Palm Springs, CA (December 16, 2011) ‘
Tag International
Gary Oldman Honored By Palm Springs Fest
Charlie Sheen’s New Sitcom Makes First International Sale To Canada’s CTV
UPDATE 6:20 PM: CTV parent Bell Media just issued a release announcing the pickup of the Charlie Sheen sitcom Anger Management. Release below the story:
PREVIOUS 6:05 PM: As the expansion of Charlie Sheen’s recent comedy tour to Canada proved, the actor is very popular north of the border. So it’s not surprising that the first international territory to commit to Sheen’s new series, Anger Management, is Canada. I have learned that, in a competitive situation, Canada’s Bell Media has landed the rights to the new series for its CTV network. Sheen is expected to make the announcement on the leading Canadian broadcaster tonight. Like FX, which picked up the project in the U.S., CTV also carries Sheen’s previous series, Two And A Half Men. The license fee for Anger Management is said to be at the high end of expectations. Anger Management, inspired by the 2003 movie by that name, is being produced by Lionsgate TV, with Lionsgate subsidiary Debmar-Mercury handling domestic sales and Lionsgate International TV in charge of international distribution. The international deals for the series are significant because they call for the networks to commit to 100 episodes outright without having seen
a single frame of the show. Under the Debmar-Mercury model, FX has committed to an initial order of 10 episodes. If that run … Read More
International Emmy Winners Announced
British programs once again had a strong showing at the International Emmy Awards, winning 5 of the 10 categories during the ceremony tonight at the New York Hilton. Two unscripted series with U.S. remakes made the cut: Belgium’s hidden-camera series Benidorm Bastards, whose U.S. version Off Their Rockers starring Betty White is on tap for mideason at NBC, won for best comedy. The British reality show The World’s Strictest Parents, which was awarded best non-scripted entertainment program, has an U.S. remake of the same name airing on TLC and occasionally on MTV. And Sweden’s Millennium mini-series, which won for best TV movie/mini-series, is an extension to Stieg Larsson’s Millennium feature series, which is being remade in the U.S., starting with David Fincher’s upcoming The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The BBC One anthology drama series Accused was the only multiple winner with statuettes for best drama series and best actor, Christopher Eccleston. UK company Twenty Twenty also nabbed 2 wins, for arts programming and non-scripted entertainment. Chile won its first ever International Emmy in the children and young people category. And reality producer Niger Lythgoe received the International Emmy Founders Award, presented to him by Lady Gaga. Emmy-winning Good Wife co-star Archie Panjabi presented the International Emmy Directorate Award to Subhash Chandra, Chairman of India’
Red Band Trailer: ‘Goon’
This red band trailer for the R-rated hockey comedy Goon is as rowdy as the rating suggests. Magnolia/Magnet picked up the movie directed by Michael Dowse with Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber and Jay Baruchel at the Toronto International Film Festival and according to the Magnet website plans a March theatrical release preceded by video-on-demand in February.
'Pirates Of The Caribbean 4' Passes $1 Bil
UPDATE: 
Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films confirmed this Summer 2011 milestone: that the franchise’s fourth film Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides crossed $1 billion in global box office Saturday. The global cume through Sunday is $1,007.7B, with an estimated $774M of that coming from international and 233.7M from domestic through Sunday. This will be the second Pirates of the Caribbean film to reach $1B after 2006′
IFC Films Acquires 'Yves Saint Laurent'
Pierre Thorentton’s French documentary Yves Saint Laurent L’Amour Fou will be released in 2011. Through rare archives and exclusive images, the project tells the story of Saint Laurent and his life companion Pierre Berge, who decided to sell their private art collection upon Saint Laurent’s death. The documentary recently won the Fipresci International Critics Prize for Special Presentations at the Toronto International Film Festival.
NBC Universal International Acquires UK Production Company Monkey Kingdom
EXCLUSIVE: NBC Universal International has acquired independent U.K. production company Monkey Kingdom. The pact represents the first acquisition at NBCU International by the company’s TV production president Michael Edelstein. It also marks the third production venture for NBCU International following the 2008 acquisition of Carnival Film & Television and the launch earlier this year of WTTV, NBCU’s joint venture with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. It is part of NBCU International’s expansion under president Peter Smith as NBCU looks to achieve $5 billion in non-US revenues.
Under the terms of the agreement, NBCU International will acquire 100% of Monkey Kingdom as well as its library rights. Monkey Kingdom was founded in 2001 by veteran producers David Granger and Will Macdonald. The company, whose main focus is in the unscripted area, has produced such series as The Charlotte Church Show, Comedy Roasts, My Kind Of Town, Make My Day, The Passions of Girls Aloud and Newlyweds. In the digital content space, it is behind The Secret World of Sam King, a 60-episode drama for Bebo. Now part of NBCU’
Miss USA crowned Miss World
(HMG Celebrity News) -Miss World, celebrated its 60th anniversary in China on Saturday night, with Miss United States being crowned the winner. Young Miss USA Alexandria Mills, 18, from Louisville, Kentucky was the surprise winner, in another international event filled with politics. Pre-tournament favorite Miss Norway failed to make the top five, prompting speculation that [...]
'Twilight Saga' And 'True Blood' Vampiresses Sink Teeth Into 'Catch .44'
The indie drama Catch .44 has added two actresses transitioning from sultry vampire roles. Twilight Saga’
Sex Slips, While Sarah Jessica Parker Greets Japanese Fans
Sarah Jessica Parker was greeted by a deluge of fans at the Narita Airport earlier today in Japan. Parker is on her international promotional tour for the Sex and the City sequel. While no international box office figures have been released yet, the …read full story
What Was Hot At LA Screenings' TV Week?
After the networks tout their new shows to advertisers during upfront week in pursuit of ad dollars, it’
A Listers Take Care of Their Own
◄ Back
Next ►
Picture 1 of 1
Photo by Clicksnap/BuzzFoto.com
We love seeing photos of A Listers schlepping their own luggage! Cameron Diaz arrived at Los Angeles International Airport dragging a designer piece of luggage behind her.
Photo by Clicksnap/BuzzFoto.com
Canada, China, Mexico, Russia And Spain Top MPAA Watch List For Content Theft
MPAA URGES TOUGHER INTERNATIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF IP PROTECTIONS AS CONGRESS UNVEILS 2010 PRIORITY WATCH LIST
WASHINGTON’
'The Great Ghost Rescue' Starts Shooting
Producer Miriam Segal will finally begin filming her The Great Ghost Rescue on Monday. She has been planning this adaptation of Eva Ibbotson’
Now Its Called A Dangerous Method
Recorded Picture Company, lead producer on David Cronenberg’
New Cronenberg Film Finally Re-Named
Recorded Picture Company, lead producer on David Cronenberg’
Lady GaGa @ 2010 Brit Awards
Photo Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Lady Gaga took home three 2010 Brit Awards last night. The amazing pop-culture super icon that is Lady Gaga won the UK music industry’s annual Brit Awards prizes for International Breakthrough Act, Best International Female Solo Artist, and Best International Album Source
read more
What Christian Grass' Move Really Means
UPDATES Uni Repositions Foreign Prod Under UPI
Here in London, Christian Grass’
Uni Repositions Foreign Prod Under UPI
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, and LONDON, ENGLAND, February 11, 2010 ‘
Walt Disney's Jason Reed Changes Jobs
This answers those rumors that Jason Reed was going to leave Walt Disney Studios and take another gig outside the Mouse House:
BURBANK, Calif., February 10, 2010 ‘