Keri Russell mounted on FX's 'Americans'

RussellKeri Russell is aboard because the female lead within the Forex drama pilot "The People in america."Project, created by Fox Television Galleries and Forex Prods., examines an intricate arranged marriage of two KGB spies appearing as People in america in suburban Washington, D.C., in early eighties. While Russell will have the wife, Elizabeth Jennings, no actor continues to be cast yet on her husband, Phillip Jennings.The plot thickens once the Russians start to grow an interest in both America and one another.Pilot was compiled by Joe Weisberg, who'll professional produce with "Justified" showrunner Graham Yost, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of DreamWorks Television. "Warrior" helmer Gavin O'Connor will directProduction on "The People in america" is scheduled to start at the end of spring, meaning other casting must be closed soon to ensure that cameras to begin moving.Forex continues to be discussing the fate of "Forces," starring Jason Patric. The new sony Television-created sci-fi pilot from author Charles Eglee has gone through several revisions and it is waiting for a reshoot.Russell grew to become a TV star when she toplined the WB drama "Felicity," which went from 1998-2002. This Year she and can Arnett starred within the Fox comedy "Running Wilde," however the series survived only 13 episodes. Bigscreen projects include "Waitress" and "Mission: Impossible III." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Start Looking: The Aquabats Super Show's First Commercial Parody

Zac Efron continues to be marketing his approaching film The Lorax, but his actions around the red-colored carpet have been receiving all of the attention.In the premiere from the film, Efron, 24, drawn something from his pocket for his publicist to carry, along with a condom accidentally fell by helping cover their it... Find Out More > Other Links From TVGuide.com TodayZac EfronMatt Lauer

ASCAP expo announces site visitors

Undertaking rights org ASCAP has revealed the initial batch of site visitors due to its seventh annual I Create Music expo, set to span 72 hrs in April. The expo will feature masterclasses in the type of Carly Simon, Peter Frampton and film scorer Mark Isham sections featuring the Smeezingtons, Deana Carter and ASCAP prexy Paul Williams and performances from Eagles vet Don Felder, Brett James and Jonny Lang. The confab will occur from April 19-21 within the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Oscars Individuals who win List 2012: Octavia Spencer, A Separation, The Iron Lady, The Artist, Hugo

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'Jimmy Kimmel' puts BMW behind wheel

Jimmy Kimmel Live has partnered with BMW on a pair of broadcasts, including a leap-day themed show Wednesday. BMW has taken on latenight. The automaker inked a deal with ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to serve as the title sponsor of Sunday night's "After the Academy Awards" show and has bought out all of the commercial time during Wednesday's leap day-themed broadcast. It's also taking over Kimmel's YouTube channel throughout March, sponsoring videos with custom spots. BMW is using the branded entertainment effort to promote its redesigned 3-series sedan, rolling into showrooms. Media agency Universal McCann brokered the deal for BMW. For the Oscar show, BMW and UM also produced a custom-branded opening title sequence, with Kimmel landing in front of his theater in a tuxedo but missing a bowtie. Show sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez races up Hollywood Boulevard in a BMW with the tie to save the day. UM also produced multiple bumpers promoting the leap-day episode. The loose tie-in with the Oscars is a coup for BMW given that Hyundai is the kudocast's official auto sponsor. Kimmel's Oscar episode, his seventh, includes Oprah Winfrey and Coldplay. Episode regularly ranks as one of his highest rated each year, growing from its average of 1.7 million viewers to 4 million. Over the years, the talkshow host has used the broadcast to premiere pre-produced comedy shorts like "F*@#ing Ben Affleck"; "Handsome Men's Club," with Matthew McConaughey and Sting; "Hottie Body Hump Club"; and "Tom Hanks's Toddlers in Tiaras" that wound up becoming online hits through Kimmel's YouTube channel, which has racked up more than 500 million views since its launch in 2006. This year, Kimmel presented "Movie: The Movie," which features Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Don Cheadle, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Cameron Diaz, J.J. Abrams, Jessica Biel, Jason Bateman, Tyler Perry, Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Ryan Phillippe. But BMW has a bigger presence on Wednesday, when the show will air commercial-free, with the automaker featured during a five-minute skit (that it hopes goes viral), while the rest of the show will be presented by BMW and include comedic vignettes starring Kimmel, guests and crew that celebrate having more time. BMW wanted to tie in with the one day every four years when everyone receives a full 24 hours' worth of more time, the company said. "It began with an insight into the target audience of BMW: very affluent consumers that, within reason, buy whatever they need, but the one thing they can't buy is time, the one thing they covet the most," said Paul Furia, a former William Morris agent who now serves as senior VP, experience architect, at Universal McCann. BMW sparked to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" because "latenight was a priority" given the younger target demo his show appeals to but also the comedian's past relationship with marketers like General Motors and Volkswagen, creatively integrating their products into the show. The leap-day episode was also "in the middle of the launch window" for the 3-series, Furia said. And it became more cost-efficient to buy out ads on "Kimmel," with a 30-second spot averaging $30,000-$45,000, than on a primetime series, for example. It also helped that Kimmel drives a BMW and that his humor is "clever and witty, not stupid comedy," Furia added. "BMW wanted to find a way to have fun with itself." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

50's set drama grabs Brit viewers

'Call the Midwife' scored better numbers than the first season of 'Downton Abbey.'A TV drama about midwives, nuns and moms-to-be set in 1950s London has proved the surprise hit of the season in Blighty.The first season of "Call the Midwife," which ended Feb. 19, attracted an average 8.7 million viewers -- a 30 audience share -- for BBC1, making it the channel's most popular new drama series in 10 years, and besting the debut season of "Downton Abbey" on ITV.After two episodes, the BBC commissioned a second season, which will air next year.The six parter, each episode an hour long, has been described by one reviewer as an "audiovisual cuddle." But that description fails to do justice to a primetime series showing fairly realistic portrayals of home births -- and life in general -- in a poverty-stricken district of East London close to the docks.The show was exec produced by Pippa Harris, who set up shingle Neal Street Prods. with helmer Sam Mendes and producing partner Caro Newling in 2003. Before that, she was head of drama commissioning at the BBC.The show, based on the memoirs of bestselling author Jennifer Worth, is set in a convent that houses an order of nuns devoted to nursing, and a team of young midwives.Much of the show's appeal comes from challenging viewers' expectations, Harris says."One of the pleasures of Jennifer's writing is that she often turns your assumptions about religion on their head. So you often have scenarios where it is the young midwives who are shocked by people's morals or their behavior," she says. "And the nuns -- who are far more understanding, because they've seen it all before -- are unshockable."The show comes at a time when the funding of healthcare is a hotly disputed topic in the U.K., but viewers' reactions to the show on this score can be surprising."Just as many people look back with a rose-tinted glow, and think how much more caring the medical profession were then -- and just as many people look back and think 'Gosh, what a terrible time to have given birth,' " Harris says.The series was penned by "Cranford" and "Upstairs Downstairs" scribe Heidi Thomas and helmed by Philippa Lowthorpe, and benefited from the cross-pollination of the different talents among Neal Street's partners. "As a company, we work in feature films, TV and theater, and the three of us -- myself, Sam Mendes and Caro Newling -- we've always worked (on) each other's projects," Harris says. "Sam was around to look at the early cuts of those first episodes, and I think Philippa found his notes some of the most helpful in terms of shaping the finished episodes."This is the company's first drama series, following a string of feature films, including "Revolutionary Road," "Away We Go" and "Jarhead." It has a first-look deal with Focus Features, for which it is developing "Middlemarch" and "Butcher's Crossing," and is developing a feature film version of TV series "Lost in Austen" for Sony.Further TV series are in the works, including a U.S. remake of French cop series "Spiral" for L.A.-based BBC Worldwide Prods., being penned by Meredith Stiehm ("Homeland"); and Paris-set hostage thriller "Grand Hotel" for Canal Plus. Both are being developed with French company Son et Lumiere. Contact Leo Barraclough at leo.barraclough@variety.com

Pilot parts scarce for beginners

There's hardly any such factor becoming an unknown any more in TV. Though plenty of roles be completed this season's TV pilot casting, true beginners remain relatively couple of in number. Within the last week, familiar thesps once again clicked up an effective the majority of roles, including Forces Boothe, Anthony LaPaglia, John Leguizamo, Mary McCormack, Ken Olin, Bill Pullman, Lily Tomlin and Bradley Whitford. But that was just the tip in the iceberg each week which saw the casting of Clancy Brown, Lucy Davis, Chris Egan, Scott Foley, Greg Grunberg, Rachael Harris, Erinn Hayes, Jay Hernandez, Kyle Howard, Tyler Labine, John F. O'Byrne, Lucy Punch, Judy Reyes, Brandon Routh, Roselyn Sanchez, Jurnee Smollett, Scott Speedman, Mena Suvari, Aimee Teegarden, Lee Tergesen, Ashley Tisdale, Julie White-colored, Ray Wilmore while others. The castings come each week through which one notable film actor, Ryan Phillippe, dropped from the CBS pilot ("Golden Boy" with Chi McBride), while another, Mira Sorvino, became a member of into final discussions to participate another ("Trooper"). McCormack, whose five-season starring role on USA's "In Plain Sight" finishes getting a set finale in May, can change to comedy getting an online insurance lead in ABC's untitled Kari Lizer multicam project. McCormack may have a greater-powered executive who finds herself unemployed and focusing on as being a full-time mother. Whitford, like McCormack a "West Wing" alum, will team with Ali Larter on Fox's CIA drama "The Resource," from Josh Friedman. Two former "Friday Evening Lights" stars coping new roles, with Teegarden starring in "The ChoiceInch for your CW and Smollett in NBC's adaptation of U.K. prison drama "Bad Women." In "Selection," from "Vampire Journals" vets Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, Teegarden plays an unhealthy youthful lady in the 24th century who could become filled with the war-torn nation, while Smollett will join the cast in the project from John Wells, Nancy Pimental and Andrew Stearn. ABC nabbed Leguizamo for the next British-born skein, multicam comedy "Only Fools and Horses" from Steven Craag and John Bradley, about two streetwise brothers and sisters concentrating on becoming riches, with Dustin Ybarra co-starring. Also for your Alphabet internet, LaPaglia, Olin ("Brothers and sisters and Brothers and sisters") and Natalie Mendoza ("Hotel Babylon") became a member of into "Americana," the Michael Seitzman-composed cleaning cleaning soap occur the design and style design biz, while LaPaglia's "Without any Trace" co-star, Sanchez, Reyes ("Scrubs"), Angelique Cabral and Rebecca Wisocky ("American Horror Story") have conspired to participate Marc Cherry's "Devious Service personnel," along with formerly cast Ana Ortiz and Dania Ramirez. Another "Brothers and sisters and Brothers and sisters" alum, Dork Annable, will need up residence at supernatural drama "666 Park Avenue" with Terry O'Qunn, while Tomlin ("Damages") grew to become part of Reba McEntire starrer "Malibu Country" and Hayes ("Kids Hospital") the untitled Mandy Moore project. O'Byrne ("Prime Suspect"), Matt Extended, Brigid Brannagh and Maury Sterling grew to become part of ABC's 19th-century drama "Gilded Lilys," Chris Egan ("Nobleman") reserved "Beauty as well as the Animal" and Speedman ("Felicity") and Dichen Lachman ("Toy house") are saved to board for Andre Braugher starrer "The Final Measure," from Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek. Tergesen ("Oz") is at ABC mob drama "Penoza" from Melissa Rosenberg, and Boothe and Jonathan Jackson ("General Hospital") will visit family cleaning cleaning soap "Nashville." Scott Michael Promote ("Greek") grew to become part of mystery drama "Zero Hour" from Paul Scheruing, and Yaya DeCosta is within the untitled drama from Roland Emmerich and Harold Kloser. At CBS, Routh ("Superman Returns," "Chuck"), Davis (Blighty's "WorkInch) and Elizabeth Regen will complete the cast for your David Kohan-Max Mutchnick comedy "Partners," through which Routh and Michael Urie play designers and long-term pals, with Sophia Rose rose bush since the girlfriend of Routh's character. Furthermore for your Eye, Grunberg ("Heroes") will co-star with JoAnna Garcia Swisher inside the untitled Greg Malins/Greg Berlanti project comedy about two longtime pals who might be near rapport, because the ensemble for the next untitled CBS romantic comedy, from Nick Stoller, hooked Brie Larson ("United states . States of Tara"). Tisdale ("Hellcats") grew to become part of the untitled Louis C.K./Spike Feresten comedy about youthful dreamers, and Harris did the identical for your untitled laffer from Ray Dorf, Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy that stars Falcone -- McCarthy's husband and "Bridesmaids" co-star -- just like a guy who handles to get rid of all things in the particular-estate meltdown and requires to maneuver back along with his parents. Should Sorvino ink the sale for "Trooper," of a mother who becomes a NY condition officer, she'll be based on Hernandez ("Six Levels"). "Trooper" arises from Aron Eli Coleite, with Jerry Bruckheimer one of the professional producers. For NBC, Pullman and Brittany Snow grew to become part of Josh Gad in White-colored House family laffer "1600 Penn," from Gad and Jon Lovett. Howard ("My Boys") and Suvari ("American Reunion") will co-star in Hilary Winston's untitled revenge-of-a-shy lady comedy, Labine ("Mad Love") and Bobby Lee ("Mad TV") signed on for Justin Kirk-fronted "Animal Kingdom," White-colored ("Sophistication Under Fire") will complete the cast for Scott Silveri composed comedy "ContinueInch and Melissa Davenport ("Shameless") can do the identical for Anne Heche starrer "Save Me." Collette Wolfe ("Youthful Adult," "Cougar Town") clicked up charge in Stephen Falk comedy "Next Caller Please," a couple of "Odd Couple"-like aircraft aircraft pilots this year including public radio hosts. Justin Bartha ("The Hangover," "Teachers") and Georgia King found "The Completely New Normal," with formerly introduced Andrew Runnels in a single-cam comedy of a surrogate mother together with a gay couple striving to start a family group. Zach Cregger ("Pals with Benefits") will probably be one of the immature thirtysomething parents inside an untitled NBC multicam from Charlie Grandy with Jimmy Fallon professional creating. Round the drama side for your Peacock, Taylor Kinney ("Trauma") returns for the network with Monica Raymund ("Mislead Me") in "Chicago Fire," from "3:10 to Yuma" authors Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, and Erik Jensen grew to become part of the wagon of Take advantage of Casssidy's period Western "The Frontier." With Fox, Foley grew to become part of Becky Newton in single-cam comedy "The Goodwin Games," from Carter Bays, Craig Thomas and Chris Harris. Foley and Newton play children who will inherit lots of money if they'd like to stick to the indiosyncratic regards to his will. Other castings for Fox incorporated Ray Wilmore ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"), Anna Maria Horsford ("The Shield") and Sugar Lyn Beard ("50/50") in "Living Loaded," featuring Jesse Sutherland and Mike Vogel. Lucy Punch ("You'll Meet a Tall Dark Stranger") grew to become part of the retitled "Ned Fox Is My Manny," and Jesse Lee Soffer and James Carpinello became a member of the ensemble for Josh Berman and Robert Wright's untitled Fox drama of a surgeon with ties for the mob. And rounding out things for your CW, Michael Rady ("Melrose Place") and Kelly McCreary nabbed parts inside the Jennie Snyder Urman and Serta Jinks hospital drama "First Cut," Austin Basis ("Existence Unforeseen") was put in the network's version of "Beauty as well as the Animal" starring Kristin Kreuk and Colin Donnell ("Pan Am") grew to become part of the ensemble for Eco-friendly Arrow drama "Arrow." Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

TOLDJA! Michael Fassbender Commits To Ridley Scott-Directed The Counselor

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Fassbender has committed to star in The Counselor, the Cormac McCarthy-scripted thriller that Ridley Scott is making his next film. Deadline told you February 9 Scott went right to Fassbender, who stars in Prometheus for Scott and 20th Century Fox. Scott has landed one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, and he is eyeing a May 1 start date, and talking to a number of high-profile actors to take part in a film that insiders are describing as No Country For Old Men on steroids. The Counselor is reminiscent of the rough and tumble world depicted in the Oscar-winning adaptation of McCarthys novel No Country For Old Men. The protagonist is a respected lawyer who thinks he can dip a toe in to the drug business without getting sucked down. It is a bad decision and he tries his best to survive it and get out of a desperate situation. Now, Scott has to get his bad guy. Last time there was a villain like this conjured up by McCarthy, Javier Bardem played him and won an Oscar in No Country For Old Men. I’m hearing names like Jeremy Renner, Bradley Cooper and even some unexpected candidates like Brad Pitt, whose career launched in Scott’s Thelma & Louise. The material is controlled by producers Nick Wechsler and Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz who were invited by McCarthy’s ICM agents to get a peek after they produced the adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road.

The Bachelor's Emily on her behalf Surprising Exit: People Say I Dodged a Bullet

It may sound such as the Good Wife's Alicia could have a new frenemy: Matthew Perry.The Buddies star has signed on for any recurring role around the legal drama, CBS introduced Friday. Perry will have Mike, a captivating attorney who's leading the panel that's looking into a suspicious ... Find Out More > Other Links From TVGuide.com FriendsThe West WingJulianna MarguliesMatthew PerryStudio 60 around the Sunset StripThe Good WifeMr. Sunshine

IFC acquires Sundance pic 'Predisposed'

Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan star in 'Predisposed,' which first demonstrated within the Sundance Film Festival.IFC Films has acquired U . s . States rights to Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's Sundance pic "Predisposed," which stars Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan.Eisenberg stars just like a piano prodigy who must deal with his troubled mother (Leo) together with a brand new drug dealer (Morgan) at that time he's an audition for just about any exclusive music program. Occasions spiral comically uncontrollable as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of history, the down sides for future years, as well as the options of love.Nyswaner produced with Neda Armian and Paul Prokop, additionally to Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra and Lauren Munsch of BCDF Pictures. ICM talked about the sale.As Variety first reported, IFC Films acquired Josh Radnor's "Liberal Arts" and Antonio Campos' "Simon Killer" at Sundance, additionally to "Room 237," Rodney Ascher's documentary about Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."

Grammy notes

Paul Epworth, together with his trophy for producer of the season, stated he owes a great Adele, the night's large champion. Pleasure Williams and John Paul Whitened from the duo Civil Wars won Grammys both in country and folk groups on Sunday. AdeleBon IverPaul Epworth, who won producer and song of the season honors, was effusive about his most high-profile recent project, Adele: "She's amazing, brave and funny, and she gets an overall total gift, making my job super easy. She could sing the phonebook. Whenever we met, we spoken about Dr. John, Tom Waits, Etta James, and located a middle ground between us. She's a present for offering things in producers."Justin Vernon, who required home best new artist honors for his band/alter-ego Bon Iver, was diplomatic about his win, getting formerly rejected to do in the kudocast: "Sooner or later I acquired really nervous, could it have been because I did not think I deserved to become here," he stated. "This is actually the greatest evening in music, but it is a really small Staples Centerits difficult to seem like it's that contains the entire factor." Talking about the night's reunion together with his fellow Beach Boys bandmates, John Wilson observed: "It had been type of another experience. Just being onstage together provides for us an opportunity to express ourselves vocally and instrumentally." Bandmate Al Jardine then talked about the brand new album the audience is while recording, saying: "These recording periods we are doing are on componen with 'Pet Sounds.' They've that same kind of alacrity and excellence of songwriting." Bonnie Raitt spoke of her primary influence, Etta James, with whom she carried out a tribute around the kudocast: "She was vital and raunchy and tender, coupled with a properly of emotion that discovered in her own voice. She and Aretha had bigger impacts on my small career than any female performers, or any performers whatsoever, really."Fledgling duo Civil Wars won for country duo/group performance and finest folk album, pointing up a distinction that baffled them also. "We had not always (considered ourselves as country) either," stated 5-several weeks pregnant Pleasure Williams, who referred to herself like a "human bakery." "We are not necessarily sure who we're and where we fit, and i believe this is a little flattering," ongoing bandmate John Paul Whitened. "We simply kind of made music and made the decision to roll the dice and find out what went down.InchDerek Trucks, who won for blues album together with his Tedeschi Trucks Band, also required part within an earlier tribute towards the Allman Siblings Band, which he's a component: "It's pretty strange being 32 years of age and becoming part of an eternity achievement award," he stated. Jazz bass legend Stanley Clarke was requested of Grammy's recent category cuts, which sparked strong complaints for Latin jazz music artists: "I believe this is an oversight around the Academy's side. Latin music is among the landmarks of the music, plus they ought to have their very own category."Trey Parker, who won a statuette for musical theater album for "It of Mormon," noted: "You will find lots of Mormons to whom this really is kind of their 'Fiddler on the top.A When requested to rate the comparative impossibility of writing comedy versus writing tunes, he demurred, "Writing comedy tunes is difficult.InchMike Okell, who won an historic album kudo for his remaster engineering focus on Paul McCartney's "Band on the move (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Luxurious Edition)," shared: "I requested (McCartney), 'When was the final time you took in towards the album?' and that he stated, 'I've never took in towards the album.' "Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic frontman and Adele collaborator, remembered how he counterintuitively went for any less mainstream seem for that singer. "I am more familiar with doing stuff that will focus on radio, that is what I am noted for,Inch he stated. "However with Adele I did not provide a damn. I had been obsessive about the rawness of the items she'd. None of these things was said to be around the radio. Like Adele stated, 'Rolling within the Deep' is not a pop record."Related: Adele's '21' wins album of the season at Grammys Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Top Moments: Kristen Bell's Sloth Meltdown and OMG! Gossip Girl Revealed

Kristen Bell Our top moments each week: 13. Most Bitter Memory: Throughout a look and feel around the Tonight Show, Madonna, a recently minted director, confesses that in her own acting days, she really hated who audition. "I truly drawn at some," she states. when Jay Leno presses for particulars, she crosses her arms just like a petulant child. "I am not telling," she states. She does, however, provide a hint: "You audition for something, like, eight occasions ... It's just like a type of torture ... and that i wound up not receiving the part and that is not so enjoyable. I've got a voodoo toy of this director." We have got fifty dollars that states that she's speaking about Chicago. 12. Strangest Face-Off: The Actual Average women will always be recognized to fight rough (hairpiece-tugging, table-flipping, etc.), but Sheree and Marlo's blowout requires a particularly strange turn once they argue in regards to a party in Capetown. Marlo accuses Sheree to be poor and needing to return everything she buys at Neiman Marcus (okay...?) and before very long, both women are moving their heads laterally and speaking in high-pitched gibberish. Say no to, it's difficult enough to know what these women say once they speak British. 11. Best Reason behind the divorce: David Letterman grills Late Show guest Jennifer Lopez about her modern-day, Sonny-and-Cher-style relationship with estranged husband Marc Anthony, with whom she co-produces Q'Viva!, a real possibility show on Univision. "It's fun because we all know one another very well and that we actually work well together," Lopez states. "However it has its own moments. Exactly the same stuff that ... did not actually work sometimes show up.Inch Letterman, who marked his 30th anniversary at the end of-evening TV Wednesday, presses for good examples. "Communication. You are speaking and also you differ on something, after which you are like, 'Oh, be quiet!' You will see it on the program a bit,Inch Lopez states. "So Marc would say 'Be quiet!' for you?Inch Letterman asks. "No," J. Lo bashfully confesses before bursting into laughter. 10. Best Check Mate: She makes desserts, she crochets and she or he wears a hat made entirely of laces and ribbons. I believe it's reliable advice that New Girl's Jess is really a "girly girl." However when her precocious, doe-eyed ways put her at odds with Nick's girlfriend, Julia, she tries her better to mend fences, until she knows that no quantity of twee baked goods will melt Julia's hard exterior. Rather, Jess is the owner of her girlishness. "My inspections have baby farm creatures in it, bitch," she claims, a tad too happily. But seriously, who does not love baby farm creatures? 9. Greatest Occasions: Have you ever desired to watch a 78-year-old lady get stoned, WE may be the network for you personally! On Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best, Joan Rivers along with a friend park inside a nondescript cul-p-sac together with her friend Lynne so she will smoke her weed - recommended for "stress," duh - inside a pipe named Louis XIII. The 2 get excessive that Joan needs to call Melissa to get them. However the high jinks don't finish: They visit a food truck for many munchies ("See that sky," Joan states. "You realize the number of individuals are searching in the same sky?") and, after Melissa puts these to mattress, Joan and Lynne sneak to the spa, begin fully dressed and drink the pool water from her high heel shoes. When Melissa arrives to reprimand them, Joan pulls her daughter in to the tub. "it's like Natalie Wood is at this pool," Joan cracks. 8. Best Dilemma: Fueled by her fascination with Finn and her devastation over to not get instructions from her dream school, NYADA, Rachel accepts Finn's proposal on Glee. However, within the last couple of moments from the episode, her finals-acceptance letter arrives! However when Kurt asks Rachel if she's told Finn yet (completely not aware he put a diamond ring onto it), Rachel stares blankly, leading us to think she's reconsidering marital bliss. Don't be concerned, Rachel! There's already an expert arrange for a NY-based spin-off for you personally, Kurt and Finn, meaning everything needs to exercise! Oh, wait... 7. An Ideal Storm (Out) Award: Alicia is subpoenaed to testify before a great jury about accusations of Will bribing idol judges around the Good Wife also it will get ugly fast. District attorney Wendy Scott-Carr makes Alicia confess to transporting on the sexual relationship with Will before an area of other people, in addition to her estranged husband's second-in-command, Cary. But the moment Wendy attempts to connect the dots and insinuate that Alicia is effective at the office due to her affair with Will, she stacks up, informs Wendy she's unmanageable leaving in the center of her testimony, daring Wendy to arrest her. Don't make her obtain the baseball softball bat! 6. Naked Truth Award: Around The Bachelor, Courtney, cunning as always, is not pleased with discussing Ben on the group date, so she comprises her very own rules and would go to his accommodation for any nightcap. As they seems surprised, Ben wastes virtually no time inviting her in and uncorking a wine bottle. But Courtney has also try this: skinny-sinking. "I am likely to rock your world," she informs him, because they strip lower around the beach and encounter water. A minimum of Ben's not concerned about shrinkage. 5. Best Family Reunion: Around The Vampire Journals, a really angry Elijah decides to undagger his two siblings and sister, to ensure that they outnumber Klaus after which abandon him. And the tears folded lower the Original's eyes, the ultimate family member showed up - Esther, Klaus' mother - who was simply locked away inside a mysterious coffin. But rather than joining in around the bitterness towards him, Esther states, "You're my boy and i'm here to forgive you. I would like us to become a family again." 4. Worst Reason behind the divorce: That which was the final hay in Kim Kardashian and Kris Humprhies' marriage? Closet space. Really. Because they prepare to depart the The Big Apple around the season finale of Kourtney and Kim Take NY, Kris informs her that he will ship his boxes to her house in L.A. Is sensible, right? Couple living together. To not Kim. She's "stress attacks" at the idea and informs him to simply bring a bag. "Basically was Kris, I'd hate you," Kourtney informs her. "You are this type of bitch." "It's correct, Kim," Kris adds. "You are not prepared for someone inside your existence." Kim cries mascara tears and sobs to her siblings and Scott Disick about how exactly she wanted a fairy-tale wedding and can't have Kris' stuff in her own house. "You need to do realize you are married, right?" Scott realistically asks. Hey, Kim, you need to do realize how absurd you are being to create Scott seem such as the voice of reason, right? 3. Most Bittersweet Farewell: Around the Chuck series finale, Sarah manages to lose her reminiscences from the last couple of years - coincidentally, exactly the same length of time that it required her to be seduced by and marry Chuck - via a spy-centric plot device (a faulty computer that submitted into her brain). The series bypasses an enormous action-packed ending and rather concludes having a hug - a hug which has all of the magical potential of Sleeping Beauty's and Snow White's legendary smooches to wake Sarah from her amnesia. Before we are able to determine if this only-on-TV solution works, the screen fades to black , and Chuck isn't any more. 2. Best OMG Moment: Gossip Girl remembers its 100th episode in true Upper East Side-style - an over-the-top royal wedding and never one, but two OMG high cliff-wardrobe hangers: First, Blair calls Serta - and never Chuck - to save her from her story book-switched-nightmare wedding. However, there is a real jaw-dropper when Gossip Girl herself is revealed to become master manipulator Georgina! We are still adhering by our theory that Georgina is simply a GG proxy, but thinking about her personal vendettas from the entire crew, that's one heck of the frightening future. 1. Funniest Meltdown: It's her birthday and she'll cry if she would like to. Throughout a look and feel on Ellen, Kristen Bell recounts how her fiancé, Dax Shepard, surprised her on her behalf birthday by employing her favorite animal, a sloth, to go to the festivities. Let us roll the tape! Before he is able to even bring the tree-dwelling creature in, Bell - who cries if she's not "from a three along with a seven around the emotional scale" - thought its presence and, not able to handle her excitement like every true sloth lover, curls up within the fetal position and it has a complete-fledged (and amusing) emotional meltdown. Ellen nearly re-produces the recording miracle when she pretends that she is going to enhance another sloth, which prompts the actress to tear up and hyperventilate. (Cold, Ellen!) In either case, best of luck topping this year, Dax. What were your top moments?

Warners takes a 'Killshot'

Warner Bros. has bought the pitch "Killshot" from scribe Ken Woodruff. No logline was immediately available. While Woodruff has not labored for your studio's film division before, he's no stranger for the company's TV arm. Scribe is presently a producer and staff author on "The Mentalist," produced by Warner Bros. Television. Other credits include "Goodbye Mexico," a script Woodruff written for Richard Saperstein's The Genre Co. WME reps Woodruff. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Bingham Ray dies at 57

RayBingham Ray, who championed indie films throughout his career as co-founding father of October Films and prexy of United states . Artists and was recently named professional director in the San Francisco Bay Area Film Society, died Monday in Provo, Utah, after getting experienced two strokes the other day. He was 57.Ray happen to be attending the Arthouse Convergence symposium near Park City because he experienced the initial stroke and was make the hospital in Park City. He experienced another stroke and was gone to live in Provo, where he died. After 3 decades inside the indie film biz that ended getting a 3-year stint becoming an professional at Sydney Kimmel Entertainment, Ray had recently segued for the festival and academic world, being a programming consultant for the Film Society of Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center, consultant to Snagfilms and adjunct professor at NYU. He was named professional director in the org that runs the San Francisco Bay Area Intl. Film Fest in November, following a dying of SFFS director Graham Leggat. The fest happens yearly in April. "The board of company company directors and staff in the Film Society are stunned and deeply saddened with the untimely dying within our executive director Bingham Ray. We within the Film Society as well as the entire film community have mislaid far too early an engaged and visionary impact player which has aided shape the independent film niche for many years in many important and valuable ways," mentioned Pat McBaine, San Francisco Bay Area Film Society board leader. The San Francisco Bay Area Film Society's annual Sundance party remains cancelled.In 1991, Ray and Rob Lipsky co-founded October Films, which was most likely probably the most influential indie distribs with the the 19 nineties until its purchase to USA Systems in 1999. At October, he acquired films including Mike Leigh's "Secrets and Lies," Lars von Trier's "Damaging the Waves" and Jim Jarmusch's "Lost Highway." Their films won two Oscars. In 2001, he was named prexy of MGM subsid United states . Artists, where he acquired and produced films including Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine," which won the feature doc Oscar, "Hotel Rwanda" and "Ghost World." He left UA in 2004.In 2007 he grew to become part of La-based Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, where he offered leader of Kimmel Distribution and leader of creative matters. He supervised marketing and distribution plans for your original "Dying inside a Funeral," "Consult with Me," "Lars as well as the Real Girl" and "Synecdoche, N.Y." and was responsible for the development and output of the remake of "Dying inside a Funeral," additionally to supervisory the development of a seven-film production slate.Ray began his career three decades ago as manager-programmer in the Bleecker Street Cinema, then labored just like a booker for United states . Artists, NYer Films, the Samuel Goldwyn Co. and Avenue Entertainment. Among the overall game game titles he done were identifying game game titles in the thriving era of independent film including "Sid and Nancy," "Prick Your Ears," "Pharmacy Cowboy," "Hope and Glory," "Sweetie" and "During The Night, My Sweet." He offered just like a jury member for your Sundance, Rotterdam and Edinburgh film festivals as well as the Film Independent Spirit Honours and contains lectured on film production and rise in the town College of NY's Graduate Film School and Columbia furthermore to NYU.Ray is managed to get by his wife Nancy King, three children and a pair of brothers and sisters. Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com

New Poster For Statham's Safe Online

Large Gun Getting a ManLast time a poster for your latest Jason Statham ass-kickathon Safe emerged online, we wondered whether or not this wasn't possibly a tad disappointing it didn't feature the big guy holding a gun to camera.Now, as if by miracle...Would you like to understand any longer?Statham's latest stoic, slightly wry badass is certainly an MMA cage fighter who crosses the Russian mob and can get his family destroyed for his trouble. A little lower in NY, he sees a means for redemption because he decides in order to save a twelve-year-old Chinese mathematical prodigy from mentioned gangsters (they're using her their accountant, or something like that like this). But her escape triggers a 3-way war involving the Russians, the Triads together with a corrupt faction in the NYPD, all whom want an excellent code that simply the lady knows.The Stath versus two entire mafias as well as the cops must equal guaranteed gold. Our only issue is, will obtaining a child along with you cramp his style?Chris Sarandon, James Hong, Reggie Lee and Anson Mount co-star, and Boaz Yakin might be the director. He written the Dolph Lundgren version in the Punisher, you understand. We have Safe inside the Uk on May 11.

Freestyle Ski Champion Sarah Burke Dies

Sarah Burke Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died Thursday after she crashed around the training run the other day, People reviews. She was 29. Burke happen to be in the coma since her Jan. 11 accident round the superpipe in Park City, Utah -- the identical superpipe which former professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce experienced a substantial distressing brain injuries that ended his competitive career. Burke experienced effective surgery in the morning to fix a torn vertebral artery which in fact had triggered bleeding between her brain and skull, but she ongoing to become comatose. Watch videos of Sarah Burke According to hospital government bodies, Burke went into stroke after she experienced a ruptured artery. She sustained irreversible brain damage because of inadequacies in oxygen and blood stream following stroke. Burke died "silently ornamented by people she loved," her family mentioned in the statement, acquired by People. "Your family expresses their sincere gratitude for your worldwide outpouring of support they have received all of the folks Sarah touched." Burke was considered a pioneer in their sport, and won gold medals throughout the cold several weeks X-Games and World Freestyle Skiing Game titles.

Globe contenders for best animated film

Light charm competes with scruffy surrealism in this bumper crop of excellent animated pics "The Adventures of Tintin"Paramount PicturesSteven Spielberg first became interested in the global phenomenon that is Tintin after European critics compared the director's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to a Tintin adventure, and he quickly acquired the film rights. But it took 30 years for Spielberg to finally make his Tintin film, largely based on "The Secret of the Unicorn," the 11th in the series by Belgian artist Herge. For his first-ever animated film, Spielberg teamed up with "The Lord of the Rings'" Peter Jackson who produced, and shot the film using the 3D motion capture system pioneered by Jim Cameron on "Avatar." The result cleverly captures Herge's original colorful and bold graphic style, and with its tale of Tintin's search for a sunken treasure, the 3D adventures feels perfectly meshed with Spielberg's own sensibilities. Brit actor Jamie Bell, a lifelong Tintin fan, voices the plucky young reporter, and Andy Serkis the booze-addled Captain Haddock."Arthur Christmas"Columbia PicturesThe 3D computer animated Christmas comedy (co-produced by Sony) was originated and developed by respected U.K. animation house Aardman Studios (of "Wallace & Gromit" fame), and marks the first time Aardman has moved away from its successful stop motion technique into 3D CGI. But with its highly detailed behind-the-scenes look at the complex logistics of Christmas present delivery, and a story of how Santa's son Arthur must save the day when the operation's machinery breaks down, the film stays true to Aardman's skewed take on things. A top Brit voiceover cast includes James McAvoy as Arthur and Imelda Staunton as Mrs. Santa, and the film travels around the world, with such locations as the North Pole, Africa, Mexico, Idaho, Cuba and Cornwall, England, all gorgeously animated. The project took four years to complete, with more than 300 artists contributing to such rapid-fire visual gags as a hand-sanitizing dispenser for hard-working elves."Rango"Paramount PicturesWhile most animated projects happily embraced cuteness, typically rendered with the popular hard-edged shiny CG look, this subversive Western starring a delusional bug-eyed chameleon antihero went for a photo-real scruffy, frayed look that perfectly matched its "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" meets "High Noon" vibe. And the funky outside-the-box aesthetic approach was undoubtedly fueled by its creatives' virgin status in animation -- it was the first toon film for both "Pirates of the Caribbean" vet Gore Verbinski and industry VFX powerhouse ILM -- which freed them up to play around with conventional methods of animation. Instead of recording voiceover talent alone and singly, Verbinski assembled his actors (including Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant and Harry Dean Stanton) in a mocked-up saloon set and let the ensemble act out their tale. This untraditional approach, which Verbinski half-jokingly calls "emotion-capture," resulted in a raw, chaotic but lively audio track, which then drove the visuals."Puss in Boots"Paramount PicturesAfter appearing in "Shrek 2" back in 2004, the feline hero finally gets his starring vehicle in this beautifully animated CG 3D feature, which once again stars Antonio Banderas (in his eighth performance as Puss) as the title character in full Zorro/Latin lover mode. The "Shrek" spin-off was directed by "Shrek 3's" Chris Miller with an appropriately light and charming touch, executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, and features some inspired voiceover work from Puss sidekicks Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws and Zach Galifianakis as Humpty Dumpty, as well as Bill Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris as Jack and Jill, the murderous villains of this redemption tale in which the tabby has to clear his name. Set in a glowing, romanticized version of old Spain, the prequel to the "Shrek" films has no overlapping characters apart from Puss himself, and marks the first time a DreamWorks Animation feature has been partly animated in India."Cars 2"Walt Disney PicturesWith Pixar head John Lasseter once again in the driver's seat for the first time since "Cars" (he co-directed -- with Brad Lewis -- a story he also originated and developed), this sequel (only the second in the company's history) to the 2006 global blockbuster also went global in terms of its design and storytelling. While the original was firmly parked in the quintessential small-town Americana setting of Radiator Springs and Route 66, this year's model roared off to glamourous World Grand Prix races in Japan and Italy, with pit-stops in France and the U.K. before returning home to America. The expanded horizons, reportedly inspired by Lasseter's travels around the world promoting "Cars," provided fresh backdrops for Pixar's flashy CG animation and visual jokes (Britain's queen appears as a Rolls-Royce) and a layered storyline that combined the visceral thrills of racing with James Bond-style international intrigue and spies.GOLDEN GLOBES 2012Tales trump top talents | Globes embrace TV's new, offbeat shows THE NOMINEESDrama: Picture | Drama: Actor | Drama: Actress | Comedy: Picture | Comedy: Actor | Comedy: ActressAnimationThe Cecil B. DeMille Award: Morgan Freeman Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Grant Gustin Poised to become 'Glee' Series Regular

What's great news for Glee flirt Grant Gustin might not be very good news for fans from the show's Blaine and Kurt.Gustin, who plays Dalton Academy Warbler Sebastian, informs The Hollywood Reporter that he'll continue being "out and inInch around the current third season from the Fox musical by having an offer "up for grabsInch to become a series regular for Season 4.While Sebastian has made an appearance in 2 episodes so far, he's already set his sights on Darren Criss' Blaine, challenging Kurt (Chris Colfer) for his boyfriend's affections.Could there become more trouble ahead for that on-screen couple? Not too fast, Gustin states. By the Michael Jackson tribute episode -- now looking for Tuesday, Jan. 31 -- Sebastian will awesome his romantic quest for former Warbler Blaine."By the Michael Jackson episode, he's slightly separating themself [from Blaine] and it is less flirty and much more of the dick," he states. "He isn't always going after Blaine any longer. He isn't as in it because he continues to be previously. Blaine's not giving him anything to utilize and he's most likely just a little tired of it and progresses.InchFor exactly what the future holds for his character, Gustin noted that he's "available to the conceptInch of the Sebastian-Dork Karofsky (Max Adler) pairing. "It would be fun," he states, adding that he'd like to follow along with in Blaine's actions and transfer to McKinley High as Criss' character did this year.InchBecoming a Warbler is completely bad-ass however i would not be surprised if sooner or later he switched [to McKinley] like Blaine did," Gustin states. "By the Michael Jackson episode, he's still a Warbler."Glee returns Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. on Fox. The Hollywood Reporter

'Farewell My Queen' Starring Diane Kruger to Open Berlin Festival

COLOGNE, Germany "Farewell My Queen," a period drama from director Benoit Jacquot ("The Untouchable") starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, will open the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 9. The film, an adaptation of Chantal Thomas' prize-winning novel of the same name, is set in the early days of the French revolution as people begin to revolt against the court of King Louis the XVI. The film co-stars Lea Seydoux ("Midnight in Paris") and Virginie Ledoyen ("Army of Crime").In a rarity for an opening night film, "Farewell My Queen" will also run in competition for Berlin's Gold and Silver Bears. The Hollywood Reporter

'Doctor Who' Actor Noel Clarke Joins 'Star Trek 2'

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