Table of Contents
Week of 05/14/2002

Articles

Benefit boogie night

 

Thesps on model behavior

 

Stars get down to Earth

 

'Clones' replicates itself for preems

 

Revlon Run/Walk raises $3.5 mil

 

'What' book bows

 

'Insomnia' awakens

 

Ruth Cracknell

 

Stanford Calderwood

 

James 'Buster' Brown

 

John Rohrbeck

 

Yves Robert

 

Michael Todd Jr.

 

Torre drama gets Lucky

 

Crusader culls Cussler

 

Boll KG to visit 'House of Dead'

 

Berlin taps Nikitin

 

Fortissimo takes to 'Park'

 

Lolafilms heads back to Spain

 

Key series power NBC's demo wins

 

New tune for labels

 

Sirius dials in 1st qtr. loss

 

Advanced sued over rev data

 

DVD pioneer Hase finds home at WHV

 

Miller time at Lion creative ads

 

UCLA kudos at Valladolid

 

Film back in Argentine zone

 

ESPN fields 2nd net in Southern Cone

 

Viv U, News Corp. deal then disagree

 

Soccer kicks digital

 

SBS revamps TV2

 

Dutch fund picks pix

 

George Cates

 

Telemundo to lean on NBC

 

Frog leaps off repurposing for now

 

Peters, Hines cast in role of Tony hosts

 

WGAE ratifies ABC news pact

 

Yank on Bertlesmann board

 

Wearing happy face

 

Correction

 

Univision sets pricey soap

 

Bill Peet

 

David Chappe

 

Pen is mightier for disgruntled industryites

 

Hilbers leaves Napster post

 

Jack B. Chase

 

Discovery taps prexy of networks

 

Kirch pulls up stake

 

NATPE nixes 2004 huddle

 

'Nightline' adds time

 

Schumacher takes Laureus

 

Webcasters face music

 

AT&T approves dual vote on merger

 

Pact recording sesh

 

Graden adds VH1 program-prod'n duties

 

Cowboy ropes Toback pic

 

Forby joins Revolution acquisitions unit

 

4Kids fills 'Fox Box' with five new imports

 

2 dramas, laffer set for UPN fall lineup

 

'Sierra Madre' inspires 'Spider-Man' helmer

 

Ford etched into 'Tombstones'

 

Yoda's lite sabre

 

Street smiles on News Corp.

 

Four new dramas top Fox frosh

 

Mirren, Walters lead girls for 'Calendar'

 

Renaissance shuffle

 

Global toppers to attend Brit TV confab

 

Comedy Central buys Artisan's 'Van Wilder'

 

Heche eyes B'way's 'Proof'

 

Altman keeps 'Company'

 

HBO takes originals to o'seas bigscreens

 

Intermedia nails mob pic

 

Mutual, Cobalt pact for 'Timeline'

 

Hooper tapped to face 'Death' project

 

Eagle, Future tie to 'Amore' trio

 

DreamWorks, Williams hit 'Toad' road

 

Terry gets in tune with Katz

 

Beeb losing $200 mil to license fee evasion

 

Microsoft exits Telewest board

 

'Orange' sequel pulled

 

Cannes market up 15%, but will it sell?

 

Croisette in tune with public

 

Alpha Beta start

 

Korenberg ankles Fox

 

Polish brothers fork up 'North' cast

 

Raimi, Senator pair for genre pix slate

 

Pic strikes Parker's 'Fancy'

 

Brit pigeon tale flies

 

Top helmers gather for anthology pix

 

Parillaud has 'Sex' change

 

Fest loads up on nonfiction cinema

 

MDP gets 'Inside' Phillippe

 

EC eye cheers Spanish pay TV merger pair

 

New Zeal booking int'l trips to 'City'

 

Ozon jumps into 'Pool'

 

Transactions

 

Filmalbatros, Rai smile over Bellocchio pic

 

Slamdunk committed to 'Asylum'

 

'Baker' gets a cook

 

Spain's TV woes cut distrib's buy mode

 

Askin upped at Pandora

 

Hartnett making a 'Wish'

 

Marvel colors 1Q with accounting black

 

AOL reboots brass

 

IRS challenges Disney

 

Hit pix lift Cinemark quarter

 

Glick picked as sr. VP in MGM prod'n

 

Kirch banks on UBS help

 

Fox shuffling fall

 

Italian pay TV deal axed

 

Twentieth's 'Texas' shines

 

Pol: We feel music streamers' pain

 

Retro-active Eye books 'Batman'

 

Col lifts ad man

 

Quebec exhibs nix 'Clones'

 

Gemstar revs dip

 

Musiq's 'Juslisen' jus' debuts at top

 

Costas continues with Peacock

 

Horvitz to direct Int'l Jazz Awards

 

HBO rolls 'Carnivale'

 

HBO looks back 'In Memoriam'

 

Lenormand Expand-ing

 

Fox financial wiz is tapped for planning

 

Lions Gate TV calls on Stoll

 

Fox winging 'Angel' out, 'Firefly' in

 

UPC reports losses down

 

Infusion at Univision

 

Sat battle to high court

 

Viacom KCAL deal sealed

 

Solon sounds alarm over 'Spidey' pirates

 

Discovery for Schiller

 

Vidgame giants slash prices as E3 nears

 

Mouse House takes 'Tuscan'

 

Sacramento serious

 

Scour, Sony partner up

 

Cannes finally woos Woody

 

Intermedia's 'Suspect' nabs distrib'n partners

 

Jennifer Chrein and David Brewse Leonard Monier-Williams

 

Eye's sked gives Letterman a lift

 

IFC has 12-year itch; Tyrese in 'Fast' crowd

 

Nasdaq pulls Adelphia plug

 

Miramax hails Brazilian 'God'

 

Ovitz returns fire in Tannenbaum lawsuit

 

HBO gets 'Frank' at fest

 

Geels, Guy link to produce, finance pix

 

Inside move: Sony exex await Harris exit

 

A Wilde night for 'Earnest'

 

Solo's first duet

 

Dramatists' fete has all the trimmings

 

Vega enters ring with 'Matador'

 

Moviehouse touts 'Blackbird'

 

New Line 'Princess' advances

 

Upfronts and center

 

Carlton, Thomson partner in European cinema ad biz

 

Warner vid, MK2 get 18 Chaplin pix

 

Foursome go Bohemian

 

Media Asia reveals 'Secret'

 

Variety unveils Choice lineup for Karlovy

 

Men of Madrid stick to goal

 

'Gangs' team weigh 2 biopics with Initial

 

Spain's Amigo goes solo

 

Bosch plugs in at Works

 

The 'Bright' stuff

 

'Clones' gets Turkish dub

 

Ocean times 'Hour'

 

'Lucky' sales break for Kevin Williams

 

'Perfect' project

 

Perez, Zambrano join for 3 pix

 

Duo inks Handprint pic pact

 

Pre-Mifed screenings are back

 

Helmer Bardawil: 'Bandits' queen

 

Durst boards 'Dogtown'

 

Stoppard to pen 'Dark Materials'

 

Nolte heads 'North'

 

Miramax shifts its French connection

 

Aura, Echo Lake make 'Big' plans

 

Bank to float Springer stake

 

AMC sees rosy 2002

 

Showbiz toasts copyright laws

 

Canuck union sez no

 

India votes in conditional access

 

Cornish goes Beyond

 

FCC mulls TV penalties

 

Rigas' son exits Adelphia finance job

 

Fritz joins Revolution as pub chief

 

Grave new world for int'l TV buyers

 

'Clones' attacking Spidey in B.O. war

 

Gumbel confesses to 'Early' guilt

 

Natalie Brooks Friendly

 

Donen to mount May play

 

Gere switches gears well

 

UPN shows off new logo, goals, image

 

Alan P. Horowitz

 

Fireworks pops for 'Alibi Club'

 

Looking at 'Glass'

 

Fox shifts into rebuilding mode for fall

 

Cyndi Thomson and Daniel Goodman

 

Revolution's 'XXX' files into Activision

 

Showbiz in a sporty mood for Laureus

 

Bellucci eyes Fox's 'Gentlemen'

 

Farrow lies 'On the Edge' at Lifetime

 

Inside move: AMG Sports exec goes solo

 

U bids adieu to vet Adee

 

Mea culpa from AOL TW

 

All in the family

 

Greg Fields

 

New trove transforming Treasure

 

Drescher to bow on B'way

 

Stroman tops Astaires

 

'Clones' attacks Oz

 

Dimension reups Zoumas

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
May 17, 2002

 

'Searching' finds Cannes preem

 

Toppers share tough tests, quests of fests

 

New Gallic culture chief tackles 'atomic' issues

 

Batali cooks American pies

 

Artist Emin joins Revolution in film

 

Sheffield follows Signpost

 

Admira, Sogecable bottom line blues

 

'Gathering' loses Helkon

 

Helmer Davies inks for thriller

 

Cruise, 'Samurai' to go Kiwi

 

'Clones' takes a $30.1 bow

 

UA pins down doc by Moore

 

What lies beneath Raimi's pic

 

Seagal hangs solo shingle

 

Filmax revving up

 

Cox brings 'Touch' to Cinemavault

 

Correction

 

MTV Europe cranks up pic promo spots

 

Mouse 'Years'

 

Clavier finds 'Rita' lovely

 

Openpictures makes debut

 

Barreto to skipper 'Home'

 

Tarantino foots 'Bill' at Miramax luncheon

 

Arquette kicks off fete for her 'Searching' look at biz

 

'Bird,' 'Sex' find common ground

 

Ribbon cutting at Cannes

 

Golden memories

 

There's still a pulse at Napster

 

New Focus zeroes in on Plath pic

 

U.K., RAI fly with Tanovic

 

C23 skidoo: 'Wild' bunch

 

Jackman digs role in 'Parsons'

 

Teenage spy games

 

Titan backs Jodorosky' s 'Topo's' son

 

Harnett is 'Wicker' man

 

EMG's Chan sees no borders in future pix

 

Senator embraces 'Virgin'

 

'Bella' looks good in Cannes

 

Korbut bio hits the mat for Treasure

 

Gijon bows kidpic sidebar

 

Comerica and Wincom join hands

 

'Queen' lords it over exex at Pitch Me sesh

 

Svensk to sell Bergman pic

 

First looks at 'Luther'

 

Weil taps into Gallic talent

 

'Shoe' fits deals pacted by Kirch's Beta

 

Revelers heat up 'Scorched'

 

A 'Bowling' ball strikes seashore

 

MK2 sale ranks a perfect '10'

 

Mexican pix highlight Rio festival

 

Pensicola Festival expands

 

'Mice,' 'Mutts' at Winchester

 

'Geek' Feig inks for a Walden pic

 

Officials ban 'Baise-Moi'

 

Featured Player: Thomas Langmann

 

Melbourne preps new pic museum

 

Politicos vow to end monopoly in S. Africa

 

Rupe steams as Viv U nixes paybox deal

 

Singapore watchdog growls at violent 'Files'

 

Viv U fine-tunes its playbook

 

Nintendo widening their Net

 

TV takes a deja view

 

Broadway grosses

 

Road grosses

 

Inside Move: ABC woos but can't land Lifetime topper

 

Inside Move: Blender whirring strong

 

Above the Line: Avi Arad

 

Inside Move: Comedy Central turns 'Crank' on Web promo

 

Marketers' mandate: Vanilla rules!

 

Tribeca pulls off stunning start

 

Crunch doesn't daunt players

 

'Spider-Man' crawls across global B.O.

 

Actors not shy about stumping on Croisette

 

Still no decision on royalties for DVD makers

 

New Korean distrib aims for 20 pix per year

 

Big casting agencies becoming extinct in Oz

 

USA net plots return to top

 

Fall faves get raves from media buyers

 

Viacom syndie units live indie

 

Argentine exec blazes content trail

 

E.tv scores a soccer own goal

 

Radio is hot new format in China

 

Shakeup hits German musical biz

 

'Cats': A last meow

 

Noises Off: Season of celebration

 

Inside Move: Print promos paging summer auds

 

Inside Move: Chaplin DVDs spotlight library

 

Inside Move: Palace coup, or Palais COO?

 

Inside Move: Rights snares had Spidey suitors weaving

 

Spidey gets a load of Yoda

 

Fest: There's a kind of hush

 

'Mistress' attracts two suitors

 

Spain's Alquimia not 'Afraid'

 

'Gathering' momentum

 

Moviehouse takes 'Flight' with pact

 

Variety panel: Rules of attraction

 

First look goes to 'Sleep'

 

Head of the class

 

'Gangs' all here

 

Miramax closes on 'House' deal

 

Cruz set for 'Tulipe' field

 

'Borgia' seated with Fox

 

Senator joins helmer in 'Pope' mobile

 

Ozpetek opens new 'Windows'

 

Eclipse sheds light on action releases

 

Jollywoot sign built for 'Spanglish' TV

 

Ramos spins Spanish slate

 

Breillat unveils novel 'Porno'

 

Moore takes shots at NRA, Bush, Oscar

 

Oz's Palace taps RAI pix

 

EuroArts seeks co-prod pacts

 

Legende, Besson prep 'Les Anges'

 

Helkon hot for horror

 

UA scores 'Bowling'

 

Profit not so Majestic

 

CBS scores demo win with final 'Race'

 

Corus toons in Locomotion

 

Ailing Adelphia misses payments

 

RealNetworks stox spike on upgrade

 

The Force and field put B.O. into orbit

 

Rosie in pink at Emmys

 

Cannes heat on SAG Rule 1

 

Disney gets its own 'American Hero'

 

Col reels in supernatural 'Lake' pitch

 

McCrory sticks with NBC

 

Jedi deadeye o'seas

 

FX stunting 'Shield' to pump last 3 segs

 

AOL's planning layoffs

 

Acad fetes student pix

 

Fox, DIC pact for kid shows

 

'Half' gets full renewal

 

Correction

 

Euros bid for Cup

 

Hard sell for H'wood

 

Baby booms for 'Friends'

 

Cabler Trio explores censorship

 

MSNBC taps Daly for PR post

 

Pair take a bet on TV poker tour

 

'Pinero' biopic, Bratt top Latino Alma kudos

 

CAA uploading Lara

 

2 team for cast consulting

 

'Millie' tops Drama Desk

 

Posters give prod'ns image control

 

Brits cross the pond to reap Tony's rewards

 

'Mamma' taps on the heels of 'Millie'

 

Good demos keep Tony kudocast on the tube

 

Miracle in Times Square

 

AOL catches Cher in Web

 

Brit music biz up 4% in quarter

 

Cowpokes get in the 'Spirit'

 

MTV & MGM's villa fete hits Bulles-eye

 

Celestial run-running with hefty plans

 

Proud producers feted

 

EMI taps Anderson for IT

 

Bertelsmann's Middlehoff Edinburgh bound

 

Kirch stalling for time on BSkyB put option

 

Myriad funding

 

First Look digs coin in Seven Hills Pix

 

Scott partners in Hero

 

U.S. helmers mull Cannes experience

 

Bavaria nabs Orfeo sales outfit

 

Lanzarote gets new Latin beat

 

German pol pushes reforms

 

Film historian Chirat honored

 

Lions Gate seals deal

 

HBO 'House' key

 

Cronenberg, Lantos king of 'Pain'

 

Samuelsons plot Atlantic crossing

 

Radar fixes Focus on 'Casca'

 

Alliance focuses on arthouse pic roots

 

Fox Searchlight nabs 'Bend'

 

Capitol in tune with 'Callas'

 

Panel: Shaye, Payne applaud Nicholson

 

Winchester, Hewitt team

 

Mao mix for Chinese filmmakers

 

Valenti a H'wood crusader

 

Local censors ban Masud's 'Moina'

 

Spanish meet sets speakers

 

Green lights up new Greenlight

 

Spidey web covers India

 

Mouse enters Korea

 

Taylor adds 2nd prexy title at Nelvana

 

Def Jam ups quartet

 

IM sees mixed quarter

 

Cross-country snub

 

Adelphia rating sinks amid exex exodus

 

B'way's B.O. bounce

 

Showtime preps 'Queer' line

 

Redstone is media man

 

Moore gets Gotham nod

 

NBC hooping it up despite short series

 

Confab fetes Bruckheimer

 

'CSI: Miami' heating up Screenings

 

Mann nabs 'Strangler' redo

 

Fisher to program Lifetime

 

Yakker vet Potter will run 'Rhea'

 

Peacock gets money back

 

Microsoft execs recalled

 

Rio ranks with ayem fete

 

Sony serves up 'Punch'

 

Marathon man saluted

 

'Spirit' saddles up

 

'Survivor' buoys Eye

 

O'seas B.O. phenom

 

Liberty's Walston unhitches from post

 

Martin & Lewis telepic saga continues

 

Saul Pick

 

Lucas B.O. blast-off an 'almost'

 

PGA re-elects Kennedy as prez

 

Sci Fi takes first 'Pass' at original pix

 

Online tix surge on hit pix

 

Felt-tipped marker mightier than the RIAA?

 

History Channel adds original series, minis

 

Maximillian Ray Levy

 

Skyler Grace Kind

 

Ryan Danielle Levy

 

Amellia Rose Sones

 

Maya Elizabeth Marostica

 

'New York' bet pays off

 

'Gangs' of the Palais

 

L.A. Film Fest plans a 'Lovely' opening

 

Col's game for 'Deus Ex'

 

Kushner, Gibson win Obies

 

Spidey makes appearance at Taurus

 

'Company' man Calley spies a hit

 

TV anchor, Southland icon Dunphy dies

 

Reviews

La Tropical

Path to War

The Promise Ring

Sparta

God Is On Air

The Green March

Interview .. with the Assassin

Ash Wednesday

No Blood No Tears

Sex is Comedy

Cremaster 3

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

The Price

Ed Harcourt

Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves

Bowling for Columbine

Kedma

Searching for Debra Winger

A Letter From Ethel Kennedy

Dave Matthews Band

SpongeBob's House Party

Keely Smith -- Swing, Swing, Swing!

The Little Chinese Seamstress

Rana's Wedding / Jerusalem, Another Day

Blissfully Yours

The Uncertainty Principle

All Or Nothing

Land of the Singing Dog

Interview with the Assassin

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box

Morvern Callar

Thunderpants

The Good War

Shanghai Ghetto

Arisman: Facing the Aucience

Killer Me

Mai's America

Sunday

Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker

Miller's Movie Collectibles

What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Lines

Comic Wars: How Two Tycoons Battled over the Marvel Comics Empire and Both Lost

On Your Toes

We Will Rock You

Almost Heaven: Songs And Stories Of John Denver

A Piece Of Sky

The Old Place

A Dog Called Pain

White Smoke

Hypnotized and Hysterical, (Hairstylist Wanted)

Carnage

War Photographer

Purely Coincidential

Terra Incognita

To Be and To Have

Seaside

Laurel Canyon

City of God

Respiro (Grazia's Island)

Cry Woman

Demonlover

Marie's Sons

Bella Ciao: Genoa Social Forum: 'Another World Is Possible'

Too Young to Die

10

Euro Pudding

The Way Home

Rolli

Okay

Punch-Drunk Love

Gebirtig

Remy Shand

Sunshine State

Smelling a Rat

Billy Bob Thornton

Iphigeneia at Aulis

Glowing Eyes

Madame Sata

Waiting For Happiness

Divine Intervention

The Embalmer

Once Upon A Time In The Midlands

Ararat

Angela

A Housekeeper

Two

Lysistrata

Three Days Of Rain

Tartuffe

Capitol Steps: When Bush Comes to Shove

Waiting for Betty Friedan

E Minha Cara

Too Pure

Shot In The Dark

Morlang

Washington Heights

Emmett's Mark

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