Can You Believe 'The King's Speech' Made $414 Million Worldwide?

Since Labor Day weekend, the conversation surrounding Hollywood economics has been almost exclusively about disappointment. From 'Warrior' all the way through 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' new releases have financially underwhelmed to the point that all the year-to-year box-office gains made during the second and third quarters of 2011 -- after a terrible first quarter -- were washed away. 2011 will likely finish around 4 or 5 percent behind 2010 in box-office revenue -- a stat that maybe didn't seem possible when 'Harry Potter,' 'Bridesmaids' and 'Transformers' were making money hand over fist. All of which is to say, 2011 wasn't the best year for the movie business, relatively speaking -- it will still be the third-highest grossing year in history -- which is what makes the success of 'The King's Speech' still stunning 13 months after its initial release. Released in four theaters on Nov. 26, 2010, 'The King's Speech' was seen as a likely Best Picture favorite, but perhaps not a box-office juggernaut. About that: despite never finishing higher than fourth at the domestic box office, 'The King's Speech' earned $138,797,449 between 2010 and 2011. This year alone, the Best Picture winner grossed $115.8 million -- better than films like 'Hop,' 'Paranormal Activity 3,' 'Bad Teacher,' 'Just Go With It,' 'The Muppets,' and, possibly, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' and 'The Adventures of Tintin.' Globally, 'The King's Speech' grossed over $414 million, more than 2011 successes like 'The Help,' 'Bridesmaids,' 'Captain America: First Avenger,' 'X-Men: First Class,' and 'Super 8.' Those figures wouldn't be all that surprising if 'The King's Speech' weren't 'The King's Speech.' After all, it seems that studios can't get moviegoers to buy tickets for "sure things" like 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'The Muppets,' but The Weinstein Company was able to get Average Joes and Janes to plunk down hard-earned money to watch a story about a British king with a speech impediment. Think about that one, especially in light of the fact that similar art-house leaning 2011 releases -- like the Weinstein Company released 'My Week With Marilyn' and 'The Artist' -- aren't catching on nearly as well. That could change post-Oscar nominations, as things did with 'The King's Speech,' but it seems unlikely that either will scale such great box office heights. All of which raises the question: What was it about 'The King's Speech' that struck such a chord with audiences? Seriously, I'm asking. To take nothing away from the quality of the film, doesn't $414 million in global grosses seem absurd for a movie like 'The King's Speech'? And yet, less than a year ago, it was the box-office hit that kept on giving: the Tom Hooper-directed film spent 11 weeks in the top-ten. 11 weeks! The thing was like a mini-'Titanic'! So: Why did you see 'The King's Speech,' when it seems like you're less likely to head to the movies now? [Photo: TWC] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Kristen Bell on 'Outrun': It's As being a Sundance Version of 'Smokey as well as the Bandit'

TV stars Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are going to the trunk for the silver screen in 'Outrun,' a completely new indie vehicle chase film they convinced each of their pals to get familiar with. It's a project not not even close to Bell's heart, she mentioned. "I developed a movie with Dax along with a couple of our other pals in the beginning in the summer season -- prior to the Showtime series ['House of Lies'] -- referred to as 'Outrun,' which will emerge in 2012," Bell mentioned to Huffington Publish TV. "I'm really pleased with plus it was the first time I've ever worn a producorial hat." Shepard attracted triple duty for 'Outrun,' acting, writing and co-pointing the flick which stars Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper, Love Bridges, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner, Michael Rosenbaum, Pleasure Bryant, and Ryan Hansen. According to HitFix, 'Outrun' follows Charlie Bronson (Shepard), an ex-getaway driver who influences Witness Protection Program. He arrives of hiding to operate a vehicle his girlfriend, carried out by real-existence girlfriend Bell, mix-country for just about any job chance. By themselves drive, the duo meet numerous zany figures in route and finished up being chased by both cops (Arnold) and thieves (Cooper). David Palmer co-directed the flick. "[W]e asked for our pals being involved, our actor pals," Bell mentioned. "Everybody made time to make it happen, it absolutely was really awesome -- stars we did not think might be involved or make time for that little movie and so they did. We shot it for pretty much eight days which we'd a great deal fun. It's kind of an indie vehicle chase movie, it's like 'Smokey as well as the Bandit,' Sundance Style." Shepard and Palmer also co-directed this year's spoof film 'Brother's Justice.' Up next for Bell is Showtime's 'House of Lies' and 'Big Miracle' opposite Came Barrymore and John Krasinski. Why is this so a 'Veronica Mars' movie? Uncover what she required to say round the prospects in the project in the Huffington Publish. 'Outrun' speeds into theaters August. 24, 2012. [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Michelle Obama Wears Byron Lars Dress In The New First Family Official Portrait

Sonja Flemming/CBS"The Amazing Race" CBS on Thursday announced more changes to its midseason schedule, including the premiere date of the next season of The Amazing Race as well as new Friday time periods for Undercover Boss and A Gifted Man.our editor recommends'Amazing Race' Season 19 Winners Revealed'Undercover Boss,' 'Dog Whisperer,' 'Dance Moms,' 'Best Ink' Get Premiere DatesCBS Orders More 'Gifted Man' Episodes Race's 20th edition is set to premiere at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, with Phil Keoghan returning as host. Last week's season finale posted season-high ratings in viewers (11.2 million and adults 18-49 (3.3 rating). PHOTOS: CBS' New Season TV Shows: 'Person of Interest,' 'A Gifted Man' and More The reality show Undercover Boss, meanwhile, premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, but then relocated to 8 p.m. Fridays starting Feb. 17. The move means that freshman drama Gifted Man, which airs at 8 p.m. Fridays, will shift back an hour, to 9 p.m. The spiritual-tinged medical drama, which stars Patrick Wilsonin his first series television role, was recently picked up for three more episodes. The show has been a modest performer at 8 p.m. Fridays. STORY:CBS Announces Premiere for Rob Schneider Comedy, 'Undercover Boss' Return Date After Gifted Man completes its 16-episode run, CSI: NY will return to the 9 p.m. Friday time slot. Blue Bloods will continue to air at 10 p.m. Fridays. CBS recently announced that the Rob Schneider comedy ¡Rob! will premiere at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 12. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery CBS' New Season TV Shows: 'Person of Interest,' 'A Gifted Man' and More Patrick Wilson Phil Keoghan CBS The Amazing Race A Gifted Man Undercover Boss

Scodelario Finds out Truth About Fishes

Altering Rooney Mara in indie dramaRooney Mara, presently being encircled with the Hollywood machine, apparently is now offering small amount of time for awesome indie dramas, and contains needed to stop of Emanuel And The Real Truth About Fishes. But relax a bit for Francesca Gregorini's second stint behind the digital camera: she's already transformed Mara with Kaya Scodelario.The up-and-coming Scodelario switched heads in Funnel 4's Skins, and contains herself seen some Hollywood action in Clash In The Leaders, where she carried out Peshet. She's otherwise taken the indie route however, with roles in Duncan Jones' Moon and Mo Ali's Shank, and he or she recently starred as Trina Earnshaw in Andrea Arnold's controversialWuthering Levels.Emanuel And The Real Truth About Fishes is not a peculiarly piscine entry inside the erotic franchise (inadequate M's), however in the overall synopses offered at this time around, rather appears just like a crazy mash-from Vertigo and Lars As Well As The Real Girl. It comes down lower to some youthful girl who's passionate about her neighbour because she bears an uncanny resemblance to her dead mother, and confirms to babysit mentioned neighbour's child, which calculates to become realistic toy. We're taking a chance there won't be considered an automobile chase or vary many explosions. We're intrigued about where the sea food easily fit into.Gregorini (whose first film was Tanner Hall, which starred Mara) has furthermore written the script, and may go just before the cameras within an unspecified date soon. Scodelario meanwhile, just finished shooting Now's Good, with Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine, and it has Brit-thriller Twenty8K inside the works.

Digital reshapes prod'n budgeting, billing

Hugo shows how digital has changed the expansion process. Holdouts and traditionalists may be sticking with 35mm film, nevertheless the digital revolution has triumphed.You almost certainly understood that, even if you don't appreciate it. What you are able not have access to fully understood yet, though, are these claims revolution means greater than doing the identical things you've always done though digital gear. What this means is changing the way you consider work, the way you do work, and, oftentimes, the means by which work is billed and brought proper care of.Consider Martin Scorsese's 3d pic "Hugo" and visual effects company Pixomondo.Inside the analog world, f/x were "publish." The editor and director locked their cut and handed it to visual effects, wanting they'd haven't any regrets after they saw the finish result. Changes late in the sport were difficult and pricey. Most visual effects art galleries still charge around the flat-bid model remaining from people days, based on cost per shot.Digital editing is a lot more fluid, though. It starts earlier -- on several photos rough cutting starts before a scene is carried out shooting -- and continues later. That change thrown the vfx enterprize model for just about any loop. Since the cut isn't locked early, vfx art galleries coping continuous adds and changes which were not inside their flat bid.Scorsese and longtime film editor Thelma Schoonmaker like to try out their cut almost around the pic's delivery date. On "Hugo," they'd a short publish-production period by their standards -- about 38 days as opposed to the 58-68 days that like -- together with an enormous volume of 3d visual effects being completed. Adds and changes were inevitable.So Pixomondo emerged getting a 3-part solution, according to Ben Grossmann, their vfx supervisor round the pic. An on-set previs system let Scorsese and also the camera team know very well what would replace the greenscreen, to ensure that they might frame accordingly and stay away of "do the repair in publish" moments. Then Pixomondo provided temporary vfx for your edit, so Scorsese and Schoonmaker frequently see so what can keep up with the frame simply because they did their editing.The Next part and several detrimental part, states Grossmann, was "save all your bullets until they're really useful."Basically, wait as extended as you can to exhibit temp vfx into finals."If you're familiar with the notion that the visual effects are surrended for the visual effects company after editorial, your instinct is, as soon as you've something, get concentrating on it. However, if visual effects is before or synchronised with editorial, you have to switch your mindset. You will not would like to get concentrating on something before you know it's inside the movie." On "Hugo," they understood there's a powerful possibility that any vfx shot -- an easy wire removal -- would move, or start and finished in the different place, or possibly be transformed altogether getting another take. To accomplish such work early would discard cash and assets. To ensure that they merely finished vfx shots when the team around Scorsese and Schoonmaker, especially assistant editors, signaled that something made an appearance locked."It scared the shit from lots of people on 'Hugo,'?" states Grossmann. There has been tests with temp effects just before the state delivery date. But ultimately it labored.In addition, Pixomondo didn't use flat-bid prices. Rather, the shop began costs for construction of digital sets, just like physical production. Then, once people digital sets were built and lit, the cost of "shooting" inside it, despite adds and changes, may be relatively modest: a few occasions at work and goods like computer time.Mentioned Grossmann: "A collection bid is founded on the premise you know what happens you need which i realize things i must take action with, to be able to supply you with a total cost estimate which it requires. Inside the new model I have to start to adapt that to a while-and-materials model similar to other things in filmmaking."Though this model was used in TV, Grossmann mentioned movie producers are often skeptical from this. By experience, they learn to negotiate lower a collection bid. However they need to either discover much more about vfx or trust their vfx producers more.Art galleries and production companies, however, love the non-flat-bid approach, mentioned Grossmann, "because the filmmaker can get what he wants, that's with additional hold and interaction and, in some manner -- they are doing less than understand how -- they get cheaper costs."For visual effects firms, which have been trying to find a start up business design since the old one creaks underneath the stress of short posts and late changes, it's a mixed bag."The main one factor that (the vfx business) is nervous about is, 'Well the primary one positive factor was the edit might be locked which we'd stop dicking around from it.A?Inch mentioned Grossmann. "But you have to buy the whole factor part. You can't say, 'We wish to be involved, which we wish you to definitely possess all this control and interaction, but we wish you to definitely certainly lock the cut blind and hands it to visual effects."BITS & BYTES:The Mill features its vfx managers for a lot of of the approaching projects. Nicolas Hernandez is vfx supe on "Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman." Paul O'Shea is vfx supervisor on "The Odd Information on Timothy Eco-friendly." Sara Bennett might be the Mill's vfx supe on "Dredd" Jeremy Hattingh was on-set vfx supe. Sensio has hired Diana Cantu as V . p ., business development, live 3d. ... Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE) has attracted on Mike LaJoie, executive V . p . and CTO for Time Warner Cable, included in is board for your 2011-2012 term. ... The Entertainment Technology Center at USC is seeking a completely new executive director. Former executive director David Wertheimer is becoming leader, digital, at Fox Broadcasting. ... Worldwide visual effects studio Pixomondo has hired Simon Mowbray as creative director for ads. Mowbray is dependent from La.Warner's "An Online Detective: A Game Title Title of Shadows," will probably be proven with D-Box motion seats in choose theaters worldwide. Previous Holmes pic appeared to become proven with D-Box. ... The Audio Engineering Society supplies a completely new technical committee to look at audio reproduction for digital cinema and tv. Committee will see in L.A. noisy . 2012. Committee contact John McCarty observed there is no standard for digital cinema appear performance: "Essentially, what's recorded digitally inside the studio does not appear the identical within the theatrical finish," he mentioned. The AES has not typically addressed theater appear.Harkins Theaters, the greatest independently possessed cinema chain within the U . s . States, has pacted with Christie more than 400 Christie Soliaria Series 2 projectors and contains triggered to Christie's Virtual Print Fee program. Harkins has 420 screens ... New Orleans-based Southern Theaters, which works the AmStar and Grand Theaters chains, features expects to visit all-digital with Christie too, using Solaria projectors. Plan requires Southern to buy 140 Christie projection systems too for each of their theaters being 100% digital by year's finish ... Quebec's Cinemas Guzzo may also be going all-digital with Christie, buying digital 4K projectors for 27 screens. Switch to digital is going to be carried out by April 2012. ... Christie's CP4220 and CP4230 d-cinema projectors are actually licensed DCI compliant. ... Cigital Cinema Ltd. has installed Cinedigm digital cinema software and named Cinedigm their preferred supplier to deal with deployment throughout Ireland.Mei Ah Entertainment Quantity of Hong Kong has selected RealD 3d for 100 screens on its circuit in China. MAEG expects to grow with 50 new cinemas and 500 new screens in China over the following five years. ... RealD was selected for your November. 28 Royal Film Performance U.K. preem of Martin Scorsese 3d pic "Hugo." ... Legend3D was the primary 3d conversion vendor on "Hugo." Vintage 2D material was changed into stereocopic 3d for your pic. Original footage was shot with 3d cameras. ... Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Nebraska has selected RealD 3d due to its giant-screen digital theater. ... The Wildlife Experience's Extreme Screen Theater in Colorado has furthermore selected RealD 3d ... Religious broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network has launched a VOD portal delivering programming across TV, Internet and mobile items. the "iTBN" platform uses technology from Key Code Media ... Technicolor produced the latest Barbie dolls dolls DVD feature: "Barbie dolls dolls: A Perfect Christmas." Technicolor provided services including pre-production, CG animation, and DVD menus. It is not the initial Barbie dolls dolls pic produced by Technicolor furthermore they produced a five-minute laffer about Barbie dolls dolls going camping along with her brothers and sisters.Dolby remains honored getting a Hollywood Publish Alliance Engineering Excellence award due to its PRM-4200 Professional Reference Monitor. Luxurious features it's made the decision to purchase "mutliple models" of the monitor. ... Cinedeck and also the new the new sony have teamed use a rebate around the new the new sony XDCAM EX and F3 cameras when bought getting a Cinedeck EX recorder. Rebate is great inside the U.S. only and runs using the finish of 2011.Publish facility Cineworks has opened up up a satellite office at Millennium Art galleries in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana. New facility has digital dailies and capacity to upload digital footage for the Cineworks HQ in New Orleans. ... Hollywood-based publish facility Cinelicious has added visual effects creative and finishing services towards the options.Film Factory used Image Systems Nucoda validating and learning gear to accomplish "Immortals" for Relativity. ... CBS News has bought another Nucoda for NY facility. ... Nvidia has bowed its Maximus technology, which enables work stations at the same time perform complex analysis and visualization. Workstation producers including H . p ., Dell, Lenovo and Fujitsu are actually integrating the completely new tech... Look Foreign exchange used Nvidia GPUs to energy their digital vfx concentrate on "The Muppets."NewTek has revealed version 11 of LightWave. ... Luxion has released KeyShot3. ... Contact David S. Cohen at david.cohen@variety.com

Comedy Central Development Slate: New Shows from Rob Ross, 'Daily Show's Wyatt Cenac (Exclusive)

NY - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia founder Martha Stewart developed a surprise appearance within the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference here Wednesday within a trader presentation and Q&A featuring leader and COO Lisa Gersh who suggested the business's outlook.our editor recommendsMartha Stewart revisit Board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Martha Stewart Living Boss Lisa Gersh to start Verifying to Board on Sept. 15 During the time of her six-month anniversary using the organization, Gersh told the Wall Street crowd "I'd a very busy six several days" and vowed to hold onto operate hard, and so the high quality lifestyle company can "return to profitability and acquire the best from our brands." She mentioned: "This is often a company that should be lucrative and growing," and many types of models should come to produce a profit over later on. MSLO "has not completed at acceptable levels," Gersh stressed. "The most effective to convey hi," Stewart mentioned after she walked to the room within the finish in the session and was asked for if she'd any ideas. Highlighting it was her first-time back round the business side from the organization since she recently rejoined the business's board, she mentioned she preferred to congratulate Gersh and her team on doing "an incredible job" and being aggressive in the nice way, which she mentioned was "very pleasing" to her. Asked for with the Hollywood Reporter following a UBS session if she could become chairman in the MSLO board again, she mentioned that was "TBD." The looks came after MSLO earlier inside the day had revealed an effective alliance with J.C. Penney that will start to see the store possess a 16.six percent stake inside the lifestyle media company. Emphasizing that MSLO thinks in personas and brands, Gersh mentioned that corporate expenses associated with people factors must participate the firm's cost structure. But she mentioned that her team might take out some cost in support functions, facilities and T&E. Gersh mentioned that MSLO is constantly see its Hallmark Funnel programming block just like a five-hour block of "valuable propertyInch that will help the business "further popularize our brands." And never mention any kind of plans, she also mentioned that Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse "can easily attract great audiences on broadcast" - a sign that MSLO, carrying out a finish in the run of Stewart's syndicated Tv program as well as the Hallmark deal, may be hoping to get broadcast options. Stewart later told THR they and MSLO were "happy with the expansion that's occurring at Hallmark" which MSLO's block was "doing ok." She also mentioned the firm is coping with Hallmark "to accomplish new as well as other things." She didn't elaborate. Stewart's unaided awareness is 53 percent when people are asked for the title of someone who provides lifestyle and home ideas, Gersh mentioned in stating data. The closest competitor with six percent is Rachael Ray, she mentioned. She also contended that Lagasse together with other company talent remains "under-used." Gersh in their presentation also mentioned that MSLO would save $5.5 million within the finish from the studio lease it's exiting next season. And he or she mentioned the organization could bring TV production in-house, but she didn't share further particulars. MSLO is now offering two photo art galleries, with different speaker. Gersh further told the UBS crowd that MSLO features a "tremendous library" you should use digitally which digital advertising can be a key chance. While digital requires investment, MSLO will probably be prudent, she mentioned. Meanwhile, selling might be the fastest-growing and several lucrative an element of the organization's business, she layed out. Better terms for selling deals needs to be available in the marketplace, she added. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia UBS

'War Horse' Star Emily Watson is Frightened of Horses

NY (AP) It is a positive thing nobody told Steven Spielberg when Emily Watson signed onto his new movie "War Equine" that she's scared of horses.The actress stated she really did not tell the director about her fear until just days after she started shooting the film in Devon, England, last fall. Watson states she needed to overcome her fears because she am looking forward to finding yourself in the Spielberg film going to be out 12 ,. 25."I am not so proficient at creatures generally," Watson stated inside a recent interview. "I love domestic creatures but large, large ones that may hurt me I am a small wimp."Watson plays Rose Narracott, mother of Albert, a youthful guy who bonds using the equine who's offered towards the British cavalry and delivered to the trenches of The First World War. Watson stated "War Equine" isn't just a tale in regards to a boy along with a equine but additionally a "profoundly moving document" of methods warfare transformed. She stated when British cavalry billed and also the Spanish people responded with machine guns "which was a level ever and our equine is incorporated in the thick of this.InchWatson plays another mother facing another conflict as Jesse Leach within the true story "Appropriate Adult," which premieres around the Sundance funnel 12 ,. 10. The drama is dependant on the complex relationship between Leach and Fred West, among Britain's worst serial murders, performed by actor Dominic West. Leach, a parent of 5, was West's court hired Appropriate Adult - an english term for an individual who sits in on police interviews to guard the privileges of somebody in custody of the children considered vulnerable.Leach performed a vital role in discovering nasty serial killings committed by West and the wife, Rosemary oil, between 1967 and 1978. Watson, who met with Leach, stated she would be a complex lady who ultimately was broken by her experience."She does something really, great which would be to undertake the role of Appropriate Adult within the most well known cases in British background and she chases it and she or he stays doggedly into it but she oversteps limitations left, right and center and she or he becomes way too near to this criminal."Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

RATINGS RAT RACE: Once Upon A Time, Allen Gregory Hit Series Lows, Hallmark Hall Of Fame Barely Registers On New Net

As Americans were wrapping up the four-day Thanksgiving weekend last night, some stayed away from their TVs, leading to depressed ratings for the broadcast networks. (We’ve yet to get numbers for The Walking Dead fall finale on AMC.) ABC may be having second thoughts about picking up the Hallmark Hall Of Fame original movie franchise after it was dropped by CBS at the end of last season. In the franchise’s first ABC outing, the telefilm Mitch Albom’s Have A Little Faith posted an underwhelming 1.1/2 in 18-49, down a whopping 48% from November Christmas, which aired on CBS on the same night last year. In 18-49, Have A Little Faith was by far the lowest-rated program of the night despite having the night’s highest-rated entertainment program as a lead-in: freshman drama Once Upon A Time, which slipped 11% from its last original two weeks ago to a series low but still robust 3.4/8. At 7 PM, America’s Funniest Home Videos (1.8/4) was up 6%. Following an NFL overrun, Fox’s The Cleveland Show (1.9/5) was up 6% from its 7:30 PM time slot premiere last Sunday. The Simpsons (2.6/6) was down a tenth, while rookie Allen Gregory (1.5/3) accelerated its ratings descent, down 15% to a new series low. How long before Fox swaps Allen Gregory and Cleveland? At 9 PM, Family Guy (2.8/6) was down 13%,and American Dad (2.2/5) was down 8%. NBC once again won the night with Sunday Night Football, but the sports franchise continued its downward ratings trend from the previous week. Last nights game, in which the Steelers defeated the Chiefs 13-9, posted a 12.5 overnight rating/19 share. That was down 11% from last week and down 4% from last years Week 12 game that featured the Colts hosting the Chargers. CBS’ lineup was once again pushed back by NFL overrun, which boosted 60 Minutes to a 3.6/8, up 24% from last week. The Amazing Race (2.4/5, down 14%) was followed by a Person Of Interest rerun.

SAG Foundation Leader JoBeth Wiliams Praises Quiet Philanthropists

In their publish as leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic Screen Stars Guild Foundation, JoBeth Williams handles a slew of outreach programs. Here, the veteran of film ("The Big Chill") and television ("Dexter") shares the finest and several rewarding challenges of her guild publish.The Hollywood Reporter: You've been a SAG member since 1979, if you made your film debut as Dustin Hoffman's girlfriend in "Kramer versus. Kramer." How perhaps you have try the SAG Foundation? JoBeth Williams: I used to be round the national board in the guild, and actress Bonnie Bartlett asked for me essentially understood in regards to the foundation's work. I didn't. She described by mentioning wonderful programs, and [actor] Esai Morales described he'd been connected with this literacy program, BookPals. I loved the idea of stars helping other stars. Our profession is actually up minimizing no matter amount of success, many of us undergo periods of not receiving that which you need. I really seriously considered involved, to ensure that they selected me for the board. couple of years later, in 2007, they selected me leader.THR: This is often a volunteer job. The amount of time can you spend transporting this out? Williams: At this time around, I'm very involved as there exists a new executive director, Jill Seltzer. I'm also on every committee, so you will discover some several days I'm investing 30 to 40 several hours. I'm around the telephone a good deal I'm delivering e-mails, searching to obtain people get to occasions and lead. We are always searching to produce on new board people. And, clearly, I'm furthermore a functional actress.THR: The inspiration runs many outreach programs, like BookPals, while offering financial aid to individuals who require healthcare or can't pay rent. What's your finest challenge to managing these needs? Williams: Funding its it, clearly, but furthermore getting our individuals to even understand about the programs. For example, with BookPals, I'm wishing we have more funding with this. It is rather simple enough to accomplish in L.A., but we are a national organization, too as with certain areas, high aren't as much people, we would like donations. The inspiration is outdoors from the guild and funded wholly by donations no dues are used. We are essentially a charitable organization.We recently did this incredible golf tournament to enhance money for that catastrophic health program combined with wonderful stars like Ray Romano, Ron Perlman and Scott Bakula participate. Many of them described, "I didn't understand about the SAG Foundation." Now Ron desires to join the board. He described, "If only to get the message to my fellow stars about these programs."THR: What areas hold the finest need at this time around? Williams: We have strong requirement of emergency health care assistance. Also, our literacy programs, like [the streaming video site] Story Online, are growing quickly. We have numerous web hits around the globe for Story. Annette Bening just read the sunday paper online, and James Earl Manley did one too. Teachers enjoy it, and kids around the world are able to see these incredible stars. It is always good to acquire strong funding for Story since it reaches lots of youthful people.THR: What's the most important factor SAG is doing to affect Hollywood?Williams: SAG established the recommendations that prevent stars from being scammed. The 12-hour turn-around, meal breaks items that we ignore now however, you see daily and realize that these rules weren't forever in position. THR: What moments throughout your tenure stand out as particularly poignant? Williams: When people showed up at us and say, "I am unable to have the ability to pay medical insurance because I'm ill and really should not work." We now have had numerous well-known names showed up at us in occasions of need we never say who they may be, clearly which is definitely amazing in my opinion. The actor's existence can be a ride. You never know when it will occur. The Hollywood Reporter

UPDATED: George Michael In Vienna Hospital With Pneumonia

First Published: November 23, 2011 6:16 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption George Michael kicks off his 25 Live tour in San Diego, June 17, 2008VIENNA, Austria -- George Michaels publicist says the British singer has been hospitalized in Vienna with pneumonia. Connie Filippello said Wednesday that Michaels upcoming tours in Vienna, Strasbourg, France, and Cardiff, Wales, have been postponed as a result and will be rescheduled. Her statement said the singer has been diagnosed with pneumonia and he is currently receiving treatment. Austrian state broadcaster says that is happening at Viennas AKH hospital. A woman who answered the phone there refused to comment due to privacy rules. She also did not give her name. Michael, 48, canceled his planned Vienna concert on Monday two hours before it was due to start. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Movie Academy Preident Tom Sherak To Produce Family Sitcom For ABC

EXCLUSIVE: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak is already in business with ABC over the broadcasting of the Academy Awards. Now he is adding to that producing duties on a family comedy project created and executive produced by High Fidelity scribe Steve Pink and Jeff Morris. ABC has just bought the pitch, We’ll Be Out By Christmas, which is based on real-life experiences by Sherak and his producer wife Madeleine when their daughter moved back into the family home with her three kids while her husband while getting his MBA. Tom and Madeleine Sherak will executive produce the hybrid comedy through their My Bench Prods., along with Tom’s son, producer William Sherak, and Jason Shuman through their Blue Star Entertainment. The Sheraks originally sold the pitch as a feature to Paramount in 2009 with different writers, Kristen Buckley and Brian Regan. Veteran film marketing and distribution executive Tom Sherak’s only producing credits to date are features Rent and The One, so this would mark his TV debut. UTA-repped Pink recently directed the 2010 movie Hot Tub Time Machine and produced Knight And Day. Morris is with WME and Art/Work Entertainment. My Bench and Blue Star were repped in the deal by attorney Scott Whitehead.

Demi Moore Divorce: Actress Files for Split from Ashton Kutcher

Non-shocking news from the world of Hollywood marriages: Demi Moore has told the Associated Press that she's filing for divorce from Ashton Kutcher. The celebrity couple was besieged with rumors of a split since September, when gossip magazines reported Kutcher was with another woman in San Diego on Sept. 24 -- the night of Kutcher and Moore's wedding anniversary. "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton," Moore said in a statement to the AP. "As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation." Moore and Kutcher are quite intertwined in each other's lives: not only did they co-launch the DNA foundation, an organization that combats child-sex exploitation around the world, but Moore also has Kutcher's name on her Twitter handler. As of post time, Moore had not changed the account name. Meanwhile, Kutcher tweeted his own thoughts on the split. "Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail," he wrote. "Love and Light, AK." For more on Moore and Kutcher, head over to Huffington Post. [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Visual Cool: The Title Design Of Saul Bass

In honor of the publication of Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design, Art of the Title editor-in-chief Ian Albinson assembled this compilation of clips from some of Bass’ memorable designs for movies. In addition, the Museum of Modern Art featured a screening and talk Monday night with the NY premiere of Saul and Elaine Bass’s Academy Award-winning short Why Man Creates (1968), newly preserved by the Academy Film Archive, and a selection of title sequences, commercials and corporate campaigns. Bass created titles for Psycho, The Man with the Golden Arm, Spartacus, The Seven Year Itch, West Side Story, Walk on the Wild Side, Anatomy of a Murder and many other classics. He also designed posters for numerous Academy Awards ceremonies. Bass, who died November 14, 1996, also created logos for Dixie, Quaker Oats, United Airlines and many other companies. If you’re curious a section of thissite is dedicated to Bass movie stills.

'Hunger Games' Trailer: Are You Currently Presently Lost?

"The Hunger Games" trailer will be here, by the design of things, the options ever in your favor if you know what happens you're searching at, that's. For fans of Suzanne Collins' books, this really is really the very best look yet within the Jennifer Lawrence starring adaptation. Getting see the book, I'm happy while using outcome. But people people who haven't read "The Hunger Games," I understand some mind-itchiness inside the new trailer. Most likely probably the most extensive "Hunger Games" look yet, this new trailer still handles to keep a great lid round the best surprises the story must offer while still giving plenty of teases worth eating on, like the ceremonial Taking pleasure in, Katniss and her fellow tributes planning within the Training Center, encouragement from Woodsy Harrelson as Haymitch plus much more. It's just enough the educated "Hunger Games" fan reaches see familiar figures and beats, but minus the finest moments are actually blown in addition to recommended at while watching movie's release. Nonetheless, I'm unsure a clip is user-friendly for just about any viewer that has not see the books. You can lead to the fair argument a clip doesn't clearly outline just what the Games are, why they exist, or perhaps the rules in the competition (aside from Katniss' brief explain that you will find only capable of being one champion). If you don't know very well what "Hunger Games" is about beginning a clip, I'm unsure that you'll probably leave any clearer about the subject. Should you are among the numerous which has not been uncovered to "Hunger Games," did this trailer apparent anything up to suit your needs, or still at night time? Inform us inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

Kerbside Takes note of 'Albert Nobbs,' Prepares to Mount Late Campaign for 'Margin Call'

Scott FeinbergJanet McTeer and Glenn Close Earlier today, I'd the pleasure of trading some time inside a reception in Hollywood while using folks within the film Albert Nobbs, including stars Glenn Close (who, along with John Banville, co-modified the script in the short story), Jesse McTeer (who now began coping with Close round the TV series Damages), and Mia Wasikowska (who was simply also magnificent this year in Jane Eyre and Restless) director Rodrigo Garcia (who two occasions formerly directed Close and gave Wasikowska her large break by casting her round the recently canceled Cinemax show In Treatment) and composer John Byrne (who increased being connected using the project within the native Ireland).our editor recommendsGlenn Close Scores Best Actress Prize at Tokyo, japan, japan Film Festival for 'Albert Nobbs''Albert Nobbs' Trailer: Glenn Close Dons Drag to see 19th-Century British Butler (Video) The large event was situated by Kerbside Sights, the small studio that brought The Cove (2009) with a best documentary Oscar couple of years ago and Winter's Bone (2010) to best picture, best actress, best supporting actor, and greatest modified script Oscar nominations a year ago. This year, they are strongly pushing Nobbs, using the expectation of scoring Close a best actress jerk (and possibly work-acknowledgement victory) and McTeer a best supporting actress jerk -- and, they made a decision in the last 48-several hours, another film, too: Margin Call, which was written and directed starting with-time filmmaker J.C. Chandor featuring an incredible ensemble cast introduced by Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, and Mary McDonnell. STORY: Glenn Close's Passion Project 'Albert Nobbs' Premieres Margin Call, which was created for just $3.5 million and shot in just 17 days in NY City, opened up within the Sundance Film Festival within the month of the month of january. Kerbside and Lionsgate acquired its distribution rights through the festival, then needed the film for the Berlin Film Festival, and ultimately released it simultaneously in choose theaters and also on VOD on October 21. Passionate reviews from the 3 major high-profile experts and timely written content aided to elicit strong turnout at movie houses and phenomenal interest on VOD (that's the way in which when i first seen it this year's week), as well as the resulting word-of-mouth buzz and media attention have convinced the studio the film -- which received a best ensemble Gotham Honours jerk captured -- features a very good shot at garnering major honours attention inside the future and many days: a best ensemble SAG jerk together with a best original script Oscar jerk being most likely probably the most realistic targets possibly best supporting actor SAG/Globe/Oscar nods for Irons and/or Spacey (although are both presently working overseas and for your reason unable to complete all of the glad-handing that effective honours campaigns usually demand) and, unlikely while not impossible, a best picture Oscar jerk. STORY: Glenn Close on Existence, Work, and also the options of Oscar Recognition for 'Albert Nobbs' Consequently, screeners are actually mailed for the HFPA, with others for SAG as well as the Academy still along the way Quinto does SAG Q&As and may probably attend the Gothams, possibly with Irons together with others in the cast and Kerbside is starting to buy ads on various websites that may be read by honours voters. Basically, they're all in. STORY: Mia Waikowska on her behalf account Busy Year in 'Jane Eyre,' 'Restless' and 'Albert Nobbs' (Audio) Since it calculates, Margin Call, against all odds, risk embracing function as one true "late surprise" in the honours season that individuals've all been waiting for. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Hollywood's 10 Finest-Paid out Stars Winter's Bone Margin Call Albert Nobbs Honours Season Preview

'Glee's' Cory Monteith on 'The First Time' Episode

From coming out to friends and family to teen pregnancy, Fox's "Glee" has never shied away from telling stories teenagers face on a daily basis and Tuesday's "The First Time" episode is no different.The installment features two of the series' most beloved couples Rachel (Lea Michele) and Finn (Cory Monteith) as well as Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) -- taking the next step in their committed, long-term relationships: sex."Having watched it myself, I think it was a really well done episode and I think it handled a lot of sensitive topics very maturely," Monteith tells "The Hollywood Reporter."Tuesday's "Glee" features both nods to safe sex and teen pregnancy when Finn turns to Puck (Mark Salling) for advice about condoms and instead gets a funny yet poignant line that references Puck and Quinn's (Dianna Agron) Season 1 pregnancy story line."Puck says, 'I don't use 'em and it works for me 99 percent of the time,' " Monteith says. "I think the show has a certain level of responsibility to advocate for teenagers making better choices. To see a scene that implies that teenagers have the opportunity to make the right choices in situations like that is pretty cool."With Finn already having lost his virginity in a Season 2 story line in which he and Santana (Naya Rivera) did the deed in a bid for the school quarterback to up his cool factor, Monteith says he approached Finn and Rachel's intimate story line as if it were the character's first time."Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) has a speech [in the episode] that I liked about her first time and how it was enjoyable because her first time was with someone she loved," he says. "That's very much Finn's experience because it's an emotionally committed relationship for him. In a sense, Santana is water under the bridge."While there may be a red flag or two in the episode indicating that Finn may not know Rachel as well as he thinks he does he serves a vegetarian Rachel dinner that includes meat on the menu -- ultimately Monteith says the couple's sexually active status can only mean good things for the duo that has certainly seen its share of ups and downs."I think it's only going to strengthen it because they have such a history," he says. "I think they both, from what I can see from what's coming down the pike from writers, they are both very much committed and symbiotic.""Finn is smart like a fox; he's certainly come a long way in the last year and a half but is still very young and I think forgetting that his girlfriend was a vegetarian was something Finn would do just because he's Finn, not because he doesn't know Rachel," he adds."While Michele told "THR" in October that Finn is "deciding if he's an Ohio boy or if he's going to come to NY," Monteith says Rachel will continue to stand by Finn's side after he receives some bad news about his post-high school plans in Tuesday's episode from a football recruiter visiting McKinley."The romantic relationship will continue and she's very much a support system for him," Monteith says. "She's very much there for him and she's not taking any of his shortcomings personally and not sweating him so he can get through what he needs to get through. It's a healthy relationship."As for Finn's uncertain future, Monteith says Finn could consider any number of options, including working at Burt's (Mike O'Malley) garage, exploring other colleges with football programs or putting a greater emphasis on his performance in New Directions.Meanwhile, Monteith is very pleased with the way Tuesday's episode turned out and singles out a Kurt-Blaine scene as his most memorable of the episode."Darren Criss and Chris Colfer have a parking lot scene and the way that they handled it was really brilliant; it was very mature and I loved it," he says of the scene in which Kurt rejects a tipsy Blaine's advances."I'm a huge fan of this episode and it's very personal to me," he says. "I feel like it's a good accomplishment for the show. It's one of the best [episodes] so far." The Hollywood Reporter

Exclusive: Not such a long time ago Casts Lost's Emilie p Ravin As Belle

Emily p Ravin Not such a long time ago has showed up another Lost alum. Emilie p Ravin, who carried out Australian castaway Claire round the ABC island mystery series, remains cast as Belle, just like Beauty as well as the Beast's Belle, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. ABC's Not such a long time ago turns favorite anecdotes into reality Nuances of her role are scarce, but we hear Once's Belle might have a connection to Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle). Unsure on when the titular Animal look, but Gaston is slated to look too. The 29-year-old Roswell alum has starred such films as Remember Me, Public Competitors and Brick. She'll first are available in Episode 12, slated to air early next season.

The Whole Arena of Sports [Abridged]

Austin Tichenor, Reed Martin and Matt Rippy keep score inside the Complete Arena of Sports [Abridged]. A Completely New 42nd Street presentation from the play by 50 percent operates by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. Directed by Martin and Tichenor.With: Reed Martin, Matt Rippy and Austin Tichenor.Will there be anything these males can't reduce? Initially a pass-the-hat rebel of Sonoma, Calif., the low Shakespeare Company's most well-known contribution to dramatic literature is probably "The Whole Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," though they abridge -- and tour -- frequently. With "The Whole Arena of Sports (Abridged)," the crowd features a subject vulnerable to attract all types of audience member, the short ones at Manhattan youthful-auds theater New Victory. Theoretical material is obviously heady and several history is involved, nevertheless the RSC has remembereded to produce the important thing weapons that'll get yourself a laugh from the child: butt jokes. "Arena of Sports" follows the three people from the organization using the good status for sporting occasions, from primitive rock-striking to Dale earnhardt junior .. It's a stealthily thorough tour, its intellectual rigor leavened by silliness in the first degree, with crazy ad-hoc costumes, humiliating tasks for volunteers and a lot of one-card inserts. "This is often a huge break for Djibouti, who was simply way behind," observes one of the players while he narrates an outside event. (Then when the joke doesn't get enough laughs: "The hell together with you people. That was awesome.") Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor's script appears to go away more than enough room for improvisation, that's type of the title of the sport while using "(Abridged)" series. Tichenor particularly looks after a effective sense of just what the audience is experiencing and what's not landing on target, but it's some useless. One sequence can get huge laughs when Tichenor appears to forget where he influences show and can get aided along by ad-libs from fellow artists Matt Rippy and Martin, nevertheless the whole exchange is actually inside the script. And very, "scam" is not a poor factor. Everybody likes to become fooled, as evidenced having a moment at the beginning of the initial act when Tichenor came out to feed out, resulting in Rippy and Martin to help him up and worriedly glance in everyone else as if pondering if you should stop the show. Calculates it's monotony-triggered narcolepsy. Happens every time somebody states "baseball." Following a evening duration of this stuff, there's only one possible conclusion: Tichenor, Martin and Rippy are really terrific stars. They're funny males, sure, there's however some precision that's tough to accomplish, as well as pass off as simple. The Completely New Vic has reserved numerous former buskers to entertain its pint-sized clientele, and so they always frequently seriously like gangbusters, largely since they understand that their primary purpose is to find a reaction from folks with very short attention spans. Like all comedy routine, the job of "Arena of Sports" is both to fulfill your anticipation and surprise you. When, in the start from the show, Rippy and Martin burst forth from entrance doorways covered finished black paper, one boy in audience cried, "I understood these would leave there." Me too, guy. And so they understood we understood.Set, Dottie Marshall Englis appear, Zach Moore, Jason Weber and Joe Winkler production stage manager, Elaine M. Randolph. Opened up up March. 21, 2011. Examined March. 29. Running time: 2 Several hours. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

'The Hunger Games' Character Posters: See Katniss, Peeta, Gale and much more

Should you did not get an adequate amount of Moviefone's exclusive debut from the Gale Hawthorne character poster from 'The Hunger Games,' get excited: the seven other character posters are online, meaning you can observe Katniss, Peeta, Rue, Cato, Effie, Haymitch and Cinna within their poster-y glory. Browse the dramatic photos ahead. 'The Hunger Games' Character Posters See All Moviefone Art galleries » For any bigger take a look at Gale's poster, take a look at Moviefone's exclusive debut here. [Top Photo: Lionsgate] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Universal Plans A Harsh Evening

It's gettin' bad aroun' here...Spec scripts are returning into fashion in Hollywood, but what also appears obvious is the fact that if you prefer a studio to take serious notice of the little opus, an imitation trailer is what you want. The most recent to consider that strategy are Brandon Bestenheider and Allen Bey, who just offered their Harsh Evening to Universal for rather lots of money.Phony trailers, obviously, aren't new whatsoever: the Coen Siblings made someone to get Bloodstream Simple ready to go. But living later on once we do, we currently a minimum of see them when enterprising executives leak them online. What exactly we are able to immediately glean about Harsh Evening is the fact that this is an interesting searching mash-from dark fairytale, conventional stalker-horror-alien-invasion-monster-movie, and presently modish global pandemic story.It appears that annually, be-hooded "Grims" visit the whole world, leading to planet-wide stress and far battening lower of hatches.This is the hook, a minimum of. Exactly what the actual story is has yet being obvious, but we'll embark on a limb and claim that it may be in regards to a lone survivor, or number of same, on an outing around the very evening that they need to be securely hiding inside. Who're the Grims, and exactly what do they need? That Jawa-ant look indicates that, Phantasm-like, they may want to shrink us and ship us on be slaves on Mars. Bryan Bertino and the Unbroken Films partner Adrienne Biddle are creating Harsh Evening, together with Marc Platt (Scott Pilgrim, Drive... not the Marc Platt who accustomed to write Physician Who). Bertino directed The Other people. Last we heard he'd relinquished pointing responsibilities on Other people 2 to Laurent Briet, there is however no indication yet whether he intends to be behind the cameras for that one.

'Walking Dead' large overseas

The Walking Dead scared up top ratings for Fox The nation. "The Walking Dead," which set ratings records if the started its second season on AMC captured, is breaking marks abroad too. "Dead" viewership on Fox Worldwide channels (the show's overseas distrib) broke records in the united states and quintupled the initial-season viewership average in Mexico. Overall, the series' second-season preem attracted in a few ten million audiences in 122 nations inside the rollout period for your episode, which went from March. 17 to 23, with typically a few rating within the metered areas. The cream in the grisly crop may be the country: Kantar looks at the March. 17 The the spanish language language preem in the undead-centric series attracted 432,000 pairs of tasty eyeballs, while using huge majority -- 316,000 -- inside the 18-49 demo. The show gave the ten-year-old Fox The nation its finest demo amounts ever and attracted in nearly five occasions the normal in the show's rookie season. On Foreign exchange inside the United kingdom, the series wasn't any. 2 show in the evening on pay TV inside the 18-49 demo overall, 693,000 audiences up-to-date in, with 439,000 of those grownups under 50. The series showed up first inside the demo on Fox in Columbia with 269,950 total audiences and 92,240 in 18-49. Auditel/AGB looks at the Italian preem in the gory drama's second season on Fox attracted in 200,000 total audiences, becoming the finest-rated show inside the demo all climates and seasons for your network, and putting it at No. 2 across all pay TV for your evening. In Mexico (also on Fox), the series raked in 296,000 audiences, with 157,430 inside the 18-49 demo, quintupling audiences from last season. The series received a few.8 rating and nabbed the most effective place inside the demo for your evening. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Jesse Jackson Reschedules Shows To Obtain Together With Family

First Launched: October 24, 2011 9:46 AM EDT Credit: WireImage Caption Jesse Jackson creates stage within the Burswood Theatre in Perth, Australia on October 18, 2011 NY, N.Y. -- Jesse Jackson is removing part of her Australian tour so she'll support her family through the trial in the physician billed with involuntary wrongful dying in their brother Michaels dying. Dr. Conrad Murray is on trial in La. He's billed with being negligent within the proper proper care of the celebrity, who died this past year from the overdose in the anesthetic propofol at 50. The prosecution is overall its situation now, as well as the defense will present its situation. The Jacksons are actually an ordinary presence within the trial Jesse Jackson was there atthe beginning. Once I planned these shows, the schedule in California was different, she mentioned in the Sunday statement for the Connected Press. After talking to my family members last evening, I made a decision you should be together at this time around. . This saddens me in many ways. The shows on her behalf Number Ones tour were scheduled in Melbourne on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to be up, spend perform one evening, on November. 3, in Fly fishing rod Laver Arena. She thanked her fans for support and understanding. Jackson also provides the support of her promoter. It is crucial that Jesse is to apply her family as of this critical reason behind the hearing. While Jesse and that we apologize for nearly any inconvenience for your reschedule in the Melbourne shows, we thank Jesse for your great and effective concerts in Perth and Adelaide and eagerly await her return. Our ideas and hopes are with Jesse as well as the entire Jackson family, promoter Paul Dainty mentioned. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Steve Jobs' Apple Memorial Page Already Has Over A Million Tributes

It became worldwide news when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died Oct. 5 from respiratory arrest after battling Pancreatic cancer for years.our editor recommendsA Studio Chief Pens Revealing First-Person Steve Jobs Remembrance'iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World' Airs Sunday on Discovery10 Hip-Hop Songs Referencing Steve Jobs (Video) PHOTOS: Steve Jobs' Death: How the Magazines Covered Shortly after his death, the company created an email address for people to send in their thoughts. Apple has since complied the messages, of which they say they've received over a million, and is displaying them on a tribute page on the company's website. PHOTOS: Steve Jobs' 10 Memorable Milestones The stark page, which is in keeping with Apple's minimalist style, is simply titled "Remembering Steve." and reads: "Over a million people from all over the world have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve. One thing they all have in common - from personal friends to colleagues to owners of Apple products - is how they've been touched by his passion and creativity. You can view some of these messages below.And share your own atrememberingsteve@apple.com". PHOTOS: Apple Products in TV and Movies Most of the messages are ones of thanks. "It was the Apple IIe that got me started in programming when I was 12 (EARLY 80's). Thanks and goodbye, Steve." wrote Andrew. STORY: Steve Jobs Remembered at Memorial Service for Apple Employees While Valentin said, "Steve changed the way we use machines. I am thankful for his vision of a world once called science fiction. It is real now. He is gone. Thank you!" Apple has been spearheading memorial efforts for its former leader since his death. Wednesday, the company hosted a memorial service at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters Oct. 19, that tens of thousands of Apple employees attended. Norah Jones and Coldplay were on hand to deliver performances. This service came just days after a private memorial was held on Stanford University's campus. Related Topics Steve Jobs Apple

Trailer: Albert Nobbs Really, Really, Really, Really Wants Some Oscars

Albert Nobbs star Glenn Close took a bit of a tumble in this week’s Oscar Index thanks in part to Michelle Williams’s surge and ongoing speculation around both Meryl Streep’s chances and Viola Davis’s staying power. So what better time to introduce the Nobbs trailer, a tidy, heartstring-tugging bit of awards-season gloss for a role whose actress may yet again find herself on the outside looking in? Er, make that “five-time Academy Award-nominated actress,” as the trailer reminds us. Still, there’s not a ton here that really calls out “must-see” (though Mia Wasikowska is beginning to make pretty much everything she’s a must-see by default), and I can definitely detect the overbearing suffering brought to the title character for its own act-y sake. “Close too often comes off as a wan Valentine,” Stephanie Zacherek wrote after seeing Nobbs at the Toronto International Film Festival. “With her seemingly lashless eyelids and narrow smile, she looks ready to blow off the face of the earth in a heartbeat. Albert’s silent agony comes to seem masochistic early in the film, perhaps because Close spends far too much time gazing into some imaginary distance, fingering her inner pain until it’s worn thin.” Pretty much. But again: Wasikowska! Someone give her a franchise or something already. VERDICT: Meh.

Variety honors John Lasseter

Varietys Tim Gray and John Gott flank John Lasseter, who was simply honored within the Hollywoods New Leaders reception. Summits Make the most of Friedman and Meredith Milton flank Fox Searchlights Taylor Friedman within the Variety event. DreamWorks Animations Olivier Staphylas chats with Jeffrey Katzenberg within the SoHo House.Relativitys Julie Link Steffens and Ramon Wilson Producer Denise Ream takes the podium.Lionsgates Sean Kisker, WMEs Andrew Finkelstein and Screen Capitals Clint Kisker join the party. John Lasseter had the late, great Jobs on his mind Tuesday evening when accepting Variety's inaugural Creative Leadership Award within the Hollywood's New Leaders confab.In addressing the various up-and-coming professionals in case, held at SoHo House West Hollywood, the Pixar topper reported Jobs, who saw auds' relationship with brands to become as being a checking account: "You're making deposits" with good product. "You're making distributions" with bad product. So when "you're making more distributions than deposits, you're bankrupt." Lasseter's voice broke while he spoke of Jobs' role just like a mentor for the Pixar team, and the way strongly he advised those to pursue their once-elusive goal of making computer-animated movies."Really the only factor Jobs ever asked for people wound up being to 'Make it great.' Everything all of us do follows his simple words," added Lasseter, who advised the industry's new leaders to are happy with their work.Later during the night, Lasseter reminisced about which causes it to be inside the film biz. He understood he'd turned up in Hollywood, oddly enough, throughout Dallas."I used to be changing planes within the Dallas-Fort Worth airport terminal terminal. I obtained in the plane, and there's a boy standing there along with his mother holding a Woodsy the Cowboy toy. It absolutely was the first time I'd go to a character I created within reach of a boy far, not even close to Pixar."Lasseter's signature Hawaiian t t shirts may be another sign he's handled to obtain. The Pixar topper states a shirt designer in Honolulu "does a Hawaiian shirt for all of my movies," which he dutifully displayed his "Cars 2" shirt. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Julianne Hough round the 'Footloose' Remake: 'We Didn't Mess This Up'

Julianne Hough gets a substantial moment. Furthermore to co-starring in next summer's 'Rock of Ages' and Diablo Cody's directorial debut, the first sort 'Dancing While using Stars' professional pulls round the legendary group of red-colored-colored cowboy boots for your 'Footloose' remake. Directed by Craig Maker, Hough stars as Ariel, just a little-town preacher's edgy daughter -- employment first carried out by Lori Singer in 1984. Is she worried about backlash from fans in the beloved original? "We didn't mess this up," Hough told Moviefone. "Go notice there's lots of skeptical people available that have attended notice already and that we have changed their brains.In . Moviefone sitting lower with Hough in La recently to talk about the completely new film, how a women Are going insane deeply in love with newcomer Kenny Wormald (inside the role that Kevin Sausage made famous), and the way she prepared on her behalf large dramatic scene with movie-father Dennis Quaid. The amount of occasions possibly you've seen the first? Oh my gosh gosh, probably 50 occasions. Whether it is on tv, I merely kind of switch through channels so when it's on, I'll always watch it. If the showed up, perhaps you have pursue the role or did they cross your path? I used to be attached when Kenny Ortega was pointing, which he found me once i used to be on 'Dancing While using Stars' and asked for, "Would you like to audition?" I used to be like, "Yeah! Totally." Lots of people have no clue this, however i have preferred to do something my whole existence. That's what introduced me out here. Therefore I auditioned which when i first first got it after which it people started losing out and there's one minute personally once i was like, "Maybe I'd rather not do this,In . as it is nothing beats the first -- it's a musical which i had been convinced that many the 'Footloose' fans within the original could be really upset. So, at first, I used to be somewhat apprehensive, nonetheless they went another direction. After which it Craig Maker signed on which i just read his version which i had been like, "Wow, okay, that is like the original which i recieve to show lots of acting side and fewer the dancing." However discovered he preferred to complete their very own cast and hire them well, i was like, "Oh garbage!" Therefore I required to go and convince him that we was Ariel. Someone said for him, very delicately, as well as in Nashville which he hired me tomorrow. I'm so glad and therefore glad this version is created. How important was remaining faithful versus doing something totally new and original? In my opinion i had been really lucky that Vital was carrying it out, simply because they did the first. We'd a few the originals that produced it on our set each day. After which it Craig Maker, who calls themselves a "Footloose-ologist." He first seen it when he was 13 and thought this movie was literally created for him, so that it holds a dear devote his heart. I kind of left that pressure on their behalf which i simply kind of felt like, I'm prone to take this like generate an earnings feel this generation will appreciate this movie now which used to do that. I really felt like I made Ariel my own, personal and very tried to complete some something more important along with her. You mentioned that you just haven't really done the kind of "booty-shaking" dancing you must do inside the drive-in scene. But you have done your share of booty-shaking on 'Dancing While using Stars.' Yeah, sure. (Laughs) However always appear like it's more structured booty shaking. It had been like, "Let's just make males switched on," basically, kind of booty shaking. It absolutely was fun, though. It absolutely was in the heart of the evening once we were shooting that scene. I had been consuming coffee at 3 a.m., trying to remain awake. Nevertheless it was fun, I loved it. I really like challenging myself and doing various kinds of dance. I realize you started dancing inside a youthful age, but maybe you have have people issues inside your family, where dancing or undertaking was frowned upon? Never it had not been right, however was elevated in Utah, that's very heavily Mormon and therefore once i might be wearing these sexy costumes as numerous years of age and dancing sexy, it absolutely was a little like, "OK, tone lower, Julianne." It absolutely was never, like, "Don't dance." But my family members actually was encouraging of other nutritional foods that we did. Perhaps you have have a great time utilizing the edgy side from the character? Yeah! People know me because this kind of good girl plus it was fun to take advantage someone which was some a brat. You need to placed on the identical red-colored-colored boots as well as the same promenade dress as Lori Singer did inside the original. Clothing will be a little modified, nevertheless it was pretty similar. The most popular were boots, though. I'd placed on boots now. The thing that was your chosen dance scene to film? Possibly the nation line dance scene, because, it absolutely was just fun. My family members was there, my mother and my three brothers and sisters were inside the number and you'll uncover their location inside the movie, it is therefore fun to discuss by utilizing them. There wasn't plenty of choreography, it absolutely was just the line dance part was set and other things only decided to end up like i had been really in the club dancing. So the 'Footloose' [promenade] dance, that's so nostalgic. It absolutely was amazing. The thing that was the part that got you the best from your rut? Lots of people see me since the happy-go-lucky, vibrant, positive Julianne, so just acting generally and showing a vulnerable side is kind of frightening. And doing that scene inside the chapel with Dennis [Quaid] actually was emotional without any an individual's seen me do that. Therefore it's really a little frightening, however loved it. Usually I'm so strong when you're vulnerable such as this before everybody, as you're watching world, it's exhilarating. After I am scared to behave comes about when I will probably take action, is what i tell myself. It absolutely was fun. That was probably most likely probably the most rewarding moments personally, crying all day long lengthy is tiring, so you have to really prepare while focusing and make sure you've enough fluid within you. This really is the initial factor almost everybody has seen Kenny in. Exactly what are your predictions: is his career prone to skyrocket using this? You never know, even when you're shooting the film, you never know before you decide to watch the film by getting a crowd inside the theater. And we've been doing tests across the country and literally the ladies add an excessive amount of when he comes onscreen. And we'll do Q&As after and they are likely to scream after they see him get out there and request questions like, "Is One Able To obtain a number?" which is awesome. It's fun to remain in the identical world watching which occur to somebody. Is there a problem to see fans that are upset that you've a remake and so are convinced it won't be useful? It's my job to watch remakes and i'm like, "Ugh, that was terrible, they totally butchered that." However can honestly say with pride that individuals did not mess this up. Which is great. In my opinion you do not see plenty of teen movies like the eighties teen movies nowadays, with messages basically telling kids, "Fight for how you feel in." Did you ever hear from anybody inside the original cast? Not. Undertake and don't have observed the film yet. Are you currently presently anxious to hear their reactions? Yeah. Hopefully that they like it which we did them proud. But we appear like we really made our personal movie with only a little from the initial. Perhaps you have figured our your connection, degree-wise to Kevin Sausage? It had been something such as three. I am unable to recall negligence between, but Andie MacDowell did a movie with somebody that did a movie with Kevin Sausage. [Really, MacDowell mentioned to us they did 'Beauty Shop' with Sausage, to make sure that is a two-degree connection for your relaxation in the cast in the new 'Footloose.'] What's happening next? I merely finished 'Rock old range,' which was really crazy. It absolutely was amazing, an amazing cast, clearly. I obtained to sing additionally to bop and act within it plus it was fun. It's all regulated controlled eighties rock tunes that everybody knows and loves. That are your your main moments with? Mostly with Tom [Cruise] and Mary J. Blige and Diego Boneta, who's the guy opposite me. What tunes are you currently presently singing? 'Sister Christian,' 'Living in Paradise,' 'Rock You'll need a Hurricane,' 'Shadows in the Evening,' and 'Harden My Heart,' and 'Don't Stop Believin.' There's tons. [Photos: Getty, Vital] 16 Approaching Movie Remakes You can't seem to visit every day without hearing a completely new Hollywood remake. Ahead, a brief report on 16 films headed to theaters, again, soon. FootlooseWarGamesThe Wild BunchTop GunTotal RecallTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesShort CircuitRoboCopJudge DreddHighlanderThe CrowA Star is BornOldboyRed DawnPoint BreakDirty Dancing See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

'Jersey Shore' Boss Sells Tanisha Thomas Wedding Vehicle to Oxygen

Oxygen is searching to Jersey Shoreline boss SallyAnn Salsano, Jersey women and subsequently large thingto help it to cut with the clutter in cable's crowded landscape. The feminine-skewing network has purchased the appropriately entitled series, The Following Large Factor, which focuses on tough-love music coach Trapper Felides' efforts to coach triple-threat entertainers for his or her large break. The project originates from BBB Worldwide Productions andOmeletteBar Productions withIzziePick Ashcroft, JoHonig, Jane Tranter, Stacey Angeles and Eric Cyphers becoming executive producers. Joining it are two additional docu-series:Brooklyn Crew and also the tentatively entitled Tanisha Will get Married. The first kind involves two categories of long term Bay Ridge female friends and also the occasions (jealousy, competition, unfaithfulness) that tore them apart, as the latter documents the sometimes crazy path former Bad Women Club star Tanisha Thomas required to her wedding. Brooklyn Crew is created byIshEntertainment with MichaelHirschorn, Wendy Roth, Ethan Goldman andLenidRolovon board as executive producers. Tanisha is created by 495 Productions withSalsanoserving as Air. "They are great inclusions in ourline upof live aloud shows, featuring the subjects and also the personas our audience is obsessed about," stated Oxygen Media leader Jason Klarman. The 3 series, that will join a slate which includes The Glee Project and Hair Fight Spectacular, are going to air in 2012. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects SallyAnn Salsano Oxygen Jersey Shoreline TV Development

Wanted 2 writers tease James McAvoy return

The writers of the film Wanted have been rehired to work on the script for a sequel.Derek Haas and Michael Brandt will rewrite Evan Spiliotopoulos' screenplay for Wanted 2."Wanted 2 is going to take off after the events of what just happened. Pick up Wesley a few years later and go back in for another round," Haas told TheWrap. "We just always loved the Wanted world and loved working with Universal and [director] Timur [Bekmambetov] on the first one, so we're excited."Haas said there was no director attached yet, although as you might have guessed from his statement above he'd be happy to work with Bekmambetov again. "But he's a busy guy," Haas added.James McAvoy starred in the 2008 comic-book movie about a lowly office worker who discovers he has unusual abilities that make him the perfect assassin.The two writers are clearly seen as hitmen themselves by film studio Universal, with the first movie making $341m on a $75m budget.Will McAvoy return, though?The actor is filming Trance right now, while his next movie Filth is currently in pre-production and he's also been named as the favourite to play Elton John in the biopic‎ Rocketman.

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Mel Gibson Isn't the Only Person Planning a Judah Maccabee Film

Mel Gibson has some company in his quest to bring the story of Jewish leader Judah Maccabee to theaters. Producer Bruce Nash ('Modern Marvels') is planning his own version of the Hanukkah origin story, with eyes on making it either a film or a television miniseries. Obviously Nash isn't as high-profile as Gibson, but he also doesn't have Gibson's scandalous anti-Semitic baggage either. Nash's project has another edge: a finished script by Scott Abbott, who wrote 'Winchell' and co-wrote 'Introducing Dorothy Dandridge' for HBO. Gibson's project is set up at Warner Bros., but the script -- by 'Basic Instinct' screenwriter Joe Eszterhas -- is still in development. Despite his past, Gibson explained that he was inspired by the story of Maccabee, which features Old Testament-style battles involving elephants and a lead character who "just snapped." Naturally, Jewish leaders have not been happy with Gibson's plans to tell the story, calling the project "an insult to Jews." Rabbi Marvin Hier of Los Angeles's Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance said, "Casting him as a director or perhaps as the star of Judah Maccabee is like casting Madoff to be the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a white supremacist as trying to portray Martin Luther King Jr." [via THR] photo courtesy of Getty Images

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Jennifer Aniston 'Holds Her Own' Directing Against Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Says Actress Patricia Clarkson

Jennifer Aniston went behind the scenes to direct and executive produce Five, Lifetime and Sony Pictures' anthology of short films about breast cancer (Oct. 10, 9 p.m. ET/PT) -- and she did not disappoint.our editor recommends'Horrible Bosses' Premiere Red Carpet: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman Brad Pitt's Jennifer Aniston Gaffe: What THR Readers Are Saying "I was just surprised at how formidable she was. I've worked with a little someone called Martin Scorsese, a little someone called Woody Allen. And let me tell you, Jennifer holds her own, baby!" quipped Patricia Clarkson, who was directed by Aniston, at the NY City red carpet premiere (at Skylight Soho Monday night). PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Real Estate Deals of the Week: Michael Bay, Jennifer Aniston "Jennifer was awesome, extremely gracious and totally classy. And I'm not just saying that to kiss her ass. I'm saying that because it's true," added director Penelope Spheeris to The Hollywood Reporter. Not to mention the perks of working with her. "This is kind of gross, but the toilets outside on the street...they were, uh, nice," said Spheeris. When asked if she'd like to continue directing, Aniston told Access Hollywood, "Sure hope so. That's the plan. I'm not sure what or when or where, but yes." She was overheard inside the after-party saying about the film, "I'm so proud." PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Highest-Paid Actresses (Aniston also downplayed ex Brad Pitt's comments that he "wasn't living an interesting life" while they were married. "Oh, lord, it's not even worth discussing on a night like this," Aniston told Access Hollywood.) VIDEO: Brad Pitt Learned a Lesson From Jennifer Aniston Comments Lifetime president Nancy Dubuc relished working with all women. "It was an eye-opening experience to go in front of the camera and behind the camera and all the people in the suits were women -- and how collaborative it was, and how easy it was, and the shorthand there was." Aniston agreed. "It was like a dream come true, honestly, and such an important piece that we all were invested in," Aniston said. "It was like working with, not only our best friends, but they're also incredible producers, and all of us coming together. We just can't believe that we're actually here. It's amazing." THE FULL LIST: Women in Entertainment 2010 - Power 100 EP Paula Wagner wanted to work on the project for another reason: Laura Ziskin, the famed producer who succumbed to her battle with breast cancer in June. "She was an inspiration and really motivated me to get involved with this," Wagner told THR. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Also on board: Demi Moore and Alicia Keys as directors, and Marta Kauffman, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri as producers. Related Topics Demi Moore Jennifer Aniston Nancy Dubuc Paula Wagner Laura Ziskin

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CBS Orders Make the most of Schneider Comedy for Midseason

Make the most of Schneider CBS has acquired Make the most of Schneider's family comedy for midseason, TVGuide.com has learned. Within the first prime-time role since NBC's Males Acting Badly, Schneider stars just like a lonely bachelor who marries in to a large, tight-knit Mexican-American family. Fall TV: Have the lowdown relating to this season's must-see new shows Initially in contention just like a pilot inside the fall, the comedy was retooled and largely recast. Alongside Schneider, really the only original cast people left are Eugenio Derbez and Lupe Ontiveros. Claudia Bassols, Diana Maria Riva and Cheech Marin later grew to become an associate from the cast in the comedy, that's executive-produced by Schneider and Lew Morton.

Simon Cowell to 'X Factor' Hopefuls: Don't Sing These 5 Tunes

Drum Roll Please: 5 tunes Simon Cowell never (EVER) really wants to hear again in an audition are the following:our editor recommends'American Idol' Creator Sues Fox For Millions in 'X Factor' Money (Exclusive)'The X Factor': 5 Things We Learned From Sunday's 8-Minute Promo (Video)'The X Factor's' Simon Cowell Calls His New Show a 'Game Changer,' But Could It Be?Fox's Fall Launch Eco-Casino Party: Red-colored Carpet Interviews PHOTOS: 'The X Factor': Start Looking at Simon Cowell's New Knowing Team - R. Kelly's "In My Opinion I'm Able To Fly" - Etta James' "FinallyInch ("I'm allergic into it,Inch he states.) - The Righteous Siblings' "Unchained Tune" ("Whomever stated which was my personal favorite song was joking.") - Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" - John Legend's "Regular People" ("It's never just like the initial.Inch) STORY: 'X Factor's' Simon Cowell Jams Simon Larger, Confesses Anger at 'Idol,' Discloses He and Cheryl Cole No More Speaking Cowell shipped his list Tuesday mid-day throughout a business call to advertise the Sept. 21 premiere of X Factor on Fox. Throughout the phone call, Cowell was his customary self, proclaiming the show's brilliance to NBC's The Voice, worrying the X Factor's back tales, adoring Antonio "L.A." Reid and taking pot shots at Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul. "L.A. Reid is really a thought," Cowell stated of his fellow judge's TV work up to now, that will air recorded turns up before first week of November. "Nicole was (odd) inside a fantastically self-centered way and she or he wasn't even conscious of it. In each and every city she changes her accent. In NY City, she's a Brooklyn accent in Dallas she's a twang. VIDEO: Paula Abdul, Steve Johnson Discuss Nicole Scherzinger's 'X Factor' Knowing Style "With Paula, within 5 minutes of the shoot she's unaware the cameras are this is not on anymore and she or he's still ready to argue." Their reunion? "It's like having your old dog back in the pound." Listing the contestant's tales of struggles and achievements as second simply to talent, Cowell is bullish about the back tales he feels is going to be essential to the show's success. "Are you able to be bothered to spend time on [the show]? It's greater than a subtle difference. Should you don't have [singer profiles], individuals will turn off. THR Cover Story: Exactly what the X Is About? "[The Voice] didn't do it too as us. I type of expected these phones -- that's the character of the overall game. It's essential for the format. Anybody can mentor, but could you mentor and make up a star? You need to recognize what we should did [within the U.K.], where our third runner-up One Direction will have the [quickest-selling] single of the season. "I acquired frustrated [on Idol] whenever we weren't permitted to complete things using the participants every week. That's why some participants haven't done that well. [It grew to become] a recognition contest, and that's why you need to update the procedure and take risks." Related Subjects Simon Cowell The X Factor

Cameron Diaz & Alex Rodriguez Split?

La, Calif. -- It seems like another 2011 Hollywood split! According to Us Weekly, Cameron Diaz, 39, and her baseball love Alex Rodriguez, 36, have referred to as it quits. They separate recently, an origin near the NY Yankees star told the mag, proclaiming it absolutely was their careers that ultimately drove them apart. Shes very busy along with her career, the foundation referred to. And hes had injuries and wishes to focus on his game. Theyre devoted professionals. Despite going their separate ways, the pair apparently remains on good terms. Theyre still very friendly and like each other, the foundation added. [They have] a great deal of respect for each other. The actress ongoing to become tight-lipped on her behalf account relationship while using NY Yankee, however, if told they together with a-Fly fishing rod looked happy together by Maxims June 2011 Hot 100 problem, she responded, Yeah, its really awesome. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Leader Obama's Jobs Speech: What Hollywood, Audiences Say

Leader Obama on Thursday shipped an address to some joint session of Congress that layed out his intend to create jobs for People in america. It forced NBC to shuffle its National football league preshow for the overall game between your Saints and also the Eco-friendly Bay Packers to cable. Following the speech broadcast, many in Hollywood, together with other audiences, required to Twitter to talk about their responses from the leader's remarks along with other ideas. Included in this: Michael Moore An execllent speech by Obama. Many excellent ideas & a few stinkers(cutting Medicare insurance!). Republicans have ZERO curiosity about creating jobs. STORY: Eco-friendly Bay Packers-Saints Game Opening With Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum Concert Bill Maher #Republican faces say "We're a lot of conscienceless pricks who'd shoot ourselves hard if Obama stated he loved our smile" The appearance about the faces from the Republicans throughout this speech is priceless. By priceless, I am talking about I wish to slap all of them with a weedwhacker Greta Van Susteren My prediction would be that the Packer fans won't be annoyed with Leader Obama eating to their pre game show as lengthy because the Packers win. When the Packers lose...well...they'll search for a scapegoat. The Daily Show staff .@BarackObama plan revealed: "Smoke Pot. Make $$$." STORY: Leader's Jobs Speech Causes Cinemax Screening Change and National football league Pre-Game Move Keith Olbermann Huff Publish: POTUS asks states to test "Bridge To OperateInch programs. Audition individuals on unemployment as employees without having to pay! Chicago Bears safety Chris Harris In the finish of speech Obama should of dropped the mic like sexual chocolate in Visiting America Emmy-winning DJ JediObama "Those who hired us to dedicate yourself them don't possess the luxury of waiting 14 several weeks." Translation: Congress get a sh*t together. Darth Vader Be cautious Obama, I gave an address promising jobs as we built the 2nd Dying Star, and everyone knows how that ended. #JobsSpeech Sen. Harry Reid Curr. Obama organized bipartisan ideas 2 create jobs. Size and scope of plan reflects urgent need 2 put People in america to work Stylish-Hop Nonstop TV Sorry Obama, I'm able to watch yourself on YouTube. It's time for many football...... EXCLUSIVE: Leader Obama's Martha's Winery Estate Set up available Adam Eco-friendly, co-founding father of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee Why did Obama make use of a jobs speech to demand cuts to Medicare insurance benefits? On which planet was that advisable? Benjy Sarlin Maroon 5! Thank you for not groing through, Obama. [The audience carried out throughout a kickoff concert before the overall game.] Josh So essentially Obama stated: Republicans ruin everything. And also the Republicans reply with: Blah blah blah blah low taxes blah blah. Andy Enrique Republicans possess a obvious choice now. Help Obama & attempt to steal the loan or do nothing at all & blame Obama in 14 several weeks. Kahlil Skywalker And That I'm sure none of yall loyal Obama fans possess the balls to record his "Yes we are able toInch speech backwards to listen to him say "thanks Satan" Joel Pollak Credit where it's due: Obama has produced a lot more jobs... for Republicans! #obamaspeech Anthony Cumia So how exactly does Obama promise tax cuts for small company than the "wealthy" (small company proprietors) need to "Do their share by having to pay more? EXCLUSIVE: Leader Obama Sets Two Hollywood Fundraising Jim Treacher The family room's burning, but Obama knows he is able to save the home should you'll just fetch him more oil. Martin Stytz May be the movie Contagion about how exactly the thought of voting for Obama spread all through the nation in 2008? Appears enjoy it. DJ Chill I fuxs wit Obama but uh..the saints com on! I love my ftball like my bait! Alive! An my speeches like freedie stubs..reruns! Now whts happen Addiestan Obama did outstanding job revealing the little-mindedness of competitors' ideology. #jobsspeech Miami Slim I described that i'm NOT against Obama... But he certainly has more energy to control the general public than Every other Leader before him... Related Subjects Obama Bill Maher Michael Moore

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Kim Kardashian Not Cutting Honeymoon Short To Film Reality Show

FIRST PUBLISHED: August 26, 2011 11:20 AM EDT LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kim Kardashian is still enjoying her honeymoon bliss with new husband Kris Humphries. On Friday, the reality star shot down a report from The Hollywood Reporter suggesting that she and Kris would end their honeymoon within days so she could head back to New York to start filming Kim & Kourtney Take New York. Absolutely not true! Where do people come up w this!!! Kim Tweeted. Kim married Kris last Saturday in Montecito, Calif., and the couple embarked on their honeymoon to Europe earlier this week. While theyve been spotted enjoying breakfast on a balcony by the paparazzi, Kims made plenty of time on her first trip away as Kris wife to Tweet. The celebutante has been responding to fan questions and even Tweeted a photo of some goats on the road in Italy. Not too often traffic looks like this! Gotta love Italy! she wrote, linking to THIS photo. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Moving from Musical to Nonmusical Roles

Moving from Musical to Nonmusical Roles By Les Spindle August 24, 2011 Photo by Ed Krieger "The Full Monty" Michelle Duffy cut her performing teeth as a rock singer and subsequently forged a successful acting career dominated by nonmusical roles. But during the past few years, she has been cast primarily in musicals, which she finds somewhat restrictive to her creative fulfillment and career goals. John Bisom, who got his first taste of the industry as a child extra on "Little House on the Prairie," had no singing or dancing training when he happened upon a career in musical theater. Both performers work hard to transition between musicals and nonmusicals, when given the opportunities. That 'Musical Woman' Duffy, born and raised in Wheeling, W.V., had been singing since she was a baby. She began studying piano and flute and went to choir camp as a child. In junior high, she took her first acting class, and her college degree program was musical theater. In high school and college, she supported herself with singing jobs. But as she says, "My bread and butter was singing, but my passion has always been acting." She says her early fascination with collecting every cast album gradually faded, except for Sondheim shows.Duffy received her Actors' Equity card after appearing in a play in Pittsburgh. She then moved to Chicago, where her first play was "My Children! My Africa!" She came to California in 1995, and in 1996 became a member of Burbank's Colony Theatre, where she did plays ("Our Country's Good") and musicals ("Putting It Together"). She says she loves playing Tennessee Williams' "terrific women's roles," such as Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire," which she performed in San Francisco.But beginning in 2006, with La Mirada Theatre's "Johnny Guitar," Duffy fell into a cycle in which one musical seemed to lead to another. "I suddenly became this sort of musical woman," she says with a laugh. Cementing her in this new direction was her portrayal of the lead character of Pistache in director David Lee's revamp of Cole Porter's classic "Can-Can" at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2007. After that, prominent local groupsMusical Theatre West, Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities, and otherscontinued enlisting her services as a musical star. She returned to Pasadena Playhouse in 2008 for what she considered a particularly rewarding musical role: the biker mom Rusty in the stage adaptation of "Mask."Duffy began to realize that this string of tuners made it nearly impossible for her to get cast in plays anymore. She feels strongly that there is a bias against musical performers, and that once an actor is cast in that mold, it's difficult to get called in for nonmusical roles. Could some of it be attributed to artistic snobbery? "Oh, my God, yes," she replies. "It's not just from John Q. Public. I know many actors who don't like musicals. They will say that it's ridiculous to break into song walking down the street. They also think of musicals as not real acting." When this attitude exists in the casting community, it can be extremely limiting for performers like Duffy. "It's sort of like your legitimacy gets taken away from you," she says. She notes that much of this has to do with the general trend toward very specific typecasting, as actors are instantly thought of in a certain range, particularly for TV and film roles. "It's almost a detriment to be too versatile," she observes.Steven Glaudini, who has successfully worn many hats in the industryactor-singer-dancer, producer, director, theatrical agent (for Kazarian/Spencer/Ruskin & Associates), and artistic director (originally for Performance Riverside and currently for Musical Theatre West)considers Duffy a prime casting candidate for diverse roles. In fact, Glaudini was her agent when her string of musical roles began here. He recalls her as saying, "Hell has frozen over! I've booked a musical in L.A." He also agrees with Duffy that convincing some of those who cast to break down their stubborn bias against musical actors is an ongoing challenge.In Duffy's view, the ideal career is one in which an actor is able to do it all. "Doing many different kinds of projects helps keep me creative," she says. Fortunately, she is newly cast in Steven Dietz's play "Shooting Star," opening in mid-September at the Colony Theatre. Crooning for His Supper Bisom recently enjoyed his first job in a road production, playing Sam in the North American tour of "Mamma Mia!" Over the years, he has occasionally played nonmusical roles on television, did a voiceover role in the first "Shrek" film, and has been cast in nonmusical plays such as "As You Like It" and "After the Fall."Born and raised in Long Beach, Calif., Bisom has consistently received critical praise for his performances in Southern California musicals, appearing with virtually every musical company in the L.A. vicinity, such as Musical Theatre West and FCLO Music Theatre. He has also done regional work, as with the Sacramento Music Circus and Music Theatre of Wichita.Bisom says, "I completely stumbled into musicals. I had studied to be an actor at Long Beach City College and did plays there. Then about 1983, someone came to me and asked me to audition for a musical, and that's when I found out that I could sing." From there, the musical roles kept coming. Following those early breaks, Bisom took vocal and dance lessons, and he still gets brush-up vocal coaching, though he says most of his training has been on the job: "I met a lot of people who were willing to put me through some paces, and even teach me a little tap."Bisom adds, "I always thought of myself as an actor, and I still approach any role in musicals as an actor first. Fortunately, I have the ability to sing. Musicals are challenging. Exposing yourself out there by suddenly breaking into song isn't an easy thing to do. You're very vulnerable in a way." He believes the most successful nonsinging performers who pull off musicals are those confident enough to approach the role as an actor: "They might not have the best singing voice in the world, but they are able to carry it through the song, and you believe them."Glaudini thinks that in the current economy, actors who have musical skills as well as acting talent are sometimes wise to accept musical roles in favor of dramatic parts. As an example, he cites his wife, actor-dancer-singer Bets Malone, who a few years ago was delighted to be cast in a play at Milwaukee Repertory Theater but had to turn down the offer to accept a more lucrative job in the epic musical "The Ten Commandments." He says, "It would be great if we could all just live artistically and do what feeds our artistic souls, but you have to pay the bills."Bisom has hopes for the future. "I've always wanted to [play Atticus Finch in] 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' " he says. "That's one of my favorite characters and favorite books. And I'm finally getting to the age when I can do it." Moving from Musical to Nonmusical Roles By Les Spindle August 24, 2011 "The Full Monty" PHOTO CREDIT Ed Krieger Michelle Duffy cut her performing teeth as a rock singer and subsequently forged a successful acting career dominated by nonmusical roles. But during the past few years, she has been cast primarily in musicals, which she finds somewhat restrictive to her creative fulfillment and career goals. John Bisom, who got his first taste of the industry as a child extra on "Little House on the Prairie," had no singing or dancing training when he happened upon a career in musical theater. Both performers work hard to transition between musicals and nonmusicals, when given the opportunities. That 'Musical Woman' Duffy, born and raised in Wheeling, W.V., had been singing since she was a baby. She began studying piano and flute and went to choir camp as a child. In junior high, she took her first acting class, and her college degree program was musical theater. In high school and college, she supported herself with singing jobs. But as she says, "My bread and butter was singing, but my passion has always been acting." She says her early fascination with collecting every cast album gradually faded, except for Sondheim shows.Duffy received her Actors' Equity card after appearing in a play in Pittsburgh. She then moved to Chicago, where her first play was "My Children! My Africa!" She came to California in 1995, and in 1996 became a member of Burbank's Colony Theatre, where she did plays ("Our Country's Good") and musicals ("Putting It Together"). She says she loves playing Tennessee Williams' "terrific women's roles," such as Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire," which she performed in San Francisco.But beginning in 2006, with La Mirada Theatre's "Johnny Guitar," Duffy fell into a cycle in which one musical seemed to lead to another. "I suddenly became this sort of musical woman," she says with a laugh. Cementing her in this new direction was her portrayal of the lead character of Pistache in director David Lee's revamp of Cole Porter's classic "Can-Can" at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2007. After that, prominent local groupsMusical Theatre West, Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities, and otherscontinued enlisting her services as a musical star. She returned to Pasadena Playhouse in 2008 for what she considered a particularly rewarding musical role: the biker mom Rusty in the stage adaptation of "Mask."Duffy began to realize that this string of tuners made it nearly impossible for her to get cast in plays anymore. She feels strongly that there is a bias against musical performers, and that once an actor is cast in that mold, it's difficult to get called in for nonmusical roles. Could some of it be attributed to artistic snobbery? "Oh, my God, yes," she replies. "It's not just from John Q. Public. I know many actors who don't like musicals. They will say that it's ridiculous to break into song walking down the street. They also think of musicals as not real acting." When this attitude exists in the casting community, it can be extremely limiting for performers like Duffy. "It's sort of like your legitimacy gets taken away from you," she says. She notes that much of this has to do with the general trend toward very specific typecasting, as actors are instantly thought of in a certain range, particularly for TV and film roles. "It's almost a detriment to be too versatile," she observes.Steven Glaudini, who has successfully worn many hats in the industryactor-singer-dancer, producer, director, theatrical agent (for Kazarian/Spencer/Ruskin & Associates), and artistic director (originally for Performance Riverside and currently for Musical Theatre West)considers Duffy a prime casting candidate for diverse roles. In fact, Glaudini was her agent when her string of musical roles began here. He recalls her as saying, "Hell has frozen over! I've booked a musical in L.A." He also agrees with Duffy that convincing some of those who cast to break down their stubborn bias against musical actors is an ongoing challenge.In Duffy's view, the ideal career is one in which an actor is able to do it all. "Doing many different kinds of projects helps keep me creative," she says. Fortunately, she is newly cast in Steven Dietz's play "Shooting Star," opening in mid-September at the Colony Theatre. Crooning for His Supper Bisom recently enjoyed his first job in a road production, playing Sam in the North American tour of "Mamma Mia!" Over the years, he has occasionally played nonmusical roles on television, did a voiceover role in the first "Shrek" film, and has been cast in nonmusical plays such as "As You Like It" and "After the Fall."Born and raised in Long Beach, Calif., Bisom has consistently received critical praise for his performances in Southern California musicals, appearing with virtually every musical company in the L.A. vicinity, such as Musical Theatre West and FCLO Music Theatre. He has also done regional work, as with the Sacramento Music Circus and Music Theatre of Wichita.Bisom says, "I completely stumbled into musicals. I had studied to be an actor at Long Beach City College and did plays there. Then about 1983, someone came to me and asked me to audition for a musical, and that's when I found out that I could sing." From there, the musical roles kept coming. Following those early breaks, Bisom took vocal and dance lessons, and he still gets brush-up vocal coaching, though he says most of his training has been on the job: "I met a lot of people who were willing to put me through some paces, and even teach me a little tap."Bisom adds, "I always thought of myself as an actor, and I still approach any role in musicals as an actor first. Fortunately, I have the ability to sing. Musicals are challenging. Exposing yourself out there by suddenly breaking into song isn't an easy thing to do. You're very vulnerable in a way." He believes the most successful nonsinging performers who pull off musicals are those confident enough to approach the role as an actor: "They might not have the best singing voice in the world, but they are able to carry it through the song, and you believe them."Glaudini thinks that in the current economy, actors who have musical skills as well as acting talent are sometimes wise to accept musical roles in favor of dramatic parts. As an example, he cites his wife, actor-dancer-singer Bets Malone, who a few years ago was delighted to be cast in a play at Milwaukee Repertory Theater but had to turn down the offer to accept a more lucrative job in the epic musical "The Ten Commandments." He says, "It would be great if we could all just live artistically and do what feeds our artistic souls, but you have to pay the bills."Bisom has hopes for the future. "I've always wanted to [play Atticus Finch in] 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' " he says. "That's one of my favorite characters and favorite books. And I'm finally getting to the age when I can do it."