NBC Pulls Fear Factor's Donkey Semen Episode

Fear Factor Donkey semen won't be offered for the moment.NBC has attracted Monday's episode of Fear Aspect in which categories of twins have to drink two servings of donkey semen to achieve success to a different round. A repeat will air rather.Examine out photos from Fear FactorThe network did not have discuss the ultimate-minute change, but, according to TMZ, Comcast, NBC's parent company, had reservations about airing the episode following a gossip site reported particulars in the task on Friday.Fear Factor host Joe Rogan taunted the job to Entertainment Weekly lately and was unsure themselves once the episode would start to see the light of day. "It's so crazy and absurd," he mentioned. "After they described, I really thought they were joking at first. I am unsure where the debate is, but NBC is not confident that they're prone to air it."

Yahoo offers Sundance shorts

Yahoo is busting into Sundance in a move to capitalize on the high-profile fest, offering access to nine short films on Sundance.yahoo.com and allowing viewers to vote for their favorite. The company, which has been seeking aggressively to raise its profile in original content, said Thursday that starting today through Jan. 27, Yahoo Screen will host a selection of shorts premiering at Sundance and chosen in close collaboration with the festival. Yahoo will present the winning filmmaker of the inaugural Yahoo Audience Award with $5,000. The winning film will also be given prominent placement on Yahoo, and all will remain accessible on Yahoo Screen for six additional weeks. Yahoo said its Yahoo Movies is a top destination online for movie fans, with more than 26 million users per month. Its omg! is among the most-visited celebrity news sites. "Yahoo is the home for major entertainment events online, and this year we're bringing film buffs with us to one of the world's most significant film festivals," said Mickie Rosen, senior VP of Yahoo Media Network."Some of the best filmmakers started their careers developing short films, and now our audience has the chance to pick what could be the next big name in the film industry," she said. The films include "'92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card," "Aquadettes," "The Arm," "Debutante Hunters," "Dol," "Henley," "Long Distance Information," "Odysseus' Gambit" and "Una Hora por Favora." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Joe Farrell memorial

Posted: Sun., Jan. 15, 2012, 4:30pm PTA memorial service for movie market researcher Joe Farrell will be held Sunday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. at the Landmark Theater, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. Farrell, 76, died Dec. 7. Donations may be made to either Oceana (https://act.oceana.org/donate/d-donate/) or Sailors for the Sea (http://sailorsforthesea.org/Donate.aspx). Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Alec Baldwin Rejoined Twitter To Prevent Imposters

First Launched: The month of the month of january 11, 2012 4:57 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Alec Baldwin Talks 30 Rock Season 6 Premiere La, Calif. -- Alec Baldwin infamously resigned from Twitter following his feud with American Airline carriers lately, but after a couple of slow days, the 30 Rock star began Tweeting, once again. In line with the actor, he returned for the social media networking site because of our prime volume of Alec Baldwin Twitter imposters. Theres lots of people who've different versions thats common, Alec told Access Hollywood of faux Alecs Tweeting within the National Board of Review Honours in NY City on Tuesday. In my opinion I [came back] for the reason Im so frustrated with individuals writing the wrong factor. The 53-year-old star will rapidly return to the small screen when 30 Rock Season 6 premieres on NBC on Thursday, and Alec is satisfied using the completely new episodes. I am excited, he told Access. Beginning late this year, that's strange however think that the shows are actually funny. For people annoying gossips hell soon leave the Tina Fey-introduced hit, Alec mentioned hes still getting a lot of fun playing narcissistic TV professional Jack Donaghy. Were inside our sixth year which i still begin working and so they hands me the scripts which time passes, Youve gotta be kidding me! he told Access. It's been a good time. The sixth season of 30 Rock premieres on Thursday at 8 PM on NBC. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Fox orders aircraft aircraft pilots for two main dramas, comedy

Fox is loading on pilot orders, giving greenlights with a killer project from Kevin Williamson killer project, the best drama from Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim together with a comedy pilot from scribe Dana Fox, Chernin Entertainment and last century Fox TV. Williamson and Berlanti/Guggenheim dramas hail from Warner Bros. TV. Williamson's project involves a killer who uses social media to make a network of murderers as he's being hunted by an FBI agent. Williamson composed the script which is professional creating his first work with a internet aside from the CW in many years. Composed by Guggenheim, the drama "Guilty" concentrates on a defense attorney who assumes tough cases and seeks to locate individuals who had him wrongly billed of fraud. Guggenheim and Berlanti are professional producers. Round the lighter side, the Dana Fox single-camera comedy involves a parent or gaurdian who eventually ends up employing her brother to be the "manny" to her children. Tentative title is "Ben Fox is My Manny." Fox, a component scribe whose credits include "What Continues in Vegas," "The Wedding Date" and "Dark day and night," professional produces with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

'Akira' Shut Lower: Warner Bros. Apparently Shuts Production Offices

Movies, now under ever? Around the heels of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures showing some fiscal responsibility with 'The Lone Ranger' and 'Paradise Lost,' correspondingly, comes word that Warner Bros. is once more putting the brakes on the potential financial albatross. Production on 'Akira' continues to be shutdown in order to rework your budget. Based on THR, the 'Akira' offices in Vancouver happen to be closed, as the below-the-line everyone was told to mind home. When the budget issues can't be resolved, 'Akira' might get shuffled away once more (it's hit the skids three occasions formerly). An adaptation from the famous Japanese manga, the film was set to star Garrett Hedlund, with Billy Burke, Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter in discussions also to appear. Jaume Collet-Serra ('Unknown') will direct, provided this really happens. Last summer time, Warner Bros. drawn an identical tactic with 'The Lone Ranger,' before buying a brand new budget (a still-absurd $215 million) with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Gore Verbinski and star The Actor-brad Pitt. 'Paradise Lost,' an adaptation of John Milton's classic poem with Bradley Cooper playing Lucifer, was shelved late this year by Legendary Pictures. This, after Universal cast off plans for 'The Dark Tower' with Ron Howard and 'At the Mountain tops of Madness' with Guillermo Del Toro and Tom Cruise. Are galleries in the center of a brand new era of fiscal responsibility? UPDATE: Not? Variety reviews the shutdown is because of script issues. Developing... [via THR/Warmth Vision] [Photo: GF/bauergriffinonline.com] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Demi Moore Set for Gloria Steinem Cameo in 'Lovelace'

If you thought you'd died and gone to cameo heaven when James Franco agreed to play a young Hugh Hefner in Linda Lovelace's biopic, 'Lovelace,' 2012 is proving -- three days in -- that it is a year full of surprises. Word has it that the freshly detached Demi Moore will be playing a small role of activist Gloria Steinem. (Insert Ms. joke here.) 'Lovelace,' from 'HOWL' directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, is one of two Linda Lovelace biopics in development. Director Matthew Wilder has long been developing 'Inferno,' which was initially set to star Lindsay Lohan as the famous porn star; now Malin Akerman is attached to the lead role in that film. As for 'Lovelace,' Lohan's former Mean Girl cohort Amanda Seyfried is playing the titular actress, with Peter Sarsgaard as her abusive pornographer husband, Chuck Traynor. Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, Sharon Stone round out the cast. Steinem wrote the article, "The Real Lovelace," which details the porn star's relationship with Traynor in Ms. Magazine. So, in movie version, this probably translates to a hippie-dressed Demi slamming down a stack of papers and saying something like, "America needs to hear her story!" 'Lovelace' has also reportedly added Eric Roberts and Adam Brody to its ever-growing ensemble. The former 'O.C.' star will play Lovelace's onscreen 'Deep Throat' partner Harry Reems. [via Variety] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook