Hollywood and Politics 2011: Matt Damon and Mark Ruffalo Lead annually of Duty-Minded Stars

2011 wasn't an election year, but that did not stop a number of Hollywood's greatest and cleverest from getting swept up within the political climate from the moment. From Occupy Wall Street to potential runs for office, celebs couldn't stop interacting using the Beltway. The end result? Probably the most interesting tales of the season. Was this moment where Matt Damon blasted Obama with Piers Morgan your preferred? Or maybe it was when Matt Damon blasted Obama, again, in Elle? Decide upon yourself by looking at the entire listing of Celebrities getting political at Huffington Publish. [via Huffington Publish] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Rating the film Santas, From Better to Worst

Sure, Father Christmas is super busy on Christmas Eve, but exactly what does he perform the relaxation of the season? Apparently, he makes movies. IMDb lists him like a character in additional than 800 movies and television shows. How, then, to rate all of the motion picture St. Nicks from better to worst? We simplified their email list lower to 21 Santas who were built with a prominent role in large-screen features. Some would be the real Santa Claus, some are retail center impostors. Some would be the stars of the movie, some are subordinate Clauses. Some are naughty, some are nice. Plus some are stellar in movies which are otherwise protuberances of motion picture coal, while some offer moments of tough sledding in otherwise fine films. Read onto find out if you accept our list. Check it two times. Best (and Worst) Movie Santas (The Very Best) 1. Edmund Gwenn in 'Miracle on 34th Street' (1947)2. Edward Asner in 'Elf' (2003)3. Billy Bob Thornton in 'Bad Santa' (2003)4. Paul Giamatti in 'Fred Claus' (2007)5. Jim Broadbent in 'Arthur Christmas' (2011)6. James Cosmo in 'The Stories of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and also the Wardrobe' (2005)7. Bill Raymond in 'The Ref' (1994)8. Al 'Red Dog' Weber in 'Scrooged' (1988)9. Jan Rubes in 'One Miracle Christmas' (1985)10. David Huddleston in 'Santa Claus: The Film' (1985)11. Richard Attenborough in 'Miracle on 34th Street' (1994)12. Edward Ivory in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (1993)13. Tom Hanks in 'The Polar Express' (2004)14. Richard Riehle in 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' (2011)15. Tim Allen in 'The Santa Clause' trilogy (1994-2006)16. Jim Belushi in 'Jingle Completely' (1996)17. Shaun Gillen in 'A Christmas Story' (1983)18. Dean Cameron in 'Hi-Existence' (1998)19. Rickey Smiley in 'Friday After Next' (2002)20. John Get in touch with 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' (1964)(THE WORST) 21. 'Silent Evening, Deadly Evening' (1984) See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman Australia's Top-Earning Actors in 2011

SYDNEY -- The global financial crisis hit the earnings of Australia's top entertainers in the 2010-11 financial year, but leading ladies Naomi Watts andNicole Kidman proved they could still rake in the dollars in the tough times largely through endorsements, according to business magazine "BRW," which released its annual top entertainers rich list Thursday.But while Australians with careers based in Hollywood made up nearly 40% of the list, it was Melbourne-based animatronic design and live event producers Global Creatures which topped the list, as it did last year, with $62 million earned, as it wrapped the global tour of its "Walking With Dinosaurs" arena show.Next for Global Creatures is its joint venture show with DreamWorks, "How To Train Your Dragon: the Arena Spectacular," set to premiere early in 2012.Perennial kids entertainers The Wiggles, long a mainstay of the 15-year old list, came in second with $28.2 million in earnings from DVD and CD sales and their live shows while Naomi Watts was the highest-ranking actor, third on the list with $19.1 million in earnings.While Watts made several films including "Dream House" and"J. Edgar" in the 12-month period, it was coin from her deals with Pantene, fashion house Ann Taylor and Thierry Mugler's Angel perfume that pushed her into the top three, according to the magazine.Music promoter Michael Gudinski came in fourth overall with Australian tours of Justin Beiber, The Eagles, Leonard Cohen and Kylie Minogue during the year earning him and his Frontier Touring Co. $19 million, up from $7 million the previous year.Watts's cohort, Nicole Kidman rounded out the top five with $18.6 million, which included earnings from her roles in "Rabbit Hole" and "Just Go With It," boosted by endorsements such as Omega watches.Aussie male stars weren't far behind their female counterparts: Sam Worthington was sixthon the list with $18.1 million, Simon Baker earned $15 million from"The Mentalist" in tenthspot, Hugo Weaving returned to the list with $7.8 million (14th); Chris Hemsworth increased his earnings to $7.7 million (15th) and Geoffrey Rush made $6.6 million (19th)."The Kings Speech"producer Emile Sherman made his debut on the list with $5 million in earnings, Cate Blanchett had a quiet year bringing in $4 million (28th), Emmy winner Guy Pearce earned $3.7 million (31) and "HawaiiFive O's" Alex O'Loghlin (32) made $3.5 million.Screenwriter and director Stuart Beattie's earnings slipped to $3 million, while "Bridesmaids" co-star Rose Byrne, re-entered the list with $2.8 million, ahead of fellow A-listers, Toni Colette (43rd with $2.6 million), Hugh Jackman (44th with $2.5 million dropping 40 places after earning $20.5 million in 2010), Julian McMahon (46th also with $2.5 million) and Eric Bana (48th - $2.4 million)."Revelation 3D" star Adelaide Clemens and "Charlie's Angels" and"Red Dog" star Rachael Taylor both debuted on the list with $2.5 million and $2.4 million in earnings, respectively.Missing the cut or disappearing from the list this year were Russell Crowe, Jesse Spencer, Mia Wasikowska, Rachel Griffiths; Tammin Sursok, Ryan Kwanten, Poppy Montgomery, Melissa George, Abbie Cornish and James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Elsewhere, one of Victoria's Secret's favorites,Miranda Kerr, earned $3.1 million, singer Kylie Minogue grossed $15 million mostly from her Aphrodite tour, AC/DC dropped to 13th with $9 million andKeith Urban rounded out the list in 50th spot with $2.3 million.Overall the earnings of Australia's top 50 entertainers dropped by 29% to $409 million for the 2010-11 financial year, although the cut off increased from $1.9 million to $2.3 million to make the list. The Hollywood Reporter

'The Artist' Tops Golden Globe Nominations

Nominees within the television and film groups for that 69th annual Golden Globe Honours were introduced early Thursday morning in the Beverly Hilton Hotel by Sofia Vergara, Gerard Butler, Rashida Johnson and Woodsy Harrelson with Hollywood Foreign Press Association leader Aida Takla-O'Reilly, one next day of the SAG Honours nominations were revealed.The Globes required another turn from SAG, including beginners like Fox's newcomer series "New Girl" and Showtime's "Homeland" within the honours mix, the second which was shut by the Screen Stars Guild on Wednesday morning, whilst giving surprises noms to "Revenge" and USA Network's "Necessary Roughness."Around the film side, the HFPA preferred Oscar management like "The Artist," "The Descendants" and "The Assistance,Inch while giving due notice to George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March," largely overlooked around the experts and honours circuit up until now.InchThe Artist" brought film nominations with six, while "The Descendants" and "The AssistanceInch adopted with five. "The Ides of March," "Moneyball" and "Night time in Paris" each snagged four noms."Downton Abbey" and "Mildred Pierce" brought the tv side in nominations with four each, with "Boardwalk Empire," "Modern Family" and "Homeland" following close behind. Surprises incorporated recognition for Ryan Gosling for "Crazy Stupid Love" and "Ides of March," "Revenge" actress Madeleine Stowe and "Necessary Roughness" star Callie Thorne.The very first category introduced, best supporting actress inside a series, miniseries or TV movie, starts Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story") against Kelly Macdonald ("Boardwalk Empire"), Maggie Cruz ("Downton Abbey"), Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family") and Evan Rachel Wood ("Mildred Pierce")."The Great Wife's" Julianna Margulies, "Homeland's" Claire Danes, "The Killing's" Mireille Enos, Madeleine Stowe of "Revenge" and Callie Thorne from "Necessary Roughness" will compete for lead actress inside a TV drama series.Original song for film nominees include "Hello Hello" from Gnomeo and Juliet, "The Keeper" from Machine Gun Preacher, "Lay My Mind Lower" from Albert Nobbs, "The Living Proof" in the Help and "Masterpiece" from W.E.Original score for any film nominees include "The Artist's" Ludovic Bource, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo," "Hugo's" Howard Shoreline and John Williams for "War Equine."Laura Dern of "Enlightened," Zooey Deschanel of "New Girl," Tina Fey of "30 Rock," Laura Linney of "The Large C" and Amy Poehler of "Parks and Entertainment" snagged noms for the best comedy TV actress."The Flowers of War," "Within the Land of Bloodstream of Honey," "The Little One Having a Bike," "A Separation" and "Your Skin My Home IsInch will vie for the best foreign film."Night time in Paris'" Woodsy Allen, screenwriters (Clooney and Grant Heslov) from "The Ides of March," Michel Hazavanicius of "The Artist," "The Descendants" (Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash) and "Moneyball's" Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian will compete for the best script.Peter Dinklage of "Bet on Thrones," Paul Giamatti ("Too Large to Fail"), Guy Pearce ("Mildred Pierce"), Tim Robbins ("Cinema Verite") and Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family") have obtained noms for supporting actor inside a series, miniseries or TV movie. "30 Rock's" Alec Baldwin, "Californication's" David Duchovny, "The Large Bang Theory's" Johnny Galecki, "Hung's" Thomas Jane and "Episodes'" Matt LeBlanc compete for the best comedy actor.Best comedy series nominees include "New Girl," "Modern Family," "Enlightened," "Glee" and "Episodes." Best TV movie or miniseries nominees include "The Hour," "Downton Abbey," "Cinema Verite," "Mildred Pierce" and "Too Large to Fail." Animated feature film nominees are "Arthur Christmas," "Cars 2," "Adventures of Tintin," "Puss in Boots" and "Rango."Nominees for top actor inside a miniseries or TV movie include Hugh Bonneville ("Downton Abbey"), Idris Elba ("Luther"), William Hurt ("Too Large to Fail"), Bill Nigh and Dominic West ("The Hour"). Best actor inside a drama nominees include Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Kelsey Grammer of "Boss," Jeremy Irons of "The Borgias," Damian Lewis ("Homeland") and Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire"). "American Horror Story," "Boardwalk Empire," "Boss," "Bet on Thrones" and "Homeland" nominated for TV drama series.Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Brendan Gleeson ("The Guard"), Frederick Gordon-Levitt ("50/50"), Ryan Gosling ("Crazy Stupid Love") and Owen Wilson ("Night time in Paris") nominated for actor inside a film comedy or musical. Supporting actress inside a film include Jesse McTeer ("Albert Nobbs"), Jessica Chastain ("The AssistanceInch), Octavia Spencer ("The AssistanceInch), Shailene Woodley ("The Descendants") and Berenice Bejo ("The Artist").George Clooney ("The Descendants"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("J. Edgar"), Michael Fassbender ("Shame"), Ryan Gosling for "The Ides of March" and Kaira Pitt ("Moneyball") are nominated for the best actor inside a film drama.Comedy or musical film nominees include "The Artist," "Bridesmaids," "50/50," "My Week With Marilyn" and "Night time in Paris."Romola Garai, Emily Watson, Elizabeth McGovern ("Downton Abbey"), Kate Winslet ("Mildred Pierce") are some of the nominees for lead actress inside a miniseries or TV series. Kenneth Branagh ("My Week With Marilyn"), Albert Brooks ("Drive"), Jonah Hill ("Moneyball"), Viggo Mortensen ("A Harmful Method") and Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") nominated for supporting actor inside a film.Woodsy Allen ("Night time in Paris"), George Clooney ("The Ides of March"), Alexander Payne ("The Descendants"), Michel Hazanivicus ("The Artist") and Martin Scorsese ("Hugo") for the best director of the drama film.Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs"), Rooney Mara ("The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo"), Viola Davis ("The AssistanceInch), Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady") and Tilda Swinton ("We have to Discuss Kevin") nominated for lead actress inside a film drama. Jodie Promote ("Carnage"), Charlize Theron ("Youthful Adult"), Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids"), Michelle Williams ("My Week With Marilyn") and Kate Winslet ("Carnage") for film comedy or musical actress.Best film drama nominees include "The Descendants," "The Assistance,Inch "Hugo," "The Ides of March," "Moneyball" and "War Equine."The Golden Globes is going to be be broadcast survive NBC coast-to-coast Jan. 15, 2012 with coming back host Ough Gervais. Morgan Freeman will get the Cecille DeMille Award. The Hollywood Reporter

Her cat, his hippo

Jim Gianopulos and helmer Cameron Crowe"Zoo" novelist Benjamin Mee meets Matt Damon within the Royalton. Scarlett Johansson with Elle Fanning Richard Lovett, Julie Yorn and Tom Rothman celebrate in Gotham. Ben Seeder and Dustin Ybarra enter the "Zoo" spirit. Since the scene-stealing snakes, tigers, porcupines, apes and lions in 20th Century Fox's "We Bought a Zoo" weren't requested with the idea to the Ziegfeld preem or perhaps the Royalton Hotel after-party, it made an appearance only appropriate to request the pic's flock of human stars which animal most reflected their personality. "It's my job to thought that essentially seriously considered a dog, I'd wish to be a house cat," mentioned Scarlett Johansson, "there's however no house cats in this particular movie. Therefore I guess a sizable cat." As being a leopard? "Less regal just like a leopard," the actress qualified. "I don't see myself in succeeding as predatory because way, although I guess house cats are predatory if you're a mouse." Matt Damon deferred to his co-star's opinion. "Scarlett states I'm a hippo even though there's not one inch the film,Inch he mentioned. "In my opinion she's been saying I've been overeating.Inch Elle Fanning selected a co-star within the film. "I like Very, the capuchin monkey I like people and he or she loves people, too. Which I love being crazy and he or she was pretty funny too, and therefore cute," she added. "The lion, nevertheless the really kind of wise, curmudgeonly lion, not one which eats you," mentioned Thomas Haden Chapel. "One which sits around and appears a little smug that could be me." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Social Power Rankings: Should Lowe's Have Pulled Commercials From All-American Muslim?

Lowe's TLC's All-American Muslim may have premiered in October, but the show is buzzing with TVGuide.com readers now more than ever, after home-improvement chain Lowe's decided to pull their commercials from the series. After an outpouring of comments, tweets, and Facebook posts, the show is officially No. 1 in our Social Power Rankings, but not because you all agree on the subject."Lowe's, just like any other business, has the right to advertise where they see fit. It is still a FREE country!" tweeted @LizHeartsBama. TVGuide.com user NMurphy02 disagrees. "I'm so embarrassed that Lowe's would do something this stupid. What a bad move on their part. Geeze." Facebook user Michelle Knoetgen Taylor takes a more zen-like stance on the matter. "You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time."What do you think?Here's what else has you talking: our exclusive interview with Two and a Half Men's Chuck Lorre, in which he reveals, for the first time, that he offered to quit the show to resolve the Charlie Sheen drama.Check back anytime to see the latest Social Power Rankings, which are updated in real time throughout the week.

Fantasia Welcomes Selecting

First Launched: December 14, 2011 10:43 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Fantasia works within the 2011 Essence Music Festival within the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans about this summer time 1, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Fantasia Barrino features a new bundle of enjoyment! The The The American Idol Show Show Season 3 champion shipped her second child on Tuesday in New You are able to, her repetition told People. The singer welcomed selecting Dallas, who considered in at 7 pounds., 9 oz. and measured 21 inches extended. I'm so fortunate that my boy Dallas Xavier was produced healthy, and is a superb new accessory for all of us, the 27-year-old told the mag. Adding, I thank my fans for well wishes and continuing support. Baby Dallas joins large sister Zion, 10, who Fantasia has in the previous relationship. Within This summer time, the singer introduced she was expecting within a concert in within the town of the city of jacksonville, Fla. You are the very first persons that we share good news with, she told everybody else in those days. Which I share this together with you because I am in a position to interact with you. As well as for a while I walked around, identifying what is going to it is said and what is going to they consider me. However, I only say for you, I dont live my existence for folk And this child that we carry, God has given me this child which i don't have to pay for it from none of yall. Fantasia has ongoing to become mother on who the dad of Dallas is, but she has been romantically connected with Antwaun Prepare since summer season 2010. Antwaun looks like it's during the time of the divorce from his estranged wife, Paula. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Brad Garrett In Talks to Join Steve Carell in 'Burt Wonderstone' (Exclusive)

Getty ImagesMark Moses Mark Moses is going from Wisteria Lane to searching for who killed Rosie Larsen. The Desperate Housewives star has booked a major arc for Season 2 of AMC's The Killing, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Moses will play Lt. Carlson, a new detective who joins the Seattle police department and the investigation into Rosie's death. He will appear in at least eight episodes of the nuanced drama. The drama's controversial first season ended with Linden (Mireille Enos) boarding a plane to California join her fiancé in California only to learn that her partner, Holder (Joel Kinnaman), fabricated evidence involving their prime suspect in the case. STORY: Season 2 of 'The Killing' Will Reveal Rosie Larsen's Killer, Says AMC Exec Moses is currently reprising his role as Paul Young on the final season of ABC's Desperate Housewives. The Killing role reunites Moses with AMC, where he played Herman "Duck" Phillips on the network's Mad Men from 2007-10. Repped by Innovative Artists and the Coronel Group, Moses' credits also include stints on Criminal Minds, Covert Affairs, Castle and Drop Dead Diva. The Killing returns in the spring. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit Desperate Housewives The Killing

Exclusive: Dreams Of A Life Clip

Glimpse at Carol Morley's docudramaIt may not sound like the most Christmasy of tales, but there's something so profoundly moving about Dreams Of A Life that we had to share a clip from the docudrama/drama-documentary with you this frosty e'en.Carol Morley's film played to rapt audiences at the LondonFilm Festival earlier in the year and it's continuing to build buzz. It tells the story of Joyce Vincent, a vivacious wannabe singer who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Tragic but not unusual, you might think, except for the fact that no-one noticed. For three years.Morley's film seeks the get to the bottom of the story, mixing reconstructions of Vincent's life and talking-head interviews with her nearest and dearest. Well, relatively nearest and dearest.Popping up in this clip are her ex-boyfriend Martin Lister and Lynne Featherstone, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, who also tried to get to the bottom of the story only to be rebuffed by everyone from the police to the utilities companies who continued to supply Joyce's flat during that time. {Dreams Of A Life Poster}Playing Vincent is Zawe Ashton, aka the awesomely foul-mouthed Vod in Fresh Meat. Catch her heralded performance when Dreams Of A Life comes out on December 16.

Tyldum Asks What Happened To Monday?

Hollywood debut for Headhunters directorThe first day of the working week looks set to take something of a kicking in the cinema of the near future. We learned not long ago that producer Daniel Grodnik was heading for a Bad Monday, and now here comes Whatever Happened To Monday?, the English-language debut of Norwegian director Morten Tyldum.Tyldum broke box office records in his homeland this year, with his adaptation of the Jo Nesbo crime thriller Headhunters. It's Norway's most successful film of all time - before it's even played internationally - so it's no surprise that Hollywood should have picked up the phone.Whatever Happened To Monday? is a high-concept dystopian yarn about septuplet brothers on the run and trying to stay below the radar, in an overpopulated society where having more than one child is illegal. You'd think there might be some sort of legal clause which would make exception for acts of nature like multiple conceptions in a single pregnancy, but we're guessing the government in question likes to rigidly enforce its draconian laws. Zero tolerance! No excuses!We're also going to infer that the brothers are named after the days of the week. Hence, something bad happens to Monday, starting the plot engine. According to the Mother Goose rhyme, it'll be Wednesday that's most upset about this.The screenplay, deemed hot enough to make the Black List, is by Max Botkin, who previously wrote the Pauly Shore vehicle Opposite Day, and the RoboSapien movie that's currently in post-production. Raffaella De Laurentiis is producing, through her Raffaella Productions.Headhunters gets a UK release next April.

TV Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' Finally Takes a Small Hit, Football Dominates for NBC and CBS

ABC The long Thanksgiving weekend ended on a solid note for NBC, which saw the Sunday Night Football match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs bring a victory in viewers and adults 18-49. The game pushed the network to a 5.4 rating in the demo for the night, with preliminary numbers giving the game a 6.7 rating on its own and an average audience of 16.6 million throughout its broadcast. On CBS, overtime from the Denver Broncos/San Diego Chargers game boosted the 7:00 p.m. hour, bringing the net to a 3.6 rating in adults 18-49 for the night. An original episode of The Amazing Race, also skewed by the NFL overage, earned a 3.6 rating for the night. It was followed by back-to-back repeats of freshman drama Person of Interest, which earned a 2.4 and a 1.5 at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., respectively. ABC's new episode of Once Upon a Time dipped 11 percent from its last original outing two weeks ago. It still managed a 3.4 in adults 18-49, however, and an average audience of 10.7 million for the hour. The net's other original programming was sidelined for the TV movie Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith, which averaged a meager 1.1 in the demo, with an audience of 6.4 million. On Fox, the animation block brought in a 2.4 rating in 18-49s for the night. Allen Gregory continued to slip, however, reaching a new series low in the demo with a 1.5. Sunday, Nov. 27, Overnight Ratings: 7 p.m. CBS: NFL overrun (22.9 million viewers, 7.0 rating among adults 18-49) Fox: NFL overrun/The Cleveland Show (R) (8.8 million, 3.3) NBC: Football Night in America (6.9 million, 2.3) ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos (7.6 million, 1.8) 7:30 p.m. Fox: The Cleveland Show (4.0 million, 1.9) 8 p.m. NBC: Football Night in America (13.4 million, 4.7) CBS: The Amazing Race (15.4 million, 3.6) ABC: Once Upon a Time (10.7 million, 3.4) Fox: The Simpsons (5.6 million, 2.6) 8:30 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (17.1 million, 6.4) Fox: Allen Gregory (3.1 million, 1.5) 9 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (18.1 million, 6.8) Fox: Family Guy (5.5 million, 2.8) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (8.97 million, 2.4) ABC: Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith (6.4 million, 1.1) 9:30 p.m. Fox: American Dad (4.5 million, 2.2) 10 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (16.4 million, 6.8) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (6.8 million, 1.5) ABC: Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith (6.6 million, 1.0) TV Ratings

Endemol nabs 'Canada Sings' format

LONDON -- Endemol has nabbed worldwide format privileges to Shaw Media's talent show "Canada Sings." The offer requires the entertainment giant selling the format worldwide and creating local versions from the show via its regional production modems. "Canada Sings" was initially created for Shaw Media network Global Television by Insight Production Company, which produced and is the owner of the format. Once the skein bowed in Canada last summer time it had been viewed by 6.5 million audiences, based on Endemol. Shaw Media a week ago greenlit another season of "Canada Sings," that takes regular folk from places of work nationwide and challenges these to form glee clubs with co-employees. The teams, trained by professionals, compete inside a countrywide talent contest using the champion giving the prize money to some nominated charitable organisation. Global mind of format purchases at Endemol Grant Ross stated: "It is really an unabashed feel great format full of adrenalin, bravado, working together, courage and risk. "The show's performance in Canada talks by itself and also the elements which have driven that success could be converted in a territory." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Equity Honors 'Scottsboro' Chorus

Actors' Equity Association will show the Broadway musical "The Scottsboro Boys" using the union's fifth annual Advisory Committee on Chorus Matters Award for outstanding Broadway chorus on Friday.The ACCA Award honors the talents and contributions from the original chorus people of the Broadway musical. "The Scottsboro Boys"nominated for 12 Tony Honours in 2011was among twelve Broadway musicals considered with this year's recognition.The show is dependant on the nineteen thirties trial of nine African-American teens who have been wrongly charged with raping two whitened women. It went in the Lyceum Theatre from March. 7 to 12 ,. 12, 2010."The chorus people of 'The Scottsboro Boys' are gifted experts who exemplify the effort, dedication, and talent it requires to become outstanding inside a Broadway musical," stated Rebecca Kim Jordan, Equity's second v . p . and chair from the ACCA, inside a written statement.

Two left 'Happy Feet'

Zelda Williams and Robin Williams go feet first at the Chinese Theater.Common, Sofia Vergara and Elijah Wood mingle with the birds.George Miller with Jeff Robinov Pink picks up a soda pop and penguin. The animated penguins in Warner Bros.' "Happy Feet Two" know how to get down, but some of those integral to the film admitted they aren't so light on the dance floor.At Sunday morning's preem at the Chinese, helmer-scribe George Miller revealed, "I cannot sing and I cannot dance, but Savion Glover and Wade Robson are great dancers. We had wonderful, wonderful dancers."Hank Azaria, who voices a puffin masquerading as a penguin, admitted, "I am the worst dancer in the world, I think, maybe. It's really tragic."Life-size penguins waddled around the party delighting the day's smaller guests, though Azaria said he's wouldn't take a penguin home if given the chance. "Absolutely not. Smelly little creatures. Have you ever been to the zoo and smelled the penguins?" he asked.Pink picked up a stuffed penguin on her way into the theater as kids slipped around on the snow outside. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

2011 Holiday Movie Season: The Biggest in History?

The holiday season is a Hollywood hotspot for big movies. With the Oscars right around the corner and people taking extended vacations, the month of December has become a breeding ground for studios looking to highlight their best films of the year, but this winter is shaping up to be one of the most crowded seasons in recent memory. In today's NY Times, writer Michael Cieply looks at the upcoming slate of projects over the next two months. His conclusion? There are a lot of movies coming out! As Cieply points out, there were four major studio releases on or around Christmas Day in 2010, and three in 2009. This year, six major movies will come out "with a total production and marketing cost approaching $1 billion, from directors who have 25 past Oscar nominations among them." This list includes 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' 'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol,' 'The Adventures of Tintin,' 'War Horse,' 'We Bought a Zoo' and 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.' In addition, Meryl Streep's 'The Iron Lady' will be released on December 30. The end of this month will see the premiere of even more highly anticipated movies: 'The Artist,' My Week With Marilyn,' 'The Muppets' and 'Hugo' to name a few. Will the crowded slate of movies be too much for audiences to handle? With the number of films coming out, you would have to assume at least a few big budget projects will stumble. Either that, or the holiday season will break Hollywood out of its two-month long box office malaise. If you're still confused at what to see, our Holiday Movie Preview below may help out. Or you could always stay at home and watch the TNT 24-hour marathon of 'A Christmas Story.' [via NY Times] Moviefone 2011 Holiday Movie Preview 'Tower Heist''A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas''J. Edgar''Jack & Jill''Immortals''Happy Feet Two''Breaking Dawn Part 1''The Descendants''Arthur Christmas''Hugo''The Muppets''The Artist''My Week With Marilyn''A Dangerous Method''Shame''New Year's Eve''The Sitter''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy''W.E.''Young Adult''We Need to Talk About Kevin''Alvin and the Chipmunks 3''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''Carnage''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol''The Adventures of Tintin''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo''We Bought a Zoo''In the Land of Blood and Honey''War Horse''Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close''The Iron Lady' See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Who's Testing for Company company directors Roland Emmerich, Akiva Goldsman and 'Die Hard 5'

Who's Testing for Company company directors Roland Emmerich, Akiva Goldsman and 'Die Hard 5' By Borys Package November 7, 2011 Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images Liam Hemsworth Stars will rise (or else), careers will live (or die), and agents will sweat (tons).The next day or two are shaping around deliver a maelstrom of casting news as art galleries attempt to construct large projects. Nowadays can give contour around large-budget tentpoles and passion projects, because the companies aren't always trying to find brand-title stars, the roles may be large breaks for people competing on their own account. Many in the stars in contention have names that middle America hasn't heard yet, as art galleries try to handle undeniable fact that no stars have showed up in the lead with techniques that Kaira Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio in addition to Mike Gyllenhaal have."The town is turning around six or eight males at this time around,Inch states one agent.Author-director Akiva Goldsman is trying to move forward on the love project "Winter's Tale," some time reincarnation story that's to determine at Warner Bros. Chemistry reads including Tom Hiddleston (Loki in Marvel's "Thor") and Benjamin Master (the arrival "Abraham Lincoln subsequently subsequently: Vampire Hunter") are scheduled with this particular weekend as each is mentioned to remain in this mix for your male role from the criminal away from home. For your female part of a crictally ill lady, this list includes Bella Heathcote (on-screen presently in "Over TimeInch), Elizabeth Olsen, Gabriele Wilde ("Three Musketeers") and Sarah Gadon ("A Dangerous Method"). Russell Crowe is loosely attached because the villain, despite the fact that entire project may hinge about it obtaining a third-party financier.More relative unknowns could possibly get their chance within the large-time with "Singularity." Inside a couple of days, Roland Emmerich's latest sci-fi extravaganza will search for its male lead when the director reads stars to do something as Adam, a young guy whose consists a swarm of nanobots, giving him a number of energy. What they are called available to determine include Luke Grimes (who came out in TV's "Brothers and sisters and Brothers and sisters" making his feature debut with "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane"), Logan Marshall Eco-friendly (from TV's "Dark Blue," who appears in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus"), Julian Morris (who came out in TV's "Pretty Little Liars" as well as the short-were living ABC show "My Generation") and Thomas McDonell (who came out in "Promenade" which is playing a young The Actor-kaira Pitt inside the approaching "Dark Shadows") among other names. Other names circling the part (while not involved inside the reading through through) are Ben Barnes and Luke Bracey.Tuesday will probably be "Akira's" turn at softball softball bat. Warners' adaptation in the Japanese classic is trying to find the actor to see Tetsuo, a young guy with telekinetic abilities who becomes a dangerous weapon. (Garrett Hedlund is at discussions to see Kaneda, the teen's older brother and leader from the motorcycle gang.) Ezra Burns, the emerging star of indie thriller "We Must Discuss Kevin," and Alden Eherenreich(who starred in Francis Ford Coppola's "Tetro") will be the names showing up most often while using reading through through. Warners may also be trying to nail lower its Arthur for David Dobkin's "Arthur & Lancelot." Package Harrington is re-testing as well as the studio is trying to create test handles Richard Madden, who plays Robb Stark in HBO's "Wager on Thrones," and Luke Evans, who's presently in theaters with "Three Musketeers" and contains "Immortals" in a couple of days. Toby Kebbell, who began in "RocknRolla," will even participate in the testing, that's mentioned being inside a couple of days. ("The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman is at discussions to portray Lancelot.) "Die Hard 5," that's now referred to as "An Excellent Day to Die Hard," will search for the youthful guy to see Bruce Willis' boy, with management Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Paul, and Ben Promote among people who'll take part in chemistry reads with Willis, reprising his role of John McLane, on November 12 and 13. (Were hearing negligence Hemsworth's to eliminate.) The Hollywood Reporter Who's Testing for Company company directors Roland Emmerich, Akiva Goldsman and 'Die Hard 5' By Borys Package November 7, 2011 Liam Hemsworth PHOTO CREDIT Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images Stars will rise (or else), careers will live (or die), and agents will sweat (tons).The next day or two are shaping around deliver a maelstrom of casting news as art galleries attempt to construct large projects. Nowadays can provide contour around large-budget tentpoles and passion projects, because the companies aren't always trying to find brand-title stars, the roles may be large breaks for people competing on their own account. The majority of the stars in contention have names that middle America hasn't heard yet, as art galleries try to handle undeniable fact that no stars have began towards the forefront with techniques that Kaira Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio in addition to Mike Gyllenhaal have."The town is turning around six or eight males at this time around,Inch states one agent.Author-director Akiva Goldsman is trying to move forward around the love project "Winter's Tale," some time reincarnation story that's setup at Warner Bros. Chemistry reads including Tom Hiddleston (Loki in Marvel's "Thor") and Benjamin Master (the arrival "Abraham Lincoln subsequently subsequently: Vampire Hunter") are scheduled with this particular weekend as each is mentioned to remain in this mix for your male role from the criminal abroad. For your female part of a crictally ill lady, this list includes Bella Heathcote (on-screen presently in "Over TimeInch), Elizabeth Olsen, Gabriele Wilde ("Three Musketeers") and Sarah Gadon ("A Dangerous Method"). Russell Crowe is loosely attached since the villain, despite the fact that entire project may hinge about it obtaining a third-party financier.More relative unknowns could possibly get their chance within the large-time with "Singularity." Inside a couple of days, Roland Emmerich's latest sci-fi extravaganza will search for its male lead when the director reads stars to do something as Adam, a young guy whose is composed a swarm of nanobots, giving him a number of energy. What they're known as available to determine include Luke Grimes (who came out in TV's "Brothers and sisters and Brothers and sisters" making his feature debut with "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane"), Logan Marshall Eco-friendly (from TV's "Dark Blue," who appears in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus"), Julian Morris (who came out in TV's "Pretty Little Liars" as well as the short-were living ABC show "My Generation") and Thomas McDonell (who came out in "Promenade" which is playing a young The Actor-kaira Pitt inside the approaching "Dark Shadows") among other names. Other names circling the part (while not mixed up in reading through through) are Ben Barnes and Luke Bracey.Tuesday will probably be "Akira's" turn at softball softball bat. Warners' adaptation in the Japanese classic is trying to find the actor to see Tetsuo, a young guy with telekinetic abilities who becomes a dangerous weapon. (Garrett Hedlund is at discussions to see Kaneda, the teen's older brother and leader from the motorcycle gang.) Ezra Burns, the emerging star of indie thriller "We Must Discuss Kevin," and Alden Eherenreich(who starred in Francis Ford Coppola's "Tetro") will be the names showing up most often while using reading through through. Warners may also be trying to nail lower its Arthur for David Dobkin's "Arthur & Lancelot." Package Harrington is re-testing as well as the studio is trying to create test handles Richard Madden, who plays Robb Stark in HBO's "Wager on Thrones," and Luke Evans, who's presently in theaters with "Three Musketeers" and contains "Immortals" in a couple of days. Toby Kebbell, who began in "RocknRolla," can also be mixed up in testing, that's mentioned being inside a couple of days. ("The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman is at discussions to portray Lancelot.) "Die Hard 5," that's now referred to as "An Excellent Day to Die Hard," will search for the youthful guy to see Bruce Willis' boy, with management Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Paul, and Ben Promote among people who'll take part in chemistry reads with Willis, reprising his role of John McLane, on November 12 and 13. (Were hearing negligence Hemsworth's to eliminate.) The Hollywood Reporter

Queen of the Mist

Andrew Samonsky manages Mary Testa when she becomes a celebrity after plunging over Niagara Falls in a barrel in Queen of the Mist. A Transport Group in association with Sarah Ackerman, Sase Sham, Benjamin D. Goldberg and Jennifer Orr presentation of a musical in two acts with book, music and lyrics by John Michael LaChiusa. Directed by Jack Cummings III; choreographed by Scott Rink. Music direction, Chris Fenwick.Anna "Annie" Edson Taylor - Mary Testa Frank Russell - Andrew Samonsky Jane, et al. - Theresa McCarthy Man With His Hand Wrapped in Handkerchief, et al. - Tally Sessions Carrie Nation, et al. - Jule Murney Mike Taylor, et al. - Stanley Bahorek A New Manager, et al. - DC AndersonAnna Edson Taylor, a struggling 63-year-old schoolteacher, threw caution to the wind in 1901, plunged over Niagara Falls in a barrel and lived to tell about it. Instant celebrity resulted, but she just as quickly plunged into obscurity. Until now, that is, as prolific musical maker Michael John LaChiusa has taken up Taylor's cause with "Queen of the Mist." An unusual story, a provocative score and inventive staging by Jack Cummings III combine to make this an intriguing offering from the Transport Group, buoyed by Mary Testa as the stubbornly contrary Anna. Testa has made a name for herself over the past 30 years working frequently with LaChiusa and William Finn while also attracting attention (and Tony nominations) in mainstream revivals of "On the Town" and "42nd Street." Testa's oversized talent and ferocious intensity, however, have at times overpowered her playmates. LaChiusa has written to her strengths; those wild comedic powers are all in view, but tempered by the dramatic requirements of the role. Testa shows how wide her range is in the final scenes. The leading lady -- given star billing on the houseboards, though not in the program -- is ably supported by a cast of six. Andrew Samonsky does a fine job as Frank Russell, Taylor's manager. Samonsky, who was a replacement Lt. Cable in the recent "South Pacific" (and played the role on the PBS broadcast), has a strong voice and holds his own against Testa. The others play multiple roles, acquitting themselves well in one or two featured spots. Theresa McCarthy, who spends most of the evening as Anna's respectable sister, stands out in her overbroad second act scene as a foul-mouthed and very funny pretender in a blonde wig. LaChiusa ("Marie Christine," "The Wild Party") has developed a reputation for shows that are more esoteric than involving. "Queen of the Mist" breaks the pattern: Here is an earthy, tabloid story of emancipation and celebrity with plenty of humor. Tale seems to spring from the author's roots in upstate Chautauqua, N.Y.; Taylor aspired to recognition by the Chautauqua Institution, the 19th century cultural citadel. Score is not only intelligent but more tuneful than recent LaChiusa efforts. Michael Starobin provides a strong orchestration for six pieces, including an effective French horn. Director Cummings' Transport Group, which delights in non-traditional playing spaces, returns to the Gym at Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square, scene of their June triumph "Lysistrata Jones." Stage is configured as a rectangle with bleachers on the two long sides, allowing Cummings and choreographer Scott Rink to stage the action effectively in tennis court fashion. The problem with many one-shot celebrities in our culture is that there is sometimes no second act. That is a bit of a problem here; after Taylor shoots the falls, there's relatively little left to happen in the less-involving and overlong second act. Fortunately, this is alleviated by some high-powered turns (like McCarthy's) and a strong finish. LaChiusa's musings on fame and celebrity have resonance, and not only with respect to the long-forgotten Taylor. The author also introduces us to a deranged anarchist at the 1901 Buffalo Exposition, who immediately after his (presumably fictional) exchange with Taylor goes off and shoots the President. The assassin was front page news until his execution, and then faded from memory. Nowadays, the once notorious Leon Czolgosz is known solely as a character in another modern musical, "Assassins" -- so much so that he gets a gasp of recognition from the audience some 110 years after his one, mad act.Sets, Sandra Goldmark; costumes, Kathryn Rohe; lights, R. Lee Kennedy; sound, Walter Trarbach; orchestrations, Michael Starobin; production stage manager, Wendy Patten. Opened Nov. 6, 2011. Reviewed Nov. 3. Runs through Nov. 20. Running time: 2 HOURS, 20 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Brian Cox Joins Dog Fight

As Zach Galifianakis' dadRise Of The Planet Of The Apes saw Brian Cox being mean to furry creatures for dramatic purposes, so we doubt he'll have much trouble being distant towards the equally hairy Zach Galifianakis in Dog Fight.According to Variety, Cox is in talks to join the comedy, which finds Galifianakis and Will Ferrell slugging it out as rival politicians looking to win a small North Carolina congressional seat.Cox's role will be Galifianakis' dad, a former senator who has always been highly critical of his son, joining a cast that includes Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Baker and Katherine LaNasa.With a script from The Other Guys' Chris Henchy and Eastbound & Down's Shawn Harwell, Jay Roach is set to start directing the movie this month in New Orleans. Given the big presidential election coming up next year in the US, it should be a timely film. But hopefully, mostly just funny.Cox has largely been acting in dramas and thrillers recently (though Red had some humour running though it). He'll next tackle horror thriller The Home and will be seen as Matt Busby in Theatre Of Dreams.

'Anti-Facebook' Overcome With Responses After Public Launch

Unthink.com, which bills itself since the "anti-Facebook," was overcome with responses Wednesday, a following day of beginning for the public.our editor recommendsAmericans Spent 53 Billion Minutes on Facebook in May: StudyFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg Tops Fortune's 40 Under 40 ListGoogle to seal Lower BuzzWarner Bros. Taps Youthful Scribes for Facebook-Inspired Drama (Exclusive) Repeated attempts to access the web site, that's in beta testing mode, were met using this message: "UNTHINK is finished capacity. Please do this again later." The Polk-based company, which according to TechCrunch has $2.5 million in funding from DouglasBay, was introduced in the finish of August and first revealed with a choose quantity of early adopters who had pre-registered lately. EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Taps Youthful Scribes for Facebook-Inspired Drama The business aims to battle the "deceitful business practices of social media giant Facebook which is ilk," a September news release read. "Unthink can be a legal, economic and technology that moves industry in the brand-new direction, submitting the exploitive character in the existing paradigm. Unthink can be a social revolution that heralds the look of Web 3.." The business claims that current sites on "Web 2 . 0 . .Inch operate in this way that "clients, who provide free labor, are declined possession that goes for them content and possess end up being the product collected by each site." Its mission, therefore, is always to "return control for the clients, decrease the noise and unclutter our life-style by organizing and obstructing the chaos of Web 2 . 0 . ..Inch The bottom line is, Unthink's founders say they require the customer being in control, they claim isn't the problem on Facebook. "To become free, we should control our personal communications ... we should report that energy," Unthink Boss Natasha Dedis apparently mentioned inside a tech conference lately. EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Taps Youthful Scribes for Facebook-Inspired Drama According to TechCrunch, one large distinction between Facebook and Unthink requires the advertising model. Facebook provides particulars about user activity to entrepreneurs, while Unthink allows clients to select a specific brand to sponsor their page, therefore becoming type of an advocate for the brand. In addition, internet marketer messages they fit in to a separate section on clients' profile pages, unlike Facebook, where they are shuffled within the News Feed posts. Unthink clients, therefore, can pick which brands they wish to connect with and so are paid out for participation with points they could use for special discounts together with other offers. Meanwhile, Unthink can also be striving to permit Facebook clients to produce the switch. TechCrunch reviews any time signing up, clients are available a range of posting photos and videos from Facebook. STORY: Facebook's Private Market Cost Has Fallen 8% Because This summer time And TechCrunch notes the privacy controls are "easy to personalize." That's an problem that has frequently given Facebook trouble, with privacy advocates and congress all over the world with research in to the organization's privacy practices. In August, Facebook did update its privacy designs, showing a slew of changes towards the talking about and marking features, among others. The knowledge also was seen a hostile move against Google's social networking service Google+, which launched within this summer time. Meanwhile, inside your join Unthink right now is always to have an acquaintance who's already in and could hand back an event invitation. Related Subjects Google Mark Zuckerberg Facebook

Newbies propel Broadway box office rise

Broadway box office acquired some steam in Week 20 (March. 10-16) as four productions started previews and "Follies" came back towards the millionaires' club. "Other Desert Metropolitan areas" ($334,839 for six previews), "Chinglish" ($305,443 for eight), "Godspell" ($268,641 for six) and "Venus in Fur" ($157,454 for five) all became a member of the fray. "Follies" ($1,037,906), which reported a dip two days ago likely motivated with a flurry of soon-to-expire discount ducat prices, leaped support within the $a million mark. Meanwhile, any worries of the hit in the Occupy Wall Street demonstration, which decamped over the past weekend to Occasions Square, demonstrated unproven. "Priscilla Full of Desert" ($860,673), for example, rose by a lot more than $100,000, fueled by a look and feel on Rosie O'Donnell's yakker. Rialto cume hit $21,328,673 for that 26 shows around the boards. Attendance tally of 229,906 found 88% of overall capacity, well in front of last season at this time around, if this rang in at 81.9%.The 19 musicals made $17,916,594 for 84% from the Broadway total, with attendance of 185,995 at 87.6% capacity as well as an average compensated admission of $96.33.The seven plays made $3,412,079 for 16% from the Broadway total, with attendance of 43,911 at 91.9% capacity as well as an average compensated admission of $77.70. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Future Shorts launches global 'pop-up' fest

LONDON -- Future Shorts has released a worldwide "pop-up" video clip festival. The org, which in past years has run tests in 17 nations, has asked folk to arrange their very own tests worldwide in non-traditional venues, also known as "pop-up" theaters, to produce a global film festival. The festival, that will run from November. 1 to Jan. 31, includes tests from the Oscar champion "God of affection,Inch BAFTA champion "The Eagleman Stag," Berlinale champion "Incident with a Bank" and Sundance champion "Much deeper Than Yesterday." Fabien Riggall, the founder and director of Future Shorts, stated the event will "unite filmmakers and audiences, permitting anybody anywhere to host their very own screening and share ideas, creativeness and tales from all over the world.Inch Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Elizabeth Taylor Remembered at Private Memorial Service

Elizabeth Taylor's family and friends paid tribute to the late actress during a private memorial held Sunday on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank.our editor recommendsElizabeth Taylor Dies at 79Barbara Walters Recalls Last Hospital Conversation With Elizabeth TaylorDebbie Reynolds, Madonna Remember Elizabeth TaylorDebbie Reynolds Reveals How She Forgave Elizabeth TaylorRelated Topics•Elizabeth Taylor (1932-20... Nearly 400 people attended the memorial, which took place in the Steven J. Ross Theater, to pay their respects to the actress, who died March 23 of congestive heart failure at age 79. PHOTOS: Elizabeth Taylor's Life in Pictures Colin Farrell hosted the event, during which speakers including Michael Caine and Taylor's stepdaugher Kate Burton paid tribute to the late actress' life and career and shared stories about her humor, generosity and determination to do stand up for what she believed in. Mike Nichols, who directed the actress to an Oscar-winning performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, contributed a video message. Grandson Rhys Tivey played "Amazing Grace" on the trumpet, a song that his grandmother loved. Meanwhile, Elton John closed the program with a performance of "Blue Eyes" as a tribute to Taylor. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths The program also featured tributes to Taylor's career outside of Hollywood, including her successful Elizabeth Arden fragrances White Diamonds and Passion as well as her advocacy on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS. "My mother was an extraordinary woman whose life touched so many, most of whom we will never know," son Michael Wilding said. "Our whole family is extremely proud of her accomplishments, and know what a unique and special experience it was to have her in our lives. Today it was especially meaningful for us to be with so many good friends to celebrate her spirit, which will be with us forever." Wilding was at her mom's side when she died along with her other children: Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd and Maria Burton. REPORT: Elizabeth Taylor Worth Up to $1 Billion at Time of Death Organizers of Sunday's event are asking those who want to pay tribute to Taylor to contribute to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation at www.elizabethtayloraidsfoundation.org. Related Topics Colin Farrell Elton John Michael Caine Obituaries Elizabeth Taylor

Here's Why the Lady Suing 'Drive' Is not Completely Crazy

A couple of days ago I authored an item explaining why -- in line with the misleading trailers -- you most likely hated 'Drive.' Nevertheless, even I am surprised to determine Michigan resident Sarah Deming take this one stage further and file a suit against FilmDistrict for delivering a trailer "[marketing] the film 'Drive' as much like the 'Fast and Furious' or similar, number of movies." Will I feel FilmDistrict amped in the action within the trailer for 'Drive' in order to produce a better quality box-office tally? Yes. But 'The Fast and also the Furious'? What? Matt Singer at IFC does not think these trailers are in the same. I viewed both trailers again, too. I am not to imply this suit has any merit whatsoever (and from my zero many years of law school, I am stating that it does not), but, possibly, here's why Sarah Deming grew to become confused. [Note: you can most likely do that with any two trailers.] Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a muscular guy wears the letter-shirt without any masturbator sleeves. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' a muscular guy wears the letter-shirt without any masturbator sleeves. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' the film's hero makes by helping cover their a lady. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' the film's hero makes by helping cover their a lady. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a vehicle flicks. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' a vehicle flicks. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a flipping vehicle sometimes appears from the inside another vehicle. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' a flipping vehicle sometimes appears from the inside another vehicle. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' there's American currency. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' there's American currency. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a window is shot out. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' a window is shot out. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a vehicle skids unmanageable. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' a vehicle skids unmanageable. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' the film's hero fights. Within the trailer for 'Drive,' the film's hero fights. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a police vehicle is within pursuit. Within the trailer for 'The Fast and also the Furious,' a police vehicle is within pursuit. [Top photo: FilmDistrict] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook You are able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter. RELATED

Hot Trailer: The Raven

This is actually the first trailer for Relativity’s period thriller The Raven. The James McTeigue-directed thriller stars John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, who joins having a Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to search lower a serial killer using Poe’s works because the grounds for a string of brutal killings — quite a awesome concept for any movie if performed right. The studio has set a March 9, 2012 release date. Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson also star.

Kelman attracted onto evolve 'Ramayan 3392 AD'

Mandalay Pictures has attracted on emerging scribe Nic Kelman to evolve Liquid Comics' graphic novel "Ramayan 3392 AD." First launched in 2006, story is founded on popular Hindu poem in regards to the adventures of legendary blue-skinned warrior Prince Rama, who fights in order to save his wife within the demon king who kidnapped her. Mark Canton ("300") is creating with Mandalay prexy Trina Schulman, while Liquid Comics cake cake toppers Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan will professional produce the pic with Atmosphere Entertainment. Former Mandalay professional Scarlett Lacey may even serve in the creating capacity. John Collee ("Master and Commander") was hired to evolve the comicbook in March. 2008, but Mandalay sparked to Kelman's new undertake the material. Kelman, who's best known to as author from the finest-selling novel "women," offered his sci-fi spec script "Genneris" to DreamWorks in March. He's repped by CAA and attorney Michael Gendler of Gendler & Kelly. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com

Dolphin Tale Jumps over Lion King at Box Office

Dolphin Tale Dolphin Tale ousted The Lion King as the top-grossing film at the box office over the weekend, according to Box Office Mojo.The film starring Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman grossed an estimated $14.3 million, while Moneyball took second in its second weekend in theaters, hitting $12.5 million.The Lion King's 3-D re-release held strong at No. 3, pulling in $11 million. With a cumulative total of $79.7 million during this return to multiplexes, it is now 10th on the list of top-grossing films of all time, domestically. Its overall total now stands at $408.2 million.Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsThe cancer dramedy 50/50 grossed $8.9 million in its opening weekend -the most underwhelming debut for a Seth Rogen film to date. Courageous - with a religious theme but without any A-listers in the cast - was close behind at $8.8 million.Suspense thrillers Dream House and Abduction pulled in $8.2 and $5.7 million, respectively.Rounding out the top 10: What's Your Number? (No. 8, $5.6 million), Contagion (No. 9, $5 million), and Killer Elite (No. 10, $4.9 million).

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ESPN Sells First Project As Scripted Series Producer: Fan Of Sports Comedy To ABC

EXCLUSIVE: ESPN might have place the scripted plans because of its own primetime on hold following a demise of short-resided dramas Tilt and Playmakers, nevertheless its production unit is searching to become supplier of scripted series with other systems. ESPN has offered its first scripted project, an untitled Boston fan of sports comedy from former Scrubs executive producer Bill Callahan, to ABC. The project is referred to as phone relationship between four longtime guy buddies, still residing in their home town outdoors of Boston, who gather once per week to watch among their beloved teams play. Callahan is writing and executive creating, with ESPN Content Development’s executive producers Vinnie Malhotra, who's shepherding the organization’s current scripted efforts, and Joan Lynch also likely to produce. UTA-repped Callahan, who labored with Bill Lawrence on 2 of his series, Scrubs and Spin City, most lately offered being an executive producer on USA’s Psych.

Avatar Will Invade Disney Theme Parks

James Cameron's on boardGiven how much money it made and how popular it has become, we're frankly a little astonished that it took this long for someone to pitch James Cameron on the idea of creating an Avatar-based theme park attraction. But now the Walt Disney Company has secured a deal to open an Avatar Land at the Animal Kingdom park it runs as part of the Disney World Resort in Florida. Disney boss Bob Iger made the announcement at a press conference with Cameron and Fox chiefs Jim Gianopulos and Thomas Rothman in attendance. The idea is to create fully realised themed sections based around Pandora as seen in the film. And with construction set to start in 2013, the finished product will draw not only from the original, but also from Cameron's planned sequels, including what he refers to as "biomes", or the various parts of the planet. Avatar was meant to celebrate our interaction with nature and nature's wonder and diversity, Cameron said at the conference. Putting our Avatar themed land into Animal Kingdom is extremely exciting. "While Cameron will naturally have plenty of input into the design and working practices of the parks, he's obviously going to be a bit busy getting the next two films made. But it appears he has full confidence in the Disney team. "I quickly realized that their vision for this thing was far beyond what I'd imagined - and I've got a pretty good imagination. We're just hoping he stops short of endorsing the Titanic line of cruise ships. Because that really can't end well for anyone.

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Legendary Encourages Jon Jashni To Leader

BREAKING: Legendary Entertainment chairman and Boss Thomas Tull has marketed Jon Jashni to leader, a brand new publish. Jashni, an experienced executive and producer who became a member of Tull six years back, continues to work as chief creative officer and is a large a part of Legendary’s evolution from the co-financier of Warner Bros films for an enterprise that's producing its very own films which are launched by Warner Bros. Legendary’s rise continues to be fueled when you are partner such films because the Hangover, Clash from the Leaders, the Ann Hathaway Batman trilogy and Beginning, along with the approaching Superman reboot Guy of Steel. Tull’s clients are producing its very own tent pole films, such as the Guillermo del Toro-directed alien-invasion film Off-shore Rim that stars Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba, along with a reboot of Godzilla. Jashni is really a producer on individuals films along with the Alex Proyas-directed Paradise Lost which will star Bradley Cooper and Benjamin Master, and also the Sergey Bodrov-directed The Seventh Boy, which stars Shaun Bridges, Julianne Moore and Ben Barnes. Legendary has additionally branched into TV and comics, also it created the stand-alone company Legendary East, that is located in Beijing and Hong Kong and can create content for that global marketplace. Jashni will join the Legendary East board of company directors. Jashni found Legendary from Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment, where he was leader. Before he would be a Fox production executive, headed Giant Pictures and labored at Columbia Pictures.

The CW Developing Its Own Beauty and the Beast Series

Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman How many beauties and beasts could we have next season?A week after ABC bought a reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, The CW is developing a reboot of the '80s cult drama Beauty and the Beast, TVLine reports.Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new showsThe original series aired on CBS for three years and starred Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in the titular roles. The CW version, which will be written by Jennifer Levin (Without a Trace) and Sherri Cooper (Brothers & Sisters), will be a modern-day love story with a procedural twist.ABC brings Beauty and the Beast to lifeABC's project, which is based on the public-domain fairy tale, is a more traditional take, with Belle being forced to live with Beast in his enchanted castle.Would you watch either show?

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MTV Orders Two Scripted, Four Reality Series

Rogue"Catfish" film MTV is bulking track of six new series orders, together with a Catfish adaptation, a Bo Burnham series along with a Ke$' vehicle. The orders seriously the heels of the strong summer time for that more youthful-skewing network. Following a extended stretch where the one-time music internet battled to locate its niche, MTV has obtained alluring viewership because of its rosters of originals, including top ranked Jersey Shoreline together with Teen Mother, Teen Wolf and newcomer Awkward, that have been both restored for second seasons. Similarly impressed lately, its annual VMA telecast nabbed 12.4 million audiences, signing up as network's most-viewed telecast ever. VIDEOS: MTV VMA 2011 Red-colored Carpet Interviews "We're always searching for connecting with this audience in ways that reflects their lives back their way -- we always say our way of life increased ­ and all these series connects with this core youthful audience in ways that reflects their lives back their way,Inch David Janollari, mind of MTV programming, told THR. "They connect with it very pertinent for their real lives these days.Inch About the scripted side, MTV greenlit Underemployed from executive producer Craig Wright (Dirty Sexy Money, Siblings & Siblings), that takes a comedy consider the publish-college generation beginning existence and career in today's harsh economic system. Jared Kusnitz stars within the series, with Justin Levy, Clay Spencer and Julie Schwachenwald managing for MTV. PHOTOS: 'Jersey Shoreline' Hits Italia Joining it's Zach Stone is Destined To Be Famous, co-produced and starring comedian Bo Burnham, which hilariously explores this generation's wish to be famous. The series is created by 3 Arts, with Burnham, Serta Lagana, Luke Liacos and Dork Becky aboard as professional producers. MTV's Levy, Spencer and Michelle Klepper will oversee for MTV. "Many of these series reflect timely styles that we understand resonate with this audience," stated Chris Linn, executive vice president MTV Programming and mind of production. "We've took in to the audiences and believe this number of shows hits cultural nerves that interact with them." EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MTV's 'The Substitute': Sneak Look in the New Game Show About the unscripted front, MTV added Catfish, in line with the Sundance darling through the same title. It will likely be shepherded towards the small screen by original filmmaker/star Nev Schulman. Created by RelativityReal, Tom Forman, Schulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, Kaira Bishop and Jonathan Karsh will executive produce. MTV's Dork Sirulnick, Marshall Eisen and Nomi Leidner will professional produce for MTV, with Jonathan Mussman becoming the executive in control for that network. "The truly amazing factor about Catfish for all of us it¹s a remarkably 'now' subject, and i believe it'll really impact our audience exactly their current address, that is online," Janollari told THR. "A lot of our audience is meting people and fostering associations and performing lives on the web. In the manner the movie uncovered the pros and cons from the mystery of online associations, the series is going to do exactly the same factor." EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 'Jersey Shoreline's' Snooki and Deena Get Literally Trashed at the office Also available: Hoods, a docu-series that follows figures to their less glamour and fashion-filled hometowns. The very first episode will showcase Ke$''s journey to her native Nashville, Tenn. The initial concept was created by MTV U.K.'s Lisa Stokoe. Shannon Fitzgerald and Tiffany Williams will executive produce for MTV, with Shane Tilston managing the work for the network Bruce Gilmer will executive produce for MTV Worldwide. Other series include Wake Siblings, which introduces audiences towards the No. 1 professional wakeboarder, Philip Soven, and the 19-year-old brother Bob. The series is created by Pink Athletic shoes Productions, with Kimberly Cowin and John Ehrad professional creating alongside MTV's Tony DiBari and Karen Frank. Patt Parillo may be the professional in control for that network. Wait Until The Coming Year follows a losing senior high school football team because it tries to reverse a five-year losing streak off and on the area. The project, referred to like a reality docudrama of Friday Evening Lights is going to be exeutive created by Craig D'Entrone, Amelia D'Entrone and Sean Travis. Lauren Dolgen and Julie Schwachenwald will oversee for MTV. Janollari noted that the decision had not occurred about the fate of rookie comedy Dying Valley, observing it was too early to weigh in because the series broadcast only three episodes. MTV

Keck's Exclusives: Playboy Out of the Closet

Amber Heard The September 19 premiere of NBC's 1960s-set The Playboy Club will reveal that one of the bunnies is a closeted lesbian married to a gay man. Openly gay series star Amber Heard, who plays the straight Maureen, was surprised to see the original depiction of the lesbian bunny as butch."She was originally written to be different from the other girls in the way that she dressed and carried herself - with less feminine grace," says Amber, who convinced executive producer Chad Hodge to rewrite the character. "I really pushed to challenge that stereotype, because I know firsthand that some stereotypes don't always hold true. Who you have a propensity to fall in love with by no means determines how you carry yourself!"Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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Pair wrap Leo pic

Cassidy Shatzky While their feature docu bow "The Patron Saints" is positioned to world preem in Toronto Wednesday, co-helmers John M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky of latest You'll be able to-based Pigeon Projects aren't browsing the wings. The husband-and-wife duo just wrapped feature drama bow "Francine," starring Melissa Leo ("The Fighter") just like a recently released inmate who moves to have an isolated small town and rejects human connection meant for coping with animals. "We made ('Francine') becoming an ode towards the own residual feelings of detachment as well as the deep sense of salvation we now have both always felt in the presence of animals," the duo mentioned in the joint statement. "Melissa Leo introduced for the role of Francine only the kind of nuance and quiet vitality that individuals were trying to find in the protagonist."Pic was shot in Hudson Valley, N.Y., with Cassidy and Shatzky (Hurricane Katrina short "God Provides") co-scripting and co-pointing and Pigeon and Washington Square Films creating. The happy couple fly into publish-production carrying out a Toronto fest."Saints" takes an unorthodox have a look at day-to-day existence a seniors care for your aged and disabled, featuring narration within the home's youngest resident.The duo's short docu and fiction films have examined at Sundance, Rotterdam, Toronto and Edinburgh film fests, additionally to at museums and art galleries. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Jane Fonda Biographer Patricia Bosworth on the Actress, Her Movies, and the Horny Prowess of Henry Fonda

At age 74, Jane Fonda still beams with a dogged courage that has fueled her cinematic, political, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Biographer Patricia Bosworth would know firsthand, having met the two-time Oscar winner during their thespian days with Lee Strasberg in New York City’s Actors Studio. For four decades Bosworth has studied the shapeshifting Fonda, and when it came time in the early 2000s to write her biography, Fonda agreed to interview with the woman who had, by that time, written tomes about Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. Fonda released her autobiography My Life So Far first in 2005, but now, just as she publishes her second book Prime Time, Bosworth can finally issue her take on her onetime colleague, the comprehensive and undeniably fair Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Private Woman. Movieline phoned Bosworth to discuss Fonda’s legacy, the virile man behind Henry Fonda’s stony reputation, and the greatest (and most interesting) film moments in Jane’s career. You’ve written biographies of two relatively tragic figures — Montgomery Clift and Diane Arbus — and Marlon Brando. How does Jane Fonda fit into that list, and why was she the next logical choice? More than any of the other characters - and though they’re marvelous, eccentric, one-of-a-kind characters - Jane tops the list. I really did want to write a cultural history of her life, because she sort of transforms the decades as she recreates herself from movie star to political activist to exercise guru. They fit really neatly into those decades, the ’60s, the ’70s, and ’80s. Those are three iconographic figures, though there’s the tycoon wife of Ted Turner, the philanthropist, etc. But there’s three major characters or images that she projected onto the public and that she really was. She really was a movie star activist and the exercise queen. Fonda has said that her other biographers, all men, have had something against her. Do you agree? Oh, I do! I don’t think any of them took her seriously. They made fun of her. They diminished her in a way, in ways that I did not. Number one, she shouldn’t be diminished. She’s a very important figure both in feminism and in politics. Because she was a woman, they were really threatened by her. During your days as an actress, you attended the Actors Studio with Fonda and learned under Lee Strasberg. How much of the vivid, multifaceted person you write about was apparent in that class? Or was it? Oh, no. When she was in the Actors Studio, she was scared. She was vulnerable, but hidden. She didn’t talk very much. I mean, she’s changed an enormous amount. In the Strasberg classes, she was scared and didn’t know whether she could do it. She was afraid. She was afraid of competing with her father. There were all sorts of things at play at that point. I think she was still suffering deeply from the effects of her mother’s suicide. It was a really rough period for her. Not only did her mother, the socialite Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw, commit suicide, but the aloofness of her legendary father is well-documented, especially by Jane herself. What have you gathered on Henry Fonda from secondary sources? Does it differ from Jane’s point of view? It’s interesting. I’ve met very few people who could ever reach him, connect with him. He was extremely detached and cold. Of course his last wife Shirley Fonda, who I talked to, adored him and thought he was given a bad rap. She thought he was kind and good, and the interesting thing is, speaking of his kindness, his granddaughter Vanessa (Jane’s daughter) talked to me a lot about her grandfather. She adored him. She said he was wonderful to her, kind, nice, and taught her how to garden. Vanessa said she never saw what Jane saw; she saw only a gentle, loving side of Henry Fonda. He was wonderful with kids and not so good with adults. I think he adored Jane, which was very evident in his actions, but he’d never say it. I think he absolutely adored her. What where you surprised to learn about him? For instance, I never would’ve known that Henry Fonda was a womanizer. Can I say that he always had a hard-on? I mean, seriously. I don’t know how much you’re going to use of this! I was surprised to hear him described as a very sexual being, and I subsequently found out that he had many affairs with women including Barbara Stanwyck. He was irresistible to women! One critic of your book claimed that you see what Jane Fonda doesn’t see in herself, and as I read the book, I tended to agree. What do you think those qualities are? I’m not sure that she sees — and this is not meant to be a criticism — but she’s so impulsive, she’s too impulsive, she makes the wrong decisions. She surrounds herself often with people who are mediocrities rather than always being with her peers in business and career situations. That’s what I’ve seen. Other people have commented on her. I don’t want to be critical of her because I really care about her, but I wish she wouldn’t do quite so much! She seems to be almost more energized as she gets older, and she’s almost manic and so driven now. I wish she could relax! I don’t think she sees that about herself. In your opinion, what’s her best performance? I think her greatest performance is certainly Bree Daniels, the call girl in Klute. I think she tapped so many incredible resources inside herself, and play within that role — the call girl, the little girl, the tough cookie, the woman who put on a show for everybody, the vulnerable woman - that was a part of Jane. She’s also starred in a number of forgotten films. What’s her most underrated performance? For me the most underrated is, I think, The Morning After where she played the alcoholic, the drunk, the has-been movie star. Of course she was going through her own hell with her husband, trying to get Tom Hayden into rehab. He was an alcoholic. She was going through all that at that moment, and I think she understood the role very well — that of an alcoholic. What characters is she best at playing, generally? Are they the ones who are most like her? She’s best at playing these driven, ambitious, tortured characters. The marathon dancer in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They, and even in The China Syndrome as the reporter — well, she doesn’t become ruthless — but she wanted that story! And in movies like Nine to Five and Coming Home, you could chart her political evolution too. She wanted her political opinions expressed. In Coming Home, it’s about Vietnam and the veterans’ plight, and in Nine to Five, it was about secretaries getting rights. It was her politics. Finally, what’s been her biggest stretch as an actor? Any role that would shock first-time viewers? I think there are always elements of herself, but she did a movie with George Segal called Fun with Dick and Jane. Wow, that’s a good movie. Don’t see the remake with Jim Carrey.

Unedited ABC Miniseries Road To 9/11 Finally Seeing Light Of Day

The think tank American Freedom Alliance stated today it'll screen the entire unedited version from the 2006 ABC miniseries The road to 9/11 on Sunday, Sept. 11, the ten-year anniversary from the 9/11 attacks. The audience bills the big event in the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City as the very first time the unedited version is going to be proven, after ABC trimmed 1 minute of footage in front of its original broadcast airing — a move the small’s author-producer Cyrus Nowrasteh stated was because of political pressure from Dems who disputed the details described within the script, that was critical of Leader Bill Clinton because of not killing Osama bin Laden when because of the chance in 1998. (ABC marketed the small took it's origin from the 9/11 Commission report, but commission member Richard Ben-Veniste and also the Clinton Administration were among individuals that disputed its version of occasions). That same pressure, Nowrasteh has stated many occasions since, has postponed some 1/2-hour miniseries from being launched on DVD. Quite simply, everything grew to become a large morass that nobody could really fix (see ABC’s 9/11: Large Mystery! Where’s Disney Chairman George Mitchell Within This Mess?). The American Freedom Alliance, which bills itself “a non-political, non-aligned movement that encourages, defends and upholds Western values and ideals,” can have the small in 2 parts: 10AM-12:30 PM and 5PM-7PM, having a forum and commemoration for 9/11 sufferers held between tests. Nowrastehwill be questioned live at 4:30 PM by John Ziegler, whose documentary Obstructing The road to 9/11 stories efforts to avoid the miniseries from airing.

Seth Rogen Won't Be In 'Knocked Up' Spinoff, Will Shoot 'Apocalypse' Next Year

If you were still holding out hope that Seth Rogen would be a part of Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up" spinoff, it's time to give it up. "I'm not in it," he tells Movies.com, saying that his involvement would be a bit jarring for the audience. "It was a good choice, honestly, because I think it would've confused people But I'm really looking forward to seeing it; I thought the script was unbelievably funny." He adds that the long-developing survival horror comedy "Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse" will start shooting this February. Get more of today's casting news past the jump! Prawns Meet Dragons It's the mash-up you've all been waiting for: "District 9" meets "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"! Sharlto Copley and Michael Nyquist are set to topline "Europa," a science fiction movie about the first manned mission to Jupiter's fourth moon, reports Deadline. Malkovich 'Warm's Up John Malkovich knows what it's like to have people inside his head, and soon he may experience someone feasting on his brain. Variety reports that he'll star in the zombie pic "Warm Bodies" as General Grigio, the leader of one of the last human strongholds in a world where the walking dead have taken over. 'Dark Knight Rises' Star Feasts On 'Rust And Bone' Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard haunted our dreams in "Inception" and will maybe (probably) continue the terror in "Dark Knight Rises" if certain rumors are to be believed. After that, she'll star in "Rust and Bone," according to Variety, based on a collection of short stories by Craig Davidson. Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

James Cameron, Vince Pace Team With BBC Earth, Evergreen on 'Walking With Dinosaurs 3D' Film

AMSTERDAM -- James CameronandVince Pace's Cameron | Pace Group is bringingits expertise toWalking With Dinosaurs3D, a CGI and live-action 3D theatrical feature being produced by BBC Earth Films, Evergreen Films and Reliance Pictures.our editor recommendsFox Sets 'Walking With Dinosaurs' for Christmas 2013 ReleaseJames Cameron, Vince Pace Announce New 3D Venture Reliance is financing the movie, and worldwide rights are being handled by its subsidiary IM Global. Fox holds U.S. rights and has scheduled the film for a late 2013 release. STORY: 'Glee' Movie Goes 3D with Cameron-Pace The Cameron | Pace Fusion 3D camera system, used on features includingAvatarandTransformers: Dark of the Moonand forlive 3D broadcasts of sports including the U.S. Open Tennis Championship for ESPN3D, will be employed onWalking With Dinosaurs. With the agreement, Evergreen becomes the first "CPG certified" company, meaning that it is exclusively adopting CPG technology for its 3D productions. Also on Evergreen's plate is another 3D production,Enchanted Kingdom. STORY James Cameron Wows CineEurope With First Footage of 'Titanic 3D' "Our goal was to create a brand name that was associated with quality in 3D," Cameron toldThe Hollywood Reporter. "To do that, we had to have the best technology we could come up with in-house and operate that technology in the field, and most importantly we had to form alliances and partnerships with people who also want to do high-quality 3D. Evergreen and the BBC are perfect examples of this." Walking With Dinosaursis in production in Alaska, where Evergreen is headquartered. The feature carries a $65 million budget and will benefit from production incentives offered in the state. The film is based on the hit TV show and the wildly successful arena show that it spawned. STORY: As He Converts "Titanic" to 3D, James Cameron Raises Bar on Film Restorations Red Epic cameras also will be used in the live-action shooting, which will be combined with animation by Sydney-headquartered Animal Logic (Happy Feet). Related Topics 3D Avatar James Cameron BBC

Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton Nominated for Top CMA Award

The nominations for the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards were announced on Tuesday morning -- and Zac Brown Band snagged the most with seven.our editor recommendsGwyneth Paltrow Makes Live Country Debut at CMA AwardsGwyneth Paltrow to Make Live Singing Debut on CMA AwardsIt's Official: Taylor Swift Sells Over 1 Million Albums in a Week'Footloose' Soundtrack to Feature Blake Shelton, Victoria Justice Taylor Swift, a former entertainer of the year winner, will vie for the top prize again (she is the only female artist nominated in the category), in addition to her five other nominations. The 21-year-old country singer is up for female vocalist of the year, album of the year for Speak Now, music video of the year for "Mean,"song of the year for "Mean" and for co-producing Speak Now. PHOTOS: Taylor Swift Turns 21 Jason Aldean is nominated in five categories this year, though he has never taken home an award. This year, he has been recognized in the entertainer of the year, male vocalist, album, single of the year and music video of the year categories. The latter two nominations are for his song with former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay." The Voice musician coach and last year's winner in the male vocalist category, Blake Shelton, has been nominated for five awards. "Old Alabama," Shelton's song with Alabama, snagged two of those nominations, for musical event and video of the year. Shelton is also nominated for entertainer of the year, male vocalist of the year and single of the year for "Honey Bee." PHOTOS: The Billboard Music Awards Other nominees of note include The Civil Wars in the vocal duo category, along with Eric Church and Chris Young in the new artist category. Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Sara Evans will vying for the female vocalist of the year title, with Swift and Carrie Underwood. Lady Antebellum, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts and Little Big Town will compete with the Zac Brown Band for vocal group of the year. PHOTOS: Teen Choice Awards Red Carpet The CMA Awards will be broadcast on Tuesday, Nov. 9 from Nashville beginning at 8 p.m. on ABC. Paisley and Underwood will take on hosting duties. Billboard contributed to this report. Related Topics CMA Awards Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift Blake Shelton Brad Paisley

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Restored Ray experimental feature preems

The legacy of Hollywood maverick Nicholas Ray is pending large about the Lido where his freshly restored, groundbreaking "We Can Not Go Back Home Again" finally world-preemed in the finished form -- together with a brand new docu along with a panel discussion -- in front of present day centennial from the "Digital rebel With no Cause" helmer's birth.A hastily put together version of "Can't Go Back HomeInch tested in Cannes in 1973 like a work-in-progress. The experimental, multi-narrative film, shot in early seventies by Ray together with his film students at SUNY Binghamton's Harpur College, in upstate New You are able to, has found its definitive form, faithful to his original conception."I began trying to get this done immediately after Nick died 32 years back,Inch Susan Ray, his widow, told Variety.But, she candidly accepted, "I am glad I wasn't in a position to really get it done until quite lately, because I desired to mature."Throughout this time around, she recognized that, rather than re-editing, what it really needed only agreed to be large enhancements within the pictures and seem excellence of the existing version."We did not recut whatsoever and i believe it had been a smart decision," she stated. "Basically had attempted meddle by using it, it could have been another person's film."Ray describes the boundary-pushing work, which includes layered political and psychedelic images shot in a number of formats, to be "somewhere about the interface between cinema and art work.InchInchI believe we have reached a period when the vocabulary of the film is a lot more identifiable by youthful people," she noted.Venice chief Marco Mueller have been thinking about refreshing the pic since he was director from the Rotterdam Film Festival two decades ago.And, in the current role as Lido The almighty, Mueller's stamp of approval paved the way in which for this to occur, Ray stated.The restoration was completed through the Nicholas Ray Foundation using the Venice Biennale, the Netherlands' EYE Film Institute and also the Academy Film Archive.Following its Venice bow, pic will screen in the New You are able to Film Festival, among a slew of other occasions.Like a companion piece, Susan Ray also shot a documentary entitled "Don't Over Expect,Inch exploring her husband's method of pointing and also the relationship between his existence and art within the latter many years of his existence.Oscilloscope lately acquired United States privileges to both game titles. The program is perfect for a DVD and multiple digital platform release in 2012.Both films will air on Turner Classic Movies at the end of October. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

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Good Fences

Good Fences is about an upwardly mobile black family for whom the American dream becomes a nightmare. Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to moves his wife and their two kids out of their mixed lower-middle-class town and into the posh enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Rosamund Pike In Talks for One Shot With Tom Cruise

Should have been you, Hayley Atwell. Deadline reports that Rosamund Pike is in negotiations to star opposite Tom Cruise in One Shot, the Christopher McQuarrie-directed adaptation of Lee Child’s 2005 novel. Pike — who apparently beat out Atwell and Alexa Davalos for the role — will play the daughter of a district attorney embroiled in a mystery involving six-foot-five ex-cop-turned-drifter Jack Reacher (Cruise) and a sniper. She next stars in The Big Year, and will appear in Clash of the Titans 2 in 2012; One Shot is set to begin shooting early next year. [Deadline]

Eventually

Eventually represents the ups and lower of the relationship between Anne Hathaways and Jim Sturgess figures during the period of two decades. An Emphasis Features (in U.S.) release given Random House Films in colaboration with Film4 of the Color Pressure production in colaboration with Twins Financing. Created by Nina Jacobson. Executive producer, Tessa Ross. Co-producer, Jane Frazer. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Script, David Nicholls, according to his book.Emma - Hathaway As Catwoman Dexter - Jim Sturgess Alison - Patricia Clarkson Steven - Ken Stott Sylvie - Romola Garai Ian - Rafe SpallThough moored by its appealing leads and directed by Lone Scherfig with customary snap and polish, "EventuallyInch rather too dutifully stories the 20-year relationship between two wise, attractive Britons, planning the incremental changes from flirtation and friendship to hard-won commitment. On the moment-by-moment basis, Hathaway As Catwoman and Jim Sturgess get this to lengthy-arc love story viable, often even vital. However the structural conceit proves more reductive than expansive, the large picture too overdetermined to actually sweep the viewer away. It'll prosper in ancillary eventually, but theatrically, Focus will depend on Hathaway to conquer a modest arthouse niche. Indeed, the actress appears to possess been selected more on her Stateside commercial appeal than her natural affinity for that role while she found innocent herself well within the British costume drama "Becoming Jane" (2007), Hathaway in the beginning feels slightly miscast because Emma Morley, whose Yorkshire background has a particularly tricky accent to understand. However the thesp's quick intelligence and inner spark assert themselves very quickly, making the bookish Emma a shrewd foil for Dexter Mayhew (Sturgess), the rakish charmer with whom she stays a chaste but intimate evening in her own U. of Edinburgh flat. That fateful one-evening quasi-stand happens This summer 15, 1988. The following scene is placed on This summer 15, 1989, as Dexter helps Emma transfer to her new London digs, their easy banter which makes it obvious they have become close friends. Annually along with a scene later, Emma is toiling away aimlessly in a Mexican restaurant while Dexter likes a far more glamorous summer time in Paris together with his mother (Patricia Clarkson). This summer 15, 1992, finds the duo travelling about the Brittany coast, with Emma drawing strict limitations that Dexter is too prepared to violate, as becomes obvious inside a skinny-sinking episode that comically backfires. So the film goes, missing dexterously, as they say, in one year to another until present, its story coalescing in scraps of narrative and slivers of feeling. While Emma struggles to create something of her writerly ambitions, Dexter turns into a famous TV personality, his boozy celebrity lifestyle driving a wedge between him and the family members. He navigates a never-ending number of female friends, eventually getting married to and getting a young child with upper-class Sylvie (Romola Garai), while Emma attempts to settle lower with Ian (Rafe Spall), a great guy she does not love. For the many good and the bad they have to endure before (and after) their miracle moment, Dex and Em are clearly destined for each other. To place it one other way, they're captives of the rigid chronological schema devised by film writer David Nicholls, somewhat too faithfully adapting his by divine intention popular 2009 novel. The book's more contrived developments -- the parallels and contrasts attracted between your two at various existence stages, the recurring dramatic significance of This summer 15 -- were given conviction through the author's lively, intelligent prose, his capability to complete each snapshot with mental detail and background texture. Nicholls' script pretty much distills the essence of every chapter in a number of tight, reasonably well-formed moments, but an important component of depth and spontaneity is missing. Time, among the story's key subjects, works out to not be about the film's side. This places a substantial burden about the lead stars to state Dexter and Emma's wealthy interior existence in addition to their essential rightness for each other, that they accomplish with aplomb. Sporting a what-me-worry grin that informs only half the storyline, Sturgess nails his portrait of the irresponsible party animal whose fifteen minutes of fame leave him in serious necessity of redemption and detox. If Hathaway appears a less apparent fit for Emma, the truth that she's playing the greater pleasant, reliable character within the equation rapidly will get the viewer on her behalf side. Like Hathaway, Clarkson projects this type of familiar lower-home American attitude that certain initially has trouble purchasing her like a Brit, though her performance comprises in emotional truth what it really may don't have any linguistic precision. Supporting cast is great throughout Ken Stott discloses shades of tenderness beneath a gruff exterior as Dexter's father, while Garai and Spall deliver supportive, perfectly judged turns because the other girl and guy, correspondingly. Scherfig's follow-as much as her '60s-set "InstructionInch finds her again incisively going through the London of history, although balance newer past. Benoit Delhomme's fine widescreen lensing captures a town of cramped living quarters, crummy local dives and pulsing nightclubs, favoring more appealing, postcard-like sights of Paris and Edinburgh in key sequences. Rachel Portman's treacly score aside, the soundtrack is a little too fastidious in piling about the 1990's hits an identical attentiveness governs Odile Dicks-Mireaux's costume options, right lower towards the "Chinese-style affair of wealthy blue silk" Nicholls describes Emma as putting on to some friend's wedding. Thesps' wardrobe, hair and makeup accomplish the illusion of subtle aging, despite Hathaway's from time to time over-conspicuous alterations in coiffure. Game titles showing the passing of every year are good classy production package.Camera (Luxurious color, widescreen), Benoit Delhomme editor, Barney Pilling music, Rachel Portman music supervisor, Karen Elliott production designer, Mark Tildesley supervisory art director, Denis Schnegg art director, Katrina Dunn set decorator, Dominic Capon costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux seem, John Casali seem designer/supervisory seem editor, Glenn Freemantle re-recording mixers, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke effects supervisor, Mark Holt stunt coordinator, Jim Dowdall assistant director, Barrie McCulloch second unit camera, Frederic Martial Wetter casting, Lucy Bevan. Examined at Clearness screening room, Beverly Hillsides, This summer 26, 2011. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 108 MIN. Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com

Videos and Chris Evans pic published from Avengers shoot

Reviews in the group of The Avengers recommended that rain in Cleveland had stopped play, but two videos of the crowd scene which have made an appearance online suggest you cannot keep a great super hero movie lower. The firstwas taken by YouTube user Andy Baker from his office window.The secondcaptures the experience at walk out and was taken by local newspaperThe Plain Dealer.Meanwhile, CelebBuzz! Papped Chris Evans (begin to see the image towards the top of this story) along with a poster about the Super hero Hype forums shared the exciting image below.