Toronto 2011: ATO Pictures Takes North American Rights to 'The Oranges'

Amid a flurry of last minute deal-making at the Toronto International Film Festival, NY-based ATO Pictures acquired North American rights to Julian Farino's The Oranges and is planning a platform release in 2012.Related Topics•Toronto International Fil... Written by Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss, the movie, which had its world release in Toronto, stars Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener as a couple whose comfortable life is upset when their prodigal daughter, played by Leighton Meester, returns home for Thanksgiving. The cast also includes Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat and Adam Brody. The film was produced by Olympus Pictures' Leslie Urdang and Dean Vanech and Likely Story's Anthony Bregman. "We love this film! Julian has done a terrific job directing a dream cast in what we think is going to be one of the biggest crowd pleasers of 2012," ATO co-founders Johnathan Dorfman and Temple Fennell said. Sarah Lash, ATO's head of acquisitions negotiated the deal with CAA, who brokered it on behalf of Olympus, Likely Story and Reiss. Related Topics Toronto International Film Festival International

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Breaking Bad Sneak Peek: Where's Walt?

Bryan Cranston Where did Walt walk off to?Walt (Bryan Cranston) made it out of Jesse's house after their comically brutal fight last week, but he's MIA on Sunday's Breaking Bad (10/9c, AMC) on a rather important day - Jr.'s 16th birthday.Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new shows"Walt, if you're there, please pick up," Skyler (Anna Gunn) says, leaving a message on his answering machine - which is next to bloody tissues and his broken glasses. "OK, well, I really wanted to do this together, but I can hear him getting up and it's not like I can keep him from seeing the thing, so I'm gonna have to go ahead without you.""The thing" is a car that Skyler finally agreed to buy for Jr. (RJ Mitte), and let's just say it's not the Dodge Charger Walt got for him and returned a few weeks ago.Watch the clip:

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Can You Guess James Earl Jones' Favorite 'Star Wars' Character? (Hint: Not Darth Vader)

You'd think the voice behind the galaxy's worst dad would be a little biased when it comes to playing favorites in 'Star Wars.' When Moviefone caught up with James Earl Jones to hear his thoughts on the upcoming 'Star Wars: The Complete Saga' Blu-ray release, however, the acclaimed actor revealed that Darth Vader wasn't Darth Vader's favorite character. "Chewbacca is my favorite," Jones said by phone to great nods of approval in Moviefone HQ. Read on to find out why Jones thinks Darth Vader has remained such a powerful presence during the last four decades, how his Governors Award acceptance speech is coming along, and what it's like having 'Dr. Strangelove' as his first starring role. Why do you think the voice of Darth Vader has remained so powerful over the course of 30 years? Well, a hidden voice, a hidden face creates a lot of mystery. It leaves everything up to the audience's imagination. I had an unusual experience not too long ago. There was a lady from Finland, a doctor, who had a theater in Washington, D.C. where she put masks on young, impaired children. And there was a narrator, so all the kids had to do was come out and face each other, make certain gestures, and these faces were the only things you would look at. You weren't bothered by their impairment, so it freed your imagination as to who's talking behind that mask. The same thing happens with Darth Vader. Besides it being scary, perhaps, you're also freed from having to be impressed by what he looks like. Your imagination can go wild. So is Darth Vader your favorite 'Star Wars' character? Chewbacca is my favorite. What a great choice! My co-workers are all nodding their heads in approval. [Laughs] Oh, really? So are you excited or nervous for your Governors Award at this year's Oscars? My wife and I have not stopped cheering with joy yet, so we haven't really had the chance to be nervous. And I also say that the award goes to the whole village because they've done as much for it as I have. I think you're selling yourself a bit short there. Well I'm very proud of it. How's the acceptance speech coming along? Oh, I hope to say very little. [laughs] Alright, one more question. What's it like having 'Dr. Strangelove' as your big-screen debut? Well I think what made it a cult hit was the universities, young people on college campuses, because the military didn't like that movie. It was too much of a put-down and the population was very pro-military then, so nobody said, "Oh, that's my favorite movie." But the young kids did and this was before counter-culture, too. When your humor has to come out of a dignified officer shooting a Coke machine, I was like, "Come on, are we back in 'Animal House?'" I didn't know whether I wanted to take that seriously or not, but that's a kind of humor that [screenwriter] Terry Southern was into back then. I worked with him on something else later, but I wasn't really sure if I recommended that as a level of sense of humor. But it wasn't a sense of humor, I guess, it was something else -- a sense of irony, a sense of cynicism, and all that we needed to replace the worship of war. And we still need it, I guess. So who's the better 'Star Wars' character: Vader or Chewie? Photo courtesy of Steve Granitz/WireImage.com.

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9 Fun Facts About ABC's Revenge and 3 Upcoming Sitcoms

Emily VanCamp, Tim Allen, Jane Levy Suburgatory's Jane Levy has an awesome life, Man Up! is not the Chris Moynihan show and that isn't all of Emily VanCamp's real body on the hot Revenge promo all over the country.That's just a sampling of the fun facts the casts and creative minds of Revenge, Suburgatory, Man Up! and Last Man Standing offered at Saturday's Paley Center fall TV preview, which was moderated by TV Guide Magazine's Michael Schneider. A few more:Check out the must-watch new fall shows9. "Talk about how awesome your life is": That's exactly what Suburgatory's Jeremy Sisto said to his co-star Jane Levy, who only had one bit part on Shameless before being cast as the lead in ABC's new comedy. "It's just what I've always wanted to do and I just feel really lucky and I'm having a lot of fun and I'm working really hard," Levy said. "I get to hang out with [Sisto] all day, so it's cool."8. "Tim who?" Nancy Travis joked of her Last Man Standing co-star Tim Allen. "I've always admired him and wanted to work with him one day," Travis said of signing on to the ABC comedy. "The script was right, there was him, Hector [Elizondo]; it just all came together in a terrific way."7. "That was a Brothers & Sisters photo that was superimposed," Revenge star VanCamp says of the sexy promo shot of her in a black dress that ends in thorns. "I couldn't figure out that picture. The body is me because I recognized my hands because my hands do a weird thing, but then it was a superimposed head and I was like, 'My boobs aren't that big.' I was like, 'What is this?'"6. "I've always been the best buddy," Man Up! creator and star Chris Moynihan said of not writing himself as the lead of the ABC comedy. "I know I'm not going to write the show like, 'Hey, this is the Chris Moynihan show and I'm the center of it!' I also don't want to carry a show. When you put someone in the center, there's a lot on your shoulders so I always write myself way off to the right."Along with Suburgatory's Jane Levy, check out the fall TV stars to watch5. "I'm always the A-hole," Levy said of working with a plethora of comedians on Subrgatory, including Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines, Jay Mohr and Saturday Night Live alums Ana Gasteyer and Chris Parnell. "While they're trying to act towards me, I've ruined shots because my shoulders are shaking, and it's not just one take, it's like seven in a row that they make me laugh so hard, so I feel like such an amateur."4. "She's always played the girl next door," Revenge creator Mike Kelley said, recalling Emily VanCamp's past roles on Brothers & Sisters and Everwood. She now plays the anti-heroine of ABC's modern-day take on The Count of Monte Cristo, seeking revenge on the rich sycophants who destroyed her father's life.3. "When it works, it fits like an old slipper," Last Man Standing's Travis said of shooting a multicamera comedy, a rarity on television these days. The flexible hours offer more free time, she said, which is great for her co-star, Elizondo. "You rehearse your scenes, you go home, you have a cappuccino, you come back and we do a run through, it's the best life ever!" she taunted him.Man Up! and Last Man Standing are perfect examples of the emasculation of men on TV2. "My wife wants to start having a family, so I gotta man up," Man Up's Dan Fogler explained on why he settled down on a series. Stepping up is about the only similarity Fogler has to his character, especially since "I'm kissing a new girl every week, hello!"1. "It's a great soap opera," Kelley said of Revenge, not shying away from the stigma of the genre in a prime-time series. "I think it's missing on the landscape right now. We're in a different time in our culture, but we love to see people eat it. It's a soap opera with a lot of heart and a lot of stakes."Revenge premieres Wednesday, Sept 21 at 10/9c, Suburgatory debuts Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 8:30/7:30c, Last Man Standing bows Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8/7c, followed a week later by the premiere of Man Up! on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 8:30/7:30c.

The Exchange ((Hahithalfut))

A This summer August Prods., The planet pandora Film production, in cooperation with ZDF/Arte. (Worldwide sales: the Match Factory, Perfume, Germany.) Created by Eilon Ratzkovsky, Karl Baumgartner, Raimond Goebel, Yossi Uzrad, Guy Jacoel. Directed, compiled by Eran Kolirin.With: Rotem Keinan, Sharon Tal, Dov Navon, Shirili Deshe. (Hebrew dialogue)Usually once the protag suddenly returns home, this means he'll uncover his wife in mattress with another person. In "The Exchange," his wife's alone, and thus, ultimately, is he. Eran Kolirin's follow-as much as "The Band's Visit" is really a different affair, an unhurried take a look at what goes on whenever a small alternation in routine all of a sudden helps make the world seem like a brand new and strange place. The idea is clever, however the execution is really measured regarding become soporific. Mixed boos and applause in the Venice press screening signal uncertain prospects, and definitely not the prosperity of Kolirin's previous charmer. Ph.D candidate Oded (Rotem Keinan) shows physics and it has a wonderfully normal existence together with his just-graduated architect wife Tami (Sharon Tal). Clips of his day reveal his usual schedule, constant and unremarkable. When he leaves something in your own home he calls Tami, who's planning a work for the interview, but she does not respond so he returns for their apartment. Inside he finds Tami's fallen asleep, but more striking to him is when various and calm the area looks within the unfamiliar mid-day light. All of a sudden his eyes are available to the particulars throughout him because he finds out that unpredicted things in existence become invisible unless of course they are positively searched for out. Dads and moms such as the following he breaks his routine, taking his usual bus to another destination, moving away from the elevator in a different floor, subjecting themself inside a mirror. His neighbor Yoav (Dov Navon) recognizes a kindred spirit, and shortly the 2 do things together like shout in an empty apartment. Oded can also be moving from Tami, with apparently little regret on each side. This insufficient emotion is exactly what stops "The Exchange" cold. Oded isn't a genuine person, only a wide-eyed automaton who looks much more catatonic after he begins realizing things, such as the mildew inside a corner, than he did before. He and Yoav are amusingly peculiar, but cool is not enough to create figures two-dimensional, not to mention three. Because the two males encourage one another into mild outrageousness, they lose all connection not basically towards the quotidian but additionally to the emotional core. As a result the deadpan is no more funny and also the lesson learned isn't any more profound than "Stop and take a break.Inch Kolirin has mentioned the idea for "The Exchange" came after numerous nights abroad going with "The Band's Visit," whenever a go back to daily existence forced him to consider a brand new gaze. The premise of challenging a person's habits is intriguing, but such detachment, with no hint of something underneath, generally is a one-way ticket to tedium. A preternatural calm is available around even side figures, and Keinan's progressively blank stare manages to lose its initial amusement. Everything here's restrained, in the calm, assured lensing towards the without color tonalities. The helmer and d.p. Shai Goldman can sustain this couch potatoes composure for such a long time is proof of the integrity of Kolirin's vision, however it will divide audiences. Inside were shot inside a German studio, re-creating precisely the style and decor of the middle-class Tel Aviv apartment.Camera (color), Shai Goldman editor, Arik Lahav-Leibovich production designers, Yesim Zolan, Miguel Mirkin costume designers, Doron Ashkenazi, Hila Bargiel seem (Dolby SR), Michael Busch seem designers, Gil Toren, Matthias Schwab connect producers, Michael Weber, Meinolf Zurhorst casting, Orit Azoulay. Examined at Venice Film Festival (competing), Sept. 7, 2011. Running time: 94 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

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Chaz Bonos Dancing With The Stars Cast Photo Revealed

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dancing with the Stars Season 13 premieres in a little less than two weeks and Chaz Bono is shaping up as one of the shows most talked-about contestants and now, his official cast photo has been revealed! The 42-year-old activist son of Cher is seen sporting black pants, a black vest and matching back tie as he stands next to pro partner Lacey Schwimmer, who is wearing a sexy black and red dress. Chaz is already hard at work training for his ballroom debut something hes already feeling the effects of. It hurts hopping around. When youre 42 years old and overweight, hopping hurts my feet kill me and my hip, Chaz said in an interview during Dancing rehearsals. I had my first spray tan, I think it turned me orange a little bit yellow, I was yellow! Despite taking their fair share of criticism since casting for Season 13 was announced, Lacey was quick to point out that the majority of the responses theyve received from fans have been supportive. Even with the negative feedback, the positive is definitely outweighing what anyone has bad to say about us, she explained. Fellow contestant Ricki Lake, who previously told Access that she is hoping to transform her fluffy body for her upcoming wedding, is seen wearing a flirty black dress in her photo with partner Derek Hough. The former talk show host said shes setting her sights on winning the competition. Im really committed, when I set my mind to something I usually get what I want, whether its a man, a job, the mirrorball, Ricki said. I have confidence. George Clooneys ex, Italian model-actress Elisabetta Canalis, dons a white form-fitting sequined gown in her photo with partner newcomer Val Chmerkovskiy. Check out all the Season 13 DWTS cast photos including Kristin Cavallari, Chynna Phillips and David Arquette HERE! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.