Matthew Fox's Arrest Prompts Internet Jokes, Career Advice and Conspiracy Theories

Former Lost star Matthew Fox's arrest in Cleveland for allegedly punching a female bus driver in the chest and stomach sent fans of the ABC series online to express confusion, impart career advice and make quite a few Lost jokes at the actor's expense.our editor recommendsMatthew Fox Arrested for Assaulting Woman in ClevelandMatthew Fox Posed for Pictures With Fans Prior to Altercation At Dark UFO, one of the most active Lost fan websites during the series' run, comments ranged from the absurd (Christopher Hopkins wrote "Going down-hill since the Island... 'We have to go BACK!'") to the concerned. A commenter named WiseOldMother wrote, "Matthew Fox sounds like he is overworked and in need of a break back home in Wyoming. I'm not sure what was going on in Cleveland but maybe some of these crazy guy characters he has been doing lately are starting to 'bleed' through into his personal life!!" STORY: Matthew Fox Arrested For Punching a Woman in Cleveland Meanwhile, at The Lost Forum, fans of the tricky and twist-filled show reacted in a way totally in sync with their TV tastes. Commenter LovebirdsJATE wrote, "I saw this and I just don't know what to think. I don't want to believe it, but how could it not be true? A look a-like? A big hoax???" The reaction tended toward humor on Twitter, where Conan writer Rob Kutner wrote that he told police, "'I had to get back to the Island!'" ("We have to go back!" was a fan-favorite catch-phrase after Fox said in the series' third season finale.) Similarly, Daniel Tuch, a writer's assistant for the USA series Burn Notice tweeted, "Apparently she ignored his plea of 'We have to go back!'" Cleveland resident MaryLeeS had her own theory on Twitter, speculating, "Maybe he thought she was the smoke monster?" Related Topics Matthew Fox

Kathy Griffin to Host Emmys Aftermath Special for TV Guide Network

Kathy Griffin Two-time Emmy winner Kathy Griffin is about to bite the hand that feeds her: She's hosting a no-holds-barred Emmys special for TV Guide Network. "Shhh... don't tell anyone from TV Guide Network, but I swear I am going to say whatever I want the day after the Emmys. I will have gone to all the parties and been kicked out of at least two," Griffin said. "My feet are going to hurt and I will have either won or lost another Emmy. If I were you, I would tune in because I will be naming names." Griffin, who is nominated again this year for her Bravo reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, will gather with a group of friends and chat about the winners, losers, red carpet looks and behind-the-scenes happenings from the 2011 Primetime Emmys. Kathy Griffin's Emmys Aftermath airs Monday, Sept. 19, at 8/7c on TV Guide Network.

BBC America, Logo Reviving 'Absolutely Fabulous' With New Specials

Twenty years after TV viewers were introduced to the Britishcomedy phenomenonAbsolutely Fabulous,BBC America and Logo have struck a deal to bring it back.our editor recommends'Absolutely Fabulous' to Return to BBC1Fox picks up 'Absolutely Fabulous' pilot The U.S. channels will launch three all-new specials, with writer-starJennifer Saunders and her counterpartJoanna Lumley reprising their roles as Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone.The pair was last seen together in 2006, when the actresses teamed for BBC America comedy Clatterford. "We hope that, like a good bottle of champagne we have grown better with age but lost none of our sparkle... We fully intend to party like it's 1991," said Saunders. "When we started filming in West London, it was like time had stood still. It was raining. Nevertheless we are so happy to be working for an audience that has grown just a tiny bit older, like us, but is still willing to let us fall over on TV in the name of PR." Added executive producer Jon Plowman, "I can divulge that all of us have got a bit older, though we will be doing our best not to show it, and thankfully none of us have got any wiser. All of the originals who are back together again are still truly absolutely fabulous and we hope that the new adventures of Edina, Patsy, Saffy, Bubble and Mother, plus a few surprising guests, will entertain both our tried and trusted U.S. fans as well as gain us some new friends." The deal to revive the 1990s series was brokered by Jemma Adkins, SVP of TV sales & co-productions fiction at BBC Worldwide America. BBC Worldwide owns global distribution rights to the new specials, which Logo and BBC America will co-produce. Both U.S. nets are already in the Ab Fab business with repeats airing on their schedules. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com; Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Topics BBC America

Contessa Maker Steps Lower from MSNBC News Anchor Publish

Getty Images Contessa Maker stated goodbye to her MSNBC anchor chair on Friday, August. 26. STORY: It's Official: Rev. Al Sharpton to Host 'PoliticsNation' at MSNBC Maker continues for everyone as host from the network's weekend documentary series Caught on Camera, along with other projects for NBC News and MSNBC, but introduced that Friday could be her last day anchoring the NoonET hour on MSNBC. TV Newser reviews that the alternative has not been drawn on, but will probably debut sometime after Labor Day. A brief anchor is anticipated to complete in a few days. STORY: Rachel Maddow Stretches MSNBC Contract (Exclusive) Maker continues to be with MSNBC since September 2003. The 2009 summer time, the network hired Craig Melvin for everyone as dayside anchor and correspondent for NBC News. MSNBC

Charlie Sheen Teaming With Drew Careys Bruce Helford On Anger Management?

EXCLUSIVE: After a series of meetings with various veteran comedy showrunners, I hear The Drew Carey Show creator Bruce Helford has emerged as a leading candidate to write Anger Management, the Lionsgate TV-produced TV series starring Charlie Sheen. No final decision has been made and Helford is expected to have at least another meeting with the producers but he is considered a strong choice to create a starring vehicle for Sheen having done the same in the past for Carey with ABC’s The Drew Carey Show and George Lopez with the comedian’s eponymous ABC sitcom. He can also handle the accelerated production schedule required by the Debmar-Mercury model having juggled multiple series at the same time. The Debmar-Mercury template calls for quick amassing of syndicatable number of episodes. After taking a short break to focus on his kids, word is that Helford is looking to return to television full-time. On the show, based on the 2003 Jack Nicholson-Adam Sandler movie Anger Management, Sheen will play an updated version of the Nicholsons character, a volatile anger management therapist.

Witnesses

Three Croatian soldiers attempt to plant a explosive device at the house of a Serb alleged to become a smuggler and black internet marketer. Startled to locate him home -- he should be away -- they have to shoot him. They uncover a witness whom they capture and hide inside a garage of the mother of 1 soldier. A genuine cop along with a female journalist launch separate research from the crimes. A crippled soldier the boyfriend from the journalist and also the moms elder boy returns home and much more secrets and lies spill out. The various viewpoints reveal the interconnections of nearly everybody within the small town a microcosm for which happened in Croatia where everybody in this way bore witness to crimes committed throughout the war.

Alexandra Maria Lara Joins Rush

And Daniel Bruhl is set as Niki LaudaEven while he continues to try to find both funding and a home for his huge Dark Tower project, Ron Howard is focusing on other, more manageable movies. He's now moving full speed ahead on racing pic Rush and has just cast German actress Alexandra Maria Lara in the female lead. It's not known exactly whom she'll play in the story, but Lara, who appeared in the likes of Control, Downfall and The Reader, will be starring alongside Thor's Chris Hemsworth and Inglourious Basterds' Daniel Bruhl. Rush focuses on the rivalry that sprang up in the 1970s on the Formula One racing circuit between British champion James Hunt (Hemsworth) and Austrian nemesis Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The competition between the pair became so intense that despite nearly dying in a fierce crash, Lauda returned to the track after just six weeks in hospital to keep up the pressure on Hunt. Peter Morgan, who last worked with Howard on Frost/Nixon, is behind the script and Working Title is backing the film. According to Variety, it doesn't have a distributor just yet. Still, you've got to figure that since Title and Howard's production company Imagine are both based at Universal, the studio will end up nabbing the rights. Yes, even after the whole Dark Tower incident...

Associates: Occasions

WEDNESDAY: Thesp Holland Taylor and Barbara Lazaroff are probably the honorees in a fundraising event for that Serra Project Helps service org. Beverly Hillsides Hotel. Serraproject.orgBand people from three Doorways Lower start the house Depot Foundation's Celebration and services information initiative having a volunteer effort to renovate the causes of West L.A.'s New Directions veterans support org. Newdirectionsinc.orgTHURSDAY: AMPAS hosts a screening and Q&A to mark the twentieth anniversary of "Thelma and Louise." Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy awards.orgFRIDAY: Snoop Dogg is probably the honorees in the Body mass index Urban Honours. Pantages Theater. Body mass index.comSATURDAY: Harry Shearer, Carl Reiner, Merrill Markoe, Bob Odenkirk yet others be a part of a tribute to Ernie Kovacs. Egyptian Theater. AmericanCinematheque.comSUNDAY: Rhianna opens MTV's Video Music Honours. Nokia Theater. MTV.comAUG. 29: Diahann Carroll gets to be a lifetime achievement kudo in the 21st annual NAACP Theater Honours. DGA Theater. Bhwdnaacptheatreawards.comAUG. 30: Annette Bening and Warren Beatty are probably the honorees in the Bald eagle & Badge Foundation gala supporting assistance programs for LAPD officials as well as their families. JW Marriott at LA Live. Bald eagle-andBadgeFoundation.comSEPT. 1: Downtown Independent launches its Film Finds series at its downtown L.A. facility having a screening of animated pic "Mars" and toon short "Area Notes From Dimension X: Oasis." DowntownIndependent.com Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office

Every Friday night, foot soldiers for the market research firm CinemaScore descend upon theaters in five or six cities across North America. Bearing small survey cards, they ask moviegoers to assign a letter grade to what they have seen.our editor recommendsBox Office Update: 'The Help' Earns a Rare A+ CinemaScore From Moviegoers15 Movies That Made The Grade: A+ CinemaScore Posse Back in Hollywood, studio executives anxiously await the results, which come in about 11 p.m. PT and serve as a fairly reliable indicator of whether a film will fly or fizzle. "CinemaScore is definitely one of the tools we use to evaluate playability," says Chris Aronson, senior vp domestic distribution at 20th Century Fox, whose Rise of the Planet of the Apes is benefiting from an A- CinemaScore. PHOTOS: 15 Movies That Made The Grade: A+ CinemaScore Posse Surprisingly, given the escalating cost of the theater experience, consumers are fairly forgiving. A majority of films receive a grade in the A- to B- range. C grades are enough to keep most filmmakers awake (though Rango, released in March, did fine after it received a C+), and an F has been given to only five films since Ed Mintz founded the Las Vegas-based firm 29 years ago. In that time, only 52 films have received an A+, including The Help and seven Oscar best picture winners: Gandhi, Driving Miss Daisy, Dances With Wolves, Schindler's List, Forrest Gump, Titanic and The King's Speech. And with notable exceptions (Cinderella Man?), an A+ CinemaScore signals a long, prosperous theatrical run. Help felt the glow right away, opening to a better-than-expected $35.9 million. Says Dave Hollis, executive vp distribution at Disney, which is distributing the film, "The movie is now set up for a great run, with more and more people exposed to it because of the power of word-of-mouth." GRADE A+: Only 52 films have received the top mark from audiences, on average two a year since 1982 Akeelah and the Bee (2006, Lionsgate) Aladdin (1992, Disney Animation) Beauty and the Beast (1991, Disney Animation) The Blind Side (2009, Warner Bros.) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, Disney) Cinderella Man (2005, Universal) Dances With Wolves (1990, Orion) Dead Poets Society (1989, Disney) Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005, Lionsgate) Die Hard (1988, Fox) Dreamer (2005, Dreamworks) Driving Miss Daisy (1989, Warner Bros.) Drumline (2002, Fox) A Dry White Season (1989, MGM) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, Universal) A Few Good Men (1992, Sony) Finding Forrester (2000, Sony) Forrest Gump (1994, Paramount) The Fugitive (1993, Warner Bros.) Gandhi (1982, Columbia) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Warner Bros.) The Help (2011, Disney) Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993, Disney) The Incredibles (2004, Disney /Pixar) Iron Will (1994, Disney) The Joy Luck Club (1993, Disney) The King's Speech (2010, Weinstein) Lean on Me (1989, Warner Bros.) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, Warner Bros.) The Lion King (1994, Disney Animation) Monsters, Inc. (2001, Disney/Pixar) Mr. Holland's Opus (1995, Disney) Mulan (1998, Disney Animation) Music of the Heart (1999, Miramax) The Passion of the Christ (2004, Newmarket) The Polar Express (2004, Warner Bros.) The Princess Bride (1987, Fox) Ray (2004, Universal) Remember the Titans (2000, Disney) Rocky 3 (1982, United Artists) Schindler's List (1993, Universal) Soul Food (1997, Fox) Soul Surfer (2011, Sony) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, Paramount) Star Wars (1999 rerelease, Fox) Tangled (2010, Disney Animation) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, TriStar) Titanic (1997, Paramount) Toy Story 2 (1999, Disney /Pixar) Up (2009, Disney/pixar) When Harry Met Sally ... (1989, Columbia) Why Did I Get Married? (2007, Lionsgate) GRADE F: George Clooney's Solaris is one of only 5 to fail The Box (2009, Warner Bros.) Bug (2006, Lionsgate) Darkness (2002, Dimension) Solaris (2002, Fox) Wolf Creek (2005, Weinstein) Related Topics The King's Speech Schindler's List Titanic The Help

The Lady In Black Trailer Offers Chills

Daniel Radcliffe feels the fearThe teaser showed up in April however an extended trailer for that Lady in Black has drifted on the internet and could be viewed below. This, as well as bacteria, is when you need to do creepy. Obtained with nothing more than a pack of frightening old toys (NASTY Looking TOYS AND Apes Believe It Or Not: HOLD US We are Afraid!) along with a chillingly effective voice-over from the youthful girl, the promo sets the scene perfectly. Very little from the plot is distributed, besides the talk from the central house and it is terrible spectre, so a fast refresher for anybody less than speed... Daniel Radcliffe stars as youthful lawyer Arthur Kipps, who's summoned to stay the legal matters from the lately deceased Alice Drablow. When he arrives, he soon finds out the place includes a tragic background and a haunted legend, and it is rapidly surrounded through the mystery...The cast includes Ciaran Hinds, Jesse McTeer, Sophie Stuckey, Alisa Khazanova and Roger Allam. When the finished method is half as pant-wettingly fearsome because this trailer, you should be set for something great. James Watkins' film is going to be on Feb 10 the coming year.

Miranda Cosgrove Breaks Ankle in Tour Bus Accident

Miranda Cosgrove's tour bus was involved in an accident early morning Thursday in Illinois. The bus was traveling on the I-70 outside of Vandalia with five passengers on the bus.our editor recommendsMiranda Cosgrove signs on for more 'iCarly' "There were five passengers on the bus, and Miranda suffered a broken ankle," her rep said in a statement. "At this time, we are told everyone will be fine." The iCarly star has postponed her tour until further notice. Cosgrove, 18, released her debut album, Sparks Fly, in April 2010. Her "Dancing Crazy Summer Tour" had dates scheduled throughout the country from July 15 through October 23. Related Topics Miranda Cosgrove

Project Runway Announces Its All-Stars

Project Runway All Stars In fashion, you're either in or you're out. On reality TV, you're on or you're off. But, in the case of 13 Project Runway veterans, you're back for an all-star season. Lifetime on Monday announced the show's alumni who'll again compete in the game of sewing, cutting and crying in Project Runway All Stars. The 12-episode series will feature an entirely different administrative lineup than its source show (now in its ninth season). Supermodel Angela Lindvall is taking over Heidi Klum's role as host. Marie Claire Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles will mentor the all-stars, a la Tim Gunn. Isaac Mizrahi, who headed Bravo's The Fashion Show, will sit on the judging panel alongside fellow designer Georgina Chapman. Heidi Klum not saying auf wiedersehen to Project Runway As for the 13 alumni, feast your eyes on these: Austin Scarlett (Season 1) Kara Janx (Season 2) Elisa Jimenez (Season 4) Rami Kashou (Season 4) Kathleen "Sweet P" Vaughn (Season 4) Jerell Scott (Season 5) Kenley Collins (Season 5) Gordana Gehlhausen (Season 6) Anthony Williams (Season 7) Mila Hermanovski (Season 7) April Johnston (Season 8) Michael Costello (Season 8) Mondo Guerra (Season 8) Project Runway's Kenley Collins accused of attacking fiancé with cat Unfortunately, no one from the highly entertaining third season (the show's arguable peak) could make it. And what about Andrae? What happened to Andrae? These contestants will compete for a grand prize of a designer's boutique in select Neiman Marcus locations and on the store's website, $100,000 in "technology and office space," $100,000 in cash, a sewing and embroidery studio, a spread in and a gig as a guest editor for Marie Claire magazine. Project Runway returns to Lifetime Project Runway All Stars is scheduled to debut later this year. A firm premiere date wasn't announced.

Optomen TV signs with WGA East

The Authors Guild of America East has unionized Optomen Television, the 4th nonfiction TV company that's belong to WGA East jurisdiction. The WGA East introduced Wednesday that Optomen employees had chosen to become repped through the guild. The org stated the workers incorporated individuals who write and convey nonfiction Television shows including "Monsters Inside Me," "Samantha Brown's Great Weekends" and "Worst Cooks in the usa.Inch First contract discussions at two other WGA-repped companies -- Atlas Media and Lion Television -- are going to begin on Thursday and Monday, correspondingly. "We're excited the gifted people of Optomen have chosen to become listed on the Authors Guild East," stated WGAE prexy Michael Winship inside a statement. "Their own may be the latest in a number of guild election victories within the arena of nonfiction television. We anticipate dealing with them and also to continue reaching to the numerous creative males and ladies of nonfiction production." The WGA East noted the National Labor Relations Board election at Optomen happened in December but your final election count have been delayed because of "procedural delays." It stated the ultimate ballot was unsealed Wednesday which a proper certification from the result through the NLRB is anticipated shortly. WGA East professional director Lowell Billings will lead the negotiating team in discussions with Lion and Atlas. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Milocrorze

An Ishibashi, d-rights, Kazumo production. Produced by Masataka Izumi, Toshiharu Ozawa, Hiroaki Saito. Directed, written, edited by Yoshimasa Ishibashi.With: Takayuki Yamada, Maiko, Anna Ishibashi, Seijun Suzuki, Mieko Harada, Eiji Okuda, Maiko.Helmer Yoshimasa Ishibashi, enfant terrible of commercials and episodic television, here fully bursts into features with "Milocrorze," a splashy, vivid, time- and space-defying romp that loosely ties together three wildly disparate stories that feature several layers of dissonance and discordancy. Pic is featured at two overlapping Gotham fests that cater to such genre-confounding fantasy fare, serving as opener at the N.Y. Asian Film Festival and centerpiece of Japan Cuts. Ishibashi's apparently little-seen first feature, black-and-white "Kurawasetaino," apparently was equally off-the-wall; this one will definitely carve a niche among vid-collectors who love the bizarre. The first (and least) of the segments, recounted like a fractured fairy tale, concerns Ovreneli Vreneligare, a 7-year-old salaryman whose diminutive stature and bright orange bowl-cut hair distinguish him from a sea of gray-garbed fellow-commuters. Encountering a beautiful woman, the "great Milocrorze," (played by the mono-monikered Maiko) on a park bench, he instantly falls smitten, takes on three jobs to afford a big house, and moves in with her in a state of simplistic bliss -- until an age-appropriate problem intervenes. Second up, Besson Kumagai (Takayuki Yamada) counsels teenage boys in the throes of unrequited love. Introduced as a guest on a tawdry TV-show, he disses his gushy host and hangs up on callers. Brash, surly and contemptuous, he treats his clients as "wimps" and worse, while dispensing dubious, chauvinistic or frankly absurd advice. Decked out in a dazzling white suit, flanked by scantily clad women, he not only flouts rules of decorum but also violates physical laws, crossing over the film's split-screen lines or invading the phone booth of the person he's talking to. Part 3 features the pic's piece de resistance, a stylized 12-minute samurai sword fight that crashes through the sliding panels of an endless, sumptuous bordello, sending drinks, blood and women flying high in slo-mo as the hero slashes his way from room to room in search of his lost love. If the second story conflates space, this third story of one-eyed samurai Tamon (Yamada again) makes a hash of time, flashing back from medieval Japan "three years previously" to the present-day where Tamon meets his soulmate Yuri (Anna Ishibashi). After Yuri is abducted, Tamon wanders the streets, his garb growing progressively more ancient until he enters the lawless feudal pleasure city of Tenzaku-Ro in a red kimono, and the action tour-de-force commences. The use of versatile rising star Yamada in all three love-crazed tales (he appears as a grown-up Ovreneli Vreneligare in the film's coda) creates a cockeyed continuum. But the film's true constant lies in its flamboyant Pop-art aesthetic, wild chromatic stylization and cartoon-like manipulation of narrative.Camera (color), Katsuharu Oyamada; music, Yuko Ikoma, Kosuke Shimizu, Osamu Kubota; production designer, Ishibashi; art director, Matsuka Kimura; visual designers; Koichi Emura, Aki Funabiki; action coordinator, Fumihito Minamitsuji. Reviewed at the Japan Society, July 10, 2011. (Also in N.Y. Asian Film Festival, opener.) Running time: 90 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com