Harmful Ground

Vusi Madlazi returns towards the south African village he left like a youthful boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in anxiety about his existence) to bury his father. He meets track of his brother Ernest, who informs him their other brother Stephen could not be approached. Vusi would go to Gauteng to locate him, but in the beginning are only able to find his neighbor/girlfriend, Karin, a stripper. Vusi proceeds to understand how conditions have transformed because the finish of apartheid, not necessarily for that better for black males.

Ryan Reynolds wants to remake Dinner For Eight

The Green Lantern may be able to use his powers to create anything he can conjure up in his imagination, but if there's one script that film's star would like to make appear it's Dinner For Eight.Ryan Reynoldstold DVD & Blu-ray Review magazine that it's one of his favourite films and is ripe for a remake."I have movies that I could watch over and over and over again but if there's one film I'd like to remake it's Dinner For Eight. A bunch of society f*ckers all getting together and out-assholing each other. That could be done today," he said.It also sounds like one of the actor's other favourite films would be close to the top of his wish list if a studio was brave enough to think about doing a retread..."I love The Philadelphia Story. I feel like it's timeless - you could do it now, you could do it then, you could do it at any point," Reynolds told DVD & Blu-ray Review's On The Couch section."The relationship between Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn is amazing and I would really like to see a film where you could do a dynamic like that nowadays." Issue 159 of DVD & Blu-ray Review magazine is out in 31 August 2011.

Sam Riley on Brighton Rock and His Arduous Trip On the Road

Back in 2007, Sam Riley burst on the scene with a starmaking performance in the critically acclaimed film Control. Poised to be the latest hot British import to invade U.S. shores, Riley followed Control up with two intriguing-on-paper titles — Franklyn with Ryan Phillippe and Eva Green and 13 opposite Ray Winstone, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Michael Shannon and Alexander Skarsgaard. The rest, as they say, is history — though maybe not the kind Riley initially envisioned. Despite expectations, both films were little-seen flops that slowed down Riley’s trainride to international stardom. Not that the actor was deterred. He took the role of Pinkie Brown in Rowan Joffe’s updated adaptation of Graham Greene’s famed ’30s-set noir thriller Brighton Rock, as well as the potential part of a lifetime: Sal Paradise in the long, long, long gestating adaptation of On the Road opposite Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart. Riley rang up Movieline from the garden of his home in rainy Berlin to discuss what led him to Brighton Rock (out Friday), how much pressure he felt to live up to the Sir Richard Attenborough-starring original film, and why he almost said no to On the Road. You’ve had a very interesting career in a very short time; the big break with Control, then Franklyn and 13 — two films that looked like possible hits on paper, but weren’t. Did those experiences have anything to do with your decision to make Brighton Rock? It was the last job that anyone was going to offer me, so I had to take it! [Laughs] I have some sort of internal manifest, but I don’t really know what it is. If I’m lucky, I choose things. If someone wants me to do something, then — I do things that I’m interested in, or that could be interesting or different from what I’ve done before. If it doesn’t work out, then it doesn’t work out. It’s a bit of a shame. But I’m not kicking myself for saying yes to a turkey knowing it was going to be a stinky, cheesy piece of shit, and then wondering why everyone says it is, y’know? I’m picky, I guess. In that regard, how did Brighton Rock come about? Was it one of those that you chose, or that someone wanted you to do? They sent the script out to every male actor between the ages of 16 to 30. The usual routine. The stage that I am in my career, I’m certainly not phoning anyone up [to ask for roles]. I read it, and I knew the story, and it’s a lead role, which is lucky — an interesting thing for someone starting out. It’s exciting. It was dangerous, which is good. And the people they were talking about being in it certainly made me very keen. Meeting Rowan sealed the deal. I thought this guy really knows Graham Greene back to front, and had an interesting twist on it, and it was like, ‘Let’s do it.’ Knowing the source novel is so beloved, and that the original film adaptation has such a reputation, did you have any moment of doubt about taking the role? Do I want to play Pinkie Brown from Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock? Of course I do. Shit, even if everyone is going to say Richard Attenborough [who played Pinkie in the original film] and that the original film is brilliant. It is. But, unfortunately — it’s a million times that these things happen. I’m too cocky, I guess. [Laughs] I wouldn’t do Lawrence of Arabia again, but I thought not many people had seen Brighton Rock, the original. Obviously, everyone who is a movie critic who writes about movies, should and has seen the original. But I figured most people would be pretty unaware of it. Plus, with the way Joffe updates the setting to the Mod Era, it separates things further from the film. Besides, you’re really adapting the novel itself and not remaking the film. That’s what it is. We’re certainly not doing a shot-for-shot thing, it’s different. I don’t remember Richard Attenborough calling anyone a cunt in the original. I don’t know whether that made it into the final cut. It was different enough, and it was at a time when I was still eager to stay in the game. I was very grateful. You mentioned before how you’re picky. How do you reconcile that with wanting to “stay in the game”? The first film I did came out in such the sort of wham-bam type way. The very first time I saw myself on a cinema screen was at the Cannes Film Festival with 600 people. As soon as we all left, we had a lot of smoke blown up our ass. It was very much, [affects French accent] easy to be a new star. I’ve been there before with a band, where people thought we might do well and we didn’t, so I was quite wary. Also, I’ve always been fascinated by films, I’ve always watched how people progressed in their careers. How certain actors have a big break and then maybe desperately fill in with five films in one year; one, two turkeys after another, then two are quite good, and everyone is quite sick of you. Bish, bash, bosh, and it’s all over. There are times — months or weeks — where I think, ‘Am I doing the right thing? I should maybe just work, for the sake of it. It’s only me that gives a shit about the arc of my career, or the types of movies I choose. No one out there really gives two hoots.’ I have an idea — I owe it to the opportunity that came my way at 26, to be an actor, with such an incredible film, playing a part that all actors dream of playing, with a reception that some people work 20 years and are still searching for. I may work for another 30 and may never get that again. I’m fully aware of that. I want to work as long as I can still speak, and walk and move, and am capable of it. But I want to do it in my terms as well, to some extent. Which is cocky, I guess. I say no to things — I question myself sometimes, but I usually know, ‘No, I wouldn’t want to see myself in this, I wouldn’t want to go work and do this. I don’t want to say these lines.’ You share the screen with both Helen Mirren and John Hurt in Brighton Rock, two acting greats who definitely do things in their own terms. Did you pick up anything from how they’ve managed their careers? They do. And they’ve earned it as well. It’s strange. I just said to someone else, when you’re doing a scene with Helen Mirren or you’re doing a scene with John Hurt, you’re not allowed to think you’re doing a scene with Helen Mirren or John Hurt. You don’t think, ‘My God, they’re brilliant.’ You know that, but I’m supposed to be intimidating these people, that’s my thing. But you watch them in between; how they handle themselves in the canteen, or the way they have ideas about how their hair should be in the makeup trailer. Whether he’d like a handkerchief here, and why he wants a handkerchief here. And why Helen Mirren would like to carry this sort of bag and not that, and you think, ‘Fuck, they think about everything.’ It’s fascinating. The way they behave to the crew, as well. All the ones who are really big and really good are as charming as anything with the people who make the films possible, the crew. It’s the ones — the exceptions are obviously there, I’m sure there are very difficult and very successful actors, but I don’t want to be like that. When I worked with Ray Winstone, it’s not so much that I learned from him — I’ve watched his films, and I’ve soaked up as much as I can, as you soak up everything you’re watching, crap and good — but it’s just the way he carries himself, that I admire or aspire to or something. To be that successful and cool would be great. You’re following Brighton Rock with another seminal literary classic, On the Road… Rub it in, why don’t you! Rub it in! What led you to that film? Walter Salles had seen Control, and I think he saw a lot of people — every young guy who is interested in acting wanted a piece of this. I auditioned with Garrett Hedlund, who had already been given the part. It was three and a half years ago. It looked like it was gonna happen, then nothing. We didn’t hear anything, it disappeared. Then, a year and a half ago, my agent rings me up and says, ‘It’s happening in two months, you’re shooting for six months all across America. Start dialect sessions tomorrow; call the personal trainer, it’s on.’ You know, I almost felt like I didn’t even have an opportunity to say, ‘Well…’ I was thinking these things: I wasn’t sure, I was intimidated, I just got married, I didn’t want to go away for six months. But, you know, it was just one of those crazy, lucky things that happened. It’s a dream gig, on paper, for a young actor to play another iconic role in such a short career. The pressure is enormous on this one. As a cast we stuck together and tried to make it as free and fun as we could, without the weight of, ‘Shit, Johnny Depp maybe played my part. And Brad Pitt. And Jack Kerouac really wanted Marlon Brando to play it.’ No one could ever get it made. The very first day of shooting, it pissed down so badly with rain that we couldn’t shoot. It was like it was never meant to be. There were many other days like that in what was a very arduous shoot in many ways for everybody — for Walter particularly, and for all those who were there for the full six months. It’s a battle to get this done. But then it was a battle to get Apocalypse Now done, and Easy Rider, so… fingers crossed.

Exclusive: The Mentalist Is within Kelli Williams' Future

Kelli Williams The Mentalist's Patrick Jane is going to obtain a (possibly undesirable) blast in the past.Former Mislead Me and also the Practice star Kelli Williams will guest-star about the CBS drama's approaching 4th season, TVGuide.com has learned solely. She'll play Janet Flint, a lady who once hired Jane (Simon Baker) throughout his days like a pretend psychic.Fall Preview: Get scoop in your favorite coming back shows"She still thinks he's psychic forces," creator and executive producer Bruno Heller informs us. "When her 9-year-old boy, Connor, is kidnapped, she begs Jane to make use of individuals capabilities to locate Connor, putting Jane inside a painful position."Williams' casting follows this news that former Melrose Place star Michael Rady will recur this year because the new CBI Boss. Other guest stars this year include Reed Gemstone, who'll play a CBI agent who assists Lisbon (Robin Tunney) and her team by having an analysis.The Mentalist employs Michael Rady to experience Patrick Jane's new bossWilliams, 41, is better noted for her are Lindsay Dole about the Practice and many lately as Dr. Gillian Promote on Fox's Mislead Me. She's also made an appearance on Scrubs, Males in Trees and Criminal Minds.The Mentalist's 4th season begins Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10/9c on CBS. Williams' episode is slated to air March. 6.

Indiana State Fair Officials: Sugarland Stage Collapse a 'Freakish Act of God'

Despite a stage collapse caused by bad weather that killed five people and sent 48 to the hospital, officials at the Indiana State Fair defend their safety policies -- and say they won't change them.our editor recommendsSugarland Concert Stage Collapse: An Eyewitness ReportSugarland Concert Stage Collapse Leaves at Least Four Dead (Video) Fair spokesman Andy Klotz told local Indy Channel 6 on Tuesday that there were three similar storms the week leading up to Sugarland's Saturday performance, and no injuries. STORY: Sara Bareilles Calls the Indiana State Fair Tragedy a 'Bad Dream' He says the decision was not made to save money in re-evaluating the fair's safety procedures. "That decision, nobody's thinking about dollars. We are there to protect the public," Klotz said. Klotz calls the collapse "a freakish act of God" because there was no other damage anywhere on the fairgrounds. "You will see how isolated the damage was. That was the only thing that was affected was the roof over the main stage," Klotz said. "The very large tent which was used for catering right next to the grandstand didn't have a flap out of place." STORY: Sugarland Stage Collapse: Death Toll Reaches 5; New Video From the Scene Not all fairgoers agreed with the decision. "Maybe what we have in place needs to be reevaluated to see if there is a better way of letting people know when to seek safe haven," said attendee Geri Sherrell on Tuesday. Fair organizers decided to evacuate, but the announcer was unaware and only told people to seek shelter. Three minutes later, the stage collapsed. Sugarland on Tuesday announced plans for a private memorial. Indiana State Fair officials say the proceeds from a concert Thursday by Train and Maroon 5 will benefit the victims of the stage collapse. The concert has been relocated to downtown Indianapolis. Sugarland resumes its tour on Thursday. Related Topics Sugarland

Kevin Federline Welcomes Baby No. 5

Kevin Federline Kevin Federline and girlfriend Victoria Prince welcomed a daughter, Jordan Kay, on Monday, People reviews. This is actually the fifth child for Federline, 33, and also the first for Prince. The pair started dating at the end of 2008. When are you able to next catch Kevin Federline on television, online or when needed? Add him for your Watchlist and you will know without a doubt The dancer-rapper has two sons with ex-wife Britney Warrior spears: Sean Preston, 5, and Jayden, 4. He's also one boy, 7-year-old Kaleb, and something daughter, 10-year-old Kori, with ex-fiancé Shar Jackson. Federline most lately made an appearance about the seventh season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, throughout that they lost 30 pounds.

New Drive Trailer Motors In

Ryan Gosling will get violentIf you have been eagerly waiting for the appearance of Bronson director Nicolas Winding Refn's scorching new thriller Drive, it's not necessary to wait considerably longer because it finally will get here the following month. But and also hardwearing . anticipation levels at a negative balance zone, we are pleased to present the brand new trailer, which you'll watch below. Ryan Gosling stars like a Hollywood stunt driver, a guy who favors to reside by their own rules and moonlights among the best getaway motorists-for-hire within the criminal world. However when he's contacted to perform a project for the husband of his beautiful neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan), he all of a sudden finds themself the prospective of some very harmful males. Soon, to maintain Irene and her boy alive, he'll want to use all his abilities...Drive not just boasts that cracking central pairing plus some amazing cinematography shot around LA, but the talents of stars for example Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks, who we promise you may never quite view exactly the same way again. You will find several still for that film, which you should check out within the gallery.... Winding acquired the very best Director prize at Cannes with this, and we'll all soon understand why. Drive pulls into movie theaters on September 23.

Keck's Exclusives: Desperate Housewives Summons Sarah Paulson Back to the Lane

Sarah Paulson Sarah Paulson, last seen on Desperate Housewives back in 2007, is returning to Wisteria Lane in her role as Lynette's loser sister, Lydia. But oh how things have changed. "Lynette always helped put the pieces back in Lydia's disastrous personal life, but she is now engaged and shows up with her new fiancé," previews executive producer Bob Daily. With Lynette newly separated from Tom, Lydia is now the one offering a shoulder to cry on. "We'll hear her say, 'Oh Lynette, I'm so sorry. What can I do to help?' The seeds of sibling rivalry are planted as the roles are reversed." TV fans may also remember Sarah from such series as Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Deadwood. Making its final victory lap, Daily says Housewives also plans to bring back the Housewives' various MIA children - including Julie (Andrea Bowen), Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom) and Danielle (Joy Lauren) before May's swan song. And there's even some thought being given to introducing the grown-up version of Tom's illegitimate demon daughter, Kayla, last played by child actress Rachel Fox in 2008 before the series' five-year time jump. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Hanway Lands Worldwide Sales Rights To Sundance Hit 'Being Elmo'

Submarine Entertainment has made a deal with Hanway Films for the latter to handle Constance Marks' award-winningSundance documentary Being Elmo, about the creator of the iconic Sesame Street character. The doc previously picked up some rights deals when it was shopped at the Cannes Film Festival.The deal was negotiated by Josh Braun and David Koh of Submarine on behalf of Marks along with Hanway managing director Thorsten Schumacher and sales and distribution director Fabien Westerhoff. Submarine is handling an Oscar-qualifying run in major U.S. markets in the fall.

'Damages' opens to a million viewers on DirecTV

In its July 13 premiere episode of the new season, "Damages" attracted slightly more than 1 million viewers over four telecasts on DirecTV. The satcaster refused to reveal aud totals for the debut telecast, rather offering only the higher live-plus 7 number. DirecTV said it was happy with the "Damages" returns, and added that it had performed better than the final season premiere of "Friday Night Lights," which drew just over 900,000 viewers in live plus 7. However, Sony Pictures TV-produced "Damages" is far more expensive than "Friday Night Lights" -- Glenn Close is paid a healthy salary -- and the acclaimed high school football drama was shot on a small budget in Austin, Texas. The total viewers for "Damages" are much smaller on DirecTV than FX, the former cable home of the series. However, FX has a much wider total audience reach, with approximately five times as big as many households than the 19 million that receive DirecTV. Ratings for "Damages" had been troubled for most of its run on FX, which canceled the show after season four. After months-long negotiations, DirecTV came in and decided to air a new season on its renamed Audience Network. DirecTV is contracted for a 10-episode fifth season as well. The series premiered on FX to 3.7 million viewers in 2007 and fell drastically to 1.7 million for the season two debut. Less than a million tuned in for the season three finale. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Ashton Kutcher Will Play Internet Billionaire on 'Two And a Half Men'

our editor recommends'Two and a Half Men' New Promo Shot: Ashton Kutcher Sings Back Up? (Photo)'Two and a Half Men' Poster Features (Maybe) Naked Ashton Kutcher'Two and a Half Men' bucket list (pic) Related Topics•Ashton Kutcher•Two and a Half Men BEVERLY HILLS -- CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler revealed some details about Ashton Kutcher's character on Two And A Half Men. He'll play an Internet billionaire named Walden Schmidt, she told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour. Tassler didn't reveal how Kutcher's character will come into the orbit of Alan Harper (Jon Cryer) and his son Jake (Angus T. Jones), but he is not related to any of them. "He is a unique character," she said, declining to confirm that Charlie Sheen's character is killed off. Tassler praised Kutcher's "commitment" and his professionalism in general in what could be interpreted as a veiled knock on Sheen. "We have an extraordinary actor in Ashton Kutcher. You have someone who is committed to doing their job and is incredibly professional," she said, adding that Kutcher is "anextraordinarily talented, funny and gifted actor." Tassler said she was at a table read of Monday and noted that the cast and writers have "embraced" Kutcher. Asked what she learned from the Sheen saga, Tassler sighed, "Oh where to begin?" "Who could have predicted that we'd be here six months ago," she said. "The show will be as irreverent as it's ever been. Our programming standards and practices team is already on high alert." Tassler was pressed about why the network did not mount a Two And a Half Men panel at TCA. She explained that the cast and writers are in production and "very focused" and added that "you could cut the air with a knife" on set. She said the network has no plans to modify how they deal with actors who may be showing signs of a downward personal trajectory. "I don't think we would change the practice with which we hire actors," she said. "It's an artistic creative process. I don't think we would change the way we hire actors." Related Topics Ashton Kutcher Charlie Sheen CBS

'Brother' on increase in first month

USA's rookie skein "Suits" built a little on its "Burn Notice" lead-in on Thursday, obtaining best-since-preem scores in key groups. CBS's summer season staple "Your Government" won its timeslot every evening it broadcast because of its first month, showing demo gains versus. this past year. A number of cable's greatest new dramas demonstrated nice upticks within the rankings throughout the sesh, however the a week ago of This summer was centered by unscripted skeins.The very best 12 ad-supported primetime programs were within the reality genre, based on Nielsen, including a set of top-5 perfs each for NBC's "America's Got Talent" and CBS' "Your Government" -- using the latter winning its timeslot every evening because of its first month and showing demo gains overall versus. this past year.Rookie scripted cable series about the upswing, meanwhile, incorporated USA's "Suits," ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" and TNT's "Falling Skies." Overall for that week of This summer 25-31, Fox brought in grown ups 18-49 having a 1.6 rating/5 share, then Univision (1.4/4) after which ABC, CBS and NBC all tied for third (1.3/4). Fox and CBS tied for first in grown ups 25-54 (1.8/5), and also the Eye managed to get four straight days because the leader as a whole audiences (six million). NBC's two-hour "Talent" was again the week's No. 1 enter in both 18-49 (3.1/9) and total audiences (11.54 million), while Tuesday's edition placed second (2.8/7, 11.54m). For "Brother," its first 11 instances of the summer time have created the show's second consecutive year of gains (including 11% in grown ups 18-34) -- an incredible achievement for any series in the thirteenth edition.Not too hot in the second try was the Eye's Sunday series "Same Title" (1.3/3, 4.23m), which dipped from the already-modest bow from the previous week and held under 1 / 2 of its "Brother" demo lead-in.Elsewhere in broadcast, Fox's demo victory was powered by "Hell's Kitchen," whose Monday and Tuesday segs both came a couple.6 rating in 18-49 contributing to six million total audiences. Also, "MasterChef" was increasing Tuesday (2.5/7, 5.87m).In cable, History's "Pawn Stars" (2.7/8 in 18-49, 7.00m) was easily the very best demo draw -- ranking fifth among all primetime shows on tv for that week -- as well as came probably the most total audiences.About the drama side, USA's "Suits" (1.5/4 in 18-49, 4.44m) continues to look great on Thursday, building a little on its "Burn Notice" lead-in (1.4/4, 5.00m) and accumulating best-since-preem scores in key groups. And something evening earlier saw newbie "Necessary Roughness" (1.3/4, 4.21m) deliver best-since-preem amounts and retaining the majority of its "Royal Pains" lead-in (1.4/4, 4.85m). Among other rookie dramas, ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" (1.3/3, 3.14m) hit a brand new full of its target 12-34 demo (1.9 million audiences) and TNT's "Falling Skies" (1.5/4, 4.31m) and "Franklin and Party" (.9/2, 2.84) published their the second best scores up to now, and MTV's "Teen Wolf" (.8/2, 1.93m) had its best showing yet in the regular Monday timeslot.As well as on the comedy side, "Wilfred" (.9/3, 1.74m) dug up its best amounts since its premiere.Lifetime's "From the Wall" opened up decently Sunday (.5/one in 18-49, 1.78m), airing behind "Drop Dead Diva" (.7/2, 2.09m). Also for that internet a week ago, "Project Runway" came back Thursday (1.1/3, 2.75m), up 8% as a whole audiences versus. its season opener of this past year. Also of note, A&E obtained with "Storage Wars" (1.7/5, 4.38m) and "Gene Simmons' Family Jewels" (1.3/4, 2.97m), using the latter drawing its biggest overall aud up to now using its sixth-season finale.Discovery's "Most harmful Catch" (1.4/4, 3.29m) ended its season strong Tuesday.And National football league Network achieved positive results in the finish from the league's lockout, using its primetime coverage of free agency moves calculating 290,000 audiences -- tripling the net's average for the similar nights last year. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com