How Justin Bieber Became the Public Face of Copyright Reform (Analysis)

Charles Eshelman/Getty Images A few days ago, we wrote about Fight for the Future, a not-for-profit that started a campaign and website called"Free Bieber," warning that pop star Justin Bieber could face five years in prison if copyright laws were amended. A lot has happened since, so it's time to update.our editor recommends Justin Bieber Is the 'Real Deal' and Will Have a Long Career Says Reality TV Producer'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' Producer Emphasizes Importance of Social MediaCould Justin Biebers Never Say Never Get a Best Doc Oscar Nomination? Fight for the Future expresses concern about S. 978,which would make unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted work a felony, and says Bieber's freedom is at stake. STORY: Justin Bieber Picks the 5 Songs That Inspire Him The group points out that Bieberbecame famous as a result ofposting covers of popular R&B songs to YouTube, which might be true, but hardly constitutes illegal streaming under the proposed legislation. Here's whyBieber is safe from jail even if the law passes. After the website got attention, the singer's reps became upset over how the singer was being used as a prop.So Bieber's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letterto shut down "Free Bieber," arguing that the website itself was violating his trademark, privacy and publicity rights, doing things like promising the arrival of "Free Bieber" t-shirts with the teen star shown behind jail bars. Several music artist guilds also have opposed the "Free Bieber" movement, arguing that the proposed bill actually helps artists like Bieber. STORY: Justin Bieber's 'Under the Mistletoe' Headed for Platinum? Sells 164,000 in Pre-orders Fight for the Future retained the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the nonprofit legal advocacy group, which returned fire witha replythatmakes the case that no laws have been broken in the operation of "Free Bieber." The EFF dismisses trademark allegationsbecause it's a political website that makes fair use of the term "Justin Bieber," rejects a privacy claim because "we cannot fathom how this political campaign in any way intrudes on any privacy right your extremely public client might assert," and says there's no publicity rights violation because of free speech. In other words, groups should be allowed to hold up celebrities to make political points. EXCLUSIVE: Justin Bieber: 'With Time Off, I'm Able to Think, Pray and Grow Up' Then, Bieber got on the radio and made statements that make us question whether his reps are really consulting with him on these issues. A radio host introduced Bieber to the proposed legislation -- not really doing a great job, in our opinion -- and Bieber responded that the lawmaker who crafted the bill "needs to be locked up." The law was proposed by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. Bieber made the comment as if this was the first time he's heard about these issues. Is he being used as a prop by both sides of the issue? Here's the audio. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Justin Bieber Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Marie Osmond Hospitalized for Bronchitis

Marie Osmond Marie Osmond was taken to the hospital after her Las Vegas show on Wednesday, CBS News reports. Marie's brother Donny accompanied the singer to the hospital where she was treated for bronchitis. Marie, 52, had some problems with her voice during the performance and later tweeted, "So the allergies went into a bronchitis. Didn't realize it until I went to hit the high notes last night on stage." Marie was cleared to resume performing on Thursday. The duo is currently performing at the Flamingo hotel through Nov. 26. Although no dates have been canceled, some of the numbers from the show may be shortened or cut to allow Marie's voice to rest.

New Movie Reviews: 'In Time,' 'The Rum Diary,' 'Puss in Boots' Striking Theaters

Moviegoers certainly possess a slew of options a few days ago.our editor recommends'In Time' Director Discusses Casting Justin Timberlake (Video)Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Bring 'Puss in Boots' to France (Cannes)'The Rum Diary' Trailer: The Actor-brad Pitt Drinks His Way Through Puerto Rico (Video)'The Rum Diary': The Actor-brad Pitt, Amber Heard Bring Hunter S. Thompson's Figures to Existence (Photos)'The Double' Trailer Discloses a Large Twist (Video)'Like Crazy': Sundance Grand Jury Prize Champion Trailer PremieresTribeca Film Acquires Privileges to David Rosenthal's 'Janie Jones''Anonymous' Director Roland Emmerich: 'I Tend not to Shoot Action Scenes' Friday sees DreamWorks' animated film Puss in Boots offer much more of Antonio Banderas' dashing cat, that has steered clear of in the Shrek-dom for any film of their own. PHOTOS: 'Puss in Boots' Premiere Red-colored Carpet Arrivals The Actor-brad Pitt plays Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego inside a film adaptation of his The Rum Diary, a magazine the actor themself advised Thompson to write when he thought it was within the writer's Colorado home. Roland Emmerich requires a break from action and sci-fi to search in to the debate within the scholarship of Shakespeare's oeuvre within the historic epic Anonymous. Perhaps the favourite actor on the planet outdoors from the Americas, Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan presents his greatest film yet, a sci-fi action piece, RA.ONE, in regards to a father and boy fighting a supervillain inside a world converted into a videogame. The film opened up Wednesday. PHOTOS: 'The Rum Diary' Photo Stills: The Actor-brad Pitt, Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard See exactly what the Hollywood Reporter's experts have to say of individuals films -- yet others opening a few days ago -- and discover how good they're likely to perform in the box office. Puss in Boots Antonia Banderas' swashbuckling feline takes center stage within this Shrek spinoff. Click the link to see Todd McCarthy's review. The Rum Diary Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli and Amy Heard star in author-director Bruce Robinson's screen adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson's coming-of-age novel. Click the link to see Todd McCarthy's review. Over Time Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried star in Andrew Niccol's dystopian film, giving new currency to Benjamin Franklin's infamous quote, "Time is Money." Click the link to see Todd McCarthy's review. PHOTOS: 'In Time' Premiere Red-colored Carpet Arrivals: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Anonymous Roland Emmerich brings Shakespeare's London to vivid existence within this early 17th century conspiracy-theory movie having a large and superb British cast Click the link to see Kirk Honeycutt's review. RA.ONE Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan stars inside a sci-fi family adventure which boasts the biggest budget in Indian film history. Click the link to see Kirk Honeycutt's review. 13 Tbilisi-born French filmmaker Géla Babluani remakes his 2005 claustrophobic surprise 13 Tzameti by having an British-speaking cast including Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke. Click the link to see John DeFore's review. VIDEO: 'Anonymous' Trailer Hits The Double The film, which stars Topher Sophistication, Stana Katic, Stephen Moyer, Martin Sheen and Odette Yustman, marks the pointing debut of "Wanted" co-author Michael Brandt. Click the link to see David Rooney's review. Janie Johnson Alessandro Nivola and Abigail Breslin play a recently introduced father and daughter in David M. Rosenthal's tale of being a parent and rock 'n roll. Click the link to see Ray Bennett's review. VIDEO: 'In Time' Official Trailer Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Debuts Constantly Bruisingly bittersweet making using the type of tenderness that indicates an in-depth personal significance, Constantly stories a youthful love so deep it doesn't die even if, possibly, it will. Click the link to see John DeFore's review. Related Subjects Amanda Seyfried Amber Heard Antonio Banderas The Actor-brad Pitt Justin Timberlake Aaron Eckhart The Rum Diary Constantly Martin Sheen Puss in Boots Over Time Anonymous

Depp Channels Pal Thompson Again for 'Rum Diary'

LOS ANGELES (AP) Johnny Depp vividly recalls the first time he met Hunter S. Thompson, sparks flying as the author parted a bar crowd with a cattle prod and a Taser.Seventeen years later, Depp is making good on one of his close friend's last wishes, producing and starring in a film adaptation of Thompson's "The Rum Diary," written in the early 1960s but not published until Depp stumbled on the manuscript a quarter-century after.Depp and Thompson, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2005, bonded instantly at that first meeting in 1994, when the actor was spending Christmas in Aspen, Colo., near the author's home. A fan of Thompson's since reading the gonzo journalist's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in his late teens, Depp jumped at the chance when a mutual friend asked if he wanted to meet him.Depp was told to turn up at the tavern at midnight. Soon after, Thompson entered brandishing his cattle prod and Taser."People were hurling their bodies, leaping out of the way to try and save themselves from this maniac," Depp said in an interview. "Then he made his way to me. The sparks had died down, he just walked right up to me and put his hand out and said, 'How do you do? My name is Hunter.'"Thompson and Depp quickly discovered they both were born in Kentucky and shared many literary heroes, among them Ernest Hemingway and Nathaniel West. Around 2:30 that morning, they were at Thompson's house, where Depp admired a nickel-plated shotgun on the wall."'Would you like to fire it?'" Depp recalled Thompson saying. "I said, 'Yeah. Great, man.' He says, 'All right, great. We must build bombs.' So we built bombs in his sink out of propane tanks and nitroglycerin. Then we took them out back and he said, 'All right, you get first crack.' So I leveled that 12-gauge and I blew it up 80-foot fireball."I think that was my kind of rite of passage with Hunter. I think that was my test that I was OK."Depp went on to play Thompson's alter ego in the 1998 movie adaptation of "Fear and Loathing." While preparing for that role, Depp spent time in the basement of Thompson's home, sorting through boxes of "Fear and Loathing" artifacts "cherry stems and cocktail napkins and all these weird notations, and photographs of monkeys. Who knew what was in there?" Depp recalled.Then he opened another box and found a manuscript titled "The Rum Diary" in red letters. He figured Thompson had not looked at it since writing it decades earlier, the story based on the author's experiences as a young reporter in Puerto Rico.Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Depp and Thompson passed pages back and forth. Within about half an hour, Depp had persuaded Thompson to publish the novel. In return, Thompson insisted they should do a film version.They developed the project together for years, and Depp became even more committed to bringing the story to the screen after Thompson killed himself amid assorted maladies and declining health."There's nothing more delightful than to see an actor play a role that he puts everything into," said Graham King, a producer on "The Rum Diary.""I'm not saying he doesn't put everything into every movie, but this was different. This was something that was so close to his heart. It wasn't a gig. It wasn't a job for him.""Johnny is Hunter in many ways. Hunter set out to do something that no one else had done before, and I feel like Johnny does that in many things," said co-star Amber Heard. "He's doing exactly what he wants to do, and I think it's wonderful and important to fight to make projects that he feels have artistic integrity."A box-office risk early in his career for oddball films that rarely made money, Depp has been able to call his own shots in the years since he became a Hollywood breadwinner with hits such as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."Still, it was a challenge to find backers for "The Rum Diary," which stars Depp as Paul Kemp, a Thompson alter ego in his formative years, arriving in San Juan as an aimless tenderfoot who encounters corrupt developers despoiling an island paradise and discovers his purpose to take on "the bastards" wherever he finds them.Aaron Eckhart co-stars as a slimy public relations man whose girlfriend (Heard) becomes Kemp's object of lust. The cast also includes Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins and Michael Rispoli.To write the screenplay and direct, Depp and Thompson enlisted Bruce Robinson ("Withnail & I"), a filmmaker who recognized himself and Thompson as kindred spirits."We were writing in the same vernacular, a voice of comedic rage," Robinson said. "What are you going to have, a hand grenade or a word? Hunter chose the word."Though Thompson was gone, Depp made him a spectral producer from beyond, insisting there be a chair with Thompson's name on the set, beside it an ashtray, a packet of Dunhill cigarettes, a bottle of Chivas Regal and a highball glass.Each morning, Depp and Robinson would pour a drink for Thompson."Everybody was there for Johnny, and Johnny was there for the love of the man," Eckhart said. "That was palpable on the set, between Hunter's chair and their sacrament to him each day."If Thompson were around to review his performance, Depp figures he would "come up with some unbelievably witty, clever remark that would just sort of chop me off at the ankles. ... And then seconds later, he would have praised it, I believe."When I called him for 'Fear and Loathing,' I was scared that was the end of our friendship, because I had played him, I think, pretty close to the bone," Depp said. "I told him early on, 'If I do this right, you might hate me forever.' He said, 'Well it's a chance you've got to take, isn't it?' So I did it, but after 'Fear and Loathing,' I called him and I said, 'All right, you saw it? Do you hate me?'"And I think by me saying, 'Do you hate me?' he knew I was in pain. He couldn't stand the idea of (messing) with me, and he said, 'No, no, man. It was like an eerie trumpet call over a lost battlefield.' I mean, that just came out of his mouth on the telephone. ... It doesn't get better."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Beck's music in the own words

'Elekra''Cheaper through the Dozen''The Hangover''Percy Jackson & The Olympians'Daily Variety chose 10 of Christophe Beck's most widely used, notable or challenging films and requested him to mirror around the experience:"Underneath the Tuscan Sun" (2003)"A film produced by Audrey Wells, among my personal favorite filmmakers. I loved having the ability to mix Italian tastes, Nino Rota-esque, inside a more minimalist, colorful, modern context.""Cheaper Through the Dozen" (2003)"Probably the first film where I needed to rewrite a signal again and again again. It had been the critical, large signal in the finish. It was version 12 or 14 when we finished. A genuine sense of accomplishment and triumph.""Elektra" (2005)"Among the first movies where I could conceive and perform high concept that I am still very happy with. Used to do each day of periods using the orchestra, then place them into my software and altered that. Should you pay attention to that score, you are able to really hear the initial recording sliced and diced and coupled with a genuine orchestra on the top from it.InchInchThe Pink Panther" (2006)"I recall just how much fun it had been dealing with Henry Mancini's theme. Mancini's 'Pink Panther' scores were more episodic he did not work the theme into the extent which i did. It had been excellent having the ability to run with this theme and perform a couple of versions onto it.InchInchWe're Marshall" (2006)"More often than not, nowadays, there's not a lot of surprises after i arrive at the scoring stage. It can be how a mock-ups were, however when I heard that first large sports-action signal, it had been like, 'Whoa! I never imagined it might seem as glorious because this.AInchInchThe Hangover" (2009)"I needed the score to seem just like a record, when it comes to production -- like instrumental versions from the tunes which were within the soundtrack. Therefore we recorded the drums and guitar just a little in a different way. There's hardly any score in 'The Hangover.' Should you attempted to complete an excessive amount of, you'd put on lower the ear with this type of (rock) seem.""Percy Jackson & The Olympians" (2010)The Lightning Crook" (2010): "Amazing fun, having the ability to write a great, epic orchestral adventure score, the kind of which I used to be hearing and taking pleasure in since i have would be a kid.""Awaiting Superman" (2010)"My first experience focusing on a documentary, and my first sometimes feeling like I desired to have a shower after writing a signal -- due to the main difference between adjusting feelings over something that's real, and doing the work inside a purely imaginary context.""Red-colored" (2010)"The craziest production situation I have have you been in. I'd four days to show around 80 minutes of score which was not simple. Every signal had orchestra, drums, guitars, bass, synth. I love finding yourself in a predicament where you are a part of a team and you are trying to behave crazy.""Crazy Stupid Love" (2011)"I labored with filmmakers who challenged me to visit outdoors of my safe place. I normally will mock up my ideas and enable filmmakers in the future over and listen to it on their behalf. Through the second meeting, the company directors were saying, 'Where would be the music artists?' Therefore we introduced in 7 or 8 men, once per week for four days, plus they really appreciated it."BILLION-DOLLAR COMPOSER: CHRISTOPHE BECK Beck's eco-friendly phase Resurrecting 'Muppets' in Disney tradition Beginning from the undead Beck's music in the own words Beck, private school grad, gives back Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Rob Zombie adds one of The Brady Bunch to Lords Of Salem

Rob Zombie's upcomingThe Lords of Salem has a growing all-star cast, which already includes the likes of Barbara Crampton, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Bruce Davidson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Billy Drago and Meg Foster.But it seems that Mr Zombie is gratifying his nostalgic side by adding yet another familiar face to the bill."Pork chops and applesauce head to Salem! What the fuck does that mean? Of course it means Christopher Knight has joined our group.""Chris plays Keith Williams aka Lobster Joe the host of Lobster Joe's Fishy Fun Show a staple of local Salem television."Christopher Knight'smost recognisable role is Peter Brady from the infamous The Brady Bunch. Yep, that Brady Bunch.Now, we know that Zombie is a pop-culture fiend, but we kind of assumed his tastes were a little more, well, fiendish.Having said that, the thought of a young Zombie singing along to the Brady Bunch theme tune every Friday night fills us with quite a lot of giddy joy.The Lords of Salem is about a DJ who accidentally unleashes an evil curse onto the titular town, which was famously the site of several witchcraft trials in the 17th Century.The Lords of Salemwill be released in 2012. And we're sure it'll be as relentlessly bleak as Zombie's previous flicks, even if it does now involve a Brady.

Mattel Buys A $680M Ticket For Thomas

U.S. toy manufacturer Mattel has bought HIT Entertainment, your financial troubles-laden Uk kids toy certification company behind Thomas the Tank Engine, for $680 million in cash. Thats around $20 million under owner Apax Partners had wanted with this, I recognize, and around $200 million missing the $890 million which Apax taken proper care of the business in 2005. The sale gives Mattel a foothold inside the television business since the Thomas & Pals Tv program airs in than 20 languages worldwide. Rival toy maker Hasbro already possesses its own production/distribution arm, Hasbro Art galleries, and has partnership kids network The Hub with Discovery Communications. Due to the tight rules controlling toy producers making Tv shows in Europe, it remains to look how Mattel will fare whether or not this pitches new programmes featuring its toys to public tv producers. The sale sees Thomas the Tank Engine joining other Mattel brands including Barbie dolls dolls and Hot Wheels. I recognize that Mattel initially desired to strip out Thomas within the relaxation of HITs characteristics — Thomas comprises about 80% of HITs revenues but ultimately needed the entire HIT Entertainment range, including Barney the Dinosaur, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina and Pingu. Saban Brands, Disney and Mattel rival Tomy all vied to buy HIT Entertainment, but Mattel won out eventually. The $680 million deal continues to be funded through a mix of cash and debt and chances are it will close to the coast the initial quarter of 2012. The price means some multiple of nearly 10 occasions earnings. Today announcement does not include HIT Entertainments 30% stake in U.S. kids cable/satellite funnel Sprout. Im told that NBC Universal is making noises about buying out co-entrepreneurs Sesame Workshop and PBS, which explains why Apax Partners desires to hold onto it. Many other Uk kids TV certification companies though are presently searching in the naughty step. Coolabi, which distributes classic Brit TV cartoons including Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss, has lost money every year in the last decade. Chorion, which a year ago wanted to purchase HIT Entertainment itself, continues to be separate after it breached its lending covenants in March and was unable to satisfy interest obligations on its $112 million bank debt. Experts have blamed vc's for instance Apax Partners themselves for your mess these kids TV companies will be in. Private equity finance finance traders are very focused on short-term cash generation, states one kids TV producer, they do not purchase new programming to keep these kids brands fresh: That was the issue with Apax after they bought HIT Entertainment in 2005. They preferred to double their funds in 3 years, nonetheless its taken them 6 years to escape the organization. Throughout that time they didnt desire to develop new shows. Private equity finance traders do not have time horizon the children TV small company. Mattel, making many Thomas toys under license from HIT, had been developing a Thomas the Tank Engine live action theatrical film, directed by Shane Acker (9). The Mattel entertainment characteristics design team remains concentrating on the film with HIT and Peter Jacksons Nz-based Weta Workshop. Cinetic Media as well as the UTA Independent Film Group are handling financing and distribution.

'In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey' Trailer: Julia Roberts, Oscar-Nominated Director?

It isn't frequently you'd put quiet film star Harold Lloyd within the same sentence like a children's movie, but that is why is Martin Scorsese's approaching three dimensional adventure 'Hugo' stand out. The film -- in line with the book by John Selznick -- is really a master class on film history made to charm cinephiles as well as their kids in equal measure. This brand-new poster for that Vital release highlights that dichotomy, as star Asa Butterfield clings to some clock-hands in ways that recalls Lloyd's quiet-era classic 'Safety Last!' Take a look ahead. [Click for full-size image.] Starring Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emily Mortimer and Butterfield because the titular Hugo, the Martin Scorsese-directed film comes to theaters on November. 23. Watch a clip below. [Top photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

New 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Photos Arrive

FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: With exactly thirty days standing between us as well as the hotly anticipated premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1" on November 18, Summit is both rewarding our persistence and stoking our burning lust with several last-minute sneak peeks. The studio released numerous seven new stills today, giving us fresh compares the marriage, honeymoon and contentious pregnancy. See the full story at Hollywood Crush!

Daniel Radcliffe stars in another haunting Lady In Black trailer

The Woman In Black, Daniel Radcliffe's first real stab within an 'adult' movie publish-Harry Potter, has scared up another trailer.This latest promo offers a little more if this involves plot, nevertheless it still plays with striking images rather than spoilers.And due to the tease character in the trailer, we're still declined a substantial glimpse at Radcliffe's performance, but it's pretty sure this really is cell phone industry's from Potter.And H . p . fans might be keen to know this trailer finds time with an exchange between Radcliffe and Ciarán Hinds (Deathly Hallows: Part Two's Aberforth Dumbledore).See the video (because of MSN) the next:<a href='http://video.uk.msn.com?vid=46fcf972-d1fc-4739-91c9-e5830a3a5ca9&mkt=en-gb&from=sp^en-gb&src=FLPl:embed::uuids' _fcksavedurl='http://video.uk.msn.com?vid=46fcf972-d1fc-4739-91c9-e5830a3a5ca9&mkt=en-gb&from=sp^en-gb&src=FLPl:embed::uuids' target='_new' title='MSN World Exclusive: Lady In Black - Uk trailer' >Video: MSN World Exclusive: Lady In Black - Uk trailer</a>The Lady In Black opens on 10 February 2012.

Private Steve Jobs Memorial Set for Oct. 16

Silicon Valley's most influential movers and shakers have been invited to an Oct. 16 memorial for Steve Jobs being held at Stanford University.our editor recommendsApple Shares Hit New HighApple iPhone 4S Sells Out in U.S. Pre-OrdersA Studio Chief Pens Revealing First-Person Steve Jobs RemembranceSteve Jobs Tribute Logo Sparks Controversy for Graphic Designer Related Topics•Steve Jobs The Apple co-founder died Oct. 5 of respiratory arrest, and had been battling cancer and a metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor for the last five years of his life. Sunday's private service is expected to be attended by the California tech industry's "luminaries and others close to Mr. Jobs," reports the Wall Street Journal. Guests were asked to RSVP to Emerson Collective, the organization founded by Jobs' wife Laurene that works with entrepreneurs to advance domestic and international social reform efforts. PHOTOS: Steve Jobs' Death: How the Magazines Covered Though the guest list has not been unveiled, a likely attendee is California Governor Jerry Brown, who on Friday declared Oct. 16 as "Steve Jobs Day." The Governor said at the time of Jobs' death that Jobs "was a great California innovator who demonstrated what a totally independent and creative mind can accomplish. Few people have made such a powerful and elegant imprint on our lives." Apple is also holding a celebration of Jobs' life on Oct. 19 at the company's Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. PHOTOS: Apple Products in TV and Movies A week after the tech innovators death, shares in his company rose 3 percent to a historic closing high of $422, giving the iconic technology firm a market capitalization of $391.2 billion. Still the world's most valuable publicly traded company, Apple is worth nearly four times more than Disney and Time Warner combined. The stock increase is due to the sale of Apple's new iPhone 4S, "the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' life." Related Topics Steve Jobs Apple

TV Ratings: Tim Allen's 'Last Guy Standing' Debuts Well, 'Parenthood' Increases

Peter Hopper/ABC"Last Guy Standing" Tim Allen made his return to television with new series, Last Guy Standing, as well as the half-hour ABC sitcom stood a good premiere on Tuesday evening. The hourlong series debut of Last Guy Standing (13 million total audiences, 3.5 rating in grownups 18-49 demographic), co-starring Nancy Travis, enhanced 9 % within the launch of superhero drama No Regular Family last fall. This is often a solid start for your show, the Hollywood Reporter's chief television critic Tim Goodman declares, "Clearly, the series will most likely be popular. Allen can be a proven draw and likeable. ABC can be a family-inclined network. Plus it's on at 8 p.m., when an array of soft gruel might be shoveled lower the throats of Us citizens.Inch PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which New Show Will Probably Be Axed? Getting a good lead-together with Standing, the Dwts results show (16.6 000 0000, 3.2) enhanced ten percent at 9 p.m., nevertheless it didn't rise enough to help Body of Proof (9.4 million, 1.9), which dipped 5 %. ABC placed second round the evening inside the 18-49 demo, calculating a few.8 rating in primetime, behind CBS. Though CBS' selection all saw minor drops, the network's three-hour slate still assigned the evening in general audiences (15.3 million) as well as the demo (3.1). NCIS (18.7 million, 3.9) and NCIS: LA (15.4 million, 3.3) dropped 7 percent and 3 %, correspondingly, to season lows. Meanwhile, newcomer procedural Memorable (11.8 million, 2.3) saw a 8-percent dip for just about any low. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows NBC's The Finest Loser (5.5 million, 2.) keeps sinking, losing another 5 % to write its least expensive-rated fall telecast ever. Nonetheless, family drama Motherhood (5.3 million, 2.1) -- airing a pivotal episode where the Bravermans welcome a completely new addition into the family -- enhanced 5 % in the earlier week. The CW's 90210 (1.5 million, .7) improving in general audiences and Ringer (1.7 million, .7) -- which featured a sizable game-changing reveal within the finish in the episode -- rising a notch. Refresh for your latest ... TV Ratings

Fashion Slam: Xanadu Style Rules Again

First Released: October 11, 2011 3:57 PM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Access Hollywoods Anthony Ramos, Ryan Patterson, Cara Petry, Susan Moore and Joe Siyam celebrate in the Xanadu birthday bashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- I visited probably the most awesome birthday celebration earlier this weekend it had been literally a great time in the past! My pal Joe switched 40 and celebrated having a Xanadu designed Disco Curler Party- only the seem of that's pretty great, right? Everything began using the invites, which incorporated a DVD from the Olivia Newton-John cult classic Xanadu, to inspire us for costume ideas. The truth is that- I didn't do too well within the costume department. I possibly could not think about almost anything to put on and merely attempted to become festive having a sparkly DVF jacket. If only I used to be more creative because there have been some incredible clothes there. It had been a ocean of metallic spandexwhich within this situation would be a positive thing! The birthday boy was outfitted inside a 70s whitened suita la Tony Manero in Saturday Evening Fever. Most of the women arrived flowy dresses with headbands as with the film, or perhaps in sleek 80s workout gear like Olivia used in her own Allows Get Physical music video. We showed up in the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale where Xanadu had been forecasted on among the walls outdoors. I was welcomed using the odor of In-N-Out Hamburgers - a truck was available to ensure they are to order. Women in pink satin clothes (that have been replicas from Xanadus final scene) shipped the hamburgers to partygoers by skates, obviously. There have been Xanadu snacks, in addition to snacks the same shape as curler skates. The snack bar seemed to be open serving popcorn, chocolate, soda and then any other rink food you can want. Everybody accessorized with glow-in-the- dark bracelets and bracelets. We'd some laughs striking silly poses before a Xanadu designed backdrop and for photo booth style pix that people reached collect. However the most fun was the skating. I am not fueling when I only say I havent skated in DECADESand it demonstrated! I had been really rusty in the beginning, however i got at ease with it. I did not wish to leave the ground and spent almost the whole evening skating. My pal James, who rocked the 70s together with his shorts, tube socks and huge shades, stored skating as much as me and saying, Are you currently living at this time, or what? I stated, I'm not only living, I'm winning! As though it was not fun enough to bop and skate to any or all that old disco hits (Hello Bad Women!), there is also an Olivia Newton-John artist who sang and danced to Allows Get Physical and also the theme from Xanadu. (That We still keep singing during my headNow that people are here, Xanadu, Xan-a-du-oo-oo.) It had been crazy just how much planning went into this partyEvery single detail, lower towards the free tokens for that game titles, was perfect. Happy Birthday, Joe! Congratulations, congratulations! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'The Avengers' Trailer: Fans, Industry React (Video)

After a period of build-up, Marvel's Avengers movie is finally revealing itself. The initial official trailer hit the net on Tuesday and immediately fans (and ladies) began opining which the Joss Whedon-directed movie will get right and wrong. While there's always room to nitpick something together with your a longtime devoted fanbase since the Avengers, the general consensus seems being that Marvel, Disney and Vital might have popular around the hands. A few findings within the fans: Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof "I really loved the Comedy Central Roast in the AVENGERS, situated by Tony Stark." PHOTOS: 'The Avengers': New Photos From Marvel's Superhero Film Slate political reporter Dork Weigel "Just told my 14-year-old self there's an Avengers trailer getting a Nine Inch Nails soundtrack. He's psyched." NY City tweeter, ambilevous "so glad to find out that hollywood visited exactly what it does best: storytelling" Pad Nastos, author of Comic Marketing 101 "That Avengers trailer looked great. Excited to find out it next season.In . VIDEO: 'Avengers' Robert Downey Junior. and Chris Hemsworth On Hypothetical Fight Between Thor and Iron Guy British comic fan Ernest Byrne "The Avengers trailer. Holy god it is just generate an earnings wanted to ensure that it's - awesome. A lot of Stark inside the trailer IMO. Where's Maria Hill?!" Ogden, Utah social media expert Matthew Piper "It's over, Avengers. I barely preferred that will help you now your glossy trailer has frozen my computer. Don't call, don't write, we're through." Movies You May Have Missed tweeter "Precisely how are people feeling in regards to the Avengers trailer? I'm finding it near impossible being my usual cynical, douchey self relating to this...In . VIDEO: 'The Avengers' Trailer Hits the internet Self-professed geek vicar Peter Organ "Joining inside the general impressed vibe if the requires the Avengers trailer (though still not convinced with the Hulk's look)" Marvel artist Scott Manley "I'm stated to become working, but instead I'm virtually just watching new the Avengers trailer over and over all day long lengthy." Oklahoma City Iron Guy fan Justin Seeley "The completely new Avengers trailer is sick! Can't watch out for this movie... Robert Downey Junior. could make the film IMO. #ironmanfanboy" Movie rater Alicia Malone "Doesn't surprise me that RDJ can get the lion's share of dialogue in this "Avengers" trailer..." Longtime Or comic fan Andrenn Manley "Yeah, that Avengers trailer is rather good. Needs more Vision however'll accept it for the moment, Marvel." Avengers Joss Whedon

Fox Buys Kate Robin/Mike Kasdan Female-Driven Drama With Penalty

EXCLUSIVE: Playwright-film author Kate Robin, former author-producer on HBOs Six Foot Under, and director-producer Mike Kasdan have offered a drama project to Fox with penalty. last century Fox TV, where Kasdan posseses an overall deal, is creating. The untitled ensemble drama focuses on the feminine secret service agents who target the protective detail in the First Lady. Robin will write and executive produce with Kasdan, who may also direct. The Two recently labored together round the Cinemax comedy pilot Spring/Fall starring Tea Leoni and Hope Davis, which Robin written and Kasdan directed the project occur the NY realm of fashion remains in contention within the pay cable network. The acquisition develops Kasdan’s relationship with Fox. He directed the pilot for your network’s breakout hit comedy New Girl and may serve as an expert producer/director round the series, also from 20th TV. In addition, Kasdan is installed on executive produce and direct two other 20th TV projects this development season, both single-camera comedies: a karaoke bar half-hour at NBC executive produced by Adam Levine together with a Tom Gormican ensemble comedy at CBS.

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It absolutely was busy day for renewal and cancellations today. Two more that happened this mid-day: Fox has formally bought a ninth season of summer season staple And That Means You Think You'll Be Able To Dance, while Adult Frolic in the water dedicated to another season of NTSF:SD:Vehicle:: Desdpite sliding inside the ratings the 2009 summer season, And That Means You Think You'll Be Able To Dance still ranked as No. one out of the time is right period among Grownups 18-49, Grownups 18-34 and Teens. It absolutely was created by Simon Bigger and Nigel Lythgoe and arises from 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions. Returning for just about any second season of 15-minute cop procedural parody, NTSF:SD:Vehicle:: are creator, star and executive producer Paul Scheer, executive producers Jonathan Stern and Curtis Gwinn as well as the series’ cast. Production on Season 2 will begin noisy . 2012. The initial season finale airs tonight at 12:15 AM. NTSF:SD:Vehicle::, also known as the country's Terrorism Strike Pressure: Hillcrest: Vehicle::, can be a clandestine team of government agents cooperating to guard Hillcrest from numerous terrorist risks coming daily from such evil nations as Mexico, Canada and Guam. The series stars Scheer, Rebecca Romijn, Make the most of Riggle, Kate Mulgrew, Brandon Manley, June Diane Raphael, Martin Starr and sentient robot S.A.M. (voiced by Peter Serafinowicz). Scheer is repped by UTA and Principato-Youthful, Stern is repped by Principato-Youthful and Gwinn is repped with the Rothman-Brecher Agency and Principato-Youthful.

Macedonia chooses 'Punk's Not Dead' for Academy awards

PRAGUE -- Macedonia has selected since it's Oscar foreign-lingo entry Vladimir Blazevski's "Punk's Not Dead," a scrappy road movie that brings up exactly the same very independent spirit that typifies this small Balkan country. The pic concentrates on hero Mirsa, an former singer in the band that when ruled the Macedonian punk scene. Now 40 but still coping with his mother, he will get by selling drugs for any fearsome Albanian. The dealership then hatches a "Blues Siblings"-style pursuit to reunite this guitar rock band for any benefit concert inside a town having a repressed Albanian majority. Karovy Vary fest, in which the pic won the East from the West section for films in the former East bloc, recognized Blazevski's script and pic's documentary style, saying it accomplishes "a feeling of absolute conviction." Fest jury also noted pic's "contagious energy." It later won honors at Pristina's fest. London's Raindance fest has additionally designed the film. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

L.A. On-Location Filming Increases in Third Quarter

Driven by California state tax incentives, on-location feature film production in Los Angeles increased 49.9% during the third quarter of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.our editor recommendsL.A. On-Location Filming Growth Stalls in Second Quarter That included production on director Christopher Nolan's big-budget film Magnus Rex, director Oliver Stone's Savages, End of Watch and He Loves Me, among others. PHOTOS: Lost Homes of Hollywood Eight of the projects that shot in L.A. city or country received subsidies under the state of California's production incentive program, which is designed to stop runaway production by keeping movie, TV and commercial shoots in the state. That represented 12.5% of the movies shot on location in the L.A. area during the quarter. Across all categories, filming in L.A. was up 15.4% in the third quarter, according to data released Tuesday by Film LA, the non-profit that coordinates permits for filmed entertainment shot on location in the city of Los Angeles and unincorporated areas. Their stats do not cover movies, TV shows or commercials which shoot on studio lots and do not require permits to shoot on the streets around L.A. PHOTOS: On the 'Community' Set Television production was up 5.8% percent for the period mainly because of increases in reality TV shoots. TV sitcom' production was up 12.6% and pilots were up 88.5%. However, the TV drama category was down 20.3%, according to the report. Among the TV dramas that did shoot in L.A., 10.4% received California state subsidies. "Unfortunately, our summer prediction of diminished third quarter TV Drama production was spot-on," said FilmL.A. President Paul Audley. "While the California state incentive brought six television dramas to Los Angeles this quarter, we've seen other jurisdictions capture an unusually high number of these economically beneficial projects." VIDEO: 'The Dark Knight Rises' Special Effects Shoot Surfaces to the Web Commercial production was up 16.5% during the quarter, which is a turnaround after a slight decrease during the second quarter. Overall, commercial production in L.A. is up 3.4% for the year to date. "It's important to remember that increases in local production days mean local workers are being hired and local businesses are seeing a benefit," Audley added. "The California Film and Television Tax Credit Program is a proven job creator." More info on the report and state programs can be found at filmworksla.com. Related Topics

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ESPN Drops Hank Williams, Jr. Opening From 'Monday Night Football' (Video)

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images ESPN has dropped its traditional Monday Night Football opening song for the Indianapolis-Tampa Bay game on Monday following singer Hank Williams Jr.'s comment on Fox News' Fox & Friends comparing President Obama to Hitler. UPDATE: Hank Williams Jr. Backtracks From Obama-Hitler Comparison Williams' song "All My Rowdy Friends" has been used to open Monday Night Football since 1991 on both ABC and ESPN. In a statement, ESPN said: "While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football. We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast." VIDEO: Hank Williams, Jr. Compares Obama to Hitler on Fox News The singer, talking to hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade live via satellite from Nashville on Monday morning, got into a political discussion in which he stated that Speaker of the House John Boehner's golf game with President Obama was "one of the biggest political mistakes ever." "It's like Hitler playing golf with [Israel Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu," he said. The Fox News anchors seemed taken aback at Williams' comment. Carlson wanted Williams to clarify, saying, "You used the name of one of the most hated people in all the world to describe, I think, the president." "That's true," Williams said. "But I'm telling you like it is." ESPN

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