Table of Contents
Week of 12/03/1997

Articles

DeRolf aims for kidvid niche

 

Lees agree for Web site to sell video

 

U.K.'s C4 inks for Oz pix

 

CD distribs sued

 

Johnine Novosel

 

Philip Clayton

 

Fenton Robinson

 

Olive Victoria Abbott

 

Steven Edward Resta

 

Mikel Herrington (Hunter)

 

'Rugrats' set for live stage show

 

SAG ousts 17 extras for phony resumes

 

H.K. b'cast confab bracing

 

Reich, Geater exit Ch. 4

 

Trio brightens Available Light

 

People's fete choice: Goldberg

 

Breglio gets chair

 

Woolery to top 'Pyramid'

 

Casting Society taps Artios Award winners

 

'Day' series dawns at Eye on People

 

'Bus' rolling to Fox Kids

 

Nimbus adds DiscGuard

 

TBS reels in from cabler $$

 

Births

 

Gore asks web mavens to protect kids

 

Chappelle, U bake 'Rufus'

 

Nov. B.O. tally 3% behind '96 record

 

Viacom ride too rough for treasurer Clarke

 

Galaxy slows O'Halloran's Star turn

 

Gyngell back at Nine Net

 

United Cinemas opens multi in Brazil

 

'Starlight Express' on track in Mexico City

 

'Dance' spins $7 mil refund

 

General Cinema bows new captioning unit

 

FCC papers limits

 

TCI gains Insight by going halves with Indiana outfit

 

Fox lifts Lifton to VP

 

Par gains Shane, ups Goldman

 

U nabs domestic rights for 'Kissing'

 

Shorter TV blurbs ahead

 

New Line boosts Stern

 

Big Ticket takers

 

Nomura taps Sacker for exec veep post

 

Antonioni set for 'Together'

 

McCormack on Kelley's Disney team

 

Fox adopts four more 'Brothers'

 

Allen at home with ICM

 

B'way feasts on holiday

 

Peacock plumps up demo lead

 

Saralegui seeks home for shingle

 

'Postino' pair back for 'Eva'

 

PBS playing a new tune

 

New Epic librarian

 

WB TV taps Bocci as music VP

 

Lovitz lines up ABC show

 

'Sunshine Boys' to get a trim

 

'Jenny' holds in Monday slot

 

DreamWorks fries up Aardman's 'Chicken'

 

Diva does video-on-demand

 

Polygram's Epic win

 

News Corp. nabs Kiwi doc producer

 

Brooks rolls 'Sevens' in big bow

 

Ayem book bookings beat 'Oprah'

 

Radio City tunes to Cablevision

 

Brown, Cho projects set for IFFCON meet

 

'Amistad' accusers fire back

 

Perry joins cast of indie 'Florentine'

 

Diller inks Buchanan

 

'Legend' may not live on; Leighton lightens up

 

Hollywood mealing and dealing

 

Natl. Board of Review fetes Duvall

 

Fire & Ice Ball pays tribute to Tartikoffs

 

NBC Studios confirms Bartis as senior veep

 

Sinclair snaps up Max

 

Sony hikes legal exec veep Berke

 

WB Net develops 'Felicity'

 

Bellamy jams at NBC

 

Kennedy joins Curtis Prods.

 

Blunck joins Mandel Show

 

Castle Rock taps Rabiner

 

A foreign affair

 

'Danza' improves in new slot

 

TBS, Adelphia ink

 

Taylor joins Endeavor

 

Dow making rapid recovery

 

SFX in talks to pick up Pace

 

Olympian falloff

 

Battle over 'Amistad' credit intensifying

 

Harrelson in 'Ed TV' for U

 

Demme set for 'Life'; is Lawrence?

 

Stones rolling tour with VH1, MTV boost

 

Sound designers make some noise

 

Hitched

 

From stage to screen, Bacall designed H'w'd women's roles

 

Artists take center stage

 

Empire burlesque

 

Villella choreographing Miami scene to his beat

 

Heston no stranger to D.C. arts

 

Norman hits high note with kudos recognition

 

'Will' -ing partygoers

 

KCBS eatery in hot water

 

Thesps unite to fund pic

 

Ayem book bookings beat 'Oprah'

 

Perry joins cast of indie 'Florentine'

 

Mip's Hong Kong swan song

 

MGM Gold inks deals in Taiwan

 

AXN passes $5-mil mark

 

Nine net tops Oz season

 

New program team for Prima

 

Cruz 'Love' struck for Nava project

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Vice prez fights vice

 

Caan joins Grant in 'Blue Eyes'

 

Carlton profits jump 10%

 

Polygram's Epic win

 

Cablevision acquires for Radio City Prods.

 

Berlusconi guilty of fraud

 

New Line ups ShoWest ante

 

Col TriStar taps Abbrecht

 

DeMesquita joins Lippin

 

UA nabs 'Baby' for FGM Ent.

 

'Amistad' accusers fire back

 

Eisner trades up

 

Bullock on road to Sandiego

 

D.C. elite on board for 'Amistad' preem

 

UPN likes 'Island' mooring for its 'Boat'

 

Correction

 

October to bow imprint

 

Lovitz lines up ABC show

 

MGM nabs 'Never'

 

Park City boasts upgrades

 

'Jenny' holds in Mon. slot

 

D'Works' feat of clay

 

Lesourd out at ABC Radio

 

Final cut at Sundance

 

Harrelson in 'Ed TV' for U

 

Valenti aims high in Asia

 

Saluting arts' finest

 

MCA Records taps Levin

 

Post-turkey doldrums poised to gobble up B.O.

 

Airline exec named topper at TVNZ

 

E! firms up Asia distrib agreements

 

Singapore tops Asia TV noms

 

Bonton wins bid to build Prague plex

 

Demanding vid venture

 

'Killer' slays Polish B.O.

 

Foxtel revamps major deal

 

IATSE pickets Regal; claims 'union-busting'

 

Stephane Grappelli

 

Charles Hallahan

 

Maria de Lourdes

 

Michael Hedges

 

Dietrich Lohmann

 

Diva bows VOD service

 

Brown, Cho pix in IFFCON '98

 

Blunck joins Mandel show

 

EIC denounces tobacco use

 

Natl. Board of Review fetes Duvall

 

News Corp. nabs Kiwi doc producer

 

A foreign affair

 

Silver King giving Miami murder a familiar face

 

TBS, Adelphia ink

 

Daily News of L.A. sold

 

Sinclair snaps up Max

 

Sony exec VP Berke adds corporate duties

 

TW stung over Prodigy song

 

Corrections

 

Clarifications

 

Kennedy joins Curtis Prods

 

NBC Studios confirms Bartis as senior veepee

 

Miramax nabs 'All That'

 

Clean bill of health at KCBS

 

Gooding rolling 'Murder of Crows'

 

Eye web orders up Schaeffer script

 

WB net develops 'Felicity'

 

'Danza' improves in new slot

 

Castle Rock taps Rabiner

 

Bellamy jams at NBC

 

Norton close on 'Rounders'

 

SFX in talks to pick up Pace for $122 mil

 

Taylor joins Endeavor team

 

Dow nearing record-high territory

 

Olympian falloff

 

Thesps of the world unite

 

MFA program opens Studio's doors

 

West Coast chapter still alive and well

 

Haven of artistic growth

 

Recollections abound in Bravo '50 Year' fete

 

What they really want to do is act

 

ABC settles into Mexico digs

 

TV vet Tartikoff dies at 48

 

Biz mourns competitor and friend

 

Hitched

 

WB Intl. Theatres ups Gray and Rose

 

Casey-Werner eyes Carroll

 

Norwegian pic biz seeks more funds

 

'Wasteland' tops doc fest

 

Azteca nabs Chile channel

 

Japan bows samurai TV

 

Hong Kong filmmaker sets U.S. debut

 

Wright firm on digital ideals

 

Pena inked for 'Hour'

 

Stranger tops ad house JWT

 

Clooney gives 'West' a rest

 

JVC pacts with Sire

 

NBC's Lack taking Flak

 

Japan inhales 'Air'

 

HSNi taps Genachowski

 

Syndie vets take hit

 

Christmas gift for WB TV

 

Alphabet shifts

 

NBC, Dow finalizing Euro-Asia marriage

 

Fox 2000 has 'Plans' for thesp trio

 

Intel's new vision

 

Grim results at Behaviour

 

Busy day for O'Donnell; DirecTV lets rivals help out

 

MGM, Tekno ink book pact

 

Chinese flock to MIP

 

Warner Bros., Sogecable team for film distribution

 

Cuaron revs up 'Racer'

 

Clintons fete artisans at annual gala

 

Arista faces Braxton lawsuit

 

Fox Family hooks 'Piranha' redo

 

Castle Rock near split-rights deal

 

DeVito enters 'Room'; Fox realizing 'Dream'

 

Downey draws 180-day term

 

Little thanks at B.O.

 

NBC will foot whole bill for sitcom from 'Friends' team

 

Clooney gives 'West' a rest

 

It's Go! 'Speed Racer'

 

Barker rates 'Best Laid'

 

WB, Polygram to co-fund Castle Rock

 

MGM's 'Man' plan includes Winkler

 

Pena inked for 'Hour'

 

Hong Kong filmmaker Chan sets U.S. debut

 

Lineup shifts at Alphabet

 

'Amistad', Sly, MGM fill lawyer's plate

 

Sat distrib'r 'Rolling' with cablers

 

'Monty' wins top Euro nod

 

Alphabet bests 'ER'

 

Braxton sues LaFace, Arista over contract

 

Intel's new vision

 

HSNi taps Genachowski

 

Grim results at Behaviour

 

NBC-Dow finalizing Euro-Asia marriage

 

WB, Sogecable team for film distribution

 

Wright firm on digital ideals

 

Attendance down at Mip Asia market

 

'X-Files,' 'Springer' steal sweeps thunder

 

Carsey-Werner eyes Carroll

 

Moon, Pinkerton to safeguard stars

 

Stranger tops ad house JWT

 

MGM, Tekno ink book pact

 

JVC pacts with Sire

 

Publishers board 'Titanic'

 

Japan inhales 'Air'

 

'Wasteland' tops doc fest

 

Norwegian pic biz seeks more funds

 

Azteca nabs Chile channel

 

Fox snaps up 'Piranha'

 

NBC's lack taking flack

 

From 'CHiPs' to chips for Wilcox

 

Is L.A. ready for Getty?

 

Nick buys 'Brothers Flub'

 

Tenpercenteries

 

TNN 'Country' hour taking to the road

 

Cinemax commits to big-time indies

 

Turman taps Mackenzie

 

Unwired?

 

Image Bank fills 2 new marketing posts

 

Buena Vista taps Urich to front syndie talker

 

IFC inks for Miramax pix

 

Carey angles new TNT post

 

Prosieben profits up 26%

 

ACLU fetes DeGeneres, Boberg

 

'Good Will' infuses B.O.

 

Bendis' 'Goldfish' hooks Dimension

 

Contempt ruling against Wharf in UIH case

 

BV to feed VOD in H.K.

 

Turner nets add Asia subs

 

Disney toons in new cable net

 

Castle Rock catches pitch for 'Congeniality'

 

U taps Bronson

 

AT&T disconnects

 

Mac's 'Dance' over

 

Cybersmut session slated for Senate

 

Bear down on Lion

 

Upstart gives TW a run for TBS money

 

Sinclair affil shift upheld

 

Microsoft, SGI ink pact to co-develop software

 

'Black' won't fade

 

Polygram shutters Island Pictures

 

Judge won't halt release of 'Amistad'

 

WB pulls Pula from post

 

'Rugrats' hits the boards

 

WB wags NL's 'Dog'

 

Along comes 'Mary' for Shaye

 

Polygram shutters Island Pix

 

Western showdown ahead over TBS fee

 

Students to see 'Amistad'

 

Downey draws 180-day term

 

Mac's 'Dance' over

 

Bendis' 'Goldfish' hooks Dimension

 

Bear down on Lion

 

DeVito checks into 'Room'

 

'Congeniality' charms Castle

 

Bronson named president of U int'l marketing

 

Mouse House tooning in new basic cable net

 

'Amistad' to set sail unshackled

 

Sinclair's WB shift is upheld

 

Nelvana ups Taylor to prez

 

Shaw finds 'Map' role

 

Disney Online taps Ifcher

 

Image Bank fills 2 new marketing posts

 

'Black' won't fade

 

TNN 'Country' hour taking to the road

 

Olivia Grayson Rigberg

 

'Flubber' tops weak B.O. sesh

 

Via Digital to carry Eurosport

 

Endemol picks De Mol

 

NTL, U.S. West bidding to take over Telewest

 

Fat Japan DVD group sees skinnier sales

 

H.K. Filmart unspools June 24

 

NBC Asia spins off Japan

 

BV to feed VOD in H.K.

 

Turner nets add Asia subs

 

Contempt ruling against Wharf in UIH case

 

Nick buys 'Brothers Flub'

 

Schiffer signs with UTA

 

'Hunting' season opens to big exclusive B.O.

 

Turman taps Mackenzie

 

IFC inks for Miramax pix

 

Cinemax commits to big-name indies

 

ACLU fetes DeGeneres, Boberg

 

Prosieben profits up 26%

 

Buena Vista taps Urich to front syndie talker

 

Carey angles new TNT post

 

AT&T disconnects

 

Live, Ciby halt sale talks

 

Microsoft, SGI ink pact to co-develop software

 

TV-ad pie set to rise

 

New Line, Silver's team for 'Space'

 

Lees, IEG do not agree

 

Foster set to ankle ICM post

 

Harvey will host Comedy United

 

KCBS goes for the Golden

 

Sky, Galaxy increase LatAm satellite stakes

 

Cybersmut session slated for Senate

 

Wired revamps amid short-circuit rumors

 

Reviews

The Fifties

Dreamgirls

Lullaby of Broadway: The Life & Lyricsof Al Dubin

Sarah McLachlan

The Story of Magic

A Thousand Men and a Baby

The Diary of Anne Frank

Holy Ghosts

The Ripper

The Ripper

Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration

Jane's Addiction

Lullaby of Broadway: The Life & Lyricsof Al Dubin

Sarah Mclachlan

Sarah McLachlan

Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration

Lullaby of Broadway: The Life and Lyrics of Al Dubin

The Ripper

Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration

Buffalo Soldiers

John Grisham's The Rainmaker

Alien Resurrection

The Story of Magic

Scream 2

Oscar and Lucinda

Tango Apasionado

8th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas