Keck's Exclusives: Chord Overstreet on His Go back to Glee

Chord Overstreet When Chord Overstreet unsuccessful arrive at contractual terms using the producers of Glee within the summer time, his character, Mike Evans, was abruptly wiped off. (Within the season premiere, it had been described that his out-of-work father had arrived employment in Kentucky.) On December 6, audiences finally acquire some resolution when Chord returns to McKinley High just when New Directions needs him most. "Finn and Rachel come find me and request my parents basically can return to assist them to win Sectionals," previews Chord. "Rachel states I'm able to remain at among their properties, after which everything accumulates where it left off." Unsure just how lengthy Mike is going to be adhering around, the actor states, "It's undetermined right now. I am just getting fun, and Mark [Salling], Cory [Monteith], Harry [Shum, Junior.] and Kevin [McHale] were especially glad to welcome me back." Extra fun was meeting his equally blonde TV parents, Mary and Dwight, performed by cleaning soap actress Tanya Clarke and former The Dukes of Hazzard heartthrob, John Schneider. "John and that i used to do impressions off set the entire time," states Chord. "He is doing an excellent Christopher Walken and Sean Connery and that i do Matthew McConaughey." The only real disadvantage to rejoining the series: "My body system wasn't accustomed to the dancing. The very first day in the dance studio, we'd three tunes to complete for Sectionals, and subsequently day my hamstrings could not move. And That I needed to go back to dancing again." Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

'We Bought a Zoo' Clip: Scarlett Johansson Doesn't Escape Much

.publish-content img Carrying out a six-year break from feature filmmaking, director Cameron Crowe returns for the multiplex in the large way this December with 'We Bought a Zoo.' The film -- that have a effective sneak preview over Thanksgiving weekend -- stars Matt Damon just like a widower who decides the simplest technique to get his youthful family inside the distressing reference to losing the woman they love is to discover rundown zoo inside the California countryside. Heartwarming and sweet (without needing to be maudlin), 'We Bought a Zoo' is poised being one of the family films associated with preference this holidays. In this particular exclusive first clip, zookeeper Kelly Promote (Scarlett Johansson) questions Damon's character, Benjamin Mee, about his motives for purchasing the zoo -- a scene which underscores the film's message of risk with two simple words: Why not? Within the tail-finish in the clip, frequency greater a couple of from the 'We Bought a Zoo' score by Jonsi, the Sigur Ros frontman who Crowe arrived at produce music for your film. It's a wonderful score and due in stores an online-according to 12 ,. 13. 'We Bought a Zoo' involves theaters on 12 ,. 23. [Photo: Fox] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

NPR news topper heading to BBC

National Public Radio executive editor Dick Meyer has been named executive producer of BBC News, America. Effective in February, Meyer will have editorial oversight over the nightly "BBC World News America" as well as the Stateside edition of the BBC news website. From his Washington, D.C. base, Meyer will also work with London's BBC News headquarters to coordinate coverage of U.S. news for U.K. auds. "His considerable multiplatform experience and understanding of the North American news media landscape will help us ... further strengthen the profile and presence of BBC News for American TV, digital and radio audiences," BBC Newsroom head Mary Hockaday said. Meyer had worked for NPR since 2008 and the following year took charge of managing NPR's worldwide news operation on-air and online. Previously, Meyer was editorial director of CBSNews.com and was a producer for "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," with a focus on political and investigative reporting. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Jim Parsons befriends 'Harvey'

ParsonsJim Parsons has nailed lower his next legit gig, toplining an approaching Broadway revival of "Harvey." "The Large Bang Theory" Emmy champion, who made his Primary Stem bow last season within the revival of "The Standard Heart," can look inside a Roundabout Theater Company production helmed by Scott Ellis, the connect a.d. from the Gotham nonprofit. Parsons will have the guy who pals around having a giant invisible rabbit within the 1944 abide by Mary Chase. Cast will also include Jessica Hecht and Charles Kimbrough. Title, most widely known from the 1950 film version starring James Stewart, was formerly elevated on Broadway inside a short 1970 stint. New limited engagement -- created by Roundabout in colaboration with Don Gregory, who holds privileges towards the play -- will start following the Tony qualifications cutoff for that 2011-12 season, beginning previews May 18 in front of a June 14 opening at Studio 54, among the Roundabout's Broadway venues. Full casting particulars still be introduced. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

How 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' Turns $12 Million Into $5 Billion in One Hour

This story appeared in the Dec. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsVictoria's Secret Model Adriana Lima Survives Lingerie Show Without Food or WaterVictoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011: Inside the Star-Studded Celebration (Photos) Do we have the gun?" Todd Thomas, the collection designer for the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, set to air Nov. 29 on CBS, inspects a lavender tulle tutu worn by supermodel Lily Aldridge, wife of Kings of Leon lead singer Caleb Followill. "The gun," is a glue gun. And Thomas, who has seen his share of runway mishaps during nearly a decade with Victoria's Secret, needs it to tack up under-layers of tulle that have come loose in the back, slightly obscuring Aldridge's g-stringed derriere. PHOTOS: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 It is five days before the Nov. 9 runway show, and about 30 people are jammed into a small room on the 12th floor of the midtown Manhattan headquarters of Victoria's Secret. Thomas, Sophia Neophitou, the British fashion editor who came aboard as head stylist last year, and Monica Mitro, executive vp brand communications and events and a 17-year veteran of Victoria's Secret, are furiously working to put the final touches on 69 looks to be worn by 36 models, more than ever have walked the runway at the annual underwear spectacle. Today's fitting is its own media event; fitters, dressers and assistants jockey for space in the stuffy room with photographers, reporters and video crews. "There are a lot of people here today, darling," says Neophitou, lifting her mane of grey-flecked black curls from her neck. The windows are thrown open in a futile attempt to lower the temperature in the room. STORY: Victoria's Secret Model Adriana Lima Survives Lingerie Show Without Food or Water Aldridge's lavender tutu is paired with a black velvet corset, diaphanous lavender push-up bra and red satin heels with ballet straps. "Can you walk for me pretty girl?" asks Neophitou. Aldridge flounces toward Thomas, Neophitou and Mitro. Neophitou rises from her Eames swivel chair and gently pats Aldridge's breasts. "They look good," she purrs, "amazing." ♦♦♦♦♦ Despite appearances, the Victoria's Secret fashion show is not really about fashion. Yes, the foundations of the runway getups are bras and panties that are available at your local Victoria's Secret store. But you can't buy Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio's gold-plated wings festooned with 105,000 Swarovski crystals. Broadcast in more than 180 countries, the $12 million made-for-TV-event attracts the world's top models and features A-list musical guests. And it's all designed to burnish a brand that peddles fantasies to everyone from teenagers to suburban housewives of America. "It's become a performance-slash-lifestyle-slash-variety show and, of course, with models wearing intimate apparel," says Francois Lee of ad buying firm MediaVest. The special has shifted from "just an extension of a catalog to really showcasing the lifestyle aspect of the brand." "It's a marketing marvel," adds Bob Horowitz, president of reality production house JUMA Entertainment, who as the former head of IMG's U.S. television division has packaged his share of TV specials. The runway show started in 1995 as a modest proceeding at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan and has been televised regularly since 2001, when ABC first put it on. CBS has had the show since 2002 but did not air it in 2004 -- a response to the national outrage over Janet Jackson's Super Bowl nipple flash on the network. The TV special is designed to send consumers to the web or the company's 1,000-plus retail outlets -- just in time for the holiday season. And it works: Victoria's Secret, founded in 1977, last year raked in net sales of $5.5 billion. "It's the only one-hour network show dedicated to a single brand," says Mitro. "It puts our brand in front of millions of people around the world during the crucial holiday period." CBS licenses the show from Victoria's Secret for slightly more than $1 million, well below the $20 million it pays for the Grammys. The show is not exactly a ratings blockbuster -- 9 million viewers tuned in last year, compared with nearly 27 million who watched the Grammys this year -- but it does bring younger viewers to CBS; more than half of the 2010 audience was in the 18-49 demo. "We are a big-tent broadcaster. We want everybody," says Jack Sussman, executive vp specials, music and live events at CBS, who oversees production of the show. "This diversifies our portfolio of specials." Although it has never drawn an FCC indecency fine, the show has intermittently raised the ire of watchdog groups including the Parents Television Council. But despite the copious amount of taut flesh on display, the TV special features no pixilated nudity. "There are the occasional issues that come up unexpectedly," says Sussman. "But that's the beauty of postproduction." And Sussman, who says the show's viewership is 60 percent women, the same as for most of broadcast TV, has his own decency filter: "Do my two teenage daughters want to see it? Will my wife watch it? And will my mother not turn it off? And this show gets through that filter." The special is a mashup of runway spectacle, musical acts, behind-the-scenes fodder and vignettes about some of the models. And it has increasingly lured top-tier musical guests, critical for creating buzz. The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Katy Perry have all been paid to appear. This year's show, held at the Lexington Armory in NY, featured performances from Nicki Minaj and Maroon 5 -- whose frontman, Adam Levine, dates Victoria's Secret model Anne Vyalitsina -- and headliner Kanye West. He was joined onstage by surprise guest Jay-Z; they performed "Niggas in Paris," an F-bomb-laced paean to fame and materialism, as Jay-Z's pregnant wife Beyonce sat in the front row. (It had yet to be determined if the song will make it into the broadcast.) Leslie Wexner, the septuagenarian billionaire CEO of Victoria's Secret parent Limited Brands, is a staple at the show, which is also known, and judged by, the hodgepodge of celebrities it attracts. Russell Simmons, Michael Bay (who has directed Victoria's Secret commercials), Debbie Harry, Donna Karan, Alexander Wang and former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld attended this year. Orlando Bloom, husband of Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, could be seen cheering demonstrably when his wife, who gave birth to their son in January, sauntered down the runway wearing the collection's now iconic $2.5 million Fantasy Treasure Bra -- designed by London Jewelers and embellished with nearly 3,400 precious stones including 142 carats of diamonds. Haute couture it is not. Maryna Linchuk wore a bubble skirt that looked like a frosted pink donut and Shannan Click sported a bra festooned with a blinking heart on each breast. None of these outré items is available at Victoria's Secret stores. Still, the show gets more national media attention than anything on the runways at NY Fashion Week. "It's one giant PR stunt," says Linda Ong, president of branding firm Truth Consulting. "It's about getting people to keep this very mass-market brand top-of-mind. The celebrities, the million-dollar bra. They always have some model who just had a baby, and so it's all about how much weight she lost. It's a pseudo-event. But because of the PR machine, people cover it likes it's news." That exposure can be a career maker for models. Former Victoria's Secret spokesmodels Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks have parlayed that fame into media mogul status. "It puts millions of dollars of advertising behind you," says Ivan Bart, senior vp of IMG Models. Victoria's Secret spokesmodels can earn $5 million a year, while those who don't have contracts with the company pocket $10,000 or more for the runway show alone, say sources. IMG Models has nine women in the runway show including Kerr, Lily Aldridge and Candace Swanepoel, all of whom have lucrative contracts as Victoria's Secret spokesmodels. "By promoting the brand you're getting more experience doing publicity, events, speaking on camera, talk shows -- everything that it takes to be a brand ambassador," says Bart. "That gives you tremendous visibility and opportunities." ♦♦♦♦♦ The acrid smell of hairspray and burnt hair permeates a long, cavernous room on the fifth floor of the Armory. It is Nov. 9, the day of the runway show, and the bomb-sniffing dogs from Spartan Security Services have cleared reporters and photographers who have made their way into the hair and makeup rotation, a five-hour media op with a buffet. The models -- wearing matching short magenta satin robes -- mingle with the media mob while they are alternately assaulted by an army tugging at their tresses and dabbing lip gloss on pillow lips. (There are 21 makeup artists, 19 hair stylists and 50 dressers.) A paper sign clipped to a heavy blue curtain indicates the "bronzing" corner. And a peek through a crack in the drapes reveals dressers slathering spray tan on a topless model. "Make sure that the girls have no shimmer at all on the body," admonishes head makeup artist Tom Pecheux. In another corner, the $2.5 million Fantasy Treasure Bra is displayed on a form while security specialist Darren Pittman stands sentinel. ("I have to stay with the bra," he says.) It will appear in the Victoria's Secret holiday catalog, though it isn't likely to find a buyer. In fact, none of the multimillion-dollar Fantasy Bras has been purchased. They end up getting dismantled, say sources. But all of that bling is simply stitched onto the Victoria's Secret Gorgeous Push-up Bra. And that particular fantasy can be yours for about $50. BY THE NUMBERS 142: Diamond carats in Fantasy Bra 100: CBS production staffers 50: Dressers 36: Models 9 million: Viewers in 2010 3: Bomb-sniffing dogs PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 Related Topics Beyonce Jay-Z Nicki Minaj Adam Levine Adriana Lima

AMAs 2011: Chris Brown Grooves to Beyonce Song While Jennifer Lopez Takes note of Win at After-Party

Possibly probably the most truly sincere moments in the 2011 American Music Honours came when Jennifer Lopez won Favorite Latin Music Artist(her second time nabbing very good) and thanked her longtime manager Benny Medina. "Thank you... My creative soul-mate, my everything, my soldier round the front line," the singer mentioned within the stage.our editor recommendsAMAs 2011: Individuals who win and Nominees Complete ListHollywood's Property Deals every week: The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey, Bruce Willis, 'Twilight' Honeymoon House, Justin Bieber's ManagerAMAs 2011: Katy Perry Surprised With Special Achievement AwardAMAs 2011: Inside Hot Chelle Rae's Red-colored-colored Carpet Style MeetingNext Generation 2011: LegalRelated Subjects•American Music Honours So that it only agreed to be fitting the 2 would celebrate in equal measure later on Sunday evening. The region: Greystone Manor Supperclub in West Hollywood, the newest late-evening hotspot within the continuously growing SBE Empire. PHOTOS: The Most Effective and Worst Moments within the AMAs There, Lopez and Medina held court and entertained industry pals for instance Epic Records chairman and X Factor judge L.A. Reid, who supervised the release of Lopez's Love? when he was running Island Def Jam, Attacking Youthful Boys manager Scooter Braun, attorney Aaron Rosenberg, Cougar Town showrunner Danny Rose, The The American Idol Show Show talent booker Steve Schillaci,Because Of Due To Jimmy Kimmel Live music booker Scott Igoeand various IDJ professionals. Nearby, Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, Lance Bass and Chaka Khan mingled while Chris Brown put his progresses display -- climbing atop a banquet and grooving for the appear of ex-girlfriend Rihanna's voice round the Kanye track "All of the Lights." Sooner or later, he even sang along for the chorus. Although wearing shades, Brown's bleach-blond hair made him instantly spottable in the corner in the club, especially when Drake's "Fancy" and West's "Energy" carried out. PHOTOS: AMAs Red-colored-colored Carpet Arrivals Things cranked up a notch after evening time each time a gaggle of barely-fitted males marched within the floor moving sparklers together with a duplicate in the AMA very triangular. The tune playing? Lopez's "On the floor,Inch 'natch, too as with her uncontainable excitement, the celebrity nudged her manager to sign up within the groove. The after-party was backed by Fiat, Lopez's corporate partner-switched-stage prop, and was one of several publish-AMA occasions in Hollywood on Sunday. LMFAO celebrated their evening at Playhouse Hollywood, where sooner or later Redfoo removed lower to his under clothes, according to experts. AMAs presenters for instance Adam Lambert and Matthew Morrison headed for the Moving Stone Restaurant And Lounge and Interscope mind Jimmy Iovinewas slated to host their very own small soiree within the Sunset Marquis Hotel. The condition AMAs publish-party is at a tent alongside downtown's Nokia Theater. Participants incorporated Bill Maher, Gavin Degraw and Robin Thicke. Twitter: @shirleyhalperin Related Subjects American Music Honours Adam Lambert Chris Brown Jennifer Lopez Antonio L.A. Reid

Sneak Look: Glees Troubletones Perform an Adele Mash-Up

Naya Rivera and Amber Riley The Brit has came back on Tuesday's Glee! While Adele's tunes are actually covered around the program before, The Troubletones' performance might really be the most effective yet.Santana, (Naya Rivera), Mercedes (Amber Riley), Brittany (Louise Morris) as well as the relaxation in the lately produced girl group to experience a mash-from "Rumour Has It" and "You.Inch The performance may also be the show's 300th musical number.Harry Potter, Glee lead People Choice Honours nominationsCheck the sneak look: The Glee episode titled "Mash Off" airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Sports' struggles can train Hollywood

A sparse crowd attends a game title title involving the La Dodgers as well as the Philadelphia Phillies this summer season at Dodger Stadium. For any very long time Hollywood's leading players required refuge utilizing their pursuit to entertain the earth by settling into choice seats at Opponents and Dodgers games -- specially when the area teams were winning game titles.Just what can the town glean within the sports world's current withdrawal resulting in withdrawal leading to convulsions -- including labor strife threatening to clean the Basketball season as well as the auction in the Dodgers, carrying out a public meltdown that will have people wondering who'll play entrepreneurs Frank and Jamie McCourt inside the movie?These situations aren't completely similar, but parallels to entertainment provide some training.Beneath the McCourts, the Dodgers handled to alienate fans from the products came out being among baseball's unshakable sights. Even when they was mediocre the franchise consistently came well, due to the fact likely to Dodger Stadium was this kind of enjoyable experience.It's possible, basically, to mismanage a beloved property in to a temporary shambles. And also on the entertainment side, the deluge of options means such problems can wreak havoc faster than in the past.For that Basketball, where the lockout has mentioned part of the season and could jeopardize the whole factor, you'll naturally watch charges and counter-charges flying via Twitter without hearing echoes in the last authors strike.Obviously, the talent guilds are substantially totally different from professional sports, since anybody drawing an Basketball or Nfl salary nowadays is raking inside a large amount of cash. There isn't middle-class and fighting people, as they are true for a number of stars, authors and company company directors to whom unemployment might be standard and dealing the welcome break.You will discover key common threads, though, beginning using the brevity of careers (particularly in sports), which gives management a effective bit of leverage -- nobody desires to discard their prime producing years -- and could drive a wedge between legitimate "stars" and journeymen. Billionaire entrepreneurs also execute a fair job impersonating major art galleries when insisting their broken enterprize model really ensures they are the aggrieved, desperate parties.The primary one element of reassurance, for Hollywood and sports, might be the public's failure to help keep grudges against items that delight and divert them.The Nfl experienced its own labor discord and rapidly roared within the ratings. Past Basketball and Major league baseball stoppages and ripoffs created expected griping -- a pox by themselves over-fortunate houses! -- that shown toothless once the business of thrilling 2010 national football league 2010 nfl playoffs and seven-game series began again.Lots of people believe it is equally difficult to stay mad at movies and tv, when the way to obtain friction originates from strikes or conservatives (mainly) who insist they'll boycott shows or movies because of a star or filmmaker's politics. Exactly the same factor applies to cable-carriage fee disputes, which rarely trigger the wholesale customer flight that channels dangle to weaken a distributor's resolve throughout discussions just before the parties inevitably achieve a contract.Ultimately, clients are creatures of habit that don't like needing to contemplate individuals behind the curtain if the involves their entertainment. Confront these with the fact artists and sports sports athletes don't ply their trade strictly from devotion to craft or the sport, and they are likely to lash out temporarily their way, or at management.Get rid of the distraction and hang out something that like, however, and many types of is forgotten. Yet despite repeated demos from the dynamic, inside the warmth as soon as fans and media bloggers frequently appear false sensors about residual damage and unforgiving audiences.Former Dodger Steve Garvey, who's part of a business investing in an offer for your franchise, recently told a sports radio show, "Sports might be the memory business," which reflects a stylish sense of nostalgia, inserted with the warming imagery of fathers passing their passions to sons.The simple truth is harsher than that -- and nowadays, more likely involves father watching sports alone. Ultimately, the amount of youthful kids stay awake until evening time to check out large games almost more often than not scheduled beneath the lights -- not to create shared recollections, but rather to improve TV revenue?For Hollywood and sports, therein lies the particular lesson: Due to its excesses, sports frequently finds itself inside the amnesia business. For that pervasiveness of the condition, the Basketball and whoever eventually ends up having the Dodgers must thank their lucky stars. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

Mimi Rogers to see Ashton Kutcher's Mother on two and a half Males

Mimi Rogers Mimi Rogers will guest-star on two and a half Males as Ashton Kutcher's mother, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Rogers look in no less than two episodes as Walden's mother, according to Deadline, which first reported the casting. Like her computer whiz kid boy, Mama Schmidt can be a brainiac too, like a famous primatologist.Exclusive two and a half Males video: Watch Jon Cryer become CharlieIt is unclear when Rogers' episodes will air.Rogers, who acquired her large burglary 1987's Anybody to Keep Close Track Of Me, might well be most broadly recognized to TV fans as Agent Diana Fowley round the X-Files. She's also came out in Austin Forces and Dawson's Creek, playing Michelle Williams' mother.two and a half Males airs Mondays at 9/8c on CBS.

Berman: Uses connections, persistence to create slate

Jason Michael BermanEver since his days inside a Baltimore junior senior high school, Jason Michael Berman remains trades to produce movies."I used to be 13 and written instructions for the leader from the new the new sony Electronics proclaiming that I used to be beginning a film and video program within my school, which we would like their support," states Berman, who fought inside the class due to his dyslexia and situated refuge inside the alternate reality of films. "They written back and led an entire editing system towards the school."In similar fashion, Berman acquired an Passionate for his secondary school. Nevertheless it wasn't until his undergrad days at USC he began interfacing together with your future industryites as Jon Chu and Ryan Piers Williams."Since USC, I've been working my associations with my childhood friends,Inch states Berman, who began his Hollywood career within the William Morris Agency before stints at MGM and Gary Ross' Larger Than Existence Prods.Really, he teamed with Williams for his first creating credit, the America Ferrera-Melissa Leo starrer "The Dry Land," which opened up competing within the 2010 Sundance Film Festival."I certainly think that jumping from assistant to producer is probably the toughest jumps you possibly can make,In . notes Berman, which has develop and elevated gold gold coin for five more indie films since "Dry Land" like the Robert Duvall-Lucas Black starrer "seven days in Paradise." "However am very persistent. I am excellent at assembling all the various pieces and pushing things forward."10 PRODUCERS To Check Out 2011Jason Michael Berman Borderline Films Tyler Davidson & Sophia Lin James Gay-Rees Lawrence Inglee Red-colored-colored Granite Pictures Laura Rister Jonathan Schwartz Diarmid Scrimshaw Kevin Walsh Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Boxing Legend Joe Frazier, Who Inspired Legendary 'Rocky' Moments, Dies at 67 (Video)

Boxing legend Joe Frazier, who were built with a cameo in Rocky and then stated he was the muse for that legendary moments where Sylvester Stallone sometimes appears accumulating the steps from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, died Monday evening in Philadelphia following a brief fight with liver cancer. He was 67.our editor recommendsMuhammad Ali Sues Kentucky Couple Over Money Pit Mansion Rocky Balboa Returns'Rocky' Musical Moving Forward'Rocky,' 'Fargo,' 'Saddles' join Nat'l Film RegistryRelated Subjects•Obituaries PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Frazier won the Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medal for that U.S. in 1964 and held the planet heavyweight boxing crown from 1970-73, but he's possibly most widely known for his three epic fights with Muhammad Ali. Rocky featured a personality named Apollo Creed, who had been affected by Ali. However in a 2008 interview using the Protector, Frazier noted he inspired a couple of the Oscar-winning 1976 movie's most legendary moments. After moving from Harlem to Philadelphia, Frazier wound up working in a slaughterhouse. "I had been the drain guy. My job ended up being to make certain the bloodstream went to waste," he stated. "But sometimes, early each morning, I'd go lower that lengthy rail of meat and focus on my punching. That's how Stallone got exactly the same idea for Rocky -- much like he used the storyline about me training by accumulating the steps from the museum in Philadelphia." But Frazier stated he never gained anything at all in the backstory. "He never compensated me for none of my past," the boxer stated. "I only got taken care of a stroll-on part. Rocky is really a sad story for me personally.Inch STORY: Muhammad Ali Sues Kentucky Couple Over Money Pit Mansion Meanwhile, Frazier and Ali entertained audiences all over the world using their three epic fights, which culminated in 1975's Thrilla in Manila, a battle that grew to become the topic of an Cinemax documentary of the identical title that broadcast last year. [Watch a promo in the finish of the publish.] Throughout their fight -- nearly towards the dying -- they exchanged punches having a fervor that appeared unthinkable among heavyweights. Frazier gave nearly as good as he got for 14 models, then needed to take place back by trainer Eddie Futch because he attempted to visit out for that final round, not able to determine. Ali was as cruel with Frazier from the ring because he was within it. He known as him a gorilla, and mocked him being an Uncle Tom. But he respected him like a fighter, especially after Frazier won a choice to protect his heavyweight title from the then-unbeaten Ali inside a fight which was so large Frank Sinatra was shooting pictures at front row, Burt Lancaster was delivering the colour commentary, and both martial artists gained an impressive $2.5 million. "They explained Joe Frazier was through," Ali told Frazier at some point throughout the Manila fight. STORY: 'Rocky' Musical Continuing To Move Forward "They lied," Frazier stated, before striking Ali having a left hook. Finally, though, Frazier simply couldn't see and Futch wouldn't allow him to venture out for that 15th round. Ali won your dream during his stool, exhausted and considering themself whether to take. "Nearest factor to dying which i are conscious of,Inch Ali stated after. It had been among the finest fights ever, however it required a toll. Frazier would fight only two more occasions, getting bumped out inside a rematch with George Foreman, eight several weeks after losing his heavyweight title towards the boxer, before returning almost 30 years ago to have an ill-advised fight with Jumbo Cummings. Related Subjects Obituaries Frank Sinatra 1 2 next last

Brett Ratner Never 'Banged' Olivia Munn; Uses Gay Slur to Describe Rehearsing [UPDATE]

UPDATE: In a statement to TheWrap, director Brett Ratner apologized for saying that "rehearsals are for fags" after a 'Tower Heist' screening on Friday night. "I apologize for any offense my remarks caused. It was a dumb and outdated way of expressing myself," Ratner said. "Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words." [TheWrap] EARLIER: Today in disgusting things Brett Ratner said: after causing an Internet meltdown on Friday by saying he "banged" actress Olivia Munn when she "wasn't Asian," the 'Tower Heist' director told Howard Stern on Monday that he was not totally truthful. "I said I banged her three times, which wasn't true," Ratner said. Pressed by Stern as to whether he had sex with Munn at all, the director replied, "No." Of course, that's nothing compared to the homosexual slur he dropped during a post-'Tower Heist' screening Q&A over the weekend in Los Angeles. According to Vulture -- as well as D.C. Douglas on Twitter -- Ratner was asked after an Arclight screening of 'Tower Heist' about whether rehearsals were helpful to the creative process. His reply? "Rehearsing is for fags." Ratner is producing the 84th annual Academy Awards in February. [via @oliviamunn, Vulture] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Dish Network Misses 3Q Earnings Targets With 111,000 Drop In Subs

Analysts feared that Dish Network would come in lighter than they’d forecast when they saw how well DirecTV did with its NFL Sunday Ticket promotion and lower-than-expected sub losses at Comcast and other cable operators. Dish ended 3Q with net income of $319.1M, up 30.2% from the period last year, on revenues of $3.6B, up 12.3%. That revenue figure was just slightly lower than the $3.65B the Street projected. But earnings, at 71 cents a share, missed analysts’ target of 73 cents. The big questions today will probably revolve around the 111,000 drop in subscriptions to 13.95M — that compares to a 29,000 loss of subs in the same period last year. Before the recent run of 3Q announcements from Dish’s competitors, Brean Murray Carret analyst Todd Mitchell predicted that the company would lose 25,000 customers and Credit Suisse’ Stefan Anninger forecast a drop of 87,000. On Friday Anninger revised his projection to -174,000. “We spoke to some investors that had anticipated a loss between 150k to 200k (after DirecTV disclosed its) results last week so overall, we would say this is not as bad as feared,” says Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker. Dish attributed the loss to competitive pressures as well as “the weak housing market in the United States combined with lower discretionary spending.” Dish says that Blockbuster, which it acquired in April, had a net loss of $177,000 on revenues of $347M, but didn’t provide a comparison with previous years saying that the operation has changed so muchit “would not prove useful in assessing our post acquisition earnings and cash flows.” Blockbuster operated 1,500 retail stores as of the end of September. “We have negotiated flexible termination provisions in the leases of over 900 of these stores, should estimates of future revenue growth not meet our expectations,” Dish says. The company also announced this morning that it will pay a non-recurring dividend of $2 a share. That news “not only represents a welcome return of cash to shareholders but also signals that Chairman Charlie Ergen isn’t going to hoard cash to build his wireless field of dreams (probably),” says Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett.