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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