"THE ARTIST" STAR UGGIE RETIRING

Uggie

Sad news! Uggie, our favourite Jack Russell and star of The Artist, is retiring from Show Business, well from Feature Films in the v. least following his February 25th appearance at the Oscars. One of his Trainers, Sarah Clifford at Animal Savvy tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We don’t force our dogs to do this. And it always has to be fun for them. Uggie's still enjoying it but he’s getting up there and he’s slowing down a little.".

Many don't realize that Uggie already is 10-years-old and that the 15-hour days on-set just might be a bit too grueling for him.  Before The Artist, he appeared in Water for Elephants alongside Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson.

Check out this adorable Interview he did with Lynn Hirschberg at W Magazine!

(Photo credit: W Magazine)

MICHAEL FASSBENDER ON "THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER"

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender covers this week's issue of The Hollywood Reporter, chatting with Pamela McClintock.  In the Interview, we learn that he's actually an Adrenaline Junkie, obsessed with Speed! During his break from filming recently, he escaped to Hawaii, which coincidentally is where fellow Golden Globe Nominee George Clooney shot his winning Film, The Descendants. "I was strapped to the instructor, who was behind me. For 50 seconds, you're free-falling, and your brain is saying, 'What are you doing?'". Lucky Instructor.

Fassbender also reveals that if he could take one person to the Oscars as his Date, it would be his Mother. Hilariously, we learn also that his Father also was "proud" after seeing his super-talented Son's full-frontal scene in Shame at the Venice Film Festival. 

Click here to read more and see some Outtakes from the Photoshoot too!

(Photo credit: The Hollywood Reporter/Brian Bowen Smith)

MARTIN SCORCESE ON "HUGO 3-D"

Martin Scorcese covers The Hollywood Reporter

The latest Issue of The Hollywood Reporter features none other than legendary Filmmaker Martin Scorcese on its Cover. Scorcese who soon releases Hugo on November 23, 2011 via Paramount Pictures, tells Jay Fernandez about his repressed Childhood when he was frequently silenced and also how his 12 year-old Daughter Francesca inspired him to make this latest effort.

Scorcese says, "You deal with them (Children) every day so that you're made to understand actually how they perceive the world around them, even from the level of their height". "It's a different way of living entirely. But the thing about it is then (doing Hugo) seemed natural. It didn't seem like a stretch. Being around children, I'm very comfortable with them now.".

Watch Scorcese and Avatar Director James Cameron talk to The Hollywood Reporter about the use of 3-D in Hugo below:

Read the Article in full here.

(Photo/video credit: The Hollywood Reporter)

HELEN MIRREN ADDRESSES SEXISM IN HOLLYWOOD

Helen Mirren at Women in Entertainment Breakfast

This might be an Oldie but a Goodie, but with The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast coming-up on December 7, 2011, let us re-live this magical moment with Dame Helen Mirren who received the Sherry Lansing Award last year.  During her Speech she addresses Sexism in Film and generally Life, mentioning many "Scientific Truths" she grew-up being told with which turned out to be anything but.  Jane Fonda is set to be honoured this year.

The straight-shooting Mirren states point blank, "I resent in my life the survival of some very mediocre Male Actors and the professional demise of some very brilliant Female ones. However, with all due respect to you, many brilliant and successful Women in this room...really not too much has changed in the canon of Hollywood filmmaking that continues to worship at the altar of the 18 to 25-year-old male and his penis.". "Quite small I always think.". Ouch.

Mirren points out that Women represent $20 Trillion in Consumer Spending asking, "So how about a bit of God damn respect?", commanding the applause of the Audience.

Watch her Speech below:

(Photo/video credit: The Hollywood Reporter)

LEA MICHELE, CHRIS COLFER & CORY MONTEITH NOT RETURNING FOR "GLEE" SEASON 4

Cory Monteith & Lea Michele in Toronto - June 2011

No!  Don't say it's so!  All good things must come to an end and The Hollywood Reporter just broke the most heartbreaking news.  In an exclusive, they had confirmed with Glee Producer/Writer/Director Ryan Murphy that Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele will not be returning for a fourth season of Glee.  

In the Piece Murphy tells Lesley Goldberg, "You can keep them on the show for six years and people will criticize you for not being realistic, or you can be really true to life and say when they started the show they were very clearly sophomores and they should graduate at the end of their senior year.”.  Read more here.

In the v. least, we have one more season to enjoy the talent as Rachel, Kurt and Finn prepare for Graduation. The upcoming season premiering on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 on FOX.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)