Cloud Atlas Behind The Curtain Picture

Epic David Mitchell adaptation wrapsIf you'd requested us a few years ago which works of literature were basically unadaptable, Cloud Atlas, together with possibly Paradise Lost, could have been pretty high in list. Go forward 24 several weeks and something just wrapped, as the other is near shooting with Alex Proyas in the helm. What conclusion are we able to tap into this? That people have no idea ve... look, a unicorn!What individuals two movies share, apart from labyrinthine plotting and epic scope, is company directors with skills in seriously ambitious science-fiction. Lana and Andy Wachowski, pictured here alongside co-director Tom Tykwer, aren't any other people towards the type of advanced dystopias present in David Mitchell's novel. Tykwer, meanwhile, cut his teeth in thrillers and period pieces, genres that handily complete Mitchell's matryoshka toy of the book. If anybody can pull this off, we are saying it's this trio. momentsThe photo is definitely an unusual, but fun switch to the typical Variety trade advertisements that greet wrap-day on the large Hollywood picture. Using the cast - Tom Hanks, Jim Sturgess, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaver, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant included in this - most probably lower the pub, the company directors were became a member of by novelist Mitchell (sitting) and also the movie's producers to farewell the Babelsberg set. Knowing it, you will also recognise props in the six interlinking tales. We have spotted the Volkswagen Beetle of crusading journo Luisa Rey (Berry), the '70s thriller which should inject serious current in to the film's middle act (should you fully realize it, you'll place it's drab eco-friendly not rust orange). Also displayed are a set of Chatham Island totems, a piano of the composer from the 'Letters from Zedelghem' sections, some dystopian gadgetry from near-future Korea, along with a trolley that we are speculating will get accustomed to carry publish-apocalyptic vegetables around Hawaii.If none of the helps make the smallest sense for you, acquire it as rapidly as you possibly can. It's awesome. Consider more about the film once we have it. It's out in america on October 26, having a United kingdom release still TBC.Picture credit: Jay Maidment (SMPSP), Copyright © Cloud Atlas Production GmbH)

Daniel Craig For Five More Bonds?

Producer Michael G Wilson hopes soThat sound you hear is the craignotbond loons flagellating themselves with their Corgi Lotus Esprits. Long-term Bond producer Michael G Wilson has just said that he hopes Daniel Craig will break Roger Moore's record for the longest incumbent in the role of 007."I'd love Daniel to surpass Roger's record and do eight pictures," Wilson told The People. "Daniel's been an absolute pleasure to be around because he takes the role so seriously. There's really no one more passionate about making these films work than him. He's a filmmaker's dream. A lot of people have said Daniel's been their favourite Bond since Sean Connery and I can't argue with them. He's doing a great job." That other sound you can hear is Roger Moore raising his eyebrow.If you don't think it's much in the way of news to be told that a producer is keeping his star sweet, Wilson does provide some slight new intel on the tonal direction that Skyfall will be taking. "The director Sam Mendes and Daniel are taking it back to a '60s feel. It's more 'Sean'," says Wilson. "I think that's what the fans wanted. There's a magical Goldfinger feel ­surrounding it all. It's all very exciting. I can't wait for people to see the movie. Filming's going very well so far."Wilson says the long Craig future is something he'll be discussing with the actor when Skyfall wraps. So what do you think? Can you imagine Craig still playing Bond in 2022? Give us your thoughts in the comments below...Skyfall is out on October 26, 2012.

Exclusive 'Warrior' Blu-Ray Clip: Behind The Ideal

This writer's passion for "Warrior" knows no bounds. (See exhibits A and B.) I firmly believe that if increasing numbers of people notice, they'll get on the bandwagon and agree that Nick Nolte warrants a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Beginning today (12 ,. 20), "Warrior" could be acquired on DVD/Blu-Ray combo and also on Video if needed and Digital Download. To celebrate the wonderful release we offer you this exclusive commentary clip within the Blu-Ray featuring Maxmiliano Hernandez, who carried out trainer Colt Boyd inside the film, and director/co-author/producer Gavin O'Connor. Do her a large favor and discover this film! "Tommy was greater sell because you want exactly the same emotional arc for all of them,In . Hernandez states of those two brother mma fighters inside the film carried out by Tom Sturdy and Joel Edgerton. "In my opinion Brendan now is easier to access, the truth is his family the truth is where he's. The truth is his troubles, the truth is everything. Tommy might be misunderstood as this brooding, angry-at-the-world guy the surfacey way the level of smoothness may have been written." Hernandez is constantly on the praise O'Connor and also the writing team for drawing the reveal of Tommy's character's complex arc, it entirely allures everyone else. "It starts clicking, 'Wow this individual was a lot more psychologically damaged, whatever happened happened a good deal worse to him laptop or computer did to Brendan," he mentioned. "In my opinion everyone else starts calculating it which is great you obtain that reaction, it may be 'I have no clue who to root for.'" What can you consider "Warrior?" Reveal inside the comments or on Twitter!

Angelina Jolie Reacts to Golden Globe Nomination for 'Blood and Honey': 'I Never Expected This'

For many in Holly­wood, the most interesting aspect of Relativity Media is whether founder and CEO Ryan Kavanaugh can continue what appears to be a high-wire act to keep releasing big-budget movies.our editor recommendsRelativity Enters Distribution Partnership With Germany's Senator EntertainmentBrian Edwards Is the Latest Executive to Exit Relativity MediaAlan Menken to Compose Score for Relativity's Snow White Film 'Mirror Mirror'Relativity's Snow White Movie to Be Called 'Mirror Mirror' PHOTOS: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins and the 'Mirror Mirror' Cast The company insists a recent $200 million loan from Colbeck Capital Management is part of raising money as any growing company does. But banking sources continue to question its finances and ponder whether its major investor, Elliott Management, can or will be bought out. Relativity, which most recently distributed Immortals (pulling in a strong but not blockbuster $187 million worldwide to date), is preparing to release several films in 2012, most important among them Mirror Mirror, a $100 million reworking of the Snow White story starring Julia Roberts, which opens March 16. An insider says Relativity is well under way in terms of planning and -- crucially -- paying for that film's marketing campaign. PHOTOS: 'Immortals' Premiere Red Carpet But a number of bankers say they are not working with Relativity because they remain unconvinced about its strength in light of financial maneuvering and relentless management changes. In October, Brian Edwards resigned as the company's COO after just five months. The previous month, Joe Matukewicz, its senior vp acquisitions, left to join Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. The company also has lost Bill Sutman, its CFO; Peter Adee, president of marketing and distribution; and Michael Joe, who had been president. VIDEO: 'Mirror Mirror' Trailer Now there is uncertainty about Joe's replacement, Steve Bertam, whose contract is up in January. A company insider says Relativity wants him to remain in the job but says no announcement will be made until early January. Another insider says work is proceeding despite a sense of uncertainty. "All we can do is put our heads down and stick to our knitting," this person says. "When you're an independent like this, you get your lifeline in increments. ... Ryan keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat." -- Alex Ben Block contributed to this report. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Two Snow Whites: Anatomy of a Smackdown Related Topics Relativity Media Ryan Kavanaugh Immortals Mirror Mirror

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Film Review

In the end, there's not much extra even David Fincher can bring to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. This fastidious, technically stellar Hollywood telling of one of the great literary sensations of recent times is highlighted by a bewitching performance from Rooney Mara as the punked-out computer research whiz Lisbeth Salander and remains an absorbing story, as it was on the page and in the 2009 Swedish screen version.our editor recommends'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Soundtrack Music Video Debuts (Video)'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': 'Vintage' 'Hard Copy' Report Reveals Mystery of Missing Teen (Video)'Dragon Tattoo' Feud: THR Critic Todd McCarthy on Why Review Embargoes Make Sense'Dragon Tattoo' Director David Fincher on NYer Embargo Fight: Ban All Critics From Early ScreeningsDesigner Trish Summerville Reveals H&M's Secret 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' Connection (Video)Trent Reznor Releases 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Full Soundtrack List FEINBERG FORECAST: 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'Extremely Loud' Last Contenders to ScreenNoomi Rapace vs. Rooney Mara: Will the Real Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Please Stand Up?David Fincher: Scarlett Johansson Too Sexy for 'Girl With Dragon Tattoo' But for all the skill brought to bear on it, the film offers no surprises in the way it's told (aside from a neatly altered ending) and little new juice to what, for some, will be the third go-round with this investigation of the many skeletons in the closet of a powerful Swedish corporate family. Dedicated Fincher fans are likely to find this redo rather more conventional and less disturbing than Seven, Fight Club and Zodiac, all of which end far less reassuringly. Box office returns for this dark Christmas offering will certainly be big, although it will be interesting to gauge if Tattoo is still as major a part of the zeitgeist as it was a year or two ago. PHOTOS: 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Although Niels Arden Oplev's Swedish adaptation, which ran 152 minutes (180 in an extended version), was perfectly solid, if not particularly stylish, and boasted a fine cast, there was cause to suspect that one of the best American directors now working would bring something extra to this exactingly lurid tale of a disgraced journalist and his kinky accomplice who chart the untold depths of depravity, old Nazi sympathies and serial murder in the vaunted Vanger clan. From the outset, it's unmistakably a Fincher film; the superlatively sharp visuals, the immaculate design, the innate knack for melding sound and music, the chill and menace evoked from both modern cities and open spaces, the beautiful people marked by deep scars and flaws -- all feel part of his habitual landscape. The director and his crafty scenarist Steven Zaillian skate through the exposition so fast that, if one weren't already familiar with it, it might be difficult to absorb it all. Very quickly, we learn (or are reminded) that seasoned journo Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) has his reputation and bank account wiped out by losing a libel case brought by scammy big bucks investor Wennerstrom; that Mikael has a long-term casual thing going with Erika (Robin Wright), his editor at the now-imperiled maverick journal Millennium and that, with the inducement of a hefty payday and a promise of helping him nail Wennerstrom down the road, he accepts a job from the Vanger family patriarch, Henrik (Christopher Plummer), to privately investigate the disappearance, and presumed murder, of his beloved 16-year-old niece Harriet way back in 1966. VIDEOS: Christopher Plummer in THR's Awards Season Actors Roundtable With the feeble cover of writing a biography of the courtly Henrik, Mikael hunkers down in a chilly cottage on Henrik's vast estate in the north of Sweden just after Christmas, surrounded by piles of documents and a quickly filling wall of Post-Its, notes and photos. He also meets assorted family members, most of them suspicious of Mikael and some of them not on speaking terms with one another. The most affable of them seems to be Martin (Stellan Skarsgard), the missing Harriet's brother, who now runs the vast company, which "built modern Sweden" with its industrial initiatives but is now in a downward slide. Back in Stockholm, Vanger attorney Dirch Frode (Steven Berkoff, now resembling a cross between Anthony Hopkins and Otto Preminger) has used wild girl rogue researcher Lisbeth to check out Mikael, whose computer skills are as impressive as her manners are atrocious. Festooned with multiple piercings, tattoos, a haircut that might pass muster in Borneo and an anti-social attitude that could clear a wide path for her through any crowd, the slightly built Lisbeth remains a ward of the state whose new piggish guardian coerces her into sexual favors, then rough rape, in exchange for the money she's due. Her astonishing revenge, clearly depicted here but not lingered over, is already one for the annals. The film pushes through all these preliminaries, not with haste, exactly, but in such a compressed way that there is little sense of lullingly enveloping the viewer into the narrative web; it just rushes you into it, like the fast train that shuttles the characters between Stockholm and snowy Hedestad. Lisbeth doesn't arrive there until after the halfway point, 85 minutes in, enlisted by Mikael to make sense of some Biblical references and the unsolved murders of several women many years earlier while he continues to piece together the mystery of Harriet's disappearance. VIDEO:'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Extended Trailer As readers will know, things get very hairy in the basement of one of the Vanger homes, although Fincher stops short of making this as horrific as it might have been. On the other hand, there is the fresh pleasure of a key interlude from the book that the Swedish film omitted, that of Lisbeth's eventful trip to Switzerland in disguise, and the new resolution of the Harriet story is clever and plausible enough. Often unkempt and largely stripped of the political core with which Larsson equipped him, Mikael is a fractionally less interesting character here than in the previous film, and Craig, while entirely watchable, doesn't reveal much that's going on inside him beyond what's already called for on the surface. His mild Swedish inflections in early scenes soon give way to a straight English accent, even as the speech of others remains consistent in a mid-North Sea sort of way. Craig and Wright play well together, sparking the wish they shared more scenes. So it's Mara's movie for the taking, and she snatches it up in dramatic fashion. Unforgettable in the opening scene of The Social Network last year, she remained untested in a demanding role, but Fincher's belief in her is borne out in a dominating performance of submerged rage, confidence and defiance. Baring all in the several sex scenes, both coerced and consensual, she goes all the way in a performance that compares favorably to that of Noomi Rapace in the Swedish version and its two sequels. She comes across here as the real deal. STORY: 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Producer Bans NYer Critic From Future Screenings for Breaking Review Embargo In the astutely selected cast of largely British and Scandinavian actors, Skarsgard crucially gives Martin a sociable surface, Plummer exudes the required charm as the cultivated gent in charge, Yorick van Wageningen has just the right piggish bulk for the loathsome rapist, Joely Richardson shines as a daughter long estranged from her unsavory relatives and Berkoff handles legal and expository details with aplomb. It almost goes without saying that all the craft contributions, visual and aural, are exemplary. There was never any question that Fincher was the perfect director for this job; the material is right down the middle of the plate for him. But in his best and most unnerving films, there's the sense of him pushing deeper, darker and beyond where most filmmakers go, into the unknown, areas you enter at your own risk. As the only intrigue and unanswered questions here involve Lisbeth herself, Dragon Tattoo is too neatly wrapped up, too fastidious to get under your skin and stay there. Release date: Dec. 21 (Sony) Production: Columbia, MGM, Scott Rudin, Yellow Bird Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Joely Richardson, Geraldine James, Goran Visnjic, Donald Sumpter, Ulf Friberg Director: David Fincher Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian, based on the novel by Stieg Larsson Producers: Scott Rudin, Ole Sondberg, Soren Staermose, Cean Chaffin Executive producers: Steven Zaillian, Mikael Wallen, Anni Faurbye Fernandez Director of photography: Jeff Cronenweth Production designer: Donald Graham Burt Costume designer: Trish Summerville Editors: Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall Music: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross R rating, 158 minutes PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Christopher Plummer Joely Richardson Rooney Mara Daniel Craig David Fincher The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Kathy Griffin, 51 and Proud, Tells Women in Hollywood to 'Cut the S---' and Admit Their Ages

our editor recommends'Little People, Big World' Sneak Peek: Big Changes, 20 Questions (Exclusive Video)TLC's 'DUI' Premiere: Jimmy Is Under the Influence and Then Some (Exclusive Video)'Little People, Big World' Returns to TLC With 4 New Specials (Exclusive) The Roloffs are back for the holidays and the farm is buzzing with the season on TLC's new special, Little People, Big World: Holiday Surprise airing Sunday at 9 p.m. VIDEOS: THR's Reality Emmy Roundtable If you found it a bit sad to watch the family say goodbye to Jeremy as he went off to college in Calif. on the last special, then shake it off. It's the holidays and Jeremy's homecoming couldn't be better timed. It's pumpkin season at Roloff Farm and I have a sense that the college boy is going to be knee deep in the festive squash in no time as its one of the most profitable times for the farm. Cha-ching! Plus, Jeremy is also home just in time to celebrate Matt's 50th birthday. EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: TLC's 'Candy Queen' First Look: The Sweetest Lion You'll Ever Meet But, will Matt drive the family nuts with his new obsession? He not only wants to finally finish the Noah's Ark project, but he's hoping to make it one of the biggest spectacles on the farm. Watch THR's preview above. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter:@TheRealJethro TLC

Forbes: Billy Burke Offers Greatest Bang for that Buck

Billy Burke Billy Burke and Taylor Lautner may be the a couple of the most popular names in Hollywood, but they are not commanding Julia Roberts-like or Leonardo DiCaprio-like salaries. Still, mix their pay with the prosperity of their Twilight films, plus you've got two star who provide the greatest bang for his or her buck. Forbes added up each star's earnings for most recent films, added the operating earnings on each films, and divided the entire operating earnings in what the stars made. This created a "roiInch number - just how much the studio makes for each dollar its smart a star. Who're Hollywood's greatest compensated stars? Here's a good example: for each $1 she's compensated, 22-year-old Billy Burke nets the studio and production company behind Twlight $55.83 - making her No. 1 about this list. Next is Hathaway As Catwoman, who brings $45.67 for each $1 she takes home. Third: Pattinson, whose films generate about $39.43 for each dollar he's compensated. Browse the relaxation from the list here.

'Nada,' 'Perfidia' shine at Argentina's Ven TV

BUENOS AIRES -- Antarctic-set "La Nada blanca" and fraud thriller "Perfidia" proved standouts at Ven TV, a landmark two-day showcase for the first fruits of a revolution in Argentine public service TV. Other TV series highlights were "El Pacto," with Cecilia Roth ("All About My Mother") exposing big business practices, slum 'burb redemption tale "La Purga" and medical drama "El Paraiso." Full marks for freshness go to "Destiny Puppet," a laugh-out-loud marionette telenovela spoof set in the textile biz of Argentina's far north. The state funded 100% of the series and will underwrite more to fill public DTT channels on air and 220 digital nets to bow next year. This is enough to cover costs, leaving producers to make a profit in international sales. These might just come as viewers tire of "seeing the same American story formats," said Max Oliveras, head of sales and acquisitions at Montreal's Delphis Films. Indeed, Luca Macciocca, acquisitions exec at Italy's RAI Cinema, was upbeat about Ven TV. "You can have first-hand contact with many companies who maybe can't afford Mip TV or Mipcom," he said. Shows' primary market is Argentina itself: Some series were languorously paced by U.S. or Western European standards, one buyer said. But the export biz has kicked in. Buenos Aires' Primer Plano has taken international rights to social issues actioner "Under the Bridge," and broken dreams drama "Gigantes." Start-up KAFilms is circling "Eden," an ambitious period luxury hotel drama. Aura Films has multiple skeins, including docu-series "Prematuros," co-helmed by Lucia Puenzo ("XXY"). Aura's Patricia Primon has initiated sales talks with Latin American culture channels outside Argentina, Eastern European operators and U.S. VOD services. While not all is exportable, Michelle Wasserman, an international sales manager at Buenos Aires' Telefe Intl., said all this could prove a launching pad "for smaller producers to get into bigger projects." Ven TV ran Dec. 6-7. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Cinemax To See Timesman David Rohdes Kidnap Tale A Rope Together With A Prayer

EXCLUSIVE: Cinemax Films has hired former war correspondent-switched- documentary filmmaker Greg Barker to helm A Rope Together With A Prayer, a film in regards to the kidnapping with the Taliban of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning NY Occasions foreign correspondent David Rohde. Rohde written it along with his wife Kristen Mulvihill, an image editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine. They'd only been married two several days when Rohde was taken into captivity with the Taliban in 2008 in order to the interview getting a Taliban leader, in Afghanistan. She knocked on every door of journalists, people in politics along with the Taliban to free him. Cinemax also acquired Rohde’s 5-part series written for your newspaper right after he plus an Afghan friend used an automobile pull to lower in the wall and escape. Michelle Ashford, whose credits include Cinemax’s The Off-shoreline, is writing the script. Michael London and Janice Williams will produce for Groundswell Productions. Barker, who directed the docus Quran Off Off By Heart and Sergio for Cinemax, is repped by Gersh and Parallax Talent Management.

'Saturday Evening Live': Steve Buscemi Skewers Miley Cyrus, 'Dateline,' and College Sex Abuse Scams (Video)

BERLIN -- Lars von Trier's apocalyptic drama Melancholia blew them in the 24th European Film Honours, Europe's version from the Academy awards, taking home three trophies, including best film.our editor recommends'Melancholia': Second Trailer Shows Stunning Cinematography (Video)'The Artist': The way a Black-and-Whitened Quiet Movie Defied the chances and Grew to become an Oscar ContenderWhy The Ecu Film Honours Will Matter This Season "I don't possess a message from Lars for you personally while he has stopped making public claims. I'm able to't imagine why," stated among Melancholia's producers as she recognized the recognition on von Trier's account, making mention of the the director's infamous professional-Hitler quips in Cannes this season. Melancholia's cameraman Manuel Alberto Claro got the very best cinematography jerk for his hypnotic lensing of earth's final days and production designer Jette Lehmann won the EFA on her opulent sets. Melancholia was the chances-on favorite to accept top prize only at that year's EFA's. The host from the 24th European Film Honours, German comedienne Anke Engelke, acknowledged the film's leader status when she began the show, making her entrance on stage inside a wedding gown walking in slow-mo, aping Dunst's character within the von Trier drama. But Von Trier was outperform within the best director race by fellow Dane Susanne Bier on her Language Oscar champion Inside a Better World. And also the European Film Academy preferred Tilda Swinton's gripping performance because the mother of the killer in We have to Discuss Kevin to Kirsten Dunst's depressed bride in Melancholia, giving Swinton the very best actress jerk. Colin Firth added an EFA best actor trophy to his Oscar using what will probably be his last recognition for that King's Speech. Neither Firth nor Swinton managed to get towards the EFA ceremony, that was somewhat low-wattage when it comes to star energy. The King's Speech's award haul also incorporated the very best editing recognition for Tariq Anwar and also the People's Choice Award chosen on by European cinema goers. Oscar favorite The Artist won one EFA for the best composer jerk for Ludovic Bource's classic score. Bource designated the film's canine star for "inspiring all of the music" in Michel Hazanavicius' film. Another strong Oscar contender, the three dimensional dance film Pina from Wim Wenders won best European documentary. Belgium siblings Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne required the very best script recognition for his or her script towards the Kid having a Bike. Belgium's other large win from the evening was for Oxygen, from first-timer Hendes Van Nuffel, won the ecu Discovery prize for the best debut feature. Within the greatest surprises from the evening, French acting legend Michel Piccoli, who had been nominated within the category for taking part in the Pope in Habemus Papam, was hauled on stage to recieve an eternity achievement award from actor Bruno Ganz and director Volker Schlondorff. However the greatest laughs from the evening came because of Stellan Skarsgard and the tribute to Mads Mikkelsen, champion from the award for fulfillment in European cinema. Skarsgard switched it about his old friend right into a small-roast. "I don't admire you for the looks, since you're not attractive," Skarsgard riffed. "You possess an 'interesting' face. I understand you've been chosen most sexy guy in Denmark like 6 occasions but individuals are by individuals who don't know you. And we must remember, Denmark is an extremely small place." But Skarsgard ended on the sweet note. "Mads, all you do includes a clearness into it. There's nothing fuzzy by what you need to do. You're acting is clean, elegant and incredibly poetic." The greatest applause from the evening was for veteran British director Stephen Frears, who received an eternity achivement recognition. "Really, I'm all you don't," Frears stated towards the audience of European film professionals. "I'm no auteur and that i make cheerful films because I'm able to't stand the misery any longer. I'm only a bloke who makes films and hopes the crowd likes them. And That I'll attempt to fare better the next time.Inch Full listing of European Film Award those who win: EUROPEAN FILM 2011 Melancholia Dir. Lars von Trier EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011 Susanne Bier for Inside a Better World EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011 Tilda Swinton in We Have To Discuss Kevin EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011 Colin Firth within the King's Speech EUROPEAN Film writer 2011 Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for that Kid having a Bike CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011 Manuel Alberto Claro for Melancholia EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2011 Pina Dir. Wim Wenders EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011 Mads Mikkelson EFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Stephen Frears EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - PRIX EURIMAGES Mariela Besuievsky EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011 Chico & Rita Dir. Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011 Tariq Anwar for that King's Speech EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGN Jette Lehmann for Melancholia EUROPEAN COMPOSER Ludovic Bource for that Artist EUROPEAN DISCOVERY - PRIX FIPRESCI Oxygen (Belgium/Netherlands) Dir. Hendes Van Nuffel PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD The King's Speech EFA Video Clip AWARD The Wholly Family PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The building of 'The Artist' Related Subjects The King's Speech Melancholia The Artist Colin Firth Kirsten Dunst Tilda Swinton Tom Hooper Susanne Bier Lars von Trier Aki Kaurismaki Michel Hazanavicius Worldwide

Spaihts: 'Prometheus' fires up career trajectory

Jon SpaihtsIn the first 2000s, Jon Spaihts was on another profession entirely being an executive for that NY-based educational technology company Teachscape."It had been harmful, since it was challenging, satisfying and intellectually demanding and I saw a great existence there that I'd never go back to writing," he states.So Spaihts required annually removed from try to write his first script, and, prior to the there was a time up, he'd completed "Shadow 19" and offered it to Warner Bros.That project languished in development with Keanu Reeves mounted on star. Then Reeves requested Spaihts if he'd another project that may suit him. Spaihts pitched him a concept he'd for any sci-fi film noir that conspicuously featured the look of the guy stranded alone in space.After hashing within the idea for six days, Reeves made the decision it had been too bleak for him, but he loved the thought of the stranded spaceman. So Reeves' production partner Stephen Hamel known as Spaihts and requested him if there is a more happy story to become told concerning the lone figure."It had been among individuals magical fertilizing questions that you simply haven't considered to request yourself, which in turn causes an response to spring fully created out of your skull," recalls the Paradigm client, a Princeton grad who planned to become novelist before turning his focus on screenwriting. "I riffed at him in reaction, as well as in half an hour had drew on the telephone the spine of the items grew to become my script 'Passengers,' " presently in development at Universal."People" eventually come to individuals at Scott Free Prods., who asked him set for an over-all meeting, throughout recognise the business leader Michael Costigan pointed out that they are considering developing an "Alien" prequel for Ridley Scott to direct."Again, I riffed," Spaihts states, "as well as in around an hour had spat out what continues to be spine from the story of 'Prometheus,' " which Fox is scheduled release a next June.More lately, he's scripted New Regency-Summit's approaching "The Pitch-dark Hour" and "World War Robot" for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, to whom he's also penning an untitled space adventure.TEN SCREENWRITERS To Look At 2011:Josh Applebaum & Andrew Nemec Jay Baruchel & Jesse Chabot Justin Britt-Gibson Neil Mix Andrew Haigh Kurt Johnstad Lauryn Kahn Paula Pell Jon Spaihts John Yorkey Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Disney Boss buys Apple shares

Mouse House Boss Robert Iger ponied in regards to a million dollars for shares of Apple now inside a gesture of excellent belief after being named towards the company's board of company directors recently. He acquired 2,670 shares around the open market at roughly $375 each just for over $a million, based on a filing using the Investments and Exchange Commission Thursday. Iger's expenditure on Apple shares is just a fraction of his newest annual pay package around $$ 30 million for running Disney. Iger had also received 142 restricted stock models that vest in Feb when he was hired towards the board after Genentech topper Art Levinson grew to become Apple's new chairman following a dying of co-founder Jobs. Iger and Jobs grew to become close once the Disney chief headed the offer to get Pixar. Jobs grew to become a Disney board member and enormous individual investor. The filing also noted that Iger's wife, Willow Bay, possessed 75 shares of Apple stock just before his joining the business's board. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'The Expendables 2' Poster: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis Shoot Guns

The initial poster for 'The Expendables 2' will be here -- which is whatever you expected. There's Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger (sans mind injuries), Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren, shooting numerous assault rifles while an enormous fire rages on without anyone's understanding. It's prefer aging action hero poster ever! 'The Expendables 2,' that's scheduled striking theaters on August. 17, 2012, has encounter problems while shooting -- the crew was most recently punished for dangerous a softball softball bat collapse Bulgaria. Mind to JoBlo for your poster. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

THR Flashback: Regis Philbin's Other High-Profile TV Exit

Regis Philbin, who at 80 is departing Live! With Regis and Kelly (though not retiring from TV), found themselves at the center of a media storm in 1968 when he was the Erection dysfunction McMahon-type partner to Joey Bishop. The prior year, Philbin had showed up the job with Bishop -- whose 11:30 p.m. ABC talk show taken spend Johnny Carson -- but he quit 15 several days later within a tape.our editor recommendsRegis Philbin's Last Show: Luminaries Avoid 'Live!' HostWhy Regis Philbin States Farewell to 'Live!': Inside the Talk Show Host's DepartureRegis Philbin Continues Media Blitz Throughout His Final Week On AirRegis Philbin Tries to Get Another Hug from David Letterman on 'Late Show' (Video)Related Subjects•Live! With Regis and Kell... VIDEO: Praising Regis Philbin's 80th With 8 Memorable Moments The Hollywood Reporter's Rambling Reporter column mentioned Philbin, then 36, heard "an ABC professional or two happen to be bum-rapping him and promoting Joey to switch him 'for the truly amazing in the show.' So Regis told Joey he loved him a lot of to jeopardize his show and walked off." The network was flooded with letters following a telecast, and Philbin returned. Bishop told Newsweek then that his announcer was "as being a boy during my experienceInch and "one of the better persons I've ever met." 30 years later, however, he told The Dallas Morning News that Philbin's motivation for quitting will be a salary dispute, referred to as him "an ingrate" and mentioned "he gives lots of desire to individuals who've no talent." Bishop died in 2007. PHOTOS: The Hollywood Reporter's 80th Anniversary 'Legends' Problem In the 2006 Archive of yank Television interview, Philbin spoke in regards to the incident. "I didn't experience how it would go," he mentioned. "I used to be wanting that could be the way switched out, which i had been glad it did." Bishop's show was canceled in 1969. Philbin ongoing to host myriad local talk shows before his daily program with Kathie Lee Gifford became a member of national distribution in 1988. Related Subjects Regis Philbin Accept Regis and Kelly

Sony Pictures' 'Smurfs 2,' 'Houdini' and 'Singularity' to Shoot in Montreal

TORONTO - Studio movie shoots in Canada these days increasingly come in bunches for added production savings.our editor recommendsForeign Box Office: 'The Smurfs' Remains No. 1 This Weekend Overseas Columbia's 'Houdini' Project Taps Writer Scott Frank (Exclusive) Roland Emmerich may have delayed production on his sci-fi epic Singularity in Montreal, but that hasn't stopped Sony Pictures piling into Quebec with yet more big-budget movie shoots. The studio is now likely to shoot the $175 million Singularity picture in fall 2012, ahead of a May 2013 release, after Steven Spielberg wraps production on Robopocalypse at the Cite' du Cinema studio in summer 2012. Now there's word Sony Pictures is to shoot the upcoming sequel to The Smurfs and its Houdini project in Montreal as it takes advantage of Quebec's generous all-spend tax credit and additional digital media tax incentives for live action/CG hybrids. The studio is near to starting pre-production on The Smurfs 2, which has an August 2, 2013 release, and Jordan Kerner returning as producer. And Sony Pictures is also sending to Montreal director Francis Lawrence's high profile film about Houdini, the famed escape artist and magician. The studio is only the latest Los Angeles producer to secure economies of scale by shooting movies one after the other in Canada, often with the same local production crews and facilties. Relativity Media had Tarsem Singh shoot the CGI-heavy epic Immortals inside the Cite' du Cinema studio in Montreal, followed by production of next year's Julia Roberts-starring Snow White movie Mirror, Mirror, also in Montreal. And Universal Pictures similarly chose Montreal to shoot Mummy 3 and Death Race one after the other back in 2007. Related Topics Julia Roberts International The Smurfs Sony Pictures Entertainment Singularity Immortals

WATCH: 47 Ronin Director Carl Erik Rinsch's Interactive Google Maps-Inspired Car Commercial

Commercial director and Ridley Scott protege Carl Erik Rinsch will become better known when his feature debut, the ambitious Keanu Reeves samurai epic 47 Ronin, hits theaters in 2012. But in the meantime, another another of his eye-catching shorts has hit the web that showcases what could be the introduction of a memorable new talent to the film world. In Escape the Map, commissioned by Mercedes-Benz, Rinsch offers an interactive behind-the-wheel adventure set entirely in a pixelated, digital world of intrigue and femme fatales caught in the matrix of Google Streetview. Watch it and weigh in; is Rinsch the visionary filmmaker of the future? Rinsch already earned devotees with his earlier short film The Gift, created for Phillips’ Parallel Lines project, which deftly blends the stark aesthetic of a Soviet winter with the sleek sci-fi promise of a future filled with cool ass robots. He was previously tipped to direct Scott’s Alien flick Prometheus before Scott took the helm. I visited the set of 47 Ronin and, while I can’t yet say much of anything about that project, it was a highly ambitious affair — a fantastical take on the classic Japanese folk tale of 47 rogue samurai out for revenge — and was filmed in 3-D to boot. So it comes as little surprise that Rinsch would create something as inventive and slick as Escape the Map; you can watch a short 20-second teaser, or the longer five-minute gameplay capture (below), but the most immersive experience will come from actually playing/watching over at the official website, which also takes about five minutes; in it, you meet a woman named Marie (Mariah Bonner) who’s desperate to escape the shifting digital world around her, and follow her prompts to navigate around faceless Sim-like people on the streets of Hong Kong. It’s not the deepest concept of all time, but it’s a nifty few minutes — and it was shot, Rinsch tells Slashfilm, “in one day on his day off from editing and post production on Ronin.” Watch Carl Erik Rinsch’s ‘Escape The Map’ Mercedes-Benz Interactive Short Film [Slashfilm]

TLC Pairs Tabs On Competitive Irish Jig Ballroom ballroom dancers on New Series (Exclusive)

Getty Images It's like Riverdance meets Young children & Tiaras. TLC is once again yanking the curtain back around the community generally everyone knows almost no about. It is simply bought a completely new series in regards to the competitive arena of Irish jig dancing while using working title, Irish Dancing Tweens.our editor recommendsAnalyst: Discovery Communications COO Departure No Reason for AlarmAll-American Muslim: TV ReviewTLC Nabs Intimate Susan Boyle Documentary Featuring Simon Cowell (Exclusive) VIDEO: TLC Can get 'D.U.I.': Driving While Impaired Series Premieres in December "TLC is excited to discuss this subculture of dance with this particular audience," TLC's Gm Amy Winter notifies The Hollywood Reporter. "Irish jig dancing can be a global phenomenon as well as the series will disclose the earth behind the game in the compelling combination of heart and competition." The network that has looked into very unique cell phone industry's in Young children & Tiaras, Agree clothing, All-American Muslim, and Little People, Large World starts production round the new series now. It's bought eight episodes set to air inside the U.S. in Summer season 2012 after which it worldwide later that year. The series, produced by Sirens Media, features several dance schools and each episode zeroes in on individual ballroom ballroom dancers throughout rehearsals, preparation, travel, to ensure that as they are going feet-to-feet throughout competitions. VIDEO: ཏ Kids and Counting' Mother Michelle Duggar Expecting 20th Child When I hear the Irish jig community can be a totally unique specialty area inside the dance world, the series offers a great deal that's much like other shows we view round the network. There's the strain of stiff competition, a strict target the truth in the dance discipline, unique costume needs, several hours of practice, and, clearly, very competitive moms and coaches. The network has furthermore acquired the rights to air the feature-length documentary, Jig. Directed by Sue Bourne, the film captures an thorough think about the discipline with the rivals in last year's Irish Dancing World Game titles in Glasgow. TLC did not disclose the atmosphere date for your documentary. A clip for Jig can present you with a perception of what we'll see round the new series, Irish Dancing Tweens. Watch it below. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com Twitter:@TheRealJethro TLC

Nic Cages Stolen Superman Comic Poised to destroy Auction Record

Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Nicolas Cage's nearly-pristine copy of Action Comics no. 1 featuring the initial appearance of Superman-stolen from his home in 2000 and basically retrieved in April in the storage locker-is poised being most likely probably the most pricey comic ever offered round the open market within a web-based auction now being completed by comicconnect.com.our editor recommendsNicolas Cage's Finest TroublesNicolas Cage Handles to get rid of $9.5 Million on Rhode Island Mansion The auction started today and finishes on November. 30th. After a couple of several hours investing in an offer has showed up at $900,000. The current record is $1.5 million for just about any less well-maintained copy of Action Comics no. 1 offered in March 2010. PHOTOS: Finest Hollywood Splurges Handful of comics have as interesting or complicated a back story as Cage's copy of Action Comics no. 1. Licensed Guaranty Company, the important thing grader from the standard of collectible comics, recently designated this copy a grade of 9., which causes it to be the most effective-maintained freely-known copy of Superman's first appearance. Roughly 100 copies of Action Comics no. 1 remain around. Experts believe a maximum of five others, all in private hands, are of comparable quality with this copy. Sotheby's offered this comic at auction in 1992 for just about any then-record $82,500. Cage bought in 1997 for approximately $150,000. Around The month of the month of january 21, 2000, Cage reported the comic stolen for the La Police, along with high-grade copies of Batman's first appearance in Detective Comics no. 27 and Marvel Mystery no. 71. According to an accountComicconnect Boss StephenFishler released around the collector's website, Cage had the books displayed in security frames mounted for the wall. The particular moment in the robbery is unknown nevertheless the comics had possibly been missing for just about any week when Cage discovered the frames were empty. The Marvel Mystery resurfaced a few several days later nevertheless the other two comics ongoing to become lost. In April 2011, Cage's copy of Action Comics no. 1 was retrieved in the San Fernando Valley storage locker. The man who found the comic had bought the products within an abandoned locker. Cage's publicist released a disagreement within the actor in those days calling the recovery in the comic "divine providence" and showing hope "the heirloom will probably be returned to my family members.Inch Cage had received a coverage payment for your comic but in those days expressed fascination with reaching funds to revive possession in the book. Fishler wouldn't confirm this really is really the experience Comics stolen from Cage but theprovenanceof the comic--in the purchase at the begining of the 19 nineties towards the robbery in 2000-matches a history in the Cage comic. Comicconnect is selling it for your current owner, that's still considered to become Cage.Reps for Cage have not yet taken proper care of immediately a request within the Hollywood Reporterfor comment.Go to a copy in the fabled Cage Action Comics no. 1 below. Nicolas Cage

Ratings: NCIS Hits Season High

NCIS CBS' ratings juggernaut NCIS hit a season high with 20.31 million viewers Tuesday night, preliminary Nielsen data shows. Read our Glee recap It also posted a 4.1 rating among industry-prized 18-to-49-year-olds in prime time's first hour against ABC's tandem of Tim Allen's Last Man Standing and Man Up!, which attracted 9.21 million people (2.6 demo rating) and 6.22 million (1.7), respectively, while Fox's Glee and the first hour of NBC's The Biggest Loser lured 6.90 million (3.1) and 6.73 million (2.3), respectively. The CW's 90210 delivered 1.55 million (0.8). Photo timeline: The emasculation of men on TV At 9/8c, NCIS: Los Angeles won the hour with a viewership of 15.59 million (3.4 demo rating) vs. Dancing with the Stars' results show (14.85 million/2.7) and the second part of Loser (6.89 million/2.5). On Fox, New Girl and Raising Hope pulled in 6.80 million fans and 3.5 demo rating and 4.62 million/2.1, respectively. The CW's Ringer episode had 1.67 million (0.7). Read our Dancing with the Stars recap Unforgettable kept up its winning ways in prime time's final hour Tuesday with 11.62 million viewers (2.4 demo rating) vs. an ABC News special (8.64 million/1.7) and Parenthood (5.24 million/2.0).

Rachelle Lefervre Flashes Gun In New 'Cosmopolis' Photos

Interest surrounding "Cosmopolis" is high among different groups for a number of reasons. The fans of art films eagerly await everything David Cronenberg does. Fans of "Twilight" are wanting to see what publish-vampire fame means for your leading guy, Rachelle Lefervre. Either in situation, new photos within the Don DeLillo adaptation should spark the creativity of both camps. The newest images, that can come within the Portuguese magazine Atual (via Cosmopolis Film), show Pattinson searching particularly unhinged striving a revolver just off-screen. This content goes within the building of Cronenberg's next film, furthermore to revealing new pictures of Pattinson and also the co-star Sarah Gadon. The actress, fresh off her breakout in Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method," plays Elise, the wife of Pattinson's character, and will be a part of MTV's New Class. When Pattinson spoke to MTV News about his co-star, he mentioned he thought Gadon stood a great face. It the film is founded on follows Eric Packer (Pattinson), a wealthy youthful multimillionaire, using a day while he attempts to mix Manhattan to have the ability to get his haircut. If the idea of Rachelle Lefervre cutting his lovely locks isn't frightening enough to suit your needs, the trip across NY City can get trippy inside the most Cronenberg doing "Naked Lunch" type of way. "Cosmopolis" stars Pattinson, Gadon, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti and Jay Baruchel and hits theaters sometime next season. What can you consider the design of "Cosmopolis"? Are you currently presently excited to find out Rachelle Lefervre and Sarah Gadon together? How will you experience a publish-Edward Pattinson? Let us read your comments inside the comments below and also on Twitter!

Sundance To Co-Produce Jane Campions The Surface Of The Lake, Carol Hunter To Co-Star

Sundance Funnel has closed an offer with BBC Worldwide to co-produce and distribute within the U.S. Jane Campions The Surface Of The Lake small-series for BBC Two. Oscar champion Campion (The Piano) and Australian director Garth Davis will direct the 7-part small compiled by Campion and Gerard Lee (Sweetie). Joining star Elisabeth Moss are Carol Hunter, which side won a Best Actress Oscar on her performance in Campions The Piano, Peter Mullan (War Equine) and David Wenham (The The almighty from the Rings). Oscar those who win Emile Sherman and Iain Canning (The Nobleman Speech ) of See-Saw Films, and Philippa Campbell of Escapade Pictures are creating The Surface Of The Lake, which is provided both in 7-hour (with advertisements) and 6-hour (without) formats. The small is occur the remote mountain tops of recent Zealand and follows the disappearance of the five several weeks pregnant 12-year-old named Tui who had been last seen standing chest deep inside a frozen lake. Looking into detective, Robin Griffin (Moss), must lose herself to be able to discover the missing girl. Throughout the analysis, she collides with Matt Mitcham (Mullan), Tuis father, a nearby drug the almighty, and G.J (Hunter), a guru in a local womens camping. The situation testes Robin’s limits and transmits her on the journey of self-discovery. The surface of the Lake is definitely an emotional exploration in to the depths from the human spirit,” Sarah Barnett, Gm and EVP of Sundance Funnel, stated. Filming around the small will start in Feb in Queenstown, New Zealand, marking the very first production Campion will film in her own homeland because the 1993 The Piano. I'm deeply in love with the intense great thing about southern most New Zealand and am excited to become setting a tale within this finish around the globe paradise,” she stated.

Guy Confesses to Killing the daddy of Glee's Charice

Charice Pempengco The guy suspected of killing the estranged father of Glee singer Charice within the Philippines switched themself in Thursday, based on the Connected Press.Father of Glee's Charice wiped out within the PhilippinesOn Monday, police stated 40-year-old construction worker Ough Pempengco was wiped out after being stabbed within the chest and back by having an ice pick by an angry drunk guy. The suspect, Angel Capili Junior., surrendered Thursday and told the main of his village he was accountable for the murder, Gilbert Cruz, police chief of nearby Laguna province, stated.Charice drawn from concerts planned for Wednesday and Thursday in Singapore to come back home.Obtain the relaxation of present day news"I'm very sorry to any or all my fans from Singapore," she tweeted Tuesday. "I'm not really there to participate David Promote and Buddies concert. I've to return to the Philippines as quickly as possible to get along with my loved ones. I think you'll all understand. I really like all of you and that i will help you the coming year.InchView videos of ChariceThe 19-year-old singer have been estranged from her father since she would be a child and was elevated by her mother, Raquel. "I loved him and that i will still love him," she tweeted. "He's still my Father in the end."

James Franco Cast as 'Rapping Drug and Arms Dealer' in 'Spring Breakers'

A practical James Franco gathers no moss. Or something like that like this. The hilariously busy actor has apparently registered for starters of his most bizarre roles yet. Not really a chance, not Emmys host Franco is positioned to get a "rapping drug and arms dealer" in 'Spring Breakers' for director Harmony Korine. Inside the film, four co-eds make the most of a fast food restaurant to acquire money for a vacation in Florida after they get through to the Sunshine Condition, they're immediately arrested and bailed out by Alien (Franco), these drug dealer who would like those to kill among his adversaries. Classy! Emma Roberts looks like it's in discussions for one of the female leads, a hazard junkie. Korine developed a splash when he written the questionable 'Kids' in addition to directed the film 'Trash Humpers.' Franco was last noticed in 'Rise in the Planet in the Apes.' [via Variety] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Andy Rooney Remains Hospitalized After Surgery

Former 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney remains hospitalized after a minor surgery last week.our editor recommends'60 Minutes'' Andy Rooney Retires: What Pundits Are SayingAndy Rooney Ending Regular '60 Minutes' SegmentAndy Rooney's Final Broadcast Draws Largest October Audience Since 2007Andy Rooney Signs Off '60 Minutes' for Last Time: 'This Is a Moment I Have Dreaded' CBS News said the 92-year-old journalist is in stable condition and remains under medical care because he suffered serious complications from the operation. The medical reason for the surgery has not been disclosed, and the Rooney family asks that their privacy be respected at this difficult time, notes the network. PHOTOS: The Most Talked-About TV News Faces Rooney gave his last 60 Minutes commentary on Oct. 2. He had been with the show since 1968 as a writer and his "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney" segment had been a fixture on the show since 1978. At the time of his retirement from the CBS weekly newsmagazine, Rooney had clocked in 1,097 appearances. His rants ranged from his expressing concern because he had no idea who Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga or any of the bands are that are dominating the Billboard charts were to wondering if Bill Gates and Microsoft were making our lives harder. VIDEO: Andy Rooney: 5 Memorable Rants Rooney told viewers in his final 60 Minutes commentary that his retirement was a moment he wasn't looking forward to. "This is a moment I have dreaded," he said. "I wish I could do this forever." In an essay titled "My Lucky Life," Rooney told viewers about his time writing for the Army newspaper the Stars and Stripes during World War II. He said he decided to pursue a radio and TV career because he thought the "written word" was being ignored. VIDEO: Andy Rooney: 'I Just Don't Sign Autographs' Still, he had to continue writing his own pieces -- and has been earning a living as a writer for 70 years. Related Topics CBS 60 Minutes Andy Rooney

First Tintin Reviews: Spielberg's Herg Adaptation Reminiscent of Indiana Jones, But Is the Mo-Cap Up to Snuff?

The first batch of reviews are in for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited big-budget adventure that attempts to revive the charming Herg character (first introduced in 1929) with the most advanced motion capture technology money can buy. So what did the earlybird critics have to say? Thanks in part to the director’s storytelling ability, the well-executed action sequences (sometimes done in impossibly long takes) and the brilliance of mo-cap king Andy Serkis, it sounds as though the first Tintin has succeeded as an entertaining Spielberg film. But because of the limitations of motion capture — even in its most advanced current state — Tintin also fails to meet the revolutionary filmmaking expectations set for Spielberg’s first foray into the format. Following the first screening in Belgium on October 10, a number of reviews have surfaced ranging from mixed-positive to positive. The most critical write-up of the film yet comes from The Telegraph which gave Tintin a 3/5 rating: …there’s a mechanistic quality to Spielberg’s craft that’s undoubtedly disappointing: a film directed by one such distinctive artist and based on the work of another shouldn’t feel like it could have been made by almost anyone. The main personality-stifler is the film’s use of performance capture; the method by which the cast’s movements and expressions have been translated into computer-generated visuals. However much more successful the technique is here than it has been elsewhere, crucially it’s not successful enough: even if Jamie Bell wasn’t so monotonously earnest as Tintin, he’d still look about as conscious as a bollard with a quiff. Even so, the U.K. paper notes that the film’s “breakneck pace” works favorably and that the “stuffiest 3-D refuseniks” will appreciate “a terrific motorbike chase through a Moroccan marketplace, presented in one impossible, continuous take” and a “hallucinatory sequence that brings galleons crashing through the moonlit Saharan dunes is pure blockbusting spectacle.” Variety is more forgiving of the motion capture, noting that audiences might question the format until “Snowy, Tintin’s faithful white terrier, performs antics not even the best-trained pooch could perform and the sets, stunts and action sequences become ever more lavish.” “The worst” that Variety says of the film is that “the action is so relentless, it nearly comes to feel like a videogame as it leaps from one challenge to the next.” Even so, the “consistently stylish and richly detailed design work” will more than make up for the pace. Like other reviewers, HitFix claims that Tintin follows the original Indiana Jones template more than the Spielberg franchise’s last, disappointing installment Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, “in which Harrison Ford’s eyes appeared deader than those of any mo-cap mannequin.” HitFix also credits Spielberg for sharing Herg’s “story-loyal earnestness,” a commonality which allows the charming cartoon character to make his hi-tech feature film debut organically enough. Even if the mo-cap characters are not that appealing, the “film’s smashing key set piece […] fully justify this technological leap of faith, while also successfully adapting the distinctive flat-color textures of Herg’s trademark ligne claire drawing style.” And then there are the unabashed raves from ScreenJabber.com (“The Adventures of Tintin is an absolute belter. […] It’s slick, exciting, laugh-out-loud funny, sympathetic to its origins, superbly voiced and leaves you wanting more.”) and The Sun (“…laughs aplenty.”) Which review do you trust most? The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will continue premiering overseas this month until it finally reaches U.S. theaters on December 21. · The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn - review [The Telegraph] · The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn [Variety] · Review: Fun, frisky ‘Tintin’ pages Indiana Jones [Hitfix]

Gospel Stardom a Bumpy Road for Le'Andria Johnson

ATLANTA (AP) When Le'Andria Johnson won BET's "Sundays Best" two years ago, the gospel singer wasn't quite ready to live the gospel life.She earned a recording contract after her victory, performed on the network's "Celebration of Gospel" and was on her way to gospel stardom, but Johnson still didn't want to swear off worldly habits such as going out to the nightclub, drinking alcohol or smoking. At one point, she felt like she couldn't live up to the standards expected for an inspirational singer."I didn't want to be disrespectful to God," Johnson said. "I wanted to cool out for the moment and do me, go out or do anything. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't do it. Going out to the club I couldn't. Drinking I just couldn't do it."She found that the party lifestyle wasn't for her anymore, but she didn't give up everything from the secular world. She learned how to enjoy herself at functions with others who might be drinking alcohol, and still be true to her faith at the same time: "It's hard trying to please people, but not anymore."So far, her approach has worked.Johnson's debut album, "The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson," which was released in mid-September, has topped Billboard's top Gospel Album chart for the fourth time in the last five weeks. She co-wrote most of the songs on her album, which also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Christian/Gospel album chart."When you see that mic in my hand, I'm giving you what happened to me last week or last month," Johnson said. "Good or bad, I'm giving you my story. My music is my reality show."Most of Johnson's "reality show" has been a rough ride. The 29-year-old single mother of three has been divorced twice and struggled to financially stay afloat. She fell so behind on home payments that she lost her house to foreclosure a few days before the final "Sunday Best" audition.Initially, Johnson did not want to make the 10-hour drive from her residence in Orlando, Fla., to New Orleans for auditions, but her family and friends persuaded her to compete. She made the drive and showed up just before her audition, wearing flip-flops and gym socks.Johnson remembered the stares from some of the contestants, and hearing others criticize her appearance. But her vocal ability overshadowed her clothing at an audition where mostly everyone else wore semi-formal attire."The whole time, some were like 'Oh, what does she have on? Or why does she dress like that?" she recalled. "I got those looks. I dealt with all that. I almost left. But it was a little voice in me to that told me to stand (still). From there, I've watched God change my life one episode at a time."Once Johnson advanced to "Sundays Best," she inspired judges and many of the two million-plus viewers of the gospel talent show with her vibrant stage presence and powerful vocals.Matthew Knowles, who signed Johnson to his label Music World Gospel in a joint venture with BET and the "Sunday Best" brand, said Johnson's soulful voice and honest lyrics remind him of Mary J. Blige."That's why fans are buying her music, because of her honesty," said Knowles, the father and former longtime manager of Beyonce. "I call her the Mary J. Blige of gospel music. She's just a real person. She's extremely raw sometimes."Johnson says the experience over the past two years has given her confidence moving forward. In late November, she will release her first holiday album, "Christmas Best," which will include "Sundays Best" season four winner Amber Bullock."There's life in a dead situation," she said. "God can use whomever he wants to use. When I don't give myself too much credit, I know God is taking care of the situation. It's not me. I'm just glad to be a willing vessel."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Young Justice Recruits Brent Spiner and Alyssa Milano for the Injustice League

Joker Here comes the Injustice League! In tonight's episode of Cartoon Network's Young Justice, a secret society of super villains emerges - and there's some cool voice casting on the roster. Star Trek: The Next Generation's Brent Spiner (who appeared on last night's Big Bang Theory) stars as the Joker, while Charmed vet Alyssa Milano plays Poison Ivy. In the episode, "Revelations," a series of attacks by plant monsters around the world triggers the Justice League into action. Their teenage sidekicks - Robin, Superboy, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, etc. - want to help in the fight but are instead dispatched to take out the Injustice League. This formidable collection of classic DC Comics rogues includes (pictured, left to right) Count Vertigo, Poison Ivy, Black Adam, Wotan, Ultra-Humanite, Atomic Skull and Joker. Young Justice airs Fridays at 6:30/5:30c on Cartoon Network. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Ted Koppel Joins Brian Williams' 'Rock Center'

NY -- Ted Koppel will join Brian Williams' upcoming newsmagazine Rock Center as a special correspondent. The widely reported news was made official Thursday by NBC News president Steve Capus.our editor recommendsWhat to Expect From Brian Williams' 'Rock Center'Brian Williams' Newsmagazine to Be Called 'Rock Center'Brian Williams Talks Politics, Occupy Wall Street on 'Late Show' (Video) "A pioneer of broadcast journalism, Ted has touched every major news event spanning nearly five decades, and not only does he bring a tremendous amount of experience to the broadcast, he is a tireless advocate for quality journalism, and is one of our profession's premiere storytellers," Capus said in a statement. PHOTOS: The Most Talked-About TV News Faces Added Williams: "My goal has been to make Rock Center the Cooperstown of our craft. Ted is a consensus Hall of Famer, joining the best team of men and women on the air today. While his place in the history of television journalism is already established, his work here is just beginning. This is the next chapter, and it's an enormous honor to work with this giant and former competitor." Koppel spent 25 years at ABC News where he was the original anchor ofNightline. But he left the news division in 2005 whenNightlinewas re-imagined as a multi-topic, multi-anchor program. In 2008, he was recruited to contribute toBBC World News Americaby the broadcast's then executive producerRome Hartman. And Hartman, who left BBC America to become ep ofRock Center, was also instrumental in bringing Koppel to NBC News. Rock Center premieres Oct. 31 in the 10 p.m. time slot formerly occupied by the canceled Playboy Club. Related Topics Brian Williams

How Julia Roberts Saved Fireflies in the Garden... and the Latest in the Snow White Wars

Julia Roberts shot newbie director Dennis Lee’s ensemble family drama Fireflies in the Garden four years ago, but after an infamously disastrous Berlin Film Festival showing and distributor drama at Senator Films, the indie film languished for years on the shelf. Last night at their premiere in Los Angeles Lee told Movieline how Roberts saved the film from direct-to-video hell and Roberts explained why her upcoming project, Snow White, will be worth the price of admission. “Julia is Julia,” said Lee, explaining how his star came to champion Fireflies in the Garden years after it seemed a theatrical bow was no longer a possibility. “There’s only one Julia Roberts, and everybody knows who she is. So to have somebody on your side who’s championing your film can open a lot of doors, and a lot of opportunities to help get this film released that we would normally not have that kind of access to.” Did she make phone calls, pound on doors? “Everything. I mean, she’s here on the red carpet and you don’t see Julia on the red carpet often.” Roberts looked back on the experience, happy in hindsight to have helped Fireflies reach its audience. “I think it’s an educational challenge in the end,” she said on the red carpet. “We’re here now, so I can say I’m glad we went through what we went through, and for me in my career and the way it’s gone, it makes you appreciate not taking things for granted.” Lee told Movieline he was shocked when Roberts signed on to his film, about a writer (Ryan Reynolds) who returns to his Texas hometown for a family reunion, where tragedy forces him to come to terms with his unbearable father (Willem Dafoe), extended family, and his difficult childhood. “I think it was just the script,” Lee said. “Julia responded to the script, she read it and really enjoyed it. It gave her the opportunity not only to be a part of the type of film she wanted to do at the time, but also to be with her husband [cinematographer Danny Moder], who was shooting my movie.” Roberts plays Reynolds’ mother Lisa (in period flashbacks and, with the aid of old age make-up, in the present), the anchor of the family and [MILD SPOILERS] the character at the center of the inciting tragedy that begins the film. “When my mother was taken away I remember asking my dad, ‘Was she in pain?’ Because my mother was taken away in a car accident similar to this one. And my father answered, ‘No, she was happy.’ He could see it in her eyes. So in the movie when Michael finds out that after all these years of suffering and of placating her intolerable husband, that his mother passed away happily, that’s enough to give forgiveness.” [END SPOILERS] Was it a challenge for Roberts to balance her off-screen and on-screen families, working closely with husband Moder, whom she met on the set of The Mexican? “I think it’s challenging for everybody in different ways,” she said. “My challenge as a wife and mother are very different from the ones I portray in this movie, but I think for everybody it is.” I asked Lee if he saw any similarities to Tree of Life, which also filmed around Austin, Texas, employed flashbacks, and explored the experience of a man reassessing his childhood with his stern father and angelic mother. “We shot around the same area,” he admitted. “Terrence Malick is awesome — so no similarities.” Roberts will soon star in Snow White with Lily Collins and Armie Hammer. And as the Snow White wars heat up in competition with the other Snow White project, Kristen Stewart’s warrior princess take Snow White and the Huntsman, Roberts gave us one reason to choose her fairytale picture: Hammer. “It was great,” she beamed. “He was naked a lot in our movie, so there’s a reason to buy a ticket!”

NBC Orders Six More Prime Suspect Scripts

Prime Suspect, Maria Bello NBC is staying on the beat with Det. Jane Timoney. The network has ordered six more scripts of Prime Suspect, a show rep confirms. NBC orders six more scripts of Harry's Law The news, first reported by Deadline, follows a similar script order for sophomore drama Harry's Law earlier on Wednesday. The Maria Bello-headlined remake of the BBC series debuted soft, only drawing in 6 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in the adults ages 18-49 demo. However, the show has held steady and is enjoying increased exposure after taking over the Mondays at 10/9c time slot formerly held by The Playboy Club. So far this season, NBC has canceled Playboy Club and Free Agents, and ordered full seasons of Up All Night and Whitney. Are you excited for more Prime Suspect?

CBS Relegates How To Be A Gentleman To Saturdays, Replaces It With Rules Of Engagement

It is two weeks and out for new comedy series How To Be A Gentleman in its prime 8:30 PM Thursday time slot. The network has pulled the sitcom effective immediately: Beginning October 20, it will air veteran Rules Of Engagement in that spot, following The Big Bang Theory, and move Gentleman to Saturdays. (CBS will air a Big Bang repeat in the time period next week.) There is chatter that production on Gentleman is being shut down, which would mean a certain cancellation, but I have not been able to confirm that just yet. UPDATE: I have now confirmed that production on Gentleman will indeed shut down after 9 produced episodes. The final episode will be filmed tonight. That is effectively a cancellation for the sitcom with the Saturday run qualifying as a burn-off, though CBS never officially cancels a series before the upfronts. After a lackluster debut last week with a 2.7 rating among adults 18-49 — which was down 33% from the premiere of $#*! My Dad Says in the time period last season — Gentleman dropped another 7% last night, squandering almost half of its Big Bang lead-in. Conveniently, the network has Rules Of Engagement ready to go, and for a second consecutive year, the veteran is being summoned to replace a faltering rookie in the Thursday 8:30 PM slot. (Last season, it stepped in for $#*! My Dad Says.) While Rules looked pretty weird on the CBS schedule revealed in May when the comedy was slated for Saturday nights, the 22-episode order helped producer Sony Pictures TV get to a syndicatable number of episodes and provided the network with a back-up plan, which is now being put in motion.

Healthy Hollywood: Great Food Friday Rocco DiSpiritos Weight Loss Guidelines!

First Launched: October 7, 2011 12:16 PM EDT Credit: NY, N.Y. -- Caption Rocco DiSpiritos bookLose 10 20 30 pounds without depriving or sweating it! Healthy Hollywood is game! Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito who came by Access Hollywood Live now revealed anyone can begin losing the pounds by considering making simple changes for his or her diet. Think baked potato instead of Fried taters or Canadian sausage instead of regular sausage. Theyre really no-brainer calorie savers that induce a stable, automatic loss simple changes anybody might make without plenty of effort, unveils Rocco within the new book Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts. Enjoy it fat loss thats accessible and sustainable! Right here are a handful of of Roccos favorite calorie-slashers: Lose ten pounds every year (eliminate 100 calories every day) *Trim the skin from chicken whitened meat (100 calories saved). *Forgo the 20-ounce OJ and possess a genuine orange rather (100 calories saved). *Switch to low-body body fat cheeses (100 to 150 calories per serving saved). Lose 20 pounds every year (eliminate 200 calories every day) *Drink skim milk instead of dairy (200 calories saved in the event you consume 3 glasses every day). *Steam sea food rather than baking (250 calories saved). *A medium baked potato instead of fries (266 calories saved). Lose 30 pounds every year (eliminate 300 calories every day) *Use low-body body fat or non-body body fat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream (340 390 calories saved). *Switch from butter inside your toast to all or any-fruit jam (370 calories saved). *Costly fry the meals (500 calories saved). Rocco also distributed to Healthy Hollywood his diet-friendly Mac & Cheese recipe. A typical serving from the childhood favorite is finished 800 calories, but Roccos technique is a slim 399 calories. Is it possible to say, more Mac & Cheese, please! Mac & Cheese with Pork & Broccoli (Serves 4) Elements: 1 large Vidalia chopped onion 9 chopped garlic clove clove cloves .5 cup water Salt & pepper 6 ounces whole wheat grains elbow macaroni 2 cups broccoli florets .5 teaspoon dry mustard Pinch of cayenne 1.75 cups (about 7 ounces) shredded 50% reduced-body body fat cheddar .33 cup nonfat Greek yogurt .5 cup diced Canadian sausage .33 cup whole wheat grains panko bread crumbs .33 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese Method: Pre-warmth oven to 425. Spray an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Then, mix the onion, garlic clove clove, and water in the bowl. Salt & pepper. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 10 mins. Pour mixture into blender and blend until smooth. Prepare pasta and in the last two minutes of cooking, add the broccoli florets drain. While pasta is cooking, bring onion mixture, mustard, and cayenne to simmer over medium warmth, stirring frequently. Whisk inside the cheddar cheese until is has melted. Remove pan from warmth and stir in yogurt. Then toss the cooked macaroni as well as the Canadian sausage while using cheese sauce. Pour macaroni into baking dish, and sprinkle panko crazy. Top while using Parmigiano-Reggiano. Finally, bake for approximately 10 mins, or until cheese has melted and macaroni is hot throughout. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

South Park Takes on Aspergers Syndrome in Mid-Season Premiere (Video)

Comedy Central South Park returns Wednesday night with the second half of its 15th season. In the mid-season premiere, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone take on Asperger's Syndrome (or in this case, "Ass Burgers Syndrome") as Cartman goes to the nurse complaining of strange symptoms with a wrapped hamburger stuff down the back of his pants. The animated series' return this time is noteworthy in that it's the first batch of new episodes to be written since its creators won multiple Tony Awards over the summer for their Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon. The musical took home nine awards, including best musical, best book and best original score. Ass Burgers Get More: SOUTH PARKmore... Comedy Central is also debuting its new South Park behind the scenes documentary 6 Days to Air on Sunday night. The film follows Parker, Stone and their army of animators through the break-neck production pace of a single week in which they conceive, write, animate and edit and entire episode of South Park. South Park

'Chinatown' Screenwriter Robert Towne Penning 'Battle of Britain' for GK Films

Graham King's GK Films is taking to the skies, hiring veteran screenwriter Robert Towne to pen an original screenplay titled The Battle of Britain.our editor recommendsOscar Winner Robert Towne to Write Script For 'Pompeii' Based on an idea by King and inspired by tales of World War II dogfights over London told to him by his father, the project aims to tell how the underdogs of the Royal Air Force fought off the mighty German Luftwaffe for control of the capital's airspace. "My father lived in London and watched this spectacular dog fight over the city, so bringing this story of endurance and triumph to the big screen means a great deal to me," said King in a statement. King and his GK Films partner Tim Headington will produce the project. The company, which scored a hit with the Paramount animated movie Rango earlier this year, has three releases before the end of 2011: The Johnny Depp-starrer The Rum Diary, which opens October 28; Martin Scorsese's Hugo, which releases November 23; and Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, opening December 23. Towne is the iconic screenwriter behind 1970s classic Chinatown whose credits also include Days of Thunder and Mission: Impossible. He is currently writing an original pilot titles Compadre for Scott Free and FX . Related Topics The Rum Diary Graham King Rango GK Films

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Page Turner: The Michael Lewis Effect, The 'Human Centipede' Effect and the Best Robot Movie Ever

In this week's NY, Jessica Pressler analyzes something called the Michael Lewis Effect (a.k.a. how the subjects Michael Lewis writes about turn into national celebrities and, in the process, make a fortune). As Pressler states, "When Lewis does a book, he often puts the people he writes about in touch with [his agent Don] Epstein, because, inevitably, they are going to need an agent, too." Pressler follows that up by exhibiting the influence of a Michael Lewis book (or movie adaptation): "What other journalists can claim to have changed the way the game of baseball is played ... and possibly inspired Sandra Bullock to adopt a black baby?" What this means is that if you are really really interesting and are looking to make a little extra dough, hopefully, Michael Lewis will come knocking. Moving on to the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, last week, everyone was talking about EW's 'Avengers' cover (mainly why there was such a subpar Photoshop job of the six superheroes front and center). However, there were a few things that did not get as much attention in the issue, in particular, EW's poll of the best robot movie of all time. So, out of flicks like 'Star Wars,' 'Terminator 2' and 'Blade Runner,' what ended up winning? None other than Pixar's 'Wall-E' with 22 percent of the vote ('Star Wars' came in second with 17 percent). Cue angry Jedi fans worldwide. Now on to political-themed flicks: In this week's NYer, critic Anthony Lane reviews 'The Ides of March,' George Clooney's Howard Dean-esque thriller, starring a murderer's row of critically acclaimed "it" actors (Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marissa Tomei). What did Lane think of the film? Lots of style, but not enough substance, especially when it came the script: "Clooney and company could have used [director Preston] Sturges...when it came to rewrites. With all the betrayals and gassy ambitions swirling around here, we badly need dialogue to ignite the film, instead of which even the most aggressive spirits keep firing the dampest of lines." In other news: let's talk about everybody's favorite family film franchise, 'The Human Centipede' (Note: This movie is NOT a family film, that was a joke. Don't go renting it for your kids). In the NY Times this past Friday, Dave Itkoff interviewed 'Human Centipede 2' director Tom Six, who discussed the controversy surrounding his movie. "I like to make controversial films... I would hate it if I would make a film and people wonder what to have for dinner when the film is over," later adding "If people walk away crying, I like it...And if people are laughing, I love it. I want a reaction." Also interviewed in the piece is fellow torture porn filmmaker Eli Roth, who manages to compare the grotesqueries of the flick to the Royal Wedding. "It has nothing to do with the movie and everything to do with the climate of the culture," said Roth, referring to the British ban of 'The Human Centipede.' "No one's going to say, 'Well, maybe these people didn't like something like the royal wedding, and this display of wealth that was shoved down their throats.' People need a scapegoat for violence in culture." If your scapegoat is conducting nasty medical experiments on helpless human beings, then Eli is absolutely correct. Photo: Getty

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'Real Steel': Hugh Jackman Talks Robot Boxing, Possible Sequel (Video)

Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie, an out-of-work boxer who decides to find work in the new popular sport of robot boxing. At the same time, Charlie is tasked with taking care of his estranged son, and soon the father and son team are working together to build a champion bot.our editor recommends'Real Steel' Premiere'Real Steel' First Look: Hugh Jackman in Dreamworks' Robot Boxing Film PHOTOS: 'Real Steel' First Look: Hugh Jackman in Dreamworks' Robot Boxing Film Many of Jackman's co-stars emphasized how nice of an actor the X-Men star is, but in the film his character starts out down on his luck and a little unlikable. Was that difficult for Jackman to play? "It was great playing Charlie," Jackman told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere red carpet event. "I know people like Charlie, and I kind of have a feeling that all of us can be a little like Charlie. If we get knocked down on the wrong time in your life, you can stop believing in the world around you." PHOTOS: 'Real Steel' Premiere The robot stars of the film were brought to life through a combination of animatronic bots and motion capture. However, Jackman emphasized that Real Steel, which is Dreamworks production for Disney, is really a human story. He said his entire family loved it. "I saw it with my mother-in-law, my wife, and my kids at the same screening, and they were all crying at one point, laughing, and they really got into it," said Jackman. FILM REVIEW: Real Steel Disney and DreamWorks have been pushing a large marketing campaign for the film, even teaming up with Virgin America to get an airplane named after the film. Jackman also stopped by WWE Raw to promote the film. There has already been talks that a sequel is in the works, even before the release of Real Steel. Appropriately, Jackman used a sport analogy to explain what that felt like to him. STORY: Imax To Show 'Real Steel' on 270 Domestic Screens "Imagine asking a football player the night before the Super Bowl if they'll make the Super Bowl next year. It's a bit like that," said Jackman. Jackman stars with Lost's Evangeline Lilly and Dakota Goya, who plays Charlie's son in the film. Real Steel opens in theaters on Friday, October 7. Evangeline Lilly Hugh Jackman Real Steel Dreamworks Studios

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18 Celebrities Meet Up within the Trailer for 'New Year's Eve'

Do you consider Garry Marshall checked out his casting sheet for that approaching romcom 'New Year's Eve' if this was at 17 names and thought, "Need yet another superstar! Get me Til Schweiger"? Let us imagine he did, watching the entire trailer for 'New Year's Eve' -Body which removes the performed-out P!nk song in the first teaser for that soon-to-be performed-out Pitbull song you hear around the radio constantly. Party? 'New Year's Eve' drops into theaters on 12 ,. 9. Watch a clip in HD at Apple.

ABC's 'The Chew' Off to Decent Start

ABC ABC launched its All My Children replacement, lifestyle series The Chew, on Monday to 2.5 million total viewers. Though the programs do not air in the same time periods, to offer a bit of comparison, The Chew posted a larger opener than the 2.2 million who tuned in to the first episode of CBS' The Talk last year. The Chew, co-hosted by Clinton Kelly, Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall and Daphne Oz, outrated The Talk's premiere in three key demos: women 18-34 (167,000 vs. 158,000), women 18-49 (590,000 vs. 568,000) and women 25-54 (732,000 vs. 672,000). PHOTOS: Famous Alums of 'All My Children' The Chew, largely focusing on food, lifestyle and nutrition, outperformed All My Children's season average from 2010-11 in total viewers (2.5 million vs. 2.4) and the women 18-49 demographic (0.9 rating vs. 0.8). Final numbers for the All My Children series finale will not be available until later this week. During the summer Television Critics Assoc. press tour in early August, the hosts and producer of The Chew defended their show to a roomful of reporters. "We hope that [soap fans] enjoy our show," said executive producer Gordon Elliot. "We were asked to come adn join the daytime lineup because the daytime tastes have changed. Really we're just [filling] a need that was already there. We would love the soap fans to share a little bit of us." Kelly, who also co-hosts TLC's What Not to Wear, said, "People tune in to soaps because they feel the casts are their friends. ... We can't be soap operas but we can be a group of people you can hang out with." All My Children ended its run on ABC on Friday, Sept. 23 and Prospect Park announced Tuesday that it will launch online in January. One Life to Live is slated to say farewell early next year. TV Ratings All My Children

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Hollywood Film Awards Honorees Announced (Exclusive)

I have learned that the 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, will honor Christopher Plummer (Beginners) with its Hollywood Supporting Actor Award, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50) with its Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award, Jessica Chastain (Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life) with its Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award, and Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) with its New Hollywood Award. Each of the actors will be present to collect a statuette at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 24, 2011. This year's recipients follows in formidable footsteps. Plummer's award has previously gone to Geoffrey Rush, Matthew Broderick, Ben Affleck, John Travolta, Christoph Waltz, and Sam Rockwell, among others; Gordon-Levitt's to Orlando Bloom, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Derek Luke, Casey Affleck, James Franco, Jeremy Renner, and Andrew Garfield; Chastain's to Naomi Watts, Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan, Ellen Page, Sally Hawkins, Carey Mulligan, and Mia Wasikowska; and Jones's to Robert Pattinson, Gabourey Sidibe, and Jennifer Lawrence. Carlos de Abreu, the Founder and Executive Director of the event, told me, "These honorees have contributed their talent to such high quality films, and it is a great pleasure to honor them for their work." In recent weeks, as "The Race" was the first to report, de Abreu announced the recipients of several other prizes, as well: the cast of The Help for the Hollywood Ensemble Award; Rango for the Hollywood Animation Award; Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life) for the Hollywood Cinematographer Award; Oscar winner Stephen Mirrione (The Ides of March) with the Hollywood Editor Award; Oscar nominee James Murakami (J. Edgar) for the Hollywood Production Designer Award; and Oscar winner Scott Farrar (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) for the Hollywood Visual Effects Award. He says that the remaining honorees will be announced over the next few weeks. Christopher Plummer Jessica Chastain Joseph Gordon-Levitt 50/50 Felicity Jones

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Morning Grind: Madonna Rumored to produce Trims on 'W.E.' plus much more

With backing from Harvey Weinstein, Madonna's latest directorial effort 'W.E.' was considered a possible honours contender with this particular fall. It opened up within the Venice Film Festival to hoots, hollers, and very negative reviews. Might be the fabric Girl's new film dead in water? Not according to Page Six: the NY Publish gossip column claims that Madonna is cutting 10 mins from 'W.E.' before its release in December. Mentioned Madonna for the Daily Mail: "Maybe it takes a bit of the and a bit of this, and possibly it's still an item happening ... For God's sake, I am hoping it's finished soon!" This is actually the spirit! [NYP] Very good news round the Judd Apatow front. His new film -- which isn't really formally titled 'This Is Forty,' but might as well be -- will finish filming on Tuesday. "It's out of the blue become very sad around here," Apatow written on Twitter. "I am pleased with we. We gave our all." [@JuddApatow] "My question for you personally is, are you currently presently saying that you're smart, funny, and ugly? Because clearly you can't be pretty, right? I'm taking a chance that whoever's demeaning me, you're stating that you're smart and funny however, you can't be these. After which it they're like, 'Well, you're using.A No, I'm just being who I am and i'm really at ease with my sexuality, so when you apply to a push-up bra or positioned on lipsticks, don't criticize me whatsoever. Because that are you wearing people things for? Unless of course obviously you're in your house by yourself along with your mate. That are get you started in the world doing that for, that are you trying to impress? So people cannot at all like me, that's fine. People cannot think I'm funny, that's fine. But if you are trying to create a disagreement for girls generally -- I'm like, you know what happens? You don't speak for several women I realize, and you also don't speak personally. It's just you and your narrow minded pals that could all have this opinion. No less than preface it with this particular. Like, 'Hi -- me and my pals are really narrow-minded which we can not stand Olivia.' Great. Do not speak regarding all ladies.Inch Real talk from 'I Have No Clue How She Does It' co-star Olivia Munn. [Movieline] 'Book of Mormon' star Josh Gad has -- watch for this -- reserved a completely new role. (GROAN!) He'll co-star in Stuart Blumberg's 'Thanks for Talking about,' which already stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. The film is about sex addiction. [Variety] "Is Ryan Gosling the completely new George Clooney?" Hopefully? [LAT] With 'Bridesmaids' on DVD, fascination with Melissa McCarthy's scene-stealing performance has restored to the level that so many people are speaking about her as an stealth Best Supporting Actress nominee within the Academy awards. Unlikely, but let's mix our fingers together. [NextMovie] Photo: Darren Calabrese/AP

The River Was previously a Guy

A Rohfilm production in colaboration with SWR and Debut Im Britten. (Worldwide sales: Rohfilm, Berlin.) Created by Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stoter, Jan Zabeil. Executive producer, Catherine Bode. Directed by Jan Zabeil. Script, Zabeil, Alexander Fehling.With: Alexander Fehling, Sariqo Sakega, Babotsa Sax'twee, Obusentswe Deamar Manyma, Nx'apa Motswai. (British dialogue)The River Was previously a Guy" fits loosely within the tradition of past solo-survival tales from "The Naked Prey" through "In to the Wild" and "127 Hrs," however with a far more detached, cerebral approach that's intriguing, otherwise for everybody. Created by lead thesp Alexander Fehling, who co-authored with first-time feature director Jan Zabeil, this arrestingly spare feature follows a German traveler whose tour of the un named South African nation turns harrowing when he manages to lose his guide. Pic is really a wild card in commercial terms but tend to certainly reward adventuresome distribs in niche play. Lengthy, quiet prologue follows the film's nameless protagonist (Fehling, "Goethe!") because he drives day and evening into an alien rural landscape, at some point apparently crashes into cattle, but without harm. Coming in a riverbank, he leaves his Vehicle and, either by arrangement or accident, employs an seniors fisherman (Sariqo Sakega) to consider him for any boat ride, though he sleeps through the majority of it. They create camping some miles away and, after they have exchanged the couple of words of British they share, the 30-ant tourist describes he's an actress. This appears absolutely meaningless to his host, who cryptically describes they are visitors "around the land of all of the creatures," susceptible to possible attack by an angry elephant or hungry other creature. Come morning, the tourist has apparently had an adequate amount of the exoticism and isolation he made an appearance to crave. However it works out that his companion has, simply and without violence, expired throughout the evening. Fighting stress in addition to natural elements that appeared a great deal simpler for that late boatsman to cope with, he searches lookalike wetlands and empty houses for just about any signs and symptoms of habitation. Narrative becomes a ghost story of sorts as Fehring's character, right now disoriented enough to locate anything logical, must lay to relaxation the spirit from the guy who died in the company, lest that unburied soul walk the land to harm family members. More similar to Gus Van Sant's "Gerry" (if less than as challenging) or a number of Herzog's fiction odysseys compared to aforementioned mainstream features, "The River Was previously a Guy" hardly exploits suspense or supernatural elements in a conventional fashion. Nor will it request us to recognize using the lead being an Everyman Fehring holds attention throughout by having an understated yet charming performance, however the character's conditions and motivations remain a closed book. Ending leaves myriad questions dangling. While individuals characteristics will doubtless frustrate the literal-minded, Zabeil, Fehring and also the skeletal crew (Jakub Bejnarowicz may be the excellent d.p.) provide others having a hypnotic cipher that casts its spell gradually, yet with no wasted moment. Contributing to the otherworldly tenor is the choice to omit any music, causing us to be pay even more focus on ambient location sounds.Camera (color, HD), Jakub Bejnarowicz editor, Florian Miosge seem, Anton Feist, Magnus Pfleuger, Uwe Bossenz seem designer, Lars Ginzel. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Visions), Sept. 10, 2011. Running time: 83 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Moonves touts CBS' 'disciplined' costs

CBS Corp. Boss Leslie Moonves suggested their disciplined approach to programming costs Tuesday within the Goldman Sachs 20th Annual Communacopia Conference.Drawing contrast for the elevated possibilities the Eye's broadcast rivals Fox and NBC are generating around the fall schedule, Moonves noted the network need not spend as much to help keep its ratings, stating the introduction of just five new series this fall."We're very disciplined," he mentioned. "We have not overspent. It comes down lower to quality, not quantity."He suggested the big bets Fox is putting lower this fall on "The X Factor" and "Terra Nova" to produce its fourth-quarter viewership on closer level for the dominance the network achieves in the month of the month of january through May with "The The American Idol Show Show.Inch Moonves sometimes known for the additional $300 million NBC's new parent company, Comcast Corp., pledged to put into primetime development--a great investment he considered wise."They're in fourth place, they have to rebuild," he mentioned in the peacock. "It's a very smart step to complete.InchMoonves also gave notice for the Nfl that although football ongoing to become an excellent franchise for CBS, the eight-year $15 billion deal ESPN struck captured while using league may be too wealthy for his blood stream."We're aware the cost will probably increase,Inch he mentioned, watching CBS retains three years left on its pact to broadcast AFC games. "It won't be what ESPN paid out. Everyone knows that it will wound up costing more."Moonves also showed up at into recent CBS history to exhibit his fiscal prowess, watching the 2010 cancellation of drama "Without Any Trace," a collection the network had only partial having along with Warner Bros. While costs on "Trace" had risen to $4 million an instalment, Moonves mentioned altering the series with another that CBS had 100% having, "The Truly Amazing Wife," at under half the expansion expense and other ratings, converted to a genuine coup.Mentioned Moonves, "Consider the primary difference on cost for the network."The Interest Boss also forecasted over te next a long time he prone to collect hundreds of millions backwards retransmission costs, which are a slice of revenues local affiliate entrepreneurs get from entrepreneurs. But this new stream won't come without some friction according to Moonves, even though network hasn't seen much tension with stations so far of those discussions."You haven't learned about fights, we now have saved it quiet," mentioned Moonves. "Possibly the operative word is yet. There can be some disputes as you mind into the future and somebody thinks we're overcharging or we don't think we're getting paid out enough but at this time around we now have had the chance get to these handles our MSOs and our affiliate entrepreneurs."Moonves didn't specify what entity could potentially cause the dispute, though he noted that 25 deals are actually completed round the reverse-retrans front, and also the other such pact will rapidly be introduced while using Eye's first station group.CBS has nearly 40% of the 220 affiliate entrepreneurs inside the U.S. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com