Monday, October 31, 2011
Kim Kardashian Filing for Divorce: What Hollywood Is Saying
Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce a little more than two months after marrying NBA free agent, Kris Humphries, in a grand wedding in August worth millions of dollars and televised on E! for two nights in early October.our editor recommendsKim Kardashian Dons Red Hair, Revealing Dress for 'Poison Ivy' Halloween Costume (Photos)Kim Kardashian's Husband Was Target in $1.7M Investment Scam (Report)Kardashians to Be Banned in China?Kardashian Family Files for 'Kardashian Kollection Home' Trademark PHOTOS: Inside Kardashian Inc. The network's news anchor, Giuliana Rancic was on the case and confirmed the news on Twitter. "It is true. Kim Kardashian filing for divorce," she wrote on Monday morning. Later, the cable channel that attracted more than 8 million viewers to the two-day TV event and airs the myriad Kardashian family reality showsissued the following statement. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Shortest Marriages All of us at E! are surprised and saddened by this news, and we send our support to Kim and Kris at this difficult time. The Kardashians have always been uniquely open with all aspects of their lives from joyous events to intimate moments to heartbreaking transitions. E! will continue to share the fascinating real lives and larger-than-life existence of this close-knit family. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners Others in Hollywood turned their attention to the impending divorce filing, as well. In the case of Bravo's EVP of Original Programming and Development and Watch What Happens Live host, Andy Cohen, the news was met with sarcasm and then he expressed wonder as to what they'd do next. "Thanks for the entertainment, Kim Kardashian," Cohen tweeted followed soon after with, "Do they have to return the gifts???" Leave it to manners expert and The Real Housewives of NY's LuAnn DeLesseps to know the answer to that. She tweeted, "Def return gifts or donate them to a charity and do some good!" VIDEO: Kim Kardashian Fetes Engagement With Bridal Shower and Engagement Party Former Days of Our Lives actress and Celebrity Apprentice contestant, Lisa Rinna, used the news as an indictment of reality television, writing, "Well I think a big lesson is being learned by all. Keep your family lives private your wedding should never be on tv. Sad for them." She acknowledges that she has been on reality television, most recently with her own relationship to actor Harry Hamlin on TVLand's Harry Loves Lisa, but also wrote, "Marry someone because you LOVE them and want to spend the rest of your life with them! not so you can make 72 million and be more famous SAD." Actor Josh Malina (The West Wing, Scandal) gave some advice for newlyweds, "You need to gut through that whole 72-day itch thing." But, of course, he threw in a more humorous observation soon after:"...until anything do us part." #KardashianVows" Questlove of the band The Roots tweeted the hilarious, "......Wait, Kim Kardashian got married?" As if he escaped the initial wedding madness. COVER STORY: How the Kardashians Made $65 Million Last Year Here's a sample of what others in the industry are saying. Bill Simmons, Sports writer BREAKING: ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting that Kris Humphries' salary WILL count against the Kardashians' cap this season. Russell Simmons, Fashion entrepreneur; Co-Founder, Def Jam Recordings I hope the best for my friend Kim Kardashian and wish she finds peace and happiness Trevor Donovan, Actor, 90210 I almost won the pool...I said 90 days. Break out the video camera Mr. Humphries ...what was good for the goose, can be good for the gander Jon Friedman, Writer, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon I think I'll be Kris Humphries for Halloween and just go back home. Jen Kirkman, Comedian I think the Kim Kardashian marriage and divorce was a planned demolition - like Building 7. #kardashiantruther Julie Klausner, Comedian Even if Keeping Up with The Kardashians were a real scripted sitcom, the showrunner would've been like, "We can't break them up YET." Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter:@TheRealJethro Related Topics E! Entertainment Kim Kardashian E! Keeping Up With the Kardashians Kris Humphries
Sunday, October 30, 2011
'Reba' Showrunner Sues 20th Television for Profits (Exclusive)
"Reba" The creator and former showrunner from the longrunning sitcom Reba has prosecuted production company twentieth century Fox Television declaring she's been scammed from profits in the show. Allison Gibson, who presided within the hit Reba McEntire comedy throughout its first season around the WB, claims inside a suit filed Friday in La Superior Court and acquired by THR that they is titled to some specific share from the show's revenue which 20th TV has incorrectly paid for to her. Reba broadcast from 2001-06 but Gibson claims she departed as formulations for that second season were going ahead. She alleges her profit participation of 10 % of modified modified gross was incorrectly reduced by 20th through various tactics, including lowering it to 7.five percent because she left the show since it's second season was getting began and double-subtracting other paricipations when calculating Gibson's share. Gibson claims that 20th compensated her funding against profits in 2008 but that in The month of january 2010 additional obligations grew to become due. This isn't the very first time Gibson has prosecuted 20th. Her suit over an audit period that led to 2006 is presently on appeal. She claims she's owed a minimum of $1.a million in damages in the improper profit calculation. "Ms Gibson's complaint, such as the one she filed formerly, lacks merit and includes claims she formerly lost on in the court," a 20th TV repetition informs THR inside a statement. "We anticipate an identical outcome within this situation." The suit, filed by La attorney Richard Ross, alleges reasons for action for breach of contract, breach from the covenant of excellent belief and fair dealing, and fraud. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni Reba McEntire
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Final Muppets Parody Teaser Will Be Here
Ready for Breaking Prawn?Excellent achievements must ended, we suppose and therefore it's with heavy heart and light-weight kidney system we announce the Muppet gang has made a decision that they're finished with parody trailers for your new film. Well, after this latest, mega-meta-mash up, which you'll want to see below!Yes, following the type of the Hangover spoof, the Eco-friendly Lantern jerk, as well as the epic Pig While Using Froggy Tattoo, now comes the one that not only values that Team Muppets are actually carrying out these for a while now, but furthermore handles to spoof their unique parody-driven habits. Oh, but nonetheless finds time for quick winks at Paranormal Activity, Happy Foot, Puss In Boots and Breaking Beginning.One of the better trailer campaigns to happen along in yonks, it's made us much more excited to look for the pic. Which, just just in case you did not remember, finds devoted Muppet fan Walter, government Gary (Jason "The" Segel) and also the girlfriend Mary (Could Be) rounding within the fuzzy gang with Kermit's help to enable them to positioned on a telethon to be able to save their old theatre from demolition consequently of nasty oil baron Tex Richman (Chris Cooper).While lucky American types begin to see the ultimate product over Thanksgiving (the release date is November 23, being exact), we should delay until February 10, 2012. Which, after we think you'll agree, just is not Fair.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Walt Disney's Mobile Game Character Swampy Gets Web Series (Exclusive)
NY - Swampy, the sewer-dwelling alligator that is the protagonist of Walt Disney's iPhone/iPad video game Where's My Water? is getting a Web video series. Where's My Water?, the Adventures of Swampy will begin with a 12 episode season, featuring 3-4 minute weekly animated episodes. The first episode will formally launch in January. In December, a preview or pilots of sorts will come to Disney.com. Beyond the initial 12 episodes, the company has plans for a story arc that allows to extend the show if the reception is positive. Given the successful start of the mobile game, its first for which the company created an original character, Disney feels the character has resonated so well with audiences that it has green lit an original animated series for Disney Online. The 99 cents game has reached well more than 1 million downloads since its Sept. 22 launch, according to a spokesman for the Disney Interactive Media Group. Swampy is an alligator who lives in the sewers below a metropolis and has an unusual quirk: he can't stand being dirty. As a result, he tries to get clean water to his underground apartment, so he can shower. In the game, players must help Swampy by digging paths to guide water to his subterranean bathtub. Meanwhile, Cranky, the Alpha Gator, always tampers with Swampy's plumbing to stop his water flow. And both alligators' love interest is female alligator Ally. It was a first for Disney to develop an original character for a mobile game and a milestone for the company in original intellectual property developed for a non-traditional screen. Its success "is an important and encouraging sign of Disney's enthusiasm for this character," a spokesman said. "The continued demand and excitement about Swampy clearly indicates that there are a lot of folks out there who are interested not only in the game, but also want to know more about the story," said Mark Walker, senior vp of Disney.com. "We are looking to build out the world and tell Swampy's story and that of other characters." Asked about likely storyline of the Web series, Walker said "we will learn a lot more about Swampy and his friends and the conditions he lives under." Also, viewers will find out more about how Cranky and Swampy try to impress Ally and the dynamics between the characters. "We expect that the world of characters will grow more rich as the game becomes more rich and as we discover new friends within the video series," he added. Disney didn't disclose the production budget of the Web series. The production team behind it is led by executive producer Chris Williams, vp and general manager of Disney Online Originals, who is looking to bring together the writing, production and voice talent. Could any famous actors voice Swampy and the other characters in the Web series? "It's really more about finding the right voice for the character," said Walker. "That might well be someone with whom we work with in the broader Disney family. It probably will not be, but I wouldn't foreclose that...I don't think it's necessary to the success of the program." Could Swampy go on to possible film or TV stardom following the Web series? Without predicting possible future steps, Walker said: "It's fair to say that there is tremendous excitement all around Disney for these characters largely based on the success of the game. People throughout the company have taken note of the tremendous success of Where Is My Water." Asked about possible ways to make money off the online series, Walker said his team is looking at sponsorships and other opportunities. "At Disney.com, we have a great deal of respect for our audience, and we seek to be family-friendly, so any monetization would be consistent with Disney.com's approach overall," said Walker. After its release, Where Is My Water? immediately rose to the top spot in the ranking of the most popular products in Apple's paid app store, remaining number one in the U.S. for three weeks and overtaking another animal-themed game app, the popular Angry Birds. It reached the top spot in 30 countries and counting. As of Wednesday evening, Where Is My Water? ranked at number 6 of the list of top paid apps for the iPad and number 15 of top iPhone apps. Observers took the success of the game as a sign that established entertainment companies can success against gaming upstarts and that Disney is focused on turning around its gaming business. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics The Walt Disney Company
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Steven Tyler Make the hospital After Fall in Hotel Bathroom (Report)
Steven Tyler lost a few his teeth and sustained cuts near his eyebrow and mouth Tuesday after falling within the hotel bathroom in Paraguay, the country's greatest newspaper reported.our editor recommendsFirst 'American Idol' Season 11 Promo Airs Throughout World Series (Video)'American Idol' Season 10 Premiere: A Star Is Re-Born in Steven TylerBook Review: Steven Tylers Autobiography Shapes Up to become Fun RideCarrie Underwood, Steven Tyler Sing 'Walk This Way' (Video) Tyler, charge singer of Aerosmith together with a judge on Fox's The The American Idol Show Show, was treated inside a hospital just before being released, the newspaper ABC reported, per Reuters. PHOTOS: An 'American Idol' to 'X Factor' Timeline A relative of one of the newspaper's employees apparently saw Tyler, 63, being introduced into the hospital er, where he spent three several hours undergoing treatment. A man who recognized themselves as Gustavo Perez, a bellboy within the Bourbon hotel near Asuncion, told local radio that Tyler wound up when he was bathing and "stood a nasty fall." PHOTOS: 'American Idol Live' Tour in Pictures Hospital government bodies have not yet comment. Tyler is at Asuncion, the primary town of Paraguay, to complete inside a rock festival, nevertheless the concert has apparently been postponed by eventually. The rocker can also be planning for your eleventh season of yank Idol -- his second as judge -- which debuts Jan. 22. Related Subjects The The American Idol Show Show Steven Tyler
Sylvester Stallone Sued Over 'Expendables' Screenplay
Sylvester Stallone is being sued for copyright infringement by a screenwriter who says The Expendables is "strikingly similar" to a script he wrote and submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office in June 2006.our editor recommendsHow Avi Lerner's 'Expendables' Gamble Paid OffMassive 'Expendables' Piracy Lawsuit Dropped But Will Be Refiled Soon (Exclusive) In legal papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, Marcus Webb contends that Stallone's 2010 picture shares the same villain, plot about mercenaries, and opening sequence as his The Cordoba Caper, reports Reuters. PHOTOS: '80s Action Stars: Where Are They Now? Because the script was being shopped around Hollywood from 2006-2009, Webb believes Stallone and co-writer David Callaham had ample time to lift key elements from Caper. The lawsuit says, "There can be no dispute that Stallone and/or Callaham had access to and copied protectable elements of the screenplay." Webb seeks unspecified damages and a court order prohibiting further infringement that would arise in the Expendables sequel. Callaham, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films and Lions Gate are also named in the lawsuit. PHOTOS: Top 10 Sleeper Hits Another lawsuit involving The Expendables -- this one targeting 23,322 alleged pirates of the film -- was voluntarily dismissed by Nu Image in August. As a result, one of the biggest copyright infringement lawsuits in Hollywood history was history, but Nu Image plans to re-file copyright infringement allegations across the nation against thousands of illegal downloaders. The Expendables grossed $274 million worldwide, opening the door for a sequel, which will be released in August 2012. The sequel, like its predecessor, will again feature a who's who of action stars including Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Chuck Norris and Dolph Lundgren. Related Topics Sylvester Stallone The Expendables
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-head Good Vibes
'Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-head'Produced by Judgemental Films, Ternion Prods. and 3 Arts Entertainment. Executive producers, Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Yvette Kaplan, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally; supervising producer, Rhonda Cox; supervising directors, Kaplan, John Rice; animation segment directors, Tony Kluck, Ted Stearn; writers, Altschuler, Krinsky, DJ Javerbaum; creative supervisor/character design, Judge; art director, Michael P. Rose. 30 MIN. Voice Produced by Werner Entertainment, Rough House Pictures, Not the QB Prods. and Six Point Harness in association with Warner Horizon Television. Executive producers, David Gordon Green, Tom Brady, Tom Werner, Mike Clements, Brad Ableson; producers, Joe Boucher, J. Michael Mendel; director, Chris Martin; writers, Green, Brady, Christian Lander; original character designs, Ableson. 30 MIN. VoicesBeavis, Butt-head - Mike Judge
Mondo - Josh Gad
Woodie - Adam Brody
Babs - Debi MazarThe boys are back over at MTV, along with some new friends. Only "Beavis and Butt-head" -- which now somewhat pretentiously carries creator Mike Judge's name upfront -- is still a rowdy, guilty hoot, while companion "Good Vibes" is another adherent to the Seth MacFarlane school of animated comedy -- namely, fire off jokes in rat-a-tat fashion and hope a few connect. "Vibes" does yield a couple of amusing bits, but Judge's mumbling, "heh heh"-ing goofballs once again steal the show. Frankly, it would be worth having "Beavis and Butt-head" back strictly for its hilarious riffs on MTV programming, as the two teenage doofuses -- happily unchanged from their run in the 1990s -- sit on a couch commenting on fare like "16 & Pregnant" and "Jersey Shore." Watching the latter, they're amused by a list the gang puts together trying to trace all their intramural hookups.
"If they like did this chart long enough, they could find out where herpes began," Butt-head drones. Both of the mini-stories within each half-hour are also pretty funny on their own -- one involving teenage girls' relatively recent infatuation with vampires (and B&B's determination to get bit), the other a silly squabble over whether Beavis cried at something he saw on TV.
Mostly, Judge has an unerring ear for pop culture and outright stupidity -- one that mostly eludes "Good Vibes." The series centers on overweight 15-year-old Mondo (voiced by "The Book of Mormon's" Josh Gad), who moves to a Southern California beach town with his trampy mom (Debi Mazar). Mom actually yields the best recurring gag, as she seeks a new job and keeps referring to her employment options being preferable to earning a living "on my knees" or "on my back" -- which, shockingly, doesn't mean what one might think. Other than that, though, it's all about Mondo's efforts to fit in, having quickly been adopted by the goofy surfer Woody (Adam Brody), who becomes his tour guide to this Pacific Coast purgatory. Series creator David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express") and fellow writers Tom Brady and Christian Lander keep the teen-oriented jokes flying fast and furiously, but there's nothing here to distinguish "Vibes" from any number of similar comedies derived from the familiar indignities of puberty and high school. MTV is long past its own growing pains, but it's telling "Beavis and Butt-head" -- an artifact from its own adolescence -- once again might be the best thing on the network. As for "Good Vibes," think of it as another one of those ho-hum waves you can safely let roll by.With: Jake Busey, Tony Hale, Danny McBride, Olivia Thirlby, Alan Tudyk. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com
Monday, October 24, 2011
Obama Addresses Hollywood: Reelection Won't be as Sexy as His First Campaign
Making his second fundraising event trip to La within monthly, Leader Obama told a Hollywood crowd collected at producer James Lassiter's Hancock Park house on Monday evening that his reelection campaign "will not be as sexy because the first.Inchour editor recommendsBarack Obama Campaign Strategy Keeping Hollywood From SightDemocrats and Republicans' Favorite Movies10 Artists Dems and Republicans Prefer to Hate "In individuals days it absolutely was still brand new and fresh,Inch Obama told the small dinner crowd, which incorporated actor Will Cruz and former Laker Miracle Manley. "I didn't have gray hair. Everybody loved the 'Hope' posters and many types of that. This time around around it's - we've arrived at grind it a little. PHOTOS: Box Office Politics: The Flicks and Stars Dems versus. GOPers Love (and Prefer to Hate) "We've arrived at grind it. Nevertheless the cause is similar. And my passion is similar. And my commitment is similar.'' Obama's comments visited a person's heart from the products numerous his Hollywood supporters are actually worrying about recently -- he's not showing enough fight. On Friday, actress Kathy Bates told CNN's Piers Morgan that Obama must "get up on his hind-legs and fight these rat bastards" on Wall Street. That sentiment hasn't gone undetected with the leader. "We've made great progress but we've got much more attempt to do,'' he mentioned. "Clearly in Washington, the politics that we think people are wanting for is not whatever they're getting. It's still dysfunctional. It's still perversely partisan.'' PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Really really make a difference inside the 2012 Elections The best choice discussed his new mortgage re-finance program, they revealed earlier within a swing through Nevada, the start of a fundraising event tour that's prone to internet $4 million for his reelection campaign. Clients who re-finance at lower rates would then have an overabundance money to "shop, visit Will's movies'' and patronize Miracle's companies, Obama mentioned. Cruz and Manley jeered appreciatively, in line with the pool report. Potus repeated a method from past fund-raising looks -- he's accomplished a good deal, but takes a second term to accomplish the job. Furthermore for the $35,800-per-person fundraiser event at Lassiter's house, the best choice was set to visit a "Latino gala" within the nearby home of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith. Avoi Longoriawas also co-hosting hosting party, with tickets different from $5,000-to-$35,800. Related Subjects Obama Will Cruz
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Up-to-date: Source Nicole Scherzinger & Lewis Hamilton Spli
First Released: October 23, 2011 6:28 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger get through to the 2011 National Movie Honours held at Wembley Arena, London, on May 11, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Gossips of Nicole Scherzinger and her longtime love, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, splitting are true, a resource near to the singer now informs Access Hollywood. On Saturday, the origin told Access the gossips were definitely not correct that Nicole and Lewis had split, but on Sunday the origin stated it had accidentally provided incorrect information and, actually, the 2 are no more together. Formerly, the UKs Daily Mail reported the X Factor judge, 33, and Lewis, 26, had split up, after a lot more than 4 years together. A resource told the newspaper, their work agendas were keeping them apart. Nicole works stateside like a judge around the X Factor, while Lewis, a Brit, travels for his job like a Formula 1 driver. In This summer, more reviews appeared concerning the pair within the United kingdom press, recommending the 2 were engaged, but Nicoles repetition shot lower the rumor at that time. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Matt's Help guide to Weekend TV: Premieres of Not so long ago, Boss and much more!
Lana Parrilla, Jennifer Morrison Once isn't enough. A second look, or perhaps a second episode, is essential to convince a skeptic that the show may be worth taking a chance on. So it's with ABC's dazzling but dauntingly precious Not so long ago (Sunday, 8/7c), which when I had been thinking about it for Fall Preview left me wondering: "Is ambitiously fanciful fantasia the following Pushing Daisies cult fave or even the next Eastwick insta-flop? (In either case, it'll be a constant climb to happily ever after.) It might be simpler to like whether it were not so convoluted and cheesy."However ABC made another episode (the 3rd, airing November. 6) readily available for review, and that i began to locate myself enchanted and beguiled, prepared to relax with increased sections of the fractured story book. First, though, you need to digest the premise, and also the overstuffed and frequently over ripe pilot will be a lot to swallow. We start inside a lavishly made fairy-tale land where Snow Whitened (Large Love's Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming wrangle by having an Evil Full (Lana Parrilla), who interrupts their wedding using the commitment of a curse. Stated curse arrives just like Snow handles to transmit her newborn daughter Emma via a magical portal into the world. Years pass, and also the grown Emma (House's arch Jennifer Morrison), now a loner of the fugitive hunter, is enlisted with a son to hasten towards the isolated burg of Storybrooke, Maine, where time is frozen and all sorts of the most popular figures of legend reside in lack of knowledge of the fabled roots. The boy thinks Emma can turn back curse, however she needs to face the city mayor (Parrilla again), who's provided to saying such things as, "I'll destroy you if it's the final factor I actually do.Inch (Has she looked at Revenge? Will they have Televisions in Storybrooke?)"Seriously?" Emma remarks with a few frequency, that is understandable. I had been initially deflated by all of the heavy-handed whimsy, however i started to consider Once a little more seriously upon sampling the approaching third episode. It cleverly weaves Lost-like flashbacks - the show's designers are Lost veterinarians, also it shows - taking us to Snow's colorful past like a frisky bandit, performed off against her modern-day look for the Someone In Particular she does not know is her Prince Charming (as well as their meet-cute in the enchanted forest truly is charming). There's gorgeous fun available here, and I am very carefully positive that ABC's persistence in stalling the premiere until per month in to the season, combined with heavy and wise promotion, pays off, a minimum of initially. It might be unfortunate with this book to become closed too early.Want more fall TV news? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!The weekend's other large premiere, Starz's dark and dreary Boss (Friday, 10/9c), is just one of individuals shows I stored wishing would improve or even more interesting the greater I viewed. No such luck. These acer notebooks noticably for giving Kelsey Grammer (Frasier who?) a superbly meaty dramatic workout. A global taken off the sitcom debacle of Hank, his new TV venture isn't any laughing matter - which becomes shateringly apparent in the opening moments once we watch Chicago mayor Tom Kane introduced to earth, though hardly humbled, through the not so good news that he's struggling with an irreversible degenerative brain disease. Ain't we've got fun.Grammer clearly relishes the tragic size of this juicy role. He's part cagey and callous Godfather because he wields energy from his literal bully pulpit, at some point taking an alderman through the ear and humiliating him just like a naughty child. He's also part Shakespearean Lear, raging against fate, his personal and professional misfortunes and also the cynical tides of political chicanery. "During my kingdom, we are all whores," he declares to 2 actual ladies from the evening who're doing stuff you only see on pay cable. (The sexual content frequently feels gratuitously applied, possibly from some acknowledgment that otherwise Boss will be a pretty drab affair.)Grammer brings a remarkable vitality and morally queasy gravity towards the role, because he grooms a handsome but randy idealist (Shaun Hephner) for that governor's race while hiding the extent of his physical worries from his cronies, his co-employees (Kathleen Robertson and Martin Donovan, both excellent) and the steely Lady MacBoss of the estranged wife (the terrific Connie Nielsen).Like a character study, Boss is intriguing, well-behaved and superbly crafted (Gus Van Sant directed the pilot), with the key points of high-finish premium cable. But ultimately, it is really an simpler show to admire than to recommend. Preachy and self-important (together with a by-the-amounts newspaper subplot), it is also glum, plodding and chilly towards the bone. Within the first four hrs of their initial eight-hour run, I can not say I had been ever truly surprised at the familiar political and sordid personal intrigues, or terribly compelled to determine what goes on next. But Starz has restored the show for any second season - discuss hubris - so there's sufficient time for this to earn our election.More highlights in the TV weekend:FridayPick from the evening: Gem Jam Twenty (PBS, 9/8c, check local agendas), a conference from the influential rock-band on its 20th anniversary by filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous), a united states Masters presentation airing included in the PBS Arts Fall Festival.Guest-star alert: It is a Buffy reunion around the CW's Supernatural (9/8c) as Charisma Contractor, the first kind Cordelia, plays a witch who removes her anger on her behalf philandering husband (James Marsters, forever Spike) by causing damage to occupants of the small town. ... CBS' A Gifted Guy (8/7c) will get an ER vibe when Eriq La Salle visitors as Evan Morris, an understanding neuro-shrink Michael woos to become listed on his practice. Evan's nickname is "E-Mo," as with "emo," making him the switch side from the gruff Dr. Peter Benton. (This is a reunion of sorts, as Gifted Man's executive producer Neal Baer handled similar responsibilities for several years on ER.) Sadly, the stunt casting is easily the most interesting factor relating to this routine episode, which indicates the show still has not determined an account balance between your medical and also the mystical (embodied with a too-coy Jennifer Ehle as Michael's nagging ghost ex-wife).What exactly else is on? ... Oprah's Lifeclass (OWN, 8/7c) grows to 2 hrs on Fridays effective now, using the second hour an active online/on-air discussion using the Full of Talk herself. Almost comprises in order for there being forget about instances of The famous host oprah Behind the curtain. ... On ABC's 20/20 (10/9c), Chris Cuomo interviews Stephanie Madoff Mack, widow from the well known Bernie Madoff's boy Mark, who committed suicide within the wake from the financial scandal. ... Did this week's tragic story of wildlife roaming an Ohio town provide you with bad dreams? Maybe you are the crowd for Animal Planet's My Extreme Animal Fear (10/9c), a brand new series by which psychiatrist Dr. Robin Zasio subjects individuals to 5 days of intensive "exposure therapy" to tackle their fears - of bots and bugs, pit bulls and snakes, and that is this week's episode.SATURDAYPick from the evening: The baseball action on the planet Series moves to Texas because the Rangers host the Cardinals, each with one win to their name. Saturday's game starts on Fox at 7:30/ET, and Sunday's (following football) at 8/ET.Seeing ghosts has become awfully trendy - on American Horror Story, The Vampire Journals and almost non-stop on BBC America's haunted-asylum series Bedlam (9/8c). This week's episode involves a really bad and incredibly creepy toy that can take having an innocent young girl. Jed to save the day! ... For any more family-friendly haunting, Hallmark Funnel presents a brand new movie, Oliver's Ghost (9/8c), by which an 11-year-old boy finds out he is able to contact the cranky ghost (Martin Mull) who once possessed his family's new house within the and surrounding suburbs.Where's The Worst Spot to Be Gay? Logo design launches its beCAUSE Paperwork number of documentaries having a film (8/7c) asking that question in the title, and responding to it by using freely gay performer Scott Mills to Uganda, where homosexuality is criminalized and where he encounters virulent bigotry in each and every part of society.SUNDAYPick from the evening: Episode a couple of AMC's blockbuster zombie thriller The Walking Dead (9/8c). Even with this show's unsparing standards, last week's episode ended on the shocking note, using the accidental shooting within the forest of little Carl Grimes. The frantic aftermath introduces new figures in to the fold because the action moves towards the lengthy-looked forward to farmhouse of Hershel (the truly amazing character actor Scott Wilson). Occasions build to a different harrowing cliffhanger. This series just does not let up.A lot of class functions to select from on Sunday: Showtime's breakout newcomer hit Homeland (10/9c), by which Brody's erratic behavior starts to tarnish his coming back-hero image HBO's Boardwalk Empire (9/8c), where there is no brotherly love from a combative Nucky and Eli, and Richard Harrow's solitary trip in to the forest takes an unpredicted turn CBS' The Great Wife (9/8c), with Dylan Baker reprising his scrumptious guest turn because the smarmy killer Colin Sweeney, whom Alicia unwillingly enlists to testify after her key witness commits suicide. ... The 2nd of three wonderful Situation Histories movies on Masterpiece Mystery! (PBS, 9/8c, check local agendas), in line with the novel One Good Turn, finds Jason Isaacs' private agent Jackson Brodie getting into over his mind when he attempts to retrieve a drowning victim in the ocean after which begins monitoring her identity. Webs do not get a lot more twisted compared to these tales.The theme of belief, perverted or else, within this season of Dexter (Showtime, 9/8c) has been hammered home non-stop, to the stage of monotony. But Dexter has valid reason to wish now, when adorable little Harrison becomes ill. Meanwhile, the Miami cops use it of Thought to decipher the most recent terrible four-horsemen tableau, the job of the fiend they dub the "Doomsday Killer."Perhaps a little star energy can give ABC's diminishing newcomer series Pan Am (10:01/9:01c) some lift within the rankings. ER's Goran Visnjic starts a guest arc like a dashing passenger on the way to Monte Carlo who catches the attention of both Kate and Maggie. But his participation in Kate's latest CIA mission muddies the Riviera waters.What exactly else is on? ... ABC launches a brand new game show, Billion Dollar Mind Game, in daytime (4/3c). The premise: a team of six - within the premiere, middle-school instructors - has a minute to reply to questions needing logic expecting a $a million pay day. After each right answer, they need to decide all whether or not to fold or continue. ... Who much better than Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe to host a chapter of Discovery's Curiosity (9/8c) entitled "World's Filthiest Guy," revealing the apparently numerous microscopic microorganisms living on your body. ... Nick News With Linda Ellerbee explores the disturbing trend of babies getting plastic surgery inside a special entitled Minor Changes (Nickelodeon, 9/8c). Kids, do not attempt this in your own home.Sign up to TV Guide Magazine now!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Hollywood Worries About Weak Box Office: Footloose #1, Real Steel #2, The Main One Factor #3 Large Comics Blast Inside The Large Year
FRIDAYPM/SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Seriously, do movie moguls enter showbiz only to greenlight unnecessary remakes of teenybopper movies and horror movies or unfunny comedies that humiliate large stars like Friday’s film fare? Maybe that’s why audiences are rebelling. According to tonight’s estimations, my sources the U . s . States box office is searching very weak againfor a couple of days ago. Asa longtime studio professional worried aloud in my opinion tonight: “I’m really concerned about how soft the situation is. Amounts were searching better throughout your entire day. However’m sitting here searching at grosses tonight which i’m concerned for your Industry. What’s worrying meis where are people hardcore movie fans at this time around?” Well, I believe that Hollywood should expect the worst after they release plenty of dreadful photos over recent days.A couple of days ago’s total gross won’t edge much over $80M — the whopping-35% from a year ago when Jackass 3d opened up as much as $50M. (I realize everything you’re thinking: That are the jackasses now?)This is not an excellent situation for your art galleries to remain in as moviegoing gets into the all-important holidays. Full analysis coming: 1. Footloose (Vital) NEW [3,549 Theaters] Friday$5.7M, Thought Weekend$17M 2. Real Steel (DreamWorks/Disney) Week 2 [3,440 Theaters] Friday $4.6M (-46%), Thought Weekend $16M, Thought Cume $51.3M 3. The Main One Factor (Universal) NEW [2,996 Theaters] Friday$3.5M, Thought Weekend$9M 4. The Ides Of March (The brand new the new sony) Week 2 [2,199 Theaters] Friday $2.3M (-31%), Thought Weekend $7.5M, Thought Cume $22.1M 5. The Dolphin Tale (Alcon/Warner Bros) Week 4 [3,286 Theaters] Friday $1.7M, Thought Weekend $6.5M, Thought Cume $59M 6. Moneyball (The brand new the new sony) Week 4 [2,840 Theaters] Friday $1.4M, Thought Weekend $5.5M, Thought Cume $57.7M 7. 50/50 (Summit) Week 3[2,391 Theaters] Friday $1.4M, Thought Weekend $4.5M, Thought Cume $24.5M 8. The Big Year (Fox) NEW [2,150 Theaters] Friday $1.2M,Thought Weekend$3M 9. Courageous (The brand new the new sony) Week 3 [1,214 Theaters] Friday $1M, Thought Weekend $3.3M, Thought Cume $21.3M 10. Dream House (Universal) Week 3 [2,172 Theaters] Friday $825K, Thought Weekend $2.5M, Thought Cume$18.4M
The First 'Three Stooges' Poster Has Arrived
The list of actors that have been attached to the 'Three Stooges' revival is staggering: Jim Carrey, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Hank Azaria, Johnny Knoxville and Andy Samberg were all considered at one point or another. However, the studio finally settled on Chris Diamantopous, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso (Moe, Larry and Curly, respectively), with supporting roles going to Sofia Vegara, Jane Lynch and Larry David. Now, the first poster from the movie has arrived -- and it is a bit underwhelming. The image only shows the silhouettes of the Stooges. In fact, this leaked picture from the set offers more than the poster does. Oh well, I guess we will have to just hold out for the first trailer. 'The Three Stooges' will hit theaters on April 4, 2012. [via ComingSoon and Facebook] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook
Monday, October 10, 2011
DGA Honors Host & Presenters Unveiled
NY, NY – DGA President Taylor Hackford today announced the host and presenters for the eighth Directors Guild of America Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in NY City on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and followed by an after-party at Nobu 57. Comedian, actor, talk-show host and author Richard Belzer will serve as the events Master of Ceremonies. He previously hosted DGA Honors in 2002, 2003 and 2008. Following is a list of confirmed presenters: Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada, Julie & Julia) will present to Director/Writer/Producer Nora Ephron (Youve Got Mail, Julie & Julia); Helen Mirren (The Queen, The Debt) and DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay (In Treatment, Sons of Anarchy) will present to U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT); DGA President Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray) and DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth will present to IATSE International President Matthew Loeb; DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Contagion) will present to HBO Documentary Films President Sheila Nevins; and Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed) will present a posthumous special directorial award for lifetime achievement to pioneering filmmaker Alice Guy Blach.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Oscar Nominee Diane Cilento Dies at 78
Getty ImagesKeith Carradine Keith Carradine is certainly going from hunting the Trinity Killer on Showtime's Dexter towards the Wild West. The veteran actor is joining the cast from the TNT pilot Gateway, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The publish-Civil War era Western involves three siblings who part of in order to save their town when their father, the city sheriff, is killed. Carradine will have Frank Saar, a tired homesteader, worn lower through the struggles from the west, that has a lasting limp. STORY: 'Twilight's Cam Gigandet Joins TNT Western 'Gateway' He joins Cam Gigandet, who'll play Mike, a youthful, untamed hard-living cowboy who brings together the Wild West and something of Sam's three siblings who have to seek justice and avenge their father's dying against a corrupt cattle baron with track of making the city their own. Carradine's role will be a series regular if the pilot be acquired. His character thinks that Mike went too tight a spead boat which his practice of confiscating weapons from honest people assisted get him wiped out. Frank is thrust in to the role of the father figure towards the late sheriff's three sons. Additionally, he courted Sam's wife Eliza but still has a torch on her. Carradine, whose credits likewise incorporate instances of The Large Bang Theory, Damages and Doll house, has additionally were built with a prolific film career, most lately showing up in Cowboys & Aliens. Gateway would also mark his go back to the Western after getting performed Wild Bill Hickock on Deadwood. He's repped by Innovative Artists, John Bauer Management and Weismann, Wolff. STORY: TNT Orders 1880s Western 'Gateway' to Pilot The experience adventure project, from Warner Horizon Television, is occur the 1880s in a tiny Colorado town known as Gateway and was purchased to pilot recently. The Pacific's Bruce C. McKenna will executive produce alongside CSI's Danny Cannon, who'll direct the pilot. If the project get the series pickup, it'll join Rizzoli & Isles, The Closer, rookie cleaning soap Dallas and Falling Skies around the network's drama selection. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Dexter TNT TV Development Pilot Season 2011-12
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Shocking Elimination On Dancing!
First Released: October 4, 2011 10:36 PM EDT Credit: ABC Caption The cast of Dwts, Week 3, March. 3, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A shockwave experienced the ballroom on Dwts on Tuesday once the latest celebrity was removed. (SPOILER this story consists of the outcomes of Dwts.) Despite dancing a Beyonce-inspired samba to some score of 24 from 30, and being cheered on by her former fiance, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, throughout Monday nights competition show, Kristin Cavallari was removed from DWTS on Tuesdays results show. Um, Im surprised to tell the truth, Kristin stated, after learning this news, which left some of the DWTS cast people using their mouths agape. But Ive had such a lot of fun and it is been an incredible experience. So, you realize, it's what it's. Kristins elimination also takes her professional partner, Mark Ballas, from the competition. I had been just really happy with Kristin, she'd great potential and that i thought she wiped out it last evening, Mark stated. I had been honored to become her partner. This is not the very first time Mark has faced a shocking elimination. In 2007, throughout Season 5 from the show, Mark and the then partner, Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan, who many considered a leader within the competition, were told to go home in Week 6, after abnormally low scores for that pair, carrying out a foxtrot. On Tuesdays show, soccer star Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were also placed towards the bottom group, but were saved to bop again. AH Nation Poll: Did the best person go back home on Dwts? Click The Link to election! Also transporting on, despite landing at the end from the leaderboard for 2 days consecutively, was Chaz Bono and professional Lacey Schwimmer. Chaz learned he was safe in early stages within the elimination show and rapidly hit Twitter to talk about his gratitude for that outpouring of support in the fans, that has ongoing to help keep the pair in, despite their low scores. If only I possibly could thank each & all of you personally for the votes. You're the reason @LaceySchwimmer & I ARE DANCING AGAIN in a few days!! he Tweeted, adding. This is actually the most amazing experience. #SAFE #DWTS. And then week, the knowledge is placed to develop for that contestant. His mother, celebrity performer Cher, revealed via Twitter on Monday evening, she'd maintain the crowd if Chaz managed to get to week 4. hope Chaz dangles on till in a few days in order to come sit within the Audience & Watch, she authored. Dwts returns having a theme of Movie Scores on Monday at 8/7 on ABC. Former professional Julianne Hough is going to be back on set, dancing to advertise her feature film, Footloose. She also suggested she'd perform with brother Derek Hough. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Pink Takes On First Major Film Role
First Published: October 4, 2011 4:56 PM EDT Credit: AFP/Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Pink performs on stage in Nice, France, July 13, 2010Pink is set to cause some Trouble on the big screen. The superstar singer is already at work, filming her first ever leading role in a film in Thanks for Sharing. Pink has been shooting the project, centering around the members of a 12-step sex addict recovery group in NY City, in NYC. The singer plays Dede, a member of the group. [Pink] could not be a more ideal fit for this role, writer-director Stuart Blumberg said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. She carries with her just the right combination of heart and edginess for the part of Dede, and were incredibly excited to share her acting talent with audiences. AH Nation Poll: Pink will make her acting debut as a sex addict. Great casting? Click HERE to vote! Josh Gad, of the upcoming The Book of Mormon big screen adaptation, is also one of the 12-steppers, according to People. Gwyneth Paltrow, Avengers star Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and Joely Richardson are also part of the cast. Stuart Blumberg, who co-wrote the screenplay for The Kids Are All Right, is directing the project. Thanks for Sharing is due for release in 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Watch Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Online
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Vaquero
A BDCine/MiraCine production. Produced by Diego Dubcovsky. Executive producer, Sebastian Ponce. Directed, written by Juan Minujin.With: Juan Minujin, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pilar Gamboa, Daniel Fanego, Guillermo Arengo, Esmeralda Mitre, Alberto Suarez.A consistently fascinating and occasionally suspenseful study of a Buenos Aires actor whose ambition may be curdling into obsession, "Vaquero" is all the more intriguing if you know it's the feature filmmaking debut of lead player Juan Minujin, a veteran Argentine thesp who has enjoyed considerably more success than his onscreen alter ego. Indeed, it's tempting to read the entire pic as Minujin's alternately scared and simpatico consideration of disasters avoided and setbacks transcended. This well-crafted indie drama may be too low-key and specialized for mainstream auds, but should spark interest in fest and noncommercial exhibition. The elliptical plot pivots on Julian Lamaz (Minujin), a 33-year-old actor who struggles to maintain an affable demeanor while going nowhere fast in his career. Opening scenes establish his fringe status, showing Julian dividing his time between appearing in the Buenos Aires equivalent of an Off Broadway comedy -- opposite a co-star who get all the big laughs -- and playing a supporting character who's routinely pummeled by the macho hero in a hardboiled thriller. Alone, Julian vents his frustrations in voiceover monologues that run the gamut from furious jealousy to even angrier self-loathing. One moment, he's dissing successful actors who, to his mind, are no more talented than he is. The next moment, he unleashes his contempt on himself, admitting, in shockingly funny, blunt-spoken fashion, that he's entirely too fond of viewing Internet porn. "I'll spend the rest of my life," he snarls, "grabbing my cock like it's a handrail." Here and there, Minujin indirectly acknowledges the influence of "Taxi Driver" as "Vaquero" offers an up-close look at a human time bomb. To be sure, Julian never goes as far as Travis Bickle when it comes to uncaging his id. But the potential for a violent outburst remains ever present, so that the aud is poised to expect the worst when Minujin finally gets to audition for what he thinks is a major movie role in an American-produced Western, only to realize much too late that he has prepared for the wrong part. "Vaquero" as whole feels infused with insider info and firsthand experience, and many details -- especially those regarding audition interviews and on-set etiquette -- have the solid ring of truth. Occasionally, the pic plays like a darker and more dangerous version of "Salut l'artiste," Yves Robert's classic 1973 dramedy starring Marcello Mastroianni as a stage and screen bit player. Given Minujin's own background, however, "Vaquero" also recalls Michael Caine's famous description of the gangster he portrayed in "Get Carter" as "the ghost of Michael Caine" -- the man he could have turned out to be if he'd made the wrong move, or not gotten the right break. Lucio Bonelli's nimble lensing is the pic's standout production value.Camera (color, HD), Lucio Bonelli; editor, Pablo Barbieri; music, Diego Vainer; production designer, Sebastian Roses; sound (Dolby Digital), Jesica Suarez. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (City to City), Sept. 16, 2011. Running time: 87 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com Watch The Hangover 2 Free
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