'English Patient' Producer Sues Miramax For $20 Million

The ultimate time you considered 'The British Patient' was probably because you happened to feed that 'Seinfeld' rerun featuring the Oscar-winning film plainly (it's fittingly referred to as 'The British Patient'). For producer Saul Zaentz however, the film remains on the top of his Google Task list: he's suing Miramax and Disney for lost profits. It is also not the first time. Deadline reviews: [Zaentz] is accusing the art galleries of blatant self-dealing and manipulation and mistating the movie's revenue by millions to have the ability to enrich itself - while not Zaentz - additionally to deceitful and unfair accounting practices concerning the the film. When the sounds even a little familiar, that's probably because you remember reading through using that Zaentz filed the same suit against Miramax and Disney in 2006. That fit was overlooked. [via Deadline]

Kindle Fire: Exactly what the Experts Say

On Wednesday, Amazon . com revealed not just one, but four new Kindle items. It had been the Kindle Fire that actually needed to tech world buzzing.our editor recommendsAmazon Set to Announce Kindle That Rivals the iPadAmazon Beats Google, Apple in Starting Cloud Music Storage Server Named was rapidly known as an adversary to Apple's iPad, however with a significantly lighter cost at $199. The merchandise, that will continue purchase in mid-November, "includes everything we have been focusing on at Amazon . com for more than fifteen years right into a single, fully-integrated service for clients," stated Shaun Bezos, Amazon . com.com founder and Boss, in the unveiling. Tech experts were quick to check the Fire's features with this from the iPad, even though the fireplace appears to lack a few of the many options that come with its Apple competitor, the cost appeared to win many experts over. Amazon . com Uncovers $199 Kindle Fire Tablet "In writing, the Kindle Fire has half the characteristics from the iPad," authored CNET's Molly Wood. She continues to create, however that although the Kindle Fire "might be an orange to Apple's iPad apple, however i'd reason that it's an iPad killer the same. "The issue is that hardly anybody really needs an iPad. So that as tablet usage begins to shake out, it's increasingly more apparent that the low-cost option with less features will really suit many people's first-world needs." "Our overall impression is this fact is exactly what Amazon . com must do, and despite gossips that Amazon . com have been techniques on the design (which might well be), the products displayed today seem like something Amazon . com can are proud of,Inch authored Wilson Rothman at MSNBC. STORY: Amazon . com Set to Announce Kindle That Rivals the iPad "The Fireplace has a high probability at being the very best Android-based tablet from the gate," authored Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch. "Not only due to the fine-updated software, but due to all of the media you will get onto it.Inch "Obviously, it causes it to be quite simple to purchase all that media from Amazon . com. And Apple develops superior product by integrating the program, hardware, its Web-based store, also is Amazon . com attempting to perform the same factor. And all sorts of in an affordable cost," he authored. STORY: Ken Burns' 'Prohibition' to Debut on apple iphone and iPad First Jesus diaz and Mike Biddle of Gizmodo authored the Kindle Fire's weak points don't appear like "major show corks with this particular cost. The most positive experts called the cost at $250. Keeping the cost below the $200 mental mark will have a large effect within the mind of customers." "Unlike other tablet rivals, Amazon . com uses its effective store to market this tablet. More to the point, it will likely be deeply integrated with Amazon . com's cloud services and all sorts of its content. It'll offer as numerous books, tunes and films as Apple does," authored Gizmoto. "The actual kicker, however, may be the cost -- just $199, it's certain to make heads turn, no matter whether you had been thinking about a slate before. Naturally, that bargain-bin sticker describes the possible lack of an embedded camera and microphone," authored Darren Murph at Engadget. Related Subjects Amazon . com.com Apple

Dish Network launches streaming service

Dish Network revealed a streaming product with the make of Blockbuster, the organization it saved from personal bankruptcy five several weeks ago. Starting March. 1, Blockbuster Movie Pass is a $10 supplement to Dish Network customers it will not be accessible to individuals that do not sign up for the satcaster. That could have attracted sighs of relief at Netflix given common anticipation that Dish could be starting a stand alone product to rival the dominant upstart as prices changes and restructuring sent its stock cost rapidly declining the 2009 week. The package boasts over 100,00 movies and Television shows available by mail, in addition to 3,000 game game titles. A lot more than 3,000 movies streamed to TV, 4,000 movies streamed for your computer. A lot more than 20 premium movie channels are also found in the service. Backed with a national marketing campaign, Blockbuster Movie Pass may have a DVD-by-mail component in addition to a streaming to both TV and computer systems. Wireless products will not be accessible for streaming at launch. "As the physical funnel remains extremely important towards the Blockbuster logo and product, we recognize more customers are tuning into digital as a way of consuming entertainemnt," stated Michael Kelly, leader of Blockbuster, in a press conference in Friday Bay Area. The service may also be bundled up free for just one year to new customers who purchase the America's Top 200 tier for $40 monthly. Kelly also established that there might be a stand alone streaming service underneath the Blockbuster brand that will not be packed using the Dish subscription, but gave no specifics. The merchandise basically attempts the cord-cutting that will jeopardize Dish's core service by melding its linear channels and TV Everywhere choices with Blockbuster's existing mail-based and streaming services. Dish Boss Joe Clayton recommended a chance to mix the suggestions above on a single bill like a feature that will allow Blockbuster Movie Pass to stick out in the crowd of video services varying from Amazon . com to DirecTV. One of the distinguishing factors in the competition Dish executives searched for to focus on was the free exchange of dvds in Blockbuster tales with no additional charge for Blu-ray rental fees. Netflix charges an additional $2 for Blu-ray rental fees. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

The Chances

A Kinosmith discharge of a Kaos Prods. production. Created by Kirsten Newlands, Oliver Linsley. Executive producers, Kirsten Newlands, Simon Davidson. Directed, compiled by Simon Davidson.With: Tyler Johnston, Jaren Brandt Bartlett, Calum Worthy, Julia Maxwell, Robert Moloney, Scott Patey.Improbabilities pile greater than chips around the card tables glimpsed throughout "The Chances,Inch a Vancouver-set teen noir with lead performances substantially more persuasive than helmer Simon Davidson's script. Melodrama periodically recalls Rian Johnson's 2006 "Brick" since it's tenacious high-school protagonist plays detective to discover a classmate's killer. The main difference here's, this adolescent shamus usually stays his time playing illegal poker games and suspects his late buddy, another poker enthusiast, won large from bad people. Expect cent-ante biz in theatrical and homevid venues. Tyler Johnston effectively channels the mid-1980s Tom Cruise as Desson, a 17-year-old gambler who will not believe uncle Craig (Calum Worthy) committed suicide. Carrying out a trail leading from the basement gambling parlor operated with a classmate to some downtown eatery where games are performed for greater stakes, Desson manages to lose nearly everything while betting on his deductive prowess. Pic has a couple of amusing touches -- a stern-faced mother only grudgingly grants of her son's poker racket -- but is most credible when Desson will get a significant beatdown from grown-ups that do not appreciate snoops of all ages.Digital camera (color), Norm Li editor, Greg Ng music, Patrick Caird production designer, Scott Moulton. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Canada First!), Sept. 12, 2011. Running time: 92 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Cheers & Jeers: Steven Bauer Breaking Bad's Wiseguy

Steven Bauer Cheers to Steven Bauer for bringing his professional life of crime to Breaking Bad.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!SPOILER ALERT! Please stop reading if you haven't watched last night's episode!The Cuban-born tough guy, whose primetime rap sheet stretches back to The Rockford Files and Hill Street Blues (when he was billed under his original surname Esteban "Rocky" Echevarria) brought a high-caliber verisimilitude to the part of cartel kingpin Don Eladio in "Salud," this week's episode of AMC's brilliantly brutal drama. The drug lord was so intoxicatingly evil that it was almost sad - hey, I said almost - when he succumbed to the poison administered by Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito - somebody give this man an Emmy!) to avenge his partner's long-ago murder in Mexico.Bauer is perhaps best known for his role as Al Pacino's doomed henchman Manny Ribera in Scarface, so it was nice to see him ascend to the throne, albeit briefly. He also reunited with Jonathan Banks - his ex-OCB handler on the great crime drama Wiseguy - who took a bullet as Gus' right-hand man Mike. Happily, it seems like he'll survive: Nothing can stop Iron Mike.Would you give "Salud" a Cheer?Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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Sci-Fi Author Harlan Ellison Claims 'In Time' is Ripping Him Off, Sues to prevent The Film's Release

More not so good news for Justin Timberlake: His new movie, 'In Time,' just been hit having a suit that seeks to prevent its March. 28 release. The script for that approaching sci-fi thriller -- that is occur the next where time generally is money -- is credited to director Andrew Niccol ('Gattaca'), but legendary sci-fi author Harlan Ellison states the brand new film is ripping off an extremely similar prize-winning short story he authored in 1965. Based on the suit, 'In Time,' bears numerous commonalities to Ellison's Hugo and Nebula-award-winning story, 'Repent, Harlequin! Stated The Ticktockman.' Both of them are occur a "dystopian corporate future by which everybody is allocated a quantity of your time to resideInch and have a government authority referred to as a "Timekeeper" that tracks the precise period of time each individual leaves. Ellison states the commonalities are "apparent" which critic Richard Roeper, who's already seen the film, concurs with him. He's demanding all profits from 'In Time' -- which will not considerably if he effectively stops the discharge. Ellison's many Hollywood credits range from the 'Star Trek' episode "The Town about the Fringe of Forever" and also the 1969 publish-apocalyptic story 'A Boy and the Dog,' that was converted into a film starring Don Manley. But not every one of individuals projects have gone well: In 1977, he was hired to evolve fellow sci-fi author Isaac Asimov's 'I, Robot' right into a screeplay, but was dropped in the project after accusing a Warner Bros. executive of getting the "intellectual capacity of the artichoke." The film was eventually produced in 2004, without Ellison's participation. A suit over James Cameron's 'The Terminator,' which alleged it took it's origin from his 'Demon Having a Glass Hand' episode of 'The Outer Limits' was settled having a screen credit "acknowledging" Ellison in the finish from the film. Cameron wasn't happy about this, calling Ellison "a parasite who are able to hug my ass." [via THR, Wikipedia] image courtesy twentieth century Fox

Fall TV Preview: The Important Thing Circle

Thomas Dekker, Britt Robertson Should be show makes good programming sense doesn't transform it into a good program. This week's here's an example: the CW's dreary and laughably derivative teenage witch-centric The Important Thing Circle, designed becoming an excessively compatible companion piece for the Vampire Journals (inspired by a few books within the same author in the Journals best-merchants) and produced using it . brain trust introduced by Kevin Williamson. It's basically the identical show, only changing wizards for vamps and missing (no less than initially) the spontaneity and pacing making Vampire this kind of treat most days.You'd think once they were busy cloning, they may have concocted their unique Damon. No such luck.Want more fall TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Everything about Secret Circle is recycled, in the angsty tone - plus a parent's fiery dying, recalling the building blocks of Supernatural (which was a lot more frightening) - and acres of turgid mythology exposition ("Our individuals are developed in the heavensInch) to its retread casting getting a flock of oh-them-again stars: Existence Unexpected's Britt Robertson and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Thomas Dekker leading the teen troops, while relative old-timers Gale Harold and Natasha Henstridge perform the adult speaking.As lately orphaned waif Cassie (Robertson) involves scenic Chance Harbor, Clean. - that is not the same as Vampire's Mystic Falls only in not throwing some type of public celebration every 10 mins - she's soon confronted with a clique from the secret teen coven declaring that, "We're different. You're different." Inside the real existence, that lands you inside the glee club. Here, the notes they're conjuring are tiresomely familiar.There's one impressive scene, including floating small tiny droplets of water in the literal jungle, that raises a sense of question and awe within the circle's potential energy. More typical, though, is certainly an unintentionally amusing crisis evoked by mean-girl witch Faye when she summons a lightning storm which get uncontrollable. Watching this poor girl make an effort to yell "Stop this storm!" well it might seem a great deal a lot more like she's searching to obtain your pet back on its leash - leaves virtually everyone all wet.To convey Secret Circle isn't enchanting is certainly an understatement. Originality and surprise will be the primary elements missing using this tepid witches' brew.The Important Thing Circle premieres Thursday, 9/8c, concerning the CW.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!