Monday, August 22, 2011
Tom Sturdy On Dark Dark night Increases Candid Photos & The Discomfort Of Filming Warrior
By Jolie LashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- In recent days, a large number of photographs in the Pittsburgh group of The Dark Dark night Increases have popped on the web, but Tom Sturdy, who plays Batman villain Bane within the project, is not worried the first not-approved compares the project will hurt director Christopher Nolans vision. No, I dont think so, Tom told Access Hollywood on Saturday because he marketed his latest box office feature, the Mixed Marital Arts-designed Warrior, in Beverly Hillsides. I believe there is a certain inevitability if you are likely to shoot in the center of the road that it is very difficult to block from the entire street from people taking photographs, Tom ongoing. But that does not mean its likely to be anything such as the film. You've people taking photographs from the distance of what is happening on the floor. It bears hardly any resemblance to what is happening. Toms Warrior co-star, Joel Edgerton, who's preparing for their own long awaited project, The Truly Amazing Gatsby, recommended the web posts only increase the excitement. Everything becomes enticing, does not it, I believe, for everyone? Tom chimed in. The Web helps, the fans assist the film anyway, everything becomes enticing. You simply get little grabs, the ones are just like, I wanna learn more! One factor lots of movie fans need to know much more about presently may be the physiques Tom and Joel accomplished for his or her siblings-at-odds drama Warrior, which within the films poster shows both males ripped like superheroes. If Joel had took in towards the advice of 1 physician, however, he wouldnt have signed on for that role of Brendan Conlon, a physics teacher, father to 2 kids along with a husband to Jennifer Morrisons Tess Conlon, who turns to existence within the brutal MMA ring hoping of saving his family from total financial ruin. I've got a handful of neck issues, like lots of people in the world, Joel, who practiced fighting techinques like a kid in the native Australia, told Access. I'd this physician tell me, I would recommend that you don't do that movie. Really? a surprised Tom chimed in. Yeah Clearly Used to do it He'd fears for my neck. But which was area of the excitement for registering for something of that nature, Joel ongoing. Its a genuine challenge, because I'd the kind of stupid indisputable fact that I had been too old to behave that sports anymore Fighting techinques for me personally is gone, that is absolutely stupid. Tom, who plays the came back-from-Iraq Tommy Conlon within the film, Brendans more youthful brother fighting their own devils, stated the aid of trainers got him fit, but although it would be a painful project to film, he couldnt refuse towards the challenge from the role. It simply affects, does not it? I am not gonna lie, the Brit stated having a laugh of shooting the intense fight moments. Its MMA. It affects. You can either get good at it or else you dont and also you dont continue it. Warrior hits theaters on September 9. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
PBS' Brit-based fare assumes HBO's Stateside stuff
Julian Fellowes"Downton Abbey"PBSHighlight: Fans of the romantic persuasion might cite the lengthy-looked forward to hug between Lady Mary and Matthew, while individuals preferring mind games would opt for the continuing competition between your crusty Dowager Countess and Isobel Crawley.Why he may win: Fellowes has filled his mantel with awards from across water-feature, and also the miniseries bending the normal "Masterpiece Classic" audience if this broadcast in the usa. Fellowes has Oscar pedigree, too, with "Gosford Park."Not: There's another British aristocrat-servant saga about the ballot that may split the election. Peter Gould"Too Large To Fail"HBOHighlight: Chagrined treasury secretary Henry M. Paulson confesses, "We have been late on everything."Why he may win: Required an intricate subject -- the 2008 financial meltdown -- and described it with clearness along with a suspense appropriate to some disaster movie.Not: Its scope may have been too large for many audiences and felt like homework to others.Todd Haynes & Jon Raymond"Mildred Pierce"HBOHighlight: Mildred finally states what we have all been thinking -- "To hell with Veda" -- though after watching her sacrifice a lot on her unbearable daughter, one may think she'd escort her to Hades personally.Why they may win: Haynes and Raymond obtained points with a few for remaining in keeping with the substance and scale from the James M. Cain novel and it is portrait of the altering America within the nineteen thirties.Not: Miniseries had its vocal detractors, with experts worrying it had been attracted-out, dull and ended having a thud.Steven Moffat"Sherlock: Research in Pink"PBSHighlight: Cab driver challenges Holmes to experience a game title including two pills -Body harmless and something that contains poison.Why he may win: Cleverly up-to-date the "A Virtual DetectiveInch tales in a fashion that become a huge hit to both fan boys and also the purists who still read books with bindings. Series won best drama at BAFTA.Not: Might be too nerdy for many voters, preferring their British dramas display more restraint.Heidi Thomas"Upstairs, Downstairs"PBSHighlight: Lady Maud Holland arrives together with her Sikh manservant and a feeling of privilege that may only fit in with someone carrying a dog monkey.Why she might win: Required an extremely daunting challenge and created a worthy successor towards the famous original, delivering many directing pleasures on the way.Perhaps not: New "Upstairs" did not inspire the devotion approved to its predecessor or that other "Masterpiece" series, "Downton Abbey."Route To THE EMMYS: THE Author Showrunners don't run from non-writing dutiesDrama Comedy Movies & Miniseries Nonfiction Variety, music or comedy series Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com
Friday, August 5, 2011
'Final Destination 5' Is 'Saved By The Bell'
Combine the gory antics of the "Final Destination" franchise with the '80s goofball sitcom "Saved By the Bell" and you get "Final Destination 5" star's Miles Fisher's latest video, starring the cast of the soon to be released film. Set to his latest song "New Romance," the vid spoofs on the cheesy teen TV show in the bloodiest of ways killing off the high school kids one by one. It's a fun way to get pumped for the deadly "Destination" film, which hits theaters on August 12. The new installment in the horror franchise follows a group of suspension bridge collapse survivors who fight for their lives a second time once Death realizes they got away. Check out the rest of this week's Horror Bites past the jump! The "Sexiest Woman Alive" Gets Bloody for "Nurse 3D" Esquire named "30 Rock's" Katrina Bowden the "Sexiest Woman Alive" this year, and now she'll be sharing some of that provocative appeal in Lionsgate's "Nurse 3D." The film's racy and red poster art recently titillated horror fans featuring a naked Paz de la Huerta ("Boardwalk Empire") in a nurse's cap, dripping with blood. Naughty nurses takes on a whole new meaning in Douglas Aarniokoski's film, which will feature Bowden and De la Huerta as caregivers who lure unfaithful men to their death. Horror Legend Alfred Hitchcock's Lost Film Uncovered You can't call yourself a horror fan unless you've taken the time to savor the suspenseful talents of the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Movies like "Psycho" and "The Birds" are horror film school 101 for any fright fan's education and now a new movie by the maestro has been discovered. It's being described as a "wild, atmospheric" melodrama starring Betty Compson as twin sisters one good and one evil. "The White Shadow" was unearthed by The National Film Preservation Foundation and the New Zealand Film Archive who found the first 30 minutes of the 1923 British film. It's considered to be the earliest feature that a 24-year-old Hitchcock worked on as editor, assistant director, writer, and production designer. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Samuel Goldwyn Theater in California will show the film on September 22. "Kill List" Trailer Delivers Dark and Disturbing Thrills Ben Wheatley's dark UK thriller is part of the Midnight Madness genre lineup (the programming is amazing) for the Toronto International Film Festival this September, and the trailer for the film does not disappoint. Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, and MyAnna Buring star in the hitman horror story about contract killers who delve into a frenzied, satanic nightmare world. For our friends across the pond, the movie makes its UK premiere at FrightFest on August 28. "Paranormal Activity" Creator Nabs Director for New Fright Flick Oren Peli of "Paranormal Activity" fame has found a director for his new, still untitled horror film. Brad Parker will be directing Peli's tale which he wrote and will produce about a group of friends who become stranded in a ghost town that has been overrun by nature and a deadly presence. Parker has commercial and FX credits to his name working on films like "Fight Club" and the recent vamp remake "Let Me In" but Peli was an unknown talent when he created a paranormal sensation with his 2007 film. Tell us what you think of this week's Horror Bites in the comments section and on Twitter!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Piers Morgan Unreceptive to Calls to Address Hacking Claims
LONDON - Senior MPs are calling on Piers Morganto return to the UK to face questions on phone hacking, but have stopped short of summoning him to appear before Parliament -- for now.our editor recommendsHeather Mills Accuses Parent Company of Piers Morgan Paper of Hacking Her Phone Paul McCartney: 'I've Been Hacked'Related Topics•Rupert Murdoch The growing political rumblings come as Paul McCartney said he will call in police to investigate allegations that his phone was hacked by a reporter from The Mirror Group -- one of Britain's major newspaper publishers -- who is thought to have listened to intimate messages he left for his then-girlfriend Heather Mills in 2002. "When I go back to Britain after this tour I am going to talk to the police because apparently I have been hacked," he told the Television Critics Association in L.A., speaking via satellite link from Cincinnati. PHOTOS: News of the World Top 10 Scandals "I do think it's a horrendous violation of privacy, and I think it has been going on for a long time and more people than we have heard about it knew about it," McCartney added. The CNN presenter, who edited the Daily Mirror and The News of The World before becoming a showbiz star on America's Got Talent, wrote a Mail On Sunday column in 2006 giving details of a tape of McCartney's message where he sought to make up with Mills after a fight. "At one stage I was played a tape of a message Paul had left Heather on her mobile phone," Morgan wrote in his column. "It was heartbreaking. He sounded lonely, miserable and desperate and even sang 'We Can Work It Out' into the answer phone." Morgan is now facing a growing political clamor calling on him to reveal how he came to hear the tape and what he knew about the practice of phone hacking at tabloid newspapers. Morgan has always strongly rebuffed any suggestion that he may have been involved in hacking and appeared to joke about the latest furor, tweeting Thursday: "So heart-warming that everyone in UK's missing me so much they want me to come home." John Whittingdale, who chairs the influential Parliamentary Culture select committee that forced Rupert and James Murdoch to appear before them, said, however, that Morgan had "serious questions" to answer. "I hope he will return to the UK and I imagine that there will be some questions put to him, possibly by the police, on the evidence that has emerged," Whittingdale said, according to The Guardian. "Therese Coffey[a fellow Culture Committee member] said he should come back to this country and I think that is absolutely right. He certainly should," Whittingdale added. However, the Whittingdale-led committee currently leading a rout through the senior executives at News International, currently has no plans to call Morgan to appear before them yet, the chairman said. Harriet Harman, a senior Labour Party MP, went further: "It's not good enough for him to say -- or for someone to say on his behalf -- 'I always complied with the law and the Press Complaints Commission code of conduct.' He's got to answer how we've got these allegations from Heather Mills." Mills told the BBC Newsnight program Wednesday night that a Mirror Group journalist - who she said was not Morgan - had quoted details of McCartney's phone message to her and admitted that her phone messages had been hacked. She did not identify the journalist or which Mirror Group newspaper he worked on. The newspaper said in a statement that its journalists had not carried out any illegal behavior. Related Topics Paul McCartney Piers Morgan International Phone Hacking Scandal
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Telemundo's Cristina: 'My Hope Is to See Tom Cruise Jumping on My Couch'
Months after jumping from Univision to Telemundo, veteran talk show host Cristina Saralegui opened up about the move.our editor recommendsCristina Saralegui, Lauren Zalaznick Get Warm Telemundo Upfront Welcome The woman often referred to as the "Spanish Oprah" told reporters gathered at the Television Critics Association semi-annual tour Tuesdaythat she left Univision because the upper echelon of management changed. "They said they wanted the network to have a younger image," Saralegui said, "and t wasn't about [me personally], it was about my show being more classical." She added, "They offered me specials, but I don't think you do that to a person like me." In that period, she reconnected with an old friend and former Telemundo president Don Browne, who offered her a gig at her one-time rival. "I'm not resentful, I'm grateful," Saraleguiinsisted. "[Univision] let me stay there for 21 years." Her new weekend variety show,Pa'lante con Cristina, will premiere in early October on Telemundo. The serieswill look to differentiate itself from Saralegui's past programs by being two hours in length as well as offering English subtitles and English-speaking stars. The host used her half-hour platform before the U.S. press corps to express her frustration about a Univision mandate to ban the English language on its air. "My show will be, like me, in Spanglish... it's going to be in both [Spanish and English], and I'm going to allow my guests to speak in English," she said, noting how if she said something in English during her lengthy Univision era it would be bleeped out. She found the latter particularly infuriating when she would invite guests like Shakira who were trying to make the cross-over to the US market, and her network wouldn't allow them to sing their songs in English. This time around, she'll encourage English-speaking singers, actors and other personalities to join her on her show. "My hope is to see Tom Cruise jumping on my couch," she said to big laughs. "That's what i want." Email: Lacey.Rose@Thr.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Topics International TCA Summer Press Tour 2011
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