Starzs Boss Drops In Week 2 Against Game 7 around the globe Series

Airing from the blockbuster Game 7 around the globe Series on Friday, the 2nd episode of Starz’s new drama Boss averaged 391,000 audiences in the premiere airing at 10 PM, lower 44% in the series debut. For that weekend, the drama starring Kelsey Grammer published 1.a million audiences, lower from 1.7 million for that premiere.

Regal Entertainment Reviews Better-Than-Expected Third-Quarter Profit

NY - Movie exhibition giant Regal Entertainment Group on Thursday reported another-quarter profit that exceeded Wall Street anticipation. The organization reported greater admissions and price controls. Throughout a business call, management stated that galleries' efforts to break the rules video rental home windows might help the film eco-system, and Regal Boss Amy Miles stated that cost hikes by Netflix and Redbox, which introduced its increase on Thursday, might help cinema operators. "I still believe that it is useful to the side from the business," she stated. Requested concerning the recent Tower Heist premium VOD plans that Universal Pictures later withdrew, Miles stated Regal appreciated the dialogue using the studio. "It seemed like was a noticable difference along the wayInch over earlier public words over premium VOD tests by several galleries. A current discussion about the easiest method to apportion costs for three dimensional glasses, Miles stated these are generally private discussions that offer mutual benefits. "I'd expect the three dimensional glasses problem would be the same manner,Inch she stated, adding that her firm is available to discussions about new models as lengthy as Regal's financial aspects aren't affected. Requested concerning the overall condition of associations between galleries and marketers, Miles stated recent industry have most likely been more public than they've been previously. But she stated that "I wouldn't characterize [the connection] as different," andt both galleries and exhibition wish to make certain that nothing transpires with denigrate this area office. Management stated that Killer Elite, the very first release from Open Road Films, its distribution venture with AMC, makes $25 million in box office to date and will also be lucrative because it moves through distribution channels. The Gray with Liam Neeson is Open Road's next release, scheduled for The month of january. Regal management stated on the business call the film won't be drawn into late December to provide Neeson an Oscar run because of the additional cost this would entail. The firm also stated when Neeson is worth award consideration, it shouldn't matter once the film was launched. Miles stated the vacation film season looks promising, highlighting numerous game titles presented in various formats, for example three dimensional, Imax and 2D. Also, this holidays has 26 wide releases versus 23 this past year, she added. Miles also reported films which are areas of known franchises, for example Twilight, A Virtual Detective and Mission: Impossible. Excessively, the Regal Boss stated her firm is positive about the potential of box office development in the 4th quarter. Miles also told experts on Thursday that Regal doesn't have intends to lower its three dimensional ticket cost premium. The exhibition giant's quarterly earnings of $25 million, in comparison with $42.six million within the same period last year, that was increased with a one-time gain of $31.4 million in the purchase of stock in cinema advertising venture National CineMedia. Revenue rose 7 percent to $744 million. Admissions revenue increased from $486 million to $515 million, while concession revenue rose from $183 million to $197 million. "We're pleased that industry attendance growth coupled with our ongoing concentrate on cost control permitted us to attain significant growth," stated Miles. "We're urged through the record summer time box office and remain positive concerning the approaching holiday film slate." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Regal Entertainment Group

Steven Tyler: Hotel Fall Wasn't Because Of A Relapse

First Released: October 27, 2011 10:01 AM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Steven Tyler stops through the SiriusXM Studio in NY City on October 14, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Steven Tylers accident in Paraguay now arrived him within the hospital, however the rock legend and The American Idol Show judge would really like his fans to understand it wasn't because of a relapse. I began to obtain sick, and that i just fell on my small face, the 63-year-old stated on NBCs Today show on Thursday morning. I simply given out. After Tuesdays accident, his tour manager approached the American Embassy, who directed him to some hospital in the region a facility Steven was happy with. They sewn up my attention. They did just a little cosmetic surgery. Plus they fixed my tooth. All-in-one fell swoop, he ongoing. The rocker, that has formerly fought addiction issues, knows that many people may think he relapsed. I recieve that individuals believe that, he described. Still it bothers us a little, nevertheless its something which I must suffer from for that relaxation of my existence. Despite his spill, Steven stated the show and the tour must continue. Lacking getting my leg removed, people are likely to expect me to accept stage, the Aerosmith frontman added. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Ashton Kutcher is the King of Commitment,' and 8 Other Revelations From The Double Star Topher Grace

In the upcoming political thriller The Double, Topher Grace and Richard Gere star as an unlikely duo of intelligence agents paired to solve the mystery of a senator’s murder. The twisty plot leads them through a trail involving a psychopathic Soviet assassin (Stephen Moyer), Shakespearean code names and one double (get it) identity that culminates with a surprising ending in screenwriter Michael Brandt’s (3:10 to Yuma, Wanted) directorial debut. To promote the film — due in theaters this Friday — Topher Grace met with a handful of journalists in Beverly Hills yesterday to discuss, among other things, Richard Gere’s incredible calmness, the state of his relationship with the ’70s Show cast and to make one unfortunately ironic statement about his friend and former co-star Ashton Kutcher. Revelations ahead! 1. Babies hate Topher Grace. [While discussing some of the things he learned while preparing for this role.] “And then there was holding a baby — [that] was the scariest of all the things. I don’t think I mastered that. Odette was so good with the kid and then she’d pass it to me and it would just start crying. I never held a baby before. […] It’s twins so that you can swap them out but both babies hated me.” 2. Richard Gere prays for fallen insects. “He’s really zen, man. The rumors are true. We were at this dinner and it was me, Odette and him in this scene where we’re having dinner. There are bugs all over the place and I’m [smacks imaginary bugs all over his body] and I look over [at Richard] and am like, ‘Oh, sorry.’ He’s friends with the Dalai Lama and stuff. He says, ‘Don’t worry, I’m saying a prayer for each [mosquito you kill].’” 3. Speaking of Richard Gere, the actor is also cool with you sucking blood from his face. “Then, during the scene, and this was incredible and shows what a great guy he is — it bleeds into his roles how unflappable he is. This mosquito landed and was pumping blood out of his cheek. […] It had been awhile and this mosquito is getting fat with blood. And he finally said, ‘There’s a mosquito on my cheek, huh?’ And he lifted it [mimes gently lifting a mosquito off his cheek and tossing it into the air] and said, ‘Enjoy the snack.’ It’s crazy. I was blown away by that kind of stillness.” 4. Topher Grace finds adultery-related greeting card gags funny — but also in bad taste. “I have this family portrait that’s in the film [of him, Odette and their movie children] that I put in my office at home. I told Odette that I was going to send it out as our Christmas card. [Laughs] She just got married by the way so that would have been in really bad taste.” 5. Yes, the ’70s Show alum has slept in a bunk bed in the past year. [Responding to a question about The Wedding, which he filmed with Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro and Katherine Heigl last summer:] “It was shot in my hometown. That was just a coincidence but my folks still live there and I slept in my bunk bed from when I was twelve.” 6. He calls Katherine Heigl ‘Katie.’ [Describing The Wedding, due in theaters next year] “Diane [Keaton] and Robert De Niro are my and Katie Heigl’s folks. Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams are kind of the stepparents.” 7. Topher has a gift for making incredibly ironic statements about Ashton Kutcher, given the media storm surrounding his supposed affair. [When asked if he was surprised that his ’70s Show castmates have gone on to enjoy such successful careers] “It strikes me that I’ve had work after the show. That is amazing. But I knew their talent — better than a lot of people who were just watching the show because I was with them every day. I’m not surprised at all. Ashton is the king of commitment. If you give him something, he will commit to it. I saw him be given some ridiculous things and he commits to it so much it becomes real and really good.” 8. The ’70s Show cast still hangs out. “[Mila] just went to Laura Prepon’s sitcom taping. She was also doing a Chelsea Handler show and I went with Wilmer [Valderrama], who’s also doing a show on NBC. Then we went next door and visited Ashton. We were all standing there like, ‘Whoa.’ We’re all those cliches. We’re really close and we all love each other. “ 9. Topher Grace is not motivated by motivational speakers. [While discussing his preparation for the role of a motivational speaker in the upcoming Giant Mechanical Man] “It was depressing. It motivated me to make fun of them. I can’t wait to do press for that because I feel like I have so much to say about that. What makes one human being stand up and tell other human beings how to be living their life?” Follow Julie Miller on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Warner Bros. Tugging 'Harry Potter' Dvd disks, Blu-ray Dvds From Store Shelves

Warner Bros. stated Monday it intends to stop shipping Harry Potter Dvd disks and Blu-ray Dvds to merchants in the finish of the season.our editor suggests J.K. Rowling Uncovers Pottermore Website, Announces Harry Potter eBooks'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 1' Remains No. 1 on DVD, Blu-ray Charts'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Hits $1 Billion at Global Box Office'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Named Most-Anticipated Film of 2011 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Trailer Hits The move, that is clearly meant to boost sales from the greatest box office franchise ever, will require effect by 12 ,. 29. PHOTOS: 10 Greatest Book-to-Giant Screen Adaptations from the Last two-and-a-half decades Warners stated it'll stop shipping all game titles, including box sets and special and limited models. Which includes the ultimate title within the franchise, Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which hits stores November. 11, in addition to Harry Potter: The Entire 8-Film Collection. Disney utilizes an identical strategy using its home video game titles, tugging them from shelves for some time prior to making them available again later on. PHOTOS: Becoming An Adult 'Harry Potter': Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint The Harry Potter film franchise has made a lot more than $12.1 billion for Warner Bros. Entertainment -- with $7 billion in the worldwide box office for Warner Bros. Pictures and $5.1 billion for Warner Bros. Home Theatre Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The final film, Deathly Hallows Part 2, was launched in theaters This summer 15 and continued to earn a lot more than $1.3 billion in the worldwide box office. PHOTOS: 8 Big Babies: Movies Which Have Entered the ten Figure Mark The franchise stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Related Subjects Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Warner Bros. Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Rupert Grint

CBS Will get near Back Orders For Person Of Curiosity And Memorable

I’ve discovered that CBS is finalizing deals for back orders to newcomers Person Of Curiosity and Memorable. Neither of those remains the breakout hit that CBS’ new comedy 2 Broke Women remains (that series was presented with an early on full-season order a couple of days ago), nonetheless they have both completed continuously inside their time slots and so are coming off ratings upticks. Memorable (2.5/5) on Tuesday was up 2 tenths from the other day, while Person Of Curiosity last Thursday came 2.7/7 in 18-49 and 12.6 000 0000 audiences, up 2 tenths in the earlier week inside the demo. It accomplished good success in the Large Bang Theory repeat just like a lead-in versus. How To Be A Gentleman a couple of days before.

A&E Renews The Glades for Season 3

The Glades A&E has restored The Glades for just about any third season, TVGuide.com has confirmed. See the relaxation of current day news The show's second season averaged 3.9 million audiences and elevated twelve percent inside the coveted grownups-18-to-49 demographic. Created by Clifton Campbell, the cop drama stars Matt Passmore just like a former Chicago detective who's instructed to possess a job while using Florida Police. Kiele Sanchez also stars. The Next several weeks are slated to premiere next summer season.

New Poster For The Phantom Menace

Those 3D Star Wars are rolling outThey've been rolling closer for some time now, but here's real proof that the Star Wars 3D reissues are really, actually, honestly happening, with a poster for The Phantom Menace. It's back, and this time it's stereoscopic.{New Poster For The Phantom Menace}You'll note that the poster designers have emphasised the more popular elements of the film here: DarthMaul is front and centre, Ewan McGregor and Yoda get a look in, but Jake Lloyd and Jar Jar are nowhere to be seen. Contrast this with the original poster back in 1999 below, where both got a shot.{Original Phantom Menace Poster}We're not quite sure why the still-popular LiamNeeson and Natalie Portman have lost their spot, however; presumably it's simply to make this one look different to 1999's, or perhaps it's more important to remind us that there will be pod-racing and space battles in 3D. The teaser's still the best of the lot though.{Phantom Menace Teaser Poster}Star Wars Episode I:The PhantomMenace is out in 3D onFebruary 10, 2012.

Oscar-Chasing The Artist Starts Strong In NYFF, Hamptons Festival Tour

The Artist, the silent film that has emerged since Cannes as one of the year’s presumptive Oscar front-runners, finally makes landfall in the States this weekend: Following tonight’s East Coast premiere at the NY Film Festival, Michel Hazanavicius’s tribute to old Hollywood rolls out for audiences at the Hamptons Film Festival. And if today’s early reactions at the NYFF press screening were any indication, all signs point to success. Starring Jean Dujardin as a self-obsessed silent-era superstar marginalized by the advance of talkies, The Artist is a touching (if slightly overprecious) romp through cinema’s first great sea change. Like fellow NYFF ‘11 class members My Week With Marilyn and Hugo, the film is also a gorgeous exercise in movie love — this one shot in black and white on location at many of the backlots where its influences were born more than 80 years ago. Its surprises and wonders are too rich to spoil here, from the game supporting cast of American actors to an animal performance worth its own Oscar consideration, and it does lapse periodically into a simple-minded vanity that mirrors its main character’s own worst trait. But as a showcase of pure filmmaking and performance craft, it’s a blessedly singular piece of work. Most impressive is Brnice Bejo, the Argentinean actress who co-stars as upstart Hollywood starlet Peppy Miller. When a chance encounter with Dujardin’s leading man George Valentin lands Peppy on the cover of the influential trade bible Variety (The Artist is nothing if not quaint), she creatively leverages her newfound notoriety to bring her spunk to the big screen. Her eventual ascent as the first star of the talking-picture era resembles the inverse of George’s own path, but her memory of George as a movie legend — a star in any era — spurs her to act when the deposed king looks as though he might penetrate rock bottom. Bejo’s physicality in the role is otherworldly, from her flailing limbs in the dance sequences to her spectrum of expressions and reactions along her route to fame. Peppy is us, really, both a witness to the shift in the way we make, watch and enjoy movies as well as a partial observer to this great man’s demise. She aspires to his status, but without the craven, cutthroat agenda we resent in so many of today’s fame seekers. Yet she is also a leading lady in the classic tradition. Bejo’s respect for the greats reflects in her sly emulation of them, anchored in six months of research into everything from Janet Gaynor’s Oscar-winning silent work to Gloria Swanson’s autobiography. “What was important for me was that I had to find a way of being an American actress — which I’m not,” Bejo told viewers this morning at Lincoln Center. “I’m from Argentina, and I live in France. So, a lot of contradictions. But I watched Murnau and Borzage and […] my inspiration came from a lot of movies. Especially the young Joan Crawford, when she was 20, 25 years old. She was very crazy; she had a lot of freedom. She danced very well. I watched her dancing on the Internet, like, hundreds of times. Her legs are going there and there, and her arms… It was very cute and adorable, and I knew Peppy had to get this adorable thing [so] that men and women can relate to her and love her. You want her to become a star. So I had to find something very spontaneous with a lot of energy. I had to find the ‘peps’ of Peppy.” Also chief among Bejo’s inspirations was Marlene Dietrich. “Marlene had something very special where every time she came into the frame, she had something very intense without doing anything,” Bejo said. “She moved very slowly. The way she holds her cigarette, the way she moves, the way she winks… I looked for so many things. I Googled her! Again and again and again. That was the only thing I practiced: the wink and the whistle. And the tap dancing!” Which also paid off, Bejo said — to a point. “Then Michel was like, ‘Forget Joan, Marlene and Gloria, and just focus on you,’” she explained. “‘Try to find you and the way you want to be Peppy Miller.’ So after six months of working, watching and reading, I just focused on me, I guess.” The results speak for themselves. Well, they don’t speak, exactly, but you know what I mean. Drop back by Movieline this weekend for more about The Artist’s continued NY swing at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

John Singleton Pointing Tupac Biopic?

Overtaking from Antoine FuquaWell that didn't last lengthy. Only recently there have been reviews that John Singleton was speaking to Ice Cube about pointing the NWA movie Straight Out of Compton. Rather, it appears that Singleton is straight out of that project, and to the Tupac Shakur biopic lately vacated by Antoine Fuqua.Fuqua is on make Hunter Killer, getting apparently battled to cast a appropriate Pac (clearly he wasn't interested in balance-mooted Anthony Mackie). Singleton, meanwhile, was kicking his heels awaiting New Line to come to a decision about Compton, and was apparently confronted with the chance of losing the project towards the new Footloose's director Craig Maker. Tupac should have appeared just like a tempting alternative, and Singleton in the helm will make lots of sense, since he really understood Shakur: he directed him in Poetic Justice in 1993.Tupac, just like you need telling, would be a stylish-hop celebrity, with albums much like me From the World, All Eyez on Me and also the Don Killuminati all achieving multi-platinum status. He seemed to be building an very credible acting career before his untimely dying inside a drive-by shooting in 1996. The killer hasn't been formally recognized (although Nick Broomfield's Biggie & Tupac posits some pretty credible ideas) and also the situation remains unsolved.The script has transpired with the hands of Steve Bagatourian (American Gun) and Stephen J Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson (Ali, Nixon), and was most lately re-drafted by John Tucker, whose Damaged City will get going ahead shortly with Allen Hughes pointing. Early versions were structured around Pac's time on Suge Dark night's Dying Row Records, with extended flashbacks to his earlier existence and rise to fame.The film was formerly pencilled set for shooting in LA, NY, Georgia and Vegas, but there's presently no start date. Singleton has yet to formally sign. His Abduction is on release at this time.

Obama, Aretha To Headline MLK Monument Dedication

First Released: October 11, 2011 7:40 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Caption Aretha Franklin works in the Candies Foundation 2011 event to avoid benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in NY City, on May 3, 2011 Leader Obama will provide the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the artists only at that weekends dedication from the Martin Luther King Junior. Memorial around the National Mall. The dedication was postponed from late August due to Hurricane Irene. Journalist Roland Martin would be the emcee. Besides Obama, loudspeakers includes civil privileges leaders Julian Bond, Repetition. John Lewis, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and people from the King family. Journalist Serta Rather will even speak. A ceremonial dedication is going to be held at 11 a.m. due to the memorial, in which the full of soul will work. The towering 30-feet monument may be the first devoted to some black leader around the National Mall. King stands together with his arms entered, created from the stone and searching toward the horizon. (Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All Privileges Reserved.) Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dempseys Bike Run Nets $1M For Cancer Center

First Launched: October 10, 2011 12:03 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium LEWISTON, Maine -- Caption Patrick Dempsey reaches the 2011 MTV Movie Honours at Universal Art galleries Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., on June 5, 2011Patrick Dempseys bicycle run in western Maine to enhance money for his cancer center has netted about $millions of. The Sun's Sun rays Journal of Lewiston reviews that about 4,000 people needed part inside the third annual fundraising event effort to learn the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing within the Central Maine Clinic in Lewiston. hundreds of bicyclists pedaled between 10 and 100 miles along roads in Androscoggin and Oxford areas through the 2-day event, which ended Sunday. The roads were lined with site visitors entertaining the bicyclists. Dempsey, a nearby of Buckfield, plays Dr. Derek Shepherd on Televisions Greys Anatomy. He founded the Dempsey Center in 2008. (Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Billy Bishop Would go to War

A Union Pictures discharge of a Strada Film production. Created by Sandra Cunningham, Kaira Fox. Executive producers, Leslie Lester, Albert Schultz. Directed by Barbara Willis-Sweete. Script, John Grey, Eric Billings, according to their play.With: Eric Billings, John Grey.At the same time remarkably polished and pared to necessities, "Billy Bishop Would go to War" will love a extended shelf existence on homevid and cable because the definitive record of perhaps probably the most broadly created Canadian play of history half-century. Co-stars and co-authors John Grey and Eric Billings -- who opened this two-guy show in 1978 and also have ongoing to look occasionally in a variety of revisions and revivals -- are displayed in helmer Barbara Willis-Sweete's elegant upkeep from the musical dramedy's 2010 staging at Toronto's Soulpepper Theater. That alone might make the pic irresistible to theater buffs through the British-speaking world. In line with the real-existence exploits of Billy Bishop, the Canadian-born WWI fighter pilot who grew to become a full time income legend by shooting lower an archive 72 enemy planes, this filmization, such as the original stage version, has Grey supplying piano accompaniment and Billings representing 18 approximately figures (including, obviously, Billy themself) by having an absolute the least props and costume changes. Billy narrates his unlikely ascent from his years like a slackerish underachiever at Canada's Royal Military College (where he was judged "a charged liar, a cheat and also the worst student, the foot of the barrel") to his near-miraculous, almost accidental heroics like a pilot in Europe to his eventual recall from active duty by military commanders who did not wish to risk unhealthy publicity if "a full time income colonial figurehead" were wiped out for action. Throughout his war time exploits, Billy divides his time between talking along with other figures -- all performed by Billings with little, if any, disguise -- and pantomiming misadventures while billed with alternating power of pride and terror. Among the highlights is Billy's account of his first kill, throughout an aerial dogfight Billy apparently won while he was more adrenalized than afraid. This Years Soulpepper Theater production obviously stressed for an unparalleled degree that "Billy Bishop Would go to War" is really a memory play, read with a protagonist searching back several decades. Within this version, Billings (who, at 62, has become exactly the same age Bishop was when he died) seems in robe, slip-ons and pajamas, and reacts inside a manner recommending a diminishing but still vital golden-ager -- a military hospital patient, possibly -- who can't suppress stirrings of pride and nostalgia, but whose look at his lengthy-ago gallantry is tinged with cynicism and melancholy. Throughout musical interludes varying from ironic to impassioned, wistful to rollicking, Peterson's Billy comments on from the necessity to sustain a person's awesome in fight towards the ineluctable arbitrariness of existence and dying. Some auds might think the pic pushes way too hard for contemporary relevance throughout its final moments, because the camera discloses a heretofore unseen audience for that onstage performance by Billings and Grey. Other audiences, however, need the gesture as appropriate to underscore how "Billy Bishop Would go to War" will, regrettably, be forever timely.Camera (color, HD), Milan Podsedly editor, Susan Maggi production designer, Teresa Przbylski seem, Sanjay Mehta assistant director, Pazz Neglia. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 14, 2011. Running time: 85 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Five

Jeanne Tripplehorn stars in "Five" (Pearl episode) Filmed in Los Angeles by Echo Films, Chestnut Ridge Prods. and Freestyle Picture Co. in association with Sony Pictures Television. Executive producers, Jennifer Aniston, Paula Wagner, Marta Kauffman, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri; co-executive producer, Michael Wiese; producer, Nellie Nugiel; music, Lorne Balfe; casting, Randi Hiller. 120 MIN."Charlotte" Director, Demi Moore; writer, Stephen Godchaux. With: Ginnifer Goodwin, Annie Potts, Josh Holloway, Jennifer Morrison, Ava Acres, Carla Gallo, Aisha Hinds, Autsin Nichols."Mia" Director, Jennifer Aniston; writer, Wendy West. With: Patricia Clarkson, Tony Shalhoub, Kathy Najimy, Xander Berkeley, Romy Rosemont, Jeanne Tripplehorn."Cheyanne" Director, Penelope Spheeris; writer, Howard J. Morris. With: Lyndsy Fonseca, Taylor Kinney, David Eigenberg, Jeanne Tripplehorn. "Lili" Director, Alicia Keys; writer, Jill Gordon. With: Rosario Dawson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jeffrey Tambor, Jeanne Tripplehorn."Pearl" Director, Patty Jenkins; writer, Deirdre O'Connor. With: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Bob Newhart, Ravi Patel, Alan Ruck, Scott Wilson, Talyan Wright.Wearing ribbons and outfitting football players in hot pink may be a great way to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness month, but they don't bring home the complexity of emotions and consequences associated with the illness like "Five," the star-studded original movie from Lifetime. With a dream team of producers, directors, writers and stars, this is more than a message movie; it's artful storytelling at its finest, focusing on the human considerations of a disease that afflicts one in eight women. While star wattage is on display throughout, it is a feeling of sisterhood that makes "Five" all the more powerful. More than anything, this collaboration subtly reflects the subject itself: Cancer doesn't discriminate against egos, paychecks or careers, but cuts across all dividing lines of society. What these five vignettes do so well is represent a broad spectrum of stories without looking like pie-chart storytelling. Each segment, with its own distinct feel and character, could stand alone, yet are woven together in sentiment, united in a common theme. Jeanne Tripplehorn, as an oncologist named Pearl, brings a layer of continuity by appearing in all five stories. Demi Moore's piece, "Charlotte," the first of "Five," is a flashback to 1969 -- a time when emotions, cancer and death were just whispered discussions among adults. Told from a child's point of view, viewers feel the confusion, mystery and sadness of 7-year-old Pearl (Ava Acres) who can't understand why her mom, Charlotte (Ginnifer Goodwin), is so sick. It doesn't help that none of the adults, especially her despondent father (Josh Holloway), ever tells her the truth. Moore captures the out-of-body experience of personal tragedy through observational camera work, and creates a distinct retro feel as the story explores the intersection of personal and global events -- here, the first moon walk and Charlotte's last day. Jennifer Aniston is behind the camera for "Mia," a unique look at a cancer patient's unexpected second chance. Aniston's take on sickness, recovery and grief is not always linear. There are relapses, setbacks and moments of unexpected joy and laughter in the worst possible moments. Patricia Clarkson displays all of that as the formidable Mia, who "has a few things to get off what's left of (her) chest before it's too late." If the Charlotte vignette suggests that events in our lives determine who we are, Mia's story illustrates the distinction between those who run to us and those who flee in a time of need -- and, through Clarkson's performance, delivers the most spirited voice of a cancer patient. "Cheyanne," directed by Penelope Spheeris, focuses on the atypical in terms of diagnosis, culture and image -- but is possibly the most moving. Cheyanne (Lyndsy Fonseca) is a newlywed stripper whose husband Tommy (Taylor Kinney) is the muscle for a loan shark. Her diagnosis with a severe form of breast cancer is not only an economic hardship, it threatens her very identity. The juxtaposition of the tough and the tender is brought home as Tommy finds help and advice from the degenerate gambler Lenny (David Eigenberg) he's hired to beat up. Similarly, Alicia Keys' story "Lili" is less about cancer itself than its effect on family and friends. Lili (Rosario Dawson) not only has to deal with her own diagnosis, but the reaction of her overbearing mother Maggie (Jenifer Lewis) and her competitive sister (Tracee Ellis Ross). Keys' vignette is about perspective -- a view of cancer through another's eyes, including a man diagnosed with breast cancer (a great cameo by Jeffrey Tambor). Of the five, it's the best example of laughter through tears. "Pearl" wraps up the project, not by tying loose ends together but by eloquently and poignantly bringing closure. Director Patty Jenkins uses myriad shots looking through the windows of Pearl's life -- a fly-on-the-glass approach that is surprisingly personal. If there's a message to be brought home here, it's that until a cure is found, there will always be stories like these to tell. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com