Tuesday, February 15, 2011

'Two and a Half' headaches, Obama bolsters public TV coin, more

==================================
Variety.com Daily Headlines
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGS70EJ
==================================

You can unsubscribe or update your subscription options here:
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGS80EK

TODAY'S TOP STORIES
---------------------------------
'Two and a Half' headaches
Sheen camp wants to return early
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTA0EU

Obama bolsters public TV coin
Republicans seek to ax Corp. for Public Broadcasting
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTB0EV

Time Warner Cable's L.A. hoop dreams
Cabler to launch two regional sports channels for games starting
2012-13
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTC0EW

Grammys a demo dynamo
CBS crushes competition; ABC's 'Housewives' plummets
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTD0EX


TODAY'S FILM NEWS
---------------------------------
More cuts to Disney exec roster
The Mouse House continues to reduce its executive ranks, with Disney's
heads of physical production and casting set to leave the studio.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTE0EY

MGM names Ken Schapiro COO
MGM has appointed Ken Schapiro to the post of chief operating officer.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTF0EZ

Wentworth Miller to star in 'Analog'
Wentworth Miller, the breakout star of Fox's "Prison Break," is
attached to topline the indie dramedy "Analog."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTG0Ea

Sony Pictures Classics takes to 'Higher Ground'
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up rights in North America,
Australia and New Zealand to "Higher Ground," the recent Sundance
entry that is Vera Farmiga's helming debut.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTH0Eb


FILM REVIEWS
---------------------------------
Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes reprises a juicy Shakespearean role in his bloody,
bellicose directorial debut.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTI0Ec


TODAY'S TELEVISION NEWS
---------------------------------
The Rock returns to WWE
The Rock is headed back to World Wrestling Entertainment.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTJ0Ed

ABC News taps 'World' anchor
David Muir has been named sole anchor of ABC News' weekend editions of
"World News."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTK0Ee

Lifetime goes nuts with Roseanne Barr
Lifetime is putting Roseanne Barr out to pasture -- on a reality skein
to be shot on her farm in Hawaii.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTL0Ef

ABC signs Mylod to direct fantasy drama pilot
Helmer Mark Mylod has signed on to direct the ABC/ABC Studios fantasy
drama pilot "Once Upon a Time."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTM0Eg


TODAY'S MUSIC NEWS
---------------------------------
Radiohead to release new album, with a price
Radiohead is releasing its eighth studio album, this time with a
price.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTN0Eh

MusicCares sets record haul, attendance
The Recording Academy's MusiCares event that honored Barbra Streisand
on Friday night drew record attendance of 2,500, grossing
approximately $4,750,000, also the event's largest figure to date.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTO0Ei


TODAY'S LEGIT NEWS
---------------------------------
Broadway gets a B.O. valentine
Broadway B.O. gained steam last week as three shows joined the fray
and a bit of Valentine's date-night biz helped sales continue to put
the traditional post-Christmas slump behind them.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTP0Ej

Milburn theater carries 'Newsies' banner
Extra! Extra! "Newsies" is coming to the boards.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTQ0Ek

Boggess goes back to Broadway
Fresh from her Olivier-nominated turn as Christine Daae in "The
Phantom of the Opera" sequel "Love Never Dies," Sierra Boggess has
been cast opposite Tyne Daly in Manhattan Theater Club's upcoming
revival of Terrence McNally's "Master Class."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTR0El


TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS
---------------------------------
StudioCanal 'Dino'-mite at Berlin
As Berlin's European Film Market rounds the bend into the home
stretch, StudioCanal is on track for impressive pre-sales for two of
its flagship productions: CGI adventure movie "The Dinosaur Project"
and Stefan Ruzowitzky's "Blackbird."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTS0Em

Ivernel to helm 'Soul Man' toon
High profile French animation artist Guillaume Ivernel is onboard to
direct a 3D animated sci-fi thriller, "Soul Man," his follow-up to
"Dragon Hunters."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTT0En

Buyers clamor for 'Hunger Games'
"Hunger Games" has yet to be cast, but interest in the futuristic
actioner is already high both in the U.S. and overseas, where Warner
Bros. has picked up Spanish and Italian rights to Gary Ross'
adaptation of Suzanne Collins' young-adult tome.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTU0Eo

Doha Film Institute ramps up co-productions
The Doha Film Institute will co-produce two Arabic pics, Jean-Claude
Codsi's "A Man of Honor" and Nadine Labaki's sophomore feature "Where
Do We Go Now?"
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTV0Ep


TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY NEWS
---------------------------------
'Voltron' returning to (video) screens
An adaptation of "Voltron" may not hit the bigscreen anytime soon, but
plans are under way to relaunch the popular toon from the 1980s as a
franchise through other platforms.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTW0Eq

New York Film Critics set sights on new site
The New York Film Critics Circle has partnered with movie-review
database MRQE.com to relaunch the NYFCC's website, now positioned as a
destination for consumers and film buffs.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTX0Er


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
ACCOUNT INFORMATION / HELP

You are currently registered to receive this email newsletter at:
junaldpogi.mothers@blogger.com

UNSUBSCRIBE from this newsletter:
Variety_World_Unsubscribe@email.variety.com

CHANGE your profile, email address:
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGS80EK

QUESTIONS regarding your email newsletter:
mailto:MediaSupport@reedbusiness.com?Subject=Variety_DailyHeadlines--junaldpogi.mothers@blogger.com
Reed Business Information, 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010

CUSTOMER SERVICE for your Variety.com or print account:
mailto:VTCCustserv@cdsfulfillment.com

NEW VARIETY.COM SUBSCRIPTIONS:
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTY0Es

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES in newsletters and on Variety.com
mailto:advertising@reedbusiness.com

You are receiving this email because you have either requested a
newsletter or a magazine from Reed Business Information.

PRIVACY POLICY
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTue0p6Ac80XIv0BGTZ0Et

Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.