Doe Avedon Siegel dies at 86

Doe Avedon Siegel, one and actress who was simply married to digital digital photographer Richard Avedon after which to film director Don Siegel, died 12 ,. 18. She was 86. Dorcas Newell was produced in Westbury, New You are able to, and it is discovered by Avedon. They were married for five years from 1944, in addition to their friend the playwright and film author Leonard Gershe later based the musical "Funny Face," initially produced for Broadway but ultimately an important musical starring Fred Astaire and Katherine Hepburn, loosely by themselves relationship. Doe Avedon made her stage debut in 1948 on Broadway in "The Youthful and Fair," drawing a Theater World Award. She starred one year afterwards in Philip Barry's "I am Aquilon."The actress then traveled around the national tour with Mae West, meeting actor Serta Mathews, whom she'd later marry. She also came out inside the film noir "Jigsaw" and also on television inside an adaptation of "Exactly Why Is Sammy Run?" for "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse," in 1949. When Mathews was destroyed in the vehicle accident, she returned to acting, turning up in William Wellman's aircraft disaster pic "Our Prime as well as the Mighty," starring John Wayne Stanley Donen's "Deep throughout my Heart" and 1956's "The Boss." On television she recurred on "Large Town" and guested on "The Ford Television Theatre," "Alcoa Theatre" and "Climax!"She left acting immediately after marriage to director Siegel in 1957, though she returned for the bigscreen for just about any small role in John Cassavetes' "Love Streams" in 1984. Avedon Siegel is managed to get by her longtime companion, Michael Lisco four children a stepson Kristoffer Tabori seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.Graveside services will probably be held at Forest Lawn, La, on Thursday, 12 ,. 29, at 11 a.m., getting a memorial at her former home in Encino to follow along with together with.Contributions may be made to the Salvation Military or perhaps the Vietnam Veterans of America. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Zynga's stock dips in first day

Social-network gamer Zynga saw its stock slump 5% on Friday, its first day of trading, to close at $9.50, an unspectacular debut for a company that's a leader in its space with the three biggest games on Facebook, "CityVille," "CastleVille" and "FarmVille."The shares fell another few cents in late trading. The overall market's been cranky, and some analysts worry about Zynga's near total dependence on Facebook, where it generates more than 90% of its revenue. But others say it's one of the few ways to play Facebook as an investor, at least until the giant social network goes public itself likely sometime next year. Fans of Zynga, founded in 2007 by Mark Pincus, also like its business model and prospects. "Unlike TV, social games can be played anywhere on the planet that you have Internet access," said Richard Greenfield of BTIG, who initiated his coverage of Zynga with a buy rating. He sees the company launching more games across more platforms. It's especially well placed to promote new games through its current ones.Post IPO, Zynga's got cash to invest in its business. The shares were priced at $10 for the initial public offering, bringing in more than $1 billion in fresh capital.Greenfield estimates revenue could rise from $1.17 billion this year to $1.5 billion in 2012 and $1.7 billion in 2013.Naysayer Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee started coverage with "underperform" on fears that growth is slowing and the stock could fall to $7. Flagship game "FarmVille" has peaked, he said, and the other titles are coming online at a much slower pace. Other top games include "Mafia Wars" and "Zynga Poker." The games are all free; the company makes its money mostly from advertising and sponsorships and through in-game virtual purchases. Its IPO material said it has an average of about 230 million active monthly users."I think it's a great company and brilliant in many respects," said one media investor. "But they do have a problem with dependence on Facebook, and that they always need new games to attract attention" -- an issues all gamemakers face. He's also not a fan of the various classes of stock, with super-voting shares and control firmly in the hands of insiders.Describing itself on its own website, the company says, "Zynga wants to give the world permission to play. Every day, we connect people on seven continents and deliver a dose of don't take yourself so seriously." It hopes Wall Street will. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 13: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Fright Night,' 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'

Three special effects-laden films hit the home entertainment shelves this week. The first is the prequel 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' with its motion-capture CGI primates; next there's 'Fright Night,' a remake of a cult classic that ups the ante with state-of-the art scares; and finally 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame,' Hark Tsui's quirky and action-filled martial arts mystery that uses Sammo Hung's choreography and special effects to mesmerize viewers. Read on. 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' What It's About: Origin story for 'The Planet of the Apes' saga (diverging significantly from the original series 'Escape From the Planet of the Apes' and 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'). In this scenario, James Franco stars as Will Rodman, a neuroscientist trying to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease by testing on chimpanzees and giving them a human level of intelligence. After a test subject's baby, Caesar, is orphaned, Will decides to raise him at home on his own with his Alzheimer-stricken father (John Lithgow). What begins as a continuation of his experiment quickly turns into a problem, as Caesar is taken away and forced to live in a primate facility. As Caesar's intelligence continues to grow, he begins to stake his claim as the leader of his new primate counterparts, which will ultimately lead to the rise of the planet of the apes. It's Kinda Like: 'Project X' meets 'Spartacus' What We Say: The photo-realistic apes -- created using Oscar-winning visual effects house WETA Digital's groundbreaking CGI technology that they developed for 'Avatar' -- are the real stars and drawing power of the film; James Franco seems to have telephoned in his performance, while John Lithgow plays more of a somnambulist than an Alzheimer's patient. Kudos go, of course, to Andy Serkis for his role-modeling and acting as the motion-character-captured Caesar. The film moves ahead fairly quickly in its denunciation of humankind's predilection for violence and our reveling in the humiliation of those supposedly less intelligence than us; it's a foregone conclusion that the apes are better humans than we are -- and deserve to overrun the world. The apes running amok in San Francisco is worth the price of admission. • Extras: Deleted scenes, several illuminating behind-the-scenes featurettes. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch an exclusive clip: 'Fright Night' What It's About: Remake of the 1985 gothic horror cult classic. Charley (Anton Yelchin) is a high school senior in a Las Vegas suburb who's on top of the world -- ­he's running with the popular crowd and dating Amy (Imogen Poots), the most coveted girl in school. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a nice guy -- at first. But there's something not quite right, and no one else, including Charley's mom (Toni Collette) seems to notice. After his classmates start to mysteriously disappear without a trace, Charlie discovers that there is more to his new neighbor than meets the eye -- he's a vampire who has his fangs set on Charley, Amy and mom. It's Kinda Like: 'Let the Right One In' meets 'Rear Window' What We Say: While not quite up to the thrills and excitement of the original (we're a bit more jaded 20 years down the road since Tom Holland's 'Fright Night' jumped out at us), this remake can stand on its own thanks to the bravura performance by Farrell, who has never been creepier. The special effects are, naturally, terrific, and the mood set by director Craig Gillepsie is oppressively spooky. Yet, as in many films of this genre, it's the interludes that falter -- here the typical nerds vs. jocks subplot is just too predictable and corny, and the fake vampire hunter scenario (with a wimpy David Tennant) is just plain silly. Still, it's an enjoyable ride, with some tongue-in-neck (er, cheek) humor and one great rescue scene that will blow you away. • Extras: Deleted scenes, gag reels, and an 'Official How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie' guide. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame' What It's About: Hark Tsui's action-packed, visually breathtaking Sherlock Holmes-style mystery choreographed by master Sammo Hung, set in an exquisitely realized steampunk version of ancient China. On the eve of her coronation as Empress (Carina Lau), China's most powerful woman is haunted by a chilling murder mystery: Two men in charge of building a gigantic monument to her have burst into flames, leaving behind only black ash and skeletal bones. Recognizing this threat to her power, she turns to the infamous Dee Renjie (Andy Lau), a man whose unparalleled wisdom is matched only by his martial arts skills. Teamed with the Empress' right-hand woman, the martial arts expert Shangguan Jing'er (Bingbing Li), Dee must battle a series of bizarre dangers that eventually lead to a chilling truth that places his life, and the future of the dynasty, in peril. It's Kinda Like: Charlie Chan meets Bruce Lee What We Say: This has been a banner year for Asian period-action films. There's Jackie Chan's '1911,' Benny Chan's 'Shaolin,' Takashi Miike's '13 Assassins' and Woo-ping Yuen's 'True Legend'; now add Hark Tsui's almost mystical 'Detective Dee' actioner set in 690 AD and featuring talking deer, blind fighting, insects that cause people to burst into flames, an underground city of criminals and outcasts, spectacular flying martial arts action (by Sammo Hung), comic relief and a complicated conspiracy and murder mystery -- which all add up to a roller coaster ride that is thoroughly entertaining. 'Detective Dee,' like most Asian films, didn't get a wide theatrical release in the U.S., but grossed north of $52 million worldwide. Buy or rent it (along with the other films mentioned above) today to find out what the rest of the world is watching. • Extras: Several interesting behind-the-scenes featurettes.. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch an exclusive clip: Other New December 13 Releases: 'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975': (2011) Here's a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the U.S. drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution in the 1960s and who ended up chronicling the Black Power Movement. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Movement -- Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them -- the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this collection was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television; director Goran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover brought this footage to light in this remarkable documentary. 'Circumstance': (2011 -- Iran) A provocative coming-of-age story that cracks open the hidden world of Iranian youth. As culture wars and politics define the country, a wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain their personal lives as their children lead a group of friends in Tehran to rebel against the constant oppression. 'Eames: The Architect and the Painter': (2011) Modern design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in Venice Beach, Calif., where Charles and Ray Eames -- best known for their ubiquitous furniture and the signature innovation of the classic Eames chair -- set up their Renaissance-style studio shortly after World War II. This documentary, narrated by James Franco, brings to the screen a cache of archival material, visually stunning films, love letters, photographs and artifacts produced in mind-boggling volume by Charles and Ray with their talented staff during the hypercreative 40-year run of the Eames studio. 'Kung Fu Panda 2': (2011) Violent sequel to 2008's animated hit has panda Po (voice of Jack Black) teaming with his kung fu masters to fend off a move by Lord Shen, heir of the peacock clan that ruled Gongmen City, to conquer China by harnessing the power of fireworks as a weapon. He also holds the secret to Po's past, which Po must embrace and understand before he can ever find the inner peace necessary to stop the villain. The set piece is the wonderfully choreographed final battle of good vs. evil. Check out more December 13 DVD releases at OnVideo. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Burlesque

A Danielle Tarento and also the Adhering Place in colaboration with Jermyn Street Theater presentation of the musical in 2 functions, music by Adam Meggido, book and lyrics by Meggido. Directed by Meggido. Choreography, Cressida Carre musical direction, Duncan Walsh-Atkins. Johnny Reno Jon-Paul Hevey Rags Ryan Chris Holland Freddie Le RoyLinal Haft Lula Malkah Buster Skeggs Honey Hogan Alicia Davies Georgia Mitchell Sinead Mathias Amy Delamero Victoria Serra Bill Henry Alex Bartram Saul Sunday Jeremiah Harris-WardNone of the numerous previous stage and movie remedies from the plight of stars facing the home Not-American Activities Committee has utilized the setting of the run-lower burlesque house. Think of the three strippers from "Gypsy" facing the Red-colored Menace, and you've got the brand new musical "Burlesque." There's definite talent and skill at the office here, but insufficient originality and rigor pull the rug from underneath the amusingly intriguing premise. Composer and co-author Adam Meggido stays towards the familiar. As is appropriate for his 1952 setting, he crafts "Burlesque" like a book musical full of stock figures in the annals of showbiz folk. Managing things are Freddie Le Roy (a properly gentle Linal Haft), the maturing theater owner by having an eye for that women. Plus there is hard-bitten, privately lovelorn older lady Lula Malkah (Buster Skeggs), who manages the women, all of whom will get just one motivation, an chance to stipulate her plight in song, and very little else. To date, so sweetly nostalgic. However, Freddie's theater is around the edge of closure because burlesque is moving from the stage and into nightclubs. The comedy act is around the skids since lead comic Johnny Reno (a wisecracking Jon-Paul Hevey) continues to be named like a Communist -- signal a lot of gags about comics versus. Commies. Johnny, whose brush with Communism was entirely accidental, sings about how exactly politics don't matter to him. All he and the comedy partner "Rags" Ryan (Chris Holland) want would be to "allow it to be.Inch But it is blindingly obvious that Johnny's naivete will not save him, particularly when "the Feds" decide to try going to him in the theater and press him into naming names. Is he going to stand facing oppression or compromise in order to save his career and also the child he will have with stripper Honey Hogan (Alicia Davies)? Using cliche within the book, co-compiled by Roy Smiles, is clearly a conscious make an effort to downside familiarity while going into politics. But neither the dialogue nor the background music effectively handle the lurches in tone between your two emotions. The contrast between, for instance, period-style Andrews Siblings-esque trios and angst-ridden energy ballads of private determination is awkward. The multiplicity of figures, diet program whom have equal weight, implies that superficial portrayal lacks convincing detail. The well-intentioned drama remains excessively signaled and underdeveloped. Around the plus side, Meggido shows his work off and away to most effective advantage. Martin Thomas and lighting designer Howard Hudson turn the shoebox-sized Jermyn Street stage into an atmospheric theater, and also the strong-voiced cast, backed by spry musical plans for piano, percussion and woodwind, provide the material its full due. The deft construction of the several plot elements in to the opening musical sequence is sufficient to indicate Meggido's knowledge of musical theater. What's yet to look is definitely an individual voice.Sets and costumes, Martin Thomas lighting, Howard Hudson seem, Anthony Coleridge musical supervisor, Michael Bradley production stage manager, Frances Hollis. Opened up, November. 16. Examined, 12 ,. 4, 2011. Running time: 2 Hrs, 25 MIN.Musical amounts: "The Structure," "What Exactly," "Fear," "Leave Them Laughing" "Ostinato," "Among Nowadays," "Ladies Love a Novelist," "Time to stop Women," "You Convince You,Inch "" New World "," "Luck from the Irish," "Little Red-colored Rising Hood," "Unfaithfulness 1," "Serenade," "Love's exactly the same Around the globe,Inch "Lady With Child," "Unfaithfulness 2," "Fear" (reprise,) "Unfaithfulness 3," "Rags' Rag," "Burlesque," "The Structure" (reprise,) "Love Never Plays Fair," "Finale" Contact David Benedict at benedictdavid@mac.com

Sons of Anarchy Boss on Season 4 Finale: Clay Experienced a "Fate Worse Than Dying"

Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman [WARNING: The following story includes major spoilers within the Season 4 finale of FX's Sons of Anarchy. Read in the own risk.] There's virtually only one question on audiences minds heading into Sons of Anarchy's Season 4 finale: Was Clay prone to die? Sons of Anarchy's Ron Perlman: I'm unsure Clay had any choice He certainly attempted enough to deserve it. This season alone, Clay (Ron Perlman) involved SAMCRO in drug-running for your Galindo cartel, destroyed one of the club's founding folks Piney (William Lucking), bought popular on Jax's old lady Tara (Maggie Siff) and beat their very own wife Gemma (Katey Sagal) with a bloody pulp. Oh, and Jax (Charlie Hunnam) finally learned that Clay conspired in the past to kill Jax's father. Yet, since the season's final hour unspooled, Clay, who ongoing to become inside the hospital after being shot by Piney's boy, Opie (Ryan Hurst), used to be more in a position to escape. When Jax discovered that Galindo has existed cahoots while using CIA the whole time, he's expected to keep Clay alive to have the ability to broker the arms deal between Galindo as well as the Irish Nobleman. But creator Kurt Sutter states Clay experienced a "fate worse than dying": Jax has formally absorbed as leader of SAMCRO, draining Clay from the products mattered most to him. Inside our Q&A below, Sutter defends his decision to keep both Clay and Juice (Theo Rossi) alive this season and weighs in at in at in on Gemma and Tara's fight for Jax's heart. Plus: Are you going to things stand between Opie and Jax in Season 5? Exclusive: Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi talks Juice's [SPOILER!] It made an appearance within the midpoint of the year that Clay required to die. Why did you choose to keep him alive? Sutter: Clearly, I like the level of smoothness but Ron just brings a gravitas for the show and, quite honestly, I did not want that disappear yet. However imagine there's more story to see out since Jax has these particulars [about Clay]. [Killing him] just made an appearance as being a waste in my opinion. Why only have the information for starters episode after which it kill Clay? In my opinion that type of diffuses and removes the effectiveness of people secrets. I didn't desire to throw that away. I discovered that round the Shield, when Vic understood that Shane destroyed Lem but he couldn't do just about anything relating to this. That season only decided to contain exceptional f---ing tension using these males who've been broken and ripped apart relating to this, but they have to get available and interact. ... So, I merely felt it absolutely was really fertile ground for story.There's some good sh-- to see by helping cover their the happy couple of these requiring to possess this secret together. However, you probably did seem to suggest toward Clay's dying so desperately. Let us say fans feel cheated? Sutter: Oh, In my opinion people happen to be pissed he wasn't dead [after being shot by Opie]. But that's all great, guy. I like the fact people are that committed and blocked in psychologically. However believe that once they start to see the struggle that Jax has - it is not like Jax out of the blue forgives [Clay].Jax would love simply to keep pushing that knife into [Clay's] throat. In my opinion people may be frustrated, however frustration is really a shared frustration with Jax. And Clay didn't leave the finale completely untouched. Sutter: Right. For an individual like Clay being reduced with a guy who's wounded and vulnerable and contains his f---ing patch ripped away? It's much like a fate worse than dying for Clay. It's the humiliation from this all. It's like he's literally been f---ing neutered. ... For just about any guy as hard to ensure that as alpha as Clay, it's worse than if [Jax] just f---ing slit his throat. Sons of Anarchy Season 4: Is SAMCRO failing? Let's talk of why Clay remains alive: The finale also revealed the Galindo cartel is coping with the CIA. Sutter: We understood we'd do that within the jump.And i am wanting in the event you return and look for every scene that Romeo [Danny Trejo] had immediately, we laid clues in throughout. We didn't tell the story with techniques you may realise back and go, "Wait about a minute, that does not appear sensible.Inch Everything type of falls into position and it is sensible. And even though that relationship is keeping Clay alive, furthermore, it in a position to escape SAMCRO from Potter's RICO sting. Sutter: I like the one factor that jeopardized all the police attempts this season was other police. It absolutely was Potter [Ray McKinnon], who jeopardized Eli [Rockmond Dunbar], and have been ultimately the CIA that jeopardized Potter. I like the undeniable fact that the complications as well as the political an entire world of the justice method is a unique f---ing outlaw organization that's constantly shooting itself inside the ft. Clay isn't the main character to cheat dying this season. Maybe you have you will want Juice's suicide attempt work? Sutter: I did so weigh both options. The fact remains, I feltlike once we did that to Juice, ultimately the Piney scene would likely low on weight. That was the dying in my opinion that we made the decision out forever in the series. I felt like, "Essentially do all of people males, I is going to do all of them a injustice. ... But that stuff doesn't disappear. Juice remains dealing with the guilt from the products he did. That particulars continue to be available and will also be available for people to take advantage of, whether it appears sensible. Have a look at photos in the Sons of Anarchy cast Piney's dying introduced Opie towards the forefront, especially his problems with Jax. What should we type of Opie's absence while dining inside the final scene? Sutter: It really felt too convenient for everything to fall in place with Jax. Which I like the reality that if you hear that door open, you assume it's Opie, but it's Tara. I understood I'd type of leave Opie available undecided. It doesn't mean he's written Jax off or he's vanishing, nevertheless it means he is not ready to use and spend some time at this table. We'll be capable of play that out next season. When you mentioned, Tara appears for Jax within the finish. Because moment, has she finally beaten Gemma inside the fight for Jax? Sutter: That is certainly a disagreement. ... Tara might be the main one now within the mind of the table with Jax. Gemma did not realize that coming. She just assumed they would be capable of manipulate and everybody in line which she would be the one behind her boy. But out of the blue there is the threat from the new full. So, we have to see out a little much more of this fight in the matriarchs next season. It's much like Gemma type of created her Frankenstein. And Tara retains some apple on Gemma that Jax is unaware of.Sutter: I certainly believe that it is leverage that Tara has, which allows her to own that defiance. Gemma was smart enough to get rid of evidence, but Tara has some leverage over Gemma and Gemma must navigate around that. It's a more interesting strategy to use for Season 5. It's less about Gemma saying, "Okay, how do i eliminate Tara?" It must be about, "How can you bring Tara closer? How can won by you her back?" That's an even more difficult skill for Gemma than f---ing striking someone inside the mind getting a skateboard. With Gemma and Clay both being pressed in the number of buddies just a little, you think they'll reunite in exile? Sutter: I am unsure. There's a part of me that thinks as f---erection dysfunction up since it is... ultimately this kind of person just supposed to have been together no matter exactly what the harm is. Too as with an unusual way plenty of occasions people associations are fixed. However I believe, "Am i doing the story a injustice by doing that?" In my opinion they are naturally connected with each other because of the secrets, therefore i think there will continually be a ongoing relationship together. I'm just under sure what which will appear like. Will there be room for Unser (Dayton Calllie) to finally be described as a real player because strange triangular? Sutter: It absolutely was a good deal fun to accomplish to type of put him in the heart of the whole Clay and Gemma factor also to participate in a couple of from the background dynamic between him and Gemma. I don't always think he and Gemma will probably connect, however believe that relationship continues and participate in. So he'll easily be around which we always finish off finding something fun for the character. Foreign exchange orders a 13-episode fifth season of Sons of Anarchy Tig looked somewhat angry about losing his chair as Sergeant at Arms. Could he fight Jax?Sutter: Tig has continues to be Clay's guy. I didn't desire to leave everybody in absolute conflict with Clay. I felt like he needed a buddy. And even though Tig may be wrong, Clay includes one or more guy who loves him. And, clearly, Tig seems to own started a significant nasty beef while using Niners. Sutter: I desired to create something if this involves tension whenever Jax will get control within the mind from the club. We'll begin with some sense of immediacy plus some form of threat. Which I do not exactly know very well what which will be yet, however did desire to lay some track and then we can hit the ground running with something next season. This Year's season, you described this finale felt similar to a collection finale. You think that may help you to reinvent the show next season?Sutter: It's a reinvention if this involves people responsibilities and roles within the club. But also for me, it's type of the conclusion from the act. I famous for the conclusion of the year that individuals were going to b ... more reflective finish. And I am unsure this certainly, however almost get yourself a sense that possibly this next act of Sons may have many that dynamic. Much less it won't have action and be just what the show is, however i am okay once the show features a different energy. We've a great deal emotionality that people have revealed between these figures. People moments which dynamic can't happen as quickly. They almost have to happen reduced because of there being much more to digest. So, what can the truth is in your mind in the next act?Sutter: If only to [focus on] which type of leader Jax will probably be. ... Which father will Jax emulate within the mind of the table? Can he function as guy and fulfill his father's vision, which is always to turn the club around which makes it legitimate? Or could he ultimately just become Clay. Personally, it is actually: Can Jax replace Clay without becoming Clay? Whoever else consider the finale?

Netflix's Reed Hastings Calls HBO Go His Primary Competition

What do Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and Meryl Streep have in common?our editor recommendsHollywood's Biggest Real Estate Deals of the Week: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Hudson, Robert De NiroRobert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's Bel-Air Home For Sale (Photos)'Breaking Dawn' Premiere: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Hit the Black Carpet (Photos)Daniel Radcliffe Reflects on the 'Harry Potter' Films, Celebrity, and His Future (Audio)Princes William, Harry, Daniel Radcliffe Family Emerge as News Corp. Surveillance Victims They're cheap. Hard to imagine, but those three are considered some of the biggest bargains in Hollywood, given how much money their movies bring in compared with how much they're paid. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners The data comes courtesy of Forbes and its annual list of the best actors for the buck, which it released late Tuesday. Those seasoned veterans, though, still are no match for young Twilight and Harry Potter franchise players like Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Daniel Radcliffe, who are Nos. 1, 3 and 4 on the list, respectively. Forbes looks at wide releases over the past five years and compares operating income of titles to the salaries the productions pay the stars in order to determine which actors represent bargains. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses Because Twilight movies don't cost much -- relatively to some other blockbusters -- they score high on operating income, which makes the multimillion-dollar actors look downright underpaid. Stewart, for example, is paid $1 for every $55.83 that her films earn. That's a stark contrast to the $2.70 that Eddie Murphy movies make for every $1 he is paid. Forbes identified Murphy last month as the second most overpaid actor, behind only Drew Barrymore, whose movies earn just 40 cents for every dollar she's paid. After Stewart on the Forbes list released Tuesday is Anne Hathaway, whose movies earn $45.67 for every dollar she is paid, courtesy of the $1 billion that Alice in Wonderland took in worldwide. PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Highest-Grossing Actors Pattinson, Stewart's Twilight series co-star, earned $39.43 for every $1 he was paid. HIs average was taken down due to Water for Elephants and Remember Me, which both did fairly well but can't compare to Twilight. Taylor Lautner of Twilight didn't qualify for the list. Radcliffe's movies made $34.24 per $1 he was paid. Downey, Streep and Depp are Nos. 6, 9 and 10, respectively, on the list. The full list is here. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Top 15 Grossing Threequels of All Time Related Topics Harry Potter Alice in Wonderland Remember Me Water For Elephants Twilight Anne Hathaway Daniel Radcliffe Drew Barrymore Eddie Murphy Johnny Depp Meryl Streep Robert Downey Jr. Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner Kristen Stewart

G.M. Offers to Buy Back Chevy Volts

NY - Yahoo has decided to shutter four entertainment blogs, the online company said Friday.our editor recommendsBids for Yahoo Minority Stake Value Company at $20 Billion-PlusYahoo Exec Touts Success of 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' Premiere Coverage Movie blog The Projector and TV blog The Set, music-focused The Amplifier and gossip site The Famous are the sites on which Yahoo is pulling the plug. Mark Lisanti, a former Movieline.com writer and Defamer editor who joined Yahoo last year to oversee new entertainment blogs as deputy editor, tweeted: "Yeah, so: Yahoo's shutting down our blogs. (Oh, and us.) Couldn't be more honored and proud to have worked with such talented people..." Sibyl Goldman, vp Yahoo Entertainment, said in a statement: "We are continuing to invest in original content and expert voices on the entertainment topics the fans want most, such as Awards Season, first looks at blockbuster movies and Red Carpet Fashion, including welcoming Oscars expert Thelma Adams earlier this week." Yahoo has also continued to invest in premium video content, such as female-targeted online video series announced this fall. "With over 80 million users across all of Yahoo's entertainment properties, we remain committed to delivering the highest quality, premium experiences for both users and advertisers," Goldman said, citing comScore data. It was not immediately clear how many staffers were affected by the shutdown of the sites. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Yahoo