The Secret World of Hollywood Poker

They are among the highest of the high-stakes players in this moneyed town: A-list actors, Hollywood hangers-on and businessmen who can shell out $50,000 just for a seat at the table. With eight or nine gathered, they play no-limit hold 'em into the night at one another's multimillion-dollar homes in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood or Malibu. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are won and lost -- sometimes in a single hand. They order in dinner from Matsuhisa or Madeo or tuck into filet mignon prepared by private chefs. They catch up on their busy lives, maybe discuss a business opportunity. All the while, the cards keep coming. When they tire, masseuses dole out massages. And at this level, the game is no longer simply about a group of buddies getting together for friendly bonding over cards. Indeed, this game -- and much of the world of high-stakes Hollywood poker -- is an intoxicating mix of competition, power and ego.our editor recommendsHollywood's High Rolling Executive Poker GamesThe Upside of PokerThe Downside of Poker Nick Cassavetes and Gabe Kaplan are players, joined in the past by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and on occasion, NY Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. But the star of these testosterone-fueled games, the celebrity who stands out in a group of millionaires and A-listers, is Tobey Maguire -- careful, conservative, effective. It's a secretive gathering, one to which outsiders are typically denied entrance. Discretion is of paramount importance; trust is vital. But after several years of successful operation, that collective trust was breached. In March, players' names started appearing in court filings alleging that unbeknownst to them, they had been pocketing stolen money. DiCaprio, Affleck, Damon and Rodriguez have never been mentioned in connection with the litigation, and most of the high-stakes players who were have settled. But two high-profile cases are pending. A court-appointed bankruptcy trustee is seeking the return of $311,200 from Maguire and $73,800 from Cassavetes -- plus interest. Both have retained counsel, and Maguire's attorney has vowed to fight. The trouble began one day in summer 2006 when a hedge fund manager named Bradley Ruderman wandered off of exclusive Carbon Beach in Malibu and talked his way into the game. He appeared to be rich, affable, out for a good time. It would take years for the others to learn to their chagrin that he was not what he seemed. In the meanwhile, they let him play and lose -- a lot. No-limit means that a player can wager any amount at any time. The most popular game in a town that has had a long love affair with poker in its many forms, no-limit hold 'em delivers the biggest highs and lows for those whose wealth and ennui leave them hungry for thrills. And it demands total concentration, making it a distraction from the day's anxieties. "You get in front of that green felt, and that's all you can think about," says one regular player. All manner of Hollywood heavyweights are poker players, from former Warner Bros. chairman Bob Daly to Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau. Jeffrey Katzenberg has been known to turn up on a Sunday morning at the Commerce Casino outside Los Angeles for a game. But only a select few have the means and desire to play at the highest levels of wagering. "This Texas hold 'em stuff can get pretty serious," says former Warner Bros. president Alan Horn, who hosts a far less intense poker game -- dealer's choice -- at his house. "It's another animal. I mean, we're all animals, but we're playing the gazelle version and the guys across the watering hole are playing the lion-and-tiger version." STORY: Hollywood's High Rolling Executive Poker Games By most accounts, Ruderman was prey, a "fish," in poker parlance, who obliged his fellow players by losing. "A fish is somebody that just regularly donates," says one of Hollywood's veteran poker players. "Believe me -- these guys want patsies. ... It's not easy finding players at this level." Ruderman may have been a bad player, but he must have been a pretty good actor because the wealthy hedge-fund manager turned out to be a con man, a mini-Madoff who was charged with running a $44 million Ponzi scheme that targeted his friends and family and bilked investors out of more than $25 million. Since his 2009 conviction, he has been serving a 10-year sentence in a Texas prison. But once his company, Ruderman Capital Partners, was forced into bankruptcy, his Hollywood friends -- some of whom had pocketed easy winnings from him -- suddenly found themselves on the receiving end of litigation. A court-appointed trustee has moved to claw back the ill-gotten gains that Ruderman had lost at the poker table. The whole ugly mess has brought with it unwelcome publicity and raised the specter of something darker than a simple night out with the boys. ♦♦♦♦♦ Poker in Hollywood defies simple description: there are many gatherings at many levels, and while all seem to be intensely competitive, each game acquires its own personality. "Poker comes in all sizes," says a well-known film producer who plays every week with a buy-in of a few thousand dollars. "There is no rule. Don't look for a definition of games of poker." Some Hollywood players favor home games, while others flock to Los Angeles-area casinos, of which there are several. When Landau is in town, for example, he sometimes visits the Commerce Casino, now the largest card room in the world. "Other people go golfing, I go to Commerce. I'll go in the morning on a Sunday, watch the first football game, play poker and then meet my family for an afternoon out," says Landau, who collects a chip from each of the casinos he visits around the world and keeps the mementos from Russia, Spain and England in a picture frame he displays at home. But the most popular game is hold 'em, which became more alluring in recent years thanks to improvements in the way that tournaments were broadcast on television, allowing viewers to peek at the face-down cards. It probably didn't hurt that during the same era, the game was glamorized in such films as the Damon-starring Rounders (1998) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Casino Royale (2006). "There was a sea change at the turn of the century," says John De Simio, executive vp of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and a regular player in Horn's game. "That is when Texas hold 'em became the king." "Poker is the new millennium's golf course," says actor Joshua Malina, who co-created Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown series in 2003. "Over poker, a lot of friendships and business relationships are made." His own experience illustrates the point: He started playing poker years ago in NY in a game hosted by Aaron Sorkin. Eventually a relationship that was partially cemented over poker games led to roles in Sorkin's Sports Night and The West Wing. After moving to Los Angeles in 1992, Malina became a regular in another gathering with Hank Azaria, then with a relatively modest $500 buy-in. (Over time, Malina dropped out of those games as the stakes grew richer.) STORY: Joshua Malina on the Upside of Poker The film producer who plays each week concurs that poker adds a little grease to the industry machine -- within limits. "If you put seven people who are all in show business in a room, they talk about business," he says. "You think they don't say, 'What do you think about The Help grosses?' But is anyone going to buy CBS in a game? It's not the Allen & Company conference." Many games, like Horn's gatherings on Tuesday nights once or twice a month, are relatively low-key. "The stakes are high enough to be a little interesting," Horn says. But he says no one takes the game too seriously. "It's meant to be a night where we sit around, have some food and don't think about whatever else is going on in life," he says. The crowd there --mostly old friends from his days running Castle Rock -- plays less intense games like seven-card stud or Omaha, with a buy-in of $1,000. Landau, who hosts a home game with a $300 buy-in, says the stakes are low enough in his game that "anybody can come and sit down. You want to win, but if someone loses one night at our house, it doesn't change their life." Daly says much the same of his regular poker game with friends -- including Horn, Katzenberg and Joe Roth -- in which the buy-in is $1,000. "I only hear about hold 'em," he says. "Some of these games are way beyond anything I could dream of. ... I wouldn't even dream about playing in them because I've worked too hard for my money to lose it in a poker game." STORY: One Actor Shares the Downside of Poker The serious hold 'em players also insist the games are harmless diversions, albeit with much higher stakes. Yet the players tend to be strikingly defensive and unwilling to talk about a pastime that in some cases seems to occupy a considerable part of their time. No current player was willing to speak for the record, but THR found one insider who agreed to discuss the game on condition that his name not be used. According to that source, some of the celebrity players started out frequenting local places like the Commerce Casino, but they quickly found gambling in that setting to be cumbersome and unpleasant. "They would have to deal with the people and the paparazzi while trying to have a card game," this insider says. "They can't really go to public card rooms. They're wealthy and they want to have friends over and play poker. It's no different from club members playing high-stakes gin at any of the country clubs on the Westside." The players, several already friends, retreated to the privacy of a home game and to luxury suites in the Peninsula or Four Seasons hotels. Over time, a larger group of like-minded individuals began playing regularly, though the roster changed over the years. According to the insider, the burgeoning game started with a $5,000 buy-in that eventually increased to $50,000. While such an escalation may sound dizzying to ordinary people, the film producer who plays in smaller games points out that everything is relative. "The people who are buying in for $50,000 -- it probably means as little to them as $5,000 means to me," he says. For serious players, it seems, the size of the wagers always increases. Malina, who couldn't really afford to go much beyond the $500 buy-in of the early Azaria games, admits that he finds those big numbers intoxicating. "It's like drugs, I imagine," he says. "It's baked into the alchemy of poker that you keep wanting to raise the stakes. ... People tend to play just at that level where it hurts or feels very good." In Malina's view, actors find that no-limit hold 'em has particular allure. "There is a huge element of acting," he says. "It's all about controlling your emotions ... not revealing anything, giving false signals. There's a swaggering aspect: I'm going to psychologically beat you down and take your money. Actors, ego-driven animals that they are, they are drawn to that kind of warfare." It is not solely actors who have played in the big hold 'em game -- there had to be others. Not many people can afford the buy-in, but among those who easily have made the cut are Alec Gores, the billionaire investor; Rick Salomon, famous for the sex tape he made with Paris Hilton; Joe Francis, creator of Girls Gone Wild; and on occasion, Yankees third baseman Rodriguez. Most declined to comment or did not return phone calls, though some responded to THR through their attorneys, as was the case for most of the players with Hollywood credits. ♦♦♦♦♦ According to the insider, the big games were simply gatherings of friends looking to bond and relax. But by the summer of 2006, these games were hardly spontaneous get-togethers but more structured affairs, managed by an attractive, then-28-year-old brunette named Molly Bloom. Bloom, whose brother Jeremy is a former Olympic skier and now an ESPN college football analyst, allegedly had myriad responsibilities. According to court filings, she was paid to set up hotel suites for games, relay information to the players and hire dealers as well as arrange for food, drinks, massages and bodyguards. Bloom also kept track of winnings and losses and arranged for payment to be made among players. Ruderman came into this very exclusive game in an unlikely fashion: He had been renting an oceanfront Carbon Beach residence next door to the house of a player. One day, he walked over while a game was under way and introduced himself. "He was a quirky, quiet guy and easy to play with, and that's how he got involved with it," the insider says. Perhaps Ruderman's charm also lay in the fact that he lost, a lot. "I don't think any serious poker player has a problem taking money from somebody who is bad at it," Malina says. "I wouldn't want to take money from someone who can't afford it. But a rich guy -- which he appeared to be -- yeah. You have to have that killer instinct as a poker player. A poker player wants to take whoever's money is easiest to take. The metric I apply is how much money I won. More is better. Most honest poker players will tell you that." And it did appear that Ruderman could pay. The eldest child of a financial adviser, Ruderman had grown up in Los Angeles. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in political science in 1986, he had moved to NY, where he worked as an investment banker at several Wall Street firms including Lehman Bros. Eventually he returned to Los Angeles and, starting in 2002, convinced a group of investors, including family members, to entrust him with their money. He boasted that his Ruderman Capital Partners hedge funds generated returns as high as 60 percent with stakes in such companies as Apple and Walmart. And he played the role of the successful investor. In a period of a few years, according to court papers, he laid out at least $8.7 million on such personal expenses as two Porsches and that pricey summer rental in Malibu. The fact that Ruderman apparently slipped into the game without an introduction might have eliminated a layer of protection. Usually, says the film producer who plays regularly in smaller games, the person who introduces a new player is vouching implicitly that the newcomer can handle the stakes. But ultimately, this producer says, anyone who enters a game is vouching for himself. "If a guy comes into your game, he is saying, 'I can pay.' It's nobody's responsibility to make sure a guy can pay -- unless you bring them to the game," he says. When the economy dipped in 2008, things began to fall apart for Ruderman. Not only was the Ponzi scheme proving unsustainable, but he had blown a fortune at the poker table. According to court filings, he had racked up a staggering $5.2 million in poker losses -- as little as roughly $20,000 to one player and nearly $1 million to another. Ruderman kept playing until March 2009, a month before Ruderman Capital was forced into involuntary bankruptcy. On May 15 of that year, Ruderman, then 46, surrendered to FBI agents. He was charged with running the Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $25 million. Among those left holding the bag in the bankruptcy is Gores, who is owed $4 million because he had invested his own money with Ruderman. (With a net worth of $1.9 billion, Gores is No. 227 on Forbes' list of the richest Americans. His brother, Sam Gores, heads the Paradigm talent agency, and another, Tom Gores, owns the NBA's Detroit Pistons.) According to Ruderman's own account as told in court papers, he had continued to play poker as his losses mounted, convincing himself that he could win back the money even while recognizing that was virtually impossible. That kind of thinking is typical for an addict, according to a former actor who developed a gambling habit after becoming a regular at Texas hold 'em games. "It grabs you from every angle," he says. "If you're winning, you feel like the king of the world. If you're losing, you think, 'How am I going to get out of this?' You gamble more." Following his arrest, Ruderman declared that he was, in fact, an addict. While his legal fate was being decided, he moved into the Beit T'Shuvah Residential Treatment Program in Los Angeles. (The program, which involves faith-based treatment, was co-founded by Ruderman's father for philanthropic reasons years before he imagined that his son would end up living there.) In a medical evaluation submitted to the court, Dr. Timothy Fong of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program wrote that prolonged incarceration would prevent Ruderman from getting the care he needed and increase the likelihood of relapse. The judge was not convinced. In January 2010, Ruderman was sentenced to 121 months in a minimum-security federal prison in Big Spring, Texas. Contacted there, Ruderman was initially eager to tell his story, to discuss the nature of gambling addiction and the culture of poker in Hollywood. He agreed to a meeting at prison as long as family did not object. But Ruderman's family did object, and the offer was withdrawn. ♦♦♦♦♦ As it turned out, the fish had bluffed the sharks. He was not one of them. And thanks to Ruderman, details of the secretive poker game have come to light in public documents filed by the court-appointed trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Ruderman's failed firm. Attempting to retrieve as much money as possible for those who were fleeced, trustee Howard Ehrenberg has gone to court, demanding that winners in that high-stakes game give back the money they had won from Ruderman. Ehrenberg, a bankruptcy expert with law firm SulmeyerKupetz, argues that the poker players were not entitled to their winnings because Ruderman paid his debts with "improperly diverted investors' funds" from the Ponzi scheme. The trustee also argues that the games were illegal because the players paid Bloom to arrange them. That transformed the gatherings from legal home games to "controlled" games, which require a license from the state of California, he argues. Though no criminal charges are expected to be brought, legal experts say the characterization of the game as an illegal operation makes it harder for defendants to fend off the trustee's efforts to recoup their winnings. Ehrenberg has sued 24 players and so far has reached settlements with 14 defendants, recovering $1.63 million; in total, he has recovered $5.05 million for the estate. In August, Gores, who won $445,400 from Ruderman, agreed to return $150,522; Kaplan, who won $62,000, agreed to return $27,900. "It is our view that the games were not illegal," says Patricia Glaser, attorney for Gores and Kaplan. But both settled for less than 50 percent of what they won from Ruderman. It's possible that legal fees associated with fighting the cases would have been more costly for the defendants than settling. Salomon, winner of $23,000, returned $10,000. Attorney Joseph Costa, who represents Salomon, says his client's decision to settle was solely driven by economic considerations. "We don't believe there was anything inappropriate regarding any of the activities that went on, and to the extent they are seeking the return of monies, there are defenses to what they are alleging. There was no admission of liability or any wrongdoing by Salomon at all," he says. Cassavetes' attorney, Ronald Richards, is expected to answer the trustee's lawsuit in the next month. Richards is representing four poker players involved in the bankruptcy proceeding. Maguire's attorneys have noted in filings that he lost $168,500 to Ruderman in the high-stakes game and say he should therefore pay a sum reduced by that amount, if he is required to pay at all. The lawyers also have argued that the games were not illegal, and if money paid by Ruderman to him was improperly taken from Ruderman Capital, the actor didn't know it. By several accounts, Maguire is an especially careful and skilled player, perhaps the best on the celebrity circuit. He has won a total of $51,669 in three World Series of Poker showings and placed 54th in the 2005 event. According to Francis, Maguire keeps a card-shuffling machine in the trunk of his car. A court-ordered mediation is scheduled for November in Maguire's case, with a trial set for June 18. "The dispute with the trustee is a business dispute that is to be adjudicated in the court, and Tobey Maguire expects to be vindicated in this proceeding," a spokesperson for the actor says. Ehrenberg is counting on the court to agree with him. The trustee says he'd hoped to settle the entire matter quietly and never intended to embarrass the celebrity players. "Am I surprised that somebody wants to defend themselves? No," he says. "Do I think they're going to win? No." ♦♦♦♦♦ The insider interviewed by THR is upset by the suggestion in court papers and press reports that the games in question were illegal and even unsavory. "They're trying to find something sinister about it," he says. "All of this stuff has been going on for a long, long time, whether it's this group or another group. This is just a bunch of guys who like to hang out together, spend time together and happen to enjoy playing poker." He also denies that Bloom was paid to arrange and perform other duties in connection with the games. "This game never had that," he says. "We'll never have that." He says that Bloom was only paid in large tips. But legal documents show that from May 2007 to November 2008, Ruderman transferred a total of $473,200 to Bloom. In court filings, bankruptcy trustee Ehrenberg has argued that the money was used at least in part to pay Bloom for her services. He is suing Bloom to recover the money. In a June court filing, Bloom's attorneys denied that she ran a controlled poker game but acknowledged that she received money from Ruderman "in good faith in exchange for her services." A trial has been set for May 29. Bloom was initially represented in the bankruptcy litigation by Richards, the same attorney who represents Cassavetes and other players. Richards tells THR that Bloom is no longer a client. Her current lawyer, Sara Chenetz of Blank Rome Llp., declined to comment. Ehrenberg has taken Bloom's deposition, which has not been made public. But in it, according to a report in Star magazine, she reportedly acknowledged regularly hiring masseuses to tend to the tired players. Bloom remains an intriguing and shadowy character in the poker drama. She is no stranger to scrapes with the law. She grew up in Loveland, Colo., a conservative midsize city with a sizable evangelical population. Raised by parents Larry, a clinical psychologist, and Charlene, a ski and fly-fishing instructor, Bloom and her two younger brothers were avid skiers. In 1997, she was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to speeding. And in 1999 and 2001, she would plead guilty to speeding and driving with expired license plates. After moving to Hollywood in 2003, Bloom worked as an assistant to Darin Feinstein, a part-owner of the Viper Room who played in the big game, according to sources. A few years later, in November 2007, she started Molly Bloom Inc., an event-planning business with an address in a West Hollywood residential building. (It is no longer an active corporation.) It is unclear when Bloom began making arrangements for the high-stakes poker game, but obviously she won the trust of the players and reportedly said in her deposition that she had a "social relationship with most of [them]." Court filings show that Ruderman made his first payment to her -- $10,500 -- in May 2007. Girls Gone Wild creator Francis, who played in the big games from 2003 to 2007, says Bloom has fallen out of favor with the players. "Look, I've talked to all of the boys who played in the game," he says. "I know all those guys hate her now." Francis says he played at games at which Bloom was in attendance and her duties ranged from handling collections to mixing cocktails. Francis, who is not named in the bankruptcy filings, also insists that the games were legal and says Bloom only received tips from players, including regular $5,000 handouts from him. Certainly, things seem to have gone sour for Bloom since those days. Sometime in 2009 -- apparently before Ruderman turned himself in -- Bloom relocated to NY. It is unclear what precipitated her move. The NY Post reported that Bloom started a poker game in Manhattan, arranging for sessions at the Astor Place and Plaza hotels and recruiting women from nightclubs to attend. But a lack of NY connections made it tough for Bloom, and she moved her game -- which featured a buy-in of roughly $10,000 -- to Long Island. In July 2010, Bloom was served with a $116,133 lien for not paying taxes on her income in NY. The Star also reported in June that after she had moved to Manhattan in 2009, Bloom had received a beating at the hands of "two Eastern European thugs." Her attorney at the time confirmed the attack and discounted suggestions that the incident was related to poker. Bloom is said to have moved again in June, this time to Malibu. ♦♦♦♦♦ According to the insider, scandal and litigation have taken a toll on the game. While the players used to meet every week, they're lucky now if they get together twice a month. Yes, the recession is partly to blame; it forced some players to be more judicious with their money. But more than anything, the fallout from Ruderman has caused at least some of the players to take a step back. The legal issues have proved taxing for some. The insider says the Ruderman matter has caused the group to circle the wagons and handle the game more cautiously. Though he remains a staunch defender of it, he finds he is playing less often. "These kinds of things take the wind out of your sails," he says. "Even when you win, you lose." Email: Kim.Masters@THR.com; Daniel.Miller@THR.com Twitter: @KimMasters;@DanielNMiller Related Topics Ben Affleck Matt Damon Tobey Maguire

Guilty Plea Rocks Hollywood Camera Biz

Industry veteran Michael Bravin admitted today that while working for German film and TV camera powerhouse ARRI he hacked into the files of LA-based rival Band Pro Film and Digital, where he had worked for 15 years. Bravin, who moved to ARRI as VP market development in 2010, pleaded guiltyto using the name and password of CEO and president Amnon Band to accessfiles used in interstate commerce. Emails from several industry firms were accessed during the hacking, including those of Red Digital Cinema founder Jim Jannard. The hackingoccurred between December 2009 and June 2010.Bravin has been in the biz for decades, and has worked forAbekas Video Systems,California Communications and NBC Sports. Under the plea agreement, Bravin will serve two months in jail and pay at least $5K in restitution as well as legal costs.

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Q&A: Mike Manley Talks New Girl, The Adorable Zooey Deschanel & Stud Jonah Hill

La, Calif. -- (500) Occasions of Summer season star Zooey Deschanel heads to television on Tuesday evening since the awesome and heartbroken Jessica inside the season premiere of FOXs new comedy, New Girl. The series begins the adorable actress opposite three handsome roommates, pleased to take an offbeat female renter with models for pals. Mike Manley plays Nick, the rock of Jessicas new boy bunch, recently heartbroken themselves, to ensure that as fans will dsicover inside the premiere episode, which airs at 9/8 C on FOX, possibly falling for his new housemate already. The actor themselves, though, was already completely on Team Zooey, after striking it well through the audition process. Access Hollywood: When perhaps you have really realize Zooey was adorable?Mike Manley: The audition process. I desired to make use of there and do chemistry tests along with her, and also you is going to do chemistry tests with stars plus they might be really awesome or otherwise so awesome, and he or she hopped up and extremely was friendly but she hugged me. AH: Exactly what is a chemistry test does it involve scientists and Bunsen authors?Qq: Thats right, its all chemicals. A chemistry test is just you have to undergo a whole audition process to acquire after that which its between you together with a couple of others plus you'll get in the room while using star. I desired to complete one with Ashton [Kutcher] for No Strings [Attached] and so they just discover if everybody are gonna concentrate on set. AH: Was there one minute inside the test that you understood you will find the part?Qq: No, really After I examined, I continued to be up with the evening, I couldnt sleep which i acquired the telephone call the next morning. I'd some alcohol throughout my system which i had been wearing a robe. They referred to as and described I obtained the job, therefore i could sleep for just about any day which i started work right after that. AH: There's just a little chemistry with Nick and Jessica inside the first episode. Will Nick finish within the Jim to Jessicas Pam, Office-style?Qq: [Creator] Liz Meriwether has recommended only at that, nonetheless they stop us really at night time. In my opinion they need there being that kind of built-in chemistry between us and itd be really fun to see because shes this kind of gifted actress. AH: More fun that being just the buddy.Qq: Thats one hundred percent right. And you also have no clue me, but I'm not that nice from the guy, which i wouldnt just say every one of these pleasantries essentially didnt feel them (laughs) I'm not one of these brilliant stars. I dont believe everyones awesome and incredible, but shes really awesome and incredible (laughs), so coping with her and becoming which has been fairly simple and fun. AH: What's one factor your castmates dont what you believe they ought to?Qq: I really like hearing R. Kelly throughout my trailer before moments. AH: Will there be some For Me I am In A Position To Fly involved?Qq: No, Area of the Title of love. (Follow The Link To give consideration) Theres been murmurs where Max [Greenfield, who plays Schmidt] and Lamorne [Morris, who plays Winston] will say theyre hearing strange sounds being launched of my trailer, but I enjoy get my energy up before a scene, so theres some push-ups throughout my trailer hearing some R. Kelly before a scene. AH: As soon as you hear the show will get an entire series run, what will probably be the very first large purchase?Qq: In my opinion what Im getting is among people O.J. Simpson-type broncos, however require it open top. AH: A vintage Ford Bronco? Thats certainly a woman magnet.Qq: This is a girl magnet. Tell my partner that (laughs). AH: Youre inside the new 21 Jump Street movie. Perhaps you have mix paths using the Actor-kaira Pitt?Qq: Sadly not, however heard some tales. I obtained the [word] he was like the best dude on the planet which he only decided to be unbelievably professional and awesome without any you may realise the Actor-kaira Pitt was doing the film. He'd a lot of things which he shot my way through, In my opinion, 20 straight several hours at work. Hes merely a mad guy, however began use Johan [Hill] and Channing Tatum. People dudes are merely such studs. I began use Jonah on Alan Gregory, the animated show Getting a chance to use him a great deal remains this type of inspiration because the dude is actually gifted and therefore youthful. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Costs squeeze three dimensional TV content

Of all of the problems bedeviling the development of 3DTV, the dearth of quality content might be the thorniest.Research firm Ovum questioned executives worldwide and reported in May they ranked manufacture of three dimensional programming their cheapest priority -- mainly due to the price of this content. And customers have observed the effects of this reluctance: nearly 60% of participants to some NPD/CTAM survey in June complained there wasn't enough three dimensional content.That has not frustrated a couple of ambitious endeavors within the U.S. from making serious opportunities within this sector. "For three dimensional to consider off, content will probably be the important thing driver," stated Tom Cosgrove, leader of 3net, a three dimensional-only cable internet from Discovery Communications, IMAX and The new sony.3net bowed in Feb, exactly the same month ESPN released ESPN3D. Those are the only systems stateside dedicated to this nascent space, though marketers including DirecTV and Comcast also have licensed three dimensional movies for three dimensional-only channels and VOD choices.Creating a three dimensional funnel is difficult. Most 24/7 nets are made by obtaining a library of existing programming, but three dimensional is really new there's alongside none of this. That basically forces channels into original production, where shooting and publish-production pricing is high and "will stay this way for that foreeseable future," based on Cosgrove. three dimensional conversions will also be pricey and problematic because, because the film world is going through, the standard leads a great deal to be preferred. "We are not always in opposition to it, however it needs to be achieved right."Though gossips swirls regarding their future stability, ESPN3D and 3net make to delivering original programming. In June, 3net bowed over 20 hrs of original native three dimensional content across a variety of genres. By Labor Day weekend, the quantity of nfl and college football ESPN3D will broadcast will double from the year before.Associated link: Auds break the rules on three dimensional upcharges Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Will Martin Scorsese Join The E.G.O.T. Club?

La, Calif. -- Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese acquired his first Emmy on Sunday, but dont expect him to become listed on the E.G.O.T. club. No, Ill not have that, he told Access Hollywood backstage on Sunday, mentioning towards the award quartet of the Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar along with a Tony (the only person hes missing to accomplish the set is really a Tony). Although hes won a number of accolades through the years, winning Sunday nights Outstanding Pointing for any Drama Series award for his focus on Boardwalk Empire still handled to maneuver the director. Its really thrilling because its another medium, Martin stated, mentioning to television. But the one thing about dealing with the Cinemax group, I discovered that there is a lot of artistic freedom also it got me to maneuver faster. I havent shot so rapidly [in a long time]. Martin already knows where hell put his latest recognition, and needs it to land in a single of his kids movies quickly. It goes during my family room, [on] my second floor, he stated. My daughter, shes destined to be 12 now, and her and her buddies prefer to make these movies, these little movies, which means this will most likely be without anyone's knowledge. Talking about movies, Martins first family film Hugo obtained care of this Thanksgiving and hes searching toward discussing it with audiences. Im said to be within the mixing room at this time focusing on this film that's for the whole family, he stated. Really, its OK I am not kidding. We show it to kids plus they like it. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Filmed in NY by Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Television Studios. Executive producers, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Ed Redlich, John Bellucci; co-executive producer, Merrill Karpf; producer, Niels Arden Oplev; director, Oplev; writers, Redlich, Bellucci; based on the short story by John Robert Lennon.Carrie Wells - Poppy Montgomery Al Burns - Dylan Walsh Mike Costello - Michael Gaston Roe Saunders - Kevin Rankin Nina Inara - Daya Vaidya CBS relocated "The Good Wife" to make way for "Unforgettable," and on paper (or at least, a crime blotter), it's a solid bet. While the net's most-admired drama had clearly topped out ratings-wise Tuesdays, this "The Mentalist"-like procedural has greater potential to extend the vibe established by the "NCIS" block into the 10 p.m. hour. Star Poppy Montgomery is a trifle uneven in the lead, but there's enough intrigue surrounding the real-if-rare condition/ability she possesses -- namely, remembering everything -- to provide the show an opportunity to take root. Barring that, how does "NCIS: Unforgettable" sound? An ex-cop (aren't they all?), Montgomery's Carrie Wells has taken refuge in Queens, where she pays the bills by employing her unusual talent to count cards while gambling, and does penance by working with Alzheimer's patients. Soon, though, she's recruited by her ex-partner and former lover Al (Dylan Walsh) to assist him in investigating the death of a girl almost literally at her doorstep. In keeping with the need for visual gimmickry in these settings, Carrie "sees" into her own memory, enabling her to reconnect dots in precise detail. But of course, there's one blank spot: She can't remember anything about her sister's murder during her childhood, providing a thread that can be teased out and returned to over future episodes. As usual, it's all a roundabout way to create a cop dynamic with the mildest of twists -- what plays like a polished procedural, with a bit more character -- as well as built-in romantic tension between the leads. Besides, cops who lack some kind of extra edge or high-tech wrinkle are so, if memory serves, 1999. On the down side, the initial case in the pilot written by Ed Redlich and John Bellucci isn't particularly inspired, and doesn't provide Walsh much to do. That leaves Montgomery to fend for herself, and while she was fine in supporting duty on "Without a Trace" and does swell things to a little black dress, it's unclear whether the star has the kind of presence necessary to hold centerstage in the way, say, Dana Delany does on ABC's "Body of Proof," which happens to be her not-dissimilar time-period rival. Still, "Unforgettable" certainly lands squarely within CBS' comfort zone, and does offer the network upside. If only the show itself was, well, a bit more memorable.Camera, Cort Fey; production designer, Vincent Peranio; editor, Victor Dubois; music, Jacob Groth; casting, Gary M. Zuckerbrod, Suzanne Ryan. 60 MIN. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

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Fox Orders Four More Episodes of Bones, But When Will They Air?

Emily Deschanel Fox has ordered four more episodes of Bones - but they may not air this season, TVLine reports.Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsAfter scaling back the seventh season to 13 episodes because of Emily Deschanel's pregnancy, the network has picked up the additional episodes to air either over the summer or as part of an anticipated eighth season.The extra episodes will be written as standalones since the season has already been plotted out through 13 episodes, executive producer Stephen Nathan tells the site.Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new shows"Because the show is centrally episodic, and we know what's happening with Booth and Brennan, we can do four great episodes that are almost like a mini-season," Nathan says. "So we can do a four-episode mini season after the 13-episode regular season."Bones premieres Thursday, Nov. 3 at 9/8c with six episodes, before breaking until the spring, when it will return with the remaining seven. In the interim, its spin-off The Finder will air in its place.

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Photo Evidence Found in Toronto of the One Thing Hotter Than Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling may be a real street fight-stopping hero in man capris and the vulnerable getaway driver next door in this week’s Drive, but a keen-eyed Movieline reader in Toronto sent in evidence of the one thing hotter than the Goss. No, not those Scarlett Johansson pics. Something even sweeter! Feast your eyes upon this discovery and stay for more in today’s Buzz Break! Cinematic Method present possibly the worst-conceived movie joke ever from a scene between Mandy Moore and Kellan Lutz in the Dermot Mulroney-directed, Love, Wedding, Marriage. [Cinematic Method via @EricDSnider] Who ya gonna call when Ghostbusters gets a theatrical re-release this October? (And will enough fans go to convince Bill Murray to finally read that Ghostbusters 3 script?) [Facebook] Booze, booze, fried chicken, more booze. Dine like Liz Taylor, circa 1960! [It’s All About the Dress via Village Voice] Fascinated by the near-incoherent action cutting in the chase scene from The Dark Knight? Jim Emerson takes a look at Chris Nolan’s chaotic techniques in a well-studied, semi-academic video essay on the crazyballs sequence. [Press Play] In the Cut, Part I: Shots in the Dark (Knight) from Jim Emerson on Vimeo.

Virgin scripts TV deal with eOne

BerfieldVirgin Produced, the expansion arm in the Richard Branson's Virgin Group, has inked a preliminary-look deal with "Haven" and "Hung" shingle eOne that eOne might have exclusive rights to all or any Virgin Produced scripted TV content.Virgin Produced, produced this season, is completely new for the television world -- with Relativity, the business co-produced Rogue's Bradley Cooper-Robert P Niro starrer "Limitless," released in March, nevertheless it has not seen a smallscreen venture showed up at fruition.The shingle has another extant first-look deal for individuals unscripted pleased with NBCUniversal's E! which is headed by Boss Jason Felts and chief creative officer Justin Berfield."Virgin Produced's exciting new relationship with eOne marks the ambitious beginning into the scripted television business, similar to what's been accomplished in film," Branson mentioned. "Jason and Justin are smart to transport onto forge studio alignments with like-minded partners who know the brand and to continue fostering an environment that holds terrific talent." Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Star Wars Blu-ray launch sees The Empire invade London

UK Star Wars fans today became the first in the world to get their hands on The Complete Saga on Blu-ray and Lucasfilm used the launch to kick of a week of events in the capital.Darth Vader and a sinister fleet of Stormtroopers took to the streets of London for an Imperial March - beginning at St. James' Park and ending at HMV on Oxford Street.Tomorrow Anthony Daniels (come now padawan, he's C-3PO!) will meets fans at the grand opening of the HMV at the new Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, where he'll be signing copies.Daniels revealed this week that he thought Star Wars was "ridiculous" when he first read it."I hated sci-fi. I thought Star Wars was ridiculous when I first saw the script. A princess without a kingdom, a couple of blokes, a couple of robots and a big hairy thing?" he told The Mirror, before adding: "But I grew to love it. George Lucas was a genius - smarter than Shakespeare."He also said that he was originally signed to secrecy because the studio wanted the audience "to believe C-3PO was a real robot" and that he only wore a leotard under his costume to film during the very hot English summer.On Thursday 15 September Daniels will press a button from inside an official launch party at the BT Tower.The result will be to project a giant blue light from the top of the building, turning it into the world's largest lightsaber.Will this be enough to match the words of Darth Vader and "be a day long remembered"? Or will most London fans see that light and think "Noooooooooo!"

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'Warrior' Director Gavin O'Connor On Film's Ending: 'The Goal Was To Make It Surprising'

Even though it didn't dominate the box office over the weekend, "Warrior" is still a film worth talking about. In addition to the five reasons to see it that I mentioned last week, the film is surprising in all the right ways, one of them being the climactic fight and its outcome. Without going into spoiler territory, when MTV News caught up with director and co-writer Gavin O'Connor, we asked him how he went about crafting the ending and deciding the fates of the two main characters (played by Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) - both of whom you are rooting for to win. "Well without mentioning who does what, one brother needs to win to win, the other brother needs to lose to win," O'Connor explained. "One brother needs to die and be reborn, one brother needs to surrender. The goal was to make it surprising, yet when you think about it, inevitable." O'Connor also talked about how the film is about much more than fighting and MMA. "The preconceptions of this movie are, 'Oh, it's mixed martial arts; I don't want to see it,' because on paper [it may seem like one thing], but there's a real artistry to the sport," O'Connor explained. "There's an athleticism to the sport that is at the highest level, and there is a spirituality to the sport that I hope I captured because I recognized it, I felt it. ... In a way, the movie is not a fighting movie. It's not a MMA movie but for that part of the film, for me, it's a love letter to those guys and the sport." What did you think of "Warrior?" Tell us in the comments or on Twitter!

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Think of Me

A Two Tall Boots, Greyshack Films production. (International sales: Submarine Films, New York.) Produced by Mike S. Ryan, Blythe Robertson, Lauren Ambrose. Executive producers, Peter C. Selig, Brent Stiefel. Co-producer, Alicia Van Couvering. Directed, written by Bryan Wizemann.With: Lauren Ambrose, Audrey Scott, Dylan Baker, Penelope Ann Miller, David Conrad, Adina Porter, Craig Gray.Money worries tempt a feckless single mother at the end of her tether to make yet another bad decision in downbeat, Las Vegas-set indie drama "Think of Me" from helmer-writer Bryan Wizemann. A showy vehicle for producer-star Lauren Ambrose, whose emotionally volatile character comes off as unsympathetic and practically bipolar, the overly contrived, hard-to-swallow script undermines viewer compassion. Further fest exposure will likely segue to home-viewing formats. Although her finances are precarious, thirtysomething divorcee Angela (Ambrose) frequently ignores the reality of her situation, ordering taxis, buying expensive mixed drinks, and impulsively taking a minimum wage cleaning job at night although she barely manages her call-center day work. Her 8-year-old daughter Sunny (Audrey Scott) suffers from Angela's chaotic life, sometimes neglected to the point of endangerment. The particularly forced final reel finds Angela considering a cash offer from the sister (Penelope Ann Miller) of office colleague Max (Dylan Baker, creepy) to take Sunny off her hands. Most credible elements are the moody visuals -- which entirely eschew sunlight -- nailing the claustrophobic, artificial atmosphere of the neon-by-night, fluorescent-by-day desert city, and the quietly natural thesping of child-star-in-the making Scott.Camera (color, HD), Mark Schwartzbard; editor, Michael Taylor; music, Jeff Grace; production designer, Brandon Tonner-Connelly; costume designer, Deborah Newhall. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 10, 2011. Running time: 103 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Emmys 2011: 'Game of Thrones' Title Sequence Gives Series Its First Emmy (Video)

Cinemax's Wager on Thrones won its first-ever Emmy due to its title sequence. The opening, created through the organization Elastic, bested fellow Cinemax projects Boardwalk Empire and Too Big to Fail, AMC's Rubicon, and PBS's Any Human Heart.our editor indicates 'Game of Thrones' Finale Makes Season-High Viewership5 Main Reasons Why 'Game of Thrones' Might Win EmmysCreative Arts Emmys: The WinnersRelated Subjects•Emmys PHOTOS: Who's Who on Wager on Thrones Cinemax requested a dent or dimple like the map that begins game titles such as the Our god in the Rings. "We desired to behave different then the traditional tropes for fantasy maps," title design creative director Angus Wall told THR. "And then we emerged with the idea of a worldwide within the sphere." Laptop computer-illusion "camera" swoops from kingdom to kingdom, focusing about the household crest that sits atop each place -- the "sigil." Like the reveal, the title sequence aims for realism in the fantasy setting. "Inside the shadowed areas beneath the top map, you will discover cogs inside. In the event you look carefully, you'll see they're all coping with the cogs that are uncovered above the top map," mentioned Wall. PHOTOS: Emmy Nominations 2011: Snubs and Shockers Art director Robert Feng, animator Kirk H. Shintani and designer Hameed Shaukat were also part of the Emmy-winning title design team, furthermore to Wall. Wager on Thrones was nominated for 13 Emmy Honours in many. Despite the fact that this did not collect honours at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys in costume, makeup and casting groups, still features a shot at major honours at next weekend's Primetime Emmy Honours broadcast. Only at that ceremony, the program will compete for outstanding drama series, supporting actor for Peter Dinklage, and writing and pointing honors. Authors-producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss mentioned in the show's nominations, "These nominations are excellent honors for your various people designated, however that hundreds of people done Wager on Thrones, creating lights at five every morning, sewing wolf sigils on Sunday nights, forging Valyrian steel daggers. The crew and production staff work insane several hours in addition to their credits costly by inside the blink from the eye within the finish of each and every episode. We thank them for passion and persistence for the show, we thank the Academy for recognizing their labors." Related Subjects Emmy Honours Wager on Thrones Emmys 2011

Talbot Perry Simons...Got the Part

Talbot Perry Simons...Got the Part Role: Hank in "Thursday's Speaker," a SAG Ultra Poor feature By Sarah Mckinley Oakes September 10, 2011 Talbot Perry Simons Many stars undertake the areas of filmmaking: pointing, creating, frequently even writing. Nevertheless the soul mates of acting will Not overlooked, so no matter the amount of hats installed on, they keep trying to find chances to ply a typical talent.Such was the problem for Talbot Perry Simons, who was simply paging through Back Stage, trying to find acting gigs even though he was keeping busy marketing a film he'd recently written, directed, and starred in. When he saw the notice for "Thursday's Speaker," a SAG Ultra Poor feature, he understood he'd found a thing that would permit him to do what he loved. "Acting's the most popular factor," Simons states. "It's why I made my own, personal movieso I really could star within it. And I'd been so busy marketing, 'Thursday's Speaker' was the initial project I'd published for in age groups.InchInside the film Simons plays the role of Hank, who is the owner of another hands-vehicle lot. Gary Hebert, the film's author and director, understood within the first audition that Simons was what he was trying to find. "He'd amazing energy," Hebert recalls. "He showed up towards the area like gangbusters, totally ready. He was a pleasurable experience right immediately, therefore i thought he'd prosper inside the part." Hebert still thought so after they were done shooting. "It absolutely was great," according to him. "[Simons] is definitely an very hands-on, physical actor. He loves getting lots of little props, which he'll develop all this stuff by themself. He arrives together with his crossword puzzle he is going to do, or he finds every one of these awesome small problems he might bring in it. He's always adding something or getting into certain new idea, or modifying something. He's really professional and totally prepared I'd love an chance to make use of him again."Simons began acting inside the seventies, when he received a scholarship towards the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute in L.A., after winning the Irene Ryan Award for top actor in the output of "Lenny" at Orange Coast College. "I examined at Strasberg getting an excellent lady named Pat Randall, and I've been acting since,Inch states Simons, who's an connect of SAG and AFTRA and also on withdrawal from Equity, and estimations he's experienced 35 plays in L.A., too as much TV films and shows. "I've won a complete of seven acting honours now, while using best acting award within the New You'll be able to Worldwide Independent Film and Video Festival for my movie 'Still the Drums.' " That film won four other honours within the 2009 festival: best movie, best script, best directorial debut, and finest new song. Simons was the director and author in addition to sang the songbut acting remains his primary focus. "I'm not a real kid any more, you understand,In . according to him, laughing. "It's a struggle, nonetheless they ain't getting rid of me."Has Back Stage aided you obtain cast formerly year? We'd like to tell your story. Keep up with the weekly column by getting in touch with casting@backstage.com for brand new You'll be able to or bswcasting@backstage.com for La with "I Obtained the Part" inside the subject line. Talbot Perry Simons...Got the Part Role: Hank in "Thursday's Speaker," a SAG Ultra Poor feature By Sarah Mckinley Oakes September 10, 2011 Talbot Perry Simons Many stars undertake the areas of filmmaking: pointing, creating, frequently even writing. Nevertheless the soul mates of acting will not be overlooked, so no matter the amount of hats installed on, they keep trying to find chances to ply a typical talent.Such was the problem for Talbot Perry Simons, who was simply paging through Back Stage, trying to find acting gigs even though he was keeping busy marketing a film he'd recently written, directed, and starred in. When he saw the notice for "Thursday's Speaker," a SAG Ultra Poor feature, he understood he'd found a thing that would permit him to do what he loved. "Acting's the most popular factor," Simons states. "It's why I made my own, personal movieso I really could star within it. And I'd been so busy marketing, 'Thursday's Speaker' was the initial project I'd published for in age groups.InchInside the film Simons plays the role of Hank, who is the owner of another hands-vehicle lot. Gary Hebert, the film's author and director, understood within the first audition that Simons was what he was trying to find. "He'd amazing energy," Hebert recalls. "He showed up towards the area like gangbusters, totally ready. He was a pleasurable experience right immediately, therefore i thought he'd prosper inside the part." Hebert still thought so after they were done shooting. "It absolutely was great," according to him. "[Simons] is definitely an very hands-on, physical actor. He loves getting lots of little props, which he'll develop all this stuff by themself. He will come in along with his crossword puzzle he is going to do, or he finds every one of these awesome small problems he might bring in it. He's always adding something or getting into certain new idea, or modifying something. He's really professional and totally prepared I'd love an chance to make use of him again."Simons began acting inside the seventies, when he received a scholarship for the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute in L.A., after winning the Irene Ryan Award for top actor in the output of "Lenny" at Orange Coast College. "I examined at Strasberg getting an excellent lady named Pat Randall, and I've been acting since,Inch states Simons, who's an connect of SAG and AFTRA and also on withdrawal from Equity, and estimations he's experienced 35 plays in L.A., additionally to a lot of TV films and shows. "I've won a complete of seven acting honours now, while using best acting award within the New You'll be able to Worldwide Independent Film and Video Festival for my movie 'Still the Drums.' " That film won four other honours within the 2009 festival: best movie, best script, best directorial debut, and greatest new song. Simons was the director and author in addition to sang the songbut acting remains his primary focus. "I'm not a real kid any more, you understand,In . according to him, laughing. "It's a struggle, nonetheless they ain't getting rid of me."Has Back Stage aided you obtain cast formerly year? We want to see your story. 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Mark Taper Forum Unveils Blockbuster Season

Mark Taper Forum Unveils Blockbuster Season By Ces Spindle September 9, 2011 Photo by Johan Persson Alfred Molina in "Red-colored-colored," part of the Mark Taper Forum's 2012 season, on Broadway. The Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum in La features an incredible slate of productions with this particular venerablevenue's 45th season in 2012. New plays by David Mamet and Jon Robin Baitz are saved to the roster, too asthe classic tragicomedy "Waiting for Godot" with the immortal absurdistscribe Samuel Beckett, set to star Alan Mandell and Craig McGovern.Also red-colored-colored-hot relating to this slate will be the local bows of Bruce Norris' 2010 Pultizer and Olivier award-winning "Clybourne Park" andJohn Logan's 2010 Tony-winning play, "Red-colored-colored,"which willstar Alfred Molina.The icing relating to this sinfully wealthy cake can be a world premiere musical, "Los Otros," by Ellen Fitzhugh as well as the gifted Broadway author-tunesmith Michael John LaChiusa ("The Wild Party," "Marie Christine," "See A Few Things I Wanna See"), who for quite some time hasbeen awelcome L.A. mainstay, working with Daniel Henning within the Blank Theatre Company on local renditons of his works. Multiple Tony nominee Graciela Daniele will direct this offering, which was comissionned by CTG. Artistic director Michael Ritchie describes this as "a stylish two-character musical by getting an intriguing, notable and moving perspective concerning the Mexican immigrant experience." Discover More About BLOG STAGE Mark Taper Forum Unveils Blockbuster Season By Ces Spindle September 9, 2011 Alfred Molina in "Red-colored-colored," part of the Mark Taper Forum's 2012 season, on Broadway. PHOTO CREDIT Johan Persson The Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum in La features an incredible slate of productions with this particular venerablevenue's 45th season in 2012. New plays by David Mamet and Jon Robin Baitz are saved to the roster, too asthe classic tragicomedy "Waiting for Godot" with the immortal absurdistscribe Samuel Beckett, set to star Alan Mandell and Craig McGovern.Also red-colored-colored-hot relating to this slate will be the local bows of Bruce Norris' 2010 Pultizer and Olivier award-winning "Clybourne Park" andJohn Logan's 2010 Tony-winning play, "Red-colored-colored,"which willstar Alfred Molina.The icing relating to this sinfully wealthy cake can be a world premiere musical, "Los Otros," by Ellen Fitzhugh as well as the gifted Broadway author-tunesmith Michael John LaChiusa ("The Wild Party," "Marie Christine," "See A Few Things I Wanna See"), who for quite some time hasbeen awelcome L.A. mainstay, working with Daniel Henning within the Blank Theatre Company on local renditons of his works. Multiple Tony nominee Graciela Daniele will direct this offering, which was comissionned by CTG. Artistic director Michael Ritchie describes this as "a stylish two-character musical by getting an intriguing, notable and moving perspective concerning the Mexican immigrant experience."Discover More About BLOG STAGE