Paramount CEO Brad Grey Buys $15.5 Million Condo in New York's Carlyle Hotel (Exclusive)

Lionsgate"The Hunger Games" Lionsgate, the studio behind the upcoming film version ofThe Hunger Games, has been sued for $10 million by a beauty products company that claims it isbeing jerked around overa deal to create special nail polish in connection with the movie's March release.our editor recommends'Hunger Games' Nail Polish Debuting in 2012'Hunger Games' Trailer Sparks Strong Reaction From Fans of the Book Series'The Hunger Games' Trailer: 5 Instant Observations While Watching Los Angeles-based American International Industries, which says it is the country's largest privately-held manufacturerof personal care and beauty products,filed a lawsuit Wednesday in LA Superior Court. The companyclaims that it closed a deal in late October to create a Hunger Games-branded version of its "China Glaze"nail polish, as well as contribute to the promotional campaignfor the adaptation of the popular Suzanne Collins novelthat Lionsgate is hoping will be a mega-blockbuster movie series similar to Twilight. But shortly after Lionsgate executives signed the contract, according to the complaint, the studio made statements to the press that the deal was "not happening," and askedAmerican to say that the parties "were merely 'discussing' a 'possible' promotional deal." American says it refused to lie, prompting a Lionsgate attorney to send an email on Nov. 17 saying that the studiowas "terminating" the contract. "However, the contract does not permitLionsgate to unilaterally terminate,"argues the complaint, a copy of which was obtained by THR. "Lionsgate attempted to justify its actions by claiming that American had supposedly 'leaked' information about the contract to the press. The claim was and is completely untrue--American did not 'leak' any information, and so informed Lionsgate immediately." American says it purchased millions of dollars in nail polish materials and expended substantial time and labor in reliance on the fully-executed contract, and it wants $10 million in damages. We've reached out to Lionsgate for comment and will update with a response. Thesuit, filed by Charles Harder and Michelle Goodman of LA's WolfRifkin Shapiro Schulman & Rabkin, alleges one cause of action for breach of contract. Lionsgate declined to comment on the suit. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Hunger Games' First Look: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson Hunger Games

Exclusive: MTV Goes Buck Wild for completely new Appalachian-Set Reality Show

MTV Logo design design MTV will the slopes of West Virginia for Buck Wild, a completely new docu-series concentrating on recent secondary school graduates dwelling inside a rural Appalachian town.Buck Wild has become a 12-episode order within the network, with various presentation reel that was shot taken. "Previously we now have had good success at MTV diving into unique and untouched youth cultures," states MTV programming mind David Janollari, pointing to shows like Jersey Shoreline. "In my opinion this is often a new frontier for people.InchIn contrast to Jersey Shoreline, the kids on Buck Wild won't live together and aren't being designated having a couple of type of assignment. Janollari states he hopes the show is really a "refreshing appreciate this modern millennial generation. They live existence for the maximum and possess pride inside their community in addition to their circle of pals."Janollari states there will be a Jackass element for the show, because they budding grownups take part in regional hobbies like grime racing, squirrel hunting and rope swinging. "They are certainly authentic getting a capital 'A,'" according to him in the show's stars. "These kids have the identical kind of issues and goals and desires of course we all do. These desire to find soul mates or have families. They just live in a worldwide that's really different that many us live in.InchSummer time TV Champion: MTVBuck Wild includes a range of kids within the socio-economic strata - within the more well-off kids living "up inside the slopes" for the working-class kids lower "inside the holler." MTV could face concerns from some experts or area people in politics that Buck Wild might ridicule rural America - an problem that past reality shows like UPN's Amish inside the City (and CBS' scrapped The Particular Beverly Hillbillies) have required to address.But Janollari stresses the show "is actually totally not making fun of individuals kids... there's an excellent spontaneity, and you're simply attracted on their behalf which world." Janollari also notes that Buck Wild executive producers include Parallel Entertainment's J.P. Williams, a West Virginia native who's behind nowhere Collar Comedy tour as well as the careers of Rob Foxworthy, Ray the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall.Buck Wild also arises from Zoo Productions (Are You Currently Presently Smarter When compared to a Fifth Grader?, The Reason Game) and executive producers John Stevens and Craig Poznick.Buck Wild will most likely wait to start production until spring, when West Virginia thaws out. Meaning the show probably won't premiere until late summer season or early fall.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

FEINBERG'S 5: Billy Crystal, AFI Fest, 'The Iron Lady,' 'Margin Call,' Morgan Freeman

Kevin Winter/Getty Images These, in my judgment, are the five awards-related stories from the past week that every self-respecting movie buff should know about...our editor recommendsBilly Crystal to Host the OscarsMeryl Streep Movie 'The Iron Lady' to Open Dec. 30Roadside Celebrates 'Albert Nobbs,' Prepares to Mount Late Campaign for 'Margin Call'Morgan Freeman to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement at Golden GlobesSteven Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin' Gets North American Premiere as 25th AFI Fest Closes 1. The Academy Makes the Best of It It was a rollercoaster of a week for the Academy. As THR was the first to report, Brett Ratner, who had been named the producer of February's Oscar show, resigned from the job on Tuesday after provoking a firestorm of controversy by stating during a Q&A that "rehearsal is for fags" and explicitly discussing his sex life with Howard Stern. Then, on Wednesday, Eddie Murphy, whom Ratner recently directed in Tower Heist and recruited to serve as the host of the Oscar show, also walked away from the show, leaving things in disarray. But that same day, Brian Grazer, the co-chief of Imagine Entertainment and the Oscar-winning producer of A Beautiful Mind (2001), stepped up to the plate and agreed to replace Ratner, and, on Thursday, Billy Crystal, the popular host of eight previous Oscar shows, agreed to come back and fill in for Murphy. (As a publicist friend said to me, it's a pretty safe bet that Crystal's opening monologue will begin, "Good evening and welcome to the Oscars. I'm your host, Eddie Murphy!") PHOTOS: Oscar Hosts Through the Years Despite the inconvenience and stress that the last week must have caused the Academy, they actually came out of it in pretty good shape; after all, does anyone doubt that they'd have preferred a Grazer/Crystal combo over Ratner/Murphy in the first place? Now, the Academy can devote its full focus to Saturday's third annual Governors Awards ceremony, at which actress/producer Oprah Winfrey will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and honorary Oscars will be presented to actor James Earl Jones (in absentia -- he didn't want to miss a night of his West End play Driving Miss Daisy) and makeup artist Dick Smith. (Click here to read my preview of the event and interviews with all three honorees.) 2. AFI Fest Closes Out Fall Festival Season The fall festival season drew to a close with the 25th annual AFI Fest, a week-long festival that was held in Hollywood (primarily at Grauman's Chinese and Egyptian theaters) and was bookended by two highly-anticipated films. The opening night screening was the world premiere of Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar and the closing night screening was the North American premiere of Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, both of which generated mixed-leaning-positive responses from critics. PHOTOS: 'J. Edgar' Kicks Off AFI Fest In-between, many other awards hopefuls that have been playing on the festival circuit for months were also screened, including contenders for the big eight categories (Michel Hazanavicius's The Artist, Steve McQueen's Shame, Roman Polanski's Carnage, Luc Besson's The Lady, Ralph Fiennes's Coriolanus, Lynne Ramsey's We Need to Talk About Kevin, Oren Moverman's Rampart, Simon Curtis's My Week with Marilyn, Lars von Trier's Melancholia), foreign language category (Wim Wenders's Pina, Asghar Farhadi's A Separation, Bela Tarr's The Turin Horse), and doc category (Werner Herzog's Into the Abyss). Be sure to check out my recent interviews with Coriolanus's director/star Fiennes (click here) and The Lady's star Michelle Yeoh (click here). 3. Iron Lady to December 30 The Weinstein Company has decided to push back the release date of Phyllida Lloyd's Margaret Thatcher bio-pic The Iron Lady -- which stars Meryl Streep in the title role -- from December 16 to December 30. This move, along with the fact that a trailer for the film has yet to be released, has stirred up doubts about whether the film will provide to be the awards contender that many expected it might be. Indeed, this film will test whether Lloyd will bring her game up to Streep's historic level (Streep seems to get nominated every time she appears in a film), or Streep will bring hers down to Lloyd's (Lloyd is best known for the 2008 big screen adaptation of Mamma Mia!). Either way, Harvey Weinstein will have a stake in the best actress Oscar race: he's also distributing My Week with Marilyn, which features an awards-caliber portrayal of Marilyn Monroe by Michelle Williams, who has been nominated twice in the past. 4. Margin Call Surprises Roadside Attractions has decided to mount a late but aggressive campaign on behalf of the timely Wall Street drama Margin Call, which was written and directed by first-time filmmaker J.C. Chandor and features an incredible ensemble cast led by Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Demi Moore, and Mary McDonnell. The film, which was released concurrently in select theaters and on VOD on October 21, quickly generated enthusiastic support from critics and phenomenal numbers on VOD, convincing the little studio -- which has previously guided The Cove (2009), Biutiful (2010), and Winter's Bone (2010) to Oscar success -- that they have a second contender on their hands to go along with Albert Nobbs, for which they hope to score a best actress nod for Glenn Close and a best supporting actress nod for Janet McTeer. Margin Call, which one publicist described as "The Help for men," received a best ensemble Gotham Awards nod earlier this month, and seems to have a strong shot a best ensemble SAG nod and a best original screenplay Oscar nod; a so-so shot at best supporting actor SAG/Globe/Oscar nods for Irons and/or Spacey (although both are currently working overseas and therefore unable to do much glad-handing); and a long shot at a best picture Oscar nod. Roadside has already mailed screeners to the HFPA, with others for SAG and the Academy still to come; Quinto is doing SAG Q&As and will probably attend the Gothams, perhaps with Irons and other members of the cast; and the studio is starting to buy ads on various websites that might be read by awards voters. 5. Globes to Fete Freeman The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that actor Morgan Freeman will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 15. The 74-year-old, whose booming voice has been likened to God's, made his film debut in 1964. In the years since, he has given memorable performances in dozens of critically and/or commercially successful films. Freeman has received five Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe nominations, winning the best supporting actor Oscar for Million Dollar Baby (2004) and the best actor (musical or comedy) Globe for Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Previous recipients of the honor, which is determined by the HFPA's board of directors, include Alfred Hitchcock, Lucille Ball, Sidney Poitier, Sophia Loren, Sean Connery, Barbra Streisand, Martin Scorsese, and, at last year's ceremony, Robert De Niro. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Most Unforgettable Oscar Speeches PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Actors Who've Played Politicians Billy Crystal Brett Ratner Clint Eastwood Morgan Freeman Oscars Oscars 2012 J. Edgar Tower Heist

The Large Heart of Women (Il cuore grande delle ragazze)

A Medusa Film discharge of a Duea Film production in colaboration with Medusa Film, Sky Cinema. (Worldwide sales: Filmexport, Rome.) Created by Antonio Avati. Directed, compiled by Pupi Avati.With: Cesare Cremonini, Micaela Ramazzotti, Gianni Cavina, Andrea Roncato, Erica Blanc, Manuela Morabito, Gisella Sofio, Marcello Caroli, Sara Pastore, Massimo Bonetti, Sydne Rome, Rita Carlini, Stefania Barca, Isabelle Adriani. Narrator: Alessandro Haber.Just what does "The Large Heart of Women" contain for Pupi Avati? Remarkable ability to forgive males for cheating in it, obviously. On their own wedding evening. Yes, such large-hearted women can nonetheless be present in Avati's photos, by which outdated notions of women's devotion for their menfolk are here expressed via another nostalgia-heavy tale from the nineteen thirties, having a lummox whose sweet breath is catnip towards the ladies. Avati's aging fanbase will unquestionably put lower their coins, and television rotation is assured, but this will not travel beyond national edges. Alessandro Haber's question-filled voice-over recalls his childhood when brother Carlino (Cesare Cremonini) is guaranteed a motorbike if he'll get married among the village landowner's two ugly kids. Rather he falls for his or her attractive stepsister, Francesca (Micaela Ramazzotti, uninspired), who's bowled over through the scent of hawthorn flowers giving from his mouth (huh?). Conquering strenuous family objections, they got married, but promiscuous Carlino is brought down the wrong path by a classic flame (Isabelle Adriani). Avati spades on cutesy particulars rather than developing character, and also the women, aside from Francesca, are generally dried-out spinsters or whores. Publish-production dubbing from time to time grates.Camera (color), Pasquale Rachini editor, Amedeo Salfa music, Lucio Dalla production designer, Giuliano Pannuti costume designer, Catia Dottori. Examined at Rome Film Festival (competing), November. 1, 2011. Running time: 85 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Dylan Walsh Welcomes Daughter

Dylan Walsh Dylan Walsh is really a father. The 47-year-old Memorable star introduced he welcomed an infant girl, named Amelie Belle, on Sept. 25."My best moment of 2011 would certainly function as the birth of my daughter six days ago, on Sept. 25," Walsh told People. There is not sure on who mom is.See other stars who may have had babies this yearIn December of this past year, Walsh declared divorce from second wife Joanna Going. The Puppy nip/Tuck actor reported irreconcilable variations and requested joint legal custody of the children from the couple's 7-year-old daughter.Walsh has two other children - Thomas, 15, and Joanna, 14 - with first wife Melora Walters.

Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games Is not Twilight

First Launched: November 2, 2011 5:11 PM EDT Credit: Lionsgate Caption Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth inside the Hunger GamesLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The arrival film adaptation of Suzanne Collins dystopia books, The Hunger Games, could have a hardcore number of fans together with a lady lead caught between two males, but star Jennifer Lawrence states her approaching project is not the Twilight Saga, no less than not. Hunger Games is not Twilight, despite the fact that I hear the critiques, its really premature to convey that it's going to function as same phenomenon, the actress told Vanity Festivals December problem. Im so pleased with the task we did round the film [director Gary Ross] as well as the entire cast and crew were amazing, which i cant watch for this being brought to existence because In my opinion its an important story, she ongoing. Whether or not this does be considered a crazy phenomenon, Ill consume my freedom now! On her beloved Katniss character who endures numerous attempts on her behalf account existence while fighting to live inside the games which is expected to kill others Jennifer recommended that shes representing her as someone who takes zero pleasure in taking somebody's existence. These youngsters are killing one another only when it normally will not, theyll die. Its pointless, pointless, unjustified violence. Its heartbreaking, she referred to. Once I auditioned, I told Gary, I recognize if you don't hire me, but please bear in mind that whenever Katniss shoots a bow and kills someone, her face can not be bada**. Adding, So, theres nothing awesome about her. It's not like she looks around the arena and goes, Yeah, I obtained this. In my opinion she looks around helplessly, and thinks, I developed a promise to my sister that we would survive now I have to kill to have the ability to accomplish this. The Hunger Games, which features Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Woodsy Harrelson and Lenny Kravitz, is slated striking theaters on March 23, 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Andrew Bird: Fever Year

A Wegawam Music Co. production. Produced, directed by Xan Aranda.With: Andrew Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Michael Lewis, Annie Clark, Martin Dosh.Xan Aranda's docu on unclassifiable singer-songwriter-composer Andrew Bird follows the indie artist around the difficult 165-stop concert tour. Reticent about his private existence, Bird eagerly discourses on his music, they readily confesses is his existence. Greater than other activities, Aranda's docu concerns process -- not just a linear one from genesis to performance, but open-ended, jazz-like experimentation where "final form" ought to be avoided. Generously sampling Bird's unique plans, utilizing their intellectual humor, folk tempos, complex structures, whimsical whizzing and signature pizzicato violin, "Fever" should rock the faithful and uninitiated alike. The docu opens and among Bird's intricate, multitrack solo performances, happens cluttered with audio switchers, wires and rotating horn sound system while he orchestrates recorded playbacks along with his foot, works round the violin or guitar, sings and whistles. Round the tour, these one-guy gigs alternate with ensemble dates featuring drummer Martin Dosh (another loner music artist whose introversion Bird identifies with), guitarist Jeremy Ylvisaker and bassist Michael Lewis, Bird clearly finding equal satisfaction in interaction. In using the different stages of creation, Aranda takes her signal from her subject, trading minimal in time it studio, whose microphones Bird describes as "the worst possible audience." At his family's bucolic farm, however, which Bird has transformed in to a soaring, airy studio space, he composes, prerecords loops and rests up from tiring, if inspiring, tours. Sooner or later Aranda slips in grainy clips of earlier tours before Bird's music needed off(2007's "Armchair Apocrypha" offered greater than 100,000 copies), when he drove around in the van playing to "the identical 40 people" in cafes and bars. Though wider fame came worries of sameness and staleness. Bird's need to stay fresh keeps him constantly testing out tunes, welcoming glitches and defects, and writing nothing lower to make sure that she or he must constantly chase the ghost of his original concept. But this obsession, this deep nervous about rote repetition, also serves to stimulate, driving Bird to totally explore the choices as soon as. The docu title's "fever" reference proves literal, Bird suffering chills and flushes daily, leading to philosophical musings round the relationship of creativity to physical discrepancy. The tour finishes getting a tendon injuries that leaves him limping to the level. But what shapes the film might be the background music, delivering a wealthy continuum that very easily includes every facet of the expansion, the amounts usually running inside their whole, overlaid on subsequent shots despite the digital camera cuts. Technical credits stick out, the compositional and color balance in the image matching a topnotch appear mix.Camera (color, HD), Aaron Wickenden, Peter Gilbert, editors, Liz Kaar, Angelo Valencia music, Andrew Bird appear (DTS), Anne Hanson, Jennifer Brandel, Zach Goheen, Michael Slaboch. Examined at NY Film Festival (Special Events), March. 2, 2011. (Also in Vancouver Film Festival.) Running time: 81 MIN. Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com