Friday, January 27, 2012

Top Moments: Catherine's CSI Goodbye and Make the most of Lowes Lifetime Movie

Marg Helgenberger Our top moments every week: 11. It Takes Three to Tango Award: Kim Zolciak sets the scene for just about any romantic evening along with her guy, Kroy, on Real Regular folks of Atlanta: wax lights, rose flower flower petals together with a tub created for two. But will there be room for starters more? Because Kim's father out of the blue barges in round the new parents' date evening. He offers this sage advice. "I wish for you being careful," according to him. "If you fail to be careful, do well. So when you can't do well, then just title it after me." Father knows best! 10. Best Hug: It's been a difficult road this season for Aria and Ezra on Pretty Little Liars. After they were instructed to split up, Aria leaves Ezra an email, asking him to fulfill her beneath the clock tower to supply their relationship just one last chance. He appears, clearly, while not until after it starts flowing lower rain, all the simpler to close this extended-anticipated reunion getting a separate (wet) hug. 9. Best Choice on Chicken: Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio takes Grayson to project for developing a simple chicken salad sandwich for just about any competition challenge. Grayson, however, isn't afraid to challenge his portrayal of her food not exciting enough in contrast for the other dishes. "As being a meatball?" she asks sarcastically, a apparent reference to the Lindsay and Sarah's published dishes. Her chutzpah works: She helps to make the normally stone-faced Tom laugh aloud and he or she helps it be to a different round. Which team you callin' (boring) chicken? 8. Funniest Situation of Mistaken Identity: After unwillingly tallying to more traditional (read: common) bachelorette party, Blair Waldorf's evening quickly increases in smoke on Gossip Girl when she amiably (and extremely drunkenly) confirms to hold onto what she thinks can be a stranger's cigarette (but what's really some pot). When cops balk at her public toking, she mistakes the males in blue for strippers, reaching south in the holster to uncover if they're really "NY's finest." That very not-ladylike gesture can get her very freely arrested. Signal the paparazzi's costly lights. 7. Best (Non-Specific) Character Revival: This week's Justified features some cheeky guest casting when Carla Gugino appears since the very particularly named Assistant Director Karen Goodall. It's a apparent jerk for the title character she carried out on ABC's beloved-but-quickly-canceled Karen Sisco, which, like Justified, required it's origin from an Elmore Leonard character. The chemistry between Karen and Raylan crackles in addition to their partnership builds up wherever it left off. Surely we're only some of those who think she'd produce a great permanent accessory for that cast. 6. Free finally Award: House's new year's resolution? To acquire his ankle monitor - also called his "training tiresInch - off. But Foreman must sign off round the approval, and so the mischievous doc decides to stroke his ego permitting him win arguments. When Foreman can get stylish to his plan, House states he moves better without any monitor which if Foreman were as confident as his former boss, he wouldn't need to keep House shackled. Foreman ultimately realizes House is right and grants or loans the removal. "Bikes go faster without training tires,Inch according to him. And additionally they drive their cars into people houses. 5. Most Moving Bad Day: Despite a passing report from her mandated counselor on Criminal Minds, Hotch knows Prentiss has not fully labored with nearly being destroyed by Ian Doyle a year ago. "You'll probably go days, several days even, feeling fine. Then you will have a very bad day," he notifies her. "Just let me know if you do." Stuck inside the "denial" stage, Prentiss doesn't proceed until a victim inside their situation recognizes that Prentiss had once been attacked too and asks her relating to this. Fighting back tears, she finally confesses to Hotch, "I get an undesirable day." 4. Most Tasty Being Launched: After trying to help keep her many new bedpost notches hidden from her nosy neighbors on Desperate Regular folks, Bree faces a sticky situation when she's faced by among her suitors and also the very angry wife when she appears drunk within the chapel bake purchase following a reverend themselves disinvited her. (Bree's tasty defense: "Every bake purchase takes a tart.") Instead of fighting while using angry wife, Bree decides to own her new status as "town whore" and walks away along with her mind held high. Be cautious, Bree, God is listening. 3. Most Contrived Reality: On Kourtney and Kim Take NY, Kim Kardashian decides to fulfill with psychic John Edward to talk to her late father, who was simply O.J. Simpson's lawyer. "Will you have a father-in-law or possibly a mature male that could be being an uncle who passed from cancer?" Edward asks her and Kourtney. "Our father passed from cancer," Kim solutions. "Would your father have a very link with somebody that drowned?" he asks. "O.J. Simpson's daughter drowned," Kim states. Yeah, Edward's totally attracted on straight into... Wikipedia. Did we explain he and Kim have the identical publicist? 2. Most Absurd Line: Lifetime's Came Billings: Untouchable is packed with cheesy and crazy dialogue manifestation of the network's usual options, but it's strange hearing it being launched of Make the most of Lowe's mouth. Here's an example: When Drew's neighbor, Karen, suspects he makes up about his fourth wife's disappearance, she notifies him, "Prone to prison may prevent you.Inch His response: "I'm untouchable, bitch." Who produces these products? 1. Saddest Goodbye: She might take a bullet within a blaze of gunfire the other day, but Catherine's CSI farewell isn't large, bold and bloody. No dying, no high high cliff-hanger, no large twist - merely a job and diverse of tears. "There comes a location inside a person's existence through which one feels compelled to produce a change," she notifies they. "I have been offered another job while using FBI. Which I've made a decision to think about it." And understanding that, Catherine Willows leaves Las vegas. Our one gripe: No William Petersen? What were your top moments?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

RKO enlists scribe for new 'Saint'

RKO Pictures is reviving Simon Templar and "The Saint," signing Travis Wright ("Eagle Eye") to pen a script based on the debonair hero. The Saint, a sort of modern-day Robin Hood, was created by Leslie Charteris and first appeared in the 1928 book "Enter the Tiger." Known as the Saint because of his initials, Templar's targets included lowlifes and corrupt politicians; he often left a calling card at his "crimes," a stick figure of a man with a halo -- which served as the logo of the Charteris books, movies, and the 1960s TV series starring Roger Moore. Movies featuring the Saint began in 1938 with "The Saint in NY," then "The Saint Strikes Back" and several others. Ian Ogilvy starred in the 1978-79 series "Return of the Saint" and Val Kilmer starred in Paramount's 1997 version. RKO, with a legacy dating back to "Citizen Kane" and "King Kong," is expected to distribute drama "A Late Quartet," starrring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, and Christopher Walken. Wright and former partner John Glenn wrote drafts for remakes of "Clash of the Titans" at Warner Bros., "Journey to the Center of the Earth" at Fox and "The Warriors" at Paramount. Wright is repped by Benderspink. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Thursday, January 12, 2012

CW takes aim at 'Green Arrow' pilot

'Green Arrow'CW is dipping into the DC Comics vault again as it closes in on a pilot order for an adaptation of the "Green Arrow" comic from Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV.Berlanti is co-writing the pilot with his frequent collaborator, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg. The trio will exec produce.The comic, which dates back to the early 1940s, revolves around a vigilante superhero who uses archery and martial arts to fight crime. In his public persona, he's Oliver Queen, a liberal politician and billionaire. He works with an extended family of superhero sidekicks who are known as Team Arrow.CW has long sought to mine more of the DC archive for series material. "Smallville," derived from the Superman franchise, was a 10-year mainstay for CW and its WB predecessor. The Green Arrow/Oliver Queen character was a regular on "Smallville" from 2006 through the end of the series in 2011.Berlanti and Guggenheim landed a pilot order on Monday from Fox for a legal drama, "Guilty." Kreisberg previously worked on the Berlanti-Guggenheim ABC drama "Eli Stone." More recently he's been a writer-producer on Syfy dramas "Warehouse 13" and "Defiance" and Fox's "Fringe." Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Monday, January 2, 2012

Online Critics laud 'Tree of Life'

'Tree of Life'The Online Film Critics Society tapped Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" as its best picture of the year, the org announced Monday.The film led the pack with seven awards including best director and best supporting actress for Jessica Chastain. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezski, who has swept virtually every critics award since November for his work on the film, also earned a trophy."Tree of Life" was the only film to win multiple awards from the OFSC this year.Other notable victories were Michael Fassbender, who earned a lead actor nod for "Shame"; lead actress Tilda Swinton for "We Need to Talk About Kevin"' and supporting actor Christopher Plummer for "Beginners.""Midnight in Paris" was the top choice in the original screenplay category, while "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" won for adapted screenplay.The group named "Rango" its favorite in the animated film category.The full list of winners of the 15th-annual Online Film Critics Society Awards follows:Best Picture"The Tree of Life"Animated Feature"Rango"DirectorTerrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"Lead ActorMichael Fassbender, "Shame"Lead ActressTilda Swinton, "We Need to Talk About Kevin"Supporting ActorChristopher Plummer, "Beginners"Supporting ActressJessica Chastain, "The Tree of Life"Original Screenplay"Midnight in Paris"Adapted Screenplay"Tinker Tailor Solider Spy"Editing"The Tree of Life"Cinematography"The Tree of Life"Best Film Not in the English Language"A Separation"Documentary"Cave of Forgotten Dreams" Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com