Spanish B.O. dips 3% in 2011

MADRID -- Total box office takings in Spain fell 2.7% to Euros628 million ($823 million) in 2011, bucking the upward trend seen in other major European territories this year. Admissions edged down 2.2% to 95.5 million, according to provisional figures from Rentrak. Spanish movies' B.O. rose 24%, hiking their domestic share to 14%. Whereas Germany and France are on track to record B.O. upticks of up to 4% this year, Spain has been held back by a number of factors. First, piracy ravages Spain far more than its two Euro-zone peers. Second, the Spanish economy is in tatters, which has hit consumer spending. Lastly, the local production biz is far smaller than its counterparts in France or Germany, so the impact on the uplift in the B.O. of local pics is less pronounced than that in the other countries. "Avatar's" stellar perf in 2009/2010 made 2011's figures look poor in comparison, but a strong final quarter has helped offset this, which gives analysts and exhibitors some cause to be upbeat. "Though it opened in Spain in 2009, 'Avatar' grossed 52.2 million ($68.4 million) here in 2010. Given the results for Spain's first three quarters this year, its final box office is a highly positive result," said Arturo Guillen, managing director, Rentrak Spain. Spain's top grossers were "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1," distribbed by Aurum, and Santiago Segura's 3D pic "Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis," released by Warner Bros. Both pics notched up around $25.7 million. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" ranked third with $24.5 million, and "Tintin" was fourth with $23.6 million. Warner Bros. was Spain's top distributor. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Watch Conan O'Brien Defile Hanukkah (and Tom Six's Artistic Vision) With Human Centipede Menorah

If you’ve been looking for a way to incorporate Tom Six’s gross-out film Human Centipede II into your holiday traditions, Conan O’Brien has just the gift for you: The first-ever (and hopefully last-ever) Human Centipede menorah — made up of nine unfortunate men and women bound to each other mouth-to-anus style, with each carrying a giant candle on his/her back. Mazel tov? Yes, this happened. And you can pull off this same party trick by inviting nine of your least self-respecting friends to take part at home — and then, like Conan experienced last night — watching as your stunned audience recoils from the offensiveness and all-around unfunnyness of the bit. Tune into Conan tonight if you’d like to continue celebrating the Festival of Comedy Blights. In related news, my condolences go out to the actors who have added Human Centipede Menorah member to their resumes. [via Team Coco]

'Wolverine' sailing can get twelve several weeks in federal prison

'X-Males Roots: Wolverine'A NY guy remains sentenced to at least one year in federal prison for unlawfully uploading a partial version of last century Fox's "X-Males Roots: Wolverine," one of the most difficult punitive measures ever passed on for internet piracy.Bronx resident Gilberto Sanchez is at prison for uploading a nearly final "workprint" copy in the film this past year several month before its theatrical release. "We're feeling this really is really a long sentence ever enforced for just about any defendant charged with uploading only one copyrighted film towards the web,Inch assistant United states . States Attorney Lisa E. Feldman, who works together the FBI's computer and intellectual property crimes section, told Variety.Sanchez made the film designed for download to Megaupload.com for approximately every day before Fox could have the pic removed.Furthermore with a one-year prison term, Judge Margaret M. Morrow also enforced twelve several weeks of supervised release as well as other computer restrictions on Sanchez.Sanchez's upload illicited common shock and horror around Hollywood and was seen because the industry's most dangerous incident of piracy as much as that point. In those days, Fox thought that 15 million people downloaded the film. If accurate, which will theoretically put ticket purchase deficits inside the 100s of vast amounts. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Ask Matt: Globes Weirdness, Dexter, Person of Interest, Charlie Sheen, and More!

Jim Caviezel, David Costabile Send your questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: I often appreciate the Golden Globes because they show greater range in the nominations than the Emmys, which tend to nominate the same people long after the bloom is off the rose. However, this year's nominees are just weird. Boss and American Horror Story instead of Breaking Bad, Justified or The Good Wife (or Friday Night Lights, if it was eligible)? Callie Thorne? Jeremy Irons? David Duchovny? Of the five nominated comedies, only two (Episodes and Modern Family) seem to be fitting. The Middle, Community, Parks and Rec, Big Bang Theory and Cougar Town deserve praise ahead of the others (especially the highly problematic Glee). I know that the Hollywood Foreign Press tends to be eclectic in its choices, but this is somewhat ridiculous. What do you think? - ErinMatt Roush: Somewhat ridiculous? Try laughably. This group is so desperate to seem with-it that once again, they end up lacking any credibility whatsoever. I'm all for including new blood into an awards mix, but this year's transfusion went way overboard. Embracing niche shows like the dismal Boss over the spectacular season of Breaking Bad (among the other terrific dramas you pointed out) or the peculiar Enlightened over the best of NBC's Thursday night comedies goes beyond head-scratching. If we didn't know better, we'd think they were being incredibly elitist instead of merely desperate in their slavish embrace of cable (especially the pay channels). But at least they acknowledged Homeland, which is more than the astonishingly lazy SAG Awards nominations could muster last week.Question: I saw the Golden Globes nominations and was quite surprised to see American Horror Story got the nod over The Walking Dead in the best drama category. I like American Horror Story (I know you are not a big fan), but I love The Walking Dead and think it is a much better show. What are your thoughts about this? - CathyMatt Roush: Obviously I agree with you. The first half of The Walking Dead's second season wasn't perfect - even I got restless toward the end of those episodes on the farm, though the final sequence was as powerful and disturbing as anything the show has ever done - but at least it seems to be about actual humans in a truly horrific situation. And when it goes for the jugular, it's truly frightening, because it feels like there's something truly at stake. Whereas American Horror Story is just a lurid sick joke badly told, and the only nominations I'm on board with regarding that show are those saluting Jessica Lange's wildly entertaining performance - she runs circles around everyone, and if the rest of the cast were on her level (Denis O'Hare comes close), they might be able to salvage the dreadfully obvious and vulgar writing. I've always loved the horror genre when done well, which is why I'm rather dismayed (but in a way, almost amused) to see people egging on this indulgent train wreck with nominations and Top 10 mentions.Question: I am assuming with awards season around the corner, due to its schedule everyone will forget what a great final season Rescue Me had. - GlennMatt Roush: You're probably right. But I hope you saw our Cheers & Jeers year-end issue, where we singled out Rescue Me among the year's finest series finales (along with Friday Night Lights, of course). But it really isn't so much about the timing of the final season as much as the perception that Rescue Me had peaked a few seasons ago. Which is mostly accurate. And while the show did regain much of its power in its final season, it probably wasn't enough to get back on many people's radar, especially those handing out awards, who generally are more keen on acknowledging shows that still have a future.Question: I know "jump the shark" can refer to a show's general decline in quality, but for me it means the introduction of a plotline so outrageous or clichéd that we can no longer watch and suspend disbelief. I have been thinking about shark-jumping ever since I saw Deb's dream sequence on Dexter last week. And I want to know: Is it me, or were the writers winking at us as they water-skied over the cage? The Dexter writers seem too savvy to me to have made this plot decision without knowing how viewers might react. The dream sequence itself seemed deliberately scripted to remind of us of every other romantic dream sequence we've ever seen in films or TV, so that viewers knew long before the cut to Deb in bed that it was in fact a dream. And in a show about a single dad/vigilante serial killer, who hides in plain sight in a homicide division forensic lab (where his adoptive sister is a cop), who talks to a hallucination of his dead adoptive father, who has murdered people just yards away from colleagues and who has shared Thanksgiving dinner with another serial killer's family, I suppose one could ask whether any plotline is too outrageous. But then I could be giving the writers too much credit. I am withholding judgment on this plot twist until I see the finale, but I am really curious to read what you think. - Michelle WMatt Roush: My own notes during that dream sequence of Deb and Dex getting uncomfortably intimate read: "STOP IT! NO!!" followed by a few "ewwwwws" for good measure. But as we now know (SPOILER ALERT for those who haven't watched Sunday's finale yet), this icky epiphany was a set-up for the long-awaited climactic twist of Deb finally discovering the truth about her adoptive brother (and, in her mind, the love of her life: again, ewww), that he's a murderer of murderers. I agree with you that the way last week's dream sequence was filmed made it obvious it was a tease, so there was a wink (and perhaps a leer) implied. And in the finale, when Deb cried to her therapist, "Is this just horribly wrong?" any viewer with sense had to be screaming back to the screen, "Yes!" The therapist, as they so maddeningly do, merely prodded her, "Does it seem wrong?" So I guess my knee-jerk answer to your question is that if this is the catalyst the show needed to clue Deb in on Dexter's secret, maybe it was worth it. Because I have to think the sight of Dex plunging the knife into Travis' chest kind of spoiled the mood, don't you think? I guess we'll find out next season.Question: I'm a huge fan of the new CBS crime drama Person of Interest. I have been a great admirer of Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson, who has always impressed me. I love the story lines and think it is the best show to come out in a long time, but it has not raised that much popular support and the ratings, while good, are not as great as CSI. What are your thoughts about the show and do you think it will be granted a second season, because it feels like the best shows get canceled. And also what are your views on the final season of Chuck, and do you think it's a possibility that it gets a back order to reach the 100-episode mark? - IshaanMatt Roush: I wouldn't worry about Person of Interest. It's not quite a breakout hit, but it's performing solidly on Thursday, and has been picking up steam lately, both in the ratings and creatively. The last few episodes, introducing the Elias nemesis and bringing Detective Carter closer to the worlds of Finch and Reese, have been very strong and surprising. It's not as conventional as many of CBS's procedurals, which may ultimately work against it being as popular, but I don't see CBS dropping it when the network has so many long-in-the-tooth series waiting to be put out to pasture over the next few seasons. Regarding Chuck: There is no possibility I can imagine where it will continue past its scheduled finale (titled "Chuck Vs. the Goodbye") to reach any other sort of milestone beyond the miracle of scoring this shortened fifth season. Which I'm sorry to say feels like a misbegotten one. My fondness for this series waned a while ago, though I stayed with it through last season, and watching the first few episodes of this season put me off so completely I had no inclination to go the extra mile to follow it through on Fridays (where I'm already trying to keep up with more intriguing and/or fresher low-rated shows like Fringe, Nikita, Supernatural and Chuck's new NBC companion Grimm).Question: I'd like to get your opinion on the departing Desperate Housewives, which I see you haven't really addressed so far. I know you've been quite critical of the show in the past and with good reason. With the exception of Seasons 1 and 4 (thanks primarily to Dana Delaney), the show has been, at best, uneven. I found Season 7 particularly frustrating. Susan's storylines as well as the Gaby baby switch drama were completely out of step with the tone of the show, and with the exception of the season finale, most of the season felt like a rushed and empty effort. I've stuck it out with the show despite its problems, because there are a few episode gems to be found amongst the terrible ones.When this final season of Desperate Housewives started out, I was under the impression that it may unfortunately go the same way as the other seasons. But over the last couple of weeks, it seems to be picking up a significant amount of steam. For one thing, the murder mystery might not be the best the show has ever had, but at least it's given us an opportunity to see the housewives working together or, at least, interacting with one another more than usual (the Bree/Gaby moments have been a particular highlight). Also Marc Cherry, Bob Daily and Co. seem to be doing a nice job of bringing the show back to its roots by bringing Mary Alice back into focus, particularly in the last episode with the Bree suicide cliffhanger. What do you think? Has Housewives got a chance of going out with a bang? - AdamMatt Roush: A "bang" sounds a little hopeful for a show that lost its oomph quite a while ago, and which lost me for good last season. I tried watching the first few episodes of the season, but much like the Chuck situation, felt the show was running on fumes (and not very enjoyable ones), so haven't been keeping up. (With terrific shows like Homeland, The Good Wife and Once Upon a Time on Sundays, there are much more satisfying options.) I do agree with you, though, that any storyline in which the ladies of Wisteria Lane are operating in tandem instead of in separate universes tends to make for a better season. And the Mary Alice element does bring the show nicely full circle. I will probably rejoin Housewives at some point closer to the end of the season so I can prepare a proper eulogy. Maybe Chuck, too, both being series I enjoyed during their long-ago peak. (And I stayed loyal to both long after the point of it making any critical sense.)Question: I won't argue the cutesiness of Hart of Dixie, but it's not phony: It's just set in another universe. Bluebell is to Alabama as Stars Hollow is to Connecticut, but eleventy-seven times more so. A little gentle chivalrous sexism lives on, but racism and its legacies are erased by the warm sun and the gentle breezes off the Gulf of Mexico. Everybody eats in the same restaurants, sees the same doctor(s), celebrates the same daft holiday variants in that precious little town square. Dogwoods bloom just in time for the Alabama-Florida football game. The mayor, a former NFL star (Cress Williams, really?), lives in the old plantation house and has a pet alligator named Burt Reynolds, apparently the only gator along that stretch of coastline. And this same tall, handsome black mayor had a hot romance with the local doctor's pearlescently platinum daughter, and no one took a shot at him - or, for that matter, even noticed. There are some fine and admirable people in Alabama (our Alabama), but Bluebell and its citizens aren't among them. Their home is much farther from here than Fringe's Over There, and those who can't abide an alternate-universe tale should steer well clear. - JohnMatt Roush: Letter of the month! Kudos! Thanks for the laugh. But even an offhand comparison to the bliss of Gilmore Girls feels like sacrilege. Yes, Stars Hollow had more than its share of precious qualities, but the premise, the characters, the rapid-fire dialogue were all so distinctive and smart, truly charming, leaving a happy afterglow and not the sense that you'd just bitten into a poisoned praline. You're right. The Fringe team really should be called in to investigate these aliens in Bluebell.Question: When are they going to realize that without Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men stinks?!?!?! The character of Walden is ridiculous, they brought back Herb's sister as Walden's wife (what's with that; do they think viewers are too stupid to remember the actress [Judy Greer] as the one who broke Charlie Harper's heart?), they're wasting Jake and Berta's characters, and as much as I like seeing more of Alan, one person can't carry a show. Did Charlie Sheen do moronic things? Yes. Would a mentally fit person do the things Charlie Sheen did? No. The man has a mental illness. Now that he seems to be taking his medication or getting help in some way or another, Charlie Sheen needs to "man up" and apologize to Chuck Lorre and the rest of the Men staff in whatever way they deem acceptable (privately, publicly, huge donation to a favorite charity), Lorre and company need to accept said apology, and they need to get the show back to what it has always been about: Charlie Harper and his hysterically vile lifestyle. JMHOPeople who have mental illnesses have relapses and setbacks. Being mentally ill is no different than having a medical problem such as diabetes. If Charlie Sheen had stopped taking his insulin and gone into a diabetic coma, spent copious amounts of time in the hospital to recoup, would they have fired him for that? No, I don't believe so. And believe me, a diabetic whose blood sugar has dropped can say and do some outrageous things. If they wouldn't fire a diabetic who behaved poorly, why should it be OK to fire someone who is mentally ill?!?!? That is wrong on so many levels. Thanks for letting me vent. - Cindy LynnMatt Roush: Vent all you want, but that ship has sailed. Charlie has moved on, developing a new sitcom (Anger Management) for FX, which is likely to be one of the most anticipated and analyzed comebacks in TV history. I recommend you read Michael Schneider's excellent and thoughtful interview with Men's executive producer Chuck Lorre, who was already well acquainted with substance abuse and recovery well before the Charlie Sheen debacle went into its final tailspin. These decisions weren't made lightly, and there was no guarantee the show was going to come through it, but regardless of your feelings for Men 2.0, it's doing better than CBS and Warner Bros. could have anticipated. I'm not arguing the show wasn't better in its original form - it was - and if they could have kept it going with Sheen on board, they would have. But he made it impossible, and there's no rebuilding that nuked bridge. The best news would be that Sheen, now that he's put his public rantings and self-congratulatory embarrassment of a concert tour behind him, is on an actual road to recovery and Anger Management is as good a fit for him as Men was. If, that is, the rest of the public is as forgiving as you are.Question: I'm a huge fan of the Owen/Cristina pairing on Grey's Anatomy, but I haven't been thrilled with their storyline for the first half of the season. I can live with the abortion that took place early in the season, because it would seem that it would provide a deep, engaging storyline for the characters and for the amazing Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd to act out, but there has been very little fallout thus far and almost no reaction on the part of either character aside from the first couple of episodes of the season. There hasn't even been the usual brilliant, subtle expressions that Sandra Oh is so good at to indicate that Cristina is at least thinking about the impact on her marriage, such as during the scene in [episode 5] where she is fawning over Zola, Derek and Meredith's baby, and Owen leaves the room. Do you think the lack of reaction and the delaying of any real discussion of the abortion is due to contract talks taking place and whether or not Sandra Oh will come back next season, and do you think that the dragging out and lack of addressing the issue over the first half of the season has done damage to the pairing in the long term, assuming Sandra Oh comes back? It's very difficult to understand where the writers are going with Cristina and Owen or whether or not it is worth sticking out the rest of the season to see if the situation will be addressed at all. - MichelleMatt Roush: Seems to me it's more a case of the writers not wanting to belabor (no pun intended) this particular storyline. The dynamic in the scene you described between Cristina and Owen, with Zola as the catalyst, said volumes without it having to be spelled out. Sometimes less is more, though I imagine "shippers" wouldn't be satisfied until these characters get their own spin-off. I doubt the ongoing contract uncertainties have that much to do with how the first half of the season played out. That's no way to write a show. And should both actors stay on Grey's, which I hope they do, I don't think long-term damage has been done, if any. This situation is something that will always be a part of their history, and who's to say it won't come up at the next turning point in their relationship? The way these actors played out their roles in the midseason finale, in the wake of Henry's death on the operating table, with Cristina's meltdown seen but not heard, is the kind of drama I'm more interested in, anyway, and I'm gratified that Grey's can still deliver the goods when it wants to this long into its run.Question: I have written you before about CSI: Miami. I have commented on some of the things that Horatio does. After the Dec. 11 episode, I wonder why I still watch. The writers have ruined this show by the way Horatio is being written. The team will criticize people for taking the law into their own hands. The end of the episode shows the child molester hanging from a balcony. He tells H that he has to help him. H says, "Do I?" and then lets him fall to his death. Apparently H is now judge, jury and executioner. I am almost hoping that the last show has him on trial and going to prison for the stuff he's done. There was that incident in Brazil and he punched a suspect that was being questioned on Dec. 4. - FosterMatt Roush: If your scenario ever plays out, with Horatio brought back to earth from whatever delusional superhero Valhalla he thinks he's operating in, I might actually watch. But until then, I just have to echo the most pertinent part of your commentary, namely: Why again are you still watching?Question: Long-time reader of TV Guide Magazine and fan of your column. I am a voracious reader and have been a fan of Stephen King forever. In your review of Bag of Bones, you describe the "rearranging the magnetized letters on his fridge door." You call it a classic King touch: the fantastic within the ordinary. Completely true. However, I dare suggest, that the first time I read that "classic King touch" was in a book by Dean Koontz. The book, Watchers, was about a golden retriever. A very special golden retriever who used Scrabble letters to spell out words. From what I've read, King and Koontz are at least acquaintances, and probably genuine friends. I would be willing to bet that particular "classic King touch" started with Dean Koontz. Just sayin' ... - DavidMatt Roush: Good catch. And you may be right. Like you, I'm a longtime King fan (not so much with Koontz), though Bag of Bones is one of his books that didn't grab me or stick with me - it was still better than the miniseries - and I can't say if the magnetized-letters trick was his invention or not. I guess there are only so many ways for spirits to reach out, and I might have been even more impressed if Scrabble tiles had been used. But thanks for reading, and for writing.And that goes for everyone who has written in and/or followed this column through the year. That's a wrap until 2012, and I can't thank you all enough for keeping me challenged and entertained with your questions and comments. Please keep them coming to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com, and we'll pick up the conversation again in the new year. In the meantime, have the happiest of holidays in anticipation of what I hope will be a Smash-ing 2012 TV year!Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Brad Grey Inks New Contract to Remain Paramount Chairman

Last year, as Oprah Winfrey was attempting to set up lucrative carriage deals for her new TV network, she decided to negotiate personally with the executives at Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator.our editor recommendsGayle King Addresses Oprah Winfrey's Letter to Wendy Williams: Not RealOprah Winfrey Magazine, Website Struggle After End of Syndicated Talk ShowOprah Winfrey's Primetime Series to Launch on New Year's DayHollywood's Real Estate Deals of the Week: Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Willis, 'Twilight' Honeymoon House, Justin Bieber's Manager The Ceremony: Academy Honors Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and Dick Smith in Emotional EveningOWN Shifting Attention to Its African-American ViewersOWN Expands Oprah Winfrey's 'Lifeclass'Oprah Winfrey's OWN Taps Susanne Daniels as a Consultant Winfrey traveled to the company's Philadelphia headquarters in the hope that a little Oprah magic would result in handsome fees for her joint venture with Discovery Communications. But according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the meeting, Comcast executives not only rebuffed Winfrey but characterized her pitch as "greedy" for an unproven network. After that, Winfrey did not attend other such meetings. PHOTOS: Oprah Through the Years The rude awakening is indicative of Winfrey's struggle to turn OWN into the kind of powerhouse she presided over during her 25 years as the queen of daytime TV -- a struggle that has taken on a new sense of urgency as Winfrey returns to television with the launch of her weekly interview show Jan. 1, OWN's first anniversary. As losses mount, industry observers and some former insiders are starting to wonder how long Discovery or Winfrey will stay in the ambitious effort to make OWN fly. Today, major service providers including Comcast pay nothing for OWN, which is not unusual for a network with no ratings history. (Comcast declined comment.) But Discovery is going without those fees as it has poured $254 million into funding the venture (far above its initial $189 million commitment). And the network faces an increasing number of "make-goods" after negotiating rich pacts with such blue-chip advertisers as General Motors and Procter & Gamble, which agreed to a $100 million multiplatform sponsorship deal personally shepherded by Winfrey. With these pressures, analysts suggest Winfrey should cover at least some of the costs of running OWN. Right now, the venture pays 7 percent interest on the $254 million investment, and Discovery recoups its investment first with profits split 50-50. From the start, Winfrey's reach has seemed to exceed her grasp with OWN. She attempted to launch the network while still hosting her syndicated show. And unlike competitors, OWN tried to program without a lineup of reruns of established shows. "It's hard to start without an existing library," says a source with firsthand knowledge of the situation. "The idea that [OWN] had to create almost all original programming was kind of daunting." VIDEO: The 5 Best Clips From 'The Oprah Winfrey Show Winfrey also is said to have been unfamiliar with the general television landscape, according to sources with firsthand knowledge -- one insider says that in the early going, she often expressed enthusiasm for ideas that seemed original to her -- but weren't. "Oprah has a bubble she lives in," says another. "She's not a fan of a lot of TV." Multiple sources also describe Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav as somewhat "starstruck" in his early dealings with Winfrey. These sources say Zaslav operated on the hope that Winfrey would be willing to appear on the network five days a week, even though she was "pretty firm from the outset" that she would not. "That claim is ludicrous," says Discovery spokesman David Leavy. "We are trying to build a business, a brand and a platform to nourish an audience and build value for the long-term. Any characterization beyond that is just ill-informed." One insider says Winfrey delayed signing her deal with Discovery in part because of ambivalence about the venture overall and escalating pressure to increase her role. Her pact was renegotiated in summer 2010, several months after she announced in November 2009 that she would end her daytime talk show. From the start, OWN has been beset with executive turnover. The most recent casualty was Discovery COO Peter Liguori, whose exit was announced Nov. 9. So far this year, OWN is averaging just 136,000 viewers per day (Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m.-6 a.m.), a decline of 8 percent compared to predecessor Discovery Health in 2010. Among women 18 to 49, OWN is down 12 percent. In primetime, OWN actually is up slightly among total viewers -- 2 percent, to 258,000 -- and is up 8 percent among women 25 to 54. But OWN is flat among younger women 18 to 49. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners If Discovery executives remain disappointed with OWN's ratings -- "below our expectations" is how Zaslav characterized them in May -- they say they remain committed to the network. "My job, Oprah's job, is to create a meaningful audience for OWN over the next two years," Zaslav said Dec. 7. Executives at Discovery stress that the network is looking at the long-term upside potential of OWN. "After 11 months, we're very pleased with where we are," says Leavy. "We remain extraordinarily enthusiastic about the venture and what the venture holds." So far, the top-rated OWN show has been The Judds, which averaged 724,000 viewers and wrapped its six-episode run in May. The No. 2 show is reruns of CBS' Undercover Boss (640,000 viewers). And while OWN is doing relatively well with the documentary series Our America With Lisa Ling (477,000 viewers) and docusoap Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (450,000 viewers), the much-hyped Rosie Show -- which marked the return of Rosie O'Donnell to the talk-show format -- has been a big disappointment, averaging only 244,000 viewers as of Dec. 4. The next test for Winfrey, 57, will come with the launch of Oprah's Next Chapter. The weekly interview show -- a promo features Winfrey in the New Hampshire woods with American Idol judge Steven Tyler -- will mark Winfrey's return to the format that made her famous, albeit in primetime and only once a week. The show will air Sunday at 9 p.m., a competitive time slot. But executives at OWN and Discovery are banking that a little Oprah will go a long way to shore up the network's disappointing fortunes. "A network's ratings can improve quite a bit with one oversized hit," says Eric Handler, an analyst at MKM Partners, adding that OWN was launched with "an unusually high cost structure for a cable network because Oprah was attached to it." STORY:OWN Shifting Attention to Its African-American Viewers On the positive side, SNL Kagan analyst Derek Baine predicts advertising revenue for OWN will hit around $56 million this year and more than $85 million next year, far better than Discovery Health's $15.1 million in 2010. But he expects affiliate revenue to be cut in half, from $62 million in 2010 to less than $30 million in 2012 as Discovery attempts to lure more carriers by giving the channel away. Further, he says programming expenses are likely to balloon from $29 million last year to $135 million this year and more than $155 million next year. What this means for OWN's overall financial picture is murky because Discovery is an equity investor and therefore doesn't fully consolidate its results in financial reports. Thus wildly divergent predictions: Baine estimates that cash flow will swing from $28.8 million in 2010 to a negative $55.6 million this year and a $67 million loss in 2012. Miller Tabak analyst David Joyce expects Discovery to report a loss of $17 million for its equity stake in OWN for 2011, which will reverse to a positive $26 million next year and positive operating cash flow of $81 million by 2016. Observers agree that an increased sense of urgency has surrounded OWN in recent weeks, as insiders wonder whether the company can increase carriage fees, and how much it will need to invest to do so. TV distributors would not comment on when their current carriage agreements with Discovery and OWN expire. With major service providers paying nothing for the network now, the hope is that by 2013 these providers would agree to pay 20 cents per sub, a hefty increase from the 7 cents Discovery Health was getting from some, if not all, carriers. Sources say some smaller operators, including Charter and Cox, have agreed to those terms. [OWN did sign up Cablevision -- which has more than three million subscribers in the NY City area -- in December 2010.] But OWN has so far been unable to turn major operators. SNL Kagan estimates that at least for those who are paying, average monthly carriage fees per subscriber for OWN dropped to 5 cents this year and will go to 3 cents in 2012 as OWN offers the network to providers for free. STORY:Oprah Winfrey Magazine, Website Struggle After End of Syndicated Talk Show Some believe requiring Winfrey to pony up more money is the smart move. "Discovery has deep pockets but not bottomless," says Handler. "I think getting Oprah to match Discovery dollar for dollar on new capital would be a great idea, and it would show investors that she remains serious about the long-term success of the network." Winfrey has said that she "lets other people worry about ratings." But the ratings -- and everything else about the network -- have become a big problem, leaving many industry observers wondering whether Discovery or Winfrey will have the stomach to continue the struggle. "If I were her, I'd pack my bags," says an OWN insider. "What does she need this for? Running a network is 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Anything short of that, forget about it." Georg Szalai contributed to this report. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The 5 Best Clips From 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Related Topics Oprah Winfrey

Chuck Lorre Nearly Quit 'Two and Half Men' Because Of Charlie Sheen

A controversial new documentary exploring the path of the corpse of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is attracting criticisms from the Italy's press for some of the gruesome images it portrays while forcing Italians to examine the country's fascination with the strong-armed leader. Unlike Hilter in Germany or Franco in Spain, Italy has never completely come to terms with Mussolini, who remains an esteemed and iconic figure to many. PHOTOS: 12 of Hollywood's Most Mysterious Deaths The documentary, Il Corpo del Duce (The Duce's Body), examines some aspects of the country's fixation with Mussolini in part by following the path of Mussolini's corpse from when he was captured and killed by a partisan mob as he tried to flee to Switzerland. The film chronicles the corpse form the lamppost where his body hung by its feet in Milan to an anonymous grave and then to a refrigerated police warehouse. The path ends at a tomb near his birthplace in northern Italy, which still draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. Il Corpo del Duce premiered at the Turin Film Festival last month. The film, which features many never-before-seen images of the man known to Italians as "Il Duce," is directed by Roman director Fabrizio Laurentini, who is no stranger to Mussolini: six years ago, he directed Il Segrety di Mussolini (Mussolini's Secret), a documentary that focuses on the life of Isa Dalser, who historians say may have been Mussolini's first wife. STORY: Universal, Tom Hanks Travel to Hitler's Berlin for 'In the Garden of Beasts' Many of the images in the film are strong, including shots that focus on Mussolini's morbidly swollen face taken days after he was hung upside down, stoned, and shot, and others that show his bullet-ridden corpse curled up and stiff after ten years in a crate in the police warehouse where it was placed after supporters dug him up from his anonymous gravesite outside Milan. Laurentini is best known for his work in the horror genre, and in Il Corpo del Duce it shows: he has drawn criticism from the left for showing Mussolini's brutal treatment by anti-fascists, and from the right for his disrespectful treatment of Mussolini. "The Duce's Body: Mussolini becomes a horror film," the center-left newspaper La Repubblica reported. "Shock becomes the main attraction," a cinema blog stated. The financial daily Il Sole/24 Ore said, "The Duce's Body Still Lives." Consumer groups have called for the DVD of the film to carry a warning label to alert possible purchasers about its horrifying contents. The documentary is based on a book by Sergio Luzzato and will be broadcast by state television company RAI next year. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 12 of Hollywood's Most Mysterious Deaths Related Topics International

Fashion Slam: The Best Way To Layer Stylishly

First Launched: December 13, 2011 11:01 AM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Jessica Alba leaves Carnegie Hall in NY City on November 7, 2011Brrrrrrr! Baby, its cold outdoors! Be sure that you remain warm, but dont appear such as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Guy! Designer, stylist and boutique owner Beginning Baker, whose celebrity fans include: Jessica Alba, Bethenny Frankel, and Reese Witherspoon, shares her methods for the best way to layer with style. 1. When adding layers, don't let yourself be frightened of bold colors and fashions, bear in mind that sometimes less is a lot more! Fall and winter are filled with both jewel tones and warm hues as jewellery, vests and jackets and frequently precisely what it takes to enhance an outfit-up costume might be the best stripe, pop of color in addition to animal printjust be conscious, don't pair designs and prints. Ensure to take advantage of people prints moderately. I suggest one print per outfit. 2. Skirts! Tights! Shoes! The most popular part in regards to the transition from summer season to fall and winter gets the skirts, tights and boots in the closetand trust me, there's plenty to select from this season! Again, subtle textures and bold colors can certainly develop a dress-up costume. When layeringstart with some opaque or tonal tights, then pull around the great skirt and add boots. (see Jennifer Aniston, pictured) You may even add yet another layer getting a higher-knee sock attracted up over the top boots. 3. Enjoy different length hemlinesfor example, start with a extended fitted tank topone which hits you in the sides. Adding a great extended sleeve cashmere sweater which involves your waist. Placed on a vest or possibly a jacket by getting an uneven hemline and you are simply adding some dimension for the outfit. 4. Layer round the jewelry! Everyone has their most favorite outfit inside our closet, the one that we try to use two occasions in one week and hope that nobody notices! A powerful way to disguise that is by mixing your add-ons. Try adding round the bracelets and cuffs, a few great rings or numerous hand crafted strands across the neck. When adding jewelry, try not to take a look all at onceso either placed on the bracelets and rings, OR stack the braceletsbut prevent them at one time! 5. And finallywith winter heresnatch up a great hat, group of fingerless mitts and scarf! You'll find lots of stylish ones available plus hats would be the most helpful accessory for just about any bad hair day! Get a large floppy one as well as sturdy . mind warm together with an argument scarf in the solid or print- to complete your factor. To learn more, have a look at internet.starting-baker.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Breaking Dawn's Seizure Problem, and 5 Other Tales You Will Be Speaking About Today

Happy Monday! Also in today’s edition from the Broadsheet: Christian Bale makes his Dark Dark night Rise exit formally, formally official… Scarlett Johansson discusses overexposure to, uh, Interview… 3-D-ing the Martin Scorsese canon… Skyfall will get its gadget guy… and much more. · A guy in Roseville, Calif., apparently experienced a seizure as you're watching our prime-intensity birth scene in Breaking Beginning - Part 1. Doctors state that the succession’s flashing red-colored, black and whitened lights might have triggered bouts of photosensitive epilepsy in him and many other audiences countrywide. Men should take special note of those comments through the victim’s girlfriend: “Kelly stated Brandon has satisfied his duty like a boyfriend and won’t need to visit anymore Twilight movies together with her.” If perhaps we’d known 3 years ago. [CBS Sacramento via THR] · Production around the Dark Dark night Increases is formally completed, out of the box Christian Bale’s tenure as Batman. Approximately Bale verifies for, like, the 100th time: “I wrapped a couple of days ago to ensure that would be the before I’m by taking your cowl off. In my opinion the whole production wrapped yesterday, therefore it’s all done. Everything’s finished. It’s me and Chris [Nolan] — that'll be the finish of this Batman era.” [Filipino Daily Inquirer via Filipino Daily Inquirer via Reuters] · Let’s all count the incongruencies within this sentence by Scarlett Johansson: “I don’t possess a Facebook or perhaps a Twitter account, and that i don’t understand how Personally i think relating to this concept of, ‘Now, I’m eating dinner, and that i want everybody to understand which i’m getting dinner at this time around.’ or ‘I just mailed instructions and delivered my children.’ That, in my experience, is an extremely strange phenomenon. I'm able to’t think about anything I’d rather do under need to continuously share particulars of my everyday existence.” [Interview Magazine] · Requested which of his previous films may also have put 3-D to get affordable use, Martin Scorsese responded: “Let’s see… Aviator, maybe? Maybe Taxi Driver… due to the violence from the primary character, his presence is everywhere, an unpleasant type of presence.” Three words: The Final Waltz. I wanna begin to see the cocaine rock in Neil Youthful’s nostril in three glorious dimensions. I would like Levon Helm to light my cigarette. I would like Muddy Waters to fist-pump me hard. Convert it! [Deadline] · Skyfall has added Ben Whishaw becoming Q, Mission Impossible’s redoubtable gadget and weapons specialist made famous in excess of 30 years through the beloved Welsh character actor Desmond Llewelyn. [BBC] · Here’s a headline to stir you to action around the Monday after Thanksgiving: “Hunger Games Studio Hit With $ten million Suit Over Nail Polish Deal (Exclusive).” By “back to action,” I am talking about “back to mattress.” [THR] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

American Idol's Ruben Studdard Files for Divorce

Ruben Studdard and Surata Zuri McCants The Velvet Toy requires a hug. The The American Idol Show Show champion Ruben Studdard has declared divorce from Surata Zuri McCants, his wife of three years, TMZ reviews. Ruben Studdard ties the knot With different repetition for Studdard, "Ruben and Zuri go their separate ways." The documents filed in Alabama cite "irreconcilable versions" as the explanation for the split. The happy couple first met in October 2006, when Studdard was signing Dvds inside a Wal-Mart in Atlanta. He found her inside the toy aisle but got her amounts. They tied the knot inside a small, private ceremony in Mountain Brook, Ala., in June 2008. They have no children together.

'Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover dies

Karl Slover, who carried out one of the Munchkins in 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz," died Tuesday in Dublin, Ga. He was 93.Some-ft-5 Slover carried out charge trumpeter inside the Munchkins' band.He came out inside a "Wizard of Oz" festival in Chesterton, Ind., in September and signed autographs.A nearby of what is the Czech Republic, Slover was 2 foot tall at 8, and also the father sent him to use in the traveling show. He changed his surname from Kosiczky to Slover, the title in the family that possessed the circus where he labored, and increased to become u . s . states citizen in 1943.Slover, who was simply 21 when he came out in "The Wizard of Oz," also had roles in "They Gave Him a Gun" (1937), classic screwball comedy "Talking about Baby" (1938), "Block-Heads" (1938) and many types of-midget Western "The Terror of Small Town" (1938) he carried out a baby a few years later in Billy Wilder's classic alcoholic-bender film "The Lost Weekend" (1945).Much more recently, Slover made looks in lots of "Oz"-related documentaries, including "We're Away and off to Start to see the Munchkins" (1993), "I Married a Munchkin" (1994) and "Recollections of Oz" (2001). More youthful crowd came out on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "Entertainment Tonight."(Connected Press brought with this report.) Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Gabrielle Giffords Informs Diane Sawyer She Gets 'Pretty Good' in ABC News Interview (Video)

ABC News airs its exclusive interview between Arizona congresswoman Gabirelle Giffords and anchor Diane Sawyer on Monday. The network have been shy about previewing some of their discussion at the begining of teaser games, but a preview that went throughout Friday's Hello America discloses Giffords does speak within the one-hour segment. VIDEO: Gabrielle Giffords' Go back to Congress Sparks Support from Hollywood When Sawyer asks Giffords how she gets, she responds, "Very good.Inch The anchor also asks if she finds her recuperating painful or hard. "It's difficult," she states. "Gabby Talks," a unique installment of 20/20, marks a little of the media blitz for Giffords, who's been largely from the public eye since a gunman shot her within the mind and wiped out six people in an Arizona supermarket in The month of january. VIDEO: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Recall Shooting in Diane Sawyer Interview, New Book She also seems around the cover from the November. 21 problem of individuals magazine, marketing an excerpt from her and husband Mark Kelly's new memoir, Gabby: A Tale of Hope and Courage, which comes to stores Tuesday. Still it remains to appear what amount of the ABC special will concentrate on Giffords instead of interviews together with her buddies and family and footage from her rehab. Her chief of staff lately stated it wasn't a "full-length" interview. Watch the preview below (via Politico): Related Subjects Diane Sawyer ABC News Politics

Healthy Hollywood: Great Food Friday Sheryl Crows Food Fight!

First Released: November 11, 2011 11:18 AM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Sheryl Crow works on Basic steps Hello America at Rumsey Playfield in NY City on This summer 23, 2010Hard to think but Thanksgiving is appropriate nearby. Its among my personal favorite holidays due to the fact it brings family together inside a major eating fest. I really like poultry, stuffing, mashed taters, eco-friendly beans plenty of love while dining take it on Healthy Hollywood is feast-ready! Yet, its vital that you take some time out and provide thank you for our bounty! Not everybody is really lucky to possess food up for grabs. It's so essential for everybody across the nation to dare to become conscious and conscious of the struggles of individuals around them, discloses Sheryl Crow in Eating Well magazine. The Grammy Award-winning singer is trying to eliminate hunger with the hunger-relief charitable organisation, Feeding America. Over 37 million people yearly are given because of the generosity, dedication, and effort of the network of food banks. Wish to donate or begin a virtual food drive? Take a look at, world wide web.feedingamerica.org Eating Well magazine remembers do-good stars within their November/December problem. Lauren Rose bush and Shaun Bridges will also be designated for his or her support of fight hunger non profit organizations. Lauren Rose bush-Lauren: Lauren continues to be instrumental in supplying a lot more than 64 million foods worldwide. She co-founded FEED Projects, that is based on the sales of FEEDs canvas bags, that are created by Lauren. I figured developing a FEED bag made of the identical burlap because the World Food Programs food drop bags will be a compelling and tangible method for individuals to interact with fighting against hunger, Lauren discloses to Eating Well. Just one FEED 1 bag ($60) supplies a year of faculty foods for just one child in Africa. To learn more, mind to world wide web.feedprojects.com Shaun Bridges: The Academy Award-winning actor assumes childhood hunger with Share Our Talents No Kid Hungry Campaign. The business is devoted to supplying food that can help kids lead healthy, active lives. Bridges adds, Our youngsters arent hungry because we lack food our kids are hungry because weve didn't have a large-picture technique to connect these to the healthy food they have to grow and thrive. Would like to get involved? Go ahead and take No Kid Hungry Pledge or donate at world wide web.nokidhungry.org For info on Eating Well, mind to world wide web.eatingwell.com Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Sources: Relativity, JP Morgan talks stall

Kavanaugh Relativity's talks with JP Morgan to enhance capital due to its planned buyout of backer Elliott Affiliate marketers have postponed, according to several individuals with direct understanding in the discussions.News broke June 1 that Relativity Boss Ryan Kavanaugh was evolving toward a deal to buy out Elliott's stake in Relativity, with JP Morgan putting together numerous proper partners to assist with $100 million to $200 million each, including JP Morgan, which might syndicate the sale and remain a dynamic investor. In those days, sources near the discussions mentioned they'd expected the sale to seal the moment September. The chance deal happen to be met getting a chorus of skepticism within the finance community additionally to a lot of inside the entertainment community. Ever since then, Elliott, Relativity and JP Morgan have saved mother. Relativity declined to comment with this particular story JP Morgan features a policy of not departing comments. In matters of high finance, participants are often bound by nondisclosure and legal prohibitions.Without or with JP Morgan, Relativity could still finish off making its planned buyout of Elliott getting another investor. And several sources familiar with the sale insist that conversations are utilizing the financial institution are ongoing."Don't count out Kavanaugh," mentioned one financial source. "He's been extremely effective in raising money formerly. Logic would condition that JP Morgan wouldn't desire to fund it at this time around -- however, if has logic ever won inside the film business?"Kavanaugh can be a polarizing figure, a maverick getting a larger-than-existence personal and business style that has many in Hollywood rooting for him, but more youthful crowd has his detractors.Discussions between Relativity and JP Morgan happen to be introduced with the bank's special possibilities group -- not its La-based entertainment division. That division, possibly most likely probably the most confused in entertainment banking space, has not backed a Relativity-arranged deal.Multiple sources inside the entertainment financing community, in NY and La, have told Variety that reputational risk and necessity have spooked JP Morgan within the finest levels.News in the deal stalling happens the eve of Relativity's first self-distributed, tentpole-sized pic, "Immortals," striking theaters worldwide. Though its performance continues to be carefully seen by bizzers, Kavanaugh has mentioned much in the company's exposure round the film -- about $75 million round the $85 million pic -- is incorporated through foreign pre-sales, which theatrical grosses may belie it is a fact profitability."The practical the simple truth is, box office is 20% in the cake which is somewhat irrelevant," Ryan Kavanaugh told an audience at Variety's Film Finance Summit on Tuesday.First word of JP Morgan's potential fascination with Relativity came within 24 hrs the studio introduced it absolutely was spinning off its co-financing element to minority stakeholder Elliott, effectively ending Relativity's co-fi relationship with Universal. How postponed talks with JP Morgan will affect Relativity's financial relationship with Elliott ongoing to become unclear the hedge fund mentioned in June it had been placing additional gold gold coin into Relativity's homegrown slate. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Brett Ratner Resigns As Oscar Producer

FROM MTV MOVIES: In a move that falls right in line with the old adage "actions speak louder than words," director Brett Ratner has stepped down as producer of the 2012 Academy Awards. Ratner submitted his resignation to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization in charge of the Oscars, on Tuesday (November 8), according to a statement posted on Oscars.org. The "Tower Heist" director has been making headlines over the past few days first, due to his comments about a sexual relationship with Olivia Munn, then at a screening of "Heist," where he used a gay slur, claiming that "rehearsal is for f--s." "He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself," Academy President Tom Sherak said in the statement. "Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent." Read the full story at MTV Movies!

Avril Lavigne, Brody Jenner Say They Were Attacked Outdoors Bar

Brody Jenner, Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner say they were hurt outdoors from the Hollywood bar in the heart of a brawl. "I obtained attacked by 5 people last evening from nowhere. Not awesome. My face is f--erection dysfunction," Lavigne, 27, tweeted. "Just like black eye, bloody nose, hair ripped out, scratches, bruises and cuts. So not ok being abusive to others. Violence is not the answer.In . See photos of Avril Lavigne According to TMZ, the ideal happened Saturday evening outdoors the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Jenner, who came out on MTV's The Slopes, was hit having a bottle after intervening. "Interesting Saturday evening," Jenner, 28, added. "Got in the hospital having a completely new scar in my face. Charges/battery battery chargers!!!" Up to now, no busts are actually made.

'Community's' Yvette Nicole Brown Shares Advice for Ambitious Stars

'Community's' Yvette Nicole Brown Shares Advice for Ambitious Stars By Rebecca Ford November 7, 2011 Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Yvette Nicole Brown Within an event at Milk Art galleries in La on Saturday evening, the agents, filmmakers professionals and stars of "The Hollywood Reporter's" Next Gen 2011 collected with supporters in the Film & Television Fund to celebrate the annual list and experience a night time of bloodstream pressure dimensions which told the tales of industry people and their loved ones who've tips from MPTF's services inside the years.Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Shirley on NBC's "Community," walked carpeting just before the big event. The actress preferred to show to her support for MPTF.Brown spoken to "THR" just before the big event, and dished out somewhat advice for ambitious stars."Keep your money, do well to people on set, be professional," she mentioned. "It's my job to heard, my mother mentioned, once i was maturing, 'How you begin happens when an individual finishes,A should you start with integrity and character to ensure that like a responsible individual, you'll finish that same manner.InchInchConsider proper proper care of each other in this particular industry, that's our advice I've,Inch she added.She also told "THR" what she's searching toward in this particular season of "Community": The return of her character's on-again-off-again-on-again husband, Andre Bennett (Malcolm-Jamal Warner).The large event, held at Milk Art galleries, was situated by Robert Downey Junior. and featured bloodstream pressure dimensions completed by Jodie Promote, Jennifer Garner, Chris Pine, Nick Offerman and Josh Brolin. "Reel Tales, Real Lives" features bloodstream pressure dimensions which tell the tales of industry people in addition to their families who've tips from MPTF's services with time. A gallery demonstrated also features photography by Scott Caan and Rob Bridges."THR's" Next Gen list features a choose quantity of 35 people working on the market more youthful than 35. Among people incorporated relating to this year's list are: Armie Hammer, actor in "J. Edgar" Adepero Oduye, actress in "Pariah" Elizabeth Olsen from "Martha Marcy May Marlene" Lauren Abrahams, director of production at Columbia Pictures and Dana Archer, EVP at DDA PR.Over time, this list has furthermore incorporated Stacey Snider, Mike P Luca, Ari Emanuel, Amy Baer, Ben Silverman, Sue Naegle, Donna Langley and Kevin Huvane. The Hollywood Reporter 'Community's' Yvette Nicole Brown Shares Advice for Ambitious Stars By Rebecca Ford November 7, 2011 Yvette Nicole Brown PHOTO CREDIT Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Within an event at Milk Art galleries in La on Saturday evening, the agents, filmmakers professionals and stars of "The Hollywood Reporter's" Next Gen 2011 collected with supporters in the Film & Television Fund to celebrate the annual list and experience a evening duration of bloodstream pressure dimensions which told the tales of industry people in addition to their families who've tips from MPTF's services over time.Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Shirley on NBC's "Community," walked carpeting just before the big event. The actress preferred to show to her support for MPTF.Brown spoken to "THR" just before the big event, and dished out somewhat advice for ambitious stars."Keep your money, do well to people on set, be professional," she mentioned. "It's my job to heard, my mother mentioned, once i was maturing, 'How you start happens when an individual finishes,A should you start with integrity and character to ensure that like a responsible individual, you'll finish that in an identical way.InchInchConsider proper proper care of each other in this particular industry, that's our advice I have,Inch she added.She also told "THR" what she's searching toward in this particular season of "Community": The return of her character's on-again-off-again-on-again husband, Andre Bennett (Malcolm-Jamal Warner).The large event, held at Milk Art galleries, was situated by Robert Downey Junior. and featured bloodstream pressure dimensions completed by Jodie Promote, Jennifer Garner, Chris Pine, Nick Offerman and Josh Brolin. "Reel Tales, Real Lives" features bloodstream pressure dimensions which tell the tales of industry people in addition to their families who've tips from MPTF's services over time. A gallery demonstrated also features photography by Scott Caan and Rob Bridges."THR's" Next Gen list features a choose quantity of 35 people working on the market more youthful than 35. Among people incorporated relating to this year's list are: Armie Hammer, actor in "J. Edgar" Adepero Oduye, actress in "Pariah" Elizabeth Olsen from "Martha Marcy May Marlene" Lauren Abrahams, director of production at Columbia Pictures and Dana Archer, EVP at DDA PR.Over time, this list has furthermore incorporated Stacey Snider, Mike P Luca, Ari Emanuel, Amy Baer, Ben Silverman, Sue Naegle, Donna Langley and Kevin Huvane. The Hollywood Reporter

MTV EMAs: Snow Patrol's Nathan Connolly on Why the Awards Show Marks a New Chapter for Belfast

LONDON -- For most people the Northern Ireland capital city of Belfast is a place synonymous with The Troubles, Ireland's decades long history of sectarian violence, terrorist atrocities and fear. But the decision to host the 2011 MTV Europe Awards in Belfast feels like a new chapter for the city, says Snow Patrol guitarist Nathan Connolly. Connolly, a Belfast native now based in Scotland, says the political transformation wrought over the past decade has made hosting an event like the EMAs possible. Snow Patrol will play a free outdoor concert at Belfast's City Hall Sunday night, while the Red Hot Chilli Peppers will play another free gig at Ulster Hall. The main EMA event at Belfast's Odyssey arena, hosted by Selena Gomez, will featureLady Gaga, Coldplay, Jessie J and Queen. The Hollywood Reportercaught up with Connolly, who explained the importance -- and for some, inconvenience -- of having the massive music awards show in his hometown.our editor recommendsSelena Gomez Raps, Offers Self-Congratulations in MTV EMAs Promo (Video)Justin Bieber, David Guetta Join Lady Gaga as Performers at MTV EMAsJustin Bieber to Get Philanthropy Award at 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards The Hollywood Reporter: Given the immensity of Belfast's troubled past, how does it feel to have an event like the MTV Europe Music Awards hosted by your hometown? Nathan Connolly: You wouldn't have thought about this being possible even ten years ago. It's hilarious: the city is physically throbbing with excitement about the event. It shows how far the city has come to be able to host something as big as this. It's an amazing thing for Belfast to have -- culturally, musically and financially. The EMAs coming here, it's like a mini-city itself. There's a sense of pride, certainly for us. I don't think anyone thought that these kinds of things were even possible. GALLERY:MTV EMAs 2011 Performers THR: Most people know Belfast for its long history of terrorist attacks. Do you think hosting the EMAs can change that? Connolly: Belfast was always on the map for a completely different reason, it was always negative. And this is incredibly positive. It's changed the way people feel about the city themselves. Even the way people are talking about Belfast is different. That's an amazing thing. THR: What will Snow Patrol be doing at the EMAs? Connolly: We're playing an outside venue at City Hall. The preparations have been going on all week and it's really an amazing thing for the city. At any level we would have felt a little left out if we weren't here. Because we feel we're from here, so it's the right thing to do. But it also feels more special that we are doing a whole [set] outside the main event. We will be playing about an hour or an hour and a half. It feels like we are getting to do our own gig. Q&A:Selena Gomez on What to Expect From the MTV Europe Music Awards' Youngest Host Ever THR: What have the preparations been like? Connolly: Really amazing. When we do our soundcheck, I think it will be like a mini-gig, because they can't shut off the city so there will be people and an incredible atmosphere -- which is frankly just about as exciting as the gig itself. It's going to be great with the home crowd. We love playing at home. But also, to be part of something like this is different. THR: How is that? Connolly: The thing is, Belfast has seen big gigs before but it's always been one artist at a time, so it's been U2 or Coldplay or Rihanna. And the Odyssey has had some really big artists and events. But we've never had this amount of artists and talent at the same all in the city and all performing at the same time. I think that's why the city atmosphere is as it is -- everyone is incredibly excited. THR: Can you describe the atmosphere? Connolly: It's a little bit overwhelming, actually. I'm certainly going to celebrate with a few drinks this evening, although I think a few people will be cursing us for the stage we have erected outside the City Hall. It's been stopping the traffic for the last week. Related Topics Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Selena Gomez MTV Coldplay

Lindsay Lohan Headed Back to Jail But For How Long?

Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating her probation in past DUI cases. She must report to jail by Nov. 9.However, TMZ reports that the actress is likely to be released almost immediately due to overcrowding.In a court hearing on Wednesday, Judge Stephanie Saunter made it clear that Lohan wouldn't receive a reduced sentence unless required by law. But a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department told TMZ that a federal court order requires inmates sentenced to serve less than 90 to be processed and released shortly after. Say cheese! See Lindsay Lohan's new and improved smileSaunter also ruled that the actress must serve 12 days of community service and attend four 45-minute psychotherapy before she returns to court on Dec. 14. The 25-year-old actress is then required to attend four more therapy sessions, and serve another 12 days of community service by January 17.The judge also said the women's shelter where Lohan was previously ordered to serve community service refused to take her back. The Los Angeles County morgue, on the other hand, is willing to accept Lohan's volunteer time. As a result, she will complete all of her required hours there.Lindsay Lohan briefly jailed, ordered to work at morgueIf she fails to complete the service and therapy in the allotted time-frame, Lohan faces an additional 270-day jail sentence. Sautner said she was "putting the keys to the jail in the defendant's hands."This will be Lohan's fifth jail sentence since being arrested twice for drunken driving in 2007.

David Tennant sees double

TennantDavid Tennant requires a double starring role as twin teachers at rival schools in "Nativity 2," a follow-up to Darlene Isitt's 2009 U.K. hit comedy. Pic, backed by U.K. distrib Entertainment One, started shooting March. 17 for six days inside the British Midlands and North Wales. Like the first movie, the lower-budget follow-up relies around a university putting on a Christmas performance competing together with other schools. Tennant, most broadly noted for "Physician Who," plays a temp teacher who must lead several under-achieving kids inside the national contest, while his golden-boy brother (also Tennant) leads the job in the classy rival school. Written and directed by Isitt, the pic is produced by Nick Manley of Mirrorball Films, and co-funded by Premiere Picture and Media Professional Six. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Exclusive Media Group Builds up Ensemble Drama 'Disconnect'

Exclusive Media Group has acquired worldwide rights to ensemble drama Disconnect, whose cast includes Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist and Paula Patton.our editor recommends'Change-Up' Star Jason Bateman, Will Arnett Creating 'Call of Duty Elite' Content The film, which Exclusive Films Worldwide will launch to foreign customers within the American Film Market, marks the feature directorial debut of Henry-Alex Rubin, who won an Oscar nomination for documentary Murderball. Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton of Liddell Entertainment are coming up with with William Horberg of Wonderful Films. "Mickey can be a guy with great instincts for material, and contains the courage to back people options," mentioned Exclusive's Guy East, who introduced the project with fellow co-chairmen Nigel Sinclair. Exclusive Films Worldwide's Alex Walton, leader of worldwide sales and distribution, will handle foreign sales CAA is repping U . s . States rights. Put together by Andrew Stern, Disconnect also stars Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard and Max Thieriot, additionally to Colin Ford, Jonah Bobo and Haley Ramm. The film interweaves three potboiler story lines about people looking for human connection in today's wired arena of the net. Both comic and harrowing, Disconnect explores the results of just living existence everywhere except the current. "Disconnect can be a project we've been passionate about since we first see the script which we're feeling fortunate to own found partners in Exclusive Media who share our enthusiasm," Liddell mentioned. Rubin is presently shooting the film in NY City. Related Subjects AFM Hope Davis Jason Bateman Paula Patton

Darrell Hammond Unveils Dark Moment Behind The Curtain At SNL

First Launched: October 24, 2011 11:39 PM EDT Credit: WireImage NY, N.Y. -- Caption Darrell Hammond attends this year's Annual REX Event within the Grand Hyatt Hotel, NY, on March 16, 2010Darrell Hammond is famous for his amusing impressions, nevertheless the Saturday Evening Live veteran has proven a very serious side, revealing particulars about his distressing past plus a very difficult moment that happened throughout his time around the program. There's cutting backstage, Hammond, which has a completely new book, God, If You're Not On The Internet For, Im F***erection dysfunction, told CNN inside an emotional interview. I used to be once arrived at a psych ward. A couple of days that we did the [Al] Gore debates, For me I used to be removed in the straight jacket. And there's not a way you people is aware of this, Hammond ongoing. But SNL can be a place where if Lorne [Michaels, SNLs Executive Producer] idol idol judges if you are in a position to hit the ball inside the wall your evening, then youre gonna get available and step-up for the plate. I didn't desire to let Lorne lower. Hammond mentioned he was roughed up becoming an adult by his mother, who died couple of years ago. Once I will be a child, I used to be a victim of systematic and extended brutality, I'm speaking about, stabbing, beating, being electrocuted, such things as that, he told CNN. On Monday, Horatio Sanz, among Hammonds former SNL castmates, Tweeted his support for your funnyman. Im pleased with my friend Darrell, Horatio written. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Did Joss Whedon Film a Secret Shakespeare Adaptation?

UPDATE: More particulars in the project emerged. When Joss Whedon is not busy shooting 'The Avengers' with an apple iphone, he's apparently benefiting from buddies together to film secret movies. A minimum of that is what seems to possess happened, carrying out a tweet on Sunday evening from frequent Whedon collaborator Nathan Fillion which directed his fans to some website heralding Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' "with different play." Such as the Shakespeare play? Let us run with this! Little to there is nothing known concerning the project, beyond what's offered on the website. "Bellwether Pictures is proud to announce the conclusion of principal photography," it provides, before you run lower the cast list: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Gemstone, Ashley Manley, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Tom Lenk and Fran Kranz amongst others. Pictured below that's apparently Kranz ('Dollhouse') putting on a scuba mask and holding a martini glass. Clearly. Whether 'Much Ado About Nothing' is really a feature length film (most likely not!) or perhaps a short like 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' (most likely!) remains to appear. Clearly, nerds round the Internet is going to be waiting with baited breath to discover. [via CinemaBlend] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Madonna's Brother Anthony States He's Destitute, Family Switched His Back on Him

Madonna Madonna's brother, Anthony Ciccone, states he's destitute and sleeping within bridge in Traverse City, Mich. "My family members switched their back on me, basically, once i was getting a hard time,Inch he notifies the Michigan Messenger. "You think I have not clarified this kind of question a bazillion occasions - why my sister can be a multibazillionarie, and i'm destitute all the time?Inch Have a look at really current day news Ciccone, 55, states he's been destitute for just about any year and half after losing employment at his father's vineyard. "I've not any earnings, I've arrived at go collect bottles and cans, do odd jobs," he adds. Because the older brother in the famous singer talks about the "nasty" outcomes of living round the streets, he cautions that we are unsafe from being destitute. "Never say never," according to him. "This may affect anybody." Madonna has yet to comment.

Nicole Scherzinger's 'Killer Love' Album Pressed To December

Nicole Scherzinger's first U.S. solo effort, Killer Love, continues to be postponed to 12 ,. 6, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The singer's label Interscope Records is only going to confirm an "early December" release for that album, which hit stores within the U.K. in March, peaking at No. 8 around the country's album chart.our editor recommends'The X Factor': Enrique Iglesias, Pharrell Williams Join Idol judges as Guest Mentors'The X Factor's' Nicole Scherzinger on First Day as Judge: 'I Can Barf or Say Rock-N-Roll' (Q&A) Its original release date was introduced to become November. 15, within 24 hours fellow Universal Group artists Drake and Florence + the equipment are because of drop new albums. Q&A: 'The X Factor's' Nicole Scherzinger on First Day as Judge: 'I Can Barf or Say Rock-N-Roll' The U.S. version of Killer Love features another track-listing and production by Remade, Jim Jonsin, The-Dream, Harvey Mason, Junior. (with R. Kelly) and Tricky Stewart. Featured visitors apparently include 50 Cent ("ImmediatelyInch), Snoop Dogg ("Peep Show") and Sting ("Power's Out"). In May, the Pussycat Dolls singer described the modification of plans, telling Rap-Up.com, "At that time I had been doing my U.K. album, I had been really into more dance-inspired music, that is amazing and thus enjoyable for Europe. For that U.S., I needed to return to my roots where I began, a bit more urban sounding 'cause that's still a really large a part of me too.Inch VIDEO: Paula Abdul, Steve Johnson Discuss Nicole Scherzinger's 'X Factor' Knowing Style Scherzinger presently seems like a judge on Fox's The X Factor. Based on sources, she's likely to perform on the program once live episodes start March. 25. on Thursday evening, she mentors "over 30" participants by using guest star Enrique Iglesias. Related Subjects Nicole Scherzinger Drake Enrique Iglesias The X Factor Florence and also the Machine

Olivia Wilde Cast in Ron Howard's 'Rush'

The streak of huge-budget Olivia Wilde roles continue. After turning up in 'Cowboys & Aliens' and 'Tron: Legacy' (and 'The Change-Up no a person's perfect), the actress may have supermodel Suzy Burns inside the Ron Howard-directed 'Rush.' With various true story, the film focuses on your competition between two F1 racecar drivers Niki Lauda ('Inglourious Basterds' star Daniel Bruhl) and James Search ('Thor' star Chris Hemsworth). Burns eventually married Search, however, she'd soon fall deeply deeply in love with actor Richard Burton. Speaking about Burton, there is a rumor that Russell Crowe could cameo since the legendary actor. Unsure on when 'Rush' will hit theaters. [Deadline] [Photo courtesy: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Superstar' books Broadway

Broadway will resurrect Jesus again, while using well-received Stratford Shakespeare Company revival of "Jesus Celebrity" moving for the Neil Simon Theater in March.Move makes "Celebrity" the second Spiritual tuner to start in Gotham this season, carrying out a November opening of "Godspell."Show had made an appearance a likely wager for your Primary Stem since it bowed, due to the critical praise heaped around the program by Canuck press as well as the pedigree of helmer Des McAnuff ("Jersey Boys"). Immediately after the expansion opened up up at Stratford, "Celebrity" showed up an fall slot within the La Jolla Playhouse, the regional house where a slew of McAnuff shows -- including "Jersey Boys," "700 Sundays" and "The Who's Tommy" -- carried out right before punching the Primary Stem.Among the notable dissenters inside the critical corps will be a tepid review inside the NY Occasions, a potential hurdle with a Gotham transfer that could potentially be mitigated having a title sufficiently strong enough to draw auds without paper's thumbs-up.No casting has yet been introduced for your Broadway version. Stratford staging stars Paul Nolan, Josh Youthful, Chilina Kennedy and Brent Carver, among others.Rebirth will be the fourth time Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock retelling from the presence of Christ may have Broadway, carrying out a 1971 preem and a pair of subsequent revivals. Latest version striking the Rialto will be a short-were living 2000 production.Dodger Characteristics as well as the Really Useful Group are saved to board to supply "Celebrity" round the Rialto.Canadian production, which opened up up in June, plays through November. 6 at Stratford. It moves to La Jolla November. 18-12 ,. 31. Broadway run begins previews March 1 before a March 22 opening. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Exhibs hit back in the new the new sony

The Country's Association of Theater Entrepreneurs has had proper care of immediately Sony's decision to avoid delivering 3d glasses to moviegoers, calling what is the news "insensitive towards the patrons." On Tuesday, word broke the studio would cease to subsidize the eyeglasses, that could cost millions per stereoscopic pic. "Sony's actions raise serious concerns for anyone who believe that provision of 3d glasses to patrons is well-established incorporated within the 3d experience," the org mentioned in the statement launched Wednesday. "Because the beginning of digital 3d revolution in 2005 it has been understood that participants would bear the burden of technological and facility modification costs connected with 3d, while distribution needed around the cost of 3d glasses. Any changes compared to that understanding ought to be completed using the mutual agreement of every side in the business." Regal Entertainment Boss Amy Miles pointed towards the wealth of 3d -- but furthermore recommended at possible implications that a modification of subsidizing 3d glasses could trigger saying, "This may cause less screens showing 3d films." "Beneath the current model, 3d has created more entertainment options for the clients and aided participants and art galleries generate incremental box office revenue," Miles mentioned in the statement. "For the extent the new the new sony seeks to change the current model in a way that changes costs to participants, we'd need to evaluate this new economic model and program our screens accordingly." Nevertheless the glasses aren't really the only factor NATO's upset about. The release also cites the Warner Bros., Fox, The brand new the new sony and Universal "not successful" premium VOD experiment as evidence that every side need to negotiate just before making large exhibition options. The brand new the new sony expects to prevent subsidizing 3d glasses next May with "Males in Black III" and "The Astounding Spider-Guy," bucking the recognition that Disney started in 2005 if the provided them outright for "Chicken Little." "We are amenable to alternative models for disseminating 3d glasses as extended since the overall costs stay for participants and our clients," Miles mentioned. The nation's other greatest exhib, AMC Theaters, deferred for the NATO statement. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Page Turner: George Clooney's Schmoozing Capabilities, Rachelle Lefervre Provides extensive money, as well as the Existence Story of Roger Ebert

Because the Academy has curbed all kinds of schmooze -- chilling out, self-promotion, etc. -- just before the Oscars, Variety's Peter Bart made a decision arrived to recognition the best schmoozing actor of recent years: Mr. George Clooney. Bart highlights that any actor trying to complete much like George will most likely are not successful (he calls Jon Hamm a "sub-componen schmoozer"). "Clooney might be the king in the awesome schmooze. Watch him to use it and you'll chart the recommendations of which makes it through any schmooze-athon. The recommendations: Keep smiling but move. Just like boxing, don't get cornered. Assure everyone you're delighted to find out them, particularly if they're people you've avoided for any very long time.Inch If schmoozing used to be allowed, this really is the moment we'd tell Ryan Gosling to start taking notes. In other news, director Cameron Crowe spoke while using Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog about his recent grunge-centric documentary, 'Pearl Jam 20.' Crowe highlights he understood this rock band before there even will be a Jewel Jam. Clearly, like every decades-extended associations, that certain is not without its low points. When Cameron was asked for in regards to the band causing problems within the premiere party for his film 'Singles' -- taunting everyone else as well as the movie itself -- he'd this to convey: "I never spoke to Eddie [Vedder] relating to this until i had been filming. You can view inside the movie his eyes kind of flare, like, 'Oh, since you have a camera on me we will probably have our terrible 'Singles' party conversation?' Literally, it never emerged. For any very long time ...it absolutely was a taboo subject. It absolutely was a complete fiasco. We familiar with tell each other, 'Well, nobody died.' Aside from that, it absolutely was Altamont." A band acting badly inside a Hollywood movie premiere? Appears like rock n' roll. Speaking about grunge, the NY Occasions did an account round the legendary music documentary, '1991: The Season Punk Broke.' The film was finally released on DVD this month, and, as Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo states, "['1991'] kind of outlin[es] the birth of Lollapalooza Nation before it happened." So, you'll be able to finally stop running people old VHS tapes into the ground (or even not. Ultimately, VHS is type of the grunge of the home film market today). Moving onto this week's NY, David Keeps gets a apparently nice conversation with action star actor Rachelle Lefervre -- that's until he begins speaking about the amount of money Taylor has. Observe: Someone said you have acquired over $45 million Oh my gosh gosh, I honestly wouldn't realize that. Possibly you've spent it on anything? [Publicist cuts him off] Thanks for that time, mister. Yikes. We'll wrap some misunderstanding with summary of Roger Ebert's memoir, 'Life Itself,' inside the NY Occasions by author Maureen Lower. Although Ebert partially referred to as out Dowd's review to become "snarky," more youthful crowd states it "eventually eventually ends up sweet." This makes sense after reading through through these two quotes within the piece: Snark: "He ... won't eliminate the ballpoint pens he'd printed while using words 'No good movie is just too extended. No harmful movie is short enough.' (How do he think bad movie is just too extended when he's seen Braveheart?)" Non-Snark It takes him another in the book to accomplish with school days. But he's so very happy to be exploring his senses, and showing themselves inside the handful of ways he's left, that you'll naturally be studied up within the enthusiasms, like his lovely description of his ritualistic London walks. Images because of WireImage, Lionsgate and Getty. Jewel Jam photo by Danny Clinch

Rough Hands (Ayadin khachina)

A Dagham Film production. (International sales: Intra Movies, Rome.) Produced by Mohamed Asli. Executive producer, Noureddine Douguena. Directed, written by Mohamed Asli.With: Mohamed Bastaoui, Houda Rihana, Abdessamad Miftahakhair, Amina Rachid.Some working-class Casablanca residents try to beat the system in devious ways in "Rough Hands," the wobbly second feature from helmer-writer Mohamed Asli. Although he fails to establish the singular tone of his much more accomplished debut, "In Casablanca Angels Don't Fly," Asli still manages to suggest the frustrations of contempo life in Morocco for those who lack money and influence. Further fest travel seems likely. Kindly but illiterate barber Mustapha (played with comic oiliness by Mohamed Bastaoui) lives with his blind mother and operates a side business in false documents and political favors through his intimate contact with retired power brokers. His schoolteacher neighbor (Houda Rihana) tries to pass herself off as a field worker to obtain a Spanish visa, using a treatment to coarsen her hands as part of the disguise. Meanwhile, inveterate gambler Said (Abdessamad Miftahakhair) works as Mustapha's accountant but also spies on him and his clients for an unidentified boss. A fancy wedding finale, with Berber singers providing local color, epitomizes the pic's uneasy mix of melodrama, comedy, music and social commentary. Tech credits are serviceable.Camera (color), Giovanni Battista Marras; editor, Raimondo Aiello; music, Stephan Micus, Saro Cosentino; production designer, Mohamed Bouhfid. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 14, 2011. (Also in Abu Dhabi Film Festival -- New Horizons.) Running time: 100 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Kaira Pitt On Angelina Jolie's Directorial Debut: 'I Will Say Nothing!'

FROM MTV MOVIES: Damn, individuals two lovebirds are simpatico! For some time now, we have been looking to get Julia Roberts and Kaira Pitt to dish particulars about her directorial debut, "Within the Land of Bloodstream and Honey," and the rumored cameo within the project. Last December, all Jolie would say about whether Pitt was active in the film, an appreciation story in regards to a relationship from a Serbian guy along with a Bosnian lady within the lead-as much as the 1992 Bosnian war, was this: "Possibly." Going for a signal from his lip-sealed lady, Pitt was determined in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival now not saying a peep about "Bloodstream and Honey." "I'll say nothing," he declared. "Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing." Browse the full story at MTV Movies!

Cannavale will get the 'Girl'

Bobby Canavale has reserved his next phase gig, signing onto co-star within the approaching Broadway revival of "Funny Girl." Thesp, who won plaudits for his perf in "The Motherfucker Using the Hat" last season, will have Nick Arnstein, the gambler with whom the title character, on-the-rise legit star Fanny Brice, falls for each other. Lauren Ambrose will have Fanny. Bartlett Sher ("South Off-shore") helms the revival, that will possess a tryout run in the Ahmanson Theater in La early the coming year. Center Theater Group produces the L.A. run alongside the project's commercial producers: Bob Boyett, Sonia Friedman Prods., Jean Doumanian, Stacey Mindich and Tim Levy. Canavale also made an appearance in Theresa Rebeck play "Mauritius" about the Primary Stem too as with an Off Broadway revival of "Hurlyburly." Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Glenn Beck Calls 9/11 Memorial Service a 'Complete and Total Disgrace' On His New Show

Glenn Beck kicked off his new Internet-only series Glenn Beck by trashing the 9/11 memorial ceremony, calling it a "complete and total disgrace" that first responders were not invited.our editor recommendsGlenn Becks Internet-Only Show Premieres MondayGlenn Beck's Last Show: What Critics Say New York City officials had previously stated that there was not enough room at the former World Trade Center site to accommodate all the family members and security precautions. But Beck wasn't buying it. He also complained about the lack of clergy at the service, calling it "a slap in the face of God." Other topics covered in the first show included a discussion of the differences between "good Muslims" and "bad Muslims" and a thorough trashing of the mainstream media's coverage of the 9/11 anniversary. Beck's online venture GBTV is a subscription-only streaming Internet channel featuring nothing but programming reflecting Beck's outlook. The new Glenn Beck program is twice as long as his Fox News show and features new contributors and segments. Though some of Beck's reliable standbys, such as the chalkboard, remain. Subscribers pay $9.95 a month for full access to the site and Beck's show. Related Topics Glenn Beck

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Historic Epic is Hope of Taiwan Film Industry

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's "Players from the Rainbow: Seedig Bale" is stirring hopes the island's film market is set to stage a comeback after 2 decades of doldrums.His four-hour epic is going to be opened at next month's Venice Film Festival. It's about a 1930 aboriginal uprising against Taiwan's Japanese rulers.It had been ten years when preparing and it has a $24 million budget, which is big for any Taiwanese film.Wei compensated special tribute Monday to Seedig Bale's aboriginal stars as couple of who had any professional acting experience.Taiwanese pop star Vivian Hsu who stars within the film stated the aboriginals had natural acting ability.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. PHOTO CREDIT AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's "Players from the Rainbow: Seedig Bale" is stirring hopes the island's film market is set to stage a comeback after 2 decades of doldrums.His four-hour epic is going to be opened at next month's Venice Film Festival. It's about a 1930 aboriginal uprising against Taiwan's Japanese rulers.It had been ten years when preparing and it has a $24 million budget, that is huge for any Taiwanese film.Wei compensated special tribute Monday to Seedig Bale's aboriginal stars as couple of who had any professional acting experience.Taiwanese pop star Vivian Hsu who stars within the film stated the aboriginals had natural acting ability.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Michael Fassbender offered charge in dark thriller Criminals

The intense interest in Michael Fassbender is showing no manifestation of slowing down lower, using the Playlist verifying the actor continues to be offered charge role in Criminals.The film, which is dependant on a 2009 Black List script by Aaron Guzikowski, has formerly had the kind of Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Hugh Jackman and Leonardo DiCaprio interested at various points.Bryan Singer and Antoine Fuqua have hovered within the director's chair, however the most lately attached title was Denis Villeneuve (Incendies), who had been hired to direct Criminals captured.It certainly comes with an attention-getting premise: annoyed by the pace from the police analysis, religious deer hunter Keller Dove (the part agreed to Fassbender) kidnaps and tortures the guy he thinks kidnapped his daughter and her friend.While Fassbender could own that role, it's not obvious if he'll sign up, particularly considering how rammed his schedule is searching.He's lately completed focus on probably the most anticipated movies in production, including Ridley Scott's Prometheus, David Cronenberg's A Harmful Method, and Steve McQueen's Shame.Already about the cards for Fassbender's future is Brendan Gleeson's directorial debut, At Go swimming-Two-Wild birds, along with a Jim Jarmusch vampire flick, and that he needed to leave behind Danny Boyle's Trance lately (to become changed by James McAvoy).He most likely need to schedule per day off sooner or later though...

'Good Wife' women square off

Kelly Macdonald"Boardwalk Empire" HBOWhy she might win: There have been many layers to Margaret that Macdonald masterfully revealed because the season continued. She demonstrated to become both reliable and conniving, an ideal match for Steve Buscemi's Atlantic City political boss, Nucky Thompson.Not: Clearly the testosterone-fueled men centered the experience on "Boardwalk," and individuals who only saw Macdonald in early episodes might not have seen her turn as an infinitely more nuanced and willfully used widow.Archie Panjabi"The Great Wife" CBSWhy she might win: She surprised many by winning the course this past year, showing that voters found her mysterious character captivating. She added just as much intrigue this time around around and took part in probably the most tension-increased moments within the season with both Scott Porter and Julianna Margulies.Not: It's not only difficult to repeat within this category, it's especially difficult co-starring inside a series where you will find several highly acclaimed supporting gamers who could just like easily win. Christine Baranski"The Great Wife" CBSWhy she might win: A calculating lawyer when she would like to become but additionally someone clearly wanting a existence outdoors work -- think about her romance with Gary Cole -- Baranski's moments in getting a warmth to Diane are frequently the show's best moments.Not: Though Baranski is terrific at offerring lots of emotion without needing to go outrageous, the relative conservatism from the character perform against her. Margo Martindale"Justified" FXWhy she might win: Couple of, if any, supporting gamers started last season like Martindale. Her ferociously protective Magazines Bennett was about ensuring she and her whitened-trash family were taken proper care of while, concurrently, tossing her Kentucky hillbilly community underneath the bus in support of a coal-mining company.Not: It's not hard to create a situation for the "Justified" stars (Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Jeremy Davies), and it may be a stretch to determine voters marking their ballots in excess of one. Michelle Forbes"The Killing" AMCWhy she might win: About midway with the season, Forbes required a Machiavellian turn like a grieving mother reluctant to maneuver up with her existence to some lady seeking revenge, whether someone completely innocent needs to pay for together with his existence.Not: Though clearly no of her doing, Forbes might suffer the slings tossed in the show for how a season ended. When most were expecting the "Who wiped out Rosie Larsen" mystery to wrap, a final-second twist forced the story to transport over, and several fans were left seething.Christina Hendricks"Mad Males" AMCWhy she might win: Hendricks' Joan has lengthy been the bedrock of the items happens in the firm, that is the fledgling Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Hendricks coolly has an informative take a look at what's its enjoy being boys' mother hen and fantasy sex kitten -- all at one time.Perhaps not: The final season started at least a year ago and feels as though a distant memory. Within the interim, many head lines concerning the skein have centered in the negotiating table instead of the performances.Route To THE EMMYS: SUPPORTING ACTRESS & ACTOR: TV's team playersSupporting Actor - Drama Supporting Actress - Drama Supporting Actor - Comedy Supporting Actress - Comedy Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

True Justice

Director Wayne Rose ("Battlestar Galactica") shows action legend Steven Seagal ("Machete") and his undercover team against the New Hope Arian Nation occur. Organization which shrinks at nothing and pulls out all the stops to the local elections to influence for their benefit. In addition, the prosecutor Lisa Clayton (Tia Carrere), a serial rapist release. These lapses into his old pattern so the police are only one way out: Kane and his team must cooperate with the special unit of SVB. If a female employee of that unit being raped, Kane takes the matter personally...

Rose McGowan Discloses How She Got Her 10-Mind Conan Look

La, Calif. -- Rose McGowan plays evil sorceress Marique within the new Conan the Barbarian film, but her exaggerated temple also known as her 10-mind, as she known as her figures look, was simply lower to movie miracle. The studio requested basically would shave my eye brows and my hairline to here, and that i stated, Sure, should you produce $5 million, Rose chuckled as she visited Package Hoover on Access Hollywood Survive Wednesday. Rather, the feel of Marique was crafted inside a makeup room. I sitting from around 2 each morning until about 7 each morning, she described. In Conan, which opens this Friday, Rose stars alongside Jason Momoa within the title role, and also the former Bet on Thrones actor impressed her on set. Hes a toy, she stated from the actor. I call him up like, the best barbarian there has ever been. Hes so amazing within this part, she added. Hes what [original Conan creator] Robert E. Howard [imagined]. Jason appears like he just walked from the pages from the comic. Jason appears like he was created to fight having a large sword. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dying boosts questions for 'Housewives'

'Real Average women of Beverly Hills' star Russell Remedy, left, was discovered dead within an apparent suicide Monday. The apparent suicide of the guy featured within the Bravo unscripted series "Real Average women of Beverly Hillsides" leaves the network with tough choices to create concerning the show's approaching season, set to bow the following month.Russell Remedy, 47, was discovered accurate Monday at his home about the 14300 block of Mulholland Drive in Bel Air. Police don't suspect foul play, based on LAPD officer Bruce Borihanh, who stated the situation is by using the coroner's office. No suicide note was discovered in the scene, based on media reviews.Remedy was featured within the first season of "Average women" because the husband of Taylor Remedy, who declared divorce recently. Their marital troubles would be a recurring story within the first season.The network extended its condolences inside a statement Tuesday. "Most of us at Bravo are deeply saddened with this tragic news. Our sympathy and ideas are using the Remedy family only at that hard time.InchIt is a puzzle whether Remedy made an appearance within the second season of "Average women," that is scheduled to premiere Sept. 5. Regardless, Bravo might need to re-assess the series considering the fact that his marital strife was clearly likely to be addressed within the coming episodes.The network has not determined what actions, if any, it will require, based on a Bravo speaker. While shooting has wrapped about the second season of "Average women," editing has not been finished for the whole season.Additionally to splitting together with his wife, with whom he'd a 5-year-old daughter, Kennedy, Armstrong's financial and legal issues were broadly reported. He also confirmed in This summer to individuals magazine accusations equalized by Taylor Remedy he was both physically and vocally abusive to her, though appeared at fault the series to be demanding. "This show has literally pressed us towards the limit," he told playboy.Whilst Russell Remedy is not thought to look within the first episode, Taylor Armstrong's marital worries are clearly addressed. There is a scene by which she appreciates finding yourself in marital counseling together with her husband, and she or he sometimes appears dissolving into tears within the stress from the situation. Unknown is whether or not Russell Remedy seems in subsequent episodes because he did throughout the very first season. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com