Monday, August 22, 2011
Healthy Hollywood: Get Movin Monday - Live To Become 100!
By Terri MacLeodNEW You are able to., N.Y. -- Everyone knows (or at best I really hope) a healthy diet and many exercise adds years for your existence. How do you want to live to become 100? I certainly wouldnt mind as lengthy when i was healthy in mind and body. Dr. Oz shares his prescription to being a centenarian in Septembers Mens Fitness Magazine. The secret is carrying out at the optimal level at each stage in existence. The most important driver in durability is not how heavy you're. Its how fit you're. Youre best being body fat along with a little fit than being skinny and in poor condition, discloses Dr. Oz to Mens Fitness. So, how can you start living forever youthful? Scientists discovered individuals who live to become 100 have three things in keeping. First, these were who is fit. Second, they ate whole-foods. And third, they'd encouraging associations. Within the September problem, Dr. Oz maps out his stay healthy durability strategies for males with the different decades. Men inside your 20s:Place more focus on muscle-building activities. You ought to be exercising every second day, accumulating your core, your arms, as well as your legs. The main one activity you need to certainly do is pull-ups. You realize why I really like pull-ups? Simply because they pressure you to definitely raise your own bodyweight, recommends Dr. Oz. Men inside your 30s:When you hit your 30s, you can begin to escape from muscle-building activities a bit and concentrate more about fitness. Youthful men tend to be more able to maneuver, but thirtysomethings are little firmer and begin wearing excess fat, discloses Dr. Oz. Try a bit more versatility training and less muscle-building periods. Men inside your 40s:When youre inside your 40s, everything becomes about your bodys pliancy. I'd take more time doing yoga or balance activities, look foward to exercises together with your eyes closed. To enhance balance, do that simple test. Operate straight together with your arms folded across your chest, close your vision, and lift one feet, bending in a 45-degree position. Set an objective of balancing for just a few seconds, indicates Dr. Oz. To see more about Dr. Ozs anti-aging secrets, mind to world wide web.mensfitness.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Exclusive: Castle Will get a Mr. Freeze in William Atherton
William Atherton William Atherton has reserved a cool guest just right the approaching season of Castle, TVGuide.com has learned solely.Fall Preview: Get scoop in your favorite coming back showsThe veteran actor will have Dr. Ari Weiss, a "existence-extension investigator" that has devoted the majority of his work to study regarding cryogenic freezing. When Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) happen upon a murder scene without any victim, their look for the missing body soon leads these phones Dr. Weiss' work - as well as a lot of other frozen corpses.Atherton, 64, made an appearance in Die Hard and Die Hard 2 in addition to Ghost Busters and Real Genius . His small-screen credits include roles on Existence, Desperate Average women, Law & Order: SVU and also the final season of Lost.Castle exclusive: Star Trek's Michael Dorn is Beckett's shrinkCastle returns Monday, Sept. 19 at 10/9c on ABC. Atherton's episode is slated to air March. 3.
First Run takes Colby's CIA story
"The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby"First Run Features has picked up U.S. rights to Carl Colby's doc "The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby" for release starting next month. Colby's film examines the career of his late father, a former director of the CIA, through archival footage, photos and interviews with politicos including Donald Rumsfeld and James Schlesinger as well as journos Bob Woodward and Seymour Hersh. Produced by Jedburgh Films, Act 4 Entertainment's David Johnson and Guggenheim Prods.' Grace Guggenheim, "The Man Nobody Knew" bows in Gotham on Sept. 23, with a limited national rollout to follow in October. Doc will join a roster of recent releases from First Run that includes "Kings of Pastry," "Crude" and "Making the Boys."
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Meet the 16 New Sing-Off Groups
Sing Off Meet the new, super-sized cast of The Sing-Off.NBC has unveiled the 16 a cappella groups that will duke it out for $200,000 and a recording contract on Season 3. The list is nearly doubled in size from Season 2, which had 10 groups (Season 1 had eight), to accommodate for the show's first full fall season.Is The Sing-Off on your Watchlist? Add it and your other favorites now and never miss an episodeHosted by Nick Lachey, The Sing-Off will premiere Monday, Sept. 19 at 8/7c with judges Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and newbie Sara Bareilles, replacing Nicole Scherzinger, who has defected to that other singing competition show, The X Factor.Check out the groups:Afro-Blue: A nine-person group from Howard UniversityThe Cat's Pajamas: An all-male group from Branson, Mo., with interactive performancesThe Collective: Nashville ensemble formed by Season 2 alum Jeremy Lister (Street Corner Symphony)Dartmouth Aires: A 14-man group that is the Ivy League school's oldest a cappella troupeDelilah: An all-female ensemble with members from the first two seasonsThe Deltones: 20-year-old group from the University of DelawareFannin Family: An octet of siblings from Hortonville, Wis.Kinfolk 9: A professional nine-person troupe whose members can all sing leadMessiah's Men: Survivors of the war in Liberia who want to serve God through musicNorth Shore: 30-year-old street-corner group from BostonPentatonix: Five-member group that's influenced by a variety of genres, including dub step and garage house.Sonos: A vocal band with live electronic effects that has worked with BareillesSoul'd Out: A co-ed high school group from Wilsonville, Ore.Urban Method: Newly formed eight-person ensemble, which includes a rapper, that has never performed togetherVocal Point: Brigham Young University's nine-man troupeThe YellowJackets: University of Rochester group famous for wearing yellow blazers
Rosemarie DeWitt to Play Ben Stiller's Wife in 'Neighborhood Watch'
Matt Carr/Getty ImagesRosemarie DeWitt Rosemarie DeWitt, who most recently had a memorable run on Showtime's United States of Tara, is in negotiations to nab the female lead opposite Ben Stiller in Neighborhood Watch, Fox's comedy being produced by 21 Laps. Vince Vaughn is already on board the sci-fi comedy, being directed by Akiva Schaffer, and centering on a suburban "neighborhood watch" group that serves as a front for dads to get some male-bonding time away from their families. The group finds itself in over its head when it uncovers a plot to destroy the world. DeWitt would play Stiller's wife, who forces the family to move to the 'burbs. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote a recent draft of the script. The movie is eying a fall shoot in Georgia. DeWitt, who drew acclaim for her work in Rachel Getting Married, will appear in next year's Disney drama The Odd Life of Timothy Green. She is repped by ICM and Wishlab. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit
Monday, August 15, 2011
Generate's Jordan Levin: How Hollywood's 'Decision by Committee' Climate Stifles Innovation (Q&A)
It has been seven years since Jordan Levin has had to think about managing a fall television schedule.our editor recommendsNATPE Taps Chris Grant and Jordan Levin as New Co-chairs These days, the former WB honcho-turned-Generate chief executive is busy managing amulti-platform studio and talent management firm that counts actor-director Tim Matheson, director-producer Emile Levisetti and comedian Charlie Todd among its clients. Levin and his partners bill their Santa Monica and New York based firm as a next generation media company, as apt to land a ad-sponsored web series as it is to score a TV show or comedy tour. Levin, once referred to as the WB's boy-genius, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the evolution of the media industry, the future of companies like Netflix and what he describes as the most frustrating part of the entertainment business today. The Hollywood Reporter: Give us the cocktail party version of what Generate does. Jordan Levin: We have a talent management division and production development division with an eye towards multiple platforms. The reason for that is simply because I think the industry is becoming largely divided between those who are in the content business and those who are in the distribution business. You can either bet on the pipes and the technology that curates content or you can bet on the value being on the content. If you're betting on content, which is inherently what myself and my colleagues understand and have a passion for, betting on talent is just doubling down on that bet. THR: You look at a company Netflix, which recently decided it would be in the content business as well. Do you foresee more people try to play in both areas? Levin: I think you have to. Distribution is becoming the commodity -- and the more it becomes commoditized, the point of differentiation in value creation is going to reside around content. I believe that in sort of a supply and demand economy, the media business in which we were all predominantly raised was a business in which there was a relatively fixed pool of talent developing and producing content for a very narrow pipe -- a handful of networks and studios-- and there weren't a lot of choices about where to go if you couldn't sell to one of those gatekeepers. But now with all of the distribution channels and choices that exist, I still believe that the content pool is relatively fixed. Sure, the discovery method of talent has changed; you might discover talent now because of YouTube vs. a spec script, but the crème rises to the top. For anyone who's watching American Idol, The Voice or another talent competition on a grand scale, it becomes very obvious very quickly that talent is still relatively rare. So while we can use digital to source talent, it doesn't mean that under ever rock is going to sprout a much greater talent pool. Again, the need for quality premium content is still going to come from a fixed group of people. The question really comes of valuation around that content. I think it's unfortunate that the valuation that Wall Street and the investment community puts on technology companies is greater than that of content companies. Traditional media companies get a discounted valuation compared to companies who create value on the back of content itself. THR: How does that ultimately change? Levin: I don't know. I think everything eventually comes back to content because as much as business models cater to consumers' needs, people in the investment community tend to forget that people's needs are motivated by what they want to experience, what they want to watch and what they want to hear. Recognizing this has become an education process for every generation. The industry gets itself into an odd cycle wherein technology companies become disproportionally large compared to traditional media companies and those companies start to dictate the shape of business. THR: Any examples spring to mind? Levin: You look back at AOL taking over Time Warner and, in retrospect, everyone scratches their heads and asks, 'How could that happen?' It happened because the Street inflated the value of AOL to such a great degree that it was able to do that. There are technology companies that are evolutionary --in some cases, even revolutionary-- right now, but their value is disproportionally higher than that of traditional mediacompanies whose revenues, income and EBITDA are greater. THR: Why would you say that is? Levin: The content business is perceived as a business that isn't easily repeatable. There's no formula to it that guarantees success again and again. Obviously it's a people intensive business. The markets tend to reward companies that can trade a widget or a piece of code because it can be replicated over and over again. And, as we know, people sitting at home watching TV or movies don't want to see the same things over again. A show like Glee or a movie like Bridesmaids gets rewarded because it's different. THR: What's the most frustrating part of the business today? Levin: How few people are empowered to make decisions and how committee-oriented decision making has become in what is inherently a creative medium. Networks and studios historically that have had any brand resonance in the marketplace have primarilybeen lead by decision makers who rightly or wrongly decide what it is that they want to produce and distribute. I'm concerned that as the entertainment industry has become more consolidated and more of a multi-national conglomerate industry, creative decision-making is being lead more by traditional business standards like research and decision by committee and attempts to replicate what's worked in the past. THR: Which takes a toll on innovation... Levin: Exactly, real innovation gets lost. When you look at certain networks and film studios and you see some of the output of those divisions, you really wonder whether some seminal pieces of popular culture would be created and supported today. While there's certainly a role for research, it's very difficult to find companies where there's a firm hand at the tiller. When you do find them, they're usually leaders in their space. Look at a company like CBS. It make sense that they've been the No. 1 network for as long as they have, because there's a clear point of view through which decision making is framed in Les Moonves. Some people may not always agree with what his decisions are, but they all respect the fact that he's willing to make a decision and stand by it. THR: Would you consider returning to a network chief gig? Levin: Surprisingly, I get asked that a lot. My answer is that I miss aspects of it very much. I miss being in a seat where you could hear something, get excited about it and get it made and distributed to other people. That sort of curatorial ability was really rewarding, but I'm not sure whether or not the job that I had exists anymore.I was really lucky to have mentors like Bob Daly, Jamie Kellner, Garth Ancier, Bruce Rosenblum and Barry Meyer who were all very respectful in allowing Susanne Daniels and me to make decisions. They allowed us to put on a program like Buffy the Vampire Slayer whenmaybe they didn't all see it. I just don't think people are empowered to that degree anymore. The challenge of being in that position and trying to rethink what a network is and what it means to be a programming head is extremely exciting in this era, but who the companies are that are really thinking about how to make that change -- how to move forward instead of hanging on to the past -- is unclear to me. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Topics Time Warner Leslie Moonves Netflix AOL
Thursday, August 11, 2011
It's Official: HBO Renews 'True Blood' For Season 5
HBO just came out with an official release confirming the Season 5 renewal of Alan Ball's hit vampire drama True Blood. The pickup has been considered a formality as the series' writers are already working on Season 5 scripts and Ball let slip at TCA two weeks ago that he has signed a deal to return. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2011 HBO has renewed the hit show TRUE BLOOD for a 12-episode fifth season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Alan Ball, the series will begin production of new episodes later this year in Los Angeles, with debut set for summer 2012.I am thrilled that TRUE BLOOD continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics, noted Lombardo. Alan Ball and his gifted team have devised the greatest thrill ride on TV. I remain amazed and delighted by the enthusiasm of our viewers, says Ball. I cant imagine having more fun than this. Mixing romance, suspense, mystery and humor, the Emmy-nominated show takes place at a time when vampires have come out of the coffin, and follows the on-and-off romance between waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear peoples thoughts, and 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). Series creator Alan Ball is also an executive producer of the show, which is based on the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. TRUE BLOOD recently received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Alfre Woodard).Season four credits: TRUE BLOOD was created by Alan Ball; based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris; executive producers, Alan Ball, Gregg Fienberg; co-executive producers, Brian Buckner, Mark Hudis, Nancy Oliver, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo; co-producer, Christina Jokanovich.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Cablevision expands app beyond iPad
A Viacom lawsuit has done little to derail multiplatform ambitions at Cablevision, which announced Tuesday an extension of its controversial Optimum app to iPhone and iPod Touch. Optimum previously allowed Cablevision subscribers to watch all of the TV channels it transmitted live through set-top boxes to just the iPad. Since launching four months ago, Optimum has been downloaded 200,000 times. Viacom sued Cablevision over the app in June, claiming its carriage agreement with the cable operator didn't grant rights to stream channels including MTV, Nickelodeon and BET to wireless devices. Viacom previously sued Time Warner Cable over a similar app, but the suit was tabled in June with both sides agreeing to a standstill that will take it out of court while they try to reach a settlement. The new version of Optimum adds a remote-control functionality that allows viewers control of their televisions from three different devices, all of which can only utilize the app in the subscriber's home. Cablevision announced the upgraded app in tandem with its second-quarter earnings, which came in below analyst expectations of 40 cents per share. The company reported 31 cents per share, or $87.8 million in net income. TW Cable has not extended its TWCable TV app beyond iPad. Viacom declined comment. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Universal Tries Enterprising Methods To Sell 'The Change-Up' Anybody For $6 Tickets?
Universal Pictures thinks about the problem outdoors this area in attempting to raise awareness because of its David Dobkin-directed body switching comedy The Modification-Up, which opens Friday against Rise from the Planet from the Apes. The Modification-Up continues to be monitoring a little softly, and also the studio today sent a promo that highlights the chemistry and benefit of the film's stars, Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds. The studio has been doing another thing that caught my attention. Much like when Lionsgate offered $6 tickets towards the Lincoln subsequently Lawyer through Groupon, Universal is providing $6 offer for tickets towards the movie through DailyCandy Deals, the Comcast-possessed online daily e-newsletter that provides discount rates from jewellery to restaurants. Here's the sale because it was delivered to me with an email from movie site Fandango: "Like a Fandango fan, you are asked gain a unique deal from your buddies at DailyCandy La. Gather the gals a few days ago and ogle Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman within the Change-Up just for $6 (up to and including $14 value). Much more swoon-worthy: DailyCandy will be sending new Deals at 40-70% off right to your mailbox, together with insider information on La restaurants, spas, boutiques, and much more.Inch Studio associates stated this is really the 2nd movie which has used the DailyCandy Deals discount cost program. It had been also accomplished for Bridesmaids, although the reduced tickets were not provided until after opening weekend. I am told this arrangement was located in sometime ago and wasn't done due to any lagging monitoring amounts. It is a test program for the site--that is attempting to offer viable deals to develop its customer lists--and also the studio, that is attempting to raise awareness because of its films. For who eats the price of the reduced ticket cost, it's like it is the theaters, just like happens with any reduced ticket. A few of the DailyCandy Deals customers will buy tickets and never appear, therefore the feeling is will most likely all emerge within the clean. However the studio doesn't have exposure and tickets offered a few days ago is going to be counted within the weekend box office tally. It's unclear if the studio will offer you future movie discount rates towards the site that's possessed by its parent company. Incidentally, this is the opportunity to ogle at Bateman and Reynolds within the Universal promo reel:
Monday, August 1, 2011
The Closer's James Duff Previews "In Check"
Michael Paul Chan During my own little world, nothing has meant more in my experience than family: It's the first step toward my daily existence. Correctly attended, our immediate kin could be extended by fresh associations, more partnerships and new children its growth nurtured through the best instincts from the human heart.Then when a living thing just like a family splits apart, it may provoke a nuclear reaction, a breaking pressure likewise effective as the one which held it together.Lt. Michael Tao's 16-year-old boy, Kevin, that has adopted the title of Day Camping Counselor included in his summer time vacation from senior high school, encounters an quarrelling divorced couple, among whom appears to possess misplaced their boy. This soul-rattling fear - that certain without supervision moment inside a youthful child's existence can result in irreversible tragedy - provides the next episode from the Closer a primal jolt additionally, it provides a glimpse in to the private existence of Lt. Tao, whose teenage boy, Kevin, travels with him through the majority of a remarkably dark journey, everything which leads us closer to the answer of the heinous crime.Lots of people may be aghast that Tao enables his boy to see the inner workings of the murder, however the kids of cops are frequently uncovered towards the more dark side of existence in an earlier age. Indeed, many detectives make certain their kids realize that human instinct includes violence, lack of knowledge, avarice as well as worse disasters. To express that Tao's wife has different ideas from her husband only serves to dramatize our theme. Some family's can argue, and grow closer other medication is destroyed by their conflicts, departing themselves prey to dangers they can't even fathom.The theme of improper supervision of the family also claims itself within the pending suit against Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Manley, who finds herself battling from the relatives of Turell Baylor, the suspect she launched this past year from LAPD custody of the children (before his house, which may have been encircled by gang people). What really happened to Mr. Baylor after Brenda drove away and left him alone? It's as much as Captain Sharon Raydor to describe.Dropping charge of a young child, a situation, a suspect, a household can result in terrible effects. Several people finish up facing these relatable fears once we uncover, once more, even just in the very best of conditions, our way of life will never be fully "In Check."Some families do not require just as much supervision as others. The diverse group who gather 70 hrs every work week to fabricate The Closer really are a just to illustrate. Our crew, whose goal it's to create every episode in our show seem like just a little feature film, consists of a lot of disparate people the very idea of mixing them together into one indivisible team would appear impossible. Every political opinion, every religion, every age bracket, every gender, every race, every sexual identity, every connected union and guild regularly join together inside a mutually encouraging effort, permitting each individual about the squad to experience towards the top of the game. We accomplish a great deal through the concept of mutual respect.Respect, obviously, comes simpler when one sees that all of the people with whom one lives and works are people of the identical family. We're, in the end, much, a lot more alike than we're different, and my constant appreciation towards the Closer crew for showing this scientific fact every day knows no bounds. Because of the effectiveness of their collective vision, each week we provide the best we are able to caused by our much-appreciated group of audiences.Until in a few days - James Duff
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