Forbes' 30 Under 30: Chloe Moretz, Jonah Hill, Jaden Cruz and much more

In October, Moviefone selected our annual 25 Under 25, a listing of up-and-coming, need-to-know stars and stars younger than 25. Today, Forbes launched their 30 Under 30 in 12 different fields, including media, energy, property and entertainment. Based on Forbes, the people about this list "are those who aren't waiting to reinvent the planet,Inch adding it was come up with "around the knowledge of [Forbes'] visitors and also the finest minds running a business.Inch So, which celebrities made the cut? Shailene Woodley (20), Jaden Cruz (13), Chole Moretz (13), Jennifer Lawrence (21) and Jonah Hill (28) are out there, much like 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' director Sean Durkin (29) and 'Like Crazy' director Drake Doremus. You should check out the whole Forbes list here. [via Forbes] [Photo: Getty Images] People's Choice Honours: 25 Under 25 See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Roush Review: Homeland, Dexter Finales

Dexter They visited. Showtime's signature thrillers Homeland and Dexter each turned the metaphoric switch - in Homeland's situation, literally with Dexter, wearing down a wall we'd been waiting to occur for a while - in pivotal finales that leave a large void every sunday.Conserving the very best for last, let us begin with Dexter. The finale was 95 % routine, electric power charge that may be targeted in the season in general, assigned through the uninspired finish from the Doomsday story. After getting away dying around the ocean of fire a week ago, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) - apparently instantly healed from his contact with that Wormwood contaminant - next faces Doomsday (Colin Hanks' restless Travis) on the skyscraper roof throughout a photo voltaic eclipse, where Travis is likely to get rid of the small lion-switched-sacrificial lamb, Harrison, "the boy from the Animal." Inside a extremely unconvincing reversal, Dexter talks Travis into delivering the adorable tyke and putting him with an elevator (?), while Travis demands Dex inject themself together with his usual animal tranquilizer. That they pretends to complete. And Travis warrants that are awesome not simply because fake-out coming.Business as always. But all this is going on while a really terrifying subplot is unfolding: Deb's skin-moving epiphany that she's deeply in love with her adoptive brother. "Is just horribly wrong?" she hysterically asks her shrink. Who rather than reacting, "Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Run from the light!" basically solutions, as TV practitioners do, "Will it appear wrong?" N stays the entire episode walking on emotional eggshells around Dexter, embracing her shirtless brother to have an irritatingly very long time after his ocean save, then proclaiming, "I really like you." He responds in kind, rotely, as robot serial murders - and siblings - do. Dex is completely unaware what lengths Deb's "love" goes, and that we wish i was, too. (As icky as all this is, Jennifer Contractor rose towards the occasion, projecting despair, confusion and clumsiness in most the best measures.)But where this leads may be the level fans have lengthy been itchiness for. As Dexter provides the killer blow to Travis, who's strapped onto a dying table back in the chapel, N walks in and lastly sees the sunshine. Her loving bro is really a killer of murderers. She gasps, like a shocked Dex states, "Oh God," repeating the season's religious theme one further time. Finish scene. Finish season.This is actually the kind of game-altering twist a lengthy-running show like Dexter must propel it into its final finish game, that will occupy the following two seasons. We assume N no more really wants to sleep together with her non-bloodstream-related bro. (Again, eww.) And can she would now like to arrest him? Or do they really in some way interact for that greater good? As Dex crows right before he dispatches Travis towards the afterlife, "Maybe things are just as it ought to be.Inch Which obviously is tempting fate, and that's why N chose that moment just to walk in and harsh his killer buzz. Should alllow for a fascinating Season 7.Homeland's dilemma in ending its sensational first season -my No. 1 pick for that TV year - was far various and way more difficult: Namely, how you can defuse the climactic threat of Brody and the suicide vest without feeling just like a cop-out. Homeland without Damian Lewis live training with Claire Danes in year two is unthinkable - in my experience, also to Showtime - and that's why Brody could not ultimately trigger the explosive device and blow his ginger root mind off. If the have been a miniseries rather than a ongoing series, maybe. However the rules of TV, even on the network like Showtime, prevail. And I am sure you will see some reluctant to forgive Homeland for tugging its punches in the last second therefore the show may go on. Many people will never be satisfied.But made it happen blink, really? Brody, in the end, did trigger the vest, fulfilling his mission. It simply happened to malfunction. As well as for me, if Carrie's meltdown a week ago made certain Danes is definitely an Emmy front-runner, then your moments of Brody within the bunker did exactly the same for Lewis. The intensity and suspense are intolerable as Brody is rushed into an subterranean holding area using the v . p ., the secretary of defense, along with other government/military VIP's after Walker's murder of decoy target Elizabeth Gaines (whose bloodstream spatter eventually ends up all around the VP's face and suit, a highly effective symbol from the bloodstream on his hands in the drone attack and cover-up).Brody is proven in worked up extreme close-up throughout his ordeal within the bunker: sweat beading on his brow - everybody assumes he's sick, and the justification that he isn't a fan to be secured makes ironic sense - eyes gleaming with purpose. Lewis is incredible here. Following the vest does not detonate, a desperate Brody adopts the restroom to repair it. That they does. Along with the eco-friendly light blinking, the martyr is another from ignition, bathed within an sacred light, when he will get the phone call. Not from God (which was Dexter's domain this year), but from his daughter Dana, the one that knows him best, the one that knows of his conversion to Islam, you never know something's up and something's wrong. She's convinced to achieve to her father with a frighteningly frantic Barbara, who's caught up by cops after she confronts Dana and Jessica on their own home turf."The planet is going to finish and we are waiting for speaking!" Barbara shrieks prior to the cops take her into custody of the children. But it is Dana's persistent speaking, and nagging at her father over the telephone in the future home, that breaks through. This will probably be Homeland's most questionable moment, which is contrived and awfully convenient, less satisfying a twist as we are accustomed to out of this taut thriller. However it does reflect Homeland's abnormally emotional context, which grounds its anti-hero/hero inside a real and tangible family existence and marriage, a existence which has drawn him back in the edge. For the time being.And that is just the second act. The conclusion provides for us lots of reason for you to that things is going to be just like tense and twisty the next time around. As a direct consequence from the attack, Brody once more convinces Barbara that "I'm not what you believe I'm,Inch and her despair at their farewell (very well and wrenchingly performed by Danes) transmits her towards the hospital for shock treatment, while Brody lays the footwork for his next phase of government infiltration for Abu Nazir. "At the minimum, I'd have the ability to influence guidelines in the greatest levels," he promises his terrorist mentor, killing his fellow soldier/sleeper agent Master to prove his resolve for the reason. Even though we ponder individuals implications, Saul - who's charged up again his loose-cannon batteries back in the CIA - attempts to rally Carrie's spirits in the hospital ("You had been wrong about Brody, however, you were right about Nazir"), but she informs him she's only getting worse.Within the wickedly effective cliffhanger, Carrie's addled brain finally helps make the crucial connection that Brody understood Nazir's boy - whose title he blurted out throughout a evening terror throughout their weekend within the cabin - before she will tell anybody, the shock treatment takes over.Night, Barbara. Help you next season, Homeland. Even when you did not inflate the federal government, you rocked my world.Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Aaron Paul and Frank Vincent Channel the Rat Pack for Ciroc Vodka Ad

Sean Combs -- better known as either P. Diddy, Diddy, Puff Daddy or Puffy -- has been in love with Rat Pack-style culture for nearly a decade. "I was watching 'Ocean's 11' and I just couldn't relate to it," Diddy told the NY Daily News back in 2005 about the George Clooney-fronted remake. "You have all these black icons, Chris Rock or Chris Tucker in comedy, Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx in acting, me and Jay-Z in music, what about us? It's about time to put the greatest black icons in a film together. We're not running around in 'do-rags and low riders anymore." Six years later, Diddy finally has his own 'Ocean's 11' -- though it's just a 30 second vodka commercial, seems partially inspired by 'The Hangover' and doesn't include any of those big names mentioned by the rapper/actor previously. Released this week is a new ad for CIROC vodka -- the alcohol label Diddy owns -- that stars Aaron Paul ('Breaking Bad'), Michael K. Williams ('Boardwalk Empire,' 'The Wire'), Jesse Williams ('Grey's Anatomy'), Frank Vincent ('Goodfellas,' 'The Sopranos') and Puffy himself as a faux Rat Pack tearing through Las Vegas. That means "Luck Be a Lady" as sung by Frank Sinatra, and a bevy of girls in cocktail dresses, led by 'Entourage' co-star Dania Ramirez. Exciting! Anthony Mandler does the directing honors -- he's filmed videos for everyone from The Killers to Eminem -- but this one certainly could have used the glossy touch of Brett Ratner. Maybe producer Ben Silverman too. Needs more white tigers and decadence. Watch the video above. Drink responsibly, y'all! Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Fests get kicks from kudos

'Pina''Beauty''Where Do We Go Now''Footnote''Once Upon A Time in Anatolia'This year's list of foreign-language film Oscar contenders includes a goodly number of pics that world preemed at major Europe-based international film festivals.While the Academy's choices sometimes confuse or irritate fest programmers, getting the Oscar seal of approval remains a validation they made the right decisions.For Dieter Kosslick, Berlin Film Festival topper, seeing three pics that opened at his fest -- "Pina," "The Turin Horse" and "A Separation" -- contending for an Oscar nom is a positive signal in itself."An Oscar is not only the highest film award in the U.S., it's one of the biggest prizes the international film community has; and it has a real commercial impact on a film," he says. "This year's Berlin selection had drawn some criticism and I'm happy to see that nine months later we're getting some confirmation that we actually had a great lineup."But considering the difference in taste between Europeans and the American (foreign-language Oscar) voters, it's a tough task for national committees to second-guess the film that has the best chance to win, says Olivier Pere, Locarno Film Festival director.The Cannes Film Festival has often screened films that went on to become Oscar entries and this year is no exception: Lebanon and South Africa are repped by Un Certain Regard players "Where Do We Go Now" and "Beauty," respectively. Turkey's "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," Israel's "Footnote" and Finland's "Le Havre" all bowed in competition at Cannes.But Cannes' penchant for pure auteur films doesn't always mesh well with foreign-language Oscar voters' tastes. Last year, for instance, Gaul's selection committee, which includes the fest's topper Thierry Fremaux, had chosen the fest's Grand Prize winner, Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Men," to represent France at the Oscars, but pic failed to make it into the short list, in spite of being a critics' darling. However, a French majority co-production, Algerian entry "Outside the Law," which opened at Cannes in competition and had a more mainstream streak than "Men," made the cut.This year, Gaul's committee picked "Declaration of War," an uplifting drama from thesp-turned-helmer Valerie Donzelli that didn't open at the festival but instead bowed at Cannes Critics' Week, which runs concurrently with the fest.Jean-Christophe Berjon, former topper of Critics' Week, who had picked "Declaration of War," says the film might be too unconventional and audacious to seduce Academy voters."The designated committee that votes for foreign-language films is mostly made up of aging or retired Hollywood folks who favor features that aren't necessarily the most daring and tends to go for films that have a big emotional or narrative component and a significant crossover appeal," says Berjon, who is now the audiovisual attache at the French Embassy in Mexico.Yet, as Giorgio Gosetti, artistic director of Venice Days, the independently run section of the Venice Film Festival, points out, "in recent years, the foreign film Oscar has been a real lottery, totally unpredictable, based on so many variables.""When Japanese film 'Departures' won in 2009, the feeling I had was that they were trying to surprise us, to show us that they, too could be intellectual snobs, or at least exotic, in the face of all our European prejudices that the foreign Oscar committee just went for the world's more mainstream quality movies," says Gosetti, who had selected Canadian helmer Denis Villeneuve's "Incendies." It scored a foreign Oscar nom last year, for Venice Days.While most fest programmers claim the Oscar is the last thing on their minds when they choose films, Pere says he thinks differently."Maybe in Europe we have a different perception and are less concerned or obsessed about the Oscars. But at Locarno we are very careful about selecting a certain number of films that can get international attention, and especially that are able to be appreciated by critics, audiences, and other festivals around the world."Pere notes that the Piazza Grande programming is geared toward quality mainstream arthouse films that can have a career overseas and, especially, in America.According to Tribeca Film Festival artistic director Frederic Boyer, who tapped Karl Markovics' debut feature "Breathing" (Austria's Oscar race entry this year) for the Directors' Fortnight when he headed that org, whether it's the festival, Critics' Week or Directors' Fortnight, each is a crucial launchpad for auteur films.Kosslick, however, says premiering a film in an international festival such as Berlin (or Cannes, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian and Sundance) certainly underscores its potential. "But I can't say I'm responsible for positioning films for Oscar attention -- the directors, producers and distributors deserve all the credit for that."Per Jean-Charles Tesson, a film journo who has replaced Berjon as topper of Critics' Week, the Oscar voters undoubtedly pay attention to what Cannes and other top European film festivals do because over the years, these festivals have introduced and celebrated international filmmakers and thesps, including American newcomers, who went on to gain recognition in their homeland."The Academy wants to make sure it honors films and auteurs who go on to mark history, alongside the more mainstream pics," says Tesson.In recent years, Kosslick, for instance, has selected "Monster's Ball" and "Monster," both of which earned their respective leading actresses, Halle Berry and Charlize Theron, Oscar nods.And it works both ways, says Tesson. "The Academy can sometimes make choices that can been perceived as too academic or consensual but its judgment matters enormously because it reflects the way Hollywood sees foreign cinema."As Gosetti points out, "With perhaps more films segueing from festivals to Oscar prospects I think we all need to realize that festivals need to make the most of this opportunity."EYE ON THE OSCARS: FOREIGN LANGUAGE Fests get kicks from kudos | Programmed for greater success | Pix playing for national pride | Message sent via special delivery Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Braodway's in publish-holiday stupor

Broadway box office descended from Thanksgiving levels in Week 27 (November. 28-12 ,. 4), but sales remained as healthy -- a minimum of in the more in-demand choices, which saw some struggling one of the people from the millionaires' club.Within the equine race for that lead place, "The Lion King" ($1,682,555) unseated "Wicked" ($1,656,955). Meanwhile, "Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway" ($1,520,929) handled the unpredicted task of topping the stellar sum it drenched throughout the Poultry Day sesh, competing with "It of Mormon" ($1,374,003) when it comes to packed-house attendance (both reported earnings of 102% capacity) and average cost compensated per ticket ($158.50 for "Jackman," $157 for "Mormon").Total Broadway cume fell by $4.3 million to $23.8 million for 33 shows. Not surprisingly, attendance slowed down substantially, falling some 25,000 to 245,483 and filling theaters to around 75% of overall capacity.The 24 musicals made $19,552,706 for 82.2% from the Broadway total, with attendance of 194,702 as well as an average compensated admission of $100.42.The nine plays made $4,242,979 for 17.8% from the Broadway total, with attendance of 50,781 as well as an average compensated admission of $83.55. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Kino Lorber nabs 'Putin's Kiss'

Kino Lorber has acquired all United States privileges to transitional phase story ''Putin's Hug.'' Kino Lorber stated Friday the film, by Lise Birk Pedersen and Monday Production, was acquired in the Intl. Documentary Film Festival, where it had its world premiere within the IDFA Feature Documentary competition. The purchase was discussed by Kino Lorber V . P . Elizabeth Sheldon and Helle Faber of Produced in Copenhagen. ''Kiss'' is going to be launched theatrically after its United States premiere in the Sundance Film Festival on the planet Cinema Documentary competition and can broadcast on ITVS at the end of 2012. ''Putin's Kiss'' shows contemporary existence in Russia via a middle-class, 19-year-old Russian girl and part of Nashi, a political youth organization that's associated with the Kremlin. She rapidly ascends up of Nashi, which enables her being the protege from the Minister of Youth and it is compensated on her loyalty by having an apartment while attending Moscow Condition College -- however discovers that the radical faction inside the organization is allegedly accountable for attacks against anybody who criticizes Putin. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol

'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol'A Vital release given Skydance Prods. from the Tom Cruise, Bad Robot production. Produced by Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk. Executive producers, Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Paul Schwake, Dana Goldberg. Co-producers, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Tom Peitzman, Tommy Harper. Directed by Kaira Bird. Script, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, using the television series created by Bruce Geller.Ethan Search - Tom Cruise Brandt - Jeremy Renner Benji - Simon Pegg Jane - Paula Patton Hendricks - Michael Nyqvist Sidorov - Vladimir MashkovThe fantastic products keep degeneration in "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," along with, this ornately produced fourth entry inside the Tom Cruise action franchise supplies a significant early hurry of pleasure prior to running into engine trouble. Pixar wizard Kaira Bird's live-action debut provides sights and setpieces of frequently jaw-losing ingenuity and visual flair, but it's a movie of dazzling individual parts that don't meet up to totally satisfying effect inside the final stretch. Nonetheless, a powerful marketing push, Imax showings plus an ample if intermittent sense of creative revival should spell strong, sustained B.O. for Paramount's holiday tentpole. For experts in those days, the relative disappointment of 2006's "Mission: Impossible III" (which designed a set-low $398 million worldwide) suggested not essentially franchise fatigue but a qualification of mass-audience disenchantment with Cruise inside the wake of his broadly mocked PR worries. Because the actor hasn't toplined a substantial hit ever since then, sufficient time has happened to advise an over-all readiness to re-embrace the star-producer which durable property. It surely won't hurt that "Ghost Protocol," though unable to sustain its virtuosity over an abnormally extended 132 minutes, still handles enough sheer fun being qualified because the series' most effective entry since John P Palma's stylish 1996 original. Because respect, it absolutely was wise of Cruise and also the fellow producers (including J.J. Abrams, who directed the next pic) to place Bird within the helm. Detrimental though a choice of an Oscar-winning animator might have made an appearance, there's every reason to visualise, due to the helmer's string of creative triumphs with "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille," that his storytelling verve and formidable action inteligence would translate greater than readily with a live-action canvas. Too for a amazing stretch, they're doing, as Bird and also the ace crew intensely apply themselves to realizing a globe-trotting scenario (by co-producers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, vets of Abrams' spy series "Alias") that provides, the first time inside the series, a sense of narrative continuity while using prior pic. Although it is not immediately apparent within the start how Impossible Mission Pressure agent Ethan Search (Cruise) wound up in the Moscow prison, you will discover enough mentions of Julia, whom Ethan married in "Mission: Impossible III," to orient the viewer and offer the intriguing possibility this adventure is most likely not entirely self-contained. Mere several hours after an IMF team busts him from jail, Ethan infiltrates the Kremlin expecting taking Russian nuclear extremist Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist), yet only eventually ends up unconsciously improving the fanatic escape. Clever sequence utilizes eye-popping gadgetry (one great device functions just like a massive invisibility cloak) and culminates in the stunning single originate from the Kremlin approaching, a try made possibly unintentionally pointed thinking about Russia's election worries, and one of several instances in which the widescreen aspect ratio discloses to aid the whole Imax screen in many its giant glory. In beginning to warm-up the ashes in the Cold War, the script delights with placing its figures inside the most adverse possible conditions, in constantly depriving them from the usual assets: While using U.S. and Russia round the fringe of crisis as well as the American government disavowing all knowledge of IMF (beginning "Ghost Protocol"), the fate around the world rests round the shoulders of Ethan and also the ill-fitted, lower-but-not-out fellow agents: mouthy tech whiz Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), whose lack of skill provides a lot of comic relief Jane Carter (Paula Patton), a hard-and-tender type bent on avenging another agent's dying and William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), an analyst unwillingly shoved to the area. Pic reaches a literally dizzying peak within the midpoint, since the team commandeers numerous resort rooms in Dubai to be able to intercept the nuclear-launch codes being exchanged to Hendricks having a pouty French assassin (Jum Seydoux), whose faceoff with Jane marks the film's most ferocious hands-to-hands bout. Before that point, audiences are treated towards the look at Ethan scaling the medial side in the Burj Khalifa, our planet's greatest building, with simply some (degeneration) adhesive mitts. The timing in the cutting here's so sharp, caused by Robert Elswit's camera positioning so vertiginous, it genuinely takes the breath away the marvelously light-fingered scene that follows, through which Ethan & Co. must trick two groups of crooks, is nearly as tense. Carrying out a chase by walking, remarkably, in the simulated Dubai sandstorm, the normal agent-hooking up down-time begins, occasioning a precipitous dip in momentum the film never quite rebounds. Despite a logistically staggering sequence in the multitiered parking structure, featuring the altogether heartbreaking destruction of numerous perfectly good Beemers, the Mumbai-set endgame disappoints having its lower-stakes action together with a pileup of wan espionage-thriller tropes. Trenchant geopolitics aren't known for here, but also for a movie that produces the not-so-crazy perils of restored Iron Curtain conflict and nuclear apocalypse, "Ghost Protocol" eventually ends up seeming as switch since it is undeniably awesome. Just beneath 50 too as with excellent physical form, Cruise supplies a typically smooth, professional turn that properly requires little if this involves strenuous emoting. Pegg, Patton and Renner make appealing second-string company, even though periodic stretches of significant, character-building dialogue feel especially leaden as compared to the pic's consummate wit and originality in other departments. Without aping P Palma's and John Woo's feverish operatics or Abrams' more workmanlike approach, Bird favors a fluid, carefully composed style that recognizes that stillness and silences is frequently competitive with kinesis Kremlin bombing aside, there's a welcome avoidance of excess pyrotechnics here. Second unit director Serta Bradley, stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz and fight choreographer Robert Alonzo merit special mention for top-class work, while returning composer Michael Giacchino (who labored with with Abrams and Bird right before his participation while using franchise) once again supplies jazzy, propulsive riffs on Lalo Schifrin's classic theme.Camera (Luxurious color, Panavision widescreen, Imax), Robert Elswit editor, Paul Hirsch music, Michael Giacchino production designer, Jim Bissell supervisory art director, Helen Jarvis art company company directors, Grant Van Der Slagt, Michael Diner set designers, Margot Ready, Bryan Sutton, John Alvarez, Nancy Brown, Serta Hermansen, Doug Higgins set designers, Rosemary oil oil Brandenburg, Elizabeth Wilcox costume designer, Michael Kaplan appear (Dolby Digital/Datasat/SDDS), Michael McGee appear designer, Gary Rydstrom supervisory appear editor, Richard Hymns re-recording mixers, Rydstrom, Andy Nelson effects supervisor, Mike Meinardus visual effects supervisor, John Knoll visual effects and animation, Industrial Light & Miracle stunt coordinator, Gregg Smrz fight choreographer, Robert Alonzo connect producer, Ben Rosenblatt assistant company company directors, Geoffrey Hansen, Thomas Gormley second unit director, Serta Bradley second unit camera, Mitchell Amundsen casting, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg. Examined at Imax, Santa Monica, 12 ,. 7, 2011. (In Dubai Film Festival -- opener.) MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 132 MIN.With: Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor, Jum Seydoux. Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com

Comcast encourages Neil Smit

Comcast Cable leader Neil Smit is adding Boss to his title, the conglom introduced Wednesday. Smit became a member of Comcast this year after 5 years as Boss of Charter Communications. He reviews to John Roberts, chairman-Boss of Comcast Corp. "Neil has been doing an extraordinary job," Roberts stated. "He's driven innovation, enhanced the client experience, elevated the rate of the development of new items and it has broadened we into new possibilities for lucrative growth." Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Fox Schedules 'American Idol,' 'Alcatraz,' 'The Finder,' 'Touch,' More

FoxKiefer Sutherland in "Touch" Fox has announced its midseason lineup, led by the 11th season of American Idol and freshman series Alcatraz, The Finder, Touch as well as returning series Breaking In and Kitchen Nightmares.our editor recommends'Touch': First Trailer for Kiefer Sutherland Drama Debuts (Video)'Alcatraz' Co-Creator Liz Sarnoff Steps Down as Showrunner Idol will premiere its 11th season with a two-night event set for Wednesday, Jan. 18 and Thursday, Jan. 19 with a special episode airing following the NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22. 24 star Kiefer Sutherland will return to the network with freshman drama Touch with a special preview on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 9 p.m., followed by its series premiere Monday, March 10 at 9 p.m. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which New Show Will Be Axed? J.J. Abrams' thriller Alcatraz will premiere Monday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. with a two-hour event, returning the following week in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. following a new episode of House. Bones spinoff The Finder will bow Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. following an encore of the David Boreanaz series from Hart Hanson. Animated comedy Napoleon Dynamite, featuring a voice cast from the feature film of the same name, will join the Sunday Animation Domination lineup with a pair of episodes starting Sunday, Jan. 15 at 8:30 p.m. Second year animated series Bob's Burgers, meanwhile, will return Sunday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. Revived and retooled comedy Breaking In will return for its second season on Tuesday, March 6 at 8:30 p.m. when the workplace comedy starring Christian Slater and Megan Mullally will follow encores of New Girl at 8 p.m. Glee will return Tuesday, Jan. 17, with Mobbed returning for new episodes on Wednesday, Jan. 4 through Feb. 8 at 9 p.m., while Kitchen Nightmares will return Friday, Jan. 13 followed by fresh episodes of Fringe. STORY: NBC Sets Midseason Schedule, Moves 'Whitney,' 'Up All Night,' More Cops will return Saturday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m., and air back-to-back episodes starting Jan. 14 at 9 p.m., while a special edition of America's Most Wanted has been slotted for Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. A full schedule follows: MONDAY Monday, Jan. 16: 8-10 p.m. ALCATRAZ (Series Premiere) Mondays, beginning Jan. 23: 8-9 p.m. HOUSE (Time Period Premiere) 9-10 p.m. ALCATRAZ (Time Period Premiere) Monday, March 12: 8-10 p.m. ALCATRAZ (Two-Hour Episode) Mondays, beginning March 19: 8-9 p.m. HOUSE 9-10 p.m. TOUCH (Series Premiere) TUESDAY Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 17: 8-9 p.m. GLEE 9-9:30 p.m. NEW GIRL 9:30-10 p.m. RAISING HOPE Tuesdays, beginning March 6: 8-8:30 p.m. NEW GIRL (encore) 8:30-9 p.m. BREAKING IN (Season Premiere) 9-9:30 p.m. NEW GIRL 9:30-10 p.m. RAISING HOPE WEDNESDAY Wednesday, Jan. 4: 8-9 p.m. GLEE (encore) 9-10 p.m. MOBBED Wednesday, Jan. 11: 8-9 p.m. MOBBED (encore) 9-10 p.m. MOBBED Wednesday, Jan. 18: 8-10 p.m. AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part One) Wednesday, Jan. 25: 8-9 p.m. AMERICAN IDOL 9-10 p.m. TOUCH (Special Preview) Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 1: 8-9 p.m. AMERICAN IDOL 9-10 p.m. MOBBED Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 15: 8-10 p.m. AMERICAN IDOL (Two-Hour Episodes) THURSDAY Thursday, Jan. 12: 8-9 p.m. BONES (encore) 9-10 p.m. THE FINDER (Series Premiere) Thursdays, beginning Jan. 19: 8-9 p.m. AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part Two) 9-10 p.m. THE FINDER FRIDAY Friday, Jan. 6: 8 p.m. ETFOX SPORTS SPECIAL: 2012 AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (Live) Fridays, beginning Jan. 13: 8-9 p.m. KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 9-10 p.m. FRINGE SATURDAY Saturdays, beginning Jan. 7: 8-8:30 p.m. COPS 8:30-9 p.m. COPS 9-10 p.m. DRAMA ENCORES 11 p.m.-Midnight ENCORES Midnight-12:30 a.m. ENCORES Saturday, Feb. 11: 8-10 p.m. AMERICA'S MOST WANTED SPECIAL EDITION 11 p.m.-Midnight ENCORES Midnight-12:30 a.m. ENCORES SUNDAY Sunday, Jan. 8: 7-7:30 p.m. BOB'S BURGERS (encore) 7:30-8 p.m. THE CLEVELAND SHOW (encore) 8-8:30 p.m. THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9 p.m. THE CLEVELAND SHOW 9-9:30 p.m. FAMILY GUY 9:30-10 p.m. AMERICAN DAD Sunday, Jan. 15: 8-8:30 p.m. THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9 p.m. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Series Premiere) 9-9:30 p.m. FAMILY GUY 9:30-10 p.m. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Special Time) Sunday, Jan. 22: 6 p.m. ET FOX SPORTS SPECIAL: NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Live) 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PTAMERICAN IDOL (Special Broadcast; Approximate Start Time) Sundays, beginning Jan. 29: 7-7:30 p.m. BOB'S BURGERS (encore) 7:30-8 p.m. THE CLEVELAND SHOW 8-8:30 p.m. THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9 p.m. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 9-9:30 p.m. FAMILY GUY 9:30-10 p.m. AMERICAN DAD Sundays, beginning March 11: 7-7:30 p.m. ANIMATION DOMINATION ENCORES 7:30-8 p.m. THE CLEVELAND SHOW 8-8:30 p.m. THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9 p.m. BOB'S BURGERS (Season Premiere) 9-9:30 p.m. FAMILY GUY 9:30-10 p.m. AMERICAN DAD American Idol Kitchen Nightmares Fox Broadcasting Corporation Touch Alcatraz The Finder

Is It OK to NOT Love 'The Muppets'?

I liked 'The Muppets.' I didn't love 'The Muppets.' I still laughed enough to consider it money well spent, but the movie had serious script problems that got in the way of it being a truly great comeback. I don't think I'm saying anything especially mean-spirited, so why does it feel like I'm uttering unforgivable heresy? People love the Muppets; they have generations of fans who are ecstatic that these characters are back on the big screen in a prominent way. But if you're one of the people who thought the big-screen comeback was less than perfect, you have to duck and cover. We're not allowed to do anything less than love 'The Muppets,' and if we're just going to be so negative, we shouldn't say anything at all. So what exactly were my problems with 'The Muppets'? (SPOILERS) I thought the movie spent more time telling us that the Muppets used to be funny rather than just showing them be funny. I don't think Jason Segel is a flawless screenwriter, and perhaps his sentimentality got in the way of crafting a story the Muppets needed in order to make them relevant to a generation unfamiliar with them; at times the movie feels like a fawning love-letter to how 'The Muppet Show' used to make Segal feel when he was a little kid. It's a busy script. The movie tries to address the conflicts of: brothers Gary and Walter growing up and growing apart, Gary moving his relationship forward with his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams), Walter finding a place in this world where he can blossom, the Muppets coming back together after a break-up and saving their old theater. It doesn't spend enough time addressing each conflict at any given time; 'The Muppets' bounces around, leaving problems unaddressed for long periods, but apparently that's OK because it's the Muppets and remember how they made you feel when you were eight years old? It (unintentionally) coasts on this idea that your wistful nostalgia for the Muppets is enough to make you care about them now. I better understand Frank Oz's complaints about the script not being true to the characters; you can make a movie that asks, "What would happen if the Muppets all turned into jaded cynics who grew apart from each other?" It just turns out that the answer is kind of boring for long periods of time and straining to find a joke. And for the record, it doesn't make Frank Oz a "sourpuss," it makes him the guy who is able to comment on the new corporately-owned direction of a creative project that he gave thirty years of his life to. Watch the trailer for 'The Muppets' I sat in an audience packed with kids and they grew restless for huge chunks of the first hour; they didn't grow up with 'The Muppet Show' and they didn't have this connection their parents had to it. They just wanted to see the cute, colorful talking animals do funny things, and it really doesn't happen until the last third of the movie when they finally put on another Muppets revue. That telethon segment is a blast, and there were other funny jokes during the course of the movie (I really liked 80s Robot), but "made me laugh" and "excellent movie" are not synonymous. My concern, though, is that anyone who publicly offers criticisms of 'The Muppets' -- and other beloved properties -- gets labeled a grouch, a cynic, impossible to please, or -- my personal favorite -- as an over-thinker. This world doesn't address any theoretical problems the movie might have; it attacks the critic and ignores the criticisms. This is a growing problem with movie fans and the conversation about movies. Let's all just admit there's no original ideas left in Hollywood; every movie is based off a pre-existing franchise: a comic book, an old cartoon, a book series, a video game, a toy, an amusement park ride or it's a sequel, a prequel or a reboot to something we already saw and liked. These franchises all come with built-in fanbases, and those fanbases support the product no matter what -- because when they discovered those characters, it really meant something to their personal development. When a dissenter comes along and offers his or her objective thoughts on the flaws of this new movie version of those characters you love, the fans take it as a personal attack. And since the Internet has given everyone a chance to sound off and instantly get validated with a friend's "like" or "upvote" or "retweet," we don't ever have to get into debates defending the things we love anymore. All we need to do is find other people who already agreed with us. Another joy of the Internet: thanks to its anonymity, you can personally attack anyone who didn't see the movie with the exact same perspective as yours. If this is the way pop culture is going, what's the point anymore? You have your thing, I'll have my thing, we'll never share. No one new will discover it because we're afraid to be confronted with flaws in this thing that means so much to us. So we'll only share it with other people exactly like us who have a slavish devotion to it -- rather than new or young audiences finding their own unique joy in it. And it will wither away when our generation dies because new kids won't understand that "thing" we loved so much when we were their age. Way to totally understand Jim Henson's message! 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VIDEO: Idol Alums Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Botch Lip-Synching, the nation's Anthem

Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina Thanksgiving wasn't an excellent day to become a Season 10 The American Idol Show finalist.Champion Scotty McCreery began from the bad day having a major blunder in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he ended up being to perform his song "The Problem With Women" on the top of the float. Well, he's more challenge with lip-synching (all entertainers lip-sync in the parade), missing his signal for the beginning of the song. His voice blared in the loudspeakers, but his lips did not move.Take a look at photos from American IdolLater in the Eco-friendly Bay Packers-Detroit Lions game, runner-up Lauren Alaina drawn a Christina Aguilera and screwed in the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner." Throughout the road, "What so happily we praised in the twilight's last gleaming," she stopped midway through and started again with "last gleaming."Alaina possessed as much as the problem on Twitter, writing: "Thanks everybody for that kind words. However I screwed up. I am gonna spend the relaxation during the day being grateful for those my benefits."McCreery, however, made no reference to his blooper.Watch both performances below:

John Malone's Liberty Media Mulls Growing Its Stake in Sirius XM (Report)

By Georg Szalai NY - John Malone's Liberty Media thinks about the problem about growing its stake in satellite radio firm Sirius XM Radio in the year, the NY Publish reported. After saving the business within the fringe of personal personal bankruptcy a couple of yrs ago, Liberty gets early-stage discussions about adding to the forty percent stake in Sirius, the paper mentioned stating an origin near the situation. Reps for companies didn't return messages seeking comment, it mentioned. The other day, Liberty Boss Greg Maffei and chairman John Malone saved their options on Sirius open. Before an investor day on Thursday, they introduced a mixture of monitoring stocks Liberty Starz and Liberty Capital. Experts mentioned this might permit the organization to spin off its stake in Sirius and possibly merge it into Sirius. Maffei also layed out the strong performance and possible upside in Sirius, signaling that Liberty could alternatively increase its acquisition of Sirius. The Publish layed out that Liberty could increase its Sirius stake to 49.9 %, but you will discover tax implications together with other disadvantages. After March though, these complaints disappear. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects John Malone Liberty Media Sirius XM Radio

'Breaking Dawn' Night time Grosses: $30.25 Million

Keep surprises away here. The night time box office amounts have been in for 'Breaking Beginning, Part I,' and they're huge. The 'Twilight' follow up netted $30.25 million in night time ticket sales, beating the franchise record of $$ 30 million, held by 'Eclipse' (the general 'Twilight' three-day weekend record is 'New Moon,' with $142.8 million). Current estimations place the total 'Breaking Dawn' weekend receipts at $148 million. That's a great deal of dough -- even though it would not be enough to interrupt the 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part II.' By using three dimensional and IMAX, the ultimate 'Harry Potter' film opened up having a record $168.66 million in This summer. You hear that Twi-hards? You won't want to lose to Potter, would you? [via Deadline] RELATED: What have you think about 'Breaking Dawn'? RELATED: Is 'Breaking Beginning Part I' Right for Your Child? 'Breaking Beginning' Premiere Preview: Photos of Past 'Twilight' Red-colored Carpets 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Premiere (2010)'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Premiere (2010)'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Premiere (2010)'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Premiere (2010)'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Premiere in Rome (2010)'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Premiere (2010)'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Premiere (2009)'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Premiere (2009)'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Premiere (2009)'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' After Party (2009)'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Premiere (2009)'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' After Party (2009)'Twilight' Premiere (2008)'Twilight' Premiere (2008)'Twilight' Premiere (2008) See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

ZACH along with other Theaters Make Austin a Magnet for Talent

Austin, the main city town of the Lone Star Condition, has plenty going for this. Kiplinger magazine rated it number 1 on its "Best Metropolitan areas 2010" list, and also the city is third on CNNMoney.com's roster of "America's Most Recession-Proof Metropolitan areas."Clearly, Austin does something right. It's lengthy been based on its music scene, that is the way it grew to become the place to find the most popular and growing South by Southwest festival. But Austin has emerged as not only basics for music. Actually, it is a mecca for theatrical and visual arts too. What exactly helps make the city this type of bastion of creative energy?"In the past, you are able to blame the College of Texas," states Robert Faires, senior arts editor from the Austin Chronicle. "Because the 1880s, it has been drawing creative types from all around the statemost who felt like lonely outsiders within their small hometownsto this place in the middle of Texas. All of them uncover each other here and start to have interaction, and so the creativeness just starts breeding. Since it is so fulfilling on their behalf artistically here, they decide to not leave.""We are a blue oasis inside a red-colored condition," echoes Dork Steakley, the creating artistic director of Austin theater ZACH in excess of two decades. "People, even political figures, range from conservative areas of the condition to become their true selves. This is an unbelievably desirable spot to live."If there's anybody that has his finger on Austin's artistic pulse, it's Steakley, that has shepherded ZACH to the position because the linchpin from the Austin arts scene. Founded in 1933 because the Austin Social Theatre, ZACH (re-named in 1968 for Zachary Scott, the Austin-born actor most widely known for that Hollywood classic "Mildred Pierce") may be the longest-running theater in Texas and something of 10 original resident theater companies within the U . s . States. Steakley credits Austin's music scene for that dialogue ZACH produces between artist and audience. "We are a very participatory people," he described. "We are a visceral people. We talk to the entertainers onstage we are accustomed to that provide-and-consume nightclubs. Which will bleed over in to the the areas from the carrying out arts."Building about this, Steakley decides to produce visceral works that break lower obstacles. Shows have incorporated a bilingual manufacture of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Jesus Celebrity" entitled "Jesucristo Superestrella," a jazz-R&B adaptation of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" occur Katrina-ravaged New Orleans, and "Keepin' It Strange," a Steakley-composed paean to Austin itself.Younger crowd sights ZACH being an incubator for artists. The theater nurtured the Anna Deavere Cruz solo piece "Allow Me To Lower Easy" and provided the area for Suzan-Lori Parks to extensively rewrite her drama "It of Sophistication." The released version of "Sophistication" originates from the job done at ZACH."ZACH catches the vibe of Austin in many waysthrough music, humor, politics, storytelling," states award-winning playwright Steven Dietz, who shows within the graduate playwriting division in the College of Texas and it has directed such productions as "Doubt" and the own play "Becky's New Vehicle" at ZACH. Dietz has composed an adaptation of "La Ronde" entitled "360 (round dance)" to become carried out in the venue. "I do not think it is the job of the theater to make an effort to differ than other theaters but to strive to be real to itself. And ZACHwith Dave's leadershipmanages to achieve that.InchElisbeth Challener, controlling director of ZACH, also credits the friendliness of Austinites for creating a difficult reference to the theater. "People worry here," Challener states. "There is no veneer of Southern hospitalityit's real. People request whether they can help, they'll give recommendations of products to determine, after which they'll follow-up." Challener sights ZACH like a meeting tent for audiences and prides herself around the closeness that happens through the performance space. She also highlights the significance of staging both musicals and plays, because the two types of entertainment are equally highly relevant to audiences. An element of the Community Challener and Steakley wax as with excitement concerning the entire Austin artistic scene because they do regarding their own venue. They think that ZACH includes a responsibility towards the city and examine themselves included in the greater community.Such thought has governed the Topfer Theatre Campaign, a landmark redesign by which ZACH will reopen in 2012 with a brand new home around the banks of Lady Bird Lake which will incorporate a 420-chair theater. Created by Andersson-Smart Designers (that also designed Austin's W Hotel and also the Austin City Limits Live in the Moody Theater), the theater's Karen Kuykendall Stage is going to be three . 5 occasions bigger than ZACH's current Kleberg Stage. Challener sights ZACH like a community gathering space, and every factor of the development props up mindset. The brand new lobby will disregard the Austin skyline, and audience people is going to be urged to remain for drinks in the bar following the show, once the stars will join them."I'm not sure that you have a theater in Austin which has a much deeper resolve for community," Faires states, "and a lot of that's driven by Steakley. He makes work with Austin, and the productions possess the spirit from the city pulsing through them. Younger crowd includes a company of a few of the sharpest and funniest comedy stars around.Inch Most of the stars who use ZACH match Faires' passion. "ZACH has produced this type of tremendous feeling of family both inside and outdoors from the organization," states actor Martin Burke, that has made an appearance in lots of ZACH productions and is visible this year inside a revival of "The Laramie Project," David Sedaris' "The Santaland Journals," and "Fully Committed." "We're so thoroughly associated with one another, to the audiences, the performances transcend mere presentation and entertainment," continues Burke. "All of us continue an outing, and our way of life expand due to it." Other approaching ZACH productions this year include Tony those who win "Spring Awakening," "God of Carnage," and "Alongside Normal." The organization conducts open casting calls in central Texas for those shows as well as holds calls in NY City to cast specific parts, with a mixture of Equity and non-Equity entertainers in many productions. Both "Awakening" and "Carnage" include stars found through NY casting calls."ZACH couldn't appear in every other city," states Barbara Chisholm, chosen best actress within the Austin Chronicle's "Better of Austin 2011" poll. Chisholm, who's married to Faires, seconds Burke's contention the theater's success is dependent a good deal on audience engagement. "ZACH audiences lean forward they do not relax with arms folded. Since the spaces are intimate, audiences feel acutely their participation using the art around the stage. Going to artists discuss this communal aspect constantly.InchInchThe creative energy never stops flowing in Austin, and artists will always be trying new things, that we love," Faires describes. "It is not that individuals here don't love the classics, but they are much interested in making something original. I am always knocked by the quantity of new theater being produced hereone from every four plays created in Austin was either written in your area or commissioned with a company. And there is a greatly collaborative spirit one of the artists, a friendliness and feeling of support which makes Austin feel greatly just like a creative community [rather] than simply an aggressive little scene."Mechanicals and Cranks ZACH is just one of many carrying out arts shops in Austin. The Rude Mechanicals re-create historic productions in the last half-century the present offering is really a restaging of Mabou Mines' 1974 work "The B. Beaver Animation." Faires describes the organization to be "as brave and committed and funny a troupe of theater makers while you could aspire to meet." Its original production "The Technique Gun" would be a hit in the Humana Festival of recent American Plays in the Stars Theatre of Louisville, in Louisville, Ky., and performed Off-Broadway, and you will find plans for any tour of Australia. Crank Collective offers satirical musical comedies having a live band, typically by having an unconventional theme. This winter saw "Drone," a musical about two aircraft pilots finding romance when they control surveillance aircraft close to the Texas border the development received a 2011 Austin Experts Table Award nomination for the best musical. The approaching show, "Antarctica," focuses on a descendant of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton who mounts a musical on the cruiseship. John Cecil, a part of Crank Collective, values the fusion of music and theater in Austin. "The 'music' a part of musical theater is fairly exciting, since you will find plenty of music artists available here and thinking about new projects," he states. Faires also cites the experimental group Rubber Repertory as not only a company to look at but additionally a different one that fosters a rapport between stage and audience. "Rubber Repertory is much like the theatrical same as an art microbrewery, making these amazingly original implies that create a person experience for every audience member without compromising the communal character from the theatrical experience," he states. "They are to date outdoors this area that you simply can't quite remember exactly what the box appeared as if.InchInchCreative cachet in Austin appears to become based this is not on fame or success but on the type of dogged fearlessness, a boundary-busting, authority-questioning aesthetic that values freshness and shrewdness over familiarity and luxury,Inch Dietz states. The city's creatively taking care of spirit shows no manifestation of preventing in the near future. Possibly Chisholm states it best: "There's possibility up we breathe and also the tacos we eat."

Robbins, Brody join Chinese famine pic

Tim Robbins and Adrien Brody have grew to become an associate from the cast of director Feng Xiaogang's as-yet-untitled story in the deadly famine in central China in 1942 through the war against Japan. Reps for your thesps confirmed the castings Tuesday. Huayi Brothers and sisters, Feng's production partner, has built that no title remains searching for the pic, that is based on author Liu Zhenyun's novel "Remembering 1942." Feng introduced the project in April with expects to start shooting this be lured with a 2012 release. Zhenyun's novel particulars an individuals crisis that developed consequently from the drought as well as the government's distraction while using war against Japan's trying out armies. The story is occur central China's Henan province, south of Beijing, where Liu was elevated. Liu written "Cell Phone," which Feng based his 2003 film. Feng has become China's best director with "Aftershock," "If You are the primary one,Inch and "If You are the primary one 2." Robbins was last noticed in "Eco-friendly Lantern." Brody is at "Evening amount of time in Paris." Robbins is repped by UTA. Brody is repped by Paradigm. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Like Crazys Felicity Manley Is Warren Beattys Selection For Howard Hughes Film

EXCLUSIVE: Carrying out a extended search, Warren Beatty has selected Constantly star Felicity Manley to see the feminine lead inside the untitled film about reclusive industrialist Howard Hughes. The film remains mobilizing its financing, with New Regency in place just like a co-financier after Vital dropped out. Still, Beatty has began casting, which he met with a lot of youthful stars before identifying on Manley. Her breakthrough showed up the Drake Doremus-directed Constantly, that's been progressively relocating release through Vital Vantage. The film was acquired by Vital and Indian Paintbrush if the opened up within the Sundance Film Festival to high acclaim last The month of the month of january. Manley may have a young lady who evolves rapport with Hughes’s youthful driver and confidante, before she falls deeply deeply in love with Hughes. Beatty, who’ll direct and who written the script, may have Hughes. He’s loss options for your youthful male lead, which i’ve heard names different from Justin Timberlake to Alden Ehrenreich. Also inside the mix for roles are Annette Bening, and potentially Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin and Owen Wilson. The film, which Beatty remains concentrating on for any very long time, is predicted to start production sometime next season. CAA-repped Manley recently completed another movie directed by Constantly‘s Doremus. It shot last summer season, which is presently untitled.

Harvey Weinstein Going Allah the Way For The Artist

“How am I going to market a black-and-white silent movie? I’m praying. I’m going to church and to synagogue. And if that doesn’t work, I’m going Buddhist. And if that doesn’t work, I’m going Islam. Saturdays and Sundays are very busy in the Weinstein household.” [NYM]

U.S. Ad Spending Trends Down for Third Quarter (Report)

NY - Following recent reductions in 2012 U.S. advertising spending forecasts from Wall Street analysts (amid a still-weak economy, preliminary data for the first two months of the third quarter shows that ad spending could have actually declined in that quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal said that data from Kantar Media shows that ad spending in July and August combined fell about 1.5 percent. In the second quarter, ad revenue rose 2.9 percent, and the first-quarter gain came in at 4.4 percent. That growth momentum was already down from the 6.5 percent increase reported for 2010. "If you plot year over year growth on a month basis, the trend line is inching downwards through the end of the third quarter," Kantar's senior vp of research Jon Swallen told the Journal. The company is set to release its third-quarter data only after Thanksgiving. During the latest quarterly earnings report season for Hollywood conglomerates, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said momentum in the scatter market for ad sales has seen a "slight softening." For 2012, analysts generally project ad growth thanks in part to the Summer Olympics in London and the U.S. presidential election. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics CBS Corporation

Andy Rooney's Boy Takes note of the Eccentric, Doting Side from the Late '60 Minutes' Commentator

This story first made an appearance within the November. 18 problem from the Hollywood Reporter magazine. Andy Rooney shipped his first an hour commentary on This summer 2, 1978, railing from the media tradition of tallying highway deaths throughout holiday weekends. But Rooney, who died November. 4 at 92 of complications following surgery, labored at CBS for pretty much six decades and spent 3 decades of his career behind your camera. He always considered themself a author first. Rooney was raised in Albany, N.Y., was drafted in to the Military in 1941 and won a Bronze Star for his confirming under fire in the Fight of Saint-Lo. Here, former ABC News correspondent John Rooney takes note of his father. Twelve months, around the evening before Halloween, my dad arranged his four children in the kitchen area, handed us each an incomplete bar of cleaning soap, and stated, "Escape and cleaning soap some home windows." PHOTOS AND VIDEO: 5 Andy Rooney Rants He thought as being a kid ought to be fun along with a little reckless. We resided in a tiny town in Connecticut with a lot of hillsides where he trained us how you can ride an adaptable Flyer lower roads hard-full of snow. It didn't appear to trouble him that people needed to dodge cars while doing the work. He required us winter camping, with no tent. We made an igloo from snow and visited sleep inside before the weather warmed, rain fell also it began to melt. I woke in the center of the evening to determine him standing within the fire, attempting to dry our wet clothes. We'd a lengthy toboggan he betrothed having a rope towards the bumper from the family station wagon and pulled all of us over town inside a snow storm. He drove together with his mind the window searching back at us, and that we'd shout, "Faster, faster!!" VIDEO: ླྀ Minutes' Pays Tribute to Andy Rooney: 'America's Favorite Grouch-in-Chief' He provided my first pocketknife and trained me using a energy saw. He stated, "It doesn't appear right, however it's safer whenever your fingers are nearer to the edge." We'd a volunteer fire department, and each time a horn discontinued lower in the fire station, he packed all of us within the vehicle and drove us anywhere to look at somebody's house burn lower. He felt it had been a social duty. My dad would be a guy of his occasions. He didn't hug you or let you know, "I really like you." He didn't inform us i was wonderful. But when you needed to wake up at 6 a.m. they are driving 300 miles, he'd wake up at 5 thus making you fresh popovers before you decide to left. John Rooney is just one of Andy Rooney's four children and the only boy. His sister Emily hosts Greater Boston, a PBS public matters program. Related Subjects an hour Andy Rooney

FEINBERG FORECAST: 'Coriolanus,' 'J. Edgar,' 'Hugo,' 'Into the Abyss,' 'Lady' Move Publish-AFI

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'Modern Warfare 3' Ad Recruits Jonah Hill, Mike Worthington

Jonah Hill and Mike Worthington make an unlikely action duo within the new ad for brand new game "Cod: Modern Warfare 3." The live-action commercial for just one of the fall's greatest releases casts Hill as "The Noob" and Worthington as "The Veteran," because the two travel the planet, from NY to Paris and Berlin, and train one another valuable training about war and game titles. Browse the new place here! That needs to function as the best management of a noob I have seen. The ad continues the tagline from an advertisement in the second entry within the series, "There is a soldier in most people.Inch The initial ad incorporated a prepare, just a little girl, Kobe Bryant and Due To Jimmy Kimmel as soldiers taking one another on the battleground. You will find a really special cameo by Dwight Howard, as generation x of noob after Hill makes his keep. Peter Berg of "Friday Evening Lights" and also the approaching "Battleship" directed the place. He's his great amount of expertise with modern warfare since he directed 2007's "The Dominion.Inch "Cod: Modern Warfare 3" hits stores on Tuesday, November 8. What have you think about the brand new "Cod: Modern Warfare 3" ad? Tell us within the comments below as well as on Twitter!

Take advantage of Kardashian Talks On Sister Kims Divorce

First Released: November 1, 2011 9:58 AM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Take advantage of Kardashian chats with Access Hollywood on October 31, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Take advantage of Kardahian states his household is uniting to aid Kim since her split from Kris Humphries for only 72 times of being married continues to be introduced. Access Hollywood swept up with Take advantage of following Mondays Dwts. My sister and that i and everyone are clearly dealing with a great deal at this time, Take advantage of told Access. Counseled me encouraging of all things she does and were only a very close-knit family, he ongoing. We keep everything private. Just a week ago, Take advantage of addressed gossips that his sister and new brother-in-law were getting relationship worries telling Access, My sister is totally happy, my familys never been more happy, she got married so she ought to be happy. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, a repetition for Kim confirmed the truth star declared divorce on Monday morning. In her own divorce filing, Kim cites irreconcilable variations as the reason behind the divorce and also the date of separation shows up as March. 31, 2011. The truth star is asking that Kris purchase their own lawyer costs which spend perform the same. She also asks a legal court to reject any attempt by Kris to obtain spousal support. At Mondays DWTS, Take advantage of had the support of sister Kourtney, nephew Mason, Scott Disick, and stepfather Bruce Jenner, who have been all within the ballroom entertaining him on. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Battlefield 3' storms sales charts

Ea has snapped up away boasting rights for your year's finest gaming launch since the company's much anticipated ''Battlefield 3'' has offered greater than 5 million models within the first week, which causes it to be the fastest-selling game inside the company's history. The big bow unseats Microsoft's ''Gears of War 3,'' which boasted first week sales of three million copies in September -- but it's likely to end up a short-were living victory. The launch of ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' is predicted to produce entertainment industry launch records, since the series has for yesteryear couple of years. The strong sales make the perfect sign for your industry, that's wanting for just about any retail revival this holidays after three years of tepid sales. The figure also puts EA on course to exceed analyst sales anticipation for ''Battlefield 3''. (Wall Street is trying to find the sport to promote between 8-8.5 million copies just before the conclusion of year.) Your competitors for the sport will escalate substantially, however. Beyond ''Modern Warfare 3,'' which launches November. 8, the sport will have to get ready for fight against Sony's ''Uncharted 3'' and Microsoft's ''Halo Anniversary'' -- additionally to recent releases that are showing strong retail legs, including Warner Bros.' ''Batman: Arkham City''. EA has ramped up its marketing machine for the sport, by getting an thought spend of $100 million. Beyond plastering the airwaves and city ads with ads for the sport, the business teamed with Bunim/Murray Productions, designers of ''The Real World'' and ''The Challenge,'' and CBS Interactive division GameSpot to make a web-based reality show around the sport. The wealth of ''Battlefield 3'' isn't likely to affect ''Modern Warfare 3'' sales. That title features a built-in audience and pre-orders in the Activision title have hit record levels for that organization, showing that fans of previous games inside the saga would like to stay with it. Experts estimate the sport will sell 16 million copies this year alone -- with strong sales ongoing into 2012. There's, however, certain to be plenty of mix-pollination -- with ''MW3'' players acquiring a replica of ''Battlefield 3'' to have a look -- a thing that could set the sport up for future growth. More to the stage, the sales amounts will most likely give you the shot of confidence EA must finally convince traders permanently it's switched the corner after a period of under stellar results. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

'American Country Honours:' Blake Shelton, Kristin Chenoweth to do

Blake Shelton, Kristin Chenoweth and Trace Adkins are among individuals will work in the American Country Honours, which air live from Vegas on Fox on 12 ,. 5.our editor recommends'American Country Honours:' Zac Brown Band, Taylor Quick Score NomsCarrie Underwood Rules First-Ever American Country Honours PHOTOS: Country Crossovers (Chenoweth and Adkins also host.) The Pistol Annies, Thompson Square and also the Eli Youthful Band will even hit happens. STORY: The ful llist of yankee Country Honours nominations The American Idol Show champion Scotty McCreery, runner-up Lauren Alaina, CW star Rachel Bilson and Miranda Lambert will even make looks. Voting for those groups remains open until Friday, November. 11 at world wide web.theacas.com. Voting for Artist of the season continues until Friday, 12 ,. 2. The American Country Honours is executive-created by Bob Bain (Teen Choice 2011, Kids' Choice Honours). Fletcher Promote, Paul Flattery and Tisha Fein function as producers and Greg Sills is supervisory producer. Michael Dempsey will direct the special. Related Subjects Kristin Chenoweth American Country Honours

Defense Witness: Michael Jackson Triggered Own Dying

First Released: October 29, 2011 12:04 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Michael Jackson rehearses for his planned shows working in london in the Staples Center in La on June 23, 2009With dramatic court docket testimony, lawyers for Michael Jacksons physician have dropped the bombshell theyve been hinting at for several weeks a specialist opinion accusing the singer of leading to their own dying. Dr. Paul Whitened stated Jackson injected themself having a dose of propofol after a preliminary dose by Dr. Conrad Murray used off. Younger crowd calculated that Jackson gave themself another sedative, lorazepam, if you take pills after an infusion of this drug yet others by Murray unsuccessful to place him to rest. That mixture of drugs might have had lethal effects, the defense teams star scientific witness stated Friday. Murray has pleaded not liable to involuntary wrongful death. Whitened demonstrated jurors a number of charts and simulations he produced previously 2 days to aid the defense theory. Younger crowd did a court docket illustration showing the way the milky whitened anesthetic propofol might have joined Jacksons veins within the small dose that Murray stated he gave the insomniac star. Whitened stated he recognized Murrays statement to police he given only 25 mg of propofol following a evening-lengthy find it difficult to get Jackson to rest with infusions of other sedative drugs. How lengthy would that (propofol) have experienced an impact on Mr. Jackson? requested defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan. If you are speaking impact on the nervous system, ten to fifteen minutes max, Whitened stated. Then he stated Jackson might have injected themself with another 25 mg throughout time Murray has stated he left the performers room. Which means you think it had been self-injected propofol between 11:30 and 12? requested Flanagan. For me, yes, Whitened stated. The witness, among the early scientists from the anesthetic, contradicted testimony by Dr. Steven Shafer, his longtime friend and collaborator. Shafer earlier claimed Jackson could have been groggy all the medicines he was given throughout the evening and may not have access to given themself the drug within the two minutes Murray stated he vanished. He cant give themself a shot if hes asleep, Shafer told jurors a week ago. He known as the defense theory of self-administration crazy. Whites testimony belied no bitterness between your two experts, who've labored together for 3 decades. Although Whitened was known as by the judge eventually to make derogatory comments to some TV reporter concerning the prosecution situation, Whitened was sincere and soft spoken around the witness stand. When Flanagan designed a mistake and known as him Dr. Shafer a couple of occasions, Whitened stated, Im honored. The prosecution requested additional time to review the pc program Whitened used before mix-analyzing him. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor granted the request, saying he too was baffled through the complicated simulations of Jacksons fatal dose. He recessed court early and gave prosecutors the weekend to trap up before questioning Whitened on Monday. The surprise disclosure of Whites new theory triggered an interruption from the court schedule, and also the judge had worried aloud that jurors, who expected the trial to become over now, were being inconvenienced. However the seven males and five women made an appearance involved in the testimony and offered no complaints once the judge apologized for that delay. Prosecutors could call Shafer back throughout their rebuttal situation to reply to Whites statements. One of the key issues is when Whitened calculated that the large residue of propofol in Jacksons body might have range from small dose that Murray states he given. Shafer assumed Murray had lied, and that he believed Jackson really was handed 1,000 mg from the drug by Murray, who he stated left the bottle running into an IV tube underneath the pull of gravity. Whitened disputed that, saying an additional 25 mg self-given by Jackson could be enough to achieve the amount present in his bloodstream and urine. Whitened also stated a minuscule residue from the sedative lorazepam in Jacksons stomach convinced him the singer required some pills from the prescription bottle present in his room. He recommended the mixture of lorazepam, another sedative, midazolam, as well as the propofol might have wiped out Jackson. It potentially might have lethal effects, stated Whitened. I believe the mixture effect could be very, very profound. Whites testimony was likely to finish Murrays defense situation after 16 witnesses. It in all probability is going to be intensely challenged by prosecutors, who spent four days installing their situation that Murray is really a greedy, inept and reckless physician who had been giving Jackson propofol like a sleep assisted in the performers bed room. Experts including Shafer have stated propofol isn't meant to treat insomnia and shouldn't be succumbed a house. Whites theory took it's origin from urine and bloodstream levels in Jacksons autopsy, evidence present in Jacksons bed room and Murrays lengthy interview with police detectives 2 days after Jackson died during his care. While accepting Murrays account of medication he gave Jackson, professionals information hinged around the invisible quotient: Jacksons possible actions while his physician was from the room. Without any witnesses and contradictory physical evidence, that is the important thing question hanging within the situation. Individuals who understood the performer in the final days offered a portrait of the guy held by fear he wouldn't meet large plans for his comeback concert and concerned about his capability to perform if he didnt get sleep. He was affected by insomnia, along with other doctors spoke of his mission for that one drug he thought may help him. He known as it his milk, also it was propofol. Jurors have finally seen up close as both Shafer and Whitened shown its potential use being an IV infusion. With Whites testimony, the defense searched for to reply to strong scientific evidence through the prosecution. But they didn't address other questions for example accusations that Murray was negligent and acting below the conventional of take care of a physician. Flanagan, the defense attorney, created certificates from Sunrise Hospital in Vegas showing Murray was licensed to manage moderate anesthesia, known to as conscious sedation. However, the document demonstrated several needs including the physician monitor the individual carefully and supply sufficient oxygenation and ventilation for any patient that stops breathing. Medical witnesses noted that Murray left his patient alone under anesthesia and was without sufficient equipment to bring back him when he found him not breathing. The coroner credited Jacksons June 25, 2009, dying to acute propofol intoxication complicated by other sedative drugs. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Southland Scoop: Lou Gem Phillips to Guest-Star

Lou Gem Phillips Lou Gem Phillips will guest-star round the Season 4 premiere of TNT's Southland, TVGuide.com has learned.Southland recruits Lucy Liu for Season 4The former NUMB3RS and Stargate Atlantis star may have Danny Ferguson, a physically intimidating beat cop who's deeply cynical about police. His sights cause more than just a little tension with Ben (Benjamin McKenzie) and Sammy (Shawn Hatosy), however, if time involves setup or shut up, Ferguson works out to become a great officer.Phillips' casting follows individuals of Lucy Liu, who'll recur throughout Season 4, and Dorian Missick, who'll play in the new partner of Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King).Have a look at photos in the Southland castBesides his recurring roles on NUMB3RS and Stargate Atlantis, the 49-year-old Phillips is much better recognized for his portrayal of Ritchie Vallens in La Bamba and also the Golden Globe-nominated performance opposite Edward James Olmos in Stand and Deliver. More youthful crowd guest-starred round the first season of 24 and won NBC's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Came From Here!Southland, which stars Michael Cudlitz, premieres Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 10/9c on TNT.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Title A Common Kid

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos admit to playing faves in their home. Throughout a job interview around the Rachael Ray Show airing Wednesday, the happy couple says of the three kids, their youngest boy, Joaquin, is the favorite. "You might say 'I love my kids the same' however, you know in case of emergency, there's one kid you'd achieve for first," Kelly stated. Browse the relaxation from the day's news on TVGuide.com Her husband added: "They know it, too, and also the other kids know it too. It is extremely recognized. He's just better to us. That is what we are saying: he's just better to us." Do you consider parents should title a common child?

'Mad Men's' Elisabeth Moss Talks Fashion within the Style/CFDA Honours

Her character Peggy Olson on Mad Males is not just what you'd referred to as "fashion savvy" -- but Elisabeth Moss, who plays her, can get somewhat chicer every time we view her. Together with a few years making the types of red-colored-colored carpets have trained the actress, otherwise her character, a couple of reasons for clothes. Fash Track taken up along with her on October 20 within the Style/CFDA Fashion Fund event within the Chateau Marmont, which incorporated a spring 2012 fashion show direct from NY from designers for instance Ernest Altuzurra, Ohne Titel and Cushnie et Ochs. We spoken to Moss about her outfit, the shades she loves, and many types of that girly stuff.our editor recommendsEmmys 2011: Party Circuit Fash Track: What's this awesome skintight dress you're wearing? Elisabeth Moss: It's Azzedine Alaia. PHOTOS: Fall TV's Leading Ladies Feet: Whoever else see as of this demonstrate that you've constantly? EM: I like that certain dress that Ohne Titel did in orangey red-colored-colored and cream, it absolutely was so beautiful. I'm speaking about, I like red-colored-colored. Every lady loves red-colored-colored, but this dress was particularly amazing because it had some cream colored lizard detail about it, getting a halter neck-line, plus it had an uneven hem -- short in front and extended inside the back, that's this kind of sassy undertake the classic type of red-colored-colored dress. STORY: Emmy Individuals who win 2011: 'Mad Males,' 'Modern Family,' Julianna Margulies and Kyle Chandler Feet: Are you currently presently a summer season clothes kind of girl? EM: Well, I loved the white-colored eyelets this line did. The eyelet was a little different, even though the shape only decided to be classic summer season dress -- the whole cutout factor handled to obtain more interesting. And there's one amazing black dress that every lady should have. My friend Jennifer Westfeldt would look good within it. STORY: Energy Shopping: Stars Reveal the ultimate Factor They Bought Feet: Exactly what are you craving if this involves fall purchases you'd would rather make? EM: I'm a sizable jewelry person, which i've been into this lady named Dana Levy lately, a Chicago based jewelry designer who's website is internet.danarebeccadesigns.com. She does plenty of rose gold pieces, simple pieces like one after a little gem it's very feminine, but furthermore very classic and girly. She's amazing stuff that aren't like 500Thousand dollars. I merely made the acquisition necklace personally then one for my nearest friend. That's my shopping obsession at this time around. Fashion Elisabeth Moss Mad Males

News Corp.'s U.K. Newspaper Unit Reaches $4.8 Million Phone Hacking Settlement

NY - News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit mentioned Friday it's completed a deal to cover 3 million pounds ($4.78 million) to remain claims that it's shuttered tabloid News around the world jeopardized mobile phone messages of wiped out schoolgirl Milly Dowler. Beneath the settlement, which was in line wiith a company offer which has been talked about and carried out recent days, News Worldwide mentioned it'll pay 2 million pounds for the Dowler family. Furthermore, chairman and Boss Rupert Murdoch could make a person donation of just a million pounds that will benefit charitable groups selected with the Dowler family. "Once I met while using Dowlers within this summer time, I expressed how deeply sorry I used to be for your hurt we'd triggered this family," Rupert Murdoch mentioned in the statement. "The behavior this news around the world demonstrated for that Dowlers was abhorrent which i really hope this donation underscores my regret for your company's role in this awful event." Mentioned the Dowler family: "Nothing which has been agreed occasion to restore Milly or undo the traumas of her disappearance as well as the terrible murder trial taken. In order to the fitting tribute may be agreed ended up being to make certain that the really substantial donation to charitable organization is created in Milly's memory. Hopefully that projects will probably be completed to make sure that top quality may emerge from this.Inch The settlement in the situation that reignited the phone hacking scandal came just several hours while watching entertainment giant's annual investor meeting in LA, that's prone to see traders express frustrations on the phone hacking scandal and corporate governance concerns. However, due to the Murdoch family's large voting stake, all board people recommended by News Corp., including chairman and Boss Rupert Murdoch and also the sons James and Lachlan Murdoch, are needed being confirmed. Experts have suggested a sizable protest election can result in changes in the organization in the future. Email: Georg. Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Rupert Murdoch News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal

'Glee': Chord Overstreet in Predicts Return

Chord Overstreet may be returning to Fox's "Glee.""The Hollywood Reporter" has confirmed the actor who carried out Mike round the musical dramedy from Ryan Murphy and Kaira Falchuk is at predicts reprise his role in the recurring capacity, as first reported by "TV Line."The actor separated ways while using series last season getting seen co-stars Darren Criss (Blaine) and Harry Shum Junior. (Mike) promoted to series regulars.The actor guest starred on ABC's "The CenterInch this season.In compliance to "TV Line," Overstreet could return in the recurring capacity in Episode 8 in the series' third season.Overstreet's Mike was last seen romancing Mercedes (Amber Riley) inside the series' Season 2 finale. What this implies for Mercedes' new love interest, Marcus (LaMarcus Mess) is unclear."Unlike other 'Glee' associations, they may stay together completely for the finish of year,In . Riley told THR recently. "In my opinion what you'll probably see is what an positive relationship seems as with people two." The Hollywood Reporter

Journo to create news focus to Vevo

Journalist Jim Macnie continues to be named editorial director of Vevo, a recently produced position, the organization introduced Monday.Formerly controlling editor of Vh1.com, Macnie is assigned with supplying a larger focus on news and editorial content for that musicvideo platform. Macnie has additionally written for that NY Occasions, the La Occasions and also the Village Voice.Released last year, Vevo is really a partnership from Universal Group, The new sony Music Entertainment and Abu Dhabi Media, syndicating a lot more than 45,000 musicvideos online. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Three Stooges Teaser Poster: Moe Money, Moe Puns

Please excuse the “You can’t be set on this Three Stooges remake” feeling coursing making use of your veins, as this is real. Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, and Chris Diamantopolous play in the slapstick trio, and so they’re based on Jane Lynch, Jennifer Hudson, Sofia Vergara, and Ray David. Arrives April 4. 2012, but meanwhile we've this teaser poster getting a really familiar silhouette. Nancy Reagan puns! They’re back! Inside the movie, the gents try fixing a mysterious and finished up starring in their own personal Tv program. Works this appear like the meta plot of Bewitched for you personally? Thought so. I shiver. New ‘Three Stooges’ Poster Reveals [Deadline]

Meet 'Working Actor' Writer Michael Kostroff at Actorfest NY on October 23rd

Actorfest NY is proud to announce that Working Actor writer Michael Kostroff ("The Wire") will join fellow stars Kevin Ligon (presently in "The Phantom from the Opera") and Julie Ann Emery ("Hitch," "Type of Fire") for "The Significant Actor" workshop to talk about their experience and expertise on maintaining a full time income like a artist. Actorfest NY will occur on Sunday, October 23rd in the Metropolitan Pavilion. To join up for Actorfest NY, check out actorfestnyc2011.eventbrite.com. To learn more, visit world wide web.ActorfestNY.com. "The Significant Actor" workshop will occur from 10:0011:00 A.M. around the fourth Floor at school C. To assist kickstart your job, Actorfest provides more than 24 exclusive Training courses Casting Calls Meet & Drops with Top Casting Company directors a Networking Caf as well as an enormous Exhibit Hall, at which you'll talk with acting instructors, coaches, schools, headshot photography enthusiasts, and much more suppliers who can help you flourish in your job.Actorfest LA, that is introduced for you by Back Stage, the Actor's Resource, will occur on Saturday, November fifth in the California Market Center in downtown La. To join up for Actorfest LA, check out actorfestla2011.eventbrite.com. To learn more, visit world wide web.ActorfestLA.com. While you register, make the most of our special limited-time subscription offers.Enjoy your entire day at Actorfest!

Director James McTeigue talks The Raven

TF scored an early screening of the trailer for The Raven at Comic-Con earlier this year and now Edgar Allan Poe fans can see it online. Hot on the heels of that trailer, director James McTeigue has also whipped the horses and started the press bandwagon rolling properly.The film is described as a gritty thriller, in which Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to hunt down a mad serial killer who's using Poe's own works as the basis for a string of brutal murders.Sounds gruesome and McTeigue says he won't be pulling any punches. Asked if he'll be shying away from an R rating he told Fangoria, "No, uh-uh.""I'm not trying to compete with Saw; Saw is very particular and we're more in the psychological suspense-thriller mode rather than a straight-out horror film," he said before adding, "I would say the tone is more like a film like Se7en, that's where it falls."Poe was an alcoholic and a drug user and McTeigue says the film doesn't shy away from that. So how did John Cusack get into that mindset?"He lost weight to give himself the drawn sort of Poe look, he grew a goatee and died his hair a little blacker than it usually is, to really get into Poe's physical space," McTeigue reveals."And then, John always talked about how he was friendly with Hunter S. Thompson and he could see parallels between Hunter and Poe, and I think that helped inform the character for John."The Raven also stars Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Oliver Jackson-Cohen and opens in 2012.

Director Pete Travis forced off Dredd

Director Pete Travis has been forced off Dredd - the latest film adaptation about the 2000AD lawman Judge Dredd - according to reports in the US press.The Los Angeles Times claims that scriptwriter and producer Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) has taken over the post-production process and may seek a co-director credit."Although the specifics of the disagreement that led to Travis' dismissal are up for debate, two sources said it arose when Travis and producers and executives in charge of the production did not see eye-to-eye on footage Travis was delivering, " says the LA Times, quoting three anonymous sources."A separate person involved in the film maintained that although Travis is no longer involved in post-production, he is keeping up with progress via the Internet and has not been pushed aside."Speculation also suggests that there may be reshoots.We know what Dredd would say: "Drokk!!"

Lost actor joins Django Unchained

You do not recognise the title, but you will for sure be familiar with face. Yep, M.C Gainey can be a classic 'that guy' and he's just grew to become an associate of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.He'll be playing Large John Brittle, one of the outlaws who Jamie Foxx's Django tracks lower throughout his revenge mission.It is a small sector (though bigger than Gainey's 'Man Behind Man' credit in P Niro's The Fan) but significant, and Gainey will probably be ideal for this.M.C's probably most broadly noted for playing Lost regular Tom Friendly, but additionally, you will have observed him in Disadvantage Air, Sideways and Terminator 3.He's awesome, and that we are glad he's associated with QT.

Talkback: Is Melissa McCarthy an Oscar Contender?

Melissa McCarthy sailed through her SNL hosting gig last night on pure charm and panache, even if the skits weren’t particularly novel. Coming off her recent Emmy win for Mike & Molly, she’s officially the most likable (and most liked) dame in primetime right now, which begs the question: Is this a wave of well wishes that can lead to the Oscar dais? Should we expect her name to pop in the Best Supporting Actress category alongside shoo-ins Octavia Spencer and Vanessa Redgrave? As our own Mr. VanAirsdale noted in the premiere edition of this year’s Oscar index, there’s an attractive, Jacki Weaver-sized void in the Best Supporting Actress rundown: If Octavia Spencer and Vanessa Redgrave nab spots while The Descendants’s Shailene Woodley and The Artist ‘s up-and-comer Brnice Bejo notch the third and fourth rungs, we have room for either an Academy-friendly talent — former nominees Janet McTeer and Judi Dench are promising — or a sprightly young thespian with charm galore, meaning Jessica Chastain’s fun, if one-dimensional performance in The Help qualifies, as does McCarthy in Bridesmaids. The game-changing element, it seems, is that 2011 is already billed as a banner year for lady-led films, which makes the idea of Bridesmaids kudos all the more enticing to Oscar voters. Hell, The Help will rack up two nominations at the very least. The damning element, though, is that Bridesmaids is undoubtedly an ensemble piece, and none of its stars stand out as obvious honorees. I preferred Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey to McCarthy, personally, but the combination of likability, talent, “ladies in comedy” good cheer, and sheer statue cred make McCarthy the perfect storm of viable attributes. It’s easy to honor the previously honored. That Emmy may be as much of a calling card as Helen Hunt’s combined three Emmys were back in 1997. (She won a fourth after her Oscar win.) What do you think? Does McCarthy have a chance at Eddie Murphy’s Oscars, or will Janet McTeer storm to the Kodak in her place?

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