8 Possible Hollywood Targets for Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes

This story first appeared in the Dec. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsGolden Globes Preview: 'Tintin,' 'Cars 2' Faceoff in Animation CategoryGolden Globes TV Predictions from THR's Tim GoodmanGolden Globes Comedy vs. Drama Category Battle Rages OnWhy the Golden Globes Crawled Back to Ricky Gervais As red carpets go, the Globes' fashion gauntlet has historically been livelier and looser than the prim-and-proper Oscar arrivals. Globes-going actresses have broken the mold by wearing emerging or unknown designers, eschewing cumbersome gowns for party-hearty cocktail hemlines, showing scandalous skin and, in some cases, going completely off the grid. Who can forget Lara Flynn Boyle's pink chiffon tutu by L.A. designer David Cardona in 2003? Or Cameron Diaz -- nominated in 1999 for There's Something About Mary -- strolling down the carpet in a critically panned floral dressing gown? Years earlier, Whoopi Goldberg also made waves when she showed up in a bright yellow tracksuit the night she won for The Color Purple in 1986. And Cher famously wore a skintight shredded mini with mesh stockings when she received her 1984 Globe for Silkwood. PHOTOS: Golden Globes Party Pics But the Globes' fashion mood has recently shifted. Nominees like Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek, Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon have upped the designer quotient with made-to-measure gowns by renowned couturiers Valentino, Yves St. Laurent, Chanel, Gucci, Nina Ricci, Dior, Armani Prive and Atelier Versace. The Globes have now become a critical stop in an Oscar hopeful's campaign for fashion glory: You have to dress like an Oscar winner to become an Oscar winner. This is why the 2012 Globes carpet will feature the latest runway trends -- white, pretty pastel and sorbet hues, fun floral prints, feminine taffeta, tulle, chiffon and lace gowns, demure sleek '20s flapper silhouettes -- and more statement-making couture from A-list designers than you can shake a stiletto at. PHOTOS: Golden Globes Red Carpet Style And because the Globes features an entertaining mix of film and TV stars, fashionistas are already looking forward to seeing what TV "It" girls Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Christina Hendricks and January Jones (Mad Men), Claire Danes (Homeland) and Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) will wear to kick off the earliest moment of TV's seven-month long awards season. But it's this year's photogenic and youthful film ingenues-- Keira Knightley (A Dangerous Method), Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) and Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) -- who are the anticipated style-setters. Still, let's hope perennial rule-breaker Helena Bonham Carter -- who wore a black lace Vivienne Westwood frock and different colored shoes last year -- will attend this year's Globes and add some classic individuality to the mix. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 8 Possible Hollywood Targets for Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes Related Topics Golden Globes Oscars

MPAA chief backs Asia Off-shoreline fund

Queensland -- Film Assn. of America topper Chris Dodd put his weight behind the Asia Off-shoreline biz, as well as the fledgling MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, the U.S. film org launched a year ago using the Asia-Off-shoreline Screen Honours. Speaking in Queensland within the keynote address for your kudos, which occur on Thursday evening, Dodd mentioned Hollywood is constantly embrace the Asia-Off-shoreline region that the partners inside the regional "are thriving," stating Chinese co-prods "the Karate Kid" and kids pic "The Dragon Jewel" nearly as good good examples. "The MPA APSA fund may serve as an incubator for your industry by supporting progression of new films," he added. "Since the new mind in the MPA If only to show you here today very directly that as extended after i chair the Film Association of America that partnership continues.Inch He added, alluding for the recent Here trip to U.S. Leader Obama, "To describe another American who was simply here just yesterday, concerning the film industry as well as the Asia-Off-shoreline region, 'we are here to stay'." The MPA APSA fund was put into 2010 with four separate development grants or loans or financial loans gathered to $A100,000 ($97,520), plus it got on the boffo start. The initial completed film, Asghar Farhadi's "Jodaeiye Nader az Simin" (A Separation), won the Golden Bear kudo within the 2011 Berlinale, additionally to best actress and actor honours within the fest, and ongoing to win the Sydney Film Prize as of this year's Sydney Film Festival. Dodd also needed the opportunity to think about a swipe within the region's pirates. "Our marketplace is also facing new challenges," he mentioned. "Probably the most imposing of those might be the persistent, pernicious and widening threat of content robbery." While recognizing the APSAs needs to be a period of time to celebrate the creative side of the marketplace, he informed, "This region's film industry cannot grow when its first promising fruits are stolen." The Asia-Off-shoreline Screen Honours, which are inside their fifth year, occur on November. 24 round the Gold Coast. The completely new visitors in the MPA APSA Screen Academy fund can also be introduced. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Hollywood's Teflon Stars: The Six Stars Experts Can't Touch

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston consistently make poorly-ranked films, yet audiences consistently come out in groups to determine their work.our editor recommendsTeflon Actor Honours: 6 Stars Safe From Bad ReviewsAdam Sandlers Jack and Jill Opens to $26 Million Despite Scathing Reviews'Wanderlust' Trailer: Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd Stumble Right into a Hippie Community (Video)Tyler Perry Tops Listing of Greatest Compensated Males in Entertainment Sandler's newest box office entry, Jack and Jill, was shredded by experts. The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney mocked the film's nursery rhyme title, saying, "It's a constant fight for Jack and Jill with this particular leaking pail of comic swill." PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Greatest-Grossing Stars But, against individuals odds, the film raked in $26 million its opening weekend. And, Sandler isn't the only person, whose movies appear to become safe from bad reviews. Aniston's newest Go By Using It (that also starred Sandler) made $103 million despite a 20%RottenTomatoes.com score. PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Greatest-Compensated Stars And Ashton Kutcher supports the distinction of never getting designed a well-examined movie, but his films still generate a lot of money (What Goes On in Las vegas made $80.3 million and the newest Nsa introduced in $70.7). Begin to see the relaxation of THR's Teflon Actor Honours here. PHOTOS: Teflon Actor Honours: 6 Stars Safe from Bad Reviews Related Subjects Adam Sandler Jennifer Aniston Katherine Heigl Matthew McConaughey Tyler Perry Box Office Jack and Jill

Dancing Finalists Talk Race For Mirrorball

First Published: November 22, 2011 1:08 PM EST Credit: ABC Caption Dancing with the Stars - J.R. Martinez, Ricki Lake & Rob KardashianLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On Monday during part 1 of the Dancing with the Stars finals, Rob Kardashian surprised competitors Ricki Lake and J.R. Martinez by landing at the top of the leaderboard. So what can fans of the hit ABC reality competition expect from the last three contestants on the final night? Frontrunner Rob told Access Hollywoods guest correspondent Tim Vincent on Monday that hes going into the finals definitely more relaxed. The dance were doing is the foxtrot, which we got a 24 on in week three, he said. Definitely going to improve on that, and just come out there strong. Its definitely going to be a less stressful day, but theres still a lot of stress going into it. The Kardashian brother said hes not taking his lead for granted. Were in first, but still you never know with this competition. We dont want to jinx ourselves. We just want to have a good night of rehearsals and have a great day tomorrow, he continued. J.R., who tied with Ricki for second place on Monday, told Access hes still in the competition to win it. Weve still got a chance, he told Access. The perfect score [will] definitely put us right back in the ball game weve got to go back to work and hopefully get that favorite dance knocked out. Hopefully that will push us through. Despite tonights outcome, Ricki who has dramatically slimmed down during her time on DWTS is overjoyed with her experience on the show. Obviously we want to do well tomorrow. If we dont win, I really will be okay, she told Tim following Mondays show. I feel like Ive won thus far. Ive come further than I thought I would. I have a great career going next year, Im getting married. Adding, Life is good, but Im going to give it my all. On Tuesday, the pairs will have one more dance for the judges score and a winner will be crowned. DWTS airs at 9/8 C on ABC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Obama Sets All-Star Basketball Game to Raise Money for Re-Election Campaign

President Obama, an avid basketball fan, is hosting an all-star game with a lineup of current and former NBA greats to raise money for his re-election campaign.our editor recommendsPresident Obama Holds Secret Meet-and-Greet With Hollywood Execs and Influencers (Exclusive)Obama Speechwriter-Turned Show Scribe Reveals '1600 Penn' Details (Q&A)Related Topics•Politics Members of the Obama Victory Campaign sent out e-mails Monday night encouraging "fans who are going through basketball withdrawal and want to support the president" to come to D.C. for the first ever "Obama Classic" on Dec. 12. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections Among those playing: Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Tyson Chandler, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Durant, Baron Davis, Patrick Ewing, Derek Fisher, Rudy Gay, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Dwight Howard, Juwan Howard, Antawn Jamison, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Kevin Love, Jamal Mashburn, Cheryl Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Hamady Ndiaye, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Quentin Richardson, Doc Rivers, Steve Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, Amare Stoudemire, Tina Thompson, John Wall and Russell Westbrook. PHOTOS: 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate Tickets for general admission start at $200; $500 for the premium lower deck and $5,000 for courtside seats.Those who would like at attend as an "MVP" are being asked to contribute $35,800 per person and raise $50,000. (That includes two courtside seats, a shootaround with the players before the game, autograph session and dinner with the players following the game.) Related Topics Barack Obama Politics

Producer Graham King Talks Tomb Raider

Of course very brieflyIt's been some time since we heard any updates concerning the Tomb Raider reboot, and we'd hesitate to make use of that word relating to this story. But let us state that producer Graham King just re-emphasised his intentions to carry on the adventures of Lara Croft.King inherited the videogame franchise in March, when his GK Films banner nabbed the privileges from Warner Bros and Square Enix. Since we last reported, really the only news continues to be that Iron Guy authors Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus have obtained the script gig. However the task they have been designated is, as happens to be mooted, to totally reboot the franchise being an origin story, and disregard the continuity from the Julia Roberts instalments Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Filth Existence."[Individuals two films] were not problems," states King, most lately at the office with Martin Scorsese on Hugo, "however the story that we are telling is usually the story before she grew to become Lara Croft, so it's a personality piece, that we like. Will still be lots of action and lots of fun, however it comes with lots of excellent figures, as well as for me, it is something completely different. I have not necessarily done a film like this before, however i really gravitated to restarting this franchise and we are likely to try it out."The reboot also, easily, implies that the role could be recast, most likely having a cheaper actress than celebrity Jolie. Begin with the wild speculation regarding who that may be below.When the new Tomb Raider makes its initially mooted 2013 release date, it will be following reasonably carefully around the heels from the similarly restarted game franchise. The following console Tomb Raider, having a 21-year-old "fresh-from-the-academy" Lara Croft honing her nascent fighting and puzzling abilities carrying out a shipwreck from the coast of Japan, is within development and presently expected for release within the third quarter of 2012. Its lately-trademarked tagline is "A survivor comes into the worldInch.

Pair draw Animation Writing Awards

Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress have been posthumously named co-recipients of the WGA West Animation Writers Caucus' 14th annual Animation Writing Award. The WGA said the duo are being recognized for their contributions to the craft of animation writing as well as for their work in organizing animation. Kudos will be presented to McDuffie's and Kress' widows, Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie and Denise Kress, at the awards ceremony Thursday night at WGA West headquarters. Mark Evanier, who won the 2003 award, will present the nod to Kress; Matt Wayne will make the presentation to McDuffie. "Dwayne McDuffie was a talented writer and creator of comics and animation who worked hard for others, particularly for minority writers," said caucus chair Craig Miller. "Earl Kress spent 30-plus years working tirelessly to improve the lot of animation writers," said Stan Berkowitz, who won the award in 2009. "He leaves behind a legacy of iconic cartoons and well-deserved awards, along with scores of fellow animation writers who have health and pension benefits because of Earl and Earl alone." Kress died on Sept. 19, shortly after turning 60, of complications due to liver cancer. His animation credits include "Transformers," "Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain," "Tom and Jerry Tales," "The Smurfs," "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and "Duck Tales." Kress joined the Animation Guild's executive board in 1995; in 2004 he was elected VP of the guild, a position he held until his death. McDuffie died at age 49 on Feb. 21 of complications after undergoing emergency heart surgery. He was co-founder of Milestone Media, a company that created multicultural comicbook lines that introduced black superheroes such as Hardware and Static and contributed to Marvel's "Fantastic Four" and DC's "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight" and "Justice League of America." Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Martin Scorsese Talks 'Hugo,' Recurring Nightmares and How His 12-Year-Old Rules the Roost

Sitting in the downstairs family room of his Upper East Side brownstone on a crisp Sunday afternoon in November, Martin Scorsese, who turns 69 on Nov. 17, is as buoyant and thoughtful as always. He opens up to The Hollywood Reporter's senior film writer Jay Fernandez during the briefest of breaks from putting the final touches on the 3D effects in his latest film, Hugo, opening Nov. 23.our editor recommends'Hugo' Q&A: James Cameron & Martin ScorseseTHR's Directors Roundtable: How to Fire People, Who to Steal From, and Amy Pascal's Secret AdviceVIDEO: Martin Scorsese and James Cameron on the 3D used in 'Hugo' Some of the insights from the iconic auteur in THR's cover story: SCORSESE HAS A RECURRING NIGHTMARE INVOLVING OTHER DIRECTORS He details to THR the vivid dream in which he's at work on set, unaware what the movie is, what it's about, or who the actors are. He only knows that the producers are pushing him to get this thing started, now. A dutiful artist, Scorsese dives in with help from his real-life frequent first assistant director Joe Reidy, only to notice that standing to the side of the set is a very famous older director. This mystery director is someone real, and great, but Scorsese, upon waking, never remembers who it is. The guy's presence unnerves him, and he says so to the producers. "Don't worry," he's told. "He's just here to observe. It's your thing." The anonymous dream director could be Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Michael Powell, Satyajit Ray, Orson Welles, Jean Renoir -- any of the icons Scorsese has revered and chased with his art for decades. "But I knew that he was probably going to take over what I was doing," Scorsese continues in hushed tones. "And slowly but surely, they say, 'You know, if you could just sit down, we'll let him handle this scene. ...''" HE JUST WALKED HIS DAUGHTER DOWN THE AISLE His middle girl, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, born right after he made Taxi Driver, a product of his marriage to Julia Cameron, was married Nov. 11 in Chicago. The milestone has shaken him; his voice softens, and he fumbles to explain the feelings it brought up. "It was very moving, but ... she's our little one," he says. "It was kind of surreal, I didn't quite ... understand that it was actually happening in real time. I still can't quite grasp it. This is very good for my daughter and everything; she married a sweet young gentleman. But it starts something new. Your concern is in a different way now for them. There's not much you can do. You can help however you can, but you're older, you'll be dying. You're not going to be around. And this is it." HOW SCORSESE'S $100 MILLION-PLUS 3D HUGO HAPPENED Scorsese was quite drawn to a film adaptation of Brian Selznick's 2007 novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Ostensibly a family film, the 3D Hugo is just as much an exploration of the power of cinema and the lost legacy of seminal artist George Melies. Producer Graham King, who financed the movie through his GK Films, first optioned the novel with Johnny Depp when both had production deals at Warner Bros., months before Scholastic Press even published the book in January 2007. (The project eventually migrated to Sony, then Paramount, in search of a Thanksgiving holiday slot; it opens Nov. 23). Scorsese and King already were talking about turning it into a feature together when they won Oscars for The Departed, the same weekend that Cabret hit No. 1 on The NY Times best-seller list. While John Logan, who had written The Aviator for Scorsese, worked to nail down a script, Scorsese went off to make Shutter Island for Paramount. Other filmmakers were interested in Hugo, but King waited. When Scorsese had completed Shutter Island and was finally free to tackle Hugo in the summer of 2010, he told King that he wanted to try shooting in 3D for the first time. Although the cameras and extra tech crew would add 15 percent to the $100 million-plus budget, King felt the 3D would also create an intriguing marketing hook: a vaunted old-school filmmaker taking on the newest of technologies. SCORSESE'S CHILDHOOD SHAPED HIS FILMMAKING Scorsese traces his devotion to film preservation and restoration back to the emotional limitations of his childhood. The younger of two brothers in a very Old World immigrant NY family that lived in Queens and then the Lower East Side tenements, he repeatedly was told to keep his childish opinions to himself. As an asthma sufferer, he was always sick, which meant sports and pets were off limits, leaving him with an external and internal life that only could be opened in a movie theater. "It really opened up things that I wasn't allowed to say much," Scorsese says. "I wasn't allowed to express my feelings about anybody or anything. These emotions and these questions that were being asked in my head and in my heart, a lot of this was being addressed in the films I saw." HOW A BAMBI MOVIE OUTING CHANGED HIM From a very early age, Scorsese was watching everything from Singin' in the Rain to Italian neo-realist cinema. His Aunt Mary once took him and a cousin to see a rerelease of Bambi at the Forest Hills Theater in Queens, only to have to first sit through the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. "I was way too young for that one," Scorsese says with an eye roll. "I was saying to my aunt, 'When's Bambi coming on?' She said, 'Shut up, this is good.' The imagery stayed with me, that crazy poetic mood. It was really art." But On the Waterfront broke through in a way that none of the others had before -- he saw his hard-working uncles and cousins in every frame of Elia Kazan's 1954 masterpiece. "It was literally as if the camera was in my apartment or on the street corner with us," he says. "All of this meant a great deal to me and connected me with the outside world." HIS MOVIE MEAN STREETS HAD PERSONAL CONSEQUENCES By his mid-20s, Scorsese had graduated from film school and was looking to put his own experiences on the screen, most notably in his 1973 crime drama Mean Streets. But the fallout of expressing his personal world in public ended up stinging him. "I had repercussions on that," he says in a clipped manner that suggests the memory is still fresh for him. "Family and friends who were insulted." SCORSESE LOVE FOR CLASSICS SPAWNED A 'DIRECTOR WHO'S WHO' CLUB Once he found his own voice as a filmmaker, he and peers like Steven Spielberg couldn't find decent prints of the movies that had fed them as kids, and they began a campaign to convince the studios that these classics had value. "They didn't realize that to a whole generation, these were more than just commodities," he says. "It was part of who we are. It was part of everyone who has any relationship with cinema. This is something we started to get militant about. 'You may own them,' I said. 'But in actuality, you're custodians for a culture.' In 1990, along with Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Sydney Pollack and others, he formed the nonprofit Film Foundation, and in 2007 he created the World Cinema Foundation to extend the organization's restoration work to foreign films. "To pass it on, that's the key thing," he says. SCORSESE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER INSPIRED HIM TO MAKE HUGO One byproduct of spending more time with his 12-year-old daughter Francesca -- Scorsese's two other daughters, Catherine and Domenica, are more than 20 years older -- is that it helped convince him to make a family film out of Hugo. "You deal with them every day so that you're made to understand actually how they perceive the world around them, even from the level of their height," he says. "It's a different way of living entirely. But the thing about it is then [doing Hugo] seemed natural. It didn't seem like a stretch. Being around children, I'm very comfortable with them now." As it happens, Scorsese's birthday is just a day after Francesca's (hers is Nov. 16), and he feigns exasperation that she gets top billing on their annual combined party. "She gets all the attention now," he says. "I've taken her aside a few times, as they say. I gave her the word: Watch it." Though the director admits that the downstairs family room is Francesca's turf. Although he takes an iPod everywhere, Scorsese says he doesn't get to play his music in her zone. "Oh, no," he says with mock seriousness, "no, no," as if he were a scared flunky working for a mob boss. On occasion, he admits that he'll stroll through humming Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" and get Francesca hooked. SCORSESE ON HIS OWN LEGACY Thirty years ago, Kiss Me Deadly director Robert Aldrich sent a letter after seeing Raging Bull that said, "In years to come, that'll be the one to be remembered." "I prize that letter," Scorsese says, then mulls the possibility with a mix of skepticism and hope. "The reality is, for people who create anything, you always want to be remembered," he says "You could be remembered for a year, a hundred years, you could be remembered for two thousand years, but eventually everything goes. You just have to accept that. First, it may not stand the test of time. And if it doesn't, you did the best you could. You may have affected certain people's lives -- maybe. You may have made people think differently. And that's what you were meant to do. And now it's over." Read the complete THR cover story. Related Topics Martin Scorsese Hugo

Healthy Hollywood: Wellness Wednesday Look Fabulous At 60 Like Helen Mirren!

First Launched: November 16, 2011 2:00 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY., N.Y. -- Caption Helen Mirren glams up in red-colored-colored within the Debt screening in NY City on August 22, 2011 Yes, it is a fact you'll be able to look (and feel) amazing at 60 and beyond! Those days are gone when women over 60, 50, in addition to 40 are basically overlooked and rarely regarded as as sexy and sensational. At 66, Oscar champion Helen Mirren was named Body of year inside the summer season in the L.A. Fitness survey. She outshine other (a lot more youthful) glimmering gems, like Jennifer Lopez and tush-terrific Pippa Middelton. Showing to all or any that age is only a number. Mirren has shared her age-repel secrets will be the home shape-up game Wifit and an excellent set of stilettos. Four-inch platforms offer you great height making your legs look unbelievably extended. 60-plus stars like Raquel Welch, Jane Seymour, and Jane Fonda may also be great good good examples to become within your 60s and gorgeous. Certainly inspiring to anybody ladies worried about losing our attractiveness as we age. We reside in 2011, where we've more understanding about all around health than previously, attests Andrea Warshaw-Wernick, who founded the site Fabulous at 60. Once we ladies eat healthy, get some exercise regularly, and alter our attitude concerning how to live, we could even feel great than we did once we were youthful, adds Andrea! Youthful women would like to get on course getting a good wellness program now if they wish to look wonderful 20-plus years later. Andrea suggest walking your exercise routine regimen low of three occasions each week, eat steamed or lightly sauted veggies, limit your consuming to at least one vino or two a evening stay from sweets and fast foodand stop smoking! However, the particular secret to being forever youthful might be the best outlook. Attitude is half your dream in remaining youthful when you are 60, unveils Andrea, who also adds, My motto is Continue Moving. I'm youthful and use a few things i preach, so my body and mind stays youthful forever. I like the fact I look in addition to I am in a position to which personally i think terrific because I eat correctly and constantly exercise. Working everyday, getting a pursuit or becoming busy is an additional important aspect of feeling youthful, remaining motivated and being happy. Enables hear for female energy! For further advice on feeling fabulous at 60 (or any age), mind to internet.fabulousat60.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Kavanaugh: B.O. becoming 'somewhat irrelevant'

Relativity topper Ryan Kavanaugh said on Tuesday that his studio looks to 'cover most of our risk before we hit domestic box.'Box office is no longer the single-most important factor in determining a film's overall success, Relativity Media topper Ryan Kavanaugh told Variety's Future of Film summit Tuesday. "When studios were first created in the 1920s and '30s, all you had was box office," Kavanaugh said. "All you had to report on, and all you had to judge on was the box office. The practical reality is -- box office is 20% of the pie and it's somewhat irrelevant." Kavanaugh, who spoke to Variety's Peter Caranicas in the keynote address at the confab held at Hollywood and Highland, pointed to a lack of transparency in the film financing world. Noting the decline in home video revenue, the economy, and the new models of film financing, Kavanaugh said that bizzers need to look beyond the box office to really gauge a film's performance. "It's hard to say this without insulting the press a little bit," Kavanaugh said cautiously, "but there's a whole new world today of studios, ourselves being one of them, that look to cover most of our risk before we hit domestic box." Tax incentives and output deals -- the latter of which Kavanaugh says Relativity has in all but three countries -- help mitigate that risk. Relativity tries to have three-quarters of a film's risk covered before it goes into production, he said. Kavanaugh also noted that paying creative talent scale -- as opposed to gross participation -- can help a lot. He noted that was the tack Relativity took with helmer Steven Soderbergh on the upcoming pic "Haywire." "Our motto from day one was always that the idea of gross participation don't make sense," Kavanaugh said. "And the reason they don't make sense is that you're basically saying, 'Even if I lose money I'm going to pay you a bonus.' And there's really no other business that we could find that does that." Finances aside, Kavanaugh noted that sometimes one of the biggest challenges is making a film that will appeal to auds, even if it's not in sync with his own taste. "One of the hardest things, being involved with a film company, is you're not always making a film for yourself," he said. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Rep: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Have Not Split

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Don't believe everything you read, Beliebers.Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have not split up, her rep tells Us Weekly.Is Justin Bieber a father?The rumor started earlier this week after Mariah Yeater, 20, filed a paternity suit against the 17-year-old singer, saying he's the father of her 3-month-old son. Bieber has denied her claims.Jimmy Fallon spoofs Bieber paternity suit with "(It's Not My) Baby""To set the record straight, none of it is true," Bieber said on the Today show Friday. "I know I'm going to be a target, but I'm never going to be a victim."Bieber and Gomez, 18, have been dating for a year.

RATINGS RAT RACE: Grimm Slips, Still Potent, Blue Bloods Rises, Chuck Slides

Following its surprisingly strong debut against Game 7 of the World Series last week, NBC’s new fairytale-themed drama Grimm (1.8/5 in 18-49, 5.92 million viewers) dropped a modest 14% in its second airing. It won the 9 PM hour in the demo and ranked as the second highest rated program of the night behind the CBS drama Blue Bloods. Things looked much gloomier for NBC’s departing dramedy Chuck (0.8/3, 3.1 million), which was the lowest-rated and least watched program on the Big 4, down 20% in the demo from its season premiere last week. Dateline (1.2/4, 4.1 million) closed out the night for NBC, down a tenth from last week. Grimm seems to be hurting CSI:NY in the 9 PM slot. The veteran CBS crime drama (1.6/5, 9.7 million) was down 11% in 18-49 from its last original 2 weeks. Blue Bloods (2.1/6, 12.6 million) was up a big 24% from the fast national for its last original. (Blue Bloods is usually adjusted up in the finals.) The cop family drama was the top program of the night and helped CBS (1.6/5, 10.2 million) win the night despite another soft outing by rookie A Gifted Man (1.2/4, even, 8.4 million), which didn’t make a strong case for a back order. (But may get a partial one anyway.) Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares (1.5/5) and Fringe (1.3/4) were both up a tenth from their most recent episodes. ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition rebounded from having to face the conclusion of the World Series last week. The 8 PM episode (1.2/4) was up 20%, the 9 PM one (1.4/4) up 27%. At 10 PM, 20/20 (1.1/3) was down a tenth. The CW’s Nikita and Supernatural held steady.