Table of Contents
Week of 02/26/1994

Articles

Hot AFM fare can burn out

 

Skate rates stand up for Eye web

 

Carrey gets 'Dumb' -- for $ 7 mil

 

Pic biz creative in L.A. job arena

 

Panavision, Michelson nab scientific/technical Oscars

 

Thompson in Oscar cast

 

Rysher enters pic prod'n

 

AFM Notes

 

Manley back after '93 woes

 

Rourke aims at 'Bullet'

 

I.R.S., Iwerks pact for interactive games

 

'Hackers,' 'Babysitter' booked with 'Love Boat'

 

Turner sets trio for vid

 

'Wheel,' 'Jeopardy!' tops in syndie sweeps

 

Lange, Berry set to star in 'Losing Isaiah'

 

Bertelsmann joins two-way TV venture

 

Consortium takes pay TV groups to Oz court

 

'Mrs.' skirts $100 mil mark

 

Cinevisions' Hoffman sets slate

 

A federal defense

 

Eagles reunite for '94 tour

 

Cinema Line flexes muscle with Col pact

 

Corrections

 

Seagram adds TW shares

 

Granada wins fight for LWT

 

Ulysse chief vows vindication in court

 

Martin off 'Leno' gig

 

Gaines, Carpou promoted at U

 

Hot properties at AFM

 

'Ace' is the place at B.O.

 

'Zoe' knocks 'em dead in fest

 

Miramax summons 'God's Army'

 

WGA awards Robinson its special Valentine

 

Spielberg adds nod to his 'List'

 

Epcot scrubs Capt. EO mission

 

Resnais' 'Smoking' duo dominates Cesar prizes

 

Vallon tapped for new MCA post

 

Will Fox make Shirley's 'Bright Eyes' blue?

 

Playboy Jazz Festival features debuts, vets

 

NAB '94 tackles infopike tech

 

Births

 

CD-ROM turf war is heating up

 

'Rebel' assaults common game wisdom

 

Vid stores, CD-ROM link seen

 

'Babylon 5' works up futuristic marketing plan

 

'Cow' intros high-tech whiz-kids

 

Columbia Pix TV lays off 5 staffers

 

Nelligan tapped veep at Jacobs/Gardner

 

KTLA news timing crucial

 

AFM Notes

 

Viacom day is sweet and sour

 

Gotham gears for Grammys

 

Odyssey, Cineville to team

 

Leno denounces NBC's decision on Lawrence

 

'Bodyguard' ties No. 1 soundtrax

 

'Epoque,' 'Nights' hot in N.Y. exclusive bows

 

Star TV drops Wharf pact

 

RHI's revenue rockets in qtr.

 

Matoian firmed at Fox family unit

 

Bension at Ticketmaster

 

Indies seek slot on infopike

 

Bono preps super-secret Sinatra salute

 

Rising from underground ranks, a record exec

 

Olympics help CBS fringe rates

 

TV ads up 4% in '93

 

Scanning new tech's frontiers

 

New media player defines game, rules

 

D.C. paving info-highway offramp

 

Correction

 

Fine Line banks 'Hoop'

 

Herdich nears BVTV deal

 

'Sugar,' '8' sturdy, but 'Ace' high

 

Comedy team set

 

N.Y. giants tackle multimedia

 

Another record for Polygram

 

Hall wins ASC top honors

 

'Seinfeld' pitch: barter + fee

 

20th TV shakes up syndie arm

 

What's a Welsh film? Turner hopes it's a 'Wyn' win

 

Survey exposes Off B'way auds

 

Brit distrib, Rank in vid pact

 

Showbiz key to quake recovery

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Jennings aims at primetime

 

B'cast museum set for L.A.

 

Bennett out, Sykes in at VH-1

 

Wilson dodges exodus query

 

Broderick to direct 'Infinity'

 

Oscar adds Baldwin to cast

 

Zoetrope buys library

 

Daily Variety Film Box Office Report

 

Green sr. veep, Castle Rock TV

 

Conan, Greg deliver rates

 

'Rascals' en route

 

AFI to fete helmer Brest

 

AFM Notes

 

Fraser-Baigelman new prez at Yorktown Prods.

 

Lippin Group names 4 veepees

 

TW finds roadblock on infopike

 

FCC fines Reno station

 

Walesa axes Polish TV head

 

Backstage at the Grammys

 

Show gets mucked up, Frankly

 

ColPix TV cutbacks continue

 

Schools keep fee cut

 

Par may want to clip USA's 'Wings' pact

 

ITV's Airey becomes No. 3 at pubcaster Channel 4

 

Deneuve a Cannes jurist

 

Turner boosts distrib plans with Steel deal

 

Telco-into-cable bill passes subcommittee

 

'Schindler' touches auds at German bow

 

Feb. B.O. climbs 9% from '93

 

Ex-CBS veep takes PR post

 

Hackman to appear at Oscars

 

U says 'Father' mother of all films from Ireland

 

Interactive sues NTN

 

Oscar dancers can't tiptoe past State Dept.

 

Hauer, Richardson set for HBO's 'Fatherland'

 

Herdrich 'Crusaders' exec prod

 

Delay foils Fox bid for WGBS

 

Selvin nod to 'Dave' pen

 

Music mag Huh set for bow

 

'Basketball' fills out cast

 

Lucas addresses interactive age

 

Horne biopic on United Image slate

 

CBS long program a 6

 

Obituaries

 

Warning bill seen as dead

 

Simon to lobby against anti-TV violence laws

 

New sked an Alphabet web

 

Pierotti named VP at BV Italia

 

A cricket coup for U.K. cable

 

Spielberg offers a French toast

 

Oz pay cable service will make bow in July

 

Grammys foster the mainstream

 

Pinheiro woos AFM audience

 

TV series salutes shorts

 

'Perez Family' a big seller

 

Sony creates new exec unit

 

DGA's Aldrich Award to Bluestein

 

Corrections

 

Former Hemdale exex target of NSB lawsuit

 

Blockbuster blocked

 

Infopike dished at tech sesh

 

Grammys' ratings off-key

 

'Tonight' on homevid

 

Gov't aid for quake-hit dance company

 

Hearst sells pix to Croatia, Slovenia

 

WMA inks Johnson

 

Financial Briefs

 

Viacom-B'buster foes change tack

 

TriStar's Soady ships off for Showscan

 

Big Apple to offer big chunk for 'Seinfeld'

 

BBC-Star split said near

 

A high-tech pain in the neck

 

Rhino, Compton's unite

 

Computers seen beating TV as infopike route of choice

 

Col poised to up Ganis, Henson

 

2 on Spelling syndie team

 

Sumner does Par shuffle

 

Asian market boom may be local

 

MacDonald Carey

 

Next stop on highway: TV contract provisions

 

'Mommies,' 'Larroquette' perplex Peacock network

 

Singapore 'Miz' widens Asian market

 

Biz up; 'Yanks' 406g

 

Season box office totals

 

Douglas, Reuther bow new prod'n unit

 

Corman dropout

 

Venezuela ups coin for film

 

Colombia to vote on private TV soon

 

Univision snares big share in Nielsen Hispanic index

 

Latin rockers seek global roll

 

Latin America at a glance

 

Latin America, briefly

 

Picture clouded for expansion, debt service

 

Timing's tricky on releasing pic sequels

 

Demo derby; Oscar's list

 

'Rights & Wrongs' no longer super

 

Yank distribs bullish on open China shop

 

Yank summer invasion carries high expectations o'seas

 

'Gun' smokes n; 'Monkey' shines n; 'Paper' unfolds

 

Miramax buys 'Strawberry' rights

 

Oscarites get foreign B.O. boost

 

MPAA ratings

 

Taking a vote on Fininvest's future

 

CineAsia meet in January

 

Latins plug into cable

 

Mexico poised for new age

 

Brazil's film coin picks up

 

Chile theatrical stats limp back

 

Chile becomes hot spot for int'l TV investment

 

Latin lady of letters: 'Story Hunter'

 

Spielberg blesses Attenborough's 'Miracle'

 

CBS downplays skategate

 

'Special' fever hits for Games

 

Ex-Daiwa exex open loan biz

 

AFM Notes

 

Surprise hit at AFM: CD-I

 

Euro Disney cash crunch debated

 

Von Furstenberg on Q2

 

MGM/UA takes 'Stargate' pic

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Bay, Mora say 'Good Morning'

 

Krakow welcomes 'Schindler'

 

Big French radio sale put into limbo

 

Par, U eye India's vid audience

 

U.K.'s Indie TV Commish calls for easing of regs

 

Matthau's an Einstein

 

Taylor may be TV star

 

Powell gets WGA's Cox honor

 

Over-the-air TV offered a bright future at NAB

 

Games the thing in S.E. Asia

 

Top guns to look at 'Big Pic'

 

Comm'l TV champing at the bit in Hungary

 

FCC to hear PTAR petition

 

Lorre, C-W enter pact

 

Par web adds 2 more affils

 

Fox gets 'Seinfeld' in Chi

 

Nets' new riddle: Buyer be where?

 

Odets a Gotham 'Peach'

 

Interactive ownership unclear

 

Disney wins Houston and Washington teaming ...

 

Galan sees Latin gold ahead

 

Romans in Gotham: 'Titus' victorious

 

Huizenga seeks higher buyout price

 

Columbus discovers WWAT

 

B'casting panel members chosen

 

DGA member group sues to stop pension changes

 

Pac Bell's delivery system dials a 'D' for dubious

 

Sweet success for Spielberg's 'Schindler'

 

Malaysian 'Schindler' ban may be reviewed

 

Correction

 

The Oscar effect

 

Richter hooks $ 1 mil deal

 

BBC, Star TV to split in parts of Asia

 

EU's Pinheiro aims for practical policy

 

Cablers targeting U.S. Hispanics

 

Brazilian cable business wakes up

 

'Park,' 'Tango' power Argentine biz in '93

 

Helping build a lasting career

 

NBC sitcom block stays

 

A clear and present actor

 

Grodin to host WGA East awards

 

Financial Briefs

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Rights film fest to start tour in N.Y.

 

Colpix hikes confirmed

 

Sweeping good news for CBS, Fox

 

KNBC closes in on KABC

 

Indies battle financing

 

Clinton names Chong to GOP seat on FCC

 

Rawitt in with 'Maty'

 

'Visions of Light' doc marks year run in L.A.

 

Obituaries

 

Toronto fest exec ankles

 

ACE edits in presenters

 

Euro TV's digital duo

 

CTV, Gulf War doc nab Geminis

 

Elwes to head WMA indie arm

 

'Ref' scores, Leary soars

 

A project out of development

 

Moeller pacts with New Line

 

An action actor of character

 

Gray tries 'Model'-ing

 

Silver anni for 'Midnight' recalls a golden era

 

Reynolds Prods. plans Dion, Olympian projects

 

Tighter purse leads Philips back to black

 

Euro Disney may get an extension

 

Stern signs helming pact with Fox

 

Par web lures five more affiliates; total now 31

 

And the ballots go out

 

Oscar watch

 

AFM wraps on note of cautious optimism

 

N.Y. affil WCBS rides Olympic coattails

 

Bochco wins WGA's Laurel

 

TCI remobilizing

 

PGA inducts 13 shows into its Hall

 

DGA honors Wall in N.Y.

 

NBC hoards Olympics for affils; Turner out

 

'Disclosure' inks Moore, Douglas

 

New helmer Hannah solicits tips

 

Reviews

Greedy

Cirque Du Soleil Mystere

One Woman's Courage

Fox Night at the Movies Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

The Byrds of Paradise

Tom

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Avenue X

Hello and Goodbye

Ladybird, Ladybird

Sandra Bernhard: Confession of a Pretty Lady

L'Articolo 2

Prince of Jutland

Abschied Von Agnes

Priveste Inainte Cu Minie; Look Forward in Anger

Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker

A Terceira Margem Do Rio; The Third Bank of the River

Huo Hu; Sparkling Fox

Charachar; Shelter of the Wings

Het Is Een Schone Dag Geweest; It's Been a Lovely Day

Azghyin Ushtykzyn Azaby; a Place on the Tricorne

The Story of Xinghua

Xin Buliao Qing; C'Est la Vie, Mon Cheri

Cancer in Two Voices

Minotaur

Neuf Mois; Nine Months

La Vengeance D'une Blonde; Revenge of a Blonde

I'll Do Anything

The Cosby Mysteries

Ancient Prophecies

The Uncabaret

Yours, Lulu -- Broadway to Berlin

Lakeboat

Joan of Arc

Later with Greg Kinnear

Tom

Vanishing Son

Rhythm, Country & Blues

36th Annual Grammy Awards

The Speed of Darkness

Nobody's Children

The Byrds of Paradise

The Chase

Island City

The Who's Tommy: The Amazing Journey

Weird Science She's Alive

One More Mountain

Duckman Private Dick/Family Man

The Road Home


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