2012 Movie Preview: Romances, From 'The Vow' to 'Breaking Beginning Part 2'

With 2011 within the dying cycle, selection time to anticipate 2012. All this week, Moviefone is previewing the apparently endless method to obtain large-time films striking theaters through the following 12 several days -- from from 'The Demon Inside' to 'Django Unchained' and all things in between. Next: the 12 romances to check out for next season. 2012 Movie Preview: Romances 'Declaration of War''The Vow''Perfect Sense''Wanderlust''Good Deeds''Salmon Fishing inside the Yemen''Playing the region''Mirror, Mirror''The Lucky One''Breaking Beginning Part 2''Les Miserables'Bonus: 'The Wedding' See All Moviefone Galleries » EARLIER: 2012 Movie Preview: Blockbusters 2012 Movie Preview: Comedies 2012 movie Preview: Family Films [Photo: Summit] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

First Look: Smallville's Erica Durance Suits Up as Wonder Woman on Harry's Law

Erica Durance It's the moment Smallville fans have been waiting for: Erica Durance is wearing the real Wonder Woman costume. She just didn't do it until her guest appearance on Harry's Law. Durance, who earlier this year said goodbye to the role of Lois Lane after Smallville ended its 10-year run, will play a somewhat mentally unstable woman who believes she truly is Wonder Woman in the Wednesday, Jan. 11 episode of Harry's Law. TVGuide.com hit the set to find out what it's like to put on the costume, which is of the same design worn by Adrianne Palicki in David E. Kelley's defunct Wonder Woman pilot. Also, Durance tackles the Lois Lane vs. Wonder Woman question. Smallville's Erica Durance seeks justice as Wonder Woman on Harry's Law How does it feel actually getting to play Wonder Woman... of sorts? Erica Durance: "Of sorts" is the best way to put it and it's probably the best way to play it because you get to have a little bit of freedom and you're not judged quite so harshly. The way that I was able to work with the character Wonder Woman in this is through the eyes of a woman who desperately needed a strong female archetype to look up to, and she had gone through such terrible things and this was her alter ego. I would challenge anybody who said that she didn't think she was Wonder Woman. This is how she found her way out. So, as an actress, getting to put on the suit and play Wonder Woman was fantastic and then I got this whole other layer because of the way David E. Kelley had written it, to ground it in this kind of humanistic viewpoint, which was lovely. What sparks your character's alter ego, "Wonder Woman," to go public? Durance: Well, she's been out for a while. What ends up happening is that my character, Annie Billson, has gone one step too far, or some would say many steps too far, and taken this psychosis, this vigilantism a little far in the opinion of society and she's hurt one too many people, and so she's actually been charged with a crime. She goes to see Adam (Nate Corddry), whom she has a history with and has gone to high school with. He knows her, so she seeks his representation. Annie is really passionate that she is actually Wonder Woman. Is it a fair comparison to say that she's as passionate as Lois Lane? Durance: I would think so because it's the same person doing it, and passion is passion. I'm the vessel and it'll end up having that same color to it, but I try to be as truthful as possible in it and she does have those same convictions. The only difference, of course, is this character's coming from a completely different type of world, and the reason she's become this is for a totally different reason. But I will say that people will probably definitely recognize it because it's still Erica playing it, right? [Laughs] So I couldn't transform that, but passion is definitely a good word for it. You had put on the "Amazon Princess" costume on Smallville. How does it feel getting to put on the real thing? Durance: A little daunting, and partially because having been in the comic world for a while now, I'm really very respectful of the people that love this character. I do take it very seriously. As a side note, just to be light about it, any woman wearing tight pants is not super excited the first time she puts them on. [Laughs] I wasn't exactly, you know, tight pants- or underwear-ready. Have you ever wanted to play Wonder Woman? If you didn't have the end of Smallville last season, would you have considered joining David E. Kelley's project? Durance: I will say that I would jump at the opportunity to work with David E. Kelley again and [Harry's Law and Wonder Woman executive producer] Bill D'Elia. Bill D'Elia cast me on my first big job ever so that was very tantalizing. I would face it with a bit of trepidation, but I probably would have wanted to dive into the deep end of something like that. I think it's a great character and you can have so much fun with it. I love comics. I love that sci-fi stuff. I grew up on that so it's something that, in a way, I really relate to and I would've loved that, but that wasn't my journey. Then I ended up getting this really great specific role on here and got to work on a show that's got the lead, which is Kathy Bates. To me, that's pretty great. Are you the type of actress who says, "I've spent all these years on Smallville and now I have to get away from that genre!"? Durance: No. I just believe things come your way that are meant to come your way and you'll know when you see it whether you want to do it or not. I think that most of us actors are put in a box of sorts. We're labeled. You can do your best to step outside of that a little bit here and there and have some fun with it, but you also have to understand that and embrace it and enjoy it. Personally, I'm just grateful to work again. Do you have any Smallville withdrawal? Durance: There's a certain grieving process to leaving a show and a group of people that were a family to you. It's important to learn that's all that life is, is just a set of transitions for you and so you move through it. But yeah, there were times when I was like, "Aww." Not so much sad at times, but I'll go on another set and it'll just be slightly different. I'm transitioning. I've been saying that for months. I'm in transition. Lasso of truth time: Best part of wearing the costume and the worst part of wearing the costume. Durance: The best part is the corset, believe it or not, because it gives you a tiny little waist, making you sit up really straight. I would say the most uncomfortable part is tight, stretchy pants because, well, you know what you feel like when you're wearing tight, stretchy pants. You just have to be careful everything is appropriate. But would you have wanted the underwear version of the costume though? Durance: [Laughs] I'm very grateful for the pants. I know that people were very excited about the underwear and seeing them. To be quite frank, I don't know if I could've done the underwear justice at this point in time and it might have been more upsetting for people to see me in them than to not, so I think the pants are a safe bet for me. Durance's episode of Harry's Law airs Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 9/8c on NBC. Are you excited to see Durance in the Wonder Woman costume?

Kaira Pitt Remembers Birthday At Michael Jackson Cirque Show

First Released: December 19, 2011 9:42 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Vegas, Nev. -- Caption Kaira Pitt is smiles in the press conference for Moneyball in Tokyo, japan on November 9, 2011 Vegas was filled with stars over the past weekend using the Kardashian clan, Britney Warrior spears and Brangelina & their brood all turning up in Las Vegas. The acting giant couple as well as their six children celebrated Brads 48th birthday over the past weekend at Cirque Du Soleils Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour at Mandalay Bay, based on multiple reviews. They'd great seats, sitting right near the stage, a resource told People. They appeared to savor the show. The entertainers didnt know these were there along with a couple of of these recognized them when they were on stage, therefore it was pretty exciting. Another source told The Vegas Sun the family, who had been remaining in the Four Seasons, missed on the limousine ride between their hotel and also the show making 5-minute walk between your two hotels flanked by multiple body pads. They loved the performance and remained before the very finish instead of coming out in the curtain close. They became a member of everyone else throughout the ultimate standing ovation. It didnt look as though the cast understood the Hollywood couple was there until they heard the excitement within the audience, another source told the paper. Adding, It hadnt been introduced for them in advance, so that they gave just a little jerk along with a bow within their direction in the finish. Kaira and Angelina were applauding and smiling ear to ear using their children, who loved the show. They silently left just to walk to the 4 Seasons. The Moneyball star switched 48 on Sunday. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Etta James Crictally Ill with Chronic Leukemia

Etta James Legendary blues singer Etta James is crictally ill with chronic leukemia, based on Riverside Press Enterprise. Browse the relaxation of present day news The "FinallyInch singer's live-in physician, that has been dealing with James since March 2010, has requested hopes following the sultry-voiced songstress' disease was considered incurable two days ago. Based on records in James' probate situation, she's also struggling with dementia and kidney failure. James, 73, was put in the hospital captured to treat the bloodstream infection sepsis along with a uti.

Chinese box office hits new levels

BEIJING -- China's film biz is constantly break records despite signs and signs and symptoms of the slowing down lower economy, with B.O. gathering 12 billion yuan ($1.89 billion) up to now this year. The whole gross for your year looks on course to clean past the $2 billion level because you will find still some large movies set to start through the progressively important Christmas season. Many senior players inside the biz have mentioned they expect the figure to top $2.05 billion this year, however it might be a lot more. Total B.O. a year ago was $1.62 billion.Theaters ongoing to start within an astounding rate this year, with eight new screens added every day. You'll find now greater than 9,000 screens in China, up from 6,200 screens a year ago.There has been greater than 500 films created in China, although senior biz figures within the u . s . states regularly express fears that local movies aren't succeeding enough to have their own against fierce competish from Hollywood, despite quotas on overseas photos along with other hurdles facing foreign movies.Nevertheless the Condition Administration of Radio, Film and tv is satisfied using the general picture. "These results demonstrate that china film business is stuffed with vigor and vitality," it mentioned in the statement. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Time Warner Refines $1.4B Bid For Endemol

The amount is the same as Time Warner’s previous offer for the reality TV producer. But the entertainment giant now tells Endemol that it’s willing to pay allcash — not a combination of cash and debt — if the company wants.Endemol execs had made no secret of their disdain forTime Warner’s previousbid, which one insider referred to as rock bottom. The revised offer comes as Endemol approaches its December 13 deadline for a debt-for-equity swap designed to reduce the companys debt to $670M from $3.7B. Once that happens, the company could be put up for auction. But the situation is complicated: One of Endemol’s biggest shareholders — Italy’s Mediaset, controlled by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi — is also interested in buying the producer of shows including Big Brother, and Deal Or No Deal.It has said that it would not participate in an auction. Apollo Management, Centerbridge, and Providence Equity Partners and banks including Barclays and RBS are among Endemols biggest creditors.

'X Factor's' Rachel Crow on Her Elimination, Breakdown: 'It Definitely Hurt Bad'

Director Steven Spielberg had a hand in Oscar winner Christian Bale's starring role in Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War, which premiered Sunday afternoon in Beijing.our editor recommendsZhang Yimou To Be Honored at Asia Pacific Screen AwardsChina Chooses Zhang Yimou's Christian Bale starrer 'Flowers of War' for Oscar Foreign Language Submission TheHollywood Reporter previously reported Spielberg's role in acover story with Bale and Zhang, However, Spielberg's director friend went into more detail on how the recommendation came about. "I asked Steven Spielberg, who is a friend, to read the English script and recommend actors," Zhang said at a press conference following the premiere. One of those suggestions was Bale, who had starred as a child actor in Spielberg's own turn directing in China, 1987's Empire of the Sun,also based on a novel set during Japan's World War II occupation of eastern China. STORY: The Flowers of War: Film Review Spielberg then encouraged Bale to work with Zhang. "He passed [Zhang] Yimou a letter to give to me, and it said, 'do it.'" With a budget of $100 million, the film is the most expensive ever made in China, as much as last year's top domestic box office performer, Feng Xiaogang's Aftershock, grossed. Despite that, Zhang brushed off any suggestion that it put greater commercial pressure on him for the film to perform. "Directors shouldn't think about these things. It prevents you from making a good movie," Zhang said. STORY: An Auteur + This Actor = Game Changer The two-time Oscar-nominated director similarly dodged a question about whether Flowers was an attempt to finally win that trophy. "Winning an Oscar was not the goal. We only wanted to create good art and make a good film," he said. "I don't really understand the Oscar process much, so it's up to luck." Zhang, who also directed the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games, is representing China again with Flowers as the country's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award. Bale plays John Miller, an American drifter who finds himself in the then-Chinese capital in 1937, just as the Nanjing Massacre -- which saw invading Japanese troops rape and murder thousands of Chinese civilians -- is getting underway. A group of young prostitutes take refuge in a church near the brothel where they work, and Miller, donning clerical robes, offers them protection from the invaders. Flowers' female lead, newcomer Ni Ni, put herself out on a limb when asked if she felt a steamy scene between her character and Bale's was necessary, as in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution -- which had its sex scenes removed and earned a two-year industry ban for actress Tang Wei. "I really like Tang Wei and I think she's a wonderful actress, very beautiful, and I have learned a lot from her," Ni said. The film is set to open wide in China on Dec. 16, followed by a limited U.S. release on Dec. 23. Related Topics International Asia Christian Bale Zhang Yimou

'Glee's' Lea Michele Reveals Secret Behind Her 'New Year's Eve' Chemistry with Ashton Kutcher (Video)

When Rick Nicita joined Morgan Creek Productions in August 2008 as co-chairman, CEO James Robinson said the former CAA managing partner would have "a big palette" as his creative head. But the picture hasn't been pretty for the company behind such early 1990s hits as Robin Hood and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.our editor recommendsCANNES: Morgan Creek Cancels Festival Party'Dream House' Loses Appeal for Rating ChangeDream House: Film Review During Nicita's tenure, Morgan Creek has released only one film -- the disappointing supernatural thriller Dream House, which opened Sept. 30 -- and has had other projects delayed while the company deals with the ongoing bankruptcy of its international distribution arm. Now Nicita could be leaving. His contract expires at the end of December, and the company tells The Hollywood Reporter in a statement that "Rick and Jim have not discussed Rick's contract." Typically, such a deal is inked well in advance of expiration. A source with knowledge of the situation said that Nicita is considering his options, including production opportunities and a return to the representation business. During his time at CAA, Nicita ran the careers of Tom Cruise, Al Pacino and Nicole Kidman, among others. Nicita and Robinson declined to comment. The future of the once high-flying film company is unclear. Morgan Creek still has a distribution deal with Universal, though the pact is set to expire at the end of 2012. And the company, co-founded in 1988 by Robinson and Joe Roth, had been slated to produce Major League 3, but Robinson said in February that he wouldn't risk working with star Charlie Sheen in the aftermath of Sheen's erratic behavior. A planned Tupac Shakur biopic remains without a director after talks with John Singleton ended. Singleton would have replaced departed director Antoine Fuqua on the long gestating biopic, titled Tupac. And in November, Morgan Creek pulled out of co-financing Warren Beatty's Howard Hughes biopic. Dream House, the thriller that starred Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, was the first film released by Morgan Creek since Sydney White, which came out in 2007 and underperformed. Dream House grossed $21.3 million domestically, but cost $55 million and required reshoots. (Morgan Creek pre-sold the film internationally, which would have mitigated losses; Dream House made about $4 million overseas.) But its director, six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan, unsuccessfully petitioned the Directors Guild of America to have his name removed from the project because he was displeased with the finished product, according to an OctoberLos Angeles Times story. Meanwhile, the company's international distribution arm, Bermuda-based Inverness Distribution Ltd., filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in May, citing debts of up to $100 million. The company filed for bankruptcy after a sharp drop in royalty payments from the licensing of its films. Inverness holds the rights to such movies as The Last of the Mohicans and Young Guns. In court filings, Inverness said it was roughly $74 million in debt on a $150 million loan issued by Societe Generale, ING Bank NV and Bank of Ireland, among others. A company spokesman told THR in May that the bankruptcy could result in Morgan Creek losing certain distribution rights in some foreign territories on some of its older films. Kim Masters contributed to this report. Email: Daniel.Miller@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller Related Topics Morgan Creek Productions

Former 'Gossip Girl' Star Jessica Szohr's Werewolf Sex-Comedy-Horror 'Love Bite' Will get U.K. Deal

NY - The National football league is near to signing an eight-year extension of TV privileges deals to 2021 with broadcast partners CBS, Fox and NBC that will earn it about $3.2 billion annually, a 60 % increase within the current contract, the Wall Street Journal reported.our editor recommendsFox Sports Chief Talks Dodgers TV Deal, National football league Coverage (Q&A) Handled Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Forced Off Twitter by National football league Franchise (Report) Plus, previous handles Wally Disney's ESPN and satellite television giant DirecTV are required to seal average media costs around $6 billion for that league. The National football league rejected comment, the Journal stated. "Nobody around the broadcast finish really wants to do without the National football league," Lee Berke, owner and analyst at LHB Sports, Entertainment & Media, told the Journal. "They're going without them at their very own peril, and every one of that will get considered in when determining to bid excessive.Inch "The National football league can also be expected to have to wait some additional games to produce another eight-week package earlier within the season on Thursday nights to become offered to cable systems," Nomura Investments analyst Michael Nathanson stated inside a report Tuesday morning. "We expect Time Warner's Turner Systems, Comcast/NBCUniversal's recently top quality NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus) and News Corp.'s cable systems to any or all bid strongly with this package." Nathanson computes a 6 %-7 percent compound annual rate of growth in costs for that broadcast systems within the existence from the expected new deals "as well as an starting point-up in 2014 of 20 %-25 %, or between $150 million and $175 million." The very first-year step-ups in costs "associate to an adverse mid-single-digit earnings per share headwind for CBS and low-single-digit headwinds for News Corp. and Comcast," the analyst outlined. Younger crowd informed: "In the end think the road has lengthy patterned the advantages of retransmission [consent costs], we feel that many designs include overlooked the pending step-as much as 2014 programming costs." The brand new National football league deal seems to permit TV Everywhere privileges for systems, that could help boost retransmission costs later within the deal, based on Nathanson. His earnings model for News Corp. already includes $190 million as a whole retrans revenue in fiscal year 2012, $400 million in fiscal 2013 and $600 million in the year after. For CBS, he projects $300 million in 2012 and $345 million in 2013, which Nathanson stated can be conservative. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects NBC CBS National football league

Voir, Niko, Oceano link for 'Escafandra'

BUENOS AIRES -- Edgard Tenembaum, Paris-based producer of Walter Salles' "The Motorcycle Journals," is making his latest incursion into Latin American filmmaking with "Escafandra." Directed and put together by Pablo Reyero, whose multi-valued 1997 shanty existence portrait "South Pier" established him just like a seminal estimate the completely new Argentine cinema, "Escafandra" is structured becoming an worldwide co-production between Tenembaum's shingle Tu Vas Voir, Reyero's Oceano Films and Germany's Niko Film. It is simply tied lower a higher-notch Argentine cast: Leonardo Sbaraglia ("Red-colored-colored Lights"), Carlos Belloso ("The Holy Girl") and Mariana Anghileri ("Aballay"). Within it, Sbaraglia plays Pedro, who returns to his childhood town to be ready for that violent suicide of his father (Belloso), while his mother (Cecilia Rossetto) and sister wage a basic war along with his father's concubine (Anghileri). One of the Argentina's most artistically ambitious films set to shoot in 2012, "Escafandra" mixes past, present and future, Greek myths, magicians, monsters together with an aspiration-like narrative, Reyero mentioned. "An intimist story with facets of sci-fi, eroticism and horror," in Reyero's words, "Escafandra" might be the director's try to exorcize their very own father's violent suicide and also the own painful and surrealistic encounters dealing with it, he added. "Escafandra" will roll September in HD in Apartment Gesell, Buenos Aires province. Film uses "realistic" effects within the kind of "Let the most appropriate one In," Tenembaum mentioned. Reyero's "The Southern Mix," a hard drug heist fall-out drama, carried out Cannes 2003 Not Sure Regard. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

REVIEW: Ralph Fiennes Takes a Dud of a Play and Turns It into a Not-Bad Coriolanus

It’s dangerous to underestimate modern-day reinterpretations of Shakespeare, a la Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet, not because Shakespeare necessarily needs to be modernized, but because it’s astonishing how much retooling, rejiggering and restuffing he can withstand: His work is like a magic carpet bag that never gets filled up or worn out. So I was curious about Ralph Fiennes’s directorial debut, Coriolanus, in which Fiennes himself stars as Caius Martius Coriolanus, the uppity Roman general who finds himself in a pickle when the hungry people of Rome, suffering from a food shortage, decree that their plight is his fault. Proud of his military service and disdainful of those who haven’t similarly fought for their country, he denounces the poor, hungry masses, accusing them of, among other things, having bad breath. That plunges Coriolanus into a public-relations nightmare from which he can’t recover, the beginning of the end. When I saw Coriolanus at the Berlin Film Festival last February, no one I talked to — not even the random sampling of the British critics I know — had actually read the play. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have read it. But now that I’ve seen Fiennes’s version, I have some idea why the material doesn’t always find its way into the basic curriculum: It’s kind of a dud. No wonder it was the butt of an old Saturday Night Live joke, in which Robin Williams plays a Shakespearean stand-up who, after Coriolanus flops at the Globe, is cast in the lead of the theater’s next production, Hamlet, prompting the line, “Is that a dagger I see, or are you just glad to see me?” Then again, Fiennes isn’t exactly laughing boy, so Coriolanus isn’t such an odd choice for his debut film — and he doesn’t do half badly with it, either. Fiennes played the title role in the play 11 years ago on the London stage, and apparently, he’s been turning it over in his mind ever since. The resulting picture drags in places, but Fiennes works hard to keep the rhythm going: He stages hand-to-hand combat sequences and knife fights as if he were making a smart action movie, not adapting Shakespeare, which is precisely the point. He told The Guardian, “If Shakespeare was alive today, I think he would write very easily for the cinema,” and he’s probably right. Nothing perks an audience up like a good rumble, and Shakespeare knew just how and when to drop ‘em in. The cutting in Fiennes’s action sequences is clean and clear, not choppy. And Coriolanus’s tussles with his sometime-rival, sometime-cohort Tullus Aufidius (played by an amazingly not-horrible, if not exactly good, Gerard Butler) are worked out with the right mix of outright male aggression and twisted mutual admiration. It’s only when the two find themselves in the clinch, their musclebound arms wrapped firmly around each other’s necks, that they realize they’re just two sides of the same coin. This Coriolanus is set in, as a title card wittily tells us, “A place calling itself Rome,” and if it isn’t exactly the real Rome (Fiennes shot the picture in Belgrade), it still has the feel of a modern, besieged big city. (The screenplay is by John Logan, who also adapted Hugo for Martin Scorsese.) The angry mob Coriolanus faces is a grass-roots terrorist group; in their rage and hunger they storm Rome’s “Central Grain Depot,” a bit of made-up silliness that’s perfectly believable in the movie’s context. (At times, Coriolanus somewhat resembles Alfonso Cuarn’s dystopian fantasy Children of Men.) And if there are slack patches in the narrative, Fiennes and his fellow actors get us through them efficiently enough. Fiennes’s Coriolanus is a noble hard-ass with a scarred face and a shaved pate. He’s charismatic in a chilly way, and sympathetic only in the sense that, given his taciturn, rigid character, we can usually tell where he’s coming from. He’s hard to care for, but not easy to turn away from. But the sleekest weapon in Fiennes’s arsenal is Vanessa Redgrave, who plays Coriolanus’s tough-love mom, Volumnia. If Coriolanus is cool as steel, we can see where he gets it: Volumnia is his female counterpart, his true partner in his life’s work, as the story’s incestuous undertones suggest. (The young actress Jessica Chastain plays Coriolanus’s retreating, suffering wife, Virgilia.) Redgrave’s Volumnia has the carriage of a warrior queen, her voice the smoothness and the bite of honey still in the comb — she makes even the play’s densest language seem as if it were written yesterday, not 500 years ago. In choosing Redgrave, Fiennes went out and hired the best. She’s modernity and timelessness in one magnificent package. Editor’s note: This review appeared earlier, in a slightly different form, in Stephanie Zacharek’s Berlin Film Festival coverage. Follow Stephanie Zacharek on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'John Carter' Star Taylor Kitsch Unveils Official Trailer on 'Good Morning America' (Video)

Wally Disney Pictures Taylor Kitsch hit Hello America on Wednesday to debut a sneak search for that first official trailer for his 3d action epic, John Carter.our editor recommendsFirst 'John Carter' Trailer Hits!'John Carter' Poster Premieres'John Carter' at D23: Taylor Kitsch and Andrew Stanton Have confidence around on Another Planet (Video) VIDEO: THR's Disney D23 Red-colored-colored Carpet Interviews "It's been an outing to produce which is been this type of very long time since we ended filming, causeing this to be a sizable day for people,In . he told Robin Roberts. Good Barsoon series by Edgar Grain Burroughs, John Carter follows a classic Confederate captain (Kitsch) who's strangely gone to live in Mars and really should resolve a conflict between warring nations. The completely new clip stresses action, adventure and effects, having a more compact quantity of grounds offered behind the storyline and also the character's past. PHOTO: 'John Carter' Poster Premieres Kitsch is seen transporting weapons, hoping to get Lynn Collins, and screaming, "We did not cause this, but we'll finish it!" In the high-flying stunts, Kitsch jokes, "Plenty of wirework, as we discussed. There's inadequacies in gravity on Mars for John Carter. I've the scars to prove it round the groins." For fans, this really is really the 2nd take a look at Andrew Stanton's lengthy looked forward to project. Disney also released a teaser trailer within this summer time, having a little really Kitsch's Earthly roots.Watch Kitsch's tease for your trailer below. The whole-length official trailer will debut on Wednesday at 9 p.m. VIDEO: Taylor Kitsch and Andrew Stanton Have confidence around on Another Planet John Carter opens in 3d and IMAX 3d on March 9, 2012. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Disney's D23 Expo 2011 Taylor Kitsch Wally Disney Pictures John Carter

Latin docu co-pros increasing

BUENOS AIRES -- "Alma's Tears," "Benghazi, Past the Front Line" and "Jorge Sanjines, the Courage of the Cinema Alongside the folksInch is going to be pitched in the 3rd Latin Side from the Doc/Doc Buenos Aires. A 3-day docu co-production forum, LSD/DBsAs, Latin America's premier docu event, runs 12 ,. 6-8 within the Argentine capital.Its projects underscore Latin America's quickly building expertise at constructing worldwide documentaries.Among their growing challenges, however, may be the crisis-pummelled European market.Setup at France's Upian, and co-created by Arte France, like "L'ensemble des Rebelles du feet," another LSD project, the 75-minute "Tears" points to Arte France's plunge into multi-platform docu distribution: Audiences can be found Alma's "interactive" confession of why she became a member of after which left Guatemala's violent Mara gangs they are able to navigate online through her memories.Helmed by youthful Colombian Nathalia Orozco, "Benghazi" provides a brand new take on the current Libyan war, since the anticipation of Libyans instead of front-line conflict.France's Neotactica, Argentina's 996 Films and Colombia's Surdico produce "Benghazi." Likewise, Alejandro Zarate's "Sanjines," a portrait from the veteran Bolivian filmmaker, is really a Colombia-Bolivia-Mexico co-push."An element of Latin Side this season is the fact that we now have increasingly more projects that are based on a minimum of two, sometimes three, nations," stated LSD mind Yves Jeanneau."Men and women have understood that to obtain solutions from Latin America, they need to have key talent from Latin America," he added.As The spanish language immigration to Latin America develops, The spanish language tv stations are progressively thinking about Latin American documentaries, Jeanneau stated. Otherwise, if this involves docu buys, European commissioning editors are focusing more about programs on Asia, especially China. Europe's crisis has additionally put broadcasters' budgets under more and more pressure. Monitoring at 265 on November. 24, LSD/DBA European attendance looks "slightly lower," particularly from The country, Jeanneau stated. Executives attending is going to be pitched a variety of projects, including some strong human interest dramas. Among buzzed-about game titles are Colombian Pablo Alvarez-Mesa's "Once the Trumpet Sounds," in regards to a 16-year-old aspirant bullfighter, and Dane Andreas Dalsgaard's "The Component of Trust," in regards to a 24-year-old Colombian who hits the presidential campaign trail, supporting philosopher Antanas Mockus. Also buzzed, "Buenos Aires -- Year Zero," from Andres Jarach ("Smoking Kills"), informs the existence-tales of two hookers and 2 authors in 1900s Buenos Aires Norwegian Fredrik Horn Akselsen's "AlienInch tracks a Vatican-approved exorcist because he travels all over the world. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'Iron Lady' Director Responds to Uproar Over Meryl Streep's 'Over-Emotional' Performance

This story appeared in the Dec. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommends'The Adventures of Tintin': What James Cameron Showed Spielberg and Jackson9 Things You Should Know About 'The Adventures of Tintin'Animated, Documentary and Foreign: 3 Key Oscar Categories AnalyzedRelated Topics•The Race•Golden Globes 2012 Pixar's animated movies have had a prize-winning run at the Golden Globe awards, but this year that run could very well come crashing to an end -- and all because of an intrepid young reporter called Tintin. When it comes to recognizing animated films in their own category, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was actually late to the game. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first gave out an Oscar for best animated feature in 2002. (Its first winner was DreamWorks Animation's Shrek.) It was five years before the HFPA, which had previously lumped animated movies into its comedy/musical category, decided to follow suit and designated a special Globe for animation. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Toy Wars For the past five years, ever since the HFPA created that new trophy, Pixar has ruled the competition. Cars, John Lasseter's celebration of America's automobile culture, took home the inaugural Globe for animation, defeating such contenders as Happy Feet, with its tap-dancing penguins, Monster House and Bee Movie. (That same year, at the Oscars, Happy Feet pulled off a surprise win by upstaging Cars.) And every year since then, another Pixar movie has upheld the tradition: Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up and Toy Story 3 all were winners. This year, Lasseter is back with the sequel Cars 2, in which Owen Wilson's Lightning McQueen and Larry the Cable Guy's Mater take a round-the-world drive in a plot tailor-made to appeal to the HFPA's international constituency. The song-and-dance birds of Antarctica will be back as well in their own sequel, director George Miller's Happy Feet Two. COVER STORY: Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson: The Titans Behind 'The Adventures of Tintin' Don't expect a replay of the 2006 race, though. There are plenty of other fierce contenders who are hoping for a nomination: DWA's Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots, Fox's Rio, Paramount's Rango, Disney's Winnie the Pooh and Sony's Arthur Christmas among them. There also are a couple of new kids in toon town: Steven Spielberg, directing his first animated feature, The Adventures of Tintin, making use of the latest advances in motion capture and 3D cinematography with The Lord of the Rings maestro Peter Jackson at his side as producer. PHOTOS: 'Tintin,' 'Happy Feet Two' and 21 Other Awards Season Contenders Featuring Animals The HFPA, which has a demonstrated weakness for big marquee names, is going to find it hard to resist a filmmaker with that kind of pedigree. Plus, Tintin is based on the famous Herge comics character -- famous at least in Europe, from whence many HFPA members hail. Although Paramount won't open the movie in the United States until Dec. 21, almost a week after the Globe nominations are announced, it's already a growing hit around the world, where it grossed more than $160 million in its first two weeks of release via Sony and Paramount. So while Pixar may have the winning track record at the Globes, this year it's the challenger Tintin that is revving up to win the prize. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Oscars 2012: The Early Signals Related Topics Golden Globes John Lasseter Steven Spielberg Pixar Cars 2 The Adventures of Tintin Golden Globes 2012 Awards Season Preview

L.A. area shoots lower

Despite boosts in feature shooting from Charlie Sheen's "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III," overall offlot production decreased 15% the other day within the same period a year ago by 117 days. The pic, which ended shooting Tuesday, introduced individuals of features filming inside the L.A. area with nine permitted days. Production on "Mind," which stars Sheen, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, incorporated shoots in the La graveyard and a lot of explosions across the L.A. area. Sheen even released photos in the shoot on his WhoSay blog, which incorporated injections within the actor's previous gig. "(T)his could be a the least two and a half occasions more fun than my last gig!" the thesp written within photo from the burning vehicle. Feature production showed up at 77 permitted days the other day, according to enabling agency FilmL.A., versus. 94 for a similar week a year ago. Overall television production also lagged behind a year ago with 426 days versus. 521. A "Steve Madden" shoot, which fell under FilmL.A.'s new TV webisode/mobisode/podcast category, showed up at 42 days. Shoots available category designated nearly the identical amount as a year ago with 164 days compared to 2010's 169 days. Location scout Overall offlot production in L.A. was off 15% with 667 permitted days the other day, according to figures from enabling agency FilmL.A. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

How 'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Slimmed Lower

'Twilight' author Stephenie Meyer was noticeably slimmer when she switched up within the handprint and footprint ceremony for stars Billy Burke, Rachelle Lefervre and Rachelle Lefervre captured. How did she shed the load? "Honestly, watching what she eats, and employ,In . film author Melissa Rosenberg told the LA Occasions within the 'Breaking Beginning, Part 1' premiere. "Going on a diet and use. And he or she looks fantastic." She mentioned Meyer (pictured at left in 2008 at in the actual November. 14 premiere) "had lost a couple of pounds once we shot the wedding scene together. However saw her within the 'Breaking Dawn' junket and basically thought, 'Holy smoke.'" Meyer, who created our planet's most well-known "vegetarian vampires of the underworld from the underworld" inside the Cullen clan, infamously bought a veggie hamburger inside the franchise's first film. [via LA Occasions] [Photos: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Breaking Dawn' begins overseas bows

'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1'The start of finish in the "Twilight" era starts Wednesday as "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1" commences its worldwide rollout with launches in France, Italia, Belgium, holland, Norwegian and Sweden.The Three "Twilight" films are actually a veritable lifeline for worldwide independent entrepreneurs throughout yesteryear three years as Summit used foreign pre-sales to purchase the franchise with worldwide box office near $1 billion along with $800 million in your area. Thosenumbers could nearly double when that "Breaking Beginning, Part 2" -- due to open at this time around next season -- leaves theaters.SND's handling in France, Novelty helmet in Italia, Belga in Belgium, Independent in Holland and Nordisk in Scandinavia. Australia, A vacation in a holiday in greece, Portugal and Russia will open Thursday, and a lot of the relaxation around the world -- like the U.S. -- will launch Friday as "Twilight" mania once again starts in multiplexes worldwide.The initial "Twilight" created $192 million in your area and $190 million round the foreign side. Germany was the most effective market with $24.6 000 0000, then France with $23 milion, The nation with $20 million as well as the U.K. with $17 million."New Moon" saw a massive begin box office performance with domestic at $296 million and foreign at $396 million. Interest among the British people skyrocketed with $45 million, then France and Germany at $37 million each and Australia at $36 million."Eclipse" completed at comparable level a year ago with $300 million in your area and $373 million worldwide. The U.K. introduced the means by which with $45 million, then Germany with $33 million, France with $31 million as well as the fast-growing Brazilian market with $29 million.The "Twilight" series makes Summit a notable success story lately, showing there's still significant box office potential beyond the majors. Indie financing introduced "The King's Speech," "Black Swan," "The Fighter" and "True Grit" for the bigscreen a year ago.Occurs from "Twilight" enabled Summit to pay back the $1 billion elevated via Merrill Lynch in 2007, if the made the harmful go to launch an entire-service production and U.S. distribution operation, tapping Make the most of Friedman to participate longtime Summit chief Patrick Wachsberger. It introduced a $750 million debt refinancing in March together with a cash distribution to traders including Participant Media, private equity finance finance fund Rizvi Traverse Management and Summit's own management.For your worldwide distribs, "Twilight" signifies a bonanza that recalls the time of the "Our god in the Rings" trilogy, which New Line funded more than about ten years ago through foreign pre-sales. The world box office round the three films wound up at greater than $1 billion between 2001 and 2003.The job for Summit in addition to their worldwide partners is to locate another effective franchise. Olivier Lebraud of French "Twilight" distrib SND told Variety a year ago the main challenge it faces might be the scarcity of huge American game game titles designed for pick-ups. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

'Happy, Happy' tops Seville

Madrid-- Anne Sewitsky's comic drama "Happy, Happy" took the top Golden Giraldillo at the 8th Seville European Film Festival, Europe's main meet dedicated to the continent's films, which wrapped Friday. Norway's choice for the Oscars, "Happy" turns on a housewife who is trying to keep a loveless marriage alive until a perfect couple move in next door, unleashing a torrent of emotions. Pic won Sundance's World Cinema grand jury prize. The Golden Giraldillo carries a Euros40,000 ($54,960) cash-prize for Spanish arthouse distributor Golem, which acquired "Happy, Happy" rights from TrustNordisk at this year's Berlin European Film Market.Andres Veiel's 1960s West Germany-set political drama "If Not Us, Who," another Golem pickup for Spain, won Seville's Silver Giraldillo. In one of Seville's toughest face-offs, "If Not Us" star August Diehl shared best actor prize with Michael Fassbender, the star of Steve McQueen's sexual addiction tale "Shame."McQueen also snagged the director award at Seville.Best actress nod was shared between Nadezhda Markina, for her role as a docile wife in Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev's family drama "Elena," and Belgian thesp Bien de Moor, who plays a middle-aged nurse in Urszula Antoniak's sophomore pic "Code Blue." Polish helmer Lech Majewski's "The Mill and the Cross," based on Flemish master Pieter Bruegel's 1564 painting "The Procession to Calvary," nabbed Seville's Special Jury Award. Sold by Paris-based Wide Management, "Mill" has been picked up by Kino-Lorber for the U.S..Michel Hazanavicius' Hollywood-set silent romancer "The Artist" won the Audience Award.Now in its second year, Seville's First Films First sidebar, for feature debuts, was won by black comedy "Mourning," by young Iranian helmer Morteza Farshbaf.Running Nov. 4-11, the Seville fest hosted a focus on recent Russian Cinema. Event honored Moscow-born director Nikita Mikhalkov, Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai, European Film Academy director Marion Doring, plus Spanish exhib-distributor Enrique Gonzalez-Macho, producer Luis Minarro and actress Maria Galiana. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Grimm Exclusive Sneak Look: When Expensive Mobs Meet Favorite Anecdotes Gone Wrong

David Giuntoli Social networking is a terrific way to make buddies, but among individuals new contacts can lurk a couple of unsavory types, especially on the planet of Grimm. NBC's fantasy procedural is putting its special twist on social networking and crime using its Friday episode "Beeware" (9/8c). A string of odd killings are now being disguised through the latest social networking craze, and Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) are contacted to research. VIDEO: Grimm's David Giuntoli around the negative side of his character's special ability Before we explore the fractured story book each week, let us take a unique sneak look from the first couple of minutes of Friday's episode that includes a expensive mob along with a youthful lady who looks nearly the same as a more youthful Avoi Longoria: We understood there is something foreboding about individuals Louboutins! But exactly what does this have related to bees? It is possible to full bee involved? We are likely to crack open our Grimm's Complete Favorite Anecdotes after watching the episode! Grimm airs on Fridays at 9/8c on NBC. What is your opinion happened to overlook Louboutin?

Pedro Almodvar: I Want To Recapture The Joy of My Early Films

Pedro Almodovar, the acclaimed Spanish director, launched his new career-retrospective book The Pedro Almodóvar Archives with a party at the Taschen Store in Beverly Hills. Antonio Banderas, Almodovar's long-time friend and collaborator, conducted a short question-and-answer session with the director before Almodóvar signed a small run of early prints of the book for the approximately 150 fans who pre-ordered it. The book will be widely available for purchase in December.our editor recommendsPedro Almodvar Launches Career Anthology With L.A. Book Signing Pedro Almodovar on 'The Skin I Live In' -- and What It's Like to Live in His Skin (Video) VIDEO: Pedro Almodovar on 'The Skin I Live In' -- and What It's Like to Live in His Skin Before the reception, Almodóvar talked with The Hollywood Reporter about the project. He confessed that he was surprised at what he learned in putting together the book: "It has returned to me an image of my youth that I had almost forgotten. And I discovered that I continue to be the same person. And I have also discovered that a lot of my tone has changed over these last 31 years because I lost some of the joy that was there in the first movies. I still celebrate life and cinema and living but there is something about the tone that has darkened and I could see that trajectory in the book. . . .I would like to come back to the beginning." STORY: Pedro Almodovar Selects 'The Killers,' 'Nightmare Alley' to Screen at AFI Fest Almodóvar said he would like to recapture some of that "scattershot humor" in his next film and balance it with his adult maturity. Almodóvar also confessed that he'd like to make a big adventure movie someday, especially something like H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines, which comes from his favorite period of late 19th century big novels. Antonio Banderas introduced Almodóvar to the crowd, mixing light humor with a reminder of the political context of Almodóvar's early films. The easy chemistry between the long-time collaborators was clearly evident-Banderas made his first film with Almodóvar in 1982 and they just teamed up for The Skin I Live In. Banderas recalled that the person who introduced him to the director said, "He is Pedro Almodovar. He made one movie and he will never do a second one." VIDEO: Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Banderas Reunite in 'The Skin I Live In' Trailer But the actor also struck a serious note, reminding the audience that Almodóvar made his first film even before the death of Spain's fascist dictator Francisco Franco in 1975 and that as the country transitioned to democracy in the 1980s, Almodovar's films were both political and artistic statements. The Pedro Almodóvar Archives is a beautiful and fascinating look back at the director's career. He gave publisher Taschen unprecedented access to his personal archives, including never-before-published images and personal photos. Almodóvar personally wrote the captions for the photos in the book. Prominent Spanish authors contributed short essays about each of his films and Almodóvar wrote the photo captions. The first printing of 12,500 copies features an actual piece of 35mm film cut from Volver embedded in the title page. In the end, Almodóvar seems pleased with the end result. "I recognize myself in it, which is the best you could say about one book." Related Topics Antonio Banderas Pedro Almodovar

UTA Will get near Deal to move to New Beverly Slopes Headquarters (Exclusive)

United states . Talent Agency is at discussions to possess a 15-year lease for roughly 135,000 sq foot of latest headquarters workplace at 9336 and 9346 Social Center Drive in Beverly Slopes, according to property sources. The sale is predicted to seal with the finish in the month.our editor recommendsWME, UTA Hoping to get Same Office as Showbiz Housing Industry Warms up UpMichael Ovitz Selling Live Nation Headquarters in Beverly Slopes (Exclusive)Google to start Office in Beverly Slopes The requirement for the lease is not known. It isn't apparent when UTA would relocate in the existing headquarters at 9560 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Slopes -- the organization is mentioned to experience a the least several years remaining on its current lease. UTA declined to comment. PHOTOS:Hollywood's Finest Property Deals every week The Social Center Drive property, that's possessed byNY-based developer Tishman Speyer, is certainly going through extensive refurbishments it absolutely was formerly the headquarters ofHilton Hotels. In March, The Hollywood Reporter reported that UTA was searching for 100,000 sq foot combined with with the soon-to-be-completed Red-colored-colored Building within the Off-shoreline Design Center in West Hollywood. The organization presently rents about 99,000 sq foot within the Wilshire Boulevard property. The sale is a coup for your capital of scotland - Beverly Slopes, which has looked for to retain both UTA and fellow talent agency WME since CAA and ICM decamped for Century City formerly decade. STORY:WME, UTA Hoping to get Same Office as Showbiz Housing Industry Will get Warmer The move gives UTA substantially more room laptop or computer is now offering and even more size laptop or computer was trying to find this spring. In August, UTA mentioned it could open a NY office this month. The organization may have a notable neighbor within the Social Center Drive property: Playboy Companies Corporation., which mentioned Monday it had made the decision to lease 45,000 sq foot there. EXCLUSIVE: Michael Ovitz Selling Live Nation Headquarters in Beverly Slopes The house is simply east of Beverly Slopes City Hall which is situated in the formerly industrial area of the city that officialshave been marketing becoming an entertainment business district. Itis also near the Live Nation headquarters building at 9348 Social Center Drive. That property was formerly co-possessed by onetime CAA topper Michael Ovitz and partners, who agreed to Tishman Speyer for $20 million taken. Tishman Speyer declined to comment. Email: Daniel.Burns@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller Related Subjects Property UTA

So Much For #RatnerFreeOscars! AMPAS Stands by Producer: 'It Will Not Happen Again'

I’m still waiting for anyone from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to bother replying to my request for comment about yesterday’s Brett Ratner “rehearsing is for fags” imbroglio, but AMPAS president Tom Sherak has officially weighed in on the controversy: “He knew it was wrong and he issued that response as quickly as any human being ever has. The bottom line is, this won’t and can’t happen again. It will not happen again.” So much for the #RatnerFreeOscars; it was nice to imagine while it lasted. Specifically, some of our Twitter followers’ replacement producer suggestions were fantastic: .bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/227739115/WHO_IS_EL_KABONG_TITLE_CARD.jpg) #9AE4E8;padding:20px;}Baz Luhrmann! RT @Movieline: Anyone have alternative Oscar-producer suggestions? #RatnerFreeOscarsMon Nov 07 23:27:24 via EchofonAlonso DuraldeADuralde .bbpBox{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme6/bg.gif) #709397;padding:20px;}Uwe Boll? RT @Movieline Anyone have alternative Oscar-producer suggestions? #RatnerFreeOscarsMon Nov 07 23:24:42 via webChristopher Rosen42inchtv .bbpBox{background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/profile_background_images/254788281/night_caller_crop.jpg) #1A1B1F;padding:20px;}David Lynch. RT @Movieline: Anyone have alternative Oscar-producer suggestions? #RatnerFreeOscarsMon Nov 07 23:30:26 via Twitter for iPhoneCult & horror moviesBlackHoleMovies .bbpBox{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/124247834/x6dfd1408b859ebc6056e63ebf83d8b9.png) #E8DDCB;padding:20px;}Bela Tarr! RT @Movieline: Anyone have alternative Oscar-producer suggestions? #RatnerFreeOscarsMon Nov 07 23:54:27 via TweetDeckJenni OlsonJenniOlsonSF .bbpBox{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme9/bg.gif) #0c0e0c;padding:20px;}@Movieline Tarantino. The women who either won or presented would have to be barefoot.Tue Nov 08 01:13:54 via TweetCaster for AndroidKevin Scott ThompsonKevinScottT .bbpBox{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme5/bg.gif) #352726;padding:20px;}Tommy Wiseau. RT @Movieline: Anyone have alternative Oscar-producer suggestions? #RatnerFreeOscarsTue Nov 08 00:53:53 via Echofonjason hickeyjason_hickey .bbpBox{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/200050367/twitterbackdrop.jpg) #131516;padding:20px;}@Movieline. Michael Bay, he’s used to displeasing critics & if your speech goes long: BOOM!! Explosive podiums!Tue Nov 08 01:05:10 via webDuncan MacMasterFuriousDShow Superb work, all. Now on to damage control for the Oscarcast’s embattled host, who this week faces such charming headlines as: “Tower Heist: Is Eddie Murphy’s tank finally on empty?” It’s gonna be a long season.

AFM 2011: The Weinstein Co. Nabs British Comedy Drama 'Song for Marion'

The Weinstein Co. is within final discussions to get U.S. distribution privileges to Song for Marion, an english comedy drama in regards to a surly retired person who's pressed by his wife to become listed on an unconventional local choir.our editor recommendsAFM 2011: THR's Festival Daily - Day 1AFM 2011: THR's Festival Daily - Day 2Related Subjects•AFM 2011 Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp star within the film, together with Gemma Arterton and Christopher Eccleston. PHOTOS: On Set using the Leading Ladies of Hollywood Paul Andrew Williams(London to Brighton) authored and directed Song for Marion, that was created by Steel Mill Pictures and Coolmore Productions. E1 Entertainment, that is selling the film at AFM, has distribution privileges within the U.K., while Hopscotch will distribute around australia. Within the London-set dramedy, the irritated pensioner finds themself on the existence-altering jounrney after joining the choir. AFM 2011: THR's Complete Coverage Steel Mill Pictures and Coolmore are creating with Egoli Tossell Film and Film House Germany. Related Subjects AFM Gemma Arterton Vanessa Redgrave Terence Stamp AFM 2011

Exclusive: Get yourself a Start Searching at ABC Family's Jane By Design

Andie MacDowell and Erica Dasher The title character of ABC Family's Jane By Design, may be not aware in their new fashion gig, but she certainly looks tolerant of our exclusive consider first the show's posters. The series stars newcomer Erica Dasher as Jane Quimby, a spunky teen who finds herself inside the cutthroat arena of designer due to a scenario of mistaken identity. Andie MacDowell plays Gray Chandler Murray, her no-nonsense, hard-headed boss. ABC Family orders new series Jane By Design Have a look whatsoever the show's colorful posters below. Jane By Design debuts Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 9/8c. Will you stay updated?

Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, October 2011

Every month at Movieline, we collect the best interviews, smartest features, and most compelling reviews we’ve produced, and curate them in one easy-to-use table of contents called the Virtual Newsstand, which pays tribute to our print magazine history. Here’s the Virtual Newsstand for October 2011. ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFEMOVIELINEOctober 2011 INTERVIEWS The Breakout From Sundance to awards season, it’s one of those magical years for Martha Marcy May Marlene star Elizabeth Olsen Quinto Power The star/producer of Margin Call talks over Occupy Wall Street and the business of coming out Garden State It only took four years, but we finally got a look at (and a chat about) Willem Dafoe’s troubled drama Fireflies in the Garden Rhys’s Pieces Welsh dynamo Rhys Ifans talks about second-guessing Shakespeare for Anonymous Girl Rock Abigail Breslin has grown up into her own band and a new lead role in the indie flick Janie Jones Let the Good Times Roland What made Anonymous the “single greatest filmmaking experience” of Roland Emmerich’s life? Grier Factor Jackie Brown’s revival made for a fine occasion to talk to ’70s icon Pam Grier The Thing About Joel Joel Edgerton makes his first bid for mainstream stardom in The Thing Hayden Seek Hayden Panettiere on the long journey of Fireflies in the Garden and the dangers of typecasting The Schu Fits Trespass director Joel Schumacher has a word for his critics — or maybe he doesn’t The Maverick Sam Shepard on Blackthorn, his Hollywood years and why he’ll never write a memoir Savage Beauty Emily Browning on the tough, transcendent Sleeping Beauty Strange Brew Craig Brewer on his Footloose remake — and how it’s like Purple Rain Young Elizabeth Joely Richardson on the royal mother-daughter combo that made Anonymous a treat ‘Beyond Thrilled’ My Week With Marilyn director Simon Curtis has plenty of reason to be excited about his movie’s NY Film Festival premiere Sick, Sick Six Is the Human Centipede mastermind the most depraved filmmaker working? Read our chat and decide for yourself Sugar and Steel Ex-champ Sugar Ray Leonard talks Real Steel and the problem with boxing today Mr. Trouble Meet Laurence R. Harvey, the face of The Human Centipede II Fast Woman Jordana Brewster has the Fast and the Furious franchise in the blood THE VERGE JC Chandor Sean Durkin Juno Temple FEATURES Oscar Index The most scientific awards survey known to man enters its second month, only at Movieline Rum-mage Sale How do Rum Diary principals Johnny Depp, Bruce Robinson and Co. love Hunter Thompson? Let them count the ways ‘The Ship Still Sinks’ …and other revelations from James Cameron’s candid Titanic 3-D preview VFX 101 9 pro tips for breaking into visual effects from Jurassic Park’s VFX pioneers Breaking Moves About that time the Breaking Dawn cast broke into a flash-mob dance battle Marty Time Martin Scorsese gives a hometown NYFF crowd a taste of 3-D Hugo Blond Ambition The dazzling Michelle Williams talks up her NYFF premiere My Week With Marilyn Bridesmaid Secrets Kristen Wiig, Judd Apatow & Co. offer 9 things you didn’t know about Bridesmaids Matthew and Alec Old pals Broderick and Baldwin captivated the Hamptons International Film Festival Coming Out Strong 5 LGBT documentaries to watch after (or before!) you come out True Artist-ry Oscar-chasing The Artist debuts strong in East Coast festival swing Halloween How-To Last minute movie-inspired Halloween costumes from your friendly Movieline editors To remake or not to remake? Assessing the Hollywood remake potential of five Fantastic Fest films Celebs in costume Need a Halloween costume? Let 22 pictures of dressed-up celebrities provide the inspiration Demi Development 9 milestones in the evolution of Demi Moore Hallmark Moments Which of your favorites are starring in cable Christmas movies this year? An S.O.S. for SJP 3 genres better suited to Sarah Jessica Parker’s talents REVIEWS 13 1911 Anonymous The Big Year Bombay Beach Dirty Girl The Double The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) The Ides of March In Time Johnny English Reborn Le Havre Margin Call Martha Marcy May Marlene Miss Bala Real Steel The Rum Diary Paranormal Activity 3 Puss in Boots The Skin I Live In The Swell Season Texas Killing Fields The Thing The Three Musketeers 3-D Trespass BAD MOVIES WE LOVE Australia Father of the Bride Part II Mamma Mia! NY Minute [Cover photo: Getty Images]

Melissa Joan Hart Sued By Her Ex-Manager For Non-Payment Of Commissions

Talent manager Kieran Maguire filed suit Wednesday against Melissa Joan Hart, asserting colorfully that she “has no heart” for taking advantage of his services and then ditching him “once her popularity was brought back from obscurity.” Maquire says he and Hart entered into a verbal standard agreement for his management services in 2006 — after her series Sabrina The Teenage Witch ended a few years prior. The breach of contract suit filed in L.A. Superior Court points out that Hart agreed to pay and continued to pay Maguire 10% of her earnings for subsequent years during which Maguire says he worked closely with her talent agents, publicists, business managers, attorneys and others in guiding her career. As examples of fostering her progress Maguire cites Hart’s guest appearances on TV shows such as Dancing With the Stars, her participation in ad campaigns for Kellogg’s, Huggies, Pillsbury and Gain laundry detergent, a People magazine cover and guest starring roles in series and TV movies. Maguire further contends alleges he was instrumental in Hart’s developing the ABC Family series Melissa & Joey, and states that she paid him his rightful commissions for the show’s first season. Those fees for the 2010 season came to $122,700.23, the suit says. In mid-March 2011 Maguire says Hart fired him without warning, whereupon he reminded her that she was still liable for any future earnings for work obtained during the period he served as her manager. ABC Family has renewed the series and begun filming a new season. Maguire is seeking payment for all episodes for which Hart has been paid or will be paid — about $56,250 for 15 episodes plus a percentage of the salary increase Maguire believes she received that would correspondingly increase his 10% fee. He also seeks continued payment of his commission for as long as Melissa & Joey continues on ABC Family.

Oscar Index: War Horse, We Have a Problem

Welcome to week six of Oscar Index, your regular reading of buzz, hype, speculation and crippling myopia in and around the 2011-12 awards beat. This installment brings some rather momentous determinations from the wonks at Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics — let’s get right to them! [Click the graphs for full-size images.] The Leading 10: 1. The Descendants 2. The Artist 3. War Horse 4. The Help 5. Midnight in Paris 6. Moneyball 7. J. Edgar 8. The Ides of March 9. My Week With Marilyn 10. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Outsiders: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, The Tree of Life, Hugo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Gasp! After a month of sight-unseen supremacy, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse has officially eased into trot mode behind the muscular fall-festival favorites The Descendants and The Artist. At least that’s the sense of the punditocracy everywhere from Gold Derby — where Alexander Payne’s dramedy inched ahead of the equine Spielberggernaut — to THR and In Contention, where Michel Hazanavicius’s silent triumph has either come even with or surpassed War Horse in the Picture race. It’s not all good for the new front-runners; after all, no one wants to peak too soon, and hearing guys like Tom O’Neil and Scott Feinberg debate the mechanics of a Descendants/Artist showdown (and for the likes of longtime Horse-whipper Jeff Wells to spotlight it) suggests War Horse and DreamWorks’ happy retreat (for now) into the Oscar shadows while the other heavyweights get all gladiatorial on each other for the awards gods. But when you hear about stuff like the Descendants’ dynamite SAG/BAFTA screening last week, or witness its early awards-profile boost with the recent Gotham Awards nominations — both coming nearly a month before the next wave of acclaim rolls in around its Nov. 18 release date — Fox Searchlight’s strategy looks fairly unassailable at this point. Add to that the advancement of the NY Film Critics Circle’s awards announcement to Nov. 28 — the first in the nation — and you’ve got an early tone-setter tailor-made for Payne, George Clooney and Co. to enter December as the film to beat. The week’s other big momentum was seen with The Help (which one Academy member reportedly told Steve Pond would not only be nominated for Best Picture, but would win) and Midnight in Paris (which earned the highest scores — alongside The Descendants and The Artist, natch — in David Poland’s first Oscar chart of the season). Both remain virtual sure things in the nomination phase, but the continuing chatter about their growing Academy constituencies is enough to make even a horse blush. Finally! Here’s to the challengers! Also, earlier this week I heard from an awards-campaign consultant who seemed fairly certain that Hugo has what it takes to garner the requisite 5 percent of first-place votes for a Best Picture nomination. Its (alleged) secret weapon: The branch stewardship of much-respected Martin Scorsese collaborators like cinematographer Robert Richardson, editor Thelma Schoonmaker, costume designer Sandy Powell and others. “All you really need are 300 votes,” this consultant explained. Well, that and what many are predicting to be a blockbuster holiday turnout. Instinct tells me that Dragon Tattoo and Extremely Loud in particular will keep sharper edges in the Academy proper, but as noted previously, this isn’t about my instinct. So! For what it’s worth, etc., etc. The Leading 5: 1. Alexander Payne, The Descendants 2. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist 3. Steven Spielberg, War Horse 4. Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar 5. David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Outsiders: Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; George Clooney, The Ides of March; Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris; Bennett Miller, Moneyball; Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Tate Taylor, The Help Not much more to add here that doesn’t simply reflect what’s above, other than — and here we go back to instinct again — I can totally see Woody Allen creeping in and taking Eastwood, Fincher or Daldry’s spot. And as Ides fades into oblivion, this is likely the last week you’ll see Clooney’s smiling face on the Index.

'60 Minutes': Ponzi Plan Perpetrator Bernie Madoff and Wife Attempted Suicide

Bernie and Ruth Madoff attempted suicide together around the Christmas Eve after Bernie Madoff's multi-big Ponzi plan is made public.our editor recommendsBernard Madoff will get 150 years in prisonBernie Madoff's Daughter-in-law Discloses She'd 'Spit in the Face' Throughout '20/20' Interview The thought is available in a CBS News interview with Ruth Madoff, the only real interview she's given about her husband's crimes. "I'm not sure whose idea it had been, but we made the decision to kill ourselves since it am terrible that which was happening," Ruth Madoff informs an hour correspondent Morley Safer. "We'd terrible telephone calls. Hate mail, just beyond anything and that i stated '...I simply can't continue any longer.'" PHOTOS: Probably The Most Spoken-About TV News Faces Servings of the job interview will air Wednesday around the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley as well as in its whole on an hour Sunday, March. 30. The Madoffs tried to overdose on pills: Ambien and perhaps Klonopin, Ruth Madoff informs Safer. "I required what we should had, he required more," she states. "That put into the entire depression. We required pills and awoke the following day. It had been very impulsive and i'm glad we awoke." The an hour piece includes a job interview with making it through boy Andrew Madoff. Mark Madoff hanged themself in the Manhattan apartment on 12 ,. 11, 2010, while his 2-year-old boy rested nearby. Bernie Madoff is serving a 150-year prison term in New York. Stephanie Mack, Mark Madoff's widow, has written a magazine about her very own ordeal - The Finish of Normal: A Wife's Anguish, A Widow's New Existence. Within an interview with ABC News' Chris Cuomo that broadcast a week ago on 20/20, Mack stated that her late husband had formerly unsuccessfully attempted suicide by ingesting 60 anti-anxiety and sleeping pills. Related Subjects an hour

Kurtzman, Orci eye proceed to Skydance

Skydance has additionally seriously board to co-produce the following 'Star Trek,' which Kurtzman and Orci are writing."Star Trek" and "Transformers" scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have been in discussions to maneuver their K.O. Paper Items shingle to David Ellison's Skydance Productions. No further particulars were available but sources the deal is shaping as greater than a fundamental production pact. Skydance didn't have comment. Kurtzman and Orci's current deal at DreamWorks is slated to run out at year-finish. The split from DreamWorks is stated to become a friendly one, as sources the scribe-producers sitting lower with DreamWorks' co-chairman/Boss Stacey Snider to discuss their startup company. Kurtzman and Orci have several films they're still focusing on with DreamWorks, including "Thanks for visiting People," that is slated to bow in 2012. The very first film that Ellison, Kurtzman and Orci will produce along with Skydance is "Without Remorse," a thriller in line with the Tom Clancy tome. Skydance has additionally seriously board to co-produce the following "Star Trek" follow up that Orci and Kurtzman are writing and J.J. Abrams is placed to direct. Though Kurtzman and Orci haven't formerly labored with Skydance, the partners and Ellison are stated to talk about similar visions for films they'd prefer to make. Ellison has stated he's thinking about large-budget tentpole photos, and also the hypenates' work has concentrated on such photos as "Star Trek" and "Transformers." The 2 also have built a powerful relationship with Vital, where Skydance's production deal is to establish. Kurtzman and Orci are presently focusing on several projects, including Fox's "Fringe" TV series and subsequently "Star Trek" film. Skydance's next pic, "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" bows 12 ,. 16. Kurtzman and Orci are repped by CAA. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Kenny Loggins Isn't a Huge Fan of Blake Shelton's 'Footloose' Cover

Kenny Loggins may be a Grammy-winning recording artist, but he'll always be remembered for singing the theme from 'Footloose.' Well, with the remake only one week away, Loggins was asked what he thought of Blake Shelton covering his song for the updated version of the film. "They paid a lot of attention to the original version, you can tell. I just think they went a little bit crazy with the Pro Tools." But it's not all bad news for Blake. Loggins did add that the country singer did a "good job." If you want to judge the cover for yourself, check it out over on The Boot, or when 'Footloose' hits theaters Oct. 14. [via The Boot and LA Times]

Jack's Mannequin's Andrew McMahon Begins a New Chapter With 'People and Things' (Exclusive Video)

When Andrew McMahon broke away from his wildly successful band Something Corporate to pursue a small side project, Jack's Mannequin, he had no idea which turn his life was about to take.our editor recommendsHow Warner Bros. Records Chairman Rob Cavallo Saved the Jack's Mannequin AlbumAmid Layoffs, Is Warner Bros. Records Abandoning Rock Music?Can the Movie Soundtrack Be Saved? While touring to promote the group's debut album, Everything in Transit, McMahon was forced to cancel a series of shows after learning that at just 22-years-old, he was facing a battle with leukemia. The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200, while McMahon fought and won against his illness. The album that followed, The Glass Passenger, diverted from his usual message of love and lightness, instead focusing on the darker period of time surrounding his difficult period of recovery -- something he is happy to be past. Now, McMahon is ready to release People and Things, a third and possibly final album for the group, marking a return to normalcy and a new chapter in the musician's life. "People and Things, in a lot of sense, is a record about the other stuff that was going on when I was writing Glass Passenger," he tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I think that along the way, there were personal relationships in my life that probably suffered at the hands of me focusing so closely on my recovery." "I sort of look at this as the finishing of a three record installation," he notes. "My goal, really, was to make one Jack's Mannequin record. I had no intention to make a second, really. It was sort of this project that due to the circumstances that ended up surrounding that first record, that it spun out into this other thing." Led by the upbeat love song "My Racing Thoughts," McMahon found it important to include one track on the album in reference to "the elephant in the room." Though "Hey Hey Hey (We're All Gonna Die)" was believed to be originally slated for The Glass Passenger, McMahon explains that the song was not quite finished until one crucial tour stop. "It was a song that I wrote half of and it was -- I don't know -- it was something I was afraid to say," he admits. "I think there's a sort of implication of being past that experience within the song that I don't think was totally honest at that moment. I wanted it to be true, and I wrote it in this period of time where I was very much in denial about where I was emotionally with my recovery." "I finished it while I was touring The Glass Passenger," he continues. "We came back through one of the venues that I had played on that first tour, right before I found out I was sick, and I wrote that third verse... and it just seemed appropriate somehow, I don't know why." Overall, McMahon says that the record's theme is a continuation of the tone set by "Racing Thoughts." Seemingly a reflection of his married life, McMahon returns to the thoughtful, honest and love-centered lyrics fans grew to know him by. "There's a lot that's said on 'Racing Thoughts' that gets developed throughout the album," he explains. "There's a reason it's first. It was definitely the first song that I wrote that kind of jogged me into the thought process, and the theme of where I was heading with the album." Watch the rest of McMahon's THR interview in the clip above, and see an exclusive acoustic performance of "My Racing Thoughts" below. People and Things hits stores Tuesday, Oct. 4 via Warner Bros. Related Topics Jack's Mannequin Andrew McMahon

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Jackson Doctor Trial Focuses On Final Moments

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The first week of testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray has wrapped up and was centered on his actions the day Michael Jackson died in June 2009. Jurors have heard from witnesses who were on the scene, including Jackson staffers and paramedics, during the panicked final moments of the pop stars life. The first emergency responder to reach Jacksons bedroom testified Friday that when he arrived he noticed several things that seemed inconsistent. Paramedic Richard Senneff said that when he arrived he saw Jackson on the floor, eyes open with a surgical cap on his head. His skin was turning blue. Senneff said he asked the sweating, frantic-looking doctor in the room what condition the stricken man had. He said, Nothing. He has nothing, Senneff told jurors. Simply, that did not add up to me, Senneff said. Over the course of the 42 minutes that Los Angeles paramedics tried to revive Jackson, several other things about the room and Murrays responses seemed inconsistent to Senneff. After repeated prodding, Senneff testified, Murray revealed a few details about his actions, saying he had only given Jackson a dose of the sedative lorazepam to help him sleep. In addition, there were bottles of medicine on Jacksons nightstand, and Murray finally offered that he was treating the singer for dehydration and exhaustion. Senneff said Murray never mentioned that he had also been giving Jackson doses of the anesthetic propofol and other sedatives, a key omission that prosecutors say shows he repeatedly tried to conceal his actions during the struggle to save the pop superstar. Murray, 58, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison and lose his medical license. Prosecutors contend the Houston-based cardiologist repeatedly lied to medics and emergency room doctors about medications he had been giving Jackson in the singers bedroom. They claim Murray administered a fatal dose of propofol and other sedatives. Defense lawyers claim Jackson gave himself the fatal dose after his doctor left the room. Senneff said that within moments three other paramedics arrived and were helping work to revive Jackson. After trying multiple heart-starting medications and other efforts, Jackson was still lifeless. Did you ever see any sign of life in Mr. Jackson during the entire time you were attempting to save him, prosecutor Deborah Brazil asked. No I did not, Senneff said. Another paramedic dispatched to the room, Martin Blount, agreed. He told jurors that they thought Jackson was dead soon after they arrived in the room. Blount also said he saw three open bottles of lidocaine on the floor of the room but noted that Murray never mentioned giving Jackson the painkiller. He told jurors he saw the doctor scoop up the vials and drop them in a black bag. Between the paramedics testimony, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor threatened Murrays lawyers with a contempt charge over an interview the law partner of lead defense counsel Ed Chernoff did Friday with The Today Show. In the interview, attorney Matt Alford criticized a key prosecution witness, Jacksons bodyguard Alberto Alvarez. Alvarez testified Thursday that Murray ordered him to place vials of medication in a bag before calling 911. Defense attorneys have repeatedly challenged his account. Prosecutors complained and Pastor watched the interview during a break. He told attorneys he was shocked and had watched the interview with my mouth open. The interview was done hours after the judge warned attorneys not to comment about the case outside court. He ordered Alford to appear for a contempt hearing on Nov. 15 and described him as a witness after Chernoff told Pastor to hold him in contempt instead of his partner. All the discussions about the interview were held outside the presence of jurors, who are under strict orders to avoid media coverage about the case.The seven-man, five-woman panel instead heard testimony about efforts to revive Jackson, who the paramedics and emergency room doctor thought was dead at his rented mansion. Still, the singer was transported to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center because Murray wanted life-saving efforts to continue. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Glam Slam: The Friday Five: What To Do In October

By Ryan PattersonLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Im one of those people who started buying Halloween stuff back in August. I admit it! I love Halloween and hitting the pumpkin patch and apple picking and all the other stuff that comes with Fall. Here are five other fun things to do this month! SAY I DO.To guilty pleasure TV at its finest with Kim Kardashians wedding special! Kims Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event is a two-part, four hour special covering what must be every single detail about Kim and Kris Humphries extravagant event. Premieres Sunday, October 9th at 8pm. Part two airs the next night, Monday, October 10th at 9pm. EVERYBODY CUT FOOTLOOSEThe 80s classic gets a modern makeover thanks to updated music and a new generation of stars including Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald. The dance scenes look pretty awesome and the soundtrack features Cee Lo Green, Big & Rich and Blake Shelton who covers Footloose. Opens October 14th. DROOL OVER RYAN GOSLINGSure George Clooney is handsome, but this Ryan loves Ryan Gosling, who plays Presidential Candidate Clooneys campaign manager in the political drama, The Ides Of March. Hits theaters October 7th. SHOP FOR A CAUSEOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Everyone from Estee Lauder to KitchenAid to Crumbs Cupcakes is getting in on the action and you can too to help in the crusade against cancer. READ A BOOK I know, how old school, right? But there are lots of fashion books coming out this month and theres no better way to see all the gorgeous glossy photos than with an actual book. (Sorry iPad!) Check out Balenciaga, which looks at the work of legendary designer Cristobal Balenciaga and Gucci: The Making Of takes you inside the history of the iconic house. If youre a royal watcher get your bling fix with The Crown Jewels. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Jon Turteltaub In Talks For Last Las vegas

Jon Turteltaub is within discussions to direct CBS Films and Mandate Pictures’ comedy Last Las vegas, which involves four close friends within their late 60s who finalise to escape retirement and throw a Vegas bachelor party for the only person of these who remained single. Serta Fogelman authored the script the project is going to be created by Ray Mark and Mandate, with Mandate leader Nathan Kahane executive creating. Maria Faillace and Alex Ginno are managing for CBS Films, and Nicole Brown is managing for Mandate. Turteltaub, repped by WME and Oasis Media Group, directed the nation's Treasure movies and many lately helmed The Wizard’s Apprentice.

Fall TV Popularity Contest: Did You Like 2 Broke Girls or The Playboy Club?

Two Broke Girls, The Playboy Club With all the hubbub of Two and a Half Men's new man Ashton Kutcher taking over for Charlie Sheen on the ninth season premiere Monday night, it might be easy to forget that a comedy from the executive producer of Sex and the City debuted immediately after. The equally numerically descriptive 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings as a sassy waitress who reluctantly befriends privileged but now broke girl Caroline (Beth Behrs). Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows Over on NBC, The Playboy Club hopped onto the scene, or at least for those affiliates that decided they were okay with Hef's brand of scantily clad women. The period drama stars Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard as denizens of the first Playboy Club in Chicago in the '60s. We want to know what you thought of these two new shows - and what you think of every new series this season. Did 2 Broke Girls charm you with its tale of a socio-economic boundary-crossing friendship? Were you intrigued or scandalized by The Playboy Club? Vote now! And remember to encourage your friends and other fans to vote. Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped? Check back to see what TVGuide.com users think of your favorite - and least favorite - new shows for fall and the final rankings for the debuts. When can you vote next? Here's a calendar to help you keep track.

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Emmys 2011: Winners Revealed

Modern Family started off the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in a big way, winning the first four awards of the night.our editor recommendsEmmys 2011: Complete Winners ListEmmys 2011: Charlie Sheen Shows Up to the Emmys (Video)Emmys Fashion 2011: Giorgio Armani Dresses Two Big Hollywood StarsEMMY FASHION 2011: Gwyneth Paltrow's Dress Dissed By FansEmmys 2011: Jane Lynch Sees Double in Musical Awards Open (Video) Emmys Live on THR's The Race: Tim Goodman Blogs All The Action -- As it Happens EMMY FASHION 2011: Giorgio Armani Dresses Two Big Hollywood StarsEmmys 2011: Jane Lynch Jokes About Losing to Julie Bowen'Modern Family's' Steve Levitan Says Early Emmy Sweep a 'Little Surreal'Related Topics•Emmys 2011 PHOTOS: Emmy 2011 Nominees Julie Bowen won the first Emmy handed out at the show, for supporting actress in a comedy series. Minutes later,Ty Burrell, who plays her husband on the show, won supporting actor in a comedy. In his speech, he paid tribute to his later father, whom he said would have been proud of him but questioned why he chose a profession in which he has to wear so much makeup. STORY: Emmy Winners React "He'd say, but why the makeup?" Burrell quipped. "I know he would be in awe of my mom, who supported me enough for a dozen parents ... and in the end, i think he'd feel like, couldn't you just wear a little powder? Why do you have to look like a harlot? and I'd say, 'Dad, just think of me as a very masculine lady, and he'd say, 'I do, son.'" PHOTOS: Emmys Red Carpet Fashion Additionally,Michael Alan Spiller won the award for comedy series directing for the "Halloween" episode, whileSteve Levitan and Jeffrey Richman took the comedy series writing Emmy for the "Caught in the Act" episode. Levitan, who is also the series co-creator with Christopher Lloyd thanked the cast and crew and his family, including his "three traumatized children." Complete List of Emmy Winners Upon returning from the commercial break, host Jane Lynch quipped: "Welcome back to the Modern Family awards." Meanwhile, Charlie Sheen took the stage to hand out the award for lead actor in a comedy: "my old category," he noted. PHOTOS: Emmy Nominations 2011: Snubs and Shockers He didn't mention his former Two and a Half Men colleagues by name, but he did say: "From the bottom of my heart I wish you nothing but the best." Then he announced the Emmy winner: Jim Parsons, of The Big Bang Theory.It is Parsons' second consecutive Emmy for lead actor in a comedy. "I was assured by many people in my life this wasn't happening, but I'm so grateful it is happening," he said in his speech. THR's Ultimate Emmy Roundtable and Gallery Guide of the 2011 Awards Season Meanwhile, Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly won best lead actress in a comedy series. In the drama categories, The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies won the award for best lead actress. In her speech, she thanked the "stellar cast" and the "beautiful crew -- you're like family to me." Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler won his first Emmy, for lead actor in a drama. He appeared speechless as he took the stage, saying he hadn't prepped a speech because he didn't expect to need one. Among others, he thanked the people "who filled the stadiums and brought the show to life" while it was shooting in Texas. VIDEO: Emmy Roundtable: Drama Showrunners Martin Scorsese won best directing to the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire, whileJason Katimswon for writing the "Always" episode ofFriday Night Lights. A visibly overjoyed Margo Martindale won best supporting actress in a drama series for Justified. Boardwalk Empire's Peter Dinklage won best supporting actor in a drama. The Amazing Race won the Emmy for outstanding reality competition program. PHOTOS: David Strick 2011 Emmy Nominees The Daily Show With Jon Stewart won its ninth consecutive Emmy for best variety, music or comedy program. It also won for best writing. Don Roy King of Saturday Night Live won for directing for a variety, music or comedy series. Downton Abbey was a big winner in the miniseries, movie or dramatic special categories. Brian Percival won for directing, whileJulian Fellowes won for writing. The Gosford Park writerthanked the American entertainment industry for the win. THR's Full Emmy 2011 Coverage "Ten years ago you kick-started my career with an Oscar; tonight you have nurtured it," he said. Downton Abbey's Maggie Smithand The Kennedys' Barry Pepper won best actress and actor in the miniseries, movie or dramatic special category but were not present to accept their awards. The show is airing live on Foxfrom the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Related Topics Modern Family Justified Mike and Molly The Big Bang Theory Boardwalk Empire Saturday Night Live The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Jon Stewart Jane Lynch Jim Parsons Julie Bowen Martin Scorsese Emmy Awards Emmys 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards

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Finance Forum: Traders prefer art galleries

NEW You'll be able to - Film bankers and bizzers can accept one factor nowadays: Getting project money is harder laptop or computer reaches 2005, simpler than 2008, and may improve afterwards.For the moment, traders prefer studio fare. Indies and small productions would be best seeking financial financial loans.That was the prevailing sentiment Wednesday, day one in the Film Finance Forum East, presented by Winston Baker together with Variety."If the involves equity, we're convenient joining up getting a studio," Qualia Capital's Amir Malin told everybody else collected around the block Central Hotel in midtown Manhattan. "If the involves an unbiased film, we're convenient with debt.""The film sector may be an extremely rut to lend, but possibly a less rut to obtain,In . echoed Christa Thomas, controlling director and senior film consultant in SunTrust's sports and entertainment group.The decline in DVD sales has furthermore handled to obtain hard to determine a film's worth. Which reduces things for loan providers and traders -- are actually skittish within the 2008 financial crisis and recession -- when identifying items to lend against."Budgets aren't getting anymore compact, P&A is outrageous, and most of us have observed the migration of DVD dollars in the business," Malin mentioned. "And the fact is that Netflix, and (setting up) is not creating people dollars."The majority of the panelists mentioned the DVD revenue boom from the 90's and early 2000s triggered art galleries to consider will make more pricey films. The majors are more unlikely to greenlight mid-range budget photos, favoring tentpoles with astronomical budgets.People budgets are beginning to derail some recent high-profile projects -- Disney remains mulling the feasibility of "Lone Ranger," allotted at greater than $200 million, while Universal put the kibosh concerning the "Dark Tower" franchise only a couple of several days ago.Art galleries may also be creating less films, selecting to distribute photos develop elsewhere panelists agreed that now is a superb time for independents or outdoors money to produce packages to art galleries for partners.InchIn my opinion the smart profit indie film is basically outsourced money (for the art galleries)," mentioned Sonenshine Partners' Marshall Sonenshine.Despite the fact that foreign presales are suggested as effective collateral for obtaining financing, they aren't a real sure factor. Moderator Jay Cohen, who heads film financing and packaging within the Gersh Agency, had trouble raising gold gold coin for just about any film, despite $2 million in foreign contracts already in hands. The pic, which Cohen states stood a total estimate more than $3 million in overseas sales, could initially only raise $950,000 against foreign contracts.Many sales reps and consultants won't even consider photos that lack distribution if their money is considered excessive.InchI have stopped searching at projects over $8 million dollars inside the indie space without distribution," one consultant told everyone else.But despite the best elements, participants did accept another point -- you will discover no had and fast rules."Developing a effective picture regardless of the sort is similar to catching lightning in the bottle," mentioned Variety V . p . and editorial Director Peter Bart. "And trust me, I've attempted to make it happen.In . Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Toronto 2011: Market at the begining of Slump

The Toronto Film Festival is on a pokey start when it comes to major U.S. purchases, with numerous game titles neglecting to meet their hype and spark a cascade of dealmaking.our editor recommendsToronto 2011: CBS Films to purchase 'Salmon Fishing' for Roughly $5 MilRelated Subjects•Toronto Worldwide Fil... The only real film by Sunday evening to nab domestic distribution is Lasse Hallstrom's British comedy Fish Fishing within the Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. Numerous domestic marketers circled the comedy after its world premiere Saturday evening, with CBS Films emerging the most well-liked bidder by Sunday. PHOTOS: 13 Films to understand in the Toronto Film Festival Another title popping is horror pic You are Next, which performed within the Night time Madness section Saturday and it is being eyed by a number of purchasers, including Vital Insurge. You are Next is probably a more compact play, out of the box Australian film The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe, and also the French drama Chickens With Apples, each of which performed more than throughout the weekend. Some purchasers also are curious about Jennifer Westfeldt's new comedy Buddies with Kids, by which she stars opposite Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, amongst others. But Buddies With Kids was one of many buzzed-about game titles playing Friday and Saturday evening that fell lacking anticipation, a minimum of when it comes to causing an instantaneous putting in a bid war. They include Fernando Meirelles' 360, scripted by Peter Morgan Julian Farino's May-December comedy-romance The Oranges and Oren Moverman's Rampart, the L.A. cop thriller starring Woodsy Harrelson and with different story by James Ellroy and Sarah Polley's second directorial effort, Take This Waltz, starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman. It isn't these films will not look for a domestic distributor, but each one has challenges which will decelerate the sales process. "It isn't great here," stated U.S. independent distributor, "but you will find game titles yet to determine, including Ten-Year, Hysteria and Peace, Love & Misunderstanding." Purchasers stated Fish Fishing would be a complete movie - great director, great cast, great story - explaning the heated interest. The film was created by BBC Films, Kudos Pictures and Lionsgate United kingdom. Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Uniform) composed the modified script, according to Paul Torday's best-selling novel in regards to a stuffy British fisheries expert who helps an Arab sheik introduce fish towards the wadis of Yemen. UTA is representing domestic privileges, while Lionsgate Worldwide is handling foreign (Lionsgate United kingdom will distribute the film within the U.K.) and CBS Films' readiness to pay for $4 million to $5 million for U.S. privileges underscores that domestic purchasers remain hungry for creation that has got the possibility to bust out beyond just a skill house crowd. In most cases, independent marketers have been receiving a purchasing spree for that this past year that isn't likely to stop when the best product can there be. For example, Steve McQueen's Shame, despite an expected NC-17 rating, closed a distribution cope with Fox Searchlight after playing in the Venice and Telluride film festivals coming to Toronto. The worldwide presales market at Toronto is also on a sluggish start, in comparison with Cannes in May or Toronto this past year, when Stuart Ford's IM Global made $$ 30 million running a business for Dredd three dimensional. But you will find glimmers from the landscape warming up for foreign-language films, as buzz from Venice and Toronto industry tests begins to filter through. Alexander Sokurov's 2 ½-hour undertake the German epic Faust got a significant boost if this won the Golden Lion in Venice. Telemarketer Films Distribution closed deals for multiple areas entering Toronto and it has offers in the U.K., The country, France and Japan for that title. Films Distribution's Belgian title Come When You Are also produced lots of buzz, closing handles France (L'ensemble des Films 13) and Canada (K Film Amerique). The tragicomedy follows three handi- assigned twentysomethings who vacation to The country with the hope of losing their virginity. Scott Roxborough led for this report. Related Subjects Toronto Worldwide Film Festival Emily Blunt Ewan McGregor Fish Fishing within the Yemen