AMC renews 'Hell on Wheels'

AMC has given another-season order to oater ''Hell on Wheels.'' Renewal marks another success story for that cabler, that has seen all its first-year scripted series except one receiving year. ''The Killing,'' ''Mad Males,'' ''The Walking Dead,'' and ''Breaking Bad'' all managed to get past their rookie season. Only ''Rubicon'' was canceled after one season. ''Hell on Wheels'' came a proper 4.4 million audiences because of its November. 6 debut, with 2.4 million within the 18-49 demo. The growing season finale is placed for Jan. 15. Show, which shoots in Alberta, Canada and focuses on your building from the Transcontinental Railroad following the Civil War, stars Anson Mount, Colm Meaney and customary. Entertainment One produces, with designers Joe and Tony Gayton professional creating alongside Jeremy Gold of Endemol, showrunner John Shiban and pilot director David Von Ancken. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

HBO to renew 'Enlightened'

UPDATE: HBO renews 'Enlightened,' cancels comedy trioSources say HBO is about to renew "Enlightened."Despite its low ratings, critics have been supportive of the Laura Dern starrer and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. gave it a thumbs up last week as well, giving both the show and Dern a Golden Globes nom.Pay cabler needs to make a decision on the fate of three other half-hour comedies: "How to Make It in America," "Hung" and "Bored to Death."UPDATE: HBO renews 'Enlightened,' cancels 'Hung,' 'How to Make it in America,' 'Bored to Death' Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Paula Patton on 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol': 'There's Absolutely No Way Tom Cruise Can Kill Me, Right?'

When Tom Cruise confirms to carry out a movie, the dude DOES the film. Just like: he brings excessive stamina and talent to all or any things connected using the development, both on camera off. Cruise even likes doing nearly all their very own stunts -- something you already observed in the event you saw a clip for 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' as well as the scene where Cruise's Ethan Search runs lower the medial side in the Burj Khalifi, the greatest building in the world. The couch-jumping star didn't limit his concentrate on 'MI4' to basically dying-repel levels -- more youthful crowd was readily available for many driving stunts that have been dangerous enough for his co-star Paula Patton to fear on her behalf existence. Sorta. Inside an interview with Vanity Fair author Brett Berk for Stick Change -- an automobile column that runs online every Monday -- Patton spoken about how exactly she didn't achieve do much stunt driving on 'Ghost Protocol,' because Cruise was literally within the wheel. "I've arrived at inform you, besides just as one incredible actor, he's furthermore an excellent stuntman," Patton mentioned. "I'm speaking about, this person can drive an automobile! There has been moments when we'd have to stop within, literally, a ft from you, and he'd be carrying it out full speed, and I'd keep up with the vehicle going [inhales significantly and holds breath]. I'd think, He'll not kill me. There's not a way Tom Cruise can kill me, right? I'm speaking about, isn't that that like a back-up? Tom Cruise is driving? My heart reaches my stomach, but he always came through. He was always on the area.Inch Positive factor! You will see Cruise driving cars and running from explosions when 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' hits IMAX theaters on Friday an entire theatrical release follows inside a couple of days. [via VF.com] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'The Killing': 'Desperate Housewives'' Mark Moses Books Major Role (Exclusive)

The CW is getting dramatic with Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria. The younger-skewing network is developing Vega v. Vega, a one-hour legal drama with Longoria situated on the other side of the camera. The project, from Warner Bros. Television, centers on a brilliant, young, successful lawyer who suddenly finds herself forced to go into a practice with her mother, a pioneering female attorney with whom she has a love/hate relationship. PHOTOS: Eva Longoria's ALMA Fashion Vega will be written and executive produced by Yahlin Chang (Pan Am, Dirty Sexy Money). Longoria and Housewives' George W. Perkins and Sunta Izzicupo are on board as executive producers, with Elizabeth Bradley attached as a co-executive producer. Longoria is repped by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment, Bloom Hergott. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com; Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Topics Eva Longoria TV Development

Box Office Preview: 'New Year's Eve,' 'The Sitter' Open in Advance of Holiday Crush

Filmmaker James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment were sued Thursday by a former employee who claims he spent two years developing a movie that became the basis for Avatar but he has been excluded from participating in its success.our editor recommends'Avatar' Is The Most Pirated Movie Of All TimeJames Cameron Returns to Titanic for TV Special (Exclusive) Eric Ryder filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming that in 1999, while he was a Lightstorm employee, he wrote a story called K.R.Z. 2068, as well as created treatments, photos, 3-D imagery and character elements for a planned movie the company was developing. The K.R.Z. project was to be an "environmentally-themed 3-D epic about a corporation's colonization and plundering of a distant moon's lush and wondrous natural setting," he alleges in a complaint obtained by THR. The story allegedly included "a corporation spy," "anthropomorphic, organically created beings populating that moon," and a relaitonship between the spy and one of the beings that culminates in the spy becoming a leader of the group's revolt against the corporation's mining practices. PHOTOS: Crazy Cases! 18 of Hollywood's Outrageous Entertainment Lawsuits Sounds a lot like the plot of Avatar. But is the highest-grossing movie of all time really a rip-off? Cameron and the producers of Avatar has been sued by many people who believe they came up with the idea for the project, and none of those cases has produced a judgment against the filmmaker. This, to our knowledge, is the first suit brought by a former employee. Ryder says he and Lightstorm had an implied agreement that the company wouldn't exploit his material unless he was compensated and credited. He says that in 2002 Lightstorm told him that the movie couldn't be made because no one would be interested in an environmentally themed science fiction film. Then Avatar came out in 2009 and made $2.8 billion worldwide. We've reached out to Cameron's reps for comment. The suit acknowledges that Cameron says he came up with the idea for Avatar and began writing before 1999, when Ryder says he wrote K.R.Z. The complaint contains allegations of breach of implied contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, interntional interference with prospective economic advantage and negligent interference with prospective advantage. To read the full complaint, click here. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Crazy Cases! 18 of Hollywood's Outrageous Entertainment Lawsuits Avatar James Cameron

Vans Footwear Designer James Van Doren Dies Shoes Grew to become National Fad After 'Fast Occasions at Ridgemont High'

There is a damning group of statistics presented at the outset of Under Fire: Journalists in Combat that provide it a haunting immediacy. It appears that the mere two journalists were wiped out in The First World War, and 63 journalists lost their lives in The Second World War. Contrast by using 1397 people from the press wiped out within the 10 years between 1996 and 2006.our editor recommendsTripoli, Libya Hotel Holds Trapped Journalists (Video)London Riots: Journalists Under Attack Share Tales In the Front LinesChina Roughs up Journalists over 'Strolling' Protests That precipitous rate of mortality, plus an alarming increase in kidnappings and torture, has brought journalists to become at elevated risk for such conditions as publish-distressing stress disorder, depression, panic attacks and drug abuse. Martin Burke's documentary, presently around the candidate to have an Oscar nomination, provides interviews with a number of prominent war correspondents and photography enthusiasts who provide vivid testimony regarding both hazards and also the allures of the marketplace. Even though film's number of speaking heads interviews--supported by fancy pictures and interspersed with frequently graphic and disturbing combat footage-hardly breaks any new aesthetic ground, the strategy is usually effective. Like the topics, all of whom is supported by a listing of the scarily extensive combat credits-- are a nearly evenly articulate, informative group who frequently prove themselves able to examining their very own complex motivations. Thus you've Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize-winning NY Occasions correspondent and author of War may be the Pressure That Provides Us Meaning, explaining themself like a "war junkie"-"In the same manner a drug physically stops working a drug addict, I had been being divided by war," he describes. Finbarr O'Reilly, a Reuter's photojournalist who's seen receiving onscreen therapy through the film's co-producer, mental health specialist Dr. Anthony Feinstein, confesses he were built with a compulsion to get involved with the war: "You kind of resign yourself that you are most likely getting hurt and merely hope it is not too badly if this happens." The film, which borrows part if it is title from Roger Spottiswoode's superb 1983 film drama about war journalists in Nicaragua, also explores the kind of moral issues haunting war journalists. Paul Watson from the La Occasions describes his residual guilt over getting captured pics of the corpse of the U.S. soldier being pulled with the roads of Mogadishu, while BBC correspondent Jeremy Bowen is haunted by his decision to prevent in a certain location, simply to then watch a friend get wiped out just ten or twenty yards away (we have seen the live footage). There'll hopefully come a period when this documentary can come to appear a bit of vintage history. But at this time that point appears a lengthy ways away. Main Point Here: Harrowing documentary particulars the traumas of combat journalism. Mercury Media Worldwide. Production: JUF Pictures. Director/film writer: Martyn Burke. Producers: Martyn Burke, Anthony Feinstein. Executive producer: Laura Morton. Director of photography: Jesse Purser. Editor: Christopher McEnroe. Music: Mark Korven. No rating, 90 min.

Elmo heads for Afghanistan

Sesame Workshop is bowing educational tyke show "Baghch-e-simsim" (Sesame Garden) in Afghanistan together with local stations Tolo TV and Lemar TV on 12 ,. 1. With only a tiny proportion of Afghan children offered through the country's kindergarten system, "Baghch-e-simsim" is made to fill that void by educating kids with two-to-three minute small-documentaries, 13 that would be in your area created. The series will stress literacy, math, existence abilities and school readiness, and can place an additional focus on girls' education, cultural awareness and diversity. Sesame Street citizens Elmo, Large Bird and Grover, and puppets from nations including Egypt, Bangladesh, Mexico and Russia is going to be available. "Baghch-e-simsim," created in consultation with Afghanistan's Secretary of state for Education, will air in Dari and Pashto languages. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Lionsgate, Summit Re-Start Merger Talks

Could the career of Ken Russell, or anyone like him, have been possible at anytime other than the late 1960s and 1970s, when cultural rebellion and irreverence were often mistaken for artistic boldness and conviction? Like so many other famous directors, Russell, who died Nov. 27, was a relevant creative force for little more than a decade, even though he remained active as a filmmaker in one way or another for half a century. During his prime, I would not have dreamed of missing anything he did, yet most of it was simply wayward, and precious little has stood the test of time. Looking back now, his having now departed for another realm at the age of 84, I have no idea what Russell believed in other than his own naughty boy impudence.our editor recommendsHollywood's Notable DeathsKen Russell: 5 Things to KnowBritish Director Ken Russell Dies Aged 84 PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths All the same, during his so-called prime, Russell was a sufficiently dynamic figure to inspire anticipation about whatever outrage he might perpetrate next. Nearly 40 before he began forging a coherent career, Russell initially cultivated a certain highbrow reputation more by virtue of the subject matter he took on - celebrated artists and musicians, mostly - than by anything to do with his own technique. His 1960s "documentaries" for the BBC attracted attention for departing in so personal a way from the impartial norm and were nothing if not conceptually bold. Reconsidered now (they are available in a DVD boxed set), his studies of such figures as Elgar, Debussy, Isadora Duncan and Richard Strauss are certainly idiosyncratic but, often, more gross and obvious than they are insightful and illuminating. And yetSong of Summer,about Delius, gets it just right and is worth the rest of them combined. That was in 1968, and the following year cameWomen in Love,the great success that made the director's next 10 years of feature filmmaking possible. However it might look today, at the time it arrived like an exemplar of what the new sexual freedom in films was all about-bold, frank, priapic, a work with blood running through its veins. In its self-conscious forthrightness about nudity and sex talk, it also established what felt like an uncanny bond with D.H. Lawrence, so exactly did it mesh with the author's concerns. Russell's approach to a literary classic appeared vital and alive, not reverential and embalmed, as so many British and American adaptations had been until then. I almost fear to see it again, but that's the way it seemed when it burst upon the scene. STORY: 5 Things to Know About Ken Russell But fromWomen in Lovecame Ken Russell unleashed, and for a decade he reigned as the cinema's most reliable anti-philistine and provocateur. Five of his next nine films were artist biographies, after his fashion. For whatever reasons, the one I preferred wasMahler, which seemed to retain a measure of seriousness and legitimate power beneath the Nazi motifs and other shenanigans. The Devils,which I would gladly watch again if an original uncut print could be procured, had a certain mad beauty and weight to it along with its demented determination to shock, whereasThe Boy Friendwas a ham-fisted fiasco, proving the director's utter inability to charm. ButTommy,with Roger Daltrey and a wild mix of stars, was a commercial hit that gave him a continued lease on a mainstream creative life untilAltered States,his one thoroughly Hollywood movie, effectively ended it. After 1980, I dutifully continued to watch Russell's work but nothing really registered and the provocations suddenly seemed past their expiration date; even a reunion with Lawrence, onThe Rainbowin 1989, failed to revitalize the old juices, although his later projects, from films such asThe Insatiable Mrs. Kirschto a series of books on the sex lives of great composers, revealed, if anything, a heightened obsession with the libido. Personally, Russell's obstreperousness could always be relied upon. Never did an interview with him fail to produce some personal or professional insult or an assault on whomsoever might provide an obstacle for the director's unfettered creativity. For film critics Russell reserved a special level of hell all their own. On television, the director once bopped English critic Alexander Walker on the head with a copy of his own newspaper, the Evening Standard. But this was nothing compared to Russell's remark upon learning of the death of one of his most ardent detractors, Pauline Kael. In September, 2001, one week before 9/11, I was standing in the waiting lounge of the airport in Montrose, Colorado, with other Los Angeles-bound film folk after attending the Telluride Film Festival. Prior to boarding, I received a call informing me that Kael had passed away, news that I then conveyed to those in my vicinity. Before anyone else could react, Ken Russell barked, "Well, it's about time!" Wherever they are, now these two hard-headed iconoclasts can begin duking it out all over again. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Hollywood's Notable Deaths Related Topics

Box Office Preview: 'The Muppets' Prone to Win Thanksgiving Family Feud

Disney's The Muppets seem to be not cleaned up.our editor recommends'The Muppets': Whitened House Hosting Screening for Military Families (Exclusive)Martin Scorsese Calls Filming 'Hugo' in three dimensional 'An Enjoyable Headache'The Muppets: Film ReviewHugo: Film ReviewArthur Christmas: Film Review PHOTOS: 'The Muppets' Premiere Red-colored Carpet Arrivals Based on box office monitoring, the household film holds a secure lead within the other two new Thanksgiving films, The new sony and Aardman's Arthur Christmas and Vital's Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese. The 3 films open countrywide on Wednesday, wishing to feast on Christmas traffic. The Muppets, starring Jason Segel and Can Be opposite the legendary puppets, is headed for any $40 million or better five day debut. Holdover The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning--Part 1 could win the Thanksgiving box office overall, but Muppets should have the ability to claim a victorious start for Disney, which made the film for any modest $45 million. VIDEO: Jason Segel, Can Be Talk Muppet Purists, Script Methods and Being 'Too Ambitious' Disney bought the privileges towards the Muppets in 2004, and coming back the puppets to fame is a priority for Wally Disney Galleries chairman Wealthy Ross, who would like to produce a new generation of fans. The studio's marketing division has enlisted the whole Disney empire in inserting the film, in addition to organizing a Whitened House screening from the movie for military families on Tuesday that Segel located. Arthur Christmas is forecasted to spread out within the mid to high teens for that 5 days. The new sony is hopeful the three dimensional film is a slow burn and also have strong legs throughout December due to its Christmas theme, and highlights it doesn't possess the brand recognition that Muppets likes since its an authentic property. Arthur Christmas, which solutions the question of methods Father Christmas provides toys around the globe in a single evening, has made north of $10 in four marketplaces overseas, the bullk which was gained within the U.K., home of Aardman.A few days ago, it is constantly on the unveil overseas, including in Japan, France, Korea and Nz. THR COVER STORY: The Hopes for Martin Scorsese It's unclear where Warner Bros. holdover Happy Ft Two will land within the Christmas after opening to some disappointing $21.two million last week. Hugo is Scorsese's first family film, in addition to his first three dimensional title. Created by Graham King and written by Vital, Hugo--which cost north of $100 million to create--is anticipated to spread out within the low teens for that 5 days. Vital has made the decision to choose a sluggish unveil, and can only open Hugo in certain 1,200 theaters, in comparison to a lot more than 3,000 locations for Muppets and Arthur Christmas. That's because Hugo is anticipated to experience a little over the age of a normal family film, in addition to appeal to some more sophisticated audience. By scaling back Hugo's initial footprint, Vital hopes to ride the wave of excellent reviews and honours attention as December will get going ahead, almost as much ast it did this past year with True Grit, that was launched over Christmas, and grew to become a box office success. Hugo isn't alone in sporting rave reviews--within an unusual Thanksgiving twist, The Muppets and Arthur Christmas are also criticial darlings (Muppetsboasted one hundred percent fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.com by Thursday mid-day). The niche box office also sees several high-profile debuts. On Wednesday, the Weinstein Co. opens Michelle Williams starrer My Week with Marilyn in 123 theaters in 12 marketplaces before growing into one more 61 marketplaces on Friday, getting the film's total theater count to 224. The more compact unveil on Wednesday is made to provide the film some space from Fox Searchlight's The Descendants, which grows right into a total of 400 theaters on Thanksgiving eve. Also on Wednesday, The new sony Pictures Classics launches David Cronenberg's A Harmful Method, starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen, in four theaters in NY and La. Friday brings the NY-La debut from the significantly acclaimed French quiet film The Artist, that the Weinstein Co. opens in four theaters in individuals two metropolitan areas. Related Subjects Box Office The Muppets Hugo

Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon Planning More History Or Rap

First Published: November 18, 2011 3:24 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon are seen at GQs 2011 Men of the Year Party held at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on November 17, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ready for another trip to the classroom of hip-hop? Jimmy Fallon told Access Hollywood that he and rapping pal Justin Timberlake are working on yet another History of Rap segment for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Were working on another History of Rap, Jimmy told Access at GQs 2011 Men of the Year Party in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Were going to try and top [the others with] the next thing, he continued. But what about possible a rap album with Jimmy and the star? Justin doesnt return my phone calls about that, Jimmy said with a laugh. Hell call about anything else. All jokes aside, Jimmy told Access he was honored to appear on the cover of GQ with his friend and collaborator. Justins one of the most talented people in the world, Jimmy said. He always makes me smile. He just comes on show and takes over. I love that guy so much It was an honor to be on the cover with that guy. For more on Jimmy and Justins GQ cover photo shoot, CLICK HERE! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Recall Shooting in Diane Sawyer Interview, New Book (Video)

ABC There was initially some question over whether Diane Sawyer's interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the first since the U.S. Representative was shot on Jan. 8, would be documented on video.our editor recommends'Law & Order: LA' to Film Episode Inspired by Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Reading First Harry Potter Book as She Recovers ABC News puts that to rest with the first promo, which features Giffords and astronaut husband Mark Kelly sitting down with Sawyer for the Nov. 14 special. VIDEO: Gabrielle Giffords' Return to Congress Sparks Support from Hollywood The spot is dominated by narration, but Giffords appears to speak during the meeting, which was filmed at her and Kelly's home outside of Houston, Texas, in October. It marks her first comments to the media since a bullet wound to the brain compromised her speaking abilities. When the interview was first announced in September, a Giffords spokesperson said she was still undecided about being on-camera, noting the decision would come later, based on her progress. Even now, her chief of staff tells The Arizona Republic "it was not a full-length" interview. STORY: Diane Sawyer Lands First Interview With Gabrielle Giffords ABC News hasn't revealed how much of the one-hour special, which also includes footage of Giffords' road to recovery, will be devoted to the interview. The broadcast is timed to the Nov. 15 release of Giffords' and Kelly's new book. Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, a joint memoir, focuses on the months following the January attack outside a Tucson grocery store, Giffords' efforts to relearn how to speak and walk and her discovery sometime later that six people were also killed in the attack. Giffords returned to Congress on Aug. 1 for the first time since the shooting -- and though this is her first interview, Kelly spoke with Diane Sawyer earlier in the year. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Diane Sawyer ABC News

Dimension Acquires Rights To Michael Keaton Thriller Penthouse North

Dimension Films has showed up U.S. distribution rights to director Ernest Ruben’s thriller Penthouse North, which stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan and begins shooting in December in Ottawa. David Loughery written the script which is creating with Ruben, Rob Sackman and Michael Baker Jon Shiffman is executive producer. The story concentrates on a sadistic criminal named Hollander (Keaton) who plays the kitty-and-mouse game with Sara Taylor (Monaghan), a photojournalist who was simply blinded in Iraq and provides extensive money of stolen diamonds hidden in their apartment. Hollander uses physical and mental torture to be able to see them, but Sara fights back. Dimension’s Andrew Kramer and Michal Steinberg talked about the sale with Sackman and ICM, which aided package the film and co-repped U.S. rights.

Google Announces YouTubes New Original Channels (Including Payment dates Parent Co.)

Deadline required to wait for official Google/YouTube announcement because of the non-disclosure agreement signed by our parent company PMC. We areone in the firstmajor channels which will be beginning in the finish from the month of the month of january incorporated within this deal. It'll be referred to as PMC Entertainment which is alone inside the entertainment breaking news category. Every time they visit useof content fromDeadline.com, HollywoodLife.com, TVLine.com, and Movieline.com. Here’s what is the news: More great content designers going to YouTube Wonderful unpredicted unexpected things happen when awesome technology meets great entertainment. Cable television extended our viewing options from just numerous channels to 100s, and introduced us most likely probably the most identifying media encounters in the past few decades– think MTV, ESPN and CNN. Today, the internet gets us entertainment from an amount wider choice of gifted producers, and the majority of the identifying channels of generation x are increasingly being born, and seen, online. Today were announcing much more gifted designers and original entertainment will rapidly join YouTubes existing funnel selection, including channels created by well-known personas and content producers within the TV, film, music, news, and sports fields, additionally to most likely probably the most innovative up-and-coming media companies in the world and several of YouTubes own existing partners. These channels might have something for everyone, whether youre a parent, a comedy fan, a sports nut, a music lover or possibly a pop-culture maven. 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Rayson steps lower at Target

LONDON -- The woman who founded U.K. distributor Target Entertainment, Alison Rayson, is walking lower as Boss after 13 years in the organization. Consequently Target, which was bought with the Metrodome Group a year ago, has attracted on former FremantleMedia professional Emmanuelle Namiech becasue it is controlling director. In the statement Rayson mentioned: "It has been an incredibly tough decision to produce, but furthermore an positive and friendly decision. "I am pleased with what measures Target originates since i have have founded it 13 in the past, however feel ready to explore new options throughout my professional existence." Rayson works on specific projects with Target but gave no indication of her future plans. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Saving Aimee

Carolee Carmello is a 20th-century evangelist in Saving Aimee. A 5th Avenue Theater presentation, executive produced by Jeffrey Finn, of a musical in two acts, written by Kathie Lee Gifford. Music by Gifford, David Pomeranz and David Friedman. Directed by David Armstrong. Choreographed by Lorin Latarro. Music director/conductor, Joel Fram. Orchestrations, Bruce Coughlin. AimeeCarolee Carmello MinnieJudy Kaye James/Brother BobEd Dixon Asa KeyesCharles Legget McPherson/OrmistonBrandon O'Neill Emma JoRoz Ryan Robert Semple/David HuttonEd WattsKathie Lee Gifford has been knocking on the pearly gates of Broadway with "Saving Aimee" since 2007, when the show debuted at Virginia's Signature Theater to mixed reviews. A musical depiction of the life of early 20th-century evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, it's now been resurrected by director David Armstrong at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater. But it appears that in the intervening years no miracles have been worked on either the script or the score, which Gifford co-wrote with David Pomeranz and David Friedman. Despite an inspired performance by Carolee Carmello at its center, the show will require additional laying-on of hands before it's ready to ascend. As a subject, "Sister Aimee" McPherson is plenty rich -- a fascinating jazz-age prototype of today's tabloid celebrities. She dabbled in faith healing, married multiple times, pioneered the use of radio and motion pictures to spread the gospel, promoted integration and likely staged her own kidnapping to cover up an affair. The eventfulness of her life presents a challenge to a writer, however: What best serves as the core of the story? Gifford's strategy seems to be to start at the beginning, when Semple was a girl growing up in Ontario, and race forward, occasionally flashing ahead to the 1926 grand jury that investigated her alleged kidnapping. Characters and relationships cartwheel by; even the sole ongoing conflict -- between McPherson and her controlling mother (Judy Kaye) -- is seemingly resolved in a flash midway through the show. The litany of events is especially monotonous in the first act, a situation not helped by either the setting or the score. Walt Spangler's set, a kind of "Dancing With the Stars"-meets-"Metropolis" flight of stairs rising to a pulpit backed by an onstage band, is dramatic but too static for the first half of the show. And the songs, gospel-style tunes that keep bumping up a key to heighten the drama, are all calibrated at the same over-the-top emotional level. The one song that provides a respite, a bluesy "Girl's Gotta Do What a Girl's Gotta Do" delivered by Roz Ryan, belongs to a brothel scene that unfortunately seems extraneous to the plot. The second act improves, as McPherson's adventures in Hollywood lend some razzle-dazzle to the proceedings. Set pieces move on and off to represent a nightclub, an office, and a proscenium at McPherson's Foursquare Church, where lively production numbers are staged. The evangelist's budding relationship with radio engineer Kenneth Ormiston (Brandon O'Neill) starts out especially promising, leading to a lovely, Tin Pan Alley-sounding ballad. But Ormiston, too, quickly outlives his usefulness to the story and disappears. The cast members, including O'Neill, Charles Leggett, Ed Watts and others, do a fine job playing multiple roles, including Charlie Chaplin and William Randolph Hearst making appearances along the way). But "Saving Aimee's" strongest asset by far is Carmello ("The Addams Family," "Mamma Mia!"), who animates "the P.T. Barnum of the pulpit" with energy and conviction. Appearing in almost every scene in the nearly three-hour show, her clarion voice never flags and as Aimee's life parades by, she morphs convincingly from headstrong girl to determined star. Whatever skeptics may say of "Saving Aimee" overall, there is no room for doubt when it comes to Carmello's performance. The ovation she drew at the end of the night made it clear she turned everyone in the theater into true believers. Musical numbers: "Prelude," "Stand Up!," "For Such a Time as This 1," "Why Can't I?," "He Will Be My Home," "He Will Be My Home (Reprise)," "Oh, the Power," "That Sweet Lassie from Cork," "Come Whatever May," "You'll Be Safe Here with Me," "Follow Me," "A Girl's Gotta Do What a Girl's Gotta Do," "Follow Me (Reprise)," "For Such a Time as This 2," "Hollywood Aimee 1," "Adam and Eve," "Foursquare Hymn/Hollywood Aimee 2," "Samson and Delilah," "Hollywood Aimee 3," "Moses and Pharaoh," "Hollywood Aimee 4," "It's Just You," "This Time I'll Blame It on Love," "Hollywood Aimee 5," "Lost or Found? / The Trial," "He Will Be My Home (Reprise)," "Oh, the Power (Reprise)," "I Have a Fire"Sets, Walt Spangler; costumes, Gregory A. Poplyk; lighting, Tom Sturge; sound, Ken Travis; hair and makeup, Mary Pyanowski; associate director, Brandon Ivie; associate choreographer, Sean McKnight; casting, Tara Rubin Casting. Opened and reviewed Oct. 20, 2011; runs through Oct. 29. Running time: 2 HOURS, 50 MIN.With: Charissa Bertel, Jared Michael Brown, Christian Duhamel, Richard Gray, Cayman Ilika, Corinna Lapid-Munter, Cheryl Massey-Peters, Heath Saunders, Aaron Shanks, Tim Shew, Mara Solar, Billie Wildrick, Matt Wolfe. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Latest Push From Industry Anti-Piracy Group Creative America Includes PSA

Hollywood Unites Against Content Robbery Via New Coalition Creative America, the coalition produced by labor unions, guilds, art galleries and systems that launched within this summer time, mentioned today it's started awareness campaign additionally to some renovated website. The crowd also mentioned the AFL-CIO, the Association of Talent Agents, the Copyright Alliance, Luxurious Entertainment Services Group, FilmL.A., the country's Association of Theatre Entrepreneurs, the Producers Guild of America as well as the Stage Company company directors and Choreographers Society have grew to become an associate from the reason since its formation. The completely new campaign includes a PSA on NBCUniversal systems that individuals just saw on CNBC. Here you decide to go:

Aaron Eckhart talks I, Frankenstein

We recently states Aaron Eckhart remains cast inside the graphic novel adaptation I, Frankenstein.Seems the actor is becoming obtaining a little upset in what he's signed themselves up for."Somebody states, 'Do you have to play Frankenstein?' which i had been like, 'Well, I have not considered it," Eckhart joked not to Remote.InchI Rapidly see the script. Should you read a script that to do, you start feeling yourself because character. Without warning your juices start flowing. That's how you know you have to execute a movie. Now i'm likely to be Frankenstein and i'm kind of worried about it, really. I've gotta go and see how the hell I'm gonna play Frankenstein."Eckhart also certifies he'll be trading the required time inside the make-up chair dealing with a transformation into the creature. Don't depend on people trademark bolts, though."In my opinion bolts came later. I'm not finding bolts in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In my opinion everything type of stuff is certainly an invention of Hollywood. I am unsure where it came from from,Inch Eckhart mentioned."The lightning isn't a large part of [her book]. Frankenstein it deals more while using subjective. The feelings in the creature and less concerning the building of.InchI, Frankenstein begins filming australia wide within the month of the month of january 2012 and opens 22 February 2013.

BAFTA Renames Award For Cubby Broccoli

La, October 11, 2011 — The British Academy of Film and tv Arts La (BAFTA La) introduced today that it'll relabel its Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Shot Entertainment in recognition of Albert R. Cubby Broccoli, pioneering producer from the Mission Impossible franchise. The very first Cubby Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Shot Entertainment will be provided to Academy Award champion John Lasseter in the 2011 BAFTA La Britannia Honours on Wednesday, November 30 in the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Cubby Broccoli was the Britannias initial honoree once the honours were came from over two decades ago, states Nigel Lythgoe, Chairman of BAFTA La. By developing a global phenomenon using the longest-running film series in cinema history, Cubbys legacy demonstrates exactly what the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution means. We're grateful to Michael G Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and also the Broccoli Foundation for his or her generous support, and therefore are delighted to provide this award in Cubbys recognition.

Technicolor adds professional trio

Technicolor is improving its animated content development and production efforts with the addition of three key executives towards the team.Formerly a producer and mind of production for SD Entertainment, Robert Winthrop continues to be hired Vice president of animation and games for Technicolor Digital Productions. He'll oversee a lot more than 500 artists employed in TV, direct-to-DVD, games, theatrical films along with other areas.Alison Warner assumes the role of Vice president of intellectual qualities, sales, purchases and co-productions for Technicolor Digital. She'll develop sales methods for in-house animated qualities and function as a European liason. Warner depends from London. She formerly offered as Vice president of European sales for Cookie Jar Entertainment.Finally, Suji Thomas continues to be named creative director at Technicolor India. He assumes the positioning using more than fifteen years experience of the animation biz, including 12 being an animation director. Thomas formerly held creative mind positions at both DQ Entertainment and Millimages.Technicolor topper Tim Sarnoff stated, "We're very excited to welcome such amazing talent to Technicolor. Robert, Alison and Siju bring a really new and different strength to the Digital Productions group." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

A Dangerous Method: New Poster Online

Mortensen! Knightley! Fassbender!David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method is screening at the BFILondonFilmFestival next week and all-too-slowly approaching its February 10, 2012 release. But just to keep you going in the meantime, here's a sneak peek at the UKquad for the film, featuring the slicked-back hair of Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley and MichaelFassbender.It's all the story of the relationship betweenSigmund Freud (Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Fassnbender), and how that changes when Jung's adherence to Freud's theories are challenged by new patients Sabina (Knightley) and Otto Gross (Vincent Cassel). Click below to enlarge.{A Dangerous Method Quad}Along with Shame, it makes this year's LFF a sexy crisis double bill for Fassbender, and a bit of a departure for Knightley, who definitely breaks away from her usual roles here.

'Host 3D' bows at Busan fest

BUSAN -- Korean helmer Bong Joon-ho bowed "The Host 3D" at the Busan film festival Monday, the first local film to be entirely converted into 3D from its original 2D version. Shingle Chungeoram collaborated with 3D conversion company Studio Raon, investing $1.2 million. Chungeoram did the 3D conversion of the pic, while preparing its sequel "The Host 2" in 3D, which is in pre-production helmed by Min Byung-chun ("Natural City"). The 3D version of the pic will be theatrically released by 2013. "I was worried about the 3D conversion in the beginning, because 'The Host' was not planned as a 3D movie," helmer Bong Joon-ho, told a news conference in Busan. "But I'm satisfied with the converted version now in that it makes space perception more lively," Bong added. Bong denied rumors that his next project "Le Transperceneige" might be a 3D film. The $34 million sci-fi film, which is based on a French comicbook, will begin shooting next March in Prague. "The Host" (2006) still holds the No. 1 position at the all-time local film B.O. chart. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Registration Open for Nickelodeon Casting Call at Actorfest NY

Nickelodeon Casting is searching to obtain talent age groups 13 to 17 years only, ideally within four (4) several hours of NY City. Boys & Women, all kinds & ethnicities. All talent must play junior senior high school through high-school age only. We are seeking comedy and out-going stars.A protector MUST subscribe to your audition a while and display in the audition and event. No talent will probably be seen without any protector present. Don't register if you are not available to attend. Time frames are limited.General admittance to Actorfest costs nothing. There's liberated to audition for Nickelodeon, but you will want a pre-registered and confirmed period of time. To link up and obtain a confirmed period of time, visit actorfestnyc2011.eventbrite.com and select an available free Nickelodeon Audition period of time through the registration process. Space is fixed, so early registration is strongly recommended. Full audition particulars have been in internet.actorfestny.com.To help kickstart your work, Actorfest provides a lot more than 24 exclusive Courses Casting Calls Meet & Drops with Top Casting Company company directors a Networking Caf plus an enormous Exhibit Hall, where you'll have the ability to talk to acting teachers, coaches, schools, headshot photography fanatics, plus much more providers who will help you achieve your careActorfest NY will probably be Sunday, October 23, 2011 within the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th Street (between sixth and seventh Avenue), NY, NY 10011. To link up for Actorfest NY, take a look at actorfestnyc2011.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit internet.ActorfestNY.com.Actorfest LA, that's introduced for you personally by Back Stage, the Actor's Resource, will occur on Saturday, November fifth within the California Market Center in downtown La.To link up for Actorfest LA, take a look at actorfestla2011.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit internet.ActorfestLA.com.

Experts: Steve Jobs' Beneficiaries Will Avoid Large Goverment Tax Bill when they Sell Company Shares

News Corp. provides a hotline for workers to report suspicious activity by their co-workers because it remains the main focus of the bribery analysis, the U.K.'s Independent reported.our editor recommendsJames Murdoch Remembered to Parliament for additional Phone-Hacking QuestionsPhone-Hacking Inquiry: Evidence 'as Obvious as Mud'Confessions of the 'News from the World' Reporter (Exclusive) Rupert Murdoch 'Very Humbled' because he Apologizes Personally towards the Group of Killed Schoolgirl Milly DowlerRelated Subjects•Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch's company -- that is being looked into by both U.S. and U.K. government bodies over alleged obligations produced by its U.K. tabloids to British cops for news tips -- circulated instructions to the employees that stressed they're under a duty to report suspicious activities. The devoted lines are available night and day. PHOTOS: News around the globe's Top Ten Scams "Employees who suspect ... violations of the policy must report these phones the legal department from the business unit or of News Corporation in order to this news Corporation alertline," the document states. News Corp. also assured would-be whistleblowers it would safeguard individuals who improperly accuse among their co-workers. "If one makes a genuine complaint in good belief, even when you're mistaken in regards to what you're worrying about, the organization will safeguard you against retaliation," a policy states. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Memorable Mea Culpas The organization also cautioned employees about giving gifts to government authorities as well as entertaining them. "Gifts and hospitality that might be perfectly acceptable among private parties could be completely forbidden once the other party is really a government official," it reads. Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice sent instructions asking for information from News Corp. included in an analysis into whether or not this violated America's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law that forbids companies from bribing foreign authorities. STORY: Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. Target of Fresh Attacks From Investors and Congress The organization is also under analysis within the U.K. for breaking its bribery laws and regulations. Meanwhile, News Corp. is at the time of attempting to stay several legal cases within the wake of their News around the globe phone-hacking scandal. Captured, it had been says the paper's employees had compromised in to the voicemails of killed teen Milly Dowler in addition to some stars along with other stars. VIDEO: Rupert Murdoch 'Is Going to need to Step Lower,' States Ted Turner This news brought towards the paper's closure as well as sparked the analysis into if the paper's employees had compensated cops for private information. Late recently, the organization designed a $4.7 million offer to Dowler's family, which will be the biggest sum ever compensated out with a newspaper owner. Related Subjects Rupert Murdoch News Corp.

Yahoo Launches Original Web Shows Concentrating on Women With Judy Greer, Morgan Spurlock, Niecy Nash

NEW You'll be able to - Yahoo on Tuesday revealed a slate of eight original shows concentrating on women including such Hollywood talent as Judy Greer, Niecy Nash (Reno 911, Dwts), Cameron Mathison (The Kids, Dwts), Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me, four weeks) while others. Seven in the eight shows are accept new episodes beginning on Mondays. Spurlock's show, Failure Club will begin in November. Mickie Rosen, senior v . p . in the Yahoo Media Network, introduced the completely new shows in a press event, highlighting that Yahoo had all 10 in the top most-seen Web shows in August. She also revealed the launch of Yahoo Screen, which she mentioned would be the very indepth premium video content library web mix Yahoo video pleased with programming from around 70 partners, including Hulu, CBS, Turner Sports, Discovery, Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, Funny or Die and ABC News. The Yahoo shows for girls include OMG! Now, an entertainment and celebrity news demonstrate that has attracted a crowd for your company online, Let's Discuss Love situated by Nash, Spurlock's Failure Club, which follows 10 grownups with dreams, only one who'll achieve it, health and fitness show Unwillingly Healthy with Greer, Blue Ribbon Hunter with chef/host Allison Fishman, a travelogue about food festivals, The Very Best Proposal with Mathison, cooking show Chow Ciao with Fabio Viviani (Top Chef season 5) along with your Pals Will not Ever Believe You, a hidden camera show through which stars surprise their finest fans. Run occasions for almost all the shows is all about three and a half and five . a few minutes, Yahoo professionals mentioned. Among the advertising partners for your shows are Unilever and Kraft. A few the shows will be in-house productions from Yahoo Art galleries, with others developed along with production companies Electus/Principato-Youthful Entertainment, FishBowl Worldwide Media, Prime Content and Warrior Poets. Talent within the press announcement, including Greer, Viviani, Mathison, Fishman and Nash, mentioned that they are searching toward movie are it allows these to be themselves, connect to fans and get a sizable audience. The programming focus is about the U.S., but Yahoo may also be searching to develop its programming into foreign areas too. For example, it's searching at regional versions in the Thread, its fashion show, professionals mentioned. The Yahoo online series announcement came a following day from the organization revealed videos partnership with ABC News together with a following day of America online revealed a slate of original video series. Rose mentioned Tuesday's news is part of the "videofication" from the organization. "Yahoo might be the best producer, partner and distributor of video content online," she mentioned. Rosen also mentioned that Yahoo can be obtained with other business models, for instance subscription components, afterwards, but for the moment it's dedicated to advertising-supported free content. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects

Box Office Report: 'Moneyball' Tops Friday, But 'Dolphin Tale' Projected to Win Weekend

Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros.' family pic Dolphin Tale is headed for first place in its second weekend with $15 million, followed by fellow holdovers Moneyball and The Lion King.our editor recommendsBox Office Report: 'Lion King,' 'Dolphin Tale' and 'Moneyball' Lock-Out New FilmsBox Office Shocker: 'Lion King' Set to Become No. 3 Animated Pic of All Time Thanks to Re-releaseBox Office Preview: 'Lion King,' 'Moneyball,' 'Dolphin Tale' in Close RaceDream House: Film Review But the biggest surprise of the weekend is the strong performance of Sherwood Pictures and TriStar's faith-based movie Courageous, which grossed $3.1 million on Friday and is looking at an opening weekend gross of $9 million - besting the three other new films, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen's cancer dramedy 50/50, Anna Faris-Chris Evans R-rated comedy What's Your Number? and the Daniel Craig-Rachel Weisz horror pic Dream House. PHOTOS: Top 10 Grossing Films Courageous, about four police officers who grapple with their faith, is playing on only 1,161 screens, a fraction of the number of its competitors. It received a glowing A+ CinemaScore, as did Dolphin Tale last weekend. Moneyball, Sony's critically acclaimed Brad Pitt baseball drama, topped the Friday box office with $3.9 million, followed by Dolphin Tale with $3.5 million and Disney's Lion King with $3.3 million. Dolphin Tale is widely expected to pull ahead over the weekend, while Moneyball and Lion King are expected to vie for No. 2 with grosses in the $12 million range. PHOTOS: 'Moneyball' Premiere in Oakland Morgan Creek's Dream House opened to No. 5 on Friday with $2.9 million, and is on course to gross $8 million for the weekend. The movie, which Universal is distributing, received a B CinemaScore. 50/50, from Summit Entertainment, opened softer than expected, considering it is a critical darling and received an A- CinemaScore. The movie grossed $2.87 million to all but tie with Dream House, but Summit expects it to pull overtake Dream House with a weekend gross of $8.6 million. What's Your Number?, from Fox and New Regency, trailed with an even softer Friday opening of $2.1 million. The pic is now only expected to gross $5.5 million to $6 million for the weekend. Related Topics Brad Pitt Chris Evans Joseph Gordon-Levitt Rachel Weisz Seth Rogen Box Office Daniel Craig Anna Faris 50/50 Moneyball Dolphin Tale

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The new sony Pictures Prepares Mount Everest Movie With Doug Liman

If pointing a movie is much like climbing a mountain, then imagine what type of Huge task Doug Liman has in front of him: he's planning to create a film according to probably the most legendary Mount Everest tales ever. Within the 20's, a guy through the title of George Mallory looked to become the very first guy to climb the mountain. After his first couple of attempts fell short, he attempted another time, but never was been told by again (his remains put together 70 years later). There's still some debate on whether Mallory managed to get towards the summit or otherwise. This won't be the very first time Mount Everest has portrayed in film. Most lately, 'Everest' -- an IMAX documentary read by Liam Neeson -- was launched in 1998. [via Deadline] Image thanks to AFP/Getty Images

Scientists Learn to Make Movies From Images...

Guess all those sci-fi thrillers in which people could tap into the movies unspooling in other people's heads -- think 'Brainstorm,' 'Dreamscape,' 'Blade Runner,' 'Total Recall,' 'The Cell' and 'Inception' -- weren't all that far-fetched. Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have figured out how to reconstruct the movies people see in their minds. In a new study published in the journal Current Biology, the researchers recount how they showed subjects Hollywood movie trailers, used MRI scanners and computational models to record the brain activity associated with each image, then worked backwards and used the patterns of brain activity to predict and recreate the images that subjects were watching. Similar experiments have been done before with static images, but this is the first time scientists have succeeded with moving images. As the video below indicates, the computer model's predictive ability is still very crude. The scientists say we're still decades away from being able to use the technology to read the thoughts and dreams of others, as in movies like 'Inception' or 'Dreamscape.' Still, "this is a major leap toward reconstructing internal imagery," said Berkeley neuroscientist Jack Gallant, a coauthor of the study, in a statement. "We are opening a window into the movies in our minds." Watched Clips Compared to Reconstructed Images The technology could also eventually allow us to communicate with people who can't express themselves, like coma patients or stroke victims. It could also make communication easier for people with cerebral palsy. And it could help people with paralysis move about and manipulate objects. As for less heroic uses: think about what it could mean for Hollywood. Besides story ideas, it could help someone like James Cameron make a movie without spending $300 million, just by thinking it up. And wouldn't you want to tap into the movies playing in David Lynch's subconscious mind? Plus, you wouldn't have to go to the theater to see the movies; you could just download them into your cerebral cortex. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: Great, another piece of hardware I'll have to buy; another movie delivery system for Netflix to mess up. Follow Gary Susman on Twitter @garysusman. Photo Credit: Lionsgate ('Total Recall')

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'Friday Evening Lights' Cast Talks Emmy Reunion, Movie Update

Bill Records/NBC Obvious Eyes, Full Hearts, two Emmys. The cast of Friday Evening Lights had one eye around the past and the other around the future over Emmy weekend because they collected for any cast reunion in the appropriately named Dillon's in Hollywood. Best actress inside a drama nominee Connie Britton told The Hollywood Reporter around the Emmy red-colored carpet Sunday the idea to construct a cast reunion originated from the very best. "[Producers] Sarah Aubrey, Pete Berg and that i were speaking about carrying out a party and becoming everyone together," Britton stated. "Then Kyle Chandler known as me eventually from Austin and states, 'We gotta get each one of these individuals who aren't likely to have the ability to arrived at the Emmys together and remain out consuming through the night and celebrate it.' "It so happened that Sarah found Dillon's pub, which could not happen to be more perfect," she stated. STORY: Emmys 2011: 'Friday Evening Lights' Emmy Wins Spark Fan Craze For who had been there: Co-star Matt Lauria states it had been a complete house with cast and crew: Kyle Chandler, Britton, Berg, Aubrey, Lamarcus Mess (Mess), Michael B. Jordan (Vince), Kaira Leland (Buddy), Shaun Rosick (Buddy Junior.), Aimee Teegarden (Julie), Stacey Oristano (Mindy), Derek Phillips (Billy), Jurnee Smollett (Jess) and much more, with a few cast people pitching suggestions for the spoken-about Friday Evening Lights movie. STORY: Emmys 2011: Why Kyle Chandler Holds His Underdog Status (Q&A) "Luke would go to war and returns different brave soul he was when he left Dillon and he's prepared to settle lower with Becky," Lauria pitched. "He would go to Coach because he's gone AWOL and the father won't ever accept him. Or we expensive forward 5 years and we have already got just a little baby." Zach Gilford, meanwhile, skipped Saturday's party and it has their own idea for what's next for Matt and Julie. "Matt and Julie are married at this time, so I am the boy-in-law and I must appear in some way," he told THR, adding he hopes to become incorporated when the project does happen. "Maybe there is a kid, you never know. I am likely to start pitching story lines!" For other cast people, Saturday's reunion was a method to see cast people inside a different light. STORY: Emmys 2011: 10 Lengthy Shots Worth Watching "This is actually the very first time I have reached see everyone all outfitted up and never in jeans and cowboy boots," Oristano told THR, observing the drama series nomination "put everything into perspective." "It had been a household kind of reunion to celebrate this accomplishment and also the last five seasons." For Emmy champion Chandler, the Dillon's event certainly would be a family reunion. "Whenever you do one of these simple shows you absolutely be a pseudo family," he told THR. "It is like seeing your siblings and siblings again." "The show began great and ended great," Chandler stated. "People request me if I am upset it discontinued the environment and I only say no, we'd five really strong seasons. If you are in a position to be aware of people I could use in the the top to the the underside, it's among the finest encounters ever. For your show to obtain these accolades, it is a representation of how gifted and just how great these folks were." STORY: Emmys 2011: The Magnificent Seven from the Drama Actor Races For the fate from the film, Chandler noted he has not "thought much" about this and was coy when requested if he'd be up for this. "I've not been offered the task,Inch he joked. Britton, meanwhile, was gracious in defeat and stated she "never likely to win," but believed that once Jason Katims required home the Emmy drama writing statuette, she thought she might are able. "The truth that our little Friday Evening Lights got two wins where we never have any acknowledgement? It had been pretty great," she stated after. Katims, meanwhile, told THR earlier this year he was "seriousInch about creating the film happen which the project is greatly at the start stages. "At this time we are trying to puzzle out the storyline that you want to tell," he stated. "That's something hopefully may happen. What's essential for [the television series' cast] to understand is exactly what story we are telling. They've such pride within the show and care a lot about individuals figures. Before any serious conversations continue, you want to make certain that you will find there's great story." Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Connie Britton Peter Berg Friday Evening Lights Kyle Chandler Michael B. Jordan Matt Lauria Jason Katims Emmys 2011

Ensembles savor Emmy red carpet

As the temperature on the red carpet hit about 120 degrees Sunday afternoon, the swarms came. Everywhere you looked, there was a cast member from "Friday Night Lights," "Glee," "Modern Family," "Boardwalk Empire" or "Game of Thrones."TV's trend of expansive ensemble casts was vividly illustrated outside the Nokia Theater as groups of thesps as big as baseball teams walked the carpet to put on a last push before the big show began."Who wouldn't want to be here," said Angela Kinsey of "The Office" -- a pioneer in the big-cast movement.For the "Friday Night Lights" cast, the Emmycast really was a reunion as the show finished shooting its final season more than a year ago. A reunion party on Saturday night (at Hollywood's Dillon's Pub, appropriately enough) put them all in a full-hearts-clear-eyes-can't-lose mood."We've all stayed tight, but this is really our last big chance to get together" as a group, said Derek Phillips, aka Billy Riggins, as he strolled the carpet with Brad Leland (aka Buddy Garrity).However, there was much talk among the "FNL" troops about the prospect of a movie, which is said to be very much on the fast track for Peter Berg and key creatives at Universal. Connie Britton, for one, is eager to see it happen."I'll do Tami Taylor 'til the cows come home, as we say in Texas," Britton said.Zach Gilford (aka Matt Saracen) was happy to hang again with all his former teammates. But having been away from home for the past few months shooting movies, he confessed to a desire to return home to the new love of his life: a mutt he's just adopted from an animal shelter. "I got him off death row," Gilford said, proudly.**If Jon Cryer was fazed by the prospect of running into Charlie Sheen at the Emmy ceremony, he wasn't showing it. They haven't spoken since Sheen made his exit from "Two and a Half Men" in March, but Cryer wasn't looking to avoid his former co-star. "If I get a chance to see him I'll talk to him," he said. What might he say? "I'd say what anyone would say to a friend who went batshit crazy."**This year marks 26 consecutive Emmy ceremonies for Warner Bros. TV prexy Peter Roth. The one that stands out in his mind is 2003, when WBTV's "The West Wing" and "Friends" took the top drama and comedy series awards. "I love that it's a celebration of TV," he said of the kudofest. As he walked in to the theater, Roth said he had no worries about what the erstwhile star of "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Sheen, might say at his time at the Emmy mike. "Not concerned in the slightest," he said. As it turned out, he didn't need to be.**Chuck Lorre wasn't going there with the inevitable Charlie Sheen questions, either, as he walked the carpet with "Big Bang Theory" co-creator Bill Prady. Prady gave him comedy cover at times when the questioner didn't get the hint. Asked what their post-show plans were, Prady joked: "Chuck is a party animal, so tonight is about keeping up with Chuck. We'll be out until" Prady said, before Lorre interjected: "Ten."**Margo Martindale's signature awards-show apparel is something that no one will ever see in public: her lucky pink underpants. She was wearing them they day she was first getting dressed to play the indominatble Mags Bennett on "Justified." She actually didn't notice them but her costumer pointed them out. They've been her undergarment secret weapon ever since.**All of the 9/11 remembrances of the past few weeks have had a special resonance for "The Amazing Race" team. The show premiered on Sept. 5, 2001, and when the attacks hit the production had numerous crews shooting in various spots in the Middle East. Jonathan Littman, prexy of Jerry Bruckheimer TV and an exec producer of "Race," was convinced that the show would never see a second episode. "We were sure that CBS would pull us," he said. "And here we are 10 years later. I think maybe this show has done a little bit to show people that the world isn't such a dangerous place, and that everybody doesn't hate Americans out there."**"Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes and wife Emma were tickled to realize that just as they stepped out of the limo at the Nokia, the premiere episode of "Abbey's" second season was finishing airing on the BBC (it'll bow in January on PBS). The experience of having a hit on both sides of the Pond has been "extraordinary," Fellowes said. "You can never predict these things, **Nobody was having a harder time dealing with heat of the afternoon than "Justified's" Walton Goggins, who was sweating buckets as he made the rounds. But he wasn't about to stop doing his duty because he'll take any chance to talk up the show and the character, Boyd Crowder, that he loves so much. Although he's as intense as it gets, Goggins loves the dark humor that the scribes inject to the character. And he loves doing that distinctive voice, which he credits to the inspiration of Elmore Leonard's words. "Elmore Leonard is just so cool, and Timothy Olyphant is cool, and so when these words started coming out of my mouth I knew I had to find a way to make them sound cool, and poetic."**Rico Rodriguez kept totally cool as his publicist strolled him past the screaming bleachers to chat up reporters on the red carpet. As his fame has soared in the past year with "Modern Family's" success, how has Rico managed to keep a semblance of a normal life for a 13-year-old boy? By edict of his parents. "They always tell me 'When you take off your clothes, you're still Rico.' And they also make me do chores." Like taking out the trash.**Oh, the dilemma of the dress. "Mad Men's" Jessica Pare couldn't decide whether to go with sequins or feathers for her first Emmy Awards turn, so she found a form-fitting gown that combined both. "The Big Bang Theory's" Kaley Cuoco put great time and effort into selecting her frock. She tried on at least 70, and wound up going with the first one she tried. "Now I know -- it's always the first dress," she said.**For Edie Falco, the highlight of coming to L.A. for awards season is the chance to see old friends, including "Sopranos" alums Terence Winter and Matthew Weiner. So was she conflicted about who to root for in the drama series category, Winter's "Boardwalk Empire" or Weiner's "Mad Men"?"I don't even know who's up," she said, convincingly. "I just come, put on a dress and hang out with my friends."**Louis C.K. had a energetic morning before heading to the Nokia. He went for a long jog, topped off by a Twinkie for breakfast. He had no expectations of prevailing in the lead comedy actor heat for his oddball FX laffer "Louie," but he knows the value of simply being invited to the Emmy dance. "It's a reward to (FX topper) John Landgraf for making it," he said. "So maybe it means a little extended airtime in the long run." Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

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Javier Colon Visiting The Playboy Club

FIRST Launched: September 16, 2011 5:28 PM EDT La, Calif. -- Javier Colon is going to NBC and hes pointing a legend. The Voice champion look concerning the Playboy Club, Access Hollywood has learned. The singer, a classic part of Adam Levines team before his win concerning the competition taken, is positioned to portray a famous voice concerning the Eddie Cibrian-fronted drama, as hell undertake the role of legendary soul crooner Ray Charles. He'll are available in the sixth episode inside the series, which centers around the Playboy Club in the sixties, in addition to stars Amber Heard. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, Colbie Callait may also be joining The Playboy Club. She's set to see Lesley Gore, singing Its My Party. The Playboy Club premieres Monday, September 19 at 10 PM on NBC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

ABC Family Renews 'Make It Or Break It,' Orders More 'Lying Game'

ABC FamilyThe Lying Game ABC Family has renewed Make It Or Break It and picked up 10 additional episodes of freshman drama The Lying Game, in addition to giving pilot orders to four projects. "ABC Family expanded its schedule to present three nights of original programming this summer, and we saw our most successful on record, one that gave us our very own 'triple-threat' -- Switched at Birth, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Pretty Little Liars," ABC Family president Michael Riley said in a statement announcing the news Friday. The renewal will take gymnastics series Make It Or Break It, created by Holly Sorensen and starring Chelsea Hobbs into its third season. The eight-episode third season will premiere next year, which will see the cast journey to the Olymics. The youth-skewing network's back-nine order for Lying Game, from Alloy Entertainment and Warner Horizon and based on the novels by Sara Shepard launched in August to 1.39 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The additional 10-episode order extends the rookie series' season to 19 installments. The news comes a day after the cabler canceled rookie drama The Nine Lives of Chloe King. Meanwhile, the four projects picked up to pilot include a two comedies and two dramas: • Bunheads, an hourlong scripted drama from Gilmore Girls' Amy Sherman-Palladino, revolving around Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl who marries a man on a whim and moves to his sleepy coastal town where she winds up working alongside her new mother-in-law at her dance school. "I spent 20 years of my life with my hair in a bun. I was supposed to be a dancer," Sherman-Palladino said. "My mother was a dancer. Her greatest heartbreak was when I got on 'Roseanne'. So, while writing this will never equal playing 'Rumpelteazer' in a bus and truck tour of 'Cats,' it does let me to tip my hat to a really special time in my life." • Intercept, an hourlong action thriller revolving around a group of college students who get roped into solving crimes when one of them creates a high-tech communication device that intercepts conversations throughout the West Coast. Ray Wright (The Crazies) wrote the pilot and will executive produce. • Baby Daddy, a half-hour comedy from The Nine Lives of Chloe King executive producer Dan Berendsen that revolves around Ben, a twentysomething who becomes a father overnight after his ex-girlfriend leaves their daughter on his doorstep. • Village People, from Brothers executive producer Meg DeLoatch. The multicamera half-hour comedy revolves around a single, high-powered career woman who adopts a baby from a teen mother and winds up caring for both of them. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit ABC Family TV Development

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VH1s Big Morning Buzz Live Returns October 17 (Exclusive)

Zev Schmidt/VH1 If you missed your daily dose of VH1's morning entertainment show, Big Morning Buzz, you can start passing on that extra shot of espresso soon. The show returns for its second season on October 17 at 9 a.m. "I'm super excited to be back with another season of Big Morning Buzz Live," host Carrie Keagan tells The Hollywood Reporter exclusively. "There's nothing like live TV where anything can happen and I'm really looking forward to taking our morning show further by continuing to be smart, original and a little too edgy for breakfast! Think of Buzz as the champagne in your mimosa." Live five days a week, Keagan hosts the show from VH1's headquarters in New York City's Times Square. She and her guests highlight the day's headlines, discuss the latest in pop culture, and interview some of the biggest names in music, politics, sports, film and television. The first season's guests included Queen Latifah, Aaron Sorkin, Kiefer Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Elijah Wood, Hilary Duff, Nick Cannon, Matthew Morrison, Akon, Death Cab for Cutie, and Cee Lo Green. Keagan is the anchor, writer, and producer of the online interview site, No Good TV. She hosted VH1's Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp, and she has contributed to numerous shows, including Chelsea Lately, Fox News' Red Eye, and Showbiz Tonight. Big Morning Buzz Live is executive produced by Lee Rolontz and Keshia Williams for VH1. For more info or to check out last season's episodes, visit the show's website. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter: @TheRealJethro RELATED: VH1 Isn't Picking Up Audrina Patridge's Reality Series for Season 2 T.I. Released From Prison, Gets VH1 Reality Show More VH1 Coverage on THR VH1

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FilmNation flies high with 'Sky'

FilmNation Entertainment searching to ''Eye on the horizon,'' obtaining Guy Hibbert's script like a pointing vehicle for Oliver Hirschbiegel (''Downfall''). FilmNation made the announcement Monday in the Toronto Film Festival and stated it's ''aggressively'' putting the thriller with the goal of beginning to prep later this season. ''Sky'' follows several figures around the world because they are each influenced by the choice to drop a drone missile on the house in East Africa. This is Hibbert and Hirschbiegel's second collaboration following ''Five Minutes of Paradise,'' starring Liam Neeson. FilmNation EVP Production Karen Lunder introduced within the project to the organization and can produce alongside FilmNation's Leader of Production Aaron Ryder. Stephen Wright, who works together with the BBC in which the project was developed, will even produce. ''As a business we've been hunting for a project related to Oliver for a while,'' Ryder stated. Hirschbiegel stated he was attracted towards the project due to the tense subject material that examines contemporary warfare and it is detachment from real existence. FilmNation acquired the privileges from BBC Films, in cooperation with BBC TV. Zoe Brown brokered the offer for that BBC and Alison Cohen discussed the offer for FilmNation. Hirschbiegel is repped by UTA by Attorney Craig Hirsch. Hibbert is repped by UTA and also the Agency working in london. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Toronto: Crime Scene, Nick Wechsler Team For Man With A Gun

Crime Scene Pictures partners Adam Ripp and Rob Paris will partner with Nick Wechsler onMan With a Gun, a Robert Hewitt Wolfe-scripted action thriller. They’ve just set up the picture for Crime Scene to fully finance, and they’ll talk it up here to get a director and a foreign sales agent.The title character, Ike Bell, is a gunslinger on a personal mission to gut the participants in a drug war that has plagued a U.S. border town for generations. He infiltrates both sides and takes out operatives on his way to a fateful showdown with the warring kingpins. One is an American sheriff, the other a monstrous cross-dressing woman.Wechsler will produce with Ripp and Paris, Rizal Risjad and Philip Elway will be exec producers and Lizzy Bradford will co-produce. They will have their package ready for Berlin in February and start production next year. They sold Gambit at last Berlin, and that film went into production shortly after. CAA and ICM will co-rep U.S. theatrical rights.The appeal of this project is in its weaving of the classic themes of revenge and redemption being played out in a contemporary setting, with an iconic hero and a truly quirky cast, Ripp and Paris said.

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Letter From Toronto: Even Killer Elite Can't Quite Rival Emmerich's Anonymous

The Toronto Film Festival is a world away from Venice, and the difference is especially acute when you hop from one to the other: Toronto is big and glossy, while Venice is intimate and glowing — it’s like the difference between lacquer and gold leaf. But each has its own appeal, and the scale of Toronto is appealing by itself. It’s a little overwhelming but exhilarating, too. Still, my morning didn’t exactly start off with a bang: The day’s first screening, of Gary McKendry’s Killer Elite, began half an hour late, the kind of glitch that can seriously mess up an already tight morning schedule. Worse yet, the movie wasn’t all I was hoping it would be. It wasn’t even half what I was hoping it would be. Jason Statham plays a retired Navy SEAL called out of retirement — doesn’t Statham always play reluctant hit men who just want to retire to a cabin in the woods? — to rescue an old pal, Robert De Niro, who’s been kidnapped by a sheik out to avenge the murder of his sons. Clive Owen plays a member of a Special Air Service vigilante group who’s out to stop Statham and his gang. While the idea of having three fine actors in an action movie together is certainly promising, Killer Elite proves that it doesn’t really matter who you cast if the filmmaking is just more of the same old choppily edited, noisy action crap. De Niro’s character spends most of the movie out of sight, locked up in a room somewhere, though De Niro isn’t bad in the 10 or 15 minutes of screentime he’s got — he puts his crazy twinkle to good use. And he does get to fire a machine gun, which is probably a lot more fun for him than playing Pops Focker for the umpteenth time. Statham and Owen are fine, too, to the extent that they get to do anything. But I’m not sure the best way to use these two actors is to throw them into a blur of grappling, grunting, head-bashing and attempted scissor-stabbing, which is how they first come together. As we already know from movies like Croupier, The International and Children of Men, Owen has much more to offer, and Statham, who was terrific in The Bank Job, desperately needs to break out of the reluctant-action-hero mold he’s been locked into. Killer Elite is a middling entertainment — not terrible, just undistinguished, and maybe that’s worse. In contrast, Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous is, at the very least, a curiosity, one with some clever casting and a very fine performance at its core. Emmerich is usually too busy destroying the world or going back in time to cavort with woolly mammoths to give much thought to who, exactly, Shakespeare really was. But that’s exactly what he does in Anonymous, which suggests — in a highly unbelievable fashion — that the plays and poems we attribute to Shakespeare were really written by one Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, a minor Elizabethan poet. Well, it could be true. Emmerich treats the possibility solemnly, welcoming us into his movie with a tony intro by Derek Jacobi, who steps into a theater spotlight to deliver a semi-informative prologue in plummy tones. The whole affair is rather silly, and more than a little boring, but there are a few flashes of brilliance tucked amid Emmerich’s bid for period-picture classiness. First, there’s the inspired casting of Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter, Joely Richardson, as old and young versions of Queen Elizabeth I. Richardson, with her tumble of pale curls, looks like a living, breathing version of John Millais’ Ophelia, but tougher. Redgrave plays her version of the character as if she has become more emotionally vulnerable, not less, with age — the older Elizabeth just works harder to submerge it beneath her imperious veneer. Both performances are great fun to watch, but it’s Rhys Ifans, as the Earl of Oxford, who keeps the movie spinning. He takes dorky, grandiose dialogue and turns it into something almost — well, Shakespearean. His character has spent his life writing incredible plays and sonnets, but he’s forced to hide his identity from the public. As Ifans plays him, he’s OK with all that — it’s the personal anguish he’s suffered that really matters, and Ifans carries that bruised nobility with him every second. His voice, sonorous and always just faintly sorrowful, reminds me of that of the late, great Richard Harris. Although Harris was Irish and Ifans is Welsh, they’re linked in spirit, rapscallions who can really buckle down and surprise you with their depth and heart. I giggled at parts of Anonymous, especially when our earl’s angry, disapproving wife catches him at his desk and bellows, like Gale Sondergaard with PMS, “My God! You’re writing again!” But I never laughed at Ifans. When you look into those eyes, you could almost believe that this was the guy who wrote all those sonnets.

Garenq's 'Guilty' wins Europa Movie theaters Label

Gallic helmer Vincent Garenq's miscarriage of justice drama "Presume Coupable" (Guilty) has won the Europa Movie theaters Label as well as European film within the Venice Film Festival's individually run Venice Days section.Created by Christophe Rossignon and Philip Boeffard, pic informs the real story of Alain Marecaux, an regular French guy unjustly charged with pedophilia, and also the Kafka-esque judicial nightmare that ensued with what grew to become referred to as Outreau Affair.Guilty," that is offered by Films Distribution, will get support in the Europa Movie theaters participants network, who commit themselves to increase the size of its screen run as well as help out additional promotion gold coin.The Europa Movie theaters Label granted in Venice complements labels granted in the Directors' Week in Cannes, Panorama in Berlin and Karlovy Vary.The primary awards from the Venice fest's 68th edition is going to be granted throughout the closing ceremony on Saturday. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

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British Heiress Tamara Ecclestone Admires Paris Hilton

La, Calif. -- Formula 1 racing heiress Tamara Ecclestone has accepted she admires American celebutante Paris Hilton. Clearly Im my very own person, but she's produced an incredible brand, the British face and the body of Ultimo Couture told Package Hoover and Billy Rose bush on Wednesdays Access Hollywood Live. Tamara, the star of reality show Tamara Ecclestone: Big Girl, that is set to air overseas in her own native United kingdom, on Funnel 5, lately gone to live in America and shes available to a friendship using the former Simple Existence star, whom shes frequently in comparison to home. Certainly. Were an identical age. She appears like she's a great time, so why wouldn't you? Tamara stated when Billy requested if shed prefer to become buddies using the Hilton hotel chain heiress. The 2 applied shoulders in the recent wedding of her sister Petra, to businessman James Stunt, which Paris attended. Petra, obviously, also lately made head lines when she bought the LA home of Chocolate and also the late Aaron Spelling for any reported $85 million cost. Tamara who's presently dating 37-year-old stockbroker Omar Khyami, also intends to marry, although not for any couple of years. I must, eventually, she stated. Im thinking when Im 30. Thats a great age. Meanwhile, the daughter of Formula 1 racing boss Bernie Ecclestone is getting fun together with her business lines, her charitable organisation work and her purchases, including, most lately, a Ferrari. It had been pretty costly, nevertheless its a enthusiasts item, she stated of possessing among the special edition Ferrari 599 GTOs, which there have been only 599 made. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

David Arquette Pledges His Support To Fellow Dancing Star Chaz Bono

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The controversy surrounding the casting of Chaz Bono on Season 13 of Dancing with the Stars is something that hit close to home for David Arquette. Access Hollywood caught up with the actor on Wednesday during a rehearsal with professional partner Kym Johnson, where he weighed in on the Chaz chatter. I think its amazing. I think its very courageous of Chaz to be doing this, David said of Chers activist son. Chaz isnt the one with the issue, its people out there and its sort of their ignorance really You have to be accepting. Despite the headlines since Chazs casting and late night talk show jabs at the transgendered community, David believes that his fellow competitor has been able to rise above all of it. Jokes are jokes, sometimes theyre hurtful, but Chaz has a great sense of humor too, the actor told Access. I think there is a fine line between what is mean and what is funny. David, whose sister Alexis Arquette is transgendered, also spoke out about the controversy on Twitter on Tuesday. I grew up seeing how cruel People could be to someone trying to be true to themselves, he Tweeted, referring to sister Alexis and Chaz. To those that hate. Hate is fear. Fear is ruining our world. Fear is the absence of light. Light is love. Kym also weighed in on Chaz, telling Access, I think its amazing Hes having so much fun. Im excited to see him on the dance floor. Dancing with the Stars will premiere on Monday, September 19, in a two-hour show, at 8 PM ET/PT. The following night, ABC will air Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Cast, which airs at 8 PM, followed at 9 PM by the first DWTS results show. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Andy Mooney Steps Down As Disney Consumer Products Boss

Andrew Mooney, who for the past 12 years has overseen one the of the world’s most lucrative merchandisers as head of Disney Consumer Products, has resigned. He joined Disney’s most profitable unit as president in 1999 and was upped to chairman in May 2003. No word yet on what “a leadership role with another organization” means. Here’s the email he sent to employees today: Its never easy to leave a place you love, but today I informed Bob Iger that Ive made the difficult decision to resign as Chairman of Disney Consumer Products. After 30 years contributing to the success of two of the worlds most valuable brands in Disney and Nike, I believe this is the perfect time to take that experience into a leadership role with another organization and corporate boards. It has been a tremendous honor to have worked for a company like Disney for more than 11 years and for a leader like Bob. But what I will miss the most and what I will always treasure is the experience to have worked with such a talented group of people at DCP. Together, we have radically changed the licensing business, created new brands and franchises like Disney Princess and Disney Fairies, creatively re-energized the Disney Store chain and launched new businesses like Disney English. All of this has resulted in year upon year growth and doubling of our creative output. Im proud and grateful to have had the honor of calling each one of you a colleague and am confident that DCP is well-positioned to continue this momentum for many years. I thank Bob for his understanding in my desire to pursue other ambitions as well as his guidance and friendship over the last 11 years.

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Disney Family Museum taps Calicchio

Legit professional Gabriella Calicchio continues to be named Boss from the Wally Disney Family Museum in Bay Area.She will go ahead and take helm from the museum in November after investing yesteryear 4 years as controlling director from the Children's Theatre Company in Ontario. She was formerly controlling director of Marin Theater Company in Mill Valley, Calif., for six years. The professional "brings extensive experience across disciplines within the non-profit arts," stated Walter E.D. Burns, museum co-founder and grand son of Wally Disney. "She's highly regarded as within the area and it has accumulated an alluring record of administrative and artistic achievements."Calicchio works the museum's founding professional director, Richard Benefield. The museum opened up inside a 40,000 sq . ft . facility within the Bay Area Presidio in 2009. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

The Help tops the US box office

After hogging top spot for the last two weeks, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was toppled by Disney's The Help this weekend.Bringing in just shy of $20.5 million, The Help was down just 21% on last weekend, suggesting it should have the legs to stick around the upper echelons of the box office chart for a while to come.The take leaves the film's overall gross at $71.8 million and it looks a good bet to break the $100 million mark in the coming weeks. ROTPOTA has already reached that milestone, with a $16.3 million weekend taking its overall tally to $133.8 million.Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids 4 was the highest-placed new entry, with the latest instalment of junior sleuthing taking third place with $12 million. Fellow newbie Conan The Barbarian was fourth with $10 million, a disappointing return on its $70 million outlay.Fright Night fared even worse, with an $8.3 million weekend only enough to take fifth place. The Smurfs continued to impress in sixth, adding another $8 million to the pot, whilst the fifth Final Destination movie took just under that amount in seventh place.Jesse Eisenberg comedy 30 Minutes Or Less took $6.3 million in eighth, whilst One Day endured a shocking opening weekend with just $5.1 million in the bag. Crazy Stupid Love props up the top ten, taking a little less than $5 million.Next week sees a trio of new releases hoping to perform better than this week's collection of flops. They are Zoe Saldana's Colombiana, the Guillermo Del Toro produced Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark and Paul Rudd vehicle Our Idiot Brother.UPDATE: According to a report by the Guardian, The Inbetweeners Movie has broken box office records in the UK with a whopping £13.2m take (including Wednesday and Thursday previews).That gives the spinoff the largest ever opening for a UK comedy, toppling previous record holder Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. Blimey. Reckon we'll be seeing a sequel soon then?

Joel Schumacher's Trespass gets a shouty trailer

The trailer for upcoming Joel Schumacher movie, Trespass, has arrived online.Trespass (not to be confused with the 1992 Bill Paxton film) stars Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as a husband and wife who have their home invaded by masked thugs.Cage has cash hidden somewhere in the house and they know about it, but he doesn't give up so easily. Things begin to unravel and it turns out Kidman may not be the Stepford Wife she'd have us believe her to be.The film looks like what might happen if Panic Room, Hostage and Funny Games managed to somehow have a child that shared an equal amount of their genetic make-up.It's not looking like a particularly pretty sight so far, but the Cage and Kidman team-up is intriguing enough to have us reserving judgement.Considering the DVD and On-Demand release is literally two weeks after the cinematic one, hopes aren't particularly high though.See the shout-filled trailer for yourself here:A UK release date isn't confirmed as yet but Trespass will be in US cinemas on 14 October 2011.

Hysteria trailer produces a buzz

Anybody fancy a Victorian comedy concerning the invention from the vibrator?In 2006 a movie known as Rabbit Fever spoofed women's associations using their special electric buddies and getting trained with one star ("Smirking mockumentary that's nowhere close to stimulating since it's subject") TF wished this is the final comedy about vibes it needed to view.And so the trailer for Hysteria hit the net.The film about Victorian physician Frederick Mortimer Granville's invention of the device for stopping women's hysteria will premiere in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival this September.Regardless of the final scene within this trailer, we can not see that one obtaining a Royal Gala screening within the United kingdom.Hysteria is anticipated to spread out within the United kingdom later this season.

Does It Pay To Blur TV Commercials And Content? Marketers Don't Know

Marketers have done so much to blur the line between entertainment and advertising that it's often hard for consumers to tell the difference. But here's an interesting little factoid from a new Association of National Advertisers survey of 73 client-side marketers.The folks who decide whether to use product placements and other tactics to mess with our minds don't really know whether they work. Branded entertainment is supposed to give audiences warm feelings about a company or product, but nearly two-thirds of the surveyed marketers say that they're unhappy with the quality of the research about its effectiveness.That's the second biggest concern, after cost, cited by those who don't use branded entertainment.ANA chief Bob Liodicesays it is "up to the internal researchers, media providers and agencies to better measure branded entertainment integrations.The lack of persuasive research may explainwhy the number of marketers using TV for branded entertainment has fallen 10% since 2006, the last time the ANA conducted the survey. (We don't know how many of the marketers still put branded entertainment on TV; the ANAjust disclosed selected facts in a press release -- not the complete data.)But the number of client side marketers using Internet films to promote their brands has more than doubled to 31% over the same five year period while 55% use the Web for other forms of branded entertainment, up from 28%. Promotional entertainment is up 20% at sports venues.

In most her 'Gloria'

The Cinemax doc "Gloria: In Their Words" highlights activist Gloria Steinem, whose early work was reduced because of her appearance.InchIt's not only the issue of ladies who're considered attractive -- whatever that's -- it is also the issue they are ignored in one other way if they are not attractive," Steinem stated in a La Grenouille lunch on August. 10.Visitors were requested if attitudes about being female and pretty have transformed.Kim Cattrall: "God I really hope so, that's all I'm able to say."Leslie Stahl: "Significantly, clearly."Christine Baranski: "Now they are doing Television shows about Playboy Rabbits and stewardesses and extremely, men, haven't we become past that time? It type of blows my thoughts however the fight continues."Sheila Nevins: "Let us place it by doing this: It does not hurt to possess people look two times."Debra Winger: "Like a nation we are all (screwed) track of 'pretty.' As my dad would say, 'That's pretty ugly -- and pretty likely to stay this way.A "Also lunching: Candice Bergen and Fran Lebowitz. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

New Mess Mess Clips At Giant Screen

World firsts from Alfredson's thrillerThere's greater than a little excitement during these parts for any little spy thriller known as Mess Tailor Soldier Spy, so its presence at Empire Presents.... Giant Screen had us putting on our espionage casual, gripping our annoying products* and going to its panel to look at some world-first footage in the film. Producer Robyn Slovo and film writer Peter Straughan have there been introducing three new clips in the film. The very first demonstrated the influence of MI6's 'Control' (John Hurt) waning inside the agency's HQ. Also known as 'the Circus', it is the setting for many heavyweight acting. Tight and claustrophobic, Hurt and Toby Jones' Percy Alleline slug it vocally over Alleline's mysterious new 'Witchcraft' apple. The 2nd gave our start looking proper at Gary Oldman's Smiley, the smoothness made famous on-screen by Alec Guinness within the 1979 BBC dramatisation. The soft lisp, inscrutable gaze and middle-age slouch disguise an iron will and cat-like intelligence. He's just as 'Smiley' once we were expecting: a pitch-perfect reinvention of the literary and screen icon. The scene saw Smiley send his reliable confederate Peter Guillam on which appears like a fool's errand to lift a vital dossier in the Circus. It is a nerve-racking and superbly designed sequence that simply sings about the giant screen. The 3rd sequence from Tomas Alfredson's thriller exhibited to MI6 agent Ough Tarr's amount of time in Portugal, and also the first thought of the Soviet mole within the Circus. It's Tom Hardy's opportunity to shine. The vignette occupies the majority of a chapter within the BBC's '70s adaptation of John le Carré's novel, and also the movie appears like giving equal weight to Tarr's pivotal back story. Straughan confirmed that. We needed to merge a couple of figures, described the film writer, but otherwise it's almost all there. Oddly enough, Slovo says it had been Alfredson themself who hunted lower the directorial gig. Tomas really found us, she revealed. He'd heard that people used to do it and set themself forward for this. Should you haven't laid eyes on Mess Tailor Soldier Spy's terrific teaser and equally heavyweight trailer, its time. This fantastic-searching spy business is going to be coming in United kingdom movie theaters on September 16. Circle the date on the sheet of paper, then swallow it. *Not literally, legal types