Alias' Kevin Weisman Joins NBC's Upcoming Awake

Kevin Weisman Former Alias star Kevin Weisman is heading to NBC's new drama Awake, Entertainment Weekly reports.Weisman will play a mysterious character named Mr. Blonde, opposite Jason Isaacs' Detective Britton. The series tells the story of Britton, who, after a car accident, lives in two very different realities: one where his wife died in the accident but his son survived, and the other where his son died but his wife lived.ER alum Laura Innes joins AwakeWeisman's recurring character will appear in both realities and will have crucial information about the car accident that changed Britton's life.VIDEO: First Look At AwakeWhile he's best known for playing Marshall Flinkman on Alias, Weisman has also appeared on episodes of CSI and Fringe.Awake is executive-produced by Lone Star's Kyle Killen and 24's Howard Gordon. NBC has yet to schedule a premiere date for the series.

Jeff Who Lives At Home Trailer Arrives

Segel! Helms! Duplass brothers!After noodling in the deeper realms of the indie world for years with the likes of The Puffy Chair and Baghead, writing/directing sibling team Jay and Mark Duplass soundly cracked the surface of a bigger awareness level with 2010's achingly sharp comedy-drama Cyrus. And now they're back with another great cast and a new comedy that wades along the line between the bitter and the sweet, Jeff Who Lives At Home. The trailer's up at Apple.Jeff (Jason Segel) is by all accounts a directionless loser, content to lounge about in the basement of his mother Sharon (Susan Sarandon) and while away his days on meaningless errands. His brother Pat (Ed Helms), on the other hand, appears to have made a life for himself, with a job and a wife (Judy Greer). But a chance meeting between the siblings leads to revelations, confrontations and something of an opportunity for the two of them to bond. Especially when they stumble on Pat's wife meeting another man...From the looks of this, the brothers Duplass have come up with another little handcrafted delight. The film arrives here on April 20.

Amber Rose Speaks Out On Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Allegations

First Published: January 17, 2012 4:15 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Amber Rose stops by Access Hollywood Live on January 17, 2012LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Amber Rose made headlines earlier this month when she claimed that Kim Kardashian was responsible for her split from then-boyfriend Kanye West. The model/singer called the reality star a home wrecker in a tabloid interview and stuck by her claims when he stopped by Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday. The story I said in Star magazine is very true. Its a very, very true story, Amber claimed to Billy Bush and Kit Hoover. In the interview with Star, Amber alleged that Kim hooked up with Kanye while she was dating the rap star. According to the 29-year-old, her emotions got the best of her which led to her comments. I didnt want to stoop down to that level by calling her a home wrecker. I kind of just spoke on my emotions at the time, Amber, who is now dating rapper Wiz Khalifa, continued. Im not upset about what happened anymore because I got past it. I was just upset that every interview Ive had, they ask me why was I the cause of her and Reggie [Bush] breaking up, and it was just not true. Adding, I have a reputation. Also, and I just had to set that straight for people to know exactly what it is. I wasnt the one that did that to her, she actually did that to me. Amber, who just released her first single, Fame, with Wiz Khalifa, admitted she doesnt even know the reality star. Ive never been friends with Kim, I dont know her personally, she told Billy and Kit. I didnt want it to look like I was just going after Kim and just like, kick her when she was down. I just wanted to set the record straight. A rep for Kim was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Access Hollywood. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Shannen Doherty Talks Kim Kardashians Split: My Heart Is To Her

First Launched: The month of the month of january 14, 2012 8:51 PM EST Credit: WEtv La, Calif. -- Caption Shannen Doherty in the promo shot for Shannen SaysShannen Dohertys marriage to digital digital photographer Kurt Iswarienko was chronicled for Shannen States, premiering this spring on WEtv, nevertheless the former 90210 star states their relationship and marriage have absolutely nothing that's much like Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Hes not abnormally tall, that's great. Hes not likely to question my pals about whether theyre gay or straight and never drop it, Shannen jeered on Saturday within the Television Experts Association Winter Session when asked for how her show Shannen States on WEtv comes even close to Kims recent relationship. Shannen, who married Kurt, an electronic digital photographer in October, combined together with her large day recorded for your approaching series, was adament the couples relationship is rather solid and zilch like her past two close ties (the initial wound up being to Ashley Hamilton from 1993-1994, the second one, to Ron Salomon, in 2002, was annulled somewhat at least a year later). Kurt will say weve known each other our lives which we've dated for 3-and-a-half years, so that it wasnt a quickie marriage. I cant judge what went lower in somebody elses marriage. God knows, my a few other close ties werent so competent and so they were quickie, Shannen mentioned. My heart is to her, I realize that, the actress ongoing, mentioning to Kim. I applaud anybody who'll get from something if it's no more working, regardless of terrible jokes and press thats prone to can be found in there. Although not interested in the reality TV format, Shannen mentioned she does watch a few shows, including Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, starring her former 90210 co-star, Tori Spelling, and her husband, Dean McDermott. Personally, i really like Tori & Dean, and that i don't like the reality show forum whatsoever. I, typically, roll my eyes and go, Oh my gosh God! Thats so setup Tori & Dean seems very real, she mentioned. Youre coping with know them around the personal level and enables tell the truth, their kids are just like, beyond adorable. Shannen States premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 9 PM EST/PST on WEtv. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Apple gets taste of Sony's Music Unltd.

Sony Network Ent. prexy Tim Schaaff, left and Michael Aragon announced the Music Unlimited service will come to Apple. Sony is bringing Music Unlimited to Apple's devices. The company will unveil an application for the streaming music service sometime in the first quarter of the year, officials revealed at a roundtable discussion with reporters at CES in Las Vegas. The step is a big one for Sony, as it has been trying to compete with Apple on its own devices as well as Android platforms. It also put the company into an increasingly crowded field on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, as services like Spotify, iHeartRadio and Rhapsody all have established footprints there. The free Music Unlimited app will do more than allow users to play music from the Music Unlimited catalog. Users will also be able to save cached versions of their playlists to enjoy when offline. "We have to compete vigorously with Spotify and lots of services," said Tim Schaaff, president of Sony Network Entertainment. "I heard from one of the record industry guys that they licensed their music to more than 250 services last year. Yes, we are going to compete with these guys. (Apple's) iOS is one way to do that." To usher in the application, Sony has once again boosted the number of songs in its catalog. At its CES press conference Monday, Sony pinned the number of available songs at 12 million, but it has since closed another deal with CD Baby, bringing the total to 15 million. Schaaff said the Music Unlimited service currently has 1 million active users -- those who are in a trial or paid mode. It's hoping to increase that number not only with the iOS app, but by including Music Unlimited on the PlayStation Vita during its U.S. launch. As Schaaff notes, though, the land grab for users is still a very fierce battle. "We're in the early stages of this cloud-based service," he said. "That's the state of the industry right now ... The reality is we're trying to build a marketplace around these subscription models and that's going to take some time and the effort of putting skin in the game. We feel pretty confident that Sony is in this for the long run." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Debutantes shine in Rotterdam

The town -- Untested talent rules the competish as of this year's Rotterdam Film Festival, which opens Jan. 25. 13 in the 15 game game titles introduced Wednesday are debut features. Eight photos placed their world bows within the fest.In the section of unknowns, Icelandic gangster movie "Black's Game" stays out due to its connections. Pic is founded on a close best-seller, "Black Curse" by Stefan Mani, and was executive produced by "Drive" helmer Nicolas Winding Refn. South Korean debutant Lee Kwang-Kuk also provides links, due to assistant director credits on Hong Sang-Soo's "Tale of Cinema" and "Hahaha." His film "Romance Joe" presents connected tales offered up to filmmaker having a feisty waitress.Meanwhile. Dominga Sotomayor's road movie "Thursday Till Sunday" boasts cinematography from busy Latin American lenser Barbara Alvarez ("Whisky," "The Headless Lady").The Two company company directors with history are Vasily Sigarev of Russia and Okuda Yosuke of Japan. Sigarev's "Wolfy" along with European fests this past year, which he returns with "Living," a harsh portrait of existence in the wintry Russian town. Okuda's low-budget gangster comedy "Hot as Hell: The Deadbeat March" carried out within 2011, which he explores similar ground this year inside the better resourced "Tokyo, japan, japan Playboy Club."Really the only film getting a U.S. connection is "It Seems Pretty In the Distance," by Polish artists Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal, that's produced by NY's Anton Kern Gallery.TIGER Honours COMPETITION 2012"A Sea food," Park Hong-Min (Columbia)"Black's Game," Oskar Thor Axelsson (Iceland)"Clip," Maja Milos (Serbia)"Egg and Stone," Huang Ji (China)"In April one year afterwards, There's a fire place,Inch Wichanon Somumjarn (Thailand)"It Seems Pretty in the Distance," Anka Sasnal and Wilhelm Sasnal (Belgium, U.S.)"L," Babis Makridis (A vacation in a holiday in greece)"Living," Vasily Sigarev (Russia)"Neighboring Sounds," Kleber Mendonca Filho (South usa)"Return to Burma," Midi Z (Taiwan, Myanmar)"Romance Joe," Lee Kwang-Kuk (Columbia)"Southwest," Eduardo Nunes (South usa)"Thursday Till Sunday," Dominga Sotomayor (Chile, Netherlands)"Tokyo, japan, japan Playboy Club," Okuda Yosuke (Japan)"Voice of My Father,Inch Orhan Eskikoy and Zeynel Dogan (Chicken, Germany) Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Par nabs worldwide rights to 3D 'Cirque' pic

Paramount Pictures has acquired worldwide distribution rights to "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away," exec produced by James Cameron. Andrew Adamson wrote and directed the pic, which has lensed in 3D. It features performances from some of the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions. Adamson, Aron Warner, Martin Bolduc, Ed Jones and Cary Granat are producers. No formal release date has been set but the studio expects it to bow this year. Adamson's credits include "Shrek" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com