Table of Contents
Week of 06/25/1998

Articles

Mediaset in motion

 

Marketing stars shimmer at Promax, DBA confab

 

Hoyts hits Poland with plex plan

 

World Briefs

 

WB combines DVD, Internet

 

Windows 98 seen as upgrade for industry

 

Wright achieves Dream Quest

 

Studios are milking Malta

 

Thesps in 'Limbo' for Sayles

 

Trio signs on for 'Fox Files'

 

Garrett joins Allen project

 

Composers to Sundance

 

Redeemable on 'Interstate'

 

Bakula stars in 'NetForce'

 

AMPAS inviting sci-tech entries

 

Ratings not 'Magic'

 

'Angels' disc flight

 

Reunion to cash in 'CHiPs'

 

Touchstone TV pacts Corrao

 

'Crazy' to close TriStar

 

UCLA gives five awards

 

WB, Morgan Creek add to deal

 

Lyne segues to 'Murderer'

 

'60' the second appears likely

 

Liberty now cash-rich

 

Willis may swing at 'Ump'

 

Clear reception

 

Fox unit buys stake in Cine

 

Cablers await phone call

 

U ups Yuratich to marketing VP

 

Emmis broaden scope

 

Dewey decimated

 

Tribune to sell KTLA's Sunset Blvd. studios

 

WB locks Jet in Romeo role

 

Soderbergh helms 'Limey'

 

Industry steers Driver to 'Glamour Girls' role

 

'Shattered' rights go to Lions Gate

 

Tales of the Indian

 

Plaza sweet on indie pix

 

'Superstar' for Shannon

 

'Splaining new Lucy episodes

 

DreamWorks site gets OK

 

Schulman to 20th TV

 

Larsen duet star

 

'Antz' bow pushed up

 

Taylor inks 20th TV deal

 

Steppenwolf unveils slate

 

Frank ankles Chris-Craft

 

Winds shift in WCBS weather posts

 

B'way Notes

 

'Singer' silenced?

 

City to herald quarter-century of TKTS

 

Sinatras, et al, fall victim to muggers

 

Speaker support

 

Canal Plus' Vox stake may pass to Murdoch

 

Cable's cashing in

 

Belo buy-back

 

Henry G. Saperstein

 

Polygram's pay pool

 

Eick takes Perth berth at USA

 

'H20' spooks 'Virus'

 

Telemundo eyes Tortorici

 

WB's classics new again in theaters

 

Isherwood tapped chief theater critic

 

Ryan 'Hanging Up'; Kudrow courted

 

HarperCollins comeback

 

Pic reunites 'Pretty' pair

 

'Ballbusted' bounced out by MGM

 

Whose nose grows?

 

New biz boss for Mutual

 

CBS scores with NFL ad sales

 

Film Finances taps Stigliano

 

HBO eyes 'Einstein' as pic

 

Studios USA sez no to 'Stars'

 

Pentecost, Mouse reup

 

Jane dives into WB's 'Sea'

 

Fox 2000 gets down to 'Earth'

 

Olbermann backs off FNC comments

 

Danza walks onto 'Bridge'

 

Eye looks at Sussman for spex

 

Clearview adds 10 screens

 

Pearson takes stake in Montreal's Muse

 

Sharon Playhouse plans active summer

 

Vid pirate gets 18 months

 

Castle Rock nabs Duncan for 'Green Mile'

 

Disney asks Estrin to head up board

 

Deadline for Emmy noms

 

Walter inks novel deal

 

Sunday officially Oscar's

 

Fox taps Bloch drama VP

 

Caravan gets a 'Do-Over'

 

Jeannine Seawell

 

Thomas F. Boutross

 

Trio toplines kidpic 'Jacob'

 

Steppenwolf unveils slate

 

Pocket's 'South Park' tie-in off

 

Disney asks Estrin to head up board

 

Miramax, Four reunite on 'Old'

 

Court upholds decency standard

 

Sohmer to spearhead Pax Net web launch

 

TenPercenteries

 

Discop TV mart gets better with age

 

Simon link to 'Madeline' long

 

Mount elected prez of Producers Guild

 

'Soldiers' recruits vets

 

DeMornay, Rooker set 'Table'

 

Playa put on hold

 

Musicals get spotlight at Merrick foundation

 

Edward Eliscu dies at 96

 

MGM wins marketing honor

 

Nick primes kidvid

 

AFMA names Moen government, legal VP

 

Cup kicks o'seas B.O.

 

Duncan, Pepper to travel 'Green Mile'

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Esposito signs onto 'Sam'

 

Morewitz onboard at Black and Blu

 

Feevee says Brit plan isn't cricket

 

Hong Kong film mart reflects tight budgets

 

Selig joins Kopelsons

 

Red Wagon ups Reid

 

Red Sky adds 17 pix to slate

 

Mom, the TV killed my diet

 

H'wood verdict: To honor Zanuck

 

Biz bidding to help AIDS charity

 

Antena 3 profits soar in 5 months

 

No sugar coating it

 

Baton profit on downbeat

 

AOL, Digital Courier forge deal

 

FCC stones Granite request

 

New Line, Phillips meet in 'Afterworld'

 

Pilots changing faces

 

CBS sells off last electric holding, plugs into media

 

CNBC series success

 

'Dolittle' does plenty

 

NBC, Par to form 'SNL' pic team

 

Miller getting Jordan's 'Goat'

 

Ember glows at Studios USA

 

Seagram cuts PFE sale price

 

Woods near date with 'Daughter'

 

'Sentinel,' two others in UPN bullpen

 

Cannes lionizes U.S. ads

 

Couric stays with 'Today'

 

Hallmark into Odyssey

 

AT&T, TCI call their analysts

 

Godfather's vendetta shows H'w'd's dark side

 

'Gone' not forgotten at B.O.

 

A blow to Brit basic

 

Talks fall apart for Handmade, Rubicon

 

News Corp. eyeing CEI

 

Pearson takes stake in Muse

 

World Briefs

 

Jonathan Benair

 

Working on a waiver

 

Noggin names head

 

Disney music home at N2K Music Blvd.

 

Teamsters pact with TV blurb producers

 

Inventor bent on suing Simmons

 

Berg appointed to Excite board

 

Suit accuses TW of false claims

 

Share and share alike for Vox

 

Danza to walk boards on Broadway's 'Bridges'

 

'Dolittle's' right prescription for Latin B.O.

 

Money woes silence 'Jazz'

 

Murdoch stokes cash

 

Pauley keeps $5.5 mil 'Date'

 

UA to play 'Dating' game with Sklar

 

KCAL parent on block

 

Universal weds 'Bridesmaid'

 

SAG awards set for March 7

 

'Armageddon' to premiere on ABC

 

Exec Shuffle

 

'Jurassic 3' slated by U

 

Mugging target Schlatter plots survival

 

Meteoric pic gets big blitz

 

La Salle to helm Pratt pic; U takes 'Ballbusted'

 

Prinze charming

 

Van Sant ropes gay cowboy pic

 

Tourists push B'way grosses up in June

 

Lesser alights in 'Fireflies'

 

Moore ties on Boot kudo

 

DGA aids film preservation

 

Ex-Cineplex VP now Edwards film buyer

 

Martin will pull 'ER' duty

 

'Geddon' gets goin'

 

Diva Carey moves to Morris

 

Helms spurs interest in 'Dear Jesse'

 

Inside Move

 

Cable royalty take stays, court rules

 

'Lolita' to benefit Film Society

 

Tenney wed to 'Marriage'

 

Scott Jellen

 

Exec Shuffle

 

U disputes U.K. regs

 

Barbra's wedding set for today

 

Unapix, LAIFF set film grant

 

Barcelona confab wraps on high note

 

1 yr. later, HK still waiting to exhale

 

Partners bow details for Alfa-TV's future

 

'Titanic' yet again in yen

 

Disney Channel sets original series, pix

 

NBC Thursday fades, Eye nabs top ratings

 

East Europe focus of new fest

 

Lakeshore Ent. may go after PFE

 

MSNBC airs live news pilot

 

NBC 'News' stays out front with 2nd-qtr. Nielsen win

 

KMEX triumphs with World Cup

 

B.O. blues ignite Disney stock dive

 

Rivera times two on CNBC at night

 

'Opportunity' knocks for Stone

 

Neighbors eye Loews

 

WGAW to vote on goals

 

Can sizzle stick?

 

UTA's got Grammer

 

Allen heads for Morris Agency

 

2nd Alliance exec ankles L.A. offices

 

UPN hopes to spice up 'Boat' with Mark

 

Lewis gets gig on 'Maggie'

 

Cremo new Sony VP

 

A&E orders Shapiro's 'Detectives'

 

USA's 'Vision' may include KCAL

 

Reid set for 'Great Falls'

 

Murphy's future in air as 'Hard Copy' revamps

 

Primestar battles

 

MTV sets deals for digital nets, Noggin

 

Pitt parts with ICM, sets up management shingle

 

Dion CDs do go on

 

Niccol setting up shingle at D'Works

 

Hallmark, Henson to ink $100 mil Odyssey pact

 

Houston, others set 'Lovers'

 

Joseph signed to pen 'White'

 

Auerbach, Cronin sign deal with Fox

 

DiNovi jumps on 'Cutout'

 

Nivola takes stroll in 'Park'

 

TV Azteca snags stake in Costa Rica b'caster

 

Reviews

Tattoos: Women of the Ink

Side Man

The Mask of Zorro

The Howie Mandel Show

Fleischmann Tribute

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badgers Drift

The Mayfield Four

Itzhak Perlman

Billy Bragg

Savior

The Skin of Our Teeth

Lilith Fair

The Pandora Project

The Southern Lighthouse

Hard

Totally Confused

The First Night of My Life

The Unveiling

The Howie Mandel Show

The Mask of Zorro

Spicy Love Soup

Concerto of Life

Live in Peace

Southie

Captain Jack

Happiness Street

Savior

Honey, I Sent the Men to the Moon

Possums

Kebab Connection

The Human Race

The Hunter

Cholera Street

Copenhagen

Famous Orpheus

Love's Fire

As the Beast Sleeps

Vernon Early

Stupid Kids

Forty Deuce

Chucho Valdes; David Sanchez

Love 40

Fred Frith

Southie

Bernardin: The Life and Legacy of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin

L.A. Detectives

Madeline


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