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Entertaining. People have said it’s an action movie but I didn’t think of it that way. It didn’t read that way. When I saw the finished film, I was like, ‘whoa’. The director did a great job. It read more as a thriller. The fights weren’t described the way it is in the film – the director wanted down and dirty, raggedy, ugly fights. For the first week I’d just come in and watch. He doesn’t do storyboards, so it was all in his mind. He really built it up, there’s storytelling about the characters in those action scenes.

Studios are now owned by big corporations, so all the decisions are made in a completely different way. The mid-majors, places like Summit, are like what studios used to be. The big studios are more interested in their big tent pole movies and rm out the rest of it and take distribution deals.

We were doing a scene in a car where we were fighting. There’s a guy on top of the car driving it, so we don’t know when he’s turning. It means you can shoot all the way around the car and it appears Ryan is driving. I was sitting in the back seat trying to strangle Ryan with a pair of handcuffs. The guy turned, Ryan’s head flew back and smashed into mine.

Denzel Washington talks to Metro about how winning an Oscar changed his career, moving into directing and how he managed to get a black eye while trying to strangleRyan Reynoldsduring filming for his new movie Safe House.

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My agent got me a lot more money after winning them. With Training Day, it was the first time I’d played a bad guy so I got more bad guy scripts. Plus the film made money so people thought I was good for business. It changed more the first time I won. I went from being somewhat of an unknown to being on people’s radar.

Right. That’s the only part I didn’t like. I guess Ryan Reynolds’ character becomes the son he’s never had. A sociopath doesn’t have a conscience – but can a sociopath be a good parent? Maybe there’s that window. There was a great documentary about a hit man for the mob who killed 400 people but went home and was a great ther. They can compartmentalise. Like in the scene where Frost disarms him but doesn’t kill him. Maybe that’s Frost’s affection for him but then, obviously, we needed to keep Ryan alive for the sake of the movie.

Directing. I’ve already got two for acting. Either way, it beats a sharp stick in the eye.

Safe House is out this week.

That could have been it in terms of stopping the shoot. They put a lot of ice on it but the next day it was jet black. The make-up Denzel Washington: I got a black eye trying to str? movie scriptsartist did a great job but they shot from the back of my head for a while.

Yes. My character 域名注册, Frost, is very manipulative when it comes to Ryan Reynolds’ character. I read a book called The Sociopath Next Door and based my character on it. A sociopath’s blood pressure goes down in violent situations and he manipulates through charm and dominance. Ryan’s character says: ‘I’m not going to let you in my head,’ and he’s already in his head. A sociopath does it because he enjoys it.

You can’t rely on the studios, you have to know where to go to find it. This was a studio picture, though. I just filmed Flight, a tough story about an alcoholic airline pilot. It’s not a tent-pole movie so we got $30million to make it. It meant [director] Bob Zemeckis and I took one-tenth of our usual salary but almost 40 per cent of the back end – so if it hits, ker-ching. If not, we still made the movie we wanted. It’s called ‘showbusiness’. I don’t have a problem with that. Five years ago we might have got $70million to make it – now they’re looking for Mission: Impossible 6 or Twilight 4. Studios will take the credimovie scriptst for smaller movies if they get Oscars but I get it, we’re in tough economic times. If I loan someone $50million, I want my money back, I don’t want to hear: ‘We blew it but had a nice time the movie.’

We’ll see. There might be things coming up.

I’ve been boxing for 20 years and I’ve always been an athlete. The most difficult part is I’ve had three surgeries on my knee so the toughest part was the scenes where I have to jump off roofs. Because I box, I’m used to fights and we had lots of martial arts training. We were doing it three days a week so I was in good shape. I was ready for a nice bath and a massage at the end of the day. When you’re younger, you get drunk all night and go back to work on two hours’ sleep. These days I have a nice meal and put my feet up.

The first Tuesday of every month, in the back of the Lovelyfunny short plays Lifes Too Short, Downton Abbey season finale this Little Cake shop near downtown Mesa, members of the Confection Connection Cake Club gather.

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It was always fun to sort of play out those scenarios, again,that had happened to me in reality and with Ricky and Stephensadded spin on those, which was so ntastic.

— Nature: Ocean Giants(8 p.m., PBS). Thisspecial probes whales and dolphins in all their grandeur: ,violence and emotions.

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— My Grandmothers Ravioli(8 p.m., CookingChannel). Comic Mo Rocca learns how to cook from this countryperts — grandmothers and grandthers — in this new one-hourspecial.

— 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards(10p.m., IFC). The best of independent movies is honored during thisceremony, considered the alternative to the Academy Awards. SethRogen is the host.

— American Idol(8 p.m., Fox). Thesemifinalists are named, taking us one step closer to the end.Hopefully.

— Eastbound & Down(10 p.m., HBO). KennyPowers (Danny McBride) is back for a third season, and hes tryingto revive his baseball career by playing for the team in MyrtleBeach, S.C.

— Bethenny Ever After(9 p.m., Bravo). Atthe start of season three, Bethenny learns that her celebritycomes with a price.

Gervais was amused by such odd tales. Theyre comedy gold,Gervais told reporters once.

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Johnny Depp uses Davis as a case study when doing research for anew movie role. He studies Davis every move and humiliateshim.

Short also has its share of big guest stars, playingvariations of themselves. Liam Neeson is showcased in an episode inwhich he needs Davis, Gervais and Merchant to help him break intocomedy roles.

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— Gretl(9 p.m., Syfy). Shannen Dohertyplays a grownup Gretl who comes across a witch-hunting Hansel inthis movie.

— Big Rich Texas(9 p.m., The StyleNetwork). A new mother-daughter trio join the cast of this realityseries, and that doesnt sit well with the other outspokenladies.

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— Dance Academy(9:30 p.m., TeenNick). Thisnew drama series follows a group of ordinary teenagers, as thecable channel calls them, as they step up to the challenges in theworld of dance.

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Theyve managed to kind of get inside of the head of a littleperson so well and so believably that I was thinking thats ascenario that should have happened by now, and Im sure some ofthem will come back to haunt me, Davis says.

— Downton Abbey(9 p.m., PBS). Itsbeginning to look a lot like Christmas at the country manor as thistwo-hour episode brings the second season of the lush Britishperiod drama to a close.

funny short plays Lifes Too Short, Downton Abbey season finale this,While working together on the comedy series Extras, WarwickDavis shared with Ricky Gervais the trials of life when youre only3-foot-6.

Short is the brainchild of Gervais and writing partner StephenMerchant, who were behind the British version of The Office andExtras. Gervais and Merchant also appear as versions ofthemselves.

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And its what made them sofunny short plays funny. You know, what starts as anamusing anecdote becomes hilarious once they get their hands on itand put it in the series.

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Davis uses a mop handle to reach high shelves at the grocerystore. Strangers will touch him for luck as if he were aleprechaun. When he opens the door to his vehicle, he tends to llout.

And so its something to play all of that out as well.

— Clinton(9 p.m. Monday, 8 p.m. Tuesday,PBS). The American Experience history series looks at formerPresident Bill Clinton.

— The Celebrity Apprentice(9 p.m., NBC).Donald Trump and his hair are back for a new season of feudingcelebrities who claim they are doing this show to raise money forcharity — and not to raise their sinking profiles. Clay Aiken, LouFerrigno, Penn Jillette and Lisa Lampanelli are among theparticipants.

— Khloe & Lamar(10 p.m., E!). Khloe isthe voice of reason, believe it or not, as her husband andbrother-in-law clash over mily priorities when the second seasonof this reality series kicks off.

Other highlights for the week of Feb. 19-25 (all times EST;listings subject to change; check local listings):

— The Simpsons(8 p.m., Fox). Move over,NCIS. Your paltry 200th-episode landmark is nothing compared tothis animated comics milestone: the 500th episode, in which Homerand his clan are booted out of Springfield.

When you are 3-foot-6, you kind of have to climb stuff now andagain and find yourself in quite precarious positions just tomanage in what is quite a big world.

I love the slapstick element to it, Davis says of the series.I dont think we always see enough of that in comedy, so it wasreally fun to have that opportunity. And my life is quite physicalanyway.

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And those stories are now being used for the half-hour comedyLifes Too Short (10:30 p.m. EST Sunday, HBO), a ux realityshow that follows Davis through daily life — an out-of-work actor,a man in the middle of a divorce and a little person trapped inawkward social situations.

Standing at the pulpit behind Houstons silver casket, which was heaped with purple and white flowers, Perry celebrated the late singers ith in God, while Winans remembered her lighter side.

What Im going to miss is crazy Whitney,深圳学生网. Winans said, recounting her offer to perform back-up for him and his sister, CeCe, at the height of her career.

The funeral was also filled with musical tributes, with Wonder singing Loves in Need of Love Today, Kelly performing I Look to You and Keys and the Winans mily also performing in Houstons honor.

Davis, Houstons mentor, also touched on her years of struggle with drugs and alcohol.

Meanwhile, Bobby Brown, Houstons ex-husband and Bobbi Kristinas ther, left the church minutes before the funeral was set to begin, after his nine-person entourage was asked to leave, The Star-Ledger reported. Brown left with the group and appeared visibly upset as he got into a black Cadillac SUV.

Houston died last Saturday at age 48 in a Los Angeles hotel. Her cause of death has not been officially determined.

According to The Star-Ledger, the 1,500 invited mourners also included Forest Whitaker, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latih. Rev. Jesse Jackson sat behind the pulpit with Houstons mily.

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It was the burden that made her great and the part that caused her to stumble at the end, he said.

Yall broke, right? he recalled her saying, drawing a big laugh from those gathered in the church.

Houstons casket arrived at the church in a gold hearse Saturday morning.

But Davis focused most of his speewords for an emcee Whitney Houston Funeralch on what he called her musical genius.

 

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Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind, he said. Yes, she admitted to crises in life, yes she confessed to Oprah about her searing battles. But when I needed her, she was there. She was there for me — an eternally loyal friend.

Aretha Franklin did not attend the service as originally planned due to illness.

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A private mily viewing was held on Friday evening. Houston will be buried beside her ther, John Russell Houston, on Sunday at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J.

He urged Houstons daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and other young women to sing your hearts out, knowing that there is a lady in heaven God himself wonder how he created something so perfect.

MYFOXNY.COM – Whitney Houstons home going service featured both song and Scripture as mily and friends, including some of the entertainment industrys biggest names, gathered in the late singers childhood church in Newark, N.J., on Saturday to pay tribute to her life and great musical gift.

While he ranked her among the great singers of the last century, he also addressed the insecurities she felt even at the peak of her celebrity.

Dionne Warwick, Houstons cousin, served as emcee of the service, which lasted nearly four hours, introducing most of the speakers and performers and sharing her own memories of the late singer.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also attended and was given a standing ovation for ordering that the states flags be flown at half-staff for Houston on Saturday.

Director and producer Tyler Perry, actor Kevin Costner, music executive Clive Davis and singers Stevie Wonder, BeBe Winans, Alicia Keys, R.Kelly and Dionne Warwick were among those sharing their memories of Houston at New Hope Baptist Church, with some calling her by her nickname, Nippy.

He recalled her telling him shortly befwords for an emceeore her death that she was getting in shape and committed to getting my high notes back.

Hometown to Reclaim Houston at FuneralAlthough Whitney Houston was one of the most mous people in …

Costner, Houstons co-star in the 1992 blockbuster The Bodyguard, delivered a long, emotional speech, recalling their shared Baptist ith. I can see her in my own mind running around here as a skinny little girl, he said, looking around the church.

A recording of Houstons best-known hit, I Will Always Love You, was played as the pallbearers removed the casket from the church at the end of the service.

Earlier, the procession of mourners, some riding in gold limousines, made their way to the red brick church in a now-blighted area of Newark where Houston sang as a child. A fence outside the church was massed with balloons and flowers, tributes from the community to the hometown girl who became an icon.

The New Hope Baptist Choir and the New Jersey Mass Choir also sang, with the members of both ensembles dressed all in white.

Her mother, Cissy, followed behind, supported on either side by two women.

Yes you did all you could, but the choice was always hers, she said.

You wait for a voice like that for a lifetime, he said.

Houstons sister-in-law and former manager, Patricia Houston, who was among the final speakers, offered words of comfort to the late singers mother, Cissy.

Costner To Speak At Houstons FuneralKevin Costner will reportedly speak at Whitney Houstons …

You can trace the show&8217;s tone toThe Office, butLife&8217;s Too Shortmostly feels like warmed-over scraps fromExtras. In his one scene Davis&8217;s moronic accountant essentially fills the role of Merchant&8217;s incompetent agent fromExtras. There&8217;s even a blatant call-back toExtras, with a brief cameo from that show&8217;s Shaun Williamson, aka Barry fromEastEnders.

Gervais and Merchant play themselves in a couple of scenes. When Davis calls on them to drum up work, they&8217;re openly rude to him. Even though Davis is pathetically hanging on to past glories and is kind of a dick to his (soon to be ex-) wife, he isn&8217;t as clearly and immediately unlikable asThe Office&8216;s David Brent. Gervais and Merchant&8217;s open hostility doesn&8217;t seem warranted. It makes you feel sorry for Davis even though the rest of the episode wants you to laugh at him.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant didn&8217;t create cringe comedy, but with the originalOfficethey might have perfected it. The two return to America withLife&8217;s Too Short, their third live action series and second to be co-produced by. LikeExtras, it&8217;s a show business mockumentary starring a middle-aged actor struggling in both his personal and professional lives. Gervais cedes the spotlight to another actor this time, though, and that&8217;s where the show gets its punny title. Warwick Davis, the British dwarf actor best known for costumed roles in variousStar Warsfilms, the horrorfunny short plays Lifes Too Short Review: Episode 1.01 franchiseLeprechaunand the lead of the ill-ted ntasy bombWillow, plays a fictionalized (and extremely pathetic) version of himself. Davis is game, but if you&8217;re hoping for anotherOffice(or evenExtras) you&8217;ll probably be disappointed.

funny short plays Lifes Too Short Review: Episode 1.01,Davis essentially fills the Gervais role inLife&8217;s Too Short. He&8217;s arrogant but insecure, with self-loathing occasionally oozing through a confident front. Davis lies repeatedly, and is almost always called on those lies as awkwardly as possible. He casually insults the appearance of his wife,免beian主机. who we quickly learn is filing for divorce. He&8217;s basically portrayed as a show-biz hanger-on whose chief skill is being very short and whose career exists almost entirely because of George Lucas. Davis does a fine job, but it&8217;ll be difficult for him to emerge from the shadow of Gervais, who is preternaturally good at playing clueless, talentless egomaniacs.

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The biggest laughs come from Liam Neeson, playing himself in a meeting with Gervais and Merchant where he asks for ideas for a live comedy show. Neeson&8217;s inability to grasp the concept of improvisation is hilarious, but this long scene is completely tangential to the rest of the episode. Davis temporarily becomes a spectator in his own show as the &8220;real&8221; stars run through a comedy sketch. It solidifies my impression of this first episode &8211; it&8217;s funny but lazy and maybe even unnecessary.

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Fans of uncomfortable comedy (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and the Ricky Gervais brand of uncomfortable comedy in particular (The Office,免beian主机. Extras) may be drawn to HBOs Lifes Too Short (10:30 tonight), but its a little too miliar.

Moviegoers have seen Warwick Davis, often covered in makeup, in some of the eras biggest movies, including as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, as Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter films and as the title character in 1988s Willow.

This highlights the challenge of maintaining Lifes Too Short: Its a thin premise. There are only so many jokes to be made about a person who behaves above his station in life — never mind that Extras and The Office already made many of them — and Lifes Too Short ticks off several obvious ones in the first two episodes.

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10:30 tonight, HBO.

Collaborators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras) executive produce Lifes Too Short and appear as versions of themselves. Warwick visits them frequently — oddly, theyre usually both seated on the same side of a shared desk — and they clearly detest having Warwick stop in.

Tuned In: Lifes Too Short is HBOs new uncomfortabl funny short plays,In Extras, Mr. Gervais starred as an unlucky movie extra who often playTuned In: Lifes Too Short is HBOs new uncomfortabl funny short playsed the part of a fool. In Lifes Too Short, that role goes to the U.K.s go-to dwarf, actor Warwick Davis, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Hes followed by a camera crew thats recording his life for a ux documentary, a la The Office.

In episode two, Warwick attends a sci-fi convention where hes humiliated by an obnoxious local TV news reporter and lands a gig appearing at a ns wedding, which, naturally, turns into a disaster.

Its funny but another distraction, as if Mr. Gervais doesnt have enough ith in the Lifes Too Short premise that he has to keep butting in. Maybe thats necessary. The show conjures the most funny short playslaughs when Mr. Gervais is on screen, but his presence doesnt mesh naturally with Warwicks world.

In between he gets hired by Johnny Depp, whos preparing to play the title role in Rumpelstiltskin, directed by Tim Burton (of course). Mr. Depp, also playing a version of himself, demands Warwick act out hopping and dancing.

Hes a pathetic character whose wife is divorcing him — after he walked out on their marriage in search of a younger, more beautiful woman — and whose new, dim-bulb secretary, Cheryl (scene-stealer Rosamund Hanson), suggests he embark on jobs too dangerous for children, such as being used as bait to catch a pedophile.

In Lifes Too Short, the fictional Warwick portrays himself as a sophisticated dwarf about town who carries himself with dignity, a cue that its time for him to tumble out of his own SUV.

During one encounter, actor Liam Neeson drops by to try out some comic stand-up material that includes, Ive contracted AIDS from an African prostitute. Its a funny scene about the lack of humor in Mr. Neesons public persona but also rather random. What does Liam Neesons comedy aspiration have to do with the story of a dwarf actor who runs a casting agency for fellow little people actors?

Hes kind of like a grub coming out of an apple seeing the world for the first time, Depp says. But Depps showcase scene comes when he squares off with Ricky Gervais, who made jokes at Mr. Depps expense at the Golden Globes last year.

Apple

Apple touts N.C. solar array in environmental footprint reportCompany says array powering massive data center will be the largest end-user-owned operation in the country.

Its often evidenced in the ct that many of the most talked-about Web products these days got their start as side projects. Twitter, Flickr, and even Facebook, with its origins in a Harvard dorm room, had remarkably casual beginnings.

So whatisthe future of Web apps? There are a few concrete trends, Oberkirch and Celik told the audience.

MIAMI–The Knight Concert Hall in Miamis Carnival Center complex was filled with a whole lot ofMaclaptops on Friday morning for a day of panels and lectures at theFuture of Web Appsconference.

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And then theres the hottest trend of the future of Web apps: openness. These days its hard to keep all the open standards projects straight: Open Authorization, OpenSocial, OpenID, DataPortability, and the like.

Were in Miami, so I guess its the new pink? Oberkirch suggested.

Zuckerberg turns up at home of LinsanityThe Facebook CEO suddenly turns up at todays Knicks game? A sports n? Surely only of blood sports.

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Then theres happiness–yes, happiness. Celik and Oberkirch mentioned onewords for an emcee Openness, happiness, and a sunny future for Web ap of the days featured speakers, Google engineer Kevin Marks, andan idea he asserted on his blogthat a pleasure plan is just as important to new start-ups as a business plan. OK, that sounds a bit dotcom-hippie for me; well see how that res in a less bubbly economic climate.

Photo blog Torn Lives fills in the blanksA PostSecret for snapshot ns, Torn Lives asks viewers to submit photos with missing pieces–and complete them with a short text.

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Clean-tech startup GreatPoint scales up in ChinaIn a $1.25 billion deal, GreatPoint Energys coal-to-natural gas technology will be built in China, the first large-scale plant for that technology in the world.

Openness is the buzzword right now, Celik said. Its kind of the new black.

Android features that may elicit envy from iPhone owners (photos)Google made public a new swipe-to-unlock patent, something HTC actually already offers. CNET takes a look at some other features that vendors have contributed to Android–features that may someday end up in a patent battle.

Theres also speed. Celik and Oberkirch pointed toPownce, whose co-founder Leah Culver is speaking at the conference later, and how quickly its been rolling out new features in an interactive manner rather than launching periodic major updates.

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Ryan Carson, co-founder of conference organizerCarsonified, had selected freelance Web consultantsBrian OberkirchandTantek Celikto emcee the event and give the audience an idea of what the days major themes would be.

Stitcher first with Facebook Timeline news radio integrationDozens of apps tie in seamlessly, but on the audio front, music has led the way. Now, radio news shows and podcasts are available by the thousands, and discovery is the goal.

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Lovins: How to break the fossil fuel deadlockNo oil, no coal, no nuclear. Radical thinker Amory Lovins says combining cutting-edge technology through integrated design is the key to clean energy innovation.

Another important pillar of the future of Web apps community collaboration, they said, is cilitated by the rise of social-media tools to make group work a whole lot easier and allow collaborators to get more done. Celik and Oberkirch calledGoogles OpenSocial projecta great example of little guys and big guys working together. Its also become much more possible to organize real-life events with the help of wikis and social networks; on Thursday, FOWA was preceded by a Miami iteration of theBarCampunconferences, which are mously organized by the attendees.

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CNET News Caroline McCarthy is a downtown Manhattanite who believes that, despite popular opinion, the Web can actually help your social life. Shes happily addicted to fun social-media tools from Twitter to Yelp to Facebook,域名注册. sends an inordinate number of text messages, and has a tendency to waste time at the office reading restaurant blogs. Here, she explores all cets of the Webs gregarious side, as well as the unique tech culture in her home city of New York. (Dont call it Silicon Alley.)

words for an emcee Openness, happiness, and a sunny future for Web ap,Two freelance consultants kick off a day of speakers at the Future of Web Apps conference by outlining what they think will be, well, the future of web apps.

Amazon taps Foxconn for 10-inch Kindle Fire, says reportFoxconn will make a 10-inch Kindle Fire for Amazon, according to a report. If true, this indicates Amazon is targeting the sweet spot of the tablet market.

Caroline McCarthyCaroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos.

A conversation with John GlennWith razor-sharp clarity, John Glenn recalls his pioneering 1962 flight to become the first American in orbit. Now 90, he discusses the mission, a subsequent shuttle flight, and the current state of NASA.

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First, they said, theres simplicity–the sort of thing evidenced in wildly popular start-ups likeWordPress, which has one-upped bigger rivals by being easy to use and adaptable, and geek voriteTwitter, which mously does only one thing (lets members broadcast messages of 140 characters or fewer).

Series averages 8.7 million viewers across its six-part run, earning bragging rights over first series of ITVs Downton Abbey. ByJohn Plunkett

What was the conclusion Brooker came to in an episode of Screenwipe? Turned out, young people are people, and like the same quality programming everyone else does. Thats why me and my Granddad can both watch Only Fools and Horses and get it.

Most younger viewers I know ignore the BBC, and have also pretty much stopped watching TV conventionally. They use on-demand services via their smart phone or ipad or other gadgets.

God forbid they should give a go something that doesnt involve no-marks getting drunk, wacking their tits out then bursting into tears all in a pointless quest for their 15 minutes.

Ironic that since his great-great-grandther spent so much energy in keeping crap away from peoples homes, Peters careers been based on sending it the other way.

I might still have the cup of tea and the slice of cake (not WI though, I wouldnt know where to find one of their bake sales) but itll be Being Human for me and then maybe Ill pop along to Channel 4 OD for a spot of Noel Fieldings oeuvre. Oh, and if I ever utter the words to a personage of a more youthful persuasion This is just noise; we had proper music when I was your age then please just take me outside and shoot me.

What I dont get is this assumption that once you hit middle-age youre expected to settle down of a Sunday evening with a nice cup of tea, a slice of Victoria sponge (preferably home-made or from a WI bake sale) and watch Songs of Praise, Antiques Roadshow and a quaint costume drama. If those of us raised on Bowie, Glam Rock and Punk could see that as our future, wed probably have euthanised ourselves the moment the first Ooh! Countryfiles on! passed through our minds, before it could get out of hand and we found our brains atrophying on safe, twee Sunday night cosiness.

Interesting piece – but in our household its the teenagers who lead the charge for the remote to switch on Downton.

Isnt youth culture already squatting on an enormous amount of the cultural space? Even the BBC news appears to be directed at children, with Fiona Bruce emoting and gesticulating like a bastard..

Now where is that remote so I can watch the news on anything but the biased BBC.

They conspicuously il to attract this elderly atheist who is up to here with repetitive antiquefests, gets out into the countryside personally not through a pixcellated medium and doesnt particularly want a diet of afterbirth and twee period detail of a Sunday evening too.

Todays is a digital world and they can watch 24hrs of nubile dance videos on some satelite channel somewhere!

War declared as Upstairs, Downstairs creator fires volley at Downton Abbey

Keeley Hawes, left, plays Lady Agnes Holland and Ed Stoppard Sir Hallam Holland in the BBC1 drama series Upstairs Downstairs. Photograph: BBC/Jane Hilton

If the Beeb programmed Sunday evenings with younger viewers in mind, this article would be about how theyre ignoring older viewers.

johnplunkett149:Call the Midwife hailed as BBC1s biggest new drama for over a decade

If I read one more description of Call the Midwife as twee, Im going to throw something. Just because a programme is set in the irly recent past and shown on a Sunday evening doesnt automatically make it comfy. Or maybe Bazalgettes crap offerings and the various incarnations of yoof TV are also covering and delivering devastating critique of the coalitions plans for the NHS, and I just havent noticed…

Yeah, Ive noticed how anyone over the age of 55 is unavailable at 9pm on a Sunday night because theyre all watching Being Human on the BBC. But maybe this guys remote is broken?

What age do you think most license fee payers are? 16? 17? If the BBC dont cater for all ages they get panned. If they dont get audiences, theyre criticised for elitism. If they get it right with a HUGE audience on Sunday, then of course theyre being too specific with an age group that just happens to have most disposable income for the ad men.

About time the older demographic got a look-in in prime time. Not that the nostalgia stuff thats taking over interests me, Im just stand up for the rights of Wrinklies.

But a lot of the best stuff on BBC4 — wonderful though it is — is recycled or re-assembled from the archives from the days when the Beeb really was world class rather than a gravy train for management consultants as it seems to be now.

Youre not trying hard enough, old son. There are lots of ways to watch the iPlayer from abroad.

It is surprising the number of young people who dislike Costume Dramas and it is easy to see why. Its just Coronation Street/Eastenders with old clothes on……….

Look into the archives, pull out the Wednesday Play tapes from yesteryear and do it.

Staggers the mind….

DEF II to anyone that touches my graffiti – apparently

Trouble began when Jean Marsh suggested Downton Abbey was a thinly-disguised csimile of original Upstairs, Downstairs

Surely the real TV story in the last year has been the phenomenal revival of TV drama as a force against reality and game shows. Is that getting reported? Or shall we just listen to whatever crap drops out of Bazalgettes mouth and report that?

BBC has knocked the ball out of the park with new drama on Sundays in 2012. So an independent TV trash-peddlar now suggests that they schedule exactly as he prefers, rather than what the public happen to want to watch.

Downton Abbey: which character are you?

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Viv Groskop:The second series of Downton Abbey begins on Sunday find out if you would be upstairs or downstairs in ITVs period drama with our quiz

A man that wishes to be known as Baz into late middle age trying to look down with the kidz. Whatever next? Isnt it possible for young people to enjoy Dowton Upstairs etc..?

The BBC could answer Bazalgettes criticism simply by closing BBC3 and 4 and moving their content onto BBC1 and 2, where, frankly, it should have been in the first place.

What Id love to know is what Peters kids watch on TVor are they, like he was, banned from watching TV as a child, and given oh I dunno .something richer, like books?

Weve got enough talented writers and actors for heavens sake, give them a job.

This is very true. Im not even that young – thirties – and I feel totally shut out of Sunday nights (and quite a few other nights) by the Downton/Midwife/Upstairs drama that is endlessly pumped out. And so what do i do? Reach for yet another US boxset. Where is the exciting, younger skewed, male skewed drama that will ensure i remain committed to watching for the next six weeks?

I thought most of Tv was now aimed at younger viewers especially on ITV, although the BBC has BBC 3 and BBC 1 for younger viewers and 301. I got rid of my telly because its no longer balanced towards all age groups and very very occasionally just use catch-up services instead.

Sir Peter Bazalgette, who has been both celebrated and vilified for his role in bringingBig Brotherto British television screens, believes theBBCneeds to deliver a wider range of dramas, including those dealing with contemporary subjects and designed to appeal to younger audiences. BBC1 needs to have a mix, said Bazalgette. WhenX Factoris on ITV during the autumn it is quite right that BBC1 has the older skewing show,Strictly Come Dancing. But generally speaking, it is important to have a mix and appeal to all viewers of all ages. The more contemporary you go, the more risky the drama. But all arts bodies receiving state funds are expected to take risks. The licence fee, as public money, is there to encourage the BBC to make an investment in risk.

If something is good it will appeal to any age group. When I was 10 I still enjoyed Upstairs Downstairs. When I was 15 I still watched All Creatures Great and Small. TV has never catered for young people, remember DEF II?

Now theyre either lost to Sky or clash with eastenders omnibus!

How ridiculous. There has never beenmorechoice. Most homes have 2 or more TV sets with at least 40 channels, while around 50% of homes have a choice of literally hundreds of channels as well as a DVR and a selection of catch-up and on-demand channels. This is before we even get on to pcs, laptops and mobile devices and online TV & video. The BBC cant appeal to everybody, every night of the week. And those of you slagging off Antiques Roadshow and Countryfile should remember that they are still massively popular.

At a recent media conference Bazalgette described BBC Sunday-night scheduling as a bizarre heritage zone. Statistics suggest that Sunday evenings on BBC1 have become a refuge for middle-aged middle Britain, with around 90% of its audience aged over 35. Programmes such asSongs of Praise,Antiques Roadshow,CountryfileandCall the Midwifehave conspicuously iled to attract younger viewers.

Thanks God for catch up TV. where I can select when and what I prefer to watch.

A suggestion Peter – why dont you try quality drama yourself?

Amazingly not everyone enjoys that sort of thing.

Morequizzes

BBCs Sunday night TV ignores younger viewers, says tv scripts,

For the record, Beeb managers if youre reading, I dont live in the UK any more, can hardly watch the Beeb except when Im at home for the weekend and would willingly pay a subscription to be able to access iPlayer from outside the UK

An analysis of BBC1, compiled using Broadcasters Audience Research Board (Barb) figures, of the hours between 6pm and 10pm from 15 January, when the first episode ofCall the Midwifewas screened, to 5 February, showed that 90% of the audience was over 35, meaning just 719,000 under-35s were watching. Women comprised 57% of the audience. The comparatively affluent were heavily represented, with 57% belonging to the top social bracket of ABC1. The big exception to the trend isSherlock, which took the percentage of under-35s watching on 15 January to 17% (although it finished at 10.30pm).

Oh No! Has something happened????? Is BBC1 the only channel available on a Sunday night now. Blimey, I remember when there used to be tons of channels to watch…. Even channels aimed at a younger audience!

Peter Bazalgette is clearly out of touch with how young people consume TV and other moving image today. My 2 teenagers watch what they want when they want to watch it – online, on mobiles, whatever. Much of what they watch isnt TV at all. The notion of turning on the TV at 9pm on a Sunday evening to watch a specific programme is wholly alien to them. The issue should be, is there enough quality TV available to them? Not, what time/day it is scheduled. The main complaint I get from my 18 year old daughter is that most TV that appears to be aimed at her generation is shallow and patronising.

Danny Cohen, controller of BBC1, who took over the billion-pound annual budget last year, shrugs off criticisms of a Sunday-night heBBCs Sunday night TV ignores younger viewers, says tv scriptsritage zone. There is no particular shift to target older viewers, he told theObserver. Dramas are chosen by the quality of the scripts, and period dramas do tend to attract older viewers. At this time of the year you tend to have those sort of shows, he said, with the recent adaptations ofBirdsongandGreat Expectationsbearing this out. Cohen has ordered a second, longer series ofCall the Midwife, and another new drama series in production is about the Wars of the Roses, based on Philippa Gregoryss novels.

When a substantial portion of the nation settles down to watch the first episode ofUpstairs DownstairsonBBC1on Sunday, many will be wondering how the latest series will match up to its racier ITV rival,Downton Abbey. But as the conveyer belt of period drama continues to deliver polished productions of life in the 19th and 20th centuries, one of Britains most successful television executives is arguing that Sunday-night television programmers needs to leave their middle-aged comfort zone.

Get a grip Bazalgette!

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Call the Midwife hailed as BBC1s biggest new drama for over a decade

anyhoo Mrs Browns Boys rates third on the fresh-ometer?!!!

mediaguardian:Call the Midwife hailed as BBC1s biggest new drama for over a decade

Furthermore has it not occured to the writer that this demographic might not want to watch a channel now med for countless repeats of Dads Army or house / antique programmes?!

For the record, Beeb managers if youre reading, I dont live in the UK any more, can hardly watch the Beeb except when Im at home for the weekend and wouldwillinglypay a subscription to be able to access iPlayer from outside the UK

Otherwise I am quite happy either to watch what is put in front of me on a cold dark Sunsay evening or (in the words of the BBCs own Why dont you) just switch off the tv set and do something less boring instead? !!

While were at it, the BBC could have a subscription sports channel or two and frankly bring back from Murdoch all the jewels lost to him over the years!

Bazalgette said: The BBCs natural deult position is heart-warming heritage, and then they occasionally lurch into contemporary when criticised. They need to think of younger audiences; they are at the heart of Britain too. But he also pointed out that historical series such asUpstairs DownstairsandCall the Midwifehad taken several years to develop, and were inherited by Cohen. I would be very surprised if he did not now want to introduce a more contemporary feel.

So: scrap the licence fee and if we want the marvels that the >35s seems to enjoy (Attenborough, period drama or whatever), then they can pay for it!

Former BBC executives confirm that the safe way to get big audiences and maintain BBC1s dominance over ITV1 is to super-serve loyal older viewers who watch more than the average four hours and two minutes of TV each day during the winter. Women aged over 55 watch significantly more television, an average of 39 hours and 34 minutes a week, confirmed Thinkbox, the body that represents commercial television. As Britains population ages, that audience is growing.

Downton Abbey 美国主机, Upstairs Downstairs……..is this a government plot to get us oiks used to being subservient I wonder?

Of course, there was a time when <35s once had the occasional live Grand Prix dependent on other countries relation to GMT.

He added: I think it is wonderful that British viewers have such a great and intelligent interest in history and the historical context. The enduring interest in the classic novel now sits alongside an audience hunger for television drama that brings the past to life. Its very British to say heres a success, lets knock it. He rejected the idea that the BBC was playing safe. I think thats nonsense.Call the Midwiferated fourth on an internal BBC monitor of what is viewed as fresh and new, afterEarthflight,SherlockandMrs Browns Boys. I would really argue it is not a safe commission.

16 Dec 2010

Im sure that were all eternally grateful to Peter Bazalgette for giving us Ready Steady Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground Force – a clear, demonstrable contribution to programming for young people. Looking at his track record, its hard to take his opinions about quality or heritage TV seriously. The BBC – and now ITV – does this kind of drama exceptionally well and audiences tune in in their millions. Both Birdsong and Great Expectations were better and more imaginatively made than most of their big screen equivalents. Surely, schools are trying to encourage young people to engage with classic literature – isnt TV a good way in? And for anyone who doesnt ncy Upstairs, Downstairs, they can just turn to BBC Three for Being Human. So, whats the problem?

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As Upstairs Downstairs returns, Peter Bazalgette says younger viewers need an alternative to period dramas

Although, as a young male, Ive noticed amongst my peers that BBC4 usually gets more viewing time, on account of it being nothorrificallycondescending. Fuck two pints of larger and a packet of crisps. Fuck it right in the eye. Im young, Im not a goddamn moron.

Songs of Praise, Antiques Roadshow, Countryfile and Call the Midwife have conspicuously iled to attract younger viewers.

Did it ever occur to you that older viewers might detest period drama? Does the BBC put out anything other than crappy costume drama and endless talentless shows and quiz shows? Apart from Sherlock and the stuff put out for the OU I cant think of anything the BBC does well. Their best recent offering was from Denmark with subtitles. Even the news reports are biased as hell in vour of whoever is in government and controls the licence fee.

Isnt the whole point of BBC1 to show mass market stuff? And isnt BBC3 and 4 supposed to be the Yoof and Oldies channels, respectively?

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Has anyone done the joke about Bazalgette undoing his great great (or maybe great) grandthers work in building much of Londons Victorian sewer system, thus being responsible for pumping gallons of eoutof peoples homes…?

13 Sep 2011

"Nostalgia for the Light"

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This was Allen&39;s 20th WGA bid. His other four WGA wins were: "Annie Hall," 1977; "Broadway Danny Rose," 1984; "Hannah and Her Sisters," 1986; "Crimes and Misdemeanors," 1989. Allen won the Oscar for "Annie Hall" and "Hannah" and is a strong contender this year. His WGA compeitition was: "Young Adult" scripterDiablo Cody, who won this prize and the Oscar in 2007 for "Juno," two-time nomineeTom McCarthy("Win Win") and first-time contendersAnnie Mumolo&Kristen Wiig("Bridesmaids") andWill Reiser("50/50").

Only scripts written under the guild&39;s guidelines or those of several interntv scriptsational partners are allowed to vie for these kudos. Three of this year&39;s Oscar nominees for Best Original Screenplay — "The Artist," "Margin Call" and "A Separation" — were ineligible as was one of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar contenders — "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment

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While 265 films were in the running for Best Picture at the Oscars, only 33 of these had original scripts that could vie for WGA recognition while just 55 had adapted screenplays that could contend.Only five of the 10 WGA nominees are contending at the Oscars. Last year, six of the 10 WGA nominees went on to compete at the Oscars while only four managed to do this in 2009.

"Win Win"

Screenplay by Wim Wenders; Sundance Selects

"Position Among the Stars"

In 2009, the four WGA contenders deemed Oscar worthy were: WGA winner "The Hurt Locker" which repeated at the Oscars and "A Serious Man" on the original front and eventual champ "Precious" and WGA winner "Up in the Air" on the adapted side. Two of the eventual five Oscar nominees for Best Original Screenplay — "Inglorious Basterds" and "Up" — were ineligible for WGA consideration. Likewise, three of the Best Adapted Screenplay contenders — "District 9," "An Education" and "In the Loop" — were left out of the running by the WGA.

tv scripts The Descendants and Midnight in Paris win WGA Awar,"Midnight in Paris" wonWoody Allenhis fifth Original Screenplay award from the Writers Guild of America on Sunday whileAlexander Payneclaimed his third Adapted Screenplay prizefor "The Descendants," along with collaboratorsNax FaxonandJim Rash. (See TV report.)

: Who will win Best Original Screenplay?

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

"The Help"

The eventual Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay — "The King&39;s Speech" — was also ineligible for the WGA award as was another Oscar nominee — "Another Year." Oscar contenderChristopher Nolanwon that prize for "Inception" edging out, among others, Oscar rivals "The Fighter" and "The Kids Are All Right."

Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics

"50/50"

Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures

Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight

Written by Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega; Loteria Films

Among those Sorkin defeated at both kudos last year were the adapters of "127 Hours" and "True Grit." However, two of his Oscar rivals — "Toy Story 3" and "Winter&39;s Bone" — were ineligible to contend at the WGAs.

These awards were handed out in simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City.

Written by Manish Pandey; Producers Distribution Agency

Written by Patricio Guzmán; Icarus Films

"Pina"

Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis; Columbia Pictures

"Hugo"

Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming; Fox Searchlight

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"Senna"

Screenplay by Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; DreamWorks Pictures

"Moneyball"

Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts; Columbia Pictures

"Bridesmaids"

Written by Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek; Oscilloscope Pictures

Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios

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Screenplay by John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures

Payne andJim Taylorwon the Adapted Screenplay award in 1999 ("Election") and 2004 ("Sideways"). They reaped Oscar bids for both, winning for the latter.Among those Payne and his new collaborators edged out this year was double nomineeSteve Zaillian("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "Moneyball"). His co-writer on "Moneyball" wasAaron Sorkinwho won this award, as well as the Oscar, last year for "The Social Network." Also in the running wereJohn Loganwho reaped his second movie WGA bid for adapting "Hugo" and first-time nomineeTate Taylorwho adapted his friendKathryn Stockett&39;s bestseller "The Help" and helmed the hit movie.

"Young Adult"

With The Descendants and Midnight in Paris drawing WGA wins, awards season has entered the final stretch, with the Independent Spirit Awards this Saturday and the Oscars on Sunday.Ballots for the Academy Awards are due by 5 p.m. today.The Descendants and Midnight in Paris took adapted and original screenplay, respectively, at Sundays WGA Awards, which could predict category wins on Feb. 26. But The Artist, which wasnt eligible for the WGA award, is still the presumed Oscar frontrunner based on its DGA, PGA and SAG wins over the last few weeks.Although this year has proved that nothing is certain, the Sunday night spotlight was focused on Alexander Paynes Hawaii-set character drama and Woody Allens Parisian literary ntasy.Allens WGA trophy was his fifth; he previously won for Annie Hall, Broadway Danny Rose, Hannah and Her Sisters and Crimes and Misdemeanors. The WGA nom was Allens 20th.Payne, who won his third WGA award, took the adapted screenplay trophy along with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The writer-director has also won WGA trophies for Election and Sideways.The awards were announced in supposedly simultaneous ceremonies at the Hollywood Palladiumand BB Kings Blues Club in Manhattan. The New York announcements came a few minutes earlier, creating a small ripple at the Palladium as word began spreading — though both Midnight in Paris and The Descendants had been expected to win.As usual, Allen didnt attend either ceremony. Payne, Rash and Faxon accepted their trophies in Hollywood, with Payne crediting Hemmings for creating the world of a mily in Hawaii dealing with crisis. Thanks for letting us in your world, he added.Midnight in Paris topped screenplays for 50/50, Bridesmaids, Win Win and Young Adult while The Descendants bested scripts for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Hugo and Moneyball.Midnight in Paris is up for the original screenplay Oscar along with Bridesmaids and three titles ineligible for WGA recognition since they were produced outside WGA jurisdiction — The Artist, Margin Call and A Separation. Oscars noms for adapted screenplay went to The Descendants, Hugo 美国空间, Moneyball, The Ides of March and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tinker Tailor was also ineligible for the WGA award.Allens up for his fourth Oscar; he won for directing and writing Annie Hall and for the Hannah and Her Sisters screenplay. Payne won the adapted screenplay Oscar for Sideways.The WGA documentary film award went to Better This World for Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega. The duo said theyre developing the story of a pair of accused domestic terrorists as a narrative feature.ABCs Modern Family, AMCs Breaking Bad and Showtimes Homeland each took home a pair of TV awards. Modern Family repeated as comedy series winner and won the episodic comedy category for Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman for the Caught in the Act segment.Breaking Bad and Homeland tied for best drama segment, respectively winning for Vince Gilligans Boxcutter episode and for Henry Bromells The Good Soldier. Breaking Bad also took the drama series award while the new series nod went to Homeland.The TV animation award went to Joel H. Cohen for Homer the Father segment of Foxs The Simpsons, which won over three other Simpsons episodes and single segs of Futurama and Ben 10.Peter Gould took the longform award for HBOs Too Big to Fail, and David Seltzer drew the longform original kudo for HBOs Cinema Verite. I was in a terrible mood the entire time I was writing, Gould said in his acceptance.ABCs After the Academy Awards received the award for comedy/variety specials and Comedy Centrals The Colbtv scripts WGA names best original, adapted screenplay winnerert Report won comedy/variety series.ABCs General Hospital took the daytime serials trophy. Karen Harris noted in her acceptance that she was the only one of the 10 writers for the series in attendance because ABC had not purchased seats for their nominated writers.The derivative new-media award was won by AMCs The Walking Dead for Greg Nicotero and John Esposito. The original new-media award went to Heath Corson and Richie Keen for Cambios Aim High.Amy Hennig drew the vidgame nod for Stv scriptsonys Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception, and the childrens TV award went to Leo Chu and Eric S. Garcia for Nicks Supah Ninjas segment Hero of the Shadows.Zooey Deschanel and Joel McHale hosted the Hollywood ceremonies. Hi, welcome to nerd prom, she said in her opening.In previously announced kudos, Tate Taylor won the Paul Selvin award for The Help, presented by Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. Lets strive for a place where people can tell any story they want, Taylor said in his acceptance.The Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television went to Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick. When youre 27 you cant imagine a career, Herskovitz said from the stage. When youre 57 you cant remember it.The Laurel Award for Screen went to Eric Roth, presented by David Fincher, who said of Roth, Hes a procrastinator like no other.Contactatdave.mcnary@variety.com

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