Watch the Trailer for Camp Hell, the Horror Pic Jesse Eisenberg Wishes He Could Take Back

To be fair, nothing in Jesse Eisenberg’s recently filed lawsuit claims that he wishes he could take back his five-minute cameo in the low budget horror pic Camp Hell, about evil unleashing a bloodbath at a Christian youth retreat. (That’s just a guess.) The actor is simply a stickler for truth in advertising and wants his fans to know he’s “not the star of and does not appear in a prominent role in Camp Hell.” As for co-stars Bruce Davison, Dana Delaney, and Andrew McCarthy… well, you’re kinda stuck. Watch the unintentional horrors unfold in the trailer after the jump! It would appear that Eisenberg appears in the film (released on home video in August) via flashback as a troubled, demon-haunted youth whom Davison’s child-slapping minister attempts to save. He sketches. He’s in dire need of a tan. “There is no hope. There is only God’s will,” he croaks. According to reports, Eisenberg is seeking “$3 million in general damages for alleged misappropriation of right of publicity and unfair business practices.” (The film’s budget, per IMDB, is $3 million, while Academy Award nominee Eisenberg’s fee was reportedly $3,000.) Did Lionsgate’s marketing team really misuse his good name in promotional materials for Camp Hell? There’s this prominent bit from the trailer: And, well, the DVD cover: Yeeeeah. Who can blame Lionsgate for wanting to capitalize on Eisenberg’s Oscar sheen? Or Eisenberg, for wanting distance from this would-be Razzie contender? Camp Hell is currently available on DVD. [E! Online via Moviefone]

Simon West On For Dust And Glory

He's in negotiations for the racing picHe's currently busy putting Sly Stallone and company through their paces filming The Expendables 2, but Simon West already has one eye on a possible future project. The director is now in negotiations to tackle car-racing pic Dust And Glory.Described as a romantic action-adventure that splices Mad Max with Jewel Of The Nile, the film will adapt Evan Green's novel, set in the harsh desert territory of Australia's outback.Back in the '50s the Redex trials saw drivers from around the world competing to find the top wheelman, with a heated rivalry developing between an American newcomer and an Aussie legend.Robert Lewis Galinsky wrote the script and is one of the producers. He's hoping to snag West in time to kick off shooting next summer Down Under, with casting set to begin before the Christmas decorations have been taken down.West's last release was Jason Statham thriller The Mechanic, and he'll next put out Nic Cage pic Stolen. He's also busy developing CG/live-action hybrid war film Thunder Run with Gerard Butler, Matthew McConaughey and Sam Worthington all in his sights to star.

Comedian Patrice O'Neal Dies at 41

Patrice O'Neal Comedian Patrice O'Neal has died after suffering a stroke last month. He was 41.The Opie and Anthony Show, where O'Neal was a frequent guest, announced the news Tuesday on Twitter. "Yes it's true that our pal Patrice O'Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker i've ever known PERIOD."See the celebs we lost this yearA Boston native, O'Neal made his Def Jam Comedy debut in 2007. He's had specials on Showtime, HBO, Comedy Central, was a regular on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and hosted VH1's Web Junk 2.0. In 2006, he joined Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour, playing in outdoor arenas across the country.O'Neal had been an Opie and Anthony regular since 2002 and also hosted his own relationship advice show on XM radio in 2006. As an actor, O'Neal appeared on Arrested Development, The Office, and in the films 25th Hour and Head of State. O'Neal made his last TV performance at the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen in September. Watch his appearance: Roast of Charlie Sheen

'The Artist,' 'Take Shelter' Dominate Indie Spirit Award Nominations

With five nominations each, the silent movie The Artist and the apocalyptic drama Take Shelter dominated the nominations for Film Independent's Spirit Awards, which were announced Tuesday.our editor recommends'The Artist': How a Black-and-White Silent Movie Defied the Odds and Became an Oscar ContenderHow 'The Artist's' Fashions Are Impacting the Red Carpet Nominated for best screenplay were Joseph Cedar for FootNote, Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist, Tom McCarthy for Win, Win,Mike Mills for Beginners,Phil Johnstonfor Cedar Rapids and Will Reiser for 50/50. In the documentary category, noms went to An African Selection, Bill Cunningham NY, The Interrupters, The Redemption of General Butt Naked and We Were Here. The Spirit Award focus on American-made features made with what it calls "an economy of means," generally budgets under $20 million. The 27th annual awards ceremony will be held Feb. 25 at the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast by IFC. Related Topics Take Shelter The Artist Spirit Awards 2012

Basketball Lockout Finishes: What Hollywood States

Bane, the large brute from the villain at night time Dark evening Increases, is not like anything Batman has faced in Christopher Nolan's previous two franchise records.our editor recommends'Dark Dark evening Rises' Director Christopher Nolan Unveils New Particulars In regards to the Plot, Villain BaneThe Dark Dark evening Rises' Wall Street Fight Scene Resembles Pittsburgh Shoot (Video)Reese Witherspoon Plays Chris Pine, Tom Sturdy in 'This Means War' Trailer (Video)Tom Sturdy: What's Next for your Actor Carried out by Tom Sturdy, the initial glimpses of Christian Bale's on-screen enemy are actually quite imposing. To ensure that as Sturdy and Nolan tell Empire Magazine, he produces "the very best physical villain." PHOTOS: 'The Dark Dark evening Increases' Start Searching: Round the Set "He's a great type of movie monster," Nolan notifies Empire, "though an incredible brain, which will be a side of him that was not attracted on before. Because the tales within the comics are very epic and extremely evocative - greatly in the way that Bruce Wayne's origin story is epic and evocative. I had been searching to really parallel by utilizing our choice of villain. So he's a worthy foe." Which's not to imply they don't participate in the carnage. Sturdy describes the film's carnage, previewed in recent amateur videos shot in NY and Pittsburgh, as brutal. "He's a wrecking ball," states Sturdy. "He's horrible. A really horrible piece of content.In . Contrasting with this particular many individuals is yet another daunting task becoming an actor. Sturdy, who's adopted physical roles before, confesses found the ideal choreography overwhelming sometimes. VIDEO: 'Dark Dark evening Increases' Fight Scene Hits Web "When you're learning a testing room you're going, OK, I have got an association with seven people," according to him. "This individual I face, that certain I slip which i punch, that certain I recieve and suplex, this individual I kick hard which one, he stops a hammer along with his mind. After which it I meet Batman. That's all okay in the testing room, nevertheless, you add 1,000 those who are fitted similar to the seven you are made to hit." Still, in the manner Sturdy talks of his co-star, most likely probably the most daunting area of the shoot was going in person with Bale. "He looks really intimidating," Sturdy states. "There's a 3-year-old inside me that's going, 'Oh my God that's Batman! That's Batman and that he will struck me! However love Batman!' I Rapidly try searching within the mirror. Which I hit him back. Two occasions as hard." Nolan thinks his star greater than rose for the occasion. "It's a extremely effective factor if you see it meet up, beyond a few things i had ever imagined," according to him. "That's what you'll receive from coping with great stars." PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Various Faces of Tom Sturdy PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'The Dark Dark evening Rises' Start Searching: Round the Set Christopher Nolan Tom Sturdy Christian Bale The Dark Dark evening Increases

'Planet of Snails' tops IDFA awards

''Planet of Snails,'' South Korean helmer Seung-Jun Yi's feature docu about the daily life and love of a deaf and blind man, has won the VPRO IDFA award for best feature at the 24th annual International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), it was announced at a ceremony Friday night. IDFA's top prize comes with a ?12,500 (U.S.$16,546) cash prize. ''Snails,'' which received its international preem here, is produced by CreativEast. Paris-based CATandDocs is handling world sales. IDFA's five-person feature competish jury also gave its special award to Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi's world-preeming ''5 Broken Cameras,'' a portrait of a Palestinian village resisting encroaching Jewish settlements over several years. Pic also nabbed IDFA's aud award and $6,619 cash. The world's largest docu fest and mart, which opened Nov. 16 with ''The Ambassador'' from helmer Mads Brugger (''The Red Chapel'') and concludes Sunday, saw a record public aud of an estimated 200,000+, up from 2010's count of 180,000. Other IDFA competish winners include Jorge Gaggero's ''Montenegro'' (best mid-length docu), Xun Yu's 'The Vanishing Spring Light (best first film) and Jessica Gorter's ''900 Days'' (best Dutch docu). Micha X. Peled's feature ''Bitter Seeds,'' about the plight of Indian cotton farmers and the third in a trilogy about globalization, won best Green Screen (environmental) docu as well as the Oxfam Global Justice award. Last weekend ''Last Days Here,'' from Phillie's Don Argott and Demian Fenton, won best music documentary. Pic was screened in IDFA PLAY, the fest's first ever music docu sidebar. IDFA presented 340 film and trans-media docus to public and industry auds this year. The opening weekend was mostly about preems and parties, but a posse from ''Focus Forward''-the innovation-themed series of three-minute docs launched last September by video publisher Cinelan in partnership with GE-took the stage to announce it has added seven filmmakers to its roster. On Monday IDFA moved into full-on biz mode with the start of the three-day Forum. The prestige international co-financing event has adapted in recent years to reflect changes in the market (fewer windows, tighter budgets), the emergence of third-sector funders and new ways of telling and viewing non-fiction stories. This year's slate included 57 projects (features, series, trans-media) looking for funding partners or future buyers in the round-tables and individual meets. This year IDFA reports 2,670 local and international guests (producers, buyers, filmmakers etc.) , an upswing from 2010's headcount of 2,477. More than 200 U.S. guests attended IDFA 2011. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Interview while using Vampire Author Anne Grain Sounds Off on Twilight's Sparkly Vampires of the underworld from the underworld

Twilight, True Blood stream Team Edward is not happy with vampire full Anne Grain. The Interview while using Vampire author triggered a furor on Facebook after departing comments the undead in their books would "possess a pity party for vampires of the underworld from the underworld that sparkle on the planet.Inch See the relaxation of current day news "I used to be just joking," Grain notifies The Daily Animal. "People request me a few things i take into account that, which i finally pretended that Lestat and Louis were real and gave their opinion which they considered the vampires of the underworld from the underworld in Twilight. Sadly, In my opinion numerous Stephenie Meyer site visitors needed it the wrong method, found my Facebook page, and were quite uncomfortable. However think they're very... youthful. It absolutely was a substantial ruckus! "I will tell why the kids like them," Grain states in the Twilight books and movies. "What I believe that immediately is they proceed and take formula of women's romance that was employed by Jane Eyre, and so they put it in the new context. There is a youthful girl, Bella she falls deeply deeply in love with this mysterious figure, and he's menacing similar to Mr. Rochester reaches Jane Eyre, but he's protective. In my opinion it is really an lengthy lasting formula." On her behalf formula in creating vampires of the underworld from the underworld, though, Grain wanted an even more "realistic" take. "I went along with a few things i inherited from Hollywood-that vampires of the underworld from the underworld melt off on the planet.... I believed once they responded hysterically to garlic clove clove or crucifixes, that was less interesting their being nihilistic and atheistic, and not obtaining a 'magical' a reaction to something but getting definite limitations and rules." Have a look at photos of True Blood stream The completely new genre of vampires of the underworld from the underworld, Grain notes, are usually totally different from her Interview while using Vampire protagonists. "A Few Things I see happening, with authors like [True Blood's] Charlaine Harris and Stephenie Meyer, might be the domestication in the vampire. I used to be thinking about a effective, " " Old World " " figure which in fact had plenty of understanding, experience, and was ornamented by plenty of glamour and mystery... Charlaine Harris does various things by imagining how it's like if vampires of the underworld from the underworld are legal plus you've got them dwelling inside your Southern town, but she will receive a significant volume of energy from that. She's very witty-there are many satire there-and also on the Cinemax showTrue Blood stream, you will discover a romance with Vampire Bill." While using supernatural growing, Grain will tackle werewolves though her new novel, The Wolf Grit, having a much different undertake werewolf mythology from twilighting. "I like to find the considered the man-wolf that ongoing to become a guy, but increased being extremely effective and effective,Inch she states. "He doesn't really are a four-footed animal that lives in the pack." Grain isn't towards True Blood's werewolf Alcide (Joe Manganiello), though that could be because "the character's hot," she states. Which vampires of the underworld from the underworld can you prefer, individuals in Twilight, True Blood stream or Interview while using Vampire?

Miramax pacts with Netmovies

Miramax has announced a streaming deal with Brazil's online platform NetMovies. Pics available through the multi-year deal include "Pulp Fiction," "The English Patient," "City of God," "Amelie," "There Will Be Blood" and "Kill Bill." NetMovies will make the titles available on a variety of platforms including PCs, Macs, Smart TVs, Blu-ray players, iOS and Android tablets beginning Dec. 1. Company will also provide titles on video game consoles in the near future. NetMovies, which counts more than 35,000 titles in its online library, provides a subscription-based service through DVD and Blu-ray home delivery and unlimited streaming access. Pact between the two companies is the latest in Miramax's effort to digitally exploit its library. Since new owners bought the company from Disney last year, they've inked deals with Netflix, Hulu and Facebook, among other major online platforms. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Brave Trailer Strides In

Pixar's new adventureAfter a stumble if this involves critical reaction with Cars 2 (otherwise box office, which hummed along nicely), Pixar looks being continuously back on mesmerising, funny, emotional and visually outstanding form with Brave. We introduced you some exclusive new images within the movie only a couple of days ago now the initial full trailer has turned up online.Brave follows hot-headed tomboy Merida (Kelly Macdonald), a skilled archer as well as the daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Full Elinor (Emma Thompson). Very going to determine her own path around, she defies a classic custom, that has terrible effects on her behalf family which is kingdom.So Merida turns to have an eccentric old wise lady (Julie Walters) in their pursuit to create things right. But tend to she restore order within the chaos?Getting a largely Scottish cast including Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd and Craig Ferguson, Brave is Pixar sinking a feet in fairytale territory the first time. As well as in the looks from the, yanking it well with style.Brave will probably be on August 17.

Fashion Slam: Ho! Ho! Ho? No! No! No!

First Launched: November 16, 2011 2:53 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption It's not a scenario of Bah, Humbugs! But, why people starting to celebrate the holidays so early?Its already commenced. Christmas non-stop. Thats the e-mail I obtained yesterday in a single of my co-employees letting me know a close radio station started playing holiday tunes 24/7. I appear like It's my job to say this, however swear, the Christmas Holidays starts earlier and earlier every year. No Bah, Humbugs from me, Im no Scrooge or perhaps the Grinch, I Like Christmas! But even I am bothered because when praising the holidays has spread from December to November now October. (Poor Thanksgiving has completely become lost inside the shuffle!) I visited the La shopping complex, The Grove, round the weekend BEFORE Halloween and so they were already establishing the large Christmas Tree. A couple of little shows here or there doesn't bother me so muchbut a 110-ft tree, plus Santas Cottage (hes already open for business) together with a existence-size Santa and sleigh flying inside the Groves large pond, well, thats holidayd-to-the-hilt. My husband joked that soon well start praising Christmas within this summer time. Within the rate the situation is going, Id condition that hes much less remote! Fireworks and eggnog, oh boy, cant wait! I weren't impressed using the Christmas tree rising so early to my boss which he mentioned, well, they are doing that because retailers really need the organization through the challenging economy. Point taken, but couldnt we no less than sort out Halloween? I like Nordstrom. Every year they postpone establishing holiday accessories until Black Friday. How refreshing! Santacan we've really that!? Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Netflix Updates Android Interface To Improve Video Browse And Search

LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011– Coinciding with the first shipments of the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) today unveiled a new interface for Android-powered tablets that makes browsing and instantly watching unlimited TV shows and movies streaming from Netflix better than ever. The redesigned Netflix experience is much more immersive and provides more focus on the growing Netflix catalog by displaying twice as many titles than the previous interface. In addition, through optimization for touch-enabled tablets, Netflix members can swipe through multiple rows of titles with larger artwork. As a result, it is now much easier to discover and instantly watch movies and TV shows on Android tablets. “In the last 12 months we have seen a threefold increase in how long Netflix members are watching on their tablets,” said Neil Hunt, chief product officer at Netflix. “We’re happy to debut a new user experience coinciding with the release of the next generation of devices from industry leaders. The new Netflix interface offers a significant improvement in browsing and searching for TV shows and movies to instantly watch.” Netflix members can enjoy Netflix on their tablets by installing the latest version of the Netflix app, available as a free download in the Android Market and respective application download stores for other Android-powered tablets such as the Kindle Fire and NOOK Tablet. The new tablet experience should be available for members with iPads in a few weeks. Netflix offers convenience and value with a broad selection of Hollywood, international and local movies and TV series. Netflix has revolutionized entertainment by giving people a choice to enjoy what they want to watch, when they want to watch it, and for a low monthly price over a wide-range of Internet-connected devices.

NBC reveals midseason sked

NBC removed three Thursday series in the midseason selection, including 'Community.'New skein Are You Currently Presently There, Vodka? Its Me, Chelsea is positioned for Wednesday. NBCs 30 Rock returns to Thursdays, this time around around at 8 p.m. Smash premieres on NBC the following day from the Super Bowl. Diana Maria Riva, Claudia Bassols, Cheech Marin, Make the most of Schneider, Eugenio Derbez and Lupe Ontiveros in CBS's "Make the most of!InchNBC revealed a hostile reshuffling of the primetime programming for your midseason Monday, displacing three series in the Thursday selection. CBS revealed its midseason moves too, making much less changes appropriate for any primetime schedule of greater stability in comparison to Peacock's. "Community" and "Prime Suspect" are increasingly being removed to produce room for your return of "30 Rock" at 8 p.m. and the introduction of "The Firm" at 10 p.m. "Whitney" is purchasing and selling nights with another NBC rookie comedy, "Up With The Evening," which will come in at 9:30 p.m. "Whitney" will slide to the anchor position on Wednesday just like a lead-looking for another new series, "Are You Currently Presently There, Chelsea?" CBS is giving its Make the most of Schneider laffer "Make the most ofInch the plum publish-"Large Bang Theory" slot on Thursdays starting in The month of the month of january. "Make the most ofInch stars Schneider just like a guy who marries in to a tight-knit Mexican-American family. It'll bow inside the Thursday 8:30 p.m. berth on Jan. 12, displacing "Rules of Engagement," which was hauled in the 2009 seaon to satisfy the growing demand left with the quick demise of frosh comedy "How to be a Gentleman." The Interest has furthermore set Jan. 15 since the third-season preem of "Undercover Boss," which will transfer towards the Sunday 8 p.m. slot now occupied by "The Astounding Race." The Interest mentioned "Rules" and "Race" will probably be back round the sked later inside the season. NBC's "Community," that's expected revisit the schedule eventually later inside the season, has fought inside the ratings. The Next-year series is calculating single.9 rating/6 participate the 18-49 demographic and gathering just 4.millions of total audiences. A Thursday-evening overhaul made an appearance inevitable given "Rock" was vulnerable to reclaim its original evening, therefore it sitting the very first 1 / 2 of year to have the ability to give star Tina Fey time off work try to possess her second child. Nevertheless the Emmy-winning comedy will uncover itself while using harder task of leading in the evening, which will keep "Parks & Entertainment" and "WorkInch at 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Moving "Evening," which has completed respectably on Wednesdays, can be a election of confidence given Thursday offers a more protected time slot which will help its prospects for producing another season. More uncertain might be the fate of "Suspect," the network has not canceled despite a difficult ratings ride on Thursday which has not become far better despite additional airings on other nights to help market the Maria Bello-fronted detective drama. "Suspect" is calculating single.6/4 and 5.8 million on Thursdays. Joining "Whitney" and "Chelsea" on Wednesday will probably be "Rock Center," the completely new John Williams-introduced newsmagazine that has fought at 10 p.m. on Mondays within the initial few activities. "Whitney" and "Chelsea" bow Jan. 11 while "Center" moves Feb. 8. "Center" will probably be transformed with the lengthy looked forward to drama "Smash," which get unscripted giant "The Voice" just like a lead-in if the premieres 8 p.m. the following day from the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. These shows may represent NBC's best wants a midseason rejuvenation around the evening that was not kind for the network inside the fall due to the fast cancellation of "The Playboy Club" at 10 p.m. "Firm," which reboots the 1993 film with Josh Lucas inside the starring role originated from by Tom Cruise, is an additional key little bit of NBC midseason. It'll get a two-hour premiere on Jan. 8, where it'll get yourself a nice marketing platform the last evening from NBC's final Nfl telecast of the year, before settling into its regular slot on Jan. 12. "Firm" originates from eOne in colaboration using the new the new sony Pictures Systems and Vital Pictures. Another series on the run is "Harry's Law," which switches from Wednesdays at 9 p.m. to Sundays at 8 p.m. on Scar. 4, if the will be the lead-looking for a couple-hour "Celebrity Apprentice," which bows Feb. 12. Another new entry will probably be unscripted series "Fashion Star," which moves to the Tuesday 10 p.m. slot on March thirteenth, a few days after drama "MotherhoodInch might have ended its season. The premiere will run two several hours and begin at 9 p.m. On Friday, returning unscripted series "Who You Think You are?Inch will spell "Chuck" 7 days after its series finale around the month of the month of january 27th. AWOL within the schedule are "Awake" and "Bent," two NBC series that have been stated to become introduced inside the midseason but have not yet been scheduled. CBS also stood a series prone to join the midseason schedule but has yet to discover a time slot, drama "The 2-2." Overall, NBC is making plenty of moves to have the ability to jumpstart an idea that has only dipped much much deeper into fourth place since the 2011-12 season began. Midseason brings 4 year and four time-slot changes, in addition to new 8 p.m. shows on each night with original programming save Tuesday. NBC's "Chelsea" and CBS's "Make the most ofInch will get a few shots at getting a crowd before facing some daunting competition: Fox's "The The American Idol Show ShowInch will probably be within their time slots after its Jan. 22 premiere. NBC has furthermore acquired drama pilot "Beautiful People" from Universal Television and ABC Art galleries. Michael McDonald will professional produce the project, an ensemble "let us sayInch hour occur the not-so-distant future through which categories of mechanical humans exists for everybody the flesh-and-blood stream people around the world, prior to the androids start having goals that goes for them. The show's emphasis is mentioned being on drama rather than technology. Cynthia Littleton and Jon Weisman brought with this story. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Pretty Little Liars Star Torrey DeVitto Heads to The Vampire Diaries

Torrey DeVitto Pretty Little Liars star Torrey DeVitto has landed a recurring role on The Vampire Diaries, according to The Hollywood Reporter.DeVitto will play Mary, a young doctor who finds herself fascinated by Alaric's (Matt Davis) ability to heal rapidly after he lands in the hospital. See The Vampire Diaries stars then and nowExpect to see DeVitto on Episodes 10 and 11, alongside real-life husband, Paul Wesley, who plays Stefan on the show. The two were married in April.DeVitto previously starred as Carrie on The CW's One Tree Hill.

Conrad Murray Trial Rebounds In Ratings For HLN

A California jury found Conrad Murray accountable for involuntary wrongful dying in relation to the 2010 dying of Michael Jackson Monday, November. 7.our editor recommendsNancy Sophistication: Conrad Murray 'Should Have Grown To Be Murder One'MSNBC to Air Documentary About Conrad Murray Trial Four Days After Guilty VerdictConrad Murray Verdict: What Michael Jackson's Folks Are SayingConrad Murray Verdict: Just what the Bloggers Say PHOTOS: 10 TV Tests That Shook The Earth Since it did while using Casey Anthony trial inside the summer season, which introduced in record-setting audiences for your cable network, HLN broadcast complete coverage of Murray's trial. But, previously in the situation, itdidn't seem to become growing in recognition with audiences, only giving the CNN sister network a couple-percent bump inside the trial's first week. VIDEO: Dr. Conrad Murray Trial Continues With ER Physician Testimony However, with questionable testimony from Murray's female buddies, cardiologist experts and shocking photos of Jackson's naked body taken following a autopsy (which learned that the singer died of acute propofol intoxication after getting experienced from stroke on June 25, 2009), in addition to a defense strategy that reported Jackson self-because of the drug, viewership elevated. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths HLN was # 1 in news reviews' target demographic of 25 to 54 year-olds at 4 p.m. (through the verdict reading through through), beating out CNN, Fox News, MSNBC additionally to CNBC. The network also reported a 98 percent increase in total audiences together with a 42 percent increase in the demo for your month of October involving the 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. several hours compared to a year ago concurrently, creating the best year-over-year ratings gains of all of the cable systems. Comparatively, HLN saw its finest-rated month ever through the Casey Anthony trial, boasting typically 982,000 total audiences, beating out Fox News inside the 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. several hours. Related Subjects Michael Jackson HLN Conrad Murray

'Spider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark' Investor Sues for Theater Fee (Exclusive)

Bruce Glikas/Filmagic/Getty Images"Spider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark" Spider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark, most likely probably the most pricey Broadway musical ever produced, has experienced a good deal since it began performances last November: Budget overruns, cast and director changes, and, clearly, injuries. The expansion has managed to get flying equipment, broken harnesses, and nosy workplace safety personnel. Now, the show has something totally new to cope with becoming an investor is suing the expansion your money can buy owed.our editor recommendsNY Comic Disadvantage: 'Spider-Guy: Turn off the Dark' Authors Talk Show Update, Budget Constraints'Spider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark' Spoofed on 'Law & Order: CI' (Video) To acquire started, the Broadway spectacle required to pull money from many sources, including fromPatricia Lambrecht, who setup $2.5 million in collateral to make sure that producers could license the theater on 213 West 42nd Street in NY where the show was scheduled to use. Particularly, just like a condition in the Theater License Agreement, producers ofSpider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark needed to show the theater might be returned to obtain affordable condition following a development. Lambrecht's collateral will be a guarantee that even if the show never opened up up, the theater might be taken proper care of restoration costs. Lambrecht pledged $2.5 million, nevertheless the agreement allegedly provides they wound up being to become paid out a facility fee gathering $368,750. Following a production experienced numerous delays, the show's producers needed Lambrecht to improve the pledge of collateral. Since the show was increasingly dangerous, the cost to do this increased being more pricey. Labrecht states they got an agreement where the facility fee paid out to her might be upped to $985,000. But Lambrecht states she's only become $360,000 from producers, departing an equilibrium of $625,000, plus seven several days of curiosity and counting. She's just filed a suit in NY to acquire her money. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Spider-Guy: Turn Off the Dark

Julie Taymor Qualified for any Tony for 'Spider-Man'

NY (AP) Julie Taymor may have been fired in the "Spider-Guy" musical, but she could still leave having a Tony Award the coming year for pointing the stunt-heavy mega-show.The Tony Honours Administration Committee stated Thursday that Taymor is going to be considered qualified within the best direction of the musical category for "Spider-Guy: Switch Off The Dark."Taymor, the initial book co-author and director, was let use March after delays, accidents, poor audience reaction and cash worries switched the musical right into a point.Philip William McKinley, who directed the Hugh Jackman musical "The Boy From Oz," in 2003, was hired to influence the ship. He was charged as creative consultant once the musical opened up in June. Taymor was credited with original direction. Your decision through the Tony committee means only Taymor is going to be qualified for that "Spider-Guy" pointing Tony.Ron Miramontez, the show's spokesperson, stated the development wouldn't comment "around the nuances of some of present day rulings," but added, "We are searching toward a thrilling spring."Throughout the show's overhaul, another new addition, author Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, well developed lower the story's more dark styles and broadened the romantic position between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. Most experts stated McKinley and Aguirre-Sacasa had assisted focus the storyline and managed to get more in a commercial sense viable.The $70 million extravaganza finally opened up in June 2 days following the Tony Honours, meaning it may be considered next summer time for that honours and is doing brisk business, easily grossing a lot more than $a million most days.The Tony committee also made the decision two other routine matters Thursday including the musical that Reeve Carney is qualified for any Tony like a leading actor inside a musical which Jennifer Damiano is qualified within the female category.Carney, who plays Peter Parker and Spider-Guy, lately extended his contract until May 2012, but Damiano, who plays Mary Jane, is departing the show this month. She's being changed by Rebecca Faulkenberry, who made her Broadway debut in "Rock of Age range."Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Showtime Renews 'The Real L Word' for Season 3

Showtime"The Real L Word's" Whitney Showtime is staying in business with Ilene Chaiken. The premium cable network has picked up Chaiken's The L Word reality spinoff series The Real L Word for a third season. Unlike the first two cycles, the show's third year will add NY to its filming locations and revolve around new East Coast cast members and see Los Angeles "fan favorites" -- like Whitney -- return. The series will continue to explore the lives of lesbians at home and work with Season 3 also said to have big surprises and as well as special guest star appearances throughout the season. STORY: 'The Real L Word': 'We Don't Think That What We're Doing Is Remotely Porn' (Q&A) A search for new cast members will start soon on both casts. "We're excited and gratified to be picking up the stories of our most beloved Season 2 cast members at some truly major and life-altering junctures, and we think it's time to throw down and invite the women of NY to join in and demonstrate the claims they've lobbed at us these past few years ... that NY's women have something more to say about lesbian life, something that isn't being said by our Los Angeles ladies," creator/executive producer Chaiken said in a statement announcing the news. "Bring it on, Brooklyn!" Production on nine new episodes will begin early next year. The Real L Word is executive produced by Chaiken and Magical Elves' Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit Showtime

ABC's Paul Lee States 'Grey's Anatomy' Will not Follow 'Desperate Housewives' Out of the door (Q&A)

This story seems within the November. 11 problem from the Hollywood Reporter. Sitting in the sparsely decorated office in Burbank, ABC Entertainment Group's mild-mannered leader, Paul Lee, appreciates he wasn't conscious of all that accompany managing a studio and network when he recognized the role in summer time 2010. But as the Oxford-educated former BBC America founder and ABC Family chief is busy filling holes on the schedule which has taken its share of hits recently, a lot of his newcomer efforts -- from Revenge to Suburgatory to fall's No. 1 new drama, Not so long ago -- appear to become hooking up with audiences. Still, the current Family network was lower 4 % within the marketer-coveted 18-to-49 demographic five days in to the season, based on Nielsen, considered lower with a stable of aging series and also the since-canceled Charlie's Angels. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which Shows Is Going To Be Axed First? Lee, 51, a married father of two college-age sons who got his start like a BBC reporter designated to pay for the conflict in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sitting lower using the Hollywood Reporter to go over the healthiness of reboots, the failure of Angels and the necessity to test out the broadcast model. The Hollywood Reporter: What's the toughest factor concerning the job that you simply didn't expect? Paul Lee: There's an enormous workload for broadcast systems since you create a hell of lots of television. I'm fairly shy, and you receive a large amount of attention within this job. You receive looked at for each move you are making. You're like, "Oh, I figured I'd pull off that, but everyone first viewed it.Inch (Laughs) THR: Would you anticipate more deviation in the traditional broadcast model, like shorter seasons? Lee: We're beginning to. We did 10 instances of Missing with Ashley Judd, and that we're doing eight instances of [horror drama] The River. I originated from a global where should you handled to obtain 10 instances of something, it had been an enormous success. You can crack open champagne -- well, it had been a lot more like Guinness. Here, you're failing should you don't get beyond 16. I actually do think, when it comes to bringing in talent or certain types of storytelling, it seems sensible with something similar to The River to express, "OK, let's do eight of those and extremely construct them in ways which makes sense." It seems sensible with Ashley Judd to perform a limited series. But essential, and also the energy in our business, does 22 or 24 episodes. That's still a vital business, and that we're not leaving from that. One factor that differentiates American television is the fact that we are able to make storytelling that sustains over a long time. But we'll experiment around the edges. THR: What about lower-cost programming, possibly on Friday nights? Lee: We're experimentation. We've had some success with Rookie Blue, the industry low-cost bit of programming that's effective for all of us within the summer time. We're doing other versions of this. We're doing worldwide co-productions, and that we'll take a look at cost points on broadcast within the U.S. However I don't think it stops the truth that we'll be trading in large storytelling on comedy, drama and reality for primetime. THR: Reality franchises like Dwts happen to be flagging this year. Will that genre's slice from the primetime cake shrink? Lee: Definitely not. It's an enormous genre. It most likely rules the majority of cable it rules broadcast in many nations. However it's a lot more hard to develop a real possibility reveal that's likely to break the guidelines now. You throw somebody off a tropical, also it's not likely to surprise people any longer. PHOTOS: 'Dancing Using the Stars' Season 13 Cast Official Photos THR: Cable systems enjoy being clearly defined brands. How achievable and valuable will it be for any broadcast network like ABC to become one? Lee: I'd argue ABC comes with a brandname. You will find brands on cable whose job would be to set up an indication saying, "Should you're a lady, don't are available in,Inch or, "Should you're a man, don't are available in,Inch or, "Should you're over 34, don't are available in.Inch The main difference is the fact that we're a far more inclusive brand, nearer to Apple or Target rather than Urban Outfitters. It's not our obligation to place up an indication that states, "Don't are available in,Inch however it's absolutely our obligation to create brand promises that guess what happens you'll get should you come. I love to say it's a "wise with heart" network. THR: You place an finish date for Desperate Average women. Is the fact that something you'll look related to Gray's Anatomy? Lee: Not again. I really hope Gray's lasts another decade. THR: Producer Mark Gordon told us he'd want it to go until he dies. Lee: I love his ambition. Let's say five decades! With Desperate Average women, it absolutely felt such as the right factor to complete. Marc [Cherry] wanted to get it done and also the showrunners wanted to get it done. We made it happen with Lost before I acquired here, also it felt just like a great factor allow it its victory lap. Marc will write it and that he's noted for eight years just what the last fifteen minutes are. We're going to be inside a sealed envelope and shipped having a motorcade. [laughs] THR: Why didn't Charlie's Angels work? Lee: It's always so desperately to inform. I believe we simply didn't breathe existence into that idea. We didn't catch the crowd or obtain the momentum we wanted in the show. THR: Using the struggles of NBC's The Playboy Club as well as your Charlie's Angels and Pan Am, is retro TV dead? Lee: No. Ultimately, what really matters is when good the show is. The benefit of getting a recognised brand is you can break out of the clutter, as well as in the autumn launches, that's a helpful factor to complete. But when you don't abide by it track of an incredible show, it's not likely to sustain. PHOTOS: 10 Television Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' THR: You love to say, "Basically can't sell it off, I'm not thinking about it." What am i saying? Lee: I'm an ex-director, and so i come in a show aesthetically, that is unusual since most individuals who do that job are ex-designers and are available from the host to words. For me personally, I wish to believe will be able to see some key art. THR: What's a genre you want to maintain? Lee: We're trying a brand new genre using the River. We glance carefully at what labored in the past tough occasions during the last century. Should you consider the nineteen thirties and also the ྂs, comedy did very well. It's not only that people wish to laugh, they would like to be entertained and moved, which is among the reasons we did a story book. Don't forget, the Wally Disney Co. is made on favorite anecdotes in the nineteen thirties. And when you appear at individuals periods, fear performed, too. We simply came from the launch of Paranormal Activity, and that we have [its creator] Oren Peli doing The River. It's unlike whatever you've seen on ABC. It's a danger, however it's one I really like taking. I'm absolutely available to searching at new genres. THR: Between Marc Cherry's Hallelujah and Carlton Cuse's project with pastor-author Take advantage of Bell, you're developing within the spiritual genre. What possibilities would you see within this space? Lee: Religion is really a fascinating subject, it dates back towards the voice from the showrunner. Bobby Harling, who [GCB], involves religion having a heavy dose of humor. We haven't seen the redeveloped pilot of Marc's Hallelujah, however it's deeply sincere. I don't think it's a topic that's off-limits. It's very relevant, and that i'm an excellent believer that you will find no taboos. As lengthy because it's made by anyone who has talent and sophistication, I believe you are able to discuss anything. THR: What's probably the most surprising pitch you've heard? Lee: A pitch is definitely an invitation for an invitation to some preparty. You're telling us how much of an outline may be, which outline might be a script, which script might be a pilot, which pilot might be a series. It's to date from really coming to the party the best purchasers need to have amazing antennae for if the party will probably be worth coming to. You're obtaining the concept the ones being pitched as well as attempting to see whether these folks and concepts will catch fire and become various and surprising. 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Coldplay, Pete Townsend show digital difference

It's been a busy week in the digital music sphere, and as usual for the arena, recent developments have lead some to vastly different conclusions. Paramount among news is Coldplay's record-setting week, in which the Brit band topped the album chart with 447,000 sales of its latest, "Mylo Xyloto," beating the one-week iTunes sales record that the band itself had set with "Viva La Vida." The band raised eyebrows by declining to allow its music to be streamed on any of the on-demand sites, like Spotify and MOG, that have seen huge growth since Facebook's Open Graph platform integrated music streaming so indelibly into its site. By leaving digital customers only one option, some have reckoned, the band reaped the benefits. In contrast to Coldplay's open-arms welcome of the Apple music store, the Who's Pete Townshend has launched a broadside against it. Speaking at a tribute for late British broadcast legend John Peel, the guitarist called out iTunes for profiting from the music industry without doing enough to support it. "Is there really any good reason why, just because iTunes exists in the wild west Internet land of Facebook and Twitter, it can't provide some aspect of these services to the artists whose work it bleeds like a digital vampire, like a digital Northern Rock, for its enormous commission?" Townshend said, asking why the music store couldn't hire talent scouts and services to assist artists in the manner of a record company. The complaint was not a new one, but it brought into relief a contentious argument over the pitfalls inherent in relying on iTunes -- or streaming services -- as a primary outlet for recorded music revenue. Incidentally, one company that has been instrumental in opening up digital distribution to unsigned bands, TuneCore, doubled down its presence in the digital sphere on Monday, launching its own publishing division. Active since 2006, the company founded by Jeff Price has quickly become the most voluminous distributor of digital music to iTunes, Spotify and others. Launching its new service, dubbed Songwriter Publishing Administration Service and headed by former Bug Music exec Jamie Purpora, the company will now offer publishing services for its customers, helping to oversee licensing agreements and payments. TuneCore's distribution service is unusual in that it claims no rights to the music it distributes -- artists simply pay the company a per-song or per-album fee, then receive all royalties and retain all their own rights. The company's publishing venture is somewhat different, as TuneCore charges a one-time $50 fee upfront then takes a 10% cut from future publishing revenues. But that may well be a small price to pay for the largely small, independent artists who use TuneCore for distribution, for whom having access to these licensing opportunities could be a potential goldmine. As Price put it: "Once artists look under the hood and see how much more money we can get them in a shorter period of time ... we think the service will take off as quickly as our digital distribution service did." Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor is the first big-name artist to sign up for the service, having distributed his music through the company for some time. Yet the central issue with TuneCore is one that Townshend might well appreciate: While empowering musicians to get their songs onto the highest-profile digital platforms, and now coordinating publishing, the company still leaves the rest of the work -- such as marketing, management, touring and recording costs -- in the hands of the artist. Entrepreneurial musicians have found ways to cope, coordinating sponsorship and cross-promotional opportunities with interested brands, or taking advantage of such ventures as Converse's Rubber Tracks studio, which opened in Brooklyn last summer and provides free studio time to bands. But it still leaves artists with a greater-than-ever level of uncertainty over how to manage their business. Whether a band is a major-label megaseller like Coldplay, or an indie who's chosen to go it alone, the opportunities to forge a unique path through the digital music wilderness are many and increasing, as are the questions. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Glee Singer Charices Dad Killed In Philippines

First Published: November 1, 2011 9:36 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images MANILA, Philippines -- Caption Charice attends the 41st Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony at The NY Marriott Marquis on June 17, 2010 in NY CityThe estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show Glee was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, leading the teen star Tuesday to pull out of a concert in Singapore. The singer apologized to her fans for having to skip the show scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday so she could travel home to the Philippines. I am not going to be there to be part of David Foster and Friends concert, she said in a post Tuesday on Twitter. I have to go back to the Philippines as soon as possible to be with my family. Her father, 40-year-old construction worker Ricky Pempengco, had been at a small grocery store in San Pedro township south of Manila late Monday when he brushed against a drunk man who became angry and stabbed him with an ice pick in the chest and back, according to the Laguna province police chief, Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz. A manhunt has been launched for the suspect, with a 20,000 pesos ($470) award for information leading to his arrest. Cruz said the killing appeared random and there was no indication the suspect and victim had any prior grudges. Charice had long been estranged from her father. Local media reported that Charices mother left him when Charice and her younger brother were small children. In another Twitter post Tuesday, Charice said she once had a really great relationship with her father before their family troubles began. I loved him and I will still love him, she wrote. Hes still my Dad after all. The 19-year-old songstress, born Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco, is widely known throughout Asia from concerts and TV talent shows in the Philippines and South Korea. She has said she would borrow bus fare to travel to amateur singing contests, and eventually broke into the American market when she was invited at age 15 to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after the show had seen a fan video of her on YouTube that went viral. She also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and has had a recurring role on Glee as the character Sunshine Corazon. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Mickey Rourke talks Sin City 2

Comic book fans the world over will have found their ears pricking at the news that Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller are planning to include the story Just Another Saturday Night in the long-awaited sequel to Sin City.Involving three of the key players from the first film in the form of Hartigan (Bruce Willis), Nancy (Jessica Alba) and Marv (Mickey Rourke), it would be a popular choice, provided the original talent could be persuaded to return.Just Another Saturday Night follows Marv's movements on the same night that Nancy and Hartigan are reunited, providing a storyline that runs in tandem with the events of the first movie's final third. Mickey Rourke is aware of proceedings and recently spoke to Comingsoon.net about the chances of a return for big Marv."It depends," laughed the Wrestler star. "It depends on how bad they want me, you feel me? I did [like the character], but I'm claustrophobic, so the hours of makeup... you have to keep it on for about 13 or 14 hours a day. It's latex and glue and that stuff gets my eyes all red."It also got in the way of the star's social life last time around. "I remember I picked up some chick at a bar in Texas one night and invited her to the set to have lunch at the lunch break," says Rourke. "I couldn't take the shit off. Fuck it, I never saw her again."That said, the character is at least one that Rourke would be interested in revisiting, which is more than can be said for Whiplash, the villain he played in Iron Man 2."I try to find the moments where [the villain is] not that cliched, evil bad guy," he explains. "I had it on Iron Man and they won. It was going to work for Marvel and them breaking [Jon] Favreau's balls and wanting just a one-dimensional villain. The performance and all the things that I tried to bring to it ended up on the fucking floor."Word of warning then Mr. Rodriguez. If you do persuade Mickey Rourke to don the latex for a second time, make sure he gets lots of nice, juicy characterisation to play with. And the odd lunch break out of character might help as well...