'Silent House' is Uruguay entry

Uruguay is posting helmer Gustavo Hernandez's low-budget horror pic "La casa muda" (The Quiet House) to vie for any foreign-language film Oscar nomination. A committee created by Uruguay's film institute, producers organization and stars union find the chiller over Alejandro Pi's "Reus," Cesar Charlone's "Artigas" and Daniel Hendler's "Norberto." "La casa muda," recommended because the first horror pic shot in a single take, tracks Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Abel Tripaldi), who get to what works out to become a haunted country house to repair it for resale. The final 78 minutes follow, instantly, Laura's tries to escape the home after Wilson dies. The $six million pic unspooled in Directors' Week in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Elle Driver handles worldwide sales. "Open Water" helmers Chris Kentis and Lara Lau made an British-language version, "Quiet House," starring Elizabeth Olsen, which tested at Sundance this season. The deadline for nations to transmit within their Oscar distribution is Monday. The 84th Oscars is going to be held February. 26 in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Ellen DeGeneres Fine After You Have Chest Pains

Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres states she's fine after you have chest pains that motivated her to call paramedics to her talk show studio Monday.Have a look whatsoever from the familiar faces returning to TV this seasonInchTo start with, I'm fine. I'll just tell, I'm fine. The paramedics were strippers that we had referred to as,Inch she joked in the statement. "That's how a gossips got started." DeGeneres, 53, mentioned she started getting chest pains Sunday evening, which she compared to 2 cats looking at her chest. The discomfort and rigidity suffered when she began work the very next day, so she referred to as paramedics safe.Amanda Sykes unveils on Ellen that they breast cancers together with a double mastectomy"Then these come in by getting an ax. Break the entrance lower. It absolutely was open. I am unsure why they did that," she mentioned. "They showed up, they asked for me the questions: How are things feeling? When managed to get happen start? Genealogy? Is One Able To get tickets for the 12 Days [of Freebies show]? The questions they'd request, but situations are fine. I am unsure how it is, but it's fine. I have got a baboon heart that we had devote earlier."She ongoing: "But If only to convey gratitude to all or any the paramedics as well as the nurses who switched up and everybody and TMZ for caring a great deal ... I be grateful.Inch

Obama in Hollywood

Leader Obama returns to La again today for just two late-mid-day and early evening Hollywood-centric 2012 fund-raisers that when more are raising concerns of hurry-hour traffic snarls. Obama is scheduled to appear within an event in your own home of Blues, where tickets start at $250 per person as well as the selection includes B.o.B, the Gay Men's Chorus, Adam 12 and "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. He'll follow that event getting a higher-dollar event at Fig & Olive on Melrose Place, with tickets at $17,900 per person. West Hollywood city government bodies are actually delivering out notices to people warning them of possible street closures, but as remains the problem with Obama's previous visits, the important thing Service keeps particulars about motorcade routes carefully guarded. Nevertheless, the city is closing parks and city offices early waiting for bottlenecks, and several schools were prone to finish your entire day early to avoid the traffic. Obama's last fund-raising swing in April, when he came out at late-mid-day and early-evening occasions in the new the new sony Art galleries as well as the Brentwood eatery Tavern, was attracted offered by relatively handful of complications. A visit in August 2010 had caught many people unawares as major arterial bloodstream ships like Olympic Boulevard were closed at hurry hour. The best choice remains on a little of the fund-raising tear to exchange by having an inactive period inside the summer season, while he wrangled with Republicans around the deal to enhance the nation's debt ceiling. His occasions will even supply him with an chance to try to energize his Hollywood base of support, as some figures like Robert Redford and Matt Damon have expressed disappointment on issues like the atmosphere and education. Considering the fact that will still be early and there is no Republican nominee, it's not easy to gauge at this time around the result on fund-raising inside an industry which has been most likely probably the most loyal bases of support for Dems. Hollywood sources have brought $6.8 million to Dems this cycle, to $2.7 million to Republicans, a split of 71% to 29%, in line with the Center for Responsive Politics. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Lynton are among Obama's campaign bundlers, and Harvey Weinstein situated a fund-raiser for him in August. Katzenberg, Steve Bing and J.J. Abrams are actually among large contributor giving to independent expenditure groups supporting Dems next season. Obama themselves has acknowledged frustration, that is expected that within the looks on Monday he'll possess a more populist tone and highlight the versions with Republicans on issues like jobs and taxes. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Breaking Bad Sneak Look: Will Ted Keep Skyler's Money?

Anna Gunn Like Saul stated, it had been an awful idea.On last week's Breaking Bad, Skyler (Anna Gunn) was instructed to show her former boss/lover Ted (Christopher Cousins) that they was the main one, not really a non-existent dead great aunt, who provided him using the $620,000 (also known as Walt's drug money) to repay his back taxes - which, obviously, Ted had quickly accustomed to purchase a Mercedes. Fall Preview: Get scoop on all of your favorite coming back showsBut since Ted knows the real origin from the cash, is he going to still keep your money?Watch a sneak look from Sunday's episode (10/9c, AMC) and discover.

Univision taps Neal for sports publish

Univision has named former NBC Sports professional producer David Neal as senior veep of sports production and professional producer. Neal, who left NBC after thirty years this season to produce their very own shingle, will even oversee production for Univision sports characteristics across all platforms, just before the April debut from the 24-hour sports network (while using working title of Univision Deportes). "It's a perfect scenario personally,In . Neal mentioned. "I become a fundamental piece of the launch from the new network and many types of that entails, however go for to keep my production company." Neal, who'll account to Univision Sports prexy Sandy Brown, will be a longtime friend at NBC of Randy Falco, who was simply named Boss of Univision in June. The main event in the new network will probably be soccer, which Neal had recent understanding about when he professional produced Univision's Gold Cup coverage this summer season, with audiences peaking at 12 million. "In my opinion there's only upside," Neal mentioned in the network. "Things I have really been taken by is, this really is really probably the most loyal fanbase I've come across for just about any network. "Personally, what's really exciting is knowing that individuals hold the World Cup in 2014. I've done nine Olympics, but I have not done a worldwide Cup. I am unable to wait to sign up that." Boxing may even play a substantial role inside the network, and you'll see a combination of studio shows too. Through David Neal Prods., Neal is next professional creating 20 several hours in the "Epic Poker League." CBS will air seven in the several hours from October, with Pat O'Brien hosting. Velocity will launch its 13 several hours beginning Sept. 30. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Gens catches Kanzaman's 'Cold'

Genre specialist Xavier Gens ("Hitman," "Frontiere(s)") is mounted on direct mental thriller "Cold Skin" for Madrid and Paris-based Kanzaman. Set with an Antarctic island, "Skin" adjusts Catalan author Albert Sanchez Pinol's eponymous bestseller. The British-language "Skin" is going to be created by Kanzaman partners Denise O'Dell and Mark Albela, co-proprietors of worldwide sales company 6 Sales. Spain's Jesus Olmo ("Linked," "28 Days Later") composed the script. Now in pre-production, "Skin" is allocated around million ($23 million), O'Dell told Variety. It's among a clutch of pre-buys revealed by TVE, the television division of The spanish language pubcaster RTVE, in a joint press conference with The spanish language producer umbrella org Fapae held Thursday in the San Sebastian Festival. Other pre-buys include "Don't Cry, Fly," the 3rd feature from Peruvian director Claudia Llosa, champion of the 2009 Berlin Golden Bear for "The Milk of Sorrow." "Fly" is created by Jose Maria Morales' Madrid-based distrib-production company Wanda Films. Another TVE-backed project is "Rental property," from Argentinean helmer Pablo Trapero ("Carancho"), which is to establish at Spain's Morena Films. Based on TVE mind of cinema Avoi Cebrian, TVE is ploughing $55.two million into feature, documentary and animation this year, 9% lower on 2010. A driving pressure behind The spanish language film production, TVE has pre-bought 41 features this season from nearly 300 projects it received, Cebrian added. Showing the most recent statistics on The spanish language film production, Fapae prexy Pedro Perez says The country has created or co-created 101 films this season, 12% lower around the 116 this year. The spanish language films' share of the market was at 14% through Sept. 21, on 2010's 9%. Local movies' total 2011 share of the market could achieve 18%-20%, Perez stated. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Hollywood Contributions May Be Lost As Sen. Dianne Feinstein Fraud Situation Originates

The federal government physiques continue being sorting out the amount of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s $5.2M re-election war chest may have been hi-jacked by her former campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee. But contribution records demonstrate that Hollywood features a stake inside the situation. Among organizations that sent money to her campaign are IATSE ($30,000), The brand new the new sony ($17,200), Disney ($16,600), News Corp ($15,625) as well as the MPAA ($14,700. First California Bank, that's holding the campaign funds for Feinstein while others associated with Durkee’s alleged fraud, will not allow anybody utilisation of the accounts without signing a release that indemnifies the lending company against law suits.plenty of thousands of dollars have allegedly been misappropriated, in line with the FBI.

Ask Matt: The Closer, Damages, New Girl, Pan Am and More!

Kyra Sedgwick Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: I was wondering what you thought of the civil suit arc on The Closer this season. It's an interesting juxtaposition of morality on the one hand, and rooting for the characters on the other. It also shows all the different shades of grey in the law. If I heard about an incident in real life where police just dropped off someone in a neighborhood when they thought s/he would be killed, I'd be appalled. Yet I understand these characters' motives in this case, like all of them, and want to be on their side. The part of this arc I do love is Mark Pellegrino as Brenda's lawyer Gavin. I love the character and the nuances Pellegrino brings to playing him. Having only seen Pellegrino previously on Lost, and noting how different Gavin is from Jacob, I really appreciate what a fine actor he is. He deserves his own show. Unlike most of the other lawyer shows in recent years on TNT or USA, which I've skipped, I'd definitely watch a show centered around this character with this actor. - MyraMatt Roush: I'm not sure I'd want to see an entire series built around Pellegrino's flamboyant lawyer - some things are better in small doses - but he is undeniably a hoot, giving a most unexpected performance given his past work (although there was plenty of sly humor in his portrayal of Lucifer on Supernatural). I've enjoyed this summer's season of The Closer, and the lawsuit arc is a big part of the reason. It was such an outrageous thing for Brenda to do, even to a cold killer who deserved it, and few things are more compelling on a long-running show than to see a sympathetic hero deal with consequences for a bad act. She has tortured herself over this long enough that we can't help but root for her, and the conflict has tested many of her relationships within the unit, which is all to the dramatic good. I would like to see it resolved, so the final batch of episodes next year can concentrate on sending this terrific character out on a high.Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Question: As Damages winds down its terrific fourth season for DirecTV, I have to wonder what the bar is for their measuring its success, given that ratings are obviously going to be rather limited on a subscriber-exclusive network. I know it was renewed for Seasons 4 and 5 at the same time, so we'll be getting another round no matter what, but what happens to the show then? How exactly does DirecTV quantify its success in order to determine if Season 6 is worth pursuing? If they decide to wrap it after Season 5, I hope the producers will at least be told this in advance so that they can plan out a great final arc for it. Also: iTunes has posted the full New Girl pilot for free, which I watched based on your enthusiasm for it and love. It's the first new fall show I'll be adding to my lineup this year, so thanks for that. I was a little surprised to see it go online so early, though, since it hasn't even aired yet. What is the business thinking behind that decision? It seems like this might have an averse effect on the numbers. - JakeMatt Roush: With Damages, I'm not sure how it's doing ratings-wise in DirecTV's universe. It has been a strong season creatively, and this week's finale is very satisfying. (Can't wait for non-subscribers to get a chance to see it.) For DirecTV, the Damages buy was a calculated step in its brand enhancement, putting another acclaimed but perennially low-rated show on their lineup to get the industry and a part of the TV audience talking. I'm assuming the next season will be the last, as DirecTV is now aiming to develop more original shows of its own, and I'd expect the producers to tie things up (unlike the tease of future conflicts this season ends on) even if they ultimately leave it open-ended just in case - because there's no reason to box these characters in. I was surprised (and grateful) when Damages got this two-season extension, but I'd be even more surprised if it went beyond that. A five-season run is pretty good, all things considered. Regarding the New Girl strategy, what you have to understand is the main challenge this time of year for network programming is for shows to get sampled. Opening night numbers aren't as critical for every TV show, if you can get word-of-mouth going as soon as possible and get early adapters - the type of people willing to go online to watch a show - on board. If this iTunes strategy gets more people talking about a show that already has a fairly high awareness and want-to-see factor, or so I've been told, then this will be seen as a win-win. And it's not like they're putting the entire season online before it airs.Question: I have been teetering back and forth as to whether Pan Am deserves space on my DVR. Matt, I know you are the guru of TV, but I'm not sure if you are familiar with a show called Mile High, which I believe ran for two seasons on the BBC. I found this show quite funny and entertaining minus a couple hard-to-understand accents. It seems that Pan Am is very similar to Mile High, but will never get away with some of the things that Mile High did. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated. - JeffreyMatt Roush: I'm not acquainted with Mile High - if the shows don't actually get imported to the U.S., I really don't have time to sample others' wares, much as I'd like - but from the way you describe it, it sounds a lot more outrageous than is Pan Am's intent. Pan Am is a nostalgic '60s period piece with a rather earnest approach to its soapy storytelling. I like it well enough to be recommending it in our Fall Preview issue - on stands now - and I love the way it looks, but it's purely escapist programming, not trying to push the envelope (at least not yet), so gauge your expectations accordingly.Question: Just wondering what is happening with Combat Hospital as the first season is ending. I didn't really think I would like it, and it started out a bit unevenly, but once they started focusing more on all the characters (rather than so heavily on Rebecca), it got better. I especially liked the episode when Colonel Marks and his friend were injured by an IED and they had to make a decision about who to save (his friend or a family brought into the hospital at the same time). Do you know if it has been renewed or is likely to be? I must say that I have really enjoyed TV this summer, with Curb Your Enthusiasm, Louie, Breaking Bad, True Blood, etc; I wish the fall looked as promising. - DawnMatt Roush: I wish I could give you a promising answer. Combat Hospital hasn't been renewed yet, and given that its summer run was cut an episode short, it isn't likely to be. The ratings were weak and it didn't have much critical or media buzz, so that's a pretty fatal combination. You're right, though, that much of this summer of TV has been a rush.Question: I have several questions about the future of some of the summer series, mostly on the major networks. They tend to be more fickle, and spend the summer just "burning off" shows, so it's hard to tell their future. I've really enjoyed Flashpoint, and I know you wrote earlier that there was some confusion about its future on CBS. Will it be back, and if so, has anything cleared up about on what network? Next: Friday Night Lights. THAT is how to do a series finale. Excellent show! I had one question, though, and none of my friends seems to know either: Who's the new head coach of the Dillon Panthers? They showed Billy Riggins on the field, but he's too "green," I'd think, to take the top spot. And that damn-fool Buddy Garrity driving around in a golf cart. No way he's a coach. Good as a booster and fundraiser, but certainly not a coach. So was this a kind of "teaser" for the rumored movie/sequel? It certainly wasn't at all clear. Finally, The Glades' season finale was great (love the show!), but I was worried that it all seemed too happy, no cliff-hanger. A&E is one of those networks I find hard to read on what's been renewed. What are you hearing about it? - KathyMatt Roush: Flashpoint has finished its run on CBS for now, but will be airing this fall on affiliates of the ION network. Not sure what the mix will be between new and old episodes, and can't say if CBS will pick it up again. For the time being, figure you'll be watching it on ION. And with Friday Night Lights, I haven't a clue who's now coaching at Dillon. I was so caught up in the Taylors' story, and so gratified at their safe landing elsewhere, that it didn't really occur to me to ask. (Thoughts? Go to comments.) As much as I loved the show to the end, I honestly hope they scratch the idea of a movie sequel. It ended perfectly, beautifully. Let it be. And while A&E hasn't officially renewed The Glades for a third season as far as I know, I'll be surprised if it's dropped. A&E is still building its inventory of scripted dramas, and this enjoyable show provides a solid foundation.Question: The Rescue Me finale was fantastic! I liked how Lou's letter was explaining how the whole "group" needs to stay together, and at the end you see that while Tommy was talking to the probies. Another great series gone with a great finale, and that does not come together often! (For Example, Heroes or The X-Files.) Any word on Denis Leary's next TV series he will either work or produce on? - MikeMatt Roush: The last I heard, Denis Leary was working on adapting the British series Sirens, about irreverent paramedics (sounds perfect), as a half-hour project for USA Network, which is looking to vary its programming a bit. Couldn't agree more about the Rescue Me finale, which I found very satisfying - and even more so when I went to FX's screening last week in the company of some of FDNY's finest, who loved it.Question: I'm beginning to feel like every TV show is becoming an infomercial with their blatant product placement. I'm a huge fan of the TNT and USA summer shows, but find it a little distracting when a cast member is sharing the benefits of a product smack dab in the middle of an episode. Case in point, Jill (Royal Pains) having her Prius self-park on the streets of Manhattan. Another example is lab assistant Daniel (The Glades) walking around munching on a bag of Reese's Pieces. I've even noticed that House Hunters has jumped on this annoying bandwagon with frequent close-ups of a Chevy Traverse driven by the realtor, including zooming in on the Chevrolet logo, as well as the many bells and whistles it offers. I'm pretty sure that not every realtor across the U.S. is driving a Traverse. I hope that with the large dollars my favorite shows are receiving for this annoying new trend, it will help to save costs and keep them on the air. What do you think of this new advertising ploy? - TracieMatt Roush: Some do it better than others. Even a show like The Closer can get clumsy about it, as in a recent episode where they were all passing Twizzlers around the office as they observed an interrogation. (Now if it had been limited to Brenda, given her candy fixation, it might have felt more organic.) Following that scene with an ad for the same project felt like overkill, and I'm not sure that's a good thing for a sponsor. But you seem to acknowledge the reality that these kinds of deals are helping cover the high production costs for many series - and this is really nothing new in reality-type shows - so I have come to accept it as a necessary evil and the price of doing business, especially at a time when technology conspires to allow many of us to avoid watching the actual ads themselves. They've got to pay for this stuff somehow.Question: Lifetime announced that Army Wives would be returning for a sixth season in the "winter of 2012" - but, though fans continue to ask, Lifetime has not clarified (on the Army Wives homepage or Facebook page) whether winter 2012 refers to this coming January/February, or November/December 2012. I feel like it makes a huge difference if they are referring to the latter (as that's a really big gap in between seasons), so I can't understand why they aren't specifying. Moreover, it seems strange that they would announce that a season would return during the winter. Isn't it more common for networks to classify a series' return as having a projected spring, summer or fall return? Did Lifetime choose to announce a "winter" return because they haven't decided when they are going to air the sixth season? Do you have any information regarding any of this? - CareyMatt Roush: I'm confused by your confusion, although I will concede that cable scheduling can be very confusing, especially for shows like this where the network has shifted its start date from summer to spring from season to season with little consistency. But the truth is that Lifetime hasn't yet set a premiere date - there are any number of strategic factors involved in scheduling at various times of the year - so they have nothing yet to tell fans or even the occasional inquiring journalist. Also, it's hardly unusual for shows to launch during the winter, though it's less likely for a show to air its regular season during the holiday weeks of November and December, so if the show does return in the winter, I'd put odds on it being in the first quarter of 2012.Question: What a wonderful job you do. I so look forward to reading your column every Monday. I have several questions, hope you can answer all of them. This past weekend I did a marathon watch of Alphas and Against the Wall. Really liked both shows and I was not expecting too much for either one. Alphas' pilot episode was not that great and I almost did not watch any more of them, then gave it a chance and it kept improving each week. What is the status on this show? Now, Against the Wall was really good, I like it much better than Alphas. Have you heard anything on this show? Oh, and one last show that I have been watching is The Protector with Ally Walker. Love this show, so nice to see her back on TV. I have always thought that she is such a natural actress. Thank goodness for these networks that give us something to watch during the summer instead of reality shows. - BobbieMatt Roush: Well, thank you. Here's the good and bad news. Alphas has been renewed for a second season, which was not a surprise. It's too early to tell for Against the Wall. But it's curtains for The Protector, which has been canceled and won't return once it finishes its current first-season run. I'm a fan of Ally Walker, but felt that show never lived up to her abilities and was just too ordinary to ever break out.Question: Is it possible that those who found the season finale of Bones a sham is because one episode has Bones on the bed being comforted by Booth and the next Bones tells Booth she is pregnant and he is the father? It seems to me that people fail to remember that episodes are not day-to-day events but have time frames that could span a week or months. If one kept close watch, the clues were there. So please, Matt, tell Hart Hanson that even though most fans wanted an obvious romance with some bed time, it was done well and we are looking forward to a great new season. My question is this: How much attention do producers give to the expectations of loyal fans such as myself and thousands of others who wanted Bones and Booth together? Also: I have always wondered what does the term spoilers really mean. And I saw a picture of Bones and Booth with them holding a baby and it said it's a girl! Is that true! - AnneMatt Roush: Consider Hart Hanson told. It's not like he hasn't heard it all. I'm not particularly keen on stoking this controversy again - they've established the relationship, do we really need to see the deed? - but I will say that producers of shows like Bones tend to always be aware of fan reaction. Hanson is a very active, and reactive, tweeter, for what that's worth. But it's their show to develop as they please, and to tell their stories on their own timetable with their own priorities, and that's the way it should be. I'd be as upset thinking fans were calling the creative shots as if network and studio executives were meddling more than they should. Question: Since NBC's midseason show Smash is about the making of a Broadway musical: Is this by any chance based on Garson Kanin's novel of the same name (and setting)? If so, are they using just the title, or are they actually using the novel as a basis for the characters and plot? - RickMatt Roush: The milieu is the same, but the story and characters are all new. Or as new as any series can be that goes behind the scenes of putting on a show, with larger-than-life and archetypal personalities involved in the writing, staging, choreography and performing (including auditioning). I read Kanin's book so many years ago the details have faded, but anyone who enjoyed that is likely to get a big kick out of this lavish production. I sure hope the networks' big midseason swings pay off.That's all for now. Keep sending your comments and questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com, and in the meantime, follow me on Twitter!Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Rhino release a 'Brooklyn' soundtrack

Rhino Entertainment has signed release a the soundtrack to "The Brooklyn Siblings Beat the very best,Inch about the heels from the film's worldwide premiere in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival."Brooklyn Siblings" stars Ryan O'Nan, who also authored and directed the film, together with Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jason Ritter, and Wilmer Valderrama.Soundtrack will feature original tunes carried out within the film through the imaginary band -- composed of O'Nan and Weston -- including "Seriously Girl" and "At some point." O'Nan authored most the initial tunes featured within the film, while buddies Brendan Leach and Keith Freudenberger also led.Pic informs the storyline of the singer-songwriter who, following a tumultuous break-track of his girlfriend, is near quitting his childhood imagine as being a music performer until he's a bizarre and violent run-along with a self-hired music revolutionary who convinces him to create the last make an effort to pursue his goal. Film sales are symbolized locally by ICM and worldwide by Hollywood Galleries Worldwide. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

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Whitney: How Different Is Whitney Cummings From Her TV Persona, Really?

Whitney Cummings Sure, it is common in sitcoms for stars as well as their figures to talk about exactly the same name. (Tony Danza, Charlie Sheen and Joey Lawrence are best example). However for NBC's new sitcom Whitney - which Whitney Cummings plays, wait for this, Whitney Cummings - drawing a line within the sand between your imaginary digital photographer and also the real-existence raunchy comedian appears a little harder. "We keep the television Whitney as pleasant as you possibly can,Inch Cummings joked concerning the distinction between herself and her character at Thursday's Paley Center fall TV preview panel, that was moderated by TV Guide Magazine's Take advantage of Moynihan. But seriously, how different could they be? We provide a couple of useful strategies for telling the 2 apart. Add Whitney for your Watchlist prior to the year starts and not miss a chapter 1. She's slightly less jaded about marriage in tangible existence: On the program, Whitney takes problem with social demands to marry her longtime boyfriend because she's scared of walking lower the aisle after watching her mother and her father each endure three unsuccessful partnerships. Although Cummings really did witness three divorces when she was 15, she joked that nowadays, her belief in marriage usually coincides using the cover of individuals magazine. She stated learning that Tiger Forest had strayed which Sandra Bullock have been scammed on within the same year would be a tough pill to swallow, but the royal wedding assisted restore her confidence within the institution (a minimum of just a little). 2. She and her TV boyfriend are actually just buddies: Although Cummings joked that co-star Chris D'Elia "is deeply in love with me," the 2 happen to be buddies for 5 years we have spent together as stand-ups. However they never dated. Cummings even stated she authored negligence Alex with Chris in your mind. It did not hurt that Cummings stated almost every other guy that auditioned for that part "type of felt like my little brother." Jane Kaczmarek coming back to TV as Whitney's new mother 3. She's less noisy in tangible existence: OK, that certain may be some a stretch. Within the pilot episode from the series, a stranger identifies Whitney because the noisy one and also the comedian demonstrated she'd no qualms about speaking up throughout the panel. Because the lights lowered to exhibit the pilot episode to participants, Cummings yelled, "Everyone laugh!" for comedy effect and then amusingly screamed at D'Elia to obtain a haircut. 4. TV Whitney is not so raunchy, but neither may be the real Whitney: The imaginary Cummings' much softer side is a lot more apparent in the get-go. Despite her well-known raunchy roast persona, Cummings demands she's really nearer to the smoothness than most would think. "The thought of the roasts should be as dirty and filthy as you possibly can. ... I am not too person," she stated. "There's another large dimension to her," added executive producer Betsy Thomas, who known as the actual Cummings a marshmallow. "We are not shying from who Whitney is. We are going right at who Whitney is." Whitney premieres on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30/8:30c on NBC.

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Oprah Talks Fear of Failure at OWN at Facebook Live

Discovery Oprah Winfrey discussed her difficulties with launching OWN in an hourlong interview on her Facebook page Thursday, conducted by COO Sheryl Sandberg at the company's Palo Alto headquarters. STORY: Oprah Winfrey to Meet Tech Titans to Revive Web Site The former talk-show host admitted she "never had fear until I started [OWN]." She says it stems from her desire to find shows that "come from a space of truth and a space of light," but she's worried about "the fear of whether or not I'm ahead of my time" because of the success of reality shows about the "lowest common denominator." PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners "I fundamentally believe that people are yearning for something more," she said. "But if you look at what's on television right now, it doesn't look that way. The fear is, I hope I'm right." Speaking about launching her own network, she said, "I'm very familiar with myself and what I can do, it's very different choosing other shows and trying to feel, 'Will this work?'" PHOTOS: Oprah Through the Years She also admitted, "It's a lot harder than I ever imagined. If anybody asks if you want a network, think about that." Winfrey is still holding out hope that she'll land a confession from O.J. Simpson. Her follow-up show, Oprah's Next Chapter, launches early 2012. "I just want to hear him say he did it and I'll be happy," she said. PHOTOS: The 5 Best Clips From 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' As the New York Post points out, Winfrey is looking to drive up Web traffic on Oprah.com, which has fallen from 5.1 million unique visitors last January to 2.4 million in July (according to ComScore)-- two months after her show went off the air. Her site was part of her deal with Discovery Communications, with which she has a 50/50 partnership at OWN. Winfrey also answered questions from the audience, said she meditates every day and revealed her preferences via a lightening round: tequila instead of wine, the journey over the destination, thin crust instead of deep dish pizza and tea instead of coffee. Oprah Winfrey

Moneyball: Toronto Review

The comparisons to The Social Network aren't hard to miss -- the same producers, the film's writer Aaron Sorkin (along with the estimable Steven Zaillian) and a book about a revolutionary concept that became a game-changer. And yet Moneyball is a different sort of movie. The focus gets split between two male protagonists and the story isn't as electrifying. The Social Network was about a highly unusual alpha dog; Moneyball is the story of a highly unusual underdog. No one remakes the world here. But someone does remake the grand old American game of baseball. And the movie does achieve something nearly impossible: Someone who doesn't even like the sport may care about Billy Beane and the 2002 Oakland Athletics.Related Topics•Toronto International Fil... With Brad Pitt playing Billy and Jonah Hill as a Yale economics grad whose analysis of players helps that small-market team reach the playoffs when everyone else writes them off for dead, Columbia Pictures looks good perhaps not for a home run but certainly a long double or even an exciting scoot around the bases for a head-first triple. Overseas markets are probably a wash, however, except in baseball countries such as Japan or certain Latin American nations. PHOTOS: 13 Films to Know at the Toronto Film Festival The movie is based on the Michael Lewis book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, which explained how Beane, an ex-big leaguer and GM of the A's, put together a playoff team despite having three of his star players lured away by teams brandishing big bucks. He did this not by watching men swing bats or run bases but by looking at reams of statistics that told him which players could produce the most runs while forcing opponents to score the fewest. It's safe to say that few if any GMs today ignore such data. Sorkin and Zaillian, however, cut through all those equations and mathematical formulas to tell a relatively simple story: How a guy with almost no chance of winning develops a secret weapon. This would be a terribly young and highly unathletic Yale grad, Peter Brand (Hill), who sees an entirely different game than scouts and coaches do. Where an old-timer sees a guy with a beautiful swing or an ugly girlfriend - the latter means the player lacks confidence, you understand - Peter looks for a guy with a great on-base percentage. After all, more guys on base mean more opportunities to score. Coming off a highly successful 2001 season, the A's are, in Billy's words, "organ donors." The Yankees and the Red Sox, teams flush with money, flash the cash and scoop up all of Oakland's best players, making off with what seems like the heart and brains of the team. But in a rival team's office, Billy happens to meet Peter. Having really nothing to lose other than games he's bound to lose anyway, he buys into Peter's approach to player evaluations. This happens in the movie rather too abruptly, but Billy is, quite rightly, portrayed as an unusual GM. First of all, he played the game, which few usually have. Then he's a maverick and loner without much relationship skills - he's divorced and lives only for the game - or reliance on anyone but himself. He chews tobacco constantly, a really filthy habit, and pays little attention to opinions unless they coincide with his own. The movie proceeds through the improbable 2002 season with continual flashbacks to Billy's own story - how he was a can't-miss player (played by Reed Thompson, who looks uncannily like a young Pitt), who signed for big money rather than accept a Stanford scholarship. But this never works as intended. Since Beane wound up working longer in the game than many of its stars, this was hardly a bad decision. There also are attempts to drag in his personal life, a wife (Robin Wright) now remarried and a daughter (Kerris Dorsey). These would be superfluous scenes were it not for a winning performance by young Dorsey. The heart of the movie lies in the vindication of Billy's big gamble. This gets personified in two characters: the team's manager, Art Howe, played by the magical Philip Seymour Hoffmanas a grumpy old man looking out for his own self-interest, and Scott Hatteberg (Chris Pratt), a lame-armed catcher transformed into a first baseman to get his terrific on-base percentage into the lineup. Scott is at least as doubtful as his manager, but the movie gives you the sense that Beane willedthis player - and this team - to success. You keep looking for the devil who bought Billy's soul but here, truly, the only devil is in the statistical details. Don't like to see too much baseball, you say? Well, join Beane. He never watches a game. He stays in the clubhouse, catching moments on radio or TV or gets text messages from Peter. So the movie is about a master working behind the scenes like a political strategist or boxing trainer, not about the game itself. The scenes between Pitt and Hill are all delights as they struggle to find a working language and then a means to impose their newfound will on the most tradition-minded of sports. It's a great comedy act, with Pitt insisting that Hill complete his thoughts or amplify their concepts to the slack-jawed baseball scouts. So, the film fits nicely into the realm of The Bad News Bears or Major League, of underdogs who shock the world. Director Bennett Miller, who coaxed a satisfying movie out of unlikely material with Capote, puts Moneyball through a workman-like pace. If the movie fails to achieve the knockout punch ofSocial Network, this may be because another film altogether was originally imagined. Steven Soderbergh was set to direct Zaillian's script when Columbia pulled the plug due to concerns with the budget and changes in the original screenplay. One can only wonder what that version would look like as Soderbergh, like Beane, is not one to do things according to old formulas. Nevertheless, this Moneyball stands on its own as a strong, rewarding effort to pull unusual personalities and a timeless story from a welter of Inside Baseball. Venue: Toronto International Film Festival (Columbia Pictures) Production companies: Scott Rudin Productions, Michael De Luca Productions Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Pratt, Kathryn Morris, Robin Wright, Tammy Blanchard Director: Bennett Miller Screenwriters: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin Story by: Stan Chervin Based on the book by: Michael Lewis Producers: Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz Executive producer: Mark Bakshi Director of photography: Wally Pfister Production designer: Jess Gonchor Music: Mychael Danna Costume designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone Editor: Christopher Telefsen No rating, 143 minutes Toronto International Film Festival Brad Pitt Jonah Hill Philip Seymour Hoffman Aaron Sorkin Moneyball Steven Zaillian Bennett Miller