Anne Hathaway's Catwoman: Hedy Lamarr Inspired Breathing

'The Dark Dark evening Rises' is among 2012's most anticipated and shrouded-in-mystery releases. It's so secretive, really, that you just can't even know the film's villain. Right, Bane? "Afasdflkja32rsa1lkj." Exactly. Inside the increase to the release -- possibly in the publish-engagement haze -- Hathaway As Catwoman let a few particulars slip for the La Occasions in regards to the Christopher Nolan's fantastical Caped Crusader finale. Just just in case you've been within the cage for your a year ago, Hathaway is positioned to update the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman. First made famous by Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer set the bar for your feline femme in 1992's 'Batman Returns' and, well, Halle Berry decreased it substantially inside the 2004 solo project, 'Catwoman.' Because the particulars about Nolan's undertake the level of smoothness are actually under locksmith professional, Hathaway had formerly let one factor slip about her transformation to the comic foe: her suit is very, very tight. The super-svelte actress "joked" they have been subsisting on "kale and mudInch to have the ability to go with the getup. Nevertheless the costume promises greater than an excellent fit. The LA Occasions blog Hero Complex states the legendary cat ears are actually eyes. Sorta. The Hathway's Catwoman will placed on high-tech goggles in 'The Dark Dark evening Rises' that, if not in use, switch around resemble cat ears. And don't expect Hathaway to don any prosthetic claws, either -- she's a woman to begin with Selina's rearfoot footwear include serrated edges, ready to slice up Gotham's finest. Hathaway also states she's patterned her model of Catwoman after 'Batman' creator Bob Kane's inspiration for your character, actress Hedy Lamarr. Dedicated to her goodie-two-shoes status, the actress will not do not mention the apparently obtuse research she does on her behalf roles. Inside the August problem of Harper's Bazaar Hathaway referred to that they consulted getting a magician to use on her behalf account quickness of hands now she's offered up another nugget of her acting method: breathing. "I realize this sounds odd, but [Lamarr's] breathing is amazing," Hathaway mentioned. "She takes these extended, deep, languid breathing and exhales progressively. There's a go of her in [the 1933 film] 'Ecstasy' breathing out a cigarette which i needed probably five breathing throughout her one exhale. Therefore I started concentrating on my breathing a good deal.In . The Occasions also takes a moment to remark on Hathaway's oh-so-awesome habits between takes: crossword puzzles, talking about politics, and -- when things 'get too drab' -- undertaking a Tina Turner dance routine while singing "Proud Mary." Hathaway As Catwoman: awesome, different, dexterous and, likely, effective in karaoke. [via LAT/Hero Complex] [Photo: Warner Bros.] 2012 Preview: Blockbusters 'John Carter''The Hunger Games''Marvel's The Avengers''Dark Shadows' & 'Frankenweenie''Men in Black 3''Snow White-colored & the Huntsman''Jack the big Killer''Abraham Lincoln subsequently subsequently: Vampire Hunter''G.I. Joe: Retaliation''The Amazing Spider-Guy''The Dark Dark evening Increases''Cloud Atlas'Dishonorable Mention: 'Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance' See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Charlize Theron talks Prometheus

Total Film lately sitting lower using the wonderful Charlize Theron to talk about her award-baiting submit Jason Reitman's Youthful Adult, and talk switched to her role in Ridley Scott's Prometheus.Whenever we requested if her role within the Alien sorta-prequel could be similar to Sigourney Weaver's legendary Ripley, she responded, "No, I really don't take part in the heroine inside it that's Noomi Rapace. I play a bit of a villain inside it.InchWhenever we pressed her on the kind of villain she'd be playing, she told us, "She's not believer, she's not really a researcher, she's the bureaucracy that everybody needs to undergo.InchShe is dealing with the organization that's sponsoring this complete factor and you will feel she certainly comes with an agenda, which we get within the third act. She's more quiet thunder."On whether there will be anything in Prometheus to check towards the original's chest-bursting scene, she cryptically stated, "Maybe! I am talking about if you are a Ridley Scott fan and also you love the genre, then you are likely to be happy. You are likely to be very, happy.InchYouthful Adult opens on 10 Feb 2012, with Prometheus following on 1 June.For additional from Charlize Theron, obtain the new problem of Total Film magazine, that is out now!Click the link a subscription to Total Film magazine.Click the link to obtain Total Film magazine on iPad and apple iphone from Apple Newsstand.

Uggie and Cosmo, the Dogs From 'The Artist' and 'Beginners,' Meet (VIDEO)

It's a movie -- and dog -- lover's dream be realized! Uggie and Cosmo, the cute canine stars of honours-magnets 'The Artist' and 'Beginners,' met in the photo studio to pose for pictures. Despite there like a "Election for Uggie" campaign, there didn't seem to become any competition between these two completely adorable, very gifted Jack Russells. Within the looks from this, the shoot only decided to be plenty of tail wagging plus some scenery eating. (Hope that is not an authentic Oscar statuette Uggie's showed up.) Start to see the video following a jump. Can't get enough movie mutts? Look for our Top 11 Movie Dogs of 2011 list, in a couple of days. [via THR] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'The Muppets' Meet MTV's #7 Movie Of 2011

The Golden Globe nominations were introduced today, but for the talk of crazy snubs "Bridesmaids" scene-stealer Melissa McCarthy can get no love? David Fincher is declined for his concentrate on "The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo"? there's one omission that is not getting much attention: "The Muppets" was completely ignore. "My Week with Marilyn" will receive a Best Film Comedy or Musical jerk, while not Kermit and also the felt-covered pals? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association cannot find only one slot in Best Original Song for nearly some of Jason Segel's infectious tunes? In my opinion the HFPA must look itself inside the mirror and ask for, "Am I Held a muppet or possibly a man?Inch No less than MTV has made a decision to recognition "The Muppets," which lands inside the #7 perfect good of 2011 Movies list, joining "50/50" (#8), "The Descendants" (#9) and "Attack the Block" (#10). The whole list including MTV's pick to find the best movie of year will probably be introduced throughout an energetic stream at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday (December 16). Let's dwell for just about any minute which exactly makes "Muppets" so darn special. Personally, it begins and finishes with fun: watching "Muppets" was most likely probably the most pure fun I'd within the movies all climates and seasons. Furthermore good quality original tunes and Segel's capacity in order to save these figures within the pop-culture dustbin and supply them new existence, and i'm offered. Lots of people have mentioned the film can be a nostalgia trip and they've led to just like a compliment. However also believe the film stands alone it feels brand new and fresh, as well as when you'd in some manner never learned about the Muppets, you are able to still enjoy yourself. Certainly, though, like a long-term fan helps. "I must admit, there is something intrinsic of anyone who was elevated while using Muppets, there's an outrageous passion for the Muppets that arrives as soon as they are offered to produce,In . Segel told us inside the fall. "Almost everybody legitimately freaked out." Related: #10 Movie of year: "Attack the Block" #9 Movie of year: "The Descendants" #8 Movie of year: "50/50" All this week, watch "AMTV" on MTV each day at 8 a.m. ET for that Better of 2011 lists. Then, showed up at MTVNews.com at 5 p.m. after we reveal our top chioces of year!

Movie Director Indicted in $4.7 Million Tax Rebate Fraud Case

Tom Pennington/Getty Images The NY Giants' nail-biting win over the Dallas Cowboys last night gave NBC's Sunday Night Football its strongest showing in weeks, pushing the network to an easy win for the night -- though CBS, boosted by nearly a half-hour of NFL overrun on the eastern half of the country, came in a strong second place. Fast affiliate ratings show the Giants and Cowboys game averaged a 8.5 among adults 18-49 during its broadcast and a total audience of 22.7 million. With a soft lead-in from NBC's Football Night in America, the network averaged a 6.9 rating in the key demo over the four-hour block and took in 18.6 million viewers. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which New Show Will Be Axed? CBS started its night with about 42 minutes of football overage, giving skewed showings from 60 Minutes (a 4.5 rating among 18-49-ers), the season finale of The Amazing Race (3.4), a new episode of The Good Wife (2.7) and CSI: Miami (2.2). The network averaged a 3.2 rating for the night, with an audience of 12.2 million. Fox's animation block suffered without the big draw NFL overrun it enjoyed last week. A softer football holdover audience at 7:00 p.m. lead into a repeat of The Cleveland Show (1.8 among adults 18-49), The Simpsons (3.0), another Cleveland repeat (2.3), Family Guy (3.1) and American Dad (2.5). Fox averaged a 2.7 for the night (with 5.99 million viewers), giving it a handsome lead over last place ABC. The big story on ABC is the continued decline of freshman fantasy drama Once Upon a Time. The winter finale brought more series lows, with a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49 (down three tenths of a point from last week's low) and an average audience of 8.9 million. In the show's defense, there was little in the way of destination viewing on ABC last night, with Once bookended by a repeat of America's Funniest Home Videos (1.6 in the demo) and an airing of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1.3). Together it gave ABC a 1.8 rating in the demo for the night, with 5.92 million viewers. Sunday, Dec. 11, Preliminary Overnight Ratings: 7 p.m. CBS: Football overage/60 Minutes (17 million viewers, 4.5 rating among adults 18-49) Fox: Football overage (9.4 million, 3.5) NBC: Football Night in America (9.8 million, 3.4) ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos (R) (7.4 million, 1.6) 7:30 p.m. Fox: The Cleveland Show (R) (4.1 million, 1.8) 8 p.m. NBC: Football Night in America (16.9 million, 6.2) CBS: The Amazing Race (13.7 million, 3.4) Fox: The Simpsons (6.4 million, 3.0) ABC: Once Upon a Time (8.9 million, 2.9) 8:30 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Giants at Cowboys (24.0 million, 8.7) Fox: The Cleveland Show (R) (4.98 million, 2.3) 9 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Giants at Cowboys (23.2 million, 8.7) Fox: Family Guy (6.05 million, 3.1) CBS: The Good Wife (11.1 million, 2.7) ABC: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (3.7 million, 1.2) 9:30 p.m. Fox: American Dad (4.99 million, 2.5) 10 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Giants at Cowboys (21 million, 8.2) CBS: CSI: Miami (11 million, 2.2) ABC: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (3.7 million, 1.4) TV Ratings

The Nate Berkus Show Ending After Second Season

Nate Berkus The Nate Berkus Show ranges from the environment following a show finishes its second season, Broadcasting & Cable reviews. Situated by regular The famous host the famous host oprah guest Nate Berkus, the syndicated talk show first demonstrated this season, carrying out a cancellation in the Bonnie Search Show. Even though it opened up with a 1.1 household rating, the finest for just about any new talk show in those days, the viewership wasn't enough to keep the show alive. See the relaxation of current day news "After consideration, we've made a decision the Nate Berkus Show will not return for just about any third season inside the fall," producers The brand new the new sony Pictures Television and Harpo Art galleries mentioned in the joint statement. "We are grateful for your effort and heart that Nate, [executive producer] Corin Nelson in addition to their entire team have put to the show, and that we are extremely pleased with what they've shipped." Added Berkus: "I'm incredibly pleased with my diligent and gifted staff, and pleased with the show we're able to produce each day.In . Will you miss Nate Berkus as well as the show?

Video: Watch the Old Milwaukee Commercials Will Ferrell Filmed For Free

If you’re a big Hollywood star, why go overseas to shoot a cheesy foreign commercial for millions of dollars when you could just go to Davenport, Iowa, and shoot an equally cheesy domestic commercial for free? That’s what Will Ferrell figured recently when he approached the Pabst Brewing Co. out of the blue and offered his services for an Old Milwaukee ad campaign pro bono. At the moment, the ads are only airing in Davenport, where they were filmed on what appears to be shoestring budget (unless that American flag polo shirt that Ferrell wears to “hand fish” beer cans is designer). Business Insider, who first reported the partnership, notes that it is unclear why Ferrell wanted to plug the discount beer brand and why he wanted to film in Davenport, when Old Milwaukee is from Wisconsin. [Business Insider via Vulture]

The Entertainers Jean Dujardin, Brnice Bejo Being Honored At Santa Barbara Fest

Santa Barbara, CA The Santa Barbara Worldwide Film Festival, presented by lynda.com, can give Jean Dujardin and Brnice Bejo while using Cinema Vanguard Award on Saturday February 4, 2012. The heavens will probably be honored for performances inside the quiet film The Artist getting a tribute within the Arlington Theatre within the 27th edition in the Festival which runs The month of the month of january 26-February 5, 2012, it absolutely was introduced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. The Cinema Vanguard Award was created in recognition from the actor which has forged his/her path – taking artistic risks and developing a significant and various contribution to film. The award has formerly received to Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz, Vera Farmiga, Stanley Tucci, Peter Sarsgaard, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ryan Gosling. Dujardin remarked, We are grateful for the Santa Barbara Worldwide Film Festival with this particular incredible recognition. Delivering a basic film for the twenty-first century is not any easy task, plus it may have in no way been possible without any talent and dedication in the incredible ensemble of stars we'd the pleasure of coping with: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Burns, Missi Pyle and Malcolm McDowell. This award is simply as much on the account since it is for people. Dujardin and Bejo are presently receiving wide praise for lead performances inside the Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius. In the finish of 20's Hollywood, many stars observed the decline from the careers while using rise in the speaking picture. Situation the problem for quiet film celebrity George Valentin (Dujardin), who crosses paths with rising celebrity Peppy Burns (Brnice Bejo). Resistance against the conversion, Valentin is faced using the demise of his career while Burns holds it and emerges a star. Through his performance, Dujardin supplies a striking portrayal in the quiet era male celebrity, filled with the conviction and suave on componen using the type of Rudolph Valentino. No sooner does Peppy Burns enchant imaginary audiences, than does Bejo while using real, through her pure charm and genuine charisma. Together Dujardin and Bejos masterful talent, create most likely probably the most compelling tales in film. Born in Rueil-Malmaison, France, Jean Dujardin got his break round the talent show Graines p Star in 1996 incorporated within the comedy group Nous C Nous. Following he ongoing to star as Jean ‘Loulou’ inside the comedy television series Not Gars, Une Fille from 1999 to 2003. Ongoing inside the whole world of comedy, Dujardin broke towards the silver screen as ambitious surfer Brice Agostini inside the Brice Guy (2005). 2006 marked Dujardins first collaboration with Bejo through his role as Hubert Bonisseur p La Bath inside the espionage film OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies. Dujardin reprised the role this past year for OSS 117: Lost in Rio. Brnice Bejo was produced in Buenos Aires and gone after France at 3. Bejo got her begin their work in a number of French television shows. She showed up her first recurring role as Sophie round the comedy series Not Et Not Font Six (1997-1999). American audiences were introduced to her when she came out in 2001s A Dark evening Tale as Christina. Bejo returned to French films acting in lots of films including her role as Larmina in OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) alongside Jean Dujardin. The festivities will exist in the Arlington Theatre on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Tickets for your Cinema Vanguard Award are available now, reduced 15% until December 13, and might be bought through internet.sbfilmfestival.org or by calling 805-963-0023. Festival Small-Paks, Passes and Packages are presently reduced at 15% and also on purchase exclusively at internet.sbfilmfestival.org and 805-963-0023.

Danny Elfman won't score 'Hunger Games'

HowardComposer Danny Elfman is departing Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" because of organizing conflicts which is being transformed by James Newton Howard.Lionsgate, that have no discuss the development, had introduced within this summer time that Elfman and T Bone Burnett would collarorate round the score with Burnett also becoming the film's executive music producer. Burnett is ongoing his full participation in "Hunger Games," as formerly announcedElfman is presently finishing concentrate on Sony's "Males in Black III" and Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" for Warner Bros. Howard's credits include "The Dark Dark evening," "Defiance," "Blood stream Gem" and "Michael Clayton."An origin near the situation established the transition will probably be seamless as well as the publish production schedule won't be affected.Pic is directed by Gary Ross and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth and Woodsy Harrelson.Domestic launch is positioned for March 23 since the to start four films based on Suzanne Collins' advanced fantasy books. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Docs are no slave to buzz

'Battle for Brooklyn''Bill Cunningham NY''Buck''Hell and Back Again''If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front''Jane's Journey''The Loving Story''Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory''Pina''Semper Fi: Always Faithful''Sing Your Song''Undefeated'One thing is certain when it comes to the Academy's documentary branch: It knows how to make waves.Once again, the members have earned accolades and brickbats for their selection of 15 pics to contend for Oscar nominations between now and Jan. 24.From a pool of 124 eligible titles, a far higher number than in most years, the choices here include films from newbie helmers Nancy Buirski ("The Loving Story") and Danfung Dennis ("Hell and Back Again"), as well as genre box office toppers "Buck" and "Bill Cunningham NY" from, respectively, first-timers Cindy Meehl and Richard Press.Previously nominated helmers such as Marshall Curry ("If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front") and Wim Wenders ("Pina") plus 2009 "Man on Wire" Oscar-winning doc director James Marsh ("Project Nim") also found the welcome mat out for their bracing new works.Once again, the doc branch showed its preference for topical films such as Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley's "Battle for Brooklyn," Tony Hardmon and Rachel Libert's "Semper Fi: Always Faithful," Martyn Burke's "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" and Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory." The duo's third doc about the West Memphis 3 was recut to include the subject's release from prison, which was widely attributed to the filmmakers' perseverance in covering the story.Rounding out the 2011 lineup are Lorenz Knauer's "Jane's Journey," Susanne Rostock's "Sing Your Song," Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin's "Undefeated" and David Weissman's "We Were Here."Not included are high-profile docs from big-time helmers including Werner Herzog's "Into the Abyss," Kevin Macdonald's "Life in a Day," Errol Morris' "Tabloid," Morgan Spurlock's "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" and Steve James' "The Interrupters."James' omission comes 16 years after helmer's landmark "Hoop Dreams" was controversially snubbed in 1995, sparking a backlash that changed the way the Academy picks docs.Other notable absences are Michael Rapaport's "Beats Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest," Constance Marks' "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey," Asif Kapadia's "Senna" and Patricio Guzman's "Nostalgia for the Light."Shortlist of 15 Docs"Battle for Brooklyn"Directors: Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley, U.S., RumurGalinsky and Hawley chronicle the years-long grassroots resistance to the design-, delay- and deception-plagued Atlantic Yards project in NY."When we came to this project, we saw the seeds of something that was part of a bigger whole," Hawley says. "A well-known corporate Goliath was being shown favoritism over the little guy. We found one of those little guys, Daniel Goldstein, and he didn't want to take it anymore."That said, Galinsky believes the doc is not a "left-issue or a right-issue film. This is an Occupy Wall Street movie. It's about the whole system being hopelessly corrupt.""Bill Cunningham NY"Director: Richard Press .S., Zeitgeist Films Press offers a portrait of eccentric NY Times' "On the Street" and "Evening Hours" photographer Bill Cunningham."It took eight years for myself and my producer, Philip Gefter, to convince Bill to agree to do the film. He genuinely could not imagine why anyone would want to make a movie about him. When he did finally agree, I don't think he actually realized what he was getting into. I shot him for about a week during Fashion Week in 2008, then I came back with my camera that next Monday and he said, 'What are you doing here?' I said, 'What do you mean? We are making a movie.' He thought it was just going to be that one week. So it was really a constant negotiation in terms of access.""Buck"Director: Cindy Meehl U.S., Sundance Selects It took Meehl all of "two minutes" to persuade horse whisperer Buck Brannaman to star in her first documentary, which turned into a box office victory."I was at one of Buck's clinics, and at this point I had not told anyone that I was going to make this film because I knew it would sound so stupid -- I've never made a film and now I'm going to make a movie about this amazing man. But at one point, I saw Buck sitting alone, so I gathered up all of my courage and walked over and asked, 'Have you ever thought about doing a documentary film? I'd really like to make one.' He just said, 'Yeah. I think that would be a good idea.' I said, 'OK, I'm going to need your phone number.' ""Hell and Back Again"Director: Danfung Dennis U.S.-U.K.-Austria, New Video Dennis intercuts a Marine's return home with footage of the same soldier's experiences on the front line."I had been working as a freelance photojournalist in Iraq and Afghanistan, and although my images were being published I felt that they were losing their impact after a number of years. I thought society was becoming numb to these images of war, so I wanted to move into a new medium to try and shake people from their indifference. So I started shooting moving images. I wanted to bring this war closer to home and show that the fighting doesn't stop when these servicemen come home. It's just a very different struggle -- often more difficult than what happens on the battlefield.""If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"Director: Marshall Curry U.S., Oscilloscope Laboratories Curry follows former Earth Liberation Front group member Daniel McGowan, who was arrested in December 2005 and faced life in prison."My wife came home from work one day and said, 'You will never guess what happened. Four federal agents walked into the office and arrested Daniel,' who was an employee of hers. He was somebody I had met a number of times and didn't come across as your stereotype of what you would think somebody who would be facing life in prison for domestic terrorism might seem like. For me, whenever reality cuts against my expectation that is interesting. I wanted to know how this guy wound up in this situation? That was the question that drove the movie.""Jane's Journey"Director: Lorenz Knauer Germany, First Run Features Knauer looks at the life and work of wildlife researcher Jane Goodall. "The moment I met Jane, it was magnetic. At that moment my dream (of making a film about her) began, but at the same moment, I said to myself, 'Forget it. Every possible film has already been made about Jane Goodall. Why should she ever agree to work with you -- a German filmmaker who has no money?' Cut to 15 years later. Jane comes to Munich to give a lecture at the university. During the book signing after the lecture, I asked her for an opportunity to talk and to my amazement she agreed to have dinner with me where I pitched her the idea of making 'Jane's Journey.' The rest is history.""The Loving Story"Director: Nancy Buirski U.S., HBO Documentary Films Buirski tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving whose 1958 marriage led to their arrest in Virginia and the 1967 Supreme Court ruling that overturned anti-miscegenation laws in America."When you are dealing with a film about a historical subject and the characters who have already passed away, it's very hard to have them feel close, but I had no doubts about making this film. The story is right in the nexus of these two huge issues; racial identity, as represented by President Obama and many others and marriage equality, as represented by the Prop. 8 issue in addition to others. So for me it was a contemporary film as opposed to a historical one.""Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"Directors: Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky U.S., HBO Documentary Films Berlinger and Sinofsky's third film about three teens wrongfully accused of murder was re-edited in August to include an ending that incorporates footage from the release of the trio."We tried to make the film a self-sufficient viewing experience, so that if you haven't seen the previous films you can fully comprehend the case and all of its complications," Berlinger says. "It was hard to figure out what to leave out because the first two films covered a seven-year period and consisted of almost five hours of screen time. So we made the decision to revisit those trial elements that had the most direct impact on the conviction of the West Memphis 3.""As a filmmaker you are always asking yourself is my work meaningful? Is it relevant?" Sinofsky adds. "To have this kind of an outcome is more than a filmmaker could ask for.""Pina"Director: Wim Wenders Germany-France, Sundance Selects Wenders' 3D performance spectacle celebrates the works of renowned choreographer Pina Bausch."I've been wanting to make this film for 20 years, but I didn't think I had the right tools to approach it. It was really just wishful thinking until 3D showed up. Only then did I realize that I could finally do it. Pina and I developed the project together, but shortly before we started shooting she passed away. So when I finally did start to shoot, I felt like she was constantly looking over my shoulder.""Project Nim"Director: James Marsh U.K., Roadside Attractions/HBO Documentary Films Marsh explores the historic experiment to try to teach a chimpanzee language while raising the primate like a human child."(I knew) making a film about a deceased primate who couldn't be interviewed was going to be difficult. Nim had many friends and antagonists in the human world, so trying to process all the testimony I got from the many people who knew him was quite difficult to organize into a flowing, efficient narrative. I also began to get really intrigued by the relationships and love affairs amongst the people themselves -- what kind of behavior we showed as a species in the presence of a chimpanzee. Getting the balance right between Nim's story and the relationships he stimulated around him was tricky.""Semper Fi: Always Faithful"Directors: Tony Hardmon and Rachel Libert U.S., Tied to the Tracks Films Hardmon and Libert follow career Marine Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger as he learns that the corps' negligence caused his 9-year-old daughter's death from leukemia and the military hushed up decades-long toxic contamination at Camp Lejeune."It was a daunting idea to follow someone taking on the United States government and the Department of Defense," Libert says. "There is a certain moment when you worry about whether or not this person is going to achieve anything. The Department of Defense is a pretty formidable opponent. As filmmakers you want to feel like there is some sort of forward progression; otherwise, it would be a very frustrating experience. So there was a moment of trepidation, but he, in a way, Jerry encouraged us as filmmakers. We saw him never giving up, so how could we?""Sing Your Song"Director: Susanne Rostock U.S., HBO Documentary Films Rostock looks at the life of singer, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte."The biggest challenge was how much story to tell and how to keep the film from lapsing into hagiography. Each chapter of his life could easily be a full-length feature. Miniseries cropped up many times, but the decision made was to create a feature-length documentary that would encompass this enormously complex life. Footage was tracked down from all over the world and from many forgotten resources hidden in attics and warehouses. Home movies were uncovered. We were relentless in our search to find every image needed to bring this story to life.""Undefeated"Directors: Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin U.S., The Weinstein Co. Lindsay and Martin follow coach Bill Courtney and his young football players at an inner-city Memphis high school."Going into it, we initially didn't want to make a sports films," Martin says. "But we did go into knowing we wanted to make a very intimate, verite film."A football season gives you a natural dramatic narrative. There is going to be a beginning, middle and end. There is natural conflict in sports films. Who is going to win and who is going to lose? But in many ways this film is a coming-of-age story," Lindsay says. "A human-interest piece.""Under Fire: Journalists in Combat"Director: Martyn Burke U.S.-Canada, Mercury Media Burke examines the psychological and emotional toll taken on reporters covering wars."As a documentary filmmaker, who occasionally went off to film wars and conflicts, I met, and became friends with, several journalists who had spent too much time covering such events. They were all dedicated to their profession, but some became increasingly erratic. After learning what repeated trauma can do the human psyche, I felt I owed them. One of the biggest challenge was in properly portraying the psychological afflictions that can sometimes cut the emotional underpinnings out from under these tough and resilient war journalists, while at the same time getting across their belief that no one should dare consider them victims.""We Were Here"Director: David Weissman U.S., Red Flag Releasing Weissman documents the coming of what was once called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s."The film very closely reflects my personal experience of living in San Francisco as a gay man, both before and during the darkest years of AIDS. The actual idea to make a film was suggested by a much younger boyfriend who had heard me speak often of what those times were like. It was emotionally challenging to re-visit what was a very difficult and painful time for me, and for my community. But it was also really empowering to feel ready to take this history on." Contact Addie Morfoot at news@variety.com