TV Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' Finally Takes a Small Hit, Football Dominates for NBC and CBS

ABC The long Thanksgiving weekend ended on a solid note for NBC, which saw the Sunday Night Football match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs bring a victory in viewers and adults 18-49. The game pushed the network to a 5.4 rating in the demo for the night, with preliminary numbers giving the game a 6.7 rating on its own and an average audience of 16.6 million throughout its broadcast. On CBS, overtime from the Denver Broncos/San Diego Chargers game boosted the 7:00 p.m. hour, bringing the net to a 3.6 rating in adults 18-49 for the night. An original episode of The Amazing Race, also skewed by the NFL overage, earned a 3.6 rating for the night. It was followed by back-to-back repeats of freshman drama Person of Interest, which earned a 2.4 and a 1.5 at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., respectively. ABC's new episode of Once Upon a Time dipped 11 percent from its last original outing two weeks ago. It still managed a 3.4 in adults 18-49, however, and an average audience of 10.7 million for the hour. The net's other original programming was sidelined for the TV movie Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith, which averaged a meager 1.1 in the demo, with an audience of 6.4 million. On Fox, the animation block brought in a 2.4 rating in 18-49s for the night. Allen Gregory continued to slip, however, reaching a new series low in the demo with a 1.5. Sunday, Nov. 27, Overnight Ratings: 7 p.m. CBS: NFL overrun (22.9 million viewers, 7.0 rating among adults 18-49) Fox: NFL overrun/The Cleveland Show (R) (8.8 million, 3.3) NBC: Football Night in America (6.9 million, 2.3) ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos (7.6 million, 1.8) 7:30 p.m. Fox: The Cleveland Show (4.0 million, 1.9) 8 p.m. NBC: Football Night in America (13.4 million, 4.7) CBS: The Amazing Race (15.4 million, 3.6) ABC: Once Upon a Time (10.7 million, 3.4) Fox: The Simpsons (5.6 million, 2.6) 8:30 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (17.1 million, 6.4) Fox: Allen Gregory (3.1 million, 1.5) 9 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (18.1 million, 6.8) Fox: Family Guy (5.5 million, 2.8) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (8.97 million, 2.4) ABC: Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith (6.4 million, 1.1) 9:30 p.m. Fox: American Dad (4.5 million, 2.2) 10 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (16.4 million, 6.8) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (6.8 million, 1.5) ABC: Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith (6.6 million, 1.0) TV Ratings

Jeffrey Nordling To Co-Star in Lifetimes Melanie Griffith Pilot American Housewife

EXCLUSIVE: 24 alum Jeffrey Nordling has been tapped to co-star opposite Melanie Griffith in Lifetime’s drama pilot American Housewife, which Griffith is executive producing with husband/producing partner Antonio Banderas. Young actress Kacey Rohl also has been cast in the pilot, written/executive produced by Erik Jendresen based on an idea by him and Banderas, and also executive produced by Ray Ricord. Directed by David Slade and produced by Fox TV Studios, American Housewife centers on Leila (Griffith), a seemingly perfect housewife living the American Dream in an affluent neighborhood, married to wealthy up-and-coming politician Stanford (Nordling) with whom she has three grown or almost-grown children. Rohl will play the youngest, Harper, 17, a high-school National Honor student who has a crush on one of her dad’s campaign aides. Leila’s life is filled with chaos, but lately even her quiet moments are not so quiet — she’s begun hearing a voice, and it’s telling her things she doesn’t want to know. Nordling, who is recurring on ABC’s Body Of Proof, is repped by APA which also reps Rohl, along with Red Management.

TV Ratings: 'Terra Nova' Slips, 'Gossip Girl' Improves

Brook Rushton/Fox"Terra Nova" As Thanksgiving will get near, the situation is beginning to quiet lower round the ratings front for your broadcast systems. Almost all nets saw dips in programming on Monday evening, while using CW one of the handful of exceptions. Nonetheless, CBS ongoing to dominate Mondays, calculating a 4. rating among grownups 18-49 in primetime -- though lower two tenths from the other day. PHOTOS: 10 Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' The Way In Which I Met Your Mother (10.millions of total audiences, 4.3 rating in grownups 18-49 demographic), 2 Broke Women (11.2 million, 4.4), two and a half Males (15.7 million, 5.2) and Mike & Molly (13.millions of, 4.2) all sank no less than four percent, with rookie comedy 2 Broke Women seeing the greatest drop among the four with 8 percent. Hawaii Five- (10.3 million, 2.8) couldn't right itself, slouching fifteen percent in the last original, enabling time slot competitor ABC's Castle to just about tie its demo rating. ABC adopted CBS, calculating a few.8 rating but topping all nets in general audiences getting a 14 million average. The initial parter in the Dwts (20 million, 3.6) finale released a 27 percent decrease from last fall's finale which is the show's least expensive-rated performance finale so far. New reality competition series You Deserve It (ten million, 2.1) first demonstrated following DWTS, lower 13 percent from last fall's Skating While using Stars launch (2.1 versus. 2.4). Castle (11.9 million, 2.7) was the exception for the rule, improving 13 percent from on friday. It must be noted that from 9-11 p.m., ABC ratings are inflated due to Nfl pre-emptions in a few areas. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which New Shows Will Probably Be Axed? Fox adopted getting a couple.3 average, though Terra Nova (6.5 million, 2.1) saw a 9 % drop in 18-49. House (7.3 million, 2.5) held steady while using previous week, but elevated in general audiences by 11 percent (7.3 million versus. 6.6 000 0000). NBC's The Sing-Off (4.3 million, 1.4) rose 8 percent. Primetime newsmagazine Rock Center With John Williams (3.6 000 0000, .9), which saw a serious improvement the other day, sank 18 percent without Jerry Sandusky. The CW was really the only internet to build up within the entire selection. Gossip Girl (1.5 million, .7) -- recently praising its 100 episode landmark -- and Hart of Dixie (1.8 million, .7) both enhanced utilizing their latest originals, while using former notching its most-seen episode of the fifth season. Last evening's Monday Evening Football telecast involving the Gambling as well as the Might Chiefs (Patriots won 34-3) came a 8.8 metered market average from 8:30-11:45 p.m. for ESPN. In Might, the football game shipped a 12.8 rating for ESPN together with a 17. rating on ABC for just about any 29.8 combined rating available on the market. Inside the Boston market, the overall game came a 11. rating on ESPN together with a 21.2 rating on ABC for just about any 32.2 combined rating. 8 p.m. CBS: The Way In Which I Met Your Mother (10.millions of audiences, 4.3 rating in grownups 18-49) ABC: Dwts (20 million, 3.6) Fox: Terra Nova (6.5 million, 2.1) NBC: The Sing-Off (4.3 million, 1.4) The CW: Gossip Girl (1.5 million, .7) 8:30 p.m. CBS: 2 Broke Women (11.2 million, 4.4) 9 p.m. CBS: two and a half Males (15.7 million, 5.2) Fox: House (7.3 million, 2.5) ABC: You Deserve It (ten million, 2.1) The CW: Hart of Dixie (1.8 million, .7) 9:30 p.m. CBS: Mike & Molly (13.millions of, 4.2) 10 p.m. CBS: Hawaii Five- (10.3 million, 2.8) ABC: Castle (11.9 million, 2.7) NBC: Rock Center With John Williams (3.6 000 0000, .9) TV Ratings

Poll: Which Celebrity Breakup Shocked You the Most?

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those are just some of the celebrity couples who called it quits in 2011 - and we still have a month left to go.Look back at our list of some of the year's biggest splits, and tell us which breakup surprised you the most.Demi Moore divorcing Ashton Kutcher; he responds on TwitterJANUARYMila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin called it quits after eight years together. The pair, who was notoriously private, reportedly split late last year, but kept it under wraps while Kunis promoted Black Swan. Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal ended their short-lived romance after two months. The two, who were first spotted together in October 2010, spent Thanksgiving weekend together at his sister and brother-in-law Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard's home.FEBRUARYThere was no happily ever after for Olivia Wilde, who split from her husband, Italian prince and filmmaker Tao Ruspoli. She filed for divorce a month later and it was finalized in September. The couple eloped in 2003 when Wilde was 18. Jude Law and Sienna Miller broke up for the second time, two years after reconciling. They first started dating in 2004 after meeting on the set of Alfie and got engaged that Christmas. They broke up in 2006 after Law admitted that he had cheated on the actress with his children's nanny.Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from Pete Wentz after three years of marriage. The two, who married in May 2008 in a ceremony officiated by her father, Joe Simpson, have one son, Bronx Mowgli, who turns 3 on Sunday. Simpson is currently dating Boardwalk Empire star Vincent Piazza.Rosie O'Donnell and Tracy Kachtick-Anders, an artist and activist, broke up after dating for a little more than a year. They have 10 children between them: O'Donnell has four kids with ex Kelli Carpenter and Kachtick-Anders has six.Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold SchwarzeneggerMARCHMelissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner split after 16 years of marriage, and the actress filed for divorce in August. They have a 16-year-old son, Michael, who is named after theher Little House on the Prairie co-star Michael Landon. Gilbert also has a son with ex-husband Bo Brinkman, and Boxleitner has two sons with ex-wife Kathryn Holcomb.Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel called it quits after four years together, but there may be hope yet! They have recently been spotted out and about together, but Biel is keeping mum. "A girl doesn't kiss and tell," Biel said in the December issue of Elle.Joe Jonas and Twilight actress Ashley Greene split a few months shy of their one-year mark. No word on if he dumped her over the phone.Incumbent Sexiest Man Alive (though not in many people's eyes) Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger, who met on the set of the thriller Case 39, ended their two-year relationship. In January, when Cooper's father died, Zellweger pulled out of the Golden Globe awards, where she was scheduled to present, to be with him. Cooper was recently linked to Jennifer Lopez, but he told People that he's single.MAYJennifer Love Hewitt and director Alex Beh broke up after dating for less than a year. Hewitt - whose list of past loves include Jamie Kennedy, Ross McCall and Carson Daly - quickly moved on to Eagle Eye actor Jarod Einsohn.Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger separated after 25 years of marriage after Schwarzenegger admitted fathering a child with a longtime member of their household staff. Shriver filed for divorce in July. They have four children together.The Social Network's Andrew Garfield and Raising Hope star Shannon Woodward ended their three-year relationship, reportedly due to work commitments. Garfield has since been spotted out with his Amazing Spider-Man co-star Emma Stone.JUNEDemi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama split after a few months of dating, during which Lovato sought treatment for "physical and emotional issues." The couple's relationship may be on again: The actress-singer was photographed kissing Valderrama outside his house earlier this month.Runaway bride! Crystal Harris called off her nuptials to Hugh Hefner five days before their wedding. The 25-year-old later said the 85-year-old Playboy mogul's lifestyle wasn't one she wanted and claimed sex with him lasted "like, two seconds." Don't feel too bad for Hef. He has two new gal pals: Anna Sophia Berglund and November Playmate Shera Bechard.Buzz Aldrin filed for divorce from his third wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, after 23 years. The two wed on Valentine's Day in 1988 and have no children.Paris Hilton and her beau of a year Cy Waits split because the nightclub owner supposedly did not like living in the spotlight. He was seen in the heiress' failed comeback reality series The World According to Paris.George Clooney and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis broke up after two years. Conspiracy theorists will note that this happened a month after Canalis said in an interview that she will get married one day - and we all know that Clooney's an eternal bachelor. Canalis went on to compete on Dancing with the Stars and Clooney is now dating Stacy Keibler - another Dancing alum.David Duchovny and Téa Leoni separated for the second time in three years. The couple, who wed in 1997 and have two kids, first split in October 2008, shortly after Duchovny completed sex-addiction treatment. They were spotted together in June 2009 and confirmed their reconciliation that September.Brad Womack's second stint on The Bachelor had no happy ending either. He and Emily Maynard called off their engagement three months after the season finale. Although they were still engaged during the After the Final Rose special, Maynard, who lives in North Carolina, made it clear she wasn't ready to move to Womack's hometown of Austin.Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony splitJULYJennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony split after seven years of marriage and two kids. The power couple quietly married in June 2004, five months after Lopez called off her engagementto Ben Affleck. This was her third marriage and his second. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce from her husband of five years Russell, with whom she has a 5-year-old daughter Kennedy. A month later, he committed suicide, prompting Bravo to re-edit footage they had shot for the second season. The couple's marital troubles were well-chronicled during the first season.AUGUSTThe Talk creator and co-host Sara Gilbert and partner Allison Adler, a Glee writer, split after 10 years and two kids together. Gilbert rarely spoke about their relationship while they were together, opting to exclude Adler's name from her The Talk bio when it premiered last year.Strike out! Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter called it quits after three years of dating. Just a month earlier, Kelly watched the NY Yankee superstar join Major League Baseball's 3,000-hit club.SEPTEMBERTareq Salahi filed for divorce from his wife, Real Housewives of D.C. star and fellow White House party crasher Michaele Salahi, accusing her of being "in an adulterous relationship" with Journey guitarist Neal Schoun. A week prior, Tareq alerted police that he feared his wife had been kidnapped. Turns out, she had gone to Memphis with Schoun, who is an ex-boyfriend of hers.Kat Von D and Jesse James broke up for the second time in two months, but it sounds like this time it's for good. Von D wrote on Facebook earlier this week that James cheated on her with 19 women during their year-long relationship. The pair started dating in summer 2010, shortly after news of James' cheating led to his divorce from Sandra Bullock. At the time, Von D said she wasn't worried about the motorcycle builder's past infidelities.Kim Kardashian divorcing Kris HumphriesOCTOBERFollowing a five-month, whirlwind romance that included lounging on Steven Spielberg's yacht in Monte Carlo, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio called it quits. DiCaprio new lady love is model Madalina Ghenea.Nicole Scherzinger ended her four-year relationship with race car driver Lewis Hamilton. Distance was to blame: The X Factor judge is based in Los Angeles while Hamilton has a house in Switzerland and travels the world frequently. After a lavish televised wedding and 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from pro basketball player Kris Humphries. Kardashian later flew to Humphries' Minnesota hometown and the couple met with the pastor who officiated their wedding, but according to her mother, Kris Jenner, the trip was for closure, not to discuss a reconciliation. Jenner also insists that her daughter did not make a penny off the wedding. NOVEMBERHipsters rejoice! New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and her husband, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, separated after two years of marriage. The two met three years ago when their mutual music manager introduced them.Bachelor and Bachelor Pad 2 couple Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl broke up after nine months of dating. Girardi was previously engaged to Jake Pavelka after winning his season of The Bachelor. Kahl unsuccessfully competed for Ali Fedotowsky's affections on the sixth season of The Bachelorette. Looks like he'll need to find another heart to guard and protect.Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner, who played on-again, off-again lovers, on the original Melrose Place, called off their three-month engagement. The actress was previously married to Tommy Lee and Richie Sambora, while Wagner was once married to his General Hospital co-star Kristina Wagner. They had been together since 2007.Following months of rumors, cheating allegations on his part and unfollowing each other on Twitter, Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher confirmed the end of their six-year marriage. "As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life," Moore said. Kutcher reportedly had a one-night stand with a 22-year-old named Sara Leal on their sixth wedding anniversary. Which breakup shocked you the most? Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli Jude Law and Sienna Miller Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis David Duchovny and Téa Leoni Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Kat Von D and Jesse James Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher vote view results

LA Sheriffs Department Reopens Analysis Into Natalie Forest Dying

First Launched: November 17, 2011 10:12 PM EST Credit: WireImage La, Calif. -- Caption Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner throughout Look Magazine Party at Jimmys Restaurant in Beverly Slopes, February 14, 1979The analysis to the dying of West Side Story star Natalie Wood remains reopened nearly thirty years after her dying. The La Sheriffs Department introduced what is the news on Thursday mid-day, somewhat under 2 days just before the 30th anniversary in the actress dying. On November 29, 1981, Natalie Wood Wagner drowned while boating in the Isthmus of Catalina Island. In those days, the drowning was investigated with the La County Sheriffs Department as well as the La County Coroners Office. The drowning was ruled any kind of accident, a release within the LASD to get into Hollywood read. Recently Sheriffs Homicide Scientists were contacted by persons who pointed out they'd more details in regards to the Natalie Wood Wagner drowning. Due to the additional information, Sheriffs Homicide Bureau has made a decision to go to again the problem, the release ongoing. Wood, the star of films like the James Dean vehicle Digital digital rebel Without Any Cause and Miracle on 34th Street, died at 43, abandoning her husband Robert Wagner and a pair of children. The actress dying due to drowning happened within a stick to her yacht with husband Robert, and actor Christopher Walken. On Thursday evening, a repetition for your Wagner family launched a disagreement to NBC News inside the analysis reopening. Although nobody inside the Wagner family people happen to be relayed through the LA County Sheriffs department relevant for this matter, they fully provide the efforts in the LA County Sheriffs Dept. and trust they'll evaluate whether any new information relevant for the dying of Natalie Wood Wagner is applicable, so it evolves from the credible source or sources aside from people simply trying to earn money in the thirty year anniversary of her tragic dying, the statement read. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Report: Joy Behars HLN Show to End

Joy Behar HLN's The Joy Behar Show is ending at year's end, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Joy Behar has hosted the opinion-based show since September 2009, while maintaining her longtime position as co-host of The View.Joy Behar and boyfriend marry after 29 yearsThe news is somewhat unexpected because of the show's solid ratings - it's second only to Nancy Grace's eponymous program on HLN."It just felt it was time for everyone," an insider told Deadline.com, which further reported that she'll look into new prospects, even within HLN's parent company Turner Broadcasting.

My Favorite Scene: Tarsem Finds Common Ground Between Man Bites Dog and an Episode of Cops

This week, Movieline’s favorite honey badger of directors, Tarsem (The Fall, The Cell), unveils his spin on Greek mythology in Immortals, a fantasy actioner that blends artistic influences as vast and varied as Caravaggio, classics, and Henry Cavill’s abs. So who better to invite to a round of My Favorite Scene than the visionary filmmaker, who managed to pinpoint the uncanny cinematic parallels between the 1992 Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog, a Cannes Film Festival awardee, and that one episode from the “brilliant” first season of COPS. First, Tarsem set the stage with a scene from Man Bites Dog, Rmy Belvaux, Andr Bonzel, and Benot Poelvoorde’s violent mockumentary about a film crew shadowing a serial killer: “I remember this because I was completely blown away by this,” Tarsem began. “The set-up is there’s a serial killer; he takes you to a particular place and he goes, ‘Come with me’ — it’s like a mockumentary, which now, a decade and a half later, is such a dead topic with everything from the Paranormals to everything, everybody just shoots those. But this was a thing I was always showing film students: Try not to compete with Hollywood, try to look at this, this person made a billion-dollar idea with very little money. In this, they’re doing kind of a mockumentary on a serial killer and he takes them to a place and says, ‘I want you to meet somebody.’” “Cut to the serial killer talking to the camera,” he continued. “Big, BIG gestures! Pointing, pointing, pointing. You hear his voice like you’re hearing him from 100, 200 feet away. He goes [whispering wildly], and on the main sound you’re hearing [wheezing, heavy breathing] and somebody’s walking. You see while you’re talking to him that 100 feet away is the overweight sound man, coming towards you. [Laughs] So his boom is there, but his voice is here, and it takes forever for the guy to come up close to you!” Tarsem remembered a similar scene of aural interruption in a Nicolas Cage-Coen brothers classic. “[It raised] the hair on the back of my neck… and I think in a filmic way you have the same thing in the Coen brothers’ Raising Arizona. I saw it done identically somewhere else, but in that what happens is, he runs through a supermarket and all the tension, tension, and it breaks to la-di-dah music, then tension, tension.” But wait! The scene that came closest to approximating the brilliance of Man Bite Dog came not in a film, but in the syndicated crime reality show COPS, in an episode (which, sadly, doesn’t seem to be available online) that presumably pre-dated the film and aired circa 1989. “The one that I like, I saw in a COPS episode,” Tarsem recalled. “ This was in the first season of COPS. They were brilliant! And then somebody got the stupid idea of saying, why don’t we make it sophisticated and get one of those big lights, with a separate sound guy. It was so dreadful because people would be natural and suddenly you’d have this, ting! Light comes on. It was like, what the fuck?” “So it was one of those scenes, but they were running behind with a guy and the sound guy got separated. The camera ran behind the guy who the cops were chasing, and the sound man ran through 7-11. So while they were running, chasing this guy the music was like the Hindi movie music the guy was listening to in the 7-11, and they arrive in the back and suddenly they were chasing this guy. I said, two movies that are almost hand-heldy — the serial killer movie and this episode of COPS — kind of did the same thing. It was just magical. The two things you never want to have happen: The guy you’re talking to you — you want his sound, not the sound of the guy taking a piss in the urinal.” Stay tuned for Movieline’s full interview with Tarsem, and read more My Favorite Scenes here. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Scandis fund femme visions

'Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy''She Monkeys'The Stockholm Intl. Film Festival has always marketed Swedish talent, however the 22nd edition takes that right into a new dimension using the launch of their own production fund for ladies company directors.The fest, which happens November. 9-20, will award $750,000 to some youthful female filmmaker to shoot an element which will premiere in the 2012 event.The funding originates from Swedish telecom giant Telia and also the Swedish Film Institute, with NonStop Entertainment handling distribution.The SFI includes a radical mandate to award a minimum of 40% of their production funding to female company directors, authors and producers, but lack of women candidates has managed to get hard to achieve that concentrate on.InchWhenever we recommended this, (the SFI) were keen to seize it," describes SIFF director Git Scheynius. "A little country like Sweden can't afford to disregard half the populace whenever we make films."The fest received 32 candidates through the September deadline, a mixture of beginners and lately established names for example Lisa Aschan, whose debut "She Apes" continues to be acclaimed at festivals all over the world this season.The champion is going to be introduced No. 19. The runners-up go for $38,000 in the SFI to assist with the introduction of their next projects.Scheynius describes the fund like a "thrillingInch progression in the fest's lengthy-established 1 km Film scholarship, a $15,000 prize for top video clip, that has assisted to produce the careers of countless Swedish company directors.One previous champion, Babek Najafi, has returned this season by having an incomplete cut of his second feature, "Fast Money 2," the long awaited follow up towards the hit 2010 crime thriller.The 2010 selection provides a more than usual prominence to Swedish and Scandinavian talent, beginning using the opening evening gala for "Mess, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," the very first British-language feature by Swedish helmer Tomas Alfredson.The fest includes three world premieres of Swedish films -- Levan Akin's social drama "OthersInch competing, plus Staffan Lindberg's comedy "Not so long ago in Phuket" and Kjell-Ake Andersson's smalltown drama "Elsewhere."Scheynius notes an abnormally large "power of Nordic talent" within the primary competition, whose 22 game titles include Ruben Ostlund's "Play" from Sweden, and Joachim Trier's "Oslo, August 31" and Jannike Systad Jacobsen's "Turn Me on, Dammit" from Norwegian. Danish helmer Nicholas Winding Refn's American thriller "Drive" also screens from competition."After I saw 'Oslo,' 'Play' and 'Drive' within 2 days at Cannes, I figured this can be a really new method of making films for Scandinavia. We now have more intriguing and brave company directors than we'd before," she states. "The conventional of Swedish and Scandinavian films has certainly risen recently. We wouldn't insert them in competition when they were not just like anything else."HIGHLIGHTSThe 22nd SIFF will screen 170 films from 44 nations, which 31% is as simple as debut company directors, 26% by femme helmers and 43% with female producers.FESTIVAL OPENER:The festival opens with "Mess, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," directed by local hero Tomas Alfredson, and shuts with Pedro Almodovar's "Your Skin I am In." The mid-gala is Andrea Arnold 's competition entry "Wuthering Levels."AWARD Those who win: French actress Isabelle Huppert will get the lifetime achievement award. Mexican author-director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu will get the Visionary Award and hold a masterclass. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle and Danish producer Peter Aalbeck Jensen will even give masterclasses. Whit Stillman is becoming jury chair, together with his latest film "Damsels in Distress" screening from competition.Tests:The 22-film competition includes Steve McQueen 's "Shame," Sean Durkin's "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Julia Leigh's "Sleeping Beauty," Miranda July's "The Near Future,Inch Iranian helmer Maryam Keshavarz's "Conditions" and "Coriolanus" by Rob Fiennes. Out-of-competition tests include David Cronenberg's "A Harmful Method," with Viggo Mortensen set to go to, Gus Van Sant 's "Restless," Luc Besson ' s "The WomanInch and Paolo Sorrentino's "This Should Be the area.Inch STOCKHOLM Worldwide FILM FESTIVAL Scandis fund femme visions Business matters Swedish muscle Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

AFM 2011: The Weinstein Co. Nabs British Comedic Drama 'Song for Marion'

The Weinstein Co. is in final negotiations to pick up U.S. distribution rights to Song for Marion, a British comedic drama about a surly retiree who is pushed by his wife to join an unconventional local choir.our editor recommendsAFM 2011: THR's Festival Daily - Day 1AFM 2011: THR's Festival Daily - Day 2Related Topics•AFM 2011 Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp star in the film, along with Gemma Arterton and Christopher Eccleston. PHOTOS: On Set with the Leading Ladies of Hollywood Paul Andrew Williams(London to Brighton) wrote and directed Song for Marion, which was produced by Steel Mill Pictures and Coolmore Productions. E1 Entertainment, which is selling the film at AFM, has distribution rights in the U.K., while Hopscotch will distribute in Australia. In the London-set dramedy, the grumpy pensioner finds himself on a life-changing jounrney after joining the choir. AFM 2011: THR's Complete Coverage Steel Mill Pictures and Coolmore are producing with Egoli Tossell Film and Film House Germany. Related Topics AFM Gemma Arterton Vanessa Redgrave Terence Stamp AFM 2011

Ex-X Factor Singer States He Cut Deal For His Exit

First Released: November 2, 2011 11:41 AM EDT Credit: FOX Caption Dexter Haygood, 49, works while watching idol judges and 1000's of audience people around the X Factor, which broadcast September 22, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Former The X Factor contestant Dexter Haygood stated he wasnt pressed off Foxs new singing contest. He leaped. Haygood was among five participants removed in the show a week ago. However the rock singer using the James Brown rasp stated that what audiences saw didnt reflect the entire story, together with a behind-the-moments agreement to guarantee the quick exit he wanted. Based on Haygood, 49, who had been a part of mentor-judge Nicole Scherzingers group old 30-plus participants, he told Scherzinger 2 days before last Wednesdays live show reveal that he was dissatisfied with X Factor. I needed to depart the show because I had been unhappythat I had been not able to become a rock artist. I was raised on rock, stated Haygood, of Memphis, Tenn., who loved the spotlight within the eighties as frontman for that rock group Xavion, which together with at some point with Hall&Oates. Being known as onto do pop tunes for example Beyonces Crazy for each other and Katy Perrys I Kissed a woman was irritating, Haygood stated: Are you able to imagine Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, James Brown, doing (the Crazy for each other chorus) uh oh uh oh uh? Producers appeared to obtain their method of doing things. I am not sure why they wouldnt allow me to be me, he stated Tuesday. Scherzinger, former person in the Pussycat Dolls, required his complaint towards the shows producers and returned within 24 hours by having an offer, based on Haygood: He'd be returned on Thursdays results show if he decided to return for that season finale. Neither Scherzinger nor Fox immediately taken care of immediately demands for comment. Haygood stated he was contractually certain to remain on the program and wouldnt have quit, but he appreciated the out he was handed regardless of the $5 million record contract that would go to the champion. They (producers) required the chance to chop me, to allow me just fly and do things the way in which I wish to do them, stated Haygood, who stated he conveyed just with Scherzinger and didnt talk straight to the producers, including series creator Simon Cowell. Cowell left Foxs The American Idol Show so he could launch the U.S. version from the X Factor, his hit British singing contest. Fox gave X Factor a deluxe marketing launch however the show hasnt resided as much as the 20 million weekly audiences predicted by Cowell, with 12.a million watching last Tuesdays show. Although Haygood stated he was prepared to play along before he was cut, he made the decision he owed it to themself and fans he earned through X Step to tell his side of occasions. Younger crowd expressed frustration with just how much the show outlined his difficult conditions, including living couch to couch in Memphis since he lost his the place to find foreclosures in 2007. I had been treated a lot more like a personality than a painter. This really is TV, they need a great story, you realize? However they required might I did not get the opportunity to become a painter. I had been doing a few things i would not do, he stated. For that roughly two days he is at La, he was compensated $250 for expenses, another $500 for that live show and cab fare for his ride towards the airport terminal after he was cut, Haygood stated. He voiced appreciation for that exposure X Factor gave him, which put him in touch with people of his old band. They're in talks for any comeback tour and could show up on the growing season-ender of X Factor, he stated. The idol judges are wonderful, he stated, including Cowell, whom he known as a really nice guy. They understood me despite the fact that they couldnt produce things i wanted, Haygood stated. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Icons & Innovators: Denis Leary and Michael J. Fox

Denis Leary & Michael J. Fox "You want us to talk to each other?" Denis Leary jokes, relaxing with his old pal Michael J. Fox. "This is really hard, because we don't have a lot to say to each other. Actually, we do, but it's mostly hockey talk." In fact, Leary, 54, and Fox, 50, share a lot more than their love for the Boston Bruins: They're devoted dads and husbands (Fox married Family Ties costar Tracy Pollan in 1988, one year before Leary wed writer Ann Lembeck) with their own charities: the Leary Firefighters Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Fox's Emmy-winning role as a hedonistic paraplegic on Leary's recently wrapped drama Rescue Me reignited his acting career, leading to his irreverent turns as an unscrupulous lawyer on The Good Wife and as himself, poking fun at his Parkinson's, on Curb Your Enthusiasm. One thing's for sure: These two can't curb their enthusiasm for each other. TV Guide Magazine: This is for our series "Icons & Innovators." I'll let you two decide who's the Icon and who's the Innovator.Fox: He's the Innovator.Leary: Now that f---ing sucks! TV Guide Magazine: How do you feel about the Icon label?Fox: It's more the stuff I've been involved in. Alex Keaton and Marty McFly are iconic characters, and certain people think Teen Wolf is an iconic character for very different reasons.Leary: He's way too humble. A couple years ago, my kids were watching Back to the Future. I remember when I first saw the movie, and these kids were laughing at the same spots. This goes back to his timing. You either have it or you don't when it comes to comedy. Fast-forward years later, and take into account the Parkinson's, and he does Curb, where it's dark and funny and playing with who he is. Not a lot of people can or will do that.Fox: That's what I've been saying about what you do, I'm so amazed...Leary: I was hoping you'd suck up.Fox: I don't know that it's sucking up. I don't want anything. But you set me free on Rescue Me and let me do stuff I've been carrying around for a long time. And you inspire me because you don't give a s--t. And I give too much of a s--t a lot of times. Like getting into a fight with Rush Limbaugh [after he accused Fox of faking his Parkinson's symptoms]. Like, it's OK if someone doesn't like you, if it's that person.Leary: Yeah, especially!Fox: And it's OK to piss some people off and take some chances. And right from the outset, Rescue Me, at a time when the world was rightly honoring firefighters and putting them up on a pedestal for very good reasons, you said, "I get that, but they're real people, too. They have real lives and flaws." I don't think I've ever done anything as brave and innovative as that.Leary: I knew Michael long enough to know he could do the role on Rescue Me in terms of surprising people. That's the thing at our age. You get better as you get older because you have more stuff to pull from, right?Fox: Yeah. And now I don't care about playing characters that people don't necessarily like. They're not heroic, like the character on The Good Wife...Leary: That's a great character.Fox: I don't have a moral read on that character. It's funny that people react so strongly, like I'm an evil guy. And I go, "Really? He's just got his M.O." TV Guide Magazine: What's the secret to your marital successes?Leary: When you're a famous guy, quite often people look past the person standing next to you. In both of our cases, she's actually the person who deserves most of the credit. Because when you raise a family, just getting through 30 years of being together as a couple is no day at the beach.Fox: A lot of people say Tracy's a rock, but she didn't cast herself in that role. I've gone through the challenges of Parkinson's, and I need her. She's the CEO of the operation.Leary: Our wives actually care enough to stop us and go, "All right, listen: Here's what you're doing wrong now."Fox: When I was writing my book [Always Looking Up] and I was way behind deadline, I was literally pulling my hair out and Tracy said, "What's the matter?" I said, "I'm never going to finish my book on optimism!" And she said, "What did you just say?" TV Guide Magazine: Why do you guys get along so well?Leary: We come from the same place. We came from nothing, our dads died early, we had tough moms, and we ended up as these things you're calling us - I don't think either of us thinks we're icons or innovators. So I admire and respect the way he's dealt with it. There's a load of bravery and a complete lack of self-pity about what he's done with his foundation. That's easy to admire, but behind the scenes, watching him as a dad and the way he handles himself is amazing.Fox: Thanks. My turn. With Denis, I think about writing, creating and producing a show like Rescue Me, and I don't have the brain cells for that. Then he steps in front of the camera and kicks ass. I'd be in my trailer taking a nap, eating some Cheetos, then walk out and do my bit. And then to have his foundation, which makes a tremendous difference. It saves lives. It's surprising that Denis is this brash, fun guy, but there's this amazing citizen, artist, creator and innovator - back to that word - who will always have my respect and admiration.Leary: Being a control freak with ADD really helps. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!