Jordan to direct 'The Return'

Jowell protects U.K. indie producers

Roger Webb

U.K. TV distrib body gets new chief

Fox clocks Tuesday victory with '24'

Icon names Hill CEO of group

BAFTA's bevy of pix

Rywin in Pole bribe probe

U.S. pix, TV for ProSieben

Zelezny may face music

Anti-Semitism org rips CBC coverage

Frosh Canadian helmer feted

Fund disperses coin

Luce appoints board

TV Record ups exec

Cable's day is coming

Cavu rolls for 'Holy'

Hallmark ups two execs

Mary Louisa Whitford

Christian Charles Sampras

Samantha Lee Martin

Netflix trims loss in 2002

Bauer bid in trouble

Hughes in the black

TW Cable ups Yaeger to Exec VP

Moody's downgrade chops Charter stock

Jones jumps on top

Spielberg, Peres tour the Shoah Foundation

N.J. theater cancels perf to foil Times critic

L.A. Opera will preem "Nicholas & Alexander'

Parsons possible as AOL TW chair

Fox sends Diana's lover to war

Sergei crosses into 'Jordan'

William Russo

'Potter' book set for June 21

WMA goes to Miami

M'max fed ad-tech award

Tough themes downplayed by 'The Hours' marketers

Stevie's Target track is a Grammy wonder

Reilly takes multiple pic prize

Big dose of reality at ABC

Clarkson nets 'Miracles' role

HBO's 'Mind' out of sight

CBS publicity vet Dortch dies

RealNetworks program deal

Mouse House counsel exits

CBS daytime chieftain set to exit post

Panzer deployed to IFC pub post

Producers Guild lauds Yorkin

Par's recruit soldiering on

Urban's 'Sistas' make DVD move

Bar Code scans 'Tale' with Cumming script

'Phil' talks up renewals

Dimension welcomes Benioff's 'Goodbye'

Peacock sneaks 'Kingpin' online

THQ, Konami call in wireless pact

'Slamball' still jamming

ABC, Hertz heading for heartland laffer

Kilmer, Mantegna going 'Stateside'

Varsity net takes aim at tweens

Mel Bourne

Cablers will join in 'Dance

Covering the classics

HBO digs 'Deep' to fund Imagine docu

Faithful in Spirit

Lee tunes at Bowl

The great writer race: 1971

Firm laying Cornerstone at Sundance

Nipping 'Nickleby'

Authors forge a novel path to the bigscreen

No disputing these possessory credits

Guild focuses on giving credit where it's due

Working out one's life on the page and screen

Scribes strive to be true to drama

From the boards to the multiplex

Hart Sharp bids for vid

Preem's the 'Thing'

Farewell on Par for Oneille

Confidential celebration

Discovery, C4 forge factual pact

TV2 Danmark chief quits over sell-off

Reality rules again on Wednesday

Big pix click with PGA

Scorsese honored by DGA

Record number of CDs top 1 mil Euro sales

Wachs walks out as Senator's COO

'Boys' buoys Berlin fest

Constantin in 'Surprise' distrib move

U.K. assists indie TV

Dennis McGovern

Al Rush services

Paul Monash services

Emily 'Honey' Ho

MCA's Jay walking

Lincoln's 'Looking Up' at Finn preem

Jordan Elizabeth Hank

Helmer Pialat mourned

Allison Dawn Evans

Luke William Nichols

Augustus "Gus" Glick

Kevin Guang Lavelle

Jack Dennis McKeon

Ryland Arthur Blanchard Becker

AOL TW CEO taking chair

'Bachelorette, 'Mole' on top

Oliviers Bourne again

Lisa Smith Hesser and Antoine de Cazotte

Miranda Otto and Peter O'Brien

Tonys rule on 'Out,' 'Boheme'

'Producers' star Bart joins 'Stepford' pic

Boy Wonder

Fox turns to McKenna

Griffin's celeb jabs find a home at NBC

Warner scores in 'Overtime'

Lantos plants 50% stake in Thinkfilm

New sked turns AFI fest into a quick hit

Orphanage taps Israel prod'n head

Random House prez out

'ET' stays at Eye O&OS

McDonough joins Odd Lot

AEG Live taps Rathwell for Gotham

Hasbro toys with CAA

Weekend Box Office Preview
January 17, 2003

NFL channel gets QB

NHK, Sundance honor int'l filmmakers

Adaptation nominees set

Charles Bennett

Peacock OKs nest of legal eagle pilots

Trigger St., Solaris picnic on 'Antproof'

John Mantley

Dizzy data has FCC in a cap tizzy

The culture of movies

NBC cooks up a meal ticket

Parallel lives

In the picture

Not high on sci fi

Year of the indie: 1996

'Secret's' revealed: Hudson in Par laffer

Butler saddling up as new 'McCloud' for USA

The 'Great' race is shifting into high gear

If memory serves

10 by 15: Critics' top picks

Six conversations about one thing

Pix precedents

Comics2Film, in a single bound

Fox renews Homer, Hank

Par, D'works to pay 'Check'

Payne Persistent partner

First Run picks 'Embalmer'

Spanish admissions slip 5% in 2002

Bavaria backs Bauer-Kirch takeover

Berlin unveils final Perspektive lineup

E! looks to localize U.K. channel

CBS Thursday thriving

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Al Rush

'Metamorphoses' dries up

John Mantley

Inside Move: 'Harry's' harried weekend

Inside Move: Boon and Bane

DiCaprio, Eminem have big three on the run

Film i Vast studio gets vaster

UIP sambas, voluntarily, with Pele pic

A 'Real' dilemma confounds webs

Pols tune in to TV

Showbiz politico's New Year challenge

Lloyd Webber shifts back into gear

Manhattan transfer

Season Box Office Totals

Globes work hard to seem spontaneous

Inside Move: More shelf life

Inside move: Franchise freshens coffers

Inside Move: Follow the money

New Gaul draw: France toons up

Theater maven: at Crest of his career

Eye should focus on plucking Peacock

Syndie players learn lessons

Spanish eyes give 'CSI' an Olé-day

BBC counts on 3 as digital charm

Yes TV is doing Fine

B.O. dips; 'Tick' kicks off

Biz off; 'Mancha' 668g

'Hero' worship lifts pic to the top

The Matrix Mantra

Perplexing pigeonholes stump award voters

Shaking off the blahs

CNN at home on Walton mountain

It's not all about Cruise control

Argentine pix speak to new Spanish auds

NBC won't give Bravo rerun-around

Exex feed auds Hungary for more

'Seniors' give 'Brother' a beating

Paybox M-Net relies on reality again

He's DeMann on B'way

Oscar ballot boo-boos add to chaos

Races blur the faces

Helmer trio has breakthrough year

Fox, DNA near altar

New Line's billion-dollar bet

Inside Move: A Guy Thing?

Jumping 'Jack' bow

Rewired at the top

NBC profits ease earnings dip for GE

Acclaim topper unplugs

Partners opening 'Case'

Entera taps Nicoll prod'n director

Oz's ABC in need of $250 mil

BBC denies Gavin reports

Sports net partners to stay put

Vegas site and NATPE seal deal

Syndie basks in 'Dr. Phil' halo

Docs dock in Berlin

U.K. tix sales up in '02

Gov't OKs RTL's radio takeover

'Bowling' top docu

Satelit TV bankrupt

Serb RTS axes staff

Fest center goes up

Sony names Bettles

'Cleo' taps Aleandro

Anthem reinstated

Fox bristles at Iraq regs

Crenna dies at 76

SAG exec Dales dies at 95

Tribeca fest goes global

Stars get loose for L.A.crix

Stick to the script

AFI hosts relaxed lunch

Danson, Steenburgen in 'Love'

Fox OKs 2 drama pilots

3 Art's Miner heads to L.A.

Reality frosh fricasee nets' rookies

'8 Mile' breaks Jan. B.O. mark in Oz bow

'Candidate' Redford waxing political

Lions Gate gets hot for 'Cooler'

'Past' remembers to nab Jussis nods

Fox will fire first fall salvo

Golden Globe backstage notes

Slim NATPE seeks purpose

HBO rolls lucky seven

Noms, names chat about pic politics

Polanski picked for 'Pianist'

Clark faces libel action

Davis preps new bid for Universal

The Year in Film

Studio report cards: Miramax

Studio report cards: New Line

Web score card

The after-party scene

The year abroad: Argentina

The year abroad: India

The year abroad: Japan

No-shows riddle early kudos

Convex adds CAA's Adler

Sitcom sellers laugh on way to bank

Chairman pledges to keep confab energized

Race is on for coveted 'Oprah' timeslot

Spanish hits

New World disorder

Small fry lost in U.S. Hispanic duopoly's wake

GRB flogs action format

Carlton picks telepics

Easy Outings: Bob Jacobs

Country roads widen

Encore extends China reach

NATPE hotshots: Weekly Hours

NATPE hotshots: Off-Net Half-Hours

Accounting for 2002

Exec Shuffle

Studio report cards: Universal

Studio report cards: Warner Bros.

Studio report cards: Dreamworks

The year in television

The year in homevid

Quotables

Critically Speaking: Film

The year abroad: The Netherlands

Critically Speaking: Legit

The year abroad: Spain

The year abroad: Mexico

The year abroad: China

Studios situate at Hollywood Plaza

Easy Outings: Dick Robertson

Tauzin a rousin' choice for honor

Media ownership tops Fed agenda

Seminars for January 20

Maurizio Carlotti

B'casters eye bigger share of U.S. auds

Endemol soars in S. America with pan-regional approach

Martin Luna

Repurposing revitalizes cable fortunes

AETN makes historic deals

NATPE hotshots: Hourlong Strips

NATPE hotshots: Weekly Half-Hour

Studio report cards: Disney

The year in music

The year in legit

The year abroad: Germany

Critically Speaking: TV

The year abroad: U.K.

The year abroad: Australia

Critically Speaking: Music

The year abroad: Italy

The year abroad: Canada

In Memoriam

Int'l contingent eager to forge partnerships

'Bachelor' syndicator married to primetime arena

The big queasy

Co-financing No. 1 kids priority

Easy Outings: Dick Askin

A savvy grab for auds

Argentina salvages revs with reality

Nets push for bigger ratings rep

Nonfiction a hit with top Mexican nets

Granada brings eclectic slate

TechTV offers Spanish dub

Mainframe's main chances

NATPE hotshots: Half-Hour Strips

The Year in Scandal

Studio report cards: Fox

Studio report cards: MGM

Studio report cards: Paramount

Studio report cards: Sony

2002 Timeline

The year in regulation

The year abroad: France

The after-party scene

The year abroad: South Korea

Seacrest tapped Dees' sub

Fresh ideas: A rare syndie concept

Can 'Sharon' withstand daily rigors?

Education Foundation teaches biz to students

Melchor Miralles

Venezuelan exex create solutions

Food for thought

Jazzed about 'Chicago'

E! Intl. sees stars in U.K.

ShoWest catches 'Dream'

Indian pics see dreary B.O. so far in '03

Tele Munchen boosts profit

NATPE hotshots: Off-Net Hours

Gazprom ousts Jordan

Seminars for Jan. 22

Seminars for January 21

Robbie supports music piracy

Globes down opposite NFL

Hallyday shows promise as thesp

Sri Lanka preps new c'right law

NATPE's in low gear

Carter tops U.K. regulator

ITV sits down with Jackson

Gallic Rendez-Vous woos distribs

'Novios' a Panorama pic

Canuck orgs reach prod'n pact

Joe Thompson

Provine Hatch Jr.

New suit, suitors for Viv U

Saban eyes Kirch probe for opening

B'way basement sees light

Sundance-branded series unveiled

Hirschfeld dead at 99

Kenneth Rive

Spain's LaZona Films bows

Shingle gains Resolution

HSI gets funding help

Disney Parks' CFO exits

'Kangaroo' still hopping

B'cast Crix pick 'Chicago'

Kudocast strong for NBC Sun.

CAP pops expanded TV slate

Clock's ticking on Grammy coin

AOL synergies for 'Smallville' CD

'Diane' docu inks distrib'n

Reggie Rymal

SAG, AFTRA leaders plan merger

Nicholson laughs about dramedy role

Affils, webs reach accord

Trio join for $20 mil 'Ya-Ya' buy

ASC names TV nominees

'Big Fat' fete for trio

'Towers' powers past $400 mil

IHT taps Wooldridge CEO in shuffle

Buyers showering 'April'

Estefans make sweet music with U

Repurposing report

Inside Move: Language barrier crossed

Fauci to produce for Par TV

Globes spinning closer to Oscar's orbit

EMI retuning music merger

Ryder teams with Romano for 'Eulogy'

AOL ups Bird and Sharkey

'Star' still shining on CBS

'Frasier' may bid NBC adieu

Inside move: 'Friend'-ly spinoff?

D'Works game again

Paper trail leads online

At Viacom, Les indeed may be more

Showbizzers waltz into Sundance

Effective Work

Bake-off: deciphering the meaning of sound

Subtle nuances

Is BFCA nom setting a trend?

Gray Matter keeps up with Jonze

Spidey weaves web of innovation

Gollum's flying Serkis

The clone wars

All that glitterati

'Security' measures

Disney has magical 'Aladdin' preem

Berlin fest unveils 2003 jury

Fox's above average 'Joe'

High five for helmers

Russia's NTV fires director general

Brothers in business

China tunes up with AIM

Afghanistan yanks cable

Four Ways get 'Embalmer'

RTL Group poised to assume N-TV

Honor for Polanski

'Blue'-chip prod'n

Militants target six in India

Cabler Shaw revs up

EU to rule on Viv U's Telepiu buy

Kaurismaki's the 'Man' in desert

Entravision tunes in rare swap

Nine wrap up costume nominations

CanWest earnings up in first quarter

Reality dominates Monday demos

Pirates face music

ShoWest taps Mendes for kudo

AFTRA lauds 'Minutes' man

Kirk's taxing tactics rock stock at MGM

Doug McClelland

Allison Dawn Evans

Luke William Nichols

Fritzi Burr

Showtime ups Keramidas

Augustus "Gus" Glick

'Talk' takes Bangkok's top pic prize

Books trump tube

'Chi' Beebe's baby

The politix of crix

Strike up the band

UTA's partner sets out on own

Tussle with Turner helped Fox fly

'Parkers' finds Fox place

Women addicted to 'Love'

ABC, UPN set course

H'w'd's in love with romantic comedies

Bankrupt Wherehouse eyes layoffs

Regs revising tops buzz

Oscar Watch: Denzel Washington

TV product placement studied

Probe delays EM.TV's sale of Henson stake

O'seas cablers take up sitcom slack

Judge rejects ageism suit

Discovery, U.K.'s Channel 4 pact for facts

Burnett, Rolf come up ACEs

WMA Short-listed once again

Linda Goldenberg

E! looks to Us Weekly for reality show

SAG boots Latino exec

Robust returns for 'Reba'

Miramax likes its mix of risky pics

Vivendi brass huddling at U

High Court declines pic suit

Zide/Perry snags 'Metroid' pic rights

'Mr. Ed' gets Original spin

Inside Move: Pixar cooks rodent tale

Marjorie Ruth Benson

I Capture The Castle

Jeans

Memories of a Forgotten War

The Archangel's Feather

Labyrinth

A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky: Twelve Stories About John Zorn

A Hungarian Passport

Crazy About Paris

Sounder

Tony Bennett; Frank Sinatra Jr.

Comedians

Big Boys

The Double-D Avenger

Berlin Symphony

A Guy Thing

Infernal Affairs

Andy Bey

Monte Walsh

Suburban Blight

Westend

Curtis Stigers

The Blue Demon

Runaway Home

The Murder of Emmett Till

National Security

Endgame

Ogu and Amapato in Rapa Nui

Chandni Bar

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

Naked Weapon

Golden Chicken

Auntie & Me

The Talking Cure

Disney's Aladdin, A Musical Spectacular

2003 NAMM Concert Honoring Sir Elton John

Levity

The Singing Detective

What Alice Found

Comandante

The Bachelorette

My Flesh and Blood

Shanghai Moon

Uncle Vanya/ Twelfth Night

A Great Little Business

The Butterfly

Aram

The United States of Leland

The Recruit

Pieces of April

Quattro Noza

The Shape of Things

Party Monster

Erykah Badu/Cody ChestnuTT

Joseph Arthur

Naked Weapon

Jimmy Eat World

Hank Williams III

Dil ka rishta

The Mudge Boy

The Pill

Julius Caesar

The Boy Who Wanted To Be a Bear

The Soul Keeper

Fine Dead Girls

The Pharmacist

Rhapsody in Jazz: An Evening With Lalo Schifrin

Die Mommie Die!

A Courtesan

Dot The I

Straight Face, The Autobiography

The Maldonado Miracle

The Cooler

Electra

Improvs on Stephen Sondheim's Broadway

Warming Up Yesterday's Lunch

Window of the Soul