Table of Contents
Week of 02/05/1998

Articles

Broadway headed Uptown

 

Playboy snaps up rival Spice

 

Spy assassinated again

 

Springer on bigscreen?

 

U tows Seagram line

 

'Blues' red hot

 

Strong quarter at CBS; stock buyback on tap

 

'Titanic' album 4 weeks on top

 

Candie's sours on MTV

 

Bullock near 'Nature'

 

World Briefs

 

Dench reigns again, as Liz I

 

Romanian Film Studios up for grabs

 

Euro plexing push

 

Nick, S&S reup book deal

 

Local 'Boys' tops in Quebec

 

TPS stake heats up

 

Imax expands north

 

Bigger bite of Apple

 

TV tunes in profits for News Corp.

 

Preston warms to 'Frost'

 

Saban, SAG make nice for the kids

 

Jones on Castle Rock's payroll

 

Delicious Vinyl hopes to rocket in V2 deal

 

Taxmen teaming up

 

ABC, affils far from NFL payment pact

 

UIP blasts EC 'Objections'

 

KCAL afternoons to grow up

 

Order halts work at Playa Vista

 

CBS swapping 'Hayes,' 'Eye'

 

'Love Boat' to launch series

 

Law, Blanchett near deal for 'Ripley'

 

Wasserman ankles board

 

Weil moves up at SPE legal

 

Turell chairs TPEC

 

Noyce to helm CBS pilot

 

Mutual agreement

 

Capella buys int'l actioner

 

Cronin's start at Fox Kids put on hold

 

Complete List of WGA Nominations

 

Helmers get it write

 

Seagram sheds TW

 

Gov't plans big boost for Canuck film biz

 

Brits won't compete

 

Endemol sets foray into U.K. TV

 

Brazil licenses draw bids

 

'Sliding Doors' exits Berlin fest

 

Banner '97 B.O. for Germany

 

Fox's ship comes in

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Menken-Mouse Megadeal

 

ShoWest to honor Roberts

 

Chinese welcome 'Titanic,' open tour

 

U pix Stream to Italy

 

Wasserman to relax, consult

 

DGA names commercial noms

 

Gary awards: blurbs of unknown soldiers

 

G-men case moves ahead

 

Kaufman eyes Warners' 'Jury'

 

Short Takes

 

Inhouse units keeping web comedy pilots

 

Kraft inks for TCI spots

 

Kraft inks for TCI spots

 

Paxson expanding

 

Mandalay on move

 

Pixar profits dip

 

Theatrical 'Story'

 

UPN going to market

 

Herzfeld inks 'Works deal

 

ACE taps Eddie nominees

 

Olympic pressure on CBS

 

Five pull down ASC noms

 

MCA catches Free Radicals

 

Marketing noms unveiled

 

Film preservation prize goes to Cruise

 

Specs the H'w'd way during '97

 

Gerber ready to ankle Pearson All-American

 

Murdoch rounds third

 

Warners puts Latin look to 'Your Eyes'

 

Van Galder sr. veep at Searchlight

 

Bill targets FCC's ban

 

NTL buys Comcast's U.K. cable assets

 

Roth in helming 'Zone'; Kubrick posts 'Shut'

 

Landmark, indie channel team up

 

Art directors honor Jewison, Bumstead

 

Monicagate a bust

 

Nu Image, Trimark ink vid deal

 

Eyemark taps Burns veep

 

World Briefs

 

European pics tame Tigers in Rotterdam

 

'Titanic' rides high o'seas

 

Drachkovitch back at BVTV

 

Irish cablers trumpet digital TV potential

 

Matsushita hopes to dent Sony with Olympics pact

 

Infogrames in Milia spotlight

 

Reed Midem hits books

 

Patience Wearing thin at BBC

 

'General' to Par for $2 mil

 

Regal Nets Big Qtr.

 

Goldhammer ankles 'Vibe'

 

MediaOne fiber net will boost post links

 

Hershey at 'Breakfast' table

 

Olympics a mixed bag

 

'Titanic' still waterproof

 

Graden grows MTV garden

 

Eisner sets three-pack of features

 

Malcolm promoted at KTLA

 

TenPercenteries

 

Douglas to board U's Mostow pic 'U-571'

 

Dungey is Sr. VP Material

 

Campbell gets ready to 'Tango'

 

Canton, WB tackle 'Ten'

 

'South' heads north

 

Fox raises some 'Hill'

 

D'Works to unveil toy line for 'Soldiers' pic

 

KABC yakker Elder back in driver's seat

 

Lensers to honor Coppola

 

Reitman shelters 'Defender'

 

Pathe breached contract with Assonitis, judge rules

 

Fried to help WebTV speak Hollywood

 

More food for thought from KCBS

 

Jann to helm New Line's 'Dairy Queens'

 

Commish blasts UIP

 

Helmer Wong slices U's actioner 'Blades'

 

18th AFM sets sked

 

Euro media powers prep for shuffle

 

MGM taps Kletter for new 'Mildred'

 

'Summer II' Cannon-ized

 

Exhibs to honor Bruckheimer

 

Fox options 'Cosm' rights for De Bont

 

BVI goes it alone in Oz

 

Is Stallone's muscle turning to Yun-Fat?

 

Broadway mapping recoup

 

Column: Noises

 

B.O. rebounds; 'Rent' high

 

Broadway Grosses

 

Short Takes

 

'Apostle' firmly atop exclusives

 

Nardino Service Skedded

 

PFE picks Roviglioni

 

Galaxy uplinks Buenos Aires sat

 

TW waives Six Flags

 

Zu Salm upped to Euro prod'n prexy for CTIT

 

Malaysian filmgoers to get off-site tix

 

Nick Webb dies at 43

 

Russia filling showbiz meet

 

Jon Rothschild dies at 54

 

Italo auds get religion

 

Marriage at Milia

 

Dominic Palmieri dies at 58

 

Monster promo for Sony

 

Allen Byers dies at 72

 

Publishing industry getting set for topsy-turvy '98

 

Strike up the bond

 

World Cruise boffo

 

Tamara Wilcox-Smith dies at 57

 

Feds smoke out cigar tie-ins

 

Acme TV picks up 2 Roberts stations

 

Jack T. Collis dies at 75

 

Murphy books to Disney post

 

Pearson sheds SES satellite stake

 

Ferdinand Mayne dies at 82

 

Miami aud gives heart to 'Secretos'

 

Dream lights up 'Sparkler' o'seas

 

Affils support NBC

 

Starz on promo blitz

 

Healthy new plan hailed by photogs

 

Trib taps Levinson P&D VP

 

IATSE, Hearst ink cable pact

 

Eye soaps lead way with four DGA noms

 

SAG Awards set March 6 cutoff

 

Porn purveyor to present plan for Internet interdiction

 

Woodbine set to serve 'Life'

 

Journo, Fox forge deal for Hub art heist pic

 

Machine gets Chen's 'Girl'

 

Pix to pilot for Johnson

 

CBS gets the gold

 

Polanski to enter American 'Gate'

 

Latenight gold medal to Leno

 

'Double O' spells $7 mil for Tucker

 

WB's French connection

 

Kosberg inks with Griffin for TV, pic development

 

Miss M gaga for 'Ya-Ya'

 

Loesch will join Henson TV division

 

Inside Moves

 

Porchlight on for pix

 

KMEX novellas put Games in jeopardy

 

Shaq signs with A&M Records

 

Kellogg takes 'Gadget' helm

 

ShoWest gets new sponsors

 

'Amistad' libel case settled

 

Triple noms wash over Cameron

 

Polanski opens 'Gate'

 

College awards out

 

Brillstein-Grey inks pact with Hervey

 

Cineville's 'Glam' stuck with NC-17

 

Promax TV boosts image with blurbs, Latin growth

 

Writers Guild to unveil statuette

 

Shochiku is revamping to maximize its profits

 

'The Boxer' punches up Berlin bow

 

Italo film starts off in '97

 

Dolby pumps Net volume

 

'Decouvertes' nabs Milia mart honors

 

GLAAD sets special nods

 

Santa Monica Pictures taps Sison

 

LMNO adds to exec team

 

Bennett to feed 'Lionhearts'

 

Young takes a big hit in 4th qtr.

 

Clear Channel net up 40% for quarter

 

Olympic downhill

 

Crawford VP, NBC finance

 

Zeitgeist picks up Jacquot's 'Heaven'

 

Star power fuels India's elections

 

Bigmouth's back

 

Skater to figure in MGM pic

 

Spin doctor Guccione gets into Gear

 

TW 4th quarter: $135 mil profit

 

Ginsberg exits HRTS gabfest

 

Imax closes '97 on high note

 

Alliance to expand

 

Lions Gate smells 'Blood'

 

Sinclair reports mixed 4th quarter

 

Newman to play Costner's dad

 

Saban ups Goldberg to VP for features

 

Diller may flag USA Studios for prod co.

 

Sladek buys 'Prayers,' 'Make Believe'

 

Rysher elevates Eagleton

 

Bissonette bumped to VP-G.M.

 

ABC dabbling with 'Diller' on Fridays

 

'Dilbert' moves cubicle to UPN

 

Phoenix/Rehme buys Sanders novel series

 

Media buyers make 'Seinfeld' spot-check

 

Touchstone taps 'Robot Killers'

 

Kino Intl. goes to 'Hell'

 

Sculptor casts doubt on 'Devil'

 

Ticketmaster to share data with travel service

 

Touchstone in love with 'Call Waiting'

 

Sussman to Brillstein-Grey

 

Wagner's 'Losing' gains 4

 

Reviews

Whiskeytown

Common; X-Ecutioners; Rahzel

Blues Brothers 2000

Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X

Baby, It's You

Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story

The Best Man

Harriet's Return

The Man in the Iron Mask

Stephen King's The Night Flier

Stephen King's the Night Flier

Whiskeytown

Harriet's Return

Blackrock

Minutes from the Blue Route

Central Station

Out of the Past

Too Tired to Die

Bocage, the Triumph of Love

Beautopia

Party Monster

The Opposite of Sex

Burning Blue

Jack Dejohnette

Sisters of Mercy

The Opposite of Sex

Ben Folds Five; Robbie Fulks

Jack DeJohnette

Sisters of Mercy

Sphere

Sphere


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