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Though the new toon show "Allen Gregory" is about the "world's most pretentious 7-year-old," as voiced by Jonah Hill, there was nothing pretentious about the crowd or fare at Fox's Monday night party and screening.Though the new toon show "Allen Gregory" is about the "world's most pretentious 7-year-old," as voiced by Jonah Hill, there was nothing pretentious about the crowd or fare at Fox's Monday night party and screening. Thesps including Leslie Mann and French Stewart flocked to the intimate Smog Shoppe in Culver City where mini corn dogs and grilled cheeses were munched on with the evening's cocktail of choice, a bottle of spiked Orangina served with a straw. While staff offered snacks to patrons, Renee Taylor, who provides the pipes for the abrasive Principal Gottlieb, discussed her strategy in the V.O. booth: "My character is very crazy, very outrageous, and I thought, I'm going to be crazier than the character -- that's what I'm going to do. So actually I came in and did a man's voice I came in an just imitated B.S. Pully in a very low voice, and told them dirty jokes!"

Miramax expands app

"Spy Kids" Miramax launched its Miramax eXperience app on Facebook for Qatar, UAE and Egypt at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday. Some 15 million Facebook users will be able to rent films, watch Miramax clips and play with various social media features integrated into the app, which is similar to one available in the U.S., Blighty and Turkey. The first six titles available are all three pics from the "Spy Kids" franchise, "Shall We Dance?" and "Good Will Hunting," with more titles from Miramax's library expected to be available soon. Rentals cost 30 Facebook credits, are available for 30 days and expire 48 hours after viewing has commenced. The app is available on iPads and Google TV televisions. Marking his first visit to Qatar, Miramax CEO Michael Lang said he was "blown away by the energy and potential" of the region. "The announcement is about how important we at Miramax view the region to be -- not only for our company interests, but for film and media businesses of the future," he said. "It's tough not to get incredibly optimistic about this part of the world." Miramax first began streaming titles via its Facebook app in the U.S. in August. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

'Fifth' will open AFI-EU fest

Polish-born helmer Pawel Pawlikowski's "The Lady within the Fifth," starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas, will open the 24th AFI-EU Film Showcase on November 3. in the historic AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Md. The American Film Institute is definitely the fest in collabration using the EU delegation towards the U.S. and EU member states. Other highlights one of the a lot more than 40 scheduled photos include seven distribution for that language film Oscar. Swedish director Tomas Alfredson's "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy," starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and John Hurt, will close the big event on November. 22. "The Eu Film Showcase provides People in america by having an chance to determine a few of the best European films," stated Ambassador Joao Vale p Almeida, mind from the EU Delegation towards the U.S. To learn more concerning the EU Film Festival, visit world wide web.afi.com/silver. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

From Elton John for the Pixies: 21 Great Movie Music Cues

As Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have shown in recent days, nothing comprises a film look appear as being a wonderfully placed pop song. In recognition in the new that has been enhanced America online Radio (operated by Slacker) which is Movie Tracks station -- additionally to Cameron's Crowe's recent report on his most treasured movie-music recollections -- listed below are 21 of Moviefone's favorite movie music cues. You are able to disagree and/or add your individual faves inside the comments section below! 21 Favorite Movie Music Cues See All Moviefone Galleries » [Top Photo: Everett Collection] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

'Happy Days' Cast Suffers Setback in $10 Million Lawsuit Against CBS

Courtesy Everett Collection Cast members of Happy Days have suffered a setback in their $10 million lawsuit over merchandising revenue from the hit sitcom. A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday threw out a claim that CBS committed fraud by shortchanging them money from slot machines featuring their faces and other consumer products that have been licensed over the years.our editor recommends'Happy Days' Cast Sues CBS, Paramount for $10 Million'Happy Days' alum dies at 58 The decision by Judge Elizabeth Allen White means the actors- Marion Ross, Don Most, Anson Williams, Erin Moran and the widow of Tom Bosley (he died last year) - cannot receive punitive damages at the trial, which is scheduled for June 2012. "We are thrilled that the court has thrown out all claims for punitive damages and significantly narrowed this to a case of contract interpretation," CBS tells The Hollywood Reporter in statement. Jon Pfeiffer, attorney for the actors, told CNN his clients intend to press forward with the suit. In April, the group sued CBS for $10 million claiming they never received revenue statements related to merchandising from the 1974-1984 series, and that CBS never intended to pay them. The actors say their contracts granted them 5% of net proceeds, or 2 1/2% if their images were used in a group. CBS, represented by attorneys Andrew White and Keri E. Campbell, responded with a motion to dismiss several claims in the suit, and the judge has now granted that request with respect to the fraud, concealment and conversion claims. The breach of contract case will continue. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni CBS Happy Days

Bryan Entertainers Excalibur remake canned

As interested in John Boorman's bloody epic Excalibur, TF was interested to find out precisely what a contemporary-day retelling in the King Arthur legend would appear like.Sadly, Bryan Singer's update in the 1981 film remains shelved by Warner Bros. towards another Arthurian tale. "Yeah, sadly it's really no more likely to occur,Inch Singer told SFX within the annual Sitges Film Festival. "I used to be really excited to make it happen. I'm a fan of John Boorman's movie plus it was my intention to be going after Jack The Giant Killer was completed.""The project was with Warner Bros and what went lower is always that another King Arthur project was introduced on their behalf throughout that time. Basically, it absolutely was just more ready to enter production than ours was. This is exactly why our version of Excalibur ended up being negated."Singer isn't letting the disappointment achieve him, mind."When that happened, it allowed me to go to straight into developing Battlestar Galactica - that people think will probably be really exciting."

Who Will Replace Robert Iger as Disney's CEO?

This story first appeared in the Oct. 21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.our editor recommends9 Highest Paid Entertainment CEOsThe Philanthropy Issue: The Industry's Protectors of the Environment, Arts and EducationWalt Disney Extends Robert Iger's Contract Through June 2016 Even before Disney announced that Robert Iger, current CEO and soon-to-be chairman, will be departing in June 2016, many within the Magic Kingdom assumed that veteran executive Thomas Staggs was the designated favorite to succeed him. But some high-level observers outside the company aren't entirely convinced that Staggs is the man for the job. PHOTOS: Hollywood Reporter's Philanthropy Issue: The Photographs Disney announced Oct. 7 that Iger, 60, will add the chairman's title in March. Then, in 2015, he'll step down as CEO, remaining as chairman through June 2016. Outgoing chairman John Pepper said the move was designed to ensure "a smooth transition to the next generation of leadership." And that presumably means Staggs, 49, who has been chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts since January 2010. Before that, he had served as CFO since 1998, playing a role in Disney's acquisitions of Capital Cities/ABC, Pixar and Marvel Entertainment. But in a surprise move nearly two years ago, Iger shuffled his executive deck by having Staggs exchange places with Jay Rasulo, who had been running the theme parks since 2002. The move to give Staggs more experience in the company's operations cemented the perception that he was the lead candidate in the succession derby as Rasulo was downgraded to dark horse. "I really don't know who else it could be other than Tom," says one Disney veteran. "The board knows him. He presents nearly as well as Bob." COMMENT: Does Disney's 9/11 Video Hint at Bob Iger's Political Aspirations? Wall Street analyst Harold Vogel says Staggs, who has been with Disney since 1990, is a strong exec with a depth of knowledge, calling him a "predictable, capable" choice. BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield concurs. "Staggs will get the nod, and investors will love it," he says. But a major media investor familiar with Staggs and Disney disagrees. "In my opinion, he's not a CEO," he says. "He's a chief financial officer who they've now given line responsibility to. I don't picture Tom sitting down with the premier of China or a Steve Jobs. I just don't know that he has that kind of gravitas." A top executive at another media company calls Staggs "a solid citizen" but says "his personality doesn't fill the room." STORY: Walt Disney Extends Robert Iger's Contract Through June 2016 Of course, Staggs had to be careful not to outshine his boss if he wanted to remain as front-runner. And he'll have time to grow in the public perception. Something of a mystery to many is why Disney is telegraphing Iger's future so far in advance. "Why are they announcing today what Bob Iger is doing four years from now?" asks a rival at another studio. "He looks great. You'd never know he was 60." Though he'll only be 65 when he leaves Disney, one associate says Iger has said that he feels he'll have been in the job long enough by then. And, this person notes, the timetable could give him time to "ramp up to the next phase" -- whatever that might be. Related Topics Robert Iger Disney Channel

ABC Buys 'Late Bloomer's Revolution,' Laura Solon Comedy

ABC continues its relationship with Gossip Girl producer Alloy Entertainment with two comedy orders. The Disney-possessed network has bought Late Bloomer's Revolution and untitled half-hour family comedy from British comedian Laura Solon, both from Alloy in colaboration with Warner Bros. Television. PHOTOS: 'The Vampire Journals': Sneak Take a look at Season 3 The first sort, good memoir using it . title, can be a multi-camera comedy from author Amy Cohen. It'll focus on a parent or gaurdian and daughter that are both trying to navigate the singles singles dating world concurrently following a passing in the particular wife and mother. Cohen(Caroline inside the City, Spin City)will write and executive produce with Michelle Nader (King of Queens, Two Broke Women), Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. (Sooner or later, Nicole Kidman was installed on a film version at Cinemax.) PHOTOS: ABC's Year Tv Shows A script plus penalty was bought for your latter, from supervisory producer and writerSolon. The untitled project concentrates on three adult siblings and siblings whose dynamic is unsetltled when their loving, but interfering mother Nancy decides to move for the city where these live and become a reactivated presence inside their lives. Alloy's Morgenstein and Girolamo are attaced as executive producers. What is the news comes mere days following a network clicked on up 666 Park,good book series byGabriella Pierce.If ultimately bought, the completely new crop will join Alloy's growing roster, like the CW'sGossip Girl, Vampire DiariesandThe Secret Circleas well as ABC Family'sPretty Little Liarsand the recently uppedThe Lounging Game. They'll also reuniteABC entertainment chiefPaul Leeand Alloy professionals, who labored together when Lee was at ABC Family. Alloy is repped by WME. Related Subjects ABC The Vampire Journals Gossip Girl TV Development

VIDEO: Is Vampire Diaries' Bonnie a Goner? Watch Our Season 3 Forecasts

Kat Graham around the Vampire Journals May Be The Vampire Diaries' Bonnie a defunct witch walking? The Vampire Journals casts Alice Evans as original mother ClevverTV asked us to talk about our Season 3 forecasts for that CW series, and one of the subjects talked about was whether Bonnie (Kat Graham) may be the next major character to die. When Bonnie saved boyfriend Jeremy in last season's finale, she lost her capability to ask her dead witch forefathers. Will her destabilized forces that leave her more susceptible? The Vampire Journals Bite: Will Jeremy come clean to Bonnie? Browse the video below for additional around the return of Anna and Vicki, bumps within the road for Tyler and Caroline, and why Klaus is not going anywhere soon. Plus: Will Damon and Elena ever connect?

Dredd Director Denies Firing

Pete Travis is still the lawRumblings started coming from the LA Times last week that director Pete Travis was facing some issues in the Dredd editing room and had been "asked to step aside". The news was leapt upon with glee by the fanboys who are perversely desperate for the film to fail, but Travis and screenwriter Alex Garland have now released a joint statement scotching the reports of Dredd's demise. Nothing to see here, perps. Move along.Anonymous LA Times sources "close to the production" had reported that there were tensions and "creative disagreements" between the producers and executives in charge of rescuing Joe Dredd from the ignominy of the Stallone film. According to the story, writer/producer Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) was running post-production alone, and seeking a co-director credit for his efforts. Potential reshoots were also mentioned, with a question mark over who'd man the cameras for them.But, say Travis and Garland now, "During all stages of the filmmaking, Dredd has been a collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties. From the outset we decided on an unorthodox collaboration to make the film. This situation has been misinterpreted. To set the record straight, Pete was not fired and remains a central part of the collaboration, and Alex is not seeking a co-director credit. We are all extremely proud of the film we have made, and respectfully suggest that it is judged on viewing when it's released next year."The truth, or damage limitation? Are Travis and Garland the Reynolds and Costner of the 21st Century, or are they really the best of pals being misrepresented? We'll keep you updated on the drama.Dredd, starring Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, shot in the Mega-City of Cape Town, and is out next September.

Hayden Panettiere on Fireflies in the Garden, Battling Typecasting, and the Amanda Knox Aftermath

Opening this weekend in limited release, Fireflies in the Garden isn’t exactly Hayden Panettiere’s “new” film. It’s more like her embattled, shelved, revisited and re-revisited film — shot in 2007, a festival curio in early 2008 and thought lost to the indie-film ages until recently, when plans were finally made for its theatrical distribution. At least she’s in pretty phenomenal company, starring alongside Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe and playing a young Emily Watson in the tale of a family grappling with generations of guilt, misunderstanding, tragedy and maybe — just maybe — a future. Panettiere co-stars as Jane, the teenage aunt to Michael Waecther (played in their ’80s era flashbacks by Cayden Boyd, who grows up into Reynolds’s disaffected present-day romance novelist). Gone to stay with her older sister Lisa (Roberts) and her domineering husband Charlie (Dafoe) one summer, she and Michael form a bond that carries over to the tense aftermath of Lisa’s sudden death. Movieline spoke with Panettiere recently about Fireflies’s scenic route to the screen, how both she and the film have changed along the way, plotting her own careful path forward, and her latest thoughts on Amanda Knox, the American student (and TV biopic subject, played by Panettiere) recently released from custody in Italy after her conviction for murdering her roommate. Wow, you look great. Are you off to somewhere after this? No, I just didn’t learn until I got here that it wasn’t going to be on camera! I see. I can totally get my camera if you’d like. Where’s my phone? I feel more relaxed not on camera. Do you really? I do! I do with these interviews. For some reason when the camera comes up, I’ve been doing it for so long that you have this internal instinct to “turn it on.” And when you’re just chatting with someone, you don’t feel as much of a need to do that. That’s interesting. You have spent most of your life working in front of the camera; it seems like it would be natural for you. But you’d say you feel more apprehensive? I have as I’ve gotten older. It’s not that I’m uncomfortable, but I noticed when I was younger that there such an innocence and freedom; you just don’t examine yourself quite as much. I didn’t have myself under quite as much of a microscope. I wasn’t concerned with the things that would come out of my mouth or the way they would sound or the expression on my face, which are all things that you’re not supposed to pay attention to when you’re acting. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found myself paying a little more attention to it and second-guessing myself and questioning myself. You just have this freedom when you’re younger — this lack of concern to fail or do anything wrong. It comes with an ease that I’ve found has kind of deteriorated over time. I have my moments where I feel really good about it, but it’s all a mindset. If I’m thinking of it that way, then I’m tripping myself out. Fireflies in the Garden has been in limbo for a while. How many times have you actually talked about this film before today? None. Well, you’re the fifth today, but it’s only been today. It shot over four years ago. What’s your remembrance of the film from those days, and how is talking about it today affecting your perspective of it? Well, I rewatched the film last night. It’s interesting, because while I was filming it, there are certain things my character was going through that the audience is not aware of. So it’s interesting to try to describe exactly what my character was going through and the problems she was having in overcoming this big obstacle in her life and why she was at her sister’s house when it’s not something that the audience can see in the film. And I was closer to a teenager back then as well; I was a lot closer to the actual age that this girl was, and that teenage angst, and that feeling of showing up to a house and being handed a list of rules and thinking, “Is this a joke? You’re not my parents. I’ve never had rules like this.” And there’s this odd relationship between her and the family because she holds the title, almost, of an adult, but she’s young. She’s the aunt of this kid and the sister of [Julia Roberts’s character], where it feels like she should be the cousin of, or the daughter of, or something like that. Was your character’s background actually shot, and it’s just not in there? That’s what I was trying to remember. I was trying to remember back to whether or not it was ever mentioned in the film, or whether it was just an underlying issue that the character was going through but the audience wasn’t ever supposed to really know. Or if they were supposed to know that something was going on but were not sure what, or the slim chance of somebody in the audience putting two and two together and going, “OK, I think I understand what’s going on.” Originally I was sent to my sister’s house because I had gotten pregnant. Ooohhhh. Now I get it. That’s what they did back then: send them away to a family member’s house so that they would get an abortion and take care of the kid. There are a couple scenes toward the end where you can see she’s kind of sitting tenderly in this kind of robe, and that’s the inner turmoil that’s going on with her. She’s not in a good place when she gets there, and frankly, neither is anybody else. She takes this kid under her wing — this nephew of hers, who’s more like a best friend — and comes to his rescue and promises that she won’t let anything happen to him.

Zsa Zsa Gabor Recovering After Emergency Operation

Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is recovering after an emergency operation to replace a feeding tub in her stomach that came loose Sunday.our editor recommendsZsa Zsa Gabor Admitted to Hospital After Learning of Elizabeth Taylor's DeathZsa Zsa Gabor develops infection in hospital "She's recovering nicely," the actress' husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt told the Los Angeles Times Monday morning. STORY: Zsa Zsa Rushed to Hospital With Pneumonia; 'They're Trying to Save Her Life' Doctors completed the operation in about one and a half hours without complication, he said. STORY: Zsa Zsa Gabor Refuses Second Leg Amputation Surgery Gabor was taken to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center emergency room Saturday after losing consciousness at her Bel-Air home. She was suffering from internal bleeding and was running a high fever due to an infection that caused the feeding tube to come loose. PHOTOS: Lost Homes of Hollywood This surgery is just the latest medical complication for the actress, who has been in and out of the hospital all year and had the majority of her right leg amputated in January. She was given her last rites by a priest in August. Related Topics Zsa Zsa Gabor

'The Raven' Trailer: John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe (Video)

Relativity After delivering several stills in the approaching period thriller The Raven, Relativity has first demonstrated the initial official trailer. John Cusack stars as Edgar Allen Poe inside the film, while he teams tabs on a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to look lower a serial killer using Poe's own is guaranteed as the causes for his killings. Inside the trailer, we uncover several nasty killings, including deadly clues playing the physiques. One lady is decapitated, another stuffed in the chimney -- which's just the first 30-seconds. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta), The Raven also stars Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. The film is positioned to start on March 9, 2012. Watch a clip below. John Cusack The Raven

TV Ratings: 'Charlie's Angels' Declines Again, 'Grey's Anatomy' Posts Series Low

ABC"Charlie's Angels" As networks continue to decide which new shows stay or go, several rookies saw dips in the ratings on a competitive Thursday night, partially due to baseball playoffs on TBS. CBS' The Big Bang Theory (13.6 million total viewers, 4.4 rating in adults 18-49 demogrpahic) was the top program on the night in both viewers and the demo, but its performance didn't boost freshman sitcom How to Be a Gentleman (7.8 million, 2.5), down 7 percent in the demo from the previous week. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which New Shows Will Be Axed? Newcomer Person of Interest (11.5 million, 2.5) saw a dip, while veteran procedural The Mentalist (12.9 million, 2.7) rose 4 percent, winning its 10 p.m. time slot in all measures. ABC's Charlie's Angels (5.9 million, 1.2) made a case for the network to give it the quick hook, sinking another 20 percent in the demo. Mainstays Grey's Anatomy (8.5 million, 3.0) hit a series low down 17 percent and Private Practice (6.2 million, 2.2) plunged even more: 21 percent. PHOTOS: Fall's 12 Most Anticipated Shows Fox's The X Factor (11.2 million, 3.8) dipped only 3 percent against baseball during primetime, but in 18-34, rose 7 percent compared to last Thursday's telecast. Simon Cowell's reality series grew in each half hour in the ad-coveted demo, from a 3.1 at 8 p.m. to a 4.2 at 9:30 p.m. Fox easily won the night in the demo. The Detroit Tigers-NY Yankees game caused a 16 percent dip in the NY market and a 23 percent decrease in Detroit for The X Factor from last week. PHOTOS: 10 Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' Over on NBC, Whitney (4.9 million, 2.3) retained 74 percent of The Office (5.7 million, 3.1) lead-in, which the network touts is the highest percentage for a 9:30 p.m. comedy this week. The Office topped its 9 p.m. time period among the younger 18-34 demo. Community (3.4 million, 1.5), meanwhile, sank 17 percent, and Parks & Recreation (4.1 million, 1.9) was down 10 percent. Prime Suspect (4.9 million, 1.5) held up to its previous week's numbers. Earlier this week, NBC announced that it would be placing Prime Suspect repeats -- in an effort to increase sampling -- in the slot previously held by the now-canceled The Playboy Club on Mondays. The CW's The Vampire Diaries (2.6 million, 1.2) dipped slightly and The Secret Circle (2 million, 0.8) was down two tenths. Refresh for the latest .. TV Ratings The X Factor

Oscar Predictions: Even Harvey Weinstein Is a Sucker For George Clooney

“I love George Clooney’s movie, The Ides of March,” Harvey Weinstein raved recently when asked for an Academy Award prediction. “I love politics, and this movie is the best political movie — it’s gotta be right up there with the best of the best. Seriously, it is the toughest, most incisive, no-bullshit movie I’ve seen this year. And [Ryan] Gosling hits it out of the ballpark. And the entire cast is great. Clooney just nailed it. It’s an appropriate movie for these times. So Oscar prediction? That that gets nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. And it’s not mine.” [Vulture]

Michelle Yeoh Leads Her People within the First Trailer for 'The Lady'

Author-director Luc Besson loves writing strong female leads for his films ('Nikita,' 'The Professional' and 'Angel-A,' all feature women playing badass figures). For his latest movie, 'The Lady,' Besson examines a different sort of female strength. Starring Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese politician put under house arrest for ten years, 'The Lady' concentrates on personal sacrifices and love throughout political turmoil. The very first official trailer for 'The Lady' has opened, and it's not hard to understand why Yeoh continues to be garnering early Oscar buzz for that role. [via Yahoo! Movies] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook The Ladies of Luc Besson's Films See All Moviefone Art galleries »

Producer In The British Office & IT Crowd Sells First U.S. Projects

British TV producer Ash Atalla has offered his first 2 American projects — both comedies — to CBS. They are being produced by CBS TV Art galleries where Atalla and the organization Roughcut TV signed a preliminary-look deal a year ago. Inside the Uk, Atalla offered just like a producer round the Office and executive producer round the IT Crowd, because both versions were remade inside the U.S. by NBC. The formats’ go to the U.S. put Atalla in contact with U.S. producers, professionals and agents but got him thinking about a move across water-feature for themselves, too. “I thought the area of comedy was getting good compact and much more compact, which i discovered myself knowing progressively much more about American television,” he mentioned. “I really loved the Us citizens, loved the greater runs from the shows and using that certain day it may be interesting to develop shows directly for your American systems.” Atalla already practical understanding creating beneath the U.S. model, they arrived at know through his friendship with former Pals executive producer Adam Chase, who created a collection for BBC Three, Clone, produced by Atalla and the organization. Atalla’s latest comedy series, Trollied at Sky 1, relies on a U.S.-style writing staff and recently received a couple-season, 26-episode order, that's pretty substantial for your Uk where shows usually produce a 6-8-episode season at any time. Charge authors on that relate, Nat Saunders and Chris Hayward, are writing among Atalla’s projects for CBS, an untitled comedy of a guy with Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Getting Uk authors to develop directly for your U.S. systems was part of Atalla’s plan. “There can be a misunderstanding the 2 nations are comedically far apart. That's false,” mentioned Atalla who, along with Saunders and Hayward, recently signed with CAA. Atalla, Listed below are explanations of Atalla’s 2 CBS comedy projects: I Lick My Cheese author: Jamie Denbo logline: Two college sweethearts buy their first home, a fixer-upper. Nevertheless the nest-building dream soon turns sour once the cost of remodeling spirals uncontrollable and theyre expected to sublet the spare rooms. I Lick My Cheese is founded on it by Oonagh OHagan - an amount of real-existence notes within the frontline of room-talking about. Untitled Saunders/Hayward authors: Nat Saunders & Chris Hayward logline: Carrying out a near-dying experience, an Obsessive-compulsive disorder-sufferer realizes theres more to existence than working in the household funeral home. Nonetheless its difficult making new pals and finding love when his old habits die very difficult.

Lifetime Eyes Lady Gaga Biopic

Lifetime is developing Fame Monster: The Lady Gaga Story, a biopic of the famous pop star. The project, named after Gaga’s 2009 EP, is being written by Norman Snider (Casino Jack) based on Maureen Callahan’s 2010 book Poker Face: The Rise And Rise Of Lady Gaga, with Ilene Kahn Power (Lifetime’s Who Is Clark Rockefeller?) executive producing. Lady Gaga is not involved. Fame Monster chronicles the life of Stefani Germanotta, who started her musical career as a rocker and later was transformed into pop mega star Lady Gaga. The project has been heating up at the cable network and could get a green light soon. Gaga shot to stardom with her debut studio album,The Fame, in 2008, and has been making headlines as much for her music as she has for her outrageous outfits.

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NBC Cancels 'The Playboy Club'

Matt Dinerstein/NBC"The Playboy Club" NBC has canceled freshman drama The Playboy Club. Brian Williams' newsmagazine show, Rock Center, will take its place beginning Oct. 31. Until then, repeats of Maria Bello's Prime Suspect will air on Mondays at 10 p.m. The move to air Prime Suspect in Playboy Club's time slot is a clear sign of Bob Greenblatt's desire to make the series, which is closer to his cable sensibilities, work. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Will 'Charlie's Angels or 'How to Be a Gentleman' Be Axed? Playboy Club's cancellation comes after the drama premiered Sept. 20 to underwhelming ratings, attracting 5 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic. The second episode of the series from showrunner Chad Hodge and 20th Century Fox Television, tumbled 19 percent, luring only 3.8 million viewers and a 1.3 in the demo. Its most recent episode dropped even more, attracting 3.2 million viewers and a 1.2. PHOTOS: PTC vs. TV: 10 Television Show Controversies The series faced a backlash almost from the start, as the Parents Television Council called for a boycott and urged sponsors to pull out of the show that starred Amber Heard and Eddie Cibrian in a 1960s-set story about the Chicago Playboy Club and the bunnies and men who loved them. Seven advertisers exited the series in the series' second week after PTC president deemed the show a "commercial disaster" and called for the network to cancel the "degrading and sexualizing program immediately." PHOTOS: NBC's Key Art for 'Playboy Club,' 'Grimm' and More The PTC targeted the show from early on for objectifying and degrading women since NBC ordered it to series in May. Hodge downplayed the controversy after Gloria Steinem called for a boycott and NBC's Salt Lake City affiliate refused to air it. "I think there's a perception of the show that's false," he said. "There are different brands of feminism and I don't think it should be boxed into any one version." "I think there was a perception that we were trying to do something politically ambitious or make a statement or make this a show about empowering women, which sounds super boring to me. That sounds like a documentary, which this certainly is not. This is more like Chicago, Moulin Rouge and All That Jazz, Desperate Housewives. This is a fun, sexy soap," he added. PHOTOS: 10 Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' Rock Center With Brian Williams will feature Harry Smith, Kate Snow and other correspondents and anchors at NBC News, including Meredith Vieira, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Richard Engel, Matt Lauer and Ann Curry. "Brian Williams already anchors America's most watched, honored and respected nightly news broadcast. Rock Center now gives him, and our all-star cast of journalists an opportunity to take viewers on a weekly journey of discovery," said Steve Capus, president of NBC News, and Greenblatt in a joint statement. The series will be broadcast from studio 3B in Rockefeller Center and the weekly, hourlong newsmagazine will revolve around the week's events, interviews and coverage. Lacey Rose contributed to this report. Brian Williams NBC Prime Suspect The Playboy Club

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'Tadas Blinda: The Legend is Born'MOSCOW -- A legendary tale of forbidden love, rebellion, sacrifice and recognition occur Czarist-era Lithuania has damaged almost all box office records within the small Baltic condition.The Eu nation of just 3.5 million people is a proportionally small marketplace for local film fare within the two decades because it acquired independence in the Ussr.That appeared to alter overnight when "Tadas Blinda. The Legend Comes Into The WorldInch raked in 175,000 ($235,000) in the opening weekend.Launched Sept. 22 in only nine locations having a total of 13 screens, the costume drama drawn within an audience of 44,500 -- over fifty percent the whole audience of 71,000 that saw the final local hit, "Zero2," which gained an overall total of $365,000 at current forex rates after its release in The month of january 2010.Occur 1861, "Tadas Blinda" informs the storyline of the humble serf who falls deeply in love with the gorgeous daughter of the effective landowner around the eve of the peasant rebellion.The film has touched a nerve in local audiences.Having a cast of top local talent, a handsome hero, beautiful heroine along with a grand historic sweep, it appears be have place the oomph back to a Lithuanian cinema lengthy within the doldrums."In the beginning of the project, the aim ended up being to break the (Lithuanian) box office record of 'Avatar' and reveal that a nearby film can beat the greatest Hollywood hits," states producer Zilvinas Naujokas of Vilnius-based Tauras Films. "Avatar" did around half the company that "Tadas Blinda" has been doing on its opening weekend. Actually, "Tadas Blinda's" opening box office is bested in Lithuania only by "Ice Age 3: Beginning from the Dinosaurs," which required around $300,000 because of its first weekend."We are able to now declare that we haven't only introduced commercial Lithuanian film to movie theaters, but it's also now obvious that individuals here wished to determine this type of film again. There's without doubt this film will end up probably the most effective local production in publish-Soviet Lithuania," Naujokas added.Written like a prequel to some greatly popular 1972 Lithuanian television drama, itself with different local novel, the film was created on the $1.35 million budget.Worldwide sales for "Tadas Blinda" that are being handled by Planeta Inform Film Distribution (the first kind Sovexportfilm), is going to be released in November in the American Film Market in Santa Monica. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com