Bruce Burns Joins Syfy Series Alphas As New Showrunner

EXCLUSIVE: Syfy’s drama Alphas is heading into Season 2 with a brand new showrunner. Bruce Burns has became a member of the series starring David Strathairn as executive producer/showrunner. He replaces Ira Steven Behr, who's departing after running the series in the first season. Alphas, from BermanBraun, Universal Cable Prods. and co-designers Zak Penn and Michael Karnow, follows a team ofordinary people who possess remarkable and unusual mental abilities. It had been restored for any second season earlier this year. Burns assists being an executive producer on the program alongside Penn and BermanBrauns Gail Berman,Lloyd Braunand Gene Stein. Karnow can serve as co-executive producer. The gig stretches Burns’s relationship with Syfy. He most lately offered being an executive producer/showrunner around the network’s series Eureka, which wrapped production on its fifth and final season recently. ICM-repped Burns’s series credits includes ER, Medium and 4400.

Kelly Osbourne Gives Jacks Fiancee Her Seal Of Approval

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kelly Osbourne couldnt be happier for brother Jacks engagement to actress Lisa Stelly, and shes happy she doesnt have to pretend to approve of her. I have to admit to you, shes the only girl my brother has brought home, that Ive ever actually really liked and not had to pretend to like, Kelly told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Fridays Access Hollywood Live, when she stopped by to promote Pinktober 2011, Hard Rocks campaign for breast cancer awareness. I really, really like her, shes awesome and theyre really, really sweet together, she continued. Im so happy for them. Seeing her brother engaged is a bit of a time check for the 26-year-old face of Material Girl. Its so strange to me, because hes not my little brother anymore. Hes all grown up, she said. As for her own love life, Kelly revealed to Billy and Kit that future suitors of hers must love dogs and not love the spotlight. I wouldnt date anyone in Hollywood, theyre all full of themselves, she said when asked if she would pursue something romantic with a fellow celebrity. I dont want to be in competition with anyone. She also doesnt want her little furry friends to be in competition with her man. If you dont like the dog in my bed, then get out my bed, she added. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Mortal Kombat Officially Rebooted, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Friday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Woody Harrelson may be next up for Now You See Me… The Half Nelson team gets Hate Mail… Idris Elba “would definitely consider” James Bond… The English Patient spawns a lawsuit… and more. · New Line has officially declared its intention to reboot the Mortal Kombat series with Fame and Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie director Kevin Tancharoen, whose earlier Web episodes adapting the famously violent video game went viral earlier this year. The series’ writer, Oren Uziel, got the scripting gig. And here’s their Mileena! Ahem. [Deadline] · Woody Harrelson is the latest actor to enter negotiations for the magician heist film Now You See Me, which would feature him as Merritt Osbourne, “a mentalist and hypnotist known for his Jedi-style mind tricks” — as well as reunite him with his Zombieland co-star Jesse Eisenberg. [Variety] · Filmmaking duo Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Nelson, It’s Kind of a Funny Story) have locked in Hate Mail as their next project. It’s an ensemble piece about “several Manhattanites who encounter various iterations of hate mail and grapple with the subsequent fallout of their relationships.” I’ll totally volunteer to play the guy who drinks away the voices of Web trolls every night! Let’s do it! [Variety] · Idris Elba doesn’t really want to be the first black James Bond, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t consider accepting the role if/when Sony ever offered it to him. Like, obviously. [THR] · Saul Zaentz, the three-time Best Picture-winning producer, is suing Disney for allegedly holding out on money he says it owes him for the 1996 Oscar darling The English Patient. Of course, Disney sold the film’s distributor Miramax last year, so this case should go to a judge and/or be resolved just about, oh, never. [Deadline] · Michelle Obama went shopping at Target. Just thought you should know. [People]

Back Stage Magazine's 19th Annual Actorfest Returns to New You are able to October 23, 2011

Calling All Entertainers! Back Stage Magazine's 19th Annual Actorfest Returns to NY October 23, 2011 Don't Miss Casting Calls with NBC, Telemundo, Mun2 and Grant Wilfley September 28, 2011 NY, September 28, 2011Back Stage will partner with NBC, Telemundo, mun2, and Grant Wilfley Casting to create a wide open audition on October 23rd, 2011 throughout Actorfesta one-day event for entertainers held at NY Metropolitan Pavilion. Fundamental admission is free of charge. Each year, Back Stage takes the carrying out arts community to new levels and offers career possibilities and development throughout Actorfest in NY and La. Sponsors of Actorfest in New You are able to include Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Atlantic Acting School, AFTRA, and SAG.Outdoors call auditions brings different and fresh faces to systems and casting agencies which are seeking talent for brand new and existing entertainment programming. 100s of entertainers gather in line the evening before for an opportunity to earn television exposure. In NY, particulars include:Sunday, October 23 at 9am 6pm (early attendance suggested)Metropolitan Pavilion125 West 18th StreetNY, NY Throughout Actorfest participants will have the ability to:* Attend training courses located by casting company directors, agents, managers, and teachers* Go to the Exhibit Hall where entertainers will find the various tools they have to advance and purchase their careers including headshot photography enthusiasts, fitness companies, acting instructors, voice coaches and much more- Take part in casting calls with large title systems and galleries* Be a part of "Meet & Drop" periods with popular casting company directors for feedback on presentation* Connect to peers within the networking cafeEveryone must register to go to Actorfest. Fundamental Admittance to Actorfest is free of charge and includes the exhibit hall, open casting calls and admission to the caf. Special prices packages readily available for training courses and sections. Seating for training courses is on the first come basis. Meet & Drop periods have the freedom to go to using the acquisition of any workshop.A few of the loudspeakers confirmed include: Kimberly Hope (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Paul Schnee ("The Assistance,Inch "Winters Bone"), Tiffany Little Canfield Telsey + Co ("The Large C," "Smash"), and Erin Darke ("Pan Am," "We have to Discuss Kevin").Actorfest is perfect for all age ranges. Anybody younger than 18 should be supported with a legal protector. Just the interested person attending should sign up for the big event. The protector doesn't need to join up for that event. A "parent" badge is going to be provided at check-within the day's the show.For additional info on the big event, location specifics and audition particulars, interested candidates can click on world wide web.actorfest.com.About Actorfest Now in the 19th year, Actorfest is really a one-day event providing you with stars, performers, ballroom dancers and carrying out artists the unique chance to embrace free-flowing and honest advice from agents, casting company directors and effective stars. 1000's of participants arrived at Actorfest to satisfy face-to-face with a large number of acting instructors, vocal coaches, headshot photography enthusiasts, along with other experts who might help stars advance their careers. About Back Stage For half a century, Back Stage continues to be probably the most reliable spot for stars to locate carrying out arts and casting information. In publications and online, Back Stage puts out over 1,000 top casting notices each week for each kind of performance: film, stage, TV, advertisements, multimedia, dance, voiceovers, singing, and much more. For additional information visit world wide web.backstage.com. Contact: Michelle Zern michelle.zern@backstage.com DOWNLOAD FULL Pr Release HERE Back Stage Magazine's 19th Annual Actorfest Returns to NY October 23, 2011 Don't Miss Casting Calls with NBC, Telemundo, Mun2 and Grant Wilfley September 28, 2011 NY, September 28, 2011Back Stage will partner with NBC, Telemundo, mun2, and Grant Wilfley Casting to create a wide open audition on October 23rd, 2011 throughout Actorfesta one-day event for entertainers held at NY Metropolitan Pavilion. Fundamental admission is free of charge. Each year, Back Stage takes the carrying out arts community to new levels and offers career possibilities and development throughout Actorfest in NY and La. Sponsors of Actorfest in NY include Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Atlantic Acting School, AFTRA, and SAG.Outdoors call auditions brings different and fresh faces to systems and casting agencies which are seeking talent for brand new and existing entertainment programming. 100s of entertainers gather in line the evening before for an opportunity to earn television exposure. In NY, particulars include:Sunday, October 23 at 9am 6pm (early attendance suggested)Metropolitan Pavilion125 West 18th StreetNY, NY Throughout Actorfest participants will have the ability to:* Attend training courses located by casting company directors, agents, managers, and teachers* Go to the Exhibit Hall where entertainers will find the various tools they have to advance and purchase their careers including headshot photography enthusiasts, fitness companies, acting instructors, voice coaches and much more- Take part in casting calls with large title systems and galleries* Be a part of "Meet & Drop" periods with popular casting company directors for feedback on presentation* Connect to peers within the networking cafeEveryone must register to go to Actorfest. Fundamental Admittance to Actorfest is free of charge and includes the exhibit hall, open casting calls and admission to the caf. Special prices packages readily available for training courses and sections. Seating for training courses is on the first come basis. Meet & Drop periods have the freedom to go to when purchasing any workshop.A few of the loudspeakers confirmed include: Kimberly Hope (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Paul Schnee ("The Assistance,Inch "Winters Bone"), Tiffany Little Canfield Telsey + Co ("The Large C," "Smash"), and Erin Darke ("Pan Am," "We have to Discuss Kevin").Actorfest is perfect for all age ranges. Anybody younger than 18 should be supported with a legal protector. Just the interested person attending should sign up for the big event. The protector need not sign up for the big event. A "parent" badge is going to be provided at check-within the day's the show.For additional info on the big event, location specifics and audition particulars, interested candidates can click on world wide web.actorfest.com.About Actorfest Now in the 19th year, Actorfest is really a one-day event providing you with stars, performers, ballroom dancers and carrying out artists the initial chance to embrace free-flowing and honest advice from agents, casting company directors and effective stars. 1000's of participants arrived at Actorfest to satisfy face-to-face with a large number of acting instructors, vocal coaches, headshot photography enthusiasts, along with other experts who might help stars advance their careers. About Back Stage For half a century, Back Stage continues to be probably the most reliable spot for stars to locate carrying out arts and casting information. In publications an internet-based, Back Stage puts out over 1,000 top casting notices every week for each kind of performance: film, stage, TV, advertisements, multimedia, dance, voiceovers, singing, and much more. To learn more visit world wide web.backstage.com. Contact: Michelle Zern michelle.zern@backstage.com DOWNLOAD FULL Pr Release HERE

Work: How Andy Bernard Got the job and What's Next for Dunder Mifflin's New Manager

Erection dysfunction Helms Who's the (new) boss? It absolutely was the question on every Office fan's mind since Steve Carell introduced in June 2010 he planned to go away Scranton permanently within the finish of Season 7. Ultimately, it needed a minimum of annually for Dunder Mifflinites to obtain their guy - Andy Bernard - but star Erection dysfunction Helms thinks the waiting game really was a blessing. "It gave most of us time to just type of zen out relating to this and be ready for whatever it might be,Inch Helms told reporters around the business call Tuesday. Did Dunder Mifflin increase the risk for cut? See our report on favorite TV workplaces But wait, how exactly did the Nard Dog get most likely probably the most coveted jobs on prime-time TV? No matter the stiff competition from both inside the office (Jim, Dwight, Darryl) and outdoors from the organization (season finale guest stars for instance Ray Romano, Jim Carrey and Catherine Tate asked for the gig), executive producer Paul Lieberstein states it absolutely was one of the large parallels between Michael and Andy - their emotional acquisition of their co-employees - that made Andy the very best candidate. "He likes you people greater than he's doing in regards to the product," according to him. "Andy is somebody that's really caring and interested and understanding. Any little problem that anybody's getting, he'd really feel deeply, making them very suited to become comic lead inside the show." However, existence within the regional paper company will probably be definately not another day at work. While audiences were first introduced to they years into Michael Scott's reign as regional manager, Andy is just now learning the required steps being the boss. "The finest difference from the gate is always that Michael will be a well-established manager for a number of his run at Dunder Mifflin which Andy is just finding that. It's a completely new factor," Helms states. "Andy's leadership is a few an empty question which is exactly what I'm really excited to flesh out." Work: Did the very best person have the manager job? But discovering how you can lead they're not going to be Andy's only obstacle. Since he's in charge, expect other changes for the Dunder Mifflin landscape: Andy isn't the main new boss around: Unlike Michael, who only needed to handle the periodic visit from Jan and, later, Jo, Andy will require to handle the large presence of Sabre Boss Robert California (James Spader) at the office, which will finish up as being a fascinating match. "One factor we're most delighted about happens when Andy handles upward and the way both scared he's and courageous he's in the identical time when faced with Robert California," Lieberstein states. Adds Helms: "Robert California can be a kind of an strongly confident individual that seems to think about plenty of pleasure in using his energy the industry very crazy energy as it is so not used to Dunder Mifflin which is not a thing that Andy Bernard is particularly well fitted to handle.In . There's very difficult answer for Andy and Erin: Sure, Erin (Betty Kemper) isn't any more tied lower by her wet blanket from the boyfriend, but that doesn't mean she'll be jumping into Andy's arms. "They're a significant odd pair since they have very good feelings and extremely poor communication capabilities. And there's been something kind of charming about watching them make an effort to connect and continue to communicate," Helms states. "Clearly with Andy's new boss position, there's a energy dynamic that's necessary which just makes everything tension and clumsiness much harder. And things get tricky, especially around Halloween." Maura Tierney to evaluate into the Office Dwight will truly help, not hinder, Andy: First, they fought against against over Michael as well as the No. 2 office position (which really belonged to Jim). Then, they fought against against over Angela. However that Andy has defeated Scranton's longtime assistant in landing the regional manager's publish, the way in which Dwight (Rainn Wilson) handle it? "Dwight is somebody who responds perfectly with a firm hands of leadership, which Andy remains type of trying to find a small bit. However I am really excited that because first episode we started to merely begin to see the initial inklings from the backbone in Andy," Helms states. "Celebrate Andy's leadership more plausible with techniques in addition to teaches you lots of where Andy still must go and where he must travel. Dwight offers a constant friction for the.Inch Gabe is, like, and so the new Toby: For any very long time, Toby (Lieberstein) was Michael's Achilles' heel - the primary one person who could always bring him lower in the finest of free-pretzel-day sugar levels. Who'll obtain the recognition to become Andy's foil? "I appear as with certain respects Gabe (Zach Forest) is Andy's Toby," Helms states. "We'd slightly hint of the on 'The List' episode. But Gabe certainly remains Andy's enemy deeply deeply in love with Erin." Expect music (and fireworks!) when Andy's brother stops by: This season will dsicover a feel and look within the Bernard clan - including Andy's brother carried out by Josh Groban. "Josh's appearance is an element from the really exciting episode personally too for Andy as it is where we study a lot about Andy and not every it's good. Numerous it's type of poignant. Clearly there is a chuckle music which get incorporated there too," Helms states. "I'll just condition that there are some competition, nevertheless it takes a compelling turn that's unforeseen. ... I'm excited showing the fans where and the way Josh's character suits Andy's existence in addition to exactly what it way of who Andy is." Work airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Dane Prepare Developing Half-Hour Comedy at NBC

Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesDane Prepare Dane Prepare is at business with NBC. Prepare has signed an over-all talent deal with the network which is developing a half-hour comedy specific for an additional television season, The Hollywood Reporter certifies. Particulars are scarce, but this may mark the comedian's first project on network television, aside from guest looks. Prepare, recognized for his stand-up comedy, has came out in many movies throughout the time of yesteryear a long time, including Serta in solid Existence, My Nearest Friend's Girl, Worker in the Monthand All The Best Chuck. He's recently came out on CBS' Hawaii Five-. It's an energetic time for NBC, that's developing a project with Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio purchased a thriller from J.J. Abrams and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke and acquired a Valley in the Dolls script by Lee Daniels, only to title a few. Dane Prepare

'Terra Nova' Reviews: Must-See TV Or Potential Extinct?

Monday night's two-hour debut of "Terra Nova" sits unwatched during my Digital recording device, a victim of the puppy who needs way too much attention after which my wife's insistence when we would watch any TV it'd do not have anything related to dinosaurs and everything related to finally making up ground on Leslie Knope's political ambitions in Pawnee. The next day of, the net is abuzz over "Terra Nova," though not always for reasons which make me think my spouse and my dog stored me from becoming an early adopter of the show I'm going to be itchiness to look at every week. I intend to watch tonight, but I'll approach the Digital recording device with caution. Anybody of the opinion that Fox has offered up a "Lost"-like time-travel mystery should certainly be fully aware the show is attempting to draw in not only nerds however the four-quadrant census essential in Hollywood (and mega-budget TV series). "A rollicking, old-fashioned action-adventure sci-fantasy family saga, 'Terra Nova' strove mightily to provide something for everybody," authored Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly. "You can have the strain 'Terra Nova' was under to create this show attract as numerous demos as you possibly can.Inch The show, it appears, is really as much "Swiss Family Robinson" because it is "Stargate": a household around 2149 flees their dying earth and travels 80 million years in time for you to the world within the duration of the dinosaurs. You will find action set-pieces, but additionally enough time allocated to Jim (Jason OMara) and the wife Elisabeth's (Shelley Conn) strained marriage and also the difficulties of taking their three kids on the journey of epic proportions. For me personally, the important thing for "Terra Nova" is going to be the way it handles its central mythology. "[I]n a pleasant 'Mad Max'-ant twist, you will find some renegade forces available too, attempting to take lower Terra Nova," describes Tim Goodman from the Hollywood Reporter. "Those are the Sixers so known as simply because they arrived the sixth Pilgrimage. This really is another welcome element to Terra Nova. Who sent the Sixers in the future? So why do they would like to kill Taylor [Stephen Lang] and prevent Terra Nova?" Any talk of the mythological component inside a Television show leaves us a little intrigued and the majority wary (and weary): for each "Lost" you will find one half-dozen time sucks like "Jericho" (dribbling a basketball out its discloses too gradually), "4400" (uncorking its large reveal after which discovering it had nothing left to express) and "The Big EventInch (just, honestly, a freaking mess all the way through). The recapper at Vulture nicely summarizes each one of these ideas because they connect with Fox's new show. "[The] pilot was at its most enticing if this taunted us with particulars from the Sixers," Chadwick Matlin authored. "The guy versus dino-character stuff is okay, but when the show will grab us, it will be because we do not know whose side to consider. No principals in 'Terra Nova' are compelling enough to earn our allegiance automatically. Through the finish from the episode, I had been already rooting for any Sixers coup, if perhaps so existence in Terra Nova would get a bit more interesting. If theres anything I trust the authors to flesh out, it is the Sixers-Nova conflict: nothing makes better TV than two warring tribes. Just request 'Lost.'" Inform us that which you considered "Terra Nova" within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

They all are smiles

Jennifer Nicholson Salke and boy Henry When NBC's large gun hit occur in the Operation Smile tenth Annual Gala on Friday, there really wasn't a dry eye in your home. Jennifer Nicholson Salke received the Founders Circle Award, which she distributed to her 12-year-old boy, Henry, whose own cleft palate surgery makes him likely to help others using this existence-changing operation."I'm concentrating on raising $50,000," Henry mentioned determinedly. Mother-boy pair recently ongoing a pastime to South usa while using org introduced by Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee."I'm not able to hold back to go to again," mentioned the NBC professional. "Bill and Kathy, I'd follow you anywhere."Honours within the Beverly Hilton also visited Zachary Levi, Bill and Giuliana Rancic and Sue Tsao. The evening designated offered with a amazing performance produced by Mark Burnett, getting searching at his reality-show rival. "We love to to torture Simon Cowell," Burnett joked, "so here's great music from 'The Voice.' Here's Dia Frampton!" Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Over Time 'Digital Postcards' Online

Latest promotions for Timberlake sci-fiAll you beautiful youthful things available rejoice, for there is a new assortment of "digital postcards" online for Andrew Niccol's wise approaching sci-fi thriller, Over Time. No, we are unsure how "digital postcards" vary from posters either, but we are presuming it's something related to the thoughtful little messages on each one of these.The film stars Justin Timberlake being an regular Joe - OK, Will - inside a world where everybody stops ageing at 25 however stays the relaxation of the lives attempting to earn enough additional time to help keep themselves going. For that wealthy, however, it is a different story, because they enjoy virtual growing old and eternal youth. They are symbolized here by Victor Kartheiser's Philippe Weis and the daughter Sylvia (Amanda Seyfried). Also starring Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde,Alex Pettyfer and Johnny Galecki, this looks set to become among the wiser action films this season. It hits the UKon November 1.

'Boardwalk Empire': Creator Explains Decision to Use Contemporary Theme Music

There are so many things to love about Boardwalk Empire, from the characters to the costumes to the title sequence, which features star Steve Buscemi standing on an Atlantic City beach as hundreds of bottles wash ashore around him. But some fans of the HBO drama, whose second season premieres tonight, have wondered why the show's theme song, a track by indie rock band Brian Jonestown Massacre from their 1996 album Take It From the Man!, was chosen rather than a period-appropriate piece of music.our editor recommendsEmmys 2011: Martin Scorsese Talks About His Directing Win for 'Boardwalk Empire'St. Vincent Records Track for 'Boardwalk Empire''Boardwalk Empire' Gives NYC Subway Riders the Nucky Thompson Experience With Vintage Train "I wanted unexpected," Boardwalk creator and executive producer Terence Winter tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I didn't want to do some Charleston, which didn't really kick in until 1924 anyway, and everything I heard from the period had people doing the Charleston." While experimenting with the opening, Winter says he paired the footage of Buscemi looking out to the horizon with several different pieces of music, including Brian Jonestown's "Straight Up and Down." "I had been a fan of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, so we tried it, and I said to the editor, that really works for me." Even with so much attention paid to period details such as wardrobe and props, the fact that the theme employs a contemporary song using instruments not yet invented during the prohibition era, when Boardwalk Empire takes place, doesn't bother Winter one bit. "It's a show set in 1920 seen through a different perspective, not a literal look at the 1920s," he explains. "Some people find it jarring to see 1920s clothes and hear contemporary music. I look at it as, it's a 90-second intro and then you have all the 20s you want." Watch the opening theme below: Related Topics Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Terence Winter

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Robert Knepper Signs Onto R.I.P.D.

From Prison Break to died.... Though he might be most recognisable as talking inmate T-Bag on Prison Break, Robert Knepper has loved a proper career on large and small screens, appearing such as Night, And Best Of Luck. Now he's crossing to sleep issues to experience a wayward spirit in R. I. P. D. Red-colored director Robert Schwentke is busy pointing the variation from the Dark Equine comic, which finds Ryan Reynolds like a cop who's slain within the type of duty. But his work is not over - he's employed to dedicate yourself the Relaxation In Peace Department, a police that's devoted to chasing after lower the ghosts who won't depart the planet. Shaun Bridges is Reynolds' grouchy veteran partner, while Mary-Louise Parker is going to be their boss. And Kevin Bacon's on like a villain. There is no word on precisely what role Knepper is going to be taking, though he's certainly a "deado," among the phantoms who decides that they'd really rather hang in there and bother the living. R. I. P. D. is filming at this time in Boston and can arrive a while in 2013.

Last Chance to Win a Breakfast at Tiffany's 50th Anniversary Blu-ray!

This week, Breakfast at Tiffany’s rings in its 50th birthday. In its honor, Movieline is giving away three special anniversary Blu-ray editions of Blake Edwards’s classic starring Audrey Hepburn as cinema’s favorite socialite, Holly Golightly. So put on your guest critic hat (or tiara) and join us below for details on how you can win. [UPDATE: Only a few hours remain… Read on for your deadline and to submit your entry.] To compete, submit your best 10-word review of the screen adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella. It should be clever, funny, evocative and most importantly, only 10 words. No more, no less. Movieline will then award the three best reviews with a 50th Anniversary Breakfast at Tiffany’s Blu-ray, featuring 90 minutes of brand-new special features about the film. Enter to win by submitting your 10-word review in one of two places: · The comments section below. · On Twitter, using the hashtag #MLgiveaway Movieline will accept entries until Tuesday, September 20 at 12 noon PT/3 p.m. ET, when we will announce the winner. Good luck!

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Intruders

A Universal Pictures Intl. presentation of an Apaches Entertainment and Antena 3 Films production, with the collaboration of Canal Plus and the support of ICAA/Ministerio de Culture. (International sales: Universal Pictures Intl., London.) Produced by Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Belen Atienza, Mercedes Gamero. Executive producers, Jesus de la Vega, Ricardo Garcia Arrojo. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Screenplay, Nico Casariego, Jaime Marques.With: Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Bruehl, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Ella Purnell, Izan Corchero, Kerry Fox, Hector Alterio. (English, Spanish dialogue)You wish the wraith-like creature known as Hollowface would just hurry up and get on with it in "Intruders," a fitfully creepy, overly protracted chiller that plays more like a noncommittal sampler of horror techniques than the vivid nightmare it's clearly aiming for. Split between two narrative threads, each centered around a child terrorized by a persistent but annoyingly hesitant monster, this polished item from Spanish genre pro Juan Carlos Fresnadillo operates by ill-defined supernatural rules and takes its sweet time springing underwhelming surprises. Clive Owen starrer will scare up more returns internationally than Stateside. In Spain, young Juan (Izan Corchero) is receiving near-nightly visits from a black-hooded, faceless specter with a pronounced resemblance to a "Harry Potter" Dementor. Hoping to free her boy from this demonic influence, mom Luisa (Pilar Lopez de Ayala) seeks help from a priest (Daniel Bruehl). But Juan's horrors seem to be largely of his own creation, as he spends much of his time scribbling scary stories on notepads after dark. Similarly captivated by her love of storytelling, London girl Mia (a fine Ella Purnell, "Never Let Me Go") is also being stalked by the hooded creep, who in her stories goes by the name of Hollowface. As Mia writes, Hollowface is hellbent on stealing a child's visage for his own; to that end, there is a steady proliferation of nightmares and hallucinations in which various characters' features have been digitally erased, a device that becomes less freaky the more it's used. Indeed, little in "Intruders" improves with repetition. Tension dissipates every time the film cuts from Juan in Spain to Mia in Blighty. The kids spend so much time writing about Hollowface, it's hard not to feel they deserve whatever heebie-jeebies they get. Hollowface keeps showing up in Juan's bedroom, yet all he really does is hover, making him about as scary as a ceiling fan. He takes a slightly more aggressive tack with Mia, creeping out of her closet -- in a sequence that does deliver a gratifying frisson of terror -- and attacking her and her father, John (Clive Owen), the only adult who seems to see what Mia sees. Owen, who's played a number of protective dads of late ("The Boys Are Back," "Trust"), effectively conveys John's desperate, fearful love for his daughter, and at the film's core is the germ of a compelling idea: that parents can't always protect their children, and that the monster in the closet might be more than just a figment of a kid's overactive imagination. But the script (by Nico Casariego and Jaime Marques) never deals with this notion at a psychological or subtextual level, and its climactic twist exposes the entire story as a gimmicky construct. Production bears out the craft and polish of Fresnadillo's "Intacto" and "28 Weeks Later," but the serious thriller chops the director brought to those pictures seem misapplied to a story that consistently undercuts its own suspense and momentum. The visual effects, sparingly used throughout, go for phantasmagoric overkill in the final stretch. A nude scene by Carice van Houten (as Mia's mom), far from unwelcome but unnecessary from a dramatic standpoint, is the only reason this gore-free picture wouldn't qualify for a PG-13 rating in the U.S. Among the film's many oddities, perhaps easier to spot in the press notes than in the finished work itself, is the decision to give Mia the last name Farrow.Camera (Deluxe color), Enrique Chediak; editor, Nacho Ruiz Capillas; music, Roque Banos; production designer, Alain Bainee; art director, Inigo Navarro; set decorator, Andrea Calve; costume designer, Tatiana Hernandez; sound (Dolby Digital), Aitor Berenguer; special effects makeup, DDT; visual effects supervisor, David Heras; visual effects, User T38; stunt coordinator, Ignacio Carreno; assistant director, Juan Jimenez; second unit director, Jesus de la Vega; casting, Shaheen Baig, Esther Cocero. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Special Presentations), Sept. 13, 2011. (Also in San Sebastian Film Festival -- opener.) Running time: 99 MIN. Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com

'Artist' to Entertainment

"The Artist" Entertainment Film Entrepreneurs has acquired U.K. rights to Michel Hazanavicus' black-and-white-colored quiet pic "The Artist." Distrib acquired the title within the Weinstein Co., which bought multiterritory rights -- the U.S., Blighty and Oz -- for your pic from Wild Bunch pre-Cannes for low seven figures. Village Roadshow will release the pic australia wide. Since the Cannes Film Festival, where it carried out competing, numerous entrepreneurs in Blighty were competing for your pic before TWC elected for Entertainment incorporated inside a bundle. Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Missi Pyle, John Goodman, James Cromwell and Penelope Ann Burns star inside the pic, occur 1927 Hollywood. Story follows a basic celebrity who miracles once the arrival of speaking pictures will finish his career. Hazanavicius composed the script. Entertainment presently gets the No. 1 film within the U.K. box office: "The Inbetweeners," good hit sitcom, has already established $62.6 000 0000, the finest-grossing independent comedy ever inside the U.K. But Timur Bekmambetov's "Apollo 18," which TWC clicked on up within the American Film Market a year ago, has underperformed for Entertainment in Blighty: the sci-fi thriller needed $228,000 within the second weekend, losing 74% for just about any $1.6 000 0000 cume.Entertainment may also be skedded to produce Luc Besson's "The Lady,Inch which preemed in Toronto now. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Ratings Pit Of Debt: Bachelor Pad Increases, Kitchen Slips, Miss World Hits Low

Nfl games last evening had opposite ratings effects on Fox and ABC inside the fast excellent. Airing against Monday Evening Football, Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen (2.4/6) at 9 PM was lower 11% from last Monday, which was Labor Day. Still, Gordon Ramsay’s cooking competition was the most effective-rated program in the evening among grownups 18-49. It absolutely was preceded on Fox having a Hell’s Kitchen rerun. ABC’s fast excellent got a good start from football since the network’s amounts are inflated due to local Nfl pre-emptions. Understanding that, the finale of Bachelor Pad (2.3) was up 21% from last Monday and 28% from last summer season’s closer, though a couple of from the gains will probably be shaved off inside the finals. Getting a Bachelor Pad recap special at 8 PM (2.2/6) leading in to the two-hour finale, ABC assigned Monday’s total viewer and demo standings inside the fast excellent. At NBC, the Miss World Pageant (1.6/4) was lower 16% from a year ago to log the franchise’s least expensive rating ever. The CW started up the lights last evening while watching network’s fall launch tonight. The Gaga by Gaultier special came 1.4 million audiences at 8 PM, the funnel’s greatest audience since May.

Former 'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield Dies of Lymphoma at 39

Andy Whitfield, theformer star of Starz's drama series Spartacus: Blood and Sand,died Sunday of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney, his manager Sam Maydew told the Associated Press. He was 39.our editor recommendsLiam McIntyre to Replace Andy Whitfield on 'Spartacus'Comic-Con 2011: New 'Spartacus' Star Liam McIntyre Makes Debut Appearance (Video)'Spartacus: Vengeance' First Look: Liam McIntyre Ready for Battle (Photos)Related Topics•Obituaries Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht said he and his network colleagues are "deeply saddened" over the news. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths "We were fortunate to have worked with Andy in Spartacus and came to know that the man who played a champion onscreen was also a champion in his own life," Albrecht said. " Andy was an inspiration to all of us as he faced this very personal battle with courage, strength and grace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. He will live on in the hearts of his family, friends and fans." STORY: Liam McIntyre to Replace Andy Whitfield on 'Spartacus' Whitfield's wife Vashti in a statement called her husband a "beautiful young warrior" who died on a "sunny Sydney morning" in the "arms of his loving wife." VIDEO: New 'Spartacus' Star Liam McIntyre Makes Debut Appearance Whitfield -- who was born in Wales and lived in Australia -- was a virtual unknown when he was cast as the title hero in Spartacus, a hit original series that made waves with its graphic violence and sexuality. Whitfield was preparing for the second season when he was diagnosed 18 months ago. STORY: Andy Whitfield Not Returning to 'Spartacus' In January, the network announced that another Australian actor, Liam McIntyre, would take over the role. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Topics Andy Whitfield Obituaries Starz! Spartacus

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Russell Crowe And Helena Bonham Carter Sing For 'Les Miserables'

Would you hear the folks sing? Singing the song of Russell Crowe? Well, you will for sure be hearing his singing voice entirely pressure come December 2012, because the Oscar winning actor continues to be cast as fugitive hunter Javert in Tom Hooper's "L'ensemble des Miserables." Crowe is within foretells star opposite Hugh Jackman within the musical adaptation, based on the Hollywood Reporter. Furthermore, the always creepy Helena Bonham Carter continues to be drawn on to become listed on the cast as Madame Thenardier, who sings the very best line undoubtedly in "Master of the home.Inch Great casting throughout! Browse the relaxation of present day casting news beyond the jump! Stormare Constitutes A "Last Stand" Arnold Schwarzenegger, prepare to satisfy your match. Peter Stormare has became a member of the cast of "The Final Stand" because the villain's primary henchman, Variety reviews. He's the 2nd actor to sign to the film following Schwarzenegger, who makes his giant screen comeback using the This summer-shooting picture. Rodriguez Goes "Dark" For "Miracle" Two new roles for "CSI: Miami" star Adam Rodriguez today. First of all, Splash Page reviews the actor includes a small role to experience in "The Dark Dark night Increases," Christopher Nolan's third and allegedly final Batman movie. Beyond that, younger crowd includes a role to experience in "Miracle Mike," Steven Soderbergh's movie about male strippers based loosely on Channing Tatum's pre-Hollywood career. Hopkins Finds "Solace" It's to the serial killer genre for Anthony Hopkins, though Hannibal Lecter is nowhere around the corner. Rather, the actor is placed to star in "Solace," by which he'll play an old physician with psychic capabilities who now works together with the FBI. It's through this profession he finds themself on the way of the serial killer, reviews Variety. Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

The Big Year Trailer Flies In

Martin, Black & Wilson go birdspottingGiven the film features the combined laugh-creating energy of Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, new comedy The Big Year has largely been flying individually distinct. However the initial trailer for your film is going over on Apple. Coming off as being a mix involving the Bucket List and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, The Big Year finds three passionate ornithologists (that's bird audiences) going to compete across America inside an annual event. However the 3 offer their unique agendas based on what's happening (quite simply what's not) inside their lives. Martin can be a guy likely to retire, who's trying to choose the way to invest the comfort of his existence. Wilson's within periodic the mid-existence crisis and Black gives everything to really use a existence. Together they trigger to catalogue feathered pals in addition to mix a few items off their unique wish lists. Within the looks in the trailer, it appears to become slightly worrying combination of existence training and pratfalls, but we will probably remain getting belief inside the three stars cheap The Demon Wears Prada's David Frankel is behind the digital camera. See the promo and inform us your opinions. We'll obtain the chance to judge properly when the comedy involves our cinemas on November 11.

PHOTO: Ashton Kutcher Gets Naked for Ellen DeGeneres

Ashton Kutcher and Ellen DeGeneres And you thought Two and a Half Men's stripped-down poster was revealing.Ashton Kutcher takes it all off for Ellen DeGeneres in a segment taped for the season premiere of her talk show on Monday.VIDEO: Why should you watch Two and a Half Men? The cast presents Letterman's top 10 reasons"[The poster's] getting a lot of attention. So I just figured I'm going to do everything nude from now on," Kutcher tells her before disrobing. "I don't know if that's a good idea," DeGeneres, who spoofed the poster herself, says. "Really?""Yeah. Whatever, I'm doing [it]. I'm just going to do it nude," Kutcher replies. "Let's do this."

'Madea's Large Happy Family' Unseats 'Rio' At Home Video Perch

Lionsgate has once more capped the nation's home video sales chart having a film from comic Tyler Perry, Madea's Large Happy Family. The urban comedy, which gained $53.4 million in theaters, put an finish to Rio's four-week reign atop the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert.our editor recommends5 Details About Tyler PerryMadea's Large Happy Family: Film ReviewTyler Perry Shifts Into Action Mode in 'I, Alex Cross' (Video) The animated film from twentieth century Home Theatre, having a $143.six million theatrical take, ended up to No. 3 its fifth week in release, directly behind another Fox release, season three from the Television show Sons of Anarchy, which first showed at No. 2 a few days ending Sept. 4. PHOTOS: 'Sons of Anarchy' Red-colored Carpet Premiere Rio may be the second film to invest four days at No. one in greater than a decade, Nielsen studies have shown. Avatar made it happen this past year before that, it had been Wally Disney Galleries' The Emperor's New Groove, in May 2001. Rio continued to be at No. 1 on Nielsen's devoted Blu-ray Disc sales chart, however, as well as required the very best just right Home Media Magazine's rental chart since its 28-day holdback from Netflix and Redbox has ended. Madea's Large Happy Family first showed at No. 2 about the rental chart with no. 3 about the Blu-ray Disc sales chart, despite the fact that it produced just 9% of their unit sales from Blu-ray. Sons of Anarchy was a few days's No. 2 Blu-ray Disc seller, with 17% of unit sales from Blu-ray. Rio produced 33% of their week-five sales in the high-definition format. Related Subjects Tyler Perry Rio Sons of Anarchy Home Video Madea's Large Happy Family

Goldman Sachs Countersues Producer Joel Silver Claiming Fraud (Exclusive)

David Livingston/Getty ImagesJoel Silver Producer Joel Silverscored a small victory in his bold lawsuit against investment bank Goldman Sachs over financial arrangements relating to his Dark Castle label when a judge in May refused to dismiss the multimillion-dollar case. But now Silver, the man behind the Matrix films and Sherlock Holmes is on the defensive in the ongoingHollywood-vs.-Wall Street smackdown. We've learned that Silver has been countersued by the banking giant, which claims Silver made deliberately false and misleading representations in order to fraudulently gain tens of millions of dollars in upfront cash payments. The dispute concerns agreements made in 2007, when Wall Street was eager to put up substantial sums for various slates of Hollywood movies. That year, Silver began talking to Goldman, which was in the midst of buying parts of Alliance Films,the Toronto-based TV/film producer and distributor. Allegedly, Silver introduced Goldman to his financing connections to make the Alliance deal happen, and the parties are said to have come to an agreement whereby Silver would be paid $35 million (later reduced to $30 million)in exchange for a share of revenue from a slate of movies made by Dark Castle, a genre division of his Warner Bros.-based Silver Pictures. Silver said in a lawsuit filed last year that he agreed to wait on his payment until the Alliance deal was fully financed, but after the market headed south in 2008, Goldman repudiated its contractual obligations and never paid him the alleged $30 million owed. In May, a federal judge denied Goldman's motion to dismiss Silver's lawsuit for breach of contract, fraud and other causes of action. Since then, Goldman has been ramping up a counteroffensive that goes well beyond merely calling Silver's lawsuit "implausible" and "absurd." In July, Goldman hit Silver with counterclaims based on alleged representations by Silver's companies to make the deal happen.Silver is now being sued for "deliberately and fraudulently" overstating the anticipated performance of the 15 films in the Dark Castle slate. The producer is said to have commissioned a report in 2007 from the Salter Group, whichvalued a 62.5% interest in the movies' profits at somewhere between $62.4 million and $77.3 million, before taxes. The prospect of turning a profit by purchasing a percentage of the slate is said to have lured Alliance and Momentum into making the deal. Goldman now says that Silver didn't actually believe the projections because they were based on assumptions that were unrealistic and incorrect. "In fact, on information and belief, the entire Dark Castle Slate has generated no net profits, and any interest in the Slate Net Profits has been worthless," says the counterclaims filed by Goldman. The investment bank goes on to say that had its entities known that Silver's "sole objective was to convert their worthless future profit participation rights into an upfront lump sum payment of tens of millions of dollars," they never would have continued negotiations. Silver is being countersued by Goldman, Alliance Films and Momentum Pictures for fraud and negligent misrepresentation. The counterclaimants demand compensatory and punitive damages, rescission of the written agreement, and further relief. Two weeks ago, Silver filed an answer to these claims. Here's his argument, according to court papers: "It is inconceivable that Goldman -- one of the world's foremost investment banks, with vast resources and virtually an army of analysts at its disposal -- or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates failed to engage in any independent analysis or to otherwise verify any and all aspects of a potential transaction with the Silver Parties, or that they could have reasonably relied simply on any 'assumptions,' 'models,' 'projections' or 'estimates' of any kind provided by the Silver Parties without their own due diligence, investigation, and analysis in evaluating and determining whether to enter into the potential transaction." E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Sherlock Holmes Joel Silver Sherlock Holmes 2