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What is the common point between LA Confidential , Ride with the Devil and The Devil Wears Prada ?Well in these three films, we find Simon Baker cast. But all this was before he became Patrick Jane, the star of The Mentalist . Because since 2008 and the beginning of this successful series, the Australian actor does not pass unnoticed and so that's good. The good news for fans is that it always takes as much pleasure to play this fine psychologist: "This series makes me happy and gives me the impression of being useful" , he admits to TV Star . Without the help but question: "I always try to improve myself. I do not t ... Read more »

 

 

Question: Is CBS giving up on The Mentalist? I just read where they are putting it in the "death spot" of Sunday nights at 10 pm/ET. This is where Cold Case and most recently CSI: Miami met their ends. The problem, of course, is football, which constantly throws off the time of the show. Due to the [late] game, the show seldom starts at 10, and sometimes it gets so late that they don't even show it. I thought The Mentalist was a pretty big hit. Why are they doing this? — Larry

Matt Roush: No explanation will ever satisfy the fan of whatever show is unlucky enough to draw the last-show-on-Sunday card on CBS. But the network has two goals in a move like this: to strengthen Sundays by putting a still robust hit in this competitive time period — and CBS knows the pitfalls of the football overruns (in Eastern and Central time periods) and won't punish The Mentalist for it. The second and possibly more important goal is to continue to refresh the lucrative Thursday lineup so it doesn't grow stale. They did an excellent job this season by moving a revitalized CSI to Wednesdays, opening up Thursday's anchor slot to the distinctive and addictive Person ... Read more »

Buyers court StudioCanal’s I Give It A Year

http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/buyers-court-studiocanals-i-give-it-a-year/5042326.article

EXCLUSIVE: Buyers are feeling the love for Working Title and comedy writer Dan Mazer’s romantic comedy I Give A Year, which is being sold internationally by StudioCanal.

In early sales, eOne has acquired the picture for Canada, Benelux and Australia. It has also gone to Scandinavia (Svensk) and Russia (Daro/Cascade).

"It’s Working Title doing what it does best,” says Harold Van Leer. "We’ve also got a lot of interest from the US but we’re not expecting a deal here… we’ll show a promo at Toronto.”

Rose Byrne stars opposite Rafe Spall as a couple with serious doubts about their compatibility as they approach their first wedding anniversary. The $25m production is fully financed by StudioCanal.

StudioCanal will distribute the film in France, Germany and the UK