Monday, August 29, 2011
Prince Harry To Coach At US Military Bases
FIRST Released: August 29, 2011 2:45 PM EDT EL CENTRO, Calif. -- Prince Harry, who's an english Military captain, will train at two U.S. military bases in California and Arizona included in an Apache attack helicopter course carried out by his countrys Defense Ministry. Base speaker Michelle Dee stated Monday the prince will get to early October in the Naval Air Facility in El Centro, California, close to the U.S.-Mexico border. She states exactly the same course will even take him towards the Air Pressure Auxiliary Air Area in Gila Bend, Arizona. Working out within the U . s . States includes environment training, live firing and tactical exercises. The British Defense Ministry states the prince will join an Apache squadron. The Defense Ministry wouldn't discuss his deployment plans, stating its policy. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Watch Online The Hangover 2
Andrew Garfield talks The Amazing Spider-Man's Spidey sense
We've heard Nic Cage say he based Ghost Rider's movement on a cobra and Rose McGowan say she had a snake in mind for her witch in Conan, so it's perhaps not that crazy to hear Andrew Garfield talk about his research into spiders for his upcoming turn in The Amazing Spider-Man.The actor was particularly interested in how having spider DNA making up a percentage of your blood would change a person."So I studied spiders, I studied their movements and how they operate in the world and I tried to incorporate as much of that as I could. He's a boy/spider in terms of how he moves and not just in the suit," Garfield told The Los Angeles Times.He also said being part arachnid would shape the way his character interacts with people because a spider's skin is very sensitive"That's the thing with the spider sense and the way he takes in everything. Imagine all of your skin was as sensitive as a spider, the slightest gust of wind would feel like a tornado going by. You'd always be rushing, that rush. What does that do to you? The idea of how he adjusts to that," he said.Garfield even admits he thought about what it would be like to have more legs and arms."A spider moves up, down, side-to-side, all around. He's not linear and with the knowledge of that spatial awareness and the fact that he can be here and then over there incredibly fast. The stillness of a spider and the lightness I found all of that very interesting to explore as well."Watch Harry Potter 7 Online Free
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Fall TV First Look: CSI: NY Reflects on 9/11
CSI: NY True to his word at the end of last season, Mac is taking some time off from the lab. CSI: NY's premiere (September 23 on CBS), which serves as a tribute to the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, reveals that he's been working with retired fire chief Joe Vincent (Robert Forster). "Robert's character lost a son on 9/11, so Mac [whose wife died on 9/11] and Joe have spent the last four months working on a project that is near and dear to both of their hearts," says exec producer Zachary Reiter, adding, "We wanted it to be simple and respectful, and I think we accomplished that." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
TiVo Fill up 17% Mid-Next Day Of Latest Earnings
NEW You are able to - Shares of Digital recording device pioneer TiVo rose were up a lot more than 17 % in mid-daytrading Thursday after experts famous the organization's latest quarterly results. By 12:50pm ET, TiVo's stock was years old 17.6 percent at $9.55, giving the organization a market price of $1.2 billion, based on Bloomberg. The stock has in the last year exchanged between $7.06, hit earlier this year, and $12.65 at the end of April. Janny Montgomery Scott analyst Tony Wible, that has a "buy" rating about the stock, elevated his fair value estimate about the stock from $16.50 to $18 stating that TiVo "may benefit from rising IPTV competition which will lead more [pay TV companies] to rapidly seek next-generation interface technology on an inexpensive manner." Inside a report titled "Turning the Tide," he also famous the organization's swing to development in third-party customer internet additions. Lazard Capital Marketplaces analyst Barton Crockett, that has a "buy" rating and $13 target cost on TiVo, similarly stated "we've got what we should wanted" within the latest earnings report: "the very first development in third-party subs in 5 years and confirmation the DirecTV launch is on deck soon.Inch Third-party subs increased by 10,000. Evercore Partners analyst Alan Gould, that has an "equal weight" rating and $11 cost target on TiVo, echoed his peers. Quarterly outcome was "much better than expected, particularly on the customer basis," he authored. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
UPDATE: ICMs John Sacks Jumps To CAA, ICMs Steven Fisher Joins UTA, And Rivals Going after 2 Key ICM TV Lit Agents
UPDATE: I’vefound out that ICM talent agent Steven Fisherjustjoined UTA.A week ago he alsoasked ICM to allow him from his contract.He'd been at ICM going back many years, where hestarted his career. EXCLUSIVE: I’ve found that talent agent John Sacks requested ICM to allow him from his contract while he had been went after by two top agencies, UTA and CAA. Today he made the decision to become listed on CAA. Now rival tenpercenteries have been in hot quest for 2 more ICM reps: TV lit agents Josh Hornstock and Mickey Berman whose deals are up in five several weeks and who're considered good manpower. CAA WME and UTA are following this pair who work carefully with each of ICM’s bigwigs Ted Chervin and Chris Silbermann.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
REVIEW: Brilliant Viola Davis Lifts The Help Over '60s Gloss
Everything about The Help, which details the everyday lives and struggles of black domestic workers in early-1960s Mississippi, is just a little too polished: The cinematography is creamy and radiant, the costumes piggyback heavily on Mad Men-style nostalgia, the white villainesses and heroines are, respectively, too cartoonishly cruel and too selflessly noble. Yet The Help — which was adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel — is compelling in spite of, not because of, its glossy trappings. It’s a popular entertainment that finds its historical footing in the faces of its actors: The Help may not tell us much about the real horrors of the civil rights era, but it does tell us something about the way people lived — and the way they handled their often conflicting loyalties and resentments — while those horrors were playing out. In that sense, it’s a radical movie masquerading as a tame, inoffensive one. It’s also radical for the way it puts Viola Davis, one of the finest actresses working today, front and center: The scarcity of good lead roles for actresses of color is an ongoing problem in Hollywood, which means that Davis has been largely relegated to smaller, supporting parts. It also means she’s stolen movies wholesale from the likes of Meryl Streep — in Doubt — and made even the tiniest roles deeply memorable. (In Oliver Stone’s 2006 World Trade Center, she played a character billed only as “Mother in Hospital,” but the memory of her face is one of the few things I’ve taken away from that movie.) In The Help, she plays a house maid, the kind of role that African-American actresses used to be relegated to and limited by. But the whole idea of The Help is that a maid isn’t just a maid, and Davis and her co-star, Octavia Spencer, breathe life into that idea. These are women with families and heartaches of their own, problems that go deeper than the travails of the women they’re paid to serve, which mostly seem to revolve around entertaining and maintaining social status. The “black maid” may be a clich. But when was the last time we saw a story told from her point of view? The Help opens with a mighty dose of clich, though it comes from the hands of a white character: Skeeter Phelan (Emma Stone) is a well-off Jackson, Miss., girl who’s just graduated from college. While all her pals, including the snobby Hilly (Bryce Dallas Howard) and the fragile, easily cowed Elizabeth (Ahna O’Reilly), are already paired off and starting families, Skeeter wants to have a career as a journalist. She has decided to take down the oral history of Elizabeth’s maid, Aibileen Clark (Davis), with the hope of turning it into a book. The movie begins with the opening of a notebook, and the title The Help being scrawled across the top of the first page. Having spent time away from home, Skeeter sees her environs with new eyes upon her return: She’s quietly horrified by the way Hilly refuses to use Elizabeth’s guest bathroom because she knows that Aibileen is allowed to use it too. She suggests loudly, and within earshot of Aibileen, that Elizabeth build a separate “colored” bathroom for her servant. When someone points out, gently, that Hilly might be overreacting, she responds robotically, “I’ll do what it takes to protect the children.” Later, in a fit of irrational pique — and against the wishes of her infirm but feisty mother, played by Sissy Spacek — Hilly dismisses her own maid, Minny (Spencer), who has been with the family for years. Minny fights back by playing a devilish practical joke — she refers to it by a code name, the “terrible awful” — but it’s hardly enough to quell her resentment toward her former employer. And so she too, after some coaxing, agrees to help Skeeter with her book. The story that unfolds from there makes brief references to real-life historical events — like the assassinations of Medgar Evers and JFK — but focuses mostly on the lives of anonymous women, white and black, privileged and struggling, against a vaguely drawn historical backdrop.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Which Character Poster For Contagion Is the Most Terrifying?
You’ve already seen the panic-inducing first trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s epidemic thriller Contagion. So what’s the next best way to tease one of fall’s most potentially frightening films? By giving each of its A-list stars — including Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne and Gwyneth Paltrow — an eerie character poster. Rank them by the most terrifying after the jump. Click here to begin assessing each poster’s fear level. At least these make up for that corny tagline, right? [via Yahoo!]
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Discovery topper to give RTS TV confab key note speech
Zaslav LONDON -- Discovery topper David Zaslav will give the international keynote address at next month's Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention.The talking shop, held every two years, bows Sept. 14 and is entitled "TV Everywhere: Paths to Growth."Industryites will descend on King's College in the British university town to explore how media firms can take advantage of the opportunities presented by the convergence of broadcast, mobile, broadband and computing technologies.The three-day confab has been planned by ITV CEO Adam Crozier, and will open with a speech from Blighty's media minister Jeremy Hunt.Also participating are Josh Berger, prexy and managing director of Warner Bros Entertainment U.K. & Ireland, Shine prexy Alex Mahon, advertising maven Martin Sorrell and RTL topper Gerhard Zeiler. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Leonardo DiCaprio Is Forbes' Highest Paid Actor
Fueled by the one-two punch of 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception,' Leonardo DiCaprio had a very nice 2010, earning $77 million last year. That makes him Hollywood's highest-paid actor, leapfrogging over Johnny Depp, who made a mere $50 million. In last year's rankings, Depp topped the list with $75 million and DiCaprio finished fifth. Although Leo's had his share of blockbusters since 'Titanic,' this is the first year he out-earned every other actor on the block. Who knew back in 1993 that the co-stars of the indie 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' would someday rule the box office? Also among Forbes' Top 15: Robert Downey, Jr., Daniel Craig, Robert Pattinson and Matt Damon. See the full list after the jump. 1. Leonardo DiCaprio ($77 million) 2. Johnny Depp ($50 million) 3. Adam Sandler ($40 million) 4. Will Smith ($36 million) 5. Tom Hanks ($35 million) 6. Ben Stiller ($34 million) 7. Robert Downey, Jr. ($31 million) 8. Mark Wahlberg ($28 million) 9. Tim Allen ($22 million) 10. Tom Cruise ($22 million) 11. Jim Carrey ($20 million) 12. Daniel Craig ($20 million) 13. Robert Pattinson ($20 million) 14. Brad Pitt ($20 million) 15. Matt Damon ($18 million) Which actor gets most of your box-office dollars? [via Forbes]
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Vital Intl First To Pass Through $2B This Year
LONDON (August 2, 2011) - Vital Pictures introduced today the studio has surpassed $2 billion in the worldwide box office, just 50 days after passing $1 billion on June tenth. The task marks the 2nd consecutive year by which Vital has made $2 billion in the worldwide box office, experienceing this mark on Saturday This summer 30th, five several weeks sooner than their prior record in 2008. Vital may be the first studio to pass through the $2 billion mark in worldwide box office this year. The task determines 2011 as Vital Pictures Internationals (PPI) greatest ever year, with five several weeks of highly-anticipated releases still in the future. This news comes only one week after Paramounts three dimensional Transformers: Dark From The Moon grew to become the very first ever Vital-created title to mix $500 million in the worldwide box office in addition to becoming PPIs greatest grossing worldwide discharge of all-time. Michael Bays follow up then continued being the very first Vital film to exceed the $600 million mark in the worldwide box office. Transformers: Dark From The Moon released worldwide on June 29th and came to the conclusion its worldwide roll-out over the past weekend in Japan, where it stated a #1 opening of $10.7 million (including previews). The smash-hit film has driven PPIs second billion this year by having an worldwide gross of $646.8 million through This summer 31st. We makes developing a best-in-class worldwide operation a cornerstone in our business, stated Vital Pictures Chairman & Boss Kaira Gray. Im grateful for everyones effort around the world that assisted us accomplish this milestone once more. We're delighted hitting the $2 billion threshold so rapidly this season, stated PPI Leader Andrew Cripps. Credit needs to visit the fantastic films we now have needed to release this season along with the gifted marketing and distribution teams focusing on Vital films all over the world. The weekend also saw PPIs first primary wave of releases for Marvel Galleries Captain America: The Very First Avenger, directed by Joe Johnston, delivering in 23 worldwide marketplaces (such as the United kingdom, Russia, Australia, Korea, Mexico and South america) 1 week after its worldwide debut in Italia. The film stated a remarkable $49.a million in the weekend and it has an earlier worldwide cumulative gross of $53.9 million. Marvel Galleries Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh, has led a thunderous $267.4 million to PPIs 2011 grosses. Vital has seen strong early success with J.J. Abrams Super 8, grossing $59.7 million to date. The experience film has yet to spread out in 20 worldwide marketplaces, including United kingdom/Ireland, France, Germany, The country, Italia, Mexico and South america. DreamWorks Animations Kung Fu Panda 2, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, has outperformed the initial 2008 film and presently comes with an worldwide gross of $447.3 million. Kung Fu Panda 2 now holds records because the greatest grossing animated film of-amount of time in eight Asian marketplaces, including China and Korea, and it has yet to spread out in Japan and Italia (both starting later in August). Paramounts $2 billion 2011 continues to be built on the strong number of game titles, including Paramounts first in-house animated production Rango, directed by Gore Verbinski, which brought first quarter business because it made $119.six million in the worldwide box office, with Japan still release a October 22nd. Paul Weitzs Little Fockers, the hit third film within the Satisfy The Parents franchise, gained $105.3 million of their $162.two million worldwide total this year and Vital saw two quite strong first quarter entertainers using the Coen Siblings Academy Award-nominated western True Grit ($79.9 million) and Ivan Reitmans hit romantic comedy No Strings Attached ($77.six million). PPIs incomparable 2011 line-up continues to have plenty yet in the future this season, beginning using the worldwide roll-from Jon Favreaus Cowboys And Aliens, which releases worldwide in August. Craig Machines modern update of Footloose, opens worldwide from October while October 21st might find the highly-anticipated Paranormal Activity 3, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, provide worldwide audiences using the next installment within the smash-hit horror franchise October 26th sees the very first launches of Steven Spielbergs highly-anticipated The Adventures Of Tintin, which Vital releases in British-language marketplaces and multiple Asian marketplaces and movie theaters are positioned for feline-fever this winter months as DreamWorks Animations Puss In Boots, directed by Chris Burns, swash-buckles to the screen. PPIs year then reaches an explosive conclusion with Academy Award-champion Kaira Wild birds live action directorial debut, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol starring Tom Cruise in December.
ROLL CALL: Taylor Lautner Drops $200,000 On Mercedes
by Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Taylors New Ride: The Twilight Sagas Taylor Lautner reportedly just bought a new pricey ride. According to TMZ, the 19-year-old star purchased a silver 2012 SLS AMG Mercedes-Benz with gullwing doors priced at more than $200,000. The actor reportedly went to the Los Angeles auto dealer with his parents and left the same day with his new car. Check out Taylors new wheels, HERE! Heidi Montag Wishes Shed Skipped The Knife!: Color us not shocked! Heidi Montag is now saying she wishes she had not gone under the knife for 10 procedures in early 2010. Obviously I wish I didnt do it, Heidi told The Daily Beast. I would go back and not have any surgery. It doesnt help. I got too caught up in Hollywood, being so into myself and my image. I dont regret anything, but if I could go back, I wouldnt do it. No word if you could actually see remorse on Heidis face or any expression for that matter. Leo & Blake Bike!: Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively appear to be going strong! The duo was spotted in New York City over the weekend enjoying a bike ride through Manhattan together. Check out the pedal-pushing pair, HERE! MTV Star Goes Bananas Over Entourage: Not everyone is happy about Entourages final season. Former Real World star and current The Challenge: Rivals contestant Johnny Devenanzio better known to fans as Johnny Bananas is fuming over the Johnnys Bananas storyline on the HBO series and wants to sue! Ill be damned if some half-a** ape is gonna come and steal my identity, he told TMZ, referring to the fictional cartoon series on the show starring Kevin Dillions Johnny Drama Chase character. Its not like I spilled hot coffee on my vagina and Im trying to make a buck off of it, my identity has been stolen man Ive been on television for the last 5 years, acting like a j**k-off, creating this name, making it a household name, and Ill be damned if some half-ass gorilla is gonna come by and steal my thunder. Finally, something interesting is happening with Entourage. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
'The Voice's' Frenchie Davis to Make Feature Film Debut in 'Dumbbells'
Stars from MTV's The Hills, Hollywood legends like Carl Reiner and Nancy Olsen, sitcom staples Tom Arnold and Jaleel White and The Voice's Frenchie Davis? Brian Droletand Jordan Eubanks, writer and producer of the forthcoming comedy Dumbbells, are counting on this confluence of Hollywood randomness to intrigue movie buyers and future viewers. The buddy comedy, slated to be released in 2012 stars Drolet and Mircea Monroe (The Change-Up) and is directed by Chris Livingston, son of Olsen, who earned a Best Supporting Actress nod for her work in the 1950 picture Sunset Blvd. Actor Carl Reiner, a friend of the family, heard about the picture through Livingston, and also signed on. In fact, Eubanks and Drolet, who are best known for dating Heidi Montag and Audrina Partridge, respectively, on the first season of The Hills, and producer Barry Katz made no bones about exhausting personal relationships and calling in favors, be it enlisting TV stars Arnold and Jay Mohr, comedian Andy Milonakis or former American Idol contestant Davis. In fact, it's how they got their movie on Katz's radar, who lent credibility and support to the story of a former basketball star who blows out his knee and is relegated to working in a rundown Los Angeles gym. "Barry worked with Brian on a pilot called Make it Funny and was really impressed," Eubanks tells the Hollywood Reporter. "He told Brian, 'Any projects you want to work on in the future, come to me and I'll help you out.' So we contacted him last October, he was interested, got to our script, read it and loved it. He told us, 'I don't really take risks on low-end movies, but this one has a lot of heart. It's special.'" After meeting in New York, Eubanks, a North Carolina native, and Drolet moved to LA together and teamed up for their first feature, 2009's 2 Dudes And A Dream. Of his Hills experience, Eubanks says he "always wanted to be in the entertainment industry" but in "trying to figure it all out," he fell in love with the movie-making process. And it seems the duo's comedic sensibility is as sharp as their networking skills, judging from a visit to Dumbbells' set at L.A. Valley College last week. There, the majority of the basketball court and gym scenes are being filmed. As for Frenchie's participation? Eubanks prefers to keep her role a secret for now, but reveals that she and White (aka Family Matters' Erkel) share a unique bond. High profile talent can be seen behind the scenes as well. Julie Ashton (Psych, Glory Daze) cast the movie and Keef Bartkus, the video editor for South Park, has signed on to edit. With filming set to wrap on August 5, Dumbbells should be ready in time for Sundance, after which its producers are eyeing a theatrical release. Says Eubanks: "It's what we're pushing hard for." Related Topics Audrina Partridge Carl Reiner American Idol MTV Networks The Voice The Change-Up Heidi Montag Tom Arnold Frenchie Davis
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