Blinding

A Sweet Bloodstream production. Created, directed, compiled by Steve Sanguedolce.With: Ryan Knighton, Jackie O'Keefe, Jamie Watson, Randall Cruz, Anna Myszkowski.Adventuresome docu "Blinding" pairs dental histories from three Toronto citizens who've experienced extreme changes in perception -Body leading to literal blindness, others figurative because of harsh police and military encounters -- with expressionistic pictures superbly hands-colored available-processed 16mm. Always interesting, especially visually, the pic's ultimate point and impact are a little fuzzy. But experimental filmmaker Steve Sanguedolce's feature should attract cinematheques along with other avenues available to accessibly avant-garde fare. Subjects are Jackie O'Keefe, a metropolitan beat cop now-upon the market Canadian military pilot Jamie Watson and author Ryan Knighton, who lost his sight in their adult years while offering probably the most intellectualized perspective on his momentous existence change. He's considered some interesting ideas about how exactly the planet narrows for that aesthetically impaired, about the disabled like a "fake class" of arranged citizenry, and also the advantages and disadvantages of associations using the sighted. "Blindness is in lots of ways quite boring," he notes without apology. Another twosubjects, by comparison, knowingly joined into harmful professions, and experienced distressing effects from seeing disturbing occasions. O'Keefe has trouble trembling images from the crimes she worked with, just like a child pornography situation or perhaps a baby abandoned in freezing weather. "Whatever you see all day long lengthy are people at their worst," she states. The encounters have remaining here having a distrust of humanity which has poisoned her personal associations. Watson, now an industrial pilot, is really a confessed adrenaline junkie who tied to military service for 12 years. However the stress that brought many friends to drug abuse, panic attacks as well as suicide did not leave him untouched, particularly after he observed massacres in Rwanda. Instead of as being a straight downer, the docu indicates these encounters as demos of human adaptability under unforeseen, challenging conditions. But unlike an identical multiple existence-testimony exercise for example Jessica Yu's "Protagonist," "Blinding" does not really weave its threads together in ways that points toward a coherent unifying idea. Still, this mixture of archival materials from various sources (homemovies, surveillance and stock footage) and dialogue-free staged vignettes (stars portray all principals, save the onscreen Watson) could be intriguing even without Sanguedolce's heavily labored visual fillips. Beyond color which has a solarized affect, images are scratched, streaked and blotted. His seem design includes an (uncredited) electronic score.Camera (color, 16mm-to-HD), Sanguedolce additional camera, Jan Bird, Mike Holboom, Jeffrey Paull editors Sanguedolce, Paull seem, Sanguedolce. Examined at Montreal World Film Festival (Documentaries around the globe), August. 19, 2011. Running time: 72 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

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Juliette Lewis Finds Blood Or Water

For director Justin MolotnikovScottish director Justin Molotnikov has rounded up the cast for his follow-up to 2009's Crying with Laughter. He's locked in Juliette Lewis, Stephen McCole, Kate Dickie, Gary Lewis and Greta Scacchi for modern noir Blood or Water. There's precious little out there about the plot right now, aside from one tiny nugget that talks about its noirish nature and a brief mention of "unwitting incest. " Which sounds almost like a BBFC caution phrase than anything else. Despite that, Lewis seems enthused to be taking part: "I am excited by Justin Molotnikov's unconventional, completely organic approach to storytelling and filmmaking, she said in a statement picked up by The Hollywood Reporter. He creates one of a kind, totally engrossing stories with characters that jump off the screen. Molotnikov will shoot early next year in Scotland. Lewis was last seen in Due Date, and has the likes of Hick, Foreverland and Open Road coming up on her release schedule. She's also just snagged a role in the US TV version of The Firm, which takes up the story of the Tom Cruise legal mob drama 10 years after the events of the 1993 film, finding Mitchell McDeere (now played by Josh Lucas) emerging from the Witness Protection Program after bringing down his Memphis-based employers...

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Marc Hannibal dies at 80

Actor, singer and former Harlem Globetrotter Marc Hannibal died in Salem, Ore., of natural causes on July 23. He was 80. Hannibal made his TV acting debut in 1963 on "CBS Repertoire Workshop," narrating the story of the historical Dred Scott Supreme Court case. He went on to star in several variety shows, including "Hannibal's Trunk." Hannibal guested on series including "Dragnet," "Adam 12" and "Mission Impossible" and appeared in films including "Airport," "Fools," "The Strangers in 7A" and "The Grasshopper." In 1975, he starred in the Italian cult film "Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte" (known by various English titles including "Three Fantastic Supermen") as a gladiator superhero. In 1976 he produced and starred in a variety show called "On the Strip," live from Las Vegas. As a singer, he headlined nightclubs across North America in the 1960s, once opening for Phyllis Diller at Gaslight Square in St. Louis, and headlined The Sands and Union Plaza hotels in Las Vegas in the 1970s. He recorded two albums: the first, anonymously titled disc was for Philips, the second, "Night Times," for independent label First American. In 2002 his song "Forever Is a Long, Long Time" was sampled by Royce Da 5'9" for the latter's song "Boom," which appeared on the album "Rock City (version 2.0)" as well as on the soundtrack of MTV's 2001 telepic "Hip Hopera: Carmen." Hannibal's music career was chronicled in the book "The First Book of Oregon Jazz, Rock and All Sorts of Music" by Carolan Gladden. Frank Charles Hannibal Jr. was born in St. Louis. After graduating from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Ore., as a star basketball player, he served briefly in the Army. In 1954, Hannibal was recruited by the Harlem Globetrotters and toured with the team for two years. He then played with Marques Haynes' barnstorming team, the Harlem Magicians. Hannibal is survived by three daughters and a son. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Dogs Bullets & Carnage

ometime later on, somewhere in Europe a town has numerous amounts of subterranean, even secret harmful levels which have solutions towards the past. Mihai is really a upon the market assassin that has came back the place to find settle a vendetta and begin a brand new existence like a restaurant owner. Haine was genetically played around with on growing up, which brought to him possesing dog like characteristics. Badou is his clumsy chain smoking partner who becomes deranged when refused cigarettes. Naoto was orphaned growing up and it has amnesia she was educated to wield the sword. Their pasts are in some way attached to the secret subterranean and also the organization that controls it.

ABC Bans Our Idiot Brother promo

ABC has banned an advertising spot for the comedy Our Idiot Brother.The TV network has refused to air the promo and asked The Weinstein Company (TWC) to make cuts, despite the ad already airing in its current form on other networks.See what all the fuss is about below.In respose, TWC did the equivalent of sticking its tongue out by cutting a new red band trailer for the film. "We'd like to dedicate our new red band trailer for Our Idiot Brother to censorship everywhere. Enjoy!" said TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein.Click here to view the red band trailer.The film opens in the US on 26 August 2011 and stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer and Steve Coogan.

On The Download: Taylor Swift Live At Staples Center

By Breanna HughesLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ive been looking forward to seeing Taylor Swift perform live since she first burst onto the scene with her self-titled debut album in 2006. Why I hadnt seen her in concert yet is something I just cant answer, but I am very happy to say that I no longer carry that shame with me. And after what I experienced, it was worth every anxious moment of waiting and every single penny. Taylor brought her Speak Now World Tour to the Staples Center in Los Angeles for a sold out, four-night engagement. Now, Ive been to a lot of concerts in my life from tiny clubs to huge sports arenas like this one, and I can honestly say, this is the biggest production I have ever seen for a concert. Elaborate sets, lights, fireworks, and dancers adorned the stage for the two-hour spectacle. It was utter pandemonium. Fans carried signs, sparkly lights, and wore specially made T-shirts. As Taylor welcomed the sold-out crowd of 13,500 (which was her estimate, but Im pretty sure it was much more than that), it was easy to see that she was very humbled and thankful for her legions of fans. It was also obvious how appreciative she was of her fans and loved the sound of thousands of people singing every lyric of every song. And to thank us, she gave us all a spectacular show. When the lights dimmed, the crowd went crazy waiting for her to make her appearance. Once the lights came up, we literally see the lights, see the party, the ball gowns and Taylor made her way through the crowd and opened with Sparks Fly. Once the opening number ended, the audience went from loud to deafening. It was nonstop cheering for several minutes as the country superstar just stood there taking it all in until moving onto her next song, Mine, during which she flashed her signature heart symbol with her hands, which prompted the entire audience to do the same. Taylors performance of The Story of Us was the first sign that we were in for a very entertaining night. The singer and her backup dancers put on a play for us, acting out the lyrics and dancing in unison on an ornate set. Taylor then simplified things when she donned a new outfit and brought out the banjo for Our Song (from her first album) and her current hit, Mean. Then she disappeared, before rising up onto the stage and sitting at a piano for Back to December, while surrounded by violin players lined up on a bridge behind her. Towards the end, as the music built up, she turned it into medley with OneRepublics song Apologize. After another quick change, Taylor had the crowd on their feet and dancing for Better Than Revenge. The stage then turned into a church wedding scene for her song Speak Now, where she interrupts a wedding to try and steal away the groom. It was a very cute number that had Taylor and her backup singers and dancers channeling The Shirelles and other girl groups of the past. With security guards in tow, she then charged through the audience to the floor seats and sat at a decorative rotating tree to get closer to the people who were further away from the stage. Armed with just her guitar, she serenaded us with her songs Fearless and Last Kiss before launching into some cover songs. I personally loved her rendition of God Only Knows by the Beach Boys. Then it was back to the stage for the crowd favorite, You Belong With Me. The previous night, Justin Bieber came out to perform his song Baby alongside Taylor. I was curious to see who her special guest for this evening would be. I jumped to my feet in excitement when I saw Jason Mraz rise up from underneath the stage for a duet of his song Im Yours. Taylor closed with the dramatic song, Haunted, from her current album, complete with daring acrobatics. Throughout the show, I couldnt help but notice how much her voice has grown in the last of couple years. It effortlessly filled the entire arena. I was so pleased to see how much she has improved vocally. Its clear that shes beginning to find her confidence. Im sure it helps to be traveling all over the world for this tour and shes definitely got stamina to spare. While watching her close-ups on the big screen next to the stage, I found her facial expressions to be simply priceless. She knew exactly how and when to ham it up for the audience. When it was time for her encore, Taylor had already been performing for nearly two hours. She seemed to outlast some of her fans. She came back out on stage for Fifteen and the song I was hoping shed end the show with: Love Story. I definitely wasnt disappointed. I was back on my feet and singing along as Taylor stepped onto a balcony attached to a cable and flew through the air, reaching all ends of the arena and giving every single fan a thrill. Taylor is touring across the country through November. The majority of her shows are completely sold out, but if you can get your hands on some tickets, you wont regret it. If you already have tickets, hold onto them as tight as you can and enjoy every moment of this incredible show starring a phenomenal young woman who just wants to tell you some stories about her life. Youll find yourself hanging on to every word. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

See Taylor Lautner's 'Abduction' Stunts In New Video

Move over Tom Cruise and Matt Damon, because Taylor Lautner is coming to steal the title of Hollywood's resident action star. Mark Wahlberg already told Leonardo DiCaprio that the "Twilight Saga" star has put them out of a job, and it's about time that the Sylvester Stallones and Bruce Willis's of the world get the clue as well as a new action hero is born. Lautner's upcoming flick "Abduction" is looking like it's going to be the action movie for the new generation, and it's the 19-year-old's badass physicality that makes the film something to look forward to. "Taylor's not only a really fabulous actor, he's also a gifted athlete," "Abduction" costar Jason Isaacs said in a recently released featurette about the movie. "He could take the entire crew with his hands tied behind his back." Like he did in the "Twilight" movies, Lautner jumped on the opportunity to film his own stunts in "Abduction." The one sequence that has been shown over and over again in the flick's trailers and TV spots is when Lautner slides down a giant glass wall at a Pittsburgh Pirates game, and this featurette explained why: Lautner did that stunt himself. "It was actually made up on the fly. It was never in an original script," Lautner said. "It was fun. I was going fast. It was great." The behind-the-scenes video showed Lautner filming the scene, and from where we're sitting it looked like there were very few wires actually holding him in place. It makes sense that the ballsy stunt is at the center of the flick's marketing. There's not a lot of extra footage in the featurette from the film, but the new stuff all showcases just how badass Lautner looks in this movie. Fans might love Lautner because of his heartthrob role in the "Twilight" movies, but what we've seen of "Abduction" so far shows that he is all grown up and ready to kick ass this time around. Do you consider Taylor Lautner to be in the next generation of action stars? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!

'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory' to Debut New Ending at New York Film Festival

Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofksy's documentary Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, chronicling the West Memphis Three, will premiere a new ending at the New York Film Festival, it was officially announced.our editor recommends'Paradise Lost 3' Set for Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release (Exclusive)'Paradise Lost' Filmmakers React to Release of West Memphis Three The U.S. premiere of Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory comes on the heels of the last week's events when the West Memphis Three -- Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelly -- were set free after 18 years in prison for the murder of three eight-year old boys. VIDEO: West Memphis Three Set Free The duo was in court when the three men were released due to new DNA evidence that exonerated them. The film is a follow-up to their 1996 film Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills and its 2000 sequel Paradise Lost 2: Revelations. Oliver Stone will offer a special preview of his new documentary project, The Untold History of the United States at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 49th New York Film Festival. NYFF will present Untold History's first three chapters, which focus on the events leading up to America's entrance into World War II and the war itself. The 10-part miniseries will premiere on Showtime in 2012. The 17-day New York Film Festival will take place Sept. 30 to Oct. 16. Related Topics HBO

Ben Affleck Negotiating to Direct and Star In Line of Sight

The directorial career of Ben Affleck is officially in overdrive: The Oscar-winning screenwriter is in talks to direct and star in Line of Sight, an actioner that “centers on an elite commando squad transporting cargo while dealing with a global threat.” Transporting cargo! That old cinematic treat. Affleck is about to start work on Argo, a CIA drama set during the Iran hostage crisis. Ooh, intrigue! Delicious. I’m yelling, “Gobble, gobble” already. [THR]

Mangrove

A L'ensemble des Films du Tigre, Red-colored Star Cinema, Radio Television Suisse production. (Worldwide sales: L'ensemble des Films Tigre, Geneva.) Created by Frederic Choffat, Julie Gilbert, Cedric Walter, Francoise Mayor. Directed by Frederic Choffat, Julie Gilbert. Script, Gilbert.With: Vimala Pons, Solal, Efren Mendez Avalos, Fabian Tellez-Cau, Amalia Canseco Hernandez, Jean-Christophe Hereil, Patrick Pasquier. (The spanish language, French dialogue)A French femme travels to the seaside Mexican village where she accustomed to live to be able to make peace using the past within the humidly atmospheric but underwhelming Franco-Swiss co-production "Mangrove." Stingy with dialogue but generous with shots of individuals searching thoughtful while canoeing through swamps, pic by Swiss co-helmers Frederic Choffat and Julie Gilbert plays just like a padded-out short wrapped around an basically melodramatic conceit. A minimum of it's blessedly brief and features pretty scenery, which must help "Mangrove" to clean on a couple of further fest shores. Together with her youthful boy (Solal) with you, an un named lady (French thesp Vimala Pons) comes to the little Mexican village about the Off-shore coast where, per flashbacks, she accustomed to live and fell deeply in love with a nearby guy (Efren Mendez Avalos), who's tellingly not around in pic's present tense. She paddles a canoe together with her kid deep in to the mangrove swamp to search up a mysterious knife, and meets another Gallic expat (Fabian Tellez-Cau) who will get her taking into consideration the past. The large reveal reps a shrug-inducing so-what cast looks enervated throughout in the location's warmth.Camera (color, HD-to-35mm), Patrick Tresch editor, Cecile Dubois music, Pierre Audetat production designer, Alex Jomaron. Examined at Locarno Film Festival (competing), August.10, 2011. Running time: 66 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Steven Spielberg Wanted to Make the Movie of Renny Harlin's Dreams

“You know, after I had just done A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, one of the first people to call me was Steven Spielberg, and he asked me, ‘So is there a movie of your dreams you want to make?’ ‘Seriously?’ I said, ‘Tintin.’ So I gave him a pile of those books, and his company went after the rights. At that point, the creator was still alive, and he said absolutely not. So it didn’t work out, and Spielberg and I went our separate ways. Then, years later, the creator died, and Spielberg went after the rights again, and he got them. So now there’s a movie.” You crazy for this one, Renny Harlin. [Vulture]

More Avengers images posted online

A bunch of new images from the Cleveland shoot of Joss Whedon's Avengers movie have hit the net and if online speculation is right they could reveal the threat faced by the superteam. Forum chatter seems to point to the Skrulls as the most likely enemy, especially because of the alien-looking weapon seen in these images (top spot: the guy holding the weapon is wearing a Green Lantern T-shirt!).Motion-capture suits back up that theory.A wikipedia history lesson for those less schooled in the Marvel Universe: "Skrulls are green-skinned reptilian humanoids with large pointed ears, red or green eyes, and corrugated chins. The Skrulls are known for their physical malleability and ability to shapeshift to any size, shape, or color at will, taking on the appearance but not the characteristics of other beings and objects."The images were posted by fans on the Superhero Hype forums.

New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of August 16: 'Jane Eyre,' 'Priest' and 'The Conspirator'

There's lots of timeshifting now as our DVD picks travel in the flashback realm of 'Jane Eyre' within the mid-1800s, to Civil War America along with a wide-varying conspiracy all around the murder of Leader Lincoln subsequently in 'The Conspirator,' for an alternate world where vampires of the underworld and humans fight one another for that remaining spoils of the ravaged future Earth in 'Priest.' Plus there's some good Blu-ray debuts now: 'The Large Lebowski,' 'Cul-p-sac' and 'The Killing.' Continue reading. 'Jane Eyre' How It Is About: The classic 1847 novel jumps from the screen within this wonderful version that's at the same time frightening and sweet. Told in flashback form, this Jane Eyre follows the orphan's travails as, despised by her aunt and finally sent on a charitable organisation girl's school, she puts track of horrible conditions, finally departing to obtain employment like a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. But complications arise as she falls deeply in love with her master, simply to be devastated when her marriage to him is avoided with a horrible secret, forcing her to do something decisively to secure her very own future and be prepared for her very own past. It's Kinda Like: 'Rebecca' meets 'Wuthering Heights' What We Should Say: An excellent new interpretation of Charlotte now Brontë's classic that alters the novel's structure although not the emotional impact from the figures or even the situations. Mia Wasikowska is an ideal Jane Eyre -- not excessively pretty but nonetheless striking in her own looks and attitude she pulls you into her character while you feel her discomfort and discomfort -- and stoicness. And Michael Fassbender scores well because the troubled Rochester. An auspciouis outing for director Cary Fukunaga. Should you thought there have been already two many 'Jane Eyres' available, you would be wrong. &bull Extra supplies: A few weak of behind-the-moments featurettes, commentary, a fascinating documentary about the film's score. Rotten Tomato plants Reviews Buy DVD Save DVD for your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: 'Priest' How It Is About: A publish-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller occur another world -Body ravaged by centuries of war between guy and vampires of the underworld. The storyline involves popular Warrior Priest in the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity one of the other downtrodden human occupants in walled-in dystopian metropolitan areas ruled through the Chapel. When his niece is kidnapped with a murderous pack of vampires of the underworld, Priest breaks his sacred vows to head out on the mission to locate her before they turn her into one of these. It's Kinda Like: 'The Searchers' meets 'Blade' What We Should Say: The above mentioned comparison isn't a glib one: This mash-up vampire-publish-apocalyptic Western owes a lot to 'The Searchers' it's tough to watch the film without observing the John Ford tropes that appear throughout its unfolding -- in the original kidnapping, with the training from the search, towards the vow by Priest Paul Bettany to kill his niece if she's been "switched" right into a "familiar" through the vampires of the underworld. That aside, 'Priest' moves along quickly using the expected effects, nasty vampires of the underworld, treacherous humans, and all sorts of the accoutrements of contemporary vampire-zombie hunter films. Nothing spectacular -- just good, bloody fun. &bull Extra supplies: Commentary, making-of featurettes, erased and extended moments. Rotten Tomato plants Reviews Buy DVD Save DVD for your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: 'The Conspirator' How It Is About: Within the wake from the murder of Leader Lincoln subsequently in 1865, eight individuals are billed with conspiring to get rid of the leader, v . p . and Secretary of Condition. The lone lady accused, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), is the owner of the boarding house in which the attack was planned. Confronted with a particular dying, Surratt's hope is available in are a recently minted lawyer and Union war hero, Ernest Aiken (James McAvoy), who unwillingly concurs to protect Surratt before a military tribunal. Because the court docket trial originates, Aiken realizes his client might be innocent which she's getting used as bait to be able to capture the only real conspirator to possess steered clear of an enormous manhunt, her boy. It's Kinda Like: 'All the President's Men' meets 'JFK' What We Should Say: Director Robert Redford requires a well-known bit of American background and, though he provides the scenario an aura of reality and verisimilitude -- he captures the time perfectly -- he puts a twenty-first century spin about the proceedings by highlighting the actual conspiracy afoot here -- what government that cheats, lies, buys off witnesses and usually breaks what the law states to frame a lady to get at her boy -- and also to bring peace to and closure to some troubled nation. It might be a effective, revisionist take a look at American history -- a brief history so clouded in fable and half-facts that individuals salute the myth and never the truth -- whether it were not so darn slow and plodding. Redford is certainly not at his best here. &bull Extra supplies: Commentary, making-of featurettes, an amazing feature-length documentary about the plot to kill Lincoln subsequently, production featurettes. Rotten Tomato plants Reviews Buy DVD Save DVD for your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: August 16 Blu-ray Debuts: 'The Large Lebowski Limited Edition' (1998) The Dude will get Blu now having a nice hi-def transfer and a number of bonus features, including an exciting-new 28-page companion book featuring a unique interview with Shaun Dowd -- the actual-existence inspiration for that Dude Shaun Bridges' personal, on-set photography a movie timeline trivia plus much more. 'Cul-p-sac' (1966) Roman Polanski orchestrates a mental menage a trois within this slyly absurd tale of paranoia in the director's golden sixties period. Jesse Pleasance and Francoise Dorleac star like a withdrawn couple whose isolated home is treated with a rude, burly American gangster away from home, performed by Lionel Stander. The 3 participate in a game title of shifting details and sexual and emotional humiliations. It is a creepy picture of twentieth century decadence and decay. In The Qualifying criterion Collection. 'The Killing' (1956) Stanley Kubrick's account of the ambitious racetrack robbery is just one of Hollywood's tautest, twistiest noirs. Assisted with a significantly time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, along with a phenomenal cast of character stars, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Grey, Timothy Carey and Elisha Prepare Junior., 'The Killing' is both a jaunty thriller along with a cold-blooded punch towards the stomach. With its precise monitoring shots and satisfying feeling of irony, it's Kubrick towards the core. In The Qualifying criterion Collection. Other New August 16 DVD Releases: 'The Bang Bang Club': A drama in line with the true-existence encounters of 4 combat photography enthusiasts taking the ultimate times of apartheid in Nigeria. The males were glued by friendship as well as their feeling of purpose in truth. And, although this intense political period presented their finest work -- two won Pulitzers -- additionally, it exacted huge cost. Stars Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch. 'The Best and also the Brightest': A brand new-faced youthful couple from Delaware who've lately gone to live in New You are able to City visit extreme measures to have their five-year-old daughter in to the highly competitive kindergarten school system. Stars Neil Patrick Harris, Bonnie Somerville, Amy Sedaris, Peter Serafinowicz, Christopher McDonald, Kate Mulgrew. 'Hoodwinked Too! Hood Versus. Evil': More fractured favorite anecdotes and popular culture comic riffs within this follow up to 'Hoodwinked,' which took it's origin from 'Red Riding Hood.' That one finds heroine Red-colored (Hayden Panettiere) training having a mysterious covert group known as the Siblings from the Hood until she's known as upon to save a set of kidnapped kids. Voices of Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Joan Cusack, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Patrick Warburton, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick, Kaira Garrett, Martin Short, Heidi Klum, Wayne Newton, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. 'Meet Monica Velour': Within this weak attempt for an irreverent comedy, awkward teen Tobe (Dustin Ingram) sparks on the journey to satisfy Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall), his favorite 80s porn star, in a rare live appearance 100s of miles away. Rather than the glamorous sexpot described on film, he finds a 49-year-old single mother residing in a trailer in rural Indiana, carrying out at seedy strip clubs to pay the bills. The storyline lines are too erratic, changing between black comedy and whitened trash humor. Also Stars John Dennehy, Keith David. 'Roadkill': What starts like a scenic journey through Ireland soon turns deadly for several buddies when an old curse takes wing using a bloodthirsty bird of prey. Stars Kacey Barnfield, Eliza Bennett, Stephen Rea. 'Something Borrowed': Typical publish-modern romantic comedy with unlikeable figures in worn-out situations. A gifted youthful female attorney who's unlucky at love includes a one-evening stand together with her senior high school crush -- who also is actually engaged to her closest friend. Stars: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, Colin Egglesfield, Steve Howey, Ashley Williams. Take a look at more August 16 DVD releases at OnVideo.

Mel Gibson, Ex Oksana Grigorieva Fight in Court Over Daughter's School (Report)

Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva are feuding in court over where to enroll their 22-month-old daughter, Lucia, in school, according to TMZ.com. Grigorieva reportedly wants to enroll Lucia in a private school near her San Fernando Valley home. But Gibson, who is based in Malibu, doesn't want to face the long drive when he has custody. PHOTOS: The Hollywood Reporter Honors Jodie Foster in Cannes He is asking for a school equidistant from both their homes, adds TMZ.com, which also reports their custody case if far from over. Gibson's last movie, The Beaver, directed by his friend Jodie Foster, has earned $6.3 million worldwide so far. PHOTOS: Movie Report Card: 10 Biggest Flops of 2011 (So Far) Related Topics Mel Gibson The Beaver

'Leverage' Restored for Fifth Season

TNT TNT has restored Leverage for any fifth season. The cable network has purchased 15 instances of the drama, starring Timothy Hutton being an insurance investigator-switched-crook, set to air next summer time. Leverage has ongoing to develop its audience throughout its four seasons, with episodes this summer time up 10 % in comparison with Season 3. "Although shows decline within their second, third or 4th seasons, Leverage has defied the chances and ongoing to climb," stated Michael Wright, executive vice president and mind of programming for TNT, The best spinner's and Turner Classic Movies. "Increasingly more audiences are finding this weekly pleasure ride through wonderfully complex schemes and disadvantage games, all introduced to existence through wise writing, sharp pointing along with a terrific cast." The Leverage renewal comes per week after TNT acquired procedural Rizzoli & Isles for any third season. The network also added another batch of their alien-invasion drama Falling Skies this summer time, additionally to obtaining rookie Franklin and Party for any second season and ordering a restarted Dallas to series. Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Janet Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge co-star within the drama created by Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment, with Devlin and designers John Rogers and Chris Downey becoming executive producers. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit

Christie Clark and Patrick Muldoon Dish on Their Return to Days of Our Lives

Patrick Muldoon, Christie Clark September 26 can't get here fast enough! The highly anticipated romantic reboot of NBC's Days of Our Lives will not only see the return of fan faves Deidre Hall (Marlena), Drake Hogestyn (John) and Matt Ashford (Jack) but also a wildly popular, much-missed duo we haven't seen together on screen in 16 years - Christie Clark (Carrie) and Patrick Muldoon (Austin). Now a wife and mom living in San Francisco, Clark joined Days as a teen in 1986 and played Carrie on and off until 2006, earning two Daytime Emmy nods. She returned to the soap in 2010 for the death of matriarch Alice Horton and was seen in a brief cameo early this year. Muldoon joined Days in 1992 and played Austin for three years before exiting for a career in film (the sci-fi hit Starship Troopers) and primetime (Melrose Place). TV Guide Magazine corralled the two stars for their first joint interview since being paged back to Salem. Get ready for a double dose of adorable!TV Guide Magazine: It was an unexpected delight to hear you two were coming back. How'd this happen?Clark: I was in Los Angeles to shoot for one day on Days last December and Pat and I were supposed to meet up for dinner the night before - and he flaked on me! [Laughs] I remember thinking, "You L.A. people are all alike!" But he felt bad and said, "Look, I'll meet you anywhere you want! I'll even come to the studio while you're working and we can get together there." I ended up inviting Ali Sweeney [Sami] to join us because we have so many fond memories of working together. Ali started Tweeting that she was having lunch with us in the NBC commissary and that got internet rumors started that we were coming back to the show. And from there it just sort of took off.Muldoon: Well, that's not how I remember it. I didn't flake. And it wasn't dinner. We were supposed to have drinks and Christie's plane was late.Clark: See, this is why we work so well together. We're like a husband and wife!Muldoon: Also at that same lunch, Ali had Marnie Saitta, the Days casting director, come down and say hi to us.Clark: And the two of them asked Pat if he'd ever come back to daytime and it was the first time in 15 years that he said yes! I almost fell off my chair.Muldoon: And a couple of months later we got a call.TV Guide Magazine: In addition to currently starring on 53 different TV shows, Sweeney is now playing agent, too?Clark: She's good at that! She's quite the businesswoman these days.Muldoon: Ali definitely opened the door for this to happen. That girl had a plan!TV Guide Magazine: So, Pat, what finally made you give in?Muldoon: It was the perfect offer at the perfect time. I'd spent five or six years working with my band, The Sleeping Masses, and thought for sure we were going to be these giant rock stars. [Laughs] But we ended up singing in bars in London and selling like a total of three CDs. Finally I came to the realization that there are only so many 40-year-old rock sensations out there, know what I mean? And the movies I've been doing, although I'm grateful and happy for the work, were often science fiction and I got tired of flying off to wherever to kill space aliens. Just to be able to act again on a soap every day is a dream.TV Guide Magazine: Hey, don't be putting down Ice Spiders! It's a classic!Clark: Ooh, I don't know about that one, Pat. [Laughs] I'll have to put it on my Netflix queue!TV Guide Magazine: Is it surreal to be back together after all this time?Muldoon: Not really because I've stayed great friends with Christie all these years, even after she moved to San Francisco with her husband, Tom. There's nobody I'd rather jump back into soaps with.Clark: And Days has hardly changed. We're reporting to the same studio, walking down the same hallways. We're visiting all those same little places where we used to get into trouble when we were kids, like the prop room, though I can't say anything more about that. [They both laugh hysterically]TV Guide Magazine: How is it to adjust to the realities of time? You two were once the young ones on the show. Now kids who weren't even born back then are old enough to vote.Clark: But we still feel young at heart. And Pat still hasn't grown up.Muldoon: Now we're supposedly the adults but I notice that Christie and I keep gravitating to the kids on the show - Molly Burnett [Melanie], Chandler Massey [Will] and that whole bunch. On the set, we're hanging with them rather than the people our own age.Clark: [Laughs] They're probably, like, "Who are these old geezers trying to mix it up with us?" But we don't care.TV Guide Magazine: Do you have to explain to them who you are? Clark: No, we just sort of ignore their quizzical looks and get on with it.Muldoon: I'm too busy trying to figure out who Austin is! Since he and Carrie left the show, they moved to Switzerland and he became a businessman, so it's like Austin became an adult and I didn't! I've had to research everything that went on with the character after I stopped playing him and Austin Peck took over. Plus, I have a new mom. When I was on Days before, Kate was played by Deborah Adair and now it's Lauren Koslow. [Laughs] And, by the way, my new mom is sooo hot!TV Guide Magazine: In your heyday, the soaps had great success creating supercouples. Now they're increasingly rare. What happened to romance?Clark: I don't know, but it's sure not the same anymore. Maybe we're living life at too fast a pace these days.Muldoon: Maybe, but at the end of the day people still want connection. They want relationships with integrity. Carrie and Austin were your basic Romeo and Juliet story, and there's always an appetite for that kind of love. Christie and I were only together on screen for a couple of years but it was written so well that people still remember it and it made a strong enough impact that they wanted to bring us back together. I'm so grateful for that.Clark: The other day I was watching some scenes on YouTube from when I first started on Days and the show had all these lovely, uplifting romantic storylines, full of the simplest day-to-day stuff. It was about real people dealing with the real things in life and it was all so intriguing that I wanted to see more! The new writers are doing an excellent job of getting back to those kinds of storylines. And they're really nailing the characters again. Hope is sassy, John is clever, everyone is the way you remember them and loved them. Nobody's suddenly turning into a hooker. We're getting back to the foundation of the characters and what made them unique.TV Guide Magazine: Besides staying in touch with each other, have you remained tight with others in the cast?Muldoon: For me not so much, but being back it's like no time has passed at all. When I first saw Kristian Alfonso [Hope] in the makeup room, she looked at me and said, "Welcome home." I kinda lost it a little bit. It was very emotional.Clark: I've stayed friends with all my lovers on the show.Muldoon: Once you go to bed with Christie, you don't forget it!Clark: [Laughs] Yeah, and you wanna stick around!TV Guide Magazine: Speaking of sticking around, Carrie and Austin will return to Salem for the dedication of the new town square. What makes them drop everything in their lives and decide to stay there? Whatever it is, it must be huge.Muldoon: It is, but we can't talk about it yet! At first it's all about romance and family but soon the conflict and the drama begin in a huge way. Salem has a surprise for us that keeps us there.TV Guide Magazine: Christie, you've been living a normal life away from the chaos and craziness of show biz. Any qualms about returning?Clark: Not at all. I'd always dreamed that Days would ask me back. Now, one minute I'm taking care of kids and doing laundry and dealing with diapers, the next I'm flying down to L.A. and getting into hair and makeup and wardrobe and kissing a really cute guy. I'm going to do my damndest to make it all happen. Days has helped out so much by giving me a great schedule that makes juggling my real world and my fantasy world pretty workable. It's so workable I'm pinching myself.TV Guide Magazine: Soaps used to be hot and healthy. Now they're an endangered species. Discuss. Muldoon: It's a much greater challenge these days. Back then we weren't thinking about survival at all. Now we're making every minute count.Clark: So many people say, "I started watching Days with my mom and my grandma." It'd be nice if we could get back to that warm, fuzzy tradition where our fans are getting the next generation hooked. We have to make that happen.Muldoon: It's like being on a sports team. We're all, like, let's make our show the best! Let's make people want to watch us and cheer us on! We don't take anything for granted. It will require a real family effort to keep Days on TV but we're determined to make it happen. That's why this whole experience is so emotionally charged for Christie and me. We knew coming back to this gig would be special. We just didn't know how special.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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