativity to physical imbalance. The tour ends with a tendon injury that leaves him limping onto the stage. But what shapes the film is the music, providing a rich continuum that seamlessly incorporates every aspect of the production, the numbers usually running in their entirety, overlaid on subsequent shots even after the camera cuts. Technical credits excel, the compositional and color balance of the image complementing a topnotch sound mix.Camera (color, HD), Aaron Wickenden, Peter Gilbert, editors, Liz Kaar, Angelo Valencia; music, Andrew Bird; sound (DTS), Anne Hanson, Jennifer Brandel, Zach Goheen, Michael Slaboch. Reviewed at NY Film Festival (Special Events), Oct. 2, 2011. (Also in Vancouver Film Festival.) Running time: 81 MIN. Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com

Four Casting Directors Help Break You into TV at Actorfest LA

Four Casting Directors Help Break You into TV at Actorfest LA November 1, 2011 In the Television Drama Casting panel at Actorfest LA, four amazing Casting Directors -- with credits that include "Dirty, Sexy, Money," "Shameless," "Gossip Girl," and "Bones" -- teach you how to break into TV.Want to know how to break in to television dramas? From co-stars to series regulars and from pre-read to network test -- top casting directors discuss all sides of television procedurals casting.Speakers include (bios below): -- Mary Jo Slater, Casting Director-- John Frank Levey, Casting Director-- David Rapaport, Casting Director-- Rick Millikan, Casting DirectorTo register for this dynamic workshop, visit actorfestla2011.eventbrite.com.Proud casting accomplishments for Mary Jo Slater include William Friedkin's "Twelve Angry Men" for Showtime, starring Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, and James Gandolfini and receiving a C.S.A. nomination; the DreamWorks feature "The Contender," starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, and Gary Oldman and also receiving a C.S.A. nomination; the CBS miniseries "Elvis," the ABC series "Commander-in-Chief," starring Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland; the Morgan Creek feature "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" the independent features "Come Early Morning," starring Ashley Judd and premiering at Sundance, and "Slipstream," starring Anthony Hopkins; and the ABC pilot of "Dirty, Sexy, Money."John Frank Levey has been recognized for his casting work with seven Emmy nominations. He has received four Emmy Awards for his casting work, two each for "ER" and "The West Wing." Over the years, he has received many nominations and awards from the Casting Society of America and in 2009 was honored with CSA's Hoyt Bowers Award for lifetime achievement. He is working on "Shameless" for Showtime and "Southland" for TNT. Levey has been hailed for his work with actors with disabilities.David Rapaport made a name for himself by casting the pilot for "Gossip Girl," for which he was honored with a nomination for the prestigious Artios Award. He has since collaborated on several films, including "Vacancy," "The Strangers," "Prom Night," "Quarantine," "The Final Destination," "Armored," "The Apparition," "Evidence," and "LOL."Rapaport also has extensive experience in television, casting the series "Masters of Horror" (Showtime), "Fear Itself" (NBC), "Rockville CA" (WBTV), "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" (MTV), "My Generation" (ABC), and four seasons of "90210" (the CW), and he continues to consult on "Gossip Girl," now in its fifth season on the CW.In addition, Rapaport cast the pilots for the "Gossip Girl" spinoff (the CW), "My Generation" (ABC), and most recently, David E. Kelley's "Wonder Woman" (NBC). Rapaport is a proud member of the Casting Society of America.Rick Millikan is casting the seventh season of the hit Fox series "Bones," starring David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel; "The Finder," a spinoff from "Bones" starring Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan; and ABC Family's "Melissa and Joey" with Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence.Other credits include the CBS drama "Shark," starring James Woods and Jeri Ryan; "The Guardian" with Simon Baker and Dabney Coleman; "CSI: Miami" with David Caruso; "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" with Melissa Joan Hart and Caroline Rhea; and the long-running comedy "Married With Children."His most widely acclaimed credit, however, is casting all 201 episodes of the renowned series "The X-Files," starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Millikan began his casting career in 1987 as a casting assistant on the hit TV show "Dynasty."Actorfest LA, which is brought to you by Back Stage, the Actor's Resource, will take place on Saturday, November 5th at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. To help kickstart your career, Actorfest offers more than two dozen exclusive Workshops; Casting Calls; Meet & Drops with Top Casting Directors; a Networking Caf; and an enormous Exhibit Hall, at which you can meet with acting teachers, coaches, schools, headshot photographers, and many more vendors who will help you succeed in your career.To register for Actorfest LA, please visit actorfestla2011.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.ActorfestLA.com. As you register, take advantage of our special limited-time subscription offers.Enjoy your day at Actorfest! Four Casting Directors Help Break You into TV at Actorfest LA November 1, 2011 In the Television Drama Casting panel at Actorfest LA, four amazing Casting Directors -- with credits that include "Dirty, Sexy, Money," "Shameless," "Gossip Girl," and "Bones" -- teach you how to break into TV.Want to know how to break in to television dramas? From co-stars to series regulars and from pre-read to network test -- top casting directors discuss all sides of television procedurals casting.Speakers include (bios below): -- Mary Jo Slater, Casting Director-- John Frank Levey, Casting Director-- David Rapaport, Casting Director-- Rick Millikan, Casting DirectorTo register for this dynamic workshop, visit actorfestla2011.eventbrite.com.Proud casting accomplishments for Mary Jo Slater include William Friedkin's "Twelve Angry Men" for Showtime, starring Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, and James Gandolfini and receiving a C.S.A. nomination; the DreamWorks feature "The Contender," starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, and Gary Oldman and also receiving a C.S.A. nomination; the CBS miniseries "Elvis," the ABC series "Commander-in-Chief," starring Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland; the Morgan Creek feature "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" the independent features "Come Early Morning," starring Ashley Judd and premiering at Sundance, and "Slipstream," starring Anthony Hopkins; and the ABC pilot of "Dirty, Sexy, Money."John Frank Levey has been recognized for his casting work with seven Emmy nominations. He has received four Emmy Awards for his casting work, two each for "ER" and "The West Wing." Over the years, he has received many nominations and awards from the Casting Society of America and in 2009 was honored with CSA's Hoyt Bowers Award for lifetime achievement. He is working on "Shameless" for Showtime and "Southland" for TNT. Levey has been hailed for his work with actors with disabilities.David Rapaport made a name for himself by casting the pilot for "Gossip Girl," for which he was honored with a nomination for the prestigious Artios Award. He has since collaborated on several films, including "Vacancy," "The Strangers," "Prom Night," "Quarantine," "The Final Destination," "Armored," "The Apparition," "Evidence," and "LOL."Rapaport also has extensive experience in television, casting the series "Masters of Horror" (Showtime), "Fear Itself" (NBC), "Rockville CA" (WBTV), "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" (MTV), "My Generation" (ABC), and four seasons of "90210" (the CW), and he continues to consult on "Gossip Girl," now in its fifth season on the CW.In addition, Rapaport cast the pilots for the "Gossip Girl" spinoff (the CW), "My Generation" (ABC), and most recently, David E. Kelley's "Wonder Woman" (NBC). Rapaport is a proud member of the Casting Society of America.Rick Millikan is casting the seventh season of the hit Fox series "Bones," starring David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel; "The Finder," a spinoff from "Bones" starring Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan; and ABC Family's "Melissa and Joey" with Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence.Other credits include the CBS drama "Shark," starring James Woods and Jeri Ryan; "The Guardian" with Simon Baker and Dabney Coleman; "CSI: Miami" with David Caruso; "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" with Melissa Joan Hart and Caroline Rhea; and the long-running comedy "Married With Children."His most widely acclaimed credit, however, is casting all 201 episodes of the renowned series "The X-Files," starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Millikan began his casting career in 1987 as a casting assistant on the hit TV show "Dynasty."Actorfest LA, which is brought to you by Back Stage, the Actor's Resource, will take place on Saturday, November 5th at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. To help kickstart your career, Actorfest offers more than two dozen exclusive Workshops; Casting Calls; Meet & Drops with Top Casting Directors; a Networking Caf; and an enormous Exhibit Hall, at which you can meet with acting teachers, coaches, schools, headshot photographers, and many more vendors who will help you succeed in your career.To register for Actorfest LA, please visit actorfestla2011.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.ActorfestLA.com. As you register, take advantage of our special limited-time subscription offers.Enjoy your day at Actorfest!

ICM TV Lit Agents Mickey Berman And Josh Hornstock Go To UTA

This is often a major relocate the tv lit representation area. I’ve discovered that hot ICM TV lit agents Mickey Berman and Josh Hornstock are moving to UTA. The duo, whose contracts were up within the finish of year, will be in play since late summer season after they couldn’t showed up in a contract with ICM on new deals. I hear Berman and Hornstock, who're most likely the very best TV lit agents from the generation, start at UTA on Monday. Developing….

Right-Winger Mostly Succeeds in Complimenting Sean Penn

“Sean Penn is an outstanding director and I’m betting he gets the best performance we’ve seen from Robert De Niro in 15 years. Watching De Niro overact in the tradition of his pal Al Pacino has been more than a little heartbreaking. But Penn was able to direct scenery-chewer Jack Nicholson into one of his best performances in The Pledge, a near-masterpiece everyone should see regardless of your personal feelings about Penn. No doubt, Sean Penn is an asshole, but he’s an asshole capable of telling superb, character-driven stories that stay with you long after the lights come up.” Well, it’s something. [Big Hollywood] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Robert De Niro Is The Comedian

A new drama from Sean PennAfter slowly coming together amid rumours about directors and casting choices, scathing drama The Comedian will finally see the light of day with Robert De Niro and Kristen Wiig in the lead roles and Sean Penn behind the camera. The film has been talked about for more than a year, but little was locked in until mentions of Penn directing and De Niro starring began to crop up this past June.Now, De Niro will officially star as an angry comic who is looking to get back to the fame enjoyed playing a popular TV character. Trouble is, he has real rage issues and is sentenced to community service after smacking an annoying audience member in the head with a microphone. But then he meets a woman (Wiig) who brings some happiness into his life.It sounds like a thematic sibling to De Niro's King Of Comedy (albeit a lot less weird and stalkery) and it's good to see Penn back directing. Art Linson, who has worked as a producer with both of them, is behind the script, which he co-wrote with Jeffrey Ross.Penn is aiming to start shooting in the spring.

Jeffrey Blitz in talks to helm 'Table 19'

Blitz Levy"Spellbound" director Jeffrey Blitz is negotiating to direct laffer "Table 19" for Fox Searchlight.Shawn Levy will produce through his 21 Laps banner.Pic, written by Jay and Mark Duplass, originally had the duo attached to helm.Described as a singles-at-the-wedding pic, the ensemble comedy follows a group of strangers who meet at the "losers" table at a wedding. Told from their perspective, the story explores what marriage means to those on the sidelines.Blitz's directing credits on the TV side include "The Office" and MTV pilot "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous." He also directed docu "Lucky," released last year.Levy's also had a busy year. The multihyphenate recently signed on to direct "The Three Misfortunes of Geppetto," written by Michael Vukadinovich, for 20th Century Fox. He's also attached to helm the Max Landis-penned "Frankenstein" for Fox and Davis Entertainment.Fox-based 21 Laps is also shooting "Neighborhood Watch" in Atlanta and is producing the Michael Sucsy-helmed "Rosaline."Blitz is repped by CAA. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Around the Set With Person of great interest

Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel Jim Caviezel is knackered. It comes down to noon, and that he and Person of great interest costar Michael Emerson have just came to the conclusion a gauntlet of satellite interviews at CBS' Midtown Manhattan headquarters. He apologetically struggles under our barrage of questions regarding just what has happened to date the loop-suspense drama and where it's headed. "It is a blur in my experience,Inch he states. "Everything is sensible if you notice it. That's all I will tell you. What's during my mind at this time is attempting to complete the day's work," which in the last week approximately, he states, happen to be 18-hour marathons. "It is a killer." He's only some of the one who's bracing for any lengthy haul. Using the series accumulating impressive rankings within the competitive 9pm Thursday time slot, it appears like CBS includes a hit on its hands. And no surprise. Additionally to Caviezel's and Emerson's star energy, POI is executive created by suspense mastermind J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost) and includes a premise that's both tantalizingly out-there and strangely contemporary: a publish-9/11 America where an exciting-seeing surveillance behemoth, known as this is the Machine, can view us, hear us and data-mine our skills to recognize risks towards the condition. Additionally, it spits the social security amounts of people that, while considered "irrelevant" for national-security reasons, are predicted to become imminently involved with criminality of some type. Emerson plays Finch, the gazillionaire designer from the Machine who's arrived at regret how his creation has overlooked "irrelevants." He decides to atone for his sin by intervening within the lives from the irrelevants to avoid stated crimes, prospecting Caviezel's Reese, a traumatized former black-operations supersoldier, as his partner. Like a film writer from the Dark Dark night and also the 2006 feature The Prestige, POI creator Jonathan Nolan recognizes that with November sweeps pending, you're ready to start putting some meat around the show's mythological bones and fleshing out his thus-far maddeningly mysterious leads. "I love implies that dangle the large picture forever," he states, "but we actually such as these figures and we are impatient to inform a few of their story." Key phrase: some. After about ten minutes of grilling, Nolan finally confesses: "J.J. has provided us with a listing of items to say in response to these questions." Regrettably, individuals solutions - to questions like, How come Finch limp? Is Harold really his name? What's the personal loss he describes that inspires his campaign? How did Reese's fiancée, Jessica, die? - frequently add up to "stay updated," "possibly" and "we'll see." Fortunately, mid-day finds the development shooting a climactic scene of tonight's episode, entitled "The Fix," among the marble-and-granite grandeur of lower Manhattan's Museum from the American Indian. There, Emerson tries to enlighten us. "We have started to explore backstories for Reese and Finch that will explain their mental motivations," he states, his measured, erudite tones evoking Lost's Benjamin Linus. "We are also beginning to obtain a sense that there can be just a little link between a few of these crimes that they are intervening in, that there can be some ongoing criminal enterprise that may occupy them in excess of a chapter.Inch More great news: This week's narrative involves money-in-the-bank guest star Paige Turco (Damages). She's a shadowy "fixer" who moves among a number of Gotham's criminal subcultures. As Nolan puts it, "She works inside a kind of grey zone, so she and Reese are somewhat intrigued by one another." Intrigued... and smitten? Nolan is only going to reveal, "She ain't going anywhere." Emerson, meanwhile, prepares us for Taraji P. Henson's NYPD detective Carter to loom bigger because the season wears on: "Our two avengers have attracted the interest from the government bodies, so additionally for their vigilante work, they are in possession of to invest more energy staying away from recognition." We learn that November brings an as-yet-uncast archvillain of sorts in to the picture to complicate the duo's mission. Caviezel can't say how effective or connected stated enemy is going to be but, because he puts it, "He's somebody's kryptonite." Through everything, the show's focal point relationship will evolve and deepen, regardless of the pair's laconic, distrustful natures. "With time, you will find little easinesses which are sneaking in," Emerson describes. "There's a type of grudging brotherhood becoming an adult together, like they are two halves of 1 great avenging angel." That connecting, states Caviezel, is going to be especially challenging for Reese. "Something's damaged there," he states of his alter ego, "just like a magnet that you simply can't come up with again. But since the aim of what they are doing is non selfish, they cannot help sometimes admiring each other, liking each other." Nolan, for his part, imagines the happy couple like a latter-day Mulder and Scully. "The X-Files is certainly something we'd in your mind,Inch he confesses, particularly the conditioning from the pair's odd-couple dichotomy. "In approaching episodes you'll notice that line blur a bit. We begin to see Finch undertake a far more active role along with a little bleed from what Finch does. They type of chafe on one another, hopefully in really fun ways." And to date, they are holding individuals interest. Person of great interest airs Thursdays at 9/8c on CBS. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!