Oscilloscope buys 'Hello, I Have To Be Going'

'Hello I Have To Be Going' first showed in the Sundance Film Festival.Oscilloscope has acquired United States privileges to Todd Louiso's ''Hello, I Have To Go,'' which opened opening evening in the Sundance Film Festival.The drama, starring Melanie Lynskey, focuses on a thirty-something divorcee who moves in together with her parents, only to discover romance inside a local teen. ''We loved it as soon as we had it at Sundance, and that we are thrilled to become dealing with this excellent filmmaking team to create it in to the world,'' Oscilloscope stated inside a statement.Compiled by Sarah Koskoff, ''Hello, I Have To Be Going'' co-stars Blythe Danner and newcomer Christopher Abbott and was created by Mary Jane Skalski and Hendes Ritter. Pic tested in Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Competition section and can likely bow in U.S. theaters this August.''In making the film, we grew to become a detailed knit group,'' stated Skalski inside a statement. ''Todd, Sarah, Hendes and that i are thrilled to create Oscilloscope in to the family.''Oscilloscope's approaching 2012 slate includes Andrea Arnold's ''Wuthering Levels,'' Matt Ross's ''28 Hotel Rooms'' and Ryan O'Nan's ''Brooklyn Siblings Beat the Animal.''Deal was discussed by WME Global.Sundance Video Interview: Contact Stuart Oldham at stuart.oldham@variety.com

2 decades After Oscar: Silence in the Lamb Stacks Up, Jack Palance Less

I have not a clue how this concept evaded me for just two years, but there it's: The Following annual 20/20 Honours were introduced recently, adoring the most effective films of 1991 after 20 years cost of distance and hindsight. Wise decision - even though the large event switched out as anticlimactically as this year's real factor. That's what happens when Oscar apparently will understand it properly. To wit, the Silence in the Lamb once again taken the primary categories of Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Script (Modified), proclaiming five "Felixes" round the evening and in the lead among an unequalled eight "Odd Couples" to win both Oscars and Felixes. ('! Cute.) Alas, '91 Supporting Actor Jack Palance and Supporting Actress Mercedes Ruehl were overthrown by John Goodman (Barton Fink) and Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise). Uncover the entire report on individuals who win below. Champion to all or any! (* denotes an Oscar champion) BEST PICTURE THE SILENCE In The Lamb* BEST DIRECTOR Jonathan Demme THE SILENCE In The Lamb* BEST ACTOR Anthony Hopkins THE SILENCE In The Lamb* BEST ACTRESS Jodie Promote - THE SILENCE In The Lamb* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR John Goodman - BARTON FINK BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Geena Davis THELMA & LOUISE BEST ORIGINAL Script Callie Khouri THELMA & LOUISE* BEST Modified Script Ted Tally THE SILENCE In The Lamb* BEST FOREIGN FILM DELICATESSEN BEST DOCUMENTARY HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKERS APOCALYPSE BEST SCORE Wilson Pickett THE Obligations BEST SONG Prior To The Finish Around The World Prior To The Finish Around The World BEST EDITING Conrad Aficionado, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Lun Yang Boost The Red-colored-colored LANTERN BEST ART DIRECTION Dennis Gassner - BARTON FINK BEST COSTUME Valrj]ie Pozzo di Borgo DELICATESSEN BEST MAKEUP THE ADDAMS FAMILY BEST VISUAL Foreign exchange TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY* BEST Appear DESIGN TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY*

Singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla dies

Lucio Dalla, an Italian singer-songwriter who sold millions of records worldwide and composed songs for some of Italy's most famous film directors, died Thursday of an apparent heart attack in Montreux, Switzerland, during a European concert tour. He was 68.Dalla, whose musical genres ranged from folk to jazz to classical, gave a concert Wednesday in the Swiss city known for its music and "was in fine form," said Pascal Pellegrino, the director of Montreux's "culture season." Pellegrino said the performance was warmly applauded, and Dalla stayed on to chat with fans.Dalla's haunting melody "Caruso" sold 9 million copies worldwide and was sung by the late opera great Luciano Pavarotti with Dalla at a 1992 concert in Modena.Dalla toured abroad frequently, including in the U.S., sometimes with another famed Italian folksong writer, Francesco De Gregori.Promoted by another Italian singer and songwriter, Gino Paoli, Dalla started performing in the 1960s. In 1977, Dalla's first album with songs written by himself -- "How Deep Is the Sea" -- came out. He produced new albums nearly every year over the next few years, including the popular "Banana Republic."Another popular song was his 1990 "Beware of the Wolf" on the album "Cambio," which sold nearly 1.4 million copies, according to Dalla's website.His version of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" was performed in Rome's Santa Cecilia auditorium in 1997. He also wrote an opera "Tosca. Amore disperato," inspired by Puccini's "Tosca."Dalla composed songs for some of Italian film directors including Mario Monicelli, Michelangelo Antonioni, Carlo Verdone and Michele Placido.Much of Dalla's work was inspired by his passion for the sea. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Romeo Miller Re-Teams With Tom Lynch For Musical Sitcom

EXCLUSIVE: Almost a decade after Romeo Miller first teamed with Tom Lynch for the Nickelodeon series Romeo!, the actor/rapper is back in business with the pre-eminent producer of comedy series for the tween and teen set. The two are collaborating on RESQ3, a high-school show that focuses on teen social issues. The musical sitcom with drama elements features Miller and his new rap/rock band RESQ3, including drummer Christian Brock and guitarist/vocalist Myles Eberhardt.”Its the first teen TV show with a Hip Hop, Rock and Pop sound, Miller said. RESQ3 is produced by the Tom Lynch Co., which is financing the production of a pilot in the fall. The show has already been sold in several international markets, while talks with U.S. networks are underway. Nickelodeon and its sibling networks would be a natural home, having aired Miller/Lynch’s Romeo! as well as most other series produced by Lynch. Its great to be back in business with Romeo,” Lynch said. “From 2003 to 2006 we had a #1 series on Nickelodeon, and with Romeos experience, poised acting skills, comedic timing, built-in fan base, and musical success, we are expecting to repeat history with another hit TV show. Romeo is currently filming Tyler Perry’s Madeas Witness Protection and will go on tour with RESQ3 in April.

Chris Tucker Not Considering Another 'Friday'

Near to the finish of a year ago, Deadline reported that Ice Cube was ongoing to proceed with plans for just about any fourth "Friday" film. The rapper-switched-actor even tweeted out the new film reaches the entire shebang with New Line Cinema. Ice Cube mentioned that his intention wound up being to revive the first cast within the first film for your fourth, most most likely including Chris Tucker, who had not came out inside the series since the initial film. While reduced Miami throughout Basketball All-Star Weekend, MTV News taken track of Tucker and asked for about the potential for another "Friday" movie for your actor. "I'll never say 'never,' however doubt it as it is a thing that I did so this type of very long time ago, which i handled to maneuver on,Inch Tucker mentioned. Tucker remains oddly enough absent from films lately, along with his last role featured in 2007's "Hurry Hour 3." Later this year, he's return to acting with David O. Russell's "The Silver Textures Playbook." However for another "Friday" movie, Tucker's return there seems more unlikely. "So I am unsure if we'll perform a different one,Inch Tucker mentioned. "However appreciate everyone loving it much that they wish to see another. We'll see." Tucker's large break came as Smokey within the original "Friday," which was co-put together by Ice Cube and PJ Pooh. Tucker skipped the two subsequent movies, selecting rather to star in films like "The fifth Element," "Money Talks" as well as the "Hurry Hour" films for Brett Ratner.

Plummer is earliest actor to win Oscar

PlummerChristopher Plummer's supporting actor Academy Award for Mike Mills' "Beginners" gave him an absolute niche in Oscar history Sunday -- at 82, he increased being the first people receiving a hostile acting Oscar.Plummer received a standing ovation Sundauy evening and began his acceptance by searching within the statuette and stating, "I used to be only couple of years older than you, darling. Where are you currently presently the comfort of my existence?"Plummer was competing against another 82-year-old, Max Von Sydow for "Very Noisy, Incredibly Close," along with Kenneth Branagh for "My Week with Marilyn," Jonah Hill for "Moneyball" and Nick Nolte for "Warrior." Plummer was formerly nominated inside the supporting category last season for "The Ultimate Station." "Once I emerged within the womb, I used to be practicing my Oscar speech," he quipped Sunday.Jessica Tandy remains earliest lead acting champion, setting that mark when she won charge actress Oscar at 80 for 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy." George Burns might be the only real other acting champion to obtain an Oscar at 80, winning the supporting actor Oscar in 1975's "The Sun's Sun rays Boys."In "Beginners," Plummer referred to a outdated museum director who waits prior to the dying of his wife of 45 years to announce that he's gay. Focus opened up up "Beginners" in June, and Plummer has centered the supporting category throughout honours season, winning the Spirit, SAG, Golden Globe and BAFTA trophies.He offered extensive thanks, concluding along with his spouse Elaine "who saves my existence every day.In . Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win?

Bill Pullman Bill Pullman is playing the president - again. The Independence Day actor, who recently starred in Torchwood: Miracle Day, will portray the President of the United States in NBC's 1600 Penn pilot. The comedy centers on the most ordinary family in the world - who just so happen to live in the White House. Pilot Season: Get the scoop! As previously announced, Brittany Snow will play the eldest daughter, Becca, while Book of Mormon's Josh Gad will play Skip, her gregarious and clumsy older brother. Gad will also write and executive-produce the pilot with Modern Family's Jason Winer.

Kasulke: D.p. draws attention from peers.

Kasulke'The Off Hours'Role model: Ellen Kuras. "When I saw what she did on 'Personal Velocity,' it was very liberating. It was shot on the same gear and with the same means I was using, but it looked like a real movie. She has a very holistic idea of what a director of photography does. She works on very diverse projects, and she broke into the boys' club. She is definitely a hero." Camera and film preferred: "I love Super 8. I'd take the Canon 1014 XL-S camera with a roll of vintage Kodachrome. If we are talking digital, I like the Arri Alexa with some vintage Baltar lenses. For everyday shooting, I love the Aaton XTR."Favorite tool: "A well-stocked kitchen. Cooking is centering. It's social, and not as self-centered as making movies. Making and sharing a meal is a really good emotional and spiritual recharge at the end of a shooting day."Representation: UTA's Erich Aguillon for features; and for television and commercials, Ryan TraceyBenjamin Kasulke's cinematography in "Safety Not Guaranteed" and "Your Sister's Sister" was seen by packed houses at Sundance this year, where "Safety" generated enviable buzz.But it was his d.p. work on the micro-budgeted "The Off Hours," which earned Kasulke an Independent Spirit Award nomination for 2011, that caught the attention of two-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt."Relying entirely on the lowly Canon 5Dmk11, Kasulke balances the night interiors to the coming dawn with a fine control," Goldblatt tells Variety. "His shots are simple and eloquent, and the camera brings extraordinary performances to life."Often inhabiting the nether world between night and day," Goldblatt continues, "the 'ordinary' is a character in itself and is more captivating than the more exotic locales of many other productions."Kasulke studied cinema at Ithaca College, did a stint as a taxi driver and spent four years working in post-production before becoming the go-to shooter for Seattle's modern dance films. His association with the local arts scene led to the opportunity to shoot "Guy Maddin's Brand Upon the Brain!"Since then he has added to his feature resume "My Effortless Brilliance," "Humpday," "Keyhole," "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye" and "The Lie."Kasulke is currently prepping a third project with Maddin that will involve shooting 100 short films in 100 days at various art museums around the world."Guy is reimagining 100 classic silent films that were lost with the advent of sound," says Kasulke.Trailer: "The Off Hours"Return to 10 Cinematographers to Watch Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Whitney Houston Dead at 48: Hollywood Responds

Whitney Houston As news of Whitney Houston's dying spread Saturday evening, Celebs quickly began offering their sympathies and recollections in the Grammy winning pop diva. Whitney Houston dies at 48Houston, 48, is discovered dead Saturday, eventually just before the Grammys, within the Beverly Hilton hotel, where she was prone to attend music mogul Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala. Artists and stars released their sympathies on Twitter:Paula Abdul: "I am devastated. I am absolutely devastated in news reports about Whitney Houston. This kind of tragic, tragic loss."Christina Aguilera: "We have lost another legend. Love and hopes to Whitney's family. She'll be missed."Tony Bennett: "It's a tragedy. Whitney Houston was the best singer I've heard and he or she will probably be truly missed."Attacking Youthful Boys: "Just heard what is the news. so crazy. The most effective VOICES EVER just passed. RIP Whitney Houston. My hopes visit her pals and family."Toni Braxton: "My heart is weeping...RIP for the Legendary Diva & Icon Whitney Houston!!!!! This type of incredible influence over music generally! She's paved the means by which for each singer inside the record companies. Legendary, legendary, finding, amazing, humble...the most effective in the world.InchAppear back on Whitney Houston's lifeNick Cannon: "'To be absent in your body is going to be present while using Master.A RIP to Whitney Houston an authentic full." Mariah Carey: "Heartbroken too as with tears inside the shocking dying of my friend, the incomparable Ms. Whitney Houston. My sincere condolences to Whitney's family also to her numerous fans all over the world. She will not be forgotten the most effective voices to ever sophistication our world.InchSimon Cowell: "I am so sad to hear about Whitney. We have lost the most effective entertainers ever.InchPerez Hilton: "Delivering a great deal love and strength to Whitney's daughter at this time around! May she be protected by light this will let you existence filled with peaceful occasions."Randy Jackson: "Wow I am devastated. the world population has lost another one of the better voices ever. RIP whitney houston, so fortunate am I to own labored with u, and possess u touch my existence. may god bless this family."Wyclef Jean: "This really is really the saddest factor I've ever required to write throughout my existence, R I P to the most effective humans that i have seen Whitney Houston."Bret Michaels: "My ideas and hopes visit the household of Whitney Houston. A legend while using voice from the angel, she'll be missed."L.A. Reid: "I am completely devastated by losing the best voice ever! R.I.P. Whitney Houston. I'll always thank you!InchBeyonce: "No words! Just tears."Joan Rivers: "Whitney Houston. Just what a sad tragedy -- the conclusion from the presence of the incredible talent. RIP to have an amazing singer and legend."Ryan Seacrest: "At Grammys testing hearing Whitney Houston has died at 48. Everyone here's absolutely stunned."

'Hunger Games' Tickets On Sale Feb. 22

Hopefully the odds will be in your favor on Feb. 22. That's the date tickets for 'The Hunger Games' go on sale -- and likely sell out -- in advance of the film's debut on March 23. This announcement comes 74 days ahead of release, in honor of the 74th annual Hunger Games, which are detailed in the film and YA best-seller. Fans can click here to sign up for text updates and further information on the advanced sales. You can also check out Moviefone's "Hunger Games" page for more information. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland and Stanley Tucci, "The Hunger Games" is in theaters on March 23. Tweet with the hashtag #hungergames74 to let everyone know whether you'll be attending the pre-sale ticket event. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Each Day Within The Existence of Bravo's Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen It's after 9pm in the Bravo Clubhouse, the downtown Manhattan studio where Andy Cohen tapes his talk show, Watch What Goes On: Live. The 43-year-old - who pulls dual purpose as professional v . p . of talent and development for that network - continues to be going nonstop since 7:30am. He's done his soon-to-be-finished first book. He's blogged from the cab. Attended an off-site development meeting. Shot video replies to viewer mail - for example one complaint he "hates God." (Cohen: "I do not hate Him! I would not slam God!") Made script changes for your evening's WWHL, given notes on the rough cut of the new reality series in regards to a "soulmate finder" and fielded a phone call from Phaedra Parks, a cast person in The Actual Average women of Atlanta, one of the numerous programs he's shepherded into pop-culture infamy. But perhaps, the key to Cohen's day - as he turns the wattage in place to host 30 dizzyingly Bravo-centric minutes recently-evening TV - has yet to start. How's he feeling? "I am fine. I am good!" he demands, going for a sip of tea. Moments later, a monster yawn escapes. He will not be resting in the near future. Beginning The month of january 8, Cohen's two-and-a-half-year-old show is certainly going from 2 to 5 nights per week. It is the culmination of probably the most improbable trajectories in show business: an professional shifting for an on-air role. "This really is initially things i desired to do 22 years back, which guy I had been interning for at CBS was like, 'You possess a wandering eye. I do not think you are gonna access it TV,'" recalls Cohen. Rather, he rose in the ranks behind the curtain at CBS, Trio after which Bravo, just like it had been morphing from meh to some place to go for reality series like Top Chef and Project Runway. "Andy did not hide that on-camera work was something he was thinking about,Inch states Bravo leader Frances Berwick. After stints hosting a web-based-only show and also the Average women reunion special offers, Cohen was drawn on for WWHL. "It opened like a test series for 12 episodes," he states. "When the rankings have been bad, we would not be getting this conversation." The very first evening came 334,000 audiences by Season 5, the time was as much as 1.36 million. Growing the regularity now "felt just like a natural extension," states Berwick. Anticipation for which happens next are modest. "We have didn't have a five-nights-a-week show before," states Cohen. "They are habit-based, also it takes people a very long time to construct a habit." The schedule is not the only real factor altering. Cohen's duties at Bravo are shifting to ensure that he'll concentrate on new shows as opposed to the entire roster. And WWHL - which until recently has mainly featured "Bravolebrities" and also the stars who love (or like to mock) them - is broadening its scope. "We are gonna have celebrities and music people, and they are likely to be speaking about anything," states Cohen. Does he aspire to attract new audiences, even individuals who're uninitiated? "I really hope so," he states. "I believe [previously] you could've been averted in the gate should you did not watch the Average women.'" What's going to stay the same: interaction with audiences in lots of forms, from polls to Tweets to in-studio calls. "There's an immediacy that encourages individuals to watch live instead of three, 5 days later," states Berwick. "People wish to spend some time with Andy." Nicole Kidman, a buddy and frequent guest, credits the attract Cohen's knack for taking the zeitgeist. "He always appears to possess his finger around the pulse," states Parker. "Everyone responds to Andy - it's this excellent chemical reaction." Besides, while he's technically going mind-to-mind using the other late-evening men, this surreal landscape - where cocktails are offered, odd combinations of visitors are thought optimal and homespun tchotchkes abound - may as well be considered a world from Leno and Co. "What's wonderful is he does indeed different things in the other [talk-show hosts], therefore it is an alternate instead of straight competition," Berwick states. Meanwhile, back in the Bravo Clubhouse, 11pm gets to last. Cohen's become his second wind, and that he fires questions at Vanessa Williams and Us dot-Marie Johnson (Glee's Coach Beiste). When it is over, the motley crew - with a drag full along with a "slutty elf" who made an appearance in a little - files in a daze. Williams murmurs, "Which was just a little bizarre." Cohen, for his part, is showing equal parts gratification and fatigue. Can be whether he is able to sustain this pace, and more. Observes Parker, "He's been waiting an eternity with this moment. Who'd complain about being tired, you realize?Inch Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Christmas Weekend Box Office: 'War Horse' Strong, 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' Stronger

It turns out things at the domestic box office weren't as disappointing as they initially seemed on Christmas morning. Weekend winner 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' grabbed $46.2 million over the four-day holiday, an estimate that is nearly $20 million larger than the $26.5 million that was reported for the three-day frame. The fourth installment of the Tom Cruise franchise might wind up being the most lucrative yet -- proof that perhaps audiences have forgotten/forgiven Cruise for all that couch-jumping hysteria that clouded the box office of 'Mission: Impossible III.' Elsewhere, 'War Horse' opened on Christmas Day to strong receipts. The Steven Spielberg-directed Oscar contender pulled in an estimated $15 million between Christmas and Dec. 26 thanks to an older crowd, 31 percent of whom were over 50. Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin' didn't fare as well; the motion-capture adventure earned $16.1 million over the four-day weekend, with ticket sales only reaching $24.1 million since release on Dec. 21 -- or just $4 million more than weekend two of 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' grabbed over Christmas. As for the other new releases: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' earned just over $19 million during the four-day holiday, while 'We Bought a Zoo' grabbed just over $15 million. Both are being looked at as disappointments, but with a long holiday week and no new releases next weekend -- plus excellent word-of-mouth -- both films could have long legs. That won't be the case of the unscreened-for-critics 'Darkest Hour'; the alien invasion film was D.O.A on Christmas Day, earning just $5.5 million. EARLER: 'Mission: Impossible' Takes Christmas Crown [via LAT/Company Town] [Photo: DreamWorks] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

New Salmon Fishing Trailer Arrives

Ewan McGregor heads up the YemenPaul Torday's novel was published back in 2006, but it's been caught and reeled in by Lasse Hallstrom and Ewan McGregor, and now a new Salmon Fishing In The Yemen trailer has just gone live at Yahoo.If you've not read the book, you'll need to know that this is the story of a Yemeni sheik (Amr Waked) who has the visionary plan to introduce - you guessed it - salmon fishing in the Yemen. Ewan McGregor is Fred Jones, a lowly fisheries scientist in the British government, who thinks the scheme is ludicrous, but has it forced upon him by the Prime Minister's super-keen press secretary Bridget Maxwell (Kristin Scott-Thomas).On one level it's a satire of spin-centric, media-savvy politics, and on another it's a thoughtful measuring of different belief systems. The emphasis of this trailer, however, seems very much to be on the burgeoning lurrve between McGregor's dull bureaucrat and Emily Blunt's Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, who's acting as the sheikh's consultant on the project. The novel's written in epistolary form - as a collection of emails and diary entries and documents - but there's no sign of any attempt to replicate that here. Which is probably just as well, since it would probably involve voice-over, and voice-over is almost always rubbish.Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is produced by Paul Webster (The Motorcycle Diaries, Atonement) with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire). It was filmed in Scotland and Morocco, and it's out in the UK on March 9.

Mexico's Canana pacts with Netflix

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican indie Canana has inked its first deal with Netflix to use cases of its effective original series "Soy tu fan" (I'm Your Fan), presently on its second season on pubcaster Once TV Mexico. The romantic comedy, starring Ana Claudia Talancon ("The Crime of Father Amaro"), is Canana's initial work with the smallscreen, scoring an average 5 point rating with 7.5 points participate the second season that started in October. Episodes within the first season will probably be designed for both Netflix Latin America and Netflix inside the U.S. and Canada, the first time U.S. audiences may have this program. Canana has produced a standing becoming an innovator in distribution, becoming the first to provide VOD around the major cabler in Mexico, and delivering this year's "Revolucion" omnibus project in theaters, on DVD and free-to-air at the same time. Canana, founded by producer Pablo Crus with thesps Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal, features its own religious-designed "Nino santo" TV project inside the pipeline, additionally to 2 other projects under systems. By running on Once TV, "Soy tu fan" directly competes in the TV duopoly of Televisa and tv Azteca, which remedies for 90% of Mexico's business. In the statement, Cruz recognized the Netflix deal, saying it absolutely was meeting the desires "in the consumer, not the programmer." It comes down lower each week after Netflix clients in Mexico and Latin America received ease of access service via Apple TV and iPad/apple apple iphone. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Kasdan's 'Companion' to open Santa Barbara fest

'Darling Companion'Lawrence Kasdan's "Darling Companion" will open the 27th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Jan. 26 at the Arlington Theater. Sony Pictures Classics release stars Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Moss and Mark Duplass. "We are privileged to have the world premier of a Lawrence Kasdan film. Marking his return to directing after eight years, Darling Companion is a great choice to kick off the festival," said the fest's exec director Roger Durling. Fest, which runs through Feb. 5, will also feature a Lawrence Kasdan retrospective including "Body Heat" "The Big Chill" and "Grand Canyon" and a Q&A with the filmmaker. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Ryan Murphy Talks Golden Globes: 'American Horror Story' Nomination 'Feels Particularly Sweet'

Peter Iovino/The Weinstein Co. When the Hollywood Foreign Press introduced nominees for your 69th annual Golden Globes on Thursday, 12 ,. 15, The Artist introduced film groups with six nominations, including best film, comedy or musical.our editor recommends'The Artist' Tops Golden Globe Nominations Golden Globe Honours Nominations: The Whole ListGolden Globe Honours Nominations: The Nominees' ReactionsSAG Honours Nominations: The Whole List The black and white-colored, quiet film directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, has proven itself a effective honours race contender with three nominations for your SAG Honours introduced on Tuesday. The film only agreed to be beat in SAG Honours nods with the Help, which clicked up four. For that Golden Globes noms, the two films switched positions, while using Artist leading with six, then your Assistance as well as the Descendants with five. PHOTOS: Golden Globe Honours: The Nominees Director Michel Hazanavicius, who lives in Paris, is at a café when he learned The Artist acquired most likely probably the most Globes nominations connected having a film "Among my producers, who was simply watching the nominations being introduced on television, referred to as and mentioned that individuals had four nominations. Then he referred to as me back and mentioned it absolutely was really six. Everybody am excited, including me clearly,Inch Hazanavicius told THR. Berenice Bejo, Haanavicus' wife, showed up a nomination inside the best supporting actress category on her behalf role inside the Artist (she's presently in La). STORY: 'The Artist' Tops Golden Globe Nominations "She was with me at night immediately from the, known as the very first who needed me seriously," he recalls. "I appear just like a have a very large, stupid smile in my face. I selected to create this movie from desire, and never expected this type of response. Everyone loves the film, which i suppose there's something relating to this for people within the united states . States, as it is relating to your movie history." Hazanavicius mentioned it absolutely was thrilling to produce a quiet film. "It's a wonderful format. It's challenging just like a director, and very works diversely round the audience. It enables you utilize fantasy. And black and white-colored might be the actor's nearest friend, because it gives you some mystery," mentioned Hazanavicius. COMPLETE LIST: 2012 SAG Honours TV and Film Nominees Jean Dujardin, who clicked up a jerk for top actor in the drama for his role as quiet celebrity George Valentin, told THR that producing a basic film will be a "liberating, instinctive experience. Your body does the task.In . "I used to be proud and thrilled. It's this type of recognition being nominated alongside such great stars. I appear just like a spoiled child," Dujardin mentioned. He added the Artist, the Weinstein Co. is disseminating inside the U.S., can be a "love letter to Hollywood. It's a visual, emotional experience." Berenice Bejo released a disagreement regarding her best supporting actress, film jerk. "A Golden Globe nomination is unbelievable! I am so happy, and am very grateful for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, also to audiences across America, for support in the Artist," she mentioned. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Your building of 'The Artist' Golden Globes The Artist Golden Globes 2012

USA Network upfront breaks b'cast obstacles

USA will tout numerous new original programming, including drama Common Law, at its upfront event skedded for May 17. USAs Chris McCumber, left, and Rob Wachtel, second from right, join Virginia Williams, NBCs Bonnie Hammer and Sarah Shahi at its upfront this year. It expects to keep next years event throughout bcasters upfront week.USA Network expects to crash the broadcast nets' upfront party next spring. USA mentioned Monday it'll host an upfront presentation round the evening of May 17 at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center to tout its hot prospects, including dramedy "Common Law" and numerous new projects in development. USA's move aims to bolster to Madison Avenue the NBCUniversal cabler's growing heft with original programming and underline USA's push for parity in advertising rates while using Large Four broadcast nets. To get right into a couple of days when NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and CW hold their upfront fetes in marathon Monday-Thursday fashion, USA is carrying out a lead of Turner, which was the initial cabler to produce a large stand throughout broadcasters' upfront week in 2008. USA Network, which has ranked No. 1 among fundamental cablers in the last few years, has typically held its upfront event a few days just before the broadcast nets, which typically sked their occasions for your third week of May, just right before the conclusion in the TV season. USA's event this year happened May 2 at Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center. Next season, USA's event will cap typically the most popular week of year for media customers and tv journos. "This really is really the best factor for your growth and development of the funnel," USA co-leader Chris McCumber told Variety. "After speaking with ad customers and coordinators, we made a decision to select a larger presentation." Added co-leader Rob Wachtel: "It feels as if the optimum time for people. We'll be capable of achieve increasing numbers of people than before, and that we are searching toward being the grand finale." While many of the ad community relies in Gotham, USA may also be depending on receiving additional PR from out-of-town journalists, who certainly have been in Manhattan that week. That will give USA additional exposure around the customer and business side, reaching more potential viewer eyeballs than previously. As the web may possibly not have the identity of fellow NBCUniversal internet NBC among clients, USA is a lot more from the profit center for your Peacock which is top shows might be competitive with broadcast nets. Understanding that, Wachtel and McCumber plan to push for CPM gains throughout next year's upfront advertising selling craze. The strong scatter market in recent several days remains ideal for USA Network, as well as the internet hopes to help keep its momentum getting a larger-profile upfront event. "This could clearly not only boost the picture of who we are and that which you do, but additionally helps the overall costs,Inch mentioned McCumber. Furthermore to providing the stats on its slate of current hits -- "Suits," "Necessary Roughness," "Royal Pains" and "White-colored Collar," incorporated within this -- USA will tubthumping its approaching skeins to potential entrepreneurs. Cabler is towards the top of dramedy series "Common Law," about some cops who enter into therapy to assist them maintain their professional partnership. Skein was skedded to bow Jan. 26, but professionals made a decision it may be appropriate with a summer season bow. Also coming is Nathan Lane comedy "Local Talent," as USA looks to produce a major push with laffers and reality shows in 2012. And also on the syndie front, cabler acquired "Modern Family" and may be easily notifying the ad community that primetime's finest-rated comedy will cable. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Constraint Order Granted Against Terrence Howard

First Launched: December 6, 2011 11:37 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Terrence Howard attends a screening of Precious in New you are able to city, November. 5, 2009Terrence Howard was bought Tuesday to stay 100 yards (90 meters) from his estranged wife after she mentioned the Oscar-nominated actor frequently threatened striking her in their marriage. The star declines the accusations. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon granted the stay-away order looked for by Michelle Howard after she filed a extended declaration alleging abuse began in the week in the couples The month of the month of january 2010 marriage. Michelle Howard declared divorce yearly later. The constraint order remains basically until a Jan. 17 court. In the text the other day, she claims Howard, 42, has frequently hit her and threatened her. She pointed out in the sworn declaration they is at constant concern with Howard and contains chronic health issues triggered with the stars treatment. Howard within the own sworn declaration written he has not threatened his wife which she's frequently vowed to ruin his status and release private particulars. Home is constant concern with Michelles endeavors to ruin my status even delivering this declaration might lead to my being uncovered with a paparazzi blitz which would not be ideal for my career, Howard written. Michelle Howard written that Howardhas hit her several occasions and threatened to throw her in the hotel balcony in Nigeria a year ago. She incorporated a text she mentioned he shipped to her on Thursday through which he begged her not to pursue the divorce and threaten his career, ending the missive, I cant promise the way in which i'll respond. Howard written within the filing he immediately supported this content with another text stating he wasnt threatening her. Despite my efforts to eliminate myself physically from (Howards) existence, his periodic mood changes from anger, risks and violence to claims of love and demands for reconciliation continue and haven't gone away, she written. Howard came out inside the first Iron Guy film and received an Oscar nomination in 2005 for his role in Hustle and Flow. His attorney Christian Markey III did not immediately return an e-mail message seeking comment. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

9 Milestones in the Evolution of Gerard Butler

This weekend, Gerard Butler revisits the very Shakespeare play that launched his acting career: Coriolanus. This time around, Butler plays Tullus Aufidius, the rival of the title character in Ralph Fiennes’s big screen adaptation. So just how did a Scottish actor who started with Shakespeare boomerang back to the very same play a decade later after achieving Hollywood stardom? You can always trace a direct line through a few important roles to illustrate what led to an actor’s current success. As such, let’s look at nine pivotal performances that track the evolution of Gerard Butler. Mrs. Brown (1997) Shortly after finishing college, a 23-year-old Butler moved to Los Angeles for a short period during which he found work as an extra in 1992’s The Bodyguard. Ultimately, after a detour in law school, Butler moved to London to launch his acting career with performances in stage adaptations of Coriolanus and Trainspotting before making his big-screen debut in the British drama Mrs. Brown opposite Billy Connolly and Judi Dench. As folklore goes (on the film’s IMDB trivia page), Butler suffered hypothermia after running naked into the freezing ocean for one scene. Dracula 2000 (2000) After a don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-it role in Tomorrow Never Dies (as Leading Seaman of the HMS Devonshire) and his first horror project (Tale of the Mummy), Butler scored his first leading man role as Count Dracula in the campy, Wes Craven-produced cult classic Dracula 2000. Although the film was not received well by critics (who maybe just didn’t get the humor of a permed Count Dracula or vampires being beheaded with garden shears — both are acquired tastes), it proved that Butler could support a just-profitable film that spawned two direct-to-video sequels. Take that, Tom Cruise! Lara Croft Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) Following a starring role in the well-watched (but ultimately forgettable) television miniseries Attila, Butler scored his first blockbuster love interest opportunity opposite Angelina Jolie in the Lara Craft Tomb Raider sequel The Cradle of Life. Here, Butler proved himself capable of the kinds of action stunts that would help him in his breakthrough box office project four years later. Although critics could not claim that the film was anything more than entertaining, Cradle of Life was a serviceable final Lara Croft film chapter for fans. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) After starring in Richard Donner’s sci-fi film Timeline, Butler was summoned by Joel Schumacher to audition for the role of the Phantom in his adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical. (Schumacher had been impressed by the Scot’s performance in Dracula 2000, just like you undoubtedly were after seeing the above clip.) After only four voice lessons, Butler sang “The Music of the Night” for Lloyd Webber and secured the first musical role of his career. Critics gave the screen adaptation mixed reviews and saved their praise for Butler’s co-star Emmy Rossum. The film ultimately went on to earn over $150 million worldwide at the box office.

Bryan Singer Will See The Munsters

He'll produce and direct the pilotThough he's usually found pointing movies, Bryan Singer does every so often flirt with TV: he crafted the pilot for House and also the title remains around the program becoming an executive producer, and he's been connected with a few other, less efficient shows. Now he's been tempted back by Bryan Fuller's planned reboot in the Munsters.Bigger, who last produced Pushing Daisies, remains attached to the work for a while, cooking up what's being known to as "a visually spectacular one-hour drama" rather than the original's sitcom format. The plot will most likely still focus on Frankenstein's monster-alike Herman, vampiric wife Lily in addition to their family simply because they make their strategies by the earth.We're fans of both Bryans, but was the earth really, truly screaming for just about any new undertake nowhere-collar reaction to the Addams Family? The sixties show certainly had its following, controlling a great run of 70 episodes, and contains been reworked several occasions inside the years since, but it has a hefty volume of re-pedaling making it use current day TV audiences. Still, you may have mentioned that about Battlestar Galactica which worked out. Side note: the completely new Munsters can be a awesome project and you'll be round the NBC network across water-feature. Bigger already needed one shot within the project and contains required to redevelop it for your new executive team. Due to the channel's the past of beginning and losing new shows, we offer one season typically, despite Singer aboard.The director's next film, Jack The Big Killer, will probably be on June 15, 2012.