Sinead O'Connor and Husband Split After 16 Days

Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor and her 4th husband, Craig Herridge, have split after 16 times of marriage, the singer introduced on her behalf website Monday.Sinead O'Connor marries boyfriend in Vegas"Within 3 hrs from the ceremony being within the marriage was kyboshed through the behavior of others during my husband's existence. And through a little of the wild ride i required us on searching for a little of the smoke of weed for me personally wedding evening when i don't drink," O'Connor creates, adding that they had wished to help keep the split around the lower-low, but had heard it would be leaked. O'Connor - who had been around the prowl for any "sex-starved guy" within the summer time - states she loves Herridge, a children's addiction counselor, but confesses they designed a mistake hurrying into marriage and were not ready for the effects. They merely resided together for 7 days from the 16 after getting married to in Vegas on her behalf 45th birthday."My hubby was enormously wounded and incredibly badly effected [sic] with that experience and through the attitude of individuals near to him toward our marriage," she states. "It grew to become apparent in my experience when he would stick with me he'd be losing an excessive amount of to deal with. ... Along with a lady wants to become a pleasure to her husband. So.. U love someone? Set them free."Which celebrity breakup shocked the most?She continues: "He's when i stated, an excellent guy. We part amicably. If only him to become free and happy and loved and supported as well as for him to possess privacy as that's utmost essential for his job but for the children he goodies like a counselor and so i plead on their own and the account for media to impress leave him and the family alone."

Box Office Report: 'New Year's Eve' Ringing in the Holiday Early

Chris Hyde/Getty Images In the old days, superstar recording artists used to get together and warble for causes like humanitarian aid to Africa, world hunger and AIDS. Now a bunch of musicians and other celebrities are singing an ode to a popular file storage site that has often gotten under the skin of the movie and record industries.our editor recommends54th Annual Grammy Nominees: Kanye West, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Katy PerryTweeting With the Devil: How the Grammys Launched a Misinformation Campaign in 140 Characters (Opinion)Kim Kardashian Attends THR's Women in Entertainment BreakfastFoo Fighters' Six Grammy Nominations Put Analog Recording Back on the Map Move over Band Aid and USA for Africa. It's time for the "Megaupload Mega Song," from Will.i.am, P Diddy, Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Lil John, Jamie Foxx, Mary J Blige, Floyd Mayweather, The Game and more. Over a simple electro-beat, the various stars sing how much they love the service. Torrent Freak says the music video is a "stunning PR coup" for Megaupload, which has been attacked by the MPAA and RIAA. And on Friday the video was taken down from YouTube, a move that TechDirt says might be due to a copyright infringement claim from Universal Music Group. PHOTOS: 54th Annual Grammy Nominees The servicehas reportedly garnered Kanye West's support because it's "the fastest and safest way to send files," gotten Keys on board because it proves she's serious about music, and earned Snoop's endorsement because "it keeps the kids off the street." The Game adds that even his lawyers know he uses it, noting "...and I got plenty of them." Megaupload is based in Hong Kong and is run by a guy named Kim Dotcom (bornKim Schmitz). The company has only been sued one time in the United States for copyright infringement. In January, adult entertainment company Perfect 10 accused the company of encouraging users to upload its copyrighted material on the service. VIDEOS: The Best (and Worst) Moments of AMAs 2011 Many industry folks probably figured it would be tough to litigate against a company that operates outside U.S. jurisdiction and is cloaked in mystery, but Megaupload surprised Hollywood by responding to the lawsuit. In July, a federal judge turned down Megaupload's motion to dismiss the suit, finding: "Megaupload serves as more than a passive conduit and more than a mere 'file storage' company: It has created distinct Web sites presumably in an effort to streamline users' access to different types of media. It encourages and in some cases pays its users to upload vast amounts of popular media through its rewards programs. It disseminates URLS for various files throughout the Internet. It provides payouts to affiliate websites who maintain a catalogue of all available files and last at a minimum, it is plausibly aware of the ongoing rampant infringement taking place on its Web sites." In September, however, Megaupload settled the lawsuit with Perfect 10. Terms of the agreement haven't been revealed, but the parties submitted a motion so that the judge's July decision would be vacated. PHOTOS: 20 Best and Worst Music to Movie Crossovers The content industry has continued to attack Kim and the storage locker. Two weeks ago, Creative America, a coalition of major studios, networks, labor unions, and others, released an anti-piracy advertisement that includes among its targets "the infamous founder of Megaupload," alleging he makes up to $300 million in profits off of piracy. The creators of"Megaupload Mega Song" are now rallying support of Megaupload. Besides the video below, there's also a club remix of the song in circulation. MEGA UPLOAD SONG!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY OKFOCUS! from OKFocus on Vimeo. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 54th Annual Grammy Nominees: Kanye West, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Katy Perry Alicia Keys Chris Brown Kanye West Kim Kardashian Mary J. Blige Snoop Dogg Will.i.am Lil Wayne P. Diddy

'Nate Berkus' to exit in May

"The Nate Berkus Show" will not return after its second season ends in May, Harpo Studios and Sony Pictures TV have announced. "After careful consideration, we have decided that 'The Nate Berkus Show' will not return for a third season in the fall," the companies said in a statement. "We are grateful for the hard work and heart that Nate, Corin Nelson and their entire team have poured into the show, and we're very proud of what they've delivered." The show remains in production and will continue with original episodes through the end of its current campaign in May. However, in contrast to Sony Pictures TV's "Dr. Oz," another talker with Oprah Winfrey's imprimatur that averages 3.7 million viewers, "Berkus" did not generate the audience to justify the expense of continuing beyond this season. The "Berkus" news was first reported by Broadcasting & Cable. "I'm incredibly proud of my hard working and talented staff, and proud of the show we were able to produce every day," Berkus said. Sony Pictures TV isn't launching any new syndie talkers in 2012, but is partnering with Will Smith shingle Overbrook Entertainment to produce a Queen Latifah-hosted talkshow for 2013. Flavor Unit Entertainment, topped by Latifah and Shakim Compere will also produce. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

ABC Orders Extra Episode Of Castle

ABC has given Castle an order for starters additional episode, getting its fourth season to 23 episodes. The awesome detective drama starring Nathan Fillion is really a slow builder but tend to branch from an early on cult status being solid artist inside the Monday 10 PM slot. Besides the first season, which launched in midseason, all environments and seasons of Castle are actually supersized. Season 2 and three composed of 24 episodes each.

Newly Minted Star Jessica Chastain Breaks Through

Newly Minted Star Jessica Chastain Breaks Through By Jenelle Riley December 8, 2011 Photo by Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images Jessica Chastain is the first to admit she has had a pretty amazing year. The Juilliard graduate had already made a name for herself onstage, playing opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Othello" and Al Pacino in "Salome." In fact, her first film role was "Wilde Salome," a part documentary, part staging of the play in which the sultry redhead embodies the title role. (The film is seeking distribution.) Following that, she shot the little-seen indie "Jolene," which was released last year.But in 2011, Chastain was everywhere. First there was her sublime turn in Terrence Malick's oft-delayed "The Tree of Life," playing the ethereal wife of Brad Pitt's character. Then she stole scenes as naive new bride Celia Foote in the big-screen adaptation of "The Help." If you were lucky, you caught her turn as the patient wife of a man having nightmarish visions of the future in "Take Shelter." Or maybe you saw her work as a Mossad agent in "The Debt," or searching for justice in "Texas Killing Fields," both with Sam Worthington. Currently she can be seen onscreen as the wife of Ralph Fiennes' banished general in "Coriolanus.""How is this my life?" Chastain asks with a laugh when talking about the last few months. "Professionally, it will never be this good. It's been a year where I took two films to Sundance; they both won the top prizes in their categories. I had the number one and number two movies at the box office in one week. I was in a film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. I would be so lucky for one of these things to happen to me. I don't think I could take anymore." Back Stage: You had done two unreleased films before landing the coveted role in "The Tree of Life." What was the process like? Jessica Chastain: My agent talked to me about the film, and I had an audition. It was like an open casting call in a way. It was at Francine Maisler's office. It was typical, a lot of girls waiting in the hallway to go in. I did the things they asked me to, a lot of behavior stuff: Put a baby to sleep, look at someone with love and respect, and I said a couple lines from a Eugene O'Neill play. The next day I heard Terrence Malick wanted to meet me.Back Stage: That behavioral stuff, is that unusual for an audition? Chastain: It's very unusual for a film audition. Normally for a film audition, you have your sides, and you're reading with someone on the other side of the camera. What was so beautiful about this audition was it was more about being than putting something on. I read the description of the character, and I knew who she was, but I think he just wanted to see how we were, how comfortable we were in front of the camera. Sometimes as an actor, you feel, "I have to do something; I have to make this interesting!" And the great thing about Terrence Malick is, it's not about doing anything. Yes, you're playing these people and it has to be absolutely real. But the most important thing is you're just being there. You're being honest about where the character is, and you're not being showy. I think that audition was just focusing on the breadth and the space of what that is.Back Stage: Was it intimidating meeting Malick for the first time? Chastain: I was really scared before I met him. I was and am a huge fan of his work, and there's this legend, a folklore, about him being this quiet, cloistered-off-from-society man. And to be honest, it couldn't be further from the truth. He was the nicest man. I met him for lunch, and his wife, Alex, showed up, and we just talked about our lives. He shared as much as he asked of me about himself. And he said to me, "I've got some pages I'd love for you to look at when you get back to L.A. And when you're comfortable, maybe you could put them on tape and send it to me." And I think because I was there and had made the trip, I said, "If you want, I'm okay working now. You can hand me the pages and we can just work." And I'm really glad I did that, because then we went back to the office and just played a bit, which is the spirit of a Terrence Malick film. It's never about hitting a mark; it's all about being in the moment and finding new surprises.Back Stage: When did you learn you had booked the role? Chastain: It took a while. The movie wasn't financed yet, and I was a complete unknown. He was always very sweet. He came to L.A. a month after that first meeting, and I did another audition, and he was always making sure I knew that hopefully it was leading somewhere. You never know as an actor. You don't know if someone with a big name is going to sweep in and all of a sudden I'm yesterday's news. He's a very loyal person. You know, I was originally cast opposite Heath Ledger, and we all rehearsed together in Texas. When Heath fell out and it was going to be Brad Pitt, I really thought, "Okay, I'm going to get fired," because Brad and I aren't the same age, and I don't know if it had always been Brad if I would have been cast originally. But Terrence Malick just isn't that kind of person. It was one of my favorite experiences I've ever had, making "Tree of Life." I just feel like it's more than a film to me. It changed my personal life and my professional life; it's this golden moment. When you're striving to play this embodiment of grace and compassion, kind of like this martyr and figure for all spirituality, it can't help but change who you are. Back Stage: Did you base her on anyone? Chastain: I started actually big. When I first read the script, Brad's character represents nature and survival of the fittest. She represents grace and the spirit world and unending love. I started as big as I could, so I studied paintings like Raphael's "Madonna." I would sit there and stare at these women, how they would hold their hands, how their eyes would be somewhat downcast. They never had a direct, aggressive gaze. And I watched a lot of Lauren Bacall films to soak up her voice, because she had this way of speaking that was so slow, there was nothing modern about it. Then I did a lot of reading about spirituality, and I read a lot about Mother Teresa. She was the first person I started reading. Terry suggested her to me, and when I did, I was really floored by what an amazing woman she is. From there, I had to ground her in what makes her humanher love for her boys. Her whole life is for them. Back Stage: You play a very different kind of wife in "Take Shelter." She supports her husband as much as she can, even when he's behaving crazy. Chastain: That was really important to me. I said to [writer-director] Jeff Nichols, "I don't want to be the nagging wife." Every scene could be "What's wrong with you; why are you acting like this?" If it's just like that, it's got to mean something. We have to show what he has to lose. This family, they love each other. But she can't be a pushover. She's not the mother from "Tree of Life" she's not this woman full of grace, willing to sacrifice herself for others. She's the mama bear; she's the grizzly that takes care of her cub. And when he does something that directly affects her daughter, she lashes out and attacks him. I loved that I had the opportunity to play this woman who had this deep sensitive love for her husband but was at the same time allowed to be really strong and was the head of the household.Back Stage: You also play a wife in "The Help," although your real scene partner is Octavia Spencer, who plays Celia's maid, Minny. Chastain: You don't always have that chemistry between people, and usually it's between men and women when they talk about it, and they mean it in an intimate way. But I thought our chemistry was so good. For comedy, for the more touching, emotional scenes. There's so much in the book that's so great between Minny and Celia, like Minny thinking Celia is an alcoholic. And when Celia saves Minny from a naked man and she says it's the first time a white woman has ever done anything for her. So I really felt like, "Octavia, we need to make our own movie!" Back Stage: Several of your films are generating awards buzz. Did you always know you had chosen projects that would be so successful, or is part of it luck? Chastain: When I make a film, I don't think about the end result of what will happen with the film. I don't think about if it will be successful or good for my career or if it will propel me somewhere else. I always try to choose movies that will be a great experience making it, because that's the only thing I have control over. I don't even have control over my performance, because there's an editor and a director. So I ask myself: What films can I do where I learn something and I leave the production better than when I came?Outtakes Will next be seen in "Mama" and "Wettest Country" also filmed a small role in Terrence Malick's latest, untitled filmWhile at Juilliard, she was approached by producer John Wells for a holding contract but opted to finish school instead.For her roles in "Take Shelter," "Tree of Life," and "The Help," Chastain was named best supporting actress by the NY Film Critics Circle; she earned a Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actress for "Take Shelter." Newly Minted Star Jessica Chastain Breaks Through By Jenelle Riley December 8, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images Jessica Chastain is the first to admit she has had a pretty amazing year. The Juilliard graduate had already made a name for herself onstage, playing opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Othello" and Al Pacino in "Salome." In fact, her first film role was "Wilde Salome," a part documentary, part staging of the play in which the sultry redhead embodies the title role. (The film is seeking distribution.) Following that, she shot the little-seen indie "Jolene," which was released last year.But in 2011, Chastain was everywhere. First there was her sublime turn in Terrence Malick's oft-delayed "The Tree of Life," playing the ethereal wife of Brad Pitt's character. Then she stole scenes as naive new bride Celia Foote in the big-screen adaptation of "The Help." If you were lucky, you caught her turn as the patient wife of a man having nightmarish visions of the future in "Take Shelter." Or maybe you saw her work as a Mossad agent in "The Debt," or searching for justice in "Texas Killing Fields," both with Sam Worthington. Currently she can be seen onscreen as the wife of Ralph Fiennes' banished general in "Coriolanus.""How is this my life?" Chastain asks with a laugh when talking about the last few months. "Professionally, it will never be this good. It's been a year where I took two films to Sundance; they both won the top prizes in their categories. I had the number one and number two movies at the box office in one week. I was in a film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. I would be so lucky for one of these things to happen to me. I don't think I could take anymore." Back Stage: You had done two unreleased films before landing the coveted role in "The Tree of Life." What was the process like? Jessica Chastain: My agent talked to me about the film, and I had an audition. It was like an open casting call in a way. It was at Francine Maisler's office. It was typical, a lot of girls waiting in the hallway to go in. I did the things they asked me to, a lot of behavior stuff: Put a baby to sleep, look at someone with love and respect, and I said a couple lines from a Eugene O'Neill play. The next day I heard Terrence Malick wanted to meet me.Back Stage: That behavioral stuff, is that unusual for an audition? Chastain: It's very unusual for a film audition. Normally for a film audition, you have your sides, and you're reading with someone on the other side of the camera. What was so beautiful about this audition was it was more about being than putting something on. I read the description of the character, and I knew who she was, but I think he just wanted to see how we were, how comfortable we were in front of the camera. Sometimes as an actor, you feel, "I have to do something; I have to make this interesting!" And the great thing about Terrence Malick is, it's not about doing anything. Yes, you're playing these people and it has to be absolutely real. But the most important thing is you're just being there. You're being honest about where the character is, and you're not being showy. I think that audition was just focusing on the breadth and the space of what that is.Back Stage: Was it intimidating meeting Malick for the first time? Chastain: I was really scared before I met him. I was and am a huge fan of his work, and there's this legend, a folklore, about him being this quiet, cloistered-off-from-society man. And to be honest, it couldn't be further from the truth. He was the nicest man. I met him for lunch, and his wife, Alex, showed up, and we just talked about our lives. He shared as much as he asked of me about himself. And he said to me, "I've got some pages I'd love for you to look at when you get back to L.A. And when you're comfortable, maybe you could put them on tape and send it to me." And I think because I was there and had made the trip, I said, "If you want, I'm okay working now. You can hand me the pages and we can just work." And I'm really glad I did that, because then we went back to the office and just played a bit, which is the spirit of a Terrence Malick film. It's never about hitting a mark; it's all about being in the moment and finding new surprises.Back Stage: When did you learn you had booked the role? Chastain: It took a while. The movie wasn't financed yet, and I was a complete unknown. He was always very sweet. He came to L.A. a month after that first meeting, and I did another audition, and he was always making sure I knew that hopefully it was leading somewhere. You never know as an actor. You don't know if someone with a big name is going to sweep in and all of a sudden I'm yesterday's news. He's a very loyal person. You know, I was originally cast opposite Heath Ledger, and we all rehearsed together in Texas. When Heath fell out and it was going to be Brad Pitt, I really thought, "Okay, I'm going to get fired," because Brad and I aren't the same age, and I don't know if it had always been Brad if I would have been cast originally. But Terrence Malick just isn't that kind of person. It was one of my favorite experiences I've ever had, making "Tree of Life." I just feel like it's more than a film to me. It changed my personal life and my professional life; it's this golden moment. When you're striving to play this embodiment of grace and compassion, kind of like this martyr and figure for all spirituality, it can't help but change who you are. Back Stage: Did you base her on anyone? Chastain: I started actually big. When I first read the script, Brad's character represents nature and survival of the fittest. She represents grace and the spirit world and unending love. I started as big as I could, so I studied paintings like Raphael's "Madonna." I would sit there and stare at these women, how they would hold their hands, how their eyes would be somewhat downcast. They never had a direct, aggressive gaze. And I watched a lot of Lauren Bacall films to soak up her voice, because she had this way of speaking that was so slow, there was nothing modern about it. Then I did a lot of reading about spirituality, and I read a lot about Mother Teresa. She was the first person I started reading. Terry suggested her to me, and when I did, I was really floored by what an amazing woman she is. From there, I had to ground her in what makes her humanher love for her boys. Her whole life is for them. Back Stage: You play a very different kind of wife in "Take Shelter." She supports her husband as much as she can, even when he's behaving crazy. Chastain: That was really important to me. I said to [writer-director] Jeff Nichols, "I don't want to be the nagging wife." Every scene could be "What's wrong with you; why are you acting like this?" If it's just like that, it's got to mean something. We have to show what he has to lose. This family, they love each other. But she can't be a pushover. She's not the mother from "Tree of Life" she's not this woman full of grace, willing to sacrifice herself for others. She's the mama bear; she's the grizzly that takes care of her cub. And when he does something that directly affects her daughter, she lashes out and attacks him. I loved that I had the opportunity to play this woman who had this deep sensitive love for her husband but was at the same time allowed to be really strong and was the head of the household.Back Stage: You also play a wife in "The Help," although your real scene partner is Octavia Spencer, who plays Celia's maid, Minny. Chastain: You don't always have that chemistry between people, and usually it's between men and women when they talk about it, and they mean it in an intimate way. But I thought our chemistry was so good. For comedy, for the more touching, emotional scenes. There's so much in the book that's so great between Minny and Celia, like Minny thinking Celia is an alcoholic. And when Celia saves Minny from a naked man and she says it's the first time a white woman has ever done anything for her. So I really felt like, "Octavia, we need to make our own movie!" Back Stage: Several of your films are generating awards buzz. Did you always know you had chosen projects that would be so successful, or is part of it luck? Chastain: When I make a film, I don't think about the end result of what will happen with the film. I don't think about if it will be successful or good for my career or if it will propel me somewhere else. I always try to choose movies that will be a great experience making it, because that's the only thing I have control over. I don't even have control over my performance, because there's an editor and a director. So I ask myself: What films can I do where I learn something and I leave the production better than when I came?Outtakes Will next be seen in "Mama" and "Wettest Country" also filmed a small role in Terrence Malick's latest, untitled filmWhile at Juilliard, she was approached by producer John Wells for a holding contract but opted to finish school instead.For her roles in "Take Shelter," "Tree of Life," and "The Help," Chastain was named best supporting actress by the NY Film Critics Circle; she earned a Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actress for "Take Shelter."

Robert Downey Junior.: We're Getting a baby Boy!

Robert Downey and Susan Downey Robert Downey Junior. has seeping the beans: He and wife Susan are becoming a baby boy. The Iron Guy star revealed the sex of his impending child, who's due in February, Monday evening round the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. "I am not permitted to talk about it," he joked. "I am unable to say a factor... We're obtaining a boy!" Robert Downey Junior., wife expecting baby This really is really the 2nd child for Downey, which has a 17-year-old boy, Indio, along with his ex-wife, Deborah Falconer. However, this really is really the very first child for he and wife Susan, who had been married for six years. "I'd rather 't be presumptuous," he told Jay Leno, "However think really it's been harder on me. Just the your body's the body's hormones as well as the mood stuff as well as the nausea as well as the whole factor." "I gotta be careful,Inch Downey quickly added. "I will have to see my partner some time after transporting this out segment together with you, but I'm already at risk.Inch Have a look at Downey's appearance to uncover the gift Leno gave him:

The Way In Which I Met Your Mother Boss: You Will Discover More Twists and Turns for Robin

Cobie Smulders Be informed, The Way In Which I Met Your Mother fans: You might like to involve some Kleenex nearby for Monday's episode. "In my opinion it's fair to convey the episode is different from anybody had imagined entering it," co-creator/co-executive producer Craig Thomas notifies TVGuide.com. "It's among people where when we're shooting it and editing it that you just see people tearing up. It's very funny, but it's very emotional too. The conclusion in the episode seems like it's made lots of people cry, but it's a great cry." The episode builds up moments after Robin (Cobie Smulders) told Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) that she's pregnant that is chock-full of more surprises, Thomas states -including, since the logline teases, some "not too good newsInch for Robin. What could that be? Read onto see Thomas' hints relevant for this thought, why he and Carter Bays written being pregnant, and what's next for your relaxation of the year.The Way In Which I Met Your Mother's Kal Penn: Robin and Kevin certainly are a fun matchWhen and the way perhaps you have decide Robin could possibly get pregnant?Craig Thomas: We understood entering the summer season that individuals wanted Robin and Barney relapsing. ... Which we preferred to understand more about how it is like for Robin - this lady who swore she never, ever wanted kids - when she's confronted with the potential for getting children. The next episode builds up literally right in those days that Episode 11 ended with. We view Barney's a reaction to what is the news. Plenty of unforeseen unpredicted unexpected things happen within it. People responses with this news aren't what you consider it may be. There's an excellent forward momentum. This is our midway point - our twelfth episode - plus it spins to the relaxation of the year.So everyone else finds out?Thomas: I'd rather not ruin that, nevertheless the whole episode is about Robin's practice of keeping things canned up inside. Robin's not touchy-feely. She smokes cigars, she drinks scotch, she visits the gun range, she was elevated just like a boy. She, in several ways, can be a more rugged dude than Ted (Josh Radnor). ... We really remain in preserving that part of her of not talking about her feelings and news generally. Everyone knows Robin can get not so great. Works this have associated with the newborn?Johnson: Well, all I am able to need to have to say is she'll understand this huge little bit of news and you'll find more details inside the episode that are certainly items that she may decide to discuss getting a buddy, but she cannot quite bring herself to. The episode becomes an look for Robin just like a character and what continues if you keep stuff inside instead of telling your pals. In my opinion Cobie Smulders warrants an Emmy with this particular episode. She's really, really fantastic within it.Simply because she's never wanted kids, will she wrestle with if you should keep the baby?Thomas: No, we don't visit that place. It's really her wrapping her mind around what she thought her future might be. I'm considering what people will think after this episode airs. We now have always attempted to become show about these figures that are essentially straddling between childhood and the adult years. ... This certainly hits our primary theme of those on your way to the adult years. This is often a large crossroads for Robin. Furthermore, you will find the paternity question, which we all know Kevin (Kal Penn) is sticking around.Thomas: Yes, Kevin will probably be sticking around. The paternity is addressed inside the opening scene. You will discover more twists and turns for Robin, but which get settled quickly. Barney will be the only person Robin's told and he or she wrestles with should you tell everyone else. ... There's this kind of deep outcomes of then. Because of this we keep coming back on their behalf. ... We debated a good deal inside the writers' room [about whether Robin should dump Kevin for Barney]. But ultimately, if Robin had hopped to Barney because episode, on her behalf, it could have been rapport built around the crime. It absolutely was this kind of mistake [sleeping with Barney] and he or she felt so terrible relating to this. Kevin can be a enjoyable guy that, In my opinion because episode no less than, Barney represented the greater negative side and Kevin represented this hopeful, lighter side. [Spoiler Alert: The paternity is revealed inside the clip below. Watch in the own risk.] Becki Newton suits up depending on how I Met Your MotherBarney's experienced a good deal yesteryear day or two. How could he process all of this? Is how Becki Newton will come in?Jones: That's exactly what the first part of the partner of the year will probably be about. He's trying to handle this huge information she's between him and Robin and the way he progresses out of this. We'll meet Becki's character a little later. She's a significant love interest for Barney and she'll be around for a while. ... It'll be not the same as his relationship with Nora (Nazanin Boniadi). Nora was this kind of sweet, being careful of, wonderful character. Becki's character will most likely be considered a spitfire, somebody that can it to Barney by leaving him left without words. It's a little Frasier Crane and Lilith Sternin - a few who've met their match. He or she must lock horns with somebody to acquire his mind off what's happening. Are we able to see Nora again?Thomas: I'd rather not say one way or perhaps the other. We are similar to a b --grade horror movie somewhat: Nobody ever dies. Marshall's father has came out more since dying on our show than he did when he was alive! [Laughs] Episode 13 begins with Marshall (Jason Segel) exactly yearly later at his dad's grave and creating ground along with his father, which we get moving with Bill Fagerbakke again in flashbacks. His workload has bending since dying! Not usually situation if you die. But fortunately we could make that really work inside our show. But Chris Elliott will probably be back. Are Mickey and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) round the mend? They were never totally estranged.Thomas: He'll maintain Episodes 13 and 14. Yeah, they aren't completely estranged, but Lily has every one of these conflicting problems with her father, who's a fascinating, awesome guy, but was not ever really there on her behalf maturing. This person will most likely be the sole real grandfather for baby and there's apt to be top quality stuff from Lily's past. In my opinion this can be a very real factor. If you approach getting kids or you possess a kid, you realize without warning you've this new, enhanced relationship along with your parents and you also realize your individual problems with your mother and father appear. We will probably see Lily undergo by utilizing Mickey.I guess he'll receive new games.Thomas: You will notice more games! [Laughs] ... We will probably imply Mickey can get a game title reality that really becomes half way decent effective for him, the first! We might go to a look in a completely new game commercial Mickey makes, like the one for your Slap Wager game. Watch full instances of how I Met Your MotherWhat's coming for Ted? In my opinion this can be a lengthy he's been single.Thomas: It's nice getting Ted be single. ... Ted will stay with that search. We will probably address what Victoria (Ashley Williams) mentioned in Episode 3 - "Living and investing time together with your most serious ex-girlfriend may be further further complicating your quest legitimate love.Inch In the event you remember, Future Ted read they switched to become right. We'll go back to that conjecture in Episodes 13 through 18. We'll address the fact Ted has spent yesteryear couple of years dealing with the woman he thought would be the adoration for his existence and being pals along with her. It will help help remind us how important Robin is at his existence. The means by that they started this complete story was: "I met a lady inside a bar." Plus it was Robin. She's very essential in the existence also to the series. In several ways, I view this season just like a Robin season. We will probably remember just like a series how important she's which there's grounds he's telling this story. There's good quality, juicy drama approaching between Ted, Robin and Barney. Are we able to convey more clues in regards to the mother outdoors of Barney's future wedding?Thomas: We'll get some good on that future large day. In my opinion I'll allow it to relaxation only at that. [Laughs] One of the finest questions might be the fans talking about whether we'll introduce mother inside the series or delay until the conclusion. I am unable to answer that. But we'll go back to that future wedding and we'll learn who Barney gets married to among another things. Perform leave some not-clarified questions, but that won't be one.The Way In Which I Met Your Mother airs Mondays at 8/7c on CBS.

Typically The Most Popular TV Origin Tales

Michael C. Hall , Tom Welling On Sunday, Syfy will fly audiences to Neverland getting a 2-evening miniseries that explores how Peter Pan (Charlie Rowe), Captain Hook (Rhys Ifans), and Neverland itself found be. Hollywood's never been afraid to see an excellent origin story - for better (Batman Begins, X-Males Top Quality) or worse (the three Alien prequels, Hannibal Rising) - as well as the trend is simply as popular round the small screen. Behold, many of our favorite TV origin tales:1. Clark Kent, SmallvilleAt 10 seasons extended, this series about Superman's upbringing among humans might well be a lengthy origin story ever. Undertaking a strict "no tights, no travel arrangementsInch rule, the series began as visit a greater school-aged Clark Kent who struggles to be ready for his alien roots and superhuman abilities in Smallville, Kansas. Throughout the time from the show, items of the Superman mythology fell into position: Clark visited focus on The Daily Planet, other Electricity Comics heroes and villains take their hands up, and Clark (finally!) ended up with Lois Lane. And, yes, within the series' finish, Clark eventually donned the Super-suit and needed his first official flight since the Guy of Steel.2. Dexter Morgan, DexterAlthough it absolutely was revealed a lot more like an over-all mythology, Dexter Morgan's bloody backstory is essential to understanding his serial-killing ways. Orphaned at 3 after his mother's murder, Dexter is discovered in the pool of blood stream by officer and eventual adoptive father Harry Morgan. Recognizing Dexter's penchant for killing neighborhood pets, Harry reined in Dexter's "Dark Passenger" by teaching him "The Code." The short version: Killing rocks !, as extended since the body's accountable for his personal serious crimes. That's most likely not the most effective being a parent, but it's provided us several seasons of tasty drama. So thanks, Harry! 3. Gustavo Fring, Breaking BadIn Season 4's "Hermanos," we finally uncover why Gus is actually darned hostile toward the cartel: They destroyed hispartner (lover?)Max. In the tense, taut, all-in-The the spanish language language flashback to eighties Mexico, we learn that Gus and Max began cooking meth silently to be able to partner tabs on the cartel. However, if Don Eladio doesn't accept their undercover shenanigans and also, since Gus is in some manner "connected" in Chile, Max can get shot inside the mind and Gus needs to check out his partner bleed to dying. His Chilean connection elected for him for the grave, but no less than everyone knows how Gus increased being most likely probably the most callous meth kingpin/chicken guy in the Southwest.4. Mr. Eko, LostOn a show where everybody stood a crazy backstory, Mr. Eko's was one of the most interesting. Numerous flashbacks states a young Eko destroyed a man to guard his brother Yemi within the same fate each time a gang of guerrillas terrorize his Nigerian village. The gang recruits Eko, who returns home years later just like a courageous drug master to request pressure Yemi, which has since be considered a priest, to help him smuggle heroin in Virgin Mary statues. Through the operation, Yemi is shot since the plane will require off and Eko, who's fitted just like a priest, is mistaken for his brother. He is constantly function as village priest from guilt. No real surprise the guy doesn't talk much!5. Noah "HRG" Bennett, HeroesLate within the first season, Heroes abandoned its multi-story format to give consideration to simply one character: Noah "HRG" Bennett. Because they and also the family are held hostage at their Texas home, the show flashes-to HRG's recruitment by Primatech, his adoption of Claire, and also the (presumed) murder of his former partner Claude. Despite the fact that episode increased that HRG was at ease with the morally gray areas, it mostly shown what measures HRG visits safeguard his "Claire Bear," whose forces he'd saved secret in the organization from fear they'd take her away. Out of the blue, all his evil functions didn't appear so evil - specially when he sacrificed themselves to make sure that Claire could escape.6. Olivia Dunham, FringeAlthough Fringe's first season states Olivia was once among the 30 children Walter and William Bell familiar with test the drug Cortexiphan, it was not until Season 2's "The town of the city of jacksonville" that individuals learned the implications of people tests. Facing the threat that particular in the structures in this particular universe's NY will rapidly be ripped towards the alternate world, Walter unveils that Olivia had the power to discover which objects didn't belong here since they glimmered. After numerous not successful tests, Olivia finally regains the power with time to be able to save the regular people because office. But more to the stage, she begins to determine that Peter also provides the tell-tale glimmer, which, coincidentally, teed up another origin story!Exactly what are your faves?

9/11 vs. the Movies

Maybe it’s more like Extremely Loud and Incredibly Too Soon: “There is also the question of whether or not certain aspects of Sept. 11 — such as the people who leapt out the tower windows — should even be dealt with in a fiction film. ‘Should you show the jumpers or not?’ wonders Angus Kress Gillespie, who teaches a course on the history of Sept. 11 at Rutgers University. ‘It’s very controversial. It’s terrifying, it’s horrible, but it needs to be shown. This is not an abstraction that it was a horrible event; it was a horrible event.’” [LAT]

TNT Releases Dramatic Dallas Trailer

Dallas If you like ominous music and a melodramatic voice-over, you're going to love the new trailer for TNT's Dallas reboot! It foreshadows things like barn brawls, a family rain-dancing in oil, and hot people staring at one another. The clip also features round-table discussions amongst cast members about how iconic and amazing the show that they're starring in is going to be.Keck's Exclusives: TNT's Dallas to serve up more Lucy and RayThe series, scheduled to premiere next summer on TNT, is a continuation of the original show that aired on CBS from 1978 to '91. The cast is a Desperate Housewives' reunion of sorts, with Brenda Strong,Josh HendersonandJesse Metcalfe, in addition to Larry Hagman, Patrick DuffyandLinda Gray, who starred in the original.Here's a preview: Are you looking forward to the reboot?

Mission Impossible Star Difficulties Jams The Kardashians

First Released: November 29, 2011 5:08 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Difficulties On Cowboys & Aliens: It Had Been An Opportunity To Make A Move SpectacularLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Difficulties has had are designed for the Kardashian clan. Within an interview with Britains GQ magazine, as excerpted through the Daily Mail, the Mission Impossible franchise star blasted the truth TV brood. Consider the Kardashians, theyre worth millions. I dont think these were that badly off to start with, however take a look at them, he apparently told playboy. The thing is might you believe, What, you mean all I must do is become a f***ing idiot on tv after which youll pay me millions? I am not knowing it well, I'm clearly, he apparently added. The actor, whose new film, The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo opens on December 21, blasted celebs who share their personal lives after which plead for privacy. I believe theres a great deal to be stated to keep your personal counsel, he apparently told British GQ. It is not about being afraid to become public together with your feelings or about what you are and that which you are a symbol of. But when you market it off its gone. You cannot purchase it back you cannot purchase your privacy back. Ooh I wish to be alone. F*** you, he apparently ongoing. Weve experienced your family room. I was at the birth. You shot it for all of us and demonstrated us the placenta and you want some privacy? Craig also addressed his recent wedding to Rachel Weisz, his Dream House co-star, whom he married inside a private ceremony captured. We didnt need it f*****d up, because that might be discussing a secret, the actor described of why the big event wasnt public understanding. Younger crowd stopped lacking divulging many particulars about his relationship together with his fellow actor-switched-wife. Look, Im for each other. Im happy. Which is so far as Im ready to go. Existence is lengthy, existence goes completely wrong and that i shouldn't say something now that could be tossed back later, he apparently added. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Lake Bell Compares the Best (and Worst) Options From L.A. Auto Show

The 2010 La Auto Show folded into downtown's L.A. Convention Center the other day, debuting the normal (and unusual) new suspects in the automobile industry. I'm particularly nostalgic of those occasions since they represent the foremost and many consistent recollections I have of connecting track of my motorhead father, Harvey Siegel.our editor recommendsLake Bell Test Drives the Fiat 500Lake Bell Test Drives the 2012 Bentley Continental GT PHOTOS: Lake Bell together with other Stars at GQ's Males of year Party As well as, since I've been attending auto shows since i have have will be a youthful girl, I believed it fitting to remain juvenile throughout my account in the visit. Let's tell the truth, the whole factor can be a recognition contest anyway, well, i harken to my childhood by passing judgment inside the purest form: Senior Superlatives -- Automotive Edition. STORY: La Auto Show Preview: Ford, Fiat, BMW, Mitsubishi For people people who've been sufficiently fortunate to get avoid this secondary school tradition, "Senior Superlatives" is all of the sweeping labels that some kid who's mind in the yearbook reaches assign to individuals in the senior class. If you're 17 years old, it's the stuff of bad dreams or nightmares -- unless of course obviously you're presented coveted title of all Vulnerable to Succeed. OK, why don't we get lower in it (so when you are scoring in your house, the show runs through November. 27): Finest FLIRT: 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder I'm never confident that i'm tease while using R8 or possibly it's tease with me at night. Likely the first sort, since the R8 is simply a vehicle and should not convey complex feelings. Regardless, an appreciation affair has extended since ensued between me which naughty-searching V-10. Even though I miss the R8 coupe's signature side intakes, its sexy squinty vehicle car headlights as well as the 5.2L V-10 still makes me weak inside the knees. Finest WALLFLOWER : 2012 Coda Aw, poor Coda. What this means is well, but visually couldn't be less enticing. In the event you investigated "vehicle" inside the dictionary, it could picture a nondescript four-door vehicle. That's exactly what a Coda seems like. Part of the advantage of getting an electric vehicle is driving something that's full of Jetsons design -- otherwise you aren't getting credit in order to save the earth. Zero contaminants? Great! But zero charisma? I'd rather snag a Prius in a lower cost and acquire the whole extra credit. That Seems To Become COMPLETELY MEDIOCRE: 2012 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet I'm speaking about, why buy a Murano Vehicle to begin with, as well as a convertible version? A harsh question, to make certain, though an expense more than $40,000, how do i search for an objective with this particular cumbersome and somewhat unattractive vehicle? I have to CrossCabriolet this off my list because of there being almost no time for mediocrity if the requires the competitive arena of Sports utility automobiles. CLASS CLOWN: 2012 Nissan Juke Getting a title basically a vowel from like a "joke," the Juke is shateringly over-designed -- before you decide to tick el born area for your "Ensure It Is Yours" exterior personalization option. Sorry, Juke, I'd rather "ensure it is someone else's.In . But awesome your jets, Nissan fans: Japan's reaction to muscle vehicle, the GT-R, easily easily wiped the Juke smile off my face having its sticking out body and twin-turbocharged V-6 that produces 530 horsepower. Most likely TO Result In JAIL: 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 With 700 horsepower together with a V-12, without getting a run-together with regulations it's just embarrassing. Once I asked for a real estate agent of Lamborghini, "Who the hell can buy this mid-engine monsoon with nearly a $400,000 vehicle or truck?" he responded: "Mostly brain surgeons." I am unsure additionally terrifying: the fact it offers to 62 miles per hour by 50 %.9 seconds or even the world's best surgeons are joyriding in the vehicle that, due to their better judgment, they should not be driving whatsoever. BEST BODY: 2012 Aston Martin One-77 Good master this factor has more curves than Sofia Vergara in the push-up bra. MOST Memorable: BMW i8 Concept A few vegas drunk driving attorney can't appreciate this fully electric racecar out just in case your mind are must be) it seems like space and b) it's inside the new Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol trailer, which airs on tv every seven seconds. Indeed, the i8 does not appear easy to disregard. Its half-translucent spend is regarded as the exotic design I've ever noticed in an electric vehicle, that is really beginning production in 2014. When they visit you proud for connecting. (Sorry, Coda.) Most likely Being Leader: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gull-Wing This regal coupe goes past other candidates within the class. I'd pass any bill written with this particular 563 horsepower roadster, except the total amount that is included with really purchasing it. But that's only because I'm a liberal and pay plenty of taxes. Filthiest MIND: 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 I would have grown to be somewhat pregnant from using this animal. With tuning from Dodge's Street and Racing Technology division enhancing the Challenger's already testosterone-oozing body for the tune of 470 horsepower and 470 pound-foot of torque, the Challenger makes me nervous in many the very best ways. Most likely To Be Successful: 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid No, I wasn't wooed to award Kia this honored title because its booth had an interactive computerized dancing gerbil in the windbreaker. However, that element did warm me around you should consider their stellar spontaneity, which introduced me being amazed with the Optima Hybrid. This fuel-efficient sedan is really affordable -- it starts at about $26,000 -- and extremely looks, dare I believe that, kind of awesome. Don't knock it 'til you are trying it. Kia should change its slogan to: "Kia. Who understood?" Related Subjects Lake Bell

The planet pandora Posts Surprise Third-Quarter Profit

NY - The planet pandora Media on Tuesday reported enhanced third-quarter financials and published an unexpected profit. The internet music company reported a small quarterly profit of $638,000, in comparison having a $1.8 million loss around-ago period. Wall Street experts had forecast a loss of revenue. Revenue rose 99 % to $75 million, doubling this past year's $37.7 million. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Earnings

Natalie Wood's Boat Captain Confesses to Lounging, States Robert Wagner 'Responsible' on her behalf Dying (Video)

One following day from the La County Sheriff's Department introduced that it may be reopening its situation inside the dying of actress Natalie Wood, the captain in the boat the actress drowned three decades ago spoke on NBC's Today.our editor recommendsNatalie Wood: A Hollywood Icon RememberedNatalie Wood Dying Analysis ReopenedNatalie Wood: 5 of Her Most Memorable Roles (Video)Robert Wagner Responds to Natalie Wood Analysis Dennis Davern mentioned he lied to scientists in regards to the actress' mysterious dying thirty years ago, after which it alleged that Woods' husband in those days, Robert Wagner, had something connected to her dying, that have been classified just like a tragic accident. "I made some terrible options and mistakes," Davern mentioned around the program. "I did so lie around the report previously.Inch "I made mistakes by not telling the candid truth in the police report," Davern make the meeting with NBC News' David Gregory. Wood died three decades ago at 43 while boating off Santa Catalina Island, in the La shoreline. She was with Wagner and Christopher Walken. The trio had dinner and drinks at Doug's Harbor Reef after which it ongoing consuming aboard the boat, where Wagner and Walken began fighting. PHOTOS: Best Pictures of Natalie Wood Through the argument, Wood visited bed mattress, then when Wagner came lower to convey goodnight, she disappeared. Speculation has it they accidentally wound up and fell overboard. However, others have believed that the lover's quarrel between Wood and Wagner which in fact had associated with Walken happened just before the accident. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Finest Deaths and Surprises "Was the ideal between Natalie Wood and her husband Robert Wagner what ultimately introduced to her dying?" NBC host Gregory asked for throughout the interview on Friday. "Yes," Davern responded. "How so?" "Like I mentioned, that's apt to be around the scientists to find out,In . he mentioned. Davern alleged that Wagner positively saved the analysis of her dying low-profile and did not try everything he could to discover Wood once she went missing. Gregory then pressed the reason, asking, "Was he [Wagner] responsible for her dying for some reason?In . "Well, like I mentioned, In my opinion many of us made mistakes your evening and --," Davern responded. "Mr. Davern, that wasn't my question. Was he responsible for her dying? I'm not asking relating to your story," mentioned Gregory. "Yes, I'd inform them. Yes," Davern mentioned. An agent for Wagner released a disagreement for the Hollywood Reporter proclaiming that your family fully sports ths efforts in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and "trust they'll evaluate whether any new information relevant for the dying of Natalie Wood Wagner is applicable so it evolves from the credible source or sources aside from people simply trying to earn money in the 30-year anniversary of her tragic dying." PHOTOS: Who Counts just like a Hollywood Legend Davern was asked for why he anxiously anxiously waited this type of very long time later on forward using this information. "Why now's because I've been trying to inform particulars relating to this for a number of, a very long time, but there wasn't really anybody listening to date,Inch he mentioned. STORY: Robert Wagner Responds to Natalie Wood Analysis "I've been searching to ask somebody to give consideration for just about any very very long time now somebody is listening and so they're likely to continue using this analysis. I'm to not imply anything different. All of the particulars that we've revealed formerly, it's all because book, now it's nearly as much as the scientists to accomplish an analysis," he mentioned. He written the sunday paper, Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Beauty, along with his friend Marti Rulli. It absolutely was launched in September 2009. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news in regards to the economy Related Subjects Natalie Wood Robert Wagner

Barbie dolls dolls beaming in homevid spotlight

Barbie dolls dolls and her brothers and sisters in Barbie dolls dolls: A Perfect Christmas. Mattel launched a product line for Skipper, Chelsea and Stacie last spring. Barbie dolls dolls will expend a lot more in time the makeup chair.Though Universal Pictures is developing a theatrical feature starring Barbie dolls dolls, Mattel can keep the within the forefront round the small screen since it takes note of the tenth anni of the direct-to-DVD animated film series, whose 22nd installment, "Barbie dolls dolls: A Perfect Christmas," is at stores now.The homevid figures have offered greater than 100 million models since the first installment, "Barbie dolls dolls inside the Nutcracker," was released in 2001 in order to introduce the toy to a different generation of three- to 6-years of age women while spinning off a completely new kind of merchandise.The overall game game titles, whose dvd disks are compiled by Universal Art galleries Entertainment, consistently rank since the top non-theatrical children's franchise, selling hundreds of countless Digital video disks worldwide each year. And Mattel thinks still has more room to build up the franchise.At any time when Hollywood is passionate about benefiting from brands, Mattel's Barbie dolls dolls films be the illustration of techniques producers can monetize well-known characteristics outdoors in the megaplex (although Mattel did land Barbie dolls dolls a fancy role in Pixar and Disney's "Toy Story 3," which has extended to numerous short films)."For people it's all about making emotional connections with females, and storytelling can be a large method that," mentioned Lisa McKnight, senior V . p . of Barbie dolls dolls Marketing and Entertainment at Mattel.Mattel will launch its first DVD follow-up next season with "Barbie dolls dolls in the Mermaid Tale 2," based on last year's hot seller.InchWe've enough game game titles and tales inside our library that people want at sequels," McKnight mentioned. "It's a new way of us."Initially, Mattel which is toon partners at Rainmaker Entertainment and Technicolor, released one pic each fall. But following a films found an audience, Mattel added another spring release in 2005, and added another holiday title in 2008. Make the most of Hudnut may serve as professional producer in the Barbie dolls dolls Digital video disks.InchBarbie dolls dolls of Swan Lake" ranks one of the top merchants, while "Mermaid Tale" was the initial spring pic to still still outsell an fall release.In 2012, Mattel will introduce new films that focus on Barbie's brothers and sisters -- Skipper, Chelsea and Stacie -- carrying out a items for your sibs was launched the 2009 spring."Obtaining the products culminate in the movie was exciting for people,In . McKnight mentioned.In 2013, the toymaker will set the very first Barbie dolls dolls films on Blu-ray -- a format that Mattel remains slow to embrace due to the earlier production occasions required to transform films. Blu-ray is really a slow seller with families, due to the fact Blu-ray players aren't as ubiquitous in houses and inside automobiles as DVD. "The transmission just is not as great," McKnight mentioned.The movies will even become available as digital downloads, thinking about the truth that more families own apple apple ipods and iPads. The movies already experience kids cable channels for instance Nick Junior.Over time, Mattel found the key factor to making the movies effective was putting Barbie dolls dolls with her very own Malibu digs in fantasy and storybook designs where she'll play a mermaid, a princess or fairy -- essentially the identical elements that labored for Disney's princess and fairies line, now a $4 billion yearly industry.Mattel launched Barbie dolls dolls inside the underwater arena of "Mermaidia" in 2006, which introduced to "A Mermaid Tale." In 2007, Barbie dolls dolls found herself in "Fairytopia." The business thought we would launch the film series with "The Nutcracker" because the property have been familiar to families and moms.The completely new designs enabled Mattel to pair tabs on certification partners to produce bath toys, for example, that match while using underwater designs, or possibly a kind of role-playing products like dresses, tiaras and shoes for your fairy-tale world. The movies also provide aided launch a effective posting business, and, clearly, enabled Mattel to produce more dolls good onscreen figures."Women watch our movies over and over again and understand these figures well," which enables Mattel create more products to advertise on their behalf, McKnight mentioned. "We're thrilled this is often a franchise that has experienced," the professional added. "We're so appreciative to own this fanbase that's always waiting for an additional movie." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

China continues piracy attack

BEIJING -- China is trying to underline that it's seriously interested in cracking lower on piracy by establishing a unique office to assist the campaign against violation of intellectual property privileges and counterfeit items. Filmmakers, both domestic and foreign, regularly complain that rampant piracy in China causes it to be a harmful sell to be employed in. This means, for instance, that movies have little chance to create revenue streams apart from box office takings because IPR thievery is really common. Work is going to be setup underneath the Secretary of state for Commerce, the federal government stated inside a statement. "China faces a difficult task fighting IPR violation along with the production and purchase of fake items, so greater administrative and police force work is needed," it stated. Police were being urged to determine a mix-regional enforcement system to facilitate research. A attack released in November this past year saw good success, and most 28,000 criminal cases of violation of IPR and selling shoddy goods have been cracked. Over 6,700 criminal gangs who have been involved with wholesaling and marketing the products were destroyed. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

New-media firms make tracks to audience buzz

Individual to individual that drives box office via social networks might be the brand new large factor for studio entrepreneurs, a development that Internet sites SocialGuide after which Movie's Movie Tracker have hopped onto. Both sites change from traditional movie sites like MovieFone and Fandango, whose mission is always to sell tickets, although delivering content about films. SocialGuide recently began monitoring movies based on public comments on Facebook, after creating the identical type of dimensions for television systems and programming taken. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company states it's created the initial such real-time guide that ranks all firstrun films from pre-release through theatrical runs, which it'll still track those to DVD and video-on-demand. "We're feeling this social word-of-mouth will finish up another significant aspect in how clients decide where one can spend their funds laminator tl901 office," states Sean Casey, founder and Boss of SocialGuide. "We feel the data we are collecting around movies might be instrumental to know a movie's failure or success laminator tl901 office." Chasing after after similar ground is Movie Tracker, launched March. 31, some Viacom Systems as well as on its new movie site, Next Movie (nextmovie.com/movietracker). Furthermore to comments on social networks, its metrics also think about the dunia ngeblog. Unlike SocialGuide, furthermore, it offers related articles about each movie. "We start monitoring a project just we view people starting to discuss it, which may also be a title round the NY Occasions bestseller list or something like that like this inside the production pipeline," states Scott Robson, V . p . and gm of Next Movie. "The main one factor we're going after is always to enable people to experience a snapshot of what's buzzing now. It's being an interactive, highly engaged Billboard chart, getting a trending up minimizing view that's constantly up-to-date." For instance, the arrival 2012 release "The Avengers" occupies a higher slot on Movie Tracker, inside the wake from the recent panel at NY Comic-Disadvantage. On SocialGuide, buzz is measured by the quantity of comments the film is putting on Facebook, featuring a "social exit poll" that shows only comments from moviegoers who've really seen the film, while another metric unveils "intention to find out.In . Made available are friends' comments, most likely probably the most re-tweeted comments and strained social streams of critics' assumes the film, frequently with links for the reviews. Each film's page inside the SocialGuide online database (socialguide.com/movies) features information that other sites list, for instance show occasions, cast and synopsis, its ranking the last week together with a trailer, it logs the quantity of people speaking in regards to the film formerly 24 several hours and the quantity of people who intend to notice, plus a graph that shows the share of buzz as time passes according to the discharge date. "The amount of people need to visit a film can be a unique metric that individuals think is a factor art galleries might be considering,In . Casey states. The business expects to to create proprietary movie data product inside the first quarter of 2012 -- and license it to art galleries and agencies -- that may make correlations between intent-to-see and box office results. Movie Tracker's format includes particulars in regards to a movie, but allows clients to write their tweets in regards to the movie in the website. Furthermore, it uses an formula provided by Trendrr, a social intelligence platform that crunches real-online time activity, measures the share of negative and positive buzz and denotes its peak position, period of time round the chart and volume of comments counted. Robson states you will discover expects emigrate Movie Tracker along with other MTV Systems programs and websites also to create programs for iPad, apple apple iphone, and Android. n Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

John Grazer Replaces Brett Ratner as Academy awards Producer [UPDATE]

UPDATE: It's official. John Grazer has changed Brett Ratner as Academy awards producer, and -- unlike earlier rumblings -- will not hold a candlelight vigil for Eddie Murphy to come back as host. "Associates let me know that Imagine Entertainment co-founder John Grazer has managed to move on this mid-day," authored Nikki Finke at Deadline concerning the Murphy-return gossips she initially revealed. "'We aren't returning to him. Not a way,A they are saying.Inch Noted! "It is extremely satisfying to participate a reveal that honors excellence within the medium to which i've devoted a lot of my career," stated Grazer within the Academy of movement Picture Arts & Sciences pr release about his hire. "John Grazer is really a famous filmmaker who in the last two-and-a-half decades has created an assorted and remarkable body of labor,Inch stated AMPAS leader Tom Sherak. "He'll certainly bring his tremendous talent, creativeness and associations towards the Oscar." Now all that's left is getting a host. EARLIER: That which was rumor mere hrs ago has become apparently almost fact. Deadline's Nikki Finke reviews that John Grazer has recognized the Academy of movement Picture Arts & Sciences offer to create the Academy awards telecast, following a resignation of Brett Ratner. So why do you care that Grazer, the super producer behind 'J. Edgar' and 'Tower Heist,' has had the gig? Because he will try to convince Eddie Murphy to not-quit as Academy awards host. You heard right: per Finke, the Academy wants Murphy to host and Grazer's first duty as producer is to buy him back! Hey, why don't you? Only at that rate, maybe Ratner can return to cater the Academy awards or something like that. (Shrimp cocktail, natch.) Just hire Neil Patrick Harris already, AMPAS. RELATED 10 Possible Oscar-Host Substitutes Ough GervaisRobert Downey Junior.The MuppetsMeryl StreepTina FeySteve Martin and Alec BaldwinNo OneNeil Patrick HarrisHugh JackmanBilly Very See All Moviefone Art galleries » [via Deadline] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

ASC existence award to Dante Spinotti

Italian d.p. Dante Spinotti, most broadly noted for his use Michael Mann on such films as "All the the Mohicans" and "Warmth," can get the American Society of Cinematographers' 2012 lifetime achievement award, following inside the actions of those revered lensers as Conrad Hall, Vilmos Zsigmond and Vittorio Storaro. The kudo is going to be provided within the 26th ASC honours Feb. 12 within the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom. Spinotti's "visual style is inserted using the kind of playful experimentation and consummate craft leading to legendary imagery," mentioned Michael Goi, leader in the ASC in the statement. "He's one why great cinematographers are truly timeless." The 68-year-old Spinotti remains nominated for just two Oscars: for Mann's "The Insider" too for Curtis Hanson's "L.A. Private." More youthful crowd labored with Hanson on "Question Boys" which is the d.p. behind recent release "Tower Heist." Additional ASC honors would go to 2-time Emmy nominee William Wages, who'll draw the career achievement in television award, and Francis Kenny (the Presidents Award). Fred Godfrey can get the inaugural ASC Bud Stone Award of Distinction, named carrying out a founding part of the ASC Outstanding Achievement Honours who offered as chairman for 17 years. Stone died in 2008. Contact Steve Chagollan at steve.chagollan@variety.com

Chinese box office surges

China's B.O. continues to storm ahead and is expected to top 13 billion yuan ($2.05 billion) this year, after exceeding $1.5 billion in 2010. But senior Chinese biz figures are fretting that domestic movies are not doing well enough to hold their own against fierce competish from Hollywood, despite quotas on overseas pics and various other hurdles facing foreign movies. "Avatar" made $210 million in China, while "Inception" did $69 million, and even though the studios' cut of takings in China is half what it is elsewhere in the world, the figures are appealing enough for Hollywood to take notice. This, combined with the spectacular growth outlook in China, is the reason why China is so hot at American Film Market this year. "The numbers are soaring, China has become hot and there is heat surging through the new market. Building movie theaters, making films, suddenly these are popular options for wealthy Chinese. However, 90% of domestic movies are losing money," Gao Jun, veep of the exhibition circuit New Film Association, told local media. All of the cinema chain operators are complaining about falling B.O. in recent months. Wanda in Guangzhou expected 14 million visitors during the National Day holiday, traditionally one of the busiest cinemagoing periods, but only sold 11 million tickets. The manager of the Guangzhou Jinyi cinema said that during the National Day holiday, the number of people watching movies was down 30%. This has been blamed on the less-than-stellar performances of local pics. Domestic big-budget pics like "Shaolin," "The Lost Bladesman" and "The Warring States" failed to match expectations at the box office. As in most markets in the world, they find it difficult to compete with tentpoles like "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," but even when there are no foreign competitors around, as in September this year, the domestic pics failed to ignite passions. The roughly 20 foreign pics that enter China each year on a revenue-sharing basis make up nearly half of total B.O., with 500 or so domestic movies competing for the rest. And a big percentage of the B.O. for those domestic movies came from Hong Kong co-productions. "Of last year's smaller movies, (Zhang Fanfan's horror pic) 'Lost in Panic Room' is always quoted as a good example of how a small investment can make big returns. The investment was four million yuan ($630,000), but the B.O is about 25 million yuan ($3.94 million), which is six times the investment. Everyone presenting an investment plan now uses it as an example," Wu Hehu, deputy chief manager of Shanghai's SFG United Circuit, which accounts for 10% of the Chinese cinema market, told Xinmin News. Between January and September this year, 630 new cinemas opened in China, which is seeing nearly two new cinemas every day, resulting in 2,563 new screens. It would appear that China is ripe for the plucking by domestic filmmakers, given the fact that there are so many restrictions on foreign movies coming in and so much effort goes in to boosting domestic product. "But the reality is less beautiful. With Zhang Zhiliang's 'Rest on your Shoulder,' investors put in more than 50 million yuan ($7.9 million), but it only took 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) or so at the box office," said Wu. Wu said that so many movies these days are financed by "day trippers," or laymen working outside the biz. Producer Yang Zi, who made "The Sorcerer and the White Snake," said the investors are there, but they are impatient. "To investors, this is not a gradual learning process, they want fast returns," said Yang. Also the funding structure remains opaque in the absence of adequate regulation of how the industry works. It's not just about the quality of the producers. The movies are also facing challenges from the censors. The country's most bankable helmer, Feng Xiaogang, constantly complains that making good work is difficult because of the restrictions imposed by the censorship system. Another major theme at AFM this year has been co-production, and perhaps this offers a way forward, combining local expertise at dealing with the regulatory hurdles and Hollywood's experience. Hopes are high in China that this combination can help keep B.O. buoyant in 2012 and make sure that those plush new seats in the scores of multiplexes in Chinese cities don't go empty. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Octavia Spencer Cast in Diablo Cody's Directorial Debut

Octavia Spencer, riding high off of The Help, has signed on to star alongside Julianne Hough and Russell Brand in Diablo Cody's directorial debut.our editor recommendsRussell Brand, Julianne Hough to Star in Diablo Cody's Directorial Debut PHOTOS: How 'The Help' Was Cast The Mandate project, which was once titled Lamb of God, follows a young conservative religious woman (Hough) who loses her faith after a plane crash, decides to go to Las Vegas to live the life of a sinner, and on her journey finds her way back to her faith. Brand plays her unlikely companion who helps her find herself. Spencer will play a card dealer who works at the same casino as Brand and wants to help her in her quest for sin. PHOTOS: Behind-the-Scenes at the 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Cody, an Oscar winner for Juno, penned Jason Reitman's Young Adult, which Paramount will release in December. Mason Novick is producing. Lionsgate is handling international sales and will present the film as part of their American Film Market slate. The movie is heading for a spring 2012 start. Spencer is repped by WME and attorney Karl Austen. Related Topics Russell Brand Julianne Hough Octavia Spencer

Breaking: Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon to Star in Most Depressing Movie Ever

Word’s just in over the Movieline transom about what sounds certain to be the feel-good hit of 2013: Sunlight Jr., the latest gritty indie drama from Sherrybaby director Laurie Collyer. This has everything: Naomi Watts as a pregnant, laid-off convenience-store worker! Matt Dillon as her paraplegic boyfriend! “A generational cycle of poverty and ignorance!” All that’s missing in the press release is an invitation to the inevitable Sundance premiere after-party sponsored by Kleenex. Or Xanax. Or both. Sunlight Jr. promises to be the film for the 99%, if those people are even still alive and/or allowed to attend movies anymore by the time this comes out. Read on for the full, destabilizing details. ============= PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEGUN ON ‘SUNLIGHT JR.’ STARRING NAOMI WATTS AND MATT DILLON Original Media and Freight Yard Films Set to Produce, Empyrean Pictures to finance NY, NY - October 31, 2011 - Principal photography has begun on SUNLIGHT JR., it was announced today by Original Media’s Charlie Corwin and Freight Yard Films’ Andrea Roa. Filmed on location in southern Florida, the independent film stars Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. SUNLIGHT JR. is written and directed by Laurie Collyer (SHERRYBABY) and produced by Charlie Corwin (HALF NELSON, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE), Andrea Roa (BOOSTER) and Ariel Elia, who will produce on behalf of Empyrean. Joshua Skurla is on board as an Executive Producer, as are Billy Dietrich and Simon Fawcett, who arranged the financing. The film follows two have-nots who have fallen through the cracks of society. Hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her paraplegic boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty and ignorance. They are genuinely excited when they learn that Melissa is pregnant. But when she loses her job and they are evicted from the motel where they live, things go from bad to worse. Dillon and Watts are both represented by CAA and Untitled. Collyer is represented by Gersh and Principato-Young. Her previous film, SHERRYBABY, earned Maggie Gyllenhaal a Golden Globe nomination for best actress. ### Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter. [Photo: Getty Images]

Kevin Bacon Saw 'Footloose,' Thought It 'Rocked'

Our long national nightmare is over: Kevin Bacon has finally seen the 'Footloose' remake and let his thoughts be known to the world. "Congrats to Craig, Kenny, Julianne, Dennis, Andie, Miles, and the rest of the cast," Bacon wrote on Twitter over the weekend, referring to director Craig Brewer and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie Macdowell and Miles Teller. "U guys rocked it!" Oh, Kevin; u rocked it! Check out Bacon's 'Footloose' ticket stub by clicking here. Bacon was in 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' and 'X-Men: First Class' this summer; he'll next be onscreen in 2013 with the twofer of 'R.I.P.D.' (opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges) and 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' (from director Billy Bob Thornton). [Top Photo: AP] Where Are They Now: The Cast of 'Footloose' Kevin BaconLori SingerChris PennJohn Lithgow and Dianne WiestSarah Jessica ParkerKenny LogginsDean PitchfordHerbert Ross See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Educating future pros

The eDIT Filmmaker's Festival is not only aimed at industry professionals, but also seeks to educate and inspire new generations of moviemakers. To that end, the eDIT Academy has become an integral part of the festival. A platform for young filmmakers, it offers education and workshops focused on film and media.The eDIT Academy consists of four programs aimed, respectively, at kids ages 13-16; students 16-19; film school students; and graduates and amateur filmmakers.The program for the youngest film enthusiasts, held at Frankfurt's Staedel art museum, includes a course on classic painting and film with a look at the work of 20th century painter Max Beckmann.Festival director Rolf Kraemer says training in film and media for today's kids is more important than ever. "We are living in a media society but kids just get thrown out there and they must deal with it, and very often they're are not capable."Everybody wants to enter the film and media business but unless you get an internship somewhere you very rarely get a view of what it's really like, so we invite people from the regional industry to present what they're doing, what their job requires and what the working conditions are," says Kraemer.RELATED LINKS: Firing up the crafts Contact Ed Meza at ed.meza@mannaa.de

Milla Jovovich Attacks Summit for Lack of Promotion on 'The Three Musketeers'

America, do you know that The Three Musketeers is opening Friday? Star Milla Jovovich doesn't think so. On Friday, she publicly called out Summit Entertainment for not promoting the adventure film enough in the U.S.our editor recommends'The Three Musketeers' Battles Past $50 Million Mark WorldwideBox Office Preview: 'Paranormal Activity 3' Expected to Open North of $30 Million PHOTOS: Hollywood's Twitter Feuds "Are 'Summit' promoting it as a family adventure movie? Or are they resting on their laurels from "Twilight" n making no effort? Let me know!" the former model turned actress tweeted as she was apparently en route to the Tokyo International Film Festival where The Three Musketeers serves as the opening film. Jovovich went on to elaborate on her disapproval, writing "I think 'summit' hve swept '3 Musketeers', a grt family adventure film, under the rug in the US. Shame on them. SHAME ON YOU 'SUMMIT.'" Jovovich plays Milady de Winter aka Charlotte Backson, the film's female antagonist who uses her beauty and cunning against the Duke of Buckingham played by Orlando Bloom. The Twilight Saga may have brought the film studio name recognition, but it is also the U.S. distributor of The Hurt Locker, which earned six Oscars, among other notable films. In the case of The Three Musketeers, the studio is only its U.S. distributor, which is why it has attracted Jovovich's fury. Do you think Summit did a good job of promoting "Three Musketeers" in the U.S.? Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter:@TheRealJethro Related Topics Milla Jovovich Summit Entertainment The Three Musketeers

First Look: The Closer Toasts 100 Episodes

Jon Tenney and Kyra Sedgwick Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Tenney enjoyed a drink after wrapping The Closer's 100th episode (airing December 5 on TNT), which executive producer James Duff calls "a light Christmas gift" to fans. "We murder Santa Claus. We felt the world could use a little laugh at itself," something the cast, preparing for the show's imminent end, certainly got that day. "We were all laughing," says Duff, who toasted the cast and crew, as did exec producer Michael Robin, Sedgwick and G.W. Bailey (Provenza). "It could have been called bittersweet, but it was certainly more sweet," says Duff. "I'm glad we are able to write our good-byes into the story." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

New Way Of Screenplay Pitching: Online

The sale of Des Moines-based author James Erwin’s first screenplay pitch was accomplished via an unusual route: the social news aggregator website Reddit.com. Warner Bros just bought Rome, Sweet Rome after Reddit users voted to elevate his idea to the top of the site’s home page.Madhouse Entertainment told Deadline it spotted the post and contacted Erwin, a two-time Jeopardy! champ, to develop his concept for a quick sale.The idea? Contemporary U.S. Marines by some quirk of fate are transported to Ancient Rome where they are forced to contend with Roman legions. Because the Marines’ presence disrupts history’s timeline, they must set things back on course to return home.

Kadokawa buys publisher

TOKYO -- Kadokawa Group Holdings, a media group that includes Kadokawa Pictures and distrib Asmik Ace Entertainment, has shelled out $103 million on Media Factory, a book and comic publisher active in toons, merchandising and music publishing.This acquisition will beef up Kadokawa's comic and toon biz, a weak point compared to some of its competitors. Among the Media Factory's businesses is the enduringly popular "Pokemon" franchise. Media Factory was a subsid of Recruit.Kadokawa plans to move Media Factory into the digital publishing of comics and books, marketing products on its own Web site to readers across Asia. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Rihanna Says Shes Happy For Chris Browns Success

First Published: October 11, 2011 9:34 AM EDT Credit: Esquire NY, N.Y. -- Caption Rihanna appears on the November 2011 cover of EsquireRihanna says she resented Chris Brown for a time, but has put that behind her and is happy that her former boyfriend has found success in music again. Rihanna tells Esquire magazine that disliking Brown was taking up too much of my time and that she has moved on from that. It was too much anger, the 23-year-old said. Im really excited to see the breakthrough hes had in his career. Brown, 21, is serving five years of probation after pleading guilty to felony assault for the attack on Rihanna in the early morning hours before the 2009 Grammys. Graffiti, the album he released 10 months after the attack, was a commercial disappointment. But his latest release, F.A.M.E. (Forgiving All My Enemies), debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in March; it reached gold status and has multiple pop and R&B hits with songs like Look at Me Now and Deuces, among other tracks. Its incredible to see how he pulled out the way he did. Even when the world seemed like it was against him, you know? Rihanna said. I really like the music hes putting out. Im a fan of his stuff. Ive always been a fan. Rihanna has done well musically, too: Her albums following the attack Rated R and Loud have both gone platinum, and shes releasing a new album, Talk That Talk, next month. Her latest single, We Found Love, is her 20th song to hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since she debuted in 2005. Overall, she says she wants to see Brown do well. I would never wish anything horrible for him. Never. I never have, she said. The November issue of Esquire magazine hits newsstands on Oct. 16. (Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

CBS Will Not Take Action After Ashton Kutcher's 'Two and a Half Men' Plugs

CBS provided several tech companies with free product placement during their most recent broadcast.our editor recommends'Two And a Half Men' Premiere Draws Nearly 28 Million ViewersAshton Kutcher on 'Two and a Half Men': Viewers Weigh in on His Second Episode'New Year's Eve' Second Trailer Shows Off Star Power (Video)TV Ratings: 'Terra Nova' Launches Modestly, '2 Broke Girls' Dips 37% PHOTOS: Chuck Lorre & His TV Empire On the series' Sept. 26 episode, Ashton Kutcher's character -- Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt -- was seen working on a laptop, which was covered in stickers promoting Foursquare, Flipboard, Hipmunk, GroupMe and Chegg. Coincidentally, these are companies which the actor holds personal investments in. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows Following the broadcast, reports surfaced that the network was seeking compensation for the free plugs, and would be blurring the decals from future episodes should the companies refuse to pay. A spokesperson for CBS tells The Hollywood Reporter that said reports are untrue, and that it is CBS' policy to disclose any financial interests, such as Kutcher's, at the end of the broadcast. Given the nature of Kutcher's character, the decorative stickers appear to be an organic addition to his laid-back and tech-savvy personality. PHOTOS: Ashton Kutcher's Career Through the Years "Check out @aplusk showing some @foursquare & @GroupMe laptop-sticker love on Two & a Half Men," tweeted Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley, along with a screenshot from the show, which reached 20 million viewers. Related Topics Ashton Kutcher CBS Two and a Half Men

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Photo Gallery: See the Best TV Brainiacs

Information, Steve Urkel As well as the geek shall inherit our world!Decrease Preview: Get scoop inside your favorite returning showsThe TV landscape is actually filled with the brainiest as well as the most socially awkward dorks - even a lot more nowadays involving the Large Bang Theory males, Community's Abed and Chuck's Nerd Herd. So arrive after we celebrate them as well as the best TV brainiacs of yesteryear here.

Lee Daniels To Evolve Valley in the Dolls Into Series For NBC, Chernin Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Jacqueline Susann’s classic 1966 novel Valley in the Dolls will get a collection treatment by Oscar-nominated Precious director Lee Daniels. NBC has bought time project, from last century Fox TV and studio-based Chernin Entertainment, getting a script commitment plus penalty. Daniels is positioned to produce and direct the variation additionally to executive produce with Chernin and Katherine Pope. UPDATE: This is among 3 recent drama sales for Chernin Entertainment, which setup at Fox Gina Fattore’s Second Chances, of a female trauma surgeon who needs to handle the truth that they was the only survivor from the vehicle crash that destroyed her nearest friend (the project received a script commitment plus penalty), and Jon Cowan’s legal thriller spec script Truth. Valley in the Dolls, which has offered greater than Thirty Dollars million copies, spans over 20 years to chronicle the lives, career levels and ultimate self-destruction of three female close buddies: Anne Welles, who works inside a Broadway talent agency Neely O’Hara, a vaudeville star and Jennifer North, a showgirl. The title in the book describes a slang for sleeping pills the 3 women eventually be based upon. The novel formerly was modified just like a movie in 1967, just like a small-series three decades ago to ensure that like a late-evening cleaning cleaning soap in 1994. This marks the broadcast debut of Daniels, who round the cable side was formerly installed on an Cinemax multi-generational family put together by Amy Blossom. Round the feature side, Daniels’ follow-around Precious, The Paper Boy — starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron — will probably be released next season. You will discover two period drama series that launched this fall, ABC’s Pan Am, which got on the effective start last evening, as well as the Playboy Club, which was soft within the opener last Monday.

Thomas Gibson how 2 . 5 Males Drawn Off a Dharma & Greg Reunion

Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson The greatest surprise of Monday night's large 2 . 5 Males season premiere might have been the unpredicted appearance of Dharma & Greg stars Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson. While a lot of the episode's secrets had already leaked - in the dying of Charlie Harper towards the funeral appearance of his old female friends - the show handled to help keep the cameos by Elfman and Gibson an entire secret. Works out like Elfman and Gibson were not really in the tape of 2 . 5 Men's season opener. Rather, they shot their cameo days later, and did not get it done before a studio audience. The clip of Elfman and Gibson was later proven to a different audience to be able to record their reaction and laughter - which crowd, which signed a non-disclosure agreement, handled to help keep it quiet. "Nobody appeared to place it available, that was type of nice," Gibson states. 2 . 5 Males executive producer Chuck Lorre seemed to be the creator behind Dharma & Greg, which went on ABC from 1997 to 2002. (Trivia note: It is the first show to feature Lorre's now-famous weekly vanity card messages.) Gibson, who's already an organization CBS player (because the star from the network's lengthy-running drama Criminal Minds), was immediately game towards the idea. "I acquired a phone call and Chuck desired to possess some surprises making a really large splash for that first episode," Gibson states. "I believed it was a very funny idea." This is exactly why, nine years after Dharma & Greg discontinued the environment, Elfman and Gibson - bickering just like a couple which has now been married fifteen years - were one of the guest stars turning up to have a look in the Malibu beach house formerly occupied by Charlie, and today available on the market. John Stamos was another cameo. One hiccup: Dharma & Greg was created by twentieth century Fox TV, while 2 . 5 Males is really a Warner Bros. Television show. Lorre did not secure permission to make use of the figures, but technically he did not have to: Elfman and Gibson never known to one another as "Dharma" or "Greg", plus they were simply charged as special guest looks, without actual character names. "I'm not sure whether it was Dharma and Greg," Gibson states having a wink. "It might have been another couple." But even casual Dharma & Greg audiences most likely acquired around the similar character types. Elfman, for instance, walked lower the steps marveling concerning the home's "feng shui." Then your two start squabbling, Gibson indicates the divorce, and Elfman offers to "take both you and your uptight bourgeois family for everything you have.Inch (Should you recall, the conflict between Dharma's hippy character and Greg's uptight family provided the setting for that show.) So might be Dharma and Greg around the outs? "They actually appear to become getting some issues," Gibson states. "Let me think situations are still OK together, despite the fact that they may have been each and every others' throats there." Gibson states the scene required around an hour to shoot, which he'd an opportunity to meet up with Elfman. "I had not seen her shortly,Inch he states. A lot of the 2 . 5 Males crew once done Dharma & Greg, which designed for another kind of homecoming, he adds. "To find the opportunity to meet up again, for just an hour or so approximately, was awesome. It had been a household reunion along with a great experience for all of us.Inch It has been a great week for Gibson. Besides showing up within the top-ranked 2 . 5 Males episode, Criminal Minds came back because of its seventh season having a roar. The show averaged a powerful 14.a million audiences along with a 4.1 rating within the grown ups 18-49 demographic - a sensational accomplishment for any show so late in the run. "Never underestimate the American public's taste for gore and mayhem and serial murders," quips Gibson. However the star also credited the return of stars Paget Brewster along with a.T. Prepare along with a "new infusion of one'sInch on the program. "It feels as though what we have done to date this year is the best stuff we have ever done," he states. Obviously, following his 2 . 5 Males gig, Gibson confesses he might have been bitten again through the comedy bug. "You cannot substitute the action of making people laugh," he states. "It's certainly something which stars enjoy.Inch Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Mindfreaks Criss Angel Engaged

Criss Angel Looks like Criss Angel found someone to tame his inner freak. The illusionist and star of A&E's Mindfreak is engaged to girlfriend Sandra Gonzalez, People reports.Check out the best and worst TV weddingsHe popped the question on Sept. 7 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and surprised Gonzalez with a 5-carat diamond and platinum ring. The couple has not set an official wedding date. They met four years ago on the set of Angel's show.Check out our fall preview for galleries, scoop, premiere calendars and more!Angel continues to perform in Cirque du Soleil's BeLIEve show at Las Vegas' Luxor Hotel, which he has been a part of since late 2008.

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Dancing With The Stars Boots First Celeb From The Ballroom

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dancing with the Stars most controversial season has one less celebrity contender competing for mirrorball glory. WARNING: Major spoilers ahead! On Tuesday, NBA star Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest), said peace out to the ballroom, taking newcomer to the celebrity competition, professional partner Peta Mergatroyd, out of the game as well. I had a great, great time [It was] awesome, Metta said after learning the news. Metta and Petas dance a cha cha wasnt a hit with the judges on Monday night, although Carrie Anne Inaba did give the Laker points for his style. Now we know who the wild one is gonna be. Youre sort of eccentric, and yet, kind of sexy. It works, she said. Cha chas a sexy dance, and I thought that worked, but it was kind of wrong for all the technical reasons, she added. The elimination news came as a relief to Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus, and Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke, who were also left until the end of the show to find out they were actually safe. Although his sprightly cha cha helped Chaz Bono make it through to another week with partner Lacey Schwimmer, the activist admitted to co-host Tom Bergeron earlier in the evening that performing last on Monday night created additional pressure. It was hard to watch everybody go and I was rooting for everybody, but in the back of my mind was still, Oh my God! I still have to go do this. So it was nerve wracking, he said. Italian model and television presenter Elisabetta Canalis and partner Val Chmerkovskiy who many thought might be in danger of elimination were surprised to learn they would be back another week after they landed near the bottom of the leaderboard on Monday evening. Their cha cha didnt please the judges, especially Len Goodman, who hated the groups use of a prop a bed in the ballroom. It was just wishful thinking that I tried to portray on the show, Val said on Tuesdays show, reflecting on using the device. I try to get everything out of the way in the first episode. I just wanted to take my shirt off and be in bed, he added. Next week with the quickstep things will be tough on the underdog pair, as it was revealed on Tuesday night that Elisabetta was born with an injury to her shoulder, making being spun out by her partner, extremely painful. Dancing with the Stars returns on Monday at 8/7 C on ABC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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