The Primary One

A TLA relieve a Fox Area Films production. Produced by Michael Billy, Aimee Denaro, Caytha Jentis. Executive producer, Nancie Ellis. Co-producer, Verne Mattson. Directed, put together by Caytha Jentis.With: Jon Prescott, Ian Novick, Margaret Anne Florence, Natalya Rudakova, Kelly Coffield Park, Christopher Cass, Pierce Forsythe, Michael Emery, Michael Billy.The road of soul mates isn't smooth -- a great deal a lot more like unconvincing, erratic and conflicting -- in "The Primary One.Inch Tracing a smitten gay man's mission for any straight(-laced) crush object, pic makes that mission appear more creepy than charming another curious elements likewise play as under fully intentional, no matter the bland overall tenor. Following gay fest travel, Caytha Jentis' indie romance is debuting theatrically March. 7 at Gotham's Quad Cinema. Disc and VOD release March. 18 will attain the typical niche audiences while letting them know the exact same thing many gay-interest game game titles inside their rental queue finish off being disappointing time-killings. Improbable ambitious corporate lawyer Tommy (Ian Novick) is introduced boasting for the requisite queeny nearest friend (producer Michael Billy) about last night's conquest from the hunky heterosexual who was simply a "gay virgin." Despite all signs and signs and symptoms of the being another notch within the belt, Tommy vows that this time around around, it's love. However, since his subsequent attempts to woo Daniel (Jon Prescott) depend heavily on lies and manipulation, it's questionable exactly how deep Tommy's feelings run, as well as whether you ought to be rooting for him. Discomfited by that certain-evening stand, and protesting that he'd never do just about anything to risk the existence he's planned with girlfriend Jen (Margaret Anne Florence), Daniel distances themselves from Tommy. Tommy responds by joining his target's gym, befriending Jen, coercing Daniel into an ersatz "college reunion" weekend and otherwise acting as being a stalker. It doesn't seem to occur to author-helmer Jentis that inside the real existence, such tactics would come with a sizable danger signal, departing thesp Novick pushing being enjoyable just like a character whose shallowness and deceit the film shrugs off as amusing eccentricities. Meanwhile, Daniel is colored becoming an serious yuppie dreamboat getting a stereotypical background in country-club courses, polo-shirted close buddies cracking gay jokes at his bachelor party, etc. Eventually, he confesses to loving Tommy as a swap, but that seems an objective of formula rather than emotional logic. "The Primary OneInch later defies both formula and logic by creating the expected fadeout, then withholding it at random, necessitating a make-do close that doesn't focus on all. (Adding towards the mystery, a dent or dimple-credits montage provides glimpses from the wedding couple at odds while using subsequent narrative.) In another strange decision, the pic starts by helping cover their Tommy as narrator (something soon dropped), though with the finish, he's barely present and Daniel has become our p.o.v. Elsewhere, awkward transitions, some far-fetched behavior and periodic moments that peter out pointlessly suggest elements possibly lost or abandoned between conception and final edit. Sadly, the uninspired, frequently flat dialogue sounds as though it managed to get intact. Result's romantic-dramedy Swiss cheese -- mildly palatable, yet filled with holes. Perfs and packaging are sufficient.Camera (color, HD), Ben Wolf editor, Verne Mattson music, Kenneth Lampl production designer, Katherine Whitehead appear, Ivanhoe Gadpaille appear designer, Louis Milgrom assistant director, Darien Sills-Evans casting, Adrienne Stern. Examined on DVD, San Francisco Bay Area, Sept. 25, 2011. Running time: 90 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Who is Coming Between Glee's Kurt and Blaine?

Grant Gustin Just when we thought Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) were going to get to be happy for awhile... Grant Gustin has joined the cast of Glee as Sebastian, a Dalton Warbler and potential love interest for Blaine, TVLine.com reports. Just because he's a Warbler, doesn't make him a nice guy. In fact, he's described as the male version of Santana (Naya Rivera). Glee: The 10 best and 10 worst performances Gustin, whose theater credits include West Side Story (very fitting!), will first appear in Episode 5 of the third season, which airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Fox. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

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Jennifer Aniston 'Holds Her Own' Pointing Against Martin Scorsese, Woodsy Allen

Jennifer Aniston went behind the curtain to direct and executive produce Five, Lifetime and The new sony Pictures' anthology of short films about cancer of the breast (March. 10, 9 p.m. ET/PT) -- and she or he didn't dissatisfy.our editor recommends'Horrible Bosses' Premiere Red-colored Carpet: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman Kaira Pitt's Jennifer Aniston Gaffe: What THR Visitors Say "I had been just amazed at how formidable she was. I've labored after some someone known as Martin Scorsese, just a little someone known as Woodsy Allen. And without a doubt, Jennifer holds her very own, baby!" quipped Patricia Clarkson, who had been directed by Aniston, in the NY City red-colored carpet premiere (at Skylight Soho Monday evening). PHOTOS: Hollywood's Greatest Property Deals each week: Michael Bay, Jennifer Aniston "Jennifer was awesome, very gracious and totally classy. And That I'm not only stating that to hug her ass. I'm stating that since it's true," added director Penelope Spheeris towards the Hollywood Reporter. As well as the perks of dealing with her. "This really is type of gross, however the toilets outdoors in the pub...these were, uh, nice," stated Spheeris. When requested if she'd prefer to continue pointing, Aniston told Access Hollywood, "Sure hope so. That's the program. I'm unsure what or when or where, but yes." She was overheard within the after-party saying concerning the film, "I'm so proud." PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Greatest-Compensated Stars (Aniston also downplayed ex Kaira Pitt's comments he "wasn't living a fascinating existence" when they were married. "Oh, the almighty, it's not really worth talking about on the evening such as this,Inch Aniston told Access Hollywood.) VIDEO: Kaira Pitt Learned a Lesson From Jennifer Aniston Comments Lifetime leader Nancy Dubuc appreciated dealing with all ladies. "It had been a watch-opening experience to use front from the camera and behind your camera and all sorts of the folks within the suits were women -- and just how collaborative it had been, and just how easy it had been, and also the shorthand there is." Aniston agreed. "It had been wonderful become a reality, honestly, and the like an essential piece that people all were committed to,Inch Aniston stated. "It had been like dealing with, not just our close friends, however they're also incredible producers, and every one of us uniting. We simply can't think that we're really here. It's amazing." The Entire LIST: Women in Entertainment 2010 - Energy 100 Air Paula Wagner desired to focus on the work for one more reason: Laura Ziskin, the famous producer who gave in to her fight with cancer of the breast in June. "She was an inspiration and extremely motivated me to find yourself in this," Wagner told THR. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Also aboard: Demi Moore and Alicia Secrets as company directors, and Marta Kauffman, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri as producers. Related Subjects Demi Moore Jennifer Aniston Nancy Dubuc Paula Wagner Laura Ziskin

iHeartRadio: Rhianna, Jennifer Lopez, Kenny Chesney Close Out Music Festival (Video)

Evening 2 from the iHeartRadio Music Festival performed out far diverse from the very first evening. On Saturday, the balance in the MGM Grand in Vegas was full of functions which are more genre specific than you are on the prior evening, and many of them were interested in showing their hits in compact 20-minute sets than distributing the like to radio developers as well as their fellow artists. Because the p facto headliners, Kenny Chesney and Rhianna provided a distinctive contrast in styles. A few of their variations are apparent -- Chesney presented country affected by early ྖs hard rock, while Gaga gave everyone else dance-pop affected by from Elton John to Madonna to country. However, it had been the approach from the entertainers -- the best insider versus. the best outsider -- that distinguished them from each other. [Watch a performance by Gaga below.] VIDEO: iHeartRadio Music Fest: Jay-Z, Alicia Secrets, Colplay Start First Evening Chesney sees music like a bond built around good occasions, a method to arrive at the heart of all of the shared reminiscences about beer consuming and beach parties. Gaga originates from sleep issues -- music like a save team, able to tugging the mistreated and undesirable from negative situations. Gaga's 50-minute set trumped Chesney's half-hour also in emotional adding, but like a soundtrack to some backyard party, Chesney arrives ahead. As contemporary because the evening was -- one half-dozen tunes carried out take presctiption now's Billboard Hot 100 -- there is an absolute nostalgia component at play. Gaga and Sting swapped verses around the Ben E. King, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller hit "Uphold Me," Steven Tyler and Shaun Beck associated with 60s Brit rock and 70s Concord funk, and also the refurbished Sublime with Rome resuscitated late-90s ska-punk classics. VIDEO: Barbara Underwood Gives Album Update at iHeartRadio Music Fest Here's a rundown of of Saturday's iHeartRadio Music Festival performances, so as of appearance: Steven Tyler and Shaun Beck Set highlights: With Beck's bassist Tal Wilkenfield with you, they demonstrated their mettle on ླྀs lick rock (the Kinks' "You Actually Got Me") and funk (Sly and also the Family Stone's "Thanks (Falettinme Be Rodents Elf Agin)"). Tyler's voice was as expansive as Beck's guitar work, plus they been successful around the gimmicky menage a judge with bassist Randy Jackson and singer Nicole Scherzinger on "(It) Feels So Great.Inch Nicki Minaj Set highlights: After Tyler and Beck, Minaj demonstrated herself to become the flipside of nostalgic having a set which was very in-the-moment. Carrying out "The Reason Why You Mad" that they recorded with Birdman and "Where Them Women At" with David Guetta, Minaj's set also incorporated "Can't Stop, Won't Stop," "Moment 4 Existence" and, obviously, "Super Bass." Meanwhile, her ballroom dancers remarkably performed from nurses to college women to can-can ballroom dancers. STORY: iHeart Radio Music Fest Sells In Under 10 Mins Rascal Flatts Set highlights: Offering Natasha Bedingfield to sing their current release "Easy" required the crowd's eyes from the Flatts' outdated ensembles of whitened pants and embroidered black t shirts. Meanwhile, "Fast Cars and Freedom" still sounds fresh six years after its release. Jennifer Lopez Set highlight: Lopez shipped a varied performance that associated with tunes from throughout her career and felt honest. "Get Right" from 2005's "Rebirth" would be a cool option for charge-off number, however it segued nicely into "Let's Get Noisy." Sublime with Rome Set highlight: Rome isn't any Bradley Nowell, so hearing another voice on "Things I Got" can lead to charges of sacrilege and shrugs from the shoulder, with respect to the listener. Unnatural within this selection, the Lengthy Beach, Calif.'s ska-reggae-punk is oddly tepid and unmoving, may it be around the new "Stress" or perhaps a classic like "Santeria." STORY: Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler to Headline iHeartRadio Music Festival David Guetta Set highlight: In the finish of his dance set, which featured giant fighting robots and remixes of "It's No Recovering From You," "Little Bad Girl" and "When Loves Gets Control,Inch Usher walked to croon "Without You." Guetta demonstrated that the smiling DJ clapping his hands could be equally well received like a rock-band, and acknowledged he was "emotional" over the truth that dance music continues to be recognized within the U.S. Kenny Chesney Set highlights:" Time Passes Back" and "Residing in Go ForwardInch separated itself one of the high-powered group of seven tunes. Rhianna Set highlights: A duet with Sting on "King of Discomfort," show closer "The Advantage of Glory" and also the emotional ballad "Hair," devoted to 14-year-old suicide victim Jamey Rodemeyer, were area of the broad palette Gaga employed. Souped-up motorcycles inside a vintage sign graveyard provided Gaga with gritty surroundings she smeared "bloodstream" on uncovered skin to physically render "discomfort," which felt like a measure too much. Related Subjects Jennifer Lopez Rhianna Ryan Seacrest Kenny Chesney

Astronomers Discover Real-Life Tatooine

This just in from space: The newly-discovered planet Kepler 16b already has a movie-friendly nickname courtesy of the astronomers who found it: Tatooine. That's because it's the first planet that earthbound stargazers have ever found which orbits two suns -- just like Luke Skywalker's home world in 'Star Wars.' "Reality has finally caught up with science fiction," said Alan P. Boss of the Carnegie Institution, a member of the research team that found the new planet, at a press conference yesterday, according to the NY Times. Much was made of the connection between reality and science fiction during Thursday's announcement at NASA's Ames Research Laboratory in Mountain View, California. In fact, John Knoll, a visual effects supervisor at Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic who worked on several 'Star Wars' movies, was on hand at the event and showed a clip from 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' that depicts Tatooine's famous binary sunset. 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope': The Binary Sunset on Tatooine According to the astronomers -- who made the discovery via NASA's Kepler spacecraft -- Tatooine is likely a ball of gas and rock that's about the size of Saturn. It's 200 light-years away, in the Cygnus constellation. The two suns are different sizes, and both are much smaller than our sun. Tatooine is about as far from the center of its solar system as Venus is from our sun. The planet orbits the pair of suns once every 229 days. The two suns spin around each other every 41 days. The discovery of Tatooine is forcing astronomers to rethink their theories of how planets form and achieve stable orbits, since Kepler 16b is twice as close to its two suns as earlier models had predicted. Scientists have found billions of binary star systems, but not until now have they confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting any of them. Weather-wise, Kepler 16b is a lot closer to frigid Hoth (of 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back') than it is to the sweltering desert world of Tatooine as depicted throughout the 'Star Wars' saga. The shifting suns cause rapid and dramatic variations in temperature, which can go from minus 100 to minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of days. Lucasfilm's Kroll seemed anything but disappointed by that discrepancy. "Again and again we see that the science is stranger and weirder than fiction," he said. "The very existence of this discovery gives us cause to dream bigger." [NY Times via EW/PopWatch] Follow Gary Susman on Twitter @garysusman. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

A Brooklyn Brothers 5 presentation. (International sales: Hollywood Studios Intl., Beverly Hills.) Produced by Jason Michael Berman, Kwesi Collisson. Executive producers, Ruth Mutch, Sergio Aguero, Sandra R. Berman, Mark G. Mathis. Co-producers, Caroline Connor, Lindsay Hovel, Laura Mehlhaff. Directed, written by Ryan O'Nan.With Ryan O'Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Wilmer Valderrama.A road movie/love story/let's-put-a-band-together comedy that risks tripping over its own charming eccentricity, "The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best" is a low-budget, character-driven pic that thrives best when those characters -- a depressive singer-songwriter and a slightly unhinged lunatic playing instruments from Toys "R" Us -- are being musical. Debut feature by helmer Ryan O'Nan echoes the authenticity of several other pop romances ("Once," for instance, or "The Commitments") while carving out its own lyrical niche. Proper handling could put theatrical exposure in the mix, along with plenty of music downloads. Tyro writer-director O'Nan, an established actor ("The Dry Land," "Eat Pray Love"), has a bit of a problem finding a rhythm, at least at the outset: Alex (O'Nan) has suffered a devastating breakup with his girlfriend, which has done nothing to brighten his already maudlin personality. A performer and tunesmith who writes about love and loss in an alt-rock kinda way, he's formed an act with another guitarist who sings songs about werewolves. Naturally, they don't mesh onstage, and what's happening onscreen -- including a prolonged scene in which Alex loses his day job in real estate, while clashing with his obnoxious co-workers (Christopher McDonald, Wilmer Valderrama) -- feels more than a little forced. So does Alex's gig playing for mentally challenged children while wearing a pink rabbit suit. When one of the kids attacks him with a toy knife, he reflexively punches the tyke in the face. His non-career on the skids, Alex is overwrought, and it doesn't bode well when Jim (Michael Weston), a self-proclaimed "musical revolutionary," decides he and Alex are meant to form a band together. The persistent Jim has just been kicked out of group that an itinerary in place - a series of gigs stretching across the country, culminating in a West Coast "battle of the bands." Jim somehow convinces the reluctant Alex to get in the car with him, and drive -- and the movie finds its traction. Alex starts playing his guitar and singing his songs in the car while Jim -- still driving -- accompanies him on a Playskool xylophone, a melodica, various plastic instruments. The results are enchantingly naive and musically sound. With Jim dubbing the new group the Brooklyn Brothers ("Doesn't that sound like a black '70s soul band?" Alex asks), they make their way to a rural Pennsylvania club booked by not-so-tough girl Cassidy (Arielle Kebel), who decides they need her as a manager. Alex declines the offer. But he couldn't dissuade Jim, either. That love will loom between Alex and Cassidy is a given, as are the usual road-movie tropes -- friction within the group, various mishaps along the road, a moral crisis and resolution -- which takes place when Alex visits his fundamentalist Christian brother (Andrew McCarthy) and his uptight friends (who include Melissa Leo). Each gig presents its own set of problems: At one, pathological liar Jim has promised the promoter that Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots would be playing with them. Still, as portrayed by Weston, Jim is a charmer; Alex is a front man in need of medication; Cassidy is a cutie with more attitude than integrity. And together, they make each other -- and the film -- better. Production values are fine, notably the sound, by Corey Mellious.Camera (color), Gavin J. Kelly; editor, Annette Davey; music, Rob Simonsen; production designer, Ola Maslik; art directors, Emilia Spirito, Ian Salter; costume designer, Derek Sullivan; supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer, Corey Melious; assistant director, Christopher S. Bryson; associate producers, Mollie Gallagher, Mick Partridge, Michael Schiffman; casting, Suzanne Smith Crowley, Jessica Kelly. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Discovery), Sept. 10, 2011. Running time: 97 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Harrison Ford talks Indianapolis 5

Harrison Ford has revealed the sun and rain which make him wish to continue returning to the Indiana Johnson character. Also it is not space travel.When requested in a recent LA Occasions event if he'd be up for doing more Indiana Johnson movies, Johnson stated: "Perhaps a fifth, however i ain't likely to Mars.""The next time we obtain a script for Indiana Johnson, I'd be delighted to experience the smoothness.InchInchEvery time we meet him, we desired to advance the audience's knowledge of the smoothness, not only by putting him in adventures, but by learning something about him...""That is what brought towards the meeting of his father [within the last Campaign], performed by Sean Connery, and the boy [in Kingdom from the Very Skull], performed by Shia, and getting Marion back."Then he joked that Spielberg only employs him for Indiana Johnson movies, despite the fact that, being an actor, he's a little of range.Spielberg's reply? "You realize who I offered Jurassic Park to? This person. Alan Grant, Jurassic Park, the following.InchAround we like Mike Neill for the reason that role, that's one publish-release alteration we're able to certainly jump in with.

Oscar-Winner Cliff Robertson Dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) President John F. Kennedy had just one critique when he saw photos of the actor set to play him in a World War II drama.The year was 1963 and actor Cliff Robertson looked convincing in his costume for "PT-109," the first film to portray a sitting president. Kennedy had favored Robertson for the role, but one detail was off.Robertson's hair was parted on the wrong side.The actor dutifully trained his locks to part on the left and won praise for a role he'd remain proud of throughout his life.Robertson, who went on to win an Oscar for his portrayal of a mentally disabled man in "Charly," died of natural causes Saturday afternoon in Stony Brook, New York, a day after his 88th birthday, according to Evelyn Christel, his secretary of 53 years.Robertson never elevated into the top ranks of leading men, but he remained a popular actor from the mid-1950s into the following century. His later roles included kindly Uncle Ben in the "Spider-Man" movies.He also gained attention for his second marriage to actress and heiress Dina Merrill, daughter of financier E.F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune and one of the world's richest women.His triumph came in 1968 with his Academy Award performance in "Charly," as a mentally disabled man who undergoes medical treatment that makes him a genius until a poignant regression to his former state."My father was a loving father, devoted friend, dedicated professional and honorable man," daughter Stephanie Saunders said in a statement. "He stood by his family, friends, and colleagues through good times and bad. He made a difference in all our lives and made our world a better place. We will all miss him terribly."Robertson had created a string of impressive performances in television and on Broadway, but always saw his role played in films by bigger names. His TV performances in "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Hustler," for example, were filmed with Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman, respectively. Robertson's role in Tennessee Williams' play "Orpheus Descending" was awarded to Marlon Brando in the movie.Robertson first appeared in the "Charly" story in a TV version, "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon." Both were based on "Flowers for Algernon," a short story that author Daniel Keyes later revised into a novel. Robertson was determined that this time the big-screen role would not go to another actor."I bought the movie rights to the show, and I tried for eight years to persuade a studio to make it," he said in 1968. "Finally I found a new company, ABC Films. I owned 50 percent of the gross, but I gave half of it to Ralph Nelson to direct."Critic Roger Ebert called Robertson's portrayal "a sensitive, believable one." The motion picture academy agreed, though Robertson was unable to get a break from an overseas movie shoot and was not on hand when his Oscar was announced.Portraying Kennedy in "PT-109," presented other challenges. The president warned Robertson he didn't want someone trying to imitate his distinctive New England accent."That was fine with me," the actor commented in 1963. "I think it would have been a mistake for me to say 'Hahvahd' or try to reproduce gestures. Then the audience would have been constantly aware that an actor was impersonating the president."He added that the film obviously couldn't be done with heroics, "like Errol Flynn gunning down 30 of the enemy. This young naval officer just does things because they have to be done.""PT-109" was plagued with problems from the start: script changes, switch of directors, bad weather, snakes and mosquitoes in the Florida Keys where it was filmed.The troubles were evident on the screen, and critics roundly rapped the film, although Robertson's work won praise.In 1977, Robertson made the headlines again, this time by blowing the whistle on a Hollywood financial scandal.He had discovered that David Begelman, president of Columbia Pictures, had forged his signature on a $10,000 salary check, and he called the FBI and the Burbank and Beverly Hills police departments. Hollywood insiders were not happy with the ugly publicity."I got phone calls from powerful people who said, 'You've been very fortunate in this business; I'm sure you wouldn't want all this to come to an end,'" Robertson recalled in 1984.Begelman served time for embezzlement, but he returned to the film business. He committed suicide in 1995.Robertson said neither the studios nor the networks would hire him for four years.He supported himself as a spokesman for AT&T until the drought ended in 1981 when he was hired by MGM for "Brainstorm," Natalie Wood's final film.Born Sept. 9, 1923, in La Jolla, California, Robertson was 2 when he was adopted by wealthy parents who named him Clifford Parker Robertson III. After his parents divorced and his mother died, he was reared by his maternal grandmother, whom he adored.Robertson studied briefly at Antioch College, majoring in journalism, then returned to California and appeared in two small roles in Hollywood movies. Rejected by the services in World War II because of a weak eye, he served in the Merchant Marine.He set his sights on New York theater, and like dozens of other future stars, profited from the advent of live television drama. His Broadway roles also attracted notice, and after avoiding Hollywood offers for several years, he accepted a contract at Columbia Pictures."I think I held the record for the number of times I was on suspension," he remarked in 1969. "I remember once I turned down a B picture, telling the boss, Harry Cohn, I would rather take a suspension. He shouted at me, 'Kid, ya got more guts than brains.' I think old Harry might have been right."Robertson's first performance for Columbia, "Picnic," was impressive, even though his screen pal, William Holden, stole the girl, Kim Novak. He followed with a tearjerker, "Autumn Leaves," as Joan Crawford's young husband, then a musical, "The Girl Most Likely" with Jane Powell. In 1959, he endeared himself to "Gidget" fans as The Big Kahuna, the mature Malibu surf bum who takes Gidget under his wing.He remained a busy, versatile leading man through the '60s and '70s, but lacked the intensity of Brando, James Dean and others who brought a new style of acting to the screen."I'm not one of the Golden Six," he commented in 1967, referring to the top male stars of that day. "I take what's left over.""They all know me as a great utility player. 'Good old Cliff,' they say. Someday I'd like to be in there as the starting pitcher."The chance came with "Charly," but after the usual Oscar flurry, he resumed his utility position.Robertson had the most success in war movies. His strong presence made him ideal for such films as "The Naked and the Dead," ''Battle of Coral Sea," ''633 Squadron," ''Up From the Beach," ''The Devil's Brigade," ''Too Late the Hero" and "Midway."He had a passion for flying, and he poured his movie earnings into buying and restoring World War I and II planes. He even entered balloon races, including one in 1964 from the mainland to Catalina Island that ended with him being rescued from the Pacific Ocean.In 1957, Robertson married Lemmon's ex-wife, Cynthia Stone, and they had a daughter, Stephanie, before splitting in 1960. In 1966, he married Merrill and they had a daughter, Heather. The couple divorced in 1989.Robertson's funeral is set for Friday in East Hampton, New York.Former Associated Press writer Bob Thomas in Los Angeles contributed to this report. Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Karen Zraick September 12, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Matthew Peyton/Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) President John F. Kennedy had just one critique when he saw photos of the actor set to play him in a World War II drama.The year was 1963 and actor Cliff Robertson looked convincing in his costume for "PT-109," the first film to portray a sitting president. Kennedy had favored Robertson for the role, but one detail was off.Robertson's hair was parted on the wrong side.The actor dutifully trained his locks to part on the left and won praise for a role he'd remain proud of throughout his life.Robertson, who went on to win an Oscar for his portrayal of a mentally disabled man in "Charly," died of natural causes Saturday afternoon in Stony Brook, New York, a day after his 88th birthday, according to Evelyn Christel, his secretary of 53 years.Robertson never elevated into the top ranks of leading men, but he remained a popular actor from the mid-1950s into the following century. His later roles included kindly Uncle Ben in the "Spider-Man" movies.He also gained attention for his second marriage to actress and heiress Dina Merrill, daughter of financier E.F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune and one of the world's richest women.His triumph came in 1968 with his Academy Award performance in "Charly," as a mentally disabled man who undergoes medical treatment that makes him a genius until a poignant regression to his former state."My father was a loving father, devoted friend, dedicated professional and honorable man," daughter Stephanie Saunders said in a statement. "He stood by his family, friends, and colleagues through good times and bad. He made a difference in all our lives and made our world a better place. We will all miss him terribly."Robertson had created a string of impressive performances in television and on Broadway, but always saw his role played in films by bigger names. His TV performances in "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Hustler," for example, were filmed with Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman, respectively. Robertson's role in Tennessee Williams' play "Orpheus Descending" was awarded to Marlon Brando in the movie.Robertson first appeared in the "Charly" story in a TV version, "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon." Both were based on "Flowers for Algernon," a short story that author Daniel Keyes later revised into a novel. Robertson was determined that this time the big-screen role would not go to another actor."I bought the movie rights to the show, and I tried for eight years to persuade a studio to make it," he said in 1968. "Finally I found a new company, ABC Films. I owned 50 percent of the gross, but I gave half of it to Ralph Nelson to direct."Critic Roger Ebert called Robertson's portrayal "a sensitive, believable one." The motion picture academy agreed, though Robertson was unable to get a break from an overseas movie shoot and was not on hand when his Oscar was announced.Portraying Kennedy in "PT-109," presented other challenges. The president warned Robertson he didn't want someone trying to imitate his distinctive New England accent."That was fine with me," the actor commented in 1963. "I think it would have been a mistake for me to say 'Hahvahd' or try to reproduce gestures. Then the audience would have been constantly aware that an actor was impersonating the president."He added that the film obviously couldn't be done with heroics, "like Errol Flynn gunning down 30 of the enemy. This young naval officer just does things because they have to be done.""PT-109" was plagued with problems from the start: script changes, switch of directors, bad weather, snakes and mosquitoes in the Florida Keys where it was filmed.The troubles were evident on the screen, and critics roundly rapped the film, although Robertson's work won praise.In 1977, Robertson made the headlines again, this time by blowing the whistle on a Hollywood financial scandal.He had discovered that David Begelman, president of Columbia Pictures, had forged his signature on a $10,000 salary check, and he called the FBI and the Burbank and Beverly Hills police departments. Hollywood insiders were not happy with the ugly publicity."I got phone calls from powerful people who said, 'You've been very fortunate in this business; I'm sure you wouldn't want all this to come to an end,'" Robertson recalled in 1984.Begelman served time for embezzlement, but he returned to the film business. He committed suicide in 1995.Robertson said neither the studios nor the networks would hire him for four years.He supported himself as a spokesman for AT&T until the drought ended in 1981 when he was hired by MGM for "Brainstorm," Natalie Wood's final film.Born Sept. 9, 1923, in La Jolla, California, Robertson was 2 when he was adopted by wealthy parents who named him Clifford Parker Robertson III. After his parents divorced and his mother died, he was reared by his maternal grandmother, whom he adored.Robertson studied briefly at Antioch College, majoring in journalism, then returned to California and appeared in two small roles in Hollywood movies. Rejected by the services in World War II because of a weak eye, he served in the Merchant Marine.He set his sights on New York theater, and like dozens of other future stars, profited from the advent of live television drama. His Broadway roles also attracted notice, and after avoiding Hollywood offers for several years, he accepted a contract at Columbia Pictures."I think I held the record for the number of times I was on suspension," he remarked in 1969. "I remember once I turned down a B picture, telling the boss, Harry Cohn, I would rather take a suspension. He shouted at me, 'Kid, ya got more guts than brains.' I think old Harry might have been right."Robertson's first performance for Columbia, "Picnic," was impressive, even though his screen pal, William Holden, stole the girl, Kim Novak. He followed with a tearjerker, "Autumn Leaves," as Joan Crawford's young husband, then a musical, "The Girl Most Likely" with Jane Powell. In 1959, he endeared himself to "Gidget" fans as The Big Kahuna, the mature Malibu surf bum who takes Gidget under his wing.He remained a busy, versatile leading man through the '60s and '70s, but lacked the intensity of Brando, James Dean and others who brought a new style of acting to the screen."I'm not one of the Golden Six," he commented in 1967, referring to the top male stars of that day. "I take what's left over.""They all know me as a great utility player. 'Good old Cliff,' they say. Someday I'd like to be in there as the starting pitcher."The chance came with "Charly," but after the usual Oscar flurry, he resumed his utility position.Robertson had the most success in war movies. His strong presence made him ideal for such films as "The Naked and the Dead," ''Battle of Coral Sea," ''633 Squadron," ''Up From the Beach," ''The Devil's Brigade," ''Too Late the Hero" and "Midway."He had a passion for flying, and he poured his movie earnings into buying and restoring World War I and II planes. He even entered balloon races, including one in 1964 from the mainland to Catalina Island that ended with him being rescued from the Pacific Ocean.In 1957, Robertson married Lemmon's ex-wife, Cynthia Stone, and they had a daughter, Stephanie, before splitting in 1960. In 1966, he married Merrill and they had a daughter, Heather. The couple divorced in 1989.Robertson's funeral is set for Friday in East Hampton, New York.Former Associated Press writer Bob Thomas in Los Angeles contributed to this report. Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Toronto 2011: Lionsgate Makes its way into Early Talks to get Jennifer Westfeldt Comedy 'Friends With Kids'

While Toronto moviegoers and purchasers were getting a few of their first examines Luc Besson's The Woman and also the Channing Tatum-starrer Ten Year, each of which had their premieres Monday evening, Lionsgate started early discussions to get the ensemble comedy Buddies with Kids.our editor recommendsEXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox Joins Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig in 'Friends With Kids'Friends With Kids: Toronto Film Review PHOTOS: 13 Movies to understand in the Toronto Film Festival The film, the directorial debut of Jennifer Westfeldt, stars Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Megan Fox, Maya Rudolph, Westfeldt and her romantic partner Jon Hamm. The storyline centers around a set of thirtysomething close friends who take notice of the toll that getting kids has had about the couples they are fully aware and resolve to bypass that stress by getting a young child after which date others. COMPLETE COVERAGE: Toronto Film Festival Kids opened Friday to mixed critical reaction. Sources caution the talks between Lionsgate and also the producers are early, so no cost continues to be determined. Cinetic and Red-colored Granite are repping the film. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package Related Subjects Toronto Worldwide Film Festival Jennifer Westfeldt Jon Hamm Kristen Wiig Megan Fox Worldwide

Kate Gosselin On Which is Next After Kate Plus 8 Finale

NEW You'll be able to, N.Y. -- On Monday evening, the ultimate episode of Kate Plus 8 broadcast on TLC as well as the exiting reality show mother told Access Hollywood that her youngsters had plenty of queries about their future after they learned their show happen to be canceled. [They asked for], Am i still prone to be capable of live inside our home? And so are we still prone to be capable of visit our school? Kate recounted to get into. They are likely to personal school All people the situation is huge privileges, which i wasnt ready for people questions, because I used to be asking myself people same things behind the curtain. Kate, a classic nurse, doesn't believe coming back to nursing works, and shes wanting she could have a future in television. I must move ahead getting a TV career, she mentioned. I'm very comfortable in this role. People who would like to continue the brood can visit KatePlusMy8.com, and beyond the website, Kate mentioned another reality tv series starring her kids isn't unthinkable. Never say never, Kate told Access. Im gonna condition that. Theres lots of people available that be worried about them, which i'm able to say, No, youll never uncover their location again? I cant condition that. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Toronto 2011: Elizabeth Olsen, Mary-Kate and Ashley's More youthful Sister, On Journey to Oscar Contention (Video)

Elizabeth Olsen -- or "Lizzie," because the 22-year-old introduces herself in my experience before our interview in Toronto on Saturday -- appears like a star. It's not only metaphorically, for the reason that she's very beautiful, but literally, too, for the reason that she greatly resembles her older twin siblings, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. Mary-Kate and Ashley happen to be legendary for the better area of the last quarter-century Lizzie, meanwhile, has handled to retain her anonymity and attend summer time camps, visit college, and live a comparatively normal existence. For better or worse, though, because of just a little movie known as Martha Marcy May Marlene, Lizzie's existence is going to change. Lizzie won the starring role in Sean Durkin's low-budget indie thriller this past year. It had been only the second film she'd ever done (another, Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding, can also be playing at the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival), but she did an admirable job inside it playing a woman who's attracted into after which goes out from the cult. It opened to great acclaim in the Sundance Film Festival in The month of january. Fox Searchlight, which bought Martha at Sundance, will release the film on October 21, and intends to keep its star within the public eye whenever possible within the coming days and several weeks. Their hope is the fact that, in line with the strong critical reaction to the film, the exposure may help Lizzie become among the youngest best actress Oscar nominees ever. During the period of my 16-minute conversation with Lizzie -- which you'll see in the whole by hitting the recording towards the top of this publish -- I had been greatly impressed with how composed, articulate, and completely pleasant she's. They are all characteristics that will assist her more than the lengthy, hard slog that's an honours season campaign. One of the subjects that people talked about: -- What it really was like becoming an adult within the Olsen family (apart from her siblings, her earliest brother is definitely an ambitious film writer her mother would be a professional ballet dancer and her father who's a high amateur golfer). -- What interested her like a kid ("I've, like, this masculine aesthetic... after i is at senior high school, I preferred to see Bukowski, and Palahniuk, and males who... talk about sex addicts and alcoholics"). -- How she got the part in Martha (she'd only been reading through scripts for six or seven several weeks when she received "the film using the M's" and was soon after that commuting between your upstate New You are able to teams of Peace and Martha). -- What she came upon on her performance (such as the true story of the girl that Durkin knows who suffered something such as what Olsen's character experiences). -- The chronological means by which Martha -- which jumps from a farm along with a lake house -- was shot. -- Her nude moments in Martha ("If this's necessary, it's necessary"). -- Oscar buzz ("It's crazy!"). -- And her family's a reaction to the film ("They haven't seen it... none of my loved ones has seen it. My father's gonna view it beside me tomorrow [Sunday], after which everybody else during my household is gonna view it in the premiere"). Toronto Worldwide Film Festival Ashley Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen Elizabeth Olsen

Reba McEntire Plots Return to TV on ABC Comedy

Reba McEntire Reba McEntire may be returning to television! ABC has just bought a comedy pilot starring and executive-produced by the country singer-turned-actress, Deadline.com reports. Check out the rest of today's news In Malibu Country, the Reba star's leading character finds herself divorced and poor after her rock star husband cheats on her and spends all their money. Reba, naturally the character's first name, moves her family to Malibu where she attempts to revive her music career while keeping her children from being corrupted by the city. McEntire will reunite with Reba showrunner Kevin Abbott, who will write and executive-produce the pilot, along with Mindy Schultheis and Michael Hanel. ABC has already agreed to make the pilot, so as long as Malibu delivers, we could be seeing McEntire back on TV soon.

Manfred Westphal to become listed on APA as Senior V . P . Media

Communications and marketing executive Manfred Westphal is joining talent agency APA as svp of media, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.our editor recommends'American Idol' Producer FremantleMedia PR Mind Exits The appointment follows a virtually five-year run as svp of selling and communications for FremantleMedia The United States, where Westphal oversaw publicity together with all corporate, trade and consumer marketing for that production company accountable for The American Idol Show, America's Got Talent and also the soon-to-launch The X Factor. Inside a recently produced position at APA, Westphal assists as primary communications and marketing officer across all divisions from the talent and media firm, which has a diverse roster of film, television, music, comedy and top quality lifestyle clients. States APA leader and Boss Jim Gosnell within an announcement launched Wednesday: "Manfred's extensive experience marketing all areas of the entertainment industry is a tremendous resource towards the firm once we still expand and broaden our achieve across all media and consumer platforms. His remarkable history and status talks volumes and I am thrilled to possess him join the organization." Just before joining APA, Westphal spent six years at Vital Domestic Television, where he labored with division qualities for example Entertainment Tonight, Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, The Montel Williams Show, the 2002 launch from the Dr. Phil Show, and also the 2004 launch from the Insider. At Fremantle, Westphal also supervised the proper publicity and marketing campaigns for numerous launches of recent and coming back shows such as the re-launch from the Cost is appropriate with new host Came Carey in 2007 the re-launch of Let us Create A Cope with Wayne Brady last year the re-launch of Family Feud with Steve Harvey this year and also the tenth season re-launch of yankee Idol with idol judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Westphal is anticipated to begin at the end of September. Related Subjects The American Idol Show Entertainment Tonight The X Factor

Overhaul planned for Mexico's Churubusco Galleries

Mexico's National Arts and Culture Council (Conaculta) has revealed plans for any 240 million pesos ($20 million) overhaul of Estudios Churubusco, the country's most significant film studio complex. The update, to become performed by the close of 2012, features a 30,000-square-feet condition-of-the-art digital publish-production facility, that ought to allow local films to become completed without going abroad, built-into a multi-purpose building which houses 47,000 sq ft of offices and production service facilities. About $2.5 million from the funding in the facility, within the Churubusco neighborhood of Mexico City, is going to be targeted at technology, based on Conaculta prexy Consuelo Saizar. The update, however, will need the demolition from the Container-Tan and Luis Bunuel structures and also the moving from the current publish-production lab, two points on the growing listing of concerns that threaten to mire the event. Victor Ugalde, prexy for that Mexican Society of Company directors and former mind of government film funding program Fidecine, told the neighborhood media he's concerned that the price of the middle may drain gold coin from film production. "I believe there should be a phone call to community people to determine the benefits and drawbacks of the redesign," Ugalde told the daily El Universal in front of Tuesday's announcement. Ugalde also spoken up the requirement for a law forcing TV nets to back Mexican film. Still standing, but clearly creaking, Estudios Churubusco was built-in the mid-nineteen forties and it has located 100s of productions, including the majority of the photos shot within the Golden Chronilogical age of Mexican cinema in the mid-nineteen thirties to 1969. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

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