More Entrepreneurs Flee from TLC's All-American Muslim

All-American Muslim Travel search aggregating site Kayak.com will discontinue advertising on TLC's series All-American Muslim. Kayak.com introduced Tuesday it wouldn't continue running ads through the show if the returns within the month of the month of january, taking trouble with how TLC presented the information in the series, which opened up in November and follows the lives of 5 Lebanese American Muslim families in Dearborn, Michigan, the greatest Muslim community within the united states . States. Lowe's Do-it-yourself recently received fire after it attracted advertising within the show. The home-improvement chain withdrew its spots following a Florida Family Association, a conservative group, protested this program was "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's apparent and provide danger to American protections and traditional values." Lowe's later mentioned its decision wasn't using the FFA's request, but on the fact the show had motivated "strong political and social sights." Should Lowe's have attracted ads all-American Muslim? Kayak chief marketing officer Robert Birge needed to his company's How does someone explain why he was preventing the partnership wonderful-American Muslim -- and why the FFA had nothing associated with it. "I seen the initial two episodes. Mostly, I merely thought the show attracted," he written. "The initial factor I discovered was that TLC wasn't upfront around in regards to the character from the show. After I mentioned, it's a worthy subject, but any reasonable person knows it subject can be a particular lightning fly fishing rod. We're feeling TLC went from the approach to select a fight relating to this, plus they didn't inform us their intentions. That is not a business practice that generally can get repeat business from us. I furthermore believe that it did this subject a grave injustice. Sadly, TLC is becoming experiencing the eye using this debate." He ongoing: "We have thought we would not give TLC more earnings when the show returns within the month of the month of january. Sadly, this decision leads to as bending to bigotry. Furthermore, it appears that individuals did not support people who deserve support as people to ensure that as Us citizens. For the, I am profoundly sorry. I will have communicated more clearly. We do not want anybody to think about that individuals caved to hate. If perhaps I really could share a couple of from the emails I've received out of your team. They are extremely unhappy using the way i handled this."

Live! With Kelly Announces New Fill-In Co-Hosts

Jim Parsons Kelly Ripa will start the brand new year on Live! alongside fill-in co-host - and husband - Mark Consuelos on Monday, Jan. 2, but he will not be adhering around for lengthy.8 possible challengers to exchange Regis Philbin on Live!The Large Bang Theory's Jim Parsons will require over on Jan. 3, making his first co-hosting appearance on the program. On Jan. 4, David Duchovny will fill the chair, then Take advantage of Lowe on Jan. 5-6, as Regis Philbin's permanent alternative has not yet been named.

Vital Pictures reveals new logo design design

Released: Got married., 12 ,. 14, 2011, 8:29am PTBy Vital Pictures has revealed its new logo design design to commemorate the studio's 100th anniversary. The logo design design will first appear before ''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,'' which opens in iMax theaters on 12 ,. 16. The completely new logo design design will probably be installed on Componen photos throughout 2012. In 2013, the 100th anniversary portion will probably be removed while using relaxation in the new logo design design remaining installed on future Vital films Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

UPDATE: It's A Dark Dark evening Mystery

Simply what does this document mean?Update: we now have just spotted another page from the mysterious file on Twitter, @thefirerises. Fans in the Dark Dark evening Increases will bear in mind the thing that was a title connected while using first picture of Bane, revealed progressively a few several days back, and then we can now ponder over it confirmed this can be a Nolan mind-game to remain amused. This third document leads consequently with this Operation EarlyBird website, which will go live in a few several hours. Return then to find out what's available......Some days at Empire Towers aren't filled with the look of secret, photoshopped CIA documents that carry together a feeling of promise and mystery. After which you'll find days like today, where the image the truth is below appears inside our mailbox.Now, sadly, our contact was very specific that individuals can't let guess what happens this transcript is strictly. Who gave it to us? It absolutely was sent from an encoded server with no possibility of tracing it (there exists a very hi-tech system here that involves a divining fly fishing rod together with a hamster in the wheel). It absolutely was passed to us exclusively incorporated within an idea to have an approaching event. Which specific event? Can't say.Click the image above to find out a larger versionBut we did hit Google and looked the title listed in the transcript and emerged with another document, one released to Wired's blog yesterday. Type of that what you need to, and permit the speculation begin!

'American Psycho' Author Encourages 'Kardashians' Star Scott Disick For Reboot

"Kardashians" star and Kourtneys baby dad Scott Disick continues to be because of the co-sign by "American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis to inhabit your skin of Patrick Bateman, a job made famous by Batman themself, Christian Bale. After news broke of the suggested remake from the 2000 film, reported by Variety now, Scott, who virtually may be the living embodiment from the The Big Apple yuppie/murdererOrexpense banker in look, charisma and elegance, required to Twitter to pitch themself because the perfect leading guy for that leading role. just heard there carrying out a remake of yankee Psycho! he tweeted. best news i've ever heard! i really hope they call me! While Ellis hasnt been reported to experience a part in the building of the remake, he did give Scott the thumps up, if he should land the role. (Full disclosure: we dont think hell have it, despite the fact that he totally should.) I've cautioned Lionsgate that I won't approve a brand new version of 'American Psycho' unless of course it stars SCOTT DISICK or MILES FISHER, he authored, later tease, I'm awaiting Scott Disick to request: Who within the hell is Bret Easton Ellis? But, Scott being the always awesome TV personality he's, rapidly put Ellis in the place, telling him, Not going to take place, I understand who u r! Presently the script, that was lately converted into the studio after being pitched captured, has been helmed by Noble Johnson, who done David Finchers The Social Networking, and can explore how Bateman would fare in modern-day Gotham. No matter exactly what does happen, Scott did win something now. He placed at #14 on our listing of the very best 50 TV figures of 2011. Get married prefer to think its a worthy consolation prize! Can you watch Disick within an "American Psycho" reboot? Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

Eliza Dushku Talks The League, a White Collar Return and What Really Matters to Her

Eliza Dushku She's battled Buffy, brought it on and made us want to play in the weirdest dollhouse ever, so it's no wonder we can't get enough of Eliza Dushku. But for those of you still not hip to the hotness that is Dushku, we're happy to say that she is more than just a pretty face who can kick ass. She's also a funny lady - as proven by tonight's bawdy guest spot on The League (10:30/9:30c, FX) - a budding filmmaker, and a philanthropist. Here, the multi-hyphenate fan fave discusses her latest foray into the funny business of TV and what we can expect from her in the coming year.TV Guide Magazine: So how did a nice girl like you fall in with The League?Eliza Dushku: They called, and Rick [Fox, her beau] and I had literally just watched a bunch of episodes we had downloaded. It's always weird how that happens. Something comes on your radar and then the phone rings. We're huge Curb fans, so we were familiar with [executive producers] Jeff and Jackie Schaffer, plus I think everybody knows I'm a huge sports fan. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: What did you think of the episodes you watched?Dushku: I think the show is so funny. I like the part-improv, part-scripted style, which is not something I've ever really done.TV Guide Magazine: That had to be a little intimidating.Dushku: It is! And yet, when you're doing it with people who are so good at it...they show up, have the outline of the scene ready and really deliver. The creators Jeff and Jackie are on set every second helping you with [all this]. So I think I was more intimidated before I got there and realized how much they participate. Then you get to just shoot a bunch of things and have the confidence that they'll pick your best stuff.TV Guide Magazine: What do they have you doing on this episode?Dushku: Kevin, who's played by Stephen Rannazzisi, is getting pressure from his wife, Jenny, to be more active and less of a fat ass, as she says. So she sends him to a Krav Maga class, and I play the instructor. He suspects that there is something more than just teaching going on between himself and my character, but he can't tell at first. Is it Krav Maga or is she hitting on him? Then it sort of escalates when he takes this back to his friends to see what they think, then we find out what is really going on at the end.TV Guide Magazine: Are you trained in Krav Maga?Dushku: I am not. But I am trained in being physical. I can take a guy down. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: How do you like doing comedy?Dushku: I love it! Of course, most people are more familiar with me from Buffy and Dollhouse, and more dramatic work. But Bring It On was in there, and I did Jay and Silent Bob with Kevin Smith. And it's always "the grass is greener." When you're doing a drama, you think, "God, I want to do a comedy," and then you do one and want to do something more dramatic. To mix it up and do something like The League is the ultimate.TV Guide Magazine: Would you consider doing another series?Dushku: After Dollhouse, I actually shot a comedy pilot over the summer that was from the producers of Two and a Half Men. And this was when it was questionable as to whether that show was going to return, and it was this really, really fun pilot. Then two days before the upfronts, the photos of Chuck Lorre and Ashton Kutcher having lunch together came out and it was like 'ohhhh man!' We thought maybe we'd get picked up, but CBS clearly filled that slot.TV Guide Magazine: I think your White Collar role earlier this season as the Egyptologist was the first time we saw you as a dressed-up grown up.Dushku: Yeah, I was a very dressed up in that, wasn't I? Those were my own shoes, I have to admit. I had to bring my own six-inch Prada pumps into the mix. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: Any chance we might see you back on the show?Dushku: They have talked to me about possibly coming back. That was so much fun...and the show is so great because it has that combination of the dramatic and the comedic to it. And I love Matt Bomer. He has been a friend since the Tru Calling days. In fact, I just found a picture of Matt and Zach Galifianakis from back in the day and they both look like babies!TV Guide Magazine: What is next for you?Dushku: My brother Nate and I have a production company, and we have been working for eight years on our Robert Mapplethorpe project. And over those eight years, when I was consistently working, it was really hard to get it finished. So we're focusing on that and developing another feature that I will probably act in, which is really exciting to me. It's a dramedy. And we're working on a documentary on Albania - I got my Albanian citizenship this summer - we shot a special that may turn into a series. It's sort of my love letter to Albania. I'm trying to diversify my portfolio, I guess! [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: And those are really diverse.Dushku: Yeah, I know! I'm also working with my mother's NGO [non-governmental organization] as well. She started a group in Northern Uganda...she's 70-years-old and has been teaching African politics for so many years, but this was really her first project and I'm on the board. We're trying to build a center there for trauma, healing, reflection and the rehabilitation of former child soldiers and victims of the war in Uganda. That's a totally different world for me, but it's so cool. I was asked to speak at Harvard a few months ago about the work we're doing there. I'm definitely my mother's daughter, and that's a part of my life I never got to tap in to so much in the 20 years I was riding the acting thing. There is a lot I want to do and I feel like I have an opportunity to do it now and still stay in the acting world.TV Guide Magazine: It's nice to be at a stage in your career where you can pick the jobs you want to do, huh?Dushku: I'm so grateful that I have been able to get offers and say "This is a cool piece, but it's not exactly what I am looking to do." It can be hard, because parts of me go "Oh, I really want to work." But the truth is, I am working on like 15 different things that are part of the whole picture.TV Guide Magazine: Has Sarah Michelle Gellar hit you up for a guest spot on Ringer?Dushku: She is such a sweetie! You know, the life of working on a show, you're sort of in lockdown, and I think she's doing well with the show...but no, I have heard anything about a spot yet. [Laughs]TV Guide Magazine: Well you have been busy.Dushku: True. [Laughs] Oh, and I started a campaign on Crowdrise.com for my birthday this year, where we're trying to raise money for Uganda. We just added a YouTube video, too, because when we were in Uganda, we also shot footage - part of our program is using film therapy where we give the people there cameras. Instead of just taking videos, we have them shoot their own footage and tell their own stories. We posted a video of some of the trip on the Crowdrise page.TV Guide Magazine: When is your birthday?Dushku: December 30!TV Guide Magazine: Well that's a pretty awesome way to celebrate.Dushku: Thank you so much!To contribute to Eliza's campaign and help the former child soldiers of Uganda, visit crowdrise.com.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Comcast CFO: NBCUniversal Integration Continues to Go 'Really Well'

NY - Comcast's integration of NBCUniversal has continued to go "really well" and "according to plan," Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis told a Wall Street crowd here on Monday morning.our editor recommendsUnivision Vows to Remain Player in Soccer Despite Telemundo Winning World Cup RightsNBCUniversal Posts Mixed Third-Quarter Financials Speaking at the 39th annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in a fireside chat led by Aryeh Bourkoff, vice chairman, head of investment banking, Americas at the bank, he said that at the end of the year that saw Comcast buy a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal in January his company is "enthusiastic" about the entertainment company's business and its executives. "So far, so good," he said. Asked about the broadcast business, Angelakis reiterated that there are "some challenges" at NBC, but sees "great opportunities" and upside at the network and Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo. "They got to put better shows on," Angelakis said, but expressed confidence that the respective management teams will "deliver results over time." Discussing sports, Angelakis said "we're not interested in losing money on sports." He cited the recent soccer World Cup rights deal signed by Telemundo as "a game changer for Telemundo" that made sense because "we are a distant number two - we should do better." Importantly though, "we think we can make some money on it," he added. Asked about other parts of NBCUniversal, Angelakis said Comcast understands that the film business is volatile and hit-driven. Meanwhile, the cable networks are "really the driver of profitability" for NBCUniversal, and management is "delighted" with their performance, Angelakis said. Just like at USA, which has been the leading cable network for five consecutive years, the goal is to use original programming to help boost ad rates, carriage and affiliate fees, he said. Angelakis also said that advertising is holding up well across NBCUniversal and that demand for the Super Bowl and Olympics is robust. Meanwhile, NBCUniversal's theme parks business is also doing well, the executive highlighted. Asked about potential addition of Harry Potter attractions in additional theme parks, he didn't comment. But he said: "Harry Potter Orlando has really been a reset mechanism for that park." Neil Smit, the head of Comcast's cable systems, joined Angelakis on stage. "There is no tension here," Angelakis quipped when asked about retransmission consent fees that broadcasters have been getting from cable operators. "I don't think NBC is going to drive the market here," Angelakis said, but acknowledged that retrans fees are now a reality and here to stay. Asked about last week's $3.6 billion wireless spectrum deal between telecom Verizon and a group of cable firms, including Comcast, Angelakis said the deal is "strategically terrific and financially terrific." On the financial side, he highlighted that Comcast is getting $2.3 billion in the deal - a gain of about $1 billion compared to what Comcast paid for the spectrum. Smit said among the likely innovations are allowing consumers the ability to start watching a video on a wireless device and continuing to do so at home. The integration aspect of developing new concepts together will be a key benefit of the deal, he said. The partners will start promoting new bundles under the commercial arrangements of the deal early in 2012, Smit said, suggesting a possible triple-play bundle with security aspects added, as well as a quad-play offer of four services. What will the company do with the $2.3 billion in proceeds from the deal, Angelakis said he expects the deal to close in the next year and any new cash will go to whatever Comcast's capital plan calls for then. Asked about his thinking on offering channels on an a la carte basis in the future, Smit said the company is more looking at offering "more choice" via a smaller content package, called My TV Choice, that is being tested in three markets with 55-60 channels. Sports, movies and kids theme packs on top of that cost $10 each, he said. "I wouldn't call that a la carte," he added. While some cable operators have focused on the increasing financial contribution and growth of broadband Internet services, Smit told the UBS gathering that "video is still a core offering" and provides 53 percent of revenue, even though Internet services are the biggest growth driver. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics

VH1 plans pop-star biopics

Around the heels of telepic "Single Ladies" and also the series that adopted, VH1 is turning its scripted pop-star biopics right into a franchise, having a next, as-yet-untitled installment monitoring the progress of 1990's stylish-hop girl group TLC. "Beauty Shop" and "What's Love Got related to It" scribe Kate Lanier will write the script, following a band's rise around the charts through its peak with "CrazySexyCool" and monitoring the lives of their people along with the untimely dying of member Lisa Lopes. "What Chilli Wants" professional producer Bill Diggins and VH1's Maggie Malina will professional produce alongside making it through TLCers Chilli and Tionne Watkins. The records within the bio series is going to be individually greenlit and created. VH1 has other biopic projects within the works but nothing formally set. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

J.R. Martinez Invited to Pentagon After 'Dancing With the Stars' Victory

Bane, the massive brute of a villain in The Dark Knight Rises, is not like anything Batman has faced in Christopher Nolan's previous two franchise entries.our editor recommends'Dark Knight Rises' Director Christopher Nolan Reveals New Details About the Plot, Villain BaneThe Dark Knight Rises' Wall Street Fight Scene Resembles Pittsburgh Shoot (Video)Reese Witherspoon Plays Chris Pine, Tom Hardy in 'This Means War' Trailer (Video)Tom Hardy: What's Next for the Actor Played by Tom Hardy, the first glimpses of Christian Bale's on-screen nemesis have been quite imposing. And as Hardy and Nolan tell Empire Magazine, he makes for "the ultimate physical villain." PHOTOS: 'The Dark Knight Rises' First Look: On the Set "He's a great sort of movie monster," Nolan tells Empire, "but with an incredible brain, and that was a side of him that hadn't been tapped before. Because the stories from the comics are very epic and very evocative - very much in the way that Bruce Wayne's origin story is epic and evocative. We were looking to really parallel that with our choice of villain. So he is a worthy adversary." And that's not to say they don't play up the carnage. Hardy describes the film's carnage, previewed in recent amateur videos shot in NY and Pittsburgh, as brutal. "He's a wrecking ball," says Hardy. "He's horrible. A really horrible piece of work." Clashing with that many people is also a daunting task as an actor. Hardy, who's taken on physical roles before, admits found the fight choreography overwhelming at times. VIDEO: 'Dark Knight Rises' Fight Scene Hits Web "When you're training in a rehearsal room you go, OK, I have a contact with seven people," he says. "This guy I chin, this one I slip and I punch, this one I pick up and suplex, this guy I kick in the face and this one, he stops a hammer with his head. And then I meet Batman. That's all alright in a rehearsal room, but then you add 1,000 people that are all dressed the same as the seven you're supposed to hit." Still, from the way Hardy speaks of his co-star, the most daunting aspect of the shoot was going head to head with Bale. "He looks really intimidating," Hardy says. "There's a three-year-old in me that's going, 'Oh my God that's Batman! That's Batman and he's going to hit me! But I love Batman!' Then I look in the mirror. And I hit him back. Twice as hard." Nolan thinks his star more than rose to the occasion. "It's a very powerful thing when you see it come together, beyond what I had ever imagined," he says. "That's what you get from working with great actors." PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Many Faces of Tom Hardy PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'The Dark Knight Rises' First Look: On the Set Christopher Nolan Tom Hardy Christian Bale The Dark Knight Rises

James Durbin's 'Memories of the Beautiful Disaster': Track-By-Track (Exclusive)

Jin Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images A federal judge in California has ignored a category action against Netflix that alleged the internet movie store hadstruck an illegal"market allocation" agreement with Walmart. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton handed Netflix a victory on summary judgment, discovering that the litigants couldn't show any collusive agreement.our editor recommendsNetflix Ex-CFO Works best for Venture Firm Involved with Company's Debt DealNetflix's Stock Drops as Company Alerts of Loss for 2012Netflix Stock Drops Below Year Low After Company Sells $200 Million in Bonds Accusations of Illegal Netflix-Walmart Agreement Result In Both Funds And Coming TrialNetflix Makes Lionsgate U.K. Streaming Deal Official Experts: CW-Hulu Deal Will Further Strengthen Network's Main Point Here After Recent Netflix Agreement The dismissal cuts short an effort which was tentatively scheduled for The month of january. The litigants introduced their states federal court last year, pointing for an agreement made between Netflix and Walmart 4 years earlier. PHOTOS: Netflix's 10 Most Leased Movies ever At that time, Blockbuster had just joined the DVD online rental market and gossips circulated that Amazon . com would soon perform the same. Netflix contacted Walmart inside a purported effort to push away the perceived Amazon . com threat. In the beginning, the talks went nowhere, however Walmart made the decision to exit the DVD rental business. In 2005, the 2 companies arrived at an offer on the so-known as "Promotion Agreement," whereby existing Walmart DVD rental clients could be moved forward to Netflix. Amazon . com didn't jump in to the DVD business, and Blockbuster later flopped, leading eight people to guide a category action suit that alleged that antitrust behavior between Netflix and Walmart had brought to greater prices. The litigants believed that damages might be up to $654 million. However, Judge Hamilton has limited an effort which was scheduled to featureNetflix CEOReed Hastingsas well as former top media professionals from Amazon . com, Walmart and Blockbuster. She ruled the litigants simply couldn't reveal that the "Promotion Agreement" was illegal. Based on the decision: "The Promotion Agreement on its face unveils a contract by both sides to attempt mix-marketing efforts regarding one another's complementary online DVD rental and purchasers services, considering Walmart's independent decision to exit the DVD rental market. Besides the agreement specifically acknowledge the 'independent character of Walmart's decision to exit the trade, however it in addition specifically states that Walmart is free of charge to re-go into the same market. Under these conditions, a legal court cannot agree the agreement on its face reflects a blatant agreement to get rid of Walmart in the online DVD rental market as a kind of market allocation." The category litigants have the freedom to appeal your decision, but meanwhile, they won't leave empty-handed. Walmart made a completely independent decision about last year to stay rather than investing cash on lawyers. Looking back, because of the judge's decision yesterday, Walmart appears to possess designed a $27.25 million error. That's the total amount that Walmart agreed to spend to be able to avoid these kinds action fight. The retail giant can't even claim that they can have saved much in legal costs. Walmart first arrived at a really complicated settlement using the litigants in December 2010that incorporated a pay-out range (between $29 million and $40 million with respect to the quantity of claims), that incorporated a sub-class of clients who leased Dvd disks online from Blockbuster, along with a provision where Wal-Mart had the authority to "blow-out" the whole settlement if your substantial part of potential class people elected-from the deal. The judge didn't such as this deal greatly, and Netflix objected too, resulting in seven several weeks of ongoing revisions before your final settlement was arrived at.Most significantly, the pay-out grew to become fixed and Blockbuster class people were removed. In September, a judge fortunate the settlement, resulting in an e-mail from litigants' lawyers about the other day to a lot of Netflix customers, telling them from the settlement. Per the agreement,all thosewho leased Dvd disks from Netflix anytime between May 19, 2005 and September 2, 2011 possess the chance to assert a bit of the $27.25 million pot as gift certificates or cash. Initially, Walmart's settlement was belittled by clients who worried these were only getting pennies around the dollar of potential damages. The aggrieved people noted the class action lawsuit lawyers would collect a quarter of the settlement fund, or nearly $7 million, as well as be refunded as much as $1.7 million in legal costs. Now, that remaining money looks an improvement on nothing. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Netflix

Twilight's Beginning Breaks London

Pattinson, Stewart & Lautner hit townLike, ZOMG!With Leicester Square still from action, The Twilight Saga:Breaking DawnPart 1 opened up last evening within the Vue Westfield Stratford, plus it was ma-hoo-sive. The red-colored-colored carpet really was white-colored, nevertheless it extended that should be the finest part of a km around for the cinemas, and every inch from this was lined with screaming fans.Beginning Uk PremiereIndividuals who had result from so far as SouthAfrica to visit were not disappointed:the three stars counseled me attending and spent age groups signing autographs for individuals comers. Billy Burke,Rachelle Lefervre and Rachelle Lefervre were grew to become an associate of by supporting players like MyAnna Buring and Jamie Campbell-Bower, additionally to director BillCondon and a range of British stars. Tennis ace Novak Djokovic even walked carpeting, showing that everyone's girlfriend can be a Twilight fan. This penultimate film inside the saga is going tomorrow, November 18, and Part 2 follows this time around around next season. Have a look at our review here.

Dancing With the Stars: J.R. Dances Through the Pain

J.R. Martinez "I was just completely off-key tonight," J.R. Martinez said as he limped off the ballroom floor during Monday night's semi-finals on Dancing With the Stars.The 28-year-old actor and Iraqi war veteran, who many thought was running away with the competition, was suddenly and very painfully hobbled Saturday by a sprained right ankle that twisted under him during rehearsals. "And it sucks because you let yourself down, you let your partner down."On Monday afternoon, his pro partner, Karina Smirnoff, was so concerned that she tried talking Martinez into taking a cortisone shot after dress rehearsals. "I was trying to convince J.R., who does not like any kind of drugs," she said. "But he said no. And at that point, even if he did get the medicine, it would've been too late for it to act."You could tell Martinez was in a world of hurt. And it only got worse, because during his first dance Monday night, the intense paso doble, he twisted the same ankle again. His expression after that dance said it all: How am I going to keep it together? He knew he had two tough dances to go, including the Argentine Tango, which requires demanding lifts. "In the lifts, I had to support her weight and my weight as well," said Martinez. "That was tough."You could read the concern on host Tom Bergeron's face, who, during the applause after each dance, quietly asked Martinez if he was all right. And it wasn't just the dancing that was wiping that winning smile off of Martinez's face. After each dance, he was forced to climb more than a dozen stairs to talk to co-host Brooke Burke Charvet in the skybox - not the kind of thing you want to do on a bad ankle. At one point he was hopping up the stairs on his left leg. "We needed an elevator tonight," said Smirnoff, laughing. "Yeah," added Martinez. "I wanted to tell Brooke, 'You come down here for once!'"So how did he make it through the two-hour show? "Karina was taking care of me, icing me and telling me to get off my feet," Martinez said. Added Smirnoff, "All athletes go through this. I don't think I've had a season without a cortisone shot because you pull muscles, you strain muscles, you rip muscles. It's part of dancing."Does Martinez still like his chances to win? "One thing about me?" he said. "I come back strong if given the opportunity."Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Chelsea Handler Ink New Two-Year Deal with E!

Chelsea Handler Between Chelsea Lately and her approaching NBC series Are You Currently Presently There, Chelsea?, Chelsea Handler will most likely be on tv for some time later on. The comedian has signed a completely new two-year deal with E! Entertainment, where she'll continue becoming executive producer and host of Chelsea Lately through 2014. Incorporated within the deal, Handler may even develop and convey shows for E! and NBCUniversal through her production company, Borderline Amazing Productions. See the relaxation of current day news Lately, which launched within this summer time 2007, rules inside the women 18 to 34 demographic among late-evening talk shows. On March. 10, the talk show introduced within the finest rated telecast, calculating 1.8 million audiences. "Chelsea is certainly an amazing talent whose smart, clever, no-holds-barred perspective has clearly been recognized by audiences," Leader of E! Suzanne Kolb mentioned in the statement. "We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Chelsea after we develop the wealth of Chelsea Lately, that is nearly the late evening place to choose teens, and collaborate with Borderline Amazing Productions on developing a lot more hit shows." "It's an enjoyable experience for girls in comedy," adds Handler, "also it quite a bit of fun to own real breasts." NBC benches Community, sets series finale date for Chuck The announcement happens the heels of NBC organizing Are You Currently Presently There, Chelsea? to premiere Jan. 11. The comedy series is founded on Handler's book Are You Currently Presently There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.

Megan Fox Channels Bette Davis in Smoldering New Armani Campaign (Video)

Megan Fox's serious motion picture career has had a little of the nose dive since her peak moment in Transformers. Therefore the shateringly beautiful brunette has made the decision to choose laughs. Her next role -- a cameo -- is within Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator and she or he includes a role (again, unknown) in Judd Apatow's This Really Is Forty with Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Emmy champion Melissa McCarthy and John Lithgow.During these photos in the set, she's putting on leather shorts along with a black tshirt. What? Have you expect a company suit? In the end watch for Megan to return to the giant screen, here's a glance at her smokin' new Armani Beauty Video by which she cranks up to full smolder to have an Bette Davis effect. We heard that Megan compensated visit toVeterans' Home of California on Veterans Day. She should have made lots of vet's tickers go pitty pat. Here's wishing the medics had the defrib unit near by. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Bette Davis (1932-2011) Fashion Jason Segel Judd Apatow Leslie Mann Megan Fox Melissa McCarthy Paul Rudd Sacha Baron Cohen Giorgio Armani

Rankings: Pan Am Up Slightly Once More Steady

Pan Am Pan Am elevated its viewership to five.68 million Sunday evening, up some 10 % from last week's series low, Nielsen overnights show. It is a lengthy method for the ABC series (that also rose slightly to some 1.8 rating one of the 18-to-49 set) in the 10.87 million that it opened. Also in prime time's final hour Sunday, CSI: Miami snapped up 9.82 million people along with a 2.1 demo rating. Fall TV Recognition Contest: You will find there's champion! What's promising for ABC, though, is the fact that another newcomer program, Not so long ago, is constantly on the show its steadiness. It attracted 11.33 million audiences (it first showed with 12.79 million) along with a 3.8 demo rating. Amazing Race attracted 10.58 million (2.7 demo rating). Also within the 8 o'clock hour, Allen Gregory hard its status because the weak link in Fox's Animation Domination selection, tugging in 4.24 million people and a pair of. rating at 8:30/7:30c. That's barely lower in the amounts because of its second episode the other day. Still, for that third straight week a lot of people arrived at for that remote, because the Simpsons nabbed 7.53 million along with a 3.5 demo rating. Browse the relaxation from the day's news The typical Sunday evening champion, Sunday Evening Football averaged a viewership of 19.05 million (7.3 demo rating). At 9/8c, CBS' The Great Wife attracted 10.07 million people (2. demo rating), whileDesperate Average women snapped up 9.two million (a period slot-winning 3.), and Family Guy and American Father snapped up 5.96 million audiences (3.1 demo rating) and 4.85 million (2.4), correspondingly.

Showtime's new sports topper is Espinoza

Showtime has named Stephen Espinoza for everybody as professional veep and gm in the cabler's sports and event programming. He replaces Ken Hershman, who had run Showtime's sports division since 2003 before departing in October to be successful Ross Greenburg as Cinemax sports prexy. Espinoza arises from the firm of Ziffren Brittenham, where he represented sports sports athletes including Mike Tyson and Oscar P La Hoya, in addition to offered as lead counsel for P La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. That expertise puts him in position to tackle his new responsibilities with Showtime, where he'll oversee development and way of cable and pay-per-view programs that particularly include Showtime Championship Boxing. Espinoza has furthermore repped entertainment industry names including Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Vanessa Hudgens, Alicia Secrets, Eminem, Shakira, Tyler Perry, Craig Sonnenfeld, Scott Rudin and Gavin Polone. He's experience creating and settling distribution, financing, debt and equity plans for independent television and film companies. "Stephen has received a great career that spans sports, entertainment, television and film," mentioned Showtime chairman and Boss Matt Blank. "His deep experience in many fields and incredible understanding and contacts within the boxing and mma cities will probably be an resource to Showtime after we still expand our options." Espinoza will account to Blank, while Showtime professional producer David Dinkins Junior., programming V . p . Jock McLean and production V . p . Gordon Hall will account to Espinoza. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Michele Bachmann Campaign Claims CBS Bias

Michele Bachmann Michele Bachmann's campaign claims it has proof that CBS snubbed the Minnesota congresswoman during the latest Republican presidential debate. Keith Nahigian, her campaign manager, posted an e-mail on her official Facebook page that was accidentally sent to the campaign from CBS News political analyst John Dickerson. In response to an e-mail about Bachmann appearing on a CBS webshow, Dickerson wrote, "let's keep it loose though since she's not going to get many questions and she's nearly off the charts in the hopes that we can get someone else." Watch videos of Michele Bachmann In the Facebook post, Nahigian slammed CBS and said the e-mail was proof that "the liberal mainstream media elites are manipulating the Republican debates by purposely suppressing our conservative message and limiting Michele's questions." CBS later defended the e-mail to CNN, calling it "a candid exchange about the reality of the circumstances - Bachmann remains at 4% in the polls." Dickerson also stood by his e-mail, tweeting "she's at 4% ... I was reflecting that."

Your #MuppetOscars Campaign is in Full Swing -- Is That a Good Thing?

It’s been roughly 13 minutes since Eddie Murphy departed as Oscar host, and already we have a strong frontrunner to replace Brett Ratner’s comeback kid: The Muppets. Supporters rallied on Twitter for their consideration, and now an official “The Muppets Should Host the 2012 Oscars” campaign has been launched on Facebook. We offered up the idea of a Muppet-emceed Oscars in our possible host roundup yesterday, but would the reality of Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo at the dais be as enchanting as we want? Let’s consider that this Oscar campaign doubles as a publicity stunt ahead of The Muppets’s November 23 premiere. The convenience makes me cynical about the fast-growing cause, but of course, this entire cause is based in cynicism: Those backing the campaign have the same mantra: “Well, that’s an Oscars I’d watch!” Read: They’re not the regular Oscar viewership. I’m sure many of these same people were ecstatic to learn that James Franco and Anne Hathaway were going to host the show last year, as it represented a fresh, populist changing of the guard. We already catered to them once. Look what happened. I think it’s wiser to erase Ratner’s stench with a more reliable candidate like Tina Fey or Neil Patrick Harris before we hand over an entire ceremony to the Muppets. Furthermore, though Oscar hosts are mainly responsible for reading one-liners off a teleprompter, the essential element in an Academy Awards telecast is spontaneity. The Muppets would be cute as toastmasters, no doubt, but they’re just not able to be present and reactive. Could they respond to a hissing crowd? Bitingly? Could they gauge audience reactions at all? Most importantly, are they allowed to be sarcastic? Even the safest Oscar hosts (Billy Crystal, Ellen Degeneres) have to resort to sarcasm in order to level with the fickle home audience, and I just don’t know if a four-hour sequence of canned jokes, awkward staging, and vanilla humor will be that exhilarating. That said: I hope the Muppets present a big chunk of the technical categories. That’s where we need their sped-up, mechanized pep. #MuppetOscars Facebook Campaign

Individuals Choice Honours 2012: Who's Your Preferred Superstar Under 25?

For that second year consecutively, Moviefone has joined track of the Individuals Choice Honours to recognition among the stars on our annual listing of Top 25 Stars Under 25. Since starting their email list recently, voters have banded together to represent their faves -- from 'Harry Potter' to 'Twilight' to 'Hunger Games.' The polls have finally formally closed, though, meaning the choices have simplified lower 5 nominees for that Favorite Superstar Under 25 Individuals Choice Award! Now, it is your use election once more. Browse the five runners up below, go HERE to cast your election within the final round. Make certain to stay tuned towards the 2012 Individuals Choice Honours broadcast on CBS, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. After you are done voting inform us within the comments whom you think should collect the trophy! 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Here There (Zhe li na li)

A Beijing Xing Guang Heng Yi Culture Co. production. (International sales: Beijing Xing Guang Heng Yi Culture Co., Beijing.) Produced by Jia Hongwei, Guo Xiaowei. Directed by Lu Sheng. Screenplay, Liu Yong, Xu Yang, Lu.With: Bai Yanbo, Yao Anlian, Lu Yulai, Qin Wei. (Mandarin, Shanghainese, French dialogue)Tenuous links and plodding storytelling characterize "Here There," a lonely Chinese arthouse postcard from Nowheresville. Like many lensers-turned-helmers before him, Lu Sheng (who's worked with Jia Zhangke) gets lost in a loving engagement with imagery while the story takes a back seat. Fests will snap this up to round out their Asian programs, but "Here There" is unlikely to go anywhere near a commercial theater. Pic observes a deer herder (Bai Yanbo) trying to survive in inhospitable climes before jumping to a Shanghai restaurant where owner Lu (Yao Anlian) is training waiter Guoguang (Lu Yulai). Over dinner, Lu mentions he has a son living in Gaul, providing a link to a third strand about the struggles of a Chinese photographer (Qin Wei) in Paris. The helmer could have conveyed information with greater economy, taking an hour to establish a feeble connection between the first two strands. HD lensing exquisitely captures the snow-laden Chinese wilderness and Paris, but Shanghai is made to appear as dull as the characters there. Perfs by amateur thesps are just OK, and the indiscriminate direct-to-microphone sound, the curse of low-budget filmmakers everywhere, is annoying.Camera (color, HD), Lu; editor, Kong Jinlei; music, Moon Yongmin. Reviewed at Tokyo Film Festival (Winds of Asia-Middle East), Oct. 23, 2011. (Also in Busan Film Festival.) Running time: 93 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'MTV First: Breaking Dawn' Countdown: Your Number 3 Favorite 'Twilight' Moment

Two clips lower, and we are over midway to the main favorite moment in the "Twilight Saga" to date as chosen by you. Today, only one day from the MTV First with Billy Burke, Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefervre we reveal your number 3 favorite moment, that is... ...the infamous leg hitch from "Eclipse"! This really is most likely probably the most subtle from the favorite moment options, however the simple movement of the leg was enough they are driving fans crazy. (To become fair, it isn't very difficult to become more subtle than Rachelle Lefervre removing his shirt.) When he spoken with MTV News concerning the scene, Taylor Lautner stated he did not even remember filming the scene when he first viewed it the very first time. "I recall simply because scene and thinking, 'I don't remember doing that,'" Pattinson stated. "This is a little saucy. That's a bit raunchy for any 'Twilight' movie." Our MTV First honoring "Breaking Beginning - Part 1" begins on MTV this Thursday, November 3, at 7:56 PM EST. We'll be became a member of by Take advantage of, Taylor and Kristen because they debut a unique "Breaking Beginning" clip, and after, make sure to mind to MTV.com to have an exclusive half hour interview using the trio, where they'll respond to questions posted by you. Would you approve the lower limb hitch as the number 3 favorite moment? Tell us within the comments below as well as on Twitter!

'Glee': Damian McGinty's Rory Gets to Know Finn (Exclusive Video)

The Glee Project co-winner Damian McGinty makes his Glee debut Tuesday when foreign-exchange student Rory Flanagan arrives at McKinley High.our editor recommends'Glee' 300th Musical Performance Celebration'Glee' Season 3: The Episodics In a clip exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, McGinty's Rory Flanagan is star struck when he recognizes Finn (Cory Monteith) from the YouTube videos in which he made out with Rachel during Nationals -- "I'm a big fan," he says. PHOTOS: 'Glee' Season 3: The Episodics In a very forthcoming getting-to-you conversation with Finn, Rory confesses to pretending to be a leprechaun in an effort to get into Brittany's (Heather Morris) "pot o' gold." STORY: 'Glee': Jonathan Groff Returns, Another New Directions Defector and More Spoilers Check out the clip to find out just why Rory is making an all marshmallow box of Lucky Charms (hint, he's trying to get lucky). McGinty makes his Glee debut on Tuesday, Nov. 1 during Glee's "Pot O' Gold" episode. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit RELATED: 'The Glee Project': Winners Share Their Hopes for 'Glee' (Q&A) 'Glee's' 300th Musical Performance: Favorite Songs and Photos 'Glee's' Lea Michele on 'The First Time' Episode, Rachel's Lessons Glee Heather Morris Cory Monteith The Glee Project

Why Yes, I'll Watch Chris Brown and Laz Alonso in Planet B-Boy

Screen Gems leaking this news today they’re already filming an element adaptation of Benson Lee’s 2007 dance documentary Planet B-Boy, in regards to a crew of yankee breakdancers who compete around the world’s stage against deck hands from another country. Sure, it may sound like yet another dance movie. However I request you: What’s wrong with this? I Really Like DANCE MOVIES! And when you like dance movies like I actually do, then you will find a minimum of two additional explanations why you’ll totally mark your calendars with this particular project. Reason # 1: Chris Brown. Reason number two: Laz Alonso. Exactly what do both of these share? STOMP THE YARD. Now, any dance movie aficionado recognizes that Brown and Alonso don’t really share moments in Sylvain Whitened’s 2007 picture, in regards to a youthful guy in the hood (Columbus Short) who manages to lose his brother (Brown) inside a tragic publish-dance fight expensive of violence, then finds themself at school engaging in the step scene, where he runs across Alonso’s rival fraternity step crew leader. Further: Any Stomp the Yard diehard recognizes that Brown’s brief screen time is simply AMAZING, filled with dynamic choreography with no little bit of exactly what the kids make reference to nowadays as ‘swag.’ I’ve heard talk about many people weeping (silently, privately) at his character’s sad demise. Ahem. So, anyway: Screen Gems gathering not just one, but two Stomp the Yard alumni inside a bboying movie? I’m offered. And just how much wouldn't it decide to try get Columbus Short onboard, in the end’re in internet marketing? Screen Gems Sets Cast for Planet B-Boy [Deadline] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

John Hannah, Jenna Elfman Join Final Season of Damages

John Hannah, Jenna Elfman Ryan Phillippe is not the only real large title joining the ultimate season of Damages. John Hannah has signed on for any major recurring role opposite Phillippe, based on the Hollywood Reporter. The Spartacus star will portray Rutger, an consultant to Phillippe's Channing McClaren, a Julian Assange-esque character who turns to Ellen (Rose Byrne) for help. Damages taps Ryan Phillippe for Season 5 Furthermore, Jenna Elfman has became a member of the cast being an investment banker who's troubled by her company's actions and can use McClaren, Deadline.com reviews. Damages is anticipated to premiere its final season next summer time on DirecTV.

Erectile dysfunction Zwick's 'Uncharted' Video Clip Explores Gallantry

Erectile dysfunction Zwick is better noted for his directorial focus on "Glory," "The Final Samurai," and "Defiance." If there is a consistent theme running with the films, it's the idea of heroics, people place into situations where they have to muster up their will when confronted with adversity. So, who better to make a video clip about gallantry (with regards to Sony's approaching "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deceptiveness" game)? Talking with Empire, Zwick mentioned he wasn't a gamer, but he was intrigued by the thought of speaking to a variety of people all connected with the overall game for some reason and asking these phones define what gallantry means. The "Uncharted" franchise produced by Naughty Dog and released by The new sony shows the continuing adventures of Nathan Drake, an immediate descendent of Mister Francis Drake. Another-person action game, "Uncharted" blends shooting with platforming and puzzle fixing. The series' third major release, "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deceptiveness" is delivering for that Ps 3 on November 1. If you are like Zwick, and also the last videogame you performed most likely involved a yellow ball eating whitened pellets, just realize that the "Uncharted" games are extremely effective. Among the title's most famous features may be the incredibly motion picture story and character performances woven in to the action. Drake is definitely an everyman by having an "Indiana Johnson" complex an evaluation that runs so deep The new sony even released this wonderfully strange commercial starring Harrison Ford in Japan. Talking about "Uncharted" movie adaptations, the film continues to be missing a director after David O. Russell walked from the project. For his part, Zwick does not appear too interested. "', no, that isn't anything I have ever given considered to,Inch he told Empire. Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

Starship Military adds a 4th movie

A 4th film is in route for that sci-fi franchise Starship Military also it appears like it'll properly leave parts two and three behind.Rather, Starship Military: Invasion - which is CGI instead of live-action - continues the storyline from the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie. Let us face the facts, this is where fans would like it to go.In better still news, Neil Patrick Harris is onboard as Carl Jenkins - the intelligence officer he performed within the original film.Actor Casper Van Dien and Starship Military author Edward Neumeier will also be involved as executive producers.It isn't the very first time the war between your bugs and mankind continues to be converted into CGI.Fans will recall the Roughnecks: Starship Military Stories TV series that broadcast in 1999.When are you able to see Starship Military: Invasion? It will likely be striking DVD and Blu-ray the coming year, unless of course you reside in Japan where they might project it onto a sizable whitened screen before having to pay crowds.Is the fact that the things they mean once they say 'big in Japan'?

Inadmissible Evidence

Douglas Hodge can be a middle-aged lawyer living the worst 24 several hours of his existence in Jamie Lloyds staging of Inadmissible Evidence. A Donmar Warehouse presentation from the play by 50 percent operates by John Osborne. Directed by Jamie Lloyd.Bill Maitland - Douglas Hodge Hudson - Daniel Ryan Manley/Maples - Al Weaver Mrs Garnsey - Serena Evans Shirley - Karen Gillan Pleasure - Amy Morgan Liz - Esther Hall Jane Maitland - Alice SandersWhen can be a play not just a play? When it's an aria, too as with the problem of John Osborne's 1964 drama "Inadmissible Evidence," a couple-and-a-half-hour mad scene. An endurance test with an actor, inside the wrong hands it risks being the identical with an audience. But director Jamie Lloyd and, especially, Douglas Hodge obtain the best possible situation with this particular problematic fantasia. Seeing Hodge's blistering performance is similar to being unable to tear yourself from the stand-up in enchanting meltdown. Just like Simon Gray's more famous "Butley" which adopted in this play's wake seven years later, "Inadmissible Evidence" dispenses with plot meant for showing the worst twenty-four several hours inside the central character's existence, with key players needing to pay visits regarding the comes lower to some monologue. Within the opening, as Hodge's middle-aged lawyer Bill Maitland is harangued within the ramshackle office having a judge (Daniel Ryan) perched atop a filing cabinet together with a clerk in the court (Al Weaver) looking at a chair, it's apparent that naturalism is is this is not on recption menus. By getting a long, unearthly groan of discomfort from Hodge, work proper springs to existence. Much-roughed up secretaries move interior and exterior the firing line and Ryan and Weaver return as fellow people in the firm reaching the conclusion from the tether utilizing their irascible but desperate boss, who never misses an chance to sneer their way. Lloyd shapes proceedings by heeding Osborne's indication that this is often a dream play. Everyone knows where we are due to Soutra Gilmour's terrific period-style group of a big, paper-tossed, dull inner office with floor-to-ceiling home home windows searching towards a wall a vast amount of-roughed up secretaries. Nevertheless the anchoring provided by her immediately identifiable setting frees Lloyd to lift Hodge's performance for the horrifyingly surreal. Beneath James Farncombe's marvelously queasy light making its way through bleary office skylights, Hodge counter-with ease scampers using the opening section with cunning comedy. He allows us to find out that his character reaches sight of crack-up, but pills, whiskey and bravado are seeing him through. Sweating and bursting from his ill-fitting three-piece suit, really the only connect with Hodge's latest stage role -- his Tony-winning Albin in "La Cage aux Folles" -- is his devastating timing. He changes direction of thought at warp-speed and includes the comedian's gift for getting a chance to stretch time apparently indefinitely. For a number of his almost non-stop tirade he's everyone else with the throat with everyone playing catch-up, because both he as well as the character think so thrillingly fast. The speed of his performance (inside an already trimmed text) is not virtuosic revealing but a perfect realization in the strategies by which Maitland is permanently abroad from themselves. Whenever he stops to check out his appalling associations along with his wife, his mistress, his co-employees and clients, he risks drowning inside the afraid self-loathing that fuels his every waking moment. Maitland's appalling sights round the women within the existence should result in the play unwatchable, but Hodge is actually charming that his attitudes appear self-lacerating. The truly upsetting factor in regards to the no-holds-bared performance could it be shows a man who knows themselves frighteningly well but tend to do nothing at all whatsoever relating to this. Shortly just before the ultimate section, he attempts to pull themselves together to help Maples (Weaver), a person billed with illegal homosexual behavior. To Maitland's silenced astonishment, Maples decides to plead guilty from pride (that is three years before homosexuality was legalized inside the U.K.). Weaver's high-chinned, fantastically distilled portrayal features a poised self-knowning that stands just like a chilling rebuke to Maitland's emotional staggering. It silences him, and perfectly produces Maitland's final terrifying attack on his daughter. The applause that greets Hodge's ultimate collapse can be as disquieting since it is appropriate to so epic a performance.Sets and costumes, Soutra Gilmour lighting, James Farncombe appear and music, Ben and Max Ringham, production stage manager, Sunita Hinduja. Opened up up, examined March. 18, 2011. Running time: 2 Several hours, 30 MIN. Contact David Benedict at benedictdavid@mac.com

'Twilight' Stars to become Immortalized in Grauman's Chinese Theatre Cement

With one epic teen romance, stars Billy Burke, Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefervre have arrived among Hollywood's elite.The trio may have their hands and foot prints immortalized within the cement outdoors Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November. 3, just days just before the discharge of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1." Since its 1928 beginning, merely a choose 250-plus readers happen to be asked to take part in the celebrated ceremony, which makes it probably the most exclusive honors in Hollywood.Bringing in as numerous site visitors because the Taj Mahal and also the Prado Museum, Grauman's Chinese Theatre draws four million people every year, ranking one of the world's most captured pics of tourist sites. Fans around the world can view via livestream as Stewart, Pattinson and Lautner make their mark around the Hollywood Blvd forecourt throughout the November. 3 ceremony at 10 am PT.With two films yet to debut within the five part series, "The Twilight Saga" has made a combined $1.8 billion in the worldwide box office. Part one of the long awaited finale is placed to debut on November. 21. The Hollywood Reporter

Happy End

A Nordisk Film release of a Zentropa Intl. Sweden, Trollhattan Film presentation and production. (International sales: TrustNordisk, Hvidovre, Denmark.) Produced by Madeleine Ekman. Directed by Bjorn Runge. Screenplay, Runge, Kim Fupz Aakesen.With: Ann Petren, Malin Buska, Gustaf Skarsgard, Johan Widerberg, David Dencik, Mariah Kanninen, Hanna Malmberg.Good intentions don't always lead to desired consequences in "Happy End," the latest feature from Swedish theater and occasional film director Bjorn Runge ("Daybreak," "Mouth to Mouth"). A small web of interconnected stories that fans out around an eager mother's difficult rapport with her thin-skinned artist son, the pic reps a typical slice of Scandinavian miserabilism, from its solid acting to its fairly straightforward aesthetic. Pic preemed at the recent San Sebastian fest and will be welcomed at other film events, though ever-after happiness is likeliest on the Euro tube. Widowed driving-school instructor Jonna (Runge regular Ann Petren) takes her grown-up son, Peter (Gustaf Skarsgard, Alexander's brother), back in after he suffers a breakdown and is abandoned by his pretty g.f. (Hanna Malmberg). Back home, the still-fragile painter falls for pretty Katrine (Malin Buska), Jonna's cleaner, who is herself involved in an abusive relationship with her b.f. (Johan Widerberg), who owes money to a thug (David Dencik). Visually more straightforward than "Mouth to Mouth," this depressing crisscrosser does feature one attention-grabbing sequence: a slow zoom that reveals ace thesp Skarsgard's face as he asks Katrine an important question.Camera (color), Ulf Brantas; editor, Lena Runge; music, Ebba Forsberg; production designer, Jette Lehman; costume designer, Anna Karlsson. Reviewed at San Sebastian Film Festival (competing), Sept. 20, 2011. Running time: 94 MIN. Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com

'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's' Rooney Mara Softens Up for Vogue Cover

Vogue/Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott Rooney Mara, the star of David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, is on the cover of the November Vogue with a fascinating profile by Jonathan Van Meter. Perfect timing to publicize her much-anticipated film (as if it needed more hype) that opens Dec. 21. Van Meter notes that Mara landed the part of Lisbeth Salander which is "arguably one of the most coveted roles for an actress since Gone with the Wind, also a shrewd complicated difficult to love heroine capable of slaying a man." The role is certainly the most career-making or breaking. VIDEO: The Girl With The Dragon Tatto's Daniel Craig: Rooney Mara is Spot-On as Lisbeth Salander Fans of Steig Larsson's books and of the original film starring Noomi Rapace are going to be watching very carefully to see if Mara's performance meets or beats Rapace's. In Vogue, Fincher admits that he knows he's walking in other people's footprints. But he explains, "I am a contrarian by nature, so all it does is make me want to take real risks. I am like, 'If we are not out on the ledge juggling chain saws, then we are doing ourselves a huge disservice.' " The writer cannot help but notice the mentor-student electricity between Mara and Fincher, who also worked together on The Social Network (she was on the set for only four days). Daniel Craig, who plays crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, has also noticed their eerily insync working relationship and says, "It's f---ing weird!" Fincher tells Vogue that initially considered Scarlett Johansson for the role. He says she gave a great audition but he didn't cast her because "The thing with Scarlett is, you can't wait for her to take her clothes off. I keep trying to explain this, Salander should be like E.T." PHOTOS: 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo': Images of Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara No question that Rooney's Salander is otherworldly looking. There's also no question that Mara will be this award season's best 'Get' for designers. Vogue has dressed her in some elegant gowns (Marchesa, Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Bottega Veneta) that soften up her E.T.esque Salander look. But will she bring the punky Salander stye on the award season red carpets to help promote the film? Or downplay it to hammer home the transformation and her acting abilities? Mara's Elisbeth Salandar makeup was done by Pat McGrath and costumes were created by Trish Summerville. Rocker hairstylist D'Anilo cut her hair, shaved the sides, bleached her eyebrows and dyed her hair black. All in one sitting. Mara admits the brows were the biggest shock. Much as they were for Saorise Ronan, who had to have hers bleached for her role in Hanna last year and told FASHTrack, "I was walking around Berlin feeling like I had no face." View more photos and read more about Mara, Fincher and the film here. Rooney Mara Scarlett Johansson David Fincher Red Carpet The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Noomi Rapace

TV Land Accumulates The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV Land has acquired broadcast privileges towards the Dick Van Dyke Show. The sitcom will premiere on March. 3, exactly half a century after it first showed on CBS. TV Land is marking its anniversary by running episodes inside a three-hour block from 6-9 PM March. 3-7, and passing on the marathon treatment the next weekend. Next, its regular place is going to be mondays to fridays at 7 PM.Starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, the classic place of work comedy produced by Carl Reiner went for five seasons, from 1961-66. All 159 instances of the series will also be presently on Hulu.

CBS Films Settling to obtain 'Seven Psychopaths' for your U.S.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images CBS Films is settling to get U.S. distribution rights for the action comedy Seven Psychopaths, from author-director Martin McDonagh. The acquisition happens the heels of news that leader-Boss Amy Baer is walking reduced the conclusion of October. Colin Farrell, Mike Rockwell andChristopher Walken are likely to star inside the film, which follows a movie author (Farrell) concentrating on a script referred to as "Seven Psychopaths" who'll get attracted into the dog-kidnapping schemes of his pals (Rockwell, Walken) much like thebeloved Shih Tzu from the crazy gangster vanishes.Mickey Rourkeand Tom Waits may also be in contention for roles. Filming is scheduled to get this done fall in L.A. Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin of Blueprint Pictures are attached to create Tessa Ross assists as executive producer. CBS Films purchases execScott Shooman will oversee the job for that studio. CBS Films may even co-finance the project.U.K.-based HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales. Farrell starred in McDonagh's previous film, In Bruges, which was nominated with an original script Oscar in 2008. Blueprint produced that film, too. CBS Films has latelybeen focusing much more about purchases, includingSalmon Fishing inside the Yemen, that the organization acquired within the Toronto film festival 72 hours ago for roughly $5 million.It most recently released Beastly as well as the Auto specialist, and itwill openThe Lady in Black, another acquisition, in February. CBS Films

Keck's Exclusives: Another Hawaii Five- Dying?

Larisa Oleynik Appears like actress Larisa Oleynik is probably not extended for Hawaii Five-. After being suggested within the finish of last season as an fifth part of they, Larisa's role remains majorly downgraded as new regular figures, including Terry O'Quinn (Lt. Joe White-colored) and Lauren German (Lori), obtain the slack.Now executive producer Peter Lenkov notifies me an approaching story arc will spell an finish to Larisa's tech-savvy character, Jenna Kaye, who (that is me speaking here) never quite clicked on on. "We're overall the Jenna story," Lenkov states matter-of-factly. "She'll disappear from her existence for a little after which it return inside it in Episode 10 (likely airing November 21) for just about any large story that'll be very McGarrett/Wo-Body body fat-centric. It's associated with the roots of McGarrett and takes us to North Korea where we started inside the pilot."Hawaii Five- has proven itself courageous if the involves killing off prominent figures. The initial season finale saw recurring players Jean Smart (Gov. Jameson) and Kelly Hu (Laura Slopes) both offed in shocking story twists.Right before Hawaii Five-, Larisa's finest roles were round the Secret Arena of Alex Mack and Third Rock under the sun.Indication up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Amy Israel joins Showtime as programming professional

In an indication of the occasions for pay cable fare, film vet Amy Israel has became a member of Showtime as senior veep of original programming. Israel will are accountable to Gary Levine, professional veep of original programming. "As more film stars, authors, company directors and producers wish to work on Showtime, celebrate sense to employ an innovative professional in the feature world," stated Levine. "Amy has been doing great operate in the indie-film world and that we are thrilled on her to create her strong associations with distinctive filmmakers to Showtime. Amy's taste, talent, charisma and experience make her an ideal complement to the existing senior creative staff." Israel has most lately labored like a producer around the approaching Andrew Niccol drama "Over Time,Inch starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried and Olivia Wilde. She was formerly professional veep of production at New Regency, and before brought the purchases departments at Vital Vantage and Miramax Films. One of the projects she oversaw throughout her tenure at Vital Vantage were "No Country For Old Males," "You Will See Bloodstream," "In To The Wild" and "Defiance." Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Emmy Those who win on the need for an Award

By Marisa Guthrie and Lesley Goldberg September 20, 2011 Are Melissa McCarthy and Peter Dinklage now big names? The plus-sized actress walked served by the Emmy for outstanding lead actress inside a comedy series, beating out veteran funny women, including past those who win Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie") and Tina Fey ("30 Rock"). And also the 4'5" Dinklage nabbed the supporting drama actor statue for HBO's "Bet on Thrones," his first Emmy following a career like a journeyman player."I'd didn't have [a lead role] before," gushed a still overcome McCarthy backstage in the Nokia Theatre.McCarthy was literally crowned -- having a gemstone tiara and some red-colored roses -- the Emmy champion. And her sincere acceptance speech ("Wow! It's my first and finest pageant ever! Holy smokes!") delighted the A-list crowd.Requested backstage what value winning the Emmy may have on his career, Dinklage mused: "That'll be interesting. Who knows starting anything the way it will modify the public."Throughout his acceptance speech, Dinklage thanked his fellow nominees: "Mad Men's" John Slattery Andre Braugher from "Males of the Certain Age" "Justified's" Walton Goggins and "The Great Wife's" Josh Charles and Alan Cumming. "Seriously, some of everyone might be up here," stated Dinklage.Sure, nabbing the Emmy means days otherwise several weeks of boasting privileges for that recipient as well as an instantly identifiable marketing trademark to slap on network promotions and DVD sets.Matthew Weiner's "Mad Males" has won the outstanding drama Emmy each one of the four seasons it's been on. No mean task, Weiner told "The Hollywood Reporter.""It had been huge. It literally means publicity for that show," states Weiner.Julianna Margulies acquired the Emmy for lead actress inside a drama for "The Great Wife," an award she seemed to be nominated for this past year. But this season, CBS is moving "Good Wife" in the Tuesdays to Sundays at 9 p.m. where it'll have to contend with marquee dramas on cable including HBO's "Boardwalk Empire.""Everyday is really a fight over rankings," stated co-creator and executive producer Robert King. "So anything like that's good. With this proceed to Sunday we actually desire a greater profile."Laura Linney -- who had been the chances-on favorite to win the comedy Emmy that wound up in McCarthy's hands -- states for any newbie show, a nomination not to mention victory, is definitely an entre for audiences who might not have considered a reveal that goodies cancer of the breast like a comic device."For the show ["The Large C"], that was considered a dangerous undertaking, it validates that something about this is working," Linney told "THR." "That's excellent. And hopefully [that] can give those who are just a little nervous to look at it permission to stay tuned."PBS' "Downton Abbey" centered the recently combined movie and miniseries category, winning four Emmys on Sunday evening, including outstanding miniseries and supporting actress (Maggie Cruz), a lot more than "Mildred Pierce" or some of HBO's additional records. The course heretofore performed in the Emmy telecast just like a mid-show commercial for Cinemax. Creator and author Julian Fellowes indicated "Downton's" win like a David and Goliath story."Cinemax has tremendous advertising and marketing muscle behind it," stated Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton. "This really is in regards to a reveal that stands on its merits and also the Academy recognized that. I am very happy with it."Guys stated the Emmy is "recognition for the work." Along with the second season of "Downton Abbey" arriving The month of january 2012, that awareness could be critical. "Whenever you make these programs you so would like them to locate their audience and register," he stated.And when you all of a sudden end up unemployed, a lately won Emmy might be a nice phone card.InchTo become selected [from] among a lot of fabulous stars feels very satisfying," stated Margo Martindale, who at six decades old acquired her first Emmy for FX's "Justified" and will also be seen this year within the CBS drama "A Gifted Guy." But, adds Martindale, "[I am] not receiving more offers because I am unavailable.InchBut unlike an Oscar -- which transmits customers towards the box-office -- the Emmy doesn't have the symptoms of much quantifiable value past the branding advantage of the tv industry's good housekeeping press.InchI believe its value is questionable," stated David Nevins, leader of entertainment, Showtime Systems.Nevins' is definitely an executive producer on "Friday Evening Lights," which finally received Emmy recognition for lead actor Kyle Chandler and executive producer Jason Katims, who nabbed the Emmy for drama series writing."It's a bit more questionable for network shows however for Showtime, there is no doubt it improves prestige and also the perception of quality. That is what we sell like a subscription, we would like individuals to seem like the very best shows in television take presctiption Showtime."For many series, the Emmy will keep participate a existence-stretching regimen otherwise a rankings bonanza. Fox's "Arrested Development" acquired five Emmys in 2004 because of its first season including outstanding comedy series, however it never grew to become a rankings hit. NBC's "30 Rock" is a perennial Emmy darling and it is still a rankings also-went."Anything that's very legitimate and mainstream that states 'good' is extremely positive for any show that's small from the small network," states Louis C.K., who had been nominated as outstanding actor inside a comedy for his semiautobiographical Forex series "Louie.""It does not always mean more and more people will watch it, however it will extend our time a bit more, maybe. And will also reward the network and also the people who allow me to get it done, that is what matters."Regardless of the Emmy does -- or does not do -- for his career, Dinklage comes with one practical use for that six-pound gold-plated bit of hardware."It is going to find yourself holding a door open inside my house." The Hollywood Reporter

Avatar' orbits Disney parks

'Avatar'Disney has inked a deal with 20th Century Fox to integrate James Cameron's "Avatar" into its theme parks. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide will create themed lands based on the sci-fier, with the first to be built at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom park in Orlando, Fla. Construction will begin by 2013. Park was considered a natural fit given pic's emphasis on living in harmony with nature, Disney said. Disney, Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox inked the agreement. James Cameron is a groundbreaking filmmaker and gifted storyteller who shares our passion for creativity, technological innovation and delivering the best experience possible," said Disney prexy-CEO Robert Iger. "With this agreement, we have the extraordinary opportunity to combine James' talent and vision with the imagination and expertise of Disney." Cameron is prepping to lense two additional "Avatar" adventures that Fox will distribute. Those pics will give Disney's theme park designers at Imagineering "even more locations, characters and stories to explore," Cameron said. Cameron, Jon Landau and their Lightstorm Entertainment group will serve as creative consultants on the projects and will partner with Walt Disney Imagineering in the design and development of the "Avatar"-themed lands. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

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Simon Cowell to 'X Factor' Hopefuls: Don't Sing These 5 Songs

Drum Roll Please: The five songs Simon Cowell never (EVER) wants to hear again at an audition are as follows:our editor recommends'American Idol' Creator Sues Fox For Millions in 'X Factor' Money (Exclusive)'The X Factor': 5 Things We Learned From Sunday's 8-Minute Promo (Video)'The X Factor's' Simon Cowell Calls His New Show a 'Game Changer,' But Is It?Fox's Fall Launch Eco-Casino Party: Red Carpet Interviews PHOTOS: 'The X Factor': First Look at Simon Cowell's New Judging Team - R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" - Etta James' "At Last" ("I'm allergic to it," he says.) - The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" ("Whoever said that was my favorite song was joking.") - Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" - John Legend's "Ordinary People" ("It's never as good as the original.") STORY: 'X Factor's' Simon Cowell Slams Simon Fuller, Admits Anger at 'Idol,' Reveals He and Cheryl Cole No Longer Speaking Cowell delivered his list Tuesday afternoon during a conference call to promote the Sept. 21 premiere of X Factor on Fox. During the call, Cowell was his customary self, declaring the show's superiority to NBC's The Voice, stressing the X Factor's back stories, praising Antonio "L.A." Reid and taking pot shots at Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul. "L.A. Reid is a revelation," Cowell said of his fellow judge's TV work to date, which will air taped shows up until the first week of November. "Nicole was (odd) in a fantastically self-centered way and she wasn't even aware of it. In every city she changes her accent. In NY City, she has a Brooklyn accent; in Dallas she has a twang. VIDEO: Paula Abdul, Steve Jones Discuss Nicole Scherzinger's 'X Factor' Judging Style "With Paula, within five minutes of a shoot she's not aware that the cameras are not on any more and she's still prepared to argue." Their reunion? "It's like getting your old dog back from the pound." Listing the contestant's tales of struggles and successes as second only to talent, Cowell is bullish on the back stories that he feels will be crucial to the show's success. "Can you be bothered to invest time in [the show]? It's more than a subtle difference. If you don't have [singer profiles], people will switch off. THR Cover Story: What the X Is This All About? "[The Voice] didn't do it as well as us. I kind of expected them to -- that's the nature of the game. It's a necessary part of the format. Anyone can mentor, but can you mentor and create a star? You have to recognize what we have done [in the U.K.], where our third runner-up One Direction is going to have the [fastest-selling] single of the year. "I got frustrated [on Idol] when we weren't allowed to do things with the contestants on a weekly basis. That's why some contestants haven't done that well. [It became] a popularity contest, which is why you have to update the process and take risks." Related Topics Simon Cowell The X Factor

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor's Hammer previews online

A teaser for the Marvel Comics One-Shot movie A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor's Hammer has appeared online, courtesy of the short's cinematographer David Myrick."They want to do some shorts about a couple of different days in the life of Agent Coulson. Some connective tissue between the movies,"ClarkGregg said back in August when the first short was announced.As with The Consultant, A Funny Thing Happened... features Gregg as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson and this new incident takes place between Iron Man 2 and Thor.The full short is expected to appear on theDVD and Blu-ray releases ofCaptain America: The First Avenger.

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Leila Lopes Of Angola Is Crowned Miss Universe

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe Monday night, smoothly handling an interview question about what physical trait she would change if could, while wearing a strapless cream-colored gown. Lopes, Angolas first winner, beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the worlds biggest beauty pageant. She replaces last years winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico. Thank God Im very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldnt change a thing, Lopes said when asked her interview question. I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principals from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life. The first runner-up was 23-year-old Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine and the second runner-up was Priscila Machado of Brazil. The third was Miss Philippines and the fourth Miss China. Contestants from 89 nations on six continents spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo, trying to learn samba dance steps, visiting impoverished children and kicking a football around for cameras as the globes biggest beauty contest is held in Brazil for the first time. Before the contest began, judges offered little insight into who they thought might win. I know my job and Ill be tough, but fair, said pageant judge and journalist Connie Chung. You have to keep in mind that these women are not objects just to be looked at. Theyre to be taken seriously. I want to choose somebody I take seriously and the world takes seriously, too. Paula Shugart, president of the Miss Universe organization, was hyped for the night. Its our 60th anniversary, its a very big show, she said. Were anticipating close to a billion viewers from around the world. Shugart said it was fitting the globes biggest beauty pageant be held in Brazil at this time, as the nation prepares to host some major events in the coming years. I dont think there is any doubt in the rest of the worlds mind that Brazil is the place, between hosting the Olympics and hosting the World Cup, she said. I love the fact were going to kick it off. I always say were the World Cup of beauty. The contestants, who must never have been married or had children and who must be at least 18 years of age and under 27 years of age by Feb. 1 of the competition year. The pageant, hosted by NBC Today anchor Natalie Morales and the Bravo networks Andy Cohen, will air live on NBC and be distributed to about 170 countries. The contest is co-owned by Donald Trump and NBC, and will be judged by celebrities including Connie Chung, supermodel Isabeli Fontana and Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves. Morales, who is half Brazilian, said that whats most important is for the women to be beautiful inside and out. For Cohen, the task of hosting is an easy one. Its a fun job. All I have to do is stand there, smile and scream the names of countries, he said. Cohen said after the big event he would be taking advantage of Sao Paulos noted nightlife. Im going to party hard tonight. Thats what you do in Sao Paulo. Were going to see the sunrise tonight, he said. Im going to samba and then Im going to samba some more. Sharply dressed women and men were jostling for chances to have their photos taken with stars on the red carpet. Some traveled from across the globe to support contestants. Jehona Dreshaj, 17, arrived from Kosovo to cheer on her sister, Aferdita Dreshaj, who is representing the European country. It doesnt really matter the outcome, she is already a winner in our eye and we are so proud of her, she said. This has been an incredible experience for her and for all of us. Its great for her to be representing our country in an event like this There have been no headline-grabbing gaffes going into this years competition, as opposed to past years that have seen controversies of various stripes. The show itself went off without a hitch. Some of the contestants have complained to the local news media about the size of bikinis used in some photo shoots, with Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros saying they were very small. That was enough to draw chuckles in Brazil, where women from all walks of life, not just beauty queens, sport barely there swimwear on beaches throughout the country. Miss USA Alyssa Campanella, from California, will be trying to end a long losing spell for the U.S. in the competition. An American has not been named Miss Universe since Brook Lee won the title in 1997. The pageant started as a local bathing revue in Long Beach, California, organized by a swimwear company. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Charlie Sheen Roast: Lotsa Industry Injections

LATEST… Comedy Central’s roast of Charlie Sheen started fashionably late on Stage 27 at The brand new the new sony Pictures Art galleries in Culver City. Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane offered as roastmaster and ringleader for William Shatner, Jon Lovitz, Anthony Jeselnik, Steve-O, Jeffrey Ross, Amy Schumer,Mike Tyson, Patrice O’Neal, and — of people – Private Practice star Kate Walsh and. There's alsoa special appearance by former Guns ‘N Roses lead guitarist Slash, who's Sheen’slongtime buddy. Deadline contributor Ray Richmond was thereblogging live to capture every Industryjoke. Fortunatelythere were some, or we’d bescrewed: Roastmaster Seth MacFarlane arrives and announces, “Comedy Central was too cheap to train on a preparation guy. And that means you got me.” He introduces roasters while using line, “Let’s prepare to mumble.” Comedian Jeffrey Ross is fitted like Muammar Gaddafi in the military uniform. MacFarlane, mentioning for the Roast’s Sept. 19 air date, the identical evening since the two and a half Males season premiere: “Tonight on two and a half Males they’re getting Charlie’s funeral. But no large deal. Just wait a few several days and you also’ll start to see the real factor.” MacFarlane begins reading through through from Sheen’s alleged obit and finally states, “Oh the hell from it. Really it'll be the same as Amy Winehouse’s bio. All you need you to definitely certainly do is change three things: the sex in the deceased, the positioning of the body, as well as the fact he’s a talent who certainly are missed.” MacFarlane introduces all of the roasters withtargeted (and tasteless) insults. MacFarlane: “Someone’s need to fill Charlie in on everything he’s gonna miss, like his 50s.” MacFarlane: “Charlie learned you'll be able to trash resort rooms and do hookers. But don’t you dare call a Jewish guy by his real title.” That’s a reference to the Sheen shouting in the people who preferred to fireplace him and mentioning to two and a half Males co-creator Chuck Lorre by his Jewish title — Chaim Levine. Immediately,Charlie was rightfully or wrongfully called getting made an anti-Semitic remark. Jon Lovitz: “How much blow can Charlie Sheen do? Enough to kill Two Together With A HalfMen.” (Or did he mean enough to kill 2 1/2 males?) Lovitz: “According for the Torah, Charlie’s a Jew. Not because his mother’s Jewish. But because CBS paid out him $50 million which he still punished the network.” Charlie’s present taking everything, laughing, but furthermore burying his hands hard. Sheen looks healthy and relaxedin a simple coat and tie. Smiling easily. MacFarlane: “How does a guy get fired from two and a half Males? He didn’t suck badly enough?” MacFarlane introduces Kate Walsh: “Let me just say it’s a thrill getting typically the most popular actress of 2002 here around tonight.” Kate Walsh to MacFarlane: Seth, really the only distinction involving the hooker Charlie had situated within the closet is always that Charlie showed up in this area.” Walsh: “I’d heard that William Shatner had passed down, however understood it wasn’t true because Shatner has not passed down anything.” Rob Ross: “This roast is actually full of nobodies, I used to be wanting I’d get transformed by .” Ross: “Of course they fired you, Charlie. Every time the authors tried to place new lines inside the script, you’d make an effort to snort them.” Ross: “Charlie, no-it's possible to poker fun at the legendary films. Platoon. Wall Street. Platoon. Wall Street.” Anthony Jeselnik: “Charlie, really the only reason you've on tv to start with is always that God hates Michael J. Fox.” Jeselnik: “Charlie, the crazy factor is that you simply thought you can preserve the task after calling your coworkers a ‘Jew kike’. If peoplecould keep their jobs after calling their boss a ‘Jew kike’, then everybody would take action.” Steve-O: “Charlie and I have got a great deal to keep. Each of us love porn, we’ve each done lots of drugs, nor individuals are stars.” Amy Schumer: “Two . 5 Males is battling it stars Jon Cryer.” William Shatner: “Charlie you’re the age of? 46? Then why we glance like we visited secondary school together?” MacFarlane to Shatner): “You’re the age of Bill? 80? Well, the next time you star in the series, it’ll be referred to as Shit My Dad Is Using.” Shatner: “Prostitutes be expensive Charlie. Didn’t they inform you stars will sleep together with you totally free?” Charlie Sheen’s rebuttal: “Until tonight, I never understood how fucked up I used to be. Wow fucking wow. This type of evening. Maybe I will have required directly into people 60 doctors, 3 ex-partners, 2 paramedics, and 9 dead relatives who've been motioning me toward the sun's rays. All whom described to avert this roast.”

New Jack Goes Boating Trailer

Philip Seymour Hoffman hits the waterPhilip Seymour Hoffman has won at acting so getting a crack at pointing appears just like a logical next thing. Clearly Hoffman, a notoriously modest soul, would not place it that can compare with that, but he's silently happy with his debut effort: wistful character study Jack Goes Boating. 'The Hoff', as simply no-one calls him, plays the titular Jack. He's a chaffeur by trade but, in mind, is simply a lonely romantic who yearns above all else for any soulmate (and also the odd spliff). Presto, Amy Ryan's shy telemarketer, Connie, might be only the lady for that reggae-loving Jack. The film, occur Hoffman's beloved New You are able to, includes a new trailer, which you'll watch with your own eyes below. Yes, individuals are dreadlocks. Kinda.... . But does it finish in sunshine and flowers, or will their mutual buddies Clyde (John Ortiz) and Lucy's (Daphne Rubin-Vega) fraying marriage drip poison in to the water? . If you have seen Bob Glaudini's stage play, you know the response to that. Otherwise, you are able to catch Jack Goes Boating if this moors on November 4.

New Johnny British Reborn Clip

A unique fighting techinques training montageRowan Atkinson has, in the last couple of decades, created a number of numerous finest comedy, so we are intrigued to determine what they have approaching with Johnny British Reborn, the spy-spoof follow up where he returns because the new MI7 agent who only wishes he were Mission Impossible. This time around, the storyline rejoins British because he trains with monks inside a remote Asian location (out of the box traditional for coming back action heroes: see also Rambo 3), simply to be interrupted by his old companies, who require him to solve a plot from the existence from the Chinese premier. Signal, we are speculating, ineptitude. The film comes with an all-star cast which includes Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Gillian Anderson, Richard Schiff and Stephen Campbell Moore, and it is directed by Oliver Parker. It hits United kingdom movie theaters on October 7, that ought to - kind of - assistance to tide Bond fans over until next November. British Reborn StillsBritish Reborn Poster

Magnolia Pictures Promotes Dori Begley and Matt Cowal to Senior VP Posts

Magnolia Pictures has promoted Dori Begley to senior vice president of acquisitions and Matt Cowal to senior vice president of marketing and publicity.our editor recommendsMagnolia picks up 'Countdown to Zero'Magnolia Pictures Picks Up Von Trier/Scorsese Project 'The Five Obstructions' (Cannes 2011) The moves come in the wake of the departure of senior vp Tom Quinn, who left this week to head up a new label at the Weinstein Co. that is focused on distributing content across new platforms. Begley, who has worked in acquisitions at Magnolia for more than four years, will oversee the acquisition of new product for Magnolia, Magnet Releasing, Magnolia Home Entertainment and Magnolia International across all of their distribution platforms, taking over those duties from Quinn. Cowal, who has been with the company since 2007, oversees all marketing and publicity efforts for Magnolia and Magnet. He and Begley will collaborate closely together under Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles. Magnolia, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, also is establishing a Los Angeles presence for its acquisitions team as director of acquisitions Peter Van Steemberg relocates to L.A. from New York. Magnolia's core exec team also includes head of business and legal affairs Chris Matson, head of distribution Neal Block and head of international sales Laird Adamson. "I am delighted to be promoting Dori Begley to SVP of acquisitions, a position that she richly deserves. Dori has proven herself to be exceptional at sourcing films for Magnolia's traditional theatrical releases, as well as our Ultra VOD program-the machinery of which remains completely intact and continues to be the gold standard in cross-platform digital distribution. Likewise I'm incredibly pleased to be promoting Matt Cowal to SVP of marketing and publicity. Matt has been integral to our ongoing success across all platforms over the last few years. Everyone at Magnolia thanks Tom Quinn for his many contributions to the company and wish him the best in his new endeavors," Bowles said. Related Topics