November 30, 2012

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November 30, 2012
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Actress Roundtable
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Features
1. The Actress Roundtable
  
  Naomi Watts on brutal years of rejection, Sally Field on fighting to play opposite a man 10 years younger and what it feels like to be told you don't have...
  - Matthew Belloni
  - Stephen Galloway
2. The Most Sinful Period in Hollywood History
  
  Sixty-five years ago, the town's studio chiefs, executives and guilds joined a communist witch hunt launched by The Hollywood Reporter's legendary owner, ...
  - Gary Baum
  - Daniel Miller
3. Blacklisted: Walter Bernstein & Lee Grant
  
  Screenwriter Walter Bernstein secretly worked under pseudonyms, while actress Lee Grant was unemployable for 12 years.
  - Scott Feinberg
4. Blacklisted: Cliff Carpenter & Jean Rouverol
  
  Cliff Carpenter challenged the blacklist after a friend committed suicide, while Rouverol flex to Mexico for over a decade.
  - Scott Feinberg
5. Blacklisted: Marsha Hunt & Norma Barzman
  
  Marsha Hunt turned to public service as her Hollywood career was shut down, while Norma Barzman lived overses for more than three decades.
  - Scott Feinberg
6. Kirk Douglas
  
  By hiring screenwriter Dalton Trumbo to write "Spartacus," Douglas scored an early victory against the Blacklist.
  - Scott Feinberg
7. The Blacklist and My Dad
  
  Sean Penn remembers the grace and dignity shown by his father as an industry -- and a country -- turned against him.
  - Sean Penn
8. An Apology
  
  On behalf of his namesake, a son attempts to atone for his father's role in fueling Hollywood's Blacklist.
  - THR Staff
9. A Shootout in Toon Town
  
  AWARDS SEASON 2012: A bumper crop of animated films vie for Academy attention.
  - Carolyn Giardina
10. Critic's Notebook
  
  AWARDS SEASON 2012: Todd McCarthy finds a number of A-list composers at the top of their game.
  - Todd McCarthy
11. How to Write a Perfect Movie Song
  
  AWARDS SEASON 2012: When they're done right, writes Paul Williams, songs catch the heart of the story.
  - THR Staff
12. The Artists Behind the Crafts
  
  AWARDS SEASON 2012: This year's contenders include seasoned artists who have had great success.
  - Elizabeth Snead
13. Making of 'Amour'
  
  Michael Haneke recruited two octogenarian legends to play a married couple at the end of life in his touching, personal and painful drama.
  - Alexandra Marshall
Departments
1. 'Tis the Season for a new Record?
  
  THE REPORT: Studios are nervously whispering ho-ho-hooray as event movies just might be too big to fail.
  - Pamela McClintock
2. THR Heat Index
  
  THE REPORT: "Big Bang Theory" showrunner Bill Prady scores the sitcom's most-watched episode.
  - THR Staff
3. Where Wolf? In 'Twilight,' It's All in the Special Effects
  
  THE REPORT: Tippett Studios unveils its most compex work to date.
  - Carolyn Giardina
4. Vanity Fair Party-Crash Case Heads to Trial
  
  THE REPORT: Duelling lawsuits continue the fallout from this year's bash.
  - Eriq Gardner
5. Networks Declare War on Ratings
  
  THE REPORT: Moguls want a week (or a month?) to count, as overnights dwindle and ad buyers fear a DVR shakedown.
  - Alex Ben Block
6. How TV Stations Plan to Fight a Political Ad Hangover
  
  THE REPORT: Holiday spends are strong and 2014 midterms await.
  - Alex Ben Block
7. Feinberg Forecast
  
  THE REPORT: President Obama, General Petraeus and the decidedly not in contention "Twilight" saga all play a part in this week's analysis.
  - Scott Feinberg
8. 7 Days of Deals
  
  THE REPORT: Time Warner Cable's deal to carry L.A. Lakers games marked the vindication of a risky programming strategy.
  - Compiled by Lesley Goldberg and Borys Kit
9. Yes, I Did Say That!
  
  THE REPORT: Katie Holmes considers a "Dawson's Creek" reunion.
  - THR Staff
10. Hollywood Hits the Red Carpet
  
  ABOUT TOWN: The most in-demand hair and makeup artists celebrated THR's Beauty issue at the Chateau Marmont.
  - THR Staff
11. Rambling Reporter
  
  ABOUT TOWN: An El Rey Theatre crowd was treated to a surprise performance by Johnny Depp.
  - Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum
12. Hitched, Hatched, Hired
  
  ABOUT TOWN: Inside the industry's celebrations and news.
  - THR Staff
13. Hollywood's IP Wars: This Bud Isn't for You
  
  THE BUSINESS: IP is going VIP as trademark overload reshapes how brands appear onscreen.
  - Eriq Gardner
14. James Bond's Most Daring Stunt: An Oscar
  
  THE RACE: The Academy has put bullets time and again in 007's best pic chances.
  - Gregg Kilday
15. Q&A: Robert Zemeckis
  
  THE BUSINESS: The director is redeemed in "Flight's" success but isn't quite ready to sing the praises of a "terrified" Hollywood.
  - Kim Masters
16. Fall's Male Plaid-itude
  
  HOLLWOOD STYLE: At the holidays, stay warm and cozy with these updated twists on tradition.
  - Carol McColgin
17. What TV Writers Really Fight About
  
  HOLLYWOOD STYLE: The battles and scheming behind and importance of the midday meal.
  - THR Staff
18. Bullet to the Head
  
  FILM REVIEW: This rock-'em sock-'em, tongue-in-cheek action thriller wears its B-movie credentials loud and proud.
  - Jordan Mintzer
19. Rome Film Festival in Brief
  
  FILM REVIEWS: Charlie Sheen's "swaggering, clowning portrayal" has likeable moments, but it lacks style.
  - THR staff
20. 8 Decades of The Hollywood Reporter
  
  Now in the Petraeus mess, Scandal's Judy Smith once managed Monica.
  - Tim Appelo

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