Divorce Claims Man's The Exorcist Apartment

Tony Alleyne and also the "Star WarsInch theme apartment One guy strongly went where interior creating hadn't gone before - until divorce snapped up from him.After separating from his wife, Georgina, in 1994, British DJ/die-hard Trekkie Tony Alleyne spent 10 years and $150,000 altering his apartment in to a replica in the interior of Star Trek's U.S.S. Voyager - but she must tear everything lower since his wife has declared divorce. The apartment really was in their title and Georgina, who had previously been needing to spend the money for mortgage, desires to sell the region just like a conventional property, she notifies The Sun's Sun rays.View clips from Star WarsInchTo express I'm gutted is certainly an understatement," Alleyne notifies the paper. "It's my life's work - plus it seems like it's going in to a skip. The fact is that there has been tears."Lesson throughout your day: Never build something in or around the property you don't own.Follow the link to consider the geekiest guy cave previously it beams up.

More shows = more stress

Remember swag bags? That former staple of legit parties has largely evaporated because the fiscal crunch, however the Brooklyn Academy of Music stored the tradition alive, handing bags to visitors in the Jan. 18 gala perf of Kevin Spacey starrer "Richard III." Pretty classy for any nonprofit, however, the org is honoring its 150th anniversary, along with the final manufacture of its effective trans-Atlantic co-creating endeavor, the Bridge Project. The gala wasn't the only real factor the humanities org has spent cash on: Coming patrons had strolled past nearby construction which will yield another performance space for BAM to program. BAM leadership, including professional producer Joe Melillo, got a fired up gleam to them once they referred to the extra, exciting work they wished to create towards the venue. According to BAM staffers, however, the talk of 14 additional shows around the org's fall slate produced a gleam that looked a lot more like stress. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Guild draws line on producer credits

Koch GordonThe Producers Guild of America needs striking pay muck this year within the extended campaign to avoid the proliferation of undeserved producer credits.PGA co-presidents Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch desire to unveil the "producers' mark" -- a smaller-situation p.g.a. -- becoming an official designation to producers licensed with the guild as getting really completed creating duties. "The process remains recognized with the industry and that we are ongoing to maneuver forward while using mark this year,In . Koch states.The PGA joined an important hurdle in August within the decade-extended push being the authority on granting producer credits when the U.S. Dept. of Justice introduced it can't challenge the PGA's recommended usage of a voluntary certification system.The PGA held its first credit arbitrations in 2001, promulgated a Code of Credits in 2004 and acquired traction in 2005 when the Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences introduced it could reference the PGA's credit process on best picture nominations. If the introduced the ten films up for your Darryl F. Zanuck award Jan. 3, the PGA had designated all 24 producers, without any pending arbitrations as there's been formerly."In my opinion the industry's starting to become accustomed to the PGA process," states Gordon. "There were not any hiccups this time around around."The PGA still is not able to find the six major art galleries to register, a minimum of annually after it first introduced the "producers' mark." Key producers backing the campaign include J.J. Abrams, Kathryn Bigelow, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, David Fincher, Gary Goetzman, John Grazer, Ron Howard, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Graham King, Frank Marshall, Scott Rudin, Ridley Scott and Steven Spielberg.The PGA, which recently joined 5,000 membership mark, has extended pressed art galleries for recognition of the Code of Credits, which spells the qualifications for people qualified to find the "produced by" credit for features and executive producer credit for TV.The code attaches specific weight to producer functions: 35% for development, 20% for pre-production, 20% for production and 25% for publish-production and marketing, in addition to a producer to own had substantial participation in many people functions to qualify.Gordon and Koch, that are inside the second year from the co-presidency, may also be searching toward the fourth Produced By Conference, due to run June 21-10 round the The brand new the new sony Pictures lot. The PGA has became a member of while using Intl. CES -- produced with the Electronic Products Assn. -- to assist the confab. "We feel getting CES aboard can be a natural fit making our event feel welcome for transmedia producers," Koch notes.Last year's event at Disney came 2,000 participants, half of these non-PGA people. Gordon handled the keynote duties by ending up in Harvey Weinstein in greater detail. "You need to stress the wedding is not only for people," he adds.The duo has furthermore overseen improving in the org's site to produce together people and firms. "The finest factor our people should get is jobs," Koch states.Gordon and Koch appear at first sight experiencing the co-presidency and so are considering another term when their first expires mid-year. "I'm not doing anything without Hawk," Gordon quips.PGA AWARDSSpielberg: Empire in the stunner Extended-gestating 'Lincoln' driven by performances Guild draws line on producer credit Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Prince Harry To Visit Brazil In March

First Published: January 19, 2012 3:40 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LONDON, U.K. -- Caption Prince Harry visits Salford Ambulance Headquarters to meet ambulance crew members who were on duty during last weeks riots in Salford, England on August 18, 2011Britains Prince Harry will visit Brazil in March to support his charities there and help enhance U.K.-Brazil ties. St. Jamess Palace says the prince will visit Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo from March 9 to the 11th. The Brazil trip comes after Harry tours Belize, the Bahamas and Jamaica in the first week of March on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II as part of the her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The palace said Thursday that it would be the first time Harry visited any of the countries. The Brazil tour is organized by Britains Foreign Office, but Harry will stay on privately until March 14. Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

David Letterman Near Deal to Stay on Late Show Through 2014

The Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman was passed over to succeed Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show, but is now poised to dethrone Carson as the longest-running late-night star in TV history. Letterman, 64, is nearing a deal with CBS that would keep him behind the desk of the Late Show through 2014, according to The NY Times. 2014 will mark his 32nd year in late night (11 years on NBC's Late Night followed by what would be 21 years on CBS). Carson was on the air in late night for 30 years. As Dave catches Jay, are the late night wars over? CBS has been authorized by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, to make new deals with the show's staff, producers and writers, according to the newspaper. Although this indicates a deal with Letterman is "very close," as a source tells the Times, the future of CBS' other late-night host, Craig Ferguson, is uncertain. He may choose not to continue as the host of The Late Late Show. Although it was believed that Letterman would retire at the end of his current two-year deal, which expires in August, he is now likely to stay on TV. Ferguson has a clause in his contract that he will succeed Letterman whenever he chooses to step down. However, Ferguson may leave CBS if he is not offered a big salary or a higher production budget for his show, according to the Times. Are you happy David Letterman is staying in late night?

Frosh target different demos at B.O.

Disney "Beauty & the Beast 3D" (L-R) Belle & the Beast. 2011 Disney. All Rights Reserved. Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" A three-way horse race among the weekend's new entries, along with several expansions for Golden Globes-nominated fare, should help keep overall domestic B.O. totals in line over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.Leading the pack is Universal's Mark Wahlberg thriller "Contraband," which bows today at 2,862 locations. Warner Bros.' musical-comedy "Joyful Noise" follows at 2,735, while Disney goes wide with its 3D re-release of 1991's "Beauty and the Beast," at 2,625 Stateside engagements.None of those pics, however, are expected to reach last weekend's record-setting $33.7 million debut for "The Devil Inside." Instead, bizzers predict the trio will fight for top placement, with bows through Monday in the mid teens.But amid the recent unpredictablity of the marketplace, tallies could sway in either direction.Among this weekend's awards hopefuls, the Weinstein Co. aggressively expands "The Iron Lady" -- nominated at the Globes for best actress-drama -- to 802 engagements, up from five, while Sony Pictures Classics' twice-nommed "Carnage" (both in the actress, comedy or musical category) broadens to nearly 500 playdates. "Iron Lady," entering its third frame, has tallied almost $570,000 domestically; "Carnage" stands at approximately $530,000 after four weeks.Also competing in the actress-drama category, Oscilloscope's "We Need to Talk About Kevin," starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, bows limited at two engagements.FilmDistrict's Globes foreign-lingo contender "In the Land of Blood and Honey" also expands today, to 18 locations.Meanwhile, Warner's "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" should continue its reign atop the international B.O., expanding to Brazil. Last weekend, "Sherlock" displaced three-week overseas champ "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," which has cumed $289.9 million internationally. "Sherlock" has grossed $180.6 million in total."Contraband" reps the only new studio release to open day-and-date overseas, debuting in seven territories, including Russia.Domestically, the film is tracking similarly to Par's "The Fighter," which expanded wide during the equivalent frame in 2010, though U said "Contraband" is showing slightly stronger responses among young men. "The Fighter" earned $12.1 million in its first wide weekend."Contraband," based on the 2008 German film "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," is helmed by first-time director Baltasar Kormakur, and comes from Working Title and Relativity Media. Pic cost a reported $25 million.While "Contraband" is expected to open strong with mostly male auds, Warner's "Joyful Noise," toplining Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, will earn the majority of its opening tally from women. The Alcon-produced and -financed pic is poised as counterprogramming to "Contraband," though "Joyful Noise" might lose some of its femme aud, particularly moms, to Disney's 3D "Beauty."The Mouse re-release will benefit most from kids out of school, with an estimated 15% out today and 91% out on Monday."Beauty" in 3D isn't expected to hit the same opening heights as "The Lion King" did in its 3D rerelease in September ($30.2 million). "The Lion King" had more than doubled "Beauty's" initial theatrical earnings.Like "Lion King," Disney said it hopes "Beauty" will play to non-family auds based on nostalgic reasons. "Lion King" in 3D cumed nearly $95 million domestically -- a high bar for "Beauty."Disney released a 3D version of "Beauty" theatrically last September for an exclusive run at L.A.'s El Capitan theater. Launch was meant to coincide with the film's 3D DVD and Blu-ray release on Oct. 4. (Pic first came out on Blu-ray in 2010.) Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Tech notes from around the biz

London vfx house Cinesite is accepting applications for its annual internship program, Inspire, now in its third year. Program now includes a new technical effects strand that specifically targets graduates with an interest in computer programming or technical effects. Antony Hunt, managing director, added the track to encourage a new-generation of programmers to consider the vfx industry as a viable option for their skills and to help budding effects artists demonstrate their technical ability. Cinesite internships are six-week paid summertime positions. "I'm always bowled over by the amount of submissions we receive for Inspire, and every year the quality of entries keeps getting better," said Hunt. Previous Inspire winners have worked on "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "John Carter" and "World War Z ." Since finishing their placements, all six winners have secured positions at Cinesite. * * * Bunim/Murray Productions picked Avid technology for all its editorial work beginning early this year, shifting away from Apple's Final Cut Pro software. As part of the switch, B/M will deploy Avid Media Composer 6, Avid Symphony and an Avid ISIS 500 shared-storage system. Company is credited with helping to create the reality television genre with its series "The Real World." Its work includes such shows as "Keeping up with the Kardashians," "Kourtney & Kim Take NY" and "Project Runway." "Due to the large volume of media generated by our reality shows, we needed to re-evaluate our editing and storage solutions," said Mark Raudonis, senior VP of post-production. Working closely with Avid and its reseller Key Code Media, B/M ultimately selected Avid for its ability to integrate Media Composer 6 and Symphony 6 into its existing infrastructure. "We won't need to change out any of the hardware from our editing stations," Raudonis added. "It's just a software install." * * * Editorial house and Deluxe subsidiary Beast has completed directing and editorial work for Western Union, via agency 180 Amsterdam , to promote "World of Betters," a six-week viral campaign that asks "what would you do with $1,000 to make someone's day better?" Western Union partnered with such stars as Alicia Keys, John Legend, K'naan, Sunidhi Chauhan and Pitbull to host "live-better events" around the world showcasing how Western Union moves money. Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com

Total Films Goon Screening Report

[brightcove]1341474661001[/brightcove]Because of people people who found our exclusive screening of Goon last evening!Locked in the Charlotte now now Street Hotel london, we positioned on the film for your lucky individuals who win within our competition this year's week.The lavish location and free-flowing booze certainly shown to become impressive counter for the publish-Christmas blues.After our site visitors had taken their seats inside the screening room, Total Film's Jamie Graham introduced the evening's special guest: Goon star Seann William Scott!Following a crowd Q&A, we clicked in the American Cake actor for just about any quick chat, which he needed part in the Twitter interview with this particular fans (have a look at Total Film's Twitter timeline for his solutions, or search #goon).The absurdly likeable star also told us about his favourite new British catchphrase that he's acquired the following ("How's about some the old 'How's your father?'") and looking forward to his return to the American Cake franchise:"I seen [American Reunion] about recently plus it was awesome... It absolutely was wonderful to film it, I'd this kind of great experience but to check out it and discover everything meet up and everybody be really wonderful in [it], that alone is regarded as the rewarding."But he appeared to become keen to point he has not used among Steve Stifler's trademark lines to speak up a girl in solid-existence ("Oh my gosh God, In my opinion I'd probably get f**king hit... Or destroyed!"Which younger crowd shares the same type of films to TF: "I merely seen Drive, I thought it had been really awesome. Ryan Gosling's a genuine great actor and, guy, I am unable to say I really could ever do just about anything like him, but I'd love playing people kind of parts. It absolutely was awesome, it absolutely was stylish, and [Gosling] was great."On his terrible ice-skating capabilities, he told us: "I practised for approximately monthly before shooting which i attracted completely by way of the conclusion of shooting, and fortunately my character was stated to become bad... Just like a hockey player I'm awful."So thank you to all or any who handled to obtain before, and sorry should you didn't be capable of score tickets only at that juncture. Goon opens inside the Uk today.Read Total Film's Goon review.