Table of Contents
Week of 01/15/2000

Articles

Spielberg making magic

 

Galaxy Latam inks Disney

 

London all out of TOC

 

Helmer Hunter inks 2-pic deal

 

2000 Karlovy Vary fest to expand sked

 

Hits buoy quiet holiday

 

Impressive Finnish

 

SF and Fox ink to open Finnish distrib company

 

Making the final cut

 

Academy taps sound f/x hopefuls

 

Letterman is o.k. after surgery

 

Studios heckle hackers

 

'Hollow' nabs quartet of Golden Satellites

 

'Dharma' and 'X-Files' feted

 

U positions 'Rocky' for July punch

 

Studios balk at NBC tack

 

Simonds taps Trench prexy

 

Stars shine in Palm Springs

 

Disney building stable of scribes

 

German's L.A. play

 

Stratosphere exec quits in deal's wake

 

Four Star Lighting sold

 

EMI bids for phone license

 

Marc Davis

 

Col calls Web site for soft cell

 

'Ripley's' makes TBS a believer

 

B.O.: good 'Friday'

 

Indies link as S.F. confab

 

Even Wilder at 93

 

Bertelsmann bent

 

Gassner, CEO of BMG's int'l arm, to ankle post

 

WMA inks Swank, Mandoki

 

Limelight on Lucas

 

Inside Moves

 

L.A.'s literary gems

 

Neufeld deal looks to give Col bigger piece of action

 

ABC, UPN exex trumpet rallies

 

Fox sweeps ' '70s' to Mon.

 

WB buys into 'Hype,' orders pilot

 

Is TV-drug scandal just smoke?

 

AOL merger a jolt to the Hollywood psyche

 

Hollywood.com goes legit with Web site

 

Touchstone on the clock with suspenser 'Minutes'

 

Hearst opts for Oprah's O

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Wilson joins 'Wedding'

 

USA Films shuffles publicity dep't ranks

 

BMG will serenade Sundance

 

John Newland

 

Three dot-coms open interactive Sundance lounge

 

Mediaset dons Silva

 

Some say 'nope' to biopic on pope

 

More coin hits Dutch filmers via new fund

 

Exhibs eye computer program

 

'Will' still has power in Germany

 

'Wed' set for NATPE aisle

 

BVT, Chris-Craft offer 'Housecalls' by shrink

 

Mercury, Par ink deal for 'Queen'

 

Sat gains sub TV market share

 

Content shopping

 

Senators vow closer look at AOL-TW deal

 

The WB ups vet Nedick to fiscal exec veep post

 

Baron, Lester to hang shingle

 

K-L taps Aft for key int'l post

 

BBC backs Dyke in Granada-stake

 

IATSE moves West Coast ops to Toluca Lake site

 

Todd-AO down as merger looms

 

Cohen tops NATAS council

 

TenPercenteries

 

NL weekend's boffo thanks to 'Friday'

 

ShoWest taps 'Ripley's' Minghella helmer of year

 

GLAAD noms announced

 

Sitcom savior?

 

'Million,' 'Malcolm' are mighty

 

Preems push o'seas B.O.

 

Ruddy, TNT set $10 mil D.C. vidpic

 

Anchor yanked for rude remark

 

Heavy lifter Fleming joins Atlas management team

 

Hewitt, Weaver in MGM' 'Breakers'

 

Constantin buys into Hahn

 

King extends book pact

 

Protagonist to take UPN into interactive market

 

'Loners' gets company: Hocevar to co-produce

 

Williams in tunes at ICM

 

U exex branch out

 

MPAA showers NC-17 on 'American Psycho'

 

Tepper tapped for USA deal

 

Inside Move

 

Solomon to cover top duties at Castnet.com

 

Caruso locks in Hackford's 'Proof'

 

Drew drawn to vintage 'Love' tale

 

B-G, Basic team with ad agency

 

Frog inks deal with hot scribe

 

MTV tunes up with Graden

 

Gavin Hood

 

Tarsem

 

Tony Pemberton

 

Gina Prince-Bythewood

 

Arik Kaplun

 

First Run to man Cohen's 'Homo Sapiens' in U.S.

 

Jan Hrebejk

 

New projects from last classes

 

Cyber schmooze

 

Robinson Devor

 

Nigel Cole

 

Joan Chen

 

Femme force

 

Greg Berlanti

 

Shorts slot ambitious

 

Spacey's indie vision 20/20

 

Ford signs up with UTA

 

Building a foundation for docs

 

When effects come to the emotional rescue

 

Sneak peak at Kopple's Woodstock opus on tap

 

Three for the road

 

The digi-mouse that roared

 

Toon audio designers are drawn to nature

 

Audiophiles still hooked on 'Star Wars' sonics

 

Theatre lab forces fest to go legit

 

Tech kudos awarded to innovators

 

Return engagements

 

Park City launch a mixed blessing

 

Despite local grumbles, Slamdance jams

 

Cinematographer's Journal

 

A dance for everyone

 

When lensers channel Norman Rockwell

 

Cinematographer's Journal

 

Cinematographer's Journal

 

Santana's 'Supernatural' wins AMA's best album

 

D.P.s write the book on literary adaptations

 

Star's exit clouds future of 'Spin City'

 

Milton Krents

 

Marguerite Churchill

 

Richard James Broadman

 

BAFTA will unspool 'Beautiful' pics in L.A.

 

Oz rejects 'Romance'

 

Women in Film to spotlight Krueger, Sher at Sundance

 

Landmark foreign-lingo winner: 'Life Is Beautiful'

 

Granada shuffles production division

 

Ladies leading Cesars

 

Local acts dominate the Euro music market

 

Wolves at the door for McPherson pic

 

Digital projection bows in U.K.

 

Launch adds musicvid, concert info sources

 

EMI-Bertelsmann playing on the juke again

 

Miramax nabs 'Corelli' rights

 

SFX inks for Europe portal

 

Bratt tops pack in USA originals

 

Network draws on classics

 

CBS' 'News' names new exec producer

 

Gamer mints 'Millionaire'

 

ABC's 'Millionaire' scores again

 

Thieves almost steal 'Cabaret's' show

 

New media mixture

 

UMG uploads its e-commerce effort

 

Isley deal blocked

 

Lensers board taps Kemper

 

ShoWest to fete Barrymore

 

Comedy Central nabs 'Moon,' 'Malkovich'

 

Drug office will end TV previews

 

PR Guild to fete Meyer

 

'Skipper Frank' Herman

 

Canuck exhib pacts with WWF & satcaster for PPV

 

'Beauty,' 'Boys' lead Las Vegas crix kudos

 

Biz vets form safety 'Net

 

Filmtown's TV road

 

Investors raise curtain on Broadway pay-per-view

 

TNT, NBC ace bids to Wimbledon rights

 

Cinar, Henson settle 'Wimzie' dispute

 

Award-winning 'Wit' director Jones dies

 

Rice cooks at Fox

 

Inside Move

 

IA sets indie film division

 

Col set to take turn with 'Silverman'

 

Oscar Watch

 

Endeavor taps KPE

 

Disney does 'Doubletake,' Gallo to helm

 

Pate brothers ink for pix, TV in pair of USA pacts

 

Centropolis, Frakes pact

 

Garner blows into 'Chicago'

 

Phoenix orbits TV ads

 

WhiteCliff buys Film Consortium

 

MGM makes B'buster deal

 

David Eric

 

Ivan Bernstein

 

Carolyn Cohen

 

Kennedys back in 'Purgatory'

 

Caesar subject of epic pic from Mann, Hanks

 

Lamarr scorned glamour image

 

Rader bound for Paradise

 

Runaway support

 

Televisa's share sale nets $1.3 bil

 

Gemstar guides TiVo suit

 

Sinclair, Emmis in court

 

Gameshow with bite

 

'Hatchett' serves youth a slice of courtshow pie

 

Vet helmers dominate film slate at Berlin fest

 

Helmer Weisman falls for 'Bluff'

 

Salhany, Rosenblatt real at LifeF/X top spots

 

Wang commits to 'Center' for Artisan

 

Academy to salute Beatty with Thalberg

 

Inside Move

 

Variety set for NATPE confab

 

Kopelson lured by tyro Brit scribe's 'The Decoy'

 

Lifetime reorders 'Day' and 'Chance'

 

Golden noms named

 

'Sopranos' premiere ratings sing

 

Lions Gate to dance with 'Death'

 

War history recast

 

Entertainment beckons CTV, says prexy Fecan

 

BSkyB accused of blocking pic's release

 

Latin Grammys to bow in L.A.

 

Kennard gives AOL-TW marriage his blessing

 

Geffen alleges Love, Erlandson breaching contract

 

Fine Line fine tunes

 

Fox ups Quicksilver to distrib'n prexy

 

Corman boils at NC-17 for 'Fire'

 

Announcer to play at Eye

 

'Women' wants Feuerstein

 

Busy week for AMG

 

Money flap over Games

 

Brazil regulators spurn Galaxy's claim on Globo

 

Granada shuffles prod'n division

 

Fraser, Weisz wrap pact for 'Mummy 2'

 

King World, Eyemark meld

 

Nortel fest goes global

 

AMG creates urban reality

 

'Cuidad' sees light

 

Little 'Love' goes long way for Fuji TV

 

Telepics legal ups Saxe

 

Harriott, Givens debut in syndicated talkshows

 

Ex-CTI prexy Bolts for Web teen scene

 

Creative to walk 'Hi-Line'

 

Presenters added to Golden Globes

 

Sidekick brings coin to indie pix

 

Alda to receive Valentine from WGAW

 

PBS docu 'Truth' wins Gold Baton

 

'Orfeu' helmer Diegues taps 'God' for next pic

 

Bracco to unveil pic at comedy fest

 

Griffin, Hamilton team on pic

 

Peacock powered

 

Exec Shuffle

 

FilmFour tops subs goal by 100,000

 

News Corp.'s 'Net arm gathers stats

 

Playboy taps judges for toon contest

 

Scripps bows New Ventures group

 

Ex-CNNfn veep suits up as Pseudo CEO

 

USA draws 'Map,' 'Labor' to homevid

 

Indie roadshow rolls

 

Five U.S. pix to bow in Palm Beach

 

S'dance Channel gets 'Getting'

 

Sony going online with Playstation 2

 

Motorola, On2 joining Sundance mix

 

Syndie newsmags hit Nielsen highs

 

FCC pushes micro-radio

 

Fox leads noms among ASC TV award finalists

 

'Serendipity' hits Chelsom

 

Domingo taking L.A. Opera stage

 

Oprah, George score A&E's best week ever

 

Muniz meets Mouse

 

Asper sez CanWest in acquisition mode

 

Austria plans retrieval of Nazi secrets

 

Networks' anti-drug shows come with a price

 

USA Nets to split stock

 

Wadja earns honorary Oscar

 

Kinowelt eyes exhibition

 

NTL bidding for Belgian cabler

 

Disneyland Paris revs up despite storm

 

NBA, media heads set all-star confab

 

Fest's royal flush

 

Dyke sells rival shares

 

French study blasts prod'n company

 

Prod'n trio banks on 'Sagwa'

 

World Brief

 

Japanese distrib Toho readies Tokyo multiplex

 

French fail to seize control of Arte

 

WB taps Credle exec VP

 

'Farmclub' set for USA

 

Reo, Touchstone TV ink deal

 

Ambrose mini on track at TNT

 

Vet Pennette storms Castle

 

Variety tunes to Waller

 

Mystery 'Dance'

 

Lions Gate rights pickup is a 'Steal'

 

Sony Family will 'Master' Titley's kung fu comedy

 

Wednesday winners

 

Rodman rebounds to Filmtown actioner

 

Music makes the scene

 

Acad redefines song rules

 

Popsters score more film jobs

 

Realsongs big in pub business

 

A year to remember

 

This year, Oscar only sings twice

 

New Bel Air address for CEO Miller

 

Where the musical contenders stand

 

A career that bridges genres

 

Realsongs translate overseas

 

Tunes won't win one for 'Club'

 

C'right fight unites nets and studios

 

Spotlight: Thomas Newman

 

Spotlight: Elliot Goldenthal

 

Cancom pulls down WIC

 

McCurry, Blankley elected by CNN

 

Music with a heart: Songsmith gives back

 

Warren to top BBC portrait

 

Touchstone milestone: Laffer 'Daddio' to NBC

 

Noyce to wage Chechnya war

 

DreamWorks taps Stevenson

 

Samaha sets Classics arm

 

Reviews

Rear Window

Supernova

Blue Clear Across to America

The Fish in Love

All the Moron's Men

The Frenchman's Son

Next Friday

The Wheel of Fire

Rock Opera

Where the Rainbow Ends

Christmas Vacation 2000

Fantozzi 2000: The Cloning

The Auteur Theory

The Wetonkawa Flash

Detention

Saint Jerome

Full Blast

Nejishiki: Wind-Up Type

Not with a Bang

The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion

Kill by Inches

My Father's Angel

Zion, Auto-Emancipation

Fashionably L.A.

The Sopranos

Jack of All Trades

Nova: Lost on Everest

The Powder Room Suite

Over the River and Though the Woods

The Hollow Lands

The Kiss at City Hall

2.5 Minute Ride

Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Celebration

Frontline: The Killer at Thurston High

The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl

Uncle Jacques' Symphony

Raquel Bitton Sings: Edith Piaf -- Her Story, Her Songs

The Reunion

A Storm in Summer

Up, Up and Away

I Love Andrea

Purple Storm

Boondock Saints

American Psycho

Faust

Little Cheung