Christopher Plummer on Dragon Tattoo, Beginners Luck and Laughing Off Oscar

comments: 3 || add yours One week removed from his 82nd birthday, Christopher Plummer is winding up what one could arguably call a career year. And it’s been a long career — more than half a century’s worth of stage and screen roles comprising such milestones as The Sound of Music, The Man Who Would Be King, The Insider and The Last Station, the latter of which earned the Canadian legend his first-ever Academy Award nomination. But as the curtain closes on a memorable 2011 — most notably his acclaimed stage adaptation Barrymore, his awards-worthy performance in Beginners and this week’s blockbuster hopeful The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — you’d be hard-pressed to find a time when Plummer wasn’t more beloved. Of course Plummer has always been in demand, averaging around four roles per year since breaking in on stage and TV in the early 1950s. His ubiquity is itself among Plummer’s most renowned attributes, culminating today in his role as Tattoo’s Henrik Vanger; as the wealthy head of a secretive Swedish clan in search of his niece, Vanger enlists disgraced journalist Mikael Blomqvist (Daniel Craig) to help crack the decades-old case. Meanwhile, Plummer continues to make the rounds on behalf of Beginners, the Mike Mills film co-starring Ewan McGregor as an adrift 30-something coming to grips with a dying father (Plummer) — who is himself coming to grips with his late-life admission of homosexuality. That role has found Plummer nominated for numerous awards this fall and has most observers predicting his eventual Oscar supremacy — not that he takes any of that too seriously. First things first, he intimated last week in a conversation with Movieline. How is everything going today? Yesterday, too. It’s fine — I enjoy it, but one after the other… I hear you. And yesterday I started forgetting people’s names. I certainly got kind of gaga. We did 51 people yesterday. 51? Individually? [Nods] Well, they were quick interviews. And then you start forgetting your friends’ names. I was calling Rooney “David.” The resemblance is striking. I’m totally gaga. I feel a little better today. I’ll go easy. I was actually going to ask if there’s one thing about this film that you haven’t been asked but wish you had — or maybe something that came to you afterward? I must say, they have been pretty general. Not bad, not bad. They didn’t stick to just the one thing. If you do start opening it up or changing the subject, that could go on for hours. And you suddenly get terribly excited because you’ve changed the subject. The interview becomes something else altogether. But I’m happy with whatever you ask! Has talking with David and the others over the last few days opened up any new perceptions about the film? Yes, well, I’ve just seen the movie — and I’ve seen it twice — and I realize that it’s much more emotional than the book. And I love the book — I couldn’t put it down. But the first book is much more emotional on the screen, I find. And because it’s her, this sort of avenging angel has been invented for this story. She comes from another planet. It’s just extraordinary what Rooney does, and what David has set her up to do, and how courageous. And that has stuck with me. It’s a great cast, and I enjoyed working with all of them, but the girl really knocked me out. What planet would you say she comes from? What are its life forms like — what’s the terrain? It’s a life form that would actually do us proud if it invaded. It certainly doesn’t come from Pluto. [Laughs] I don’t know where it would come from. I use the word very loosely — planet — but it’s not of this Earth. And then suddenly, she is. And suddenly he shoots her in a very soft light — a very surprising soft light, as she’s looking at her computer. There’s a such an innocence and beauty about the face that all of the sudden knocks you out. It surprises the hell out of you. And he uses that lighting on her so cleverly after some really harsh, rather unpleasant attitude. To see her transform? The audience wants to absolutely embrace her. She’s got that — the girl has got that. Herself. Rooney has got that. So I’m totally in love with that character now. She’s seduced me! Evil bitch. [Laughs] And you didn’t even get a scene with her! Though I guess she’s there in the room near the end. No. She’s in that [scene], and she was very much in the background. She stayed in character: She didn’t speak very much, except for one night. We had a long conversation, which was a lot of fun. She’s great fun. But she’s shy. She’s terribly well-brought-up. She’s got such lovely manners, which is a relief nowadays in the young. But she’s very reserved and very modest about her gifts. But by God, she burns up the screen in that character. Is there anything you can tell a young actor in that situation — one in which the spotlight is about to perhaps swallow them? I wouldn’t presume to give “advice.” Maybe to some struggling young actor, I might have some advice — like, “For Christ’s sake, don’t take yourself so seriously. Remember that you’ve got to have fun in this business; otherwise, get out — fast.” Because it can be rough. If you don’t see the funny side of it, forget it. That’s what I would give a youngster. I don’t have to say anything to her. She’s too intelligent. She’s the type of person who might give up the entire profession tomorrow and be quite intelligent about it and quite revealing about it — and then tackle something else equally well. But I don’t think so; I think she’s going to go on. And after a taste of all this — after it all dies down, and after all the accolades — I think she’s going to be a serious actress. I don’t have to say a word to her. Speaking of having fun, I was struck by the camaraderie shared by you and David and Stellan earlier in today’s press conferences. On a set like this one, where you’re making such a serious film, does that heighten the imperative to lighten things up? We had a great time. [Fincher] just continues that kind of spiel he does; he’s very funny. And we all need it. After a very gloomy morning doing… Larsson… [Laughs] Doing Larsson! That great Scandinavian master! After that, we all need to joke and kill ourselves laughing. “All right! Let’s do 30 takes just for fun!” And he responds to that, because we’re all, hopefully, pros. We’re like doctors after a very serious operation — we have to joke about it in kind of a black way just to keep our sanity. And also warm ourselves up from the freezing Scandinavian cold. The film does look cold. It’s beautifully cold. It’s wonderfully cold. Did David say anything to you about making the music sound like ice? He didn’t! That was a lovely line. I only saw it recently, and I thought the score was extraordinary! I thought the sound underneath the film was some of the best background music and noises I’ve ever heard on a film, and it was so right — that terrible, endless, relentless pulse under every single scene that keeps you uneasy and on the edge of your seat. I didn’t feel that it was two hours and 37 minutes. And he said, “Yes, we talked about keeping it cold — keeping the music cold, like freezing ice. What does ice sound like musically?” I said, “Whales?” He said, “No.” [Laughs] The original book is fairly polarizing. You don’t get a lot of people who say, “Yeah, you know, the Larsson’s all right.” Some people hate the novel. What would you say to those readers in the hopes of them giving this film a chance? Well, I mean, first of all, you can’t just tell people to go to something. There are a lot of people, particularly in America, who will be very offended. All the evangelists? It’s not their kind of movie. But if I had to defend it — and I certainly don’t have to defend it; it’s a marvelous movie — I would tell them that it’s a very important movie in the sense that it makes clear how disgusting violence toward women is, and that an avenging angel must come along and do something about it. We all must do something about it. There’s nothing cheap about the movie. The horrific scenes are laid down honestly as scenes of violence, and that’s it. He has enormous taste as a director. He doesn’t sensationalize them in any way. They’re documented — boom. And then he does the very clever thing of taking you away in the middle of a horrific rape scene, shows you something else, and then comes back. He doesn’t stay with it like some violent, hungry director might want to do. He gives you a rest from it, and then sort of prepares you for another onslaught. I thought the way he handled that was in absolutely great taste. And some people ask, “Well, what’s ‘great taste’?” And I go, “Bugger off.” [Laughs] But there will be people who can’t take that sort of violence, and there will be those who will walk out. But there will be lots more who want to see it, because everyone has morbid curiosity of that kind. And what they will then see is a story of the two leads and their relationship and this extraordinary creature from outer Earth who has invaded us in an honest and very heartbreaking way. Follow her line, and she’ll take you through in a very lovely way. In both this film and Beginners, your characters are seen in advanced stages of infirmity — oxygen tubes, wheelchairs and direct confrontations with mortality. What, if anything, rubs off on you when you see yourself as those characters onscreen? First of all, I always try to get a part in which I don’t die. Or where I’m not ill. And then people say, “Well, he’s over 80, for Christ’s sake. He must be half-dead!” Happy belated birthday, by the way. Thank you! Maybe stop playing Tolstoy? That’s right! Another death! Jesus Christ. No — I tried to make Hal [Plummer’s character in Beginners] happy. I really tried to make him so grateful and happy that he would come out of the closet and was now free to love this guy, and he could tell the world and there was nothing to be ashamed of. I thought that was a nice way to go to your death— to die happy and grateful. There’s nothing morbid about it. And what’s beautiful about Michael Mills’s script is that there’s absolutely nothing sentimental about it. There is no self-pity whatsoever. So that helped enormously to begin with. And the other one? [Dragon Tattoo’s Henrik Vanger] doesn’t die, though I guess he does, because he ain’t in the second or third version. But you don’t see him die. At least you didn’t see him die! Maybe he lives just long enough to have his answer. Yes. Swedes actually live a long time — if they don’t commit suicide early on. Of course. Now I’m going to put you on the spot, but what do you think is your most underrated performance or film? God. [Pauses] I don’t know. It’s so much easier to talk about somebody else’s performances rather than one’s own. I don’t think I deserve to be overrated for a lot of films, so underrated is kind of a comfortable sort of slot to find yourself in. I think a little bit more credit could have been given to Mike Wallace in The Insider, but I think that was a matter of categories. Somebody came in whose performance went from Day One until the end of the movie — they never left the camera — and yet they call themselves a Supporting Actor. [Laughs] I don’t understand some of those categories. Quite clearly that was a Best Actor nomination, and I think my slot was then pushed to the right and sent flying. I only have fun talking about it because I think it’s hysterical, and the guy was a friend of mine. And now you’re back in the awards mix — congratulations on your recent nominations, by the way. Thank you. How seriously do you take it all today? I don’t take it seriously at all. You can’t. It’s terribly nice to be rewarded. Everybody asks, “What’s your reaction?” Well, of course my reaction is, “It’s lovely! It’s great to be recognized — by your peers, particularly. It’s lovely.” But the nominations really are the honor. Somebody’s got to win, but I don’t know. You don’t go around thinking, “Oh my God!” Like if you’re 16 and making your professional debut in a film, you don’t say, “Well, of course this is going to be an Oscar-worthy performance.” If we thought about that, then we would never get anything done. [Laughs] It would be a preoccupation that would drive us to suicide! Back to Stockholm again! Some people finance their own awards campaigns, as though that’s all they’re in it for. [Sighs] No, sir. I’m too cynical — and old — to let that worry me anymore. It’s just very nice. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter. Tagged: academy awards, awards, beginners, christopher plummer, david fincher, oscars, rooney mara, the girl with the dragon tattoo, the oscars

The Biz: Inside PBS's New Film on Charles and Ray Eames

Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter You don't see many films about furniture designers on television, even on PBS. But the subject of Charles and Ray Eames is much more compelling than just their plywood chairs and home furnishings that helped revolutionize the look of the American home in the mid-20th Century. Working out of a studio in Venice, California, the husband-and-wife team made corporate films and exhibitions that were a precursor to how consumers would consume visual information in the future (an IBM exhibit for the World's Fair used 21 screens). They had a highly defined whimsical personal style and an idealistic view of consumerism that became, in today's parlance, a brand. The couple's life and work is examined in a new film, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and The Painter, which is narrated by James Franco and premieres on PBS' American Masters on December 19. The Biz talked with producers and co-directors Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey.TV Guide Magazine: This is the first in-depth documentary done on the Eames. Why has it taken so long to tell their story, especially since there was so much great visual material to draw on?Jason Cohn: Design exists in a netherworld between architecture and art. It hasn't been taken that seriously as an art form. There's a much stronger interest in design these days. A lot of companies have seized on quality design as a differentiating factor over their competitors. Mid-century designers were golden age innovators who created the set of criteria of what's good and what's bad. The other part is the family wasn't comfortable with other people telling the story of Charles and Ray for a long time.TV Guide Magazine: It seems they were protective of their image. Your film is extremely candid. We knew them as a married couple who were creative partners. But your film reveals a darker side of the story. Did it take some doing for the family to go there?Cohn: We never had a conversation about it. We know they liked the film. They did not look over our shoulder and we did not ask for permission.Bill Jersey: Once they gave us permission for the footage they never saw anything we shot. They never saw it until it was finished.TV Guide Magazine: Was Charles Eames' longtime relationship with Judith Wechsler, who worked with them on their films, a revelation?Cohn: It was known by a lot of people in the Eames office. Her name came up in a lot of conversations.Jersey: When I interviewed her in Boston, we started talking about the films they did together. I said we need artifacts [and asked], do you have any letters? She said, "Oh we have letters." She read a letter that talked about The World of Franklin and Jefferson exhibit that was part of the bicentennial celebration and then said, "The rest is personal." That felt like an opening to go there.TV Guide Magazine: Even in an 82-minute film, you sense that the couple saved everything that they did. Jersey: There are piles of stuff. Shelf after shelf with reels of films. We had 850,000 images in the Library of Congress to go through. It's an embarrassment of riches or the tyranny of large numbers.TV Guide Magazine: Charles Eames did business with some of the biggest corporations in America - Westinghouse, Boeing and IBM - yet he never had contracts with them and often spent his own money to make sure a project met his own personal standard and vision. Anyone you can compare him to today?Jersey: He really is not of this age. He is from an age when ideas really mattered. When it wasn't just what you did but how you did it and why you did it. These days the only reason to do things is to make more money. Apple is an exception in many ways. He's of an age of what may be possible for human beings - thinking himself as a host and what he had to provide. I don't know what he would have done today if he had to sign contracts and had to get approvals. I don't know how he would have taken that.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Dish Network Evolves Web TV Plans Although It Weighs in at Partnership Options: Bloomberg

During the last week or sowe’ve been fascinatedby the chance that Verizon can create a streaming video business. But don’t forget Dish Network, that also is the owner of Blockbuster video. “If Verizon can perform it, why can’t we?”Dish Network Boss Frederick Clayton asks Bloomberg. He added that “there’s very little infrastructure you need to set up with this. The cost may be the programming.” Dish has already been speaking to TV systems about potential certification deals. Dish also really wants to generate wireless spectrum therefore it can perform an finish-play cable and make contact with company broadband services. Clayton notes that Dish has more possibilities now of computer did only a couple of days ago to forge close ties that may provide better accessibility airwaves — and provide a complete selection of video, voice, and data services. T-Mobile is really a potential ally if it is merger with AT&T collapses following Justice Department and FCC attacks around the $39B deal. That seems much more likely today: Justice put its antitrust situation from the companies on hold while AT&T states it'll decide “whether and just how to revise our current transaction to offer the necessary regulating home loan approvals.” Meanwhile, Sprint and wireless broadband provider Clearwire risk being left within the cold since cable companies have stated they’ll mix-sellVerizon Wireless’ service, and abandon plans to locate a partner who’d enable them to provide a competing mobile service. “We like our hands,” Clayton stated. “We just don’t understand what all of the cards are yet.” Any deal including wireless spectrum would want FCC approval.

Krapp's Last Tape

John Hurt in 'Krapp's Last Tape.'A presentation with the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival in the Gate Theater Dublin output of a play in one act by Samuel Beckett. Directed by Michael Colgan.Krapp - John HurtJohn Hurt's were living-in and existentially walked-on face is actually familiar from films (presently "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy"), it's a shock to know this phenomenal British actor has not came out by having an American stage. He's, however, been inhabiting "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's searing meditation round the regrets of later years, since 1999, in the production that originated from within the Gate theater beneath the direction of Michael Colgan and over time has received a couple of go-models round the West Finish. At this time around, Hurt not only has the role, he appears being living it. Before thesp opens his mouth, his riveting stage presence keeps the house completely hushed for a lot of extended minutes of silence while his character gathers his ideas -- giving BAM auds the required time to contemplate just what a perfect setting the artfully corroded Harvey Theater produces this bleak theater piece. Whatever Krapp thinks while he sways over his huge empty desk, every worry line on his rough face stressed beneath the glare of James McConnell's unforgiving lighting, it's apparent the non-public relaxation techniques from the thought-out and spoken-out author aren't happy ones. It's not until this old wreck shuffles offstage to sneak a glass or two also to come with an ancient tape recorder and stacks of audio tapes that the reason behind his discontent becomes apparent. It's Krapp's 69th birthday, a celebration he ritualistically observes by considering creating a tape recording of his ideas in regards to the year just went by hearing his recorded applying for grants years went by. But this year he stalls round the tape he gained when he will be a cocky fellow of 39, full of ambition and triumphant within the sexual conquests. Again and again, Krapp returns for the vibrant voice of his dissolute youth, savagely contemptuous that belongs to them hubris, but progressively succumbing for the memory of his youthful aspirations and promise -- also to the despairing realization from the products he's lost. Hurt uses the lyrical instrument that belongs to them voice to follow along with together with the old man's emotional trajectory. He appears just like a gravel pit when Krapp rumbles his scorn for your "stupid bastard" that was his youthful self. But his voice assumes a musical lilt when he builds up the cadences that belongs to them language. (How he loves the appear in the word "spool," or, while he comes it around within the mouth like a little of chocolate, "spooool.") But when it's time for Krapp to take advantage of his last remaining tape to record his ideas round the existence lucrative leads, he surrenders in despair, hurling his books aside and strongly knocking all the tapes for the floor. "Nothing to say -- not just a squeak," he confesses, using what might be most likely probably the most devastating line inside the whole play. In the performance that's an trip p pressure from beginning to complete, a few things stand out relevant for this "Krapp." Hurt causes us to realize that Krapp is, indeed, a vintage guy with physical infirmities as enfeebling as his mental degeneration. Shoulders stooped, chest caved in, he forces us to achieve the effort it takes with this particular aged recluse to haul themselves up from his chair and shuffle to look for any blueberry within the desk drawer, as well as the sheer agony it's for him to drag his bones offstage to steal a glass or two and cough his guts out. Another component that impresses relevant for this performance is what's missing out of this -- the popularity. Krapp remains an angry guy, but it's a melancholy anger, tinged with self-recrimination and regret for just about any existence not fully recognized, their very own unspeakably sad and empty existence. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Critic's Self-help guide to Monday TV: Fear Factor, a Hawaii Five- Wedding plus much more!

Fear Factor Round the twelfth day's December, with only 12 days (gulp) until Christmas Eve, this is a dozen subjects of curiosity - as well as disinterest - regarding current day abnormally busy, for mid-December, TV selection.Mothering Sunday: On CBS's finest Monday hit, two and a half Males (9/8c), Mimi Rogers drops with the Malibu manse as Walden's mother. Alan, naturally, is smitten (ewwww), in the choice-of-being careful of tradition of moms relating to this show, she unveils a secret about her boy that sends the normally laid-back billionaire inside the edge.Hesitate: NBC reaches to its toolbox of past hits expecting frightening up ratings with new cases of the frequently-revolting Fear Factor (8/7c), beginning getting a 2-hour premiere including such stunts as eating scorpions, being shackled with a semi truck's grill and becoming away a submerged vehicle, always with host Joe Rogan egging them on. The initial episode features family categories of two, as well as the second begins four categories of professionals against each other. This network may use top quality ratings news, but must it can be found in this package?Want more TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Getting Lei'd: As Face Ho (Daniel Dae Kim) prepares to got married with Malia (Reiko Aylesworth) on CBS's Hawaii Five- (10/9c), they assumes the problem from the guy left for dead inside an abandoned Second world war bunker. Simply what does this have associated with the Jane Doe being investigated with the combative Capt. Fryer (Tom Sizemore)? And may a number of this ruin the wedding?In news reviews: Two large names make their first appearance on NBC's Rock Center With John Williams (10/9c). The primary one getting mind lines might be the formerly press-shy Chelsea Clinton, using her celebrity in to a contributor's spotlight. She reviews a "Developing a Difference" segment on Annette Dove from Pine Bluffs, Ark., founding father of TOPPS, an after-school and summer season program concentrating on desperate children. Nevertheless the real newspaper "get" might be the appearance of former ABC News legend Ted Koppel, who in the past reported from Iraq, embedded while using 3rd Infantry Division through the invasion of Baghdad. In the special report, he returns for the scene to cover the military's withdrawal of troops.Start of Finish: Over the following-to-last episode of Fox's Terra Nova (8/7c), the summer season-extended mythology kicks into high gear. The colony prepares for war since the "Sixer" mole is faced by Cmdr. Taylor and Jim Shannon, while Taylor's estranged boy Lucas hurries to acquire his device ready for your arrival in the eleventh Pilgrimage. Everything involves a mind in next week's two-hour season finale.The Conclusion right from the start: HBO's low-rated dramedy Enlightened (9:30/8:30c) systems its first season, coming off last week's best-of-show episode - which happened to give consideration towards the show's most relatable character (Diane Ladd as Amy's skeptical mother) - having its renewal still pending. Cinemax is famous to keep even its most marginal characteristics alive (Making It in the united states, anybody?), but this might be another litmus test for your network's indulgence of suggests that don't gain popularity. Inside the finale, Amy (Laura Dern) again tries to pressure change in the office too as with her personal existence, promoting Levi (Luke Wilson, the show's other key resource) to acquire treatment.OWN-ing It: Zach Anner, the marriage personality to depart the Your Individual Show reality contest, finally can get their very own show: Rollin' With Zach (8/7c), a humor-laced travelogue in which the host, which has cerebral palsy, travels the U.S. searching for adventure. The trunk-to-back opening episodes take Zach to La, where he tries around the Price Is Appropriate and goes surfing, and Chicago, where he straps on water skis on Lake Michigan.Homecoming: A worldwide traveler returns the place to find NY City in the special holiday edition of Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (10/9c), that can take a disorienting, hallucinatory approach to Bourdain's stay at the Ace Hotel, with effects and animation and guest looks by Norah Manley and Christopher Walken.Talking About Manhattan: Adding towards the Christmastime congestion inside the The The Big Apple, CBS's daytime The Talk (check local agendas) invades NY City for just about any week of shows, occur the astounding Grand Foyer of Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center's Alice Tully Hall. First-day site visitors include Sex as well as the City veteran Kim Cattrall, presently on Broadway opposite Paul Gross in Noel Coward's Private Lives, and Unforgettable's Dylan Walsh.Choosing for Broke: With the spine-to-back cases of CBS' newcomer hit 2 Broke Women (8/7c), we have seen exactly how far the first sort socialite Caroline (Jesse Behrs) has fallen. Inside the first episode, she visits Barney's - the store, not the dinosaur - to return some pricey jewelry for the money and finds out she's persona non grata within an institution that accustomed to pay attention to her every whim too as with the second, a repeat from October, she and Max (Kat Dennings) enter Caroline's plush old digs - or, as Max puts it, "This really is really the area that OMG was produced for" - to retrieve her bite guard.Inside Your Toes: Who not love an excellent output of The Nutcracker ballet? Cable's Ovation funnel has looked the planet for top versions, too as with the fifth annual Fight in the Nutcrackers (8/7c), situated by Nigel Lythgoe and Darlene Allen, another production will probably be spotlighted each evening now. To begin with: the U.S. TV premiere from the 2007 staging from St. Petersburg, Russia's Condition Academic Mariinsky Theater. Audiences can election online, as well as the champion will probably be revealed on Christmas Eve.The Yule Tide: The Christmas movie cavalcade continues, and you'll select from two '50s chestnuts: On TCM, the definitive 1951 version from the Christmas Carol (8/7c), starring Alistair Sim as Scrooge or on AMC, the 1954 Irving Berlin musical White-colored Christmas (8/7c), worth watching again if possibly for Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye's "Brothers and sisters" act.Exactly what are you presently watching tonight?Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Salma Hayek Confesses She Once Interceded For Breasts

First Released: December 8, 2011 3:31 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Salma Hayek attends the Puss In Boots NY screening in the Hearst Tower on October 24, 2011Salma Hayek is renowned for her shapely physique, however the Latina actress revealed she once requested some Holy intervention when she would be a flat-chested kid. I had been the youngest at school and all sorts of these women were beginning to obtain them and that i wasnt getting anything I had been really scared, Salma revealed while tape a look and feel for Britains The Graham Norton Show, per The Daily Mail. Actually, Salma stated her once-small frame motivated ribbing from her class mates. I had been getting taunted a great deal because everybody was older and that i was the skinny tomboy, she revealed. The ribbing am bad, the Puss in Boots star stated she requested Jesus for many help. I visited a chapel which had a saint which was designed to perform a large amount of miracles, she stated. I put my hands within the holy water and went, Please Jesus, produce some breasts. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Lionsgate launches Stan Lee original

Gough Millar LeeLionsgate has acquired feature privileges for an original super hero property from Stan Lee that Alfred Gough and Miles Millar will write, direct and convey through their Millar/Gough Ink shingle.Particulars from the untitled project are now being stored under systems, but it is referred to like a multigenerational super hero movie that spans several decades. Lee and Gil Champion will produce through their Bang! Entertainment banner, with a deal at Disney. The comicbook vet contacted Gough and Millar using the super hero concept after becoming keen on "Smallville" and working together using the two scribes on "Spider-Guy 2."Additionally towards the "Spider-Guy" follow up, Millar/Gough Ink's credits range from the scripts for Disney's "Shanghai Noon," its follow up "Shanghai Nights" and DreamWorks' "I'm # 4.Inch For Disney, they're also creating "Zed," which Susannah Grant is scripting in line with the final times of Texas senior high school theater teacher Lynn Shaw. The duo is also at the time of creating the Sylvester Stallone actioner "Bullet towards the Mind," in line with the French graphic novel "Du Plomb Dans La Tete," that Warner Bros. will release the coming year. For TV, Gough and Millar were showrunners about this season's "Charlie's Angels," for ABC, and oversaw the CW's "Smallville," which lately ended its 10-year run.Lee, who produced Marvel's Spider-Guy, Iron Guy, Thor, the X-Males and also the Incredible Hulk figures, lately also locked lower Serta Gilroy ("Real Steel") to evolve his comicbook "The Annihilator" right into a bigscreen actioner targeted at Asian marketplaces. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

The Bachelor Producer Suing Spoiler King Reality Steve

Ben Flajnik The producers in the Bachelor are cracking lower on spoilers. NZK Productions and Alternative Television, Corporation. are suing spoiler website author Stephen Carbone, also called Reality Steve, for your tactics he utilizes to acquire spoilers in regards to the reality dating show, EW reviews. They are stating that Carbone approaches show employees or other people near the production to "breach their discretion obligations." VIDEO: Bikinis, bleeps and Ben's bare butt. Watch the preview in the Bachelor Inside an email that Carbone allegedly written to at least one of people people, according to him, "I'll just tell, I'm very confident with your contract. I furthermore understand that over 500 participants have been getting this show and undertake and do not has are you currently punished for your $5 million. It's just a scare tactic. Trust me. Similar to they'd not a clue you sent me that last email, they have got not a clue about any correspondence either. I realize you're scared together with just a little paranoid due to it, do not be. Unless of course obviously they are hacking your email or tapping your phone, there is no chance to enable them to uncover." He's also showed up at to former participants seeking additional behind-the-moments apple in regards to the show. VIDEO: Bachelorette's first pair offer their advice to become a effective reality TV couple The producers are proclaiming $75,000 in damages, as well as the suit claims that Carbone's actions "constitute unfair and illegal business functions" and so are "unscrupulous, immoral, dishonest, oppressive and injurious." Carbone infamously spoiled the "Following a Final Rose" reunion show in the Bachelor Season 13, through which Jason Mesnick left Melissa Rycroft, the (not)lucky lady he recommended to inside the finale, after which it asked for runner-up Molly Malaney to day him rather. Reality Steve also covers other reality show including Survivor, The Astounding Race as well as the Real Regular folks of Beverly Slopes. You think Reality Steve has affected The Bachelor's performance after he's spoiled the final results? What can you think about about spoilers for reality programs?

Amazing Race's Andy and Tommy: We Reliable Our Taxi Driver An Excessive Amount Of

The Astonishing Race, Andy and Tommy After ruling The Astonishing Race this year - winning six legs - Andy Finch and Tommy Czeschin appeared like locks for that final. But taxi luck reared its mind again: Because they thrown away their huge lead, the cab motorists from the other three teams talked and drove all of them towards the Pit Stop, making certain the former Olympic snowboarders can get the boot - using the dubious recognition of getting the greatest average positioning at elimination in most 19 seasons, natch. "It had been certainly ironic our lead wound up harming us," Tommy informs TVGuide.com. "But it is true reality. Individuals men were just in the best place in the proper time using the right taxi motorists, and that we were not." See what else they need to say regarding their surprising elimination, when they got their Mustangs yet, and which team they would like to race against.Amazing Race's Bill and Cathi: I was too careful around the roadYou clearly were not aware from the group taxi driver group discussion. That which was your reaction whenever you first viewed it last evening?Tommy: It had been crazy watching the show last evening. We were not the only real ones not to decipher it from the softball bat. It made us feel just a little better about not receiving the clue the very first time. Our driver only agreed to be not informed.Some fans think it isn't fair that two teams made the ultimate on luck, but taxi luck happens to be area of the race. Andy: Yeah, taxi luck has become a area of the race! Starting it, we understood that some taxis were much better than others which may be the finish individuals. Within this situation, it had been. We told our guy to visit Balboa, and that we passed through Balboa and that he required us towards the Panama Canal. I'm not sure why! [Laughs] I suppose he thought i was vacationers. We could not really contact him. I was much like, "I suppose we've got to determine the Panama Canal. That's awesome." I believe what's really neat relating to this show could it be shows how people cope with existence. Existence is not always fair. Everyone knows people who've had cancer and it is not fair when individuals get cancer. It's silly to check that, but it is existence plus you've got to cope with it. ... Individuals teams got a bit of extra information and required it. Great for them. We would have done exactly the same factor as we were within the number of taxis and that we did not know where i was going. Many people may think they scammed, however they did not do anything whatsoever wrong. They adopted the guidelines. There is nothing within the clue concerning the taxis speaking.Why did not you request your cabbie to return to the square whenever you saw that you simply were passing Balboa?Tommy: We reliable our taxi driver a tad too much. He was super certain that he would take us where we took it. But that guy had no clue. [Laughs] There is a great deal lost in translation. There have been occasions where we'd taxi motorists and that we did not have confidence in them enough. You simply have no idea.Incredible Race's Laurence and Zac: The U-Turn and becoming lost "pressed us within the edge"The length of time have you lose as a whole doing that?Tommy: We most likely lost a great 40-45 minutes. Even at that time, I believe i was inside the pack, however we designed a couple more mistaken directions. After that, we visited the statue of Balboa. It had been like i was on the sightseeing tour. We returned towards the square therefore we adopted the wet fresh paint footprint to a different square area, also it only agreed to be an indication nevertheless there'd be construction in the region.Do you believe you had been last or had you been wishing other teams built the same mistake?Andy: We did not think i was last. We understood how hard that clue was, which means you never know. There have been two teams who did not be aware of clue, so that they could've done exactly the same factor we did and gone on the wild goose chase. They could've driven around a lot more than we did.How disappointing maybe it was to obtain removed after ruling the race? Even Phil stated he expected you to stay in the ultimate.Andrew: There have been a lot of stuff that could've taken us out earlier within the race. I was lucky we did not get U-Switched. We simply really felt like i was fortunate to possess gone that far. We've got to visit all of the places the runners up went essentially. Most of us have the stamps within our sexual. I believe this is the greatest prize about this show - dealing with travel the planet to see the various places.Among the best moments was whenever you went lower Ernie and Cindy for to begin with. Tommy: Yeah! We went full-scale. We understood Ernie and Cindy were about 5 minutes in front of us. We paced ourselves sufficient to meet up with them so when we had them, we actually switched it on. Which was a significant run immediately, however it was worth everything.Andrew: Which was hard! We love to Ernie and Cindy, and that we don't have any problem discussing the insightful winning the awards and stuff, however, you can't just create it for anybody. You need to provide all you have. Whenever we saw them, there is not a way we thought we're able to catch them. Poor Cindy, guy! I'm not sure when they demonstrated all of the bruises she'd. She'd a very bad wreck using the bike taxis. She'd experienced it. We felt bad running them lower, but we understood we could not provide them with it. When they beat us, great! They would have beaten us at us trying good. Amazing Race's Justin and Jennifer: It had been a "huge mistake" not biking backYou men got lots of sweet awards. Have you get a Mustangs yet?Andy: [Laughs] We are focusing on that! ... I am going black on black. What about you, Tommy?Tommy: Yeah, I am talking about, you need to obtain a black Mustang. ... It has been super fun watching it [with this spouses] and getting it's an unexpected. Among the occasions was whenever we were running using the beds in Africa. My spouse was saying, when Justin and Jennifer checked in first, "Guy, could not you've acquired the pace and beat them?" I had been just holding it in and awaiting the classic "however" from Phil. All of the outings, the money, the Mustangs - we actually felt like we went an excellent race. It's awesome. I believe many people would agree everyone are shoo-inches for those-Stars or any other Incomplete Business. Can you return?Andy: I certainly would!Tommy: Heck yeah! Absolutely! I have been searching at a few of the chats and stuff, the ones seem like they need the cowboys and us. That might be so fun. I would like to do this!Andrew: What about you race together with your wife and that i race with my spouse, and we'll compete against one another?Tommy: I am lower with whatever!You are both not competing any longer, what exactly are you currently so far?Tommy: I am training with U.S. Snowboarding, so I am in Colorado for early season stuff. The Grand Prix is weekend. Dew Tour may be the following weekend. And merely attempting to stay warm out within Colorado.Andy: I'd two major shoulder surgical procedures six days ago and eight days ago, so I am just healing up. I am spending time to find the body strong again in order to do more filming. I am doing a bit of commentating plus some traveling.

Exclusive First Look: All My Children Alum Gets In the Band

I'm in the Band Disney XD's I'm In The Band is getting a Raiders of the Lost Ark makeover with the help of All My Children alum James Patrick Stuart. The series stars Logan Miller as Tripp, a teen who joins his favorite classic rock band to help them make a comeback. Our exclusive photo from next week's episode (Dec. 9 at 8/7c) introduces Tripp's archaeologist dad (Stuart), who visits his son for the first time in years. Although they don't have much in common, it appears father and son might share a fondness for the guitar. (But what about the fedora?) Will you tune in?

U bringing 'Potter' park to H'wood

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando Resort.Hollywood is getting its own version of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter." Universal Studios and Warner Bros. have agreed to pony up around $200 million to build a second version of the theme-park attraction that opened June 18, 2010, at Islands of Adventure in Orlando. The themed area has turned into a top draw not only for U but the Orlando area, with tourists flocking to Islands of Adventure, boosting ticket and merchandise sales. NBCUniversal now wants its Hollywood park to benefit from a similar attraction just as Disneyland is about to open "Cars Land" next summer. Because of "Wizarding World's" instant success, the first question was when Universal would expand the park in Florida, given the amount of land the company owns there. The attraction features replicas of Hogwarts Castle and Hogsmeade village as seen in the films and includes rides like "Flight of the Hippogriff" and "Dragon Challenge." Instead, U and WB chose to build a second "Wizarding World" in Hollywood. Where, exactly, the attraction will be housed, is a key question. Universal Studios Hollywood is much smaller than Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Orlando, limiting designers on just where new attractions can be added. The Hollywood park is currently building a 3D ride based on Paramount's "Transformers" franchise that will open next spring on its lower lot, replacing the former "Backdraft" attraction. Older attractions would likely have to be cleared out to make room for the new Potter attraction. U spent as much as $265 million to build "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter." A 2015 opening date is being eyed for the Hollywood version. Attraction boosted attendance to Islands of Adventure by 20% after six months and 41% after a year, the most since June 2004. More than 7 million people are estimated to having visited the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" alone since its opening. WB controls the licensing rights to the "Harry Potter" film franchise and receives royalties from merchandise sold in the park. NBCUniversal operates Universal Studios, which has been eager to lock down attractions based on top tentpoles. U had already been eyeing its other overseas parks for a new "Wizarding World," including a planned park in South Korea. The timing of the Potter park expansion, which requires approval from J.K. Rowling, comes as WB recently released its eight-film collection of all of the "Harry Potter" films on Blu-ray. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

TV Academy Adds Nine To Hall Of Fame

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Hall of Fame Committee announced today that it has tapped reality show producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, Michael Eisner, Sbado Gigante game-show host Don Francisco, Sherman Hemsley, lighting designer Bill Klages, Chuck Lorre and I Love Lucy duo Vivian Vance & William Frawley for induction into the academy’s Hall of Fame. The 21st annual induction ceremony is set for March 1 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The nine new inductees were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to TV after candidates were submitted to the Hall’s selection committee, which is chaired by WME Entertainment board member Mark Itkin and includes Fox alternative president Mike Darnell, Warner Bros TV president Peter Roth, veteran executive Fred Silverman, CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler and Dolby Labs’ Steve Venezia. Bunim, Vance and Frawley will be honored posthumously. From the TV Academy’s release highlighting the new members: Mary-Ellis Bunim (1946-2004) and Jonathan Murray, Bunim/Murray Productions – Widely credited with inventing the modern reality television genre, Mary-Ellis Bunims unique talents in producing daytime soap operas combined with Jonathan Murrays experience in news and documentaries proved to be the perfect ingredients to develop The Real World. This groundbreaking MTV show quickly became part of the cultural DNA, and it has now endured for almost 20 years, having been renewed through its 28th season. During their 14-year partnership, Bunim and Murray broke the boundaries of conventional television to create more than just a show. Instead they pioneered a whole new genre known as reality television. Beyond The Real World, the duo infused their finely tuned sense of dramatic story structure, transforming the ordinary tales of real people into extraordinary television programming with hit series including the first reality game show, Road Rules (MTV) followed by The Real World/Road Rules Challenge (MTV), now in its 21st season; the first reality soap opera, Emmy Award-winning Starting Over (syndicated); the first reality sitcom, The Simple Life (E!), and the first-ever reality feature film, The Real Cancun. Since Bunims passing in 2004, Murray has continued the pairs unscripted tradition overseeing Bunim/Murray Productions programming including Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take NY and Khloe and Lamar (E!), The Bad Girls Club, Love Games and upcoming Best Ink (Oxygen), Project Runway and Project Runway All Stars (Lifetime); Autism: The Musical (HBO); and, of course, The Real World and The Challenge (MTV). Michael Eisner - Michael Eisner has been a leader in the American entertainment industry for four decades. He began his career at ABC, where he helped take the network to number one in primetime, daytime and childrens television. In 1976, he became president of Paramount Pictures, turning out a string of critically acclaimed, blockbuster films and positioning the studio as the most profitable in both theatrical movies and network television production. In 1984 Eisner assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company and, in the ensuing 21 years, transformed it from a film and theme park company with $1.8 billion in enterprise value into a global media empire valued at $80 billion. In 2005, Eisner began the next act of his career, by founding the Tornante Company; a privately held company that makes investments in and incubates companies and opportunities in the media and entertainment space. Through the Tornante Company, Eisner also founded Vuguru, an independent studio that develops and finances scripted, story-driven content for digital and international platforms. In October 2007, the Tornante Company and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. acquired The Topps Company, Inc., a leading creator and marketer of sports and related cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionery items. Eisner is also an accomplished writer, having published his third book, WORKING TOGETHER: Why Great Partnerships Succeed, in 2010. Mario Kreutzberger, aka Don Francisco Emmy Award winner Mario Kreutzberger is the host of Sbado Gigante (Giant Saturday), one of the most popular programs in the history of Spanish-language television. He is also host of Don Francisco Presenta (Don Francisco Presents), another variety show featuring interviews with the biggest artists of the moment. Better known as Don Francisco, Kreutzberger was born in southern Chile, the son of German Jewish immigrants who escaped Germany during turbulent times preceding World War II. Although he enjoyed taking singing and drama lessons as a child, his father hoped he would follow in his footsteps by working in the garment industry and sent him to apprentice in NY City. Upon his return to Chile, Kreutzberger began working in his newly acquired profession, but his fascination with television and his staunch perseverance eventually led him into his countrys fledgling broadcasting industry. And, on August 8, 1962, the show that went on to make television history was born. In August 2003, Chiles Universidad del Pacfico bestowed upon Kreutzberger its highest academic honor, the Honoris Causa en Comunicacin Social, an honorary degree in communication. In December of that same year, the Chilean government decorated him with the Gabriela Mistral Order of Merit, its highest grade of Grand Officer for his contribution to culture and solidarity in the country. In September 2008, Chilean President Michelle Bechelet awarded Kreutzberger with the highest honor in the country, the Condecoracin Por Servicios Meritorios (Decoration for Exemplary Service) in recognition for his humanitarian efforts. In his homeland Chile, Kreutzberger created the Chilean Telethon which today has resulted in the construction of eleven hospitals where more than 80,000 disabled children are treated. His idea inspired 13 countries of Latin America to create telethons of their own. He is president of the International Telethon Organization, ORITEL. Kreutzberger has also been honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in 2001 and with an Emmy in 2005 for Leader of Spanish-Language Television. In 2010, Kreutzberger received the Hispanic Heritage Award as a Legend. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Sabado Gigante as the …longest-running TV show in the Americas. Sherman Hemsley Sherman Hemsley is most famous for his acting role as George Jefferson on the iconic CBS television series All in the Family, and on the spinoff series The Jeffersons. While performing in Purlie on Broadway in 1971, Hemsley received a call from Norman Lear, who wanted to cast him as George Jefferson in All in the Family. Lear held the role open for him, and two years later he finally joined the cast. All in the Family broke ground in its depiction of issues previously considered unsuitable for U.S. network television comedy, such as racism, homosexuality, rape, miscarriage, abortion, and cancer. The show was ranked number one in the yearly Nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976. It became the first television series to reach the milestone of having topped the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive years, a mark later matched by The Cosby Show and surpassed by American Idol. Lear then created the spinoff series for Hemsley and co-star Isabel Sanford, and The Jeffersons went on to enjoy an 11 year run through 1985, the longest-running sitcom with a predominantly African American cast in the history of American television. Hemsley won an Emmy Award in 1984 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as George Jefferson. In 1986, Hemsley was cast as Ernest Frye in the NBC series Amen, and in 1991, joined the voice cast for the ABC comedic live-action puppet series Dinosaurs, playing the role of sadistic dinosaur boss Bradley P. Richfield. Bill Klages The winner of seven Primetime Emmy Awards, Bill Klages has been associated with some of the most outstanding productions in television history. After establishing his reputation at NBC with the dramatic series Playwrights 56, Klages lighted landmark shows of early television starring entertainment legends Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Ernie Kovacs and Perry Como. In the decades that followed, Klages lighted an array of acclaimed entertainment specials and award shows including The Kraft Music Hall, My Name Is Barbra, Night of 100 Stars, Sills and Burnett at the Met, Baryshnikov by Tharp, The Tony Awards, The Emmy Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, Sweeney Todd , The Grammy Awards and many others. Major events he has designed include the 1984 Olympics Closing Ceremonies and the Liberty Weekend Statue of Liberty celebration, as well as four Republican National Conventions. KIages has provided television lighting-facility design for the 16,000-seat Lakewood Church in Houston, the 21,000-seat Latter Day Saints Convention Center in Salt Lake City, the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas and numerous other studios and venues. He has also conducted seminars throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In 2004, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design from the United States Institute of Theatre Technology and was named Lighting Designer of the Year at the 2002 LDI Convention. Along with his seven Primetime Emmy wins, Klages has received twenty-one Emmy nominations, as well as Monitor and Ace Awards. Chuck Lorre - One of the most accomplished television comedy writer/producers of the past 20 years, Chuck Lorre co-created and serves as executive producer of TVs most-watched program Two and a Half Men and the award-winning comedy, The Big Bang Theory. Lorre is also executive producer of Mike & Molly, the #1 new comedy of the 2010-2011 season. Previously, Lorre created hits such as Dharma & Greg, Grace Under Fire and Cybill, and served as co-executive producer on Roseanne. The Long Island native got his start in the entertainment business as a guitarist/singer touring the country and writing pop songs, including Debbie Harrys Top 40 hit French Kissin in the USA. After more than a decade on the road, Lorre turned his attention to television. He began writing animation scripts for DIC and Marvel Productions, and wrote and produced the themes and scores for animated series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He won the BMI Crystal Award for co-writing the Two and a Half Men theme song, was named an honorary member of the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science, and received the David Angell Humanitarian Award on behalf of the American Screenwriters Association for demonstrating charitable efforts at the Venice Family Clinic. In 2009, Lorre received the NATPE Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, was named Television Showman of the Year at the 46th Annual ICG Publicists Awards Ceremony and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Vivian Vance (1909-1979) Born Vivian Roberta Jones, Vance is probably the single most recognizable female sidekick in the history of television. Although her first love was the stage, her role as Ethel Mertz would forever endear her to television fans around the world. Vances talent took her from her hometown of Independence, Kansas to a small theatre company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and on to NY and Broadway in the early 1930s. She became a regular on Broadway after being cast in the hit musical Anything Goes as a chorus member and understudy to the shows star, Ethel Merman. Several years later she won her first major Broadway role opposite comedian Ed Wynn, in the production of Hooray for What! One of her most successful stage roles was in the musical Lets Face It! in which she starred alongside Danny Kaye and Eve Arden for over 500 performances. In 1951, TV director Marc Daniels took Desi Arnaz and writer Jess Oppenheimer to see Vance star in the play Voice of the Turtle at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. By the end of the first act, Arnaz and Oppenheimer both agreed that they had found their Ethel for their new television sitcom, I Love Lucy. Vance remained with the beloved CBS series until it ended its run in 1957, playing best friend, neighbor, and partner-in-crime to Lucille Balls Lucy Ricardo. She was the first actress to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1954, and was nominated an additional three times for her role as Ethel Mertz. Vance returned to television a few years later to play Lucille Balls sidekick once again on The Lucy Show. William Bill Frawley (1887-1966) An American stage, screen, and television entertainer, Frawley is best known for his role as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy, but appeared in more than 110 films and over a dozen major plays in his lifetime. Frawleys career started on the road in vaudeville with his brother, and later with his then wife, fellow vaudevillian Edna Louise Broedt. Playing the prestigious Orpheum circuit, Frawley honed his craft and developed the comedic talent and timing that would be his trademark. His first major hit was in the musical comedy Merry, Merry in 1925, and he continued to act on and off Broadway until 1933. Frawleys movie career lasted over 50 years, starting with the silent film Lord Loveland in 1916. Although he played mostly supporting roles, he appeared in major films such as Ziegfeld, Miracle on 34th Street and The Lemon Drop Kid. In 1951, Frawley was cast as Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy opposite Vivian Vance. During the run of the series, he was often called upon to display his musical and dancing talents. His other true love, sports, was often incorporated into the shows scripts. Frawley was nominated for five Emmy Awards for his supporting role as the penny-pinching best friend and landlord of the Ricardos. After I Love Lucy went off the air, Frawley debuted as live-in grandfather/housekeeper Bub OCasey in My Three Sons and remained on the show from 1960 until 1965, until poor health forced him into retirement. Frawley passed away in 1966.

Update: Rep Defends Miley Cyrus Stoner Comments As Sarcastic

First Published: November 27, 2011 10:46 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Miley Cyrus arrives at The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMiley Cyrus came under fire on Sunday after a video showing the actress/singer joking about smoking marijuana at her birthday party made the rounds online. However, a rep for Miley tells Access Hollywood that the 19-year-old stars remarks were in jest. The cake was a joke and Miley was being sarcastic, a rep for Miley told Access on Sunday. It is being completely taken out of context. In the video (obtained by The Daily), Miley can be seen laughing with friends before thanking revelers for a cake featuring the face of reggae icon Bob Marley, saying, You know youre a stoner when your friends make you a Bob Marley cake you know you smoke way too much f***in weed. Earlier on Sunday, Kelly Osbourne, who threw the birthday bash for the former Hannah Montana star, was quick to defend her friend, taking to Twitter to tell followers the cake and subsequent comments were simply making light of Mileys highly-publicized salvia incident in 2010. Let me make something very clear after Miley Cyrus salvia incident we started calling her bob miley as a JOKE! Kelly Tweeted on Sunday. The cake was also A JOKE! It makes me sick that Miley Cyrus so called friends would sell her out and lead people 2 believe she is someone that she is not! U guys if Miley Cyrus is not recording/filming/touring she is works everyday how could she possible do all that if she was a stoner! #think, she added. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

J.R. Martinez Wasn't the Only Winner on Dancing With the Stars

Karina Smirnoff, J.R. Martinez What is newly crowned Dancing With the Stars champion J.R. Martinez going to do with his mirror ball trophy? "I'm gonna put mine in bed. I'm gonna tuck it in, and it's gonna roll around with me. And after that, I'm gonna glue it on the hood of my car and drive around Los Angeles honking my horn. It's gonna be my own parade." Martinez may have waltzed off with the big win, and a sparkling souvenir, but he is far from the only winner this season. Personal and professional victories abound, among them: Karina Smirnoff, Martinez's pro partner, who scored her first big win and completely softened her tough cookie, tough Russian image. She has always been a spectacular dancer. But being around an Iraqi war vet humbled her and left her in awe. "He makes me want to be a better person," says Smirnoff. "When something is going on in my life and I don't know what to do, I now think, 'What would J.R. do?'" Rob Kardashian, who not only came in second, but made it okay to be a Kardashian. The self-described "loser brother" turned out to be the nicest, hardest working one of the bunch. Ask him if his experience with his family's brand of reality TV helped prepare him for the madness of Dancing, and he says, "No, this is a whole other world. This is channel 7 [as opposed to a high-numbered cable channel], ABC, 20 million viewers, live, and doing something that is completely outside my comfort zone. It was definitely an uncomfortable experience and I conquered all my fears." Chaz Bono. No one conquered more fears than Bono, who never danced better than he did on Tuesday night in his return for the finale. "Because there were no judges!" he says, laughing. During the competition, Bono had become the poster boy for the transgender community and was terrified on the dance floor. "I was panicked every time I was out there," says Bono. "You just don't show it. You smile, but I was a wreck." And now that it's over? "You keep pushing through obstacles, and the pressure, and the nerves, and when you're done, you feel like you could do anything." Carson Kressley, who was really never eliminated from the show. The style guru came back as the show's comedic reporter and cheerleader, in addition to becoming a Dancing commentator for Good Morning America. "My 15 minutes of fame has been a couple of hours, at least," says Kressley. "And this show really turned the tables on me. I was the one who got made over. I was the one who got to learn something new. I learned to be confident." This man who has given so much confidence to others needed to learn it himself? "In dancing? Yes!" Tristan MacManus, the new pro who managed to handle the hottest potato of the bunch, HLN's outspoken and strong-willed Nancy Grace, with amazing deftness. Then, between his schoolboy good looks and his Irish brogue, he charmed everyone else in the bargain. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

BBC, ITV big winners at Intl. Emmys

By SAM THIELMAN The International Emmy Awards took place on Monday evening with winners spanning six countries. Surprise guest Lady Gaga opened the show at the NY Hilton, with thesp Jason Priestly emceeing. The U.K. made a strong showing: the best arts programming winner was Twenty Twenty Television's ''Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne,'' and Brit thesp Christopher Eccleston earned the best actor kudo for the role of Willy Houlihan in RSJ Films' ''Accused'' on BBC One. ''Accused'' also nabbed the best drama honor, and Twenty Twenty's ''The World's Strictest Parents'' won the award for best unscripted show. Julie Walters earned the best actress honor for her role in ITV's ''Mo.'' Chile joined the Emmy-winner ranks for the first time this year; Mi Chica Producciones/CNTV/TVN co-pro ''What is Your Dream?'' brought home the prize for children and young people's programming. An honorary award (previously announced) was presented to ''American Idol'' e.p. Nigel Lythgoe, while a directorate award was presented to Subhash Chandra, chairman of India's Zee TV. Here is a complete list of the winners: Arts Programming - ''Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne'' Twenty Twenty Television United Kingdom Best Performance by an Actor - Christopher Eccleston ''Accused'' RSJ Films for BBC One United Kingdom Best Performance by an Actress - Julie Walters ''MO'' ITV Studios for Channel 4 United Kingdom Children and Young People - ''What is your Dream?'' Mi Chica Producciones / CNTV / TVN Chile Comedy - ''Benidorm Bastards'' Shelter / VMMA Belgium Documentary - ''Life with Murder'' JS Kastner Productions / The National Film Board of Canada in association with CTV Canada Drama Series - ''Accused'' RSJ Films for BBC One United Kingdom Non-Scripted Entertainment - ''The World's Strictest Parents'' Twenty Twenty Television United Kingdom Telenovela - ''Blood Ties'' S.I.C. (Sociedade Independente de Comunica o) / TV Globo Portugal TV Movie/Mini-Series - ''Millennium'' Yellow Bird / SVT / ZDF / Nordisk Film Sweden Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

Ask Matt: Homeland, Revenge, Cougar Town, Fringe and More

Claire Danes Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: I have a hard time reconciling the stories of two attractive women on Homeland and Revenge who make up to and sleep with the enemy. I can see a guy doing this, but not two attractive intelligent women. This does not seem like human nature to me. I really like both shows, but this is too incongruous for me. - DavidMatt Roush: I'm not sure why it would be more appropriate for a guy to do the sort of things that Carrie and Emily are up to on Homeland and Revenge. But I am sure that it's a very good thing that women are being allowed to play such deliciously damaged and twisted lead roles, especially in the case of Homeland, and I'll be shocked if Claire Danes isn't a front-runner in all the awards races this year. I'm not sure "incongruous" is the right word, though. Maybe improbable? Because, after all, these are high-concept melodramas (although Homeland feels more real and raw), and maybe you're unsettled by the female lead being the aggressor. If you're disturbed by their actions, and I know I was when Carrie took her flirtation to the next level and then spent the weekend with her prey (Brody) in the cabin, then the shows are doing their job. I must say I was expecting Saul's reaction, upon learning just how personal her contact with Brody was, to be stronger than a reprimand and a hug in Sunday's episode. With Emily in Revenge, the consequence of "sleeping with the enemy" is that she's actually falling for the guy, which is how in tends to work in classic soaps like this. This genre has always had its shares of vixens and scheming divas, but not usually in the lead "hero" role. Which is maybe a refreshing change.Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Question: Do you have any idea about what happened to Cougar Town, or thoughts on its disappearance? I hadn't even realized it was in trouble last year. To have it be "renewed," and then just vanish like this, seems a little bizarre. - JohnMatt Roush: More than bizarre, it's aggravating. And the situation got even worse late last week (after this question came in) when ABC laid out its initial midseason plans for early 2012 and Cougar Town was nowhere to be seen, or even mentioned. And then it turns out because it won't be premiering until very late in the season - unless one of the midseason comedies is a fast flop - the episode order has been cut back from 22 to 15. We still don't know when or where ABC will air it, and that's no way to treat a utility player. How Cougar Town fell out of favor while Happy Endings is sitting pretty on the Wednesday lineup is beyond me. I sure would have liked to see how Cougar Town performed behind Modern Family when there was a decently performing show (like Revenge) in the lead-out position. None of this means the show is in imminent danger of cancellation - for all we know, its audience will find it wherever ABC puts it, the way it seems to work for shows like CBS' Rules of Engagement - but this is hardly a promising development.Question: When NBC released its midseason schedule, I (and other fans) noticed that Awake was missing from the lineup. Being a long-time Jason Isaacs fan and someone who is looking forward to the show, it is puzzling. Do you know what they intend to do with this program that showed so much promise last May? - HeatherMatt Roush: Keep in mind that the midseason schedules being announced are mostly just the first wave for winter, and there will be more premieres and tryouts to come, some as late as April, and where and when Awake will air may depend on how things go for NBC in early 2012. Awake is still in NBC's pipeline, but the network is being very cautious about this one, and it's not hard to understand why. It's a very tricky premise, and we're hearing that the network is concerned about the darkness of the tone as well as the audience's willingness to go along with a scenario in which the hero's wife is dead in one reality and his son dead in the other. Neither being a particularly happy state of affairs, obviously, but Jason Isaacs is absolutely terrific and the pilot has haunted me since I saw it, so I hope NBC can find an agreeable time period and a proper time to launch it so it can get the attention it deserves.Question: NBC continues to baffle me with their bad programming and even worse scheduling. Although frustrating, I can see the logic in temporarily pulling Community in order to allow 30 Rock to air. I'm happy about Up All Night moving to Thursday, which seems a much better fit, while Whitney can hopefully die on Wednesday. What I'm really confused about, though, is the complete absence of Awake, which I've heard good buzz about, as well as a couple of other comedies. So they're relying completely on The Voice to launch Smash, and the only other new show they're launching is that Chelsea Handler comedy that doesn't look very promising. Parenthood has its season finale in February, so what takes its place after that? Grimm has been performing decently for NBC, and well for Fridays, yet it stays there and is stuck in a sea of reality after Chuck's finale in January. NBC is always talking about how they want to "revamp" their schedule, yet they continue to make illogical scheduling moves, and decide to premiere considerably less mid-season shows than originally planned.While we're on the subject of all things low-rated, I gave into the pressure of friends and watched all three seasons of Fringe over the summer, and found it one of the most enjoyable and engaging dramas I'd ever watched. I can't help but notice how low the ratings are, even for Friday, and especially for Fox. At this point, it would be a miracle if it made it to another season. What do you think its chances of getting picked up by a cable network are, and how invested is Fox in it? Should fans hope for a Chuck-like situation of it getting picked up for an abbreviated final season? It's a show so deeply rooted in mythology that seeing it end without a proper resolution would be tragic. - AlexMatt Roush: A few points regarding the NBC rant: I'm not thrilled that NBC is replacing Parenthood after its season finale with a new reality competition, Fashion Star, which makes the network pretty much indistinguishable from its cable cousin Bravo. If Grimm must be paired with a reality show on Friday, at least Who Do You Think You Are? is a good one. And leaving Grimm on Fridays could be the best thing for it, keeping expectations low.As for Fringe, do you really have to ask how invested Fox is in the show? The network has kept it alive for a fourth season, despite dismally low ratings, allowing the show the sort of creative freedom you usually find only on cable these days. Fox believes in Fringe from a creative standpoint, which is why I believe they will do the right thing and either give the producers enough notice this season to end the show on a proper note or extend its life long enough next season to give us a satisfying conclusion. In either regard, once its run is over on Fox, I wouldn't expect to see it turn up anyplace else. Although as we're learning with Arrested Development, never say never.Question: Before I dive into my actual question, I wanted to hit upon a show of which I'm probably the last holdout fan: Better Off Ted. I've been pretty patient but it looks as though Season 2 isn't going to become available on DVD. I see from amazon.com that I can watch the final two unaired episodes online for free, but I want to own the entire series. Writing letters and e-mails seems to be in vain, and I'm not sure what else I can do. It doesn't help that DVDs are on the decline overall.My usual m.o. is to watch at least two episodes of a new show that I think I'll be interested in. The thought being: A ho-hum pilot deserves a second chance to impress me. If I'm still on the fence, I'll give it a third or fourth chance. By then, I have to decide if I want to cram the series onto my DVR each week. This season two new shows debuted with a similar basis in fairy tales: Once Upon a Time and Grimm. Both were advertised as ambitious, so I was sure the first few episodes of each would be impressive. But afterwards, these big-concept shows tend to fall off both in visual impression and plot interest. So how surprised am I now that I find myself continuing to be anxious to see the next new episode ... of both shows! I like Once so far because of its high concept. It's based on children's stories, but it doesn't pander. It's not condescending, although I do have to accept the idea that storybook characters are living in 21st-century America. Coming from former Lost writers, I think they are slowly revealing the essence of the characters. Giving a third dimension to them has been fascinating to watch. (Snow White was a thief? Prince Charming has a real name?)I also enjoy Grimm so far because it's dark and brooding. In fact, I find myself genuinely frightened when Detective Burkhardt is about to be attacked by who-knows-what. Yet it has a slight levity in some situations indicating that it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's almost like The X-Files and the first season of The 4400, where a new "case" is profiled each week. It's a strange and wonderful twist on a procedural crime drama. I also like the fact that it takes place in currently hip Portland, Oregon. What are your thoughts on these two shows? - ThomasMatt Roush: On Better Off Ted, you're probably right that the digital option may have pre-empted a release of the second season on disc - indicating that the studio didn't see a profitable upside - but who knows that a complete set of both seasons won't someday be issued for cult collectors. Stranger things have happened. I know I'd want one.To your more current question, I'm more impressed by Once Upon a Time than I am with Grimm, and I was initially a skeptic regarding both. The episode with Snow White's backstory, played off against the contemporary storyline of John Doe/Prince Charming's identity, was what won me over with Once. The revisionist backstories in the fairy-tale world are by far my favorite element of the show, and I am pleasantly surprised by how well it has caught on. Grimm I'm still on the fence about. I'm not invested yet in the elaborate mythology or, more crucially, the main characters, but I do think the various demons of legend have been cleverly portrayed, and I can't get enough of Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe, the reformed creature dragged reluctantly into each case. The show's humor is its greatest strength, like when Monroe muttered to Nick in the middle of one perilous situation, "This is so the part of the horror movie where the sidekick gets it." But when you liken it to The X-Files, all I can think is: Why wouldn't you rather be watching Fringe?Question: Last week there were some comments about The Big Bang Theory and the women having the spotlight now and again. I love it. Penny was terrific, but since the addition of Bernadette and Amy, it is three times better. The guys are funny by themselves and so are the women... maybe more so because they are all so different and yet they get along and are hysterical together. I think the show has only gotten better. A show I am disappointed in this season is Bones. I have been a fan since the beginning, but with Bones pregnant, the chemistry seems to be strained this year. If Bones and Booth were going to fall into a romantic relationship which has been building for years, we as fans wanted to see it happen. I think we got robbed of that because one minute they are flirting and the next she is pregnant. Not fair. Almost feels like they skipped a season. - SharonMatt Roush: More like she skipped a period. While I agree with you 100 percent about The Big Bang Theory, I do wish Bones fans would just let the story tell itself without dwelling so much on the "what if." This complaint has been feeding on itself since the reveal in last season's finale, and the way I see it, Bones and Booth were never going to have a conventional courtship - she's just too weird to navigate the course of true love like a regular person - and the surprise pregnancy has forced them into facing up to their feelings for each other and to the responsibility they must assume for the child on the way. Bones' learning curve is especially steep, having to factor in Booth's feelings about things like the announcement of the baby's gender as well as her own maternal instincts, and I'm kind of enjoying it. I get that fans feel cheated, but the messiness of their current situation feels more true to these particular characters.Question: In the last month, I've noticed two incidents of bad luck/timing. The week after his death, Sanctuary had a line about having dinner with Steve Jobs last week, and on the most recent Covert Affairs, Joan appeared to be wearing a Penn State shirt in one scene. I realize that this was just bad luck, but do producers ever think about going in at the last minute and removing some of those things? In the case of Covert Affairs, they were probably stuck, as they would have had to dump the whole scene, but in Sanctuary's case it was just a single line they could have removed. I remember whole episodes being delayed/cancelled (the Buffy episode "Earshot," about a sniper at the school right after Columbine, for example) but I don't know if they tweak episodes. - JasonMatt Roush: Episodes can be tweaked and dialogue relooped when deemed necessary, but actual post-production reshoots are more rare, because of the limited budget and time involved in cranking out a weekly series. Neither of the examples you cite sounds like they crossed the sort of taste threshold that would get programmers and advertisers nervous - now if Joan had actually been watching a Penn State game, that might have raised some eyebrows. When these accidental too-close-to-reality moments do occur, the best route tends to be postponement, as in the case of that remarkable Buffy episode, or more recently, when Fox last spring shelved a crossover stunt involving a hurricane blowing through all three of Fox's Seth MacFarlane animated comedies, because of the storms and tornadoes that ravaged the South. (Honestly, I'm not sure there's ever a good time to spoof natural catastrophes.)Question: I'm confused, and wondering if I could have fallen asleep and missed something, or maybe they're just trying to keep us in the dark for something unsaid that's about to happen, but when NCIS: Los Angeles ended last week, I thought I was in another dimension somewhere. What's with Sam walking into a house, kissing a kid, telling a woman in bed that he loves her? Is he undercover? Bad enough it broke my heart when he had to leave another woman he'd claimed to love, though it looked like it broke his heart. This one had me saying w-h-a-t? Can you shed some light on this or should I just be patient and wait? - DorothyMatt Roush: You're not the only one who was caught off guard. According to the show, they have previously shown a quick glimpse of the wife and it has been noted that Sam has kids, but this was the first time we saw his daughter, and showing him in his house and in bed with his wife is so out of character for the show that it created a bit of a fan frenzy. Case in point: On the Twitter feed when LL Cool J was live-tweeting during last week's episode, many of the comments were of the "Sam's married?" variety. This show does tend to keep such matters fairly discreet, but we're told that in true NCIS: LA fashion, more details about Sam's home life will be revealed eventually, though certainly not immediately.Question: In the Hawaii Five-0 episode titled "Lapa'au," the murder of an ICE agent introduced the character of another ICE Agent Jeff Morrison (Greg Grunberg) who supervised the dead agent. I get the distinct feeling he is a wolf in sheep's clothing, another Wo Fat accomplice. My reasons being: When we first meet him, he is having a very emotional response to the death of the ICE Agent. How many times did tips that he is in on lead to oh-just-missed-him moments? The interaction with Liam Miller (Jon Gries) gave me a they-know-each-other vibe, especially when Liam challenges him to shoot him. But the final straw is the ICE Agents' commendation that is mounted and framed and given to the Five-0 team. What a great place for a Wo Fat bug to know what Five-0 is up too. So what is your take on ICE Agent Jeff Morrison? - MarkMatt Roush: I think you may have watched too many of these shows, but you're probably not the only one who sees a Wo Fat mole lurking at every plot development. (Which is even more understandable after this week's episode.) But really, Greg Grunberg a bad guy? Not in this island paradise. According to executive producer Peter M. Lenkov: "We'd love to have Greg back, but he [Morrison] is 100 percent good!"Question: I thought I already knew what makes a TV guest star a "Special Guest Star:" fame, awards recognition, notoriety. However, I'm particularly confused when it comes to American Horror Story. Kate Mara and Zachary Quinto were both billed as "special" guest stars, but someone like Frances Conroy (who's amassed several Emmy nominations and who's been with the show since the pilot) is still only a normal guest star. What's the difference? Do Mara and Quinto just have better agents? Do they make more money per episode than Conroy? Help! - MarcusMatt Roush: This is your problem with American Horror Story? The billing? Just looking at it logically - although what does logic have to do with this deranged show? - the Mara and Quinto characters come into the story as "special" guests while Conroy is playing more or less a regular supporting role; she and Alexandra Breckenridge are both billed as "guest stars" when they appear, although it would be more accurate if they were put into an "also starring" category. These credits are all contractual and seem to change in meaning from show to show, and I can never figure out exactly what it signifies, either. Honestly, I don't care what you call them; the dual maid gimmick is still one of my favorite parts of this zany show.That's all for now. Keep sending your comments and questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com, and in the meantime, follow me on Twitter!Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Fox's 'Bones' Cast to obtain Large Salary Increase (Exclusive)

The important thing supporting cast of Bones originates into large money.our editor recommends'Bones' Star TJ Thyne Will get His George Bailey Moment in 'Shuffle,' Welcomes TV Fatherhood'Bones' Star Emily Deschanel Gives Birth'Bones' Casts Ben Savage in Guest-Starring RoleFox Entertainment Chief on the way forward for 'House,' 'Bones,' 'Terra Nova,' and MoreFox Renews 'Bones' for Seventh Season Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro), T.J. Thyne (Dr. Hodgins), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Saroyan) and John Francis Daley (Dr. Sweets) have closed new deals to stay around the lengthy-running Fox detective series should itscore an expected eighth season order. PHOTOS: The Coming back Fall Television Shows The 4 stars, who have been making within the $30,000 to $40,000 per episode range heading to their discussions with studio twentieth century Fox TV, received pay bumps that introduced them each towards the mid-five figures per episode in return for one more season on the contract, a resource tellsThe Hollywood Reporter. 20th TV rejected comment. For Conlin and Thyne, who're both original castmembers, season seven was the final on the contract. PHOTOS: Fox's Official Comic-Disadvantage 2011 Posters The boosts are retroactive and can count for the show's seventh season, that has been scaly back some to accomodate star Emily Deschanel's pregnancy. On her part, Deschanel and her co-star David Boreanaz have previously renegotiated their contracts.TV Guide Magazine called his salary at $200,000 per episode, while she's stated to create slightly under that. In the Television Experts' Association semi-annual press tour in This summer, Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly stated they hadn't had any formal discussions about reviving Bonesyet, but "producer want to ensure that it stays going and that we'd prefer to ensure that it stays going." Related Subjects Bones

'The Voice's' Dia Frampton Releases Music Video for 'The Damaged Ones' (Video)

There's existence along with a career for individuals who lose a real possibility talent competition. First season runner-up and Blake Shelton's team member, Dia Frampton, has launched the recording for "The Damaged Ones," from her approaching album, Red-colored, going to be out on 12 ,. 6.our editor recommendsBlake Shelton Announces US Arena Tour, Premiere of 'Footloose' Video'The Voice' Highlights Blind Auditions in First Season 2 Trailer (Video)'The Voice' Going Right to Blind Auditions in Premiere Episode PHOTOS: The Hollywood Reporter Cover Tales "It is simply an attractive song about loving the problems that individuals have," Dia states of "Damaged Dreams." "I have done that many during my existence. If somebody has something which many people think is strange or perhaps a little off, that's something I am attracted towards the most." Apart from its warring boys, the recording also features a number of Frampton's siblings, including Meg Frampton, who Dia created this guitar rock band, Meg and Dia, with in 2004. VIDEO: Behind the curtain in the Voice Season 2 Auditions "After I heard the song, Dia's performance am amazing that immediately I simply got this vision for In which the Wild Situations Are meets The almighty from the Flies meets Peter's Pan's the lost boys," Director David McClister describes video's style. The folk pop singer will even open for Shelton on his "Well Lit and Increased Tour 2012" beginning in The month of january. Discover the shocking truth below. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com Twitter:@TheRealJethro Related Subjects Blake Shelton The Voice

New Red Band Trailer For The Sitter

Jonah Hill has one wild nightSince he seemingly switched tracks to try his hand at stoner/action comedies, David Gordon Green has enjoyed one moderate hit (Pineapple Express) and one big box office disappointment (Your Highness). Given that he has his eye on something altogether more toned-down in the future, The Sitter might be his last chance to crack the wacky formula again for a while. And there's a new red band trailer for the film below.The Sitter finds Jonah Hill as Noah Jaybird, a stalwart slacker who is pressured by his mother to find work. He agrees to help look after some kids mostly because A) he figures it's easy money and B) he finds their mother attractive.But his charges turn out to be much more than he can really handle, and when his girlfriend (Ari Graynor) cajoles him into going to a party, he drags the sprogs out with him. Not a good idea when he first has to make a stop to pick up some illegal substances... And things go downhill from there.This being a red band effort, it's naturally loaded with swearing, violence, drugs and general madness. The jury's still out on where it'll fall in the Green canon, but it does boast the services of Sam Rockwell, Curb Your Enthusiasm's JB Smoove and Where The Wild Things Are's Max Records, among others.It'll hit our cinemas on January 20.

Twilight and Photoshop, Forever: A Brief History of Weird Posters

The marketing blitz accompanying this week’s Breaking Dawn release has prompted a bit of nostalgia about The Twilight Saga around Movieline HQ — particularly its eminently intriguing movie posters. Gone is the quaint patina of the original 2008 film, with sultry, semi-known Robert Pattinson locking his poo-colored gaze and clay-like visage on virginal, vaguely known Kristen Stewart, both doctored with minimalist Photoshop fervor. But gone, too (for now, anyway), are the hilariously earnest, carefully manipulated one-sheets from New Moon and Eclipse — the hand-mangling, the cock-blocking, the stank-eyed cast of thousands. In fact, the newest posters look like photographs of actual people! Very attractive and heavily airbrushed people in romance-novel clutches, but people nonetheless. Join Movieline’s Dept. of Marketing Forensics in looking back on how we got here. [Click the images for bigger sizes.] TWILIGHT Remember the innocent days of summer 2008, when Twilight was but a young-adult literary phenomenon from which Summit Entertainment hoped to launch an equally phenomenal movie franchise? It all started with these: And it was, well, a little raw by the standards to come. Two taglines, two release dates, and two relatively organic Edward/Bella poses photographed by 18-year-old wunderkind shooter Joey Lawrence. But it cast the die early for Edward’s otherworldly wet-cement pallor that would take a multitude of Photoshop-enabled variations to come. NEW MOON Shit got real here. Well, not real, but you know: The blockbuster sequel doubled the poster count, mixing in the full ensemble that fans came to know in love in the first film and then cramming said ensemble into a sepia-toned mishmash of goofy stares and $300 haircuts. It was hard for us at Movieline to determine which was more confounding: Who exactly was getting cockblocked from whom in the poster below left (note the smoldering tension between Edward and Jacob), or what exactly was going on with Robert Pattinson’s stunt hand in the the poster above left. But the jaw-dropping breadth of the Twilight audience dovetailed nicely with the expanded breadth of the story in New Moon, requiring posters that courted both the wolfcake-craving and goth-positive viewer who couldn’t care less about the love triangle. Airbrushed Oiled biceps and magic-wand-abetted scary scarlet eyes would not be enough, however. It would be crucial to photograph each separately and layer them as crudely as possible, with folded-arm poses and post-Halloween clearance-sale makeup giving way to the likes of Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning and Michael Sheen. I particularly love the edifice sloping into the frame like some kind of Sears Portrait Studio backdrop of the damned. ECLIPSE Having spiraled into a $500-per-day simulacra habit by the time Eclipse’s marketing campaign came along, Team Twilight stopped at nothing to conceive the most vaguely human renditions of their young stars as possible. Stewart got out mostly unscathed (there simply is no technological means of achieving such daftly parted lips; that one’s all K-Stew), but Pattinson and Lautner look like Henson Workshop castoffs who’d stalk Joan Rivers in her worst nightmare. And the binge continued in the group posters, with more scowls and shadows than a used car lot at sundown. Pattinson cracks me up. Those lips! Those eyes! That hair! That whole distended head. BREAKING DAWN The first one-sheet — an anticlimactic shot of what can only be described as an honest-to-God breaking dawn — soon gave way to a bonanza of character posters that were part Glamour Shots, part mug shots, all LOLZ shots: And not to be outdone, the Big Three: Bella with her glowing new wedding ring (on the wrong finger, but whatever, just as long as you know that smooth complexion and lusty sternum-ward gaze are those of an honest woman), Edward with his own wedding band and “Is it in?” blues, and Jacob pensively off to explore the other interspecial relations that The Twilight Saga has been building to all this time — all in front of a sky hemorrhaging orange juice. But: Forever is only the beginning, everyone! What will they think of next? Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'Twilight' tops Lisbon festival

LISBON -- Angelina Nikonova's helming debut, "Twilight Portrait," of a Russian social worker bent on vengeance after being gang raped, won best film within the fifth Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday. Cedric Kahn's cuisine-designed "A Far Greater Existence" received the special jury award as well as the CineEuropa prize. Special mentions visited Bujar Alimani's Albanian penitentiary love tale "Amnesty" and Joachim Trier's Norwegian drug-rehab pic "Oslo, August 31." Your competitors jury was composed of authors J.M. Coetzee, Don DeLillo, Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt violinist Gidon Kremer and artist Jose Barrias. Career tributes were granted to helmers William Friedkin, Wes Anderson and Leos Carax and cinematographer Peter Suschitzky. David Cronenberg held a specialist class, showing a teaser of his forthcoming "Cosmopolis," based on DeLillo's novel and produced by Paulo Branco, who also runs the fest. Other site visitors within the 10-day event incorporated thesps Paul Giamatti, Sarah Gadon, Marisa Paredes, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, visual artist Matthew Barney and playwright Peter Handke. The fest elevated its screening venues this year to include the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Russell Brand in 'The Leader Stole My Girlfriend': Actor Set to Star and convey New Comedy

Russell Brand didn't cash success just like a leading guy with 'Arthur,' but he's trying his luck again while using new comedy 'The Leader Stole My Girlfriend.' In line with the Hollywood Reporter, Brand will star and convey the completely new film, which Warner Bros. acquired from author Matt Portenoy. "In this particular movie, the best choice steals the girlfriend from the sexy hippie -- me, clearly," Brand mentioned to THR. "It absolutely was inspired with the evening I naively requested [Warners leader] Rob Robinov for supper.In . Zing! Brand is positioned to star inside the approaching 'Rock of Ages' adaptation next summer season he'll be noticed in the Diablo Cody's directorial debut, which Moviefone delays for with bated breath. Team Diablo! [via THR] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Rooney Mara Talks 'Girl Using The Dragon Tattoo' Transformation

Some stars psychologically transform to their roles for any movie, but "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara needed to get it done physically. The final time Mara made an appearance inside a film (properly David Fincher's "The Social Networking"), she'd lengthy, luscious brown hair along with a very girl-next-door overall vibe. But no more. Mara and Fincher open to Entertainment Weekly within this week's problem and discuss the way the exclusive director told his leading lady right in advance that they was going to need to change a great deal for that role. "I told Rooney, 'You're likely to be emaciated, you need to be naked, you need to get raped [on the watch's screen], get pierced, light up, ride a motorbike,AInch Fincher remembered saying. "'I need really concentrate and let me know this really is something you would like.AInch Spoiler alert: it had been. Since, Mara has already established her hair chopped off -- "hairstylist Danilo Dixon drawn Maras lovely brown hair back to a braid, requested if she was ready, and squashed the scissors. He handed her the feet-lengthy twist inside a Ziploc bag (she continues to have it)" -- and it has received eyebrow, ears and nipple piercings. Remarkably enough, it had not been the modification in her own looks or prospect of revealing all around the giant screen that afraid her, but the possibilities of riding a bike. There have been certainly a few things i was scared to complete, however i i never thought I wasn't up for that challenge," she stated. "The motorcycle was the one thing I truly didnt wish to accomplish. You realize, you are likely to be raped, be naked... But the moment he was like, 'Youre going to need to ride a motorbike,A I had been like, 'Oh, really?'" Regardless of the backlash that Fincher is adapting a novel that already includes a beloved Swedish adaptation which his Lisbeth Salander may be too "weak" (as people belittled the provocative teaser poster which was launched captured), Fincher is certain that his film will probably be everything fans would like it to be. "We have got something quite simple to provide on," he stated. "A gigantic f---ing book that individuals have very rigid preconceived notions of, to the stage they really take umbrage having a teaser poster." Are you currently excited to determine Fincher's "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo"? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!