CBS wins quiet Wednesday race

CBS won the Wednesday ratings race around the evening centered by reruns. Everything, except the CW movie special "According to Greta," reaches repeats plus much more audiences switched for the Eye than elsewhere. Perfect for the net was "Criminal Minds" at 9 p.m. Skein came a few.3 rating/6 participate the 18-49 demo and 10.4 million audiences overall, according to early estimations by Nielsen. An hour or so approximately later "CSI" (2.1/6, 9.6m) was the 2nd best for your evening. ABC, introduced by "Modern Family" (1.9/5, 5.5m), was second to CBS, slightly edging Fox, which went some "Raising Hope" and "New Girl" episodes. The ultimate "New Girl" that broadcast acquired best, producing single.1/3, 2.7m. Tops for NBC was the 8 p.m. "Up With The Evening" (1./3, 3.4m). Both of these-hour pic "According to Greta" acquired b .4/1, 1.2m. Preliminary 18-49 earnings for your evening: CBS, 2.1/6 Univision, 1.4/4 ABC, 1.2/3 Fox, 1./3 NBC, .8/2 CW, .4/1. In general audiences: CBS, 9.8 million ABC, 4 million NBC, 3.3 million Univision, 3.3 million Fox, 3.millions of CW, 1.2 million. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

'Men' repeat, Univision finale top Monday

Original programming lifted The spanish language-language network Univision to the top broadcast rankings heap on Monday, edging out CBS' all-repeat selection among teenagers. ESPN was likely to dominate overall using its season finale of ''Monday Evening Football.'' Based on preliminary, affiliate-based national estimations from Nielsen, CBS brought the Large Four from eight to ten p.m. with encores of comedies ''How I Met Your Mother'' (1.8/5 in 18-49, 5.9 million audiences overall), ''2 Broke Girls'' (1.9/5 in 18-49, 6.two million audiences overall), ''Two . 5 Men'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 8.a million audiences overall) and ''Mike and Molly'' (2.1/5 in 18-49, 7.4 million audiences overall), with ''Men'' the night's top series both in 18-49 and total audiences. Closing things out would be a repeat of ''Hawaii Five-0'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 8.a million audiences overall), which brought its hour in key groups. Univision broadcast the 2-hour finale of ''Fuerza del Destino'' (The effectiveness of Future), which averaged a couple.3/6 in 18-49 and 5.4 million audiences overall, then ''Don Francisco Presenta'' (1.5/4 in 18-49, 3.six million audiences overall), a newsmag that featured the cast of ''Destino.'' The internet edged out CBS around the evening in 18-49 and was easily Monday's top broadcaster in persons 12-34 (1.9/6). Rankings for NBC could come lower within the excellent because of a preemption in New Orleans for Saints football, however the internet hung inside from eight to ten p.m. with gameshow ''Who's Still Standing'' (1.7/5 in 18-49, 6.9 million audiences overall) along with a repeat of ''Fear Factor'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 4.8 million audiences overall). It continued to be slow going, though, for 10 p.m. newsmag ''Rock Center with John Williams'' (.9/2 in 18-49, 3.5 million audiences overall). ABC were built with a quiet evening with repeats of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (.9/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million audiences overall) and ''Castle'' (.9/2 in 18-49, 4.4 million audiences overall) sandwiched between your finale of feel-good gameshow ''You Deserve It'' (1./3 in 18-49, 3.six million audiences overall). The net's Atlanta station broadcast the Falcons' game from the Saints, so ABC's meager amounts around the evening could are available in even reduced the excellent. Fox broadcast repeats of ''House'' at both 8 (.9/2 in 18-49, 3. million audiences overall) and 9 (.8/2 in 18-49, 2.8 million audiences overall), and CW opted for a repeat of theatrical ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' (.3/one in 18-49, .7 million audiences overall). Preliminary 18-49 earnings for that evening: Univision, 2./5 CBS, 1.9/5 NBC, 1.4/4 ABC, .9/2 Fox, .8/2 CW, .3/1. As a whole audiences: CBS, 6.six million NBC, 5. million Univision, 4.8 million ABC, 3.8 million Fox, 2.9 million CW, .7 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com

Survivor: South Off-shoreline Champion Crowned

First Launched: December 19, 2011 9:15 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Survivor participants Benjamin Coach Wade, champion Sophie Clarke and Albert Destrade are observed within the CBS Survivor: South Off-shoreline Finale & Reunion at CBS Televison City in La on December 18, 2011 La, Calif. -- Sophie Clarke slayed your competitors on Survivor: South Off-shoreline. The wise 22-year-old medical student from Willsboro, N.Y., changed 39-year-old Survivor veteran Benjamin Coach Wade of Susanville, Calif., and 26-year-old secondary school baseball coach Albert Destrade of Plantation, Fla., to win the CBS reality competitions $millions of grand prize Sunday. Clarke acquired six votes within the nine-person jury of former players. In my opinion I'd my finger round the pulse of the sport the whole time, mentioned Clarke after it absolutely was introduced she won. Clarke guaranteed her place among the final three participants round the 23rd edition of Survivor by forging a effective alliance within the start and winning three individual immunity challenges, like the final physical competition, which ousted seasoned 30-year-old Survivor veteran Oscar Ozzy Lusth of Venice, Calif., within the 39-day survival contest. I understood the only real person who may beat me inside a challenge no offense, males was Sophie, Lusth mentioned. Wade, who formerly played round the Tocantins and Heroes versus. Villains models, and Lusth, who was simply featured round the Prepare Islands and Micronesia models, produced strong alliances with new participants, though Lusth spent a lot of the games partner on Redemption Island fighting fellow selected-off castaways to have an chance revisit the sport. Within the finish in the finale, show host Rob Probst introduced the 24th season might be titled Survivor: One World and would feature two tribes competing against each other while living together on one island. One World is positioned to premiere in February. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Showtime stretches MMA deal

Showtime will produce and televise around eight live mma occasions within new agreement with Strikeforce. A match between Rockhold and Keith Jardine on Jan. 7 will be the first beneath the new deal, which will also lead to undercard fights airing survive Showtime Extreme. "Since its advent on Showtime in 2007, live mma has always completed well with this particular clients, particularly in the greater youthful census," Showtime Sports professional veep and g.m. Stephen Espinoza mentioned. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

'War Horse' rears

Tom Hiddleston with Elizabeth Olsen Patrick Kennedy, Robert Emms, Jeremy Irvine and Toby Kebbell join the party at Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center. Stacey Snider and "War Equine" producer Kathleen Kennedy flank Steven Spielberg. Celine Buckens and Emily Watson While using stage version of "War Equine" playing nearby, Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center's Avery Fisher Hall in NY offered an ideal venue for your world premiere of Steven Spielberg's bigscreen adaptation. "It absolutely was either here or possibly a barn," quipped the film's professional producer Frank Marshall, who sparked for the material couple of years ago getting seen a London stage perf with wife Kathleen Kennedy in addition to their two children. "And in some manner, amazingly, it was not optioned yet." Spielberg, who ducked from Avery Fisher after showing the DreamWorks pic capture your flight towards the number of his Abe Lincoln subsequently subsequently Civil War epic, might have been surprised to look for the response of his longtime lawyer Bruce Ramer. "I'm a little teary-eyed," Ramer mentioned within the buffet dinner kept in the lobby. "Yes it's true, a lawyer cried." Still, not everyone connected using the film preferred to nuzzle tabs on a stallion. "I'm terrified of horses, really," mentioned the film's Emily Watson. "However I didn't exactly fess up (to Spielberg) relating to this.In . Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

ABC Daytime Leader John Frons Exits, Network Consolidates Daytime & Syndie Increase In New Division

ABC Daytime leader John Frons, a principal target for cleaning cleaning soap fans angry inside the cancellation in the network’s veteran daytime dramas The Kids then one Existence To Reside In, will depart ABC following a finish of his contract within the month of the month of january, which coincides while using finish of OLTL. The Disney/ABC Television Group will consolidate the development and current programming for daytime and distribution while using formation of Occasions Square Art galleries, a completely new division which will be put in the portfolio of ABC Entertainment Group leader Paul Lee. It'll be run by Vicki Dummer, SVP, Current Series & Special deals, ABC Entertainment Group, who certainly are promoted to EVP, Occasions Square Art galleries, Current Series & Special deals. She'll also keep her existing responsibilities of mind of current for ABC and may are still accountable to Lee. (Frons familiar with account to Disney-ABC TV Group leader Anne Sweeney.) Along with her background from the extended-time ABC reality executive and co-mind in the unscripted department, Dummer can be a appropriate choice to lead Occasions Square Art galleries since the division will focus its increase in regions of non-scripted lifestyle and health. (ignore soaps!). The current series which will be folded inside the new division continuing to move forward include ABC Daytime fare The Scene, General Hospital, The Chew as well as the approaching The Revolution together with the syndicated Katie and Who Want To Be Described As A Uniform. Fellow syndicated series LIVE! with Kelly remains part of the ABC Possessed Tv Producers Group division. Ann Lewis Roberts, which has overseen progression of syndicated programming for Disney’s Buena Vista TV, assists as SVP, West Coast Current Programming & Development, Occasions Square Art galleries, while Abra Potkin remains hired as SVP, Colonial Programming & Development. Both will account to Ms. Dummer. Frons can help inside the transition for the new structure and may provide counsel for the management team. John Frons remains the driving pressure inside our effective Daytime division since joining us in 2002, despite the fact that we understand his decision to go away within the finish of his contract, were sad to find out him go, Sweeney mentioned. We needed this opportunity to re-think our business, as well as the result was the introduction of Occasions Square Art galleries. Setting it up participate the ABC Entertainment Group, beneath the supervision of proven professionals Vicki Dummer and Paul Lee, provides us the opportunity to create greater creative assets, development strength and operational flexibility with this key portion of our business. Frons remains at ABC Daytime for 25 years, in the last five-and-a-half years becoming leader, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group, controlling the creation and output of all programming on ABC Daytime, SOAPnet and ABC Media Prods. While my decision to check something totally new wasn't turned up at easily, nine years can be a very very long time in television terms,” he mentioned. Im pleased with the performance of ABC Daytime over that time, and of all of the accomplishments we accomplished in route. Im especially pleased with the early most current listings for The Chew and excited for your launch in the Revolution, which is an additional positive a part of altering ABC Daytime for that audiences. Ill miss my co-employees as well as the wonderful talent making our shows, but know they are in very capable hands with Vicki continuing to move forward. Cooking talk show The Chew, which transformed The Kids, does within the ratings, posting numerous all-time levels formerly day or two. Still, he'll remain in the annals of daytime history since the guy who destroyed the soaps on ABC.

Five Contenders Remain Following Double Elimination On The X Factor

First Published: December 1, 2011 9:14 PM EST Credit: FOX Caption The X Factor judgesLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Just five contenders remain on FOXs The X Factor to vie for the $5 million prize. (SPOILER this story contains the results of Thursdays elimination.) The first cut in the double elimination on Tuesday was teenage rapper Astro. Its cool baby, Astro said, clapping toward the audience and nodding after learning the news . (Simon also whispered something in the 15-year-olds ear while embracing the young man on stage). Just a couple weeks ago, at an elimination, Astro had a headline-making moment when he said he didnt want to perform for the judges vote, and teared up on stage. But on Thursday, he was a well-mannered, composed ex-X Factor contender. Hey man, its for the better, he said, when asked for some parting comments from show host, Steve Jones. I will be back, I love you all. Team Astro, Astronauts. I loved my time, I gained a lot of fans, he added. I wish you all the best of luck. Team L.A. Reid! It aint over yet. Astros mentor, L.A. Reid, gave the youngster high praise before the teen left the stage. This is one of the most fascinating guys Ive ever met. His talents are endless, his career is promising to be amazing, L.A. said. You are a star. Drew and Marcus Canty were then left to sing for the judges vote. The teen, a member of Simon Cowells girls team, performed Roxettes Listen To Your Heart, while Marcus, who was in the bottom 2 last week and a member of L.A.s team, sang, Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) the Gladys Knight & The Pips classic. L.A. voted to eliminate Drew, Simon, conversely voted for Marcus. Nicole Scherzinger cast her vote to send home Drew, and Paula Abdul also voted for Drew, leaving Marcus to carry on in the competition. After sobbing on stage following her elimination news, Drew composed herself enough to share her gratitude with the voters who kept her in the competition for so long. I want to say thank you to my fans and Im gonna keep going and keep singing because I have a lot to show you guys, she said. The remaining contestants are Melanie Amaro, Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik, Rachel Crow and Marcus. The X Factor returns Wednesday at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Steven Soderbergh's New Project Is Thriller 'The Bitter Pill' (Exclusive)

NY -- Beginners and The Tree of Lifetied for best feature at the 21st annual Gotham Independent Awards on Monday night in NY.our editor recommends24 Hours of Awards Season MadnessGotham Awards 2011: Honorees Charlize Theron, Gary Oldman Reveal the Inspiration Behind Their WorkGotham Independent Film Awards Tap Edie Falco and Oliver Platt as Co-HostsGotham Award Noms Go to 'The Descendants' and 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'Do Gotham Awards Nominations Actually Impact Oscar Race? (Analysis)Tom Rothman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at Gotham AwardsGary Oldman, Charlize Theron and David Cronenberg to Be Feted at the Gotham AwardsTHR's Actress Roundtable: Six A-Listers Sound Off on Bad Reviews, Nudity and Playing Hitler Beginners starsChristopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor in a comedy/drama about a young man rocked by news that his elderly father has terminal cancer and a young male lover. Mike Mills directed, with Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda de Pencier, Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen serving as producers of the Focus Features movie. PHOTOS: Gotham Awards 2011 Red Carpet Arrivals Beginners,whose cast also includesMelanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, KaiLennox, Mary Page KellerandKeegan Boos,also won the best ensemble performance award. Tree of Life isa Terrence Malick-directed family drama set in the 1950s and starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. The film from Fox Searchlight Pictures had Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Pitt, DedeGardner and Grant Hill as producers. Of the joint win, Mills told The Hollywood Reporter: "I'm really glad it's a tie. That is so nice. I wish it could be a five-way tie. You know, the competition thing is weird." Pohlad and Green echoed that sentiment after the ceremony. "It's stunning," Pohlad told THR of the joint win. "I know it sounds kind of disingenuous, but you don't come into something like this thinking we're going to get it or we're not going to get it.And the way they announced it was really special." PHOTOS: THR's Actress Roundtable 2011 The two films were vying with The Descendants, Meek's Cutoff and Take Shelter in the best feature category. Meanwhile,Felicity Jones won breakthrough actorfor her role in Paramount Vantage's Like Crazy, a film about a British college student who falls for an American student (Anton Yelchin) only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa. She beat out the likes of Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Harmony Santana (Gun Hill Road), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) and Jacob Wysocki (Terri) to take home the award. Also competing in the ensemble category were the casts ofThe Descendants, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May MarleneandTake Shelter. Also during the ceremony, Pariah helmer Dee Rees was named breakthrough director for the Focus Features drama, which centers on a gay African-American teenager living in Brooklyn who struggles with coming out. Rees faced competition fromAnother Earth's Mike Cahill, Martha Marcy May Marlene's Sean Durkin, Higher Ground's Vera Farmiga and Bellflower's Evan Glodell in the category. Complete List of Gotham Awards Winners The best documentary award went to Better This World, about a pair of childhood friends from Texas who set out to prove themselves in the post-9/11 world. Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega are the directors of the film, which was up against Bill Cunningham NY, Hell and Back Again, The Interrupters and The Woodmans. Meanwhile, Girlfriend won thefirst prize of the evening, the second annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award. The movie, about a young man with Down's syndrome who romantically pursues a small-town single mom,beat outBuck, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, The First Grader and Wild Horse, Wild Ride to win the award, which is voted upon online by moviegoers. THR's Directors Roundtable: How to Fire People, Who to Steal From, and Amy Pascal's Secret Advice Girlfriend is from director-producer Justin Lerner and producers Jerad Anderson, Kristina Lauren Anderson and Shaun O'Banion. Following a special tribute to Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and co-CEOTom Rothman, the honor for best film not playing at a theater near you went to Scenes of a Crime, a true-crime documentary about a nearly 10-hour interrogation that culminated in a disputed confession. Blue Hadaegh and Grover Babcock accepted as the movie's directors and producers. New this year, the Independent Filmmaker Project also presented the inaugural Euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" grant, a $25,000 cash award for an alumnus of IFP's Independent Filmmaker Labs. The grant aims to further the careers of emerging women directors by supporting the completion, distribution and audience engagement strategies of their first feature film. THR's Writer Roundtable: 6 Top Scribes Talk Standing Up to Clint Eastwood, Dealing with Rewrites and Being Fired by Your Wife The award went to Lucy Mulloy, director of Una Noche. Presented by the IFP, the Gothams shine a spotlight on indie filmmakers and their work. Awards are to be given out in six competitive categories at the ceremony, held at Cipriani Wall Street. In addition to Rothman, career tributes also were presented toactors Charlize Theron and Gary Oldmanand director David Cronenberg. STORY:Gotham Awards Honorees Charlize Theron, Gary Oldman Reveal the Inspiration Behind Their Work Oliver Platt and Edie Falco hosted the ceremony. A complete list of winners can be found on the next page. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Gotham Awards 2011: The Red Carpet Arrivals Related Topics Gotham Awards Charlize Theron David Cronenberg Gary Oldman The Tree of Life Terrence Malick Take Shelter Meek's Cutoff Alexander Payne Young Adult The Descendants Tom Rothman 1 2 next last

Bérénice Bejo on the The Artist, Sequel Futility and the Joys of Peppy Miller

Even Bérénice Bejo acknowledges there’s not a lot left to say about The Artist, the heavily acclaimed silent-film throwback that has been on the awards (and thus the media) warpath since debuting at Cannes last May. But the Argentine-born, French-raised actress also knows full well what a good problem that is to have — even it means wondering how to follow up the role of a lifetime. Written and directed by Bejo’s partner Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist features the 35-year-old actress as Peppy Miller, an upstart, unflappable young dancer whose chance encounter with silent-film icon George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) catapults her to the frontier of talkie stardom. As Peppy’s meteoric rise intersects with George’s precipitous collapse, the starlet invests herself increasingly in both the creative and romantic heritage of his fallen legend. Anchored in Peppy’s optimistic vision and resisted by George’s institutionalized vanity, their relationship mirrors the enduring conflict at the heart of Hollywood and sets up one of the more stirring screen climaxes of this or any year. It’s not what you’d call a breakout role — not for an actress who’s been working in film and TV since 1993 (including opposite Heath Ledger in 2001’s A Knight’s Tale) — but it is undoubtedly a milestone among milestones. Movieline spoke with Bejo about The Artist, struggling with perception, and how to move on from Peppy Miller. Am I the millionth journalist you’ve talked to since Cannes? Let’s get some balloons and confetti in here, maybe. Yeah, I don’t know how many it’s been. I should start counting. You know, I’ve asked both Michel and Jean if there’s anything they haven’t been asked about The Artist that they wish they had. Now it’s your turn: Does anything come to mind? I think I’ve said everything. I don’t know what to say anymore. I mean, there have been so many questions. I remember, at the beginning of the promotion, that I would go on for 15 minutes about Peppy Miller. I’m still very much in love with her, and I like so much being her that I could go on and go on. It was very weird: It was like she’s sitting next to you, or she’s your grandmother. She’s so alive. And they thought maybe I was crazy or something, which I’m totally not. I’m not one of those actors who, when they stop the movie, are still in character. But I really enjoyed being her, so I can talk about it. It’s OK! What was it that you loved so much about being her? She’s so cool! She’s always having so much fun with everything that’s happening, and she’s not calculating anything. She’s just grabbing everything that comes around her and turning everything into a positive. She trusts herself; she’s faithful. She’s great! You just want to go into the screen and say, “You’re so cool!” And it’s me! I’m acting this character. I felt very, very lucky. Knowing Michel as you do, what kind of influence did you have, if any, on shaping that character in the script or development phase — before you went in front of the camera? I remember reading the first script and saying to Michel, “I think there’s too much of her in newspapers and magazines and everything, and I think there’s one thing missing: Showing her differently.” That’s when he brought in the interview scene; before that there was no interview. And I think the interview scene is very important, because that’s the moment where Peppy could go the wrong way. She could just become a famous actress and forget that the most important thing is just to be a very good actor. And she’s going on and on, and she’s so sure of herself. And then George arrives, and she know she’s being dumb and arrogant, and she goes back to what she is really. This scene shapes her more — she’s not perfect, she’s like everybody. She has ups and downs. Sometimes you’re too arrogant, and that’s life. Sometimes you have to go back to who you are. I love this scene; it’s great to see her trying so hard to be this very famous actress. That was my first scene. The first scene you shot? Yeah. That was my audition, I felt: I had to be really good in that scene, because the crew and everybody might think I’m just the director’s wife. But I have to show them that I am an actor. I really needed to do it right so I am not the wife anymore. I am the lead girl. Did you sense that perception following you during production? No, I think I put the pressure on me. But at the same time I thought, “Hey, Jean didn’t do an audition either, and he’s there. So why would I?” It’s always a weird situation where people might think, “Oh — that’s the director’s wife.” But it’s such an ambitious film. Michel has to have people around him whom he’s comfortable with. That’s the best-case scenario for everyone, isn’t it? Yeah! But again: Nobody made me feel like that. I just thought about that myself. And I wanted to be so good for him because it was such an amazing movie. So I put myself in the position where I had to prove to everybody, “I’m good.” But after that, I forgot. He was the director, and I was the actress. And everything went very well. Did you have one moment in particular as the actress where it really hit you how well things were going? No. No. But wait… I knew the movie was going to be a good movie. You could feel it on set. You could feel everybody working. You could see it in the dailies: Everything was so right. You could see it in the costumes, the hair, the design, the frames… everything looked so beautiful. So I thought, “We’re doing something very good and very unique.” Then I saw the movie like six months later, and I was like, “Wow.” My mouth was open; I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. And I thought, “If people are sitting in the theater, I’m sure they’re going to enjoy it. But how are we going to make them come? How are we going to make them curious?” Because there are so many movies, and this is black and white and silent. So it was very important to promote the movie, and to talk about it. But I couldn’t expect anything like this, no. Viewing the film is definitely an unusual experience for a viewer. But how fundamentally different is it to act in a silent film? It’s the same. For me., it was exactly the same approach. I just had to find the character and embody the character and just be her. The challenge was more for Michel — to find a way of telling the story without the help of the dialogue. I can’t say, “I’m feeling really bad.” He has to show an image that says, “I’m feeling really bad.” Like when the picture of George Valentin is on the floor, and it’s raining, and people walk on his face, OK: You know he’s going down and nobody cares any more. That’s an image, and that’s Michel’s challenge. When people are stepping on your face, then you know you’re not a movie star anymore. People don’t care. Going back to your earlier comment about how fun it is to play Peppy, plus the way this film ends, I’m just going to throw this out there: A sequel. I don’t think so. Peppy could have a whole series of films — serialized, just like in the ’20s. We should— Yeah, I don’t think so. We would be disappointed anyway. This is a big surprise, and a sequel would just be a sequel. So no, I don’t think so. So you wouldn’t even want to do one? I don’t think it would be a good idea, no. I think we have to keep it at that. Just throwing it out there! I would love to do a sequel just for me, you know? But I don’t think it would be a good idea for the audience. I think everybody would be disappointed. Can you still dance? Yeah! It’s so phenomenal. And you hadn’t danced before? No. I started dancing in February 2010, and we shot the movie in September 2010. I still have the tapes of my very first days. I said to the dance teacher, Fabien Ruiz, “I’m going to tape that, because I don’t believe that one day I’ll be able to do something else. I just don’t think I’m going to make it; it’s impossible.” And you stand, and he’s like, “Shuffle… shuffle…” It’s so slow. And then suddenly it goes, “Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do…” And it’s unbelievable how hard work just pays off. But it was really hard. Was that the hardest part of making The Artist? Yeah, I think so. It was the most challenging moment and the hardest part. I took dance lessons. I learned the Charleston. It was the hardest part — just to have an idea of how to really feel my body. The interview scene, when I go down the stairs and sit down, I remember Michel saying, “Just move your hips.” And that’s when I thought of my teacher, who taught me how to walk. I don’t know how to explain it, but she really gave me a sense of how important it is to feel really good with your body. And I think when you’re famous, and you walk into a room and everybody looks at you, it’s because of the way you are. And she taught me that, so I tried it in the restaurant. When you’re really sure of yourself, everybody notices. I had to learn that. Movement. Confidence. Posture. Exactly. That’s the word I want to use, but I don’t know it in English — the posture, the gesture. For Peppy, it was very important. Like at the very beginning, [the assistant choreographer] said, “Walk the room!” What? “Walk the room! Feel good! Walk as a model!” I was like, huh? I didn’t understand where she was going to. And then when I was on set, I said, “Thank you, Elodie Hec!” Because my body was right, and that’s something you can’t do with the director, and it’s something that I knew I needed to do. I called the producer and said, “I know I need a dance teacher.” My arms, my head… everything needs to be tight. It’s not just about tap dancing. What is next for you? I’m shooting a movie in France right now; I’m a little jet lagged. It’s a comedy. But I don’t know. It’s really hard after you do a film like The Artist to read other scripts and to feel curious and excited about a project, because this one is so unique. But then you say, “OK: This is my job, and I have to be curious. I have to give other people a chance to do something different.” Just because something is not as special as The Artist doesn’t mean it’s not going to be good. But I’m enjoying it. I’m pretty happy. Since The Artist, in France I have so many propositions — more than ever. I can really choose the best things. So for me it’s just happiness. All of it. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

REVIEW: The Artist's Greatness Speaks Louder Than Words

We rarely think of as great movies as breezy ones: Breeziness is supposedly only for disposable entertainment, though achieving filmmaking greatness in the way we normally think of it — with impressive sets, heavy-duty acting and ultra-polished cinematography — is probably easier than brushing a movie with just the right amount of gold dust. Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist is a gold dust movie, a picture whose very boldness lies in its perceived lightness. This is a silent movie in black-and-white, and if it were only that, it would be a pleasant novelty. But The Artist isn’t a nostalgia trip, nor is it a scolding admonishment to honor the past. Instead, it’s a picture that romances its audience into watching in a new way — by, paradoxically, asking us to watch in an old way. The Artist is perhaps the most modern movie imaginable right now. The picture opens in 1927, just as silent-film star George Valentin — played by Jean Dujardin, a genuine movie star in France, though his allure is intercontinental — is riding high. As the movie opens, he’s watching himself in his latest picture from behind the movie screen; his character is a suave masked bandit in an evening suit, accompanied by an efficient Jack Russell who’s also his partner in crime in real life. (He’s played by a fetching actor dog named Uggie.) At home, George’s life is less glamorous and more troubled. His wife, played by a platinum-haired Penelope Ann Miller, is bored and unhappy and lets him know it, particularly when she sees a newspaper photograph in which he’s chastely kissing a comely young woman who wandered into the spotlight at his movie’s premiere. The woman in the newspaper snapshot is an aspiring starlet herself, and she uses her temporary fame — as well as her killer gams — to get a walk-on part in the movie George is filming. This salty-sweet ingenue wants the world to know who she is: “The name’s Peppy — Peppy Miller!” she announces to everyone and no one in particular. (She’s played by Argentina-born French actress Brnice Bejo, an expressive beauty with bobbed hair and incandescent eyes.) Even before George knows Peppy’s name, sparks fly between them on the set: We see it in a marvelous sequence constructed of numerous discarded takes, each one messed up by George’s flummoxed response to this pretty young extra. But George, a married man, resists. (This is a Hollywood movie we’re talking about, not the actual Hollywood.) And so Peppy reluctantly leaves him behind, but not before he gives her a priceless tip about how to make it in the business. Two years later, with the advent of talkies, George will end up broke and forgotten — though not completely forgotten: Peppy, whose star ascended just as George’s sank, remembers the break he gave her when she was just a pretty face and a great set of stems hoping to break into motion pictures. The Artist — which Hazanavicius also wrote — harbors shades of Singin’ in the Rain and A Star Is Born, but in the end it’s its own distinctive creature. It’s also an extraordinarily disciplined picture: Shot by Guillame Schiffman, it throws off a satiny moonlight glow — this is one of the most gorgeous-looking movies I’ve seen all year. Ludovic Bource’s jaunty, champagne-bubble score is period-perfect. And Hazanavicius — best known for the French-made OSS spoof movies — keeps a sure grip on the picture’s tone. The Artist dips into areas of darkness you don’t expect, though Hazanavicius has a light touch as he guides us through the story’s subtle gradations. He also dots the movie with clever touches that are never overworked or arch: George, after hearing that sound pictures are the wave of the future and laughing the news off heartily, lifts a glass from his dressing table and lets it down with a surprise thud — the first, though not the last, sound heard in the picture. It’s not giving too much away to tell you that The Artist ends with a dance sequence, and at that point I felt as if Hazanavicius had responded to the furtive prayers I’ve been offering to the movie gods for years: He renders that dance in long, glorious takes. No crazy cutting to make the steps look more exciting; no close-ups of the feet to show us how fast they’re moving. I had pretty much given up hope that filmmakers knew how to do that sort of thing anymore. Hazanavicius and his actors (which also include John Goodman as a growly-bear studio boss and Missi Pyle as a spoiled, brassy megastar) seem to be in tune with a lot of things that other filmmakers and performers have forgotten — or perhaps have been forced to forget, given what sells in Hollywood movies these days. (The Artist, incidentally, was itself shot in Hollywood.) Smart, quiet movies — let alone smart, silent ones — are hardly the order of the day. Many young people I know laugh at silent movies and silent acting, viewing them as something ancient and foreign, written in a code they can’t possibly understand. As the writer Eileen Whitfield observed in her wonderful biography of Mary Pickford, Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood, modern audiences often view silent movies as if they’re trying to be talkies and failing, whereas they’re really much closer to dance, a symbolic re-enactment. In that sense, silents are stories told in purely visual terms — there are no handy voice-overs to accentuate what we’re seeing on-screen, no hefty chunks of expository dialogue. They may look strange and overdone to audiences who aren’t used to them, but they’re not extreme at all — they’re actually extremely economical. In Bejo and Dujardin, Hazanavicius has found actors who understand that intuitively. Bejo is radiant, but there’s also something solemn and grounded about her. And while Dujardin is almost criminally good-looking, as well as being a superb physical actor — he’s a little Douglas Fairbanks, a little Gene Kelly — he understands that his role demands as much gravity as anti-gravity. The Artist is deeply enjoyable, brioche-light in all the right ways, but it’s also focused and intense — even its joyousness is intense. It begins as a novelty and ends as so much more: In The Artist, the present greets the past like a long-lost friend. This is a movie in which the pleasure of watching is its own glorious sound. Editor’s note: Portions of this review appeared earlier in Stephanie Zacharek’s Cannes Film Festival coverage. Follow Stephanie Zacharek on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Jeremy London Searched for In Female friends Assault

First Released: November 19, 2011 2:26 PM EST Credit: WireImage PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Caption Jeremy London attends the Acura ZDX Redefines Next with seven-city pop-up exhibition tour event presented by Niche Medias La Private Magazine at W Hollywood on March 12, 2010Palm Springs shop dead theyre seeking actor Jeremy London for questioning after getting a call from his girlfriend alleging he attacked her. Sgt. Kyle Stjerne states the department received a phone call at about 10:30 a.m. Friday from Londons girlfriend, alleging the actor attacked her outdoors her Palm Springs home. Stjerne states a verbal altercation over custody of the children from the couples child grew to become violent and she or he experienced minor injuries. The womans title wasnt launched. Londons lawyer Catherine Lombardo refused accusations the abuse happened. Londons volatile relationship and addiction issues were broadcast to VH1 audiences throughout season four from the reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Came Pinsky. Londons most memorable performances range from the slacker anti-hero lead role of TS Quint in Mallrats and roles on televisions seventh Paradise and Party of 5. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Veteran NBC Executive Marc Graboff To Exit

The final top player in the Shaun Zucker regime at NBC is finished. Marc Graboff, a 11-year NBC veteran, is going to be departing the network. NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt broke this news to his staff within an email (below). Graboff have been continuously rising within the ranks at NBC, beginning off as mind of economic matters and ultimately becoming chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Galleries following a exit of Ben Silverman. But he'd began to feel because the odd guy out underneath the new network regime. Even his title was overlapping with this of NBC’s new chief, Bob Greenblatt, who's chairman of NBC Entertainment. managing the network and studio Universal TV. When, with Comcast’s blessing, Graboff was signed right into a new 3-year contract within the summer time of 2010, it appeared as if the brand new proprietors were depending on Graboff’s deep institutional understanding of NBC because he continues to be involved in most large choices in the network in the past decade and it has been the offer-maker leading all major discussions. (As a result, younger crowd knows where all of the physiques are hidden, many noted.) No timeline for Graboff’s exit continues to be set. Lest the rumor mill succeed people, I needed to allow everybody realize that Marc Graboff has made the decision to depart NBC following a lengthy tenure to be able to pursue a brand new chapter in the career. As I personally might have loved him to remain around with this new phase of NBC, I understand first-hands that feeling when you are ready to create a alternation in ones career. We havent quite determined time table for his exit nor can there be yet an agenda to replace him however i wanted you to definitely realize that this really is coming and imminent. You will find there's great business procedures team in position and so i dont anticipate missing a beat throughout this time around, however i think its reliable advice that Marc is going to be skipped by many people here. Hes been a fixture here throughout all of the management and possession changes throughout yesteryear ten many knowing by his professionalism, reliability , his attitude Is the correct hes a buddy to a lot of individuals too. He was enormously useful in my experience over yesteryear eleven several weeks and I wish to openly thank him for your. If anybody knows a method to make him change his mind, tell me. Within the meantime, please join me in saying thanks to Marc and wanting him the most effective because he moves onto this new journey within the year!

Before These Were Famous: Christian Serratos & Taylor Lautner

First Released: November 11, 2011 4:17 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Christian Serratos in 2002 (left) and Taylor Lautner in 2005 (right)La, Calif. -- In only days, the long awaited first area of the final The Twilight Saga journey starts, when Breaking Beginning Part 1 opens in theaters on November 18. While Christian Serratos and Taylor Lautner are celebrities now, there is a period when these were eco-friendly youngsters in Hollywood and Access Hollywood was there. In 2002, a college-aged Kristen was marketing her first large break playing Jodie Fosters daughter in Stress Room, and also the role only happened because she was prepared to take a risk. I requested my parents basically could like, give it a try and theyre like, You realize, theres lots of disappointment, you realize, theres lots of disappointments. Im like, I understand, nevertheless its worth an attempt, an infant-faced Kristen told Access at that time. They stated, OK. I was all so surprised after i even got '[The] Safety of Objects, after which when Stress Room arrived, its this type of huge movie, Im like, Woah! Robert got his career in Hollywood began just a little after Kristens, but his director in Harry Potter and also the Cup of Fire, Mike Newell, called him for large things, telling Entertainment Weekly at that time, the youthful guy may likely possess a large career in front of him. Hopefully, Robert smiled, when Access read him the quote. Exactly what the youthful guy was interested in in those days in 2005 was the wounds he received while focusing on the film. Id you need to be covered in cuts and bruises each day, and youd be covered in most this fake bloodstream too which means you didnt know whenever you were really bleeding, he chuckled. It had been quite difficult. To determine much more of Access Hollywoods early interviews with Kristen and Take advantage of, Click The Link. As well as for Access 2005 interview having a youthful Rachelle Lefervre, Click The Link. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Madonna, Manager Respond to 'Give Me All Your Love' Single Leak

In response to the leak of a demo of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Love," the diva says, "My true fans wouldn't do this." She said that to her manager, Guy Oseary, who took to his Twitter account (@guyoseary) Nov. 9 to address the leak.our editor recommendsMadonna's 'W.E.' Pushed to Feb. 3 Release After Awards-Qualifying Run On Nov. 8, two short snippets of "Give Me All Your Love," the alleged first single from Madonna's upcoming album, leaked to the web. A few hours later, the entire song materialized. PHOTOS: The Music Industry's Greatest Givers Oseary says "the plan was for new music to come out in the new year, and yet someone leaked a demo version of a song yesterday. I'm very happy with the positive reaction to the demo, but we are very upset with whoever leaked the song!!!" He went on to respond to questions from fans, saying that the album doesn't have a title, nor is it finished yet. "It should be done in the next month or so," he said. The set will be Madonna's first studio album since 2008's Hard Candy, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 280,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. PHOTOS: MTV VMAs Greatest Feuds With Madonna, Courtney Love The new album will be her first studio release after leaving Warner Bros. Records and entering into an all-encompassing deal with Live Nation. Sources suggest the effort will find a home within the Universal Music Group in the United States, and likely at Interscope Records. Madonna's last release of any sort, the 2010 live record Sticky & Sweet Tour, was issued through Warner Bros., despite the diva having already departed the label. Her fellow Live Nation act, Jay-Z, released his last two studio sets via two different labels. 2009's The Blueprint was handled by Atlantic and distributed by WEA, while this year's Watch the Throne collaboration with Kanye West came out via Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam and Universal Music Group Distribution. PHOTOS: 20 Best and Worst Music to Movie Crossovers Oseary also confirmed that Madonna has written a ballad for the film W.E., which she directed and co-wrote. It is due for release in theaters on Dec. 9 in the United States. He didn't indicate that Madonna herself would be singing the tune, but it's presumed she will. Madonna and Oseary will be on hand at at the Roseland Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 12, where Madonna will select the winner of a Smirnoff-sponsored dance contest. The victor will be named a member of her "dance crew" -- though what that prize entails hasn't been explicitly described. Related Topics Madonna

Herman Cain's Accusers Could Easily Get Together

Numerous Herman Cain's accusers might synergy in the presidential hopeful which has referred to as them liars.our editor recommendsHerman Cain Faces Reporters on Live TV and Confirms to Lie Detector Test (Video)Mike Tyson Cast as Herman Cain in Funny Or Die's Election Year Kick-off (Video)Fox News, MSNBC Decides Not to Broadcast Herman Cain's Accuser Press ConferenceHerman Cain Sexual Harassment Scandal: What Hollywood States Gloria Allred and Joel Bennett, lawyers for Sharon Bialek and Karen Kraushaar, correspondingly, mentioned Wednesday their customers might hold some pot press conference to counter what Cain mentioned within a press conference Tuesday. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Really really make a difference inside the 2012 Elections Through the Tuesday event, Cain told reporters that accusations of sexual harassment flattened against him by 4 or 5 women are false, which he'd possess a lie detector test to prove his situation. Cain's press conference adopted one from Allred and her client Bialek, who was simply the initial lady to supply an thorough account from the products Cain allegedly did to her when he was running the country's Restaurant Association inside the the 19 nineties while she was employed there. STORY: Hermain Cain's Wife Cancels Interview With Fox News' Greta Van Susteren "Mr. Bennet's client suggested it, as well as the purpose should be to shed more light on Mr. Cain," Allred told The Hollywood Reporter when asked for in regards to the possiblity from the jont, public press conference. VIDEO: Herman Cain Declines Sexual Harassment Accusations on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live': 'We're By Using This Mind On' "My client want to complete one with Mr. Bennet's client, Karen, but we don't have a very starting time and date for the yet, which i don't know if the other women will probably be participating or else.In . Cain remains striking back hard against Bialek particularly since her press event with Allred. He referred to as her a "troubled lady" on Tuesday after which his agents organized on the internet Bialek's checkered financial and legal history to have the ability to deiscredit her accusations. STORY: Herman Cain Places blame Journalists for Sexual Harassment Drama "As Ms. Sharon Bialek has placed herself inside the public spotlight by looking into making patently false accusations against Herman Cain, it's just fair to check on her history alongside Mr. Cain's," it states at CainTruth.com, which lists six law suits Bialek will be a defendent in within the last 11 years. Related Subjects Politics Herman Cain

Miley Cyrus Is Dracula's Daughter

Aiding to operate Hotel TransylvaniaHaving Billy Ray Cyrus because the some guy ought to be with enough contentration (except when he's moulding you in to a world-famous and ultra-wealthy TV star), but Miley Cyrus' new screen father is a lot more embarrassing: she'll be voicing Dracula's daughter in Sony's animated Hotel Transylvania.The film is one of the famous count (Adam Sandler) controlling a resort for famous monsters, in the spying eyes and burning torches in the normal world. Dracula is extremely protective of his youthful girl Mavis, whose adventurous spirit he fears will need her from him. However he needs to handle Mavis taking a shine to have an "regular guy" who stumbles to the hotel. You probably know how it's: your carriage reduces in the thunderstorm, and there's a simple in the Dracula place...There is a little in the Munsters in regards to the normal-girl-living-among-monsters scenario, rather than somewhat Mad Monster Party generally. There's although some people might interesting voice talent working alongside Sandler and Cyrus: Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon are playing werewolf couple Wayne and Wanda Cee Lo Eco-friendly is Murray the Mummy David Spade is Griffin the Invisible Guy Kevin James and Fran Drescher are Frankenstein's Monster and also the bride and David Koechner is Quasimodo. Jonathan the conventional guy is voiced by Andy Samberg.As well as the director might be the awesome Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack), despite the fact that CG animation will less than end up like his usual signature style. Have a look at Sony's reveal of Mavis Dracula below, for a perception of the film's look. Hotel Transylvania needs to be released in September 2012.

The Temple (Deool)

A Devisha Films production. Produced by Abhijeet Gholap. Executive producer, Nitin Prakash Vaidya. Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. Script, Girish Pandurang Kulkarni.With: Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Kishor Kadam, Atisha Naik, Shrikant Yadav, Jyoti Subhash, Usha Nadkarni, Mohan Agashe. (Marathi dialogue)The qualifier "rising" forget about should be put in "helmer" when explaining Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni after "The Temple," the director's third and greatest feature so far. Since his debut, "The Wild Bull," Kulkarni's proven a desire to have the mistakes of village existence, but here he's honed his satire, retaining the humor while which causes it to be more biting. Skewering venality utilizing a tale from the simple cowherd whose vision from the deity turns the townspeople into mad providers, scripter Girish Pandurang Kulkarni occupies corruption from multiple angles yet keeps things from feeling preachy. An effective fest existence is assured. Local rollout is positioned for early November and could exceed the strong showing for "Wild Bull," adding towards the growing B.O. energy of Marathi photos lately. Stars like Sonali Kulkarni and Nana Patekar can help, plus a couple of production amounts fantastically built-in to the plot. Though things drag just a little toward the conclusion in the first hour, they get inside the partner, as well as the film features a palpable appeal despite an unnecessarily extended ending. When Kesha (Girish Kulkarni) features a think of the triple-figured god Dutta, the artless cowherd can't contain his excitement wiser males inside the village warn him to keep the vision to themselves, fearing ridicule or possibly a stampede, but it's too far gone. At first, little modifications within the city, where the latest TV cleaning cleaning soap takes priority over other things, however several males drunkenly propose a temple needs to be built. Gentle sage Anna (Dilip Prabhawalkar) remains concentrating on plans with local politico Bhau (Patekar) to create a hospital, but popular pressure pushes aside this vital improvement which he watches helplessly just like a sanctuary is made and travelers and pilgrims swamp the town. Bhau's a typical local politician, neither too corrupt nor too honest and completely beneath the thumb of his party superior, meaning he's doing things for political expedience rather than community enhancement. Money flows to the village coffers as well as the whole tenor of existence changes, with people values shifting as cynical opportunism and hypocrisy take hold. Kesha, the man who had the vision, is essentially forgotten, as well as the sacred cow can get sick and dies, with only the easy cowherd to mourn. For the pic's enormous credit, rural existence just before the temple isn't some Edenic existence: there's poverty, a primitive infrastructure and superstition. The helmer doesn't reason why modernity is itself corrupting, but rather what it's integrated, in order the approaching of electricity needs to be a pressure permanently, its implementation reduces community ties and erodes social relations. The fad of consumerism replaces genuine spiritual feeling, resulting in residents wired for the outdoors world but stop from each other, advised by energy-hungry politicos together with a yellow press only considering sensationalism. The pic leavens things with warmth and humor without weakening the pointed critique. Thesping is globally strong, especially Patekar and Sonali Kulkarni as his wife (not their initial moment an onscreen couple) their playful relationship and strong sexual chemistry add an unforeseen amount of closeness. Lensing by Sudhakar Reddy is topnotch, with special attention paid out to landscape as well as the village's isolation. The Two production amounts, both appealing tunes, are organically incorporated, evolving sarcasm and satirizing celebrity culture. Opening credits, from the submit silhouette making sand designs on backlit glass, are lovely.Camera (color, widescreen), Sudhakar Reddy editor, Abhijeet Deshpande music, Mangesh Dhakde production designer, Prashant Bidkar appear, Anthony B.J. Ruben assistant director, Vikrant Pawar. Examined at Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Showcase), March. 18, 2011 (Also in Busan Film Festival -- A Window on Asian Cinema). Running time: 145 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

The Standouts Of Gaddafi Death Coverage: Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton & Matthew Perry

FRIDAY NOON UPDATE: Unfortunately,Rentrak is unable to download any grosses thus far today, so there will not beany estimates based on noon averages. FRIDAY 8:45 AM: This is 30% higher thanthe sequel Paranormal Activity 2 whichearned $6.3M from 1,800 locations. It sets anew franchise best of $8 million in midnight business from 2,200 U.S. locationsovernight for Paranormal Activity 3. is 30%. Internationally, Paranormal Activity 3 opened in France Wednesday and saw $521K opening gross which was +45% higher than PA2, Australia Thursday which saw $516K or +14% ahead of PA2, and almost every foreign territory todaybesides North America.Russia’s $550K opening gross was 45% higher than PA2. Paramount is lowballing the threequel to gross at least $35M in domestic box office. But PA2 made $40.6M its 2010 pre-Halloween weekend, then competitor Saw 3D debuted the following Friday. PA3 has no such rival this time around. So Hollywood is expecting a lot more money. That said, PA3 cost only $5M, making the low-budget high-grossing franchise the gift that keeps on giving, as a studio exec tells me. (PA1 did $108M/$85M foreign, while PA2 did $85M in the U.S. and $93M foreign.) Paranormal Activity 3s strong tracking is showing wannasee not just with young males but also with older moviegoers, so the bloodless thriller should break Hollywoods 3-month-long box office slump this weekend. Not since Foxs Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes ($54.8M) on August 5th has there been a big grossing domestic opener beyond $30.1M (Disneys Lion King 3D). To pump up global grosses, Paramount indulged in 20 round-the-world fan premieres in 8 countries with a contest based on the most Twitter activity. The winning cities included Melbourne, Tel Aviv, London, Sao Paulo, NY, and Hollywoods Arclight, where thousands of fans turned out for gourmet food trucks and franchise star Katie Featherston.

New 'Puss in Boots' Clip: Humpty Dumpty Has Came back Together Again Again

The 'Shrek' franchise is not any stranger to fairytale figures -- Pinocchio, the three Blind Rats as well as the Gingerhead guy make cameos inside the series. Also available might be the swashbuckling feline Puss in Boots, who, furthermore to starring inside the every 'Shrek' follow-up, will get their very own spinoff within the finish from the month. In 'Puss in Boots,' our hero will use take lower the murderous villains Jack and Jill. Joining the knowledge this time around around around will probably be Humpty Dumpty, carried out with the always amusing Zach Galifianakis. In this new clip, we view Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) meet Humpty Dumpty the first time inside the movie. The Two possess the signs and symptoms of a bit of the tumultuous history, however, which Puss is very quick to point. 'Puss in Boots' hits theaters October 28. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Disney Junior Begins Production on Animated 'Oki's Oasis' Starring Mandy Moore (Exclusive)

Disney Junior announced its plans for a new animated western for preschoolers, Oki's Oasis, during the Summer Television Critics Association earlier this year. It has now given the series a 26-episode order and started production on the program. It stars singer Mandy Moore as the voice of Oki and The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive first look photo of her character above. PHOTOS: Disney Generation's New Rising Stars "Oki's Oasis uses the legend of the Old West to impart social skills and lessons for young kids about being a good friend and neighbor, reinforcing what parents are already teaching their children at home about forgiveness, honesty and sharing," says Disney Junior's GM and Original Programming SVP, Nancy Kanter. "The series further demonstrates Disney Junior's dedication to programming that highlights the importance of great, heartfelt storytelling as an impetus for learning and development," she adds. Oki's Oasis stars Moore as the voice of the cat Oki, the sheriff of Nice and Friendly Corners, who's charged with making sure the town upholds its reputation for being the friendliest town in the West. Scheduled to air in 2013, each episode features two 11-minute stories and two original songs. PHOTOS: Radio Disney Kicks Off 'N.B.T.' Season 4 With Free Concert The series is a production of W!LDBRAIN Entertainment, a DHX Media company, in association with Disney Junior. It was created by series executive producers Denis Morella and George Evelyn and developed for television by co-executive producer Holly Huckins (Higglytown Heroes). Disney Junior, currently Disney Channel's programming block aimed toward children aged two to seven-years-old, will add a basic cable and satellite channel in the U.S. next year. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter:@TheRealJethro RELATED: Disney Channel Slate Includes 'Zombies,' 'Super 8' Comedy Disney Channel's 'Geek Charming' Telepic Sets Premiere Date Disney Channel Renews 'Good Luck Charlie'

Natalie Morales Joins Rock Center with Brian Williams

Natalie Morales Natalie Morales is the newest addition to NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.The Today show news anchor joins an already impressive roster of correspondents for the weekly newsmagazine debuting on Halloween, including Harry Smith, Kate Snow, Ted Koppel, Meredith Vieira, Richard Engel, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Matt Lauer and Ann Curry. Williams will serve as anchor and managing editor of the prime-time show.Ted Koppel to join Rock Center with Brian Williams"A familiar face at NBC News, Natalie brings a breadth of experience to Rock Center with Brian Williams," NBC News President Steve Capus says. "Not only has she been in the trenches with her award-winning reporting, she brings curiosity and compassion to the stories that she tells, and we're thrilled to have her on board with this new broadcast."Morales will continue her duties as news anchor and co-host of the Today Show's third hour, where she has been since March 2006.Check out more of today's newsThe new series, which takes the place of the recently canceled The Playboy Club, will feature in-depth stories, coverage of topical events and interviews with newsmakers.Check out a preview:Rock Center with Brian Williams premieres Monday, Oct. 31 at 10/9c on NBC.

Rock Hall highlight set to iTunes

Time Life will release "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live," a 200-track digital collection of performances from the hall's induction ceremonies, as an iTunes exclusive on Nov. 15. A three-CD package will be released to retail Nov. 1. The iTunes collection, to be issued in 10 "volumes," will cull highlights from Rock Hall inductions, dating from the inaugural concert in 1986 through 2009. Highlights include a version of "I Saw Her Standing There" by the Beatles' George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with assists from Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and others; Springsteen and Bono's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"; an all-star rendition of "Let It Be" led by Paul McCartney; and a George Harrison salute, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," with Prince and Traveling Wilburys cohorts Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. Retail package will include perfs by Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Aerosmith, Chuck Berry, the Who, James Brown, Cream and John Fogerty. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

U.K.'s Channel 5 nabs 'Dallas'

LONDON -- Acquisition hungry Channel 5 has nabbed exclusive U.K. rights to the remake of "Dallas," the Texan oil drama that had millions of Brits asking themselves "Who shot JR?" The original version of "Dallas" was one of the BBC's breakout hits of the Eighties. Now Channel 5, buoyed by the success of "Big Brother," hope the re-make can add to the broadcaster's improved perf under Richard Desmond, the U.K. media tycoon who bought the station last summer. The ten-part skein stars original cast members Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray, alongside Jesse Metcalfe and Brenda Strong, from "Desperate Housewives," and Josh Henderson, featured in teen sudser "90210." The producers of the revived "Dallas," which will air on TNT in the U.S., said the idea is "not a remake as much as a continuation," which "takes the next generation of Ewings and continues the battle." Channel 5, whose most popular import is the "CSI" franchise, acquired the show from Warner Bros International. It is expected to air in Blighty late next year, following the U.S. bow next summer. Jeff Ford, Channel 5's director of programs, said: "We are thrilled to be bringing the new look 'Dallas' to Channel 5. "With its alluring mix of wealth, seduction, scandal and intrigue, there is something for everyone on the Southfork Ranch, and it's a hugely exciting addition to our 2012 schedule." Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, prexy, Warner Bros. International Television, added: "The original version of 'Dallas' was iconic in the U.K., and had many millions of fans. "We are sure that this new version of 'Dallas' will satisfy those who remember the original show and attract a whole generation of new viewers." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Sugarland to Wrap Tour With Free Indiana Concert

Sugarland is returning to Indiana, the web site in the horrifying stage collapse that mentioned seven sufferers and hurt 40 more noisy . August, for just about any free concert.our editor recommendsSugarland Concert Stage Collapse: An Eyewitness ReportFoo Fighters' Dork Grohl, Moby round the Summer season of Stage Collapses STORY: Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles: 'Grief, Discomfort' After Indiana Condition Fair Stage Collapse The country duo Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Rose rose bush may have a free of charge concert within the Conseco Fieldhouse on March. 28th. A disagreement round the duo's website mentioned that people who held tickets for the band's disastrous August show will probably be granted admission whether or not they got refunds. Previous ticketholders will have a way to assert their tickets beginning March. 10, while any remaining seats will probably be distributed around everybody on March. 15. The show assists since the final stop round the band's 2011 Incredible Machine tour. Special site visitors for your show will probably be introduced afterwards. To learn more about the best way to request tickets, visit the band's website. STORY: Sugarland Concert Stage Collapse: Artists React to the Tragedy Winds between 60 and 70 mph knocked inside the stage framework and lighting rig before Sugarland's scheduled performance on August. 13 within the Indiana Condition Fair. An eyewitness within the concert known towards the scene for the Hollywood Reporter: "There's a just a little rain, together with a terrible noise, those came running lower the ramp... you have to saw a truss fall so the whole factor went lower and blacked the ramp out." Nettles and Rose rose bush, along with five other band people, were safely present in a "concrete bunker" beneath the ground. "You will discover no words to process one minute from the magnitude and gravity. You will discover only wants peace inside the hearts in the bereft, and about thanksgiving for people who've been in a position to escape or safe," Nettles written round the band's website. "A little in our heart remains because grandstand. May God provide peace and healing to individuals of Indiana." Related Subjects Sugarland

DJ Caruso Gathers The Goat's

And finds a youthful duo to star...Despite getting a lot of projects bubbling away on his development writers (most particularly the most recent make an effort to get legendary graphic novel series Preacher on screen), I'm # 4 director DJ Caruso has rather been digging around the rear of his larder and it has pulled out lengthy-gestating passion pic The Goat's as his next likely film, with Chandler Canterbury and Annalise Basso set to star.The film depends on Brock Cole's youthful adult novel, an account of two children at camp who're under well-liked by their peers. Whenever a prank leaves them stranded on Goat Island, they choose to avoid the sheer humiliation of returning and rather attempt a journey together, which becomes a 3-day journey of self-discovery. And, we assume, involves goat's.Caruso's been looking to get that one taking a while now, and it appears he's searching to create a small-scale indie film like a palate facial cleanser before trying another huge effects fest.Canterbury continues to be most likely most widely known for playing Nicolas Cage's boy in Knowing, though he's also popped up in Repo Males and because the youthful Peter Bishop in TV's Fringe. Basso, meanwhile, was observed in Bed time Tales and it has an periodic small role in True Bloodstream.Shooting around the new film will start this month in Georgia.

Talkback: Is Melissa McCarthy an Oscar Contender?

Melissa McCarthy sailed through her SNL hosting gig last evening on pure charm and panache, even when the skits weren’t particularly novel. Coming off her recent Emmy win for Mike & Molly, she’s formally probably the most pleasant (and many loved) dame in primetime at this time, which begs the question: Is a wave of well wishes that can result in the Oscar dais? Should we expect her title to play the very best Supporting Actress category alongside shoo-inches Octavia Spencer and Vanessa Redgrave? As our very own Mr. VanAirsdale noted within the premiere edition of the year’s Oscar index, there’s a stylish, Jacki Weaver-sized void within the Best Supporting Actress rundown: If Octavia Spencer and Vanessa Redgrave nab spots as the Descendants’s Shailene Woodley and also the Artist ‘s up-and-comer Brnice Bejo notch the 3rd and 4th steps, we fit either an Academy-friendly talent — former nominees Jesse McTeer and Judi Dench are promising — or perhaps a sprightly youthful thespian with charm in abundance, meaning Jessica Chastain’s fun, if a person-dimensional performance within the Help qualifies, along with McCarthy in Bridesmaids. The overall game-altering element, it appears, is the fact that 2011 has already been charged like a banner year for lady-brought films, making the thought of Bridesmaids kudos even more enticing to Oscar voters. Hell, The Assistance will accrue two nominations at the minimum. The damning element, though, is the fact that Bridesmaids is unquestionably an ensemble piece, and none of their stars stick out as apparent honorees. I preferred Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey to McCarthy, personally, however the mixture of likability, talent, “ladies in comedy” good cheer, and sheer statue cred make McCarthy an ideal storm of viable characteristics. It’s simple to recognition the formerly honored. That Emmy might be because a phone card as Helen Search’s combined three Emmys were in 1997. (She won a 4th after her Oscar win.) What is your opinion? Does McCarthy are able at Eddie Murphy’s Academy awards, or will Jesse McTeer storm towards the Kodak in her own place?

'Moneyball' can't catch 'Lion King'

'Moneyball' and 'Dolphin Tale' look to have legs at the B.O. 'Dolphin Tale'While "Moneyball" begins Sony's fall charge of adult-skewing pics, a pair of family pics, Disney's "The Lion King" and WB's "Dolphin Tale," proved to be heavy hitters as well. The Brad Pitt starrer debuted Stateside over the Sept. 23-25 weekend with $19.5 million, just enough to beat Warner Bros.' modestly budgeted "Dolphin Tale" (costing in the mid-$30 million range), which landed in third place with $19.2 million.Neither new entry earned enough to top Disney's steady 3D reissue "The Lion King," which grossed $21.9 million, for a minimal soph-sesh drop of 27%. For "Moneyball," Sony used the same plan that it had for "The Social Network" last fall, when that film opened to $22 million and went on to cume $97 million domestically. The studio says "Moneyball" could also gross around four times its opening; the pic's biggest problem will arise with international auds, most of whom (except in Japan and South Korea) aren't baseball fans.In an attempt to lower the pic's overseas hurdle, Sony used a global marketing strategy that focused on Pitt, and less on baseball. The pic's early one-sheet, for instance, depicted a nearly unrecognizable Pitt standing on a baseball field, which was later changed to feature a close-up of the actor."Moneyball" will face tough competish on the adult front, which includes Sony's own George Clooney-helmed "The Ides of March" bowing Oct. 7. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

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You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo

A Films Transit release of a Les Films Adobe production in association with D. Produced by Luc Cote, Patricio Henriquez. Executive producer, Kevin Kraus. Directed by Luc Cote, Patricio Henriquez.With: Omar Khadr, Mozzam Begg, Omar Deghayes, Damien Corsetti, Michelle Shephard, Raul Berdichevsky, Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler, Bill Graham.Luc Cote and Patricio Henriquez's "You Don't Like the Truth" demonstrates, through excerpts from an actual videotaped interrogation at Guantanamo, the process by which human will can be systematically broken down to force an admission of guilt, regardless of truth. By showing a delegation of Canadians grilling a fellow Canadian youth who was previously tortured by Americans, this disturbing docu casts the U.S. not as an exporter of democracy but as an international enabler of civil-rights violations. Bowing Sept. 28 at Gotham's Film Forum, advocacy pic should spark sufficient outrage to propel it through the arthouse circuit. In 2002, Omar Khadr, then 15, was holed up in a suspected Afghani terrorist compound firebombed by U.S. troops. The sole survivor, Khadr was charged with throwing a grenade that killed an American soldier. Still recuperating from near-fatal wounds, he was sent to Bagram Detention Center, where he allegedly was tortured; his affidavit account, read aloud, is supported by onscreen testimony from former cellmates and even from notorious interrogator Damien Corsetti, who admits believing Khadr was unfairly treated. From there, Khadr was shipped to Guantanamo and subjected to further abuse. The videotaped interrogation, conducted not by American military but by the CSIS (the Canadian equivalent of the CIA), took place about a year into Khadr's imprisonment and was filmed with three hidden surveillance cameras. The classified footage was made public in 2009 by order of the Canadian Supreme Court, and reps the only such imagery ever to emerge from "Gitmo." Cote and Henriquez split the screen into quarters to show all three camera viewpoints simultaneously, with one corner left blank. The filmmakers often replace the empty portion with present-day footage of psychiatrists, ex-detainees, politicians, military personnel or relatives watching the archival tapes on laptops and commenting on the proceedings. The interrogation tapes make for difficult but revelatory viewing. Curiously, the poor image quality, which leaves Khadr's facial expressions barely visible, makes his body language particularly eloquent as he goes from joyous hope to utter despair over four days of grueling interrogation. Khadr initially assumes his Canadian countrymen have come to help him and will listen to his account with open minds; his grief and disillusionment know no bounds as their false bonhomie devolves into cajolery and outright threats, the true nature of their visit becoming clear. This final betrayal strikes a mortal blow to his belief in justice as he keeps repeating, "You don't like the truth." The docu makes no pretense of objectivity, giving voice to the side of the story ignored by Khadr's accusers. Khadr's military lawyer confesses to having his faith in American justice sharply undermined; Toronto Star reporter Michelle Shephard questions whether the boy, with three bullets in him and a face full of shrapnel, was physically capable of lobbing a grenade; and human-rights advocates note that as a child soldier under international law, Khadr was subject to protections that were blatantly ignored.Camera (color, HD), Cote, Patricio Henriquez; editor, Andrea Henriquez; sound (Dolby Digital), Richard Pelletier. Reviewed on DVD, NY, Sept. 25, 2011. (Also in Human Rights Watch Film Festival, 2010 Intl. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.) Running time: 100 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Dwts: The Brand New Season Begins on the High Note

Lacey Schwimmer, Chaz Bono Security was extremely tight within the ballroom for that season premiere of ABC's Dwts. Beefy pads were sitting within the audience and was, prepared to do something, both pre and post transgender activist Chaz Bono required towards the floor together with his partner, Lacey Schwimmer. "I did not give consideration to the from it,Inch Bono stated following the show. "I simply desired to perform a good job dancing." Bono continues to be the topic of debate because the first transgender star to become cast around the hit reality show. But he's designed a reason for focusing on understanding how to dance and obstructing the comments that his inclusion around the family show is inappropriate and may be rather puzzling to children. "I've got a very thick skin," he stated. "And I have been doing activist work since 1995. So I have faced lots of haters. I am great at obstructing it and merely doing what I have to do." It had not been his gender that triggered an issue Monday evening it had been his stamina. Because the cast lined on the party area in the finish from the show, Bono was sweating, fighting to trap his breath and searching like he would faint. Because the evening's last dancer, he'd barely finished his cha cha when host Tom Bergeron went within the voting amounts for that twelve couples. "Everyone else reaches finish and also have a second to recuperate,Inch stated Bono. "But we finished, needed to increase the steps [towards the publish-dance interview area with co-host Brooke Burke Charvet], then run down again the steps. I had been tired!" Meanwhile, many involved are jazzed through the new season's potential. Judge Bruno Tonioli was within the moon. "Nobody was terrible!" he talked, excited since the latest crop of celebrity hoofers might be "filled with surprises. You do not know who's gonna go away, and that is great for our show." "Could it have been just me?" requested professional Jonathan Roberts, who's married to professional Anna Trebunskaya. "Or could be that the best season premiere ever? A lot of good dances." Actor Rob Macchio, who were built with a front row chair, was excited because his former professional partner, Karina Smirnoff, includes a new partner in actor and Iraqi war vet J.R. Martinez. "She accustomed to let me know which i would be a gift from God," stated Macchio. "However, she's got [someone better still]. He might take the entire factor." But nobody got more rave reviews than fashion guru Carson Kressley, who introduced the ballroom to its ft after dancing a wondrous, over-the-top cha cha with Trebunskaya. His technique needs lots of work and that he did not finish in to begin with - that recognition visited Martinez and singer Chynna Phillips, who both obtained 22 from 30. But he got a decent 17 along with a ballroom filled with smiles. "Anna continues to be so kind and patient," stated Kressley. "She's like Mother Teresa, except with better hair making-up. And she's alive." What have you think about Dancing Using the Stars' season premiere? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Martindale revels in 'Justified' run

Margo Martindale was unmistakably thrilled by her Emmy win inside the supporting drama actress category on her behalf are Magazines Bennett on FX's "Justified." But whilst her next series regular role on CBS' new fall series "A Gifted Guy" is due to hit the airwaves Friday, it absolutely was tough to not identify a trace of lament from Martindale that her "Justified" days were behind her. "I'm thrilled -- I'm on cloud nine," Martindale mentioned backstage within the Nokia after receiving her kudo. "I'm from my figure. It's just been a marvelous year, a marvelous ride. I like the task, which i loved coping with these stars. It absolutely was merely a perfect fit personally. Sadly, it's formerly." Martindale mentioned she was restricted to just four episodes on "Justified," though her character's second-season arc altering being major antagonist for Timothy Olyphant's lead her role extended -- as did her hopes. "Once we had finished the first or second episode, they described I'd get 10 episodes. I believed, quite honestly, they made an appearance so happy with a few things i was doing, I made the decision to reside,Inch she mentioned by getting an abashed laugh. "It absolutely was a poetic and ideal ending for the character, however." Climax hardly an ending for Martindale's career, she possessed around feeling a specific poetry in regards to the timing of her first Emmy. "I've been doing (this) an extremely very long time, as well as the great factor time is that you may really appreciate (this) much more,In . Martindale mentioned. "I am unsure essentially may have appreciated anything similar to this had I been 30. "At 60, I'm deeply grateful being recognized. It is really an recognition." Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

We've Seen the Glee Season 3 Premiere Here's Your Spoilerpalooza!

Glee Ryan Murphy's got a plan for Glee this year. It includes a full-time writing staff and a focus on stories over artist tributes. He even knows how it all ends for the McKinley High School seniors (though not all of the kids in New Directions are seniors.) "The season ends with the core group, with many of them graduating and figuring out what their futures are," Murphy told reporters Thursday after a screening of the Season 3 premiere. After acknowledging that he made the mistake of prematurely talking about which actors he thought about writing out after graduation - "I've learned my lesson! I'm never doing that again!" - Murphy said he's refocused. Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows "I have my passion for it back," he said. "Things took a bit of a nasty turn and now I feel great about it again." No word on who is coming or going, you'll just have to wait and see where things end up in the finale. And that spin-off you heard about is still on the shelf - and if resurrected, it might not be what you thought (originally, it centered on Rachel and Kurt making a go of it in NY.) "I don't know what it would be and I don't know who would be on it," Murphy said. But let's talk about this season already! Spoilers from the premiere and beyond... read at your own risk: Rachel will reunite with mom Shelby (Idina Menzel) - sorta. Shelby's got a new gig as a teacher at WMHS who arrives in Episode 2. Murphy said she'll be involved be a "juicy" story with Quinn (Dianna Agron)... who, by the way, has a whole new look and group of friends this year. (We know you've already seen the pink hair.) Not only will we be seeing Mike Chang's (Harry Shum) parents this season, we'll also be hearing him sing! That's right, not dance... sing! By the fourth episode, he'll have performed two numbers, Murphy said. Tina's not the only junior in New Directions. You'll find out who the other one is in the first couple minutes of the premiere. Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) and Emma (Jayma Mays) are together. But they could be closer. A lot closer. Make of that what you will. Lauren Zizes (Ashley Fink) isn't gone. Yes, maybe she'll be in slightly fewer episodes, and yes, she does cut ties with the group - for now. In later episodes, Murphy said she "has a major story with Chris Colfer." So there you go. Quitting time. Zizes isn't the only one leaving the glee club, but there will be a new addition as well. Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new shows They mean it: No guest stars! It might seem like the show has been casting up a storm - between new student Sugar, Mercedes' boyfriend Bubba, Mike and Emma's parents - but these are minor roles that will be used "sparingly," Murphy said. Well... Gwyneth Paltrow, who just won an Emmy for her guest-starring role as Holly Holliday last weekend, could be back. Maybe. They mean it, Part 2: One tribute episode! If all goes according to plan, a special two-hour tribute episode will happen in the spring and it's an act they've been trying to license for a year and a half. Damian + Brittany? Damian McGinty, the Irish lad who co-won The Glee Project with Samuel Larsen, enters the picture in Episode 4 as a foreign exchange student who Murphy said is "shacking up with Brittany [Heather Morris]... she thinks he's a leprechaun with magical powers." Whether or not they're hooking up remains to be seen, but so far Murphy likes what he sees. McGinty's character is no hotshot sophomore either -- he's already been shoved into a locker 25 times. As for Samuel... he's more of a man's man. As in, he's going to be a relative of Puck (Mark Salling) - "which will be fun," Murphy said -- who arrives much in later in the season. Gallery: Which TV shows jumped the shark last season? One more Glee Project tidbit: There is a surprise guest from the show in the season premiere. And it's pretty amazing. Sorry, nothing else. Okay, one more tease: He or she will be the star of a rival choir in sectionals. Last thing: No plans for Cameron Mitchell on the show - at least this season. (He quit, people!) Tom Jones anyone? Mr. Vegas gets a nice nod in the premiere, but who and where one of his songs is sung may be a little unusual. Glee premieres Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox. What are you most looking forward to seeing? Or hearing? Sound off in the comments.

Carell, Hamm, Laurie: Emmy Bridesmaids Yet Again?

NEW YORK (AP) It's hard to picture TV stars such as Steve Carell, Jon Hamm and Hugh Laurie as perennial bridesmaids. But that's what they've been in recent years at Emmy time, as rival nominees hog the golden statuettes.Will any of the threesome shed his bridesmaid status this year? That question is on Emmy-watchers' minds as awards night draws near. (The big show airs Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox). Here's Carell, nominated as outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his fifth and final year starring on "The Office" and already snubbed four years running. Here's Hamm, who has seen his series, "Mad Men," reap best-drama Emmys all three of its seasons while best-actor nominee Hamm got shut out. And up against Hamm, here's Hugh Laurie, a six-time nominee (and, up to now, annual washout) on the medical drama "House," about to start its last season.Mind you, there's no disgrace in a series star being stuck with a bridesmaid streak.Among actor nominees, the beloved Angela Lansbury wears the crown as all-time Emmy loser. She was rebuffed a dozen times for "Murder, She Wrote" and has lodged six more losses for other nominated TV performances.Fellow unanointed actors include five-time loser Jackie Gleason (even as Art Carney picked up six Emmys for his work with "the Great One"), and Andy Griffith, who was never nominated as Sheriff Andy Taylor, while his goofy sidekick, Don Knotts, raked in five trophies.And let's not forget (though Emmy judges long have) Bill Maher, who has yet to win an Emmy after 26 bids stretching back to 1995. His current series, "Real Time With Bill Maher," has earned him 11 nods: producing (six); writing (four); and hosting (one). "Real Time" is nominated again this year for best variety, music or comedy series but it faces "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," which has won the past eight years straight.Handicappers think Hamm has a good shot this year for best actor in a drama. One hopeful sign: Bryan Cranston, the actor who has made Hamm a bridesmaid by winning for "Breaking Bad" the past three years, is out of action this year. "Breaking Bad" didn't air in the qualifying period.Besides Laurie, Hamm is facing Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire"), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter"), Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") and Timothy Olyphant ("Justified") none of them slouches. Still, you can't overstate the impact of an Emmy nemesis such as Cranston or his welcome absence.Recall how, in 1996, Candice Bergen withdrew from consideration as a nominee for her starring role in the sitcom "Murphy Brown." Having collected five Emmys by then, she said she wanted to give other actresses a chance. With Bergen out of contention, Helen Hunt won for "Mad About You" annually until its end four years later. For the three years before Bergen bowed out, Hunt had been a jilted nominee."I think it's finally Jon Hamm's time to win," says Tom O'Neil, editor of the award websites goldderby.com and theenvelope.com.Short of peeking inside the sealed envelopes, O'Neil may have the sharpest insight of anyone as to who the winners will be. So consider his analysis:First, "Mad Men" this year submitted a doozie of an episode to spotlight Hamm's range as 1960s ad man Don Draper. Among Emmy's actor categories, a jury considers just one sample episode per nominee, so it better be persuasive. (Angela Lansbury's "Murder" role as a writer-detective always put her in the service of each episode's crime-solving, while, in the process, denying her the sort of Emmy-worthy actorly scene she could have handled with ease.)O'Neil thinks this year "Mad Men" got it right by submitting the episode called "The Suitcase.""It's a big acting showcase for Hamm," says O'Neil. "He gets every emotion: He cries; he's drunk; he's confessional; he's humble; he's boisterous and bawdy."By contrast, Laurie could continue to suffer from a problem endemic to his role on "House": "He plays an unlikable character," says O'Neil. "You don't want to hug crusty, cranky Dr. House. I think that has backfired on Hugh Laurie."A similar problem may have plagued Steve Carell: Michael Scott, the paper-company branch manager he played on "The Office," is "creepy," O'Neil sums up.This year, Carell may have overcome that character deficit by submitting as his entry his farewell appearance on the series. That episode, O'Neil notes, "has a sense of history, and heart-tugging moments."Maybe so. But who can say if it's enough to make a bridesmaid a winner?Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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One Fall

A Paladin release of a Compass Entertainment, Marlen Hecht and Dean Silvers production. Produced by Silvers, Hecht. Executive producer, Richard K. Smucker. Co-producers, Julie S. Fuller, Marcus Dean Fuller. Directed by Marcus Dean Fuller. Written by Fuller, Richard Greenberg.With: Marcus Dean Fuller, Zoe McClellan, Seamus Mulcahy, James McCaffrey, Mark La Mura, Phyllis Somerville.Semi-studly episodic-TV and sometime soap opera player Marcus Dean Fuller directs, co-writes and stars in apparent vanity vehicle with supernatural overtones "One Fall." As surely as Bruce Willis' miraculous survival of a train wreck indicated an otherworldly constitution in M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable," the fact that Fuller's character emerges unscathed from a 200-foot cliffside tumble pigeonholes him as mystically endowed. Clunky allegorical elements, however, remain unsatisfyingly ambiguous throughout the pic, which opens Sept. 9 in Los Angeles and a week later in Gotham. Returning to his hometown to work as a janitor at the hospital where his doctor brother (James McCaffrey) practices medicine and where his father (Mark La Mura) has nearly succumbed to a fatal illness, Fuller raises eyebrows when he seemingly cures a wheelchair-bound MS sufferer and revivifies a moribund old lady (Phyllis Somerville) to the point of friskiness simply by laying his hand on them. Alternately regarded as savior or pariah, Fuller receives the most sympathy from his ex-g.f., played by Zoe McClellan, and a superhero-obsessed high-school nerd (Seamus Mulcahy). Admirably cinephilic crane-shots, sudden reveals and subjective p.o.v. dream sequences unfortunately misplay the desired emphases.Camera (color, HD), Alice Brooks; editors, Marlen Hecht, William Henry; music, Ben Toth; production designer, Timothy Whidbee. Reviewed on DVD, Sept. 6, 2011. Running time: 90 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Graphic novelist brings 'Man' to Venice

For Italy's Gianni Pacinotti, whose "The Last Man on Earth" stands out as the single debut feature in the Venice competition, getting launched as a film director has been relatively easy.It was producer Domenico Procacci who approached the graphic novelist known as Gipi, who's well-known in Europe and also published, about having him direct a movie."Of course I could not refuse," he said. "It was my longtime dream; what I wanted to do as kid." The thing Gipi is eager to point out about "Last Man," which was well-received Thursday, is that it's not a sci-fi film but, ultimately, a love story that unfolds in a cynical and dehumanized future."In chosing to have a Martian invasion, what I wanted was a mystical, almost religious, event," he said.Unlike humans, "the Martians are able to distinguish good from evil, so their arrival is basically a sort of last judgment."And in creating those aliens, Gipi chose to make them very ordinary, with minimal special effects."I was totally disinterested in aliens or science fiction, so I didn't spend any time inventing anything new on this front."Interestingly, "Last Man" is not based on his own material, but on a book by fellow graphic novelist Giacomo Monti titled "Nessuno mi fara del male.""Procacci balked for about a second when I said I wanted to use someone else's rights," he said. "But then he said: O.K."The problem with his own material was that he was coming up with narratives that ended up being too autobiographical."Giacomo's book was a revelation for me," he said. "It seemed a perfect starting point. Of course, in writing the script I changed it."As for how it felt to get behind camera, Gipi was "terrified before starting." But on set, things went smoothly because he realized that his background on graphic novels meant that he had always thought in cinematic terms."In constructing scenes in my drawings, it was very realistic. I imagined locations and how I would place cameras and move characters around."What he wasn't prepared for, was being selected for competition. "Domenico called me and told me in a very detached, cold, tone," he said. "I went to take a shower and I broke out crying.""Last Man," which is being sold by Fandango Portobello, will be relased by RAI Cinema in Italy. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

London Film Festival Line-Up Announced

Clooney! Fiennes! Cronenberg! Clooney!The BFI London Film Festival is 55 years old, but even with bus-pass eligibility on the horizon, it's showing no signs of losing its vitality. The full line-up has been announced and includes 204 feature films, including new offerings by British directors of the calibre of Andrea Arnold, Steve McQueen, Michael Winterbottom, Lynne Ramsay and Terence Davies. There's also a UK bow for the much buzzed-about silent film The Artist, news that's pretty thrilling for anyone who witness the clamour that surrounded it at Cannes. Star-wise, George Clooney will be making the festival 27% more glamorous. He's scheduled to appear at gala screenings of his new political thriller, The Ides Of March, as well as Alexander Payne's The Descendants. He had a busy LFF a couple of years ago, what with Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Men Who Stare At Goats and Up In The Air, and it's more of the same for the Cloonster. There's a strong literary vibe, too. Michael Winterbottom's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, Coriolanus, Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights and, er, Roland Emmerich's Shakespearean thriller Anonymous will have bookish types all a'quiver. Also likely to excite punters and critics alike are David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method, Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin, and Steve 'No not that one' McQueen's Shame. The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted Michael Fassbender having a sexy crisis in there, not once, but twice. This will be pleasing to fans of that kind of thing. Other luminaries with films appearing are Roman Polanski (Carnage), Gus Van Sant (Restless), Werner Herzog (Into The Abyss), Todd Solondz (Dark Horse), and Jonathan Demme (I'm Carolyn Parker). Huzzah too for the Dardenne brothers, stars of Empire's Cannes blogs, whose latest, The Kid With The Bike, tells the moving tale of a baby goat who escapes from a feta factory to enter the Tour de France. Or something along those lines. We might need to check the synopsis. The LFF will boast enough starry faces to keep autograph hunters happy. Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz will be there to usher the festival in on October 12 with an opening night screening of Fernando Meirelles' 360, while Terence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea brings the curtain down on proceedings on October 27. Click here for the 411 on 360 and co, and all the LFF details.