Table of Contents
Week of 02/26/1997
Articles
Class-action lawsuit over 'JFK' profit leaps hurdle
Questions resound on News-Echostar
'Asteroid,' 'Schindler' power NBC
Indie quality marks AFM '97
Solon blasts NBC over 'List' content
POND THRONG MOCKS BIG BUCKS
Helfgott's No. 1
MusiCares fetes Phil
STONE THROWN ON 'BASIC' 2
Corman toasted, roasted at L.A. film crix' tribute
Cable stocks tumble with onset of Sky TV
Sundance cabler gets BBC mini
HBO LAUNCHES 'MOON'
Pesce takes reins for Fox's 'Ranger'
'Conan' a strong go for Western
KMPC starts answering to KTZN in L.A.
Exec Shuffle
William Allan Woodfield
Bertye Talbert Bates
John Addington
Philip Ritz
Lou Wolf
Tony Williams
Chandler Cowles
Dave Marks
Harry Essex
UNITED KINGDOM
AUSTRALIA
ITALY
Telepiu revamps digital TV plans
ENGLISH LOVE 'PATIENT'
Pubcasters ask EU help
U.K. Alliance goes Electric
Argentine cabler seeking partner
Star TV preps music web for Philippines
CHUA WON'T STAND PAT
On trail of a good story, Disney on buying spree
Polygram sets 10 DVD titles
TAURUS EXPLORES INT'L TERRITORY
HITCHED
Samuel Lane Fredericks
SHORT TAKES
Van Dien is pumped up, ready to take on 'Tarzan'
ALL AMERICAN SPIKES GAMES
NBC promotes McGuire to VP publicity
'Susan' tosses 'Guy' from NBC hammock
PRICE'S 'LIVES' IN U'S HANDS
Court invalidates ban on TV casino ads
Action spoof goes up Creek
TENPERCENTERIES
D'Onofrio makes it four for Linklater's 'Newton'
Judge boosts Marvel Ent. bondholders
Philips sells off cable stake
Staffers brace for layoffs
DISCOVERY UPS & DOWNS
CBS gets KLSX, KRLA
Oscar watch
MANNE HANDLES DOUBLE DUTY
Balk signs up for 'History'
Burns, Holly doing 'Nothing'
HorsePower nabs Canin's 'Thief' option
Fox slots Hartwick for exec VP, physical prod'n
CORREX
FILM FLURRY NUDGES NICK TO OPEN L.A. HQ
'FLYNT' SCRIPTERS EARN WGA HONOR
Kaplan to roll Hockenberry pic
Astaire won't deal with the Devil
Franklin to play Gotham, co-pen autobiography
BACKSTAGE AT THE GRAMMYS
Greene thumbs up on Garden; L.A. uphill
LOTS DRAWN TO U.K. PIC LOTTERY
Mandalay set to stock Sony pipeline
Sabinson exits post at Miramax
Tolkin shoots '20' under Par
NBC takes sweep; nets off overall
POP GOES THE GRAMMY
Exec Shuffle
GRAMMY WINNERS '97
CORREX
Bill targets music c'right exemptions
State Supreme Court nails industry to casting couch
PETITTI JOINS CBS SPORTS
German exhib, Long earn ShoWest honors
Mexican movies ready for close-up
CHILE
LATIN AMERICA
UNITED KINGDOM
MEXICO
CTST gains beachhead in Oz with Network Ten deal
'Independence Day' leads to Italo vid fuss
MICKEY ON THE MIDI
Colleran KABC's gen'l sales mgr.
NO 'TOY' IN DISNEY-PIXAR 5-PACK
MTM NAMES POWELL SR. PRODUCTION VP
Regan Co. taps Craig development veep
'Babylon 5' climbs aboard TNT in 1998
Kings Road 'Going Off' with pic
BIRTHS
WB UPS CHEAH TO ASIA DISTRIB SR. VP
Clear Channel pacts to buy Eller Media outdoor ad biz
LEIGH GETS INTO SPIRIT AS IFP AWARDS SPEAKER
STAR-KISSED TUNERS: UCLA TO BOW MUSICAL REVIVALS
'ER' clear to operate in 85% of U.S.
HIGH-TECH HOLLYWOOD
SHORT TAKES
COBURN APOLOGIZES FOR BLASTING NBC
Solon wants star power for TV ratings roadshow
'NYPD' is bluer than ever
Kodak puts stock in Image Bank unit
SHOPPING PROFITS
Judge keeps Mighty Ducks on second Fox sportsnet
Baton picks up CTV web
MGM combines units into one entity
A 'POWER' OF GOOD FOR TBS
'Xena' powers to record rating
Wessler moves 'Bachelor' to Noble House
Veteran talkshows top dayparts in Feb. sweeps
Oscar watch
INSIDE MOVES
O.J. trial gives 'Angry Men' new appeal
Japan ready to OK digital sats
Hit-maker Kadokawa back in film business
14 theaters stage strike in Slovakia
London fest ready to reel
Aussies get tough on feevee sports
Pathe lotto bid detailed
Alphabet outlet's 'Rosie,' 'Oprah' strong in sweeps
SPAIN FILM ALLIANCE?
Primestar beefs up its dial
Wood honors for Thornton
MPAA RATINGS
No 'Tomorrow' for lead 'Annie' thesp
Fox Sports Net ad post for LaTorre
Gen Art fest taps Juras, Mansfield
'Mummies' hits 85% clearance
Grammys a winner for CBS
3 new strips score in 2nd week of sweeps
Malofilm doubles yield, halves profit
Musicland posts $194 mil loss for '96
All American profits jump
H'W'D REVAMP NEAR
Danes, Linz picked out for ShoWest Star honors
O'Neil to helm 'Wars' for HBO Pix
Fleder takes 'Seconds'
Mallon goes indie PR route
New Latin Pix eyes Spanish-lingo fare
Chi crew hails 'Hellcab'
OSCAR WATCH
TV'S FOREIGN AFFAIR
Pair exit Carlyle to start firm
INSIDE MOVES
INSIDE MOVES
Viacom inks telepic deal with Hartbreak
UA pockets Zeik's 'Ronin' for half a mil for Mancuso
Unknown gets 'Postman' lead
GOV LOVES THE BIZ
CORREX
Valenti eases ratings stand
U's Climan adds duties
'Rosie' crowned queen in L.A. sweeps
NPR GAME FOR TV TRY
AUCTION ON ELM ST.
Pic pacts unveiled at AFM
Money trains
Kingman Films: Win a contest, sell your script
Invest with perks
Find financing on the web
Regent Entertainment:Buy a theater, get a playdate
Bonds are agents of quick change
Indie number crunching
GLOBAL DEALS
Braving startup waters
Bankers fish for upscale indies
FORMULA FOR SUCCESS, CZECH-STYLE
Abe's bedroom guests say all was Honest
Rhino, Summit near 'Fear'
H'wood fast track
February B.O. record shattered
AFM briefs
SPE going global, widening pipeline
CNNfn-Court TV courtship annoys NBC
Tenpercenteries
MDP, Diamant set pic Van Damme in action on 'Knock Off'
L.A. indie fest sked set
'The Empire' holds on
Tauzin raises fin-syn ghost
Soderbergh to helm Clooney
ShoWest opens on upbeat note
Vaughn inks a 'Cool' deal for Fox 2000
River of coin roils over summer pix
'Vital,' 'Crisis' may need help
Corrections
Sci-Tech awards given out
HBO's Comedy Arts Festival draws SRO crowd
Gotham gilds Goldie
In this corner, Mailer helming 'Ringside'
'Seinfeld' lawsuit is nothing very serious
Fishermen try to hook 'Titanic'
'Legacy' to live on at UA
Outside money: passing the hat for H'wood
Hollywood is taking Stern look at Howard
'Due South' wins drama Gemini
B.O. highlights
LIT PICKS
Inscape to Graphix Zone
Actors, blurb reps recess pact talks
Calvin joins Turman-Morrissey
'20' bigger than '60'
Phoenix taps Garinger VP
Plug pulled on 'Rolonda'
'Boat' sails next on Web
'Commissioner' catches Krige
Turner grabs 'Fargo'away from networks
Death Row prexy gets 9 years
EU OKs joint control of HSCo
'SPACE JAM' HOOPS IT UP
Three native pix top German chart
Warner Int'l in pact with HTV
2 Icelandic nets merge
Players plans 13 new plexes
Euro TF1 ruling due in April
JAPAN ADVISED TO DIGITIZE
Runtagh named senior VP at U Studios
TBS POISED TO CHANGE
Judge nixes 'Home' restraining order
Liquor lobby blasts plan
JAPAN'S SCREEN TEST
INSIDE MOVES
INSIDE MOVES
Variety taps Thea Kapwald
Heist rivets TV stations
DISNEY NET SIGNS UP KEATON
DISNEY NET SIGNS UP KEATON
40 ACRES & A MULE TO COL
Oscar watch
CONCEPTUAL COMPLEX
Michigan's massive modern multiplex
Big plans in Berlin
EXPANDING VIEW OF LARGE-FORMAT BIZ
PARTNERSHIP PROSPERS
CUSTOMER COMES FIRST
A WOMAN'S TOUCH
A WOMAN'S TOUCH
More Magic theaters due
Outside money: passing the hat for H'wood
37 bids in U.K. lottery running
Euro commish to mull media ownership rules
Nat'l Geo. TV taps topper
Czechs Lionize 'Kolya' pic
Penn inks D'Works deal
Cusack, Arkin ink for Tradewinds pic
Saban Pix slate gets $40 mil boost
Euro Academy awards Felix PR job to Davidson
SHORT TAKES
SHORT TAKES
Panel probes indies' future
Film marketers jaw on pix
KEYSTONE COPS PIC
'Ellen' seeing red over scripts
CBS plugs into online sports service
Trident spears foreign on 'Sings,' 'Paradise'
Concorde taps O'Shea VP, worldwide distrib'n
Creative Arts Emmys moved up
Exec Shuffle
'Beguine' begins Meyers' AFM slate
RUPE, SON SET IN EAST
Televisa's chairman Azcarraga resigns
Larry Stewart
David Doyle
Louise Jellen
Carole Panucci
Marcello Danon
Richard X. Slattery
Tim Bowman
Leo Zabelin
Lewis Jacobs
Eleanor Prescott
Rosalie C. Garber
Bill Holland
Barbara Cornett
ART AUDS MOB LYNCH PIC
TeleNoticias takes its act Stateside
CSN tells of intent to protest
Brooks & Dunn top CMA noms
Morisette, Braxton, Prince hit milestones
Developing countries pique exhibs' interest
BVI'S WORLDLY WAYS
ShoWest coverage on Web
Coachella screens OK'd
Green groups putting pressure on Viacom
HECHTMAN EXITS KING WORLD
'Wind' of change shakes Irish film
F/X FIRM IN SHUFFLE
TCI stresses cost cuts, decentralization for '97
FCC OKs 4 bidders for digital radio rights
LOW BID ON AUCTION
New Regency nabs 'Breaking Up' rights
Dukakis heading for TV 'Heaven'
WGA to honor Estrin, List
Oscar watch
Roar of the crowd greets hearing on U expansion
Eye moves dates for May minis
'MAYDAY' SIGNAL SET
'Empire' still on top; 'Brasco' with a bullet
Miramax catches comic pitch
'Mars' attacks o'seas; Til vs. Tom in Germany
'Titus' fit for Taymor, screen
Spectra value overestimate $24 billion
Twentieth pacts for Magic TV
Belushi opts for 'Security' over 'Good'
Brawls K.O. 'Brawler'
Silver adds homevid duties at Universal
Bigger not better
Milchan's eclectic mix
Collaborators enjoy latitude Milchan offers
Boutique vision in focus
Risktaker
Buck stops here
Births
L.A Chamber Orch sets silent gala
'Shaft' director Parks feted at DGA gathering
Coachella screens OK'd
Ellroy's dark places on film
Reviews
To Take Arms
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
To Take Arms
Don't Buck with Me
Crisis Center
Vital Signs
Don't Buck With Me
39th Annual Grammy Awards
Crisis Center
Vital Signs
Future Fantastic
Journey of the Heart
Psychopathia Sexualis
Future Fantastic
Journey of the Heart
Psychopathia Sexualis
Stanley
Ivanov
Jeanne La Pucelle
In-Betweens
Robbers
The Death of Papa
Dying to Belong
Night Sins Pts. I & II
Crisis Center
Surveillance
A Bit of Scarlet
God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage
Three Friends
[Focus]
Party at Sam's
The Burning Snail
The Devil's Colors
Missing Leading Man
Blossom Time
Witness in Danger
Frozen
Everybody is Afraid of the Dwarf
Fish Tale Soup
The Truce
Genealogies of a Crime
Lucie Aubrac
Port Djema
Jump The Gun
Secrets of the Heart
Mission
The Prosecution
Mr. Vincent
Labyrinth of Dreams
100 Proof
Viva Erotica
Blacks and Jews
Booty Call
Donnie Brasco
A Queer Story
Young and Dangerous 3
The Eighteenth
2 Duo
Bastards and Bridesmaids
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
Whisper
In Memoriam Imre Gyongyossy
Gulls and Gangsters
Last Seen Wearing a Blue Skirt ...
Belated Full Moon
East Side Story
Day and Night
The River
Spy Game
Calling the Ghosts
The New Adventures of Robin Hood: Witches of the Abbey
The New Adventures of Robin Hood: Witches of the Abbey
Pauly
The New Adventures of Robin Hood: Witches of the Abbey
Pauly
Fighting Over Beverley
Pavement
Blossom Dearie
Fighting Over Beverley
Just Shoot Me
Pavement
When the Cradle Falls
The Practice
Just Shoot Me
When the Cradle Falls
The Practice
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