Spielberg making magic

Galaxy Latam inks Disney

'Dharma' and 'X-Files' feted

Four Star Lighting sold

Marc Davis

Col calls Web site for soft cell

Indies link as S.F. confab

Bertelsmann bent

L.A.'s literary gems

ABC, UPN exex trumpet rallies

London all out of TOC

Impressive Finnish

SF and Fox ink to open Finnish distrib company

Academy taps sound f/x hopefuls

Letterman is o.k. after surgery

Studios heckle hackers

Studios balk at NBC tack

B.O.: good 'Friday'

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

WMA inks Swank, Mandoki

Inside Moves

WB buys into 'Hype,' orders pilot

Helmer Hunter inks 2-pic deal

2000 Karlovy Vary fest to expand sked

Hits buoy quiet holiday

Making the final cut

Simonds taps Trench prexy

Disney building stable of scribes

Stratosphere exec quits in deal's wake

EMI bids for phone license

Is TV-drug scandal just smoke?

AOL merger a jolt to the Hollywood psyche

'Hollow' nabs quartet of Golden Satellites

U positions 'Rocky' for July punch

Stars shine in Palm Springs

German's L.A. play

'Ripley's' makes TBS a believer

Even Wilder at 93

Limelight on Lucas

Neufeld deal looks to give Col bigger piece of action

Fox sweeps ' '70s' to Mon.

Hollywood.com goes legit with Web site

Exec Shuffle

USA Films shuffles publicity dep't ranks

More coin hits Dutch filmers via new fund

'Wed' set for NATPE aisle

Sat gains sub TV market share

BBC backs Dyke in Granada-stake

TenPercenteries

Preems push o'seas B.O.

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

Heavy lifter Fleming joins Atlas management team

Hewitt, Weaver in MGM' 'Breakers'

'Loners' gets company: Hocevar to co-produce

Williams in tunes at ICM

MPAA showers NC-17 on 'American Psycho'

Inside Move

Robinson Devor

Joan Chen

Shorts slot ambitious

Spacey's indie vision 20/20

Three for the road

Toon audio designers are drawn to nature

Despite local grumbles, Slamdance jams

D.P.s write the book on literary adaptations

Marguerite Churchill

BMG will serenade Sundance

Three dot-coms open interactive Sundance lounge

Mediaset dons Silva

Some say 'nope' to biopic on pope

Exhibs eye computer program

The WB ups vet Nedick to fiscal exec veep post

Todd-AO down as merger looms

GLAAD noms announced

Tepper tapped for USA deal

Drew drawn to vintage 'Love' tale

MTV tunes up with Graden

Gavin Hood

Tony Pemberton

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

Jan Hrebejk

New projects from last classes

Ford signs up with UTA

Building a foundation for docs

A dance for everyone

Cinematographer's Journal

Touchstone on the clock with suspenser 'Minutes'

Wilson joins 'Wedding'

John Newland

BVT, Chris-Craft offer 'Housecalls' by shrink

K-L taps Aft for key int'l post

NL weekend's boffo thanks to 'Friday'

ShoWest taps 'Ripley's' Minghella helmer of year

'Million,' 'Malcolm' are mighty

Constantin buys into Hahn

Caruso locks in Hackford's 'Proof'

Frog inks deal with hot scribe

Tarsem

Arik Kaplun

Sneak peak at Kopple's Woodstock opus on tap

Audiophiles still hooked on 'Star Wars' sonics

Theatre lab forces fest to go legit

Return engagements

Park City launch a mixed blessing

When lensers channel Norman Rockwell

Cinematographer's Journal

Star's exit clouds future of 'Spin City'

Richard James Broadman

Hearst opts for Oprah's O

'Will' still has power in Germany

Mercury, Par ink deal for 'Queen'

Content shopping

Senators vow closer look at AOL-TW deal

Baron, Lester to hang shingle

IATSE moves West Coast ops to Toluca Lake site

Cohen tops NATAS council

Sitcom savior?

Anchor yanked for rude remark

King extends book pact

Protagonist to take UPN into interactive market

U exex branch out

Solomon to cover top duties at Castnet.com

B-G, Basic team with ad agency

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Cyber schmooze

Nigel Cole

Femme force

Greg Berlanti

When effects come to the emotional rescue

The digi-mouse that roared

Tech kudos awarded to innovators

Cinematographer's Journal

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

Milton Krents

Oz rejects 'Romance'

Granada shuffles production division

Local acts dominate the Euro music market

Digital projection bows in U.K.

Isley deal blocked

Comedy Central nabs 'Moon,' 'Malkovich'

Drug office will end TV previews

Biz vets form safety 'Net

Award-winning 'Wit' director Jones dies

Rice cooks at Fox

IA sets indie film division

Col set to take turn with 'Silverman'

Endeavor taps KPE

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

MGM makes B'buster deal

Landmark foreign-lingo winner: 'Life Is Beautiful'

Wolves at the door for McPherson pic

EMI-Bertelsmann playing on the juke again

SFX inks for Europe portal

Bratt tops pack in USA originals

Thieves almost steal 'Cabaret's' show

Lensers board taps Kemper

ShoWest to fete Barrymore

PR Guild to fete Meyer

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

Inside Move

Oscar Watch

David Eric

Network draws on classics

UMG uploads its e-commerce effort

Canuck exhib pacts with WWF & satcaster for PPV

Filmtown's TV road

Investors raise curtain on Broadway pay-per-view

TNT, NBC ace bids to Wimbledon rights

Disney does 'Doubletake,' Gallo to helm

Garner blows into 'Chicago'

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

Women in Film to spotlight Krueger, Sher at Sundance

Ladies leading Cesars

Launch adds musicvid, concert info sources

Miramax nabs 'Corelli' rights

CBS' 'News' names new exec producer

Gamer mints 'Millionaire'

ABC's 'Millionaire' scores again

New media mixture

'Skipper Frank' Herman

Cinar, Henson settle 'Wimzie' dispute

Centropolis, Frakes pact

Phoenix orbits TV ads

WhiteCliff buys Film Consortium

Ivan Bernstein

Carolyn Cohen

Caesar subject of epic pic from Mann, Hanks

Helmer Weisman falls for 'Bluff'

Wang commits to 'Center' for Artisan

'Sopranos' premiere ratings sing

BSkyB accused of blocking pic's release

Geffen alleges Love, Erlandson breaching contract

Announcer to play at Eye

Money flap over Games

Granada shuffles prod'n division

Nortel fest goes global

Kennedys back in 'Purgatory'

Rader bound for Paradise

Gameshow with bite

'Hatchett' serves youth a slice of courtshow pie

Salhany, Rosenblatt real at LifeF/X top spots

Golden noms named

War history recast

Fine Line fine tunes

Corman boils at NC-17 for 'Fire'

Busy week for AMG

Sinclair, Emmis in court

Vet helmers dominate film slate at Berlin fest

Academy to salute Beatty with Thalberg

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

Latin Grammys to bow in L.A.

Kennard gives AOL-TW marriage his blessing

Brazil regulators spurn Galaxy's claim on Globo

Fraser, Weisz wrap pact for 'Mummy 2'

Lamarr scorned glamour image

Runaway support

Televisa's share sale nets $1.3 bil

Gemstar guides TiVo suit

Inside Move

Variety set for NATPE confab

Lifetime reorders 'Day' and 'Chance'

Lions Gate to dance with 'Death'

Entertainment beckons CTV, says prexy Fecan

Fox ups Quicksilver to distrib'n prexy

'Women' wants Feuerstein

King World, Eyemark meld

AMG creates urban reality

'Cuidad' sees light

Little 'Love' goes long way for Fuji TV

Telepics legal ups Saxe

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

Exec Shuffle

FilmFour tops subs goal by 100,000

USA draws 'Map,' 'Labor' to homevid

S'dance Channel gets 'Getting'

Syndie newsmags hit Nielsen highs

'Serendipity' hits Chelsom

Asper sez CanWest in acquisition mode

Where the musical contenders stand

Tunes won't win one for 'Club'

Spotlight: Thomas Newman

Samaha sets Classics arm

Sidekick brings coin to indie pix

Griffin, Hamilton team on pic

Playboy taps judges for toon contest

Ex-CNNfn veep suits up as Pseudo CEO

Indie roadshow rolls

Five U.S. pix to bow in Palm Beach

Motorola, On2 joining Sundance mix

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

Muniz meets Mouse

Austria plans retrieval of Nazi secrets

Networks' anti-drug shows come with a price

NTL bidding for Belgian cabler

Dyke sells rival shares

French study blasts prod'n company

Prod'n trio banks on 'Sagwa'

Japanese distrib Toho readies Tokyo multiplex

French fail to seize control of Arte

'Farmclub' set for USA

Reo, Touchstone TV ink deal

Ambrose mini on track at TNT

Mystery 'Dance'

Lions Gate rights pickup is a 'Steal'

A career that bridges genres

Realsongs translate overseas

Music with a heart: Songsmith gives back

Ex-CTI prexy Bolts for Web teen scene

Creative to walk 'Hi-Line'

Presenters added to Golden Globes

Alda to receive Valentine from WGAW

PBS docu 'Truth' wins Gold Baton

Bracco to unveil pic at comedy fest

News Corp.'s 'Net arm gathers stats

Scripps bows New Ventures group

Sony going online with Playstation 2

Fox leads noms among ASC TV award finalists

Domingo taking L.A. Opera stage

Wadja earns honorary Oscar

Disneyland Paris revs up despite storm

NBA, media heads set all-star confab

WB taps Credle exec VP

Vet Pennette storms Castle

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

This year, Oscar only sings twice

New Bel Air address for CEO Miller

C'right fight unites nets and studios

McCurry, Blankley elected by CNN

Warren to top BBC portrait

Touchstone milestone: Laffer 'Daddio' to NBC

DreamWorks taps Stevenson

Harriott, Givens debut in syndicated talkshows

Peacock powered

FCC pushes micro-radio

USA Nets to split stock

Kinowelt eyes exhibition

Fest's royal flush

World Brief

Variety tunes to Waller

Realsongs big in pub business

A year to remember

Spotlight: Elliot Goldenthal

Cancom pulls down WIC

Noyce to wage Chechnya war

Rear Window

Supernova

The Sopranos

Jack of All Trades

Nova: Lost on Everest

Nejishiki: Wind-Up Type

Not with a Bang

The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion

Blue Clear Across to America

Kill by Inches

The Fish in Love

My Father's Angel

All the Moron's Men

Zion, Auto-Emancipation

The Frenchman's Son

Next Friday

Fashionably L.A.

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

Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Celebration

2.5 Minute Ride

The Powder Room Suite

Over the River and Though the Woods

Frontline: The Killer at Thurston High

The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl

The Hollow Lands

The Kiss at City Hall

The Reunion

Uncle Jacques' Symphony

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

Up, Up and Away

A Storm in Summer

Little Cheung

Purple Storm

Boondock Saints

Faust

American Psycho

I Love Andrea