Poster For Zach Braff's Completely New People

It's a play, not just a film. We're culturalMaybe you prefer watching filmstars do their stuff, but sometimes wish the earth were less annoying. Or even you can't afford a 3 dimensional, but would love the identical effect in a lower cost. Well, theatre might be the answer! And understanding that, here is a unique think about the poster for your Zach Braff written-and-starring AllNew People. The play, not just a film.A Garden Condition director and Scrubs star already introduced the play toBroadway, then starring The Hangover's JustinBartha, however he's going to London and taking advantage of charge role themselves. We're told the play concerns a 35 year-old who want to spend a while along within the parents' luxury apartment, but finds his expects to mope in peace interrupted having a succession of interlopers.The play opens within the Duke of You'll be able to theatre london on February 22 next season. Should you fancy as being a little cultural (since anything on stage is quickly cultural as much as pantomime) have a look.

Scott Turow's Innocent

Bill Pullman is an appellate judge who has a tense relationship with his wife and an affair with a legal clerk in Scott Turows Innocent. Filmed in British Columbia by Mike Robe Prods. Executive producers, Frank von Zerneck, Mike Robe; producer, Lisa Richardson; co-producer, Laurence Ducceschi; writer-director, Robe, based on the novel by Scott Turow.Rusty Sabich - Bill Pullman Barbara Sabich - Marcia Gay Harden Sandy Stern - Alfred Molina Tommy Molto - Richard Schiff Nat Sabich - Callard Harris Anna Vostic - Mariana Klaveno Jimmy Brand - Tahmoh PenikettIt doesn't take a criminal mastermind to know that when establishing a TV mystery franchise, you need to call upon pros like Scott Turow and Mary Higgins-Clark. They and other bestselling crime writers have been tapped to inaugurate TNT's umbrella "Mystery Movie" banner, kicking off the six-film event with Turow's "Innocent," a sequel to the popular book turned feature "Presumed Innocent." While lacking the goods to impress fans of the novel or even of the 1990 Alan Pakula film, it should satisfy the average armchair sleuth. In their late '70s heyday, mystery wheel titles like "McMillan and Wife," "Columbo" and "McCloud" were a staple. Granted, crime dramas have never gone out of style, but these days, it's more about the procedure and minutiae of detective work or the gross-out factor of forensic science. At first glance the Turow adaptation offers a tantalizing plot, picking up 20 years after the whodunit shocker ending of "Presumed Innocent," as the recriminations of past events have caught up with everyone involved. Rusty (Bill Pullman, stepping into Harrison Ford's role) is an appellate judge balancing a tense and guilt-ridden relationship with his emotionally charged wife Barbara (Marcia Gay Harden). The two put on a decent face for their law grad son Nat (Callard Harris), but Rusty soon strays with his young promising law clerk, Anna ("True Blood's" Mariana Klaveno). When Barbara dies in her sleep, an apparent death by natural causes case dredges up old grudges and new enemies. A legal thriller in the sense that it ensconces viewers in the tight-knit, nepotistic circle of lawyers, clerks and judges, the new movie has all of the left-over baggage of "Presumed Innocent" but none of the courtroom finesse and tense whodunit qualities. At times, it feels like marriage counseling wrapped up with legal red tape. Writer-director Mike Robe does a nice job of exploring the repercussions of life choices, and if young Rusty was about passion and justice, the older version is about guilt and retribution. Pic also offers a solid supporting part for Richard Schiff as Tommy Molto, the "Presumed Innocent" prosecutor, who is still looking for justice even if his life and priorities have changed.Camera, John Bartley; editor, Anita Brandt Burgoyne; music, Laura Karpman; casting, Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson. 120 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Breaking Dawn' Driving under the influence: Girl Places blame Arrest on Boyfriend Who Wouldn't Take Her to find out 'Twilight'

An 18-year-old 'Twilight' fan whose boyfriend rejected to think about her to find out 'Breaking Dawn' while he had guaranteed ended up driving her vehicle in to a ditch in Aurora, Illinois. (Also where you can one Wayne Campbell). Olivia Ornelas was determined to access the film anyway, and didn't let having less a front tire and being "very intoxicated" stop her. What did stop her will be a ditch, where cops found her early 'life was imple' with different police report acquired with the Smoking Gun. Ornelas blamed everything on her behalf account boyfriend for bailing around the movie date. So these movies do drive you to definitely certainly drink. Ornelas was released after posting $300 bail. She was "very upset along with her boyfriend because she did not start to see the movie 'Twilight' such as these were suppose [sic] to," the report reads. Because the 'Twilight' movies do advocate abstinence, they apparently also needed to include a "don't drive after drinkingInch message. We wound up bothering one least driving safety tip readily available movies: Parking lots are super dangerous. (Start to see the instructive video, below). [via THR] [Photo from 'New Moon': Summit Entertainment] 'Breaking Beginning' Cast Quotes 'Breaking Beginning' Cast QuotesBill Condon, DirectorAshley Greene, Alice CullenNikki Reed, Rosalie HaleElizabeth Reaser, Esme CullenPeter Facinelli, Carlisle CullenSarah Clarke, Renee DwyerBilly Burke, Charlie SwanCasey LaBow, Kate DenaliJulia Manley, Leah ClearwaterBooboo Stewart, Seth ClearwaterMelissa Rosenberg, ScreenwriterCarolina Herrera, Bella's wedding dress designerMackenzie Foy, Renesmee CullenTaylor Lautner, Jacob BlackRobert Pattinson, Edward CullenKristen Stewart, Edwards Friend Jacob See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Hugo' Star Asa Butterfield Talks 'Ender's Game'

Some of last week's biggest news came on Friday (Nov 18), when Deadline reported that "Hugo" star Asa Butterfield was offered the lead role in Gavin Hood's "Ender's Game" adaptation. When MTV News sat down with Butterfield while he was promoting "Hugo," the young actor was tight-lipped on where his status with the project stood, simply stating that he could "possibly" star in the long-anticipated sci-fi film. Butterfield would admit to reading both the book and the script by Hood and "Star Trek" collaborators Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. "I have read the book. I love the book. It's just a great book. I've read the script as well," Butterfield said. According to Butterfield, Orson Scott Card's iconic novel about a boy genius cast into a galactic war is right up his alley. "The book's incredible. It's late 1900s. It's sci-fi. I love all that retro stuff," he said. There have been several attempts made by several directors to get the book onto the screen, and the potential casting of Butterfield represents new ground being broken in terms of progress on the film. And even though the novel's fervid fanbase holds high hopes for an adaptation, if it ever happens, Butterfield said he feels up to the task. "Everything would be cool about playing a role like that," he said. "I reckon I could hack it." Butterfield remained mostly quiet about the project throughout the interview, but said hypothetically, if he were to star in the film, it would be his next project. Do you think Asa Butterfield would make a good Ender? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

Katy Perry, Steve Buscemi to Host Saturday Evening Live

Katy Perry She has been to studio 8H before, however when Katy Perry returns to Saturday Evening Live the following month, she'll possess a couple of more duties. The singer, 27, will host the very first time on 12 ,. 10, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Robyn - who's presently touring with Perry - would be the musical guest your evening. Katy Perry video drawn from Sesame Street Steve Buscemi will host for his second time on 12 ,. 3 using the Black Secrets slated to do. As formerly reported, Jimmy Fallon will go back to his old stomping grounds to host SNL the very first time on 12 ,. 17. Michael Bublé will work on the program, the series' last episode before Christmas. Perry formerly made an appearance because the musical guest in Sept. 2010. She made head lines throughout the episode when she made an appearance inside a sketch putting on a cleavage-bearing Elmo T-shirt right after a Sesame Street skit she made an appearance in was cut due to complaints about her low-cut top. Watch videos from Saturday Evening Live Perry's husband, Russell Brand, located the show in Feb. Watch Katy Perry's SNL skit here: How can you think Perry is going to do as host?

Way to Heaven

An Odyssey Theater Ensemble presentation of a play in two acts by Juan Mayorga, translated by David Johnston. Directed by Ron Sossi. Sets, Frederica Nascimento; costumes, Audrey Eisner; lighting, Kathi O'Donohue; sound, John Thompson; videography, Marlon Duarte. Opened Oct. 1, 2011. Reviewed Nov. 18. Runs through Dec. 18. Running time: 110 MIN.Commandant Norbert - Weisser Gershom Gottfried - Bruce Katzman With: Hannah Cowley, Nicolas Francis, Inessa Guenther, Dylan La Rocque, Michael McGee, Joshua Moore, Nina Sallinen, David Valdes, Talyan Wright.Juan Mayorga's Holocaust-themed "Way to Heaven" is a bold but failed employment of metatheatrical means to unearth a parcel of historical truth. It's one thing to characterize the appalling deception at Theresienstadt concentration camp as the ultimate role-playing theatrical spectacle. It's quite another to emphasize the performance metaphor to the exclusion of everything else. In the process, the victims' horror - genuine suffering, not figurative - is trivialized. For those with short memories, in 1944 the Nazis famously created a Potemkin village at Theresienstadt in order to mislead Red Cross inspectors about the Jews' treatment in captivity. Inmates were tidied and dressed up, given jobs and leisure activities, treated to good, plentiful food and told to smile, smile, smile. (To give the impression of spacious barracks, excess camp population was shipped off to Auschwitz.) Film footage to this day serves the noxious purposes of Holocaust deniers. As Mayorga tells it, the commandant (Norbert Weisser) is a demented impresario who has created not just types, but individualized roles with full pages of dialogue to support them. He obsesses like Max Reinhardt with proper casting and line readings, tapping Gottfriend (Bruce Katzman), the mayor of the inmate population, as reluctant stage manager/facilitator. "Way to Heaven" downplays or ignores the situation's specifics, which you'd think would be dramatically fertile enough, in favor of the unenlightening, self-conscious theatrical conceit. We never believe this officer is worried about making just the right impression on the observers, or the consequences if his superiors decide he's bungled it. He just preens and struts, chortling over this staging coup or fretting about that gesture's authenticity. If the mayor is trying to tread a dreaded line between cooperation and contriving the best deal for his people, it's all in his head, for the portrayal is sheer numbness. Before the show, audiences are invited to (in essence) assume the Red Cross's function by exploring the exhibited prison trappings, faithfully re-created by designer Frederica Nascimento. But when the museum labels are removed, implying we're about to see the truth behind the artifice, the production merely shifts to another level of artifice. Mayorga has helmer Ron Sossi deploy the inmates as sleepwalking puppets, brainwashed to review their lines over and over until they get the business right. Following the curtain call come two minutes of the actual propaganda movies, not the wisest choice for an enterprise as abstracted as this one. The heartbreaking images of captives playing out their assigned parts, at once grinning and desperate, merely emphasize the irrelevance of Mayorga's windy duality-of-theater guff to the genuinely mournful legacy of Theresienstadt. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'The Iron Lady' Star Meryl Streep is Under-Appreciated... Yeah, You Heard Me Right! (Analysis)

It's hard to argue that the actress Meryl Streep -- who has garnered 16 Oscar nominations (more than any other male or female in history), two of which resulted in wins -- is under-appreciated by the Academy. That, however, is precisely what I've felt the urge to do since screening the latest film in which she stars, Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, earlier this week.our editor recommendsMeryl Streep's 'The Iron Lady' Sparks Internet Frenzy Following Early ScreeningsMeryl Streep Debuts New 'Iron Lady' Poster and Trailer in U.K. (Video)Meryl Streep: 5 Things To KnowMeryl Streep Movie 'The Iron Lady' to Open Dec. 30 PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Highest-Paid Actresses If anyone needed a reminder that Streep is the world's greatest living actress, this performance is it. She transforms -- body, soul, and, as always, accent -- into former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who is not exactly history's most likable or sympathetic character, but who is humanized by the actress to an extent that I never thought imaginable. It's almost beside the point to talk about the film overall, since Streep's performance so dominates it. Sure, Alexandra Roach is quite good as the younger version of Maggie; Jim Broadbent does his usual solid character work as the older version's put-upon husband Denis Thatcher; and Alexander Head is perfectly fine as Thatcher's political ally-turned-challenger Geoffrey Howe. But the fact of the matter is that there is one reason to see The Iron Lady: it features the best actress that we have working at the top of her game. The question, of course, is whether that's good enough for the Academy, which has, on 14 occasions, nominated Streep but chosen to honor someone else -- including three of the last five years, even though she was perfectly worthy of a win for her extraordinary work in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and/or Doubt (2008) and/or Julie & Julia (2009). It's not like the performances that beat hers -- Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006), Kate Winslet in The Reader (2008), and Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (2009) -- were markedly better. (In fact, I would argue that only Mirren's even might have been worthier.) And it's not like Streep is unliked -- in fact, she seems to be adored and revered by her peers. (Indeed, both Winslet and Bullock specifically acknowledged her from the podium when delivering their Oscar acceptance speeches, with Winslet saying, "I think we all can't believe we're in a category with Meryl Streep at all!") So how does one explain it? PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians Here's my theory: most people -- including Academy members -- aren't exactly up on their Oscar stats. What they know about Streep is that she seems to be nominated every year, and that she doesn't campaign to win nearly as aggressively as her competitors, so, understandably enough, they conclude that she has been properly taken care of over the years ("She must have six Oscars by now!") and isn't especially hungry for further recognition ("In that case, let's give someone else a chance this time!"). The cold, hard facts, however, tell a different story, and should be noted by voters henceforth. Consider the following numbers... 29 -- The number of years that it's been since Meryl Streep last won an Oscar -- in other words, a full generation of people, including myself, have come of age without ever having seen her honored for her work by the Academy. 3 -- The number of best actress Oscars that Katharine Hepburn -- the actress to whom Streep is most often compared and the only other one who ever seems to top lists of the greatest movie actresses of all-time -- had won by the time she was Streep's current age (62); Hepburn would go on to win another to bring her total to four. 1 -- The number of best actress Oscars that Streep has won. It came for Sophie's Choice (1982); her first Oscar, which came three years earlier for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), was for best supporting actress. To put things in some perspective, this is the same number of best actress Oscars that have been won by Cher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, and Reese Witherspoon. 2 -- The number of best actress Oscars that Hilary Swank has won. In pointing out this disparity I mean no disrespect to Swank, who is a terrific actress in her own right... but I think that even Swank would acknowledge that it's a bit messed up that she has twice as many best actress Oscars as Meryl Streep. Meryl Streep Oscars

Kim Kardashian Utilizes Marty Singer to seal Lower Former PR Repetition

Kim Kardashian takes suit against claims that her public wedding to Kris Humphries (in addition to their 72 occasions of marriage) were fake.our editor recommendsKim Kardashian's Hairy Suit, Kat Von D on Jesse James' 19 Women, Kendall Jenner's $90,000 CarKim Kardashian Has not Received Dying Risks on Number of 'The Counselor,A Reps SayKim Kardashian's Husband Kris Humphries Utilizes Divorce LawyerKim Kardashian's Ex-Publicist Thinks She Staged Her Wedding (Audio) PHOTOS: 19 of Hollywood's All-Time Least Close ties The Maintaining While using Kardashians and Kourtney & Kim Take NY star has hired prominent lawyer Marty Singer to silence the man proclaiming being her former PR repetition Jonathan Jaxson. Jaxsonsaid"she understood days just before marriage she didn't might like to do it." And claims she's never become over ex-boyfriend Reggie Rose rose bush. PHOTOS: Inside Kardashian Corporation. More youthful crowd keeps he "staged a few of the moments stuck seen of her," like the speculation of her engagement to Rose rose bush in 2007. STORY: Kim Kardashian Divorce: 10 Signs the marriage Was One Large Hoax All Along However, Singer notifies The Hollywood Reporter that Jaxson was not ever Kardashian's publicist alleging that in March of 2007, "Jaxson apologized in writing to Kim for mentioning to themselves as her publicist." "Consequently of Jonathan Jaxson interacting crazy false claims the other day, Kim Kardashian commenced court proceedings on Friday [November. 11] mid-day against Jaxson," Singer mentioned in the statement to THR. TMZ reviews that Jaxson, who labored with Kardashian very briefly couple of years ago, signed a discretion agreement which she thinks he's now in breach of. She's seeking $200,000 in damages, alleging he gained defamatory claims. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners However, Jaxson states anything was not ever signed. "I haven't signed an agreement dealing with discretion with Kim Kardashian," he told TMZ. "I have an agreement throughout my possession without either parties signature about it.In . COVER STORY: How a Kardashians Made $60 5 million A Year Ago Singer is famous for representing high-profile cases, including Charlie Sheen's combat CBS taken. He's also labored with Britney Warrior warrior spears, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kaira Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Related Subjects Kim Kardashian Marty Singer Maintaining While using Kardashians Kris Humphries Kourtney & Kim Take NY

George Clooney's Suicidal Side, and 5 Other Tales You Will Be Speaking About Today

Happy Monday! Also in today’s edition from the Broadsheet: The ripoff artistry from the L.A. Occasions… Vanity Fair includes a surprising new film critic… Atlas Shrugged includes a blurb problem… The “Chocolate Rain” guy describes the economy… and much more. · Within the same interview where he opened up up about his icky first orgasm, George Clooney apparently elaborated too concerning the suicidal ideas he experienced following a spine injuries he experienced around the set Syriana: “I was in a point where I figured, ‘I can’t exist such as this. I'm able to’t really live.’ […] You begin to consider when it comes to, you don’t wish to leave chaos, so use the garage, use the vehicle, start the engine. It appears such as the best method of doing it, however i i never thought I’d make it happen. See, I had been inside a place where I had been trying to puzzle out how you can survive.” Yikes. Regardless, I’d say everything exercised? [Moving Stone via EW] · It had been bad enough once the L.A. Occasions scammed Movieline’s interactive map of Drive locations. Description of how the’ve got something known as The Defacto Standard — essentially a replicated, copied and pasted, and slighty reconstituted version in our Oscar Index with no legitimate analysis or insight. Review and take a look, by leaving a comment letting them know what you want their features once they appear on this website days earlier. [LAT] · Hey, this really is fun: Author-director Paul Mazursky has become the film critic in residence at Vanity Fair. First of all: Melancholia. Seriously. [VF.com] · Much more fun: The bozos behind Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 have remembered the very first run of DVD’s due to a blurb alluding to “Ayn Rand’s timeless novel of courage and self-sacrifice.” Bzzzzt. The brand new covers will say, “Ayn Rand’s timeless novel of rational self-interest.” The sexy silhouette will stay, obviously! [Badass Digest] · Considering moving to Tehran? Don’t take your pet. [Guernica via Andrew Sullivan] · Below you’ll find Zay Tonday — Also known as the “Chocolate Rain” guy — singing a brand new primer on our current financial crisis. It’s appealing! (And pretty damn inspired overall, honestly.) [via Gawker]

FEINBERG FORECAST: 'War Horse,' 'Extremely Loud,' 'Dragon Tattoo,' 'Iron Lady' and 'Blood and Honey' Remain Question Marks

JoJo WhildenMargin Call What follows is my latest assessment of all of the high-profile Oscar categories, along with commentary about what/who has the most positive and negative momentum at the moment in each of them. I welcome your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of the post.our editor recommendsBehind the Scenes of THR's Actress Roundtable 2011'J. Edgar' Premiere Red Carpet ArrivalsThe Help's Retro, Southern Style BEST PICTURE Frontrunners The Artist (The Weinstein Company, 11/23, TBA, trailer) The Descendants (Fox Searchlight, 11/23, R, trailer) The Help (Disney, 8/12, PG-13, trailer) Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics, 5/20, PG-13, trailer) War Horse (Disney, 12/25, PG-13, trailer) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Warner Brothers, 12/25, TBA, trailer) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Sony, 12/21, TBA, trailer) Moneyball (Columbia, 9/23, TBA, trailer) J. Edgar (Warner Brothers, 11/11, R, trailer) The Ides of March (Sony, 10/14, TBA, trailer) Major Threats Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Focus Features, 12/9, TBA, trailer) The Tree of Life (Fox Searchlight, 5/27, PG-13, trailer) Shame (Fox Searchlight, 12/2, NC-17, trailer) Margin Call (Roadside Attractions, 10/21, R, trailer) NEW Hugo (Paramount, 11/23, TBA, trailer) The Iron Lady (The Weinstein Company, 12/30, TBA, teaser) 50/50 (Summit, 9/30, R, trailer) Young Adult (Paramount, 12/9, TBA, trailer) Possibilities Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 (Warner Brothers, 7/15, PG-13, trailer) Super 8 (Paramount, 6/10, PG-13, trailer) In the Land of Blood and Honey (FilmDistrict, 12/23, R, trailer) Drive (FilmDistrict, 9/16, R, trailer) Beginners (Focus Features, 6/3, R, trailer) NEW Carnage (Sony Pictures Classics, 12/16, R, trailer) The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount, 12/21, TBA, trailer) We Bought a Zoo (20th Century Fox, 12/23, TBA, trailer) After a mixed-response to its first screening at the NY Film Festival as a not-yet-finished film, Martin Scorsese's now-completed 3-D adaptation has been going over much more strongly of late. One never wants to bet against a project that stars Meryl Streep, but it has taken an unsettlingly long time for Phyllida Lloyd's biopic of Margaret Thatcher to get finished, trailered, and screened. BEST DIRECTOR Frontrunners Alexander Payne (The Descendants) Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Steven Spielberg (War Horse) Tate Taylor (The Help) Major Threats Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Bennett Miller (Moneyball) Clint Eastwood (J. Edgar) George Clooney (The Ides of March) Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) Martin Scorsese (Hugo) Possibilities Tomas Alfredson (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) NEW Steve McQueen (Shame) Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady) Jason Reitman (Young Adult) Roman Polanski (Carnage) Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) Steven Spielberg (The Adventures of Tintin) Cameron Crowe (We Bought a Zoo) PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes of THR's Actress Roundtable 2011 He is not well known among his peers -- indeed, this was his feature directorial debut -- but strong best picture contenders like The Help almost always carry along their director on their coattails, and his film certainly fits that description. Tintin's North American premiere at AFI Fest confirmed that it is a film with huge box-office potential -- and that its helmer's chances for a seventh best director nod rest solely with War Horse. BEST ACTOR Frontrunners Jean Dujardin (The Artist) George Clooney (The Descendants) Brad Pitt (Moneyball) Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar) Michael Fassbender (Shame) Major Threats Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) Woody Harrelson (Rampart) Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March) Ryan Gosling (Drive) Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50) Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus) Possibilities Paul Giamatti (Win Win) Daniel Craig (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) Demian Bichir (A Better Life) Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) Zachary Quinto (Margin Call) NEW Matt Damon (We Bought a Zoo) True, he still can't speak much English, but that hasn't kept him from attending virtually every possible gladhanding opportunity, just like Roberto Benigni and Marion Cotillard in years past, and things worked out quite nicely for them. I'm hearing that the star of War Horse -- which will begin screening for press at the end of this month -- is not its leading man (who apparently does a perfectly fine job with limited screen time), but rather its title character. BEST ACTRESS Frontrunners Viola Davis (The Help) Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Major Threats Keira Knightley (A Dangerous Method) Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) Charlize Theron (Young Adult) Michelle Yeoh (The Lady) Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Possibilities Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre) Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia) Adepero Oduye (Pariah) Ellen Barkin (Another Happy Day) Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower) Vera Farmiga (Higher Ground) Nobody has been more a trouper on the awards trail this year than the five-time nominee, who has hobknobbed around the world on behalf of her film (she's picked up no fewer than three career achievement awards at this point), and who was a hit at Saturday's Governors Awards. Unfortunately, Cannes' best actress winner has been unable to get out from under the shadow of her director Lars von Trier's Nazi-sympathizing comments, which come up in conversation every time her film or performance does. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Frontrunners Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Albert Brooks (Drive) Stanley Tucci (Margin Call) NEW Jeremy Irons (Margin Call) NEW Kevin Spacey (Margin Call) NEW Major Threats Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Armie Hammer (J. Edgar) Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn) Tom Hanks (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene) Jonah Hill (Moneyball) Patton Oswalt (Young Adult) Nick Nolte (Warrior) Possibilities Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) Christoph Waltz (Carnage) John C. Reilly (Carnage) Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life) George Clooney (The Ides of March) Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method) The last few years have proven that actors are rewarded in the supporting actor category for being bad -- or at least playing bad boys, like Brooks's homocidal psychopath. See: Javier Bardem, Heath Ledger, Christoph Waltz, and Christian Bale. There are few better actors than Mortensen, but this intellectually-demanding film and his brief but nuanced performance in it both seem to have gotten lost in the shuffle. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Frontrunners Octavia Spencer (The Help) Berenice Bejo (The Artist) Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) Jessica Chastain (The Help) Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) Major Threats Vanessa Redgrave (Coriolanus) Sandra Bullock (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) Carey Mulligan (Shame) Evan Rachel Wood (The Ides of March) Judy Greer (The Descendants) Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life) Possibilities Jodie Foster (Carnage) Kate Winslet (Carnage) Marion Cotillard (Midnight in Paris) Emily Watson (War Horse) Judi Dench (J. Edgar) Scarlett Johansson (We Bought a Zoo) True, the Emmy winner's performance is not of the sort that usually registers with the Academy -- but the same was true of Robert Downey Jr.'s in Tropic Thunder, and he made the cut. Likability matters, too, and McCarthy, like Downey, oozes it. The Dame has appeared this year in three noteworthy films -- Jane Eyre, My Week with Marilyn, and J. Edgar -- which is pretty amazing for a 76-year-old. Unfortunately, none of her parts have had quite enough meat on the bones to merit a nomination. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Frontrunners Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (The Descendants) Tate Taylor (The Help) Richard Curtis, Lee Hall (War Horse) Eric Roth (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) Steven Zaillian (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Major Threats Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian (Moneyball) George Clooney, Grant Heslov (The Ides of March) Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) John Logan (Hugo) Pedro Almodovar (The Skin I Live In) Hossein Amini (Drive) Possibilities Roman Polanski (Carnage) Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) Cameron Crowe, Aline Brosh McKenna (We Bought a Zoo) James Ellroy, Oren Moverman (Rampart) John Logan (Coriolanus) There probably isn't any category in which The Descendants is more likely to be recognized than this one -- Payne, who is about as revered a screenwriter as there is, was nominated in it twice before, winning for Sideways (2004). I saw this film on the opening night of the NY Film Festival and liked it quite a lot, but the general consensus seems to be that it pales in comparison to God of Carnage, the Tony winning stage play that inspired it. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Frontrunners Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Dustin Lance Black (J. Edgar) J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) NEW Mike Mills (Beginners) Major Threats Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy Mae Marlene) Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen (Shame) Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) Diablo Cody (Young Adult) Tom McCarthy, Joe Tiboni (Win Win) James Ward Byrkit, John Logan, Gore Verbinski (Rango) Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Possibilities Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) Will Reiser (50/50) Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter) Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady) J.J. Abrams (Super 8) Dee Rees (Pariah) His poignant script is based largely on his own experiences -- for instance, his own elderly father, like the character played by Plummer in the film, came out of the closet to him shortly before dying of cancer -- a talking point that plays very well in Q&As and interviews. Very few foreign language films have managed to score an Oscar nod outside of the foreign language category, and this worthy winner of the Berlin Film Festival seems unlikely to buck that trend. BEST ANIMATED FILM (FEATURE) Frontrunners Rango (Paramount, 3/4, PG, trailer) The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount, 12/21, PG, trailer) Cars 2 (Disney, 6/24, G, trailer) Happy Feet 2 (Warner Brothers, 11/18, PG, trailer) Puss in Boots (DreamWorks, 11/4, PG, trailer) Major Threats Arthur Christmas (Sony, 11/23, PG, trailer) Kung Fu Panda 2 (DreamWorks, 5/26, PG, trailer) Rio (20th Century Fox, 4/15, G, trailer) Possibilities Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked (20th Century Fox, 12/11, TBA, trailer) Winnie the Pooh (Disney, 7/15, G, trailer) The Smurfs (Sony, 7/29, PG, trailer) The Lion of Judah (Animated Family Films, 6/3, TBA, trailer) BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (FEATURE) Frontrunners The Interrupters (The Cinema Guild, 7/29, TBA, trailer) Project Nim (Roadside Attractions, 7/8, PG-13, trailer) Senna (Producers Distribution Agency, 8/12, PG-13, trailer) Buck (IFC Films, 6/17, PG, trailer) Into the Abyss (Sundance Selects, 11/11, TBA, TBA) Major Threats If a Tree Falls (Oscilloscope, 6/22, TBA, trailer) Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (Submarine Deluxe, TBA, trailer) Bill Cunningham NY (Zeitgeist Films, 3/16, TBA, trailer) The Island President (Samuel Goldwyn Films, 11/8, TBA, TBA) Better This World (Bullfrog Films, 8/26, TBA, trailer) Koran by Heart (HBO Documentary Films, TBA, TBA, trailer) Tabloid (Sundance Selects, 7/15, R, trailer) Page One: Inside the NY Times (Magnolia, 6/24, TBA, trailer) We Were Here (Red Flag Releasing, 9/?, TBA, trailer) Hell and Back Again (Docurama Films, 10/5, TBA, trailer) Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (HBO Documentary Films, TBA, TBA, trailer) Possibilities The Rescuers (Menemsha Films, TBA, TBA, trailer) The Bully Project (The Weinstein Company, TBA, TBA, trailer) Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (Anchor Bay Films, 10/16, TBA, trailer) Magic Trip (Magnolia, 8/5, TBA, trailer) The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (Sundance Selects, 9/9, TBA, trailer) Hot Coffee (HBO Documentaries, 6/27, TBA, trailer) Pearl Jam Twenty (Abramorama, 9/20, R, trailer) Bobby Fischer Against the World (HBO Documentary Films, TBA, TBA, TBA) The Whale (Paladin, TBA, TBA, TBA) Revenge of the Electric Car (Westmidwest Productions, TBA, TBA, trailer) The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (Sony Pictures Classics, 4/22, PG-13, trailer) Still Seeking Domestic Distribution Bombay Beach The Carrier Footnote Semper Fi: Always Faithful (trailer) BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Frontrunners A Separation (Iran) Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon) Le Havre (Finland) A Simple Life (Hong Kong) In Darkness (Poland) Major Threats Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) Declaration of War (France) Footnote (Israel) Pina (Germany) The Flowers of War (China) Happy, Happy (Norway) Terra Firma (Italy) Sonny Boy (Netherlands) Superclasico (Denmark) Possibilities Bullhead (Belgium) NEW Black Bread (Spain) Postcard (Japan) Omar Killed Me (Morocco) The Turin Horse (Hungary) Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkey) Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (Serbia) Morgen (Romania) War Horse The Help J. Edgar

Van Halen To Sign with Interscope Records

Legendary rock-band Van Halen are going to sign with Interscope Records, states a resource acquainted with the discussions. The offer is anticipated to become completed in a few days, marking the very first time in 35 years the band won't release music through Warner Music, its longtime label home.our editor recommendsVan Halen to look at Grammy Nominations Special, Possibly Perform at Honours CeremonyAmid Lay offs, Is Warner Bros. Records Abandoning Rock Music? It absolutely was rumored -- and reported -- the band was joining the Columbia Records roster. Actually, an insider informs The Hollywood Reporter the agreement for the The new sony deal was attracted up and approved but had not been signed when Universal Music walked in to the picture. The signing would be a group effort involvingUMG chairman and CEOLucian Grainge,UMG Worldwide COOMax Hole, Interscope Geffen A&M vice chairmanSteve Berman andInterscope chairmanJimmy Iovine, who, states a resource, "heard this guitar rock band was available and wanted to utilize them. It had been made the decision in the 11thhour."What came next was a number of conferences that presented this guitar rock band having a global plan that incorporated extensive marketing, retailing, touring and, obviously, tracks. What exactly derailed the Columbia deal? The typical rock-band complications, states an insider. As the group reunited with original singerDavid Lee Rothin 2006, the The new sony label couldn't be prepared for Roth, that has another management, legal and accounting team compared to other three people, guitarist Eddie Van Halen and the boy Wolfgang, who changed bassistMichael Anthony, anddrummer Alex Van Halen. The primary problem for Roth? He was apparently adamant about standing on a west coast label. "He never was aboard [with Columbia]," states the origin. "It had been as complicated as anybody would imagine, when one for reds states black, another states whitened. The label was pretty skeptical that things works out." It's expected that as frontman, Roth will need to carry a lot of the marketing burden also it appears this guitar rock band people ultimately want their singer to be pleased with the offer and that's why they opted for Universal's west coast-based Interscope. A brand new album, their first studio effort since 1984, is thought to become nearly finished with the expectation that it may be launched in 2012.This guitar rock band is anticipated to create a "special announcement" on November. 30 in the Grammy Honours nominations concert, that will air survive CBS from Los Angeles' Nokia Theater. An Interscope repetition didn't have comment. Twitter: @shirleyhalperin Related Subjects Interscope Jimmy Iovine Universal Group The new sony Music

Clooney Considered Suicide After Injuries In 2005

First Released: November 11, 2011 3:56 PM EST Credit: Moving Stone La, Calif. -- Caption George Clooney seems around the November 11, 2011 problem of Moving StoneGeorge Clooney has says he considered once taking their own existence because of the discomfort he sustained from the movie stunt injuries. In 2005, while filming Syriana (a movie which gained him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar), the actor experienced a spine injuries, one which am severe he considered suicide because of the discomfort. I had been in a point where I figured, I cant exist such as this. I cant really live, the actor remembered in the present problem of Moving Stone, striking newsstands today. I had been laying inside a hospital mattress by having an IV during my arm, not able to maneuver, getting these head aches where it feels as though youre getting a stroke, as well as for a brief three-week period, I began to consider, I might have to make a move drastic relating to this, Clooney ongoing. You begin to consider when it comes to, you shouldn't leave chaos, so use the garage, use the vehicle, start the engine. It appears such as the best method of doing it, however i i never thought Id make it happen. See, I had been inside a place where I had been trying to puzzle out how you can survive. Much has since transformed for that 50-year-old actor, who's presently starring within the Ides of March, with Ryan Gosling and it has The Descendants, opening on November 16. Based on Clooney, the second movie is bound for many Oscar love. If it is not nominated for the best Picture, Ill be shocked. Its so good, he told the mag. For current girlfriend Stacy Keibler, the usually private actor stated hes fine together with her getting an energetic Twitter account. She will do whatever she would like, he stated. I rarely tell anybody what they must be doing using their existence. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Spot the Similarities Between Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis and Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver

Any photo of Robert Pattinson is embraced by the Internet, so this week’s brand new Cosmopolis stills featuring the Twilight heartthrob were a welcome Web treat. But one of the photos struck me as eerily reminiscent of a classic image from Taxi Driver, which got me thinking about the similarities between Pattinson’s upcoming David Cronenberg-directed project and Martin Scorsese’s famous De Niro vehicle. Can you spot the likenesses? I’ll start you off… · Both dramas feature the above still of their main characters pointing a gun to the upper left corner of the frame. (Obviously.) · Both Cosmopolis and Taxi Driver chronicle the lives of two Manhattan-ites who spend the majority of their screen time driving around NY City in a car. · Both films’ protagonists need a haircut. This is not just a tongue-in-cheek observation. Cosmopolis actually centers on a 28-year-old billionaire traversing the Big Apple in search of a haircut. Taxi Driver features a violent, insomniac Vietnam vet whose long hours, proclivity for seedy porn theaters and his depression keep him away from the barbershop. Do you see any other similarities? · Robert Pattinson Traverses Manhattan in ‘Cosmopolis’ [THR]

Gervais, HFPA informally talk Globes

Ough Gervais as well as the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. have hidden the hatchet -- the question now becomes, did they sink it deep enough to produce him towards the Golden Globes? Though some HFPA people condemned Gervais to consider shots at notables inside the Beverly Hilton audience within the month of the month of january, the two sides have began speaking informally of a third straight stint as host in the telecast on NBC. While Gervais mentioned late lately that there's no truth to reviews he'd been asked for back, the rumor mill began churning again Thursday, when the NY Publish reported the comedian was spotted dining in Paris with HFPA leader Aida Takla O'Reilly and NBC's mind of special deals Doug Vaughan. Gervais later tweeted a web link for the story, saying: "Ooooooh! The plot thickens ..." Though sources stress that no offer has been created, people near the HFPA the org unquestionably thinks Gervais will return for your Jan. 15 kudocast, which working out particulars can be a mere formality. Reps for NBC as well as the HFPA declined comment. Gervais' schtick was tame enough this season, but following this year's show, then-HFPA leader Philip Berk mentioned the comedian's withering humor "joined the street.In . Others belittled the comedian for barbs for instance calling Bruce Willis "Ashton Kutcher's father" and showing Robert Downey Junior. as "sometimes known for his stays within the Betty Ford Clinic as well as the L.A. City Jail.Inch This isn't the first time this year Gervais' title originates up for your Globes. In February, he tweeted that he'd been offered the job, even though HFPA firmly declined it in those days: "Nice try, Ough," Berk mentioned in the statement. Then in September, Gervais mentioned he was thinking about getting their very own no-holds-barred webcast to use through the show. Josh Dickey and Andrew Wallenstein brought with this report. Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

ABC Agendas New Game Demonstrate Deserve It Throughout The Holidays

ABC will launch a brand new game show with non-profit elements,You Deserve It, on November 21 from 9-10 PM behind the performance season finale of Dwts. Imagined as a part of ABC’s holiday selection, the six-episode series located through the Bachelor’s Chris Harrison and co-located by Brooke Burns features participants who arent to win money on their own but they are playing for another person — someone they think warrants it. The beneficiary, who's in another location under constant hidden-camera surveillance through the show, will get the surprise a person can have when family, buddies, Burns along with a camera crew burst along with existence-altering news. You Deserve It, produced by Deal Or No Deal creator Dick p Rijk and created by Chris Coelen’s Kinetic Content, continues within the Monday 9 PM slot, with holiday special offers overtaking the 8 PM hour. Also today, Lifetime introduced that it'll premiere the 25th season ofAmerica’s Popular on Friday, December 2 at 9 PM.