Help Wanted By Hollywood Foreign Press

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is advertising for an “Executive Director”. Now you’d think that position would involve stashing secret studio gifts, cataloguing autographed photos of HFPA members with celebrities, monitoring all the free food and drink provided for these non-journalist freeloaders. But no. Instead these are the duties: Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED is responsible for supervising existing contracts with vendors, overseeing finances and audits, advising in the grant-making process in coordination with the Grants Officer, devising brand-enhancing strategies, increasing alliances within the industry in conjunction with the Board and HFPA publicists, and identifying and pursuing opportunities to do the same. The ED will work closely with the President to ensure the smooth running of the Association by attending every Board and Membership meeting and following up on administrative issues, preserving the institutional memory of the Association. Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a legal and business background, extensive contacts in the entertainment industry, and superior interpersonal, verbal and writing skills.

What's Next for Paul Rudd

What's Next for Paul Rudd By Lauren Schutte August 29, 2011 Photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Paul Rudd Paul Rudd has been around his share of hits, however the actor's recent motion picture foray, "Our Idiot Brother," which opened up August 26, only made $2.4 million its opening weekend. The cool comedy, co-starring Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Rashida Johnson also wasn't popular with experts, getting a C+ CinemaScore.But, the actor will not need to wait lengthy for an additional opportunity to redeem themself about the giant screen. Rudd's got greater than a couple of projects arranged. In October, the "I Really Like You, Guy" actor will star alongside box-office darling Jennifer Aniston and Malin Akerman in David Wain's comedy, "Wanderlust." He's also getting the best-selling book, "The Perks to be a Wallflower" towards the giant screen the coming year with Emma Watson, "Vampire Journals" Nina Dobrev and relative newcomer Logan Lerman. And, no real surprise, the Judd Apatow regular is presently filming "This IsForty," a follow-as much as the director's 2007 hit, "Knocked Up," with Leslie Mann,Megan Fox, Jason Segel and John Lithgow. The Hollywood Reporter What's Next for Paul Rudd By Lauren Schutte August 29, 2011 Paul Rudd PHOTO CREDIT AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Paul Rudd has been around his share of hits, however the actor's recent motion picture foray, "Our Idiot Brother," which opened up August 26, only made $2.4 million its opening weekend. The cool comedy, co-starring Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Rashida Johnson also wasn't popular with experts, getting a C+ CinemaScore.But, the actor will not need to wait lengthy for an additional opportunity to redeem themself about the giant screen. Rudd's got greater than a couple of projects arranged. In October, the "I Really Like You, Guy" actor will star alongside box-office darling Jennifer Aniston and Malin Akerman in David Wain's comedy, "Wanderlust." He's also getting the best-selling book, "The Perks to be a Wallflower" towards the giant screen the coming year with Emma Watson, "Vampire Journals" Nina Dobrev and relative newcomer Logan Lerman. And, no real surprise, the Judd Apatow regular is presently filming "This IsForty," a follow-as much as the director's 2007 hit, "Knocked Up," with Leslie Mann,Megan Fox, Jason Segel and John Lithgow. The Hollywood Reporter

Apple Stock Falls Only Slightly After Jobs Boss Resignation

NEW You are able to - Shares of tech giant Apple were lower only slightly at the begining of Thursday buying and selling, following late Wednesday's news that Jobs resigned as Boss. By 9:45am ET, Apple's stock was buying and selling at $369.79, lower 1.7 percent, under another the 6 percent drop in Wednesday after-hrs, which in fact had signaled a loss of revenue around $18 billion in market price. The first morning buying and selling gave Apple an industry capital around $348.8 billion, based on Bloomberg. Experts had stated Wednesday evening that does not much should change at Apple overnight with Jobs' decision to pay attention to the chairman role. Daniel Ernst, analyst at Hudson Square Research, told The Hollywood Reporter he still suggests traders buy Apple's stock among the decline. "The Apple story isn't in regards to a given day or perhaps a whole quarter," he stated. "Apple is really a long-term story of product innovation, share gains and operating execution. When the stock is lower, its an chance to purchase.Inch Wedbush Investments analyst Scott Sutherland echoed that view. Apple continued to be the U.S. company using the second-greatest market price after in recent days being overtaken again by oil giant Exxon Mobile. Jobs' resignation has place the spotlight on new Boss Tim Prepare who's referred to as calm, awesome, but additionally secretive and from time to time brutal. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Jobs Apple

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Resignation Puts Spotlight on Normally Secretive Tim Cook

By all accounts, Tim Cook is an intensely private person. He's been getting away with it as Apple's No. 2 executive, but now that he has been named CEO of one of the world's most valuable and inventive companies, it's likely he'll be thrust into the spotlight routinely whether he likes it or not. our editor recommends Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Take Another Medical Leave of AbsenceApple Most Valuable U.S. Company on Stock Market as Thursday Trading StartsApple Tops Exxon Mobil as Most Valuable U.S. Company Amid Volatile Stock Market Apple Reports Record Quarterly Profit of $7.31 billionApple's OS X Lion Roars Into Mac App Store Cook was named Apple's top executive Wednesday after co-founder Steve Jobs stepped down because, as he put it, "I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO." Jobs didn't mention his health, but he has been dealing with problems associated with pancreatic cancer for at least seven years. Three times he has taken a leave of absence, and three times Cook has filled in for him, so the former COO is no stranger to the top job. Still, he's not the visionary that Jobs is, and Apple investors and its legions of enthusiasts aren't inclined to treat him as if he were. STORY: Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO Hence, whenever there are rumors that Jobs is ill again, Apple loses billions in value. When news broke Wednesday that Jobs was handing the reins over to Cook, the stock sunk 6 percent in after-hours trading, temporarily knocking about $18 billion off of Apple's market cap. Perhaps it's an overreaction, because not much is supposed to change under Cook. Upgrades to iPods, iPads, iTunes, AppleTV and other multimedia wizardry that are in the works will continue as if nothing has happened, experts say, especially since Jobs on Wednesday assumed the role of board chairman, so his opinions are likely to matter just as much as they always have. "Jobs's departure will have no impact on the business," Hudson Square Research analyst Daniel Ernst said. "It doesn't change much from the past year, even the past three years when Steve Jobs first got sick and other people stepped up," added Wedbush Securities analyst Scott Sutherland. Even Steve Wozniak, who founded Apple with Jobs in 1976, expects that the impact of Jobs will be seen for many years whether he is CEO or not. "The quality of the people doesn't change overnight, neither does the quality of the products," Wozniak told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. And Cook, 50, is a quality executive, as far as Jobs is concerned, which is why he is so well compensated. Last year he made $59 million, mostly through stock grants. STORY: Analyst: Steve Jobs' CEO Departure Will Have 'No Impact' on Apple Jobs recruited Cook from Compaq in 1998 to oversee the manufacturing of Mac computers as senior vp for worldwide operations. He first served as temporary CEO in 2004 when Jobs was recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery, and he was named COO three years later. A lengthy profile of Cook in Fortune magazine in 2008 (which Cook declined to participate in) called him a "workaholic" who typically began his e-mail sessions at 4:30 a.m. and could be brutal in meetings, where he'd ask executives questions he knew they couldn't answer before grilling them with equally impossible follow-up queries. His hobbies are cycling, hiking and exercising. He serves on the board of Nike, and Out magazine recently put him at the top of its LGBT Power 50 list, ahead of Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper and Rachel Maddow. "While it is Jobs's prescience that has kept the Cupertino, Calif., company at the cutting edge of technology, it's Cook who made sure Apple could deliver as demand rocketed," Out said in its Power 50 profile. An Alabama native, Cook earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from Auburn University -- he's a rabid Auburn Tigers football fan -- and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. STORY: Steve Jobs Resignation: Business, News Cable Networks Set Evening Coverage His office, according to the Fortune profile, is decorated with Auburn paraphernalia and photos of Bobby Kennedy and Bob Dylan. In recent years, Cook has taken to running Apple's conference calls to discuss its quarterly earnings because Jobs rarely makes an appearance, so analysts are very familiar with the new CEO. "Tim is more behind-the-scenes, more quiet," says Sutherland, while "Steve has sometimes downright antagonized competitors." "Cool, calm, and never, ever raises his voice," is how Fortune put it, and whose "stamina is stuff of legend at Apple." Plus, "He's essentially been running much of the company for years." Georg Szalai in New York contributed to this report. Related Topics Ellen DeGeneres Steve Jobs Apple Anderson Cooper Bob Dylan Rachel Maddow

Tripoli, Libya Hotel Holds Trapped Journalists

NEW You are able to - The Rixos in Tripoli is among the Libyan capital's premier hotels, but over the past weekend, additionally, it grew to become a prison for journalists positioned there to pay for the civil war in the united states. The Brand New You are able to Occasions reported that journalists from CNN, the BBC along with other news organizations were stuck within the hotel without electricity or air-conditioning. Government forces have declined to allow journalists leave - aside from outings into Tripoli conflict zones brought by chaperones - and also the fight outdoors might not permit them to get far, the paper stated. Media and government authorities have remained in the hotel using the blessing from the regime of Moammar Gaddafi. "It is simply become so harmful being here," stated CNN seniorinternational correspondent Matthew Chance, that has provided news updates via TV and Twitter. An alternative choice for foreign journalists ended up being to trail digital rebel forces fighting their way through regions of Libya, the Occasions stated. By Sunday evening, many Libyan authorities had fled among the rebels' advance, but armed males ongoing to avoid foreign journalists from departing the Rixos, the paper stated. Chance authored via Twitter: "Running have less water and food.Inch To be held captive, he stated: "It's really no fun." Related Subjects CNN BBC

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Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday. So they chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. Paradise? The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. It was small and totally deserted. Or was it? After snorkelling, making out and having fun, the young lovers soon come to believe that there is someone else on the island. Things go missing from their camp and then they discover someone else's footprints in the sand. At first amused, this becomes disturbing as they realize the island has a ghost! From paradise, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare of arguments and mistrust... Inspired by actual events.

Vampire Diaries Enlists Sebastian Roch to Play Vampire Hunter

Sebastian Roche Vampires of Mystic Falls, beware! A new vampire hunter is coming to town, Entertainment Weekly reports. Fringe and Supernatural alum Sebastian Roché has been cast on The Vampire Diaries as a mysterious man who appears to be hunting vampires, specifically Klaus (Joseph Morgan). "For some reason, Klaus, who shouldn't be afraid of anybody, seems to be concerned about this person," executive producer Julie Plec tells the magazine. Vampire Diaries Season 3 preview: Will Jeremy see more dead people? The yet-to-be-named recurring character was originally described in casting breakdowns as "rugged, handsome, charming and dangerous." It is unknown when exactly Roché will make his Vampire Diaries debut, but the role was originally being cast for the third episode of Season 3. Roché recurred on Fringe and Supernatural last season and most recently guest-starred on Criminal Minds. However, he is best known to many, including Plec, for his role on General Hospital as Jerry Jacks. "He's a classically-trained theater actor, he is mysterious, he has an element of danger to him," Plec told EW. "We liked the idea of bringing an adult into our world that wasn't one of our founding families. He's just got a quality that is really exciting." The new season of The Vampire Diaries premieres on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 8/7c on the CW.

Bruce Campbell Joins Sam Raimi, James Franco and Mila Kunis For Oz: The Great and Powerful

Bruce Campbell is full of big announcements this summer. First, he confirmed that a remake of Evil Dead is officially in the works. (With Diablo Cody on board to help write the script no less.) And now, the actor has just tweeted that he will work with his long-time collaborator Sam Raimi once again in Oz: The Great and Powerful. Just an hour ago, the actor Tweeted that he would definitely be featured in Raimi’s prequel to the 1939 classic: “I. Am. In. Oz. Sam Raimi refuses to tell me what character I will portray. Just know that the role is PIVOTAL.” Campbell joins James Franco (who will play the title character) as well as Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz, who will play the three witches. Walt Disney Pictures has given the mega-budgeted movie a March 8, 2013 release date. Cambell has worked with Raimi, whom he met in high school, on a number of projects including the Evil Dead series, the Spider-Man series, Darkman and The Quick and the Dead. · Bruce Campbell Confirms He Has A Role In Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great And Powerful [CinemaBlend]

10 Things to Know About 'Whitney'

NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt introduced stand-up comic-turned-TV starWhitney Cummings at Monday's TCA presentation as "this year's 'it' girl."It's a nod to her role as both an both executive producer/star of NBC comedy "Whitney" and an executive producer on CBS comedy "Two Broke Girls," a balancing act that she calls "surreal."During a stop at the semi-annual press tour, Cummings, along with her cast and crew, opened up about the NBC comedy and its inspirations. Here are the 10 things that you need to know before the show's Sept. 22 premiere.1. Whitney Cummings wrote the pilot with co-star Chris D'Elia in mind. The pair had come up together as stand up comics in Los Angeles, with Cummings joking that "he's the most talented young comedian working, besides me." 2. Don't expect to see Whitney and D'Elia's Alex character get hitched anytime soon. "Getting married would pop the balloon," explains showrunner Betsy Thomas, noting that the show is all about the characters trying to figure out if marriage is necessary. 3. "It's an incredible time to be a woman in comedy. It feels like its more of an advantage than a disadvantage," gushes Cummings of an era in which the big and small screen is dominated by funny women including Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Christina Applegate.4. Cummings credits actor-comedian Paul Reiser as the inspiration for her stand up career. It was his book, "Couplehood," that she says allowed her to see "the cracks in the sidewalk." Likening stand up comics to journalists, Cummings says the gig is all about observing and critiquing, a skill that her producers add has been particularly helpful as she writes this show.5. If you let Cummings and her producers tell it, the character's committed but non-married relationship is a common and contemporary one. "This relationship is a modern relationship.. its balanced... that's the relationship that reflects the way we live our lives," notes Thomas.6. There are pieces of Whitney in "Whitney." Among them: "Her personality is a ball of energy and sometimes she can take things to the extreme. We've used that to inspire some of the things that she does," Thomas says, adding that her stand up background and observations have been similarly helpful in the writers room.7. Mutli-cam comedies may not be en vogue, but its the format of choice for stand-up comedians Cummings and D'Elia. "Alive audience... keeps you honest and i think it makes us all better," adds Thomas. 8. Cummings will continue to do stand up gigs. "I write on stage and [it's] where I get my ideas... it's what we live for," she says, acknowledging that the grueling 80-plus tour date schedule that she did last year is no longer feasible.9. Cummings admits that she bought a pair of Carrie Bradshaw-style Christian Louboutins for her meeting with"Sex and the City's" Michael Patrick Kingto discuss -- and ultimately agree to collaborate on -- CBS'"Two Broke Girls." She jokes that she had planned to return the shoes the following day, but couldn't when she realized she had sweat through them.10. Cummings is getting comfortable with a balancing act. She spends her days at theWhitneyset, and her evenings at home pouring over"TwoBroke Girls"notes. "It's surreal," she says, of a career and lifestyle that she never "thought was in the cards.""Whitney" will premiere on NBC Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 pm. The Hollywood Reporter