Shine ink cope with Absolutely Independent

LONDON -- Shine, this news Corp.-possessed shingle, has struck an initial-look cope with Nederlander format house Absolutely Independent because of its continental European off-shoots Shine Iberia and Shine Germany. The move gives Shine Germany and Shine Iberia use of Absolutely Independent's catalog within their particular areas. The shows taught in deal include "The Singing Office," that has been offered to 22 nations, "Find My Loved Ones,Inch that has been offered to 12 nations such as the U.S., "The Exit List," offered to 10 nations such as the U.S., and "The Telephone,Inch that has been offered to fifteen nations. Absolutely Independent was founded in 1996 by Patty Geneste and is an expert in entertainment formats. Shine stated the organization has offered a lot more than 60 created formats to clients in additional than 50 nations. An initial-look deal between Shine and Zodiak Privileges for Italia and Germany was agreed this past year. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance' Trailer: Nicolas Cage Fights the Antichrist

Great news and not so good news: a brandname-new trailer for 'Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance' has showed up ... but, regrettably, it doesn't feature Nicolas Cage pissing fire. (Curses!) Actually, the brand new trailer does quite a congrats of depressing any trashy anticipation you might have had from 'Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance.' Despite lots of fire-breathing and ass-kicking from Ghost Driver themself, the brand new trailer features a lot of cheesy, cliched dialogue we have come to anticipate from Cage films through the years. 'Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance,' which stars Cage, Johnny Whitworth and Idris Elba, hits theaters February. 17, 2012. [via Yahoo!] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Keck's Exclusives: Start Searching at Sarah's Mother on Chuck

Yvonne Strahovski and Cheryl Ladd As NBC's spy caper Chuck heads toward the series finale, the best batch of shows will focus on Chuck and Sarah's past. Round the emotional December 30 flashback episode, we'll finally be introduced to Sarah's mother, Emma, carried out by former Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd (pictured, with Yvonne Strahovski). "Sarah and her mother share a mysterious that has forced those to be apart," states professional producer Chris Fedak. "After this, you should understand Sarah just like a different character." Expect Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah to talk about baby making and suffer a great loss before the two-hour The month of the month of january 27 finale, featuring the return of Chuck's mother (Linda Hamilton), an individual jet, an excellent concert-hall sequence and visits for the French Riviera and Berlin. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Start Searching: Law & Order: Legacies Gaming

Law & Order Legacies gaming Law & Order was among TV's longest running shows, produced four spinoffs, is constantly air in repeats almost day and night - which is still growing. The arrival gaming Law & Order: Legacies includes a thrilling-star choice of cops and lawyers, including NYPD detectives Lennie Briscoe, Mike Logan and Rey Curtis, Lt. Anita Van Buren, district lawyers Jack McCoy, Abbie Carmichael and Michael Cutter additionally to L&O: SVU detective Olivia Benson.Telltale Games will release Legacies this winter for apple apple iphones and iPads (and lastly for Computer systems and Apple computer systems). It will come in episodic format, with every installment inside the seven-part "series" selling for $2.99. Players might take the roles of either police or attorney, and have a situation from analysis through trial, including gathering evidence, questioning witnesses and making moral options that will dictate the eventual verdict."We really wanted [it to appear like] playing an instalment in the show, then when the analysis phase just like a officer is finished, we transfer towards the court room phase while using district lawyers," states Ryan Kaufman, senior designer at Telltale Games. "We based the tales on current occasions like the Dominique Strauss-Kahn situation as well as the Occupy Wall Street protests, but we pored over cases of the show for the greatest moments, making certain we really taken that classic Law & Order feel."Look at this exclusive trailer for Law & Order: Legacies: Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Why 'Tintin' and 'Rango' Stand Out Among This Year's Animated Awards Contenders (Opinion)

Weta Digital Ltd./Paramount Pictures Mirroring the situation among live-action features, there is no obvious front-runner in the world of animation this year, no roadrunner that has left its would-be competition in the dust. Another way of putting it is that, for the first time in a while, Pixar hasn't delivered one of its timeless classics that leaves virtually no room for argument.our editor recommendsGolden Globes Preview: 'Tintin,' 'Cars 2' Faceoff in Animation Category'Rango' to Receive Animation Award at 15th annual Hollywood Film Awards (Exclusive)'Rio' Dominates DVD Sales Chart for Third Straight Week'Puss in Boots' Box Office Boosts DreamWorks Animation Shares 'The Adventures of Tintin': Never-Before-Seen Footage Promises Plenty of Action (Video) Among the dozen significant animated releases of 2011 were four sequels, including Pixar's Cars 2, which was not as bad as some naysayers insist but lacks the heart associated with the company's best films and was sabotaged by too much hayseed humor. Falling alarmingly short of its predecessor is Happy Feet Two, which simply doesn't offer enough fresh ideas and narrative oomph, and even more excruciating was Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, a lamentably cheap-looking undertaking so out of synch with current sensibilities that it seems to belong more to the pre-animation renaissance days of the 1980s. PHOTOS: It's a Zoo This Season: 23 Awards Contenders Featuring Animals The one good sequel by some distance, then, was Kung Fu Panda 2, which takes the trouble to improve upon the original, even if only slightly, in every department, notably with a less generic story and more sophisticated visuals. As for the rest, Gnomeo & Juliet and Mars Needs Moms merit little discussion, while Rio is a fizzy tropical party one forgets the next day. Disney's new rendition of Winnie the Pooh garnered significant praise in some quarters for the delicacy of its animation, but I found it very hard to make it even through the barely one-hour running time, so precisely aimed is it to a pre-literate public. PHOTOS: Steven Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin' In a more irreverent vein, Arthur Christmas cleverly provides high-tech answers to the age-old question of how Santa distributes so many presents around the world. This is not Aardman Animation at its very best, as the climax becomes too protracted, but it's welcome for its non-Hollywood flavor. Similarly good but not great is Puss in Boots, DreamWorks' Shrek spinoff that boasts lively characters and ripping good action in a format that feels more familiar than fresh. Which leaves two films at the top of the animation heap for 2011. After suffering through Robert Zemeckis' repeated attempts to jam a new bastard technology down our collective throats, I never wanted to see another motion-capture film in my life. But from the opening credits of Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, I was entirely disarmed and remained so for the entire film. More than he ever did in the three Indiana Jones sequels, Spielberg has almost entirely recaptured the spirit of genuine adventure and retro insouciance that distinguished Raiders of the Lost Ark. Even though the characters retain a facial blandness and inexpressiveness compared to either live action or expert cartooning, they still come through with real personality, beginning with Tintin himself. The staging and choreography of the action sequences go beyond anything that could be done in live action, and it's exhilarating to discover that Spielberg is still as up for conceiving such exciting roller-coaster rides now as he was 30 years ago. PHOTOS: 'Happy Feet Two' Blue Carpet Premiere Arrivals The great virtues of Tintin notwithstanding, the best and most entertaining animated film for me this year was Rango. A rambunctious, free-spirited mashup of countless cinematic references, this shows director Gore Verbinski making his escape from years in the Caribbean with the feel of a man liberated, putting a wonderful voice cast at the service of a cleverly madcap John Logan script that pushes into unexpected realms verbally and visually. Most immediately apparent is the film's pictorial richness, no doubt raised several notches by visual consultant Roger Deakins; the hyper-realism of the film's style bracingly tips over into surrealism at times but more often plays the trick of making you suspect the picture was actually shot with a camera rather than animated, so attentive is it to such cinematic niceties as framing, use of color, light and shadow and minute detail; visually, despite its confinement to 2D, the film is as stimulating and inventive as anything in 3D. Rango absolutely has the feel of a film buff's lark, not unlike what Quentin Tarantino does, and was criticized by a minority on this basis. But a solid foundation and sufficient narrative progress keep the flights of fancy in manageable orbits, and virtually every scene evinces an intoxicating relish for cinema. To top it off, in the absence of any significant live-action contribution to the genre, Rango did its bit to keep the Western alive in 2011. PHOTOS: 'The Adventures of Tintin' U.K. Premiere Blue Carpet Arrivals 4 ANIMATED LONG SHOTS FROM OVERSEAS: These foreign-language charmers may have what it takes to steal a nom away from the front-runners Wrinkles: Directed by Spanish helmer Ignacio Ferreras, Wrinkles chronicles the friendship between two elderly men as they live out their final days in a retirement home. Alois Nebel: This noirish offering from the Czech Republic tells the story of an isolated train dispatcher who ends up in a sanatorium when recurring nightmares push him over the edge. Chico & Rita: Spanish director Fernando Trueba teams with artist Javier Mariscal for this '50s-era romance that follows two musicians as they pursue their dreams in NY, Havana and Las Vegas. A Cat in Paris: This quirky tale from France centers on Dino, a normal cat by day who, once the sun goes down, joins notorious thief Nico to stalk the roofs of Paris in search of another heist. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery It's a Zoo This Season: 23 Awards Contenders Featuring Animals Happy Feet 2 Rio Shrek Kung Fu Panda 2 Rango Cars 2 Gnomeo & Juliet Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil Puss in Boots The Adventures of Tintin Robert Zemeckis Steven Spielberg Roger Deakins Gore Verbinski Awards Season Preview Animation

ICM Imploding, Part 2: Chris Silbermann Forces Decision By Biggest Investor And Calls ICM Board Meeting Friday Privately Depending On Mike Ovitzs Help And Advice

ICM Imploding! Chris Silbermann & Shaun Berg Fight For Control: Rizvi Sits On Sidelines How Lengthy Will Warring Last? BREAKING … ICM leader Chris Silbermann and ICM Chief Business Development Officer & General Counsel Ron Levy required the red-colored-eye from L.A. last evening and showed up in NY today to confront the company’s investor Suhail Rizvi and have to have a management buyout as quickly as possible that will get rid of the tenpercentery of majority investor Rizvi Traverse Management. This follows a 13-day-old demand by Silbermann and Levy to Rizvi to permit the management buyout. In those days, Rizvi stated he'd come to a decision by Christmas. But which was not in no time for Silbermann and Levy, who today attempted to pressure Rizvi to create his decision sooner. Rizvi told the executive pair he might have a solution on their behalf tomorrow. Also tomorrow, Silbermann and Levy have required an ICM board meeting to allow them to present the management buyout proposal. At this time, however, sources let me know the pair haven't posted an itemized proposal ahead of time towards the board. If they'd like to present a natural written proposal tomorrow remains to appear. Both Silbermann and Levy are enroute back from NY to L.A. tonight for tomorrow’s board meeting. But what's really startling about ICM and Silbermann at this time is the fact that he's involved the one and only Michael Ovitz in the intends to seize control from the agency. Initially when i first learned about this several several weeks ago, I requested Silbermann and Ovitz individually when they were speaking, planning, or whatsoever involved together in ICM activities. Both Silbermann and Ovitz independently refused it. However I will tell you that Silbermann continues to be speaking just about every day to Ovitz concerning the management buyout plan, as frequently as four occasions each day lately. My sources have experienced the telephone logs. Associates let me know that Silbermann visited Ovitz for assist in acquiring the required financial resources to complete the management buyout. I’m told that Ovitz isn't interested at putting their own money in to the agency at this time, but continues to be attempting to introduce Silbermann to numerous financial backers. The truth that Silbermann has requested and it is receiving Ovitz’s help and advice within this ICM matter will end up a hot-button problem not only inside ICM however in Hollywood generally. Ovitz remains among Hollywood’s most questionable and resented business personas ever to be successful within this town. His status was further damaged lately when he earned a move ahead giant sports and fashion management and production firm IMG when its owner and Ovitz’s longtime friend Teddy Forstmann is at the ultimate stages of dying from brain cancer. (See Michael Ovitz And IMG World And Teddy Forstmanns Brain Cancer: The Actual Story, As Well As What Ovitz Explained About This.) Ovitz’s controlling as part of IMG’s advisory board after he was placed there by Forstmann tried to dislodge Teddy’s hands-selected successor from running the organization. After his controlling is discovered and promoted, Ovitz was began the board. Soon after, Forstmann died. But IMG has become at the disposal of his hands-selected successor. Hollywood responded with outrage to news of Ovitz’s controlling: there’s every reason to think that Hollywood is going to be equally annoyed that Silbermann is including him within the ICM implosion. This is particularly the situation because for many years Ovitz would be a key competitor to ICM chairman and Boss Shaun Berg, whom Silbermann really wants to remove from manipulating the agency. Berg consequently continues to be fighting back. The infighting has torn apart ICM internally to the stage where agents are having to choose sides between your two males. MORE

Julia Roberts to Produce, Star in Workplace Comedy 'Second Act' (Exclusive)

In the current issue of The Hollywood Reporter, senior film reporter Pamela McClintock sat down with the notoriously press-shy Christian Bale, 37,and famed 60-year-old Chinese director Zhang Yimou(Raise the Red Lantern), who together just finished making the most expensive Chinese movie ever, the historical epic, The Flowers of War. The movie centers on Bale as a mourning American mortician who seeks refuge in a Catholic cathedral and finds himself in the middle of a war, in a story based on the Rape of Nanking, the brutal invasion of Nanking by the Japanese army in 1937. The movie will be released for one week in America in late December; it premieres in China on Dec. 16. In this exclusive interview, the men, who clearly like each other enormously, reveal how an American actor came to be the star of a Chinese major motion picture, Bale's 20-year fascination with the director, and how they overcame cultural and language barriers.our editor recommends'Flowers of War' Trailer: Christian Bale Protects Girls From Invading Japanese in 1937 China (Video)Christian Bale Chinese Epic 'Flowers of War' Nears U.S. Distribution Deal (Exclusive)'The Dark Knight Rises' Marks the End of Christian Bale's Batman EraHow Christian Bale Is Raising the Bar in ChinaZhang Yimou To Be Honored at Asia Pacific Screen AwardsChina Chooses Zhang Yimou's Christian Bale starrer 'Flowers of War' for Oscar Foreign Language SubmissionToronto 2011: Top U.S. Buyers Get First Glimpse of Christian Bale's 'The Flowers of War' PHOTOS: The Christian Bale Directors Posse: 6 Auteurs Won Over By the Actor BALE SAYS SIGNING ON TO THE FILM WAS A 'NO-BRAINER' With a penchant for demanding and far-flung assignments, Bale says he quickly accepted the offer to star in Zhang's epic when it came to him through his William Morris Endeavor agentsPatrick WhitesellandBoomer Malkin, even though he spoke no Mandarin (Mou Mou translated on the set)."Some people scratched their heads when I told them I wanted to do the project and said, 'Really, why?' I don't understand that sort of thinking," says Bale. "I like the adventure aspect of making movies, so the opportunity to work in China, not on an American movie, but on a Chinese movie, really appealed to me. How many times do you get that sort of opportunity, and on top of that, get to work with a fantastic director? It was a no-brainer."Says Whitesell: "One of the reasons I was excited was that this will up Christian's exposure in China. It could be China'sSaving Private Ryan." PHOTOS: First Look On the Set of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Bale was in the midst of preparing for the release ofThe Fighterwhen he received the script, and was immediately drawn in by the story."This was a very poignant and painful moment in Chinese history and I was drawn to the radical difference between the atrocities that happen, versus the incredible humanity that emerges," Bale says. "Yimou and I had spoken a little about the character, and this was not a guy who was a hero from the get-go, this was a guy who really just wanted to have a good time in China and make a buck." PHOTOS: 10 Top Summer Superheroes Of All Time WHY BALE WAS UNNERVED WHEN HE GOT TO THE SET Bale was baffled to find stone-cold silence when he arrived on the set of Yimou's $100 million historical epicThe Flowers of Warin January. After the 14-hour flight from Los Angeles to Nanjing, China, Bale found it downright unnerving. Sets are usually noisy hubs, not mausoleums."There were a couple of hundred people just staring at me. Even Yimou was whispering. I thought to myself, 'I guess this is how it's done in China,' " Bale recalls. "It turns out they'd all gotten together the day before and said that in the States, everybody is quiet on the set. I told them, 'Please, start shouting.' " One of the more awkward moments of the shoot came when Zhang asked Bale if he would instruct the first-time actors. Bale was stunned, since no director he's ever worked with would tolerate such an intrusion."Yimou explained that it's different in China, and that the more experienced actor is considered rude if he or she doesn't tell a less-experienced actor how to do a scene," Bale says. "What we had was a culture clash of what's acceptable, and what's not. I mean for me to tread on Yimou's toes would be incredibly arrogant. I just couldn't do it. At the same time, I didn't want to be perceived as being rude myself."Bale came up with a plan -- he was willing to leave the set and speak to an actor, but only if Zhang came along. VIDEO: 'Flowers of War' Trailer HOW ZHANG CONVINCED THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO GREEN LIGHT HIS SENSITIVE-SUBJECT FILM Over the years, Zhang has had his issues with the Chinese government -- several of his films were banned -- and on its face,Flowers of Warwas potentially problematic."This is not the sort of mainstream movie the Chinese government would usually approve," Zhang says."The story of the Rape of Nanking has been told before in films, and is a very political and serious subject," Zhang says, "but what intrigued me about this story was that it's actually told from the female perspective, so it's more humane and has a personal touch."Zhang researched the Rape of Nanking for more than three years, and some of the film's more graphic scenes were drawn from actual photographs, while the movie itself was based on Geling Yan's novelThe 13 Women of Nanjing. "Topics about foreigners, about religion and about World War II are not well-received by the government, but because this movie is about who we are as humans, and what we would do to save other people, the government actually supported it." STORY: Christian Bale Goes to China STEVEN SPIELBERG AND DAVID LINDE BOTH RECOMMENDED BALE TO ZHANG Zhang Yimou and producing partnerZhang Weiping knew from the start that they would need to land a Western actor to play the central character in the book. (Westerners played a crucial role in documenting the invasion of Nanking since the Japanese were not targeting them and they could evade danger and even get out.).Bale was at the top of the list, based on his ability to adapt and be completely in tune with new situations. Steven Spielberg, who had cast Bale inEmpire of the Sunyears earlier, also recommended the actor to his friend Zhang Yimou. Zhang is certain of one thing -- Bale is about to become famous at the Chinese box office. Many of the actor's films haven't been released in theaters there, includingThe Dark KnightandThe Fighter, although Bale reports with a laugh that pirated copies of both films were widely available on the streets of Nanjing.Indeed, the first time Zhang watched a copy ofThe Fighter, the subtitles were botched. After he was done shootingFlowers of War, he watched another copy. This time, the subtitles were right.With a glint returning to his eye, and the end to the interview at the Montage approaching, Zhang tells Bale: "I regret that I didn't seeThe Fighterwith the good subtitles the first time. Your performance was so good, I would have added more scenes for you inFlowers of War." STORY: Top U.S. Buyers Get First Glimpse of Christian Bale's 'The Flowers of War' WHAT THIS MEANS FOR HOLLYWOOD AND CHINA China's cash-flush film industry and box office are exploding, and Hollywood is feverishly trying to gain entry to a marketplace severely restricted by the government's quota limiting the annual number of Western films to 20.IfFlowers of Warworks, a whole new revenue stream could open up for Western actors (not to mention producers, directors and writers). At a $100 million budget, Zhang's movie is the most expensive production ever mounted in China, and Bale likely received millions for his work and perhaps a piece of the back end in an era of shrinking U.S. budgets.For their part, Hollywood studios have been busy focusing on striking co-production partnerships with Chinese film companies, such as Legendary Pictures' newly announced pact with Huayi Brothers and the creation of Legendary East. The first project is theEdward Zwick-directedThe Great Wall, which won't be subject to the quota."China is the fastest-growing market in the world. Co-productions are advantageous both for revenue share purposes and the challenges of the quota system," says Sanford Panitch, president of Fox International Productions, which has made four films in China with a local partner, including box-office hitsHot Summer Daysand its sequelLove in Space. Intentions are one thing, carrying out that vision is another. American audiences are notoriously finicky about watching a movie with subtitles, even if that movie stars a famous actor and is 40 percent in English. (The highest-grossing Chinese movie to date is 2000'sCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which earned $128.1 million domestically.) PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top 10 Grossing Films WHAT'S NEXT FOR BALE The interview took place just three days after Balewrapped production onthe last Batman movie,The Dark Knight Rises, shot in India, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and NY City.But the actor isn't fazed by the end of the Batman franchise, and already has moved on. "I'm not really thinking about what's next. Butthere's a couple of projects I'm doing withTerrence Malick, but it won't befor a while. So I'm going to have a little bit of a break." ZHANG YIMOU'S WORLDWIDE BOX-OFFICE TALLY: Ju Dou, raise the Red Lantern and hero were the first Chinese films nominated for foreign language Oscar Hero(2002) -- $177.4 million House of Flying Daggers(2004) -- $92.9 million Curse of the Golden Flower(2006) -- $78.6 million Raise the Red Lantern(1991) -- $2.6 million (U.S. Only) Ju Dou(1990) -- $2 million (U.S. only) To read the complete THR cover story, click here PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'The Dark Knight Rises' First Look: On the Set Related Topics Steven Spielberg Christian Bale The Dark Knight Rises Zhang Yimou

Rhianna Unveils She Posed Nude for Tony Bennett

Getty The The American Idol Show Show alums Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina experienced performance malfunctions at two broadly-seen occasions on Thanksgiving.our editor recommendsChris Daughtry Versus Scotty McCreery: A National Anthem Throwdown (Video)'American Idol's Scotty McCreery Flubs National Anthem at World Series (Video)'American Idol': With Scotty McCreery's Effective Debut, Did Universal Study On Sony's Mistakes? 'American Idol's' Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina to Premiere New Videos on CMTLauren Alaina Talks 'Wildflower,' Barbara Underwood, 'American Idol' Tour Occurrences McCreery, the latest champion of Fox's singing competition, was caught lip-syncing at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade when the vocals to "The Issue With FemalesInch began several seconds before he put the microphone near his mouth. NBC cut from the detailed-in the singer, who retrieved enough to accomplish the song with time while using recorded music. PHOTOS: Famous Flubs in the National Anthem Alaina's goof happened while singing the "Star Spangled Banner" within the Detroit Lions/Eco-friendly Bay Packers game, broadcast on Fox. The Summer Season 10 runner-up started off adequate however, if she arrived at the street, "What so happily we recognized within the twilight's last gleaming," she stopped midway through, enabling a few beats of silence to feed before she began again. Fox commentator Joe Buck stated following a performance, "It's about how you finish." PHOTOS: 'American Idol' Season 10 Finale Alaina later tweeted, "I'm not just a robot. I have No excuses. I messed up. You know what happens can ya do. No Less Than didn't fall lower again" and "Thanks everyone for your kind words. However messed up. I'm gonna spend the comfort throughout your day being grateful for individuals my benefits." Alaina joins a extended kind of entertainers who've goofed throughout national anthem performances. McCreery restarted his version in the song through the planet Series in March., Christina Aguilera confused lyrics as of this year's Super Bowl, and Cyndi Lauper botched the song at tennis' U.S. Open in Sept., to title a few. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'American Idol Live' Tour In Pictures The The American Idol Show Show Lauren Alaina Scotty McCreery

NBC Gives 'Grimm' a Full-Season Order

"Grimm" NBC has given freshman fairy tale procedural Grimm a full-season order. "We are very pleased to be making a full-season commitment for 'Grimm,'" NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said in announcing the news Monday. "This series is turning the traditional procedural drama on its head and is attracting a loyal following for us on Friday nights. We love where it's going creatively and we're excited to deliver more episodes to our audience." In addition, the network will test the fantasy starring David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz and Russell Hornsby on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. The news comes days after the network ordered additional scipts of the series, from Universal Television and Buffy scribes David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf. Since launching amid heavy competition in the Friday at 9 p.m. slot, Grimm has averaged a 2.3 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic, drawing 6.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen. When factoring in Live Plus Seven results for its Oct. 28 premiere -- where it faced stiff competition from Game 7 of the World Series -- Grimm is the No. 1 new drama so far this season, growing 47 percent in the demo. Grimm

Netflix $200M Convertible Debt Purchase Transmits Shares Lower After Hrs

The DVD rental and video streaming clients are selling the notes to Technology Crossover Endeavors. They may be changed into equity once they mature at the end of 2018, that could require Netflix to problem 2.33M shares. That meansDollar85.81 a share, just 15% a lot more than the closing cost on Monday — and far in the nearly $300 the stock fetched as lately as mid-This summer. The offer also gives TCV the authority to title one board member it chose Jay Hoag,a TCV founding general partner who’s already a Netflix director. This news didn’t sit well with traders: Netflix,that was lower 4.6% throughout the buying and selling day, fell one more 2% in initial publish market activity. A prospectus that Netflix released with the cope with TCV noted that could require video company “to dedicate some in our income from procedures to obligations on our indebtedness, therefore lowering the accessibility to income to finance capital, capital costs, purchases and opportunities along with other general corporate reasons.” Additionally, it noted that the organization lost more customers of computer expected after This summer if this introduced a 60% cost increase for individuals who wish to still rent Dvd disks and stream videos. The setback together with the growing obligations for content “will likely keep having a bad effect on our outcomes of procedures. As not able to correct the harm to the logo and reverse negative customer growth inside our domestic segment, our outcomes of procedures, including income, is going to be negatively affected.”

Ough Gervais On Coming back As Golden Globes Host: Its Certainly The Ultimate Time

Soon after his questionable second turn as host from the Golden Globes last The month of january, Ough Gervais announced he shouldn’t and wouldn’t try it again. Now he's doing the work, mainly to “shut up all individuals fucking idiots who stated which i’d not be asked back,” he authored on his blog. And the third stint will “definitely” be his last. Approximately he states. Here's Gervais’ publish: Therefore it appears like I’m hosting The Golden Globes for any third and certainly final time. It had been a difficult decision to tell the truth. There have been many benefits and drawbacks. I loved doing the work, however i was worried which i couldn’t enhance this past year. I’m in LA anyway when i’m starting Existence’s Way Too Short on Cinemax. However I didn’t want the Globes to overshadow the series. I understood many people could be uncomfortable beside me being host. (It was a professional incidentally.) What really expected the total amount making me say yes, was the truth that it might shut up all individuals fucking idiots who stated which i’d not be asked back. Would be that the wrong reason to behave? ' '. I believe it's. Now here’s the one thing. The outrage I triggered was obviously, as always, totally from proportion towards the a few things i stated. I don’t think anybody had any to be upset however they were. This season I’m will make sure their offence is totally justified. The very best factor about this is writing the gags. I really like writing one inserts. Specially when they can’t be utilized in a other context. It provides them a unique weight to the evening if guess what happens I am talking about.

Kermit on Jason Segel's Nude Scene: He Had 'Shortcomings' [VIDEO]

.post-content img {display:none;} The Muppets aren't exactly known for their risqué humor. Sure, they've been known to toss a bone to the adults in the room, but you rarely hear anything that wouldn't score a hard G from the MPAA. Which makes this sneak peek of Moviefone's upcoming 'Muppets' Unscripted session all the more surprising (and hilarious). It starts when Kermit relays a fan question about actor (and 'Muppets' screenwriter) Jason Segel's full-frontal nude scene in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' and evolves into a fuzz-raising discussion of nudity on camera. Kermit even works in a joke about the size of Segel's, um, manhood. Seriously. Check back Friday, Sunday night, and Monday for more from Moviefone's Muppets Unscripted session. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Immortals Tops Jack and Jill in the Box Office

Henry Cavill Immortals slaughtered this area office competition in the first weekend of release, grossing an believed $32 million, Box Office Mojo reviews. Adam Sandler's latest film, Jack and Jill, chuckled up $26 million in the opening weekend. In the third week out, Puss in Boots was getting upset at Sandler's heels with $25.5 million after three weekends, its take totals $108.8 million. Box office: Puss in Boots stomps on Tower Heist, Harold & Kumar Tower Heist required 4th place with $13.two million. The weekend's third new film, J. Edgar, opened to $11.4 million. At No. 6, A Really Harold & Kumar three dimensional Christmas attracted $5.9 million. Over Time came $4.a million in the future in seventh. Rounding the top ten: Paranormal Activity 3 (No. 8, $3.six million, breaking $100 million after four days), Footloose (No. 9, $2.7 million) and Real Steel (No. 10, $two million).

Joel Gretsch, Gillian Vigman And Todd Stashwick Among Latest Cable Castings

Joel Gretsch (V) has joined Lifetimes original movie Of Two Minds. The film chronicles the relationship between a woman (Kristin Davis) and her younger sister (Tammy Blanchard), who has schizophrenia. Gretsch, repped by APA and Mosaic, will play Davis husband. Jim OHanlon is directing from a script by Richard Friedenber . Gillian Vigman and Dan Bakkedahl have joined Jim Jefferies and Peter OFallons FX comedy pilot presentation Legit. Directed by Peter OFallon, Legit centers Jim (Jefferies), a misanthrope trying to go legit. FormerDaily Show correspondent Bakkedahl, repped by Paradigm and Principal, will play Jims world-weary, floundering, divorced roommate. Vigman, repped by APA and Brillstein, will play a funny and smart Harvard-trained psychiatrist forced to diffuse Jims endless advances. The actress, best known for her role in The Hangover franchise, has been recurring on ABCs Suburgatory and Foxs New Girl. Todd Stashwick, Steve Little, David Furr and Seth Morris has been cast as the leads in Rob Roy Thomas presentation for AMC How To Cheat On Your Wife. The single-camera comedy, which Thomas is writing, directing and executive producing, centers on four nice guys in flyover country dealing with middle age. Stashwick, repped by APA and manager Meghan Schumacher, recurs on FX’s Justified. John Beasley, Wesley Jonathan, Jazz Raycole and Caleel Harris have been added to TV Lands Cedric the Entertainer pilot, joining Cedric and Niecy Nash, previously cast as his wife. Written by Hot In Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin, the spinoff follows Cedrics character Reverend Boyce, who was introduced on Hot In Cleveland, as he moves to St. Louis and has to balance his wild past with the expectations of his congregation and his family. Beasley will play Boyces father, Jonathan will play his brother, and Raycole and Harris will play his kids.

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

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

Cheyenne Jackson And Ken Jenkins To Co-Star In USAs Nathan Lane Comedy Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Cheyenne Jackson (Glee, 30 Rock) and Scrubs alum Ken Jenkins are set to co-star opposite Nathan Lane in USA’s untitled Douglas McGrath comedy pilot. The single-camera comedy, which Oscar nominee McGrath (Bullets Over Broadway) wrote and will direct, centers on Jasper (Lane), an unlucky actor whose Broadway aspirations must be put on hold when his fathers health takes a turn for worse, forcing him to return to his Texas hometown. Jackson will play Tim, a handsome doctor who befriends Jasper in his Texas hometown. McGrath and Lane are executive producing for Universal Cable Prods. “It was a tremendous casting session,” USA’s SVP original scripted programming Bill McGoldrick said. “It is rare that you pick 2 people in the first casting session, and the runner-ups were very strong too.” This is one of 2 comedy pilots USA recently greenlit as part of its foray into half-hours. The deals for the other, Paging Dr. Freed, are still being finalized.

The X Factor: Weve Showed up at the final 12!

Congratulations, everybody! We now have braved our way through mansions, refurbishments, and maniacal mentors, getting finally turned up within the final 12. Now, it's around us to find out who stays.The Brit host (is his title Steve, or Mike?) doesn't waste whenever and moves to Paula's first act.The Stereo system system Hoggz Ouchhhh ... charge singer really blows the initial verse in the song. They execute a well-choreographed version of Jesse Jackson's "Rhythm Nation." However gold-embellished kneepads truly couldn't safeguard them here. They were totally off-key and missed the aim. L.A., however, thinks they've the required steps to become star and Paula giggles as being a schoolgirl. Simon states it absolutely was a "master class of choreography, vocals, charisma" ... blah, blah, blah. Wait! Am I watching the identical show? It'll be a extended evening.Chris Rene According to him he's a hard time relevant along with other people lyrics because he's more in touch with their very own tunes, but you'd have no idea based on his performance. I still think he might require more vocal training, however loved the performance generally. Things I didn't like? The insanely cheesy flames overflowing beyond him the entire time! The thing that was that? ("That's call fire baby, cause he's hot," L.A. later describes). It made an appearance as being a "make-your-own-music-video" situation created around the bootleg iMovie program. Simon believe it is a sizable step-up from what Rene did the other day.Leroy Bell Singing Lonestar's "Already There," it seems like Bell and also the coach Nicole are fighting to discover a appropriate song choice. Simon thinks Bell features a confidence problem, and Paula states, "I have not observed anybody work so desperately. I like you." There's nothing particularly standout in regards to the performance, but nothing elimination-worthy, either. Rachel Crowe Crowe takes happens searching cute and small boppery of course. There's no denying girl's got a little of pipes, but whether it is nerves or insufficient skill, it seems like all week she's major issues projecting. Also, she seems consistently nervous and stiff, which holds her back from thrusting herself to the performance full pressure. But given her age, In my opinion she's doing fantastic. "You are America's sunshine," states Nicole. "Even though you're only 13 years old, there is a classic recording voice. Kind of like Michael Jackson inside the Jackson 5?" Let's pray that's their only similarity.Dakota Rayne Since Paula is actually deep, she decides all the four women will represent a season for your performance. Because you will discover four women, and four seasons, that's perfect! She puts them in four different primary-colored dresses that seem to be such as these were bought inside the promenade part of Joyce Leslie. Now, that isn't saying there's anything wrong with Joyce Leslie. But around the demonstrate that gets the budget to outfit its artists in couture, it's just kind of ... inexcusable. Ultimately expected an even more literal interpretation (a la "Turn! Turn! Turn! to Everything There is a Season"), Paula has them sing "Landslide," which is quite beautiful. For reasons uknown I keep trying to doubt these women, and so they still surprise me each week. "Tonight I felt the blend. Tonight I felt the harmonies," states L.A. "I buy frustrated because I still would love you not that need considering a 'tweener. There's something pop, there's something country ... but I wish for you being either.InchJosh Krajcik Another week, another destitute man's beard for Krajcik. As soon as he breaks the initial few lyrics from the song, I have got an incredible feeling relating to this. Which he did not dissatisfy. A distinctive selection for a raspy-voiced hairy dude, he's carrying out a stomach-wrenching interpretation of Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts" (though he looks a bit demonic at certain points inside the performance). I have to commend Nicole round the unique, out-of-left-area song here. Paula states, "You just nail everything." Simon states, "I recieve back everything I mentioned. That was incredible. It's just like you written the song. It absolutely was absolutely stunning. You needed some risk, plus it paid out off."Melanie Amaro The ousted-then-not-ousted Amaro starts out a capella, after which it moves right into a difficult version of "Desperado." I mentioned this the other day: Doesn't she look amazing? If there has been a "most enhanced" style award, Amaro would be the shoo-in. And let's face is - she's furthermore a shoo-directly into remain in the finals. She's inside the major leagues because the relaxation of individuals fools are fighting maintain in Double-A. Paula states hearing her voice is similar to "antique china. Just remove it for special occasions.Inch Is also a pick-up line.Astro We're closing in round the 70-minute mark and everyone is almost asleep prior to the little silver-pants-wearing spitfire takes happens! Seriously, he's so active that Astro allows you to definitely appear as if you are getting left behind if you're not using everyone else. L.A states he just get "better and betterInch each week. But tend to a Brooklyn-based baby rapper really win this competition? InTENsity Sure, those are the audience everyone loves to hate, but let's stop for just about any second and discuss the only real individual who matters: Ellona. If there has been an easy method for Paula to eliminate another nine and push Ellona through just like a solo-artist, In my opinion she'd stand a fighting chance. For that relaxation of those? Pretty intolerable. They execute a mash-from "We're the kids within the usaInch and "Party Rock" that's fun and likely their utmost performance so far, however it won't win them $5 million. Nicole confirms with me at night, calling the performance "fun-tastic" and "fun-omenal!" This type of knee-slapper!Came The hippie-chic soul singer starts her performance lounging in the bed mattress of flowers, sporting her signature barefoot style plus an age-appropriate pink frock. She sings Nelly's "Merely a Dream" - a sound lesson that ought to make no sense on her behalf - but it's incredibly charming. After what we view up to now, I anticipate a Came-Astro-Melanie final three. Maybe I'm moving too quickly? Anyway, L.A. states: "There is a spirit in the celebrity."Marcus Canty One factor this individual does not lack is swagger. He's consistently easy on stage, as being a natural-born artist who's experienced the biz for any very long time. In my opinion he's the heavens the X Factor is trying to find, however question if he's unique enough inside an industry saturated with youthful, male stylish-hop/pop crossover artists. Simon: "You've arrived at existence. It absolutely was a great song choice. Props for you personally, L.A." L.A states: "I like assist you to arrived at existence, my guy." Stacy Francis Francis claims she was upset by Simon's chapel-singer comparison the other day, yet gives her most chapel-singerish performance so far. Once again, her voice works well and moving - in addition to, she looks phenomenal in the floor-length sequin number. L.A states she stirs souls when she sings. Nicole states: "You're just honest. You're the epitome of sophistication, and poise, and wonder, and you're simply fulfilling your own purpose.InchSo who's going home tomorrow evening? That are the apparent-cut front-runners? I made a decision in my final three (Came, Astro, Melanie) - can you agree? Weigh in below! show less

Exclusive Clip: Long Island Medium Talks to the Dead

Theresa Caputo Theresa Caputo is your average suburban housewife - except for that fact that she talks to dead people. Star of TLC's Long Island Medium, Caputo is a real-life psychic that connects people with loved ones who have died.On Sunday's episode, Theresa stuns the show's crew members as she spontaneously gets the sense there is someone in the room with her while filming on the confessional couch. Skeptical? Check out the exclusive clip below.Long Island Medium airs on Sundays at 10/9c on TLC.

James Cameron Previews 18 Minutes of $18 million 3d Conversion of 'Titanic'

Offering up what he referred to as a turbocharged version ofTitantic, director James Cameron, along with his producer Jon Landau, revealed 18 minutes of footage within the film's new, 3d conversion on Friday morning within the Vital lot.our editor recommendsJames Cameron Wows CineEurope With First Footage of 'Titanic 3D' Eight moments were examined, including footage of Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater's (Kate Winslet) encounter round the Titantic's grand stairwell, their hug round the bow in the ship which is sinking. "You will discover certain films that [warrant] being reduce for the theater," Cameron mentioned. "There's a whole generation of folks that haven't seen it whatsoever." The 1997 disaster epic continues to be transformed into 3d for approximately $18 million as well as the process, that's ongoing, is predicted to think about two months, Cameron mentioned. The conversion is essentially being handled by visual effects company Stereo system system D which is requiring 300 artists. PHOTOS: 10 Large Babies The screening marked the first time the footage remains proven inside the U.S. moments also were proven within the Worldwide Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam in September. The up-to-date film, from Vital, Fox and Cameron's own Lightstorm Entertainment, will probably be released by Vital on April 6.Titanticgrossed $1.84 billion worldwide and won 11 Oscars, including people for top picture and greatest director. It is the second finest grossing film ever, trailing only Cameron'sAvatar($2.78 billion). STORY: While He Converts 'Titanic' to 3 dimensional, James Cameron Boosts Bar on Film Corrections Cameron mentioned that although he's typically "greatly against" changing traditional films into 3d - adding he may have initially shotTitanticin 3d once the technology existed - he thinks the conversion enhances the film. "I totally believe 3d is certainly an enhancement for your dramatic moments - not just the big action," mentioned Cameron, adding that although he thinks most 3d conversions are much a lot more like "2.4D," the concern he while others take while using project will make certain its 3d version is a lot more like "2.99D." A completely new 4K digital master in the film was created incorporated in alteration it'll be the building blocks for traditional 2D showings in the film when it is released in April, Landau mentioned. He mentioned there might be no changes for the content in the film. "That was the director's cut," Landau joked. Cameron added: "I don't have that revisionist gene." He mentioned that both DiCaprio and Winslet are interested in the project, though neither has yet seen the 3 dimensional footage. Email: Daniel.Burns@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller Related Subjects 3d James Cameron Kate Winslet Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic

DGA Leader Taylor Hackford Round the Passing Of Key Guild Figure Tom Donovan

La Company company directors Guild of America Leader Taylor Hackford made the following statement upon gaining knowledge from the passing of Tom Donovan: We are saddened to know today in the passing of Tom Donovan, an important player inside the merger involving the Screen Company company directors Guild as well as the Radio and tv Company company directors Guild in 1960 that introduced for the formation in the modern Company company directors Guild of America. Toms mark upon the completely new DGA was indelible. He was leader in the NY Local in the RTDG when discussions first began inside the late 19 fifties about creating a completely new, unified organization to represent film and tv company company directors as well as the teams that support them in one location, after which it in 1962, he chaired the committee that organized a restructuring in the new Guild that reduced regional friction and consolidated energy in the National Board through which both Colonial as well as the West Coast were fully represented an business structure that continues today.

Michael Douglas Talks about Late Cancer Diagnosis in Alec Baldwin's Inaugural NPR Podcast

Alec Baldwin first showed his new National Public Radio series, Here's the one thing, on Monday. In the introduction, the host describes the WNYC-created podcast "is all about following great conversations to unpredicted places." Which to begin with it is going is Michael Douglas' home in NY. The 2 stars sitting lower for any tête-à-tête that covered his earlier roles, his children the inability to watch the majority of his films and also the harmful delay in the 2010 cancer diagnoses. "My throat would be a little sore, and that i thought maybe it had been from tension in the part," Douglas states of his initial discomfort after filming Wall Street 2. "It continued for an additional handful of a several weeks." STORY: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas to Star in HBO's Liberace Biopic It had been greater than a couple. From his first physician's visit in The month of january 2010 to August of this year, Douglas describes he understood he'd an issue for pretty much 9 several weeks before any physician purchased testing for ear nose and throat cancer. Once the discomfort in the throat finally grew to become an excessive amount of while going to Montreal, he searched for out a professional. "He literally opened up my mouth, he required a tongue depressor and that i'll always remember that moment," Douglas informs Baldwin. "He researched at me, he looked down again after which I understood." Douglas' stage 4 cancer needed several weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, something Baldwin states had him expecting the worst. "I wish to point out that I found this door... expecting you to definitely look, I'm likely to be very honest along with you, less great while you look now," states Baldwin. "You appear pretty damn good. You're making me sick to my stomach." Douglas credits his healthy appearance having a recent vacation, adding he's investing much more time together with his family before filming his next project, Cinemax Films' Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra. PHOTOS: Oscar Hosts Over time "The main one benefit of this really is I'm determining to accept relaxation of the season easy," he states. Including visits from daughter Carys, who joins the ultimate moments of the conversation. The 8-year-old has little to express on his body of labor. Douglas' fondness for mature roles implies that she hasn't seen a lot of his films. Actually, she accustomed to let her know buddies he earned pancakes for living. But she's seen Romancing the Stone. "Which was my personal favorite movie ever,Inch adds Carys. Related Subjects Alec Baldwin Michael Douglas NPR

Fox Acquires Helen Childress Spec The Mountain For Ben Stiller To Direct

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox has preemptively acquired The Mountain, a spec script by Helen Childress that Ben Stiller will develop to direct. Stiller and his Red Hour partner Stuart Cornfeld will produce. It’s a re-team for Stiller and Childress, who wrote Reality Bites. The project is a horror story based on characters from Summer, the novel by Edith Wharton. Set in the early 1900s, The Mountain revolves around a young woman who struggles to confront her destiny after stumbling upon a mysterious object that forces her to examine the secrets of her past. It’s a sophisticated horror premise in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby. Stiller and Childress are also developing an adaptation of the children’s book The Snowy Day under his Fox deal. Stiller continues to work on a remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty at Fox that he’ll direct and star in. He’s shooting the Akiva Schaffer-directed comedy Neighborhood Watch with Jonah Hill and Vince Vaughn for Fox. Original Artists-repped Childress also scripted Mother’s Confidential at Paramount and Allison’s Starting To Happen for Sandra Bullock and Warner Bros.

Piranha 3DD teaser bounces into view

Everybody loves waterparks, right? Seems the pre-historic school of blood stream-thirsty piranhas that tore up Lake Victoria feels much the same way. How very modern of those.Certainly there's more breasts and blood stream since the first teaser for Piranha 3DD will receive a YouTube premiere due to an individual who seen the Spike TV Scream Honours last evening.Plus, there's more Ving Rhames as Deputy Fallon. Is he the most difficult lawman since David Arquette's Deputy Dewey inside the Scream movies? Judge by yourself below...Piranha 3DD opens in 2012. No, we're not able to be specific than that.

Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Matt Damon and Kevin Spacey Star in Bill Clinton's Funny or Die Video

Tim Robbins, Michael Moore and Kanye may have company at Occupy Wall Street in Lower Manhattan: the La Occasions reviews that Christopher Nolan may film regions of 'The Dark Dark evening Rises' in downtown NY while using protests just like a backdrop. That is all very hush-hush -- 'The Dark Dark evening Rises' is going to NY beneath the fake production title 'Magnus Rex' -- nevertheless the Occasions looks at the Occupy Wall Street protests won't be written into the film rather, it's likely there is a current scene of riots inside the script, and Nolan uses the throng of protestors to his advantage. If he even films there whatsoever. Following jaunts in Pittsburgh, La and India, the long run blockbuster involves NY for just two days beginning on March. 29. A present casting notice for your film states that Nolan is trying to find stars with "military and/or police training/experience, weapons training, and/or fighting styles training." Warner Bros. confirmed for the Occasions that production was brought to NY, but wouldn't discuss the Occupy Wall Street leg in the trip. Why so serious, WB? [via LAT/24 Frames] [Photo: WireImage] Stars Supporting Occupy Wall Street Sean PennMark RuffaloPenn BadgleyKanye WestSusan SarandonMichael Moore and Tim RobbinsDanny Glover See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

CSI Taps Matt Lauria, Annabeth Gish for Multi-Episode Arcs

Matt Lauria Matt Lauria and Annabeth Gish have booked recurring roles on CSI, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Gish will play Laura, an old friend who Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) hasn't seen in 22 years. And as we previously reported, this friend is hiding a shocking secret. Meanwhile, Lauria will play Sac Pratt, a young, arrogant FBI agent who assists on one of the CSI team's cases, much to the chagrin of Catherine and D.B. Russell (Ted Danson). But despite some feather-ruffling, Pratt and Russell ultimately come to a place of mutual respect. Check out the rest of today's news Lauria (Friday Night Lights) and Gish (Pretty Little Liars) will first appear during November sweeps. CSI airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on CBS.

Austin Powers' Random Task Suspected in Prison Death

The real-life case of Dr. Evil’s Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery henchman Random Task continues to get more and more disturbing in ways that even the most twisted Bond villains couldn’t match. Mixed martial artist-turned-actor Joseph Son, currently serving a life sentence for a 1990 gang rape, is now suspected of killing his cellmate in California’s Wasco State Prison. An autopsy and investigation is underway. [THR]

'The Simpsons' Renewed for Two More Seasons

Fox The Simpsons are safe for two more seasons, which will bring them to a historic 25 years on network TV, longer than any other scripted series. PHOTOS: 'The Simpsons': Meet The Cast After tense negotiations with the voice acting cast for a renewal, Fox announced Friday afternoon that the longest running comedy in history will return for a 24th and 25th season. Fox did not reveal the terms of the deals with the actors, but sources say they accepted a sharp cut in pay, of around 30% from the $440,000 for each of 22 episodes they had been making. That would be just over $300,000 per episode. EXCLUSIVE: 'Simpsons' Cast Blinks in Salary Showdown With Fox There was no specific mention in the Fox announcement about the actor but all of them are believed set to return. That would include Julie Kavner (Marge and others), Nancy Cartwright (Bart and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria (Moe, Chief Wiggum and Apu), and Harry Shearer (the voice of Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, and Ned Flanders, among others). The battle between Fox and its voice actors has been a regular event every few years since 1998 but this time around was particularly bitter and public. Fox took the unusual step of issuing a statement saying the show's economic model no longer was viable, and that it had to reduce costs. There were reports the producers, writers and actors would all see their compensation reduced. There was even a leak to one blog that there would be only one more season of The Simpsons in any case, which obviously has turned out to be incorrect. STORY: Analyst: Fox Could Get Around $750 Million in New Syndication Revenue After 'Simpsons' Cancellation During the heated negotiations, the actors volunteered to lower their salaries but sought a share of back end profits from things like syndication and licensing. Shearer even said early Friday he would take a 70% salary cut in return for a share of the profits. The studio held firm and refused to pay them any profit sharing. The actor's do get extra pay when their voice is used as part of licensing but otherwise do not share in that revenue. Source say with this new deal they still will not have any cut of the back end profits. Fox said in its announcement The Simpsons will return on Oct. 30 with new episodes, beginning with the "Treehouse of Horrors XXII." The Simpsons, which is distributed by Fox, is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean are the executive producers. Film Roman, a Starz Media Company, is the animation house. The Simpsons Fox Cable Networks

Conan O'Brien Returns to His Old 'Late Night' Studio in New York (Video)

Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesConan O'Brien Conan O'Brien returned to his old stomping grounds last night on NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon -- and he reunited with an old friend. O'Brien, who left NBC last year after less than 12 months as Tonight Show host, dropped by Jimmy Fallon's late-night show, who films in his old studio in NY City. He will be in town doing some shows from the Beacon Theater. PHOTOS: 10 TV Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' Fallon was discussing the fall weather, when O'Brien made a surprise appearance. "How you doin'?," O'Brien said to Fallon, who said, "This is unbelievable." "I was back in NY and I wanted to check out my old studio. Hey Max!" O'Brien joked, pointing to Questlove, drummer for The Roots. "Hair looks amazing, man." (He was referring to his Late Night/Tonight Show counterpart, Max Weinberg, who is not on TBS' Conan.) PHOTOS: NBC's New Fall TV Shows "You were here for 16 years. Then ... what happened?," Fallon asked. The two began to laugh. "Don't you worry about, you're a young guy," O'Brien joked. "I left something here, something important to me. ... I think I'm going to need it again," he said, before revealing Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. STORY: Jimmy Fallon Will Return to 'Saturday Night Live' as Host Watch the rest of O'Brien's appearance on Late Night below: Jimmy Fallon Conan O'Brien NBC The Tonight Show Conan TBS Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

It's storytelling time! Dancing with the Stars' Top 10 stars express the most memorable year of their lives through dance. Who cried? And who got the first 9s of the season? Find out below!Break out the Kleenex! You know there are gonna be some tearjerkers tonight. As Tom states, "They're all dancing from the heart." Who writes this stuff? I can't say I've ever sobbed watching Dancing with the Stars' storytelling week... but I may have cried for other reasons while watching. Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke: foxtrotRob's most memorable year was 2003 when his dad, Robert Sr., died of esophageal cancer (the eighth anniversary was on Friday). He was 15 at the time and his world was "turned upside down." They're dancing to "Fly Me to the Moon" because it's one of his dad's favorites. The home videos of the clan are actually quite adorable, and the girls look, um, natural. Speaking of natural, Rob looks exactly that on the floor, which I never thought I'd say. His frame and posture are looking good, and there's a cool, old-school, suave charm about the whole thing. He gets a standing O from everyone except Kim until the camera lands on her and she obediently rises. Len says he just put the "dash" into "Kardashian." Then who puts the "dash" in D-A-S-H? Bruno says the man is getting the upper hand and invokes Guys and Dolls. Rob is clueless. Unsurprising. Carrie Ann says he "genu-winely" makes progress every week.Score: 24Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani: rumbaChynna's year is 1990 when "Hold On" was released. (Hey, guess what they're dancing to!) She was suffering from depression and anxiety and the time, and eventually sought help and met Billy Baldwin. Tony wants to incorporate running because she eventually "ran away from the negativity." Oh, Tony! So literal! Thankfully, there's not too much running going on. Chynna looks positively gorgeous. Her limbs are extended beautifully and the routine, while not overwhelmingly steamy, does pack some heat. Bruno calls her a smoldering siren and thinks she belongs in a museum. Carrie Ann calls her stunning and nearly gives me heart attack when she says, "I have never heard that song...[longest pause ever] like that." Actually, on second thought, I wouldn't have been surprised if she really hadn't heard of it. Len says she's going to be dancing for weeks and weeks... and then busts out a 9 before Carrie Ann! Someone took his happy pills!Score: 26Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer: rumbaChaz's most memorable year is this year because he's the happiest he's ever been. He chose his dad's "Laugh at Me" about Sonny and Cher's younger years when they were thrown out of places and didn't give a darn. Chaz dedicates it to his pops and even dons the animal-print fur vest. So psychedelic! Chaz seems... tired? I know dude's knees are shot, but this dance is easier on them. He's just kind of standing there while Lacey does her best maypole dancing around him. But, uh, he's really good with the arm waves! Sigh. Chaz's time may finally be up this week, based on performance alone - and this is only the third dance of the night. Carrie Ann is impressed by Chaz's courage, but thinks he looked distracted and didn't dance enough. Len the contrarian says it was his best dance so far. Seriously, what is he on today? Bruno understands why he lost focus since the rumba needs continuous movement.Score: 18Kristin Cavallari and Mark Ballas: sambaKristin's year is 2005 because that was when she graduated high school and moved to L.A. She chose "Crazy in Love" because it was a "really big song then." Um, it was big in 2003 - when it came out. But, yeah, let's rewrite history to suit your story, which wasn't really a story. Kristin's no Beyonce (who is?), but she does a pretty stellar job with the high-octane moves. Girl can dance, no doubt about it. It's a fun, electric number, and she nails all the shimmying, hip action and rolls. Len didn't like the Beyonce stuff, but loved the other 80 percent. Bruno calls it "crazy in lust." "Who can say 'no' after that?" he demands. Carrie Ann likes that Kristin's pushing herself to the limit.Score: 24Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya: tangoCarson chose "It's My Life" and 2003 because that's when Queer Eye debuted and he got to be himself after years of being closeted. Inspired by Carson yearning for her pumps, Anna choreographs the whole thing around his sense of style. They start off on a pseudo-runway, which is just fab. Even more fab? Carson's wearing a hot pink satin jacket. Fashion aside, this is his best dance yet that is equal parts entertaining and technically proficient. It's sassy, full of flair and tension as they face off over (duh) Anna's shoe. Carson's footwork and hold have improved, and he's totally going after every move. They end with him finally (!) getting his hands on Anna's heel. Now that is a story. Bruno calls it "insanely brilliant." "And you got the shoe! And yes, you'll make it to the ball!" he growls. Carrie Ann declares that she loves him. Len says he puts the "boy" in "flamboyant." Well, we all knew that.Score: 23J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff: rumbaJ.R.'s most memorable year was when he was injured in Iraq in 2003 driving over a landmine. While recovering, he felt he would've been better off dead and didn't understand why he survived. His mother eventually talked him out of his depression. They're dancing to Tim McGraw's "If You're Reading This" about a soldier who sends a letter home to pay tribute to all the men and women who didn't make it home. You can feel the emotion on set from your living room. J.R., as usual, nails the choreography with some nice hip action and lines. But let's face it, nothing's going to beat the poignancy of the routine. He starts crying and can't stop when he's done while the whole room gives him a prolonged standing O. Carrie Ann says he did something extraordinary and thanks him for such a profound dance. Len says he set the standard for the season. Bruno calls him a hero and source of inspiration. "You dance from your heart," he says.Score: 26Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus: waltzNancy's memorable year is this year because of Casey Anthony. Kidding! It's 2007, when she got married and delivered her twins, Lucy and John David, early because of pregnancy complications. Doctors told her Lucy might die, and when Lucy was hospitalized, "Moon River," which was also Nancy's wedding song, was the first tune she sang to her daughter. Nancy stumbles a little in the beginning and has trouble with a few steps here and there, but puts forth another solid performance. She still needs to work on her frame and upper body, but the ballroom stuff suits her. It's a graceful and lovely ode to her kiddies, who look exactly like her. And best part yet? No wardrobe malfunction! Len wants better posture and likes that she showed emotion. Bruno compares it to a mother's embrace and wants her to link her lines. Carrie Ann calls it a live-action lullaby.Score: 21Ricki Lake and Derek Hough: rumbaRicki's year was last year when her house burned down and she was down on love and marriage. She met her current boyfriend, Christian, at the time, who taught her to say "never say never." She chose Sara Bareilles' "Gravity," and the routine will depict the push-pull of the beginning stages of her relationship. Ricki's got some killer legs, or specifically, calves. And now I'm thinking of Johnny Drama getting calf implants. Anyhow, it's a beautiful, sensual routine that again proof that Derek is the best choreographer on the show. Ricki has such natural, fluid rhythm,but she's lacking in the hip department. Bruno basically calls it a poem come to life and says it was the actress-dancer at her best. Carrie Ann says Ricki's on fire. Len congratulates Derek on a great routine and Ricki on dancing it. And they all bust out the 9 paddles. The Golden Boy is officially back!Score: 27Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovksiy: cha-chaHope's year is this year because of the World Cup, where she learned it was about the journey when the gals didn't win. She picked the team's song "Tonight" by Enrique Iglesias... which is now Auto-Tuned for a futuristic cha-cha? I'm not sure what's going on. Hope has trouble with the sexy moves in rehearsals, but has no trouble getting down and grinding against Maks - and she looks hot doing it. Despite this, there is stilla lack of spark between them. She's hesitant on some steps and needs some sharper footwork, but it's a much better performance than last week's seizure-inducing mess. Carrie Ann says it was sexy, but wants her to work on her walk. Len found it too provocative (guess the pills are wearing off?), but thought she executed well. Bruno says she was going for it like a panther, but agrees about the walk. Score: 24David Arquette and Kym Johnson: rumbaDavid chose last year when he split from Courteney and turned to alcohol before getting sober for Coco. Hepicked "O-o-h, Child" for Coco. It's fake-raining. Oh, I see where this is going. David is going for the open-shirt look. Looks like he got his spray-tan on, but not the waxing. This is a pretty fast rumba, but David keeps up and hits his lines and marks well. There is by far his best dance yet. He's controlled, but still aggressive. It's not an overtly sexy rumba, but rather a sweet and vulnerable one. Len thinks he did a great job. Bruno calls it achingly romantic. Carrie Ann loves his raw emotion. Courteney, Coco, Patricia and Busy Philipps love it! Score: 24Ricki and Derek top the leader board with a 27. Chaz and Lacey once again bring up the rear with an 18.What did you think? Did you shed any tears? Did Ricki deserve the top score? Did Kristin make up a story to dance to "Crazy in Love"? Were you unnerved by happy Len? Can Chaz make another comeback? Do you think the shoe fits for Carson? Who do you think will go home tomorrow? show less

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6 Burning Questions From House's Season 8 Premiere

House [WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 8 premiere of House. Read at your own risk.]House's Season 8 premiere once again proved the show's mantra: People don't change. Even in prison.Fall Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite returning showsDr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) was the same old curmudgeon he always is, whether he was expressing (false) remorse for running his car through Cuddy's house to the members of his parole board only because that's what they wanted to hear or making another doctor's diagnosis look stupid. But even if House is the same old House, the premiere, which found the good doctor trying to save a mysteriously afflicted inmate while also scavenging to find 20 Vicodin pills for a jailhouse gang leader, proved the world around him certainly has changed. For starters, by episode's end, he's still behind bars!So, when's he getting out? And what's in store for his return to Princeton-Plainsboro? Check out some of our burning questions.1. Why is House still in jail?Creator and executive producer David Shore assures us the show won't become a prison series, but he says he felt strongly that the show had to punish House, both for crimes of the past (ramming Cuddy's house with his car) and present (disobeying orders, inciting a prison riot, etc.). "We want the consequences to be real," Shore says. "It's really important to us that we play the truth of the situations and follow up on them. If House f---- things up, he can't just get rewarded for that."House Season 8: Will House's time in the slammer change him?2. So, when is he getting out?Fear not, the good doctor will be sprung in next Monday's episode. But, Shore says, "Episode 2 takes place a considerable amount of time after Episode 1. There will be an acknowledgment that time has passed. He gets out under unusual circumstances, but not without having spent more time [in prison]."3. Did House not hire a lawyer on purpose?As Dr. Adams (new series regular Odette Annable) pointed out in the episode, House probably could have negotiated a much shorter prison sentence (or avoided the pokey all together) if he'd hired a lawyer. But he chose to represent himself and do the time. Did he secretly want to be punished? Shore says... maybe. "House is one who is always willing to pay a price for doing something," Shore says. "He'll avoid it if at all possible, but he recognizes that he has to pay prices."4. Why would House hire Dr. Adams?As we've been told, Annable's character will eventually end up on House's staff. But as we saw, her diagnostic skills seemed a bit lacking at the beginning of the hour. Shore says her good deeds - she gives House the Vicodin he needs and disobeys her boss in order to prove House's theory right and save her patient - outweigh her rookie mistakes. "She starts off being very cynical about House, but by the end of the episode, she surrenders her job in order to support House's position," Shore says. "That's a rare and courageous thing to do, and I think House recognizes that. He recognizes that she's the type of person he wants on his team and has to have on his team."House Season 8 scoop: Cuddy fallout, new blood and a return to the show's roots5. Might he also just need an ally?As the episode pointed out at least three or four times, House is currently "peepless." Apparently, reckless endangerment can cost you friends. Although House will ultimately win Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) and the rest of his team back, it can't hurt to have at least one person in his corner. But Dr. Adams won't be the only new face; Episode 2 also introduces Charlyne Yi's Dr. Chi Park. "She winds up on House's team because she did something she shouldn't have done," Shore teases. "That incident, which you'll learn about in Episode 2, serves to define that character to a great extent."6. When will meet the new Dean of Medicine?With Lisa Edelstein's departure from the show, there's a new boss at Princeton-Plainsboro. Shore, of course, wouldn't dare spoil the surprise, but he promises the Dean's identity will be revealed in Episode 2. "I think it's a somewhat surprising choice, but I do think it makes sense," he says. "I think people will enjoy it."What did you think of the House premiere?

Dolphin Deposes Lion With $14.2M To Grab No. 1

First Published: October 2, 2011 1:26 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images Caption Harry Connick, Jr. and Morgan Freeman arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures Dolphin Tale in Westwood, Calif., on September 17, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A dolphin has dethroned The Lion King at the weekend box office. The Warner Bros. family film Dolphin Tale held up well with $14.2 million in its second weekend to take over at No. 1 from The Lion King, the Disney reissue that had been the top movie the previous two weekends. Studio estimates Sunday showed The Lion King slipping to third-place with $11.1 million, just behind Sonys Brad Pitt baseball tale Moneyball, which was No. 2 in its second weekend with $12.5 million. The three holdover films held off a rush of new wide releases. In a photo finish for the No. 4 spot were Summit Entertainments cancer comic drama 50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, with $8.85 million and Sonys Christian-themed police drama Courageous with $8.8 million. (Copyright 2011 by Associated Press) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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J.J. Abrams, 'Supernatural' Creator Sell Thriller To NBC

NBC is incorporated in the Qq Abrams business.our editor recommendsCBS Orders J.J. Abrams' 'Person of curiosity,A Comedy 'Two Broke Girls' J.J. Abrams: Coping With Steven Spielberg on 'Super 8' Was 'Crazy Good' The network is developing Revolution, popular adventure thriller within the uber-producer and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke with particulars being saved under systems.Once the project, which acquired an plane pilot production commitment, ultimatelygets bought, it could join other Abrams beginners Person of curiosity and Alcatraz, at CBS and Fox, correspondingly. Despite Abrams' alluring resume, including ABC's extended-running Lost, the prolific producer's2010 effort Undercovers not successful to lure audiences to NBC. The CIA series, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Boris Kodjoe, only agreed to be on for just about any handful of short several days just before obtaining the axe. The drama thriller, from Warner Bros. TV and Abram's Bad Robot shingle, counts Abrams, Kripkeand Bryan Burk (Fringe, Lost) as executive producers. Kripke (Deadman) may even pen the pilot. Related Subjects J.J. Abrams NBC TV Development

Happy 43rd Birthday, Will Cruz! What's His Best Onscreen Moment?

My apologies to married leaders Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Manley, who also share birthday festivities on September 25, and frequently will Cruz turns the big 4-3 today, which i’m already jiving for the Wild, Wild West theme with my best Carlton dance. You'll be able to’t not celebrate his birth. What’s your chosen Will Cruz moment round the silver screen? I’m coming back for the start and among Cruz’s first films, Six Degress of Separation. The elegant, dramatic comedy feels as being similar to a play (that's no coincidence since it’s an adaptation of John Guare’s Pulitzer-nominated stage work), and frequently will Cruz’s loquacious disadvantage-guy character is actually an unpredictable combination of understanding and manipulation he steals every scene he’s in. Here, we watch as Cruz befriends an aristocratic couple (and Ian McKellen!) getting a monologue about insufficient understanding and self-examination. You learn to appreciate his stilted affectation since the movie progresses. The Toughest Yellowness Six Amounts of Separation Clearly, Stockard Channing and Jesse Sutherland are perfect here too. Use a better Will Cruz scene to supply? P.S. In the event you don’t know this complete song off off by heart, you’re not-American.

No Book of Mormon Movie For Now, and 7 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Jeremy Renner may be King… Justin Lin ducks out of the flatlining Terminator revamp… Paramount plans to spruce up the joint… The case for Netflix… and more. · Despite their professed interest to turn the Tony Award-winning smash musical The Book of Mormon into a movie, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone officially want you to know there are no development plans presently in the works. “We did a stage show and it worked out way better than we ever thought, and we’d like it to be that for a while, you know, without contaminating it with a movie,” Parker said this week. Now you know. [THR] · Jeremy Renner is attached to star as George Leslie, the title character in an adaptation of author J. North Conway’s historical saga The King of Heists. Leslie, an otherwise unassuming gentleman in 19th-century NY City, “secretly put together a crew and masterminded a heist of nearly $3 million in cash and securities from the Manhattan Savings Institution in 1878.” Renner will also co-produce. [Deadline] · To no one’s real surprise, the glacially slow process of developing a Terminator reboot with Arnold Schwarzenegger and rights-holder Megan Ellison has sent director Justin Lin packing. He’ll make the sixth Fast and the Furious film while they get their shit together — like, you know, a script, a studio, a budget… little things. [Deadline] · Paramount plans a 25-year, $700 million overhaul of its lot on Melrose Ave.: “Portions of the lot along Melrose and limited areas within the main production area are being targeted for development, although the studio said it will maintain many of the historic structures while modernizing them. The plan also involves six properties in Hollywood adjacent to the studio.” And jobs! Reportedly more than 7,000 of them! Yay! [THR] · Are Netflix and embattled CEO Reed Hastings actually on the right track with their controversial plan to split their DVD and streaming operations? Patrick Goldstein makes a compelling case in their favor. [LAT] · Here you’ll find a conservative columnist daring to conflate the unpopularity of his ideology in Hollywood with the alienation felt by gays. Read at your discretion, and remember to spit-take away from your computer. [Big Hollywood] · Speaking of the gays, so begins the best college memoir you’ll read all day: “I was a young gay man hoping university athletics would help me fit in. Then the oil wrestling began.” [Salon] · So what’s shakin’ with North Korea? Oh, not a lot, just trying to figure out why we only had 25 refugees from there in 2010 compared to, say, 12,000 from Bhutan. “It’s too small a number,” one analyst notes. You think? [38 North]

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'Point Break' Rides Wave As Present day Sick Day Stash!

by John Phares Give them a call "cult classics." "Guilty pleasures." "Comfort movies." Everyone has a mental rolodex of movies that might not be terribly popular but, for some reason, they resonate in an exceedingly special way. You may first viewed it in the right moment. You may just see gold where everybody else sees feces. Regardless of the situation, fundamental essentials special faves that you simply keep stored away for sick days. These are a few of ours. Oh Keanu Reeves, you undoubtedly would be the king of awesome stunts. From trying to disarm a explosive device within bus all while riding a wild four wheeled trolley that inevitably will get go beyond, to bending the fabric of the virtual reality designed to enslave humans simply to dodge a couple of bullets, can there be whatever you can't do? There's one movie, however, that packs your finest stunt ever, now that it's formally being remade, I've no choice but to reminisce about among the finest cheesy 1990's action movies available. That movie, obviously, is Point Break. Picture this plot as it were: A gang of bank thieves are suspected of really being viewers, so former Ohio Condition quarterback switched FBI agent Johnny Utah is sent to learn to surf and apprehend them. There is a couple of things Id prefer to point (break) out here: Keanu Reeves is known as Johnny Utah, and also, since when does following your rules at football translate to being even marginally okay at surfing? The purpose (break!!) is, it does not matter. Cast all doubts aside and relish the lengthy, epic ride on a single massive wave of cheeseball. Increase the mix Gary Busey as Utahs partner Angelo Pappas (another absurd title), and Patrick Swayze playing the smart surfer, leader of bank thieves, and ultimately Utahs mentor, Bodhi, and you've got your recipe for many scrumptious corn chowdah. Among the advantages of this movie is the fact that Utah handles to hack the situation by expertly determining a grown guys butt. Thats right, Utah observes among the gang of viewers mooning people constantly, after a lengthy evening of analyzing old bank robbery footage, he espies among the thieves flashing his macho tush towards the camera. Allow it to be known that Keanu never does not remember a set of cheekbones, ever. Obviously, the film culminates in possibly the finest skydiving gun fight ever produced, the one that the Myth Busters themselves demonstrated to become completely impossible, which means you know its good. Utah finds themself facing Bodhi inside a plane because he and just one person in their bank slowly destroying crew, the Ex-Presidents (appropriately named simply because they put on presidents masks, duh) remain. Lo and behold, theres only two parachutes for that three of these, so obviously Keanu is left out and instructed to jump after them to be able to do not be presented for his or her crimes. What develops are only able to be referred to as pure gold, and you're simply best seeing it to think it. I wont spoil the ending for you personally, but allows just say it is the ride a person can have. For the remake, I honestly dont observe how the initial could be capped, unless of course Academy Award champion Kathryn Bigelow occupies the helm once again to provide us an ideal wave of adrenaline moving action. Inform us that which you think about the "Point Break" remake within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

'Incendiary' lights theaters

Distributor Truly Indie has partnered to release docu "Incendiary: The Willingham Case." The film from helmers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr. investigates the flaws in arson forensics, focusing on the possibly faulty case against Cameron Todd Willingham, the Texas man executed in 2004 for the death of his three daughters in a 1991 fire. Project was inspired by a 2009 New Yorker article on the case. Movie hits theaters later this month, with stints in Gotham; Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas, already on the calendar. Truly Indie is the curated self-distribution arm of Wagner/Cuban, owners of Magnolia Pictures, Landmark Theaters, HD Net and other properties. Prior releases for the org include "Valentino, the Last Emperor," "Maxed Out" and "The First Saturday in May." Theatrical release, from Truly Indie and production company Yokel, begins Sept. 23 in Austin. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

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You've 30 Days to Prep Your Gag Reflex for 'The Human Centipede 2'

Whatever you sweet three-hounds available, pay attention. After you have banned through the United kingdom film board a couple of several weeks back and becoming a trailer that told us practically nothing about what to anticipate, Shock Until You Drop is confirming that 'The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence' is going to be striking US theaters on October 7, 2011. The only real factor we know of the story is the fact that a man named "Martin" is obtaining where crazy Dr. Heiter left off in 'The Human Centipede (First Sequence),' but apart from that, we are just bracing ourselves for just one truly vile film. Click through to look into the slightly NSFW teaser trailer for 'The Human Centipede 2' and appearance in per month to determine where it will be playing in your area. So will you see 'The Human Centipede 2,' or was one entry ample? [via STYD]

VIDEO: Catch the very first Look in the Hunger Games

The Hunger Games It might have been brief, but at Sunday night's MTV Video Music Honours, fans got their first glimpse in the anticipated film The Hunger Games. "Pay attention to me, you are more powerful compared to they are," Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) hearsGale (Liam Hemsworth) sayin voice-over as she runs with an open forest, dodging fireballs. "Demonstrate to them how good you're.Inch Start Looking: Satisfy the males from the Hunger Games Within the to begin the planned trilogy, Katniss is selected to compete within the vicious titular tournament, where 24 children must battle to the dying. Watch the teaser trailer below: Have More: 2011 VMA, Music Hunger Games is within cinemas March 23.

Peter Jackson Funding Search for 'Real Killer' in West Memphis Three Murders

'Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson isn't just interested in vanquishing evil on the big screen: He also wants to find the real killer in the still unsolved West Memphis Three case. Even though the trio has been released from prison, Jackson (who also directed 'The Lovely Bones') will continue to fund the effort to clear their names and find the real murderer of three small boys, EW reports. Jackson may not have been as vocal a supporter of the West Memphis Three as, say, Johnny Depp, but for the past several years, he's quietly funded private investigations and forensic experts in an effort to overturn their 1994 convictions. Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley Jr., and Damien Echols were freed on August 19, but are technically still considered guilty. "The ongoing work will focus on proving the convicted men's innocence, as it always has," Jackson's manager, Ken Kamins told EW. He added that Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh hope their efforts will "lead to the unmasking of the actual killer." The case was the subject of the award-winning 1996 HBO documentary 'Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills,' and celebrities including Depp, Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, and Henry Rollins rallied to support the teens whom they believed to be wrongly convicted. "When Peter and Fran got involved, they had to decide how to best serve the case," Kamins told EW. "Everyone else who was raising money and bringing public attention to the case. Peter and Fran, therefore, decided to put their attention into funding and spearheading DNA work, hiring forensic and other experts, plus extensive private investigations into all aspects of the case." Kamins continued: "Because Peter and Fran's role required a very close relationship with the defense lawyers, in particular Damien's team, they have always respected and understood that their role had to be of a confidential nature." He added that over the years, Jackson has become close friends with Damien and his wife Lorri. "They have always believed that if they could get Damien free, Jason and Jessie would benefit too." Now all three are free, but the filmmakers don't consider their work over. "Peter and Fran are heavily involved in ongoing investigations, and the release of the guys is far from the end of the story." Director Atom Egoyan ('Chloe') is attached to a film based on the case: Why do you think the story is so compelling to so many people? [via EW] photo courtesy of Getty Images

Exclusive Red-colored Band Sex & Zen Trailer

three dimensional Chinese erotic costume drama, anybody?As well as gentlemen, brace her - you are going to enter what Empire delicately calls Home of topless ladies and flying daggers with this particular exclusive red-colored band trailer of three dimensional Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy. It's, with no shadow of the doubt, totally not appropriate for work, and most likely not appropriate for anybody who's morbidly scared of curved rotor blades winging their distance to individuals throats and/or Chinese ladies jiggling about provocatively using their clothes off. Finally striking Blighty's motion picture shoreline after its initial release (ahem) in Asia - where it is hauled in over HK$40 million in Hong Kong alone, beating both Titanic and Avatar - it's as filled with the three dimensional gimmicks and soft-lit naked flesh as you'd expect from the movie that calls itself a three dimensional erotic costume drama . We will not, er, spoil the plot for you personally, but know this: it calls for people making love, and folks fighting others, then, most probably, making love. And it is in three dimensional. Ticks all of the boxes, this movie does. And again, we can not help remind you sufficient about that one -- the next trailer consists of about just as much naked flesh and general hardcore shaggery as you can actually expect from the trailer only one and a little minutes lengthy. Ye happen to be cautioned.... All 127 minutes of three dimensional Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is going to be striking the local Odeon come September 2.

5 thesps start 'Sleeping Around'

Thinkfactory Films has completed the cast of ensemble comedy "Sleeping Around" with Michael McKean, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Bill Bellamy, Chris Marquette and Bryan Callen. Principal photography is under way in Charlotte, N.C. "Sleeping" is written and directed by Thinkfactory Media Founder and CEO Leslie Greif ("Funny Money"). Set in the social world of New York's Hamptons rich and playful, two couples test the 10 rules of a happy and healthy open relationship. Greif also serves as producer, along with Herb Nanas, Harry Basil and Vince Maggio. Exec producers include Mohammed Gohar, Jeff Sine, Doc McGhee, Bart Blatstein, Ray Cooney and Giancarlo Arduini. Previously announced cast include Tammin Sursok, Virginia Williams and Jesse Bradford. "Sleeping" also stars Reid Ewing, Lucila Sola, Molly McCook and Jamie Renee Smith. McLendon-Covey is represented by John Carrabino Management. Bellamy is represented by New Wave Entertainment and APA. McKean is represented by Harriet Sternberg Management and APA. Callen is represented by Levity Entertainment Group and Innovative Artists. Marquette is represented by The Collective and UTA. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Here is a Mashup of individuals Saying "Silence" in Movies

We very often question the way the customers online spare the time (or persistence) to appear through 100s of movies, cut clips, then come up with a mashup, all hoping of making a possible viral hit. The latest video that's presently making the models on the web is entitled, 'The Sounds of Silence,' and features, you suspected it, people within the movies saying "Silence!" The clip consists of 172 films as a whole, and includes from family faves like 'The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,' to more severe fare for example 'Shakespeare for each other.A You should check out the semi-NSFW (there's some cursing) video below.

Johnny Knoxville To Visit Camping In Untitled Comedy

Get ready for your comedy mobile phone industry's to collide: Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt are joining up to have an as-yet untitled comedy. Deadline has got the news the two funnymen is going to be starring inside a flick to become directed by relative newcomer Todd Rohal. They'll play fighting siblings who, so that they can recognition their dying father, take several boys on the camping trip...regarded course that doesn't go as planned. The film also stars Take advantage of Riggle, Maura Tierney and Patrice O'Neal. Browse the relaxation of present day casting news following the jump! Michael Fassbender Offered "Criminals" ComingSoon has learned Michael Fassbender continues to be offered charge within the suspense thriller "Criminals." For a long time, Alcon Entertainment had Leonardo DiCaprio attached within the primary role, however that director Denis Villeneuve originates aboard, they need the "X-Males: Top ClassInch star in front from the flick. He'd play Keller Dove, a contractor whose daughter gets lost and who abducts and tortures the primary suspect within the situation to try and discover the real kidnapper. William Fichtner Boards The "Phantom" After investing his time coping with some angry motorists, William Fichtner has become headed towards the haunted submarine flick, "Phantom." Empire has learned he's joining heavy bodybuilders Erectile dysfunction Harris, Andy Garcia and Natascha McElhone within the movie. "Phantom" is placed on the Soviet sub throughout the Cold War and follows a Russian captain trying to handle a rogue KGB unit while supernatural forces attempt to dominate his sub. The film begins shooting in October. Joe Manganiello Joins "Miracle Mike" "True Bloodstream" star Joe Manganiello may be the latest to become listed on Steven Soderbergh's stripper flick "Miracle Mike." Hot about the heels of Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer, Manganiello originates aboard among the movie's strippers. Entertainment Weekly has found that his character is going to be named Large Dick Richie. While lead actor Channing Tatum has refused to MTV News the film is directly based by himself existence, the actor did once are a very beautiful dancer. Mary-Louise Parker Is "R.I.P.D." Mary-Louise Parker may be the latest castmember to sign onto Robert Schwentke's "R.I.P.D." Variety is confirming that they originates aboard because the mind from the R.I.P.D., a job Jodie Promote had formerly been thinking about. The flick also stars Ryan Reynolds and Shaun Bridges. It's set hitting theaters June 28, 2013. Inform us your ideas on present day Casting Get in touch with your comments ought to section below or on Twitter!