Today on indieWIRE: Paul Rudd and 'Our Idiot Brother,' Miramax Teams With Facebook and More

Today on indieWIRE, we told you the five best ways to use social media to build your film audience, Paul Rudd talked 'Our Idiot Brother,' Miramax joined forces with Facebook, and much more. The 5 Best Ways to Use Social Media to Build an Audience for Your Movie: Here's the second in our series of excerpts from The Film Collaborative's upcoming book, 'Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul.' This one's by social media strategist Sheri Candler. Watch Miramax Movies on Facebook in the U.S., UK and Turkey: In Miramax's latest attempt to make money off their library digitally (they already have deals with Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and Apple), the company has launched the largest-scale Facebook streaming movie app to-date, not just in the U.S. but in the UK and Turkey as well. Focus Features Launches VOD Premiere Label Focus World: Seven months ago, Focus Features launched its VOD label, Focus World. However, there was no announcement; instead, they just released the movies. INTERVIEW | Paul Rudd Would Like to Play Someone Different, Please: In Paul Rudd's second film directed by his good friend Jesse Peretz (they collaborated on the 2001 comedy 'The Chateau'), Rudd plays the nicest guy since Forrest Gump opened up his box of chocolates. Four Cool Apps That Help Turn Phones Into Pro-Grade Cameras: One of the reasons Cisco killed the popular Flip cam was its users' phones did nearly the same thing. They were right; Flip's death now looks like the start of a filmmaking revolution. Toronto Film Festival Adds More to Complete 2011 Lineup: The mammoth Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the last of its 2011 lineup, with added titles to its Masters section, including work from Aki Kaurismäki, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, the Dardennes, Bruno Dumont, Gus Van Sant, Béla Tarr and more. Ben Stiller to Receive BAFTA Los Angeles' Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award: Ben Stiller will be awarded the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy at the upcoming BAFTA Los Angles Britannia Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming. VIDEO ESSAY: Critic Manohla Dargis on 'Poetry' by Lee Chang-dong: To commemorate Tuesday's release of Lee Chang-dong's 'Poetry' on the site Fandor, Fandor editor-in-chief and Press Play contributor Kevin B. Lee has produced the following video essay -- with words by Dargis -- on the film. San Sebastian Makes Picks for Cinema in Motion and Films in Progress 20 Series: The San Sebastian International Film Festival announced the four films to make the 7th edition of their Cinema in Motion series, which features films at the end of their filming or at their post-production stage, made by directors from Maghreb, Portuguese-speaking African countries and developing Arab countries.

'Woman In Black' Trailer Commentary: Beware, Daniel Radcliffe!

"What she would like is unknown, but she always returns: the threat of darkness, 'The Lady in Black.'" Now, in the event that haunting nursery rhyme echoed with a youthful child's voice does not send shivers lower your spine, possibly you do not have a pulse or possibly you are only a wee bit jaded through the horror movie scene. Frankly, MTV News deputy controlling editor Eric Ditzian and this writer, Movies Blog editor Josh Wigler, were built with a difficult time determining which approach we take to were feeling about this very question while recording our recent commentary about the "Lady in Black" trailer, which you'll watch within the video above. As our personal Aubrey Sitterson noted just a week ago, the "Lady in Black" trailer features a few of the creepiest things ever, including rhyming children's narration and blank-faced women in matching dresses. On one side, a clip is place-on in the make an effort to slip the bejeezus from the viewer this viewer, a minimum of though its approach to terror is, possibly, a little expected. Children speaking in eerie rhyme is definitely an basically guaranteed mode of horror travel at this time of the overall game. A mysterious figure showing up from behind the protagonist's shoulder, too, is certainly not new. But does the expected or, dare I only say it, the cliched always internet out as something not worthy in our time? Not with a lengthy shot. For me personally, as well as for many fans I expect, the actual wrinkle this is actually the addition of Daniel Radcliffe. Boy Who Resided, you aren't in Hogwarts any longer: this movie looks to become a supernatural flick of the entirely unique color, and it will likely be quite interesting to determine the way the erstwhile "Harry Potter" star navigates a completely new genre having a bleaker tone compared to already decidedly dark "Deathly Hallows" conclusion. For additional of mine and Eric's ideas about the "Lady in Black" trailer, click on the video towards the top of the publish. And you want to know what you think, too, so hit your comments ought to section and continue Twitter to allow us read your comments.

Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck Expecting Their Third Child

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are expecting their third child. Reps for the 39-year-old actors confirmed the news to the Associated Press on Monday. According to the AP, the couple is thrilled over the news. Ben and Jen who married in 2005, have two children Violet, now 5, and Seraphina, 2. Jennifer has spoken before about her joy over being a mom, telling Parents magazine in 2009 that it opened her heart. The best part of being a mom is the kid herself that you get to have this little person be your friend and hang out with you (and drive you crazy!), she told the mag at the time. Obviously your life changes and your heart expands, and its something you cant even put into words without sounding incredibly sentimental and cliched both of which I am! But what it really is, is this new being is there, which is just the most fun ever. While pregnant with Seraphina, Jennifer said she used it as an excuse to enjoy more sweets. I always have cravings, she also told Parents magazine. It doesnt matter if Im pregnant or not! I use pregnancy as an excuse to say Im craving ice cream and chocolate, but really, thats just me. Jennifer spent this past weekend promoting her new film The Odd Life of Timothy Green, co-starring Warriors Joel Edgerton at Disneys D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Surprise Court Changes Ending on West Memphis Three Doc

Where do you turn if you are a set of filmmakers who've adopted an underlying cause for fifteen years, made two films protecting a trio of males you felt have been wrongly charged of murder, possess a third film almost within the can, and occasions meet up with you? Well, you race to include a brand new ending -- a contented one, you hope. This is the scenario facing Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, who co-directed 'Paradise Lost: The Kid Killings at Robin Hood Hills' (1996) and 'Paradise Lost 2: Revelations' (2000), which recorded the trial and questionable convictions of three teens for that grisly killings of three 8-year-old boys in 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Right before the 3rd film, 'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,' was set to unspool in the Toronto Worldwide and New You are able to Film Festivals -- before a premiere on Cinemax in November -- word came lower that the judge has known as an unexpected hearing for Friday in regards to the trio. Based on Reuters, the announcement on Thursday fueled speculation among supporters the hearing could mean great news -- possibly a brand new trial and release from prison. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Junior. and Jason Baldwin were charged, on circumstantial evidence, from the three killings, that the police referred to as satanic in character since the children's naked physiques have been bound and mutilated and also the three teens -- 18 at that time -- took in heavily to Metallica albums, used black clothes and were fans of Stephen King horror books. Echols has become waiting for execution on Dying Row for that killings. Baldwin and Misskelley are serving existence sentences. The 3 have finally offered about 18 years in jail. Berlinger and Sinofsky's first couple of films mobilized a large swathe from the public to aid the 3 males, including financial support from such show biz stalwarts as The Actor-brad Pitt, Gem Jam's Eddie Vedder, singer Patti Cruz, and Dixie Chicks' singer Natalie Maines. The Craighead County Circuit court in Jonesboro, Arkansas, will "occupy certain matters relating towards the cases" of charged murderers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Junior., based on an argument released by Craighead County Circuit Judge David N. Laser, Reuters reported. New DNA evidence filed within the situation recently unsuccessful to link the crimes towards the three males. What exactly will Berlinger and Sinofsky do? They have snapped up their cameras and therefore are going to Arkansas for Friday's hearing -- wishing to include an extremely happy ending. Tip o' the hat to Deadline

Jonathan Demme to shoot Stephen King's JFK novel

DemmeKennedyEXCLUSIVE: "The Silence of the Lambs" helmer Jonathan Demme has optioned feature film rights to Stephen King's upcoming novel "11/22/63" and is set to write, direct and produce the adaptation through his Clinica Estetico banner.Book follows Jake Epping, a 35-year-old high school English teacher from Maine who travels back in time to try and prevent President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.Ilona Herzberg ("Rachel Getting Married") will produce the sci-fi project, while King will exec produce.Unfinanced project is currently without a distributor, though Demme is aiming to start shooting in fall 2012.Demme has had plenty of success bringing popular authors' books to the bigscreen, having helmed adaptations of Richard Condon's "The Machurian Candidate," Toni Morrison's "Beloved" and, most notably, Thomas Harris' "The Silence of the Lambs," for which Demme won an Oscar. Demme's last feature film was 2008's arthouse hit "Rachel Getting Married," while other recent projects include a pair of Neil Young concert pics and the 2007 docu "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains."Ron Howard's adaptation of King's "Dark Tower" series recently fell apart at Universal, though Warner Bros.' adaptation of "The Stand" appears to be heating up. King is repped by CAA and his publisher Scribner will release "11/22/63" on Nov. 8.Demme recently left ICM, his agency of seven years, to sign with Robert Newman at WME. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

Bin Laden Filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal Shoot Back at Republican Congressman

Filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal have responded to a Republican congressman who is demanding an investigation into whether the Obama administration leaked classified information to them for use in their upcoming film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The Hurt Locker director and writer say that their new movie will present "an American triumph, both heroic and non-partisan," adding "there is no basis to suggest that our film will represent this enormous victory otherwise."our editor recommendsKathryn Bigelow's Navy Seal Team 6 Film to Hit Theaters in 2012Already-Written Book About Navy Seal Group That Killed Osama Bin Laden Suddenly HotNavy Fights Disney for 'Seal Team 6' TrademarkHow Will Osama Bin Laden Death Impact Kathryn Bigelow's 'Kill Bin Laden' Movie? In a letter to the defense department inspector general and the CIA inspector general, U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who is the chairman of the committee on homeland security, said he was worried that classified information had been leaked to Bigelow, Boal and Sony Pictures, which is distributing the film in 2012. King wrote that "this alleged collaboration belies a desire of transparency in favor of a cinematographic view of history." Bigelow and Boal have now responded to King, issuing the following joint statement: "Our upcoming film project about the decade long pursuit of bin Laden has been in the works for many years and integrates the collective efforts of three administrations, including those of Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama, as well as the cooperative strategies and implementation by the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. Indeed, the dangerous work of finding the world's most wanted man was carried out by individuals in the military and intelligence communities who put their lives at risk for the greater good without regard for political affiliation. This was an American triumph, both heroic and non-partisan, and there is no basis to suggest that our film will represent this enormous victory otherwise. Bigelow and Boal were prepping a SEALs movie involving the hunt for bin Laden when the terrorist was killed in late April by U.S. forces in a dramatic raid in Pakistan. The filmmakers quickly incorporated the event into the script and Sony picked up the project in May for release on October 12, 2012. But Rep. King, apparently responding to a Sunday column by NY Times writer Maureen Dowd that touted the government access Bigelow and Boal were being given, outlines several questions he wants answered: "Will a copy of this film be submitted to the military and CIA for pre-publication review, to determine if special operations tactics, techniques and procedures, or Agency intelligence sources and methods, would be revealed by its release? How was the attendance of filmmakers at a meeting with special operators and Agency officers at CIA Headquarters balanced against those officers' duties to maintain their covers? How will cover concerns be addressed going forward? What steps did the Administration take to ensure that no special operations tactics, techniques, and procedures were compromised during those meetings?" Washington and the military have long cooperated with Hollywood, regardless of which party holds power in the White House. The Pentagon even has an official liaison office in Los Angeles. White House spokesman Jay Carney, at the daily briefing on Wednesday, called the claims "ridiculous" and "simply false" and said the White House had provided information to the filmmakers only on the president's role in the raid. "When people, including you, in this room are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the President, ask to speak to administration officials, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure the facts are correct," Carney told reporters. "That is hardly a novel approach to the media. We do not discuss classified information. And I would hope that as we face a continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie." Bigelow and Boal might have opened the door to the criticism. When the pair were working on the movie and in setting it up, much was made of Boal's access to military intelligence (he's a former war journalist), which was a selling point on the authenticity and the insidery feel the project was to showcase. Another Navy SEALs movie is headed to theaters in 2012. Act of Valor, directed by Mike "Mouse" McCoy and Scot Waugh, began life as a recruitment for the U.S. military's Naval Special Warfare Command, home of the elite Navy SEALs. That film, made with the full support of the Navy and featuring real SEALs, will be released by Relativity Media on Feb. 17. A spokesman for the committee on homeland security didn't have an immediate response to queries from THR about Act of Valor. Related Topics

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CBS' Nina Tassler of Ashton Kutcher: 'I'm Just Happy to Be Where We Are Today'

CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler greeted a press corps filled with questions Wednesday.our editor recommendsAshton Kutcher Confirms 'Two and a Half Men' Role; Says 'I Can't Replace Charlie Sheen''Two and a Half Men's' Chuck Lorre, Ashton Kutcher Meet (Photo)Charlie Sheen Won't Appear on 'Celebrity Big Brother'Ashton Kutcher's 'Two and a Half Men' Trailer Dwarfs Charlie Sheen's'CSI': Ted Danson Replaces Laurence Fishburne'CSI': Laurence Fishburne Leaving Show After 2 1/2 Seasons With the historically stable CBS heading into a transition period this fall with two of its top performers -- Two and a Half Men and CSI -- adopting new leads, the vast majority of the half hour panel at the network's Television Critics Association's tour stop was devoted to the lessons of Charlie Sheen's messy departure, the introduction of his replacement Ashton Kutcherand the passing of the torch from Laurence Fishburne to Ted Danson. But if Tassler is concerned about all of the shake-ups at her network, she wasn't letting on, calling the changes opportunities to garner new viewers. "Both actors ... have a huge fan base and are incredibly respected in the creative community," she added, noting that they are on shows that "are incredibly well produced." PHOTOS: The Quotable TCA: TV Press Tour Eavesdropper Addressing what she has learned from the Sheen saga, Tassler sighed, "Where do I begin?" before ticking off lessons like the importance of having an "extraordinary cast" and "extraordinary writing." The network chief used the opportunity to shower Kutcher with praise, noting that "you have someone who is committed to doing their job and is incredibly professional." As for Sheen, "I have no idea [whether Sheen can turn the corner with new Lionsgate project, Anger Management]. I know that he's moved on and ... his slate is full and he's a very busy man," she said, telling a scrum of reporters after her session that she hasn't been approached about Management. STORY: Ashton Kutcher Will Play Internet Billionaire on 'Two and a Half Men' Though much of the room was outwardly miffed about not having the new Men cast appear at TCA, Tassler earned some goodwill by revealing a select few tidbits about Kutcher's character: He'll be playing an Internet billionaire with a broken heart named Walden Schmidt, a name creator Chuck Lorre conceived. Tassler selected to keep other details under wraps -- including whether Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, would die -- suggesting that the sort of guessing game that surrounding the show is an important piece of the show's marketing. What she would cough up is that the show would be just as racy and irreverent as ever, claiming CBS' "programming standards and practices team is already on high alert." PHOTO: 'Two and a Half Men' New Promo Shot: Ashton Kutcher Sings Back Up? In the flurry of questions, Tassler did acknowledge that she had been present for Men's first table reading Monday and that you could "cut the air with a knife," a nod to both the delicate situation and pressure that is on this cast. She added after the panel how the show is being seen through a different lens now, reiterating her point that a new character will afford the show an opportunity to lure new viewers. "We're looking forward," she added. "I'm just happy to be where we are today." As for Danson, Tassler's team had looked at a number of actors for the role. "When his name came up we jumped at it," she said, arguing that he's "a huge TV star" with a "tremendous amount of charisma." When one journalist inquired whether CBS had considered plucking a younger actor to fill Fishburne's shoes, Tassler didn't skip a beat: "We went for the best actor." PHOTO: 'Two and a Half Men' Poster Features (Maybe) Naked Ashton Kutcher She used the remainder of her time on stage addressing a smattering of other questions, including what went wrong with the Criminal Minds' spinoff and the need for a fresher unscripted hit on the network's schedule. "I just don't think [Suspect Behavior] found its rhythm ... it didn't click," admitted Tassler of the former. "I think it has nothing to do with spinoffs ... a spinoff has to work on its own, and [this one] just didn't." As for the latter, Tassler is actively looking, acknowledging that she's very eager to get a noisy competition event show a la Dancing With the Stars, American Idol or The Voice on CBS' schedule. Of course, a CBS executive session wouldn't be complete without some reference to the show's older-skewing demographics, a sore spot for a network that is No. 1 among the big four in total viewers, upfront revenue and, impressively, Emmys. When another reporter asked Tassler how she felt when she heard ABC's Jimmy Kimmel or NBC's Joel McHale take shots at CBS' demos lately, she was ready. "I think they should stick to comedy ... and not worry about demos and ratings so much," she grinned, noting once again that CBS has more viewers in the coveted 18-to-49 demo than both ABC and NBC. Email: Lacey.Rose@Thr.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Topics Ashton Kutcher Charlie Sheen Nina Tassler TCA Summer Press Tour 2011

'The Change-Up' Unscripted: Jason Bateman Went Commando During 'Arrested Development,' Leslie Mann Created a 'Sea of Erections'

You asked, they answered. In the latest edition of Unscripted, the stars of 'The Change-Up' (Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Leslie Mann) sat down and asked each other a bunch of questions that Moviefone readers submitted. Ever wondered whether Ryan Reynolds wears boxers or briefs? Or what kind of product Leslie Mann uses to make her hair always look so amazing? (Remember how Seth Rogen pointed out that it always looks different in 'Knocked Up'?) Check out the full-length interview, plus the three shorter clips beneath it to find out what they said: