Sunday, 26 February 2012
Jimmy Kimmels Star-Studded Movie Trailer
In what has become a tradition for the post-Oscars editions of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late-night show premiered its latest video spoof tonight, a movie trailer for The Movie, “the greatest movie ever made”. Featuring a bevvy of movie stars, including George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Helen Mirren, and top directors Martin Scorsese and JJ Abrams, The Movie is introduced as “a romantically comic political action thriller drama based on the novel Push by Sapphire.” Here is the video:
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Taking apart Alcatraz's Mysteries: Will the '63s Ever Age?
Misa and Maiya Tanaka had the best Top place locked around the Astonishing Race 20. After engineering another comeback, the brothers and sisters were 80 yards within the Pit Stop - except they oddly missed seeing Phil Keoghan, the Pit Stop greeter as well as the production team. Once they anxiously looked the reasons in the Patios p Cafayate winery in Salta, Argentina, pals Joey "Fitness" and Danny checked in. Several days later, they still can't explain completely how they didn't see Keoghan, nonetheless they attempted their utmost below. Discover More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Phil KeoghanJennifer HoffmanLakisha HoffmanAmazing Race 20Danny HoralJoey LasallaMaiya TanakaMisa Tanaka
Friday, 17 February 2012
ICM Signs Steve Coogan
EXCLUSIVE: ICM just signed British comedian/actor Steve Coogan. Coogan last starred within our Idiot Brother and also the approaching Michael Winterbottom-directed The Trip, which opened in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival. He’s developing other projects including Cruise from the Gods, the David Guion/Michael Handelman-directed comedy, along with a feature according to Coogan’s Alan Partridge character. He’s handled by 3 Arts and it is repped within the United kingdom by Independent Talent Group.
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Stephen Amell, Kristin Kreuk The autumn TV months are materializing. Systems have purchased a large number of new aircraft pilots starring familiar faces including Zachary Levi, Mindy Kaling, Mandy Moore and Sarah Silverman, and from proven producers like Josh Schwartz, J.J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti and Kevin Williamson. Also creating a comeback this season: Legendary figures including Eco-friendly Arrow, Barbara Bradshaw, A Virtual Detective and sweetness and also the Animal. To keep an eye on who's doing what, read our complete list of all of the series projects in contention and appearance back for updates on their own status. Listed here are the CW aircraft pilots: (Get more information at ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.) DRAMA Arrow Hung's Stephen Amell stars as Electricity super hero Eco-friendly Arrow within this modern retelling from the legendary archer's adventures. Siblings & Sisters' Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim will executive-produce using the Vampire Diaries' Andrew Kreisberg. Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, David Ramsey and Susanna Thompson will even star. Beauty and also the Animal Loosely in line with the 1987 CBS series a good ADA along with a noble guy-animal who create a connection, the up-to-date love story - with Smallville's Kristin Kreuk because the Beauty - features a procedural twist. Felicity's Jennifer Levin and Siblings & Sisters' Sherri Cooper will write and executive-produce. Austin Basis will even star. The Barbara Journals In line with the novel by Candace Bushnell, a more youthful Barbara Bradshaw steps in to the limelight as she comes old within the 1980s, asking her first questions regarding love, sex, friendship and family while seeking the mobile phone industry's of senior high school and Manhattan. Bushnell will executive-produce alongside Gossip Girl duo Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein and Sex and also the City author Amy Harris.Stefania Owen will co-star. Cult Following a rash of disappearances along with a likely murder, an inquisitive, youthful female production assistant (Melrose Place reboot star Jessica Lucas) on the extremely popular tv program known as Cult joins a journalist blogger in looking into the rabid fans from the series who may be re-creating crimes seen around the enter in real existence. Rockne O'Bannon will write and executive-produce alongside Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Len Goldstein. Alona Tal will even star. First Cut Glad to depart her nerdy past behind for any new beginning within the adult professional world, a recently minted physician finds out that, sadly and comically, existence in the hospital where she works is the same as senior high school. Gilmore Girls' Jennie Snyder Urman will write and executive-produce with Pushing Daisies' Serta Jinks. Joey Dakota In this time around-travel musical in line with the Israeli series Danny Hollywood, a documentary filmmaker travels to the the nineteen nineties, where she meets and falls deeply in love with the rock star who's the topic of her film. When she suddenly returns to the current, she have to get her long ago towards the past to reunite with him and stop his untimely dying. NCIS' Mark Harmon executive-produces with Kim and Eric Tannenbaum. Bert Royal (Easy A) authored the script. The Choice The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor within this project in line with the approaching book series by Kiera Cass. A legendary romance set 300 years later on, an undesirable, youthful lady is selected by lottery to sign up inside a competition being the following full of the war-torn nation in a crossroads. The Vampire Diaries' Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain will write and executive-produce. Shelter The brand new and coming back staff in a historic Colonial summer time resort deal with the requirements of the visitors while moving their very own relationships, rivalries and romances. J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk executive-produce. Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill) authored the script. Which aircraft pilots seem interesting for you?
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Roberts And Streep Away And Off To Osage County
Update: They're locked and loadedUpdate: Well, it needed somewhat a minimum of annually, but Roberts and Streep are formally signed to see matriarch Crimson Weston and Barbara Fordham. John Wells remains pointing so when he's collected the comfort in the cast, he aims to start making the main one factor this fall.Discuss a hollywood pairing: Jennifer Aniston and Meryl Streep are in the heart of hammering out deals to co-star in Harvey Weinstein's latest passion project, the variation of Pulitzer- and Tony-gathering play August: Osage County.Initially put together by Tracy Letts, August follows the troubled Weston Clan, whose matriarch Crimson (the role Streep is hoping to get) reduces her daily existence with alcohol and drugs. Her earliest daughter Barbara Fordham (Roberts, if she signs), meanwhile, is in the heart of a relationship crisis as her husband is cheating on her behalf account getting a college student.As Violet's practice of revealing large family secrets really starts to affect everyone round her, the disappearance of her husband brings a lot more painful issues bubbling for the surface as Barbara and her brothers and sisters return home to assist their mother.You will see that Weinstein is searching as of this as potential Oscar bait, but he's been connected using the play since the original stage production. And he's introduced in former TV mogul/director-switched-filmmaker John Wells to direct the film version, that is with various script by Letts herself.Between this (which according to Deadline should expect you'll shoot by next summer season) as well as the Help, it seems like you'll find apt to be more decent roles readily available for ladies than usual. Expect your competitors for your other primary figures being intense.
Monday, 13 February 2012
Cohen Media Group buys 'The Other Son'
Cohen Media Group has clicked on up U.S. rights to "Another Boy" (Le Fils p l'autre) within the European Film Market.Pic, that's screening on the market, is directed by Lorraine Levy and stars Emmanuelle Devos and Pascal Elbe.Story follows an Israeli teen who discovers that he isn't the biological boy of his parents and was switched at birth while using child from the Palestinian family round the West Bank.Script was composed by Natalie Saugeon, Levy and Noam Fitoussi, based on a geniune idea by Fitoussi. Cite Films is selling french-Hebrew drama while Virginie Lacombe and Raphael Berdugo produce. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com
Saturday, 11 February 2012
eOne's new int'l sales arm will get busy
The Berlinale might be too soon for eOne's new London-based worldwide film sales division to unveil a slate of photos in the European Film Market, nevertheless its executives have been in town to speak to purchasers concerning the new direction of their growing sales, financing and distribution activities. Its foreign sales division is silently marketing a brand new Atom Egoyan pic, "Captive," so it intends to unveil at Cannes in May. Pic is really a thriller in regards to a guy trying to find his daughter but other plot particulars they are under systems. The organization has additionally hired former Protagonist Pictures sales professional Charlotte now Van Weede as mind of worldwide sales. Van Weede has additionally labored at Summit Intl. and Intermedia. In November, eOne introduced it had been shifting its sales division to London from the Toronto base inside a move likely to herald a substantial expansion in eOne's sales. Former Icon prexy and Polygram senior Vice president of purchases and biz matters Sally Caplan was hired controlling director. The Toronto team remains headed by professional Vice president Charlotte now Mickie, who'll still handle sales and distribution of Canadian features including "Hopes for a Existence," "Keyhole" and "13 Eeri" in the EFM. The organization, that is searching for larger and much more mainstream photos, is anticipated to bow its slate at Cannes in May. Mickie's team continues to pay attention to Canadian specialist photos, that it established fact. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
VIDEO: Camping Track Of 'Joyful Noise' Director Todd Graff
"It's all regulated controlled going to exactly the same playbook over and over," confesses "Pleased Noise" director Todd Graff. "It is not only people undertaking, but undertaking in competitions and benefits and enormous final amounts."Getting a filmography which includes the musical features "Bandslam" (2009) and "Camping" (2003), it's tough to deny the existence of a pattern round the director's resume. Projects that celebrate diversity among youthful artists are becoming Graff's p facto prepaid calling card. It's a apparently natural extension in the career he launched just like a pre-teen actor on "The Electrical Company," the landmark seventies TV variety demonstrate that infamously introduced to wider audiences a youngthough by no means teenagedMorgan Freeman.Back Stage taken track of Mr. Graff among final appear-mixing periods for "Noise" to reflect round the 10 years -- and three seasons of "Glee" -- because the building of "Camping," as well as the joys to become "pigeonholed." (We have to be so lucky.)Billed as "a comedy about drama" and released to reviews which are positive but little promotion round the arthouse circuit, "Camping" might possibly not have received much attention within the box office, but due to DVD and frequent airings on IFC, the film continuously acquired bona-fide cult favorite status among lots of youthful artists who could appreciate its place-on ribbing in the hilariously age-inappropriate repertoire sometimes contained in adolescent theater programs.Here's an example: Future Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick marks her film debut by belting a typical, literally scene-stealing version of "Women That Lunch" from Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Other "Camping" breakouts include Robin DeJesus, who throughout time of filming hadn't visited a Broadway show, but who'd later look at score Tony nominations for his performances inside the Broadway productions of "Inside the Levels" and "La Cage aux Folles."But possibly just what the film most touchingly captures might be the sensation of belonging that all the campers feels while delivering their inner diva/divo within the imaginary "Camping Ovation," an arc like the misfit people from the certain club around the particular FOX TV mega-franchise."'CAMP' is founded on an authentic camping where I visited and labored at," unveils Graff, mentioning to his stint at Stagedoor Manor, a typical Upstate NY theater camping whose famous alumni include Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and perhaps for the surprise of nobody, Jum Michele. It absolutely was throughout his tenure just like a counselor (entrusted while using proper proper care of a young Robert Downey, Junior., among others), that Graff truly began to know the stockpile of confidence the camping atmosphere presented within the brood of ambitious youthful talent, lots of whom were utilized to get thrown for their school lockers another 10 several days of year.In .[Stagedoor] is similar to Oz of those kids," he values but whereas "'Glee' is showing a university where the kids have this haven every day, 'CAMP' is showing this place where it's kind of like 'Brigadoon.' It only can be obtained for any couple of several days and they've revisit their crappy real lives."While fans of Graff's film might make the problem that "Camping" and "Glee" share the identical DNA, the director stresses that such critiques are superficial at best. "I'm a really large 'Glee' fan," according to him. "In no way am i going to appear like you might never have 'Glee' essentially didn't make 'CAMP,' that is not it whatsoever. Both are clearly about kids that are deeply deeply in love with undertaking, and kids who appear like outsiders that don't easily fit into and face plenty of harassment and persecution inside their lives outdoors of Glee Club or theater camping, however think that the main difference has associated with your skill in television and also you skill in the movie. My impression is the show has covered most of the same kinds of emotional territory that individuals do in 'CAMP,' but our film was an indie produced by Killer Filmsit wouldn't meet network standards and practices the means by which 'Glee' must.InchContrary, Graff relishes the strong niche afterlife "Camping" has loved, likening it to at least one of people rare original cast tracks his imaginary (and real existence) campers would salivate over. "There's a great musical referred to as [title of show], too as with it they sing a sound lesson that goes 'I'd would rather be nine people first favorite factor than 100 people ninth favorite factor,' then when I [heard that line] I believed, 'That is CAMP'," Graff states. "For a number of the pair of people who first seen it, it increased being an important movie on their own account, that's very satisfying. They taken proper care of immediately it and needed possession from this with techniques that maybe they don't do for a number of other movies."With "Pleased Noise" since the latest entry within the unofficial "let's positioned on a show" trilogy, Graff shows no symbol of switching genres and dismisses the thought of change simply regarding change while he embarks on his next project."Lots of people make Westerns, lots of people make war movies, lots of people make horror movies. This is just what I really do,Inch according to him, without any littlest hint of defensiveness. "It's only a few of the factor In my opinion I really could ever do, however i am happy transporting this out. I finished taking traditional use hire in the past. I've only done three movies in the last eight years, and even though they all are inside the same genre, they're very personal in my opinion, and they are precisely what i am saying those to be. My agent mentioned that for my next movie I would be careful rather than do another musical because I am likely to be pigeonholed. I mentioned to him, 'What you think I am, 25?' I probably only have five more movies inside me before I die, therefore if they're all in this particular genre, I am likely to be perfectly happy."If you're searching at following in Graff's actions just like a Stagedoor Manor counselor, make certain to have a look at their approaching auditions. Follow the link to determine the casting notice at Backstage.com. "Camping" could be acquired to stream via Netflix. "Pleased Noise" is at theaters now.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Chest-poppin' preem
Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens and Rachel McAdams proceed and take party for the Colony in Hollywood.
Metallica's Robert Trujillo and James Hetfield flank producer Charlotte now now Huggins.
Dwayne Manley with producer Love Flynn
Kaira Peyton and Luis Guzman prepare for the next "Journey."
Helmer Kaira Peyton required to acknowledge that he's advanced considerably to access Thursday's premiere of "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" within the Chinese. "I left Gander, Newfoundland, once i was 17 as this is a few things i preferred to complete,Inch he mused within the after-party within the Colony. "Maturing in Gander keeps you humble. I didn't have plenty of trading money just like a kid and a few things i did have, I allotted to seeing things like 'Raiders in the Lost Ark.' " Cousins John Gunn and Mark Gunn got the job to pen the script last season at the time that that Brian's wife shipped their third child. "She described to go to carry out the pitch since it wasn't our first," he appreciated. "Since we started, I've become married and that we have stood a kid, too," Mark mentioned. The authors also credited Dwayne Manley getting a distinctive contribution for the New Line pic. "The chest area pop was totally Dwayne's idea," Mark noted. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
CBS skeds "New york city 22" on Sunday
CBS finds a midseason berth because of its cop drama "New york city 22," that will join the schedule April 15. The series, which follows six NYPD newbies, will replace "CSI: Miami," that will have completely finished its full run of original episodes for that season Sundays at 10 p.m., where it'll have "The Great Wife" like a lead-in. The Attention introduced the drama last May once the network revealed its fall schedule but is at no hurry to locate a time slot given its primetime selection has couple of weak spots. "New york city 22," that was initially referred to as "The Two-2," was 1 of 2 series held over, another being new half-hour "Take advantage of." Cast includes Terry Kinney, Adam Goldberg and Leelee Sobieski. Robert P Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Richard Cost, Ken Sanzel and James Mangold are executive producers of New york city 22 for CBS Television Galleries in colaboration with Tribeca Productions. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com
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