Monday, November 28, 2011

Hathaway As Catwoman Can get Engaged

Hathaway As Catwoman and Adam Shulman Hathaway As Catwoman can be a bride-to-be! The 29-year-old actress, who co-situated this years Oscar ceremony, is engaged to boyfriend Adam Shulman, her repetition certifies TVGuide.com. Shulman, who sprang the question after three years of dating, recommended getting a diamond ring he earned with Kwiat Heritage Jewels. See other stars who've become engaged this year This won't be the first time for your actress - who acquired an Academy Award nomination for Rachel Marriage - to don a wedding gown: She starred opposite Kate Hudson inside the 2009 film Bride Wars. Us Weekly first reported what is the news.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Schwentke can get HBO's 'Lobotomist'

Robert Schwentke remains attracted onto direct the Cinemax drama pilot "The Lobotomist," with Daniel Thomsen aboard to produce the script. Schwentke, who helmed "Time Traveler's Wife," may even professional produce with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Killoran of Appian Way, Kaira Fischer and Laeta Kalogridis of Mythology Entertainment, and Mike Medavoy. Thomsen will co-professional produce and Aaron Criswell is positioned just like a co-producer. Inspired with the meteoric increase and lower of Dr. Walter Freeman, "The Lobotomist" notifies the story of just one man's pursuit to affect the planet using a new, experimental nuclear physics. However, if the maverick physician want to visit any measures to achieve his goals, his existence careens uncontrollable -- within the amounts of worldwide recognition for the tabloids, while using good status for mental health care, changed within the wake. Pilot, that might eventually really are a series, is founded on it "The Lobotomist" by author Jack El-Hai. The project came to exist when DiCaprio, "Shutter Island" professional producer and author Kalogridis, and producer Fischer were concentrating on the Martin Scorsese film and gravitated toward El-Hai's book while researching a history of lobotomy. Mythology optioned it and, together with DiCaprio and also the production shingle, Appian Way, needed it to Cinemax. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Saturday, November 26, 2011

N.B.A. and Players Reach Tentative Agreement

LeBron James The N.B.A. and its players reached an agreement early Saturday morning, officially ending the second-longest lockout in the history of the league.The final negotiations took 15 hours, but it was ultimately decided that a 66-game compressed regular season will begin on Christmas Day, according to the NY Times.NBA Cancels First 2 Weeks of Season"We've reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations," N.B.A. commissioner, David Stern, said at 3:40 a.m., "but we're optimistic that that will all come to pass, and that the N.B.A. season will begin on Dec. 25, Christmas Day, with a tripleheader."For now, the regularly scheduled Christmas games will be played as planned: Boston Celtics vs. the NY Knicks, followed by the Miami Heat vs. the Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. The remainder of the schedule, which will need to be tweaked in order to accommodate for the lost time, should be released within the next few days.Check out the latest headlines"We're really excited," said Peter Holt, the San Antonio Spurs owner and chairman of the league's labor-relations committee. "We're excited for the fans. We're excited to start playing basketball, for players, for everybody involved."

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Gale Anne Hurd Exploring Area 51

For a possible new TV showThe mystery surrounding top secret US military base Area 51 has fascinated people for years, particularly those who think it holds the secrets of contact with alien life and has long been the place that America uses to developed new technology. It's been the subject of many books, films and TV shows. The latest person attempting to tackle the mystery? Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd. Hurd's Valhalla Entertainment company has optioned the rights to Annie Jacobson's book of interviews with former base employees and those with connections to the place, Area 51: An Uncensored History Of America's Top Secret Military Base.Though the book doesn't shed much light on any of the big conspiracy theories surrounding the base, the show will follow two men working there who discover something that the government will kill to keep secret. Karl Gajdusek, who recently worked on Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion script, is on board to write the pilot script and produce the show should it win an order from one of the US networks. Hurd has yet to shop it around, but you can bet one of her first calls will be Walking Dead channel AMC...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Dry County zones for 'Chopping Mall'

Robert Hall's Dry County Entertainment is going out inside a "Dicing Mall," acquiring the remake rights for the eighties horror title. Hall and creating partner Kevin Bocarde will produce and write. Hall may also be coming onto direct, with lensing to begin in spring. The first "Dicing Mall" was produced by Roger Corman and also the wife Julie. It centered on several teens who become in a retail complex with killer robots. Bocarde mentioned the completely new movie won't be considered a straight remake. "It'll offer the fundamental concept of youthful people in a mall however, the story could have a deeper, supernatural spin," he referred to. Recent remakes of Corman's films are the Jason Statham starrer "Dying Race," last year's "Piranha" as well as the approaching "Piranha 3d.Inch Hall noted he'd started in show business at Corman's studio. "It becomes an exciting approach to pay homage and recognition Roger although growing the first film's premise," he mentioned. Hall and Bocarde are repped by UTA. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Yair Dori returns to Argentina with startup company

BUENOS AIRES - Argentine telenovela vet Yair Dori has launched a production and customers company in Argentina, returning for the business after selling his interest five years ago in Dori Media Group, now located in Tel Aviv. Dori mentioned the venture, referred to as Yair Dori, will produce three TV series yearly and spinoffs in film, concert occasions, selling, new media and theater additionally to distribute for other producers. Its first series in production are teen adventure "Senales," teen dramedy "Sonadores," rock-band tale "Paraiso Urbano" and "Historias del Divan," a psychoanalyst drama directed by Juan Jose Jusid of those bigscreen comedy hits as "Father Is My Idol." It'll distribute comedy "Club p hombres" for Pampa Films and kiddie comedy film "Hermanitos del fin del mundo" for Argentina Sono Film. The launch comes at trouble as output deals limit utilization of Argentina's leading systems El Trece and Telefe as well as the world economic recession damps worldwide demand. But Dori is not frustrated. "Crises will be the moment to start buying and selling," he mentioned. "When the cycle gets into an increase period many individuals will probably be considering, 'Why didn't we start earlier.' " Yair Dori will produce in Argentina and neighboring nations like Uruguay, and may pursue co-productions in the united states and elsewhere, he mentioned. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Monday, November 14, 2011

Fashion Slam: Makeup Mondays - Taylor Swifts Beauty How-To

First Released: November 14, 2011 1:14 PM EST Credit: FilmMagic La, Calif. -- Caption Taylor Quick showcases her perfect makeup around the CMA Honours red-colored carpetTaylor Quick required home the coveted Performer of the season Award in the New Bands Association Honours a week ago and looked absolutely gorgeous doing the work! Shes naturally stunning without a doubt, but Taylor, who's the face area of COVERGIRLs NatureLuxe cosmetics line, ended up getting just a little help improving her natural splendor from celebrity makeup artist Lorrie Turk. I had been inspired through the drop dead gorgeousness from the J. Mendel gown Taylor used, " Lorrie discloses. Clothing would be a very awesome well developed dove hue and then within the show, she used a jewel-well developed sweater to do in, therefore the color scheme was cooler. Due to the possible lack of time for you to make changes, the makeup around the red-colored carpet needed to use the pared lower look from the performance. We simply had time to create a quick lip color change, she added. Here Lorrie shares her step-by-step guide for ways you can get Taylors CMA Honours look: I began by utilizing COVERGIRL Natureluxe Silk Foundation for any fresh finish on her behalf skin. On her behalf eyes, I made use of COVERGIRL Intense ShadowBlast in Platinum Pop then a really little difference of COVERGIRL LineExact eye liner in Very Black and handle her eyes with jackets of COVERGIRL Lash Perfection Mascara on her behalf lashes. On her lips around the red-colored carpet, I made use of COVERGIRL ShineBlast in Sparkler but for the performance, we switched it to COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Gloss Balm in Peony. For any little color and shimmer on her behalf cheekbones, I finished by brushing on COVERGIRL TruBlend Minerals Blush in Pure Romance. For more information on the makeup used, visit world wide web.covergirl.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.