Johannes Heesters dies at 108

Nederlander-born artist Johannes Heesters, who made his title undertaking in Adolf Hitler's Germany and was dogged later within the extended career by debate over his Nazi-era past, died Saturday in Starnberg, Germany. He was 108. The tenor made his debut round the large stage within the Volksoper in Vienna in 1934. His career needed off in Berlin where, starting in 1935 -- couple of years following a Nazis needed energy -- he increased being a crowd favorite within the Komische Oper and Admiralspalast. He acquired fame by turning up in films for instance "Die Leuchter des Kaisers" (The Emperor's Candlesticks) and "Das Hofkonzert" (Legal Court Concert). Despite his recognition inside the Third Reich, Heesters was not ever billed with like a propagandist or anything aside from a designer ready to perform for your Nazis, as well as the Allies allowed him to continue his career following a war, because he needed Austrian citizenship. In Heesters' native Netherlands -- which was occupied by Germany for almost all the war -- some seen him as irredeemable given his looks beneath the Nazi regime. In February 2008, he braved protests to complete inside the Netherlands the first time in 44 years inside a theater within the native Amersfoort. In the earlier attempt, in 1964, he was booed in the stage in Amsterdam because he tried to look since the Nazi-disliking Captain Von Trapp in "The Appear of Music." Heesters mentioned it gave him a "heavy heart" to know he was "not wanted throughout my homeland." "What did I really do wrong? Sure, I socialized in films inside the Third Reich, entertainment films, which distracted many people inside and outdoors Germany from daily existence throughout war," he written later in regards to the reception he received. "But apart from my career -- cheap, through no-fault of my own, personal, Adolf Hitler was one of the fans of my art -- what have I done?" Experts centered on a holiday Heesters made to the Dachau concentration camping in 1941. In December 2008, Heesters lost the best bid to pressure a German author to retract accusations he sang for SS troops. Heesters maintained he'd been bought to go to Dachau with the Nazis to ensure that they are able to trick everyone in what actually was happening there, but mentioned the alleged performance "never happened." But Berlin author Volker Kuehn reported the interview with former Dachau inmate Viktor Matejka where the prisoner appreciated "I attracted the curtain for him, I used to be there, I saw him singing." At concerning the time in the court situation, Heesters was proven around the Nederlander tv series proclaiming that Hitler was "an excellent guy." His wife, Simone Rethel, immediately intervened, proclaiming that Hitler was the worst criminal in the world. "I realize, toy," Heesters responded. "But he was nice in my opinion.In . Rethel protested following a clip was broadcast, telling Nederlander papers he happen to be misled into making the remarks, which the program had eliminate the areas in the interview where Heesters condemned the Nazi regime. Heesters ongoing to become popular artist in Germany well into his later years, making regular looks on television and onstage. He gained 1,600 looks within the best-known role, as Count Danilo in Franz Lehar's operetta "The Merry Widow," and 750 as Honore inside the musical "Gigi." At 98, he put health problems for instance knee and appendix methods behind him to complete in Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard." While he switched 105 in 2008, Heesters was undertaking in the musical comedy in Hamburg. Heesters' first wife, Nederlander actress Louisa Ghijs, died in 1983. The happy couple had two kids. Heesters married his second wife, German actress Rethel, in 1992. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

'Young Adult' behavior

Diablo Cody and Ben Kingsley.Megan Colligan, Rob Moore and Brad Grey celebrate at the Academy Theater.Patton Oswalt with Jason Reitman Mindy Kaling and Charlize Theron On Thursday night, Charlize Theron celebrated the news of her Golden Globe nom earlier that day with the rest of the "Young Adult" cast at the Paramount pic's preem.But, of course, the work is what really counts. "I practically stalked him for a while," Theron said of helmer Jason Reitman. "So it was great when he finally brought me a project he thought would be great for me."Joining the festivities at the Academy Theater were Paul Rudd and "Young Adult" co-star Patton Oswalt. The two of them appeared earlier that night in a reading of "The Princess Bride" at LACMA that Reitman had put together.

New Report Values Facebook at $6.5 Billion; Site's 'Timeline' Feature Finally Rolls Out

Theo Wargo/WireImage/Getty ImagesRussell Brand Russell Brand is heading to TV with FX.our editor recommendsRussell Brand to Star in and Produce Comedy 'The President Stole My Girlfriend' (Exclusive)Russell Brand Pens an Essay on the London RiotsMTV Video Music Awards' Amy Winehouse Tribute: Russell Brand, Tony Bennett, Bruno Mars Pay Their Respects (Video) The male-skewing cable network has inked a deal with the comedian for a six-episode half-hour late-night series set to debut in the spring. Featuring Brand's take on current events, politics and pop culture, each installment in the six-episode project will be taped in front of a live audience and feature interactive components with those in attendance. "We're very excited to add Russell Brand's bracingly funny, original, and honest voice to the FX comedy lineup," FX executive vp original programming Nick Grad said in a statement announcing the news Thursday."We look forward to supporting Russell and his partner Troy Miller's ambition to strip down the hosted comedy format to its most fundamental elements and to create something daring and unfiltered for the FX audience." Produced by FX Productions in association with Branded Films and Dakota Films, the pact marks the first television deal for Branded Films. The comedian will serve as an executive producer alongside Miller and Nik Linnen, with Miller also serving as a director on the series. The project joins an FX lineup that features scripted comedies including Louie, Wilfred and the recently renewed The League, among others, and represents the network's entry into the late-night field. "I am so excited I'm on the point of climax, in fact I will put the 'O' into FX, which spells Fox, which is actually the channel's real name," Brand said. "That's the only thing that worries me about all this to be honest. At least I'll be able to have a Christmas drink with Bill O'Reilly." The news comes as Bravo also is expanding its foothold in the genre, growing Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens: Live to five nights a week; MTV has also been vocal in its desire to beef up its late-night block. Brand, best known for his bad-boy role as Aldous Snow in Judd Apatow's Forgetting Sarah Marshall, began his career as a stand-up coming before rising to stardom on the big screen. Miller is an 11-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner for directing, with credits including Flight of the Conchords, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Happy Endings and more. He has produced and directed short films which open the Oscar telecast and the MTV Movie Awards. FX topper John Landgraff told THR in March that he'd love to have a daily late-night show. "I would still love to have a daily show," he said. "I don't mean The Daily Show -- though, of course, I'd love to have that, too -- but a daily show. I think it's really great, as a channel, if you have something where original episodes are produced 30, 40 weeks a year. "I think both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have invented entirely new shows that nobody's ever seen before," he said of how he'd tackle the genre differently. "If Dave Chappelle said, 'I want to do a half-hour comedy/variety show,' and he had the right people around him, he'd invent something that was different. So just because innovation is hard doesn't mean that it's impossible." Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Amy Winehouse Career in Pictures Russell Brand FX

PGA to fete Jolie's 'Blood and Honey'

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut 'In the Land of Blood and Honey' will receive the PGA's 2012 Stanley Kramer Award.The Producers Guild of America has tapped Angelina Jolie's directorial debut "In the Land of Blood and Honey" to receive the 2012 Stanley Kramer Award.The kudo will be awarded at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Jan. 21 at the Beverly Hilton.The Kramer award was established in 2002 to honor films or individuals that illuminate "provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion." Kramer's films include "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?," "High Noon," "The Caine Mutiny and "The Defiant Ones."Previous recipients of the Kramer award include "The Great Debaters," "An Inconvenient Truth," "Hotel Rwanda," "In America" and "Antwone Fisher." Sean Penn is the most recent recipient for his relief work in Haiti and the first individual to receive the award."'In the Land of Blood and Honey' is an extraordinary film that portrays a complex love story set against the terrors of the Bosnian War, especially towards women," said PGA presidents Hawk Koch and Mark Gordon. "This film truly embraces the legacy of Stanley Kramer."Producers are Tim Headington, Jolie, Graham King and Tim Moore. Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, the pic tells the story of a soldier fighting for the Serbs and a Bosnian held captive in the camp he oversees.The film stars Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija, Vanesa Glodjo and Nikola Djuricko, and is executive produced by Holly Goline with associate producer Simon Crane. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Fassbender, Yun earn LAFCA kudos

Chastain PlummerFassbenderThe Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. has named Terrence Malick best director for "Tree of Life." Martin Scorsese earned a nod as runner-up for 'Hugo."LAFCA named Michael Fassbender best actor for several 2011 roles. Yun Jung-hee was named best actress for her work in "Poetry." LAFCA also named Jessica Chastain best supporting actress for her body of work in 2011 and picked Christopher Plummer as best supporting actor for his performance in "Beginners."Fassbender earned nods for his work in "A Dangerous Method," "Jane Eyre," "Shame," and "X-Men: First Class."Chastain was honored for her work in "Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," "Texas Killing Fields" and "The Tree of Life."The group selected "The Tree of Life" for cinematography, "Hugo" for production design and "Hanna" for music/score.Next up: Animation--The latest winners: Best Director-- Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"/ Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, "Hugo" Best Actor-- Michael Fassbender, "A Dangerous Method," "Jane Eyre," "Shame," "X-Men: First Class" / Runner-up: Michael Shannon, "Take Shelter" Best Actress-- Yun Jung-hee, "Poetry" / Runner-up: Kirsten Dunst, "Melancholia" Documentary/Nonfiction-- "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" / Runner-up: "The Arbor" Best Screenplay-- Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation" / Runner-up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants" Best Supporting Actor-- Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" / Runner-up: Patton Oswalt, "Young Adult" Best Supporting Actress-- Jessica Chastain, "Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," "Texas Killing Fields," "The Tree of Life" / Runner-up: Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs" Best Cinematography-- Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Tree of Life" / Runner-Up: Cao Yu, "City of Life and Death" Best Production Design-- Dante Ferretti, "Hugo" / Runner-up: Maria Djurkovic, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Best Music/Score-- The Chemical Brothers, "Hanna" / Runner-up: Cliff Martinez, "Drive" Best Independent/Experimental-- "Spark of Being" Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com

Scarlett Johansson Birthday: Actress Turns 27 What's Her Best Onscreen Role? (PHOTOS)

On November. 27, 1984, Scarlett Johansson was produced in NY City. Twenty-seven years later, she's one of the most popular stars in Hollywood, recognized for her be employed in well-received indies ('Ghost World,' 'Lost in Translation') additionally to major blockbusters ('Iron Guy 2'). She's been Woodsy Allen's muse three occasions, labored with Christopher Nolan and Michael Bay, in addition to won a Tony Award. Johansson also saw her marriage to Ryan Reynolds fizzle out -- though not before some unfortunate photo leaks. The bottom line is, she's had the Hollywood career from the actress two occasions her age, all before today. What's her finest onscreen moment? Will it be anything aside from 'Lost in Translation'? Johansson's use Woodsy Allen is wonderful (specifically in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and 'Ghost World' can be a caustic treat, but Johansson was not ever a lot better than in their breakout performance in Sofia Coppola's lyrical indie. Despite a Golden Globe nomination and BAFTA award win, Johansson wasn't nominated for top Actress within the Academy awards for 'Lost in Translation.' That's under at the quantity of Bill Murray losing that year to Sean "I am OVERACTING NOW" Penn in 'Mystic River,' but it's close. What's your chosen ScarJo role? Contemplate that although searching at her perfectly awesome red-colored-colored carpet photos. Happy Birthday, Scarlett Johansson See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Mark Kassen dancing with indie 'Stars'

KassenMark Kassen will find out why life is worth living in the indie "Stars" for LLeju Productions and Storyland Pictures. Kassen, most recently seen in "Puncture" with Chris Evans, plays the suicidal male lead opposite Vinessa Shaw, Kathryn Hahn, Tom Bower and Illeana Douglas. Derrick Borte directs from a script by Jim Janosky about a man who decides on his birthday to kill himself, but his disregard for life takes a turn en route to his demise. William Perkins will produce along with Borte and Scott Lochmus. LLeju is financing the production, currently under way in New Mexico. Kassen is repped by CAA. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

George Clooney Considered Suicide After Injuries on 'Syriana' Set

George Clooney appears to be all -- a effective movie career, an Oscar, visual appearance, a parade of lovely female friends.our editor recommendsMaking of 'The Descendants'Gotham Award Noms Visit 'The Descendants' and 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'New 'Descendants' Trailer Plays Up Reviews That Are Positive (Video)'The Descendants' Website Introduces the King FamilyGeorge Clooney Reveals About Stacy Keilbler, Box Office and Whoopee Cushions But existence hasn't been simple for the actor-director, who's around the giant screen within the Ides of March, that they also helmed, and then seems in Alexander Payne's The Descendants. PHOTOS: George Clooney's Career in Pictures In 2005, while filming Syriana -- the film that gained him his Oscar -- Clooney experienced a spine injuries while carrying out a stunt that left him in a lot discomfort he considered ending his existence. "I had been in a point where I figured, 'I can't exist such as this. I'm able to't really live,'" the actor told Moving Stone. "I had been laying inside a hospital mattress by having an IV during my arm, not able to maneuver, getting these head aches where it feels as though you're getting a stroke, as well as for a brief three-week period, I began to consider, 'I might have to make a move drastic relating to this.'" Clooney added he even considered an amount be the easiest method to get it done. PHOTOS: 'Descendants' Star and THR's Next Gen Class of 2011 "You begin to consider when it comes to, you don't wish to leave chaos, so use the garage, use the vehicle, start the engine," he stated. "It appears such as the best method of doing it, however i i never thought I'd make it happen. See, I had been inside a place where I had been trying to puzzle out how you can survive." Clooney then switched to alcohol to assist alleviate the discomfort and it has sincehad surgery, that has assisted, he still is affected with periodic head aches associated with the accident. Meanwhile, Clooney has high wants Descendants, by which he plays an indifferent husband and father of two women whose existence is switched upside-lower when his wife includes a boating accident. STORY:'The Descendants': Alexander Payne Goes Behind the curtain of George Clooney Pic "Whether it's not nominated for the best picture, I'll be shocked," he stated. "It's so good.Inch The Fox Searchlight movie opens November. 16. Related Subjects George Clooney The Descendants

Old Dog (Khyi rgan)

A Himalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication production. (International sales: Himalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication, Beijing.) Produced by Zhang Xianmin. Directed, written by Pema Tseden.With: Lochey, Drolma Kyab, Tamdrin Tso, Yanbum Gyal, Chokyong Gyal. (Tibetan dialogue)A father and son tussle over whether to sell the family's mastiff in "Old Dog," a spare but stealthily powerful tale set in contempo Tibet from local up-and-comer Pema Tseden. Flecked with Chekhovian melancholy but also welcome moments of humor, this skillfully lensed digital pic is a bit more critical of Chinese culture, in an oblique way, than Tseden's previous two features ("The Silent Holy Stones," "The Search"), but not so much as to impede its access to the international festival scene, where it's picked up a few awards already. Whether it will ever open at home remains to be seen. In the mountainous Chinese region of Qinghai, which covers part of what used to be Tibet, a young man named Gonpo (Drolma Kyab) rides his motorcycle from his sheep farm to what passes for a town in this rural region, followed by his Tibetan mastiff, a breed of dog that looks like a fluffed-up cross between a German shepherd and a St. Bernard. Gonpo has heard that the breed has become highly prized in urban China, so much so that Gonpo decides to pre-empt any potential dog-napping by selling the hound to a shady dealer. Afterwards, he gets drunk on the proceeds and sobers up at home, where his elderly father, Akku (Lochey), is furious that he sold the dog, whom Akku raised from puppyhood. Akku rides back to the town on his horse and manages, after considerable negotiation, to retrieve the dog, with some help from his relative, a local cop (Chokyong Gyal). Unfortunately for the poor mutt, this isn't the last time he'll suffer separation anxiety, as he duly gets stolen in the night, and Akku must go in search of him again. Meanwhile, at home it becomes clear there's tension brewing between Gonpo and his wife, who after three years of marriage still hasn't managed to conceive. Lensing by Sonthar Gyal, who recently helmed "The Sun-Beaten Path," deliberately refrains from offering any closeups, so almost all the action unfolds at a distance from the camera, which creates a slightly stiff, theatrical feeling. That said, what the lensing loses in intimacy it gains in sweep and scope, so that the spectacular mountain landscape and the filthy, cruddy-looking township virtually become characters in their own right. Despite flashes of gentle, naturalistic humor, a sense of foreboding is pervasive; even so, the bleak last scene still comes as a shock. Thesping from a mix of pro and non-pro thesps is fine, and the pacing is fairly sprightly given that so much of the pic consists of watching people walking, driving or riding horses within static frames. Other tech credits are functional without being outstanding in any way.Camera (color, HD), Sonthar Gyal; editor, Sangye Bhum; production designer, Gyal; sound, Dula Tserang. Reviewed at London Film Festival (World Cinema), Oct. 19, 2011. (Also in Vancouver, Vladivostok, Hong Kong film festivals.) Running time: 88 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Nick Junior. crafting mother-oriented content

Nickelodeon is developing a primetime programming block for Nick Junior., specific at moms and starting next fall. NickMom will air seven nights each week at 9 o'clock, using the two hrs of content repeated at 11. The programming will be a consequence of a lot more than 30 comedy, talkshow and gameshow projects presently in development and customized to moms. Among individuals with projects that'll be considered for NickMom are Eyeworks USA ("The Greatest Loser") Madeleine Smithberg ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Annabelle Gurwitch ("Dinner along with a Movie") and Hugh Fink ("The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson"). General Mills and Reckitt Benckiser have previously signed on as sponsors for NickMom, which is ad-supported while Nick Junior.'s kid-oriented content remains ad-free. Nick Junior. reaches 73 million homes. Though NickMom does not premiere around the smallscreen until the coming year, its companion website will launch Monday. Based on Nickelodeon research via Nielsen, one-4th of moms today viewed Nickelodeon programs as children. "Present day moms who was raised with Nickelodeon possess a restored relationship around through their kids, so we have something on their behalf as grown ups in NickMom," Nickelodeon Systems prexy Cyma Zarghami stated. "This generation of moms is extremely diverse from anyone before it, and that we are extremely excited to provide a destination that's unique in present day entertainment landscape with content that taps into Nickelodeon's comedy DNA." Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Will The Academy Consider Brian Grazer?

Right now, the Academy Awards are still in disarray, but a name that is making the rounds is Brian Grazer as a potential replacement for Brett Ratner. This is unconfirmed and might have made more sense when Eddie Murphy was still the host. Grazer partners in Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard, and he just produced Tower Heist, the Ratner-directed film that stars Murphy. Developing.

Courage (Wymyk)

A Best Film discharge of an Opus Film production using the support from the Polish Film Institute, Ekran. Created by Piotr Dzieciol, Lukasz Dzieciol. Directed by Greg Zglinski. Script, Janusz Marganski, Zglinski.With: Robert Wieckiwicz, Lukasz Simlat, Gabriela Muskala, Marian Dziedziel, Karolina Kominek, Anna Tomaszewska.A brother or sister competition along with a random act of savagery supply the backdrop for Polish director Greg Zglinski to understand more about primal styles of cowardice, guilt and redemption in "Courage," his tightly scripted follow-as much as his 2004 debut, "One Lengthy Winter Without Fire." A contemporary-day undertake the storyline of Cain and Abel employing a couple of Polish cinema's toughest-working male stars, this precisely lensed moral tale might be a tad heavy-handed for theatrical play offshore. Still, it will excite lots of discussion around the fest circuit. (Belgium) Essaying another kind of tortured soul compared to one he plays in Polish Oscar submission "In Darkness," Robert Wieckiwicz is Fred, a tough, unschooled sort who handles his ailing father's Internet empire inside a quiet suburb of Lodz and resents his college-educated more youthful brother, Jurek (Lukasz Simlat), who lately came back in the U.S. packed with ambitious suggestions for the organization. Feeling he has drawn a lot more than his great amount of parental-care duty, Fred also feels bitter about Jurek's two hyperactive kids, since he has not had the opportunity to possess a child together with his hairstylist wife, Viola (Gabriela Muskala, "Winter"). Fred attempts to gain top of the hands, rudely disregarding overtures in the corporate types Jurek is relationship, and having a panic attack his brother with daredevil driving. Nevertheless, widower Jurek has got the sympathies of the snobbish and intimidating parents (Marian Dziedziel, and Anna Tomaszewska) as well as individuals of maternal Viola, who yearns to look after her nephew and niece, departing Fred feeling angry and isolated. Because the antagonistic brothers and sisters go ahead and take train to town in the 20-minute mark, a gang of hooligans boards and harasses a youthful lady (Karolina Kominek). Although Fred informs Jurek to not become involved, the more youthful guy attempts to intervene and it is beaten for his troubles. Slow to react and reluctant when confronted with the youths' violence, Fred does not save his brother from a level worse fate. Following the fast-paced opening section, which economically determines the brothers' antipathy as well as other discontents, the pic manages to lose one type of tension while having fun with another: When will Fred's family notice his new, more embarrassing type of impotence? As the script, co-compiled by Janusz Marganski and Zglinski, cleverly helps make the Internet greater than a mere backdrop towards the story, another story threads appear as less credible, particularly Fred's single-handed searching for from the crooks. Throughout the seven years since he helmed his first feature, Zglinski directed numerous instances of Polish TV serials, which possibly makes up about his inclination to extract slightly overstated performances from his thesps. His positioning from the camera is a little subtler, with angles and arrangements frequently indicating a lot more than the actors' words. Tech credits are solid, particularly production design, as variations in clothing and vehicle types instantly telegraph the gulf between your brothers' sensibilities. Kudos will also be because of the propulsive, moderately used score by Jacek Grudzien and Mariusz Ziemba. Pic nabbed a unique jury prize as well as an actor jerk for Wieckiwicz in the recent Warsaw fest.Camera (color), Witold Plociennik editor, Leszek Starzynski music, Jacek Grudzien, Mariusz Ziemba production designer, Elwira Pluta costume designer, Malgorzata Zacharska seem (Dolby Digital Surround EX), Michal Kosterkiewicz. Examined on DVD, Chicago, November. 2, 2012. (In Warsaw Film Festival -- competing Busan Film Festival -- Expensive Forward.) Running time: 83 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

TV Rankings: 'X Factor' Gives Fox Demo Win, 'Modern Family' Tops Wednesday

Fox Fox's lately restored X Factor didn't top its previous full of grown ups 18 to 49, however it did provide the network a high-scoring 3.9 rating for that evening, calculating 11.5 million audiences for that evening. Besting other series within the demo and total audiences was Modern Family. A brand new episode from the ABC comedy capped the evening in grown ups 18 to 49 having a 5.6 rating (a season low) along with a 13.two million audiences. Revenge (3.), The Center (2.7), Suburgatory (3.1) and Happy Being (3.5) also published strong leads to the demo, using the later tying a set high set a week ago. STORY: 'The X Factor' Restored for Second Season CBS won the evening in audiences, edging out Fox's X Factor block with 11.8 million for that evening along with a 3.3 within the demo. Criminal Minds worked out perfect for the network, having a 3.6 rating. NBC drawn single.5 within the demo, also placing 4th in audiences with six million for that evening, as the CW ongoing its Tuesday pairing of the Ringer repeat and America's Next Top Model towards the tune of just one.5 million along with a .6 in grown ups. Fox - 3.9 - X Factor: 11.5 million, 3.9 ABC - 3.5 - The Center: 9.3 million, 2.9 - Suburgatory: 8.5 million, 3.1 - Modern Family (R): 13.two million, 5.6 - Happy Being: 7.9 million, 3.5 - Revenge: 8.six million, 2.9 CBS - 3.3 - Survivor: South Off-shore: 11.9 million, 3.5 - Criminal Minds (R): 12.8 million, 3.6 - CSI: 10.six million, 2.7 NBC - 1.5 Up Through The Night: 4.7 million, 1.8 Up Through The Night (R): 3.4 million, 1.2 - Harry's Law: 7.a million, 1.1 - Law & Order: SVU: 7. million, 2. CW - .6 - Ringer (R): 1.two million, .4 - America's Next Top Model: 1.8 million, .8 TV Rankings

'Harry Potter' DVD Exclusive: J.K. Rowling And The Women Of 'Potter'

It's hard to argue that one of the most badass breakout characters in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is Professor Minerva McGonagall. And author J.K. Rowling fought to keep it that way. Fans who have seen the movie (and read the book) know that there's a pretty big showdown between McGonagall and Professor Snape about halfway through the story. According to Rowling, an early draft of Steve Kloves' script had Harry Potter facing off against Snape instead of McGonagall. That was not something she was going to allow to happen. "I don't like the marginalization of women when the fighting breaks out. We get to fight too. I really wanted that," she explained in an exclusive MTV News sneak peek at a featurette from the "Deathly Hallows Part 2" Blu-ray and DVD, in stores on November 11. "In the book, Minerva McGonagall is the one who does it and for me it was very important that she did that." For Rowling, it was important that McGonagall got her moment in the spotlight. Bonnie Wright, who plays Ginny Weasley in the films, said that seeing McGonagall show off her true strength was one of her favorite parts of the movie. "Teachers have been so repressed in how they see Hogwarts. Obviously from its new sort of ruling, you can see that they're just itching for their fight back against evil and I love that. Professor McGonagall, she just completely shows what she's made of," Wright said. "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" hits DVD and Blu-Ray on November 11. Are you glad McGonagall got her big battle scene against Snape? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!

VIDEO: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Perform "Good status for Rap: Part 3"

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake returned for the Late Evening with Jimmy Fallon stage on Friday, which he and Fallon revealed "A History of Rap: Part 3." Beginning with Run D.M.C.'s "King of Rock," Timberlake and Fallon's mash-up needed everyone else from 1985 to the present together with your tunes as Mister Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Came back,Inch Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," and Kanye West's "More effective." They ended the total amount with Naughty By Nature's "Stylish Hop Hooray."Watch more clips and videos of Justin Timberlake inside our Movie Advice The 2 first grew to become an associate of forces on "A History of Rap" this season and returned with Part 2 within this summer time 2011. Watch the newest collaboration below. Which in the three may be the favorite? Watch below:

Arnold Schwarzenegger Looking For QED Action Film Black Sands

EXCLUSIVE: Arnold Schwarzenegger is placed to star in Black Sands, an action film that'll be directed by Scott Waugh and Mike McCoy. Funded by Bill Block’s QED, the film will start production April 1, 2012. Within the Skip Forest-scripted film, Schwarzenegger will have a loner who wages war against a callous weapons manufacturer and the private military within the Southwest. A dark tone is Guy Burning meets High Flatlands Drifter. Block is going to be selling worldwide areas beginning today. Forest scripted A Great Day To Die Hard, which Fox is preparing for production. Waugh and McCoy most lately directed Act Of Valor, an action adventure that has actual Navy Closes. That film was acquired in an auction for distribution by Relativity Media, which compensated a $13 million minimum guarantee along with a $$ 30 million P&Dedication, and scheduled the film for release on Feb 17, that is Leader’s Day Weekend. Al Ruddy will produce Black Sands with Block and Paul Hanson. Waugh, McCoy and Max Leitman would be the executive producers through their Bandito Siblings banner. Schwarzenegger has squarely came back to his action wheelhouse since coming back to acting after ending his run as California governor. He’s shooting the Kim Jee-woon-directed The Final Are a symbol of Lionsgate, after finishing The Expendables 2. QED just completed I, Alex Mix, the Take advantage of Cohen-directed thriller in line with the James Patterson novel, with Tyler Perry playing Mix and Matthew Fox his enemy. QED can also be creating the Neil Blomkamp-directed Elysium, which stars Matt Damon and Jodie Promote. That film is presently shooting. QED and Schwarzenegger connected captured on Cry Macho, but that project is tabled for the time being. CAA reps Schwarzenegger and Forest, ICM reps the company directors.

Exclusive 'Rum Diary' Clip: The Actor-brad Pitt Likes His Cocktails in New Film

.publish-content img The Actor-brad Pitt is not playing Hunter S. Thompson within the adaptation from the gonzo journalist and author's novel 'The Rum Diary,' but his Paul Kemp certainly shows a couple of classic Thompson traits. As an relationship with alcohol. Because this new clip from 'The Rum Diary' shows, Kemp's boozy ways may well be a problem in the newspaper he would go to write for in Puerto Rico. (That's Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins, putting on the very best hairpiece this side of the Farrelly Siblings movie, as Kemp's editor.) Around the plus side, Depp-as-Kemp's flippant answer -- "I guess in the upper-finish of 'social'" -- is a you should use in your boss! (Most likely not if you wish to keep the job, but, hey...) 'The Rum Diary' is within theaters on Friday. Return to Moviefone in a few days for additional around the film. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

GOP Presidential Debate: What the Pundits Are Saying

Things got a bit heated during the eighth debate in a series of Republican debates, which was held in Las Vegas on Tuesday.our editor recommendsGOP Presidential Debate: What Hollywood Is SayingCNN's GOP Presidential Debate: 10 Best Zingers of the Night The candidates included Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.), Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum. During the debate, both Cain and Romney were targeted for harsh criticism from the other candidates. At one point Romney and Perry got into an argument over whose turn it was to speak. Perry also called out Romney for allegedly using a lawn care company that hired illegal immigrants. STORY: CNN's GOP Presidential Debate: 10 Best Zingers of the Night Many experts agreed that this debate elevated the election race to a new level. "Romney and Perry are the two guys who have the money, the infrastructure, the resources the campaign team to keep this going in the long haul. You saw them go to a new level tonight," said John King on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 after the debate. PHOTOS: Michele Bachmann: The Politics of Fashion "Mitt Romney is the only person on the stage who understands -- or can at least speak clearly on -- the full breadth of issues that face the president. Romney took heavy fire from nearly everyone, but his rivals usually did more harm to themselves," wrote Taegan Goddard of Political Wire. NBC News political reporter Chuck Todd wrote on Twitter, "Perry was no shrinking violet tonight; he forced himself back front-n-center with Romney; Cain was the one fading from spotlight tonight." STORY: GOP Presidential Debate: What Hollywood Is Saying James Fallows of The Atlantic wrote, "No getting around this: like Romney or not (I don't), he comes across as the only sane figure." "I believe Romney won the debate because he again showed a sure, steady performance and command on the economy. Perry tried to hard to score and came across as snippy and thin-skinned," wrote Bradley Blakeman of FoxNews.com. PHOTOS: Box Office Politics: The Movies and Stars Dems vs. GOPers Love (and Love to Hate) Piers Morgan took a jab at Michele Bachmann, who made a comment that made it seem as if she did not know that Libya was in Africa. "I wonder if Michele Bachmann can see Africa from her house? " "Only one thing's certain tonight - this is the most riveting GOP debate so far," Morgan continued. "Ever the gentleman, @THEHermanCain refers to his opponents as his 'distinguished colleagues,'" wrote ABC News Deputy Political Director & Political Reporter Michael Falcone. Related Topics Politics Michele Bachmann

Soderberghs Liberace Film Prone to Cinemax

Steven Soderberg Extended in development and laden with Oscar-winning talent, the Liberace biopic by Steven Soderbergh will probably be created for Cinemax, the network introduced Tuesday. See the relaxation in the day's news on TVGuide.com Behind the Candelabra will star Michael Douglas since the artist-pianist and Matt Damon as his lover Scott Thorson, with whom Liberace stood a stormy relationship. Richard LaGravenese is arranged to pen the script. Behind the Candelabra will start shooting next summer season no air date remains scheduled.

WME Partner Sean Perry Elected HRTS President

The Hollywood Radio & Television Societys board of directors has elected WME partner Sean Perry as the new president of HRTS for the 2011-13 term. He will succeed Lionsgate TV president Kevin Beggs, who headed the organization for the past three years. Perry, who is co-head of WMEs non-scripted television department, has been on the HRTS Board of Directors since 2008, and co-chaired the Unscripted Hitmakers Newsmaker Luncheon in April 2011. Additionally, Ian Moffit, head of Digital Video at BermanBraun, is the new VP; Martha Henderson, EVP Entertainment for City National Bank, has been re-elected Treasurer; and Kelly Goode, producer for GSN, is the new Secretary. HRTS Executive Director Dave Ferrara has also been re-upped to a new three-year deal. Reminder: HRTS’ annual Networks Chiefs luncheon is tomorrow. Prepare for long valet lines at the Beverly Hilton.

New 'Hunger Games' Posters Feature Panem's Districts

It has been a while since some 'Hunger Games'-related news began, do not worry: the options to your benefit! Some brand-new posters -- representing the 12 districts of Panem, the Dystopian society in 'Hunger Games' -- are actually released using the movie's viral site, TheCapitol.pn. To have the ability to see all the posters, you have to register making an identification pass, which will then placed you inside the districts. Can get on that, but see the photos within the Grain and Mining district ahead. [via Collider]

Bardem In Talks For Wretched Me 2

He'll be described as a villain...Javier Bardem cannot stop being bad. Fortunately, he keeps everything on-screen which is now in discussions to fire place up another evil role, this time around around in cartoon form for Wretched Me 2.The initial film, which starred Steve Carell as speaking villain Gru, the mastermind whose cold heart is melted by three adorable orphan moppets, shown to become huge success. So naturally, the follow-up was quickly greenlit which is now in production at CG company Illumination Entertainment.There's little word round the plot at this time around, though all of us do understand that Gru will this time around around face a totally new villain referred to as El Macho (Bardem), who brings with him their very own child, Machito. The Heat Vision blog reviews that the majority of the original movie's cast is coming back, so expect voice turns within the likes if Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Julie Andrews, Miranda Cosgrove, Kristen Wiig plus much more.Although stars frequently nabs roles in movies similar to this gain points utilizing their children, Bardem welcomed his first, a boy born to Penelope Cruz the 2009 This summer time. So his sprog will have to wait a couple of years to find out father to use it. But that's okay, because Wretched Me 2 isn't due to hit screens until October 2013...

World Cup can boost local shingles

World Cup soccer comes to Brazil in 2014, and one the biggest sporting events in the world affords local production service companies huge opportunities for growth. The RioMarket 2011, which runs concurrently with the Rio de Janeiro film festival, will focus on how they can take advantage of what's coming their way."We must prepare ourselves for the high demand from foreign companies for co-productions and production services," says fest co-general director and producer Walkiria Barbosa.Italy will be well-represented with industry execs and filmmakers as the fest's focus country. As they did last year, China and Russia will also have a strong presence at the RioMarket, joining producers from Europe, the U.S. and other Latin American countries at the mart and manning panels and business roundtables. One innovation of this edition, Barbosa says, will be the possibility of participants taking part of the business roundtables from abroad via the Web.RioMarket will also host, for the first time, an international meeting on intellectual property and piracy. The gathering will include reps from several countries, the Motion Picture Assn. of America and the local Ministry of Culture and National Cinema Agency (Ancine).Launched into the national conversation by the Sept. 5 launch of Netflix in Brazil, video on demand will be the other focus theme of this year's RioMarket.RELATED LINKS: Rio de Janeiro: Cinema with a reach Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Keck's Exclusives: How Victor Garber Grew to become Charlie's Angels' Charlie

Victor Garber Just 72 hours before its September 22 premiere, ABC's new Charlie's Angels finally chosen an actress to exchange Robert Wagner because the voice of detective agency owner Charles Townsend - former Alias star Victor Garber. "These were inside a stress. I believe my agent was settling with someone within the Emmys audience," states Garber, that has exactly the same gentlemanly sophistication because the late John Forsythe, Charlie around the original series as well as in two movies. "It is really an out-of-the-blue, out-of-body experience. I am just happy they chosen me." The following day,Garber hurried for an L.A. recording studio to dub his dialogue, getting neither seen the pilot nor finished reading through the script. "I had been really walking in from the street," he states. "They demonstrated me the outlet title sequence where I introduce the Angels and tell the storyline of the way it all happened, that is kind of the most crucial factor." Then Garber recorded his lines for that scene where Charlie provides the Angels their assignment. "It had been challenging in the beginning, but when we've got going it had been fun. And That I can kind of get it done everywhere.Inch In keeping with the initial series, you will find no intends to reveal Charlie's face, but Garber was told a secret mythology concerning the character is going to be investigated. "You will see implications that he's more involved compared to the initial series. He's a fascinating, complicated guy and it'll be fun to understand more about that because the series continues." Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

FBI Arrests Man Accused of Hacking Sony Pictures

A man who allegedly hacked into the computer system at Sony Pictures earlier this year has been arrested and charged by the FBI. Cody Kretsinger, 23, was indicted earlier this month, authorities told the LA Times today. If convicted, the Phoenix man faces a statutory maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The FBI believes that Kretzinger is part of a group known as LulzSec or Lulz Security that hacked into Sony computers. The group's members are said to have anonymously taken credit for the intrusion on the LulzSec website. The indisctment, according to the LAT, alleges that Kretzinger and his co-conspirators distributed stolen information on its website and announced the attack on Twitter. Sony did not respond to a request for comment. Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Charlies Angels Finds Home In Miami

MIAMI, Fla. -- Miami might be the brand new capital of scotland - angels no less than the city of Charlies Angels. ABC is jumping into the reboot game this fall by getting an up-to-date version in the classic series that starts the systems Thursday evening prime-time selection. Moving its setting and production from La to Florida, the completely new show will receive a new beginning in the new city. The remake tries to distance itself within the camping in the seventies version, striving to become more grounded action series. The initial episode begins with two Angels a classic crook carried out by Rachael Taylor together with a disgraced officer carried out by Annie Ilonzeh seeing the next part of their team destroyed within a mission. Their boss Charlie Townsend and also the assistant Bosley carried out by Ramon Rodriguez persuade the kids to recruit a completely new Angel, a street racer carried out by Minka Kelly. With Came Barrymore an Angel inside the 2000 and 2003 films being a professional producer, the show was produced by Al Gough and Miles Millar, the duo behind the hit WB show Smallville, which adopted the exploits from the youthful, pre-Superman Clark Kent. ABC happen to be prone to restore Charlies Angels for quite a while when Gough and Millar got involved last spring. They acknowledge that fans have certain anticipation and may scream once they arent met. The first Charlies Angels will be a cultural phenomenon if the first demonstrated in 1976, making stars of Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Cruz. Fawcett shown particularly popular, with boys posting her legendary poster inside their rooms and ladies copying her feathered hair. The initial episode in the new Charlies Angels is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday, the 35th anniversary in the originals premiere. If you say youre prone to reboot Charlies Angels, you're simply hanging a sizable target laying lying on your back, Gough mentioned. What to do ideally is reunite by getting a crowd that loved the show after they were youthful in addition to bring new fans in it. Nevertheless the new show starts fresh: These Angels arent saints. Inside the original, the women had all taught to become L.A. cops but sexism inside the department had left them banished to menial positions, so Charlie employed them really was detectives. Inside the new series, the Angels all have sketchy pasts. Charlie recruits these to give them another chance, while using the capabilities they developed as crooks to accomplish good. Theyresort of Angels with dirty faces, Gough mentioned. Taylor mentioned she and her co-stars want toward placing modern twist round the mythology. Even though they were very awesome and effective, we wish to do our personal version, Taylor mentioned. According to Ilonzeh, the chemistry among the different figures is what drove the old series as well as the movies. The knowledge as well as the cases as well as the crooks as well as the explosions and many types of the sparks as well as the glamour as well as the fashion as well as the makeup, people are merely the additional supplies, Ilonzeh mentioned. Nonetheless it is the connection thats really prone to grab everyone. The completely new show promises plenty of action, but producers are trying to obtain a more realistic feel, departing the gravity repel Wire Fu acrobatics featured inside the films. We perform a little of all things, stunt coordinator Artie Malesci mentioned. Were round the water. Were under water. We've watercraft. We've helis. All of us perform some vehicle work. We perform a lot of fighting. We perform a lot of gun play. We perform a lot of scaling structures. The heavens do the majority of the stunts themselves, Malesci mentioned. They train a good deal, he mentioned. I realize them adequate to understand what they could do and whatever they cant do. There's a particular point where I believe that no, and so they hate that. Kelly mentioned doing the stunts is among her favorite causes of the show. I like my job. I like just as one actor, Kelly mentioned. But if you are dealing with visit and be physical and learn how to drift cars and scuba dive and horseback ride and learn to fight Krav Maga (an Israeli fighting styles technique). People are things Ill have with me at night for your relaxation of my existence. Filming extensively in Florida through the summer time season doesn't come without its problems. On one recent shoot a daytime fashion show scene inside a downtown park the heavens hidout inside an air-conditioned van between takes to obtain their makeup from melting. Meanwhile, a lot of accessories looked for shade and fans, attempting to not sweat through their formal placed on. Still included in the completely new show is Charlies speakerphone, where the unseen maestro notifies his Angels regarding new missions. Gough mentioned one challenge was creating reasonable to take advantage from it inside the reboot. Charlies around the box, around the speakerphone, which in 1976 was possibly the peak of technology, Gough mentioned. This Season, less. You've Skype. You've video chat. Why guy still around the box? While Charlie ongoing to become a mysterious inside the original series too as with the two films, Gough mentioned audiences will discover much more about him inside the new series and possibly why hes so secretive. Bosley may also be acquiring a larger role. Inside the old series, Bosley felt like the women valet, which we didnt might like to do that, Gough mentioned. The completely new Bosley is closer to the Angels in age and even more mixed up in missions. He's basically the fourth Angel, Gough mentioned. Rodriguez mentioned he was surprised when he was approached to fill the role, formerly held by David Doyle, Bill Murray and Bernie Mack. Not just comedy relief, Bosley now hacks personal computers and beats up crooks, while hiding their very own shady past. Hes certainly got a good deal happening, Rodriguez mentioned. Charlies Angels is Fundamental steps first large work for balance remaking a substantial series. The practice may appear a guaranteed recipe for fulfillment, but also for every Battlestar Galactica or Hawaii Five-, there's a Bionic Lady or Dark evening Driver that died throughout its first season. Gough mentioned CBSs Hawaii Five- is a good instance of mixing fun figures, exciting action moments and wonderful locations one for his Charlies Angels. Partof achieving people beautiful locations for Charlies Angels was filming the show in Miami instead of La. Florida gets the designer and cultural diversity of NY, the nice cozy weather and wonderful beaches of los angeles, which is a gateway to Latin America as well as the Caribbean. If you come lower here, you're feeling it, executive producer and director Marcos Siega mentioned. You will discover plenty of South Us citizens, plenty of Males and ladies. In my opinion the city itself felt being an exciting change. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Men' preems to record 27.8 million for CBS

Ashton Kutcher's debut on CBS laffer 'Two and a Half Men' drew a whopping 27.8 million viewers Monday night.Ashton Kutcher's debut on CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men" drew the show's largest audience ever - 27.8 million, according to preliminary Nielsen estimates - and a mammoth 10.3 rating in adults 18-49 as the Eye won the opening night of the season in all key demo categories.The previous highs for the long-running show came in May 2005, when it followed the "Everybody Loves Raymond" series finale with an 8.1 demo rating and 24.2 million viewers overall. Last season, a truncated one for the series due to the exit of Charlie Sheen, "Men" peaked with a 4.9 rating in 18-49 and 17.9 million viewers overall.Monday's demo score is the best for any primetime entertainment telecast since the Academy Awards in February, and tops the 9.2 for May's finale of Fox's "American Idol." And both the demo and total-viewer count are the best for the season/series premiere of an entertainment series since ABC's second-season opener of "Desperate Housewives" in September 2005.The big showing at 9 p.m. for CBS provided substantial sampling for the premiere of half-hour "Two Broke Girls" (7.0/16 in 18-49, 19.2 million viewers overall) at its special 9:30 p.m. time before moving to 8:30 next week. "Broke Girls" beat ABC's "Dancing" by 7 shares in adults 18-49 and gave CBS its best showing in the timeslot since "Men" in May 2005; it also drew the largest overall audience for the series premiere of a fall comedy since NBC's "Inside Schwartz" (airing behind "Friends") in 2001.Also impressing Monday in its cliffhanger return was ABC drama "Castle" (3.3/8 in 18-49, 13.6 million viewers overall), which was up nicely over last year. The mystery series and the second-season premiere of CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" (3.4/8 in 18-49, 12.0 million viewers overall) made life difficult for competing 10 p.m. NBC drama "The Playboy Club" (1.6/4 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall), which had a modest premiere on what has been a tough night for the net. One year ago, the series opener of "Chase" did better for NBC (2.3/6 in 18-49).Elsewhere Monday, ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" (3.9/10 in 18-49, 18.6 million viewers overall) was down more than 20% from its premiere of last fall but teamed with "Castle" to put ABC ahead for the night in total viewers.CBS opened with the best premieres score yet for "How I Met Your Mother" (4.7/13 in 18-49, 11.3 million viewers overall in its regular 8 p.m. slot and 5.1/13 in 18-49 and 12.2 million in a special airing at 8:30), which easily led its hour among young adults and provided the net with roughly 45% time-period improvement over last year's openers of "Mother" and "Rules of Engagement." For the night, CBS prevailed over runner-up ABC by 5 shares in adults 18-49 and by 4 shares in 25-54.Fox went with the season finale of summer series "Hell's Kitchen" (2.5/6 in 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall) and finished third among the broadcasters for the night in 18-49. The net bows dinosaur drama "Terra Nova" next week, and veteran drama "House" returns the following week. At NBC, "The Sing-Off" opened to a 1.9/5 in 18-49 and 5.2 million viewers overall from 8 to 10 p.m. - lagging the competition but the best non-sports demo delivery in the time period for the net since mid-January. Compared to last year's opening night, when it was boosted by good series premiere scores for "The Event," NBC's combo of "Sing-Off" and "Playboy Club" was down about 30% in 18-49 rating (1.8 vs. 2.6 for the night). Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: CBS, 5.7/14; ABC, 3.7/9; Fox, 2.5/6; NBC, 1.8/4; Univision, 1.74/; CW, 0.4/1.In total viewers: ABC, 16.9 million; CBS, 15.7 million; NBC and Fox, 5.1 million; Univision, 3.8 million; CW, 1.1 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

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Prime Suspect

'Prime Suspect'Credits: Filmed in NY by Film 44 and ITV Studios America in association with Universal Media Studios. Executive producers, Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Alexandra Cunningham, Julie Meldal-Johnson, Paul Buccieri, Lynda LaPlante, John McNamara; co-executive producers, Ron Fitzgerald, Tyler Bensinger, Jonas Pate; supervising producer, Randy Huggins; producer, Nan Bernstein Freed; director, Berg; writer, Cunningham; based on the series created by LaPlante.With: Maria Bello, Brian F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety, Tim Griffin, Damon Gupton, Kenny Johnson, Aidan Quinn, Jason Beghe.Knighthood might not be in the cards, but Maria Bello's considerable charisma provides the strongest reason to watch "Prime Suspect," a belated adaptation of the British miniseries that helped put the Dame in Helen Mirren. Following the original template with some fidelity but also including its own wrinkles, the show gets past the first hurdle by selling Bello's Jane Timoney as a woman struggling to gain respect and acceptance in an old boy's club of NY detectives. Surrounded by a solid supporting cast, it's a workable if not quite prime piece of development. Dismissed and denied cases by her condescending male colleagues, Jane doesn't get much sympathy from her boss (Aidan Quinn), and is treated with open hostility by the likes of Irish cop Reg Duffy (Bryan O'Byrne, channeling Dennis Franz), especially when she seizes on a sudden and unexpected opening to seek advancement within their unit. Her first case, meanwhile, involves a grisly home-invasion robbery and murder that left an understandably traumatized young boy behind as a witness. As directed by Peter Berg from Alexandra Cunningham's adaptation, the whole exercise is gritty and spare, in keeping with a long history of NBC cop dramas. Jane's take-no-prisoners attitude causes even the few detectives who are relatively friendly to her situation to wonder about her drive. "Do you ever worry that someone might drop a house on you?" asks Det. Luisito Calderon (Kirk Acevedo) after she questions a witness. An "ER" alum (thus returning to an old scheduling haunt) and indie film darling, Bello is the whole package as this character: Tough, demanding, yet still sexy and beautiful. Hell, she even looks good in a goofy hat. There is also promise -- series-wise, if not so much in the pilot, in her extended circle -- which includes the always-welcome Peter Gerety as her dad. Whether that's enough -- given there's not much that's distinctive about the premise, and a whole slew of crime-fighting females, such as "The Closer," who came about after Mirren originated the role two decades ago -- remains to be seen. NBC has said the gender politics will be dialed back going forward, which is logical given the show's anachronistic aspects, but that only threatens to make this a more homogenized crime procedural -- and put more weight on Bello's shoulders. Practically speaking, the series doesn't figure to have a sizable lead-in from NBC's comedies, but on the plus side faces two established dramas whose audience is pretty much locked in place, offering the possibility of sampling. Throw in NBC's tempered expectations for new 10 p.m. dramas in the post-Jay Leno experiment era, and that could bode well for "Prime Suspect" avoiding its own premature demise. If so, it'll be because Bello is on the case.Camera, Todd McMullen; production designer, Tim Galvin; editors, Dody Dorn, Robb Sullivan; music, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman; casting, Linda Lowy, John Brace. 60 MIN. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

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Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Sausage clicked on on R.I.P.D. set

The initial shots of Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Sausage concerning the number of comic-book movie R.I.P.D. have came out online.The duo needed a ride in the Dodge Challenger yesterday using what appear to become pictures of Reynolds' real-world cop before he joins the otherworldly Relaxation In Peace Department.Filming is certainly going ahead in Boston, Massachusetts concerning the project, which is founded on the Dark Equine comic.R.I.P.D. opens summer season 2013.

The Raid

An Alliance Films (in Canada) discharge of a PT Merantau Films/Abc Films/Celluloid Bad dreams presentation. (Worldwide sales: Celluloid Bad dreams, Paris/La.) Created by Ario Sagantoro. Executive producers, R. Maya Barack-Evans, Irwan D. Mussry, Nate Bolotin, Todd Brown. Directed, written, edited by Gareth Huw Evans.With: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim. Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, Ray Sahetapy.The ultimate credits roll, listing figures for example "Hole Drop Attacker" and "Machete Gang Member," only shows the amount of mayhem in Gareth Huw Evans' "The Raid." Indeed, moviegoers might want the projectionist could replay a few of the spectacular sequences within this incredible and extremely violent cop-versus.-gangster fight-athon, where a SWAT-like unit invades a 15-story building and needs to arrive at the top, floor by floor, to create lower the theif. Using the genre to some greater degree of intensity, the Welsh-born Evans continues what he began in the past Indonesia-set actioner "Merantau," but this pic will seal his cult status. As efficient since it's title signifies, "The Raid" provides a continuous sequence of action having a obvious and effective premise: If police can arrive at the top floor, there is a opportunity to bring lower major drug kingpin Tama (Ray Sahetapy). Further complicating matters is always that many cops within the unit are unskilled within the make of intense urban combat required here, which their corrupt boss, Lt. Wahyu (Pierre Gruno), may compromise the whole operation. That's about just as much plot because the movie can be involved with, or needs. Hard-ass cop Rama (Iko Uwais, "Merantau," inside a star-making role) is sparkling clean and tenacious like a bulldozer. In a few minutes of quietly penetrating the building's interior (the result strengthened by total silence on the soundtrack that otherwise provides huge punches of pure, sonic energy), Rama's males belong to assault by Tama's smartly placed models, including prepubescent spotters and endless supplies of dudes with heavy machine guns. Tama observes everything on the large bank of monitors in the control room, assisted by his callous henchmen Andi (Doni Alamsyah) and Mad Dog (Yayan Ruhian). Tama can also be in a position to deliver messages within the building's PA system, to ensure that everybody can hear his message, "We now have site visitors." It is the signal for those-out war. The ensuing 1 hour 30 minutes are largely a hands-to-hands, fist-to-face, feet-to-groin fight, having a couple of machetes and guns thrown in permanently measure. Pic handles to produce the feeling of the type of live-action ride, where Evans as conductor modulates the go up and down of action, and alternates pace and volume, with selected interludes of story to trap a person's breath. The result is exhilarating for audiences available to the sheer visceral sensation from the physical experience, no matter a person's predilection toward fight photos. Still, there's ample close-up, flesh-ripping violence to create even hardened audiences wince. The pic's combat style, silat, is definitely an Indonesian martial-arts form this is a more brawling type of fighting than more broadly known styles. Think about it as being the National football league overtaking kung fu, but a great deal nastier, using the action getting wilder the flooring -- and also the casualties in Rama's forces -- mount. It's not hard to your investment story altogether within the sheer hurry of Rama's fight up floor rather, audiences will question the way the amazing fight that simply ended may be capped. But it's, over and over. A five-minute fight that has flying, nipping areas of the body particularly shows the elegance within the fight choreography by Evans, Uwais and Ruhian. A lot more than most martial-arts photos, "The Raid" recalls the dwelling of the movie musical, where a simple story bridges the amounts and sequences. Ultimately, there's enough to among the pic's side tales (including siblings on opposite sides from the fight) that, drawn in tandem with righting the incorrect of political corruption, enables items to finish on the significantly satisfying note. Moti D. Setyanto's terrific production design represents the inside of the building like a perpetual maze, both up and down and flat. It isn't surprising the project required two lensers (Matt Flannery and Dimas Imam Subhono), because the camera frequently seems to ignore gravity inside a mission to obtain fresh angles about the fight. Technically, the pic's inside a league alone among Indonesian films. After this pic's first Toronto screening, producers introduced the soundtrack is going to be entirely modified by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. Although it will add an industrial kick towards the film, it will appear curious considering the brilliant soundtrack displayed in the screening examined.Camera (color), Matt Flannery, Dimas Imam Subhono music, Fajar Yuskemal, Aria Prayogi production designer, Moti D. Setyanto costume designer, Upay Maryani seem (Dolby Digital), Suhadi Yuskemal, Prayogi, Bonar Abraham, Sandika Widjaja seem designers, Yuskemal, Prayogi re-recording mixers, Yuskemal, Aria Prayogi, Abraham, Widjaja, Jack Arthur Simanjuntak effects makeup, Jerry Octavianus stunt planners, Yandi "Piranha" Sutisna, Eka "Piranha" Rahmadia, Esa W. Sie, Rama Ramadhan fighting techinques choreographers, Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian action choreographer, Evans line producer, Daiwanne P. Ralie assistant company directors, Dondy Adrian Senjaya, Mus Danang Danar Dono, Imam Dharmawan Santoso, Ginanti Rona Tembang Asri. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Night time Madness), Sept. 8, 2011. (Also in Sitges, Pusan film festivals.) Running time: 101 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

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Actress Eve Brent dies at 81

Character actress Eve Brent, most broadly known on her behalf are Jane by 50 percent 1958 "Tarzan" photos starring Gordon Scott but a reliable presence in film and TV until this year, died August. 27 in Sun Valley, Calif. She was 81.Brent had came out concerning the radio becoming an adult and already had numerous film and tv credits when she came out inside the movies "Tarzan as well as the Trappers" and "Tarzan's Fight for Existence." While using role of Jane, however, introduced to offers of comparable parts and for that reason to frustration for your actress.Over the following decade she labored onstage too as with minor roles on tv -- "The Big Valley," "Family Theme,Inch "The Red-colored-colored Skelton Hour," "Dragnet" -- too as with movies (she went uncredited on her behalf role just like a hooker in Clint Eastwood starrer "Coogan's Bluff" to ensure that like a passenger in "Airport terminal terminal").Through the seventies, she acquired more film roles, while not always better ones. She's at Disney's "The Barefoot Executive" but furthermore in"How's Your Sex Existence?," "The Todd Killings," "The best way to Seduce a girl,Inch "Timber Tramps" and Charles Bronson starrer "The White-colored Zoysia." She'd an even more substantial role in 1980 horror film "Fade to Black," that they came a supporting actress jerk within the Academy of Sci-fi Fantasy and Horror Films.In 1984 Brent came out in Sean Penn-Nicolas Cage starrer "Racing While using Moon," plus much more recently she came out in "The Eco-friendly Mile" comicstrip adaptation "Garfield" and (inside an uncredited role) "The Curious Situation of Benjamin Button."She completed work this year concerning the film "Hit List," that is released in March.Concerning the smallscreen, Brent regularly guested on shows different from "thirtysomething" to "Twin Peaks," turning up most recently in the 2006 episode of "Scrubs" and a year ago inside an episode of "Community."Brent was produced Jean Ewers in Texas, maturing in Fort Worth.Children add a boy. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

The Help still topping the US box office

The Help enjoyed a second week on top of the US box office against a backdrop of closed cinemas and drastically reduced takings thanks to the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene.The Emma Stone-starring film took $14.3 million dollars across the weekend, pushing its overall total up to $96.4 million and comfortably blowing away the challenge from a trio of new releases.Zoe Saldana's Colombiana fared best of the chart's new entrants, taking $10.3 million to claim second spot. Haunted house flick Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark limped into third place with a disappointing $8.6 million whilst Paul Rudd vehicle Our Idiot Brother only managed $6.5 million in fifth.Sandwiched in between the latter pair is hardy campaigner Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, whose $8.6 million weekend leaves the blockbuster tantalisingly close to the $150 million mark overall.Further down the chart, Spy Kids 4 was down more than 50%, taking $5.7 million in sixth place. Even The Smurfs were feeling the pinch, adding just $4.8 million to its overall gross. Meanwhile, Conan took the biggest pounding, with a $3.1 million weekend representing a decrease of 69.1%!Fright Night didn't do much better, losing 60.7% of its audience to take $3 million down in ninth place. Crazy Stupid Love completes the countdown, with a $2.9 million weekend helping it to cling on to tenth spot.

Watercooler: Is Fairly Little Liar's Dr. Sullivan DO-"A"?

Annabeth Gish "The physician has gone out.Inch Now that can not be good. This closing-moments text from your elusive "A" sent a chill with the Pretty Little Liars - and fans - last evening following the gang's shrink, Dr. Sullivan, summoned these phones her office to show that "A" was possibly among her clients. Regrettably, after they showed up in this area, our dear Doc was nowhere found, nor was the situation-file that (possibly) held the key towards the show's central stalker. We do too think "A" has stated another existence? That's, presuming whoever it's also discarded Ali and creepy Ian. The sick a part of us type of hopes so, because this seriously ups the overall game and provides the women a foe who's prepared to kill anybody to have their secret. However the more healthy (less homicidal) a part of us is keeping our fingers entered that we'll see much more of Annabeth Gish's so-awesome clinical mental health specialist. Otherwise in here, maybe an hour or so afterwards The Laying Game...cause that switcheroo scene gets just like crazy, too! What is your opinion? May be the PLL body count going to rise again? And extremely, who do you consider is capable of doing murder among our Rosewood regulars? (With no spoilers from anybody whose browse the books!) Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Attacking Young Boys 'Never Say Never' New Clip Launched (Video)

Attacking Young Boys has launched a never-before-seen clip in the Attacking Young Boys: Never Say Never Director's Fan Cut.our editor suggests Attacking Young Boys May be the 'Real Deal' along with a Lengthy Career States Reality TV Producer'Justin Bieber' Director Jon Chu Lands 'G.I. Joe 2' Gig The clip shows Bieber racing around backstage and outdoors on the segway scooter. PHOTOS: Attacking Young Boys's Never Say Never Premiere The 2-disc DVD set is going to be offered only at Target beginning on Tuesday. It sells for $29.95. PHOTOS: Attacking Young Boys's Top Ten THR Outtakes Additionally towards the new footage, it'll incorporate a "Never Say Never" necklace. It's 23 minutes more than the version proven in theaters. PHOTOS: Attacking Young Boys's Moustaches The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Bieber's documentary has impressed Academy people -- and may nab a Best Documentary nomination. STORY: Could Attacking Young Boys's 'Never Say Never' Obtain a Best Doc Oscar Nomination? The film has gained a lot more than $73 million locally because it's Feb 2011 release. Related Subjects Attacking Young Boys Attacking Young Boys: Never Say Never

Drew Carey Suffers Separated Clavicle While Jogging

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Drew Carey suffered a painful collarbone injury while jogging on Wednesday. Hey everyone! Had to cancel #TPIR tapings today. I fell while running this AM and separated my clavicle, The Price Is Host Tweeted on Wednesday. Be back tomorrow though! The actor/comedian added that while he wont need surgery, the fall could leave a bump on his collarbone. Just saw doctor. No surgery needed. No snapping into place. Just ice and time, he Tweeted. Oh, and Ill probably have a lump w/out surgery. As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Drew, a former Marine reservist, has made fitness a priority in recent years after undergoing an angioplasty and feeling unable to keep up with his fiancees young son, Connor. Id be like, Connor, I cant, and hed say, Cmon, Dad! That was a terrible feeling, Drew told Parade magazine in a September 2010 interview. I thought, Im never going to see him graduate high school. The former Whose Line Is It Anyway? host made jogging a part of his fitness routine and completed a 10k run last year his first in over two decades. Connor doesnt make fun of Dads belly anymore, he told the mag at the time. I look in the mirror and I feel like Im in my 20s again. I feel like I have my whole life back.Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Brad Pitt in Negotiations to Star in 'The Gray Man'

Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Brad Pitt is negotiations to star in The Gray Man, a New Regency action project being directed by James Gray. The script, by Adam Cozad, was on the 2010 Black List, which ranks the best unproduced script in Hollywood. If a deal is made, Pitt will play a CIA operative-turned-assassin targeted for elimination, forcing him to elude teams of killers while trying to save the lives of the daughters who don't know he exists. Plan B's Dede Gardner will produce along with Stephen Garrett of Shine. Pitt, repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, will next be seen in Moneyball, which premieres at the Toronto Film Festival and is shooting World War Z for Paramount. Brad Pitt Moneyball

Hulu Auction: Initial Bids Due by Finish of In A Few Days

NEW You are able to - Suitors of movie site Hulu are required to submit initial bids through the finish of in a few days, using its current proprietors searching for prices with a minimum of $1.5 billion for that site and it is licenses, AllThingsD reported. Wall Street has generally assumed that Hulu, brought by Boss Jason Kilar, will attract around $2 billion inside a purchase. However, final prices will rely on such a buyer is searching to get, AllThingsD stated. For instance, as News Corp. leader, COO and deputy chairman Chase Carey signaled the 2009 week (link), a number of Hulu's proprietors could decide to have their stakes, which may lessen the cost compensated with a buyer. But AllThingsD stated an acquiror may also repay to improve the size of exclusive content licenses. Hulu is really a partnership of Wally Disney, News Corp., Comcast's NBCUniversal and equity firm Providence Equity Partners. Yahoo, Google, Apple, Amazon . com.com and DirecTV are probably the firms that have checked out a Hulu bid. Carey told reporters on News Corp.'s earnings business call the Hulu sales process is "advancing largely based on plan," adding: "for all of us, will still be a choice to determine...what it really appears like in the finish. Will it seem sensible to pursue that path or will it seem sensible for all of us to remain in an possession position and keep having it driven by content proprietors." Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Tony Wible stated inside a recent Hollywood Reporter guest column that whomever acquires Hulu, "it will likely be a significantly more powerful entity and may emerge like a strong competitor to Netflix." Related Subjects The Wally Disney Company News Corp. NBCUniversal Hulu

Weekend Forecast: Will The Help Clean Up Final Destination 5?

Say hello to August and its snazzy genre-specific programming! The four wide releases this weekend cater to quarantined-off needs, meaning there’s something in theaters for your whole family — from mom (The Help) to stoner brother (30 Minutes or Less) to thrill-seeking sister (Final Destination 5) to kid cousin (Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie). Which film will wind up atop the box office come Sunday night? To the forecast! NATIONAL OUTLOOK · Final Destination 5: Fun fact: the last horror movie to hit theaters in wide release was Scream 4 back in April. Before that, it was Insidious — also in April. Which is another way of saying that unless you count Priest — you shouldn’t — horror fans have had precious little to see in theaters during the last four months. It’s because of that likely pent-up horror demand — plus 3-D surcharges — that Final Destination 5 could greatly exceed expectations over the next three days. Keep in mind, The Final Destination grossed $27.4 million during its opening frame in 2009, and that film was up against Halloween II — which siphoned off another $16 million of horror dough. The only other horror flick in theaters this weekend is Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Even death can’t stop the Final Destination franchise. FORECAST: $31.9 million · The Help: August wouldn’t be August without a highly anticipated lady lit adaptation. On Aug. 7, 2009, Julie & Julia headed to theaters and added $20 million to its butter-soaked coffers; on Aug. 13, 2010, Julia Roberts grabbed $23 million in gelato money from Eat Pray Love. This weekend, The Help arrives, poised to succeed — clean up, if you will — in similar fashion. Since opening on Wednesday, the adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling novel has earned $5 million — though its bread-and-butter audience is unlikely to rush out for midnight showings (think: your mother). With strong reviews — something that helps when courting older audiences — plus already growing Oscar buzz, The Help could flirt with the $27 million that The Devil Wears Prada earned over its opening weekend in June of 2008. FORECAST: $26.9 million · 30 Minutes or Less: The Change-Up notwithstanding, this has been the summer of successful R-rated comedies. Into this barrage of money-earning f-bombs comes 30 Minutes Or Less, with slight box office expectations and somewhat little buzz (unless that buzz is about how the film was based on the real-life death of pizza delivery man Brian Wells). Actual question: Shouldn’t more people be excited for the reunion of Zombieland cohorts Jesse Eisenberg and director Ruben Fleischer? Alas! Comedy nerds will be out in full force, but is that enough to keep it from earning a relatively low number — at least compared to Bridesmaids, Horrible Bosses and Bad Teacher? The guess here is no. FORECAST: $12.9 · Glee: The 3D Concert Movie: As the great — and apparently absent — Sue Sylvester said of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie: Stop believing. Even hardcore fans were disappointed in the second season of the Fox hit (which saw its ratings dwindle slightly in the spring), and the recent Ryan Murphy Scorched Earth press tour did nothing to engender goodwill to non-devotees. This one is preaching solely to the choir, and when it comes to box office that isn’t a good thing. FORECAST: $8 million REGIONAL OUTLOOK If you’re in the mood for critical acclaim, there’s Senna, Asif Kapadia’s documentary about Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, which opens in New York and Los Angeles. If you’re in the mood for love (and smut), though, buy a plane ticket to Austin or San Francisco. That’s where China Lion Film Distribution, Inc. will unveil 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, “the world’s first erotic 3D film.” Suck it, Avatar! (Ew. Sorry.) Care to call your shot? [Photo from The Help courtesy of Dreamworks LLC/Dale Robinette]

Jennifer Grey Says She's "Excited" About Dirty Dancing Remake

Jennifer Grey Jennifer Grey says she's excited that Dirty Dancing is being remade. "I'm so excited about this news and I think there's nobody better to do this than my beloved Kenny Ortega who is as responsible as anyone for the success of the first one," she said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. I can't wait to see what he's going to do with it." Dirty Dancing remake in the works: Good idea or does it deserve to be put in a corner? Ortega, who choreographed the 1987 original, recently signed with Lionsgate to direct a new version. Grey, 51, originated the role of Frances "Baby" Houseman and co-starred with Patrick Swayze, who played dance instructor Johnny Castle. The 1987 film cost $6 million to make and grossed $214 million worldwide. For his part, Ortega said he thinks he can find the next Grey and Swayze: "I believe everywhere you look there is evidence that the talent is out there and I can't wait to begin the process of discovering the next breakout triple threats."

OutKast's Big Boi Arrested on Drug Charges

Big Boi Big Boi, half of the Grammy-winning OutKast, was arrested Sunday on drug possession charges, The Associated Press reports. Big Boi (real name: Antwan Patton) was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly carrying ecstasy and Viagra pills. According to the Miami-Dade County authorities, Big Boi was also carrying the main ingredient in ecstasy. Watch music videos from Big Boi The rapper, 36, was booked and later released on $16,000 bond. Aside from selling more than 10 million albums as part of OutKast, Big Boi released a solo effort, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.

Discovery Channel SR-71 Blackbird

The amazing Lockheed SR-71Blackbird , a mach 3 reconnaissance plane developed by " Skunk works " ( Lockheed's secret division ) in Groom Lake , Nevada , USA....................... Its existence was publicly announced on February 29, 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson, the time when he announced that an A-11 had flown at sustained speeds of over 2,000 miles per hour during tests at Edwards AFB, California

Comic World At Giant Screen

Get a tickets for the amazing panelsEmpire presents... Giant Screen is not by pointing out movies and TV, you realize. Within the three glorious days we are likely to be investing in the O2, we have also asked the cream of British comic designers in the future along and reveal to you nuggets of knowledge. So arrive, everyone, if you are fans of Mark Millar, Adi Granov, Andy Diggle, the legendary Dork Gibbons, Jock, the cult book How To Be A Super hero and, finally, the magnificent 2000AD. Here's the road-up to date, with a few large names still to verify:Fri AUGUST 12 - CINEWORLD 8. 11. 15-12. 00. Finest. CHARACTER. EVER. Within this amusing panel, a number of comic designers and industry associates, brought by Empire's Danny Graydon, will in some way, in just forty-5 minutes, make an effort to answer the thorny question: who's the finest comic character ever? Could it be Batman? Wolverine? Judge Dredd? Jesse Custer? Ron Grimes? Or someone completely from leftfield? Full panel line-up TBC, but trust us whenever we say, you will not wish to miss this! 12. 30-13. 15. ON STAGE: Dork GIBBONS. He was there, 3 years ago, when Movie-Disadvantage was introduced forth kicking and screaming in to the world. Now that it's back, larger than ever, as Giant Screen, the legendary Dork Gibbons has agreed revisit discuss his lengthy and storied career. For that uninitiated, he's the co-creator of WATCHMEN, together with Alan Moore, called the artist on Frank Miller's Produce Liberty. Through the years, he's written Captain America, attracted Eco-friendly Lantern, labored with Kula Shaker, been a consultant about the WATCHMEN movie, and today includes a top-secret project approaching with Mark Millar. As well as for 45 glorious minutes, you are able to request the truly amazing guy anything. With no, he will not bring Alan Moore. 13. 45-14. 30. ON STAGE: ANDY DIGGLE AND JOCK. They're two of the very exciting talents employed in the comic industry today, a author-artist team accountable for Judge Dredd spin-off series Lenny Zero, Eco-friendly Arrow: Year One and also the Nonwinners, that was converted into a movie this past year. They're Andy Diggle and Jock, they are extremely, excellent, and they are visiting Giant Screen to talking about their Hollywood encounters and forthcoming comic-to-film projects, such as the creator-possessed thriller Snapshot. 15. 00-17. 00. TINTIN And Also The GOLDEN FLEECE. Decades before Steven Spielberg and Healing For Peter Jackson hit upon the simply capital concept of getting Herge's Adventures of Tintin towards the giant screen through the miracle of mo-cap, a French filmmaker known as Jean-Jacques Vierne handled the bequiffed detective in live-action format. 1961's Tintin And Also The Golden Fleece, starring the wonderfully-named Jean-Pierre Talbot as Tintin alongside a number of stars composed to appear such as the spitting picture of Captain Haddock, Thomson and Thompson et al, is really a wonderful curio, and we are delighted to provide it here, in the full, subtitled glory. Buy Single Session Tickets Buy Full Friday Pass SATURDAY AUGUST 13 - CINEWORLD 8. 10. 00-10. 45. THE Finest COMICS Ever. Should you thought attempting to decide the finest comic character ever would be a tricky proposition, it pales compared to the question handled with this panel: just what's the finest comic ever? Watchmen? Preacher? The Dark Dark night Returns? A. N. Other? This star-studded panel - complete collection-up TBC - will endeavour to get at the foot of things, filled with your help. Their ultimate decision is legally binding. 11. 15-12. 00. ON STAGE: ADI GRANOV. He's the celebrity artist who remodeled and energized Iron Guy, on that character's method to get to be the greatest hitter in Marvel's movie stable. Since that time, he's become among the best in the commercial, creating indelible images for the kind of Astonishing X-Males, Amazing Spider-Guy and Dark Reign, while he's among the go-to men for fantastic cover images. The Bosnia-born, British-based artist will discuss his existence and career within this amazing panel. 12. 30-13. 15. 2000AD: A CELEBRATION. Borag Thungg, Earthlets! If you are a comic fan, then you definitely will not wish to miss this sensational panel honoring the existence, occasions and apparently endless progs of the very influential comic ever: 2000 AD. The comic that released the careers of (breathe deeply) John Wagner, Alan Moore, Pat Mills, Garth Ennis, Mark Millar, John Higgins, Dork Gibbons, Carlos Ezquerra, Jock, Serta Abnett, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Kevin O'Neill, John Bolland, Simon Bisley, Neil Gaiman, Jamie Hewlett, Andy Diggle and John Cruz, this is an absolute institution. Showing up at Giant Screen to celebrate that institution, discuss its memorable past and glorious future, is going to be current 2000AD editor, MATT Cruz and ROBBIE MORRISON, creator of Nikolai Dante. Oh, and there will become more names in the future, including a couple of surprise visitors... Don't miss it, or Tharg won't be pleased. 13. 45-14. 30. ON STAGE: MARK MILLAR. He's the genius who refurbished The Avengers because the Ultimate, reimagined Superman because the Red-colored Boy, gave Spider-Guy a enjoy the jacksie and, together with his penchant for clever dialogue, crazy violence and memorable figures, is becoming perhaps the most popular author in the commercial. He's, obviously, the funny, provocative and absolutely brilliant Mark Millar, the Scottish author whose masterpieces, from Desired to Kick-Ass and also the forthcoming Enemy, have blazed a trail to the giant screen. He'll be visiting the O2 to sit down lower around and discuss everything Millarworld. And, knowing Mark, much more besides. 15. 00-17. 00. half an hour OR LESS. It isn't with different comic, however it stars Danny McBride, Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari and it is in the director of Zombieland, Ruben Fleischer. Therefore it should not matter an excessive amount of. Buy Single Session Tickets Buy Complete Saturday Pass SUNDAY AUGUST 14 - CINEWORLD 8. 11. 15-12. 00. How To Be A Super hero. Ever wanted to become caped crimefighter, but did not know how to pull off it? Unsure how you can design an outfit, or develop a good crimefighting title or - even worse - how you can develop incredible forces? And what the hell is the next step if you are confronted with a supervillain so heinous he'll warmth your wotsits as much as 26,000 levels Celsius? In 1992, Mark Leigh and Mike Lepine - with the help of brilliant comic artist Steve Dillon [Preacher] - authored How To Be A Super hero, the best guide for aspirant superheroes, a amusing and useful tip-filled guide full of inspired and surreal solutions to merely everything underneath the super-sun. Need to know how to get on e. e. cummings-Guy? This book will explain how. Now, in an exceedingly special panel, Leigh and Lepine will celebrate their finest triumph inside a stomach-bustingly funny panel which will stand you in good stead for any career busting heads and being beaten up by midgets. 13. 45-14. 30. TBC. Regrettably, this session was charged as ON STAGE: GRANT MORRISON. Because of formerly unforeseen conditions, Grant has needed to take out. We'll update this panel as soon as possible. Buy Single Session Tickets Buy Complete Sunday Pass

Ali Fedotowsky Postpones Wedding

North Park, Calif. -- Ali Fedotowsky might have found love with Roberto Martinez, but she hit a bump within the road, as an injuries to her leg. The Bachelorette forget about needed to postpone her wedding because of surgery she'd recently after keeping an injuries to her femur, People.com reported on Wednesday. We'd to start dating ? set, which date has passed, Ali told the web site. The choice to postpone [the marriage] was very hard. I certainly shed some tears. Ali stated she'd no choice but to postpone the large day. I wish to walk lower the aisle, she stated. I shouldn't limp lower the aisle. The truth star didnt mind an excessive amount of because the couple spent the undisclosed day they'd have married on together. Besides, she already feels like couple. I believe, Roberto is my hubby, Ali noted. We live together we all do everything together we plan for future years together we fight as being a traditional husband and wife. The only real factor this isn't saying Im married is yet another ring on my small finger along with a sheet of paper. In related Ali news, it had been introduced in April the former Bachelorette will co-host a brand new series about the Style Network, alongside Vivica A. Fox and Adrianne Curry. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Joanna

An Akson Studio, Narodowe Centrum Kultury and Polish Film Institute production. Produced by Michal Kwiecinski. Executive producer, Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula. Directed, written by Feliks Falk.With: Urszula Grabowska, Sara Knothe, Joachim Paul Assbock, Stanislawa Celinska, Monika Kwiatkowska, Halina Labonarska, Iza Kung, Kinga Preis. (Polish, French, German dialogue)In "Joanna," the titular heroine endures constant stress by illegally harboring a Jewish child during the German occupation, perhaps appropriate for the lastest film from Polish helmer Feliks Falk, whose work in the 1970s is most closely associated with the nation's Cinema of Moral Anxiety movement. This earnest, well-acted drama reps a respectable wade into a bleak historical chapter, but can't quite avoid a sense of familiar terrain trod more memorably. Pic's emphasis on closeups and one interior locale will work best in broadcast settings. Joanna (Urszula Grabowska) is an educated Warsaw resident reduced to menial work by the wartime economy, while a housing shortage brings pressure on her to take additional tenants into the spacious apartment she once shared with a husband, missing since he was conscripted two years earlier. One day during her waitress shift at a cafe, her customers include a nervous young woman (Halina Labonarska) who's ventured out against her better judgement as a birthday treat for 7-year-old Roza (Sara Knothe). Their worst fears materialize when the establishment is raided by authorities hunting for Jews. Mother and daughter are separated, the former arrested while the child hides in a church across the street. She's later found there by childless Joanna, who impulsively takes the girl home for safekeeping and makes covert efforts to trace the parent's whereabouts. Child and protector quickly bond. Already well accustomed to making herself scarce, Roza knows how to stay quiet and out of neighbors' sight. But the risk remains great for both of them, heightened by Joanna's nosy landlady, the possibility of being forced to find a co-tenant, and possible military inspection -- the last of which indeed comes to pass, leaving Joanna to somehow deflect the romantic advances of a Nazi officer (Joachim Paul Assbock). A few too many crises pile up, making the pic increasingly feel like a melodramatic showcase for star histrionics. (Grabowska duly won actress nods at the Moscow Fest and Polish Film Awards.) Some of Roza's dialogue is a little too precocious, despite Knothe's solid perf. Still, Falk confidently imbues the pic with the solemn weight necessary for the story to achieve at least some of its desired tragic power. Color palette is muted, score sometimes a tad overbearing. The first San Francisco Jewish Fest screening was on projected HD, due to a shipping delay in the 35mm print.Camera (color), Piotr Sliskowski; editor, Krzysztof Szpetmanski; music, Bartek Gliniak; production designer, Anna Wunderlich; costume designer, Magdalena Biedrzycka; sound (Dolby Digital), Maria Chilarecka; casting, Ewa Brodzka. Reviewed at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, July 27, 2011. (Also in Moscow Film Festival.) Running time: 108 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Check Out the Poster for Apollo 18: In Spacesuit, No One Can Hear You Scream

Another day, another hair-raising poster that terrible parents let their kids see. This one’s a closeup of an astronaut presumably waiting to perish in Apollo 18, a disturbing “found-footage” mockumentary in the style of The Blair Witch Project and The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Handle it? This calls to mind a number of traumatic memories for me — my nightmarishly long stay at space camp, one of those scary Six Flags ads with the upside-down coaster zealots, that time I considered seeing Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and worse, a dentist appointment from the future. Freaky-deaky, indeed! Here’s the trailer. Comes out September 2. Bring extra gravity to the theater. [via Moviefone]

George Lucas Loses Stormtrooper copyright fight

 The man who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars has won a legal battle to sell replicas in the UK.  Andrew Ainsworth argued that the costumes were not subject to full copyright laws because they were functional items rather than artistic works.  The ruling by judges at the UK Supreme Court upheld a 2009 Court of Appeal decision which allowed the 62-year-old to continue selling them.  "This is a massive victory, a total victory, we've already got the champagne out," Ainsworth told the BBC.  The prop designer from south London, who sells the outfits for around £1,800 each, said he went to court on principle as he didn't want to allow director George Lucas to "buy his soul". However, the court also ruled that Lucasfilm's copyright had been violated in the US, where Ainsworth has already stopped selling the outfits.  Lucasfilm said it remains committed to aggressively protecting its intellectual property rights, adding that the court's decision maintained "an anomaly of British copyright law under which the creative and highly artistic works made for use in films may not be entitled to copyright protection in the UK". 

First trailer for Steven Soderbergh=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=s Contagion unleashed

*The first trailer for director Steven Soderbergh’s virus
thriller _Contagion_ has been unleashed online.*

Far from simply promising us _Outbreak II: The Virus Strikes Back_,
Soderbergh’s film instead appears to be a terrifyingly realistic
portrayal of a deadly epidemic.

With no less than six massive A-list names involved (and some stellar
support), _Contagion_ looks sort of like a Roland Emmerich epic if
Roland Emmerich made taut, pulse-raising indies.

Tracking the progress of a lethal airborne virus, _Contagion_ stars
Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard,
Lawrence Fishbourne, Bryan Cranston, Demitri Martin and Elliott Gould.

Check out the trailer below…

_Contagion_ opens 21 October.

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Close Up!Up!Up! by Lu Chen and Zenneth Kok-Kok Hak

*Close Up!Up!Up! by Lu Chen and Zenneth Kok-Kok Hak*
English | DVD | MPEG2 | 720С…576 | 5500 kb/s | 25.00 fps | MP2, 224
kbps | 3.35 GB
_Genre: eLearning_
Lu Chen, currently the most celebrated magician in China. He is the
first Taiwanese magician who has been invited to perform at The Magic
Castle and the star of numerous magic T.V. shows in Taiwan, China and
Japan.