Work of Art's Lola on Jerry's Guilt, Her Deal with Kymia and What Happened with The Sucklord

Work of Art, Lola Heading into the final judgment on Wednesday's Work of Art, Lola Thompson, the mischievous and provocative artist whose mom dated Al Pacino for a decade, believed her conceptual portrait of a couple of historian-collectors had a real shot at making the Final 3. And the episode, indeed, painted the judges as having to make a tough call whilst evaluating the portraits of people found in the village of Cold Spring, N.Y. No one stuck out for being exceptional or a total flop. "It felt like that. I don't think any of us really knew what was going to happen," Thompson, 24, said. "I was definitely surprised. I was sort of hoping and thinking maybe I would make it to the finale. So, it was really sad when I didn't." Thompson, who says she's currently working as a nanny for "two gorgeous young girls," spoke with TVGuide.com about giving judge Jerry Saltz (unintentional) grief over her elimination, why it appeared she threw Dusty under the bus, and the real deal between her and Kymia. Plus: Her final word on The Sucklord. Jerry is completely beside himself with guilt! He feels like eliminating you was a huge mistake. What do you have to say about that? Lola Thompson: Getting a chance to meet and talk to Jerry is one of the reasons I wanted to do the show in the first place. I'm really flattered by various nice and supportive things he's written in his recaps about me. It's slightly frustrating that a couple of times now he's said, "Oh, in retrospect, I really thought Lola's piece was great,"[or] "in retrospect, she should have won the challenge." I wish he could have found that insight during the competition. I really, really wanted the chance to spend a couple of months just making artwork. But yeah, I thought his recap was really funny. I understood at the time that firemen and a patriotic and sentimental work like [Sara's] was gonna be hard to compete with. I love that Jerry admitted that. Work of Art's Dusty on why Jerry was wrong and having his own short shorts As a viewer, it was surprising to see you break down during your critique. Were you surprised you reacted that way? Thompson: I was a little embarrassed seeing myself cry. Obviously, there were various other parts of the critique where I think I was defending myself more coherently than that moment. But you know, the whole experience was really hard. It was really emotional. There was a lot at stake money-wise and work-wise, and also just emotionally. By that stage, you've just put so much energy and so much of yourself into it, and I definitely got defensive when Jerry called me defensive [Laughs]. I kind of wish I hadn't broken down, but what can you do? That is how I was feeling, and... I'm not very good at controlling my emotions. You also spoke out when the judges said they liked that the candy was falling from Dusty's piece, which appeared unintentional on his part. Thompson: The weird thing about watching the show is that there was so much discussion in all of the critiques from all of us. Everyone really participated in all of the critiques. There was a lot of peer-to-peer criticism and commentary. It definitely comes off as me being bitchy and like I'm attacking him, but it really wasn't like that. We were having a conversation, and a lot of questions were brought up during everyone's critiques. They were talking about that part of Dusty's piece so much, and you know, his aesthetic is super clean and everything that he makes is really well-built, so I thought it was valid to question whether the fact it was falling apart was intentional or not, and what that means. It wasn't a personal attack on him. How do you feel about the way you've been portrayed on the show? You seem to have been pegged as the household troublemaker, albeit a playful one. Thompson: It's been weird watching it! It's really surreal to watch myself on television and obviously there are some moments where I wish I could go back in time and tell myself to shut up. I was just trying to be honest about the experience I was having. I had no filter. I wasn't trying to be super careful of anyone's feelings - and I don't think very many of us we're doing that. I think everyone at certain points criticized each other and I think they maybe showed a little more of me doing that than others. Work of Art's Michelle on what went wrong, the Kymia controversy and why poop is a good thing Was there really bad blood between you and Kymia? Thompson: There were a couple of moments of tension. The stakes were really high, and I've said many times that I felt very competitive towards her because she's smart and a good artist. But we're still friends. We really love each other. For us, it definitely didn't feel as tense and dramatic and catty as it looks on television. So you two resolved the sticker issue after the street art challenge? Thompson: That was done at that episode. Nothing really carried over. I said sorry in the critique, I said sorry at home. But I said sorry whilst standing by the fact that it's street art, and I think tagging is a legitimate form of street art and it was part of the idea of my piece. But yeah, I apologized for hurting her feelings and after that it was done, we were totally cool, and we still are. I talk to her often. I mean maybe she was really good at hiding her feelings and was secretly despising me the entire time, but I felt like we were friends. Jerry has written that he's really liked the pieces you've made that involve drawings coupled with text, but I'm curious to know how you describe your own artistic aesthetic. Thompson: Hmm, to be honest I'm still trying to figure that out. I think that doing this show was a really good opportunity to make things with the freedom of just being an artist and not being this type or that. I'm definitely interested in using text - I write a lot, I read a lot, and I think the idea of writing is embedded in my work, whether in the title or putting the text in the work. But I'm the first one to say my work is evolving. I'm just beginning. Work of Art's The Sucklord on how the kids challenge ruined him Which was your favorite piece? Thompson: I really like the one I made for the NY Times challenge, the drawing of the Libyan rebels, and I also really liked the piece I made for the pop art challenge. I wasn't in the top or the bottom so I didn't get a lot of feedback on it, but I made all these toy cell phones and iPads and iPods and all this technology and the title was "We're Live Streaming with the Ancestors of Tutankhamen So Why Do I Feel So Alone?" or something like that... I thought that piece was really whimsical and funny and I've been exploring making projects based on that same idea. What else are you working on now? What's next for you? Thompson: I'm still struggling to balance my artistic life with a job where I make money. I haven't quite merged those two aspects of my life yet. Since the show, I've been trying to make work and give myself permission to experiment and take risks in the same way that I did on the show, which is really hard. It's much harder in my everyday life to throw myself out there and fail completely. How do you feel about the Final 3? Thompson: I think they're all smart artists and I think all of us that were in the Final 5 deserve to be in the Final 3. I don't think anyone was undeserving. I certainly wish that it was me instead of whoever else, but I knew that Young would be in the Final 3. He's super smart and very calculating - and I mean that in the best way. There was no way he wasn't going to make it. I was happy he did. I'm excited to see what they all do in the future but, yeah, I'm definitely jealous. I'd be remiss not to ask: Are you over The Sucklord? Was it ever really a thing? Thompson: [Sighs] Yes, I'm still pining away for The Sucklord [Laughs]. No, I'm totally over The Sucklord. He's a great guy, I really like him. Unfortunately, I can't talk to him anymore because his girlfriend is very jealous and I think very angry at whatever flirtation we had. But it was pretty harmless. I hope that he keeps doing his Suck-y thing.

Males In Black 3 trailer arrives

An initial trailer has showed up for summer time follow up Males In Black 3, despite the fact that light on action, Will Cruz will get lots of scope to create using the funny.The brand new footage shows agents J (Cruz) and K (Tommy Lee Johnson) ongoing their ongoing business of rounding up rogue extra-terrestrials before K all of a sudden and unaccountably gets lost. Naturally, the only method J can discover what's happened to his partner is as simple as travelling in time.Browse the new trailer below... You will find some nice touches displayed here (we particularly such as the modification designed to the Columbia logo design) also it feels as though sufficient time has transpired for Will Smith's smartmouth shtick to appear charming again, instead of irritating.We like the feel of Josh Brolin like a youthful Tommy Lee Johnson. He's only within the trailer for any second or two, however it appears like she has the entire gravel-voiced, granite-faced factor lower to some tee.Males In Black 3 comes to United kingdom movie theaters on 25 May 2012.

For 'Hugo,' depth adds to character

'Hugo' was d.p. Robert Richardsons first work for balance 3d.Richardson Hugo Cabret, the title character in Martin Scorsese's much-spoken about first mind to family films, lives in a whole lot of deep isolation, a lonely orphan apparently in a existence within the walls from the Paris railway station circa the 19 thirties. Playing a drunken uncle to take a position his days maintaining the station's numerous clocks, utilizing their giant specific systems, while scrounging for food and parts with an automaton he hopes to produce to existence, Hugo is certainly alone. Deeply alone.The keyword here's deep -- that is that depth that Scorsese and director of photography Robert Richardson strove to capture inside their first stab at 3d. "The truth is, we just tried to inform a free account,In . the cinematographer notifies Variety.Because the film takes audiences using the huge station, in public places areas filled with people and through the mazes of secret passageways, the filmmakers were careful not to overplay their hands. "We attempted tough to not get this an tiring experience," Richardson states -- something audiences frequently experience throughout apparently endless 3d action sequences in stereoscopic films.Instead of falling to the usual trappings of 3d filmmaking, the filmmakers continued to be while using director's trademark character-driven approach. "Hugo's sense of isolation is certainly there -- he's constantly peering in the stop for the outdoors," the d.p. states. "Most of the shots are taken by searching through something."The main factor for people wound up being to prevent getting annoying elements," states Richardson. "Marty preferred to make use of 3d a lot more like something to see the story, not grow it with 'House of Wax' ping-pong ball moments."Not to imply Scorsese preferred to avoid them altogether. "He was careful to select them -- the means by which an orchestra's conductor would take some time where the drums will be. I had been trying to make use of 3d to immerse folks this atmosphere, not only in have gimmicks."Richardson preferred to place the crowd inside Hugo's world, in the way the level of smoothness encounters it.A particular example, according to him, is the introduction of Christopher Lee's character, a bookseller named Labisse. Seen as low-position "three-shot" since the children meet him, the scene looks up toward Lee, along with his cat round the left and walls of books beyond and around him. "From the it absolutely was one of the primary shots I'd done that we stopped once i examined it around the silver screen. I used to be feeling something I'd never felt anywhere in a 2D movie. The region itself increased to become personality. I used to be immersed inside the room, as well as the entire room needed over. I really could accept is as true had depth."You'll find, clearly, established groups of rules for shooting with complex 3d cameras. "It invested a while to determine which labored and what didn't, until we began to feel relaxed moving the digital camera,In . Richardson states. "Overall, In my opinion we have got quite effective in it."Ultimately. the film pays tribute for the work in the earliest of filmmakers, including George Melies as well as the Lumiere brothers and sisters, who themselves had performed around with with 3d cinematography."For Marty to own taken 3d just like a choice to tell this tale, and hang it atop people pioneers, In my opinion was all the wiser," Richardson states. "Since they certainly may have utilized these tools.InchAttention Round The Oscars: THE CINEMATOGRAPHERLensers aren't frightened of the dark For 'Hugo,' depth adds to character Period photos invite wide spectrum of styles Projecting turmoil Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

B.O. hosts quiet party for 'New Year's'

'New Year's Eve'A paltry $13.7 million opening for Warner Bros.' "New Year's Eve" party couldn't rouse what is the worst weekend overall within the domestic box office in three years. Overseas B.O. was a smaller amount dire, as essential-DreamWorks Animation's "Puss in Boots" rallied getting a chart-topping thought $45.6 000 0000. Even though star-powered ensembler still handled to overcome last century Fox's new entry "The Sitter," which collected $ten million, Warners expected "New Year's Eve" striking around $20 million for your weekend. "The Sitter" completed in line with pre-weekend predictions. Stateside B.O., gathering inside the mid-to-high-$70 millions, was lower even from last weekend's typically sluggish publish-Thanksgiving frame, at $81 million. Additionally, B.O. conditions were not this off since the weekend of Sept. 5, 2008, when overall totals showed up just $67.9 million. "It's rare now would fall below a week ago,In . mentioned Warner domestic distribution chief Serta Fellman, who added that large game game titles beginning next weekend, for instance "An Online Detective: A Game Title Title of Shadows" and "Alvin as well as the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," will probably be an important test for your industry. Just before overseas summer time break, "Puss in Boots" added 16 areas a couple of days ago, including top market Germany, which brought $7.2 million. Toon has cumed $142.3 million worldwide. While Stateside wide releases mostly fell short, the weekend's crop of niche game game titles, introduced by Focus Features' "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy," showed up strong. "Tailor" acquired the year's third-finest per-screen average for just about any traditional theatrical release, gathering an thought average of $75,184 from four locations. ("Evening amount of time in Paris" and "The Tree of Existence" hold 2011's best per-screen perfs, correspondingly.) Componen, meanwhile, did well with Jason Reitman's black comedy "Youthful Adult," which launched limited with an thought three-day gross of $320,000. That's typically $40,000 from eight engagements. "Youthful Adult" should have a effective female fanbase, according to Componen marketing and distribution mind Megan Colligan. That's one reason Componen made a decision to create the film limited, before growing to roughly 1,000 locations next weekend. "It definitely is tricky with women inside the days just before Christmas," Colligan mentioned. "With 'Young Adult,' In my opinion it is crucial that we're not at 3,000 locations next weekend. "This is often a film that needs room to build up.In . In contrast, "New Year's Eve" skewed heavily toward women, which repped 70% in the film's opening. The film postponed, however, with under-18 auds, just 22%. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Sacha Baron Cohen On for L'ensemble des Miserables?

He'd play Monsieur ThenardierTom Hooper continues to be continuously building his core cast for musical adaptation L'ensemble des Miserables, and today he's adding some comic relief as Sacha Baron Cohen, that has apparently arrived negligence innkeeper Monsieur Thenardier. While there's been no official announcement (and also the King's Speech's Geoffrey Hurry have been stated to do the job), The Sun's Rays has it that Cohen will require around the role from the craven, cheating host, who delights alongside his wife (Helena Bonham Carter, apparently) in fleecing their clients, as proven within their large show preventing number Master Of The Home. Additionally they eat the youthful Cosette and usually turn her right into a domestic slave until Valjean (Hugh Jackman) turns up to save her.It is a perfect fit for Cohen, that has already demonstrated musical chops off in Sweeney Todd. Whether it's confirmed, he'll join a cast that already includes Jackman, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne and Hathaway As Catwoman.Hooper aims to begin production in Feb, working from the script by William Nicholson.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. to Step Down as Warner Music Chairman at End of January

NY - Edgar Bronfman Jr. will step down from his chairman role at Warner Music Group early next year, he told staff in an email memo on Monday.our editor recommendsLen Blavatnik's Warner Music Closing in on EMI's Artists Division (Report) Len Blavatnik's Access Industries Completes Warner Music Acquisition "I wanted to let you know that, as my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG's board chairman, effective Jan. 31, 2012," Bronfman wrote. "However, I will remain a director of the company and in that way, continue my association with Warner Music and its extraordinary people." Bronfman switched from the CEO to the chairman role earlier this year as WMG picked turnaround specialist and former MGM vice chairman Stephen Cooper as CEO. "It has been a unique and special privilege and honor for me to have worked alongside you," Bronfman wrote. He also lauded WMG's staff for a "willingness to embrace new ideas, and the constant energy you dedicated to transforming this company, year-after-year." Len Blavatnik, whose Access Industries acquired WMG earlier this year, in a separate memo said: "The more I get to know the many employees of this company and see the quality of your work, the more optimistic I am about the future and the things we can accomplish together." Blavatnik failed to pull off an acquisition of EMI Group's recorded music business. Addressing Bronfman's upcoming departure from the chairman role, he said: "His leadership, counsel and guidance have been - and will remain - invaluable." He also shared this about his experience with Bronfman: "When I joined WMG's board in 2004, I watched Edgar take a neglected division of Time Warner and turn it into a paradigm of how a traditional media company could redefine itself for the digital age with a culture celebrating innovation and collaboration. It was his vision in transforming WMG into a progressive, modern music company that made WMG so attractive to Access." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Warner Music Group Len Blavatnik

Time Warner Cable CFO: 'We're Not in The Content Business' Despite Lakers Deal

NY - Cable giant Time Warner Cable this year struck a 20-year content deal with the L.A. Lakersnot because it wants to be more of a content company, but because it wanted to have more control over rising programming costs, CFO Irene Estevessaid here Monday.our editor recommendsLakers' Kobe Bryant to Play in Italy During NBA LockoutTime Warner Cable Mulls Bid for L.A. Dodgers TV Rights (Report) She also told a UBS media investor conference that broadband video competition to pay TV operators has been "a complement to our TV offering." She added: "It's not been a threat." If online video providers keep growing usage, "we have this wonderful hedge" in cable's broadband services, Esteves said. In that context, she said that usage-based pricing for broadband services will become a reality sooner or later. She emphasized that charging heavy broadband users more would be in line with pricing strategies in other industries and allow the firm to give consumers the option to pay less if they use less. She said TWC wants to introduce usage-based pricing "the right way rather than quickly" though. Earlier in the day, Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis said his company wasn't opposed to usage-based pricing, but sees no immediate need to "nickel and dime" customers. Esteves also told Wall Street on Monday that "we are not happy with our video losses." The firm is looking at new bundling opportunities and a better customer experience to address the issue, she said. Discussing the Lakers deal, which is reportedly worth $3 billion, Esteves said: "We're really dealing with the programming costs" and "incredible" sports cost increases, along with broadcast retransmission fees. "We're getting hit on all sides." The Lakers deal was an opportunity to take out the middle-man. "We're not in the content business," Esteves emphasized though. "We don't particularly want to be." But buying the Lakers rights was the lowest-cost option for TWC and allowed it to avoid "being held hostage on sports programming," she said. Reports recently said the firm will also look at a possible similar deal with the LA Dodgers. Programming costs have risen 8 percent for the past two full years, and 2011 will be in the same ballpark, the CFO said. Is cable still a growth business? "The short answer is yes," Esteves said. She cited the "terrific growth engines" of broadband and business services. And she highlighted that 2012 advertising sales should benefit from the U.S. elections and the Olympics. Asked about the TV Essentials program bundle for economically sensitive TV subscribers, Esteves said it has helped provide consumers a lower-priced option, but also given TW Cable the ability to talk to consumers. "We have been able to upsell them" when they call about TV Essentials, she said. "It's been very successful." Related Topics Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Lakers

Greek Grad Clark Duke to Guest-Star on New Girl

Clark Duke Greek alum Clark Duke has showed up a guest-perfect Fox's New Girl, TVLine.com reviews. Duke, whose credits have Health spa Time Machine and Kick-Ass, may have High high cliff, an delinquent intern who works well with Julia (Lizzy Caplan), a completely new love interest of Nick's. Nick (Mike Manley) is extremely unhealthy influence, though, while he inadvertently can get High high cliff to prevent his job and quit his dreams. Good job! Lizzy Caplan to Party Lower on New Girl Duke is slated to appear in Episode 13 in the newcomer comedy, which airs its winter finale on Tuesday, 12 ,. 13 at 9/8c on Fox.

Alan Cumming Flattered By Idea Of Eli Gold Good Wife Spin-Off

First Launched: December 1, 2011 3:45 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Alan Cumming reaches BAFTA La 2011 Britannia Honours within the Beverly Hilton hotel, Beverly Slopes, on November 30, 2011Alan Cummings performance as Eli Gold on CBS The Truly Amazing Wife remains so wonderful, it's left many wondering whether it can result in a spin-off for your character within the popular Sunday evening show. Lots of people have mentioned that, Alan told Access Hollywood on Wednesday evening within the BAFTA Britannia Honours in La. I kind of think [the primary reason] why he is effective is [because of] how he affects another regions of the story together with other figures reactions to him. Its very flattering that people think he or she must have another that belongs to them factor. But while the idea of an Eli Gold show is flattering, Alan mentioned he's thrilled to participate the ensemble, including Julianna Marguiles, Josh Charles, Archie Panjabi and Christine Baranski. I merely roll while using punches. Im experiencing where I am at this time around, he mentioned. Alan situated Wednesdays BAFTA event, which honored stars including Warren Beatty and Ben Stiller, which he was thrilled to be master of occasions. In my opinion its this kind of great factor because its everyones body at work, Alan told Access. It isn't just for as being a film thats been heavily marketed or pressed. It's not fad-dy, you know what happens I'm speaking about? Plenty of award occasions are. The award months are really Its about somebody's whole existence. All those who are now being nominated make such huge contributions, really over lots of years, and many of them arent that old. Many of them are. Its just lovely. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.