Keck's Exclusives: Happy Days Mother Guest Stars on Up Through The Night

Decipher It Remember Nickelodeon's hidden talent game show, Decipher It, located by Olympian Summer time Sanders? Well, after nearly 13 years from the air, the series is returning!The network has purchased 40 instances of the show, and can begin production in April, Entertainment Weekly reviews.Browse the relaxation of present day newsPremiering in 1997, Decipher It was a game title show for children (similar in character to What's My Line?) by which four adult celebs tried to identify a youthful contestant's talent, hobby or invention by asking yes-or-no questions. The more the panel went with no correct guess, the greater money and awards the contestant would win. And out of the box typical for Nickelodeon, panelists (which incorporated the kind of Amanda Bynes, Michelle Trachtenberg and Kenan Thompson), were doused with eco-friendly "slime" periodically through the show.Not sure yet on whether Sanders will return as host. (Fingers entered!)Are you currently searching toward Decipher It Out's large go back to Nick? Who would you like to see get slimed around the panel?

De Montreuil a contender to helm 'Zorro Reborn'

De MontreuilBernalPeruvian helmer Ricardo de Montreuil, who came on Hollywood's radar with his short film "The Raven," has emerged as a contender to direct "Zorro Reborn" for 20th Century Fox.De Montreuil is set to direct the screen test for the pic's likely star, Gael Garcia Bernal, though there is no deal in place for him to direct the film.Futuristic film aims to radically reinvent the Zorro mythology by having the protag act as a masked vigilante bent on getting revenge against an evil tyrant and his gang of mercenaries.Several scribes including Glenn Gers have had a hand in the script, with "Harker" scribes Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy penning the most recent draft. Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff and David Higgins will produce for Sobini Films.Universal acquired the rights to expand "The Raven" into a feature film back in 2010, when Mark Wahlberg came on to produce the Justin Marks-scripted pic alongside Steve Levinson.De Montreuil is repped by CAA, 3 Arts Entertainment and attorney Dave Feldman. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

Netflix rises as CEO mulls cable link

Netflix's stock is rising after news that CEO Reed Hastings recently suggested that Netflix may team up with cable operators on its video subscription service, potentially expanding the online video company's customer base.Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco last week, Hastings said that it could make sense for Netflix to partner with cable operators and have them offer its services as part of a cable subscription package.Potential partnerships with cable operators would be another way for the Los Gatos, Calif., company to broaden its business and tap into more customers. Netflix's video library has more than 20,000 titles, including some material that can't be seen anywhere else."To be able to add Netflix to the bill, that might be very powerful, especially as we do more and more original content. We are more and more a classic cable network ... and so I think that probably is a logical path," Hastings said.Hastings went on to say that such partnerships are not likely in the short term, but said that "it's the natural direction in the long term." He said that cable partners could use Netflix as a competitor for Time Warner's HBO.HBO offers an Internet-streaming version of its service, but it's only available to consumers who pay for the cable-TV channel. Netflix currently sells an $8 monthly service that beams video to TVs and other devices with high-speed Internet connections.Netflix has about 22 million Internet streaming subscribers in the U.S. The company also offers a DVD-by-mail rental service that has been losing customers as Netflix focuses on the streaming service.Shares of Netflix climbed $5.21, or 4.9 percent, to $112.34 in premarket trading Wednesday. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Anthony Anderson To Star In Jimmy Fallons NBC Pilot, Kevin Williamsons Drama Pilot Adds Mexican Actor

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Anderson has been tapped as one of the leads in NBCs Jimmy Fallon comedy project aka DILFs. The multicamera comedy, written by Charlie Grandy, centers on three 30-something guys enjoy the adventures of parenting despite the fact they havent grown up themselves. Anderson, repped by UTA and Principato-Young, will play one of the trio, a sad-sack comic book collector-turned-stay-at-home dad of 4 kids, including two 6-month-old twin girls. He and his wife are broke and are totally overwhelmed by all the kids, but are still very much in love with each other. This is a return to comedy for actor-comedian Anderson after a streak of drama series roles, starting with his big arc on The Shield. He went on to co-star on the final season of the mothership Law & Order series and recently recurred on HBO’s Treme. Young Mexican actor Adan Canto has been cast as a series regular in Fox’s untitled Kevin Williamson drama pilot. The project, from Warner Bros TV, is a thriller about ex-FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) who leads the search to catch diabolical serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) who has created a cult of serial killers. Canto will play Billy, a supportive friend who helps keep Sarah, who is Carrolls last intended victim, safe. Canto’s casting stems from talent deals Fox signed in January with him and Mexican actress Martha Higareda as part of the network’s initiative to find untapped Latin American talent. Canto, repped by APA and manager Aida Berna, is an up-and-comer in Mexico and new to Hollywood; this is his first U.S. gig.

Apple leads together with a few participants follow

Disney professionals monitor the particulars within the flagship El Capitan Theater. The way you survive the next week? You'll find seven whole days prior to the unveiling of Apple's ipad 3 then probably another day or two until it's available. I expect many of the known world will probably be crazed with techno-lust, careening in regards to the streets, setting wastebaskets burning and screaming "Festival! Festival." Or otherwise organizing before Apple Stores the means by which individuals used to setup for movies. I've ranted before about how precisely the film biz must have an indication from Apple, which has grown to offer the world's finest market capital, now over $500 billion, while movie box office is ongoing to develop flaccid and homevideo revenue has withered. That's not likely a real coincidence. The iPad and apple apple iphone deliver a far greater, more reliable experience in comparison to average multiplex, and so they accomplish this because the late Jobs, Tim Prepare, Jonathan Ive in addition to their cohorts start with a storyteller's vision -- a picture of people using Apple products to produce their lives more fun and productive -- and tailor Apple's products compared to that vision.That vision seems being missing inside the movie business, specifically in exhibition.You'll find participants, though, that are attaining understanding from Apple's example, building customer loyalty by delivering a high-notch experience.The very first is Disney's flagship El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. "We love think we give (customer experience) as much attention as Apple does," mentioned Lylle Breier, Disney's senior V . p . of special events as well as the El Capitan Theater. "When you showed up in the El Capitan, we wish it to appear as an occasion. And frankly, we appear enjoy it will. People type of dress better, they behave better, they believe more special."Climax a 1926-built movie structure with old sightlines, projection and appear within the El Cap are top quality, during 3d. There is a professional projectionist employed by individuals six shows every day. Appear and brightness are checked "constantly," Breier mentioned."This is the one factor relevant for this technology it's very based on light level," she mentioned.The El Cap uses less apparent tech to enhance the customer experience. The theater's marquee is certainly an Introduced screen, so that it can transform quickly -- also it must, since the theater might change programs several occasions every day. Happens curtains go high-tech. "In the past, curtains defined a cinema. Should you have two grand curtains, you're considered reduced theater. We have four curtains within the El Capitan. Our fourth is certainly an Introduced fiber optic curtain."By supplying a dependably good experience, the El Cap has created regular group sales, that assist fill the 1000-chair house. The Texas-based Cinemark chain also provides a standing for quality presentation. And, according to James Meredith, Cinemark V . p . of marketing and communications, Cinemark management describes Apple once in some time in speaking concerning the crowd experience. Meredith states Cinemark tries to "maximize" the understanding for patrons which makes it to be seamless and personalized as you can. Self-serve concession lines (with Introduced screens to market special deals personalized compared to that showing) help speed auds through and acquire them the key they need. Kiosks inside the lobby show art-pic trailers that's most likely not showing on bigscreens -- a clip for "The Artist" carried out by doing this before when pic reaches limited release. Cinemark theaters use d-cinema to demonstrate not only alternative content but artpics and revivals, for instance present the first day-off tests of "The Godfather" parts 1 and two. The particular draw, though, can be a quality experience with the theater. Damian Wardle, Cinemark's V . p . of worldwide theater technology and presentation, mentioned the chain made a decision that it is screens would show 3d at 6 ft Lamberts, substantially much better than most 3d screens across the country. Every projector inside the chain is networked, which he is able to monitor the sun's rays development of their lights utilizing a web site. Dark projection has given 3d an undesirable title, according to him, but "3d shouldn't have a very bad title. It's a great presentation." Individuals at Cinemark have become their servers ready to present "The Hobbit" at 48 fps at year's finish.The El Capitan as well as the Cinemark chain both will not scrimp. They look for techniques to increase the risk for aud's visit to the theater as fun and convenient as you can, and so they sweat the small stuff. And so they consider exactly how it feels for clients to visit their theaters watching a movie. People are things any theater or chain are capable of doing. "We've tried to enjoy this, it's by showing there's one that could work," Breier mentioned. "If you are able to produce a single-screen theater work, it might operate in a multitude of locations.InchPieces & BytesCreateasphere's Spring Entertainment Technology Expo is today at L.A. Center Art galleries. The brand new the new sony will host production courses due to its F65 CineAlta camera starting in March and running for approximately six days. Courses will probably be held round the The brand new the new sony lot. Manhattan Edit Workshop will give you its Filmmakers Intensive two-week filmmaking workshop June 9-24. Hollywood Film Customers are once again disseminating Fuji's movie negative film stock. 3d tech provider Xpand has hired Yasunori "Yogi" Higashimura business development manager. He'll be situated in Osaka. Higashimura has received extended experience at Panasonic. Dolby is providing the Joe Satriani concert film "Satchurated: Live in Montreal" since the first recorded in 3d and Dolby 7.1. Pic will probably be released on Blu-ray in April with 7.1 appear. Legend3D has colorized cases of "The Little Rascals" and converted those to 3d. They are presented for viewing on choose cell phones and laptops, like the autostereo (glasses-free 3d) LG Optimus 3d and HTC EVO 3d Android. Later this year, Spatial View will give you these episodes on selected 3d televisions. Litepanels has shipped Sola 4 Fresnel Introduced lighting fixtures. The Siggraph 2012 conference has launched a telephone call legitimate Time Live! content for your Cartoon Festival. Pixologic has released ZBrush 4R2b. Capabilities in this particular release include FiberMesh and MicroMesh... Cinedeck's RX record monitoring and playback system visited version 3.1, adding support for a lot of popular cameras, such as the new the new sony XDCam 50 and XDCam EX 35, and Panasonic AVC-Intra class 50 and 100. Era also adds support for further Passionate and Apple formats and handheld handheld remote control of common functions, including by USB control items. Assimilate's Scratch Lab has added support for your The brand new the new sony F65. Codex features its Vault media management items produced for that F65. Contact David S. Cohen at david.cohen@variety.com

Adopt Films finds home for 'Tabu'

Adopt Films has acquired U.S. rights to Portuguese director Miguel Gomes's black-and-white-colored "Tabu" round the heels in the pic winning two honours at Berlin -- the Alfred Bauer Prize as well as the Jury in the Worldwide Critics' Fipresci. "Tabu" was put together by Gomes and Mariana Ricardo and co-stars Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Carloto Cotta, Manuel Mesquita, Isabel Cardoso, and Ivo Muller. It absolutely was produced by Lus Urbano and Sandro Aguilar. Story focues on colonialism utilizing a drama that covers modern-day Lisbon plus an not named former Portuguese colony. The sale was talked about by Match Factory's Brigitte Surez and Michael Weber and Adopt Films co-controlling professionals Rob Lipsky and Tim Grady. It's the fourth film that Adopt Films has acquired however competition options at Berlin. The business formerly bought Golden Bear champion "Caesar Must Die," Best Director champion Christian Petzold's "Barbara" and Silver Bear champion Ursula Meier's "Sister." Adopt Films expects to produce "Tabu" in NY and La in the finish of December then an over-all release in first quarter of 2013. The initial release by Adopt Films, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye," opens March 8. Adopt's approaching slate includes Darlene Goodstein's "Mighty Fine," Anne Emond's "Nuit #1" and Jean-Marc Vallee's "Cafe p Flore." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Richard Dreyfuss or Nick Nolte: Who Had Been Crazier on Oscar Evening?

It had not been all tepid, frustrating and demoralizing Sunday evening in the Academy awards. We'll also have the red-colored carpet with all of its bitchy tweets, tuxedo sabotage, motorized wheel chair clumsiness and wackadoodle screen veterinarians obtaining the live, public attention they so highly, highly deserve. Take Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte, for instance. Who had been crazier? Oscar-champion Dreyfuss practically melted with contempt for the entire publish-Oscar scene, veering from modulated bickering with a rant about retiring from movies, the Metabolic rate, the conservative political patrons the Koch siblings, and... Well, here. Watch: It designed for an excellent complement towards the evening's earlier red-colored-carpet batshittery, with nominee Nolte taking advantage of his face time by talking about crows, pinball machines and other things his interviewer raised (as he could hear and/or understand her): Are you currently thinking what I am thinking? A bit low in Beverly Hillsides: The Later Years? Someone find Bette Midler, let us jump on this! Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Gaul photos have some fun, will travel

'The Untouchables,' 'The Artist,' 'A Gang Story' and '17 Girls' are some of the new French films with broad appeal overseas and locally. "The Artist" is on the roll, sweeping trophies around the world -- but that is just one sign that Gallic cinema has its mojo back.This Year, Franch-language films made 85% of the gross outdoors France. Time dropped to 52% this year (once the greatest-grossing French photos within the U.S. were "Colombiana," "Unknown" and "The 3 Musketeers" -- British-lingo photos with British-speaking stars).But this season, Gallic cinema is placed to achieve new levels. "The Artist" has made more than $28 million Stateside and it is certain to rise to new levels, increased by its Oscar wins for pic, actor, director and 2 other trophies.To be certain, U.S. marketing secrets is partially accountable for the prosperity of "The Artist." "The film's upbeat box office results cheap its actor Jean Dujardin and director Michel Hazanavicius happen to be so positively active in the film's promotion campaign, orchestrated with brio through the Weinstein Co., are improving the benefit of French cinema worldwide," states Regine Hatchondo, controlling director of Paris-based pic promotion org Unifrance.Actually, Weinstein continues to be getting a lot of 2011's high-profile French films, particularly Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledanos' "The Intouchables" and Olivier Marchal's "A Gang Story." Both game titles, repped by Gaumont, will have in the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in NY, the annual week-lengthy French cinema lovefest."Lately, there has been more movies from France that talk to us that we are very looking forward to,Inch states David Glasser, COO at Weinstein Co.The prosperity of "The Intouchables" is rejuvinating the look of French movies and opening buyers' minds, states Cecile Gaget, worldwide sales topper at Gaumont. " 'The Artist' and 'The Intouchables' underscore the diversity of French cinema today."Bowing with "The Intouchables," the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in NY will sample Gallic work and introduce promising beginners, particularly Delphine and Muriel Coulin's edgy feature debut "17 Women," David and Stephane Foenkinos' "Delicacy," and 2 photos from thesps-switched-company directors: Daniel Auteuil's "The Well-Digger's Daughter" and Mathieu Demy's "Americano," starring Salma Hayek like a Mexican stripper.And all sorts of these directorial debuts have U.S. distribution.Per Richard Lorber, top professional at arthouse shingle Kino Lorber, that has acquired "The Well-Digger's Daughter," "French cinema finds again its authentic voice and it is coming back to the roots with a brand new dimension of originality. 'The Artist,' 'Declaration of War' and 'Daughter' are quintessentially French but with an entertaining value and quality which makes them special."Strand Delivering prexy Marcus Hu, who's acquired "17 Women" and Andre Techine's "Inforgivable," confirms. "We've labored with strong auteurs from Gaspar Noe to Francois Ozon and Andre Techine, and also have seen them create a crossover film while still maintaining their strong fashion sense.InchFollowing fearing the worst a couple of in the past once the galleries shuttered their niche divisions, many French retailers agree that closing a distribution offer the U.S. today is simpler compared to some European nations like Italia or even the U.K."The U.S. is really a market of niches that provides many distribution models," states Gaget. "There's an arthouse circuit in NY and L.A. where we are able to have a movie launched on 10 copies, and also the VOD type of IFC or Magnolia." She adds that such new gamers as Cohen Media Group, Film District and Open Road also have vitalized the marketplace.Even though VOD can always maintain its infancy, it's giving industryites a brand new feeling of chance. "VOD platforms within the U.S. are becoming bigger," states Marie-Laure Montironi, mind of internatioanl sales at Luc Besson's EuropaCorp. "Marketers like Magnolia and Music Box now consider the film's VOD potential simply because they know they are able to sometimes recoup their investment with a decent VOD deal."The launch of Weinstein Co.'s VOD label, Radius-TWC, can also be viewed as great news for independent films. "VOD enables us to make use of new audiences for foreign-language movies," states Glasser. "We are likely to open your eyes from everyone towards the great type of cinema that's available through our very own video-on-demand system.""There'll always a segment of yankee audiences engaged with foreign films and edgier and more personal product," states Hu. "The adventurous tastes of cinephiles will always be around, they simply develop diversely nowadays."Related Links: Gual's gamers: The brand new generation Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

See Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace on vintage Deep Throat poster

A trio of new images from porn star biopic Lovelace have been unveiled at NYTimes.com.The images give a further look at Amanda Seyfried as porn star Linda Loveface, who found fame with hardcore breakout hit Deep Throat, before becoming a dedicated anti-porn activist later in her life.The new images also offer another minute glance at Peter Saarsgard, who plays Lovelace's abusive husband/manager Chuck Traynor.Most interesting of the new shots is the mocked-up Deep Throat poster starring Seyfried's Lovelace, hinting at an authentic period vibe that will hopefully permeate the entire movie.Check out the images below:Lovelace is expected to open later this year.

McFarland, Caswell dig into 'Files'

McFarlandNew Line and director James Wan are rounding out the cast of horror pic "The Warren Files," signing up Hayley McFarland and Shanley Caswell to play members of the family beset by a haunted house.Mackenzie Foy and Joey King have already been tapped to play the younger sisters in the true-life Perron family. McFarland and Caswell will portray the oldest siblings.The Perrons claimed they "lived among the dead" in the 1970s as spirits -- both friendly and sinister -- inhabited their Rhode Island farmhouse. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are playing the investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Lilli Taylor and Ron Livingston will portray the Perrons.Peter Safran and Tony DeRosa-Grund will produce "The Warren Files" -- formerly titled "The Conjuring" -- through the Safran Co. and DeRosa-Grund's Evergreen Media Group. Rob Cowan will also produce. Wan is directing from a script by Chad and Carey Hayes with shooting scheduled to start Feb. 21 in North Carolina.McFarland's credits include "Lie to Me" and "An American Crime." Caswell appeared in "Detention." McFarland is repped by Coast to Coast and managed by Protege; her attorney is Lev Ginsberg. Caswell's repped by APA. Shanley is managed by Semler Entertainment. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Keck's Exclusives: Glee's Valentine To Fans

Amber Riley Glee's February 14 episode, titled "Heart, "sounds like a true valentine to fans - with Mercedes singing a Whitney Houston classic, Kurt receiving a surprise visit and The Glee Project winner Samuel Larsen finally making his debut. "It's Valentine's Day and everyone's really excited about it," says Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester). "There is a lot of love in the air during our Valentine's Day episode," echoes Naya Rivera (Santana). "There's a big dance at the school and Brittany [Heather Morris] and I are definitely going to go together. So maybe fans will get what they've been wanting." What fans have been wanting, according to the obsessive tweets I've been receiving, is some serious Brittana smooching. Well, get ready guys. Heather confirms, "They'll be a lot of kissing for me and Santana. Naya and I had to do it over and over and over again." Heather also offers a Valentine's Day Easter egg clue for fans. "Here's something to look for," she says. "Somebody from our set dressers stamped a candy heart with 'Teen Lesbians.' It's really funny and I hope somebody spots it." Fans also won't be able to miss Larsen's long-awaited debut in the jam-packed hour as a character named Joe Hart. Among the other developments: "Will and Emma [Jayma Mays] get in a fight," reveals Matthew, who doesn't see a wedding in Will and Emma's immediate future. "I don't think there will be a ceremony just because a lot of attention needs to be paid to the kids who are exiting the show." Chris Colfer (Kurt) confirms that while Darren Criss (Blaine), who was in NY City performing on stage during the shoot, "is in the episode, it's not in the way you might think. But there's definitely a huge development for Kurt in that episode that involves someone in a gorilla costume." Hmmm... Though Chord Overstreet's Sam never got to sing Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy," as was planned as a mash-up with "Human Nature" in the Michael Jackson episode, the late great musical legend's romantic ballad, "L-O-V-E" will be performed by lovebirds Mike (Harry Shum Jr.) and Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz). And what of Sam and Mercedes (Amber Riley)? "There's a lot of love and a little bit of heartbreak in the episode," Chord tells me. "Mercedes still has her boyfriend, and I'm still trying to jump in on that and convince her to break up with him. There's a lot of that throughout this episode. He acts sweet and sings to her to win her over." Look for Mercedes, Sam and Joe Hart to sing Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts," while Mercedes will solo on "I Will Always Love You," made famous by Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston. Ah, sweet amour... this one sounds like one not to be missed! Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Film restorer John Lowry dies

John D. Lowry, a professional in film restoration who had been set to get an Academy Plaque for his innovative Lowry Process at February. 11's Scientific and Technical Honours, died Jan. 21. He was 79. With several co-workers, Lowry developed what AMPAS referred to like a "unique and efficient system for that decrease in noise along with other items, therefore supplying high-quality images needed through the filmmaking process." Lowry's company enhanced the look quality on a large number of films, including recent photos for example "Avatar" and "The Curious Situation of Benjamin Button" and classics for example "Gone Using the Wind," "Citizen Kane," "Sunset Boulevard," "Singin' while it is raining,Inch "Roman Holiday" and "Dr. Zhivago." Lowry founded his company in 1988 as Lowry Digital Images. It later grew to become DTS Digital Images underneath the possession of DTS from 2005-08 however the Burbank-based firm eventually grew to become a part of India's Reliance Large Entertainment Group. Reliance MediaWorks Boss Anil Arjun stated, "We're deeply saddened through the passing of John Lowry. He would be a visionary who introduced unparalleled technological and imaging developments towards the film industry. His work has been utilized to revive probably the most exclusive classic films from the century and respected for that standards and excellence the various tools represented." Additionally to the work rebuilding in the past significant films, Lowry Digital is becoming progressively expert in focus on three dimensional films. Jon Landau, co-producer of "Avatar," which won an Oscar for visual effects, stated: "Lowry Digital's innovative digital image processing assisted us produce the wholly immersive world that (director and co-producer James Cameron) imagined. We introduced Lowry directly into cleanup and enhance live-action moments where necessary, permitting us to provide three dimensional images with unparalleled quality." Lowry seemed to be active in the change in Cameron's "Titanic" to three dimensional. Born in Toronto, Lowry began within the entertainment industry like a stagehand in the CBC in 1952. In 1971 he acquired recognition in the market for his calculations utilized in the restoration from the NASA Apollo missions 16 and 17 films. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Protests staged at NY senators' offices

hundreds of protesters switched out Wednesday outdoors the surface of the East Side offices to NY Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to protest the questionable antipiracy legislation now wending through Congress. Nevertheless the event was far within the raucous crowds that collected a few several days ago for your Occupy Wall Street demos. A sense of calm won, with protesters mostly remaining from chanting too noisally, together with a few police herding compliant audiences into well-maintained protest zones. Third Avenue was blocked off between 48th and 49th streets allowing the protest. The speeches, however, were rousing: "The Stop Online Piracy Act will not do much to avoid online piracy!" mentioned NYU teacher and "Cognitive Surplus" author Clay Shirky, who recommended the title in the legislation be changed for the First Amendment Sunset Act. "You can't just shut people up if you don't like what they're saying!" he told the entertaining aud. Hollywood needed its mounds within the rally, organized with the networking org NY Tech Meetup. "When Hollywood insurance supporters appear with $94 million simply because they did a year ago, both Dems and Republicans lineup,In . mentioned Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. MoveOn.org's Eli Pariser being more adamant: "You've groups like MoveOn completely to groups like (conservative coalition) Red-colored-colored Condition who think this is often a bad idea," he mentioned. "Really the only people who think this is a great idea will be the failing old legacy media who want to go back to VHS tapes and Dvds and congresspeople." Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Publishers rethink comics for tablets

DC Comics Geoff Johns says digital comics are ideal for giving readers extra content. The Aquaman comic was designed with tablet display in mind. When readers opened "Aquaman #1," last fall, they saw sinister bioluminescent creatures ascending the black waters of the Atlantic. Swirling upward in six vertical panels across two pages, the layout was a coup for DC Comics chief creative officer Geoff Johns after the publisher pledged to release each new issue in its 52-book reboot day and date in print and on digital platforms such as tablets.The increased usage of tablet computers is forcing comicbook publishers and scribes like Johns ("Green Lantern," "The Flash," "Superman") to consider new ways of designing their books.Tasked with writing stories that would play in print and pixels, Johns had to re-evaluate the medium since readers of digital comicbooks are ignorant of page breaks, focusing on stories panel by panel instead."Every panel becomes a page, which I find really fascinating," Johns said. "Right when I saw that, I thought about how that could change the way you look at comics."Although the impact of a double-page spread diminishes and folded pullouts disappear completely in digital, Johns said digital readers spend more time on individual panels, slowing down and taking in details before moving on. He compares the experience to reading Japanese manga, which paces slower with only a few panels per page."It's weird to go back and look at some of the old comics now," Johns said. "If you read something in this fashion you will notice stuff that you skipped over so quickly because your eye takes in the whole page instead of the panel individually. I think that's probably one of the biggest advantages of digital."Without pages to structure the narrative, big character and action reveals don't need to hide after a page turn to prevent wandering eyes from skipping ahead. Now every panel has to keep readers wanting more.A few pages after Johns introduces his slimy ocean villains, Aquaman defeats a band of armed crooks attempting to rob a big city bank. Now on land, the action unravels in successive horizontal panels to exploit the iPad's ability to spin from portrait to landscape modes and punctuate the stories' transition from water to land."It's just a subtlesubconscious change -- it feels different," Johns said. "It's like when Hitchcock used to shoot those angles, kind of canted angles in his films. It would be a normal room but because an angle was turned, it would feel a little bit off. I think there are certain things we can play around with."Animation would seem a likely addition to the digital format, allowing characters to move freely and transition between panels. But previous attempts at motion comics, which pile on animated elements while attempting to keep the medium's storyboard format, have a decidedly underwhelming, choppy feel.Johns, who co-produced Warner Bros. "Green Lantern" film, also is wary of sound effects and voiceover. In the same way, the film adaptation of a popular novel can never live up to the scenes and characters readers envision, sound effects can rob fans of their mental score and create an unwanted distraction, he said.The scribe has even begun scaling back internal dialogue so the text won't bite into DC's brawny, saturated art. Digitally, the illustrations glow with a hypnotic brilliance."I would rather let the art and characters expressions speak for themselves, let the reader experience it as more of a subtle experience rather than slamming you over the head with their inner thoughts," Johns said.There are more changes on the comic horizon. Johns predicts the digital format will soon give readers interactive access to character bios and links to past stories, while a digital edition of the author's "Flashpoint" comicbook lets readers break down the page piece by piece, removing color to reveal the original black-and-white penciling. All five issues of "Flashpoint" include such a "Digital Deluxe" version."The mythology of DC's comics is so deep you could layer on a whole other experience on top of it," Johns said.Some of DC's new digital books have zoomed in on certain panels or pulled back in dramatic modes to enhance the imagery in a filmic way. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Universal outlines 100th anni plans

Marking its 100th anniversary this year, Universal Pictures has formally organized plans for just about any yearlong celebration, like the restoration of 13 films as well as the unveiling in the studio's new logo design design. The studio which is home theatre division will introduce a small-edition 100th-anni collector's quantity of Digital video disks and Blu-ray dvd disks, and Universal Parks and Resorts will host several occasions devoted for the centennial. Universal prexy-chief operating officer Ron Meyer told Variety the sum total of anni activities has presented the most effective ambitions in the studio's teams. "I didn't start with the organization, but I'm sure it's my family, and i'm glad I possibly could look at this celebration meet up,Inch Meyer mentioned. "Many people labored so desperately relating to this too. I'm speaking about people would perform a full day-job after which it put work into planning this, therefore i think a sizable factor relating to this celebration is adoring people people who tried it too.Inch The 13 films that have been the subject from the restoration jobs are "All Quiet round the Western Front," "The Wild wild birds," "Buck Privates," "Dracula" (1931), "Dracula" (within the the spanish language language, 1931), "Frankenstein," "Jaws," "Schindler's List," "From Africa," "Pillow Talk," "Bride of Frankenstein" "The Sting" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." Lately, the studio completed an trip for your press of techniques the restoration process have been handled and referred to the 13 films were selected for restoration because of their significance for the movie community, how large the film, the pedigree in the filmmaker or simply how much the film needed restoration. Meyer mentioned upkeep jobs are crucial that you all the art galleries which U's restoration concentrate on the 13 photos made sense incorporated within the anniversary year. "I have four kids of my own, personal which i do not believe them were alive when a number of these films showed up in this area which i'd like these to be capable of enjoy films like "Schindler's List" and "From Africa" inside their full figure," he mentioned. For that studio's new logo design design, it'll be attached first for the trailer of "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," which has its premiere in February and bows in theaters March 2. Because the logo design design experienced several iterations over time, Meyer mentioned this latest edition will have a very different look. It will be based on audio. The studio's centennial happens the heels of just one of the best years. Universal joined the billion-dollar mark within the domestic B.O. this season due to such films as "Fast Five," "Hop" and "Bridesmaids." The season also saw Meyer, chairman Adam Fogelson and co-chair Donna Langley receive extensions inside their current positions. For 2012, the studio has tentpoles "Battleship," "Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman" and "The Bourne Legacy" on its slate. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Mike Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman Introduced as Golden Globe Presenters

Natalie Portman, Mike Gyllenhaal Mike Gyllenhaal, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman are the first presenters introduced Monday with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for your approaching Golden Globe Honours. The company in addition states Antonio Banderas, Clive Owen, Melissa McCarthy, Salma Hayek and Frieda Pinto will join the trio as presenters on Sunday. Ough Gervais on hosting the Globes: "I really get it done my way" "This is often a exclusive quantity of charming stars that suits perfectly with this particular status as Hollywood's party of year,In . Craig Adelman, executive producer in the Globes, mentioned in the statement. Situated by Ough Gervais, the 69th annual Golden Globe Honours will probably be broadcast live Sunday at 8/7c on NBC.

Joe Manganiello On 'Magic Mike': Draining Bonds Are Forever

If you produce a male stripper movie that gathers Hollywood's hunkiest (Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez), it will get plenty of...interest. When the conversation switched to Steven Soderbergh's 'Magic Mike,' through the L.A. premiere in the director's 'Haywire,' nobody made an appearance inside your ideas. Vulture spoken with 'True Blood' star Joe Manganiello, who passes Large Dick Richie inside the flick (sometimes these products just produces itself) about -- what else -- getting rid of it. "I wouldn't call myself a specialist dancer," Manganiello mentioned, "However will condition that whenever i came back to my trailer and shook my clothes off, there has been someone-dollar bills that fell out." And to date as the most effective stripper? "Oh, Channing, unquestionably. He's like on another level. Clearly, she's more experience," Manganiello mentioned, mentioning that 'Magic Mike' will depend on Tatum's pre-fame encounters just like a dancer. Runner-up he mentioned is 'In Time' actor Matt Bomer, a skill Manganiello credited to his musical theater background. While 'Magic Mike' has wrapped shooting, the draining movie has inspired a distinctive bond among the hubba hubba cast. "Usually when you're finished with projects, you promise to stay in contact with everyone, and you also don't. On that certain, everybody has, which all of us spend some time, which all of us consult with each other within a couple of days. Therefore we have glued." You know what happens meaning: follow-up! 'Magic Mike' hits theaters June 29, 2012. [via Vulture] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Mega Buzz: One Tree Hill's Goodbye, a brand new Five- Villain and Housewives' Murder

Bethany Pleasure Galeotti, Alex OLoughlin, Ricardo Chavira Each week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams suit your requirement for TV scoop. Please send all questionsto mega_scoop@tvguide.com. Are some of my beloved figures likely to die within the final season of 1 Tree Hill? - DanicaADAM: I'd say it is a distinct possibility (but look carefully, that isn't an appearance Haley is searching at within this promo). Take advantage of Buckley's ideas around the matter also appear pretty harsh. "The Main One Tree Hill family as you may know it will change by season's finish," he teases. "The folks starting the growing season with [are] different group we finish it with." Let us start 2012 with a few Hawaii Five- spoilers? - James ADAM: How can you say "Book Them, Danno!" in Russian? McGarrett may discover once the team looks into a rape and murder in a $5,000-a-plate fundraising event and also the prime suspect seeks asylum in the Russian embassy. Seems like glastnost is going to be of no assistance to McGarrett, who will need to perform a little sweet-speaking to find the titled Consul General to give the scumbag comrade. Not too I am likely to miss him, but who freshly mowed lower Chuck on Desperate Average women? - Rebecca NATALIE: It appears very convenient that Carlos checked themself from rehab exactly the same evening that Chuck grew to become roadkill, no? But maybe too convenient. Rather, request yourself who sent that ominous letter to Bree, and you will then realize who the vehicular manslaughterer is. I can not wait for a Vampire Journals to come back! What else could you spoil? - Louise NATALIE: When Klaus decides to consider residence in Mystic Falls, Elena will become familiar with hard way simply how much danger she's putting her brother in. "There needs to be considered a large change," executive producer Julie Plec informs us. "What that's, and what she does, is area of the first episode back." Let us just say we may avoid seeing Jeremy for some time. Anything good approaching on NCIS? - Katie ADAM: The show is searching for an actress to experience a fast-witted investigative journalist who, while charming at first glance, is not afraid to obtain scrappy to be able to obtain the story. When she bulldozes her distance to the NCIS team's analysis, however, she will get a lot more than she bargained for - namely, a reunion with someone from her past that raises a ton of old emotion. Seriously, whose heart has not DiNozzo damaged? Got any scoop on New Girl? - Blaine NATALIE: Tired of taking care of his roommates, Schmidt decides to hightail it and join several dirty, drum circle-playing hippies, where he fits in... until they learn he knows all of the words to "Moves Like Jagger" and pleasures themself for an Bothersome Truth. Climatic change is hot! What else could you let me know concerning the new female figures around the Finder? - Brent ADAM: Mercedes Masohn plays Deputy U.S. Marshal Isabel Zambada, among Walter's buddies with benefits. (No will-they-or-will not-they here - they'll, um, do: Isabel sleeps in the very first episode!) Maddie Hasson's 16-year-old criminal Willa, meanwhile, is presently working at Walter's bar like a term of her probation. Although her cons may prove useful in fixing the instances, she can't appear to help keep her eyes off Walter's secret subterranean vault... (That isn't a euphemism.) Are you able to provide us with an indication regarding when Steve returns on Shameless? Thanks. - @Fiona_Steve, via Twitter NATALIE: Although he's pointed out frequently, he will not really appear before the finish of Episode 3, when Fiona stops working and provides him a phone call. Although he appears glad to listen to from Fiona, he's clearly got another thing on his mind (and another person on his body). What is the scoop on Suburgatory? - Justine NATALIE: When George decides to become listed on the nation club, he asks Noah to become his sponsor. Noah is unwilling to help his friend, though, resulting in an exciting-out brawl within the steam room that's less Eastern Promises and much more Borat. I am dying for many Justified scoop! Are Raylan and Winona likely to stay together? - Tammy ADAM: It sure appears like it. But which side they live? Since the pair includes a little gunslinger in route, the motel room they presently call home is not exactly family-friendly - especially once it might be a criminal offense scene within the season premiere. How lengthy does it require Hank to determine it was Divya who recommended Eric Kassabian (Wilmer Valderrama) the incorrect medication on Royal Pains? - James NATALIE: Her conscience will push her in the future clean with Hank fairly rapidly following the incident, and not only will it impact her relationship with him, but she'll lose her job at Hamptons Heritage. Hank is going to be fairly calm concerning the whole factor, try not to expect things to return to normal in the near future. Your Rizzoli & Isles postmortem states "we might enter intoInch how Jane and Maura met. Does which means that a flashback episode? - Jacob ADAM: Affirmative! Search for one out of early Season 3. "I've always considered the thought of carrying out a scene about how exactly they met and i believe I have develop a stylish method of doing it," executive producer Jesse Tamaro informs us. "I believe because they try to look for their way [to being buddies again] it will likely be interesting to determine the way they first grew to become buddies." Adam's Mega Rave: Will Justified have as great a villain as Magazines Bennett? Doubtful. But I am pleased to are convinced that the oily Neal McDonough and menacing Mykelti Williamson are extremely promising casting options this year. Natalie's Small Rant: Note to ABC: Slapping a skirt plus some poorly applied rouge on your patented guy comedies doesn't make Arrange It a feminist statement... or funny. Crave scoop in your favorite Television shows?At the-mail Adam and Natalie at mega_scoop@tvguide.comor drop us a line atTwitter.com/TVGuide (Additional confirming by Joyce Eng, Robyn Ross and Kate Stanhope)

'Dark Shadows,' 'Dark Dark night Rises': Previewing The MTV Movie Brawl 2012 Rivals

The MTV Movie Brawl 2012 is formally going ahead! Before you election for that movie you are anticipating most in next season, why don't you acquaint yourself with all the gamers? Within the next couple of days, we'll be highlighting the 32 movies presently competing within the Brawl, eight movies daily. Present day start looking includes a vacation to Gotham City, a voyage aboard a battleship along with a vampire tale which has nothing related to "Twilight." "21 Jump Street" Would you buy Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as senior high school teens? We do not either, but we can not wait to determine them attempt to accomplish it. Hill and Tatum's resurrection from the 1980s teen cop drama like a hard R-ranked action comedy appears as an odd move, but that first trailer has us greater than a tiny bit wanting to begin to see the laughs they've available for all of us. -Josh Wigler "The Astonishing Spider-Guy" It's only been 5 years because the last film of Mike Raimi's undertake your friendly neighborhood Spider-Guy, but we are obtaining a new cast, director and origin story anyway. Now it's Andrew Garfield's use pull around the red-colored-and-blues, but this time around he's competing for that affection of the blonde, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, and fighting the Lizard. -Kevin P. Sullivan "American Reunion" Years have passed, babies happen to be had, and Tara Reid remains a loony as always: everything and absolutely nothing has transformed for the children of East Great Falls because they gather for his or her senior high school reunion. Ten years following the last watchable flick within the franchise hit theaters, the united states of the is finally prepared to munch on more "Cake." Jim, don't allow us lower. -Eric Ditzian "Battleship" Hot men, a significant pop star and naval warfare! My dear! Battleship virtually has something for everybody, including a little childhood nostalgia. The board-game-to-large-screen adaptation is placed to blast its distance to theaters come May there hasnt been a film since Clue that weve been more excited to determine children the board towards the Cineplex. -Jocelyn Vena Election in MTV's Movie Brawl 2012! "The Bourne Legacy" Jeremy Renner accumulates the amnesiac-super-spy reins where Matt Damon left off within this growth of the experience series. Expect some familiar faces along with a similar story but with a brand new leading guy trying to puzzle out who he's. -KPS "The Dark Dark night Increases" Maybe you've heard about that one. It comes down to a man who dresses up just like a softball bat and fights crime or something like that. Easily among the greatest releases of the or any year, "The Dark Dark night Increases" will finish Christopher Nolan's story from the Batman inside a hopefully epic fashion. -KPS "Dark Shadows" Honestly, were virtually offered on any movie that re-teams The Actor-brad Pitt and director Tim Burton, regardless of subject. The truth that their next project, 2012s Dark Shadows is really a movie version of the cheesy seventies vampire cleaning soap opera, featuring the all-star cast including Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Michelle Pfieffer, Avoi Eco-friendly, Jackie Earle Hayley, Chloe Sophistication Moretz and Jonny Lee Burns, well, it ought to be easy to understand why weve been psyched relating to this film because it was introduced. -Kara Warner "The Dictator" If Sacha Baron Cohen's real-existence, in-character, pitch-perfect statement around the dying of Kim Jong Il "He accomplished it much to spread empathy, knowledge and uranium around the worldInch is any suggestion, SBC has another motion picture champion on his hands. This time around around, the comedian slips in to the authoritarian boots of the general in the imaginary Republic of Wadiya, a man who likes jamming to Jay-Z, sleeping with Megan Fox, and shooting anybody who will get in the way. What a method to start the summer time movie season. -Erectile dysfunction MTV Movie Brawl 2012 Has Started! Return tomorrow for additional of MTV's Movie Brawl 2012 rivals! Exactly what do you think about the MTV Movie Brawl? Inform us within the comments as well as on Twitter, and click on here to election!