December 14, 2012

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December 14, 2012
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The Drama Behind 'Les Mis'
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Features
1. Singin' in the Pain
  
  The tragi-epic of Broadway's "Les Miserables" is the world's most popular musical. Now Universal brings it to the big screen, boldly betting that the mass...
2. Q&A: Les Mis' Marius
  
  London's Eddie Redmayne, 30, is one of the movie's two standout newcomers.
3. Q&A: Les Mis' Eponine
  
  The actress endured 15 auditions before coming aboard.
4. Making of Silver Linings Playbook
  
  There were a few clouds along the way for director David O. Russell's wholly original rom com.
5. The Refinement of Russell
  
  He feuded with George Clooney -- now he's re-teaming with Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper.
6. Costume Designer Roundtable
  
  What's it like to outfit actors for movies? "Somewhere between a war and a circus," says one of the pros behind this season's best-dressed films.
7. The Spookiest Set on Television
  
  Ryan Murphy's macabre direction helped two Emmy winners craft a Victorian-inspired nightmare.
8. A Directors Who's Who
  
  AWARDS SEASON 2012: A guide to what each filmmaker is bringing to the table.
Departments
1. Women in Entertainment
  
  POWER 100: THR's 21st annual rankings of the industry's most influential women.
  - THR Staff
2. A Very Ellison Holiday Season
  
  THE REPORT: The financier siblings have bet millions on everything from Cruise's "Jack Reacher" to "Zero Dark Thirty."
  - Kim Masters
3. THR Heat Index
  
  THE REPORT: Adele's "21" passes the rare 10 million sales mark.
  - THR Staff
4. An Assembly Line of Hors d'Oeuvres
  
  THE REPORT: Early Oscar voting and a heated race are making for endless awards parties.
  - Scott Feinberg
5. Lincoln : What the F@*&! Is Up With This S#@?!
  
  THE REPORT: Did director Steven Spielberg befoul Abraham Lincoln with profanity?
  - Paul Bond
6. Sundance Lineup: Even More A-Listers Acting Indie
  
  THE REPORT: Big names from Reese Witherspoon to Rooney Mara go small for good roles.
  - Daniel Miller
7. The 12 Days of Lohan
  
  THE REPORT: Think you’ve had a crazy holiday season? It can’t be as tough as Lindsay Lohan’s recent bicoastal barrage of bad news.
  - THR Staff
8. Revenge of the Soaps!
  
  THE REPORT: A year after ABC ditched two daytime dramas, the remaining shows are seeing a ratings resurgence.
  - Alex Ben Block
9. Nashville Minting Country Music Stars
  
  THE REPORT: Songs featured on the freshman country music soap are doing brisk business.
  - Shirley Halperin
10. Feinberg Forecast
  
  THE REPORT: "Zero Dark Thirty's" hunt for Oscar heats up while surprise contenders like Rachel Weisz emerged.
  - Scott Feinberg
11. 7 Days of Deals
  
  THE REPORT: Fox is building its own Marvel-style superhero universe with X-Men.
  - Compiled by Lesley Goldberg and Borys Kit
12. Yes, I Did Say That!
  
  THE REPORT: Isla Fisher on being married to Borat.
  - THR Staff
13. Hollywood Hits the Red Carpet
  
  ABOUT TOWN: The Motion Picture Academy honored its own at the Governors Awards ceremony.
  - THR Staff
14. Rambling Reporter
  
  ABOUT TOWN: Director Baz Luhrmann went incognito at an early test screening of "The Great Gatsby."
  - Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum
15. Hitched, Hatched, Hired
  
  THE TOWN: Inside the industry's celebrations and news.
  - THR Staff
16. How Jeff Zucker Can Make CNN Less Boring
  
  THE BUSINESS: Provocation is exactly what the ailing net needs to reverse its simplistic, stagnating worldview.
  - Andrew Tyndall
17. Why Zucker Will Succeed (Even Though He Sucks)
  
  THE BUSINESS: Gavin Polone says Zucker's toughness and the laws of statistics suggest a new reign of "assholishness."
  - Gavin Polone
18. Memo to the Academy: 3 Changes You Must Make
  
  THE RACE: THR's awards analyst on how to grow the Oscars.
  - Scott Feinberg
19. Fabulous Flats
  
  HOLLYWOOD STYLE: Designers add studs, turnlocks and bold patterns to lower-elevation shoes just right for any executive suite.
  - Carol McColgin
20. The Colorful Secret Life of Greta Garbo
  
  HOLLYWOOD STYLE: An estate auction reveals the private icon's love of the color pink.
  - Bronwyn Cosgrave
21. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  
  FILM REVIEW: More is less in Peter Jackson's gargantuan first installment of the new Tolkien trilogy.
  - Todd McCarthy
22. Promised Land
  
  FILM REVIEW: Gus Van Sant and Matt Damon's fracking drama is detailed and warm but ultimately unsurprising.
  - Todd McCarthy
23. This Is 40
  
  FILM REVIEW: A rambunctious, uneven, raunchy and finally winning family comedy, Apatow-style.
  - Todd McCarthy
24. Restless
  
  TELEVISION REVIEW: A fresh take on the British spy genre make this Sundance Channel mini great.
  - Tim Goodman
25. Why China's Exhibition Boom Could Be Trouble for Hollywood
  
  BACKLOT: Competition in local markets already is intensifying as homegrown fare grows in favor.
  - Clarence Tsui
26. 8 Decades of The Hollywood Reporter
  
  Sheen and now Jones: "Two Men" behaving badly.
  - Bill Higgins

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