Table of Contents
Week of 11/12/2002

Articles

Halloween Movies

 

Pigskin pushes Alphabet to win

 

Harry Hay

 

Donn Hecht

 

'Pinocchio' lies in wait for Oscar

 

ITV scores sleuths

 

Miramax mans Mannheim Meetings

 

Forecasts stormy at EM.TV trial

 

Peacock pumped; Eye solid

 

Exec de Castro logs off AOL

 

Adelphia makes double play

 

Restless' Regis roosts atop Ryko

 

SAG's making Clint's day

 

Justices to review library filters

 

Lee's 'Spider' suit

 

Markab adds coin unit

 

MusicMatch signs up 4 majors

 

AFI takes good with bad

 

Kirch creditor banks on playing library card

 

'Jackass' is deep

 

Gemstar to pay Yuen $30 mil in severance

 

Russell Clark

 

Peg Phillips

 

Sundance, NHK select 12 finalists

 

Crescendo adds manager Klish

 

H'wood partial to unfinished manuscripts

 

Know your right from left

 

Go, Bernie

 

No, Bernie

 

Eye-catching Discovery hire

 

Col project a 'Monster'

 

Oz pay TV biz to restructure

 

Top syndie laffers see sweeps spike

 

Prexy's speech gives English lesson

 

'Deprivers' gets TV pact

 

Scribe keeps busy with New Line deal

 

Williams sets NBC sitcom

 

N.Y. Women sets Matrix honorees

 

Saucy 'Ingredient' stirs APG

 

DVD dying another day

 

Hilary Bader

 

'Fastlane,' 'Doe' get full-season pickup

 

Scott Plank

 

Bloom enlists in WB's 'Troy'

 

Nets prep 11th-hour Emmy bid

 

Hefty toll for WB's 'Bell' redo

 

CBS eyes U.K. 'Reindeer'

 

Par TV vet crafts prod'n firm

 

News Corp. stocking up

 

U heading 'Downtown'

 

Toplining trio enlists for LCT

 

MGM takes on Phoenix 'Warriors'

 

Inside move: Ventura may host yakker

 

This biz won't test well in heaven

 

Pull the plug

 

ABC taps Brit TV exec

 

Ex FilmFour exec forms Light Club

 

'Frasier,' 'Dateline' power Peacock

 

Parliament may buck Blair on media issue

 

TV seeks Oz tax break

 

ABC lands butler interview

 

Antitrust org OKs pay TV hookup

 

Trio tell their Fable

 

Argentina tycoon has ideas

 

Czech partnership in 'Hell'

 

Blockbuster bows in Norway

 

TV Africa has World

 

Latin Discovery trims 40

 

ESPN buffs up NFL

 

EU Net reach grows

 

Oz boosts adult miniseries

 

Dolgen to receive Pioneer kudo

 

Oz platforms going digital

 

Theme park bow puts subsid in red

 

Senator revises estimates to loss

 

CNN-ABC odds: 50-50

 

'8 Mile' flying high

 

Mancuso welcomed into ABC Family

 

Producers Guild fetes 4

 

Cablevision remains in S&P doghouse

 

EMI uploads landmark deals

 

Orgs: Cough up R for smoke

 

Regal ramps up pre-show push

 

Oz b'cast vet ousted

 

'Life with Bonnie,' and Tom Hanks

 

Hallmark acquires VP

 

Roberts hits cable homer

 

A bow to 'Die' for

 

Veronica Campos and Christopher Henze

 

Allison McGregor and Brad Locker

 

UPN skeds Latina laffer

 

Mouse inks 'Santa' scribes

 

Vegas Elvises get raise

 

Asner of E! heads to NYC

 

Farrell's going 'Home' to indie

 

USC singles out Sinatra

 

Votes come in for 'Musica'

 

'Clones' DVD a hot seller

 

Quaid enters final lap for NASCAR pic

 

Emmys stay with networks

 

'Iron' clad anni on exhibit at Whitney

 

Who's who in pic's view

 

Raft of reps rally 'round new shingle

 

Viv takes U for a spin

 

Cron taking it to the Street

 

Revolution springs its '03 summer

 

Movie reviews available in bulk

 

Osher heads Miramax TV

 

Starbright logs on for auction

 

Jacko takes stand in suit over concerts

 

NBC in bed with 'Ed' producers

 

UA sure 'Cure' will redo

 

'Showdown' showing breakthrough ratings

 

Something for NBA fans

 

Pressplay seals Warner deal

 

OJR covers Hollyware

 

'Bachelor,' J.Lo boost Alphabet

 

Billy Guy

 

Now showing: Carmike slide

 

Billy Mitchell

 

Adolph Green 'party'

 

Springer regroups

 

EchoStar posts loss; Ergen fights on

 

Lions Gate in black, exits Mandalay

 

Constantin records net loss

 

Besson pic based on own fairy tale

 

Geared up for 'Fear'

 

German-Israeli link

 

Jiang speech on CNN

 

New lingos for DD

 

Net quota plan OK'd

 

'Aliens' welcomed in Spain

 

Cheap tix, big auds in Brazil

 

Investors wary of new Viv U bond offer

 

Gemstar cuts '01 rev by $35 mil

 

Germany's Peacefulfish travels

 

King, Walters hail proposed CNN-ABC

 

Crew411.com launches

 

Ex-Adelphia VP's guilty

 

Palm Springs fetes Atwood

 

Eminem nabs 3 MTV Euro kudos

 

'Goat' will be shorn as B'way run ends Dec. 15

 

Oz warned on trade pact

 

BV's 'Brady' bounces to ABC O&Os

 

AMPAS to 'Bloody' well decide pic's eligibility

 

Globes to fete Hackman

 

Col captures 'Warrior'

 

Mouse House feels need for Reed

 

WB surge cuts gap

 

'U-Boat' sets sail at Splendid

 

Fox presents more 'Cedric'

 

Comcast ditches AT&T name

 

Showtime to play 'Game' with Tse

 

H'wood looking to land brands

 

Inside move: Viacom may eye Outlet

 

Liberty relatively lovely in Q3

 

Robert Mariano

 

Mandel springs surprise

 

Wordplay in court case

 

'Girls' go to Disney

 

Helmer Levy hatching Fox 'Dozen'

 

Miramax ups Friedman to exec VP

 

The Firm, Virgin marry

 

What will follow film success for Eminem?

 

Lainie Sorkin and Erik Stolhanske

 

Michele Miller and David Baron

 

Allen tools sitcom ABC pact

 

Rhythm & Hues dons 'Hat'

 

Filmax's fare locks up German distrib

 

New Line inks world of Mifed deals

 

D'Works will redo Kurosawa's 'Ikiru'

 

Affleck, Par talking 'Paycheck'

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
November 15, 2002

 

Site tallies Euro admissions

 

Peacock, Eye dominate Thursday

 

Wee webcasters win break

 

Roxio bids $5.3 mil for Napster

 

Viv U was no Enron, Messier says

 

Scribes nix prod exec credit revamp

 

SAG, AFTRA agree to maybe agree

 

Alphabet refocuses on laffers

 

Dangerous game for Canal Plus

 

ATV topper takes majority stake in channel

 

H'wood lubes the tube in Bollywood

 

Hard-up e.TV begs for license changes

 

Soccer format scores o'seas

 

Auds take a pass on theatrical hits

 

Co-prod'n forum's mixed results

 

Military support helps war stories

 

U needs hits, not hassles

 

Angst for the memories

 

Inside Move: Roberts rules of a new order?

 

Inside Move: Bennie & The Nets

 

Inside Move: Fowl play

 

Inside Move: Phil in the blanks

 

Inside Move: 'Towers' of power

 

Punching up the pic biz with 'Park' pair

 

Bowling for breakout niche pix

 

'Potter' sequel pretty in U.K. sneak peeks

 

Mission raises the bar for hits

 

Col TriStar pitches tent on 'Stella Street'

 

Confab confronts the pay TV crisis

 

Sun's future is brighter

 

B.O. climbs; 'Contact' 360g

 

Kids keep MTV Asia rockin'

 

Promofilm's hunt for beauty gets real

 

Canucks wary about mega studios

 

Will CNN, ABC tie the knot?

 

Inside Move: Franchise fog machine?

 

Inside Move: Holding pattern

 

FTC forsees reparations against psychic hotline

 

Slamdance pix to Asia

 

With 21st pic in release, Berri still on French roll

 

Chi's 'Jackie Wilson' hits the road

 

Playwright makes it 'Happen'

 

Holiday-season openings light up Great White Way

 

Diet riot is never quiet

 

Biz soars; 'Arms' 236g

 

Holy Hogwarts! $87 million

 

MusicNet equals rival

 

Qtr. profits up for Cinemark

 

Auds roll in for Estonian 'Marble'

 

Argentina economy drives Admira losses

 

Unions eye world accord

 

Beyond picks up 'Silence' rights

 

Pix nab Teuton coin

 

SEC seeks truth

 

Hong Kong stations to subtitle

 

Bernaschi double bill

 

Mounties seize sat ware

 

Globes to fete Hackman

 

Mortimer has fling with London 'Things'

 

GoodTimes puts faith in QB

 

Adelstein lands Dem seat at FCC

 

Berry gets a Bambi

 

Fest fetes 'Devils'

 

No blessing for 'Amaro' at L.A. bow

 

Barber ankles Catch 23

 

Crix sweet on 'Jam'

 

Post group on the Ascent

 

Hope springs for Lurie pilot

 

Peacock sweeps in

 

AOL gets 'Sim' performances

 

Bright future for wireless gaming

 

ETC nabs Fager, Wines

 

Tickets.com sees loss despite rev rise

 

TV acads ponder Latin awards

 

French film, TV folk on warpath

 

NTL may report add'n expenses

 

Gaul rights row turns ugly

 

'Madame' sweeps Huelva

 

Hong Kong lassos Golden Horse Awards

 

ABC revs up drama slate with 'Speed'

 

Frog surfs 'Shore' skein

 

O'seas auds also wild about 'Harry'

 

Jennie Zbikowski and Phil Rosenthal

 

Laurie A. Hoppes and Aaron K. To

 

Terri Tepperman and Bill Lundy

 

Sabrina Souiri and Allan Stephan

 

Luke Daniel Swirsky

 

Eli Hayden Finn

 

Nicholas Tolstoy Rivele

 

Cooper James Pate

 

Evan Scott Weiss

 

Eliyahu Jacob Weiss

 

Scribes nix bid to ease credits rules

 

Sleeping giant vibrant at 75

 

'T3' goes home to pump up local economy

 

A-list architects rework Los Angeles skyline

 

Pubs vie for L.A.'s hearts and minds

 

Cluff mulls exit as EIDC funds probe clouds L.A.

 

L.A. at a glance

 

Jennings anchored at ABC News

 

TriggerStreet shows shorts

 

Lloyd will visit 'Ed'

 

Mouse House chief flies with Angels

 

Hollywood pols in the making?

 

Bestselling author goes incognito in La La Land

 

Largo maestro hosts town's top crooners

 

Industry gets into the game

 

David throws a 'Curb' ball

 

In the pipeline

 

Imageworks adds f/x Oscar winners

 

Woodard guests on 'Practice'

 

CBS stays in 'Race'

 

Bell ascends on 'Angel'

 

Par votes for Denzel in 'Manchurian' redo

 

Industry's arm flexes TV muscle

 

Freeman in Par's 'Circle'

 

'Simpsons' leads Fox to Sunday win

 

Schmoozing at the Pusan Promotion Panel

 

Michael Stewart

 

Bill Berry

 

Ex-employee slams EM.TV

 

Jack Solomon

 

Teuton film group to ax workers

 

Liberty's Dutch treat cable retreat

 

AOL taps USA vet exec VP

 

'Jam' B.O. is poetry as B'way dips

 

BAFTA puts Spike in front of mike

 

Pathe gets Four pix

 

New Livent charges

 

New solons to face push on Net rights

 

D-No taps Sanchez as liaison to Latin talent

 

'View's' Ling maps way to 'Geographic'

 

Mill film runs dry

 

Clear Channel cited for not bargaining with AFTRA

 

Cabler Hallmark splices PR into two channels

 

V2 taps Backer as G.M.

 

Simmons returns to Lampoon

 

McKenzie delves into 'Peaches'

 

NBC taps Touchet to run 'Today'

 

Better B.O. potion for 'Potter'

 

Boston Opera House to get encore

 

Stapleton's in legal quagmire

 

Univision kicks in shows

 

Florence Segal Lowe

 

Yanks still can't book a Booker Prize

 

Col goes local with remake in Korea

 

Lea Sloan

 

Hubert Smith

 

Endeavor gets lit up

 

'Shoujyo' nabs AFI jury prize

 

Lucas, Moore play WB 'Game of Life'

 

UPI vet Scott, 79, dies

 

'Grounded' wings it

 

Hyde Park plays 'Endgame'

 

'Birds' sags; 'Firefly' glowing

 

Attack of the vids: 'Clones' is battling for supremacy

 

Nicole Holofcener

 

Gaspar Noe

 

Twisted Xmas party for 'Friday'

 

Glenn John McQueen

 

William Marrie

 

Eddie Bracken

 

Tolkin steels to rewrite U's 'Iron'

 

Dish Fulfillment

 

'Short' long on laffs

 

Mouse uncovers 'Treasure'

 

Rushing for the Arts Foundation

 

Britain goes for 'Bowling'

 

Fete for man of 'La Mancha'

 

'Harry' flying around world

 

Coburn: From 'Flint' to an Oscar

 

Inside Move: Wayans field bids on pitches

 

ABC taking a 'Hot' shot

 

'Lilo' scribes stitch Disney package

 

EIDC's Cluff hangs tough

 

Lorenzo laces up for pic slate

 

Quaid gunning for the 'Alamo'

 

U fields Baitz for WWI 'Night' adaptation

 

Reviews

Murder in Greenwich

The Music

The Violet Hour

To You, the Birdie!

Jesus is Magic

Bank Ban

Paula West

Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam

Shakira

Stormy Weather 2002

The Fourth Wall

Rent

Big River

I am Emma

Die Another Day

Home and Beauty

Mappa Mundi

Lindy

Saint Francois D'Assise

My Passage From India: A Filmmaker's Journey From Bombay to Hollywood and Beyond

Bands, Brands and Billions: My Top 10 Rules For Making Any Business Go Platinum

In This World

Urban Cowboy

King of Hearts

Pat Metheny Group

Ruben Blades