Table of Contents
Week of 09/17/2001

Articles

Three Brit praiseries stage a big Premier

 

BBC lines up property plan with Trillium

 

'Tereska' wins Polish fest's top award

 

'Big Bro' leaves players in dark

 

Swedish Sonet targets at American moviegoers

 

Carlton veep to quit

 

Irish 'Cork' lineup announced

 

Spain's 'Gijon' announces sidebars

 

US tragedy fills Japanese airtime

 

'Care' tops b'casting confab

 

Aloft the ratings, French web M6 adding to 'Story'

 

Thomas Ralph Fries

 

Tom Pappalardo

 

Bradley J. Uecker

 

June Salter

 

Dick Clark profits fall

 

CanWest to cut Post's staff

 

4 for top SAG spot

 

Arkoff Services

 

Martin Field

 

Wall Street is dizzyland

 

Correction

 

Getting it together

 

Adam will receive Art Directors kudo

 

Exits rock Cannes event

 

Late-night laffers find difficulty laughing

 

Paper trail, photos lost at B'way Digital

 

'Nuremberg,' 'Da Vinci' lead Geminis

 

Five scribes chasing Pipedream

 

Lincoln Center delays bows

 

WGA East moves elections

 

Apes, Kidman provide distraction

 

'Spirited' B.O. in Japan

 

ABC, Turner nets divvy up 'Park III'

 

Sol Leibner

 

Dale Davis

 

Walter Craig

 

Sally Weeks Congdon

 

Gordon Signer

 

N.Y. resumes film permits

 

Baseball makes pitch for normalcy

 

TV getting back to biz and blurbs

 

Tribeca, Burrough do time for HBO's 'Crime'

 

Inside Move: WBTV still shops Heche

 

Answering the bell

 

FCC digital dealing

 

Clear Channel exec Donahue exits

 

Fenton on legal team

 

Robert Pagent

 

Mouse can't break fall

 

Big Four plan telethon spec for N.Y. victims

 

Broadway B.O. takes a major hit

 

Terrorism projects shelved; a green Bana?

 

H'wood Reporter taps Burns editor

 

SAG smoking over Loews

 

Gotham's pub biz scrambles in crisis

 

Local hits heat up Norway B.O. biz

 

Phoenix gets fresh game plan

 

Exhib filling up before auds arrive

 

Exit strategies replace early optimism

 

'Shoe' does socko biz at Austrian B.O.

 

Independent moves

 

'Mercer' maker declines honors

 

Playboy picks 'Lover'

 

'Nuevo' news show

 

Norway's 'Elling' is Oscar entry

 

Cork Fest sets sked

 

Col Int'l TV raises Crescenti

 

MVS to bow feevee channel in Mexico

 

B'casters halt emergency signal tests

 

IATSE feeds relief fund

 

Media giants pledge millions for relief

 

Nielsen nixes weekly report due to attacks

 

Marts take heart

 

Game for TV skein

 

Valenti talks piracy prevention

 

GE's Welch in jam over election

 

B'way B.O. crashes

 

Today more than ever, film may be answer

 

DirecTV talks ongoing

 

Larry Kegan

 

'Shrek,' 'Groove' top Annie noms list

 

CNN coverage leads cablers

 

Inside Move: Sony, WB in the ring again

 

Mystery mogul flexes plexes

 

Can Anschutz alter exhib-studio game?

 

Fox hounds syndie scene

 

Publisher has Renaissance

 

All-American tuners roll out on road

 

Disney ramps up vid-preem sequel slate

 

Trio pushes back 'Salesman' re-airing

 

Roadshow pulls out of five more markets

 

'Band' backs off in soph-sesh ratings

 

New Zealand vidstores play by different rules

 

Wall St. stabilizes

 

Nets play familiar theme on Mondays

 

Stars flock to telethon

 

Pubs get drubbed

 

'C.I.D.' drafts WB for series

 

Security issues beset Kodak

 

SAG offers stars to aid in recovery

 

Tribune TV stations lean on 'Friends'

 

Scribe/helmer Tolkin embarks on Endeavor

 

Actors union threatens Brit pix prod'n

 

Nets play familiar themes on Mondays

 

ABC will cease airing WTC explosion clips

 

Paramount ups Mazgedian to VP

 

Cogeco, Bell buy Quebecor TV net

 

Bowles' banner Magnolia blooms

 

NL nabs 'Elf' for Ferrell

 

Inside Move: 'Watcher' dogs Reeves

 

'World' sets Perell's Process banner in motion

 

Merendino in talks for 'Easy' project

 

Warners makes 'News'

 

Davies confirmed as BBC chair

 

London film fest line-up announced

 

Kodak London Screenings line-up announced

 

Blunden ankles TFI in turbulent times

 

U.K.'s FilmFour inks deal

 

Denmark's 'Popstars' beats 'Big'

 

Pearson TV devaluation depresses RTL Group revs

 

Plural-Argos pact targets Hispanic markets

 

Exodus on as TMC switches gears

 

Cecchi Gori soccer club kicked

 

Corrupt King tale takes U turn with Gerolmo and 'Traffic' duo

 

Labor Council taps prexy post, veeps

 

Internationalmedia sets up equity fund with Mediastream

 

'2001' returns to theaters

 

Cinemas to donate Tuesday ticket sales

 

Cooke joins 'Freedom's Journey'

 

Somber 'Daily Show' to return tonight

 

Revolution pix to aid relief

 

Jay-Z sets 'Blueprint' for week's LP-sales toppers

 

Labels face music

 

Anna Bella Theodosopoulos

 

Sidonia Mae Gibilisco

 

Adam Joseph Traut

 

Barrett bridges Viv U gap

 

Georgia Blue Wiles

 

Michaela Boland and Michael Bodey

 

ShowEast to honor Sands, Gill

 

'Misty' plays again

 

Storyopolis finds a new Dimension for kiddie fare

 

Gadgets give way to gowns

 

Fernandez back at KTLA as ayem news co-anchor

 

'Kiss Me' goodnight

 

Harper phones in campaign

 

B&N to sell books on TV

 

Cinesite taps Pooler, Reinke

 

Belief adds new hires as director ankles post

 

'Amelie' opens Mill Valley

 

Sked shuffle redux

 

Telethon adds thrush Carey, more channels

 

Inside Move: ABC mulls another 'Mole'

 

Esposito dons 'Disguise' for Carvey laffer

 

TV beams back into N.Y.

 

TV's ad-verse reaction

 

'Bad' timing means pic shuffle

 

Chairman ankles Fox TV

 

It's another tough day for Viacom

 

Prez will roar for five more

 

NBC betting on 'Betty'

 

Pisano's slight edge

 

Unions OK B'way pay cut

 

*NSync surrounded by celebrity

 

Carrey, O'Donnell donate $$

 

Song amid sorrow

 

Beatty no-show at Spanish fest

 

'Millionaire' winner under investigation

 

Pusan to promote 19 feature pic projects

 

Kirch, Mediaset dissolve Euro joint venture Epsilon

 

Puffer ankles Kirch pay TV unit

 

'Whale' sails with Teuton $

 

Upbeat Allen perseveres with Italo promo tour

 

Winter warms NBDtv

 

Pramer in Euro Zone

 

Fireworks ups exec

 

Rightscenter plans Fair bow

 

Publicity vet heads to Miramax

 

B'way unveils survival campaign

 

WB, West hoist a 'Black Flag'

 

SAG OKs 28 candidates to run in election

 

Lescure memoir set for October bow

 

Many Book Country fest events canceled

 

Newman's 'Hole in the Wall' raises money and hope for young people

 

Welder's widow sues Col Pics, Sony

 

Germany sets digital standard

 

Brits flip coin to revived 'Jeeves'

 

Content taps prod'n exec trio

 

Eye's 'Race' hot, 'Lake' not

 

Radio awards line up stars

 

On a smoother ride

 

Blair exits Arista amid turmoil at BMG

 

Invite to cablers to join telethon irks affils

 

KCAL taps news director

 

Bax, Velkes depart Fox Filmed Ent.

 

Empty Vegas hotels lead to job, show cuts

 

Orgs to send reps to agent hearings

 

Amiel drives to 'Core'

 

Correction

 

Premiere editor Solomon ankles

 

Inside move: Tauzin backs Maher...

 

Unions take cuts, B'way unveils plan

 

HOB singing the economic blues

 

Col clocks 'Tick-Tock'

 

Scotts cast lot with Fox

 

Betting the Mouse

 

'Texas Justice' tops syndie bows

 

Studios on high alert following FBI warning

 

Nets struggling to buoy fall bows

 

Pair bonds on 'Evelyn'

 

Pic sellers mull market cuts

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
September 21, 2001

 

Teuton pubcasters unveil int'l feevee channel

 

Writers Guild taps new prez

 

Stewart joins buyback strategy to buoy stock

 

Correo buys pub house Prensa

 

Chanin adds media unit

 

Microsoft delays Xbox launch date

 

Street struggles

 

Ernie Coombs

 

Carolyn Beug

 

Larry Lantz

 

'Glitter' anything but B.O. gold

 

Lighter fare's flair

 

Celebs contribute

 

Moye sues Sony over 'Married' profits

 

Violinist Isaac Stern dies at 81

 

SAG issues pre-vote caution

 

Acad OKs security for Oscar show

 

Col TriStar to bow pic prod'n in Spain

 

'Fast,' 'Cats' rule tame B.O. o'seas

 

Bush speech, telethon both draw record auds

 

RealOne's new one for Internet content

 

Eye wins 'Big' in demo race

 

Smits inks return to Alphabet beat

 

'Millionaire' tunes up toon version of gamer

 

U joins retreat from NATPE floor

 

Able Launch for 'Kane' DVD

 

Lights back on B'way

 

Madrid Film Lab at 80: Princes of prints

 

Julie Andrews resonates in seventh showbiz decade

 

Rabal: colorful character

 

More than awards for vid nods

 

'Kate' troupe cuts salary to stay open

 

Bay skies cloudy

 

Reins in Spain go to TV exec Olaciregui

 

Insiders' guide to San Sebastian

 

'Big Brother' gives auds taste for real life

 

TV execs ponder priorities

 

Animation biz looks outside country for coin

 

Spain: Pix in the pipeline

 

Spain: Local Distrib Update

 

Howard Hughes: Tales of a priapic producer

 

Digital Domain set for Par's 10th 'Trek'

 

Off B'way gets 'Rude' introduction

 

'Enterprise' set to take off

 

Gotham's filmmakers mull future of prod'n

 

Plots are hot spots for nets

 

MTV backs Ponies' 'Sorority Life' skein

 

Greenlights turn red

 

Sydney Nicole Kurland

 

Fiesta fizzles

 

English-lingo pix inspire investors

 

Reviews

The Flying Dutchman

Crosby, Stills, and Nash

The Car Man

Megadeth

The Education of Max Bickford

Buffalo Soldiers

Serendipity

Let's Face It

50 Years of NBC Late Night

Pete.

A Life in the Theatre

World Traveler

Crossing Jordan

Urinetown

The Unexpected Man

Snipes

Tempted

Glitter

Stars and the Moon: An Evening With Betty Buckley

Blink-182

Megiddo

Rain

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table

Michael Ball: Alone Together

The Hitchcock Murders

Romeo and Juliet

Ichi The Killer

Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Serbia Year Zero

Letters From 'Nam

Pasadena

Asoka

Inside Schwartz

Citizen Baines

Invincible

Red Moon

Danny

Philly

Bread and Milk

Malraux, The Daring Dreamer

Days of Grave

Probably Love

3 Erotic Tales

Sweet Dreams

The Cave

Voices

Parallel Worlds

The Killing Yard

Scenes of The Crime

Purple Sunset

The Unsaid

Sisters

Heidi M.

Pretty Things

Neutral

Laundry

Tilt

Emeril

America: A Tribute to Heroes


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