The Hollywood Reporter’s list of its 10 best stories of the week:
AL GORE ASKS HOLLYWOOD FOR MORE CLIMATE CHANGE STORYLINES
The former vice president and face of “An Inconvenient Truth” fears global warming is slipping off the radar.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-gore-asks-hollywood-more-401160
THR COVER: THE ANGSTY EXISTENCE OF JUDD APATOW
The writer and director of “This Is 40” on his childhood issues, therapy and how he’s gotten over being angry: “I would get so out of control.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judd-apatow-this-is-40-400607
PBS’ `FRONTLINE,’ ESPN’S `OUTSIDE THE LINES’ LAUNCH CONCUSSION TRACKER
The database tracks weekly concussions sustained by players and lets users report big hits and possible injuries.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frontline-espn-nfl-concussion-watch-401988
HOW TO SELL `ZERO DARK THIRTY’S’ TORTURE
Graphic interrogation scenes, including waterboarding, complicate efforts to open Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s thriller in overseas territories.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/zero-dark-thirty-torture-how-400940
ANALYSIS: WHY STUDIOS DON’T PAY TO MAKE MOVIES ANYMORE
Fewer films, framed-out risk, less cachet — why Hollywood now operates under dramatically different rules.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-fox-paramount-sony-fox-400727
FIRST BATMOBILE COULD FETCH MILLIONS AT AUCTION
Built for the 1960s ABC show, the modified Ford Futura goes on the block in January.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-batmobile-could-fetch-millions-401162
`HOMELAND’S’ ABU NAZIR WEARS CHRISTMAS SWEATER, WANTS TO DO COMEDY
Actor Navid Negahban, who played the terrorist on the hit series, tells THR he’s pushing the network for a role on “Shameless” and wouldn’t mind “House of Lies.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/homelands-abu-nazir-wears-christmas-401178
TV’S UNFUNNY FALL: WHY ARE COMEDIES FLOPPING?
With “Go On” the only “hit” of the freshman crop, new sitcom blocks are tanking and hyped first-year series are pulling anemic numbers — and those are the shows that are still on the air.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fall-tv-why-are-comedies-401156
AZIZ ANSARI REVEALED AS VOICE BEHIND POPULAR `HOMELAND’ TWITTER PARODY
The “Parks and Recreation” star’s bogus account, SergeantBrody, amassed more than 28,000 followers before the comedian accidentally unmasked himself by posting a tweet to his personal feed.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/aziz-ansaris-homeland-sergeantbrody-twitter-401151
ANALYSIS: HOW THE NHL’S LOCKOUT HURTS NBC
The work stoppage, which comes on the heels of the L.A. Kings’ first championship, has chilled momentum at the network’s sports group.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nhl-lockout-how-hurts-nbc-400705
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