Hot Trailer: We Have To Discuss Kevin

Director Lynne Ramsay’s We have to Discuss Kevin explores the connection from a mother (Tilda Swinton) haunted through the murderous rampage of her psychopathic boy (Ezra Burns). John C. Reilly plays the daddy. With cinematography by Seamus McGarvey, the film with different novel by Lionel Shriver tested competing this season at Cannes and lately won best picture in the London Film Festival. It opens in limited release December 9.

Alan Menken on not able to Movie Musicals

Eight Oscars plus 10 Grammy Honours and seven Golden Globes equals one illustrious career for composer and lyricist Alan Menken, 62, whose musical canon includes such beloved animated fare as "The Little Mermaid," "Aladdin" and "Twisted," with the classic "Little Shop of Problems" and also the latest screen-to-stage adaptation, "Sister Act."After two-and-a-half decades available, he remains an in-demand music guy with heart, soul together with a really sturdy trophy cabinet, soon to incorporate another for the collection: the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Maestro Award, being presented March. 24 at our 2011 Film & TV Music Conference.The Hollywood Reporter: What is the condition in the movie musical today? Alan Menken: Musicals are tough. There is no industry or pipeline through which new movie musicals come -- there isn't stars that individuals recognize musical theater, nor will there be an existing audience that's big enough just for a film musical. Once we did "Twisted," there's really no movement to accomplish more. Essentially, you're reinventing the wheel when you execute a film musical, and I've been fortunate that we achieve try.THR: Despite the fact that it paid out off for individuals parties ultimately, you voiced frustration inside the way "Twisted" was marketed. Whoever else take trouble with? Menken: It had not been billed just like a musical. Inside the trailers, the tunes were hidden -- they used a Pink song rather -- because In my opinion Disney felt the simplest approach to market the film was like a kind of boy-oriented action adventure. However was hired to produce a musical based on Rapunzel. So sometimes it's frustrating, in the problem of "Twisted," you will find here maybe they understood something since they changed the title, developed a serious effort to advertise it in the certain way as well as the movie did perfectly. It worked out okay. THR: Was there a period of time this didn't? Menken: "Home round the Range" -- that was a bit of the creative train wreck where a whole lot work went into a thing that wasn't smartly produced. Everybody wasn't in the same position, which happens a good deal, particularly with musicals, to get attracted in two or three directions. It might be harrowing therefore it may fail, and frequently, much for the surprise, it might succeed. THR: Are you currently presently surprised about the effective return of "The Lion King"? Menken: Go figure! It's amazing ultimately this time around around. But "The Lion King" is definitely an very beloved animated musical -- very so. THR: You'll be able to movie executive nobody can get music? Menken: Chris Montan. He started just like a music supervisor initially initially when i first found Disney, and 26 years later he's there as [leader of Wally Disney Music]. There's never been anybody more influential on me just like a composer than Chris, however when it involves Jeffrey Katzenberg or Michael Eisner, who Sometimes with, their heads aren't on the way. What they're searching at might be the end result, and that i give them the finish result they require while hanging onto my integrity just like a composer.THR: You've were living inside the NY area all your existence and done Broadway on / off for several years. The thing that was it like watching the "Spider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark" drama within the sidelines? Menken: For people individuals who know very well what it's would rather open a Broadway show, there's great empathy for Julie Taymor and individuals who stuck their necks out. And there's a specific quantity of schadenfreude because most of us have become our rear finishes began with the experts and authors. Many of us are acrobats. You're watching somebody get a particularly difficult dismount. What Julie did actually was courageous. But it's also about getting the music activity of U2 to the stage. One reason we won plenty of best song Oscars could it happen to be didn't appear like somebody just incorporate a trunk song. In every single situation, they were completely honed for the project. The Hollywood Reporter

'Who Am I?': Get to Know Amber Heard, Johnny Depp's 'Rum Diary' Love

Johnny Depp is a well-known fan and former BFF of the late Hunter S. Thompson, but it turns out that Amber Heard -- Depp's beautiful co-star in 'The Rum Diary' -- is also a lifelong admirer of the eccentric, gonzo writer. As such, she couldn't believe her luck in being cast as love interest to both Depp and Aaron Eckhart in the new film. "Who am I?" she told Moviefone of her incredible casting. Well, she was the hot zombie chick in 'Zombieland,' a bunny on the short-lived series 'Playboy Club' and helped saved the world with Nicolas Cage in 'Drive Angry.' Heard sat down with Moviefone to discuss playing a symbol of the American Dream that both Depp's and Eckhart's characters are chasing, her history with the Thompson source book and working with one of the most famous people on the planet. (Depp, if you didn't know.) Had you read the book 'The Rum Diary' before you made the film? Heard: I've been a huge Hunter S. Thompson fan for a really long time. There's a certain aesthetic that I appreciate; I've always been drawn to the rebel-minded artist and if anything, that's what Hunter S. Thompson is. I've always been a fan of his. But this book is different and it spoke to me in a different way. And I was so excited when I heard they were making a movie, but I could have never imagined having a part in it. How did you end up getting the part? I read the script and I was so thankful that it was wonderful as was and that it respected the book as much as it did and did so much to justify Hunter S. Thompson's ideas and did so much justice to the subject matter. I told myself I would do anything to try to get the part. I started auditioning for it and it was a long process, but I eventually got it. What was the coolest part of it for you, landing the role or that you were starring with Johnny Depp? Honestly, this whole situation has been such an unbelievable experience for me. Who am I? For me to get a job like this is an incredible honor and to work with such a sophisticated team and with such talented actors was unbelievable and is unbelievable still to me to this day. Did you get Johnny to tell you all his stories about Hunter? [In the press conference, Depp described his first meeting with Thompson, which involved him clearing space in a bar with a taser and a cattle prod.] I feel so safe making a movie like this because of the relationship that Johnny has had with Hunter. Nobody else could have made this movie. Hunter has such a specific aesthetic and such an indescribable method to his madness that I think it takes a certain kind of madness and ingenuity to understand it and appreciate it in a way that it deserves and Johnny is perfect for that. He has an intimate connection with the material and a personal relationship with the creator of that material and no one better than Bruce Robinson to bring it to life. Were you a fan of Robinson's cult film, 'Withnail and I?' Huge fan. I remember when I found out that he was the same guy that was directing 'The Rum Diary,' I was like, "Oh, of course, who else could do this?" Chenault is a little bit of a mystery. Her motives are hard to fathom. She has this really nice thing going with the wealthy Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart's character), until this penniless writer (Johnny) comes along. We see her more through Johnny's eyes, so we get why he falls for her, but it's less clear what she sees in him. The symbol she stands for is such an important one in the story. In many ways, she's the vehicle that the audience uses to travel from Point A to Point B in the script. Of course, between Aaron Eckhart and Johnny Depp exists this wide spectrum of ways to approach life and the American Dream. One represents something that is a glorified, glamorous industry built on cutthroat imperialist-driven greed and Johnny represents the antithesis of that. So Chenault is important because she, with the audience, goes from one to the other. She, like Sanderson's bejeweled tortoise or his Corvette, is a symbol of success and what you should value and what you should strive for. And people like Sanderson seek to possess such things. She starts off her journey as a part of that, almost like property or another sort of victim to this society. She's a perfect example of a woman of that class and time. Because underneath, there's a flawed human being that is rebellious and fiercely independent and is in many ways the opposite of what you would expect a 1950s or 1960s housewife-in-the-making or socialite to be. [SPOILERS AHEAD] Right, like the scene in the club where Sanderson wants to leave and Chenault insists on staying. She does her own thing. That gets a little scary, frankly, when she gets left behind and we assume something awful has happened to her. I was worried for her. Right, because she has to break, there has to be a moment where we see the American Dream get hurt or fall, something has to happen to it. Did you have a problem with that scene? The movie doesn't get into what happened, but it's implied that it wasn't pretty. I think if we had gone any deeper into it, it would have been, maybe .. I didn't want to exploit the fear there. Rather, I like that she has to go on this journey and then everything changes. And she decides she needs something else in life. She chooses Kemp (Depp's character). She chooses love and the opposite end of the spectrum from which she came. [END SPOILERS] To end on a completely different note, what's your favorite rum drink? I don't drink so much anymore, but ... I guess a mojito. [Photo: WireImage] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Occupy Wall Street Protestors Drop F-Word on Geraldo Rivera's Fox News Show (Video)

A protestor at Occupy Wall Street dropped the f-word during an interview with Fox News' Geraldo Rivera on Sunday. PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Wall Street When asked why he was protesting, a man told Rivera that he was fighting for those who are "deeply and profoundly f--ked by the system." "You guys bleeped that, right?" Rivera said as the man being interviewed was taken off camera. "That's raw. You guys swore to me no cursing. That's lame." PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Los Angeles Rivera continued to interview people at NY City's Zuccotti Park, and apologize on behalf of Fox. Related Topics Fox News Channel Occupy

Research Firm Ipsos OTX Seeking Industry Input On New Box Office Tracking System

It’s never been an exact science, but Ipsos’ Worldwide Motion Picture Group said today that it has started development on a new, modernized box-office tracking product, and it wants “leading major and independent motion picture studios, production companies and key individuals in the industry” to gather to discuss and refine the offering in a collaborative workshop. Curiously, there’s no mention of possible attendees (though Ipsos says many have already signed on, despite the fact no invitations have gone out yet), but the meeting is set for November 16 at The London Hotel in L.A. The research firm’s take seems like a logical one. From the release: Over the past year distributors, marketers and the media have become frustrated at the often seen instances where pre-release tracking and box office expectations are very different than the actual performance for a movie on opening weekend. These miscalculations can at times have a ripple effect on the film industry by causing distributors to adjust their strategic direction and P&A spend resources based on results that do not accurately reflect moviegoer intentions. By improving the pre-release tracking system, distributors will be able to better prepare for the results of a films opening and ultimately help the bottom line profitability for each film. With Ipsos’ healthy client roster of industry pros, it’s possible the gathering could be prominent enough to actually help fix an aging system. Stay tuned.

News Corp. braces for shareholders brawl

R. Murdoch J. MurdochElisabeth MurdochNews Corp. investors are hopping mad and Friday they'll get a rare chance to slam Rupert Murdoch in person about their concerns -- from U.K. phone hacking, to a servile board, to son James' leadership cred, to the purchase of daughter Elisabeth's production company. But no matter how heated the gathering may get, change at News Corp. is almost mathematically impossible without Murdoch's assent. He controls nearly 40% of the Class B voting stock and his close ally, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, holds 7%. Every single other shareholder would have to vote as a block against them. But they can still send a message. The annual shareholders' meeting, usually in NY City, will be held this year at the Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox lot in L.A. where, as several Wall Streeters noted, security can be tightly enforced. There's no parking on the studio lot. News Corp.'s intricate attendance manifesto includes diagrams and a list of restrictions. No one will be admitted who doesn't arrive on a company shuttle bus that leaves from a parking facility around the corner on Century Park West. Yet News Corp.'s critics face a conundrum: despite the drama and the angst, its stock has remained sturdy and its businesses are performing well. Pressured by the phone hacking scandal at its now shuttered Blighty weekly, the News of the World, the company in July ditched plans to buy its British pay TV platform BSkyB and used the money for a hefty $5 billion share repurchase, which is by far Wall Street's favorite use of extra cash. "That's the interesting thing," said one analyst. With the stock buyback, the scandal "even turns into a win" for shareholders. "There will be fireworks at the meeting, but if you look at the current operations, business is going pretty well. Cable networks are doing great, broadcast is up from a year ago, the film side is doing fine." In a tough economy, ad revenue at Fox's domestic cable channels rose 23% for the fiscal fourth quarter ended in June, the most recent reported, led by pricing and ratings growth at FX. Film profits surged 53%. Broadcast television saw higher local and national advertising and increasing coin from retransmission consent deals. The shares are trading at about $17, well above their 52-week low of $13.83. On Wednesday, they closed off 1.69% at $16.90 in a down market after hitting $17.35 earlier in the day. "If the businesses weren't doing well or the hacking scandal spreads to the U.S., then Rupert might have a problem," said one investor. He and others recalled the maelstrom at Disney in 2004 when irate shareholders stripped Michael Eisner of the chairmanship. He remained CEO. News Corp. shareholders have also asked the company to split the posts. The Disney coup succeed because the businesses weren't being run well, and Eisner wasn't well liked personally. And Disney isn't a family-controlled company. Investor advisory groups in the U.S. and the U.K. want radical changes to the board, in some cases urging investors to vote down 13 of the 15 directors, including James, deputy CEO and chairman and head of international; Rupert's oldest son Lachlan; and deputy chairman and chief operating officer Chase Carey. Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth was meant to take a board seat this summer after News Corp. acquired her company Shine for $675 million, but the move was tabled after the phone hacking scandal accelerated. Amalgamated Bank, as a trustee for a handful of funds, has filed suit against News Corp. in Delaware Chancery Court, accusing the Murdoch family of self dealing in the Shine acquisition and later amending the complaint to include the phone hacking scandal, which it claims is the direct result of a negligent board. The judge in the case is now considering News Corp.'s motion to dismiss. Some find the outcry disingenuous. "Saying Murdoch makes some stupid acquisitions is like saying it's raining water," said one fund manager. Being "shocked, shocked" about a cozy board or nepotism is pointless, he added, since Murdoch's always been public about wanting dynastic succession at News Corp. "Who's surprised? You can't complain about these things. You know they're going on." James' position as heir apparent, however, remains shaky as he faces another round of questioning in front of a U.K. Parliamentary committee next month. As the head of News Intl. he authorized a large out-of-court settlement for phone hacking victim Gordon Taylor, a former pro-soccer player and head of the Professional Footballers' Assn. He claims to have no knowledge of widespread abuse at the time but several former employees contradict him, saying that he was aware of a larger problem. Pressure grew on Wednesday as Julian Pike, a former lawyer for News Intl., testified that he had seen evidence of extensive hacking and informed company management. James has closed News of the World newspaper where the offenses took place and declined a $6 million bonus the board awarded him for fiscal 2011. But many on Wall Street and in the industry think it possible he may be arrested, as have a handful of the division's former employees, or fall on his sword and resign. "James would prefer us to think that he was in a minor way incompetent rather than thoroughly dishonest," said Mark Lewis, a lawyer for U.K. hacking victims.There have been 63 hacking suits filed in the U.K. so far. Lewis, who represents ten of the cases, said only 400 of some 6,500 victims have been contacted.News Corp. has set aside about $32 million to deal with the steady stream of lawsuits stemming from the phone-hacking scandal. But the eventual financial impact is impossible to calculate. "I basically have no idea how big it is going to be," said Alan Gould, an analyst with Evercore Partners. Over the summer, when the scandal erupted, he put a $1 billion figure on damages but admits that was probably an over-estimate. But it's still one a conglom the size of News Corp. can digest. "It was a U.K. paper doing the hacking and the U.K. paper was closed," said another analyst. "Just purely hypothetically, if they found something at the Wall Street Journal, at Fox, or at the Fox television stations, that would be a negative."Lewis says he knows of two Americans who were hacked, both in the U.K. He's asked NY lawyers, Norman Siegel, former director of the NY Civil Liberties Union, and Steven Hyman of McLaughlin & Stern, to explore U.S. angles. "We're doing research, looking for evidence of hacking here. Or trying to determine if people at News Corp. in NY knew or should have known what was happening there," Siegel said. Depending on what emerges, he said he could ask a Federal Court for authorization to take depositions in NY that might help the U.K. litigation. "We think that there are real issues to be pursued, and we intend to pursue them," said Hyman. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Michelle Rodriguez on Discovering Acting

Michelle Rodriguez on Discovering Acting October 18, 2011 Photo by Screen Gems Michelle Rodriguez in "Girl Fight" I am actually a success story for Back Stage. I had been doing extra work in NY for about two years, interested mostly in learning about the art of writing scripts, and I became interested in becoming an actress. I noticed that people in the film industry seemed to respect actors more than writers. My brother Omar had come home from Stevens Institute Tech for the summer and started digging into my brain about responsibility, picking a career and a path in life, etc. He was, to my surprise, incredibly supportive of my newfound wish to stay out of a fluorescent-lit office from 9 to 5 and join the creative struggle as an actress-writer. The very first sign of his support was a fresh issue of Back Stage. He told me where to get it and how this is what actors used to find opportunities. To me, this newspaper was a mounting heap of potentiala magic book full of opportunity.I was way too bummed out to go on any auditions at the time; too many friends I did extra work with were getting rejected left and right. I just gave up the possibility altogether that someone could see in me more potential than I saw in myself. I really wanted to avoid that predicament at all cost, so at first I settled for the extra-work ads. I did extra work in "Summer of Sam," "The Cradle Will Rock," "For the Love of the Game," etc. Cut to two years later. I was now getting hounded by my other brother, Raul, to get a life, one that paid something substantial and didn't involve sitting around all day goofing off in the backdrop of a flick for 60 bucks. At this point I was about to give up, both extra work and the possibility of being judged at an audition by someone with absolutely no clue of what I was capable of.Well, that week, I was looking in the regular paper for a job to hold me over till I got a clue to life. After several phone calls to dead-end jobs around town, I looked at my week-old Back Stage issue. There it was: Open casting call, looking for a female boxer to fill a lead role in a film called "Girlfight," Latin descent, lead character casting. Reading that, I thought to myself, "I qualify three times for this role." I'm Latin; I like to lead the way; half the girls I saw onscreen at the time couldn't kick my butt in a street fight if they tried. What have I got to lose? I thought to myself, "Technically, it's not an audition, because it's a casting call. Go for it, Michelle!"The open casting call was the following day. I have to say, after all that thought put into following my gut and hopping the train to NY that afternoon to make the audition, I had gotten cold feet, deciding it would be better to go to Six Flags with some friends instead. Believe it or not, if it weren't for both that issue of Back Stage and a friend from Jersey (my best friend at the time, Tony), who ditched out on our newly planned summer fun for the day, I would have missed the casting call that led to my current career. I would probably be writing fantasy novels, working for some magazine, or planning my whole life around a travel blog. Either way, my path would have definitely been drastically different than it is today.Thank you, Back Stage, brother Omar for introducing the magazine, and Tony for not making it to Six Flags the day of the audition. If it weren't for those factors, amongst many other variables not worth mentioning (like that of my mother giving birth to me), I would never have ended up hopping the train into NY to that casting call, four hours late, and eventually, after a month of tryouts, landing the role.Cheers,M RodAfter starring in the critically acclaimed "Girlfight," Michelle Rodriguez starred in such films as "The Fast and the Furious," "Resident Evil," "S.W.A.T.," and "Avatar." She was also a series regular on "Lost." Michelle Rodriguez on Discovering Acting October 18, 2011 Michelle Rodriguez in "Girl Fight" PHOTO CREDIT Screen Gems I am actually a success story for Back Stage. I had been doing extra work in NY for about two years, interested mostly in learning about the art of writing scripts, and I became interested in becoming an actress. I noticed that people in the film industry seemed to respect actors more than writers. My brother Omar had come home from Stevens Institute Tech for the summer and started digging into my brain about responsibility, picking a career and a path in life, etc. He was, to my surprise, incredibly supportive of my newfound wish to stay out of a fluorescent-lit office from 9 to 5 and join the creative struggle as an actress-writer. The very first sign of his support was a fresh issue of Back Stage. He told me where to get it and how this is what actors used to find opportunities. To me, this newspaper was a mounting heap of potentiala magic book full of opportunity.I was way too bummed out to go on any auditions at the time; too many friends I did extra work with were getting rejected left and right. I just gave up the possibility altogether that someone could see in me more potential than I saw in myself. I really wanted to avoid that predicament at all cost, so at first I settled for the extra-work ads. I did extra work in "Summer of Sam," "The Cradle Will Rock," "For the Love of the Game," etc. Cut to two years later. I was now getting hounded by my other brother, Raul, to get a life, one that paid something substantial and didn't involve sitting around all day goofing off in the backdrop of a flick for 60 bucks. At this point I was about to give up, both extra work and the possibility of being judged at an audition by someone with absolutely no clue of what I was capable of.Well, that week, I was looking in the regular paper for a job to hold me over till I got a clue to life. After several phone calls to dead-end jobs around town, I looked at my week-old Back Stage issue. There it was: Open casting call, looking for a female boxer to fill a lead role in a film called "Girlfight," Latin descent, lead character casting. Reading that, I thought to myself, "I qualify three times for this role." I'm Latin; I like to lead the way; half the girls I saw onscreen at the time couldn't kick my butt in a street fight if they tried. What have I got to lose? I thought to myself, "Technically, it's not an audition, because it's a casting call. Go for it, Michelle!"The open casting call was the following day. I have to say, after all that thought put into following my gut and hopping the train to NY that afternoon to make the audition, I had gotten cold feet, deciding it would be better to go to Six Flags with some friends instead. Believe it or not, if it weren't for both that issue of Back Stage and a friend from Jersey (my best friend at the time, Tony), who ditched out on our newly planned summer fun for the day, I would have missed the casting call that led to my current career. I would probably be writing fantasy novels, working for some magazine, or planning my whole life around a travel blog. Either way, my path would have definitely been drastically different than it is today.Thank you, Back Stage, brother Omar for introducing the magazine, and Tony for not making it to Six Flags the day of the audition. If it weren't for those factors, amongst many other variables not worth mentioning (like that of my mother giving birth to me), I would never have ended up hopping the train into NY to that casting call, four hours late, and eventually, after a month of tryouts, landing the role.Cheers,M RodAfter starring in the critically acclaimed "Girlfight," Michelle Rodriguez starred in such films as "The Fast and the Furious," "Resident Evil," "S.W.A.T.," and "Avatar." She was also a series regular on "Lost."

Robot Chicken plans DC Comics special

DC Comics' Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns andSeth Green have announced that they're making a Robot Chicken DC special to air sometime in 2012.The parody show based around DC Comics characters was revealed at the NY Comic-Con.The Robot Chicken/DC Comics special - shortened to RC/DC on a concept reel of previously aired Robot Chicken DC sketches shown at NYCC - will begin production in the next month.It will be scripted by Johns and the Mad Magazine cartoon writer Kevin Shinick. Green also revealed that his team are still working on an a comedy series based on Star Wars.Meanwhile, Johns also said he was still hopeful of producing a live-action sequel to Green Lantern."I hope that the character gets another film. And it will be live-action again - I guarantee," he said."There was a lot of really good stuff in the movie."Guess it'll all depend on how the well theGreen LanternBlu-ray and DVDs sell when they're released next week.

'Simpsons' Actor Harry Shearer Says He's Willing to Cut His Salary by 70 Percent

Courtesy of Fox Simpsons voice actor Harry Shearer has taken a step on his own in the ongoing tense negotiations between the animated series cast and Fox executives who say that unless the voice actors take massive pay cuts, the show will not be renewed for a 24th season. In a statement released Friday, the actor said, "I say, fine -- if pay cuts are what it will take to keep the show on the air, then cut my pay. In fact, to make it as easy as possible for Fox to keep new episodes of The Simpsons coming, I'm willing to let them cut my salary not just 45 percent but more than 70 percent -- down to half of what they said they would be willing to pay us. All I would ask in return is that I be allowed a small share of the eventual profits." PHOTOS: Best and Worst TV Dads: 'The Simpsons,' 'Modern Family' On Tuesday, THR reported that RBC Capital Markets analyst David Bank estimated that Fox could stand to get around $750 million from an off-network syndication rights sale if the show is canceled. Shearer says he speaks for himself and not for his fellow cast members and also says that when his representatives approached Fox execs with his proposal, they were rebuffed. "There were, the Fox people said, simply no circumstances under which the network would consider allowing me or any of the actors to share in the show's success," Shearer explained. STORY: 'Simpsons' Money Battle: Biz Model Not Sustainable Says Fox Shearer and the other members of the cast, including Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer Simpson, Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa) and Hank Azaria (Moe), have been receiving $400,000 per episode since a salary re-negotiation in 2008. Fox says the series cannot continue under the current financial model. The Simpsons Harry Shearer

Hugh Jackman's 'Real Steel' Hero Is 'The Anti-Father'

Hugh Jackman is, potentially, an ideal guy. He sings, he dances, he is able to do comedy and drama and action and romance, hes easy around the eyes. But many importantly, hes a pleasant guy. So what is all of this-around good bloke doing playing bad father Charlie Kenton in tangible Steel? Or Drover around australia? Or Wolverine? Jackman told MTV News he was raised to become polite to individuals, be nice, kind, sincere. Due to his natural gentlemanly condition, hes drawn to figures which are substantially under perfect. I believe Im pretty boring, Jackman stated. I much like the edgy, slightly wilder people. He stated that his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, was eliminated from 12 schools or something like that. In Tangible Steel Jackman plays the anti-father. He stated, The majority of my moments are with my boy who I havent seen since birth, and Im really mean to him virtually the entire movie. It had been a welcome departure for that actor and father of two, whose personal raising a child philosophy prevents him from releasing any unnecessary nastiness. You need to say things sometimes that you simply understood if youd stated them would insert them in therapy to have an extra two decades. And also you dont. You shove it lower. Despite his onscreen obnoxiousness, Jackman didnt avoid showing Real Steel to his kids, who have been intrigued instead of delay by Kentons insufficient raising a child abilities. These were like, Therefore we can drink sodas in the morning? Inform us that which you consider Jackman's "Real Steel" performance within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

(Dis)connected

Isaiah (Jordan Calloway) struggles with feelings of isolation in "(Dis)connected." Shot in La by In Cahoots Media. Executive producers, Leslie Libman, Chris Lynn, Maggie Malina producer, Fern Martin director, Libman produced by Antonio Campos, Libman, Malina.Isaiah - Jordan Calloway Lisa - Ana Coto Tom - Justin Preston Maria - Lindsey Morgan Nikki - Stephanie Owens Lisa's Mother - Michelle Forbes John - Jason Parsons Shelly - Alexandra Kyle Carly - Estelle Youthful Riley - Angelina PrendergastInspired simply by a real event, MTV's "(Dis)connected" supplies a spare, sobering consider the problem of youth interaction online, with youthful people opening themselves as much as all of the discomfort and cruelty connected with adolescence inside an uncharted new digital domain. The project has a "produced byInch credit instead of actual authors, which approach shows, inside a (dis)jointed and ultimately (dis)recruiting film. Despite good intentions, MTV has shipped a film as shallow because the video-blog world it examines. Although it feels and looks serious, the end result does not bring depth and dimension to the 2D figures. Jumping around among teens and teenagers in various metropolitan areas, director Leslie Libman (who shares the expansion credit with Maggie Malina and Antonio Campos) introduces various gamers wrestling with various issues, from body image to bpd to common-fashioned various insecurities. For instance, Lisa (Ana Coto) is not wanting to strip for any boy with whom she's talking online, while Isaiah (Jordan Calloway) struggles with feelings of isolation. Maria (Lindsey Morgan) experiences a bitter breakup, texting every beat from the process. Point about this feels as though a long, unwieldy prologue, though, for that film's primary thrust, based on the real story of the 19-year-old who committed suicide via webcast, while being advised to undergo by using it with a digital mob. The succession gives mind the 1964 murder of Cat Genovese, only here, the callous onlookers' view is mediated using a video stream. What Libman and her collaborators haven't done is bring much coherence towards the narrative. Rather, "(Dis)connected" bounces along -- utilizing a frenetic, cinema verite style designed to capture the realm it's chronicling -- with your a brief attention span it's tough even going to determine who the important thing gamers are until well in to the film. This is a shame, since you will find some strong and incredibly natural performances here (though Michelle Forbes, playing a mother, is wasted inside a useless cameo), and it is all within the service of the good cause. MTV follows the film having a special that explores such areas as "trust and also over-discussing inside a digital world." There is no doubt media consumption has essentially changed associations and the idea of privacy for individuals weaned within the digital age, which possibly requires techniques used in addressing them. Yet while "(Dis)connected" registers some interesting points about individuals shifting dynamics, sewn together in the way it's, it cannot even connect the dots.Camera, Christos Bitsakos production designer, Cynthia Hill editor, Martin Desmond Roe music, Mark Degli Antoni casting, Tiffany Persons, Chad Ritterbach. 120 MIN. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

New Tintin Trailer Live

Another clue to Secret Of The UnicornHot on the heels of yesterday's War Horse trailer, today brings with it a new peek at TheAdventures Of Tintin:The Secret Of The Unicorn, Steven Spielberg's other upcoming offering based on Herge's endlessly popular series of books. And if the dial yesterday was turned to "emotional", this one ramps it all the way to "action".So there's a tiny snippet of two sailing ships battling on the high seas, cannons blazing, but then we flash forward to slightly more modern times, and see boy reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy recovering a clue to a sunken ship's location, before getting into some perilous adventure and falling in with Captain Haddock (AndySerkis). Cue rocket launchers and a novel way to travel about by motorbike.The Adventures Of Tintin:The Secret Of The Unicorn is out on October 26. Hey!That's this month already!We're nearly there!

Christoph Waltz injured prepping Django Unchained

TF was all "Ooooooh" when we heard Kurt Russell was replacing Kevin Costner on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. But we were all "Owwwww" when we heard Christoph Waltz had dislocated his pelvic bone in a horse riding accident during pre-production of the same film.According to a statement from his agent, the Oscar-winning actor was injured while training with his horse in preparation for the role."Waltz is currently being treated for a dislocated pelvic bone and is looking forward to getting back in the saddle," the statement added.The actor will miss the NY Film Festival premiere of Roman Polanski's Carnage while he recovers.Django Unchained is currently in pre-production, with the shoot due to start in November.The film also features Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson and is set to open in the US on 25 December 2012.

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I believe that The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo would be the sensation of winter, and not simply since it looks fantastic in the new trailer. Stieg Larsson’s thrilling Millennium series is ideal for David Fincher’s dark auteurship, and that i expect his protege Rooney Mara to drag off protagonist Lisbeth Salander’s Nordic grit. Meanwhile, though, Lisbeth’s cartoonishly goth appearance (proven within the movie’s new photos) is simply too bizarre to not mock, and I have to acquire some snark from my system prior to the wave of great buzz sweeps through fall. Listed here are 20 mocking new game titles. 1. The Lady using the Hot Subject Gift Certificate 2. The Lady with all of Individuals Feelings 3. The Lady I Ignore in the Bowling Alley 4. The Lady having a Hundred Holes in her own Mind 5. The Lady in the Mudvayne Concert 6. The Lady That Has a tough Time Gelling 7. The Lady using the Pass towards the Counselor’s Office 8. The Lady Who Works at Spencer’s Gifts 9. The Lady Who Sparks the Metal Detector 10. The Lady using the Contrived Poetry 11. The Lady Who Required The Craft Seriously 12. The Lady Who Needs SPF 75 13. The Lady Who Jesse James Scammed With 14. The Lady Who Just Wants Her GED 15. The Lady Who's Ready to have an Armani Under garments Ad 16. The Lady With lots of Lamer Tats Too 17. The Lady Who Stars within the Dope Show 18. The Lady Who Appears Like a Korn Album Cover 19. The Lady Who Hates All Of Your Labels 20. The Lady Using the Apparent Issues Please lead your personal. Difficulties, Rooney Mara in ‘Girl using the Dragon Tattoo’ Please lead yours.

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Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott Fair warning, what you are going to watch might be the most frightening/strangest factor you've observed in a very long time. The very first 5 minutes of FX's new drama, American Horror Story happen to be launched, and also the show certainly lives as much as its title. Ryan Murphy and Kaira Falchuk: The 6 stuff that inspired American Horror Story The freaky haunted house series, produced by Glee's Ryan Murphy and Kaira Falchuk, stars Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton like a battling couple who proceed to La using their daughter Purple (Taissa Farmiga). The only issue? Their creepy home might not be where to begin again. Browse the first 5 minutes from the show below, thanks to America online TV. American Horror Story premieres Wednesday, March. 5 at 10/9c on Forex.