Lady In Black United kingdom Teaser Poster Is Here Now

Daniel Radcliffe will get frightening.... Should you attended Empire Presents.... Giant Screen you've already caught a sneak look only at that United kingdom teaser poster for that Lady In Black - but when not, here you go in most its unsettlingly creepy glory. Former boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe could find themself wanting for any handy spell or two because he finds out stuff that go bump within the evening. Lady In Black Poster ExclusiveThe plot, as individuals individuals who've read Susan Hill's book or seen happens adaptation may have heard, follows a youthful lawyer sent in conclusion a deceased client's matters inside a remote small town. Then, however, he finds a lot more than he bargained for, and things get a little worrisome. For additional about the Lady In Black, get the brand new problem of Empire. The film itself opens in United kingdom movie theaters on Feb 10, 2012 - and when you need to see Radcliffe before that, we recommend vacation to New You are able to and tickets to determine him in How To Achieve Business Without Really Fitting Broadway. If you prefer a opportunity to win a Radcliffe-signed copy of the poster, mind on to the movie's facebook page the following.

Coach and Ozzy Coming back to Survivor: South Off-shore

Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Ozzy Lusth Third time's the charm?Survivor also-rans Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Ozzy Lusth would be the alums who'll contend with the 16 newcomers on Survivor: South Off-shore, Entertainment Weekly reviews.Coach finished fifth on Tocatins and twelfth on Heroes versus. Villains, while Lusth was runner-on Prepare Islands and arrived ninth on Micronesia - Fans versus. Faves.Add Survivor: South Off-shore for your Watchlist prior to the year starts and not miss an episodeThe two is going to be on different tribes - either Savaii or Upolu - which is based on breaking an egg full of the fresh paint colour of among the tribes. Although Coach and Lusth do not have a competition like last season's veterinarians "Boston" Take advantage of Mariano and Russell Hantz, host Shaun Probst states they are doing have something in keeping. "The things they share together is the social games suck," Probst states. "Coach? He blew it in Heroes versus. Villains. He blew it seven various ways. And Ozzy got chosen by helping cover their an idol in the hands! ... Therefore we checked out it and stated, 'Here are two men that possess a redemption story. Yes, you've performed. Yes, you are popular, but you do not know what you are doing within this game.'"Satisfy the Survivor: South Off-shore castAlso unlike last season, Probst thinks the 2 will have a harder time winning than Mariano did because, well, Mariano won. "Boston Take advantage of winning last season managed to get very hard for Coach and Ozzy," Probst states. "We even spoken about providing them with immunity. We stated, maybe we ought to provide them with immunity for that first Tribal Council and allow them to obtain ft wet, and that we stated that's simply not our show. You are by yourself.InchHeir: South Off-shore premieres Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 8/7c on CBS.

How Jay-Z and Kanye West Beat the Leakers With 'Watch the Throne'

When Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch the Throne hit iTunes earlier this week, many expressed amazement that the album hadn't leaked, as nearly every hip-hip album in recent memory has.our editor recommends'Watch the Throne' Claims iTunes Album Crown in 23 Countries'Watch The Throne': Inside Jay-Z's Private Listening SessionJay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne': Celebrities, Fans ReactIndependent Retailers' Open Letter to Jay-Z and Kanye West About 'Watch The Throne' ExclusivesJay-Z, Kanye West Debut 'Otis' Video From 'Watch the Throne'; Fans React STORY: Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne': Track-by-Track What they didn't realize was the months of near-military-scale planning required to keep the album under wraps. Taking C.I.A.-like precautions to ensure that the album was released on their own terms, the duo successfully staved off hackers with a leak-proof strategy -- an anomaly for an industry consistently brought to its knees by web-savvy individuals eager to share unreleased material with the world. "It was really important to [Jay] that people experienced this album in its entirety when they first listened to it," says a Roc Nation executive, who asked to remain anonymous. "That was really the driving force of it, to create that nostalgic moment of unwrapping the CD and listening to it for the first time." VIDEO: Jay-Z, Kanye West Debut 'Otis' Video; Fans React Conceived during three iterations in Australia, New York City and Paris, Watch the Throne was kept secure by three core engineers -- Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer and Noah Goldstein -- who disabled their computers' Wi-Fi at pop-up studios constructed in hotel rooms. Due to compromising hacker attempts for West's 2010 release My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, outside producers such as the RZA and Swizz Beatz were asked to appear in-person for works-in-progress -- no emailed song drafts were allowed. To combat pre-release piracy, Kilhoffer, Grammy Award-winner for West's Graduation and John Legend's Get Lifted, claims that all sessions were saved offsite to hard drives in Goldstein's locked Pelican briefcase over the course of nine months. "Everywhere we went in hotels, we were locking hard drives and Noah took them with him," says Kilhoffer, who now travels with external memory units that can only be accessed by biometric fingerprints. The technology, which Kilhoffer implements while traveling on West's current European tour, takes a live scan of one's finger to serve as key to access protected material. For less than $100, devices such as the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager and Zvetco Fingerprint Reader measure the finger's ridges and valleys with conductor plates, transmitting imprints through a USB cord to safeguard hard drive contents. While on the road, Kilhoffer and Dean are the sole gatekeepers to unlock the digital safes. STORY: Jay-Z Tops Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings List Again Sent to a manufacturing plant days ahead of its digital unveiling on August 8, Watch the Throne was later shipped to major retail outlets like Best Buy, serviced with exclusive deluxe edition, in time for the album's physical release today. Only two New York City listening sessions -- one at the Mercer Hotel, the other at Hayden Planetarium -- invited the outside world to hear the completed work. While Jay-Z and Kanye West managed to record one of hip-hop's most hotly anticipated albums without compromise, some label executives agree that the method could set an example for an industry still struggling to adapt to the digital renaissance. "I think there are a lot of people looking at this and saying, 'Wow, maybe these guys are onto something. That might be the way to go,'" says the Roc Nation executive. "I'd be surprised if many other artists don't use this strategy as well." (This is an abridged version of Steven J. Horowitz's article in the August 20 issue of Billboard titled "Protecting the 'Throne'." For the full article, head here to purchase the issue, and here for a subscription, which gets you the magazine, charts, bulletins and much more.) Related Topics Jay-Z Kanye West

Claypot Curry Murders

An Astro Shaw presentation of the Tayangan Unggul, Hadir Dinamuk production. (Worldwide sales: Astro Shaw, Selangor, Malaysia.) Created by Gayatri Su Lin Pillai, Hazil Izham Ismail. Directed, compiled by James Lee.With: Steve Yap, Darlene Goh, Mandy Chen, Olivia Kang, Pearlly Chua, Shaun Face, Wong Wai-hoong, Ernest Chong, Elvis, Sunny Pang, Alan Cheong, Kok Jia-xian. (Mandarin, Cantonese dialogue)Although inspired through the Grand Guignol recipe of "Sweeney Todd," James Lee ultimately cooks up a splattery muddle in "Claypot Curry Murders." Getting managed to move on from flavorless mellers ("Before We Fall madly in love Again"), the Malaysian author-helmer continues a dalliance with horror begun with "Histeria," with similar analyzed insufficient skill shown in the previous fest additives. Pic has not yet been launched locally because of censorship issues, but even just in more poor areas, its amateurism will limit its prospects. After finding her drunken husband sexually mistreating among her three kids, street hawker Mrs. Chew (Pearlly Chua) kills her spouse and delivers his remains to naive food-stall clients. Yarn advances forward ten years to determine that guy meat makes her wealthy, but among Chew's kids presently has a bloodlust that simply will not quit. While Lee ladles about the gore and baby cribs jokes from Tarantino, his direction is really as stiff as his lurching script, nor does the stranded thesps any favors. Pic shows exactly the same disregard for seem quality that made Lee's previous films so grating.Camera (color, DigiBeta), Mohammed Helmi Yusof editor, Chris Khoo music, Peter Foot art director, Nazrul Asraff Mahzan. Examined at PiFan Film Festival (World Fantastic Cinema), This summer 15, 2011. Running time: 97 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke: 'We're off to A Great Start'

NEW YORK - "We're off to a great start." That is how NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke on Wednesday summarized the company's first half year under majority ownership of cable giant Comcast. "After six months, we are feeling very good." While early investments in new programming have shown success, there is "a lot more opportunity," the long-time right-hand man of Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said on Comcast's conference call after its latest quarterly earnings report. And he once again emphasized that the turnaround at the NBC broadcast network is likely to take two to three years rather than happen overnight. "Content is more valuable today than the day we did the deal" 18 months ago, and retransmission consent fees have grown since then, and online video content deals are now "significantly greater," Burke said, adding that this means that the broadcast TV outlook is now "much rosier." But NBC remains in fourth place in terms of ratings, and people shouldn't expect miracles, Burke said, even though he said he is "very confident we will get there. Comcast closed its acquisition of a 51 percent stake in NBCUniversal, which posted stronger second-quarter results, at the end of January. Burke and Roberts on Wednesday also once again discussed their way of approaching synergies - a word that got a bad rep under failed mergers, such as the AOL-Time Warner combination - between Comcast and NBCUniversal. They referred to what the company internally has called "Project Symphony" to describe the process of bringing together the two companies to put their combined promotional and other resources behind key projects, such as has been the case with animated film success Hop and NBC show The Voice. Asked if the weak economy and U.S. debt crisis have affected the advertising market, Burke said on Wednesday: "We don't see any signs of a deceleration." But he said he would keep a close eye on the ad market and expressed concern about the economy. "We see this year and next year probably as investment years," Burke said about his approach to building the NBCUni business. The broadcast network hasn't been getting the investment necessary to compete in recent years, he said, highlighting increased production budgets for The Voice to ensure "great coaches," marketing and a good look. After making the show the company's number one promotional priority, it surpassed the most optimistic expectations to become a "bona fide hit," he said. And it helped second-quarter financials at the network and TV stations despite the expenditures it brings with it, he added. Burke also highlighted that the company is spending on its local TV stations, particularly in news, as well to boost ratings. Among the recent hires are more than 40 reporters, 20 producers and spending on investigative units in five markets, according to Burke, who mentioned that he has already seen an improvement in the local station performance in New York. Cable network investments are also key. They have meant that the quarterly number of original episodes was up by 12 percent, which tends to be a drag on near-term results, but drive advertising rates and affiliate fees longer-term, Burke told analysts on Wednesday's call. He mentioned new USA shows Suits and Necessary Roughness as examples of shows that were given the green light after the Comcast deal. Discussing other key priorities, Burke said NBCUniversal's recent long-term Olympics rights deal would be profitable over the term of the agreement and prove to be "a smart investment." He also said that Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo provides an "attractive growth opportunity" for NBCUniversal. Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis was asked Wednesday if the cable giant could look to buy minority shareholder General Electric out of NBCUni early due to its strong early performance. But he said that is likely not in the cards, and it is too early to talk about a next phase of an increase in the ownership stake. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Comcast NBCUniversal Steve Burke