'The Avengers 3D': Your Superheroes Will Now Be Served in Three Dimensions

Most obvious news of the day (or, really, only news of the day), goes to Disney, who've officially changed the title of next summer's 'The Avengers' to 'The Avengers 3D.' Yes, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Captain America and Loki will all be post-converted into three glorious dimensions when the superhero blockbuster hits theaters on May 4, 2012. 'The Avengers' stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson. Also, Stellan Skarsgard, who was not happy about his role. [via Deadline] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Cinemax Axes 3 Series While Refreshing Enlightened

First Launched: December 20, 2011 2:47 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Making it in the united states stars Lake Bell, Bryan Greenberg, Victor Rasuk, Scott Kid Cudi Mescudi and Eddie Kaye Thomas smile for photography fanatics within the Cinema Society and Cinemax screening of Making it in the united states at Landmarks Sunshine Cinema in NY City on February 9, 2010NY, N.Y. -- Cinemax is refreshing its Golden Globes-nominated newcomer series Enlightened, but is axing three other series. Hung and Bored to Dying will not return for just about any fourth season, nor will Making it in the united states return for just about any third cycle, the network mentioned Tuesday. Enlightened, which ended its first season captured, the other day acquired a Golden Globe nomination for top Comedy or Musical Series, additionally to some nomination due to its star, Laura Dern. Around the program, Dern plays an unsound career lady who want to be described as a social activist. Cinemax will premiere six new series in 2012. They include Luck, an untitled drama series created by Aaron Sorkin, Veep, 'Girls, 'Lifes Short and Angry Boys, which debuts on New Years Day. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ozymandias plans film slate

London-based Ozymandias Prods. is setting up a slate of films after financing its first feature, indie drama-comedy "Decoding Annie Parker." The financing-production company has completed shooting in Los Angeles on "Decoding," on which it is the lead financial backer. Ozymandias is managed by brothers Manhad Narula and Herman Narula, who also exec produce "Decoding."The film stars Samantha Morton, Helen Hunt, Aaron Paul, Alice Eve, Rashida Jones, Corey Stoll, Maggie Grace, Marley Shelton and Ben McKenzie and is directed by Steven Bernstein. Script by Steven Bernstein, Michael Moss and Adam Bernstein is based on a true story. "Decoding" follows an irrepressible woman determined to uncover the mystery behind her disease, while battling it against all odds. "This is a prototypical film for us, with a strong cast and an important story," Herman Narula said.Producers are Clark Peterson ("Rampart"), Keith Kjarval, Mary Vernieu, Stuart Ross and Ron Senkowski. Debt financing is provided by Vancouver-based Media House Capital and the production has also been allocated a State of California production tax credit. Gaurav Sakhrani, an associate of Ozymandias, serves as co-exec producer on "Decoding." U.S. rights are being represented by UTA. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

The Duggars Distributed Photos of Their Miscarried Baby at Memorial

The Duggars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar distributed photographs of their unborn child's fetus at a memorial service held for the child on Thursday, according to TMZ. Michelle Duggar suffers miscarriageThe memorial was held at a church in Arkansas, and the photos contained messages such as, "There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world."Jubilee Shalom Duggar would have been the 19 Kids and Counting stars' 20th child. Michelle, who was due in April, suffered a miscarriage last week.Duggars expecting 20th childWe'll warn you these photos may be disturbing, but if you're still curious, go to TMZ.

'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Trailer: The Rock, Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis Save the earth

.publish-content img You almost certainly didn't think lots of 'G.I. Joe: The Increase of Cobra' despite its $300 million worldwide gross. Ultimately, the film -- from noted hack director Stephen Sommers -- was savaged by experts, and audiences didn't come off as too pleased either -- no less than knowing by 'G.I. Joe's' heinous IMDb user rating. Fortunately, 'The Rise of Cobra' showed up in this area at any time when ticket customers were trading money like the 1% launched 'The Rise of Cobra' now, and it may be lucky striking $200 million worldwide -- during 3d. So! How did Vital change 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' to be able to steer clear of the follow-up from needing to pay for your sins in the original? By casting Dwayne "The Rock" Manley, Bruce Willis and Tyra from 'Friday Evening Lights,' clearly! Directed with the progressively interesting Jon M. Chu, 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' plays as being a sweatier version of 'Mission: Impossible.' The 'Joe' team is wrongfully billed with as being a menace to national security and many types of are destroyed -- apart from Roadblock (Manley), Duke (Channing Tatum) and Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki TYRA!). Together they team with original G.I. Joe, Joe Colton (Bruce Willis), to avoid Cobra from overpowering the White-colored House. "The earth ain't saving itself," states Roadblock before a techno version of 'Seven Nation Army' gets control round the soundtrack. Hey, why not? 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' hits theaters on June 29, 2012. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

The Roots Must Now Obvious Late Evening Music with NBC

Ahmir Khalib Thompson also known as "Questlove" Following an accidents with GOP presidential candidate Michelle Bachman recently, Jimmy Fallon's house band The Roots will need to obvious their Late Evening song options with NBC, based on the Connected Press. NBC received fire in November once the Roots performed the 1985 Fishbone song "Lyin' A-- B---" as Bachmann stepped onto stage. The network later apologized for that incident and stated this guitar rock band have been punished. NBC apologizes to Bachmann Wanted for Fallon intro music NBC has become using the extra key to make certain it does not happen again. Roots front guy ?uestlove stated he knows your decision which the network will not stand in the manner humor. "It had been type of wrong that i can throw (NBC) underneath the bus without letting them know what it really was, and so i understand from the business perspective," he told the AP."Will still be a comedy show, so that they promise to not board my toes or that kind of factor, however they certainly need to know the title from the song, the topic few the song, [and] will it be seen as insult?"Would you accept NBC?

Ratings Pit Of Debt: Community & Prime Suspect Rise, Parks & Entertainment Slips

Against lighter competition, The X Factor‘s Top 7 results show last evening (3.1/9) being having its last Thursday episode on friday or even more 19% from the other day’s results edition, which broadcast on Wednesday. Bones (2.8/7) was up a tenth from on friday. Fox (3./8, 9.5 million) won the evening in grownups 18-49 and total audiences. NBC was really the only other broadcast network to air its regular selection in originals last evening. For just about any second consecutive time since NBC introduced it absolutely was benching Community for midseason, the off-beat comedy (1.7/5) elevated a tenth, matching its best demo delivery by 50 percent several days. But after rising by two tenths within the last original airing on friday, Parks And Entertainment (1.8/5) dropped as much last evening. Work (2.9/8) and Whitney (1.9/5) were both flat utilizing their latest originals and tied as season/series low. With no original series competition at 10 PM, canceled Prime Suspect (1.3/4) was up two tenths (13%) from on friday. Wonderful originals, NBC (1.8/5, 4.4 million) still finished behind CBS (1.9/5, 8.4 million), which broadcast all reruns. ABC went holiday special deals Santa Claus Is Going to Town (2.2/6) and CMA Country Christmas (2.1/5). The CW broadcast repeats.

'John Carter' Trailer: Taylor Kitsch Brings 'Something New' To Mars

This Year's week, a totally new poster and several new images first demonstrated within the approaching Disney fantasy film, "John Carter." The main photo in the bunch displayed the legendary white-colored ape, symbolic inside the original books by Edgar Grain Burroughs. Inside the new trailer, which first demonstrated online on IGN today, we view Taylor Kitsch as John Carter take this monstrous animal lower in one blow, ready to have an orchestral cover of Introduced Zeppelin's "Kashmir." A clip differs substantially within the teaser, which was received by fans getting a mostly lukewarm response. It focuses its action situated around the struggles of Mars, or Barsoom as it is termed in the world in the movie as well as the books. This results in the area that was covered mostly inside the first trailer, namely John Carter's origin just like a Civil War soldier. Many of the particular narrative elements came from from that part of the story, instead of focusing on Carter after he energizes on Mars with an unknown reason. Once round the red-colored-colored planet, Carter is thrown in to a struggle for your fate of Mars. A clip supplies a better glimpse in a couple of from the supporting stars, who include Lynn Collins, Mark Strong, Dominic West, Willem Dafoe and Bryan Cranston. "John Carter" marks the large screen debut due to its Academy Award-winning director, Andrew Stanton. Stanton was formerly recognized for his concentrate on several Pixar films, including "Finding Nemo" and "WALL-E." Whoever else consider a clip for "John Carter"? Inform us inside the comments below and also on Twitter!

Berlusconis Mediaset Co-Bids For Endemol

Just days after Silvio Berlusconi left Italian politics, he’s already around the quest for Large Media. Berlusconi’s Mediaset and Italian equity finance firm Clessidra have became a member of some pot bid for Nederlander reality TV giant Endemol. “We have presented our offer with Clessidra,” Mediaset vice chairman (as well as the former pm’s boy) Pier confirmed Thursday, according to reviews from Milan. No terms were revealed. But captured Mediaset’s CFO mentioned the business would invest more earnings in Endemol if there has been a “clear strategy” for that organization. When queried in regards to the Mediaset/Clessidra bid, Endemol representative Charlie Gardner told Deadline, “Our focus is about the restructuring within our debt. People discussions are evolving well which we’re confident of the positive outcome soon.” Mediaset presently has around another of Endemol, whose other entrepreneurs are Goldman Sachs’ Capital Partners and John p Mol’s investment vehicle Cyrte. Time Warner recently developed a $1.4 billion unwanted offer for Endemol the target positioned on hold since it proceeds getting a debt restructuring.

The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep stars as former British pm Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady.'A Weinstein Co. (in U.S.)/twentieth century Fox (in U.K.) discharge of a Pathe, Film4, U.K. Film Council presentation using the participation of Canal Plus and Cine Plus, in colaboration with Goldcrest Film Push., of the DJ Films production. (Worldwide sales: Pathe, London.) Created by Damian Johnson. Executive producers, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Tessa Ross, Adam Kulick. Co-producers, Anita Overland, Colleen Woodcock. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Script, Abi Morgan.Margaret Thatcher - Meryl Streep Denis Thatcher - Jim Broadbent Youthful Margaret Thatcher - Alexandra Roach Youthful Denis Thatcher - Harry Lloyd Carol Thatcher - Olivia Colman Alfred Roberts - Iain Glen Muriel Roberts - Victoria Bewick Airey Neave - Nicholas Farrell Edward Heath - John Periods Geoffrey Howe - Anthony Mind Shadow Minister - David Westhead Francis Pym - Julian Wadham Michael Heseltine - Richard E. Grant John Nott - Angus Wright Gordon Reece - Roger Allam Michael Feet - Michael Pennington June - Susan Brown Susie - Phoebe Waller-BridgeAbout midway through "The Iron Lady," with what will certainly function as the scene most frequently excerpted as one example of its star's indisputable thesping chops, Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher provides a peevish rant about how exactly she's been interested in ideas compared to feelings. Exactly the same can't be stated of the fuzzy-headed biopic, which glosses within the former British prime minister's politics in support of a glib, breakneck whirl round her career and marriage. The Weinstein Co. Stateside release is not likely to win B.O. and acclaim on the amount of "The King's Speech," but Streep's technically impeccable if slightly too comical perf should command attention. While Blighty would seem to be "The Iron Lady's" most potentially remunerative territory, person to person could hurt it there left-leaning auds particularly will chafe at how much of an easy ride the film gives its protagonist, still deeply reviled by many people Britons. Pic may do proportionally better offshore (aside from Argentina, for apparent reasons), where Thatcher is appreciated mostly on her standing because the Western world's first femme mind of condition, her mother-knows-best charisma and her legendary, matronly hair do, although not anything else. Having a classic look-back-in-befuddlement structure, the script by Abi Morgan ("Shame") opens in our by having an aged, semi-senile Margaret Thatcher (Streep) getting imaginary conversations together with her late husband, Denis (Jim Broadbent, underscoring the pic's resemblance to "Iris," by which younger crowd performed the husband of the lady struggling with dementia). In the behest of her daughter, Carol (Olivia Colman, amusing and touching by turns), Margaret prepares to dispose finally of Denis' old clothes, still hanging within the closet eight years after his dying. As she achieves this, she takes note of how she rose from humble roots like a Grantham grocer's daughter (performed in flashbacks by newcomer Alexandra Roach, a defunct ringer for Streep's Thatcher) being pm for 11 consecutive years, from 1979-90. Whereas recent fact-based films about British politicians for example "The Full" and "The King's Speech" have focused mainly on key historic moments within their subject's lives, director Phyllida Lloyd ("Mamma Mia!") here applies to a classic-fashioned breadth-over-depth approach that will almost appear audaciously retro whether it were not so cumbersome as well as on-the-nose within the execution. Awkwardly expository flashbacks illustrate Margaret determining, in chronological order, to face for Parliament, challenge Edward Heath (John Periods) for leadership from the Conservative party, send troops to protect the Falkland Islands, and finally resign when confronted with waning recognition. Morgan's dialogue makes a myriad of abnormal contortions to permit Thatcher to call her cabinet people by their first names, so auds can function out that "Geoffrey" is intended to be onetime chancellor, then foreign secretary Geoffrey Howe (Anthony Mind) and "Michael" is defense secretary Michael Heseltine (Richard E. Grant) -- each of whom register as nothing more than one-dimensional cameos with good hairpieces and latex prosthetics thanks to hair and makeup designer Marese Langan. The relaxation is montage, using heavily layered archival footage to pay for Thatcher's remaining career highlights, like the miners' strike of 1983, the mid-1980s financial-sector boom and also the poll tax riots of 1990. Possibly since the script tries to cover this type of lots of of latest history, an antic feeling of giddiness gets control, also it begins being apparent that Lloyd and, for an extent, Streep are mainly playing it for laughs, or otherwise turning Thatcher's story into those of another plucky British femme underdog who defies things as they are. Much consists of how Thatcher broke with the glass roofs of gender and sophistication on the personal level rather less is stated about how exactly her guidelines disadvantaged poor people. Pic does underscore how Thatcher preferred the organization of males coupled with scant sympathy for other women, even her very own daughter: Her moments with Carol repetition the film's most persuasive emotional moments. Having a strong assist from personal hair and makeup designer J. Roy Helland, whose aging jobs are subtle yet significant throughout, Streep turns inside a compelling perf that nearly merits its advance hype. Especially immaculate is her rendering of Thatcher's voice, which developed through the years from the high-pitched screech (seen here criticized in the home of Commons) up to the more commanding, whisky-roughened contralto of her later days. However the film's mealymouthed stance toward its subject's politics undercuts Streep's efforts: There's neither room on her to become a tragic heroine nor latitude to create her a completely comical figure, which may alienate the film's natural professional-Thatcher constituency. Other tech credits are largely serviceable, although editing is frequently uneven and sometimes spatially incoherent utilization of cantered angles is much more annoying than stylish.Camera (Luxurious color, Panavision widescreen), Elliot Davis editor, Justine Wright music, Thomas Newman music supervisor, Ian Neil production designer, Simon Elliott supervisory art director, Bill Crutcher art director, Nick Dent set decorator, Annie Gilhooly costume designer, Consolata Boyle seem (DTS/SDDS/Dolby Digital), Danny Hambrook supervisory seem editor, Nigel Stone re-recording mixers, Tim Cavagin, Craig Irving, Nigel Stone effects supervisor, Neal Champion visual effects supervisor, Angela Barson visual effects, BlueBolt VFX stunt coordinator, Julian Spencer, Tony Lucken assistant director, Guy Heeley second unit camera, Martin Kenzie, Hamish Doyne-Ditmas casting, Nina Gold. Examined at Odeon Covent Garden, London, November. 23, 2011. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 105 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

RATINGS RAT RACE: Dancing Finale Down Along With Almost Everything Else Last Nite

Dancing With The Stars‘ fall cycle had been tracking lower than last year’s for its entire run, hitting a couple of series lows along the way. So it’s not surprising that the series’ two-hour finale last night (4.1/11, 19.5 million) was down from last fall too, by 23% in 18-49. It was the lowest-rated fall Dancing finale ever, though as usual it posted a season high in 18-49 and total viewers. Dancing faced a somewhat atypical competition, with its opening hour airing against the second hour of Fox’s X Factor. But earlier this month ABC’s CMAs went head-to-head with X Factor on Wednesday and didn’t miss a beat. Dancing fans seem to have tuned to ABC early as the network’s 8-9 PM comedies both got ratings bumps. Last Man Standing (2.7/8) was up 4%, while Man Up! (1.9/5), which won’t produce more episodes beyond the original 13-episode order, was up 12%. ABC (3.5/9, 15.7 million) won the night in 18-49 and total viewers. All other series suffered declines as the Thanksgiving holiday nears. Fox’s X Factor performance show (3.2/9) was down 18% from last week’s Wednesday airing. The network once again favored Simon Cowell’s reality series over its regular Tuesday lineup featuring Glee and New Girl. After a 3-week run to open the season, Fox benched its Tuesday series for 2 weeks of baseball and 2 weeks of X Factor. After another 3-week run, last night again the network pre-empted its Tuesday comedies for X Factor, presumably not to have the live results show on Thanksgiving night. That puts more pressure on rookie New Girl, which suffered a double-digit ratings drop after the first long hiatus. CBS’ dramas all slipped to season lows. NCIS (3.5/10) was down 13%, NCIS: LA (3.08) down 12% and Unforgettable (2.2/6) down 8%. NBC’s The Biggest Loser (2.0/5) was down 5%, Parenthood (1.9/5) down 5%.

'X Factor's' Brit producer restructures

"The X Factor" producer Talkback Thames is headed for extinction incorporated inside a re-organization within the British production arm of FremantleMedia. Beginning Jan. 1 Talkback Thames, produced eight years in the merger of the two constituent parts, will appear reduced. Rather an umbrella company will bow, FremantleMedia U.K., controlling four new production labels: Thames, Talkback, Retort and not-ending. Run by Talkback Thames' incumbent Boss Sara Geater the expansion organizations ought to be handled usually by existing staff. Each could have a controlling director, mind of production and mind of development. A speaker mentioned no job deficits might be involved as well as the move wasn't driven by financial efficiencies. Geater mentioned the aim wound up being to provide talent greater creative freedom and autonomy and win more new biz from tv producers. She mentioned beneath the new model senior management might be incentivized, based on their individual profits. Thames will focus on entertainment and be introduced with the present mind of entertainment Richard Holloway. It'll be responsible for "The X Factor," among other fare. Talkback is to pay attention to comedy entertainment while Retort will handle scripted comedy. Never-ending is to pay attention to nonfiction: factual entertainment, features and specialist fare. "This new label structure allows us to showcase the astounding talent within our business by enabling us being a lot more creative and innovative, to greater respond to our customers' needs," Geater mentioned. "We're dedicated to developing inspiring entertainment for tv producers and audiences but this structure of labels with large ambitions will make certain we better serve our clients with bespoke propositions that provides them the hits for future years.In . FremantleMedia is possessed by pan-European giant, RTL Group. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

'My Week With Marilyn' Katy Perry Mash-Up: The One That Got Away? (VIDEO)

.post-content img {display:none;} Because it's Friday, here's the Katy Perry/'My Week With Marilyn' mash-up you ordered. After Perry premiered the extended version of her video for "The One That Got Away" with advanced screenings of 'My Week With Marilyn' last week, The Weinstein Company has unveiled a new video that combines clips from 'Marilyn' with Perry's latest single off the seemingly bottomless album, 'Teenage Dream.' The result? Well, as a Katy Perry devotee, it's not as good as the actual version of "The One That Got Away" -- nor its video with Diego Luna and Katy Perry in old-lady make-up -- but it does feature Dominic Cooper and Derek Jacobi. So, draw? Watch above. 'My Week With Marilyn' is out in theaters on Nov. 23. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

CBS, Chello Zone's rankings up 44% in U.K.

LONDON -- The U.K. digital channels run collectively by CBS Galleries Worldwide and Chello Zone are declaring record rankings. The six web portfolio, including CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality and Horror, has accomplished year-on-year development of 44%, based on the venture's analysis of rankings provided through the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB). The channels bowed in November 2009 and claim a monthly achieve of 8.two million grown ups across U.K. platforms BSkyB, Virgin and Freesat. Re-runs of these fare as "Dallas" and "Star Trek: Generation XInch are assisting to driving viewing levels. CBS Action is the greatest carrying out from the channels getting accomplished 62% year-on-year growth, stated the organization. A lot more than 63,000 grown ups are watching "Star Trek: Generation XInch each month. Among new purchases for 2012 is "The Company,Inch a CIA saga featuring Love Bridges. CBS Reality has elevated its adult audience by 58%, year-on-year, because of fare like "Bondi Save" and "Judge Judy." CBS Drama is continuing to grow by 31% year-on-year, and December might find the beginning of reruns of "CSI: Crime Scene Analysis," starting with season one. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Watch Jennifer Aniston Overshadow Snow White-colored in First Mirror, Mirror Trailer

Did you are convinced that the Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman trailer starring Billy Burke was a touch too dark? Have you would like for Bollywood-like dance amounts, a sizable-eyed Disney princess, Armie Hammer’s impersonation from the dog and Jennifer Aniston attempting to (and neglecting to) play evil? In the event you clarified yes, then does Hollywood hold the Snow White-colored movie to suit your needs! It’s Tarsem Singh’s Mirror, Mirror now, the first trailer is to focus on. Okay maybe it’s much less shabby. Nevertheless it’s hard seeing America’s Sweetheart try to experience evil while still giving audiences her “Richard Gere just condemned a necklace situation shut in my fingers” Pretty Lady laugh instead of evil cackles — specially when re-enacting the Gone While using Wind corset scene. Maybe this is just what America wants though: an evil full worrying over lines and wrinkles and financial problems that is only able to be solved by royal marriage while Lily Collins hides using a forest in the ballgown. Or even America just wants Snow White-colored starring the woman from Twilight. Mirror Mirror is scheduled for just about any March 16 release, roughly three several days before Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman involves theaters. [Yahoo!]

New Stills From Pixar's Brave

Another look at the Scottish talePixar's Brave opens next August 17 in the UK, but the tiny drips and drops of teasers about the film are beginning to emerge from cracks in the Pixar strongroom, and here are two new exclusive stills from the already-gorgeous-looking, hopefully-awesome Highland epic. Set in unspecified ancient times and boasting an almost entirely Scottish voice cast, this is looking as sweet as shortbread. Mmmm, shortbread. Here's an exclusive look at Our Hero, Merida, and the lairds ranked against her, Lord MacGuffin, Dingwall and Macintosh (from left to right).The synopsis goes a little something like this:"Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane).{New Stills From Pixars Brave}"Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late."Anyone else think Hitchcock would be mightily amused at the tribute?Or that it's looking increasingly as though Scotland is the place to be, animation-wise?See also:How To Train Your Dragon,Disney short TheBallad Of Nessie, The Illusionist. (And on a personal note, animators of the world:try Ireland too!Read The Tain!)Brave comes out almost two full months earlier in the US than it does here, and someone really needs to go over to Emeryville and persuade Pixar that these unnecessary delays are KILLINGUS. On the bright side, however, we recently learned that director Mark Andrews has instituted "Kilt Fridays" among the animators working on the project, which goes some considerable way to making us happy.

Showtime Renews 'Weeds' for Eighth Season

Showtime"Weeds" Showtime is continuing to add water to Weeds. The premium cable network announced Thursday that it has renewed its Mary-Louise Parker starring comedy for an eighth season. Co-starring Justin Kirk, Hunter Parrish and Alexander Gould, the network has ordered 13 episodes of the series, with production set to begin next year. The series, created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Lionsgate, ranks as Showtime's highest-rated comedy series. PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes of 'Weeds' The series, which last season jumped ahead three years to find Parker's drug-dealing mother Nancy Botwin released from prison after taking the fall for a murder her son Shane committed, ended with an episode that could have served as a series finale with a sniper likely taking aim at Nancy and a gunshot before cutting to black. The series has earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations over the course of its run. Last season averaged roughly 720,000 viewers, according to Nielsen. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit Weeds Showtime

Exclusive: Ringer Casts Supernatural's Misha Collins

Misha Collins Supernatural's Misha Collins is positioned to appear inside an approaching episode of Ringer, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Collins, best-recognized for playing Castiel round the CW series, may have Dylan, someone from Bridget and Siobhan (Sarah Michelle Gellar)'s past after they were in Lake lake tahoe. Dylan was part of the reason there's a wedge driven involving the brothers and sisters. Exclusive Ringer Scoop: Gregory Harrison cast as Gemma's father The 37-year-old actor, whose credits have Puppy puppy nip/Tuck, ER and 24, will first are available in Episode 14. Ringer airs Tuesdays at 9/8c round the CW.

John Grazer Looking For The Oscars

He's the completely new co-producer...Following a few panicked several hours following Brett Ratner's decision to resign from co-creating the Oscars, then Eddie Murphy ditching the host job in seeming solidarity, the Academy of motion Picture Arts and Sciences have run lower their call list and situated someone willing to battle the job: shock-haired Hollywood workhorse John Grazer. One of the primary brains behind production company Imagine, an ordinary collaborator with Ron Howard, a man by getting an Oscar that belongs to them on his mantlepiece and all of the creating credits as extended as Mr Tickle's arms, Grazer happen to be mentioned as an alternative rapidly after Ratner's exit.Grazer will keep the chair alongside veteran Don Mischer, who had previously been working up a show with Ratner. His first task? Obtaining a new host to switch Murphy."John Grazer can be a famous filmmaker who within the last two-and-a-half decades has produced an assorted and amazing body at work,In . Academy leader Tom Sherak mentioned in the statement acquired with the Hollywood Reporter. "He'll certainly bring his tremendous talent, creativity and associations for the Oscars.""It's very satisfying to sign up a demonstrate that honours excellence inside the medium that i have devoted lots of my career," Grazer blabbed about scoring the gig. "Don can be a legend, and i am excited to make use of him." Place your bets let us concentrate on whom they hire to supply factor...The Oscars ceremony will probably be held on February 26, 2012.

Russell Crowe To See A Winter's Tale?

Playing an architect in the apocalypseNope, he is not playing Leontes or Polixenes, or covering David Kent tunes along with his band. The Winter's Tale that Russell Crowe may be associated with is founded on the miracle realist novel by Mark Helprin, and marks the directorial debut of film author Akiva Goldsman.Occur a fairytale, fantastical, turn-of-the-century NY, it calls for an appreciation story between orphaned Irish crook Peter Lake as well as the dying Beverly Penn, inhabitant from the upper-West-Side mansion he targets. Which fits little approach to explaining a novel that involves vision quests, NY street gangs, protector angel flying white-colored horses and messianic self-sacrifice. Lake also vanishes for quite some time, hence the Shakespeare-riffing title. Nobody can get attacked having a bear though.Rather than Lake, THR's story states that Crowe is "loosely attached" to see "the villain" inside the film. There's nothing quite that apparent-cut inside the novel, but we're taking a chance the antagonist they're talking about is Jackson Mead, a specialist bridge builder planning to make a structure so incredible that it's going to appeal to God making the conclusion around the world.Goldsman was motivated to produce a Winter's Tale his first foray behind the digital camera by its fantastical elements by its eulogising of his native NY. The story looks being impacting on others too: Tom Hiddleston and Benjamin Master are apparently inside the running for your role of Lake, while Bella Heathcote, Elizabeth Olson, Gabrielle Wilde and Sarah Gadon have attended "chemistry reads" for negligence Penn.It's under all systems go though, as Warners appear keen to discover a third-party partner to help stump within the budget, thought at $75m back at the outset of this year. That's a great deal for just about any project as strange as that certain, to make sure that eventual cast will participate putting together as strong a package as you can to draw traders...

Box Office: Puss in Boots Stomps on Tower Heist, Harold & Kumar

Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy Puss in Boots defended its place atop el born area office and held off new releases Tower Heist together with a really Harold & Kumar 3d Christmas, Box Office Mojo reviews. Within the second week of release, Puss in Boots made an thought $33.04 million. The Shrek spin-off easily beat Tower Heist which opened up as much as $25.millions of to think about second place. The Next Harold & Kumar film adopted at No. 3 with $13.07 million. Box office: Puss in Boots claws its in place Despite Halloween, Paranormal Activity 3 still drummed up $8.53 million to accomplish fourth. With Time completed the most effective 5 with $7.7 million. At No. 6, Footloose came $4.55 million. Real Steel needed seventh place with $3.4 million. Rounding the very best ten: The Rum Diary (No. 8, $2.99 million), The Ides of March (No. 9, $2 million) and Moneyball (No. 10, $1.9 million).

TLC Renews Series New You are able to Medium

TLC has restored unscripted series New You are able to Medium for just about any second season getting a 12-episode order. Season 2 is slated to premiere in March 2012. The initial season in the half-hour series averaged 1.3 million audiences. New You are able to Medium follows real-existence psychic medium Theresa Caputo as she she juggles her bloodstream pressure dimensions and her family.

Puss In Boots tops US box office

Despite lacking the titular S-word of its predecessors, Dreamworks Animation's Puss In Boots still performed strongly on its opening weekend, with a $34 million take putting it top of the US box office.Despite making less than half the money Shrek the Fourth made on its respective opening, Puss In Boots now holds the record for biggest Halloween weekend opening of all time, narrowly edging out Saw 3 on $33.6 million.Paranormal Activity 3 was the lone flier of the horror movie flag this Halloween, its $18.5 million take putting it in second spot. The found-footage chiller was closely followed by Justin Timberlake's sci-fi flick In Time, which made $12 million on its opening weekend.The Footloose remake added a further $5.4 million to the pot in fourth place, whilst Johnny Depp endured a disappointing reaction to labour of love The Rum Diary, which opened to just $5 million. Shawn Levy's Real Steel slumped somewhat to sixth place, only managing to add $4.7 million to its overall gross.Meanwhile, the crash-bang-wallop extravaganza of The Three Musketeers continued to perform woefully below expectations, with a paltry $3.5 million weekend dragging its overall gross to $14.8 million. "Poor marketing", cried star Milla Jovovich. "Poor film", cried everyone else. That said, it was still more than was managed by some of the more cerebral fare on offer, with The Ides Of March and Moneyball bringing in just $2.7 and $2.4 million respectively.Christian saga Courageous rounded off the top ten with a $1.8 million haul, completing a relatively slow weekend across the board. Next week sees a comedy face-off between Tower Heist and, er, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. Look forward to that one...

Trio of pics top Doha Tribeca

London-- Merzak Allouache's "Normal," Nadine Labaki's "Where Do We Go Now?" and Namir's Abdel Messeeh's "The Virgin the Copts and Me" were among the prize winners at this year's third edition of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, which wrapped on Saturday night. The five-day fest, which closed with an open air screening of Luc Besson's "The Lady," saw "Normal," a pic about a disillusioned Algerian youth in the wake of the Arab Spring, nab the Arab film competition's best narrative award while Messeeh's docu nabbed best documentary film in the Arab competish. "The Virgin, The Copts and Me" follows a French-Egyptian filmmaker travelling to Egypt to search for apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Both awards came with a $100,000 cash prize. Labaki, whose second feature pic "Where Do We Go Now?" has been selected as Lebanon's foreign language Oscar entry, walked away with the audience award at the fest.Story follows a group of Lebanese women who try to diffuse the tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. Rania Stephan, helmer of "The Three Disappearances of Soad Honsi" and Roschdy Zem, helmer of "Omar Killed Me," took prizes for best documentary director and best narrative director respectively with both getting a $50,000 cash prize. "Omar Killed Me" thesp Sami Bouajila also won a prize for best performance in a pic and took a $15,000 cash prize. The best Arab short film prize went to "Where Are You?" by Abdulaziz Al-Nujaym while an honorable mention in the same category went to "My Father is Still a Communist - Intimate Secrets to Be Published" directed by Ahmad Ghossein. Ghossen will receive $10,000 in development services from the Doha Film Institute. Amanda Palmer, exec director of DFI said: "There are so many prestigious filmmakers here and the reason we have the festival is to discover new talent. We hope these talented people meet each other here and are able to make films together as a result."Mohammed Malas, jury prexy of the Arab narrative film competish, said that DTFF was "one of the best festivals to raise the profile of youth cinema, which will create our future."Following the screening of the closing night pic "The Lady," Brit popstar Leona Lewis performed to the crowd. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Sinead OConnors Tips For Teen Daughters Showbiz Dreams

First Published: October 28, 2011 5:07 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Sinead OConnor performs at the The 2011 amfAR Inspiration Gala held at the Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, on October 27, 2011Sinead OConnor has told her teenage daughter that if she wants to follow mom into show business, she may want to use an alias. Ive told her to change her name, Sinead told Access Hollywood on the red carpet at the amfAR AIDS benefit in Los Angeles on Thursday night. The protective mom added that she told her teenager who acts and sings that if she does pursue a career in musical theater, she can go so far as to slam Sinead herself. We have it worked out cause Im always worried, will she get any [grief] because shes my daughter? So I always tell her the trick is to tell everyone she hates me. Just say, Oh my God! Shes a monster, and then shell be grand, Sinead added. While she knows her daughter can sing, Sinead admitted she hopes her teen never tries out for The X Factor, especially in the UK, where Take That singer Gary Barlow serves as a judge. Hes really horrible to people. He looks at people really horribly like when they come on and Id be worried about putting her in that, she said. I dont think shed wanna do that anyway, Sinead continued. She doesnt wanna be a pop star or famous. Shes actually really shy. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ra.One

Shah Rukh Khan in "Ra.One" An Eros Intl. Worldwide release.Produced by Gauri Khan. Executive producers, Anil Sable, Rajan Vanmali, Swapna David, Prashant Shah. Directed by Anubhav Sinha. Screenplay, Kanika Dhillon, David Benullo, Mushtaq Sheikh, Sinha.With: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal,Armaan Verma, Shahana Goswami.Featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan and festooned with enough CGI ornamentation to qualify as a subcontinental Christmas tree, "Ra.One" is a frenetic, tuneful, full-throttle action-comedy that has reportedly crushed Indian presales records. Still, this videogame-themed outing seems unlikely to become a crossover hit: While South Asian auds will likely flock to a film that does what Bollywood does with a major techno bump, the aesthetics of overkill will make the result inaccessible to Westernized Americans, the campiness, as usual, muddying the translation. (Hindi, Tamil, English dialogue) One can see where helmer Anubhav Sinha (who co-wrote with three other scribes) has gone right in co-opting a number of popular themes, most notably the Frankenstein myth: Shekhar (Khan) is a London-based videogame designer whose son, Prateek (Armaan Verma), thinks he's a nerd. He is -- and doing a Michael Jackson impersonation for Prateek's friends is more likely to send the kid into therapy than to win his affection. But the boy does spark Shekhar's imagination: When he asks for a videogame with an unbeatable villain, Shekhar creates Ra.One, a derivation of a Hindu demon. But the onscreen character takes over the game, crosses the threshold between virtual and real, kills his creator and startshunting down the last player he didn't beat: Prateek. Khan, a B.O. powerhouse whose recent output includes the "Forrest Gump"-like dramedy "My Name Is Khan," never holds back here. He even does double duty, playing both Shekhar and his vidgame avatar, G.One, whom Prateek and his mother, Sonia (Kareena Kapoor), create out of the vestiges of Shekhar left on the computer. (How? Don't ask.) G.One is an emotion-free robot who must keep the young Prateek from the grips of Ra.One (played in nonvirtual form by Arjun Rampal), and the "Terminator" references start coming fast and furious. Young Verma plays Prateek rather petulantly, but as a disgruntled adolescent he's perfectly convincing. Kapoor has little do besides smile insipidly or look aghast, and most of her scenes are shot like very ambitious hair-care commercials. She and Khan both acquit themselves admirably, however, during the musical numbers, of which there are several. Along with Khan's presence, it's the effects that sell "Ra.One," and they arrive more or less nonstop. Indeed, where the film goes awry is in belaboring all the stylistic flourishes -- the extremely slo-mo, "Matrix"-style battle stuff, the defiance of physics a la "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" -- as if it were all new, which it may be to Bollywood. Rather than incorporate the technology into the story, Sinha's CG acrobatics become the equivalent of a wide receiver doing backflips in the endzone -- amusing, but beside the point. At the same time, much of the film is marked by a sense of dead air, owing to the fact that there's not a lot of story, but nevertheless, per Bollywood conventions, a lot of time to fill. One way of filling it would have been to let auds in on one of the more tantalizing lines in the film, which states that Ra.One was created out of the "10 most evil men in history." Really? Who are they?) The pic also could have explained some of its not-so-hidden messages: Introductory titles warn that smoking is bad for your health and that none of the stunts in the film should be attempted at home, and both lessons are reinforced later in the story -- all of which is great and well-intended, but seems to come out of nowhere. The film's most memorable scene features the destruction of the Chhatrapati Shivaji train station (formerly the Victoria Terminus) in Mumbai. It's a great piece of chaos, the destruction of both a real-life Indian heritage site and a remnant of the Raj. And it shows what Sinha was capable of doing with all that technology at his disposal.Camera (color), Nicola Pecorini; editors, Martin Walsh, Sanjay Sharma; music, Vishal and Shekhar; production designers, Sabu Cyril, Marcus Wookey; costume designer,Tim Flattery; sound (Dolby Digital/DTS), Anoop Dev; sound designer, Resul Pookutty; visual effects supervisors, Jeffery Klieser, Haresh Hingorani; choreographers, Ganesh Hedge, Feroz Khan; line producer, Sameer Yusuf Khan; associate producer, Sanjiv Chawla. Reviewed at AMC Empire 25,NY, Oct. 26, 2011. Running time: 146 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

IDA sets documentary nominees

By DAVE McNARY The International Documentary Assn. has tapped a quintet of titles for its feature award: "Better This World," "How to Die in Oregon," "Nostalgia for the Light," "The Redemption of General Butt Naked" and "The Tiniest Place." The IDA announced the noms Thursday. Winners will be announced Dec. 2 at the DGA in Hollywood. "Better This World" is Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega's account of two boyhood friends from Midland, Texas, who wind up arrested on terrorism charges at the 2008 Republican National Convention; "How to Die in Oregon" is Peter Richardson's portrait of what it means to die with dignity; "Nostalgia" is a personal odyssey from Chilean director Patricio Guzman; Daniele Anastasion and Eric Strauss' "Butt Naked" confronts hard questions about both the power and limits of forgiveness; and "The Tiniest Place" is Tatiana Huezo's story of an annihilated Salvadorian town. The five nominated films in the short category are "Broken Doors," Goro Toshima's look at a young, homeless couple, struggling to survive on the streets of Hollywood; Barbara Hammer's "Maya Deren's Sink," a tribute to the mother of avant-garde American film; "Minka," Davina Pardo's story about architecture, memory and the meaning of home; Sara Nesson's "Poster Girl," a portrait of an all-American high-school cheerleader turned poster girl for women in combat struggling with the debilitating effects of post-traumatic stress order; and "The Warriors of Quigang," Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon's look at villagers in a remote district of China who battle a chemical company. IDA also announced that the best feature and short award winners would again be selected by IDA's members through an innovative online viewing and voting process. The five nominees for the Continuing Series Award are "30 for 30" (ESPN Films), "American Experience" (WGBH), "The Passionate Eye" (CBC), "POV" (American Documentary Inc. and POV) and "Vanguard" (Current). Limited Series nominees are "Boomtown" (Planet Green), "If God Is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise" (HBO Documentary Films), "On Series" (Current), "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook" (PBS) and "The National Parks Project" (Discovery World HD). Nominees for the IDA Humanitas Award are "The Carrier" (Maggie Betts, director), "How to Die in Oregon" (Peter Richardson), "The Learning" (Ramona Diaz), "Position Among the Stars" (Leonard Retel Helmrich) and "The Tiniest Place" (Tatiana Huezo). Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Braveheart's Angus Macfadyen Joins Chuck as Final Villain

Angus Macfayden Scottish actor Angus Macfadyen has grew to become an associate from the cast of Chuck within the final season, TVGuide.com has confirmed. See the relaxation of current day news The Braveheart star, whose TV credits include Alias, Californication and Mislead Me, will portray Nicholas Quinn, the series' final major villain. Quinn can be a former CIA agent who's now controlling a mercenary spy organization, TVLine.com reviews. The 48-year-old actor look in 4 or 5 episodes inside the final season, which premieres Friday at 8/7c on NBC.

Alec Baldwin's New Podcast is Just as Awesome as You'd Imagine

Now hear this! No, seriously, hear this: Alec Baldwin has a new NPR podcast called Here’s the Thing, which will comprise a series of conversations with the actor’s Hollywood peers and other cultural luminaries (including “makers of public policy, critics and comedians”) about “what motivates them” and “how […] they feel about what they do” — among other things. The first episode, which you can listen to below, feature Michael Douglas and is pretty much just as awesome as you’d imagine. This is what something like Inside the Actor’s Studio should be: Raconteurial aplomb without all the sycophancy, and generosity of spirit without all the fawning deference. Baldwin’s chat a few weeks ago with Matthew Broderick was a perfect tune-up for what he’s doing here — to say nothing of Baldwin’s other sterling public-radio milestone known as “Schweddy Balls” — and I can’t really wait to hear what’s next. Highlights include drunken “Greed is good” impressions and lessons from Jack Nicholson on the set of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. And there’s so much more. Happy listening! [via WNYC]

Haunted Hollywood: Marilyn Monroe's Ghost, 'The Exorcist' and much more

Using the season of Halloween now here, you might want to celebrate having a horror movie or two. But who requires a movie once the real lives of Hollywood's cleverest stars are simply as freaky? Ghosts, killer cars having a mind that belongs to them, as well as the demon themself happen to be ended most abundant in glamorous males and ladies from the big screen. As the veracity of those stories maybe dubious, they actually give a creepy (and entertaining) new dimension to tales of Hollywood past. Haunted Hollywood The Phantom Stage?Houdini's Halloween Storm?The Ghost of Howard Hughes?James Dean's Killer Vehicle?Marilyn Monroe's Haunted Mirror?Ghostly Music in the Hotel?Jayne Mansfield Wiped out with a Satanic Curse?The Curse of 'The Exorcist'?The Woman in Black? See All Moviefone Art galleries »

Berlinale goes red-colored-colored

BERLIN -- Recently discovered film works produced between 1922 and 1936 having a Soviet-German studio venture will be the focus of next year's Berlinale Retrospective. Entitled "The Red-colored-colored Dream Factory," the retro will showcase films within the Russian-German film studio Mezhrabpom-Film which is Berlin branch Prometheus. Established by Russian producer Moisei Aleinikov and German communist and "red-colored-colored media entrepreneur" Willi Muenzenberg in 1922, the studio combined the partners' business ambitions utilizing their political objectives and enthusiasm for completely new film tales. Put into Moscow with headquarters in Berlin, the first Russian-German venture produced some 600 films, a couple of which championed socialist values, just before the German office was shut lower with the Nazi government of Adolf Hitler, who found energy in 1933. The retro will unspool such pieces of art as Vsevolod Pudovkin's "Storm over Asia" from 1928, Boris Barnet's "The Woman while using Hat" (1927) and Yakov Protazanov's 1924 sci-fi drama about revolution on Mars, "Aelita." While Mezhrabpom-Film made Russian revolutionary cinema classics for instance Pudovkin's "The Conclusion of St. Petersburg" (1927), the studio also dedicated to films that revolved around people everyday lives, according to Rainer Rother, mind in the Retrospective and artistic director in the Deutsche Kinemathek. "Artistically sophisticated films from an array of genres thrilled worldwide audiences and inspired the entire European film avant-garde," mentioned Rother. Also screening will probably be Margarita Barskaya's 1933 drama "Torn Shoes," about children in Germany when the Nazis found energy, as well as the 1935 sci-fi robot film "Lost Sensation," by Aleksandr Andriyevsky. Among the studio's respected works will be the Soviet Union's first animated films additionally to the first appear film, Nikolai Ekk's "Path to Existence" from 1931. Among the German films are socially committed photos in the late Weimar Republic, including operates by Phil Jutzi, Leo Mittler's "Jenseits der Strasse" (Harbor Drift, 1929) and Slatan Dudow's "Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehoert die Welt?" (Whither Germany, 1932). Curated by Alexander Schwarz and Guenter Agde, the Retrospective can have greater than 40 quiet and appear films. The quiet films all is going to be based on live music completed by famous artists. The choice includes numerous German premieres of films that are being supplied by Moscow's Gosfilmofond as well as the Russian Condition Documentary Film and Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk. The Retrospective continues to be develop in cooperation while using German Federal Archives, the Cinematheque p Toulouse, Munich Filmmuseum, the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna as well as the Museum of recent Art. The Retrospective will probably be based on discussions and occasions within the Deutsche Kinemathek additionally to a different book in regards to the legendary studio as well as the films produced there. Carefully connected using the Retrospective making possible having a collaboration with pubcasters Arte and ZDF might be the Berlinale's presentation of Sergei Eisenstein's 1928 masterpiece "October," with Edmund Meisel's original music completed with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. The film, which re-enacts the Russian Revolution of 1917, will probably be examined within the Friedrichstadtpalast on Feb. 10. Incorporated inside a completely new partnership involving the Berlinale, the Deutsche Kinemathek as well as the Museum of recent Art in NY, the MoMA can have numerous films at a negative balance-colored Dream Factory type in NY next spring. The Berlinale runs Feb. 9-19. Contact Erection dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com

Five Good Reasons To See 'The Three Musketeers'

We have already started you five rather surprising things you should know about Paul W.S. Anderson's 3-D undertake "The 3 Musketeers," strange such things as how Orlando Blossom based his flamboyant character on Ziggy Stardust which Milla Jovovich's breasts are method stars. If such kooky details aren't enough to convince you to look into the flick a few days ago, then knowing this undertake the classic Alexandre Dumas story consists of a number of other surprises might. When you get fair maidens in corsets and sword fights in abundance, Anderson introduces a great deal of recent jewelry in to the mix: steampunk airships, excellent 3-D effects and much more. Here are five good reasons to see "The 3 Musketeers." The lack of a Bryan Adams Song Firstly: when moviegoers of the certain age consider this legendary threesome around the giant screen, they likely expensive to an extremely unfortunate 1993 adaptation starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris O'Donnell, a movie which boasted a cheestastic single known as "All for Love," thanks to Bryan Adams, Fishing rod Stewart and Sting. Difficult occasions. Fortunately, Anderson's film could not become more diverse from the prior version, even when both movies follow similar story lines. As you will see in subsequent reasons, the director (who's most widely known for that "Resident Evil" franchise) brings top-notch effects work and inventive fight moments towards the movie. Real 3-D Talking about individuals 3d, Anderson shot his film with 3-D cameras and did not suffer from a questionable 3-D conversion process. And sensibly, the director mostly uses 3-D to produce depth as though you are searching via a window right into a " new world " instead of using 3-D like a poke-your-eye-out gimmick. Mostly. Be careful for any Musketeer sword or two jutting from the screen. Blossom Gone Bad We'll let costar Orlando Blossom take that one. "They wanted me to participate the film as Duke of Buckingham, instead of playing among the Musketeers," he told us lately. "That offered me. The concept that I acquired to become the type of villain, kind of a poor boy, small rogue. Large amount of fun. Fun, fun, fun! I become an arrogant prick and pull off it!" Meet Gabriella Wilde If you have never heard about Gabriella Wilde before, you will be hearing a great deal about her later on. The British actress is making her Hollywood debut in "Three Musketeers" because the lady-in-waiting to Full Anne of Austria, employment that needs her to put on a lot of corseted dresses and appear great doing the work. Wilde was created to stay in a period of time piece. The Airships About individuals airships. Described within the film because the product of Leonardo da Vinci's actual designs, these suckers really are a hot-air balloon-meets-galleon hybrid. The appearance from the first airship is definitely an eye-popping little bit of anachronistic large-screen fun. Then more show on the scene. The climax from the film marries intense sword fights by having an epic aerial fight over the roads of Paris. 17th-century Europe hasn't seen anything that can compare with this. Neither perhaps you have. Take a look. Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

Wiig, Rock in Lab's 'Charades'

WiigRockCannavale Hoffman Kristen Wiig, Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale and Philip Seymour Hoffman are among the performers on tap for the Labyrinth Theater Company's annual benefit event "Celebrity Charades."Cynthia Rowley, John Ortiz and Bob Balaban also are among the thesps to compete in this year's outing, called "Down and Derby." The fund-raiser, proceeds from which go to support the current season of nonprofit legit troupe Labyrinth, sees four teams compete at speed charades.Hoffman and Ortiz, former co-artistic directors of Labyrinth, are set to receive the org's Dave Hoghe Award, presented each year to standout supporters of the company.Labyrinth's current season recently launched with the world preem of "Atmosphere of Memory," starring Ellen Burstyn and John Glover. Show began previews last week and will open Oct. 30."Celebrity Charades 2011: Down and Derby" is set for Nov. 14 at Gotham's Highline Ballroom. Further participants remain to be announced. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Giuliana Rancic: I've Initial Phases of Cancer Of The Breast

Giuliana Rancic Giuliana Rancic continues to be identified with cancer of the breast, she revealed on Monday's Today show. "Through my attempt to conceive for that third time, through IVF, we sadly discovered which i have initial phases of cancer of the breast. It has been a surprise,Inch she told Ann Curry. VIDEO: Giuliana Rancic describes why she talked about her miscarriage on her behalf show The E! News host has recorded her mission to conceive on her behalf reality show Giuliana & Bill. Within the Season 4 finale, she and husband Bill Rancic visited Colorado to have an IVF treatment. "This physician stated you'll need a mammogram and that i stated, 'Why, I am 36 years of age, I am too youthful,' and that he stated ... 'I won't enable you to get pregnant if [there's] probably the small risk you've cancer.' And So I went and also got a mammogram ... they known as me the following day and stated we need return, we have seen something," she stated. Upon hearing this news, Rancic states, "It had been like incredible instant sobbing and also the world just crashed around me." See more pics and vids of Giuliana Rancic Rancic states she's going through surgery now after which going through 6 1/2 days of radiation. The pair, though, isn't quitting on the hope to possess a baby. "I still want that baby. I usually stated there is some master plan of why IVF did not work, why I never became pregnant, and today I really think that God was searching for me personally,Inch she stated. "Had I become pregnant, a couple of years down the road I might be a lot sicker." E! News launched an argument following a announcement. "With respect to her E! family we're delivering our love and support to Giuliana and applaud her for discussing her recent cancer of the breast diagnosis with the hope that it'll encourage women everywhere to consider necessary and preventative measures." Watch Rancic's interview with Curry below. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news concerning the economy

Pena to step down at N.Y. fest

The 49th annual NY Film Festival wrapped Sunday night with the announcement that Richard Pena, the longtime program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the head of the fest's selection committee, will step down at the end of 2012.Next year's NYFF will be the event's 50th year, and Pena's 25th at the Film Society.Pena's tenure has included the opening of the Film Society's Walter Reade Theater as well as the brand new Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, which added two more screens to this year's festival programming. Pena's years in the post also have encompassed influential NYFF spotlights on filmmakers including Pedro Almodovar, Mike Leigh and Lars Von Trier, among others. Pena announced his departure at the screening of "The Descendants," the closing night film of this year's fest. He ankles to pursue other opportunities, and said the fest's 50th anniversary seemed a good time to transition.Pena will remain affiliated with the Film Society, designing and organizing a new educational initiative. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

YouTube to include Television Channels With Premium Content From Hollywood Companies

Google's YouTube continues to be striking handles several content companies in order to add about 24 channels which will offer TV-style entertainment and news, associates confirmed Friday.our editor recommendsYouTube Gets near Original Content Handles 'X Factor' Producer, 'CSI' Creator, Tony HawkGoogle Launches YouTube Movies Service in Canada Your time and effort could yield some channels by early the coming year with original shows from such partners as Warner Bros., BermanBraun, FremantleMedia and ShineReveille. Particulars were sketchy on Friday, however, many sources indicated Google would spend around $150 million around the effort. Google, obviously, made its status from user-produced content but it's been adding premium fare in a fast clip, mostly as movies it rents for $3.99 or older game titles it offers free with advertising. While adding traditional Television shows with an a la carte model like the way YouTube offers movies is incorporated in the works, the roll-out of new channels with internet programming is really a somewhat separate initiative, associates stated. The official announcment from the project is anticipated within in regards to a month. Related Subjects Google Warner Bros. YouTube FremantleMedia

Starz Offers Full-Episode Previews of Kelsey Grammers Boss

In a strategy to build interest in the new Kelsey Grammer series Boss, Starz beginning today is making the premiere episode available for sampling to 76 million households across multiple platforms in the runup to the October 21 debut. Grammer plays Tom Kane, hardened Machiavellian mayor of Chicago who finds himself struggling with a potentially debilitating medical problem he desperately wants to keep secret. Connie Nielsen plays his wife and Martin Donovan plays his political advisor. Viewers can watch the full debut episode directed by Gus Van Sant on www.starz.com/boss and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/boss.starz and on-demand or online via multiple cable or telco and satellite outlets. Boss creator Farhad Safinia is executive producer along with Grammer, Van Sant, Brian Sher, Stella Bulochnikov, Richard Levine and Lyn Greene. Starz has already renewedBoss, from Lionsgate TV, for a second season before the first one has officially begun.

Sony Pictures Acquiring New Steve Jobs Biography For Major Feature Film

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve just learned that Sony Pictures is making a hefty deal to acquire feature rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. I’m hearing the deal is $1 million against $3 million and that Mark Gordon will be the biopic’s producer. But this will be an MG360 project, which is the movie production partnership between Gordon and Management 360. ICM reps both Isaacson and Gordon. Sony Pictures would not comment. The studio seems a good fit for the book, having boiled business books into compelling dramas with both the Oscar-nominated The Social Network and Moneyball. The Isaacson book was supposed to be published on November 21stby Simon & Schuster, but now the release date has moved up toOctober 24th, according to a spokeswoman for the publisher.Thiswas the hottest about-to-be biopic in Hollywood.[Will Hollywood Book Biopic Of Steve Jobs?] The 448-page profile is based on over 40 interviews with the Apple co-founder and over 100 conversations with friends, family members, colleagues and competitors. And its a compelling story: the building of the worlds most valuable technology company by creating the devices that changed how people use electronics and revolutionized the computer, music, and mobile phone industries. Jobs gave his full cooperation but had not read it as of mid-August. At first titled iSteve: the Book Of Jobs, Isaacson had second thoughts about what was appropriate for the first biography to get Jobs blessing and cooperation. Even when it wasnt even finished, it made it (briefly) into the top 50 on Amazons bestseller list. Isaacson eventually persuaded his publisher Simon & Schuster to go with the simple title of Steve Jobs. First planned for 2012, the books release date was moved up. Jobs reportedly fought off a long list of would-be biographers over the years then chose Isaacson, whos written about Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. Jobs himself said he had no skeletons in his closet, though there were things hed done he wasnt proud of. But he was touchy about his personal life, understandably. According to Fortune magazine, in the early 1980s Jobs invited Michael Moritz, then Times Silicon Valley reporter, to chronicle the Macs creation for the book that became The Little Kingdom (1984). But when Moritz reported, in Times 1983 Machine of the Year, a detail about Jobs family, access was abruptly cut off. At the time of Jobs death, only one movie had ever chronicled his rise to tech titan: Pirates Of Silicon Valley, a semi-humorous docudrama about the two visionaries behind Microsoft and Apple based on the book Fire In The Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger & Michael Swaine. Shown on TNT in 1999, the telefilm starred Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Jobs. Reportedly, Jobs thought the ER actor did a fantastic job donning the turtleneck. And, during the Macworld NY in July 1999, Jobs had Wyle come out dressed like him to start the keynote. TNT re-aired Pirates back-to-back on Thursday night in tribute.

'Django Unchained' Replaces Kevin Costner With Kurt Russell

Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" gets a little of the casting make-over. First of all, Kurt Russell is getting back together with his "Dying Proof" director within the approaching film. He'll be changing Kevin Costner because the psychotic Ace Woodsy, based on the Hollywood Reporter. Also getting back using the director is "Kill Bill's" Laura Cayouette, who THR reviews is going to be playing Leonardo DiCaprio's widowed sister. In related news, THR has found that Christoph Waltz hurt his pelvis throughout practicing "Django Unchained," which explains why he was not able to go to the NY premiere of "Carnage" on Friday. Browse the relaxation of present day casting news following the jump! Kevin Kline Joins Charlie Kaufman's "Frank Or Francis" Variety has found that Kevin Kline may have 1 1 / 2 roles to experience in Charlie Kaufman's approaching sophomore feature, "Frank or Francis." The veteran actor will have the brother towards the movie's primary character, a director, plus an animatronic disembodied screenwriting mind. Steve Carell is within foretells take part in the director, and Jack Black will have a blogger who berates him. Nicolas Cage can also be in foretells star within the flick, which starts filming in The month of january. Steve Carell To Become Listed On Bennett Miller's "Moneyball" Follow-Up Additionally to potentially joining "Frank or Francis," Variety has found that Carell has became a member of Bennett Miller's next film, "Foxcatcher." Like his previous feature "Moneyball," Bennett's "Foxcatcher" is really a true story. It'll stick to the murder of the Olympic wrestler by John du Pont, who owns a wrestling training facility. Production around the movie is placed to start in March. Melissa Leo And James Badge Dale Taking "Flight" Robert Zemeckis just arrived two more stars for his approaching film "Flight," The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Melissa Leo and James Badge Dale have been in foretells join the drama that presently stars Denzel Washington. Also starring within the movie is Bruce Greenwood, while Don Cheadle and Kelly Reilly will also be presently in discussions. Leo will have an investigator going to find Washington's character responsible for drug abuse while flying an airplane, while Dale will have a dying cancer patient. Woodsy Harrelson Looking For "Zombieland" Reunion Woodsy Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg might be starring in another movie together, but this time around about masters of magic rather than zombies. Variety is confirming that Harrelson is within discussions to become listed on Louis Leterrier's magician heist pic "You Now See Me." He'll be joining Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher and Melanie Laurent. CBS Films To Co-Finance "In Bruges" Follow-Up Should you, much like me, happen to be lengthy-anticipating author/director Martin McDonagh and actor Colin Farrell's follow-as much as "In Bruges," your wait is nearly over. Deadline is confirming that CBS Films is within discussions to co-finance their next project together known as "Seven Psychopaths." The film is all about a film writer battling to create his next script, and will get pulled in to the dognapping escapades of his buddies (performed by Mike Rockwell and Chris Walken). Inform us your ideas on present day Casting Get in touch with your comments ought to section below or on Twitter!

Michael

An Anurag Kashyap Films, Tipping Point Films, Viacom 18 Movies, Cat N Mouse Entertainment production. (Worldwide sales: Fortissimo Films, Amsterdam.) Produced by Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Sunil Bohra. Co-producers, Shaiju Nambiadath, Ramesh S. Sharma. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. Script, Debaloy Bhattacharya, Nilendu Guha.With: Naseeruddin Shah, Mahie Gill, Purav Bhandare, Sabyasachi Chakraborthy, Irawati Harshe Mayadev, Shridhar Watsar, Rudraneel Ghosh. (Hindi, British dialogue)Fumbling for mental realism within the tale from the Kolkata cop whose accidental killing from the child sends his existence in to a slow tailspin, Hindi indie "Michael" is further hobbled by spotty videography together with a wholly unconvincing kinds of staging would-be dramatic occasions. Inside the lead role, Naseeruddin Shah conveys a diploma of of credible angst as poor Michael handles to get rid of his badge, sinks to being a projectionist (and sailing) of Bollywood photos, and can get bothered with the youthful victim's father, who expects to eliminate the first kind cop's own kid in revenge. But "Michael" falls apart extended before Michael does. Coping with the late d.p. Somak Mukherjee, director Ribhu Dasgupta hasn't a concept the best way to turn docu footage of political protest in to a scene of Michael being bought to fire place his weapon into the crowd. Next, the initial-time helmer -- apparently inspired with the Cat Stevens song "Father and Boy" -- clumsily follows the protagonist's tries to take care of his soccer-playing kid also to increase the risk for rent each month. Thinking his boy continues to be specific for dying, Michael goes fully cuckoo inside the laughably unhinged final moments. Tech credits are terrible.Camera (color, HD, widescreen), Somak Mukherjee editor, Lionel Fernandez music, Vinayak Netke, Aatur Soni, B. Gauri art company company directors, Kaushik Das, Subrato Barik costume designer, Umabiju. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 15, 2011. Running time: 97 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Have A Look At TV's Unsexiest Sex Moments, Vol. IV

Nina Dobrev Nina Dobrev is recouping after she states she experienced a concussion round the number of The Vampire Journals. Did Stefan and Damon increase the risk for cut? See our report on favorite TV and movie vampires of the underworld from the underworld "Still feeling undesirable effects within the concussion I obtained on set," the 22-year-old actress tweeted on Monday. "Ouchie. Positive factor crimson is a superb color on me otherwise..." No further particulars were immediately available about precisely how and/or when she was hurt, but tweeting is a crucial step on the road to recovery.

Liam Hemsworth Joins Expendables 2

Liam Hemsworth continues to be cast within the Expendables 2, the follow up towards the action-hero-wealthy actioner that Simon West is pointing for Millennium Films. The film already stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Deck hands and Jet Li, in addition to Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme — with broadened roles for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis tossed in — and filming is placed to start in October. The initial movie made $274 million worldwide. Hemsworth lately wrapped shooting on Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games.

Matt's Help guide to Weekend TV

Bill Maher The Emmys would be the large draw a few days ago - my forecasts (a mixture wish list/analysis) are available here - but here's a glance at a few of the other TV a few days ago that sticks out. FRIDAYTop, or should I only say, topical pick from the evening: the return from hiatus of HBO's Real-time With Bill Maher (10/9c), using the usual variety of open visitors including Keith Olbermann in the roundtable and FX's Louis C.K. one of the interviewees. Question if the week's Tea Party-fueled debate on CNN can come up?Geek alert, or something like that to complete while discussing whether or not to spend out for that new Blu-Ray from the complete The Exorcist movie series: Cartoon Network launches the 4th season from the animated The Exorcist: The Clone Wars (8/7c) by having an hour-lengthy episode pitting the Jedi Knights in combat as well as their clone military from the Separatist droids. (I am presuming what this means is something towards the die-hard fan.) This really is preceded with a two-hour block of recent instances of action characters Batman: The Brave and also the Bold, Youthful Justice, Generator Rex and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. Want more fall TV news? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!CBS News' 48 Hrs drops the "mystery" format on the special evening for that hour-lengthy report Bullying: Words Can Kill (8/7c), searching particularly in the escalation of online bullies. Producers spent six several weeks following occasions in a Rhode Island junior high school which has directly faced the problem regarding how to break the rules against all the tormenting.What exactly else is on? Cinemax's bloody, bawdy guilty pleasure Strike Back (10/9c), getting lost among its team quite explosively the other day, reels inside a couple of notable guest stars - Bet on Thrones' Iain Glen like a weapons dealer and Lost's Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje like a Sudanese sadist of the militia leader - with this week's latest shoot-em-up heroics. Out of the box the show's tradition, mtss is a multi-episode mission ending on multiple cliffhangers. ... Talking about departing us hanging, Fox's fabulous Fringe (9/8c) repeats last season's mystifying finale, departing us wondering "What-The-Fringe?" about Peter Bishop's fate. ... NBC airs the ALMA Honours (8/7c), praising Latino entertainers. George Lopez and Avoi Longoria are hosts. SATURDAY Pick from the evening: A spooky new Physician Who (BBC America, 9/8c) takes the TARDIS vacationers to some hotel that sounds a lot more like a lethal funhouse, where all the rooms reflects the visitor's pitch-dark, most harmful fears. The Doctor's. Require a pick-me-up? BBCA spotlights a few of the UK's (and others') best stand-ups within the to begin a 2-part special, Funny as Hell (11/10c), shot at Montreal's Only for Laughs festival this summer time.Thanks, NBC-Universal, for challenging TV writers' spell-checking abilities. First came Syfy, and today Cloo, a funnel dedicated to crime and mystery. Cloo's first original true-crime series, Killer Instinct (premieres 9/8c), stars upon the market FBI profiler Mark Safarik because he recreates well known cases, giving his experience in to the criminal mind. This really is combined with Dateline on Cloo (10/9c), repurposing a few of the newsmag's most sensational tales.Even OWN gets in to the true-crime factor, though naturally having a more emotional twist, starting Facing (10/9c), a docu-series about prison mediation by which sufferers and culprits come in person.What exactly else is on? Like a prelude to ABC's last-ever broadcast of The Kids Sept. 23, SOAPnet airs a 2-day marathon of a number of AMC's best-appreciated moments. Saturday's I Really Like Lucci Erica Kane-fest begins at 7/6c, and Sunday's Last Opportunity for Romance wallow begins at 5 pm/4c. ... True romantics can mind to Hallmark Funnel for Love Starts (9/8c), starring Nancy McKeon in the Details of Existence and Wes Brown as Clark Davis, the hero of Janette Oke's Love Comes Softly series, Hallmark's most effective brand-within-a-brand. This is actually the to begin several prequels. SUNDAYThe Emmy Honours telecast (Fox, 8/7c) is tonight's top pick, no matter whether you accept the outcomes (or perhaps the nominations). Jane Lynch hosts.Top non-Emmy pick: Ineligible for Emmys this season, AMC's Breaking Bad (10/9c) apparently has you win by airing a brand new episode opposite the honours. You won't want to miss it. This thrillingly pivotal episode features Emmy quality work by many people of their principals, including past those who win Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul as Walter Whitened and the conflicted partner in crime Jesse Pinkman. The majority of the OMG moments now derive from Jesse's eventful trip south from the border, with Gus and Mike searching on because the lab assistant steps as much as show the Mexican cartel steps to make the miracle meth. A poolside reunion between Gus and Don Eladio (Steven Bauer) increases the intensity. However the true heart from the hour is available in a wrenching father-boy talk between Wally and the boy (RJ Mitte, never better) on his 16th birthday.What exactly else is on? The indefatigable Linda Ellerbee has returned with a brand new edition of Nick News (9/8c) entitled A Present of Existence, about organ donation, presenting us to kids who've contributed and received existence-saving transplants plus some who're still waiting. ... VH1's latest Rock Doc defies you to definitely just refuse. Planet Rock: The Storyline of Stylish Hop and also the Crack Generation (10/9c), read by professional producer Ice-T, charts an upswing of crack cocaine and it is relation to the stylish-hop culture during the last quarter-century.Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Keaton & Monaghan Land A Penthouse North

Frederick Ruben is pointing the thrillerIt's been scientifically proven that 87% of movies could be better with Michael Keaton inside them, so rejoice and become glad that he's been cast, together with Michelle Monaghan, in Penthouse North. Frederick Ruben is placed to direct the thriller, which begins filming in November. The storyline sees Monaghan play a photograph-journalist that has retreated in the world carrying out a tragedy and will not leave her apartment. To date, so great - until a sadistic criminal (Keaton) breaks in looking for the fortune he thinks is hidden there. Everything sounds a little Copycat to us, since that film also starred an agoraphobic lead (Sigourney Weaver) who had been being targetted with a sadist (Harry Connick Junior there). Still, we are certain Ruben, who's a dab hands having a thriller because of experience on the kind of Sleeping Using The Enemy and also the Good Boy, will try to get this to stick out.

Diverse Web Series Develops Through Social Networking

WASHINGTON (AP) After growing fed up with watching stereotypes of individuals of color on screen, Issa Rae produced her very own vision of reality with "The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl."The Net-based show follows J, performed by Rae, and her incidents and achievements in work and love."The Net series came into being because I truly did not see anybody much like me on screen, nobody which i could connect with,Inch stated Rae, the show's producer, author and director. "There's are so many limited archetypes for black women particularly, and merely people of color generally, and it is frustrating to check out the screen and just have the ability to connect with people like Tina Fey or Amy Poehler, individuals who don't seem like me."Because the series first published online in Feb, the debut episode has received a lot more than 240,000 hits. Subsequent episodes have obtained a lot more than 100,000 hits and 1,000 viewer comments. Nearly 17,000 individuals are devoted towards the show's Facebook page. Rae stated she and co-producer Tracy Oliver are packaging "Awkward Black Girl" like a half-hour comedy to market to some cable network, but they are strongly considering keeping it on the internet to construct the crowd and keep more powerful connection with audiences."Social networking is exactly what made the show honestly," Rae stated. "Been with them not been for social networking, this show just wouldn't happen to be what it's today. I could not did this ten years ago."Susan Fales-Hill, who created and authored for that lengthy-running NBC sitcom "Another World," known as Rae's work fresh, incisive, and non-stereotypical."She's showing an informed, African-American lady leading a built-in existence along with a professional lady with buddies of numerous different ethnicities and skills, and merely attempting to make her way," Fales-Hill stated.She stated Rae's guerrilla method of TV making is brilliant as well as an inspiration to veterans in the market like her."Most of us emerged throughout a period when there is a studio system, more jobs and also you emerged with the ranks," Fales-Hill stated. "So for all of us, it is a culture shock. ... I've found it very liberating that they has produced her very own show. She's certainly making most of us consider the way you can perform things and just how a lot more aggressive you should be.InchRae, 26, born Jo-Issa Rae Diop, produced the idea for that show 2 yrs ago during a public theater fellowship in New You are able to. A La native, she did not know anybody in New You are able to, which provided many awkward encounters. After coming back towards the West Coast, Rae collected a couple of buddies to assist her begin shooting the series together with her own cameras in The month of january."I understood basically did not shoot it myself it had been not going to have completed,Inch stated Rae, who attended Stanford College and also the New You are able to Film Academy in La.Rae employed her friend Andrew Allan James to star like a, her annoying co-worker and admirer. The diverse cast now includes J's closest friend CeCe, an Indian-American, performed by Sujata Day, and her love interests Whitened J, performed by Lyman Manley, and Fred, an African-American, performed by Madison T. Shockley III."Diversity is essential towards the series simply because it is available during my existence," Rae stated. "In tangible existence, I actually do happen to possess a Bengali-American closest friend."Because the show's group of followers is continuing to grow, so has its own production. By episode four, Oliver, who plays J's co-worker and rival Nina, became a member of in like a producer and assisted pull together a complete crew for that show. The episodes increased from four minutes to12.After episode six, Rae and Oliver, former Stanford class mates, recognized they might no more manage to fund the series. Rae, on the temp salary, stated she could not cover the 12-hour-day shoots and production costs.The 2 had received a few emails from people offering to give towards the show, so that they made the decision to begin the official campaign for audiences to give with the online fundraiser platform Kickstarter.com. Through the finish of the first day, Rae stated the show had received $4,000."It had been just overwhelming," she stated. "We simply understood that people had something on our hands which people really supported our project which only agreed to be very touching."After in regards to a month, the show had a lot more than $56,000 from nearly 2,000 contributor.Since "Awkward Black Girl" released, Rae has signed with U . s . Talent Agency and three Arts Entertainment. She hopes her success will result in more possibilities for unprivileged to inform their tales."It transmits a note to mainstream media that people do not have to have these whitened men and women leads for everyone to connect with them," Rae stated. "It's kind of unfair to consider that, so Hopefully this show influences future casting choices just based off what we have been able to perform to date. "Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Kevin Hart Pokes Fun at His Existence in Standup Movie

ATLANTA (AP) Kevin Hart appreciated when he needed happens at the beginning of his career and told an account so bad an audience member tossed a Zoysia-style chicken wing at him, slapping him concerning the mouth area."It struck me the next, while using sauce dripping from my face," mentioned the comedian, poking his mouth area before pointing for the floor. "It absolutely was the worst. I desired to answer to the guy who place it, but he was too big. You understand, I'm a little guy. So, I easily easily wiped the chicken sauce off and tried to complete.InchAn awkward moment such as this might have forced almost every other amateur comedian into an early on retirement. But Hart finds a means to craft his comedy act round his most shameful situations, turning them into laughable ones.For Hart, it's therapy."That's my drug, to consider stage and show people things i am coping with,In . mentioned Hart, whose first standup comedy movie "Laugh within my Discomfort" will premiere in 100 AMC theaters within the united states . States too as with East and West Africa on Thursday.Hart's "therapy" makes him most likely probably the most in-demand comics available at this time around. He's coming off a very-received appearance concerning the MTV Video Music Honours, where he shipped the opening monologue and starred in humorous vignettes through the show more youthful crowd situated this years Wager Honours. Hart's profile has furthermore risen due to a string of standup TV special deals, including "Seriously Funny" this season, additionally to some Ford Explorer commercial plus a couple of Jordans ads alongside Miami Warmth star Dwyane Wade.Along with his new movie, Hart will finish up the initial black comedian to own his standup performance displayed in movie theaters since Martin Lawrence's 2002 concert film, "Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat." Hart will join a high-notch report on black comics who've had their standup act proven concerning the silver screen, including Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Lawrence as well as the four comics in the 2000 standup film, "The First Nobleman of Comedy."Some consider the 33-year-old Hart current day king of comedy."He's ready to share his existence and encounters from his past," mentioned Steve Harvey, one of the "Original Nobleman" which has given Hart advice through his career. Hart has came out just like a co-host on Harvey's across the nation-syndicated radio program, "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" and you'll be inside the approaching film "Become A Woman, Think As Being A Guy," which is founded on Harvey's best-selling book."Kevin is open about his relationship, his being a parent capabilities and also the childhood," he continues. "That's how you come with an audience to identify. He's probably carrying it out a lot better than others at this time around. That's things i love about him."In "Laugh within my Discomfort," Hart freely talks about at his father's drug abuse, pokes fun at how his family coped while using dying of his mother, takes a jab at his 5-ft-5 height and discusses his separation from his wife Torre Hart, who's another comedian. The film features a touching moment when Hart visits his hometown in Philadelphia: He holds a family group gathering and tears up while giving due to his aunt while others for supporting him after his mother died from cancer in 2007.The film, co-directed by Hart, was shot throughout his 90-city tour taken. The tour made greater than $15 million."I discuss the products people normally wouldn't laugh at," he mentioned. "People moments were tough. However, you arrived at take your mounds. You don't have effective story with out them.InchHart provides the net and social media to his advantage, every once in awhile responding to numerous of his 2 million-plus fans on Twitter, as well as interactions on Facebook and live chat with the site Ustream. More youthful crowd released a few videos of his personal existence that went viral investing time with Jermaine Durpi and Diddy, and playing a pickup the overall game of basketball against Basketball player Shannon Brown."Visual media is large,Inch he mentioned. "The Net has already established this kind of hold on contemporary society. For that youth, that's how they operate. Television will get so bad where it will have the Internet. So, I'm just searching to obtain my hands about it early."Ultimately, Hart desires to build his brand beyond comedy. He's came out in lead and cameo roles in than 20 movies since 2002 getting a resume including "Soul Plane," ''Fools Gold," ''Little Fockers" and "Dying inside a Funeral." Most haven't received good reviews, but he examines each role becoming an opportunity to improve his likeability.Hart isn't shy about letting people know he's made a lot of money throughout his career. But more youthful crowd wants his career being greater than making the lots of money, searching to own his projects just like a author and producer like his idol Chris Rock."I'm a uniform, but it's inadequate,Inch Hart mentioned. "It comes down lower to having. It is not about producing the money. It comes down lower to everything you do while using money once you have it. Chris Rock directs, produces, produces and stars within the projects. He produces as they desires to keep his brand going."Hart makes a direct effect just like a business-minded artist. He met with AMC Theaters professionals to help close the sale on his debut standup movie."You understand the term showbiz? Well, Kevin knows how you can shuttle within the show and biz," mentioned Rob Clanagan, the Boss of Codeblack Entertainment, which produced and distributed "Laugh within my Discomfort." ''He's gifted. Everybody recognizes that. But they can also positioned on the Boss hat. You will discover very couple of people who are able to perform the show as well as the business."Outdoors of his comedy and acting endeavors, he's filming a documentary to research the preparation of his comedy act, and contains recently launched own mobile application, "Little Jumpman," a game title title that shows a personality while using likeness of Hart jumping as much as they can to earn points. The comedian's YouTube video funnel, Facebook updates can also be utilized using the application."It's all about my lengthy-term goals," he mentioned. "How can you be considered a mogul? Inside your do that's to constantly reinvent myself and get myself."Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Anonymous

A Sony Pictures Entertainment release (in U.S.) of a Columbia Pictures presentation in association with Relativity Media of a Centropolis Entertainment production in association with Studio Babelsberg. Produced by Roland Emmerich, Larry Franco, Robert Leger.Executive producers, Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, John Orloff. Co-producers, Kirstin Winkler, Charlie Woebcken, Christoph Fisser, Henning Molfenter. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Screenplay, John Orloff.Earl of Oxford - Rhys Ifans Queen Elizabeth I - Vanessa Redgrave Young Queen Elizabeth I - Joely Richardson William Cecil - David Thewlis Earl of Southhampton - Xavier Samuel Ben Jonson - Sebastian Armesto William Shakespeare - Rafe Spall Robert Cecil - Edward Hogg Young Earl of Oxford - Jamie Campbell Bower Earl of Essex - Sebastian ReidShakespeare or not Shakespeare -- that's been a roiling, unsettling question among generations of literary scholars investigating the true authorship of the plays and poems typically attributed to the Bard. "Not" is unequivocally the answer in "Anonymous," a handsomely staged and decidedly straight-ahead costume drama under Roland Emmerich's nearly CGI-free direction that insists that our "Shakespeare" is actually Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Pic is likely to encounter commercial headwinds faced by any historical movie, but may get a lift from press accounts of inevitable controversy when classicists and others protest. The so-called "Oxfordian theory" propounded in "Anonymous," that Oxford actually wrote the opus we know as Shakespeare's, has been circulating for some 90 years but remains a distinctly minority view, aggressively promoted and more frequently debunked. Indeed, one can view "Anonymous" is as an illustrated argument of the theory, pointing out several ways in which Oxford's life matched events and details alluded to or directly referenced in several Shakespearean plays, particularly "Hamlet." From a cultural standpoint, the film has received the implicit endorsement of two of the world's most notable Shakespearean actors and directors: Derek Jacobi, first seen at the film's start dashing into a Broadway theater to deliver the prologue and epilogue of a play titled "Anonymous"; and Mark Rylance, seen here as a lowly actor superbly performing several roles on the Globe stage, such as Richard III. Their participation, along with that of Vanessa Redgrave in a deeply felt performance as an aged and vexed Queen Elizabeth I, lend the movie bona fides that will make the ongoing debate more interesting. The film as a whole isn't quite as interesting, though it is noteworthy that action specialist Emmerich has clearly decided to change course here from anything he's previously made. Although this is primarily a writer's film, with John Orloff's screenplay (and dialogue) placed front and center, "Anonymous" surprises with how classical, staid and traditional Emmerich's mise-en-scene is, never straying from tried-and-true costumer standards. Another playwright, the unlucky Ben Jonson (Sebastian Armesto), is captured by royal troops, who torch the Globe and, apparently with it, an important manuscript Jonson has been hiding. He's tortured by Elizabeth's aide, the hunchbacked Puritan official Robert Cecil (Edward Hogg), who demands to know if Oxford actually wrote the plays attributed to reputedly illiterate Globe actor William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall). Five years earlier, Oxford (Rhys Ifans) attends Globe performances, and behind the scenes discusses with the younger Earl of Essex (Sebastian Reid) the possibility of the crown being usurped by the hated Cecils, including Robert and his domineering father, William (David Thewlis). The remainder of Orloff's script shifts between the "present" Elizabethan time period and a gentler past when young Elizabeth (an ideally cast and effective Joely Richardson) takes great pleasure in the delightful plays by the young Oxford (Jamie Campbell Bower), such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream." While Oxford is clearly a gifted poet and author, he's under the thumb of William, a strict Puritan who considers art and poetry to be the work of the devil. Elizabeth, though a supporter of the arts, is compelled to have the Cecils at her side for their connections to money, power and influence. Pic strains under the constant switches in time signature, which are sometimes dramatically effective and revealing of character, and other times overworked and fussy. There are even occasions when inattentive viewers may not immediately grasp which part of the Elizabethan era is being depicted, so quick and constant are some of the temporal changes. The past, however, helps explain the present, which is that Oxford -- whose younger self carried on a torrid romance with the Queen, and even, the film speculates, fathered her child -- finds himself in an uphill battle to convince Elizabeth that Robert is poisoning the aged Queen's mind. Meanwhile, a parallel narrative of Jonson and Shakespeare's running battle over public claim of the plays' authorship proves tiresome even as it veers close to comedy. The Shakespeare-Jonson imbroglio seems superfluous to everything affecting Oxford, partly because Ifans' command of his scenes -- and of the film -- presents convincing evidence he is "Shakespeare," sometimes via a mere glint of the eye or cock of the head. The actor builds his performance on details, such as the way he fondles his precious manuscripts, which lend the "Oxfordian theory" an unexpectedly human dimension. Redgrave (recently in "Coriolanus") veritably glows in most of her scenes as an Elizabeth who continues to wield extraordinary independent (and Protestant) power in a Catholic-dominated Europe, but who knows her days are drawing short. When her Queen nears death, the actor suggests that the light is literally fading in her eyes. The supporting cast is delicious, including Hogg as a disturbingly chalky Robert, Armesto as a stressed and insecure Jonson and Thewlis as a crafty old William under lots of makeup. Unfortunately hammy and counterproductive, Spall's Shakespeare is often so ridiculous that the "Stratfordians" (proponents of Shakespeare being the actual author) will feel doubly insulted here. Jacobi makes a distinctly sharp impression as the introducer. Pic displays the production values of work done at Germany's Studio Babelsberg by an almost entirely Teuton crew. Especially of note is Sebastian Krawinkel's ambitious and gorgeous production design, ranging from moody Royal court settings and manor house interiors to a full-blown rendering of the Globe, which is shown in unprecedented detail. Anna J. Foerster's widescreen lensing is intensely burnished and elegant; an ordinary score by Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser isn't up to the same standard.Camera (Deluxe color, widescreen, DV), Anna J. Foerster; editor, Peter R. Adam; music, Thomas Wander, Harald Kloser; production designer, Sebastian Krawinkel; supervising art director, Stephan Gessler; art directors, Stefan Speth, Sabine Engelberg, Bryce Tibbey, Kim Frederickson; set decorator, Simon Boucherie; costume designer, Lisy Christl; sound (Datasat/SDDS/Dolby Digital), Manfred Banach; supervising sound editor, Hubert Bartholomae; re-recording mixer, Bartholomae; visual effects supervisors, Volker Engel, Marc Weigert; special effects supervisor, Gerd Feuchter; visual effects, Uncharted Territory; special visual effects, Sony Pictures Imageworks; stunt coordinator, Rainer Werner; choreographer, Gabriela Dumitrescu; line producer, Marcus Loges; assistant director, Christopher Doll; Vladimir Subotic; casting, Leo Davis, Lissy Holm. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Special Presentations), Sept. 9, 2011. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 130 MIN.With: Trystan Gravelle, Helen Baxendale, Mark Rylance, Derek Jacobi. 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