Matthew McConaughey Proposes to Camila Alves

Matthew McConaughey and Camilla Alves Mathew McConaughey gave his girlfriend Camila Alves a Christmas surprise because he sprang the question. "Just asked for Camila to marry me, #MerryChristmas," he tweeted along with this photo from the pair. See other stars who've become engaged this year McConaughey, 42, and Alves, 29, are actually dating since 2006 and so are parents to 3-year-old boy Levi and 23-month-old daughter Vida.

George Michael Released From Hospital: "I'm Lucky to Be Alive"

George Michael George Michael was released from an Austrian hospital Thursday after battling pneumonia for more than a month. "I'm very weak but I feel amazing," the 48-year-old "Faith" singer told reporters on Friday outside his home, according to The Daily Mirror. "I'm lucky to be alive." Check out photos of George Michael Talking to reporters, Michael called his medical ordeal "by far the worst month of my life" and held back tears when he thanked doctors for keeping him alive. "I'd say it was touch and go for a couple of weeks," he said. "We played it down because I didn't want to worry my fans too much - I'm sorry I couldn't contact them before now but I wasn't in any state to do so." Michael first experienced health problems in late October when he had to cancel a London date of his Symphonica tour due to a viral infection. On Nov. 21, he was admitted to a Vienna hospital after complaining of chest pains. It was later confirmed that Michael had pneumonia and was in an intensive care unit until Dec. 1. On Friday, Michael revealed he had had a tracheotomy (an incision in his neck to open his airways) during his hospitalization. Watch music videos of George Michael "The fact I've been so lucky and the fact that I still have plenty to live for - I have this amazing, amazing life and if I wasn't spiritual enough before the last four or five weeks then I certainly am now," he said. "I have to believe that somebody believes I've still got some work to do here." Michael said he plans to perform a concert for the doctors in Austria who saved his life, and also plans to resume his Symphonica tour, which was officially canceled once Michael was hospitalized. "I really from the bottom of my heart thank everyone for sending messages, and everyone in that ICU unit who saved my life," he said. "I'm a new man."

ABC News changes 'Picture'

Among ABC News prexy Ben Sherwood's top projects is visiting fruition: The whole division is starting a significant rebranding initiative beginning Monday. This news division's motto has become "Begin to see the Whole Picture," a slogan that appears tailor-designed to invite audiences anxious for many clearness throughout the 2012 election season -- and after, obviously. There is the new tagline in addition to a new leading picture of the net's entire on-air staff posed together inside a yearbook-style photo, with Barbara Walters in the forefront, in red-colored, flanked by Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer.The brand new campaign will stress ABC News' capability to make tales about far-reaching occasions highly relevant to American audiences, and puts major focus on the Alphabet's roster of personas.ABC's phone card continues to be the claim "More People in america obtain news from ABC News" since a minimum of 1988 (it has been around such a long time, reps for that network could not remember getting been without them), therefore the change is major. Sherwood told journos in October the "more People in america" statement was literally true, now more than ever before, as the organization joined with Yahoo to supply wider distribution because of its content.Throughout that deal, too, ABC recommended its bench of anchors and correspondents. Sherwood, who became a member of the internet just more than a year ago, has focued on talent moves in the newbie at work, sometimes compromising exclusivity to nab or have a major newsperson. Katie Couric became a member of the Alphabet after her departure from CBS, and can report for ABC News as she creates her new syndie yakker for ABC/Disney Domestic TV. And merely a week ago, ABC and CNN discussed an unparalleled deal to talk about Christiane Amanpour, to whom ABC's typically domestic-politics-heavy "NowInch appeared an unpleasant fit ("NowInch saw models located in both Libya and Egypt this season). Amanpour may have several special offers annually on ABC and can report for CNN.Because the campaign comes out through 2012, it'll stress that flexibility even while the division's achieve grows via Yahoo. The promotions can look on all ABC News broadcasts to start with, and can land on ABC News Radio, on abcnews.com as well as on Yahoo! in 2012. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Michel Gondry's 'Taxi Driver': The Director's Lo-Fi Have a look at Travis Bickle

Right now, the American public can access a national treasure: 'Alvin as well as the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.' The rambunctious rats have been in it again in another madcap musical adventure this time around around Alvin, Simon and Theodore in addition to their Chipette options Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor, continue a cruiseship holiday using the always-irritable Dork Seville. But Alvin's hijinks lead to most six in the cute as well as the affectionate chipmunks getting stranded around the deserted tropical island. They have reached understand to use together to acquire home ... and employ more recent and much more effective tunes in route. You may read that plot description and think it's mindless fluff designed to entertain only the smallest children, but you'd be scoffing within the feature for just about any large juggernaut. Exactly how financially lucrative gets the 'Chipmunks' franchise been since it began in 2007? Moviefone has develop an expedient graph tell you! (Since the singing chipmunks were once lonely little orphans who've been saved by their talent manager, Moviefone made a decision to determine the Chipmunks' movie dollars having a couple of real charitable groups devoted to animal welfare and art achievement. Too as with recognition in the island setting of 'Chipwrecked,' we put inside an actual island for reference.) [Click image to enlarge] The initial 'Alvin' movie cost $60 million to produce the second one cost $75 million. Each movie then ongoing to produce hundreds of vast amounts in ticket sales. Therefore if you're among people weirdos that hates the 'Chipmunk' movies, you can now understand the quantity of an outcast you are why would many people under your own accord give their funds for the 'Chipmunks' movies once they were an undesirable factor? Watch a clip for 'Alvin as well as the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' [Photo: last century Fox] (Special due to Chris Spurlock for graph design.) Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Ohayon to Magnet Media publish

Ohayon Producer-director Michele Ohayon has became a member of the finance-production company Magnet Media Group as leader of production and can produce sci-fi actioner "O2" with Magnet topper Jeanette Buerling.Magnet is fully financing "O2" with intends to shoot this summer time in Germany and also the U.K. on the $50 million budget. Ronnie Christensen ("Dark Tide," "People") authored the script "Gremlins" helmer Joe Dante is mounted on direct.Ohayon, a local of The other agents, started employed in films with 1984's "Pressure" and was nominated to have an Oscar for that 1997 docu "Colors Upright.Inch Various other paperwork include "It Had Been An Excellent Existence," "Cowboy Del Amor," "Steal a Pencil for me personallyInch and "S.O.S./Condition of Security," which opened in the Berlin Film Festival this year.InchOperating with Magnet provides me with top notch use of creating high budget films, and enables me to create my very own content input towards the table," Ohayon stated.Magnet's also developing "Married and Cheating," with Raymond P Felitta ("City Island") pointing their own script, to become shot in Paris within the summer time, and action thriller "Home Front" with Bill Chartoff ("The Auto technician"), Lukia Czernin, Buerling and Ohayon creating. "Home Front" is anticpated to be shot in Nigeria in September. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

'Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker' Tackles Hugh Jackman's Broadway 'Fabulousness' (Exclusive Video)

TLC It would appear members of the conservative Florida Family Association are among the few actually paying attention to TLC's All-American Muslim.our editor recommendsRussell Simmons Calls for Lowe's Boycott, Personally Buys Ad Time on 'All-American Muslim'Travel Web Site Kayak Also Pulled Ads from TLC's 'All-American Muslim' (Report)Jon Stewart Skewers TLC, Lowe's Over 'American Muslim' Boycott'All-American Muslim' Targeted by PETA The reality series about Muslim families living in suburban Detroit, which lost advertising from Lowe's and other brands after FAA condemned it as propaganda, is languishing in the ratings. PHOTOS: 10 of TV's Biggest Television Show Controversies Only five episodes into its first season, the series ranked 78th among Sunday's cable broadcasts for Dec. 11. With only 908,000 viewers and a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49, it's being easily outperformed by series like History's American Pickers, Discovery's Moonshiners and its latest lead-in, Little People Big World: Holiday Surprise. This recent episode, which aired two days after news broke of Lowe's controversial departure as advertiser, continued a downward trend in numbers, not benefiting at all from the added attention. It dropped from a .4 rating in the key demo from the previous week, and fell below the 1-million mark for the first time. REVIEW: 'All-American Muslim' All-American Muslim did not get off to a terrible start, either. Boosted by a lead-in from the successful Sister Wives, its Nov. 13 premiere earned a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49 and 1.74 million viewers. It dropped 55 percent in its second outing to a 0.5 rating and 1.17 million viewers and continued a steady decline from there. So will there be no silver lining to all of the drama? The real test for how the series could get a boost from the attention will come with the Dec. 18 broadcast. Though the Lowe's story broke Dec. 9, it didn't gain momentum until this week, when celebrities such as Russell Simmons and Mia Farrow publicly threw their support behind the show. And it should not be forgotten how well scandal has treated TLC in the past. Nearly 10 million tuned in to watch Jon and Kate Gosselin's marriage unravel on the 2009 premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8, doubling its previous ratings high after a few weeks of tabloid attention. TV Ratings TLC All-American Muslim

Nick Swardson to Work Again, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: The man who helped make cinema safe for the counterculture has died… Kenneth Branagh’s back-up plan… Apologies worth considering… and more. · Watch out! Nick Swardson and TJ Miller have been cast in the stop-motion animated Hell & Back, “a comedy about two best friends who must rescue their pal when he is accidentally dragged to hell.” Which is to say, it’s about retrieving Rob Schneider from a screening of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. [Deadline] · Bert Schneider, the Oscar-winning producer whose astounding film credits include Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Picture Show, Hearts and Minds and Days of Heaven (not to mention creating The Monkees), has passed away at age 78. [NYT] · “I’ve always quite fancied owning a bookstore, or working in one.” So! If this acting/directing thing doesn’t work out for him, at least Kenneth Branagh has a Plan B. Good to know. [The NYer, subscription required] · In a remarkable act of guts and magnanimity, Big Hollywood editor John Nolte has publicly apologized for churlishly dismissing me as “one of left-wing Hollywood’s chief Palace Guards and water carriers” writing off the critical and commercial hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes before having seen it: “I was wrong. And I’m sorry.” Ahem. You’re still getting coal for Christmas, John. [Big Hollywood] · Stephen Daldry also issued regrets about the Daldry not screening in time for critics awards, telling Variety in an interview conducted on Dec. 1: “I’m sorry that critics didn’t get to see it in time, but I literally finished the final mix at 6 a.m. this morning. You have to make a choice about whether you’re going to compromise the film to make deadlines or finish it the best way you know how.” [Variety] · “Yeah, I’m like this is stupid, why am I wearing a mask?” Paris Jackson speaks! But does she say anything? [Reuters via Yahoo!]

Mark Burnett teams with ACTV8

Mark Burnett is adopting tech firm ACTV8 to cope with second-screen encounters for TV series produced by his company. Android and iOs clients will have a way to savor content strongly related Burnett shows synchronized to wireless items, additionally to integration with leading social-media platforms. "It is my dream to make a much much deeper plus much more engaging relationship while using audiences within our shows," mentioned Burnett. The Burnett-ACTV8 deal signifies one other way different factions in the media business are generating a land grab inside the second screen world. Burnett has already established a dynamic fascination with the tech space, getting also dedicated to YouToo, which enables audiences to upload their particular video content with a cable tv funnel. Series produced by Burnett include "The Voice," "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "Shark Tank." There's no set timetable on when ACTV8 will probably be implemented for each shows. Taken, Burnett offered a stake within the production company to Hearst Corp. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Tom Shadyacs I'm Documentary To Debut Jan. 1 On The famous host oprah Winfrey Network

Tom Shadyac’s documentary I'm will start OWN: The famous host oprah Winfrey Network’s Super Soul Sunday programming block on The month of january 1, 2012. Onetime hit feature director Shadyac’s existence required a significant turn after he experienced a concussion inside a cycling accident that left him not able to get results for several weeks. The director of Liar Liar, The Nutty Professor and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective went through a profound transformation he stories within the movie. I'm follows Shadyac’s mission to reply to two questions: What’s wrong using the world” and So what can we all do about this?. He interviews notable males and ladies in the mobile phone industry's of science, philosophy, academia and belief — including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, David Suzuki, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Lynne McTaggart, Ray Anderson, John Francis, Coleman Barks and Marc Ian Barasch. The famous host oprah Winfrey’s separate interview with Shadyac introduces the documentary. Super Soul Sunday airs 8-11 AM by having an encore beginning at noon. I'm is going to be available The month of january 3 on DVD. Watch a clip formerly published on Deadline here.

Ad Forecasters Say TV And Digital May Benefit Most Out Of 2012 Growth

Three of the very prominent ad-predicting firms began the UBS Annual Global Media and Communications Conference today — because they typically do only at that event — by unveiling their up-to-date predictions for 2012. Plus they virtually agree: 2012 will improve than 2011. MagnaGlobal is around the conservative side, projecting3.2% development in The United States, and GroupM is much more bullish at 4%. MagnaGlobal EVP Vincent Letang states the U.S. ad market will enjoy the most powerful-ever quadrennial effect with $2.4B striking the marketplace from political campaigns, and $600M associated with the Summer time Olympic games working in london. That’s why GroupM Futures Director Adam Smithwarns the ad-growth number in 2013 — with no quadrennial effect –”might be harder to check out.”The forecasters agree that television and digital will benefitmost in the development in ad investing.Butthey warn that pay TVproviders have to be careful: Monthly subscriptions “will go lower by 500,000 annually for next 5 years” partially because of competition from Web video companies for example Netflix, states ZenithOptimedia Boss Steve King, whose company launched its forecast last evening. Healso saysthat there’sareason to accept predictions with abig touch of suspicion. “The component that none people have incorporated is really a default” by European country.

Disney Channel's 'Good Luck Charlie' Holiday Movie Strikes Ratings Gold

Marni Grossman/CBS"Blue Bloods" It was another down week in the ratings following Black Friday, even with football as one of the programming choices on broadcast. CBS continued its reign atop a sleepy Friday, up against Fox's telecast of the first Pac-12 championship game between the Oregon Ducks and the UCLA Bruins. (Ducks won the game handily.) Averaging a 1.4 rating in the key 18-49 demo during primetime, CBS' lineup slipped across the board from their last originals -- with Blue Bloods seeing the biggest drop. A Gifted Man (8 million total viewers, 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 demographic) hovered around its usual demo home, but compared to two weeks ago, was down a tenth. CSI: NY (9.7 million, 1.4) dropped two tenths, while Blue Bloods (11 million, 1.6) plunged. Even so, CBS either tied (A Gifted Man) for No. 1 or won its hours (CSI: NY, Blue Bloods). Following CBS was Fox with the Ducks-Bruins football game. From 8-10 p.m., the matchup didn't prove to be a big draw as 4.3 million tuned in and the network averaged a 1.3. ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (4.8 million, 1.2) dipped slightly and Katie Couric's big 20/20 interview (4.5 million, 1.3) with a pregnant Beyonce didn't infuse a new energy at 10 p.m. ABC placed third on the night with a 1.2 average. The CW's midseason finale of Nikita (1.7 million, 0.5) dropped, while Supernatural (1.9 million, 0.7) held firm. NBC's telecast of Game of Your Life (2.2 million, 0.6) wasn't a ratings winner; Dateline (4.1 million, 1.0) followed with a steep drop. 8 p.m. Fox: Pac-12 Championship Game (4.3 million viewers, 1.3 rating in adults 18-49) CBS: A Gifted Man (8 million, 1.2) ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (4.8 million, 1.2) NBC: Game of Your Life (2.2 million, 0.6) The CW: Nikita (1.7 million, 0.5) 9 p.m. CBS: CSI: NY (9.7 million, 1.4) The CW: Supernatural (1.9 million, 0.7) 10 p.m. CBS: Blue Bloods (11 million, 1.6) ABC: 20/20 (4.5 million, 1.3) NBC: Dateline (4.1 million, 1.0) PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Fall TV Death Pool: Will 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Whitney' or 'How to Be a Gentleman' Be Axed First? TV Ratings

Motley Crue Set for Las Vegas Residency

Spiegel & Grau, the Random House imprint, has bought The Lullaby of Polish Girls, the first novel from actress Dagmara Dominczyk, with a pre-emptive bid. The book is the coming-of-age tale of three girlfriends from Kielce, Poland. The story takes place in both Poland and the U.S., and follows their lives over several decades. Dominczyk also plans to develop the novel as a feature film. PHOTOS: 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Dominczyk recently starred opposite Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground and will be seen next year as Ed Harris' wife in the submarine thriller Phantom. She also starred opposite Jim Caviezel in the Count of Monte Christo, playing Edmund Dante's fiancé Mercedes. Her TV credits include roles on The Good Wife, Suits, 24, and Third Watch. PHOTOS: 14 Thanksgiving Holiday Roadtrip Reads Dominczyk own life story roughly mirrors that of her characters in The Lullaby of Polish Girls. She was born in Kielce, but emigrated to the United States in 1983 as a political refugee because of her father's involvement in Solidarity, the political movement headed by Lech Walesa. The family relocated to NY City. Dominczyk graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998 with a major in Drama. Julie Grau will be editing the book at Spiegel & Grau. Paradigm brokered the deal and will be handling the sale of film rights. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Related Topics Books Books to Film

Dana Delany, Kyle MacLachlan Returning to Desperate Regular folks

Dana Delany Some Desperate Regular folks alums will return for your show's eight and final season. Dana Delany, Kyle MacLachlan and Andrea Bowen will be ready to return just before the ABC series signs off in May 2012, according to TVLine. When they'll appear and the way extended they'll stay remains unknown. Mega Buzz: A Grey's romance, a hard Bones together with a Desperate hookup Delany, who stars on Body of Proof, made her Wisteria Lane debut round the show's fourth season since the two occasions divorced Katherine. She left in Season 6. MacLachlan carried out Orson, who has been available since Season 2 after which married Bree (Marcia Mix). His last appearance around the program reaches the summer season 7 premiere when Orson and Bree sign their divorce papers. Desperate Housewives' James Denton: It's fun coming back to Mike's deeper, more dangerous side Bowen plays Susan's daughter Julie, who last came out in Season 7 likely to her mother (Teri Hatcher) inside the hospital. Cure would you like to see return?

Hot Chelle Rae on AMA Win: It's 'The Biggest Milestone of Our Career' (Video)

Serving as an American Music Awards triple threat -- pre-show performers, presenters and nominees -- wasn't enough for Hot Chelle Rae, who added a new award to their resume on Sunday night. The group behind "Tonight, Tonight" and "I Like it Like That" nabbed the honor of Sprint Best New Artist, as well.our editor recommendsAMAs 2011: Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year; Adele Scores Favorite Album; Bruno Mars Upsets Justin BieberAMAs 2011: Winners and Nominees Complete ListAMAs 2011: Inside Hot Chelle Rae's Red Carpet Style MeetingAMAs 2011: The Red Carpet ArrivalsChris Brown, Adam Lambert and a $500,000 Performance: AMAs EP on What to Expect Sunday PHOTOS: AMAs 2011 Red Carpet Arrivals Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on a rain drenched red carpet, Ryan Follese (vocals), Ian Keaggy (bass), Nash Overstreet (guitar) and Jamie Follese (drums) gushed about the possibility of bringing home a new piece of hardware during the Nov. 20 ceremony. "If we win the award tonight for best new artist, we're gonna freak out," said Nash (yes, the brother of Glee's Chord Overstreet). Added Ryan, "It would definitely be the biggest milestone of our career thus far." "I might have to give it to my parents as a Christmas present," Ryan pondered. "It's definitely the biggest accomplishment for us as a band and it shows our hard work is paying off." PHOTOS: American Music Awards 2011 Nominees The group is set to release their second album, Whatever, on Nov. 29, which came together in a shocking two months. "The last year has been crazy and because of that, all of the emotions have been heightened that it's enabled us to write and record music from a place that's different for us," Ryan told THR at the group's red carpet style meeting on Saturday, Nov. 19. STORY: Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year at AMAs; Adele Scores Favorite Album; Bruno Mars Upsets Justin Bieber "Tonight, Tonight" cemented its status as a summer anthem this year, but who does Hot Chelle Rae like to rock out to? "You can't go wrong with Teenage Dream," Ian said of Katy Perry's record shattering album. "We even cover one of her sets when we play live." The boys credit Perry's No. 1 title track as one they wish they'd written, while Jamie piped in with love for LMFAO. "I'd like to have written 'Party Rock Anthem,'" he confessed. Complete List of 2011 AMA Winners and Nominees "It's a friendly competition," the group later noted in the backstage press room. "When someone makes an amazing song, we know we have to do better than that next time." Related Topics American Music Awards

Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011

One last couple hits the road as Dancing with the Stars cuts down to its final three pairs. Who fell short of the finals? Did Hope and Maks make up their massive score deficit? Did J.R.'s injury doom him? Plus: The Muppets perform!As Tom points out, the inflatable rainbow is on the stage, which means one thing: Rob and Cheryl get the encore. But really, we all know they got the nod because Carrie Ann The Cougar wants to see Rob shake what Kris gave him. Rob is wearing his Lucky Bruce Jenner Diamond Stud Earring TM, which obviously bodes well for them as they learn their fate afterward.First safe couple:Rob and CherylI am completely indifferent to Rob, but I think it's cool that he's in the final, especially since most people had him pegged as cannon fodder and an early exit, like sister Kim turned out to be. But it's really not that hard to top Kim, no?After a performance by Cobra Starship, it's Hope and Maks' turn under the Red Light of Doom. I would normally say cut to the chase since we know they're going to be in jeopardy, but their confessional/backstage packages from performance nights are infinitely entertaining (read: cringe-worthy) and revealing. Case in point: "F--- them. I don't even want to look at them," Hope told Maks after their Argentine tango before whining about their scores. Ugh. Woman, this persecution complex is an ugly color on you. You're a great goalkeeper, but you're not a great dancer. And that's fine. You don't have to be awesome at everything. Just try your best and accept the facts. The judges have their shortcomings, but they're not completely wrong in their critiques. And no, they did not want you out in Week 1. Nearly everyone thought you were the one to beat pre-season. Notice how Maks said nary a peep this whole segment.Shocker! Hope and Maks are in jeopardy.Carson's back! He delivers a Queer Eye package about last night's wardrobe. So he's why Ricki looked like Big Bird! He suggests Rob get a "Brazilian for fun... like a deep dark tan," charges his fabric purchases to Tom and, naturally, smacks Maks' ass before he performed. Seriously, guys, just make him co-host. Not to be outdone, Anna hits the stage with Derek to perform the Design a Dance to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance." And she looks as fierce as ever! I'm really gonna need Anna to win one of these days. The Spotlight Performance follows with four boys from the Gold School, who were bullied in school for being dancers. But as they note, they're the real winners here since they get all up close and personal with chicks on the floor.Muppets! They're all here, including Walter (aka Jason Segel's puppet bro in the movie) to perform "Life's a Happy Song." It's super cute and, lo and behold, Miss Piggy, doesn't, um, hog the spotlight. Statler and Waldorf - who, let's face it, are basically the Muppet versions of Len - however are less than impressed: "Get rid of the singing and dancing and [this show would] be a hit!" Can we have Muppets every week? Pretty please?Back to business! If you didn't read the script beforehand, J.R. and Karina are going to be in jeopardy... and they are!Second safe couple:Ricki and DerekHope and Maks, and J.R. and Karina are not necessarily the bottom two. And the couple leaving is... Hope and Maks. That was suspenseful. Yawn."This is one of the toughest competitions I've ever been part of," Hope says, putting on her best gracious loser face. "Instead of trying to win the Mirrorball trophy, I'm going to try and win a gold medal.""I wish I could've been better for you, but it is what it is. It's been amazing," Maks says before thanking their fans.Thanks, America! This one could have happened a few weeks back, but a final four finish is very good for Hope considering how shaky, not to mention increasingly bitter, she's been. But now you're free! Both of you! Leave and be happy (after the finale, of course).What do you think? Do you like the final three? Who were your pre-season final three picks? Did Hope deserve to go home? Will she hold a grudge against the judges for the rest of her life? Can Statler and Waldorf become permanent judges? Who do you think will win? show less

Todd Holland To Direct NBCs Comedy Pilot Isabel

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy champion Todd Holland remains attracted onto direct NBCs single-camera comedy Isabel. The project, a family group comedy getting an enchanting twist, was written on spec by Howard Busgang and Tom Nursall. Inspired with the French-Canadian series Le Monde P Charlotte now now, it concentrates on a normally normal angry middle-class family that wrestles while using challenges every single day existence while raising a daughter which has magical qualities. Furthermore to pointing, Holland, who's based at Universal TV with creating partner Karey Burke, may even be the professional producer round the pilot alongside Aaron Kaplan, French-Canadian TV producer Jocelyn Deschenes, Busgang and Nursall. Hollands pointing concentrate on another single-camera family comedy, Foxs Malcolm Within the center, acquired him among his 3 Emmy honours (another 2 were for cases of Malcolm as well as the Ray Sanders Show). He most recently directed the pilot for NBC’s comedy series Free Agents.

Last Guy Standing Enlists Reba Showrunner to exchange Series Creator

Last Guy Standing Last Guy Standing will quickly possess a new guy in control, Deadline reviews. Series creator Jack Burditt has requested to depart the Tim Allen comedy after having suffered a household tragedy captured. Kevin Abbott is placed to consider over following a Christmas. Reba McEntire plots go back to TV on ABC comedy Burditt have been with an extended leave of absence. Abbott, who formerly required over as showrunner of Reba half way through its series run, is presently establishing a brand new pilot for Reba McEntire. He'll function as showrunner on shows when the McEntire project, Malibu Country, is acquired for that 2012-2013 TV season. Abbott is simply waiting to obtain approval from TV Land, where he has to contract and works as a talking to producer on Upon the market at 35.

John Huston: Courage and Art: The Review

This informative article first came out inside the November. 18 problem in the Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsTHR's 5 Books every week: Stephen King, F1, Rock History, and Umberto EcoAnjelica Huston Penning Memoir Due in 2013 Jeffrey Meyers has almost no a new comer to say from the 40 films John Huston made, but he's doing have a great boost the record in regards to the lots of women who swam using the late director's existence. Huston will be a rake from the elevated order so wide a swath did the charming, charming, difficult, passionate, intellectual and sadistic swashbuckler cut the more fitting title using this biography might have been The Sultan of St. Clerans, a reference to the the Irish manor house that was the identifying Hustonian domain. Much remains talked about him over time but, for people still intrigued about who did items to whom in Hollywood's heyday, Meyers isn't shy about doing a little of detailed record-keeping. The author of 23 previous biographies, including worth keeping about Ernest Hemingway, Meyers begins getting an in depth but excessively emphatic prologue that stresses the parallels between Hemingway and Huston. Yes, they were both macho artists getting a blood stream lust for big game and multiple partners. Furthermore they understood and, apparently, loved each another. But Hemingway produced an indelible original oeuvre while Huston made alongside only adaptations of existing literary works. And, almost paradoxically, Hemingway experienced from the types of doubts as well as other various insecurities that have been absolutely foreign to Huston, who moved so easily in a single lady and film project to a different. The most effective account of Huston's eventful existence can be found in Lawrence Grobel's 1989 volume The Hustons. Meyers basically rehashes existing particulars about John's unconventional upbringing since the boy in the mostly absent actor Walter and peripatetic journalist Rhea, additionally to his early aimlessness, personal obstreperousness and struggles just like a painter in Paris, actor and burgeoning film author. Enough books have formerly recorded Huston's important films, within the Maltese Falcon, The Treasure in the Sierra Madre as well as the African Full to Beneath the Volcano, Prizzi's Recognition as well as the Dead. Just what's new here? Lots of gossip about Huston's extensive amorous activities within the many horses' mouths. Much like many males who understood him were jealous of Huston's way with women (he and Errol Flynn once in an extended fistfight over Olivia p Havilland Huston lost), most males may wish to be appreciated by their women as positively as Huston is actually his. Candidly explaining his subject as "a compulsive satyr," Meyers reviews that lots of of Huston's paramours "gave his performance rave reviews." His fifth wife, Celeste (Cici) Shane, whom he nastily known to love a "crocodile" within the memoirs, testifies that, even though he was 66 after they married in 1972, "he was the most effective of my whole existence. Honest to God, John was an incredible lover." He clearly felt much the same way about her. You can construct several groups for your women in Huston's existence. There has been the short conquests as Celeste states, "John would screw something which wasn't nailed lower." A couple of of those were stars, including Zita Johann, Mary Astor, Ava Gardner and Eiko Ando. More youthful crowd had five partners: first sweetheart Dorothy Harvey, aristocratic Irish beauty Lesley Black, actress Evelyn Keyes and model/ballerina Ricki Soma (Anjelica's mother) so the wealthy, self-possessed Celeste. He was faithful to undertake and don't in most cases frustrated together before lengthy, which runs unlike his pattern while using women who constitute another category, the extended-standing mistresses. With p Havilland, the refined and complex Marietta FitzGerald Tree, French actress Suzanne Flon and Zoe Sallis, mother of his boy Danny, to title four of the very fundamental of his extended-term fanatics, Huston completed matters that ongoing, on / off, across a very long time and close ties. He sired three children. Lighting this formerly untouched but clearly central part of Huston's existence helps Meyers develop a bigger portrait in the guy than has formerly been offered he clearly conveys his subject's allure, cruelty, intellectual thirst, game-playing, peculiar emotional intensity and distance, callousness and egoism. Meyers does not take it up, however always loved Orson Welles' remark for the effect that uncle excelled at playing Mephistopheles to their personal Faust. He was, unquestionably, a complicated figure, and Meyers catches that although also writing with apparent haste. Related Subjects Anjelica Huston John Huston

Media Mogul Silvio Berlusconi Steps Lower as Italy's Pm

The era in Italian politics is going to an finish, while using media kingpin-switched-pm resigning his publish Saturday after an eventful week that gave the mogul little choice but to prevent energy. our editor recommendsSilvio Berlusconi Era Vulnerable to Finish Soon in ItalySilvio Berlusconi: I Intend to Serve Out My 2013 Term The move uses the Mediaset television honcho experienced a biting rebuke earlier inside the week having a coalition of Italian legislators which in fact had formerly supported the pm. The resignation was met in what the NY Occasions referred to as "entertaining crowds" in Rome. "This really is really probably the most dramatic moment within our the past,In . Ferruccio p Bortoli, the editor in the Milan daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, told the NYT on Saturday. PHOTOS: Stars Who've Carried out People in politics As THR formerly reported, Berlusconi happen to be defiant just before the election, while using the three Mediaset systems he controls as well as the three condition-possessed RAI systems to vow he'd keep energy and raging his experts as "criminal" and "unpatriotic." Nevertheless the media bloggers predicted that Berlusconi would need to step lower following a final votes were totalled. The move likely means the conclusion a political career through which Berlusconi has introduced Italia for 11 in the last 17 years, whilst adjusting the nation's greatest media empire. His reign over Mediaset -- and indirect control of RAI as pm -- is really a key tool within the grip on energy, deploying it to mold law suit and silence opposition. It's sparked complaints of a conflict of curiosity and introduced to law suits featuring accusations he evaded needing to pay taxes utilizing a kickback intend on the film rights deal, that they paid out an british lawyer to lie for him in the courtroom inside an older situation connected with Mediaset's film subsidiary Medusa. Related Subjects Worldwide Mediaset

Wreckers

An Artificial Eye presentation of a Likely Story production. (International sales: Content Film, London.) Produced by Simon Onwurah. Directed, written by D.R. Hood.With: Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans, Peter McDonald, Sinead Matthews, Nicola Green, June Watson, Georgie Smith.If films have taught us anything, it's that the odds of lasting happiness are stacked against urban yuppies seeking peace in the countryside, and so it is once more in "Wreckers." Playing not unlike critics' darling "Martha Marcy May Marlene" with the genders flipped and the weather gloomier, writer-helmer D.R. Hood's intriguing, well-acted debut draws shifting lines of conflict between its clean-scrubbed central couple and the black-sheep brother who invades their bucolic bliss, before losing steam in the third act. Chilly pic reps a tricky sell even to home auds, although rising star Benedict Cumberbatch might lure some. Per press notes, Hood claims to have grown up in an English village similar to the sleepy Fens hamlet depicted here, and her film is clearly posited as a contempo take on a grand British tradition of rustic what-lies-beneath storytelling, dating back to radio soap "The Archers" and beyond. There are tonal parallels here with Ali Smith's 2005 novel "The Accidental," as the pic mistrustfully regards city-dwellers' community-minded affectations in such environments. The narrative wastes little time establishing the fragile marital setup of ostensibly still-smitten Dawn (Claire Foy) and David (Cumberbatch), who have recently moved back to David's gray childhood village to start their family -- a project that an early scene in a fertility clinic establishes has been struggling to reach fruition for some time. The move, meanwhile, appears to benefit workaholic academic David more than it does schoolteacher Dawn, who's frequently left alone to handle the challenges of renovating their crumbling country pad. When David's scruffier brother Nick (Shaun Evans), a soldier on leave from Afghanistan, turns up unannounced on their doorstep, it doesn't initially seem odd that Dawn is happier for his company than her husband is. It's not long, however, before the severely PTSD-afflicted Nick begins dredging up unwelcome family memories that suggest the David whom Nick grew up with is very different from the man Dawn married. The behavior of all three principals takes a funny turn, in ways that feel alternately unsettling and artificially script-induced. If Hood gradually runs out of ways to bend this brittle character triangle -- Nick's arc is unsatisfyingly curtailed as the script shifts focus to lesser catalysts in Dawn and David's marriage -- she deserves credit for building and maintaining the film's impressively musty mood, as well as for drawing a trio of smart, splintery performances from her bright young leads. Evans is particularly impressive in a tight, nervy turn that resists the role's potential for wild-eyed showboating. Efficiently edited production makes the most of clearly limited resources (we never see the exterior of the couple's house, for one thing). Annemarie Lean-Vercoe's intelligent lensing is seasonally evocative, which is to say mostly overcast, while Andrew Lovett's score, with its unexpected inflections of fiddle and accordion, strikes an ironically pastoral note.Camera (color, 16mm-to-35mm), Annemarie Lean-Vercoe; editor, Claire Pringle; music, Andrew Lovett; production designer, Beck Rainford; costume designer, Rebecca Gore; sound, Ben Collinson. Reviewed at London Film Festival (New British Cinema), Oct. 24, 2011. Running time: 86 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Snow White And The Huntsman Banner

Universal has released new artwork for Snow White and the Huntsman. The three-character banner shows Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth as the title characters and Charlize Theron asthe Evil Queen. Directed by Rupert Sanders, it’s slated to open June 1, 2012. Relativity’s rival movie — a lighter version of the same fairy tale directed by Tarsem Singh — recently titled Mirror Mirror, reaches theaters first on March 16.

Yep, Eddie Murphy Still Hates 'Saturday Evening Live'

If you ever had doubts about 'The Hobbit' being shot in 3d, Jackson will be here to calm your fears. In the new video released round the director's Facebook page, he takes audiences around the brought tour in the film's New Zealand set. Funny enough, Jackson starts the clip by saying "it is not very difficult to shoot in 3d,Inch then your film's crew showing how difficult it is always to shoot in 3d. Because the camera they are using, the Red-colored-colored Epic, has the ability to give them an opportunity to maneuver in tough spaces, the appearance it has been creating makes things somewhat complicated. Apparently, the digital camera includes a inclination to "eat color," meaning they've required to add a lot of it for the set also to the heavens. It shows super-saturated props along with red-colored-colored makeup being caked round the faces of cast-people (without plenty of red-colored-colored, the digital camera would finish off adding more yellow for the picture). However, it is not all not so great: as Jackson describes, the film continues to be shot at 48 fps, that's two occasions the conventional rate a movie is shot. Since the eye sees at 60 fps, the look can look much closer to the actual existence. Furthermore for the 3d mumbo jumbo, a couple of from the footage features the specific film being made. Nearly all it's dwarves running using the forest, however there is a short glimpses of Gandalf (Mister Ian McKellen) and Bilbo (Martin Freeman). There is a Frodo (Elijah Wood) cameo! 'The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey' will hit theaters on 12 ,. 14, 2012. [via CinemaBlend and Facebook] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

DirecTV Reports Strong 3Q Sub Growth And Revenues But Misses Earnings Expectations

The satellite company’s ambitious NFL Sunday Ticket promotions and expansion efforts in Latin America pretty much delivered in 3Q. The company reported net income of $516M, up 8% vs the quarter last year, on revenues of $6.84B, up 14%. That revenue figure topped the $6.74B that the Street expected. Earnings, at 70 cents a share, fell short of the 73 cent forecast. The company says its profit took a hit from higher programming costs, including its new NFL contract, and higher subscription acquisition costs. But at least the customer acquisition effort paid off: DirecTV ended the quarter with 19.76M U.S. customers — up 4% from last year, making this the company’s best 3Q in seven years. At the same time, average monthly subscriber payments increased 3.6% vs last year to $92.21. Priceincreases for DirecTV programming and leased set top boxes outweighed the NFL promotion discounts. In Latin America, DirecTV ended 3Q with 7.28M customers, up 34% from last year.CEO Mike White says that “we plan to build on this momentum by debuting several compelling new products and services including a greatly enhanced DirecTV Anywhere offering that will enable consumers to stream live-TV programming and on-demand movies to their mobile devices, as well as a brand new HD user interface and the much anticipated launch of our home media center.”

TVGuide Network Picks the 25 Most Memorable Infomercials

Suzanne Somers It's hard to deny the power of infomercials. Why else would we buy body-warming Snuggies or send our gold to Ed McMahon and MC Hammer for cash? Infomercials have grabbed our attention, gotten stuck in our heads and even led to some late-night purchases. To celebrate the most successful "as seen on TV" products, TV Guide Network is taking a look at the 25 most memorable of the bunch. Here are a few gems that made the list: Ginsu knives: If it weren't for this kitchen tool, we'd be chopping tomatoes with our hands! Thigh Master: Suzanne Somers showed off her great legs - and greater hairdo - in this 1991 commercial. The Clapper: Christmas trees, bedside lamps, even strobe lights can be turned on or off with a simple round of applause. Mr. Microphone: This cordless mic turns any FM radio into a loudspeaker. Plus: It's a total chick magnet. "Hey, good looking; be back to pick you up later," screams one confident owner from his car. All for only $14.88! Cash for Gold: What did MC Hammer and Ed McMahon do to stay rich in retirement? Sell bling for moolah, of course! Ahhh Bra: It molds and holds you! See the rest of the list on 25 Most Memorable Infomercials Ever, which airs Sunday, Nov. 13 at 9/8c on TV Guide Network.

Democrat, Republican Drawn on For FCC Slots

Leader Obama has nominated Democratic Senate aide Jessica Rosenworcel and Republican lawyer Ajit Pai to fill spots around the five-member Federal Communications Commission, Bloomberg reported. The FCC is operating with four after Republican Meredith Attwell Baker left to operate forComcast Corp. because it absorbed NBC Universal. Democrat Michael Copps’ term has expired but he is able to serve before the finish from the current session of Congress. Pai was formerly deputy general counsel in the FCC and chief counsel towards the Senate Judiciary Committees Subcommittee around the Metabolic rate, Civil Privileges, and Property Privileges. Rosenworcel, the senior communications counsel for that Senate Commerce Committee, labored in the FCC being an aide to Copps from 2003 to 2007, and offered earlier in FCC agencies.

Attention Moviefone Visitors: Request Kermit and Miss Piggy an issue

If you value the Muppets -- and when you do not, you seriously have to reconsider your focal points in existence -- some good news: A few days ago, Moviefone is hosting an Unscripted session using the stars from the approaching 'Muppets' movie (Kermit, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel and Can Be) and that we need your help. Have you ever wondered what Kermit does in the spare time, or how hard Miss Piggy can punch, this is actually the chance for you personally! All you want do is request your question within the comments section below (we'll be also accepting questions over Facebook). You've until Wednesday, November 2 at 8 p.m. EDT to request. Return watching the job interview HERE a few days of November. 21 to ascertain if your question was clarified. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

VIDEO: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Perform "Good reputation for Rap: Part 3"

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake came back towards the Late Evening with Jimmy Fallon stage on Friday, and that he and Fallon revealed "A Brief History of Rap: Part 3." Starting with Run D.M.C.'s "King of Rock," Timberlake and Fallon's mash-up required the crowd from 1985 to the current with your tunes as Mister Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Returned,Inch Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," and Kanye West's "More powerful." They ended the amount with Naughty By Nature's "Stylish Hop Hooray."Watch more clips and videos of Justin Timberlake within our Movie Guide The 2 first became a member of forces on "A Brief History of Rap" this year and came back with Part 2 in This summer 2011. Watch the most recent collaboration below. Which from the three is the favorite? Watch below:

Round The Download: Portishead Sets A Enticing Mood At La Shrine Expo Center

First Launched: October 24, 2011 3:02 PM EDT Credit: Brenda Janairo La, Calif. -- Caption Round The Download: Portishead works within the Shrine Expo Center in La, Calif. on October 18, 2011It can be a rare day that individuals achieve knock items from your bucket list, however did just that once i saw the incomparable Portishead in concert on October 18 within the Shrine Expo Center in La, Calif., presented by KCRW. From the the very first time I heard a Portishead song. I used to be in the clothing store just like a teen which i heard the lyric Nobody loves me from Sour Occasions. Due to my ever-present melancholy and angst in individuals days throughout my existence, I used to be immediately mesmerized. Sadly, nobody at a shop understood who the song was by which i spent years searching for that superbly haunting tune. Once I finally did find their first album, Dummy, attending school I felt like I'd just found my pot of gold within the finish in the rainbow. Coping with see Portishead play live every one of these years later was the fulfillment from the extended-time dream. Portishead released two influential albums inside the 90s (Dummy and Portishead), however disappeared the main attraction for any very long time. This rock band was always press-shy, which put in their mysterious allure, however absence within the music scene was especially frustrating, because music as unique and emotive his or her own doesn't run into frequently enough. It wasnt until 2008 that fans were finally paid out with another album, Third. The fantastic factor in regards to the show within the Shrine Expo Center was it might be a pleasant combination of the three albums. Their music has this kind of specific, dark appear it flows effortlessly in a single song to a different. Portishead doesn't create singles they have produced a feeling. They opened up track of two tunes utilizing their third album (Silence after which it Nylon material material Smile), however wound up into Mysterons utilizing their first album, which set a bad tone for coming back-and-forth between old classics and much more recent tunes. I reveled in working with hear them play lots of tunes that belongs to them that we love from To Roads to Miracle Entrance doors, but there has been several moments particularly that separated itself within the relaxation. If the came time for Wandering Star, they carried out a removed-lower version with bare, quiet musical accompaniment to Jesse Gibbons vocals. This subdued version in the song presented the sorrow behind the lyrics a lot more. Also, throughout the most popular song utilizing their third album (The Rip), a trippy and surreal cartoon carried out without anyone's understanding showing people floating over huge landscapes, irritatingly overcrowded city streets together with other abstract images that are too complex to describe. It absolutely was also great to hear Glory Box live. Glory Box is easily the most sexy song, and you also might have the heat arrive inside the room between all the couples holding tight (it offered us a chance to squeeze my beautiful wife tight, too). Then, clearly, they carried out the song that started everything personally, Sour Occasions, and crazy enough I didn't even recognize it at first, since they carried out a jazzier version. This type of landmark moment will be able to hear them play that song live. Portishead makes such wonderfully moody music you could escape inside it, explore it. Their music posseses an excitingly alluring vibe in it you instantly appear like youre dwelling in certain vampy film noir. If you're sufficiently fortunate to get have Portishead showed up at the neighborhood, I suggest searching in a show. It'll transfix you together with give into the perfect mood, and who not want to be attracted by music every every occasionally? You will find ticket info here: http://internet.portishead.co.uk/. - By Christopher Locke Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dianne Wiest Set, Chris Cooper in Talks for HBO's 'The Corrections'

Getty ImagesDianne Weist and Chris Cooper Dianne Wiest is within business at Cinemax. The In Treatment actress has reserved the feminine lead inside the premium cable network's adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's best-seller The Corrections, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Furthermore, Adaptation Oscar champion Chris Cooper is at predicts join the project, that's being created by film author Noah Baumbach (Greenberg) with Scott Rudin (The Social Media). STORY: Noah Baumbach to battle Jonathan Franzen's 'The Corrections' for Cinemax Wiest may have the feminine lead, with Cooper in predicts star opposite her, becoming an senior citizens Midwestern couple in addition to their three adult children who all lead complicated lives. Rudin optioned the film rights for Vital for the National Book Award-winning novel in 2001 and would executive produce the project. Baumbach and Franzen will pen the project and professional produce, with Baumbach likely pointing the drama, that's awaiting the state pilot order at Cinemax. Wiest for just two seasons carried out Dr. Gina Toll in Cinemax's In Treatment. Her credits include Rabbit Hole as well as the Large Year. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Chris Cooper Cinemax

Forex Renews 'Sons of Anarchy' for Fifth Season

Prashant Gupta/Forex"Sons of Anarchy" Forex has restored Sons of Anarchy for any fifth season. The cable network on Monday purchased 13 instances of the drama from showrunner Kurt Sutter. "Everybody at Forex is extremely grateful to Kurt Sutter, his many writing, pointing and creating collaborators and the masterful cast to make this type of compelling and superbly crafted show," Forex leader and GM John Landgraf stated inside a statement announcing this news. VIDEO: 'Sons of Anarchy': Cast and Creator Tease Season 4 "It's no small challenge to create the styles of the great, ancient play like Hamlet right into a wholly original television setting and also to tell this complex story in ways that's both riveting and available to an extensive audience," he added. "The fans understand how superbly SOA meets this concern, and that we thank them for his or her loyal and passionate viewership." STORY: 'Sons of Anarchy' Sets Rankings Record for Forex The renewal comes a couple of several weeks after Sutter told THR in the summer time Television Experts Association press tour he envisions the drama running seven seasons. SOA, starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal stands as Forex's greatest-ranked series ever and fundamental cable's No. 1 scripted drama series one of the marketer-coveted grown ups 18-49 demographic. First-run instances of SOA's 4th season are calculating 5.8 million total audiences and three.9 million within the demo, up 30 % and 26 %, correspondingly, in comparison with Season 3. REVIEW: 'Sons of Anarchy' Season 4 The series is half way through airing its 4th season and wrapped production on Friday. SOA was produced by Sutter, who also executive produces the series alongside John Linson, Art Linson and Paris Barclay. The drama is created by Forex Productions and Fox 21. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Sons of Anarchy Forex

VIDEO: Anna Faris Meets Her Match, Channels Sailor man guy Moon on Saturday Evening Live

Anna Faris, Saturday Evening Live Anna Faris met her match when she situated Saturday Evening Love the second time. While fielding queries about the Greek financial crisis and which religion may be the finest in the world, Faris arrived person with audience member, look-alike and kindred spirit Hannah Garis (Abby Elliot) - sporting the identical haircut, same dress and same slightly air-headed disposition: Faris, fitted in the Sailor man guy Moon-esque outfit, paid out homage to Japanese culture when she carried out a Michigan Condition student while using greatest anime video collection on campus round the student-produced cable show J-Pop American Funtime Now show: Watch more videos from Saturday Evening Live The actress elected for a more conservative look for the fake Lifetime game show, Wrong With Tanya?!, where moms from Lifetime original movies must guess wrong while using various troubled teenage ladies and boys (all named Tanya). Drugs? Eating disorders? The incorrect relationship getting an instructor? You guess: Faris also shared happens with musical guest Drake, who came out in the "Weekend Update" segment in regards to the werewolf phenomenon: The thing that was your chosen sketch in the evening?

Robert Downey Junior. Asks Hollywood To Forgive Mel Gibson While Accepting American Cinematheque Award

The American Cinematheque tribute to Robert Downey Junior last evening held might have been unthinkable only a few years back when the actor was hopelessly addicted to drugs, destroying hiscareer and finding yourself jail time. However when there's anything Hollywood loves, it's redemption – one more(or third or fourth) chance. That’s something Downey received and opted for largely due to his wife Susan who put him round the right course and hasn’t permit him to fall offsince.Getting a hot career due to another Oscar nomination for Tropic Thunder and blockbuster franchises like Iron Guy along with a Virtual Detective, Downey not onlyturned around hiscareer, he fixed his existence now he’s taking pleasure in the rewards as evidenced with the great turnout on Friday evening within the Beverly Hilton. Nevertheless the evening needed a substantial turnwhenDowneymade an impassioned pleatoHollywood to “forgive” uncle Mel Gibson who was simply open to supply him with while using award. “Unless you are without sin –and if you are, you are within the incorrect [expletive] industry, you have to forgive him and permit him to work,” Downey mentioned to much applause. The whole eveningwas about as loose – and honest – as most of these things have you ever gotten. Possibly that was due to the shortage ofcameras this year. Comedian Gary Shandling made note of the rapidly the most effective: “It’s untelevised this year. It’s been downgraded with a live show.In the event you don’t notice on tv, does meaning it’s good? Does meaning that you can to express F***?”And then JamieFoxx, inside the same pre-recorded bit, started singing CeLo Eco-friendly’s ‘F*** You’ song. American Cinemathequeis dedicated to showing and safeguarding the fantastic films and works the most popular movie theaters, the historic Egyptian and Aero in La, did not secure a tv deal this year after you have their annual award show broadcast on AMC and several recently, ABC. So this time around around anything goes plus it did. That opening pre-tape piece also featured Gibson plus it didn’t pull any punches. “It’s amazing how clean he's wonderful that cocaine,” mentioned Foxx in the evening’s honoreeat some time , that was virtually a bad tone with the evening as cameras constantly caught Downey poking fun at everything. Jodie Promote showed up in this area and noted both of them had labored with Gibson two occasions and mentioned Downey was “Crazy brilliant and fantastically crazy. Fortunately for people he switched the switch but got sober.” Jennifer Aniston however cracked she understood “he wouldn't let his career get if this involves classic Grade A drugs”. Anthony Hopkins came out on tapeand introduced into clips from Downey’s Best Actor Oscar nominated perrformance in Chaplin which will are actually a champion but sadly he lost regarding the found some career award for Al Pacino (for Scent from the Lady). His pregnant wife Susan came out and mentioned she fell for him despite “his well-recorded DNA however’m not going anywhere.” On his acting she stated , “Give him one line which he gives you 100 versions”. Everybody was there including his mother Elsie, sister Allison and first boy, Indio. Father Robert Downey Sr. , a filmmaker within the own right shown footage from Downey’s film acting debut at 5 within the father’s Pound they reached remain in because when Sr. states, “we could not afford a babysitter”. Inside the evening’s most poignant moments his father switched to him and mentioned very freely, “Robert, the moment you switched your existence around is a lot more heroic than any movie. I’m proud being your father.” He was known to “like a phoenix who increase in the ashes, always strong in body , mind and spirit”. Jack Black referred to as him a “stone cold stud muffin” while Michael Douglas , searching great, mentioned “working with Robert Downey Junior ( round the Question Boys) was something. He absolutely has the capacity to be alive before a camera in comparison to their personal existence.” His Iron Guy director Jon Favreau told everybody else he didn’t be familiar with Robert that “screwed up”. He mentioned when he showed up for your role he was focused, devoted and mentioned it absolutely was his part. His co-star Gwyneth Paltrow, on tape, referred to as him “one from the greatest quality stars e-commerce has seen but everyone sees that.” Joel Silver also spoke (too extended) as well as Jared Harris nevertheless the undisputed highlight in the evening came when formerly surprise guest Mel Gibson came out. Gibson and Downey Junior. co-starred in Air America and Gibson’s unwavering support of Downey throughout his pitch-dark several hours was well-recorded in those days. He mentioned “He trained me several things which i uses the ‘C’ word, courage. There’s nothing a great deal wrong with him. Clearly you worry about the guy making the judgement here. He’s an excellent dude with an above average heart,” Gibson mentioned to get Downey around accept his award with a standing ovation. “This is my fuckin’ time,” Downey mentioned. “Mel which i've got a similar lawyer, same publicist and same shrink. I couldn’t obtain the interview which he cast me. He mentioned essentially recognized responsibility – he referred to as it adopting the exotic exotic – extended enough my existence would take meaning so when he aided me I'd profit the next guy. Nevertheless it was notreasonable to visualise the next guy might be him.” Downey then visited hug Mel and advised people to permit him to continue his career without shame. More youthful crowd mentioned Sean Penn inside the audience who once told him, “open the entrance or I'll kick it lower”. Warner Bros professionals Rob Robinov, Serta Fellman and Sue Kroll were among people in pressure for your event. Downey’s An Online Detective follow-up may be the large Holiday release. Its directorGuy Ritchie also spoke. Universal’s chief, Adam Fogelson was there too and described he's hopes the studio’s large summer season hit, Bridesmaids could possibly get Oscar recognition for Script and greatest Supporting Actress Melissa McCarthy and , fingers joined, potentially additionally to that particular. He’s already towards the top of next season’s options like the planned Tom Hooper film of Ces Miserables with Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Fogelson , who got re-upped through 2014, mentioned he'd a difficult week while using Tower Heist VOD debate but loves this. I furthermore spoken to Downey’s agent and co-chair of CAA, Bryan Lourd who recounted how he required to go to the Marvel board to make certain them Downey might be neat and sober and okay to accomplish Iron Guy. The actor used to be a sizable risk then and Lourd mentioned the board must be convinced he'll be a great wager . The comfort is clearly history however it might be a indication of the items measures Downey comes from insufficient time.Artist can be a tribute mood now. After Thursday evening’s TV Academy salute to Carl Reiner together with the Santa Barbara Film Festival adoring Michael Doughlas while using award named after his father Kirk on one evening, the recognition ongoing Friday with

Bots storm 'Smurf' turf overseas

The very first time in nine days, "The Smurfs" did not rule the worldwide B.O. Rather, Disney's robo-martial artists in "Real Steel" won overseas boasting privileges for that March. 7-9 sesh."Real Steel," which released in 19 areas (25% from the worldwide market), first showed with $22.six million, scoring No. 1 perfs in marketplaces like Australia, Mexico and Russia, in which the pic gained one-third of their entire bow, with $7.4 million. Oz led $4.a million and Mexico, $3.a million.InchThe Smurfs" totalled $8.5 million overall, with Oz the pic's top territory at $2.two million.InchSmurfs" has handled to remain atop the worldwide B.O., mainly due to deficiencies in cool product entering the marketplace.Even though "Real Steel" continues to have lots of marketplaces to go in, the film were built with a wide-enough bow to eclipse "Smurfs" overall. That has not been the situation for previous records, many of which have prevented extensive day-and-date releases. Publish-summer time, early-fall berths aren't extremely popular overseas, because most moviegoers spend the rest of the days of summer time outdoors, and many fall holidays don't arrive until around mid-October -- a boom time to see relatives fare.Universal came nearest to surpassing Sony's "Smurfs" throughout the pic's eight days atop foreign wickets, using the launch of "Johnny British Reborn" the weekend of Sept. 16.Within the March. 7-9 weekend, "Johnny British" designed a run at "Real Steel," adding 10 marketplaces and grossing $21.a million in the 4th frame, including star Rowan Atkinson's best bow ever within the U.K. at $7.8 million. Pic also opened up on the top in Germany, with $3.9 million. The pic has cumed $61 million in the worldwide box office, and it is poised to experience into summer break both in nations within the next couple of days. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

You are prepared to Start the music activity: Soundtrack Listing for 'The Muppets' Released

Hipsters unite! The whole soundtrack listing for 'The Muppets' has finally been revealed, which is awesome enough that will help you grow a beard and go to Williamsburg. 'Flight in the Conchords' star Bret McKenzie has four tunes round the album, while Feist and Joanna Newsom make looks too. After which it there is a Muppets. Who preferred to listen to a typical felt creatures cover "Has The Scent Of Teen Spirit"? Oh, right: everyone! See the listing ahead. "The Muppet Show Theme" - The Muppets "Life's a cheerful Song" - Jason Segel, Could Be and Walter "Pictures throughout my thoughtsInch - Kermit as well as the Muppets "Me and Julio Lower with the Schoolyard" - Paul Simon "Rainbow Connection" - The Moopets "We Built This City" - Starship "Me Party" - Could Be and Miss Piggy "Let's talk of Me" - Chris Cooper "Guy or Muppet" - Jason Segel and Walter "Has The Scent Of Teen Spirit" - The Muppets Barbershop Quartet "Forget You" - Camilla as well as the Chickens "Rainbow Connection" - The Muppets "The Whizzing Caruso" - Andrew Bird "Life's a cheerful Song" - Finale Entire Cast "Mahna Mahna" - Mahna Mahna as well as the Two Snowths 'The Muppets' involves theaters on November. 23. The soundtrack is scheduled for release on November. 21. [via THR] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

16 Zombie Stars Hurt On Resident Evil Set

First Launched: October 11, 2011 12:16 PM EDT Credit: The brand new the new sony Pictures Caption Film Fan Forum: Will Resident Evil: Afterlife 3d Make Fans Ravenous For Just About Any Fifth Film Inside The Franchise? TORONTO, ONT -- In this publicity image released through the new the new sony Screen Gems Films, Ali Larter, left, and Milla Jovovich are proven in the scene from, Resident Evil: Afterlife. No less than 16 stars fitted as zombies were hurt round the number of a horror movie Tuesday, March. 11, 2011, after they fell off a moving platform inside a studio in Torontos west finish. The incident happened before 8 a.m. round the number of Resident Evil: Retribution, police mentioned. The sufferers were wearing costumes and makeup, which causes it to be tougher for deckie's to judge their injuries, mentioned Toronto EMS representative Peter Macintyre. (AP Photo/Screen Gems) TORONTO (AP) 16 stars fitted as zombies were hurt Tuesday after they fell in the platform throughout filming from the new movie inside the Resident Evil series, government bodies mentioned. Toronto emergency medical representative Peter Macintyre mentioned the sufferers costumes handled to obtain difficult at first for deckie's to judge the importance of the injuries. Paramedics taken proper care of immediately the telephone call from Cinespace Film Art galleries around 8 a.m. to find what came out due to Hollywood effects makeup being people who had experienced some untold catastrophe. I saw the look round the first paramedic, saying Oh my gosh God, Toronto emergency medical services Commander David Take advantage of mentioned getting fun. Toronto Police Sgt. Andrew Gibson mentioned responders quickly determined which zombies were hurt which happen to be just in character. It did kind of catch us unawares once we walked in, he mentioned. Since it switched out, the sufferers had experienced leg, back and arm injuries. Twelve were arrived at a hospital. Government bodies mentioned no injuries are believed existence-threatening. Police Constable Tony Vella mentioned the heavens happen to be filming a scene around the high wheeled platform. The woking platform moved simply because they would another platform, departing a gap into the zombies fell. Cinespace Film Art galleries did not immediately respond to a request comment. Resident Evil: Retribution might be the 5th installment from the franchise good popular gaming series and you'll be compiled by Screen Gems and also the new the new sony Pictures. Lead actress Milla Jovovich was this really is this is not on set throughout time from the accident, according to her representative Christine Tripicchio. Vella mentioned the incident is classified becoming an industrial accident. Canadas Secretary of condition for Labor is considering. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

L.A. On-Location Filming Up 15% In 3Q

On-location filming in La elevated by 15.4% year-over-year throughout the 3rd quarter, assisted simply by eight feature film shoots in the area which were based on the California Film & Television Tax Credit. The flicks — including Warner Bros’ Film Clip-directed Argo and period L.A. mob pic Gangster Squad, in addition to Screen Gems’ Steve Harvey book adaptation Think Just Like A Guy — certainly assist the industry’s situation if this involves offering the need for the condition tax credit, a yearly $100 million program that lately was restored for just one year as opposed to a wished-for 5 years after it had been compromised back through the condition Senate in committee. Overall, since its 2009 launch this program has introduced $3.8B in economic output and supported 20,040 jobs — and improves quarterly on-location production amounts such as the ones launched today by FilmL.A. Also throughout the 3rd quarter, non-tax-credit films like Oliver Stone’s Savages led towards the feature production uptick — the sector increased 49.9% in comparison with this past year. TV production increased 5.8% within the quarter but wasn’t assisted with a slide in drama as La lost 10 one-hour series this year. Regrettably, our summer time conjecture of reduced third quarter TV drama production was place-on, FilmL.A. leader Paul Audley stated. As the California condition incentive introduced six television dramas to La this quarter, weve seen other areas capture an abnormally large number of those economically advantageous projects.

Hugh Jackman talks The Wolverine script

If, like us, you got all excited at the idea of Darren Aronofsky directing a Wolverine movie, don't be too downhearted yet that he pulled out.If what Hugh Jackman says is true, the majority of the script that excited him remains."We had a script that was under Darren Aronofsky's directorial - it's 85 per cent the same. Darren took it in a Darren Aronofsky way and it's a version I know fans would have liked to have seen - I would have loved to have seen it," Jackman told Collider.Even though James Mangold (Walk The Line, Knight & Day) is now helming and Mark Bomback (Live Free Or Die Hard, Unstoppable) has been tinkering with those words, Jackman still feels it's a strong movie."This is the best script we have had, which is precisely why Darren signed on. I tried to get Darren to do X3 and Wolverine and he was always like, 'It's not really for me.' I knew he was looking for a comic-book movie and he read this one and he goes, 'Hey, this is the best one I've ever read.' So there is a lot of meat on the bone there. Now, Mark and Jim have taken it and I think that it is as strong, if not stronger, than what we would have had with Darren."

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In Recognition of Zach Galifianakis's 42nd Birthday, Let us Find His Short-Resided VH1 Series

Zach Galifianakis is really a riot around the giant screen today (even just in this past year’s rather staid It’s Type of an interesting Story), however i’m prepared to wager the 42-year-old comedian’s most powerful fans were just like fervent nine years back, when he was but a piano-playing standup having a unsuccessful VH1 talk show. For individuals people who viewed that damn show every evening because of its two-month run in 2002 and don't forget when he questioned Bradley Cooper in studio and singer Natalie Imbruglia on the crane, Galifianakis is really a valued treasure. Let’s revisit that old jewel in recognition of his 42nd birthday. Here’s a typical episode recently World with Zach. The shout-to his “twins” is especially great, and also the genius from the Sorority Boys roundtable talks by itself. Here, Galifianakis conducts things i will gauchely call a “meta-interview” together with his future Hangover costar Bradley Cooper. And lastly, here’s his stress-delivering interpretive performance to “Under Pressure.” The road, “I possess a show on the funnel that thinks Creed is awesome” should get you back to 󈥢.

Terra Nova: Dinosaurs Rule in Fox's Ambitious New Sci-Fi Saga

Anna Torv Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: Last year the TV season came and went without a breakout hit, and with more cancellations than usual. I'm interested in the strategy that the networks seem to be going for this year to make up for the extremely lackluster last season, especially over at Fox. I don't know exactly what Fox's expectations for The X Factor were, but I'm guessing that they're somewhat disappointed today. 12.5 million seems a bit of an underperformance, especially given that Two and a Half Men had double that many viewers. I was really surprised that New Girl (which I found absolutely delightful) not only matched Glee's numbers, but in fact did significantly better. Given that New Girl had been available online for several weeks prior, I'm surprised that so many people tuned in. This is perhaps a bit reminiscent of Fox's bold move in previewing the pilot of Glee in the spring after Idol, which paid off well (at least in its first season). I'll be interested to see where things go with Terra Nova, though I feel that the over-hype and delay could hurt it. Things were very interesting on CBS last Monday, with the insane amount of people that tuned in to see the revamped Two and a Half Men, the large number that stuck around for the delightful 2 Broke Girls, and the almost record number that watched How I Met Your Mother. Things look less optimistic at NBC, but that's hardly surprising. What do you think that the networks learned from last year's generally off year, and what do you think about the performance of the networks so far this season? - AlexMatt Roush: All in all, it was a good premiere week for network TV (unless you were NBC, which is still struggling most nights), with decent sampling for a number of new shows - New Girl and 2 Broke Girls in particular, but the back-to-back Modern Family episodes gave Revenge a bigger boost than I'd expected, and Up All Night is making a case for being rescued from NBC's Wednesday sinkhole. Yes, X Factor's opening week has to be seen as a disappointment for Fox, but I'm personally gratified to see comedies, dramas and reality being able to coexist on those nights, with the strongest of all of them drawing solid numbers. In terms of overall strategy for this season, you're seeing the networks taking bigger swings with shows like Terra Nova, Pan Am and Person of Interest (not a typical whodunit), to name a few, in reaction to last season being such a creative dud. And wait until you see some of the shows waiting in the wings for midseason: Awake, Smash and The River are very ambitious. They might not all work, but if they do, it will be almost as exciting as what happened two seasons ago when Glee, Modern Family, The Good Wife, The Middle and Cougar Town arrived the same season. I do think we have at least a few keepers this fall.Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Question: I love Fringe and have been watching it faithfully from the beginning. I know you are a big fan as well. However, after watching the first episode without Peter, I have to admit to being thoroughly or almost thoroughly confused. I realize this is kind of playing out in a sort of It's a Wonderful Life way - Walter has difficulty staying grounded at all without Peter being there, etc. But other than understanding that, I didn't get what was happening with faux Olivia (is that what we called her and is she being kept confined somewhere?), and I thought Agent Lincoln Lee (now with glasses) had a double in the alternate universe as well, but am not sure. Any help or explanation is appreciated. If a fan like me is confused, I'm wondering about others who haven't seen the show at all? - FayeMatt Roush: This Friday's episode, which I'll preview in my weekend guide later this week, should give you a better sense of how the two worlds (and the various doppelgangers) are co-existing. And yes, alt-Lincoln was well established last season before we met "our" version, who I liked very much. But there's no question that Fringe isn't the easiest show to make sense of, so to address your last question, I think Fox and the producers have pretty much given up on the idea of growing the audience. (That's why Friday is as habitable a perch as the show can expect.)Question: I seem to remember that after last season's Mentalist finale that the writers promised that, yes, Patrick Jane really killed Red John. I personally like keeping the mystery alive, but I wish shows wouldn't make such grand statements and then reverse them on a whim. According to the season premiere, that is exactly what happened. Do you know what changed their mind? - DanMatt Roush: I'm fairly sure this twist is what they had in mind all along. It's possible the producers were purposefully misleading in some of their interviews after last season - how much do you want show-runners to reveal their hand, anyway? - but the way I understood the intent of the cliffhanger is that we were meant to believe that Patrick Jane in that moment believed he had killed the real Red John. It was only when Jane realized he'd been set up (with the missing gun, etc.) that he knew he'd been manipulated to kill the wrong fiend. I wouldn't call the producers' statements a lie (if in fact they did) as much as misdirection (which is what you should expect from people running a mystery series).Question: Wondering if others watched Prime Suspect Thursday night and found themselves slightly agog at its awfulness. Maria Bello is a good actress, but Jane Timoney is really, really, really hard to take. At least as she's written in the first episode. The original British series had the virtues of Helen Mirren as a fully human, sympathetic character. Ditto for the stateside gold standard Cagney & Lacey, which had the peerless duo of Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly. Certainly, Jane Tennison, Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey "busted balls" when they had to, but those women also had charm, humor andtenderness (to varying degrees) in the character mix. Bello's Timoney is almost a cartoon of over-the-top aggressiveness and intensity. I can't imagine viewers wanting to tune into such hostile hard-assedness week after week. (And, let's be honest, the fedora is a silly affectation.) What's your take? - CathyMatt Roush: No one seems to like Jane's hat, and judging from last week's ratings, few seemed compelled to check Prime Suspect out at all. I'm OK with Maria Bello's toughness in the role, but they've softened the character in so many other ways: for instance, making a joke of her trying to quit smoking, as opposed to the career-threatening alcoholism of the peerless Jane Tennison of the British original. (Which, by the way, is available on DVD from Acorn Media, and well worth seeking out.) I was more put off by the cartoonish sexism of the goons she works with. You can hardly blame this Jane for putting up a combative shell. But I can see where it could all be off-putting.Question: I'm sorry if I missed you saying anything on American Horror Story. It originally looked interesting, fun and scary. Plus, I do like Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott. My question is, have you seen any episodes and do you think Ryan Murphy will pull a Nip/Tuck on us (now that I've read a bit more on it) and get more disgusting as it goes along? Or are we there already? Is this just going to be too gross, weird and sexual for most peopleto stomach? - ConnieMatt Roush: My review of FX's American Horror Story will be in this week's TV Guide Magazine (part of a horror combo including BBC America's Bedlam, which premieres this Saturday), and I'll be posting a review online closer to its Oct. 5 premiere. I did write about it after this summer's TCA screening, and looking at it again recently, my opinion didn't really change. It's a hot mess of a show, berserk and overstuffed to a fault, sometimes truly frightening and often gruesomely unnerving but just as often crossing the line from scary into silly - and this being Ryan Murphy in his Nip/Tuck psychosexual mode, it will be seen by many as grossly graphic in its attempt to be sexually provocative. (And I can't imagine what people are making of its poster, which instead of selling the haunted house premise is showcasing the surreal kinky image of a rubber-suited ghoul looming over a half-naked woman.) That said, there are moments when I felt I was watching a Hollywood Gothic classic, especially when Jessica Lange shows up as a loony and possibly sinister neighbor. I give Horror Story high marks for originality - there's nothing on TV quite like it, and FX is unquestionably a perfect home for it - but if only it didn't feel like it had been edited by a Cuisinart. This show will almost certainly be one of the fall's hot topics. I just wish it were one of the fall's best shows.Question: [From Twitter] Do you think that Rosie's unsolved murder hurt The Killing's Emmy chances? - SamMatt Roush: I'm sure it didn't help. But six nominations for the first season is a very strong showing, including lead and supporting actress, plus writing and directing nominations. It's another indication of AMC's reputation within the industry that The Killing could be taken this seriously, even with the controversy over the non-resolution of the season finale. But even if we'd learned who killed Rosie Larsen, it probably wouldn't have affected the results. The competition in these categories was very strong, and as much as I admired Michelle Forbes' work (to single one out), I was thrilled to see that Emmy go to Justified's Margo Martindale on behalf of an overall much stronger series.Question: So I thought Mad Men had lead actor, writing and drama all wrapped up with "The Suitcase" episode. I was thrilled that Friday Night Lights and Kyle Chandler was able to break up the party a little bit (though not enough to steal Drama Series away from Mad Men); however, "The Suitcase" will remain, in my mind, one of the best-written hours of TV for some time.But I want to ask you about the Emmy telecast. How can it be so chronically terrible? This is a show on television dedicated to celebrating the best shows on television, and we are very lucky to have so much good television abounding right now, from the networks to basic cable to premium cable. Yet it is consistently just a horrible awards show. I know the Tony Awards are a different beast (they try to promote Broadway as much as present awards), but I still have this year's Tony telecast on my DVR. The "Not Just for Gays Anymore" opening number and Neil Patrick Harris's closing rap make it just too hard for me to delete it. I live far from NY, I haven't seen any of those shows, and I doubt I'll make it to NY before those shows close, but I enjoyed that program immensely. Conversely, I watch TV (some might say too much TV) on a highly regular basis, my friends and family ask me what they should be watching, and I enjoy the stories that can be told only on TV as opposed to less expansive media. I should be the ideal Emmy viewer. Yet I had to turn the Emmys off after only an hour because it was so horrible. Is there hope for the Emmys, or should I, in the future, just plan to watch Sunday Night Football and wait for the winners to show up on the web? - ErinMatt Roush: First, "The Suitcase" episode of Mad Men. It's impossible not to exult over Friday Night Lights' come-from-behind victories this year after so many seasons of being shunned - I got quite a lot of mail (and a fair amount of re-tweeting) over Kyle Chandler's win, especially - and it's likely the case that a series finale as well executed as FNL's has an emotional power that overshadows even a brilliant piece of writing like "The Suitcase." So I'm at peace with the way the Emmys went, especially since Mad Men took the Best Drama prize (sharing the wealth), and it's not as if "The Suitcase" was lacking in acclaim.As for the Emmys show: It is a paradox that a ceremony intended to celebrate TV so frequently proves to be nearly unwatchable. The bells and whistles this year (the EmmyTones, the horrendous announcer) were especially annoying. But to be fair, the best-produced awards shows tend to be those that honor and showcase live performances, such as the Tonys and the Grammys. Like you, I've kept this year's Tonys in my permanent collection, and regardless of the network, I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't make Neil Patrick Harris their go-to host these days. (Well, he or Hugh Jackman. Their duet at the Tonys was pretty amazing as well.)Question: While watching the Emmys, it occurred to me that the only cable channels represented were AMC & HBO. Quite honestly, I find the AMC shows a bit boring after a few episodes and I don't have HBO so have never seen their shows. TNT, Lifetime, USA, even sometimes FX & TBS all have shows which are good quality, worthy of Emmy consideration. Are they just not eligible? The committee should really consider them, as some of us are not on the "Mad Men/Game of Thrones/Sopranos" bandwagon as it were. And you know what, those of us with basic cable actually watch more television than those with the premium. - JenMatt Roush: Not wanting to sound elitist - because I enjoy a number of USA and TNT shows, and FX for the record does occasionally crack into the Emmy ranks (with Justified, Damages, The Shield and assorted others) - but what's boring to you is seen as richly and deeply satisfying to others. Given the current strength of this remarkable season of Breaking Bad, look for that show to have a major comeback next year. The Emmys obviously isn't a popularity contest - if it was, formula procedurals like NCIS would dominate - and the best analogy I can make is to look at book awards, which rarely go to popular genre fiction, favoring works that aspire toward literature. I would argue, and have for years, that shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, the best of HBO and the channeling of Elmore Leonard we see on Justified qualifies as TV literature.Question: Alphas was my new favorite summer show. I especially enjoy the Gary character. He portrays an autistic person very well in my opinion. Does the show have an autistic person as an advisor? - GayleMatt Roush: Gary really is the breakout character on this show, isn't he? (Alphas, by the way, airs its season finale tonight, following a daylong marathon of the entire first season.) According to Syfy, the show does have an autism consultant advising production: Dr. Susan Bookheimer, a professor of cognitive neurosciences at UCLA. Ryan Cartwright also did research of his own to help him develop the character.Question: I'm usually content just to read the questions of others, but I'm getting very tired of seeing complaints everywhere about the continuous "teasing" on How I Met Your Mother. Does no one else understand that the show isn't *really* about the mother? The mother gimmick is just a way to give an interesting and unique purpose to the story, but the story itself is the point of the show. The day we find out who the mother is, the story will be over and the show will have to end. I would understand the impatience if this were a drama, and the "tease" was something that actually mattered to the plot, but the mother isn't all that important in the grand scheme of things. The show is about five friends and their journey. And actually, HIMYM is better than most TV shows when it comes to tying up loose ends. When a random comment is made about a goat, or an argument, it's always explained later. We know the answers will come before it's over, so why not enjoy the feel-good, comedic ride for as long as it lasts, instead of obsessing about a character who ultimately will only be a very small part of the whole? Am I crazy? - StephanieMatt Roush: You're right up to a point, but Mother is now in its seventh season, and I can't blame people for thinking we've all treaded water long enough. If Ted's dating misadventures were even the least bit compelling anymore, that would be another story. But the season of Zoey and The Captain is best forgotten. And now they're teasing us about the identity of Barney's bride? It's all just too coy for my tastes. But wow, the halo effect of Two and a Half Men's comeback last week resulted in some mighty powerful ratings for this show. So maybe you're just too fixated on the haters, because someone besides you must still be enjoying it. Although I'm not convinced that once we know who the "mother" is, that's the end of the show. I'd like to think we'd get at least a bit more of the journey to let us know just what it is that makes this woman the one.Question: If Shonda Rhimes' idea of Meredith and Derek acting like grown-ups is Derek running off and pouting every time these two have an argument, then Shonda needs her head examined! This is nuts. Why is it that only the women can screw up on Grey's Anatomy, but the men can do whatever they want? Derek breaks the rules and all he gets is a slap on the wrist and a "Don't do that again" and yet Meredith gets fired? What gives? If my husband verbally abused me every time he got angry, I would be gone. Meredith is expected to forgive him and just go on with her life. Yet Derek can hold a grudge like there is no tomorrow. Now it appears they lose Zola and I am sure Derek will find a way to blame her for that too. If this is how they are going to treat their actors, I hope Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey run after this season and don't look back. It's an insult to not only the fans but the actors the way they treat these characters! - NancyMatt Roush: Seems to me that Alex paid a pretty steep price for ratting on Meredith in terms of his friendships, so it doesn't always come down only on the women. (Although did they have to make April such a ninny on her first day as chief resident?) Everyone on this show makes mistakes, and usually, they pay for it somehow. I'm a big believer in dramatizing consequences, and it was pretty clear that once Meredith messed with Derek's trial, even for the best of reasons (Adele), it was going to blow up badly. It's called conflict, and Grey's Anatomy is a romantic melodrama, so there's always going to be something rocking everyone's world. And if this couple didn't have some problems, I'd be hearing just as many complaints about how boring they've become. These days, Meredith and Derek's main arena of conflict has been the workplace, and she threatened his professional reputation by damaging his trial, so he's got a right to be upset. But there's no question that watching him get in a pouty snit every time he saw Meredith for the entire two-hour opener was no fun to watch.That's all for now. Keep sending your comments and questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com, and in the meantime, follow me on Twitter!Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

FX teams with Audi for short

'Unititled Jersey City Project'FX Network is riding along with Audi of America to produce "Unititled Jersey City Project," an original 16-minute short-form drama that revs up Sunday and will air during the cabler's Sunday primetime movies broadcasts.The branded entertainment project revolves around stories of fame, power, money and death, and is set amidst the fast-developing Jersey City waterfront.Installments of the series will air as eight, two-minute episodes over four consecutive weeks.Episodes were developed to appear as fragments of a television series or film, with each supplying a piece of a puzzle involving men working for an architectural firm who are hiding a dark secret.It's also available online at www.untitledjerseycityproject.com, where viewers can explore the interactive world of Jersey City and find clues to piece together the mysteries from the shorts through new storylines and characters -- and suggest titles for the project.FX and Audi jointly produced the series, which was teased during the Emmys broadcast on Fox and through ads in theaters. Audi is the official automotive partner of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Audi's Studio Progress Films banner produced the "Jersey" project, with Daniel Minahan, who has helmed episodes of "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," directing.Naturally, the drama showcases Audi's vehicles, namely its new A6 sedan, and its high-tech features.The "Jersey City" project isn't Audi's first foray into producing entertainment. Company produced a feature-length docu on the 24-hour Le Mans race, and followed that up with a docu about the U.S. Olympic ski team that aired on NBC. This year, it also produced a series of comedic shorts that featured Joel McHale teaching Melissa McCarthy on how to read the Emmy nominees and Jeremy Piven, Kristen Chenoweth, Megan Mullally and Jackee Harry on what life is like after winning an Emmy trophy."Since our inception, Audi has embraced creativity, innovation and new ways of thinking," said Scott Keogh, chief marketing officer of Audi of America. "What better way to engage with our progressive audience than through forward-thinking entertainment." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

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SAG re-decides Ken Howard as leader

HowardKen Howard has won another two-year term as leader from the Screen Stars Guild after investing yesteryear 2 yrs pushing for any merger beteween SAG and also the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists.Howard defeated a trio of relative unknowns for that presidency -- David Hillberg, Asmar Muhammad and Sharon Rubin. Official outcome was likely to be introduced by Thursday evening.Howard's running mate, secretrary-treasurer Amy Aquino, won re-election without opposition because the heads from the Unite for Strength faction.Howard won this year's election with 47% from the election over Anne-Marie Manley with 33% and Seymour Cassel with 18% while Aquino narrowly beat incumbent Connie Stevens. Unite for Strength candidates, who've stressed merger and pragmatism, have centered in recent elections within the self-styled progressives of Membership First.UFS won 10 from the 11 national board seats aside from the chair held Scott Bakula. The faction all won basically a couple of the 22 Hollywood/National Alternate seats, that have been won by Valerie Harper and Esai Morales.Unite for Strength spokesperson Ned Vaughn stated, "If you are in tune using what people need and wish, they'll support your leadership - that is what happened today. The leaders who've been spending so much time to create SAG and AFTRA together were extremely re-chosen within Hollywood and across the nation. We are likely to continue that vital work by The month of january, In my opinion we'll possess a solid arrange for it's to examine.The very first two formal conferences between reps from the AFTRA and SAG have started exercising particulars from the merger plan included in the official procedure for delivering a merger plan by next The month of january.An associate election could occur by mid-year through the 120,000 people of SAG and also the 70,000 people of AFTRA -- with 45,000 people owned by both. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Emily Deschanel Welcomes Selecting

FIRST Launched: September 22, 2011 9:59 AM EDT La, Calif. -- Its a boy for Bones star Emily Deschanel and husband David Hornsby. The actress, 34, as well as the Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia star had their first child on Wednesday, Henry Hornsby, the actress repetition confirmed to people. Emilys Bones co-star TJ Thyne congratulated the completely new mother on Twitter on Wednesday. CONGRATULATIONS EMILY D!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay yay yay!!! he Tweeted. After Emily introduced she was expecting in April, sister and New Girl star Zooey Deschanel expressed her excitement inside the pregnancy news, Tweeting, I am super excited being an aunt! Emily, who apparently stuck with a vegan diet throughout having a baby, married David in September 2010. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.