Kaira Paisley, Taylor Quick, Lady A Reveal Their New Years Resolutions

First Released: December 28, 2011 12:16 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Caption Taylor Quick attends Advertisements Sixth Annual Women in Music event in the Capitale, NY City, on December 2, 2011Like the relaxation people, celebs are planning on their set goals for the coming year. Taylor Quick is searching to mix things up. I believe transpire for the following few years is always to make departures in little ways and do things just a little in a different way, stated the Grammy-winning singer, and then try to keep things in balance between always supplying your fans using what theyve always loved of your stuff and ongoing to create my own tunes, but Id like to make collaborations in various directions that arent exactly expected. The 3 people of country group Lady Antebellum are solving to locate balance within their personal and professional lives. It will likely be much more of challenging than ever before using their first headlining tour returning to in The month of january and 2 wedding ceremonies to organize. Dork Haywood suggested to girlfriend Kelli Cashiola, 29, by hanging Christmas lights on her behalf house that typed out Are You Going To Marry Me? Singer Hillary Scott got involved in This summer and it is likely to marry fiance Chris Tyrell early in the year. Singer Charles Kelley has already been married. The coming year weve got quite a heavy touring schedule, but weve learned this fall how you can balance that, how you can have fun in your own home, stated Haywood. Many of us are great and aware about getting our family members by helping cover their us whenever we can or being able to go back home whenever we can. And So I think ongoing to obtain the balance, that is where we obtain our inspiration and where our tunes originate from, is personal existence. Miranda Lambert wants to pay attention to songwriting. Her Grammy-winning hit The Home That Built Me was a game title-changer in her own career. The issue? She didnt write it. Id like to really write an audio lesson which was nominated for song of the season. That might be an enormous factor in my experience, stated Lambert, who's starting off her Burning tour Jan. 12 in Rockford, Ill. Eventually within the next 5 years Id maybe prefer to win performer of the season when Ive gained it. The resolutions Lamberts husband, Blake Shelton, is making do not have anything related to self-improvement. He's high hopes for some individuals in the existence, including a couple of the performers he mentored like a judge on NBCs The Voice, Dia Frampton and Xenia Martinez. I truly want to see Dias record remove and prosper, and Xenia makes an excellent record. My heart can there be on their behalf, he stated. Possibly above all else, Shelton stated he hopes his wifes new single, Over You, bakes an effect on fans and country radio. The pair authored the song together concerning the dying of Sheltons older brother, Richie, who died inside a vehicle accident in 1990. Kaira Paisleys goal would be to set brand new ones. He spent 2011 on tour because the reigning New Bands Association performer of the season. He reunited country supergroup Alabama for his song Old Alabama, and that he authored a magazine. He stated he's ideas to reinvent and have a great time using the success hes had, but hes also many userful stuff here about themself on the way. I've got a career thats on a little of autopilot meaning which i feel I'm able to relaxation easy a bit more. I dont believe that individuals are just likely to leave me. Theyre not likely to just move ahead. We all do well, and it is liberating, stated Paisley. I suppose Ive just learned to be more confident with who I'm. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Final 3 Compete On X Factor; Simon Cowell Thinks He Knows Who Should Win

First Published: December 21, 2011 10:27 PM EST Credit: FOX Caption The Final 3 on The X FactorLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The X Factor and its $5 million recording contract is in Americas hands to decide. Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene and the lone lady left standing, Melanie Amaro, took the stage for one last set of competition performances, and based on the judges comments, one contender may be in the lead. But who is it? Read on to find out Heres how Round 1 went: Josh, a burrito maker from Ohio, hit the stage with Uninvited, joined by Alanis Morissette. A little thrown off by the superstar power on stage, Josh was strong in his singing, but had a moment or two of insecurity standing next to the Grammy winner and Simon Cowell noticed. Alanis amazing, looks cute, by the way. Josh I thought you were a little bit intimidated in the beginning, Simon told the singer following his performance. Then, as the song got into gear, I heard the old Josh back It was an 8 out of 10. Chris dueted with Avril Lavigne on her song, Complicated, which featured one of the Santa Cruz performers own rap verses, something Joshs mentor, Nicole Scherzinger, complimented. It was a little shaky in the takeoff but your energy and the light around you is so flippin contagious, she said. You shined up there. Looking like the cat who got the cream, Simon introduced his contestant, Melanie, who sang I Believe I Can Fly alongside R. Kelly. Performing the tune in R. Kellys key signature made it less of a show piece for the powerhouse vocalist, according to Chris mentor, L.A. Reid. I felt you got a little bit over shadowed, L.A. said. Simon, however, praised his contender. You didnt look like someone in a talent competition It was a fantastic version of the song, the Brit chimed in. AH Nation Poll: Now that theyve performed in the final, who should win The X Factor? Click HERE to vote! With no clear frontrunner in Round 1, Round 2 was anyones game as the contenders performed without superstar help and in Joshs case, without any help at all. Just a lone man on stage, the Ohioan took out his guitar and gave a soulful rendition of At Last. This is what we call the $5 million song, Simon said. This is the song thats gonna determine your fate and what I liked about it was it was all about you, what we liked about it in the first place. This is gonna be a very, very close call tonight, I can feel that. Chris tugged at heart strings when he performed the song he did at his audition his own composition Young Homie. Giving his all on stage alongside dancers and spruced up musical accompaniment, the young man was in his element and he was moved to tears by the end. You are magic! Paula Abdul screamed. You are the consummate singer/songwriter, performer You make everyone fall in love with you. Melanie, then took to the stage for her final number Beyonces Listen, complete with a choir and vocal runs that showed her true musical prowess. That is the Melanie I love, L.A. said. That wasnt a $5 million performance, that was a $50 million performance. Simon, however, went one step further, telling Melanie she was the reason he imported his foreign reality competition stateside, and, perhaps, putting her in the lead. I brought this show to America because some of the greatest singers in this world are from this country, and you just proved that, he said. You, based on that performance tonight, you should be the winner of The X Factor, because youre gonna represent this country all over the world. The X Factor crowns a winner on Thursday night at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Escape Artists reups with Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Escape Artists are developing a bigscreen adaptation of the 1980s television series "The Equalizer" with Denzel Washington attached to star. Move comes as Escape Artists has renewed its first-look pact with Sony for an additional three years, keeping the independent television and film shingle on the studio lot through 2015. "Equalizer," to be penned by Richard Wenk, revolves around a former secret agent who offers his investigative services in order to atone for his past sins. The series originally ran on CBS from 1985-1989. Headed by partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch, Escape Artists recently financed Sony pics "The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3," "Seven Pounds," and "The Pursuit of Happyness" and has been based at the studio since 1998. "We have been partners with Todd, Jason and Steve for more than a decade and we trust them implicitly for a simple reason: they have first-rate taste," said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "As producers, you couldn't ask for a more collaborative and smart studio crew," the Escape Artists trio said in a statement. Escape Artists has several other projects in development, including the adult comedy "Sex Tape" with director Nicholas Stoller Jason Segel attached, as well as "Masters of the Universe," a Columbia Pictures project based on the popular Mattel toy line. The company is also partnering with Mandate Pictures and Management 360 on the upcoming pic ''The Great Hope Springs,'' directed by David Frankel and starring Meryl Streep and Steve Carell. "The Great Hope Springs" is set for release in December 2012. Contact Stuart Oldham at stuart.oldham@variety.com

Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez To Ring In MTV Year

First Launched: December 12, 2011 9:59 AM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez laugh up within the 2011 Teen Choice Honours locked in the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. on August 7, 2011 Hey Attacking Youthful Boys Selena Gomez already has plans for completely new Years Eve. Gomez will probably be ringing inside the Year in NY Citys Occasions Square with fellow star Demi Lovato for MTVs live special. MTV mentioned Monday that are both due to perform, along with singer Jason Derulo and emcees J Cole and Mac Burns. The nights festivities will probably be situated by Lovato and Tyler Posey of MTVs Teen Wolf. The show will air from MTVs Occasions Square art galleries. Fans can bid to sign up everyone else. Proceeds would go to FWD, to help while using crisis in East Africa. The show will air live at 11 p.m. EST. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Condition

'Condition'A Synchronicity Films production. Created by Amir Naderi. Directed, compiled by Andrei Severny.With: Jessica Kaye, Antonella Lentini, Steve Mosher.Part video installation, part serious science tract, novice helmer Andrei Severny's "Condition" has moments of great interest but appears uncertain what type of film it really wants to be. Happening following an unspecified national emergency that may be a terrorist attack, the pic follows a seem counselor and her traumatized charge because they avoid Gotham in to the Maine hinterland. Severny is intrigued through the science of seem and it is uses in dealing with Post traumatic stress disorder but this fascination hampers his capability to create a tight feature. Producer and co-editor Amir Naderi's title should help "Condition" get reservations at indie-centric fests. "Seem in my experience is much like touch far away,Inch states seem investigator Mary Taggert (Jessica Kaye), traveling north together with her patient Alaska (Antonella Lentini). Carrying out a disaster, possibly in NY (the threat of 9/11, though not specified, isn't far), practitioners were expected to have a patient and drive to safety, but empty gasoline stations have forced Taggert to prevent along a barren stretch of Maine shoreline. Alaska, mute, is coping not basically using the current emergency however with some thing personally harrowing in her own past. Severny withholds particulars so as, one suspects, to universalize the trauma, yet you can't really escape the sensation that he's using 9/11 because the benchmark, strengthened by shots of the generic skyscraper using the camera racing up its side. A montage of images featuring cars, flames and sirens, superimposed onto Alaska's face, plays from the helmer's desire to have subtlety, though you can picture this along with other sequences forecasted on the gallery wall. Similarly, moments of Alaska laying lower inside a whitened laboratory, hearing various sounds performed for his or her therapeutic value, might be fascinating inside a museum space having a superb stereo system system, but here the sequences simply don't feel including. Severny is really a proselytizer for that psychology of seem (the development notes are filled with solemn discussions from the science behind the pic's concept), the theme must be more strongly wedded to some solid story or divorced from narrative altogether. Alaska's initial obsessive reworking of the rope with knots is rapidly dropped, simply to come back in the finish, and her very title is unfortunate, prone to induce titters when Taggert shouts "Alaska!" over the Maine backwoods. Generally soft-edged pictures are extremely conned of tonalities regarding appear almost monochrome, further pushing the feeling of a "serious work" dealing with a "serious subject."Camera (color, widescreen, HD), Severny editors, Amir Naderi, Severny production designer, Doug Fitch seem, Richard Garet connect producers, Dar Meshi, Irene Del Campo assistant director, Chris Federico. Examined at Turin Film Festival (A Movable Feast), November. 27, 2011. Running time: 69 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Jeff Probst Marries Girlfriend Lisa Ann Russell

Lisa Ann Russell, Jeff Probst Survivor host Jeff Probst and actress Lisa Ann Russell got married in a small ceremony in Los Angeles, People reports. A spokesman for the couple said it took place Monday at a private house and was attended by a few friends and family. 8 possible contenders to replace Regis Philbin on Live! This is a second marriage for both Probst and Russell. He was married to psychotherapist Shelley Wright from 1996 until 2001. Russell previously was married to Saved By the Bell and Franklin & Bash star Mark-Paul Gosselaar, with whom she has two children. Probst is set to host the live finale of Survivor: South Pacific, which airs on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 8/7c on CBS.

London Crix Go Roeg With Top Recognition

The London Film Experts Circle would be to present director Nicolas Roeg using the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, the org introduced Friday. The prize may be the venerable groups greatest recognition and it has formerly attended such talent as Dirk Bogarde, Michael Caine, Richard Harris, Charlotte now Rampling, Ken Loach, Judi Dench, Quentin Tarantino and Kristin Scott Thomas. Roegs diverse filmography includes 1971s Walkabout, 1973s Julie Christie/Jesse Sutherland-starrer Dont Look Now, 1976s David Bowie vehicle The Guy Who Fell To Earth and 1990′sThe Ghouls starring Angelica Huston. Roeg will get the tribute in the Circles 32nd annual honours ceremony that was lately increased to The month of january 19. Nominees within the major groups is going to be revealed 12 , 20.

Sky Italia exits DTT race

Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia satcaster has drawn from Italy's tender for digital terrestrial wavelengths, stating an excessively lengthy, convoluted procedure that favors incumbents -- including former pm Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group. "Hopefully our decision will ... open a constructive debate on the procedure that risks slowing down growth instead of marketing it," Sky Italia Boss Andrea Zappia stated inside a statement. Italy's DTT area is centered by Mediaset and pubcaster RAI, while Sky just one DTT funnel, Cielo (meaning "Sky" in Italian). Sky had involved in a fierce legal fight using the lately left Berlusconi government to sign up within the putting in a bid, receiving authorization in This summer 2010 in the European Commission, which stressed that Sky had already assisted open the television market which its participation within the DTT tender would further this method. However the tender, which assigns wavelengths free of charge, favors incumbents by needing new gamers to invest in massive opportunities. The procedure, setup through the Berlusconi administration, preferred his Mediaset Television channels. "Hopefully our decision, as difficult and weighty as it can be, offers the impetus to have an open and constructive debate on the way forward for television in Italia," Sky Italia stated in the statement. Others still within the race are Tarak Ben Ammar's Prima TV and native gamers Canale Italia, Telecom Italia and Europa 7. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Bollywood's Yash Raj to Hollywood

Prolific Bollywood producer Yash Raj Films has opened an outpost in Hollywood called YRF Entertainment. Uday Chopra, son of Yash Chopra and brother of Aditya ("Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge"), will head the company, and Jonathan Reiman will head up development and production. The Los Angeles-based shingle will produce and finance English-language pics for the U.S. and overseas market. "My family has a deep commitment to making and distributing quality films that entertain and enlighten audiences," Uday Chopra said. "I share that passion, as well as a love for American films that I have had since childhood. It is that enthusiasm and my love of the creative process of filmmaking that drove me to start this new venture." First up on the docket is Jason Bateman starrer "The Longest Week." Written and directed by Peter Glanz, pic also stars Olivia Wilde and Billy Crudup. After the original financier dropped the pic, Chopra met with Glanz and producer Neda Armian and soon gained the rights. "Week" centers around a man-child (Bateman) who lives with his wealthy parents until he suddenly finds himself evicted and disinherited. Wilde plays his love interest. Pic is shooting in NY. YRF plans to set up a slate of films that it will develop from scratch, starting with an untitled action-comedy by Dan Ewen ("Opposites Attract") about two twentysomethings who team up after running away from their hick towns. Contact Shalini Dore at shali.dore@variety.com

NBC Gives Full-Season Order To Grimm, Makes Thursday 10 PM Tryout

Undertaking a couple-script pickup the other day, NBC has given new drama series Grimm an entire-season pickup getting a Back 9 order. The move uses the rookie released single.6 adult 18-49 rating the 2009 Friday, regardless of the prior week to avoid the show’s publish-premiere slide. In addition, NBC, which chosen to keep Grimm within the original low-trafficked Friday 9 PM slot round the recently released midseason schedule, is giving the fairytale procedural a tryout inside the Thursday 10 PM slot. A completely new Grimm episode will air on Thursday 12 ,. 8, then another original inside the series’ regular Friday 9 PM berth the following evening. These acer notebook computers turning the conventional procedural drama on its mind which is getting inside a loyal following for people on Friday nights,” NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt mentioned. “We love where its going creatively and were excited to supply more episodes towards the audience. Grimm exceeded anticipation having its debut, which released a few.1 demo rating on Friday airing against Game 7 around the world Series. Season-to-date, it's averaged a few.3/7 in grownups 18-49 and 6.9 million audiences overall in “most current” earnings and contains enhanced NBC’s Friday 9 PM time period by 50% in grownups 18-49 versus. a year ago in “live+round-the-clock.” Grimm also provides proven a sizable Digital video recorder draw, growing 47% in 18-49 in Live+7, greater than any new drama this fall. It's the main newcomer NBC drama to acquire a full-season order, joining comedies Up With The Evening and Whitney. Inspired with the classic Grimms Favorite Anecdotes, Grimm concentrates on Tigard homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) who discovers he's descended from the top-notch kind of criminal profilers known to as Grimms, charged with keeping balance between humanity as well as the mythological creatures around the world.Grimm is produced by Universal Television with Hazy Mills Prods. and GK Prods. It absolutely was created byStephen Contractor, David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf. Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf, Naren Shankar and Norberto Barba will be the executive producers.

Regis Philbin Signs Off Live After 28 Years

Regis Philbin Ultimately, it was not just Regis and Kelly, or Regis and Kathie Lee ... it felt a great deal a lot more like Regis and everybody. If you do 16,000 several hours before a tv camera, Regis Philbin signed off Live! with Regis and Kelly Friday morning.Ending a 28-year run, the "Farewell Special" began oddly getting a black-and-white-colored camera following him on his final walk for the studio. It had a little of the defunct Guy Walking feel in it. However when he got to the stage, he walked to some star-studded audience of family and pals. Incorporated within this: Diane Sawyer, Jesse Trump, Tony Danza and Kathie Lee Gifford (with whom he co-situated Live! for 15 years), additionally to Philbin's wife, Pleasure, and also the kids.Check photos of Regis Philbin using the yearsA amusing montage dedicated to the amount of people have replicated him over time, particularly Dana Carvey, who taken Philbin's fulminating crescendo so well: "Anyway, is not it time with this particular? ... it's OUT. OF. CONTROL."Then NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg showed up in this area and recommended several possible new jobs for Philbin, including driving a cab, playing for your Yankees, strumming a musical instrument since the next Naked Cowboy in Occasions Square, or running being the next mayor. After kibitzing, Bloomberg presented Philbin while using response to the city.The best program also featured memories from his family, together with an enjoyable highlight in the marching band from his alma mater - Notre Dame - spelling out his title in tribute.A tearful Kelly Ripa, reluctant to forget anything, written lower numerous what she preferred to express, invoking the "43 steps" they always walked from her dressing room to the stage before each show.Too as with a lick around the favourite song within the Broadway musical Rent, the show's cast sang "955,600 Minutes" - how lengthy he's allotted to television.Regis Philbin reflects on his career, fame and "the Tweeter"Round the eve of his departure, the bon mots for his bon voyage also were uttered in prime a while and late evening with Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro, a distinctive edition of 20/20 moored and reported by Katie Couric, plus an appearance on Late Show With David Letterman.David Letterman, who came by his morning show earlier inside the week, told Philbin - who first found national prominence as Joey Bishop's partner in the finish of sixties on Bishop's late-evening ABC talk show - he ranked in the pantheon of tv producers that may only include Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and also the famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey.Within the lengthy lasting career, the 80-year-old, Bronx-born broadcaster accomplished prime-time success in 1999 when he began hosting the hit game show Who want to Be described as a Uniform. And basically taken, he and Ripa won the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Talk Show Host.Eight possible competitors to switch Regis Philbin on Live!Beginning Monday, Ripa could have a parade of interim co-hosts (starting with Jerry Seinfeld). Philbin mentioned this year's week he'll probably be watching the initial show without him within the accommodation in Miami, where he'll be around the book tour for his memoir The Way In Which I Acquired Using This Method.Fri morning's show ended with Wally Disney Co. Leader Robert Iger saying because of Philbin and unveiling a plaque dedicated to him within the entrance to ABC's NY headquarters - and Philbin's final words.Which he will be a professional for the very finish. He saved it together - he didn't break lower, speaking about how precisely the show was the "last chance I'd in this business, making it within NY, which i came back a little late throughout my existence making it all work. I guess it absolutely was fate it takes place using this method, plus it did."For that show's extended success, he mentioned people make sure he understands they watch it "because it ensures they are feel great. Plus it can't improve than that."He mentioned he'll never be capable of top that.

Where Will 'Breaking Dawn Part 1' End?

'Breaking Dawn' was such a jam-packed final book in the 'Twilight' series that it got not one, but two big-screen adaptations. People are already camping out to see 'Part 1' when it premieres on Thursday at midnight, but we have to wait another year for 'Part 2' to hit theaters in November 2012. The biggest question on fans's minds: Where does 'Part 1' end and 'Part 2' begin? Moviefone hit the 'Breaking Dawn, Part 1' world premiere in L.A. on Monday night to try to find out, and while most of the cast was tight-lipped, there were a few good teases from the wolf pack, the series's newest star, the Volturi, and the woman who penned it all. When asked, point blank, where 'Part 1' leaves off, all screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg would say was, "I think it's a pretty dramatic ending. I will say that it ends on a cliffhanger." Julia Jones, who plays wolf pack alpha lady Leah Clearwater, agreed. She admitted that the scene she's most excited for is "the very last frame of the film. But that's all I'm gonna say!" One thing we do know? Edward and Bella's half-breed spawn -- the rapidly growing Renesmee -- does reach the walking-and-talking stage in this movie. Actress Mackenzie Foy, who just turned 11, let it slip that we will indeed see her as Renesmee in 'Breaking Dawn Part 1.' Although, as her imprinter Jacob (a.k.a. Taylor Lautner) pointed out, "Most of her [stuff] comes in 'Part 2,' but she does have a little appearance in this one. She's amazing -- I can't wait for people to see her in 'Part 2' because she's really, really talented." So what about that cliffhanger? We know the Volturi are coming to set things right in the vampire world, but when? "The Volturi do show up in the end," spilled Charlie Bewley, who plays Demetri. "I mean, the real end. I mean, like, after the credits roll. So you have to hold on for that. But I can't wait for 'Part 2' ... I can't wait." And Christopher Heyerdahl, who plays Marcus, agrees. "The beginning of the movie is OK, the middle of the movie is somewhat interesting," he said with a laugh. "But the final scene is really the best." RELATED: 'Breaking Dawn' stars revealed their most anticipated onscreen moments [Photo: Summit Entertainment] 'Breaking Dawn' Cast Quotes 'Breaking Dawn' Cast QuotesBill Condon, DirectorAshley Greene, Alice CullenNikki Reed, Rosalie HaleElizabeth Reaser, Esme CullenPeter Facinelli, Carlisle CullenSarah Clarke, Renee DwyerBilly Burke, Charlie SwanCasey LaBow, Kate DenaliJulia Jones, Leah ClearwaterBooboo Stewart, Seth ClearwaterMelissa Rosenberg, ScreenwriterCarolina Herrera, Bella's wedding dress designerMackenzie Foy, Renesmee CullenTaylor Lautner, Jacob BlackRobert Pattinson, Edward CullenKristen Stewart, Bella Swan See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Immortals' rules at weekend B.O.

'Immortals'Relativity Media's "Immortals" delivered a better-than-expected estimated debut perf at $32 million from 3,112 domestic locations, which lands the film on a higher rung toward profitability, though there are still other factors at play.B.O. observers had predicted the vfx-driven 3D epic to make around $25 million through Sunday, which Relativity said would be a solid start to recouping its $75 million investment after tax rebates. The studio has reduced that risk further by about two-thirds, thanks to foreign pre-sales. But as with nearly every film where exhibs share in roughly half of the eventual domestic B.O., added to an approximate $35 million P&A spend, Relativity will rely mostly on a squishy ancillary market to make up the difference for "Immortals."Released internationally via local distribs, "Immortals" earned north of $36 million from 35 overseas territories, including China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the U.K. (Pre-sales to foreign distribs will prevent Relativity from collecting much of anything from the overseas B.O., depending on how the film performs.)The upcoming Stateside holiday play period should help, but numerous new entries (not to mention holdovers) will vie for aud attention.Also bowing this weekend, Sony's PG-rated Adam Sandler pic "Jack and Jill" debuted at an estimated $26 million, narrowly beating Paramount-DreamWorks Animation's stalwart toon holdover "Puss in Boots," which fell just 23% in its third frame for a projected weekend take of $25.5 million. "Puss" could wind up edging out "Jack and Jill" with Monday's actuals.Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort "J. Edgar" aligned squarely with pre-weekend projections, grossing in three days an estimated $11.5 million. Warner Bros. launched the film limited on Wednesday before expanding wide two days later; pic's five-day cume reached $11.6 million.In a more traditional platform release, Magnolia bowed Lars von Trier's Cannes winner "Melancholia" at 19 engagements, scoring $270,000 for the weekend, with a fine per-screen average of $14,210. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

John Grazer Altering Brett Ratner as Oscar Producer (Exclusive)

Getty Images John Grazer has recognized the Academy's urgent request he a part of to switch Brett Ratner as producer in the 84th Academy awards.our editor recommendsEddie Murphy States John Grazer Saved 'Tower Heist' (Video)Eddie Murphy's 6 Finest Issues Before Bailing round the OscarsBrett Ratner's Oscar Exit Sparks Passionate Reactions Across the WebBrett Ratner, Allan Carr as well as the Home That Unites the Disgraced Oscar ProducersEddie Murphy Out As Oscar Host: What Hollywood Is SayingBrett Ratner's 10 Offensive Quotes That Brought to Oscar Trouble Since The Hollywood Reporterfirst reported, Academy leader Tom Sherak moved quickly to reboot the venerable honours show, that have lost among its producers additionally to host Eddie Murphy, who introduced Wednesday he was tugging in the show inside the wake of Ratner's departure yesterday. PHOTOS: Oscar Show Moments Grazer, a producer in the approaching J. Edgar, was near the top of this list of producers whom Sherak approached later on aboard and co-result in the show with the formerly introduced Don Mischer. Grazer's first order of monetary will probably be naming a completely new host. It'll be the first time Grazer, who won the most effective picture award in 2001 for just about any Beautiful Mind, has produced the telecast, scheduled for Feb. 26. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Memorable Mea Culpas "John Grazer can be a famous filmmaker who within the last two-and-a-half decades has produced an assorted and extranordinary body at work,In . Sherak mentioned. "he'll certainly bring his tremendous talent, creativity and associations for the Oscars." Mischer added, "I am thrilled to welcome John Grazer as my partner." "It's very satisfying to sign up a demonstrate that honors excellence inside the medium that i have devoted lots of my career," mentioned Grazer. "Don can be a legend, and i am excited to make use of him." PHOTOS: Hollywood's Finest Blunders The Academy's new Boss Beginning Hudson added, "I too am delighted that John will join Don in creating the Academy awards and i am searching toward our producers delivering the film event of year.In . Furthermore to his Mind best picture win, Grazer remains nominated inside the writing category for Splash and received best picture nominations in 1995 and 2008 for Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon. John Grazer Oscars Don Mischer Oscars 2012 Tom Sherak

Kris Jenner: Kim Kardashian's Ex Will not Be Slashed From 'Kourtney & Kim Take New York' (Video)

Kim Kardashian's soon-to-be-ex-husband Kris Humphries won't remain around the cutting-room floor when E! Entertainment's Kourtney & Kim Take NY returns November. 27.our editor recommendsKris Jenner States Kim Kardashian Can Give Publish-Divorce Interview After 'the Dust Settles' (Video)Kim Kardashian Divorce: 10 Signs the wedding Was One Large Hoax All Along Why Kim Kardashian Will not Give a unique Publish-Divorce InterviewKim Kardashian, Kris Humphries Talk With Pastor in MinnesotaKim Kardashian's Divorce Exposes Her Ambition for Fame and cash, Say Brand Experts (Analysis)Kim Kardashian Flees Australia Among Divorce Debate Kris Jenner -- who's presently marketing her new book, Kris Jenner ... And All Sorts Of Things Kardashian -- made an appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Tuesday evening, where she was requested through the host if you will find intends to "edit him out." PHOTOS: 19 of Hollywood's All-Time Least Partnerships "No, no, no, no, no," was adamant Jenner, a producer on the program, which wrapped filming on its second season a few several weeks ago. Kardashian declared divorce March 31, only 72 days after she married the National basketball association player in a lavish ceremony in Montecito, Calif. Ongoing Jenner: "We made the decision a very long time ago whenever we first began performing these implies that we would be really just raw and never edit ourselves, and that we don't take stuff out, as you can see constantly, and so i think everyone will receive a really fascinating glimpse in to the kids journey in NY City." Kardashian's prenup using the National basketball association player forbids her from saying anything negative about her soon-to-be-ex-husband -- and the other way around -- at this time around. PHOTOS: Inside Kardashian Corporation. A resource near to the Kardashian camping lately told The Hollywood Reporter that it hadn't been obvious whether a particular time period have been set, or maybe you will find loopholes, together with a clause that will allow Kardashian to protect false accusations made against her. However it seems that there's an finish date around the media blackout. Jenner told Extra on Monday that her daughter will open about her decision to file for from divorce for only 72 times of marriage once "the dust forms." "She must do what she's doing now and cry and decipher it out," Jenner added. "She's just attempting to follow her heart, and she or he's likely to be OK." PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners The storyline would have the possibility to generate the family -- well known to make money off selling engagement and wedding photos towards the weekly magazines -- a substantial pay day that may achieve an believed $300,000. Additionally, it hasn't stopped Jenner from talking about the imminent divorce as she encourages her book, using the Tonight Show only the latest stop on the marketing tour which has also incorporated Today, Hello America and also the View. Kim Kardashian Kris Jenner Reality TV Jay Leno NBC The Tonight Show Kris Humphries

Robert Pattinson's 'Bel Ami' Will get Distributor

Robert Pattinson's film 'Bel Ami,' by which he plays a 1800s gigolo, is no more in limbo. The film only agreed to be acquired for U.S. distribution by The new sony Pictures. Photos of Pattinson romancing costars Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci happen to be launched for that movie, which is dependant on a tale by French author Guy p Maupassant. The film will start its worldwide rollout in February. 2012, although its specific United States release date has not yet been introduced. 'Bel Ami' was directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. Within this tale of ambition, energy and seduction, Pattinson play a broke former soldier whose looks help propel him in to the upper reaches -- and sleeping rooms -- of Parisian society within the 1890s. [via Variety] [Photo: Protagonist Pictures] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

'War Horse' Star Jeremy Irvine to see Youthful Colin Firth

Jeremy Irvine, star of Steven Spielberg's approaching drama "War Equine," remains cast in "The Railway Guy," a drama being directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. The project is founded on a memoir by Eric Lomax that tales his experience concentrating on Japan's Dying Railway throughout World War Ii as well as the lady he loved. Japan forced crooks of war to use round the railway, which connectsBangkok regarding the is becoming Yangon, Myanmar. Lomax will be a British officer through the war, and was tortured with the Japanese to become a spy. Later around, Lomax looked for to locate among his torturers. He can also be referred to byColin Firth inside the film.The script was co-written byFrank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson, who's also creating via his Archer Street Productions with Chris Brown of images in Paradise and Bill Curbishley. Lionsgate gets the U.K. rights which is handling worldwide sales. Liongate U.K.'s Zygi Kamasa will executive produce.Irvine is presently in production on director Mike Newell's"Great Anticipation," through which he'll star as Pip opposite Take advantage of Fiennes and Helen Bonham Carter. He's completed "Now's Good," oppositeDakota Fanning, Paddy Considine and Olivia Williams.In Dreamworks'"War Equine," that is released in December, Irvine plays Albert, whose beloved equine emerges for the cavalry through the First World War. Though too youthful to enlist, Albert heads for the battlefields to be able to save his equine friend. The film is founded on the Tony Award-winning play.Irvine is represented by CAA,Hatton McEwan inside the U.K. and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz. The Hollywood Reporter

Queen Latifah to Host Daytime Talk Show

Queen Latifah Queen Latifah returning to daytime television as host of a new talk show. The as-yet-untitled show comes from Latifah's production company with Shakim Compere, Flavor Unit Entertainment, and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment. Sony Pictures Television will produce it. Check out more of today's news "We've had a long and successful history both personally and professionally with Overbrook's Miguel ... Jada and Will," Compere said. "We share a common vision and have been wanting to collaborate for quite some time." Overbrook executive Miguel Melendez added: "This forum is the perfect place to showcase Latifah's tremendous range of talents and unique ability to connect and inspire people." Latifah previously hosted The Queen Latifah Show from 1999 to 2001. The new series is slated to debut in fall 2013. Will you watch?

Fest test weeds out all but Oscar's best

'The Descendants''The Artist'And the Academy Award for best picture goes to a "festival film." For four years in a row, that's been the case on Oscar night: "The King's Speech," "The Hurt Locker," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "No Country for Old Men" all premiered at film festivals. Previously, sprocket operas may have helped boost the likes of "American Beauty" (1999) and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), but they were far from the widespread promotional platform that they have become today -- and not only for independent films, but studio projects, as well.Witness Paramount's surprise screening of Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" at the NY Film Festival, which generated lots of chatter building up to the film's unveiling and strong buzz from the cinephile audience. Or Warner Bros.' late fall launch of Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar" at the AFI Film Festival.And yet, this year's fest circuit has done more to eliminate than illuminate potential contenders, with negative reviews undermining several big titles, while, leaving the year's remaining players in "a race to be last," as some pundits put it.Among those delaying their release dates until as late as possible, neither Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" nor Stephen Daldry's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" were ready in time for fall fest berths. David Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and Angelina Jolie's directorial debut "In the Land of Blood and Honey" remain to be seen. And Jason Reitman's "Young Adult" conspicuously avoided the Telluride-Toronto launch that catapulted his previous two features, "Juno" and "Up in the Air," into the awards race."Because the end of the year is crowded, you want to get early awareness, and if you feel you have a movie that has the steam to go the distance, it's definitely everybody's strategy," says David Glasser, COO of the Weinstein Co., which has several contenders on the circuit, from "The Artist" to "My Week With Marilyn."Telluride Film Festival co-director Gary Meyer also believes Oscar talk has increased in recent years. "Ever since 'Brokeback Mountain' and 'Capote,' there's been this anticipation: Are we going to pick up films that are going to get nominations and awards?" he says.But Meyer and other programmers say Academy buzz has little effect on their programming."You're barking up the wrong tree if you think the NY Film Festival is looking to influence the award season," says NYFF selection committee member Scott Foundas, who wrote the first rhapsodic review of "The Social Network" tied to its NYFF preem last year, but insists the new film by Alain Resnais is just as likely to end the festival as this year's closer, the latest kudo contender by Alexander Payne, "The Descendants."Some critics complain that festivals have become overwhelmed by Oscar talk; as the NY Times' Manohla Dargis recently grumbled, "It's a drag how late-summer, early-fall festivals like Telluride and especially Toronto are now too often seen as warm-ups for the Oscars."But Toronto co-director Cameron Bailey doesn't have a problem with festivals playing a role in awards campaigns. "I don't think art should be a competitive game," he says. "But I like that awards give people a focus, and allow them to recognize what they think is the highest quality work of the year."According to Bailey, distributors are far less explicit with their Oscar goals, mostly because it's just too early in the race: "The fact is that all the movies that launched here were a long shot. Whether 'American Beauty' or 'King's Speech,' you probably would not have been able to say this is a best picture. There's just too much unpredictability."Even so, festivals will sometimes work with producers and distributors to position a film. For example, Bailey believes TIFF made "a significant difference" for Steve McQueen's "Shame." "I didn't want to play it niche; I wanted to play it in one of our bigger houses. And I think having the film in that context did a lot to open it up to a wider audience," he says."The Descendants" producer Jim Burke also hails the benefits of the fest experience, particularly for smaller films that require word of mouth. "For this sort of movie, we need people to see it and tell their friends to see it." It also helps to have George Clooney at your screenings.Indeed, a couple of festival launches were stymied this year because of actors' unavailability. "J. Edgar," for example, may have pushed harder to screen earlier if Leonardo DiCaprio wasn't shooting "The Great Gatsby" in Australia. Likewise, Focus Features' "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" could have garnered some high-profile domestic fest slots after premiering in Venice had star Gary Oldman not been on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises." But Focus CEO James Schamus says, "It's not such a big deal. We like festivals, and they can be very useful, but when you have the goods, when you have the quality, people will find the film."AWARD SEASON LAUNCH:Acad muzzles the clink and guzzle scene | New rules redraw Oscar's picture, doc, toon races | Tricky pics spend years en route | Fest test weeds out all but Oscar's best Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

FEINBERG FORECAST: Can 'Shame' Crack the Major Categories Despite NC-17 Rating?

BEST PICTURE Frontrunners The Artist (The Weinstein Company, 11/23, TBA, trailer) War Horse (Disney, 12/25, TBA, teaser) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Warner Brothers, 12/25, TBA, trailer) The Descendants (Fox Searchlight, 11/23, R, trailer) Moneyball (Columbia, 9/23, TBA, trailer) The Help (Disney, 8/12, PG-13, trailer) Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics, 5/20, PG-13, trailer) J. Edgar (Warner Brothers, 11/11, R, trailer) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Sony, 12/21, TBA, trailer) Shame (Fox Searchlight, 12/2, NC-17, trailer) Major Threats The Tree of Life (Fox Searchlight, 5/27, PG-13, trailer) The Ides of March (Sony, 10/14, TBA, trailer) 50/50 (Summit, 9/30, R, trailer) The Iron Lady (The Weinstein Company, 12/21, TBA, teaser) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 (Warner Brothers, 7/15, PG-13, trailer) The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount, 12/21, TBA, trailer) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Focus Features, 12/9, TBA, trailer) Possibilities Drive (FilmDistrict, 9/16, R, trailer) We Bought a Zoo (20th Century Fox, 12/23, TBA, trailer) Young Adult (Paramount, 12/9, TBA, trailer) Hugo (Paramount, 11/23, TBA, trailer) Super 8 (Paramount, 6/10, PG-13, trailer) My Week With Marilyn (The Weinstein Company, 11/23, R, trailer) Carnage (Sony Pictures Classics, 12/16, R, trailer) In the Land of Blood and Honey (FilmDistrict, 12/23, TBA, TBA) BEST DIRECTOR Frontrunners Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Steven Spielberg (War Horse) Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Alexander Payne (The Descendants) Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Major Threats Bennett Miller (Moneyball) Clint Eastwood (J. Edgar) David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) Tate Taylor (The Help) Steve McQueen (Shame) George Clooney (The Ides of March) Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady) Possibilities Steven Spielberg (The Adventures of Tintin) Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) Roman Polanski (Carnage) Jonathan Levine (50/50) Cameron Crowe (We Bought a Zoo) Jason Reitman (Young Adult) Tomas Alfredson (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) Martin Scorsese (Hugo) David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2) BEST ACTOR Frontrunners Brad Pitt (Moneyball) Jean Dujardin (The Artist) George Clooney (The Descendants) Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar) Michael Fassbender (Shame) Major Threats Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50) Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) Daniel Craig (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) Woody Harrelson (Rampart) Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March) Ryan Gosling (Drive) Possibilities Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) Paul Giamatti (Win Win) Demian Bichir (A Better Life) Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Anton Yelchin (Like Crazy) Rhys Ifans (Anonymous) Matt Damon (We Bought a Zoo) Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method) BEST ACTRESS Frontrunners Viola Davis (The Help) Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Major Threats Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) Charlize Theron (Young Adult) Keira Knightley (A Dangerous Method) Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Michelle Yeoh (The Lady) Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) Possibilities Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre) Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia) Ellen Barkin (Another Happy Day) Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower) Vera Farmiga (Higher Ground) Adepero Oduye (Pariah) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Frontrunners Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn) Tom Hanks (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Major Threats Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life) Albert Brooks (Drive) Armie Hammer (J. Edgar) Nick Nolte (Warrior) Jonah Hill (Moneyball) Christoph Waltz (Carnage) NEW John C. Reilly (Carnage) NEW Possibilities John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene) George Clooney (The Ides of March) Jeffrey Wright (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Patton Oswalt (Young Adult) Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method) Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Frontrunners Berenice Bejo (The Artist) Octavia Spencer (The Help) Vanessa Redgrave (Coriolanus) Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) Carey Mulligan (Shame) Major Threats Jessica Chastain (The Help) Sandra Bullock (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Judi Dench (J. Edgar) Judy Greer (The Descendants) Emily Watson (War Horse) Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life) Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) Possibilities Evan Rachel Wood (The Ides of March) Naomi Watts (J. Edgar) Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) Jodie Foster (Carnage) NEW Kate Winslet (Carnage) NEW Scarlett Johansson (We Bought a Zoo) BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Frontrunners Richard Curtis, Lee Hall (War Horse) Eric Roth (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (The Descendants) Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian (Moneyball) Tate Taylor (The Help) Major Threats Steven Zaillian (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) George Clooney, Grant Heslov (The Ides of March) Hossein Amini (Drive) Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) Roman Polanski (Carnage) Possibilities Pedro Almodovar (The Skin I Live In) Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) Cameron Crowe, Aline Brosh McKenna (We Bought a Zoo) James Ellroy, Oren Moverman (Rampart) John Logan (Coriolanus) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Frontrunners Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Dustin Lance Black (J. 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Abrams (Super 8) Dee Rees (Pariah) BEST ANIMATED FILM (FEATURE) Frontrunners The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount, 12/21, TBA, trailer) Rango (Paramount, 3/4, PG, trailer) Happy Feet 2 (Warner Brothers, 11/18, TBA, TBA, trailer) Cars 2 (Disney, 6/24, TBA, trailer) Arthur Christmas (Sony, 11/23, TBA, trailer) Major Threats Puss in Boots (DreamWorks, 11/4, TBA, trailer) Rio (20th Century Fox, 4/15, G, trailer) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked (20th Century Fox, 12/11, TBA, TBA) Winnie the Pooh (Disney, 7/15, G, trailer) Possibilities Kung Fu Panda 2 (DreamWorks, 5/26, PG, trailer) The Smurfs (Sony, 7/29, TBA, trailer) The Lion of Judah (Animated Family Films, 6/3, TBA, trailer) BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (FEATURE) Frontrunners The Interrupters (The Cinema Guild, 7/29, TBA, trailer) Project Nim (Roadside Attractions, 7/8, PG-13, trailer) Buck (IFC Films, 6/17, PG, trailer) Senna (Producers Distribution Agency, 8/12, PG-13, trailer) If a Tree Falls (Oscilloscope, 6/22, TBA, trailer) Major Threats Into the Abyss (Sundance Selects, 11/11, TBA, TBA) Koran by Heart (HBO Documentary Films, TBA, TBA, trailer) Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (Submarine Deluxe, TBA, trailer) Bill Cunningham NY (Zeitgeist Films, 3/16, TBA, trailer) Hell and Back Again (Docurama Films, 10/5, TBA, trailer) Page One: Inside the NY Times (Magnolia, 6/24, TBA, trailer) Tabloid (Sundance Selects, 7/15, R, trailer) Magic Trip (Magnolia, 8/5, TBA, trailer) Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (Anchor Bay Films, 10/16, TBA, trailer) Possibilities We Were Here (Red Flag Releasing, 9/?, TBA, trailer) The Rescuers (Menemsha Films, TBA, TBA, trailer) The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (Sundance Selects, 9/9, TBA, trailer) Pearl Jam Twenty (Abramorama, 9/20, R, trailer) Bobby Fischer Against the World (HBO Documentary Films, TBA, TBA, TBA) The Whale (Paladin, TBA, TBA, TBA) The Bully Project (The Weinstein Company, TBA, TBA, trailer) Revenge of the Electric Car (Westmidwest Productions, TBA, TBA, trailer) The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (Sony Pictures Classics, 4/22, PG-13, trailer) Still Seeking Domestic Distribution Better This World Bombay Beach The Carrier Footnote BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Frontrunners A Separation (Iran) Where Do We Go Now? 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The Expletive-Laced, Booze-Drenched Good status for that 'Rum Diary' Movie

"Coming half-drunk in the foreign place is tough round the nerves. There is a feeling that something is wrong, that you just can't get yourself a grip." -- Hunter S. Thompson, 'The Rum Diary' The Actor-kaira Pitt and Hunter S. Thompson are using a tiki hut on Depp's property in La a fire place is burning inside the pit together with a bottle of Jack Daniels rests available. It's 1999. The celebrity as well as the good physician have collected to solicit potential bankers with an adaptation of Thompson's recently launched book, 'The Rum Diary.' Carol Sorensen, mind in the now defunct studio The Shooting Gallery, approaches. Pleasantries are exchanged and Depp begins reading through with an excerpt within the novel. "...I lay back round the cot getting a bottle of rum looking at my navel, and plotted the best way to defend myself. Essentially stood a luger, I believed, I really could drill the bastards. I depend on a single elbow and pointed a finger within the window, seeing which kind of shot I really could get. Perfect... " The Three of those wallow inside it, speaking, laughing, imbibing, and strategizing, with no approach to understanding that it will be another 12 years just before the film finally opens. Because time, A-listers will probably be cast after which it quit financing will probably be moved from studio to studio then one author-director, who had previously been sober for six-and-a-half years, will begin consuming again -- all to be able to bring this boozy pre-Gonzo tale from the American journalist in Puerto Rico for the silver screen. It's hardly the street Thompson imagined when he first made a decision to produce the film. Hell, it's hardly the street he saw when he first began writing 'The Rum Diary,' almost 4 decades earlier, while dwelling in Puerto Rico. Yes, it's been a extended, twisted journey for Hunter S. Thompson's first novel. Thompson, who was simply in early 20s when he written it, would condition he wanted 'The Rum Diary' being the "Great American Novel" -- on componen with F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Great Gatsby.' Years later, he recognized it rather increased being "the fantastic Puerto Rican novel," much less there's anything wrong with this particular. How a 'Rum Diary' book found be can be a story alone (the one that can get an incredible telling in the recent 'GQ' article), but why don't we get the story in 1999, twelve several weeks following a book's release. This is where Thompson and also the friend The Actor-kaira Pitt began exploring the idea of which makes it a film. The first plan happen to be for 'The Rum Diary' being launched before 'Hell's Angels,' Thompson's gripping true-existence tale in the renegade California bike gang. But after Thompson gone after free air travel Coast, inside the mid-'60s, pals began pushing him to accomplish 'Hell's Angels' instead of 'The Rum Diary.' It absolutely was raw, emotional and fit inside the New Journalism genre that people happen to be raving about. 'The Rum Diary' was, comparatively, old-fashioned -- composed inside the Hemingway or Fitzgerald vernacular of yesteryear. Eventually, the novel ended up in Thompson's basement, getting dusty. It may be a very long time later before someone happened upon it -- though who that a person was remains determined by debate. "Many people have mentioned to own found the first manuscript," states Anita Thompson, who was simply married to Hunter through the final years of his existence. "He lent it to ['60 Minutes' correspondent] Erection dysfunction Bradley sooner or later, decades ago. There has been also different versions in the manuscript, therefore i think Johnny [Depp] is correct in saying he'd found one version from this. Doug [Brinkley, a historian coping with Hunter] think it is. [Author-investigator] Shelby Stadler think it is. Various assistants think it is.In . No matter who "discovered" it, there's soon an over-all consensus that Thompson should publish it, then possibly convert it into a film, using the Actor-kaira Pitt starring since the youthful journalist Paul Kemp. Depp was an apparent selection for the role -- he'd already carried out Hunter (beneath the alias of Raoul Duke) in 1998's 'Fear and Loathing in Las vegas,' a movie with various quantity of articles Thompson authored for 'Rolling Stone' magazine inside the seventies. To look into the part, Johnny had moved straight into Hunter's basement in Colorado, where he happened within the 'Rum Diary' manuscript. With heavy fascination with it and one of the finest stars on the planet within the corner, Thompson made a decision to forge ahead while using film. To get the right person making it, he and Depp began holding court within the actor's house in California. Eventually, they selected Carol Sorensen. Things would soon possess a turn for your surreal, simply because they frequently did when Thompson was involved. Carol had made the decision to assist finance the film, nevertheless the slow pace of progress began to irritate the author. Then, within the month of the month of january 2001, Carol received a now infamous fax from Thompson: "Okay, you lazy bitch. I get frustrated with this particular waterhead fuckaround that you're doing with 'The Rum Diary.' We are not really spinning our wheels strongly. It's like the whole project got surrended to zombies who live in pressboard boxes beneath the Hollywood Freeway. I seem to be the only person who's doing anything about getting this movie made. I have come up with Depp, Benecio del Toro, Kaira Pitt, Nick Nolte, together with an excellent film author from England named Michael Thomas ... So when you don't take action QUICK [sic], you'll probably destroy a great idea. I'm in the mood to lessen yr. [sic] fucking hands off." Was Thompson likely to bolt? Was the film in serious danger of not provided? On first (and second, and third) reads, the letter sounds almost fatally threatening. But Anita Thompson and Sorensen herself recall it a little bump inside the road. "That's, with techniques, a hug from Hunter. He was serious, and concurrently, he cared enough to make time to write instructions, the sign it was vital to him," states Anita, who'll use further her late husband's legacy while using soon-to-be-launched Gonzo Foundation. "But he wanted this process being fun. When it stopped being fun and located a grinding halt, he [did] things like that to kick it into action. Sorensen, speaking to filmmaker Wayne Ewing, also thought we would accentuate the positive. "[Hunter] was not ever rude, lectureous -- he will be a chivalrous romantic guy ... [We] stood a difference of opinion whether Michael Thomas was the very best film author for 'the Rum Diary,' that was a sizable part of the problem. But ... I'd a pleasurable knowledge about Hunter." Once the fax's purpose wound up being to right the ship, however, it not successful. Eventually, Benecio del Toro, Nick Nolte and Josh Hartnett all shipped the project, as did Sorensen as well as the Shooting Gallery. Then, in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson put a gun to his mind and committed suicide. He was 67 years old and impacted by health problems. In the suicide note subsequently launched in 'Rolling Stone,' he written, "Relax -- This can not hurt." Pals and family collected at his home in Woodsy Creek, Colorado to deliver him offered by a highly effective salute. Thompson's dying only elevated Depp's resolve to recognition his late friend by permitting the film made. Immediately after the funeral, producer Graham King acquired the rights for the book, and things began moving again. Then, in 2007, Johnny employed Bruce Robinson, author-director in the alcohol-drenched cult classic 'Withnail & I,' to produce and, ultimately, direct the film. "[Johnny] sent me it, which i make out the print, referred to as him up and mentioned, 'Yeah, I'll write the script,'" Robinson notifies Moviefone. "four to five several days later, he was back in danger saying, 'Are you prone to direct it?' I'd determined and guaranteed myself I wasn't prone to ever play the role of considered a movie director again. Period. To become cajolled having a celebrity into pointing something will be a really rare and unusual experience. But Johnny may have whoever the hell he likes, cheap he believe I'll be the best director with this -- ultimately you acquiesce compared to that.In . You can realise why Depp am insistent. Though he'd been sober for six . five years, Robinson authored and directed one of the great alcohol-fueled adventure tales ever: 1987's 'Withnail & I,' whose title character, carried out by Richard E. Grant, scandalizes the patrons from the quiet café by standing and announcing, "We wish the very best wines available to humanity. Which we wish them here, which we wish them now!" Try while he might, however, Robinson couldn't appear to discover a distance towards the script. Then he had what exactly can easily be known to love a Gonzo epiphany: This rum-drenched story needed a jolt of electricity, and in order to it might say was through alcohol. "I used to be travelling throughout my writing room for approximately monthly before I really could get yourself a hook on [the story], which i recognized that we required to visit. I desired to come back into that devote my thoughts. I preferred to achieve the madness again just a little,Inch Robinson states. "[Despite the fact that my thoughts states, 'Don't visit, don't visit,A the creative side of me states, 'If you don't visit, you can't write this.' There's no words in bottles, nevertheless it softens up just a little.Inch Robinson could drink, finish the script after which it quit. It's as if Thompson's spirit was presiding inside the writing process, withholding inspiration until Robinson was ready to risk his sanity -- in addition to his existence. Soon, the script was finished. Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard and Giovanni Ribisi grew to become an associate from the cast, as well as the film began production in Puerto Rico this past year. couple of years later, Thompson's vision has again been adopted celluloid, his rabid curiosity showing itself off to another generation of fans. But make no mistake: 'The Rum Diary' is not any 'Fear and Loathing Part 2.' You will discover no lizards upgrading Depp's leg or imaginary bats beating their wings hard. The novel, ultimately, was written before Hunter's Gonzo days, when he used to be racking your brains on who he was and what he wanted around. It's a portrait from the guy near something profound, and potentially dangerous for the establishment. Just what it's, he -- or, more particularly, Paul Kemp -- can't quite make certain. But every bottle of rum, vino or two and vicious, cursing tirade seems to hint within the answer. [Photo: FilmDistrict] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

'Book of Mormon' Star, Obama Speechwriter and 'Modern Family' Director Sell White House Comedy to NBC

NBC is getting back into politics.our editor recommendsPreview NBC's Fall Key Art for 'Playboy Club,' 'Grimm,' 'Whitney,' More'Book of Mormon' Tops Tony Nominations With 14 The network has granted a put pilot commitment to 1600 Penn, asingle camera comedy from 20th Century Fox TV, about a dysfunctional family that just happens to live at the most famous address in America. The coveted project comes from Tony-nominatedBook of Mormon starJosh Gad, former President Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett and Modern Family director Jason Winer, all of whom will serve as executive producers. THEATER REVIEW: Book of Mormon Lovett will bring his personal experience as the project's writer, with Winer on board to direct. 1600 Penn marks Gad's second project in development at NBC. The former Back to You star,who is currently filmingThanks for SharingoppositeGwyneth Paltrow, is also writing a high-concept comedy about a family on the road. PHOTOS: Preview NBC's Fall Key Art for 'Playboy Club,' 'Grimm,' 'Whitney,' More Gadis repped by ICM and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Winer, who has directed episodes of New Girl and Apartment 23, is repped by ICM and Mosaic. Lovett is repped by CAA, Mosaic and Jeff Frankel of McKuin Frankel Whitehead. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com; Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Topics NBC Modern Family

MSNBC Makes Last Word Last Again, Moves Up Erection dysfunction Show to eight PM

MSNBC mentioned today it's moving The Ultimate Word With Lawrence O’Donnell to the original 10 PM ET/PT slot Monday-Thursday. That’s where it first demonstrated when the show opened up in September 2010 just before being switched to eight PM within the month of the month of january, as well as the Erection dysfunction Schultz-situated The Erection dysfunction Show was gone after 10 PM. Now Erection dysfunction Show will proceed to 8 PM. This move will strengthen the flow within our programming with the evening,” MSNBC leader Phil Griffin mentioned in the release announcing the move. “As the title indicates, The Ultimate Word goes at in conclusion within our programming day, diligently wrapping-within the days political dialogue. Eds passionate voice can be a perfect kickoff to primetime at 8 PM. The Rachel Maddow Show remains inside the 9 PM slot.

'The Avengers' Trailer Downloaded 10 Million Times Since Debut

.post-content img {display:none;} You really loved 'The Avengers' trailer. In 24 hours following its debut on Tuesday, the promotional clip for the Joss Whedon-directed film was downloaded 10 million times on iTunes. That breaks the previous record for Apple downloads, and likely points to a ridiculous box-office haul for 'The Avengers' next May. That's something Disney and Paramount can get behind! Starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, 'The Avengers' hits theaters on May 4, 2012. [via Press Release] RELATED The Dark Side of 'The Avengers' Cast Robert Downey Jr, 'Less Than Zero'Chris Evans, 'Puncture'Chris Hemsworth, 'Ollie Klublershturf Vs. the Nazis'Samuel L. Jackson, 'Jungle Fever'Jeremy Renner, 'Dahmer'Mark Ruffalo, 'Reservation Road'Scarlett Johansson, 'The Last Score' See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Discovery And News Corp Flunk Research Firms Governance Tests

It’s not surprising to see that News Corp was one of 10 companies given an “F” grade by corporate research firm GMI Ratingsfor management or accounting practices that could make them risky bets for investors. But Discovery Communications — a Wall Street darling?The GMI Risk List, out today, slams the cable channel owner for having”a complex system of share classes and director relationships” that give”two principal shareholders disproportionate control over the company.”GMI adds that Discoverys compensation practices “do not hold executives to stringent performance standards.” What’s more, there are “a number of concerns about expense recognition and the quality of the balance sheet, including high levels of goodwill and debt.” Discovery’s stock has risen about 200% over the last three years — a factor Fortune cited last month in naming it one of the “fastest growing companies” — although it’s off 2.6% in 2011. As for News Corp, GMI notes that while there was a “short-term investment impact” in July when theNews Of The World phone hacking scandal burst into the open “the companys share price has rebounded to the level it enjoyed before the scandal broke.” But News Corp’s “poor governance contributed to its recent problems, and may continue to put investors interests at risk.” Despite the resignation of big names including News International CEO Rebekah Brooks and Dow Jones chief Les Hinton — as well as some changes on the board — “there is little indication that the quality of the companys governance is improving.”For example, GMI notes that “the companys investigation into the phone-hacking scandal is being led by directors with strong ties to the company and the Murdoch family.” Over the last few days investor advisoryfirmsInstitutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis made similar criticisms of News Corp, which the company vigorously rejected.

Start Searching at Bones' Season 7 Premiere

David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel In this exclusive sneak-look image, a glowing Bones (Emily Deschanel) shares a touching moment with Booth (David Boreanaz) simply because they prepare for a completely new day. "Season 7 starts with Brennan and Booth as much fans have always wanted them - together and expecting," states executive producer Stephen Nathan. However that they're formally a couple of, can there is a similar dynamic? "May be the relationship different? Sometimes yes, sometimes no," states Nathan. "The conflict and confusion won't disappear. It's just assigned offered by some physical contact. And, clearly, murder." Clearly! Bones returns Thursday, November 3, at 9/8c on Fox. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Ratings: Charlie's Angels Takes a Nosedive

Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels is probably not extended with this particular world. The ABC series was Thursday night's least expensive-rated show as ratings walked twenty percent.Decrease Preview: Get scoop inside your favorite returning showsAngels dropped to 5.9 million audiences together with only 1.2 rating inside the grownups 18-to-49 demo. ABC stood a poor evening overall: Grey's Anatomy hit a thrilling-time low 3. rating and 8.5 million audiences, and exercise sank 25 percent with a 2.1 and 6.2 million audiences.Most shows needed a dip, due to the baseball 2010 national football league 2010 nfl playoffs around the best spinner's. Falling slightly, The Big Bang Theory attracted in 13.6 000 0000 audiences together with a 4.4 to win the evening in groups, but, once again, How to be a Gentleman not successful to help keep onto its lead-in. The comedy came 7.82 million together with a couple.5 rating. Person of curiosity also notched a few.5, but snagged 11.46 million audiences. At 10/9c, The Mentalist was really the only show to relish an uptick, rising four percent to 12.9 million together with a couple.7.The X Factor (11.2 million, 3.8) ongoing to complete continuously enough for Fox to win the evening. The show was lower just three percent.Selection: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped?On NBC, Work (5.71 million, 3.1) released its worst amounts in six . five years, but was the Peacock's best artist. Community (3.4 million, 1.5), Parks and Entertainment (4.13 million, 1.9) and Whitney (4.88 million, 2.3) all dropped, while Prime Suspect (5 million, 1.5) shed eyeballs, when you are inside the demo. Round The CW, The Vampire Journals (2.55 million, 1.2) as well as the Secret Circle (1.96 million, .8) fell 8 and twenty percent, correspondingly.

Octavia Spencer eyes Diablo Cody pic

SpencerOctavia Spencer is at early discussions to participate the cast in the untitled Diablo Cody project at Mandate Pictures.Russell Logo design and Julianne Hough are likely to star, with Cody making her directorial debut in the script she composed.The pic concentrates on a protected youthful lady (Hough) who handles to get rid of her belief carrying out a plane crash and visits Las vegas, where she meets an unlikely companion (Brand).Spencer would play card dealer inside a casino round the strip where Brand's character works. Mandate had no discuss the casting.Mason Novick will produce with Mandate Prexy Nathan Kahane will professional produce with Cody.The WME-repped Spencer was most recently seen in DreamWorks' "The Help.In . Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Kirsten Dunst on Lars Von Triergate: 'I Was the Only One... to Get Him to Stop'

“Well yeah, you could see my face. I was choking, because I’m watching a friend having a meltdown. And what he’s saying is horrendous in a roomful of press. He was asked an inappropriate question [about his family] and his response was to make a joke about it. But no one laughed and he just kept unravelling.” Kirsten Dunst told her side of the Lars von Trier Cannes controversy to The Guardian recently, wondering why none of her fellow Melancholia co-stars stepped in to stop their director from shoving his foot squarely into his own mouth. “That’s what I don’t understand,” Dunst continued to The Guardian. “There were a lot of us sitting there. There was Stellan [Skarsgrd], John [Hurt], Charlotte [Gainsbourg]. And no one said something. No one wanted to help. I was the only one to lean in to Lars and get him to stop.” Granted, the look on Dunst’s face was a comic highlight of the proceedings last May, when von Trier made one of the most poorly-conceived jokes ever spoken at a press junket. (The upside: It yielded months and months of amusing press coverage!) Before I send you to the full Guardian interview for more of Dunsts’s musings, there’s also this gem of a quote from Dunst on Melancholia co-star Charlotte Gainsbourg and her other von Trier movie Antichrist, which perhaps unintentionally leads to quite a vivid mental picture: “That kind of film is harder for someone like me to get away with. I’m more in the public eye than Charlotte.” She pauses to reconsider. “It’s something about Charlotte’s body, too. You couldn’t have someone like me, with big breasts, in that film. Charlotte’s thin and her breasts are small and that’s easier to watch somehow. For someone like me to do that film — it would almost be ridiculously shocking.” And thus, Kirsten Dunst breaks her silence over the Nazi kerfuffle with boobs. A master of deflection, this one. I think this calls for an Antichrist-Melancholia double feature! For research purposes, of course. Kirsten Dunst: after the apocalypse [The Guardian]

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Derek Luke Joins the Remake of 'Sparkle'

More news round the remake front (yes, we are getting as frustrated with writing it when you're reading through through it): Derek Luke remains cast since the male lead inside the remake in the 1976 film 'Sparkle.' The film follows singer Sparkle Williams and her rise to fame. This time around around around, actress Jordin Sparks will probably be playing Sparkle with Luke representing Stix, a singer-songwriter deeply deeply in love with Sparkle. Starring alongside Sparks and Luke will probably be Whitney Houston, Mike Epps and Cee Lo Eco-friendly. If possibly we are capable of getting another Curtis Mayfield soundtrack by using this. [via Deadline] Image because of Getty Images

Ask Matt: The Good Wife's Move, Community, Sons of Anarchy and More!

Julianna Margulies Question: In previous years I followed CBS shows Shark and The Unit to their new time on Sunday evenings that ended up to be their last season. Because of the preceding football game, one never knows when a certain program will start, with delays that can last as long as an hour. This, of course, prevents one from switching to another network for a later program. Since we still have a video tape recorder that automatically fast-forwards over commercials (most of them), I would end up taping those shows, with an extra margin of half an hour. I don't know whether a TiVo type recorder can even adjust to such delays. It appears that The Good Wife will follow the same pattern. Perhaps this time I will watch it online, or On Demand. But I have to wonder how much this new time slot will affect its viewership (in addition to the new direction and hair style). - HannaMatt Roush: This is a perennial problem for viewers in the time zones where football overruns impact the start of CBS' prime-time lineup. (Rule of thumb: If you're not watching live, set the recorder for at least a half-hour after the original end time.) For some shows, the move to Sundays has been a kiss of death, especially those that air in the last hour of prime time (although CSI: Miami refuses to die). This isn't necessarily the case for The Good Wife. CBS is not blind to the time-shifting problem on Sundays, and has realistic expectations for Good Wife's performance. The show is more complex than the average procedural, which is why CBS moved it from Tuesdays, figuring (rightly) that a formula show like Unforgettable would mesh better with the NCIS combo. Sunday is a good showcase spot for a network drama that's as good as what you find on cable, and unless it absolutely tanks (which isn't likely), CBS isn't going to mess with this one. It's the only network drama taken very seriously at the Emmys these days, and CBS is understandably very proud of it. Even with Alicia's new hairstyle and sexual freedom, it should be OK where it is for a while to come.Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Question: Give it to me straight: How much time do you think we have left with Community? As much as I love this crazy show that's so perfect for an avid TV fan like myself, I realize that it will never be able to attract a bigger audience, not while remaining the same wacky fun that it is now. So what do you think? How much longer can I expect to enjoy my favorite study group? - AinavMatt Roush: The only upside to NBC remaining entrenched in the ratings cellar is that it tends to provide a longer lifeline to cult shows like Community, Parks and Rec, Parenthood - and of course Chuck - all of which almost certainly would have been canned early on at most other networks. As long as critics continue to love Community (and really, what's not to love?) and the media keep beating the drum, I wouldn't give up hope. Plus, the new head of NBC Entertainment, Bob Greenblatt (who hails from Showtime), appears to be taking more of a cable approach to his schedule, nurturing the shows he believes in - and given that he hasn't pulled the plug on anything yet, perhaps even a few he doesn't. At the very least, we can expect to see a full third season's worth of Community episodes, although I'd love to see NBC try it out in a more protected hammock position - airing between Up All Night (which should be moved to 8/7c on Thursdays pronto) and The Office, for instance. (Because Parks and Rec should really be airing after The Office, no?) As with many of these shows, renewal will always be a season-to-season nail-biter, and I'll stay optimistic as best I can that we get to see these kooks graduate some day.Question: Greetings from Sin City, Las Vegas, NV! I love your column and follow on Twitter. Here's my first-ever question submission. With regards to Sons of Anarchy on FX, I firmly believe our beloved one-eyed driver Kurt "Big Otto" Sutter has really put together a great cast, crew and team of writers. Do you think that FX will give them the chance to go to the beloved 7-season goal? With most awards shows not even acknowledging any of the greatness that is Charming (save Katey's Golden Globes win), what are the chances some of those voters can put a show near the chopping block or at least influence the network to make some decisions? Thank you for any light you can shine into my eyes. - ScottyMatt Roush: This is an easy and safe bet, Scotty. FX will keep airing Sons of Anarchy for as long as Kurt Sutter wants to tell the story. The show kicked off its fourth season with its best ratings yet, and no amount of Emmy apathy can put a dent in that. (For the record, while Emmy attention can help keep a marginal series alive, lack of same has no effect whatsoever on a successful show like SOA.) In the tradition of The Shield, I'd like to think this is a narrative with a definite end point, and whenever happens will be up to the guy running the show. I'm liking the conflicts this season, within and outside the club, more than usual, but I'm not sure what it would take to boost its profile within the Emmy community. It may just not be their kind of show.Question: As much as I loved the premiere episode of 2 Broke Girls, I was disappointed in how low the second episode went. Did we really need horse poop jokes? And on the subject of the horse, it is so unbelievable that they are boarding it in their backyard, in NY City, that it just completely takes away from the story. Why not sell the horse to further their cupcake dream? Does this show get any better in future episodes? - Larry SMatt Roush: I suppose we'll all find out together, because CBS hasn't made any future episodes available for preview yet. (Compared to Fox sharing multiple episodes of New Girl in recent weeks, which I enjoy more every time I see it.) I still like the two Broke stars, but even in the pilot, I found many of the jokes (and ethnic caricatures) cringe-worthy, though the quotient of laughs to cringe weighed in the show's favor. In week two, it veered the other direction to the point that I've already started second-guessing my earlier recommendation. I'm going to give it a few more episodes before I decide once and for all, but anyone shocked by its raunchiness - and willingness to stoop to horse poo for a slapstick punch line - hasn't been watching Two and a Half Men over the years, because that's the level of humor this show is clearly trying to emulate. Love it or hate it, broad (so to speak) comedy is popular. And I like your idea of selling the horse to fund the cupcake venture. The horse gag is getting old, and ridiculously stupid, even two weeks in.Question: What is a good lifespan for a reality show? I've considered this question based on a few things: The Amazing Race's 317th Emmy, the debut of Survivor 23 (?!) and the current season of Project Runway. It seems like we're in a stage where the long-running/good reality shows are really getting old. Don't get me wrong. I have been a die-hard fan of Race since the "Swing you fat bastard!" glory days of Season 1, but each season has been less and less fresh. Survivor always has its up and down seasons, but as long as they are still ratings and award winners, will producers keep just churning them out? It's different of course for scripted shows, since by a comparative time they would have been through a zillion cast changes and everyone would be clamoring for their cancellation. But it seems like reality shows have either gone on for the long haul - like these (and American Idol and others) - or crashed and burned. Again, I'm not wishing for these shows' demise, but I'm just curious on your thoughts: How does one gauge when enough is enough and leave on a good note?As for Project Runway: Has the move to Lifetime hurt this show in the ratings? I admit, this season has been somewhat better, but week in and out, I forget it's on. It doesn't play a million times nor do they have marathons like on Bravo, and it just seems to be forgotten. Plus by bleeding into the new fall season, it's really getting lost. Now I see ads for Project Accessory, which seems a little lame. So is it time to close up shop on this once great show? - Larry BMatt Roush: These are fair questions, because TV is still on a learning curve when it comes to the genre that changed the landscape of prime time. Many of the shows that pioneered the reality revolution are long in the tooth, and few (excepting Idol, perhaps) pack the ratings punch they once did. The novelty has worn off long ago, to be sure, but these are still reliable draws, and because the producers can change the rules and switch up the game from season to season, they do seem to have a longer shelf life than most comedies and dramas. I know others would argue that many of these shows have run their course, but the ones I enjoy - a list that does not include dating shows, Big Brother or anything involving Donald Trump - I tend to find myself going back to them season after season, with a new cast of "characters" keeping me engaged (although all of them have their off seasons). It will be big news when one of these longtime tentpoles is finally taken off the air, and I don't see it happening anytime soon.And that includes Project Runway, which Lifetime spent a fortune acquiring and promoting. I haven't been tracking its ratings, but in this case, it's all about enhancing the network brand, which is why they're doing the upcoming all-star season as well as the Accessory spin-off, which I agree may be one too many even for me.Question: I know that this year's Emmys have just aired and we have a year to wait until the next one. Keeping that in mind, is it too early to declare that this season of Breaking Bad should and deserves a clean sweep in every category it can get nominated in? The writing this season has been fantastic, and Giancarlo Esposito is killing it as Gus, with Brian Cranston and Aaron Paul holding their own, creating a triangle of incredible talent balancing this show. What are the chances of any other show being able to compete against this juggernaut? - GeoffMatt Roush: The drama competition is always fierce, and we're a long way (and an entire new season of Mad Men) away from being able to make this call that definitively. But no question, the races will be even more tight and meaningful with Breaking Bad back in the race after sitting this year out. Cranston and Paul (previous winners) are sure to be nominated, and Esposito deserves it as well for his quiet intensity. The writing, the directing, all just brilliant. My only worry is that this season will have aired so long before the nomination process begins, the odds may favor shows that air later in the calendar year. But this season of Breaking Bad has been so incredibly riveting, I do ultimately believe that attention will be paid.Question: My question is regarding Breaking Bad, following the incredible 11th episode "Crawl Space." First of all, I have to say that the first few episodes this season were a bit too slow and quiet for my taste, but I'm glad that's turned around as the last couple of episodes (starting with "Bug") have been crazy intense and arguably some of the show's strongest ones. After watching "Crawl Space," I just got the sense that the series could end perfectly in two more episodes. I trust Vince Gilligan's magical abilities and I know he'll be able to shock us and keep us on the edge of our seats for another season (and a longer one at that) - but I still find myself wondering what they could possibly do to keep it going for another 16 episodes after Season 4. I guess we'll have a better idea on October 9 when the current season comes to a wrap! Do you have any idea how AMC will roll out the final season? I vaguely recall reading somewhere online an interview with Aaron Paul where he speculated that the final 16 episodes would be split into two seasons, which - given this is a cable network - is not too far a stretch, right? But I would hate if they did that. I think they should air all of them consecutively as one season, any other way would be unfair to the fans and just seem like they're trying to milk the cow for as long as possible, and I just don't see the point - they've set an end, so why drag it on? (Plus I don't think I can handle the wait!) - JonathanMatt Roush: I hear you, but a split season does seem like a viable option. That's how TNT is handling the final season of The Closer, also a signature show for its network. The negotiations for this final season of Breaking Bad were almost as harrowing as what happens on the show, so I'm mainly relieved that Vince Gilligan will get to dictate the creative terms of the show's final chapters, however they're scheduled. But I would expect that we will be in for a wait, one way or another. And it will be excruciating.Question: I started watching Fringe this summer and was able to catch up before Season 4 began. While I love the show and am sorry I haven't watched it from the beginning, I am finding myself falling down the Lost rabbit hole of reading the fan message boards and getting upset by what I read. (I know, I know, I need to just stop reading them!) The common comment is that the new Peter-less worlds are better off without him and Lincoln Lee should replace him. While I love Lincoln Lee (both of them), I just can't believe that is true, especially where Walter is concerned. He may be just as crazy (no one can change that), but he is a sadder, less connected and adjusted person without his son. I am really enjoying this "reboot" and am intrigued to see where this season is going. Not since Lost has a show required me to be so engaged, which I love. So as a long-time Fringe viewer and less crazed fan, what do you think of the new season so far and the world without Peter? - AmyMatt Roush: I'm loving the season so far, last Friday's in particular, as both worlds worked together to solve a case. The clash of the Olivias is always exciting and amusing, and the contemplation of "the path not taken" by the professor and his doppelganger villain was provocative and poignant. Even so, I'm itching for Peter to be restored to the universe, and can't wait to see how that is executed and explained. As glad I am to see the Lincolns (aka Seth Gabel) upped to full-time status, the thought that he's a suitable replacement for Peter is just silly. Ignore any chatter that lessens your enjoyment of Fringe. The show needs all the support it can get.Question: I've been an avid viewer of Eureka from day one, and I am truly upset that it has been so unceremoniously cancelled! And as it will take forever until the last season is coming around, I was happy to hear that we will at least get another Christmas episode this year. However, while I really enjoyed the final episode of the season as it was the funny, touching and poignant Eureka that I love, it ended on such a cliffhanger that I am somewhat stumped as to what will happen with the Christmas episode. Last year, the Christmas episode was completely stand-alone from the previous season's story arc. I can't imagine how they would accomplish something similar this year. There are too many dramatic happenings, loose ends and people somewhere else, rather than in Eureka, for a stand-alone episode to work. Do you have any word on what's planned, and whether this time around the Christmas episode will be a continuation of the ongoing storyline? - Anna from CologneMatt Roush: Cologne, how cool! But best to think of these holiday specials as fables, long-lost chapters in a show's history. Eureka's Christmastime episode is not merely a stand-alone, it's animated. Titled "Do You See What I See," it will tell of an anomaly (so what else is new) that renders everyone and everything in Eureka as a cartoon. Thus, we get The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons as the voice of Sheriff Carter's long-suffering Jeep, Edward James Olmos as a sled dog who befriends Deputy Andy, and so on. The episode will use a variety of animated styles - Looney Tunes, anime, claymation - and it sounds like a great deal of fun. And yes, I'm also sorry that next season will be its last. This has long been one of my favorites of the Syfy lite series.Question: As I do each year, I studied TV Guide Magazine's Fall Preview issue to decide which new shows to sample. This year, I had nine new shows on my list and have so far seen seven and bits of others. I was particularly interested in New Girl, which you had mentioned in an Ask Matt column before the Fall Preview came out. I watched it On Demand and thought, "What a quirky mess is Jess!" After reading your gushing blurbs in the Fall Preview, I watched it again, thinking I'd missed something. I still didn't like it. So my question is this: How many episodes of a show do you and your colleagues usually get to see before you anoint it the best new comedy (or drama)? For the record, of your five Best, I agree with your assessments of Person of Interest, Pan Am and 2 Broke Girls, and have not seen The X Factor. - FrankMatt Roush: With New Girl, you either fall for Zooey as Jess, or you don't. Thankfully, lots of people did, making it the first full-season pickup of the season. But in terms of producing the Fall Preview issue, I (like other critics putting together these fall overviews in late summer) only had the pilot episode to go on. Especially with network series that are green-lighted in spring and only go into production in the summer, it's very rare to have anything but the pilot to go by when filing these first impressions, which is pretty much how I look at my critical "takes" in that issue. (We typically don't start seeing second episodes of shows, and by no means all shows even then, until after Labor Day.) I also tend to factor in what I learn about the individual shows by attending the TCA press tour in the summer, where the producers and actors shed light on their vision for the shows and their characters. Sometimes what they say urges me to give a show the benefit of the doubt, sometimes it just confirms my suspicion that a show is a stinker. As noted in an earlier question, I'm not sure I'd put 2 Broke Girls in that "top 5" feature now. The Fall Preview issue is so targeted toward network series I wish I'd thought to include Showtime's Homeland instead. (Our Fall Cable Preview is out now.) 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VIDEO: Tyler Perry is Richest Artist being Lampooned on SNL

For comics and cultural experts of nearly any color and persuasion, Tyler Perry might be the textbook concept of an easy target: A mogul whose media empire rests atop a foundation of alleged minstrelsy, union-busting, mix-dressing, bad hit television and mass-produced screen melodrama. Add his recently revealed $130 million annual earnings for the picture, plus it’s like the target was moved within inches of the particular photography enthusiasts — among whom, possibly clearly, was Saturday Evening Live. Still: Very good! Kenan Thompson carried out the writer-director-producer-actor-studio baron in Saturday’s “Weekend Update” segment, throughout which Seth Meyers reminded him he outshine the type of Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer for your honors of finest-paid out artist in showbiz. “I did, I did so,” Perry replies. “But keep in mind that people men're Jewish and so are inside a traditional disadvantage to Hollywood.” As well as the kicker, again responding to Meyers: “My movies are in regards to the modern black experience. They’re all disaster movies.” And merely what about this title for his next film? I'm speaking about, it’s not likely definately not the particular title. I’ll be there with sensors on. Anyway, how extended before Perry hosts SNL? It must happen eventually, right?

Lionsgate nabs 'Chaos' feature rights

Lionsgate has bought feature rights for the ''Chaos Walking'' youthful adult novel trilogy by Patrick Ness.The announcement is created Monday by Lionsgate's co-COO and Film Group Leader Joe Drake.Studio has set ''Chaos'' with Doug Davison who'll produce through his Quadrant Pictures.Tales are occur a dystopian future with humans colonizing a distant earth-like planet. When contamination referred to as Noise out of the blue makes all thought audible, privacy vanishes immediately too as with the ensuing chaos, a corrupt autocrat expects to get control in the human funds and wage war while using indigenous alien race."A sense of emergency and momentum propagates throughout these tales -- it may result in the books ones you can't put lower, and can lead to the films ones you can't miss round the silver screen,Inch mentioned Drake of his decision to find the variation rights. "But besides the story elements, the earth inside the tales is actually strongly imagined. They're books, much like 'The Hunger Games,' that individuals feel truly beg being brought to existence on film."The rights deal was talked about for your studio by Make the most of McEntegart, the Film Group's Senior Executive V . P ., as well as the author by his agent Michelle Kass of Michelle Kass Affiliate marketers london and attorney Howard Abramson of Behr Abramson in LA. Robert Melnik, Executive V . P . of economic Matters for Lionsgate, talked about Davison's producer deal with attorney Ron Genow. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence): Film Review

NEW YORK - As the writer/director of one of the sickest horror films ever given a mainstream release, Tom Six is in the unenviable position of having to top himself with its sequel. He manages to do so -- at least in terms of violence, gore and body count -- but whatever gothic originality the first Human Centipede possessed is altogether lacking in this sorry follow-up.our editor recommends'The Human Centipede 2': What the Critics Are SayingFull Trailer For 'Human Centipede 2' Slithers Online (Video) Much like Wes Craven eventually did in his Nightmare on Elm Street series, Six has gone all meta-theatrical here, positing that the original was, you know, just a movie, and what you're witnessing now is the real thing. The nefarious main character is Martin (Laurence R. Harvey), a grossly corpulent, asthmatic Brit who lives with his dotty mother (Vivien Bridson) and works as a security guard at an underground security garage. It turns out that Martin's favorite movie is The Human Centipede, which he watches over and over on a tiny television. Despite the lame efforts of his ineffectual therapist (Bill Hutchens), it's clear that Martin is going to go postal. After dispatching his mother by bashing in her skull and propping her up for an intimate meal at the dinner table - Norman Bates, eat your heart out - he goes on a murderous rampage, dispatching his victims in rather unimaginative fashion with guns, knives and blunt objects. His main goal is to outdo the mad scientist who created the infamous titular creation of the first film. To that end, he hogties a dozen victims in an abandoned warehouse. But lacking his inspiration's surgical skills, he resorts to a rather low-tech approach -- binding his victims mouth to anus -- that's none-the-less disgusting. In a wan attempt at cleverness, one of the unfortunates is Ashlynn Yennie, the actress who played the rear end of the human centipede in the first film. Picked up at the airport by Martin under the guise of an audition with Quentin Tarantino, she informs him, in typical actor-speak: "I was drawn to the film because of the medical aspect." In addition to referencing himself with copious clips from his earlier effort, Six provides plenty of stomach-churning sequences, such as Martin knocking out someone's teeth one by one with a hammer and another which should dissuade anyone watching from contemplating natural childbirth. Unlike the original, which was in bright color, the sequel is shot in such dark black-and-white that some of the images are barely discernible. Alas, most of them are. Opens Oct. 7 (IFC Midnight) Production company: Six Entertainment. Cast: Ashlynn Yennie, Laurence R. Harvey, Vivien Bridson, Bill Hitchens. Director/screenplay: Tom Six. Producers: Ilona Six, Tom Six. Executive producer: Ilona Six. Director of photography: David Meadows. Production designer: Thomas Stefan. Costume designer: Harried Thompson. Music: James Edward Barker. Editor: Nigel De Hond. No rating, 88 minutes. The Human Centipede 2

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