Robert Redford, Diane Keaton Eyeing The Most Wonderful Time At Relativity Media

EXCLUSIVE: Relativity Media is acquiring The Most Wonderful Time, a holiday comedy package built around a Steven Rogers script that has Robert Redford and Diane Keaton circling to star, and Jessie Nelson to direct. Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer will produce with Nelson. Kim Roth and Rogers will be executive producers. Rogers, whose credits include P.S. I Love You, Kate & Leopold and Stepmom, this time focuses on the chaos of a family around Christmastime, featuring storylines with multiple characters that intersect. Rogers wrote the project on spec and brought in Nelson, who last directed I Am Sam, and the project was packaged with Redford and Keaton. Relativity Media is in the midst of optioning the script before beginning to make the other deals. Rogers describes it as an ‘Amelie-esque story about people who live for the future or hang onto the past, which prevents them from living in the moment, and not appreciating what is right in front of them.” Nelson’s repped by WME, Rogers is repped by ICM. Keaton is repped by WME and Redford by CAA.

Tate Taylor: Paul Selvin Award honoree

Tate Taylor, around the group of 'The Help' with Emma Stone and Viola Davis, found echoes of their own existence in the friend Kathryn Stocketts storyMississippi native Tate Taylor used his knowledge about the grey regions of associations between black and whitened women within the south to paint his adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's "The Assistance.InchInchFrequently subjects such as this coping with that area of the country (are) obvious cut -- good versus. evil, black versus. whitened. I truly desired to show the humanistic points from the struggles," Taylor states.Taylor, who also directed the pic, gets the Selvin Award, for that scribe "whose script best brings together the spirit from the constitutional and civil privileges and protections that are indispensable towards the survival of free authors everywhere."In "The Assistance,Inch Taylor outlined bonds forged among figures despite obstacles produced by race and prejudice. Which has captivated intense discussions among auds. Taylor states getting his film be a conversation starter "is only the finest factor that may ever occur to a painter.InchTaylor was "co-elevated" with a health professional and the single, working mother. Recalling his mother's closeness to his health professional, Taylor was attracted to Minny and Celia's kinship, which "broke most of the stereotypical ways the thing is black and whites cohabitate on film."That parallel between Celia and Minny's partnership and also the story of his mother and health professional, he states, "is the reason why it meant a great deal to me. It been around and that i resided it."WGA Honours 2012Truth elbows out gags Good timing for WGA prexyHonoreesKress & McDuffie Eric Roth Tate Taylor Patric Verrone Zwick & Herskovitz Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Jason Bateman and Wife Welcome Second Daughter

The fall TV season is taking shape. Networks have ordered dozens of new pilots starring familiar faces including Zachary Levi, Mindy Kaling, Mandy Moore and Sarah Silverman, and from proven producers like Josh Schwartz, J.J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti and Kevin Williamson. Also making a comeback this year: Iconic characters including Green Arrow, Carrie Bradshaw, Sherlock Holmes and Beauty and the Beast. To keep track of who's doing what, read our complete list of all the series projects in contention and check back for updates on their status. Here are the NBC pilots: (Click here for ABC, CBS, CW and Fox.) Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Andrea ParkerFrances ConroyJames MurrayMandy MooreSarah SilvermanKevin WilliamsonGreg BerlantiJud TaylorMegalyn EchikunwokeZachary LeviJ.J. AbramsJohn WellsJosh SchwartzMadisen BeatyShamelessAmerican Horror StoryMADtvNancy PimentalMichael McDonaldMindy KalingPatrick Heusinger

Zina Bethune dies in hit-and-run at 66

Zina Bethune, a child actress who was later a soloist with the NY City Ballet and a choreographer who founded her own company in Los Angeles and was repeatedly recognized for her work with disabled students, died Sunday night after she was struck by two cars on Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles. She was 66 and had stopped on the road to assist an injured possum. Bethune was artistic director and choreographer for L.A. nonprofit Bethune Theatredanse (later Theater Bethune), which she founded in 1980. The company has toured widely. Bethune also founded the dance and performance outreach effort Infinite Dreams, working with children who have mental or physical disabilities through schools across Southern California. More than 8,000 students have graduated from the program.As a child, Bethune studied at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet; she began her association with the NY City Ballet at age 14. She also appeared in daytime soaps including "The Guiding Light" and as the daughter of Ralph Bellamy's FDR, handicapped as a result of polio, in the 1960 film "Sunrise at Campobello." She succeeded as a dancer despite her own battles with scoliosis and hip dysplasia, making her Broadway debut at age 11 in Frank Loesser musical "The Most Happy Fella." Bethune had a substantial career in television as well. She starred as Amy in a 1958 TV adaptation of "Little Women," guested on "The Judy Garland Show" in 1963 and a was a regular on the daytime soap "The Doctors and Nurses" from 1962-65. Later she guested on series including "Gunsmoke," "Emergency!" and "CHiPs."She starred opposite Harvey Keitel in Martin Scorsese's early bigscreen effort "Who's That Knocking at My Door." In 1992 she returned to Broadway for a role in "Grand Hotel."Bethune's last screen role was as a ballet teacher in a 1995 episode of "Party of Five."Infinite Dreams has been commended by the National Endowment for the Arts and by Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Clinton.Bethune was born in NY City. Her mother, Ivy Bethune, is an actress; her father was a sculptor and painter who died when she was young. In addition to her mother, Bethune is survived by her husband, Sean Feeley. Donations may be made to Theater Bethune at Theatrebethune.org. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Sales flow to 'Amazonia'

Announcing early business at the European Film Market, Jean Labadie's Paris-based Le Pacte has clinched a swath of international sales on the 15 million ($19.7 million ) 3D Amazon jungle adventure, "Amazonia."Territories closed include Germany (Polyband), Belgium (Cineart), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), former Yugoslavia (MCF) and Canada (Seville).Directed by "White Planet" helmer Thierry Ragobert, "Amazonia," said to be the biggest-budgeted take to date on the Amazon, has also sold to Russia (Luxor), the Czech Republic (Hollywood CE), China (Hualu) and India (Picture Works).Le Pacte will release "Amazonia" in France. Delivery is skedded for spring 2013.Currently in the middle of its shoot, "Amazon" follows the fictionalized odyssey of a capuchin monkey who grew up in captivity and suddenly finds himself released in the wilds of the Amazon rainforest after the plane he is being transported on crashes.His battle for survival also illustrates the vast natural wealth of the Amazon rainforest."Amazonia" is produced by France's Biloba Films and Gullane Filmes in Brazil. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

The best spinner's Orders Comedy Series From Vince Vaughn

Steve Byrne The best spinner's Orders Comedy Series Sullivan and Boy From Vince VaughnTweet: The best spinner's has purchased the comedy series Sullivan and Boy from Vince Vaughn lnk @tbsveryfunnyTBS has purchased the comedy series Sullivan and Boy, the network introduced Friday.Created by Vince Vaughn, the show happens inside a legendary Pittsburgh bar Sullivan & Boy and stars comedian Steve Byrne, who'll also function as executive producer. Byrne plays Steve Sullivan, a company attorney from NY who brings his girlfriend, Ashley (Brooke Lyons), for any home town visit just like his Irish-American father, Jack Sullivan (Serta Lauria), and Korean mother, Ok Cha (Jodi Lengthy), are planning to market the bar and retire.Obtain the complete scoop on pilot season"Sullivan and Boy is really a wise, funny, place of work comedy in the distinct comedy voices of Steve Byrne and Take advantage of Lengthy," Michael Wright, The best spinner's programming mind, stated inside a statement. "The stools at Sullivan's bar are full of crazy, unique figures, and Steve and Take advantage of have produced a superb world by which they are able to shine. We're very happy with this show and anticipate investing many nights tossing one back using the regulars at Sullivan & Boy."The Ten-episode first season will premiere within the summer time.

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?

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

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

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

Jenny McCarthy on Co-Hosting Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve: "All Bets Are Off"

Jenny McCarthy, New Year's Rockin Eve Jenny McCarthy states "all bets are off" when she co-hosts Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest this time around around. "[I'm] literally winging it," McCarthy notifies TVGuide.com. "A Few Things I learned from a year ago was that we do not have to prepare around I believed I did so. The cameras continue, they yell for you within your [ear piece] and many types of bets are off ... should i be getting fun everyone else gets fun." See the most effective of 2011 in television and flicks McCarthy, 39, will return to NY City's Occasions Square, however the 2010 countdown show will probably be extra sentimental getting a 2-hour prime-time special marking the program's 40th anniversary. "That's a bit of nostalgia audiences can see,In . she states. And there's clearly a person's heart-pulling area of the 82-year-old Clark, who started the show, themselves ongoing to anchor the countdown show inside the wake of his stroke previously. Have a look at photos of Jenny McCarthy One of the 2010 choice of artists are Rhianna, Attacking Youthful Boys, Pitbull and Hot Chella Rae. McCarthy states she's most excited to determine which Gaga will placed on. And Bieber? "I am certain all people kids that can't attempt New Year's Eve could have a lot fun watching him perform," she states carrying out a pause. New Year's Rockin' Eve: The 40th Anniversary Party airs Saturday at 8/7c on ABC Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest then airs 11:30/10:30c. Among there's Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest at 10/9c.

Fadeout of film stock reflects biz changes

Director Cary Fukunaga favors to shoot on film regardless of the advances in digital. A couple of days ago I moderated the Q&A that adopted the range screening of "Jane Eyre." I requested director Cary Fukunaga if he'd shot having a camera or on film, and that he responded he always favors to shoot film.The crowd congratulated. Noisally.In reality I had been flabbergasted. "Yay, film!" Really? Disregarding the chance the aud held an improbably many Kodak investors or cinematographers, I had been left wondering: Why would a Hollywood movie audience applaud film stock?Look, I am a novice digital photographer and that i still shoot film. I miss Kodachrome. I am not interested in making the jump to some camera (more about that below). However I suspect the entertaining wasn't just as much for film itself for what it really signifies: a film business along with a moviegoing culture that appear progressively threatened through the change to digital. I believe Hollywood's filmmaking community is grieving a global that seems to become quickly sliding away.Maybe appropriately so.Film, and also the tempos it enforced, defined the film business. The actors' unions divided work based on whether performances were taken on tape or film.Changes in the change to digital run as deep as losing the standard calls of "Action!" and "Cut!" When there is no film to eat, no magazine to alter, no gate to check on, company directors frequently just keep moving. I already hear complaints that sets are becoming sloppy, and there is an excessive amount of footage to examine and log, however the discipline enforced by film is probably gone permanently.Film also means a less globalized, less competitive industry. Animation, publish and vfx work will go anywhere there is a fast data connection. So we have seen a race towards the bottom. Who are able to supply the least expensive labor and finest government incentives? Michigan? Canada? England? India? Bulgaria? Not California, that's without a doubt.Digital home theatre, from videogames by theater systems, is deteriorating the moviegoing culture. Games particularly are drawing teenagers, who've been the studios' core audience for a long time. With huge film and television libraries available when needed, each era now competes with 1000's of back game titles. Once I am completed with my Honours Season screener orgy, I am apt to be interested in watching some Hal Ashby movies on VOD than anything new in theaters in The month of january. Is the fact that because home theatre is becoming so great, or because studio movies have grown to be so dull? During my situation, both. With box office slouching overall, I believe countless bored moviegoers might accept me.After which there is the most serious (but least understood) problem: the fragility of digital files. Disks deteriorate, hardware becomes obsolete, software vanishes or changes. Correctly saved, 100-year-old reel of 35mm film could be seen nearly as easily as something shot yesterday. But a 20-year-old WordStar file on the 5 1/4 inch floppy disk? Best of luck getting a drive to see it, a smaller amount an operating-system and software that may open the file. Also for digital image files. This is a why I favor film for stills. I trust film in order to save my photos for a long time or decades. Digital files may as well be sand works of art in comparison.And So I comprehend the grief as film, and also the business it represented, appears all set to go the clear way of the Moviola.Whether it's any consolation, film is not quite dead. Kodak executives say its film stock clients are a lucrative, viable business."We are still making vast amounts of ft of film and can continue doing so," Kodak Vice president of promoting Ingrid Goodyear told Variety. "At this time but for the expected future we still see film to become an essential of Kodak's business."Hollywood might be abandoning film, stated Goodyear, but "India continues to be very, very film-centric. It is extremely strongly baked into their industry as well as their psyche. Oddly enough enough, we had some decline in Japan, which was 2010 versus 2009, which year we have seen some stabilization."In addition, Kodak is appropriating the main one area where film is obviously better than any digital solution on the market today: archiving. The coming year they intend to introduce a black-and-whitened recorder film offering "100s of many years of image stability when saved under proper conditions," plus an economical color recorder film made particularly for elements which were shot and handle electronically.Therefore if you are within the "Yay, film!" camping, there's what's promising for you personally -- whether it's really film you worry about. However, if film is really a tangible symbol for that movie business you've known and loved, well, you've my condolences. Because, to explain Bruce Springsteen, that film is certainly going, boys, also it ain't comin' back.BITS & BYTES:DVD screeners might be as endangered as film. Focus Features is making "Pariah" open to WGA people for screening via Luxurious Media Management's screener site. A minumum of one other studio is thinking about moving to streaming screeners. Blu-ray screeners don't appear to stay in the conversation ...Warner's prestige holiday release "Very Noisy and extremely Close" was the very first major studio pic to shoot using the ARRI Alexa camera along with a Codes/ARRIRAW workflow. It had been even the first pic d.p. Chris Menges shot on the camera. ...Sid Ganis has became a member of Dolby Labs like a proper consultant ... Grass Valley has drawn on Colin Hay since it's new Vice president for that Northern EMEA region. He'll be resides in the U.K. ...Production services and publish company Stargate Galleries has opened up a branch in Toronto. Kris Forest manages the brand new Stargate Toronto. New outpost includes a staff of 15 producers, supervisor and artists in Liberty Village. Stargate also offers facilities in Vancouver and La, and partners with Chilefilms in Latin America in addition to companies in Mumbai and Malta. ...Digital Domain Media Group has become certification its three dimensional conversion technology. DDMG acquired In-Three, which developed "dimensionalization," and moved the operation to Florida. It'll now license patents with other companies. First certification deal was struck by Samsung, to be used in electronic devices, components, services and software. ... RealD has extended its cope with French exhibitor L'ensemble des Movie theaters Gaumont Pathe. Underneath the new pact the amount of RealD screens within the chain will grow to 600. RealD continues to be chain's exclusive three dimensional provider. ... RealD can also be giving special edition three dimensional glasses for children with the The month of january discharge of Disney's "Beauty and also the Animal three dimensional"...P+S Technik's PS-Cam X35 effect camera has become open to the U.S. market. Company has additionally opened up a technical base in Hollywood in the Television Center Galleries... Panasonic's new three dimensional video camera, the HDC-Z10000, includes a recommended list cost of $3500. Panasonic is declaring the brand new camera will work for closeups under 18 inches in the subject ... Image Systems has introduced two software releases: The brand new versions of their Phoenix film and video restoration software and Nucoda color certifying software now run at 64 bits, enhancing speed. ... Maxon has relaunched its Cineversity training website with enhanced search and blocking abilities. ... Digital Film Tools has launched reFine software for image maintenance, detail enhancement, and pencil and pastel effects. ...Publish facility Spice Shop in Bangkok has installed a 4K/2K Scanity film scanner ... Contact David S. Cohen at david.cohen@variety.com

Auds hurry to Discovery's 'Gold'

There's gold for the reason that thar show: Discovery Channel's frosh hourlong unscripted skein "Gold Hurry" may be the network's No. 1 series for that year, striking 5.4 million audiences last Friday and tugging inside a season-to-date average of four.3 million. Its 12 ,. 16 airing was cable's most-viewed program from the evening and was because the top-ranked show on tv -- broadcast or cable -- in grown ups 18-49 (2.1 rating/7 share), based on Nielsen. When it comes to contemporary economic worries, "Gold Hurry" covers the majority of the bases: The series follows six laid-off casualties from the publish-housing-crash economy using their home town of Sandy, Ore. to Porcupine Creek, Ala., where they prospect for good-more-valuable gold because they gradually take in the $150,000 they have crawled together for that expedition. The show has obtained steady gains over its eight segs total viewership began off in a modest 3.3 million in October and broke some million mark by November. 11. The amounts place the series available online for -- and above, at the moment -- Discovery fittings including "Most harmful Catch" and "American Chopper." Series, initially "Gold Hurry Alaska," is created by Raw Television and it is, oddly, only some of the recruiting-designed reality show to become revealed within the last couple of several weeks. National Geographic Funnel greenlit 13 expanded polystyrene of "Goldfather" in Sept. "Gold Hurry" also advantages of a strong online presence, with publish-show online content serving some two million streams this year up to now. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

REVIEW: Brisk, Disciplined Carnage Is Good - Not Great - Polanski

In Roman Polanski’s Carnage, two couples square off in a 4-way — or is it a 48-way? — skirmish involving parenting issues, class resentment, the self-centered nature of our society, and both sexual politics and the other kind. This is a drawing-room comedy set in what just may be one of the outer circles of hell: The well-appointed (but just shabby enough) Brooklyn apartment of a persnickety couple who advertise their liberal ideals perhaps more obviously than they practice them. These two insufferable individuals are meeting with a matched set of same, the perhaps better-heeled (and equally smug) parents of a boy who struck their son with a stick, knocking out a tooth or two in the process. By the time each of these mini-nightmare characters has had a swing at each of the others — and by the time one of them has vomited on a valuable art book — the permutations of animosity and indignation have multiplied into an algebraic equation of headachey proportions. Is it entertainment? Is it satire? Is it art? It’s probably a little of all three, and yet ultimately not quite enough of any. Based on Yasmina Reza’s extremely popular play God of Carnage, the picture is a brisk, disciplined exercise: For the most part the performances are precise and cutting, and the writing has a sharpness that we don’t often see in contemporary movies (or in contemporary theater, for that matter). Maybe the only thing really wrong with Carnage is that it was directed by Roman Polanski, one of the greatest and most divisive of living directors. And while Carnage is adequate Polanski, it isn’t great Polanski. John C. Reilly and Jodie Foster play Michael and Penelope, the parents of the presumably wronged child. They’ve invited Alan and Nancy (Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet) to their home to broker some sort of peace not just between the boys but between themselves. The passive-aggressive nature of the exercise is clear from the first scene: The two couples hover near a computer screen as Penelope attempts to lay out on exactly what happened that day and what injuries were suffered. The wording of the document becomes a mini lightning rod — was the aggressor “armed with” a stick, or was he just carrying one? — and from there, the two couples begin locking into multiple overlapping conflicts. Michael is a home-goods salesman (his business is based out of Queens), and Penelope is a sort-of writer who, she informs her guests with mock-casual modesty, is working on a book about Darfur. Waltz’s Alan is a cell-phone-brandishing attorney (some of you copy editors out there will immediately want to change that to “lawyer,” but that would be too lowly and generic a title for Alan to accept). And Winslet’s Nancy is an investment banker: You can see from her pearls and fleshtone stockings that she follows all the rules even when she doesn’t have to. Before long, the feelings of these half-repressed, half-self-satisfied individuals are flowing freely, maybe a little too freely. The scope of their conversation covers, but is not limited to, interspousal animosity over domestic responsibilities, male aggression and the women who roll their eyes at it, the careless raising of menace-to-society children, the cruel abandonment of a hamster and the revelation that if you know where to look, you can find tulips that have been flown in directly from Holland, only $20 a bunch. There are accusations and caustic scoldings; there’s much airing of dirty laundry. And beneath the nearly transparent membrane formed by these criss-crossing, funny-vicious little diatribes, you can practically see the throbbing veins of class consciousness. Reza’s dialogue is perceptive to the point of being wicked. The material doesn’t ask you to like these characters. Instead, its point of contact is the wince of recognition. Surely, neither you nor I possess any of the pettiness or self-righteousness on display here, but naturally, we know plenty of people who do. And the production design, by Dean Tavoularis, hits every note with a pitch-perfect ping. If you know anything about Manhattan-area real estate (or even if you don’t), your eyes are likely to light immediately on the pile of dried wood stacked next to the hearth — that “Working FP” sure doesn’t come cheap. (Alan and Nancy probably have more money, but no one here is exactly hurting.) The actors sink their teeth into the material, and the modest pleasures of Carnage consist mostly of watching them experience the joy of biting deep. But even that bucket of fun has its limits. Foster is scarily spot-on in the movie’s early scenes, but toward the end, she lets the tendons in her neck do all the acting for her — they don’t have all that much to say. Intentionally or otherwise, Waltz seems to be channeling Christopher Walken with his diction; it comes off as an affectation even if it’s not meant to be. Reilly channels the subterranean menace that often lies beneath the surface of affable boobs; “I am a short-tempered son-of-a-bitch!” he bellows in one scene, thrilled with the alleged bravery of his own catharsis. Winslet may be the best of all, or at least she’s the most subtle: Her Nancy is the character who’s cagiest about putting her cards on the table (though in the movie’s most memorable scene, she certainly puts something else on that table). Polanski knows what he’s doing here: With Carnage he offers us a bitter little truffle, an elegant treat to savor even if we don’t particularly like it. The craftsmanship is obvious — there’s no flashiness here, just lots of micro-control. But the picture is less artistic than it is artisinal. It’s easy enough to appreciate Carnage while you’re watching it. It just doesn’t leave you with much other than the relief of finally being able to escape these unbearable individuals, each of whom, to paraphrase Jean Renoir’s bitter-tender observation, has his or her reasons. Follow Stephanie Zacharek on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Matt Damon talks The Bourne Legacy

Matt Damon remains speaking in regards to the approaching continuation in the Bourne franchise, and in line with the guy themselves, he won't be remotely connected using the project."No, I'm not for that reason that certain," he told MTV recently. "I have not really see the script." However, he's doing seem to understand enough to explain how a film will fit towards the relaxation in the canon."My understanding is always that it's like in the event you consider X-Males after which it Wolverine, the spin-off movie - just consider it backwards,Inch he referred to. "There's the Bourne character, after which it there's this complete world. It doesn't preclude Paul Greengrass which i from doing another.InchAnd Damon only agreed to be too very happy to give his successor, Jeremy Renner, the condition press.InchWhen Paul Greengrass which i were speaking in regards to the character and possibly undertaking a fourth one a couple of in the past and possibly passing it well to somebody, Renner was the guy we discussed. He's an apparent choice, because he's this kind of good actor and could have a movie." "People movies are really tough, because you require guy being internally tortured about something, and Jeremy's the kind of guy you can view,Inch ongoing Damon. "You are able to get rid of the action watching Jeremy just angst over something for just two several hours, also it might be really compelling."The Bourne Legacy is released inside the Uk on 17 August 2012.

Amanpour's ABC Exit Announcement Spurred By New York Times Reporter's Twitter Gaffe

Firooz ZahediJane Fonda Jane Fonda is coming to the small screen.our editor recommendsJane Fonda, THR's Sherry Lansing Leadership Award Recipient, on Her Role Models (Video)Jane Fonda's Women in Entertainment Acceptance SpeechJane Fonda Opens Up About Her Father, Her Return to Acting and the Lesson She Learned From Warren Beatty Jane Fonda to be Honored at THR's Women in Entertainment Breakfast The two-time Academy Award-winning actress has booked a recurring role on HBO's newsroom-set Aaron Sorkin drama, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. She will join a collection of high profile actors, including Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer. In the project, which is set at a 24-hour cable news network, Fonda will play Leona Lansing, the CEO of the cable news network's parent company whose ideals often clash with the news outlet she oversees, according to TV Line, who first reported the news. STORY: HBO Gives Series Pickup to Aaron Sorkin Project Her character's name is a nod to two Hollywood icons, the late Leona Helmsley and the one-time Paramount chief Sherry Lansing. The news comes one week after Fonda was honored at THR's Women in Entertainment breakfast with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award for her influential role on- and off-screen. In a corresponding interview, Fonda told THR that she was eager to enter the TV fray with a comedy vehicle, much the way fellow actresses Laura Linney (The Big C) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) have done in recent years. "First of all, I like the idea of a regular job," she said. "And second, I like the idea of comedy about an older woman." To be sure, Fonda knows her way around newsrooms. In addition to a previous marriage to CNN founder Ted Turner, she played a TV news reporter in Columbia Pictures' 1979 thriller The China Syndrome, an early collaboration between Fonda and then-midlevel studio executive Lansing. HBO picked up the project to series in September. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery THR's 2011 Women in Entertainment Breakfast Highlights PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Women In Entertainment 2010 Event Jane Fonda Sherry Lansing Aaron Sorkin HBO

Cruise Bollywood Dreams

Tom Cruise really wants to remain in a Bollywood film. (Yes, that sentence can be as absurd to produce since it is to determine.) While attending a red-colored-colored-carpet screening of 'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol,' in India, Cruise expressed his recognition of the very popular Hindi film genre. "I like watching Hindi movies. If you have been Hindi movies that can come out every year however do watch a few of those. [If offered a Bollywood film] I'd never refuse. I must take action,In . mentioned Cruise. Later during the night, the actor was treated with a dance performance by Bollywood choreographer Shiamak Davar's troupe. Although Cruise may have been playing up his Hindi movie dreams just for the evening, he's set to star as Stacee Jaxx, charge singer from the eighties rock-band, in 2012's 'Rock old range.' Probably the singing-dancing Tom is maturing all the time? 'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol' opens within the U . s . States on December 21. [via THR] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Fox TV Professional John L. Chambers, Who Done 'Bones' and 'Modern Family,' Dies at 56

NY - Lucasfilm's Indiana Johnson is visiting social gaming giant Zynga's Adventure World inside a large way on Tuesday with what is Indianapolis's first head to the social game space. Included in a collaboration between your firms that has developed in the is employed by a while, the Facebook game is going to be re-named Indiana Johnson Adventure World, and also the whip-transporting hero is going to be woven into the overall game's story, based on Zynga. Plus, the organization will on Tuesday launch a brand new chapter of the overall game known as Indiana Johnson: And also the Calendar from the Sun, by which gamers synergy with Indianapolis looking for a lost treasure. While they don't control the hero performed around the giant screen by Harrison Ford, he turns up regularly, gives gamers advice helping them collect points. Zynga, with a declared an IPO that's expected by year's finish, has formerly labored with film galleries, for example Vital and DreamWorks Animation, and music stars, for example Rhianna and Enrique Iglesias, to provide short-term integrations that marketed new film or album releases and so on. However the Indianapolis partnership is Zynga's first lengthy-term arrangement by having an entertainment partner. Zynga been on September stated that Indianapolis will come to Adventure World, but hadn't shared detailed plans. "Our Adventure World gamers have experienced Indianapolis in messages before, but this is actually the very first time they are able to communicate with him," Toby Ragaini, executive producer of the overall game, told The Hollywood Reporter. "And that we labored hard with Lucasfilm to find the character right. For instance, he's scared of snakes - much like within the films." The businesses didn't disclose financial particulars from the certification agreement and partnership. Adventure World has 1.5 million daily and 9.two million monthly active gamers, based on AppData. Zynga professionals wouldn't say the number of incremental gamers adding Indiana Johnson could draw to the overall game. "It felt just like a good marriage," Nabeel Hyatt, gm, Zynga Boston, told The Hollywood Reporter. "This isn't a brief-term, but lengthy-term relationship, that is new for Zynga. We spoken very in early stages, however it required this lengthy to have it right together with Lucasfilm." Indiana Johnson: And also the Calendar from the Sun sees Indianapolis join gamers on the adventure because they trek over the jungle to obtain the Calendar from the Sun, while a competing group includes a jump. The storyline happens just before the Indiana Johnson films, around 1934, and includes Forrestal, an adversary adventurer pointed out in Raiders from the Lost Ark, in addition to some products in the films. Later on releases of the overall game, gamers go for use of a number of Indiana Johnson gear and devices, including lizard bait, a bear trap and clothes. So why do gamers not reach play Indianapolis themself? "We take inclusions in a game title very seriously," stated Ragaini. "Gamers desired to play alongside Indianapolis instead of becoming him, because each player has their very own character that's produced. Our goal was to enable them to communicate with Indiana Johnson as with a social experience." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Zynga Lucasfilm

Early B.O.: 'Breaking Dawn' flying right along

Summit's 'Breaking Dawn' made about $13 million Wednesday which is on course to handily win the Thanksgiving weekend.Summit's holdover "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1" is on course to handily win 5-day domestic holiday weekend, as very early box office estimations from Wednesday mid-day were monitoring in line with anticipation.Emphasizing the issue of predicting a five-day frame based on such early results, B.O. audiences estimate the vampire pic will generate about $13 million in Wednesday grosses, a weekend consume the high $50 million to low $60 million range through Sunday.This Past Year, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" launched throughout the identical play period and acquired $14 million yesterday Thanksgiving, getting a five-day second week total of $66 million. This can be a fair comparison for "Breaking Beginning," but an even more competitive frame this year together with a far more sluggish market could mean an extremely reduced result.Disney's "The Muppets" will most likely follow with grosses inside the mid-$40 million range for your Thanksgiving break, also in line with monitoring. Paramount's "Hugo" is searching to earn $ten million to $12 million for your week, putting it in the similar range with DreamWorks Animation's "Puss in Boots," that may perform hair more half way decent.B.O. experts estimate that Warner Bros.' "Happy Foot Two" will earn around $3.5 million Wednesday and $19 million to $21 million for your five-day break -- similar comes down to predictions for Sony's "Arthur Christmas." Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley On The Effective Hollywood Marriage

First Released: November 21, 2011 11:18 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley pose for any portrait in the 2011 American Music Honours held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Reside in La on November 20, 2011 La, Calif. -- The demands of getting rapport within the public eye could be daunting for a lot of celebrity couples, however, many really appreciate it. Access Hollywood swept up with Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley who've been married for nearly 4 years backstage in the American Music Honours on Sunday, where the pair shared their tips for effective marriage within the Hollywood spotlight. It is not easy, but it's ideal as we have our very own factor, our very own passions, our very own concentrate on our careers. We are able to type of return to one another and theres this fire there, the 32-year-old actress told Access Hollywood guest correspondent Tim Vincent backstage in the AMAs. Were happy because we now have these great careers which were pleased with. That happiness is infectious it kind of will bleed into everything, Katherine ongoing. Josh, 31, stated their busy lives keeps their relationship healthy. You will find some things from it if this really could be a little bit simpler if I had been home for over 3 or 4 days at any given time, I dont think she could endure me honestly. I believe Id be from here, the singer/songwriter described. It works best for us without a doubt, because absence does really result in the heart grow fonder if it is not for too lengthy. Its like new for that first couple days back each time I get home and it is really sweet. The pair, who adopted daughter Naleigh almost 3 last year, stated their public careers will also be a resource of connecting. Because youre within the same business, you realize. Despite the fact that my company differs, finding yourself in music and her becoming an actress, you realize what type of day shes experienced, if it is difficult, Josh added. You've items to discuss. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.