Table of Contents
Week of 04/02/2002

Articles

UPC delays full results

 

Beeb's royal death coverage ruffles feathers

 

Lee N. Steiner

 

Ebert's Overlooked film fest reveals lineup

 

Calendar may run out on Fifth Night

 

Discovery Kids sets NBC sked

 

'Love' to launch N.Y.'s Gen Art fest

 

GLAAD hands out kudos to media

 

Fest lacking zest?

 

Swedes sell 'Harem' to Russia, France

 

Deneuve, Everett take 'Liaisons' to Mip

 

Distrib scorns shorn 'porn'

 

Bertelsmann names comm chief

 

AOL TW bonds net $4 bil

 

Kirch fate in air as banks, stakeholders circle

 

Food cooks up 10 new series in '02

 

Thursday primetime lifeblood

 

Gemstar dips after questions over filing

 

USA shops for Travel

 

Ad backtrack batters Terra Lycos stock

 

'Horses' rides to 7 wins

 

Sci Fi offers major minis, toon, series

 

Lifetime maintains cable lead

 

MusicMatch taps Csathy

 

Monday madness

 

Revlon pleased with Bond promo deal

 

'Tonight Show' employees get anni bonus

 

Splendid Medien posts loss

 

Wonder tuner bows with Khan in Vegas

 

Calley gets Ross honor

 

EchoStar to crash NAB's Vegas bash

 

Teamster drive on collision course with IATSE, NABET

 

Bernard secures VP spot at SPE

 

Bradford pens big bucks at St. Martin's

 

What is Canadian content?

 

2 cablers join forces to buy 'X-Files' reruns

 

'Urinetown' gets 8 Lortel nominations

 

H'wood's new big game hunt

 

Court: FCC duopoly reg is too strict

 

More responsibility for Lesser at BVT

 

'Wars' closes Method Fest

 

Chi janitor sues over 'PJs' character

 

Gertz and Roberts join pilot lineups

 

Moritz, Adelstein partner

 

Def Jam reups with Murder Inc.

 

Martin driving 'Ride'

 

Par to pay Devlin's Electric bill

 

'Debbie' does Off B'way

 

Agents pitching thesps on deal

 

Miramax goes family

 

Das Werk slips into red for 2001

 

Yvonne Body

 

Fiona E. Arnold

 

Taylor Petty, Amanda Petty

 

Samuel James Strong

 

Sequel to 'Dune' mini starts 17-week shoot

 

'McDull' film goes whole hog at fest

 

Canada's Movieola cuts ties

 

Warners corners top

 

Torres tapped Net Sat CEO

 

Valente tops Anatel

 

De Aguirre new exec

 

Kirch death watch

 

Barrandov plans expansion

 

Lewis' 'Lion' takes stage

 

AOL TW bond sale yields more than anticipated

 

Adelphia hit with class action lawsuits

 

Hanging out too dry

 

APG, D'Works cloistered to produce 'Monk' pic

 

Dion has her 'Day'

 

Weisbach looks to book beyond H'w'd

 

'Guys' gets filmed

 

Artisan tunes doc on Motown's Funk Bros.

 

Syndies bound up with end of NCAA play time

 

N.Y. is apple of Grammy eye

 

ITV welcomes talks on debt with League

 

Melinda McLaughlin

 

Michael Biard

 

Sean Gallagher

 

David Karp

 

Alex Kopacz

 

NCTA awards to salute careers of Hefner, Dolan

 

ESPN, Fox score Emmy nominations

 

Sportel numbers drop

 

Screen Gems enters 'Underworld'

 

Minnelli scores in London, looks forward to NY

 

'Court' appeal filed

 

Jean Smart

 

Joe Pantoliano

 

'Fortune's' favor

 

Liberty seeking Telewest-NTL link

 

'Big' bow bash

 

'Crush' of women tout NY preem

 

'Meow' mix

 

WB publicity gets 2 VPs

 

Infinity shifts focus and CEO to H'w'd

 

Second 'Life' on cable

 

'Wilder' night at Dome

 

CBS, affil part ways in Fla.

 

SAG sets 'Global' change

 

Reynolds lassoes 'Matador'

 

Costas signs up to play on two broadcast teams

 

'Rerun' enlivens Col library

 

Inaugural Tribeca fest sees slate shaping up

 

Teitelbaum ankles Pure

 

SAG/ATA opponents plan to put on walking shoes

 

U goes for espionage thrills

 

'Detective' gets its girl

 

L.A. off-lot pic prod'n makes major rebound

 

Price right for Par: $2 mil for 'Alms'

 

'Bleacher' seats

 

NBC packs sked heat

 

Graves' mission: 'Spirit'

 

Malkovich, Imbruglia board Atkinson's 'English'

 

Woody brings 'H'wood' to Cannes

 

Hong Kong feevee adds Zee channels

 

Kirch judgment day

 

WB Nashville delves into the Word

 

Loews' new topper foresees rosy future

 

In-Motion may lose spot on Neuer Markt

 

Louis 'Deke' Heyward

 

Clark R. Jones

 

Josef Erich von Stroheim

 

Tonino Cervi

 

Barry Took

 

New nat'l ad VP looms at Par

 

NAB huddle in middle

 

Argentine cablers drop CNN

 

Kevin Aratari

 

Mauricio Abaroa

 

Sonia Muckle

 

Brien Scott

 

Diane Nelson

 

'This' is Damon's London bow

 

Fox's Taylor departs net

 

Tuners bloom at Palo Alto Spring Fest

 

Foes eye feds in SAG/ATA war

 

DGA taps PR exec Karpe

 

WGA-repped CBS staffers OK strike plan

 

Our gal Sal: Light and entertaining or discussing weighty issues

 

NBA playoffs dig Kravitz tune

 

'Early' exit for ayem anchor

 

Powell wants digital in fall

 

Tribeca plans preems

 

Programming drives up cable bills 7.5%

 

Tauzin: Biz, not U.S., should solve piracy

 

Disney, EchoStar end fight

 

Scribe Fey has a 'Mean' streak

 

Inside move: 'Star Wars' faithful camp out

 

Liebling ankles her Comedy post

 

TV vet Huggins dies at 87

 

'Paparazzi' shoots for Fox

 

Albert E. Marten

 

Pantages gets 'Producers'

 

'Spider-man' players caught in sequel web

 

Schuman out in latest round of U-USA cuts

 

Travolta, manager re-evaluating pairing

 

Gunter Wand

 

FCC: EchoStar can't serve two dishes

 

TNT has Wright stuff for movies

 

Diana Streisand Kind

 

Something about 'Mary'

 

'Mad TV' yuks into 2004

 

Pilot lights bright as casts take shape

 

Brits click with Widescreen

 

Fox weaving 'Basket Case'

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
April 5, 2002

 

Mandela, Williams work on conservation docu

 

Winfrey ceases monthly book selections

 

Tony Young

 

Jacquie Lynn

 

Discovering new talent in mainland China

 

NBC pilot takes a walk on the wild side

 

Kahn-do spirit at D.C. theater

 

Road grosses

 

French input for 'Tree'

 

NAB huddle throws

 

Telepix struggle for demand

 

In 'High' spirits

 

Tube time machine

 

Competition for mice and 'Men'

 

Can Sony buy summer?

 

Inside Move: Music move easy as apple pie

 

Inside Move: Payboxes tripped by soccer

 

SAG clearing old baggage as Rule One goes global

 

Inside Move: Liberty, AOL to hook-up in Gaul

 

Comic titles look for play in pix, TV, toys

 

Oscars propel 'Mind,' 'E.T.' phones it in

 

Bollywood flavor curries Brit favor

 

Zit set sits out primetime

 

Sci-fi pix mean big gamble on int'l sales

 

Rupe's Starry Sky covers China

 

Webs gang up to lobby politicos

 

Broadway grosses

 

'Millie' gets modern makeover

 

'Electra' stops at Long Wharf

 

DVD makers eye added royalties

 

Digital turn-on turns out to be a turn off

 

Kirch crisis hits biz

 

'Pelswick' skein heads for CBS

 

Gotham glimpses 'Underpants'

 

Inside Move: 2nd time not always a charm for reissues

 

Inside Move: Court calls for duopoly review

 

Inside Move: Nets show their median ages

 

Journal eyes green in shift from B&W

 

Correction

 

'Gabler' shares its way into prod'n

 

'Sordid' enjoys long affair in Palm Springs

 

'Panic' prevails

 

Napster drum beat

 

Toronto touts studio, fast tax credits

 

Nick, QVC to 'net retail

 

Admira taps Abril prexy

 

Debt reduction effort triggers Adelphia rise

 

Ledoyen to reign again

 

'Mama' success circumvents NC-17 stigma

 

Gannett stations see 'Other' as better half

 

'Cromwell' back in prod'n

 

Avnet, Kerner split

 

'Cop' scribe nabs 2 deals

 

N.Y. Times buys 50% of Discovery Civ

 

CEO Usher's out at Cinar

 

'Hospital' sets staffing moves

 

Magic Bullet offers software package

 

Technology shifting to methodology, says Billups

 

Frog ups duo

 

WGA newsies, Eye reach deal

 

ABC cans 'Wednesday'

 

Figgis to Mouse's 'Manor' borne

 

Parker pregnancy suspends 'Sex'

 

AMC unearths 'Crypt' deal

 

Vanity Fair tell-all goes to FilmFour

 

SAG office staff OKs pact

 

FCC stands at ease

 

Star power fuels SAG battle lines

 

Italo pol slams Venice

 

Miramax unwraps 'Gangs' for Christmas

 

'Mountain' man books $11 mil

 

Time is up for Kirch

 

Acquisitive minds

 

F/x fast-forward historical docs

 

Independent, RAW meet through merger

 

Hot shots

 

Kids fare ready for play

 

History hybrids

 

Buyer's market

 

IBM software fortifies protection from piracy

 

ITV's Gold standard

 

Inside Move: '24' finale secrets heavily guarded

 

O'seas still locked in 'Ice' age

 

With Kirch Group kaput, creditors chase crumbs

 

Atlantic to structure Signpost financing

 

EM.TV faces post-Kirch crunch

 

Wilder was truly one of a kind

 

U.K. exhibs thrown for a loop

 

EMI taps Holland topper

 

Granada, Nordisk format pact

 

Pols defend Gallic fare

 

'Topdog/Underdog' gets day

 

A winning campaign for Senator

 

BMG to promo secure CDs

 

Italo publisher buys Mikado

 

Toronto license for Craig

 

NBC sweeping 'Last Call'

 

DiCaprio pix to square off

 

Solons plot spectrum reform

 

Monte Carlo TV fest noms six Yank series

 

N.Y. 'Allergist' cast goes on tour

 

Solons weren't behind NBC's booze-blurb cork

 

Docu fest gets new name

 

Sony spins deals for 'Spider-Man 2'

 

B'way on B.O. hunt

 

'Paparazzi' shoots for Fox

 

Biz adds mobility to retirement

 

Pics lauded for U.S. shoots

 

Halmi determined to attend 'Dinotopia' preem

 

Correction

 

John Agar

 

'Today' books club

 

Kellie R. Appel

 

Kenetta Bailey

 

Gurin links with Swede for dramas

 

Peace urged at NAB

 

'Laugh-In' lauded at luncheon

 

Writers' deadline nears

 

Acad arm grants $400,000

 

Oxygen salutes femme-powerment

 

'Ice' ages well overseas

 

ABC taps Perkins to perk up 'Leonard'

 

Mrs. Robinson's night

 

ASCAP to honor Silvestri

 

ABC renews 'Nightline' commitment

 

Par revs up 'Lanes'

 

MTV ensconces 'Osbournes'

 

U sharpening 'Razors' edge

 

'Gladiator' reunion would shore up 'Tripoli' for Fox

 

Regency, Fox nearing 'News'

 

Inside move: Peacock on the prowl

 

Inside move: DreamWorks' new dream

 

Pix stalled by 9/11 falter in new slots

 

Duchovny's in 'Dark'

 

Glenn, Wright to update 'Warriors'

 

'Pilot,' 'Court' fade to black

 

'Topdog' enjoys status

 

Rubin betting on 'Deception'

 

'Tadpole' duo do Disney

 

Safavi joins Out of the Blue

 

Teutonic turmoil at Mip

 

'Goldmember' trailer hitch for New Line

 

Cannes mighty Blighty

 

SAG members messaged

 

'Rookie' pals step to plate for '60s radicals

 

Rubin gambles on 'Deadly Deception'

 

Reviews

Fortune's Fool

Sno Core Rock

Nas

CTRL+ALT+DELETE

Liza's Back…

The Graduate

Bleacher Bums

The Underpants

Shackleton

Angelique Kidjo

High Crimes

Pensees, Repliques Et Anecdotes (Thoughts, Retorts And Anecdotes)

Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion And Propaganda In The Movies

Bones

Buffalo Gal

Young Love

Pilgrimage

Pizza Wars: The Movie

The Dogwalker

Get A Way

Unforeseen

Chronicle of an American Suburb

Honolulu

The Place That Was Paradise

The Warrior's Brother

He Loves Me … He Loves Me Not

Guardian of the Frontier

Changing Lanes

The Sweetest Thing

Defining Maggie

Yo Alien

The Last Supper

The Rose Technique

The Third Eye

Missing Persons

Grownups

The Devil's Tail

Topdog/Underdog

Neil Halstead; Sid Hillman

The King and I

Getting Frankie Married -- and Afterwards

Helen

Fabulosos Cadillacs