Michelle Williams Talks Golden Globe Win

First Launched: The month of the month of january 16, 2012 10:13 AM EST Credit: AFP/Getty Images Caption Michelle Williams poses while using trophy to find the best Performance by an Actress in the Film Comedy or Musical for My Week with Marilyn within the 69th annual Golden Globe Honours within the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly HillsBEV -- Michelle Williams needed home the Golden Globe on her behalf portrayal of Hollywood legend Lana Turner an recognition that her 6-year-old daughter Matilda aided her acheive. I used to be discovering maintaining [Marilyn] I used to be getting there and something way that we practiced her reaches the princesses inside the mattress time tales, the actress told Access Hollywoods Billy Rose rose bush, when asked for of her process for nailing lower Marilyns voice while reading through right through to her daughter. [My princesses] had a kind of breathy quality, she referred to. Throughout her acceptance speech on Sunday evening, Michelle thanked Matilda whom she'd while using late Heath Ledger saying her bravery and exuberance might be the example that we take with me at night throughout my act as well as with my existence. I consider myself a parent or gaurdian first plus an actress second, she mentioned round the Globes stage. If only to convey gratitude [to Matilda] for delivering me away and off to this each day getting a hug together with a hug. On her best winglady and former Dawsons Creek co-star, Busy Philipps, the Golden Globe champion was very happy to have her friend by her side round the large evening. She's [fun.] Shes the most effective date, Michelle added. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ricky Gervais' 10 Best and Worst Golden Globe Jabs

Ricky Gervais, The 2012 Golden Globe Awards Was Ricky Gervais holding back this year? Hosting the Golden Globes for the third time, the comedian opened Sunday's awards show by ribbing Eddie Murphy for pulling out as Oscar host ("When the man who said yes to Norbit says no to you, you know you're in trouble") and NBC for being America's third-place network (oh, actually, fourth). He did get in a few zingers. His five best jabs were aimed at: His own manhood -- "No profanity: That's fine, I've got a huge vocabulary. No nudity: See that's a shame because I've got a huge [pause] vocabulary. But a tiny penis." Homeland, Modern Family top Golden Globes Justin Bieber's manhood -- "Justin Bieber nearly had to take a paternity test. What a waste of a test that would have been! No, he's not the father. The only way he could have impregnated a girl is if he borrowed one of Martha Stewart's old turkey basters ... open wide!" Jodie Foster's Beaver. Or beaver -- "I mustn't mention Mel Gibson this year. Not his private life, his politics, his recent films and especially not Jodie Foster's Beaver. I haven't seen it myself. ... But that doesn't mean it's not good." God -- "You don't need to thank everyone you've ever met, or members of your family, who have done nothing. Just do the main two: your agent and God ... I know for a fact that both God and my agent had exactly the same amount of input in my career." The Tourist, again -- "Are you on recreational drugs? ... Have you seen The Tourist yet?" he asked Johnny Depp, who confessed: "Uh, no.") Check out all the Golden Globes fashion hits and misses And these five would-be zingers were directed at: Actors -- "Amazingly, [defecating in a sink, a la Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids] is still less demeaning than what all of you have done to make it in show business." Elton John -- "Our next presenter is the queen of pop. Not you, Elton. Sit down." Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas -- "They're ridiculously gorgeous specimens ... and probably very interesting ..." The rest of joke was censored by NBC, but our lip-reading skills lead us to believe he continued, "but you can't f---ing understand a word they say." Check out all the Golden Globes red carpet arrivals Colin Firth and his clean image -- "What you don't know about him is he's very racist. I mean, really nasty stuff. I've also seen him punch a little blind kitten. Please welcome the evil Colin Firth." Natalie Portman taking time off for her baby -- "Consequently, she's been nominated for nothing. Pathetic. But she's learned that valuable lesson that all you already learned: Never put family first." How do you think Gervais did this year? Was he too cautious? Sound off in the comments below.

Winslet to star in Branagh romance

WinsletLONDON -- Kate Winslet is installed on star in "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Cake Society," which Kenneth Branagh is positioned to direct for Fox 2000. This reunites Winslet with Branagh the first time since she carried out Ophelia within the bigscreen "Hamlet" in 1996. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Cake Society" is modified by Don Roos within the bestseller by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It's a love story occur the London as well as the Funnel Islands after World war ii. Winslet may have a novel author who gets into in to a correspondence getting a man from Guernsey, and finds out how a islanders used the sunday paper group through the war as cover to outsmart their German occupiers. Intrigued by their tales in the occupation, and the way the books found influence their lives, she decides to visit Guernsey herself, a trip that changes her forever. In the recent interview with Variety, Branagh known towards the project as "a stylish romance, very touching and advantageous." The project continues to be produced by Paula Masur and Mitchell Kaplan, with Branagh's regular partner David Barron. Shooting is scheduled for March, in line with the Daily Mail. It had been initially launched inside the U.S. in 2008. It absolutely was the only novel by Mary Ann Shaffer, an editor and librarian, whose niece Annie Burrows aided her finish it when Shaffer increased being crictally ill. Shaffer died aged 74 a few several days just before the novel was launched. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

When Will How I Met Your Mother End? Plus: Ted's Soul-Searching, Marshall and Lily's Big Move

How I Met Your Mother When will How I Met Your Mother end? There's one important question that has to be answered first: "We have to see if the Mayans were right first," Jason Segel joked to reporters Wednesday at CBS' winter TV preview. Asked if the long-running comedy - currently in its seventh season and renewed for an eighth - has an end date, co-creator and executive producer Carter Bays said, "it's not a high priority" for the series. "I would imagine going into the final season, we would [alert] people to that... Beyond that, I think it's hard for us to say on [a given date] we will officially be out of ideas." Watch full episodes of How I Met Your Mother When that day comes, however, producers have a plan for how the show will wrap. "The meeting [of the mother] will be part of the end game," Bays said. As for how much viewers will see beyond that initial meet-cute, producers refused to say. Bays and co-creator and executive producer Craig Thomas have already been thinking about casting the pivotal role, and appear to be leaning towards an unknown, pointing to the success of casting then-unknown Cobie Smulders as Ted's first love, Robin. "She should have been the mother," Thomas said. "We screwed up!" No matter how long it takes for Ted (Josh Radnor) to meet the one, Segel said he was now open to seeing the story through to the end; he previously said the show should wrap after Season 8. "I'd like to see the story come to its natural end, whether its eight years or nine years," he said. "I was so relieved when I found out there was an actual plan." Check out photos from How I Met Your Mother In the interim, producers teased what they've got planned for February sweeps. There's "big, soul-searching stuff" ahead for Ted as he assesses his readiness to get married and questions why he still hasn't found the one. "He's going to come up with what he thinks is the answer and then we'll explore whether that answer is right." Marshall and Lily will also struggle with their next big life step as they get ready to have a baby. "It's a real identity crisis when a baby is on the way and we're going to explore that," Bays said. This coming week's episode will see the couple officially move to the suburbs and deal with being away from their friends. But Thomas said the 'burbs are "not necessarily a permanent stop." How I Met Your Mother airs Mondays at 8/7c on CBS.

SAG Offers Support for Unmasked Actress Suing IMDb

Huang Hoang, the actress who on Friday was outed in her own suit against IMDB for posting her age, gets some large-time support from Hollywood's greatest acting guild. Late Friday, the Screen Stars Guild released an argument applauding Hoang on her "determination and courage" in "standing to battle the unfair and abusive practice of posting actors' personal data online without their consent.""1000's of stars have experienced their careers injured through the unauthorized publication of the birthdates by IMDb against their wishes," SAG states inside a statement to THR. "Screen Stars Guild and it is people stand for efforts to curtail this invasion of privacy completed to enhance a company balance sheet."Meanwhile, Hoang's attorney John Dozier is speaking out the very first time concerning the amended suit, that was first filed anonymously but up-to-date right now to include Hoang's title following a federal judge threatened to dismiss the situation."We're very disappointed the judge needed the complaintant to recognize herself by title," Dozier informs THR within an exclusive interview. "But her readiness to do this ought to be a powerful indication that my client would like to determine this situation to the conclusion however lengthy that road might be."As we have reported, Hoang prosecuted IMDb parent Amazon . com declaring the popular search database exposed her to discrimination if this used information from her IMDB Professional account to list out her age as 4 decades old. On 12 ,. 23, a federal judge gave Dozier fourteen days to re-file the situation together with his client's real title attached or even the situation could be thrown.Since Hoang went public, the Texas-based actress continues to be inundated with media demands. Today, Hello America, E! along with other TV shops, in addition to People magazine along with other print media, are clamoring for interviews. Dozier states his client is not doing press because she does not desire to be regarded as suing to acquire media exposure.SAG required the chance Friday to slam IMDb because of its practice of revealing age range on its site."An actor's job would be to portray another person. When private information, just like a birthdate, can be used to limit who an actress can portray, creativeness is injured, and also the actor is injured," the statement readas. "Earning money like a middle-class, working actor has already been extremely difficult. IMDb's misguided insistence on posting private private information like birthdates causes it to be even harder. The Hollywood Reporter

The Firms Josh Lucas Is Engaged

First Published: January 7, 2012 6:56 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Josh Lucas arrives at the J. Edgar opening night gala during AFI FEST 2011 presented by Audi held at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, on November 3, 2011Josh Lucas nabbed the lead on NBCs new drama, The Firm, and the actor recently revealed hes set to take on yet another big role in his personal life that of a husband! The 40-year-old star confirmed the happy news to Jay Leno during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday. Josh kept most of the engagement details private including the name of his now-fiancee but explained how he came to realize she was the one. While filming a low-budget film in Big Sur, Calif., the actor and his ladylove ended up staying in a run-down trailer (reportedly hailed as an eco-retreat by its owner), located on a hill requiring a 20-minute dirt road hike to reach it. Following a long day of filming, Josh hiked up the hill in the wee hours of the morning, sans flashlight, and encountered a mountain lion a danger his now-fiancee had warned him about (to no avail) the day before. When he got back to his girlfriend, Josh said he realized hed found his match in love. I decided in that moment, truly in that moment, that this woman was the woman for me, he told Jay, of when he returned to the trailer following the close-call with the beast. As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Josh is not the only star getting ready to take the plunge Drew Barrymore recently became engaged to Will Kopelman, while Justin Timberlake is rumored to have popped the question to longtime girlfriend Jessica Biel. The Firm, which also stars Juliette Lewis, has its two-hour premiere on Sunday at 9 PM EST/PST on NBC, before moving to its regular timeslot Thursdays at 10 PM. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Trump Unveils New Celebrity Apprentice Cast

First Published: January 4, 2012 9:59 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Arsenio Hall, Dee Snider, Lou Ferrigno, Clay Aiken, Penn Jillette, Paul Teutel Sr., Marco Andretti, Dayana Mendoza, Tia Carrere, Patricia Valesquez, Lisa Lampanelli, Debbie Gibson, Aubrey ODay and Teresa Giudice seen on the set of Celebrity Apprentice in NY City on October 26, 2011NY, N.Y. -- Mob boss widow Victoria Gotti, singer Clay Aiken and IndyCar champ Michael Andretti are on tap for the next edition of NBCs Celebrity Apprentice. Host Donald Trump announced the new batch of contenders on Wednesdays Today show. They also include Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Teresa Guidice, comedian Lisa Lampanelli, former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, rock star Dee Snider and America Chopper star Paul Teutul Sr. Other contenders include radio host Adam Carolla, comedian Arsenio Hall, singer-actress Aubrey ODay and magician Penn Jillette. Rounding out the rivals are model Cheryl Tiegs, singer Debbie Gibson, Star Trek star George Takei, singer Tia Carrere, actress-model Patricia Velasquez and Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno. Celebrity Apprentice returns for its new season Feb. 12. Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Weinstein Co. merging acquisition, prod'n arms

SellersGigliottiLawson The Weinstein Clients are merging its acquisition and production departments and getting in former Unique Pictures production professional Dylan Retailers to mind the brand new combined division.New department, that will coalesce through the finish from the month, includes about ten to twelve employees. No current TWC staff is going to be release included in the merger, based on an insider.Retailers, who offered as senior production professional in the Warner Bros.-based Unique, oversaw the business's West coast development and production procedures. Formerly a production professional at twentieth century Fox, he gone to live in creating, most lately on Paramount's "Footloose" in addition to WB's "A Cinderella Story."Simultaneously, purchases mind Peter Lawson is poised to exit the organization when his contract expires in the finish from the month. Lawson, that has drenched fifteen years with TWC, will proceed to Thunder Road.Production prexy Donna Gigliotti, whose credits include the 2011 "The Silver Textures Playbook" in addition to 2008's "The Readers," can also be altering positions, switching to some creating cope with the organization.TWC has already established a powerful concentrate on both purchases and productions. Company launched greater than a dozen pick-ups this past year and it is presently creating "Playbook" and "Django Unchained." A proceed to merge the development and purchases departments doesn't surprise some experts, who state that the 2 overlapped sometimes."It only is sensible for (TWC co-mind) Harvey Weinstein to mix both of these divisions together," noted one insider. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Canal Plus wooden wooden shutters 3d service

PARIS -- Gallic pay TV giant Canal Plus is always to shutter its 3d funnel after it not successful to draw enough clients. The service, which started in June 2010 with time for your Soccer World Cup, will close Jan. 24. It had under 20,000 clients. A Canal Plus representative mentioned the service had allowed the business to try out we have got we've got the technology, nevertheless it had also posed numerous challenges, mainly "having less enthusiasm among clients for stereoscopic programs." "Most of them started watching a training course in 3d, and quickly switched to 2D. "3d is a lot more appropriate for cinema consumption than TV, no less than as extended as 3d glasses are crucial,In . the representative mentioned. One other issue was the lower amount of sales of 3d TV begins France, due to their costly. Since March, the 3 dimensional service has broadcast another live sports event together with a brand new feature film each month. Lately, it broadcast its first 3d documentary, "Makay," a sizable-budget expedition into Madagascar's Makay Valley. The paybox is constantly on the air 3d content on its other channels. "Our priority if this involves investment remains high-definition service," the representative mentioned. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com