Table of Contents
Week of 02/26/1998

Articles

WNJU to air Los Knicks games

 

Peacock dictates Castro bio

 

Italy considers new TV regs

 

Channel 4 firms 3

 

Games a winner for NHK

 

Italo 10-screener gets greenlight

 

Kenworthy, Macdonald seal ACE deal

 

First Independent on Block

 

EMI spins off HMV record store chain

 

Hicks in Venezuelan pay TV

 

Raize sheds Simba for pic

 

Despite early exits, Monte Carlo hums

 

Tax man takes bite out Ticketmaster 4th Qtr.

 

Fine Line hikes 4 prod'n exex

 

Cable Date Questioned

 

UPN closes in on Hearst deal

 

Eastwood set for two indies

 

Fincher pinches 'Dahlia'; Cruise eyes '451'

 

Electra developing at WB

 

Strand makin' 'Bacon' throughout N. America

 

'Dead' artists stage benefit

 

4 more years of 'Sesame'

 

Gabler stays at Fox

 

Ex-UATC exec paid to settle civil suits

 

'Corners' creamed

 

Faulkner exec director of BAFTA Los Angeles

 

Producing pair feted

 

DGA to fete Jeffords

 

Damon's Co. inks deal

 

'Time Out' for Harlin to direct

 

Kopelson ups Stevenson

 

Leipzig bows Terra Bella Ent.

 

Harvey's Spirit Honored

 

Disgusted De Niro vows self-exile from France

 

DGA lifetime honors to two

 

Jolly Greene giant

 

PGA skeds Hoffman, Stuart

 

Lucky 7 for 'Titanic' disc

 

'Brown's Requiem' for Rooker

 

Dominick brings 'Stings' into development

 

Backstage at the Grammys

 

'Drew's' WB deal redrawn

 

AFM buyers float pool

 

FX sinks teeth into 'Buffy'

 

Santelmo picks up tyro helmer 'Ivory'

 

'Showcase' cleared for 7th

 

Amatullo tapped senior prod'n veep for Live Ent.

 

Unapix ups Reilly-Larson for Fearless role

 

Cameron floats a Wood prize

 

Golden Reels set sound noms

 

Goldberg joins presenters' list for 70th Oscars

 

CGE denies Havas merger terms set

 

'Salome' will preem at underground fest

 

Polygram Canada, Red Sky dawn deal

 

'Attack' on Disney

 

Dwyer set to move GU into Europe

 

PBL broadsides Oz's Galaxy

 

Sony TV set-top boxes embrace two platforms

 

Fox News pacts Drudge

 

Busy Nucci signs on for trio of indie pix

 

'Ally's' Carson set for U's 'Life'

 

ShoWest catches Bass

 

Maher figures in B-G slate

 

Internet copyright victory for showbiz

 

Lion bleeds on cue

 

Prez appears at BevHills fundraiser

 

Sony inks non-Japanese fund managers

 

BMG's Gassner reups

 

Spelling in red for 4th qtr., but less so

 

Epic picks up rights to 'Ally' track

 

MTV powers Viacom

 

Hearst-Argyle earnings up

 

Love letter a threat for Broomfield docu

 

Flockhart to 'Dream'

 

MDP to take 'Dahlia' global

 

Par zeros in on big 'Score'

 

Falk set for B'way redux

 

U, Imagine make 'Quick' deal

 

Art directors fete own

 

Grammy roundup

 

Boffo Grammy rating music to Eye's ears

 

Minis to the max

 

Marcus Cable debates sale

 

FALK SET FOR B'WAY REDUX

 

'Tomorrow' wins top Powell Award

 

Exhib award to Olofsson

 

Stars set for SAG ceremony

 

Diller's Miami outlet gets 'Incorrect'

 

Lion's Gate to roar

 

Monte Carlo surprise

 

EU to consider plan to block TV signals

 

Boat Bashes Beast Abroad

 

Olympics sap strips

 

Buyers' new confidence brings late kids upfront

 

Resnais seizes 7 Cesars

 

Turner Latino ups pair

 

'Newsroom,' 'Arrow' top Gemini nods

 

World Briefs

 

New Pittard Sullivan arm

 

TenPercentaries

 

Par bows art arm

 

Perry steps toward 'Tango'

 

With $1 bil in sight 'Titanic' takes a dip

 

Seagal/Nasso sets int'l deals

 

J.T. Walsh dies at 54

 

Carrey lands Kaufman role

 

U has 'Hulk' take a seat

 

House that Gak built

 

October scores Leigh pic

 

Sonnenfeld bags strip pic

 

Chicago crix love 'L.A.'

 

Y & R exex hit paydirt

 

Home tax attacked

 

Armchair pix crix wanted

 

Small music web scores Madonna

 

Tsujihara now senior VP at WB

 

Electricians at Eye spark contract talks

 

'Lion' queen's got new pride

 

FCC calls for V chip delay

 

Goldberg lauds rebound of Hollywood

 

Brillstein-Grey lifts off with space 'Men'

 

'Big' time in NYC

 

'West Wing' capitalizes on Lifetime first-run drive

 

'Titanic' wins art directors film honor

 

Dunst to star in 'Dick' pic

 

'Camera' clicks for CBS

 

Par eyes 'Heart' for Noyce

 

Berliner near 'Passion' deal

 

'Kolya' set to speak English

 

NBC affils call spots

 

Writers getting chance to talk

 

Garner, TNT speaking 'Legalese'

 

No Reubens for fall NBC

 

Braun to take top spot at Disney TV

 

PGA lauds Daly, Semel with its Golden Laurels

 

Recalling the sad saga of a studio sociopath

 

MPAA Ratings

 

Charles Lawrence Glenn, dead at 70

 

Irene Kampen dies at 75

 

Cannes calls for crix week pix

 

Ashot Madatian dies at 85

 

Sunni Walton dead at 54

 

William Kane Eliscu, 80

 

Edward J. Mauger, 83

 

Sharon Lee Kaiser

 

Walter Blake, dead at 94

 

Cohen 'Morning' sr. producer

 

Ken Olfson dies at 60

 

Jackie Machlis, 51

 

Sam Perrin, dead at 96

 

Lloyd Allen, dead at 79

 

Mort Rabinowitz dies at 77

 

Bob Sherry dies at 50

 

Bob Russell, dead at 90

 

Traci Hogan, 29

 

'Beauty' seduces exclusive box office

 

Desda Slottow dies at 82

 

Olive Brasno Wayne, 80

 

Gus Wayne, 77

 

Richard C. Glouner dies at 66

 

Grandpa Jones, dead at 84

 

Star style should shine at Oscars

 

Century, TW cablers pact with Sundance

 

'Smoke' opens MOMA fest

 

Pols content with code

 

Alliance does dramas

 

Bells chime in on DirecTV distribution

 

U Family & Home taps Rubin

 

Clinton asks FCC for help

 

B'way finds it tough to gather nuts in Feb.

 

Fontana tapped to guide Moore sitcom

 

Hecker inks 3-pic deal at Miramax

 

'Great Expectations' opens 13th Muestra

 

Sunday ratings race tests 'Home,' 'Heart'

 

French pay TV service acquires Biblical pic

 

Full steam ahead

 

WB renews drama trio

 

Polish rock TV rolls to private biz

 

Final Oscar ballots mailed

 

Reedus rises with 'Saints'

 

'Buttoners' wins 4 Lions

 

RTVE, Galaxy pact for 4

 

CNBC Asia enlists U.S. feed

 

February B.O. busts out

 

Spacey may use kryptonite; scary TV

 

New Line TV expands

 

Spielberg stalk case goes to deliberation

 

Viner, Raffin dawn New Millennium

 

A&E skeds Hallmark's 'Morgue,' Barnum bio

 

Fox taps Wallach

 

Indie producers ask pols for prime regs

 

HBO won't pull out of CableAce Awards

 

USA announces first major move under Diller

 

Kasem back on 'American'

 

ABC inks for six MGM pix

 

Buena Vista TV picks up Braun for top post

 

$1 bil, & still no iceberg

 

Homevideo sales, rentals down for '97

 

Graham gets 'Committed'

 

Exec Shuffle

 

'Monty' vid sets U.K. record

 

NAACP Image nods to 'Soul Food,' 'Touched'

 

Northern Arts picks up four

 

HBO Asia growing

 

'Titanic,' DiCaprio huge in Italy

 

Fest bears fruit for Megavision

 

Hoyts pacts with Argentines

 

Webs set to pay piper for song fest

 

Scardino now Disney Italy VP

 

World Briefs

 

Missel gives S.B. an edge

 

Nick signs a deal with Kid Rhino

 

Trio joins 'Onegin' cast

 

20th ups Darbinian

 

WB ups Nelson

 

DGA to salute Pittman

 

Photo finish for Eye, Peacock in ratings

 

Gray to helm 'Nutty II'

 

CLT/UFA Letting Go

 

A 'Toto' act of censorship

 

Disney gets its 'Mojo' working

 

Latino paybox org sees growth slowing

 

Lions Gate results modest

 

Miramax buttons up rights to 'Blouse' pic

 

Two from U move to USA

 

Site closures dent Cineplex earnings

 

Disney shifts to basic

 

Voight tackles star 'Varsity Blues' role

 

Dream Rock sets Braugher for 'Thieves'

 

ShoWest nod for supporting acting to Allen

 

Hicks adds WOOD to LIN pile

 

Forster subs for Walsh in 'Ozona'

 

Hill takes on 'Supernova'

 

Moving Image fete to salute Hoffman

 

ABC taps Lyne

 

Rialto returning Fellini's 'Nights' to the big screen

 

CBS affils in NFL fight

 

Col Tristar taps Crane for media

 

Stack to emcee Cinema Audio Society Awards

 

P'Gram Prexy Ankles

 

Livent, AT&T grow Toronto Pantages

 

UA catches duo's 'Love' pitch

 

TenPercentaries

 

Par HV taps Fleisher sr. VP

 

Five ride high: big promotions at Phoenix Pix

 

Japan delays digital TV date

 

Affleck, Damon to reunite in 'Half Way House'

 

Okuyama a film player again

 

Esquire sees early ad boost

 

TV Azteca cuts staff

 

'Yankees' go back home

 

Hedley Mattingly dead at 83

 

Finalists set for teen event

 

Vincent J. Harris dead at 79

 

Sheen-led demonstrators block developer's entry

 

Fredric Paddock Hope dead at 68

 

Roberto Iglesias dead at 76

 

Gustav S. Eyssell dead at 96

 

Falco, 40, killed in traffic accident

 

Copyright holders to receive 20 more yrs.

 

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The 40th Annual Grammy Awards

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Twilight

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Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon 1998

The Hidden Zoo

Davis Gaines

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

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A Letter Without Words

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