Black Swan Trailer

BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

Natalie Portman Oscar?

Catfish (Trailer)

Looking for something original? Take a look at this fantastic trailer that will be gracing the big screen in a month.

Tina Fey/Meryl Streep come together for Tucci!

We here at Encell Entertainment loveing anything and everything Tina Fey. Here's the scoop on her new project. Just a couple of weeks ago it was reported that CAA were shopping a package around town for a comedy entitled "Mommy & Me," that would see Stanley Tucci direct Meryl Streep and Tina Fey in a comedy/drama focusing on a mother/daughter relationship. It was a powder keg of star power and talent so it's no surprise that before July is out, it has found a home.

Sony has picked up the film, and details are still being kept under wraps. Joby Harold (the terrible medical thriller "Awake") wrote the treatment, but given the talent involved, the scripting duties will probably fall to some seasoned, respected names.

Tucci has previously worked opposite Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Julie & Julia" and while he's set to direct, it's unknown if he take a role in the film as well. No production timetables have been set, but expect the wheels on this one to movie quickly.

30 Rock to do "Live" Episode in October!

Following in the footsteps of other NBC stalwarts like ER and Will & Grace, 30 Rock will air a live episode October 14, NBC Primetime President Angela Bromstad just announced at the network’s executive panel at the TCA press tour. Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy will obviously scintillate a live audience, but I most look forward to seeing Pete Hornberger scowl in real time.

Breaking: Ellen off Idol!

It looks like American Idol’s returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe may be one step closer to achieving his goal of wiping the judge slate clean. Ellen DeGeneres is stepping away from the Fox program after its ninth season. The network’s full statement follows.

Ellen DeGeneres has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on AMERICAN IDOL next season. DeGeneres served as a judge during the ninth season of IDOL, the No. 1 hit series on television.

“A couple months ago, I let FOX and the AMERICAN IDOL producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” said DeGeneres. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on IDOL and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.”

“We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of IDOL,” said Peter Rice, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Networks Group. “We were fortunate to receive the humor, energy and love for talent that she brought to the show.”

“It was a joy to work with Ellen,” added Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “She brought an incredible spirit to IDOL and was a great new addition to the team. While we’re saddened by her decision, we are very appreciative that she gave us ample notice so that we could work through it together.”

“I loved Ellen’s passion for the artists and her nurturing skills,” said IDOL creator and executive producer Simon Fuller. “She brought honesty and optimism to our judging panel and I will miss her greatly.”

“We will miss Ellen, she has been the consummate professional throughout her time on the show, and she’ll always be part of the AMERICAN IDOL family,” added Cecile Frot-Coutaz, IDOL executive producer.

With Simon Cowell gone to pursue his new reality show The X Factor, this leaves two judges on the American Idol panel. Suddenly, Monday’s Fox day at the TCA Press Tour just became a little more exciting.

"Lost" writer taking over for Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel!

What's the status of Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequels in 3D? Well, other than being two separate films, aiming to shoot in stereoscopic photography and apparently hoping to out-"nasty" James Cameron's "Aliens," not much.

At least not recently. While Scott has said the script was in development, Deadline is now reporting that "Lost" writer and "Star Trek," "Cowboys & Aliens" c0-writer, Damon Lindelof has been hired by Fox to rewrite Scott's gestating prequel which can only mean the current version (by Jon Spaihts, who was one of our five screenwriters to watch) isn't quite up to snuff (even though that draft was evidently good enough to convince Scott to finally come back to this franchise).

Furthering the point, Deadline report says that the Lindelof/Scott meeting, "sparked a take that could well turn out to be a free-standing science fiction film" which suggests a whole new direction. Does that mean it could have nothing to do with everyone's favorite acid-blooded Xenomorph? Hard to tell, but Fox's hopes that "Alien" will be Scott's next picture is diminishing.

Scott likes to work fast and bang out a film every year or two and it sounds like with Lindelof on board they might be going back to the drawing board. Scott also has, as usual, myriad options at his disposal as the filmmaker always has about a dozen film projects in various states of ready.

Of the projects that Scott has at hand, Deadline also mentions "Gucci" which has Angelina Jolie attached (and possibly Leonardo DiCaprio) to star and that's a possible one as its development has been popping up in the pages of Production Weekly of late and it sounds like its in active development. At the "Paul" junket in San Diego for Greg Mottola's upcoming sci-fi film, Sigourney Weaver told us that she'd have no involvement in Scott's "Alien" prequel, but we all pretty much assumed as much. Most recently, Scott's name came up in connection with "The Wolf Of Wall Street," an old Marty Scorsese project that was supposed to star his young muse, DiCaprio.

Dreamworks buys Galifianakis pitch!

In the summer of 2009, burgeoning superstar Zach Galifianakis was just coming off the massive success of "The Hangover" and found himself in the optimal Hollywood position of getting his pick of the project litter. Several projects came his way, and he weighed his options, ultimately choosing Todd Phillips' "Due Date" with Robert Downey Jr. and "The Hangover 2."

One project that fell by the wayside was Phillips' "Man-Witch" that was originally scheduled to star Jack Black. Producer Neil Moritz recently told us at Comic-Con that the project was still alive and Phillips recently referenced it in GQ.

"And that came, quite honestly, from Jack Black backing out of a movie I was doing. I thought, 'Fuck this fucker. I'm going to make a new Jack Black out of Zach Galifianakis,'" he said.

So we thought, could that mean "Man-Witch" is coming back? Possibly, but it likely won't be a Galifianakis' project.

Deadline reports that Dreamworks has bought the comedy, "Reply All," which the bearded comedian is attached to star in. Written by Phil Johnston ("Cedar Rapids," starring "The Hangover" star Ed Helms), there's no details on what the film is about yet, or at least Deadline doesn't have them, but "Reply All" does sound like some sort of debacle created from email, no?

Who knows? "Due Date" hits theaters this November 5 and this writer thinks the trailer looks awesome. "The Hangover 2" shoots this fall and evidently the rumors were true and it takes place in Thailand.

Party Down

“Party Down” has been canceled? Excuse me while I go quietly sob in the corner…

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Starz has canceled Party Down and Gravity, with an announcement to be made later today by the network.

Party Down just completed its second season, but with Jane Lynch leaving to co-star on Glee and Adam Scott joining the cast of Parks & Recreation, it seemed that perhaps the writing was on the wall.

Sadly, we’ll never see how the Party Down catering gang lives out the rest of their lives. Hrmph.

Update: Here’s the official statement about Party Down’s cancellation from Stephan Shelanski, executive vice president of programming for Starz Entertainment:

“After careful consideration, we’ve decided not to continue on with subsequent seasons of ‘Party Down’ and ‘Gravity.’ We’re grateful to everyone involved in the shows, and are proud to have had them on the channel. Starz remains committed to aggressively expanding our original programming lineup.”

Steve Carell is leaving the office.

Steve Carell is reaffirming his desire to leave The Office and his role as Michael Scott at the end of the hitcom’s upcoming seventh season. “I think [season] 7 will be my last year,” he told us over the weekend at the premiere of his new animated flick, Despicable Me. “I want to fulfill my contract. I think it’s a good time to move on.”

Asked if there’s anything that could change his mind, Carell said, “No. I just want to spend more time with my family.”

Back in April, Carell made headlines when he announced in a BBC radio interview that next season “would probably” be his last on The Office. And he’s not backtracking! (Reporting by Jace Brittain of EW)

It's Coming Back!

Christopher Nolan discusses next Batman & involvement with Superman.

Well, we never figured this was something we'd actually have to report because it seemed pretty obvious and logical to us, but in the latest print edition of Empire which features a cover story on Christopher Nolan and "Inception," they ask him about the possibility of re-casting the Joker for "Batman 3":


“No”, says Nolan emphatically and unhesitatingly. He resists elaborating simply because, quite understandably, he says, “I just don’t feel comfortable talking about it”.
Well, duh. Christopher Nolan is obviously a smart guy and anyone who thought he'd replace the Joker -- ie. Heath Ledger -- with another actor after his Oscar winning turn is frankly, being kind of an idiot. Even in the fake casting rumors that have circulated regarding the third film, even people flat out making shit up about "Batman 3" and its potential villains left the Joker/Ledger out of it. So for the first and last time: the Joker won't be in it.

Nolan has gone on record talking about the potential villain or villains for the third film only to say that it won't be Mr. Freeze. Jonathan Nolan is working on the script that will "finish the story" of Nolan's Batman trilogy rather than expanding it even more (thank God). He has not yet confirmed that he will direct, waiting for a script to be finished first, but will he really give away the last installment of his baby to someone else? We doubt it and we're sure Warner Bros. will do whatever it takes to get him into the director's seat for the film they've already penciled in for a July 20, 2012 release.

So let's move on to "Superman" another major superhero franchise project that Nolan is shepherding for Warner Bros. Speaking to Empire, Nolan cast a little bit of light on the approach screenwriter David Goyer is taking with the project:

"..What it is, while David S. Goyer and myself were putting together the story for another Batman film a few years ago, you know thrashing out where we might move on from the Dark Knight, we got stuck. We were just sitting there idly chatting and he said 'by the way, I think know how you approach Superman'.. and he told me his take on it. I thought it was really tremendous. It was the first time I’ve been able to conceive of how you’d address Superman in a modern context I thought it was a really exciting idea. What you have to remember about Batman and Superman is that what makes them the best superhero characters there are, the most beloved after all this time, is the essence of who they were when they were created, when they were first developed. You can’t move too far away from that."
There's not much there and its pretty much a re-wording of what he said to the LA Times back in March. That said, it is interesting to note that it seems like Nolan and company won't be straying too far from the mythology in rebooting (once again) the famed superhero for the big screen. And placing Superman into a modern context seems fit Nolan's overall approach of trying incorporate superheros plausibly into a living/breathing contemporary environment.

If Warner Bros. sticks to their timeline, Nolan is going to have a crazy busy couple of years ahead of him as they've slated "Superman" for December 2012 and they need to keep on schedule due to the tricky rights issues surrounding the project.

Audio Bullys - Only Man

This extremely catchy tune comes from the Audio Bullys. Audio Bullys are an electronic music group from the United Kingdom, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb. Their new album was released in March of this year. Click here to purchase it on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Back-Mine-Audio-Bullys/dp/B0000C0FLZ

This week at the UCB!

Sacha Baron Cohen and Jermain Clement contenders for "Men In Black 3"

The only sequel we're looking forward to less than "Midnight Run 2," is "Men In Black 3." The sequel to the 2002 hit film (yep, that's right, it was eight years ago) won't feature Tommy Lee Jones, but has managed to ensnare Josh Brolin into its tentacled arms for a rumored part.

According to Bloody Disgusting, Columbia Pictures are now looking to lock down a co-star for Brolin and Will Smith, and Sacha Baron Cohen and Flight Of The Conchords' Jemaine Clement are the front runners. While these are sort of dream casting choices for the studio our immediate reaction is that Cohen seems like a long shot. The actor has been very selective with his Hollywood roles and we don't see him joining the third film of a franchise unless he has carte blanche with the role. Clement seems like a more likely, and financially friendly, choice though his unfamiliarity with middle America may be a stumbling block.

The film has a script by Etan Cohen ("Tropic Thunder") in the can that will feature Smith's Agent J traveling back in time to meet Brolin's Agent K. The film was originally rumored to start filming this spring, though with the studio still trying to lock down casting and a director, this is probably still has a little ways to go before it gets in front of cameras.

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Handsome Men's Club

If you're looking for a great video to share with your friends (That's also 9 minutes), then you have found it. Check out Jimmy Kimmel's post Oscar special.

Tom Haverford Best Moments from PARKS AND REC.

Aziz Ansari has the most outlandish character on Television. The second season has definitely raised the bar for comedy on this sitcom. All characters are getting better storylines and depth. Although Ron Swanson remains my favorite character, Tom is the most fun to watch. Check it out.

New OK GO music video - THIS TOO SHALL PASS

Amazing video that took four months to assemble and destroy. Have a look for yourself.

The Very Best (Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend) - Warm Heart of Africa

This video just puts a smile on my face. There's something about how they didn't spend much money, but made something honest and fantastic. Enjoy it.

The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (feat. Ezra Koenig - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

SAVE CONAN!

The NBC latenight host issued a statement saying he's against NBC's proposal to put him behind an 11:35 Jay Leno show, a person familiar with the matter said.

But he isn't saying he's quitting. (MoJoe says here that NBC should cut him loose).

NBC isn't commenting on its own employee's statement, but did confirm that O'Brien is still scheduled to host "Tonight" tonight.
Here's the full statement:

"People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way."

Should O'Brien opt to leave the Peacock network, his options just got more limited on Tuesday.

ABC chief Steve McPherson announced at TCA that his network is happy with their current late night lineup and won't try to woo the host if he decides to bolt "Tonight."

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