Table of Contents
Week of 10/22/2002

Articles

Auds not attracted to Fox's 'Girls'

 

Viv U mulls utility sale

 

EMI banks on Finkelstein

 

Bertelsmann unplugs online unit

 

AMC blames loss on pics' perf

 

A video game drain for B'buster

 

Intertainer Asia delivering big gains

 

Berlin fest sets school

 

Film-TV school taps Kuhn as chair

 

Denmark's 'Defense' booked

 

Bliss for Kiss fans

 

Helkon seek delist

 

Puerto Rico's WLII's the winner

 

Czechs and balances

 

Wajda announces new pic

 

NYFCC accepts Whitty into ranks

 

Peacock delivers key demos

 

Derek Bell

 

Trio pops up for U

 

AT&T Broadband subs sink

 

Gilbert pumps SAG in Washington tour

 

Media in crosshairs

 

Auds can't get into 'Club'

 

Erlanger takes cultural reins at Times

 

Charges hit Livent duo

 

Gotham book market still pays off for H'w'd

 

Diamond isn't forever

 

Give writing credit where it is due

 

CAA agent zapped in villa flap

 

Williams, Aday climb into 'Hole'

 

Focus fetes Hyman

 

Kilmer sees his way to 'Horizon'

 

'Stepford' finds a wife in Kidman

 

Charter exec, stock tumble

 

MGM's dollar days

 

Senator moonlighting as TV DA

 

Public benefits from satcast merger

 

Asia Argento

 

Richard T. Jones and Jon Tenney

 

Emerson, Sharp form Critical Mass

 

Johnathon Schaech

 

Missy Crider

 

Brooke Dillman

 

'SpongeBob' creator graced with a Statue

 

Martinez judges 'Idol' panel

 

Sony banks on Borde for online marketing

 

Alain Chabat

 

Inside Move: Portfolio stalks profiler biopic

 

Inside Move: More Wright accusations

 

Decter to helm 'Moguls'

 

Sossamon's 'Simple' gig

 

David's RKO dalliance: 'Affairs'

 

Constantin, Permut going 'Blind'

 

Col revs up for 'RPM'

 

BBC may drop channels from Sky

 

BBC lands Spielberg's 'Taken'

 

Fox striking out with World Series

 

Spanish trio fights for Oscar honors

 

Edit flap makes room for Marshall plan

 

MediaPro looking for Spanish synergy

 

Oz's Nine restructures

 

'Cup' follow-up set

 

Box bundles sci-fiers

 

Russian aud taken hostage

 

Indian crash spurs permits

 

Mexican panel charity case

 

Germany's 'Nowhere' enters Oscar race

 

Viv books binding biz

 

Hirsh ankles ailing Nelvana

 

WGAW joins orgs in nat'l health coalition

 

Profits up, revs drop at MTG

 

Listen.com, U, Warner tuning up CD-burning

 

Fox whiffs in Game 3 as Angels score big

 

Gotta have Faith (Hill)

 

More time sought on TV ownership

 

Amin, Permut adore 'Julia'

 

DGA honors student helmers

 

Legrand is taking look at big 'Girls'

 

'Seabiscuit' makes a date

 

Cartoon expands block

 

An attack ads comeback

 

H.K. plans film fund

 

'Life' takes first honors

 

Poet picked to head NEA

 

WGA mulls credit rules

 

Appeals court overturns 'Jenny' suit

 

Danica McKellar

 

TVN channels Spears PPV

 

Astral gains out of sight

 

UPN to stay in the 'Zone'

 

IFP sets dates for '03 events

 

'Paid' pulls off preem

 

'Home' team abroad

 

Docu fetes White House wing

 

Hearing, bail set for Wright

 

AOL TW gets showbiz lift

 

Comedy net gets 'Mad' for $28 mil

 

Parton lures filmmakers to Tennessee

 

'Travelers' treks to Fox

 

Dream revival: 'Nightmare'

 

Fox catches a Giant break

 

'Extra,' 'Celebrity' clips go wireless

 

Inside move: 'Villagate' fallout

 

'Jackass' kicks up its heels

 

Scribe files 'Reba' bias suit

 

Donald Faison

 

Jon Gries

 

Relaunch on track

 

CNN, Israel reach rates pact

 

Int'l sales 'Monsters'

 

No magic 'Dragon'

 

Sci-fi facelift for 'Phantom'

 

Roach wedded to pitch at Fox 2000

 

Redford back as 'Candidate'

 

WB offering 'Guidance'

 

Fox, Damon 'Stuck' with Farrellys

 

WB bow 'Ship' shape

 

Sound commitment

 

'Roger's' latest bow is Kidd stuff

 

Arclight illuminates 'Queen's Men'

 

Harrelson hosts Stooges spec

 

Helkon sells production arm

 

Rotterdam fest unveils helmers

 

Spanish film giants unwrap slate

 

ABC woos auds with 'The Bachelor'

 

'Alias,' 'Lagaan' step up

 

AXN gets carriage action

 

TF1, Pathe lining up for digital webs

 

Bigger CNC budget boosts Gallic pix

 

British Indie Film honors Harrison

 

India's Khan granted bail

 

Bollywood pic items auctioned

 

Firm gets 'Science'

 

Oz's Foxtel getting it on

 

Comerica Ent. funds 'Livin''

 

Sundance funds docus

 

Viv U hangs up offer

 

Museum 'Gangs' up on Scorsese

 

USA Interactive stock flowers on financials

 

THQ's got game as income jump

 

Orgs take copyrights to work

 

'Singin' ' scribe dies at 87 in Gotham

 

'Bachelor' throws baseball a sinker

 

Corrections

 

'Anna Nicole' picked up

 

Peacock high on 'Hills'

 

CNN bureau booted from Baghdad

 

Eye names Ross prexy of net sales

 

Lopez signs with Endeavor

 

Killer Films kids around with 'Kind'

 

Kurian joins Pfeffer as prod'n veep

 

Davis, Mondrian form sales unit

 

Mouse-MSN web link

 

Mel's sell ads up for Viacom

 

Loews yanks planned IPO

 

Fleiss' 'Will' has a way into ABC

 

Murphy right for 'Girl'

 

Raw books 4 with Collins

 

Remake parade sees no sign of slowing

 

D'Works has the 'Rat' stuff

 

Shakira shakes sweep at Latin VMAs

 

'70s' cast will keep groovin'

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
October 25, 2002

 

BAFTA Kids announce nominations

 

EU denies Nintendo rap

 

BBC boosts natural history output

 

Fox steals third; CBS leads with 'Thai'

 

Televisa reports flat 3rd quarter

 

Thesp Harris dies at 72

 

Mexico union calls for Banderas' arrest

 

Come dancing

 

Pols dote on H'wood vote

 

The rocky road to Iraq

 

Artpix find that pay won't play

 

'XXX' seizes first place in 44 territories

 

Double trouble for TV drama?

 

Studios gauge the stage

 

Inside Move: Crix have 'Pinocchio' scribe in knots

 

Inside Move: Swapping stiffs?

 

Inside Move: Bending 'Truth'

 

Inside Move: Mass appeal

 

Inside Move: Zamboni anyone?

 

Remake pitfalls lead to a few ruffled 'Feathers'

 

Inside Move: Hobbit forming

 

Will whiffle ball play on TV?

 

Inside Move: Presto-reviewo

 

Inside Move: Back on his horse

 

Inside Move: TV dials down fear factor

 

Rejigged marketing helps Yank pix soar

 

'Shine' duo reteams for comic tale

 

Channel asks, 'Tennis, anyone?'

 

E! renews 'Anna's' brand of surreality

 

Brooklyn bridge for budding bands

 

For piracy czar, it's about teaching values

 

H'w'd shuns own back yard

 

Green, Knibbs join Film Council

 

Syndie yakkers have their backers

 

Nouveau? Ah non! It's 'New Canal'

 

B.O. up; 'Goat' 249g

 

Biz rises; D.C. 'Man' 575g

 

Aaron Maltin

 

'Jackass' in crass of its own

 

Houghton has big plans for Signature future

 

Cundall switches legit posts in Oz

 

Film commish mounts new efforts

 

'Respiro' tries for Oscar entry

 

Raindance showcases best of indie fare

 

Webs build a stable foundation

 

'Six Feet Under' wins one in Singapore

 

Zelezny Czechs out senate run

 

Kirch sale drags on

 

Indies hit out at b'casters

 

Cinecitta rolls on

 

Beeb bolsters coin for Natural History net

 

Asia TV org sues HK firms

 

'Lord,' 'Harry' will vie for kids kudos

 

Arraes takes the helm

 

Pereira in at Mar del Plata

 

Charter smokin' with Cuban

 

Court extends reorg period for Adelphia

 

Morrison makes Beijing Games team

 

TV Azteca posts 3Q rev record

 

Angelus sets student film finalists

 

Dubin serves Stateside atop Teutonic trio

 

VIV U still booked up

 

High-def net heading to hockey and horses

 

Sony, AtomFilms looking for few good films

 

SOAPnet pacts with Disney

 

James Lopez

 

Tim Richards

 

Adam Sexton

 

Todd Yasui

 

Maureen Smith

 

Tim Duffy, Michael Bevan

 

Gretchen Braun

 

Hal Akselrad

 

Rand Gladden

 

Jai Khanna

 

Steve Spiegel

 

Dorrit Ragosine

 

Elaine Bauer-Brooks

 

Harlan Milton

 

'Beg, Borrow' deals a renewal

 

Rainstorm gathers

 

Cable nets test free VOD

 

Fox sets 'Girl,' 'Photo' DVDs

 

Titus buddies up at NBC

 

Palm Springs fest seeks subs

 

The Netherlands

 

Iceland

 

Game 6 may herald Series rating reverse

 

Peacock politicking in 'Sterling' promos

 

Harris' death hurts 'Potter'

 

Horwitz has new home at Imperial

 

Inside Move: Douglas is Fall guy

 

Inside Move: 'Food' not sustaining Par

 

Johnson pours double at ABC

 

MGM gets 'Cold' feet

 

Specialty pix pack 'Punch'

 

MSNBC mutes 'Curtis' yakker

 

Record label Rawkus takes big hit

 

'XXX' drives o'seas, as 'Dragon' slays on

 

LAFCA to honor Penn

 

Lions Gate has a 'Fever'

 

More 'Ellie,' 'Miami' on tap for NBC

 

Scribes Stern, Weiss ink deals

 

'General' leads TFANA line

 

Playing the field

 

Pic pipeline

 

Studio shuffle

 

Soho shops work magic

 

Next big things

 

Helmers on McGregor

 

Fast Moves

 

Rivals blast the booming Beeb

 

TV creatives

 

Tube tied by reality

 

Immigration acts

 

Yankee dandies

 

Ready, steady, go!

 

Brit Breakouts

 

Taming a bear market

 

'Rings,' local hits boost indie share

 

Producers cry, 'Gimme a break!'

 

Myriad ways of staying in the game

 

Tax breaks at a glance

 

Indies make a mark

 

United Kingdom

 

Germany

 

Asia

 

Australia

 

Kids choose 'Odd' over 'SpongeBob'

 

Australia

 

Belgium

 

Canada

 

Germany

 

France

 

Ireland

 

Luxembourg

 

Spain

 

Bellucci makes way to ICM

 

Portugal

 

Sniper boosts cable newsies' Nielsens

 

Italy

 

South Africa

 

Lion steering 'Wheels' to bigscreen

 

U.K.

 

U.S. - Oklahoma

 

'Paparazzi' developing with Hauser

 

U.S. - New Mexico

 

U.S. - Louisiana

 

U.S. - Hawaii

 

Landscape changes at New Line

 

Hanson cops WB crime pix

 

Fox, Regency pitch Woo

 

A benefit with animal magnetism

 

'Gypsy' begins journey to B'Way

 

'God' takes top Gotham fest award

 

'Shoes,' 'Kaddim' bow at Boston Fest

 

Portugal film body in cash crisis

 

EM.TV exex brace for trial

 

EM.TV signs landmark Swiss deal

 

'Pride and Prejudice' goes Bollywood

 

Baseball big but not boffo

 

Pony trots 'Viaje' to Japan

 

Oscar nods abroad

 

Spielberg, Cruise add glam to Tokyo festival

 

Tres take Latin screenplay prize

 

'Song' & 'Dance' step

 

Par elevates vet TV drama exec

 

Apollo's 'Harlem' faces Sunday curtain

 

Nintendo case still in play

 

Oscar forms due Friday

 

Finalists tapped for Nicholl Fellowship

 

Helmer takes on 'Agent' role

 

WGAW scribes join health org

 

Sundance Doc Fund picks projects

 

Globopar looks to Goldman for reorg

 

U Music, Viv U Net to ring up rev

 

Ergen continues to push sat plan

 

Clear Channel taps Leahy for music

 

Comcast cables in 3rd Q profit

 

Verrone gets animated scribe nod

 

'House of Wax' helmer Toth dies

 

'Hannity' Oct. gabs past 'King'

 

Eisner misses Angels fete for 'Magic' gala

 

Sesame taps Kalodner

 

World Series curve

 

Viv telco deal is put on hold

 

Tuesdays to test 7 p.m. curtain

 

Creek & River seeks U.S. talent flow

 

Reign of 'Red,' 'XXX'

 

The Great Wall calls

 

WGA toons in kudos

 

Warner tunes up distrib chief

 

Inside Move: NOW blasts sexism

 

Inside Move: Kilmer zips back to WMA

 

Reyes gets a 'Life' with U Pictures

 

Penny Peyser and Doug McIntyre

 

Ariel Baker and Jason Miller

 

Ann Lewis and Mark Roberts

 

Fashion biz sews up hip pocket

 

Gotham gets philosophical

 

2-for-'Juan' special

 

'Movin'' up on Broadway

 

North pole position

 

Friendship a walk in 'Park'

 

Wyman still a Stone

 

Baz bows 'Boheme'

 

Cooper to supervise 'Dance card

 

Four frosh dramas get CBS stripes

 

WXTV news edges WCBS

 

Pix give and take for Sony

 

Till fills the UIP bill

 

TNT lights fuse on original pix

 

Par scares up 'Ghostwalker'

 

Mad for McDonald

 

Rake sweeps Fox into class