'The Adventures of Tintin' Clip: Andy Serkis' Captain Haddock Showcases Real Seamanship

Considering that Andy Serkis might get an unlikely Oscar nomination for his focus on 'Rise from the Planet from the Apes,' it's apparent the actor has were built with a pretty great 2011. Using the year in the dying cycle, however, Serkis is going to get another jolt: he stars in 'The Adventures of Tintin' as Captain Haddock, the Oscar Madison to Tintin's (Jamie Bell) Felix Ungar. Within this new clip in the Spielberg-directed motion-capture adventure, Haddock requires a challenge provided by Tintin to heart -- after which handles to knock his new friend unconscious. Browse the clip ahead. 'The Adventures of Tintin' has gone out in theaters on Wednesday. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Sen. Barbara Boxer Backs Online Anti-Piracy Legislation

Looks like the conservative Christian group Florida Family Association has finally succeeded in making a name for itself: first by convincing Lowe's it should pull ads from TLC's All-American Muslim, then through the good fortune of Lowe's admitting it had done so.our editor recommendsRussell Simmons Calls for Lowe's Boycott, Personally Buys Ad Time on 'All-American Muslim'Lowe's Issues Problematic Apologies After Pulling Ads From TLC's 'All-American Muslim'Lowe's Under Fire for Pulling 'All-American Muslim' AdsLawsuit Claims TLC's 'All-American Muslim' Was Stolen From TV Production Company (Exclusive)'All-American Muslim': The Football Team Finds a Way Around Ramadan (Exclusive Video)All-American Muslim: TV Review Until recently, FFA had been flying beneath the radar as a sort of poor-man's version of the better-known Parents Television Council. Not that it craved its relative anonymity, it's just that its campaigns weren't generating a lot of press, and the victories it had claimed were suspect because advertisers usually didn't acknowledge that they were dropping support of a TV show due to FFA's efforts. PHOTOS: 10 of TV's Biggest Television Show Controversies The FFA, for example, claims that 107 companies stopped advertising on Modern Family after FFA supporters sent e-mails complaining that the agenda of ABC's hit show was to normalize same-sex relationships while characterizing heterosexual couples as abnormal. Good luck, though, getting any of the show's former advertisers to admit that FFA had anything to do with their decision to stop buying ad time on Modern Family. More likely they'll say the ads ran their course and that was the end of it. While the general public may not have been familiar with FFA, it has been known to entertainment public-relations executives who have had to deal with e-mails stemming from its campaigns. For a few years, for example, FFA supporters have been e-mailing Disney and CEO Bob Iger their displeasure over Gay Day at Disney World being held during regular operating hours, as opposed to Grad Night and Night of Joy (a Christian celebration), events that are held after-hours. STORY:Lowe's Pulls Ads from TLC Show 'All-American Muslim' "Please stop this offensive event from occurring in the midst of thousands of children by requiring that it be held after regular operating hours when thousands of children will not be in the park," says an e-mail at the FFA site that visitors are encouraged to send to Disney and Iger. Targets of the FFA also have includedDegrassi, Glenn Martin DDS, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Girls Next Door andE!True Hollywood Story: Jenna Jameson. In each case, advertisers were contacted and the FFA claimed at least partial victory when many of them stopped buying ad time on the allegedly offending shows. As for the All-American Muslim campaign, FFA says that 65 companies pulled their commercials after its supporters sent thousands of emails, though it's Lowe's that generated controversy with its admission. "We understand the program raised concerns, complaints or issues from multiple sides of the viewer spectrum, which we found after doing research of news articles and blogs covering the show," a Lowe's spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday. On Monday, civil-rights entities and liberal politicians were denouncing the decision made by the giant home-improvement retailer, as were some celebrities. Mia Farrow, Russell Simmons and Kal Penn, for example, are urging boycotts of Lowe's. STORY:Lowe's Under Fire for Pulling 'All-American Muslim' Ads "I will sic evry civil rights agency on @lowes until they straighten this out," Simmons tweeted, while Farrow and Penn pointed followers to an online petition that denounces the retailer. FFA's problem with All-American Muslim stems from the work of a couple of conservative writers: Robert Spencer, author of The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran, and Pamela Geller, author of Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance. "The main danger of All-American Muslim is that it's misleading," writes Geller in an article reprinted by FFA. "The Muslims portrayed in the show are free to choose their path. That is the beauty of living in a free society. But so many aren't. ... Who speaks for Jessica Mokdad, who lived not far from where this show is taping, in Dearborn, Michigan? Mokdad was honor murdered by her stepfather, Rahim Alfetlawi, for 'not following Islam.'" And Spencer writes: "All that All-American Muslim gives us is a denunciation of 'Islamophobia' featuring Muslims who could never have conceivably inspired any suspicion of Islam in the first place. The show is a bait-and-switch." Natrually, liberal bloggers are incensed over such criticisms of the show. "It should come as no shock to you that the FFA is associated with evangelical Christians," says an item at Jezebel.com. "The organization's goal is to 'defend, protect and promote traditional, biblical values.' Ah yes, the Bible. The book that declares you may not wear a garment made of wool and linen." PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery PTC vs. TV: 10 Television Show Controversies Related Topics Bob Iger RuPaul The Walt Disney Company TLC All-American Muslim

'The Tree of Life' Wins Three San Francisco Critics Awards, Including Best Picture

A concert featuring hitmakers Bush, Sublime, Social Distortion, 311, and Blink 182 sounds like a dream bill -- for 1999. But that was the topline on night one of this year's KROQ Acoustic Christmas, held at its regular home Gibson Amphitheater at Universal. A stark contrast to the 22-year-old fest's usual standard of lining up talent that's representative of the cutting edge of rock, it was also a somewhat depressing reminder of the aging demographic that actually still listens to rock music, with many in the audience downing large amounts of nostalgia along with their Bud Lights.our editor recommendsSee a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould: Concert ReviewMetallica India Concert Cancellation Leads To Chaos as Fans Trash Stage (Video)The Big 4: Concert Review The outlook's not enitrely cynical: many of these bands have major current hits and could handily sell out a show of their own at a similarly sized (or bigger) venue, an arbiter of strength that gave the show a once-in-a-lifetime (or, at least, every couple decades) feel. For what it's worth, the second night's lineup, scheduled for this evening, skews far more current, with major artists like The Black Keys and Florence and the Machine playing alongside retro-faves Jane's Addiction, signaling that all is not lost for those who choose a guitar over a turntable or drum machine. STORY:Outside Lands: A Rock Festival Fit For Foodies Still, by far the biggest thrills of this first night came in the form of singalongs to songs that are old enough to drive. "Glycerine," Bush's 1994 hit, found still-youthful-looking frontman Gavin Rossdale soaked to the bone with water and sweat (mostly culled from a marathon crowd-run a few songs earlier), leading the audience in a crescendo that erupted when he was joined by the rest of his band for a few headbanging bars at the song's climax. "Smoke Two Joints," Sublime With Rome's opening ska-rocker, was accompanied by the sound of hundreds of lighters getting to work, just as it would have been had the band been arena-sized when they recorded it, in 1992 (the band was a last-minute replacement for Incubus, who backed out due to a member's illness). And headliner Blink-182 bounced through near-oldies like "Rock Show," "What's My Age Again," and "Dammit (Growing Up)" as well as recent hits like the smarter-than-you'd-think "Up All Night," pogoing and making sex jokes that keep them perpetually in their early '20s, despite forehead-wrinkles that would suggest otherwise. A few of the bands worked at least a bit of holiday cheer into their sets: Blink played not just one but two Christmas-themed songs ("Happy Holidays, You Bastard" and the written-for-KROQ rarity "I Won't Be Home For Christmas"), and workhorse punk stalwarts Social Distortion claimed they were going to break into a Christmas jam, before covering "Ring of Fire" to close their set. But major points are due to openers New Found Glory, the only band to embrace the "acoustic" part of "Acoustic Christmas," via a fine singalong of "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire." Elsewhere on the bill, the chuff-rock of Chevelle and 311's approachable reggae rock came off as somewhat pose-y, despite each band's energetic push to prove otherwise. The only newcomers on the bill, Irvine's Young The Giant, brought indie-rock to the caravan, but outside of their two hits, "Cough Syrup" and "My Body," the band's intricate arrangements and vocals were enitirely lost on an audience antsy for the youngsters to finish up so that they could get busy reliving their own youth. Photo by Jeff Kravitz,InsideCelebPics.com PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Dollars After Death: 12 Albums That Got Big Posthumous Sales Boosts

10 of Hollywood's Priciest Pieces of History: From the 'Friends' Couch to 'Oz's' Ruby Reds

Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios/Paramount Pictures"Thor" Marvel Studios is wasting no time in getting Thor 2 back on track after shocking Hollywood by parting ways with director Patty Jenkins on Tuesday.our editor recommends'Thor 2' Director Patty Jenkins Exits'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Thor,' Charlie Sheen Are Top Twitter Topics of 2011 Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the company is looking at two director prospects: Alan Taylor and Daniel Minahan. Taylor's most well-known feature may be 1996's Palookaville, but he has become a huge cable TV helmer, directing episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos and AMC's Mad Men, among others. He also directed the pilot for NBC's Playboy Club. Minahan also is a big name in the TV world, working on Game of Thrones, True Blood, Deadwood and Grey's Anatomy. Marvel was also in the middle of hiring a writer when the Jenkins exit occurred. Don Payne had written a draft and Sheldon Turner was among those being discussed to work on the script, but the new shortlist of possible writers consists of John Collee, whose credits include Happy Feet and Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, Robert Rodat, the scribe who created the TNT show Falling Skies and wrote Saving Private Ryan, and Roger Avary, best known for sharing an Oscar with Quentin Tarantino for writing Pulp Fiction. Jenkins beat out several other contenders for the Thor 2 directing gig when Marvel announced her as its choice in mid-October. The move put the helmer on track to be the first female director of a Marvel movie and only woman to ever direct a big-budget superhero or comic book movie. That changed when word broke on Tuesday that she and Marvel were going their separate ways over the standard excuse of "creative differences." Marvel may be moving fast on the sequel to this past summer's hit, but it does have some time on its side: Thor 2 is slated for a Nov. 15, 2013 release. Marvel declined to comment. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit Email: Kim.Masters@thr.com Twitter: @KimMasters PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Thor' Premiere Pics Thor Thor 2

Oscars: Stellar Work By Veterans May Keep Upstarts From Supporting Actor Race

Although you will discover some youthful Hollywood turks trying to interrupt through inside an Large and very Close race to find the best Supporting Actor Oscar, 2011 may eventually become known to as year in the veteran. Acting tales with decades of legendary screen performances and Oscar individuals who win dominate the region of management in one of Oscars most crowded and intriguing groups. With names like Christopher Plummer, Max von Sydow, Ben Kingsley, Nick Nolte, George Clooney, Kaira Pitt, Albert Brooks, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hanks and Robert Forster inside the mix, the pedigree of competitors for top Performance by an actress in the Supporting Role is formidable indeed. But sometimes a relative newcomer like Jonah Hill or Patton Oswalt swoop in and proceed and take whole factor? Listed below are the primary players. Management CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, BEGINNERS Plummer turns 82 this month andis experiencing a substantial revival in a film acting career that goes back to 1958, when he gained his debut in Stage Struck. Ever since then his fine screen roles have frequently been surpassed by their very own stage-struck ways getting a volume of memorable performances inside the theater plus a couple that won him Tony Honours. He only received his first Oscar nomination couple of years ago forThe Last Station. but along with his touching role just like a 75-year-old widower who finally decides to leave the closet, he may grab the specific statuette this time around around. A powerful, if small, supporting role inThe GirlWithThe Dragon Tattoo only adds to his chances. MAX von SYDOW, Very Noisy And Very CLOSE Getting a existence spent just before the cameras in excess of six decades, the 82-year-old von Sydow is certainly an acting legend whose work ranges from the 3 major landmark Ingmar Bergman films for the harrowing Exorcist. Yet like Plummer (who's just eight several days his junior), he incredibly remains Oscar-nominated only once or twice, for 1987s Pelle the Conqueror. But his touchingand completely wordless performance just like a distant grandfather inExtremely Noisy And Very Close could finally be his ticket for the Kodak stage. KENNETH BRANAGH, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Another acting icon, Laurence Olivier, may also be factor relating to this years supporting race — however in cases like this he's being channeled by the best Olivier fan and student Kenneth Branagh, who shows Olivier in 1956 while he was pointing and starring with Marilyn Monroe inside the Prince As Well As The Showgirl. Branagh has handled many Olivier screen roles likeHenry V and Hamlet (he even directed the remake of Oliviers Sleuth), but coping with the specific persona in the guy themselves was particularly challenging and puts him — and also the mentor — back inside the Oscar race. BEN KINGSLEY, HUGO Already an Oscar champion for 1982sGandhi, Kingsley effectively assumes the role of film pioneer Georges Melies in Martin Scorseses valentine towards the start of movies. Getting an overall total of four nominations split evenly between lead and supporting groups, Kingsley is certainly an Academy favorite who once again produces an memorable character, one with great meaning for your filmmakers who certainly are voting. Will being really the only serious candidate in the 3d movie also separate him within the pack? ALBERT BROOKS, DRIVE To date Brooks only agreed to be recognized for comedy — people he written and directed and people he starred in. He being formerly Oscar-nominated for his amusing supporting submit 1987sBroadcast News. But not one of them of his previous work prepared experts and audiences for his nasty, villainous Bernie Rose inside the noirish thriller Drive. But his brilliant interpretation and awesome new screen persona should by divine intention win him another Oscar nomination. Kaira PITT, THE TREE OF Existence Pitt can be a double threat this year. Hes already won the NY Film Experts award given for bothMoneyball andThe Tree Of Existence, and since its debut in Cannes, Terrence Malicks Palme dOr champion has sparked Oscar buzz for Pitts effectively low-key change-of-pace and considerably acclaimed behave as a 19 fifties-era father. Could he become among people rare thesps who score both supporting and lead actor nominations inside the same year? Dont wager against it. JONAH HILL, MONEYBALL Pitts co-star in Moneyball who was simply most broadly noted for his antics in movies like Superbad loved his first taste of honours buzz for losing several pounds and shrewdly underplaying the whiz-kid genius who appears by getting an inexpensive formula to make a winning baseball team. Going in person with Pitt, Hill shown he could hold their very own much like he did in last years lesser-known Cyrus. KEVIN SPACEY, MARGIN CALL Despite the fact that film was well-received at its Sundance debut,Margin Call wasn't considered a substantial honours contender, even by a unique distributor. That has changed with several early honours and Oscar talk for just two-time champion Kevin Spacey, which has spent a lot more time lately running Londons Old Vic rather than by themself film career. A large change-of-pace performance won raves and could put Spacey within the leading row within the Oscars. PATTON OSWALT, Youthful ADULT Possibly best known to like a stand-up comedian as well as the voice in the lead rat in Pixars Ratatouille, Oswalt is quickly creating his qualifications just like a serious actor, first inside the considerably acclaimed indie film The Big Fan now around the bigger scale just like a lonely guy whose existence took it's origin from a unlucky incident in secondary school. His moments opposite Charlize Theron are awkward, funny, poignant and memorable. Consider The Choices GEORGE CLOONEY, PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, PAUL GIAMATTI, THE IDES OF MARCH A great stars showcase, this political thriller supplies a trio of supporting roles for just about any trio of Oscar and Emmy individuals who win (including its director, Clooney). Nonetheless they may all cancel each other out. Hoffman may have the benefit incorporated within this due to his other fine supporting submit Moneyball. NICK NOLTE, WARRIOR Another veteran inside the race, Noltes searing performance just like a wayward father might possibly not have been seen by enough voters in this particular box-office challenged but much respected early September release. TOM HANKS, Very Noisy And Very CLOSE This two-time Oscar individuals who win presence just like a devoted father and husband who's destroyed on 9/11 is felt with the film, but his actual limited screen timerules himout andmeans von Sydow gets the better shot. ARMIE HAMMER, J. EDGAR Coping with vary extremely from his 20s to his dying years, Hammer developed a strong impression since the loyal confidante and companion Clyde Tolson in Clint Eastwoods biopic of FBI legend J. Edgar Hoover. But no matter the complex character of his role, a lot of the honours talk seems devoted to Leonardo DiCaprios lead turn. ROBERT FORSTER, THE DESCENDANTS Every so often a artist might take limited screen a while and win an Oscar. Think Judi Dench and Beatrice Straight among others. In only two moments, Forster was memorable. CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JOHN C. REILLY, CARNAGE Both male stars had their moments, but Waltz once again stole the show in Roman Polanskis adaptation in the Broadway hit. Still, its difficult to imagine each one of these breaking on their unique, meaning a split decision together with a difficult path to a nomination. VIGGO MORTENSEN,A Dangerous METHOD As Sigmund Freud, Mortensen again proves he is amongst the versatile stars around. Dont underestimate the admiration his fellow stars have for him. JOHN HAWKES, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE After penetrating along with his first nomination in last yearsWinter’s Bone, can he ensure it is two back to back even though the film hasn’t acquired plenty of honours traction? DAVID THEWLIS, The Lady It may be referred to as Lady, in dual roles as her cancer-stricken husband and also the brother, Thewlis was perfect throughout. You now request , will enough voters even notice to supply him a try inside the race. COREY STOLL, Evening amount of time in PARIS Playing the embodiment from the youthful Ernest Hemingway with deadpan precision, this little-known actor stole the show in Woodsy Allens finest box office success. Could he function as category sleeper? He already has nabbed a Spirit jerk. JIM BROADBENT,THE IRON LADY Oscar champion Broadbent (Iris) is certainly formidable in any role he occupies, which he certainly provides as Denis Thatcher, doting husband of British Pm Margaret Thatcher. But Denis was always overshadowed by his wife in solid existence, and this is especially true opposite Meryl Streep here. TOM HIDDLESTON,WAR Equine Hiddleston can be a standout, particularly in a single scene. but the horses will be the stars people seem to become talking about. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH,Mess TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Another War Equine thesp separated itself inside the new adaptation in the John LeCarre spy thriller, but for reasons uknown buzz has yet to create for his sterling performance. Based on the work, his time is coming initially from. ANDY SERKIS,RISE In The PLANET In The APES Serkis might be the indisputable king in the Mo Cap stars, and also the performance as Caesar charge ape in this particular Planet In The Apes prequel will get the whole campaign support of20th Century Fox. Nevertheless the question remains: Might be the strategy too questionable among his fellow stars to attain him entry to the golden circle?

Tomei, Jackson board 'Inescapable'

Marisa Tomei and Joshua Jackson are joining Alexander Siddig because the leads within the indie thriller "Unavoidable." Film is going to be directed by "Cairo Time" author-director Ruba Nadda, who also authored the script. It will likely be created by Daniel Iron ("Edwin Boyd," "Cairo Time") with Lance Samuels ("The Bang Bang Club"). Christine Vachon of Killer Films, Kirk D'Amico of Myriad Pictures and Mark Slone of Alliance Films are executive producers. Alliance Films will even distribute "Unavoidable" in Canada. Project may be the story of the Syrian expatriate (Siddig) whose journalist daughter gets lost in Damascus. He or she must go back to his homeland to locate her regardless of the risks and calls on the former love (Tomei) to assist him. An embassy official (Jackson) is in the beginning useful but might have an idea of their own. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Chewbacca on 'Glee': A History of 'Star Wars' Figures Showing up in Something That Isn't 'Star Wars'

Chewbacca will probably be around the holiday episode of 'Glee.' Sadly, it doesn't appear that he'll be taking part in almost any Existence Day occasions (for those who have whatrrrs your opinion Existence Day describes, I apologize), but he'll be showing up in certain kind of Christmas dream sequence. "Oh, heavens, Chewbacca showing up on 'Glee' is really a travesty towards the sanctity of 'Star Wars,'" you'd have most likely stated before you decide to ever viewed 'The Phantom Menace.' Now, you simply shrug. I simply shrugged. Han Solo just shrugged. Many of us are, with each other, shrugging. But! It does not happen frequently, but this is not the very first time a 'Star Wars' character, performed through the original actor, has made an appearance in something which is not The Exorcist. Behold, (not counting advertisements) a history of 'Star Wars' figures showing up in something that isn't 'Star Wars.' 'The Muppet Show' Hey, remember 'The Muppets'? Whatever happened for them? Anyway, in 1980, Luke Skywalker, C-3P0 and R2D2 were searching for Chewbacca (they ought to really try searching around the group of 'Glee'). Hey, need to see some overacting? Go forward to five:40 to look at Mark Hamill scream "Lower using the Empire!" before kicking lower a door. 'Sesame Street' R2-D2 is deeply in love with a fireplace hydrant. That's about this. C-3PO does attempt to talk R2-D2 using this foolishness. People should pay attention to C-3P0 more frequently. Anti-Smoking PSA This isn't a real commercial, therefore it counts. Technically it is a pubic service announcement about the advantages of smoking. Look how awesome R2-D2 looks having a cigarette! If I wish to be as awesome as Artoo, I ought to smoke. OK, getting just re-viewed that clip, apparently C-3PO does not would like you to smoke. Right, it had been the '70s, so who knows. Lesson learned: Don't smoke. Whooping Cough PSA Also, do not get whooping cough. Smoking doesn't cause whooping cough, a minimum of in humans. But, the research is not yet proven on droids. Look, all I understand is the fact that I simply viewed R2-D2 smoking a butt, now he's the whooping cough. You realize, I've got a feeling that anybody that has ever emerge against immunizing children has most likely seen this add. I possibly could picture a predicament by which hearing C-3PO patronizingly saying, "parents of Earth, please immunize your children,Inch would lead some parent to avoid exactly that from spite. 1997 MTV Music Honours Mike Myers granted Chewbacca an eternity achievement award in the 1997 MTV Music Honours. Understand this, Chewbacca won this award before he even made an appearance on 'Glee.' You are able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Will.i.am Joins 'The Voice' U.K. as Coach

NY - Wally Disney Boss Robert Iger has spent $a million to purchase Apple stock inside a symbolic expression of confidence within the technology company's outlook, Reuters reported.our editor recommendsWalt Disney Stretches Robert Iger's Contract Through June 2016Steve Jobs' Sister Recalls the Apple Co-Founder's Final Words Iger bought 2,670 Apple shares now in an average cost of $375 each, based on a regulating filing. This news uses Apple lately added the Disney boss to the board of company directors and named Arthur Levinson chairman following a dying of company founder Jobs. Jobs would be a Disney board member and also the entertainment company's biggest investor following Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Bob Iger Jobs Apple