Table of Contents
Week of 01/08/2002
Articles
Avery Schreiber
Robert Patten
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Miramax buys 'Samsara' for U.S.
U.K. video market up 18% in '01
FilmFour taps Brenner for intl. sales
Holiday cheer spills over to Off B'way
Teuton film outfit Helkon cuts staff
Noises Off: Celebrating in style
Kridler steps down as Capra prezy
Making most of season
Runner-up race gets even closer
Oslo won't play 'Game'
'Heaven and Earth' a first for Ford Center
DirecTV beams super subs
Court nixes EM.TV suit
EMI, BMG lend Listen an ear
Ad slump bruises Emmis rev
Imax retires $42 mil in debt
PBS expands slate of kids programming
Turner taps Wakschlag
Globe presenters take shape
Philippe Erwin, Paula Allen
Michael Connor, Beth Sanford
Bill Roberts
Jeanette Ourada
Rotterdam readies Tigers
Court TV rounds up Cossack
Labor pains plagued H'w'd in '01
Jack Rhodes
Juris tapped by MuchMusic
New ruling imperils TV-6
ABC scores with football
Gavin exec VP at Zomba
Pacific Rim exec exits WBTV post
Afghani helmers shoot for local film revival
Taylor jokes about her metal plates, airport security
New 'Day' dawning as CNBC rejigs lineup
CBS conquers 'Fear' with lineup of laffers
Inside Move: Fit to be tied
Euros may coin more co-prod'ns
Less can be more
Packer pumps troubled net Prime
BBC World unspools its digital service
PAS taps into home market for toons amid gloom
Beeb, TF1 win eyeball war
Galas launch Kimmel Center
$10 mil gift to Kennedy Center
Buckley bows out of 'Palas'
Kiddy litter rules H'wood
Merry B.O. tidings
Inside Move: Fests test their traction
Inside Move: Changing of guard
Sundance waxes up for crowded slopes
He's got that Magic touch
Kiwi scribes enlist at local screenwriting boot camps
Lost in digital merger maze
Hoffart exits Europafilm
Dale Neis
Bret Harrison
Paul Maibaum, Jill Savitt
Mike Ferris, John Brancato
CAA to beef up Motorola marketing
Oscar Watch: Ballots mailed
Fresh 'Sex' scores ratings high for HBO
Vid rewinds stats
Wider pitch for urban niche
NBA changes game in coverage contract
Road grosses
Doubletake notes music focus
Speaker takes the floor at Madstone
'Birdie!' nests in new space
'Great' mini conquers HBO
D'Works sets play date for pricey 'Catch'
ICM's Brit buyout
SAG election snag tunes into reruns
Studios chart big pilot plan
Alliance to slash staff
Nelvana bears down with 'Berenstain,' PBS
Hoyts reels in Union exec
Nine lets Leckie go
Wiczyk segues to Endeavor
Terror pix pondered
Scotti goes Global in prexy post
U gets 'Fast' start in '02
Marilyn Madderom
Cinema of discovery
Organizers respond to market demands
In Park City, fest the star and starmaker
Spirits fly to 'L.I.E.'
Scoring pros reveal their CD trays
Music summit a platform for artists' rights
Lab strikes chord with emerging composers
'It' boys and girls rule roost
Quirky with a capital Q
First person: Miguel Arteta
First person: Eva Gardos
New, savvy players up the ante in Park City
At 20 years, institute still launches raft of new talents
Peak conditions for sponsors
Acquisitions hit list
Betty Rivkin
For specialty outfits, it's a sellers' market
UCLA, Sundance pool preservation resources
Frosh class of 2001
Docs as agents for social change
Beverly Hope Atkinson
Eye spies chance for 'Crime' to pay twice
MGM puts movies into Orbit in Middle East
Marilyn Putnam
Bound for Beltway
Edgeworx brings Definition to digital biz
Miramax feeling 'Teen Angst'
Fox ups ante for kids to $20 mil on Saturdays
Zucker puts drama on the fast track
Tariffs go to polls
NL joins 'Ramsey's War'
'Ball' helmer on 'Land'
'Call' misses debut
Dave Thomas
Till plants Signpost, inks top exex
Bertelsmann seeks full ownership of RTL
NTL cuts marketing staff
Modern Times ups Estonian TV stake
Florian Fricke
Beijing rings in exec
Helkon cuts back staff
Boonstra probe ends
Soccer boots RTVE to '01 win
Spain promises EU review of quotas
Alliance cuts staff
Wallace makes Capitol choice
Igor Cassini
Indie biz grows up, faces reality
Ramiro Puerta
BBC arts channel kickoff in March
FilmFour's new hire
Toronto gets Rich
'Robinson' record
Nets nudge for TV trial
Mouse roars back
MGM, EchoStar plan channel
RKO Pix beefs up ranks
EM.TV in bondholder flap
Newsie Arnett goes digital
TV Azteca adds more gold
Tuesday slot trips up another NBC laffer
Creed makes statement with 7th week at No. 1
New York Office expands
Ricci taps Ziegler for partner at Blaspheme
Regional Yankees net taps broadcast team
Lortel Foundation offers financial aid
Record number of pix play in foreign field
MTV tunes up computer for key demo
Napster back on new track
Jones prepares for World Economic Forum
Arlene Dayton
Jon Lee
F/x Oscar race cooks
SAG-agency deal looks unlikely
Casella CEO of Variety parent
August sense H'w'd noir
Oscar saves the day
'Orange' colors preem scene
Bianca Halstead
Bjorne-Larsen named CEO of Filmparken
Danish Film Academy 'Shake' up noms
Nordisk sings 'Song'
Stamps of approval
Cornwell stays at Penguin
When the BevHilton is hopping...
Overseas appeal plays big role
Telecast exex try to keep informal feel
Org's largesse boosts preservation efforts
Corrections
Local pix perform side by side with H'wood hits
Song list favors soft-rock players
Boggs will lobby SAG to pull Gilbert from post
GSN prexy on top of game
The Trivia Corner
Last action hero: DeMille Honoree Harrison Ford
In praise of the rugged raider of lost art
Ford pulls back Iron Curtain in next pic
Working with Ford: Sean Young
HFPA sampler
Working with Ford: Sydney Pollack
ICM's Wexler moves to AMG
Working with Ford: Wolfgang Peterson
Working with Ford: Andrew Davis
Working with Ford: Phillip Noyce
New tube players bask in the Golden limelight
Watching the gods get giddy
Waiting for the gold rush
ATAS starts prexy plan
McTiernan returns to CAA
Glucksman out as ABC comedy topper
Jose Antonio Fajardo
Martha Moedl
Tariff backers delay petition
NBC rush to renew
'Chair' will hit air first in race with 'Chamber'
Thesp trio finds its 'Tempo'
Willis, HBO heat 'Cold' mini
Weiser heads sales at new Col TV distrib
Pfeffer stays home
Fox Searchlight crowns Kidman
'Forger' draws Ziskin, Auburn
HBO keeps Ball in play
Variety adds three staffers
Li to reteam with DMX for 'Cradle'
Soul divas lead winners at music awards
Studio pix dominate PGA noms
Warner Sogefilms taps Posner
RTL shareholders threaten Bertelsmann's plans
Ailing economy infects techies
The tech evolution of 2002
Lumiere Awards shine three times on 'Amelie'
Merger near, Kirch redubs several units
Berman to top ECM unit
Soccer kicks City TV off air
Plugging ahead: Product placement on rise
American Music nods tune to Keys, Aaliyah
Viv U hires HR exec Kaslow from AOL TW
Dimension ups Marshall
WB syndie shuffles exex
Olbermann back to CNN
Tune up more twang
Content gets Blow Up pix
Tariff petition allies push Canadian talks
Chetwynd, Powell exorcise ghosts in 'High Noon'
Fox moves up 'Chamber'
Viacom duo seeks gay aud
Edwards to receive WGAW kudos
'Fields' finds a home
New 'Dance step
Japan's NHK gaining in India
Juan Garcia Esquivel
Wisne exits as Kelley Prods. Prez
Murder saga lures Willis
Clark keeps on ticking with kudos, 'Eve' wins
TV Acad may rewrite regs due to Chabin
Film Calif. First budgeted
D'Works TV puts Frank, Falvey on top
No Eye for cutbacks
Lakeshore turns to Tran
Star names power revivals for spring
'Nightingale' nests at U
Crowe lifts Berlin
LaBute pic takes 'Shape' at USA Films
Disney rides 'Haunted' pic
Alphabet reaching for 'Fame'
ILM will be back for 'T3'
Viv U's global view
Sony makes exec official
Inside Move: It takes two to run Par TV
Inside Move: Lynch to head Cannes jury
Inside Move: Brosnan signs on for Bond
Valentine ankles UPN
Henri Verneuil
Fest, Olympics seek peaceful co-existence
War and remembrance
'Rings' by a nose, but 'Mind' impinges
Henri Verneuil
Conte Candoli
Paul Hubschmid (Paul Christian)
Carl Wolz
Forrest Joseph Willingham
Cannes' Lynch pin
Mouse bearing Pooh problems
Lensers put up Poster
Brosnan Bonds to 5th pic
Tucker back for Image
Greenberg plays usher in SCR venue
Canon to open 'War Letters'
Toying with the TV
Davis backs tax credit on low-cost pix
Jemas makes Marvel-ous career move
DreamWorks signs VOD deal with In Demand
Viv U subsid riding rails
Slow growth for Premiere
TV-6 gets deep-sixed
Nieto ankles Admira amid major shuffle
Teuton web ARD buys pix
Filmkontakt Nord taps Lidin
Nova to fire Zelezny
Timing's tyranny can make strong women weep
'Beautiful' dominates broadcast crix awards
GSN takes the heart out of its 'Roulette'
Celeb web E! unveils 24-7 int'l feed
Valentine's day over
Bratt to star in 'Raid,' Miramax's WWII pic
WB wishes upon a 'Star'
'Survivor' finale a winner Thurs.
Garner eyes lead in 'Daredevil'
VH1 tunes into trio of original series
'Women' taped for PBS
Goldwyn to 'Experiment'
Fantasy pix ride boffo B.O. wave
FX will flex its 'Shield' in March
Intertainer ups Dorr to sr. VP
Fox: Midseason fare has ratings potential
'Lizzie' to live large
'Monsoon' opens Palm Springs fest
Almeida's man
'Eleven' rolls a seven o'seas
Kuhn's upped at Atlantic
Sundance set to bow digital docu channel
Shorts going big outdoors
Frances McDormand
Dark horse perfs battle for nom
Marisa Tomei
Jennifer Connelly
Maggie Smith
Julie Andrews
Jon Voight
Tony Shalhoub
Eddie Murphy
John Cameron Mitchell
Students to package pix
Kevin Kline
Judi Dench
Miller joins Walters on '20/20'
Cate Blanchett
Nicole Kidman
Jim Carrey
Alphabet net believes in 'Miracles'
Halle Berry
Whatever works best
Denzel Washington
Complete Schedule of Seminars
Off-the-floor fun: Harry Friedman
Off-the-floor fun: Greg Meidel
Hotel offers slice of hog heaven
Ad-edit integration gains credibility in tough times
The great divide
Mandel's advice: 'A degree in psychology'
Powell arrives amid merger mayhem
Task force to discuss org's future
'Phil' leads talk charge
Wolf's world 'Order' entitles producer to Creative kudos
Airplane anxiety hinders attendance
NATPE 2002 intro
Program Highlights
Spain's new guard
Off-the-floor fun: John Weiser
Off-the-floor fun: George Gray
Off-the-floor fun: Bob Cook
Johansen rides out tough times
Early deals quickly close slots
Cablers ask for respect
Multiply and conquer
Latin lingo linkups linger
LatAm perspectives
Audrey Tautou
Tom Wilkinson
Sissy Spacek
Tilda Swinton
Billy Bob Thornton
Naomi Watts
Renee Zellweger
Syndie rules no longer apply
Guy Pearce
Jim Broadbent
Jude Law
Sean Penn
Ed Harris
Tom Cruise
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ben Kingsley
Russell Crowe
History in the breaking?
Gene Hackman
Will Smith
How auds learned to love subtitles
Kevin Spacey
Music continues post kudos
Hi-tech toon turns 15
Speaking in tongues
Nation's crix champion their personal bests
Edgy faves hope for place at Oscar's table
Filmmakers cast wide nets for labors of love
Genre pix finally get their moment in sun
Screen's smart women face delicate dilemmas
Reel war in film
Catching the next wave
Forrest Boyd
ABC's hit-hungry team
The joy of listening to Jeunet
Merging mavens
Par pumps exec duet
Miramax in 'Blue' mood
Artisan on Citadel story for USA Net
SAG silences staffers
Fine Line raises Tepper
Complete Schedule of Seminars
Complete Schedule of Seminars
Complete Schedule of Seminars
Gaul biz heavyweights enjoy Rendezvous
Ted Demme dies age 38
Helkon dumps BVI as theatrical distrib
Intermedia shares dive on merger
Modern Times buys stake in Russian terrestrial CTC
Nova topper spends day in custody
Joe Henderson
Broadcaster MediaCorp to pinkslip 200
William Severns
Newcomers line up at AFM
Season trips up B'way
U.K. admissions, B.O. jump in 2001
Sony sets 'Deeds' event for ShoWest
Gorillaz tops Brit noms
Stod 1 makes bow in Iceland
'People's' pick 'ER,' 'Friends'
Scribes vie for USC Scripter Award
Downey reloads for 'Bullets'
Perrier flows to Palm, RES pact
Haffa stake better than none
IA panel to eye constitution
'Chamber' preview nabs solid ratings
No playoff payoffs
Davis redubs indie banner
Satcasters outpace cable in adding subs
Berlin to offer 'Laramie,' 'Piñero'
John Cannon
Awards season shuffles showrunners
Alfred Lehman
Inside move: 20th TV seeks to unload 'Ally' reruns
Key to the Village
Oscar Watch: Michael B. Seligman
Powell, MTV go global
Loews slows losses, awaits OK on transfer
Fox booking 'Amazons'
Hudson gets flowing with 3 director deals
Sundance ripe for hype
Boeing deal aloft at CAA
UPN pursues a prexy with an Eye to future
'Tadpole' fishing
D.P. short takes
SAG, agents to meet on Wednesday
Studios settle 'Soldiers' suit
Neo-noir films transcend style
E-Score ratings put star shine online
SAG settles ex-exec's suit
Bellucci fires away in StudioCanal's 'Borgia'
Director short takes
'News' ups Stapleton's profile
Lenser for Kieslowski gets 'Down' with Scott
Kaminski fuses Kubrick, Spielberg
Deakins' expressive range showcased in 'Man,' 'Mind'
Zwigoff's band of outsiders
Novelistic adaptations faithful by degrees
Authenticity key for helmer Field
Genre transfusion
Reviews
Moulin Rouge
Cole & Porter
Lovage
Anna Christie
Laissez-Passer
Brutal Imagination
Pretend You Don't See Her
An Evening of Zarzuela & Operetta
Nobody Someday
The Magnificent Ambersons
JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
Sexy Boys
The Cistern
One Day In August
Senior Year
Hobson's Choice
The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan
Brazilero
Bar
Run Ronnie Run!
The 7th Sun of Love
Evagoras' Vow
The Execution of Wanda Jean
Soft Shell Man
The Laramie Project
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Monday Night Mayhem
Tadpole
The Good Girl
Gerry
The Chamber
First Monday
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Barbara Cook: Mostly Sondheim
Sweet Smell of Success
Love in the Time of Money
The Dancer Upstairs
MVP2: Most Vertical Primate
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