Table of Contents
Week of 08/20/1999

Articles

Cinematheque sets Wood retrospective

 

Lenin's 'Blood' runs

 

'Phantom' toppling Russian B.O. records

 

TV deals fuel Swiss group

 

NTL networks Workplace

 

BSkyB faces exec structure shake-up

 

BV takes an Encore

 

Jones takes helm of HRTS

 

Digital Domain boosts Bernstein to VP of prod'n

 

Sebastian firms up

 

GC's 3rd quarter rises

 

AMC taps Martin as exec VP

 

Cinematography panel tackles new technology

 

Gospel according to Barbera

 

'Cranes' lift at New Group

 

Chambers hurt in van mishap

 

Manifest's destiny sends Henson home

 

Untouchable spawn

 

Dyke nets $1.29 mil profit from Pearson shares sale

 

O'Donnell, NRA conflict over Kmart ads

 

NL taps Zimmer as info exec VP

 

Ginger develops taste for IPO

 

Revs soar at Senator

 

Schroeder balks over satire

 

Disney's 'Aida' at last makes it to Broadway

 

TV honorees slated by Women in Film

 

Org honors Williamson

 

'Talisman' team

 

Hot summer pics come too late for U's quarter

 

Hunt, Di Novi 'Nice' together

 

Fox 2000 gets 'Trouble'

 

Bartis ankles NBC for 3 Arts TV arm

 

Players

 

7th Art nabs 'Bellyfruit'

 

U Music nabs Sturges as creative affairs exec VP

 

Music sounds flat

 

WB ups Myerson to exec veep

 

Viacom planning Oz studio complex

 

Nielsen's 'Travesty' nabs coin

 

Sinclair finalizes Entercom sale

 

Caesars inks backdoor deal with WB for skein

 

Charles Macaulay

 

Lido window narrow for some U.S. players

 

World's oldest fest gets new director

 

Influence of Golden Lion honoree Lewis strong

 

Kubrick's Lido connection

 

Aquila gets Equity waiver to bring 'Lear' & 'Iliad' to N.Y.

 

Rone leaves Mouse for Fox Sports post

 

Inside Moves

 

Emmy Watch

 

'Price' right for KCBS move

 

Artisan eyes 'Allison' spec

 

Miracle goes on couch with 'Nietzsche'

 

New plot twists in agents wars

 

B'cast career mentoring set

 

Brion James

 

Edward L. Palmer

 

Fred W. Kline

 

Frances Klein

 

John R. Carver

 

Claudie Cheval

 

Acad re-elects prez Rehme

 

Heat stays on Big 4

 

Kudofest shines for UPN

 

Unbridled 'Romance'

 

Encore to create 'Values'

 

MTV tunes Robinson to exec VP

 

B.O. dollars & 'Sense'

 

Constantin nets controlling stake in Germany's Olga Film

 

Dutch regulators issue equal-access guidelines

 

Altina Schinasi Miranda

 

'Phantom' sets marks in six European bows

 

BAFTA to fete Spelling

 

NAB ups Kinsman, Livengood

 

Coin up at Liberty

 

AtomFilms inks slew of distribution deals

 

Some like it Monroe

 

Nielsen adds $6 mil boost to NetRatings

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Eye lathers up $475 mil, cable plot for 'Y&R' soap

 

Mancuso Jr., MGM plan to part company

 

Cameron eyes 'True' scribe

 

Herbert Wiere

 

Dennis Brown

 

Selma Rosenblatt

 

Brandt will toe 'Bleeding'

 

Inside moves

 

Players

 

'Spring' is spring on NBC

 

Lions Gate blessed with 'Jesus'

 

D'Works takes 'Spin' to Hertz

 

Weather suits Anstrom

 

Sherak brings charity from home to office

 

Movie milestones

 

CanWest expansion plans in U.S. on hold

 

Briefs

 

Lee prepping for 'Ring' cycle

 

NL reels in Par temp's big 'Catch'

 

Greenebaum changes sites

 

Blackwatch, Trimark ink distribution deal

 

German baby docs blast Dipsy, Laa-Laa & pals

 

Hip-hop hailed

 

Hurley, Shaw dive into 'Water'

 

Mouse TV signs Brady

 

UA falls in love with Figgis' 'Miss Julie'

 

Gibson has date with 'Women'

 

BMG's banner year

 

Bondholders greenlight Planet Hollywood revamp

 

Drop in earnings hurts PBL's purse

 

Neumann's the man for BV Internet post

 

Douglas' co. preps 'Comeback' pic

 

Vinton draws Selsberg back

 

SightSound.com 'Nets Metafilmics' 'Quantum'

 

Country music dips after decade of growth

 

Letter to the Editor: Kirk Douglas

 

SAG at turning point officers' election nears

 

'Judy' rules KCAL prime access

 

Producers' orgs ally themselves

 

Fox to time travel with Proyas, Brown

 

Williams diagnosed with MS

 

Exec Shuffle

 

'Venice' rendered unto Venice

 

CD sales, piracy hot topics at Popkomm

 

BBC, Harvest form pic pact

 

World Briefs

 

Cable org taps AT&T's Krone

 

Banner year for BMG

 

Madden looks west

 

Harbert takes reins of NBC Studios unit

 

AT&T's Hindery bids on Chronicle's bindery

 

Zee merger gains gov't OK in India

 

Thesps, performers are joining MTV's party list

 

B'way B.O. cools as musicals take dips

 

Yahoo!'s new tune

 

Warners Online 'Nets toon from Sandler for the Web

 

'Menace' grows o'seas

 

Reeves, helmers near pricey 'Matrix' sequels

 

Sotto ankles Disney to join Internet DEN

 

Toronto fest beefs up sidebar

 

Overbrook hands space pic 'Star City' to Rodkey

 

Deja Col TriStar for Loughery

 

SGI CEO morphs out

 

Inside Move

 

Sarajevo on the go

 

TV stations of ex-USSR unite

 

WGAW candidates blast vanity credits

 

Stern settles with Ministry

 

'Fox Report' taps Smith

 

ABC ousts drama veep as Tarses rumors swirl

 

Something 'Special' for Chase, MGM

 

Guilds form new alliance

 

Politico slams Deutsche Welle

 

Trooper Woodward rallies 'round fest, script in hand

 

Oz's Becker packs bags for Travel Channel series

 

Lifetime names Bergman sr. VP

 

MTC filling in casting blanks for new season

 

Regatta recalls glory of Venetian Republic

 

Relaxation prevails on the Riviera

 

Seattle

 

Pageant of the masters

 

San Francisco

 

Park City

 

Toronto

 

Venice

 

BBC eyes pub venture

 

French TV squeeze

 

Teutonic TV making case with 'Judge Judy'

 

Emmys to go live -- online

 

Newspapers cry foul

 

Disney sheds mags

 

Sutherland may star in, direct 'Thugs'

 

ABC ups Nissenblatt to b'cast VP

 

TNT's 'Name' game

 

Fox Family scores big with a 'Pair'

 

Players

 

ReelPreviews adds programs

 

CTTV programs Bradley exec VP

 

Ganis elected prez of Academy Foundation

 

Henley hummin' suit

 

Elfman, Hyde Pierce will co-host Emmys

 

'Dog' heads North

 

Boston fest fetes thesps

 

WB enrolls Osborne for high school drama

 

Norman Wexler

 

Polstein to head prod'n at Handprint

 

ATAS partners with Fox, Nokia on TV violence

 

Thanks a 'Million'

 

Lantos ankling package from Alliance = $8 mil

 

Toronto Fest slate is 'Sweet'

 

Tapp, Tartaglione join staff

 

Overbrook hands space pic 'Star City' to Rodkey

 

Toronto

 

Steven Bernhardt

 

David Allen

 

London

 

Mix and match

 

New York

 

Prince plans paparazzi doc

 

Lauder initiates arbitration against Czech Republic

 

French minister vows to safeguard culture

 

Ascent sent Lyons off with $3.6 mil

 

Samsung to turn Eye pix to high-def

 

WB sends 4 pix to Turner

 

'Northern's' Turner warms up to 'Lloyd'

 

Overseas Film dips into red in latest qtr.

 

State Legislature asks D.C. to stop runaways

 

Exex flex checks

 

Fox Interactive game to deal with Monolith

 

Bernhard to emcee awards

 

TW stox hit sour notes on Street

 

Hollywood torn in runaway war

 

'Titanic' DVD sinks record

 

Virgin to rock with Walters

 

Johnny Byrne

 

Porfirio Delgado

 

Clint Youle

 

Lion changes date

 

Iwerks posts higher revs, trims loss for fiscal year

 

FasTV.com inks distribution deals for trailers, musicvids

 

Working with Robin

 

Lee goes for graceful 'Ride'

 

Nix named Peacock sr. VP

 

Helmer adds Eastern touch to Western world

 

Kudrow adding up 'Numbers'

 

Alphabet puts the brakes on 'Sports Night'

 

Mather hits Roadshow as exec VP/CFO

 

World Briefs

 

Col Int'l TV ups Morita

 

Lee's 'Devil' to kick off London Fest

 

Deutsche Bank group circling cablers

 

Fields day for fashion

 

Lions Gate sees mixed qtr.

 

Meyer retrospective at Cinematheque

 

Who wants to have the next big gameshow?

 

Talk of merger between CBS, Viacom helps stox

 

Return to Normandy

 

Puerto Rico preps for bow of $15 mil complex

 

Court upholds FCC ruiling

 

Mouse clicks on Toysmart.com site

 

With Cates out, Oscar needs producer

 

Main ingredient: glamour

 

The Maestro scores again

 

Double treat from Williams

 

Nick names 3 senior exex

 

Boys keep swingin'

 

WB's Carlin ankles exec veepee post

 

ATG has a 'Firm' hand in Marlett's drama

 

Arista to release Prince disc

 

KNBC to sponsor Hispanic festival

 

NBC studio veeps 2

 

'Netcaster lures ICM's Henning

 

Masterson, LaPaglia team

 

Canal keeps rising

 

Fiscal woes turn Star's future dark

 

Emmy Watch

 

Lawrence emerges from coma

 

MTV's 'Daria' toon dives into gaming world

 

Showing his showmanship

 

Digital detente

 

Cosmo editor takes helm of Winfrey's lifestyle mag

 

Col jingles 'Jester' pitch with eye on Love Hewitt

 

Jersey bags 'Babylon'; H'wood mob parodied

 

Linn up to Nick prod'n veep

 

Reiner to helm thriller

 

Musica equals dinero as Latin sales up 11%

 

Reviews

Kat and the Kings

G. Love & Special Sauce

Take 6; Kevin Mahogany; Dee Daniels; Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Mob Queen

The Legend of 1900

Mob Queen

G. Love & Special Sauce

The Legend of 1900

Beatrice

Kat and the Kings

Take 6; Kevin Mahogany; Dee Daniels; Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Criminal Lovers

Himalaya

Tito Puente

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Affliction of Glory

Aliens in America

Universal Soldier: The Return

I'm Not Afraid Of Life

Skin Of Man, Heart Of Beast

Lithium

Kat and the Kings

Jar the Floor

Love, Janis

Romeo and Juliet: The Musical

The Shadow of Cain

Zapping

Yes, I Do

Misfortunes of Beauty

Stadium Coup

Bleeder

The Einstein of Sex

Full Montys Wanted

Condo Painting

The Last Shot

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Skin of Man, Heart of Beast

I'm Not Afraid of Life

The Legend of 1900 - Shorter, Somewhat Sweeter 'Legend'

Barracks

Variety's Global 50

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Tartuffe

John Sebastian

Gypsy Passion

A Dog of Flanders

In Too Deep

Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

The Ninth Gate

Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Footloose


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