Wynonna Judd Feeling Pleasure Over Engagement To Cactus Moser

First Released: December 29, 2011 1:19 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Caption Wynonna Judd works in the 2011 CMT Music Honours in the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, on June 21, 2011There was some Large Noise in Wynonna Judds house on Christmas Eve she got engaged to boyfriend Cactus Moser, Access Hollywood has confirmed. Judd and Moser tour together as Wynonna and also the Large Noise. Moser is another person in country group Highway 101. Judd Tweeted on Thursday that they planned to talk about her pleasure with fans on Twitter next weekend. Stay tuned Sitting evening throughout tweet party-excited to talk about my feelings of pleasure along with you, she authored. This is Judds third marriage She was formerly married to businessman Arch Kelly III, the daddy of her two children Elijah, 17, and Sophistication, 15. They split in 1998. Judd divorced her second husband, D.R. Roach in 2007. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, she declared divorce soon after Roach was arrested in Abilene, Texas, in 2007, where he was billed with three counts of irritated sexual battery against a small. Roach was charged of attempted irritated sexual battery against a small and Judd opened up up about moving forward following the terrible shock of Mosers crime as well as their split. After I got really alone, my existence coach, Ted stated, Youll think youre gonna die from crying of the damaged heart and when you let yourself lean in to the discomfort, youll awaken eventually and youll stop crying and youll move ahead, she told The famous host oprah around the The famous host oprah Winfrey Show this year. And That I just needed to have belief and have confidence in another person, because I did not have confidence in myself. The very best revenge is living well and that i literally went into, So what can I actually do to become better? That's a well known fact, she added at that time. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

New Underworld: Awakening images arrive

A brand new group of images happen to be launched for supernatural follow up Underworld: Awakening, and fans is going to be very happy to observe that Kate Beckinsale still rocks a leather catsuit like nobody...The brand new images show Beckinsale's vampire warrior Selene dealing with grips together with her first taste of freedom, following a lengthy stint in captivity. And in the looks from the trouble she appears to possess got herself into, it appears to become a textbook situation of from the fry pan, in to the fire.One image sticks out particularly, having a flamethrower-carrying assailant evolving on Selene. The vampire race continues to be uncovered by humans the thing is, and mankind is not showing particularly tolerant of the recently discovered neighbours.Gleam take a look at Theo James' rabble-rousing vampire, David, who looks to become a dab hands having a pitchfork along with a flaming torch. He'll be leading the control of a sect of radical vamps, reluctant to consider man's bitterness laying lower.It is all about the catsuit though really, is not it? We'll get the opportunity to determine it in most its glory when Underworld: Awakening comes into United kingdom screens on 20 The month of january 2012.

VIDEO: An Evening With'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'

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Broadway B.O. slips 3% for week

'The Lion King'Broadway did a backslide after last week's gains, with overall box office lowering by 3% and attendance falling 4% in week 29. People declines were softened somewhat by lately previewing shows "Porgy and Bess" ($292,703, attendance 2,564 for just two performances) and "The road to Mecca" ($80,118, attendance 2,268 in five perfs). Remove people ducats and butts as well as the Primary Stem was off greater than 4% if this involves dollars and nearly 6% of attendance. B.O. dropoff was especially severe at "Sister Act" ($601,705, off 23%) as well as the flagging one-act collection "Relatively Speaking" ($345,133, a tiny bit of almost $400,000 in the peak in Week 23). What is the news wasn't all bad round the Rialto, though. "The Lion King" needed the overall crown for your third consecutive week getting a haul of $1,833,881, up 2% against the other day. Audiences also clustered to "Billy Elliot" ($817,957, up 2%) just before its closing on Jan. 8, and "How you can achieve Business Without Really Trying" ($1,100,832, a 6% increase) to find out star Daniel Radcliffe before his approaching departure. Plays were also hit less hard than musicals, with "Other Desert Urban centersInch ($551,176) ongoing to command a per-ticket cost above $100 and "War Equine" ($988,373) galloping along at 100% attendance greater than eight several days after opening. The prognosis is less rosy for fighting David Henry Hwang play "Chinglish" and basically-opened up up basketball-Greek comedy-musical "Lysistrata Manley." "Chinglish" carried out to 35% of capacity within the Longacre, while "Manley" offered tickets for $25.14 normally, or $2 under its least expensive promoted cost. Even taking opening-evening comps into account, that's terrible news for your newcomer. However poor what is the news now, legiters should look for Broadway to recuperate nicely through the ultimate days of year as travelers swarm to Midtown Manhattan. Indeed, recently opened up up Harry Connick, Junior. starrer "Around the Apparent Day You Will See Forever" ($744,076) and "A Evening Time With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin" ($480,422) both elevated their box office with the help of an eighth performance for his or her weekly agendas to capture the winter season crowds. Overall Broadway cume totalled to $24.3 million, up nearly $400,000 against a year ago, when three more shows were playing. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Healthy Hollywood: Fab Food Friday Have A Happy Vegan Holiday!

First Published: December 16, 2011 1:01 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY CITY, N.Y. -- Caption Anne Hathaway hits the red carpet at the 2011 Academy Awards in Los AngelesCall it a trend or a lifestyle makeover, but either way being vegan is a Hollywood phenomenon! Alicia Silverstone, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway are just a few of the famous faces saying no thanks to meat, dairy, and eggs. The vegan movement (is a vegetarian diet that excludes all animal-derived ingredients) is rapidly moving into the mainstream. Vegans can eat a variety of delicious dishes from Fettuccine Alfredo to Hot Fudge Sundaes as long as everything is made without animal products. The best part is that vegan ingredients are naturally low in saturated fat, cholesterol-free, and packed with protein, fiber, and nutrients, states vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli, winner of the Food Networks Cupcake Wars. So, how is a vegan supposed to survive the holidays and not insult all their meat-loving party hosts? After all, if your family is anything like mine, they love their red meat and the veggies are certainly not the nights star dish. The best way to make the host aware of your vegan diet is by offering to bring a vegan dish or dessert to the party that everyone can enjoy. That way, youll have a back-up dish to turn to in case your Aunt Mimi makes a vegan casserole that has just a little bit of pork in it. Bottom line: dont be shy to come prepared! suggests Chloe. Chloe shares with Healthy Hollywood one of her favorite festive vegan dishes. Creamy Pumpkin Penne with Crispy Sage and Toasted Pecans Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 pound penne, cooked according to package directions 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, roughly chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 (14-ounce) can organic pumpkin OR 2 cups roasted butternut squash 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 cups soy, almond, or rice milk 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 teaspoons maple syrup 3 teaspoons sea salt .5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons canola oil 8 fresh sage leaves, whole Sea salt .5 cup toasted pecans, roughly chopped 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage Directions: Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook according to package directions. Drain and return to pot. To make the Pumpkin Cream Sauce: In a large skillet, heat oil and saut onions until soft. Add garlic and let cook a few more minutes. Remove from heat. In a blender, puree the onion mixture, pumpkin, tomato paste, nondairy milk, nutmeg, maple syrup, salt, and pepper until smooth. To make the Crispy Sage: Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a small skillet until a small piece of sage sizzles when added to the oil. Fry the remaining sage leaves 4 at a time, flipping once, until crispy (about 1 minute total). Watch the sage leaves carefully to make sure that they do not burn. Let them drain on a paper towel and season lightly with salt. To assemble the pasta: Toss hot pasta with Pumpkin Cream Sauce, toasted pecans, and fresh sage. Garnish with crispy sage and dig in! For more vegan recipes, head to www.chefchloe.com Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

New Movie Reviews: 'Mission: Impossible,' 'Sherlock Holmes,' 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' Sequels Hitting Theaters

This article appeared in the Dec. 23 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsOscar Dog Showdown: Who's Cutest? 'The Artist' Tops Golden Globe Nominations 'Hugo' and 'The Artist' Top the Broadcast Film Critics' List of Nominations With 11 EachYoung Adult: Film Review A round of a-paws, please! These four-legged thespians may be ineligible for an Academy Award, but their performances in the Oscar contenders of the season are stealing the show. The season's awards contenders feature numerous animal stars, from the horses of War Horse to the feline star of Puss in Boots. But these four dogs have gone above and beyond with their on-screen performances this year. PHOTOS: Oscar Dog Showdown: Who's Cutest? Uggie, 9 | The Artist His barks might all be silent, but the energetic Jack Russell, seen here playing with a toy Oscar, is one of the big stars of Michel Hazanavicius' tribute to the days before talkies. A seasoned performer -- his specialty is riding a skateboard -- Uggie also appeared this year in Water for Elephants. Says trainer Omar von Muller, who rescued him when he was headed for the pound: "He was a very hyper puppy, but he's now one of the best-trained dogs in the industry. Just look at the scene where he rescues Jean Dujardin from a burning building without missing a cue." Cosmo, 9 | Beginners This all-white long-hair Jack Russell, who previously appeared in Hotel for Dogs and Paul Blart: Mall Cop, is trained by Mathilde de Cagney, who knows a star when she sees one: She also trained the late Moose, who played the long-running role of Eddie on Frasier. "The hard thing in training a dog for a movie isA round of a-paws, please! These four-legged thespians may be ineligible for an Academy Award, but their performances in the Oscar contenders of the season are stealing the show. making his behavior look natural," says de Cagney. But that proved no problem for Cosmo, who not only tags along loyally beside Ewan McGregor but also has dialogue of his own thanks to director Mike Mills' clever subtitles. STORY: Golden Globe Awards Nominations Complete List Blackie, 3, Hugo He was one of three Dobermans in Hugo that portrayed the fearsome Maximilian, who patrolled the Parisian railway station alongside Sacha Baron Cohen's Inspector. Because Martin Scorsese shot in 3D, often panning 360 degrees, de Cagney, also his trainer, was sometimes costumed as a character in scenes so she could work with the dogs without destroying the illusion. Hummer, 4, Young Adult A compact Pomeranian, he is, by showbiz standards, a non-pro. Director Jason Reitman discovered the purse-sized pooch while Hummer was out on a walk on the streets of NY and convinced his owner to let him make his film debut opposite Charlize Theron. View more photos from THR's photoshoot with the top dogs of the awards season here. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Oscar Dog Showdown: Who's Cutest? Related Topics The Artist Beginners Young Adult Hugo

FX, Kurt Sutter Win Lawsuit Claiming 'Sons of Anarchy' Was Stolen (Exclusive)

For many in Holly­wood, the most interesting aspect of Relativity Media is whether founder and CEO Ryan Kavanaugh can continue what appears to be a high-wire act to keep releasing big-budget movies.our editor recommendsRelativity Enters Distribution Partnership With Germany's Senator EntertainmentBrian Edwards Is the Latest Executive to Exit Relativity MediaAlan Menken to Compose Score for Relativity's Snow White Film 'Mirror Mirror'Relativity's Snow White Movie to Be Called 'Mirror Mirror' PHOTOS: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins and the 'Mirror Mirror' Cast The company insists a recent $200 million loan from Colbeck Capital Management is part of raising money as any growing company does. But banking sources continue to question its finances and ponder whether its major investor, Elliott Management, can or will be bought out. Relativity, which most recently distributed Immortals (pulling in a strong but not blockbuster $187 million worldwide to date), is preparing to release several films in 2012, most important among them Mirror Mirror, a $100 million reworking of the Snow White story starring Julia Roberts, which opens March 16. An insider says Relativity is well under way in terms of planning and -- crucially -- paying for that film's marketing campaign. PHOTOS: 'Immortals' Premiere Red Carpet But a number of bankers say they are not working with Relativity because they remain unconvinced about its strength in light of financial maneuvering and relentless management changes. In October, Brian Edwards resigned as the company's COO after just five months. The previous month, Joe Matukewicz, its senior vp acquisitions, left to join Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. The company also has lost Bill Sutman, its CFO; Peter Adee, president of marketing and distribution; and Michael Joe, who had been president. VIDEO: 'Mirror Mirror' Trailer Now there is uncertainty about Joe's replacement, Steve Bertam, whose contract is up in January. A company insider says Relativity wants him to remain in the job but says no announcement will be made until early January. Another insider says work is proceeding despite a sense of uncertainty. "All we can do is put our heads down and stick to our knitting," this person says. "When you're an independent like this, you get your lifeline in increments. ... Ryan keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat." -- Alex Ben Block contributed to this report. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Two Snow Whites: Anatomy of a Smackdown Related Topics Relativity Media Ryan Kavanaugh Immortals Mirror Mirror

Anne Heche Signs With UTA (Exclusive)

Jason Merritt/Getty Images Brad Pitt will be honored at the 23rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which has selected the actor to receive its Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award for his lead role in Moneyball and supporting turn in The Tree of Life.our editor recommendsAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Lend Support To '72 Days' at a Casual Private Party Year of the Hunk: How George Clooney, Brad Pitt Could Save the Oscars SAG Awards Nominations: The Nominees' ReactionsSAG Awards Nominations: The Complete ListCharlize Theron, Patton Oswalt and The Cast of 'Young Adult' to Be Honored at the Palm Springs Film Festival PHOTOS: Palm Springs Film Festival The prize will be presented at the festival's Awards Gala on Jan. 7 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. PHOTOS: SAG Awards Nominees "Brad Pitt consistently mesmerizes audiences with the depth and versatility of his performances. He has the rare ability to interpret and capture the most complicated facets of human nature, infusing his roles with strength and emotion," festival chairman Harold Matzner said. "In The Tree of Life, he portrays a father whose sensitive son tries to make sense of their relationship and understand the wrongs of a difficult childhood.In Moneyball, he faces failure head on and draws upon his dormant, though fierce competitive nature to become a standout in the world of major league baseball management." Pitt has received the NY Film Critics Circles' best actor award for his work in the two films. He also has received a best actor nomination from the both the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Screen Actors Guild for Moneyball. In 2007, Pitt along with the cast of Babel, received the festival's Ensemble Performance Award. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Brad Pitt's Most Memorable Movies Palm Springs International Film Festival Brad Pitt The Tree of Life Moneyball

'The Hunger Games' District Buying and selling Cards: Leader Snow and Seneca Crane [Moviefone Exclusive]

Anticipation for 'The Hunger Games' is constantly on the build such as the Games's countdown clock within the fabulous trailer (still watching that certain every single day, FYI), and a minimum of a part of which has related to the elevated fan interaction around the District Facebook pages. All of Panem's 12 districts saw a (imaginary) mayor chosen a week ago, and today Lionsgate has launched a spate of collectible online District buying and selling cards to coincide with individuals coronations, featuring your preferred 'Hunger Games' figures -- in addition to a number of your potentially least favorite. Such as the duplicitous Leader Snow and Gameskeeper Seneca Crane! Moviefone has your exclusive first-consider the Snow and Crane cards, which you are urged to print and possibly use like a dart board. Seriously, like Katniss wouldn't perform the same factor? The Tribute Buying and selling Cards showcase all the District Tributes and have some key stats about each one of the participants. If you are a 'Hunger Games' newbie, it's a terrific way to become familiar with a few of Katniss's competition -- make sure to take a look at Glimmer and Cato -- and when you are a lengthy-time fan, them really are a fun indication that 'The Hunger Games' is a touch under four several weeks from coming in theaters. Mind to the 'Hunger Games' Facebook page for additional and look for them below. 'The Hunger Games' -- starring Jesse Sutherland as Leader Snow, Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, and Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks and Woodsy Harrelson -- comes to theaters on March 23, 2012. Browse the full gallery below there has been stirrings of real buying and selling cards being printed. [Photo: Lionsgate] 'The Hunger Games' Character Posters See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

ROLL CALL: Kelly Osbourne, Jennifer Love Hewitt & Pam Anderson To Guest Judge On RuPauls Drag Race

First Launched: December 12, 2011 12:33 PM EST Credit: Logo design design Caption RuPaul noticed in a promo shot for RuPuals Drag RaceLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Day-to-day Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Stars Sashay Onto Drag Race: The arrival Season 4 of RuPauls Drag Race premiering on Logo design design around the month of the month of january 30 could have a slew up Celebs understanding the fierceness in the shows would-be drag full stars. Logo design design introduced on Monday that Kelly Osbourne, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pam Anderson, Glees Amber Riley, Rose McGowan, Jennifer Tilly, Natalie Cole, Regina King and Wynonna Judd will probably be a couple of from the shows celebrity guest idol idol judges. Nonetheless it is not only the women which will be knowing Rus women. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, former Basketball stars John Salley and Ron Fox as well as the Tonight Shows Ross Mathews may even offer their sassy assumes the ladies. Have a look in a trailer for your year HERE! Hairspray Star Sweeping Hair!?: Typically the most popular airport terminal terminal brawler and former Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky features a new gig that requires a broom! According to Radar Online, the actress is trading in certain several hours at Celebrity Hairstylists in their hometown of Great Neck, NY. I used to be inside the salon getting my hair done which i saw her working there. I couldnt accept it. She was sweeping up hair but furthermore doing peoples constitute, an individual told the site. This isn't the first time Nikki has recently labored inside the service industry. Remember when she apparently labored inside a shoe store in their home town however declined working there? Have a look at Nikki working the broom, HERE! Lindsay Rocks A Bikini!: Speaking about stars having a couple of career bumps, Lindsay Lohans Hawaiian weekend wasnt only filled with missing purse shenanigans. The actress needed some time striking the beach in the bikini and displayed the ladies. Start to see the actress developing a splash, HERE! Entirely Blossom: Lindsay wasnt really the only star revealing some skin in the last weekend. Orlando Blossom, who's in Nz filming The Hobbit, needed somewhat beach break, where he and boy Flynn were both spotted searching adorable. Start to see the proud father and boy, HERE! Snooki Puts A Bow About It: Jersey Shores Snooki is praising the holidays with boyfriend Jionni and so they displayed their first tree together. Have a look at Snookis remarkably well toned lower Christmas tree (where the tree poof?), HERE! -By Jesse Spero Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Fests get kicks from kudos

'Pina''Beauty''Where Will We Go Now''Footnote''Once Upon A Period in Anatolia'This year's listing of foreign-language film Oscar challengers features a goodly quantity of photos that world preemed at major Europe-based worldwide film festivals.As the Academy's options sometimes confuse or irritate fest developers, obtaining the Oscar press remains a validation they provided the best choices.For Dieter Kosslick, Berlin Film Festival topper, seeing three photos that opened up at his fest -- "Pina," "The Turin Equine" and "A Separation" -- fighting to have an Oscar nom is an optimistic signal by itself.InchAn Oscar isn't just the greatest film award within the U.S., it's among the greatest awards the worldwide film community has and contains a genuine commercial effect on a movie,Inch he states. "The 2011 Berlin selection had attracted some critique and I am pleased to observe that nine several weeks later we are benefiting from confirmation that people really were built with a great selection."But thinking about the main difference in taste between Men and women and also the American (foreign-language Oscar) voters, it is a tough job for national committees to second-guess the film which has the very best opportunity to win, states Olivier Pere, Locarno Film Festival director.The Cannes Film Festival has frequently tested films that continued being Oscar records which year isn't any exception: Lebanon and Nigeria are repped by Not Certain Regard gamers "Where Will We Go Ahead NowInch and "Beauty," correspondingly. Turkey's "Not so long ago in Anatolia," Israel's "Footnote" and Finland's "Le Havre" all bowed competing at Cannes.But Cannes' penchant for pure auteur films does not always mesh well with foreign-language Oscar voters' tastes. This past year, for example, Gaul's selection committee, including the fest's topper Thierry Fremaux, had selected the fest's Grand Prize champion, Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Males," to represent France in the Academy awards, but pic unsuccessful to really make it in to the narrow your search, regardless of as being a critics' darling. However, a French majority co-production, Algerian entry "Outdoors what the law states,Inch which opened up at Cannes competing coupled with a far more mainstream streak than "Males," made the cut.This season, Gaul's committee selected "Promise of War," an beneficial drama from thesp-switched-helmer Valerie Donzelli that did not open in the festival but rather bowed at Cannes Critics' Week, which runs at the same time using the fest.Jean-Christophe Berjon, former topper of Critics' Week, who had selected "Promise of War," states the film may be too unconventional and audacious to seduce Academy voters."The designated committee that votes for foreign-language films is mainly comprised of aging or upon the market Hollywood people that favor features that are not always probably the most daring and tends to choose films which have a large emotional or narrative component along with a significant crossover appeal," states Berjon, who's the audiovisual attache in the French Embassy in Mexico.Yet, as Giorgio Gosetti, artistic director of Venice Days, the individually run portion of the Venice Film Festival, highlights, "recently, the foreign film Oscar is a real lottery, totally unpredictable, according to a lot of variables.""When Japanese film 'Departures' won last year, the sensation I'd was that they are attempting to surprise us, to exhibit us they, too might be intellectual snobs, or at best exotic, when confronted with all of our European prejudices the foreign Oscar committee just went for that world's more mainstream quality movies," states Gosetti, who had selected Canadian helmer Denis Villeneuve's "Incendies." It obtained an overseas Oscar nom this past year, for Venice Days.Some fest developers claim the Oscar may be the last factor on their own minds once they choose films, Pere states he thinks in a different way."Maybe in Europe you will find there's different perception and therefore are less concerned or obsessed concerning the Academy awards. But at Locarno we're careful about choosing a particular quantity of films that may get worldwide attention, and particularly that can be appreciated by experts, audiences, along with other festivals all over the world.InchPere notes the Piazza Grande programming is targeted toward quality mainstream arthouse films that may have a career overseas and, especially, in the usa.In accordance to Tribeca Film Festival artistic director Frederic Boyer, who drawn on Karl Markovics' debut feature "Breathing" (Austria's Oscar race entry this season) for that Directors' Week when he headed that org, be it the festival, Critics' Week or Directors' Week, each is an important launchpad for auteur films.Kosslick, however, states premiering a movie within an worldwide festival for example Berlin (or Cannes, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian and Sundance) certainly underscores its potential. "However I can't say I am accountable for positioning films for Oscar attention -- the company directors, producers and marketers deserve all of the credit for your."Per Jean-Charles Tesson, a movie journo that has changed Berjon as topper of Critics' Week, the Oscar voters unquestionably give consideration as to the Cannes along with other top European film festivals do because through the years, these festivals have introduced and celebrated worldwide filmmakers and thesps, including American beginners, who continued to achieve recognition within their homeland."The Academy really wants to make certain it honors films and auteurs who go onto mark history, alongside the greater mainstream photos," states Tesson.Recently, Kosslick, for example, has selected "Monster's Ball" and "Monster," each of which gained their particular leading stars, Halle Berry and Charlize Theron, Oscar nods.And delay pills work for both, states Tesson. "The Academy can occasionally make options that may been regarded as too academic or consensual nevertheless its judgment matters enormously since it reflects the way in which Hollywood sees foreign cinema."As Gosetti highlights, "With possibly more films segueing from festivals to Oscar prospects I believe people need to understand that festivals have to take full advantage of this chance."EYE Around The Academy awards: Language Fests get kicks from kudos Designed for greater success Pix playing for national pride Message sent via special delivery Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

As Dork Catches Jay, Would be the Late Evening Wars Over?

The Tonight Show Recall the late evening wars? Since you will find a lot of options on television - even just in the bed time hrs - the thought of Jay versus. Dork appears quaint.Which was even more apparent this November, because the fight between your two late evening leaders found a draw. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (3.six million) still held a small edge over Late Show With David Letterman (3.4 million) in audiences. But the very first time since 1994, Letterman (having a .9 rating) handled to conquer Leno (.8 rating) within the grown ups 18-49 demo."It is good, and i believe many of the credit would go to CBS," Late Show executive producer Take advantage of Burnett states of Letterman's victory. "CBS continues to be really effective in primetime."Leno continues to be hurt by NBC's weak primetime rankings. Plus, not every one of Leno's audience came back when he moved to the Tonight Show this past year within the wake from the Peacock network's late evening debacle (and the ill-fated 10 p.m. show). "When Jay was at 10, NBC wasn't developing primetime shows at 10," one insider notes.As Leno lost a chunk of audiences, Letterman has simply handled to stay steady together with his loyal audience. Which has introduced parity between your two rivals. "Late Show amounts happen to be stable in the last few years,Inch Burnett states. "In present day world this is a homer.InchFor those intents and reasons, the November sweeps results might have been the surest sign yet the nearly two-decade fight between TV's talk show superpowers is virtually over. Both shows aren't cannibalizing one another any longer rather, they are being assaulted in the outdoors - with a resurgent Nightline as well as an progressively crowded late-evening cable battleground, that has removed more youthful audiences from the broadcast systems."The genre is going to be assaulted," states one late evening insider. "It's already transformed. Should you go in time, there is a period when a comedian did Johnny Carson or David Letterman plus they grew to become famous overnight. Individuals days are gone. The cultural relevance of talk shows, the layer that Carson and Letterman held and hold, that'll be tough to maintain later on due to the fact you will find a lot of channels and options. Within the past, everybody funneled in, you viewed Johnny and Dork and subsequently day everyone was speaking about this.InchWell done just introduced that it is Andy Cohen-located Watch What Goes On Live will end up a five-evening-a-week series, joining a cable area which includes Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, TBS' Conan O'Brien and E!'s Chelsea Handler. Plus there is Adult Go swimming, Cartoon Network's block that frequently beats everybody - including Leno and Letterman - among grown ups 18-49.However the greatest change affecting late evening is Digital recording device playback, based on CBS research chief David Poltrack. Poltrack states Digital recording device usage at 11:30 p.m. would with each other rate a 3. in grown ups 18-49, nearly doubling what Leno and Letterman rate combined. "It can make for many interesting dynamics," he states.Adds one insider: "Now you are competing against shows like CSI, and [talk shows] aren't actually meant to achieve that.InchPast due evening talk shows will not disappear, however - they are valuable as cheap and simple methods for getting into original programming, particularly on cable. "This is actually the strange paradox of talk shows," one professional states. "All of the options and recorded programming is attacking late evening viciously, but each one of these channels need programming. Talk shows continue to be and can remain relatively affordable to create. But the way forward for these talk shows is much less production. They'll be more compact shows - just one host meeting with visitors, very little production or cost."Meanwhile, as Letterman remembers his edge over Leno the very first time in 17 years, attention will quickly focus on if the host is really prepared to retire. We'll likely discover the coming year whether gossips he intends to depart in 2013, when Letterman would be the same age as Johnny Carson when he upon the market, hold true.Letterman and CBS remain mother on which the near future brings. For the time being, Letterman seems to be getting fun on air, particularly as the second presidential campaign approaches. "Whenever there is something in news reports, people need to see what Dork needs to say about this,Inch Burnett states. "Elections guarantee you some topical material. And also the strength recently Show is Dave's perspective on the given subject. Anybody who's seriously interested in becoming leader from the U . s . States In my opinion must sit lower across from Dork."Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

'Tyrannosaur' roars at Bifas

'Tyrannosaur'Considine Brit thesp Paddy Considine demonstrated his chops like a director as his debut feature "Tyrannosaur" clicked up three laurels in the British Independent Film Honours on Sunday evening working in london.Picture won best British independent film and gained Considine the Douglas Hickox Award for the best debut director while star Olivia Colman walked away using the best actress award.The a million ($1.5 million) pic, created through Warp Films' low-budget Warp X label, is all about a guy affected by violence and rage who forms an unlikely bond having a Christian charitable organisation-shop worker.Lynne Ramsay acquired the director award for "We have to Discuss Kevin." Michael Fassbender nabbed actor honors for his perf in Steve McQueen's "Shame," where the play a troubled guy battling to be prepared for his sex addiction.Vanessa Redgrave won supporting actress on her performance in Rob Fiennes' directorial debut, "Coriolanus," while Michael Smiley nabbed the supporting actor award for his perf in "Kill List" (also created through Warp Films.)Andrew Haigh's gay romance, "Weekend," gained honours for fulfillment in production and many promising newcomer for thesp Tom Cullen.Best script visited Richard Ayoade for his debut feature, "Submarine," also created by Warp, as the Raindance Award visited Koutaiba Al-Janabi's "Departing Baghdad."Working Title's docu "Senna," about racing driver Ayrton Senna, nabbed the documentary prize while its "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" won technical achievement for production designer Maria Djurkovic.Best foreign independent film visited Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation."Multi-hyphenate Kenneth Branagh was feted using the Variety Award, which recognizes an actress, helmer, scribe or producer that has assisted focus the worldwide spotlight on Blighty.Fiennes acquired the Richard Harris Award, which recognizes outstanding contribution to British film by an actress.Graham Easton, Boss of completion guarantee service Film Finances, won the special jury prize.Industryites including Ron Howard, Difficulties, Bradley Cooper and Rebecca Hall were present in the star-studded ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate working in london, that was located by actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd.The ceremony was streamed live the very first time on streaming and VOD service Lovefilm. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Nostalgia For The Light Takes IDAs Feature Documentary Award

Nostalgia for the Light from Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzman was named best feature Friday night at The International Documentary Association’s 2011 Awards at the DGA Theatre in West Hollywood. Event was hosted byavant-garde impresarioJosh Fox, Sundance veteran/Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlainand IDA Board President Eddie Schmidt. Documentary filmmakerLucy Walker lenther DJ skills spinning live during the show. Les Blank was recognized for Career Achievement for a body of work encompassing the lives and music of people at the periphery of American society. Iraq and Afghanistan war photographer/correspondent Danfung Dennis received the Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award. List of winners and nominees in each category follows. BEST FEATURE AWARD NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (Winner) Director/Writer: Patricio Guzmn Producer: Renate Sachse Atacama Productions (France), Blinker Filmproduction GmbH and WDR (Germany), and Cronomedia Ltda. (Chile), Icarus Films BETTER THIS WORLD Directors/Producers/Writers: Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega Producer: Mike Nicholson Executive Producers: Julie Goldman, John Battsek, Nicole Stott, Chana Ben-Dov, Sally Jo Fifer (ITVS), Simon Kilmurry (American Documentary|POV) Loteria Films, Bullfrog Films, Cat & Docs HOW TO DIE IN OREGON Director/Producer: Peter D. Richardson Executive Producers: Melody Korenbrot, Sheila Nevins (HBO) Supervising Producer: Jacqueline Glover (HBO) Associate Producers: Sophie Harris, Jordan Curnes Clearcut Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films THE REDEMPTION OF GENERAL BUTT NAKED Directors/Producers: Eric Strauss & Daniele Anastasion Executive Producers: Gregory Henry, David Shadrack Smith Part2 Pictures THE TINIEST PLACE (EL LUGAR MS PEQUEO) Director: Tatiana Huezo Executive Producer: Liliana Pardo, Henner Hoffman Producer: Nicols Celis Centro de Capacitacin Cinematogrfica/Foprocine BEST SHORT AWARD POSTER GIRL (Winner) Director/Producer: Sara Nesson Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (HBO) Producer: Mitchell Block Supervising Producer: Sara Bernstein (HBO) Consulting Producer: Ross Kauffman Portrayal Films, Inc. in association with HBO Documentary Films BROKEN DOORS Director/Producer: Goro Toshima MAYA DERENS SINK Director/Producer/Writer: Barbara Hammer Barbara Hammer Productions MINKA Director/Producer: Davina Pardo Producer: Andrew Blum Birdling Films THE WARRIORS OF QIUGANG Director/Producer: Ruby Yang Executive Producer: Walter & Shirley Wang Producer: Thomas Lennon Thomas Lennon Films, Smiley Film Distribution & World Sales, Cinema Guild BEST LIMITED SERIES AWARD BOOMTOWN (Winner) Executive Producer/Director: Rachel Libert Executive Producers: Josh Braun, Ken Druckerman, Susannah Ludwig, Banks Tarver Co-Executive Producer: Matthew Galkin Producer: Kevin Vargas Left/Right Inc., Discovery Channel- Planet Green IF GOD IS WILLING AND DA CREEK DONT RISE Director/Producer: Spike Lee Executive Producer: Shelia Nevins (HBO) Producer: Sam Pollard Supervising Producer: Jacqueline Glover (HBO) Line Producer: Butch Robinson 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks for HBO Documentary Films MICHAEL FEINSTEINS AMERICAN SONGBOOK Director/Producer/Writer: Amber Edwards Executive Producer: Ken Bloom Co-Producer: Dave Davidson Hudson West Productions, PBS THE NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT Directors: Brenda Kovrig, Mike Downie, David New, Sarah Goodman, Jeff Thrasher, Sean Michael Turrell, Ryan J. Noth, Geoff Morrison Executive Producer: Michael McMahon Producers: Joel McConvey, Kristina McLaughlin, Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Geoff Morrison, Ryan J. Noth Writer: Joel McConvey Primitive Entertainment Inc., FilmCAN, FilmOption International Inc. ON SERIES Directors: Tom Barbor-Might, Jon Brooks, Neil Edson Executive Producers: James DuBern, James Baker Producers: Tom Barbor-Might, Toby Lichtig Current TV BEST CONTINUING SERIES AWARD POV (Winner) Executive Producer: Simon Kilmurry Co-Executive Producer: Cynthia Lpez VP of Programming and Production: Chris White Series Producer: Yance Ford Coordinating Producer: Andrew Catauro American Documentary | POV 30 FOR 30 Executive Producers: Keith Clinkscales, John Dahl, Joan Lynch, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons, John Skipper, John Walsh ESPN Films AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Executive Producer: Mark Samels Senior Producer: Sharon Grimberg PBS THE PASSIONATE EYE Executive Producer: Catherine Olsen Producers: Andrew Johnson, Carissa Neekon, Rosa Kim, Julia Nunes CBC News Network VANGUARD Executive Producers: Jim Fraenkel, Adam Yamaguchi Producers: Christof Putzel, Adam Yamaguchi, Mariana van Zeller, Darren Foster, Cerissa Tanner, Jeff Plunkett, Alex Simmons, Joanne Shen, Noreen Moustafa, Yasu Tsuji Current TV DAVID L. WOLPER STUDENT DOCUMENTARY AWARD This award recognizes exceptional achievement in non-fiction film and video production at the university level and brings greater public and industry awareness to the work of students in the documentary field. GUAAPE SUR (Winner) Director/Executive Producer/Writer: Jnos Richter Executive Producers: Heidi Gronauer, Lorenzo Paccagnella Producer: Georg Zeller ZeLIG- School for Documentary, Andanafilms, Icarus Films HEART-QUAKE Director/Writer: Mark Olexa Executive Producers: Heidi Gronauer, Lorenzo Paccagnella Producers: Georg Zeller, Nadia Caruso ZeLIG – School for Documentary RIVER OF VICTORY Director/Producer: Trevor Wright Executive Producer: Jack Emery Producers: A. Todd Smith, Jordan Augustine Full Mountain Pictures, Brigham Young University SMOKE SONGS Director/Producer/Writer: Briar March On the Level Productions, Standford University TRANSIT Director/Writer: Regina Tan Producers: Haley Quartarone, Juvia Chua, Emily Manheim Writer: Eysham Md Ali Chapman University Singapore, Chapman University HUMANITAS DOCUMENTARY AWARD The HUMANITAS Documentary Award is given to a documentarian whose film strives to unify the human family by exploring the stories of human beings who are different in culture, race, lifestyle, political loyalties and religious beliefs. POSITION AMONG THE STARS (STAND VAN DE STERREN) (Winner) Director/Writer: Leonard Retel Helmrich Producer/Writer: Hetty Naaijkens – Retel Helmrich Scarabee Films and HUMAN Broadcasting in association with HBO Documentary Films THE CARRIER Director/Producer/Writer: Maggie Betts Executive Producer: Roland Betts Producers: Ben Selkow, Joedan Okun, Benjamin Prager Tent Full of Birds Productions HOW TO DIE IN OREGON Director/Producer: Peter D. Richardson Executive Producers: Melody Korenbrot, Sheila Nevins (HBO) Supervising Producer: Jacqueline Glover (HBO) Associate Producers: Sophie Harris, Jordan Curnes Clearcut Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films THE LEARNING Director/Producer/Writer: Ramona S. Diaz Executive Producers: Tony Gloria for Unitel, Sally Jo Fifer (ITVS), Simon Kilmurry (American Documentary|POV) CineDiaz, POV, Women Make Movies THE TINIEST PLACE (EL LUGAR MS PEQUEO) Director: Tatiana Huezo Executive Producer: Liliana Pardo, Henner Hoffman Producer: Nicols Celis Centro de Capacitacin Cinematogrfica/Foprocine ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE AWARD This award is given each year for the best use of news footage as an integral component in a documentary. THE PRUITT-IGOE MYTH (Winner) Director/Producer/Writer: Chad Freidrichs Producers: Jaime Freidrichs, Paul Fehler, Brian Woodman Unicorn Stencil Documentary Films THE GREEN WAVE Director/Writer: Ali Samadi Ahadi Producers: Jan Krueger, Oliver Stoltz Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduktion, Red Flag Releasing MICHAEL FEINSTEINS AMERICAN SONGBOOK- EP. 2 BEST BAND IN THE LAND Director/Producer/Writer: Amber Edwards Executive Producer: Ken Bloom Producer: Dave Davidson Hudson West Productions, PBS POV- THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS Directors/Producers/Writers: Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith Executive Producer: Jodie Evans, Sally Jo Fifer (ITVS) Simon Kilmurry (POV) Co-Executive Producer: Cynthia Lpez (POV) VP of Programming and Production: Chris White (POV) Series Producer: Yance Ford (POV) Coordinating Producer: Andrew Catauro (POV) ITVS, American Documentary | POV REAGAN Director/Producer/Writer: Eugene Jarecki Executive Producers: Nick Fraser, Sheila Nevins (HBO) Co-Executive Producer: Roy Ackerman Senior Producer: Lisa Heller Producer: Kathleen Fournier Co-Producers: Melinda Shopsin, Christopher St. John Associate Producers: Daniel DiMauro, Shirel Kozak Consulting Producer: Alexander Johnes Charlotte Street Films in association with HBO Documentary Films PARE LORENTZ AWARD The Pare Lorentz Award recognizes films that demonstrates exemplary filmmaking while focusing on the appropriate use of the natural environment, justive for all and the illumination of pressing social problems. THE LAST MOUNTAIN (Winner) Director/Producer/Writer: Bill Haney Executive Producers: Tim Disney, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Tim Rockwood Producers: Clara Bingham, Eric Grunebaum Writer: Peter Rhodes Uncommon Productions, Dada Films, New Video Creative Recognition Awards BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IL CASTELLO (Winner) Cinematography: Massimo D’Anolfi Directors: Massimo D’Anolfi & Martina Parenti BEST EDITING SENNA (Winner) Editors: Chris King & Gregers Sall Director: Asif Kapadia BEST MUSIC BETTER THIS WORLD (Winner) Composer: Paul Brill Directors: Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega

Panelists ponder storytelling, franchises

Discussion in the closing sections from the Variety Entertainment Application Conference on Thursday switched towards the role of storytelling within the digital space and just how entertainment franchises could be extended within the digital realm. In the mid-day "Application Franchise" panel, Chris Hewish, mind of worldwide interactive at DreamWorks Animation, reflected around the partnership that produced a version of mobile-device game "Fruit Ninja" starring Puss in Boots, in the "Shrek" toon world. He stated the task ended up being to integrate the 2 galaxies in ways which was significant towards the audiences for qualities. "We wouldn't simply do something which would cheapen both brands," Hewish stated. "We actually want to make certain they could create something which was an incremental improvement and additive for their game." The ultimate panel during the day, "The Designers," investigated the role of storytelling within the digital space. Matt Kozlov, Boss of mobile entertainment writer Moonshark, centered on the necessity to create engaging figures, that they reported as "the main reason your children all have (the) 'Talking Tom Cat' (application) and also the 'Virtual Pet' series. It is the same factor that made us wish to have fun with figures within the 1980s." Alex Barkaloff, executive producer of digital media at Lionsgate, talked about how figures in the existing studio's qualities, for example AMC's "Mad Males," may be built-into different platforms. "Where would Don Draper purchase a steak or find an Traditional?" Barkaloff recommended like a concept to have an application associated with the series. "It is a merge of Foursquare and also the backstory in our figures." While panelists famous existing models for storytelling and character rise in the area of mobile programs, some stated there's lots of space for growth which the very best jobs are still in the future. "Has anybody nailed it with interactive filming around the iPad? Not whatsoever, not," stated Dustin Callif, founding father of the development company Tool. "There is a major chance to perform a new kind of story." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

HFPA, Dick Clark court date set

A little more than a week after the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and Dick Clark Prods. present the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 15, they are scheduled to face off in court. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Howard Matz set Jan. 24 as the new start date for the trial over the rights to the kudocast. The HFPA claims that Dick Clark Prods. signed a long-term broadcast agreement with NBC without its consent. DCP claims that none is needed under the terms of its contract with the org. The trial was to begin in September, potentially giving enough time for a judgment before the 2012 ceremony, but Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank withdrew for health reasons. Instead, the HFPA and Dick Clark Prods. came to an agreement for the production of the next ceremony, with the status of future years in doubt. The non-jury trial is expected to last about two weeks. To streamline the process, Matz will allow each side to present their witness' testimony in written form, but still cross-examined in person. Contact Ted Johnson at ted.johnson@variety.com

Obama Sets All-Star Basketball Game to Raise Money for Re-Election Campaign

President Obama, an avid basketball fan, is hosting an all-star game with a lineup of current and former NBA greats to raise money for his re-election campaign.our editor recommendsPresident Obama Holds Secret Meet-and-Greet With Hollywood Execs and Influencers (Exclusive)Obama Speechwriter-Turned Show Scribe Reveals '1600 Penn' Details (Q&A)Related Topics•Politics Members of the Obama Victory Campaign sent out e-mails Monday night encouraging "fans who are going through basketball withdrawal and want to support the president" to come to D.C. for the first ever "Obama Classic" on Dec. 12. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections Among those playing: Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Tyson Chandler, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Durant, Baron Davis, Patrick Ewing, Derek Fisher, Rudy Gay, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Dwight Howard, Juwan Howard, Antawn Jamison, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Kevin Love, Jamal Mashburn, Cheryl Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Hamady Ndiaye, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Quentin Richardson, Doc Rivers, Steve Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, Amare Stoudemire, Tina Thompson, John Wall and Russell Westbrook. PHOTOS: 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate Tickets for general admission start at $200; $500 for the premium lower deck and $5,000 for courtside seats.Those who would like at attend as an "MVP" are being asked to contribute $35,800 per person and raise $50,000. (That includes two courtside seats, a shootaround with the players before the game, autograph session and dinner with the players following the game.) Related Topics Barack Obama Politics

Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon Planning More History Or Rap

First Launched: November 18, 2011 3:24 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon are observed at GQs 2011 Males of year Party held at Chateau Marmont in La on November 17, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ready for the next trip to the category of stylish-hop? Jimmy Fallon told Access Hollywood he and rapping friend Justin Timberlake are concentrating on one other good status for Rap segment for Late Evening with Jimmy Fallon. Were concentrating on one other good status for Rap, Jimmy told Access at GQs 2011 Males of year Party in La on Thursday evening. Would attempt to top [others with] the next factor, he ongoing. But what about possible a rap album with Jimmy as well as the star? Justin doesn't return my phone calls relating to this, Jimmy mentioned getting fun. Hell call about other activities. All jokes aside, Jimmy told Access he was honored to to research the cover of GQ along with his friend and collaborator. Justins most likely probably the most gifted people in the world, Jimmy mentioned. He makes me smile. He just happens show and will get control. I like that guy a great deal It absolutely was an recognition being round the cover with this particular guy. For further on Jimmy and Justins GQ cover photo shoot, Follow The Link! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Walking Deads Jon Bernthal Joins Summits Snitch

Jon Bernthal, whose Shane character on AMCs The Walking Dead is on a single twisted journey within the shows second season, will join Dwayne Manley and Susan Sarandon in Snitch, the Ric Roman Waugh-directed action drama for Summit Entertainment that starts filming early the following month in Louisiana. Manley plays a construction company owner who turns into a DEA snitch to lessen his boy’s prison sentence. Bernthal plays an ex-disadvantage laborer for that construction company who's forced by his boss to assist connect him for an subterranean drug dealer. Bernthal, who had been area of the cast of HBOs The Off-shore and also the Roman Polanski-directed The Ghost Author, is repped by WME and also the Burstein Company. The flicks being co-funded by Exclusive Media, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi.

Playing on global stage

'A Separation''Alois Nebel''Black Bread''Elite Squad''October''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia''Orator''The Skin I Live In''Sonny Boy''Tilt''Violeta'Russia's choice of 'Burnt by the Sun: The Citadel' bitterly divided its selectors.When Spain announced its official Oscar selection as Agustin Villaronga's "Black Bread" in October, most observers wondered why multiple Oscar winner and world-renowned Pedro Almodovar's genre-bending "The Skin I Live In" didn't get the country's official nod.But as anyone who distributes or markets foreign-language films knows, the answer to that question involves politics more than mere omission. Though the rules are different in every territory, one longtime awards campaigner says most national film boards prefer to spread the Oscar wealth in order to bring attention to multiple local filmmakers. The perception could also be that a well-known filmmaker doesn't need the box office bump that Oscar attention potentially generates."Almodovar's won nominations outside the foreign-language category," says Pay Brunet, an analyst at Spanish website BoxOffice.es. "Whether right of wrong, some Spanish Academy members may well think he's playing in another league."But the notion of Oscar attention directly correlating to B.O. is something Sony Pictures Classics topper Michael Barker emphatically refutes. "You have to be careful of broad statements, like 'all foreign-film Academy nominees or winners do business,' because that's not the case," Barker says. "The movie we thought would go all the way last year, the French entry 'Of Gods and Men,' outgrossed all five of the nominees for best foreign film."And while winning distribution from a company like SPC is often perceived as the gold standard for any foreign-language film, Barker says it's is focused on targeting a specific market for the films it acquires -- never in service of awards."Basically, we have always felt great foreign-language films are a good piece of business in the marketplace. We try to pursue those films that we feel can work in the marketplace, can work with the audience. And if those films happen to be nominated for Oscars, that can help the profile," Barker says.However, in some ways, gaining a higher profile made Almodovar a victim of his own success. Even though he has brought attention to world cinema and become an artist whose work defies borders, his entrance to the global stage is directly attributable to his screenplay Oscar win for "Talk to Her.""He's become a bit of a rock star," says Barker, who has distributed 10 of Almodovar's films. "He's the first guy in 36 years with a foreign film to win the best screenplay Oscar. He has that profile that Fellini had, or Ingmar Bergman."While some have criticized Spain's selection process, it's crystal clear compared to that of Russia, where the film community is broadly divided into camps that are either for Nikita Mikhalkov, whose "Burnt by the Sun" won an Oscar, or against him. In fact, the process is so opaque that this year even the chairman of the Oscar selection committee,Vladimir Menshov, abstained from the vote.Menshov, who won an Oscar for his 1980 "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears," is supporting the newly minted Kino Soyuz (Cinema Union) -- which has just 188 members as compared to the 6,000-strong Mikhalkov-led Soyuz Kinematografistov (Union of Cinematographers) but is very vocal -- in its calls for a reformed process.The new org is unimpressed that the Oscar committee chose Mikhalkov's bloated and critically panned "Burnt by the Sun: The Citadel" (a sequel to the 1995 "Burnt by the Sun" which won the Oscar) over two other films, Alexander Sokurov's Venice Golden Lion award-winning "Faust" and Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Elena" that won a jury nod in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year.In-fighting and corruption has plagued Russia's process for decades, but many other behind-the-scenes factors explain Almodovar's lock-out in Spain: the inclusiveness of Spain's selection process, passionate support for "Black Bread," and maybe Spanish Academy members' take on Almodovar's Oscar chances outside the foreign-language category.Unlike France or Italy, where foreign-language entries are chosen by a committee put forward by local film academies, in Spain, all academy members can vote for the foreign language candidate: first for a three-pic short-list -- this year, "Skin," "Bread" and Benito Zambrano's "The Sleeping Voice" -- then again, this year over Sept. 16-26, for a winner. The primaries system and mass-vote is designed to deliver a box office bump plus prestige to the finalist films, says "Skin" producer and Pedro's brother Agustin Almodovar, who was on the Spanish Academy's board when the system was put into place in 2002. "Black Bread" is "an absolutely legitimate candidate, we hope it goes far, we're not asking to be chosen always," Almodovar insists.Yet he also says "The Skin I Live In" doesn't necessarily belong in any other Oscar category."We make artisanal, low-budget films in Spanish with Spanish cast and crew. The natural category for our films is the foreign-language one," he says.In reading between the lines, Almodovar's sentiment points to how important Oscar attention is for foreign films, but becoming a country's official submission certainly isn't the end of the road for any film, as filmmakers Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowarikar discovered when their home country India submitted the cricket-themed "Lagaan" in 2001."When our film got selected as India's entry to the Oscars, both Ashutosh and I had no idea what it meant and what we were supposed to do next," recalled Khan, who also starred in the pic, in an interview at the time.But instead of waiting for things to happen, they visited Los Angeles and began campaigning for a nomination. The task was an uphill one, because any direct contact with Academy members would result in instant disqualification. In order to create some kind of a buzz around the film, they showed it to just about everyone who was interested -- waiters, chauffeurs, valets, restaurant owners, hairdressers anyone. Over the course of 10 or 12 screenings prior to the official showings, a buzz was slowly but surely created. Actors such as Goldie Hawn and Peter Rawley, who championed the film, helped the "Lagaan" cause immensely. When the day of the first Academy screening dawned, the "Lagaan" team wasn't expecting more than 30 members to show up; 198 did. The momentum continued and a good number of Academy members voted for the film, resulting in a nomination.They brought what the learned about the process back to India, and Salim Ahmed's "Abu, Son of Adam" will benefit from their wisdom. The filmmaker is planning to promote his film in L.A. and estimates his campaign will cost roughly twice what he spent in production: $400,000. "I am going to spend the money from my own pocket. I'm in the process of finalizing a publicist," Ahmed says. "It's a universal subject. So I hope it appeals to Academy voters and we get a nomination." John Hopewell, Nick Holdsworth and Naman Ramachandran contributed to this report.Navigating HollywoodVeteran campaign publicist Fredell Pogodin offers these tips for foreign filmmakers: Brush up on your English. Make sure the subtitles on your film are good and if in white readable against a white backdrop. Try to see your competitor's films or look up reviews so you know a little something about them. Have a sense of humor about the whole process. Be prepared for the fact that if you're nominated, everyone who you know and who worked on the film will want to go the Oscar ceremony and because you will get very few tickets, you will be in an awful position and begin to wish you weren't nominated! THE CONTENDERSAlbania"Amnesty"Director: Bujar Alimani Distributor: Global Film Initiative Awards: CICAE Award at Berlin Film Festival Argentina"Aballay, the Man Without Fear"Director: Fernando Spiner Sales: Incaa Austria"Breathing"Director: Karl Markovics Sales: Films Distribution, Label Europa Awards: Cinemas award at Cannes Film Festival Belgium "Bullhead"Director: Michael R. Roskam Distributor: Drafthouse Films Awards: Best film at Motovun festival and Austin Fantastic Fest; debut film at Montreal Fantasia Bosnia & Herzogovinia "Belvedere"Director: Ahmed Imamovic Distributor: Global Film Initiative Brazil "Elite Squad 2"Director: Jose Padilha Distributor: Flatiron Film Co. in association with Variance Films Awards: Best film at Premio do Cinema Brasileiro, Cinema Brazil, Lima film festivals Bulgaria "Tilt"Director: Viktor Chouchkov Awards: Debut feature at Raindance Canada "Monsieur Lazhar"Director: Philippe Falardeau Distributor: Music Box Films Awards: Audience award, Variety Piazza Grande prize at Locarno; Canadian Feature at Toronto; Special Jury Award at Namur; Art Cinema Award, Hamburg Chile "Violeta"Director: Andres Wood, Production: Andres Wood Prods China "The Flowers of War"Director: Zhang Yimou Sales: FilmNation Entertainment Colombia "The Colors of the Mountain"Director: Carlos Cesar Arbelaez Sales: UMedia Awards: Golden Precolombian Circle award at Bogota Film Festival; Jury Award at Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Croatia "72 Days"Director: Danilo Serbedzija Production: Vans Awards: Audience award at PulaCuba "Habanastation"Director: Ian Padron Sales: Icaic Awards: Best film at Traverse City Film Festival Czech Republic "Alois Nebel"Director: Thomas Lunak Sales: The Match Factory Denmark "Superclasico"Director: Ole Christian Madsen Sales: The Match Factory Dominican Republic "Love Child"Director: Leticia Tonos Production: Prods Linea Espiral/Isla Films Awards: Audience award at Chicago Latino festival Egypt "Lust"Director: Khaled El Hagar Sales: Arabica Movies Awards: Best film at Cairo fest Estonia "Letters to Angel"Director: Sulev Keedus Production: F-Seitse/Frame Prods Awards: Critics Prize, Kinoshock Finland "Le Havre"Director: Aki Kaurismaki Distributor: Janus Films Awards: Fipresci at Cannes; Arri-Zeiss Award, Munich France "Declaration of War"Director: Valerie Donzelli Distributor: Sundance Selects Awards: Jury Prize, Audience, Bloggers awards at Paris Cinema Film Festival Georgia "Chantrapas"Director: Otar Iosseliani Sales: Les Films du Losange Awards: Special Jury Award at Mar del Plata festival Germany "Pina"Director: Wim Wenders Distributor: Sundance Selects Awards: Documentary prize at German Film Awards Greece "Attenberg"Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari Distributor: Strand Releasing Awards: Lina Mangiacapre Award at Venice; Special Jury Award at Thessaloniki fest Hong Kong "A Simple Life"Director: Anna Hui Sales: Media Asia Group Awards: Equal Opportunity, La Navicella, Gianni Astrei and Nazareno Taddei at Venice Hungary "The Turin Horse"Director: Bela Tarr Distributor: The Cinema Guild Awards: Silver Bear, Fipresci Award at Berlin Iceland "Volcano"Director: Runar Runarsson Sales: TrustNordisk Awards: Transylvania Festival; Fipresci Award, Church of Iceland Award at Reykjavik; Silver Hugo, Chicago India "Abu, Son of Adam"Director: Salim Ahamed Production: Allens Media Awards: Best film, National (Indian) Film Awards Indonesia "Under the Protection of Ka'Bah"Director: Hanny R. Saputra Production: MD Pictures Iran "A Separation"Director: Asghar Farhadi Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Awards: Golden Bear, Ecumenical Prize, Berlin; TVE Otra Mirada, San Sebastian; best film at Pacific Asia Screen Awards and Sydney, Durban and Yerevan film fests; and audience award, Vancouver, Melbourne, Fajr, Fukuoka Ireland "As if I Am Not There"Director: Juanita Wilson Sales: Element Pictures Awards: Best film at Irish Film and TV Awards; Silver Pyramid, Cairo; FACE Award, Istanbul Israel "Footnote"Director: Joseph Cedar Distributor: Sony Classics Awards: Best film, Ophir Awards; Best screenplay, Cannes Italy "Terraferma"Director: Emanuele Crialese Sales: Elle Driver Awards: Special Jury Prize, Venice Japan "Post Card"Director: Kaneto Shindo Sales: Tokyo Theaters Co. Awards: Special Jury Prize, Tokyo Kazakhstan "Returning to the 'A' "Director: Egor Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky Production: Kazakhfilm Lebanon "Where Do We Go Now?"Director: Nadine Labaki Distributor: Sony Classics Awards: People's Choice Award, Toronto; Audience award at Oslo Films From the South Festival Lithuania "Back in Your Arms"Director: Kristijonas Vildziunas Awards: Best film, Lithuanian Film Awards Macedonia "Punk's Not Dead"Director: Vladimir Blazevsky Production: Pank Film Awards: Best film in East of the West competition, Karlovy Vary Mexico "Miss Bala"Director: Gerardo Naranjo Distributor: Fox World Cinema Awards: Best film, Japan's Latin Beat Morocco "Omar Killed Me"Director: Roschdy Zem Sales: Elle Driver Netherlands "Sonny Boy"Director: Maria Peters Sales: Delphis Films New Zealand "The Orator"Director: Tusi Tamasese Sales: NZ Film Awards: Cicae award Norway "Happy, Happy"Director: Anne Sewitsky Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Awards: World Cinema Jury Prize, Sundance Peru "October"Director: Daniel and Diego Vega Distributor: NYer Films Awards: Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, Cannes Philippines "The Woman in the Septic Tank"Director: Marlon Rivera Sales: Ignatius Films Awards: Best film, Cinemalaya Poland "In Darkness"Director: Agnieska Holland Distributor: Sony Classics Portugal "Jose and Pilar"Director: Miguel Goncalves Mendes Distributor: Outsider Pictures Awards: Audience award, Sao Paolo Romania "Morgen"Director: Marian Crisan Sales: Les Films du Losange Awards: Special Jury Prize, Ecumenical Prize, Ficc Prize, Locarno; Fipresci, Thessaloniki Russia "Burnt by the Sun: The Citadel"Director: Nikita Mikhalkov Sales: Wild Bunch Awards: Nika Award Serbia "Montevideo -- Taste of a Dream"Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic Production: Intermedia Network Awards: Grand Prize, audience award at Moscow Singapore "Tatsumi"Director: Eric Khoo Sales: The Match Factory Slovakia "Gypsy"Director: Martin Sulik Production: IN Film Praha Awards: Special Jury Prize, Karlovy Vary South Africa "Beauty"Director: Oliver Hermanus Sales: MK2 South Korea "The Frontline"Director: Jang Hoon Sales: Showbox Mediaplex Spain "Black Bread"Director: Agusti Villaronga Sales: Beta Cinema Awards: Best film, Goyas and Turia; best Catalan film, Gaudi Awards; aud award, Turia Sweden "Beyond"Director: Pernilla August Sales: TrustNordisk Awards: Intl. Critics' Week prize, Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award, Venice; Foreign Press, Hamburg; Intl. Jury, Special Jury awards, Sao Paolo Festival; NDR Promotion Prize, Lubeck Switzerland "Summer Games"Director: Rolando Colla Sales: Rezo Taiwan "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq bale"Director: Wei Te-sheng Sales: Fortissimo Films Thailand "Kon Khon"Director: Sarunyu Wongkrachang Production: Sahamongkolfilm Co. Turkey "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Distributor: The Cinema Guild Awards: Grand Prize, Cannes; Netpac award, Karlovy Vary United Kingdom "Patagonia"Director: Marc Evans Sales: Little Film Co. Uruguay "The Silent House"Director: Gustavo Hernandez Distributor: IFC at Midnight Venezuela "The Rumble of the Stones"Director: Alejandro Bellame Sales: CNAC Awards: Venezuelan Film Festival Vietnam "Thang Long Aspiration"Director: Lu'u Trong Ninh Production: Ky Nguyen Sang Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

'Live! With Regis and Kelly' Guests Revealed for Regis Philbin's Final Week

Ray Tamarra/Getty ImagesRegis Philbin Regis Philbin's final week on Live! With Regis and Kelly is approaching and the final guests have been announced.our editor recommendsJerry Seinfeld Joins Kelly Ripa as First Co-Host After Regis Philbin's Live! DepartureRegis Philbin's Next Career Move: A Reality ShowRegis Philbin Announces Final 'Live' Date As the daytime talk show host's final day nears, ABC is pulling out all the stops with Philbin's favorite guests, musical tributes and familiar faces. During Philbin's final week beginning Nov. 14, guests like David Letterman (Nov. 16), Donald Trump (Nov. 15), Don Rickles (Nov. 14), Jimmy Fallon (Nov. 14) and Kathie Lee Gifford (Nov. 17), with whom he co-hosted Live! for numerous years, will be dropping by. VIDEO: Celebrating Regis Philbin's 80th with 8 Unforgettable Moments Additionally, every day that week, a special tribute to Philbin will be performed by musicians like Tony Bennett, Bret Michaels and Josh Groban. The show is also planning segments recounting Philbin's best and classic show moments from the past seasons. On Philbin's final day, Nov. 18, Live! will be an hourlong tribute with special surprises. Also, the longtime host will reflect on his time on the morning program and discuss his future plans. In September, Philbin announced that he would sign off in mid-November. "Friday, Nov. 18 is my last day," Philbin said at the time. "But don't worry, the show goes on." In January, Philbin announced that he would be leaving as co-host of Live! after 28 years. He first said that he would sign off at the end of the summer, but pushed the date back in order to allow ample time for a special to be produced. While producers look for a new co-host to sit opposite Kelly Ripa, who took over for Gifford in 2001, a variety of guest co-hosts will step in to the show. Jerry Seinfeld will be the first co-host after Philbin departs. Live! is executive produced by Michael Gelman and distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Regis Philbin Kelly Ripa

Avid Fires The Next Shot In Battle With Apple, Introduces New Media Composer

The anticipated next version of Avid's Media Composer editing system-version 6-as well as its NewsCutter version 10 and Symphony version 6, will be available on Nov. 15. The new software includes a 64-bit architecture, as well as new 3D editing tools and increased support for third-party hardware.our editor recommendsCanon, Red, Avid Prepare Anticipated Announcements for ThursdayAvid Pounces in the Wake of Apple's Final Cut Pro X 'Debacle' Media Composer 6 in particular will be closely watched as it will be the first major new release of Avid's flagship editing system since its chief rival in the editing space, Apple, launched Final Cut Pro X-which generated quite a bit of discontent in the professional community. Apple claims to have the largest percentage of the nonlinear editingcustomer base with more than 2 million users, from hobbyists toprofessionals. Avid positions its Media Composer as the tool of choice in the professional space; American Cinema Editors' most recent member survey found that the majority of its members use Avid. Many of the new Media Composer features announced this morning will not come as a complete surprise to customers. Following the Final Cut Pro X launch last spring, Avid hosted a customer meeting at Warner Bros., during which-in an atypical move for Avid-it offered a glimpse at its Media Composer development roadmap. Avid also previewed some of these future tools in a technology demonstration at the International Broadcasting Convention in September. A key Avid message is that it aims to increase speed and flexibility. Specifically, features include a new user interface; AVCHD and Red Epic support with Avid Media Access; Avid DNxHD 444, a high-quality HD codec; further integration with Avid's audio post system Pro Tools, including 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound support; and color correction capabilities through support for the Avid Artist Color control surface. The new 3D toolset is being tested by certain editors, who are using it to cut upcoming 3D features; Avid declined to name the editors and the film titles. Avid reported that support for third-party tools includes video and audio cards from AJA Video Systems, Blackmagic Design, Bluefish444, Matrox and MOTU; and it gains the ability to encode Apple ProRes (Mac OS-based systems only). "Those customers that kind of got stranded with Apple, now have a place to go," said Chris Gahagan, senior vp of products and solutions at Avid. "Some of them were being held back because we didn't support Pro Res or they wanted to use third-party I/O like AJA Kona. We are now going to make it easier for them to consider switching. We removed two of the big barriers. ... They really do need a company that is more committed to their profession." Avid is offering Final Cut Pro (excluding Final Cut Pro X) users the ability to purchase Media Composer with free online training for $1499. Pricing for Media Composer 6 starts at $2499; upgrade pricing begins at $299, with student pricing from $295. Final Cut Pro X lists for $299.99. Related Topics 3D Apple

Access Hollywood Live: Nadia Gs All Dressed G-Style Pizza Recipe

First Published: November 1, 2011 1:00 PM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Nadia G cooks up her G-style pizza for Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Access Hollywood Live on November 1, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Shes known as the punk rock Julia Child - bad-girl chef Nadia G. The host of cooking channels Bitchin Kitchen stopped by Access Hollywood Live to give Billy Bush & Kit Hoover some attitude and rockin recipes for busy parents. She shares her recipe for All Dressed G-style Pizza - guranteed to bring your thighs and your family closer together. Grocery List: 1 1/2 cup canned San Marzano plum tomotoes 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 4 fresh basil leaves, torn 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, minced 1/2 tsp. dried basil 1/2 tps. dried Greek oregano 1/4 tsp. hot chile flakes 1 tbsp. grated Parmigiano 1/4 tsp. sea salt cracked black pepper to taste 2 tbsp. leaf lard 1 batch pizza dough 1 lb. fresh buffalo mozzarella 1/2 cup grated pecorino cheese 1/4 lb. salame di genoa, cut into strips 1/2 cup marinated kalamata olives, pitted and halved 1/2 cup julienned fresh baby spinach Tomato Sauce: In a large bowl, hand crush tomatoes. Add the olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, parsley, dried basil, dried oregano, chili flakes, Parmigiano, seat salt, and lots of cracked pepper. Mix. Cover and let it sit in the fridge for 3 hours, or overnight. Preheat the oven to 475-degrees, placing the oven rack at the bottom. Grease the pizza pan with the leaf lard and work the dough to fit the pan. Spread 1/4 cup of the sauce over the dough. Place the pizza crust in the oven, and cook for 5 minutes to pre-crisp. After five minutes, take the pizza out and add another 1/4 cup of sauce. Place the pizza crust back into oven and cook for another 5 minutes. (We want the crust to develop some backbone, so it can handle all the toppings.) Take the pizza out again, and add your toppings: 1 layer of mozzarella rounds, sprinkle with the perorino, and add the salame strips and kalamata olives. Put the pizza back in the oven and cook for final 5 minutes. Immediately remove it from the pan, and sprinkle with julienned baby spinach. For more on Nadia G, head to www.cookingchanneltv.com/nadia-g. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Water by the Spoonful

Liza Colon-Zayas, Zabryna Guevara, Armando Riesco and Matthew Boston (sitting) in "Water by the Spoonful" A Hartford Stage presentation of a play in two act by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Directed by Davis McCallum.Elliot - Armando Riesco Odessa - Liza Colon-Zayas Yazmin - Zabryna Guevara Chutes & Ladders - Ray Anthony Thomas Fountainhead - Matthew Boston Professor Aman/ Ghost - Demosthenes Chrysan Orangutan - Teresa Avia Lim"Can I please have my passport back?" asks a figure that haunts Elliot, a soldier who served in Iraq who is finding daily civilian and family life hard to take in his old Philadelphia home turf. But all the characters in Quiara Alegria Hudes' compassionate follow-up to "Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue" (a Pulitzer finalist) are seeking a kind of visa -- one that will allow them to make it to a safe haven in a messed-up world. The world preem is receiving a first-class production, beautifully acted and gracefully helmed by "Elliot" director Davis McCallum at Hartford Stage. The funny, wise and touching play -- and the middle, stand-alone piece of her "Elliot" trilogy -- is sure to be welcomed at other theaters, too. (The third work, "The Happiest Song Plays Last," attached to the Goodman Theater in Chicago, was developed last summer at the National Playwrights Conference.) "Spoonful" takes place in the protag's old 'hood, where Elliot (Armando Riesco, stepping into that character's shoes again) works in a sandwich shop, dulled by his mundane routine but toying with the idea of becoming an actor. (An invitation to Hollywood lays the groundwork for the third play.) But family matters -- a death, money problems, issues with his birth mom -- scuttle any grand plans and feed into his own issues of guilt, anger and dependency. Running parallel to Elliot's story are four far-flung characters at various stages of recovery, communicating in a Narcotics Anonymous chat room. A smartass Japanese-American (Teresa Avia Lim), an African-American office worker (Ray Anthony Thomas) and a Main Line man who can't get past Day One (Matthew Boston) joke, bicker and seek solace in cyberspace where no one -- yet everyone -- can hear you scream. The chat room is presided over by a wise, haiku-reciting site manager (Liza Colon-Zayas) who is connected to Elliot's story. Everyone in the play is living day to day -- or spoonful by spoonful, to echo Hudes' poignant metaphor -- enabled, hindered, and supported by an ever-interrelated reach of family and friends. The play is a combination poem, prayer and app on how to cope in an age of uncertainty, speed and chaos. Hudes ("In the Heights") brilliantly taps into both the family ties that bind as well as the alternative cyber universe, exploring the latter's use of language, attitude and freedoms of expression. Confessional monologues here make more sense here than they do in O'Neill plays. Hudes' dialogue is bright, her characters compelling and her themes spelled out, once again, musically, with Elliot's professor cousin Yazmin (Zabryna Guevara) talking about the beauty of dissonance in the jazz of Coltrane. But it's only when cyber meets the real world that anger gives way to forgiveness and resistance becomes redemption; the heart of the play opens up and the waters flow freely.Sets, Neil Patel; costumes, Chloe Chapin; lighting, Russell H. Champa; sound, Bray Poor; composer, J. Michael Friedman; production stage manager, Megan Schwarz Dickert; production manager, Bryan T. Holcombe. Opened, reviewed, Oct. 26, 2011. Runs through Nov. 13. Running time: 2 HOURS, 15 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

DreamWorks Animation Stretches Chief Marketing Officer Anne Globe's Contract

NY - DreamWorks Animation stated it's extended the use contract of chief marketing officer Anne Globe. She'll keep having responsibility for those global marketing activity, including corporate brand building, in addition to theatrical, television and ancillary marketing efforts its DreamWorks Animation's qualities. The organization revealed inside a regulating filing that her new contract runs through Jan. 1, 2014, using the studio getting a choice to increase it with a year. Stated Boss Jeffrey Katzenberg: "Her creativeness, dedication and amazingly effort during the last fifteen years happen to be vital to creating DreamWorks Animation like a premiere family entertainment company." Globe stated: "Because the DreamWorks Animation brand develops in the U.S. and worldwide, I anticipate dealing with my team within the quest for global marketing efforts that highlight the astonishing creative work made by our artists every single day.Inch Globe is presently centered on now's launch of Puss In Boots. She became a member of DWA in 1996. She formerly offered as vice president of promotions at MCA/Universal. Globe started her marketing career in the Wally Disney Galleries. The regulating filing mention a yearly salary of $862,000 included in Globe's compensation package. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Jeffrey Katzenberg DreamWorks Animation

AFM: Panels And Speakers Schedule Set

Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 27, 2011 The 2011 American Film Market today released its expanded Conference schedule with speakers encompassing a broad cross-section of key Hollywood and global players converging for the 32nd Market Nov. 2-9.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Entertainment Partners will serve as the presenting sponsors of the AFM Conference Series, which will showcase panels on film financing, production, marketing, distribution and pitching. The five-day series will include prominent filmmakers, financiers and industry executives, covering all aspects of filmmaking from treatment to screen: Friday, 4 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Finance Conference Leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and studio executives converge to explore the current state of independent film financing: emerging trends, where the money is, new opportunities and incentives, and what the future holds. Current Issues in the Production, Financing and Distribution of Independent Film Moderator: P. John Burke, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Panelists: Ashok Amritraj, CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment; Doug Hansen, President, Endgame Entertainment; Robert Hayward, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Entertainment, L.P.; Patrick Russo, Principal, The Salter Group; Jared Underwood, Senior Vice President, Group Manager Entertainment, Comerica Bank Entertainment Group Global Infrastructure Opportunities and New Distribution Models Moderator: Joe Chianese, Senior Vice President, Tax, Business Development and Production Planning, Entertainment Partners Panelists: Leon Clarance, Chief Executive Officer, Motion Picture Capital a Reliance Entertainment Company; Bill Fay, Former President of Production, Legendary Pictures; Mary Ann Hughes, Vice President, Film & Television Production Planning, The Walt Disney Company; Bill Johnson, Co-Founder & Partner, Inferno Entertainment; Andrew Matthews, President, RKO Films; Bahman Naraghi, Chief Operating Officer, GK Films Saturday, 5 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Pitch Conference A good pitch can get a bad film made and a bad pitch can leave a terrific project languishing on the shelf. Pitching is part art (its creative), part science (needs to follow a tight script) and part salesmanship. Conference attendees will first learn the essential rules and tools of pitching from the experts. Then, in the AFMs own variation of The Voice and American Idol, volunteers from the audience (you?) will pitch a panel of Hollywood decision makers. They will give unvarnished feedback on each pitch – saying what worked, what didn’t, and why. Warning: This session is not for the weak. Presenter/ Moderator: Stephanie Palmer, Good in a Room Initial Panelists: Tobin Armbrust, Senior Vice-President and Head of Production, Exclusive Media; Cassian Elwes, Independent Producer/ Agent Sunday, 6 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Marketing Conference, sponsored by Mexican Film Commission In the age of digital media, connecting with and engaging the audience in authentic, creative ways is critical. Word-of-mouth and friend recommendations can make or break the box office results. The gurus behind the most successful and innovative new media marketing campaigns discuss reinventing the marketing wheel, explore how the consumer can be the most effective marketing tool and reveal how to win over the broadest possible audience. Limited & Specialty Releases Moderator: Mark Pogachefsky, Co-Founder and President, MPRM COMMUNICATIONS Initial Panelists: Wendy Cohen, Director, Digital Campaigns & Community, Participant Media / TakePart; Jamie Patricof, Founder, Hunting Lane Films; Dennis Rice, Founder, Visio Entertainment Wide Releases Moderator: Pamela Rodi, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Publicity, Myriad Pictures Panelists: Vincent Bruzzese, President, Worldwide Motion Picture Group at IPSOS OTX MediaCT; Tomas Jegeus, Co-President, International, 20th Century Fox; Karina Kogan, Chief Marketing Officer, BUZZMEDIA; Jack Pan, EVP, Marketing, Summit Entertainment Monday, 7 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Production Conference sponsored by Multi Media Risk Inc. Brand integration and packaging often play an important role in the filmmaking process. From big budget blockbusters to art and genre films, the creative visions of directors, writers and producers are being supported, yet challenged, by these new business models and opportunities. Agents, advertisers and producers disclose what is going on behind the scenes and how to seamlessly incorporate these new decision makers into the production process. Brand Integration Moderator: TBA Initial Panelists: Eric Baum, SVP, Business & Legal Affairs for Worldwide Marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment; Xavier Kochhar, Managing Partner, MediaLink; Jordan Yospe, Counsel, Motion Picture, TV, and Brand Integration, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Agents/ Packaging Moderator: Paul Hertzberg, President and CEO, CineTel Films, Inc. Panelists: Jay Cohen, Head of Packaging and Finance, Gersh Agency; Gary Randall, Co-Founder, Boardwalk Entertainment Group; Rena Ronson, Co-Head, UTA Independent Film Group, United Talent Agency; Hal Sadoff, Head of International and Independent Film, ICM; Eric Schotz, President and CEO, LMNO Productions Tuesday, 8 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Distribution Conference sponsored by MACCS International bv Why make a film if no one will see it? Industry leaders separate fact and fiction about limited & specialized releases, film festivals and straight-to-VOD. Then they will disclose their successful strategies for managing and monetizing the proliferation of global platforms and changing release strategies. Limited & Specialty Releases Moderator: Steve Gaydos, Executive Editor, Variety Panelists: David Fenkel, President, Oscilloscope Laboratories; Susan Jackson, President / Co-Founder, Freestyle Releasing; Charlotte Mickie, Executive Vice President, Entertainment One, Tom Quinn, Co-President, VOD and Digital TV, The Weinstein Company Monetizing New Global Platforms Moderator: Brad Kembel, Executive Vice President, International Distribution, Summit Entertainment LLC Initial Panelists: Dan Cohen, Executive Vice President, Pay Television and Interactive Media, Disney ABC Domestic Television; Jon Ferro, SVP Program Sales, Entertainment One; Erik Brannon, Analyst, IHS, Screendigest

Summit in talks with Micrograms for 'Puzzle'

Summit Entertainment is at talks with Micrograms to direct police thriller "Puzzle Structure," composed by "Safe House" scribe David Guggenheim. Summit acquired rights to Guggenheim's help March carrying out a putting in a bid and push the button with Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen at their Temple Hill Entertainment banner. "Puzzle Structure" focuses on the boy from the officer unjustly billed with murder who decides to destroy in to a secure police facility in NY City searching for evidence that could exonerate his father. McG's in publish-production on actioner "This Means War," likely to be from Fox in February. Godfrey and Bowen have produced all five obligations in the "Twilight" franchise for Summit with the start of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning" opening the next month. McG's repped by WME. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

TDKR Prologue To Screen Before MI4?

The Dark Dark evening may rise before CruiseUPDATE: AMCTheaters have since removed their earlier statement and released the following online: "The information in this publish remains retracted until further notice. Please reference Warner Bros. for nearly any particulars concerning the Dark Dark evening Increases."A brief but significant The Dark Dark evening Increases titbit made an appearance among current day Jason Bourne news. Confirmation originates through, as strong whispers suggested the other day, that six minutes cost of DKR prologue may have before showings of Jason Bourne - Ghost Protocol at selected IMAX screens this Christmas.We're saying 'selected' because according to US cinema chain AMC Theaters, only full 70mm screens, rather than digital movie theaters, might be entitled showing the footage. There's not sure on whether Uk IMAX screens can also be showing the prologue. It's a bit of the surprise to look for the ever-secretive Christopher Nolan relaxing his Softball softball bat-cards available - six minutes of footage is, ultimately, a great chunk of scene-setting - but we aren't worrying. It is not a completely new way of Warner Bros. either. The studio displayed the opening minutes in the Dark Dark evening before tests of I am Legend four years ago. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol lands inside the Uk on December 26, so you'll be capable of lay how well you see round the first minutes in the Dark Dark evening Increases then. The whole film storms into cinemas about this summer time 20, 2012.

Shawn Stockmans Sing-Off Blog: Every Day To Celebrate

First Launched: October 25, 2011 3:14 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium La, Calif. -- Caption Shawn Stockman undertaking within the 2011 Essence Music Festival within the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans about this summer time 1, 2011. Today can be a large day personally! Not only did we go through another incredible display of talent round the Sing-Off, currently, audio from my group Boyz II Males is released out of your new album entitled Twenty. This marks a milestone inside our career creating this 2 decades to become a business. Most close ties have no clue last that extended! This is often a proud moment! Outdoors in the music weve made with time, Im most grateful that this journey has trained me up to now! I used to be a frail, shy little guy initially initially when i first showed up in this area, an introvert to some degree. Really the only pals I'd were my group people, which, having a couple of exceptions, continues to be truth. But what this experience is doing was pressure me into situations where I desired to shed my skin, be assertive, change from like a boy with a guy. Part of that growth I owe to my father Thurman Sanders, who, not through his triumphs, but through his mistakes, and the way he labored together and also the candor with me at night regarding the subject, I observed who's in my opinion the most effective males Ive seen! I tell that certain story a good deal because it, in my opinion, is amongst the profound moments throughout my youthful existence! I used to be relaxing in your own house one Friday evening watching tv round the couch. My father on Fridays never returns home till late as they takes his normal trip to the area lounge whether they have a few drinks and relaxes! Today, he returns home just a little inebriated. Now, Im accustomed to my dad getting impromptu convos with me at night about virtually everything school, his job, sex, the whole nine. Sometimes, they might be pretty embarrassing, but tonight was different. My dad comes walking in progressively, even when he was drunk he was not ever sloppy, which he plops lower round the couch alongside me. He notifies me to produce him another drink, his favorite, Windsor whiskey with three ice along with a little water. I return in the kitchen area along with his drink to ensure that because he sips it, he generates for me a grin of approval. Perfect. We view television just a little after which it he turns in my opinion and states: Boy, on the way through existence youre prone to ruin! (He really used a factor that starts getting a f and finishes getting a k). Youre prone to do items that may hurt someone psychologically! You'll make a few mistakes! I didn't learn how to take what he was saying. I used to be flabbergasted, and somewhat disturbed! Until he leaned closer to me and mentioned, Wonderful that you just can do, and you also Can do it, it isn't the conclusion around the world! Awaken if you fall, dust shoulders off, and look for again! He finished his drink, provided the empty glass with half melted ice, and went upstairs to bed mattress. I a slave to while using TV playing without anyone's understanding of my ideas from the products he mentioned. Which he changed me. Changed my thinking. I used to be always the type that tries to please everyone. To this day still to some degree. However found equanimity to know that in the end falls lower, I start the process of recovery by not getting a anxiety attack, but creating the mindset that only maturity, understanding, and understanding brings! I believed the idea of existence ended up being to undergo it unbruised, to accomplish everything right making everybody happy! Up to now, Ive learned the choice! A baby shower celebration is ideal for the dirty. Which I actually do enjoy the sunlight more soon after a thunderstorm! Existence is discomfort AND pleasure, sadness AND happiness! U cant have one without any other. Its what shows us to know what's around us. And Im so glad to convey Ive loved my existence to date of dealing with some Everything! Fundamental necessities items that change boys to males!! - SHAWN Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Madonna Crook Shipped To Mental Hospital

First Launched: October 25, 2011 10:34 AM EDT Credit: Getty Premium LONDON, U.K. -- Caption Madonna sometimes seems within the W.E. press conference throughout the 2010 Toronto Worldwide Film Festival held at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on September 12, 2011A judge has bought an obsessed individual who two occasions broke into Madonnas houses to indefinite detention in the mental hospital. Grzegorz Matlok was charged with burglary in March after entering the entertainers London mansion while she's at the united states . States. Prosecutors mentioned the 30-year-old had formerly been deported to Belgium after entering Madonnas rural home in southern England, but returned to Britain. When arrested, he told police Madonna had given him permission to stay at her house. In the victim impact statement, Madonna mentioned she were not sure Matlok and felt alarmed and distressed with the actions in the defendant. Judge Deborah Taylor sentenced Matlok Monday at Londons Southwark Crown Court to medical therapy, and barred him from calling Madonna. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

UPDATE: Netflix Stock Taking Beating As 3Q Subscriber Numbers & Guidance Weak

UPDATE, 5:30 PM: It looks like the deal Netflix announced this morning to expand into the UK and Ireland will take its toll on the company, which said during its post-earnings conference call with analysts that it will lose money for a few quarters owing to those costs. As a result, Netflix will suspend international efforts until the company returns to profitability. Weak subscriber numbers also were to blame for the ugly day: the company ended the third quarter with 23.8 million subs — about 200,000 fewer than it anticipated. “We became a symbol of the evil, greedy corporation,” Hastings told the AP. “Then we faced a reputational hit that created significantly more cancellations than we anticipated.” The churn rate almost doubled compared with a year ago and is expected to remain high thanks to fallout from Netflix’s 60% fee hike. “We’ve seen a second wave of cancellations from the price increase,” Hastings said on Monday’s analysts call. It’s that kind of uncertain outlook that pummeled shares after hours: The stock fell $32.01, or about 27%, to $86.83 in extended trading Monday afternoon. If that decline holds up, it will mark the first time Netflix’s stock price has fallen below $100 in nearly 14 months, the Associated Press says. It’s an amazing fall for the subscription movie giant, whose shares had already lopped 61% off their all-time high in mid-July. Its market cap has gone from $16 billion-plus to about $4.5 billion in three months’ time. All this as Netflix today reported that revenue rose 49% to $822 million and income climbed from $38 million a year ago to $62.5 million in the quarter that ended September 30. PREVIOUS, 1:19 PM: Netflix shares are currently down more than 18% in after-hours trading after the company reported 3Q earnings that beat Wall Street estimates in revenue and earnings per share. But the problem for investors is that the number of fleeing subscribers was even higher during the quarter than even Netflix anticipated when it revised down its guidance for the period owning to its recent missteps that included a price hike the splicing and re-splicing of its streaming and mail services. Stay tuned for the full numbers, but it’s wild to see Netflix stock drop below $100 as we speak. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $822 million, beating estimates of $812 million, and earnings per share of $1.16, which is better than the predicted 94 cents. But shares are falling because of subscriber losses (800,000-plus in the quarter) and lower 4Q guidance for revenue, income and subs.