Table of Contents
Week of 09/02/2000

Articles

Pom-poms & yawns

 

Orwellian suit socks 'Brother'

 

Comics' 'Corto' to lense in Cuba

 

Investors turning dial away from radio stock

 

Turner nets speak Spanish

 

Disney to launch Portugese web in Brazil

 

Buena Vista hangs shingle in Norway

 

Telemundo to divide Gems into 2 rings

 

B.O.'s Labor's lost

 

Summer slopes up at Telluride

 

EC wary of TW mergers; concerns over AOL, EMI

 

Helmer Stagnaro gets Ideas for series

 

Arbitrator rules for Reading in its battle with Oz distribs

 

Gersh sets up cyberspace shop

 

Frears tribute not accidental

 

Northern Exposure

 

Homegrown pix premiere

 

Toronto Intl. Film Festival Lineup

 

Venice fetes AmFAR

 

Schiffer to develop drama for Peacock

 

VJ takes spin in 'City'

 

Fox, Disney lead B.O. in a bummer summer

 

Fed wedding zing

 

SAG, ad biz seek way out

 

Fine Line's big 'Night' in Venice

 

Michelle Phillips

 

Amy Jo Johnson

 

PlayersShemar Moore

 

Telemundo sees new day with live 'Esta Manana'

 

Acad deadline set for scholar grants

 

Marvel preserving values

 

Rogers steps to the plate in takeover of Blue Jays

 

Eastwood feted at Deauville

 

Pop's merger plans with iFilm.com burst

 

Many cable nets gain August aud

 

Tooners urged to reject offer

 

Actors union leaders seek to permanently ban scabs

 

Film biz should give Down Under a leg up

 

Area 51 launched for laughs

 

'X-Men,' 'Hollow Man' hailed at o'seas B.O.

 

Program explores underbelly of fame

 

Public coin for Canuck films still trails TV

 

Hopper revs up for Russian art

 

Messier tosses coin tale

 

Debate-leery pols still not ready for primetime

 

MPAA's suit sours Scour

 

Corrections

 

Montreal fest dawns an age of 'Innocence'

 

NBC courts Wolf -- again

 

Pop snaps and crackles before launch

 

Only top-tier talent taps the till

 

Erik Von Detten

 

Kate Kahanovitz

 

WB Intl. TV Distrib'n revamps Euro ops

 

Web will air in China

 

Arnold to bow at fest

 

Indies on the cheap

 

Tognazzi begins lensing on Norsk's 'Greatest' pic

 

Epic taps Barnett exec veep

 

Correction

 

Disney takes summer B.O. title

 

Miramax inks 'Airtight' deal with scribes

 

New Series - ABC

 

'The Fugitive'

 

U, Canal Plus execs share sub sandwich

 

Ad revs boost Seven's profits

 

Tim O'Brien, Paul N. Young

 

'Enquirer' gets facelift

 

Bertelsmann taps Espeland

 

Survival of the earliest; a 'Stud' in prose

 

Sitcom savvy keeps Peacock flying

 

Monday might grid

 

Time Warner merger battles on two fronts

 

'Ed'

 

Pillot, Peaslee pact with Par TV

 

Alliance revamps longform arm, ups 3 exex

 

WB swayed by Butcher's 'Wind'

 

Inside Move: FTC violence report won't call for laws

 

'E.T.' to phone home again with re-release

 

Young, Principato form production firm

 

Keitel exits United Talent for Endeavor

 

Storyline, G-J nail 'Stud' for series

 

VH1, Pocket book 'Behind the Music' deal

 

Ad biz touts prod'n levels

 

NBC builds case for 3rd 'Law' skein

 

Latest Chapter 11: UA

 

Binoche set for B'way revival of 'Betrayal'

 

Anastos jumps to WCBS

 

BBC taps vets for drama unit

 

PBS prepares to shuffle shows

 

Court's U turn rocks MP3 coffers

 

Lit whiz starts biz, exits WMA

 

Bush peace accord

 

UIP names Rougier to top French unit

 

'Fawlty,' 'Frasier' industry poll faves

 

Peterzell to top redesigned Baseline

 

Intertainment profits rocket

 

Globo plan helps poor

 

Euro 'Brother' skeins zoom in on records

 

Cable mergers continue in Japan as four to unite

 

Hines gets offer to 'Star' as Bojangles

 

Diversity picture improves reception

 

ASCAP, gov't revise rules

 

ABC signs only four new players

 

'Gideon's Crossing'

 

'Full' house has Phifer, Carroll in hand

 

Seagram's U Music seeks $450 mil from MP3

 

Star appeal high on Eye web's list

 

WB taps Goodwin veepee

 

New Series - CBS

 

Quick Fox jumps to fill fall holes

 

'Dark Angel'

 

Zumiez, iFuse meld with e-commerce, retail pact

 

New Series - FOX

 

Turner Intl. ups exec trio

 

New Series - NBC

 

For UPN, the check's in the male

 

ABC grows Younger for distrib'n exec

 

Early bows fire up UPN Monday laff lineup

 

'Girlfriends'

 

Division on debates

 

New Series - UPN

 

Mouse House opens door to inhouse 'Bears'

 

Gray rolls dice on Vegas 'Mars' tuner

 

'Amy' bows World Wide distrib arm

 

Streep eyes 'Adaptation'

 

Shockwave to trim biz ties, cut staff

 

MPA: Pics on Web in year

 

B'ways splits the difference amid dip

 

All-American dramas take center stage

 

Cablers deal with higher expectations

 

New tube address for Lumet

 

Off-net sitcoms get fewer laughs

 

Minis, biopix are wrapped for sweeps

 

BSkyB, NTL ink 5-year deal to share program supply

 

More TV choices for Gen Z

 

Spanish-lingo outfits up home-made efforts

 

Streamlining sales

 

New Touch at top

 

Pol seeks to repeal 'work for hire' law

 

WebTV spins Eye deal for interactive shows

 

Yahoo dowload plan in sync with RIAA

 

Broadband taps Fox Sports exec Terenzio

 

Akamai to help Radio Free stream

 

Simpson fails to kill mini

 

Hoffman inks with Endeavor

 

'Frasier' cast: Tie gold ribbon

 

Fine Line bolsters PR arm

 

U.K. thesps migrate to '51st State'

 

IATSE organizes 'Arrest'

 

ICM vet ready for Revolution

 

castle Rock catches 'Dream'

 

Metro fit for 'Fashion'

 

Filmer gets Indian prize

 

U TV taps Marks VP

 

Nicholas Dunn

 

Pusan fest set to unspool

 

NAACP backs SAG strike

 

Eminem raps up top prize

 

Thomas A. Weaver

 

Robert J. 'Shad' Northshield

 

James Biane Merrick

 

New line of family shows in Pax mix

 

Now waiting in the wings...

 

Returning shows bet on new star turns

 

Creative sites usher in skeins

 

Courts and courtship are syndie favorites

 

TV boosts Dick Clark Prods.

 

Stars face 'Survivor' challenge

 

German TV group hits Team with suit

 

ABC takes week post-'Survivor'

 

Sales point to Nelly 'Country'

 

Winks named VP at small screen site

 

'Thomas' pulls into Santa Monica station

 

Without Gore, NBC won't allow Bush 'Press' time

 

Inside Move: Hardly a banner year for ABC

 

Inside Move: Sex, talk, rock hosts perk 20th

 

'Newton' gets look

 

Nat'l Geo Channel Intl. goes to Brazil

 

Graham gunning for '.45'

 

Vivendi, Ticketmaster eye Europe

 

Mutual team to part ways

 

Spinal Tap bottoms out again

 

'Famous' rocks aud

 

Miracle draws vet Mouse exec

 

BBC calls Boyle to telepic roots

 

Bye-bye big boys?

 

Austrian gov't to study selloff of TV frequencies

 

M6Web unveils its plans to boost site

 

Soccer coup for Sky

 

ORT shareholder vows not to sell to Kremlin

 

Music net goes online

 

Edward Lawrence

 

'Crash' lands to lead Chinese pic fest

 

Koppel renews with ABC

 

Art Greenfield

 

Frog leaps ahead with new laffers

 

Hype

 

New Series - The WB

 

Nick slotted for Zee web

 

Oz producer confab firms H'w'd lineup

 

CanWest net bows Canuck producer fund

 

BSkyB will offer digital recorders

 

Soprano hits highest note at Operalia

 

Telemundo taps novela topper

 

NBC sells out Olympic ad spots

 

MP3.com stock sinks 20% on judge's ruling

 

'September' bows Down Under

 

Safety site buys APBNews.com

 

Sapient to sponsor Britannia Awards

 

DreamWorks Records cuts deal with S3

 

Koppel deal, news Emmys bolster ABC

 

Disney revamps daytime/syndie banner

 

Abba tuner goes B'way

 

New Line set to snap up 'Shudder'

 

Inside Move: Scott may fly with 'Hawk'

 

TV Azteca comes to U.S.

 

'Visitation' rights for 'Destination' duo

 

Artisan crafts IPO, $150 mil deal

 

Allen ally in Spain

 

Quadriplegic sells memoirs to Hyperion

 

SAG, agents see progress in talks

 

Granada adds soccer to its Arsenal

 

Teuton gov't to raise royalties on hardware

 

BBC buys India slot for 'Teletubbies'

 

CSA taps 3 for French pub TV

 

Russian pubcasters get redo

 

ESPN Intl. taps Berthely

 

Hearst-Argyle nabs Granite state ABC affil

 

Wilson tops NBC syndie op

 

GM weighs sale of DirecTV parent

 

TW buys Africana.com to link to black aud

 

Madonna's Guy cuts deal for 'Long Hair'

 

Zucker takes top spot at Walker Digital

 

Users to create musicvids at GetMusic.com

 

Vet U Intl. TV exec Hughes to retire

 

Peacock's preems

 

Silver eyes remake of 'Westworld'

 

Inside Move: Smith comes out with tome

 

Syndie vet heads Back to school

 

Canal Plus, U exex hobnob at Deauville

 

Bochco nabs playwright Cunningham

 

Inside Move: The Rock drops out of pic

 

Judge rejects Kirch suit

 

'Gladiator', 'NYPD' teams pitch Roman cop pilot

 

Jacobs will book for BAM

 

Streep, Kidman, Paltrow circle 'Hours'

 

Pickups proving easy at Toronto Film Fest

 

Reviews

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks

Compay Segundo

Dr. T & the Women

Hellhound on my Trail

Say Goodnight, Gracie

Hotaru

That's Just Like You

Chronically Unfeasible

The Vineyard

Daughters of the Sun

A Trial in Prague

Together

The Day the Ponies Come Back

Hold-Up

Violet

Moonfish

A Lingering Face

Quills

The Wrestlers

Sιance

75 Degrees in July

Conflict

Ouch

Almost Nothing

To and Fro

The Low Down

The Heart's Root

The Season of Guavas

Tomorrow's Another Day

Gran Paradiso

Azzurro

Two for Tea

Gostanza da Libbiano

Hamlet; The Two Noble Kinsmen; The Antipodes

Ebert & Roeper and the Movies

Before Night Falls

Backstage

Chinese Coffee

In Vanda's Room

Turn It Up

The Way of the Gun

Red Hot Chili Peppers; Stone Temple Pilots

Pollock

Nicolette and Aucassin

The Watcher

A Tribute to Mel Torme

Marc Ribot

Aida

Nightcap

Placido Rizzotto

The Princess and the Warrior

Mr. Accident

Almost Famous

Brother

One Day in September


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