Table of Contents
Week of 07/30/2002

Articles

Doris Roberts

 

Signature inks site

 

Helmer Oesterman dies

 

Russian-lingo net bows

 

'Jacobina' to bow at Gramado fest

 

B'wood confidential: Shakeel's plot

 

B'casters branching out

 

French investor suit alleges Viv U 'fakery'

 

'Street' gets shorter for int'l markets

 

Reality wins ratings war on all nets

 

'Frida' to lead a U.S. contingent in Venice

 

UMI's royalty row

 

Maurice Denham

 

Bon Jovi kicks off NFL season

 

Acad mad for new board duo

 

Harold Lloyd papers given to Acad

 

July cable share passes 50

 

Cabler VH1 taps Nelson sr. VP

 

Viacom vidgame unit scores Vivendi deal

 

Intertainer clicks on 'Street'

 

WorkSpace keeps track of digital doings

 

'Chung' slips past Phil to take second

 

Kemp to head WGA board

 

'Kids' adds celeb voices

 

Kennedy Honors will fete fab five

 

DGA, HBO pays tribute to Frankenheimer

 

1.5 bil tune in to Cup

 

Frankie Muniz

 

Will Yun Lee, Justina Machado

 

Corrections

 

D.W. Moffett

 

Stephanie March

 

John Terry

 

Vince Bannon, Sky Daniels, Jodie Hagstrom, Mike Worthington, Jennifer Schaidler

 

Lawrence Greifer

 

Rod Aissa, Fernando Hernandez

 

John Scales, Denise Minchella-Pizzulli

 

John Varvi

 

Susan Roberts

 

Jim Sanders

 

Steven J. Pontillo, Thomas Greco

 

Amy Baker

 

Media bowl-a-thon to aid cancer center

 

Inside move: Bids due for Kirch Group

 

Amiel 'Seconds' away for Par-Neufeld redo

 

Tried & true scribes for ABC

 

WB ties up 'Black Sash'

 

Lions Gate backs 'Employee'

 

Inside move: Minor win for Cromwell

 

Inside move: 'Angel' wings to Hallmark

 

Showbiz troopers continue contributions

 

'Carey' retooling effort adds 'Titus' alum

 

Fox has dibs on returning Hughes sibs

 

Org takes on H'w'd ageism

 

Scribe's flights of fantasy delayed

 

HBO 'Curves' into distrib'n

 

Wrestlers try H'w'd headlock

 

U, Weitz bros. buy eco-pitch

 

GM's GTO in 'XXX' driver's seat

 

Dave Carter

 

Muccino ready to 'Remember'

 

Oversier ankles HMG

 

Clark Gesner

 

Joe Derise

 

Jimmy Maxwell

 

U.K. panel: Yankees stay home

 

Viv U unloads mag stake

 

Creditors to hear state of Kirch Media

 

Winchester head cleared

 

Mifed maestros add day

 

Pressplay tunes up services

 

Hot Q2 B.O. gives Regal princely profit

 

BSkyB basks in ITV Digital's collapse

 

Keith's 'Unleashed' kicks in at No. 1

 

Adamson puts on 'Wardrobe'

 

Goodman joins Infinity

 

MGM picks up Packman

 

Nova stake shuffle empowers Zelezny

 

Sony soaks up sunny B.O. in midsummer

 

Hyde Park duo split

 

ESPN passes to Parcells

 

MTV's Alexander speaks Spanish

 

Democrats bound for Hollywood

 

Hilary MacGregor and Jonathan Fernandez

 

Toni Phillips and Brad Boim

 

Chante McButts and Kivi Rogers

 

Laurel Smith and Kelly Garner

 

NBC parent to expense its options

 

Pol group challenges bird wedding

 

Miramax adds Fiennes to Dahl's 'Great Raid'

 

Peacock pays plenty for 'Kumars'

 

KABC shuffles anchors

 

Stagehounds set to see 2 Elvis tuners

 

Eye sees 'CSI' tracks lead to comicbook

 

ABC boards musical Ark

 

Lahti to hold 'Open House' in CBS telepic

 

Peacock shuffles skeins

 

And justice for AOL

 

Miramax fast forwards vid bid

 

Fox hits highest note of summer with 'Idol'

 

Lawrence beckons H'w'd to 'Runteldat'

 

'Signs' of the times

 

Happy birthday, Arnold

 

Zeta-Jones hitches to Red Wagon, Sony pic

 

Osbourne one freaky girl 'Friday'

 

WB looking 'Curious'

 

ABC plants Frons in daytime garden

 

SAG exex buck board on petition

 

Joel Oliansky

 

Atef Salem

 

Tony Anholt

 

Seven suitors for Kirch

 

Jennie Born

 

Randy B. Brown

 

Hilary Shaev, Phil Wild

 

Middelhoff blaming exit on clash of Teuton titans

 

'Wife' ends B'way run on Sept. 15

 

MTV ups DiSanto to sr. VP, prod'n

 

U taps Kirschenbaum, ups Lee on movie side

 

Elvis org all shook up over competing tuner

 

Israeli cablers get OK to pull CNN plug

 

Toronto fest to bow 'Fisher'

 

Sales slump spurs layoffs at Sony Music

 

Soccer nets nothing in ITV case

 

U.K. rates new chief

 

'Clones' set for DVD

 

Brady will host ABC's Miss America Pageant

 

Cabler rings up 'Spend it Fast'

 

News Corp. nets NetSat

 

FCC set to devise digital tech regs

 

Freeman in corner for boxing pic

 

Media.net finds Oz, Kiwi uploaders

 

U.K.'s Telewest ousts topper

 

Sanctity of Sinatra Center compromised

 

Erica Sue Ford

 

ABC News adds online content

 

Loews lifts Korea stake

 

'Coma' finds a bed

 

Restored 'Beauty' to bow

 

Spyglass joins U for 'Bruce'

 

Inside move: 'Alias' gets princely boost

 

Michael A. Thorn

 

Stephanie Groves

 

Amy Baker

 

Lori. B. LeBas

 

Daniel Barnathan

 

Harold Morgenstern

 

Pitts returns to Eye opener

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
August 2, 2002

 

Karin Halstead and George Telegadis

 

Sande Alessi and Dirk Wallace Craft

 

Amy Lippens and Paul Gutrecht

 

Frank Cardinale

 

AARP joins age bias lawsuit

 

Helmer Forman fires up 'Embers'

 

WGA brings fall crop to kudo count

 

Can big pix prolong B.O. summer fling?

 

Mousey profits

 

Malone nabs Dutch treat

 

Reynolds aboard TNT pic

 

FX fixing windows

 

Turner to pen 'Breathtaker'

 

Helfant exits Dimension

 

Exec moves at WBTV

 

Ken Olshansky

 

AOL, Mouse stox slip

 

Disney scoops up miners

 

Net pats old watchdog

 

MTV rival Channel V makes sweet music with local auds

 

Telco rings change at Endemol

 

Indies try to climb tentpoles

 

East coast draws up studio plans

 

Global auds lukewarm during hot summer

 

Niche pix beg for screens

 

Pathe's life after lotto

 

Downtown L.A. welcomes new stages

 

Producers question gov't grants

 

Nets race for 2nd place

 

Game channel has field to itself ...

 

Fall crop pushes Korean budget limits

 

Big-screen stars power TV movies

 

A French stick-ler

 

Politicos to mull raising foreign cap

 

Broadcasters Thai-d in knots

 

Lots to love about 'Raymond'

 

Making over the O'Neill Center

 

Biz up; 'Topdog' 283g

 

B.O. off; L.A. 'Tale' 462g

 

Showbiz into gray suits

 

Inside Move: Will H'wood mourn Profit loss?

 

Inside Move: Solons, SAG stumble in battle

 

Inside Move: Ringing up reasons for wealthy 'Wedding'

 

Rate it 'R' for raunchy

 

Inside Move: Israeli cablers go to war with CNNi

 

Tentpoles fade fast after opening ad blast

 

Stars workin' it as promo major domos

 

Helmer Mantello preps 3 high-profile N.Y. bows

 

'Anything' may go

 

Hollywood returns to Hollywood

 

'Spy' games

 

$60 mil for Night's fright

 

L.A. gives Adelphia time to deal

 

Telewest cuts losses

 

AtomFilms forms nucleus with Comcast

 

United holds C5 stake

 

Helkon Media's latest Teutonic bankruptcy

 

'Hero' pic draws comic

 

Argentinean net will get new name, lineup

 

To Dutch, cable sale may be no treat

 

Rosenthal goes Beyond for post

 

ESPN revs up 'RPM'

 

Health nets Mexico

 

Thesp unions acting nice

 

Musical org renews Net distrib pact

 

Blackman at Finerman

 

WGAW to organize scribes in cable, indies

 

Artisan ups praiser Greenberg

 

Grant to step into 'Shoes'

 

'Rerun' runs up auds after 'Will' on NBC

 

Bids for Kirch disappoint

 

Oz a wizard providing support to filmmakers

 

Free Russian press gets U.S. push

 

Court TV gets interactive

 

Falcon flies with preems

 

'Guardian' in family way

 

AMPAS opening borders to foreign-language pix

 

Aaliyah, 'Alias' step up noms

 

WBBM Chicago nabs new topper

 

Russell Wong

 

'Men,' 'Little' the big cheese o'seas

 

Rue McClanahan

 

Jordan Ladd

 

Christian L. Castle

 

Steven Bresalier

 

Joanne Engels-Welsh

 

Patrick Connor

 

Cindy Krasner

 

Tom Morris

 

Jennifer Cohen

 

WPIX gains new reporter for ayem cast

 

Comic-con animates H'w'd

 

Two workers booted from Fortnight offices

 

Maguire gets $12 mil feed bag for 'Seabiscuit'

 

ABC, Hyperion to tell miners' tale

 

Cheadle's 'ER' resident

 

Planet in Disney pic prod'n orbit

 

New Line slasher match

 

Wadsworth angles for preem biz

 

Lion reaches 'Limits' helmer

 

Syndie hopefuls in full swing

 

ABC cables an HBO link

 

High-powered helmers drive BMW's blurbs

 

Labute touts 'Possession'

 

Kreiz ankles Fox Kids Europe

 

No Borders for Maclean, Marmo

 

ABC finds its marketing maven

 

Kenny Gardner

 

Puttnam to speak at Edinburgh fest

 

Bollywood witness fails to show

 

ITN archive bows H'wood outpost

 

Showbiz stox socked by downgrades

 

Clear Channel cuts

 

Continuing ad slump causes MTG hard times

 

Viv E looks out for itself

 

Canuck org shuffles Euro ops

 

IFC goes to 'Camp'

 

ShowEast set to honor Cinemark exec Lundin

 

Kathy Griffin

 

Janel Moloney

 

Kip Pardue

 

Ann Du Val

 

Palm Springs festivals get new topper

 

Col TriStar distrib ups Braddell to sales veep

 

Saban, TF1 ally on bid for Kirch

 

Veronis: Media will rebound in late '02

 

BVI Int'l raises Kornblum

 

Rhythm & Hues expands ad side

 

Dead survivors plan tour

 

Boffo bow for E!'s 'Anna'

 

Sequels dominating o'seas

 

Life of the 'Party'

 

Comic-Con goes Hollywood

 

Teens voice 'Choice' for their fave celebs

 

Showbiz youth Express selves

 

Lakers lose a legend

 

Jewel lights Magic Lantern

 

Spyglass spiesTV prospects

 

Roy Kral

 

Carlton pacts for telepix

 

Burke, Frog net ink deal for laffer pilot

 

Inside move: USA's Miller logs onto AOL

 

Jeffs to Focus on Plath pic

 

Cabler FX sets 'Ronin' series

 

Alex Jason Terry

 

Taylor Ann Thompson

 

Vera Kostoff

 

Warners eyes new take on swashbuckler

 

Mary and Dick together again

 

Runaway turns into rundown

 

Rainbow's redeeming qualities

 

Great White Way red hot last week

 

Chelsom asked to 'Dance'

 

Pariah welcomes VP

 

Blurbmeister pages 'Mage'

 

A Mouse divided as theme parks drag

 

Cohen ready to Rock in Hawaii

 

Case for copyrights

 

Pair join 'Home' front

 

Reviews

Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Ben Kweller

X-Press 2

Louder Than Bombs

Supplement

The Rerun Show

Batang West Side

Fast Horse Hootenanny

James Galway; Los Angeles Philharmonic

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

The Master of Disguise

A Saint She Ain't

Norah Jones

Marcel Marceau

Avril Lavigne

Alicia Keys

Hildegarde

Swimming Upstream: A Year in the Live of Karen & Jenny

As an Act of Protest

A Long Strange Trip

. . .And They Dared to Dream

Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Abigail's Party

G4

Desperado Square

Last Dance

Tomorrow Heaven Comes

My Little Eye

A Beautiful Secret

Casting

Down From the Mountain

Porcupine Tree

The Turn of the Screw

Blood Work

XXX

God of Vengeance

Qui Vive

Weintraubs Syncopators: To the Other End of the World

Rene

Kali's Vibe

Bollywood Bound

Blue Moon

Sophiiiie!

Two Drivers

Through the Walls of the Heart

The Astronaut

Not a Day Goes By

Communicating Doors

Dirty Vivancos III

Ripples


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