Friday, January 27, 2012

ATO sees its 'Shadow Dancer'

ATO Pictures has acquired North American rights to ''Shadow Dancer,'' James Marsh's third film to premiere at Sundance. Story centers on a woman forced to betray loved ones to protect her son. Andrea Riseborough and Clive Owen star in the film by Marsh (''Project Nim,'' ''Man on Wire''). Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen and Domhnall Gleeson also star. Pic is based on the novel by Tom Bradby, who also penned the script. Sale was repped by CAA and ATO acquisitions head Sarah Lash. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Bryce Dallas Howard Welcomes Baby Girl!

First Published: January 22, 2012 3:31 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Bryce Dallas Howard show off her baby bump at a screening of When You Find Me at the Ray Kurtzman Theater at CAA in Los Angeles on November 21, 2011Its a girl for Bryce Dallas Howard! The actress and husband/actor Seth Gabel welcomed their first daughter this week, Bryces dad iconic moviemaker Ron Howard confirmed on Twitter on Saturday. Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel Born Jan 19 2012 8lbs 6oz Bryce & Baby B are spectacular Daddy Seth & brother Theo are beaming ear to ear :-),: Ron posted. Bryce and Seths son, Theo, is 4. Following the news, several of Bryce and Rons Hollywood counterparts quickly offered their congratulations on Twitter. Ron, tell Bryce congratulations from our whole family. Ill be waiting to cast Beatrice in a few years! director M.Night Shyamalan who worked with Bryce in The Village and Lady in the Water Tweeted. please send Bryce my congrats and well wishes!!! & Congrats to you xo friend Jennifer Connelly posted. The actress who revealed her pregnancy back in May has spoken candidly about her battle with postpartum depression after giving birth to Theo. In a July 2010 installment of Gwyneth Paltrows GOOP newsletter, both Gwyneth and Bryce opened up about their bouts with postpartum depression. Bryce revealed that right after the birth of her son, she experienced a lack of emotion. Nothing, she wrote of her feelings at the time. I felt nothing. The actress whose recent credits include The Help, 50/50 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse went on to reveal that she couldnt even bring herself to call her son by his name, noting, at that point I mysteriously referred to [Theo] as it, even though we had named him. I should have taken that as a sign. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Italo filmmaker Nanni Moretti to mind Cannes jury

MorettiItalian filmmaker Nanni Moretti continues to be drawn on to mind the jury only at that year's Cannes Film Festival. "The Festival desired to celebrate its 65th season having a European jury leader," stated Cannes delegate general Thierry Fremaux in announcing the choice. "High-spirited and marked by his modernity and intelligence, Nanni Moretti's films would be the version of best wishes in cinema in the last three decades.Inch The 2011 festival runs May 16-27. Moretti has presented six films in the festival and won the Palme d'Or for "The Son's Room" in 2001. Younger crowd required the director trophy for "Dear Diary" in 1994. He directed and behaved in last year's Papal comedy "Habemus Papam" within the competition. Festival chief Gilles Jacob stated he'd a premonition that Moretti would be a major estimate cinema in 1978 when his "Ecce Bombo" was joined into competition. "This is exactly what happened and i'm so gratified to possess had this lengthy and affectionate collaboration," he added. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Glam Slam: Golden Globes Beauties

First Published: January 17, 2012 1:41 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Michelle Williams at the Golden Globes, January 15, 2012There was so much action at the Globes as far as fashion, beauty and hair styles, I feel like I will be writing about it all for weeks to come! Today, we look at three red carpet beauties and how you can achieve their makeup looks. MICHELLE WILLIAMS WHO: CHANEL Celebrity Makeup Artist Angela Levin INSPIRATION: My inspiration was a gorgeous Golden Globe winner!! HOW TO: Angela started the makeup application with cleaning the skin with CHANEL Lotion Douceur Gentle Hydrating Toner using a sponge instead of cotton. She then applied a thin layer of CHANEL Ultra Correction Lift Intensive Lifting Concentrate on her face, Angels Makeup Collagen Treatment under her eyes, and placed CHANEL Sublimage La Creme Texture Supreme on her cheeks and neck. For this red carpet makeup look, Angela applied CHANEL Vitalumiere Aqua Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15 in Beige-Pastel on the face and eye lids, as a base. On the eyes, she used the grey shadow shades from the CHANEL Quadra Eyeshadow in Smoky Eyes to create a light smoky effect on the upper lid, then adding CHANEL Long-Lasting Eyeliner in Black Shimmer to the top lash. Angela then defined the brows with CHANEL Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil in Blond Clair and added two coats of CHANEL Inimitable Mascara in Noir on the top and bottom lashes. On Michelles cheeks, she applied CHANEL Powder Blush in Rose Ecrin that gave a perfect flush, and completed the look with CHANEL Rouge Coco Hydrating Crme Lip Colour in Perle. JESSICA BIEL WHO: CHANEL Celebrity Makeup Artist Kara Yoshimoto Bua INSPIRATION: Jessicas coloring and her white gown. I wanted to keep it simple and bright in the corals and neutral tones. HOW TO: I started Jessicas look by applying CHANEL Vitalumiere Aqua Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15 in Beige-Sable to her face, setting it with CHANEL Natural Finished Pressed Powder in Natural, and adding CHANEL Powder Blush in In Love to the cheeks for a healthy glow. I wanted to focus on popping the eyes with brown and taupe shades. I defined the eyes with the deep warm brown and taupe colors from the CHANEL Quadra Eyeshadow in Prelude, and applied the shimmery gold/champagne shades as highlights on the lid. I then added CHANEL Inimitable Intense Mascara in Noir on the top lashes and CHANEL Inimitable Intense Mascara in Brun on lower lashes for a more natural effect. And finished the look with the fresh-looking Rouge Coco Hydrating Crme Lip Colour in Paradis. Healthy beautiful skin and warm corals on the cheeks and lips keeps the look so fresh! NICOLE KIDMAN WHO: CHANEL Celebrity Makeup Artist Angela Levin (she was very busy!!!) INSPIRATION: I focused on the amazing color and details on her dress, to create this fresh, elegant look. HOW TO: To start the process, Angela primed Nicoles face with CHANEL Sublimage Essential Revitalizing Concentrate and CHANEL Hydra Beauty Hydration Protection Radiance Serum. To even out the skin tone, she applied a thin layer of Senna Barely Base in Light, and then a layer of CHANEL Vitalumiere Moisture-Rich Radiance Fluid Makeup SPF 15 in Ivoire. To play up Nicoles eyes, Angela used the taupe shade in the CHANEL Quadra Eyeshadow in Lilium all over the lids, followed by the deep green shade to define the upper lash line. She lined under the lower lash line with Face Eyeshadow in Steel, and then the lashes were finished with CHANEL Inimitable Mascara in Noir. To complete the look, Angela used CHANEL Powder Blush in In Love on the cheeks and Laura Mercer Secret Brightening Powder on the cheek and brow bones. Lastly, she used CHANEL Rouge Coco Hydrating Crme Lip Colour in Superstition to achieve a neutral lip look. For more information, check out www.chanel.com. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Trank on your journey to 'Fantastic Four'

TrankIn a substantial symbol of confidence within the approaching supervillain pic "Chronicle," helmer Josh Trank has emerged since the leader to direct last century Fox's reboot of Marvel's "Fantastic Four" franchise.Trank has received several conferences in regards to the project, though his debut feature still 72 hours away, affiliates tell Variety that Fox is predicted to attend to find out how "Chronicle" opens over Super Bowl weekend before stretching the state offer. Nonetheless, Fox is towards the top of "Chronicle" and wish to keep Trank in operation while using studio, which has displayed confidence inside the pic, offering exclusive footage through the NFL's wild-card weekend following a pic's trailer created massive traffic online.Internally, studio professionals expect Trank to land the coveted helming gig.Michael Eco-friendly ("Eco-friendly Lantern") written the script despite the fact that Akiva Goldsman was set to produce through his Weed Road banner, he's forget about involved.Tim Story directed the initial two "Fantastic Four" movies, which made $620 million worldwide combined.last century Fox recently effectively restarted its "X-Males" franchise with "X-Males: Top Quality,In . which found James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender overpowering the roles of Professor X and Magneto from Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan. Furthermore with a follow-up to "X-Males Roots: Wolverine," the studio is developing a spin-taken off that film which will focus on Ryan Reynolds' character Deadpool, additionally to a different undertake "Daredevil," initially referred to by Film Clip.Although Marvel has and finances characteristics like "Iron Guy" and "Thor," Fox controls "Fantastic Four" in perpetuity -- as extended since it continues making the movies. Fox gets the same arrangement on Marvel Comics characteristics "X-Males," "Daredevil" and "Silver Surfer." Marvel can be a producer and financial participant using a certification agreement.Trank got his start writing and pointing several cases of Spike TV's miniseries "The Kill Point," and ongoing for everybody as editor and co-producer of Robert Siegel's acclaimed indie "Large Fan." Max Landis written "Chronicle," which follows three teens who gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery, but soon find their lives spinning uncontrollable simply because they embrace their deeper sides.Trank is repped by WME. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Ough Gervais on Coming back towards the Golden Globes: "What is the Worst That May Happen?"

Ough Gervais Is Ough Gervais concern about hosting the Golden Globes again? Not after this past year. "What is the worst that may happen?" Gervais told reporters Friday about his approaching third turn as emcee at HBO's winter TV previews. "I finish my career once per week, should you browse the press. I only do stuff that finish my career now. That's my fun. That's my extreme sport." Who'll he offend this season? Ough Gervais to host Golden Globes again Gervais, 50, received fire this past year for his offensive jokes that skewered Hugh Hefner, Charlie Sheen, the cast of Sex and also the City 2 and Scientologists, amongst others. The 3-time Golden Globe champion stated he thought he wasn't likely to host the show again, but told reporters Friday he transformed his mind after he began reading through articles saying he'd not be asked back. "Used to do it to bother them," he stated from the press. Much like this past year, Gervais does not appear to concern yourself with going too much or problem anybody within the room Sunday evening. "I believe that everybody required rid of it. I'm not sure anybody which was really annoyed this past year," he stated. "I'd rather they laugh than gasp, however i cherish the gasps together with the laughs." Ough Gervais does not think he went too much at Golden Globes His jokes may hit hard, however the Office creator noted they don't originate from a poor place. "My conscience never requires a day off," Gervais stated. "They are just gags. I am not attempting to hurt anyone's feelings... or undermine the moral fabric of America." When talking about his approaching Cinemax comedy, Life's Way Too Short, Gervais stated he's really a larger fan of happy being than most would imagine. "We are always along the side of good and goodness," Gervais stated. "It certainly is about humanity. It certainly is about doing the best factor. And never doing the best factor and becoming some kind of punishment down the road." Added Gervais: "Almost always there is expect the worst people on the planet.Inch The 69th Annual Golden Globe Honours air Sunday at 8/7c on NBC. Life's Way Too Short premieres on February. 19 on Cinemax.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Glam Slam: Globes Makeup Trends

First Published: January 11, 2012 2:51 PM EST Credit: WireImage LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Angelina Jolie attends the Inglourious Basterds Premiere at the Grand Theatre Lumiere during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2009 in Cannes, FranceThe countdown is on for this Sundays star-studded Golden Globes. Yay cant wait to check out all the starsfrom their gowns to the hair and their makeup. On the red carpet, everyone wants to look new and relevant in todays hottest fashion and beauty trends with a glamorous twist, says celebrity makeup maven Sonia Kashuk, so a lot of what we are going to see this year will be a variation on this seasons biggest trends. Sonia shares her beauty forecast for the Globes and how you can achieve the look with her affordable makeup, which is available at Target. Lips will take center stage and with the retro trend in full swing, there will be a lot of rich bordeaux and deep bright reds (like Angelinas!) reminiscent of the 70s and 80s. Color and sparkle will be big this year with the focus on metallic and jewel tones. Of course there will be many starlets sporting the timeless look of a beautiful nude face as well. I love a cleaner, more natural face on the red carpet because it is fresh, modern and universally flattering. The first step to getting this look is creating flawless skin. Once your canvas is smooth and primed, cover imperfections and even out tone with a luminous foundation. I am a big believer that dewy radiance is always better than matte, flat skin. Use a highlighter, such as my Super Sheer Shimmering Highlighter, along the top of the cheekbones to catch the light and create a beautiful glow. There are two directions you can take with this look: a strong mouth with a soft eye or natural face with a delicate smokey eye. If you decide to focus on the mouth, keep the eye subtle by using a wash of shimmering color, such as any of the shades in my Eye Shadow Quad in Showstoppers, over lids, keeping application light and sheer. Flush out cheeks, applying blush to the apples in a circular motion, working your way back towards the hairline. Then choose a bright red or pink lip color to make the face popI personally love a matte red like my Velvety Matte Lip Crayon in Rosey Nude. The trick with a bold lip color is to make sure it is not overly defined which will look dated. Avoid this by using your fingertips to blur the lip line. If you opt for the subtle smokey eye, use a coral-peach blush on the cheeks for some healthy color and apply a soft nude lip color, such as my Luxury Lip Color in Truffle. Next, turn your attention to the eye. Using shades of tan and taupe create a gradation of color over the lid, with the lightest tone at the center, medium hue in the crease, and darkest shade at the lash line for definition. Make sure everything is buffed and smudged you never want to see where one color ends or begins. While every celebrity will have their own customized look from head to toe, you can bet on one thing for them all to have in common is lashes! No red carpet face is complete without the extra drama of false eyelashes and no matter what aesthetic you are trying to achieve, throwing on a pair of lashes is sure to wow. For more info on Sonia, head to www.target.com and if you are in the Los Angeles area this weekend, you can meet Sonia and her team in person at free pop-up makeover events. On Saturday January 14, she will be at the Target in Thousand Oaks and at Target in Upland on Sunday January 15. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Disney Junior to Replace SoapNet in March

Disney Junior Disney Channel has confirmed a launch date for its new 24-hour preschool channel. Disney Junior will replace SoapNet on most cable and satellite systems at midnight on Friday, March 23. The new cable network, an offshoot of Disney Channel's Disney Junior block, will launch with the new animated series Doc McStuffins. That show, about a six-year-old girl who nurses her sick toys back to health, is one of several new programs that will make their debut on Disney Junior. Among the other new shows coming to the channel over the next year: Gaspard and Lisa, which centers on two puppies in a French neighborhood; Guess How Much I Love You, based on the book of the same name; Sofia the First, a TV movie and series about a princess; and Oki's Oasis, a western about a kitty cat sheriff, voiced by Mandy Moore. Disney Junior also plans a weekend movie night (dubbed the Magical World of Disney Junior) and will bring over its series of interstitials called A Poem Is... narrated by Laura Linney, Viola Davis, Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson and Liev Schreiber. Current series Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins and Handy Manny will also run on Disney Junior. The channel joins an increasingly competitive preschool cable marketplace, where it will face off with Nick Jr., Sprout and Qubo, among others. Disney Junior is already available in 28 other territories outside of the U.S. In launching the channel, Disney says it's broadening the focus from kids age 2-5 to kids 2-7 - a demo it calls "preschool plus." The company has also brought on a "council of academic advisors" to guide the channel's curriculum. "This marks the beginning of a sea change in the 'preschool plus' television landscape," says Gary Marsh, president and CEO of Disney Channels Worldwide. "The response to our Disney Junior programming block has been extremely positive." A handful of viewers will still receive SoapNet after March 22, but only because a few cable and satellite deals with Disney are still being finalized. Once those deals are done, SoapNet will completely shut down. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Piranha 3DD won't get yourself a Uk cinema release

Not so great for fans of breasts, bums and bitey sea food, as Piranha 3d follow-up Piranha 3DD remains banned to Davey Jones' Locker, also called the straight-to-DVD aisle from the local Blockbusters.It seems the film's Uk entrepreneurs, Entertainment Films, aren't convinced with the merits of one other 3d phallus popping out at British audiences, and possess rather pencilled in the DVD release on 19 March 2012.Towards the minds, this seems an extremely bemusing move, particularly since the first film completed respectably laminator tl901 office in addition to won on the couple of from the grumpiest experts having its deliriously OTT sense of fun.What this implies in actual terms, is always that Uk audiences won't obtain the opportunity to take a look at Gary Busey and David Hasselhoff to experience a shoal of flesh-eating sea food in glorious 3d. Which, pals, can be a crying shame. However, our Stateside site visitors can seem to be comfortable understanding that Piranha 3DD remains searching for a united states theatrical release, with author Patrick Melton explaining the delay round the films expected Thanksgiving 2011 arrival."It increased being apparent very in the beginning our goals were not realistic because we needed sun, water 35mm 35mm slides, and bikini-clad coeds," states Melton, "three things not too prevalent within the united states . States through the several days from the month of the month of january and February.""Nevertheless, we ploughed on and take care of shooting in the finish of May. About recently, it absolutely was examined and acquired perfectly. Perfectly the studio gave us more earnings to enhance the Foreign exchange. Soon, it will likely be done and eager for just about any theatrical release. Because of the Springbreak vibe inside the film, spring was the apparent time to open it up up. So, this is actually the extended and missing it. Great. In movie theaters this spring. Assist you to then."