New Hobbit Production Video Online

Jackson and co continue location...Just just in case you missed us tweeting relating to this on Christmas Eve because you were too busy being searching toward Santa delivering pressies, another bearded guy introduced a delicacy for people all. Yes, Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson released the newest production diary video for your Hobbit, and you'll take a look below.The completely new footage examines the large logistical challenge that's location shooting round the new films, and showcases how a crew handles it. In the event you thought family camping holidays needed a bit of organizing, that's a little of lembas bread compared to certain needs when hundreds of people unite to produce a movie in remote servings of recent Zealand.But gleam chance to understand the attractive countryside once more becoming accustomed to assist bring JRR Tolkien's tales to existence. Clearly set on getting the identical scope for the Hobbit movies while he did for the Master In The Rings trilogy, Jackson has looked for out some amazing vistas.Gleam chance to re-go to a classic favourite place, getting a segment in the vid dedicated to how a team has re-created Hobbiton on one farmland as before, this time around around crafting the Hobbit houses in stone and wood to enable them to are a symbol of a very long time.The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey will arrive on December 14, 2012. There And Again follows on December 13, 2013. For further round the movies, see the latest problem of Empire, that's currently available.

Prince Philip Undergoes Emergency Surgery for Blocked Artery

Prince Phillip Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Full Elizabeth II, is at "good spirits" after dealing with emergency surgery for just about any blocked heart, a representative for your Buckingham Structure mentioned. Prince Philip, 90, was arrived at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire Friday for "preventive tests" after he reported chest pains. Become popular current day latest news "Following tests at Papworth Cardiothoracic Hospital in Cambridge today the Duke of Edinburgh is discovered to experience a blocked heart which triggered his chest pains," Buckingham Structure mentioned in the statement acquired Friday with the BBC. "It had been treated effectively with the non-invasive procedure for coronary stenting. Prince Philip will remain in hospital under observation for some time.In . Inside an update for the media Saturday, the dwelling mentioned Prince Philip was visited by Full Elizabeth in addition to their children, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. Later, Prince Charles and wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, stopped with the hospital too. The Royal Family happen to be gathering for just about any royal retreat in Norfolk for Christmas when Prince Philip was arrived at a health care facility. He was last make the hospital in April 2008, because he spent 72 hrs in the London hospital getting a chest infection. He just returned from an 11-day tour of Australia while using Full.

NTV pokes fun at Putin

With a mass pro-democracy rally scheduled in Moscow on Saturday, Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin has been mocked on national television following widespread allegations of vote rigging by the party he created, United Russia, in this month's parliamentary elections. The satirical attitude taken by current affairs show "Central TV" on NTV -- owned by national natural gas monopoly Gazprom -- is a departure from TV channels' normally slavish devotion to Putin and the Kremlin. Putin, who served two terms as president, brought national media under firm political control after he took over from Boris Yeltsin in 2000, wresting control of key broadcasters from political opponents that included Boris Berezovsky, who now lives in self-imposed exile in London. Putin is running for a third term as president in elections next March. Under the Russian constitution he could serve a further two terms, totalling 12 years. His performance last week on his annual national televised public phone-in show, which ran for a record four hours and 32 minutes, suggests his presidential bid may not be a walkover. "Central TV" poked fun at Putin's telethon performance last Sunday. Just a few weeks ago, the same channel ran a hatchet job on independent pro-democracy organization Golos, which many observers believe had been ordered by the Kremlin. Sunday's show opened with opinion poll statistics showing that just 44% of Russians supported Putin compared with over 70% three years ago. It also poked fun at a 90% price cut for an erotic calendar produced for his birthday last year by young female admirers. The calendar, "Vladimir Vladimorich, We Love You" had been on sale for around $3 but was now priced at just 30 cents, presenter Vadim Takmenev said. The 10-minute show ran footage of Putin being heckled last month at a sporting event and compared him to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. "Central TV" also aired Putin's remarks suggesting that 50,000 pro-democracy demonstrators who came out on the streets of Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities on Dec. 10 to demand a rerun of elections marred by widespread fraud were in the pay of foreigners. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Weekend Receipts: Sherlock Beats Chipmunks, But Ethan Hunt Wins

Sherlock Holmes may have won the weekend with a modest debut, but was it the real box office winner? Not with Tom Cruise and the Mission: Impossible gang around to flaunt their fab limited release per-screen average in everyone’s faces, a precursor to next week’s Christmastime blitz. And, yeah. The new Chipmunks is out. A moment of silence for all the poor souls who helped it debut in the number two slot. I’d wager even David Cross feels for you. 1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Gross: $40,020,000 Screens: 3,703 (PSA $10,807) Weeks: 1 It says something that even the rascally sass of Robert Downey Jr. wasn’t enough to bring in blockbuster numbers for Sherlock Holmes 2, Guy Ritchie’s solid follow-up to 2009’s sleuthing adventure. Could it be that posters depicting RDJ and Jude Law breathlessly posing with pistols didn’t quite convey the scope and deliciousness of new villain (and iconic Holmes nemesis) Moriarty? Or: Maybe Warner Bros. should’ve kept a tighter lid on the reveal of Downey in drag, all blue eyeshadow and bonnets? 2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Gross: $23,500,000 Screens: 3,723 Weeks: 1 Movieline’s Julie Miller watched six clips from Chipwrecked and nearly lost her mind; imagine the poor souls who schlepped the kids to the cineplex this weekend and had to watch the entire thing? 3. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Gross: $13,000,000 Screens: 425 (PSA $30,588) Weeks: 1 To consider Mission: Impossible 4 a limited release (just under 500 theaters) is laughable considering it’s the biggest movie spectacle of the season - and when I say biggest, I mean IMAX-big. High anticipation for the slick sequel, the sight of Tom Cruise hanging from a skyscraper by his fingertips, and rave reviews should make M:I4 the new release of choice when you and the fam pile into the minivan for some Christmastime movie-watching. 4. New Year’s Eve Gross: $7,420,000 ($24,826,000) Screens: 3,505 (PSA $2,117) Weeks: 2 (Change: -43.0%) The box office allure of Garry Marshall’s ensemble rom-com is already fading, and it’s only week 2. Expect it to become but an auld memory by the time the actual New Year’s rolls around, and let’s all make a resolution to never give these lame pasted-together holiday movies another shot, shall we? 5. The Sitter Gross: $4,400,000 ($17,721,000) Screens: 2,752 (PSA $1,599) Weeks: 2 (Change: -55.3%) There’s a chance Jonah Hill’s babysitting comedy could get a boost this week from his SAG and Golden Globes nominations, which launched the one-time Superbad actor into his very first awards season. Then again, it’s one of the lowest-reviewed new releases in theaters. And if I were Hill, I’d want people thinking more “Awards-Nominated Jonah Hill” than “Yelling Obscenities at Young Children Jonah Hill” right about now. So, yeah… how about that Moneyball? Weekend Box Office [Box Office Mojo]

'Warrior' Q&A Online

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Paradise Lost Positioned On Hold

The producers are trimming the budgetWhile it happens greater than is ever reported in any given year, it may look like that 2011 is not letting itself slip past without truly becoming one for big movie projects being positioned on hold while art galleries make an effort to shave some dollars within the budget. The newest film battling having a situation in the limbo blues? Paradise Lost.Yes, much following a fashion in the Disney experts who attracted back round the reins for your Lone Ranger before the Actor-kaira Pitt, Gore Verbinski, Jerry Bruckheimer as well as the authors found cost savings from salaries and script elements, Legendary Pictures' Thomas Tull has made a decision to plunge Alex Proyas' ambitious, performance capture-enhanced John Milton epic in to the cooling waters of development to determine when the expense might be reduced. We suppose things will have a cost when you're attempting to film a war in Paradise as well as the story Lucifer's fall.There's no official announcement (it's doubtful you will notice), but Deadline's sources are verifying that Lost's budget had slid past $120 million now the business is wanting to find techniques to reduce it.It's really an unexpected in comparison to Ranger situation since Proyas had collected his crew and started developing a cast that incorporated Bradley Cooper (who spoken to us in regards to the film the other day), Benjamin Master, Diego Boneta and Camilla Belle ready for just about any shoot set to start the next month australia wide.But everyone is quick to fret this is definitely the conclusion in the film: it's more a pause to find out you skill and Legendary apparently hopes to gear things support in spring or summer season next season. Supposing, clearly, the cast and crew department heads continue being available. Expect lots of schedule juggling fathers and moms later on...

Cara Loften...Got the Part

Cara Loften...Got the Part Role: Celebrindal, an elf full in 'Frigg's Oath,' a nonunion online video By Jesse Landberg December 10, 2011 Each time a role is known to as "legendary," the word is often getting used figuratively. Unless of course obviously, clearly, that role is really in the production wealthy in Norse mythologysuch as "Frigg's Oath," a relevant video clip through which Cara Loften plays the elf full Celebrindal."It's my dream to see strong, courageous, even mythical female figures, that is what this film offered," describes an passionate Loften. "I've always loved that large, boisterous character-acting vein, though given my look, I'm not frequently cast for the reason that area."Loften, who's presently nonunion, published herself for your film's title role and was approached to audition soon after that. Despite glowing feedback within the producers, who recognized her non-native British accent particularly, she couldn't escape the sensation they was slightly too youthful for your matriarchal Frigg. If the came lower with a choice between her then one other actor for that role, Loften's accusations were confirmed. It wasn't the conclusion of her mission, however, but the start of another journey."She was stated to become playing a goddess who was simply a parent or gaurdian, so her age didn't go a lengthy way to avoid it ultimately, but we ended up casting her anyway because we loved her a great deal,In . states the film's author-director, Alia Victor. Loften "is unquestionably among people people who are able to command a lens, and then we written employment just for her. It might be a no-brainer we just required to get her inside the film in some manner.InchInchThey asked for, 'How are you able to feel once we written you your individual role?' " states Loften. That character was Celebrindala title that's apparently an elvish approximation of Loften's own. "I used to be psyched, clearly, because I'd preferred to get familiar with the project anyway. I do not see how anybody could not wish to get familiar with it. You're creating your individual mold with this particular character."Her elaborate costume of moss and lower and intricate tribal face paintwhich will probably be digitally enhanced in postproductioncould not mask her persistence for the first creation entrusted to her. "Even when the digital camera was this really is this is not on her, once we were just creating or resting between takes, she am in character and therefore commanding," states Victor. "Only when she wrapped her scene did she snap from this.InchBecause moving to NY City, Loften has trained with Teatro Punto and SITI Company and contains been fortunate to discover consistent film work since graduation within the American Academy of Dramatic Arts this year. Nonetheless, she was surprised to know that the majority of the dramatic designs for just about any nine-kingdom epic like "Frigg's Oath" might be located in the five boroughs. States Loften, "Who understood there has been catacombs in Harlem?"Has Back Stage aided you obtain cast formerly year? We'd like to tell your story. Keep up with the weekly column by getting in touch with casting@backstage.com for NY or bswcasting@backstage.com for La with "I Obtained the Part" inside the subject line. Cara Loften...Got the Part Role: Celebrindal, an elf full in 'Frigg's Oath,' a nonunion online video By Jesse Landberg December 10, 2011 Each time a role is known to as "legendary," the word is often used figuratively. Unless of course obviously, clearly, that role is really in the production wealthy in Norse mythologysuch as "Frigg's Oath," a short film through which Cara Loften plays the elf full Celebrindal."It's my dream to see strong, courageous, even mythical female figures, that is what this film offered," describes an passionate Loften. "I've always loved that large, boisterous character-acting vein, though given my look, I'm not frequently cast because area."Loften, who's presently nonunion, published herself for your film's title role and was approached to audition soon after that. Despite glowing feedback within the producers, who recognized her non-native British accent particularly, she couldn't escape the feeling they was slightly too youthful for your matriarchal Frigg. If the came lower with a choice between her then one other actor for your role, Loften's accusations were confirmed. It wasn't the conclusion of her mission, however, but the start of another journey."She was stated to become playing a goddess who was simply a parent or gaurdian, so her age didn't go a lengthy way to avoid it ultimately, but we ended up casting her anyway because we loved her a great deal,In . states the film's author-director, Alia Victor. Loften "is unquestionably among people people who are able to command a lens, and then we written employment just for her. It absolutely was a no-brainer we just required to get her inside the film in some manner.InchInchThey asked for, 'How are you able to feel once we written you your individual role?' " states Loften. That character was Celebrindala title that's apparently an elvish approximation of Loften's own. "I used to be psyched, clearly, because I'd preferred to get familiar with the project anyway. I don't observe anybody could not wish to get familiar with it. You're creating your individual mold with this particular character."Her elaborate costume of moss and lower and intricate tribal face paintwhich will probably be digitally enhanced in postproductioncould not mask her persistence for the first creation entrusted to her. "Even when the digital camera was this really is this is not on her, once we were just creating or resting between takes, she am in character and therefore commanding," states Victor. "Only when she wrapped her scene did she snap from this.InchBecause moving to NY City, Loften has trained with Teatro Punto and SITI Company and contains been fortunate to discover consistent film work since graduation within the American Academy of Dramatic Arts this season. Nonetheless, she was surprised to know that the majority of the dramatic designs for just about any nine-kingdom epic like "Frigg's Oath" may be located in the five boroughs. States Loften, "Who understood there has been catacombs in Harlem?"Has Back Stage aided you obtain cast formerly year? We want to see your story. Keep up with the weekly column by getting in touch with casting@backstage.com for NY or bswcasting@backstage.com for La with "I Obtained the Part" inside the subject line.

Honoring the top dogs

While there's no shortage of humans vying for supporting actor laurels this award season, let's step back and recognize the canine performers in films campaigning for kudos, from the cute Labs in "Bridesmaids" to an animated pug in "Gnomeo and Juliet." HIGHLIGHTSHere are some pics with top dogs that deserve a treat in this year's awards race:'The Adventures of Tintin' Intrepid boy reporter Tintin would never crack a case without his sidekick Snowy, who uncovers clues and bad guys. 'The Artist' George Valentin's best friend has no name in the B&W silent, but he sticks with the actor through thick and thin and even rescues him from fire.'Beginners' Arthur is the constant companion for Oliver (Ewan McGregor) -- and who doesn't like a talking (subtitled) dog?'Hugo' The Station Inspector's able assistant is a Doberman Pinscher who takes over for his injured master.'Young Adult' While Mavis is out creating havoc in her hometown, her Pomeranian is patiently waiting, locked in the hotel room.And while it's not a pooch, we would be remiss if we didn't give a shout out to the goose in'War Horse,' whose impeccable timing deserves an honorable mention. Contact Shalini Dore at shali.dore@variety.com

Jake Gyllenhaal Leaves Longtime Manager

EXCLUSIVE: Management 360′s Evelyn O’Neill tells me it’s a “very amicable parting” and she hopes he comes back sinceshe and Jake Gyllenhaal go back such a long time — 8years. “Sometimes people like change in their life.I think he’s amazing, I’m very proud of the work he did together, he was nominated for an Oscar, I want him back, and the door is always open. It is what it is.”I understandGyllenhaal is not leaving for another manager and he’s not leaving his talent agency CAA. I have a feeling this may be the start of a trend as the movie biz is so muddled with the box office slump that stars who can’t put people in theater seats will see projects falling apart one after another. Rough sledding for the rep business.

Patton Oswalt on Young Adult, Great Chemistry and the Downside of Nostalgia

Patton Oswalt is hardly a screen rookie, having starred in various TV series, films, comedy specials; he’s not even a stranger to awards season, having voiced the lead in Pixar’s Oscar-winning Ratatouille. But there’s an unmistakable milestone quality to this week’s Young Adult, which places the actor and comic opposite Charlize Theron in a bitter stew of generational angst, woe and futility topped with a hint — but just barely a hint — of optimism. Theron stars as Mavis, a hard-living young-adult novelist who embarks on a quixotic journey to her hometown in the hopes of reigniting her high-school romance with Buddy (Patrick Wilson). Alas, Buddy is married with a new baby — a minor obstacle to Mavis, despite the urgent counsel of Matt Freehauf (Oswalt), another former schoolmate who has managed graver struggles of his own in the years since graduation. Their unlikely alliance opens Mavis’s eyes to a humanity that eludes her, but will it hold enough of an appeal to adapt to as she pushes middle age? Written by Diablo Cody and directed by her Juno partner in crime Jason Reitman, Young Adult offers a bracing, darkly comic glimpse at the past, present and future of an American generation at odds with itself. Oswalt talked it over recently with Movieline. First things first: You recently attended the Academy’s Governors Awards. How did that go? That was so much fun. It just shows you what a movie geek I am: The person I was most excited about was Dick Smith, because I owned his movie makeup kit when I was a little kid. I would mix the Flex Flesh and put it in the mold and make the bullet wound and the Quasimodo eye… I had all that stuff. And then I was also so excited because over at the next table… I mean, Gore Verbinski was there, Tom McCarthy — who I ended up frightening because I kind of got in his face because I love his movies so much. And he was like, “OK! Have fun!” “But in Win Win, the angel falls off the window, I think that’s symbolic of the…” And then he said, “OK, I’m gonna go.” But two tables over is the actor Ed Lauter. You know? Absolutely. From The Longest Yard and stuff? I got so… [Pause] I go and I get in Tom McCarthy’s face, but I don’t have the nerve to go up to Ed Lauter. That’s what a movie geek I am. It’s pathetic. So how did you get involved with Young Adult? I met Jason years ago. I was presenting an award at the ACE editors awards, and I was — again — such a movie geek that I recognized all the editors. I actually knew who they were. I’m like the music geek who recognizes the bassists. “Oh, it’s that guy.” And so I met Jason there, and we both bonded over how much we love movies — and also the fact that we both own French bulldogs. So we exchanged e-mails. He said, “I do these screenings at my house; you should start coming to those.” Those were really great. And then he got this script and he said, “I want to see how this sounds out loud; I heard you do a lot of table reads. Why don’t you come over and we can read this?” And we did. We did two or three different reads with two or three different people, and by the time Charlize got there, I just kept doing the reads. “And he was just like, “You know what? You’re Matt.” And also, when Charlize and I read it, our chemistry just… boom. It really worked. How so? I don’t know what it was, but we were so comfortable with each other. We were adversarial in a fun way. We were immediately cool with teasing each other. It’s not anything I can describe with any sort of articulation; it’s just that we got along and it worked. You know what it is? What did John Huston say about movies? “The thing just happens”? He’s made a lot of movies that were just disasters, and there are obviously some that are amazing. He’s asked how he made the ones that are amazing, and he says, “The thing just happens.” You look up there, and the thing just happens. That was one of those cases — the thing just happened. The thing that struck me was how deceptively physical it is. Of course Matt has a disability, but how did disability — once who you got into the role — impact the way you developed this character? Well, the script itself was so nuanced in terms of dialogue and character. I hired an acting coach and worked with her for three months — this woman Nancy Banks, who’s amazing. I worked with a physical therapist to figure our how my leg didn’t work. How would I compensate? How would I work with a crutch? I did that over and over again until it wasn’t really on my mind. But then what I realized was… [Stands up] Then, psychologically, what would happen —I’m not sure if you noticed this; I didn’t even realize I was doing it — was that in the scenes where I’m walking along almost too fast? Or faster than I should be going, because I want to keep up with her? [Performs Matt’s walk] I had this stoic look on my face, like, “I know what I look like, and I’m not going to acknowledge it, and we’re just going to get this done so I can stop.” It’s saying, “I’m so sick of people pitying me — ‘Oh, look at this poor guy’ — that I’m going to power through and not acknowledge it.” But all that was there because of all the work I did with the physical therapist and with Nancy — working out what this character’s bio was, what had happened to him. It was moments like that that I didn’t realize would come out, but came out because of all the work that I did. There’s this amazing shot of you when she walks up to the garage, and you’re in there with the blow torch and the barrel— Oh, yeah! That was a cool shot, wasn’t it? I didn’t know it was going to look that cool. What did you think when saw it for the first time? I was just like, “Fuck!” It must have been like when you about actors who see shots of themselves and say, “Oh, I didn’t know you were going to make me look that cool.” That was great! I got to experience that. Young Adult is an interesting commentary on nostalgia, as if to say that the generation that came of age in the late ’80s/early ’90s is either too cynical for nostalgia or just knows it’s better to move on. Where do you think the film stands? Where do you stand? I think they’re too cynical to acknowledge nostalgia, but they’re just as guilty of it — if not more — than generations that came before them. Unlike generations that came before them, because they were constantly recontextualizing and mashing up and being meta and post-ironic and postmodern about the stuff they loved as they were loving it, it truly never did go away. This movie is very much about Generation X approaching 40 and how they’re doing it — and they’re not doing it very well, I don’t think. And because we grew up much like the vile bodies of the 1920s, where it all about, “You can act bored, but you’d better never be boring.” But there’s nothing more boring than approaching your mid-40s. And there’s also nothing more pathetic than realizing, “I need some simple comforts right now. I need a song I love. I need a movie I sank myself into. I need an old coat that I liked.” There’s that kind of double tragedy going on.

Ratings Rat Race: CBS CSI: NY Hits Low, NBCs Family Pic Tanks; Wheres Grimm?

Last time we checked on Grimm the week before the Thanksgiving holiday, the rookie NBC drama seemed to be bottoming out, holding steady week-to-week to stop its post-premiere slide. But then the fairytale procedural was benched once for the holiday, which is understandable, and then again last night for original movie Game Of Your Life, which is not so much. Last night, the latest of the Procter & Gamble/Walmart-funded family movies that air on NBC as time buys drew a meager 0.5/2 in adults 18-49 from 8-10 PM and 2.2 million viewers. It is tied as the lowest-rated such movie to air on NBC on Friday or Saturday, in- or off-season. The first one, Secrets Of The Mountain, averaged a respectable 1.3/5 in 18-49 and 7.8 million viewers in April 2010. The Jensen Project posted a 0.9 and 3.9 million in summer 2010. Both aired on Friday. Field Of Vision (0.5/2, 2.7 million) and A Walk In My Shoes (1.3/4, 4.9 million) aired on Saturday this past summer. To keep airing those movies, NBC no doubt is making money on the time buys (and let’s face it, it’s not that NBC has cupboards stacked with originals after a brutal fall riddled with cancellations). But I’d question the scheduling choice for Game Of Your Life, which extends unnecessarily the hiatus of a freshman series so early into its run. With Dateline (1.0/3, 4 million) at 10 PM, NBC finished fourth for the night in 18-49. CBS’ dramas posted wall-to-wall declines airing against Fox’s coverage of the Pac-12 Championship Game. A Gifted Man (1.2/4, 8 million) was down a tenth in 18-49, CSI: NY (1.4/4, 9.8 million) was down 18% to a series low, and Blue Bloods (1.6/5, 11 million) was down 20%. In the fast nationals, CBS (1.4/4, 9.6 million) is tied for No. 1 on the night in 18-49 with Fox and Univision, but Fox’s numbers are approximate because the ratings for the game are not time-adjusted. ABC aired Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 8 PM (1.1/4, flat) and at 9 PM (1.3/4), down 13%, and 20/20 (1.3/4) at 10 PM. The CW’s Supernatural (0.7/2, 1.9 million) was steady, while Nikita (0.5/2, 1.7 million) was down a tenth in the demo.

Watch My Show: Up All Night's Emily Spivey Answers Our Showrunner Survey

Emily Spivey Up All Night executive producer Emily Spivey has reason to stay out late and celebrate. Her critically acclaimed comedy, which stars Christina Applegate and Will Arnett as new parents, moves to the comedy big leagues - NBC's Thursday night lineup, behind The Office - starting January 12. Spivey tackled our show-runner survey to explain why her sitcom is worth staying Up All Night for. TV Guide Magazine: I've got room for one new show on my DVR. Why should it be yours?Emily Spivey: It's funny and relatable, even if you don't have a baby.There's a little something for everyone. (For the non-parents in the audience, Maya Rudolph plays a self-absorbed, kid-free talk show host.) TV Guide Magazine: What happens if we don't watch your show?Spivey: I will personally come to your front door or place of business, open mouth crying, possibly a little drunk, and ask you a million times, "Why won't you love me?" TV Guide Magazine: What's the best thing anyone has said or written about your show?Spivey: "You're writing our life!" TV Guide Magazine: And what's the worst thing anyone has said or written?Spivey: "Babies kill comedy." I don't think that's true. Not yet. TV Guide Magazine: Give us an alternate title for your show.Spivey: Over Our Heads. But that was already used as Mrs. Edna Garrett's novelty store-slash-bakery on The Facts of Life. TV Guide Magazine: If you weren't the showrunner for Up All Night, which series would you most like to work on?Spivey: The Mary Tyler Moore Show. TV Guide Magazine: Pick a rival show to start a fight with.Spivey: Parks and Recreation. (Where, not so coincidentally, Spivey previously wrote). [Cocreator] Mike Schur, I'm gonna kill you. With kisses. TV Guide Magazine: Let's scare the network. Tell us an idea that didn't make it out of the writers' room.Spivey: I can't reveal the idea but the episode is called "Fart Department." TV Guide Magazine: Of your cast members, who would fare best on Dancing with the Stars?Spivey: Christina Applegate! She danced on Broadway in Sweet Charity. TV Guide Magazine: What makes your cast the best on TV?Spivey: They are straight-up geniuses.Even our babies are straight-up baby geniuses. Straight-up.Wait, did I use the term "straight-up" too many times just then? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Hut inside the Forest (Huette im Wald)

An Crazy Bunch Germany relieve an crazy Bunch Germany, Kahuuna Film production in co-production with SWR, Arte, while using support of Deutsche Filmfoerderfonds, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. (Worldwide sales: Elle Driver, Paris.) Produced by Hendes Weingartner, Jonas Dornbach. Executive producers, Ulrich Herrman, Georg Steinert. Directed by Hendes Weingartner. Co-director, Cuneyt Kaya. Script, Weingartner, Kaya.With: Peter Schneider, Timur Massold, Eleonore Weisgerber, Henrike von Kuik, Andreas Leupold, Julia Jentsch, Hannes Wegner. (German, Russian dialogue)Each time a psychologically unstable math wizzard from Berlin eventually eventually ends up destitute, he befriends a similarly vulnerable youthful Ukrainian boy to discover solace in character in "Hut inside the Forest," helmer Hendes Weingartner's competent but fractionally too sentimental drama. Although thesps Peter Schneider and Timur Massold make an affecting duo, pic is have been infected with a twee, publish-hippy strain of German Romanticism, because the script makes its large author's-message points with thudding obviousness, furthermore a flaw natural in Weingartner's earlier photos, "The Edukators" and "Reclaim The Mind.In . Right after fest forays, pic will open in your area in February. Martin Blunt (Schneider) is deliberately recognized with a mental hospital after which it, apparently some time later, released. Calculates Martin features a beautiful but unbalanced mind that allows him to solve Sudoku problems in a few minutes, but his reliance on amounts has cost him his job within an urban planning firm and also the relationship with g.f. Petra (Julia Jentsch), who shacked tabs on someone else while Martin was institutionalized. In the detail that nicely elides what might have been days or several days, Martin is started out for neglecting to pay for his rent. Meanwhile, 10-year-old emigre Viktor (Timur Massold) returns the place to find locate his mother overdosed on smack and basically handles to leave within the government physiques, who would like to put him into care. Martin and Viktor meet in the derelict squat, and despite the fact that they can't speak one another peoples languages, they synergy to create the titular hut inside the forest outdoors Berlin. There, they live in peace and mutual cooperation, subsisting on money acquired by recycling disposed of bottles and cans. Auds well experienced inside the conventions of photos in regards to the psychologically ill will quickly exercise that doesn't situations are since it seems here one of the main figures is battling with delusions, plus it calculates that some early occasions are actually costly-forwards -- which is designed to advise a disturbed mind's shaky grasp quickly and reality. Sadly, this helps it be impossible to work through what's happening inside the final reels when the script ropes in the pretty dental hygienist (Henrike von Kuik) just like a love interest for Martin. Otherwise, it's apparent enough that Weingartner, and co-author/co-director Cuneyt Kaya are trying to make certain in regards to the restorative energy of character and innocence, organized instead of the inefficient, materialistic city, which chews people up and spits them out. The same fuzzy idealism was at play in Weingartner's earlier films, but here's its carried out with elevated importance. Fortunately, Schneider ("Schroeder's Wonderful World"), giving an remarkably physical perf, gets the chops to lend gravitas and dignity with a role that, at its core, is not perfectly written. Craft contributions are professional enough, while not especially outstanding. Editing, matching images to lyrics from non-source tunes by MOR singer-songwriter Damien Grain, is just too frequently on-the-nose.Camera (color), Henner Besuch, Stefan Ciupek editors, Andreas Wodraschke, Dirk Oetelshoven music, Milena Fessmann production designer, Sebastian Wurm costume designer, Christian Roehrs appear (Dolby Digital), Joerg Kidrowski, Garip Ozdem appear designers, Bjoern Wiese, Stefan Soltau re-recording mixer, Wiese visual effects supervisor, Andreas Schellenberg stunt coordinator, Volkhart Aficionado assistant director, Christian Hoyer, Andrea Picht casting, Karen Wendland, Silke Koch. Examined on DVD, Hoveton, U.K., November. 26, 2011. (London Film Festival -- World Cinema Rio p Janeiro Film Festival.) Running time: 116 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes Parisian Date

First Published: November 27, 2011 1:13 PM EST Credit: Pacific Coast News LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes stroll hand-in-hand at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France, on November 26, 2011New couple Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes appear to be going strong. The Drive hunk, 31, surprised his new ladylove by jetting to Paris this week, where she is currently filming Holly Motors. Ryan and Eva, who have been dating since September, were spotted smiling and holding hands as they toured the City of Lights legendary Pere-Lachaise cemetery on Saturday (the resting place of Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison), before visiting the underground Catacombs of Paris. AH Nation Poll: Do Ryan and Eva make a good couple? Click HERE to vote! Prior to their cemetery excursion, the easy-on-the-eyes pair who will soon be seen together on the big screen in The Place Beyond the Pines enjoyed an Argentinian dinner on Friday night, according to People. They were holding hands and there was a lot of tenderness between them, an observer told the mag. Eva, 37, was previously linked to producer George Gargurevich, while Ryan has dated Rachel McAdams and Sandra Bullock. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Seminar

Jerry OConnell is an aspiring novelist, and Alan Rickman is the condescending literary guru, in the Golden Theater staging of Seminar. A Jeffrey Finn, Jill Furman, John N. Hart & Patrick Milling Smith, Roy Furman, David Ian, David Mirvish, Amy Nauiokas, and James Spry presentation, in association with Matthew Schneider, Wake Up Marconi, Jamie Kaye-Phillips, and Charles Stone/Ben Limberg of a play in one act by Theresa Rebeck. Directed by Sam Gold.Douglas - Jerry O'Connell Martin - Hamish Linklater Kate - Lily Rabe Izzy - Hettienne Park Leonard - Alan RickmanTeaching the young proves a treacherous business for both tutor and students in "Seminar," Theresa Rebeck's dark comedy about a literary lion and the young writers he eats for breakfast at his private seminars. Alan Rickman is heaven-sent as the sexy, sneering, snarling literary legend who condescends to tutor four aspiring novelists who have paid through the nose for the privilege of being abused. But these clever youngsters know how to play this intellectual contact sport, and even though everyone stops short of drawing blood, the civilized games they play are enormously entertaining. It's only natural for an audience to hold its collective breath in anticipation of Rickman's star entrance as Leonard, the once celebrated author who has been reduced to giving private tutorials to novice authors at $5,000 a head. But hotshot helmer Sam Gold ("August: Osage County") has cast such bright young things in this sparkling production that the waiting time holds its own pleasures. The four would-be novelists who have signed up for these weekly seminars are familiar characters without being predictable types. Rebeck (the creative juice behind NBC's "Smash") has an ear for self-defining idiomatic dialogue, so no one sounds like anyone else, either. Douglas (a terrific Broadway debut by well-known entity Jerry O'Connell) is the swaggering egotist who trashes famous novelists like Jack Kerouac while bragging on his own creative genius ("It's not so much post-modern, really, as magical realism") and playing politics. Martin (another eye-catching Broadway debut by Hamish Linklater) is the smartest kid in the room and probably the most talented, too. But nobody knows for sure how good or bad his writing is, because he's too self-conscious (and too scared) to read his work before the group. Izzy (yet another wonderful Main Stem debut by Hettienne Park) is fun, because she's such a colorful creature (especially in costumer David Zinn's exotic plumage) that it's easy to underestimate her intelligence and talent. Best of all, there's Kate, a Bennington girl who's an endearing mass of contradictions -- and cheerfully aware of them all in Lily Rabe's magnetic performance. Kate is the privileged tenant of the spacious rent-stabilized apartment on the Upper West Side where the group meets for Leonard's weekly seminars. (A place worthy of lust, in David Zinn's streamlined modern design.) Kate is so good-natured (or is it self-effacing?) that she lets Martin and Izzy shack up at her place, even though she's got a crush on Martin herself. When Leonard (Rickman), finally comes down from the mountaintop to blind mere mortals with his brilliance, poor Kate becomes his first victim. Pouncing on the first line of her story, he dismisses Kate's alter-ego narrator as "an over-educated, completely inexperienced, sexually inadequate girl who has rich parents who give her everything and who has nothing to say." Leonard's savage critiques are redeemed by his wit, and by the passionate regard for good writing that prompts his cruelty. And when he finally reads something that shows genuine talent, he's generous with his praise. The problem here is that the audience is never made privy to any actual work produced by Leonard's students, which makes his clever pronouncements sound facile and his sage insights seem shallow. The one-sidedness of these blind literary discussions also deprives the other characters from making genuine contributions of their own. But if Rebeck isn't really interested in a serious literary exchange between a wise old statesmen and his promising apprentices, she's entirely committed to exploring the teacher-pupil and pupil-pupil sexual dynamics of private educational pods like this one. Although the young writers claim to be shocked by Leonard's unethical behavior, they all hurl themselves into these mating dances with more enthusiasm than any of them have shown about writing the great American novel.Sets and costumes, David Zinn; lighting, Ben Stanton; original music and sound, John Gromada; production stage manager, Charles Means. Opened Nov. 20, 2011. Reviewed Nov. 18. Running time: 1 HOUR, 40 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Young Adult' Exclusive Clip: Charlize Theron Totally Recalls Patton Oswalt

Mavis Gary, Charlize Theron's character inside the approaching comedy "Youthful Adult," isn't the best person you'll ever meet. Really, she'll not really try tough to convince you otherwise. In this new exclusive clip within the Jason Reitman film, Mavis, a effective author of YA books, has traveled to her hometown to restore her secondary school sweetheart, when she meets Matt Freehauf, carried out by Patton Oswalt, in the bar. The Two understood each other in secondary school—well, Matt recalls Mavis at least—and they discuss the honours they won, or didn't, within their "glory days." "Youthful Adult" hits theaters on December 16. Whoever else consider the clip? Inform us inside the comments below and also on Twitter!

Fox Drops Suit Over 'Glee,' 'X-Males: Deadpool' Film and TV Script Leaks

Adam Rose/FOX "Glee" twentieth century Fox has dropped a suit against a lady charged with setting up 100 film scripts without permission. The studio started the law suit this past year so that they can crack lower on dangerous leaks but has backed off.our editor recommends'Glee's' Jane Lynch Wasn't Upset by Brett Ratner's Gay Slur'Glee': 300 Musical Performances Through the NumbersFox Sets Tim Burns to Direct 'Deadpool' Patricia McIlvainebecame a legitimate target following the self-referred to "battling film writer" collected scripts already published towards the Web in order to assist other authors. After she was prosecuted, she solicited donations on her legal defense fund. Fox describedMcIlvaine's activities as dangerous. Based on the studio's initial complaint, her posts "interfere[d] and trade[d] from the pricey and thoroughly designed creative processes that produce finished works ready for public consumption. They harm the fans who don't want their enjoyment of the movie or tv program to become spoiled by understanding the story in front of really having the ability to watch it." Fox accused her of posting scripts for Aliens, Edward Scissorhands, Wall Streetand Gleeas well as seeping a script for that incomplete X-Males prequel Deadpool. Potential legal damages went as much as $15 million. In her own response to Fox's complaint,McIlvaine refused the accusations and asserted affirmative protection including copyright misuse, fair use and also the first purchase doctrine. The parties carried out discovery, but there won't be any trial. Each side posted a agreement to dismiss the suit without prejudice earlier this year. Fox didn't react to a request discuss why the suit was ignored. The dismissal was initially reported by TorrentFreak, which quotesMcIlvaine as indicating relief in the development. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Glee twentieth century Fox Film

R Rating Upheld For Soderberghs Haywire

The Classification and Rating Appeals Board today upheld the R rating provided to the movieHaywire. The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) had designated the film the R rating for many violence.Within the appeal introduced by Five Continents, the Appeals Board heard claims on account ofHaywire fromStevenSoderbergh, the flicks director, and Kyle Davies, Leader, Worldwide Distribution for Relativity Media. The Classification and Rating Administration was symbolized by Chairman Joan Graves.

Screen Gems Pacts To Remake The Raid

Screen Gems has acquired remake rights for the Raid, the Gareth Evans-directed Indonesian action movie that won the Evening time Madness sidebar’s audience award as of this year’s Toronto Film Festival. The brand new the new sony Pictures Worldwide Purchases had acquired U.S. distribution rights for the original through the Cannes Film Festival, and this deal is smart. Original producer Abc Films is behind the British-language redo, and Evans will executive produce while not write or direct. Clint Culpepper will oversee for your studio. The plot concentrates on a high-notch SWAT team that becomes in a tenement run with a common drug our god, his fighting styles-skilled killings and also the personal militia. They have to fight their solution.

AFM 2011: Groupon Co-Founder Takes New Venture Prescreen to Santa Monica

Groupon, the online deals company of which Shawn Bercuson was a co-founder, had its IPO on Friday. But Bercuson, who turns 30 next week, was already in Santa Monica for his first-ever AFM to look for content and business deals for his latest venture, Prescreen. The online platform for long-form content, mostly movies, but also concerts, launched in September and wants to provide filmmakers and distributors with an alternative to traditional distribution channels, online and otherwise. It features curated content, with a film suggestion and trailer emailed to users every day - Groupon-style. Users can rent it for $4 on day one and $8 for the rest of a 60-day period. "It's not about an investment of money, but of time," Bercuson, who is Prescreen's founder and CEO, explains. Once rented and started, people can view the content for up to 48 hours. And they can share it through their social networks. One key social aspect about the site is the TrendSpotter feature, which earns users credits toward their next movie if they are one of the first 5 percent of at least 20 people to purchase a movie or get three of their friends to buy it. The content owner gets 50 percent of the revenue a film makes on the site, information on how often a film has been bought and privacy-protected information on the people who chose it, including their age bracket, the city they live in and their interests, among other things. With info that a film has an addressable market of 1.7 million people, that most buyers are 18-24 and live in California and New Mexico, and that their interests include cooking, French films and dancing can help with targeted online marketing, which Bercuson wants to start offering, and limited release and other forms of targeting. "Ultimately, we care about shifting ad dollars to online" hope to earn commissions from content partners for digital ad buys, he says. Standup comedy shows, which Prescreen hopes to add to the mix, could also include a link to ticket buying sites in another useful service to content partners, he says. Prescreen, which Bercuson says his team still sees as being in beta mode, already has 50,000 users and is adding about 1,000 per day. Its first movie was How to Start Your Own Country, which got about 90 rentals. A concert from the band The Civil Wars has also been on offer. "This week, we had our first breakout movie," he adds. I Am sold over 550 rentals in one day and stood at 4,092 trailer views and 676 buys as of Friday. Overall Prescreen views stand at around 2,100. The company has a staff of 11. How does the team select content? Bercuson says they look for material that is either entertaining, educational, enlightening or inspiring. And he says he wants to bring people some hidden gems. The site touts that movies on Prescreen get "blockbuster exposure on an indie budget." Content can be in the pre-theatrical, theatrical or even DVD or later stage, but has to be exclusive in Prescreen's online realm for its period that it is on the site. "It can be available - more expensively - in electronic sell-through, but it makes sense to use us earlier in the life cycle because of the research you get, Baucson says. "We have a lot of movies, but don't schedule more than a week ahead," he adds. That allows the site to offer films tied to world events or societal trends, such as the Occupy Wall Street movement. Prescreen is only Web-enabled now, but plans to be on iPads, phones and Web-enabled TV sets down the line. Prescreen incorporated in February, Bercuson raised $1 million from Groupon friends and venture capitalists in March, hired the first engineer in May, and the site is already up and running. Bercuson says he enjoys movies, but was never a film buff and knew nothing about the film business until he went skiing in Sundance with his father and was asked by friends who were attending the film festival to take meetings about digital distribution. "I stumbled in, but it became all-consuming," he recalls. "I saw great opportunity...I thought that if I don't do it, someone else will." His next goal: getting a trial run from a big studio - there have already been some talks - and crossing 100,000 views on one day. At AFM, he is looking to meet indie filmmakers, content owners and other possible business partners. "We're here looking for content and do business development," he says. What has Baucson learned about the movie business so far? The average trailer is too long for online viewing, losing 30 percent of viewers every 30 seconds, he said. "Online audiences are different from people who sit in a movie theater," he says. "Online trailers have to be much shorter." How does he feel about Groupon's IPO, which was priced at $20 and saw the stock of the online deals site rise 31 percent to $26.11? "It's exciting to be part of something that has changed and invented an industry," Baucson says. "I got up a little earlier today and lost a little sleep over it and was checking my phone more than usual. But it didn't change me. It hasn't really sunk in." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Groupon

Oldman Wanted For Arthur & Lancelot

Warners is searching for a Merlin...Warner Bros. is really searching to keep onto Gary Oldman's services. Getting labored with him around the Book Of Eli, Red-colored Riding Hood, several Harry Potters and Christopher Nolan's Softball bat-trilogy, the studio has already been attempting to make an offer for him to star in Akira. Now comes word he could also play Merlin in Arthur & Lancelot.The Modification-Up's David Dobkin has written and can direct the Arthurian adventure, which, he's stated, will re-invent the mythology just a little making the figures more "grounded." Hhhm.... Even Merlin? Well, when the BBC can provide it a crack...Joel Kinnaman, who made an appearance in america TV remake from the Killing as well as crops up in Safe House and also the Pitch-dark Hour, is presently kept in to experience Lancelot and Dobkin is searching for an Arthur to star alongside him.Oldman will be a great choice as Merlin, giving some gravitas from the younglings. He's also proven he's a dab hands at miracle, so he's that employed by him...

AFM: Exclusive Media Group Backs Comedy Outrun With Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell And Bradley Cooper

Exclusive Media Group acquired offshore rights to Outrun, a romantic comedy written and co-directed by Dax Shepard. Shepard stars with Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper and Tom Arnold. David Palmer directs with Shepard. Shepard plays an ex getaway driver who breaks the recommendations of Witness Protection to operate a vehicle his girlfriend (Bell) to La so she'll land her dream job. Government physiques and also the former gang (introduced by Cooper) get wise and continue to track him lower. Andrew Panay is creating with Nate Tuck, Kim Waltrip and Jim Casey. Exclusive co-chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East introduced the project to promote throughout AFM. Exclusive Films Worldwide’s Alex Walton will handle sales for your film, which just wrapped. Exclusive most recently completed The Ides of March.

Philip K. Dick Family Sues for 'Adjustment Bureau' Film Royalties

Universal Has got the copyright on Philip K. Dick's short story that grew to become the film The Adjustment Bureau been modified from existence? The late sci-fi author's trust has prosecuted Media Privileges Capital and filmmaker George Nolfi declaring they're declining to pay for roylties in the 2011 film starring Matt Damon simply because they claim the storyline is incorporated in the public domain. The suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in La, claims Nolfi contacted the estate in 2001 seeking privileges towards the Adjustment Team, Dick's 1953 story about several males who "adjust" the lives of regular people. The estate decided to license the storyline in a "bargain" rate of $25,000 each year, however in exchange, Nolfi stated he'd make "substantial obligations" towards the trust when the movie ever happened. These obligations totalled into the millions dollars when budget and box office bonuses are considered in, based on the suit. Eight years later, Nolfi set the film as a writing and pointing vehicle for themself at Media Privileges Capital with Damon starring and Universal Pictures delivering. But per month following the film was launched in March 2011, Nolfi and MRC allegedly stated they discovered "an problem using the copyright chain of title for Adjustment Team" the accused now claim enables these phones result in the movie without having to pay the trust anything. The suit refers to this as theory absurd: "So, despite getting become their advantages of the bargain, accused aim to deny the trust of their side from the deal," the complaint alleges. The trust claims the filmmaker and MRC capitalized on the need for Dick's title and discussed an offer in good belief, and therefore ought to be needed to repay. "Using heavy-handed means, they aim to 'adjust' contracts joined into sometime ago, 'adjust' determinations made sometime ago through the U.S. Copyright office, as well as 'adjust' history in order to hoard every money rightfully gained through the estate from the guy whose genius inspired what's unquestionably a very effective film," the complaint states. The accused are MRC II Distribution Company, MRC Holdings, Oaktree Entertainment, Nolfi and Michael Hackett. Universal isn't a defendant. The suit alleges reasons for action for breach of contract, money had and received, quantum meruit, illegal enrichment, in addition to declaratory relief regarding copyright privileges and privileges under contract. We've arrived at to Nolfi reps and MRC for comment. Trust lawyer Justin Goldstein also offers launched the next statement: Philip K. Dick's trust and beneficiaries were partners all the means by lending time, support and cooperation throughout the expansion, production, marketing and discharge of "The Adjustment Bureau." Quickly following the movie was launched and also the money began flowing in, the filmmakers and Media Privileges Capital tried to cut the Trust out entirely, and grab every last dollar on their own. To try and justify this greedy move, they're saying that contracts and copyright filings that they, their lawyers, and agents examined and approved -- and that the U.S. Copyright Office fortunate not once but two times -- are actually wrong. With respect to the an incredible number of fans worldwide of the visionary sci-fi author, it genuinely saddens us thatthe matter needed to achieve this time. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni

REVIEW: The Double Chokes on Cold-War Tropes, Gere-Sophistication Mismatch

The Double shows its cards immediately, once the screen fills having a cable news show which a congressman demands “Russia’s back!,” observing the country has reignited its nuclear program, its leader is freely hostile toward the U.S. and contains more covert agents within our edges than in the past. Russia’s back, baby! And such a relief that's, a minimum of when it comes to spy thrillers — things appeared a lot simpler within the Cold War days, if this would be a straightforward case of superpower versus superpower, a great schism of ideology, and all sorts of an actress required to caused by play a theif was affect a highlight as well as an air of stoicism. The Double, which marks the directorial debut of Michael Brandt, a film writer on Wanted and three:10 to Yuma, revels in Iron Curtain kitsch while involving in gruesomely clichd set-ups including sleeper agents, code-named assassin cells along with a weary former CIA agent being attracted from retirement and instructed to partner by having an FBI eager beaver. That CIA representative is Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), who lives alone and makes time to take the periodic neighborhood Little League game. (When he informs mom of among the gamers this because they sit together within the stands, she’s charmed, and doesn’t appear whatsoever like she’s going to determine the sex-offender registry the moment she will get home.) He’s unwillingly summoned into the fold by his former boss (Martin Sheen, who warrants to possess received more to complete), who thinks the current murder of the senator shows the signature of “Cassius” — the title the CIA gave to some top Soviet assassin who had been the only real person in several seven agents never to happen to be caught. There’s been no manifestation of Cassius for a long time, and Paul, who lead the efforts to trap another six murders, demands it’s a copycat situation which his old enemy is dead. Nonetheless, he’s teamed with Ben Geary (Topher Sophistication), an FBI up-and-comer who authored his master’s thesis at Harvard on Paul’s monitoring of Cassius, and who’s convinced the assassin has reemerged. Paul, it's understandable, doesn’t immediately decide to try being combined with this snot-nosed kid. He doesn’t really speak what “snot-nosed kid,” but he is doing bark, “Where had you been once the wall came lower?”, that Ben genially solutions he was watching it in TV rather than mentioning he was likely in elementary school. Gere hasn't been an excessively significant actor, and the initial dislike of Ben and gradual conditioning to him blend right into a general air of bemusement, as though he’s always mildly surprised to locate themself discussing a screen with Sophistication. There’s reason to that particular — Sophistication is sorely miscast here, every kind of authority to become believed with so that as a loving family guy and father of two. I don’t dislike him being an actor, but his vague smarminess undercuts any expertise or likability he’s designed to possess. You don’t want Paul to understand to respect Ben, you would like him to ditch the man and prevent taking his calls. Despite the lack of chemistry between your film’s two leads, The Double does contain some wonderfully over-the-top twists which make no sense but they are very exciting to think about. One early reveal requires the identity from the double agent the title describes, and adds some serious complications towards the mission at hands. The implausibilities put on because the story goes along — the film sandwiches in flashbacks to 1988, by which everybody looks the identical but they are shot via a filter, after which jumps into the current day analysis, by which Paul and Ben interrogate another survivor in the number of assassins, performed by Stephen Moyer. How come Moyer seem like Yakov Smirnoff while Cassius talks perfect American British? How's Paul in a position to identify a normal-searching suede coat as Russian-made in a single glance? Exactly what does the shady informant/dealer of products in the homeland sell he couldn’t placed on display in a niche store — unlicensed Russian cleaning soap operas? Unpasteurized milk products? Should you’re going to obtain the Double tolerable, it’s better to let these and also the a number of other questions that arise slide. Despite commonalities, this film is several steps lower the ladder from Salt and lacks the charisma of the lead like Julia Roberts to drag you past nagging silliness. The Double does run a couple of nicely done setpieces, together with a highlight including a prison breakout and the other moment in flashback that seems to gain access to in the training sequence in Shiri. However the film provides no real deliberation over the complications of existence like a double agent, on national loyalty and sacrifice or perhaps the standard sad assassin angst. The only real emotion it brings about is Cold War nostalgia — in Russia, direct-to-Dvd and blu-ray involves you. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'Walking Dead' large overseas

The Walking Dead scared up top rankings for Fox The country. "The Walking Dead," which set rankings records if this began its second season on AMC earlier this year, is breaking marks abroad too. "Dead" viewership on Fox Worldwide channels (the show's overseas distrib) broke records in The country and quintupled the very first-season viewership average in Mexico. Overall, the series' second-season preem drawn in certain ten million audiences in 122 nations within the rollout period for that episode, which went from March. 17 to 23, with typically a couple rating over the metered marketplaces. The cream from the grisly crop might be The country: Kantar reviews the March. 17 The spanish language preem from the undead-centric series attracted 432,000 pairs of scrumptious eyeballs, using the huge majority -- 316,000 -- within the 18-49 demo. The show gave the ten-year-old Fox The country its greatest demo amounts ever and drawn in nearly five occasions the typical from the show's rookie season. On Forex within the Uk, the series was no. 2 show from the evening on pay TV within the 18-49 demo overall, 693,000 audiences updated in, with 439,000 of these grown ups under 50. The series arrived first within the demo on Fox in Columbia with 269,950 total audiences and 92,240 in 18-49. Auditel/AGB reviews the Italian preem from the gory drama's second season on Fox drawn in 200,000 total audiences, becoming the greatest-ranked show within the demo all seasons for that network, and putting it at No. 2 across all pay TV for that evening. In Mexico (also on Fox), the series raked in 296,000 audiences, with 157,430 within the 18-49 demo, quintupling audiences from last season. The series received a couple.8 rating and nabbed the very best place within the demo for that evening. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Which 3 Movies Are the Most Pirated Films of All Time?

Earlier this month, Netflix released a list of their ten most-rented movies ever. It was a strange selection that shocked and saddened us — Sandra Bullock’s films The Blind Side and Crash ranked first and second, while the abominable, Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman terminal illness buddy comedy The Bucket List finished third. But weep for America’s horrendous taste no more — TorrentFreak has ranked the most pirated titles of all time and they are much more respectable selections. Can you guess what they are? 1. Avatar (2009) - 21 million downloads 2. The Dark Knight (2008) - 19 million downloads 3. Transformers (2007) - 19 million downloads You totally saw that coming right, given the box office popularity of those titles and the demographic of movie pirates? For the complete list of the ten most pirated films, head over to FilmDrunk. Like the top three titles, the rest of the list is not that surprising, save for one alterna-superhero comic book movie that underperformed at the box office. All other ranked films grossed at least $250 million worldwide. The above download estimates were culled from public BitTorrent trackers which chronicles download activity dating back to 2006. [via FilmDrunk]

X Factor: Beyonce for everyone as L.A. Reid's Guest Mentor

X Factor, Beyonce and L.A. Reid Beyonce would be the "Only Girl (On the planet)" when she mentors the boys group around the X Factor. The "Umbrella" singer, 23, would be the guest mentor for judge L.A. Reid's group throughout the Judges' Houses round from the competition. Throughout this round, each judge takes their group for their home or perhaps a location of the selecting to utilize the participants on the more intimate level and also to also bring another mentor to assist them to out. Mariah Carey to mentor X Factor performers ... from Simon Cowell's crib? We have spent using their judge and guest mentor, each contestant must then perform to prove why they should be selected for his or her judge's final category. Although it's been reported that Mariah Carey assists as Simon Cowell's guest mentor, another three guest mentors will not be formally revealed until Wednesday's show. The X Factor airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c on Fox. Cure do you consider ought to be a guest mentor for that participants?

Fall TV Popularity Contest: Do You Want to Keep Last Man Standing Company?

Tim Allen Is Last Man Standing first on your TV Watchlist?Tell us what you thought of the ABC sitcom - and what you think of every new series this season.Are you glad Tim Allen's back on the small screen? Or was his family man act better on Home Improvement? Vote now! And encourage your friends and other fans to vote, too.Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped?Check back all fall to see what TVGuide.com users think of your favorite - and least favorite - new shows. And stay tuned to see the final rankings of the season's most liked and disliked debuts.Here's ahandy calendar to help you keep track of premiere dates and when to vote.

Morning Grind: Nora Ephron Attached to Write and Direct Nora Ephron-y Movie

Time for your Tuesday pop quiz: Will the latest Nora Ephron movie be about a modern "Gotham girl" transported into Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice'? It probably will! Variety reports that Ephron is attached to write and direct 'Lost in Austen,' an adaptation of the BBC miniseries of the same name. 'Bond 23' director Sam Mendes will produce, while Sony will handle release duties. No word on casting yet, but perhaps Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway and/or Amy Adams will want to brush-up their resumes (Mindy Kaling should too, just in case Ephron wants to get adventurous with her casting). [Variety] '50/50' scene-stealer Anna Kendrick, Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, Sam Elliott and Brendan Gleeson are the latest additions to 'The Company You Keep,' Robert Redford's political thriller co-starring Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Brit Marling, Julie Christie, Stanley Tucci and Richard Jenkins. Just a few people! [Variety] Remember the story on Friday about 'Dredd' director Pete Travis being fired off the production? Big misunderstanding! "During all stages of the filmmaking, 'Dredd' has been a collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties. From the outset we decided on an unorthodox collaboration to make the film. This situation has been misinterpreted," Travis and writer Alex Garland said in a statement. "To set the record straight, Pete was not fired and remains a central part of the collaboration, and Alex is not seeking a co-director credit. We are all extremely proud of the film we have made, and respectfully suggest that it is judged on viewing when its released next year." [LAT/24 Frames] Universal signed Vin Diesel and his production company One Race Films to a two-year first-look production deal. Translation: 'Fast and Furious 15'! [Variety] What was once rumor is now closer to fact: Variety reports 'Rock of Ages' star Diego Boneta is in talks to play Adam in 'Paradise Lost.' Camilla Belle is in talks to play Eve in the Alex Proyas-directed adaptation of John Milton's epic poem. [Variety] From our sister site The Boot, "10 Country Singers Who Also Shine on the Silver Screen." Just a guess: No. 1 will totally surprise you. [The Boot] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Italian Appeals Court Clears Amanda Knox Of Murder

First Launched: October 3, 2011 4:59 PM EDT Credit: AFP/Getty Images Caption Amanda Knox responds within the announce in the verdict of her appeal trial inside the Meredith Kercher murder, Perugia, Italia, on October 3, 2011PERUGIA, Italia -- An Italian appeals court released Amanda Knoxs murder conviction Monday and bought the youthful American freed after over 3 years jail time for your dying of her British roommate. Knox flattened in tears following a verdict knocking over her 2009 conviction was read out. Her co-defendant, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, also was removed of killing 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in 2007. The Kercher family looked on grimly along with a little dazed since the verdict was read through the judge after 11 several hours of eliberations with the eight-member jury. Outdoors the courthouse, a couple of from the hundreds of experts screamed Shame, shame! Yet inside the frescoed courtroom, Knoxs parents, who've regularly traveled utilizing their home in Dallas to Perugia to visit the 24-year-old within the last four years, hugged their lawyers and cried with pleasure. Weve been waiting for this for four years, mentioned among Sollecitos lawyers, Giulia Bongiorno. The judge upheld Knoxs conviction around the charge of slander for accusing bar owner Diya Patrick Lumumba of undertaking the killing. He set the sentence at three years, meaning for time offered. Knox has existed prison since November. 6, 2007. Prosecutors can appeal the acquittal to Italys finest court. There's unsure late Monday once they planned to get this done. In Dallas, of a dozen Knox supporters were overjoyed they remains taken off the murder conviction. Shes free! which we managed to get happen! they screamed inside a hotel where they seen legal court proceedings on tv. Earlier Monday, Knox tearfully told legal court she did not kill her roommate. Knox frequently paused for breath and fought against against back tears as she spoke in Italian for the eight people in the jury in the packed courtroom, but handled to help keep her composure through the ten-minute address. Ive lost a pal inside the worst, most brutal, most inexplicable way possible, she mentioned in the 2007 murder of Kercher, who shared an apartment with Knox after they were both students in Perugia. Im needing to pay with my existence for items that I didnt do. Knox and Sollecito, Knoxs former boyfriend from Italia, were billed this past year of sexually attacking and killing Kercher, who was simply stabbed to dying in their mattress room. Knox was sentenced to 26 years jail time, Sollecito to 25. They both deny wrongdoing. I never hurt anybody, never throughout my existence, Sollecito mentioned Monday within the own speech for the jury. hundreds of eager experts collected outdoors the courthouse while watching lengthy looked forward to announcement, joining television vans that have been camped out for more than per week. One hundred reporters were being allowed into the undercover courtroom. Experts lined the street inducing the courthouse, capturing since the two vans moving Knox and Sollecito within the prison for the court passed. Kerchers mother, sister together with a brother traveled to Perugia for your verdict. They'd expressed worry over the potential for an acquittal but told reporters as deliberations were showed up they wanted the jury would perform the best factor and not suffer with the medias concentrate on the situation. As extended simply because they decide today based purely round the information at hands and so they dont think about the media hype, In my opinion justice will probably be found, the sufferers sister, Stephanie Kercher, told reporters. She mentioned your family was happy with the first choices. She lamented that Meredith happen to be most forgotten on television circus all over the situation, with news photos more frequently showing Knox and Sollecito than Mez the sufferers nickname. Its difficult to keep her memory alive in the majority of the, she mentioned. Your family, however, mentioned it could know the Knox familys media campaign. They fully trust her innocence. You can't blame them for the, mentioned Lyle Kercher, the sufferers brother. Nonetheless its clearly hard for people. Since the verdict was broadcast live, hundreds of reporters and camera deckie's filled the undercover, frescoed courtroom before Knoxs address, while police outdoors cordoned in the entrance for the tribunal. The trial has intrigued audiences worldwide: Knox and Sollecito happen to be billed of killing Meredith using what the reduced court mentioned had begun just like a drug-fueled sexual assault. Knox was adament Monday that they nothing associated with the murder which Kercher will be a friend who was simply always nice to her. Gesticulating, sometimes gripping her hands together, the American mentioned she's always wanted justice for Kercher. She'd her mattress room alongside mine, she was destroyed inside our own apartment. If I had been there your evening, I'd be dead, Knox mentioned. However I wasn't there. I did not kill. I did not rape. I did not steal. I wasnt there, Knox mentioned. Following a morning court session, Knox was while using prison chapel, playing guitar and singing as she anticipated the verdict, according to an Italian lawmaker who visited her jail time Monday. They're clearly most likely probably the most difficult several hours, Rocco Girlanda, which has headed a deal in Italia intended for Knox, told The Connected Press. Time never seems to feed. Also billed in separate proceedings was Rudy Hermann Guede, just a little-time drug dealer and drifter who spent nearly all his existence in Italia after coming here from his native Ivory Coast. Guede was billed in the separate fast-track procedure and saw his sentence cut to 16 years within the final appeal. Lawyers for Knox and Sollecito believe Guede was the only real killer, nevertheless the prosecution together with an attorney for your Kercher family condition that bruises and inadequacies in defensive wounds on Kerchers body prove that there's several aggressor holding her into submission. Knox mentioned she'd just a passing acquaintance with Guede, who carried out basketball inside a court near to the house, and didnt know his title. Sollecito, who addressed legal court before Knox, told jurors he were not sure Guede whatsoever. Sollecito was anxious while he addressed legal court, shifting while he spoke and stopping to sip water. He mentioned right before the November. 1, 2007 murder will be a happy time for him, he was close to safeguarding his thesis to complete college combined with only met Knox. The weekend Kercher was wiped out was the initial the pair planned to get together in tenderness and cuddles, he mentioned. Within the finish of his 17-minute address, Sollecito needed off a white-colored rubber bracelet imprinted with Free Amanda and Raffaele he mentioned he's been wearing for four years. I haven't taken it well. Many feelings are concentrated in this bracelet, he mentioned. Now If only to pay for homage for the court. The moment to get rid of it's turned up. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Fox Airs Hurricane-Themed Crossover With Family Guy, Cleveland Show, Dad

Family Guy Remember the hurricane that was supposed to sweep through three of the Fox's animated comedies last May? They were pulled at the last minute after deadly tornadoes hit the southeastern U.S. just days before the episodes of The Cleveland Show, Family Guy and American Dad were set to air. Those episodes will finally be shown this Sunday, but without the promotional hype that typically accompanies a multi-series crossover. Fox also plans to air public service announcements for the Red Cross during the night. "We're toning it down quite a bit," says Fox's scheduler Preston Beckman. "We've learned our lesson. We didn't expect it to be a challenge when we had to pull it." Beckman noted that the network would yank the episodes again if there were another disastrous weather event, but there is nothing in the forecast. But he is keeping his fingers crossed. "Financially we've got to get these shows on the air." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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'Butter': Jennifer Garner Campaigns just like a Bachmann Wanted Clone (Video)

Within the Toronto Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein released a disagreement inviting Republican presidential candidate Bachmann Wanted for the Iowa premiere of his approaching film Butter in the very carefully veiled poke within the Tea Party and Republican party. Now, audiences have become their consider first the Weinstein Co. film, which stars Jennifer Garner as Laura Pickler, an uptight housewife from who aims to win a butter carving championship, but her win is threatened having a youthful, adopted African-American girl with natural talent. STORY: Toronto 2011: Harvey Weinstein Pokes Fun at Bachmann Wanted and Tea Party Before 'Butter' Screening Inside the clip, Garner's character is giving a previous address just before the final results of the competition are introduced. Because the film's premise ought to be a metaphor for your 2008 presidential race of Hillary Clinton and Obama (Pickler's husband was already an excellent butter carver), Garner's character comes off just like a more Sarah Palin/ Bachmann Wanted character. VIDEO: Toronto 2011: Olivia Wilde on Celebrity Mania, Hottest Lists, and Playing a Bisexual Stripper in 'Butter' "Lots of people seem to think about this competitors are about who's most likely probably the most disadvantaged," Garner's character states in their speech. "I am sorry that we was produced white-colored and tall and pretty." TELLURIDE REVIEW: Butter The Weinstein Co. film, which stars Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell, Ashley Greene and Olivia Wilde, could have a 1-week Oscar run in October before a wider release in 2012. Harvey Weinstein Jennifer Garner Ty Burrell The Weinstein Company Butter

Millenium will release Linklater's 'Bernie'

Millennium Entertainment will release Richard Linklater's dark comedy "Bernie," starring Jack Black, in March. Millennium confirmed within this summer time it had been acquiring the distribution rights and introduced Thursday it had closed the sale. "Bernie" opened up in the La Film Festival in June. Pic stars Jack Black just like a mortician and community leader who strikes up an unlikely friendship getting a wealthy widow, referred to by Shirly MacLaine. Matthew McConaughey adn Shirley MacLaine also star. "Bernie" is produced by Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer. Scar Gill, attracted about this summer season as leader of Millenium Films, handled the releases of some Linklater game game titles -- "Before Sunset" and "A Scanner Darkly" -- while heading Warner Independent. Director of Purchases Vincent Scordino talked about the "Bernie" deal regarding Millennium Entertainment. Millennium Entertainment recently released "Puncture" and may release "Trespass," which opened up within the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival on March. 14. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Rankings: Terra Nova Has Solid, Although Not Monster-Sized Debut Males Still Strong

Terra Nova Fox's Terra Nova opened up to solid, though not monster-sized, amounts, frightening up 9 million audiences Monday, based on Nielsen overnight data. The sci-fi thriller - with effects that impressed various experts but left them wanting more in the script and figures - obtained a 3. rating among 18-to-49-year-olds because of its two-hour premiere, while Week 2 of Dwts - Nancy Grace's puppy nip slip and all sorts of - published a 3.3 rating and reeled in 16.02 million fans. Face to face with individuals Fox and ABC shows, NBC's The Sing-Off sang to 4.39 million (1.7 rating). Read our Dwts recap Monday night's other series premiere, The CW's Hart of Dixie, whistled to at least one.78 million along with a .8 within the marketer-coveted demo. That audience substantially increased from Gossip Girl's 1.41 million (.8 - a 20 % decline in comparison with last year's debut). Fall Preview: Get scoop in your favorite coming back shows While shedding by about one-third from the The American Idol Show-sized premiere, the Ashton Kutcher-brought 2 . 5 Males - featuring Judy Greer because the wife who left him - snapped up a still formidable 20.03 million people along with a 7.2 demo rating (versus. last week's 28.74 million, 10.7). 2 Broke Women, which achieved positive results the other day from following Males, preceded Males and attracted 11.58 million people along with a 4.5 demo rating - inevitably lower from 19.37 million along with a 7.1. Taking its usual time slot (8:30/7:30c), the brand new sitcom adopted Generate An Income Met Your Mother, which attracted 10.56 million fans (4.4). Photo timeline: The emasculation of males on television This week's beneficiary of following Males was the growing season 2 premiere of Mike & Molly, whose title figures got engaged before 13.98 million witnesses (4.9). In prime time's final hour, NBC's The Playboy Club lost 20 % of their viewership, shedding to three.91 million along with a 1.3 within the demo. ABC's Castle again nabbed probably the most audiences within the slot - 11.90 million audiences (2.9) - and again outpaced CBS' Hawaii Five- (11., 3.3). Final rankings for that first weeks time from the 2011-12 TV season that arrived on the scene Tuesday demonstrated that 2 Broke Women was the only real new show to interrupt in to the top ten, and Sunday Evening Football was pushed off its perch because the topprogram due to the curiosity tune-in factor for 2 . 5 Males. The greatest new drama? CBS' Memorable at No. 13, with 14.09 million audiences. On cable, Comedy Central's premiere week the channel's most-viewed in the 20-year history (1.9 million) also it was probably the most-viewed among males aged 18 to 24.

Jessica Chastain Cast as Tom Cruise's Love Interest in Sci-Fi Pic

Fresh off her strong performance in The Help, Jessica Chastain has nabbed the female lead opposite Tom Cruise in Universal's untitled science fiction project being directed by Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski. Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark will produce through Chernin Entertainment alongside Barry Levine. PHOTOS: Jessica Chastain, Elizabeth Olsen Pose for THR The project, formerly known as Oblivion and Horizons, is a love story taking place in an apocalyptic future where most of the population lives in clouds since the Earth is no longer habitable. A Earthbound repairman whose job it is to work on drones that fight alien life forms meets a woman who forces him to question his world view. Chastain will play Cruise's lover and partner, who tethers him to the world above the clouds while he's doing repairwork. She becomes none-too-happy when she discovers he has fallen for anther woman. Jesse Berger and Dave Morrison are executive producing. Peter Cramer and Sara Scott are overseeing the project for the studio. Chastain has been on a tear since nabbing the role of Brad Pitt's wife in Terrence Mallick's The Tree of Life. On top of being one of the standouts in DreamWorks' hit drama Help, Chastain has Texas Killing Fields, with Sam Worthington and Chloe Moretz, and The Wettest County, with Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy, in the can. Jessica Chastain Tom Cruise The Tree of Life Tron: Legacy The Help

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'New Class': Lily Collins May Be The Ass-Kicking Girl Nearby!

All week lengthy, we are honoring "The Brand New Class," Hollywood's latest number of up-and-coming stars and stars around the cusp of graduation to greatness. Stay tuned every single day now for exclusive interviews with one of these pending graduates as well as your opportunity to election for that student body leader - the main one you believe supports the cleverest future in the market. Even nice women possess a mean streak. Take Lily Collins, for example: the youthful actress, with credits such as the heart-warming "The Blind Side" and also the pulse-pounding "Abduction" to her title, is equally as prone to provide you with baked goods on the bad day as she's to kick theif butt once the need arises. This is exactly why we have presented Lily using the title from the Ass-Kicking Girl Nearby included in the New Class, and that we think her resume of past and future credits a lot more than talks to her sweetheart side and her badass streak. Take a look at her career highlights beyond the jump! Exploring Lily's "Blind Side," Worshipping Her "Priest" Lily, most widely known at that time because the daughter of music performer Phil Collins, loved her initial feature film breakout role in 2009's "The Blind Side" by having an properly named character: Collins Tuohy, daughter of tough-minded Tennessee businesswoman Leigh Anne, performed to Oscar-winning perfection by Sandra Bullock. Not quite an "ass-kicking" role, sure, but Collins a lot more than got her licks along with "Priest," the 2011 supernatural action flick in regards to a world overrun with vampires of the underworld. Getting Kidnapped Using the energy of "Priest" a little way within the rearview mirror, Lily ongoing the loop track opposite Rachelle Lefervre in "Abduction," the "Twilight" star's latest action-thriller that borrows similar elements and styles in the "Bourne" franchise. Although the movie did not possess a stellar debut in the box office a few days ago, Lily a lot more than demonstrated her weight opposite acting leaders including Alfred Molina and Sigourney Weaver, showing that they has what must be done to go swimming within the deep finish using the large seafood. Mirror, Mirror It had not been likely to be lengthy before Lily were built with a franchise all her very own. The very first major property she's set to top-lines are "Immortals" director Tarsem Singh's presently untitled Snow Whitened picture, which puts the youthful actress within the titular story book heroine's very stylized footwear. Having a cast of fellow stars including Jennifer Aniston and Armie Hammer, as well as another rival "Snow Whitened" movie just round the bend, Lily's initial franchise appearance is unquestionably someone to keep close track of. More "Mortal" But it is Lily's other major franchise which has most YA-savvy fans champing in the bit. She'll star opposite fellow New Class friend Jamie Campbell Bower in "The Mortal Instruments," dealing with the coveted role of average girl switched demon-hunting Shadowhunter Clarissa Fray. The film has not even begun shooting yet, but Lily continues to be connected to the work for almost 2 yrs now, and she or he regularly keeps her fans published with status updates on Twitter: @lilyasclaryfray. Election for the New Class student body leader within the poll below! Who's your pick for 'The New Class' Leader?

San Sebastian: The Artist Takes Audience Award; Golden Shell For Los Pasos Dobles

The San Sebastian Film Festival handed out its awards today, with the top prize going to Isaki Lacuesta’s Los Pasos Dobles and hot silent film The Artist taking the Audience Award. A list of honorees follows: Golden Shell for Best Film Los Pasos Dobles by Isaki Lacuesta (Spain, Switzerland) Special Jury Prize Le Skylab, Julie Delpy (France) Silver Shell for Best Director Filippos Tsitos for Adikos Kosmos/Unfair World (Greece) Silver Shell for Best Actress Maria Leon for La Voz Dormida (Spain) Silver Shell for Best Actor Antonis Kafetzopoulos for Adikos Kosmos/Unfair World (Greece) Prize for Best Cinematography Ulf Brantas for Happy End (Sweden) Jury Prize for Best Screenplay Hirokazu Kore-eda for Kiseki/I Wish (Japan) Audience Award The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius (France) FIPRESCI Award Sangue Do Meu Sangue by Joao Canijo (Portugal) Euskaltel Youth Award Wild Bell by Dexter Fletcher (UK) Horizontes Award Las Acacias by Pablo Giorgelli (Argentina-Spain) Kutxa — New Directors Award Jan Zabeil for Der Fluss War Einst Ein Mensch/The River Used to Be a Man (Germany) TVE Otra Mirada Award A Separation by Jodaeiye Nader az Simin(Iran) Sebastiane 2011 Award Albert Nobbs by Rodrigo Garcia (UK, Ireland)

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'Killer Elite' Star Clive Owen: It's All About The Mustache!

Clive Owen thinks his character in "Killer Elite" isn't the theif in this spy-thriller-meets-popcorn-action-flick production. Jason Statham's hero, while he can get his face bloodily pounded in by Owen's menacing presence, might argue otherwise, but we're certainly unlikely to argue with either of individuals gentleman. "Whenever I may play a role in the film, I never think he's the theif," Owen told MTV News. "You have to always search for grounds and understand why he's doing what he's doing." Fair enough. And sure, Owen (Oscar nominee that he's) did his large-screen research, taking what might have been a villain round the page and altering him into, at least, a theif obvious on his noble intentions. Nevertheless the actor also recognized, possibly with within shred of truth, that his conception of Spike (the best option from the team of hit males concentrating on Statham together with other ex-special procedures agents), began and ended with undesired facial hair. "Listen, lots of people perform a lot of research they spend lots of time,In . Owen jeered. "I merely pinned everything on that mustache. I'll uphold it. Whether or not this fails, The year progresses lower." His lip fuzz got the heave-ho as soon as the expansion wrapped, and Owen certainly wasn't missing the 'stache while he spoken with MTV News within the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival recently. He was, however, pleased with "Killer Elite," which hits theaters on Friday (September 23). Press go through the recording to hear him wax (on / off) poetically about his undesired facial hair and the way the flick is definitely an very awesome genre mashup. Reveal what you consider inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

EMMYS: Comedy Series Handicap

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadlines 2011 Emmy coverage. Heres his scorecard assessing the Outstanding Comedy Series race. Glee (Fox) Ryan Murphy Prods w/ 20th Century Fox TV Why It Was Nominated: Well, of course they had to nominate it. Love it or hate it, Glee remains the rare broadcast comedy that carries as much style as it does substance. It remained true even through a polarizing second season when the online community and critics consistently took the show to task for devolving into a parody of itself. Call it Sophomore Implosion Syndrome. But its still undeniably energetic and often imaginative. Why It Has To Win: Unlike last year, it would be a monumental upset were Glee to take the prize this time. But the TV academy can surprise you. Voters are notorious for lagging a year or so behind the curve. While its something of an apples-and-oranges measure when compared with the rest of the category competition, Glee remains a technically flawless production, a fact that cant be minimized at a time when series steeped in song and dance continue to pack ‘em in. Why It Cant Possibly Win: It wasnt just fans and critics fueling the Season 2 backlash. Its also been the industry itself, directed at both the show and at showrunner Ryan Murphy for his perceived arrogance amid its charmed early life. One comedy producer also noted, Between the 3D concert movie and the (Glee Project) series (on Oxygen) and everyone talking about it endlessly, they got annoyingly ubiquitous real fast. I mean, if Glee wins, the sound of retching will prove deafening.” That probably doesnt bode well. Modern Family (ABC) 20th Century Fox TV Why It Was Nominated: Are you kidding? Its that rarest of rare creatures in broadcast primetime: a show thats nearly as popular with the masses as it is critically praised. Executive producers Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan kept the genius flowing in Modern Familys second season in a way that Glee could not. Equally important, the wide industry perception is that this is easily and consistently the funniest show on TV, as an Emmy-winning writer points out. Why It Has To Win: Once the academy crowns a comedy champion, they tend to stick with it for a good while. Frasier won as top comedy a record five years in succession (1994-98), 30 Rock for three consecutive years (2007-09). Its a no-brainer that Family is the overwhelming frontrunner to make it two straight after winning six Emmy trophies a year ago. Considering Glees creative stumbles and this shows whopping 17 nominations, it looks to be even more of a sure thing in 2011. Why It Cant Possibly Win: Funny doesnt always carry the day. Sometimes, a little thing called sentiment comes into play. If theres a spoiler in this field that could conceivably upset Modern Family, its The Office, one producer believes. It may ride a Steve Carell farewell wave of support. A possible jealous backlash against all of Familys success may also surface. At the Emmys, after all, the only sure thing is that there are no sure things. 30 Rock (NBC) Broadway Video & Little Stranger w/ Universal Media Studios Why It Was Nominated: Even after more than 100 episodes, 30 Rock remains a wildly clever industry send-up blessed with genius writing and indelible characters. The image after five seasons is that of a plucky survivor that kept the lights on (creatively speaking) while most everything else at NBC (Ben Silverman) was collapsing (Jeff Zucker) around it. Tina Fey tends to engender a lot of love, and five years in, her show has yet to lose much on its fastball. That accounts for the 13 nominations. Why It Has To Win: Its already won in this category three times. And did we mention that voters really love Tina Fey? And Alec Baldwin? The NBC comedy likewise did an impressive tightrope walk this past season with a well-received live episode. Whats consistently impressive about 30 Rock, believes one category voter, is that they keep finding new ways to showcase the brilliance of that cast. Then theres the 30 Rock cool factor, which it still has in spades. Why It Cant Possibly Win: This wasnt the shows finest season. Plus, voters probably figure theyve already rewarded Rock plenty, so now its someone elses turn. In terms of accolades, 30 Rock is the veteran that you honor simply by inviting it to the party. It also need be said that, after adding a bestselling memoir to her shimmering repertoire this past year, Fey is creeping dangerously close to overexposure even without Sarah Palin in the presidential race. As Fey would herself no doubt agree. The Office (NBC) Deedle-Dee Prods & Reveille w/ Universal Media Studios Why It Was Nominated: This is the shows sixth successive nomination, partly out of habit, partly due to The Steve Carell Farewell Tour. And as an award-winning writer-producer tells me, Theres just so much crap in terms of network comedy that a show like The Office deserves to be recognized every year. Well see if thats still the case after Carell is gone. Creator Greg Daniels is also one of TVs most likeable and popular producers, carrying an unusual degree of respect with his peers. Why It Has To Win: The well-promoted season finale that found Carells character Michael Scott departing struck an audience nerve and, just maybe, with enough people in the TV academy, too. If anyones going to topple the Modern Family bandwagon for the trophy, its this, particularly if Carells potential acting win spurs a domino effect. The Office also won once before, albeit five years ago following its first full season. Why It Cant Possibly Win: The vote will go The Offices way, but not in this category. Possible wins for lead actor and writing figure to be seen as more than enough. This academy also isnt habitually the most sentimental bunch, so Carells departure isnt guaranteed to widely resonate. By the time that farewell episode aired, I was sick to death of the hoopla, one producer admits. It was like, enough already. The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Chuck Lorre Prods w/ Warner Bros TV Why It Was Nominated: After four years, Big Bang finally busted through with a category honor most thought overdue. It earned five nominations for the second year running and a repeat nom for last years lead comedy actor winner Jim Parsons. The show is also the highest-rated in the category as well as one of TVs most popular shows. They had to pay homage to one four-camera category, and this was it — deservedly so. Why It Has To Win: This isnt as preposterous a notion as it might seem. While the last four-camera sitcom to win was Everybody Loves Raymond in 2005, Big Bang has the momentum of a hit in its prime going for it. One TV executive also points out: Im voting for this show just to hear the acceptance speech that (creator-exec producer) Chuck Lorre would make. Seriously. What that man has had to put up with this year with Charlie Sheen deserves not just an Emmy but an Oscar, too. Why It Cant Possibly Win: No Chuck Lorre show has ever won here, in part because he makes traditional comedies and therefore is seen as terminally unhip. The show also failed to land a single nomination for its writing or directing, and the last time a comedy won the top series statuette without either was Friends in 2002. So Big Bang isnt the way to bet. Parks and Recreation (NBC) Deedle-Dee Prods, Fremulon & 3 Arts w/ Universal Media Studios Why It Was Nominated: Like Big Bang Theory, Parks and Recreation is a first-time visitor to the Outstanding Comedy lineup after about 18 months of steady buzz extolling its growing quality. Its built into a consistently acclaimed half-hour that shares the mockumentary brilliance of its NBC Universal/Deedle-Dee Prods stablemate The Office, with a cast headed by the effortlessly witty Amy Poehler. Why It Has To Win: Has there been a bigger upset in Emmy history than this win would be? Possibly not. But that doesnt mean its impossible and wouldnt be deserved. Its got the critics behind it as well as the in-the-know comedy community. The people who really know comedy think Parks is brilliant and getting more brilliant all the time, notes one writer and academy member. Being considered cool and ingenious is occasionally all you need, as Foxs Arrested Development proved in 2004. Why It Cant Possibly Win: What makes Parks and Rec the biggest underdog in the race isnt just the fact it has only three total nominations, its that the buzz/word-of-mouth isnt yet strong enough to carry the show across the finish line. That could change in another year or two. But not yet. For the time being, the nomination will have to be enough.

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