Table of Contents
Week of 12/17/1999

Articles

Teutonic titles recover B.O. ground in 1999

Liza Foreman
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Laudadio to lead Cinecitta

Deborah Young
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

World Briefs

Variety Staff
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Carlton, TF1 in e-venture talks

Adam Dawtrey
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Canal Plus' Ellipse plans to launch German subsid

Michael Williams
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Four finds 'Friends'

Adam Dawtrey
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

TV Azteca takes 50% stake in Internet portal

Simeon Tegel
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Malone looks to Internet's future

Christopher Stern
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Opening broadband

Christopher Stern
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

FCC commissioner issues call for digital standards

Christopher Stern, Paula Berns
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Nat'l Geographic teams for U.S. debut

John Dempsey
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Ex-'Net exec convicted on porn charge

Reuters
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Shirley Hemphill

Variety Staff
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Editors to honor helmer Cameron

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Besson tops Cannes jury for 2000

Michael Williams
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Screenwriters Lab picks its feature film projects

Cynthia Loggia
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Lawford's ex splits hairs over JFK auction

Army Archerd
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Telewest, Flextech's deal still unconfirmed

Erich Boehm
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

U, Konami to play interactive games

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

USA B'cast's Rosenberg to CFO

K.D. Shirkani
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Gridcast grapple

John Dempsey
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

TenPercenteries

Vanessa Torres
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

'Dwarf' duo set for B'Way

Robert Hofler
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Players

Vanessa Torres
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

NBC's Olympic deal

Michael Schneider
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Barry enrolls in new Hughes high school pic from Disney

Vanessa Torres
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Comedian Dick inks with LOADtv

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Viacom beefs up development team

Jill Pesselnick
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Hungry hearth

Josef Adalian
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

N.Y. crix tap 'Turvy' tops

Oliver Jones
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

'Fight'-ers climb in ring with New Line

Michael Fleming
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Full slate for 7Arts

Christian Moerk
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Jovovich joins 'Kingdom' for Winterbottom, MGM

Michael Fleming
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Helmer Bui prepping 2 projects

Sharon Swart
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Cruise in tune with 'Shaggs' project

Oliver Jones
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Big family pix vie for weekend auds

Dade Hayes
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Like Fox, NBC may ankle b'caster org

Christopher Stern
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Phaedra captures Indian 'Terrorist'

Vanessa Torres
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Sarasota Fest slots 'Wisdom'

K.D. Shirkani
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Film and TV fund prexy, CEO Haug ankling post

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Showtime shows 'Soul'

John Dempsey
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Clark 'Lines' up for return to gameshow

Josef Adalian
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Road grosses

Variety Staff
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Jill Craigie

Variety Staff
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Andrew Russell

Variety Staff
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Seymour 'Cy' Kaplan

Variety Staff
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

David Schickele

Jill Pesselnick
 
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

On track for CATV

Jon Herskovitz
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

'Affair' deemed too racy for U.K. minors

Adam Dawtrey
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Latin Universe 2000 bows with three Mexican pics

Mary Sutter
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Nieto tapped to top Via

John Hopewell, Emiliano De Pab
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Berlin fest goes sci-fi

Liza Foreman
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Greek gov't goes digital

Karolos Grohmann
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Mexican film archive taps topper

Simeon Tegel
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

'Little' mouse zings 'King'

Dade Hayes
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Talented Weinstein survives a bumpy '99

Peter Bart
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

London agent Latimer exits Wm. Morris

Adam Dawtrey, Christian Moerk
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Spain bows Screenings

John Hopewell, Emiliano De Pab
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Overseas auds Bonding

Don Groves
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Scribe Maguire set to travel through Crichton's 'Timeline'

Claude Brodesser
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Black fest picks 48 pix

Jill Feiwell
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Trimark's 'Net venture pacts for Webcasts

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

UPN revs monster trucks

Josef Adalian
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Neve, Putnam win technical Grammys

Rashonda Bartney
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Warner Bros. ups three in corporate planning

Jill Feiwell
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Ray-Art rockets on

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Werner's young cablers see subs, ad revs grow

John Dempsey
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Eye O&Os say yes to Margolis yakker

Chris Pursell
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Mickey at Carnegie

Oliver Jones
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Inside Move

Chris Pursell
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Telefonica, CEI reach radio, TV agreement

Beatriz Goyoaga
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Telewest, Flextech prepping merger

Erich Boehm
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Sinclair sales slump

Jill Goldsmith
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Battle lines drawn in $10 mil Ministry suit

K.D. Shirkani
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Troubled HMG's TV-radio topper ankles

Marlene Edmunds
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

A royal entrance

Bill Higgins
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

'Sunday' touches down in L.A.

Bill Higgins
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Jazz saxophonist Washington Jr. dies

Reuters
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Globes' 'Beauty' pageant

Bill Higgins, Timothy M. Gray
 
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Radio off the dial

John Dempsey
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

GRB Ent. names Linton chief operating officer

Chris Pursell
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Hank Snow

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

MTV's Web properties split into two groups

Marc Graser
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Irish org urges tax breaks for pix

Reuters
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Crossing the Danube

Ed Meza
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Grumpy Disneyland Paris staff vow strike

Alison James
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

German kidvid shingle EM.TV secures coin

Liza Foreman
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

TPS keeps TV rights to French terrestrial nets

Alison James
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Helming debuts draw chirps in Canary Islands

John Hopewell, Emiliano De Pab
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Exec Shuffle

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Col pix buoys Cavacas

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Fine Line groups 'Grounding' prod'n

Oliver Jones, Angelina Chen
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

'Wiseguy' recruited by Court TV for 32 months

John Dempsey
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Special Slamdance

Cynthia Loggia, Charles Lyons
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Berlin fest names Asian actress prez

Elizabeth Guider
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Peacock flip flops

Josef Adalian
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Cabler Eurosport to serve up Sanex femme tennis

Christian Moerk
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Nick slimes 2000 with new 'Double Dare'

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Col TriStar gains 'Suspicion' rights

Charles Lyons
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Judge X's out 2 of Kaye's motions, one of DGA's

Dade Hayes
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Spacey dreams of Darin biopic

Army Archerd
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Aardman's 'Hare' to run with Goleszowski

Adam Dawtrey
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Disney keeps 'Aida' on drawing board

Chris Jones
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Earnings, weeks rise for Equity members

Robert Hofler
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Moore Bonds with award

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

SB fest to honor Hopkins

Jill Pesselnick
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

DVD sales up but rental issues linger

Paul Sweeting
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

BBC's coin rattled

Erich Boehm
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

ABC pulls plug on 'It's Like,' 'Grow Up'

Josef Adalian
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

RAI unveils 2000 plans

Cecilia Zecchinelli
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

L.A. Indie fest seeks entries

Cynthia Loggia
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Japan telecom gets b'cast OK

Jon Herskovitz
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Nods surprise, satisfy

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Banking on kudos

Bill Higgins
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Foreign press doesn't have time for Sharon's watches

Bill Higgins
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

3 webs team on newsvid

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Paramount to open its 'Tomb' for helmer West

Charles Lyons, Claude Brodesse
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Apes, 007 swing world B.O.

Mark Woods
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

B'way's blue Christmas

Robert Hofler
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Patrick Moten

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Harold Jack Bloom

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Doug Doench

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

James Logan Anderson Jr.

Variety Staff
 
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

'Millionaire' Xmas

Erich Boehm
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

B'cast bill opens direct-to-home door

Arti Mathur
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Monte Carlo market to talk up gamers

Elizabeth Guider
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

ONdigital adds Discovery nets

Erich Boehm
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Mouse sees record subs

Alison James
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

UPC buys out rival Intercomm

Alison James
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

World Briefs

Variety Staff
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Farewell to the old millennium . . .

Army Archerd
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Pixar's payday

Marc Graser
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Viacom inks deal with Hoffman

Josef Adalian
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Par Ad Services taps O'Connor VP

Chris Pursell
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Moore makes sense to Disney

Charles Lyons
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

TW books fireballing teacher

Oliver Jones
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Rival pix tackle soccer

Charles Lyons
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Globe settles Arnold suit

Charles Lyons
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Cowboy lassoes 'Greenburg' docu

Oliver Jones
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Broadcast crix select 8 pix for Choice noms

Rashonda Bartney
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

L. Murdoch threatens Oz gov't

Mark Woods
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

NBC's holiday gift

Josef Adalian, Michael Schneid
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Hayek inks deal to live 'La Gran Vida' in Spain

John Hopewell, Christian Moerk
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Mouse gets going

Marc Graser
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

TW Digital ups Marcus

Marc Graser
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Ovitz, others upload Micro Warehouse

Marc Graser
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Elvis citing: Songbook set for B'way

Robert Hofler
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

French auteur Bresson dead at 98

Richard Natale, Todd McCarthy
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

NBC pops U six-pack for $32 mil

John Dempsey
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Intermedia glows in 'Dark'

Charles Lyons
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Merrimack Rep topper Kent skeds his ankling

Markland Taylor
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

U.S. grant to boost R.I. arts center

Markland Taylor
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Thirteen cooking up 'Egg'

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Cancom issues common shares

Tamsen Tillson
 
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

MPAA ratings

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Gotham's Pier 59 gets three soundstages

Bashirah Muttalib
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

'Shine'-ing through

Mark Woods
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Dion tops charts again

Reuters
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Trailer touts 2000 Oscars

Timothy M. Gray
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Russian gameshow weighs anchors

Tom Birchenough
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

France votes Gabin tops

Alison James
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Campoy takes Fapae helm

Emiliano De Pablos
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Joseph Glassman

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Go.com signs with Terra

Mary Sutter
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Greenwald Prods. taps HBO's Gill

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Starz Encore promotes two exex to senior VP

John Dempsey
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

CBC shifts priorities

Tamsen Tillson
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Two rise at Industry to talent managers

Charles Lyons, Cynthia Loggia
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Film rush hour

Dade Hayes
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

'Enquirer' adds Hill as co-host of mag

Chris Pursell
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Freshman syndies avoid post-sweeps doldrums

Chris Pursell
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Latin Group to merge with Univision parent

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Sundance offers 'Trans' port

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

ValueVision in 24 mil homes

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Sullivan is tapped SNL Studios COO

Susanne Ault
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Kudos Dench mark

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

'Moon' landing

Bill Higgins
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Kestrel buys SVE

Marc Graser
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Exec Shuffle

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Spielberg encounters close choices to direct

Christian Moerk
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Samaha places hopes in slate of A-list stars

Charles Lyons
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Cablers take quirky approach to Y2K

Paula Bernstein
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Cablevision board OKs new stock

John Dempsey
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

'Anna' release Thai'd up by movie censors board

Scott Rosenberg
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Charles Earland

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Marshall Wortman

Jill Pesselnick
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Marion Worth

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Joey Adams

Variety Staff
 
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

Reviews

Another American: Asking & Telling

Robert Hofler
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Waiting in the Wings

Charles Isherwood
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Morrissey

Troy J. Augusto
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Tail Lights Fade

Brendan Kelly
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Tube Tales

Derek Elley
Dec 16 1999 11:00PM

Hamlet

Charles Isherwood
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Any Given Sunday

Todd McCarthy
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

The Hurricane

Emanuel Levy
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Galaxy Quest

Joe Leydon
Dec 19 1999 11:00PM

Adventures in Time: The National Geographic Millennium Special

Ray Richmond
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Twelfth Dog Night

Terri Roberts
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Roscoe Mitchell's Note Factory

David Sprague
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Michael Brecker; Dave Liebman; Joe Lovano

Robert L. Daniels
Dec 20 1999 11:00PM

Play It to the Bone

Robert Koehler
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Titus

Todd McCarthy
Dec 21 1999 11:00PM

Fantasia 2000

Todd McCarthy
Dec 22 1999 11:00PM

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