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.

Loretta Lynn Make the hospital, Cancels Approaching Shows

A Kentucky theater states Loretta Lynn remains make the hospital with pneumonia. The country singer was scheduled to complete Saturday within the Undertaking Arts Center in Ashland, Ky., nevertheless the center launched a release saying she influences hospital and you'll be unable to complete the concert. The center states the show will probably be rescheduled. Marketing director Jenny Holmes confirmed the statement to WOWK-TV. She didn't elaborate on Lynn's condition. Calls with the Connected Press to reps of Lynn were not immediately returned Saturday. In August, Lynn canceled shows because of knee surgery. Before that, the 76-year-old returned to reside in performances getting a show within the Grand Ole Opry after needing to cancel shows in Ohio and Connecticut because she was make the hospital for warmth exhaustion. Related Subjects Loretta Lynn

Regis Philbin Unveils He's Departing Live Over Contract Issues

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa Under monthly before his last day on Accept Regis and Kelly, host Regis Philbin is becoming saying he'd not planned on departing so soon. "The contractual problem never worked out, however could leave before that anyway," Philbin mentioned on Detroit's "Mojo each morningInch radio show Friday. Philbin, which has co-situated the daytime talk show more than 28 years, expressed that ABC was developing a mistake in letting him go. "Clearly it's a large mistake, but Regis is continue,In . he mentioned. Regis Philbin departing Accept Regis and Kelly Within The month of the month of january, Philbin introduced his exit. "There is a period that everything must ended for many people on camera," he mentioned then, joking, "especially certain old people." His last day will probably be November 18. His alternative isn't named yet, but Ryan Seacrest, Andy Cohen and Mark Consuelos - Kelly Ripa's husband - are apparently the most effective three candidates.

NBC Renews Summer time Reality Series Existence Within The Wild For Second Season

NBC has restored Love Within The Wild for any second season, the very first new broadcast series that released earlier this summer time to obtain a second spin. The move is sort of surprising considering the fact that the experience-dating series, a mix between Survivor and Bachelor Pad, averaged a lackluster 1.8/5 in grown ups 18-49 and 5.5 million audiences. However the rankings bar within the summer time is fairly low. And That I’ve mind that NBC brass loved the premise from the Endemol USA-created show and felt that could fare better having a more powerful cast. The success from the associations created around the first season of the series is proof of the initial format of the show, NBC’s leader of alternative Paul Telegdy stated. We anticipate a much more compelling season because the series will return with new format twists along with a new group of participants who'll conquer the wild — or otherwise — to locate love. Love within the Wild, that will mind to a different tropical place for Season 2, features single males and ladies who be a part of challenges and quests whilst searching for a mate.

Lindsay Lohan Briefly Jailed, Ordered to Work at Morgue

Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan was taken out of court in handcuffs Wednesday after appearing for a scheduled "progress review," which stemmed from previous probation violations and that time she stole a necklace. Judge Stephanie Sautner revoked Lohan's probation, set bail at $100,000 and scheduled a hearing for Nov. 2.She subsequently posted bail and was to be released once the processing was complete.Lindsay Lohan photo galleryIn July, Judge Sautner had ordered the 25-year-old actress to perform community service at the Downtown Women's Center, but to court documents showed she "failed to show for nine scheduled appointments, and when she did appear, she blew them off after an hour or an hour and a half."Lohan had previously told her probation officer that at the women's shelter she "wasn't interacting with anyone so the service was not fulfilling." Is something wrong with Lindsay Lohan's teeth?After reading the statement, Saunter fired back with, "Is that what the service is about? It's supposed to fulfill the individual? Perhaps community service is work."Shawn Chapman Holley, Lohan's lawyer, asked that the court consider a statement from her therapist. "Ms. Lohan attended every regularly scheduled therapy session, and anything she missed was with the approval of her therapist." Holley went on to say that the therapist claims Lohan has reached a turning point in her maturity.Check out the rest of today's newsSautner replied, "So her failure to show up nine times at the downtown women's shelter ... that's reaching a turning point in your maturity?"Sautner concluded that she violated her probation, demanding that Lohan work 16 hours a week at the morgue until her next hearing.

Psych's James Roday on Shawn and Juliet, Gus' Growing Pains and Breaking All the Rules

James Roday You don't have to remind Psych star James Roday that his USA series has a rabid fan base - especially after those fans were forced to wait an extra three months for the show to return. "The Psych-O's are impatient, that's why we love them," Roday tells TVGuide.com. "They're foaming at the mouth. Sometimes it's for Psych episodes, sometimes it's for turkey." But with great fans, comes great responsibility. So the show had to be very careful when, after five years of will-they-or-won't-they tension, Psych kicked off its sixth season with Shawn (Roday) and Juliet (Maggie Lawson) as a full-fledged couple. It's been a long time coming, but Roday is all too familiar with the TV graveyard filled with shows that died after their lead characters coupled up. "You're always worried you're going to jump the shark with stuff like this because there are so many other shows that failed in the attempt to put two characters together," Roday says. "It's been an interesting process to make sure we service this new relationship and let people feel like, 'Alright, they are in a relationship and they are evolving,' but also making sure that Shawn and Gus are still the center of the Psych universe. Exclusive: Mekhi Phifer, Cheech Marin heading to Psych "To our credit and to the credit of our writing staff, I think we did a pretty nice job of not mixing things up too much," Roday continues. "The truth is the basis of Shawn and Juliet's relationship is their work. That's how they met, that's what they do the most. So in that sense, they've always been kind of a team and not a lot changes there. ... I think the fans will be pleased that we're serving the relationship, but not at the expense of any of the other stuff that they've come to love and expect." However, putting Shawn and Juliet together will still come at a cost to Gus (Dulé Hill). Now that he has to share his long-time partner-in-crime with Juliet, Gus will have more time to dwell on his own personal relationships. Or, more accurately, the lack thereof. "It affects him in a pretty dramatic way. He just panics, and his mojo and his drive for companionship goes into overload," Roday says. "He's not even sure of what he wants; he just knows he wants something. It's basically him saying, 'Wait a minute, I don't want to be the guy that's left without a chair when the music stops.'" Check out Hill had to say about his on-screen partner's new relationship: Gus' sudden bout with loneliness comes just as he and Shawn will begin to become more aware of their own mortality. "Like all men, there comes a point where you have to acknowledge that, 'OK, we're not that young anymore. We still feel young, but it's getting harder to chase people and you go down after one punch instead of two or three,'" Roday says. "Most of it is great for comic effect: there's a lot of pulled hammies, black eyes. ... It's just the two of them coming to grips with the fact that it's only going to get harder... but it's still worth it to them." Shawn and Gus may be feeling growing pains on-screen, but the series is showing no such signs of aging. The Season 6 premiere was up eight percent from last fall's premiere (2.99 million viewers) and the mystery-comedy is now USA's longest-running show on the air. "We had a great, great way in because of Tony Shalhoub and what he did with Monk, but we were able to kind of do the same thing and reach a younger audience. We kind of carved out our own little niche," Roday says. "We were able to come on and find our own success. Monk only lasted a little while longer and there we were as the lone quirky comedy on USA." Five years later, Psych is just one in an army of light, character-driven procedurals at USA (see: Burn Notice, Royal Pains). Even so, Shawn and Gus have managed to stand apart from the Michael Westens and Dr. Hanks thanks to its unique, irreverent humor and pop culture-savy scripts. (This season's homage episodes include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Clue and The Bachelorette.) "We've managed to create a universe where there is hardly anything that we can't get away with and still call it Psych," Roday says. "There are almost no rules as long as we solve a murder every week. I think we take full advantage of that. ... At some point, we just started evolving into this show that just does whatever it wants, and I think that's when we really put our stamp on what we're doing creatively." Psych airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on USA.

CSI Taps Matt Lauria, Annabeth Gish for Multi-Episode Arcs

Matt Lauria Matt Lauria and Annabeth Gish have reserved recurring roles on CSI, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Gish will have Laura, a classic friend who Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) has not observed in 22 years. So that as we formerly reported, this friend is hiding a surprising secret. Meanwhile, Lauria will have Sac Pratt, a youthful, arrogant FBI agent who assists on among the CSI team's cases, much towards the chagrin of Catherine and D.B. Russell (Ted Danson). But despite some feather-ruffling, Pratt and Russell ultimately arrived at a location of mutual respect. Browse the relaxation of present day news Lauria (Friday Evening Lights) and Gish (Pretty Little Liars) will first appear throughout November sweeps. CSI airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on CBS.

Tu seras mon fils

A Universal Pictures Intl. France release of a Epithete Films presentation and production, in association with Orange Cinema Series, Manon. (International sales: Other Angle Pictures, Paris.) Produced by Frederic Brillion. Directed by Gilles Legrand. Screenplay, Legrand, Delphine de Vigan.With: Niels Arestrup, Lorant Deutsch, Patrick Chesnais, Anne Marivan, Nicolas Bridet, Valerie Mairesse, Jean-Marc Roulot, Urbain Cancellier.Fermenting daddy issues prove a headier concoction than any vintage produced at a French chateau in "Tu seras mon fils," a classy, full-bodied family drama from Gallic scribe-helmer Gilles Legrand ("Malabar Princess"). Grouchy character thesp Niels Arestrup ("A Prophet," the upcoming "War Horse") is ideally cast as the coldhearted, overly pragmatic owner of a Saint-Emilion winery who considers his milquetoast son an unsuitable successor -- though not for lack of trying. Locally, the pic became the first surprise hit of harvest season and is glossy and mainstream enough to entice distribs offshore. It's also a shoo-in for a California-set remake. Classically structured and played, the film immediately sets up its main conflict between widower and father Paul de Marseul (Arestrup) and his grown-up son, Martin (Lorant Deutsch), who lives in a separate wing of the family's chateau with his wife (Anne Marivan). Bookish Martin excels at the administrative side of things, but his demanding old man has always kept him out of the winemaking process, a job that requires rigor, creativity and technical knowledge in equal doses. Since Paul took over the family biz from his own father at age 17, he's been responsible for creating the chateau's reds and whites -- the latter a rarity in Saint-Emilion -- with his right-hand man, Francois (Patrick Chesnais). Typical of Paul's controlling m.o., he actually finds out that Francois is terminally ill before even Francois does, forcing the winemaker to consider who will help him with the upcoming vintage. Though he goes through the motions of offering the willing Martin a chance -- something Paul does at least as much for the chance to mock him for his every mistake as to teach him something -- the winemaker has also secretly contacted Francois' golden-boy son, Philippe (Nicolas Bridet), who immediately quits his position at Coppola wines in California to return home when he hears about his father's condition. There are no big surprises in store in terms of where this setup is headed, especially when considering, as per press materials, that the Paul-Philippe storyline was partly inspired by Hal Holbrook's paternal affection for Emile Hirsch in "Into the Wild." But the pic's pleasures are nonetheless numerous, starting with its talented cast. Deutsch, his Everyman face hiding an underlying tenacity, is pitch-perfect as the son who has the willingness but not necessarily the capacity to impress his dad; the thesp's antagonistic chemistry with Arestrup rings true. Opposite Deutsch, newcomer Bridet makes a strong impression as Martin's childhood pal-cum-sudden rival, a gifted prodigal son who, paradoxically, has to lose his own father to realize his potential. Chesnais and Arestrup, who have the market on grumpy French codgers pretty much cornered, also deliver strong turns, with Arestrup precisely embodying another almost-heartless man. His Paul really has affection only for his work; his tragedy is the fact that he can't make wine without the help of others. Legrand and co-scripter Delphine de Vigan cleverly add a soupcon of backstory involving Paul's own late father. This, together with Paul's rocky relationship with his offspring and Francois and Philippe's equally complicated bond, makes "Tu seras mon fils" a film about complex father-son relationships in general and the unfair expectations and burdens they create on both sides. Tech package is silky smooth, from the glossy widescreen lensing (including a spectacular helicopter shot of a car crash amid the vines) to the classical score. Title translates as "You Will Be My Son."Camera (color, Panavision widescreen), Yves Angelo; editor, Andrea Sedlackova; music, Armand Amar; production designer, Aline Bonetto; costume designer, Tess Hammami; sound (Dolby Digital/DTS), Pierre Gamet; special effects, Christian Rivet; stunt coordinator, Roland Neunreuther; assistant director, Hubert Engammare; casting, Constance Demontoy. Reviewed at Mon Cine, Anglet, France, Sept. 18, 2011. Running time: 101 MIN. Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com

TV Ratings: 'Revenge,' 'Happy Endings' Up 'CSI' Hits Season Low

ABC The Detroit Tigers-Texas Rangers ACLS game pre-empted primetime on Fox, getting rid of X Factor -- and giving ABC's female-skewing comedies like Happy Being and Revenge solid increases. Meanwhile the sport introduced CSI, which likes really a mixed male-female demo, gain its least expensive-rated fall telecast ever. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Will 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Whitney' or 'How to become Gentleman' Be Axed First? According to fast national amounts (which will chance once changes are produced for your baseball game on Fox, which broadcast from 8-10:32 p.m. due to a rain delay), ABC won the evening getting a 3.4 rating inside the internet marketer-coveted 18-49 demo. The Middle and Modern Family were flat. Suburgatory dipped a little three percent, while Happy Being was up 18 percent and Revenge, up 13 percent. CBS showed up an in depth second getting a 3.2 rating. Survivor: South Off-shoreline was up three percent. Criminal Minds was lower three percent. CSI: was lower ten percent, its season low furthermore to being its least expensive-fall telecast ever. PHOTOS: ABC's Year Tv Shows: 'Pan Am,' 'Charlie's Angels' plus much more NBC showed up third getting single.6. Up With The Evening was lower 13 percent which is least expensive-rated telecast so far. Whitney, Harry's Law and Law & Order: SVU counseled me flat. Univision showed up fourth place getting single.5. The CW rated b .6, barely inching it past Telemundo's .5. A rerun in the Ringer was up 33 percent inside their 18-34 demo. Top Model was up 7 percent in audiences and flat inside the key 18-49 demo. Below, systems ranked by demo: ABC - 3.4, 9.millions of - The Middle: 2.8, 8.8 million - Suburgatory: 3., 8.8 million - Modern Family: 5.7, 13.4, million - Happy Being: 3.3, 7.5 million - Revenge: 2.7, 7.9 million CBS - 3.2, 11.3 million - Survivor: South Off-shoreline: 3.2, 10.5 million - Criminal Minds: 3.7, 12.7 million - CSI: 2.6, 10.8 million NBC - 1.6, 6.5 million Up With The Evening, 5.2 million - Whitney (RS): 1.3, 4 million - Harry's Law: 1.2, 7.6 000 0000 - Law & Order: SVU: 2.1, 7.2 million CW - .6, 1.5 million - Ringer: .4, 1.2 million - America's Next Top Model: .8, 1.9 million TV Ratings Happy Being

Occupy Wall Street March to Swing by Home of News Corp. Boss Rupert Murdoch

NY - Occupy Wall Street protesters are planning what's named a "Riches March" Tuesday to visit Manhattan apartment structures housing such riches as News Corp. chairman and Boss Rupert Murdoch, the Daily News reported.our editor recommendsKanye West Visits Occupy Wall Street ProtestsOccupy Wall Street: Hollywood Is constantly Weigh In round the Protests The march is positioned to visit the homes of 5 in the city's wealthiest people, for instance Murdoch, JPMorgan Chase Boss Jamie Dimon and billionaire David Koch, in line with the paper. Protesters desire to present the organization moguls with oversize assessments denoting their savings when NY Condition's two percent tax on riches expires in December, it mentioned. "90-nine percent in the people of NY will probably are stricken with this tax giveaway and so the one percent who already live in absolute luxury can put more earnings inside their pockets," Doug Forand, one of the march planners, told the Daily News. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has opposed calls from fellow Dems to resume the tax, which produces around $5 billion every year in revenue, fighting that may drive wealthy people away. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Rupert Murdoch News Corp. Occupy

Exclusive: Lord of the Rings, Dark Tower and More Rare Looks at Poster Genius Drew Struzan's Oeuvre

As a fledgling artist in his teens, Drew Struzan took to illustrating movie posters to make a living; decades later, his work in the world of visual film art has become not only iconic, but a part of the way we celebrate many modern cinema classics of the past few decades. This month’s release Drew Struzan: Oeuvre collects more than 250 pieces of Struzan’s art from films including Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek, and Lord of the Rings, and Movieline has a special exclusive preview of rare pieces from the forthcoming book. Drew Struzan: Oeuvre, in hardcover with a foreword by George Lucas, also includes selections of the artist’s more recent work ranging from Pan’s Labyrinth to Cowboys & Aliens to The Walking Dead, along with “record album, book, and comic book covers, to stamps, trading cards, promotional artwork and very personal original works.” The book is written by Struzan and wife Dylan and retails for $49.95. Movieline’s exclusive gallery holds a few special treats, among them a look at Struzan’s Empire Strikes Back re-release special edition poster. Click here to launch our gallery of exclusive images. [Pictured: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) & 1997 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization; The Lord of the Rings Masterpieces (1) Copyright Drew Struzan 2006; The Dark Tower Copyright Drew Struzan 2007]

CW yanks 'H8R' after four episodes

'H8R'The CW has drawn the plug on "H8R" after four episodes, the network has confirmed. The Wednesday 8 p.m. time slot will be presented to drama "Ringer," that will continue in the Tuesday 9 p.m. slot. The CW is wishing some additional exposure for that series can help it find more audiences. The network stopped lacking classifying removing "H8R" like a cancellation since it can certainly restore episodes that haven't yet air later around though you will find no plans in position to do this yet. The unscripted series that u . s . celebs using the people who loathed them never clicked on with audiences, calculating b .5 rating within the 18-49 demo and 1.19 million total audiences since premiering Sept. 14. Wednesday's episode matched up its worst 18-49 rankings yet along with a new low among audiences 18-34. Located by Mario Lopez, "H8R" was created by Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss, Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey, Jeremy Spiegel and Lopez offered as executive producers. A drama starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, "Ringer" is attempting to recapture the crowd it received in the Sept. 13 opening, which attracted 2.84 million audiences along with a 1.2 rating in 18-49. Its March. 4 episode sunk to around half that 18-9 audience. NBC can also be double-moving two new series, "Whitney" and "Prime Suspect," over time slots vacated by canceled series "Free Agents" and "The Playboy Club," correspondingly, expecting getting new audiences to embrace them. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

NBC Cancels 'The Playboy Club'

Matt Dinerstein/NBC"The Playboy Club" NBC has canceled newcomer drama The Playboy Club. John Williams' newsmagazine show, Rock Center, will require its place beginning March. 31. For now, repeats of Maria Bello's Prime Suspect will air on Mondays at 10 p.m. The proceed to air Prime Suspect in Playboy Club's time slot is really a obvious manifestation of Bob Greenblatt's want to make the series, that is nearer to his cable sensibilities, work. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Will 'Charlie's Angels or 'How to become a Gentleman' Be Axed? Playboy Club's cancellation uses the drama opened Sept. 20 to underwhelming rankings, bringing in 5 million audiences along with a 1.6 rating within the marketer-coveted grown ups 18-49 demographic. The 2nd episode from the series from showrunner Chad Hodge and twentieth century Fox Television, tumbled 19 percent, tempting only 3.8 million audiences along with a 1.3 within the demo. Its newest episode dropped much more, bringing in 3.two million audiences along with a 1.2. PHOTOS: PTC versus. TV: 10 Tv Program Controversies The series faced a backlash almost from the beginning, because the Parents Television Council known as for any boycott and advised sponsors to drag from the reveal that starred Amber Heard and Eddie Cibrian inside a sixties-set story concerning the Chicago Playboy Club and also the rabbits and males who loved them. Seven marketers left the series within the series' second week after PTC leader considered the show a "commercial disaster" and known as for that network to cancel the "degrading and sexualizing program immediately." PHOTOS: NBC's Key Art for 'Playboy Club,' 'Grimm' and much more The PTC specific the show from in early stages for objectifying and degrading women since NBC purchased it to series in May. Hodge downplayed the debate after Gloria Steinem known as for any boycott and NBC's Salt Lake City affiliate declined to air it. "I believe there's a concept of the show that's false," he stated. "You will find different brands of feminism and that i don't believe it ought to be boxed into anyone version." "I believe there is a notion that people were trying to behave politically ambitious or create a statement or get this to a show about strengthening women, which sounds super boring in my experience. That seems like a documentary, which this is really not. This really is a lot more like Chicago, Moulin Rouge and all sorts of That Jazz, Desperate Average women. This can be a fun, sexy cleaning soap," he added. PHOTOS: 10 Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' Rock Center With John Williams will feature Harry Cruz, Kate Snow along with other correspondents and anchors at NBC News, including Meredith Vieira, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Richard Engel, Matt Lauer and Ann Curry. "John Williams already anchors America's most viewed, honored and respected nightly news broadcast. Rock Center now gives him, and our all-star cast of journalists an chance to consider audiences on the weekly journey of discovery," stated Steve Capus, leader of NBC News, and Greenblatt inside a joint statement. The series is going to be broadcast from studio 3B in Rockefeller Center and also the weekly, hourlong newsmagazine will center around a few days's occasions, interviews and coverage. Lacey Rose led for this report. John Williams NBC Prime Suspect The Playboy Club