Thursday, September 29, 2011

Holly Madison Insures Her Breasts for $1 Million

Holly Madison Holly Madison has insured her breasts for $1 million, People reports. Madison, a former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner's and the star of E!'s Holly's World, took out the insurance policy with Lloyd's of London. Fall TV: See the 17 stars to keep your eyes on this year "I've heard about people getting body parts insured and I thought, why not, because if anything happened to my boobs, I'd be out for a few months and I'd probably be out a million dollars," she said. "I thought I'd cover my assets." Holly Madison on Hef's engagement: I hope he's making the right decision Madison, 31, also performs in the Las Vegas production Peepshow. "I think they're getting the credit they deserve," she added. "They're my primary money makers right now."

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Roseanne's Laurie Metcalf, Husband Divorcing

Matt Roth and Laurie Metcalf Laurie Metcalf and her husband and Roseanne co-star Matt Roth are divorcing red-colored carpet years of marriage, People reviews. Roth filed papers on Sept. 12, stating "irreconcilable versions," and requested joint physical and legal custody of the children from the kids of the kids, Will, 17, Donovan, 11, and Mae, 6. More youthful crowd listed the date of separation as November 2008.Have a look whatsoever from the familiar faces returning to TV this yearMetcalf and Roth met on Roseanne in 1992 when he recurred as her character Jackie's abusive boyfriend, Fisher.It had been Metcalf's second marriage. The Three-time Emmy champion, who presently recurs round the Large Bang Theory as Sheldon's mother, was formerly married to actor Rob Perry, with whom she's a daughter.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Tony Bennett Apologizes For 9/11 Comments

FIRST Released: September 21, 2011 3:46 PM EDT NEW You are able to, N.Y. -- Tony Bennett states hes sorry for recommending the U . s . States triggered the 9/11 attacks. Bennett stated Wednesday he was just indicating his feelings like a pacifist when he stated the U . s . States triggered the 9/11 attacks by bombing people. He earned your comments ought to throughout a job interview on Howard Sterns radio show Tuesday. Bennett released an itemized statement saying there's no excuse for terrorism and also the killing of innocent people within the attacks. Bennett stated that he's a proud The Second World War veteran, but that his encounters in war and marching with Martin Luther King Junior. had brought him think that violence begets violence. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

R.E.M. Splits After More Than 30 Years

R.E.M. has decided to call it quits after more than three decades.our editor recommendsR.E.M. Calls Upcoming Album Their Best Since 1991's Career-Defining 'Out of Time' Hanson Host 12-Hour Japan Benefit Live Stream at SXSW; R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Stops By (Updated) In an annoucement posted Wednesday on the band's website, R.E.M. said that they have all "decided to call it a day as a band." Made up of Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills, the trio wrote, "We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and or astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." PHOTOS: Top 10 Highest-Paid Music Artists An assistant at R.E.M.'s manager Bertis Downs office in Athens, Ga., confirmed to the Chicago Tribune that the R.E.M. was indeed calling it quits. "During our last tour, and while making Collapse Into Now and putting together this greatest hits retrospective, we started asking ourselves, 'what next'?," Mills wrote on the website. "We realized that these songs seemed to draw a natural line under the last 31 years of our working together." PHOTOS: MTV VMAs Red Carpet He continued, "We have always been a band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers who truly love, and respect, each other. ... We made this decision together, amicably and with each other's best interests at heart. The time just feels right." Stipe seconded his bandmate's thoughts, saying that, "all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way." PHOTOS: The Music Industry's Biggest Givers Buck shared his thoughts with the fans on the site, writing, "I know I will be seeing them in the future, just as I know I will be seeing everyone who has followed us and supported us through the years. Even if it's only in the vinyl aisle of your local record store, or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world." PHOTOS: MTV VMAs: Best and Worst Moments R.E.M. formed in 1980, which included original member Bill Berry, in Athens and made several notable albums, some of which include 1986' Lifes Rich Pageant and 1991's Out of Time. The band's biggest single remains "Losing My Religion," which was off Out of Time. Berry left the band in 1997, with the band continuing to release more albums and perform. The band released its latest album, Collapse Into Now, earlier this year. The band released its latest album, Collapse Into Now, earlier this year. R.E.M. also reissued their classic album, Lifes Rich Pageant, in early July on CD and a limited-edition vinyl. The set also come with a 19-track bonus disc of unreleased songs, The Athens Demos, which were recorded more than 20 years ago. Related Topics R.E.M.

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'The Help' to obtain Ensemble Award at Hollywood Film Honours

'The Help' to obtain Ensemble Award at Hollywood Film Honours By Scott Feinberg September 20, 2011 Photo by Dale Robinette/DreamWorks I have discovered that the star-studded cast of Tate Taylor's "The AssistanceInch -- DreamWorks Picture's late-summer season adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel that assigned el born area-office charts all its first three weekends in release and contains acquired a lot more than $150 million worldwide, to date -- remains selected to find the 2010 Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award within the 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Honours, presented by Starz, the initial honours show in the Oscar season.Carlos p Abreu, the Founder and Executive Director in the event, states that believe it or not when compared to a dozen in the film's stars -- including all people who play its principal figures -- have established that they'll collect the award in-part of a gala ceremony on October 24, 2011, within the Beverly Hilton Hotel. They include: 2009 best supporting actress Oscar nominee/current best actress Oscar hopeful Viola Davis, best supporting actress Oscar hopeful Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Emma Stone, 1981 best actress Oscar champion Sissy Spacek, 1981 best supporting actress Oscar champion Mary Steenburgen, 1973 Oscar nominee Cicely Tyson, and Mike Vogel.Previous casts honored using this award include "Crash" (2005), which ongoing to win the most effective picture Oscar, additionally to "Bobby" (2006), "Hairspray" (2007), "The Important Thing Information on Bees" (2008), and finest picture Oscar nominee "The Social MediaInch (2010).In recent days, p Abreu introduced the visitors of numerous other honours "Rango" for your Hollywood Animation Award Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") for your Hollywood Cinematographer Award Oscar champion Stephen Mirrione ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") while using Hollywood Editor Award Oscar nominee James Murakami ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") for that Hollywood Production Designer Award and Oscar champion Scott Farrar ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") for your Hollywood Visual Effects Award -- and states the rest of the honorees will probably be introduced over the following day or two. The Hollywood Reporter 'The Help' to obtain Ensemble Award at Hollywood Film Honours By Scott Feinberg September 20, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Dale Robinette/DreamWorks I have discovered that the star-studded cast of Tate Taylor's "The AssistanceInch -- DreamWorks Picture's late-summer season adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel that assigned el born area-office charts all its first three weekends in release and contains acquired greater than $150 million worldwide, to date -- remains selected to find the 2010 Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award within the 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Honours, presented by Starz, the initial honours show in the Oscar season.Carlos p Abreu, the Founder and Executive Director in the event, states that believe it or not when compared to a dozen in the film's stars -- including all people who play its principal figures -- have established that they'll collect the award in-part of a gala ceremony on October 24, 2011, within the Beverly Hilton Hotel. They include: 2009 best supporting actress Oscar nominee/current best actress Oscar hopeful Viola Davis, best supporting actress Oscar hopeful Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Emma Stone, 1981 best actress Oscar champion Sissy Spacek, 1981 best supporting actress Oscar champion Mary Steenburgen, 1973 Oscar nominee Cicely Tyson, and Mike Vogel.Previous casts honored using this award include "Crash" (2005), which ongoing to win the most effective picture Oscar, additionally to "Bobby" (2006), "Hairspray" (2007), "The Important Thing Information on Bees" (2008), and greatest picture Oscar nominee "The Social MediaInch (2010).In recent days, p Abreu introduced the visitors of numerous other honours "Rango" for your Hollywood Animation Award Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") for your Hollywood Cinematographer Award Oscar champion Stephen Mirrione ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") while using Hollywood Editor Award Oscar nominee James Murakami ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") for your Hollywood Production Designer Award and Oscar champion Scott Farrar ("Transformers: Dark in the Moon") for your Hollywood Visual Effects Award -- and states the rest of the honorees will probably be introduced over the following day or two. The Hollywood Reporter

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

BBC Accuses Mediaset, Endemol and Televisa of Ripping Off 'Dancing With The Stars' Format

LONDON - BBC Worldwide, the licensing and commercial arm of the British broadcaster, is suing Italian broadcast group Mediaset, Endemol Italy and Televisa over what it believes is a rip-off of its hit format Dancing With The Stars. The case will be heard in Rome on Friday. Worldwide, which has licensed Dancing to over 35 broadcasters internationally, believes that a Televisa format that has been produced by Endemol Italy for Mediaset's commercial channel Canale 5, infringes the copyright of its own hit format. BBC Worldwide already licenses Dancing With The Stars to Mediaset's rival channel RAI, the state broadcaster, which has aired Bailando Con Le Stelle for the past six years. The disputed show, titled called Baia!has yet to air in Italy, but is understood to be based on a Televisa format, Bailando Por Un Sueno(Dancing For A Dream)a raunchy dance competition show that has been on air in South America. BBC sources say that the Mediaset-produced version, produced for Canale 5 by Endemol Italy, can be blocked before it goes on air. "BBC Worldwide takes the protection of its copyright extremely seriously and is currently undertaking legal action in Italy to protect its Dancing With The Starsformat," the BBC said. "It has been named as the world's most successful reality TV format and has been licensed to over 35 international broadcasters. "It is very important to BBC Worldwide and its international licensees that the format is protected from infringement." But Mediaset deputy chairman Pier Silvio Berlusconi, the son of the Italian Prime Minister, appeared to downplay the differences between the formats. "It is a dancing talent show with the peculiarity of involving both celebrities and normal people. The dance talent show is a format that works on commercial television everywhere in the world. We certainly wouldn't claim that the only reality format is Big Brother," he said. Format disputes are notoriously difficult to police through the courts, with many participants preferring to arbitrate out of court - such as the long dispute between the makers of Pop Idol (which later became American Idol) and Popstars. However, by taking action in the Italian courts, the BBC is taking the high risk strategy of allowing a non-format specialist judge to potentially set an industry precedent. Related Topics International Dancing with the Stars BBC Endemol

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Doha reveals Arab film lineup

LONDON -- Doha Tribeca Film Festival has announced its Arab Film Competition lineup, which will showcase seven docus and seven narrative features. The competish will be judged by a jury led by Syrian helmer Mohammed Malas ("The Night"). Jean-Claude Codsi's "A Man of Honor," Halkawt Mustafa's "Red Heart" and "How Big Is Your Love," from helmer Fatma Zohra Zamoum, are just some of the entries included in the newly expanded Arab competish lineup, which is now split into narrative and docu sections. Featuring eight world preems, the competish will have a set of new awards up for grabs, including Arab narrative feature, Arab narrative director, narrative performance award, Arab documentary feature and Arab documentary director. Fest will also feature two audience awards for narrative film and docu with cash prizes of $100,000 each. The Doha Tribeca Film Festival takes place from Oct. 25-29, and will open with Jean-Jacques Annaud's Arab epic "Black Gold." The full list of competing titles in the Arab Film Competition is: ARAB FILM COMPETITION: NARRATIVE A Man of Honor," Jean-Claude Codsi Red Heart," Halkawt Mustafa How Big Is Your Love," Fatma Zohra Zamoum El Shooq" (Lust), Khaled El Hagar Smuggler's Song," Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche Normal," Merzak Allouache Omar Killed Me," Roschdy Zem ARAB FILM COMPETITION: DOCUMENTARY Rouge Parole," Elyes Baccar The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni," Rania Stephan Yearning," Lina Alabed Crayons of Askalan," Laila Hotait Salas The Virgin, the Copts and Me," Namir Abdel Messeeh Boxing With Her," Latifa Robbana Doghri, Salem Trabelsi On the Road to Downtown," Sherif El Bendary Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

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Monday, September 19, 2011

Zurich rolls out red carpet

BERLIN -- "The Help" stars Emma Stone and Viola Davis, and director Tate Taylor will be on hand at the Zurich Film Festival for the Swiss premiere of Disney's box office hit. The 7th edition of the fest, which runs Sept. 22-Oct. 2, is cranking up the star wattage this year with a growing roster of guests, and a strong lineup of high-profile films, including Jeremy Irons, who will be at the fest for the screening of "Margin Call," Maximilian Schell and fest honorees Sean Penn, Paul Haggis, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Roman Polanski. Over the last seven years, we have worked hard to build a legitimate festival with an exceptional program that would be recognized on the world stage, and this year's lineup shows that we have turned the corner," said fest co-director Karl Spoerri. We are so happy with the support we are now receiving from filmmakers, distributors and actors in the Hollywood community, as well as our very important local markets, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. It has helped tremendously to elevate our status in the annual film festival calendar." This year's lineup includes Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion," which opens the fest, David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method," Steve McQueen's "Shame," "Restless," from Gus Van Sant, George Clooney's "Ides of March," Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" and Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights." The Help" closes the fest on Oct. 2. Contact Ed Meza at staff@variety.com

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Friday, September 16, 2011

VIDEO: Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Michael Moore Spar Over the Death of Osama bin Laden

Michael Moore, Elisabeth Hasselbeck Only four days into their new season and the ladies of The View are already back to doing what they do best: arguing. On Thursday's episode, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore visited the ladies and got an earful from co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck about the death of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden earlier this year. Moore argued that bin Laden deserved a trial before he was killed by special forces. "The way we show the world that we're different is that we give even the most heinous person their day in court," Moore said, citing that the Nazis that were put on trial following World War II, among others. Check out our list of TV's cheapest stunts "You're telling me that Osama bin Laden ... deserves a trial? But where? In NY City? The site of the slaughter of our own 3,000?" Hasselbeck countered. "Absolutely not. How dare ... why? Because Casey's Anthony trial went so well we should put Osama bin Laden on the stand?" Moore again argued that bin Laden should have been given a trial under the rights afforded to all Americans to stand trial. But Hasselbeck could not be swayed. "Osama bin Laden never deserved those rights, ever." Watch the full video here: Whose side are you on?

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Myron Bresnick dies at 93

Myron Bresnick, who introduced 100s of foreign films towards the U.S. nontheatrical market and built among the world's biggest 16mm film libraries beginning with a number of game titles, died of kidney failure in Newtown, Conn., on Sept. 4. He was 93.Bresnick started his career in 1945 having a job in the Walter O. Gutlohn 16mm film library. He labored first like a film inspector, then like a booker, later becoming the manager within the firm's Dallas office. (The nontheatrical marketplace for films incorporated schools, colleges, places of worship, camps, libraries, social groups and youth groups.)Gutlohn offered his firm to Worldwide Theatrical and tv Co. Shortly after that, in 1951, Bresnick released Fleetwood Films, beginning using the animated feature "Little Greyneck," in addition to several Hal Roach features.To achieve an aggressive edge inside a market all of a sudden flooded with small film libraries, Fleetwood Films committed to obtaining and disbursing religious-designed films to parochial schools. Among Bresnick's most effective game titles was The spanish language film "The Miracle of Marcelino," directed by Ladislao Vajda and initially launched in 1955.After reading through concerning the film, Bresnick visited The country to search it lower the knowledge sparked his lifetime curiosity about foreign films. Bresnick and the company, later re-named Audio Film Center, dove in to the nontheatrical foreign films market if this acquired the 16mm privileges to P Sica's "Miracle in Milan," after which started to get the 16mm privileges to nonreligious films like "The Small Fugitive" and American documentary classic "The Quiet One." Soon Bresnick acquired two Japanese classics, Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" and Teinosuke Kinugasa's "Gate of Hell," in addition to Satyajit Ray's "Pather Pachali" and "Aparajito" then came films including D.W. Griffith's "Birth of the Nation," Resnais' "This Past Year at Marienbad" plus some Buster Keaton and Harry Langdon features. Simultaneously, Bresnick was creating a relationship with Disney his library eventually incorporated lots of live-action and animated Disney classics.Bresnick increased his small, specialized library into among the world's biggest 16mm nontheatrical film distribution firms if you take chances on misguided films about that they felt strongly, obtaining exclusive privileges to a lot of foreign and locally created photos, purchasing large collections of assorted game titles and obtaining the libraries of more compact distribution firms. His company maintained its Mt. Vernon, N.Y., headquarters coupled with satellite offices in Dallas, Chicago, Concord and La. In 1968, he offered his business to Macmillan.Bresnick upon the market from Macmillan in early 1980s and released Grange Communications, which centered on acquiring and disbursing foreign films theatrically within the U.S. Through close ties with firms and people like Kino Intl. and Jerry Winters, Grange launched films including Andrei Tarkovsky's "Nostalghia," Agnes Varda's "Vagabond" and Masahiro Shinoda's "Yasha-ga-ove," launched within the U.S. as "Demon Pond." Bresnick upon the market in the film industry within the late the nineteen nineties.Bresnick could collect privileges to film collections from legendary company directors including Fellini, Bunuel and Rossellini, with whom he'd developed warm business associations and private relationships. For many years, Bresnick would be a regular in the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival and MIFED.Myron Herman Bresnick was created in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Ohio Condition U. on the track scholarship and then moved to NYU. Throughout World war 2 he offered within the Military.Bresnick's wife, the first kind Renee Abramson, predeceased him in 2004. He's made it with a daughter, Peggy Bresnick Kendler, an independent author a boy, Geoffrey and 2 grandchildren. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Do Not Mess With Universal: Bruno Bingo Hall Edition

Back in 2007, during the filming of Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen and his film crew stormed a California bingo hall. They asked the unsuspecting patrons to sign Standard Consent Agreements, alleged that they were filming a “documentary-style film,” and then Bruno was invited on stage to call numbers. Only instead of just calling numbers, the flamboyant Austrian character related each digit to a milestone in his relationship with a former gay partner — a showy extreme that ended in tears, a call to the paramedics, security officers forcibly removing Cohen, a “brain bleed” and a lawsuit against NBC Universal, that we learn today, the studio has won. Richelle Olson and her husband sued Cohen, NBC Universal and other production companies related to the project in 2009 alleging that Cohen’s bingo parlor stunt — which never made it into the film’s final cut — resulted in a scuffle that led to serious injuries. Shortly after the Olsons filed their lawsuit, Universal countered with their own letter stating that the altercation cited never took place, submitting 28 minutes of unedited footage to court. A footnote in the most recent appeals court decision makes the bingo scene sound very amusing. After Cohen called out the Bingo number 36, he states that “36” was the age of his former male partner. Later, when he calls out the number 3, he says that his former partner’s birthday was “May 3.” When he later calls out the number 59, he remarks that 59 was the number of his hotel room he stayed in when he met his former partner, and a few minutes later when he announces number 42, Cohen offers that “42 inches was his partner’s chest size. Finally, after Cohen announces the number 7, he comments that he met his partner on “July 7.” Some members of the audience can be heard laughing after each comment.” The Hollywood Reporter pieced together more of the events that transpired that night. As Cohen continued making comments, Olson became alarmed at the vulgarity and concerned for the other Bingo players. So she approached the stage area and told Cohen to stop. Cohen asks why he can’t continue and why she’s being so rude, and Olson responds by polling the audience whether they wanted him or Olson to continue with the number-calling. The audience chose Olson. As security officers escorted Cohen and his crew to the exit, Richelle Olson announced to the audience: “I will not have anyone make a mockery of this bingo hall.” Later, Olson left the stage to calm herself down, where, sobbing uncontrollably, she lost consciousness, hitting her head into the concrete floor. Paramedics took her away, and she says she was diagnosed with two brain bleeds and has been in a wheelchair and walker ever since. First off, a slow clap for Olson for actually saying the words, “I will not have anyone make a mockery of this bingo hall.” Any bingo hall would be lucky to have a player as staunchly protective of her board game environment as Richelle Olson. Sadly for Olson and her husband though, both a lower court and an appeals court have sided with Universal on this matter, agreeing that Cohen’s stunt was protected by the First Amendment. This decision means that in addition to the lawsuit being thrown out, Olson will have to pay money for its legal fees. They can take your hard-earned bingo winnings, Olson family, but they can never take your pride. Or your dauber. · Universal Wins ‘Bruno’ Lawsuit Over Woman Injured in Bingo Hall [THR]

Saturday, September 10, 2011

PHOTO: Ashton Kutcher Can get Naked for Ellen DeGeneres

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Friday, September 9, 2011

Greatest Loser's Mike Poueu in Critical Condition After Falling Building

Mike Poueu Greatest Loser contestant Mike Poueu is within critical condition after falling several tales off a building over the past weekend, TMZ reviews.Poueu experienced a pelvic injuries, torn ligaments, a pierced lung along with a damaged leg, but is conscious inside a Bay Area hospital, based on the site. It's unclear what triggered the Saturday fall.Take a look at photos of Mike Poueu"Mike Poueu is really a beloved person in our Greatest Loser family and that we are keeping him and the family within our ideas and hopes," NBC stated inside a statement.Poueu lost 142 pounds on Season 9 of Greatest Loser and it is engaged to fellow contestant Stephanie Anderson.

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Charlie Sheen Roast Adds William Shatner, Jon Lovitz and Kate Walsh?

Kate Walsh, Jon Lovitz Comedy Central certainly gets diversity points in assembling the lineup for Charlie Sheen's celebrity roast. The cable network has added William Shatner, Jon Lovitz, Patrice O'Neal and Amy Schumer, as well as Kate Walsh (yes, Kate Walsh from Private Practice) and guitarist Slash. Seth MacFarlane to emcee Charlie Sheen roast They join previously announced guests Steve-O, Jeff Ross, Mike Tyson and roast master Seth MacFarlane. So what exactly will Walsh and Slash, respectively, bring to the roast? Will Walsh come in character as a doctor to squash Sheen's "tiger blood" theory? Will Slash bring his guitar to provide some nice mood music, or to rip apart the Two and a Half Men theme song? The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen will tape Sept. 10 and air on Monday, Sept. 19 at 10/9c. Will you be tuning in?

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Toronto 2011: Michael Keaton, Michelle Monaghan to Star in Thriller 'Penthouse North' (Exclusive)

Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan will star in Penthouse North, a psychological thriller being directed by Joseph Ruben. Helen Kim's Lionsgate International is handling foreign sales for the thriller and is shopping it in Toronto. The pic will begin production in Canada's capital, Ottawa, in November. COVER STORY: David Cronenberg on How the $20 Million 'Dangerous Method' Got Made Jeff Sackman, Michael Baker and Jon Shiffman are producing, as is Ruben, who has made a career helming thrillers ranging from The Forgotten to Sleeping with the Enemy to Dreamscape. David Loughery, who wrote the thrillers Obsessed and Lakeview Terrace, penned Penthouse and is also producing. STORY: Toronto 2011: 10 Hot Titles Buyers Dare Not Miss The plot centers on a photojournalist (Monaghan) haunted by a tragic event who has escaped from the world in an upscale New York penthouse. The world comes after her with a vengeance in the form of a smooth but sadistic criminal (Keaton) looking for a hidden fortune, with the woman mustering her inner strength to survive. Monaghan will be in Toronto for the premiere of Machine Gun Preacher, the Marc Forster movie in which she stars opposite Gerard Butler. She was last seen in Summit's Source Code. Keaton was recently heard in Toy Story 3 as the voice of Ken and appeared in the Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys. ICM, which represents Keaton, Monaghan and Loughery, packaged the film and is handling U.S. rights. Ruben is repped by Paradigm. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit Related Topics Toronto International Film Festival International

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Sons of Anarchy There is a New Sheriff around

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TV Rankings: 'America's Got Talent' Notches Another Victory

NBC"America's Got Talent" America's Got Talent ongoing to top the rankings because the summer time winds lower and fall television starts in a few days. The NBC competition series (11.4 million total audiences, 2.9 rating in grown ups 18-49 demographic) was lower 6 %, but was the only real broadcast program on Tuesday to notch a lot more than ten million audiences because of its two-hour telecast. Week-to-week, Talent expires 3 % in audiences. It's Worth What (4.7 million, 1.1) dipped 8 percent and tied its series low at 8 p.m. Nevertheless, the network required home another nightly win, because the evening's most-viewed and top-ranked throughout primetime NBC averaged 9.two million along with a 2.3 rating. CBS (8.4 million, 1.6) rated second about the evening both in groups, even airing repeats of their Tuesday dramas, with ABC (4.4 million, 1.4) following. The finales of Go ahead and take Money and Run (3.8 million, 1.5) in addition to Combat Hospital (3.two million, .9) were steady using the previous week's telecasts. Fox placed 4th with encores of Glee and Raising Hope, using the CW in fifth. TV Rankings