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

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