Settlement in Elly Mae Clampett Barbie dolls dolls Toy Suit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) The actress who carried out Elly May Clampett round the "The Beverly Hillbillies" has settled her suit around the Barbie dolls dolls toy that employs the character's title and likeness.An attorney for actress Donna Douglas states she settled with CBS and toymaker Mattel on Tuesday. Douglas' suit had looked for at least $75,000. Particulars in the settlement were private.Douglas carried out your pet-loving tomboy for individuals nine seasons from the CBS comedy of a backwoods family that strikes oil and moves to Beverly Slopes.She mentioned CBS Consumer Products Corporation. and Mattel Corporation. needed her approval for your Barbie dolls dolls. In the courtroom documents, CBS and Mattel mentioned they didn't need her OK because the network holds exclusive rights for the character.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Jesse McConnaughey December 29, 2011 NEW ORLEANS (AP) The actress who carried out Elly May Clampett round the "The Beverly Hillbillies" has settled her suit around the Barbie dolls dolls toy that employs the character's title and likeness.An attorney for actress Donna Douglas states she settled with CBS and toymaker Mattel on Tuesday. Douglas' suit had looked for at least $75,000. Particulars in the settlement were private.Douglas carried out your pet-loving tomboy for individuals nine seasons in the CBS comedy of a backwoods family that strikes oil and moves to Beverly Slopes.She mentioned CBS Consumer Products Corporation. and Mattel Corporation. needed her approval for your Barbie dolls dolls. In the courtroom documents, CBS and Mattel mentioned they didn't need her OK because the network holds exclusive rights for the character.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Prince Harry & Beckham Party London

First Launched: December 22, 2011 11:32 AM EST Credit: Off-shoreline Coast News Caption Prince Harry is spotted departing the humanities Club inside the Mayfair portion of London on December 21, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Classy and Pippa were nowhere to look on Wednesday evening when Prince Harry, David Beckham and James Middleton left for just about any males evening out and about london. Fresh off his stateside helicopter training, Prince Harry visit Londons Arts Club in Mayfair, where he met tabs on the soccer star, Pippa Middletons brother James and British actor/personality James Corden. The males were spotted chilling out that the gym has until 3 AM. According to Britains The Daily Mail, Prince Harry was spotted inside wearing a Santa hat. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, reviews made an appearance on Wednesday that Becks approved a deal for just about any one-and-a-half year contract while using team Paris St. Germain. Also on Wednesday, Prince Harry introduced he was headed to Afghanistan for again. The 27-year-old Royal mentioned he'd likely return to the war-torn country in the course of 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Five Reasons To See 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is awesome. It's the top-ranked flick on our list of the Best Movies of 2011. What more do you need to know? David Fincher's adaptation of the first book in the Millennium Trilogy is as faithful as it gets (with an important deviation here and there), complete with gruesome twists and stellar performancesindeed, it hosts what could very well be the greatest performance of the year. Rooney Mara talks Salander! If all that isn't enough incentive to check out "Dragon Tattoo" this week, here are five other reasons you need to see this movie. Rooney, Rooney, Rooney Need I say more? Rooney Mara is Lisbeth Salander, in a way that not even Noomi Rapace quite captured in my opinion. The "Social Network" actress' transformation into the titular tattooed computer hacker is breathtaking, her commitment to the character a sight that all movie lovers must behold. Mara isn't just a shoe-in for an Oscar nom next year chances are very, very good that she'll be our next Best Actress winner. Craig and The Vangers Rooney steals the show, but her co-stars are all perfectly cast as well. Daniel Craig's Mikhail Blomkvist is a note-perfect interpretation of the crusading journalist of Stieg Larsson's novels. Christopher Plummer's Henrik Vanger is appropriately charming and tortured. Stellan Skarsgard brings it, as he always does. But the best co-star of them all: the cat. That poor, poor cat. David Fincher on his "Dragon Tattoo" adaptation! Hedestad So much of the success of "Dragon Tattoo" depends on the visuals, and to the surprise of no one, Fincher does a brilliant job bringing this world from the page to the screen. The director's vision of Hedestad is a perfect replica of the Hedestad from my and, I suspect, many readers' imaginations. The film makes great use out of an unspeakably beautiful landscape to play host to such a thoroughly horrific tale. And speaking of horrific The Scenes Yes, those scenes. You know the ones I'm talking about. Fincher's "Dragon Tattoo" does not shy away from or tone down the graphic nature of the tale's most deeply disturbing scenes. The only thing harder than watching these moments is trying not to watch it's virtually impossible to look away from the horror Lisbeth faces and, in turn, delivers. The Ending As you've likely heard by now, the ending to Fincher's "Dragon Tattoo" deviates somewhat from the original Swedish novel and film. Don't freak out: it's a good change. Nothing drastic, but an important enough tweak that makes the mystery's big reveal play out smoother than ever before. "Dragon Tattoo" fans owe it to themselves to check out the American adaptation if only to see how they feel about the new, altered ending and to see Rooney, Rooney, Rooney, of course. Daniel Craig on his "Dragon Tattoo" fears! Are you seeing "Dragon Tattoo" this week? Let us know in the comments section and on Twitter!

Listing Of Nominees For That Golden Globe Honours

First Released: December 15, 2011 10:04 AM EST Credit: Dreamworks Caption Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer in DreamWorks The HelpLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Movies Picture, Drama: The Descendants, 'The Help, 'Hugo, 'The Ides of March, 'Moneyball, 'War Equine. Picture, Musical or Comedy: 50/50, 'The Artist, 'Bridesmaids, 'Midnight in Paris, 'My Week with Marilyn. Actor, Drama: George Clooney, The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Michael Fassbender, Shame Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March Kaira Pitt, Moneyball. Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Viola Davis, The Assistance Rooney Mara, The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton, We have to Discuss Kevin. Director: Woodsy Allen, Night time in Paris George Clooney, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo. Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, The Artist Brendan Gleeson, The Guard Frederick Gordon-Levitt, 50/50 Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love Owen Wilson, Night time in Paris. Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jodie Promote, Carnage Charlize Theron, Youthful Adult Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn Kate Winslet, Carnage. Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn Albert Brooks, Drive Jonah Hill, Moneyball Viggo Mortensen, A Harmful Method Christopher Plummer, Beginners. Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Assistance Jesse McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Assistance Shailene Woodley, The Descendants. Language: The Flowers of War, 'In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey, 'The Kid having a Bike, 'A Separation, 'The Skin My Home Is. Animated Film: The Adventures of Tintin, 'Arthur Christmas, 'Cars 2, 'Puss in Boots, 'Rango. Script: Woodsy Allen, Night time in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Love Willimon, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball. Original Score: Ludovic Bource, The Artist Abel Korzeniowski, W.E. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shoreline, Hugo John Williams, War Equine. Original Song: Hello Hello (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin), Gnomeo&Juliet The Keeper (music and lyrics by Chris Cornell), Machine Gun Preacher Lay Your Mind Lower (music by John Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close), Albert Nobbs The Living Proof (music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Junior., lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Junior., Damon Thomas), The Assistance Masterpiece (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), W.E. TELEVISION Series, Drama: American Horror Story, Forex Boardwalk Empire, Cinemax Boss, Starz Bet on Thrones, Cinemax Homeland, Showtime. Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Kelsey Grammer, Boss Jeremy Irons, The Borgias Damian Lewis, Homeland. Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland Mireille Enos, The Killing Julianna Margulies, The Great Wife Madeleine Stowe, Revenge Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness. Series, Musical or Comedy: Enlightened, Cinemax Episodes, Showtime Glee, Fox Modern Family, ABC New Girl, Fox. Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Dern, Enlightened Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laura Linney, The Large C Amy Poehler, Parks and Entertainment. Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock David Duchovny, Californication Johnny Galecki, The Large Bang Theory Thomas Jane, Hung Matt LeBlanc, Episodes. Miniseries or Movie: Cinema Verite, Cinemax Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS The Hour, BBC America Mildred Pierce, Cinemax Too Large to Fail, Cinemax. Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Romola Garai, The Hour Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce. Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) Idris Elba, Luther William Hurt, Too Large to Fail Bill Nighy, Page Eight (Masterpiece) Dominic West, The Hour. Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire Maggie Cruz, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce. Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Peter Dinklage, Bet on Thrones Paul Giamatti, Too Large to Fail Guy Pierce, Mildred Pierce Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family. Formerly Introduced Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Morgan Freeman. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Equity Accepting Noms for Diversity Award

Equity Accepting Noms for Diversity Award By Daniel Holloway December 8, 2011 Actors' Equity Association announced today that it is accepting nominations for its 2012 Rosetta LeNoire Award. The honor is given annually to an individual or institution with a proven track record of hiring, promoting, or casting women, ethnic minorities, or the disabled. The award was created in 1989 and named for the first recipient, Rosetta LeNoire, founder of NY's Amas Repertory Theatre (now Amas Musical Theatre). Past honorees include Joseph Papp and the NY Shakespeare Festival, Ellen Stewart of La MaMa ETC in New York, Dennis Zacek and Marcelle McVay of Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, and the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. Applications and supporting material are due Feb. 10, 2012. For more information, contact Luther Goins, Equity's national equal employment opportunity coordinator, at (312) 641-0393, ext. 237, or lgoins@actorsequity.org. Equity Accepting Noms for Diversity Award By Daniel Holloway December 8, 2011 Actors' Equity Association announced today that it is accepting nominations for its 2012 Rosetta LeNoire Award. The honor is given annually to an individual or institution with a proven track record of hiring, promoting, or casting women, ethnic minorities, or the disabled. The award was created in 1989 and named for the first recipient, Rosetta LeNoire, founder of NY's Amas Repertory Theatre (now Amas Musical Theatre). Past honorees include Joseph Papp and the NY Shakespeare Festival, Ellen Stewart of La MaMa ETC in NY, Dennis Zacek and Marcelle McVay of Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, and the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. Applications and supporting material are due Feb. 10, 2012. For more information, contact Luther Goins, Equity's national equal employment opportunity coordinator, at (312) 641-0393, ext. 237, or lgoins@actorsequity.org.

ROLL CALL: Pregnant Jessica Simpson: A Great Souffl Makes Me Cry!

First Launched: December 8, 2011 2:52 PM EST Credit: WireImage La, Calif. -- Caption Jessica Simpson showcases her baby bump within the 25th Annual Footwear News Achievement Honours within the Museum of recent Art in NY City on November 29, 2011Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Keep The Souffls From Jessica!: Mother-to-be Jessica Simpson is certainly going with an entire choice of feelings throughout having a baby, including plenty of tears! The 31-year-old Fashion Star mentor revealed by having an approaching episode of Rachael Ray that moving her first child had made her much more emotional. Ill cry within the drop from the hat, an excellent souffl can make me cry, Jessica mentioned inside the episode airing December 12. For pregnancy urges, Jessica is experiencing a vintage classic after some from the twist. Now its peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, toasted, she mentioned. After which it, Ill put some salt in my hands like Im taking a tequila shot after which it possess a bite in the sandwich. Kris Comprises A Cave: Since Kim Kardashian no longer has sufficient his existence, Kris Humphries is making room for his macho side. The Basketball star got the assistance of ex-Baltimore Ravens player Tony Siragusa inside an approaching episode in the DIY network show, Guy Caves. According to TMZ, the star is creating a chill lounge at his Minnesota home, including multiple bars together with a 120-inch screen. Have a look at his guy cave, HERE! Which Secondary School Musical Star Will get Naked In 3-D?: No, it's not Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens in addition to Ashley Tisdale! According to former HSM star Corbin Bleu, hes revealing his assets inside the coming movie, Nurse which is not necessarily just any kind of naked! [I]will probably be naked in 3d, the actor told Us Weekly. The truth is my rear finish its stylish. Its done well. Courtney Stodden Declines Possible Show: In news out of your favorite teen bride, Courtney Stodden, it appears the 17-year-old and her 51-year-old husband actor husband Doug Hutchison won't be going to the area of reality TV at this time around. According to Radar Online, the pair was offered a perfect the arrival Relationship Rehab. Though Doug and Courtney considered the purchase, ultimately they thought this wasnt a perfect fit for your kind of show they preferred to complete, an origin told Radar. There is plenty of speculation regarding marriage and a lot of people are simply waiting for the inevitable train wreck to happen, but Doug and Courtney include a remarkably strong relationship and appearance happy together. So undertaking a show about beginning rehab just doesn't appear sensible on the account. Maybe Style Rehab may come knocking on Courtneys door!? -By Jesse Spero Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Kung Fu Panda 2' leads Annie noms

Check out the whole report on nominations''Kung Fu Panda 2'' leads a very mixed area inside the 39th annual Annie Honours nominations. The DreamWorks Animation follow-up acquired 12 bids, including best feature, adopted carefully by stablemate ''Puss in Boots'' and Vital/Nickelodeon's ''Rango,'' with nine each. The nominating committees of ASIFA-Hollywood opened up up within the best pic area for 10 nominees, including Steven Spielberg's motion-capture toon ''The Adventures of Tintin.'' It's just the second motion-caption film being nominated with an Annie Award. Columbia's ''Monster House'' was nommed in 2006.Furthermore to ''Panda 2,'' ''Puss,'' ''Rango'' and ''Tintin,'' best pic nominees are: ''A Cat in Paris'' (Fromage), ''Arthur Christmas'' (The brand new the new sony Pictures Animation), ''Wrinkles'' (Perro Verde Films), ''Cars 2'' (Pixar), ''Chico and Rita'' (Chico and Rita Distrib'n) and ''Rio'' (Blue Sky Art galleries).The Annie Honours will probably be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, at UCLA's Royce Hall.Disney does skip the honours (Variety, August. 25, 2010).Check out the whole report on nominations Contact Terry Flores at terry.flores@variety.com

Memorable moments within the Globes

Ough Gervais pushes all the restrictions, nevertheless the restrictions arent pushing back he'll host his third Globes within the month of the month of january.Since Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior., and Dean Martin mutinied within the 1958 Golden Globes, rushing happens and commandeering the hosting duties, the Globes are actually an chance for stars to disappointed their locks inside the days preceding the Oscars. We view Oliver Stone rail in the government, Bette Midler deep-throat her statue, and Kaira Pitt discuss his bowels. Listed below are more recent moments lighting how -- for better or worse -- that anything-can-happen spirit is constantly brand the Globes, both on / off happens. 1998Jack Nicholson turns another cheekMany people ad-lib speeches, however, if Jack Nicholson recognized his lead drama actor award for "Much like It'll get," he paid out homage to fellow nominee Jim Carrey by bending over and pretending to talk from his butt.1998Two non-Angry MenIn possibly most likely probably the most touching moment Hollywood didn't script, Ving Rhames -- a tearful champion for his role in TV movie "Don King: Only within the usaInch -- relinquished his award to "Twelve Angry Males" nominee Jack Lemmon.2001Liz Taylor's war cryThe year "Gladiator" needed best drama pic, Bette Davis am "distracted" she almost did not make sure to begin to see the nominees after which it fought against while using winner's envelope.2005 Jamie Foxx's 'Ray' of sunshine Beginning by having an audience-rousing call-and-response song, and ending getting a tribute to his grandmother, Foxx's lead drama actor acceptance speech was as unique since it was moving.2006 Even Isaac Mizrahi likes a enjoyable rackEspecially Scarlett Johansson's, the fashion guru spent one minute blending round the pre-show red-colored-colored carpet.2008No stars no GlobesWhen striking authors vowed to picket the Globes, they immediately received the support of SAG including this kind of-listers as George Clooney and Keira Knightley. Rather than broadcast a show with no stars, NBC scaly back the ceremony with a one-hour news conference which came a measly 6 000 0000 audiences, lower 75% from previous years.2009Tina Fey notifies in the InternetNobody likes getting bashed on the internet including Fey, who recognized her lead TV comedy actress award (for"30 Rock") to see her Internet haters to "suck it."2009 Tracy Morgan might be the voice from the generationMany individuals who win used acceptance speeches as political pulpits, but nobody has so profoundly addressed the nation's racial incongruities as Morgan, when -- after "30 Rock" won to get the best smallscreen comedy -- introduced themselves the completely new "face of publish-racial America. Deal with it, Cate Blanchett!"2011Ricky Gervais mouths offEveryone expected Gervais being cruel along with his captive audience of stars, however, if he mentioned he "useful in helping (then-HFPA leader Philip Berk) in the toilet and pop his teeth in," it made an appearance like the dying knoll for Gervais' hosting gig. But, he's back... GOLDEN GLOBE UPDATE Nixing the hijinx jinx Contemporary company company directors: Stylists or shape-shifters? Stateside sitcoms mixed overseas Honours aren't goal of HFPA giving TV biz buys into back burners Globes role Memorable moments within the Globes Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

The Closer Creator James Duff Previews the Show's "Jolly" 100th Episode

Kyra Sedgwick, Frances Sternhagen and Barry Corbin In our season-long examination of love, The Closer would be remiss if it didn't pause to consider the fuzziest of all human passions: a fondness for our own golden past.Hardly anything tickles warm, childhood memories like the holidays. Gifts, decorations, friendly gatherings, family feasting and favorite songs blend to paint a glowing patina over our best memories. Unfortunately, the American brand of nostalgia borders on amnesia, and holding on to our youthful attachments oftentimes requires overlooking a host of problematic truths, or so our intrepid civilian tech, Buzz Watson, discovers when dragging his younger sister, Casey, on their annual trip to a local Christmas fair.The North Pole Village - filled with evergreen trees and shiny ornaments - children in line to see Santa and strolling reindeer - is a little like a Rorschach test to this pair of battling siblings. To Buzz, it's like a present waiting to be opened on the morning of December 25th; to his little sister, Casey, it's a tacky con game with fake snow designed to coax parents out of hard-earned cash while they perpetuate childish myths about St. Nick.They're both wrong. The North Pole Village very quickly becomes a crime scene featuring (among other things) a fatally flawed zip line, drug dealing elves and some extremely poor excuses for Santa Claus, one of whom is played with effortless charm by Fred Willard, famous for his star turns in movies like Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind and Best in Show. In "You Have the Right to Remain Jolly," Mr. Willard helps The Closer celebrate its 100th episode. We thought about marking this event by doing something dark and mysterious, but surveying the rest of our December episodes, and considering the pessimistic mood of the country, we felt like an attempt to cheer people up wouldn't be entirely amiss. And, besides killing off Santa Claus, I can personally attest to the fact that the men of Major Crimes certainly felt more optimistic after meeting Buzz's sister, the gorgeous and amiable Christine Wood (with whom I share a birthday). Casey's physical charms prove such a distraction that both Buzz and Chief Johnson are a little on the warpath in this episode, which also features the return of Mark Pellegrino as Brenda's determined attorney, Gavin Q. Baker.I don't want to give up everything in Santa's sleigh. But if you're one of those people who loves a good elf fight, and wonders now and then why The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy isn't used to score more television shows, tonight's episode is just for you. Be sure to stay around for the weather report at the end. And special thanks to this week's guest stars for playing out our little holiday extravaganza with the good spirits of Christmases past.Until next week... - James Duff

'Glee' Eyes Gloria Estefan to Play Santana's Mother

About three weeks ago, ICM president Chris Silbermann presented an offer to buy out at least part of financier Suhail Rizvi's majority interest in the agency, but that offer has now expired, according to a knowledgeable source. However, Silbermann's effort to amass a controlling interest in the Century City-based talent agency continues, and on Wednesday he met with Rizvi in NY to continue discussions, according to another source with knowledge of the dealings.our editor recommendsInside the Fight for ICM's Future (Analysis)The Secrets of Hollywood Agency Mailrooms Silbermann and colleagues Bob Broder and Ted Chervin are said to be frustrated with Rizvi, who appears to be disinterested in Silbermann's stated plan to transform the agency into a partnership. The trio is said to bristle at a corporate structure that essentially makes them employees of Rizvi, whose Birmingham, Mich.-based Rizvi Traverse Management acquired a controlling interest in ICM in 2005. PHOTOS: Secrets of Hollywood Agency Mailrooms While many industry players have expected Silbermann and his former partners at boutique agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann to leave the 36-year old ICM to form a new agency, sources say that Silbermann is more interested in staying and building ICM rather than starting a new company. But the situation is still very fluid, and sources say other possible outcomes include the renegotiation of the ICM principals' current deals; the acquisition of ICM by a rival talent agency; and the departure of Silbermann, ICM chairman Jeff Berg or others. Rizvi Traverse and ICM declined to comment. The cost of reducing the stake held by Rizvi -- a press-shy private equity investor whose firm also holds interests in Twitter, Facebook and Summit Entertainment -- is not entirely clear, nor is it clear what financing is backing Silbermann's bid. In November 2005, Rizvi Traverse made a $75 million investment in Century City-based ICM, and Merrill Lynch provided additional debt financing for a total of about $100 million. A knowledgeable source says that Rizvi has already wrung a profit out of his firm's investment in ICM, and Merrill Lynch has been bought of out the deal. Silbermann would not necessarily need to acquire Rizvi Traverse's entire stake in the agency in order to gain control and implement his partnership plans; an April Bloomberg report said Berg, Silbermann and some agents hold ICM stock. The Hollywood Reporter reported Nov. 15 that Rizvi, who resides in Greenwich, Conn., has grown less interested in the long-term future of ICM after concluding that the agency won't provide him the platform to make a larger impact as an investor in media. He is said to be quietly shopping his interest in the agency, according to a knowledgeable source. Silbermann joined ICM in July 2006, when the agency acquired his company, Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann, for about $70 million. Silbermann's group is a powerhouse in the lucrative television packaging industry, with clients including Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and comedy kingpin Chuck Lorre.The Silbermann group is said to supply ICM with a significant share of its total revenue. In a May interview with THR, Silbermann discussed his desire to convert the agency to a partnership, saying: "I believe that agents should be able to reap what they sow. Since the time I joined ICM, the plan has been to evolve the company into the best possible structure for the clients and the agents, one that rewards success." Complicating matters is Silbermann's frosty relationship with Berg. Sources say one option on the table is for Silbermann and Co.-or even Rizvi-to purchase Berg's share of the agency. However, the cost to buy out Berg is believed to be high: a knowledgeable source says Berg's stake in the company is valued in the range of $20 million to $30 million. Email: Daniel.Miller@THR.com; Kim.Masters@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller; @KimMasters Related Topics ICM

Natalie Wood Investigation: What the People Involved Are Saying

NY - After a long search, Time Warner has chosen Laura Lang, who has been CEO of digital advertising powerhouse Digitas, as the new CEO of its Time Inc. magazine unit, the entertainment conglomerate said on Wednesday. Lang, who has led Publicis-owned Digitas since 2008 after joining the firm in 1999, is expected to continue an aggressive digital push by the unit, which is the largest U.S. magazine publisher. Her hire comes after Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes early this year fired Jack Griffin who had caused a culture clash as leader of the magazine division, according to company sources. "Although Jack is an extremely accomplished executive, I concluded that his leadership style and approach did not mesh with Time Inc. and Time Warner," Bewkes said back then in a memo that was unusually candid for the media industry. Lang will assume leadership of Time Inc. from an interim management committee composed of Howard Averill, Maurice Edelson and John Huey, which guided the company over the last 10 months. Her bio on Digitas' Web site highlights that she has driven international growth and helped the company attract new clients. "Laura's leadership experience, brand management expertise, understanding of digital and marketing and strong relationships with the creative and advertising communities are a great fit for Time Inc.," said Bewkes. "She is the right person to lead the company as it aggressively evolves its businesses during a time of great change and opportunity in publishing." Said Lang: "I am thrilled to be joining the best journalists and publishing executives in the world at Time Inc. during such an exciting time for media and publishing. Time Inc's premier brands and stellar reputation, along with Time Warner's commitment to lead the digital transformation of all its businesses, will lead to great opportunities to deepen our connections with consumers." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Time Warner Jeff Bewkes

Glee: Santana's Coming Out and 8 Other Things We're Grateful for in "I Kissed a Girl"

Naya Rivera, Dianna Agron And that's how you come out in Lima Heights Adjacent. It wasn't until Finn brought out her competitive edge (hello, sectionals!) that Santana considered re-entering Mr. Schue's choir room and letting her friends help her out of the closet. And even then, she didn't get any warm fuzzies after being serenaded with Kurt and Blaine's cutesy performance of Pink's equally earnest "F---in' Perfect" because being gay doesn't mean she's going soft. Instead, after Finn created a safe haven for her to the sounds of the more appropriate "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," Santana paraded proudly down the halls of McKinley, ladies in tow, to the no-shame anthem "I Kissed a Girl." Abuela hasn't come around yet, because not everyone can be Burt Hummell, but it was so nice to see her show Brittany some affection outside of Breadsticks. Because we so enjoyed this week's Glee- and because we're still in the Thanksgiving spirit as we polish off Turkey Day leftovers - eight other things we're super thankful for in no particular order (Psycho Quinn, you are not one of them): 1. Both elections are over. Sue's congressional campaign only stuffed her further down the rabbit hole of insanity - Sue's best at McKinley dealing with McKinley-sized enemies. As for the student body election... at least we got Brittany's "Run the World (Girls)" out of it. Wonder how much of Brittany's new pro-sugar, anti-tornado policies we'll see enacted at McKinley. 2. Coach Bieste's singing debut with "Jolene" (because we don't acknowledge "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," and neither should you). The song was a great choice for those deep vocals, and dammit, didn't it just break your heart? We would never have picked Bieste and Sue for a love triangle, but it works brilliantly as Bieste continues to embrace her uniqueness and Sue finds something besides New Directions to obsess over. 3. We'll always have Mr. Schue's facial expressions. He's been given a great big nothing to do so far, unless you count inviting Emma's ginger supremacist parents over and then singing her off the ledge after, and whatever it was that he did as Burt's "campaign manager." But at least we still get some priceless reaction shots. Watching him rock out to Puck's "I'm the Only One" in that cheesy way only Mr. Schue can was still gold. 4. Shelby and Santana. k.d. Lang's "Constant Craving." The end. We're still not sure what to feel watching Shelby hook up with Puck, besides slightly mortified. But listening to Shelby sing about it in the most perfect closing song possible for this episode? Yes, please. Bonus points for a nice (but brief) cameo from Kurt, now struggling to find his place after losing the election and watching his father win. 5. Rachel won't compete in Sectionals. Hold on! Here's why: Every year there has to be something to make Sectionals difficult for New Directions (the lack of Mr. Schue, Kurt joining the Warblers). This year we've got The Troubletones vs. a Rachel-less New Directions. That's interesting. 6. Every single song in the episode. That said, we're calling for a moratorium on Katy Perry. (Unless Artie gets to do the Kayne West rap on "E.T.") 7. Finn's back and better than ever. Just us or does he actually have the best stuff this season? It was no fun going several episodes without hearing a solo, but now we've got an entertaining bromance between Finn and Rory, dashed college dreams, potential heartbreak with NY-bound Rachel, growing animosity for golden boy Blaine, and tonight, the earnest way he reached out to Santana. 8. The slam on Blaine's "hideous bow ties." Just because he doesn't have his Warbler Wear, doesn't mean he needs to dress like a clown. In the same spirit of giving, a speedy list of things we're not so grateful for: An overall lack of Rory (by our count, the kid only has 4 episodes left!)...Rachel not having enough common sense to stuff the ballot box with, er, fewer ballots... Schue-Be-Do-Be-Do, where are you?... The decision to make Quinn a raving lunatic (Puck's speech was nice, but she was a mean girl last spring, not an insane one.) What did you think of Santana's coming out? What kind of a president do you think Brittany will make? Can Sectionals happen without Rachel? How can this Shelby and Puck thing end except for badly? Why are the writers doing what they're doing to Quinn? Tell us in the comments.

'Star Trek 2' Release Date: Vital Lands 'Trek' Follow up on May 17, 2013

Holding your breath for 'Star Trek 2?' You will need to hold it for pretty much another year. The sci-fi follow up was initially slated for any June 29, 2012 release, but just been knocked to May 17, 2013 where it will require the place vacated by Roland Emmerich's 'Singularity,' which moves to November 2013. The whole cast is placed to come back for that follow up, which is shot in three dimensional. J.J. Abrams, who's co-writing the follow-as much as his 2009 reboot, was too busy with 'Super 8' hitting the initial deadline the June 2012 slot now would go to 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.' The apparently flexible deals for that cast -- including stars Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto -- permitted Vital to hang about until Abrams and the authors needed to start focus on the 2nd go-round from the Enterprise crew. The studio is clearly wishing for an additional hit: The refurbished 'Star Trek' gained $258 million in The United States and $130 million worldwide. [via Deadline] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Twilight: Breaking Dawn's' Rachelle Lefervre on His Most Difficult Scene and Jacob's Massive Transformation (Video)

Moviegoers viewed Rachelle Lefervre put his impressive fighting techinques and stunt abilities to operate in Lionsgate's action thriller Abduction. And Twihards happen to be wooed by his ripped physique as uberpopular werewolf Edwards Friend Jacob throughout his forest fight moments within the Twilight Saga series. However it was Breaking Beginning -- Part I's pivotal "imprinting scene" the actor accepted was probably the most challenging moments he's handled.our editor recommends'Breaking Dawn' Premiere: Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke Hit the Black Carpet (Photos)Rachelle Lefervre to Star in Gus Van Sant Indie Film (Exclusive)From 'Abduction' to Art House: Inside Taylor Lautner's Movie Transformation (Analysis)'Breaking Dawn's' Rachelle Lefervre Draws Affection From Overzealous Male Fan at Film's PremiereTaylor Lautner Interview Question Results in Apology from GQTaylor Lautner versus. Taylor Lautner Box Office: How Twilight's Leading Males Stack UpVIDEO: 'Twilight: Breaking Beginning- Part I' Taylor Lautner Talks with THRVIDEO: 'Twilight: Breaking Beginning Part I's Billy Burke Talks with THR Related Subjects•Twilight "It had been tough, it had been most likely probably the most challenging for me personally because first, you need to get hold of what imprinting is and what it really means," Lautner told The Hollywood Reporter in front of the film's massive $283.5 million worldwide opening over the past weekend. "And fortunately, we'd [Twilight book series author] Stephenie Meyer around the set constantly, so believe me, we'd lots of conversations together with her about this.Inch PHOTOS:'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1' Black Carpet Premiere Arrivals Within the popular book series, Lautner's character Jacob is angry within the near dying of his closest friend, Bella (Billy Burke), throughout the birth of her and A Vampire Named Edward's (Taylor Lautner) child. Jacob then sets to get rid of the infant but upon securing eyes using the baby finds out that they may be the lady he'll spend the relaxation of his existence loving and imprints around the girl. The ultimate cut from the scene is very visual, using CGI along with a expensive-forward montage from the infant like a teenage girl, which really made what potentially sounds questionable or creepy quite stylish around the giant screen but a little difficult in the beginning for that actor. PHOTOS: 'Twilight: Breaking Beginning': New Images "After I understood that, it grew to become, 'What will it seem like?' and that i mean, I had been giving a X around the wall and that i needed to walk within the room and check out this X, make eye-to-eye contact by using it and imprint, whatever which means, whatever that appears like," he stated. "So at the time it had been tough and needed lots of imagination however i am really pleased with the end result and I have to thank [director]Bill Condon for your one." Lautner added that Jacob experiences an enormous transformation inBreaking Beginning -- Part 1. "The entire factor with Jacob within this movie may be the journey he continues right from the start towards the finish," he stated. "He begins the movie because the same Jacob we always known, but through the journey, I am talking about, he's forced to become guy and cope with maturity issues making options and that he is torn between their own family, the wolf pack and the new family, the Cullen and that he needs to perform the right factor." PHOTOS: Hollywood's A-List Changed Lautner's interview in the Four Seasons in Beverly Hillsides came around the heels of THR's exclusive are convinced that he'd be starring within an independent movie directed by Gus Van Sant. Though he and the team performed coy on any more particulars towards the press throughout models that week -- saying "it had been still in very, very initial phasesInch -- the actor would be a good sport when THR raised its report about plans for that project. The actor's first effort like a solo leading guy, Abduction, deflated in the domestic box office within the summer time. The brand new project would probably take Lautner's career inside a new direction. He's stated to become going to work just with top company directors and authors to any extent further because he aims to define themself being an actor. Meanwhile, the ultimate film in Summit Entertainment's five-movie Twilight Saga franchise, Breaking Beginning -- Part 2, opens November. 16, 2012. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn': New Images In the Pentultimate Film within the Saga Related Subjects Taylor Lautner Rachelle Lefervre Twilight Saga Billy Burke Bill Condon

AFM: Goon Grabs Foreign Sales For Myriad

The raucous R-rated hockey comedy Goon has racked up significant international distribution deals for Myriad Pictures. Starring Seann William Scott, the movie has been sold in the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Russia Scandinavia, Latin America, Turkey, the Middle East, Indonesia and South Africa, and several other markets. Magnolia’s Magnet picked up Goon for US distribution at Toronto and plans a March theatrical release. Scott plays a onetime bouncer who ends up vying with Liev Schrieber for the distinction of being the hockey league’s biggest goon.Jay Baruchel, Eugene Levy and Allison Pill co-star. The movie was directed by Michael Dowse (Take Me Home Tonight, FUBAR I and II, Its All Gone Pete Tong).Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express) wrote the script. Goon was produced by Don Carmody (Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Boondock Saints), David Gross and Jesse Shapira.Myriads other movies include Mike Figgis-directed Seconds of Pleasure, from a script by Neil LaBute starring Matt Dillon and Kristin Scott Thomas, A Common Man with Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross, as well as Edwin Boyd, Knife Fight and Chained.

Screen Gems Pacts To Remake The Raid

Screen Gems has acquired remake rights to The Raid, the Gareth Evans-directed Indonesian action movie that won the Midnight Madness sidebar’s audience award at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had picked up U.S. distribution rights to the original during the Cannes Film Festival, so this deal makes sense. Original producer XYZ Films is behind the English-language redo, and Evans will executive produce but not write or direct. Clint Culpepper will oversee for the studio. The plot centers on an elite SWAT team that becomes trapped in a tenement run by a notorious drug lord, his martial arts-skilled killers and his personal militia. The team must fight their way out.

Equity Appoints New Assistant Executive Director

Actors' Equity Association has named longtime employee Christine Provost its new Central Regional director/assistant executive director. She will assume the post Jan. 1, 2012, replacing Kathryn V. Lamkey, who is retiring. Provost will supervise a staff of 20 and oversee administration of all Central Region contracts."I am very excited to assume the role of Central Regional director/assistant executive director," Provost said in a written statement. "This is an exciting time in our union's history, and I look forward to being part of the leadership as Equity moves towards its 100th anniversary and beyond."Provost has been an Equity senior business representative since 2000. She joined the union's staff in 1996 as a business representative.

Joe Lagani Named Chief Revenue Officer At Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, searching to figure out ways to enhance advertising sales in the flagship posting unit, has hired former iVillage ad-sales boss Joe Lagani for that recently produced position of chief revenue officer. He'll be assigned with leading sales across all MSLO’s models — including magazines, the web site and applications, and Radio and tv — in addition to spearhead mix-platform integrations and brand close ties. Lagani’s experience includes stints at Fashion Media so that as Vice president and writer of Conde Nast’s House And Garden younger crowd was writer of Country Home and advertising director at Ladies Home Journal. “(Lagani has) been a significant pressure within the lifestyle space his whole career and it has proven his capability to change performance and lead great teams,” stated MSLO leader and COO Lisa Gersh — herself in the lifestyle media world as co-founding father of Oxygen Media — in announcing the hire today. MSLO reported a decline in publications ad pages in the recent third quarter, which saw its TV and retailing revenue grow.

Tarsem Singh Promises His Snow Whitened Movie Is going to be 'Sickeningly Kiddie,' Has Title In Your Mind

If you have seen the serial killer thriller 'The Cell' or caught glimpses of Tarsem Singh's new action movie, 'Immortals,' you may be surprised to understand the director who favors ultra-violent, entrails-heavy situations is pointing the Snow Whitened movie that doesn't feature Billy Burke carrying a sword. Moviefone sitting lower using the director (search for our approaching talk about how 'Immortals' pushes the R-rating to the limits) and that he revealed the untitled film with Lily Collins and Jennifer Aniston will probably be a "very sweet kiddie" movie. He's also got a concept for that title. The next film is Snow Whitened... That is for kids. So no one's getting disembowled? I really hope not. They requested me basically wanted to really make it edgy and that i stated, "No interest, simply no interest." It is a children's movie, but my stuff is commonly polarizing. When it is for kids, it's like, sickeningly kiddie, so when it is the other way, it's sickeningly graphic for individuals. Both of them are Suitable for me. It's comme ci comme ça that I am afraid of. It's interesting, because within the rival Snow Whitened project, Snow Whitened is available killing people it appears, according to 'Immortals,' that you would become more attracted to that particular version. Not whatsoever. That is what the studio thought, that I'd need to make it edgy. It is a family movie. When I am completed with violence, you won't get anything apart from an R rating. So I wish to create a kiddie movie. It is a story book for kids and also the family. Just embrace it. If you wish to push the envelope making Snow Whitened edgy, I believe edgy to whom? Edgy for Disney or edgy for Gasper Noé? What type of violence would you like and i'm not interested whatsoever inside it. And So I got the film which i wanted and it is another film. You think your similar kind of filmmaker to Gasper Noé? No, I believe his films are perfect. I believe [Michael] Haneke is fantastic. They are not similar filmmakers whatsoever, they are just making their personal films. Personally, i -- although I believe my films aren't anything like his -- want to possess the type of items that Roman Polanski makes. Whatever he's made, you can observe him inside it, from 'Knife within the Water' to 'Chinatown,' you cannot tell which is much more of him. In each of them, he's his DNA inside it. And So I don't care whether it's a story book or perhaps a movie about gods or serial murders, Among the finest to make certain that I am inside it. What's your DNA that you are investing in your movies? If you're able to define it, it is extremely small. It is a very lengthy mortal coil, if you're able to define it, there is a problem. Simply by general token, I'd say it is commonly polarizing to many people. When it is violent, it is commonly just a little extreme so when it's sweet, it is commonly just a little sweet, but when you have not seen 'The Fall,' you would not understand what I am speaking about. It appears just like a Russian setting in the early artwork we have seen to date. Don't think posters and trailers. They simply put that out because they are thinking, "Oh, we must put something out, so let us released the very first drawing which was done prior to the director ever did a collection.Inch I had been beginning using the forest a lot more compared to castle, a lot more, while you stated, 'Alexander Nevsky' [in mention of the 'Immortals' elaborate headgear] but a lot more Andrei Tarkovsky's 'Ivan the Terrible' [Erectile dysfunction note: Sergei Eisenstein really directed 'Ivan the Terrible' and 'Alexander Nevsky'], but it is much nearer to [the The spanish language architect] Gaudi inside a snowy place, which he's never done. So, just mix individuals up. Have you got a title yet for that film? Not. If only. But apparently there's some legal stuff being taken care of. Therefore it is not necessarily your final decision exactly what the title's likely to be? No, it's all regulated legal areas. For me personally, 'Snow,' could be perfect, just 'Snow.' [Photo: Relativity] Relativity Media's Snow Whitened: Start Looking Lily CollinsArmie HammerJulia RobertsJulia Roberts and Nathan LaneJulia RobertsNathan LaneArmie HammerArmie HammerLily CollinsLily CollinsNathan LaneArmie Hammer and Lily CollinsJulia RobertsJulia Roberts and Lily CollinsJulia RobertsLily CollinsLily CollinsLily Collins See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Blumhouse, Gold Circle Create Position Films, Sign First-Look Cope With Universal

Gold Circle Films and Blumhouse Productions have partnered to create a genre-creating banner and also have signed an initial-look deal distribution cope with Universal Pictures. Named Position Films, the shingle will produce and finance genre films with budgets varying within the $15 million to $$ 30 million range. Gold Cirle and Blumhouse, each of which have separate handles Universal, continues to use individually too. Both companies make their names within the genre market. Blumhouse, run by Jason Blum, makes a killing with low-budget high-yield found footage movies like the Paranormal Activity franchise in addition to Insidious. Paul Brooks' Gold Circle had created horror movies for example Whitened Noise and also the Haunting in Connecticut. "Jason and Paul are towards the top of their game in creating genre films, and that's why the joining of those two gifted filmmakers is really a stylish proposition for Universal," stated Universal's Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley inside a statement. "Building on these associations to locate exciting new projects is a superb chance for in our companies." Jason Blum

'Puss in Boots': Just what the Experts Say

DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots clawed its in place in the box office its opening weekend, plus it calculates professionals were also fans in the feline-starring film.our editor recommends'Puss in Boots' Premiere Red-colored-colored Carpet Arrivals'Puss In Boots' Place Mocks The Old Spice Guy'Puss in Boots': The actual way it Won the Weekend Box Office, But Disappointed Wall StreetRelated Subjects•Puss in Boots The animated film, which stars the Antonio Banderas' cat character within the Shrek franchise, was recognized due to its usage of 3d which is colorful figures. Many experts also loved the addition Jack and Jill, that are voiced by Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris. PHOTOS: 'Puss in Boots' and 9 Other Sexy Cartoons "Inside the assorted chases, sword fights, dance interludes, ascents to the clouds, dangerous treks through forest and jungles plus much more conventional dialogue moments, it's apparent the filmmakers have faithfully applied themselves for you to get pregnant the shots from dynamic dramatic perspectives which will make the most of 3d just like a constructive tool and not useless,Inch written The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy. "Inside an inspired move, this film recasts Puss' protagonists as if they were genre luminaries obtaining a tough-boiled adventure. Consider this Puss to become sired by Raymond Chandler with Mother Goose and you also'll begin to obtain the idea," written the La Times' Kenneth Turan. PHOTOS: 'Puss in Boots' Premiere Red-colored-colored Carpet Arrivals "Possibly most likely probably the most engaging factor about Puss in Boots could it be never takes itself too seriously," adds Turan. "The feature-length animated spinoff - a star turn for your popular Shrek supporting character voiced by Antonio Banderas - is almost shockingly good," written The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan. "And not because plenty of you'll approach it with decreased anticipation." "The animation - filled with images of red-colored-colored-rock buttes and regal canyonlands - is gorgeous. Nevertheless the filmmakers know a lot better than to think about things - or themselves - too seriously. There's an effective volume of silliness here too," O'Sullivan ongoing. "Furthermore, it appears terrific: better, that includes a lot more visual style in comparison to Shrek films. Even when the story handles to get rid of its thread, the film rewards your abilities,Inch written Stephen Holden in the NY Occasions. STORY: 'Puss in Boots': The actual way it Won the Weekend Box Office, But Disappointed Wall Street "Visually," Holden added, "there's much to admire. The movie's most amazing feature can be a spectacular usage of 3-D that enhances the bar for just about any mainstream animated film." "Giving him an entire movie that belongs to them seems as being a stretch, and very, he's trouble keeping his shtick for your film's 90-minute running time," written The AP's Christy Lemire in the film's star cat character. "But also for quick, lively, warm and friendly entertainment, Puss in Boots works okay, during 3-D, that's integrated diligently to the narrative and doesn't just appear like useless.Inch Related Subjects Antonio Banderas DreamWorks Animation Puss in Boots

Dark Dark evening Increases prologue plays before Mission: Impossible

The marketing bods concentrating on Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol are pretty busy at this time, while using relieve a completely new poster today and also the other trailer due inside a couple of days.To supply them a hands, we have to explain this film is not to become mistaken with Tom Clancy's Ghost Protocol, which Ubisoft expects to create incorporated in the new focus on movies.Kaira Bird's film opens 16 December here IMAX screens and five days later in conventional cinemas (it opens Boxing Day inside the Uk).Why the detailed theatrical information? Well, it seems we're only some of those who would like to help Mission: Impossible's marketing team.It's been confirmed that six-minutes of Dark Dark evening Increases prologue footage may have before Ghost Protocol in trendy IMAX movie theaters.We're saying 'swanky' because the whole factor used to be merely a rumour until it absolutely was states only IMAX venues wealthy in-resolution 70mm screens will have a way to exhibit the Batman footage."The six-minute Dark Dark evening Increases prologue footage are just proven round the greater resolution 70mm IMAX screens. Not digital IMAX screens. Locations were not confirmed yet, so stay up-to-date with an update on AMC Theatre locations which will be showing the prologue Dark Dark evening Increases footage inside a 70mm IMAX screen nearest you," mentioned the state statement from US cinema chain AMC.Our conjecture: be ready to see bumper IMAX ticket sales for Jason Bourne 4 and tickets for max showings changing hands for several money on eBay!

Bad Movies We Love: Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! is a celebrated American film where Meryl Streep tries to convince you she’s brain-damaged for 108 minutes. She has no guess as to who birthed her blonde, blue-eyed, ABBA-squawking daughter, but she’ll storm about a sunny Grecian isle until we all agree to forget she’s doing this for an obese stack of cash. What a Swedish fishy musical this is! It gives Stockholm Syndrome to thinking people. Let’s watch it 30 times, channel Agnetha and Anni-Frid using ethereal harmonies and beige lipstick, and recount the five greatest musical numbers in this insane, aquamarine spectacle of light, sound and sheer embarrassment. I nearly forgot: The youthful star of Mamma Mia is Amanda Seyfried, who leads this week’s new release In Time with a “futuristic look” (code for “Bridget Fonda haircut”). That movie looks unbearable, but Seyfried makes Mamma Mia a pleasure using her Tila Tequila-shaped head and physique. She’s supported by an exhausted cast of veterans wind-burnt by time and sitcom pilots. Together they’re a mysteriously savory blend, and they create a movie that is pretty much Glee for Adderall addicts, or Kidz Bop for chocolate-crazed, Fabio-literate adults. The ridiculous paternity narrative is irrelevant — I’m hopped up on pure ABBA euphoria after re-watching Mamma Mia!, and here are the five covers worth revisiting on this droopy Wednesday. 5. Christine Baranski’s husky, libidinous “Does Your Mother Know” Christine Baranski has graced the pages of Bad Movies We Love before, but here she comes into her own as a barky she-wolf with a legendary mandible. In the hard-veined hands of Baranski, ABBA’s “Does Your Mother Know” bursts with powerful horniness. Watch as this goody-goody Good Wife player juts and thrusts with the chutzpah of a much older raptor. 4. Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper’s “Lay All Your Love on Me” “LAYLOM” is ABBA’s secretly nastiest jam, and the most unsettling. The chrous’s druid incantation doubles as a sex-slave shanty, and these two oiled-up lovers chirp it with gusto. Well, Seyfried does. Dominic Cooper hoots like a nervous chorus boy trying to impress his sophomore girlfriend, but Seyfried’s Nordic glee gives way to sexy bliss. Don’t go wasting your emotions on him, Amanda! 3. Julie Walters’ utterly irrelevant “Take a Chance on Me” Well after Mamma Mia! has given up on plot and sense, Julie Walters gallops up on a table and begs a dude to love her. This is just like life for many of us. ABBA’s entrancing, rolling beat is not as hypnotic when it’s shoehorned into this already-crammed runtime, but Julie’s confused rendition is unforgettable, for better or for worse. 2. Meryl Streep spends her “Money, Money, Money” on singing lessons and this year’s overalls. “Money, Money, Money” belongs in My Fair Lady or another Lerner & Loewe jamboree, not an ABBA musical full of evocative disco mood pieces. As the movie kicks off, Meryl charges around her island estate like Ricardo Montalban and gripes about how poor she is. This is another farfetched idea, in case you’re keeping track. Please bear witness as Sophie’s Choice’s Polish pixie has to choose between dignity and insanity while a tantalizing Swedish beat plays the odious kommandant in charge of her fate. Spoiler: The Europop wins. Throw your dignity in the back of a train car and watch as your inhibitions go chug-chug-chugging away! 1. Pierce Brosnan’s so-so-so-so-so-so-so-aptly titled “S.O.S.” Daniel Craig revived James Bond’s sexuality even though we didn’t know it had withered away long ago. Who ruined 007’s naughty streak, you ask? Hint: Here, Pierce Brosnan yelps the lyrics to “S.O.S.,” and it seems like his last hit of Viagra is on the line. Remington Steele is just a bizarre choice for a singing part in any film, and when Brosnan’s belting power notes like a balladeer, it’s hard to watch. Hell, it’s hard to live. I won’t burden you with the video — the audio track of his weirdly accented, gurgly rendition is enough to give you license to kill yourself. Because your landlocked, deprived existence can’t get better than this. Awful. And incredible. Follow Louis Virtel on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Robert Pattinson: 'People Hate When Actors Become Musicians'

While several of Hollywood's A-listers have made names for themselves on the music circuit, Robert Pattinson isn't convinced that he could be one of them.Currently in Paris promoting "Breaking Dawn" with co-star Ashley Greene, Pattinson fielded more questions regarding any potential musical ventures. Though he loves to perform, Pattinson has postponed any plans to follow in the footsteps of Jeff Bridges, Hugh Laurie, Steve Martin and countless others."I'm always playing and recording but I don't know. People hate when actors become musicians so I've been avoiding it for the longest possible [time]," he told reporters, according to E! Online.The actor slammed rumors in September that he was planning to release a solo album, though he previously contributed to both the original "Twilight" and "How to Be" soundtracks. The Hollywood Reporter

New Book About Osama Bin Laden Killing Being Shopped to Hollywood (Exclusive)

Hollywood's interest in the killing of Osama Bin Laden is about to be put to another test. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that agents for the new book SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden, by former SEAL Team Six commander Chuck Pfaffer,will be in Los Angeles on Friday shopping film and television rights. Interest from studios and producers is expected to be robust. RWSG Literary Agency is repping the property.our editor recommends'Osama Bin Laden Is Dead' Facebook Page Goes ViralSEAL Team Six Book Sees Print Run Quadrupled in 24 Hours; Novel Series Under Way (Exclusive) 'Time' Magazines Osama bin Laden Dead Cover to Feature Red XABC Bleeps Osama bin Laden Joke From 'Happy Endings' But It Airs in Canada (Video)Brian Williams: How I Found Out About Osama Bin Laden's DeathComedy Central Schedules Pair of Osama bin Laden 'South Park' EpisodesDavid Letterman Connects Donald Trump to Osama Bin LadenRelated Topics•Osama Bin Laden The book, scheduled for publication by St. Martin's Press on Nov. 8, is full of new details about the SEAL Team Six mission that killed Bin Laden. Publication of the book, which is attracting attention among terrorism and national security experts in Washington, was reportedly delayed for several months so it could be cleared by government officials. PHOTO: Best Presidents in Film and Television Pfaffer, author of the best-selling Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL, is said to have gotten a firsthand account of the raid from SEAL members actually involved in the operation. Crucially, sources who are familiar with the book say that SEAL Target Geronimo paints a daring and dramatic account of the raid that is at odds with the official White House version. Pfaffer writes that the SEALs entered Bin Laden's home from the roof and killed him in the first 90 seconds of the raid. The official account has Bin Laden dying near the end of an approximately 40-minute raid, after hiding in his bedroom as the SEALS fought their way up from the ground floor. PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians Pfaffer also provides new information on the weeks and months leading up to the raid and relates the history of the Navy's elite and secretive SEAL Team Six. SEAL Target Geronimo pins the blame for Bin Laden's exposure on Ayman Zawahiri, his second-in-command, who repeatedly used the same compromised courier to communicate with the Al Qaeda leader. Pfaffer also explores the lessons the SEALs learned from their mission against Somali pirates that helped them in the Bin Laden operation, and he delves into the history and operations of the Joint Special Operations Command, the secretive military organization in charge of the military's special operations forces. SEAL Target Geronimo is the latest in a series of book and film projects about the elite Navy special operations forces generally and the Bin Laden raid specifically. The Hurt Locker team of director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal are making a movie about the raid for Sony. NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote that Bigelow and Boal got "top-level access to the most classified mission in history" in putting together the script. STORY: Bin Laden Filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal Shoot Back at Republican Congressman Sony is said to be reconsidering its announced release date of Oct. 12, 2012, meaning the still-untitled film would not hit theaters on the eve of the Nov. 6, 2012, presidential election. Bigelow has not yet started shooting the movie. Another Navy SEALs movie, Act of Valor, is scheduled to hit theaters in February from Relativity Media. That film, made with the cooperation of the military and featuring actual soldiers, doesn't specifically deal with the Bin Laden killing. Another book, SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin, which fortuitously came out just weeks after Bin Laden's death, immediately jumped up Amazon's sales rankings and landed on The NY Times best-seller list. And in September, IDW published Code Word: Geronimo, a graphic novel by Dale Dye, the retired marine captain and noted technical adviser on many Hollywood war movies. Related Topics Osama Bin Laden

Basketball Stars to think about Show on the road Throughout Lockout (Report)

Searching to make the most of an individual lockout to ensure that as discussions still save the Basketball season, the league's top players may be taking their show on the road, about 15 star players joining together for just about any four-stop world tour, ESPN reported Thursday.our editor recommends'Idol' champion to sing anthem at Basketball FinalsLeBron James Defends Heat's Basketball Championship Loss at Press Conference The players involved would include Kobe Bryant, Lebron, Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Anthony May, Chris Paul, Stat, Chris Bosh, Rajon Rondo, Blake Griffin, Russell Westbrook, Carlos Boozer, Paul Pierce and Kevin Love, the report mentioned calculating sources, possibly also grew to become an associate of by Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett and Tyson Chandler. Some stops named might be Australia, London, Macau and Puerto Rico. Two games each might be carried out nationwide and London. Completed outdoors of Basketball auspices, the tour might be organized by Atlanta-based magnate Calvin Darden, the report mentioned. It may be the greatest event available ever develop within a lockout. Players will constitute to $millions of each, despite the fact that some plan to donate their proceeds to charitable organization. The tour might be jeopardized by any resolution involving the league as well as the players, with talks ongoing now. Related Subjects Worldwide Asia Basketball ESPN

New moniker for SAG/AFTRA?

Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists haven't yet decided what they'll call the combined union, should members approve a merger next year, but it's highly probable that the SAG and AFTRA names will survive. Reps of the unions meet this weekend in a third set of confabs to hammer out details of the merger plan with the goal of presenting a final proposal to the national boards in January. Reps for SAG and AFTRA had no comment on the potential name. Several sources have emphasized that the name hasn't been discussed formally yet but strongly suggest that the SAG and AFTRA names will both remain. The SAG/AFTRA Group for One Union will begin meeting Friday and conclude on Tuesday. In the two previous meetings in June and August, the unions have disclosed only general details about the substance of discusssions. The group's cautious approach contrasts with the tack taken in 2003 when the merger proponents selected an ambitious moniker -- the Alliance of Intl. Media Artists. SAG voters then narrowly turned down the proposal, which required a 60% super-majority to go through. Proponents argued in that campaign that the new union would be more powerful and would remove jurisdicitional overlaps but opponents contended that the benefits of the new union were negligible and that SAG would have lost its unique character as an actors union. The AIMA designation would have been for the combined organization with a trio of affiliates -- SAG for actors; the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists for broadcasters; and the American Federation of Recording Artists for recording artists. Merger advocates said at the time that the official group chose the name as the way to "best identify media professionals who work around the globe in a variety of disciplines."SAG was founded in 1933 and held a variety of celebrations two years ago to commemorate its 75th anniversary. The predecessor of AFTRA was founded in 1937 as the American Federation of Radio Artists. SAG currently has about 120,000 members while AFTRA has about 70,000. About 45,000 performers belong to both unions. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

TruTV orders up 'Guinness ... Gone Wild'

KennedyTruTV has bought an plane pilot for "Guinness World Records Gone Wild," through which participants make an effort to beat obscure Guinness records.Jamie Kennedy is aboard as host in the pilot, produced by High Noon Entertainment ("Cake Boss").One of the most unusual records that participants will goal to top will be the fastest time to hop over three oncoming cars, finest dive into one feet water, most kicks for the mind in one minute, most live cockroaches located in the mouth and several paintballs striking a person in a few seconds.Expert producers are High Noon's Pamela Healey and Jim Berger, with Angel Annussek professional creating for TruTV and Make the most of Molloy as e.p. for Guinness World Records. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

MTV Launches Iggy, Giving World's Bands a Platform in the united states

The music activity world got somewhat smaller sized Thursday when MTV World introduced the launch of MTV Iggy, a multi-platform global music brand that can bring artists and popular culture from around the globe to America. VIDEOS: MTV: thirty years of Music Videos MTV Iggy content will probably be available across multiple platforms, including online, on-air and social media shops. On October 17th, MTV Iggy will premiere its first episode of "The MTV Iggy Show," a 30-minute, weekly roundup in the audio from around the globe. It'll air on mtvU at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT. Other models in the show will air on MTV television systems including MTV and MTV2 additionally to MTV.com. Why bring foreign artists to American clients exceeding enough homegrown music? "There's potential," Nusrat Durrani, Senior V . P . and Gm of MTV World, notifies Billboard.biz. "Beyond just the financial potential, there's an opportunity for us to broaden the most popular culture vernacular." Besides, artists desire to achieve American audiences. "Most artists are interested in being seen in the U.S. They've did not have this platform before." STORY: MTV Shuffles Monday Evening Selection For your launch, MTV Iggy created Best New Band in the world, a training course which has 10 functions from nations like the U.K., Australia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Pakistan, U.S.A. and Columbia. The MTV Iggy staff started with 2,000 artists and whittled them lower for the 10 nominees that will receive fans' votes within the Best Band in the world site. The winter season might have the opportunity to do within an MTV Iggy Live tape in MTV's Occasions Square studio and be promoted on MTV U.S.A. platforms. Since MTVIggy.com launched in beta in the finish of September, your competitors has attracted votes from 159 nations and areas. MTV Iggy is greatly triggered by today's Internet tools. Formerly ten years, digital platforms and mobile and social have changed how people communicate. "The earth is becoming talking with itself. Music discovery is not just happening on tv, it's happening on mobile, on social," states Durrani. "Youngsters are finding music everywhere.Inch STORY: Coldplay, Jessie J and LMFAO to complete at MTV Europe Music Honours Indeed, pop music knows no bounds nowadays. Durrani highlights that K-Pop artists 4Minute and G.NA were turning up at MTV's Manhattan art galleries after we spoke and throngs of Korean women were screaming all the time outdoors. One of the better New Band in the world nominees is 2NE1, a K-Pop band from Columbia that has attracted the attention of Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am. "There's somewhat Korean girl inside the majority of us,In . states Durrani. For that title Iggy, Durrani describes it showed up in this area of focus groups MTV opted for students. "Iggy just rose up. It absolutely was supposed to have been a nonsensical title." Furthermore towards the site, you'll be able to follow MTV Iggy at its Facebook page and Twitter account (@MTVIggy). Related Subjects MTV

Lifetime To Remake Steel Magnolias With All Of-Black Cast

EXCLUSIVE: The 1989 film Steel Magnolias gets a modern day remake by having an all-black cast. Lifetime is developing an authentic movie in line with the hit feature, which is created by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and The new sony Pictures TV, in which the duo’s Story Entertainment comes with an exclusive deal for event lengthy-form programming. Kenny Leon, who directed Story/SPT’s previous collaboration, the 2008 ABC movie A Raisin Under The Sun, is mounted on direct the brand new Steel Magnolias, which, such as the movie, is going to be occur Louisiana and explore the text among several women in our day. Both Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias and ABC’s A Raisin Under The Sun derive from qualities that span a famous play along with a feature. But as the Emmy-nominated Raisin Under the sun took it's origin from Lorraine Hansberry’s play (whose 2004 Broadway revival Leon directed),Steel Magnolias, composed by Sally Robinson (Iron Jawed Angels), is definitely an adaptation from the script for that movie, that was compiled by Robert Harling according to his play. The feature boasted an exciting-star cast of Sally Area, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Darryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Jennifer Aniston. The aim of the television movie’s producers would be to assemble a similarly high-wattage cast of black stars. The film, stated to become a passion project of Lifetime leader Nancy Dubuc and EVP Programming Robert Sharenow, is not greenlighted but is on the steps for success, with a few preliminary focus on casting options for that leads likely to begin soon. Additionally to some Raisin Under The Sun, which starred Sean Hair combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan, Leon also directed happens productions of Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, and many lately The Mountaintop with Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. Zadan and Meron are executive creating the midseason NBC series Smash and Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva, that was lately restored for any 4th season. Furthermore, the duo is creating Vital’s Footloose remake that opens in a few days and also the Broadway manufacture of How To Achieve Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe, who definitely are been successful the coming year by Glee‘s Darren Criss and Nick Jonas. Steel Magnolias isn't the first classic American literary property obtain an African-American transformation: L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz created the musical The Wiz, while Darlene Allen directed a Broadway manufacture of Tennessee Williams’ Cat On The Hot Container Roof by having an all-black cast. (Leon have been mounted on that project at some point.)

Smokey Robinson: Personally I Think Sorry, In Ways, For Conrad Murray

First Released: October 10, 2011 5:18 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LONDON, United kingdom -- Caption Smokey Robinson works in the Michael Forever concert to consider the late Michael Jackson in the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on October 8, 2011Smokey Robinson accepted he's empathy for Dr. Conrad Murray, who's on trial within the dying of Michael Jackson. When Access Hollywood guest correspondent Tim Vincent, backstage in the Michael Forever the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Cardiff, Wales, over the past weekend, requested Smokey for his undertake the trial, presently happening in La, the singer and friend from the late celebrity known as the entire ordeal an emergency. Well, I simply think its tragic. I believe its an emergency. Personally i think sorry, in ways, for that physician, Smokey told Tim. He was so happy to be with Michael Jackson, and also to do whatever Michael stated whenever Michael stated it. Its tragic. Smokey stated he is constantly on the miss uncle, Michael, greatly. Michael was my little brother. I understood him since he was ten years old, the background music legend stated. Ive looked at talent and watching people perform and dance since i have was most likely 2 yrs old. I've tapes of old entertainers the ones like this. The general picture: He was the very best I ever saw. Like a singer, like a dancer, like a celebrity? Tim requested. The general package: singing, dancing what he did, he was the very best. You realize, you can try the youthful kids now, and every one of them have patterned their shows after Michael. To help you see how much of an impact her had around the music world, he stated. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

30 Rock: Will James Marsden Sweep Liz Lemon Off Her Foot?

James Marsden James Marsden will visit 30 Rock when the NBC comedy returns due to its sixth season, Entertainment Weekly reviews. The X-Males actor, 38, look in one or more episode, and possibly more, but NBC wouldn't reveal what character he'll play. Lately, 30 Rock launched a casting a telephone call for your recurring role of Liz Lemon's new love interest. The not named character was known to becoming an easygoing California native with liberal values together with a young innocence. Could Marsden fit that bill? You select. Fall Preview: Get scoop inside your favorite returning shows Marsden most recently starred inside the remake of Hay Dogs combined by having an memorable guest appearance on Modern Family last season as Cam and Mitch's charming neighbor squatter. Other guest stars with this particular coming season include Denise Richards, who tweeted about her appearance early Wednesday, and may Arnett, who'll reprise his Emmy-nominated role as Devon Banks. 30 Rock is positioned to return sometime midseason on NBC. No premiere date remains introduced.

Nintendo Partners with DreamWorks Animation for Exclusive 3DS Video Content

Nintendo has partnered with DreamWorks Animation SKG to offer the world premiere of a pair of original 3D shorts featuring characters from blockbuster films Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens on the Nintendo 3DS video service. The Halloween-themed shorts, "Night of the Living Carrots," which features Monsters vs. Aliens characters, and "The Pig Who Cried Werewolf," which stars the Three Little Pigs from Shrek, debut this week on the Nintendo 3DS video service. Nintendo 3DS gamers will be able to view these 3D videos for free on the Nintendo 3DS glasses-free gaming device.our editor recommendsIAC's CollegeHumor Partners With Nintendo 3DS on Original 3D Comedy VideosGDC 2011: Nintendo 3DS Gamers to Get Netflix Access, Free Wi-Fi Tony Elison, Nintendo of America's senior director and general manager of Network Business, said the videos will premiere on the portable gaming devices video channel and will be exclusive for a limited period of time. The videos will run about six minutes in length, with the longer video, "Night of the Living Carrots," being cut into two parts from its 13-minute running time to ensure bite-sized, portable viewing for the on-the-go gaming audience. "If you look at the success that DreamWorks has had at the box office, it's obvious 3D and animation work really well together," said Elison. "We have something pretty special on our hands here with these 3D shorts." STORY: Nintendo Slashes Prices of 3DS Device Jim Mainard, Head of Production Development for DreamWorks Animation, said Nintendo 3DS is a powerful platform that allows content creators to reach users on-the-go. Nintendo has also struck an on-going deal with 3net, the joint venture between Sony, IMAX and Discovery Communications, to bring short-format packages from that networks 3D programming to its gaming device. Nintendo will be able to select content from all of the networks shows. Elison said they're currently focusing on "Building the Brand," a documentary series that shows the inner-workings of the manufacturing processes of the world's most famous brands like Winnebago, the bull riding series "Bull Proof," and "Feeding Time," an up-close look at animals. Nintendo slashed the price of its struggling Nintendo 3DS hardware from $250 to $170 on August 12 and saw hardware sales skyrocket 260 percent. The company sold over 235,000 Nintendo 3DS units in the U.S. alone in August. That has broadened the potential audience for portable 3D content. "If you were to seize on a specific demo that we're targeting with this 3D content, early at launch we were focusing on the archetypal early adopter 20-something male gamer," said Elison. "But since the price drop, this audience is definitely becoming more universal. And we've broadened the scope of our video service to appeal to early adopters as well as families and kids." Elison said that since it's still very early in the Nintendo 3DS life cycle, there's no clear pattern of what genres do well yet on the 3D video front. Nintendo is blending content from megawatt brands like DreamWorks Animation with 3D animated content from independent producers who are pushing the boundaries of 3D. Ellison noted the partnership with College Humor has had success with its claymation dinosaur shorts. "A few rules of thumb when selecting the programming from the network is that we're looking for content that is creative, innovative and humorous," said Elison. "We've worked with Blue Man Group and they exemplify those things. Some of their videos start in 2D and switch to 3D for dramatic effect. We're looking for kid-friendly humor that's accessible." Nintendo has also worked with the band OK Go, which Elison said has consistently pushed innovation in music videos. The group filmed an exclusive 3D video for "All Is Not Lost" for the Nintendo 3DS. "When we work with the music industry that might be used to doing things edgy, we sit down with them and make sure the content appeals to everyone," said Elison. "They get it. There's an inner child inside everybody and that's something we've really been looking to draw out." Elison recently spoke at the 3D Entertainment Summit and he firmly believes that "3D isn't just about spectacle, there's a lot more you can do with 3D." With Nintendo 3DS now facing glasses-free 3D competition from new smartphones like the Sprint HTC Evo 3D and AT&T's Thrill 4G, both of which offer 3D Hollywood movies, Elison said Nintendo could explore long-form content in the future. "We don't have anything to announce in terms of long-form content today," said Elison. "We're trying to pick the content that best fits the portable lifestyle, but I wouldn't rule anything out." Related Topics DreamWorks Animation Shrek Nintendo

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Levy's job is really a dream that actually works

Marvin J. LevyAfter a lengthy career of focusing on film projects alongside dinosaurs ("Jurassic Park"), aliens ("E.T.: The Additional Terrestrial") and Roman players ("Gladiator"), you may think that nothing much would surprise Marvin J. Levy, marketing honcho at DreamWorks Galleries.However the guy finding the Variety Marketing Award for Lifetime Achievement today states, "I understand so many people nowadays of movement picture marketing who may be candidates with this award. I have been lucky, I have had the chance to operate on a lot of projects because of so many great people, first and foremost Steven Spielberg."Levy's resume is packed with heavyweight jobs: Columbia Pictures v . p . of advertising-publicity-promotion, marketing consultant at Amblin Entertainment after which his current gig at DreamWorks Galleries. They have "Real Steel," "The Adventures of Tintin" and "War Equine" on his plate for that relaxation of 2011."Among the greatest challenges through the years was an upswing from the Internet as well as an explosion of other media for reaching the general public,Inch Levy states.He praises his DreamWorks co-workers, likening the collaborative atmosphere in the studio to being a member of a "large family."Levy can also be active in the USC Shoah Visual History Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation and also the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. He's also the chairman from the pr branch from the Academy of movement Picture Arts and Sciences and it is around the board of governors for that Academy. FILM MARKETING SUMMIT 2011:New trend, new rules Hard sell Levy's job is really a dream that actually works Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Kurt Russell Joins Django Unchained

Changing Kevin Costner as Ace WoodyScheduling conflicts have forced Kevin Costner to bow from Quentin Tarantino's western, but his loss has motivated something of the Dying Proof reunion:Django Unchained now looks set to welcome Kurt Russell towards the lately vacated role of Ace Woodsy.Russell performed the murderous Stuntman Mike in Tarantino's muscle vehicle exploitation slasher surprise, and can inhabit a nearly equally uncomfortable character if he signs onto Django. Woodsy is really a sadistic plantation manager who relishes punishing slaves. He forms a part of a villainous triumvirate with plantation owner Leonardo DiCaprio (who runs dying-matches among his slaves), and Samuel L Jackson because the "mind slave" loyal to DiCaprio.Meanwhile, Laura Cayouette, who performed Rocket in Kill Bill Vol. 2, has became a member of the cast as DiCaprio's widowed sister: a "Southern belle" who co-is the owner of the plantation.As you will be knowledgeable if you have been following to date, Django Unchained stars Jamie Fox like a freed slave who turns into a fugitive hunter underneath the tutelage of Christoph Waltz, before going to the DiCaprio plantation to liberate his slave wife. Gerald McRaney and Dennis Christopher will also be showing up, and shooting begins in November, for any release in the finish of 2012.

China's toon biz is growing up

BEIJING -- Chinese toons have long struggled in the face of stiff competition from the likes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Japanese anime classics, but Sun Lijun, one of China's top animation helmers and teachers, believes the local biz is set to explode.Dean of the animation school at the Beijing Film Academy, Sun recently directed the $12 million 3D chopsocky toon "Legend of a Rabbit," which has sold in 60 territories and has been bought by Cartoon Network. And he just signed up with Magic Dumpling Entertainment to helm animated 3D pic "Tofu Boy," a Chinese-themed spin on the Pinocchio tale set in today's Shanghai." 'Legend" signaled a new era in Chinese animation, and I hope it's a fresh start," Sun says. "It (achieved some) commercial success, but there is still a long way to go."The pic marked a welcome step forward from the controversy surrounding recent toon "High-Speed Rail Man," which had an identical storyline to the Japanese anime "Hikarian," produced by Tomy in 1998. Many have said plagiarism has been endemic in Chinese animation."Legend" won for animated feature at China's Huabiao Awards. The pic was made by formerly state-owned Tianjin North Film Studio, now emerging as a shingle to be reckoned with. Pic was co-produced by the Beijing Film Academy and Beijing Century Butterfly. Tai chi master Jing Jianjun was the pic's martial arts choreographer.Sun now turns his attention to "Tofu Boy" (working title), which Beijing-based Magic Dumpling is developing from a screenplay by Yi Yan and Wen Feng, with Disney alum Kevin Geiger, for a holiday 2013 release."I think the Chinese culture element is very important, but we need a better way to carry it to the rest of the world," Sun says. "Kevin (Geiger) can give us a more international platform."Many acknowledge that the Chinese toon biz still needs to resolve issues, including a lack of creativity. Projects like "Legend" and "Tofu Boy" rep efforts by Chinese shingles to upgrade the quality of local animation.Helping matters is the availability of state subsidies, including grants and tax breaks, for toonmakers.No other country offers as much support as China for cultural industries as it tries to transform the toon biz, Sun says.In 2010, total box office revenue from Chinese animated films was $31 million, a relatively small figure, and most animation is made for TV. Approximately $20 million of that total came from mainland toon "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf," while Hong Kong creations, such as cartoon pig franchise "McDull," also did decent B.O.Still, that reps only around one third of the $92 million that "Kung Fu Panda 2" grossed in China in the first six months of the year.Last year, China produced 385 animated skeins totaling 220,530 minutes of programming, compared with 21,800 minutes in 2004, ranking the country first in the world in terms of output, according to a government report on the industry published in July.Signs point to a confluence of China's and the West's toon cultures: A Chinese story like "Mulan" has become a Disney classic, while the Chinese elements in the "Kung Fu Panda" pics easily won over global auds. At the same time, U.S. toons such as "SpongeBob" are extremely popular in China.Meanwhile, China's biggest online video streaming site, Youku.com, has just struck a deal with DreamWorks Animation for online distribution of the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, the first time the studio's films will be available online in China. The toon shingle is also planning an animation studio in Shnaghai to produce content for the Chinese market.And with the fastest-growing box office in the world and a population that includes 367 million kids, China market potential for toons remains huge. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Seven Advertisers Drop Out of 'The Playboy Club' After PTC Calls for Boycott

The Parents Television Council says seven companies have pulled their ads from the second episode of The Playboy Club - and they're calling on Capital One, Samsung and Chrysler to follow their lead.our editor recommends'Playboy Club': Gloria Steinem Advocates Boycott of NBC Series'Playboy Club's' Sean Maher Comes Out: 'It Feels So Liberating' Citing the show's ratings, the group's president Tim Winter says, "What has been clear to everyone outside of NBC must now be clear even to those inside NBC: The Playboy Club is a commercial disaster and must be removed from the airwaves. We call for the network to cancel this degrading and sexualizing program immediately." Kraft, Sprint, Lenovo, UPS Store, Subway, P.F. Chang's China Bistro and Campbell's Soup did not advertise in the second episode on Monday. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which Show Will Be Axed First? The premiere was soft with 5 million viewers and just a 1.6 rating in the ad-coveted 18-49 demo. It sunk 19 percent in its second week, with just 3.8 million viewers and a 1.3 in the key demo. The PTC has targeted the show for objectifying and degrading women since it was picked up by NBC. PHOTOS: Fall's 12 Most Anticipated Shows It vows to continue to ask members to contact advertisers "until they cease sponsorship of a broadcast television program that is mainstreaming the pornography industry." "As a licensee of the public airwaves, NBC has breached the public trust by airing what amounts to a weekly advertisement for a pornographic brand. As demonstrated by the Nielsen ratings for The Playboy Club the past two weeks, any further airing of the show not only pushes an anti-family agenda, but is a profoundly bad business decision," added Winter. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview: The New Shows "Until the program is removed from the public airwaves, PTC will be calling on its members and other concerned citizens to contact the sponsors. Today, we ask Capital One, Chrysler and Samsung if their corporate values are in step with those of the Playboy brand," Winter went on. Related Topics The Playboy Club

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Hong Kong Chooses 'A Simple Life' for Oscar Submission

HONG KONG Director Ann Hui's award-winning drama "A Simple Life" is selected to represent Hong Kong as the candidate for the 84th Academy Awards best foreign-language film, the Federation of Motion Film Producers announced on Thursday.Female lead Deanie Ip, who plays a domestic helper that has worked for the same family for more than half a century and raised the character played by Andy Lau, was named the Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, where"A Simple Life" premiered earlier this month. The film, based on the true experiences of its producer Roger Lee, and backed by China's Poly Bona and Andy Lau's Focus Films, also took home various accolades in Italy in recognition of its theme of equality.The Federation selected the drama as the Oscar foreign-language film race contender from Hong Kong with a unanimous vote from its 11 board members, the Federation's chairman Crucindo Hung told "The Hollywood Reporter." The Peter Chan-directed "Wu Xia," and "Overheard 2" from writers-directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong, were also on the shortlist.Hung said the Federation chose "A Simple Life," which he called "a film by a remarkable director showcasing an unsurpassed performance from an extraordinary actress," for its distinctive Hong Kong character in the portrayal of the intimate relationship and emotional bond between live-in domestic helpers and their employers that is part of the home life of many Hong Kong people.The Federation has high hopes for the film to receive a nomination from the Academy, 11 years after the first and only Hong Kong film was in contention in the foreign language film race since Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" was nominated and won the award."The Hong Kong film industry is mostly driven by commercial films, so perhaps our past selections didn't appeal to the taste of the Academy. But with a film like 'A Simple Life,' which has artistic merit and reflects Hong Kong society, we hope we have a better chance this year," Hung said.Although the film was selected as the Hong Kong candidate in the Oscar race of the year 2011, it is set for wide release in the territory in March 2012. The distributor has scheduled five daily screenings in one cinema of two-dozen seats that has begun on Tuesday for a week, a move met with criticism locally."We are meeting the terms of the Academy guidelines, which said the selection has to be the selection has to be shown domestically for one week," said Hung. "Our main concern as the selection committee is to that the film satisfy the competition criteria. We really don't care what the critics say." The Hollywood Reporter

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Paul Hertzberg Elected Chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance

Paul Hertzberg, president and CEO, CineTel Films, has been elected chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance, the trade association representing independent producers and distributors worldwide. He begins a two-year term immediately, succeeding Troma president Lloyd Kaufman, who held the post for four years.our editor recommendsPaul Hertzberg Elected Chairman of the Independent Film & Television AllianceCineTel Founder Paul Hertzberg on the 'Saw' That Got AwayRegent, CineTel team for int'l sales STORY: CineTel Founder Paul Hertzberg on the 'Saw' That Got Away "Paul's wide range of experience and enthusiasm will be extremely helpful as we continue to develop initiatives around issues confronting the independents. We look forward to working with this talented board on programs that are vital to our membership and the independent sector at large," Jean Prewitt, IFTA president & CEO, said. STORY: How CineTel Survived 30 Years as an Indie "I must also thank Lloyd Kaufman who has been a tremendous advocate for the independents and IFTA these last four years. Under his leadership, IFTA has had a measurable impact on our industry and public policy," she added. Following elections at its annual members meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles and the British Screen Advisory Council in London, IFTA announced it's the members of its executive committee and board of directors. Re-elected for two-year terms are: Pierre David (chairman and CEO, Imagination Worldwide), who is vice chairperson, and Brad Kembel (executive vp, international distribution, Summit Entertainment), who is vice chairperson/secretary. Executive Committee members continuing their two-year terms are Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Rose (SVP, international sales, Lakeshore Entertainment Group), chairperson of the export alliance; Richard Guardian (president, Guardian Entertainment), vice chairperson; Avi Lerner (chairman & CEO, Nu Image), vice chairperson/finance, and Mark Lindsay (independent), vice chairperson. Elected to two-year terms on the board of directors are Kaufman; Shaked Berenson (COO, Epic Pictures Group); Carl Clifton (partner, sales & marketing, K5 Media Group); Roger Corman (president, New Horizons); Kirk D'Amico (president & CEO, Myriad Pictures); Albert Lee (CEO, Emperor Motion Pictures); Bobby Meyers (founder, Meyers Film Entertainment); Kathy Morgan (president, Kathy Morgan International); Ed Noeltner (president, Cinema Management Group); and Lise Romanoff (managing director, worldwide sales, Vision Films). Continuing their two-year terms on the board of directors are Steve Bickel (president, Orpheum Communications); Nicolas Chartier (co-founder, Voltage Pictures); Mark Damon (president and founder, Foresight Unlimited); Clay Epstein (vp, sales and acquisitions, The Little Film Company); Tatyana Joffe (SVP, international sales, IM Global); Tony Kandah (president & CEO, Hollywood Wizard); Brian O'Shea (CEO, The Exchange); Wendy Reeds (EVP, sales and distribution, Tiger Gate); Mimi Steinbauer (president, Hyde Park International); Lisa Wilson (president, International Distribution, GK Films). Jack Campbell (vp, international sales, Maya Entertainment)and Peter Kujawski (EVP, international sales, Focus Features) will serve as alternates. Related Topics

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Q&A: Emily VanCamp Talks Revenge, Her Billboard Shock & Zombies

By Jolie LashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Emily VanCamp requires a road to the negative side on Wednesday evening on Basic steps latest drama, Revenge. Within the completely new series, the first kind Siblings & Siblings actress assumes the starring role of Emily Thorne, a youthful lady who heads to her childhood home within the Hamptons, with a brand new title and bent on taking Revenge against individuals who required her father from her growing up, by framework him for any crime he didnt commit. Basic steps been doing plenty to advertise the show, including constructing a number of advertisements and dressing up buses in main marketplaces using the actress image, something VanCamp understood about, but nonetheless caught her unexpectedly the very first time she first viewed it, as she told AccessHollywood.com. Access Hollywood: Remember your reaction the very first time you saw among the advertisements?Emily VanCamp: I had been driving around the 101 to operate also it was some absurdly early hour, there it had been I'd no idea of what that will seem like there it had been, going to operate My mother was the very first person I known as once i scared my boyfriend s***less while he thought I had been engaging in any sort of accident. AH: Since you were screaming?EV: I saw the billboard, Im speaking with Frederick, I simply began strongly screaming. I couldnt accept is as true and that he turned out, hes like, What is happening? Are you currently OK? And [I stated], I simply first viewed it! I simply first viewed it! Thats so strange, thats so crazy. Hes like, Emily! I if you were dying. I Quickly known as my mother, and my mother was flipping by helping cover their me too and that i sent her an image from it. Its this kind of intense factor. You cannot prepare for this. That stuff does not really get old. AH: Emily, your character, is moderate in many her feelings. Have you ever think she would be a sociopath on some level?EV: Oh, absolutely. The very best comparison Ive had to date was that shes a kind of less homicidal version of Dexter, which rings so in keeping with me. In many ways, shes completely stop from her feelings. Which was kind of her coping mechanism in losing her father as well as in discovering many of these terrible things. But additionally, she'd an extremely violent teenage-hood, because she was torn from her father and experienced the promote care system On many levels, yeah, I believe shes a little of the sociopath. What is interesting, in entering the town with this particular major plan in writing, she's it altogether, its all completely plotted out. You will find certain figures which are really gonna challenge that about her which really kind of challenge that wall that shes set up for herself. AH: Can there be anybody you attempted to review to experience her?EV: It was less about studying reasons for others, but much more about determining precisely what happened to her, precisely what affected her to create her by doing this. I'd journals with lots of pictures and ideas and poems and concepts which i come up with to inspire the smoothness. Ive never really needed to develop a character in the ground-up like this. Lots of figures that Ive performed previously, I came from personal encounters or I possibly could connect with on the more human level, however with her, shes so not the same as who I'm, its similar to there is a separate a part of my brain which i share with her and that i depend on that to obtain me to individuals places I recieve. AH: The show opens using what seems to become murder mystery. Does that will get resolved this year?EV: [Author and Executive Producer] Mike Kelley has stated he really wants to finish up at that time by Episode 13. He does not want individuals to be waiting Well have another cliffhanger through the finish of year. AH: Is Nolan, the only real individual who knows who Emily is really, going to become liability because the season progresses?EV: At first, he becomes a bit of a friend to her. There is a quite interesting relationship and history. Amanda Clarks (Emily Thornes) father was among the only individuals who ever supported him, so he's a strange kind of father-boy reference to my [figures] father. She keeps track of him, she holds him on the tight leash, because who knows what hes gonna do, but theres a strange feeling of brother or sister competition together and that we begin to observe that increasingly more because the episodes engage in. AH: Your character provides extensive secrets What is one factor your castmates dont what you think they should?EV: Im quite a open book. Im confident all of them know this I've type of secret fascination with zombies. Im a large zombie aficionado. AH: Youre an excellent Walking Dead fan then?EV: The Walking Dead may be the finest factor, the finest tv program, I believe, inside a very long time. AH: And Andrew Lincoln subsequently is simple around the eyes.EV: Pretty good around the eyes, gotta say. However I mean Yeah, I've a little of the zombie fetish. Revenge premieres Wednesday evening at 10 PM, following the hour-lengthy season premiere of contemporary Family on ABC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.