Christopher p Haan ankles AFTRA

Released: Mon., November. 28, 2011, 10:42pm PTBy AFTRA's public voice Christopher p Haan is ankling within the artists union to participate PR firm 42West.P Haan remains the country's Director of Communications in the last three years within the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.He revealed his departure Monday and mentioned his last day will probably be 12 ,. 16.He indicxated that AFTRA will tap his successor soon. AFTRA remains concentrating on mergign while using Screen Stars Guild throughout his tenure getting an associate election expected next spring.P Haan grew to become part of AFTRA staff in 2001. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

George Michael Treated For Pneumonia, Cancels Tour

First Published: November 25, 2011 1:11 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LONDON, U.K. -- Caption George Michael performs in London, August 25, 2008George Michael has postponed all his remaining 2011 tour dates as he recovers from pneumonia, the singers publicist said Friday. Michael was hospitalized in Vienna, Austria earlier this week. A statement from publicist Connie Filippello said the 48-year-old former Wham! singer is responding to treatment and slowly improving. Michael is ill with pneumonia and any other speculation regarding his illness is unfounded and untrue, the statement said. Two Austrian doctors treating Michael said he had severe community acquired pneumonia, but his condition has stabilized and he is responding to treatment. They said he needed time to regain his strength. From the current point of view, the time until recovery cannot be estimated, but he will not be able to perform the rest of the tour, Dr. Christoph Zielinski and Dr. Thomas Staudinger said in a statement. Besides medical treatment, complete rest, and peace and quiet are mandatory. The singer has postponed dates in Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London. The statement said the concerts would be rescheduled. Michael gained mega-stardom in his early 20s as half of Wham! and went on to a successful solo career. His first solo album, 1987s Faith, sold 20 million copies. Michael had played 45 dates on his Symphonica European tour before falling ill. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dancing With the Stars: Will Rob Win the Trophy?

Rob Kardashian Here's what happened to the Dancing With the Stars finalists on Monday night: Ricki Lake did her best not to screw up the lifts in her freestyle dance - "I was really afraid of falling down," she said. J.R. Martinez put on a good face after screwing up his cha cha when his injured ankle started to give out. "I did panic," he said, "because I rolled my ankle in my shoe and I went into a step too quickly." And Rob Kardashian somehow snuck by the two long-time frontrunners and got a perfect score on his freestyle, cruising into first place. "We've already put in all the work, so it's just about having fun," he said. "I try to look at the whole competition as having fun. I've done that since day one, and it's got me this far."Season 10's runner-up, figure skater Evan Lysacek, said for him the finale was all about Kardashian: "I've been following the show all season, but I really came tonight to see him. His improvement has been just amazing."Chaz Bono voiced similar sentiments. "I remember Rob, the first dance, and us backstage rehearsing, and showing each other our dances," said Bono. "And Rob wouldn't smile, he'd look at the floor. It's like he's a different person."Does Bono think Kardashian could take the whole thing? "Yes," he says. "He's come so far. J.R. was the first person I met, and when Lacy [Schwimmer] and I saw one of his first rehearsals, we both said, 'finals.' And then Ricki, too, you saw pretty quickly that she was really good and had a great partner in Derek [Hough]. So for a long time, we all knew it would be Ricki and J.R. But that third spot, who was going to take it? And Rob took it. It wasn't given to him."Cinderella, a.k.a. Rob Kardashian, has arrived at the ball. And the shoes fit.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Exclusive Clip from West Side Story's 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray: Remembering Natalie Wood

We’ve long admired Natalie Wood’s ability to freak the hell out in a bathtub, but she’s most known for her roles in Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story — the latter of which is celebrating its golden anniversary this fall. In this exclusive clip from the new 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray, we learn that Mrs. Robert Wagner and her costar Richard Beymer did not get along. Also: Beymer is holding up very well 50 years later! Watch Movieline’s exclusive clip from the “West Side Memories” bonus feature on the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray release, in stores today: It breaks my heart a little to learn that Beymer and Wood didn’t get along. Surely he was not invited to hang out at Roddy McDowall’s pad with Judy Garland and Paul Newman.

'Harry Potter' Stars Change The Wizarding World

FROM MTV MOVIES: The books are long finished, the movies are now over, but all it takes is one step inside the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida, to know that "Potter" is forever. Still, despite the ever-flowing butterbeer and copious amounts of "Potter"-based roller-coaster rides, there's always room for improvement, even at the Wizarding World. After all, the "Potter" universe is just too grand to fit every single element into one theme park. With that in mind, when MTV News traveled down to Orlando to cover the red-carpet celebration of the "Deathly Hallows Part 2" DVD release, we asked the cast and crew to weigh in on which features of J.K. Rowling's imaginative world they'd like to see included in future park updates. Read the full story at MTV Movies!

JWoww Says TSA Singled Her Out

First Published: November 14, 2011 2:33 PM EST Credit: Getty Images FARGO, N.D. -- Caption Jenni JWOWW Farley arrives for an appearance at the Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas early on August 27, 2011 Reality television star JWoww says on her official Twitter account that she was treated like a criminal when airport security officers singled her out for a pat down in North Dakota. Jenni Farley of MTVs Jersey Shore says in multiple tweets that her selection while boarding seemed odd and deliberate. She says she earlier noticed a Transportation Security Administration officer pointing at her while she was getting coffee at Fargos Hector International Airport. Farley says she travels twice a week and never went through that before. A message left with a TSA spokeswoman was not immediately returned. Messages seeking comment from Farley through her publicist were not immediately returned. Farley was leaving the North Dakota city after a Saturday night appearance at The Hub, a Fargo night club. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Delois Blakely, Harlem Nun, Claims Disney Scammed 'Sister Act'

Remember 'Sister Act'? That Whoopi Goldberg comedy from 1992 that created a not-so-decent follow up together with a Broadway production? Well, a nun in Harlem certainly does, particularly because -- based on her -- Disney stole the concept for that movie from her existence. The lady under consideration is Delois Blakley, whose 1987 autobiography, 'The Harlem Street Nun,' centered on her existence like a "youthful, Black, singing nun serving the road people and youths of Harlem." She's now suing the galleries behind 'Sister Act,' with accusations of breach of contract, misappropriation of likeness and illegal enrichment. Based on the complaint (which you'll read entirely over around the Hollywood Reporter), Blakely contacted Hollywood studio professionals about possibly making the film, with TriStar Pictures indicating interest. The galleries rejected to discuss the legal matter. [via THR] 5 Movie Legal cases 'Natural Born Murders''The Hangover, Part II''Borat''Passion from the Christ''Coming to America' See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Sitter' Exclusive Clips: Jonah Hill Smells Pretty

"Do you want to smell pretty?" No time before have such innocent words held such horrible meaning, as Jonah Hill discovered firsthand through the filming of "The Sitter." Inside an exclusive clip that first demonstrated throughout "MTV First: 'The Sitter'" earlier today, Hill's "Sitter" character Noah Jaybird finds themselves fostering from the cute little angel who's independently not. Her first strategy towards her new babysitter: spray a straight stream of perfume directly into his mouth, not once, but two occasions. Clearly, the prank does not review well. "I will enable you to in around the little secret: I'm not a real real babysitter," he notifies the little girl in hushed tone. "I'm really a sit back around the couch, have a burrito, do whatever I only say for you to accomplish or I'll kill you type of babysitter. That's my style, blood stream!" We have a firsthand have a look at exactly how little Noah understands babysitting in the second exclusive clip that unveils precisely how Hill's character can get to the child-watching business to begin with. His mother has large plans for your evening, plans that are almost derailed when she's approached to check out a friend's children. But she's plans of her own: convince Noah to babysit in their stead. "Are you currently presently crazy? No!" he declares. "I'm not a real babysitter, I'm a grownup guy! Babysitting sucks! Males don't babysit things!" He's quickly proven wrong since the next scene brings Noah for the Pedulla residencebut he's out of the blue whizzing another tune when they know that might be, ah, "perks" to babysitting for top parents. Take a look: Reveal what you consider inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

Violeta Visited Paradise (Violeta se fue a los cielos)

A BF release (in Chile) of the Minera Escondida presentation of the Wood Producciones, Maiz Producciones, Bossa Nova Films production in colaboration with BG TV. (Worldwide sales: Wood Producciones, Santiago.) Executive producers, Patricio Pereira , Pablo Rovito, Fernando Sokolowicz, Denise Gomes, Paula Cosenza, Billy Garlick. Directed by Andres Wood. Script, Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderon, Wood, in line with the book by Angel Parra.With: Francisca Gavilan, Thomas Durand, Christian Quevedo, Patricio Ossa, Luis Machin, Stephania Barbagelata, Roberto Faras, Gabriela Aguilera. (The spanish language, French dialogue)The intense, amazing existence from the Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra is investigated with sensitivity and exquisite lightness of touch in Andres Wood's "Violeta Visited Paradise." Having a searching central perf from Francisca Gavilan, this superbly lensed portrait moves stylishly backwards and forwards over time to limn the existence of the lady who constantly battled to locate her place. Chile's Oscar submission reps a formidable addition to Wood's already solid oeuvre, as well as its particularly Chilean subject is not likely to avoid it from following Wood's "Machuca" into offshore arthouses. Even though some poetic license is inevitably taken, the pic is carefully in line with the occasions of Parra's own existence, structured around a TV interview the singer gave in 1962. Elevated in poverty in southern Chile because the daughter of the alcoholic schoolteacher named Nicanor (Christian Quevedo), Parra would be a spirited child immediately. Being an adult, she was deeply romantic and deeply political, writing tunes that may be achingly lyrical or stridently defend the oppressed. Key occasions proven include Parra's travels with the Andes mountain tops giving shows like a duet together with her sister Hilda her trip to a classic guy within the countryside from whom she would like to understand tunes, but who will not sing following a dying of his grandchild her visit to the Intl. Youth Festival in Belgium, that she returns to locate her year-old daughter has died of pneumonia her amount of time in Paris, where she exhibits her work on the Louvre her tempestuous, on-off relationship with anthropologist Gilbert Favre (Thomas Durand) and her installment of the arts center inside a remote tent in the Andes. These occasions are proven significantly from sequence, though Andrea Chignoli's precision editing guarantees that moments set years apart are made lighting instead of confusing by their juxtaposition. Some welcome comic relief comes throughout the 1962 interview, by which Parra deals with patience using the snide questions of the right-wing Argentinean interviewer (Luis Machin). Gavilan provides a profoundly committed, rangy perf that handles to become intense, gutsy and nuanced all at one time, and bespeaks a comprehension of the significance of getting Parra right with regard to Chilean auds. The script enables for any hpv warts-and-all portrait that's not even close to simple hagiography. Parra's multiple contradictions are there: She's headstrong but insecure, interpersonal but lonely, adventurous but home-loving, and most importantly, never quite capable of being a great mother to her children. (Pic is dependant on the memoirs of one of these, Angel.) Typically of Wood's films, production values are topnotch. Using locations is particularly strong, and lenser Miguel Joan Littin, Wood's longtime collaborator, renders the peculiar light and textures of the Andean mountain village as capably because he does individuals from the banks from the Seine by evening. Aesthetically, the pic isn't dull and sometimes demonstrates a daring feeling of framework, just like a lovemaking scene shot with the gaps between floormats. Pic features about 20 mostly guitar-based tunes that repetition a great choice of Parra's work, although her most widely used tune, "Gracias a la vida," is missing. The highlight is really a searing, soul-baring performance of "El gavilan" (The Sparrowhawk), featuring the road which the pic may have been built: "I've nowhere to become.InchDigital camera (color/ B&W), Miguel Joan Littin editor, Andrea Chignoli music, Violeta Parra art director, Rodrigo Bazaes seem (Dolby Digital SR), Miguel Hormazabal. Examined on DVD, Madrid, March. 29, 2011. Running time: 110 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Leonardo DiCaprio Talks Packing Around The Pounds For J. Edgar

First Released: November 4, 2011 3:05 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Leonardo DiCaprio attends the AFI FEST 2011 Presented By Audi - J. Edgar Opening Evening Gala at Graumans Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on November 3, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Leonardo DiCaprio packed on some pounds to experience J. Edgar Hoover within the November 9-due J. Edgar, although not as much as he'd have loved. Around I really could, he told Access Hollywood around the red-colored carpet in the J. Edgar gala in the AFI Fest in La on Thursday evening, of his efforts to change in to the movie version from the historic figure. I truly desired to take a rest and perform the whole real physical transformation. Obviously, the film wouldnt take, Leo added of walking in to the footwear of legendary historic figure and FBI boss, J. Edgar Hoover. It had been an enormous quantity of weight to use in an exceedingly almost no time. So fortunately I'd many people around that helped me to for the reason that transformation and i believe it switched out pretty much. Leo felt playing the questionable guy would be a true recognition. It had been an recognition to have the ability to play a personality which had a wide variety of eccentricities, somebody who is at energy within our country for more than half a century, through eight different presidents, who had been within the subterranean of shaping the nation that we understand today, the actor told Access. I did not agree with many different his politics, especially afterwards in the career. And surely the planet he arrived to, he changed our country. He produced a Fbi, along with a police that weve never witnessed before, Leo ongoing. He would be a true patriot for the reason that sense. But, like I stated, I dont believe what he did later in the existence was very good. Allows place it this way. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Tech notes of note

Visual effects software developer The Foundry released Katana 1., a peek development and lighting tool designed to replace the standard CG pipeline getting an adaptable recipe-based resource workflow. Together using this release, Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Miracle purchased a website license of Katana to boost its production pipeline across its ILM and Lucasfilm companies. ILM joins other visual effects the likes of a Katana site license holder. Katana allows improving of assets once shots are actually happening the talking about of lighting set-ups, for instance edits and overrides, between shots and sequences permits using multiple renderers and allows shot-specific modification of assets to finish up area of the lighting recipe for shots."We anticipate further integrating Katana into our rigorous pipeline," mentioned ILM vfx supervisor John Knoll. "Within the this past year we now have labored with while using Foundry delivering feedback which we wish Katana being for people. They've required in therefore we hold the production-proven technology we would like without any large internal engineering effort." * * * The Meduza Titan, suggested since the first fully controlled, lightweight, 3d precision single HD camera with 1080p dual sensors, launched on March. 31. It absolutely was created by Meduza systems for stereoscopic TV production. The announcement is created by Chris Cary, Boss of 3d Visual Companies, the U.K. parent company of Meduza Systems. Featuring two 1080p CMOS sensors, Titan is able to do frame rates from 24 to 120 fps in 10 bit and boasts fully motorized inter-axial (the space involving the contacts) and convergence. It's listed at $55,000 and might be bought with either C mount or perhaps the new Meduza mount for your Meduza matched up up pair prime lens series. It opened up now within the Creatasphere exposition in La * * * Red-colored-colored Giant has placed a few its color design programs - Colorista and LUT Buddy - inside the color production pipeline of production house Stargate Art galleries, which gives film and TV production and publish services employed by such shows as ABC's "Pan Am" and "Revenge," and AMC's "The Walking Dead." "Television production in Hollywood is rapidly shifting into really a component film workflow, by which images are taken and shipped in the logarithmic color space," mentioned Stargate vfx supervisor Chris Martin. "What this implies for Stargate Art galleries is, we must have effective tools outfitted to deal with numerous color workflows. Red-colored-colored Giant fits that bill for people perfectly." * * * Toronto effects boutique Soho VFX licensed 100 seats of Southpaw Technology's resource management system Tactic to streamline production workflow, communications and task management around the current, undisclosed project. Founded in 2002, Soho has continuously grown, contributing to greater than 50 feature film and tv productions, including "The Truly Amazing Four," "X-Males Roots: Wolverine" and "Rise in the Planet in the Apes." Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com