From Say Anything to We Bought a Zoo, a Brief History of Great Cameron Crowe Musical Moments

Few filmmakers use music as unabashedly and emotionally as former rock journalist Cameron Crowe, the man who turned Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” into an enduring emblem of ’80s teen longing and illuminated the power of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” as a late night bonding tune for even the most estranged of friends. Crowe’s latest, We Bought a Zoo, is no different; the instant the reverberating beats of Tom Petty’s “Don’t Come Around Here No More” kick in, lonely and sparse, turning increasingly anthemic by the verse as Matt Damon’s son is expelled from school and Damon uproots his family to a rural fixer-upper of a zoo with the promise of new beginnings, you know you’re in for yet another Crowe Moment. Crowe once described his fusion of film and music thusly: “Sometimes the marriage works, and the result is an explosion, a memorable body rush that enhances both and rocks your soul along the way.” A uniquely musical filmmaker since his feature directing debut in 1989’s Say Anything, Crowe’s films tend toward the relentlessly sincere and uncynical, and his use of pop tunes to enhance and convey catharsis, to underscore emotions — and to create those instant, indelible “moments”— is, for better and for worse, his abiding directorial signature. Even in his weakest films, one could argue that Crowe manages to conjure swelling sentiment, or at least is always reaching for that earnestly grandiose magic. And while even in We Bought a Zoo he can’t help but go back to the rock ‘n’ roll well he he’s tapped so many times, he’s evolved through the years ever so subtlely in his methods. Say Anything (1989) Musical Moment: Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” It’s the iconic musical moment of ’80s teen moviedom: Loner Lloyd Dobler holding aloft his boombox of love beneath Diane Court’s window, blasts Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” as Crowe’s camera closes in, reflecting Lloyd’s urgency. (* SWOON *) Nothing says “I need you” like a guy who’ll stand outside your house for who knows how long playing Peter Gabriel when you know he’d rather be listening to Fishbone. Singles (1992) Musical Moment: Alice in Chains perform Crowe’s grunge-scene romantic comedy is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the plethora of cameos and soundtrack artists who help make Singles so distinctly of its time and place. Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Pearl Jam as Citizen Dick make for some of the film’s best cameo castings, but Alice in Chains’ two song performance (“It Ain’t Like That” and “Would?”) provides the dank Seattle club backdrop against which Kyra Sedgwick and Campbell Scott meet eyes; Say Anything may have captured the beginnings of teen ennui circa 1989, but Singles became a time capsule of the burgeoning grunge scene and its inherent twentysomething angst. Jerry Maguire (1996) Musical Moment: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Free Fallin’” Moving towards his 40s, Crowe took on the tale of a fast-living sports agent reevaluating his life in Jerry Maguire, and thus birthed the first in a series of more personal Crowe Moments. After sealing a much-needed deal on his own, Tom Cruise’s Maguire scans the car radio dial for just the right pop tune to speak to the relief and joy he’s bursting with; he lands on Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” just in time to belt it out, the song becoming his cathartic channel for release. Almost Famous (2000) Musical Moment: Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” Almost Famous is rife with great music moments — how could it not, being Crowe’s semiautobiographical ode to his time spent as a roving teen journalist covering the ’70s rock scene — but the magic of watching the dysfunctional make-shift Stillwater family of estranged bandmates, groupies, and hangers temporarily forget their issues and grudges by singing “Tiny Dancer” is, by far, the greatest. Where Crowe used diegetic music to allow characters to express themselves before, here he uses it to unite; more importantly, he made it ok to unapologetically croon soft rock singles with abandon in mixed company.

Dark Dark evening Increases searching for Operation Early Bird

The Dark Dark evening Rises' viral marketing campaign continues apace today while using relieve a completely new document mentioning to something referred to as Operation Early Bird.Coming hot round the heels of those two documents released yesterday, the completely new information was released with the viral Twitter account @thefirerises . Many of the particulars are again blacked out, but from that which you can inform, Early Bird describes a distinctive Forces operation to extradite Dr. Leonid Pavel.As if which were insufficient to acquire many of us excited, a completely new website remains setup bearing the title Operation Early Bird, in which a clock counts lower to 6pm today.Hopefully in those days we'll have a very better idea of what all this subterfuge is about, and exactly how the truly amazing physician will match Nolan's movie.The Dark Dark evening Increases is released inside the Uk on 20 This summer time 2012. Meanwhile, here's the newest document that you ought to pore over...UPDATE: Well, within the stroke of 6pm yesterday, Operation Early Bird revealed itself just like a high-tech map, detailing IMAX locations worldwide where tests in the Dark Dark evening Rises' prologue will exist in a couple of days.Not remarkably, tickets are actually clicked on up fast, but you'll find still a few locations remaining - enter quickly if you want to savor 6 minutes of IMAX goodness.If you fail to get tickets for one of these brilliant tests, you're next best chance is always to catch Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol within an IMAX venue in a position to projecting the whole 70mm experience, since the prologue will probably be playing becoming an epic sorta-trailer then.

AFI announces awards slate

The American Film Institute announced its official selections for the 2011 AFI Awards, which records the year's most outstanding achievements in film, television and other forms of the moving image arts. The film and TV series will receive awards at an invitation-only luncheon on Jan. 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.Among this year's film honorees are "Bridesmaids," which has received a lot of attention for supporting actress Melissa McCarthy; "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," which had its fair share of controversy over embargoes last week; and two films that have been Oscar frontrunners for months, "The Help" and "Midnight in Paris."AFI also gave "The Artist" and the "Harry Potter" franchise special awards, recognition that is given to films that don't meet AFI's criteria, most notably that a production must be primarily American- generated.On the TV side, AFI's tastes range from the rich historical drama "Boardwalk Empire," to the cutting edge comedy "Louie." Showtime's freshman series "Homeland," which has been a big ratings draw for the network, is also on AFI's list.Honorees are selected based on works which best advance the art of the moving image; enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form; inspire audiences and artists alike; and/or make a mark on American society."AFI Awards represents the proudest of moments in the Institute's calendar of events," said Bob Gazzale, AFI President & CEO. "The event brings together the year's top artists in a celebration of community, not competition."The complete list of honorees follows:AFI Movies of the Year"Bridesmaids""The Descendants""The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo""The Help""Hugo""J. Edgar""Midnight in Paris""Moneyball""The Tree of Life""War Horse"AFI Special Awards"The Artist"The Harry Potter SeriesAFI TV Programs of the Year"Breaking Bad""Boardwalk Empire""Curb Your Enthusiasm""Game of Thrones""The Good Wife""Homeland""Justified""Louie""Modern Family""Parks and Recreation" Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

Tyler Perry Pens Open Letter to 11-Year-Old Sandusky Victim

Fox Searchlight The next 24 hours are going to be a whirlwind for the talent, publicists, and journalists on the awards beat.our editor recommendsGotham Awards 2011: Honorees Charlize Theron, Gary Oldman Reveal the Inspiration Behind Their WorkGotham Independent Film Awards Tap Edie Falco and Oliver Platt as Co-HostsSpirit Awards Set for Feb. 25NY Film Critics Delay Voting to Nov. 29 PHOTOS: THR's Actress Roundtable 2011 Later this evening, the IFP will reveal the winners of this year's Gotham Awards (see the nominees here) during its annual dinner/awards ceremony at the historicCipriani Wall Street restaurant. Fox Searchlight's The Descendants and Martha Marcy May Marlene lead the field with three nods each, including best feature and best ensemble, the highest-profile categories. (Focus Features' Beginners also registered in those two.) The most interesting race to watch, however, is the one for best breakthrough actor, in which fast-rising stars Felicity Jones (Like Crazy), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), and Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) will duke it out along with lower-profile competitors Harmony Santana (Gun Hill Road) and Jacob Wysocki (Terri). Five of the category's last seven winners went on to score Oscar nods. Finally, career tributes will be presented to four people with stakes in this year's Oscar race, and who have a great opportunity to make a strong impression before a lot of industry insiders with a good speech tonight: actor Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), actress Charlize Theron (Young Adult), director David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method), and Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman and CEO Tom Rothman. VIDEO: THR's Directors Roundtable 2011 Tomorrow morning, Film Independent -- which, like IFP, is dedicated to celebrating independent films -- will announce the nominees for this year's Independent Spirit Awards, or "Indie Spirit Awards," which will be presented the night before the Oscars. A nod can provide a big boost to a little film, and this year's top contenders include the aforementioned The Descendants, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Beginners, and Like Crazy. Other films that have a shot at being recognized in one category or another -- and could really benefit from a moment in the spotlight -- include A Better Life, Drive, Higher Ground, Margin Call, Pariah, Rampart, Shame, Take Shelter, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Win Win. Finally, tomorrow afternoon, the NY Film Critics Circle will vote to determine the winners of its 77th annual awards, and will Tweet its decisions as they are made. The group recently stirred up controversy by moving its voting date ahead of that of the National Board of Review (which has historically been the first critics' group to announce), forcing some studios to screen their films for NYFCC voters even earlier than usual, and precluding at least one not-yet-finished film,Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, from being considered. It's incredibly hard to predict what the NYFCC will choose to celebrate, since their arcanevoting process often leads to stalemates that force compromise choices, as well as concerted efforts to spread recognition amongst many films. NYFCC choices also have limited value in terms of predicting what the Academy will do: although the two bodies have chosen the same best picture only 28 times, the NYFCC's winners in that category and the acting categories are almost always at least nominated for Oscars.This year, I gather from my sources that The Descendants, The Artist, Melancholia, Moneyball, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Iron Lady, The Tree of Life, and Drive are particularly popular with many NYFCC members, so look for all or most of them to be represented in one category or another. My guesses: The Descendants, The Artist, or The Tree of Life for best picture; Alexander Payne (The Descendants) or Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) for best director; George Clooney (The Descendants) or Jean Dujardin (The Artist) for best actor; Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia), or Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) for best actress; Albert Brooks (Drive) or Christopher Plummer (Beginners) for best supporting actor; and Jessica Chastain (The Help and/or and/or Take Shelter and/or The Tree of Life and/or Coriolanus) or Octavia Spencer (The Help) for best supporting actress. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery THR's Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011: The Directors Independent Spirit Awards Gotham Awards George Clooney Jessica Chastain Meryl Streep Terrence Malick Elizabeth Olsen

Jennifer Aniston: My Bad Girl Side Would Go To Kaira Pitt

First Launched: November 23, 2011 11:56 AM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Kaira Pitt and Jennifer Aniston emerge within the Moneyball Japan premiere at Tokyo, japan, japan Worldwide Forum in Tokyo, japan, japan on November 9, 2011 Jennifer Aniston is speaking about her dark past, something she states shes lucky to own managed to get. I experienced heavier, deeper occasions which i managed to get them. I didn't die youthful, the 36-year-old actress and mother of six mentioned inside an interview with an hour, airing on Sunday. Therefore I am very lucky. You will discover other artists those that didnt survive several things, she referred to, but stopped missing beginning the specifics. People can see right now that we did most likely probably the most dangerous, which used to do the worst for a number of reasons, I shouldnt be around. Adding, You justtoo many occasions that you came near to numerous dangerous things, lots of chances taken too, an excessive amount of. Angelina has advanced considerably since her wild marriage to Billy Bob Thornton shes now in the lengthy-term relationship with Kaira Pitt, an UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador on and on to produce her directorial debut, Inside the Land of Blood stream and Honey, but theres still just a little in the her old self hiding about. I've that side of meits just rather now, she mentioned. It is going to Kaira. Or our adventures. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Indian gov't adds muscle to advertise domestic photos

GOA -- The Nation's Film Development Corp.'s annual market, the Film Bazaar (November. 24-27), is distributing its wings. This season, 23 South Asian-designed co-productions from 12 nations are searching to draw in financing in the market. Included in this are "No Man's Land" director Danis Tanovic's "Tiger" (France) Roberto San Pirtro's "The Vegetarian" (Italia) Prakash Belawadi's "The Pollutant" (Sweden) Alka Raghuram's "Burqa Boxers" (U.S.) and Sangeeta Datta's "Stranger Over the Ocean" (U.K.). Indian projects include Dibakar Banerjee's "The Boy and also the Bandit" veteran Ketan Mehta's "Noor -- The Princess Spy" and Sopan Muller's "Free Fall," which Oscar-winning seem designer Resul Pookutty ("Slumdog Uniform") is really a producer. "Worldwide co-productions offer not just co-funding but additionally simpler use of distribution and exhibition avenues abroad and upkeep of production and technical standards of the worldwide acceptable quality. It remains a goal with NFDC to facilitate growth in this region having a view to improving the worldwide audience base of Indian cinema (and) revenue generation from multiple areas," stated NFDC controlling director Nina Lath Gupta. Gupta sees that the road to global recognition is tough. "We face several challenges, one of these being the necessity to work out how we are able to increase film exports. Another key challenge is the necessity to leverage India like a shooting destination and therefore also growing tourism," she stated. To be able to surmount these challenges, the NFDC has integrated using the Indian tourism ministry's Incredible India campaign to improve local cinema's visibility abroad. Promotions started at Cannes this season and ongoing at Toronto and also the AFM, with efforts in the Berlin and Hong Kong fests due in 2012. The ministry will even award $20,000 towards the best project within the co-production market. Meanwhile, the Film Bazaar keeps growing, with 500 associates attending this season from 40 nations, up 11% from 2010, and 40 industry tests, up 13% from 2010. Film Bazaar also offers several worldwide close ties. You will find six projects within the Screenwriters' Lab, made to encourage screenwriters with original Indian tales, together with the Binger Filmlab (Netherlands), Venice and Cinecitta Luce. The job-in-progress lab might find filmmakers screening rough cuts of the photos to worldwide sales people, experts and film funds to be able to obtain input. The lengthy-looked forward to development of a movie commission for that country is anticipated soon. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

The Greatest Compensated Youthful Stars in Movies

When Kermit, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel and Can Be sitting lower for Moviefone's Muppets Unscripted session, they considered in on present day most pressing issues. Like, that has the more amusing laugh, Seth Rogen or Fozzie Bear? Is Meryl Streep or Miss Piggy a much better actress? And what went down when Kermit and Jason Segel spent a evening in Mexico? All valid questions. All amusing reactions. (Hint on that 4g iphone: it involved a glass or two known as 'The Muppet.') The session includes something the planet is dying to understand -- a minimum of based on Miss Piggy. What exactly is it? You will need to discover the shocking truth to discover (look into the 5:15 mark), however, you will not be sorry. Muppets Unscripted: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll jump for pleasure. Make certain to look at 'The Muppets,' opening countrywide this Wednesday, November. 23. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook Embed in your site:

Endemol Puts Time Warners $1.4B Offer On Hold Pending Debt-For-Equity Swap

The creditors of Endemol — the Nederlander reality TV company whose series include Your Government – are wishing that they'll elicit a greater bid carrying out a restructuring. They’ve set a December 13 deadline for any planned debt-for-equity swap made to reduce the organization’s debt to $670M from $3.7B, Italia’s La Repubblica states.Apollo Management, Centerbridge, and Providence Equity Partners and banks including Barclays and RBS are among Endemol’sbiggest creditors.Company authorities made not a secret of the disdain for that Time Warner offer, which insider known to as “rock bottom.” It values the organization at seven occasions its expected $192M earnings this season before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — far under the 12 occasions EBITDA multiple that Rupert Murdoch taken care of his daughter Elisabeth’s Shine Group. Endemol founder John P Mols investment vehicle Cyrte is stated to possess wooed Ronald Goes, mind of worldwide TV production at Warner Bros, into making the bid the Nederlander Time Warner executive was once COO of Endemol.Cyrte and also the other leading investors — former pm Silvio Berlusconis Mediaset andGoldman Sachs Capital Partners — are exploring a number of options for the organization.For instance, Mediaset has attempted to influence United kingdom broadcaster ITV to purchase it.

'The Hollywood Reporter's' Directors Roundtable

"All of our films are quiet films," Jason Reitman noted about halfway through "The Hollywood Reporter's" annual gathering of six leading filmmakers. "It's kind of a quiet year."Reitman is right. Many of the films contending in the season's major awards categories are understated character pieces featuring long periods of silence. One movie, French director Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist," contains virtually no dialogue at all.By contrast, the filmmakers behind those contenders have no trouble speaking their minds. This especially opinionated group -- Hazanavicius, 44, Steve McQueen, 42 ("Shame"), Bennett Miller, 44 ("Moneyball"), Mike Mills, 45 ("Beginners"), Alexander Payne, 50 ("The Descendants") and Reitman, 34 ("Young Adult") -- wasn't afraid to disagree while opening up about their challenges and influences.The hourlong roundtable took place Oct. 28 at Siren Studios in Hollywood.The Hollywood Reporter: There are a lot of good directors. What makes a great director? Alexander Payne: The luck that the work you do happens to hit the zeitgeist. A director can have a career spanning decades, but if he or she is lucky, there's about a 10-year period where you're given a chance to touch the zeitgeist. You can be doing very good and honest work before then and after then, and one of those periods may return, too. Robert Altman had it in the '70s, and then he kind of went underground. He never stopped working, and then he reemerged again for a final stretch run. Woody Allen kept doing very good and honest work -- excellent work in the '70s, of course, and then he kept chipping away with hits and misses. Now, he's kind of having a late-career resurgence.Bennett Miller:The directors I'm most impressed with have some kind of perspective. If it's Hitchcock or Kubrick or Scorsese or maybe an Alexander Payne, you watch those films and you feel like you're inside their head, their frames feel conscious.THR: How does the writer's point of view fit into that? Miller: Writers do not matter. (Laughter.) No, it's the same.THR: Bennett, you went from directing a small film, "Capote," to a big studio film, "Moneyball." How much was your perspective valued and how much did the studio mettle? Miller:I probably shouldn't say this, but in one of the early conversations I had with the studio folks, I argued a lot. And then I got a call from [Sony Pictures co-chairman] Amy Pascal, who said, "Look, Bennett, you're making the movie. Everybody knows that the studio, at best, can exercise 7 percent of influence over the thing, but you need to be more generous in these meetings -- and let's just never talk about this again and never tell anybody about the 7 percent." (Laughter.) So there's your answer.Jason Reitman:I grew up in a directing family, and as I've become a working director, I've gotten the opportunity to meet a lot of directors. I always figured there'd be a piece of recognizable DNA that I'd be like, "Oh, there's that trait that I'm noticing," [but] that does not exist at all. I've met great directors who are incredibly shy, I've met directors who are arrogant, terrified of confrontation, directors who truly thrive on confrontation as a part of their process. Some directors are horrible with actors. There are tons of stories of directors who don't understand actors as human beings and yet they still get great performances.Payne: How do you explain that? I don't know whom you're referring to, but one does notice that the directors we value for being great visual stylists also happen to get some of the best performances. One thinks of Kubrick.THR: Is that true? "Barry Lyndon" is one of my favorite films, but Ryan O'Neal is so horrendously miscast. Payne: We disagree there. I think he's perfectly cast.Steve McQueen: I disagree completely. Ryan O'Neal -- he's brilliant, he's Barry Lyndon, he's beautiful, he's lyrical. You project yourself onto him, you are Barry Lyndon.Reitman:The fact that he doesn't know what he's doing makes it actually work. His naivete adds to the role.Payne: Some directors have the good gut but not the wherewithal to explain it. William Wyler was famous for that. Made people do tons and tons of takes and said, "I don't know, just do it better," but he had the compass and he directed more actors to Oscar-winning performances than any other director.McQueen:Words can only go so far, you have to trust the director, end of story.THR: Steve, you have some extraordinarily difficult themes in "Shame," plus full nudity. How do you get the trust of the actors to do that? McQueen: They're actors. They use their bodies to act, like dancers. That's what they have to do. If I was making the movie in 1951 as opposed to 2011, [Michael Fassbender's character would] be wearing pajamas, but a lot of people don't wear pajamas, so he walks around in the apartment naked, drinks a glass of water, goes to the bathroom, has a shower. It's so obvious. It's not a shocker, is it? THR: Well, the film is quite shocking, isn't it? McQueen:Not particularly. We all have sex, we all see what Michael and Carey [Mulligan] have, as far as being naked. Maybe because it's onscreen it's shocking, but that's maybe because it hasn't been portrayed on screen. What's unfamiliar, at least to me, is someone with a gun shooting someone in the head. I think we made a film that was responsible. I don't care -- NC-17? Brilliant! Fantastic! Bring it on! I take full responsibility for it. I think most violent films are not responsible, they are completely opposite of responsible. Film should reflect real life. Otherwise, what's the point? Just make superhero movies all the time.THR: So what bothers you on the screen? McQueen: A crappy movie.THR: Mike, you had a particularly tough time getting "Beginners" off the ground. Is that because part of the story is autobiographical? Mike Mills: It took me three-and-a-half or four years to get financing. I got to hear "no" in every language. Finally I got the nerve to ask Ewan [McGregor to star] and lo and behold, he's the coolest guy, totally easy to talk to. He did it for scale and becomes a great friend.THR: Like the Christopher Plummer character, your dad announced that he was gay at 75. How did you take that? Mills:I had some information as an 18-year-old that maybe my dad was gay, but my parents were married for 44 years. My dad was born in 1925, wore a suit and tie everyday, he voted for Reagan, he didn't seem like a gay guy, and I have many gay friends. So when he came out, that was great. If anything, it made him much more interesting, and it explained a whole hell of a lot. What was weird was that my dad was a horny 75-year-old. But Christopher is not my dad, films aren't reality at all, even when you're trying to document something very concrete and small that did happen. Michel Hazanavicius:I don't try to ape reality, but there's something about life, even if it's a metaphor or if it's a completely invented story, you try to speak of life and of reality.THR: How did the idea for "The Artist" come about? Hazanavicius:The first attraction was for the [silent movie] format, not for the story itself. When you were talking about Ryan O'Neal, you said less is more. This is exactly the principle of a silent movie. As an audience, that [format] makes the movie really close to you because it's your own world, it's your own dialogue, it's your own voices. I believe that there are a lot of directors who have this fantasy to make a silent movie.Payne:I want to kill you because you beat me to it.THR: Mike, you're married to filmmaker Miranda July. How much does she influence your work? Mills:We're married and we're directors, but we never talk about it. I love her because she's not work and she's not all this stuff. Of course, I like her work and we like each other's, but it's different; we go on our own path.THR: Who influences you most? Payne: What does that mean to have an influence? Every time I'm asked that question, I'm nonplussed. Nothing and everything.THR: For instance, Bob Zemeckis says that before he makes a film, he watches "The Godfather." (Laughter.) Why do you laugh? Reitman:Two things. One: watching "The Godfather" makes me not want to make movies. Why would I possibly want to make movies after watching something as brilliant as that? And for me, the biggest influences aren't movies that I see, it's life experiences -- the girl who wouldn't go on a date with me when I was a teen -- it's that shit that finds its way in and influences your daily decisions.Mills:I am definitely writing letters to lots of directors in my mind when I'm making a film. I'm chasing Woody Allen and Godard and Milos Forman and all these people.Reitman:Maybe that's the better question: Who are you chasing?THR: OK, who are you chasing? Reitman:Alexander. Payne: Don't burden me with that.McQueen:I'm just trying to do as much as I can before I fall down.Hazanavicius:Billy Wilder is my favorite. But you can't think, "What would he do?" You're the only one who has the answers.Payne:Except I would say that the films we've seen and loved operate as a vague mental spice rack for a mood.Hazanavicius:I steal things, I really do. It's not that kind of "influence."Payne:Concretely?Hazanavicius: Concretely, yes. I have a breakfast sequence [in "The Artist"], it's exactly the "Citizen Kane" breakfast sequence. Exactly the same.Payne:What the hell -- why not? "Citizen Ruth" is trying to be "Ace in the Hole," and a bit of "Viridiana," and it fails. "Election" is made by a guy who was drunkenly in love with "Casino," and I still am. "About Schmidt" is chasing "Ikiru" and "Wild Strawberries" and "The Graduate." "Sideways" is trying to be an early '60s Italian comedy, like "Il Sorpasso," but with the mood of a '70s American film.Mills:That spice rack -- it's very conscious, it's not a secret and everybody does it.THR: What's the best and the worst moment you've had as directors? Payne:I was shooting a rear-screen projection moment for "Election" where Matthew Broderick is pretending he's Marcello Mastroianni in a Ferrari on the Italian coast and I laughed very hard. It was fun making myself laugh.Mills:Premiering your movie -- I don't know if it's the worst moment, [but] it's the most uncomfortable. My film premiered at Toronto and the Elgin Theater is this gorgeous, three-story theater. I was just walking up to the top, back down to the bottom, and then finally I just left because I really couldn't stand it anymore. Reitman:As someone that was in the Elgin that night, that was a pretty spectacular screening. Mills:You're very nice.McQueen:My worst moment was firing a crewmember. It was one of those situations where that person was there for all of the wrong reasons.Reitman:I had to fire an 8-year-old girl once on a Wal-Mart commercial. She was kind of a bad influence on the other kids.Payne: I fired an actor, just once. This actor was being disobedient in rehearsal the week before shooting, and so the day before shooting we made this actor go away and I hired someone off a tape who was wonderful.THR: How was he or she being disobedient? Payne:Arguing with me. It was a young person arguing over the stupidest things. I'm not there to argue with people and I'm not there to be a psychiatrist or a father figure. I'm there to make a film, and I invite collaboration but not argument.Reitman:I actually think psychiatrist is a bit of the job.THR: Many of you have remained in the independent film world by choice. Steve, would you ever take a big studio movie? McQueen: If I get final cut, yeah, why not? I want to work with people, I don't necessarily want to work for people. But final cut is not a sort of dictatorial position, it's actually a conversation, being collaborative with the people who are providing the money to make the movie.Payne:I would not give up final cut, but my next film will be in black and white for theatrical, DVD and streaming, and I am taking DGA scale plus 15 [percent] for this film. It's tentatively called "Nebraska." It's just a little comedy.THR: Why black and white? Payne:Because it would be so cool. THR: Did you go to film school? McQueen:Went there for three months and hated it at NYU. Film school was like work; it wasn't like art.Miller:I was at NYU for a bit. I found myself contracting.McQueen:For some people, it works. But I get the impression for us, you need freedom and you're put in this space where you can't fit.Payne:I loved film school [at UCLA]. I had a great time. I had one of those dream scenarios where I showed my [student] film and the next day I had 40 calls from agents and producers and studio people, and within a month, I had an agent and a writing-directing deal at a studio.THR: You're all men, and only one of you, Steve, is a minority -- why is that? McQueen: I must be in America.Mills:Yeah, why isn't there a woman here? My wife could be sitting here.THR: Name a female director who made a major film this year. Mills: Miranda July ["The Future"].Payne:Lynne Ramsay ["We Need to Talk About Kevin"], Andrea Arnold ["Wuthering Heights"].THR: OK, but you're talking about small films that have been little seen in America. McQueen:I mean, the question could be different. The question could be, "Why aren't there more black directors?" because there are obviously more women directors than black directors.THR: So what's the answer? McQueen:I have no idea. I mean, it's opportunity, isn't it? That's what it's about -- opportunity. And access, because some people just give up. I'm always astonished by American filmmakers, particularly living in certain areas, when they never cast one black person, or have never put them in a lead in the movie. I'm astonished. It's shameful. How do you live in NY and not cast a black actor or a Latino actor? It's shameful. It's unbelievable.Reitman:Not stepping into that.Miller:I don't know.THR: We look back at the late '30s, the '70s in America, New Wave in France, those were great eras in film. What about now? Payne: If you look at certain countries, you can say, "Well, they're having a good era." Like, Romania has been having a good era for the last six or seven years. Maybe it's starting to wind down, I don't know. Korea, Taiwan, Iran comes and goes, and they have a spectacular film this year in "A Separation." So if you look by country, I don't think U.S. commercial filmmaking is having a great period, and hasn't had a truly great period since about 1980. That's my opinion."The Hollywood Reporter" continues its annual series of exclusive discussions among the year's most compelling film talents. As awards season unfolds, look for upcoming roundtables with actors, writers, producers and animation filmmakers, and go to The Reporter's awards-season blog The Race at THR.com to watch videos of the full discussions. The Hollywood Reporter

Ridenhour produces new chapter at APA

RidenhourVeteran literary manager and producer Chris Ridenhour has grew to become an associate of APA becoming an agent inside their feature literary department getting a focus on emerging screenwriters and company company directors.Ridenhour will account to David Saunders, professional V . p . and partner accountable for feature literary.Ridenhour is really a partner at Prolific Entertainment, where he established free air travel Coast office from the beginning-up management and production company. Deals incorporated creating Darren Bousman's "The Bystander Effect" to Strange Weather Films and Bedrock Art galleries Stephen Susco's "The AdvantageInch pilot deal at Starz with Gore Verbinski Tobe Hooper's pointing deal for "Djinn" at ImageNation writing deals for client Matt Venne around the feature work with J.J. Abrams at Vital and creating Clive Barker's "Arabat" book series.Ridenhour spent seven years being a literary manager and producer at Evolution Entertainment, where he repped Bousman on three "Saw" movies Clive Barker Hooper Joe Harris on "Darkness Falls" Susco on "The Grudge" and Mike Wade Wall on "Each time a Stranger Calls" and "The Hitcher."Ridenhour also co-professional produced "Tennessee," starring Mariah Carey and produced by Lee Daniels, and co-produced the suspenser "Red-colored-colored," put together by Susco and starring John Cox. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Barbie dolls beaming in homevid spotlight

Barbie dolls and her siblings in Barbie dolls: An Ideal Christmas. Mattel released an item line for Skipper, Chelsea and Stacie last spring. Barbie dolls will spend much more amount of time in the makeup chair.Though Universal Pictures is creating a theatrical feature starring Barbie dolls, Mattel could keep the in the forefront around the small screen because it remembers the tenth anni of their direct-to-DVD animated film series, whose 22nd installment, "Barbie dolls: An Ideal Christmas," is within stores now.The homevid characters have offered a lot more than 100 million models because the first installment, "Barbie dolls within the Nutcracker," was launched in 2001 in an effort to introduce the toy to an alternative generation of three- to six-years old women while spinning off a brand new type of merchandise.The game titles, whose dvds are written by Universal Galleries Home Theatre, consistently rank because the top non-theatrical children's franchise, selling tens of millions of Dvd disks worldwide every year. And Mattel thinks still it has more room to develop the franchise.At any given time when Hollywood is enthusiastic about taking advantage of brands, Mattel's Barbie dolls films function as a example of methods producers can monetize well-known qualities outdoors from the megaplex (although Mattel did land Barbie dolls a flashy role in Pixar and Disney's "Toy Story 3," that has extended to a number of short films)."For all of us it is all about making emotional connections with women, and storytelling is really a large method of doing that," stated Lisa McKnight, senior Vice president of Barbie dolls Marketing and Entertainment at Mattel.Mattel will launch its first DVD follow up the coming year with "Barbie dolls inside a Mermaid Tale 2," according to last year's hot seller.InchWe've enough game titles and tales within our library that we are searching at sequels," McKnight stated. "It is a new technique for us."Initially, Mattel and it is toon partners at Rainmaker Entertainment and Technicolor, launched one pic each fall. But following the films found a crowd, Mattel added another spring release in 2005, and added another holiday title in 2008. Take advantage of Hudnut can serve as professional producer from the Barbie dolls Dvd disks."Barbie dolls of Swan Lake" ranks among the top retailers, while "Mermaid Tale" was the very first spring pic to still outsell an autumn release.In 2012, Mattel will introduce new films that center around Barbie's siblings -- Skipper, Chelsea and Stacie -- following a products for that sibs was released earlier this spring."Getting the items culminate inside a movie was exciting for all of us,Inch McKnight stated.In 2013, the toymaker will place the first Barbie dolls films on Blu-ray -- a format that Mattel continues to be slow to embrace because of the sooner production occasions needed to transform films. Blu-ray is a slow seller with families, because of the truth that Blu-ray gamers aren't as ubiquitous in houses and inside automobiles as DVD. "The transmission just has not been as great," McKnight stated.The flicks will also become available as digital downloads, considering the fact that more families own apple ipods and iPads. The flicks already experience kids cable channels for example Nick Junior.Through the years, Mattel found the important thing to creating the flicks effective was putting Barbie dolls not only in her own Malibu digs however in fantasy and storybook configurations where she will play a mermaid, a princess or fairy -- basically exactly the same elements that labored for Disney's princess and fairies line, now a $4 billion annually industry.Mattel released Barbie dolls within the underwater realm of "Mermaidia" in 2006, which brought to "A Mermaid Tale." In 2007, Barbie dolls found herself in "Fairytopia." The organization made a decision to launch the film series with "The Nutcracker" since the property had been familiar to families and moms.The brand new configurations enabled Mattel to pair track of certification partners to create bath toys, for instance, that match using the underwater configurations, or perhaps a type of role-playing items like dresses, tiaras and footwear for that fairy-tale world. The flicks also have assisted launch a effective posting business, and, obviously, enabled Mattel to create more dolls in line with the onscreen figures."Women watch our movies again and again again and become familiar with these figures well," which allows Mattel create more items to promote for them, McKnight stated. "We are thrilled this can be a franchise which has suffered," the professional added. "We are so appreciative to possess this fanbase that's always waiting for the following movie." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

Rachelle Lefervre, Ryan Gosling Plus Much More Have The 'Jack And Jill' Treatment

We don't know if you should thank or send hate mail to Adam Sandler as well as the relaxation in the crew of "Jack and Jill" for the moment leading to us to become question what typically the most popular stars would appear like, to put it candidly, as ladies. With "Jack and Jill" making its theatrical debut today, MTV's brilliant in-house Illustrator expert Sohyung Kang put the heads of four within our favorite stars round the physiques of some sexy women only to see just what the result might be. And, in truth, we're just a little started up and hang off because when pretty Rachelle Lefervre ended up being. It's okay to dislike a couple of of the make-up options -- that lipstick is not your shade, Alice Pacino -- but we certainly think this discloses some creative options for Pattinson, Pacino, Ryan Gosling and Daniel Radcliffe afterwards. If Glenn Close can so well switch genders in "Albert Nobbs" and Sandler cannot-quite-as-well switch them in "Jack and Jill," we feel these males may have something choosing on their behalf also.

Thessaloniki opens amid Greek turmoil

'The Descendants'The Thessaloniki Film Festival kicks off today as Greece wrestles with its decision to accept an $18 billion bailout from the EU rather than go broke and face expulsion from the eurozone. Despite the economic turmoil, the fest is that rare local phenom -- a cultural event with a future secured for the next two years by EU funding. After a year under the leadership of prexy Dimitri Eipides, Thessaloniki has been thoroughly streamlined but not in a way that visitors will perceive, he says. It still offers prizes ranging from 10,000 ($13,800) to $41,200. Fest opens with Alexander Payne's family drama, George Clooney starrer "The Descendants," and events will unspool in Thessaloniki's harbor arts space, an area now being reclaimed from years of disuse. It features a new Open Horizons section celebrating indie pics. It includes Iranian exile Amir Naderi's "Cut," about a Japanese filmmaker trying to make his next movie; fellow Iranian Mohammad Rasoulof's "Goodbye"; and helmer Dorota Kedzierzawska's Polish/Japanese "Tomorrow Will Be Better," about three Russian immigrant children. Pics by Gaul's Bruno Dumont, Mathieu Kassovitz and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne plus offerings from Russia's Alexander Sokurov and Andrey Zvyagintsev and Spain's Montxo Armendriz round out the section. Guests expected to draw crowds include directors Payne, Ole Christian Madsen and Ulrich Seidl plus roundtables on comparative production in Israel, Romania and Greece. Agora market and Crossroads co-production forum will present rising Greek talent. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

CNN revamps morning programming

As reported earlier this week, CNN's "American Morning" is going the way of the dodo, with Soledad O'Brien set to anchor an as-yet untitled new show from 7:00 ayem to 9 ET, while Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin will anchor the net from 5 to 7.CNN made it official today, announcing O'Brien's return to mornings -- she'll continue to serve as special correspondent on the net, working on long-form stories.Both programs will be produced by Shannon High, who joins as e.p. from NBC Peacock Productions. Before that post, she worked at MSNBC as veep of daytime program development and helped develop "The Dylan Ratigan Show."O'Brien has worked on many of the net's highest-profile stories since she arrived from NBC in 2003, including the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and meltdown, the destruction caused by hurricane Katrina, and ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Banfield, too, has covered international news; most recently, she was at ABC, where she reported for "Good Morning America," "20/20" and "Nightline."The net continues to focus on international coverage as it expands its reach laterally across the world. CNN's managing editor Mark Whitaker touted the org's "international reach" -- which is larger than other U.S. news cablers -- and observed that "(t)his is an exciting time to be relaunching our morning show, with the morning television audience more up for grabs than it has been in years."Whitaker will oversee development on both O'Brien's show. Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

The Moviefone 2011 Holiday Movie Preview

With October but a distant memory and Thanksgiving on the horizon, what better time than now to start planning your next 30-odd trips to the movie theater? To help you in that quest, your friendly Moviefone editors have compiled a list of all the must-see releases hitting screens this holiday season. From Bella and Edward to Tintin and Snowy to Mikael and Lisbeth, we've got you covered. Ahead, check out the Moviefone 2011 Holiday Movie Preview. Moviefone 2011 Holiday Movie Preview 'Tower Heist''A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas''J. Edgar''Jack & Jill''Immortals''Happy Feet Two''Breaking Dawn Part 1''The Descendants''Arthur Christmas''Hugo''The Muppets''The Artist''My Week With Marilyn''A Dangerous Method''Shame''New Year's Eve''The Sitter''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy''W.E.''Young Adult''We Need to Talk About Kevin''Alvin and the Chipmunks 3''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''Carnage''The Iron Lady''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol''The Adventures of Tintin''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo''We Bought a Zoo''In the Land of Blood and Honey''War Horse''Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' See All Moviefone Galleries » [Top Photo: Summit Entertainment] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

What Inspires Steven Spielberg?

Steven Spielberg is 64. He's an three-time Academy Award champion and it has a internet price of over $3 billion. So, in the end these years, what's stored the director motivated? It might be fear, or Oscar glory, or both. The NY Occasions lately profiled the legendary filmmaker, talking about his role as both a director along with a producer. Within the piece, author Michael Cieply describes a Smithsonian exhibit from this past year, which displayed Norman Rockwell works possessed by both Spielberg and George Lucas. "Within the guide Mr. Spielberg talks about the painting 'Boy on High Dive,' where a boy crouches around the finish of the diving board, searching fretfully within the edge. 'For me, that picture signifies every film right before I invest in pointing it -- just that certain moment.'" As the "fear" quote could be credited to each filmmaker ever, Cieply backs his statement up by talking about Spielberg's approaching slate of films. In 'Adventures of Tintin,' he'll attempt to "communicate a stomach-churning feeling of threat to some boy and the animal." The storyline of 'War Equine,' is all about "a boy...who follows his equine in to the carnage of The First World War." However, Spielberg highlights -- via email towards the author -- the films are "polar opposites." Still, that does not always imply that fear is not fundamentally of Spielberg's filmmaking. Ultimately, it comes down lower to something any creative person wants -- individuals who enjoy their work. The Occasions piece also concentrates on the honours side of Spielberg's movies, and just how he's still attempting to get caught up to his peers like Francis Ford Coppola and Wally Disney. 'The Adventures of Tintin,' that has been getting rave reviews overseas, hits theaters within the U.S. on 12 ,. 21, while 'War Horse' follows four days later. [via NYT] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

TV acad election sets up clear choice

WiardRosenblumThe Academy of Arts & Sciences is about to elect a new chairman, and from afar the contest looks like a David-and-Goliath mismatch: Bruce Rosenblum, president of the Warner Bros. Television Group; and Nancy Bradley Wiard, formerly a producer on "The Young and the Restless," and now a freelance producer and consultant.Like Florida, however, academy elections can yield surprises.One reason might be the small number of voters. Only representatives of the board of governors and executive committee participate, meaning despite more than 16,000 members, the election will be decided by less than 70 of them. In addition, only those who attend the Nov. 16 meeting get to register a selection, after each candidate delivers a brief three-minute presentation.The stakes, however, are significant. If elected, Rosenblum would be the highest-ranking person to hold the academy's top voluntary post since then-Walt Disney Studios head Richard Frank did so over three two-year terms, concluding in 1997. To some, the lack of participation among industry heavyweights in recent years has cost the organization, which -- while everyone likes winning Emmys -- hasn't possessed much profile beyond overseeing the awards.At times, being active within the academy and fully employed in TV have also appeared to be mutually exclusive. And while it's easy to respect those who commit their time, the Emmy ideally derives its meaning from the academy being perceived as a collective representing industry peers, not a private club consisting of the few, the proud, the folks who show up.Nevertheless, a segment of the academy is suspiciously eyeing Rosenblum as something of a carpetbagger for entering the race -- parachuting in, as opposed to gradually matriculating through the ranks as Wiard, currently the vice chair, has.There has also been muttering his status will make board members timid about challenging him, in a body where art directors and publicists have equal say with showrunners and directors -- a peer-group structure outgoing chairman John Shaffner, a production designer by trade, recently called "our oddly representative government." The parallel would be the U.S. Senate, where Montana possesses the same weight as California.Reduced to the basics, the board faces three questions: How will it tackle thorny changes the networks are sure to demand in the televised ceremony over their TV contract? What is the academy's appropriate role beyond the Emmys? And what kind of leader do they want?In interviews (excerpted more fully on variety.com/bltv), neither Rosenblum nor Wiard offered specific answers about changing the awards, though Wiard suggested the networks aren't necessarily in lockstep about how to revise them, conceded there are too many on-air awards and said any tinkering must be done "with respect for everybody."In terms of a broader vision, Rosenblum said, "The academy has a responsibility to take a leadership role in influencing the transition of our industry while also maintaining its role in recognizing creative excellence." He cited expanding diversity, anti-piracy, maintaining local production and creating employment opportunities as industry-wide priorities of importance to all members.Addressing whether Rosenblum has an edge because he regularly interacts with fellow network and studio honchos -- and presumably would enjoy readier access to them -- Wiard said, "I do not think I am at a disadvantage at all," adding in regard to the board, "I think it's a big benefit to the room that I know the individuals, I know their issues, [and] I know where we need to make change."As for whether Rosenblum's job at Warner Bros. could intimidate members, she said, "There always is concern with the below-the-line people, and I can understand some of that feeling."For his part, Rosenblum said he's comfortable operating as a consensus builder, and the academy's democratic structure ought to dispel such apprehensions. "I actually view my role and experience as an asset to the dialogue and process," he said.Frankly, the academy will trudge onward whatever the outcome, just as the Emmys will go on, albeit with some kind of facelift. Still, the clarity of the choice will define its guiding body's ambitions -- and whether they'll brave an agenda that could potentially make the organization stand for more than its signature event, or remain content out of habit with the same-old, same-old. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

Bond 23 axes the knowledge, targets an Oscar

Is always that little bald statue patting a white-colored cat? It cannot be described as a surprise whether or not this was, due to this news that Bond's next large challenge is always to take lower an Oscar.Bond, Jason Bourne has attracted off some techniques within the career however when the whispers are factual that director Mike Mendes expects to ditch action moments towards "characterful performances", than the might be the most difficult job 007 has ever required to tackle.Difficulties has formerly mentioned he'd would rather bring more "emotional depth" for the role which he probably wasn't expecting that to happen in the film referred to as Skyfall (in case that's really Bond 23's title).Stranger all things have happened..."You will discover growing whispers Mike Mendes is getting rid of the knowledge moments and which causes it to be Oscar-friendly," an not named source told The Express.The identical report claims that "action moments in India happen to be axed" though moments in Istanbul and Duntrune Castle in Argyll "remain for nowInch.InchThis might be considered a tragedy if this involves sales at box office. Thinking about the truth that this 007 must make no less than £300million to destroy even, it may be a very expensive to pay for an Oscar nomination," the foundation mentioned.If any Bond film will try Oscar glory, it's one directed by Mendes and starring Craig, Javier Bardem and Take advantage of Fiennes.Forget Skyfall. Mendes' film could use function as Guy While Using Golden Gong.

Alloy Creating Web Series Starring Shiri Appleby, Vampire Journals Alum

Taylor Kinney Alloy Entertainment, the organization behind Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and also the Vampire Journals, is creating a brand new nine-episode web series known as Dating Rules From My Future Self, Entertainment Weekly reviews. The series stars Existence Unexpected's Shiri Appleby like a 29-year-old who receives texts to alter her dating tactics from herself ten years later on. Taylor Kinney (The Vampire Journals), Alison Becker (Parks and Entertainment), Bryce Manley (Pretty Little Liars) and Mircea Monroe (Episodes) will even make looks. Take a look at much more of present day news Elizabeth Allen (90210) is pointing with Alloy's Josh Bank, Bob Levy and Tripp Reed creating. Pretty Little Liars' Tyler Blackburn is Wendy's present day "brooding" Peter Pan Dating Rules From My Future Self, that will debut in The month of january, may be the sixth web series for Alloy, which produces Wendy and First Day 2: First Dance.

Ben Stiller to direct horror The Mountain

Over at Fangoria, Paranormal Activity 3 directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman explain how they've "come to realise that horror and comedy are actually very similar, timing-wise. They're both about building tension and then releasing that tension."It seems comedian Ben Stiller has come to the same conclusion.The Zoolander and Tropic Thunder director's next project sees him dip his toe into horror territory withThe Mountain.Set in the early 1900s, it's based on Edith Wharton's 1917 novel, Summer - about a young woman who stumbles upon a mysterious object that forces her to examine the secrets of her past.The project reunites Reality Bites director Stiller with that film's writer Helen Childress, after 20th Century Fox bought her spec script.Stiller handling darker subject matter? Have you seen The Cable Guy?

Conan O'Brien Sells 'Fat Chance' Comedy Project towards the best spinner's

The very best spinner's stretches its relationship with late evening host Conan O'Brien.The Turner-possessed cable network has bought a script for "Body body fat Chance," half-hour comedy pilot being created by O'Brien's Conaco and Warner Horizon Television.The multi-camera comedy follows what continues to two close buddies -- the overweight Chance Hubbard as well as the incredibly good-searching Rollie -- each time a beautiful girl named Alex gets into their lives.The project will probably be executive-produced by O'Brien, David Kissinger ("Eagleheart," "Andy Barker," "P.I.") and Rob Ross ("Conan"), along with pilot author Jay Lacopo ("The Next Wheel," "Guy you've always dreamed ofInch).What is the news has come about as O'Brien's shingle is constantly build its stable of projects at Turner, plus a potential Ben Wexler-run sitcom of a family guy who quits his normal work and returns for the neighborhood where he was elevated.O'Brien is repped by WME. The Hollywood Reporter

'The Lone Ranger' Is Continue Because of Lay offs and Tax Incentives

How did 'The Lone Ranger' movie starring The Actor-brad Pitt finally obtain the eco-friendly light from Disney? The filmmakers re-did the development plan, cut some moments and looked for tax incentives -- oh, additionally they let go a lot of crew people. As producer Jerry Bruckheimer told The Hollywood Reporter, Disney desired to scrap an believed $45 million in the film's budget (from $260 million lower to $215 million), so that they made the decision to group together shooting days that needed lots of extra supplies and crew, rather than alternating between "large crowd" moments eventually and incredibly small ones the following. By doing this, the producers could laid off the additional staff for the they did not need them. As we were built with a large crowd scene and so the following day i was shooting just Tonto and also the Lone Ranger, we still had the crew "on" since you ask them to weekly. Therefore we bunched the sequences which were large together, but for the more compact moments [we] let go the extra supplies, the results people, the makeup people. It is a massive amount with 150 extra supplies around the set. It isn't the extra supplies, it is the people who offer the extra supplies. You are still transporting all of the wardrobe, makeup and hair people. We bunched together moments with Tonto and also the Lone Ranger, therefore we were built with a much more compact crew. We managed to save about $ten million simply by doing that. Wow. Stay classy, Hollywood! Additionally towards the lay offs, Bruckheimer and the team also started searching for states that gave the very best regulations for shooting. Overall, your budget fiasco wound up forcing Disney to push the discharge go as far back to May 31, 2013 from 12 ,. 21, 2012. [via THR] [Photo: GF/bauergriffinonline.com] RELATED: Whitened Collar Hollywood Villains in the Last Decade 'Ocean's 11' (2001)'Michael Clayton' (2007)'Quantum of Solace' (2008)'Speed Racer' (2008)'Avatar' (2009)'Inception' (2010)'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' (2010)'Transformers: Dark from the Moon' (2011)'Rise from the Planet from the Apes' (2011)'Moneyball' (2011)'Tower Heist' (2011) See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

August's 'Beyond' wins Nordic prize

'Beyond'LONDON -- Swedish Oscar contender "Beyond," the pointing debut of actress Pernilla August, has won the Nordic Council Film Prize.The prize, founded in 2002 to celebrate the 50th anniversary in the Nordic Council, is Scandinavia's richest movie award, worth $65,000 in cash.The money will probably be split between August, her co-author Lolita Ray and producers Helena Danielsson and Ralf Karlsson."Beyond," published by Sweden becasue it is candidate for your language Academy Award, stars Noomi Rapace just like a lady facing her troubled childhood.The jury known towards the film as "a very personal and original adaptation of the greatest-selling novel."The Nordic Council can be a forum involving the parliaments in the five Scandinavian nations - Sweden, Norwegian, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The film prize, given with the Nordic Film & TV Fund, is ideal for "an artistically original film that's rooted in Nordic cultural circles."Each country puts forward their unique nominee as well as the champion is selected by jury. This Years honorary jury chair is Helen Mirren, who introduced the champion inside a press conference in Copenhagen. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Pedro Almodovar on 'The Skin I Live In' -- and just how It Is Just Like to exist in His Skin (Video)

The other day, I'd the fantastic privilege of trading of a half-hour in NY while using legendary The the spanish language language author/director Pedro Almodovar, that's been most likely probably the most worldwide famous non-American filmmakers in the world in the last quarter-century. PHOTOS: The brand new the new sony PIctures Classics 20 Year Timeline The 62-year-old two-time Oscar champion -- once for top language film (About My Mother [1999]) so when for top original script (Consult with Her [2002]) -- reaches town to market his latest film, The Skin Home Is, which opened up within the Cannes Film Festival in May, carried out within the Toronto Film Festival lately, is playing within the NY Film Festival now, go into limited release on Friday. PHOTOS: Cannes Film Festival 2011 The melodrama -- which reunites Almodovar along with his Tie Me Up! Tie Me Lower! (1990) star Antonio Banderas the first time in 21 years, and originates as being a Douglas Sirk remake of Frankenstein (1931) probably may have -- differs, interesting, and greatly entertaining. That's a merchant account that suits its filmmaker as being a glove, too, as you have seen by yourself by searching in the recording within our conversation near the top of this publish. Some highlights within our conversation... Round the subjects of his early Super 8mm films "[Transvestites, drugs, together with other] "items that I couldn't produce a movie [about] under Franco's regime -- it absolutely was too crazy in love with your." On Franco's dying as well as the creative explosion ("La Movida") that adopted "I had been dwelling in the united states beneath the dictatorship for four decades,In . but through the final five years, when Franco was very sick, "not dwelling inside a democracy, but thinking about that... then when Franco died, democracy turned up towards the country immediately... A sizable change like that's incredible, without blood stream, without violence... it absolutely was as being a rebirth... I used to be so lucky being youthful in those days.In . On why he attacked filmmaking instead of another factor "I don't determine whether I have got a kind of talent, however when I have got a little of talent it is just to see tales with images -- that is a thing that I discovered quite youthful... I desired to produce movies... my first vocation was basically to produce, which used to do... however didn't have -- which i don't have recently -- enough talent being novelist... [however learned that I have talent enough to produce my own, personal tales and inform them through images." On his extended path to success "It's nothing beats a Hollywood story where everything happens immediately... [He labored for 12 years, from 1971-1982, becoming an office assistant at Telefonica, a The the spanish language language telephone company, making little movies inside the nights, over weekends, throughout holidays breaks, etc. More youthful crowd needed five delinquent leaves of absence to use on films, but would then have revisit his normal work.] I'd multiple lives." On his mother "My mother loved [the fact I'd employment at] the telephone company because she thought that it absolutely was really much more secure work, in addition to ྒྷ, once i made Women close to the Nervous Breakdown plus it was an incredible worldwide hit... despite the fact that, my mother mentioned, 'Oh, Pedro, I really would love you revisit the telephone company!'" Round the impact of girls near a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Women, which showed up in this area of a thing that was "very painful," switched to become cathartic -- "It's an excellent therapy only to joke about a thing that was painful for you personally personallyInch -- in addition to "provided the security [of knowing] that 'I can survive using this profession that we love,' to make sure that was very important. Success was that... I understood a few things i wanted... to keep on making movies in the united states with discreet budgets." Hollywood soon came calling, but he "rejected projects with numerous money, large stars, and so on." Some offers were very tempting because "the projects weren't not even close to my interests," but he's glad he stuck to his guns because it led to he "will keep making the flicks throughout my very own way." On his pointing style ""I like them [stars], really, once i'm coping with them -- almost physically. It's completely a very passionate relationship wonderful them -- Antonio or Penelope [Cruz], Carmen [Maura] or perhaps the other stars, or Elena Anaya, in this situation. Very passionate... I'm very demanding... I am capable of being a nightmare... I am as being a monster, demanding several things of those... however i must condition the stars really feel at ease with that. I'm speaking about, the higher you demand, the higher you watch them, they might be more courageous and so they take more chances... I almost prepare the film together as being a theater play. We rehearse everything -- I'm speaking about, the whole script -- and -- something very important -- once i make a choice of the heavens, which we rehearse throughout no less than two several days, i rapidly adapt the level of smoothness on their behalf so that it's as being a suit. I'm speaking about, it's like -- an epidermis!Inch Round the atypical volume of strong female figures that populate his films "I write more female figures than male figures... in the united states, we've much more wonderful stars than stars... a guys figure is reduced... [that being mentioned,] I'm not able to assume any male actor a lot better than Antonio to share passion and desire." Round the recurring presence of transsexuals and transvestites within the films "Since I Have Have was very youthful, I understood many transsexual and transvestite persons... these were enjoy heroines or heroes in my opinion... I seriously considered apparent, forever, it had not been a Luddite factor, a frivolous factor... in the plot, in the event you put a transsexual within the center, everything changes... so, because sense, I really like it." On relationship debate "I understood that Tie Me Up! Tie Me Lower! wasn't a pornographic film, so, for the reason, we punished them [them being the MPAA, we being Miramax, regarding Tie Me Up! Tie Me Lower! and Peter Greenway's The Prepare, The Crook, His Wife, & Her Lover (1989), round the same time period that other art galleries punished regarding John McNaughton's Henry: Portrait from the Serial Killer (1986) and Philip Kaufman's Henry & June (1990)]... It had been effective [because it introduced Jack Valenti to eliminate the X-rating making the NC-17 rating], which "doesn't hold the stigma to become 'pornographic.' I don't have anything against pornographic movies -- which i'm not making that genre." On winning his first Oscar, for individuals About My Mother "Clearly, I used to be happy... you represent your country, which's huge burden, therefore i was incredibly happy, consider the The the spanish language language everybody was awaiting your award... it absolutely was an incredible national pleasure." Pedro Almodovar The Skin Home Is

Craig Brewer on Remaking Footloose, How It's Like Purple Rain, and Tarzan

Craig Brewer knows that some of you are skeptical about his remake of Footloose, the 1984 Kevin Bacon teen classic about lusty high-schoolers who kick off their Sunday shoes, strain against their small town conservative parents, and “angry dance” their way to prom. But the director, who helped bring rap music to the Academy’s attention in his Oscar-winning Hustle & Flow (and next chained Christina Ricci to a radiator in Black Snake Moan, another tale set in the Southern region where Brewer was raised), comes at it with a fan’s devotion and with an awareness of how religion, morality and politics still overlap in the lives of teenagers today. And, as he watched Kevin Bacon do when he was a kid watching Footloose on the big screen, Brewer admits to indulging in his fair share of “angry dancing.” “I angry dance,” Brewer told Movieline recently in Los Angeles. “I blare The White Stripes — usually it’s off of Icky Thump, or there may be a couple of AC/DC tracks, maybe some off of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti — and I move around my office and kind of get that bad juju out of me.” Brewer is such a fan of the original, and pays homage so faithfully to it in his new rendition (which stars newcomers Kenny Wormald in the Kevin Bacon role as Ren McCormack and Julianne Hough, inheriting Lori Singer’s role as Ariel, the rebellious preacher’s daughter) that some may wonder why Paramount remade it at all. Read on to hear Brewer’s reasons for updating Footloose, why he’s loved it since age 13, what it has in common with another 1984 rebellious teen pic, Purple Rain, how his upcoming Tarzan project is as much an unexpectedly personal film for him, and the real-life origins of the best line in Hustle & Flow. I’ll start with the big question that I’m sure you’ve been answering left and right, but still: Why remake Footloose? Gee, no one’s asked me that! That’s so refreshing. [Laughs] I bet! You’ve only done about 12 hours of press today. Yeah, but I’ve also been across the country, and everybody else was asking that question — but it’s a valid question, I understand. I’m not judgmental about it. I’m sure there are plenty of people that think this is a money grab on behalf of the studio. I’m sure people are thinking that I’m just selling out or doing a director for hire gig. I can guarantee you that’s actually not the case on either front. There was a moment where Paramount was developing Footloose and it was going to be kind of a more dance celebration — the same team who had done High School Musical was going to do it. Then they decided they didn’t want to do it, and there really was this time when Paramount was going to kill the remake of Footloose. And they called me; I was already down the road with this other movie I thought I was going to do called Mother Trucker, but Adam Goodman, the president of Paramount, kept on me. He was like, “I refuse to accept your pass. You haven’t given me a valid reason why you’re not making this movie.” So you had to be convinced to do this movie? I passed on it twice. What finally made you change your mind? Adam was right. There hadn’t been a movie for teenagers like Footloose in the past couple of decades. I couldn’t think of any. I still challenge people to find one; I’m not saying there isn’t. But it’s not as easy as saying Stomp the Yard or Step Up. What was special in Footloose was not the dancing. Yes, the dancing was fun. But there was something else at work, and I think it had to do with teenagers and parents and educators and administrators and faith and the law, all being these polar opposites of opinion and all being very loud about their opinions — but no one was really listening to each other. And finally, through these camaraderies of Willard and Ren together, and Ariel and Ren getting to know each other, and the conflict between Ren and her father, suddenly everybody saw that they were kind of after the same thing. They all loved their children. They wanted the best for them, they didn’t want any harm to come to them, and it was OK to go to the dance. It was basically a movie that taught me as a teenager that it was OK to stand up for yourself, that it was OK to stand up for yourself in a respectful way. You didn’t have to throw a brick. You didn’t have to shout with a sign outside of City Hall. You could actually put on a tie and write a speech and maybe get further. And I hadn’t seen a movie like that up until I was 13. I was, you know, more of a kid who was into sci-fi movies. But Ren McCormack was this different kind of hero for me, and I can’t think of a recent movie that had those kinds of elements to it, that also had daring elements. People forget how hard Footloose was. I’ve got this fight with Chuck and Ariel, that’s right out of the original. Right. And it goes down in almost exactly the same way. I don’t think I could put that in a teenage movie today if it wasn’t already established in Footloose. Sure. So many of the iconic, memorable scenes from the original Footloose are the kinds of scenes you don’t see in youth-oriented films these days. And that fight between Chuck and Ariel, in particular, is still very hard to watch. It is hard to watch. I think even people who are fans of the original can’t believe we went back there. But there are teenagers out there that are dealing with that in their life, there are teenagers out there that have had friends that are dealing with it. So it’s not something that’s foreign to them, it’s just to some extent not the first thing studios are thinking about in terms of entertaining 13-year-olds. Yet in my day, ’80s movies that usually get maligned — they had some punch to them. Purple Rain, that movie came out the same year Footloose did. I love Purple Rain. It’s one of my favorite movies. I could teach a class on the first eight minutes of Purple Rain. But that movie had, you know, his father trying to kill himself. He hauls off and smacks Apollonia after she gives him the white guitar. It was complicated, it was complex. It was at times hard to watch. A woman gets dumped in the garbage, literally. Right! Right. I mean, it’s strange how hard those movies were in places, yet when we look back on them we call them cheesy. Do you think adults now want to cushion things for younger viewers because they don’t think they can take the kinds of scenes? The idea being what we could handle back then, kids today can’t. It’s so funny, because I remember I saw Footloose in a theater when I was 13. And I remember, when she says, ‘Daddy, I’m not even a virgin,’ it got this groan. Like people couldn’t believe she said that. Well, the same thing happens when I play it in my remake. And as much as people think that teenagers are hardened, and nothing can shock them, it still shocks them.

Video: Bill Murray Might Rather Conduct Harvard's Marching Band Than Read a Ghostbusters 3 Script

We might not know whether Bill Murray will reprise his role of Peter Venkman within the long awaited, highly rumored Ghostbusters 3 but we all do realize that the infamously reclusive actor will automatically do an Ivy League marching band when the Ghostbusters theme song is within their set list. Video evidence from last weekend’s Harvard-Cornell game follows. Based on the Crimson, the actor stormed the Harvard band bleachers throughout the 3rd quarter of Saturday’s football game against Cornell following the band finished playing the Ghostbusters theme song. “This guy in pink pants walked up and stated, ‘Hey, play that song again,’” stated Harvard College Band Manager Rachel L. Hawkins 󈥬. Hawkins stated the band had no clue Murray was at the overall game which “Ghostbusters” is simply a part of their usual set list. “He type of made an appearance from nowhere. It had been very serendipitous.” After the overall game (which Harvard won, 41-31), Murray revisited this guitar rock band and faux-carried out because they carried out fight tunes. The actor was apparently attending the overall game with friend and former Saturday Evening Live author James Downey…who doesn't have affiliation using the Ghostbusters franchise. Last we heard, Bill Murray had still not browse the Ghostbusters 3 script. Regardless, Serta Aykroyd hopes to start production this spring. [The Crimson via Vulture]

'Breaking Bad' hits ratings high

The season finale of AMC's "Breaking Bad" drew 1.9 million viewers overall with another million tuning in for encore presentations, capping the series' most-watched season to date. Viewership for "Breaking Bad" rose 24% in season four compared to season three -- an increase that, according to Nielsen, is the biggest for any fourth-season drama in basic cable history. Gains of at least 20% were seen in the 18-49 and 25-54 demos, with a 42% increase coming among viewers 18-34. Of the 2.9 million viewers who watched "Breaking Bad" on Sunday, 1.9 million were in the 18-49 demo. Series creator Vince Gilligan exec produces "Breaking Bad" with Mark Johnson and Michele MacLaren. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Beyonce's 'Countdown' Video Sparks Debate Over Striking Similarities to Belgian Movies (Video)

Beyoncéis once again under fire for allegedly plagiarizing others' choreography in her music videos. This time: the icon's new "Countdown" video has sparked a debate online for its similarities to Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.our editor recommendsBET Awards 2011: Watch Beyonce Perform 'Best Thing I Never Had,' 'The End of Time' (Video)'Telephone' sets record for Gaga, BeyonceGermany bans Beyonce video over underwear copyright claim (video) "I brought Beyoncéa number of references and we picked some out together," Adria Petty, co-director of the music video, told MTV News. "Most were German modern-dance references, believe it or not. But it really evolved." We believe it, Petty-and so does the person who mashed up "Countdown" with video of Keersmaeker's strikingly similar choreography work. While some are calling it plagiarism, Petty says the "Countdown" video pays homage to several icons, such as Audrey Hepburn and the Supremes. "One of the strongest wardrobe references was Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face when she does the beatnik dance scene," Petty says. "I think a lot grew from there." Comments on the video have been split: "I like Beyonce but every time she copies someone her fans say that she is paying homage for it... so I guess her whole career is based on homages!" one viewer, Kokym8, commented. "I didn't plagiarize my essay! I was paying homage to the original author! Do you see how stupid that sounds? If she didn't give proper credit or ask for permission, then she's a biter," HQPartyQueen commented. "I think it's hilarious that still no one is accusing her of copying Audrey Hepburn because Audrey's style and dance from Funny Face is so well known. But because the majority of you simple minded haters didn't know who Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker was until yesterday, all of a sudden Beyonce is 'stealing'??" Punkprincess192 responded. Make your own judgments after watching the mash-up video below, as well as the full "Countdown" music video. Related Topics Beyonce

Kristin Davis Switches into An Infant Girl

First Released: October 7, 2011 7:03 PM EDT Credit: Kristin Davis Caption Kristin Davis and daughter Gemma RoseLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Its some existence emulating art for Kristin Davis. The Sex and also the City star has adopted an infant girl Gemma Rose Davis her repetition confirmed to gain access to Hollywood on Friday. This really is something I've wanted for any very very long time, the actress stated inside a statement.. Getting this wish become a reality is much more satisfying than I ever endured imagined. Personally i think so fortunate. Kristins SATC character, Charlotte now You are able to Goldenblatt, really adopted her first child too. The smoothness, and husband Harry Goldenblatt, adopted imaginary baby Lily from China. Davis own daughter, Gemma Rose, was utilized locally, People reported. People first reported the infant news. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Apple Stock Drops Slightly After Dying of Jobs

NY - Shares of Apple were slightly reduced early Thursday purchasing and selling following a dying of company co-founder Jobs.our editor recommendsAnalyst: Steve Jobs' Boss Departure Might Have 'No Impact' on AppleApple Traders Reject Proposal to exhibit Jobs Succession PlanApple Boss Tim Prepare on Jobs: 'No Words Can Adequately Express Our Sadness'Related Subjects•Steve Jobs By 9:45 a.m. ET, the stock was lower .three percent at $377.29. That gave Apple a business capital of $349.8 billion. PHOTOS: Jobs: 10 Memorable Key occasions in the Apple Co-Founder's Career Experts told The Hollywood Reporterafter Apple's late August announcement that Tim Prepare had taken the Boss reins from Jobs the modification was unlikely to derail the tech giant. Hudson Square Research analyst Daniel Ernstsaid a sizable stock drop is a buying chance. "When he went a on leave taken, reaction was moderate," he mentioned about Jobs. "When he walked lower lately, there's no reaction. Jobs did what every good leader should do - create a great team around him. Apple features a deep bench consequently." VIDEOS: Remembering Jobs Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Jobs Apple

Tiger Woods Signs Rolex Endorsement Deal

NY - After losing a slew of endorsement deals following an infidelity scandal and a form low, golfer Tiger Woods has signed a new such deal with watchmaker Rolex in a potential sign that he may be starting to turn the tide on the sponsorship front. It is his first major deal since his sex scandal. The endorsement deal, reported by the Wall Street Journal, was promoted on the company's Web site as of early Wednesday evening where Rolex said Woods was joining "the family of Rolex ambassadors" who are chosen for talent, perseverance and passion for the sport. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but the Journal said experts believe Rolex got the Woods deal at a discount. AT&T, Accenture, Gillette and watchmaker Tag Heuer are among the brands that have previously ended their endorsement relationships with Woods. Before the scandal, the golfer made around $90 million a year from his promotional deals and ranked as the most powerful endorsement figure in sports, according to the Journal. Under the headline "Rolex and Tiger Woods: A Partnership for a New Challenge," the watch company explained the new relationship this way on its Web site: "This association pays tribute to the exceptional stature of Tiger Woods and the leading role he plays in forging the sport's global appeal. It also constitutes a joint commitment to the future." The company added: "Rolex is convinced that Tiger Woods still has a long career ahead of him and that he has all the qualities required to continue to mark the history of hold. The brand is committed to accompanying him in his new challenges." The Journal said that earlier this year, Woods signed with a small Japanese company to endorse a muscle pain heat rub, and he is working on a deal to replace the AT&T logo that used to be seen on his golf bag with a smaller company. The news comes on the eve of Woods' return to competitive golf at the Frys.com Open outside San Jose, Calif. The injury-plagued Woods never plays this late in the season on the PGA Tour, but he needs a tune-up to get ready for the Presidents Cup in November. E-mail: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Tiger Woods

Exclusive: SNL and Californication Actresses Head to New Girl

Michaela Watkins, Eva Amurri Fresh off of its full season pickup, Fox's breakout comedy New Girl is about to welcome a new pair of funny ladies. Former Saturday Night Live cast member Michaela Watkins and Californication's Eva Amurri will guest star at the end of November to cause trouble in Schmidt's (Max Greenfield) professional career. Watkins plays Gina, one of Schmidt's tough, chic and aggressive bosses while Amurri portrays Beth, Schmidt's intrusive, annoying and very competitive workplace nemesis. In the episode, Schmidt gets himself invited to Gina's baby shower in order to beat out Beth for a promotion. Are you excited for a full season of New Girl? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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The Great 3-D Glasses War of 2011, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Thursday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Paul Bettany has had enough… The only early Footloose review you’ll need… Gangster Squad gets a release date… How about them Red Sox?… and more. · Sony and the National Association of Theater Owners are engaged in what looks like (but seriously is so, so not) a mortal tussle over who will pay for the 3-D glasses that murk up and thwart so many contemporary big-screen viewing experiences. Tired of eating the cost, Sony has proposed that studios pass it on to the customer — a surcharge estimated to be about… wait for it… a dollar. Alternatively you can bring one of the myriad pairs you already have wedged in a junk drawer at home. (I think it’s called “recycling.”) Meanwhile, Real-D, which manufactures the glasses, saw a stock price plunge of almost 15 percent on Wednesday, and analysts and theater chains alike describe this development as being a sulfur plume shy of the apocalypse. Sony’s like, “Guys! Can’t we talk about this?” No! Get angry! Or something. I’m so tired. [Deadline] · In a new podcast, Paul Bettany confesses his wariness with Hollywood and suggests he might be on his way out: “It’s not noble. I can’t do it any longer.” He’s basically going to replace Andy Rooney, from the sounds of it. [The Guardian] · Get your calendars out! Warner Bros. has penciled in Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad — featuring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Emma Stone — for an awards-friendly Oct. 19 release date. [Deadline] · Dreading Footloose? This won’t help: “It’s an interminable 115 minutes filled with clichs, two leads who couldn’t act their way out of a wet sack if you gave them a knife and written directions, uninspired direction, and a determination to make its audience lose its faith in humanity.” [Pajiba] · Daughters — Hollywood’s next go-to archnemesis? Discuss. [Grantland] · Just to recap for anyone who missed last night’s extraordinary finish to Major League Baseball’s regular season: The St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays each won and advanced to their leagues’ respective wild-card rounds, the Atlanta Braves wiped out in the 13th inning and the Boston Red Sox completed the single worst September collapse in the history of the game. Literally unbelievable. [ESPN]

Clowns with chainsaws

WilsonCircus freaks, zombies and vampires of the underworld roamed the backlots of Universal Galleries to ring in "Halloween Horror Nights," which began Friday using the presentation from the Eyegore Honours.David Arquette, Rainn Wilson, Bailee Madison, Emma Bell and Alice Cooper counseled me honored."I really like horror fans simply because they support the things they love plus they are a lot of oddballs much like me,Inch Arquette stated.Wilson thanked his "House of 1000 Corpses" director Take advantage of Zombie. "If he does not obtain the perfect performance of your stuff, he'll murder all of your family." Madison, star of "You Shouldn't Be Scared of the Dark," informed, "Be careful for that clowns with chainsaws while you are available, men!" Contact Erin Maxwell at erin.maxwell@variety.com

Gisele Bundchen Pulled Over For Speeding

FIRST PUBLISHED: September 20, 2011 6:50 PM EDT BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- Gisele Bundchen, supermodel and wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, was stopped for speeding and given a verbal warning by a Massachusetts state trooper. State police spokesman David Procopio says Bundchen was going about 70 mph (112.65 kph) in a 55 mph (88.51 kph) zone on a state road when she was stopped Saturday. Procopio says two children were in the Cadillac SUV, properly fastened in car seats. Procopio says Bundchen did not get any special treatment. The same trooper gave four other drivers verbal warnings that afternoon. He gave 20 others written citations, but those drivers committed other violations in addition to speeding. The stop was first reported by the Boston Herald. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Military Wives' Sally Pressman Marries

Sally Pressman and David Rogers Military Partners actress Sally Pressman increased to become genuine-existence wife, marriage to longtime boyfriend David Rogers, People reviews. The happy couple got married Saturday within the Bacara Resort & Health health spa in Santa Barbara, Calif. See the best and worst TV wedding events Pressman, 30, and Rogers, 34, got involved with October after first meeting in acting class. This really is really the very first marriage for. Pressman, as well as the relaxation in the Military Partners cast, will return for Season 6 sometime next season.

Inni

A Klikk Film presentation. (International sales: Cinema Purgatorio, NY.) Produced by John Best, Dean O'Connor. Directed by Vincent Morisset.With: Jon Thor Birgisson, Orri Pall Dyrason, Georg Holm, Kjartan Sveinsson. (Icelandic dialogue)The soul-stirring fusion of joy and heartache that burns like a current through the music of Sigur Ros comes through loud and clear in "Inni," the second concert film built around the massively popular Icelandic combo. Whereas 2007's well-traveled "Heima" reveled in scenic color imagery of the artists' homeland, this minimalist item strips the band down to its output, fashioning black-and-white performance footage into a uniquely spellbinding experience. Though likely to appeal to a smaller segment of Sigur Ros' worldwide following, "Inni" has already been booked for offshore playdates interspersed with festival showings. French-Canadian helmer Vincent Morisset and d.p. Rob Hardy lensed during Sigur Ros' November 2008 performances at London's Alexandra Palace, captured on rough, high-contrast monochrome HD that almost encourages one to take the film in through closed eyes. Abstraction is the right approach for a group whose work is by turns soaring, bombastic, magisterial and unfathomable (the lyrics blur Icelandic with made-up tongue Hopelandic), ushering the listener into a state of near-celestial rapture. The spell is intermittently broken by low-grade color clips of the musicians hanging out, providing necessary if not particularly informative breathers in between performances.Camera (B&W/color, HD, 16mm), Rob Hardy; editors, Nick Fenton, Stephane Lafleur; music, Sigur Ros; art director, Sarah Hopper. Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (Venice Days), Sept. 3, 2011. (Also in Reykjavik, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro, Hawaii film festivals.) Running time: 75 MIN. Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com

'All My Children's' Alicia Minshew Is able to Move Ahead (Exclusive)

ABC Alicia Minshew has performed probably the most popular figures on ABC's My Children since 2002. As Erica Kane's (Susan Lucci) daughter, Kendall Hart, fans have gone from disliking her devious methods to loving the lady she's become. Using the broadcast finish from the daytime cleaning soap approaching next Friday, Minshew discloses towards the Hollywood Reporter solely that they wouldn't return fulltime to Prospect Park's online continuation from the series. STORY: Susan Lucci Criticizes ABC Daytime Chief in New Epilogue "I understand they're beginning to approach people now," Minshew informs us. "When they were arrive at me and request me to get it done [and] basically could settle your differences where I possibly could maybe be recurring, I possibly could play every occasionally, I possibly could use these folks which i love but still take part in this. I'd most probably to that particular.Inch Otherwise, the actress informs us that she's ready to behave fresh. "Something funny. Something light," she states. "I'd like to perform a sitcom," she adds. "You realize, however i don't really get the opportunity to complete things like that after I'm on the cleaning soap, since it's a daytime drama, so things are very dramatic. So, I'm really available to type of regardless of the world will lay my way, anything... however i'm leaning towards doing something funny in existence, because I like might because I understand I'm able to get it done. I am craving something which's completely the alternative of the items I've been doing." Meanwhile, her TV mother and good friend, Lucci, continues to be making recent head lines caused by rewrites to her memoir that reveal she is not happy whatsoever with ABC brass for eliminating the show. She creates among other critiques the mind from the network's daytime unit, John Frons, has "that fatal mixture of lack of knowledge and arrogance." Minshew states even she's surprised at her cast mate's fury. STORY: 'Desperate Average women' Air Bob Daily Addresses Susan Lucci Casting Gossips "I understood that they didn't enjoy it, but I didn't be aware of level where she was... I am talking about, she really was pissed," she informs us. " But, guess what happens? Great for her. I am talking about, for God's sakes the lady continues to be on that demonstrate for such a long time. It's been her existence. And she or he should you can say however she gets.Inch However, Minshew states she knows the company causes of eliminating the show. "If talk shows and reality TV cost less to create,Inch she states. "And you need to do it to save cash, then you definitely've got to get it done. It's type of altering using the occasions." And for the large question of whether Lucci is going to be coming back for that online version from the series? "So far as I heard, Susan stated no," Minshew informs us. Minshew is symbolized by Newman-Thomas Management. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com Twitter: @TheRealJethro RELATED: 'All The Kids' Actress Mary Fickett Dies Carol Burnett Bids Farewell to 'All The Kids' More 'All The Kids' Coverage on THR ABC Susan Lucci My Children

Exclusive: Perfect Sense Trailer

Everything's gone GreenThe end of the world is getting more complicated on the big screen. In the old days it usually involved a big old asteroid, some rogue aliens with wanderlust and a bunch of rayguns, or perhaps a defense system becoming self-aware and unleashing a bajillion nukes. If you were Roland Emmerich's laptop, it was probably all three. Nowadays we've got entire planets heading our way (Melancholia), global pandemics breaking out (Contagion) or the kind of mystery virus Ewan McGregor and Eva Green are faced with in this new trailer for Perfect Sense. We're assuming that the 'perfect sense' part relates to the blossoming, tender bond that develops between the pair - her, a research scientist; him a chef - because the events unfolding around them look firmly fileable in the 'abnormal' basket. Seriously, who hits a wall with a bike wheel? It's one step away from shoe throwing. Director David Mackenzie, who's double-barrelling his romances with a different kind of love story, You Instead, this week, has set out to explore the notion of love in a deeply uncertain world. If it sounds like 28 Days Later reimagined by Mills & Boon, that'd be doing it a disservice. On this evidence, McGregor and Green generate enough chemistry to guide us through the tumult. . The eagle-eyed among you will also have spotted a Trainspotting reunion in there, with McGregor's old mucker Ewen Bremner popping up as his new mucker in their restaurant kitchen. Click below for a closer look at the new quad poster (no Spud included). {Perfect Sense poster}. Perfect Sense is out on October 7.

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British Government to look at Media Dominance

CAMBRIDGE, England -- Jeremy Search, the British government minister who came within occasions of greenlighting News Corp's $12 billion takeover of BSkyB -- desires to alter the means by which media possession is controlled.our editor recommendsJeremy Search Must create Decision on News Corp.-BSkyB Deal After Easter time time The Culture Secretary told professionals within the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention that Britain needed to discover a new approach to measure mix-platform media presence and customize the method to determine which companies were dominant. He's asked for media regulator Ofcom to look at getting an approach to calculating "absolute limits on press share" and would evaluate whether organisations like News Corporation or possibly the freely funded BBC must great a participate news provision and influence. "Ofcom's research into this through the BSkyB/News Corp merger process will be a start, but further tasks are needed therefore i have today asked for Ofcom to check out just what the options are for calculating media plurality across [different] media platforms," Search told the conference. Search mentioned he may even have a look at finding techniques to exempt people in politics from approving media takeovers altogether, because such options should not appear to become approved or vetoed by government government bodies. "I used to be very conscious inside the recent BSkyB bid that however fairly I went the process, everybody would question my motives," he mentioned. "competing law we deal with this more robustly by eliminating people in politics along the way altogether. This guarantees that justice sometimes seems being completed in addition to actually being completed.Inch News Corp. cancelled its takeover request the British pay TV giant BSkyB within this summer time after Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group increased being engulfed in the firestorm over phone-hacking. However, although mounting opposition for the bid had introduced with a public clamor to prevent Rupert Murdoch becoming most likely the very best media pressure inside the Uk, in those days, the controlling process made an appearance unable to bend to mounting political an social opposition for the bid. Search's surveys are the first phase on the way of making a completely new Communications Act which is one of the statute books within couple of years. Related Subjects Worldwide