BFI shuts on admissions high note

LONDON -- The 55th BFI London Film Festival, the best edition for artistic director Sandra Hebron, set an admissions record exceeding 133,000 tickets offered, up from last year's lots of 132,000. The fest closed Thursday evening while using U.K. premiere of Terence Davies' "The Dark Blue Sea." Some 207 features examined inside the 16 days, with Lynne Ramsay's "We must Discuss Kevin" beating rival competitors including "Shame," "The Descendants" and "The Artist" for the best film award. The fest welcomed 557 filmmaker site visitors, including 245 from outdoors the U.K. There has been 971 accredited industry affiliates, who attended 43 industry tests. "With times of amazing films and live occasions, inspiring and informative filmmakers, and passionate audiences, we're delighted while using reception the 2010 festival has become, and grateful to all or any our supporters," mentioned Hebron, in their farewell after presiding over nine years of admissions growth. She grew to become an associate from the British Film Institute's festivals department in 1997, and needed charge of the LFF in 2003. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Jurassic Park 10-Word Review Contest: We Have Our Winners!

Let’s hear it for all of the Movieline readers who turned out yesterday and today to make our Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy Giveaway our best contest yet. Cheers! Applause! Maniacal Tom Cruise laughter! When the contest ended, your loyal Movieline team locked themselves in the office to dramatically interpret each of your clever 10-word reviews (and eat lunch). An hour or so later, we have chosen our winners. While we wish that we could give each reviewer a Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy set (including Blu-ray and DVD copies of all three films), we could only pick five victors. The winning guest critics are: · The Winchester: “Water ripples, raptor fields, Pterodactyl attacks… Greatest set pieces ever!” · Erica: “Jurassic Park, awesome! Disappointing sequels will make for great coasters.” · Ninan: “Greatest sci-fi film of the ’90s, plus 2 free movies.” · Jon: “Guy getting eaten by T-REX while doing number 2? Winning.” · @WordsmithSam: “Cloned dinosaurs meet humans. Eat humans. Chaos finds a way.” Congratulations to the winners (Movieline will be in touch shortly), and thanks again to everyone who participated in this special Jurassic Park contest. As always, please check back regularly for more Movieline giveaways!

El Gusto

A Quidam Prod. El Gusto, Eikosi Prods., Babylone production, in association with Entreprise Nationale de Television Algerienne, with the participation of the Irish Film Board, Region Paca, La Ville de Paris, Centre Culturel Francais d'Alger, Sanad. (International sales: Babylone Prods., Paris.) Produced by Safinez Bousbia, Heidi Egger, Philippe Maynial. Directed, written by Safinez Bousbia.With: Mohamed Ferkioui, Mustapha Tahmi, El Hadj El Anka, Rachid Berkani, Ahmed Bernaoui, Liamine Haimoune, Abdel Madjid Meskoud, Mustapha Tahmi, Luc Cherki, Redha El Djilali, Maurice El Medioni, Joseph Hadjaj, Rene Perez, Robert Castel, Jose de Suza. (Arabic, French dialogue)Toe-tapping and infectious on emotional and intellectual levels, "El Gusto" is Algerian-born Safinez Bousbia's heartwarming tribute to her native country's lost egalitarianism as much as to the elderly exponents of the popular music form called "chaabi." Comparisons are being made to "The Buena Vista Social Club," and while there are similarities, Bousbia's docu concentrates on the history as well as the music, making the orchestra's reunion at the end especially poignant. Fests will be breaking down the door, since auds are sure to embrace "El Gusto" with gusto; international arthouses could also have a winner. Chaabi is a genre of popular Algerian music that arose out of a felicitous melding of Berber melodies, religious chants and Andalusian tunes. Looked down upon for decades as an unworthy bastardization suited only to the lower classes, it began to find legitimacy in the 1930s under the inspired tutelage of El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, who founded a conservatory to train young men (chaabi in its early days was performed exclusively by men) as professional musicians. Bousbia's interest was sparked in 2004 when she went into Mohamed Ferkioui's small antique shop in Algiers to buy a mirror, and came away with a wealth of stories about El Anka's conservatory, which Ferkioui attended. Over the ensuing years, the helmer, an architecture student in Ireland, traced all of El Anka's students still alive, most scattered around Algiers or residing in Paris and Marseille. Their stories reflect the mid-20th-century history of Algiers' Casbah, a warren of alleyways that for centuries was home to the city's working class, mainly Muslims and Jews. The demographic made sense: Christians tended to reside in the European quarters and spoke French better than Arabic, whereas Muslims and Jews lived and worked together, connected by their shared Arabic language and common living spaces. Chaabi borrowed from both heritages, and the musicians speak here of their brotherhood. But when the War of Independence came, few had time for music; by 1963, Jews were stripped of their citizenship, and most fled to France where they experienced additional racism. Meanwhile, the Casbah was allowed to crumble, and its residents spread out across the city, further dividing the old colleagues. Deeply affected by their stories, Bousbia was determined to bring the musicians together. When Algeria wasn't forthcoming, she found sponsors to gather them in Marseille for a special performance. Only auds with hearts of stone can watch the reunion of these elderly men without tears, and only those without ears will refrain from swaying to the intoxicating rhythms at the emotional concert. Viewers may notice how the French residents in the orchestra, christened "El Gusto," appear to take control a bit too much, and the concert's formality seems to go against chaabi's roots in bars and cafes, but the privilege of seeing these men together and hearing them play supersedes all quibbles. Visually, "El Gusto" is a pleasure, with Nuria Roldos' fluid camera beautifully exploring the Casbah's byways. Archival black-and-white photos and footage are well integrated, and sound is tops; CDs of El Gusto's performances are selling well. Bousbia took home the prize for Arab-world docu director at Abu Dhabi.Camera (color, HD-to-35mm), Nuria Roldos; editor, Francoise Bonnot; sound, Sebastien Pierre. Reviewed at Abu Dhabi Film Festival (competing), Oct. 15, 2011. (Also in Busan Film Festival -- Wide Angle.) Running time: 89 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

China bans populist TV skeins

TAIPEI -- China has banned light entertainment skeins -- such as talent shows, gameshows, chatshows and reality skeins -- from satellite TV channels.Media watchdog the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has outlawed shows that it deems "vulgar" or "overly entertaining" from the start of next year on China's 34 satellite TV stations. They must be replaced with news and cultural programming, it has ruled. The move reserves particular ire for programs dealing with marital troubles and matchmaking.The order also bans viewership surveys, and the use of ratings as the sole criteria for whether to broadcast a particular show.The reaction from the local broadcasters has been slightly shell-shocked.Hunan TV said it would adjust its programming to focus on "morality, housekeeping and public welfare."The crackdown comes after a meeting this month of the Communist Party's Central Committee set the broad agenda for policy-makers and focused heavily on culture.The government also said in a communique arising out of the recent party leadership conclave, published in the official People's Daily, that it would intensify controls of online social media and instant messaging tools, the clearest acknowledgment yet from the party leadership that services like Weibo, which are similar to the banned Twitter, are having a major impact on society.The government has been increasingly nervous about the thriving microblogs, and the ease with which they sidestep censorship and government controls.There were 195 million microblog users registered at the end of June.The crackdown comes amid national soul-searching about China's lack of a soul after the death last week of a toddler who was struck by a vehicle and left for dead by passers by. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' Headed to Cinemax?

Is Mike Mendes turning 'Bond 23' into an Oscar-friendly actor's showcase? The director of 'American Beauty' is apparently reducing the franchise's signature stunts and action moments to pay attention to "characterful performances" from leading guy Difficulties. Since "characterful" is not a word, we are going to accept rumor having a large touch of suspicion. Associates are taking a chance that Craig added more "emotional depth" since he'll be rising against Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem as his foe. Sources the "action moments in India have been axed," but that other action sequences in Istanbul and Duntrune Castle in Argyll "remain for now.Inch While so the India action moments aren't any more, that's because of the possible lack of cooperation through the Indian government, who wouldn't let Mendes film an amazing train wreck there. The director apparently made the decision to maneuver the train sequence to Nigeria because the Indian government wouldn't (ahem) jump in with harmful roof-top stunts. Mendes is familar using the Academy awards: he won Best Director honors for his focus on 'American Beauty' in 1999. [Express via Total Film] [Photo: AFP/Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

City Center to Reopen After $56 Million Spruce-Up

NY (AP) For one of the oldest major performing arts venues in NY one that's hosted many of the world's premier artists for nearly 70 years City Center seems to have had something of a self-esteem problem.It seated over 2,700 people in its main theater, but many of those seats were uncomfortable, the sightlines less than desirable. The lobby felt small and crowded. The beautiful vaulted ceiling in the upstairs lobby was dulled with layers of wear and dust.The distinctive neo-Moorish facade, a city landmark, was barely visible from the street because of dark green awnings in front of it. And you couldn't see the building, located on West 55th Street, from either nearby corner.In short, though it's only a block from the more famous Carnegie Hall, likely no one ever joked, "How do you get to City Center?" (Practice, practice, practice.)But all this is changing.NY City Center, proudly inaugurated by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1943, is being reintroduced this week following a renovation to the tune of $56 million. Old layers of paint have been scraped away with razor blades, original color schemes restored. Seats have been ripped out, replaced with plusher, wider models. Better sloping has improved sightlines.Outside, those nondescript green awnings have been removed, replaced by a marquee that shows off the sandstone facade. And hello, self-esteem! illuminated signs are now visible from Sixth and Seventh avenues in Midtown Manhattan."This place has been around a long time, and was truly getting a little dreary," its president and CEO, Arlene Shuler, said in an interview last week as workers around her applied the finishing touches. "People would come here for performances, but not know they were coming to City Center. We felt it was very important to be more competitive in this environment."The building known now as City Center actually began as a home to the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, otherwise known as the Shriners. "They'd been using Carnegie Hall as their meeting house, but Carnegie Hall didn't like all the cigar smoke. So they built their own place a block away," said Duncan Hazard, the chief architect on the job.In 1943, though, the Shriners could no longer keep it and the building was headed for demolition, until LaGuardia and the city council took it over and turned it into an arts center. (It's still owned by the city, which was the major donor to the capital campaign that paid for the renovation.) At the opening, LaGuardia himself took the baton to conduct the NY Philharmonic in the national anthem. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is scheduled to conduct, as well, at a star-studded reopening Tuesday.City Center was a major home for NY culture for decades early on, as an alternative to Broadway theater, and the original home of NY City Ballet and NY City Opera. When those companies later moved to the newly built Lincoln Center, it became underused. It was refocused as a major dance center, and today is home to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater which recently signed a new 10-year deal and to American Ballet Theatre's fall season. It brings in countless visiting troupes, from the Kirov to flamenco performers to tango groups.It also hosts the extremely popular Fall for Dance Festival, a 10-day smorgasbord of global dance that sold out in five hours this year (it begins later this week) and the equally popular Encores! musical theater series. In a smaller theater, it houses the Manhattan Theater Club.One recent loss was the Paul Taylor Dance Company, which recently announced a move to Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater, newly vacated by NY City Opera.Shuler hopes they will return, and that the renovation will draw others, of course. Leading a reporter around the new digs, she and Hazard began on the stage now refitted with a sprung floor, kinder to dancers' feet. Out in the audience, a worker in a cherry-picker was cleaning the domed ceiling with what looked like a giant mop."Over a few unfortunate restorations, the color had become an unappealing gray-white," Hazard said of the theater's Moorish-style ceiling and walls. "We did some archaeology of the paint finishes, and found out the original 1923 color scheme." Now, there are vivid blues and greens.There's also a spiffy new lighting booth. But the first challenge was to improve those sightlines. Undesirable seats were ripped out, bringing the seat count down to 2,250 from over 2,700. Rows were also resloped, adding to better visibility, and staggered. Seats were widened, too, with better cushioning for the derriere.The renovation, which was completed over two summers to minimize disruption, also focused on the inner and outer lobbies. Patrons now enter from the sides of the auditorium, creating more lobby space and improving audience flow.The outer lobby now has a bar, and paned glass doors so one can see in from the street. And for all the faithful reconstruction, a contemporary touch has found its way in: Large video monitors in the inner lobby, which will host three video installations per year.There are added elevators, and even the restrooms have been redone with an eye to Moorish style. (And cast and crew now have their own restroom on stage level, something they were lacking.)Shuler and Hazard seemed especially proud of the Grand Tier lobby, a level up from the orchestra, with its colorfully painted vaulted ceiling and the desert-themed murals on the walls.Restoring the ceiling, workers with razor blades scraped off layers of paint and shellac for four to five months. "It was a real labor of love," said Shuler.On the other hand, the upstairs lobby floor had been buffed with so much love last week that it was dangerously slippery underfoot. That will be adjusted, Shuler said.Back in the theater, sitting in the best Grand Tier seats, Shuler said she believed they were the best seats in the city, bar none they hang over row H, bringing one close to the stage, yet above it.Hopefully, she said, more people will know about them now."We think people are going to be aware now that they're coming to City Center," Shuler said.___If You Go... NY CITY CENTER: 130 W. 55th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues; http://nycitycenter.org or 212-581-1212. Easily reached by subway and bus (directions on the website.)WHAT'S ON: All offerings on City Center's Mainstage and at its two smaller stages are listed on its website. After the Oct. 25 reopening gala, the sold-out Fall for Dance Festival runs Oct. 27-Nov. 6, featuring five wildly diverse dance programs. Other upcoming highlights:American Ballet Theatre, Nov. 8-13."Richard II" from the Pearl Theatre Company, Nov. 8-Dec. 24.Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nov. 30-Jan. 1.WHERE TO EAT: The City Center website lists 30 restaurants nearby, including Molyvos (Greek), the Russian Tea Room and Osteria del Circo (Italian). For quick snacks, try Dean & Deluca, 156 W. 56th St.Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Jocelyn Noveck October 24, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT AP Photo/Mark Lennihan NY (AP) For one of the oldest major performing arts venues in NY one that's hosted many of the world's premier artists for nearly 70 years City Center seems to have had something of a self-esteem problem.It seated over 2,700 people in its main theater, but many of those seats were uncomfortable, the sightlines less than desirable. The lobby felt small and crowded. The beautiful vaulted ceiling in the upstairs lobby was dulled with layers of wear and dust.The distinctive neo-Moorish facade, a city landmark, was barely visible from the street because of dark green awnings in front of it. And you couldn't see the building, located on West 55th Street, from either nearby corner.In short, though it's only a block from the more famous Carnegie Hall, likely no one ever joked, "How do you get to City Center?" (Practice, practice, practice.)But all this is changing.NY City Center, proudly inaugurated by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1943, is being reintroduced this week following a renovation to the tune of $56 million. Old layers of paint have been scraped away with razor blades, original color schemes restored. Seats have been ripped out, replaced with plusher, wider models. Better sloping has improved sightlines.Outside, those nondescript green awnings have been removed, replaced by a marquee that shows off the sandstone facade. And hello, self-esteem! illuminated signs are now visible from Sixth and Seventh avenues in Midtown Manhattan."This place has been around a long time, and was truly getting a little dreary," its president and CEO, Arlene Shuler, said in an interview last week as workers around her applied the finishing touches. "People would come here for performances, but not know they were coming to City Center. We felt it was very important to be more competitive in this environment."The building known now as City Center actually began as a home to the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, otherwise known as the Shriners. "They'd been using Carnegie Hall as their meeting house, but Carnegie Hall didn't like all the cigar smoke. So they built their own place a block away," said Duncan Hazard, the chief architect on the job.In 1943, though, the Shriners could no longer keep it and the building was headed for demolition, until LaGuardia and the city council took it over and turned it into an arts center. (It's still owned by the city, which was the major donor to the capital campaign that paid for the renovation.) At the opening, LaGuardia himself took the baton to conduct the NY Philharmonic in the national anthem. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is scheduled to conduct, as well, at a star-studded reopening Tuesday.City Center was a major home for NY culture for decades early on, as an alternative to Broadway theater, and the original home of NY City Ballet and NY City Opera. When those companies later moved to the newly built Lincoln Center, it became underused. It was refocused as a major dance center, and today is home to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater which recently signed a new 10-year deal and to American Ballet Theatre's fall season. It brings in countless visiting troupes, from the Kirov to flamenco performers to tango groups.It also hosts the extremely popular Fall for Dance Festival, a 10-day smorgasbord of global dance that sold out in five hours this year (it begins later this week) and the equally popular Encores! musical theater series. In a smaller theater, it houses the Manhattan Theater Club.One recent loss was the Paul Taylor Dance Company, which recently announced a move to Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater, newly vacated by NY City Opera.Shuler hopes they will return, and that the renovation will draw others, of course. Leading a reporter around the new digs, she and Hazard began on the stage now refitted with a sprung floor, kinder to dancers' feet. Out in the audience, a worker in a cherry-picker was cleaning the domed ceiling with what looked like a giant mop."Over a few unfortunate restorations, the color had become an unappealing gray-white," Hazard said of the theater's Moorish-style ceiling and walls. "We did some archaeology of the paint finishes, and found out the original 1923 color scheme." Now, there are vivid blues and greens.There's also a spiffy new lighting booth. But the first challenge was to improve those sightlines. Undesirable seats were ripped out, bringing the seat count down to 2,250 from over 2,700. Rows were also resloped, adding to better visibility, and staggered. Seats were widened, too, with better cushioning for the derriere.The renovation, which was completed over two summers to minimize disruption, also focused on the inner and outer lobbies. Patrons now enter from the sides of the auditorium, creating more lobby space and improving audience flow.The outer lobby now has a bar, and paned glass doors so one can see in from the street. And for all the faithful reconstruction, a contemporary touch has found its way in: Large video monitors in the inner lobby, which will host three video installations per year.There are added elevators, and even the restrooms have been redone with an eye to Moorish style. (And cast and crew now have their own restroom on stage level, something they were lacking.)Shuler and Hazard seemed especially proud of the Grand Tier lobby, a level up from the orchestra, with its colorfully painted vaulted ceiling and the desert-themed murals on the walls.Restoring the ceiling, workers with razor blades scraped off layers of paint and shellac for four to five months. "It was a real labor of love," said Shuler.On the other hand, the upstairs lobby floor had been buffed with so much love last week that it was dangerously slippery underfoot. That will be adjusted, Shuler said.Back in the theater, sitting in the best Grand Tier seats, Shuler said she believed they were the best seats in the city, bar none they hang over row H, bringing one close to the stage, yet above it.Hopefully, she said, more people will know about them now."We think people are going to be aware now that they're coming to City Center," Shuler said.___If You Go... NY CITY CENTER: 130 W. 55th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues; http://nycitycenter.org or 212-581-1212. Easily reached by subway and bus (directions on the website.)WHAT'S ON: All offerings on City Center's Mainstage and at its two smaller stages are listed on its website. After the Oct. 25 reopening gala, the sold-out Fall for Dance Festival runs Oct. 27-Nov. 6, featuring five wildly diverse dance programs. Other upcoming highlights:American Ballet Theatre, Nov. 8-13."Richard II" from the Pearl Theatre Company, Nov. 8-Dec. 24.Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nov. 30-Jan. 1.WHERE TO EAT: The City Center website lists 30 restaurants nearby, including Molyvos (Greek), the Russian Tea Room and Osteria del Circo (Italian). For quick snacks, try Dean & Deluca, 156 W. 56th St.Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Mattel to get 'Thomas & Friends' Maker HIT Entertainment for $680 Million

NY - Toy giant Mattel stated Monday it's decided to acquire U.K. kids entertainment producer and right owner HIT Entertainment, noted for Thomas the Tank Engine, amongst others, for $680 million in cash from the consortium brought by private equity finance firm Apax Partners. The offer gives Mattel more contact with television and video production. HIT's preschool brands include Thomas & Buddies, Barney, Bob the Builder, Fireman Mike and Angelina Ballerina, most of which are featured in Television shows and video releases. HIT is another part-who owns round-the-clock U.S. preschool funnel PBS Kids Sprout along with Comcast, PBS and Sesame Workshop. Apax had bought the organization for 489 million pounds ($890 million) in 2005. Using more than $180 million in annual revenue, the businesses stated HIT is among the biggest independent proprietors of intellectual property for young children. Mattel already marketplaces many Thomas & Buddies toy items within license from HIT that runs through 2014. Mattel stated Monday that it is global sales of Thomas & Buddies die-cast and plastic toys count a lot more than $150 million, and also the acquisition will let it still expand and grow the merchandise lines. Mattel will even add wood-based toys, that are under license with the finish of 2012, to the toy line by 2013, saying sales here have been in existence half the sales from the plastic and die-cast business. "Mattel may be the right home for Thomas & Buddies" stated Mattel chairman and Boss Robert Eckert. "This giant brand is joining the ranks of these legendary brands as Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Cost and American Girl. Thomas & Buddies routinely ranks one of the world's leading preschool toys." Added Eckert: "Using more than 1 / 2 of the Thomas & Buddies revenue produced from non-toy items, this transaction will marry Mattel's global marketing, distribution and brand management abilities with HIT Entertainment's global programming and certification expertise to accelerate development of the combined portfolio." Stated Jeffrey Dunn, leader and Boss of HIT: "Mattel is an excellent steward of brands along with a great home for that outstanding qualities HIT is promoting and grown, including Thomas & Buddies. It's fitting the world's premier toy company should become who owns the earth's premier pre-school property." Thomas & Buddies is the main licensed preschool property on the planet, with television programming, home theatre items, toys along with other consumer items available around the world. The transaction is anticipated to near the coast the very first quarter of 2012 and isn't envisioned having a fabric effect on Mattel's 2012 earnings, while being "progressively accretive as the advantages of possessing these brands are reflected in Mattel's results," the businesses stated. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects

Magnolia takes 'Waltz' for just about any swing

'Take This Waltz'Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Sarah Polley's "Take This Waltz," which opened up lately within the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Magnolia mentioned it'll release "Waltz," which Polley has written, directed and produced, noisy . summer season. Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman star in "Waltz," focusing on the youthful lady -- referred to by Williams -- fighting to select from a husband they loves and also the other guy they has fallen passionately deeply deeply in love with. Magnolia introduced the sale Monday with TF1 Worldwide. It expects release a the pic theatrically in many major U.S. areas, undertaking a "prominent" film festival presence in regional fests. Magnolia may even release "Waltz" through its Ultra VOD program. "Waltz" might be the fourth TIFF title acquired by Magnolia. Furthermore, it acquired US rights to backwoods drama "The Hunter" and Michael Dowse's hockey comedy "Goon" along with worldwide rights to Bobcat Goldthwait's "God Bless America" due to its genre arm, Magnet. Deal for "Waltz" was talked about for Magnolia by senior V . p . of Purchases Dori Begley and mind of legal and business matters Chris Matson, with Gregory Chambet of TF1 Intl. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Tone Loc Collapses Onstage in Atlanta

Rapper Tone Loc collapsed onstage at an Atlanta concert on Saturday. According to reports, the 45-year-old MC, best known for megahits "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina," has a history of seizures. In 2009, he had a similar incident at an outdoor performance in Pensacola Beach, Fla. The cause was said to be overheating.our editor recommendsRapper Rick Ross Suffers Seizure, Forces Emergency Plane LandingRick Ross Seizure: What the Music Industry is SayingRick Ross Recovering; Tweets Video From Plane According to TMZ, Loc (real name: Anthony Terrell Smith), was transported to a nearby hospital and released. Following reports of a seizure, his manager told the website Loc was doing fine and was suffering from exhaustion. STORY:Rick Ross Recovering; Tweets Video From Plane On Oct. 14, rapper Rick Ross had a seizure while on a flight bound for Memphis, Tenn., where he was due to perform on Friday night, forcing an emergency landing. Late last year, Tone Loc was pulled over in L.A. on suspicion of DUI, which police later concluded was a seizure behind the wheel. The latest collapse comes 11 days after Loc pleaded no contest to weapons and domestic violence charges, stemming from an arrest in Los Angeles on June 18 following an alleged physical altercation with the mother of one of his children. Loc was found in possession of an unregistered assault weapon (a Colt AR-15 Sporter), although a release from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office specified that it was not used in the assault. He was sentenced to one day in county jail, three years of formal probation, 30 days of community service and 52 weeks of anger-management counseling by Burbank Superior Court Judge Patrick Hegarty. Related Topics Rick Ross Tone Loc

Movieline's New Twitter Hero is... Ellen Barkin

comments: 0 || add yours Thank your lucky stars for Twitter, because the 140-character fun machine just acquainted us with an unforeseen side of Ellen Barkin — the trash-talkin’, fast-tweetin’, Bronx-lovin’ “Twitta bitch.” The 57-year-old Diner/Switch actress joined Twitter only a couple days ago, and she’s already established herself as its new empress. If you thought Carrie Fisher was a dynamo on Twitter, you haven’t seen anything yet. Dig these effin’ amazing tweets. First, here’s Ellen getting comfortable with her new Twitter “frenz.” #embedly_twitter_59080291{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_59080291 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@EllenBarkinEllen Barkin My frenz, is there a guide to this fuckin #FFB shit? Im tryin 2 read otha peeps tweets..”peeps tweets”..hilarious! Is that a fuckin option?Oct 16 via Twitter for iPadFavoriteRetweetReply Next, she legitimizes her amazing vernacular. #embedly_twitter_65144402{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_65144402 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@EllenBarkinEllen Barkin And yes, this old white broad can use the word “brutha” cuz she’s from the muthafukkin’ Bronx. Straight up project style.Oct 13 via webFavoriteRetweetReply Were you going to question Ellen’s sex life? For shame! #embedly_twitter_25951182{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_25951182 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@EllenBarkinEllen Barkin Some dickwad just asked me how many yrs its been since i got laid. Really, cocksucker? Y do u think i disappeared 4 an hr? i’m doin fine. U?Oct 15 via webFavoriteRetweetReply In addition to her sex life, there’s also no denying her Jewish pride. #embedly_twitter_72449815{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_72449815 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@EllenBarkinEllen Barkin Fuck yea…I am a Jew first…everything else swallows.Oct 16 via Twitter for iPadFavoriteRetweetReply Having a fabulous time yet? Ellen is! #embedly_twitter_37735616{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_37735616 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@EllenBarkinEllen Barkin For sum1 who managed 2 live thru the 60s 70s 80s 90s without gettin addicted to anything…this twitta shit is fuckin killin me. I am fuckedOct 15 via Twitter for iPadFavoriteRetweetReply Wait, wait: You don’t think this is an impostor, do you? Naysayers be damned: @EllenBarkin is all real. (Her account is now verified.) #embedly_twitter_20134927{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 a {color:#009999;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_20134927 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@EllenBarkinEllen Barkin It really hurts my fuckin feelins that sum of my new frenz dont blieve Im me. Y the fuck not…2 ol, 2 dum, 2 str8? 2 real muthafuckas!!!Oct 16 via Twitter for iPadFavoriteRetweetReply And last, Ellen tells us we can expect more brilliance in the future. 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Guy Up!

Credits: Shot in La by Bicycle Path Prods. and Tagline Television in colaboration with ABC Art galleries. Executive producers, Christopher Moynihan, Victor Fresco, Ron West, Kelly Kulchak producer, Marc Solakian director, Jesse McCarthy Burns author, Moynihan.With: Mather Zickel, Serta Fogler, Christopher Moynihan, Teri Polo, Amanda Detmer, Henry Simmons, Mike Manley, Charlotte now now Labadie.Remember "Traffic Light," which was on Fox, like, last season? It absolutely was just the latest kinda-funny casualty inside the male-stress genre, through which suburban trios of males expose their inner Peter Pans, mostly by playing videogames and whining. Because regard consider ABC's "Guy Up!" -- coupled with "Last Guy Standing" in the thematically compatible otherwise particularly appealing block -- as "The Hangover: Part TV," studying the tired question of whether modern occasions have produced an over-developed generation of girly males. Alas, it'll take greater than sociology to work up this stale sitcom. Producer-author Christopher Moynihan also co-stars as Craig, an connect in the central group, who avoid their daily duties by playing a preliminary-person shooter game simply because they talk to each other wearing earphones. The anchor is clearly Will (Mather Zickel), whose brother-in-law Kenny (Serta Fogler) is divorced and chafing within the fact his ex (Amanda Detmer) is dating the man of anybody's dreams ("NYPD Blue's" Henry Simmons). Obviously, Fogler plays a tightly wound ball of rage, potentially dragging Will into his madcap capers. However, Will stays plenty of his time interested in whether they can measure for the manliness of his father's generation. Consequently, Kenny's antics -- or possibly within the premiere's situation, Craig potentially triggering an ass-kicking by pissed-off groomsman after crashes his ex-girlfriend's wedding -- has only an opportunity to check what he's truly produced from. Finally, there's Will's beautiful/patient/much-smarter-than-he-is wife Theresa (Teri Polo), who may (at the risk of over-thinking things) bear a smaller resemblance to her onscreen brother, Fogler, than any sister pairing in modern TV history. Although a couple of from the everything is relatable -- Will's nervous about finding his 13-year-old boy a appropriate gift, for starters -- while others goofily arbitrary (Kenny's reliance on Tobey Maguire), it's presented within this familiar single-camera manner it may be easy to improperly assume "Guy Up!" can be a rerun of recent sitcoms past. If there's an unexpected here, it's Simmons' comic chops since the perfect physical specimen which has transformed Kenny, though making the regular element -- rather than a gag for your pilot -- offers a sense of how broad "Guy Up!" will most likely be. For that show's future, that almost entirely would depend on Tim Allen's performance becasue it is lead-in -- once again departing these males, oddly, subject a great on generation. However, even if Allen's show works, this companion half-hour is actually thin there's still an chance ABC will discover yourself tossing "Guy" overboard.Camera, Michael Trim production designer, Ian Phillips editor, Richard Candib music, John Kimbrough casting, Debby Romano, Brett Benner. 30 MIN. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

TV thesp Baker game for 'Dog Fight'

After nearly a decade mostly doing guest spots on TV, Sarah Baker is getting another turn on the big screen, joining the cast of Warner Bros. laffer "Dog Fight" starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.Jay Roach is on board to helm with Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell penning the script.Originally titled "Southern Rivals," the story revolves around opposing presidential candidates. Baker will play Galifianakis' wife.Ferrell, Galifianakis and Roach will produce along with Adam McKay through Gary Sanchez Productions and Everyman Pictures.The part is one of Baker's first big movie roles; the actress is best known for guest spots on skeins like "The Office," "Bones" and "Good Luck Charlie." She also had a small part in the 2002 Reese Witherspoon pic "Sweet Home Alabama." She is repped by Pakula/King and Associates. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Beginning Ostroff in your thoughts Conde Nast Entertainment

Conde Nast has attracted on former CW entertainment prexy Beginning Ostroff in your thoughts a lately created entertainment wing within the posting giant.Ostroff is designated with developing film, TV and digital initiatives according to Conde Nast's portfolio of brands, including such blue-nick magazines since the NYer, Vanity Fair, Style, W, Particulars and Architectural Digest. Ostroff's appointment was introduced late Sunday by Conde Nast prexy Robert Sauerberg Junior. "There is a massive, inexperienced chance at Cond Nast to develop unique and interesting programming," mentioned Sauerberg. "Dawn's extensive connection with cable and digital entertainment, combined along with her proper expertise, makes her a perfect choice to oversee the launch from the startup company.InchOstroff joins Conde Nast nearly five several days after she left CW undertaking a five-year run as mind of programming. Her departure was spurred by simply her have to relocate permanently to NY after a period of splitting her time between her family in Gotham as well as the CW's HQ in Burbank.Ostroff will be a key player inside the launch of CW, produced in the merger of UPN as well as the WB in november 2006. Right before CW, she spent four years controlling entertainment for UPN. Before that, she headed programming at Lifetime from 1996-2002."The chance to produce new consumer encounters for any couple of from the world's respected brands can be a tremendous chance," Ostroff mentioned of her new gig as prexy of Conde Nast Entertainment. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Real Steel Punches The U . s . States Box Office

Robot boxing tops the chartsIt may possibly not have been the knockout punch that DreamWorks and Disney were quite wanting for, but robo-boxing drama Real Steel still handled gain victory in america box office, producing $27.3 million within the first weekend.George Clooney's latest directorial job, political drama The Ides of March, also loved an excellent start, consuming $10.4 million. The Two new arrivals shoved Dolphin Tale lower to 3rd, nevertheless the heart-warming family pic still nabbed $9.millions of. Moneyball was fourth with $7.5 million and cancer comedy 50/50 continued to be in fifth with $5.5 million.Courageous wound up from fourth to sixth with $4.6 000 0000, as well as the Lion King's 3d re-release fell lower to seventh, producing $4.55 million. Which saved it before decreasing thriller Dream House, which sank to eighth and $4.5 million. In ninth place we uncover What's Your Number? taking $3 million and Abduction slumming it in tenth with $2.9 million.To look for the entire fight involving the films inside the chart, take you to ultimately Box Office Mojo.

Edinburgh Film Festival to stay in June

EDINBURGH -- The Edinburgh Film Festival has confirmed that it's going to stay in June next season, instead of moving to the old August date. The 2012 edition may even reinstate the Michael Powell Award for top new British feature, which was controversially dropped with this particular year's event. The 66th edition in the fest will occur from June 20 for this summer time 1. Your final decision was created by Ken Hay, the acting Boss in the fest's parent the center for your Moving Image, and Chris Fujiwara, the fest's recently hired artistic director. "The 'June or August' debate remains the primary factor on discussions since the finish from the year's festival, which is an problem that the board has looked for broad consultation," Hay stated. "The film industry, including press, entrepreneurs and customers agents happen to be part of the conversation to make certain an option that's correct, and may provide the very best future for your festival." The fest was founded in 1947 incorporated in Edinburgh's world-famous arts festival in August, but gone after June in 2008 in the bid to say a larger profile just like a standalone event. Nevertheless the fest has fought within the new slot with lowering ticket sales, and faced common industry critique it's too close to Cannes to become impressive launchpad. However, a proceed to August may have presented significant financial and logistical challenges for your cash-strapped fest. The return in the Michael Powell prize was welcomed by Shane Meadows, who won the award for "Somers Town" in 2008. "The award might be a major boost with a filmmaker's profile and i'm delighted to hear of the re-instatement within the festival for 2012," he mentioned. The fest has furthermore re-hired veteran film PR Emma McCorkell of Organic Marketing becasue it is mind of press. McCorkell went the press office for quite a while until 2010, but was dropped with this particular year's edition meant for an Edinburgh PR company with no film experience. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

The Dark Dark night Increases: Batcave particulars and police chase video

It is good to listen to that we'll see the Batcave again at nighttime Dark night Increases but it might not be that a surprise if your report in the The new sony Galleries set will be thought.An admirer at Batman-News.com states have came round the new Batcave and states very little has transformed."It's half finished and virtually appears like exactly the same set we had in Batman Starts. They are still finishing the quarry walls however the wooden manor fundamentals counseled me there within the corner. They might increase the set dressing with equipment and the like try not to expect a radical redesign since many fans expect,Inch the report reads.Hold on, you may be thinking, that also sounds very incomplete. What exactly did the development men need to say?"Funny factor was I requested the development men when they were utilizing the same blueprints/plans from Batman Starts to complement continuity, they stated, 'No'. But because the set was similar to the cave from Starts and I am a detail freak you never know the films, (right lower towards the waterfall entrance in which the tumbler flies through) when they might have had new blueprints I saw it had been exactly the same cave from seeing the building blocks beams which were legendary in the first movie. Also happens holds water, they'll grow it once the quarry wall jobs are finished plus they pull all of the rigging illuminates to light up the set."To tell the truth, you will not see toys flying from TF's pram when the Batcave transpires with look a little familiar.Especially as we have got this snippet of the police chase to help keep our Softball bat-spirits up.Unless of course this is actually a remake ofThe Blues Siblings, by which situation where's our log-directly into Blues-Siblings-news.com? We have got a bit of bile to spew!

Knell named CEO, prexy of NPR

Sunny days ahead for Gary Knell: the prexy and CEO of Sesame Workshop, producer of "Sesame Street," has been named CEO and prexy of NPR. Knell will officially take over leadership of the org Dec. 1. Knell promised to "depoliticize" the heated debate over public radio, which has affected public broadcasters' ability to generate funding both publicly and privately.Dave Edwards, chairman of NPR's board of directors, said in a prepared statement that Knell is "an extraordinary leader with extensive experience in public media, programming and education." For his part, Knell emphasized the radio nonprofit's versatility. "(NPR is) one of the world's most respected and leading providers of news, music and cultural programming - both on the air and across ever-expanding digital platforms." Knell also said he wanted the org to "expand civil dialogue and set the standard for media."The company has been without permanent leadership since Vivian Schiller resigned from the post after two much-covered controversies involving accusations of political bias on the public radio network. The most public of those involved commentator and frequent Fox News guest Juan Williams, who was dismissed for saying on the News Corp cabler that he felt uncomfortable when flying with people dressed in Muslim garb. Schiller was widely criticized for her handling of the incident and for her remarks in response to that criticism; Williams was hired by Fox at a reported $2 million a year.NPR reports that Knell currently made over $700,000 in 2009 and that the exec "would be taking a pay cut" to join the news org. Knell has served on several Senate committees and subcommittees for Democrats, and has worked with Republicans including former Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and Bush administration Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

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