Top Chef's Heather: I'm Not a Bully

Heather Terhune Was it karma that sent Heather Terhune packing from Top Chef? After weeks of verbally assaulting Beverly, she was booted for her disastrous Beef Stroganoff the same day that her frenemy placed in the top three in both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. "I think it was all me, nothing else," Heather tells TVGuide.com. "I didn't cook the meat properly and I have no one and nothing to blame but myself." But the Chicago-based chef knows the story line couldn't have been scripted any better. "[Beverly] does well and the villain leaves!" So what exactly was the deal between the two of them? Find out below.Top Chef's Dakota: I was hurt by Nyesha's commentsDid you think it was going to be you getting the boot?Heather: Yeah, you always know. If you talk to other chefs, when you make a crucial mistake and you don't have a walk-in full of other steaks you can use like you do in your normal restaurant, you know. At least I knew. It felt like that was going to be me unless some miracle happened.It seemed to be between you and Grayson.Heather: Yeah, and we both bought the exact same cut of meat. We both bought the rib-eye from the same store. I was going to do something braised and I didn't. The original plan was to sear that steak and make it rare, but once I tasted a piece, it was spongy. And she had the same issue. I tried to salvage mine, [thinking] "OK, maybe I can braise it." But at that point, I was in rescue mode. You have two hours. There's no rescue then. The only other option is to leave the protein off.So it's Whole Foods' fault? They gave you guys bad meat.Heather: [Laughs] Yes, but it's ultimately my fault. I didn't pick the right meat and I didn't cook it well. As a chef, you make choices and I couldn't fix it. ... I had no back-up plan because I had no other protein. I liked the rest of my dish. I had a great sauce. I had roasted mushrooms. Some of them thought it was greasy. I disagree, but that's OK. It just could not be saved. ... Conceptually, I knew what I wanted to do from the beginning - a spin on Beef Stroganoff. I didn't take it as literally as Grayson did with hers. I knew it was supposed to be a play on that. It just didn't pan out for me. That's why I was OK with it. You saw me leave and I didn't cry. I was very proud of myself and I still am to this day. I have no regrets and I was so happy with how I had done throughout the competition.When did you realize you were screwed?Heather: During the cook pretty much. Once I tasted the meat and it was a spongy mess and I knew the quality of meat was bad, I second-guessed myself. And that's one thing you cannot do on Top Chef. I said it last night: I should've used the pressure cooker. It probably wouldn't have made a whole lot of difference because you can't braise rib-eye. And that wasn't the intention of the dish. Yes, the original Stroganoff is usually a braised meat you cook for a long period of time. But it wouldn't have mattered if I had used it. ... Tom said I could've cooked it for four days, but it wouldn't have mattered. It doesn't work like that with rib-eye. Once I knew I couldn't do the preparation I wanted, I knew someone else would have to screw up big time in order to save myself. Somebody would have had to have not plated something. Top Chef's Nyesha: I don't know how our dish ended up undercookedWhat did you think about Tom's comment about how Beverly used the pressure cooker and she wasn't in the bottom three?Heather: She had short ribs and you can't cook short ribs in two hours without a pressure cooker. I think some people think that's a dig on me, but when Tom Colicchio talks to you, all he is is honest. I never take anything he says as hurtful because he's right! He doesn't say it to be malicious; he says it because he's right. She did use a pressure cooker and she wasn't in the bottom three. There's nothing to take offense to because he's absolutely, 100 percent right. And I appreciate it.I'm sure you've seen the fan reaction about how you were bullying Beverly, and even Padma called you the "Queen of Mean" in a voiceover. What was going on between you two? Was it just a case of personality clashes?Heather: Yeah, and I think people made it seem worse than what it really was. I have a very direct personality and she does not. That's not bullying. I have no ill will toward Beverly. She wasn't a so-called target or anything. I am very blunt and to the point. I'm very honest and I say anything to your face. I never, ever said anything off-camera that I didn't say to you on-camera. And some people did! Other contestants said some very hurtful things I saw unfold while watching the show and some people have said some very hurtful things to the press about me during this whole process. They called you a bitch.Heather: Yeah! And honestly, it's very childish. It just goes to show you that some people are too cowardly to say something to someone's face, which I am not. I don't feel bad about the things I've said. I never swore at anybody. They never had to bleep me. I never called anyone any derogatory names. All I did was I spoke what I felt was right. If people thought I was abrasive, it would've been nice if someone said at the time, "Hey, I think you're being mean" or "You're not being fair to Beverly" or whatever. But people didn't. It's easier to talk behind someone's back to the camera than it is to their face. I made some great friends throughout this process. And it's a tough environment. It's hot! Everyone's under pressure. We're all after the same goal, but I do not regret one thing that I said on- or off-camera.Everyone's on your case for bringing up the shrimp at Judges' Table last week.Heather: Well, it wasn't my choice to talk about that! [Laughs]Top Chef's Whitney: My thought process was offWho brought it up?Heather: The judges asked us about it. They asked us, so I answered. I mean, I'm not stupid. Why would I bring up something that happened the week before? It doesn't make any sense. It had nothing to do with the competition that we were in and it was a double elimination, so I would've gone home with Beverly. Beverly and I actually got along during that whole cook. Do I think it was a coincidence that they put us together? Probably not. I mean, let's be honest! [Laughs] It sure does make for great TV. People have said some very nasty things about me this past week. Very nasty! I would be lying if I said that it wasn't hurtful. But at the end of the day, my friends, my family, the people who know, the people who come into my restaurant - they don't care about these things because they know me. And I know I'm not a bully. I know I'm not what all the names people are calling me. ... [The show] needed a villain and that's OK. I welcome it! I've been outspoken since I was 4 years old, so I wasn't shocked I was the villain.What are you up to now?Heather: I'm still at Sable. That's the beauty of this whole thing. I had an amazing job before the show and I have an even better and more fulfilling job now that I'm back. My company has been incredibly supportive. I've been with my company for almost 14 years. They've watched me grow and who knows what's on the horizon? As of right now, my restaurant is really blowing up. We were successful before I was on Top Chef, but even more so now. You would think that, with all this negativity, it would drive business away, but it's done the exact opposite. People want to eat my food and they're curious! They want to meet me at the end of the day. Regardless of how I was portrayed, it doesn't matter because people still come want to eat my food. And I was on Top Chef! I made the top 10! I could not be more proud.

Recording Acad to fete Iovine

It Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing will recognition Interscope-Geffen-A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine inside a 2012 Grammy Week event recognizing his persistence for excellence in recorded music. Iovine began his music biz career becoming an engineer, coping with functions like John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. He moved into production, helming classic albums by functions including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Patti Cruz and U2. He co-founded Interscope Records in 1990. Iovine may also be became a member of inside the high-finish headset and appear company Beats Electronics with Dr. Dre. NARAS prexy-Boss Neil Portnow mentioned in the statement: "This year we pay tribute to have an leader in the market, Jimmy Iovine, which has made an indelible impact just like a recording engineer, producer, founding father of Interscope Records, now entrepreneur dedicated to audio quality. After we still highlight people who work 'behind the glass,' we are very pleased this year to celebrate someone of Jimmy's stature who's so devoted with this important cause." P&E Wing fete will occur Feb. 8 within the Village Recording Art galleries in West L.A. Bono and Dr. Dre have become honorary event co-chairs. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Dominic Cooper gets Summer In February

Former History Boy and Abba warbler Dominic Cooper has joined the cast of turn-of-the-century drama Summer In February, based on the well-received novel by Jonathan Smith.He will appear opposite Dan Stevens, best known for period cliché factory Downton Abbey (but whosefearless turnin Andrew Davies' superb miniseries The Line Of Beauty is proof of his considerable talent), and, erm,Mr Popper's Penguins' Ophelia Lovibond in a true story of 'love, liberty and scandal.'Cooper has been suffering from tinnitus-like 'awards buzz' since his Devil's Double gig and will enjoy a less frenetic performance as acclaimed painter Alfred Munnings, a member of the bohemian Newlyn School of artists based in Cornwall and a rival in love to Stevens' land agent Gilbert Evans.Whether Evans, like Stevens' Downton incarnation Matthew Crawley, will be required to achieve the mean feat of finding a stylist to give him blonde highlights in the muddy trenches of war-torn northern France is yet to be determined.Jonathan Smith has adapted his own book for the big screen, while Stevens, a former English pupil of his at Tonbridge School, will exec produce. Helming the $8 million pic will be Christopher Menaul, who recently made his film debut with opera comedy First Night (not the one with Richard Gere).With aincreasingly accomplished cast and arich and resonant novel as its source material, we think this sounds like a promising little Brit-flick.Summer in February is expected to arrive at cinemas late in 2012.

The new sony Pictures Launches Global Advertising Campaign For Males In Black 3

CULVER CITY, Calif., December 12, 2011 The new sony Pictures and also the large network of companies inside the The new sony family will unite worldwide for among the galleries best and effective film franchises as the organization premieres an initial take a look at Males in Black 3 on Monday, December 12, 2011. The launch event, that was introduced today by Shaun Blake, Chairman of The new sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, will achieve a possible audience of 749 million people all over the world. Males in Black 3 the film is going to be launched in theaters worldwide on May 25, 2012. A clip will launch worldwide at 11 a.m. GMT on Monday, December 12, 2011 and will also be obtainable in 19 languages: British (US), British (Worldwide), The spanish language (Latin America), The spanish language (Castilian), French, Canadian French, German, Italian, Russian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Chinese (Traditional Hong Kong), Chinese (Traditional Taiwan), Chinese (Simplified), and Korean. The new sony uses the initial achieve of their leading subsidiaries across technology, retail, and networked entertainment to unveil the very first understand this long awaited film. A clip can look on numerous The new sony systems, websites, along with other qualities, including: The new sony Pictures Television systems worldwide AXN, The new sony Entertainment Television, The new sony Movie Funnel, Spin, Animax, Game Show Network, along with other The new sony channels reaching over 577 million houses all over the world (on air as well as on their associated websites) The new sony Entertainment Network, which services hundreds of countless customers worldwide, delivering digital movies, music and games to PlayStation3 and PSP with the PlayStationNetwork, in addition to connected BRAVIA televisions, The new sony Blu-ray Disc gamers and home entertainment systems, Computers including VAIO Computers, The new sony Ericsson Xperia cell phones, and The new sony Tablet Websites (67 million site visitors) o Ps.com o The new sony.com oSonyEntertainmentNetwork.com o Crackle.com o SonyPictures.com Mobile applications (5 million customers) o The new sony Pictures o Crackle The new sony channels and pages on social networking platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc) (20 million fans) Occasions Square digital board in NY City and The new sony possessed stores, The new sony franchisees, and The new sony approved sellers worldwide. Additionally to debuting via all the The new sony-affiliated platforms and shops in the above list, a clip may also be seen at MenInBlack.com and customers can communicate with other fans by liking Facebook.com/MenInBlack or following @MenInBlack on Twitter. Blake stated, We're always searching for new, innovative, and inventive methods to achieve moviegoers, which is particularly true having a title like Males in Black, our most significant franchises. Everybody at The new sony felt this would be a fun and different chance to marshal our forces within an unparalleled way and it is exciting to determine the whole number of companies flex its marketing muscle in symphony. We feel it gives this trailer launch a definite, compelling, and significant impact with moviegoers all over the world. The unparalleled collaboration one of the various The new sony partners was headed by Dwight Caines, Leader of Worldwide Internet Marketing for The new sony Pictures Entertainment, who stated, We'd an remarkable chance inside the The new sony family and that we couldn’t become more proud of how our collective teams labored together to achieve this. Moviegoers will discover a clip at their most favorite The new sony locations also it offers audiences all over the world their first glimpse at Males in Black 3 probably the most eagerly anticipated movies of the coming year. In Males in Black 3, Agents J (Will Cruz) and K (Tommy Lee Johnson) have returned… over time. J has seen some inexplicable things in the fifteen years using the Males in Black, but nothing, not really aliens, perplexes him around his wry, reticent partner. However when K’s existence and also the fate from the planet they fit on the line, Agent J will need to travel in time for you to put things right. J finds out that you will find tips for the world that K never told him — secrets which will reveal themselves because he teams track of the youthful Agent K (Josh Brolin) in order to save his partner, the company, and the way forward for mankind. The film is directed by Craig Sonnenfeld. The script is compiled by Etan Cohen, in line with the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham. The producers are Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and also the executive producers are Steven Spielberg and G. Mac Brown.

Adele Is Ads Top Artist Of 2011

First Launched: December 9, 2011 1:15 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Adele creates stage at Paradiso in Amsterdam on April 8, 2011NY, N.Y. -- If there is a best-of list for music this year, its a safe and secure wager to put Adele on top. Billboard has declared her no. 1 artist of 2011. Beyonce wasn't any. 2, then Katy Perry, Rhianna andLil Wayne. This list, introduced Friday, views album sales, planning singles, radio airplay together with additional factors. Rounding their email list was Bruno Mars at No. 6, Nicki Minaj at No. 7, Taylor Quick at No. 8, Attacking Youthful Boys at No. 9 and Chris Brown at No. 10. Adeles album 21 was the most effective-selling of year with 4.8 million offered. Following 21 available: Swifts Speak Now, Gagas Born Using This Method, Jason Aldeans My Kinda Party and Susan Boyles The Gift. Adele also had the most used song with Moving inside the Deep. LMFAOs Party Rock Anthem featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock wasn't any. 2, Perrys Firework wasn't any. 3, her E.T. with Kanye wasn't any. 4 and Pitbulls Produce Everything featuring Ne-Years of age, Afrojack&Nayer wasn't any. 5. Adele was the most effective female artist. Lil Wayne was the most effective male. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Malfi' knows Best

Eve Best will play the title role in John Webster's Jacobean drama "The Duchess of Malfi" at Kevin Spacey's Old Vic Theater in London, where the show begins its run in March. Brit thesp Best ("Nurse Jackie") made her Broadway debut in the 2007 Gotham transfer of Howard Davies' Old Vic production of Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten." Macabre storyline of "Malfi" follows a 16th century Italian duchess who marries below her social station and suffers a terrible fate at the hands of her scheming brothers. The production will be helmed by rising star Jamie Lloyd ("Piaf," "The Pride") and designed by regular collaborator Soutra Gilmour. Beginning previews March 17, the production opens March 28. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Discord Between PGA And WGA TV Noms Highlights Qualifications Period Versions

Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Boardwalk Empire & Homeland Lead WGA TV Noms Modern Family, Large Bang, Parks & Rec, Wager On Thrones, Mad Males Among PGA Award Series Nominees Seconds following a Producers Guild introduced the tv series nominations due to its 2012 honours, commenters started asking in disbelief: Where's Breaking Bad? Indeed, the acclaimed AMC drama was plainly missing within the PGA Award nominations. Underscoring what came out as being a baffling omission, the WGA introduced its TV series nominations minutes later, and Breaking Bad introduced individuals with three nominations. But while their occasions really are a month apart within the month of the month of january-February, the PGA Honours and WGA Honours’ edibility home home windows vary very, inducing the puzzling discrepancies. Despite happening within the month of the month of january, the PGA Honours take advantage of the identical edibility period rules since the Emmys, which are kept in September: from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. That instantly excludes all summer season/fall cable fare, including new Showtime drama Homeland, the latest seasons of Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Louie, etc., additionally to the new fall broadcast series. In contrast, the WGA Honours’ window of qualifications is closer to that for your Golden Globes, between 12 ,. 1, 2010 and November. 30, 2011. That’s why Breaking Bad, Curb and Homeland, which have been untrained whatsoever for PGA Honours this year, showed up WGA Award nominations, along with Fox’s new comedy New Girl. Really, Breaking Bad and Homeland acquired most likely probably the most WGA nominations, three, along with perennial faves Mad Males and Modern Family. Meanwhile, Mad Males, which was featured plainly inside the PGA Award nominations, is MIA for WGA accolades because its fifth season was postponed. Given simply how much the tv landscape has changed, using the best series airing inside the summer season and promising new series beginning on broadcasting and cable systems in fall, the qualifications period for your PGA Honours seems outdated and may be modified, so series don’t get granted for episodes that broadcast 1.5 years prior.

Andy Serkis Shows Brilliant 'Apes' Performance In Behind-The-Moments Blu-Ray Exclusive

Anyone who saw "Rise In The Planet In The Apes" this summer season recognizes that clear on the finest regions of the film was Andy Serkis' incredible performance as sentient and revolutionary chimpanzee, Caesar. There's been early talk of Serkis deserving Academy recognition for his work. Heck, the heavens in the film mentioned the primary reason to look for the film is Serkis as well as the relaxation in the apes. The DVD and Blu-Ray forces that be must have been needing to pay concentrate on all the Serkis buzz simply because they have created a thrilling-Serkis featurette for your "Rise In The Planet In The Apes" DVD and Blu-Ray, out 12 ,. 13, and we've got your exclusive start searching the next. See the video below to find out "The Genius Of Andy Serkis." "He really introduced plenty of depth for the character," states author/producer Richard Jaffa, over awesome footage of Serkis' acting in the side-by-side comparison of his raw performance as well as the finished film. "Once he's within it, he's within it and encounters this incredible transformation." "Andy is actually an incredible actor he gave really fantastic performances," adds Serta Lemmon, VFX supervisor. "You really feel this character undergo a whole quantity of discoveries and details and difficulties which he notifies that story hard too as with his body." "Andy Serkis has created this new type of performance with techniques," states Serkis' co-star James Franco. "He fell inside it, he was cast as Gollum just for his voice and Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson recognized just what a great physical performance he was giving and needed to try and capture it for some reason. So Andy type of fell inside it and contains developed it." What can you consider Serkis' chances at award recognition for his work? Reveal inside the comments or on Twitter!

Youthful Adult

'Young Adult'A Vital release given Mandate Pictures of the Mr. Mudd production in colaboration with Right of Way Films and Colorado & Delilah Films. Created by Lianne Halfon, Russell Cruz, Diablo Cody, Mason Novick, Jason Reitman. Executive producers, Nathan Kahane, John Malkovich, Steven Rales, Helen Estabrook. Co-producers, Kelli Konop, Mary Lee, Janet Kono. Directed by Jason Reitman. Script, Diablo Cody.Mavis Gary - Charlize Theron Matt Freehauf - Patton Oswalt Buddy Slade - Patrick Wilson Janet Slade - Elizabeth Reaser Sandra Freehauf - Collette Wolfe Hedda Gary - Jill Eikenberry David Gary - Richard Bekins Jan - Mary Janet HurtAmerican comedies have spent the final couple of years exploring the thought of the guy-child -- physically mature, but psychologically stuck approximately senior high school and their adult years. Now we meet his female counterpart, and it is not really a pretty sight. A lot the greater: Reteaming pop-savvy scribe Diablo Cody with "Juno" director Jason Reitman, "Youthful Adult" revels in smashing the rules of safe Hollywood storytelling, casting Charlize Theron being an psychologically stunted YA novelist with limited appeal with no tidy character arc. A B -.To. gamble, the deliberately prickly pic courageously risks problem audiences to reach a truth beyond its genre's normal grasp. Cody finds herself in media crosshairs following the overnight acclaim of "Juno," despite the fact that the snark-meister has handled to sustain her unique brand through a mixture of Twitter updates, Entertainment Weekly posts and edgy writing projects ("Jennifer's Body," "The U . s . States of Tara"), "Youthful Adult" will certainly function as the make-it-or-break-it project in lots of individuals estimation of her talents. Instead of be cautious, Cody spins an individual situation of writer's block -- possibly inspired by her gig adapting "Sweet Valley High" for screen -- right into a deeply unflattering, semi-autobiographical takedown of adult-onset insecurity and egotism, inventing the storyline of the self-absorbed teen-lit novelist who returns the place to find rekindle things using the now-married boyfriend she dated in senior high school. Theron plays Mavis Gary -- beautiful, effective along with a mess. Mavis sometime ago accomplished her goal of getting away the perceived oppression of small-town Mercury, Minn., to reside the dream in Ontario. Why is she so unhappy? "Youthful Adult" is stylish towards the answer, but never preaches it outright: When individuals can hardly stand to be with themselves, they keep going from and reinvent their lives until they address the truth that the main of the dissatisfaction lies within. Though Mavis is unquestionably fashioned from facets of her creator's own personality, the operating idea appears to become that individuals don't change. Our prime-school full bee will be unbearable, and her fitting punishment is going to be needing to accept herself -- that is precisely Mavis' situation once the film opens: divorced and becoming by on television dinners and something-evening stands inside a dumpy caricature of her cosmopolitan ideal. Such straits, an innocuous email announcing the birth of her old flame's baby is what is needed to transmit Mavis' mind to the glory days, when she and football star Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson, reprising his laid-back "promenade king" aura from "Small ChildrenInch) were the school's most adorable couple. At first glance, "Youthful Adult" is all about Mavis' delusional mission to steal her former love from new wife Janet (Elizabeth Reaser inside a sly supporting turn). Much deeper lower, the film engages with the idea of maturity inside a culture that remembers such youthful ideals as beauty and instant gratification. In Mavis' situation, writing pulp melodramas for that Noxzema set encourages her to remain stuck within an adolescent mindset. However, since comedy is tragedy that unexpectedly happens to others, the film easily plays as satire, following different color leaves as Alexander Payne's shrewdly observant, lightly condescending Midwestern portraits, featuring character moments so true, one can't help but laugh in pained recognition. While Cody forms on the less singular but still piquant voice on her contempo figures compared to one heard in "Juno," Reitman and the cast skillfully manage the film's tricky tone. Nevertheless, "Youthful Adult" appears content to stay small, retreating from Mavis' climactic moment of catharsis to provide an ending that breaks another lengthy-standing Hollywood rule, because the problematic heroine stares self-realization hard and purposely decides to not study from her experience. Inside a film set on authenticity, it's really no coincidence that Mavis appears to become encircled by inane reality-TV programming. Real existence is messier than that, as shown through the film's most supportive character, an old classmate named Matt Freehauf who had been crippled through the awesome kids throughout a miscalculated gay-bashing incident. Inside a poignant, career-changing performance by comedian Patton Oswalt, Matt has every to be exacerbated, but, he's coped together with his adolescent issues much better than Mavis. Mavis, by comparison, results in just like a vampire straight from among the supernatural YA book series very popular nowadays. Shying from the sun, she eavesdrops on real teens for story ideas and stalks Buddy and the new family, oblivious towards the damage she's able to imposing on others. For Theron, this signifies another type of performance from "Monster" and "North Country," that she won plaudits while permitting herself to appear superficially unattractive. Here, the actress plays nearer to home, inviting auds to see the process through which she makes herself beautiful, painting on makeup, clipping her nails and affixing extensions to disguise her physical defects. However the scowl etched on her behalf face discloses the ugliness within, showing a naked candor -Body that stretches towards the script itself -- that's plenty admirable, simply since it is so squirm-inducing to behold.Camera (Luxurious color), Eric Steelberg editor, Dana E. Glauberman music, Rolfe Kent music supervisor, Linda Cohen production designer, Kevin Thompson art director, Michael Ahern set decorator, Barbara Stewart costume designer, David Robinson seem (Dolby Digital/Datasat/SDDS), Ken Ishii supervisory seem editors, Warren Shaw, Perry Robertson, Scott Sanders re-recording mixers, Michael Craig, Eric Hirsch visual effects supervisor, John Bair visual effects, Phosphene stunt coordinator, Peter Bucossi assistant director, Jason A. Blumenfield casting, Suzanne Cruz Crowley, Jessica Kelly. Examined at DGA Theater, La, November. 15, 2011. MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 93 MIN. Contact Peter Debruge at peter.debruge@variety.com

Former ER Star Linda Cardellini Brags About Crazy Miracle Of Childbearing

First Launched: December 4, 2011 11:56 AM EST Credit: FilmMagic Caption Linda Cardellini showcases her baby bump at March Of Dimes sixth Annual Celebration Of Babies Lunch at Beverly Slopes Hotel in Beverly Slopes, Calif., on December 2, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Former ER star Linda Cardellini is pregnant along with her first child and glowing over experience, but she confesses the initial handful of several days were under enjoyable. Morning sickness was terrible the initial four several days, the actress told Access Hollywood within the March of Dimes sixth Annual Celebration of Babies lunch in La on Friday. It absolutely was awful. I used to be kind of a monster! Fortunately, the actress, 36, states the morning sickness has finally passed, enabling her to wind down and feel the question to become mother. Now I'm great, which is amazing which i'm able to appear to become kicking which is a completely unbelievable experience, she told Access. Its a little like Alien in sci-fi after which it also its an outrageous miracle. For that sex of those, the prior Freaks and Brainiacs star mentioned she and husband Steven Rodriguez be familiar with gender from the impending arrival, but they're getting trouble loss lower a title selection. Perform [be familiar with sex]. Can we tell? I've no clue, she mentioned, when asked for if shes expecting a boy a lady. Sometimes I slip. And slip she did in only minutes later, telling Access, We've five different names well just choose from the hat once we see her. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Emperor ink cope with General electric You

YANGON -- Emperor Movies has inked a five-year, three-pic cope with top landmass Chinese thesp General electric You, and also the Hong Kong shingle is anticipated to get believe it or not than $78 million in to the three projects. General electric is really a major star in China -- his last three photos have made a lot more than $200 million in the box office in landmass China alone. "We all like watching General electric You, who's a really amazing actor," stated EMP topper Albert Lee. "Hopefully, we'll have the ability to see other facets of his talent through this new collaboration." Underneath the the deal, General electric will build up and star in each one of the three projects, and could also step behind your camera as producer and director if he selects to do this. General electric worked with with EMP on Jiang Wen's "Allow the Bullets Fly," the greatest grossing domestic movie in China ever, by which General electric starred opposite Jiang and Chow Yun-body fat. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Weed Wars

Steve DeAngelo lights up a joint in the comfort of his home in Discoverys Weed Wars. Produced by Braverman Prods. Executive producer, Chuck Braverman; co-executive producer/director, Alex Braverman; series producer, Josh Cole; supervising producer, Mathilde Bittner; lead editor, Andrew Schrader. 60 MIN.With: Steve DeAngelo, Andrew DeAngelo, David Weddingdress.If half the battle in reality TV is unearthing colorful characters, "Weed Wars" already looks like a winner. Focusing on a medical-marijuana dispensary in Oakland, the show features an eccentric lot who fight the good fight to distribute their product and freely partake of it -- including the guy who walks around in a tie-dyed dress. Critics might see this as romanticizing the participants or serving as a gateway to harder shows -- "Heroin Hustlers?" "Crack Crusaders?" -- but it's really just a typical family-business saga, albeit with the threat of a contact high. Any program of this variety feeds on drama, which could be in short supply when the cast is in a cannabis-fueled state of relaxation. Fortunately, the premiere offers the equivalent of an existential threat -- a tax issue that, if unresolved, will force shutting down the Harborside Health Center. The partners include the aforementioned co-founder, David Weddingdress (yes, he changed his name), but the focus is on executive director Steve DeAngelo, who wears his hair in long braids and shows up late for a meeting because he chooses to swing by work for a stress-relieving cannabis edible. DeAngelo describes the larger mission as "risky" and "dangerous" given the hostility of local officials, and dispatches his brother, Harborside G.M. Andrew, to plead their case to the city council. Will the center survive? Therein lies the suspense, but that's just part of the story. Addressing the camera, Steve describes himself in evangelical terms -- "an agent of change," as he puts it, "who's working to bring the truth about the cannabis plant to the rest of the world." "Weed Wars" also offers some interesting and unexpected surprises, like the guy who left the mortgage business to go grow topnotch weed -- and feels much more wholesome doing that than prodding people with crappy credit scores to buy homes they can't afford. Obviously, the title is intended to grab attention, but "Weed Wars" (soon to be joined on Discovery by another contraband show, "Moonshiners") presents its quirky combatants with only the vaguest aroma of condescension, and should find a fairly receptive audience subset among the many Americans who view smoking pot as a law they have no trouble violating. Unless, you know, those folks forget to watch. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

Kristen Wiig Honored as GQ Magazine's "Bro of the Year"

Kristen Wiig Kristen Wiig has been named GQ's "Bro of the Year." Jon Hamm, who co-starred in Wiig's breakout film Bridesmaids, wrote the piece honoring the Saturday Night Live vet in the magazine. "Kristen came late to performing, and the way she rose through the ranks speaks both to her drive and to her wild talent," he says. See photos of Kristen Wiig But perhaps it's the 38-year-old comedienne's outrageous skits and potty-humor writing that won over the Mad Men start and the magazine's editors. Watch clips of Kristen Wiig in our Online Video Guide "She can go to the craziest, most grotesque places on the planet in character," Hamm writes. "The first time I noticed her was watching the SNL sketch 'Lady Business.' Kristen's line was 'I'm a bi--h in the boardroom, a bore in the bedroom, and I'm a bear on the toilet,' which she delivered with over-the-top seriousness. I thought, 'My God, this girl is funny.'" Check out the rest of the magazine's "Men of the Year" honorees here.

Heavy D Autopsy Results Not proven, Pending Toxicology Reviews

A adding step to dying remains not formally known inside the situation of Heavy D.our editor recommendsHeavy D's Final Performance at Wager Stylish-Hop Honours Was Part of Comeback Attempt (Video)Heavy D's Friend and Friend, Russell Simmons, Recalls the Rapper (Video)Heavy D Dies: 5 Things to learn about the Rapper-Actor PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths The late rapper and record producer died out of the blue at 44 on Tuesday, November. 8. The final results from an autopsy have proven not proven and so are pending the final results of toxicology tests, looks at the L.A. Occasions. The L.A. County coroner's representative mentioned the other day that there has been no illegal drugs contained in Heavy D's Beverly Slopes home, but he happen to be suggested a drug for just about any cough that may have been pneumonia. VIDEO: Heavy D's Friend and Friend, Russell Simmons Recalls the Rapper Heavy D had returned home in the shopping during the time of his dying, prior to going through shortness of breath and failing. The final results of his toxicology tests usually takes a few days to discover the state reason behind dying. The dying is believed being medically related and foul play is not suspected. A funeral for your NY-born rapper is positioned for November. 18 within the historic Sophistication Baptist Chapel of Mount Vernon, NY, where P. Diddy and Rev. Al Sharpton are needed to speak, in line with the AP. In addition, Wager is arranging a tribute for Sunday Soul Train Honours with Curtis Blow, Naughty by Character, Large Father Kane, Doug E Fresh, DJ Eddie F, Whodini and Father-O of Stetsasonic slated to register. Related Subjects Heavy D

Herman Cain Faces Reporters on Live TV and Concurs to Lie Detector Test (Video)

Herman Cain faced reporters in Phoenix, Arizona throughout a public press conference and told a CBS reporter he'd have a lie detector test to prove that four women -- or five, based on which reviews you deem credible -- lied once they accused him of sexual harassment.our editor recommendsMike Tyson Cast as Herman Cain in Funny Or Die's Election Year Kick-off (Video)Fox News, MSNBC Decides To not Broadcast Herman Cain's Accuser Press ConferenceHerman Cain Declines Sexual Harassment Accusations on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live': 'We're Using This Mind On' (Video)Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Scandal Detailed at Press Conference (Video) "As distasteful as it can be, will you be prepared to perform a lie detector test?" the CBS reporter requested. "Yes, I absolutely would," Cain clarified. (Video below). He added he has talked about the chance together with his attorney. The Republican presidential hopeful stated he doesn't know Sharon Bialek, the lady symbolized by attorney Gloria Allred, nor does he even remember her title. He stated he viewed their press conference Monday from hotels. "I don't know who this lady is," he told reporters Tuesday. "I attempted to consider basically appreciated that title, and that i didn't." Bialek on Monday grew to become the very first lady to provide particulars of alleged sexual harassment as a result of Cain. Just before that, Politico along with other shops reported the National Restaurant Association, which Cain went within the the nineteen nineties, settled some claims of harassment including Cain but no particulars, including names from the accusers, were mounted on individuals tales. "Once more. I never behaved wrongly with anybody. Period," Cain stated. "Which accusations which were revealed yesterday simply didn't happen." Cain stated throughout his public press conference Tuesday that, with Bialek, the "Democrat machine in the usa has introduced forth a troubled lady" to accuse him of sexual harassment so that they can harm his candidacy. "The equipment to help keep a businessman from the Whitened House will probably be relentless," he stated. Reviews have since appeared that Bialek has already established legal and financial troubles previously, along with a reporter on Tuesday requested Cain whether her history was relevant. "From the common-sense perspective, one would need to request if actually that might possibly not have been a reason on her being exposed for this,Inch he stated. Cain also pleaded using the media "not drag my loved ones into this," and accused some journalists of "stalking" a couple of of his family people. "I request you as professionals to direct the questions you have, your ciriticisms, toward me, not my loved ones,Inch he told the reporters on Tuesday. And that he stated he'll not bow from the presidential contest. He ended by proclaiming he wouldn't shy from questions regarding the accusations which have hounded him yesteryear couple of days, and also the journalists attending congratulated. Related Subjects Politics Herman Cain

Yahoo to Unveil Extensive Yearlong Effort to pay for Presidential Election

Yahoo is promising probably the most extensive political coverage in the history, beginning Tuesday with live interviews from the eight top Republican candidates for leader and thru to Election Day on November. 6, 2012.our editor recommendsABC and Yahoo to Stream Live GOP Presidential Candidate InterviewsGoogle Views Yahoo BidYahoo Beats Earnings Estimations and Stock Increases Following the Closing BellYahoo Launches Original Web Shows Focusing on Women With Judy Greer, Morgan Spurlock, Niecy Nash Yahoo is placed to announce Tuesday its yearlong effort to pay for the presidential election inside a unique method in which includes building on the relationship it struck last month with ABC News. PHOTOS: Best Presidents in Film and tv The initiative requires a documentary-style reality Internet show known as Remake America whereby eight American families is going to be adopted with camcorders using the political issues investigated using their perspectives. A casting call starts Tuesday, and also the families is going to be selected by The month of january. Another addition to Yahoo's effort may be the Signal, an internet site which will use sophisticated conjecture models that mixes data from InTrade -- whereusers can gamble around the results of political occasions -- using the latest polls together with Twitter along with other social-networking data to look for the likelihood of various political final results. On Tuesday, for instance, the Signal stated that Herman Cain's chances for becoming the Republican nominee for leader were nearly cut in two, to three.8 percent, after Gloria Allred's press conference Monday having a lady declaring she was sexually bothered by Cain 14 years back. PHOTOS: Stars Who've Performed Political figures Later on, the Signal will feature predictive-type games along with other interactive elements. Yahoo has additionally joined with journalists and opinion authors in the right and left, such as the Atlantic, FactCheck.org, Forbes, National Journal, A Few Days and Glenn Beck's TheBlaze.com. "We are trying to behave not only broadened political coverage," stated Robertson Barrett, vice president news and finance at Yahoo. PHOTOS: Dems and Republicans' Favorite Movies The different elements is going to be folded out piecemeal and land at news.yahoo.com/elections-2012 prior to making their method to various Yahoo pages. About 50 Yahoo workers are focusing on the initiative, including text, photos and video. Celebrity donations to political parties and candidates may also be monitored. Yahoo will lean heavily on ABC News, with collaborative efforts which will include anchors and bloggers like George Stephanopoulos and Mike Tapper. Yahoo stated it reaches nearly 90 % of voting-age grown ups within the U.S. every month. "In this time around of enormous economic and global challenge, the Yahoo audience determines the following leader from the U . s . States," stated Ross Levinsohn, executive vice president Americas at Yahoo. Related Subjects George Stephanopoulos Glenn Beck Yahoo ABC News Politics Herman Cain

Not-for-profit houses lead ES race

LONDON -- Productions at leading not-for-profit houses created a virtually total shut-out for West Finish commercial theater inside the nominations for your 57th Evening Standard Drama Honours, introduced Monday. In the 29 nominations, just three are for be employed in London's commercial West Finish. Cameron Mackintosh's "Betty Blue Eyes," up for top musical and Kristin Scott Thomas is facing Sheridan Cruz for actress for performances in "Disloyality" and "Flare Path" correspondingly. The lion's share in the noms are split involving the National Theater as well as the Royal Court, with nine and eight nods correspondingly. The Two houses' impact on the U.K. legit economy is evidenced by playwright Richard Bean, who receives noms for top play each and every house. Bean's "The Heretic," a obvious, crisp comedy about climatic change, will be a hit within the Royal Court and also the "One Guy, Two Guv'nors" had an SRO run within the National, again on U.K. tour, was examined in cinemas worldwide incorporated in NTLive which is now previewing within the civilized world Finish. Helmer Danny Boyle's National Theater debut "Frankenstein," another NTLive broadcast, receives three noms, incuding actor, that's being fought against against over by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Burns, who nightly alternated the roles in the monster and also the creator. Hardest demand the idol idol judges will most likely be musical. "Betty Blue Eyes" is facing "Matilda, the Musical" (now previewing within the civilized world Finish after its smash-hit run within the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon) as well as the National's surprise hit "London Road." It had been a genre-busting little bit of musical theater through which personal testimony surrounding an authentic-existence murder situation was set to music. U.S. talent was recognized with Make the most of Ashford bagging a nom for director for his Donmar Warehouse output of "Anna Christie" and Gina Gionfriddo nommed for play for your Almeida output of "Becky Shaw." The 2nd also won a jerk for U.S. thesp David Wilson Barnes for a lot of outstanding newcomer. He's facing most likely probably the most difficult mind-to-mind, which sees Phoebe Fox competing against Kyle Soller for performances in many productions. Fox and Soller are married in solid-existence. The ceremony will exist in the Savoy Hotel on November. 20, situated by Dame Edna Everage. As well as the nominees are: Actor Bertie Carvel, "Matilda, The Musical" (RSC Stratford-upon-Avon and Cambridge) Benedict Cumberbatch, "Frankenstein," National Charles Edwards, "Much Ado About Nothing," Shakespeare's Globe Jonny Lee Burns, "Frankentstein" Actress Sheridan Cruz, "Flare Path," Theater Royal Haymarket Samantha Spiro, "Chicken Soup With Barley," Royal Court Kristin Scott Thomas, "Disloyality," Comedy Theater Play Richard Bean, "The Heretic," Royal Court Richard Bean "One Guy, Two Guv'nors," National Gina Gionfriddo, "Becky Shaw," Almeida Nina Raine, "Tribes," Royal Court The Ned Sherrin Award for Musical "Betty Blue Eyes," Novello "London Road," National "Matilda, the Musical" Director Make the most of Ashford, "Anna Christie," Donmar Warehouse Dominic Cooke, "Chicken Soup With Barley" Edward Hall, "Richard III and "The Comedy of Errors," Hampstead Mike Leigh, "Grief," National Design Bunny Christie, "Males Ought To Be sad," National Lizzie Clachan, "Wastwater," Royal Court Adam Cork, appear design for "Anna Christie" and "King Lear," Donmar Warehouse Mark Tildesley, "Frankenstein" The Charles Wintour Award for a lot of Promising Playwright E.V. Crowe, "Kin," Royal Court Vivienne Franzmann, "Mogadishu," Lyric Hammersmith Penelope Skinner, "The Village Bike," Royal Court The Milton Shulman Award for a lot of Promising Newcomer Phoebe Fox, on her behalf performances in "As You Wish It," The Rose, Kingston, and "The Acidity Test," The Royal Court and "There Is A War," National Malachi Kirby, for his performance in "Mogadishu" Kyle Soller, for his performances in "The Glass Menagerie" and "Government Inspector" (Youthful Vic) and "The Idea Machine" (Royal Court) David Wilson Barnes, for his performance in "Becky Shaw" Contact David Benedict at benedictdavid@mac.com

Fan of Sophistication Kelly? Might want to Visit This Exhibition in Toronto

Sophistication Kelly includes the fantasy of just about any lady in the world: she won an Oscar, married a prince and increased to become princess. She appeared to become the muse to numerous company company directors, most specially the late, great Alfred Hitchcock. Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox, the home for the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival, is featuring products and memorabilia based on Kelly's amazing existence. 'Grace Kelly: From Celebrity to Princess' is making its only U . s . States remain in Toronto -- plus it continues through to Jan. 22, 2012. If you want to determine items like Kelly's actual Oscar, clothing she used for the Academy awards or possibly a precise replica of her wedding dress, then you might like to book an plane ticket to Canada. Sophistication Kelly Exhibition Running from November 2011 towards the month of the month of january 2012, 'Grace Kelly: From Celebrity to Princess' showcases many products within the icon's existence. See All Moviefone Galleries » For more information and finished schedule/records at TIFF Bell Lightbox, go to the website. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Hugh Grant Becomes A Parent At 51

First Launched: November 1, 2011 6:25 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LONDON, Uk -- Caption Hugh Grant attends the after show party for the premiere Maennerherzen 2 und die ganz grosse Liebe at Claerchens Ballhaus, Berlin, September 7, 2011Hugh Grant features a new real existence role hes coping with what father. On Tuesday, a repetition for your British actor confirmed reviews he's the daddy with a young girl. I am in a position to make certain Hugh Grant might be the delighted father from the young girl, Hughs repetition mentioned in the statement to get into Hollywood. It isn't known who mother in the stars newborn is. He as well as the mother stood a fleeting affair despite the fact that it wasn't planned, Hugh could not become more happy or maybe more encouraging. He as well as the mother have spoken about everything and so are on very friendly terms, the reps statement found the final outcome. This really is really the very first child for Hugh, 51. Strangely enough, the heavens next feature film can be a kids movie The Pirates! Gang of Misfits, an animated feature likely to be out March 30, 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Come When You Are' tops Valladolid

'Come When You Are'Madrid-- Belgian Geoffrey Enthoven's crowdpleaser "Come Whenever You AreInch assigned the 56th Valladolid Festival, among Spain's primary art pic showcases, on Saturday.A seriocomedy three youthful special-needs males around the journey to eliminate their virginity, "Come" won Valladolid's Golden Spike among a flurry of further plaudits for social-problem films.A Cannes Not Sure Regard player, Robert Guediguian's vintage social drama, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," acquired fest's Silver Spike which is Audience Award. A Few hour-extended World War Ii drama, Agnieszka Holland's "In Darkness" won director. Initiating several Jews hiding inside the sewers of Nazi-occupied Lvov, "Darkness" can be a The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics U.S. release and Poland's Oscar entry.Meanwhile, Spaniard Paula Ortiz's "Chrysalis," three decades of girls inside the male-ruled The nation of 1923, 1940, and 1975, nabbed new director.The birdlike Zhou Dongyu needed actress for Zhang Yimou's Wild Bunch-offered "Beneath the Hawthorn Tree." In one of Valladolid's hardest face-offs this year, Brendan Gleeson shared actor for John Michael McDonagh's "The Guard" with Patrick Huard, a standout in Ken Scott's sperm donor comedy "Starbuck."With Canadian Oscar candidate "Monsieur Lazhar" sweeping script as well as the Fipresci Intl. Federation of Film Experts award, another top champion at Valladolid was French sales company Films Distribution: It's worldwide rights to "Kilimanjaro" and "Lazhar" its Berlin-based branch, Films Boutique, reps "Come."Fest went March. 22-29. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Title A Typical Kid

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos admit to playing faves within their home. Throughout the interview round the Rachael Ray Show airing Wednesday, the pair states from the three kids, their youngest boy, Joaquin, may be the favorite. "In ways 'I love my children the same' however, you realize just in case of emergency, there's one kid you'd achieve for first," Kelly mentioned. See the relaxation in the day's news on TVGuide.com Her husband added: "They are fully aware it, too, as well as the other kids realize it too. It's very recognized. He's just easier to us. That's what we should say: he's just easier to us." You think parents should title a typical child?

Dianne Wiest Set, Chris Cooper In Foretells Star In Noah Baumbach/Scott Rudins Cinemax Pilot The Corrections

EXCLUSIVE: Cinemax is certainly going for many serious acting firepower around the Noah Baumbach/Scott Rudin drama The Corrections. The pay cable network has Oscar champion Chris Cooper in discussions and 2-time Oscar champion Dianne Wiest looking for the 2 leads within the project according to Jonathan Franzens book, that is not yet been formally greenlighted to pilot. The award-wining 2001 novel involves the troubles of the seniors Midwestern couple, to become performed by Cooper and Wiest, and their three adult children — roles that are increasingly being cast — because they trace their lives in the mid-20th century to 1 last Christmas together near the turn from the millennium. Baumbach and Franzen co-authored the variation, with Baumbach set to direct the pilot. Rudin, who was simply developing the work for ten years, initially like a feature, is executive creating with Baumbach and Franzen. ICM-repped Wiest, whose previous Cinemax series role on In Treatment gained her an Emmy, will next be observed in The Odd Existence Of Timothy Eco-friendly and Lawrence Kasdan’s Darling Companion. Cooper, repped by Paradigm and Untitled, will next be observed in The Muppets. His newest TV gig would be a co-starring role within the 2003 Cinemax movie The House In Umbria, which arrived him an Emmy nomination.

Selena Gomez Granted Constraint Order

Selena Gomez Selena Gomez continues to be granted a brief constraint order against a guy who police stated threatened the Magicians of Waverly Place star, The Connected Press reviews.Per an order, that was granted Thursday in Burbank, Calif., Thomas Brodnicki must stay 100 yards from Gomez and her place of work until a November. 4 hearing, throughout that the order might be extended for 3 years.Take a look at photos of Selena GomezAccording towards the filings, mental health employees informed condition police after Brodnicki, 46, threatened to harm or kill Gomez, 19. Gomez stated inside a sworn declaration that they is within "extreme fear" of Brodnicki.

London Film Fest Opens With Law, Weisz in '360'

LONDON (AP) The London Film Festival, an worldwide cinema showcase, opens Wednesday with "360," a fittingly globe-spanning drama that moves from London to Vienna, Rio p Janeiro and Colorado, Colorado.The film by "Capital of scotland - God" director Fernando Meirelles stars Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz in the daisy chain of interconnected love tales based on Arthur Schnitzler's century-old play "La Ronde."The Two-week festival features greater than 300 features and shorts from 55 nations. It promises something for cinephiles and celebrity-audiences alike including two star turns from George Clooney. He directed and stars in political thriller "The Ides of March" and plays a detached father thrust in to a caring role in Alexander Payne's "The Descendants."Stars expected round the red-colored-colored carpet change from funnyman Seth Rogen to dramatic giant Michael Fassbender playing both a sex addict in Steve McQueen's "Shame" and Carl Jung in David Cronenberg's psychoanalytic drama "A Dangerous Method."Films with literary roots include Take advantage of Fiennes' directorial debut, "Coriolanus," Andrew Arnold's brooding "Wuthering Levels" and "Trishna," and Michael Winterbottom's India-set undertake Thomas Hardy's "Tess in the D'Urbervilles," starring Freida Pinto.Founded in 1957 showing the most effective from the year's world cinema with a British audience, the festival has formerly few years attempted to produce a location round the worldwide festival calendar with bigger pictures plus much more glittering stars.While a lot of the films have formerly made their debuts at Sundance, Cannes, Toronto or Venice, you will discover 13 world premieres inside the selection, most of them new British features.Highlights include "The Child Getting a bicycle,Inch a drama from Belgium's Dardenne brothers and sisters Nanni Moretti's Vatican satire "There exists a Pope" Sundance hit "Martha Marcy May Marlene," starring Elizabeth Olsen just like a traumatized cult runaway and French director Michael Hazanavicius' wonderful quiet-film homage "The Artist."Debate may be provided by "W.E." Madonna's undertake the romance between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson, considerably belittled at its Venice debut and Roland Emmerich's Shakespeare-bashing "Anonymous," which stars Rhys Ifans since the putative true author in the Bard's plays.On March. 26, the festival will hands out a best-picture prize, in the candidate including "The Artist, "The Descendants," Aleksandr Sokurov's Venice Film festival champion "Faust" and Lynne Ramsay's secondary school massacre drama "We must Discuss Kevin."The festival shuts March. 27 with "Dark Blue Sea," which stars Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale stiff upper lips a-quiver in Terence Davies' adaptation of Terrence Rattigan's play of a postwar love triangular.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Patty Duke Returns to TV in Hawaii Five-

Patti Duke Nowadays, plenty of TV stars coping dual roles: The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev (Elena/Katherine), Ringer's Sarah Michelle Gellar (Bridget/Siobhan) as well as the Lounging Game's Alexandra Chando (Emma/Sutton). However in 1963, Patty Duke was simply by herself as identical cousins Patty and Trina Lane round the Patty Duke Show. "We was without digital anything," recalls Duke, 64. "We'd [shoot] the Patty side first, then everyone would stay at home place when i sneaked off and came back fitted as Trina. In postproduction, they'd really split the celluloid."Tonight Duke is returning to TV for just about any guest appearance on Hawaii Five-. It's a role she couldn't turn lower. "I play a girl inside the second stage of Alzheimer's whose boy was associated with a dubious deal with coins inside the ocean," states Duke, who needed home the most effective supporting actress Oscar for your Miracle Worker in 1962. "McGarrett [Alex O'Loughlin] and Lori [Lauren German] showed up at inform my character that her boy is dead and uncover that i'm living 20 or thirty years formerly. In their mind, [her] boy remains a boy coming back home from practice any minute for just about any sandwich."Duke knows perfectly how it's like coping with mental illness, getting fought against bpd for several years. Grateful it has been three years since she experienced her last episode of severe stress attacks and irritability, she'll continue taking her meds for your relaxation of her existence. "I've been in medications for thirty years and want to throttle individuals I meet who tell me, 'I don't have any need for this,'" she states. "They have that right, while not the legal right to impose all the results which include that around the pals and family."The proud mother of stars Sean Astin (The Master in the Rings) and Mackenzie Astin (The Particulars of Existence), Duke confesses getting leaned heavily on her behalf account former TV father, William Schallert, now 89. "He's just amazing," states Duke, whose own father left your family when she was 6. "He's been ninety percent the daddy I did not have. No matter what craziness I used to be [coping with], he was omnipresent personally.InchNevertheless, she confesses there has been occasions the two butted heads as active people in the Screen Stars Guild. "I'd get so pissed at him when he challenged me," she recalls getting fun. Yet it absolutely was only smiles when the longtime pals reteamed while using relaxation from the sitcom cast for just about any 1999 TV-movie reunion. Actress Jean Byron, who carried out mother Natalie Lane, died in 2006 at 80.Getting finally frustrated using the short pace of los angeles, Duke now lives in Idaho along with her husband of two-and-a-half decades, outdated firemen Michael Pearce. States Duke of L.A.: "I basically won't have another stranger produce the finger."Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Clooney: Ohio Roots Affected Ides Of March

First Launched: October 3, 2011 12:39 PM EDT Credit: WireImage CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Caption George Clooney reaches The Descendents premiere within the Elgin through the 2011 Toronto Worldwide Film Festival in Toronto on September 10, 2011 George Clooney states his Ohio-Kentucky roots and also the fathers not successful bid for political office affected his approaching film, The Ides of March. Clooney notifies The Cincinnati Enquirer he made a decision to film the film in Cincinnati as they knows eliminate it and thought it may be fun to shoot within the hometown. The film is directed by Clooney, who stars as imaginary presidential candidate and Pennsylvania Gov. Mike Morris. Co-star Ryan Gosling plays the governors idealistic press secretary who finds out quickly about dirty politics. Clooney notifies the newspaper the film was inspired by his father Nick Clooneys not effective 2004 run for Kentuckys 4th Congressional District. George states lots of his figures political sights derive from his fathers really are a author for your now-defunct newspaper The Cincinnati Publish. (Copyright 2011 by Connected Press) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Thomas Gibson Had A Great Experience Working With Chuck Lorre

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Charlie Sheen might have had his fair share of issues with Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, but Thomas Gibson who worked with the TV mogul on Dharma & Greg has nothing but praise for him. The Criminal Minds star stopped by Access Hollywood Live on Wednesday, where he chatted about his cameo on the Men season premiere and working with Chuck again. Is he a misunderstood man? Billy Bush asked. I think he is, Thomas told Billy and co-host Kit Hoover. I dont really know what happened between them, but I had a great experience, five years working with Chuck. The actor explained that the TV producer expects the most from his stars and crew. Everybodys standards on those shows are very high and his are as well, he continued. So, everybody works hard. As for the idea to reunite Thomas with Dharma & Greg co-star Jenna Elfman for the Men premiere, Thomas credited his former boss. This was Chucks twisted idea, but we were game, he explained, adding that the idea came from that little dark corner of Chucks brain. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Five Top Reasons To See 'Moneyball'

by John Phares and Josh Wigler "Moneyball," directed by Bennett Burns and starring Kaira Pitt and Jonah Hill, 35mm 35mm slides into theaters a couple of days ago, telling the actual story in the 2002 Concord Athletics season. Pitt stars as Billy Beane, a classic Major league baseball player who now may serve as gm in the A's presently of turmoil: they has lost three of the star players, and lacks the right funding to compete in the large boys back east. But where there's a will, there's a means, by using lately hired assistant gm Peter Brand (carried out by Jonah Hill), Beane milks an undesirable situation for individuals it's worth and forms a hostile team from absolutely nothing. Though under an excellent slam, "Moneyball" certainly wins the sport getting essential-see effort for each fans in the sports drama. Have a look at five top reasons to see "Moneyball" past the jump. An Engaged Duo I wouldnt have thought it either, but Kaira Pitt and Jonah Hill create an excellent team. Jonahs character, Peter Brand, is certainly an humble genius of the sport, while Kaira Pitt plays really the only guy inside the league who's crazy enough, and desperate enough, to consider Brands heretical applying for grants baseball. Its heartwarming to look for the 2 produce a relationship through which each of them rely on each other Beane for Jonahs insight, and Brand for Pitts belief. -British oil The Politics Of the sport Most likely probably the most fascinating areas of the film might be the glimpse it offers the viewer of just what continues inside the mind from the GM, as well as the team he's come up with around him for the greatest players. Among the most popular moments in the movie can be a round table discussion through which Pitt has come up with his scouts to choose their picks with this particular seasons draft. The reasoning behind their options is almost so absurd, that we imagine it must be true. One of the scouts notifies Beane not to choose a person as they posseses an ugly girlfriend, stating the particulars, Ugly girlfriend means no confidence. Wise words my friend, wise words. -British oil Kerris Dorsey This is often a movie about baseball, yes, but it's also about Billy's desperate try to handle to rest issues from the raw deal still intact. Compared to that finish, he's given support by his youthful daughter Casey, carried out by Kerris Dorsey, most broadly known on her behalf recurring role on "Brothers and sisters & Brothers and sisters." It's a small role if this involves screen time, but a sizable one if this involves heart, and Dorsey shows plenty of promise in their brief looks as you're watching camera. Plus, her character puts forth a soulful song that's still stuck throughout my thoughts almost an entire week getting seen the film in an effective way! -JW The Script Its difficult to fail getting an organization like Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian, both Oscar individuals who win who bring their A-game with this story in regards to the Concord As. You will discover numerous one-card inserts that zip and zing their way throughout Moneyball, and a lot of the borrowed funds visits the heavens for delivery of mentioned dialogue, nevertheless it wouldnt exist without any reliable script from Sorkin and Zaillian. Typically the most popular, in addtion-stated "ugly girlfriend" observation, might be the metaphor, both if this involves exactly what it signifies for your film and existence generally, too as with the way its shipped. No spoilers here youll understand what i am saying once youve seen the flick. -JW The Streak Certainly most likely probably the most thrilling sequence in Moneyball might be the Concord As historic win streak. Ultimately in the doubts our figures face with the film, almost all their questionable options, everything seems to pay back in the large way through the climax in the film. If you are at all like me combined without any clue this streak even happened, or the actual way it ended, i rapidly wont spoil it to suit your needs. However will say this: the climax in the film hits it in the park, and very captures the spirit in the great baseball movies of yore. -British oil Reveal everything you consider "Moneyball" inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

Study Shows Stage Fright is Common Among Working Actors

Study Shows Stage Fright is Common Among Working Actors By Andrew Salomon September 21, 2011 Gordon Goodman was once so confident a performer that he could fall asleep while waiting to sing. In fact, he did. Sitting in a chair onstage with the Phoenix Symphony, with a full house of 5,000 in front of him and nearly 200 musicians and singers behind him, he was so relaxed that he nodded off, waking only when his chin hit his chest.Goodman missed his first line, but no matter. "No one knew, because it was an original piece," he recalled recently. "So I just stood up very calmly and started." Afterward, he added, he got a standing ovation.Things changed when his larynx was damaged in an onstage collision during a performance of "Oklahoma!" Goodman recovered his voice but struggled to regain his swagger. He suffered from stage fright. In one particularly bad audition, he said, his performance resembled "the cartoon where the opera singer opens his mouth and just a squeak comes out."An actor and singer who lives in Los Angeles, Goodman is now doubly familiar with stage fright, or performance anxiety. He recently wrote a dissertation on the subject while earning a Ph.D. in psychology from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, Calif. His study, conducted in March and April, revealed that more than 80 percent of professional actors have suffered from stage fright at least once in their careers. He also contends that his study debunks "the widely held belief that stage fright is closely linked to age, experience, success, or fears of incompetence."Rather, Goodman writes, the condition is linked to how much control actors feel they have over a single "acting situation." Like the warning in a commercial for a mutual fund, past performance is no guarantee of future success. Basically, it comes down to confidence in the moment, something Goodman used to have in ample supply. "I was so cocky, I walked like a gorilla, like a gangster, and I knew I'd blow them away," he said. "Then I was in a severe accidentand it totally changed my life."Elite Majority Goodman writes that past performance-anxiety studies have focused on public speaking, test taking, sports, and music, "but less than a handfulhave focused on the performance domain that gave stage fright its name, acting." He added that his study could be the first that focuses on regularly working actors, or those whom he calls "elite."For his dissertation, which he successfully defended in July, Goodman surveyed 136 actors affiliated with either Musical Theatre Guild in Los Angeles or Sacramento Music Circus. Each actor had membership in at least one performers' union and, Goodman said, they had a wealth of experience. According to the study, 72 percent had toured nationally or internationally, 40 percent had performed on Broadway, 56 percent had at least one co-starring role on a TV show, and more than 30 percent had at least one co-starring role in a film.Of those surveyed, Goodman said, 84 percent reported experiencing stage fright at least once in their careers. He described the condition as freezing or choking and said it is usually represented by a performance's sudden collapse, rather than a gradual decline. Anxiety is particularly debilitating to actors, because fear of the future occurs in the same part of the brain where imagination lives, Goodman explained. He likened it to an overloaded computer: It will freeze if it has too many programs open while trying to process something complicated. "Imagination," he said, "is a limited space."Energy Crisis Rachel Bailit said her career almost crashed during the second performance of her one-woman show, "Sugar Happens," several years ago at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles. The first night had gone very well, and she assumed that her fortune would continue. Then she took the stage. "In a one-woman show, you're very in tune with the energy" of the audience, she said. "It was mortifying when I came out, the energy."Bailit got to the part in the show when she talked about her brother, who had died. "All of a sudden I really got stage fright," she said. "I couldn't figure it out, and I remember looking out, and everyone had a stunned look." She almost walked off the stage, a move that would have haunted her career, she said. One thing kept her onstage. "I was frozen," she said.More-positive thoughts quickly took hold, she said, and she remembered her training: Concentrate on what you're saying; get in the moment; connect with someone. She saw a friend in the audience and continued. Afterward, Bailit said, her publicist came up to her and said there was someone who wanted to see her: Al Pacino. Suddenly she understood the weird vibe. Her peers were nervous for her, and everyone wanted to see how Pacino was responding to the show.Bailit recalled her conversation with the Strasberg disciple: "I said, 'Do you remember when you were a struggling actor like this?' He said, 'Are you kidding? I'm still going through it.'"Enter Brooklyn Bailit had a lot of acting experience when she had her bout with stage fright. That's consistent with Goodman's study, which found that experience and success are no guard against the affliction. Actors such as Meryl Streep, Ian Holm, and Barbra Streisand also suffered from it after they had established their careers.Newcomers aren't immune either. JayAre Sarerro, a college student in North Carolina, wanted to act from a young age but sometimes froze at auditions. Performance anxiety "would make my speech slurred and shaky, as well as my body," he wrote in an email to Back Stage. In an interview, he said he took classes to get over it. They helped, but he required something more. "I developed another persona," he said. "It's not bipolar. You change and become someone else."He calls his persona Brooklyn, named for a place his parents would never take him when they visited NY. (Too dangerous, they said.) He recently performed in a musical, "Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare," that toured North Carolina, Florida, and Chicago."Brooklyn is very open," Sarerro said of his alter ego. "He's not afraid, not nervous at all. He's strong. He's definitely not how I am in everyday life."The Octopus Though this brand of anxiety was originally born on the stage, Goodman said actors have a much more difficult time in a small room with a handful of people sitting behind a folding table. That is, auditions are significantly more likely to engender stage fright than performancesby 19.2 percent, the report states."That kind of shoots down the theory that the more people in the audience, the more chance of stage fright," Goodman said. "It's all about who's in the audience."Goodman's study reaffirms what many professional actors have heard dozens of times and already know, at least in theory: Those with the most confidence are least likely to experience stage fright, and confidence depends upon control. To put theory into practice, Goodman said, actors can put their attention on managing their individual tasks (knowing their lines, showing up on time, and mitigating distraction). They should never try to manage the thoughts of those who are evaluating them. "The more the person concentrates on the end result," he said, "the worse they perform."After his accident, Goodman had a difficult time finding the freedom to not think, he said; he had to manage every moment just to get the sound out. He found his way through character roles and by doing other things: He lectures, writes and produces audio books, and is working as a media and entertainment psychologist. "People are happier when they're an octopus," he said. "It's important for an actor to have as many legs as they can."Goodman still acts. He recently played Mr. Brownlow in a production of "Oliver!" and about a year ago he booked a commercial for Jack in the Box. He plays a man on a video dating site who is equally unctuous and obtuse. The performance is hilarious, revolting, and convincingconvincing because the character and the actor possess an equal amount of swagger. Study Shows Stage Fright is Common Among Working Actors By Andrew Salomon September 21, 2011 Gordon Goodman was once so confident a performer that he could fall asleep while waiting to sing. In fact, he did. Sitting in a chair onstage with the Phoenix Symphony, with a full house of 5,000 in front of him and nearly 200 musicians and singers behind him, he was so relaxed that he nodded off, waking only when his chin hit his chest.Goodman missed his first line, but no matter. "No one knew, because it was an original piece," he recalled recently. "So I just stood up very calmly and started." Afterward, he added, he got a standing ovation.Things changed when his larynx was damaged in an onstage collision during a performance of "Oklahoma!" Goodman recovered his voice but struggled to regain his swagger. He suffered from stage fright. In one particularly bad audition, he said, his performance resembled "the cartoon where the opera singer opens his mouth and just a squeak comes out."An actor and singer who lives in Los Angeles, Goodman is now doubly familiar with stage fright, or performance anxiety. He recently wrote a dissertation on the subject while earning a Ph.D. in psychology from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, Calif. His study, conducted in March and April, revealed that more than 80 percent of professional actors have suffered from stage fright at least once in their careers. He also contends that his study debunks "the widely held belief that stage fright is closely linked to age, experience, success, or fears of incompetence."Rather, Goodman writes, the condition is linked to how much control actors feel they have over a single "acting situation." Like the warning in a commercial for a mutual fund, past performance is no guarantee of future success. Basically, it comes down to confidence in the moment, something Goodman used to have in ample supply. "I was so cocky, I walked like a gorilla, like a gangster, and I knew I'd blow them away," he said. "Then I was in a severe accidentand it totally changed my life."Elite Majority Goodman writes that past performance-anxiety studies have focused on public speaking, test taking, sports, and music, "but less than a handfulhave focused on the performance domain that gave stage fright its name, acting." He added that his study could be the first that focuses on regularly working actors, or those whom he calls "elite."For his dissertation, which he successfully defended in July, Goodman surveyed 136 actors affiliated with either Musical Theatre Guild in Los Angeles or Sacramento Music Circus. Each actor had membership in at least one performers' union and, Goodman said, they had a wealth of experience. According to the study, 72 percent had toured nationally or internationally, 40 percent had performed on Broadway, 56 percent had at least one co-starring role on a TV show, and more than 30 percent had at least one co-starring role in a film.Of those surveyed, Goodman said, 84 percent reported experiencing stage fright at least once in their careers. He described the condition as freezing or choking and said it is usually represented by a performance's sudden collapse, rather than a gradual decline. Anxiety is particularly debilitating to actors, because fear of the future occurs in the same part of the brain where imagination lives, Goodman explained. He likened it to an overloaded computer: It will freeze if it has too many programs open while trying to process something complicated. "Imagination," he said, "is a limited space."Energy Crisis Rachel Bailit said her career almost crashed during the second performance of her one-woman show, "Sugar Happens," several years ago at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles. The first night had gone very well, and she assumed that her fortune would continue. Then she took the stage. "In a one-woman show, you're very in tune with the energy" of the audience, she said. "It was mortifying when I came out, the energy."Bailit got to the part in the show when she talked about her brother, who had died. "All of a sudden I really got stage fright," she said. "I couldn't figure it out, and I remember looking out, and everyone had a stunned look." She almost walked off the stage, a move that would have haunted her career, she said. One thing kept her onstage. "I was frozen," she said.More-positive thoughts quickly took hold, she said, and she remembered her training: Concentrate on what you're saying; get in the moment; connect with someone. She saw a friend in the audience and continued. Afterward, Bailit said, her publicist came up to her and said there was someone who wanted to see her: Al Pacino. Suddenly she understood the weird vibe. Her peers were nervous for her, and everyone wanted to see how Pacino was responding to the show.Bailit recalled her conversation with the Strasberg disciple: "I said, 'Do you remember when you were a struggling actor like this?' He said, 'Are you kidding? I'm still going through it.'"Enter Brooklyn Bailit had a lot of acting experience when she had her bout with stage fright. That's consistent with Goodman's study, which found that experience and success are no guard against the affliction. Actors such as Meryl Streep, Ian Holm, and Barbra Streisand also suffered from it after they had established their careers.Newcomers aren't immune either. JayAre Sarerro, a college student in North Carolina, wanted to act from a young age but sometimes froze at auditions. Performance anxiety "would make my speech slurred and shaky, as well as my body," he wrote in an email to Back Stage. In an interview, he said he took classes to get over it. They helped, but he required something more. "I developed another persona," he said. "It's not bipolar. You change and become someone else."He calls his persona Brooklyn, named for a place his parents would never take him when they visited NY. (Too dangerous, they said.) He recently performed in a musical, "Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare," that toured North Carolina, Florida, and Chicago."Brooklyn is very open," Sarerro said of his alter ego. "He's not afraid, not nervous at all. He's strong. He's definitely not how I am in everyday life."The Octopus Though this brand of anxiety was originally born on the stage, Goodman said actors have a much more difficult time in a small room with a handful of people sitting behind a folding table. That is, auditions are significantly more likely to engender stage fright than performancesby 19.2 percent, the report states."That kind of shoots down the theory that the more people in the audience, the more chance of stage fright," Goodman said. "It's all about who's in the audience."Goodman's study reaffirms what many professional actors have heard dozens of times and already know, at least in theory: Those with the most confidence are least likely to experience stage fright, and confidence depends upon control. To put theory into practice, Goodman said, actors can put their attention on managing their individual tasks (knowing their lines, showing up on time, and mitigating distraction). They should never try to manage the thoughts of those who are evaluating them. "The more the person concentrates on the end result," he said, "the worse they perform."After his accident, Goodman had a difficult time finding the freedom to not think, he said; he had to manage every moment just to get the sound out. He found his way through character roles and by doing other things: He lectures, writes and produces audio books, and is working as a media and entertainment psychologist. "People are happier when they're an octopus," he said. "It's important for an actor to have as many legs as they can."Goodman still acts. He recently played Mr. Brownlow in a production of "Oliver!" and about a year ago he booked a commercial for Jack in the Box. He plays a man on a video dating site who is equally unctuous and obtuse. The performance is hilarious, revolting, and convincingconvincing because the character and the actor possess an equal amount of swagger.

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All My Children Comes to an End: Creator Agnes Nixon and the Cast Look Back

All My Children After nearly 42 years of scandalous affairs, decades-long rivalries, fairy tale romances, kidnapped babies, serial killers, resurrected loved ones and the occasional Pennsylvania tornado, All My Children as fans have known it will come to an end on Friday. Two weeks before production wrapped, TVGuide.com spent a few days behind the scenes of Pine Valley as writers, producers and cast performed something of a three-ring circus, rallying to deliver what they hoped would be a satisfying conclusion for their loyal viewers. During one morning meeting, longtime director Steven Williford planned out the moment in which Angie (Debbi Morgan) would get her sight back, enacting how she would stumble, joyful and teary-eyed, toward Jessie (Darnell Williams). Downstairs on set at the Pine Valley police station, Tad (Michael E. Knight) and Dixie (Cady McClain) -- together, at last - confronted David (Vincent Irizarry) perhaps for the final time, begging to know who else he had brought back from the dead, literally. In the editing bays, producers watched tape of JR's (Jacob Young) final scenes, in which he seems to be hitting rock bottom. Christina Bennett Lind, who plays Bianca, dropped by on her day off to pick up gifts fans had sent congratulating her on her first love scene with Marissa (Sarah Glendening). In the hallways of the production offices, producers who have been with the show for years continued to talk about how wonderful it was having Josh Duhamel reprise the role of Leo DuPres, not to mention a cameo from Carol Burnett, who's declared herself one of All My Children's biggest fans. A few miles away, at the Descanso Gardens, Ryan (Cameron Mathison) and Greenlee (Rebecca Budig) played red rover with Emma and then embraced while looking meaningfully, as they so often do, into the sunny distance... Susan Lucci on All My Children's last day, the big cliff-hanger and her future online We asked the actors who've dedicated the bulk of their careers to the now-canceled show -- Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight, Cameron Mathison and Rebecca Budig - along with executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers and series creator Agnes Nixon to talk about the last few months building and taking down Pine Valley, the challenge of ending decades' worth of story, and what the future online holds: How do you wrap almost 42 years of storytelling into a 36-minute episode? Carruthers: The writers felt an immense amount of pressure... Everybody wants everything. We wanted it all. We wanted to see all the faces. We kind of honed in on the feel-good parts of Pine Valley, which is ultimately, I think why the audience watches. Yeah, they want the dish, they want to be outraged, but at the same time, watching is like going home. I think that's why the cancellation was huge news. It's like, "Wait a minute, that's like home to me." Budig: I don't know if anyone will ever really feel satisfied because it's a bummer that it's going off the air. I think that no matter what we do, no matter how good it is, most people are left disappointed. I hope not though! Mathison: In some cases, I think it's as simple as seeing your favorite couple back together. Nixon: Wrapping the run on ABC wasn't as important to me as keeping the show interesting and making people want to watch it once it began again online. We did not wrap everything up with people fading into the sunset with happy endings. It's a continued story. The last episode, we think, will make people want to come back very much to get some answers. Lucci: Knowing how Agnes writes, the end is not shocking at all. I knew she wouldn't tie it up in a neat bow. There are several cliff-hangers. How did you go about crafting the show's final ABC broadcasts? What were the mandates for the big goodbye? Obviously, you wanted to bring back certain characters - some of whom are dead. Nixon: It isn't as far-fetched as one might think! Also, it's David Heyward, and one never knows with him... But yes, we wanted to bring back a lot of the favorite characters who were no longer on the show. The last episodes took three months to write because I just think we were giving the audience exactly what they want. You watch and tell us. Carruthers: We didn't want everything so sugary and saccharine that in the last two weeks people would be saying, "Could they lay it on any thicker?" ... Some people will be able to rise above their conflicts, others won't be as lucky or strong or they'll have so many things weighing against them that it's impossible. We want tears and laughter and warmth. We want you to want to stay there and have it not be over. We want it to be the best feeling. Like the best emotional experience and yet true to All My Children and what it represents, which is a tall order. And you have to sort of pay off the stories you're in the process of telling. It wasn't about the bells and buzzers. Nixon: The cliff-hangers are true to what I feel has been part of the character of All My Children in that they're all related solely to characters and personal emotions. Susan Lucci on early Erica Kane, All My Children without Agnes, and Sarah Michelle Gellar Dixie (McClaine), who sparked fan outrage when she was killed by poison pancakes, came back for several episodes. So did Brooke (Julia Barr) and Adam (David Canary). How did that go? Nixon: Ooh, the tension between Brooke and Erica is delicious. Lucci: David's presence has been so missed. It was truly most exciting for me to have him and Julia back because they were people I worked with so much. On set these past few weeks, I would be running around and have to stop because there's David on a monitor, you know, looking fabulous. It's been so fun playing scenes with them again. I know the audience has missed them very much. Knight: Cady and I weren't even supposed to be together if I remember correctly. We weren't supposed to be a couple. She was pregnant by Adam Chandler, my nemesis. But I think there was a period where I realized we did have something special, when Tad and Dixie went on the run together. Cady and I had a very easy chemistry with a lot of humor that played as romance. The director used to come out and go, "Sexy as a fish!" ... It's been so great for me, having her back. What have these last days on set been like? Lucci: Just before we shot the final scene, Rebecca and I caught each other's eye and both of us just started to tear up. It's been happening to all of us. The emotions come over you when you least expect it. Cameron and I were talking about it, how it just doesn't seem real. I don't know if it's a protective mechanism. At the same time, I'm blown away by how everybody has continued to work on all cylinders, with a great attitude and smile on their face and no whining. And with Agnes here, it's been amazing. Mathison: I'm in denial. I don't think I'm really even acknowledging the end. It's been my life for so long. I've known these people, the cast, the crew, longer than I've known my wife and kids. The whole thing is just surreal. Carruthers: The show ending actually raised the bar in some ways. When you don't have a lot of tomorrows left, hitting your marks takes on a whole new meaning. Everybody's been excited by the material and the stories and having people come back. I'm sure it'll be sad when everybody walks out of the door, but right now, people are excited to be here. It's not only a historical time, but it's kind of a privilege and an honor to be a part of this time. All My Children: Jordi Vilasuso and Lindsay Hartley on what might've been How did you feel at the time the show was canceled, and everything that led up to that? Knight: Agnes was shoved to the side very unceremoniously a few years back by people who shouldn't be in this industry as far as I'm concerned. They didn't know what they were doing... It ended up taking us down. Nixon: I was saddened, but I saw it coming because the ratings were going down and personally I felt the show wasn't being written as it should. It wasn't true to the characters. You know, they had focus groups every three or four months, and I went every time knowing what I would hear. "Oh, we still love the characters, but the stories don't work for us. What happened?" So, it wasn't a total surprise to me... I was the saddest when they killed Stuart. Lucci: The fans were very vocal about not recognizing the character. I wondered why it was allowed to go on so long. I wondered why Lorraine was brought in for two weeks and we were all so happy and then the show got canceled. You could listen to the focus groups and see the ratings were dropping and know that someone was off. Knight: It's been a real roller coaster the last couple of years. We've been doing more with less [money], I think everybody's just sort of been biting the bullet to get through... It's been alternately rewarding and exciting and frustrating and humiliating. Different people came in and tried to adapt the show to ideas they thought were more exciting or whatever, and it didn't work. Then they brought Agnes just to tie everything up in a short amount of time. We've been working at an almost surreal pace. What do you think about the show continuing online? [Mathison and Lindsay Hartley on Monday signed on to the Web series, while Young and Morgan have joined The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless, respectively.] Nixon: Why wouldn't our fans watch online? You don't have to watch at 1 o'clock now - you can watch them any time of day and catch up on what you missed. I know it's a transition, but maybe the thing we're making is electronic history. There's no reason this won't work. The story is my world. I call it my real world of make-believe. These people live 24 hours a day for me, and I have no problems with anticipating and creating new stories. ... At the same time, until deals are done, I can't even start to think about plots until we know who we have to plot about. [As for Susan Lucci continuing with the show], she and I are very good friends, but neither one of us wants to talk about that; it's off limits. Lucci: I'll say this: it won't be All My Children if Agnes doesn't do it. Knight: I would say if there is a future for the characters we had on the show, it would have to be under Agnes or someone of her choosing because, for example, my character has been so marginalized over the years, I just don't see how he can carry forward with any relevance because it doesn't make sense... I'm not saying it's not possible, because Agnes is a miracle worker, but I would be surprised. I think she's seen real idiots come in and mess with her legacy and I think she's passionate about it. She could shake things up. You never know. Budig: I don't pooh-pooh anything, and I don't know what they're offering, so who knows? In my estimation, these people who own the show don't have to ask any of us to participate - it's a business and they own the show, they can do whatever they want. All My Children's Rebecca Budig: I wanted Leo and Greenlee to end up together What has been the most fun you've had on the show? Budig: I threw a girl off a yacht. I also remember I had this one dream that I was on Gilligan's Island and I was Mary Ann, and Leo was Gilligan ,and Palmer was in it. Palmer was Howell, and Leo's mom was the Mrs. Howell. There was the time I had to dress like a green butterfly trapeze artist. That might have been, when I was like, "Really, what have I done with my life?" Mathison: I loved my first story line. When I came on to the show, Ryan was broke, a con man. He meets Gillian (Esta TerBlanche), this princess from Europe that he thinks is loaded. She's hot, and Ryan just woos her and uses his charm to get her to fall for him, and he also tells her he's loaded. Meanwhile, he has no idea that she's broke and was also using him. So they get married for all the wrong reasons, and then find out they're both broke... but then, of course, they fall in love for all the right reasons. That was such a fun, smart story. Do you remember being hired on All My Children? Lucci: I remember my audition script. I remember everything. I came in Episode 10, and there were four of us, all playing teenagers, so that's already visionary Agnes in 1970 writing a show where each generation had a major storyline. I hadn't seen it before. I remember thinking Erica had the possibilities to be a modern-day Scarlett O'Hara. I was also moved by her relationship with her mother, Mona. I mean, they would have knock-down-drag-out fights. I have to tell you, my own mother and I loved their scenes, too. We would laugh because they rang true. Budig: I grew up watching the show, so when I started, I was like, "Oh my God. There's Erica! There's Adam!" It was bizarre because I felt like I knew them. I felt so honored, I still feel so honored. Mathison: Oh, totally. Completely. I was shooting in Toronto, I was pretty much the local Canadian guy in all of these American productions. I was on Studio 54 with Mike Meyers and Neve Campbell and Ryan Phillippe and Salma Hayek and I got the call that I had booked the part and I felt like so cool. And it's been a good life. It's maybe not everybody's ultimate goal in the world of acting. But for me, it's a really good fit for my priorities and what I like in life. Budig: Greenlee says the craziest things, I couldn't stay away. Who killed the soaps? 7 culprits including The Real Housewives, Farmville and James Franco All My Children is often cited as daytime's most topical soap. What issues are you most proud to have addressed? Budig: I liked when Fusion was started. I thought that was like...that was to me very different for daytime that these women were sort of taking over the canvas. I mean really. And it was so female dominated, which you just don't see. It's usually all about the men, and the women are all weak and kind of, I don't know, and I just think that on our show we have strong women. Nixon: You know, growing up as a child in the racist South, I would ride buses in which distinguished black men and ladies would have to walk past me to stand in the back of the bus. That really does have an effect on someone. We did stories about teenage prostitution, we were the first to deal with gay culture and having the first lesbian on daytime. We did a yearlong story on AIDS, alcoholism, child abuse... There's been a lot. Tell us what you can about how it all ends. Carruthers: What you get - and this was our No. 1 priority - is a sense of family. So, all of the families, whether they're at the height of dysfunction or they're most connected, all the families come together in one way or another. Our last week is a true tribute to the families that make up the canvas of Pine Valley. Trust me, you will need a Kleenex every day of the final week. Knight: Our major strength in soaps is legacy, the families and people who you get to know and invite into your living room 20 years in a row. They brought Agnes, which was a blessing for us because we get to revisit some of that legacy and that family stuff. The history of the show didn't mean so much for a while, for maybe the last 10 years. I get a curtain call that I don't think I would have without them. Lucci: Adam and Brooke are throwing a party in the final episode, and I was surrounded by the whole cast, so the setting was spectacular and perfect for the last day of shooting. I looked out to all the crew and just mentally took pictures of all of them. And then the last night was a real outpouring of love from the cast and the crew to Agnes. At the end, she said she wanted to sing a song that she felt was really appropriate and she wanted us to sing it with her. It was the Noel Coward song "I'll See You Again." She sang beautifully, and everyone joined in. I will say after that there wasn't a dry eye in the house. How sad are you that All My Children is ending? Will you watch it online?

Elton John Tunes Up Rocketman, An Element Film About His Legendary Music Career

EXCLUSIVE: Rocket Pictures partners Elton John and David Furnish are starting their most ambitious movie project, one which will inform the storyline of John’s illustrious musical career. They're joining with Billy Elliot scribe and playwright Lee Hall on Rocketman, that they are calling a biographical musical fantasy which will weave together John’s existence and the music. Rocket Pictures Steve Hamilton Shaw and Furnish will produce. John is going to be executive producer and can play an energetic role in developing a film which will follow his existence story from the child piano prodigy (who by age 11 won a scholarship towards the Royal Academy of Music) to some youthful guy who rebelled against his strict upbringing, used crazy costumes and grew to become a worldwide icon who teamed withsongwriter Bernie Taupin money records that nearly any musical artist of his era. Rocketman will mark the 2nd collaboration for John and Hall. When Hall modified the 2000 feature Billy Elliot for that West Finish, John authored the score for any production that gone to live in Broadway and won the Tony Award for the best Musical. They’re planning an inventive method to cover John’s existence and career: One device is to feature choreographed sequences using Johns greatest hit tunes. Individuals tunes will participate the film package and can drive a tale which will cover the rough spots in John’s journey of self-discovery. Rocketman is a significantly different type of biopic, Shaw stated. It will likely be as unique as Eltons existence, told inside a non-linear and hyper-visual manner which will transport people with the many intense encounters, some wonderful, some not, that assisted define Elton being an artist, music performer and guy. UTA is packaging the film, searching to put it together and sign a director as John and the cohorts try to determine who should play him. There may very well be different stars playing him at different age range. Stars that pop into my thoughts are Guy Pearce and Ewan McGregor. The project may come as Rocket Pictures is originating from the three dimensional animated family film hit Gnomeo & Juliet and it is developing Will Gallows and also the Lizard Bellied Troll, a movie thats being written and directed by Shrek 2s Kelly Asbury. Rocketman becomes the 2nd large-screen biopic of the legendary rock singerpenned by a b-list author. GK Films is continue using the Peter Morgan-scripted film about Full frontman Freddie Mercury, with Sacha Baron Cohen mounted on take part in the late singer. Rocket Pictures is repped by UTA, Hall by CAA.