Keck's Exclusives: Start Looking: That '70s Show Stars Together Again!

Are You Currently There Chelsea A lot more than 30 years following the psychedelic '70s, That '70s Show's Donna and Fez are searching remarkably youthful. A chapter of NBC's approaching sitcom Are You Currently There, Chelsea? (starring Laura Prepon like a cocktail waitress loosely according to boozy talk-show host Chelsea Handler) finds Wilmer Valderrama guest starring like a minor league baseball player. "Wilmer makes the bar and totally throws me for any loop," Laura teases. "You will find there's handful of kissing moments, that was really strange for all of us.Inch Like all of the '70s stars have continued to be tight but still spend time regularly. "When Kutch [Ashton Kutcher] began doing 2 . 5 Males, I went to a few episodes to aid him," states Laura. "He shoots around the next phase over from me, and so i see him constantly. Mila [Kunis], Topher [Sophistication], Danny [Masterson] and Wilmer all found my set a week ago. We are family forever." Laura, Wilmer, Ashton and Danny will also be co-proprietors of countless restaurants, including Hollywood's Large Wangs, which reminds Laura from the Nj sports bar where her character works. "People should have the ability to connect with this set," she states. "Like Cheers, it is a place in which you grab a beer watching the overall game. Except this time around I am the Mike Malone." Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

'Mission: Impossible' wins Christmas frame

With Christmas Day totals in hands, film companies have a very better sense of how their domestic horses are running: Paramount's ''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'' showed up at first place, getting an altered $46.2 million Friday-to-Monday gross, then Warner Bros.' holdover ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title Title of Shadows,'' collecting $31.8 million in four days.Overall in your area, bizzers project this years four-day holiday frame being up roughly 8% over a year ago.Most are predicting a considerable uptick today versus. Sunday's grosses -- usual for the following day's Christmas, when kidpics start to see the greatest bump between 60%-70%, while grosses for individuals other fare will frequently have increases tomorrow around 30%.''Ghost Protocol,'' which launched a week ago exclusively particularly-format houses, has cumed in your area $78.6 000 0000 ''Shadows,'' within the second frame, showed up at by Monday $90.6 000 0000.One more holdover that made good inside the extended holiday weekend, Fox's ''Alvin as well as the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' acquired an thought four-day gross of $20 million, getting its total Stateside tally to $56.9 million. ''Chipwrecked'' outdid the market's other kidpic, Par's ''The Adventures of Tintin,'' which bowed getting a four-day estimate of $16.millions of. Within The U . s . States, ''Tintin'' has cumed $24.millions of, including Canadian grosses, with $240 million worldwide beginning the weekend. ''Now you're headed to the best weekend of year if this involves moviegoing,'' mentioned Componen vice chairman Make the most of Moore.Among the holiday's other wide releases, Fox's family drama ''We Bought a Zoo'' opened up up Friday by getting an thought take of $15.6 000 0000 through Monday. Sony's ''The Girl While using Dragon Tattoo'' released an thought $19.4 million in four days, getting a domestic cume of $27.7 million. The brand new the new sony launched the film latenight Tuesday.''Tattoo'' showed up much much softer than expected, while Disney-DreamWorks' Christmas Day entry, ''War Equine,'' greater than bending industry anticipation, getting made just north $15 million for just two days. Disney is predicting the film to stay flat from Sunday to Monday, thinking about the truth that ''War Horse'' isn't strictly a family group film (though an uptick can be done). Couples composed two-thirds in the pic's opening-day tally, in line with the studio.Also bowing on Christmas Day, Summit's sci-fier ''The Pitch-dark Hour'' released an even more modest -- but nevertheless in line with anticipation -- $5.5 million by 50 percent days.Within the niche B.O., Warner Bros.' ''Extremely Noisy and very Close'' acquired a great opening day per-screen average of $11,753 from six locations. Pic launched Christmas day in addition to make the most of elevated film going now. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Fox originals top Wednesday

Fox's 'X Factor' averaged 11.1 million viewers Wednesday.Opposite mostly repeats on the competition Wednesday night, Fox's music talent competition ''The X Factor'' and new comedy ''I Hate My Teenage Daughter'' prevailed among young adults, with the latter rising week to week.According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, ''The X Factor'' averaged a 3.3 rating/10 share in adults 18-49 and 11.1 million viewers overall from 8 to 9:30 p.m. , merely on par with last week even though it didn't face CBS' ''Survivor'' this time; the show's finale airs tonight. And at 9:30, ''I Hate My Teenage Daughter'' (first-place 2.1/6 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall) was up some from last week when it faced an original ''Criminal Minds'' on CBS and a Barbara Walters special on ABC.As often happens at times of repeats for the Big Four, Univision rated well with its original telenovelas. The Spanish-language network, led by ''La Fuerza del Destino (The Strength of Destiny)'' (1.9/5 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall), ran second for the night in 18-49.ABC aired repeats of comedies ''The Middle'' (1.4/5 in 18-49, 5.4 million viewers overall), ''Suburgatory'' (1.5/5 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall), ''Modern Family'' (2.2/6 in 18-49, 6.4 million viewers overall) and ''Happy Endings'' (1.4/4 in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall), followed by the soap ''Revenge'' (0.9/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall), which doesn't figure to repeat well. ''Modern Family'' was the night's No. 1 scripted show among the 18-49 crowd.At CBS, its annual adoption special ''A Home for the Holidays'' (0.8/2 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) was up a bit year to year, and was followed by repeats of ''Criminal Minds'' (1.5/4 in 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall) and ''CSI'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall); ''CSI'' led the broadcasters in 18-49, though it may have been topped by FX's ''American Horror Story,'' which wrapped its season Wednesday.NBC's four-night gameshow event ''Who's Still Standing'' (1.7/5 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) was down from Tuesday, placing second to ''X Factor'' in the 8 o'clock hour but performing much better than the repeat comedies the net aired in the timeslot last week. Finishing out the night were the low-rated repeat special ''A Michael Buble Christmas'' (1.0/3 in 18-49, 4.4 million viewers overall) and an encore of ''Law and Order: SVU'' (1.0/3 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall).Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 3.0/9; Univision, 1.5/4; ABC, 1.4/4; CBS, 1.3/4; NBC, 1.2/4; CW, 0.3/1.In total viewers: Fox, 9.8 million; CBS, 6.1 million; NBC, 4.7 million; ABC, 4.5 million; Univision, 3.6 million; CW, 0.8 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

Paula Patton on 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol': 'There's No Way Tom Cruise Can Kill Me, Right?'

When Tom Cruise agrees to do a movie, the dude DOES the movie. As in: he brings excessive amounts of energy and talent to all things related to the production, both on camera off. Cruise even enjoys doing most of his own stunts -- something you already witnessed if you saw the trailer for 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' and the scene where Cruise's Ethan Hunt runs down the side of the Burj Khalifi, the tallest building in the world. The couch-jumping star didn't limit his work on 'MI4' to simply death-defying heights -- he also was on hand for some driving stunts that were dangerous enough for his co-star Paula Patton to fear for her life. Sorta. In an interview with Vanity Fair writer Brett Berk for Stick Shift -- a car column that runs online every Monday -- Patton discussed how she didn't get to do much stunt driving on 'Ghost Protocol,' because Cruise was literally at the wheel. "I've got to tell you, besides being an incredible actor, he's also a great stuntman," Patton said. "I mean, this man can drive a car! There were moments when we'd have to stop within, literally, a foot of the camera, and he'd be going at it full speed, and I'd be in the car going [inhales sharply and holds breath]. I'd think, He won't kill me. There's no way Tom Cruise can kill me, right? I mean, isn't that like a safety net? Tom Cruise is driving? My heart was in my stomach, but he always came through. He was always right on the spot." Good thing! You can see Cruise driving cars and running away from explosions when 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' hits IMAX theaters on Friday; a full theatrical release follows next week. [via VF.com] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

ROLL CALL: Kelly Osbourne, Jennifer Love Hewitt & Pam Anderson To Guest Judge On RuPauls Drag Race

First Released: December 12, 2011 12:33 PM EST Credit: Logo design Caption RuPaul observed in a promo shot for RuPuals Drag RaceLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Everyday Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Stars Sashay Onto Drag Race: The approaching Season 4 of RuPauls Drag Race premiering on Logo design on The month of january 30 may have a slew up Celebrities knowing the fierceness from the shows would-be drag full stars. Logo design introduced on Monday that Kelly Osbourne, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pam Anderson, Glees Amber Riley, Rose McGowan, Jennifer Tilly, Natalie Cole, Regina King and Wynonna Judd is going to be a few of the shows celebrity guest idol judges. Nevertheless its not just the women that'll be knowing Rus women. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, former National basketball association stars John Salley and Ron Fox and also the Tonight Shows Ross Mathews will even offer their sassy assumes the women. Take a look at a trailer for that year HERE! Hairspray Star Sweeping Hair!?: The most popular airport terminal brawler and former Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky includes a new gig that needs a broom! Based on Radar Online, the actress is investing in some hrs at Celebrity Hairstylists in her own home town of Great Neck, NY. I had been within the salon getting my hair done and that i saw her working there. I couldnt accept is as true. She was sweeping up hair but additionally doing peoples constitute, a person told the web site. This is not the very first time Nikki has lately labored within the service industry. Remember when she apparently labored in a shoe store in her own hometown however refused working there? Take a look at Nikki working the broom, HERE! Lindsay Rocks A Bikini!: Talking about stars with a few career bumps, Lindsay Lohans Hawaiian weekend wasnt only full of missing purse shenanigans. The actress required a while hitting the beach inside a bikini and displayed the women. Begin to see the actress creating a splash, HERE! Entirely Blossom: Lindsay wasnt the only real star revealing some skin over the past weekend. Orlando Blossom, who's in Nz filming The Hobbit, required just a little beach break, where he and boy Flynn were both spotted searching adorable. Begin to see the proud father and boy, HERE! Snooki Puts A Bow Onto It: Jersey Shores Snooki is honoring the holiday season with boyfriend Jionni plus they displayed their first tree together. Take a look at Snookis remarkably well developed lower Christmas tree (in which the tree poof?), HERE! -By Jesse Spero Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Guns N Roses, Chili A myriad of all kinds of peppers In Rock Hall

First Launched: December 7, 2011 8:56 AM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Slash reaches the Classic Rock N Roll of Recognition around the block Lane Hotel on November 3, 2008 in LondonWelcome for the Stone Hall of Fame, Guns N Roses. The seminal rock-band in the late eighties and early 90s leads the course of 2012. Also making the cut will be the Beastie Boys the Sought After Chili A myriad of all kinds of peppers the late singer/songwriter Laura Nyro Donovan as well as the Small Faces/Faces, which incorporated Fly fishing rod Stewart and Moving Gems guitarist Ronnie Wood. The inductees were introduced on Wednesday. Nyro might be the only real female act making it the hall passed down Donna Summer season, Joan Jett as well as the Blackhearts, Heart and Rufus with Chaka Khan. All were round the ballot. The Stone Hall of Fame induction ceremony will probably be kept in Cleveland, where the rock hall relies, on April 14. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ka-Chung! How All Christmas Music Doubles Radio's Ratings

Jason Aldean was the big winner at Monday night's American Country Awards in Las Vegas, taking home six awards, including artist of the year.our editor recommendsAMAs 2011: Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year; Adele Scores Favorite Album; Bruno Mars Upsets Justin BieberCMA Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Second Entertainer of the Year TrophyKristin Chenoweth Covers Carrie Underwoods 'Lessons Learned' (Video)Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year at ACM Awards The singer, the night's top nominee with Zac Brown Band at eight, also nabbed album of the year for My Kinda Party, touring artist of the year and single of the year by a male artist for "My Kinda Party" at the fan-voted awards. PHOTOS: Country Crossovers Meanwhile, Carrie Underwood, who was last year's top winner with six of the Fender Telecaster trophies, won female artist of the year honors as well as music video and single of the year by a female artist for "Mama's Song." Brad Paisley, who was not present at the ceremony, was named male artist of the year. Blake Shelton won video of the year by a male artist for "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking." He dedicated the win to his father, who has "been having a pretty rough couple of weeks." Dick Shelton is the hospital with pneumonia. American Idol winner Scotty McCreery was named new artist of the year. PHOTOS: 54th annual Grammy Award Nominees As expected, the show's focus was squarely on country music's youth movement, with twentysomethings taking in the early haul of Fender Telecaster trophies and performances slots. Chris Young was the show's early leader, earning breakthrough artist and single of the year for "Voices." Co-host Kristin Chenoweth, brought in to keep returning host Trace Adkins in line, added zing to the show. The diminutive Broadway star entered the MGM Grand Garden Arena in boxing gloves, a fighter's robe and impossibly tall high heels, tossing jabs at her 6-foot-6 counterpart while running circles around him. She then challenged him to a singing contest. After she required him to sing "Oklahoma," she dropped the robe to reveal an artificially enhanced posterior and launched into Adkins' hit "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk." Later, Adkins carried her on stage strapped to his chest in a baby carrier. The Associated Press contributed to this report. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Country Crossovers Related Topics Carrie Underwood Kristin Chenoweth Blake Shelton Brad Paisley

A Snow Whitened Christmas

A Lythgoe Family Prods., Miracle Pictures Entertainment and Raising a child presentation of the musical pantomime in 2 functions by Kris Lythgoe. Directed by Bonnie Lythgoe. Musical director, Michael Orland choreography, Spencer Liff sets, QDos costumes, Donna Maas lighting, Chris Wilcox seem, Phil Allen. Opened up November. 30, 2011. Examined 12 ,. 2. Runs through 12 ,. 18. Running time: 100 MIN.With: Neil Patrick Harris, Lindsay Pearce, Marina Sirtis, Erich Bergen, Jonathan Meza, David Figoli, Italo Elgueta, Dashi Mitchell, Katie Reese, Morgan Larsen.After presenting Hollywood to the idea of British pantomime this past year with "Cinderella Christmas," the Lythgoes go back to the El Portal Theater using their undertake another traditional fairytale in "A Snow Whitened Christmas" -- and it is much more amusing, rambunctious and-spirited than their previous offering, inviting constant audience participation from excited children (and grown ups) and getting new existence towards the well-known story because of the superb comic timing from the ensemble cast which is all about "The Glee Project's" Lindsay Pearce as Snow, Marina Sirtis ("Star Wars: Next Generation") because the sizzling wicked Full and Neil Patrick Harris, who constitutes a screen appearance as her very knowing Mirror. It is the Mirror that begins the experience, rapidly establishing the storyline inside a prologue with sly jokes and native references that other figures continue through the show. It is the first indication that this isn't a Disney-fied Snow Whitened. Indeed, the development owes more for an up-to-date vaudeville style within the first musical number the villagers dance within the town square like a very sassy Snow devices out Lady Gaga's "Born By Doing This" in true Broadway fashion. Every fairytale heroine requires a partner/secret admirer and Snow White's is court jester Muddles (Jonathan Meza, amusing), so-known as while he will get his words muddled up -- he longs to "liss the kips" of Snow -- a apparently endless supply of puns. When Prince Harry of Hancock Park (a superbly arch Erich Bergen) comes to the village searching which are more beautiful girl within the realm to marry (his brother Wills lately tied the knot), it's Muddles who purports to help him. The Full thinks she's a cert for Harry until her trusty Mirror informs her that they is no more the most amazing lady within the kingdom of Beverly Hillsides, it's her niece, Snow. Aghast, she orders her trusty huntsman Herman (Figoli) and Muddles to consider Snow in to the forest and kill her, returning her heart as proof. Everyone knows they do not do this -- so when Full finds out the deceptiveness, expected off with that tell-tale Mirror, she sets the darkly eerie spirits that haunt the forest after Snow inside a show-stealing version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Snow is saved through the Seven Dwarves taking her the place to find their Youthful Miners' Cottage Alliance, establishing an effusive perf from the Village Individuals "YMCA" that everybody within the theater participate in with. The dwarves get their own real-existence fairytale story. Two teams of youngsters were selected after a wide open casting call in the Culver City Westfields Retail Center attracted some 600 wannabes. Inside a jerk to Disney, the tyros put on costumes capped with rubber heads that appear to be such as the figures produced through the Mouse House and mime their parts for an audio track. In the castle, the Full (signal boos and hisses in the audience) sings a darkly portentous version from the "True Bloodstream" theme song, "Bad Things," as she cooks in the poison apple, transforms into a classic hag and takes the fruit to Snow. Yes, our heroine eats it and dies. Came from here, the storyline is different from the trad fairytale but, suffice to express, everything works out well using a amusing scene where Muddles, assisted through the dwarves, asks the Mirror's help but will get the spell wrong and calls up first "DwtsInch judge Bruno Tonioli after which Nigel Lythgoe, in the "Which Means You Think You Are Able To Dance" persona, before raising the Mirror (permitting Patrick Harris, finding themself encircled by "small people" instead of small blue people, to decrease inside a promo for his "The Smurfs" movie). Bergen, Figlioli and Meza elicit howls of laughter when they show up on stage within this high-wind turbine and also the jokes flow thick and fast, many focusing on two levels, "Shrek"-style, to attract kids as well as their parents. Pearce's voice blends superbly with Bergen's, who performed Bob Gaudio in "Jersey Boys," while Sirtis' remarkably deep tone was wonderfully menacing. When the snow falls on the pair within the finale because the cast sing "Celebration," everybody within the aud has got the holiday spirit going full blast. Contact Bobbie Whiteman at bobbie.whiteman@variety.com

2011 Great Performances: Film and tv Ensembles

Back Stage highlights numerous 2011's best ensemble performances in film and television, including "Breaking Bad," "The Help,In . plus much more.Film Critic Choose a few Front-Runners for top Ensemble Consider "The AssistanceInch and "The Descendants," both likely competitors, in line with the five film experts we spoken with.The Cast of 'The Artist' Talks Finally Ironically, this love letter to American cinema was brought to display by French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, who made a decision that to cover proper homage for the genre.The Women of 'The Help' Interact to produce a Bestseller to Existence The film, directed by Tate Taylor, concentrates on African-American service personnel in sixties Mississippi who finalise to see their tales to have an ambitious youthful journalist.'The Descendants' Ensemble on George Clooney, Alexander Payne, and not Drawing Like every of author-director Alexander Payne's films, "The Descendants" boasts excellent performances in the cast.John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz Bring 'Carnage' for the Screen Based on Yasmina Reza's play "God of Carnage," it is just four figures andaside from brief rasing and lowering shotstakes place entirely around one Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment.TV Experts Pick Their Top Ensembles Repeat individuals who win and nominees would be the general rule for your honours recognizing outstanding comedy and drama ensembles.'Breaking Bad' Ensemble on Meth and Method Four seasons and three Emmy wins for Cranston later, "Breaking Bad" has shown being not only groundbreaking television but furthermore a showcase for one of the better dramatic ensembles on tv.