Benedict Cumberbatch: I Get Typecast as 'Posh' Characters

Benedict Cumberbatch -- you know, that tall, angular fellow in 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'War Horse' and the BBC's Sherlock Holmes -- says he often gets typecast as rich and upper-class. Cumberbatch told Radio Times, "Being a posh actor in England, you can't escape class-typing, from whatever side you look at it. I realized quite early on that, although I wasn't trying to make a career specialty of it, I was playing slightly asexual, sociopathic intellectuals." That must be why, as his 'Sherlock' co-star Martin Freeman explains, his nickname is "Cumberlord." In an interview with The Huffington Post, his 'War Horse' co-star Patrick Kennedy described how Cumberbatch's arrogant commanding officer rubbed off on their relationship when the camera wasn't rolling: "We fell into our roles very quickly as a sort of dynamic outside of the film," Kennedy said. "I was the joker, Tom [Hiddleston] was the sort of noble, sincere and heroic one, Benedict was the sort of stern, more pompous one, and we were joking with each other around that dynamic." Before landing the role of Holmes, Cumberbatch played Scarlett Johansson's unlikable husband in 'The Other Boelyn Girl,' the real culprit in 'Atonement' and physicist Stephen Hawking in a 2004 TV movie. He's also voicing the villainous dragon Smaug in the upcoming 'Hobbit' films, which stars his 'Sherlock' mate Freeman. [via Radio Times] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Cheetah Dead: 'Tarzan' Chimpanzee Dies at Near 80 [UPDATE]

From 'Project Nim' to 'Rise from the Planet from the Apes,' 2011 was the entire year from the primate. Regrettably, it appears like things will finish on the sad note. Cheetah, the chimpanzee most widely known for his operate in the 'Tarzan' movies from the '30s, died on Sunday of kidney failure. He was almost eighty years old. Cheetah made an appearance in Tarzan films between 1932 and 1934 -- particularly 'Tarzan the Ape Man' and 'Tarzan and the Mate' -- opposite actor Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. "He was very compassionate," Darlene Cobb, the outreach director at Suncoast Primate Sanctuary told The Polk Tribune. "He could know if I had been getting a great day or perhaps a bad day. He was always looking to get me to laugh if he thought I had been getting a poor day. He was very in tune to human feelings." Cheetah outlived normal captivity chimps by nearly 4 decades. It does not appear that Cheetah left out any children. UPDATE: Or possibly Cheetah did not die over the past weekend. Within an interview with Dork Itzkoff from the NY Occasions, Dr. Steve Ross, the assistant director in the Lester E. Fisher Center for that Study and Conservation of Apes in the Lincoln subsequently Park Zoo in Chicago, stated it had been "very improbable" that Cheetah live to become nearly 80, which records were dodgy at best. The plot, as the saying goes, thickens... [Polk Tribune via NYT/ArtsBeat] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Chinese Government Thinks Christian Bale Ought To Be 'Embarrassed'

And also you thought Bane was Batman's greatest antagonist. Following his scuffle with government government bodies in China a week ago, Christian Bale continues to be known as by the Chinese government to be an opportunist searching to "create news." Bale was detained by Chinese pads a week ago as he tried to see Chen Guangcheng, a blind civil privileges activist and lawyer that has been under house arrest in China for more than a year after protecting "1000's of ladies who have been sufferers of forced sterilizations and abortions." "I am not brave carrying this out,Inch Bale told CNN. "The neighborhood those who are standing towards the government bodies and insisting ongoing to go to Chen and the family and becoming beaten up for this and my understanding gets detained for this -- I wish to support what they are doing." About their own insufficient bravery, it appears china government concurs. "If anybody ought to be embarrassed it is the relevant actor, not china side," Liu Weimin, a Chinese ministry spokesperson, told Reuters. "Things I understand would be that the actor was asked through the director Zhang Yimou to go to the film premiere. He wasn't asked to the village in Shandong to produce news or create a film. If he really wants to create news, I do not think that might be welcomed by China." Bale stars in 'The Flowers of War,' concerning the infamous Rape of Naking in 1937. As Bale's publicist told Huffington Publish, the Batman star was "there for work" and was "just really managed to move on an individual level," and that's why he tried to see Chen. [via NYT/ArtsBeat] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Drama actor/actress contenders at the Globes

George Clooney in 'The Descendants'Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball'Michael Fassbender in 'Shame'Meryl Streep in 'The Iron Lady'The 69th Golden Globes' lead acting drama nominees were a mix of business-as-usual -- think A-list star power -- and a few surprise names that potentially set the stage for an interesting competition and some possible upsets.The lead actor drama category sported such heavyweight and predictable contenders as George Clooney (playing vulnerable and lost in "The Descendants"), Leonardo DiCaprio (playing young and old in "J. Edgar") and Brad Pitt (playing charming and headstrong in "Moneyball").Perennial Globe faves Clooney (oft-nominated and winner for "Syriana" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"), DiCaprio (six noms and winner for "The Aviator") and Pitt (four noms and winner for "Twelve Monkeys") are joined by newer Globe fave Ryan Gosling (nommed for "Blue Valentine" and "Lars and the Real Girl") for his role as the decent but opportunistic press secretary opposite Clooney's winning but deeply flawed presidential candidate in "The Ides of March."The real surprise is the inclusion of Michael Fassbender, notching up his first Globe nom for his performance as a lonely sex addict, in Brit director Steve McQueen's "Shame." While some American critics dismissed the film as arthouse soft-core porn, the HFPA -- with its Euro-centric membership -- happily embraced the film, with its explicit sex and nudity, and ignored the actor's other high-profile turn as Carl Jung in David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method."Fassbender's nom meant that several other potential nominees in widely-admired performances, including Gary Oldman ("Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"), Ralph Fiennes ("Coriolanus"), Woody Harrelson ("Rampart") and Daniel Craig ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo") were shut out.For lead actress drama, the list of nominees was also a mix of Globe regulars and a surprise name. Meryl Streep, oft-nominated and a previous winner (most recently for "Julie and Julia" and "The Devil Wears Prada"), scored another nom for her turn (and impeccable accent) as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." She was joined by Glenn Close, also oft-nominated and a previous winner (most recently for "Damages"), for her gender-bending perf as a butler in 19th century Ireland in "Albert Nobbs."The two titans face off against each other and two more Globe faves -- Tilda Swinton, nommed for "Michael Clayton" and "The Deep End," and Viola Davis, previously nommed for "Doubt." While the HFPA ignored Swinton's turn in last year's "I Am Love," her perf in "We Need to Talk About Kevin" was widely admired. Davis, as the dignified center of "The Help," is riding the wave of acclaim for the drama, which scored five noms overall.The big surprise is the inclusion of newcomer Rooney Mara. After a small role in David Fincher's "The Social Network," the actress is drawing praise for her turn as the messed-up but brilliant hacker Lisbeth Salander in Fincher's version of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." That role also secured international stardom for Sweden's Noomi Rapace.Shut out were "The Help's" Emma Stone (nommed last year for "Easy A"), Kirsten Dunst ("Melancholia") and Keira Knightley ("A Dangerous Method").GOLDEN GLOBES COUNTDOWN Year of couples therapyThe ContendersDrama: Best Picture | Comedy: Best Picture | Best Director | Drama Actor/Actress | Comedy Actor/Actress Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Hugo,' 'Artist' lead Critics Choice noms

'The Artist''Hugo'A pair of homages to moviemaking -- "Hugo" and "The Artist" -- lead the nominations in the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 17th annual Critics Choice Awards with 11 nominations each. Winners will be announced on Jan. 12 in a ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium that will be televised on VH1.Martin Scorsese's 3-D "Hugo" earned noms for picture, director, best young actor for star Asa Butterfield and adapted screenplay, while Michel Hazanavicius' silent black-and-white film was honored with picture, best actor for Jean Dujardin, supporting actress for Berenice Bejo, adapted screenplay and ensemble noms. Both films also earned multiple below-the-line noms."The Help" and "Drive" earned 8 nominations each; "The Descendants" and "War Horse" both garnered 7 nominations. "Drive" was honored in the picture and action movie categories while "Midnight in Paris" was recognized in picture and comedy categories. "The Tree of Life,""Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" and "My Week With Marilyn" also scored multiple nominations. "The Muppets" received four nominations, three of which came for the songs "Life's a Happy Song," "Man or Muppet," and "Pictures in My Head."Critics' Choice favorite George Clooney received two ensemble noms for "The Descendants" and "The Ides of March," along with his actor nom for "The Descendants." This gives Clooney a record 13 Critics' Choice nominations over the years, having received 10 prior nominations in addition to winning a special Freedom Award for "Good Night, and Good Luck."Meryl Streep will be seeking her third Critics' Choice Movie Award for "The Iron Lady," while Charlize Theron will be after her second award in the category. Streep previously won for "Doubt" and "Julie & Julia," while Theron took the prize in 2003 for "Monster." Michelle Williams, a supporting actress winner for 2005's "Brokeback Mountain"will also compete for "My Week With Marilyn."The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics' organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 250 television, radio and online critics.Since its inception in 1995, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards has been a bellwether for the Academy Awards. Last year, for example, all four of the acting category winners at the Oscars - Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo - first accepted their awards in the same categories at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. In all,18 of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars were Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominees.Final ballots for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be sent to BFCA members on Jan. 8 with a deadline for returning final ballots on Jan. 10. For more information about the show visit CriticsChoice.VH1.com, "Like" VH1 on Facebook, and follow @VH1 on Twitter and use the hashtag #CCMA to talk about the awards!Complete list of nominees:BEST PICTUREThe ArtistThe DescendantsDriveExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight in ParisMoneyballThe Tree of LifeWar HorseBEST ACTORGeorge Clooney -- "The Descendants"Leonardo DiCaprio -- "J. Edgar"Jean Dujardin -- "The Artist"Michael Fassbender -- "Shame"Ryan Gosling -- "Drive"Brad Pitt -- "Moneyball"BEST ACTRESSViola Davis -- "The Help"Elizabeth Olsen -- "Martha Marcy May Marlene"Meryl Streep -- "The Iron Lady"Tilda Swinton -- "We Need to Talk About Kevin"Charlize Theron -- "Young Adult"Michelle Williams -- "My Week With Marilyn"BEST SUPPORTING ACTORKenneth Branagh -- "My Week With Marilyn"Albert Brooks -- "Drive"Nick Nolte -- "Warrior"Patton Oswalt -- "Young Adult"Christopher Plummer -- "Beginners"Andrew Serkis -- "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSBerenice Bejo -- "The Artist"Jessica Chastain -- "The Help"Melissa McCarthy -- "Bridesmaids"Carey Mulligan -- "Shame"Octavia Spencer -- "The Help"Shailene Woodley -- "The Descendants"BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESSAsa Butterfield -- "Hugo"Elle Fanning -- "Super 8"Thomas Horn -- "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"Ezra Miller -- "We Need to Talk About Kevin"Saoirse Ronan -- "Hanna" Shailene Woodley -- "The Descendants"BEST ACTING ENSEMBLEThe ArtistBridesmaidsThe DescendantsThe HelpThe Ides of MarchBEST DIRECTORStephen Daldry -- "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"Michel Hazanavicius -- "The Artist"Alexander Payne -- "The Descendants"Nicolas Winding Refn -- "Drive"Martin Scorsese -- "Hugo"Steven Spielberg -- "War Horse"BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY"The Artist" -- Michel Hazanavicius"50/50" -- Will Reiser"Midnight in Paris" -- Woody Allen"Win Win" -- Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni"Young Adult" -- Diablo CodyBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY"The Descendants" -- Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" -- Eric Roth"The Help" -- Tate Taylor"Hugo" -- John Logan"Moneyball" -- Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY"The Artist" -- Guillaume Schiffman"Drive" -- Newton Thomas Sigel"Hugo" -- Robert Richardson"The Tree of Life" -- Emmanuel Lubezki"War Horse" -- Janusz KaminskiBEST ART DIRECTION"The Artist" -- Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" -- Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan"Hugo" -- Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo"The Tree of Life" -- Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank"War Horse" -- Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee SandalesBEST EDITING"The Artist" -- Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion"Drive" -- Matthew Newman"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" -- Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall"Hugo" -- Thelma Schoonmaker"War Horse" -- Michael KahnBEST COSTUME DESIGN"The Artist" -- Mark Bridges"The Help" -- Sharen Davis"Hugo" -- Sandy Powell"Jane Eyre" -- Michael O'Connor"My Week With Marilyn" -- Jill TaylorBEST MAKEUPAlbert NobbsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2The Iron LadyJ. EdgarMy Week With MarilynBEST VISUAL EFFECTSHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2HugoRise of the Planet of the ApesSuper 8The Tree of LifeBEST SOUNDHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2HugoSuper 8The Tree of LifeWar HorseBEST ANIMATED FEATUREThe Adventures of TintinArthur ChristmasKung Fu Panda 2Puss in BootsRangoBEST ACTION MOVIEDriveFast FiveHannaRise of the Planet of the ApesSuper 8BEST COMEDYBridesmaidsCrazy, Stupid, LoveHorrible BossesMidnight in ParisThe MuppetsBEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMIn DarknessLe HavreA SeparationThe Skin I Live InWhere Do We Go NowBEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREBuckCave of Forgotten DreamsGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material WorldPage One: Inside the NY TimesProject NimUndefeatedBEST SONG"Hello Hello" -- performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin -- Gnomeo & Juliet"Life's a Happy Song" -- performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie -- The Muppets"The Living Proof" -- performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. -- The Help"Man or Muppet" -- performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie -- The Muppets"Pictures in My Head" -- performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman -- The MuppetsBEST SCORE"The Artist" -- Ludovic Bource"Drive" -- Cliff Martinez"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" -- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross"Hugo" -- Howard Shore"War Horse" -- John Williams Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

Twit Wit: The Best Five Tweets About New Year's Eve and The Sitter

comments: 0 || add yours Twit wit welcomes you to its grimmest weekend yet: This week’s new movie slate includes The Sitter (blech) and New Year’s Eve (THUNDER BLECH). Luckily, Twitter’s finest came out to snark at the offerings, and five of them were bold enough to make our chart. Click through for the shakedown. 5. Tom Scharpling has a foreboding feeling. But is it trustworthy?! #embedly_twitter_50061910{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/100763585/doit1000.jpg) #9AE4E8;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p a {color:#0f2c5c;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 a {color:#0f2c5c;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_50061910 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@scharplingscharpling Guys, I’m starting to worry that NEW YEARS EVE isn’t going to be that good.Dec 10 via webFavoriteRetweetReply 4. Braden Graeber, AKA Hipster Little Mermaid, already anticipates the hangover from too much Zac Efron and Michelle Pfeiffer. #embedly_twitter_49879289{background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/profile_background_images/313066432/080702plaid.jpg) #94cdff;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p a {color:#4495b3;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 a {color:#4495b3;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_49879289 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@hipstermermaidbraden graeber I’m so thankful Hollywood has given us an extra New Years Eve to regret this year.Dec 09 via webFavoriteRetweetReply 3. Someone needs to get Anthony De Vito a job in PR. He just effectively sold New Year’s Eve. #embedly_twitter_14105403{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme6/bg.gif) #022330;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p a {color:#bd2b06;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 a {color:#bd2b06;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_14105403 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@AnthonyDeVitoAnthony DeVito “New Year’s Eve” is the nation’s #1 movie! (during the worst box-office weekend in 3 years.) #HonestMoviePosterQuotesDec 12 via webFavoriteRetweetReply 2. Mary Charlene, AKA @IamEnidColeslaw, thinks The Sitter is a sad sequel to the “original.” #embedly_twitter_41752714{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/380196573/squarepegs.jpg) #709397;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p a {color:#FF3300;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 a {color:#FF3300;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_41752714 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@IamEnidColeslawMary Charlene I have not seen “The Sitter,” but judging by the preview Elisabeth Shue has gotten fatter and Jewisher.Dec 11 via Favstar.FMFavoriteRetweetReply 1. Twitter headmaster Rob Delaney pretty much compares New Year’s Eve to Guernica. #embedly_twitter_38234849{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/5270293/fart_god.jpg) #9f9ae6;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_38234849 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@robdelaneyrob delaney “New Year’s Eve” was so good that my infant daughter’s face now sickens me because she will never be that beautiful.Dec 09 via webFavoriteRetweetReply Follow Louis Virtel on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter. Tagged: anthony de vito, braden graeber, iamenidcoleslaw, rob delaney, tom scharpling

Ma, Diamond, Streep Receive Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON (AP) As Meryl Streep and four other artistic luminaries were saluted with Kennedy Center Honors, the actress got a future film assignment to play the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton.Writer Nora Ephron said Streep's talent, versatility and resemblance to Clinton made it "inevitable" that she would one day play the secretary of state and former first lady. Clinton, who flew home for 36 hours to celebrate the honorees over the weekend, just laughed, while Streep stood up to get a better look at the nation's top diplomat.Along with Streep, pop singer Neil Diamond, Broadway singer Barbara Cook, famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins received the U.S.'s top award Sunday night for those who have influenced American culture through the arts.Caroline Kennedy, who hosts the show as part of a living memorial to her father, the late President John F. Kennedy, acknowledged her personal connection to one honoree.In a nod to Diamond, she said he was "a Brooklyn lad with a gift of melody who grew into a solitary man, 'reaching out, touching me.'" That was enough to draw big laughs as the crowd of celebrities and politicians recalled that Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" was named for her.Smokey Robinson sang "Sweet Caroline" with help from Kennedy and fans brought in from Boston's Fenway Park, where it's a favorite anthem.Lionel Richie, who sang, "I am... I said," told The Associated Press he got into the music business because he wanted to be Diamond."He's a great storyteller," Richie said. "He's not an acrobatic singer. Basically he told the story in a very simple voice."Classical music stole the show's finale, though, with surprise tributes from comedian Stephen Colbert who seemed lost at first and the puppet Elmo from TV's "Sesame Street.""Tonight we celebrate the greatest living cellist," Colbert said "We chell-ebrate, if you will."Ma, one of the best-known classical musicians, has played cello since he was 4. At age 7, he played for presidents Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Now at 56, he is hailed as a musical ambassador to the world, spanning styles from Bluegrass to sounds from the Silk Road with an ensemble he founded. Many of his friends performed in his honor.Elmo, dressed in a tux, said he came to honor his friend Ma, who taught him that "music is like a playground" that makes everybody happy.James Taylor and conductor John Williams joined in a performance of "Here Comes the Sun" with a string ensemble.Earlier President Barack Obama lauded the actors and musicians at the White House."They have different talents, and they've traveled different paths," Obama said. "And yet they belong here together because each of tonight's honorees has felt the need to express themselves and share that expression with the world."He said everyone has that desire for self-expression."That's why we dance, even if, as Michelle says, I look silly doing it," he added to laughter.Rodham Clinton flew home between visits to Myanmar and Germany to honor the artists with a dinner Saturday night."You may not know it, but somewhere in a little tiny room in Burma or even in North Korea, someone is desperately trying to hear you or to see you, to experience you," Clinton said. "And if they are lucky enough to make that connection, it can literally change lives and countries."Streep, 62, has made more than 45 movies and won two Oscars in her career. Her movies have spanned Shakespeare and "Angles in America" to portraying chef Julia Child in "Julie and Julia." Streep will play British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the upcoming "The Iron Lady."Streep said she was in awe of the accolades."Look where we are, look who's here," Streep told the AP. "It's overwhelming. I feel very proud."Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway, who co-stared with Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada," joined Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci for a musical tribute to Streep.Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick opened the tributes to Cook, recalling the days when they first started dating and went to hear Cook sing at the Cafe Carlyle in NY."I don't think Matthew at the time knew what kind of special memory he was creating for us," Parker said."Oh, I knew," Broderick said.Cook, 84, made her Broadway debut in 1951, and later Leonard Bernstein cast her in his musical "Candide." She topped that performance as Marian the Librarian in 1957's hit musical "The Music Man," for which she won a Tony Award.A film tribute noted Cook went silent for a decade, due to drinking and depression, but she came back.Rollins, 81, is a jazz saxophonist who has shared the stage with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, among others."America is the home of jazz. It's what we started," he said. "By the way, hip hop music is a part of jazz, believe it or not."Friend Bill Cosby marveled about how he has heard Rollins' distinctive sax around the world in Greece, Hong Kong, Italy and found so many people who knew the musician's work.Benny Golson and Herbie Hancock joined in playing some of Rollins' tunes.Fellow sax player and former President Bill Clinton said he has been a fan since age 15 or 16, when he bought his first Rollins LP and played it until it was worn out."His music can bend your mind, it can break your heart, and it can make you laugh out loud," Clinton said. "He has done things with improvisation that really no one has ever done."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Brett Zongker December 5, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin WASHINGTON (AP) As Meryl Streep and four other artistic luminaries were saluted with Kennedy Center Honors, the actress got a future film assignment to play the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton.Writer Nora Ephron said Streep's talent, versatility and resemblance to Clinton made it "inevitable" that she would one day play the secretary of state and former first lady. Clinton, who flew home for 36 hours to celebrate the honorees over the weekend, just laughed, while Streep stood up to get a better look at the nation's top diplomat.Along with Streep, pop singer Neil Diamond, Broadway singer Barbara Cook, famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins received the U.S.'s top award Sunday night for those who have influenced American culture through the arts.Caroline Kennedy, who hosts the show as part of a living memorial to her father, the late President John F. Kennedy, acknowledged her personal connection to one honoree.In a nod to Diamond, she said he was "a Brooklyn lad with a gift of melody who grew into a solitary man, 'reaching out, touching me.'" That was enough to draw big laughs as the crowd of celebrities and politicians recalled that Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" was named for her.Smokey Robinson sang "Sweet Caroline" with help from Kennedy and fans brought in from Boston's Fenway Park, where it's a favorite anthem.Lionel Richie, who sang, "I am... I said," told The Associated Press he got into the music business because he wanted to be Diamond."He's a great storyteller," Richie said. "He's not an acrobatic singer. Basically he told the story in a very simple voice."Classical music stole the show's finale, though, with surprise tributes from comedian Stephen Colbert who seemed lost at first and the puppet Elmo from TV's "Sesame Street.""Tonight we celebrate the greatest living cellist," Colbert said "We chell-ebrate, if you will."Ma, one of the best-known classical musicians, has played cello since he was 4. At age 7, he played for presidents Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Now at 56, he is hailed as a musical ambassador to the world, spanning styles from Bluegrass to sounds from the Silk Road with an ensemble he founded. Many of his friends performed in his honor.Elmo, dressed in a tux, said he came to honor his friend Ma, who taught him that "music is like a playground" that makes everybody happy.James Taylor and conductor John Williams joined in a performance of "Here Comes the Sun" with a string ensemble.Earlier President Barack Obama lauded the actors and musicians at the White House."They have different talents, and they've traveled different paths," Obama said. "And yet they belong here together because each of tonight's honorees has felt the need to express themselves and share that expression with the world."He said everyone has that desire for self-expression."That's why we dance, even if, as Michelle says, I look silly doing it," he added to laughter.Rodham Clinton flew home between visits to Myanmar and Germany to honor the artists with a dinner Saturday night."You may not know it, but somewhere in a little tiny room in Burma or even in North Korea, someone is desperately trying to hear you or to see you, to experience you," Clinton said. "And if they are lucky enough to make that connection, it can literally change lives and countries."Streep, 62, has made more than 45 movies and won two Oscars in her career. Her movies have spanned Shakespeare and "Angles in America" to portraying chef Julia Child in "Julie and Julia." Streep will play British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the upcoming "The Iron Lady."Streep said she was in awe of the accolades."Look where we are, look who's here," Streep told the AP. "It's overwhelming. I feel very proud."Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway, who co-stared with Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada," joined Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci for a musical tribute to Streep.Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick opened the tributes to Cook, recalling the days when they first started dating and went to hear Cook sing at the Cafe Carlyle in NY."I don't think Matthew at the time knew what kind of special memory he was creating for us," Parker said."Oh, I knew," Broderick said.Cook, 84, made her Broadway debut in 1951, and later Leonard Bernstein cast her in his musical "Candide." She topped that performance as Marian the Librarian in 1957's hit musical "The Music Man," for which she won a Tony Award.A film tribute noted Cook went silent for a decade, due to drinking and depression, but she came back.Rollins, 81, is a jazz saxophonist who has shared the stage with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, among others."America is the home of jazz. It's what we started," he said. "By the way, hip hop music is a part of jazz, believe it or not."Friend Bill Cosby marveled about how he has heard Rollins' distinctive sax around the world in Greece, Hong Kong, Italy and found so many people who knew the musician's work.Benny Golson and Herbie Hancock joined in playing some of Rollins' tunes.Fellow sax player and former President Bill Clinton said he has been a fan since age 15 or 16, when he bought his first Rollins LP and played it until it was worn out."His music can bend your mind, it can break your heart, and it can make you laugh out loud," Clinton said. "He has done things with improvisation that really no one has ever done."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

'The Artist' wins DC crix honors

Michel Hazanavicius's silent film "The Artist" grabbed the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association's top prize for Best Film on Monday. Martin Scorsese won Best Director for his 3D love letter to cinema, "Hugo."George Clooney and Michelle Williams took home leading acting kudos for their work in "The Descendants" and "My Week with Marilyn," respectively. The supporting acting awards went to Albert Brooks for "Drive" and Octavia Spencer for "The Help." The cast of the summer comedy hit "Bridesmaids" took home the award for best ensemble.The victory for Hazanavicius' homage to the talkies transition comes almost a week after the pic was announced as the top prize winner for the NY Film Critics Circle. The WAFCA also awarded the film Best Score for Ludovic Bource's music.Adapted and original screenplay kudos went to Alexander Payne, Nate Faxon and Jim Rash for "The Descendants" and Will Reiser for "50/50," respectively.The WAFCA is compromised of professional film critics based in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The 45 members have affiliations in TV, radio, print and the web.For a full list of winners, visit www.dcfilmcritics.com. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

New 'John Carter' Images Give Better Look at Mars

It will be interesting to see how Disney proceeds with marketing "John Carter," formerly "of Mars," Andrew Stanton's big-budget adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy novels. With an untested star, Taylor Kitsch, and a first trailer that left most people lukewarm about the film's prospects, a boost in profile is certainly called for. Something along those lines began last week when Entertainment Weekly published photos of the six-armed White Ape, a staple in the novels that's getting a more threatening treatment for the film version. Check it out after the break. Then, director Andrew Stanton, known mostly for his fantastic Pixar work, tweeted that a new trailer will premiere this Wednesday (11/30) on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" with its star and then find its way online the following day. Now we have a handful of new images courtesy of SFX magazine that give a better look at the world of Mars—excuse me, Barsoom—and the technology we'll see on the planet. There are certainly elements of "Avatar" here, and that's what Disney may be going for. Also, there's a lot of shirtless Kitsch, if that's your bag. Importantly for fans of the novels, the photos offer another look at the alien race from the books, the Tharks. They're the thin, four-armed and horned species that popped up briefly in the trailer, and here's another peek. The pictures point us in the right direction toward a more complete idea of what to expect from "John Carter." Look for the second trailer this week to delve deeper into the conflict at the heart of the story and offer more than the tease from the first trailer. What do you think of the "John Carter" photos? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

Media Help Set Free Arrested U.S.-Egyptian Filmmaker Jehane Noujaim In Cairo

Award-winning Egyptian American documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaimbest known for her films Control Room, Mokattam, Startup.com, was arrested and later released after participating in one of Cairo’s protest uprisings, according to news reports.Noujaim was interviewing a military officer when the arrest took place and was accused of being a spy for Israel and a traitor.Noujaim and others were reportedly charged with congregation and destruction of public property. She was freed after the Committee to Protect journalists appealed to Egyptian authorities to let her go and correspondents for newspapers like The Guardian and The NY Times took up her cause. She is well known to international media because Noujaim’s 2004 Control Room examined the U.S. military’s relations with Al Jazeera and other news organizations that covered the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She also won theTED Prize, granted to people trying to change the world, and launched the videoconference Pangea Day.

NBC Apologizes to Bachmann Wanted for Fallon Intro Music

Michelle Bachmann, Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon Request and also you shall receive. Bachmann Wanted demands apology over "Lyin'" intro music on Jimmy Fallon NBC has apologized to Bachmann Wanted, who chastised the network on Wednesday because of not speaking up sooner about her appearance on Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon, throughout that the GOP presidential candidate was welcomed on stage using the 1985 Fishbone song "Lyin' A-- B----," performed by house band The Roots. Late Wednesday, Bachmann received instructions from Doug Vaughan, NBC's v . p . for late evening programming, who known as the incident "not just unfortunate but additionally unacceptable." Additionally to apologizing, Vaughan also noted the band have been punished. Jimmy Fallon immediately required to Twitter to apologize for that stunt, which follows other past snarky musical intros. "I am honored that @michelebachmann was on our show yesterday and I am so sorry concerning the intro mess," he tweeted Tuesday. "I am hoping she returns." Browse the relaxation of present day news Bachmann made an appearance on Fox News' America's Newsroom on Wednesday, accepting Fallon's apology, but imploring NBC to apologize too. "If that were Michelle Obama, who'd emerge around the stage, and when that song have been performed for Michelle Obama, I've without doubt that NBC might have apologized to her and likely they'd have fired the drummer, or at best suspended him," Bachmann stated. In reaction to his selection of music, Roots drummer ?uestlove stated inside a statement: "The performance would be a tongue-in-oral cavity and sporadically decision. The show was unaware of it and that i feel below par if her feelings were hurt. Which was not my intention."

Natalie Wood's Sister Makes First TV Appearance on 'Piers Morgan Tonight' (Video)

Natalie Wood's sister, Lana Wood, has broken her silence. Lana came out on Piers Morgan Tonight on Friday, November. 18 to speak out the first time since her sister's situation was reopened with the La Police Department. Inside the interview, Lana recounts her earlier interactions with yacht captain Dennis Davern and will be offering her ideas round the new analysis. PHOTOS: Natalie Wood Appreciated "He's been saying something for a lot of years," she mentioned of Davern. "He familiar with call me frequently, about 10 years after Natalie passed, and tell me bits and pieces in a really inflammed manner -- very upset, crying -- that there's more in it than he mentioned, and the way guilty he felt." Davern came out on NBC's Today show and CNN earlier inside the day, through which he spoken about his 2009 book, Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Beauty. Within the recollection of the fateful evening, Davern indicates that Wood's then-husband Robert Wagner may have been associated with her dying, stating a late evening fight and Wagner's request that Davern not turn on the boat's search light following Wood's disappearance. PHOTOS: 12 of Hollywood's Most Mysterious Deaths Neither Wagner nor Christopher Walken, who was simply also aboard the boat your evening, are treated as suspects inside the analysis. "I realize the Sheriff's department, the homicide division, takes all this very seriously," Lana mentioned. "In my opinion what's important is not a few things i think happened or any other person thinks happened, In my opinion you have to get through to the bottom from the products really did happen. But that's what they ought to be allowed to accomplish.In . In the chilling appear bite, Lana found the final outcome with, "Only RJ and Natalie know, and one of it may speak." Watch the appearance below. Natalie Wood Robert Wagner

Demi Moore Divorce: Actress Files for Split from Ashton Kutcher

Non-shocking news from the field of Hollywood partnerships: Demi Moore has told the Connected Press that she's declaring divorce from . The celebrity couple was trapped with gossips of the split since September, when gossip magazines reported Kutcher was with another lady in North Park on Sept. 24 -- the evening of Kutcher and Moore's anniversary. "It's with great sadness along with a heavy heart which i have made the decision to finish my six-year marriage to Ashton," Moore stated inside a statement towards the AP. "Like a lady, a parent along with a wife you will find certain values and vows which i hold sacred, which is within this spirit which i have selected to proceed with my existence. This can be a hard time for me personally and my loved ones, therefore i would request for the similar empathy and privacy that you'd share with anybody dealing with an identical situation." Moore and Kutcher are very connected in each other peoples lives: not just did they co-launch the DNA foundation, a business that combats child-sex exploitation all over the world, but Moore also offers Kutcher's title on her behalf Twitter handler. By publish time, Moore hadn't transformed the account title. Meanwhile, Kutcher tweeted their own ideas around the split. "Marriage is among the hardest things on the planet and regrettably sometimes they fail," he authored. "Love and lightweight, AK." For additional on Moore and Kutcher, mind to Huffington Publish. [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Tim Allen Saves the household Sitcom with Last Guy Standing

Tim Allen All Tim Allen wants for the holiday season is a couple of awesome outside devices. Try not to expect him to make use of them. "I really like the idea of me available fishing and hunting and camping," states Allen, on the break from rehearsals for his ABC hit Last Guy Standing. "However I do not do it.Inch May be the guy who bemoans the condition of his gender on his new sitcom going through their own macho crisis? Less than. Allen simply does not possess the time for you to pursue the testosterone-fueled hobbies he touts on his show. "My spouse states, 'We're not likely to start doing all that, shall we be?AInch he reviews. "Let me acquire one of individuals stupid RVs that appears as if you can drive it towards the North Pole. She states, 'You know it is going to sit and not go anywhere, right? And I only say, 'You're most likely right.'" Allen squabbling together with his spouse over his macho hobbies seems like a plotline ripe for Last Guy Standing. Inside a season when several new shows handled the demise of males (including CBS' rapidly canceled How to become a Gentleman and ABC's battling Guy Up!), Allen's show has resonated probably the most with audiences. Last Guy Standing first showed to solid rankings, bringing in a lot more than 15 million audiences (including seven days' price of Digital recording device usage). Which was adequate for ABC, which gave the comedy a complete-season order. It is a theme that matches the actor just like a comfortable set of dungarees - and it is most likely no real surprise that Allen was instrumental in hammering the character that finally introduced him to television. "It isn't misogynist. I refer to it as masculinist," Allen states. "Celebrate what it's to become a guy." Twelve years after he stuck his tools on ABC's extremely effective the nineteen nineties comedy Do It Yourself, Allen now plays Mike Baxter, the marketing director of Outside Guy, a imaginary sporting-goods chain. When the organization cuts his travel budget, Mike ends up investing additional time in your own home, where he's encircled with a wife (Nancy Travis) and three rowdy kids. Like Tim Taylor before him, Mike Baxter shares a great deal with Tim Allen. The actor is another guy searching to say themself within an oestrogen-dominant household he's raising your child daughter together with his wife, actress Jane Hajduk. And merely as Do It Yourself drawn on into Allen's passion for guy stuff, Last Guy Standing gives Allen a power outlet to fool around using the type of large-boy toys the thing is in individuals supersize outside stores. "I can not re-create Do It Yourself,Inch Allen states. "I can not forget which i made it happen - I loved that demonstrate. And So I re-produced a picture from it. It is really an alter ego into it. Same guy, but much butchier. Tim Taylor would be a little unhappy. Mike Baxter isn't unhappy. I'm not going him putting on a flannel shirt having a T-shirt underneath. He's a College of Michigan graduate. He's been around the globe. So he can't make jokes about paninis and lattes. This dude has existed gay people." It is a warm October mid-day in La, but on Last Guy Standing's soundstage, fake snow is spread outdoors the Baxters' Colorado home. Allen is running lines with Travis and also the three stars who play their kids, Molly Ephraim, Alexandra Krosney and Kaitlyn Dever. The cast walks over the type of set TV audiences increased familiar with through the years - family room, kitchen, staircase, door - but has become mostly absent from comedy. When Do It Yourself opened in 1991, TV was saturated with family sitcoms, in the Cosby Show to Roseanne. Nowadays, save for ABC's Modern Family and also the Middle and Fox's Raising Hope, sitcom people are an uncommon commodity in prime time. And traditional multicamera family shows have disappeared to cable (where systems like TV Land and Disney Funnel have them going). Really, a great deal has transformed within the years since Allen left TV to pay attention to movies and go back to stand-up. "Tim required a large risk in returning to TV," states professional producer Marsh McCall. "We are trying to not allow him to lower." The actor states he's still modifying his mind-set to how audiences now consume TV. "Individuals attention spans are limited," he states. "I'm not sure whether it's Twitter, Facebook, 800 channels, family problems, the economy... but keeping individuals attention is really a formidable task. They become bored rapidly. Unless of course there's sexual content or even the cheapest common denominator." This is the fight Allen's fighting. This content on Last Guy Standing could have been considered completely edgy two decades ago, however feels tame when stacked facing other prime-time sitcoms. "You will find implies that will stay nameless, but It's surprising they are on network TV," he states. "Standards and Practices does not have trouble with 'chlamydia' at 8 o'clock. We have decreased our standards." Allen states he isn't against working blue, but he favors to order that material for his grown ups-only shows in Las vegas. "You are not likely to see me carrying this out [stuff] at 8pm. I am fighting this constantly. I am parents about this set." Hector Elizondo, who plays Mike's boss, states Last Guy advantages of as being a traditional show. "Its strength is within its safe place," he states. "The truth that it's familiar territory." For additional with Tim Allen and Last Guy Standing, get this week's Holiday Preview problem of TV Guide Magazine, on newsstands Thursday, November 17! Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

David Gordon Eco-friendly to direct Columbia's 'Q'

GreenColumbia Pictures is within final discussions to get feature film privileges to Evan Mandery's novel "Q" for author/director David Gordon Eco-friendly and producer Matt Tolmach.Story finds a guy visited with a future version of themself, who informs him to not marry the passion for his existence. He concurs and stays the relaxation of his existence attempting to undo that fateful choice and discover the only real lady he ever loved.Mandery's manager Pouya Shahbazian will produce the pic with Tolmach.HarperCollins released the novel, that was discovered by Matt Tolmach Prods. executives Robert Kessel and Kate Checci, who'll work on developing the project.Columbia Pictures professional Andrea Giannetti will oversee "Q" for that studio together with Hannah Minghella.Tolmach and Eco-friendly formerly worked with on Sony's comedy Pineapple Express. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

'Probst' showing early distribution strength

Syndicated daytime talker "Shaun Probst" has transpired the midway reason for distribution across the nation prior to its fall 2012 premiere. Located through the longtime "Survivor" frontman and offered by CBS Television Distribution, the hourlong "Probst" continues to be offered in 16 from the top 20 U.S. marketplaces and it is set to choose NBC-possessed stations in La, NY, Philadelphia, Dallas, Bay Area, Miami, North Park and Hartford. Other station groups making buys from the show include CBS Television Stations, Gannett Broadcasting Group, Publish-Newsweek Stations, Belo Corp, Cox Television, Scripps Howard Broadcasting and LIN Television. "Shaun has got the elements being an immediate resource to stations and supply a powerful lead directly into their newscasts," CBS TV Distribution prexy John Nogawski stated. Probst will stay with CBS' "Survivor" while undertaking this new endeavor. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Craig Josephson steers sci-fi pic

Upright Films has became a member of with producer Craig Josephson by having an untitled sci-fi project with siblings and siblings David and Ian Purchase pointing. Script continues to be composed by Edward and Chris Borey ("Continue") with Upright financing the development. Particulars are increasingly being saved under systems. Upright partners Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce alongside Josephson. Annie Marter, who introduced the project to Upright, will professional produce along with Alexander Youthful for Josephson Entertainment. The Purchase brothers and sisters directed online video "Avoid City 17." "We're very dedicated to developing studio-quality fare and saw this just like a great chance enter into a high quality project in the earth-up,Inch Cohen mentioned. Josephson produced "Enchanted" and "Existence to be sure It."CAA reps the Boreys as well as the Purchases. It'll represent the film's distribution rights. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Stan Lee to draw in PGA award

Stan Lee can get the Producers Guild of America's Vanguard Award. Kudo is going to be presented to Lee within the 23rd annual Producers Guild Honours ceremony on Jan. 21 within the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The PGA, within the announcement Wednesday, noted that Lee's co-works of art include Spider-Guy, The Incredible Hulk, X-Males, the truly amazing Four, Iron Guy, Daredevil, the Avengers, Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange. "Stan Lee's creative vision and imagination has produced most likely probably the most beloved and visually stunning figures and adventures ever,Inch mentioned Producers Guild Honours co-chairs Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim. "He not only has created content that will forever keep up with the west but is constantly make strides inside the digital and new-media area, keeping the comicbook industry fresh and exciting. Stan's accomplishments truly encompass the spirit in the Vanguard Award, which we're proud to recognition him." The Vanguard Award is specific at recognizing achievements in new media and technology. Previous visitors include George Lucas John Lasseter YouTube founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and may Wright as well as the 2011 visitors Michael V. Lewis and Joshua Greer of RealD. Lee increased being author of Marvel Comics in 1972 which is presently chairman emeritus of Marvel Companies together with an individual within the editorial board of Marvel Comics. In 1977, he introduced Spider-Guy just like a syndicated newspaper strip four years later, he superved animated series based on "X-Males," "Spider-Guy" and "The Hulk." Lee has furthermore professional produced movies like the "Spider-Guy" franchise, the "X-Males" franchise, "Thor," "Captain America" as well as the "Iron Guy" franchise. In 2001, Lee co-founded Bang Entertainment, which he's chairman and chief creative officer. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Ratner comments stir ire, apologies

RatnerBefore he grew to become producer from the Academy awards, Brett Ratner's utilization of a homophobic slur might possibly not have reverberated around it did.Ratner, in the end, has cultivated a poor-boy status -Making buddy-based actioners, investing time around the party circuit and boasting about his actress conquests (and naming names). Politeness were never his phone card.But Ratner's comments came not only from the brash and polarizing Hollywood producer-director. They originated from the man lately put responsible for the 84th Oscars.Based on entertainment blog Vulture, Ratner was requested through the moderator in an Arclight screening of "Tower Heist" on Friday whether he's his stars rehearse moments. Ratner ignored the idea, saying: "Practicing is perfect for fags."The Academy of movement Picture Arts & Sciences attempted to keep its usual prim control, giving a no comment Monday. However, Academy prez Tom Sherak went rogue, speaking to 1 website by which he excused Ratner by guaranteeing that his close friends are gay, and making clear that Ratner wouldn't be relieved of Oscarcast responsibilities. Following the comment hit the net on Monday, Ratner was all of a sudden remorseful. Inside a statement released to TheWrap.com, he stated: "I am sorry for just about any offense my remarks triggered. It had been a dumb method of indicating myself. Everybody you never know me recognizes that I do not possess a prejudiced bone during my body. But like a storyteller I ought to happen to be a lot more thoughtful concerning the energy of language and my selection of words."The Academy rejected to deal with the problem formally, however the dunia ngeblog considered in Monday.Mark Harris, Oscar author for that blog Grantland, was one of the primary to demand Ratner's mind, saying: "There's not just a lengthy, nuanced debate available relating to this. If he'd used a similar racial or religious slur, the discussion would go something similar to, 'You're fired.' ... You do not get a mulligan on homophobia. Not this year.InchGLAAD, which decried Ratner's comments over the past weekend, released an answer to his apology: "This apology is a great start, but we are dealing with Ratner's people for additional action, to obviously send a note to Hollywood the anti-gay slurs utilized by bullies and bigots don't have any place on the planet of entertainment, or elsewhere."In recent days, Ratner continues to be offering his radical method of the Academy awards, saying he was trembling some misconception behind the curtain, and ruffling down along the way. He told Daily Variety's Peter Bart in Monday's column he has introduced in new authors, including Shaun Nathanson, and told the La Occasions now the writing team would likewise incorporate Ted Griffin (from "Tower Heist"), Alec Berg and David Mandel.If the Academy told Oscar-ceremony stalwart Bruce Vilanch -- who's freely gay -- that his services wouldn't be needed this year is a touch less obvious. Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

Attacking Young Boys Intends To Take Dna Test

First Released: November 7, 2011 12:48 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Attacking Young Boys attends the MTV Europe Music Honours 2011 in the Journey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 6, 2011 La, Calif. -- Attacking Young Boys intends to put an finish to some womans declare that the 17-year-old singer may be the father of her child. A resource confirmed to gain access to Hollywood that Bieber makes plans to consider a DNA test when he returns from Europe in reaction towards the paternity suit filed in North Park Superior Court by Mariah Yeater a week ago. Bieber is presently in Europe, where he attended the MTV Europe Music Honours over the past weekend. The honours show which saw Bieber collect two honours was located by his girlfriend, Selena Gomez. A resource told Access Hollywood that Biebers camping will require harsh law suit against Yeater on her claims. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, on Friday the singer told Matt Lauer throughout a look and feel on NBCs Today show, To create the record straight, none of it is a fact never met the lady. His repetition formerly told Access, Its sad that somebody would fabricate malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claims. We'll intensely pursue all available legal remedies to protect and safeguard Justin against these accusations. Based on the Connected Press, a hearing within the matter is scheduled for 12 ,. 15. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

ROLL CALL: Kim Kardashian Declared Divorce On A Single Year Anniversary Of Meeting Kris Humphries

First Released: November 1, 2011 1:35 PM EDT Credit: WireImage Caption Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian watch Prince perform throughout his Welcome 2 America tour at Madison Square Garden in NY City on Feb 7, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Everyday Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans 365 Days Later: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries were only married for 72 days and based on TMZ, they merely understood one another for 365 days. Kim declared divorce on October 31, 2011 and she or he apparently first met Kris on October 31, 2010 in a Nj Nets game. The AH Nation really wants to know have you think their relationship might have latest longer or ended sooner? Election HERE! Middle JoBro Will get A Britney Lap Dance: A great deal has happened for Joe Jonas within the this past year too! No more 1 / 3 from the Jonas Siblings and today delivering music about sex (remember when he accustomed to sport a wholesomeness ring?!), Joe is developed and becoming lap dances from among the mobile phone industry's greatest celebrities! Take a look at how Britney Warrior spears made the decision by way of thanking Joe to be her opening act on her behalf tour, HERE! LiLo Goes Sexy Nurse: Talking about wholesomeness rings or complete opposite of one Lindsay Lohan celebrated Halloween like a naughty nurse last evening in the Hollywood Forever Graveyard party, that also had Paris Hilton and Christina Aguilera around the guest list. Take a look at Lindsays naughty nurse costume, HERE! More Hollywood Halloween Fun: Discover Heidi Klum and Closes second Costume! Plus, Fergie gives her best pageant face and Jersey Shores Vinny Guadagnino channels a Ben Stiller character, HERE! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

MSNBC Planning Week day Political Talk Show With Alex Wagner

If you are capable of making a version in the View devoted to politics — getting a rotating range of bloggers including lots of MSNBC’s usual suspects –then you own an idea of the demonstrate that Alex Wagner soon will host inside the noon ET time slot now held by MSNBC Live. What is the news network doesn’t have a very title yet for your program that’s due to launch in November. This program is always to announce it inside a couple of days, despite the fact that some particulars seeping the other day in the memo acquired by TV Newser. Dana Haller will be the executive producer. The memo from MSNBC Executive Editor Yvette Mileysays that Wagner “was most recently a reporter within the Huffington Publish, where she covered innovation inside the American economy, considering the intersection of economic, politics and new technology. Right before this, she offered since the White-colored House correspondent for Politics Daily, where she chronicled numerous worldwide and domestic matters different within the British oil oil spill for the Egyptian revolution.” Several correspondents have temporarily moored MSNBC Live since August when its previous host, Contessa Maker, left.

Miramax, DFI ink intern pact

DOHA -- Miramax has became a member of forces using the Doha Film Institute to produce a Media Immersion Program, that will enable Qatari university students to intern within the company's Santa Monica or London offices. This news comes the next day of Miramax Boss Mike Lang introduced in the Doha Tribeca Film Festival that the organization was starting a Facebook application, which may enable customers in Qatar, Egypt and also the UAE to rent choose photos through the social networking site. Speaking in the fest, Lang stated: "Through this internship, we aim to offer gifted and driven youthful people hands-on experience of entertainment which will lead for their professional growth. We're also looking forward to possibilities to advertise our library through the region, which we feel is a great supply of creative and business talent later on." Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Warner Bros. Yanking 'Harry Potter' Digital video disks, Blu-ray Dvd disks From Store Shelves

Warner Bros. mentioned Monday it expects to prevent shipping Harry Potter Digital video disks and Blu-ray Dvd disks to retailers within the finish of year.our editor indicates J.K. Rowling Reveals Pottermore Website, Announces Harry Potter eBooks'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows Part 1' Remains No. 1 on DVD, Blu-ray Charts'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Hits $1 Billion at Global Box Office'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Named Most-Anticipated Film of 2011 'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Trailer Hits The move, that's clearly designed to boost sales in the finest box office franchise ever, will need effect by 12 ,. 29. PHOTOS: 10 Finest Book-to-Silver Screen Adaptations in the Latter-and-a-half decades Warners mentioned it'll stop shipping all game game titles, including box sets and special and limited models. Including the best title inside the franchise, Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which hits stores November. 11, additionally to Harry Potter: The Whole 8-Film Collection. Disney utilizes the same strategy having its home gaming game titles, yanking them from shelves for a while just before which makes them available again afterwards. PHOTOS: Maturing 'Harry Potter': Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint The Harry Potter film franchise makes greater than $12.1 billion for Warner Bros. Entertainment -- with $7 billion within the worldwide box office for Warner Bros. Pictures and $5.1 billion for Warner Bros. Home Theatre Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The ultimate film, Deathly Hallows Part 2, was released in theaters This summer time 15 and ongoing to earn greater than $1.3 billion within the worldwide box office. PHOTOS: 8 Large Babies: Movies That Have Joined the ten Figure Mark The franchise stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Related Subjects Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Warner Bros. Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Rupert Grint

People Choice Honours 25 Under 25: Hollywood's Most widely used Youthful Stars

It seems like Hasbro Boss John Goldner wasn't kidding around. Just one following day of he told experts the toy company was "positively speaking about" a fourth 'Transformers' film with director Michael Bay, producer Steven Spielberg and Vital, Variety reviews that plans for just about any fourth and fifth will be in the entire shebang. In such a circumstance, this program is always to shoot 'Transformers 4' and 'Transformers 5' back-to-to help keep production costs lower and convey in the new star to switch the departing Shia LaBeouf. No deals are actually offered yet, but Variety mentions Jason Statham becoming an option being "bandied about." (Note: this really is awesomesauce.) Bay had alluded he wouldn't direct another 'Transformers' film, but he's considering pointing this go-around, showing once again individuals funds talks. [Variety] Speaking about Shia LaBeouf, the actor is installed on play a 20-ft-tall giant in what's being known to becoming an "untitled awesome love story." The film follows a broke girl who moves home carrying out a string of bad associations, and strikes up a rapport while using giant nearby. Gil Kenan ('Monster House') written the script and may direct. Being 20-foot-tall may have prove helpful for LaBeouf in Vancouver the other day. Ahem. [Variety] Time for a lot of Hollywood gossip: TheWrap reviews that Mark Wahlberg and David O. Russell aren't any more pals following a director cast Bradley Cooper within the new film. Wahlberg happen to be installed on star in Russell's 'The Silver Textures Playbook' but was transformed by Cooper because of costs. No less than that's exactly what the director's estranged cousin notifies TheWrap. Wahlberg has starred in three films for Russell, including 'The Fighter' which marked the director's comeback after trading years in Hollywood jail for his caustic on-set antics. Result from this story everything you must. [TheWrap] "I did so it on my own terms, throughout my very own time, throughout my very own words, that is completely the type of relationship If only to that information. I did so it because I recognized the means by so it aided people, I did so it since the time had come to make it happen, and yeah, it absolutely was certainly a deliberate choice to have it accomplished for why way," Zachary Quinto on why he made a decision to become launched. Good job. [NextMovie] 'Zombieland' screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese are actually hired to exhibit the Hasbro toyline 'Micronauts' in to a new film for director J.J. Abrams and Vital. You will discover a number of things wrong because sentence, however, many right? [Deadline] Film author William Monahan has suggestions for any follow-up to 'The Departed,' do not hold your breath. ""In my opinion Warner Bros. may have loved to find out a synopsis from this,In . the Oscar champion told Collider when asked for why a follow-up wouldn't materialize despite Monahan's notes. "I don't do synopses which i do not pitch. Personally, I am unsure be it ever likely to occur. I realize the film, I've got the film throughout my thoughts. Even if everybody didn't return, they could inside the film when i have setup it, it may be a hell from the salary for a person to produce. The film will have to be absolutely superb." [Collider] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

9 Key events within the Evolution of Steve Martin

Within this weekend’s The Large Year, Steve Martin stars like a wealthy retired person who stays his spare time spanning the world looking for rare bird species — an interest that provides method to a contest against his similarly “birding” excited buddies performed by Jack Black and Owen Wilson. So precisely how does a Texas-born stand-up transform themself in to the only effective actor/comedian/author/playwright/banjo player/Emmy champion/onscreen bird watcher in Hollywood history? You could trace an immediate line via a couple of important roles as one example of what brought for an actor’s current success. As a result, let’s take a look at nine pivotal performances that track the evolution of Steve Martin. The Smothers Siblings Comedy Hour (1968) Although born in Texas, Martin was elevated in California where he analyzed miracle, labored having a comedy troupe at Knott’s Berry Farm and finally analyzed philosophy being an undergraduate at California Condition College, Lengthy Beach. By age 23, Martin had moved schools, switched majors (to theater), made an appearance with an episode from the Dating Scene and was ready for his large Hollywood break: The Smothers Siblings Comedy Hour. After being hired like a author on the program (which may earn him an Emmy his newbie), Martin was from time to time drawn onstage through the stars from the series for comedy programs that in some instances (like below), involved his adolescent hobby, miracle. Saturday Evening Live (1976) Although, unlike popular belief, Martin never was a cast member around the NBC sketch comedy series, the actor has located the show 15 occasions starting with a look and feel in 1976 that will help popularize the comedian with American audiences. It had been throughout the mid-to-late 󈨊s the actor’s comedy career required off due to his television looks, his comedy albums (that went platinum) and the “King Tut” single, that the actor carried out throughout probably the most costly SNL sketches at that time. Because of that national exposure, the only offered on the million copies and assisted his album An Outrageous and Crazy Guy win a Grammy. Getting accomplished success on paper, recording and small screen comedy, the multi-talent was now poised for his giant screen breakthrough. The Jerk (1979) Getting us towards the Jerk, which remains many Steve Martin fans’ favorite Steve Martin movie in addition to his feature screenwriting debut and the giant screen acting breakthrough. (Several weeks before, Martin offered Kermit and Miss Piggy as “Insolent Waiter” within the Muppet Movie.) Martin starred as Navin R. Manley, an easy-minded fellow who finds fortune with an unlikely invention — despite the fact that he's so imbecilic he doesn’t understand that because his parents are black, and that he is whitened, he or she must be adopted. The film would be a hit with experts (well, aside from Roger Ebert, who “didn’t discover the Jerk very funny). It was also Martin’s to begin four collaborations with director Carl Reiner — who continued to direct the author/actor in Dead Males Don’t Put on Plaid, The Guy with Two Brains and every one of Me. Pennies From Paradise (1981) Rather than coasting from the Jerk’s success by turning out a couple of cash-grab comedies, Martin adopted his giant screen breakthrough together with his first dramatic role in Herbert Ross’s musical film Pennies From Paradise. Martin am devoted towards the project — which took it's origin from an english miniseries he considered “the finest factor [he’d] seen — he spent six several weeks understanding how to tap dance. Like a married written music salesperson who falls for any schoolteacher (Bernadette Peters), Martin was belittled for giving a heartless (although technically proficient) performance. Later that decade, Martin would more effectively mix darkness and dancing within the adaptation format with Little Shop of Disasters, where he performed a sadistic singing dental professional.

Johnny Depp to produce and possibly star in Dr Seuss biopic

Johnny Depp will produce and possibly star in a movie about Theodor Geisel, better known as kids' book author and illustrator Dr Seuss.Geisel's inspired, loopy, addictively rhyming stories have formed the inspiration for several movies (a bit of a mixed bunch, to be fair), including The Cat In The Hat and The Grinch.Depp is producing with his Infinitum Nihil production company in collaboration with Universal's Illumination Entertainment, which is best known for animated flicks like Despicable Me and upcoming Seuss adap The Lorax.As well as the colourful characters that fans love, Geisel became known for political cartoons and propaganda that he created during World War 2.Depp's no stranger to playing literary figures, having starred as Peter Pan creator JM Barrie in Finding Neverland and Hunter S Thompson in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.He also knows a thing or two about creating eccentric characters. In Treatment writer Keith Bunin is currently working on the script.You'll next catch Depp in The Rum Diary and Martin Scorsese's Hugo, before he appears in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows next year. There's also the ongoing business of The Lone Ranger, which could possibly cause a schedule clash with Seuss.The Rum Diary opens 4 November 2011.

The trails of Jobs

Steve JobsThere may be primitive tribesmen inside the Amazon . com . com or monks in Tibet who've been untouched by Jobs and Apple. But if you are reading through through this in guides, online or by having an application, Jobs touched your existence.There has been other desktop computer systems around when Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. After they created the Apple computers in 1984, others duplicated the enhancements, sometimes adding flourishes and sometimes causing them to be cheaper. Nevertheless the blueprint was usually Apple's.When first buying a pc, I asked for my technical-est friend for advice. He mentioned, "It's like buying an automobile. If you're just trying to find a thing that goes forward and reverse and may turn right and left, there are plenty of options. If you want to invest a little many get yourself a Comes-Royce, buy an Apple."People in Hollywood sometimes bristled that Jobs was arrogant and remote. Frankly, essentially had his brain, I'd be arrogant too. Observe that ipod device device: that wheel as well as the five round indents: So simple, so brilliant. Click and drag, the rule-of-thumb on every Mac computer: Amazing! A control button! The apple apple iphone! In the event you experienced a period of time machine and shown that to people two-and-a-half decades ago, they'd faint or wet their pants. Or both. The obituaries for Jobs, who died March. 5 carrying out a years-extended fight with pancreatic cancer, naturally stressed his role as tech innovator. But unlike many brilliant individuals who're absent-minded professors, he appeared to become a businessman.Apple briefly transformed Exxon since the world's best company in August (coincidentally the identical month he walked lower as Boss). When he died, his personal wealth was thought at $8.3 billion. Then when settling with leaders in the film, TV and music industries, Jobs presented a proper strategic business plan which will increase their earnings, but on his terms, for instance prices iTunes options at 99. Being unyielding when faced with corporate professionals is, for them, an unpardonable sin. Nonetheless they frequently recognized his terms, since they didn't search for a much better alternative. He appeared to become a showman and happened to own great taste. The products as well as the graphics are attractive. As well as the Apple Stores will be the embodiment of feng shui. They hypnotize clients into trying to purchase, in a tech-driven world that's progressively separating, furthermore they be considered a community gathering place. I met Jobs once. And (at the risk of sounding title-droppy) it absolutely was within the Academy awards.Among the most popular regions of the Oscars reaches the conclusion, as everybody delays for cars in a corner of Hollywood & Highland, huddling beneath the warmth lamps just like a dozen valets with bullhorns at the same time shout the amount inside your parking ticket because the vehicle finally arrives. And Jobs banded there inside the crowd like everyone else, smiling and looking out off traffic, consuming the scene. I introduced myself which he was puppy-dog friendly and funny we spoken mostly about Pixar. I'm not frequently star-struck, however I don't are often the chance to fulfill a stranger who affects my existence each day.As David Cohen written in Variety's March. 5 obit, Jobs "may have had the best impact on everyday lives generally, and showbiz particularly, connected having a technologist since Thomas Edison -- and also the impact on showbiz dwarfs even Edison's he transformed the means by which individuals work and communicate -- and how entertainment is created and consumed."Pixar is ok. With Tim Prepare as well as the team, Apple will probably be fine. There won't be another Jobs later on along for just about any very very long time. I have heard horror tales about his control over lots of people. Essentially were one of these simple, I'd be writing another piece, however wasn't one of these simple, to be able to shrug and quote "Some Appreciate It Hot": "No a person's perfect."Yes, I have drunk the Apple-flavored Kool-Aid. Yes, I am a longtime Apple addict. And pleased with it. n Contact Timothy M. Gray at tim.gray@variety.com

Canada nixes Netflix levy

MONTREAL -- Canada's media watchdog ruled Wednesday that it's going to not pressure web players like Netflix to spend cash to assist local programming, providing them with in line with levies on television stations. Taken many on the market -- including top tv producers -- had advised the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to produce web players pump a couple of of the revenue into Canadian-content. But following a weight fact-finding mission, the CRTC mentioned in the statement there's no evidence that audiences were reducing or deleting TV monthly monthly subscriptions to alter to web services. Rather the CRTC thinks that "on the web and mobile programming appears being complementary for the content supplied by the conventional broadcasting system." Video-streaming service Netflix bowed in Canada this past year and contains on the million clients. The CRTC found the identical conclusion couple of years ago, saying in those days that there has been no enterprise models in place for web broadcasting, despite the fact that it conceded this time around around around that business models do now exist. The television stations are unhappy because they have to pay millions to help support creating local TV programming while Netflix need not spend out anything at all. But Canadian producers be encouraged from the fact the CRTC is not letting the television stations ditch the obligations because of competition from web tv producers. In the statement, the Canadian Media Production Assn. mentioned it absolutely was happy the CRTC was alert to your competitors on the web companies so it recognized that "reducing broadcasters' current Canadian programming obligations is not the answer.Inch Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Dancings Make the most of Kardashian: Whos Fred Astaire?

La, Calif. -- Make the most of Kardashian will tackle a Fred Astaire-inspired foxtrot on next days Dwts, as well as the celebrity mentioned he'd feel a lot more confident about his number if he understood who the legend was. Do you realize who Fred Astaire is? Make the most of asked for Access Hollywood Lives Package Hoover on Thursday throughout testing, while he searched for out someone else who did not have Fred understanding. I YouTubed him. The other day, Sucks cha cha, with professional partner Cheryl Burke, saved the happy couple inside the competition, plus it had judge Barbara Ann Inaba stating that was Make the most of will be a better dancer than his sister, Kim Kardashian. But hes put that compliment behind him which is focusing on the next number. Literally, The most effective to give consideration to 1 dance at any time which i dont care where my sister was. Thats her problem for that lack of ability to bop that far, he jeered. But hopefully well ensure it is far inside the competition. The only real Make the most of mentioned his family (no special ladies within the existence, yet) might be within the crowd to cheer him on inside a couple of days, mentioned hes been getting confidence with each number. I appear like the other day looked like the start of creating some confidence into this competition, he told Package. Its very hard will be able to be accessible before many people, just available dancing. When you're before 20 million those who have no clue your personality, or have no clue you personally, its difficult to be genuine and also you gotta enter character and know your dance moves, he added. Its very hard to make it happen live before many people. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

REVIEW: Frederick Gordon-Levitt Gives 50/50 a Fighting Chance

The planet needs more cancer comedies. But it might not require more cancer comedies like 50/50. It’s not too 50/50 is insensitive or dull or unfunny — it sidesteps all individuals potential defects using the delicacy of the very precise surgeon. On the other hand, the image’s delicacy might be misplaced: Directed by Jonathan Levine (who, in 2008, introduced us The Wackness) and compiled by Will Reiser, 50/50 never risks problem or shocking us so far as cancer position goes, however it does slot in certain pretty ho-hum non-cancer-related crudeness wherever it may. When cancer-stricken Adam, performed by Frederick Gordon-Levitt, shaves his mind with electric clippers owned by his closest friend, Kyle (Seth Rogen), you don’t need to guess where individuals clippers happen to be — the film informs you. But where 50/50 does succeed is within showing cancer — or illness generally — as part of existence, rather than just dealing with it as being a tool to create the dramatic weight swinging. The image might be so a lot better than it's, but it’s also the type of movie which makes you need to grade around the curve, adding extra points permanently intentions. Adam and Kyle are pals who operate in radio, the kind of gig that may have appeared wonderful job even two decades ago, however might as well be work carried out by dinosaurs (and I only say that ruefully). There’s no great buildup to Adam’s diagnosis, no overwrought, underlit “I found a lump!” preamble. His physician provides diagnosing inside a stream of jargon it requires Adam a couple of minutes to determine that the issue is a tumor mounted on his spine, and also the prognosis isn’t promising. It’s bad enough to suffer from your personal illness 50/50 appreciates just how much it sucks you need to help others cope with it too. Kyle, for just one, accepts Adam’s news by only half-accepting it. Realizing that Adam’s girlfriend (an icy, fluttery-eyed Bryce Dallas Howard) is under encouraging, he sets to get Adam laid, without discerning whether that’s what Adam wants — it’s that that’s what he thinks he’d want. (It’s a stride from the picture’s mindfulness that making love really causes Adam some discomfort, something which wouldn’t have happened to Kyle.) Meanwhile, Adam goodies his illness as business as always — what else can there be to complete? He starts his chemo remedies, where he makes pals of any age (one performed through the wonderful Philip Baker Hall) he attempts to dodge his clearly concerned but overbearing mother (Anjelica Houston, taking advantage of a mildly dimensional role) and, most considerably, he starts attending periods having a worked up junior counselor, Katherine (Anna Kendrick, putting her half-charming, half-awkward timing to operate). All individuals are stuff that real people might do, and Gordon-Levitt navigates them with techniques which are refreshingly unstrained. Plus, there’s just not a way around it: When you’d rather avoid seeing anybody get struck with cancer, you actually don’t need to see Gordon-Levitt struck with cancer — his youth has something related to it, but that’s not everything. Gordon-Levitt appears to be if he emerged in the womb a little concerned about how things would come out. There’s an aura of thoughtful nervous about him, that is a part of why is his careful smile so appealing and effective if this breaks through. Gordon-Levitt makes 50/50 worth watching, despite the fact that the unfortunate reality from the picture is the fact that Seth Rogen is definitely near by, ready to create a comment about his balls or his dick or blow-jobs generally. Just keepin’ it real, I suppose. However it’s time for Rogen to toss the overgrown schlub routine. Besides, 50/50 doesn’t need an overgrown schlub whatsoever. The small-tragedy of 50/50 is the fact that we actually can use a comedy, or perhaps a dramedy, or anything you’d prefer to refer to it as, that addresses — amongst other things — the way a severe illness might affect a man’s sex existence, or his prospects for romance. But we live at a time when sexual frankness usually means a lot of raw comments in the peanut gallery, disassociated from anything apart from their very own free-floating id. 50/50 falls into that trap instead of fighting off it, but the vast majority time still it shows its fighting spirit.

Bravo Sets Real Average women of Atlanta Premiere Date

The Chew Jeers towards the Chew because of its unappetizingly overstuffed premiere.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!Despite the fact that among its five cohosts oddly did not attend the outlet of ABC's My Children-killing chat 'n chew - Mario Batali briefly made an appearance via satellite from the charitable organisation golf tournament in Jersey City - the table still felt far too overcrowded. Within this culinary fake from the View, More to Wear's Clinton Kelly appeared irritatingly shoehorned in to the Whoopi Goldberg sassy-moderator role. And just in case you skipped the truth that "overall health expert" Daphne Oz is Dr. Oz's daughter the very first ten occasions they pointed out it, the great physician themself turned up for any "surprise" cameo to declare how proud he's of his recently young girl (she lost 25 pounds, and her weight-loss secrets were also packed lower viewers' throats).Meanwhile, Top Chef's Carla Hall and Iron Chef's Michael Symon (each of whom introduced their moms towards the show) attempted to out lower-home one another: Symon cooked cheap-and-easy pork and beans, while Hall introduced the idea of "Gon' Bes": quality recipes gone wrong that, she assured us, are "gon' be OK." At some point maybe we'll have the ability to the same concerning the Chew, whether they can trim the body fat in the cast, reduce the cornball forced merriment and throw a couple of less elements in to the proverbial pot.What's your look at The Chew?Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

'The Human Centipede 2' Poster Crawls Into Public

The poster for Tom Six's The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) has crawled out into public. The horror sequel had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last night. Adding a meta twist to the perverse sadism of the first film, the sequel follows Martin, a lonely security guard who has an unhealthy sexual obsession with the movie The Human Centipede. This ultimately leads him to try some of his own experiments... VIDEO: 'Human Centipede 2' and Five More Must-See Films at Fantastic Fest After one look at that poster, I am in. It's a beautiful, if obvious, image of total depravity. And that's just plain irresistible. It opens in theaters October 7 through IFC Midnight, then will be available on demand October 12. The Human Centipede 2

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