'Butter': Jennifer Garner Campaigns as a Michele Bachmann Clone (Video)

At the Toronto Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein released a statement inviting Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to the Iowa premiere of his upcoming film Butter in a thinly veiled poke at the Tea Party and Republican party. Now, viewers are getting their first look at the Weinstein Co. film, which stars Jennifer Garner as Laura Pickler, an uptight housewife from who aims to win a butter carving championship, but her win is threatened by a young, adopted African-American girl with natural talent. STORY: Toronto 2011: Harvey Weinstein Pokes Fun at Michele Bachmann and Tea Party Before 'Butter' Screening In the clip, Garner's character is giving a speech before the results of the competition are announced. While the film's premise is supposed to be a metaphor for the 2008 presidential race of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (Pickler's husband is already an accomplished butter carver), Garner's character comes off as a more Sarah Palin/ Michele Bachmann character. VIDEO: Toronto 2011: Olivia Wilde on Celebrity Mania, Sexiest Lists, and Playing a Bisexual Stripper in 'Butter' "Some people seem to think this competition is about who's the most disadvantaged," Garner's character says in her speech. "I'm sorry that I was born white and tall and pretty." TELLURIDE REVIEW: Butter The Weinstein Co. film, which also stars Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell, Ashley Greene and Olivia Wilde, will have a one-week Oscar run in October before a wider release in 2012. Harvey Weinstein Jennifer Garner Ty Burrell The Weinstein Company Butter

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Fringe Bosses: Peter Never Existed, Nevertheless the Last Three Seasons Still Did

Fringe [SPOILER ALERT: This story includes key plot particulars around of Fringe] Peter Bishop never existed: True. Neither did what went lower through the final three seasons of Fringe: False. But where we last left off had many fans itchiness their heads. After Peter (Joshua Jackson) built a bridge involving the two galaxies to have the ability to save huge levels of lives, he apparently disappeared into nothing. Professionals noted that Peter had, really, never existed whatsoever, a comment that triggered just as much confusion since it did outrage among audiences. Fringe Finale: Guess who never existed? If Peter had never existed, then did anything we seen throughout the final three years really happen? Jackson feels your frustration. "Being interested in shows similar to this, I am with everybody who goes, 'Don't you dare tell me that we just wasted three years of my existence by saying, 'Oops! This didn't really happen, we're beginning from scratch' So, I buy that concern, nevertheless the idea is not to erase a history of Fringe," he notifies TVGuide.com. Aside from the MIA Peter, the fourth season opener won't believe different then what we view. It's a combination of freaky procedural cases while using underlying story of saving the two galaxies. Just less Peter. "We're not yanking a bait and switch, like guy, everything will be a dream," executive producer J.H. Wyman states. "The fact remains, everyone knows perfectly that everything did happen the way happens. It's not as as trying to create people think everything you've seen does not have value any more. It's quite contrary. Everything includes value." "Yes, he were available,Inch Wyman continues, while not for just about any very very long time inside the minds in the Fringe Division. The finale scene while using Experts saying he didn't exist "will be a slight teaser inside the wrong direction because Peter were available, but Peter died becoming an adult. Both Peters died as [children]," John Noble states. Fall Preview: Get scoop inside your favorite returning shows Because of this, you will notice several large changes. "It really suggests that Olivia [Anna Torv] got Walter in the institution because she needed his understanding. She didn't need Peter, she just required to appreciate this guy as they understood a great deal,In . Noble states, watching that without Peter to ground him, Walter has become a real neurotic madman. Not unlike the concept with the spine for the Future II - Noble really used this awesome reference to the describe it - the timeline of Fringe has changed in another way because Peter wasn't there to affect it. "A number of things he was associated with didn't emerge as our biological forebears did, the means by which we are familiar with,In . Wyman states. Adds executive producer Rob Pinkner: "It's completely feasible for a couple of from the cases that we view will return and frequently with assorted males with another number of conditions." Still, that isn't saying Peter's presence won't be felt. You now request , wherever is Peter? "Let's just say home is where the heart is," Wyman states. "Let us suppose without warning you didn't exist after which it maybe in a few capacity you are able to witness the fact nobody knows you. I'm speaking a good amount that finish up like?Inch Gallery: Which Tv shows hopped the shark last season? The idea of being connected with individuals you prefer and transcending the constraints of space and time is probably the major types of year. "The theme that have been really considering this year is existence is valued with the connections that individuals make," Wyman states. "What impact must you individuals within your existence? In the event you weren't there a sum they finish up like? And the other way round.Inch Even when Peter does eventually ensure it is to reality, he'll be somebody different. "Because the guy that individuals met in the beginning of Fringe did not have need to be there, and progressively got warped into this, as John which i known into it, fanboy. Throughout doing that, he kind of went from being the impetuous teen in the show to kind of sulking inside the corner, to actually like a guy," Jackson states. "As well as the guy who return for the show after you have sacrificed themselves for your adoration for his household is yet another guy. In my opinion he's developed a good deal. In my opinion another guy returns in comparison to guy that left." Jackson, who's never arrived at play in the doppelganger version of themselves, is excited for your challenge of playing a completely new kind of Peter. "We spent a great deal time talking about this father/boy dynamic," according to him. "We spent three years building with a place, therefore we achieve type of start with scratch, decide just what the new rules are, after which it build to a different place, to ensure that being an actress, that in my opinion is regarded as the fun." Have a look at our fall preview for galleries, scoop, premiere calendars plus much more! Elsewhere, the two galaxies continue being every single other bands throats, however are forced, in several ways, to synergy to be able to save both sides. "Both galaxies are [still] dying," Wyman states. "The Two sides are self-charged with healing their two galaxies and putting away their versions to get this done. The Two sides getting belief in each other and extremely racking your brains on what they're all coping with is yet another large part of the season continue.In . For your Olivias, cooperating won't be simple. "You'll be able to certainly expect an bitterness between each of them because things still happen the way they happened," Wyman states. "Bolivia came the following to accomplish what she needed to complete, but Peter wasn't part of that equation. So, simply what does that seem to be like then? How did she dominate Olivia's existence and do you know the items that we didn't see a year ago you can type of include into this year?In . Exactly what are you searching toward this season? Fringe returns Friday at 9/8c on Fox.

Fall TV Recognition Contest: Undertaking to Whitney? Did Charlie's Angels Kick Butt?

Whitney Was Whitney must-see TV? Perhaps you have think the Charlie's Angels remake was heavenly? Was Person of curiosity interesting? Perhaps you have find Prime Suspect arresting? You'd like to learn to know your opinions - which that you simply consider every new series this season. Election: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped? Is not it time for you to consider things to another level with Whitney? Did Person of curiosity effectively recruit you? Did Charlie's Angels and Prime Suspect meet their forerunners? Election now! It's also wise to tell your pals together with other fans to election too. Return to determine which TVGuide.com clients consider your chosen - and least favorite - new shows. And remain up-to-date to look for the ultimate rankings in the season's most loved and resented newcomer series. Plus, have a look at our full calendar that may help you keep close track of all the premiere dates then when to election.

Brown searching for 'Hart of Dixie' arc

BrownWes Brown remains cast for just about any recurring role round the CW's newcomer drama "Hart of Dixie." Actor may have a vet from Mobile, Ala., together with a potential interest for Rachel Bilson's character, Zoe. "Hart of Dixie" will premiere Monday. Brown also provides an approaching submit some Shonda Rhimes series, "Private Practice" and "Scandal." Previous skeins through which Brown has came out include "True Blood stream," "Criminal Minds" and "NCIS." He's repped with the Paul Kohner Agency and handled by Stacy Abrams. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

'Lights' does touchdown dance at Emmys

"Apparent eyes, full hearts, can't lose" was the onscreen mantra of "Friday Evening Lights" dating back to its first season, just one that was constantly examined offscreen.In the constantly uncertain future becoming an NBC drama to its virtual abandonment by TV Academy voters (one Emmy victory within the first four years, for casting), there's always someone trying to pin a loss of profits on "Lights."Sunday within the Primetime Emmys, however, "Lights" did its touchdown dance.Capping a run that was extended three seasons just with a nearly unequalled production deal between NBC and satcaster DirecTV, "Lights" won two high-profile drama kudos, one for lead actor Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor, another for professional producer Jason Katims' script for your series finale."Often it takes a while for now later on around," mentioned David Nevins, who was simply leader of "Lights" creating shingle Imagine Television before becoming Showtime's entertainment topper a year ago. "However couldn't become more happy -- Jason and Kyle are two of the most extremely gifted and several menschy people I've ever labored with."Though constantly identified by experts due to its nuanced, effective writing and acting, "Lights" operated up to now individually distinct this did not obtain a nom in both of people groups until 2010, following a series' second season of firstrun episodes on DirecTV. That year, Chandler and co-star Connie Britton each were attracted on, as was author Rolin Manley with an episode that labored getting a personality (Zach Gilford's Matt Saracen) going to grips while using dying of his father.Delicate handling of those serious material, without becoming maudlin, was the series' hallmark, nevertheless it was broadly perceived that for just about any series banished for the edges in the TV world, "it is really an recognition being nominated" was the completely new mantra.But quietly, the groundswell of support for "Lights" elevated. This year, not only were Chandler and Britton were nominated again, alongside Katims for writing, nevertheless the show received its first drama series nom.Even though it lost to four-peater "Mad Males" for your drama series grand prize, "Lights" required to knock-off some serious competition to win its two Emmys. All Chandler required to do was outpoll Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire"), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Males"), Hugh Laurie ("House") and Timothy Olyphant ("Justified").Inside the drama writing category, the on-area rivals incorporated "Wager on Thrones," the pilot of "The Killing" and a pair of cases of "Mad Males," like the ballyhooed episode "The Suitcase" put together by showrunner Matthew Weiner.While using Emmy stage to just accept his award, the unforeseen triumph wasn't lost on Katims."For the Academy, I'll cherish this," he mentioned, before uttering again, "Apparent eyes, full hearts - can't lose." Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Gavin DeGraw Talks NYC Assault: I Got Dinged Up & I Lived Through It

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Gavin DeGraw is surprisingly thankful for many things that resulted following the horrific August 8 assault on the singer in NY City, an incident that left him hospitalized. I had an encounter with a group of people in NY City. It didnt go well for me, but I lived. I lived and I have all my [faculties] and I mean, not to say that I didnt have fear, but I feel really good about the experience overall, Gavin told Access Hollywood on Friday. It was a little nerve-wracking the first time I touched my face I felt things were a little swollen, but I smiled when I felt my mouth and I realized I had all my teeth. Its funny how the little things that you take for granted mean so much, he added. The 34-year-old singer was assaulted by a group of people in the early hours of August 8, and was later possibly hit by a taxi (Gavin told Access he does not if he was hit by or stumbled upon a taxi, after being bloodied in the attack) before being taken to NYs Bellevue Hospital. On Friday, Gavin told Access Hollywood he didnt realize how bad things were until he saw the reaction from his loved ones. It didnt hit me until I saw the look on my parents faces and my brother when they visited me at the hospital and that really kind of allowed me to see that it was bad, he said. They were my mirror and that was heavy, but I will say that there was a lot of love that came out of it. Even though you may feel like theres a lack of humanity because it can happen to you, you experience much more humanity from the response youre getting from people. Looking at it optimistically, the singer, who is currently promoting his latest single, Not Over You, off his upcoming album Sweeter, which will be released on Tuesday, said some of the injuries he received happen to another kind of person on a weekly basis. It happens, something happens to everybody and this happened to me, he said. This is its nothing that doesnt happen to professional football players on the weekends I had a concussion. While his memory of the incident is a little murky, Gavin said hes doing all right now. I just dont remember much. I got dinged up and I lived through it and Im happy I did, he said. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Here's Why Gus Van Sant Wanted to Direct 'Breaking Dawn'

If the sight of Bill Condon's name on the 'Breaking Dawn' credits has you scratching your head, just imagine how itchy your scalp would be if Gus Van Sant was the film's director. It almost happened, and in a new interview with Movieline, Van Sant explains his somewhat surprising 'Twilight' interest. Said Van Sant to Movieline: ['Breaking Dawn'] was this really big pop extravaganza. Then I thought it would be interesting to try and go in there and direct one. [...] I think you could probably make it interesting. But I'm not sure, if I'd done it, what it would look like. It might have become similar to the others. I'm sure it would have in some ways. [... T]hey were really different, those films. I think I saw all three. The first one was Catherine Hardwicke; it was very... malleable. It had all these different things about it. But then the second one was different. And then I saw three, and that was different. So I realized that in the style you directed it, you could make it into something that was your own." Judging from the newest trailer for 'Breaking Dawn Part 1,' Condon certainly added some of his own flare to the proceedings; the latest 'Twilight' looks to maximize the melodrama in ways the previous three films necessarily did not. (Hard to believe, but still: watch the trailer and gape with awe.) Alas, how Van Sant would have handled Bella's womb-tearing pregnancy will forever remain unknown. Van Sant's next film, 'Restless' with Mia Wasikowska, is out in limited release on Friday. [via Movieline] Photo: Summit Entertainment

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'True Blood's Stephen Moyer takes on Jersey Devil

Moyer"True Blood" star Stephen Moyer is sticking with the genre that made him famous, having signed on to topline Darren Lynn Bousman's "The Barrens," which concerns the legend of the Jersey Devil.Described in the vein of spooky Stephen King tales such as "The Shining," pic is being produced by The Genre Company and will be released next fall by Anchor Bay Entertainment.Moyer will play a man who takes his family on a camping trip to the more than 1 million acres of dense forest known as the New Jersey Pine Barrens, where he becomes convinced they're being stalked by the legendary winged monster that looks like a deformed hybrid of several different animals. The legend of The Jersey Devil has been passed along for hundreds of years, as the creature has risen from obscurity to take its place alongside the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot and the Chupacabra. The creature is deeply rooted in New Jersey culture; the NHL team takes its name from the creature and Bruce Springsteen put his own spin on the legend in "A Night With The Jersey Devil."Bousman told Variety that he wants to take the legend of The Jersey Devil "another step further. I don't want to turn it into a cheesy creature feature. It's about the characters for me, and having watched Stephen for years on 'True Blood,' I have no doubt he's the right leading man."Bousman wrote the film, which he's been wanting to make since directing "Saw II." He's also producing with Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten of The Genre Company, as well as John Eckert. Shara Kay is co-producing.Nicolas Chartier's Voltage Pictures is handling international sales for the film, which starts production later this month in Toronto.Moyer stars as heroic vampire Bill Compton on HBO's "True Blood." Thesp recently appeared in Screen Gems' vampire pic "Priest" and Image Entertainment's spy thriller "The Double."Bousman is best known for directing three "Saw" sequels and "Repo! The Genetic Opera." He recently helmed The Genre Company's remake of "Mother's Day" and "11-11-11," which will be released on that date later this year.Moyer's repped by UTA, Luber Roklin Entertainment and attorney Dave Feldman, as well as United Agents in London. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

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Lady Antebellum Drops Much-Anticipated New Album

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The folks of Lady Antebellum get asked for a tough question constantly: When are you going to write another hit like Need You Now? Thats much like asking if they'd like to pick some winning lottery amounts, two occasions. The chance of achieving one worldwide hit is astronomical. But two? How could we've do that? singer Charles Kelley mentioned. That was a once-in-a-lifetime song. However think well keep getting success once we remain in preserving ourselves and our fans, our core audience, the brand new bands audience. Were very flattered more people love us, but (pop music is) a genre together with a global where its much more, in one day and subsequently. As extended as our country fans still search what i did so, well hopefully be around for just about any very very long time. That kind of evenhanded approach has brought Lady Antebellum through most likely probably the most difficult periods any band must navigate: instant fame. Need You Now skyrocketed the trio in the well-regarded as as youthful country act with a lot of promise to multiplatinum worldwide celebs. They as well as places like New zealand and australia, with fans shouting their lyrics back their means by the final row, and possess needed translators for any couple of of the interviews. They acquired a place full of trophies, including that lots of surreal evening after they won five Grammys, including record and song of year for Need You Now. They increased to become tight schedule-to behave for national anthems and guest looks, rose the country music ladder from opening act to headliner and pressed into the pop music world like handful of country functions before. Simply because they release their third album, Own the Evening, now, Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dork Haywood are philosophical regarding anticipation. Nobody hides their expect a follow-up hit and may be disappointed if Evening doesn't catchfire with fans. But standing firmly about the foundation they built extended just before the spotlight found them, they think they did operator. The comfort has not experienced the things they can control. Whether we've that smash, the record is an amount of better, more effective tunes, personally, Kelley mentioned. Could be once the fans believe way. They've spoken on Lady As first single from Evening, making Merely A Hug their fifth No. 1 on Ads country charts. Evening is an amount of 12 love tunes that reflects the astonishing and difficult-acquired sophistication that ornamented this rock band since it ascended the charts around the globe. The bustle of instant fame can tear a band apart and numerous lots of 1-hit miracles have fallen apart beneath the stress. Lady A, however, prospered when things got difficult. I have to admit they have handled the understanding fantastically, mentioned Gary Borman, the trios manager, who also runs the careers of Keith Urban and Belief Hill. They understood within the start such a couple of from the challenges could be and instead of sweeping them beneath the carpet or getting taken up inside the excitement as soon as, they drilled lower and needed the opportunity and needed time to develop their capabilities of communication and situated some balance inside their relationship. You will discover lots of mistakes to produce, from simple excess to inadequacies in concentrate on that-important next song. Not only did the folks of Lady A effectively navigate all people issues, they handled to build up. Scott and Haywood became a member of into associations (Scotts engaged and Haywoods happy but remaining mother) throughout nowadays and Kelley states his marriage has only enhanced. The trio mentioned this stability was cemented in place in their early years together. The melding of school of Georgia pals Haywood, 29, and Kelley, 30, with Scott, 25, the daughter of Grammywinner Linda Davis, wasnt initially so peaceful. It needed us time to learn how to contact each other the simplest way and each people receive it, Scott mentioned. We actually I dont embarrass myself to express really had someone come and mediate a couple of occasions. Kelley and Scott, who supply the band its beautiful boy-girl harmonies, fulfill the classic concept of the type A personality, outgoing and demonstrative. Meanwhile, Haywood, the man behind the musical ideas, is quiet and it has a inclination to help keep his opinions to themselves. Communication every once in awhile shut lower since the trio tried to locate its strategies by the music activity world, with each other. The initial couple of years were very difficult, Kelley mentioned. The ultimate couple of years are actually fairly simple. In my opinion its honestly an extremely smart method to work through things, Scott mentioned. (We used) not only a counselor, but a communications specialist. We determined the best way to argue and straighten out things, but argue appropriately. Because we accept a number of things of other nutritional foods but on stuff that we didnt, it absolutely was identifying working through people things. A while along with a couple of periods with this particular mediator which we figured things out. Their relationship really became a member of together around the relieve Need You Now in the finish of 2009, just with time. The song, of a late-evening booty call during the time of the not successful relationship, resonated with fans quickly so when the album of the title was released within the month of the month of january 2010, the trio have been sliding onto pop radio and climbing people charts too. The next 18 several days were wonderful with amazing new encounters piling atop one another. The tunes on Evening have it period. There's some sadness initially as well as the corresponding tunes about heartbreak: Scott experienced a tough breakup before meeting her girlfriend, for instance. But typically, the album is upbeat, happy and self-assured, like its designers. In my opinion were the closest weve are you currently just like a group at this time around, Haywood mentioned. But which comes through inside our songwriting. I appear like I realize what Hillary might be comfortable saying and that which you can dive into, and the other way round. But we work great in people situations. Hopefully the tunes use a genuine sense of them because we appear like we write them in the very personal place. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved.These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The New Poster for 'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol' Looks Awfully Familiar

From the moment we saw the crazy first trailer for 'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol,' we were already on board. So when Paramount Pictures followed it up with an image of Tom Cruise in the rain, our excitement was underwhelming. On the one hand, how do you top a trailer that ends with Tom Cruise swinging off the tallest building in the world? On the other, this latest poster is barely even trying. Read on to check out the latest teaser poster from Yahoo! Movies and see how it compares to the last image we got over a month ago. We get it, Ethan Hunt likes raincoats. Could be something worth decoding in all those numbers over his face, but nevertheless, we'll stick with the trailer until that December 23 release date. [via Yahoo! Movies]

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Jane Fonda Biographer Patricia Bosworth on the Actress, Her Movies, and the Horny Prowess of Henry Fonda

At age 74, Jane Fonda still beams with a dogged courage that has fueled her cinematic, political, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Biographer Patricia Bosworth would know firsthand, having met the two-time Oscar winner during their thespian days with Lee Strasberg in New York City’s Actors Studio. For four decades Bosworth has studied the shapeshifting Fonda, and when it came time in the early 2000s to write her biography, Fonda agreed to interview with the woman who had, by that time, written tomes about Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. Fonda released her autobiography My Life So Far first in 2005, but now, just as she publishes her second book Prime Time, Bosworth can finally issue her take on her onetime colleague, the comprehensive and undeniably fair Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Private Woman. Movieline phoned Bosworth to discuss Fonda’s legacy, the virile man behind Henry Fonda’s stony reputation, and the greatest (and most interesting) film moments in Jane’s career. You’ve written biographies of two relatively tragic figures — Montgomery Clift and Diane Arbus — and Marlon Brando. How does Jane Fonda fit into that list, and why was she the next logical choice? More than any of the other characters - and though they’re marvelous, eccentric, one-of-a-kind characters - Jane tops the list. I really did want to write a cultural history of her life, because she sort of transforms the decades as she recreates herself from movie star to political activist to exercise guru. They fit really neatly into those decades, the ’60s, the ’70s, and ’80s. Those are three iconographic figures, though there’s the tycoon wife of Ted Turner, the philanthropist, etc. But there’s three major characters or images that she projected onto the public and that she really was. She really was a movie star activist and the exercise queen. Fonda has said that her other biographers, all men, have had something against her. Do you agree? Oh, I do! I don’t think any of them took her seriously. They made fun of her. They diminished her in a way, in ways that I did not. Number one, she shouldn’t be diminished. She’s a very important figure both in feminism and in politics. Because she was a woman, they were really threatened by her. During your days as an actress, you attended the Actors Studio with Fonda and learned under Lee Strasberg. How much of the vivid, multifaceted person you write about was apparent in that class? Or was it? Oh, no. When she was in the Actors Studio, she was scared. She was vulnerable, but hidden. She didn’t talk very much. I mean, she’s changed an enormous amount. In the Strasberg classes, she was scared and didn’t know whether she could do it. She was afraid. She was afraid of competing with her father. There were all sorts of things at play at that point. I think she was still suffering deeply from the effects of her mother’s suicide. It was a really rough period for her. Not only did her mother, the socialite Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw, commit suicide, but the aloofness of her legendary father is well-documented, especially by Jane herself. What have you gathered on Henry Fonda from secondary sources? Does it differ from Jane’s point of view? It’s interesting. I’ve met very few people who could ever reach him, connect with him. He was extremely detached and cold. Of course his last wife Shirley Fonda, who I talked to, adored him and thought he was given a bad rap. She thought he was kind and good, and the interesting thing is, speaking of his kindness, his granddaughter Vanessa (Jane’s daughter) talked to me a lot about her grandfather. She adored him. She said he was wonderful to her, kind, nice, and taught her how to garden. Vanessa said she never saw what Jane saw; she saw only a gentle, loving side of Henry Fonda. He was wonderful with kids and not so good with adults. I think he adored Jane, which was very evident in his actions, but he’d never say it. I think he absolutely adored her. What where you surprised to learn about him? For instance, I never would’ve known that Henry Fonda was a womanizer. Can I say that he always had a hard-on? I mean, seriously. I don’t know how much you’re going to use of this! I was surprised to hear him described as a very sexual being, and I subsequently found out that he had many affairs with women including Barbara Stanwyck. He was irresistible to women! One critic of your book claimed that you see what Jane Fonda doesn’t see in herself, and as I read the book, I tended to agree. What do you think those qualities are? I’m not sure that she sees — and this is not meant to be a criticism — but she’s so impulsive, she’s too impulsive, she makes the wrong decisions. She surrounds herself often with people who are mediocrities rather than always being with her peers in business and career situations. That’s what I’ve seen. Other people have commented on her. I don’t want to be critical of her because I really care about her, but I wish she wouldn’t do quite so much! She seems to be almost more energized as she gets older, and she’s almost manic and so driven now. I wish she could relax! I don’t think she sees that about herself. In your opinion, what’s her best performance? I think her greatest performance is certainly Bree Daniels, the call girl in Klute. I think she tapped so many incredible resources inside herself, and play within that role — the call girl, the little girl, the tough cookie, the woman who put on a show for everybody, the vulnerable woman - that was a part of Jane. She’s also starred in a number of forgotten films. What’s her most underrated performance? For me the most underrated is, I think, The Morning After where she played the alcoholic, the drunk, the has-been movie star. Of course she was going through her own hell with her husband, trying to get Tom Hayden into rehab. He was an alcoholic. She was going through all that at that moment, and I think she understood the role very well — that of an alcoholic. What characters is she best at playing, generally? Are they the ones who are most like her? She’s best at playing these driven, ambitious, tortured characters. The marathon dancer in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They, and even in The China Syndrome as the reporter — well, she doesn’t become ruthless — but she wanted that story! And in movies like Nine to Five and Coming Home, you could chart her political evolution too. She wanted her political opinions expressed. In Coming Home, it’s about Vietnam and the veterans’ plight, and in Nine to Five, it was about secretaries getting rights. It was her politics. Finally, what’s been her biggest stretch as an actor? Any role that would shock first-time viewers? I think there are always elements of herself, but she did a movie with George Segal called Fun with Dick and Jane. Wow, that’s a good movie. Don’t see the remake with Jim Carrey.

Housewives of Beverly Hills' Adrienne Maloof, Vivica A. Fox Among Judges for Miss Universe

Adrienne Maloof and Vivica A. Fox Reality star Adrienne Maloof and actress Vivica A. Fox are among those judging this year's Miss Universe Pageant. The two-hour competition will be broadcast from Sao Paulo and composed of contestants representing some 90 countries. They'll compete in swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories.The full list of judges, which NBC announced Wednesday: Helio Castroneves, three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500Connie Chung, former anchorwomanIsabeli Fontana, Brazilian modelVivica Fox, actress and TV producerAdrienne Maloof, from Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsLea Salonga, Tony-winning actressAmelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003 The pageant, hosted by Andy Cohen and Natalie Morales, will air live Monday at 9/8c on NBC.

Miramax in Netflix deal

Marking the company's first partnership for digital distribution overseas, Miramax has partnered with Netflix to stream hundreds of titles to Netflix users in Latin America. Beginning this month, users in territories including Mexico, Brazil and Argentina will be able to watch more than 140 titles. The company plans to make dozens more available on a rotating basis. Pics including "Pulp Fiction," "The English Patient" and "Good Will Hunting" will be viewable on multiple platforms including TV, tablet, PC and mobile phones. "The robust Netflix platform will provide a proven avenue to reach Latin American audiences and take advantage of strong subscriber growth prospects," Miramax CEO Mike Lang said in a statement. "We look forward to growing the international audience for the Miramax library through many more partnerships around the world." Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. Pact is the second sealed between the two companies since a group of investors purchased Miramax last year. The first, a multiyear agreement inked in May, marked the first time Miramax titles became available through a digital subscription service. "From day one, we've been very clear about the importance of digital and our desire to respond to the significant pent-up demand for our films -- delivering to consumers whenever and wherever they want," Lang said at the time. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

It's a Boy for Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie and Jacqui Ainsley Guy Ritchie is a dad again.The director and his girlfriend, model Jacqui Ainsley, welcomed a baby boy in London on Monday via emergency C-section, according to the U.K.'s The Mirror and The Sun.This is the first child for the couple and the third for Ritchie. He has two sons, Rocco, 11, and David, 5, with ex-wife Madonna.Guy Ritchie expecting his third childAccording to The Mirror, Ritchie, who turns 43 on Saturday, called Madonna following the birth and the singer sent over a bouquet of flowers.Ritchie and Ainsley, 29, have been dating for a year.An e-mail to Ritchie's rep was not immediately returned.

Alicia Silverstone's 'Vamps' Poster: 'Nice Girls Suck'

Once upon a time, "Clueless" ranked at the top of my list of all-time favorite guilty pleasure movies. Not anymore, though these days, I feel zero guilt in my love for Cher's hilarious misadventures wading through the high school drama of Beverly Hills. (In other words: no, Dan Hedaya, I will not get out of your chair.) So, it's safe to say that I'm pretty excited to see the reunion between "Clueless" star Alicia Silverstone and director Amy Heckerling in "Vamps," a supernatural romantic comedy promising that "nice girls suck." An added bonus: Sigourney Weaver is in it! Cher meets Ripley! You can't go wrong! Our friends at Hollywood Crush have an exclusive first look at the official "Vamps" movie poster. Go check it out and let us know what you think in the comments and on Twitter!

Video: The National Sings "About Today" for MMA Movie Warrior

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton In the upcoming film Warrior, two estranged brothers and Mixed Martial Arts fighters (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) confront the forces that tore their family apart as they prepare to do battle in the ring. Miracle's Gavin O'Connor directs. Indie rock band The National sets the mood with its song "About Today." Check out a lengthy trailer for the family drama set to the song: Warrior hits theaters Friday, Sept. 9. To attend a special sneak preview of the film on Sunday, Sept. 4, purchase tickets here.

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