Royalty suits filed vs. labels

The ongoing legal battle between artists and labels over digital royalties widened late last week, as two new suits alleging gross underpayments to acts were filed. On Friday, singer-guitarist Peter Frampton sued A&M Records, a unit of Universal Music Group, claiming he was paid a fraction of what he was due for downloads of his '70s hits. Frampton's suit succeeded a similar Thursday action filed against Capitol Records by the heir of the late Bruce Gary, drummer of '70s new wave act the Knack. The latter suit against EMI Music's flagship imprint is the first of several actions regarding digital royalty payments to be lodged against a label not operated by UMG. However, UMG could ultimately prove liable in that case, since last month the company made a successful $1.9 billion bid for EMI's label assets that has yet to be approved by regulators. Both plaintiffs scored huge hits for their labels in the '70s. Frampton's two-LP A&M concert set "Frampton Comes Alive" was No. 1 for 10 weeks in 1976, while the Knack's Capitol album "Get the Knack," which contained the No. 1 single "My Sharona," topped the charts for five weeks in 1979. Both suits allege breach of contract and unfair competition and seek compensatory damages to be determined at trial. Frampton's suit, which succeeds a 1998 royalty settlement between the musician and UMG, says the language of the agreement is "virtually identical" to that of last year's appellate court decision in F.B.T. Prods.' suit against UMG and Aftermath Records. That decision found that F.B.T., which produced Eminem's earliest recordings, was entitled to much higher digital royalties based on rates for masters licensed to third parties (Daily Variety, Sept. 7, 2010). It inspired class actions filed in federal court in Northern California earlier this year by the Rick James estate (Daily Variety, April 5); Rob Zombie, his band White Zombie, Whitesnake and Dave Mason (Daily Variety, May 24); and Chuck D of Public Enemy (Daily Variety, Nov. 3). On Dec. 22, Bruce Gary's sister Felice Catena, who holds rights to Gary's interest in the Knack, filed a suit in L.A. Superior Court alleging that Capitol has "systematically" paid less than the 50% of net receipts contractually due for licensed masters. Frampton's suit, lodged Dec. 23 in U.S. District Court in L.A., makes a similar allegation. Frampton claims that a $212,000 check sent to the musician without documentation late this year was "wholly insufficient to cover the actual monies owed to Frampton, which is potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the insufficient partial payment made by UMG." Spokesmen for UMG and EMI could not be reached for comment. However, UMG has consistently maintained that the appellate decision in the so-called Eminem case does not constitute a legal precedent. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Holiday Movie Playlist: Our Favorite Christmas Movies

The holidays are nearly upon us, and while many of you out there will undoubtedly be spending your time roasting chestnuts on an open fire (or some other cheery activity) with your family, there's going to be down time. And what better way to spend that time than by watching some classic holiday movies? There are far too many feel-good Christmas movies (as well as some feel-bad holiday movies) out there to choose from, so if you find yourself stumped come December 25, never fear -- the MTV Movies team has compiled our all-time favorite holiday movie viewing experiences to make your season bright. "Die Hard" Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho. These words, written on a dead bad guys shirt by NY cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) and uttered by the Grinchiest of movie menaces Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), exemplify why Christmas at Nakatomi Plaza is so much fun. The original Die Hard, a classic action flick which captured the wisecracking talents of Willis on the brink of his mega-stardom, is infinitely quotable and just as enjoyable on the tenth viewing as on the first. -Tami Katzoff "Home Alone" More than 20 years after Kevin McCallister sledded down his staircase and into theaters, "Home Alone" continues to be one of my favorite Christmas movies. Starring blond moppet Macaulay Culkin as the left-behind lad, the 1990 romp follows the boy who stayed as he protects his home from a pair of bungling burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), all the while seamlessly weaving heartfelt holiday-ness with hilarious hi-jinks. I (and the American Dental Association) approve. (I probably shouldn't speak on behalf of the ADA, so for legal purposes, please consider this an assumption.) -Amy Wilkinson "Love, Actually" Is there anyone who doesn't love this wonderfully well-received ensemble romantic comedy? Even the most testosterone-charged of my male friends get all warm and fuzzy when they mention it. The reason it's perfect for the holidays is obvious: it's set right around Christmas, but unlike other films that try to capitalize on an already over-commercialized season with kitschy gimmickry (see "Valentine's Day" and "New Year's Eve"), "Love Actually" works because it's central theme is real love: The good, the bad, the messy, the hard to watch. Plus you could not assemble a better cast: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney, Colin Firth, Rodrigo Santorro, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln (pre-"Walking Dead!") and amazing Bill Nighy performing the best new Christmas song ever, "Christmas Is All Around." -Kara Warner "The Christmas Toy" With "The Muppets" back in the spotlight, there's no better time to revisit this little-seen Jim Henson made-for-TV gem about a group of toys who come to life when no one's looking. No, we're not talking about "Toy Story" -- "The Christmas Toy" dates the Pixar classic by several years, and while I'd stop short of saying it's a better film, it's certainly the one I cherish more. Old friends, dear friends, Meteora, eww-it's-Mew, Rugby the Tiger (aka the greatest Christmas toy of all)... this movie has it all. Hands down, my favorite holiday movie of all time. -Josh Wigler "The Lord of the Rings" Extended Edition It's not the most obvious choice, but stick with me here. In all, the three extended editions of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy clock-in at a butt-numbing 12 hours. Now, I love these movies, but when I am supposed to watch them and not feel bad about sinking four hours on "Return of the King" on a random Saturday? The holidays offer the perfect combination of guilt-free sloth and large amounts of free time, the ideal movie marathon conditions. Aside from being convenient, the time of year always reminds me of "The Lord of the Rings," because they were guaranteed Christmas presents each year they came out on DVD. So maybe it isn't that weird after all, jerk. -Kevin P. Sullivan What are your favorite holiday movies? Tell us in the comments section and on Twitter!

'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' Trailer: Nicolas Cage Fights the Antichrist

Good news and bad news: a brand-new trailer for 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' has arrived ... but, unfortunately, it does not feature Nicolas Cage pissing fire. (Curses!) In fact, the new trailer does a pretty great job of depressing any trashy expectations you may have had from 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.' Despite plenty of fire-breathing and ass-kicking from Ghost Rider himself, the new trailer features a ton of cheesy, cliched dialogue we've come to expect from Cage films over the years. 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,' which stars Cage, Johnny Whitworth and Idris Elba, hits theaters Feb. 17, 2012. [via Yahoo!] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Why Armie Hammer Almost Switched Clint Eastwood Lower

Why Armie Hammer Almost Switched Clint Eastwood Lower By Jessica Gardner December 13, 2011 Fresh off playing the Winklevoss twins in "The Social Networking," Armie Hammer gives a superb supporting performance in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar." It is a performance that almost did not happen, because Hammer initially switched lower the audition. His agent known as and told him "J. Edgar" casting director Fiona Weir wanted him to audition for negligence Clyde Tolson, J. Edgar Hoover's reliable agent and long term companion. Hammer browse the script and think it is great but did not comprehend the character. "He did not seem sensible in my experience,Inch states Hammer. "I did not get why Clyde stuck around and required Edgar's hot-and-cold abuse. I did not comprehend the depth of the love and also the complications of their relationship."Hammer passed, telling his agent when he could not comprehend it, he wouldn't prosper within an audition. Weir endured, telling him "Clint" wanted him to audition. "I had been like, 'Okay, well, now you use his title like this, I suppose I must are available in,A " jokes Hammer. He switched to his older, gay buddies to assist him understand Tolson and Hoover's complex relationshipwhat it had been enjoy being a guy deeply in love with a guy currently when this type of relationship was completely taboo. Then, he entered Weir's office and requested questions to have an hour . 5 until he felt comfortable enough to possess her put him on tape. Not much later, he got a phone call that Eastwood wanted him for that film. Hammer hired a investigator to assist him search as many details as he could on Tolson and Hoover. Hammerwho has analyzed with your instructors as Lesly Kahn, John Reise, and presently Deborah Aquilasays he's large on studying and preparation. He approaches serving as intellectually as you possibly can. "I understand this is an art of emotion," he states. "But when you are just doing the work for emotion every time, it may be wild, cumbersome, and unwieldy, or may possibly not work. Should you truly understand intellectually who this type of person or what their deal isnot the things they did why they made it happen, their headspaceI find it's not hard to occupy them." Meeting His Match Although his onscreen relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Hoover, was full of subtext and connection, the 2 only had one testing before shooting, when DiCaprio asked film writer Dustin Lance Black and Hammer to his house. "We did not even put things on their ft," recalls Hammer. "We simply go through the script and talked about some moments. Essentially, we both emerged with this figures and turned up to create. We did not actually have a discussion about how exactly for each other should these men be or perhaps is there any connection. We did not address it, that we thought was appropriate simply because they did not address it. The figures would haven't addressed it. It had been always like, the elephant within the room. I believe that exercised well. But additionally dealing with Leo made it very easy. It's like, if you are playing tennis with someone that's much better than you, it improves your game, you realize?InchFor that emotional fight scene, Hammer states he and DiCaprio contacted it with just as much importance and energy because they could bring. "There's a lot which i reached do for the reason that scene, that was great," he states. "It is so rare that you will get a scene that well-written, where it's as if you start at one place and finish inside a place completely different while going for a huge detour. It had been amazing dealing with smash glass from the wall and scream and fight and only the fake bloodstream and everything. It had been a very intense day."Eastwood Style We have spent with director David Fincher, noted for doing take after take and departing his stars exhausted through the finish during the day, being directed by Eastwood would be a change of pace. "They could not be more polar opposite," states Hammer. He compares watching Eastwood direct to watching an expert glass blower create a vase: "They do not seem like they are trying hard. They are just chill. They'll speak with you while they are doing the work. Then out of the blue they are done, and you've got a perfect vase. That is what it's as with Clint. It's enjoy it does not require effort for him to complete what he is doing. You believe that you are no longer working with enough contentration, but actually you simply need to learn to trust him."Eastwood made the decision that after the time had come for that actors' faces to age, they would not use CGI but rather would act through latex masks. On the very first day of putting on the mask and makeup (which required eight hrs to use), Hammer discovered the difficulties. He spent time searching inside a mirror, determining steps to make themself look like he was naturally smiling, squinting, and grimacing. "I needed to find out how my face labored," he states. "You need to emote a lot more to get what you are looking to get across in the future via a quarter inch of latex that's superglued for your face." In true Eastwood style, no coaches were hired to assist the stars with mask acting. "Decipher it working for yourself. Decipher it while you go. However, you better decipher it quick," Hammer states. Despite the fact that it had been challenging, Hammer was thrilled using the decision. "It felt really nostalgic," he states. "We've got to create a movie the old-fashioned way, without computer systems and all sorts of the nonsense that goes in it. The film looked exactly like when they shot it in 1950. It had been a classic-school, nostalgic movie that the old-school, nostalgic director made."Outtakes Were built with a dental professional inject his whole mouth with Novocain to simulate what it might be like to try and talk after getting a stroke. Did not meet Eastwood until 2 days before filming: In the DGA Honours, Kevin Spacey, executive producer of "The Social Networking," introduced them after discovering they had not met. States his first day on set was terrifying: "I had been relaxing in between Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Lance Black, and Dame Judi Dench. I had been like, 'What the hell shall we be held doing here?' However, you can't create a gemstone without pressure, you realize? Knowing I had been up against these stories, it place the anxiety about failure into me, and so i had to beat it."Approaching roles include Prince Andrew Alcott in "Mirror Mirror" and John Reid/The Lone Ranger in "The Lone Ranger" opposite Johnny Depp. Why Armie Hammer Almost Switched Clint Eastwood Lower By Jessica Gardner December 13, 2011 Fresh off playing the Winklevoss twins in "The Social Networking," Armie Hammer gives a superb supporting performance in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar." It is a performance that almost did not happen, because Hammer initially switched lower the audition. His agent known as and told him "J. Edgar" casting director Fiona Weir wanted him to audition for negligence Clyde Tolson, J. Edgar Hoover's reliable agent and long term companion. Hammer browse the script and think it is great but did not comprehend the character. "He did not seem sensible in my experience,Inch states Hammer. "I did not get why Clyde stuck around and required Edgar's hot-and-cold abuse. I did not comprehend the depth of the love and also the complications of the relationship."Hammer passed, telling his agent when he could not comprehend it, he wouldn't prosper within an audition. Weir endured, telling him "Clint" wanted him to audition. "I had been like, 'Okay, well, now you use his title like this, I suppose I must are available in,A " jokes Hammer. He switched to his older, gay buddies to assist him understand Tolson and Hoover's complex relationshipwhat it had been enjoy being a guy deeply in love with a guy currently when this type of relationship was completely taboo. Then, he entered Weir's office and requested questions to have an hour . 5 until he felt comfortable enough to possess her put him on tape. Not much later, he got a phone call that Eastwood wanted him for that film. Hammer hired a investigator to assist him search as many details because he could on Tolson and Hoover. Hammerwho has analyzed with your instructors as Lesly Kahn, John Reise, and presently Deborah Aquilasays he's large on studying and preparation. He approaches serving as intellectually as you possibly can. "I understand this is an art of emotion," he states. "But when you are just doing the work for emotion each time, it may be wild, cumbersome, and unwieldy, or may possibly not work. Should you truly understand intellectually who this type of person or what their deal isnot the things they did why they made it happen, their headspaceI find it's not hard to occupy them." Meeting His Match Although his onscreen relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Hoover, was full of subtext and connection, the 2 only had one testing before shooting, when DiCaprio asked film writer Dustin Lance Black and Hammer to his house. "We did not even put things on their ft," recalls Hammer. "We simply go through the script and talked about some moments. Essentially, both of us emerged with this figures and turned up to create. We did not actually have a discussion about how exactly for each other should these men be or perhaps is there any connection. We did not address it, that we thought was appropriate simply because they did not address it. The figures might have never addressed it. It had been always like, the elephant within the room. I believe that exercised well. But additionally dealing with Leo managed to get very easy. It's like, if you are playing tennis with someone that's much better than you, it improves your game, you realize?InchFor that emotional fight scene, Hammer states he and DiCaprio contacted it with just as much importance and energy because they could bring. "There's a lot which i reached do for the reason that scene, that was great," he states. "It is so rare that you will get a scene that well-written, where it's as if you start at one place and finish inside a place completely different while going for a huge detour. It had been amazing dealing with smash glass from the wall and scream and fight and merely the fake bloodstream and everything. It had been a very intense day."Eastwood Style We have spent with director David Fincher, noted for doing take after take and departing his stars exhausted through the finish during the day, being directed by Eastwood would be a change of pace. "They could not become more polar opposite," states Hammer. He compares watching Eastwood direct to watching an expert glass blower create a vase: "They do not seem like they are trying hard. They are just chill. They'll speak with you while they are doing the work. Then out of the blue they are done, and you've got an ideal vase. That is what it's as with Clint. It's enjoy it does not require effort for him to complete what he is doing. You're thinking that you are no longer working with enough contentration, but actually you just need to learn to trust him."Eastwood made the decision that after the time had come for that actors' faces to age, they would not use CGI but rather would act through latex masks. On the very first day of putting on the mask and makeup (which required eight hrs to use), Hammer discovered the difficulties. He stayed searching inside a mirror, determining steps to make themself seem like he was naturally smiling, squinting, and grimacing. "I needed to find out how my face labored," he states. "You need to emote a lot more to obtain what you are looking to get across in the future via a quarter inch of latex that's superglued for your face." In true Eastwood style, no coaches were hired to assist the stars with mask acting. "Decipher it working for yourself. Decipher it along the way. However, you better decipher it quick," Hammer states. Despite the fact that it had been challenging, Hammer was thrilled using the decision. "It felt really nostalgic," he states. "We've got to create a movie that old-fashioned way, without computer systems and all sorts of the nonsense that adopts it. The film looked exactly like when they shot it in 1950. It had been a classic-school, nostalgic movie that the old-school, nostalgic director made."Outtakes Were built with a dental professional inject his whole mouth with Novocain to simulate what it might be like to try and talk after getting a stroke. Did not meet Eastwood until 2 days before filming: In the DGA Honours, Kevin Spacey, executive producer of "The Social Networking," introduced them after discovering they had not met. States his first day on set was terrifying: "I had been relaxing in between Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Lance Black, and Dame Judi Dench. I had been like, 'What the hell shall we be held doing here?' However, you can't create a gemstone without pressure, you realize? Knowing I had been facing these stories, it place the anxiety about failure into me, and so i needed to overcome it."Approaching roles include Prince Andrew Alcott in "Mirror Mirror" and John Reid/The Lone Ranger in "The Lone Ranger" opposite The Actor-brad Pitt.

Salma Hayek Admits She Once Prayed For Breasts

First Published: December 8, 2011 3:31 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Salma Hayek attends the Puss In Boots NY screening at The Hearst Tower on October 24, 2011Salma Hayek is known for her hourglass physique, but the Latina actress revealed she once asked for some Holy intervention when she was a flat-chested youngster. I was the youngest in class and all these girls were starting to get them and I wasnt getting anything I was really scared, Salma revealed while taping an appearance for Britains The Graham Norton Show, per The Daily Mail. In fact, Salma said her once-tiny frame prompted ribbing from her classmates. I was getting teased a lot because everyone was older and I was the skinny tomboy, she revealed. The ribbing was so bad, the Puss in Boots star said she asked Jesus for some help. I went to a church that had a saint that was supposed to do a lot of miracles, she said. I put my hands in the holy water and went, Please Jesus, give me some boobs. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

TV Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother' Delivers Highs, American Country Awards Grow

Returning with the cast-of-thousands, multiple storyline approach they applied to Valentine's Day, Garry Marshall and screenwriter Katherine Fugate take on New Year's Eve, but this time out the result proves to be as appealing and effervescent as a flute of flat champagne.our editor recommends'New Year's Eve' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals'New Year's Eve' Film Stills: Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Jessica Biel'New Year's Eve': Abigail Breslin Talks About Her First On-Screen Kiss (Video)'New Year's Eve' Trailer: Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Zac Efron Ring in 2012 (Video)'New Year's Eve' Second Trailer Shows Off Star Power (Video) PHOTOS: 'New Year's Eve' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals A remarkably maudlin affair that possesses scant evidence of Marshall's trademark brisk efficiency, the trite romantic comedy may technically take place on the last night of 2011, but it feels stuck at least 30 years in the past. Despite the attempts of a sprawling all-star ensemble to lend their flimsy characters any sort of involving definition, the majority end up lost in the perpetual shuffle. While Warner Bros. could still ring in some decent numbers, the tally will likely fall well short of the $110 million enticed by Valentine's Day. VIDEO: 'New Year's Eve' Star Abigail Breslin Talks About Her First On-Screen Kiss Using a potentially intriguing p.o.v. as its jump-off point-the behind-the-scenes orchestrations leading up to the annual Times Square ball drop-the film squanders many rich possibilities as it flits indifferently from story to story and character to character. Among them: Hilary Swank as the stressed-out, newly-promoted vp of the Times Square Alliance, responsible for making sure the big countdown goes off without a hitch; Robert De Niro as a terminal cancer patient determined to take in the action down in the street; Jon Bon Jovi as a rock star and Katherine Heigl as the one he let get away who happens to be catering the big bash at which he'll be performing. Then there's Sarah Jessica Parker as a single mom having relationship problems with teenage daughter Abigail Breslin; and Lea Michele as a back-up singer who finds herself stuck in her building's stalled elevator with a jerky neighbor (Ashton Kutcher). VIDEO: 'New Year's Eve' Trailer: Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Zac Efron Ring in 2012 Elsewhere, landing with a particular thud are a pair of strained plotlines-one involving Michelle Pfeiffer as a meek, mousy office assistant who enlists the aid of bike messenger Zac Efron to help her realize a bucket list of unfulfilled resolutions. The other features Jessica Biel and Seth Meyers and Sarah Paulson and Til Schweiger as a pair of expectant couples who face off in a fierce battle to take home the hospital's $25,000 prize awarded to the first birth of the new year. They mainly succeed in inducing groans. PHOTOS: Ashton Kutcher's Career Through the Years To add to all the fun, the glittering countdown ball has gotten stuck during a run-through, much to the displeasure of Swank, not to mention Ryan Seacrest who gripes that it wouldn't have happened to Dick Clark. While on the subject of dropping the ball, in spite of Marshall's endeavors to keep them all in the air, Fulgate's cavalcade of cliched characters never come convincingly together for a common cause. VIDEO: 'New Year's Eve' Second Trailer Shows Off Star Power Ultimately, their intertwined, forced stories play out like schmaltzy Altman. Only Halle Berry manages to mine some honest gravity as a night nurse who has a poignant celebration lined up come midnight, but, like so many of the performances in the distancing, incohesive New Year's Eve, it felt like it came from a completely separate movie. Opens: Friday, December 9 (Warner Bros.) Production companies: New Line Cinema, Wayne Rice/Karz Entertainment Cast: Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara. Director: Gary Marshall Screenwriter: Katherine Fugate Executive producers: Toby Emmerich, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Josie Rosen, Diana Pokorny Producers: Mike Karz, Wayne Rice Director of photography: Charles Minsky Production designer: Mark Friedberg Music: John Debney Costume designer: Gary Jones Editor: Michael Tronick Rating: PG-13, 118 minutes PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'New Year's Eve' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals Ashton Kutcher Jessica Biel Jon Bon Jovi Lea Michele Sarah Jessica Parker New Year's Eve

Harlan Ellison Drops His Suit Against 'In Time'

Such a difference a couple of several weeks -- along with a so-so box-office showing -- make. Sci-fi author Harlan Ellison has dropped his suit seeking credit for 'In Time.' Grounds is not given, although he made a decision having seen the film, which stars Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. The film gained just $35 million within the U.S. and tallied up a less-than-impressive 38 percent positive critics' rating on Rotten Tomato plants. The writer stated the twentieth century Fox film took it's origin from his prize-winning 1965 work, 'Repent, Harlequin! Stated the Ticktockman,' which in fact had exactly the same advanced "time is money" theme. Ellison's previous legal cases include one against 'The Terminator,' that they stated took it's origin from two instances of 'The Outer Limits' he had composed. He was eventually given a screen credit, although that did not sit well with 'Terminator' director James Cameron. [via THR] [Photo: twentieth century Fox] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Harry Potter's' Helena Bonham Carter on Acting: 'You're Paid a Lot of Money Just to Play'

TLC"All-American Muslim" Discovery Communications has been sued by a television production company that claims the TLC reality series All-American Muslim was stolen with the help of a rogue former employee. our editor recommends'All-American Muslim': The Football Team Finds a Way Around Ramadan (Exclusive Video)'All-American Muslim' Opens Solid for TLCTLC's 'All-American Muslim': More Educational Than the Cast Will AdmitTLC's 'All-American Muslim' Cast Faces the Critics In a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Visionaire Media claims that it is responsible for creating the buzzed-about series that follows five Muslim-American families in Dearborn, Michigan. TLC is alleged to have "stolen" the series without making payment and credit as Visionaire had expected. The suit also targets Visionaire's formerpresident, Noessa Higa, one of the show's consulting producers. PHOTOS: PTC vs. TV: 10 Television Show Controversies In January, Higa and another Visionaire employee named Jerome Gary are said to have met with two executives from Discovery. The network execs are alleged to have told Higa and Gray that Discovery wanted to broadcast a show on TLC about Muslims in America and that if Visionaire came up with such a series idea that Discovery could use for broadcast, Visionaire would be hired to produce the series. The promise allegedly was made orally, but Visionaire claims that the solicitation created an implied promise for payment and credit to the company. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Blunders After the meeting, according to the complaint, Higa and Gary started working on the "American Muslim Project" and spent time, energy, and resources finding and contacting potential families, conducting interviews, holding meetings, analyzing costs, and creating content for the developing show. Among the people contacted by Visionaire were the five families who later appeared on the show, according to the company. Then, in April, Visionaire says it got a surprise. Higa abruptly gave notice that she was leaving the company.Visionaire now says that after Higa departed, she surreptitiously continued to work on the project with Discovery/TLC and breached confidence by communicating "proprietary information about cast members and their roles, film shooting locations, plot elements, major events, and themes." Visionaire is now taking Discovery and Higa to court on claims of breach of contract, interference with contract, and breach of confidence. Visionaire is pursuing a legal avenue that is quickly becoming a headache for Hollywood studios as well as a favorite among plaintiff's lawyers pursuing "stolen" ideas. (See here.) All-American Muslimhad a solid premiere for TLC, drawing a 1.5 rating in women 18-49 and a 1.8 rating in women 18-34, making it the No. 2 show in its time period. The show also has engendered a great deal of discussion, garnering praise from TV critics as well as criticism from some Muslims who wonder whether the families are good role models and some conservatives who see it as propaganda. "This is a very important TV series and my clients are committed to protecting their rights and standing up for the truth," says Miles Feldman, an attorney at Raines Feldman who is representing the plaintiff. "Visionaire will seek a trial on this case as soon as possible." Visionaire, which has produced several documentaries about Muslim life including Muslim Women, On the Road in America, and the forthcoming reality show, Trading Places, is demanding unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, the cost of the lawsuit, royalties, and screen credit. Discovery declined comment. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery TV's Priciest Primetime Shows for Advertisers TLC

Ali Fedotowsky On Breakup With Roberto Martinez: We Both Deserved More

First Published: November 30, 2011 5:49 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez attend the Reality Rocks Expo Fan Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 9, 2011 in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez ended their romance last week after an 18-month engagement, and now, the former Bachelorette is opening up about why the pair parted ways. I wouldnt be being truthful if I said this came out of nowhere, a reportedly tearful Ali told People. We definitely had been having problems. But I had always believed that we could work it out. Tongues began to wag in August after the 27-year-old reality star and her now-ex-fiance revealed the wedding date they had initially set had already come and gone. At the time, the couple blamed the postponement on a leg injury Ali had sustained, but in October, Ali revealed she and Roberto had shelved wedding planning altogether for the time being though she insisted the now-defunct pair were still engaged, still living together. Ali now admits it was becoming apparent to both parties that their relationship was no longer as fulfilling as it should be. We both realized we were unhappy more than we were happy, she told the mag. And we both deserved more. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Han Solo and Lando Calrissian: Close Friends Forever

Oh, publicity photos, sometimes you may be so glorious. Clearly this can be a lengthy since forgotten jewel of Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams which was shot to advertise the discharge of 'The Empire Strikes Back.' Though, it is tough to not think about it as being an image of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian -- two longtime buddies which will never, be separated. Ever! I am talking about, it's almost upsetting to check out this photo, understanding that Lando will double-mix Han on Bespin. But, if you've ever wondered, You realize, Han really did appear to forgive Lando fairly rapidly in 'Return from the Jedi'... I am talking about, being frozen in carbonite for any year is one thing that I am not too certain I possibly could just forgive and end up forgetting, not to mention lend the man my ship -- well, this means that you haven't seen this picture before. (Also, understanding that the sometimes surly Ford's smile is probably 100 % sarcasm makes this better still.) [Photo: Lucasfilm] You are able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Bridesmaids' Director Paul Feig Discloses How Twitter Saved His Movie

Paul Feig, the director of Universal's smash "Bridesmaids," that has gained nearly $288 million worldwide, has high hopes that Globes voters will appear beyond the "chick flick" veneer of his movie and find out what he sees: a relatable drama, with laughs.Within an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter," the television vet ("Freaks and Nerds") sounds off on Academy awards, uncle Judd Apatow and just how Twitter saved his movie.The Hollywood Reporter: Why do you consider comedies aren't more symbolized throughout honours season? Paul Feig: What we should award within this business is commonly showier. Our movie's tone is extremely grounded. We did a lot of things off-script to capture lightning-in-a-bottle improv moments that you simply can't re-create. All this does not afford me much latitude like a filmmaker. With comedy, you simply can't get too flashy. Nobody loves doing the enjoyment stuff using the camera a lot more than I actually do, but that is just me revealing and takes people from the story. It's more difficult to determine the flow and pace of the comedy. Having a drama, you do not have the additional stress of, 'Don't make sure they are cry a lot of occasions.' All this is the reason why it is so disappointing that comedies do not get more recognition.THR: What type of resistance have you encounter whenever you told people you had been pointing a "wedding movie?" Feig: Most peoples' eyes glazed over. So when we made the decision to refer to it as "Bridesmaids," which was an enormous strike against us. I literally needed to spend annually of my existence protecting it. 'It's great, I swear! The cast is amazing!' -- there is lots of dancing around. People checked out me like I'd Stockholm syndrome. But there is no missing in enthusiasm from Universal. Donna Langley am encouraging. Also, getting Judd assisted, obviously. He was the important thing to everything. THR: The Globes may be the only major honours show to identify comedy movies in their own individual category. Do you consider there's a notion among Oscar voters that comedies are extremely lowbrow to contend for that industry's greatest film prize? Feig: There's an audience-pleasing quality to some movie like ours. We attempted challenging laughs, and i believe that's viewed as "pandering." Period costume films are exciting to uncover, but they are not relatable. It's more, "Wow, that's awesome -- made it happen really seem like that in those days?Inch Whereas having a comedy, you are like, 'Yeah, that's me, that's my buddies.' Regardless of what, I would like individuals to relate.THR: What is the secret to making a relatable comedy? Feig: The main reason most comedies don't win honours would be that the filmmakers place the comedy first. Which means you have to produce a story round the jokes. Judd works the way in which Sometimes: Construct it just like a drama first, make it funny. I am convinced this is exactly why our movie accomplished it well. If people had not been involved in Kristen Wiig's character's story -- a lady who had been succeeding, everything falls part, existence beats the shit from her -- the film will not have done too. The film isn't in regards to a wedding. THR: There is a great deal adversely targeted in the film within the days prior to its May release, with Universal taking large amount of warmth for that trailer. How upset did this cause you to? Feig: It had been like, "Really, ours may be the worst trailer ever?" I'll admit we'd a very difficult time trying to puzzle out what related to it. The movie's tone was both crazy but additionally very psychologically real. But when you highlight individuals moments, it is going to just seem like another chick flick, therefore we thought, "Let us go crazy using the first trailer." Additionally, it felt as an unfair personal attack on Kristen, which upset me. However when Nikki Finke offered her mea culpa about dissing a clip -- although still a snarky one -- which was an excellent moment.THR: What remember most about opening weekend? Feig: Universal tried a fantastic job of establishing word-of-mouth tests. I love to state that we're the film that Twitter built. I had been online for any solid week watching all of the tweets appear that talked concerning the movie. After that time opening day, we had Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben [Falcone] over for lunch, and all sorts of these e-mails were arriving concerning the amounts rising or more. After dinner, we stacked within the vehicle and drove towards the ArcLight. We was within the theaters and merely viewed the crowd laugh. I had been so relieved, and happy.THR: How hard could it be then to determine a vital and commercial hit like "Bridesmaids" be an underdog throughout honours season? Feig: You need to do what we should do and never mind concerning the honours part. I loved Mark Whalberg's performance in "The Fighter," however i remember people saying, 'He did not do anything.' It had been an incredible performance. It's harder to become underplayed. This is exactly why I loved The Fighter: It is a drama, but it is funny and psychologically engaging. That is what every movie -- comedy or drama -- ought to be.THR: OK, which means you don't mind about honours? Feig: [Laughs] No, no, I actually do. The honours world could be absurd, but I am not just one to party it. I really like honours! When I have been nominated for Emmys so when I won my DGA Award, I could not happen to be more happy. I usually loved obtaining a gold star at school. The Hollywood Reporter

Cougar Town Order Cut To 15 Episodes, Comedy Eyed For March Launch

EXCLUSIVE: Here's the good thing and not so great for Cougar Town fans who've been annoyed since the 3rd-year comedy is missing from ABC’s midseason schedule. First, unhealthy news. Because Cougar Town is is this is not on that schedule, and for that reason it won’t launch before March, its full-season 22-episode order remains reduced to 15 episodes. The (semi-)very good news. Rumor is the series starring Courteney Cox will return in March, overpowering the Tuesday 8:30 PM slot after Push The Button finishes its run. It may be combined with Tim Allen starrer Last Guy Standing.

Twilight Fever Hits London For Uk Premiere

First Launched: November 16, 2011 9:06 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Rachelle Lefervre reaches The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, La, on November 14, 2011LONDON, U.K. -- London fans will be in look at your grip of Twilight fever while watching U.K. premiere in the Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1. But so-referred to as Twihards wanting for just about any look at Billy Burke, who plays the love-besotted teen Edwards Friend Jacob, will probably be disappointed. Rather they'll see Rachelle Lefervre, the British actor who stars as her vampire heartthrob A Vampire Named Edward, Rachelle Lefervre, who as werewolf Edwards Friend Jacob is her nearest friend and director Bill Condon just before the screening within the Westfield retail center in Stratford City. The initial Twilight movie was released in 2008. This fourth film finally sees Bella marry her vampire boyfriend. The film opens inside the U.K. on Friday. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Breaking Dawn' premieres in L.A.

Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke and Rachelle Lefervre get to Monday's premiere of 'Breaking Beginning: Part 1' in downtown La.Summit's Take advantage of Friedman with director Bill Condon in the 'Twilight' after party Monday.Among the expensive and "Twilight" fan idolatry at Monday's premiere of "Breaking Beginning: Part 1," director Bill Condon transported an enormous smile through the night."This really is this type of relief since it is the very first time we have been with them before a genuine audience," he stated in the afterparty, in a tent atop the LA Live parking structure. "You will never perform a test screening on these, therefore we only had one small one with 50 people."Condon sees themself as fortunate to possess had three "Twilight" films to setup the 4th, once the romance between Edward and Bella is consummated. "It's 1 / 3 act to another within this film," he added.Condon will expend the following six several weeks cutting "Part 2," and permitted that the scene with 100 vampires of the underworld inside a area has remained with him. "Now I've these eco-friendly screen dreams in which you have absolutely no clue where you stand. It is the most disorienting factor," he revealed.Party's theme was the marriage scene from "Part 1." Summit's Take advantage of Friedman, who greenlit "Twilight" soon after developing board, accepted that he's keen on that scene. "I've four kids then when Bella's father informs her that he'll always love her, I usually cry," he stated. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

'Where's Waldo?' Movie: 5 Actors Who Could Play the Titular Missing Person

Banking on the tradition of movie ideas that will ruin your childhood (see: Jennifer Lopez's 'Carmen Sandiego' project), the folks at MGM have acquired the rights to 'Where's Waldo?' with eyes on turning the popular children's books into a live-action family film. In what may be the cheesiest quote of the year, the CEO of Classic Media -- the company behind 'Where's Waldo?' -- says that "Waldo is the most searched-for character in the world... With thanks to MGM, fans everywhere will find Waldo in movie theaters with his motion picture debut." (Audible sigh.) This bit of news raises the obvious-but-necessary question: Who should play the titular missing person onscreen? Ahead, five Moviefone-approved suggestions. 1. John Krasinkski: because he's tall. 2. Christopher Mintz-Plasse: because of the glasses. 3. Jim Parsons: because he's tall and geeky. 4. Jason Schwartzman: glasses. 5. Justin Timberlake: glasses, again. (Timberlake loves those smart-guy specs) [via Deadline] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Academy Backs Oscarcast Producer Brett Ratner, But There's No Room For Screwups

UPDATE: The Academy of movement Picture Arts and Sciences won't do something after Brett Ratner made after which apologized to make an insensitive comment throughout a Q&A for his film Tower Heist. AMPAS leader Tom Sherak told Deadline he's standing behind Ratner following the filmmaker apologized for stating that testing is perfect for fags. But Sherak managed to get very obvious that another indiscreet comment won't be tolerated. “His remarks were inappropriate, Sherak told Deadline. He stated it very best in his apology, that his comments were dumb and insensitive. Whenever you think about our community, it went against all of the values from the creative community we represent. He understood it had been wrong and that he released that response as rapidly every individual ever has. The end result is, this wont and cant happen again. It won't happen again. He apologized and we'll move ahead. How do you know this? Ive known this guy for any very very long time. He's many buddies who're people from the lgbt community. The apology he gave I really believe originates from his heart. Basically didnt accept is as true, I'd find a solution. This really is about integrity and praising the Oscars, but all of us get some things wrong but he didnt mean it.” EARLIER, 1:56 P.M. Director and Oscarcast producer Brett Ratner must conduct themself with increased class in public places looks or risk messing up his dream job of staging the approaching Oscars by offending Academy membership. Ratner, who got off around the right feet getting Eddie Murphy to host, has cast themself within an unflattering light with comments made while marketing Tower Heist. He's fielded questions with deficiencies in knowning that as Oscarcast producer, he's something of the ambassador for that Academy along with a exclusive Oscar tradition. In a screening a week ago, Ratner made the insensitive observation to some room full of folks that “rehearsing is perfect for fags,” now needed to problem an apology. Beyond that, Ratner demonstrated deficiencies in tact speaking about his prolific sexual exploits around the cable television program Attack from the Show and again today on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show. The second would be a particularly graphic discussion. I’ve known Ratner for a long time, and that he includes a quality of attempting to please, whether it is making his stars happy or delivering a dishy interview that the host like Stern is after. Ratner’s priority for the following couple of several weeks ought to be to placed on a great show, and prevent embarrassing the Academy. I recieve the sensation Ratner now knows this but when he keeps shooting themself within the feet, it will likely be as much as the AMPAS board to put lower what the law states.

The Rock remains Breaking News on Twitter

At Moviefone HQ, we're been pretty passionate about our friend The Rock's Twitter feed (no less than, we like to to consider him as our friend -- hopefully he confirms as they looks very good). For reasons unknown, The Rock just loves to break news. Remember, he even broke what is the news of Osama Bin Laden's dying! Today, he states he'll be Fred Flintstone for Halloween! It's been a couple of several days since we freely checked together with The Rock's Twitter to document all of the news he's broken (which was, clearly, then your Rock damaging the news that individuals authored that story). Before, we experienced everybody in the Rock's then-1,568 Tweets today, we looked through his 274 Tweets since to produce an update in the ongoing saga in the Rock breaking news on Twitter. The Rock breaks what is the news he's millions of Twitter fans. The Rock breaks what is the news that he's pals with Tropical Storm Lee as well as the Rock breaks what is the news he will a health club. The Rock breaks what is the news he was late to use. The Rock breaks what is the news he desire to be over the following Tyler Perry movie. The Rock, star of 'The Tooth Fairy,' breaks what is the news he features a cavity. The Rock breaks what is the news that he's Daniel Tosh's father. The Rock breaks what is the news the Detroit Lions won a football game. The Rock breaks what is the news of Steve Jobs' passing. The Rock breaks what is the news that he's running for Leader from the united states . States. The Rock breaks what is the news he doesn't like Twitter user @RichardMajor86. The Rock breaks what is the news the follow-up to 'Fast Five,' referred to as 'Fast Six,' will probably be not remote. The Rock breaks what is the news he spoken with God which God is satisfied using the Rock. The Rock breaks what is the news that he'd want to be in M. Evening Shyamalan's next movie. The Rock breaks what is the news that Albert Pujols in the St. Louis Cardinals has hit three home runs in the World Series game. The Rock breaks what is the news the "All GreensInch from New Zealand have won the Rugby World Cup. The Rock breaks what is the news that that he's experiencing filming 'G.I.Joe 2: Retaliation'. The Rock breaks what is the news the Dallas Cowboys as well as the Philadelphia Eagles are playing a specialist football game against each other. The Rock breaks what is the news the Rock is Fred Flintstone. You'll be able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Syfy Films Finds Its First Project: George R.R. Martins Anthology Wild Cards

Syfy Films, the company created by Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures, has acquired rights to Game Of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s superhero anthology Wild Cards with an eye on launching a franchise. The successful sci-fi book series was first published in 1987 and is based on stories by several writers; one of those scribes, Melinda Snodgrass, has been tapped write the feature screenplay. Martin and Snodgrass will executive produce. The deal marks the first for Syfy Films, which launched in December with plans to make two movies a year by 2012 and hired former DC Comics exec Gregory Noveck in May as SVP Production. Wild Cards presents a terrific franchise opportunity given the volume of material from this compelling fantasy series, Noveck said in the release announcing the deal. In Wild Cards, the superheroes live in a shared universe in which different authors contribute new characters and storylines. Martin and Snodgrass were among the authors that included Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams and more recently Cherie Priest and Paul Cornell. The books have also been adapted into comic books and role-playing games.

Empire's Mission: Impossible Cover Lands

Cruise to your nearest newsagent Dodgy puns aside, the December problem of Empire gives lots of good reasons to get excited. Not minimal of these may be the return of Tom Cruise towards the front cover the very first time since May 2006. It is a large "welcome back" to some genuine superstar along with a taster to have an exclusive talk to the guy themself about a number of subjects, in the return of Ethan Search and the choice to shoot with IMAX cameras, towards the debate that's his casting as Jack Reacher.The 4th outing for Search and also the good people of IMF (another one) already includes a seriously saucy trailer, along with a dossier's price of photos showing Cruise dangling from a number of improbable locations, so the existence of Pixar alum Kaira 'The Incredibles' Bird, the franchise's 4th director, has clearly injected new risk and fizz back to things. Cruise certainly thinks so. "[Kaira and that i] spoken a great deal about 'popcorn moments," he informs Empire. "You realize, where you need to grab your popcorn. That is what I usually wished Mission could be to have an audience. And That I think we have nailed it." Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has gone out on December 26. Empire: Magazine - December Problem, meanwhile, has gone out on October 27. It will not self-destruct, even though it might have to go a little curly in the edges should you let it rest within the moist.

MTV's Killer Halloween: Weapons Of Preference

Thanks for visiting MTV's Killer Halloween! All week lengthy, we are searching at ten from the finest horror movie villains ever, with your help, we'll determine for good precisely how effective these killing psychopaths and evil masterminds actually are. Our participants: Freddy Krueger ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), Jason Voorhees ("Friday the Thirteenth"), Michael Myers ("Halloween"), Ghostface ("Scream"), Leatherface ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), Chucky ("Child's Play"), Norman Bates ("Psycho"), Pinhead ("Hellraiser"), Hannibal Lecter ("Silence from the Lamb") and Jigsaw ("Saw"). For day a couple of MTV's Killer Halloween, we are ranking the weapons of preference its horror's most frightening criminals and that we need your help. How's a killer going to get his teenage sufferers with no legendary deadly implement? The choice is yours to select which from the signature weapons is easily the most deadly! Rank each killer's weapon from 1 to 5 -Body being the worst, five being the very best -- past the jump! Freddy Krueger You need to provide him points for originality. Where other murderers might grab a knife, Freddy chose rather to add someone to each finger. The glove and five parallel scratches lower a victim's side are legendary images of horror. Jason Voorhees Possibly Freddy needs five knives to complete the job, but Jason only needs one. A large one, in justness: his massive machete is among the most well-known weapons in horror movie lore, cleaving sufferers right and left for many years now. Michael Myers Sometimes nothing can beat a throwback. You might call Michael's whole "babysitter killer having a butchers knife" shtick tired, but he was the inventor. Respect. Ghostface Wes Craven's meta-killer may take a signal from Michael Myers together with his selection of weapon -- a hunting knife -- however the "Scream" villain has speed in most cases an accomplice at their disposal too. Leatherface The title "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" informs you the majority of what you ought to learn about Leatherface, who introduced the frightening movie killer in to the publish-industrial age having a gas-powered bloodstream bath. Chucky What Chucky lacks in stature, he comprises for in variety. Never adhering with one tool, Chucky has wiped out with everything else from the ruler to some kitchen oven, but he's always used his understanding of voodoo to try and leave his toy body behind. Norman Bates Perhaps the one that began everything, Norman Bates keeps things simple together with his whole "knife within the shower" factor. What might be much more harmful than his utensils may be the split personality he explains to his deceased mother. Pinhead Online resources other-worldly sadomasochism, Pinhead has numerous hellish tools at his disposal. This area that summons him and the cenobites, the Lament Configuration, is an especially nasty charm that may rip its sufferers to pieces with chains. Hannibal Lecter The only real factor worse than the usual cannibal is really a genius cannibal having a psych degree. Prior to the good physician eats you, he'll make certain to stare to your soul and lower you to definitely your greatest, pitch-dark reminiscences before the lamb stop screaming. Jigsaw The killer having a conscience is also the killer with many different free time on his hands. Jigsaw uses his elaborate torture situations and products to discover who's truly moral within an evil world. You abide by his rules and you simply will make it untouched. Browse the is a result of Killer Halloween's style poll! Freddy Krueger is the pick for many stylish! Now we do not feel so harmful to putting on our ugly Krueger knit tops to operate today! Justify your votes within the comments section or hit us on Twitter!

MTV's Killer Halloween: Style That Are Awesome!

Thanks for visiting MTV's Killer Halloween! All week lengthy, we are searching at ten from the finest horror movie villains ever, with your help, we'll determine for good precisely how effective these killing psychopaths and evil masterminds actually are. Our participants: Freddy Krueger ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), Jason Voorhees ("Friday the Thirteenth"), Michael Myers ("Halloween"), Ghostface ("Scream"), Leatherface ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), Chucky ("Child's Play"), Norman Bates ("Psycho"), Pinhead ("Hellraiser"), Hannibal Lecter ("Silence from the Lamb") and Jigsaw ("Saw"). Today, before we obtain these murders to spill their guts and show us what they are made of, we are concentrating on some thing in the surface: their style. A horror icon is certainly not with no legendary look, and all sorts of ten of those murders have their own aesthetic to consider them by. Past the break, rank each horror villain's style points -Body being poor style, five being excellent style -- and appearance back tomorrow for that results and subsequently round of voting! Freddy Krueger He gifted hipsters using the sweater of the dreams -- or their bad dreams, based on your view. Plus, Freddy introduced the main one-glove turn to popular culture. Nobody else might be held accountable for your, right? Jason Voorhees The main difference between Batman and the Gotham City impersonators? He isn't putting on hockey pads. However the terror of Camping Very Lake includes a different, more positive take on hockey equipment like a fashion statement than Gotham's Caped Crusader -- we often affiliate with Jason on that one. Michael Myers It isn't frequently that people at MTV Movies go outdoors with this service station attendant uniform and frightening-guy masks on, however when we all do, we glance nearly the same as the "Halloween" icon. Trust us, there is no better outfit to obtain your slow-walk on. Ghostface Discuss economical! Besides Ghostface effectively terrify and slash his/her sufferers to bits, (s)he is doing everything within the convenience of an outlet-bought Halloween ghost costume. Working class murders, this costume's for you personally. Leatherface Putting on another human being's freshly removed face for any mask is usually frowned upon in today's world. However in the horror killer circle, it's high-finish fashion at its goriest. Leatherface, you are just revealing at this time! Chucky How may you often be scared of a suspenders-putting on, ginger root-colored Good Guy toy? Exactly. That suspension of terror you are feeling when searching upon Chucky is strictly what this killer has in your mind when helping you achieve let your guard lower. Norman Bates Mother issues is one factor, but killing patrons of the remote motel while putting on your mommy's clothes? That's another thing entirely. Something strange. Something terrifying. Something which most murders would kill for, most likely. Pinhead Tight black leather with flowing gowns and roughly 6 000 0000 sharp hooks sticking out out of your face: this is actually the go-to appear of cenobite leader Pinhead. Even when you are not really a fan, be cautious the way you rank Pinhead's style: you wouldn't like to endure a very long time of agony for just one simple little poll, can you? Hannibal Lecter Hannibal is really a guy of numerous styles: masks made from human flesh ala Leatherface, restraint muzzles set up to avoid him from eating site visitors... their email list continues. We are told his costume is better loved with a few fava beans along with a nice chianti. Jigsaw If you want to play a game title, best to get it done while operating among Jigsaw's very creepy murder products. Putting on among his medieval black robes is fashionable too, though possibly less legendary because the little Jigsaw puppets seen floating concerning the "Saw" movies. Justify your votes within the comments section or hit us on Twitter!

NPR Freelance Radio Host Fired Over Protest Involvement

A freelance radio host says she was fired from her hosting job after the company discovered her involvement with a protest movement in Washington, D.C.our editor recommendsKanye West Visits Occupy Wall Street ProtestsBrian Williams Talks Politics, Occupy Wall Street on 'Late Show' (Video) Lisa Simeone was fired from "Soundprint," a music documentary show played on NPR affiliate stations. While the show is not produced by NPR, Soundprint Media Center Inc. read NPR's code of ethics to Simeone before she was fired. PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Wall Street "I don't cover news. In none of the shows that I do, do I cover the news," Simeone told The AP. "What is NPR afraid I'll do? Insert a seditious comment into a synopsis of Madame Butterfly?" NPR told The AP that Simeone does not work for the radio network, and it had not been involved with the decision by Soundprint to fire her. PHOTOS: 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate Simeone, who also hosts "World of Opera," a show produced by North Carolina-based music and arts station WDAV and also distributed by NPR, said that that station had not said anything about her protest work threatening her job. NPR issued a statement on its website Wednesday stating that it had learned Simeon was participating in an "Occupy D.C." group. VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street: Alec Baldwin Visits the Protesters "We're in conversations with WDAV about how they intend to handle this," the statement reads. "We of course take this issue very seriously." Simeone said she is on a committee for for the Occupy D.C. movement, which she says is not connected to the Occupy Wall Street movement, but follows the same basic ideals. Related Topics NPR Occupy

Vaughn re-chosen SAG first Vice president

Ned Vaughn, an innovator from the Unite for Strength faction, continues to be re-chosen extremely as first Vice president from the Screen Stars Guild. Vaughn continues for everyone because the lead officer from the Hollywood division from the guild.The Hollywood division board, that has moved to some moderate majority since this past year, selected Vaughn at its meeting Wednesday evening.Anne-Marie Manley, an innovator from the dormant Membership First faction, had held the publish between 2008-2010. About 60% of SAG's 120,000 people are area of the Hollywood division.Previously 3 years, Vaughn continues to be the general public voice from the self-styled moderates of Unite for Strength. The faction has taken the current elections within the Hollywood Division within the more assertive Membership First group and it has acquired traction by pushing hard for any merger using the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists to create a single performers' union.Vaughn won a 3-year term towards the national board recently, finding the eighth-greatest election total from 53 candidates.Vaughn's credits include "Frost/Nixon" and "Courage Under Fire." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Ben Stiller to star in 'RentaGhost'

StillerBen Stiller takes charge in "RentaGhost" for Fox, that has acquired the comedy from Warner Bros., where Russell Brand have been set to star. "Evening in the Museum" authors Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant will pen the script in line with the BBC skein that went for 58 episodes between 1976 and 1984. It focuses on a lately deceased 27-year-old guy who, going to become more productive within the afterlife, produces RentaGhost, leasing wizards, ghosts along with other specters towards the living. Kevin McCormick is creating through his Langley Park shingle with BermanBraun's Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Patrick Pidgeon Andew Mittman is co-creating. Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Anthony Jackson starred within the TV series. McCormick is really a producer on Warner's period police drama "Gangster Squad," presently shooting in La. Stiller is going to be seen next in U's "Tower Heist." He's repped by WME. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Playwright Katori Hall's Career Will Require Off

NY (AP) Katori Hall plops lower in the restaurant booth and rapidly orders a Bloody Mary. It's 1 p.m.The playwright confesses that although her career goes great, her personal existence is a touch from the mess. In only just 72 hrs, she's lost her transit card, her debit card and, just today, her cell phone."I'm like, 'What is going on?A This ought to be a sign of all the best,In . the 30-year-old states. "It ought to be.InchIt in most probability is: Hall's play "The Mountaintop" starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett will open on Broadway, the off-Broadway Signature Theatre Company has requested Hall with a five-year residency while offering to create three of her works, an amount of her plays will probably be launched, as well as the Lark Play Development Center, where her talent was nurtured, put a celebration in their recognition."The Mountaintop," a imaginary drama set round the evening just before the 1968 murder in the Rev. Martin Luther King Junior., was the champion from the finest new play Olivier award london a year ago, beating out "Jerusalem." Hall was the initial black lady to win very good.Hall's King is not the icon while using rhythmic voice we are employed to revering. Inside the play, he talks in modern language, uses profanity several occasions, shows vanity, smokes, alludes to sex outdoors marriage which is even heard urinating off stage. For a lot of inside the audience, this may smack of blasphemy."I realize you will discover people who feel like I'm being naive and i'm being disrespectful by humanizing King. It's only dangerous if people desire to keep him in the box and him just like a statue. It's so needed and necessary to pull him from his tomb, this museum which has been created," Hall states.Inside the play, King is visited within the room within the Lorraine Motel by Camae, a mysterious lady who provides room service coffee, which sparks legal representative of his existence and options. Hall states she preferred to create King close."We must pull him out making them flesh and blood stream, cause him to credible. There is a hurry to guard him in addition to lie about him to have the ability to continue this veneer of righteousness. It's very dangerous since it offers the wrong message to another generation that are approaching who think that they must be perfect to have the ability to affect the world," states Hall.Hall, a nearby of Memphis, Tenn., started writing the play in 2007, inspired by her mother, who had been elevated nearby within the Lorraine Motel. When her mother was 15, she was told she couldn't attend King's "I've Visited the Mountaintop" speech the evening before he was destroyed because her family feared there'd be violence.The level of smoothness of Camae was named in recognition of Hall's mother, Barbara Mae, as well as the play is in several ways an chance to provide her mother the chance to again meet King.She states she written a draft in the play quickly, before diving deep into the scholarship of King. "I didn't desire to procrastinate. I have discovered that authors say, 'Oh, I'm doing research.' That can be done research for four years and never write a line."She later consulted such works as "As well as the Walls Came Falling apart Lower" by Take advantage of Abernathy, read and seen King's speeches, sifted through Poor People Campaign literature and examined an incomplete FBI file on King including wiretaps. For your Broadway run, Hall features a new cast and contains taunted out King's questionable anti-Vietnam war stance.King's daughter Bernice has spoken concerning the enjoy its director, Kenny Leon, and noted that even though household didn't love the innuendo or colorful language inside the play, King's message still resonates. The playwright herself reaches pains to convey that her work never attempts to pass itself off as truth."I have, In my opinion, really saved myself when you're very creative in generate an earnings tell the story,Inch she states.Leon confirms, predicting situation the initial of Hall's many accomplishments. "There's poetry in their writing, there's strength and courage in their writing, and she's merely a bold artist which has positioned on the page what's in their mind," according to him. "In my opinion that situation the beginning of what everyone knows as Katori Hall."Hall graduated from Columbia College in 2003 getting a significant in African-American studies and artistic writing, and learned her trade within the American Repertory Theatre Institute at the Juilliard School. She switched to writing plays after feeling stymied becoming an actress."I started writing because I obtained so frustrated there have been insufficient plays which in fact had roles for youthful black women included.In . Her first play, "Hoodoo Love," was produced by Lynn Nottage and received its world premiere off-Broadway within the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2007. She states Broadway wasn't always the goal.InchI usually felt like Broadway wasn't personally if this involves ticket cost, if this involves the thing that was online,In . she states. "I never saw myself reflected inside the mirror in the Great White-colored Way.""The Mountaintop" is her fourth play it's also her first work for balance a couple-character work and she's written three others formerly couple of years, most occur Memphis and including figures speaking inside the city's wealthy dialect. The Signature will produce her "Hurt Village" in February, which examines how nine figures deal with the demolition from the city housing project."People think of it as my epic," she states.Nowadays, Hall finds herself daily offering guidance for the stars and artistic team within the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, where "The Mountaintop" is playing. She's within the theater a great deal they has her own dressing room.Watching Bassett and Jackson, who was simply an usher at King's funeral, concentrate on her play remains its own reward. She calls it a kind of acting master class and states it inspires her to consider eventually acting within their plays. Even though she's easily the youngest person inside the room, Hall states she's not overlooked by her elders. "In my opinion the play suggests that I have got an adult soul. So that they have recognized me."Even though some have pointed to Hall's Broadway debut plus Lydia R. Diamond's approaching "Stick Fly" just like a sign that Broadway is implementing more diverse voices, she's unconvinced."I'm very not wanting to become like, 'Oh, my God. Everything have changed' because of this year. Provide three more years," she states, mentioning that only 17 % of plays are increasingly being produced by women. "What's the section of black women being produced? We don't know. No an individual's done that study."But also for Hall, paradise might be the limit, beginning along with her Broadway debut. "I'm excited for my career generally, not nearly that certain factor. There is lots happening now in my experience just like a author that's things i am most left for."Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Mickey Rourke Has Java Heat

As does Kellan LutzNo, the headline does not mean that Mickey Rourke and Twilight's Kellan Lutz are getting out of the film business and are now pimping a new Lynx deodorant scent: the pair has signed on to Margate House Films' new indie thriller Java Heat.With Conor Allyn behind the camera, Heat will see a mysterious American type (Lutz) putting aside his anti-Islamic tendencies to team up with a Muslim cop in order to take down a light-fingered, jewel-theft-happy group of terrorists in Southeast Asia. Rourke will be on the other side of the law, playing a gem thief who dreams up the terror types' nasty schemes. Seems fitting.The new film is part of a wave of productions that have attracted actors to Asia to work. Rourke and Lutz join a list that already includes the likes of Christian Bale and Kevin Spacey. It also marks something of a reunion for the pair, who already worked together on the incoming Immortals.Allyn scribbled the script with his father, Rob, and has already kicked off shooting.

Kusturica in your thoughts Marrakech jury

LISBON -- Serbian helmer Emir Kusturica will probably be jury prexy within the eleventh Marrakech Film Festival, following inside the actions of Roman Polanski, Milos Forman, Craig Levinson and John Malkovich.Fest's competitive Official Selection -- dedicated to debut and sophomore features -- honours four honours: Gold Star, jury prize and greatest actor and actress.Kusturica, who received work tribute at Marrakech this past year, may even give a masterclass.Sigourney Weaver will preside inside the Cinecoles online video competition, featuring approaching talent in the other agents.Marrakech may even organize a tribute to Mexican cinema.Fest runs 12 ,. 2-10. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

That Which You Wont See On Kims Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event

Paul Drinkwater/NBC Stress was rising as Kim KardashianandKris Humphries planned their August 20 wedding in three days. Fortunately for all of us, E!-in true Kardashian style-caught everything on tape.our editor recommendsCan Kim Kardashian Win Her Multi-Billion Dollar Suit Against Old Navy? (Analysis)Kim Kardashian Sex Tape: Vivid Entertainment Rejects Anonymous Buyer's $20 Million OfferAnderson Cooper Defends Kim Kardashian and Her Assets (Video)Criticisms About Kim Kardashian Wedding Surface Beginning Sunday evening, six days following the wedding, E! is airing a 2-part special of Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event, in the planning stages towards the hanging out after. THR COVER STORY: The Way The Kardashians Made $sixty five million This Past Year What exactly possess the bride and groom been as much as while awaiting their wedding special to air? They have proven fans sneak peeks of the wedding on E!, offered their wedding photos to individuals magazine (which cost the tabloid a good buck: $1.5 million), and also have gone on the TV talk show tour. The Folks magazine problem offered about 1.5 million copies, a 31 percent increase within the current sales average of just one.15 million. STORY: Was Kim Kardashian's Wedding Worth $1.5 Million? The Kardashian effect also tips (although inadvertently, we presume) Kardashian's infamous sex tape with Ray-J. Vivid Entertainment founder Steven Hirsch told The Hollywood Reporter her wedding triggered their website to determine an enormous spike in traffic-roughly 2 million hits throughout her wedding weekend, a substantial jump in comparison to the average of 300,000 unique site visitors per month. STORY: Kim Kardashian Wedding Boosts Interest in Her Sex Tape Even Kim's own twitter tips: her account finally arrived at ten million fans in the finish of September. She became a member of a really elite club: Obama, Attacking Young Boys, Katy Perry and Rhianna. STORY: Kim Kardashian Reaches ten million Twitter Fans Earlier this week, the pair made their first joint appearance on late-evening TV, around the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Kris and Jay glued over their passion for old cars then shared the storyline of how he first met Kardashian. STORY: Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries Make First Join Appearance on Late-Evening TV The following day, the pair headed to Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show, in which the 53-year-old comedian was less-than-happy that they wasn't asked for their Fairytale Wedding. So, taking matters into her very own hands, Ellen made the decision to officiate the couple's unofficial wedding vow renewal--by herself show. STORY: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Renew Their Vows To look at the actual wedding, along with the drama before and also the honoring after, tune into E! tonight and Monday evening at 8/7c . Kim Kardashian Maintaining Using the Kardashians Kris Humphries

Chaz Bono Unveils Special Guest Going to Watch Him On Next Days Dancing

First Launched: October 7, 2011 4:20 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Chaz Bono, Lacey Schwimmer, Cher and Mary Bono MackLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It'll be a sizable family reunion for Chaz Bono when he hits the ballroom on Monday for Week 4 of Dwts, as his mother Cher and no less than another special guest are available in attendance. Im searching toward her being there. Shes apt to be there, and my stepmom, Mary Bono Mack, will probably be there, Chaz mentioned, damaging the news in the Congresswomans approaching DWTS attendance to get into Hollywood. Together with others of my family members [will probably be there], so it must be great. Cher remains vocal on Twitter, lashing out at people who've belittled her sons appearance around the program. But, when Access Hollywood Lives Package Hoover asked for Chaz if Cher might escape her chair and confront the idol idol judges, Chaz mentioned his mother may very well stay sitting. I dont think spend do that, he mentioned. I wouldnt mind it either, however dont think spend do that. Chaz showed up in the finish in the leaderboard earlier inside the week, but he hasnt quit the ideal. Its effort, but Ive experienced it this extended, and Id would rather stay in it, the competitor, who's dancing with professional partner Lacey Schwimmer told Package. Its taking a toll, nonetheless it is also getting me into the best shape Ive are you currently in. So, thats amazing. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ratings: Pan Am Hits Some Turbulence; Home Videos Off to Worst Start Ever

Kelli Garner Pan Am lost some altitude in Week 2, recruiting 7.75 million viewers - less than three-quarters of its premiere audience. The ABC program, which took off with 10.87 million aboard, scored a 2.5 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds Sunday night, a 19 percent fall from last week's 3.1, Nielsen overnights showed. As often happens on Sundays, numbers were skewed by a football overrun on CBS; still, the final 20 minutes of The Good Wife and then CSI: Miami grabbed 10.45 million and a 2.2 demo rating in prime time's final hour against the new 1960s drama about stewardesses. Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows Prime time's first hour saw the season premiere of America's Funniest Home Videos get off to its lowest-rated season debut in its history, attracting 6.44 million viewers (1.5 demo rating - a 21 percent decline), while the football overrun and 60 Minutes - featuring Andy Rooney's swan song - grabbed 17.43 million (4.5). In the same time slot, Football Night in America and animated reruns on Fox garnered 8.09 million and 5.43 million, respectively. Despite a lopsided win by the Baltimore Ravens over the NY Jets, NBC's Sunday Night Football averaged 17.65 million fans (7.3). That was down 11 percent from 2010's Week 4 game, but still the second-highest for Week 4 in the NBC franchise's six-year history. At 8/7c, Amazing Race had 12.99 million (3.3) vs. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's 7.11 million (2.1). Read our Desperate Housewives episode recap At 9/8c, Desperate Housewives lured 9.03 million viewers and a 2.9 demo rating (down 9 percent), while the first 40 minutes of The Good Wife grabbed 10.48 million and 2.4. From 8 to 10 on Fox, the animation block underwent the Week 2 decline: The Simpsons, 6.12 million viewers (3.0); The Cleveland Show, 5.47 million (2.6); Family Guy, 6.91 million (3.5); and American Dad! 5.71 million (2.7). On Showtime, Dexter slayed with its sixth season premiere - grabbing 2.2 million viewers to make it the network's top season premiere in 14 years and the network's top telecast of 2011 thus far. The series premiere of Homeland at 10/9c also broke records. The Claire Danes-headlined series netted 1.08 million viewers to become Showtime's most-watched drama series premiere in eight years (since 2001's Dead Like Me).

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Russell Brand Being first Guest On New Rosie Show

FIRST Launched: September 29, 2011 8:28 PM EDT CHICAGO, Ill. -- Rosie ODonnell can get her wish: Russell Brand will be the first guest on her behalf account new talk show. The The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey Network introduced Thursday the comedian and actor can to research the March. 10 premiere in the Rosie Show. ODonnell has mentioned shes intrigued with Logo design and referred to as him a genius. She formerly mentioned she need to get him to as her first guest. The show will air round the The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey Network, which promises Brand will probably be one of many notable stars through the shows initial few days. ODonnell will tape in Chicagos Harpo Art galleries, former home in the The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey Show until it brought to May after two-and-a-half decades. Brand was featured inside the movies Negelecting Sarah Marshall, 'Get Him for the Greek and Arthur. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Michelle Williams to Receive Best Actress Honor at Hollywood Film Awards

Michelle Williams to Receive Best Actress Honor at Hollywood Film Awards By Scott Feinberg September 28, 2011 Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Michelle Williams The 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, will honor two-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams with its 2011 Hollywood Actress Award. Williams is being recognized for her portrayal of screen legend Marilyn Monroe in Simon Curtis'"My Week With Marilyn" (which will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival next week), as well her performances as a 19th century frontierswoman in Kelly Reichardt's "Meek's Cutoff" (which was released in April) and as a 21st century wife tempted by adultery in Sarah Polley's "Take This Waltz" (which premiered at this month's Toronto International Film Festival and is still seeking a U.S. distributor). She will collect her statuette at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Oct. 24, 2011.Carlos de Abreu, the founder and executive director of the event, told"The Hollywood Reporter," "It is a privilege to honor Michelle for her excellent talent and remarkable career." She is following in some impressive footsteps -- the 11 previous recipients of this same honor are Drew Barrymore (1999), Angelina Jolie (2000), Nicole Kidman (2001), Jennifer Aniston (2002), Diane Lane (2003), Annette Bening (2004), Charlize Theron (2005), Penelope Cruz (2006), Marion Cotillard (2007), Kristin Scott Thomas (2008), Hilary Swank (2009) and Bening again (2010). The vast majority of the aforementioned women were nominated for the best actress Oscar in the same year that they were honored with the Hollywood Actress Award; Cotillard went on to win it.Williams became a star at age 17 on the hit TV show "Dawson's Creek" (1998-2003). She concurrently began working in indie films and scored her first major big-screen success in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), for which she received a best supporting actress Oscar nod. She has since starred in numerous critically acclaimed films helmed by interesting directors, including Andrew Fleming's "Dick" (1999), Dan Harris's "Imaginary Heroes" (2004), Todd Haynes's "I'm Not There" (2007), Reichart's "Wendy and Lucy" (2008) Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, NY" (2008) and Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" (2010). Last year, she earned some of the best reviews of her career -- and her first best actress Oscar nomination -- for her haunting performance in Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" (2010).In recent weeks, as "The Race" was the first to report, de Abreu announced the recipients of several other prizes, as well: the cast of "The Help" for the Hollywood Ensemble Award; Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") for the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award; Rango for the Hollywood Animation Award; Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("The Tree of Life") for the Hollywood Cinematographer Award; Oscar winner Stephen Mirrione ("The Ides of March") with the Hollywood Editor Award; Oscar nominee James Murakami ("J. Edgar") for the Hollywood Production Designer Award; Oscar winner Scott Farrar ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon") for the Hollywood Visual Effects Award; Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50) for the Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award; Jessica Chastain ("Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," and "The Tree of Life") for the Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award; and Felicity Jones ("Like Crazy") for the New Hollywood Award. He says that the remaining honorees will be announced over the next few weeks. The Hollywood Reporter Michelle Williams to Receive Best Actress Honor at Hollywood Film Awards By Scott Feinberg September 28, 2011 Michelle Williams PHOTO CREDIT Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images The 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, will honor two-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams with its 2011 Hollywood Actress Award. Williams is being recognized for her portrayal of screen legend Marilyn Monroe in Simon Curtis'"My Week With Marilyn" (which will have its world premiere at the NY Film Festival next week), as well her performances as a 19th century frontierswoman in Kelly Reichardt's "Meek's Cutoff" (which was released in April) and as a 21st century wife tempted by adultery in Sarah Polley's "Take This Waltz" (which premiered at this month's Toronto International Film Festival and is still seeking a U.S. distributor). She will collect her statuette at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Oct. 24, 2011.Carlos de Abreu, the founder and executive director of the event, told"The Hollywood Reporter," "It is a privilege to honor Michelle for her excellent talent and remarkable career." She is following in some impressive footsteps -- the 11 previous recipients of this same honor are Drew Barrymore (1999), Angelina Jolie (2000), Nicole Kidman (2001), Jennifer Aniston (2002), Diane Lane (2003), Annette Bening (2004), Charlize Theron (2005), Penelope Cruz (2006), Marion Cotillard (2007), Kristin Scott Thomas (2008), Hilary Swank (2009) and Bening again (2010). The vast majority of the aforementioned women were nominated for the best actress Oscar in the same year that they were honored with the Hollywood Actress Award; Cotillard went on to win it.Williams became a star at age 17 on the hit TV show "Dawson's Creek" (1998-2003). She concurrently began working in indie films and scored her first major big-screen success in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), for which she received a best supporting actress Oscar nod. She has since starred in numerous critically acclaimed films helmed by interesting directors, including Andrew Fleming's "Dick" (1999), Dan Harris's "Imaginary Heroes" (2004), Todd Haynes's "I'm Not There" (2007), Reichart's "Wendy and Lucy" (2008) Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, NY" (2008) and Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" (2010). Last year, she earned some of the best reviews of her career -- and her first best actress Oscar nomination -- for her haunting performance in Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" (2010).In recent weeks, as "The Race" was the first to report, de Abreu announced the recipients of several other prizes, as well: the cast of "The Help" for the Hollywood Ensemble Award; Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") for the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award; Rango for the Hollywood Animation Award; Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("The Tree of Life") for the Hollywood Cinematographer Award; Oscar winner Stephen Mirrione ("The Ides of March") with the Hollywood Editor Award; Oscar nominee James Murakami ("J. Edgar") for the Hollywood Production Designer Award; Oscar winner Scott Farrar ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon") for the Hollywood Visual Effects Award; Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50) for the Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award; Jessica Chastain ("Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," and "The Tree of Life") for the Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award; and Felicity Jones ("Like Crazy") for the New Hollywood Award. He says that the remaining honorees will be announced over the next few weeks. The Hollywood Reporter

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Are Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher Separating?

and Demi Moore Is Demi Moore going to need to change her Twitter handle? Based on a study from Star Magazine, Moore and are separating red carpet many years of marriage. Playboy states that Moore and Kutcher happen to be living apart "for several weeks" which the pair is headed for any $290 million divorce. The reason for that split? Playboy states the brand new 2 . 5 Males star has scammed on his wife. Last year, a lady told Star Magazine that they had transported with an affair with Kutcher. Take a look at our listing of dramatic celebrity refurbishments Multiple gossip sites started to question the soundness of the marriage after Kutcher and Moore spent their anniversary, Sept. 24, apart. Based on People, Kutcher was seen clubbing with buddies in North Park while Moore is at NY. Moore, usually an enthusiastic tweeter, has additionally been posting slightly cryptic messages lately. "If we are upset at any man's fault, use yourself & study your personal foibles. Then you'll forget your anger. -Epictetus," Moore tweeted on Sept. 23. 72 hours later, she tweeted "I look out of you" and associated with an image of herself not smiling together with her eyes closed. Moore, who's fifteen years Kutcher's senior, get married the television star in 2005 after dating for 2 years. She was formerly married to music performer Freddy Moore after which actor Bruce Willis, with whom she's three kids.

John Dies at the End Trailer: John is Surprisingly Healthy at the End

Filmmaker Don Coscarelli, the genre visionary behind Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep, is finally back with John Dies at the End — just your every day tale of a street drug called Soy Sauce, alien hallucinations, strangers with guns and Paul Giamatti holding it all together as only Paul Giamatti can. Glimpse tomorrow’s imminent cult classic today, and stick around afterward for more Buzz Break. [via FilmJunk] · “Some people blame their romantic failures on their parents, or on magazines that promote unhealthy body images, or on misogynistic rap lyrics. I blame Zooey Deschanel.” Go on! [Nerve] · Someone cornered Patricia Clarkson and got her to say that first-time director Jennifer Aniston — who contributed a segment to Lifetime’s cancer anthology Five — can hold her own against Martin Scorsese and/or Woody Allen. Was there ever any question? [THR] · Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich has embarked on a new, untitled Pixar film, each day of whose development and production he promises to accompany with a new picture. [Tumblr] · Here’s something called Fake Girlfriend that I would never, never experiment with, no way, um, wait. Lemme see that? [Fake Girlfriend via Pajiba]

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Watch Jonah Hill Get His Ass Kicked in 'The Sitter' Red Band TV Trailer

Jonah Hill's recent weight loss makes the press he's doing for 'Moneyball' all the more interesting. The film was shot prior to Hill shedding the pounds, and it's slightly odd to see this fit, skinny actor promoting a movie -- only to watch a clip of said movie with him looking nothing like that. In a recent Esquire interview, Hill spoke about reservations some people expressed about him no longer being funny now that he lost the weigh: "It's funny because people are like, 'Oh, is he not funny anymore?' You just gotta live your life. I'm happy with myself." Whatever the future implications of Hill's weight loss, you'll have to get used to his press tour/big screen appearance dichotomy for a little while longer. 'The Sitter' is another film that the 'Moneyball' co-star shot pre-weight loss, and it finds him in true 'Superbad' mode: making an ass of himself, getting the crap kicked out of him and -- yes -- being the "funny fat guy." Watch the red band TV spot below. Warning: language very NSFW. Obviously. [via CinemaBlend] Image courtesy of WireImage

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Josh Gad joins 'Thanks for Sharing'

Fresh off a Tony nomination for his performance inside the hit Broadway musical "It of Mormon," Josh Gad is positioned to participate the ensemble cast of Stuart Blumberg's sex addiction pic "Appreciate Talking about."Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins and Joely Richardson star inside the dramatic comedy, which follows several unlikely pals simply because they attempt to conquer sex addiction and forge significant associations the first time inside their lives.Gad may have Neil, an unrestrained sex addict getting a powerful appetite. He cheats his way through recovery programs until Ruffalo's character becomes his sponsor helping straighten him out.Blumberg makes his directorial debut while using project, they co-written with Matt Winston. A co-output of Class 5 Films and Olympus Pictures, pic continues to be fully funded by Olympus, and starts production later this month in Gotham.Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech and Miranda p Pencier will produce for Olympus, while William Migliore and David Koplan will produce for Class 5. Blumberg's Class 5 partner Edward Norton will professional produce.Gad, who stood a breakout year in 2008 with key roles in "The Rocker" and "21," was last seen playing Mike Gyllenhaal's brother in "Love together with other Drugs." Thesp recently wrapped charge inside the indie comedy "Sherrrd Like Me" and may soon be heard voicing figures in "Ice Age: Continental Drift" and MTV's approaching animated series "Good Vibes."Gad is repped by ICM and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com

Tucci Joins The Organization You Retain

Along with Chris CooperRobert Redford has attracted a significant and solid cast for his new drama The Organization You Retain, however the fine thespian options just continue coming, with Stanley Tucci and Chris Cooper both signing on. Company, which Redford is both pointing and starring in, finds the veteran actor like a former person in radical US group the elements Subterranean Organisation, which orchestrated an offer of protest bombings along with other terrorist functions within the seventies. Nowadays, he attempts to remain strictly about the lower low, but his cover is blown by an ambitious youthful reporter (Shia LaBeouf), who's looking into both his past and the possible participation inside a botched robbery. Tucci's onto play LaBeouf's boss, the editor of his paper, while Cooper is going to be Redford's brother, who eventually ends up assisting to safeguard his niece when her father needs to flee in the FBI. Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Root, Richard Jenkins and Brit Marling are also within the movie, which is shot while using Limey author Lem Dobbs' adaptation of Neil Gordon's novel. Redford begins turning the cameras and tugging on his best running footwear now.

Lawyer: Russell Remedy to become Cremated, Ashes to become Divided

Russell Remedy and Taylor Remedy Russell Remedy is going to be cremated and the ashes is going to be divided between his family and the wife, Real Average women of Beverly Hills' Taylor Remedy, People reviews.Bravo Leader: Real Average women of Beverly Hillsides is going to be re-edited before airingContrary to reviews, Armstrong's lawyer, Ronald Richards, informs playboy that there is never any conflict between Armstrong's family and the wife over his final plans."It's my knowning that Taylor has indicated to Russell's nephew that Russell's family may take the majority of the remains to Texas," Richards states. "There is a family graveyard there. ... She also wants his remains, so I am presuming she'll accept cremate him."Andy Cohen: We are searching at what direction to go with Real Average women of Beverly HillsRichards had no update about the family's funeral plans.Remedy committed suicide a week ago, forcing Bravo to re-edit footage in the year of Real Average women, that was set to premiere Monday, Sept. 5. The network has not made the decision whether or not to postpone the premiere.

Former Scrubs Star Donald Faison Engaged To Cacee Cobb

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Donald Faison is engaged! The former Scrubs star, 37, has asked his longtime girlfriend, Cacee Cobb, to marry him. Donald hinted at the news on his Twitter page on Friday using the lyrics to Beyonces mega-hit, Single Ladies, Tweeting, If you like it then you better put a Ring on it. Beyonce. Cacee, 33, re-Tweeted her fiances message, along with a hint of her own. If she likes it then she better say YES!! Cacee wrote. Donalds friend and former Scrubs co-star, Zach Braff, joined in, Tweeting his congratulations to the couple. Congrats to @donald_faison and @caceecobb on their engagement, Zach wrote. Just wish I was there to run around you both with sparklers. Jessica Simpson, Cacees close friend, also got in on the celebration. Congrats @caceecobb! I love u and ur man! Jessica Tweeted to her longtime friend and former assistant, along with a photo of herself with Cacee showing off her new engagement ring. The impending marriage will be Cacees first and Donalds second. Donald also has a son from a previous relationship. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Glam Slam: Makeup Mondays -Selena Gomezs Red Carpet Beauty

By Ryan PattersonLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- No wonder Selena Gomez looks like a million bucks. She and boyfriend Justin Bieber were just named Richest Teen Couple by People Magazine. (She earned estimated $5.5 million in the past year, Justin, a whopping $53 mil!) She took home five Surfboard awards last week at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, while the Biebs looked on. Yep, life aint too bad. No wonder the nineteen-year-old singer and actress always looks so good. Howd she get gorgeous for the Teen Choice red carpet? Makeup Artist Karan Mitchell for Maybelline New York complimented Selenas champagne-colored Erin Fetherston dress by keeping her makeup fresh and chic but added a touch of color to her eyes and lips. Heres how to get the look: FOR THE EYESKaran started with Selenas eyes, using Maybelline EXPERTWEAR Eyeshadow Quad in Chai Latte, using the soft shimmery shade of the palette on her lids up to the crease. She then used the lightest gold hue from the Maybelline EYE STUDIO Color Explosion Luminizing Eyeshadow in Caffeine Rush on the inside corners and as a highlight under her brow bone. Next, she used the deepest warm copper shade from the Maybelline EXPERTWEAR Eyeshadow Quad in Chai Latte on the outside corners of the eye, accentuating Selenas beautiful brown eyes. Karan lined the upper and lower lash lines with Maybelline EYE STUDIO Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Charcoal. Karan then topped off the look with three coats of Maybelline New Yorks Limited Edition Vivienne Tam Great Lash Mascara in Very Black. (Available August 14 at target.com and August 21 at Target stores.) FOR THE LIPS The lip look was finished with Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor in Pink Satin the perfect product to achieve Selenas soft, fresh, feminine pout! FOR THE FACEKaran created a fresh-faced healthy glow for Selena, using Chanel Vitalumiere Foundation in Naturel as a base. To set the base, she used Maybelline FIT ME Pressed Powder in Pure Beige. On the contour of the cheeks, she used Maybelline FIT ME Bronzer in Light Bronze to create a flawless bronzed glow. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.