VIDEO: An Evening With'War Horse'

VIDEO: An Evening With'War Horse' By Jenelle Riley December 21, 2011 Jeremy Irvine Steven Spielberg's latest epic, "War Horse," was screened for an audience of Back Stage readers and SAG members at the Pacific Design Center on Dec. 11. Afterward, actor Jeremy Irvine told the crowd how he booked the lead role of Albert, a boy who enlists in World War I to find his beloved horse, Joey."It was a long process of auditions, but I understand," Irvine said. "They couldn't just hand the role over to someone who had never done a movie before." There were 14 horses who played Joey, he added, including one he met in an early audition: "I was trying to connect with this animal, and he stepped on my foot! There were tears streaming down my face, so I just used it in the scene. Maybe he was trying to help me." The film hits theaters on Christmas Day. VIDEO: An Evening With'War Horse' By Jenelle Riley December 21, 2011 Jeremy Irvine Steven Spielberg's latest epic, "War Horse," was screened for an audience of Back Stage readers and SAG members at the Pacific Design Center on Dec. 11. Afterward, actor Jeremy Irvine told the crowd how he booked the lead role of Albert, a boy who enlists in World War I to find his beloved horse, Joey."It was a long process of auditions, but I understand," Irvine said. "They couldn't just hand the role over to someone who had never done a movie before." There were 14 horses who played Joey, he added, including one he met in an early audition: "I was trying to connect with this animal, and he stepped on my foot! There were tears streaming down my face, so I just used it in the scene. Maybe he was trying to help me." The film hits theaters on Christmas Day.

Fox mulling second year of 'Terra Nova'

Jason OMara stars in Fox drama Terra Nova, which wrapped its first season Monday and awaits word on a possible soph season. The end of the first season of "Terra Nova" leaves a cliffhanger that has nothing to do with the plot: Will Fox renew the drama series?"Nova" ended its run Monday in typically solid but unspectacular fashion, averaging a 2.2 rating/6 share in adults and 7.2 million viewers overall. That put it above ABC and NBC but slightly below its season average (2.6 demo rating and 7.8 million).Those are respectable numbers but not necessarily good enough given the expensive production costs behind the dino spectacle and the pedigree of executive producers Steven Spielberg and Peter Chernin. 20th Century Fox Television is the studio behind the 13-episode run, which was never intended to earn a back-nine order.One indication of "Terra Nova" landing another 13 episodes is whether Fox will pick up the options on the skein's lead actors. But even if that happens before year's end, it doesn't so much guarantee a renewal as it does buy Fox more time to make a decision that may be made as late as the end of January, which is more or less the deadline to get the elaborate production back in operation.Ratings are far from the only factor in Fox's decision on "Nova." In addition to syndication sales in overseas markets and DVD or digital revenues, the network will also take into account that "Nova" boasts one of the bigger percentage increases among dramas in "live-plus-seven" DVR data -- from a 2.6 to a 3.7 in 18-49.This isn't the only drama whose fate will be mulled by Fox execs over the holidays, as a decision is expected soon on a possible ninth season for Universal Television's "House."Related: Ratings: Modest finish for 'Terra Nova' Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

'Vysotsky' Becomes Russia's Highest Grossing Movie of 2011

Getty Images ABC News said Sunday that its live coverage of Saturday's Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, was the most-watched GOP debate of the 2012 campaign so far.our editor recommendsDemocrats and Republicans' Favorite MoviesDonald Trump's GOP Debate: Rick Perry Becomes Fourth Candidate Who Won't Participate The Your Voice, Your Vote special, moderated by ABC News' Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos, averaged 7.6 million total viewers from 9-11 p.m. ET, according toNielsen's true fast national ratings. That makes it the most-watched program of the night among viewers. PHOTOS: Best Presidents in Film and Television ABC News also touted the fact that it stands as the most-watched GOP presidential debate of the 2012 campaign so far, passing Fox News' Sept. 22 special (6.1 million viewers) and CBS News' Nov. 12 telecast (5.5 million). The debate, which was sponsored by ABC News and Yahoo, also gave the network its best performance in the time slot with nonsports programming in more than seven months. PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians Six candidates took part in the debate: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. ABC News hosts another debate from 9-11 p.m. ET on Jan. 7. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate ABC ABC News Politics Michele Bachmann Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney

Red Bull charges into theaters

While Red Bull Medias production company, Terra Mater Factual Studios, tends to focus on nonfiction TV, The Lazarus Protocol, which stars Peter Fonda, is a feature thriller. On the surface, a film described as a political thriller about 9/11 seems like a strange production choice for a company that presents itself as a supplier of nature, science and history programming.But there's a hybrid method to the narrative madness behind Vienna's Terra Mater Factual Studios, which has just wrapped principal photography on its first theatrical feature, "The Lazarus Protocol." The pic stars Peter Fonda, Travis Fimmel ("The Experiment") and Michael Desante ("The Hurt Locker").Terra Mater, a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Bull Media House, has a slate for the coming five years that focuses on 100 hours of factual programming for its dedicated weekly slot on Austria's Servus TV channel -- also owned by Red Bull. Also in the pipeline: 10 theatrical films on factual themes.While theatrical plans include docs such as "Mind Over Matter," a film following five Paralympic athletes, company chief Walter Kohler, former head of Austria TV network ORF's nature strand, Universum, is primarily interested in films that combine fact and fiction."The goal is to achieve a hybrid of the two genres where you don't perceive the border between them," he explains, citing two films prepping for production, "Cry of the Eagle" and "Lighthouse of the Orcas" where crews will spend up to a year in the wild shooting material that then becomes the basis for a dramatic story with actors.It's the hybrid element that drew Terra Mater to "Lazarus." Production partner Thomas Feldkircher, who brought the script to Kohler, calls the film a "factual thriller." Inspired by the events of 9/11, the film weaves news footage of the terrorist attack and its aftermath into a story of a Navy Seal intelligence agent, Lazarus Fell (Fimmel) who fakes his own death and drops off the grid to pursue a 10-year manhunt for an unnamed terrorist (Desante) responsible for 9/11.It all plays out as a three-man Kammerspiel -- or portrait of lower-middle-class life -- shot in 21 days in a disused ironworks outside of Vienna, which substitutes for an abandoned Nazi-era railway station Lazarus uses as his base of operations. The use of archival news material -- making up approximately one-third of the film -- functions not as illustration, but, as Kohler says, "a protagonist" in the story."When you see films that deal with social issues or political issues, they're couched in layers of fiction and metaphor," says writer-director Paul Finelli, "but we're using evidence from the real world, actual news reports, presidents' speeches, all the stuff that you know because you saw it on TV, and we're re-imagining the context."Kohler says he knew the film would be difficult to finance in the U.S. and the financing came from Terra Mater, Tomcat Prods. (Thomas Feldkirche) and some Austrian state subsidy money. Terra Mater would not be drawn on a budget, and they do their own international sales.Originally conceived as part of a theme evening for Servus TV for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Terra Mater execs ultimately decided the project would be better served as a feature film."Doing a thriller is a departure for us," says Sophokles Tasioulis, head of cinema and international sales at Terra Mater. "We are still focused on nature, but if we come across something driven by a strong element of reality, (that's) unusual, we will consider it. We are in a position to take a risk. That speeds up projects; you don't have to wait for decisions. n Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Patterson's 'Wives' set for film

James Patterson's thriller "Guilty Wives" is headed for the bigscreen, with Maven Pictures' Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler and James Patterson Entertainment onboard to produce. Leopoldo Gout will produce along with Maven; James Patterson and Steve Bowen of James Patterson Entertainment exec produce. "Guilty Wives," penned by Patterson and David Ellis and set to be published in March, is the story of a woman who had everything -- a handsome, successful husband; beautiful children; and cool, jet-set friends. But she steps into a terrible trap on a girls' weekend in Monte Carlo and wakes up sentenced to life in the treacherous French prison system and begins a quest to set things right again. The prolific Patterson's best known for his series centering on psychologist Alex Cross, with "Along Came a Spider," "Kiss the Girls" and the upcoming "I, Alex Cross" adapted into features. He is also the creator of detective series "The Women's Murder Club," from which the ABC drama series was adapted. Rattray and Styler said, "It's an ideal project for Maven as we expand into more commercial territory." Maven's first feature film, "Imogene," starring Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening and Matt Dillon, is currently in post-production, and Maven is in development with New Regency on "Second Act," with Julia Roberts set to produce and star, as well as "Cancer Vixen," with Cate Blanchett starring. Maven's also producing with Sarah Jessica Parker on "A Fair Marriage" as a potential starring vehicle for Parker through her Pretty Matches banner with partner Allison Benson (Daily Variety, Oct. 21). Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Lost's Mark Pellegrino Goes Noir for Castle

Mark Pellegrino Mark Pellegrino will give Castle and Beckett trouble... from half a century in the past! The Lost and Supernatural actor will guest-star in an upcoming episode of Castle, TVLine reports. A Lostie joins The Closer Pellegrino will play a cutthroat club owner from 1947 who might be involved in a murder that Castle and Beckett are looking into during the present day. Pellegrino's character, Tom Dempsey, isn't too thrilled with a local private eye and his best girl, whom Castle imagines to look like himself and Beckett. The noir-themed episode will run during the February sweeps season. Pellegrino is best known as Jacob from Lost and for playing Lucifer on Supernatural. He's also appeared on The Closer, Being Human and Breakout Kings.

Director Patty Jenkins Exits Marvels Thor 2

EXCLUSIVE: Director Patty Jenkins is departing Thor 2. Most broadly noted for pointing Charlize Theron to have an Oscar in Monster as well as the pilot of AMC’s The Killing, Jenkins happen to be set to helm the film in the finish of September. I’m told that Marvel Art galleries was already talking with agencies since it canvasses for just about any new director, something that's prone to happen quickly. Her exit had associated with creative versions, nevertheless the feeling is always that she’ll probably finish off concentrating on one of these brilliant superhero films, but possibly this really is this is not on a follow-up. Marvel will have to move fast since it must meet a November 15, 2013 release date for your follow-up, which returns Chris Hemsworth as the hammer-transporting superhero, and Thor co-author Don Payne is writing the script. The Kenneth Branagh-directed original made $448 million worldwide and launched the star of Hemsworth, who reprised Thor inside the Avengers after which it carried out the 2nd title role opposite Billy Burke and Charlize Theron in Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman for Universal.

Hilary Swank Talks Chechnyan Debacle on Leno Claims She Would never know Country 'Was Outdoors Of Russia' (Video)

Disney Funnel reaches it again.our editor recommendsDisney Funnel Sets Premiere Date for 'Frenemies' TelepicDisney Funnel Renews 'A.N.T. Farm'Disney Funnel Renews 'Phineas and Ferb' for fourth SeasonDisney Funnel Slate Includes 'Zombies,' 'Super 8' Comedy The premiere of holiday television movie All The Best Charlie: It's Christmas, inspired with the cable network series All The Best Charlie, hit ratings gold Friday evening. The Christmas movie shipped nearly 7 million total audiences (6.9 million being more exact) at 8 p.m. All The Best Charlie: It's Christmas averaged 3.3 million among kids 6-11, 2.4 million among tweens and 1.4 million among grownups 18-49. The film is just about the best live-action cable film of year among total audiences. To check on, Lemonade Mouth -- which broadcast in April in addition to starred Bridgit Mendler -- averaged greater than millions of less audiences with 5.7 million audiences towards the premiere. The telepic's strong ratings performance elevated the launch of music comedy Austin & Ally at 9:30 p.m. The half-hour series came 5.7 million audiences, with 2.7 million falling inside the kids 6-11 demographic and two.millions of in tweens. Inside a couple of days is really a large test for Austin & Ally since it will premiere within the regular Sunday time slot at 8 p.m. Versus Friday's broadcast options, which have been not personalized to kids or teens, the Disney Funnel outdrew just about any program through the 8-10 p.m. period in viewership -- the exceptions being CBS' A Gifted Guy and CSI: NY. All The Best Charlie: It's Christmas devoted towards the Duncan family who get separated throughout a visit to Grandmother's house so on in the clock to reunite with time for Christmas. Austin & Ally follows Austin, an extroverted singer, and Ally, a great but shy songwriter in addition to their close buddies. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Disney Generation's New Rising Stars TV Ratings Disney Funnel

Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott Talk Baby Plans: I Believe Well Possess A 4th

First Released: November 29, 2011 12:04 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott attend this year's Outfest Opening Evening Gala of Gun Hill Road in the Orpheum Theatre, La, on This summer 7, 2011Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott lately welcomed their third child together baby Hattie however they arent done yet. I believe well possess a 4th, Dean revealed to gain access to Hollywood Lives Billy Rose bush and Package Hoover on Tuesday because he and wife Tori marketed the return of the Oxygen reality show, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. Dean stated once the couple learned these were pregnant with Hattie, using a home pregnancy test, the happy couple understood they wanted another child beyond their third. The moment I first viewed it was positive also it would be a pregnancy, both of us thought we have to possess a 4th simultaneously, Dean stated. Tori stated adding Hattie, who had been born in October, hasnt made things more hectic within their household whatsoever. People say, My dear God, its utter chaos after two. Nevertheless its not, its great, she stated. You lost the mind following the second one, therefore the third 4th and fifth, its like youre to date gone, its just type of exactly the same, he stated. Even though they intend to boost their amounts, beyond a 4th child together, and Deans boy Jack, 13, from the previous marriage, that could be it. Once you will find there's 4th, I believe thats really type of decision time whether or not to shut it lower, he stated, miming a snip motion. Im 38, Tori added. I am not gonna have the ability to have that lots of more. Home Sweet Hollywood returns to Oxygen on Tuesday at 10 PM. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

SAG Foundation Leader JoBeth Wiliams Praises Quiet Philanthropists

In her own publish as leader from the nonprofit and philanthropic Screen Stars Guild Foundation, JoBeth Williams handles a slew of outreach programs. Here, the veteran of film ("The Large Chill") and tv ("Dexter") shares the greatest and many rewarding challenges of her guild publish.The Hollywood Reporter: You have been a SAG member since 1979, whenever you made your film debut as Dustin Hoffman's girlfriend in "Kramer versus. Kramer." How have you try the SAG Foundation? JoBeth Williams: I had been around the national board from the guild, and actress Bonnie Bartlett requested me basically understood concerning the foundation's work. I did not. She explained by pointing out wonderful programs, and [actor] Esai Morales explained he'd been associated with our literacy program, BookPals. I loved the thought of stars helping other stars. Our profession is really up and lower regardless of degree of success, all of us undergo periods of not getting what we should need. I truly thought about being involved, so that they chosen me towards the board. 2 yrs later, in 2007, they chosen me leader.THR: This can be a volunteer job. The length of time would you spend carrying this out? Williams: At this time, I am very involved as you will find there's new executive director, Jill Seltzer. I am also on every committee, so you will find some several weeks I am dedicating thirty to forty hrs. I am on the telephone a great deal I am delivering e-mails, looking to get people arrive at occasions and lead. We're always searching to create on new board people. And, obviously, I am additionally a working actress.THR: The building blocks runs many outreach programs, like BookPals, and offers financial help to people who require health care or can't pay rent. What's your greatest challenge in controlling these needs? Williams: Funding its it, clearly, but additionally getting our people to even know of the programs. For instance, with BookPals, I am hoping we obtain more funding for this. It's simple enough to complete in L.A., but we're a national organization, as well as in certain areas, high aren't as numerous people, we want donations. The building blocks is outside of the guild and funded wholly by donations no dues are utilized. We're basically a charitable organisation.We lately did this incredible golf tournament to boost money for the catastrophic health program coupled with wonderful stars like Ray Romano, Ron Perlman and Scott Bakula participate. Most of them explained, "I did not know of the SAG Foundation." Now Ron really wants to join the board. He explained, "I wish to obtain the message to my fellow stars about these programs."THR: What areas possess the finest need at this time? Williams: We also have strong requirement for emergency healthcare assistance. Also, our literacy programs, like [the streaming video site] Story Online, are growing rapidly. We obtain countless web hits all over the world for Story. Annette Bening just read a magazine online, and James Earl Johnson did one too. Instructors like it, and youngsters around the globe can easily see these incredible stars. It would be great to obtain strong funding for Story because it reaches a lot of youthful people.THR: What's the most significant factor SAG has been doing to affect Hollywood?Williams: SAG established the guidelines that prevent stars from being cheated. The 12-hour turn-around, meal breaks stuff that we ignore now however, you appreciate everyday and understand that these rules were not forever in place. THR: What moments throughout your tenure stick out as particularly poignant? Williams: When individuals arrived at us and say, "I can not manage to pay medical health insurance because I am ill and should not work." We have had countless well-known names arrived at us in occasions of need we never say who they really are, obviously and that is always amazing in my experience. The actor's existence is really a ride. Who knows when it is going to take place. The Hollywood Reporter

VIDEO: Watch Maya Rudolph Perform R. Kelly's "Sex in the Kitchen" for Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph loves Amy Poehler, but not the way an average person loves Amy Poehler. Rudolph told the crowd at Variety's 2011 Power of Comedy, which honored the Parks and Recreation star, that the two are good friends - they did Saturday Night Live together, not to mention "all that heroin," Rudolph deadpanned. But Rudolph went a step further, declaring that's she's also in love with Poehler. "I'm actually in love with Amy, and I want to do her. Really hard... And if I were a dude, I would do that," Rudolph said. Check out photos of Amy Poehler To honor her friend, Rudolph chose a very special song by a man she calls "the always tasteful and utterly brilliant lyricist" R. Kelly. Watch Rudolph's hilarious performance of his "Sex in the Kitchen" below:

Natalie Wood Case Reopened, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Friday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Steven Soderbergh walks from U.N.C.L.E.… Angelina Jolie linked to the latest movie Ridley Scott will never make… I, Frankenstein casts its leading lady… The $775 million opening week… and more. · The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. announced Thursday that it will reopen its investigation into the 1981 drowning death of Natalie Wood. “Recently Sheriff’s homicide investigators were contacted by persons who stated they had additional information about the Natalie Wood Wagner drowning,” the office claimed in a statement. “Due to the additional information, Sheriff’s homicide bureau has decided to take another look at the case.” Wood’s husband Robert Wagner, meanwhile, welcomes another look but hopes “that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death.” Or the 50th anniversary of West Side Story. Ahem. [LAT, THR] · All that speculative yakking and saber-rattling about Steven Soderbergh’s big-screen The Man From U.N.C.L.E. has yielded this typically rewarding Hollywood payoff: Soderbergh is off the project, reportedly unhappy with the mid-level budget proposed by Warner Bros. Alas. I hear Brett Ratner’s free? [The Playlist] · Angelina Jolie is attached to play the title role in Gertrude Bell, a planned biopic about the Englishwoman who was instrumental in the reshaping of the Middle East in the early 20th century. Ridley Scott would produce and may direct. Ha. Haaahahahaha. Sigh. [THR] · Aussie writer/director Stuart Beattie has selected compatriot Yvonne Strahovski as the female lead in I, Frankenstein; she’ll star opposite Aaron Eckhart in the adaptation of Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel. [Deadline] · Are you laying down? Because otherwise your jaw might fall right the hell off: “Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of sales.” [AllThingsD] · What’s shakin’ in North Korea? Oh, not much, just getting closer to testing out its brand-new light water reactor, which will finally enable the nation to embark on its coveted uranium-enrichment efforts. Congrats? [38North]

John Huston: Courage and Art: The Review

This short article first made an appearance within the November. 18 problem from the Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsTHR's 5 Books each week: Stephen King, F1, Rock History, and Umberto EcoAnjelica Huston Penning Memoir Due in 2013 Jeffrey Meyers has hardly any new to say of the 40 films John Huston made, but he is doing have a great deal to increase the record concerning the a lot of women who swam with the late director's existence. Huston would be a rake of the elevated order so wide a swath did the charming, charming, difficult, passionate, intellectual and sadistic swashbuckler cut that the more fitting title with this particular biography may have been The Sultan of St. Clerans, a mention of the the Irish manor house which was the determining Hustonian domain. Much continues to be discussed him through the years but, for individuals still intrigued about who did things to whom in Hollywood's heyday, Meyers is not shy about doing a bit of detailed record-keeping. The writer of 23 previous biographies, including a high quality one about Ernest Hemingway, Meyers starts having a detailed but excessively emphatic prologue that stresses the parallels between Hemingway and Huston. Yes, these were both macho artists having a bloodstream lust for large game and multiple spouses. Additionally they understood and, apparently, loved each another. But Hemingway created an indelible original oeuvre while Huston made next to nothing but adaptations of existing literary works. And, almost paradoxically, Hemingway experienced from the sorts of doubts and various insecurities which were absolutely foreign to Huston, who moved so easily in one lady and film project to another. The very best account of Huston's eventful existence is found in Lawrence Grobel's 1989 volume The Hustons. Meyers essentially rehashes existing details about John's unconventional upbringing because the boy from the mostly absent actor Walter and peripatetic journalist Rhea, in addition to his early aimlessness, personal obstreperousness and struggles like a painter in Paris, actor and burgeoning film writer. Enough books have previously recorded Huston's important films, in the Maltese Falcon, The Treasure from the Sierra Madre and also the African Full to Underneath the Volcano, Prizzi's Recognition and also the Dead. What exactly's new here? Plenty of gossip about Huston's extensive amorous activities in the many horses' mouths. Just like many males who understood him were jealous of Huston's way with females (he and Errol Flynn once involved in an extended fistfight over Olivia p Havilland Huston lost), most males would want to be appreciated by their women as positively as Huston is as simple as his. Candidly explaining his subject as "a compulsive satyr," Meyers reviews that many of Huston's paramours "gave his performance rave reviews." His fifth wife, Celeste (Cici) Shane, whom he nastily referred to like a "crocodile" in the memoirs, testifies that, despite the fact that he was 66 once they married in 1972, "he was the very best of my whole existence. Honest to God, John was an amazing lover." He obviously felt exactly the same way about her. You could construct several groups for that women in Huston's existence. There have been the fast conquests as Celeste states, "John would screw something that wasn't nailed lower." A few of these were stars, including Zita Johann, Mary Astor, Ava Gardner and Eiko Ando. Younger crowd had five spouses: first sweetheart Dorothy Harvey, aristocratic Irish beauty Lesley Black, actress Evelyn Keyes and model/ballerina Ricki Soma (Anjelica's mother) and so the wealthy, self-possessed Celeste. He was faithful to not one of them and usually fed up with them before long, which runs unlike his pattern using the ladies who constitute another category, the lengthy-standing mistresses. With p Havilland, the refined and complicated Marietta FitzGerald Tree, French actress Suzanne Flon and Zoe Sallis, mom of his boy Danny, to title four of the most basic of his lengthy-term enthusiasts, Huston carried out matters that ongoing, off and on, across a long time and partnerships. He sired three children. Lighting this formerly untouched but clearly central facet of Huston's existence helps Meyers complete a larger portrait from the guy than has formerly been offered he clearly conveys his subject's allure, cruelty, intellectual thirst, game-playing, peculiar emotional intensity and distance, callousness and egoism. Meyers doesn't bring it up, however i always loved Orson Welles' remark towards the effect that uncle excelled at playing Mephistopheles to their own Faust. He was, unquestionably, an intricate figure, and Meyers catches that although also writing with apparent haste. Related Subjects Anjelica Huston John Huston

Cheers & Jeers: Top Chef Messes Up in Texas

Top Chef: Texas Jeers to Top Chef: Texas for throwing too many cooks into the broth. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! Yeah, yeah, we know, everything's bigger in Texas, but the new season of Bravo's Emmy-winning reality show bit off more than it could chew by starting off with 29 competitors instead of the usual 16. Not only was the process confusing - the second hour of the two-part season opener began with 11 chefs having made the first cut, 10 yet to cook and four more "on the bubble" - but it made it tough to get a taste of most of the contenders. And some of the most promising chef-testants - like Chaz Brown, with his charming middle-school crush on host Padma Lakshmi - were cleaved just as we were getting attached to them. Now that Top Chef: Texas has nearly sliced the field in half, one can only hope the season improves as it boils down the sweet 16 to a lone culinary star. What did you think of Top Chef: Texas' season opener? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Piers Morgan Leaves Americas Got Talent

Getting NBC brass’ blessing was key in Piers Morgan landing his talk show host gig on CNN while he was under contract within the broadcast network just like a judge on America’s Got Talent. Now Morgan is departing NBC that allowed him to fulfill his imagine succeeding Ray King as well as the reality series that established him in the usa to give consideration to his fighting primetime show on CNN. Morgan made the announcement round the CNN program, Piers Morgan Tonight. “I’m departing America’s Got Talent,” he mentioned. (video below) “I’ve already been through it since the show began 6 in the past and possess loved every second from this but found that juggling is a touch harder than I believed.” NBC recently restored the veteran talent competition for next season.

'Snow White And The Huntsman' Poster: Kristen Stewart Gets Medieval!

Based on this new art for "Snow White and the Huntsman," it looks like this flick might really be the fairest of them all. The Kristen Stewart-led flick shows off its fantasy colors in a new banner teasing the upcoming trailer, which is hitting the web tomorrow. Sure, it's photoshopped to all hell, but the banner shows off a very "Lord of the Rings"-esque visual style, just like director Rupert Sanders promised. So what if we can only see half of all the actors' faces? Like Sanders could just give everything away all at once. But there are plenty of nods to what fans can expect in this expansive banner for "Snow White and the Huntsman." That sword in Stewart's hand is proving that her Snow White is no Bella Swan, for sure. "Snow White and the Huntsman" is a twist on the classic tale of Snow White. Charlize Theron plays an evil queen who banishes Stewart's Snow White so she can be the fairest of them all. The queen calls upon a Huntsman, played by Chris Hemsworth, to take Snow White into the woods and kill her, but he ends up deciding to train her to fight so she can go back and defeat the queen. This banner stays true to the promo images of the cast released at Comic-Con. In fact, the portrayal of the three main characters hasn't changed much at all. Stewart might look a little more docile out of her suit of armor, but Hemsworth still can't let go of his axe and Theron has the straightest back we've ever seen thanks to that intense outfit she has going on. Hopefully the costume design looks as badass in motion as it does in the images that have been released. But don't get too excited just yet. "Snow White and the Huntsman" won't hit theaters until June 1, 2012, and there is still plenty more promotional material to get hyped up over. Check out Hollywood Crush's interview with "Snow White and the Huntsman" costume designer Colleen Atwood! What did you think of the banner for "Snow White and the Huntsman"? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!

Pitbull Tests Lindsay Lohan's Questionable New You are able to Residency Claim in her own Suit

Mario Anzuoni/Getty ImagesLindsay Lohan IsLindsay Lohan really declaring to become residing in NY when for the following couple of several weeks, she'll work in a morgue in California to accomplish community service and steer clear of a jail cell? Yes, and also the lawyer for rapper Pitbull is mentioning just how absurd that's.our editor recommendsLindsay Lohan to Pose Nude for Playboy for $a million (Report)Pitbull Responds to Lindsay Lohan Suit Invites Actress to MTV Video Music Honours (Video)Lindsay Lohan Suing Pitbull Over Song Lyric Lohan is presently suing Putbull for rapping about her. The lyric that trigger a suit went such as this: "Hustlers move aside, and so i'm tiptoein', to help keep flowin' / I first got it secured like Lindsay Lohan." Many people have noted the absurdity that Lohan would test the very first Amendment by declaring Pitbull's words triggered her "tremendous emotional distress" and were "determined to do permanent harm" to her image as "an expert actor of excellent repute." The silver prize in silliness needs to be that Lohan filed the suit in Nassau County, NY, declaring to become a resident there in her own mother's home. In order to obtain the situation moved from county court to some federal one, Pitbull's lawyers have filed a notice of removal that discusses how Lohan designed a sworn declaration that "wrongly attested" to her residence. As proof, it's stated that Lohan includes a California driver's license, rents a house in Venice Beach, which "given her frequent legal troubles, Ms. Lohan offers irrevocable ties to California that will probably keep her there for that expected future." However it doesn't hold on there. Pitbull's lawyers also direct attention that Lohan provided a sworn affidavit of her California residency inside a suit including accusations of the stolen spray tan formula, and this past year, a judge ruled in Lohan's suit againsteTrade over its "milkaholic" baby commercialthat she'd not proven residence in Nassau County and purchased a general change in venue. Maybe on further reflection, saying you have "first got it secured like Lindsay Lohan" means the energy to be slippery, or perhaps a persistent refusal to become pinned lower to the location. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Lindsay Lohan

Four boost road grosses

'Les Miserables' required the very best place for that second week consecutively. Four from the 10 shows drawn in additional than $a million in Week 22 (March. 24-30) because the snow storm around the New England affected grosses. Even with the help of "Mamma Mia!" in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the entire box office fell 7.5%, as "Jersey Boys" in Hartford, Conn., needed to cancel two Sunday shows because of the elements. The Washington, D.C., staging of "L'ensemble des Miserables," ongoing to guide all shows using more than $1.six million in sales, and published a home record, as did "Wicked" in Peoria, Ill. Total gross for that week was $8,555,216.Zoysia, N.Y. The Lion King (M-first Co.) Shea's Carrying out Arts Center ($80 2,952 $1,506,325) (10/4-10/30/11)PW, $1,239,687.Last (fourth) wk, $1,130,662. CHICAGO Mary Poppins (M-first Co.) Cadillac Structure Theater ($95 2,344, $1,382,280) (10/13-11/6/11)PW, $756,471.Last (3rd) wk, $621,790. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. West Side Story (M-first Co.) Walton Arts Center ($73 1,166 $ 561,752) (10/25-10/30/11).PW, $694,421 in Dallas.Last (first) wk, $396,538. HARTFORD, CONN. Jersey Boys (M-first Co.) Bushnell ($147 2,714, $1,657,778) (10/24-10/30/11).PW, $961,969.Last (second) wk, $703,765. NASHVILLE, TENN. Wicked (M-second Co.) TPAC ($87.50 2,425, $1,373,880) (10/19-11/6/11).PW, $1,415,129.Last (second) wk, $1,487,058. PEORIA, ILL. Wicked (M-first Co.) Social Center ($85 2,107, $1,233,560) (10/12-10/30/11).PW, $1,189,768.Last (3rd) wk, $1,219,192. ROCHESTER, NY. Billion Dollar Quartet (M-first Co.) Auditorium Theater ($60 2,480 $1,023,280) (10/25-10/30/11).PW, $731,819 in Cleveland.Last (first) wk, $640,184. Bay Area Hair (M-first Co.) Golden Gate Theater ($91, 2,337, $1,257,423) (10/25-10/30/11).PW, $670,622 in North Park.Final (first) wk, $329,485. WASHINGTON, D.C. L'ensemble des Miserables (M-first Co.) Kennedy Center Opera House ($115 2,302 $1,588,780) (9/28-10/30/11).PW, $1,588,445.Last (fifth) wk, $1,606,794. Palm Beach Gardens, FLA. Mamma Mia! (M-first Co.) Kravis Center ($78, 2,177, $1,077,848) (10/24-10/30/11).Last (first) wk, $419,748. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Quinta Industries seeks personal personal bankruptcy protection

PARIS -- Tarak Ben Ammar's Quinta Industries, among Gaul's finest publish-production and vfx facilities groups, remains placed directly under Gaul's comparable to Chapter 11 personal personal bankruptcy protection having a French court. The crowd, including LTC, Scanlab and Duran Duboi, utilizes nearly 200 staff. Duran Duboi's latest commissions include toon feature "The Boy While using Cuckoo-Clock Heart," that's produced by Luc Besson. Ben Ammar mentioned he'd produce an agenda to protect jobs for the company's employees yearly two several days. Employees ongoing strike lately simply because they hadn't received their salaries. French-Tunisian professional has 83% from the organization, because the remaining stake is possessed by Technicolor, which showed up in this area of private personal bankruptcy protection in February. Since most of Quinta Industries' activities was connected with output of 35mm release prints, the acceleration of French theaters' digital conversion throughout the final three several days introduced for the company's downfall, Ben Ammar told French news agency AFP. According to Thierry p Segonzac, prexy of Ficam, french specialists association, the eye in film prints has dropped 30% every year since 2008, inducing the decline of several companies, including Laboratory Eclair, which completed its debt recovery plan taken. "four years ago all films were distributed on film prints, today it's only 20% of those,In . P Segonzac mentioned. "When the film and TV board CNC setup its plan to digitize French screens it did not make sure to think about the publish-production industry," he added. Quinta Industries is an element of Quinta Communications, Ben Ammar's production and distribution giant, whose credits include Jean-Jacques Annaud's "Black Gold." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Bill Paxton In Foretells Direct Kung Fu

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Paxton is within foretells direct Kung Fu, a screen adaptation from the classic 1972 TV series that starred David Carradine. Paxton, who’s coming off a run within the Cinemax series Large Love, will get the task after helming two solid films: Frailty and also the Finest Game Ever Performed. John McLaughlin will write the script. The film’s being come up with underneath the Legendary Entertainment banner to shoot partially in China next summer time. It's possible this can come under Legendary East, the Hong Kong-based partnership which involves Thomas Tull’s Legendary, but associates stated that hasn’t happened until now. The initial series monitored the adventures of the Shaolin monk because he wanders the American West. The monk wants peace truly ends up using his spectacular fighting techinques abilities to kick some serious tail, among flashbacks of his early existence within the monastery. Below is really a indication from the show.

Dwts Episode Recap: Tuesday, March. 25, 2011

Dwts cuts the region lower to six couples while you more pair goes home. Did Chaz's number finally appear? Did Maks' blowup go back to bite him and Hope inside the butt? Or did someone else possess a hike? Uncover below!For your record, In my opinion Hope and Maks are fine. Regardless if you are Team Maks or Team Len, his episode would only spur his number of fans to mobilize. They'll probably land inside the faux bottom two as punishment though. Len can't make mention (yet) of taking part in World War III with Maks and rather selects J.R. and Karina for your encore.First safe couple:J.R. and KarinaAfter a performance by Kristin Chenoweth (how appealing was that single?), the next two top scorers, Ricki and Derek, and Nancy and Tristan, hit happens. But that's not just before the requisite footage of each and every star, once you have raves, apologizing last evening to get been difficult in testing. You understand, males, it is advisable to apologize to become surly, good scores or else. "You aren't Hitler. You aren't the next Reich," Nancy told Tristan. "You aren't Mussolini." "She didn't say he wasn't Stalin," Tom quips.Next two safe couples:Ricki and DerekNancy and TristanBecause we never can must many Broadway tributes, the Macy's Stars of Dance pay tribute to NY's theater district getting a medley choreographed by Kenny Ortega and including Corbin Bleu (he starred in Inside the Levels). Am I the only real individual who misses the 'fro? And who considers The Attractive Existence after they hear his title? Yes? Thought so. Martina McBride follows if there's one title that screams "Broadway," it's - oh, wait. It's mix-promotion time. She'll be round the CMA Honours inside a couple of days.Now the particular drama begins! Footage comes of Chaz ventilation in regards to the idol idol judges inside the confessional last evening (guess everyone knows whose side he's on!) after their routine."If you are a overweight lady slimming lower, they accept you,In . he fumed. "If you are a overweight guy... they penalize you together with [compare] you to definitely certainly penguins ... like I'm someone body fat troll dancing using this beautiful lady every week.In . OK, nobody likes or deservesto be compared to animals, I'll supply him with that (and Bruno is geting progressively more absurd from it), however you're a bad dancer and you'll know. In the event you could move like Kirstie did, you would then be seeing greater scores. Nevertheless the idol idol judges will also be generous along with your scores after they could (and may) are actually harsher and then try to gave a b - for effort. Len gives Bruno a "tsk, tsk" finger wave, but he just unapologetically brushes it well, as being a "who me?" Don't play dumb now, dude.Next safe couples:David and KymChaz and Lacey will be in risk.Carrying out a pre-Halloween dance with kids, the years have finally come! Maks talks! He notifies Brooke the idol idol judges are entitled for his or her opinions and they're the experts. "The primary one factor I really wish to apologize for is - I'd this idea throughout my thoughts plus it [showed up in this area wrong] - it is not my show. I'm a a part of a very large cast and crew." Just what was this "idea"? He wishes it absolutely was his show? He gained the show how it is? "Damn. I'd request him for just about any raise," Tom jokes.It was not all smiles and laughs last evening - the three judges' mouths dropped when Maks made that comment, and many types of three concurred that Hope's dance "wasn't much betterInch than Chaz's. "I'm frustrated with getting her judged on meticulous work while someone else continues to be judged on effort," Maks reiterated inside the confessional. "I am beginning behind several of these people. ... I don't give a sh--," Hope mentioned. So possibly we have to election you off then? Also, there's not really a ringer in this group, Hope, and so the former comment doesn't hold.Next safe couple:Make the most of and CherylHope and Maks join Chaz and Lacey in risk, but aren't always the bottom two.As well as the couple going home is... Chaz and Lacey."I needed so much from this. It was a amazing journey that really pressed me and shown me I really could perform a much more than I believed I really could,In . according to him.Ben asks if he's any regrets, and Chaz immediately states no. "I desired showing America another kind of guy. If there's somebody at all like me on tv once i was maturing, my whole existence could have been different," according to him, trading his appearance to fighting LGBT youths.That certain will be a extended-time coming, which is unfortunate better ballroom ballroom dancers left before Chaz, however don't begrudge him his run. It comes down lower to being America's favorite dancer, not the most effective, which Kristin and Chynna apparently only recognized publish-boot. Plus, had Chaz not continued to be this extended, we might possibly not have seen Cher in many her glory. Silver lining, people.Whoever else think? Did the very best person return home? Or perhaps you have want Hope and Maks to select his episode? Will Bruno get a Christmas card from Chaz? Will Bruno stop along with his animal critiques? Will Maks as well as the idol idol judges hug creating? Does Tom deserve a rise? (The best fact is yes, duh.) show less

Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie Join Occupy Wall Street Protests

Folk singer Pete Seeger and 1960s musician Arlo Guthrie are participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests, the Associated Press reports. The Occupy Wall Street protests, which began last month in NY City before spreading across the country, is an effort to campaign against corporate greed.our editor recommends'Dark Knight Rises' to Film at Occupy Wall Street?Brian Williams Talks Politics, Occupy Wall Street on 'Late Show' (Video)Hollywood Chefs Join Occupy Wall Street ProtestsIranian Leader Says Occupy Wall Street Will Topple American CapitalismKanye West Visits Occupy Wall Street Protests PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Wall Street Seeger, 92, joined in on the protests on Friday night, marching along with a group of about 1,000 people in NY City's Upper West Side, walking past banks and big department stores. He was joined by his grandson Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, David Amram and Guy Davis. A recent poll suggested that more than a third of the U.S. is in support of the Wall Street protesters and about 58 percent admit that they are not happy with U.S. politics. PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Los Angeles But several NYers are complaining of some of the protesters actions, such as urinating in the streets and playing drums late at night at Zuccotti Park. During a radio interview on Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg admitted that because the protesters have no single leader, it has been difficult to negotiate with the group. A spokesperson for the protesters agreed that the group needed to be better neghbors, promising to lessen the noise every night. Seeger and his musician friends, including Guthrie, performed "We Shall Overcome," a protest anthem that Seeger made popular at Columbus Circle. Related Topics

DirecTV Intends to drag Fox Systems Among Carriage Dispute

DirecTV has told Fox Systems that it'll drop the channels November. 1 when the two companies don't arrived at a contract within the ongoing carriage dispute.our editor recommendsFCC Makes its way into Fox-Cablevision Carriage DisputeFCC Uses Twitter to Intervene in Fox-Cablevision DisputeFox-Cablevision Dispute Intends World Series Fox, Cablevision Resolve Carriage DisputeFox, Dish Achieve Broad Station, Network Carriage AgreementCablevision, Fox Meet but Carriage Dispute Still Conflicting Fox stated late Thursday it has offered extra time throughout the continuing discussions but that DirecTV "has informed us as well as their clients that unless of course we accept the requirements, they 'will suspend our systems on November. 1.'" Fox added that DirecTV sent a proposal out Tuesday. "They've provided us with absolutely no way to reply before you take an unnecessarily aggressive posture on and on public," Fox Systems stated inside a statement. "It's disappointing they have selected bad belief tactics over significant settlement. "We now have suggested to help keep the Fox Systems on DirecTV for the similar cost, and on a single terms because they are presently transported in the end attempt to sort out a reasonable agreement. Regrettably, DirecTV has made the decision that unless of course they obtain way, they will close the lid on on the clients November. 1." Meanwhile, DirecTV released its very own statement late Thursday. "After several weeks of creating little progress within our talks with News Corp and Fox to resume our agreement to hold their regional sports systems along with other national channels we have sadly arrived at a place where we are instructed to suspend the channels the moment November. 1 unless of course News Corp would like to maneuver toward a far more reasonable cost increase," the organization stated. Based on DirecTV, Fox Systems is visiting a 40% rise in its carriage costs. "They're presently asking our clients to pay for 40% more for that identical Fox channels they already receive, and that is simply unfair and unwarranted," the organization stated. "Hopefully to solve this case before any pursuit is taken, but we is going to do what's essential to safeguard our clients from excessive and unwarranted fee increases. We already provide News Corp. nearly a billion dollars annually for his or her channels, and that we don't have any problem ongoing to pay them fairly." Fox's carriage agreement with DirecTV expired Sept. 30. Fox Systems includes Forex, National Geographic Funnel, 19 regional sports systems, Fox Movie Funnel, Speed, Fuel TV, Fox Soccer and Fox Deportes. Fox broadcast stations and Fox News Funnel aren't active in the discussions. Fox's dispute with DirecTV marks the most recent in a number of carriage arguments for the organization. Fox and it is parent, News Corp., were involved in a dispute with Cablevision last year, and also the Fox channels were blacked on Dish Network in October 2010 among a dispute using the satellite television giant. Related Subjects Fox Broadcasting Corporation DirecTV

Once Upon a Time Exclusive: Eion Bailey Heading to Storybrooke

Eion Bailey Eion Bailey will be taking a trip to Storybrooke in ABC's upcoming fairy tale drama Once Upon a Time, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Once Upon a Time Scoop: A Deadwood alum is coming to town Executive-produced by Lost's Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the upcoming series tells the story of the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) casting a spell upon classic fairy tale characters who live in Storybrooke, Maine, and don't know their own true identities. Bailey, who recurs on Covert Affairs, has signed on for the mysterious role of "The Stranger." The 35-year-old actor, whose other credits include ER and HBO's Band of Brothers, will first appear in a multi-episode arc in Episode 9. Exclusive First Look: Dive into the magical world of Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time, which also stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White and Jennifer Morrison as her daughter, debuts Sunday at 8/7c on ABC.

Desperate Housewives' James Denton: It's Fun Coming back to Mike's Deeper, More Dangerous Side

James Denton For a lot of ex-cons, as an accessory to murder wouldn't be something to celebrate. But also for Mike Delfino (James Denton) on Desperate Regular folks, learning that Susan had aided Carlos hide killing Gaby's stepfather was, oddly, a massive sigh of relief. "It absolutely was very good news for him. Clearly, it's a little disturbing because of what went lower, however think the worst news for him might have been the affair he was convinced Susan and Carlos were getting," Denton notifies TVGuide.com. "In my opinion he was more relieved than anything." Did Mike and Susan increase the risk for cut? See who made our report on best TV couples Yes, try as she might, the always subtle Susan (that are we kidding?) ended up spilling the beans to Mike within the finish of last week's episode. Although his previous existence in jail (for wrongful dying and dealing drugs) means the stakes are high when the murder - and also the understanding from this -- be uncovered, Mike's time round the wrong side in the law might help his wife fight her own demons. "He feels as if they understand how to approach it. So you will notice some drama, to date as how Susan thinks they need to handle it, and Mike thinks they need to handle it because he's already been through it before," Denton states. "Then its only dependent on how they handle the stress from this, and him helping her deal with getting this baggage. Susan's inclination is always to discuss it a good deal - which is the worst factor she could do - to be able to not deal with it whatsoever, so he must help her." After Susan (Teri Hatcher) began prone to great measures to appease her nagging guilt by trying to find punitive measures - i.e. handcuffing herself for negelecting to pay for soda and ripping up a picture from the police officer's newborn - Susan needs all the help she'll get. "That's among their reasons for conflict, happens when she will need a minimal profile and basically not act deeply in love with it and not draw plenty of concentrate on it," according to him. "A couple of of the conflict is him trying to help keep her in check from it.In . Become popular Desperate Regular folks with this particular episode recaps Given that they be aware of reality, Mike will not are afflicted by Susan, but furthermore Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira). Ultimately, Susan will not have attempted the policy-up been there not been for him. "The most effective stuff personally includes Ricardo. Carlos and Mike are actually pals for just about any very very long time to ensure that they are afflicted by this," Denton states. "Ricardo's a great actor, and there exists a really close relationship it is therefore fun for people to access interact and do this kind of stuff. In my opinion everyone else will appreciate that males have to work these products out. We didn't just ignore there is a large history." On-screen, Mike's new understanding can result in some difficulties with Susan with Carlos, but off-screen, Denton is reveling within the chance to revisit his character's bad boy side that was outdated way back when meant for his role as doting husband and father. "The level of smoothness was much more interesting the first couple of years," according to him. "It's fun to assist help remind individuals who this individual, sooner or later, will be a really mysterious, interesting character that you just could less than put your finger on. So because respect, Susan getting Mike inside it is fun personally.In . "He's a little more dangerous, somewhat deeper.Inch Desperate Regular folks airs Sunday at 9/8c on ABC. Are you currently wanting to welcome Dangerous Mike back?

DGA Honors Host & Presenters Unveiled

NY, NY – DGA President Taylor Hackford today announced the host and presenters for the eighth Directors Guild of America Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in NY City on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and followed by an after-party at Nobu 57. Comedian, actor, talk-show host and author Richard Belzer will serve as the events Master of Ceremonies. He previously hosted DGA Honors in 2002, 2003 and 2008. Following is a list of confirmed presenters: Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada, Julie & Julia) will present to Director/Writer/Producer Nora Ephron (Youve Got Mail, Julie & Julia); Helen Mirren (The Queen, The Debt) and DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay (In Treatment, Sons of Anarchy) will present to U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT); DGA President Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray) and DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth will present to IATSE International President Matthew Loeb; DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Contagion) will present to HBO Documentary Films President Sheila Nevins; and Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed) will present a posthumous special directorial award for lifetime achievement to pioneering filmmaker Alice Guy Blach.

'L.A. Law' Actor Corbin Bernsen Sues Legal Marketing Firm For Divorcing Him

Jemal Countess/Getty Images Corbin Bernsen isn't an attorney he basically performed one on television. But around the eighties drama, L.A. Law, Bernsen performed the role of divorce attorney, Arnie Becker, so well, that for any generation of up-and-coming legal talent, Bernsen's Emmy-nominated work grew to become a job type of sorts for that glamorous lifestyle of lawyers in la-la land. Which might explain why he was employed last year -- 15 years after L.A. Law finished its run of recent episodes -- to become the compensated representative for Innovative Legal Marketing, a Virginia-based company providing you with marketing services for lawyers and lawyers. This relationship isn't ending nicely. In June, the organization informed Bernsen it wanted from its relationship. Now, Bernsen is suing the organization in excess of $668,000 for allegedly breaking its sponsorship deal. Based on the complaint filed on Friday in Virginia federal court, Bernsenwas engaged as the organization's representative last year and signed a five-year agreement to record marketing bulletins, make marketing looks, and become readily available for still photography periods. Bernsen was useful in helping sell lawyers on marketing assistance. Innovative allegedly decided to pay him $a million, having a $50,000 fee at the outset of every year and eleven equal monthly obligations of $13,636.36 every year from the agreement. For nearly 2 yrs, all was good, however in June, the controlling director of Innovative is stated to possess informed Bernsen the agreement had been ended since the campaign wasn't effective -- except in NY in which the title of Arnie Becker still holds some luster and also the advertisements would still run. After June, no obligations were allegedly designed to Bernsen. Now the organization that's marketing advertising there's help being prosecuted for breaking a marketing agreement by having an actor who accustomed to play the divorce lawyer. (Got that?) Bernsen claims that Innovative taken care of using his title and likeness and it is nowunjustly enriching itself. Innovative was not available for comment. Bernsen has been symbolized by J. Douglas Baldridge at Venable. Meanwhile, in other Corbin Bernsen news, the actor once founded a business known as Public Media Works, which began out like a production company focusing on niche audiences before morphing right into a DVD-rental-kiosk company (like Redbox). That company just declared personal bankruptcy. Bernsen hasn't been associated with the organization shortly, however, and is a touch bit irked that his title originates up upon news from the Chapter 11. Bernsen is busy on the tour marketing 25 Hill, a soapbox derby designed film. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner

Busan fest opener agreed to Japan

BUSAN -- Among Asia's primary film fests got under strategies by Busan, Columbia, local distrib Showbox Mediaplex introduced it's pre-offered the fest's opening film, helmer Song Il-gon's "Always," to Japan's Pony Canyon. Pic can be a love story from the former boxer together with a blind telemarketeer, starring Korean Wave star So Ji-sub which has a good fan-base in Asia while using hit TV drama "Sorry, I Like You." Furthermore, it features Han Hyo-joo, who taken the country's Drama Honours a year ago in period TV series "Dong-yi." Pic is scheduled being theatrically released March. 20 in Columbia. Showbox may even screen "The Key Line" at BIFF, since the fest is well known since the change from Pusan to Busan in South Korea's standby time with the Romanized spelling. The pic is South Korea's entry inside the foreign-language movie category within the Oscars. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Indie distribs get creative

Relativity thinks 'Immortals' has potential to become franchise.FilmDistrict is relying on buzz to enhance 'Drive' B.O.NEW You are able to -- After several lean many years of recession-fueled cuts and niche arm closings, indie distribs are in greater amounts -- with wider releases -- than ever before.From FilmDistrict to Relativity Media, new distribs are fighting the galleries by themselves turf with genre photos targeted at mass audiences. Niche film children like Kerbside Points of interest are raking in surprising box office from overlooked audiences.As the rebound is nice news, competition for any diminishing quantity of theatrical tickets offered and new mediums competing for the similar domestic audience result in a crucial question: Just how can indies with limited assets use marketing to interrupt with the growing clutter they are assisting to create?FilmDistrict theatrical distribution prexy Bob Berney, Kerbside Points of interest co-prexy Howard Cohen and Relativity Media theatrical marketing prexy Terry Curtin think about this problem around the "Indies Create a Comeback" panel March. 4 at Variety's two-day Film Marketing Summit at Universal City's Hilton La.The 3 executives possess a combined 75 years in the commercial, however with new media apparently changing every day, experience alone is not enough to navigate a frightening new landscape.The "300"-style epic "Immortals" is really a potential franchise for Ryan Kavanaugh's nascent wide-release distrib Relativity. It is also the very first test for recent hire Curtin, a longtime marketing and PR maven at Revolution, Fox, Disney and Universal.Curtin approaches film campaigns a little just like a lab researcher performing experiments with new technology."Our 'Immortals' cope with MTV and ESPN is a component of the huge initiative. TV continues to be the best way to get at a crowd, but they are having to pay less attention," Curtin states. She cites a 2010 Nielsen/Yahoo! study that states 75% of TV audiences are media multitasking as you're watching TV, several that develops even greater within the valued 18-34 male demographic.She aims to lure audiences to do something following a TV place using mobile device or computer with exclusive contests along with other incentives "that feel urgent enough to allow them to get it done, to have an broadened experience," she states. "Whenever you drive MTV audiences onto MTV.com, you are burrowing deep into (MTV's) consumer loyalty and speaking for their social networking base." Curtain stresses the significance of what she calls "possessing that second device when you are watching tv. No bit of advertising must land alone -- it is a opportunity for us to create a crowd online. Within the MTV and ESPN deal, I am (using) a number of that precious property to direct the crowd to that particular second screen."It might seem a lot more like social engineering than social media, but at its core, Curtin just really wants to produce the type of "network" of close ties the majors as well as their corporate brothers and sisters ignore.InchWe are inside a really competitive landscape with less assets (compared to majors), and (do not have) a movie with existing stars or (one that is) according to a current property," she describes. A few of her close ties cut across multiple films, together with a Obvious Funnel deal marketing Relativity fare via on-air talent, concerts along with other occasions, along with a Virgin Created deal which brings the business's promotions into GameStop and finest Buy stores. (Virgin can also be co-creating what might be the greatest top quality entertainment feature up to now -- next April's all-star comedy shorts compilation, the untitled Peter Farrelly/Charles Wessler laffer.)Joining up on choose projects with The new sony, FilmDistrict's wide-release mandate makes this startup the greatest challenge Picturehouse and Newmarket vet Berney has ever faced."Studio releases may require a $20 million opening weekend to outlive according to their budget," Berney states. "It is extremely different to have an independent distributor, though P&A and marketing expenses are comparable.Inch While person to person has fueled lengthy theatrical runs for Berney's films, his first weekend grosses haven't been more crucial."It is a crowded marketplace now, which does set the bar pretty high for that marketing money it requires to perform a wide release that's competitive, (especially it's) oftentimes this is an purchase of a lesser-budget film." FilmDistrict could not have become on a much better start after nabbing its first release, the PG-13 horror film "Insidious," in Toronto this past year. Opening to $13.two million in April, the $a million film made $54 million plus hefty ancillary, a lot more than justifying the $20 million marketing budget.Film District's latest, 'Drive," has had in certain $23 million in 2 days, but Berney is relying on the film's person to person possibility to change it right into a greater gear. "The folks that actually enjoy it become almost superfans -- they tell everybody. Those who feel it's too strange, strange or violent often go onto the following movie and do not discuss it much." The important thing to some effective campaign for Berney and wife and marketing partner Jeanne Berney has not transformed since their IFC days. "From more compact to bigger films, the actual technique is to utilize the filmmakers around the marketing -- to actually know very well what these were attempting to do and enable them to achieve the crowd they intended," he states.Meanwhile, Kerbside Points of interest co-prexy Cohen made it the indies' economic slump simply by selling a stake of his outfit (co-run by Eric d'Arbeloff) to Lionsgate in 2007. Apart from conventional purchases, he obtained his greatest success up to now having a business design which had labored well for Berney: the service deal.The American Film Co. hired Kerbside to distribute helmer Robert Redford's Lincoln subsequently murder drama "The Conspirator," setting up all of the release costs and having to pay the distrib a fee. (Lionsgate became a member of in around the deal, mainly to assist boost foreign sales). The film opened in Toronto this past year to mixed reviews and couple of large bidders.Just like their hit 2010 Sundance pickup "Winter's Bone," Kerbside discovered they might get a few of their greatest grosses in middle America, which niche distribs either ignore or treat being an afterthought. "We and American Film Co. did a lot of grassroots work, pursuing a brief history buffs and particularly Lincoln subsequently murder fans, along with the older audience throughout the center of the nation,Inch Cohen describes. "And that we got Robert Redford to complete PR inside an inch of his existence -- every possible magazine, Television show, print an internet-based source on the planet.InchGetting Redford around the cover from the AARP magazine two several weeks prior to the film's April release got the ball moving, resulting in a premiere at Washington, D.C.'s, Ford's Theater attended by such government bigwigs as Supreme Courth Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Defense Sec. Robert Gates. The unusual rollout and campaign introduced in $11.5 million in the box office, a lot more than covering Roadside's reported P&A costs. The 3 executives see the need for tailoring campaigns and techniques for every film, whether using social networking, specific TV spots or marketing partners.Curtin's bag of mental methods to chop with the media pestering her audience may have heard no bounds. "Recall is really important -- we are saying the title from the film is 'Immortals 11 11 11' " to help remind people from the release date. "(I am) not proud -- I'll try anything. I am willing begin a television place with, 'Hey, I am a television place! Watch me!' next time we to produce comedy." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Discovery Renews Licensing Deal With Netflix For Two Years

Looks like the joint venture channels — OWN with Oprah Winfrey, and The Hub with Hasbro — aren’t included. Los Gatos, Calif. and Silver Spring, Md. — Netflix, Inc. and Discovery Communications today announced a two-year non-exclusive licensing agreement that allows Netflix members to instantly watch prior-season series and specials, including an expanded selection of additional seasons of popular series from Discovery, TLC and Animal Planet, as well as Investigation Discovery, Science and Military Channel. Among the highlights are Discovery Channels Man vs. Wild, TLCs Say Yes to the Dress, and Animal Planets River Monsters and other titles from Discoverys rich program library. “Netflix is pleased to announce the renewal and expansion of our relationship with Discovery, said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. With television shows playing a never more important role for Netflix, Discovery is one our finest suppliers of top quality programming. We look forward to bringing our members the wide range of the additional episodes and series covered in this deal. Discovery Communications has always been platform agnostic and committed to satisfying curiosity on all consumer distribution platforms supportedby a strong economic model, said Rebecca Glashow, senior vice president, Digital Distribution, Discovery Communications. We are pleased to renew this agreement with Netflix, which provides us with programming flexibility and lets loyal and potential fans catch up and discover content. It is a terrific complement to our multi-channel video services and creates addition always to earn value for our 25-year programming library.

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Swiss audiences

Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' will open this years fest on Sept. 22.Fest to unspool 'Milk' incorporated inside a Sean Penn retrospective.Once the Zurich Film Festival were a person, it may be entering first or second grade now. Nevertheless the 7-year-old festival in Switzerland's greatest city is not a newbie student.Though youthful by established film-festival standards, the Swiss gathering came 2,000 distribution this year which is according to 4.9 million Swiss francs ($6 000 0000) in funds. In the 1000's became a member of, 90 films were selected.Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" opens this years fest on Sept. 22. The knowledge-thriller stars, among a lot more, Laurence Fishburne, who can also be obtainable in the fest for everybody as worldwide jury prexy.One of the 2010 selection are eight films competing inside the German-language competition. Festival founder and artistic director Karl Spoerri states Zurich is famous for featuring beginning filmmakers -- but that doesn't imply that they are all twentysomethings."You don't need to be youthful -- that is not what we should are trying to find. It is sometimes very interesting to find out how diverse filmmakers at the begining of part of their career might be. We don't think about the age," according to him.General, you will discover four competitions. Two German-language (one for feature film then one for documentaries) and a pair of worldwide (again, for just about any feature together with a documentary) with 40 films disseminate among the sections.Among the German language films being proven is "Kriegerin" (Combat Women) from David F. Wnendt of Germany. Zurich marks the world premiere for his film of a youthful neo-Nazi.Inside the German-language documentary-film category, Swiss filmmaker Stefan Muggli's "Unter wasser atmen" (Breathing Underwater) docu about Dr. Nils Jent, a respected advocate for your disabled, makes its world premiere.Inside the primary competition, youthful filmmakers will compete for your Golden Eye, the festival's primary award. Furthermore for the competition, recent films by famous filmmakers will probably be broadcast at exclusive gala premieres.The festival also highlights movies from nations with progressively important movie industries. This Years focus is Chicken. Formerly years, the regional focuses have incorporated Israel, Argentina and Australia. The festival tries to pick nations that have recently elevated their film production, Spoerri states.The Zurich festival encourages itself just like a European festival getting a unique concentrate on filmmakers in the area. But also for its Euro-emphasis, planners named a u . s . states actor -- once again -- to find the Golden Icon Award for lifetime achievement. Sean Penn will probably be formally honored on Sept. 28 for his "unequalled achievements just like a legendary actor and filmmaker," a festival statement mentioned.The festival will unspool Penn's "Into the Wild" and also have a unique retrospective of films featuring him becoming an actor, including "Mystic River" and "Milk."The Golden Icon award was established in 2008 as well as, since that time every recognition went to have an American actor: Sylvester Stallone, Morgan Freeman and Michael Douglas.Spoerri states it's basically a coincidence the award is actually shipped with a Yank."For reasons uknown it's worked out by doing this. It is not something we now have labored for," according to him.The honorees this year aren't all in the united states . States. On March. 1, Canada's Paul Haggis and Mexico's Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will probably be honored, and tests from the photos are featured with the festival schedule.Credit Suisse, Die Publish, Kuoni and Audi will be the major sponsors in the Zurich Film Festival, which has received the good thing from an unforeseen source. Spoerri states the present increase in the requirement for the Swiss franc has aided the festival, since most of the purchases will be in pounds as well as the franc has appreciated against might other foreign foreign currencies.(Erection dysfunction Meza brought with this report.)HIGHLIGHTSBelated honorRoman Polanski returns to Zurich to find the lifetime achievement award he wound up being to get this past year when Swiss police arrested him concerning the a 1978 situation."Gromozeka"Director: Vladimir KottActors: Nikolay Dobrynin and Boris KamorzinThree former school-band players, now inside their 40s, reunite for just about any performance at their graduation anniversary."Agnus Dei: Lamb of God"Director: Alejandra SanchezDocumentaryFifteen years after being sexually roughed up, a classic altar boy decides to confront the guilty priest, who's still serving mass in Mexico due to the fact the area bishop has rejected or disparaged accusations made against him."Circumstance"Director: Maryam KeshavarzActors: Sarah Kazemy and Nikohl BoosheriSet in contemp Iran, the film notifies the story of two women, one wealthy as well as the other orphaned, who uncover and have trouble with their burgeoning sexuality, together with the restrictions placed upon them by society."Beauty Day"Director: Jay CheelDocumentaryRalph Zavadil can be a stuntman featured in "Cap'n Video," which broadcast 1990-95 on Canadian TV. His model of grossout stunt comedy was before his time -- and many types of it needed will be a broken neck for him to acquire observed."The AssistanceInchOverseer: Tate TaylorActors: Emma Stone and Viola DavisThe story of African-American service personnel inside the sixties shuts the festival. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Rookie bow scores big

'Deep Blue Sea''The Marziano''I Wish''The Reasons of the Heart'Jose Luis Rebordinos nabbed Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Clive Owen starrer 'Intruders' for his first edition as San Sebastian festival directorLast September -- three months after Jose Luis Rebordinos was named San Sebastian Festival director -- Spain's press wrung its hands over the fest's future."Bigger black storm clouds" were rumbling into view, newspaper El Pais augured."Huge challenges -- economic, cinematographic -- await Rebordinos. He faces a titanic task, multiplying loaves and fish," it thundered.Rebordinos started his job in January, and nine months in, no disaster has struck the Basque festival -- quite the contrary as observers note a sense of energy and direction to the Spanish meet.Indeed, global upheaval and Latin America's economic emergence may play into San Sebastian's hands.Rebordinos first tackled San Sebastian's budget, noting that 2010's annual 6.7 million ($9.6 million) was "little for a festival aiming for important industry and international press presence." He managed to get fest partner Guipuzcoa County to raise its investment by $208,800 to $1.4 million. Fest's other partners -- Sebastian Town Hall, the Basque regional government, Spain's Ministry of Culture -- all maintained $1.4 million annual funding.By netting new sponsors, such as insurance company Mapfre Foundation (co-organizer of a frosh kids' film workshop), Rebordinos upped the fest's 2011 budget to $10.1 million: a small miracle indeed.With the budget under control, critics claim that 2011's competition is a 2010 redux.Certainly a bevy of fest regulars return: Terence Davies, a 2008 retrospective recipient, with "The Deep Blue Sea"; past double Golden Shell winner Arturo Ripstein with "The Reasons of the Heart"; Ana Katz's dysfunctional family comedy "The Marziano"; and Hirokazu Kore-eda, his fourth competition berth, with sibling drama "I Wish."Hallmark sections remain: Kutxa-New Directors' competition, dangling a 90,000 cash prize; Films in Progress, a showcase for unfinished films; a retro of Jacques Demy; and the career achievement Donostia Award, this year given to Glenn Close.But Rebordinos never claimed that he's rebuilding San Sebastian from the bottom up."I've been on the festival's management committee since 1995: this year's changes are a logical evolution," not a total break, he argues. He stepped into Mikel Olaciregui's shoes, he adds, partly to preserve San Sebastian's distinctive Spanish and Latin American pic bent.That said, under Rebordinos San Sebastian is evolving fast: Venice used to nab Spain's biggest fall movies. This year, Spain's biggest film, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Clive Owen starrer "Intruders," opens San Sebastian, post-Toronto. Marking its strongest Spanish lineup in years, the 2011 fest boasts 17 world preems of local pics: in competition is Benito Zambrano's post-Civil War women's drama "The Sleeping Voice," Enrique Urbizu's crime thriller "No Rest for the Wicked" and Isaki Lacuesta's "The Double Steps." Spanish films in the fest span more sections than ever, from intimate drama (David Trueba's chamber piece "Madrid 1987"), radical cinema ("The Double Steps"), animation (Ignacio Ferreras' senior citizen buddy comedy "Wrinkles") and broad comedy (Telmo Esnal's mother-in-law-from-hell tale "Urteberri on, amona!"). Sidebars bowing this year: a Culinary Zinema showcase and Midnight Screenings. Led by Martin Scorsese's George Harrison doc, special screenings are up from four titles last year to 12, the basis, perhaps, says Rebordinos, for a standalone section in 2012. There are more genre offerings: "Intruders," "No Rest"; Eduardo Chapero-Jackson's fantasy thriller "Verbo"; Nacho Vigalondo's "Extraterrestial," unfolding during a UFO attack; and Oren Moverman's "Rampart," about shady L.A. police dealings. San Sebastian has two longer-term obsessions, Rebordinos says: "Building international press presence (and) becoming a Latin America-European industry meeting point."This year, San Sebastian hosts a Mexico-Basque producers' meet. Rebordinos is talking to Latin American film institutes about staging a Europe-Latin America co-production forum in 2012. A best case example, he says, though it's a market rather than a co-production meeting, is Ventana Sur, organized by Argentina's Incaa Film Institute and Cannes' Market.The timing is excellent: Two years ago, Latin American producers looked to Europe for finance; now European producers are beginning to look to Latin America.A larger industry presence attracts more world premieres and more press. But a forum entails a larger budget. "I'll be working on it starting in October," Rebordinos says.HIGHLIGHTSPremieresSan Sebastian has locked up 36 world premieres this year, including 21 from Spain, six from Latin America and three from Asia.World preems with major pre-fest buzz include Kim Ki-duk's Europe-lensed "Amen"; paraplegic-themed closing night pic "Untouchable," from Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache and acquired by the Weinstein Co. in July; Sebastian Cordero's Ecuadorian road movie "Pescador"; Julie Delpy's space station pic "Le Skylab"; and Filippos Tsitos' Greek crime drama "Unfair World."International premieres include Martin Scorsese's documentary "George Harrison: Living in a Material World"; "The Three Musketeers" by Paul W.S. Anderson (Europe's biggest-budgeted film of the year); Sarah Polley's family drama "Take This Waltz"; and Simon Arthur's pscyhological thriller "Silver Tongues."Star PowerStars expected to grace the red carpet include 2011 Donostia award recipient, Glenn Close; jury prez, Frances McDormand; Clive Owen and Daniel Bruhl ("Intruders"); Antonio Banderas (20-minute sneak preview of "Puss in Boots"); Matthew Macfayden and Logan Lerman ("The Three Musketeers"); Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy ("Untouchable"); Walter Hill; James Gray (takes part in a retro dubbed American Film Noir 1990-2010); Amy Canaan Mann ("Texas Killing Fields"); Agnes Varda; Rosalie Varda; and Mathieu Demy ("Jacques Demy").Main Industry EventsSept. 15-16: 3rd Audiovisual Digital ForumSept. 19: European Film Promotion's Latin America meetingIle de France-Madrid Film Commission co-production lunch and Spain Film Commission meetingSept. 19-21: EFP's European Distributors: Up NextSept. 20-21: Films in Progress WORLD REPORT: SPAINPlay for the match | TV tacks in new direction Fest Traveler: San SebastianRookie bow scores big | Genre fare reborn under Rebordinos | How to Shoot in SpainFair-weather filmmaking | Studio strives for parity with Euro rivals | Key players Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Nicole Kidman: No Sex And Also The City 3 This Season

NEW You are able to, N.Y. -- Nicole Kidman might have lately stated theres a lot of story to inform for Sex and also the City, but by at this time, you will find no intends to share that vision wide having a third giant screen installment. I have no idea of the movie within the imminent, or near, as well as distant future, Nicole Kidman told Access Hollywood on Thursday in New You are able to City as she marketed her approaching box office feature, I Have No Idea How She Will It. Sarah Jessica stated she and also the SATC team knows when it's about time Ive always reliable that weve had a feeling of when that timing, what's the right timing for any movie, she stated. Honestly, I am not being cagey, she ongoing. There's no discussion presently of the Sex and also the City 3. Will I hold it during my future in some manner like a possibility? Obviously. For when it could take shape, Sarah Jessica had no solutions, but she does know if this wont happen. I dont view it over the following year approximately, she stated. I Have No Idea How She Will It, with Greg Kinnear, Olivia Munn and Christina Hendricks, opens on September 16. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Film, TV Industry Worth $6.5 Billion to Australian Economy

SYDNEY -- The Australian film and television industry was worth AUS$6.1 billion ($6.5 billion) to the nation's economy in 2009/10, with $5.5 billion in direct contributions from the 40,000-plus people working in the sector, according to a report released on Wednesday by consultants Access Economics and commissioned by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).our editor recommendsAFACT: Australia Lost Over $1.3 Billion to Film Piracy in 2010AFACT appeals Oz ISP ruling The report assessed the economic contribution of the film and television industry in its entirety - from small production companies through to large distribution and exhibition businesses, and from productions made for online viewing through to those for wide television network viewing. According to Access, in fiscal 2009-10 the total value added contribution of film and television to the Australian economy was over $6.5 billion and supported 48,667 jobs on a full time equivalent basis. The value added contribution rose 5.1% from $6.2 billion in 2006-07, according to Access. By comparison Access said the aviation industry was worth just $4.4 billion over the same period. Film producer and distributor Andrew Mackie of Transmission Films, local distributor of The King's Speech, said the report shows that "the film and television industry is one of the fastest evolving sectors of our economy, providing jobs at the cutting edge of our digital transition. Our professionals are not only developers of valuable intellectual property, but are proving to be internationally competitive in creative and technological fields. They are industries of great value to Australia and well worth supporting." "The Access Economics Report is a timely reminder of the value the screen entertainment sector brings to Australia. Content is the key driver of digital economy growth and the film and television industry here is at the forefront of delivering great content on a variety of platforms, world-class innovation and first-rate careers. It is also the reason why we are fully committed and dedicated to promoting and protecting this community that makes a tremendous contribution to the country in more ways than one," Neil Gane, executive director of AFACT added. The report said the figures were net of $118 million in production subsidies paid by all levels of government in Australia. Other highlights include: The industry generated a total output of $21.6 billion; The sector contributed an estimated $2.08 billion in tax to the Australian government in 2009-10, rising from $1.9 billion in 2006-07; The total industry supported 48,667 full time equivalent jobs; Free-to-Air TV contributed almost $2 billion in value added; The production sector contributed $911 million in value added; The distribution sector contributed $890 million in value added; and The digital contribution of the film and television industry is estimated to be $4.4 billion. Related Topics International Asia

Puncture Trailer Online

Chris Evans needles the lawHe's been striding across the screen recently in Captain America, but Chris Evans clearly doesn't just want to be seen as a clean-cut, square-jawed hero. He's also keen to show he's got the chops to carry something a little tougher, such as the legal drama Puncture, which has just shoved its first trailer out into the world. You can take a look below. Puncture finds Evans as Mike Weiss, a young but brilliant and slightly oddball lawyer (check out his togs in the first scene) whose tiny firm catches what could be the most lucrative case of its brief life - a nurse (Vinessa Shaw) who was infected with AIDS after getting stuck with a needle. As part of their work, they discover that there's an invention ready to test called Safety Point that would put an end to such accidents. But that's when things start to get a little murkier: a big corporation with some powerful political connections is monopolising the new gadget and the fight to get access to it might just destroy Mike, best pal/partner Paul (Mark Kassen) and everyone around them. Oh, and there's the small matter of Mike's drug habit to contend with...Kassen also co-directed the film with brother Adam, and while this is clearly meant to show a different side of Evans, it's worth noting that Puncture has been finished for more than a year and is only now seeing the light of day in the US after he's hit it big with the Cap. Puncture is set to arrive on September 23 across the pond, but there's no finalised UK release yet.

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Sensible Clothes Featured in New Breaking Dawn Key Art

We can all agree that the posters and images released so far for Summit’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 have been a little subdued, with far less angst on display here than in previous installments and more of a focus on Bella and Edward’s domestic skinny-dipping, chess-playing, honeymooning bliss. Fine enough. While you wait with bated breath to see what Summit unveils as their actual official poster, take a gander at newly surfaced key art that sees nine familiar characters in their new Breaking Dawn garb. Summit tells Movieline that this artwork is connected to a similar banner unveiled at last month’s Comic-Con, but it’s not quite the official poster for the November 18 release. So consider it a tasty preview of how your favorite Cullens (and Jacob Black) have matured in their lives and sensible wardrobe choices by the time we catch up with them in Breaking Dawn - Pt. 1. Get more of Movieline’s coverage of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.

Bon Jovi Rocker & Father Richie Sambora On Daughter Avas Fledgling Acting Career

-- Richie Samboras teenage daughter Ava lately patterned on her Bon Jovi guitar-playing fathers clothing line, Whitened Trash Beautiful, but she will not be preventing in the runway. I allow her to do this and today, really, shes just as one actress and she or he just received a film, Richie told Package Hoover on Wednesdays Access Hollywood Live, mentioning to his kids approaching part in Judd Apatows This Really Is Forty, a spin-from Knocked Up. Shes very enthusiastic about it, Richie added of Ava, his daughter with ex-wife Louise Locklear, and her acting career plans. As the 13-year-old is able to kick-start her career, her father, naturally, has some bookings. Theres some trepidation so far as me as being a little scared about this, but Im happy on her and shes really happy and shes going directly into it, guy, he stated. There's one place Richie is able to put his feet lower on, a minimum of if this involves Avas modeling career. Lingerie! It will be a tiny bit an excessive amount of, he stated. Richie puts limits on his daughter, but he's still awesome in the kids book. Im still pretty awesome right now, but that corner is originating real soon, he chuckled. In related Richie news, the rocker will mind towards the Marine Corps Base at Camping Pendleton in North Park, Calif., this Friday where hell give 12 signed and collapsible guitars with a lucky marine corps. The men [will] have something to complete when theyre not fighting, he stated from the gift. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Exclusive Sneak Look: La La Will get Musical About Weight Reduction on Full Court Existence

La La Anthony It's rare to locate a lady who'll weigh herself on national TV. Fortunately, La La Anthony doesn't have such qualms and confronts the size for the world to determine within the premiere of los angeles La's Full Court Existence. Contrary, it's La La's friend, Dice, who should be convinced to manage the amounts as she, La La and Po start their group mission to slim down. "Dice isn't a individual who ever tripped out about scale and amounts, so on her to become acting such as this at this time is tossing me for any loop," La La informs your camera. Watch video from La La's Full Court Wedding Like all girl has been doing at some point or any other, La La must cheer up Dice publish-weigh-in and works thanks largely to some appealing acoustic song we love to to call "Sew The Mouth Area.Inch Watch La La's amusing performance here: Have More: La La's Full Court Existence, Reality Television Shows, Reality Television Shows 6 La La's Full Court Existence premieres on Monday, August. 22 at 9/8c on VH1.

The Secret Circle: No Crossovers With The Vampire Diaries

Secret Circle If you're hoping for a crossover between The Secret Circle and The Vampire Diaries, the CW's two supernatural series based on the L.J. Smith novels, you shouldn't hold your breath. "I don't know if you'll see that crossover episode," Kevin Williamson, who is the executive producer of both shows, said with finality at CW's fall TV previews Thursday. "I didn't want this show to look like The Vampire Diaries. You want this show to look like its own show. You want it to be its own world." Comic-Con: Will The Secret Circle series stay true to the novels? Williamson stressed that despite sharing some basic supernatural DNA, the two universes and their separate mythologies don't connect. "We would be tied to the werewolf and vampire lore and witchdom. That limits us. We need to start from ground zero and create our own story... so that we can tell just as good a story as Vampire Diaries." Even though murder and villainy are nearly the norm on Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle will be a sinister story in other ways. "Our version of witchcraft is very dark," Williamson said. "It's certainly not that hard-edge, ripping hearts out and slicing people open the way we do in Vampire, but there's other ways to skin a cat." Exclusive: The Secret Circle taps Logan Browning Part of the series' darkness is connected to its adult themes. The show stars Britt Robertson as a suddenly orphaned girl who returns to her mother's hometown only to discover she is part of a secret coven of witches. The story will delve into the different generations of witches, whose motives aren't quite as innocent as the younger circle. "What I love about this show is the multigenerational," Williamson said. "I love the idea that it's not just a teen show, it's very much an adult show. The themes and ideas that are running through it, while they're young characters, it's going to get very adult very fast." Exclusive: Check out the new trailer for CW's The Secret Circle Even so, there is also a certain innocence to the characters' experiences. "Because of the age of these characters - they're not 140 years old [like on Vampire Diaries] - they're experiencing these things for the first time - first love, first betrayal, these friendships that will hopefully last forever," executive producer Andrew Miller said. "We're just trying to use the witchcraft as a backdrop to explore ... issues these kids are going through as they transition into adulthood and define themselves." The Secret Circle premieres Thursday, Sept. 15 at 9/8c on the CW.

TCA: Is 'Person Of Interest' J.J. Abrams' Next "Kick-Ass" Television Show?

Diane Haithman is adding to Deadline's TCA coverage. At the modern TCA panel for Person of great interest, a brand new CBS crime thriller series in the creating team of J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Jonathan Nolan, David Semel and Greg Semel, star Taraji P. Henson stated she required the role within the series since you cant fail with J. J. Abrams. However it appears that you could -- 2010s one-season failure Undercovers for NBC as being a just to illustrate. Co-executive producer Nolan clarified an issue about this by doing this:One thing I really like about J.J. is the fact that hes not precious. He produces material, he loves to work, he loves to put kick-ass Television shows available. The character from the TV format is, its a large risk, it is not just like a movie its type of a 1-shot gig. TV, as Im finding, is really a marathon. Personally, I believe J.J.s record in TV and films is unparalleled. But which was stated in the finish from the session. Before that, the panel -- via satellite from New You are able to as well as including stars Michael Emerson (veteran of Abrams hit Lost) and Jim Caviezel (Jesus in Mel Gibsons The Passion from the Christ) -- with each other talked about how exactly excited they may be connected to the latest Abrams effort.Nolan joked he had such confidence within the show, about attempting to track a mysterious figure before he commits a criminal offense, he was willing allow it a title that experts could easily get their way with -- as with Person of Disinterest or Show of No Interest. An individual of great interest, he stated, often means a suspect, victim or witness. Lots of what our show is all about is uncertainty, he stated. The show handles surveillance and secrets, and panel people joked that Abrams had placed a tool within their microphones that will make sure they are go dead each time a plot twist or secret concerning the show ended up being to be revealed (indeed, there have been some quiet breaks when questions got too pointed). Nolan, making his foray into TV, stated the brand new show is making use of exactly the same brooding darkness he introduced towards the Dark Dark night Batman installment.I really like crime procedurals, I really like cop shows, [but] I had been thinking about writing something a bit more harmful, he stated. Ive been attracted to that particular facet of Batman maybe we're making use of a number of that. Emerson stated he wished his role within this show as software expert Finch will permit him to grow beyond the kind of character he described in Lost successful he never expected. My part on Lost only agreed to be another guest place so far as I understood. Every character actor's secret dream is the fact that theyll hit it from the ball park and theyll be requested to remain that type of happened on Lost -- I had been never permitted to visit home in the Hawaiian island, he stated. He added that within the new role he hopes to complete a strange turn once in some time: I wish it to possess a limp or perhaps an accent. Caviezel stated he required the role because his character, looking for the mystery figure, is hunting for a purpose I believe, enjoy it struck me, its likely to hit others theres something besides all of the technology within the story.Being an aside, Caviezel addressed the expertise of being a member of Gibsons hotly questionable Christ movie. It had been a bit more questionable than I figured it might be, he accepted, joking. "For some time there, I figured we may have been accepted the Beatles. It had been one thing which i did and that i just stored moving forward. When requested particularly about his relationship with Gibson, he stated: He certainly directed it, however i look when Im likely to do anything whatsoever in the material. Im a fundamental, simple, small-town guy."