Table of Contents
Week of 04/23/1997

Articles

Ticketmaster to put events on CitySearch

 

NATPE skeds L.A. expo on ani, f/x

 

O'seas Film picks up 'God'

 

U buys into 'Genesis'

 

WGA group to lobby for pre-'60 fees

 

'SECRET' COMING OUT

 

MTM taps Madrigal int'l marketing VP

 

Fritts petitions Gore on digital era panel

 

DIGITAL FIDGETING

 

TENPERCENTERIES

 

CBS shuffles 'Morning' talent

 

Rochon to roll with MDP's 'Knock Off'

 

Koota, Bowser sign at 3 Arts

 

Poll finds pols' ads wanting

 

Hermosa Beach fest to bow

 

BECK TAKES OVER L.A

 

Rader faces taxing problem

 

Brack to exit slot as Time Inc. chair

 

YENTOB OPTS OUT OF C4 RACE

 

Portugal's SIC in Saban deal

 

Nick seals Turkey kid outlet deal

 

'Santitos' stake for Sayles

 

3 mil subs on Nick in Latin America

 

TCI, Box spring affiliate deal

 

MPAA RATINGS

 

Journo Noble goes 'Inside'

 

ITC pans ITV net's mix

 

'Budgie,' the large lawsuit

 

Sundance, Loews talking arty-plexes

 

Newspaper route for TCI

 

Spread-out release sked cited in Carmike's jump

 

POLYGRAM STUMBLES

 

USA nabs Stern's 'Parts' for 9 years

 

Disney ups Sotto to sr. VP

 

Seagram buoys Shecter

 

Late scribe makes sale

 

Lee MGM prod'n VP

 

CASH AND 'CAREY'

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

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INSIDE MOVES

 

Polygram grabs 'Barney'

 

CORRECTIONS

 

'Soul' isn't enough to save ABC's sked

 

ABC advances Burke to b'casting prexy

 

Peacock picks up 6-pack of pix from Col

 

Metromedia layoffs likely

 

'Titanic' f/x subbed out

 

GOLDEN LIST FOR CANNES FEST

 

BLOCKBUSTER PRICED TO SELL

 

Beatty keeps latest pic low-profile

 

Marmont 'Mourn'-ing

 

Stars out early for 'Space'

 

Perth's Nielsen no-no on Stern show

 

H'wood: lava-va-voom!

 

Diesel-fueled 'Nightlife'; Bening has 'Vision'

 

Concorde/New Horizons moving to mid-Wilshire

 

TENPERCENTERIES

 

Giant inks with Nice Man

 

ATAS membership deadline on Friday

 

Col TriStar ups Burri's VP duties

 

Tommy Goetz

 

Myrtle Tapp

 

Virginia Pestone

 

Don Pietromonaco

 

Arnold Schwarzwald

 

Rudy Germane

 

'I Think' opening Gay & Lesbian fest

 

SHORT TAKES

 

BIRTHS

 

U.K. plexes in Warner Village plans

 

Fox vid booms in Benelux

 

Fox nets Latino rights to U.S. Open

 

Kiwi TV nets battle for bragging rights

 

Atlantis inks output deal with Kiwi TV3

 

SON RISES AT TELEVISA

 

Pathe, UIP at odds over Dutch 'Saint' dates

 

SNAKE SNUCK UP IN TAXING TIME

 

SNAKE SNUCK UP IN TAXING TIME

 

HBO's first drama series in prod'n

 

DIAMOND HEART INSERTS LUBER AS VP

 

ATAS buys theater and confab center

 

Sony Classics loads Sayles' 'Guns'

 

Dimond leaves Par for TW pact

 

WALTERS FILLS UP PANEL FOR 'VIEW'

 

Clinton says digital panel to include computer reps

 

Clinton says digital panel to include computer reps

 

HIGH TECH HOLLYWOOD

 

Syndie viewing sliding with change of season

 

Syndie viewing sliding with change of season

 

FCC SETS RATING PROBE

 

Olympics net Peacock 10 Sports Emmys

 

EDS Digital pacts with Image

 

Under new prez, Philips posts strong first quarter

 

Spice offers clients pair of alternatives

 

LANDMARK GOES LIVE

 

McMillan to top of BMG Direct

 

SPRINGER TO VENT ON CHICAGO NEWS

 

Murray tops black scribe competish

 

'Eight' enough for Mayfair

 

Alphabet web aims Barzilay at Saturday

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

MGM-Metromedia agreement near

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

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INSIDE MOVES

 

UA ANSWERS PHONE PITCH

 

Cannes slate closed with Fortnight lineup

 

'Man' powers ABC Tuesday

 

MOUSE MIGHTY IN 2ND

 

Dimension bidding for Rambo rights

 

U buys Leonard's 'Libre'

 

Gooding to join Williams in Interscope's 'Dream'

 

Rupe greets Street

 

'3rd Rock' tests 3-D waters

 

A. tax may write off scribes

 

HITCHED

 

Markey says TV ratings not popular

 

Avid stock jumps 27%

 

CWC PLANS DIGITAL 1ST STRIKE

 

Van den Ende takes funding personally

 

Van den Ende takes funding personally

 

Itochu in talks to join Spanish digital platform

 

Golden Harvest in China deal

 

Exec Shuffle

 

WB to farm out promo work

 

Justice Dept. OKs Bell-Nynex merger

 

CLT EXITS ON HIGH NOTE

 

Televisa quarter results draw mixed reactions

 

Goldfine joins Seagal-Nasso

 

Warner TV inks $20 mil Polish deal

 

H'wood gets blasted at Euro comedy fest

 

Golden Harvest in China deal

 

GOOD 'GETAWAY' DEAL

 

CORRECTIONS

 

OWNERSHIP BAN UNDER THE GUN

 

NBC EYES A MOB HIT

 

Johnson talker taps toppers

 

Vidgame takes NL to 'Area 51'

 

Corman wants in on 'Rambo' action

 

Poirier's name drawn for 'Jury' duty

 

Celeb, scripter wow Capitol Hill crowd

 

Emerging filmmakers tapped for Sundance lab

 

Megapix put studios in summer sked fix

 

Mouse traps new vid prexy

 

Baldwin set for 'Simon'

 

TRIMARK HAS 'CASUALTIES'

 

Phoenix frames 'Mona Lisa'

 

Phoenix frames 'Mona Lisa'

 

Phoenix frames 'Mona Lisa'

 

CANNES-TROVERSIAL

 

KCBS TOPS LOCAL EMMY NOMS

 

Yeeeee-hawww!

 

KCBS tops local Emmy noms

 

'Riot' recalls city's tumult

 

Americast puts up Marquee

 

KCAL-rich diet for Young

 

RED EYE IN 1ST QTR.

 

Cable sports battle heating up

 

MGM/Metromedia deal stalled

 

CIBY OFFICIALLY FOR SALE

 

Syndies still playing games

 

Cablers eye Sky limits

 

NBC win kicks off sweeps as CBS puts up its 'Dukes'

 

B.O. highlights

 

NUMBERS

 

COAST IS LIGHTLY TOASTED

 

U, October set to sign

 

Exhib legend Edwards dies

 

NBC renews 'Pretender'; 'Boy' for ABC

 

Oldman's 'Mouth' has Sony's ear

 

'Romy' writer sells 'Baby'

 

CHEREN CLIMBS AT FOX

 

New Line taps Cook for 'Kiss'

 

Eye crime spree slows down

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

WWOR tops at N.Y. Emmys

 

'Mrs.' to Miramax

 

Outlaw, Tribune team for Tracy

 

Wells Prods. taps Harms for pic, TV development

 

Light takes lead in CBS' 'Simple Life'

 

LIT PICKS

 

Kriegel goes to Gallery

 

Live's Rodriguez set to go it alone

 

Warners snares 'Pirates'

 

Arredondo ankles Beeb distrib post

 

'Prisoner' tops Russian pic nods

 

'LIAR' ON FIRE IN ASIA

 

Hero enjoys $2 mil tweak

 

Sullivan Ent. having 'Words'

 

Working Title buys WWII pitch

 

New Line nabs U.S. rights to Egoyan's 'Hereafter'

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Here's listening to you, kid

 

Planet Hollywood aims to colonize Croisette

 

Planet Hollywood aims to colonize Croisette

 

Planet Hollywood aims to colonize Croisette

 

Here's listening to you, kid

 

'Speed' goes for a spin

 

River wild riles vid maker

 

River wild riles vid maker

 

POLANSKI SEIZES 'DANCE' CHANCE

 

Legal eagles flying too close to the ground

 

LEAR'S ACT III TAKES OPTION ON 'GARAGE'

 

More changes at Malofilm

 

SAT PACKAGE PANNED

 

B.O. activity from 'Volcano' in April strong

 

'Kama Sutra' back in court

 

Karlovy Vary wins golden seal of FIAPF

 

C5 may call Col to court

 

MOUSE GAIN IN SPAIN

 

'Day' fuels Brit vid-sales boost for qtr.

 

MGM, Kirch cinch digital output deal

 

Amritraj into Hindi pix

 

New orders boost Imax profit

 

TPEG buys into Grosso-Jacobson

 

Segal ascending to Cloud 9 from Bubble

 

Pat Paulsen

 

Edwards Services

 

Nancy Claster

 

'Big Bag' grabbed for second season

 

Fest has 'Bliss'-full kickoff

 

'Traveller' takes trip to top; 'Paradise' 2nd

 

Rone takes new VP role

 

WEB DUCAT RUCKUS

 

New Line book, toy deals to bolster 'Lost in Space'

 

Perelman has new Marvel plan

 

Borno to head K-L int'l arm

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

C4 paring U.S. fare from slate

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

Robin to pen Apatow pitch for New line

 

STEIN TO SIRE GROUP

 

CLARIFICATION

 

'Steel,' 'Life' pull 9 Drama Desk noms

 

Show of support for Elder

 

Woodard set to star in 'Sugar'

 

'JEDI' JUMP STARTS O'SEAS B.O.

 

'Shining's'dull for ABC

 

Imagine close to 'Bofinger'

 

U's Climan priming for return to CAA

 

Paxson ups ante for WBIS

 

ECHO: SHAKY, SHAKY

 

Lion snares Metromedia for $573 mil

 

Author gets Ovitz to open up

 

Reviews

Dave Davies

Erykah Badu

Dave Davies

Erykah Badu

Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

U2: A Year in Pop

Titanic

U2: A Year in Pop

Titanic (Legit)

Stephen King's The Shining

Bliss

Breakdown

Stephen King's the Shining

Markus and Diana

No Names on the Doors

'Til There Was You

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

Tykho Moon

Bedrooms

The Rainbow Man/John 3:16

Language Roulette

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 2 - Mask of Sanity

The Wright Brothers

Shampoo Horns

Chicago

Demokrati

Volcano

The Gin Game

Depth Becomes Her/I Remember Mapa

Chamanka

The Castle

Nevada

We're All Still Here

Sympathetic Magic

Tom and Clem

The Headhunter's Sister

States of Control

One Dog Day

No, No, Nanette

In the Gloaming

U2; Rage Against the Machine

The Sleepwalker Killing

Truth orConsequences, N.M.

Swan Lake

The Sleepwalker Killing

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Too Close to Home

Jekyll & Hyde

Too Close to Home