Bale's China flap shouldn't affect pic

Christian Bale fell afoul in the Chinese government while trying to visit a dissident within a promo trip for your Flowers of War.China government has freely belittled the star of the foreign-lingo Oscar submission following Christian Bale's try to go to among China's most well-known dissidents, Chen Guangcheng, although in the united states to market "The Flowers of War."Foreign Ministry representative Liu Weimin was asked for when the incident happen to be embarrassing for your country, and Liu countered by saying he thought Bale needs to be embarrassed, not China.Bale happen to be requested with the film's director, Zhang Yimou, to visit the opening ceremony of "Flowers of War," not "to create news or shoot film in the certain village," Liu mentioned. "In my opinion if you want to constitute news in China, you will not be welcome here." Bale, who mentioned he discovered Chen's incarceration to get concentrate on China's forced abortion program while shooting "Flowers of War," most likely set to concentrate on China's control over dissidents. However, other journalists and diplomats have attempted to visit Chen and possess been chased off the presence of CNN cameras this time around around around only elevated the issue.Nonetheless, it's unlikely the incident will customize the Oscar probability of a film that has already had its great deal of dialogue. One observer mentioned the foreign-language Oscar race still comes lower towards the standard in the movies. "Within the finish throughout your day, people either respond to the film or they don't.In . The film is positioned in the backdrop in the 1937-38 Rape of Nanking, when Japanese soldiers needed the city and wiped out thousands of their people. Bale had formerly been arrived at task over his role in the professional-China film and declined it absolutely was an anti-Japanese propaganda pic.The film also triggered a stir in your area after pic's distribs, Beijing New Pictures Film, Huaxia Film Distribution and China Film Group, introduced the minimum cost for just about any ticket might be hiked by five yuan (80), and mentioned distribs might have a heightened take of 45% of profits, while using cinemas getting 55%.Distribs threatened to boycott the pic prior to the Film Bureau intervened getting an agreement whereby the modified profit-talking about program is relevant only to the initial 500 million yuan ($78 million) the film consumes within the box office."Flowers of War" acquired 152 million yuan ($24 million) within the opening weekend, slightly extended to include a Thursday opening, while Tsui Hark's "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," featuring Jet Li, needed $142 million ($22.4 million) inside the same frame. Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

Exclusive: Castle Books Jennifer Beals for just two-Parter

Jennifer Beals, Nathan Fillion Keep something, Castle fans: Another lady from Ron Castle's past is going to town.Photo Gallery: Have a look at TV's hottest crime fightersFlashdance as well as the Chicago Code star Jennifer Beals will join the cast in the ABC drama for just about any two-episode arc throughout February sweeps, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. She'll play Sophia Conrad, a smart, commanding and sexy CIA operative.Sophia joins Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) within the mission for an additional CIA agent which has gone rogue which is the important thing suspect in Castle and Beckett's murder situation. But Beckett soon becomes distracted because Castle and Sophia possess a significant complicated history.Once the show's good status for 2-parters is any indicator, Beals' visit may be very efficient. Two seasons ago, Dana Delany aided Castle and Beckett catch a killer (who almost blew up Beckett inside her apartment), and a year ago Adrian Pasdar carried out a Homeland Security agent who relied on our heroes to avoid a dirty blast from approaching NY.Castle Boss: Castle and Beckett's new secrets certainly are a "ticking blastInch Besides her breakout role in Flashdance and playing police Superintendent Teresa Colvin round the Chicago Code last season, Beals is much better recognized for her behave as Bette Porter on Showtime's The L Word. She also recurred on Fox's Mislead Me.Castle returns with new episodes on Monday, Jan. 9 at 10/9c on ABC. Beals' two-parter is slated to air in February.

REVIEW: Theron, Reitman and Cody Combine For Stark, Sublime Young Adult

I don’t pretend to be a feminist or even understand feminism beyond accepting the fundamental concept of gender equality. That has always seemed straightforward enough, despite the vagaries and complications evident in myriad cultural examples from Michele Bachmann to Margaret Cho to Diablo Cody, the stripper-turned-scribe whose three produced screenplays to date — Juno, Jennifer’s Body and this week’s Young Adult — make up some of contemporary cinema’s rangier ruminations on feminism. Or at least what I think is feminism. Not to be reductive, either. Reteaming Cody with Juno director Jason Reitman, Young Adult offers intriguing points of view about a lot of subjects: The perils of nostalgia; the mythology of midlife crises; the value of community; and the futility of self-loathing come immediately to mind — but not long before the mind hurtles back to the continuity of Cody’s women. Much has also been disseminated and discussed about the screenwriter’s leap into “maturity” here, as though trading the famously pulsating patois and quirk of Juno and Jennifer’s Body for the clipped, unfettered cruelty of Young Adult signifies some kind of creative enlightenment. It does make for a fine talking point, I can’t lie. But ultimately, it’s all a distraction from the central struggle of Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron), whose journey from strong-willed, middle-class Minnesotan to homecoming queen to uneasy young bride to pseudonymous novelist and booze-bleeding urban waster is less a trajectory than a bold underscore beneath the question: What if feminism simply means having the freedom to fuck up? I know, I know: Define “fuck up.” Which is exactly the point of Young Adult — the point of all of Cody’s heroines, really, who both endure and perpetrate acts of social alienation, romantic predation, emotional abuse, sexual violence, and even ritual murder. These women are products of their environment only insofar as they might be, as in the case of Jennifer’s Body, in the wrong place at the wrong time. (Of course, Megan Fox’s character sought the wrong place, but that’s another story altogether.) In Mavis, we are faced with a woman virtually possessed by her capacity for agency. Reitman, Cody and Theron sharpen this relief by first sketching her in the throes of inertia: a Diet Coke-swigging, Kardashian-peeping young-adult novelist in Minneapolis with not a word to show for her looming deadline. Only after a few daily cycles of this will she argue she was provoked to action, sharing a grainy image of her high-school sweetheart’s newborn baby with a friend, comparing its receipt in a bulk e-mail to an act of war by said sweetheart’s wife. The friend’s glassy-eyed takeaway reflects Mavis’s true instinct back at the viewer, who looks on as Mavis flees the aftermath of a one-night stand to drive straight to her suburban hometown of Mercury, Minn. Her quest: To reconnect with Buddy (Patrick Wilson), the sweetheart and new father who may or may not have gotten away in their flannel-swaddled adolescence. Hardly an inhospitable habitat on the tundra, Mercury nevertheless welcomes its onetime darling back with a tableau of big-box stores and chain restaurants that return Mavis’s wary sneers. She resists its ordinariness at every turn, defying a hotel clerk who inquires about the toy dog wriggling in her purse, slurping down mid-tier bourbon and faking BlackBerry messages rather than engage with the dive-bar locals. Among them, however, she meets Matt (Patton Oswalt), an erstwhile classmate whose crippling beating Mavis only recalls as the consequence of Matt being the target of especially vicious homophobes. Not that he’s actually gay — just one of Mavis’s many preconceptions that fall away as her impulses attune to the stark, silent mechanics of a community that she not only didn’t leave behind, but which may have in fact passed her by. Ugliness ensues. Mavis relentlessly puts the moves on Buddy, humiliates his wife Beth (Elizabeth Reaser), evades her own parents, and torments Matt’s confidence. The film drags and sulks into its climax, which comprises three scenes that hone Young Adult’s perspective to either a bracingly honest or suicidally smug point. You decide: It culminates with Mavis finding a confessor in Matt’s sister Sandra (played enchantingly by Collette Wolfe, matching Theron note for note), and what happens next has so far has tended to galvanize the film’s enemies and embolden its supporters. For the record (and review purposes, I suppose), I’m among the latter. Young Adult is the first of Reitman’s films from which I haven’t felt him choking out a message; ironically, its rawness yields the humanity that he thought he was wringing from Up in the Air in particular, which got nowhere by assaying only the effect and not the cause of various recession-era ruthlessness. He and Cody have turned that rock over, with Theron doing the impossibly heavy lifting of making a woman inclined to selfishness, irresponsibility and condescension somehow worth our time and interest — mostly because this film is aimed at a generation for whom each of Mavis’s darkest compulsions are never far from its own. Indeed, it’s easy to resent Mavis for not behaving better — for unleashing unthinkable malevolence on a populace that cannot or will not defend itself for whatever reason — or to dismiss Cody and Reitman as nothing more than charlatans hamfistedly bending the light of the zeitgeist. But keeping Young Adult’s big reveal in mind, the picture ultimately forces those around Mavis — both onscreen and off — to reconcile what they will and won’t tolerate from a woman. Love it or hate it, this is the ethical root note of all of Cody’s work to date. Previously muddled in the cultural noise of Oscar season or a leading lady’s intransigence (talk about not having the freedom to fuck up!), that challenge harmonizes today with the likes of We Need to Talk About Kevin and Sleeping Beauty — other marvelous new work about women who face the deeply unpleasant consequences of defying expectation. But what does it mean? And why now? Maybe it’s a sheer thematic coincidence amid the chorus of movies featuring boys behaving badly, violently, childishly, or all three. But from what I can tell, I think it’s likelier — even under the spiritual pall of Young Adult — that Cody and her peers guiding us onto a frontier where there’s nothing left to do but listen. Ready or not, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

New Releases: 'The Sitter,' 'New Year's Eve,' 'I Melt Along With You,A 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'Knuckle,' 'W.E.'

It's December! With temps shedding round the country, believe to invest the 2nd weekend from the month compared to going to a heated cinema having a large bucket of warm popcorn inside your lap? Whether you are into spy tales, romance or raunchy comedies, this weekend's slate of releases will certainly fill your holiday appetite (before you decide to realize you're ready to search for gifts). So, which film will finish up winning this area office a few days ago? Let us discover within the Weekend Movie Preview. Countrywide RELEASES 'New Year's Eve' What is the story: From director Garry Marshall -- who helmed the equally star-studded holiday-designed 2010 film, 'Valentine's Day' -- 'New Year's Eve' follows the lives of countless people in NY City around the titular holiday. The film stars (deep breath slowly) Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Robert P Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Jum Michele, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara. Box office projection: In line with the quantity of NY City subways for 'New Year's Eve,' you may assume this film is poised to interrupt box-office records. It will not, regardless of the pedigree of 'Valentine's Day,' which in fact had a really nice $56 million opening. Remember: competition in Feb of 2010 was nowhere close to the level that 'New Year's Eve' faces. Consequently: $25 million. [Showtime & Tickets] 'The Sitter' What is the story: Non-skinny Jonah Hill stars within this raunchy comedy in regards to a college dropout who begins babysitting. Regrettably, he does not make an excellent babysitter, dragging the children he's taking care of to seedy bars and house parties, all while being chased by two drug sellers. Parents, beware. Box office projection: 'The Sitter' would be the only R-ranked comedy in theaters a few days ago, therefore it is likely likely to gross more income than people think. Nevertheless, you will find still lots of college kids likely to see 'The Muppets,' which might remove from 'The Sitter.' $ten million. [Showtime & Tickets] LIMITED RELEASES If you reside inside a large city (or perhaps a town by having an independent cinema), you will find lots of quality releases out a few days ago. The middle age crisis, drug-fueled 'I Melt With You' -- starring Jeremy Piven, Take advantage of Lowe and Thomas Jane -- opens, along with the documentary 'Knuckle,' concerning the brutal journey of the Irish Traveller community as well as their bare-knuckle boxing ways (think a genuine-existence version from the pikeys in 'Snatch'). 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Sturdy and John Hurt (take that, 'New Year's Eve' all-star cast!) includes a limited run in NY and La before opening wide in a few days. Charlize Theron's 'Young Adult' can also be in limited engagement, before its countrywide debut on December 16. Finally would be the Madonna-directed 'W.E.' together with 'We Have to Discuss Kevin,' both obtaining a one-week Oscar run before opening at the begining of 2012. [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Secrecy bill can't silence SABC

CAPE TOWN - Picketing by disgruntled viewers, staffers and suppliers has become commonplace outside the South African Broadcasting Corp.'s (SABC) Johannesburg HQ in recent years -- and shows no sign of abating as the near-bankrupt pubcaster wrestles with a string of scandals.At the end of November, the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition demonstrated in front of the building, calling for the government to axe SABC board chairman Ben Ngubane amid allegations of staff corruption.The cash-strapped broadcaster, which operates three channels, has had five chief executive officers and three boards since 2007 and is presently lacking a CEO, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.The picket at the SABC came two days after Black Tuesday, when mass protests failed to stop the South African parliament from passing the Protection of State Information Bill. This so-called Secrecy Bill means that journalists and whistle-blowers may be jailed for 25 years for possessing or disseminating information the government has deemed classified, even if acting in the public interest.Tensions within the SABC started with a politically appointed board in 2007.At a time when the SABC was losing advertising revenue, audiences and the production sector's trust, the pubcaster desperately needed visionary leadership, but instead became embroiled in a political battle between then president Thabo Mbeki and current president Jacob Zuma, with the pro-Mbeki board fired by Zuma's parliament in 2009.During the economic crisis in the 2008-2009 financial year, the SABC lost close to R1 billion ($124.5 million), and was forced to seek government guarantees of $186.7 million."Never-ending mismanagement, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and no permanence in leadership continue to be the order of the day at the SABC," says Marc Schwinges, deputy chair of the South African Screen Federation (Sasfed), which represents all the major film industry orgs.The pubcaster has had no clear financial recovery plan since the government withdrew the 1% tax on personal income that funded SABC.At the current picket, SOS, formerly known as Save Our SABC, complained that the pubcaster had not answered questions about a host of issues, including why the vacant exec positions hadn't been filled.They also want to know why pubcaster exec Justice Ndaba, disgraced for taking $30,600 for study and travel expenses, among other things, was replaced by former head Sipho Sithole, who previously faced allegations that his private interests in the music and film industries conflicted with his role at the SABC.The coalition also questioned the SABC's recently released Request for Proposals, its system for ordering locally made shows. "The 2010 and 2011 RFPs make up only a small percentage of what is required in new original programming to meet local content quotas," says Schwinges. SABC air a mix of children's programming, infomercials, imported series and some local general entertainment.More than 120 people gathered to support the coalition, including reps from Sasfed; the Congress of South African Trade Unions and its affiliated unions; and NGOs including the Freedom of Expression Institute, the Right to Know Campaign, Media Monitoring Africa, and the Soweto Concerned Residents Assn.In response, government communications minister Dina Pule has set up a war room to deal with the SABC crisis. She is pressing for the SABC turnaround plan to be finalized by January. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

New Year's Eve: Film Review

Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty is not going to be the only fictional character in Southern California with a castle.our editor recommends10 Hot Visual Effects Teams Reveal How They Made Movie Magic on 'Harry Potter,' 'Captain America,' 'Transformers'NBCUniversal Plans 'Harry Potter' Attraction at Second Theme Park'Harry Potter' Remains Top-Selling DVD, Blu-ray for Third Straight WeekWhy 'Harry Potter' Might End Its Long Streak of Oscar Snubs Universal and Warner Bros. announced today that a Harry Potter attraction, which will include a Hogwarts castle, is coming to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, though no mention was made of when it would be built; where it would be located within the park; and only a rough number was given on what it would cost. PHOTOS: Growing Up 'Harry Potter' What was stressed at the morning press conference was the jobs that would be created (one union rep estimated there would be 800 in construction alone) and the positive effect the Harry Potter draw would have on the L.A. economy. County supervisor Zev Zaroslavsky estimated that the Universal park currently generates $4.4 billion for the local economy. There are tough times," said Gov. Jerry Brown. "You hear about people moving to Texas. But we're building the dream that never dies. We're truly a state of imagination. And the Harry Potter ride pushes us further down that uncertain road California is on." PHOTOS: 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Universal already has a The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at its Orlando resort that opened in April of 2010. During the press conference, Universal president Ron Meyer said opening a similar attraction in L.A. "will change the face of tourism in Southern California." Meyer also said the attraction would cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Asked afterwards if there was a more exact figure, Meyer said, "That's as close as I want to get." He added that the Potter attraction would be a "game changer" for the park. As for where the ride would be located, the Universal president said, "We have 400 acres and only 200 have been developed." (There has been speculation that since the King Kong ride was destroyed by fire in 2008 Potter might be located there.) PHOTOS: 10 Billion Dollar Babies: Movies That Have Crossed the 10 Figure Mark During his remarks, Warner Bros chairman Barry Meyer said, "After eight films the future of Harry Potter is looking brighter" and added the attraction will have a "laser focus" on quality, authenticity and "translating the brilliant literature of J.K. Rowling." Afterward he said the ride, "is clearly an expansion of Harry Potter to being an immersion in the experience."The press conference ended with a Butterbeer (a highly sugared soft drink) toast to the new project. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Harry Potter London Red Carpet Related Topics Harry Potter Ron Meyer NBCUniversal

Judge Allows Sheens Ex-Wife To Return Home

First Published: December 6, 2011 12:12 PM EST Credit: WireImage Caption Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller and their daughters Lola and Sam at the Art of Elysium Benefit on August 25, 2007ASPEN, Colo. -- A Colorado judge will let actor Charlie Sheens ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, to return to California following her arrest in Aspen on assault and drug charges. A Pitkin County judge on Monday approved a request by Muellers attorney to allow Mueller to go back home so she can care for her children. According to the Aspen Daily News, officers arrested Mueller Saturday at a nightclub after a woman reported being assault by Mueller. Authorities released Mueller after she posted $11,000 bond. She is due back in court Dec. 19. Sheen and Mueller divorced earlier this year, citing Christmas Day 2009 as the day of their breakup. Sheen was arrested in Aspen that day on suspicion of assaulting Mueller. He completed his probation in that case last November. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Electronics Lead Way in Record-Breaking Black Friday Sales

ABC Family"Pretty Little Liars" The mystery of "A" continues.our editor recommendsABC Family Schedules 'Jane By Design'; Sets 'Pretty Little Liars' Return Date'Pretty Little Liars' Halloween Special Performs in Ratings'Pretty Little Liars' Casts 'Glee' Actor in 'Significant Role' (Exclusive) ABC Family has given the go-ahead on a third season of Pretty Little Liars. The cable network has ordered 24 episodes for the new season. The hourlong drama, led by Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario and Shay Mitchell, will return for the second half of its sophomore season Monday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. PHOTOS: Hollywood's New Leading Ladies Pretty Little Liars, developed by Marlene King and based on the popular Sara Shepard novels, has been a solid ratings draw for ABC Family, recently airing a special Halloween episode with ties to the main mystery. Its summer finale, "Over My Dead Body," airing at the end of August lured 3 million viewers. Pretty Little Liars returns one month after the events of the summer finale and will serve as a lead-in to rookie drama The Lying Game, based on another Shepard property. Holly Marie Combs, Ian Harding, Chad Lowe, Laura Leighton and Sasha Pieterse co-star in Pretty Little Liars, executive produced by King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. RELATED: 'Pretty Little Liars': 10 Spoilers on the Game-Changing Midseason Finale EXCLUSIVE: 'Pretty Little Liars': Special Halloween Episode to Air Later This Year 'Pretty Little Liars' EP on Why the Series Won't Last 10 Seasons ABC Family Pretty Little Liars

Bryan Singer To Direct And Produce NBCs The Munsters Reboot

EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s The Munsters will be brought to you by The Bryans. X-Men and Superman Returns helmer Bryan Singer is finalizing a deal to direct and executive produce Bryan Fuller’s reboot of the 1960s comedy, which recently received a pilot order by NBC. Universal Television is producing the project, described as an imaginative reinvention of The Munsters as a visually spectacular one-hour drama. Singer, who had been interested in the project since before it got the greenlight by NBC two weeks ago, will exec produce with Fuller. After originally developing The Munsters last season, Fuller redeveloped it with NBC’s new executive team this summer and delivered his new script at the beginning of this month. Like Fullers previous series, Pushing Daisies, The Munsters calls for striking visuals mixed with all the classic Munsters archetypes, and NBC had been looking for a top director to create the world of The Munsters circa 2011. The pilot for Fuller’s Pushing Daisies also was directed by a feature helmer, Barry Sonnenfeld, who earned an Emmy for his work. The first pilot Singer directed wasHouse, and he continues to serve as an executive producer on the long-running Fox medical drama. Singer has since directed only one other pilot, ABC’s Football Wives, and he served as an executive producer on the ABC drama series Dirty Sexy Money. On the feature side, WME-repped Singer most recently produced X-Men: First Class. As a director, he is in post-production on Jack the Giant Killer.

WATCH: It's Open Season on Twilight and Teen Idols in the Latest Verbal Vogueing, Featuring Movieline's Louis Virtel

In the latest episode of the pop culture-masticating internet sensation Verbal Vogueing, Louis Virtel tackles teen idoldom through the ages. Does Justin Bieber deserve those lesbian doppelganger slams? Can any of the Twilight kids escape Louis’s wrath? Did he just drop a Karen Carpenter joke so hard I nearly LOLed-up my lunch onto my computer screen? Oh yes. He did. Catch up on more Verbal Vogueing here, and tell Movieline which devastatingly embarrassing teen idols line(d) the walls of your room/locker/dungeon below.

Jeremy Renner Unveils Key 'Bourne Legacy' Details

This is a big year coming up for Jeremy Renner. He has a major role in the upcoming "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," is one of the titular superheroes in "The Avengers" and is also launching a new branch of the Jason Bourne franchise. The latter is arguably his biggest project in the future, and the one we know least about. Fortunately, he dished some pretty big details in a recent interview. When promoting "Ghost Protocol" with Empire magazine, Renner shared that his character in "The Bourne Legacy" will be named Aaron Cross, at least to start. "He ends up having a bunch of different names. For fans of the franchise, [The Bourne Legacy] has that same ticking clock, but it's a new programme and new characters," he said. "It's that same deal, it's just a new set of agents with a different leash. Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump! Chris Evans Becomes "The Iceman" We knew there was no way James Franco could possible honor all the projects he'd taken on in the past year. Deadline is reporting that Chris Evans will be replacing Franco in the upcoming thriller "The Iceman." Based on the Anthony Bruno book, the film follows Richard Kuklinski as a contract killer for the mob. Michael Shannon is currently tapped to play Kuklinski. Amber Heard Heads To "Motor City" Deadline has learned that Amber Heard has been chosen to star in the upcoming action film "Motor City." She will play opposite Dominic Cooper in the revenge flick, which is directed by Albert Hughes. Cooper plays a man released from prison who ends up going on a revenge mission to get back at the people who framed him. Ewan McGregor Heads To HBO Jonathan Franzen's best-seller "The Corrections" is being turned into an HBO drama, and it's getting an all-star cast. The Hollywood Reporter says that Ewan McGregor will join a cast that includes Dianne Wiest and Chris Cooper. Noah Baumbach and Scott Rudin did the adaptation. McGregor will play Chip, the middle son of Cooper and Wiest's characters, as the family reunites for one last Christmas. Tell us your thoughts on today's Casting Call in the comments section below or on Twitter!

IFC Evening time takes 'Corridor'

IFC Evening the years have acquired U.S. rights to "The Corridor," the Canuck sci-fi/horror outing from debut helmer Evan Kelly. Composed by Josh MacDonald, pic stars Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert and David Patrick Flemming in the story of a psychologically unstable guy whose reunion with pals is thrown into upheaval having a strange energy phenomenon discovered inside the nearby forest. Craig Cameron and Mike Masters produced the film, which received funding from Telefilm Canada and Nova Scotia Film. Movie was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Pic won a couple of kudos within the Fantasia film festival taken in addition to acquired trophies at fests in Rhode Island and Oklahoma. Rob Deutchman of Sundance Selects/IFC Films inked the U.S. distribution deal with Abc Films' Nate Bolotin. Genre label IFC Evening time can be a sister division of IFC Films and Sundance Selects. "Corridor" joins an approaching IFC Evening time slate of multiple-platform releases for photos including "The Incident" and "Penumbra." Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

California's Prop. 8 Moves Closer to a Showdown in U.S. Top Court

The California Top Court ruled Thursday that supporters of Proposition 8, the anti-marriage equality measure, are legally entitled to safeguard the ballot measure in the courtroom because the governor and condition attorney general declined to get this done.our editor recommendsAFM 2011: Make the most of Reiner Planning Film on Proposition 8 Legal CaseStars singing out against Proposition 8Dustin Lance Black Debuts Prop. 8 Play in NYStar-Studded Cast Debuts Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 Play Related Subjects•Politics The ballot initiative grew to become among Hollywood's top causes with industry people giving talent and funds inside the battle to overturn it, including Make the most of Reiner, David Geffen, Steve Bing, Morgan Freeman and Ellen Barkin. The American Foundation for Equal Rights, introduced by board leader and Hollywood political consultant Chad Griffin, might be the sponsor in the federal court challenge for the proposition. The problem court's decision sends the problem towards the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which are in possession of to analyze whether Prop. 8 violates the equal protection clause in the U.S. Metabolism. Since the problem already remains briefed and contended for the court, a ruling should come relatively soon. When the appellate justices choose or in the initiative, their ruling is predicted being be a huge hit for the U.S. Top Court. STORY: Make the most of Reiner Planning Film on Proposition 8 Legal Situation "Our litigants are thrilled being to federal court, back round the steps for achievement and headed with a place where these loving couples...may cost absolutely nothing to marry," mentioned Chad Griffin, the board leader in the American Foundation for Equal Rights. Once the high court accepts the appeal, which most legal experts expect it to accomplish, numerous benefits are possible. Even if the justices sustain the constitutionality of Prop 8, a narrowly attracted decision probably could leave the states liberated to choose the authenticity of marriage equality around the condition-by-condition basis. The 2008 anti-marriage equality measure has labored a tortured course using the electoral and legal process. It absolutely was drafted to overturn a young ruling with the California Top Court, acknowledging that same-sex couples have a very constitutional to marry. STORY: Dustin Lance Black Debuts Prop. 8 Play in NY After its passage, professional-marriage equality rivals of Prop. 8 punished in federal court, alleging the problem measure violated the federal government Constitutional rights of gays and lesbians. U.S. Judge Vaughn Master agreed and, this season, overturned the initiative. When the governor and condition attorney general declined to appeal his ruling, the measure's backers needed within the cause and asked for the Ninth Circuit to strike lower Walker's decision. Before handing lower an option round the trial court's ruling, however, the Ninth Circuit asked for the state's high court to find out when the proposition's supporters had legal standing to safeguard the measure. With this particular question resolved, the appellate court now's absolve to proceed, as well as the consensus among legal experts is always that they're vulnerable to sustain Walker's ruling knocking over Prop. 8. The California Supreme Court's unanimous opinion was put together by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. "The possible lack of ability in the official advocates from the initiative measure to appeal an attempt court judgment invalidating the measure, when the public government bodies who ordinarily would file this type of appeal decline to get this done,In . she written, "would substantially undermine the initiative energy. "It has been simply shameful to find out Governor Jerry Brown, his predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Kamala Harris abdicate their constitutional responsibility to safeguard Proposition 8 in the courtroom,Inch mentioned John Brown, NOM's leader. "Although current day ruling within the California Top Court certifies the advocates of Prop. 8 have the legal right to defend their initiative when the condition government bodies will not fulfill their sworn duty, it's satisfying to know the over 7 million Californians who supported the initiative could have a energetic defense from the decision inside our federal courts." Related Subjects Dustin Lance Black Morgan Freeman Make the most of Reiner David Geffen Politics

Ratings: Modern Family Hits Season Low in Demo

Modern Family ABC's Wednesday lineup came back after making way for the 45th annual CMA Awards last week. All its shows declined from their previous outings, according to Nielsen overnight figures. Modern Family, while reaching its usual night-leading numbers in viewership (12.88 million) and demo rating (5.5), declined to a season low in the industry-standard 18-to-49 crowd. NBC's Harry's Law also hit a season-low in the demo (1.1). And without the CMAs as competition, CBS' lineup rose. Catch up on today's news 8 p.m.CBS: Survivor: South Pacific 11.52 million viewers (3.3 demo rating)ABC: The Middle 9.14 million (2.9); Suburgatory 8.13 million (2.8)Fox: The X Factor 10.89 million (3.6)NBC: Up All Night 4.82 million (1.9); Up All Night {rerun} 3.86 million (1.4)CW: America's Next Top Model {rerun} 1.89 million (0.4) 9 p.m.CBS: Criminal Minds 12.54 million viewers (4.4 demo rating)ABC: Modern Family 12.88 million (5.5); Happy Endings 7.11 million (3.2)Fox: The X Factor 11.47 million (4.0)NBC: Harry's Law 7.15 million (1.1)CW: America's Next Top Model 1.86 million (0.8) 10 p.m.CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.51 million viewers (2.6 demo rating)ABC: Revenge 7.95 million (2.6)NBC: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 7.26 million (1.9)

CAA TV Lit Agent Roy Ashton Joins Gersh As Partner And Mind Of TV Lit Division

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran CAA TV literary agent Roy Ashton is joining the Gersh Agency as Partner and Mind in the Television Literary Department. The recruitment of Ashton, that's been at CAA more than 13 years, is an element from the expansion plan by Gersh, that's been getting into experienced agents in a variety of areas as partners within the this past year, including Bob Hohman, Bayard Maybank and Devra Lieb inside the Film Lit department and Jay Cohen inside the Film Financing and Distribution division. At Gersh, Ashton will probably be designated with leading the current 6-agent TV lit department and grow it. The organization, that's very good in TV round the talent side, makes beefing up its TV lit roster important. Roy is probably the respected agents inside the TV literary area and you'll be an very strong resource for the agency,” Gersh co-presidents Bob Gersh, David Gersh and controlling partner Leslie Siebert mentioned. “His experience and associations could make him a great leader after we expand our presence in the bradenton area. Getting Roy was step one towards accomplishing this goal. It's yet unclear who of Ashton’s clients follows him to Gersh where he'll bring the quantity of partners to 13. CAA can be a terrific agency which i hold the finest respect for everyone I have labored with,” he mentioned. Gersh presented me getting a distinctive and special opportunity to participate building something great. My goal is always to create a competitive TV literary department, Gersh gets the assets and contains made the persistence for get this to a real possibility.

'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Star Kellan Lutz Denied Doughnut Delivery to Fans by Premiere Venue

While activists across the globe sit in and camp out for the Occupy movement, there remains another, possibly more devoted group going unbathed: the Twilight fans.our editor recommends'Twilight's' Kellan Lutz Says 'Breaking Dawn' Director Brought Gay Sensibility to FilmComic-Con 2011: Kellan Lutz, Henry Cavill, Tarsem Singh Stump for 'Immortals'The Twilight Saga: Breaking DawnPart 1: Film Review'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Red Carpet Premiere Live Stream Twilight's 'Breaking Dawn - Part One' Premiere Buildup Hits New Heights Twilight "Tent City" (current population: 1,400) went up in downtown Los Angeles last week in anticipation of Monday's premiere screening and red carpet for the saga's penultimate installment, Breaking Dawn - Part One. Many residents have slept on the ground for four nights just to catch a glimpse of the franchise stars, and on Friday one of them made an early appearance. PHOTOS: New Images of 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' Kellan Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in the series and currently stars as Poseidon in Immortals, stopped by late in the evening with 40 dozen glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts for his devoted fans. He started making his way through the three massive tents, nestled between the Nokia Theater and the Staples Center, passing out the baked goods with staffers from Summit Entertainment, when he was cut short. A rep for Lutz tells The Hollywood Reporter that the 26-year-old was halted by representative from LA Live said he couldn't pass out food, as it was in violation of code. VIDEO: Kellan Lutz Says 'Twilight' Film 'Wasn't a Well-Oiled Machine,' 'Immortals' Was 'Much More Enjoyable' There was apparently no elaboration on why Lutz couldn't pass out the doughnuts, and LA Live parent company AEG did not immediately return THR's request for comment, but Subway sandwiches were handed out in a similar fashion earlier that day to no consequence. So while the remaining doughnuts were packed away, Lutz continued to make his way through the crowd, clocking an hour and a half of face-time to pose for photos and sign autographs. PHOTOS: The Evolution of Film Vampires Tent City has become an unlikely hub for distractions over the past five days, with Summit hosting screenings of previous films, a concert series from soundtrack artists and an appearance from Twilight scribe Stephenie Meyer all feeding into the fan frenzy. Perhaps the glazed confections would have made for just too much excitement. Related Topics Stephenie Meyer Twilight Summit Entertainment Kellan Lutz

'Immortals' tops at Friday B.O.

'Immortals'The B.O. gods have allied with Relativity's "The Immortals," earning it $15 million domestically last night.Because under-25 auds have shown little love at plexes lately, B.O. observers gave conservative estimates in the mid-$20 million range for the pic this weekend. However, its opening night perf suggests "Immortals" should have little trouble breaking $30 million through Sunday.In close competition behind Relativity, Sony's "Jack and Jill" and Paramount's "Puss in Boots" will fight it out for second, earning $9.9 million and $9 million respectively last night. Both are headed for the low- or mid-$20 million range, and while "Jack and Jill" is in the lead now, insiders say "Puss" might claw itself over the Adam Sandler laffer based on pre-weekend projections.Universal holdover "Tower Heist" scored fourth with $4.9 million Stateside on Friday. Down 40%, the star-studded ensemble caper has cumed $35.6 million domestically thus far.Warner Bros. opened "J. Edgar" to $4.3 million last night. The Clint Eastwood helmed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer is anticipating solid business similar to other adult fare from earlier this fall, like "Moneyball" and "The Ides of March." "J. Edgar" is expected to land just north of $10 million this frame.In the specialty scene, Par expanded "Like Crazy" to 70 locations for the weekend while Fox Searchlight's "Martha Marcy May Marlene" widened to 183. "Crazy" repped a one-day per screen average of $2,343 while "Martha's" expansion brought its per screen to $814. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

James Franco's 'Rebel Without a Cause' Art Project Involves Gender-Bending Orgy With Sex Dolls, Toys

Inspired by the raunchy behind-the-scenes tales from James Dean's iconic Rebel Without a Cause, James Franco used some risqué and gender-bending tactics for his most recent art project.our editor recommendsJames Franco Is Tailor Made for Gucci's Made to Measure ServiceJames Dean: Remembering the Icon on the Anniversary of his DeathJames Franco's Art Debut Honoring James Dean Postponed James Franco References Oscar Gig on 'General Hospital' Appearance (VIDEO) PHOTOS: James Dean Remembered In a feature for Flaunt Magazine, Marc-Edouard Leon gives a first hand account from the set of Franco's Rebel project. Filmed in the Chateau's Bungalow 2, the very same place where James Dean, Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood, Dennis Hopper and director Nick Ray engaged in backstage shenanigans, Franco asked his actors to dress in drag as they performed a dramatic reenactment of the controversial stories. "I played James Dean in a biopic, so I also felt connections to the original film. I'd done research and talked to most of the people that had done Rebel Without a Cause that were still alive. I realized that the stories about the making of were fascinating and that there was an equally compelling drama going on behind-the-scenes," Franco explained of his desire to do the project. "Over the years, I felt like there was a lot of stuff to mine in that original movie. I didn't want to dramatize the behind the scenes in a traditional way though." PHOTOS: Backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards Among the booze-fueled highlights of the project are a high-speed nude drive down Sunset Blvd, tons of fake blood, an orgy complete with sex dolls and dildos, and a 5 a.m. swim to wash away the sins. "I get back to Bungalow 2 a few hours later to interview Franco," writes Leon. "He is unnervingly chipper. He laughs about the sex scene he orchestrated. 'Having sex with dolls with plastic dicks is fucking great,' Franco exalts, 'because you get to examine that act without the onus of people just looking at it and saying, 'That's pornography.' You can actually think about it for a second and ask yourself what is happening there when you're doing that for real.' The whole venture is pretty weird. No matter what anyone says, Franco is producing ideas, turning them into art. James Franco is an artist." Read a full account of the evening here, following the mag's Q&A section. Related Topics James Franco

Tom Cruise Knows You're Not Happy He's Starring in 'One Shot'

Not-so-tall Tom Cruise playing the six-foot-five Jack Reacher in 'One Shot' hasn't gone over well with fans of the Lee Child novel. The outcry over the casting is reminiscent of when he got flak for signing on to play a blond, androgynous bloodsucker in 1994's 'Interview With The Vampire.' Cruise tells Empire that he's aware of the brouhaha. " I'm very sensitive to it," he explained. "This is Lee's book and Lee's character. Him giving me his blessing is what made me do it. If he hadn't then I wouldn't have done it." Child says he's "thrilled" about having Cruise embody his ex-military cop. As he told the BBC, "People think we should have had an actor that looks more like Reacher is described in the books. First of all there aren't any such actors, so it's much more a question of which actor has the talent and screen presence to create what Reacher does on the screen, and that really comes down to finding the actor with the most talent." Cruise raved about the character to Empire: "He doesn't have a cell phone, he doesn't have email. He's off the grid. He pays for things in cash. People look at things through the prism of the colors of their life, but Jack Reacher does things the way we want to sometimes. In that sense he's sort of a Dirty Harry, a James Bond, a Josey Wales." As for that 'Vampire' flap, author Anne Rice was so upset about having the star of 'Top Gun' as her centuries-old bloodsucker, she stated that "Cruise is no more my Vampire Lestat than Edward G. Robinson is Rhett Butler." She eventually recanted and took out ads praising his performance in the movie. 'One Shot' is currently filming in Pittsburgh with Christopher McQuarrie ('The Way of the Gun') directing. [Empire via Slashfilm] [Photo: WireImage] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Aloha! Hawaii Five- Brings Shrimp, Success to Local Taylor Clever

Taylor Clever Relative newcomer Taylor Clever has turned into a familiar face on Hawaii Five-, even when that face continues to be superimposed on our bodies of the shrimp. The first kind sumo wrestler and Hawaii native plays Kamekona, a tropical local who sometimes functions being an informant for Five- when he isn't going after their own business endeavors. His latest venture is managing a shrimp truck, that is embellished with graphics of disturbing Kamekona-shrimp hybrid cars. Using their own image continues to be among Kamekona's marketing ploys forever from the series when he printed his face on t-t shirts to market his shave ice business. Hawaii Five- Set Visit: Cast talks Face Ho's hot date, Kono in serious trouble "That is what I believe blew me up within the premiere, getting Alex [O'Loughlin] and Scott [Caan] put on a t-shirt with my face onto it,Inch Clever, 42, told TVGuide.com throughout an The island of oahu set visit in August. "I did not have time for you to consider it. It simply skyrocketed. Unexpectedly, people all over America were calling me and saying, 'Man, which was awesome!'" On the program, Kamekona's has turned into a hangout for Five-. Signs propped up through the truck provide additional local flavor and attitude. "Brah, No Alternatives," reads one, while another reads, "No Shirt. No Footwear. Not A Problem.Inch Cast member Daniel Dae Kim's character Face Ho Kelly lately loved a shrimp truck date with ex-girlfriend Malia (Reiko Aylesworth). "I believe Taylor is really a walking success story for that islands," stated Kim. "Whenever we first began, there is concern one of the local people that people were not employing enough people came from here. He's living proof that furthermore we hire people from Hawaii, we insert them in positions when they are doing well, they are able to succeed. They are able to become a fundamental element of the show, as Taylor is. I am really thrilled that he's area of the cast." Wily's only other significant credit is Kemo, your accommodation worker who befriended Jason Segel's character in Failing to remember Sarah Marshall. The actor stated he "crashed the audition" for Hawaii Five-, and when executive producer Peter M. Lenkov required a liking to him, the recurring role was his. "To inform the truth, comedy is really a new factor for me personally,Inch accepted Clever. "Even even today, I have reached pinch myself to inform myself that this is actually happening." Although landing a job inside a prime-time network show could be many an actor's dream, a component on Hawaii Five- has special importance to local people. One source near to production reported that local people comprise roughly 60 % from the talent on the program. "Since the initial Five-, there's never been anything really that's so island, so Hawaii," stated Clever. "They'd lots of local people and islanders inside it. Which was something we'd pride in. I did not know in the beginning that America was raised onto it. I believed it was just us islanders. Once the new show arrived on the scene I recognized, 'Man, everyone was elevated on Hawaii Five-.' I acquired goosebumps." Sophistication Park, who plays Kono, added, "I am learning that Hawaii Five- means a great deal to the folks of Hawaii. I'd no clue. I truly do enjoy that they are keeping the show as authentic as they possibly can. There is nowhere near to this many violent crimes around the island, however i believe that people realize that.Inch Authenticity stretches beyond just casting. The colorfully colored shrimp truck is really a signature business for Hawaii that provides the seafood cooked in a variety of spices or herbs. Local people and site visitors alike hotly defend a common trucks and debate the very best flavor. Even Kim has considered in: "I've two faves: Macky's is amazing, not to mention the tried and tested is Giovanni's. So based on which argument from the North Shoreline you are on, give among individuals an attempt. I order the butter garlic clove. I love it light around the butter and high around the garlic clove." For Clever, the shrimp truck is really a public realization of some other of his personal goals. "Kamekona is actually near to my real-existence character," he stated. "I have been fantasizing about beginning a company and serving food. I prepare food for that village constantly free of charge, therefore it is been in my thoughts also. My areas are bbq chicken, laulau... lots of authentic food." Hawaii Five-: Is the team lose Kono? Like his character, Clever is not quite happy with his current degree of success and it is hopeful that Kamekona may take on additional responsibilities on the program. "I gotta enter better shape, but I must enter into some stunts later," he revealed. "YI require a badge! They have to cause me to feel area of the team. I'd rather not you need to be the informant. Are you able to just talk me as a great guy?" Hawaii Five- airs on Mondays at 10/9c on CBS. Would you enjoy Kamekona on the program? How good do you consider the show shows Hawaiian culture? Photos thanks to E-PR

'Spider-Guy: Turn off the Dark' Authors Talk Show Update

NY "Spider-Guy: Turn off the Dark"writersRoberto Aguire-Sacasa("Glee," Marvel Comics'"Sensational Spider-Guy") andGlen Bergerhere on Sunday spoken concerning the difficulties of revamping and streamlining the once-troubled show.Within a NY Comic Disadvantage panel that added a feeling of Broadway for the convention among a slew of occasions dedicated to such films since the Avengers (connect with the story from late last evening) and tv shows as"Terra Nova"and"The Walking Dead"(connect with other story from yesterday), Berger appreciated how expects to make use of holograms in theater lanes must be axed.The writer duo also referred to for the audience of fans and -women how a while and financial restrictions saved a beloved story in regards to the origin of Spider-Guy in the Broadway show. And so they appreciated how Berger increased being the p-facto voice in the Eco-friendly Goblin character round the writing team by pointing an account about howBonofirst met CNN founderTed Turner. The $70 million musical, most likely probably the most pricey ever, was directed byJulie Taymor, but reworked after various accidents, not successful stunts and bad reviews.One question within the NY Comic Disadvantage audience, which generally famous the rewrite in the show, was why it doesn't possess a popular burglary story that was also part of the first The brand new the new sony"Spider-Guy"movie."All of us love the crook story - it's the quintessial Spider-Guy origin story," Aguire-Sacasa mentioned. "Once we reconvened to update the show, most of us stood a wish report on stuff we preferred to set up. Most of us preferred to put the burglary in. But there's this kind of limited time period and, in those days, budget it had been basically impossible."Berger also stressed that things that work in the movie or comic doesn't necessarily concentrate on stage.Improving clearness while focusing and making certain audiences stay engaged with the show was the key factor goal in the update, he mentioned.Berger also mentioned that although a clause inside the original contract he got from Marvel pointed out the show required to have condition-of-the-art technology, he mentioned the creative team required to eliminate some technology to target much more about the story.InchWe really were searching within the latest holographic technology," Berger mentioned. "That which you been in mind was these supervillains might be showing up alongside you inside the lanes. We thought which was possible, which is not [yet]." Aguire-Sacasa added that in the multi-big show with much spectacle, finding the humanity of figures and making people be worried about them was really important. "The higher technology there's on stage, greater it's for hooking up while using people round the stage," he mentioned.In one key script change, the love story arc inside the update in the stage show was centered on the bond between Peter Parker also called Spider-Guy and Mary-Jane, who audiences known as the love curiosity about the films.InchEven though there's a [harder] love story [plus a third character] initially, we felt it absolutely was easier to alter the primary focus to Mary-Jane and Peter," Aguire-Sacasa referred to. Which allowed the authors to change a Mary-Jane solo number with a duet with Peter Parker that further elevated the figures and story, he mentioned.Several fans told the authors they loved the extended role in the Eco-friendly Goblin inside the show's update. "Immediately, he'd a comic and violent streak that was reading through through well on stage," Berger mentioned in regards to the character and why he ended up getting an extended presence inside the update."Glen kind of was the p-facto voice in the Eco-friendly Goblin, as they can just funnel this crazy inside a moment's notice," quipped Aguire-Sacasa.Berger then referred to how he channeled the level of smoothness. "Initially, it came from from Bono explaining meeting Ted Turner the first time,In . he told fans. Because the two were travelling inside the fields outdoors of Atlanta, Turner mentioned a lizard inside the grass and suggested it had not been poisonous lizard, but his assistant cured him, Berger appreciated. "Ted had already selected up and mentioned hell, you are right, it's [poisonous]," he mentioned. Inspired with this story, the Eco-friendly Goblin character for him increased being about re-planting that bundle of a person's and personality in to a investigator, he referred to.A couple of fans also asked for in regards to the reduced and refocused role in the Arachne character in our version in the Broadway show.Berger mentioned that original showrunner Taymor added another female voice for the musical making an amalgam of numerous female Marvel figures. The expansion "asked for Marvel once we will make a enjoyable effective composite," he appreciated. "That was the idea. It was not working additionally to it'll have and could have."Aguire-Sacasa mentioned he was confused with the Arachne character thinking about the truth that he will be a Spider-Guy fan. "I believed what's this character," he told fans. "But if you execute a musical version, you must do want something unique and new. It helps it be specific to Spider-Guy on Broadway...to make sure that it isn't just the very first movie on stage." The Hollywood Reporter

ABC Cancels Charlies Angels

Charlie's Angels ABC has formally canceled its Charlie's Angels remake. Production has shut lower, however the show continues to air for the moment, TVGuide.com has learned.Take a look at photos from Charlie's AngelsThe reboot, which stars Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh and Rachael Taylor, continues to be battling because it opened on Sept 22. Angels' third episode, which broadcast on March. 6, was Thursday night's cheapest-ranked show, since it's rankings stepped 20 % -- with 5.9 million audiences along with a 1.2 rating within the grown ups 18-to-49 demo.Charlie's Angels' new angels don't feel pressure to meet the pastWhile there's no decision yet on which will require its place, the classic Halloween Peanuts special, It is the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will fill the Thursday at 8/7c timeslot on March. 27.

Information Diet: Eddie Kaye Thomas

The 'How to Make It in America' star makes time for Franzen and 'Louie'even if he can't keep it classy enough for the BBC. Adweek: What's the first information you consume in the morning? Eddie Kay Thomas: My email, and there usually isn't much there. Just a lot of advertisements and things I don't need.Adweek: What do you read or watch or listen to at the breakfast table? Thomas: It changes a lot. I just started trying to be classy and listening to the BBC in the morning, and that lasted about two weeks. Other than that, I'm a bit of an Internet slut with The Huffington Post and The NY Times.Adweek: What occupies your mind in the car, on the subway, train, or bus? Thomas: I've been working on The NY Times crossword puzzle on the subway. I can make it until about Wednesday. And over the summer, somebody loaded my iPad with about 75 books, so I just finished Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, and now I'm racing through Revolutionary Road. It's uplifting stuff.Adweek: Are you a TV junkie, or on an airtime-restricted diet? Thomas: I've been lucky enough to be too busy for TV because if I'm not, I'll get stuck in front of it.Adweek: If you're a couch potato, what do you watch, and how: TV, laptop, or tablet? Thomas: I raced through Game of Thrones a few weeks ago. The hurricane helped me with that. Lately I've been watching shows on my new computerI haven't watched regular cable except for sports in a while. If I have the TV on, it's either a Mets game or SportsCenter.Adweek: Before bed, do you bite into a novel, graze on Twitter, or fast until morning? Thomas: For the past couple of weeks, I've been watching an episode or two of Louie before I go to sleepI think it's the most amazing thing I've seen on TV in a while. Or I'll try to read. Adweek: Which is more nutritious: print or Web? Thomas: I read a lot of news online, but I like buying a paper because I'll read an article I wouldn't normally read. And more often than not, the articles that you don't expect to care about are the ones that grab you.Adweek: Give us the skinny on your favorite app. Thomas: GarageBand on the iPad is really amazing. It's scary how anyone can make a brilliant song on there. Adweek: What's your biggest digital indulgence? Thomas: I am a Facebook voyeur. I feel bad about it because I never put anything on there, but I find it fun to sit there and watch peoples' lives go by. Or whatever lives they're presenting.Adweek: With such a bloated media universe, how do you cut out the fat? Thomas: When you have an iPad and 75 books on it, it's so easy to go, "I'm bored, I'm just going to read something else." I like to challenge myself and say, "No, stick with it." I think it's my own responsibility not to get sucked into all the distractions. When we hop around, we miss so many beautiful details. Adweek

Tim Roth Joins Broken

He's part of the ensemble dramaActor/director Rufus Norris usually plies his directing trade in the theatre, but he's switching to film for an adaptation of Daniel Clay's novel Broken. And he's gathered a solid cast for the resulting drama, with Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy heading up the ensemble.Clay's book follows what happens when a young North London girl witness a violent attack. Though she's not the victim, the situation leads to her life being thrown into chaos.In addition to Roth and Murphy, the film will feature the likes of Rory Kinnear, Robert Emms, Zana Marjanovic, Bill Milner and newcomer Eloise Laurence in the role of the heroine.Having originally been developed by BBC Films, the movie is now under the auspices of Cuba Pictures, and has been partly funded by the BFI Film Fund.Working from a script by Mark O' Rowe, Norris kicks off shooting later this month in London. Roth will next be seen in financial drama Arbitrage, while Murphy will show up in Retreat, In Time and Red Lights.

The new sony Pictures Passes $1B Domestic This Year

A few days ago, The new sony Pictures entered the $1 billion mark for 2011 in the domestic box office, assisted through the Smurfs, Go By Using It, Bad Teacher, The Eco-friendly Hornet, and Fight: La. The studio should obvious $1.3 billion Using the approaching Anonymous, Jack And Jill , Arthur Christmas, and 11 times of The Lady Using The Dragon Tattoo still to visit.

Andy Rooney Signs Off '60 Minutes' for Last Time: 'This Is a Moment I Have Dreaded'

Andy Rooney told viewers in his final 60 Minutes commentary Sunday night that his retirement was a moment he wasn't looking forward to. "This is a moment I have dreaded," he said. "I wish I could do this forever." PHOTOS: The Faces of Broadcast and Cable News: Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric and More In an essay titled "My Lucky Life," Rooney told viewers about his time writing for the Army newspaper the Stars and Stripes during World War II. He said he decided to pursue a radio and TV career because he thought the "written word" was being ignored. Still, he had to continue writing his own pieces -- and has been earning a living as a writer for 70 years. "When I went on television it was as a writer," he said. "I don't think of myself as a television personality. I'm a writer who reads what he's written." VIDEO: Andy Rooney: 5 Memorable Rants Rooney claimed he probably hasn't ever said anything original as there "aren't too many original thoughts in the world." He also admitted he's probably been wrong at times but feels like he's "been right more than I've been wrong." He added that he also pays attention to the reactions to his essays. "I may have given the impression that I don't care what anyone else thinks, but I do care," he said. "I care a lot. I have always hoped people will like what I've written. Being liked is nice but it's not my intent." STORY: Andy Rooney Ending Regular '60 Minutes' Segment He went on to thank fans for their support. But Rooney, who revealed in60 Minutes that he doesn't like to sign autographs, admitted that he hates being recognized while out and about. He ended his last segment with a plea to viewers: "If you do see me in a restaurant, please, just let me eat my dinner." The 92-year-old TV icon announced Tuesday that he would make his last regular appearance on the CBS newsmagazine this weekend, after more than 1,000 broadcasts. Rooney's "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney" segment has been a fixture on the show since 1978. Sunday night's essay was preceded by a career retrospective interview with correspondent Morley Safer. VIDEO: Andy Rooney: 'I Just Don't Sign Autographs' "There's nobody like Andy and there never will be," Jeff Fager, CBS News chairman and 60 Minutesexecutive producer, said Tuesday. "He'll hate hearing this, but he's an American original. His contributions to 60 Minutes are immeasurable; he's also a great friend." Rooney actually has been at 60 Minutes since Don Hewitt conceived the show in 1968; he wrote and produced segments for Harry Reasoner. While Rooney is not likely to be replaced, his rants have come to be a staple of the program. They have ranged from his expressing concern because he had no idea who Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga or any of the bands are that are dominating the Billboard charts to wondering if Bill Gates and Microsoft were making our lives harder. STORY: '60 Minutes'' Andy Rooney Retires: What Pundits Are Saying Sunday night marked Rooney's 1,097th appearance on 60 Minutes. He will still make occasional appearances on the show. "It's harder for him to do it every week," Fager said. "But he will always have the ability to speak his mind on 60 Minutes when the urge hits him." 60 Minutes airs at 7 p.m. Sundays. Related Topics CBS 60 Minutes Andy Rooney

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"Law and Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitay has donated $100,000 to fund a scholarship at her alma mater, the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. The Mariska Hargitay scholarship for acting students will be earmarked for underserved graduate and undergrad students. Since 1999, Hargitay has portrayed detective Olivia Benson on "Law and Order: SVU," winning an Emmy for the role. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Rachel Bilson As opening nights go, last Monday's kickoff to the fall season was pretty spectacular. Now with the two Charlies laid to rest (and Sheen charred at the celebrity roast), we'll see how Two and a Half Men holds up, along with the rest of CBS' comedy lineup. Add some high-profile dinosaurs to the mix this week, and it should be another fascinating night.First, the new shows, from Fall Preview:My initial Take on Fox's Terra Nova (two-hour premiere at 8/7c): "Bigger isn't always better, but in this case, it may be enough. Terra Nova will win no prizes for its cardboard characters and clunky writing, but hey, it's got CGI dinosaurs! This is the fall's grandest escape and riskiest swing." To elaborate: This lavishly produced family-friendly sci-fi time-travel adventure isn't what you'd call edgy - from Steven Spielberg, it has Jurassic bark, but not much bite - and it lays on the "starting over" schmaltz a bit heavily as we follow a family through a Stargate-like portal into a settlement 85 million years in the prehistoric past on a separate time stream, giving humans a second chance to create a civilization without destroying the planet. (The dystopian prologue makes the world of Blade Runner look like a musical comedy.) If you can make it past the exposition, and the earnest family clichés - a rebellious teenage son, an awkward brainiac daughter - there's plenty of satisfying dino action. And it all looks gorgeous. Precious little on network TV feels like an "event" (not to be confused with The Event) anymore, and if this can't take a bite out of the competition, it may be a while before we see its like again.Want more fall TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Not even worth a nibble is the CW's Hart of Dixie (9/8c), about which I wrote in Fall Preview: "Couldn't blame the South for threatening to secede again after sampling this patronizingly phony, city-fish-out-of-backwater lump of country-friend hokum. Our hearts go out to the appealing actors trapped in this cloying bayou of cutesy quicksand." To elaborate - do I really have to? - this asks us to believe The O.C.'s chirpy but brittle Rachel Bilson as a wannabe heart surgeon named Zoe Hart (get it?) who's transplanted against her will to the twee burg of Bluebell, Ala., where she's bequeathed a kindly country doctor's bucolic practice. This is the South by way of the Warner Bros. backlot, with a pet alligator (named Burt Reynolds) and belles in "cotillion chic" pinafores and umbrellas. The show gets a momentary lift when Zoe meets a local lawyer played by Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights' Jason Street), but doggone it, he's attached to a catty debutante named Lemon (!), whose dad is the town's rival doctor. Watching Hart of Dixie is like mainlining praline. Your mind will rot before your teeth do. Any resemblance to a charming hamlet like Gilmore Girls' Stars Hollow is only in the producers' minds.THE LAUGH TRACK: Coming off last week's blockbuster comeback, CBS' Two and a Half Men (9/8c) has another ace up its sleeve: the wonderful Judy Greer, guesting as the ex of lovelorn Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher). ... More cause for CBS celebration: the surprise Emmy win by Melissa McCarthy as best comedy actress for Mike & Molly (9:31/8:31c), which begins season two with the title couple newly engaged.SIGNING OFF: Following a daylong marathon of the entire first season, Syfy's Alphas wraps (10/9c) with the team caught between Red Flag and the Department of Defense as the war escalates. ... On Showtime, battles are also brewing on Weeds (10/9c) and The Big C (10:30/9:30c) as their seasons end. The centerpiece of Weeds is a sibling smackdown between Nancy and sister Jill (Jennifer Jason Leigh), while on The Big C, Cathy's husband Paul takes on their insurance company, while Cathy runs a marathon in memory of Lee (Hugh Dancy).LATE NIGHT TUNES: Comedy Central's The Colbert Report (11:30/10:30c) expands to an hour for the first time, in honor of special guest Radiohead. ... NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (12:35/11:35c) honors Pink Floyd all week. Tonight's tribute features The Shins in their first TV appearance in four years, playing "Breathe" from The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is a scheduled interview guest. On Tuesday, Roger Waters stops by, and performs "In the Flesh" with the Foo Fighters.So what else is on? ... Can you believe PBS' Sesame Street is 42 years old? The new season starts today (check local listings), and is already creating a stir with the Muppets' inspired parody of Glee, titled (what else) G. ... ABC's All My Children was just a year away from turning 42 when it was unceremoniously canceled last week. In its place, we get a combination cooking/talk show titled The Chew (1 pm/ET), a prospect that many daytime observers are finding hard to swallow. ... In a BET News exclusive, The President Answers Black America (7:30/6:30c; airs on Centric at 8/7c), President Obama addresses the economic crisis and its impact on the African-American community in a one-on-one with journalist Emmett Miller. ... Lightning-rod contestants Chaz Bono and Nancy Grace live to dance another week on ABC's Dancing With the Stars (8/7c), this time challenged with either the Jive or the Quickstep. ... On ABC Family's The Lying Game (8/7c), Sutton finally comes face to face with her (and Emma's) mother. ... After the emotional fireworks on last week's opener of Castle (10:01/9:01c), things lighten up a bit as Castle and Beckett track down a vigilante who's conducting his killing spree in superhero guise. Sounds like a job for ...What are you watching tonight?Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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EMI partners with Shine Group

EMI Music Publishing has established a new joint venture with U.K. production company and News Corp. subsidiary Shine Group. EMI will also now rep music from the firm's shows globally. New partnership creates a music library that will commission and produce content for use in Shine's own TV productions and third-party shows. For instance, this month the NBC series "The Biggest Loser," produced by Shine's U.S. arm Reveille, relaunches with a new theme performed by Train; tune is repped by EMI. Expanded international relationship between EMI and Shine elaborates on long-running deals with Shine's firms Shine TV and Dragonfly. EMI Music Publishing exec vp of media and business development Jonathan Channon said in a statement: "Extending our deal with Shine enables us to increase the revenue potential for their music assets from a wider range of programming genres across the world." In February, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. purchased Shine Group, founded by Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth, for a reported $674 million. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Cheers & Jeers: The 2 Faces of Michael K. Williams

Michael K. Williams Cheers to Michael K. Williams for any double shot of high-quality roles. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now! The charismatically menacing character actor, who blew audiences away as gay thug Omar Little around the Wire, slyly spoofed his badass image being an ex-disadvantage biology professor around the Season 3 premiere of Community (and he'll return for an additional episode the following month). Meanwhile, he's coming back to HBO's Emmy-winning Boardwalk Empire as bootlegger Chalky Whitened. Season 2 introduces us to Chalky's family, and Williams includes a jailhouse scene in next week's episode that rivals Omar's most electrifying moments. Williams wasn't the only real David Simon Cinemax drama alum to show on Community's opener: Treme casualty John Goodman also guested because the intimidating vice dean of Greendale's Ac Repair Annex. Hey, Serta Harmon, what about writing a component for that Wire's Isiah Whitlock, Junior., who displayed his comedy flair in Cedar plank Rapids. To make use of Condition Sen. Clay Davis' favorite word, that may be some funny "sheeee-it." Exactly what do you think about Michael K. Williams - and Community? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

WGA East Unveils Election Results

The WGA East has announced the results of its 2011 elections, notable not so much for the competition (the main incumbents ran unopposed) but for being the first to institute online voting, which the guild said resulted in higher participation and no invalidated ballots. WGAE president Michael Winship ran unopposed and was re-elected; Jeremy Pikser was elected VP and replaces Bob Schneider, who was elected Secretary Treasurer succeeding Gail Lee. Henry Bean, Bonnie Datt, Elliot Kalan, Susan Kim, Bernardo Ruiz, and Courtney Simon were voted in as freelance members to the WGAE Council, while Sue Brown McCann, Phil Pilato, and Duane Tollison were elected to staff seats. The terms run through September 2013.

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IFC buys Lynn Shelton's 'Your Sister's Sister"

'Your Sister's Sister'After a long night of negotiations, IFC Films has acquired North American and Latin American rights to "Humpday" helmer Lynn Shelton's latest "Your Sister's Sister."The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon at the Toronto film festival, where "Sister's" world-preemed Sunday night. The love-triangle comedy stars Mark Duplass as a man mourning the recent death of his brother, Emily Blunt as his platonic best friend, Rosemarie DeWitt as her sister. Sellers Submarine and UTA also closed separate deals for other territories. Studio Canal has acquired UK rights, while Madman has acquired rights for Australia and New Zealand. The aggregate value of the three rights deals is estimated at $1.5 million. IFC is planning a traditional summer release rollout for 2012. "Sister's" is an ADA Films production. The producer is Steven Schardt,with Jennifer Roth and Vallejo Gantner serving as excutive producers. UTA and Submarine Entertainment are handling international sales. The deal was negotiated by senior vice president of acquisitions & productions for Sundance Selects IFC Films Arianna Bocco, with Submarine and UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers. Shelton is represented by UTA and Anonymous Content. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Virtuos buys Sparx

BEIJING -- Shanghai-based vidgame company Virtuos has bought the assets and core team of VFX and animation company Sparx, and expects to reopen their Vietnam studio. The sale allows Virtuos to increase the assistance decided to clients inside the movie industry, it mentioned in the statement. Virtuos provides digital entertainment production services and contains attempted movies since 2008, creating high-quality 3d models for films such as the 2010 "Rango." Sparx might be the 3 dimensional animation and VFX shingle behind movies such as the 2008 feature "Igor," starring John Cusack and Steve Buscemi. Virtuos Boss Gilles Langourieux mentioned getting together Virtuos' art production infrastructure with Sparx understanding of film-quality animation, cinematics and VFX enables the business use a more fully integrated solution. Our roots in HD game production have provided us with the talents to create high-quality assets, including digital doubles, for your movie industry," mentioned Langourieux. The teams in Shanghai and Vietnam have formerly begun cooperating on new projects. After you have into new facilities in November, Sparx Vietnam will probably be extended to its original size more than 100 staff in 2012. Sparx utilizes greater than 100 animation professionals in Saigon and Shanghai, and aims to make use of greater than 200 with the finish of 2012. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Julia Roberts' 'Fireflies in the Garden' Finally Making Its Way to U.S. Theaters

Fireflies in the Garden, a family drama that features Julia Roberts, is finally making its way to U.S. theaters. Written and directed by debut filmmaker Dennis Lee, the film was caught up in the financial struggles of production company Senator Entertainment that began after the Sundance Film Festival in 2009.our editor recommends'Larry Crowne's' Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts Whiff, Draw Mostly Over-50 Audience Julia Roberts Closes Deal to Play Evil Queen in Relativity's 'Snow White' ProjectAirbrushed Julia Roberts' L'Oral U.K. Ad Campaign Banned PHOTOS: Anatomy of a Snow White Smackdown The film's producers, including Marco Weber, Vanessa Coifman, Sukee Chew and Philip Rose,have recently regained the rights and plan to release a brand new cut themselves in theaters inL.A., New York, Chicago and San FranciscoOctober 14. New E1 theatrical marketing and distribution executive Dylan Wiley will serve as a consultant on the release, though the film is not an E1 project. PHOTOS: Most Unforgettable Oscar Speeches Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ioan Gruffud and Hayden Panettiere also star in the film, about a successful Midwestern family ruptured by a tragic accident. It had its world premiere at the Berlin film festival in February 2008 before rolling out around much of the world over the following 18 months. Senator produced Fireflies in association with Kulture Machine. The executive producers are Jere Hausfater and Milton Liu. "I am so pleased our film will finally get a theatrical release in the U.S.," said Lee, who won a student Academy Award for his short film Jesus Henry Christin 2003. "Anyone familiar with our story knows the road to this moment has been paved with challenges. It's not lost on me how much care and determination it took to bring Fireflies to light." Related Topics Julia Roberts Ryan Reynolds Willem Dafoe Hayden Panettiere

Detention

Hamilton High isn't any spot for an instructor who cares. Teacher Mike Decker doesn't care any longer. He's giving up. Mike marks his last day within the battleground of public education through getting saddled using the detention class after hrs, playing warden to some pack of edgy students, the worst troublemakers in class. But Hamilton High is going to become an exciting too real battleground whenever a well-organized number of murders equipped with automatic weapons and explosives attack the allegedly deserted school after hrs to make use of it as being a practical base for thoroughly planned armored vehicle robbery. Brought through the brilliant and sadistic Chester Lamb, the intruders are surprised to uncover Mike and also the kids in the detention room continue to be within the school. The search is on because the murders tough stalk the teacher and students with the school's halls and classes, while Lamb tracks them about the surveillance cameras, turning the college's home security system against his prey. Mike and also the kids band together and have the ability to combat the armed thugs and foil Lamb's perfectly planned crime. On the way, they uncover a sinister conspiracy that will reach towards the police department as well as the greatest degree of government. But Mike Decker continues to have a couple of methods to train the children, and that he's got a bit of thingfs to grow from them. Tonight at Hamilton High, the lesson is survival.

The Happy Housewife

Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband's job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word 'emancipation' simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canaps for nappies. The result is a brave but hilarious story about a woman who fights to get her past - and her present - firmly back on track.

Oscar Winner 'The King's Speech' Making Stage Turn

Director Adrian Noble has confirmed a rumor kicking around stage circles for weeks: that he is turning the Best Picture Oscar-winning The King's Speech into a stage play. This is not going to be a difficult transition. As Seidler told Deadline right after last year's Toronto International Film Festival, he turned his long-gestating script into a play as an exercise to help him finish and get it noticed. A reading was held, and that is where director Tom Hooper's parents heard it, then told Hooper they'd found his next project. It took Hooper some time to get around to reading it because he was working on the HBO miniseries John Adams. But they were right.

Agnes Nixon Sets On-Air Return to All My Children

Agnes Nixon All My Children creator Agnes Nixon will reprise her role as Agnes Eckhart on the show, ABC announced Monday. Nixon is just the latest in a long line of past cast members dropping by the show once more before it leaves ABC in September. Returning alumni include: Carol Burnett, Eva LaRue, Cady McClain, Thorsten Kaye, Josh Duhamel (who could be seen on the show last week), Jennifer Bassey, Kate Collins and Melissa Claire Egan (all three of whom appeared in July). Carol Burnett returning to All My Children Nixon created the role of Eckhart in 2005 in celebration of the show's 35th anniversary. Eckhart is a board member of the Pine Valley Hospital - where she'll be admitted, as the story goes this time. Are All My Children and One Life to Live moving to cable? Nixon's first episode will air Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 1/12c on ABC.

Unite for Strength forwards 34 for SAG seats

ShalhoubCollinsHowardUnite for Strength, that has centered politics in the Screen Stars Guild within the last 3 years, has revealed its slate of 34 candidates for Hollywood seats, including first-time challengers Tony Shalhoub, Stephen Collins, Kate Flannery, Lisa Vidal and Iqbal Theba.The faction's slate, introduced Thursday, comprises more than 1 / 2 of the 57 candidates for Hollywood seats, and underlines the waning influence from the self-styled progressive wing -- which is not managing a slate and it has made the decision to abandon the Membership First label temporarily.The Unite for Strength slate includes incumbent national board people Adam Arkin, L. Scott Caldwell and Ned Vaughn, the general public voice of UFS and it is First Vice president.Ballots is going to be mailed to SAG people August. 23 and tabulated Sept. 22 in regards to a third from the seats about the 71-member board are up for election within the contest. Hollywood seats comprise about 60% from the board with another 25% from New You are able to.Notable opposition candidates in the progressive side -- that has advised a far more assertive stance in the negotiating table and voiced skepticism in regards to a merger with AFTRA -- includes incumbents Scott Bakula, David Jolliffe and William Mapother and former national board people Renee Aubrey, George Coe, Valerie Harper and Esai Morales.Current SAG leader Ken Howard heads the UFS slate and introduced in June he was running for re-election together with secretary-treasurer Amy Aquino they are also running for board seats. Howard will face a trio of indie candidates for leader in David Hillberg, Asmar Muhammad and Sharon Rubin while Aquino's running unopposed for secretary-treasurer.Unite for Strength has had over leadership of SAG by worrying moderation and pragmatism and pledging to push for any merger using the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, with official committees focusing on hammering out a merger plan by The month of january."2 yrs ago, I guaranteed people I'd fit everything in possible to create SAG and AFTRA together, so entertainers would no more face the intense issues that originate from being divided in 2 unions," Howard stated inside a statement Thursday. "People have managed to get obvious they require action as quickly as possible, and I am devoted to delivering a proper merger plan by The month of january. By having an outstanding team such as this leading SAG, Yes, it may happen.Inch Shalhoub stated he made the decision to operate due to a visit he earned to Madison, Wis., in March to aid public worker union people. "I was raised inside a union town, so that as an actress I have always known there is a union behind me," Shalhoub stated. "Things I learned from my visit to Wisconsin in March was that people must never take our union protections as a given and that we mustn't be divided. Madison's courage inspired me to step-up, become involved, and fight for oneness."The SAG election will probably be seen as an referendum about the merger plan with AFTRA. An associate election could occur through the spring through the 120,000 people of SAG and also the 70,000 people of AFTRA -- with 45,000 people owned by both and approval needing a 60% super-majority from individuals voting both in unions. SAG people rebuffed similar efforts in 1998 and 2003 among concerns that the merger would cause SAG to get rid of its character being an stars union which a combo could adversely impact the and pension plans.In last fall's election, Membership First was adamant that the merged union be for stars only without tv stations and performers -- after which did not win just one national board chair. Harper and Morales won a couple of 23 alternate seats while Unite for Strength required all of the relaxation.The Unite for Strength board candiates are: Michelle Allsopp, Aquino, Arkin, Bob Bergen, Caldwell, William Charlton, Parvesh Cheena, Assaf Cohen, Stephen Collins, Mimi Cozzens, Ellen Crawford, Bertila Damas, Patrick Fabian, Flannery, Arye Gross, Ken Howard, Jon Huertas, Christine Lakin, Donal Logue, Allen Lulu, John Carroll Lynch, D.W. Moffett, Michael O'Neill, Conrad Palmisano, Tara Radcliffe, Sarayu Rao, Woodsy Schultz, Shalhoub, Mandy Steckelberg, Theba, Stacey Travis, Ned Vaughn, Vidal and Vivicca Whitsett.Other Hollywood candidates include Scott Pierce, Aubry, Robert Elliott, Jane Daly, George T. Forest, Stephen Mendel, Peter Antico, DeWayne Williams, John Solari, John Tremaine, David Dorfman, Ron Ostrow, Tony Santoro, David Hillberg, John Carroll Lynch, James Paradise and Nicholas Stankevich.No new candidates emerged within the official New You are able to candidates list from individuals formerly introduced. Mike Robards introduced a week ago he was running for that presidency from the SAG New You are able to division, challenging incumbent Mike Hodge, and leading a brand new faction named One Strong Union inside a challenge towards the ruling U . s . Screen Stars Countrywide. 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Five Ways MTV Could Experience again Its Youth at 30

MTV On August. 1, 1981, by using the Buggles as well as their song "Video Wiped out radio stations Star," MTV released into orbit. This means that MTV is turning 30. That's nearly an era over the age of individuals in the 12-to-18 target demographic. Bust out the veneers and Is dependent! To be serious though, MTV is way different now. Really, using the boost of Jersey Shoreline and also the 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mother shows, it is a different animal from the time the funnel was 27. When individuals discuss its altering face, the "Play videos again!" critique isn't not even close to the discourse yet, it's difficult to determine how straightforward music-video programming would fit in a YouTubed world. Plus, MTV already has a lot of offshoot stations like MTV Jams to complete that. Nevertheless, it might be nice for MTV to experience again what it used to well like a general pop-culture authority. Take a look at five suggestions of styles the network could revisit to pay for wear and tear spots: 1. Result In The Real Life about those who have more happening compared to Real Life - Remember if this show was populated by motivated youthful individuals who desired to really make a difference on the planet? Remember if this show was a way to their set goals, no finish? Remember once the Season 1 cast colored Jerry Brown's telephone number on the wall? Otherwise, then that's much more of the reason behind the show revisit its initial casting M.O. We can look to any funnel watching youthful people get drunk and discuss themselves and one another. Catch on present day news 2. Promote thoughtful interaction - Hello! It's 2011! Rather than scrolling tweets an internet-based chats, why don't you restore the kind of Handheld Remote Control, which pressed pop-culture consumption well in to the arena of the active and from the passive? 3. Resurrect the sensibility of mocking adoration -Returning the initial recappers Beavis and Butt-Mind is really a start, but to actually marinate within this subtle sensibility, a Julie Brown revival is needed. Her Just Say Julie was the first one to feature on-screen video commentary, showing us that pop music wasn't only fun but funny. And a minimum of among her targets got the joke: Brown openly reviled Sheena Easton a lot that Easton eventually became a member of her on the program. So yeah, much more of that please! Beavis and Butt-Mind has returned! What's old? What's new? 4. Curate! - Maybe people don't wish to watch a block of random videos, but shows like Years old! MTV Raps, 2 hours and Headbangers Ball could once more supply the service before: Giving audiences a survey of what's new in a variety of genres, thanks to experts for example Erectile dysfunction Lover, Dr. Dré and Matt Pinfield. Yes, people pay attention to music inside a more splintered way now and genre line is looser than ever before, but that is precisely why offerring some feeling of individuals limitations is vital. Julie Brown finds new "vague celebs" to poke fun at 5. Put people inside a room, make sure they are dance and film it. - Dance music is much more popular now than it's been because the times of disco. Why, then, can there be this is not on TV an inexpensive American Bandstand rip-off that turns a lot of cameras on people taking pleasure in the seem of now? In the end, there is no shortage of youthful people who wish to be on camera. Returning Club MTV/The Grind would be also a pleasant antidote to any or all the official dance competitions that ton the airwaves at this time. It's the perfect time for that freestyle programs! Clearly, with regard points such as the early seasons from the Real Life, Handheld Remote Control, Just Say Julie, Years old! MTV Raps and Club MTV, my prescription for MTV reliving its youth is perfect for MTV being what it really is at the late 1980s/early 1990's - after i would be a child. (I am confident that I were older, I'd be saying restore Martha Quinn.) So, this is an opportunity that i can revisit my youth. And, in the end, exactly what does youth-oriented TV fare better than provide vicarious living?

Terra Nova Will get Giant Screen Premiere

Spielberg's dinosaurs stomp in to the O2Fox's new sci-fi series Terra Nova, a an entire world of dino-driven, Spielberg-created fun, is rampaging for the O2 at the moment. It'll get its United kingdom curtain-raiser about the giant screen at Empire Presents.... Giant Screen. Did we mention the dinosaurs? We did? Good, 'cos you will find dinosaurs. Ideal for Lost fans, Terra Nova involves a high secret time-travel experiment that transmits the Shannon family (Shelley Conn and Jason O'Mara) back 85 million years from the dystopian 2149 to prehistoric occasions. The program would be to save the planet from an environment apocalypse, but we are convinced that Stephen Lang and a lot of triceratops aren't will make things simple for them. Discover for yourself at Giant Screen. Here's all of the premiere info:. Terra Nova United kingdom Premiere - Friday, 6. 15pm in Superscreen. We're thrilled to announce the very first screening of pilot episode from the Steven Spielberg created TV series. Starring Stephen Lang and Jason O'Mara, humans go back to prehistoric occasions from the dystopian future, the goal being to begin again. Although, the neighborhood dinosaur population may have other ideas. Take a look in the trailer after which mind straight to the Giant Screen website for ticket info and all sorts of the particulars.

Paris Asleep

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Dota-Ultimate chaos 2 (final trailer)

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Puss In Boots Movie Trailer Official (HD)

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bit.ly ! Puss In Boots hits theaters on November 4th, 2011. Cast:
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Amy Sedaris "Puss in Boots" - one of the most beloved characters of
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