Cablevision Third-Quarter Video Subs, Profit Decline

NY - Cablevision Systems on Friday reported a lesser third-quarter profit and stated it lost 19,000 video customers within the latest period. Around-ago period, the cable operator had lost 24,500 video subs, as well as in the 2nd quarter it had lost 23,000, meaning customer momentum enhanced within the latest period. The customer declines were also less pronounced than Wall Street experts had predicted. This news came a next day of Time Warner Cable stated it ongoing to get rid of video subs within the latest quarter, but less than last year - the very first time within 2 yrs it had noted this kind of improvement. Experts famous better-than-expected customer trends, but were disappointed through the less strong-than-forecasted financials. Cablevision, controlled through the Dolan family, stated Friday that it is third-quarter earnings came to $39.six million, in comparison with $112.4 million around-ago period, lower 65 %, despite the fact that revenue rose 8 percent to $1.67 billion, driven through the purchase of Bresnan Communications. One of the drags at the base line, which arrived below Wall Street estimations, were about $16 million in costs associated with Hurricane Irene, $3 million indebted extinguishment costs and write-offs of deferred financing costs, which the organization didn't have around-ago period, greater interest expense and $95 million in investment deficits. Cablevision stated it added 17,000 broadband customers and 38,000 telephony clients. After its slight decline in video subs, the firm had 3.26 million video clients in the finish of September. "Our cable procedures reported enhanced customer metrics that incorporated increases both in high-speed data clients and voice lines, while the organization ongoing to create healthy free income,Inch stated Boss James Dolan. "Once we are operating inside a challenging atmosphere, we're ongoing our efforts to take advantage of the effectiveness of our network and items as well as on building our business for that lengthy-term." Still, Cablevision shares were buying and selling lower a lot more than 6.6 % by 10am ET. "We feel that the greater degree of marketing spend throughout the Verizon strike in August performed an essential part within the [operating income] weakness and positively influenced customer internet adds, which exceeded our estimations and consensus estimations," Evercore Partners analyst Bryan Kraft stated. Echoed Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker: "This can be a very mixed quarter with financials missing and share repurchases less than anticipation while [customers] beat. We feel both less strong financials and superior customer metrics are due to greater acquisition and retention investing." On the business call, Cablevision management stated it is constantly on the push for reforms in retransmission consent fee discussions with content companies. Among recent discuss potential moves by pay TV operators introducing more a la carte programming offers, the organization stated it doesn't expect the present business design to alter much within the near-term. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Cablevision Earnings

Harry Potter to Disappear, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Tuesday! Also in this edition of The Broadsheet: The President hits Hollywood… More about Joss Whedon’s micro-budget Shakespeare adaptation… John Cusack and Malin kerman, together at last… a definitive glimpse at Bill Cosby’s cinematic worst… and more · Wal-Martus boomo! Or whatever the spell is that corresponds with Warner Bros.’ decision to pull the Harry Potter movie franchise out of retail circulation this winter: The studio will withdraw all eight of the films from shelves on Dec. 29 after a 10-year, $12.1 billion run. The Disney-esque news is expected to spark a holiday buying binge on the Complete Harry Potter Collection in particular and keep the market primed for special-edition Potter comebacks down the line. The studio hastens to add that VOD and games are not included; awards screeners for Deathly Hallows — Part 2 are presumably safe as well. [Deadline] · Barack Obama’s Hollywood fundraising swing went off without a hitch, unless you count the president telling stars like Will Smith, Magic Johnson and, uh, Hilary Duff, “This election won’t be as sexy as the last one.” [AP] · Joss Whedon has opened up a bit about his Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing, the existence of which stunned fans early Monday. In a nutshell: It was filmed in 12 days, is in black-and-white, will debut next spring on the festival circuit, and is the “best vacation” Whedon has ever had: “I’ve never been so well-rested and so well-fed as I have on this movie.” [EW] · John Cusack and Malin kerman are booked to star in The Numbers Station, featuring the pair (respectively) as a “disgraced black ops agent charged with protecting a CIA code operator.” Kasper Barfoed — not to be confused with his fellow Danish auteur Caspar Pubgrub — will direct. [Variety] · The video arrangement at the link is a little messed up, but you can’t really go wrong revisiting and contemplating the “six cinematic misfires of Bill Cosby.” Dildo massage included! [Splitsider] · Looking to relocate to the U.S. region where pot is cheapest? Oh. Well, if/when you are, here’s your intriguing cheat sheet. [Atlantic Cities via The Awl] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Anton Yelchin Wrote a Script at 16 About the Sexual Side of Mannequins

Most people would categorize Anton Yelchin as "the guy who played Chekov in J.J. Abram's 'Star Trek.'" However, in a recent interview with NY Magazine, the 22-year-old actor explains that he is so much more than that. For example, he loves early Norwegian death metal, lo-fi YouTube cult videos and David Lynch films. Oh, and he also wrote a script at the age of 16 about "a guy who had erotic visions of mannequins." Yelchin later went on to shoot "dozens of hours of footage" exploring his "conflicted sexual feelings." (Or as he described it: "Why am I more turned on by [a girl's] hipster dresses than an Ed Hardy shirt? I've been programmed. I seek out weird sexual things just to negate that.") Depending on your taste in film, both ideas may sound mildly intriguing or downright horrifying. But before you jump to conclusions, perhaps you should let Yelchin explain this concept further. For the film, he's interviewed homeless people, crosscut that with interviews of teenage mall-rat girls, and taped auditions with young actresses who later play his characters. He plays himself, a fictional version of himself, and a documentarian. There's a homeless man named Ass Man, who wears a giant mask and speaks through the mask's anus. He admits some of it came out "extremely chauvinistic" -- like the time he asked an actress to "read this dialogue about wanting to suck the Ass Man's c--k. I thought it was f-cking hilarious, but that's so not cool." He plans on submitting the footage he shot to film festivals. We're not really sure what to make of Yelchin's turn from up-and-coming star to potential provocateur, but at least it's outside the stereotypical mold Hollywood has created for young actors and actresses. As Yelchin states, he uses "the film to process the kind of obsessions that give him occasional paralyzing panic attacks." Hm, sounds like something David Lynch would approve of. You can see Yelchin in 'Like Crazy,' out in limited release on Friday. [via NY] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Nickelodeon Eco-friendly-Lights Scott Baio Comedy

Scott Baio Nickelodeon has due to the eco-friendly light towards the first-ever original comedy for Nick throughout the evening, the network introduced Monday. Daddy's Home, half-hour comedy, stars Scott Baio (Happy Days, Charles in charge ) as David Hobbs, an actress who transitions from America's favorite TV father with a real-existence stay-in your house father whose cleaning cleaning soap star wife is walking in the spotlight. See the relaxation of current day news "Scott Baio is certainly an actress known and beloved by current day Nick at Nite audiences, lots of whom are parents," mentioned Marjorie Cohn, leader of original programming and development at Nickelodeon."His new project will put an up to date and comedy twist on motherhood that may alllow for any great addition towards the existing slate of family programming." Tina Albanese, Patrick Labyorteaux, Eric Bischoff, Jason Hervey and Baio will executive-produce. "It's nice being home inside an arena where I'm completely confident with a show concept that I like,In . Baio mentioned.

Trailer: Love, War and Angelina Jolie Collide in Blood and Honey

So you might remember that Angelina Jolie wrote and directed a feature — a real good-time-party-blast called In the Land of Blood and Honey, about the illicit romance between a Muslim woman and a Serbian troop at the peak of the war in Bosnia. Now there’s a trailer. Honestly, I don’t even have an opinion on this because we all know that FilmDistrict just cuts trailers together to sell totally different movies than they ones they actually release, so for all any of us can tell, this putative holiday tear-jerker about love and war and van explosions is really just another one of their thoughtful, sophisticated, moody, arty dramas for adults. Boooooo!!! I can see the lawsuit now: “I was promised blood and honey. I received blood and a couple gallons of tobacco-flavored Eastern European teardrops.” And they’d be right. VERDICT: Sold, obviously.

Hilary Swank & More Condemned For Transporting On Chechen Concert

First Launched: October 12, 2011 9:34 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images MOSCOW, Russia -- Caption Hilary Swank hits the red-colored-colored carpet the premiere of Something Given at Graumans Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on May 3, 2011 An worldwide human rights watchdog lambasted an Oscar-winning actress together with other Western stars on Wednesday for transporting on the concert held round the birthday of Chechnyas Kremlin-backed leader, that's been billed with grave rights abuses. The NY-based Human Rights Watch mentioned that American actress Hilary Swank, Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme and British violinist Vanessa Mae attended the concert inside the Chechen capital, Grozny. The March. 5 show happened inside a police-cordoned stage on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrovs 35th birthday. Human Rights Watch advised the entertainers to avoid legitimizing people like Kadyrov, that's been accused by rights groups of having orchestrated abductions, extrajudicial killings as well as the enforcement of sharia law in Chechnya, a Russian republic. Ramzan Kadyrov relates to some harsh record of abuse, the groups Europe and Central Asia director Huge Williamson mentioned in the statement. When stars get paid out to exhibit around party with (Kadyrov), it trivializes the suffering of several people with human rights abuses. The entertainers reps were not immediately designed for comment. Kadyrov can be a former separatist digital digital rebel who changed sides just before the 2nd Chechen war started in 1999. Respected human rights groups have recorded disappearances, house torchings and extra-judicial killings, and say they have evidence of Kadyrovs direct participation in torturing crime suspects. Kadyrov has consistently declined participation the majority of the killings, saying the accusations are fabricated to blacken his title. A lot of Russian people in politics, film and sports stars also attended the concert and recognized Kadyrov in the stage arranged from the gigantic mosque together with a lately built business center. Through the birthday show, Swank mentioned they remains taken with the Chechen government government bodies passion to produce peace also to make something beautiful. I am hoping to experience a film premiere here, the two-time Oscar champion clad in the streaming evening dress mentioned in remarks public on Chechen condition television. Happy birthday, Mr. Leader. Action star Van Damme mentioned he spoke from his heart, but mispronounced Kadyrovs title and referred to as Chechnya a nation. Everyone else gave Kadyrov a standing ovation when the bullnecked and burly guy completed a regular Chechen dance throughout a sound lesson that recognized his rule and referred to as Chechnya the center of the planet. Under Kadyrovs leadership and backed by huge tranches of money within the federal budget, Chechnya has become relatively quiet. Grozny, left mostly in ruins by two wars, has risen within the big chunks of rock, as well as the insurgent violence that after held Chechnya has largely migrated to neighboring republics in the volatile Caucasus region. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Escandalo boards Garaje's 'Chronicle'

SITGES, Spain -- New Barcelona-based production company Cine de Garaje has inked with Escandalo Films to co-produce Garaje's first feature, "Chronicle Beyond the Border." Garaje was founded by Luis de la Madrid and Brazil-born Andre Cruz Shirawa. "Chronicle" marks the directorial debut of Shirawa, a prolific music-vid helmer. Added to co-production equity from Catalan pubcaster TV3, and subsidies from the Icaa Film Institute and Icic Catalan film board, Escandalo's boarding "Chronicle" reps an effective greenlight for the movie. Written by Shirawa and Aurora Sulli, "Chronicle" follows a woman, Hannah, as she flees with her 9-year-old son from a disaster that has devastated their country. They are eventually interned in a refugee camp guarded by soldiers and security cameras that holds a sinister surprise. "Chronicle" will be exec-produced by Antonia Nava, the longtime VP of sales and co-productions at Filmax before she ankled to establish her own company. The director of sales hit "The Nun," a Filmax production, and editor on more than 20 features, including Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone," De la Madrid edited and edited or oversaw post-production on many Filmax features including Brad Anderson's "The Machinist," and Jaume Balaguero's "The Nameless" and "Darkness." "Garaje aims to generate sci-fi and fantasy contents: 'Chronicle' is our flagship," De la Madrid said at Sitges. Escandalo produced Sitges opener "Eva" and upcoming Martin Freeman starrer "Animals." The co-production equity on "Chronicle" marks further growth at Escandalo which, from its first feature, 2007's "Me," has seen big success focussing on lead or solo producing first features by former students of Barcelona's Escac film school. On "Chronicle," in a departure, Escandalo puts up minority equity. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Stan Lee Media's Attempt To Reclaim 'Conan the Barbarian' Is Called 'Untimely'

Jerod Harris/Getty Images In August, just as Conan the Barbarian 3D was released, Stan Lee Media Inc. filed a lawsuit in an effort to reclaim ownership on the fictional Conan character. The move by SLMI, which was founded by comic book legend Stan Lee but now operates independently, is part of a larger campaign to put back the pieces from a turbulent bankruptcy from nearly a decade ago. SLMI believes that finally having a court-recognized board of directors will give it the necessary standing to pursue reclamation of its intellectual property, but the current owners of the Conan character say it's too late. SLMI went into bankruptcy in 2001 and soon thereafter, Stan Lee resolved differences with Marvel, bringing over rights to characters includingSpider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor, and more. As SLMI continues its fight against Lee and Marvel in an attempt to convince judges that rights to these characters were unlawfully transferred, SLMI also is seeking to regain additional turf in a separate lawsuit against Conan Sales Co., Paradox Entertainment, and others who aided the allegedly improper transfer of Conan in 2002. PHOTOS: New Generation of Superheroes Back then, a bankruptcy judge stopped transfer of SLMI assets, but allowed Conan Sales Co. to reclaim the character it once held per a "Settlement Approval Order." Now, in the current lawsuit, SLMI says the judge's order should be declared void because 1,800 SLMI shareholders were not provided sufficient notice. Last week, the defendants moved to dismiss the lawsuit on a variety of points, but especially because the complaint was served on an "untimely" basis. The motion to dismiss says that SLMI had an opportunity to challenge the order during the bankruptcy process and failed to do so. The defendants argue that the Bankruptcy Code doesn't require notices to shareholders, and that the bankruptcy judge had found a notice of a hearing to be sufficient. PHOTOS: 'The Avengers': New Photos From Marvel's Superhoero Film In order for SLMI to win, the defendants say that their adversary needs to show that a fraud on the court was perpetrated, and nothing in SLMI's "vague" allegations meet that standard, they say. Instead, the defendants believe that the lawsuit to reclaim Conan upon the film's release was an "ambush" that was "intended to, and did, embarrass" defendants at a "very important time." A dismissal of the complaint is requested because no substantive allegations are alleged and because relief would cause the defendants, who have spent nearly a decade trying to revitalize the Conan character, "substantial undue prejudice." Conan the Barbarian 3D wasn't exactly a hit, grossing less than $50 million worldwide on a reported budget of $90 million. But a good deal of ancillary revenue and future derivative works could be at stake, and of course, SLMI probably hopes to demonstrate it has regained its feet in the midst of legal battles over other characters. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Stan Lee Conan the Barbarian

What Is Steve Jobs' Hollywood Legacy?

At a Disney board meeting in 2007, CEO Robert Iger discussed a proposal for the company to add ships to its popular fleet by striking a licensing deal with an established cruise line. Steve Jobs objected, according to people familiar with the meeting, arguing that Disney should own its ships rather than outsource its brand on the high seas. The charismatic new board member was persuasive and, despite a $2 billion price tag, Disney ultimately added the Dream and, soon, the Fantasy to its fleet of owned-and-operated cruise ships.our editor recommendsSteve Jobs Dies at 56Analyst: Steve Jobs' CEO Departure Will Have 'No Impact' on AppleApple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak: Steve Jobs Resignation Wont Affect 'Quality of Company (Video)Apple Stock Dips, Company Loses $5.5 Billion Morning After Steve Jobs CEO Resignation PHOTOS: 9 Highest Paid Entertainment CEOs That Jobs caused Disney to turn on a dime at such a hefty cost is a testament to his influence, which stretches far beyond Apple, the company he founded in 1976, to encompass Disney, Pixar and the entire entertainment sphere. Jobs is so omnipresent in Hollywood that when he resigned his Apple CEO spot on Aug. 24 because of health problems associated with pancreatic cancer, the move reverberated throughout the industry. Insiders now wonder whether Jobs will continue his board duties at Disney and how his condition will impact his status as showbiz's top digital power broker. The ramifications of his next moves on Hollywood likely will be significant. [UPDATE: Jobs died Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 56-years-old.] PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Disney and Pixar For three of the past four fiscal years, Jobs has been absent from more than 75 percent of Disney board meetings. The company declined to discuss the matter, but Jobs' condition was important enough for shareholder advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. to recommend in March that he not be re-elected to Disney's board. "I have to assume that he hasn't put much energy into Disney," a former insider tells The Hollywood Reporter. Yet shareholders re-elected their most famous director, probably because they understood his value to the company as counselor and sounding board for Iger and other top executives on key issues. Jobs assumed that role when he was CEO of Pixar, even before joining Disney's board. In 2006, Iger, CEO of Disney for just a year, wanted to arrange a new distribution deal with Pixar, which, beginning with 1995's Toy Story, had revolutionized the animation business. With Jobs steering negotiations for Pixar, Disney ended up paying $7.4 billion in stock to purchase the company outright. Jobs "was able to call all the shots," says the insider, selling Pixar at its peak price and gaining by far the largest individual stake in Disney. Meanwhile, Disney also won, able to promote the big score by landing Pixar. The transaction gave Jobs what is now a 7.3 percent stake in Disney and his seat on the 13-member board, which also includes Iger and former CEOs Orin Smith of Starbucks and John Pepper of Procter & Gamble. In addition to steering the cruise ship initiative, sources say Jobs soon helped persuade Iger to buy back many of the 335 North American Disney Stores that the company had sold just four years earlier. Jobs helped spearhead a redesign of those outlets using some of the same people who designed Apple Stores, and a prototype debuted a year ago in Montebello, Calif. With Jobs, Iger has a trusted adviser. Says the insider, "Bureaucracy was trumped if Steve communicated to Bob an opinion." Still, another person with close ties to Disney says Jobs is careful not to overstep his authority at the company. "I never saw him being the least bit intrusive. It was always the cheerleader, never 'do this' or 'do that.' " Would Disney act differently without Jobs? "Losing a sounding board of that level -- that's a loss," says a source who knows Iger and Jobs. However, "in terms of real day-to-day influence on what Disney does, I don't think so." Still, without Jobs, animation guru John Lasseter would lose an ally at a critical time -- coming off the relatively disappointing performance of Cars 2. "The bureaucracy doesn't like how much Pixar films cost," says an insider. "But no one will mess with Lasseter while Jobs is around." PHOTOS: Super Bowl's Most Iconic Commercials iTunes Outside of Disney, the most obvious example of Jobs' influence over media distribution is the creation in 2003 of the iTunes Music Store, which wouldn't have garnered the support of the record labels without Jobs. "The shift came about above all because of the sheer willpower of Steve," former RIAA head Hilary Rosen told the authors of iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business. "His sheer charisma and his intensity absolutely made a difference." Jobs' vision has permeated every facet of Apple, taking its stock past $400 from less than $100 at the beginning of 2009. So while Apple's share price has held fairly steady since the Aug. 24 announcement that Tim Cook has taken over as CEO, it would be unfair to expect Cook to match Jobs' influence as online music services such as Spotify and Pandora emerge to take on iTunes. Still, Cook is a force, which is why he served as temporary CEO three times during Jobs' health-related absences and why Apple dealt him a $383 million stock bonus to retain his services for the next nine years. And observers say it's no coincidence that Cook's first big move as CEO was to promote Eddy Cue, the executive in charge of the iTunes Store, to senior vp Internet software and services. Cue has served as Jobs' point man with the studios and record labels, so the move is seen as a sign that Cook is shoring up his relative inexperience in content deals and intends to stay the course with Hollywood. "Promoting Cue sends a message to both Apple's media partners and competitors that even without Jobs at the top, Apple's disruption of media industries and sharing of profits with its partners will continue," Wired wrote. There's also every indication that Cook and Cue, like Jobs, are forward-thinking risk-takers in the research and development department. PHOTOS: 9 Highest Paid Entertainment CEOs Ultraviolet Jobs' lessened duties could also impact UltraViolet, the digital rights management system called key to Hollywood's transition online. UltraViolet will roll out soon backed by 70 companies, including Microsoft, Comcast, Sony, Netflix and most studios. Conspicuously absent are Apple and Disney, which could partner on their own DRM system. That's no small matter, because UltraViolet is heralded by some as a home-video savior in an age of plummeting DVD sales. The technology will allow consumers to safely create digital lockers for storing their movies on an Internet service provider's server -- the "cloud" -- giving them access to content on myriad devices. "Apple and Disney are the two big holdouts, so we will see if there is any shift by Disney in the future," says Wedbush Securities analyst Scott Sutherland, who believes the Disney-Apple ties could weaken without Jobs as a conduit. Meanwhile, Apple is gearing up for the public debut of its iCloud, a service that stores music and other media for playing on iPads, iPods and iPhones. Missing are movies and TV shows, and Jobs reportedly has been taking the lead in remedying that situation through studio negotiations. The status of those talks is unclear. "For Hollywood, Steve has been enormously tough in negotiations," says David Wertheimer, CEO of the Entertainment Technology Center at USC. "Having Steve out of the [picture] may work to the industry's advantage." Apple TV Where Jobs' instincts might be missed most, though, is in the development of Apple TV, a little-used but exceptionally convenient device for putting iTunes content -- along with video from Netflix, YouTube, etc. -- on TV screens. "Apple TV has been through several iterations, and for it to really explode, it needs to figure out TV," says Jimmy Schaeffler, a senior analyst at the Carmel Group. "Jobs is a friggin' genius. Without him, it will be much harder to figure out." Jobs will now serve as chairman of the Apple board, a new position, signaling his intention to remain a figurehead and mentor. But given his declining health, the leadership and drive that has helped redefine Hollywood for the digital age certainly will be diminished. [UPDATE: Jobs died Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 56-years-old.] Says Schaeffler, "For some people -- especially Apple techie types -- if Steve Jobs were a religious figure, he'd be up for beatification quicker than Pope John Paul II." -- Kim Masters and Carolyn Giardina contributed to this report. STEVE JOBS AND HOLLYWOOD: From tech innovator to showbiz power broker 1955: Jobs is born to an unwed mother in San Francisco and adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs. 1976-80: From his garage, Jobs and fellow college dropout Steve Wozniak found Apple on April 1, 1976. The company goes public in 1980; Jobs, 25, is a millionaire. 1984: Apple introduces the Mac by way of a 60-second Super Bowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott. 1986: Jobs buys the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm for $10 million and renames it Pixar. 1995: Pixar releases its first feature film, Toy Story, the top movie of the year. Pixar's initial public offering comes a few weeks later. 2000: Jobs, already CEO of Pixar, is made the permanent CEO of Apple 2001: Apple introduces the iPod. 2003: Pixar releases Finding Nemo, its most popular title to that point and now the fourth-highest-grossing animated feature film ever. 2004: Jobs tells employees that he has a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. The tumor is removed in July. 2006: Disney buys Pixar for $7.4 billion, making Jobs the largest stakeholder in Disney; Apple introduces Apple TV, a set-top box that moves iTunes content to TV sets. 2010: Apple begins taking preorders for the iPad. 2011: Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, becomes chairman of the board. Related Topics Steve Jobs The Walt Disney Company Apple

9 Television Shows within the '60s That Were not Transformed into Movies... Yet

Get excited: 'Mister Ed' is finally acquiring the big-screen treatment he warrants! According to Variety, Fox 2000 has acquired rights to everyone's favorite speaking equine, meaning Mr. Erection dysfunction may join a extended report on '60s shows changed into films. From 'Get Smart' to 'Bewitched' to 'The Flinstones' to 'Mission: Impossible' to 'Star Trek' to 'The Twilight Zone' for the approaching 'The Guy from U.N.C.L.E.' to 'The Beverly Hillbillies' to... well, you realize. '60s television is extremely a fertile ground for Hollywood professionals! Though you will discover still some shows they have missed. Ahead, nine '60s series that were not modified for the silver screen... yet. 'Rawhide' Episodes: 217 Plot: The presence of cattle drivers inside the 1860s and 70s Who should direct: Clint Eastwood, clearly. (He starred inside the series.) 'The Flying Nun' Episodes: 83 Plot: Since the title signifies, it comes down lower to some flying nun who solves problems Who should direct: Judd Apatow 'Hogan's Heroes' Episodes: 168 Plot: Allied soldiers spying on Nazis in the German Bang camping Who should direct: Ivan Reitman 'That Girl' Episodes: 136 Plot: An ambitious actress tries making it large in NY City Who should direct: Nora Ephron 'My Three Sons' Episodes: 380 Plot: A few try to boost three sons Who should direct: Harold Ramis 'I Spy' Episodes: 82 Plot: Secret agents who go undercover as tennis players Who should direct: Betty Thomas 'Bonanza' Episodes: 431 Plot: A western that adopted a parent or gaurdian and also the three sons in Nevada Who should direct: Coen Brothers and sisters 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' Episodes: 158 Plot: A the live from the comedy author in NY City Who should direct: Make the most of Reiner (his father, Carl, created the show) 'Adam-12' Episodes: 174 Plot: An LAPD vet holds off retirement showing a rookie the ropes Who should direct: David Zucker 'The Andy Griffith Show' Episodes: 249 Plot: A sheriff and also the deputy enter crazy shenanigans Who should direct: Robert Rodriguez Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

The Hard Sell: Movie marketing in a new age

Remember the days when all a movie needed was a trailer to sell it?Now, in a rapidly changing and very competitive industry, it takes much more to sell a movie to its target audience. For a film marketer like Ira Rubenstein, exec VP of digital marketing at 20th Century Fox and a panelist at Variety's Film Marketing Summit, it's fun to think of new ways to get a movie noticed."A case in point is 'The Sitter,' " he says, referring to the ad with Jonah Hill's picture above text that read "Need a Sitter" and phone numbers on tear-off slips. "We posted a one-sheet in colleges and did wild postings in Los Angeles. The ad was also online and on Facebook. If you called (the number), Jonah might actually pick up, otherwise you would get a voicemail -- that was reinforced with publicity work with Jonah on radio talkshows."This worked well for that particular film, Rubenstein says, as the film concerns a babysitter and it's a comedy, but it would be hard to say how it would do with another film, say a family film or a four-quadrant blockbuster."That's the fun of marketing; you get to be creative through traditional means, but traditional is no longer traditional," he says.The biggest challenge facing marketers is how to be different from the competition, especially on any given weekend that sees three or four films opening.The penetration of smartphones and the increased speed of the wireless networks will play a bigger role in theatrical marketing, says Rubenstein -- only recently have execs started to discover the capabilities of marketing films on such mobile devices."There is tremendous growth in mobile device browsing, so the question is, as people use devices more and more to engage in social marketing, how can we get them to find out about our films and buy a ticket?" he asks.Rubenstein is proactive in competing for filmgoers in his own way through meetings with startups and young companies and keeping up with his contacts in the venture capital world, who tip him off to new technology. He processes all the information to see if there is a way to leverage a certain service in marketing."You try things," he says. "That's what my job is, and I try to keep my eye looking forward as well as keeping my eye on what's opening this weekend and constantly evaluating -- the fun part is that things are constantly changing." FILM MARKETING SUMMIT 2011:New era, new rules | The hard sell | Levy's job is a dream that works Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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