54th annual Grammy Nominees: Kanye West, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Katy Perry

Julia Roberts is heading back to work.our editor recommends'Mirror Mirror': Julia Roberts, Lily Collins Enchant in Relativity's Snow White Project'Mirror Mirror' Trailer Featuring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins Debuts; Tries Comedic Twist'Mirror Mirror' Trailer Draws Criticism Around the Internet The actress is attached to produce and star in Second Act, a New Regency workplace comedy project in development. Roberts will produce via her Red Om Films label, along with her former agent and producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray and their Maven Pictures label are involved as producers as well. PHOTOS: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins Enchant in Relativity's 'Mirror Mirror': The project, which does not have a writer or director on board, centers on a woman who has never worked and is forced to take a job. Roberts is becoming a bit more active as an actress. She co-toplined Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks this past summer and next stars as the Evil Queen in Relativity's Snow White movie, Mirror Mirror, set for release in March. Since Arnon Milchan took the reins of Regency and hired CEO Brad Weston, the company has been on the move, boarding the Mark Wahlberg project Broken City and snagging the rights to Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock. The company also is funding a new Alejando Gonzalez Inarritu movie, The Revenant. Carla Hacken was recently brought on board as New Regency's president of production. Roberts is repped by CAA. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Mirror Mirror': Julia Roberts, Lily Collins Enchant in Relativity's Snow White Project Related Topics Julia Roberts New Regency Productions

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Taps Steve Dolcemaschio To Run Reality Studio

Steve Dolcemaschio, who has been the COO of E! Entertainment for the past six years, has been picked to run NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s reality production arm Comcast Entertainment Studio. The unit, which is being renamed early next year, develops and produces reality and topical programs for cable networks including E!s The Soup, Fashion Police and Ice Loves Coco; the Style Networks Giuliana & Bill; and GSNs Baggage. He will report to Bonnie Hammer, chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios, which houses Dolcemaschio’s E!, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Cloo, Chiller and Universal HD. “From the moment I began working with Steve, I’ve been impressed by his business skills and his operational savvy,” Hammer said. “He’s the perfect person to help grow the studio into an even more vital resource for innovative programming both inside and outside the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment family.” Dolcemaschio, who will assume the title of president, will segue out of his E! role during the next several months; while there, he has overseen production operations, tech operations, business & legal affairs, business development, finance, facilities and human resources. EVP Development Jay James will continue to head up the reality studio’s development and report to Dolcemaschio.

Cruise 'Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol' Searching for Early Imax Release in U.K.

Tim Burton's "B.Boy" balloon was revealed for the public Thursday incorporated in Macy's annual Thanksgiving parade in NY City.our editor recommendsTim Burton to create Float for Macy's ParadeTim Burton Talks Frankenweenie within the Opening of His Star-Studded Museum Retrospective in La The Alice's adventures in wonderland director created the stitched-together character incorporated in case's "Blue Sky Gallery" series, which invites artists to use flying miracles for your procession. PHOTOS: 10 Wrongly Sexy Cartoon Figures The level of smoothness's backstory is always that he was cobbled together from rejects of special birthday balloons remaining from kids's parties inside a hospital. B. Boy wasn't allowed to see together with other kids so he withdrew to his basement home and in to the area of his favorite film, The Red-colored-colored Balloon. He wanted that particular day he too would be capable of fly within the city and convey pleasure to at least one small child. Nowhere B. Boy will be a hit online, with one fan tweeting "My hero Tim Burton got their very own float!? I truly teared up. Über dork alert:)" and also the other stating "The Tim Burton balloon was the most popular this year.In . Film blogger Harry Knowles noted, "TIM BURTON BALLOON!!!! Which He's there with Helena [Bonham Carter] and also the kid and I have got a very large smile. Love Macy's Parade." The Paul Frank-created monkey Julius appeared to become a completely new addition with this year's parade, which featured Spider-Guy, Kermit the Frog, Jesse Duck, Hello Cat and Snoopy balloons and appears by Mary J. Blige, Cee Lo Eco-friendly and Avril Lavigne. Neil Gem also needed part inside the proceedings, belting out "Sweet Caroline" together with other hits as his float cruised the streets of Manhattan. The 80th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was broadcast on NBC. Rebecca Ford brought with this report. Related Subjects Mary J. Blige Neil Gem Tim Burton Cee Lo Eco-friendly The Muppets

Sienna Burns gives evidence on press ethics

LONDON -- Actress Sienna Burns remained feeling paranoid and scared by many years of relentless pursuit through the British tabloid press, she told an inquiry into press ethics Thursday. Giving evidence in the inquiry headed by Judge Leveson, sparked through the phone-hacking and police corruption scandal in the News around the globe, Burns stated the abuse of her privacy incorporated paparazzi waiting outdoors her house in addition to getting messages on her behalf cell phone intercepted.Burns told the hearing she thought the tales about her within the U.K. tabloids were given towards the papers by her buddies and family. However it switched out her phone had compromised through the News around the globe, possessed by Rupert Murdoch until it had been all of a sudden closed in This summer. She stated harassment through the tabloids left her feeling "very violated and incredibly paranoid and anxious, constantly.""I felt like I had been residing in some kind of gaming,Inch added Burns, a resource of constant tabloid attention by dint of her relationship with Jude Law. "For several years I had been non-stop went after by ten to fifteen males, just about every day,Inch she stated. "Spat at, vocally mistreated."I'd frequently find myself, at age 21, at night time, running lower a dark street by myself with 10 males chasing after me. And also the realization they had cameras within their hands made that legal.""Harry Potter" scribe J.K. Rowling also gave evidence towards the inquiry Thursday. She stated she felt "under siege" from intrusive journalists. "It feels threatening to possess watching people you," she stated.Witnesses in past days have incorporated stars Steve Coogan and Hugh Grant.CNN celebrity interviewer Piers Morgan is among the witnesses yet in the future prior to the inquiry. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Top thesps take kudo sabbatical

Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Nine.'Will Smith in 'Seven Pounds.'Javier Bardem, Annette Bening, Daniel Day-Lewis and Will Smith are among the thesps sitting out the awards season. Several of Oscar's usual suspects have been noticeably missing from the bigscreen in 2011, but most spent their absences filming and are ready to be back on Oscar's most-wanted list next year.Two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis was last seen singing his way through Italian showbiz in 2009's "Nine." In his next project the Brit will portray an iconic American president in Touchstone's "Lincoln," slated for a December 2012 bow.Three of 2010's Oscar nominees, Annette Bening, Javier Bardem and Mark Wahlberg, have taken an onscreen hiatus in 2011 but have more than one project bowing in 2012.Four-time Oscar nominee Bening is following up her Oscar-nominated perf in 2010's "The Kids Are All Right" with "Imogene," alongside the summer's "Bridesmaids" star Kristen Wiig, and Fox's "He Loves Me" in 2012.Though two-time Oscar nominee Wahlberg's producing schedule has been packed in 2011, his acting took a bit of a backseat. Wahlberg is following up his 2010 Oscar-nominated perf in "The Fighter" with Universal's "Contraband" and Seth MacFarlane's "Ted."Bardem, who won in 2007 for "No Country for Old Men," will follow up his 2010 nomination for "Biutiful" in 2012 with an untitled Terrence Malick project, along with appearing beside Daniel Craig in "Bond 23."Still starring in Showtime's hit "The Big C," three-time Oscar nominee Laura Linney was in "The Details," which premiered at Sundance this year but has no release date yet. Linney will appear in 2012's "Hyde Park on Hudson" about FDR's affair with a distant cousin.Angelina Jolie and Amy Adams catered to a younger crowd with the summer's "Kung Fu Panda 2" and November's "The Muppets," respectively. Next year, three-time Oscar nominee Adams plays Jane in Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"; and in 2013 she'll portray Superman's ladylove Lois Lane in Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel."Oscar-winner Jolie has several projects in development for the next couple of years, but in December moviegoers will see her move behind the lens in her first feature film. Jolie helmed, wrote and produced for "In the Land of Blood and Honey" about a couple in war-torn Bosnia.Finally, though two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith hasn't been in a film since 2008's "Seven Pounds," he'll aim to reclaim his crown as summer box office king next year when he reprises his role as Agent J in "Men in Black III" opposite Tommy Lee Jones, scheduled to bow May 25.Then in 2013, Smith will reassemble another fruitful film duo for M. Night Shyamalan's "One Thousand A.E." Smith and his son Jaden are set to play, not surprisingly, a father-son pair exploring an alien planet.Eye on the Oscars: Talent RaceStrength of comedians in dramatic roles shouldn't surprise | Changing studio system reduces minorities' Oscar hopes | Chastain, Fassbender everywhere on bigscreen | Top thesps take kudo sabbatical | Grand globetrotters Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Netflix confirms Lionsgate U.K. deal

LONDON -- Netflix has formally announced its exclusive multi-year streaming deal with Lionsgate U.K. in Blighty and Ireland. The news, which had been previously reported in Variety (Daily Variety, Oct. 24, 2011), makes the indie distrib the second content partner in the U.K. and Ireland after MGM Studios inked a deal with the service last week. Films covered by the deal include upcoming "Hunger Games," the "Dirty Dancing" remake and action sequel "The Expendables 2," all of which will be available to Netflix subscribers during the pay TV windows. Older titles available will include "Reservoir Dogs," "The Blair Witch Project" and "Saw 3D." U.S.-based Netflix is due to launch in the U.K. in the first quarter of 2012, following its rollout across Latin America and the Caribbean this year, which Variety first revealed (Daily Variety, July 15, 2011). Momentum Pictures, the Brit arm of Alliance Films, has also inked a deal with Netflix, but titles available under the deal have yet to be announced. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Alex Lacamoire Brings It Together for 'Bring It On: The Musical'

Alex Lacamoire Brings It Together for 'Bring It On: The Musical' By Melinda Loewenstein November 10, 2011 Photo by Ryan Miller Musical theater fans can list their favorite composers and lyricists by name, and performers probably have a wish list of potential musical collaborators, but members of either group may not be as aware of the important role musical supervisors play in bringing all the musical elements together behind the scenes. Alex Lacamoire, the music supervisor on the new " Bring It On: The Musical" (running Oct. 30 to Dec. 10 at the Ahmanson Theatre), describes his job as the "traffic control center of the music in the show." Lacamoire wears multiple hats on the show, loosely based on the 2000 cheerleading film, also serving as co-arranger and co-orchestrator. The show features a book by Jeff Whitty ("Avenue Q"), music by Lin-Manuel Miranda ("In the Heights") and Tom Kitt ("Next to Normal"), and lyrics by Miranda and Amanda Green ("High Fidelity"). Lacamoire has arranged music for such Broadway hits as "Wicked," "Legally Blonde," and "In the Heights," for which he won a 2008 Tony Award for best orchestrations.Music has always been a part of his life. "I've been told stories that even when I was 2 years old, I would sit in front of the stereo speaker and just stare at the speaker and be transfixed by music," he recalls. "So this is definitely something that I feel like I was born to do." Ironically, "What I Was Born to Do" is the title of "Bring It" 's first song. Lacamoire has been playing piano since age 4 and has always loved all styles of music. That love for music intertwined with a love for the theater in high school when he was called on to join the band for a production of "Bye Bye Birdie." He says, "I loved the music of theater, I loved the people in it, I loved the camaraderie of the people involved, I loved the outgoingness of the people who performed it, so theater is always something I've gravitated towards, and I just found out by the time I was in high school and college that it was something that I had a knack for."At Berklee College of Music, he studied different styles of music, which paved the way for a versatile career. "All the things I've done are very different, but I feel very lucky that these are all styles that I feel like I either know about or have studied or just love," he explains. "I love all kinds of music. I feel lucky that I've learned just enough about all these styles of music that I'm able to create music that references these styles when needed."Lacamoire has been involved with "Bring It On" since the beginning of its development process. He'd worked with director and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler on "In the Heights" and "9 to 5." During the latter show, they forged a working relationship, so when Blankenbuehler was hired to direct and choreograph "Bring It On," he brought on Lacamoire. "So basically I got on the project because I had worked with Andy and we had worked so well together," says Lacamoire. "Basically anything that Andy does from here on out, he says he will hire me for anything he does, which is great."As music supervisor, Lacamoire has also been involved in the casting process for both "In the Heights" and "Bring It On." Although his role is to assess the vocal abilities of those auditioning, he also takes the bigger picture into consideration. He notes, "If there's someone that really inhabits the role from an acting perspective and has the look and the feel that we're looking foreven if they aren't the best voice we've ever heardI still know that the other things that they have on the table are worth going for, and their voice can either be worked on by me or I can find ways to make the song fit better in their voice." Dancing Challenges The demanding choreography in "Bring It On" posed unique casting challenges. "You have to be at a high level of performance just to be able to execute the moves that [Blankenbuehler] crafts," Lacamoire says. Because of this degree of difficulty, the productions needed professional cheerleaders, but most didn't have musical theater experience. For many of the cheerleaders, their audition was the first time they'd sung in public. This created a challenge for Lacamoire because he had to "determine whether or not someone had the ability to sing and belt, to make sure they had pitch, to make sure they had rhythm. Because sometimes people have that, but you wouldn't know it." To complicate matters, because they were cheerleaders, they often didn't have a book of songs. "So Andy came up with a brilliant idea, which is when we have auditions we have a stack of top songs that these cheerleaders probably know and that they can sing for us," says Lacamoire. The cheerleaders were given songs such as "This Love" by Maroon 5, "Ordinary People" by John Legend, or "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson. Then Lacamoire would work with them for five minutes on just the chorus, encouraging and nurturing their natural singing abilities, to find skilled cheerleaders who also had the necessary vocal abilities.Lacamoire really liked the development process, because he felt that he was given a lot of input on the vocal arrangements, which he worked on with Kitt. "Because Andy is very big on musical transitions and using music and dance to get from point A to B in the story," he says, "I ended up creating a lot of transitional cues that happened in the show." For the end of Act 1, Lacamoire created the rhythmic melody for Kitt to use in creating the notes for the song. He was also able to "string together" the different sections that Miranda had written for the song "Saturday Night Jackson" in a way that made the story make sense for Blankenbuehler. Because of the dance-intensive nature of the show, Lacamoire had to simplify the harmonies to make them as easy as possible. "So normally people might write for four-part harmony," he continues, "[but] there are a lot of times in the show where we have two-part harmony just because we have to factor in that we're losing half the voices because they are doing stunts onstage." Knowing that he "had input on the way a song feels and what the groove is and what it does and whether it's going to make someone tap their foot or whether it's going to make someone excited or whether it's going to move the story further" is rewarding to Lacamoire. He acknowledges that his role is behind the scenes but is also aware that even though people may not notice what he has contributed to a song, "if it wasn't there, they would notice it." "Bring It On: The Musical" continues at the Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A., through Dec. 30. (213) 628-2772. www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/. Alex Lacamoire Brings It Together for 'Bring It On: The Musical' By Melinda Loewenstein November 10, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Ryan Miller Musical theater fans can list their favorite composers and lyricists by name, and performers probably have a wish list of potential musical collaborators, but members of either group may not be as aware of the important role musical supervisors play in bringing all the musical elements together behind the scenes. Alex Lacamoire, the music supervisor on the new "Bring It On: The Musical" (running Oct. 30 to Dec. 10 at the Ahmanson Theatre), describes his job as the "traffic control center of the music in the show." Lacamoire wears multiple hats on the show, loosely based on the 2000 cheerleading film, also serving as co-arranger and co-orchestrator. The show features a book by Jeff Whitty ("Avenue Q"), music by Lin-Manuel Miranda ("In the Heights") and Tom Kitt ("Next to Normal"), and lyrics by Miranda and Amanda Green ("High Fidelity"). Lacamoire has arranged music for such Broadway hits as "Wicked," "Legally Blonde," and "In the Heights," for which he won a 2008 Tony Award for best orchestrations.Music has always been a part of his life. "I've been told stories that even when I was 2 years old, I would sit in front of the stereo speaker and just stare at the speaker and be transfixed by music," he recalls. "So this is definitely something that I feel like I was born to do." Ironically, "What I Was Born to Do" is the title of "Bring It" 's first song. Lacamoire has been playing piano since age 4 and has always loved all styles of music. That love for music intertwined with a love for the theater in high school when he was called on to join the band for a production of "Bye Bye Birdie." He says, "I loved the music of theater, I loved the people in it, I loved the camaraderie of the people involved, I loved the outgoingness of the people who performed it, so theater is always something I've gravitated towards, and I just found out by the time I was in high school and college that it was something that I had a knack for."At Berklee College of Music, he studied different styles of music, which paved the way for a versatile career. "All the things I've done are very different, but I feel very lucky that these are all styles that I feel like I either know about or have studied or just love," he explains. "I love all kinds of music. I feel lucky that I've learned just enough about all these styles of music that I'm able to create music that references these styles when needed."Lacamoire has been involved with "Bring It On" since the beginning of its development process. He'd worked with director and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler on "In the Heights" and "9 to 5." During the latter show, they forged a working relationship, so when Blankenbuehler was hired to direct and choreograph "Bring It On," he brought on Lacamoire. "So basically I got on the project because I had worked with Andy and we had worked so well together," says Lacamoire. "Basically anything that Andy does from here on out, he says he will hire me for anything he does, which is great."As music supervisor, Lacamoire has also been involved in the casting process for both "In the Heights" and "Bring It On." Although his role is to assess the vocal abilities of those auditioning, he also takes the bigger picture into consideration. He notes, "If there's someone that really inhabits the role from an acting perspective and has the look and the feel that we're looking foreven if they aren't the best voice we've ever heardI still know that the other things that they have on the table are worth going for, and their voice can either be worked on by me or I can find ways to make the song fit better in their voice." Dancing Challenges The demanding choreography in "Bring It On" posed unique casting challenges. "You have to be at a high level of performance just to be able to execute the moves that [Blankenbuehler] crafts," Lacamoire says. Because of this degree of difficulty, the productions needed professional cheerleaders, but most didn't have musical theater experience. For many of the cheerleaders, their audition was the first time they'd sung in public. This created a challenge for Lacamoire because he had to "determine whether or not someone had the ability to sing and belt, to make sure they had pitch, to make sure they had rhythm. Because sometimes people have that, but you wouldn't know it." To complicate matters, because they were cheerleaders, they often didn't have a book of songs. "So Andy came up with a brilliant idea, which is when we have auditions we have a stack of top songs that these cheerleaders probably know and that they can sing for us," says Lacamoire. The cheerleaders were given songs such as "This Love" by Maroon 5, "Ordinary People" by John Legend, or "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson. Then Lacamoire would work with them for five minutes on just the chorus, encouraging and nurturing their natural singing abilities, to find skilled cheerleaders who also had the necessary vocal abilities.Lacamoire really liked the development process, because he felt that he was given a lot of input on the vocal arrangements, which he worked on with Kitt. "Because Andy is very big on musical transitions and using music and dance to get from point A to B in the story," he says, "I ended up creating a lot of transitional cues that happened in the show." For the end of Act 1, Lacamoire created the rhythmic melody for Kitt to use in creating the notes for the song. He was also able to "string together" the different sections that Miranda had written for the song "Saturday Night Jackson" in a way that made the story make sense for Blankenbuehler. Because of the dance-intensive nature of the show, Lacamoire had to simplify the harmonies to make them as easy as possible. "So normally people might write for four-part harmony," he continues, "[but] there are a lot of times in the show where we have two-part harmony just because we have to factor in that we're losing half the voices because they are doing stunts onstage." Knowing that he "had input on the way a song feels and what the groove is and what it does and whether it's going to make someone tap their foot or whether it's going to make someone excited or whether it's going to move the story further" is rewarding to Lacamoire. He acknowledges that his role is behind the scenes but is also aware that even though people may not notice what he has contributed to a song, "if it wasn't there, they would notice it." "Bring It On: The Musical" continues at the Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A., through Dec. 30. (213) 628-2772. www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/.

Uk Stretches Movie Tax Break Until 2015

Pm David Cameron features that film tax relief will probably be extended for 4 more years until finish-December 2015. It had been due to expire March next season. The Uk tax break might be worth 16% in the budgets of Hollywood movies shooting the following, and 20% in the budgets for local films. What is the news is built to reassure Hollywood the Uk continues to be place to shoot large-budget movies. Recent Hollywood productions that have shot at Pinewood Art galleries include Ridley Scotts Prometheus Tim Burtons Dark Shadows and Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman. The tax break remains worth $151 million to producers within the latest financial year, supporting over $1.6 billion allotted to 208 Uk-being qualified films. Josh Berger, leader and controlling director Warner Bros Uk, welcomed what is the news: Inside the a year ago alone, we’ve produced six major movies here, released the best film inside the Uk-produced Harry Potter movie series and committed 100 million to create our permanent production home, Warner Bros. Art galleries Leavesden. British Film Institute chairman Greg Dyke added: This announcement will probably be greatly welcomed within the film industry and may give confidence, particularly among independent filmmakers, at any time when utilization of finance is progressively difficult. The BFI meanwhile features a $319,000 Film Export Fund to assist British films within the large worldwide festivals and areas. And, in the separate development, BFI distribution mind Pete Buckingham is walking lower after two decades of controlling condition funding for film releases. He first grew to become an associate from the now-defunct Uk Film Council in 2002.

Joe Lagani Named Chief Revenue Officer At Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, looking to find ways to boost advertising sales in its flagship publishing unit, has hired former iVillage ad-sales boss Joe Lagani for the newly created position of chief revenue officer. He will be tasked with leading sales across all of MSLO’s units — including magazines, the website and apps, and TV and radio — as well as to spearhead cross-platform integrations and brand partnerships. Lagani’s experience includes stints at Glam Media and as VP and publisher of Conde Nast’s House And Garden; he also was publisher of Country Home and advertising director at Ladies Home Journal. “(Lagani has) been a major force in the lifestyle space his whole career and has proven his ability to turn around performance and lead great teams,” said MSLO president and COO Lisa Gersh — herself from the lifestyle media world as co-founder of Oxygen Media — in announcing the hire today. MSLO reported a decline in print ad pages in its recent third quarter, which saw its TV and merchandising revenue grow.

NCIS Casts Ray Burns to see Jimmy's Father-in-Law

Ray Burns NCIS has employed Ray Burns to see the long run father-in-law of Jimmy Palmer (John Dietzen), Entertainment Weekly reviews. The comedian and veteran actor may have Erection dysfunction Slater, the dad of Jimmy's fiancée Breena. Inside the CBS drama's Christmas episode, airing in December, Jimmy stays the holidays with Breena's side in the family. Watch full cases of NCIS "We needed a curmudgeon getting a clear, crisp tongue in addition to sharper wit and then we were thrilled when gifted actor/comedian Ray Burns expressed a necessity to experience Erection dysfunction Slater," executive producer Gary Glasberg told playboy. "The holidays wouldn't be complete without some family tension and fans are very benefiting from.They may even go to a side of Jimmy dealing with Erection dysfunction they never expected." Burns, 58, most recently guest-starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm taken.

Hollywood Courts Wall Street Protesters in String of latest Movies

When cops, winter and monotony allow the Occupy Wall Street protesters to carry along up their possessions and mind for further traditional shelter when compared to a park tent, they might want to consider the neighborhood cineplex.Like a few new movies are increasingly being suggested or disparaged, according to your political perspective as perfect tales for driving home the OWS message that earnings disparity and corporate avarice should collapse to greater wealth redistribution."With Time,Inch which opened up up last Friday, was the initial title that authors, film testers while others presumed would attract the OWS movement, which has specific the most effective one percent of wealthiest Us citizens. Now, the identical kinds of the situation is being mentioned about "Tower Heist" and "A Very Harold & Kumar 3d Christmas," because both versions open today.Because the Hollywood art galleries likely aren't trying to particularly focus on the Occupiers utilizing their marketing efforts, people connected using the building from the movies aren't shy about associating the movies while using movement."Tower Heist" director Brett Ratner, for example, joked that soon after his interview with NextMovie.com he would an OWS rally. More seriously, though, he mentioned that even though the film reaches the entire shebang extended before OWS, "It really happened that people would be the film for your ninety-nine percent around the world. Another one percent who's playing inside the ninety-nine percent is probably unhappy relating to this, but we're excited.""Tower Heist," from Universal, stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick and Casey Affleck as hard-working schlubs who strike back against a great-wealthy theif carried out by Alan Alda. "There are many being applied class bitterness for everybody,Inch conservative movie blogger Christian Toto produces in the piece titled, "Hollywood's Occupy Wall Street-designed films: As unfocused as OWS itself.""Individuals behind 'Tower Heist' must be loving the Occupy Wall Street protests their movie taxied toward theaters now,Inch written rater Matt Soergel inside the "Florida Occasions-Union." "Is it possible to say timely?"An Connected Press review states: "Following 'In Time,' this really is really the 2nd week back to back having a completely new release that plays like Robin Hood for your Occupy Wall Street crowd."For that completely new Line/Warner Bros. release "Harold & Kumar," it stars John Cho and Kal Penn as stoners who apparently desire to dismantle anything striking from the Christmas tradition."The Next 'Harold & Kumar' movie opens in what seems to become direct address in the Occupy Wall Street movement," states a author at IndieWire.com. "Harold, now employed for whatever reason of financial profession, is attacked by an angry mob of anti-Wall Street protesters. They throw eggs, splatter feces and urinate towards the level of smoothness (as well as the audience it's 3d ultimately)."Much like "Tower Heist" and "With Time,Inch "Harold & Kumar" have been on-going before OWS, nevertheless the stars nevertheless appear anxious for project to piggyback round the movement."I used to be excited that will help you males address (OWS) inside the movie, but was that coincidence?" the pair were asked for at 8Asians.com."Could it happen to be? Or did we engineer the whole economic collapse to bump an account?In . Cho mentioned."I'd go somewhat lighter and condition that people orchestrated all the protests for your movie. Honestly, though, If perhaps (OWS) was receiving targeted coverage on television,In . states Penn, who recently returned to acting after concentrating on "outreach" together with other initiatives for Leader Obama."In my opinion the energy is actually great, specially the youthful people available," Penn states of OWS. "It may be awesome to find out a concrete number of stuff that they are for rather than precisely what they are against."It's not surprise that films are increasingly being in the latest political action. The individually-released "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" was pitched to Tea Partiers and several even extended to assert that Paramount's "True Grit" was a perfect Tea Party movie. Hollywood seems convenient, though, making movies where the wealthy will be the crooks as well as the poor will be the heroes, a enjoyable fit for OWS.The film building success out apparent link to OWS is "With Time,Inch a Fox/New Regency film starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried as underclass heroes coping with wealthy villains in the dystopian future where wealth buys an extended existence."'In Time' is actually Occupy Wall Street: The Film,Inch an assessment from io9.com states.The cast confirms. "The film can be a discuss the inequalities that are crushing ninety-nine percent of individuals in present day world,Inch co-star Olivia Wilde told Fox411. "The film really comprises an argument it isn't right, which so for your being separated, there's gonna need to be described as a alternation in the kind of fundamental core moral amount of society."And Timberlake added: "It's very serendipitous this movie's being launched at this time around while using Occupy Wall Street, Occupy La, Occupy the earth, as they say."Serendipity is great. Nevertheless it doesn't imply your political brethren will support your movie. "Atlas Shrugged," for example, needed in only $4.6 000 0000 within the domestic box office although you will discover an thought 45 million Us citizens that are encouraging for the Tea Party movement, and "Over TimeInch opened up up soft with $12 million last weekend when OWS was very popular.Maybe "Over TimeInch will get a lift when the protesters leave the parks and mind for the movies again. The Hollywood Reporter

NBC Orders Magical Family Comedy Pilot

NBC has passed out an airplane pilot order to Isabel, just one-camera family comedy having a twist from producer Aaron Kaplan. The network bought the project on spec, that was compiled by Howard Busgang and Tom Nursall. The 2 developed the comedy with Kaplan and French Canadian TV producer Jocelyn Deschenes through their Kapital Entertainment and Sphere Media, correspondingly. Inspired through the French Canadian series Le Monde P Charlotte now, Isabel focuses on a normally normal angry middle-class family that wrestles using the challenges every day existence while raising a daughter that has magical characteristics. Busgang, Nursall, Kaplan and Deschenes are required to executive produce. Casting is beginning immediately, using the pilot slated to shoot in La. Canadian-born Busgang and Nursall are La-based but have spent the final couple of years working mainly in Canada as designers/authors/executive producers. This marks the tenth pilot order for 28-month-old Kapital Entertainment. This year alone, it's the organization’s third, together with the Kirstie Alley-starring comedy The Manzanis at ABC and also the untitled Serta Fogelman comedy, also at ABC. That signifies 1 / 2 of all off-cycle aircraft pilots purchased through the broadcast systems to date this season. Using its magical elements, Isabel taps in to the fairytale genre that's red-colored-hot right now with breakout new series, ABC’s Not So Long Ago and NBC’s Grimm. For NBC, this is actually the second early pilot order together with the cast-contingent pickup for comedy Save Me. Busgang and Nursall are with Canada’s Figures Talent Agency and Circle Of Confusion.

Starz Announces Premiere Date For Spartacus: Vengeance

First Published: November 3, 2011 3:44 PM EDT Credit: Starz Entertainment LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption The poster for Spartacus: VengeanceGladiator-lovers unite! Starz has revealed that their popular Spartacus franchise will return on January 27. Spartacus: Vengeance, with new series star Liam McIntyre, will premiere at 10 PM ET/PT. The drama picks up just a few weeks after the gladiators of the house of Batiatus killed their master and went on the run, sending Capua into uproar. This season is expected to see Spartacus and his former fellow gladiator slaves begin the formations of their army. Liam took over the role of Spartacus, with the blessing of original series star Andy Whitfield, who passed away in September after a battle with cancer. Spartacus: Vengeance also stars Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, the wife of the slain Batiatus, Manu Bennett as Crixus and Dustin Clare as Gannicus. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Scarlett Johansson's Nude Pics Explained

“I know my best angles,” the actress jokes in a wide-ranging new Vanity Fair cover profile. “They were sent to my husband [Ryan Reynolds, now Johansson’s’s ex]. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s not like I was shooting a porno. Although there’s nothing wrong with that either.” Fair enough. But that bit about her and Woody Allen squirting Purell in each others’ hands is disgusting. [VF]