2012 Movie Preview: Horror, From 'Halloween 3D' to 'World War Z'

With 2011 within the dying cycle, selection time to anticipate 2012. All this week, Moviefone will preview the apparently endless method to obtain large-time films striking theaters through the following 12 several days -- from from 'The Demon Inside' to 'Django Unchained' and all things in between. Next: the 12 family films to check out for next season. 2012 Movie Preview: Horror <A href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/underworld-4/38968/primary">'Underworld Awakening'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/the-lady-in-black/10058942/primary">'The Lady in Black'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/the-innkeepers/10057131/primary">'The Innkeepers'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/the-raven/10059909/primary">'The Raven'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/quiet-house/10056456/primary">'Silent House'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/the-cabin-in-the-forest/34946/primary">'The Cabin inside the Forest'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/warm-physiques/10058166/primary">'Warm Physiques'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/the-apparition/10038291/primary">'The Apparition'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/resident-evil-5/53358/primary">'Resident Evil: Retribution'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/texas-chainsaw-massacre-3dOr54330/primary">'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3d'</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/halloween-iii/54286/primary">'Halloween III</a><a href="http://internet.moviefone.com/movie/world-war-z/1422073/primary">'World War Z'</a>Dishonorable Mention: 'Sinister,' 'The Possession' and 񡂼' all being launched in the finish of August. See All Moviefone Galleries » EARLIER: 2012 Movie Preview: Large Company company directors 2012 Movie Preview: Blockbusters 2012 Movie Preview: Comedies 2012 Movie Preview: Family Films 2012 Movie Preview: Romance 2012 Movie Preview: Action Follow Eric Larnick on Twitter Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Slamdance unveils special screenings

"Old Dog" centers on a shepherd protecting a prized mastiff. The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled its special screenings and short programs, including a Stan Lee documentary, Jonathan Demme's "Neil Young Journeys," the premiere of a never-before-seen Ed Wood television pilot and Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden's "Old Dog." The films announced for Slamdance, launched 18 years ago as an alternative to Sundance, include five world premieres, and 75 shorts in competition -- including the world premiere of a special program of new Iranian shorts never seen outside the country, "Made in Iran: 7 Short Premieres." Slamdance announced its competition lineup, comprised of 10 narrative films and eight documentaries, last week. Competition slots are reserved for first-time feature directors working with budgets under $1 million. Fest takes place Jan. 20-26 in Park City at the Treasure Mountain Inn. The short films unveiled Tuesday were culled from more than 3,000 submissions. A jury will present awards to short films in competition in the narrative, animation and docu sections; competition shorts are also eligible for the Spirit of Slamdance Award. Narrative films screening at Slamdance include "Holiday Road," a comedic anthology celebrating the poignant and absurd aspects of 12 American holidays; "Old Dog," set on the Tibetan plains about an old shepherd attempting to prevent his Tibetan mastiff from being sold to an urban Chinese dealer; and "Unconditional," directed by Bryn Higgins, the psycho-love story of teenage twins who fall under the spell of a charismatic man. Concert film "Neil Young Journeys" will be screened as part of the documentary series. "Journeys" debuted at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival and Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide rights, excluding Latin America, in October. The other docs in the screening series are "No Room for Rockstars," directed by Parris Patton and following the experiences of four musicians on the Vans Warped Tour; "Terra Blight," directed by Isaac Brown in a global examination of the life cycle of computer consumption that has created toxic wastes; "Wild in the Streets," directed by Peter Baxter, in which thousands of locals from rival sides of a rugged English town brutally compete in an ancient game that is the lifeblood of the community; and "With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story," directed by Will Hess, Nikki Frakes and Terry Dougas. That doc also features Nicolas Cage, Michael Chiklis, Roger Corman, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Elfman, James Franco, Samuel Jackson, Tobey Maguire, Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Seth Rogen, Bryan Singer, Kevin Smith and Ringo Starr. The shorts screenings include the pilot "Ed Wood's Lost Film Final Curtain" and "Franchi Is Back" from director-screenwriter Alexandre Franchi, in which the filmmaker talks about his bout with cancer. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

'The Help,' 'Hangover II' Top Home Video Charts

Providing proof that live event programming and football are important draws for broadcast television, the National Football League on Wednesday announced it has agreed to nine-year extensions of its relationships with CBS, Fox and NBC.our editor recommendsNFL, Broadcast Networks Close to Eight-Year TV Deal Extension (Report)Tim Tebow Effect: How a Phenom Cashes InTV Ratings: Giants and Cowboys Give Strongest Sunday Night Football Showing in Weeks2011-2012 College Football Bowl Game Schedule Starting in 2014 and through 2022, the three networks will together pay the league an average of about $3 billion a year, more than 50 percent above the cost of the current deal. The NFL's current deals with the broadcasters were to expire in 2013. PHOTOS: 26 of Hollywood's Most Popular Athletes-Turned-Actors "These agreements underscore the NFL's unique commitment to broadcast television that no other sport has," commissioner Roger Goodell said. "The agreements would not have been possible without our new 10-year labor agreement. and the players deserve great credit. Long-term labor peace is allowing the NFL to continue to grow, and the biggest beneficiaries are the players and fans." Under the agreement, the NFL will be able to expand its package of games on Thursday night on the NFL Network beginning next year. The league had said it wanted to expand on Thursdays to cover games in the first half of the season, but speculation was the package would go out for bid. For now at least, those games will air on the league's NFL Network, which already had Thursday night games in the second half of the season. PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Shows Most Watched by Men NBC will continue to air the Thursday night season kickoff game and carry the primetime game on Thanksgiving (which had been on the NFL Network) starting in 2012. It will also exchange one of its current wild-card postseason games for a divisional playoff game and get the rights to launch a Sunday morning pregame show on NBC Sports Network (the future name of sister cable network Versus). The contract continues flexible scheduling, meaning the networks will be able to move games around to get the most exciting matchups on TV. However, beginning in 2014, the contract will allow games to be moved between CBS and Fox so that important matchups can be seen by a wider audience. According to the NFL, 23 of the 25 most-watched shows on TV this fall were NFL games, often drawing twice the viewership of other primetime shows. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Fantasy Football Fans American Football Conference games will continue to air on CBS on Sunday afternoons. CBS first aired the NFL in 1956. Fox will continue to carry National Football Conference games on Sundays as it has since it acquired rights in 1994. NBC continues Sunday Night Football, which it began in 2006. And the league also receives $1 billion a year from DirecTV for the Sunday Ticket satellite package. CBS, Fox and NBC will continue to rotate coverage of the Super Bowl, but NBC gets three title games in the new contract: the 2015 game in Glendale, Ariz. and the games in 2018 and 2021. CBS will broadcast the Super Bowl in 2016, 2019 and 2022, and Fox has it in 2017, 2020 and 2023. Earlier this year, ESPN reached an eight-year extension that keeps Monday Night Football on the cable network through 2021, with annual rights fees increasing from $1.1 billion to $1.9 billion. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 26 of Hollywood's Most Popular Athletes-Turned-Actors Related Topics NBC CBS NFL ESPN Sports

Mission: Impossible: London: Premiere

Ghost Protocol comes to townThe fuse was lit in London last night when Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol premiered at the BFIIMAX on the Southbank. The stars of the film - Tom Cruise, Paula Patton and Simon Pegg - and director Brad Bird were joined by the great and the good to see the film on the biggest screen around.As you'll know by now, the film sees Ethan Hunt(Cruise)and his Impossible MissionForce - includingPegg's Benji and Patton's Jane Carter - disavowed by the USgovernment after they are framed for a bombing at the Kremlin. A race begins to clear their names and stop the dangerous people who were really responsible. That will involve, as the trailer showed, hanging off the world's tallest building and causing everyone in the audience to experience sympathetic vertigo.{Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol UK Premiere}MissionImpossible:Ghost Protocol is out on IMAX on December 21 and countrywide onDecember 26.

Critic's Choice Movie Awards Noms Are Payne-less

The Broadcast Film Critic's Assocation announced their nominations for the Critic's Choice Movie Awards today, and there were surprises both pleasant and not-so-pleasant.Among the good: Jessica Chastain and Melissa McCarthy slipped into Supporting Actress for "The Help" and "Bridesmaids," respectively. Nick Nolte managed to snag a Supporting Actor nod for "Warrior," despite the poor promotion of the film itself. Nicholas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling earned nods for, respectively, directing and starring in "Drive." And Andy Serkis earned a Supporting Actor nomination for his motion-capture work in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." On the writing front, glad to see "50/50" and "Win Win" score screenwriting nods.The bad: Glenn Close is starting to look like not such a sure thing anymore for her gender-bending turn in "Albert Nobbs" after being snubbed by the BFCA. Vanessa Redgrave, once a leading contender for Supporting Actress for her work in "Coriolanus," was also overlooked. And how in the world was Alexander Payne not nominated for Best Director for "The Descendants"? Truly baffling for a critically beloved film that obviously bears the imprint of its director on every frame.The awards show will be broadcast live on VH-1 on Jan. 14.READ MORE ON BEHIND THE SCENES

BBC World News to produce Through Comcast's Xfinity TV

California Senator Barbara Boxer is just about the latest person in Congress to be released for the Senate's anti-piracy bill, Safeguard IP Act.our editor recommendsPiracy Showdown: Hollywood Pushes for Reform, Plastic Valley States It's The Perfect Time for Hollywood to AdaptHollywoods Top Brass Lobby For Anti-Piracy Laws and regulations In Washington, D.C. The Marin County-based Boxer in recent days added her title to a listing of 39 senators, including Sen. Diane Feinstein, who're co-supporting the questionable bill suggested by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Boxer's spokesperson Zachary Coile stated Monday evening: "Senator Boxer props up Safeguard IP Act. She's a lengthy record of trying to safeguard intellectual property and fight piracy." STORY: 10 Most Unlicensed Movies An identical is through making its way through home of Reps and it is prior to the Judiciary Committee. The anti-piracy measures are strongly opposed by Internet-connected companies, quarrelling the rules add up to censorship. People from the entertainment industry, however, say online piracy is slowly destroying Hollywood of their creative property, leading to job deficits. One supporter lately gave this situation: The film J. Edgar was launched in theaters on the Friday evening. By Saturday, there have been already full unlicensed versions on pay-per-take on Websites located in China. STORY:U.S. Copyright Office Views New Rules Affecting iPads, Game Titles, Blu-Sun rays Other co-sponsors from the Safeguard IP Act include numerous regulars around the Hollywood fundraiser circuit, included in this Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Begin to see the full list here. Related Subjects Politics

'Planet of the Apes,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers' Shortlisted for Visual Effects Oscar Category

Dear IMDb: Actors have a tendency toward narcissism, so I try not to Google myself too often. Of course, occasionally I need reassurance that there is, in fact, a body of work attached to my name.our editor recommendsIMDb Explains Why 40-Year-Old Actress Shouldn't Fear BlacklistingSAG Says Woman Who Sued IMDb for Revealing Age Has 'Legitimate' Fear of Being BlacklistedIMDb Strikes Back at 'Selfish' Actress Suing Over Age Disclosure (Exclusive)IMDb Gets Into the Game Business With Free Mobile App But reassurance is not what I get when I click on my name at IMDb, the industry's bible for factual information about movies, television shows and the people who make them. Yes, my credits are listed (more or less correctly) on the site. But IMDb informs me that Robert Lesser is a 73-year-old gentleman who was born in Los Angeles on May 28, 1938. PHOTOS: Crazy Cases! 18 Outrageous Entertainment Lawsuits Time marches on, but not that fast. The real Robert Lesser - me - was born in NY almost five years later than IMDb says I arrived on planet Earth. In spite of the salt-and-pepper hair, I still look and feel like a young Turk (though I'm not actually Turkish - but I can play one, not to mention other ethnicities from Swedish to Tahitian or whatever your movie needs!). However, all my efforts to persuade you to restore me to my actual age have come to naught. I have offered to send copies of my passport, birth certificate and driver's license - only to be informed that those documents would need to be provided by the issuing authorities. Do not try to call us for help, I have been sternly admonished; you do not have a phone. And e-mails requesting corrections are answered curtly from the address do-not-reply-here@imdb.com. I even thought of submitting the yearbook from NY's High School of Music & Art that can attest to my status as a member of the Class of 1960. That's the same school as TV producer Steven Bochco, filmmaker Peter Hyams and director James Burrows (of course, he's older than me). Perhaps you were misled by my role in 1975's Hester Street, where I played a lawyer who was bested by Carol Kane. True, he was an older man - but hey, I was acting. STORY: IMDB Explains Why 40-Year-Old Actress Shouldn't Fear Blacklisting I give up. Lord knows the legions of actors who have fruitlessly attempted to right misinformation on your site, only to be rebuffed or ignored. I understand your policy is an attempt to stymie impostors who might seek to prolong their time as "leading men." I admit I would like to linger in that category for as long as possible. I've even been putting money aside for a little nip and tuck down the road. But I don't want to be rushed. So what will it take for you to make this right? I hear that an actress named Jane Doe (curious stage name) is suing IMDb for $1 million for publishing that she actually is 40 years old. In Hollywood, "youth is king," explains her lawyer. If that's true, you can imagine my potential damages! The truth is, I would rather not disclose my age at all. Actors should only have to discuss their age in terms of range; in my case, I would say my range is between 45 and 70. Perhaps when I actually turn 73, I'll change it to between 48 and 70. But until then, with daily workouts, dietary supplements, Chinese herbs and hair-follicle stimulation, I intend to hold my place in the middle of middle age. STORY: SAG Says Woman Who Sued IMDB for Revealing Age Has 'Legitimate' Fear of Being Blacklisted It is difficult for me - as it would be for a court of law - to calculate the impact that your "willful disregard" for my correct age has had on my career. However, if you would consider changing my profile to lop just 10 years off my actual age, I could be persuaded not to sue to recover damages for all those leading-man parts lost and the mountain of earnings and royalties I would have made. It's only fair. Perhaps then I can rid myself of the old man who bears my name. Unless, of course, some A-list director happens to be looking to cast an elderly guy who doesn't look his age. Robert Lesser, 69, is an actor whose IMDb page is correct when it says he has appeared in 53 films and television series including Die Hard, The Big Easy, 2010 and Quantum Leap. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery THR's Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011: The Actors Related Topics IMDB Die Hard

Former Gossip Girl Stylist Lauren Scruggs Takes Steps After Existence-Threatening Propeller Accident

First Launched: December 8, 2011 5:20 PM EST Credit: The CW La, Calif. -- Caption The cast of Gossip GirlLauren Scruggs, a means blogger, ambitious model and former Gossip Girl wardrobe stylist, has already established her steps undertaking a near-fatal accident on Saturday. The good thing was revealed in the blog released with the 23-year-olds family on Wednesday. Today, Lauren experienced a victory! the publish read. Earlier, the physical counselor assisted Lauren in walking the first time. Once she got half way there, she mentioned, 30. Unsure what she meant [her family] asked for her what meaning, she responded, Steps! Just what a praise, she was counting exactly what they needed! the publish ongoing. Scruggs, a Texas native, experienced severe injuries on Saturday after accidentally walking to the moving propeller from the small plane. Her left hands was severed inside the accident and he or she sustained critical wounds to her skull, left eye and left shoulder. Peter Wasserman and Luke Dixon, the initial two paramedics to achieve the scene, told ABC News that whilst veteran emergency responders, Scruggs injuries were most likely probably the most shocking theyd experienced. It absolutely was among people items that kind of just takes your breath away, Wasserman mentioned inside an interview with Fundamental steps Hello America on Thursday, adding he began to require on her behalf as soon as he saw the extent in the injury to her body. We honestly didnt expect her to live, he mentioned. The extent of her injuries, the lacerations she required to her mind, the skull fracture. We thought certainly there'd be significant brain damage. I used to be praying as soon as I obtained there. Scruggs is presently undergoing treatment at Dallas Parkland Hospital, where doctors works to be able to save her left eye. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

New 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Trailer: Get Out the Tissues

The Stephen Daldry-directed 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' is tailor-made for Award season glory (and, really, anyone who owns stock in Kleenex). The emotional story is narrated by nine-year-old Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), who loses his father in the terrorist attacks on 9/11. While the first clip gave you a brief look at the film, it's the second trailer that really gets into the thick of things, as we follow both the events on that harrowing day, and Oskar on his journey through NY City to find a lockbox his father (Tom Hanks) left him. Sandra Bullock stars as Oskar's mother, trying to come to grips with the death of her husband. The movie, based on the 2005 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, features an all-star cast, including Hanks, Bullock, Jeffrey Wright, Max Von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman and James Gandolfini. Can you say Oscar bait? Directed by Stephen Daldry (three-for-three in Best Director nominations), you can check out the new trailer below or head to Apple for the HD version. 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' opens in limited release on Christmas Day. [via Movieline] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Sirius XM CFO Discusses Effects of Price Hike in 2012

NY - Ahead of a price increase next year, the first in the company's 10-year history, Sirius XM Radio CFO David Frear on Monday was asked about the subscriber impact he expects from the price hike.our editor recommendsJohn Malone's Liberty Media Mulls Increasing Its Stake in Sirius XM (Report)Liberty Media Execs Keep Options for Starz, Sirius XM Open "When you raise prices, you're going to suppress demand," he told the annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. "I would expect that..we would have lower conversion of new car sales to subs" and higher churn of self-paid users. But Sirius, which previously said that it would increase the price of its most popular service package by $1.50 per month, expects to "end up with more subscribers, revenue and free cash flow," he added. "It's a good thing for the business." Given that it is "much easier" to keep a subscriber than to convert a new one, "we'll work hard to retain every sub we have today," Frear vowed. He also told investors that Sirius has begun notifying customers about the price increases, highlighting that "we haven't so far [had[ much response" or complaint calls. But since the hikes kick in at different times for different users, taking about 18 months to work their way through the user base, and since many customers pay by credit cards, much of any potential price shock may still come. Asked about his company's longer-term pricing strategy, the Sirius CFO said that because most users pay in advance, it takes about 18 months for price hikes to fully work themselves through the user base. As a result, "annual price increases are hard," Frear said. But since Sirius hasn't raised prices in a decade, "this will go through, do well with our subs, and then we'll consider future price increases." Frear was also asked if John Malone's Liberty Media could increase its stake in Sirius to more than 50 percent after it gets a chance to do so in March. "I really don't know," Frear replied. "You'd have to ask [Liberty CEO] Greg [Maffei]" who will also appear at the conference. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Sirius XM Radio

Bob Marley's Family Sues to Stop Half-Brother From Using Singer's Name and Likeness

NEW DELHI - Hollywood star Tom Cruise says his visit to India this week follows a lifelong desire to see the country.our editor recommendsTom Cruise Lining Up 'We Mortals Are' for Warner Bros.Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol' Set for Early Imax Release in U.K. He said while touring the iconic, white-marble Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra that he is "very excited" about being in the country for a fan screening of his latest action-thriller, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, days ahead of its world premiere on Wednesday. Cruise joins Bollywood star Anil Kapoor for the red-carpet screening Sunday in Mumbai. The film sees Cruise reprise his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt, while Kapoor plays an Indian business tycoon. Cruise told Press Trust of India on Saturday, "I wanted to come to India my whole life, so I am very excited." PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Hollywood's Highest-Earning Actors Related Topics Tom Cruise International Asia Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

VH1 Launches Biopic Franchise With Film About TLC

VH1 is the latest basic cable network to get into the TV movie business this year, following similar forays by TNT, CMT, BET and, to some extent, USA Network. VH1 is planning a series of biopics about musicians and pop culture icons. First off is a movie about the 1990s R&B/hip-hop/pop trio TLC. The two surviving members of the group, Chilli and Tionne T-Boz Watkins, will serve as consultants and executive produce with Bill Diggins and Maggie Malina. Kate Lanier (Whats Love Got To Do With It) has signed on to write the movie. VH1 ventured into scripted programming earlier this year with the series Single Ladies, which was kicked off by a two-hour movie.