Is 'We Bought a Zoo' So Sappy It's Good? (And 24 Other Urgent Questions)

On Friday, a story about a family purchasing a zoo arrives in theaters with the daring and bold title of 'We Bought a Zoo.' Matt Damon ('The Rainmaker') stars as Benjamin Mee, a father of two who buys the titular zoo. Is 'We Bought a Zoo' so sappy that it's good? Or will you drown in the sap and die? As a service, we answer every question that you could possibly have about 'We Bought a Zoo.' Q: How many times did you cry during 'We Bought a Zoo'? A: Wait, what? Cry? I certainly didn't "cry" during 'We Bought a Zoo.' Q: So you're saying that you did not, at any point, cry during 'We Bought a Zoo'? A: OK, look, "cry" is such a strong term... Q: Did moisture form in the general vicinity of your eyes at any point during 'We Bought a Zoo'? A: Twice. (Also, I'm only human.) Q: What is 'We Bought a Zoo' about? A: It's about a recent widower named Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) who purchases a zoo. Q: Wait, Benjamin Mee purchases that 1970s PBS show? The one with the kids in the striped shirts? A: You're thinking of 'Zoom.' Q: Why does Benjamin Mee buy a zoo? A: After the death of his wife, Benjamin feels that a change is needed -- especially after the bizarre behavior of his son, Dylan (Colin Ford) -- and decides to move. The perfect home is found, but, alas, it also includes a zoo. Q: What kind of bizarre behavior? A: Dylan has just been expelled from his school for stealing and has a tendency to draw pictures of decapitated bodies. Q: Did Matt Damon's wife in 'We Bought a Zoo' died from Meningoencephalitis Virus One? A: No. The events that transpired during 'Contagion' have nothing to do with the plot of 'We Bought a Zoo.' Q: How does Benjamin Mee afford a zoo? Does he have a very high paying job? A: Actually, he just quit his job as a journalist. Q: Even without quitting your job, could you afford a zoo? A: I'm lucky to afford Zoo Animal Crackers at this point. Luckily for Benjamin Mee, he has a family inheritance. Q: Does Benjamin's family enjoy owning a zoo? A: Benjamin's daughter, Rosie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones), is immediately smitten with the zoo. Dylan, on the other hand, is less than thrilled and misses his friends. But Dylan does develop a crush on one of the zoo's employees, Lily (Elle Fanning). Q: Who wouldn't want to own a zoo? A: Me. Probably you. Q: OK, what idealistic movie character wouldn't want to own a zoo? A: The problem with this particular zoo is that it's not currently in operation and is hemorrhaging money. So, with Mee's purchase, he also has to invest even more of his own money and time into restoring the zoo -- and paying the salaries of the zoo's staff. Q: Does Kevin James, as Benjamin's zookeeper, keep the mood light -- even in times of financial despair? A: Kevin James is not in 'We Bought a Zoo.' You're thinking of 'Zookeeper.' Scarlett Johansson ('The Perfect Score') plays the zookeeper in 'We Bought a Zoo.' Q: If you had to hire either Kevin James or Scarlet Johansson as your zookeeper, whom would you choose? A: This is tough. Johansson's Kelly Foster seems better qualified, but James' Griffin Keyes is funnier when he falls down. I just don't know. Q: What was the biggest surprise in 'We Bought a Zoo'? A: It's great seeing Patrick Fugit in another Cameron Crowe movie, but, boy, did he get really tall since 'Almost Famous.' Q: Is 'We Bought a Zoo' a good movie? A: Under most definitions of the word "good," I'd have to say that, no, it's not particularly "good." But its relentless goody-goody earnestness will win you over. It's actually humanly impossible to resist. Q: Should I see 'We Bought a Zoo'? A: Sure, why not? Just make sure to bring a tissue to wipe all of the sap off of your face. Honestly, this is the Gallagher of sappy movies -- people in the front row should be required to shield themselves with plastic tarps. Q: If it's the Gallagher of sappy movies, should I also expect some racist and homophobic jokes? A: No, I was just making an outdated reference to the guy who used to smash watermelons with a hammer. Forget I mentioned that. Q: Is 'We Bought a Zoo' the most earnest movie coming out this weekend? A: Unbelievably, it's not. 'War Horse' takes that particular title. Q: What's the best thing about 'We Bought a Zoo'? A: The music. I mean, this is a Cameron Crowe movie, after all. Q: If there ever is a sequel to 'We Bought a Zoo,' what are three possibly titles? A: 'We Own a Zoo,' 'We Sold Our Zoo,' and 'We Bought a Zoo 2: Goat Protocol.' Q: What are the odds that you lose your job over the fact that you just wrote the words 'We Bought a Zoo 2: Goat Protocol'? A: Forty-five percent chance. Q: Is either J.B. Smoove or Ken Jeong in this movie? A: Yes. Q: If I'm at a cocktail party and I'm asked what my opinions of 'We Bought a Zoo' are, even though I haven't seen 'We Bought a Zoo', what should I say? A: "Yes, this is a sappy movie; there's no doubt about that. Look, Nigel*, I know this is a cynical world, but Matt Damon's performance left me wishing that, at least, every now and then, we can just all take a moment and enjoy the things in life that we do have. For a change." (*I took the liberty of assuming that you will be talking with a man named Nigel.) You can contact Mike Ryan directly on Twitter [Photo: Fox] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Discovery Sued By Woman Who Claims 'Weed Wars' Was Her Idea

Prashant Gupta / FX FX and Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter have prevailed in a lawsuit filed by an ex-Hell's Angel biker who claimed the idea for the hit drama series was stolen.our editor recommends'Glee,' 'Sons of Anarchy' Added to Amazon Prime Instant Video Streaming Service'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter on Season 4's Bold Finale and Season 5 PlansFurious 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Tells DirecTV Viewers 'You're Getting F---ed Over'; Reveals Banned Script Chuck Zito sued FX for $5 million in June 2010 claiming he had developed a show called Nomads (later The Wild Angels) and had agents at ICM set up a pitch meeting in 2004 with FX chief John Landgraf, during which Zito says he discussed ideas for a show about a motorcycle club. FX passed on the project but later developed Sutter's Sons, which ICM packaged and which recently concluded its 4th season as a big hit for the network. "FX was obligated to pay Zito the reasonable value of his ideas, hire him to work on the series and afford him screen credit as creator," the lawsuit alleged. "Defendants breached an implied-in-fact contract with defendant." VIDEO: 'Sons of Anarchy': Ron Perlman Says Season 4 Was a Challenge At the time, Sutter took to his twitter account to blast the lawsuit, saying: "HAVING THE F***ING IDEA IS NOT THE SHOW. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE TV DRAMAS PITCHED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. NONE OF THEM HAS MADE IT TO SERIES, EXCEPT SOA. BECAUSE THEY SUCKED." STORY: 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter on Season 4's Bold Finale and Season 5 Plans Today a Los Angeles Superior Court judge agreed, ruling on summary judgment that Sons was independently created and Zito doesn't have a case. The judge relied on declarations submitted by Sutter, Landgraf and talent agent Matt Solo (now with WME), among others, showing Sutter's development process and the fact that Sons was pitched to several networks, including HBO and AMC, before arriving at FX, which bought the project in a bidding war. The judge saw no reason for the case to continue past the summary judgment phase. We've reached out to Zito's attorneys for comment. FX is represented by Scott Edelman at LA's Gibson Dunn firm and Rick Stone at Jenner & Block. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Sons of Anarchy' Red Carpet Premiere

Boardwalk Empires Shocking Finale Hits Season High, Luck So-So In Preview

Boardwalk Empires second season ended on a high note. The finale, featuring the shocking death of a major character (won’t reveal more for the sake of procrastinating DVR viewers), averaged a season high 3 million viewers at 9 PM on Sunday. Another 834,000 viewers caught the 11 PM replay for a combined audience of 3.8 million. Sandwiched between the two airings of Boardwalk Empire was a preview of HBOs new David Milch/Michael Mann series Luck, which premieres Jan. 29. The pilot episode of the horse-racing drama starring Dustin Hoffman averaged 1.1 million viewers, holding onto a third of the Boardwalk Empire finale audience.

Brad Garrett In Talks to Join Steve Carell in 'Burt Wonderstone' (Exclusive)

Getty ImagesMark Moses Mark Moses is going from Wisteria Lane to searching for who killed Rosie Larsen. The Desperate Housewives star has booked a major arc for Season 2 of AMC's The Killing, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Moses will play Lt. Carlson, a new detective who joins the Seattle police department and the investigation into Rosie's death. He will appear in at least eight episodes of the nuanced drama. The drama's controversial first season ended with Linden (Mireille Enos) boarding a plane to California join her fiancé in California only to learn that her partner, Holder (Joel Kinnaman), fabricated evidence involving their prime suspect in the case. STORY: Season 2 of 'The Killing' Will Reveal Rosie Larsen's Killer, Says AMC Exec Moses is currently reprising his role as Paul Young on the final season of ABC's Desperate Housewives. The Killing role reunites Moses with AMC, where he played Herman "Duck" Phillips on the network's Mad Men from 2007-10. Repped by Innovative Artists and the Coronel Group, Moses' credits also include stints on Criminal Minds, Covert Affairs, Castle and Drop Dead Diva. The Killing returns in the spring. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit Desperate Housewives The Killing

'Anything Goes' on the road

The Roundabout Theater company's strong-selling revival of "Anything Goes" will hit the road in the 2012-13 season. National tour will stop at more than 25 cities including L.A., where the musical will play a stint at the Ahmanson Theater. Roundabout work has been seen on the road before, with the theater in recent years sending out touring offshoots of its Broadway productions of "12 Angry Men" (which played around the country for a total of two years) and of tuner "Cabaret." "Anything Goes" seemingly has the potential for success on the road, where auds often gravitate toward old-fashioned Broadway standards with a familiar title. New revival, which opened last season, also got a profile boost when it scored a couple of Tonys, including one for top revival and another for the dance moves of helmer-choreography Kathleen Marshall. Tour opens in October 2012 at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Cast and other details for the road version remain to be announced. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

New Releases: 'The Sitter,' 'New Year's Eve,' 'I Melt With You,' 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'Knuckle,' 'W.E.'

It's December! And with temperatures dropping around the country, what better way to spend the second weekend of the month than by heading to a heated movie theater with a large bucket of warm popcorn in your lap? Whether you're into spy stories, romance or raunchy comedies, this weekend's slate of releases is sure to fill your holiday appetite (before you realize it's time to go shopping for gifts). So, which film will end up winning the box office this weekend? Let's find out in the Weekend Movie Preview. NATIONWIDE RELEASES 'New Year's Eve' What's the story: From director Garry Marshall -- who helmed the equally star-studded holiday-themed 2010 film, 'Valentine's Day' -- 'New Year's Eve' follows the lives of several individuals in NY City on the titular holiday. The film stars (deep breath) Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara. Box office projection: Based on the amount of NY City subways for 'New Year's Eve,' you might assume this film is poised to break box-office records. It won't, despite the pedigree of 'Valentine's Day,' which had a very nice $56 million opening. Remember: competition in February of 2010 was nowhere near the level that 'New Year's Eve' faces. As a result: $25 million. [Showtime & Tickets] 'The Sitter' What's the story: Non-skinny Jonah Hill stars in this raunchy comedy about a college dropout who starts babysitting. Unfortunately, he doesn't make a very good babysitter, dragging the kids he's looking after to seedy bars and house parties, all while being chased by two drug dealers. Parents, beware. Box office projection: 'The Sitter' will be the only R-rated comedy out in theaters this weekend, so it's likely going to gross more money than people think. That said, there are still plenty of college kids going to see 'The Muppets,' which may take away from 'The Sitter.' $10 million. [Showtime & Tickets] LIMITED RELEASES If you live in a big city (or a town with an independent movie theater), there are plenty of quality releases out this weekend. The midlife crisis, drug-fueled 'I Melt With You' -- starring Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe and Thomas Jane -- opens, as does the documentary 'Knuckle,' about the brutal journey of an Irish Traveller community and their bare-knuckle boxing ways (think a real-life version of the pikeys in 'Snatch'). 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and John Hurt (take that, 'New Year's Eve' all-star cast!) has a limited run in NY and Los Angeles before opening wide next week. Charlize Theron's 'Young Adult' is also in limited engagement, before its nationwide debut on December 16. Last but not least are the Madonna-directed 'W.E.' along with 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' both getting a one-week Oscar run before opening in early 2012. [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Hot Trailer: Iran Oscar Entry A Separation

Iran’s official entry to the Oscars for Foreign-Language Film this week took honors as best foreign independent film at the Moet British Independent Film Awards. Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation deals with the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh, but Nader refuses to leave his father, who has Alzheimer’s. According to the NY Times, it starts as a family drama, turns into something else altogether and somewhat mysteriously has emerged as a real contender in the category. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and distributed in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics, it opens December 30 in limited release.

Media Stocks Hit By Market Fears Of Impasse Over U.S. Debt Cuts

The federal government will have to slash $1.2T in trading, mostly beginning in 2013, once the 12-member congressional Super Committee can’t strike a deficit reduction deal soon. They still appear split — even though, just like a practical matter, they have to acquire a contract by evening time for you to have the ability to have something ready for your official Wednesday deadline. That drove most company shares lower, getting a late uptick possibly conditioning the blow.The Dow’s U.S. Media Index was lower 1.2% about 20 minutes just before the conclusion in the purchasing and selling day. Disney was most difficult hit among the industry’s finest players: Itsshares were-3.5%, then your new the new sony (-3.4%), CBS (-2.3%), Viacom(-2%), and Time Warner (-1%). Comcast was up about .5%. Among other media companies, Cinedigm (-8.8%) and RealD (-7.2%) needed the worst beatings.Others lower no less than 4% include E.W. Scripps, Entercom, Crown Media, Netflix, National CineMedia, Live Nation, LIN TV, and Dish Network. Gainers include Westwood One, Barnes & Noble, Sirius XM, Radio One, McClatchy, and McGraw Hill.

Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs Named Executive of year by Caucus of Producers, Authors & Company company directors

Kevin Beggs, leader in the Lionsgate Television Group, will probably be honored since the executive of year with the Caucus of Producers, Authors & Company company directors at its annual honours show in Beverly Slopes on 12 ,. 4.our editor recommends'Mad Men' Creator Matt Weiner Signifies Current Day Ending for Series'The Help' and 'Mad Men' Win Hollywood Publish Alliance AwardsShowtime Renews 'Weeds' for Eighth SeasonBehind the Moments: Weeds The caucus also introduced that Kevin S. Vibrant can get the chair award, Dennis Doty can get a very long time achievement award, Syd Vinnedge could possibly get the distinguished service award, and Tanya Hart and Philip Hart can get the diversity award. The group's 29th annual honours show will probably be situated by Bruce Boxleitner. Mark Harmon of NCIS and Jon Feltheimer, chairman of Lionsgate, will probably be among people showing honours. Chuck Fries, leader in the Caucus Foundation, can have the Gold Circle Honours to two student filmmakers. First prize can be a $60,000 Panasonic camera package and second prize can be a $20,000 HTV/illuminate production package. Over time, close to $millions of remains distributed in grants or loans or financial loans to 101 college students to accomplish their thesis film projects. Under Beggs, Lionsgate has become an important supplier of TV programming. It provides a considerably acclaimed new series on Starz this season, Boss, starring Kelsey Grammer. It is also producer in the Emmy-winning Mad Males on AMC as well as the comedy Weeds on Showtime, which broadcast its show Nurse Jackie. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of 'Weeds' Vibrant, in the partnership with Marta Kauffman and David Crane, produced the greatly effective TV series Pals. More youthful crowd directed numerous episodes, like the finale and produced the short-were living spinoff Joey. Vibrant gone to live in Boston alongside train television production classes at Emerson College additionally to create various comedy shows. He's also associated with developing the completely new Emerson L.A. Center to start in 2013. Vinnedge, co-founding father of Pop Monkey Productions, might be the first kind executive producer in the CBS game show The Price Is Suitable as well as the Came Carey Show. He was leader of yankee Television (now Fremantle The U . s . States), where he carried out employment in developing such shows as Baywatch, Family Feud and Card Sharks. Tanya Hart, Boss of Tanya Hart Productions, is really a Radio and tv host and commentator. She hosts Hollywood Accept Tanya Hart round the American Urban Radio Network. Her previous credits have hosting and creating Live From LA With Tanya Hart for Black Entertainment Television. Philip Hart, Boss of Hart Property, is area of the La Metropolitan Exposition Construction Authority Urban Design Committee. He written it Urban centers, And surrounding and surrounding suburbs and Greens: Research of Concerns, Distrust and Alienation (with James E. Blackwell) and African Us citizens and not able to New Orleans, among others. In case, honours can also be gave in the path of producers, authors and company company directors. The nominees for producer of year are Dork Bell, Ken Ehrlich, Tom Hanks, Charles Floyd Manley, John Langley and Denis Leary/Peter Tolan. The nominees for author are Lionel Chetwynd, Greg Daniels, Ann Donahue/Carol Mendelsohn, David Shoreline, Darren Star and Matthew Weiner. The nominees for director are Jon Avnet, Mark Cendrowski, Louis J. Horvitz, Gail Mancuso, Tim Van Patten and Glenn Weiss. The show will probably be produced by Vin Di Bona and Lee Burns. Carla Patterson might be the talent coordinator and Todd Thicke mind author. Di Bona is Boss of Vin Di Bona Productions and chairman of FishBowl Worldwide Media. He was creator of America's Funniest Home Videos and producer of Entertainment Tonight, among other TV series and shows. Burns has produced or directed many "event" special deals, films and TV series, like the Tony Honours, the Emmys, Special Olympics Opening Occasions, People's Choice Honours as well as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Swiss Tourism is adding a $15,000 prize of two business-class round-trip tickets to Europe and a pair of first-class Swiss Rail travel passes being offered off in case. Related Subjects

Poll: Which Celebrity Breakup Shocked You the Most?

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those are just some of the celebrity couples who called it quits in 2011 - and we still have a month left to go.Look back at our list of some of the year's biggest splits, and tell us which breakup surprised you the most.Demi Moore divorcing Ashton Kutcher; he responds on TwitterJANUARYMila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin called it quits after eight years together. The pair, who was notoriously private, reportedly split late last year, but kept it under wraps while Kunis promoted Black Swan. Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal ended their short-lived romance after two months. The two, who were first spotted together in October 2010, spent Thanksgiving weekend together at his sister and brother-in-law Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard's home.FEBRUARYThere was no happily ever after for Olivia Wilde, who split from her husband, Italian prince and filmmaker Tao Ruspoli. She filed for divorce a month later and it was finalized in September. The couple eloped in 2003 when Wilde was 18. Jude Law and Sienna Miller broke up for the second time, two years after reconciling. They first started dating in 2004 after meeting on the set of Alfie and got engaged that Christmas. They broke up in 2006 after Law admitted that he had cheated on the actress with his children's nanny.Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from Pete Wentz after three years of marriage. The two, who married in May 2008 in a ceremony officiated by her father, Joe Simpson, have one son, Bronx Mowgli, who turns 3 on Sunday. Simpson is currently dating Boardwalk Empire star Vincent Piazza.Rosie O'Donnell and Tracy Kachtick-Anders, an artist and activist, broke up after dating for a little more than a year. They have 10 children between them: O'Donnell has four kids with ex Kelli Carpenter and Kachtick-Anders has six.Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold SchwarzeneggerMARCHMelissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner split after 16 years of marriage, and the actress filed for divorce in August. They have a 16-year-old son, Michael, who is named after theher Little House on the Prairie co-star Michael Landon. Gilbert also has a son with ex-husband Bo Brinkman, and Boxleitner has two sons with ex-wife Kathryn Holcomb.Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel called it quits after four years together, but there may be hope yet! They have recently been spotted out and about together, but Biel is keeping mum. "A girl doesn't kiss and tell," Biel said in the December issue of Elle.Joe Jonas and Twilight actress Ashley Greene split a few months shy of their one-year mark. No word on if he dumped her over the phone.Incumbent Sexiest Man Alive (though not in many people's eyes) Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger, who met on the set of the thriller Case 39, ended their two-year relationship. In January, when Cooper's father died, Zellweger pulled out of the Golden Globe awards, where she was scheduled to present, to be with him. Cooper was recently linked to Jennifer Lopez, but he told People that he's single.MAYJennifer Love Hewitt and director Alex Beh broke up after dating for less than a year. Hewitt - whose list of past loves include Jamie Kennedy, Ross McCall and Carson Daly - quickly moved on to Eagle Eye actor Jarod Einsohn.Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger separated after 25 years of marriage after Schwarzenegger admitted fathering a child with a longtime member of their household staff. Shriver filed for divorce in July. They have four children together.The Social Network's Andrew Garfield and Raising Hope star Shannon Woodward ended their three-year relationship, reportedly due to work commitments. Garfield has since been spotted out with his Amazing Spider-Man co-star Emma Stone.JUNEDemi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama split after a few months of dating, during which Lovato sought treatment for "physical and emotional issues." The couple's relationship may be on again: The actress-singer was photographed kissing Valderrama outside his house earlier this month.Runaway bride! Crystal Harris called off her nuptials to Hugh Hefner five days before their wedding. The 25-year-old later said the 85-year-old Playboy mogul's lifestyle wasn't one she wanted and claimed sex with him lasted "like, two seconds." Don't feel too bad for Hef. He has two new gal pals: Anna Sophia Berglund and November Playmate Shera Bechard.Buzz Aldrin filed for divorce from his third wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, after 23 years. The two wed on Valentine's Day in 1988 and have no children.Paris Hilton and her beau of a year Cy Waits split because the nightclub owner supposedly did not like living in the spotlight. He was seen in the heiress' failed comeback reality series The World According to Paris.George Clooney and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis broke up after two years. Conspiracy theorists will note that this happened a month after Canalis said in an interview that she will get married one day - and we all know that Clooney's an eternal bachelor. Canalis went on to compete on Dancing with the Stars and Clooney is now dating Stacy Keibler - another Dancing alum.David Duchovny and Téa Leoni separated for the second time in three years. The couple, who wed in 1997 and have two kids, first split in October 2008, shortly after Duchovny completed sex-addiction treatment. They were spotted together in June 2009 and confirmed their reconciliation that September.Brad Womack's second stint on The Bachelor had no happy ending either. He and Emily Maynard called off their engagement three months after the season finale. Although they were still engaged during the After the Final Rose special, Maynard, who lives in North Carolina, made it clear she wasn't ready to move to Womack's hometown of Austin.Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony splitJULYJennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony split after seven years of marriage and two kids. The power couple quietly married in June 2004, five months after Lopez called off her engagementto Ben Affleck. This was her third marriage and his second. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce from her husband of five years Russell, with whom she has a 5-year-old daughter Kennedy. A month later, he committed suicide, prompting Bravo to re-edit footage they had shot for the second season. The couple's marital troubles were well-chronicled during the first season.AUGUSTThe Talk creator and co-host Sara Gilbert and partner Allison Adler, a Glee writer, split after 10 years and two kids together. Gilbert rarely spoke about their relationship while they were together, opting to exclude Adler's name from her The Talk bio when it premiered last year.Strike out! Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter called it quits after three years of dating. Just a month earlier, Kelly watched the NY Yankee superstar join Major League Baseball's 3,000-hit club.SEPTEMBERTareq Salahi filed for divorce from his wife, Real Housewives of D.C. star and fellow White House party crasher Michaele Salahi, accusing her of being "in an adulterous relationship" with Journey guitarist Neal Schoun. A week prior, Tareq alerted police that he feared his wife had been kidnapped. Turns out, she had gone to Memphis with Schoun, who is an ex-boyfriend of hers.Kat Von D and Jesse James broke up for the second time in two months, but it sounds like this time it's for good. Von D wrote on Facebook earlier this week that James cheated on her with 19 women during their year-long relationship. The pair started dating in summer 2010, shortly after news of James' cheating led to his divorce from Sandra Bullock. At the time, Von D said she wasn't worried about the motorcycle builder's past infidelities.Kim Kardashian divorcing Kris HumphriesOCTOBERFollowing a five-month, whirlwind romance that included lounging on Steven Spielberg's yacht in Monte Carlo, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio called it quits. DiCaprio new lady love is model Madalina Ghenea.Nicole Scherzinger ended her four-year relationship with race car driver Lewis Hamilton. Distance was to blame: The X Factor judge is based in Los Angeles while Hamilton has a house in Switzerland and travels the world frequently. After a lavish televised wedding and 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from pro basketball player Kris Humphries. Kardashian later flew to Humphries' Minnesota hometown and the couple met with the pastor who officiated their wedding, but according to her mother, Kris Jenner, the trip was for closure, not to discuss a reconciliation. Jenner also insists that her daughter did not make a penny off the wedding. NOVEMBERHipsters rejoice! New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and her husband, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, separated after two years of marriage. The two met three years ago when their mutual music manager introduced them.Bachelor and Bachelor Pad 2 couple Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl broke up after nine months of dating. Girardi was previously engaged to Jake Pavelka after winning his season of The Bachelor. Kahl unsuccessfully competed for Ali Fedotowsky's affections on the sixth season of The Bachelorette. Looks like he'll need to find another heart to guard and protect.Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner, who played on-again, off-again lovers, on the original Melrose Place, called off their three-month engagement. The actress was previously married to Tommy Lee and Richie Sambora, while Wagner was once married to his General Hospital co-star Kristina Wagner. They had been together since 2007.Following months of rumors, cheating allegations on his part and unfollowing each other on Twitter, Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher confirmed the end of their six-year marriage. "As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life," Moore said. Kutcher reportedly had a one-night stand with a 22-year-old named Sara Leal on their sixth wedding anniversary. Which breakup shocked you the most? 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IMDb Strikes Back at 'Selfish' Actress Suing Over Age Disclosure

The Net Movie Database has launched a blistering counterattack in the anonymous actress who punished the service for revealing her age. Amazon . com . com.com, who is the owner of IMDb, thinks it knows the identity from the lady, plus it notifies a Washington federal court that before she filed the suit, she first attempted to obtain the intend to publish an inaccurate birthdate so she could fool potential Hollywood companies into thinking she was youthful than she is really. Now a judge continues to be asked for to dismiss the suit to be able to not perpetuate a fraud round the public.When the anonymous Texas lady punished lately, she not only sparked a taking a chance game about her identity, but furthermore a larger discussion about ageism in Hollywood. "Inside the entertainment, youth rules,Inch she written in their March. 13 suit, producing a round of applause among fellow stars, like the guilds SAG and AFTRA, which condemned iMDb due to its recommendations and mentioned the business stood a moral obligation not to facilitate discrimination in employment.IMDb isn't backing lower in the debate about values. Definately not it.Within the motion to dismiss filed the other day and acquired by "THR," the business questions when the judicial system should be familiar with help an actress hide her four decades old. According to IMDb:"Truth and justice are philosophical support beams from the Court. The perpetuation of fraud, to have an actor's career, is sporadic using these principals. Plaintiff's try to control the federal government court system so she'll censor IMDb's display of her birth date and pretend all over the world they is not four decades old is selfish, unlike everyone interest together with a frivolous abuse from the Court's assets."The business also states be utilising the moral high ground in safeguarding entertainment clients from an actress who want to "simpler trick everyone and prospective companies about her age and potentially be regarded for further roles."The woman is mentioned to own contacted the business formerly to be able to get IMDb to print false birthdates to be able to remove her birthdate altogether.three years ago, in line with the court papers, the woman who IMDb suspects since the complaintant had her lawyer send instructions looking for the website to change her birthdate beneath the excuse the incorrect date was published by her former manager. The woman allegedly faxed a certificate of a birth together with a passport to iMDb's offices, but certain information was redacted so IMDb declined to produce changes.The 2009 May, the woman is mentioned to own hired a completely new lawyer, who sent a reminder letter that threatened a category action suit. The potential risks didn't move IMDB either. And so the lawyer filed a suit lately.Based mostly on an assessment of individuals past communications as well as the complaint, IMDb states it's confident the suit was filed using it . lady. Nevertheless, the business states it can't be totally obvious on her behalf identity, pointing to specific discrepencies. Absent certainty, it states that it's going to be prejudiced when the lady is allowed to remain anonymous: "IMDb.com cannot fairly prevent the Complaint in this situation while using identity in the complaintant secreted."The judge continues to be asked for to dismiss the problem because the original suit was an alleged breach of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10(a). IMDb thinks the complaintant does not have proper reason to file for on her situation anonymously, therefore the organization is looking for the problem overlooked once the lady doesn't advance to exhibit herself. Inside the ninth Circuit, litigants are allowed to proceed anonymously when you're carrying out same goes with justified with the harm that could be triggered round the party when they is revealed. IMDb states the complaintant hasn't made specific accusations or proven evidence of any retaliation beyond "generic damage and economic injuries." However, the business states it'll be hurt if everything is allowed to go to forward in by doing this. The Hollywood Reporter

Governors Awards revs Oscars engine

Honorary Award recipient Dick Smith at the 2011 Governors Awards.Oprah Winfrey receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2011 Governors Awards.It may not be the fall's very first kudofest, but the Academy's Governors Awards ceremony Saturday night officially kicked Hollywood's awards season into high gear.The quality of the honorees, the star power of the crowd, the emotion of the evening and - last but not least - the intensity of the campaigning at the Hollywood & Highland grand ballroom left no doubt the race for Oscar gold has begun in earnest. This year's awards went to James Earl Jones and makeup legend Dick Smith, who both received Honorary Oscars, and to Oprah Winfrey, who received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards. As attendees arrived they were met with Moet champagne, Wolfgang Puck canapes such as sangria-soaked watermelon, and the music of a live jazz trio. Winfrey and Smith greeted well-wishers during an hour of cocktails, while publicists scrambled to put their clients from this year's Awards hopeful in the path of luminaries and journalists. Among Hollywood kudofests, Governors Awards attracts a unique audience, who represent the cream of the industry across generations and disciplines: Sidney Poitier and Seth Rogen; Evan Rachel Wood and June Foray; Michael Fassbender and Peter Fonda; Glenn Close and Viola Davis; Richard Edlund and Gary Oldman; Julie Taymor and Malcolm McDowell, to name just a few.In its third year, the Governors Awards has become a major stop for publicists hoping to get their clients some attention in the target-rich environment of tastemakers and thought leaders. Among the hopefuls in attendance on Saturday were helmers Sean Durkin ("Martha Marcy May Marlene"), Steve McQueen ("Shame") and Drake Doremus ("Like Crazy") and Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist"). During cocktails McQueen lurked alone in the back. He admitted he was "too awestruck, and too jet-lagged," to approach some of the stars in the room, saying "I'm just going to gape from afar." Evan Rachel Wood ("Ides of March") was equally wowed: "You're trying to eat your dinner but you're scanning the room, and your heroes are everywhere you look." The program kicked off with an appearance by Darth Vader and "Star Wars" Storm Troopers. Vader approached honoree Winfrey, then made his way to the podium, and took off his mask to reveal Acad prexy Tom Sherak, who quipped "How was your week?" Sherak offered an emotional toast to the late Laura Ziskin and Gil Cates. His voice cracked as he expressed his gratitude for Ziskin's battle to cure cancer "for all of us who have struggled with cancer," one of the few times he has publicly acknowledged his fight with the disease. The Academy kept the burgundy, gold and cream drapes of years past but changed up the layout of the ballroom from the inaugural years of the banquet. Instead of splitting the ballroom in two, with half for cocktails and half for dinner and ceremony, this year the entire room was opened up and cocktails were held in the dining area. The screen and stage were in the middle of the long wall, bars were at either end of the room, and the dining area was defined by a semicircle of banquettes in the middle. The layout provided a more spacious feeling, especially for tables at the back and sides, and brought even the farthest tables closer to the screen and podiums.Following a steak dinner accompanied wines from John Lasseters vineyards - with Mr. & Mrs. Lasseter on hand to share in the pour - the award presentations began, starting with Jones. Alec Baldwin, who'd eschewed most of cocktail hour to eat early and prepare notes, rose as the night's first speaker. He said Jones' career, moving from stage to screen, was the career Baldwin himself wanted. "That's what every actor wants," he said. He that during "The Hunt for Red October," he had waited until well into the shoot to ask Jones for career advice. As they shared a cigarette break outside the soundstage, Baldwin asked for advice as an actor, and Jones, after a long pause, offered "My advice is to quit smoking."Jones was unable to attend, as he is in London acting in the stage production of "Driving Miss Daisy" opposite Vanessa Redgrave. The Acad's solution was to send a camera crew to record Jones receiving his statuette after Saturday's matinee and surprise him with Sir Ben Kingsley as presenter. Kingsley saluted Jones for his versatility, honesty and passion for acting, saying "You're always so damn good." The taped aud in London and the live aud in Hollywood applauded in tandem. Jones, still in his "Driving Miss Daisy" costume. said he was "gobsmacked" by the presentation. "If an actor's nightmare is being onstage buck naked and not knowing his lines, what the heck do you call this? I had my clothes on, I knew my words, then out from the wings steps Sir Ben Kingsley, and he hands me an Oscar! What the heck do you call that but an actor's wet dream?"Acknowledging that he spends to the legit stage, Jones said "I feel like a lone wolf lurking outside the glow of the cinema campfire, who lunges in to snatch a morsel of movie now and then," and acknowledged that while some had been good, he'd been in "some of the worst movies ever." Smith was next to be feted, with Linda Blair remembering how she came to love him, even as he made her absolutely hideous as the possessed girl in "The Exorcist" - not a little girl's dream come true - because they shared an affection for animals. J.J. Abrams, next to speak, recalled writing a letter to Smith when he was a boy making 8mm movies, and getting a box back in the mail from Smith containing "an old but clean tongue" from "The Exorcist," with instructions on how to use it. "My mother was concerned," said Abrams. "Who was this man named Dick who was sending tongues to her son?" But the exchange kicked off a years'long correspondence and an enduring friendship. Then Rick Baker saluted Smith as the greatest makeup man who ever lived.Smith, looking frail, stood to say "Forgive me, my memory is not very good these days. When they showed the video (of his career highlights), I thought 'Wow, that guy had a great career!'" Then he added "This has been an incredible joy. I have loved being a makeup artist so much, but this puts a cap on all that. To have so much kindness shown to me at once is too much." Then he broke down in tears. It was the evening's most emotional moment. The video salute to Winfrey began with her acting roles and films she produced, establishing both her Oscar pedigree and her bona fides as part of the movie community, before laying out her extensive philanthropic efforts. Larry Gorden recounted a story of doing tequila shots with Oprah, and calling her "a f***ing moose" for her ability to put away liquor. Others at the party excoriated him for speaking to her that way, and he was mortified. But when she saw him the next morning, she approached Gordon, threw open her arms and shouted "Baby, it's your f***ing moose!" John Travolta followed, saying Oprah had first done tequila shots at his 50th birthday party in Mexico, where she danced all night and into the morning. Then Maria Shriver saluted her longtime friend and introduced Ayanna Hall, who received a scholarship from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation when she was a high school sophomore in Harlem and today is attending Barnard College. Hall presented Winfrey her statuette.Winfrey said she had not prepared a speech, but she spoke at some length. She said "To be here tonight, if you are not a former colored girl born in Mississippi in 1954, its unimaginable (for you) to know what this journey has meant," and remembered that she had come from a line of maids, like those in "The Help." Her grandmother's wish for her, she said, was that she "get some good white folks" she could serve as a maid.The Hersholt Award, she said, "means more to me than any film or even an Oscar, because it means you get it. Every single person who incarnates on the planet matters. That's what I've been trying to say through all of my work." After Winfrey stepped down the formal program was over, but it was only 10:15 and guests lingered for champagne, coffee and lots of picture taking. Introductions among luminaries continued. Sean Durkin marvelled "It seemed to go by so fast." Publicists scrambled for parting interviews and first-time attendees marvelled at the warmth and intimacy of the event."We'll see you at the Oscars" said announcer Melissa Disney, wrapping things up. That's 106 days of screenings, red carpets, formalwear, acceptance speeches and afterparties. But who's counting? Contact David S. Cohen at david.cohen@variety.com

Is Clyde the Orangutan in 'J. Edgar'? (And 24 Other Urgent Questions)

The critical community is totally divided inside the benefits -- or lack there of -- in the new biopic, 'J. Edgar.' Inside the film, Clint Eastwood ('Firefox') directs Leonardo DiCaprio ('The Beach') as J. Edgar Hoover, possibly most likely the very best guy in the last century. Is 'J. Edgar' headed for just about any date with Oscar gold, or will 'J. Edgar' be sitting home on your evening, dictating lies about its prominence? Just like a service, we answer every question you can possible have about 'J. Edgar.' Q: What's 'J. Edgar' about? A: 'J. Edgar' can be a biopic round the existence and occasions of J. Edgar Hoover. Q: The 31st Leader from the united states . States? A: You're thinking about Herbert Hoover, who's stated inside the theme song for 'All inherited.A J. Edgar Hoover was the Director in the Federal Bureau of Research from 1935 until his dying in 1972. Q: Hoover dies?! Um, would you've got a the least labeled using a "Spoiler Alert"? A: OK, fine, "Spoiler Alert," J. Edgar Hoover remains dead for pretty much four decades. Q: How's Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover? A: His acting is great, obviously. Honestly, though, you will discover no less than a few moments will have the ability to only suppose he'd have loved another shot. Q: Why would he want another shot? A: Because Clint Eastwood established fact about filming one take, then continuing to move forward. Q: Who is regarded as the intriguing character in 'J. Edgar'? A: That could be the level of smoothness of Clyde. Q: Oh! See, I like Clyde in 'Every Which Way But Loose." That's great to hear that Eastwood introduced him back for the next movie. A: No, you're thinking about Clyde the orangutan. In 'J. Edgar,' Clyde is really a person named Clyde Tolson, carried out by Armie Hammer. Q: Anytime in 'J. Edgar' does Hoover tell Tolson, "Right turn, Clyde," then Tolson punching someone hard. A: No. But that'll be a much better movie. Q: Does 'J. Edgar' explore the gossips that Hoover stood a long-term affair with Tolson? A: A simple theme in the entire film is about Hoover's mysterious relationship with Tolson. Q: Does 'J. Edgar' portray Hoover as gay? A: The easy fact is "yes," however it is much more complicated than that. Q: What famous cases does Hoover address through the path of 'J. Edgar'? A: Numerous, really. Most prominent, though, through the path from the film, might be the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's 18-month old boy. Q: What's the best factor about 'J. Edgar'? A: The fact the particular Hoover was this type of interesting figure and, concurrently, this type of enigma. I felt like the moments that we loved most likely probably the most had little associated with the film itself, but more the subject. Q: The thing that was the very first thought after departing your screening of 'J. Edgar'? A: "Well, that wasn't a whole disaster." Q: The amount of occasions perhaps you have cringe throughout 'J. Edgar' within an awful kind of dialogue? A: Six. Q: For the amount of straight seconds perhaps you have cringe when J. Lawn lawn edger puts on his mother's dress? A: Six. Q: A sum make 'J. Edgar' better? A: My second thought getting seen 'J. Edgar' was "You understand, Martin Scorsese may have developed a great version of 'J. Edgar.'" Q: Whoever else got against Clint Eastwood? A: Nothing. Really, I really like Eastwood a good deal. I am in a position to honestly the only real three Eastwood movies that we dislike are 'J. Edgar,' 'Hereafter' and 'City Warmth.' I even loved 'Every Which Method That You Should.A Q: The age of had you been the ultimate time you saw 'Every Which Method That You Should?A A: Six. Q: What's the worst factor about 'J. Edgar'? A: DiCaprio's voice-over. The simplest way will have the ability to describe it's if an individual mentioned to Leo, "OK, of those voiceovers, do your better Darth Vader voice. It'll be great, trust me.In . Q: The thing that was the second worst factor about 'J. Edgar'? A: The makeup applied to Armie Hammer when he's representing Tolson within the senior years. It's comparable while using makeup applied to Serta Aykroyd as Reeve Alvin Valkenheiser in 'Nothing but Trouble.' (Though, DiCaprio's does look particularly good.) Q: Is it possible to consider another question that you could answer "six"? A: How about "The amount of more fake questions can i develop of a boring movie?" Q: The amount of Oscars will 'J. Edgar' win? A: Zero. Q: What infuriated probably the most about 'J. Edgar'? A: (Spoiler alert, of sorts) Near to the finish in the movie, we uncover the handful of moments, that individuals needed at face value, never happened. Q: Haven't good movies transported this out before? A: Why particularly frustrating is always that these bankruptcies are not particularly over-the-top moments that individuals would at all doubt. When "the realityInch is revealed, it's met getting a collective shrug. I'm speaking about, one of the "large unveils" involves in case your meaningless handshake happened or else. A handshake! Q: Within the finish of 'J. Edgar,' what scene would you like might have been revealed as really happening, though wasn't proven? A: You'll be able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook [Photo: Warner Bros.]

R.I.P. Andy Rooney

The 60 Minutes essayist died at age 92. Rooney, who retired on October 2, fell ill after complications from surgery on October 25. The curmudgeonly journalist was best known for his humorous observations of everyday life, a regular 60 Minutes feature since 1978. He joined the top-rated CBS news program in 1970 after a long newsman career that began in WWII as a Stars and Stripes correspondent. Rooney’s death was announced by CBS this morning. “It’s a sad day at ’60 Minutes’ and for everybody here at CBS News,” said Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and the executive producer of “60 Minutes.” “It’s hard to imagine not having Andy around. He loved his life and he lived it on his own terms. We will miss him very much.”

Fox Searchlight Inks First-Look Deal With Martha Marcy Producer Borderline Films

Borderline Films, the company behind the Sundance hit Martha Marcy May Marlene, has signed a two-year first-look deal with Fox Searchlight, the studio that picked up the the Elizabeth Olsen-starring psychological thriller during the festival.Borderline Films was launched in 2003 by Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mon, who rotate their roles as writer, director and producer. Sean, Antonio and Josh are an exciting talent collective with unique voices and a bold vision,” said Searchlight presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley, who announced the deal today. “They are not afraid to challenge audiences with thought provoking films. We are thrilled to be in business with them and look forward to a very creative partnership.” UTA’s David Flynn, Melissa Breaux at Washington Square Arts and attorney Peter Nelson repped the filmmakers in the deal; Searchlight was repped by SVP Megan OBrien. SVP Production Zola Mashariki will oversee Borderline’s production slate.

CBS Stars to think about Over Show Twitter, Facebook Accounts

CBS"The Big Bang Theory" Following its April Tweet Week, CBS is letting the celebs of the reality, comedy and drama fare dominate the network's social media comprises about each week incorporated in the Social Sweep Week. Stars from programs like the Large Bang Theory, two and a half Males, The Mentalist, The Truly Amazing Wife, The Way In Which I Met Your Mother, NCIS and Survivor will need inside the official Facebook comprises concerning the show's official pages throughout your day. Every day fans can look to the Facebook account pages -- or CBS.com -- to uncover which stars from your evening's programming will probably be posting exclusive show content, status updates and reacting to fan questions. The large event starts Saturday, November. 5 when CBS Sports broadcasts no. 1-ranked LSU game against No. 2-ranked Alabama and continues Sunday while using Nfl, Amazing Race, Good Wife and CSI: Miami. An entire schedule follows. Saturday, November 5 SEC on CBS Facebook.com/SEConCBS @SEConCBS Sunday, November 6 Nfl on CBS Facebook.com/NFLonCBS @NFLonCBS The Astounding RACE Facebook.com/AmazingRace @AmazingRace_CBS The Truly Amazing WIFE Facebook.com/TheGoodWife @TheGoodWife_CBS CSI: MIAMI Facebook.com/CSIMiami @CSIMiami_CBS Monday, November 7 The Way In Which I MET YOUR MOTHER Facebook.com/HowIMetYourMotherCBS @HIMYM_CBS 2 BROKE Women Facebook.com/2BrokeGirls @2BrokeGirls_CBS two and a half Males Facebook.com/TwoandaHalfMen @TwoHalfMen_CBS MIKE & MOLLY Facebook.com/MikeandMollyCBS @MikeMolly_CBS HAWAII FIVE- Facebook.com/HawaiiFive0CBS @HawaiiFive0CBS Tuesday, November 8 NCIS Facebook.com/NCIS @NCIS_CBS NCIS: La Facebook.com/NCISLA @NCISLA_CBS Memorable Facebook.com/CBSUnforgettable @un4gettableCBS Wednesday, November 9 SURVIVOR: SOUTH Off-shoreline Facebook.com/Survivor @Survivor_Tweet CRIMINAL MINDS Facebook.com/CriminalMinds @CrimMinds_CBS CSI: CRIME SCENE Analysis Facebook.com/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation @CSI_CBS Thursday, November 10 The Big BANG THEORY Facebook.com/TheBigBangTheory @BigBang_CBS RULES OF ENGAGEMENT Facebook.com/RulesofEngagement @RulesEngagement PERSON Of Curiosity Facebook.com/PersonOfInterestCBS @PersonInterest THE MENTALIST Facebook.com/TheMentalist @Mentalist_CBS Friday, November 11 A GIFTED Guy Facebook.com/AGiftedMan @AGiftedMan_CBS CSI: NY Facebook.com/CSINY @CSINY_CBS BLUE BLOODS Facebook.com/CBSBlueBloods @BlueBloods_CBS Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit CBS

Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace to Star in 'Dragon Tattoo' Director's Revenge Thriller

Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace will star in Dead Man Down, a mob drama to be directed by Niels Arden Oplev, who helmed the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which starred Rapace. IM Global is behind the movie and is unveiling it at AFM. Neal Moritz is producing the movie with Ori Marmur via their Original Films banner. J.H. Wyman, a writer-exec producer on Fox's sci-fi series Fringe, is also producing. Wyman also wrote the script, a revenge tale featuring a mobster's hitman (Farrell) who falls for a disfigured former beauty (Rapace), with the two of them going on a violent spree. PICTURES: Colin Farrell at the 2011 Scream Awards A shoot in early 2012 is being eyed. Since breaking through with the international hit Dragon Tattoo in 2009, the ICM-repped Oplev has become attached to several Stateside projects, although none has yet gone before cameras. Rapace, repped by UTA and Magnolia Entertainment, has also gone the Hollywood route since her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Stieg Larsson adaptations, and will appear in December's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and in next summer's Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic Prometheus. STORY: 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Inspires H&M Collection Ferrell, repped by CAA, next stars in Columbia's Total Recall and is reuniting with his In Bruge director Martin McDonagh for the quirky thriller Seven Psychopaths. Wyman, repped by CAA and Benderspink, also wrote the Brad Pitt-Julia Roberts movie The Mexican. Email;: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit Related Topics Colin Farrell International The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Noomi Rapace

CNN, MSNBC Match Demo for October Rankings

A newsy October using the deaths of Jobs and Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi along with a ongoing Republican primary fight is finished with MSNBC and CNN tied in primetime within the key 25-54 demographic.our editor recommends'Erin Burnett OutFront': Exactly what the Experts Are SayingAnderson Cooper Defends Kim Kardashian on 'AC360's' Ridiculist Segment (Video) Both systems averaged 197,000 within the demo (Monday through Friday, from 8-11 p.m., excluding CNN's March. 18 GOP debate). CNN was up five percent in comparison to October 2010 once the live save from the Chilean miners riveted the country. PHOTOS: Probably The Most Spoken-About TV News Faces MSNBC was lower 25 % year-over-year and cable news leader Fox News was lower 28 percent. MSNBC still capped CNN among total audiences. Within the 8 p.m. hour, Physical Violence Worsens 360 capped The Final Word With Lawrence O'Donnell within the demo (178,000 versus. 175,000) for any 21 jump in comparison to October 2010. But MSNBC still capped CNN among total audiences (843,000 versus. 546,000). Consider Last Word and also the Erectile dysfunction Show swapped time slots on March. 24, MSNBC has returned on the top at 8 and 10 p.m. within the demo and among total audiences. CNN's new 7 p.m. show Outfront with Erin Burnett averaged 146,000 audiences within the demo and 490,000 among total audiences for gains of nine percent and seven percent year-over-year. MSNBC's Morning Joe is constantly on the top CNN's American Morning among total audiences (390,000 versus. 252,000) and also the demo (141,000 versus. 105,000). CNN will quickly update its morning selection with former ABC News anchor Ashleigh Banfield likely to dominate the five-7 a.m. change and Soledad O'Brien anchoring from 7-9 a.m. Related Subjects TV Rankings Physical Violence Worsens Erin Burnett

'Once Upon a Time': TV Review

If there can be five -- or possibly could it be seven or maybe more? -- comedies about how precisely modern men're too weak being referred to as males, then what measures-fetched could it be that two new series focus on favorite anecdotes?our editor recommendsThe Hollywood Reporter's 10 Showrunners to Watch'Once Upon A Time' Executive Producers Want to Have Rhianna around the ShowNBC Previews First 20 minutes of 'Grimm,' Extended Look of 'Chuck' (Video) PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows ABC's Not such a long time ago feels confident using a slew of well-known favorite anecdotes, while NBC's Grimm mines the greater dark tales in the Brothers and sisters Grimm. It's a greater-concept hootenanny with varied results. Possibly greater sell isn't such a long time ago, which opens just like a period piece where the Seven Dwarfs are huddled around an entombed Snow White-colored -- and before you decide to discrete what's going to take place, you might finish off laughing rather. Why? Because it feels and appears hokey. Hokey is really a concern. Snow White-colored is carried out by Ginnifer Goodwin and Prince Charming by Josh Dallas. There's an Evil Full, clearly, carried out by Lana Parrilla, whose try to experience evil falls well missing convincing. She's one of many because even Robert Carlyle, who is able to do yanking off both evil and costumed, is eyebrow-raisingly cheesy as Rumpelstiltskin. Put them altogether inside an excessively extended review of the series, and a family member will need the forces of Merlin to pry the remote out of your hands when you lunge to change the funnel. PHOTOS: ABC's Year Tv Shows After which it something interesting happens -- certainly more interesting nowadays yanking off some time piece in primetime. The knowledge switches to the present, which we meet Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), a bail bondswoman, loner and many types of-around tough girl. Into her existence jumps Henry (Jared Gilmore), a precocious 10-year-old boy from Storybrooke (wink, wink), Maine. He tracks lower Emma and claims he's her boy, the primary one she put within the towel for adoption at birth. He's a magazine of favorite anecdotes and states that Emma must go back to Storybrooke to put things right. What things? Well, Henry thinks the Evil Witch has cast a spell, now all the fairy-tale figures from lore are locked in Storybrooke, unsure who they may be or what ongoing formerly. His adoptive mother is Regina (also carried out by Parrilla), the only real-mother mayor of Storybrooke and, states Henry, probably the Evil Witch. Henry also thinks Emma might be the daughter of Prince Charming and Snow White-colored which only she'll unlock the mysteries of Storybrooke and supply everyone a cheerful ending by clearing them. Got that? Company, in Storybrooke, just about any fairy-tale character you'll be able to develop -- you understand, like Geppetto -- is lurking their modern self. This part of the series holds no less than minimal fascination as Henry tries to unveil the truth. However, if Not such a long time ago flashes to fairy-tale days, Uncle Hokey complements them. With him, you will discover no happy being. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview 2011: 10 Fresh Faces To Know In people moments -- specially when modern vocabulary sneaks in and Goodwin seems embarrassed doing lines -- Not such a long time ago completely stops time. You'll be able to't determine if this ought to be farce it's the opt-out moment. The show can be a bold idea, there's expect the present-world portions, nevertheless it doesn't quite understand what it's (or even it'll, nevertheless the audience won't). ABC made episode three available to experts too, and -- tragic ending alert! -- the series appears being getting worse, not better. AirdateOnce Upon a period of time 8 p.m. Sundays (ABC) Email:Tim.Goodman@THR.com Twitter: @BastardMachine Related Subjects ABC NBC TV Reviews Not such a long time ago Grimm Fall TV Preview

Birns & Sawyer stops leasing film cameras

As reviews have made an appearance that film film cameras aren't any more being manufactured, a substantial Hollywood rental house mentioned has stopped leasing film cameras altogether and may sell its entire 16mm and 35mm inventory on March. 19."People aren't leasing film cameras in sufficient comes down to warrant retaining the assets," mentioned William Meurer, who is the owner of Birns & Sawyer, Hollywood's longest operating film camera rental facility house. "Movies aren't any more being adopted film in sufficient comes down to warrant keeping any film cameras."Birns & Sawyer's inventory includes such digital cinematography cameras since the Arri Alexa, Red-colored-colored Mysterium X, The brand new the new sony F3, Canon 5D and 7D Dslr, and Panasonic AF100 and P2 camcorders. The business is really a player inside the section of movement picture film cameras since 1954. Existence magazine still digital digital photographer Jack Birns founded the business along with fellow war veteran High high cliff Sawyer. The business was instrumental in showing the German-made Arriflex kind of 16mm and 35mm cameras that offered more mobility than U.S.-made Mitchell cameras, that have become cumbersome and outdated. As Film production extended, and filmmaking went into progressively more practical locations, lighter-designed Arriflex cameras acquired in recognition on films for instance "Easy Driver," "Bullit" while others - a couple of which leased production cameras and contacts from Birns & Sawyer.In 2000, Birns & Sawyer began delivering digital video cameras for filmmakers, like the The brand new the new sony F-900 and Panasonic Varicam cameras that replicated film's 24-frame-per-second look. Other producers like Red-colored-colored introduced 35mm format video cameras that have been broadly identified by major art galleries and independent filmmakers. Arriflex stopped building new film cameras this season which is now delivering its digital Alexa camera to around 85% in the situation comedy's being shot this fall in Hollywood. "While cinematographers appreciate the greatest recording of images with film, the primary difference has become so small the overall costs of the marketplace have lately placed the ultimate nail inside the coffin of film origination," mentioned a Birns & Sawyer statement. Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com

Awards fete green machines

Norman Lear and Justin Timberlake.Aubrey Plaza and Nick Offerman eschew water. Justin Timberlake professed his love for all things green at the Environmental Media Awards at the Warner Bros. studio on Saturday night."I like nature and money and things like Kermit the frog. I love golf greens. I love Al Green. Hell, I even love Seth Green. I like all sorts of green herbs, some of which I obtain through medical prescriptions. It's legal."Nick Offerman and Aubrey Plaza, acting like their "Parks and Recreation" characters, introduced Marc Nathanson and his company's waterless urinal."That's the sexiest phrase I've ever heard in my life - waterless urinal. He must get a lot of ladies," Plaza joked.Timberlake quipped, "If you told me that I was going to see Norman Lear and a urinal on the same stage in one evening, I would've said you were crazy. But nevertheless, this is L.A." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

At HIFF: Alec Baldwin and Matthew Broderick Chat Nearly Derailed by Raving Fan

“Matthew, could you please let us know how you went about meeting your wife?” “Sure,” said Matthew Broderick. “Right after I’m assassinated.” Such was the mood late this afternoon at Guild Hall, where, at arguably the Hamptons Film Festival’s most anticipated event, Broderick sat for a conversation with his old friend and peer Alec Baldwin. Or mostly conversation, anyway, until the wild interruption from the balcony that nearly derailed a perfectly delightful chat about humble beginnings, John Hughes. Marlon Brando, Producers-mania, botched films and so much more. I’ll have full details about all of that tomorrow, but it’s worth noting the really good times the veteran actors and their guests enjoyed late in the Q&A portion of the show. That’s when a woman identifying herself as Deborah Connelly shouted down at the stage from upstairs, praising both as kind, good-hearted men before getting to her real point. “I’m a very good, honest, Irish Catholic woman who stands before you now, who is truly telling you the truth,” she said. “The Patriot Act is being abused my vicious cousin who works for the Terrorist Task Force at the FBI, and in an old romance with an obsessed fireman.” The audience’s WTF’s rumbling shifted to the event’s more customary laughter as Baldwin began singing the chorus of “Brotherhood of Man,” the showstopper from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — the exact inverse of which Ms. Connelly was accomplishing there at Guild Hall. “I nearly lost my life over this,” she continued. “And when I turned to the FBI two weeks ago, I was told to ‘fuck off you psycho.’ Because I’m a Scarlett O’Hara Fighting Irish. I stood up to the Catholic Church. I stood up to city groups—” More discord roiled through the crowd. “Hold on, now,” Baldwin said, smiling to the room. “This is getting good!” “Please,” she said. “If you or Mr. Broderick or any lawyers in the audience… I’m in a desperate measure to have to come here today.” Doing the absolute best he could to sustain spirits without totally ceding the floor to a raving lunatic, Baldwin referred the woman to the usher behind her to provide her contact details. (Likely prompting every aspiring actor and screenwriter in the room to seethe to themselves, “That’s all it would take?”) Carrying on the audience portion of the Q&A as Ms. Connelly was escorted away, Baldwin signaled to the slightly less aggrieved young woman with her question about Sarah Jessica Parker. To which Broderick replied with customary quick wit and aplomb. Exciting! As noted, there is much, much, much more where this came from. I’ll have a full recap from today’s event Sunday at Movieline; check out the rest of our HIFF coverage here.

Castle: What Continues When Detective Ryan's "Worst Nightmare" Comes True?

Castle The problem on Monday's Castle (10/9c, ABC) hits too close to home.Fall Preview: Get scoop inside your favorite returning showsThat's particularly so for Detective Ryan (Seamus Dever), who last season lost his badge and repair weapon for the 3XK serial killer. Now, the missing gun has switched up - since the weapon that wiped out the team's latest victim."It's a very emotional episode for Detective Ryan," creator and executive producer Andrew W. Marlowe notifies TVGuide.com. "If you're a cop and you've lost your gun to somebody, after which it it's found in a murder, the problem becomes deeply, deeply personal for you personally. It's every cop's worst nightmare, so Ryan is wrestling while using feelings of his worst nightmare coming true. And he's trying to become good cop in the heart of it and resolve the issue.InchNevertheless, Ryan isn't the only person wracked with guilt. Ultimately, Castle (Nathan Fillion) was with Ryan when 3XK got away the first time. "The fact they didn't have the drop round the guy, that the man's still available, haunts Castle," Marlowe states.Castle boss: Castle and Beckett's new secrets certainly are a "ticking blastInch For Ryan, Dever states he's thrilled to acquire a meatier story. "The idea of his badge and also the gun affecting somebody that's type of an innocent affects Ryan deeply," according to him. "It's nice to educate yourself regarding that side of Ryan. We execute a lot while using comedy, it is therefore nice to actually deal with the intense side in the effects."Really, Dever states he thinks audiences will uncover a a bit more serious side of Ryan with the season. "I've always carried out it that Ryan was the youthful guy relating to this team of very experienced homicide detectives," Dever states. "This year, Allow me to see some maturity can be found in Kevin Ryan. Maybe a little more confidence, maybe a little more swagger consequently to be with for a while. He is not the completely new guy any more.InchDever states the alteration within the character may also be reflective of losing his Captain last season (R.I.P., Capt. Montgomery!) and modifying for the leadership kind of Capt. Gates (Cent Manley Jerald).Castle Season 4: What continues after "I like you"?"In my opinion most of us have lost some our innocence," Dever states. "There's a sense of not necessarily getting belief in someone in authority any more. In my opinion Gates coming coming is similar to, 'Oh, there's this new person.' We thought we'd everything all cozy together with an excellent relationship, now maybe work might not be where you can spend some time.InchWhy not construct your existence better outdoors in the precinct. That merely sometimes happens, as both Marlowe and Dever hint the wedding may be inside the works well with Ryan throughout the cold several weeks. "Whether we get through to the wedding or else is certainly type of prone to network approval," Dever notes. "But we're visiting a romantic episode every year. A year ago was the Nikki Warmth one where Ryan recommended to his girlfriend. Therefore I think this year,is a perfect time for just about any wedding."Castle airs Mondays at 10/9c on ABC.

Ex-Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dies In Chicago

First Published: October 9, 2011 10:47 AM EDT Credit: FilmMagic Caption Pat Wilson, Brian Bell, Mikey Welsh and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer in June, 2001CHICAGO, Ill. -- Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday. Chicago spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said Welsh was supposed to check out of the Raffaello Hotel at 1 p.m. Saturday. When he didnt, hotel staff went to his room, entered it and found him unconscious and not breathing, Kubiak said. The Cook County Medical Examiners Office said autopsy results will be available Sunday afternoon. Kubiak said theres nothing to indicate foul play. Welsh, 40, of Burlington, Vt., performed with Weezer from 1998 to 2001, leaving after suffering a nervous breakdown, according to the bands website. He eventually established himself in a second career as a painter. Im taking a break from music, he told MetroWest Daily News in 2002. I really feel the need to reinvent myself and move on, and I couldnt be happier painting. Music is still an important part of my life, but I really have no desire to actually play it. Weezer posted a message on its website, saying Welshs time with the band was vital, essential, wild, and amazing. A unique talent, a deeply loving friend and father, and a great artist is gone, but we will never forget him, the band said. Welsh planned to attend Weezers Sunday performance at Riot Fest in Chicago. im excited to see the boys, hang out and have some fun, he wrote on his Facebook page earlier this month. (Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Noel Fisher has joined the cast of the miniseries "Hatfields and McCoys" for the History Channel. The series currently stars Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton. Fisher was most recently seen in a recurring role in the Showtime skein "Shameless."Sarah Sutherland has landed a recurring role on the HBO skein "Veep." She will play Julia Louis-Dreyfus' daughter. Tara Buck has landed a starring role in the feature film "K-11." She will play a heroin-addicted prison inmate who seduces Goran Visnjic's character. She can currently be seen on HBO's "True Blood." Madeline Zima and Joel David Moore are set to star in "Stuck." Stuart Acher will be directing the pic.Michael Nardelli has landed a guest-starring role on "CSI: NY." He can be seen next in the indie "Another Happy Day." Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

10 Fiction and Non-Fiction Picks for Amazon's Kindle

If e-book singles stood a theme song, it may be Britney Warrior warrior spears' "I'm Not just a Girl, Not really a Lady." These fast and cheap e-reads - a lot more than a novel article but shorter when compared to a book at 15-90 pages and listed from 99 cents to $4.99 - did not exist this past year, however they are getting in lots of attention from entrepreneurs and site visitors.our editor recommendsAmazon Set to Announce Kindle That Rivals the iPadKindle Fire: Just what the Experts Are SayingAmazon Reveals $199 Kindle Fire TabletKindle Passes Harry Potter as Amazon's Best-Selling Product Ever Amazon . com . com, which basically invented the course, calls the only real the "perfect, natural length to place out only one killer idea." John Tayman, the Boss of posting startup Byliner, that's creating original nonfiction singles, likens these to the reading through through just like a movie: "Two several hours later you appear as if you've been entertained, you've been moved, you've been uncovered to something you normally wouldn't are actually plus you've got that sense of completion." Established posting houses aren't sure items to type of the completely new category. A few have dipped a tentative feet inside the waters, mostly becoming an experiment. By getting an apparent eye to satisfying extended-time fans and getting in new site visitors, Delacorte Press packed Lee Child's Second Boy novella of a teenage Jack Reacher getting a preview of Child's new Reacher novel. But Jodi Picoult's decision to bypass her traditional author Simon & Schuster to create the only real Departing Home: Short Pieces directly along with her agent Laura Gross signifies how difficult singles is always to traditional posting. News organizations see singles in order to generate more revenue from large tales. In August, The Protector mixed old articles and new material for just about any single on News Corp.'s phone-hacking scandal while Vanity Fair wrapped a completely new introduction by editor Graydon Carter around 20 old articles for Rupert Murdoch: The Particular Mogul of Fleet Street. Authors are attracted towards the rate where only one is capable of industry. States comedian and TV author Make the most of Kutner, "I desired to try out obtaining a concept and taking it from conception to execution considerably faster. It's sorta a easier model - this needed me about six days from starting to finish rather than the season-and-half for my book." Go to the next page for a range of 10 singles presently getting in attention. Related Subjects 1 2 next last

Hedge Fund Places Large Wager On Netflix

Hedge fund manager John Thaler appears to consider Netflix continues to be beaten up enough. He lately elevated his stake to around 4M shares, or 7.6% of Netflix’s total, based on an SEC filing today from his JAT Capital Management. In the finish of June he'd 467,812 Netflix shares. Since that time the organization’s market price has fallen nearly 57%shares closed today at $113.16, lower three cents. Thaler is an expert in tech and media opportunities. His other major holdings on television include Cablevision and IMAX.

Accused Shania Twain Stalker: Ill Plead Guilty

TORONTO, ONT -- A man billed with stalking interrupted testimony within the trial Thursday and declared inside an episode he'd plead guilty. Giovanni Palumbo is charged with three counts of failure to stick to a court ruling and criminal harassment by watching and besetting. The Canadian country singer stated utilizing a video link Thursday the first kind Ottawa doctors lovelorn letters and unforeseen visits at her family cottage made her feel uncomfortable. She mentioned she required to hire to guard a family group gathering at her Ontario cottage because Palumbo was seen frequently parked within the Lamborghini later on. And he or she also alleged that Palumbo visited her brother-in-laws and regulations and rules auto shop getting a supposed vehicle problem as they seriously considered closer to her. The manipulation scared us a little, Twain mentioned. After roughly one hour half an hour of Twains testimony, Palumbo clad in the rumpled black suit and wire-frame glasses abruptly was and introduced that hed had enough. Eilleen, you are able to depend on me, Im prone to plead guilty, he mentioned, using Twains real title. Ive been upset a lot of, your recognition. A court recess adopted. The trial happen to be scheduled to last 72 hrs. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

See The Best Mustache Ever in First The Poster From' 'The Lorax'

'The Lorax' is amongst the well-known Dr. Seuss books ever, which helps it be a perfect addition for the large-screen number of Seussian adaptations. The initial poster for your 2012 release just first demonstrated -- plus it features our hero along with his trademark 'stache. Starring Danny DeVito since the aforementioned Lorax, and Erection dysfunction Helms since the evil tree killer, the Once-ler, 'The Lorax' is positioned striking theaters on March 2, 2012. You can examine the entire poster below. [via Yahoo!]

CBS Orders Take advantage of Schneider Comedy for Midseason

Take advantage of Schneider CBS has acquired Take advantage of Schneider's family comedy for midseason, TVGuide.com has learned. In the first prime-time role since NBC's Males Acting Badly, Schneider stars like a lonely bachelor who marries right into a large, tight-knit Mexican-American family. Fall TV: Obtain the lowdown about this season's must-see new shows Initially in contention like a pilot within the fall, the comedy was retooled and largely recast. Alongside Schneider, the only real original cast people left are Eugenio Derbez and Lupe Ontiveros. Claudia Bassols, Diana Maria Riva and Cheech Marin later became a member of the cast from the comedy, that is executive-created by Schneider and Lew Morton.

Tareq Salahi Betrayed By Michaele & Neal Schon

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Tareq Salahi is still reeling from his split from estranged wife Michaele. The former Real Househusband appeared on Fridays Access Hollywood Live, where he spoke candidly about his split. Our marriage has been very strong, he told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover. As far as I knew, I didnt know she was leading this double life. We were very much in love with each other. According to Tareq, he was blindsided by Michaele running off on tour with Journey rocker Neal Schon. We found some evidence on e-mails and communications for the last two years, where theyve been having an affair, Tareq claimed. The reality star told Billy and Kit that he considered Neal to be a friend. Ive been betrayed by my wife and my friends, he said. We found out that shes just been betraying the family, shes been cheating and broke my heart and I just got crushed on this. But would Tareq take back Michaele back? I love her, theres no question, Tareq, who filed for divorce last week, said. Can it be mended? I dont think so. I think that chapter in our life is over. It wasnt just a fling, it was a total double life, a lie thats been going on for a long time. The alleged White House party crasher told Billy and Kit he imagined a long life with the former Bravo star. This is just who she is and I didnt see it, he continued. I thought I was going to grow old with her and we were going to die together. Michaele was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Access on Friday. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's 50th Anniversary Giveaway: We Have Our Winners!

Let’s hear it for all the readers and Audrey Hepburn devotees who participated in this week’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s 10-word-review contest in honor of the film’s 50th birthday. We’ve received a deluge of submissions but alas, we could only choose three as winners. Click ahead to see whose witty write-ups earned them a special anniversary Blu-ray edition of the Blake Edwards classic. The winning submissions are: · @seabisquick: “Hilarious party scene. Iconic Audrey. Moon River. Go away, Rooney.” · Rafael P. Reyes: “Elegant, bittersweet romance between outsiders posing as sophisticated NYers.” · Monkey0111: “Audrey navigates the mind of Holly with sprightly, cuckoo resolve.” Congratulations to the winners — whom we will contact privately in the next few hours — and thanks again to everyone who participated in this special Breakfast at Tiffany’s contest. Stay tuned for more Movieline giveaways!

ABC Lands Noah Hawley, Mark Gordon Drama

Noah Hawley My Generation creator Noah Hawley has offered a drama project to ABC. Court room 302, from ABC Art galleries, is billed as not just another "situation-of-the-week" show and will be offering an in-depth think about the dramas and personas in the U.S. District Court of NY City. Cases of the project would take audiences around the compelling, frequently irreverent tour of the couple of from the nation's most critical lawsuits, within the holding cells using the levels in the judge's chambers. STORY: ABC Builds up Mark Gordon's Comedy 'Virtual Virgin' Grey's Anatomy's Mark Gordon is installed on executive produce the project, his second deal throughout your day with ABC as well as the latest in the extended string this development season using the Mark Gordon Co. Hawley will pen the script and executive produce alongside Gordon. Hawley, repped by CAA and McKuin Frankel Whitehead, written, created and executive produced My Generation, this year's short-were living hourlong dramedy that ABC axed after two episodes. Gordon is repped by ICM. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit TV Development The Aim Gordon Company

An Interesting Guy (Dirch)

A Koncern Film and Nordisk Film Push. presentation of the Rieks/Zandvliet/August production. (Worldwide sales: LevelK, Copenhagen.) Created by Mikael Christian Rieks. Executive producers, Jens Ulrik Pedersen, Rieks, Lena Haugaard, Henrik Zein. Directed by Martin P. Zandvliet. Script, Zandvliet, Anders August.With: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Ranthe, Lars Brygmann, Morten Kirskov, Malou Leth Reymann, Silja Eriksen Jensen, Frederikke Cecilie Bertelsen, Laura Christensen, Martin Buch, Laura Bro.Substantially less interesting than 2009's "Applause," director/co-scenarist Martin P. Zandvliet's sophomore narrative feature, "An Interesting Guy," charts the existence of greatly popular late Danish comedian Dirch Hartvig Passer. Outcome is handsomely created and well behaved, especially by lead Nikolaj Lie Kaas ("Siblings," "Angels and Devils"), but never handles the type of mental insight that may transcend its portrait-of-a-tortured-artist cliches. Pic is not prone to make a bigscreen impact beyond areas where its subject is famous and appreciated. Whenever we first meet Dirch within the late nineteen fifties, he's already a large hit as you 1 / 2 of a comedy team with best friend Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) -- and already fully neurotic about this, putting us in an immediate downside to focusing on how the 2 grew to become so effective, or why Passer am insecure about his talent. By comparison, Kjeld is brash and confident, though chagrined because his partner is unquestionably the public's favorite. Kjeld also offers a consuming problem that eventually forces an finish for their professional union, one elevated just briefly when he's at death's door in 1962. (His health issues and Dirch's later ones are extremely sketchily attracted that certain must assume "An Interesting Guy" is made mainly for auds who know the comedians' existence tales thoroughly.) Within the interim and after, Dirch chases a solo career, jonesing to become appreciated like a serious actor but pigeonholed like a comic. Among the pic's couple of fully developed dramatic arcs is his determination to experience tragic simpleton Lenny within the play of John Steinbeck's "Of Rodents and Males." However when that dream reaches last recognized, audiences assume from his presence it's supposed to have been a laff riot. Protag's struggles with public image, tricky handlers, alcohol, self-esteem and mental health, as well as his several unsuccessful marital associations and erratic paternal ones, are sputteringly described inside a script (by Zandvliet and Anders August) whose episodic progress never connects right into a coherent whole as well as spans a obvious timeline. (When Kaas all of a sudden sports old-age makeup within the late going, we now have no clue the number of decades have passed by, or how Dirch has spent them.) Among a general strong cast, toplining thesp is definitely absorbing to look at, recommending difficulties of character the writing can't or will not flesh out. It isn't his fault that (a minimum of for audiences not really acquainted with Passer's work) the reconstructions of beloved programs fall flat. Evidence here indicate that, like such American contemporaries as Sid Ceasar, Milton Berle and Jackie Gleason, Dirch possessed a type of comic genius that merely is not in synch with this style of humor today. Glossy widescreen pic offers lots of colorful period trappings, assigned by an "Everything Jazz"-style production number melding biographical summary and showbiz fantasy. Regrettably, like a lot here, that splashy finale looks and sounds good without truly revealing anything concerning the figure carrying out at its center.Camera (color, widescreen), Jesper Toffner Rasmussen editor, Per Sandholdt music, Sune Martin music supervisor, Jeppe Kaas production designers, Charlotte now Bay Garnov, Peter Grant costume designer, Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgren seem (Dolby Digital), Johannes Elling Dam assistant company directors, Anders Barlebo, Mette Kjaergaard casting, Gro Metha Therp, Ditte Kiel. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 11, 2011. Running time: 109 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Toronto: Festival Says Dealmaking Up 20%

I have my own thoughts about the acquisition activity that took place over the past week at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, and will provide it Monday. For now, festival organizers are banging the gong and claiming victory. TORONTO The Toronto International Film Festival is pleased to announce significant sales have been negotiated during the Festival. To date, more than 31 films have been sold to territories in North America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, South America, and Australia, with more sales expected to be announced in the coming days. Key acquisitions include: Shame, Trishna, Wuthering Heights, Killer Joe, The Lady, Goon, God Bless America, Elles, Your Sister’s Sister and Into the Abyss. Nearly 4,000 industry delegates attended the Festival this year a 20% growth over 2010 and worked closely with the Festivals Sales & Industry Office, which facilitates information sharing and fosters relationships between accredited buyers, sales agents, producers and filmmakers. It’s good to see that the Festival has once again provided a solid foundation to facilitate film sales, said Cameron Bailey, Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. Our organization exists to bring films to audiences around the world and we could not be more delighted to report that these outstanding films will reach film lovers in all corners of the globe. Film sales confirmed to date include: Beauty, Beloved, Elles, Free Men, Generation P, God Bless America, Goon, Hysteria, The Hunter, Into the Abyss, Killer Joe, Last Days in Jerusalem, Life Without Principle, Your Sister’s Sister, Sarah Palin You Betcha!, Shame, Terraferma, The Awakening, The Incident, The Lady, The Raid, This is not a Film, Wuthering Heights and You’re Next. The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival runs until September 18 and wraps up with an Awards Reception at noon that day.

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