Today on indieWIRE: What Didn't Make TIFF, Julia Roberts' Lost Movie, More

Today on indieWIRE, we ran through the 10 notable films that didn't make the cut at TIFF, we told you when a forgotten-about Julia Roberts film was coming out, we profiled the up-and-coming director of 'Circumstance,' and much more. The TIFF Skip List: Here Are 10 Films Not Heading to Toronto: The Toronto International Film Festival finalized its 36th annual lineup yesterday, with 268 features representing 68 countries. How to Make Your First Feature Film for $5,000: Back in the early '90s, making a movie for $5,000 was the stuff of legend. Nowadays, that number is practical. Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds' 'Fireflies in the Garden' Finally Getting Released: How often does a film starring Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds sit on a shelf for three and half years? I guess about as often as one starring Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo and Anna Paquin. FUTURES | 'Circumstance' Director-Writer Maryam Keshavarz Can't Go Home Again: Why she's on our Radar: Because in a great year at Sundance, her feature narrative directorial debut 'Circumstance' beat out a crop of impressive films (including 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' 'Another Earth,' 'Take Shelter' and 'Pariah') to win the coveted Audience Award. iW's Online Video of the Day: Jim Carrey Declares His Love for Emma Stone: Jim Carrey (49), who broke up with his longtime girlfriend Jenny McCarthy last year, made the interesting decision to post a video love letter to Emma Stone (22) on his official website on Wednesday. In My Own Words: Jeff Prosserman Shares a Scene From 'Chasing Madoff': When the Bernard Madoff scandal broke in December of 2008, I was fascinated with the magnitude of the scheme and the scope of what thousands of people had lost. 'We Are What We Are' and 'Metalocalypse' Directors Join 'The ABCs of Death': Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have come close to finalizing the list of 26 directors lined up to helm segments for their international co-production 'The ABCs of Death.' 'Metropolis' Returns to Theaters, This Time With Giorgio Moroder's '80s Soundtrack: Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' seems to be the classic that keeps on giving. WATCH: Guillermo del Toro at Lincoln Center: "What's great is when distributors are brave.": On August 8, Guillermo del Toro made a special appearance at the Film Society of Lincoln Center with Film Comment Selects: 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,' along with stars Katie Holmes and Bailee Madison, and director Troy Nixey. Watch: Gritty Trailer for Paddy Considine's Directorial Debut 'Tyrannosaur': Paddy Considine, the accomplished British actor likely best known stateside for his turn alongside Samantha Morton in 'In America,' impressed Sundance audiences this year, not for his acting chops but for his undeniable talent behind the camera. Watch: Trailer for the Silent Movie Sensation 'The Artist': So, are you one of those people who refuses to watch a film that's in black and white or worst yet [shudder] a silent movie? 'Circumstance's' Maryam Keshavarz Faces Threats, Fears DVD Release: Maryam Keshavarz can't go home again.

VMAs Executive Producer on Lady Gaga, Chris Brown and Having a No-Host Show

The MTV Video Music Awards telecast, which has been known for stellar musical performances and plenty of drama, returns Sunday, August 28. This year's show promises to be just as memorable as past years, with performances by Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Pitbull, and special tributes to Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to the show's producer, Jesse Ignjatovic to find out more about what to expect from this year's show.our editor recommendsVMAs Most Outrageous Red Carpet Fashion'Hunger Games'' First Preview to Debut on MTV VMAsBeyonce to perform at the VMAs The Hollywood Reporter: The VMAs are back at LA's Nokia Theater where last year MTV put on a visually stunning show. When it comes to the performance numbers and artists' production requests and grandiose ideas, do you find yourself saying "no" more than "yes"? Jesse Ignjatovic: We really try we try to avoid the word "no." I feel like this is the "yes" show. Artists come with ideas that sometimes are beyond imagination and we always want to try to go there with them. That's why this show has so many musical moments that stand out for people... It's about working with the artists to create something they can't do anywhere else, plus they come to out-do each other. Everyone wants to push it as far as they can. THR: So no host, huh? Ignjatovic: We talked to different people and ultimately, it just didn't feel like we needed one this year. Other years, like in 2007, we've gone host-less and it worked. If it's not the right person then [we feel it's] better to go without. It means better presenter moments potentially, but I don't think it necessarily changes the landscape of the show. THR: Did you approach Chelsea Handler about returning this year? Ignjatovic: No. We talked with Chelsea about being involved and potentially doing some other stuff, but she was touring and doing a bunch of things. I loved Chelsea [last year]. I thought she was hilarious, her team was one of the best teams I've been involved with -- they were totally committed and brought everything. It was a total joy for me. PHOTOS: VMAs Most Outrageous Red Carpet Fashion THR: What can you tell us about the Britney Spears tribute? Ignjatovic: It's about her videos, her dance, and what she's done on the VMAs stage, because she's had some iconic performances and we want to tribute that. The people participating will reference that and you'll be seeing a representation of those videos and big moments. It will all make sense when you see it. THR: The VMA build-up has been largely focused on Lady Gaga, who's opening the show. What does she mean to MTV? Ignjatovic: She's a gem. She's that muse. She's sort of the artist that's really pushing boundaries that mean so much to our audience. And she is the artist that everyone is looking to. Like, what is she going to do next to outdo herself and take it to another place? I think she's inspired other artists to push themselves. I know she's inspired me and the VMA team. VIDEO: Lady Gaga Talks Her 2011 VMA Performance, Gives Props to Adele THR: Chris Brown is another act that's been promoted heavily. In fact, he's having the best year of his career, how do you reconcile his controversial past? Ignjatovic: I look at it as an artist. In terms of that particular situation, I'm not getting into a conversation internally about it. Everyone has an opinion on it, but we felt this year was the right time for him to come and perform again. He had a great impact this year musically and we have a great history with him on the VMAs. In 2007, he came on and did what I considered one of the most amazing VMA performances ever when he danced on tabletops. He absolutely blew away everyone in the room. So I see it that way. I am all about Chris as an artist, dancer and performer, and what he's putting together for this year is on another level. THR: Lil Wayne is singing ballads on pop radio, dance DJs are today's hitmakers -- what is going on in music right now that's allowing for so much crossover? Ignjatovic: We have to look at music differently today. All music is available to everyone now so I don't think that the typical lanes of hip-hop, or rock, or pop are valid anymore. Now it's just all about music, and that's sort of a theme for the show this year. The idea of all music blending into one experience. Wayne, he can do a love song, then do a traditional hip-hop song and then do a rock song. He's versatile and he's one of those artists that's a creation of the way we engage with music today. He touches all of it. THR: What can viewers at home expect of this year's show? Ignjatovic: Boldness. Impact. Scale. Grandness. It's colorful, celebratory and thrilling... It's a big show and I'm really excited about it. Related Topics Chris Brown Lady Gaga MTV Video Music Awards VMAs 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Rizzoli & Isles Jackie, Oh No!

Jacqueline Bissett Jeers to Rizzoli & Isles for squandering the ample talents of Jacqueline Bisset. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine. The sexiest senior citizen alive (can you believe she's 66?) brought a touch of class - as opposed to costar Lorraine Bracco's touch of crass - to TNT's corn-chowder crime drama as Constance Isles, Maura's jet-setting, air-kissing mother. The real crime: R&I utilized Bisset in only a few brief scenes, choosing to focus on a silly case involving a sniper and Revolutionary War re-enactors. Among the history buffs was Richard Thomas, but even John-Boy got minimal screen time. Instead, we were treated to the ridiculous sight of Rizzoli and Isles dressed up in King George III-era garb for a historically themed shindig. At least Bisset was nowhere to be seen in this scene - the Brit must've known better than to RSVP for that lukewarm Boston tea party. Were you disappointed by Rizzoli & Isles' treatment of Jacqueline Bisset? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Guillermo Del Toro: 'Pacific Rim' Not An 'Invasion Movie,' 'Mountains Of Madness' Will Get Made

by Kevin Sullivan We thought we had maxed out on geeky excitement over "Pacific Rim," a movie best summarized as Guillermo del Toro directs giant robots fighting monsters, but the "Hellboy" director amped it up again with talk of "top-notch monsters" in his latest sit-down with MTV News. When del Toro first saw the original two-page pitch for "Pacific Rim," one detail separated it from most recent monster movies in his mind: it's not an invasion movie," he said. "It was a very new way of having giant monsters and giant robots battle each other." To get a feel for what we can expect come July 2013, del Toro says his latest hearkens back to the Japanese kaiju movies from the 1950s and '60s like Godzilla. Think miniature buildings and guys in rubber suits. The kaiju genre in Japan that is outlandish, but is always incredibly appealing, del Toro said. But as pumped as he was about "Pacific Rim," del Toro seemed equally disappointed about another project -- the movie that almost was, del Toros R-rated adaption of the H.P. Lovecraft tale "At the Mountains of Madness." I think [finding out that the project was shelved] was one of the hardest episodes of my life, he said. Tom Cruise had signed on the star, and George Lucas Industrial Light and Magic finished a creature test so great the director described it as heartbreaking." But "Mountains" ran out of steam just days before it was scheduled to go into production when del Toro received a phone call while scouting locations near the Arctic Circle: He and his team would need to return to the States. This coming after scheduling conflicts forced him off as director of "The Hobbit." But del Toro is hopeful. 'Mountains' will happen one day. Cthulu willing, well get it made. If that doesnt set your geek heart aflutter, we dont know what will. Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

Studios Stake Out Choice Release Dates For Movies That Haven't Even Shot Yet

After Sony commandeered May 2, 2014 for an Amazing Spider-Man sequel that hasn't shot a frame of film, other studios are casting far into the future and staking out weekends on their tent pole films of the future. Lionsgate has set November 22, 2013 as the opening weekend for Catching Fire, the second installment of The Hunger Games trilogy. The first installment of the Gary Ross-directed series comes out March 23, 2012, with Jennifer Lawrence heading the cast. Disney has dated one of its future but unspecified Marvel movies for May 16, 2014, and another for June 27, 2014. It also dated an unspecified Pixar film for May 30, 2014, an untitled 3D film by Henry Selick for October 4, 2013 and The Odd Life of Timothy Green for August 15, 2012. The studio isn't saying yet which Marvel movies will claim those dates. So far, Avengers is dated for May 4, 2012, Iron Man 3 is May 3, 2013, and Thor 2 is July 26, 2013.

'Breaking Bad's' George Mastras Sells Two TV Projects (Exclusive)

AMC Breaking Bad writer George Mastras has sold two TV projects. The first of the pair, a legal drama that looks at the underbelly of L.A.'s legal world,was purchased by Fox Television Studios. The untitled project, born out of a blind script deal, is being developed internally without a network attached. Mastras' other effort comes as part of a script development deal at FX Productions. The project, also untitled at this stage, is a one-hour drama in the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. These projects will join a resume that already includes AMC's Breaking Bad, on which he's served as a writer, as well as ABC's Evidence and Syfy miniseries The Dresden Files. Mastras, who is also the author of literary thrillerFidali's Wayand an alumnus of the Disney-ABC Writing Fellowship for Drama, began hiscareer as a lawyer, with stints as a criminal investigator for the public defender service, a counselor at a juvenile correctional facility, and a litigator in both New York and Los Angeles. Heis repped by CAA, Management and Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz. Breaking Bad

David Letterman's Top Ten List for that Nation's TV Experts

Getty Images CBS began the primetime part of its Television Experts Association tour stop Wednesday having a Top Ten special from late evening host David Letterman. The tv-designed list, sang by multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban, came large laughsfrom a roomful of reporters. Here's is Letterman's Top Ten "Little-known Tunes About Television": 10. Somewhere within the rainbow, in place high There is a place that is not the place to find a CSI (Sang towards the tune of "Somewhere") PHOTOS: The Quotable TCA: TV Press Tour Eavesdropper 9. I see Keith Olbermann rant on Current TV, attacking Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity And i believe to myself...how much of an enormous mind (Sang towards the tune of "Such a Wonderful World") 8. What's the cope with my Tivo It suggests odd programs to determine I only watch Glee and Project Runway but Tivo states Swamp Individuals suitable for me (Sang towards the tune of "Wind Beneath My Wings") 7. I have got nine hundred channels comin' into my TV And I'd estimate two-thirds seem to be selling costume jewellery (Sang towards the tune of "God Bless the united statesInch) 6. Take a look at Your Government Stay for that hour And when you are lucky, you may see someone shower (Sang towards the tune of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain") 5. Whenever I watch 2 . 5 Males I request myself precisely what they mean How's the little one still a "half guy"? He's 19 (Sang towards the tune of "Allow It To Be") 4. "NCIS" Who the hell knows what that means? (Sang towards the tune of "You Raise Me Up") 3. So why do the terrorists hate us so? The answer's plain to determine Attempt to watch thirty seconds of Real Average women of New york city (Sang towards the tune of "I'm Going To Be Seeing You") 2. Before you decide to experts craft your reviews and dole your 1-to-5 stars We at the CBS Network, invite you to definitely our open bars (Sang towards the tune of "Impossible Dream") 1. Individuals Cialis and The blue pill and Levitra advertisements the thing is invest in your favorite shows All hail E.D.! (Sang towards the tune of "God Bless America") TCA David Letterman TCA Summer time Press Tour 2011

Craig Diller's IAC Pitching Jim Henson Co. Sitcom, Animated Series (Exclusive)

Virtual Encounters 2

A nerdish computer-type stumbles upon a virtual computer program that puts the viewer right into the experience. His roommate convinces him to use it as a sex-type program and sell folks various sexual "experiences." Meanwhile, the nerd aspires to date a girl he's too shy to approach, and hopes the virtual encounter program will help him out.