Azteca America recruits Braga

Azteca America, the U.S. outpost of Mexico's TV Azteca, has tapped Marlene Braga as VP of programming, effective immediately. Braga previously held the same position at English-language Latino network Nuvo TV (formerly STV). She will be responsible for day-to-day programming and also collaborate on longterm strategy with Alberto Santini Lara, senior VP of programming, production and marketing. Braga founded Woman on the Verge Prods., which focused on high-end content creation from live events to reality series and features. She was also director of programming and production for the the History Channel en Espaol. Her TV experience also includes field production work at ABC and story development and production for PBS. Before moving into TV journalism, Braga was print producer for Conde Nast Publications, Donna Karan, Pixar Animation Studios and the Gap. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Read Then-24-Year-Old Brett Ratner's Fairly Astute Overview of 'The Paper'

Brett Ratner is the fact that rare Hollywood director who takes major flak from both Internet commenters and highfalutin film journalists. "I am flattered, contrary," the 'Tower Heist' director told Dork Itzkoff within the NY Occasions about his detractors, "for individuals individuals who think you are getting my goat." That demon-may-care attitude is area of the reason Ratner has gathered a Rolodex of famous buddies varying from Russell Simmons and Eddie Murphy to John Grazer and Roman Polanski. Well, might his total honesty. Like this amount of time in 1994 when he told Grazer and director Ron Howard what he considered their new comedy-drama, 'The Paper.' Starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall and Randy Quaid (before he went bananas), 'The Paper' is definitely an underrated jewel detailing 24 hrs within the existence of the newspaper editor (Keaton) in a NY Publish-like tabloid. Despite a cult-ant status along with a great lead performance from Keaton, the film never did achieve wide audiences upon release in March of 1994. Not too Ratner was surprised. Having seen a screening with Grazer, Howard and Simmons, the then-24-year-old Ratner offered this little bit of direct critique: "He just stated: 'Well, who's likely to view it? It's type of highbrow,'" Grazer remembered to Itzkoff. "It had never really happened to us. He'd a simple but accurate undertake it." 'The Paper' gained just a little over $38 million throughout its theatrical run the Ratner-directed 'Tower Heist' should earn a great deal in addition to that (possibly even on opening weekend). Return to Moviefone for additional around the film in a few days, and mind to the Occasions to see the entire profile of Ratner. [via NYT] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Asuncion

Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha star in Asuncion. A Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presentation, by special arrangement with the Cherry Lane Theater, of a play in two acts by Jesse Eisenberg. Directed by Kip Fagan.Vinny - Justin Bartha Edgar - Jesse Eisenberg Stuart - Remy Auberjonois Asuncion - Camille ManaJesse Eisenberg has written himself a juicy acting role in "Asuncion" as an idealistic social reformer whose intellectual pretensions make him the exact opposite of Mark Zuckerberg, the scary-cool Facebook founder Eisenberg played in "The Social Network." Scribe throws this young jerk a neat theatrical curve when he introduces him and his smug roommate to a Filipina who challenges their patronizing assumptions about class and ethnic identity. But Eisenberg puts no further demands on his characters, leaving them frozen in a sitcom plot that goes nowhere. Helmer Kip Fagan is comfortable with the louche vibe of downtown theater, and that easy confidence shows itself in this production for Rattlestick. Although play is set in an upstate college town, John McDermott's slovenly student apartment and Jessica Pabst's casual-chic rags would fit right into the NYU-nation in the East Village. Eisenberg might not have a clue about plotting, but he has a facile comic skill for drawing eccentric characters and putting them in unhealthy relationships. He just doesn't know where to go next. Roommates Edgar (Eisenberg) and Vinny (Justin Bartha of "Hangover" fame) have one of those lethal associations. Vinny is an advanced graduate student in Black Studies who grossly over-identifies with his academic thesis. Edgar is a self-anointed reformer who romanticizes poverty and blindly takes up social causes he knows nothing about. Bartha is plenty funny giving Vinny up to Pan African blues ecstasy while stoned. ("You got some African shit right here!") Eisenberg has a terrific moment when Edgar apologizes for the gang kids who beat him bloody and stole his wallet. ("They're oppressed by everything.") Both thesps easily find the comfort zone where their insecure characters draw strength from their sadomasochistic friendship. The amusing if creepy relationship between these mutually needy roommates is thrown off-balance when Edgar's big brother, Stuart (Remy Auberjonois, as overbearing as big brothers are wont to be), drops off his beautiful Filipina bride, Asuncion (a blithe spirit in Camille Mana's animated perf), and takes off on some undisclosed errand. Asuncion is flakier than phyllo dough, which leaves Vinny and Edgar free to make of her what they will. Getting into her groove, Vinny just wants to have fun with her, while Edgar, who has been led to believe she's a mail-order bride, projects all his dimwitted social views on her. But nothing dramatic comes of this awkward threesome. Because Asuncion is such an airhead, she becomes the play's fatal flaw, too vacuous to function as a proper catalyst and too shallow to hold the stage on her own. And that leaves Edgar and Vinny stuck in their caricatured roles, making funny talk but saying nothing of consequence.Set, John McDermott; costumes, Jessica Pabst; lighting, Ben Stanton; sound, Bart Fasbender; production stage manager, Melissa Mae Gregus. Opened Oct. 27, 2011. Reviewed Oct. 25. Running time: 1 HOUR, 40 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Peter And Bobby Farrelly Plan More Dumb And Dumber For Jim Carrey & Shaun Daniels

EXCLUSIVE: Now they have wrapped their dream project The 3 Stooges following a decade of attempting, Peter and Bobby Farrelly are continuing to move forward with another project they’ve lengthy desired to do: another installment from the New Line 1994 hit Dumb and Dumber. The intention would be to restore Jim Carrey and Shaun Daniels as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, the adorable dimwitted pals with large hearts and small brains. Sean Anders and John Morris happen to be hired to create the script. They co-authored the Anders-directedSex Drive and merely co-directed the Adam Sandler comedy I Personally Don't Like You Father. Anticipation is perfect for the Farrelly Siblings to direct this next. While Carrey isn’t a large follow up guy, he dropped hints concerning the movie as they was out marketing Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Nothing much has happened so far since the Farrellys were engaged around the Three Stooges and Anders and Morris were shooting the Sandler comedy. Now, situations are warming up. The initial Dumb and Dumber, made on the $16 million budget, made nearly $250 million worldwide. They might did mtss is a very long time ago, but New Line unwisely went forward with Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. Made inexpensively with lookalike stars, the film was dreadful, however it clearly didn’t get rid of the franchise. Original producers Charles B. Wessler, Kaira Krevoy and Steve Stabler is going to be back as producers, as will the Farrelly’s longtime Conundrum Entertainment partner Bradley Thomas. Fox will release The 3 Stooges April 4, 2012.

Shame Officially NC-17, and Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in this edition of The Broadsheet: Carey Mulligan on her part of earning Shame’s controversial rating… Sylvester Stallone gets sued over The Expendables… The End is nigh for Warner Bros…. Shakespeare supporters protest Anonymous… and more. · You can’t really call this “news” after everything that’s been written and otherwise rumored about Shame, but as presumed, the MPAA ratings board has officially issued an NC-17 for Steve McQueen’s acclaimed new film about a sex addict (played by Michael Fassbender) in NY City. Distributor Fox Searchlight expected it all along and will attempt to make it the first NC-17 picture ever nominated for an Academy Award. Good luck! Sincerely — after 21 years, it’s time. [Deadline] · Speaking of Shame, Carey Mulligan says her full-frontal nude scene “wasn’t uncomfortable”: “It was a very small set and a very small crew, so it didn’t feel like I was doing it in front of that many people.” Ha! I saw her topless from the front row of a recent stage production in NYC. Live! Mere feet away! The Half-Mulligan! There were hundreds of us! Anyway. I’m just saying… Honestly, I don’t know what I’m saying. [LAT] · A screenwriter named Marcus Webb filed suit in NY on Tuesday, claiming that Sylvester Stallone lifted the concept and plot of his blockbuster The Expendables from Webb’s unproduced — but registered, copyrighted and circulated — screenplay The Cordoba Caper. Aha! So Webb is the responsible party! Get him, everyone. [Reuters] · Warner Bros. has picked up The End, a spec script chronicling three interweaving tales of people facing the imminent end of the world. [Deadline] · Meet the clowns protesting the London premiere of Anonymous by removing Shakespeare’s hallowed name from road signs. Sigh. Can’t they protest Hostel 3 or something genuinely offensive? Suggestions welcome. [BBC via NYT] · Regardless of your affinity for Pearl Jam, this interview with the editor of Cameron Crowe’s recent band documentary provides revealing insight to how your grunge-rock anniversary sausage is made. Or most any authorized music doc, for that matter. [The Awl]

Dwts Episode Recap: Monday, March. 24, 2011

Dwts hits the fantastic White-colored Way! The most effective 7 couples perform programs to Broadway's finest hits. Plus: We have our first group dance of the year and Kristin Chenoweth's in your home!Hi, males! Carson's still around! To exchange together with his cruel elimination 7 days before Broadway Week, he increased being "creative director" in the group dance. "People who can't dance train," according to him. And grope Maks, right?However, the individual programs:Make the most of Kardashian and Cheryl Burke: cha-chaThey have Jersey Boys. The moves are tough on his body and also the brain. That shouldn't be hard, right? Kris Jenner stops by rehearsals for just about any cameo to commend her brave boy and order him to kick some ass. I have to admit Make the most of looks quite snazzy within the twinkling red-colored-colored vest. They waste a few bars hamming up just before getting into it. It's a safe routine and Make the most of does a great job. He's good posture and clean lines, but it's all kind of monotonous also called the choice from the cha-cha. His family loves it, even Kim, who means once! Len states it absolutely was precise, but states he'd no rhythm. Bruno thinks it did not have impact. Barbara Ann thinks he shown more charisma and he's round the cusp to become a guy. "You are similar to a late-college bloomer," she states. "I graduated," Make the most of replies. We must start a consuming game with how often he mentions prone to USC.Score: 22Nancy Sophistication and Tristan MacManus: foxtrotThey have Spamalot and Tristan is fitted like a dark evening and seems positively dishy. Tristan! Be my royal prince! They bicker about doing harder choreography. I really love how their fights range from cringe-worthy to entertaining and merely slightly cringe-worthy. The choreography is not that harder, but Nancy gets her way from it. Will it be? She really seems like she's getting fun! Technique-wise, Nancy should be lighter on her behalf account foot and possess better posture, nevertheless the routine can be a cheeky delight. Bruno states it absolutely was a pleasant job. Barbara Ann calls it a showstopper. Len can't hide his smile, but wishes lots of dance reaches hold.Score: 24David Arquette and Kym Manley: quickstepThey're dancing to Grease. David loves Broadway, so he's very happy to do jazz hands, which are "giving existence that extra pah." Oh, David. You're as innocent as Coco. It's adorable. Also adorable: this performance. It's exuberant, peppy and charming, and David's frame is solid. Sadly, it comes down lower apart somewhat when they're from hold and so they escape sync. I am unable to determine if the routine is just too fast for David or he can't harness his energy to stay under control. Still, it's a very respectable outing. Barbara Ann states he completely were living around their anticipation, but states they were from sync. Len states it absolutely was rough around the edges, nevertheless it was full-on. Bruno calls him a frisky teen on springbreak.Score: 23Ricki Lake and Derek Hough: quickstepThey have Males and Dolls. Ricki is made the decision to produce a comeback after the other day and she's gunning for J.R. as they gets the quickstep too. Ugh. Will we just put each of them inside the final already? The show's adoration for Derek (and also the nude porn 'stache) aside, Ricki does ought to be there, just based on this routine. It's dynamic, lightning fast and she's killing all the steps without losing a measure. Len states she shown her talent and nitpicks on something small. Bruno states there's impeccable style with outstanding choreography. Barbara Ann calls it poetry moving. Score: 29Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer: tangoThey hold the Phantom in the Opera. Cher loves the play, so Chaz is excited inside the most subdued way possible. The choreography? Less. "At this time around in the sport, I am unable to make things super fundamental," Lacey reprimands him. "You cannot rely on me to help you cope with this any more. ... You have to up the sport.Inch And... he doesn't. There's a bit more content, but this really is kind of a remedial dance. It's not quick enough, dull, and Chaz's form is awful. It is not to the level where Lacey's dragging him, but knowing by his profuse sweating and breathing after, you have to question how close he wound up being to fainting. Bruno states it absolutely was like watching a penguin trying to become menacing. Barbara Ann confirms with Bruno, but states the show is about everyone's journey and thinks it had been most likely probably the most aggressive Chaz remains. She echoes Lacey's speech about getting harder choreography. Len commends him for doing the routine, but states the dance didn't suit his personality. Will we put a moratorium on giving Chaz a pat round the to get using a dance? You don't applaud everyone else for carrying this out, and i'm sure he doesn't would really like your pity either. Why he come with an A+ for effort and nobody does?Score: 19Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: rumbaThey have Rent. Hope states she didn't mean it when she cried the other day about reluctant to become there any more. She just desires to improve instead of acquiring exactly the same score every week. Maks makes three troupe women to coach Desire to be sexy. She'll get sexy immediately, however when the ladies leave, she falls to athlete mode. "Everybody else may have lost belief inside you as an amazing dancer, however i am the only real individual who hasn't,Inch Maks notifies her. OK, Hope isn't totally sexy here, but she handles the vulnerability area of the character well and seems a little more loose and less nervous. That being mentioned, girlfriend remains awkwardly clodhopping around, there's zero stylish action, which extra-large scarf does her no favors. In my opinion my grandmother knitted that in 1994. Barbara Ann states she allowed herself being sexy the first time, but thinks she forces the moves a lot of. Len is baffled. "You will possibly not believe this, Hope, however i haven't lost belief inside you,In . according to him. After which it buries charge: "This really is really the worst dance of yours the whole season." Whoa. That was way harsh, Tai. He lays into Maks, who, naturally fires back about all the stars busting their butts and safeguarding his partner. They bitterly talk over each other that feels as if 10 mins before Tom the Mediator intervenes. Awkward! Bruno states she was doing heel leads as well as the whole factor didn't gel. "I'm frustrated with a few being judged on heel leads and several being judged on effort," Maks notifies Brooke later. Preach it.Score: 20J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff: quickstepThey have Chicago. Karina desires to prove that J.R. is not a fluke so she's amping within the choreography. Uh, In my opinion we now have known since, like, Week 2 he is not a fluke. J.R., meanwhile, doesn't want Ricki or any other people near his top perfect the best option board. J.R. creates top Billy Flynn since Richard Gere. He's uber-dapper and never remarkably is breezing through this. The job is impeccable, the chemistry is sizzling which he even tosses in the cartwheel. Really the only trouble with that is that i'm reminded of Bristol's abominable rendition of "Cell Block Tango." OK, focus. That was yesteryear. Len states he's relentless and states he even compares to Helio's quickstep. Bruno calls it popular. Barbara Ann states Bob Fosse could have been proud.Score: 29Filler time! But this is probably the better ones since its Kristin Chenoweth undertaking. I'd like Cheno's shoes! Also: Watch her new show GCB if the premieres midsesaon.Group DanceThis whole performance is perfect for entertainment (also to fill the whole two several hours), so there won't be scores. Kevin Maher choreographs a medley to "Large Spender" from Sweet Charitable organization and "Money Money" from Cabaret. Carson's duties as creative director include improving the women funnel their inner prostitute and implementing Maks when he excursions. Did we expect any less? The total amount can be a clever ode to Broadway. The crowd section was great in addition to their individual parts were clearly specific to their own personal abilities, that's basically an additional way to make certain Chaz is a lot from his league. I really deeply love how very carefully Nancy is fitted in contrast for the other ladies, however she goes and does a switch in Tristan's arms. Jealous! Len thinks it absolutely was a suitable tribute. Bruno loves it. Barbara Ann gives Nancy bonuses on her behalf "special move." I'm just going to step away from that particular.So J.R. and Ricki top the evening getting a 29. Chaz is 10 points behind with 19.Whoever else consider Broadway Week? Perhaps you have like the group number? Did Ricki produce a solid comeback? Were the idol idol judges from line utilizing their comments that you should? Are you currently presently Team Maks or Team Len? Will the idol idol judges ever stop coping with Chaz with kid mitts? Do you want Tristan being your royal prince? Was Carson an excellent "creative director"? Can we need a Make the most of Kardashian Visited College, Dontcha Know? consuming game? Who you think could possibly get the boot? show less

Warners Plotting Third Sherlock Houses

Came Pearce hired for script dutiesAs a sure manifestation of confidence within the ongoing benefit of Robert Downey Junior, Jude Law and Guy Ritchie's undertake the field of A Virtual Detective, Warner Bros. has hired author Came Pearce to begin turning out suggestions for another outing for that titular 'tec.Although the second film, subtitled A Game Title Of Shadows, is not set hitting movie theaters for a few several weeks, the excitement looks like it's very positive, that is one reason the studio may be wanting to get cracking on another film. Plus, employing a author is not quire as large dedication as coming to a other deals, therefore it is a simple key to take.But it is another large project for Pearce, that has gone from being largely noted for creating and writing ITV super hero sitcom No Heroics to projects on Iron Guy 3 and Marvel's film adaptation of Runaways. Based on Deadline, he's also done just a little writing focus on Guillermo del Toro's Off-shore Rim. We are speculating his interactions with Downey Junior around the new Iron Guy (which Shane Black is co-writing and pointing) is probably a large reason he got introduced in on Holmes romp.A Virtual Detective: A Game Title Of Shadows is going to be on December 16.

Sherlock Holmes 3 Gets Iron Man 3 Screenwriter

Though Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows doesn’t come out until December, the third installment of the flashy Arthur Conan Doyle series already has a screenwriter: Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce. Pearce also wrote a bit on Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro’s alien invasion movie that he’ll start shooting soon in Toronto. I suppose this means we won’t be returning to the simpler Basil Rathbone world of ol’ Sherl any time soon. I want quaintness! [Deadline]

Carla Gugino Lands Recurring Role on FX's Justified

Carla Gugino Carla Gugino has showed up a recurring role round the third season of Justified, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Gugino may have Karen Goodall, a Washington D.C.-based assistant director in the U.S. Marshals Service who formerly labored with Raylan (Timothy Olyphant). According to TVLine.com, which first reported what is the news, Goodall heads to Kentucky to help with safeguarding compromised witnesses whose particulars may have leaked following a murder from the U.S. Marshal. See the relaxation of current day news Gugino particularly starred inside the ABC series Karen Sisco, which, like Justified, was inspired with the work of Elmore Leonard. The 40-year-old actress' other credits include Watchmen and Suckerpunch additionally to looks on Entourage and Californication. Justified will return for just about any third season noisy . 2012.

Britney Warrior spears Debuts Racy Criminal Video

First Released: October 18, 2011 11:25 AM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Jason Trawick and Britney Warrior spears get through to the 28th Annual MTV Video Music Honours at Nokia Theatre L.A. Reside in La on August 28, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Steamy shower sex, slaps towards the face, kicks towards the crotch, convenience store stick ups along with a crime spree around the roads based in london Britney Warrior spears new video for Criminal is here now! The pop star dropped her latest video late Monday evening, Tweeting, Ladies & gents, Im excited to provide for you the recording for just one of my personal favorite tunes from Femme Fatale. Enjoy. Britons real-existence boyfriend, Jason Trawick, stars because the performers hero within the video, saving the pop star from an abusive British guy who slaps Britney in a highbrow party. The performers modern-day Bonnie and Clyde musical adventure is stuffed with various criminal functions intermixed with sex moments and shots from the star dancing inside a hallway. The recording culminates inside a massive slow-motion shootout using the police as Brit and Jason lock lips inside a blaze of bullets after which escape with the roads based in london. On Tuesday, Jason contacted to gain access to Hollywood Live and told Billy Rose bush and Package Hoover the key behind his rock-hard abs he sports within the video. [Im] maintaining a healthy diet, Ive been exercising, he stated. I let myself go, I needed to make a move. Jason also revealed he wasnt too certain of his acting capabilities before filming the recording. I had been just a little nervous, he told Billy and Package. Download Britneys Criminal video, HERE! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

AMC Networks CEO Roasted With Jokes About AMC, Netflix, Occupy Wall Street, Casey Anthony

NY - Jokes referencing AMC's hit shows, such as The Walking Dead, content companies' recent slew of licensing deals with Netflix, the Occupy Wall Street movement and even Casey Anthony entertained an industry crowd here Monday at the annual Center for Communication luncheon, which this year honored AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan. Sapan-led AMC Networks, which includes such cable networks as AMC, IFC and Sundance Channel and used to be part of Dolan family-controlled cable operator Cablevision Systems, recently became a company with a separate stock listing. Roasters at the event at the Pierre Hotel in midtown Manhattan were Joan Rivers, who stars in Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best? on AMC Networks' WE tv, Fred Armisen, star of IFC's Portlandia and SNL cast member, as well as AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll. Rivers said that she took a red-eye into NY, saying about two loud kids on the plane behind her: "Where is Casey Anthony when you need her?" Rivers said she was glad to come when she heard that this was advertised as a special event. "But then it turned out to be a fucking lunch," she said. "But then I realized it's cable, which explains the cash bar." IFC Entertainment has bought a documentary from her, the comedienne also mentioned - Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work, but she quipped she is still waiting to get paid. "I haven't seen one penny," she said to Sapan. "That's why you sent me so far to discuss this." She also quipped that she could use the money, saying: "This is last year's shoes." She also quipped about the growth of his company's cable networks. "What you have done with Sundance - you have taken those wonderful independent films that nobody went to see in theaters," Rivers said to much laughter. "You are now giving us the opportunity to not see them on television." She added: "At AMC, with Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, The Killing - four great hours, four amazing hours. If you just figure out what to do with the other 164, it will be a hit station." After sharing that her table had gotten news of great ratings for the Walking Dead second season premiere Sunday night, she also pitched some of her own show ideas to Sapan. One idea featured Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi on a fishing boat in a show Rivers dubbed Deadliest Snatch. She also suggested a The Price is Right remake with Winona Ryder. Plus, she suggested "a show that takes the Kardashians, the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber together on a desert island, and they have to fight until only one is left." Added Rivers: "And the show is called simply: Who Gives A Fuck?" Earlier, Carroll quipped that Sapan had decided not to come to the event earlier in the day, because of the presence of "too many old media types." He asked attendees if they had anyone from Netflix or Hulu at their table. "If you are a programmer, why would you bother!?" he joked. After the recent spin-off of AMC Networks, Sapan is CEO of a public company now. Carroll joked that this puts Sapan in an awkward position since he spent most of last week protesting down on Wall Street. Sharing with the audience some comments that he thought Sapan may make, Carroll joked that he removed classic movies from AMC and added advertising after removing culture from Bravo and adding ads there as well. Carroll also quipped that the lunch was gluten-free in Sapan's honor. Armisen joked that some shows on AMC Networks channels remind him of how Steve Jobs invented gadgets before he ever thought he would need them. He thanked Sapan for the "big thinking to put these shows on." The luncheon also featured an Onion News Network video tribute with former CBS News head Andrew Heyward, AMC Networks and Cablevision Systems chairman Charles Dolan, Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge, AMC president Charlie Collier and IFC and Sundance Channel boss Evan Shapiro. Sapan thanked all attendees, including Rivers for providing WE tv with a cornerstone show and Armisen for IFC hit Portlandia and "bringing us to a new level" in the process. Sapan also thanked the Dolan family and other top executives at Cablevision have enocuraged his team to take programming gambles on shows. "I'm sure they'll join me in being very proud of the glorification of drinking, smoking, infidelity, lying and, just generally, aweful human behavior that is Mad Men." He added that they also "supported the uplifting tale of a teacher who used his skills to operate a crystal meth lab in Breaking Bad." Concluded Sapan: "So, clearly, we have their support - or their inattention." Sapan ended by thanking his company's employees "who in the best way join me in confusing on a daily basis hard work with pointless shenanigans such as this." Among the industry power players in the crowd were Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav, Weinstein Co. co-founder Harvey Weinstein, former NBC Universal boss Bob Wright and NY City film and TV commissioner Katherine Oliver, among others. The event co-chairs included HBO's Richard Plepler, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, former News Corp. top executive Peter Chernin, Sony Corp. boss Sir Howard Stringer, CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves and other big names. Center for Communication executive director Catherine Williams pointed out that Sapan is also the first published poet and author to be honored at the luncheon." One of the most accomplished leaders and innovators in the media and entertainment industry, Josh Sapan has overseen [the company's] growth and success for the past 24 years," the Center said when it recently announced this year's honoree for its Frank Stanton Award. "AMC Networks airs some of the most critically acclaimed series on television including AMC's Mad Men and Breaking Bad, Sundance Channel's Carlos and IFC's The Onion News Network. Last year, Jeff Zucker was honored at the event after he had been informed by in-coming owner Comcast that he would have to leave his post as NBCUniversal CEO. Zucker at the event joked that the Center has a knack for bestowing an award on executives "right after they get shit-canned." After all, several years earlier, Tom Freston was the toast of the Center - after just having been pushed out from his role as Viacom CEO. Previous award honorees also include Charlie Rose, BET chairman Debra Lee, Johnny Carson and Michael Bloomberg. Related Topics AMC Joshua Sapan The Walking Dead Cablevision

Private Jobs Memorial Looking for March. 16

Plastic Valley's most influential moving firm and shakers happen to be asked for an March. 16 memorial for Jobs being held at Stanford College.our editor recommendsApple Shares Hit New HighApple apple iphone 4S Sells In U.S. Pre-OrdersA Studio Chief Pens Revealing First-Person Jobs RemembranceSteve Jobs Tribute Logo design Sparks Debate for Artist Related Subjects•Steve Jobs The Apple co-founder died March. 5 of respiratory system arrest, coupled with been fighting cancer along with a metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor going back 5 years of his existence. Sunday's private services are likely to be attended through the California tech industry's "luminaries yet others near to Mr. Jobs," reviews the Wall Street Journal. Visitors were requested to RSVP to Emerson Collective, the business founded by Jobs' wife Laurene that actually works with entrepreneurs to succeed domestic and worldwide social reform efforts. PHOTOS: Jobs' Dying: The way the Magazines Covered Although the guest list is not revealed, a likely attendee is California Governor Jerry Brown, who on Friday declared March. 16 as "Jobs Day." The Governor stated during the time of Jobs' dying that Jobs "would be a great California innovator who shown such a totally independent and inventive mind can accomplish. Couple of individuals have made this type of effective and stylish imprint on our way of life.Inch Apple can also be holding a celebration of Jobs' existence on March. 19 at the organization's Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. PHOTOS: Apple Items in TV and films Per week following the tech leaders dying, shares in the company rose 3 % to some historic closing a lot of $422, giving the legendary technology firm an industry capital of $391.2 billion. Still the planet's best openly exchanged company, Apple may be worth nearly four occasions a lot more than Disney and Time Warner combined. The stock increase is because of the purchase of Apple's new apple iphone 4S, "the ultimate gadget revealed throughout Jobs' existence." Related Subjects Jobs Apple

'My So-Referred to as Life' Duo Sell Drama to Fox

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