Table of Contents
Week of 08/27/2001

Articles

Blockbuster bid

 

Tony tix sell out in four hours

 

Marketing team hits summer home run

 

Toronto Film Fest at a glance

 

Influential faces at fests

 

Reynolds beats one-trick rap

 

Valenti to cross milestone in Deauville

 

'Children' to soap up Gallic net TF1

 

How pix get a fix on the best fest fit

 

Filmmakers' la dolce vita

 

Rohmer's 'Lady' explores new filmic territory

 

Willful iconoclast

 

Richard Kelly

 

Peter Care

 

Burr Steers

 

Hank Steinberg

 

Ben Edlund

 

Eye's 'Love' succumbs to NBC's 'Mob' for openers

 

Spacey, Redford, Crowe topline high-voltage slate

 

Montreal: Good for Gauls

 

Kubrick riddle fascinated the French

 

Highbrow to slapstick, Moore works the range

 

Producer honoree Silver agonizes over 'the process'

 

Showing Gaul

 

Broad Spectrum

 

Finding footing amid fest fever

 

Leading Pole helmer Munk's career is cut tragically short

 

Jane Greer

 

Venice Fest Facts

 

Tapped talents tip of the iceberg

 

David Atkins

 

Jeff Beal

 

Shari Berman & Bob Pulcini

 

John Carrafa

 

Jonathan Lethem

 

Tom McRae

 

James A. Chressanthis

 

Joel Diamond

 

Finn Taylor

 

Pete Yorn

 

Tom Foden

 

Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek

 

Michael Herbig

 

Naomi Iizuka

 

Showmen of the Year

 

Jim Carrey

 

New owners forge 'global studio'

 

Brian Grazer

 

Franchise division explores platforms

 

Stephen Sommers

 

The Global 50

 

No. 1: AOL Time Warner

 

No. 2: Walt Disney

 

No. 3: Viacom

 

No. 4: Vivendi Universal

 

No. 5: Bertelsmann

 

No. 6: News Corp.

 

No. 7 Sony

 

No. 8: Comcast

 

No. 9: AT&T

 

No. 10: Cox Enterprises

 

No. 11: NBC

 

No. 12: Gannett

 

No. 14: Clear Channel

 

No. 15: DirecTV

 

No. 13: Tribune

 

No. 16: Kirch Group

 

No. 17: USA Networks

 

No. 18: Cablevision

 

No. 19: NTL

 

No. 20: Fuji Television

 

No. 21: RTL Group

 

No. 27: Carlton

 

No. 28: EchoStar

 

No. 29: Tokyo Broadcasting System

 

No. 30: Rogers Communications

 

No. 31 Televisa

 

No. 32: Mediaset

 

No. 34: TF1

 

No. 33: Clarin Group

 

No. 35: Asahi National Broadcasting Co.

 

No. 36: ProSiebenSat 1 Media

 

No. 37: Bonnier Group

 

No. 38: Granada

 

No. 39: Telewest

 

No. 40: Liberty Media

 

No. 41: Toho Co.

 

No. 42: Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.

 

No. 43: UnitedGlobalCom

 

No. 44: MGM

 

No. 45: AMC

 

No. 46: Regal Cinemas

 

No. 47: Toei Co.

 

No. 48: Egmont Group

 

No. 49: Loews Cineplex

 

No. 50: Univision Communications

 

Companies 1-10

 

Companies 11-20

 

Companies 21-30

 

Companies 31-40

 

Companies 41-50

 

Clear delineation

 

UPC, PrimaCom push back vote on merger

 

Viv U tuning out MP3 suits

 

Author Clark to tout pix of her books at Mipcom

 

NL's Donovan tops new unit; Kounelias in

 

Subs, ads lift quarter for Alliance Atlantis

 

VOD dings B'buster shares

 

WB sets stage for 'Matrix' pix

 

'New' wins Nordic Grand Prix

 

Endemol goes Globo

 

Court: RTL5's 'United' copied Endemol skein

 

Digital TV softly bows in Finland

 

VCL planning linkup with unnamed partner

 

IFC falls in 'Love' with Howard-helmed indie

 

Yeoh gets in 'Touch' with next pic in Tibet

 

Russians boost pic coin

 

Jaoui clocks into 'Hours'

 

'Seagull' won't nest on B'way

 

Marceau parlays hand to helm

 

Roadhouse blues

 

Jeffrey Katzenberg

 

Inside Move: CNNfn cools heels as fire stifles b'cast

 

High-rise is last act at Shubert

 

IFP sets finalists in Parks filmmaking competition

 

Haute stuff for Style exec

 

Dog days on B'way

 

Ready to Telluride

 

Frog bumps its pricey 'Baby'

 

Tristani to quit as FCC commish

 

Harper sez no thanks to debate

 

KNBC veep out after 12 yrs.

 

Fox casts O'con as VP

 

Below-the-line dance at Paradigm

 

Manhattan anchors new digs

 

Farrell joins Gilbert SAG run

 

Walton OKs SAG's globetrotting efforts

 

McClory loses his Bond retry

 

Brain trust enlisted for Rudin's 'Einstein'

 

'Tale' wagging Oz

 

Douglas on sidelines

 

San Sebastian to honor 'Circle'

 

Dragon and Andell on a Mission

 

Vivendi U sells trades division

 

CME closes in on Zelezny

 

Williams switches to CAA

 

Kirch backs off EM.TV bid

 

Launch countdown

 

Showbiz stox slide on downer Dow day

 

Media World powers up to web speed

 

Trio of hits harvest big o'seas B.O.

 

'Amelie,' 'Wedding' span Vancouver fest slate

 

Splendid TV distribbing 'Glory Days'

 

French mourn at Leotard funeral

 

Napster still in Bertelsmann good graces

 

'Primetime' Condit, sports pump Alphabet

 

Jack Kelly

 

Praisery Falko elevates Bruce

 

Tennis net, anyone?

 

FringeNYC places awards front, center

 

Studios lure in pics

 

William Lockwood

 

Flody clicks on 'V' for Net-pic transfer

 

David J. Clive

 

TNT to air Lennon tribute concert

 

AFTRA unites Detroit staffs

 

WGA West organizes Nick picket

 

Sony's Dixie divorce

 

Harper vying for SAG VP

 

Miramax taps Kawanishi VP

 

Fugitives get screen time in nation's capital

 

Viewers go for revamped News

 

Cable flashes hot rates

 

Comcast taps Nissenblatt to fill programming post

 

Pix punchy, biz slow in Montreal

 

Sydney Olivia Holler

 

Sony gives VOD nod to In Demand

 

IFilm to sell publishing arm

 

Avid's NetReview lets crew see footage online

 

SAG flooded by board plans

 

Change, 'Dust' fill air at Venice

 

Eye high on 'Frasier' scribes Lloyd, Keenan

 

Inside move: Minghella brings 'Mountain' to Cruise

 

Inside move: 'Big' shot aims at 'Lost'

 

Icon U.K. adds exec duo

 

Three-peat at CWM

 

Edwards creditors OK Anschutz buyout plan

 

Pricey 'Omega' sequel gets spiritual guidance

 

Natty long legs

 

Law, love at Castle Rock

 

D'Works tracking top cop for 'Catch'

 

Col bids on syndie eBay

 

'Becker' five suing Par TV

 

Alphabet orders up more 'Brady' segs

 

'Pearl' eyes labor gains

 

Clear cues radio daze

 

Casinos' gamble on rock pays off

 

Vet new wave directors surf digital technology

 

Peru code tackles corruption

 

Par, Goodson pick Strix reality shticks

 

Canal Plus spring-cleans for fall sked

 

Korean TV stars shine behind Bamboo Curtain

 

BBC empire strikes back

 

Nets rely on rookies for Friday share

 

ACCC watchdogs hunt cabler Foxtel

 

News vets get scandalous boost

 

Japan B.O. scorching in summer

 

Van den Ende boosts musicals on Stage

 

Vilar Institute launches arts org fellowships

 

'Starlight Express' skating to a close

 

Local click breaks lizard's B.O. mark

 

B'way biz up; 'Stones' 181g

 

D'Works learns local lingo for 'Shrek'

 

Spanish locals toon up features

 

Changes loom in China's distrib system

 

Singapore slings new wave of pix

 

Kirch, Euro b'casters fight Cup cold war

 

'Others' brothers synergize to 'Max

 

Out of the crosshairs for 'O'

 

Disney dancing with Yahoo -- again

 

Coming to America

 

That Old World charms pays off

 

Court TV nabs U.K. hit 'Ratrap'

 

Randolph inks trio of script pacts

 

Sundance dreams

 

WB vet Sanchez retires as Latin American VP

 

TiVo raises $52 mil in new financing round

 

SAG zeroes in on tapping top exec

 

'Now' bows at No. 1

 

Bourne has new identity

 

Liberty postpones deal with DT

 

Teuton tube wars heat up

 

Dutch 'Brother' ups ante

 

Cole king of H'wood again

 

TF1's reality romp

 

Thesp Rabal dies after Montreal honors

 

New Line in Germany

 

Bossiere takes Revolution post

 

WGA West files unfair labor charge

 

Paxson signals Goodman boost

 

Syndie frosh wash

 

Linda Gray

 

Pols call AFTRA for hearings

 

Swoosie Kurtz, Clare Kramer

 

Opener 'Dust' wilts in Venice heat

 

Jeremy London

 

Happy ending for 'O'

 

Scribe's helm bow a 'Bounty'

 

CNN prez Kent ankling group

 

AMC passes on rollout

 

C23 plants pic deal with hyphenate Field

 

NTL goes digital in Ireland

 

Spyglass' focus on Chernov as sr. VP

 

Inside Move: Pitt rakes in fall leave

 

Inside Move: Ruffalo 'Signs' out at Mouse

 

Carol scores hat trick

 

'She Moves' in

 

Revisiting the 'Chocolate Factory'

 

CBS lights torch early with 'Survivor'

 

Collette turning 'Japanese' in Oz pic

 

Alphabet peeks at Tokyo's 'Diary'

 

Unsupporting cast

 

SAG faces race issue again in latest lawsuit

 

Simpson upped at FSN

 

Hot slot in knot

 

Regency takes 'Leap'

 

Disney's keen on teen 'Girl'

 

Emmy commemorative: Heavyweight - Norman Lear

 

Fox 'Alaska' bound

 

Kirch pays $21 million for pic package

 

Russia to privatize Mosfilm studio

 

Kirch seals Korean World Cup soccer deal

 

Le Lay ankles as prexy of France's TPS

 

Editor-in-chief to return

 

Bellina Logan and Ben Bode

 

Tycoon's death brings biopic additions

 

Ullmann back behind camera

 

April unveils slate but details sketchy

 

Playboy Intl. bows premium channel

 

EMS nabs Fassbinder

 

UPC expanding niche bouquet in Germany

 

Williamstown fest skeds Weaver tribute

 

South African fest aims at racism

 

Europafilm feels 'New'

 

B.C. Film ups grants

 

Canuck digi-crunch

 

Telluride touts Indian pix

 

Scribes picket Nickelodeon

 

Target marries off 'Wife' format to Fox

 

Suing scribe wants judge off her case

 

Sporting a new look

 

WGAW gets behind bill for tax credits

 

Back to the future

 

L.A. law firm Manatt, Phelps takes on two

 

Edmund J. Cambridge

 

Philippe Leotard

 

Correction

 

Steve Ramirez, Andrew Steiner

 

Dennis Meyers, Doug Spilatro

 

IATSE organizes Illinois workers

 

Francisco Rabal

 

WE get exclusive on 'Felicity' reruns

 

U's sizzling summer driving record B.O.

 

Download ruling a blow to vid biz

 

Mogul goes House hunting

 

Los Angeles new base for Latin partners

 

Disney's Family has hoop hopes

 

Edwards drops Imax in rebranding

 

Lakeshore logs onto 'Purpose'

 

SAG dancers' committee chair seeks probe

 

ATG deals picked up, shared

 

Litany of stars paged for library's Read-In

 

TiVo stems losses, steps up competish

 

Inside move: Telemundo courting congloms

 

Amy Zane Jarkow

 

Juliette Lillywhite

 

SAG reps may go on strike

 

Emmy commemorative: Reason for optimism

 

Emmy commemorative: Loving Lucy

 

Emmy commemorative: Tune in, drop out, get happy

 

Emmy commemorative: Heavyweight - Carl Reiner

 

Emmy commemorative: Underdog - Dobie Gillis

 

Emmy commemorative: Eye and mighty times

 

Emmy commemorative: Underdog - WKRP

 

Emmy commemorative: Where the classics air

 

Emmy commemorative: Primetime punchline pioneers

 

Emmy commemorative: Heavyweight - Sid Caesar

 

Emmy commemorative: Underdog - Ernie Kovac

 

Emmy commemorative: Hartman's legacy

 

Emmy commemorative: Fantasy line-up

 

Emmy commemorative: Theme songs provide ambiance

 

Emmy commemorative: Underdog - 'Square Pegs'

 

Emmy commemorative: End of the line for laugh tracks?

 

Emmy commemorative: The 2000 heavyweights

 

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Weekend Box Office Preview
August 31, 2001

 

Emmy commemorative: Happy end to the happy endings

 

Emmy commemorative: Funny ladies answer with perfect comeback

 

Emmy commemorative: Animation destination

 

Sanchez rushes ABC

 

Emmy commemorative: Skit shooting

 

Emmy commemorative: Peacock flies through Reagan era

 

Emmy commemorative: The '80s heavyweight

 

Emmy commemorative: Dysfunction junction

 

Emmy commemorative: The '90s heavyweight

 

Reviews

Inland Invasion

The Pretty Things

Television Night at the Bowl

Orson's Shadow

Daddy and Them

Back to the Secret Garden

One on One

Dust

Freshman Year

The Milk of Human Kindness

Francesca and Nunziata

Two Can Play That Game

Jason Graae: An Evening of Self-Indulgence … The Sequel

So Many Roads Festival

The Whole Shebang

Leo & Claire

The Amazing Race

Band of Brothers

Rock Star

Training Day

Secret Love

The Compensation

The Sleeping Wife

One Man Up

Humble Boy

The Car Man