Table of Contents
Week of 02/26/2002

Articles

Christopher David Schoner

 

Tyler Beach

 

Sterling Harlan Blagg

 

Dick Kleiner

 

Alan G. Barbour

 

Lucille Lund

 

Hela Young

 

David Cogan

 

Dante J. Ferrante (Dan Foster)

 

GoldPocket receiving Mixed Signals

 

McCartney, John to play Queen's concert

 

Spain's Quiero ups Sahun

 

Spain's Recoletos posts 81.5% profit fall

 

This year, fest-dressed pix suit Oscar

 

'Amelie' fever boosts pic acquisition prices

 

Year's pics accent global flavor

 

Celestial pleased at response to library

 

'Rhapsody' on int'l roll at AFM

 

Hanks, Clinton 'Earth' bound

 

Sorting out Vivendi's specialty branches

 

Young helmers have serious themes in mind

 

'Horses' leads L.A. drama pack

 

NBC skates to easy win

 

H.K. hardtops cut prices

 

Kirch calling in the calvary

 

JOJ TV to bow in Slovakia

 

Nichols in at Lippin

 

Argentine net nabs Cup 'casts

 

Endemol goes for Glorie

 

Clear Channel takes hit

 

Mets fill gap in MSG lineup

 

Wind-Up Records reups distrib'n pact with BMG

 

Pearson unit posts decline

 

Disney settles Beardstown suit

 

Inside Move: Crowe badmouths BAFTA

 

MTV fires up branding iron for cable

 

H'w'd sez: Stand & deliver

 

Inside Move: Thesps prep 'Global' assault

 

Inside Move: A Win-Winn situation

 

Tapping local energy sources

 

Spain slowly turns camera on history

 

Film board topper polishes tarnished org

 

Nets gear up for gimmicks

 

Rupe circles Kirch as crisis deepens

 

Lost & Found: Rich Frank

 

Inside Move: Girls' night out on cable

 

Inside Move: Second course

 

Inside Move: Slipped a mickey?

 

Inside Move: Color of success

 

Inside Move: Stark contrast

 

Inside Move: God is in the details

 

'Star Wars' licensors strike back

 

Reality bites on mainstream B.O.

 

Featured Player: Jeanne Moreau

 

Kosslick's Berlin debut plays it safe, solid

 

A&E reloads its program arsenal to regain lost auds

 

Star vehicles need more than just gas

 

Rivals reach for stars

 

Fox in 'Crash' Position

 

Euro Forum misses Yanks

 

Quality not quantity for local crews

 

Bonding with the boards

 

Lifetime, Fox News clean up in sweeps

 

Sheri Brummond and Roy Williams III

 

Peacock nest egg keeps Conan up late

 

Lauren Beck and Kevin Mills

 

ESPN doubles up on Knight pic

 

Roselyn Sanchez

 

Devon Sawa

 

Peter Facinelli

 

Jeffrey Donovan

 

Trevor Morgan

 

David Boxerbaum

 

Eastwood putting in 'Work'

 

Lightstorm buys spec

 

ShoWest supports Tomei

 

Reiner hosts Directors Guild awards

 

Slamdunk hangs shingle

 

U2 flies high at Gibsons

 

'Music' man pioneered hyphenate role

 

Kudofest details producer role

 

Credit board to review who's who on pic

 

Baz Luhrmann on: Moulin Rouge

 

Aron Warner on: Shrek

 

Barrie Osborne on: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

David Heyman on: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

 

Brian Grazer on: A Beautiful Mind

 

Eye laughs out loud

 

Jobs can polish Grammy

 

Poor pic perf hurts MGM

 

Kwapis set for Par pic 'Temptations'

 

Par draws on ILM for f/x of 'Timeline'

 

Residual effects

 

Golenberg joins AMG

 

Loggia looks 'Supreme,' Foley heads to Peacock

 

Premiere pumping pix

 

The ballad of Billy Joel

 

Echostar, DirecTV spread wings

 

Intermedia pic blowin' in the wind

 

Carol's dogged script to ColPix

 

Finkelstein reups as U Pix prexy/COO

 

Valenti to testify

 

IFC feeds InDigEnt

 

H'w'd stalks crime scribe

 

Oscar 'Rings' out one nom

 

Viacom, Lion bond for 15-pic package

 

Disney division toons up Stainton for prexy job

 

Viacom seeks station-sale stay

 

Lahti lands Showtime biopic

 

Laying the foundation for success

 

Carlton, Granada nix merger

 

Spike Milligan dies at 83

 

MipTV 2003 shifted to March

 

Taylor Lauren Ladwig

 

Maximilian Cole Zieger

 

Parker Matthew Juels

 

George Kenneth Frantz Jr.

 

P'caster tills reality

 

Baby Bells get high-speed access

 

Grupo Televisa reports big profit despite rev decline

 

Vidfilm buy fuels Technicolor growth

 

Feds defend merger reorg in documents

 

SBS reports record loss

 

Alliance profits up 37% in quarter

 

Pair dressed for 'Burial'

 

BBC exec charged

 

Endemol woos, wins

 

Costume Guild fetes pair

 

'Brooms' curls up with promo coin

 

McBride, Wiseman put Touchstone in 'Black'

 

Chum no pal of pic fund

 

Lurie back to book for 'Chocolate' pic

 

ZDF launches Tehran bureau

 

Callegari to p'gram TV Record

 

Loonis McGlohon

 

'Ellie' gels in preem

 

John A. Stevenson

 

Walter Bolden

 

Arthur Friedman

 

Latin promoter lively as CIE's revs rise 20%

 

It's not 'Rappaport' revival on B'way until this July

 

Acad chooses producers

 

Short list for Oscar f/x gets physical

 

Year holds array of CG treats

 

Tiffany theater going silent after 'Talking'

 

Pros create aural world from scratch

 

CG shops set to tackle toon territory

 

ShoWest lights Wick for kudos

 

Ink-stained wretches

 

She made it after all

 

'Afire' co-star moved to tears

 

Oscar Watch: Final ballots sent

 

Life Achievement Award: Ed Asner

 

SAG and Oscar -- a study in contrasts

 

Foundation offers assist to members in distress

 

Renovated party has Sacks appeal

 

TV ensures union meet is brief, brisk, snappy

 

Amid election snafus, guild aims to enforce Rule One

 

Cablers crazy for kudos as ratings climb

 

Protecting children's fiscal future

 

Preferred perfs

 

Film, TV thesps in group-encounter sesh

 

F/X nominations

 

Super Bowl super for DVD, vid orders

 

'Bad news' for sound bake-off

 

Big-budget breakthroughs

 

Quiet before the storm for music?

 

Lions Gate elevates pair

 

DGA taps UPM Bluestein for Frank Capra laurel

 

'Rhea' in family way

 

Baz finishing 'Curtain' DVD set

 

'Crossfire' adds Dem duo

 

O'Connor alters Par's 'Timeline'

 

AFTRA, agents talk set

 

'Star Wars' charity screenings in force

 

Dennehy does 'Two' at Eye

 

Baker's in Absinthe mix as prexy, partner

 

TDK Mediactive to release 'Dinotopia'-based vidgame

 

Tech toppers tout talk over gov't intervention

 

Grammy winners (list 2)

 

Grammy winners (list 1)

 

Nextel underwrites '9/11'

 

Sogecable posts gains

 

Montecito conjuring 'Evil' at U

 

Davis does it again

 

King is top Vote getter

 

Vanity Fair partners on Tribeca fest

 

Fiennes in 'Chamber'

 

Col cores Sweet pitch of horror thrill 'Deep'

 

Ludlum lingers at U

 

Swartz back at 'Max

 

SAG's sages blast Pisano

 

U2 and sharp Keys

 

Distinct voices make a joyful noise

 

A rockin' roots revolution

 

Col creates 'Panic' in Gotham

 

Spirit of Hope fetes Warners' Rosenblum

 

Carlton ad sales down 12%

 

Ross to host WGA awards

 

Lynch launches online site

 

Echostar's stellar

 

Thesp Cheng, helmer Hui lead film noms

 

Post-'Gangs,' Cinecitta commits 'Sin'

 

Pic price-cut plan backfires

 

Digital rights push

 

Pope pic plans Prague shooting

 

Talkshow for Indian star?

 

'Taj Mahal' story set

 

Film fest prepped

 

HBO/TMC Acadathon

 

SAG staff mulls strike after contract battle

 

Henson ups Eskenazi to top financial post

 

Mary J. Benoit Lutz

 

Dale Eunson

 

Content looks to Furst

 

Grammy ratings off-key

 

Down From Mountain to tour again on heels of Grammy win

 

Par redesigns logo for anni

 

Partners roll a 'Seven'

 

Olavee Martin

 

'Amargosa' on Sundance dial

 

UPN upends Frog's legs

 

Marsalis adds pizzazz to Playboy jazz festival

 

Olympics boost KNBC ratings, but KABC game

 

A little night music

 

ABC grabs laffer trio

 

NATPE offers slashed prices to stay alive

 

Sept. 11 focus of upcoming docu, mini-series

 

Judge confirms Franchise win

 

Estes, Lee, Benben join pilots

 

Walter Heebner

 

McKenzie Memorial

 

Favreau nearing deal to direct Fox pilot 'Parole'

 

Nerds get the word

 

Gotham gives green light to $375 mil studio

 

Laurie MacMurray and Marc Gerber

 

MGM makes 'Time' for major payday

 

Monstrous vid bid

 

Buck suits up for Fox NFL games

 

ShoWest gets 'Clones' trailer

 

SAG taps spin doctors

 

Classic laffers on trip to Fox

 

Here comes the calvary

 

'Cinderella' still a ball

 

Mouse shares sink 5% on prediction

 

Onex, Oaktree get OK for Loews buyout

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
Mar. 1, 2002

 

Thad Harold Harden

 

Alice Wallace

 

Madonna to headline West End play

 

Writers Guild awards 'Gosford Park,' 'Mind'

 

Salome Hansen Breck

 

Tex Stephens

 

Ella Mae Evans

 

Lawrence L. Simeone

 

Rose May Pichinson

 

Eve Whitney

 

John Toffoli, Jr.

 

Cliff Roquemore

 

Telewest core profits up 26%

 

War's swell for Mel

 

Kodak to unspool digital offerings

 

Imax reports year-end loss

 

Endemol buy helps cut Admira's losses

 

'Amelie' tops Cesars

 

Shalhoub, Wang pics win at Santa Barbara

 

DiGiulio, Feeney Oscar feted

 

L.A. feature sits well

 

Bruce Davison

 

Jeffrey Nachmanoff

 

Eric Kaplan

 

Adams out amid Granada Oz shuffle

 

Comic lift lines in Aspen

 

German-lingo 'Producers' set

 

Colombia's RCN opens Sesame

 

Telepiu-Stream diverted

 

BMI sets Latin kudos for May 8

 

Indian tax cuts may spark plex plethora

 

Italo bill would let Silvio keep biz

 

Korea pic boxing in L.A.

 

A big kick for Kirch

 

Oporto goes 'Bloody'

 

Kids' show exec moving up the 'Street'

 

Discovery prez to exit

 

Going back to the basics

 

Syndies torched by NBC Olympics

 

McCartney in motion for Driving USA tour

 

Reel nods runneth over

 

Isaacs set to ply his craft in Warner's 'Potter' sequel

 

See the light o'seas

 

Olympics fuel WNBC news wins

 

Panel denies request for new SAG ballots

 

Plus8 adds Canuck site

 

In Japan, 'Lord' runs rings around rivals

 

'CSI' soars amid series bows Thurs.

 

Oscars not a Kodak moment

 

New Line ups exec Darragh

 

Prince Edward exits Ardent Prods.

 

Huddle to huddle at ICM

 

O'seas distribs rev up 'Chainsaw' redo

 

FCC will begin review of Comcast/AT&T deal

 

Writers bloc talks

 

Eve's latest 'Targets'

 

Italos say ciao to lire

 

Laff fest smooches

 

Paralympics set for A&E coverage

 

'City's' Nixon exits ICM for WMA

 

Runaway prod'n confab delayed

 

Has ABC pulled a stupid Dave trick?

 

Cannes seeks Fortnight pix

 

'Wedding' bells

 

Producers plug 'Rouge'

 

Ethan Embry

 

Secure film distrib

 

Christine Baranski

 

Turner nets Par pix

 

Rudin books Chabon deal

 

Fox, Scott plot Crusade

 

Leonard, Alexander join pilots' cast party

 

U pinches 'Penny' pitch

 

Biggs gets gig in Allen's pic

 

Kerry Washington

 

Jessica Cauffiel

 

Ubi Soft prepares for 'CSI' vidgames

 

Movie Magic's ScriptLog signs on

 

Rosendahl sits in as iVast Chair

 

Thank you, for being brief

 

'So-long' segs are aud faves

 

With a little bit of Puck

 

Mexico gets into reality with 'Big Bro'

 

Ultimate Fighting's back

 

NTV takes perfect stake

 

Globo gets its man

 

Int'l biz exex set for March meets

 

U park draws 10 mil

 

BBC Pix taps Begg

 

Madsen receives a winning 'Touch'

 

H.K. gay fest plans Kwan kudos

 

Board flap delays In-Motion revs

 

Prisa profits, revs drop off

 

Pearson profits down despite uptick in sales

 

SAG is in spin mode

 

Ad drought hits TF1

 

Misher mixes Baker into development

 

News Corp. ad revs grow by 5%

 

Oscar Watch: Sting to perform

 

WMA ponies up for Premier, brings vet Skydel into fold

 

B'way B.O. is a bear

 

It's Anastos and Tyler, too, at anchor

 

Exhibs of one mind on digital pic push

 

B'casters seek probe of XM Radio

 

Klutz falls into Scholastic house

 

WB Online, HBO set to go on short 'Date'

 

Fandango beefs up site

 

Turner Sports pacts with Virage

 

Ubi painting 'Rainbow' vidgames

 

'Ring' leader o'seas

 

RealNetworks widens partnership with Intel

 

Trivia and tidbits

 

Final thoughts on this year's collection

 

Repeat Patterns

 

Camera inventor clicks another Oscar

 

Helmer passionate about social justice

 

Academy embraces the Sundance kid

 

Thesp's career revisited as turning point

 

Showbiz town thrives on awards-day madness

 

Kudos-related options multiply on TV

 

Charity event expands to 38 U.S. cities

 

H'wood venue opens a new chapter on parties

 

74th edition to zero in on old-style glamour

 

Best hosts balance sly humor with class

 

WMG tunes out Tommy Boy

 

Whoopi's prepared for her fourth fling

 

Kirch faces crunch

 

Pol ad discount bill bites dust

 

TV Caucus taps chair, sets officers

 

Horvitz ready to yank long 'thank-you's

 

H'wood's new odd couple: Agents and actors

 

Ladestro flexes Sony arm

 

Inside Move: 'Rouge' opens up best-pic Oscar race

 

Col crosses border

 

Pilots landing more leads

 

New Line tees up Foxx pic

 

Santa Barbara biz

 

RTL posts losses of $2.18 bil

 

Warners will ply first plex in China April 12

 

Mary Stuart

 

Magner Memorial

 

'Billy Jack' on way back

 

Jay Mack

 

'Darwin' evolves at Catch 23

 

Indie pic lovebirds lose urge to merge

 

Curtin joins Revolution as maven of marketing

 

Big Ticket ups exec pair

 

Inside Move: ABC's 'Web' now 'Wednesday'

 

Rosie to kid around in Nick nods host gig

 

SAG settles bias suit out of court

 

Fox TV rewinds Allen's sci-fi hits

 

'Otesanek' nabs best pic at Czech Lions

 

Crusader has Epiphany with spiritual banner

 

Kennedy skeds Bard, tuners

 

Reviews

Linkin Park

George Shearing: Remembering Mel

Dark Water

Stones

Crazy as Hell

Crossed Over

Dave Edmunds

Renee Fleming

Beck

Buddy and Julie Miller

Something Corporate

David Campbell: Back From Oz

44th annual Grammy Awards

Quo Vadis

Velvet Hangover

Lost in La Mancha

Necessary Targets

Nowhere In Africa

Ram Dass: Fierce Grace

D-Tox

Gangsters

Revolution OS

The Gentleman Bandit

In Good Company

Bufo & Spallanzani

Insurrection: Holding History

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Stella by Starlight

Patti LuPone: Coulda Woulda Shoulda

The Last Five Years

ElectroPuss

Massacre

Fortune's Fool

Metamorphoses

Random Years

As If

Pitching to the Star; Women in Motion

The Children of Russia

Merle Haggard; Blind Boys of Alabama; Ramblin' Jack Elliot

Phantom Planet

The Faint


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