Table of Contents
Week of 01/29/1994

Articles

Roth, Birnbaum flex muscles at Caravan

 

Dave, Jay will trip out for sweeps

 

Neeson, Foster go to 'Nell'

 

Capra calls it quits at KTTV

 

Sony, TW back new channel

 

Sundance sur-prizes

 

Correction

 

WB hunts 'Fuge' vid biz

 

'Philly' fills top B.O. spot over 'Doubtfire'

 

Bungalow rolls out four pilots

 

Lensers take turns in nod limelight

 

French unpardonable

 

Col ups Allain to senior VP

 

Cohen leaves Goldwyn for Turner veepee slot

 

Havas officials predict '93 profits down from '92

 

W'wood One deal

 

Turner, NL union sealed

 

Executive Shuffle

 

Nostalgia axes CEO Marcovsky

 

DGA awards Altman the kindest cut of all

 

AFM set to unspool 274 pix

 

NBC's mum on 'Homicide' fate

 

Rep. Frank could land copyright panel job

 

Miramax moves 'House'

 

ATAS names chairs for 20 committees

 

MCA gives loans to quake-hit staff

 

Moriarty quits 'Law'

 

Wenders takes wing

 

Murdoch not involved in bid, Polsat asserts

 

Stallone, Gere pix flex star muscle

 

Chargeurs hooks up to major cabler

 

Turner post to Kopelson?

 

Blurb helmer keeps Super secret

 

Par Pictures promotes Rakow to top legal post

 

Last-minute Par jitters

 

Iwerks doubles revs

 

Exec Shuffle

 

CBS up on buyout talk

 

'Mrs.' runs past 'Philly'

 

January sets B.O. record

 

Cable, b'cast TV reps set anti-violence plans

 

CBS eyes new deal

 

Goldwyn's 'Madness'

 

Kohan to write for Oscar

 

Aussie entrepreneur Skase arrested

 

'NYPD' scores DGA hat trick

 

Correction

 

MGM/UA taps Bishop as VP

 

Diagnosis: Fire safety plan's hot

 

FCC slaps, strokes Infinity

 

Super Bowl, super ratings

 

Private Music makes major move

 

GLAAD honors 'Seinfeld,' 'Philadelphia,' 'Angels'

 

A firm by any other name

 

'ABC in Concert' adding country

 

NBC offer provokes NABET

 

MTV sponsors tour of poets

 

'Naked' rebounds from quaky L.A. exclu B.O.

 

'Brisco' star Drago inks pic pact

 

FCC gets tough, fines radio stations, cabler

 

Four injured in fire at CBS

 

Schussing over highs and lows of Sundance

 

How come no celebs love L.A.?

 

U acquires 'Zlata's Diary'

 

Castle Rock, Weinstock pact

 

Sheinberg sees Starz as mission

 

KTTV won't move onto Fox's lot

 

Simon sez bills now unneeded

 

Nets nix advertiser pilot previews

 

No winner yet in Par war

 

Pakula options Cullen's 'Story'

 

Radio/TV museum fetes Caesar, Lear, 'NYPD'

 

Radio ad revs on rise in '93

 

'Philadelphia' draws $ 10 mil suit

 

Tomei tapped to announce noms

 

WMA, Prime Ticket get interactive

 

Financial Briefs

 

Canal Plus sees revenue hike

 

Spelling's on the rise

 

Infinity B'casting profit hits record $ 9 mil in qtr.

 

NBC win beats spread

 

Warner opts out of Paisley Park

 

Coolidge, producer Stein in pic biz

 

Hasty Pudding to honor Ryan, Cruise

 

Births

 

Debra Leavitt and John Gilmore

 

Albums chart course to blockbuster sales

 

FanFest expects big quake donation

 

MTV vid foe plans launch in 4th qtr.

 

Bennett to sing at NARM meet

 

Reuther confirms exit

 

V-chip bill in Senate

 

CPB poll: Pub TV fare 'wholesome'

 

Imago starts poetry imprint

 

Comedy Museum closes

 

Deals with writers boost MCA Music

 

Jackson, Braxton top Soul Train nominees

 

Berman gets research post for SAG

 

Vet helmers dominate Magyar fest

 

Television promotes culture of victimization

 

Obituaries

 

Ardolino memorial

 

Bertelsmann files suit against insurance co.

 

NATO honors Pfeiffer

 

'Scout' finds Bennett on top of his game

 

Ex-Giant owner Lurie takes TV prod'n leap

 

Milchan climbs into 'Cage' pic

 

Harding film said to be iced

 

G.I. Joe unit drafts Kasanoff

 

'Road' finds a home; 'Harts' departs slot

 

ABC inks prod'n duo

 

Disney to restore 42nd St. theater

 

DGA blurb noms unveiled

 

'Rolanda,' 'Shop' slow out of gate

 

Kanter joins Kohan on Oscar writing team

 

Arista discs spin to record sales in '93

 

'Park' wins marketing honors

 

Nielsen rates review

 

News Corp. revs up 9%

 

Wall St. likes Viacom's bid

 

Blockbuster earnings, revs jump in fourth qtr.

 

Euro Disney posts qtr. Loss

 

Westwood One stays course in 4th qtr.

 

Sony Music bows fund

 

Calley's coup at UA; pricey 'Penguins' at NL

 

High tech Hollywood

 

Amblin/U finds voice of 'Casper'

 

'Prayers' comes true in Witt-Thomas buy

 

Barney biz target of lawsuit

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Alice in Chains' 'Flies' to top SoundScan chart

 

Correction

 

Writer Glasser is alive, well

 

Bell Atlantic teams with Knight-Ridder

 

LaToya hits TV shows, blames her parents

 

Garland fills veep slot at the Box

 

Short Takes

 

Fox re-signs producer Harper to 1st-look deal

 

Jun gets Loeb Asian beat

 

Reiser is 'People's Choice' choice

 

'Curious' doc shopping U.S.

 

Hilley, Firth named to ASCAP board

 

Gibson to helm 'Brave Heart'

 

Castle Rock gets intl.

 

French Hill acquires Triton Pix

 

Kerrigan spinning to telepic

 

CBS sets more 'Murphy'

 

DIC, Saban in 'Power' struggle

 

Senate speeds onto infopike

 

Par hitches Hill 'n' Hildy

 

Philips to make hard drive for interactive

 

AFM dines with Fuchs, Pinheiro

 

Pacino set for 1st presenting stint

 

NATO tabs Ford as top B.O. star

 

Home shopper ups hostile bid

 

Financial Briefs

 

Par board plays choosing game

 

Analyst calls Viacom 'attractive'

 

Avenue heads to fast lane; Ferguson launches imprint

 

'Today' ends 'America' streak

 

Col/TriStar ups Morell to research boss

 

News directors axed

 

Pink Floyd announces new album, Rose Bowl tour stop

 

Births

 

Rim Film takes on Regency

 

U promotion jobs to Fisher and Spencer

 

New Line makes Greer publicity VP

 

Volker Kriegel

 

Anaheim, Disney agree on Westcot

 

Women in Film set technology wing

 

'Play's the Thing' starts with 'Angels'

 

Euro Union, U.S. team in cross-Atlantic infopike

 

Manera Canada b'caster prez

 

Org announces alternate measure of TV ratings

 

Court TV lobbies senator

 

Pubcasters facing funding cut

 

Hollings to pursue anti-TV violence bill

 

Vidgame bill bows on Hill

 

Short Takes

 

IATSE strikes 3 new deals

 

British Film/TV Acad hosts seminar

 

Growing Sundance still far away from H'wood

 

Reviews

The Hudsucker Proxy

Reality Bites

Commitment to Life VII

The Cosby Mysteries

Golden Gate

The Cosby Mysteries

Gunmen

Hello Again

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg

Fresh

Those the River Keeps

Sayonara

Walking to Waldheim

In Stitches

A Bed Facing North

The Big Funk

A.R.M. Around Moscow

I Spy Returns

The Secret Life of Houses

Hallmark Hall of Fame Breathing Lessons

My Father, the Hero

Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead

The Cisco Kid


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