Table of Contents
Week of 02/19/2003

Articles

The IBDB takes center stage

 

Profits slide at ProSiebenSat.1

 

Seven pics get Film Council coin

 

Fox's '24' hits new high

 

'Affairs,' 'Hero' top HK Film noms

 

Fox scores with young; Eye strong

 

Molina nets Spidey supervillain role

 

Canada on a runaway train

 

Buyer rush to 'Get Rich'

 

Vera Hruba Ralston

 

Playboy swings to profit in 2002

 

'24' clocks Fox win; 'Kingpin' strikes out

 

Syndies swing DVD distrib'n

 

Web ups stake in Wowow

 

Brockovich, Masry head to Beverly Hills

 

Syndie mag ratings rise

 

Sogecable debt down

 

Senator will cross 'Bridge'

 

Stevens lights 'Lopez' to fire up PowerHouse

 

Rather catches up with thief

 

'10' redo adding up

 

Sheen tops antiwar TV spot

 

'This World' pic deals in the Works

 

Boll in the 'Dark' with Infogrames game

 

Patrick rung for 'Ladder'

 

Kaplan caps ABC Iraq tack

 

Festival cornucopia

 

Taylor to receive DGA's Aldrich service kudos

 

Clarification

 

Fiji to entice film, TV biz

 

Zenpix bows with 'Patch' 'Real'

 

Goya bows, eyes Spansh fare

 

Johnny PayCheck

 

Firm's Ross off to Mattel

 

'Family' takes 'Blue' slot

 

Tour is a blessed event

 

THQ's record score

 

Pix hitch Trailer noms

 

Larroquette, Reuben cast their lots at nets

 

Laff pilots fly high at ABC, UPN

 

Beacon beckons Helfant

 

For 'Love' and money at Alphabet

 

Silberling joining 'Snicket' ticket

 

'Mailroom' docu at HBO

 

Health care pains pinch AFTRA, too

 

Pre-pic ads drawing fire

 

ACE Eddie nominees list

 

ACE Eddie honorees

 

Tag team: Schoonmaker, Scorsese

 

Toon net tuned to adults

 

Spacey splashes into 'Sea'

 

'Brothers Grimm' filled to brim

 

Deeper into the cut

 

Avid fans of invisible art form

 

Golden Eddie-- Filmmaker of the year

 

Pair of project pacts for 'Potter' producer

 

Tag team: Kahn, Spielberg

 

ICM inks 'Kings' scribe Ridley

 

Jacko strikes back in suit

 

Gotham aims to lure more prod'n

 

Tanya Moiseiwitsch

 

IFP back for Cannes role

 

Kisses and make up

 

Snowbound revelers dig out for 'Canyon'

 

Santa Monica fest toasts 'Park' pair

 

Where was that movie lensed?

 

'Bachelorette' big for ABC

 

News from AFM

 

EMV seeks damages over TV3

 

Eminem, Dynamite, Coldplay take Brit awards

 

Ratings leader ATC4 taken over by consortium

 

Docu editor Glassman dies

 

Pinkslips gripping U

 

'Towers' looms over F/X nods

 

Mancuso to chair MPTV board

 

Bad Boy-Def Jam tiff ends

 

ABC earns a Wed. win with reality

 

'Fritz' father is getting back to basics

 

Disney's 'Pooh appeal' is shredded

 

Gotham Phil to back Coldplay

 

Fresh fare will animate Cartoon Network slate

 

'Dateline' faces pall as Pauley steps down

 

Schibsted turns profit

 

California judge rejects homevid conspiracy suit

 

Rate hike helps TV Azteca ad up gains

 

Showest fetes Heyman

 

Movieguide sets awards

 

Hare breathes 'Life' on B'way

 

Adrienne Zweiback

 

'70s cop shows coming to DVD

 

Christopher noms to 6 helmers

 

BMG to stay in tune

 

BBC: Accuracy foremost

 

Bollywood's taking heat over smoking

 

Caton looking at 'Strange' pic

 

Intelsat plants stake in TVB's Galaxy

 

B.C. adds to tax credits

 

Nettelbeck preps 'Helen' pic

 

Saban preps bid for Kirch

 

Telco shift undercuts dereg push

 

Strike-wary B'way tuners employ virtual orchestras

 

Hizzoner unveils plans for soph Tribeca fest

 

New Emmy rewrite on reality TV

 

Eye laffs it up with a single guy skein

 

Oscar Watch: Colin Farrell

 

MPCA loads 'Bullet'

 

MTV Films regales Gale

 

Scribes to fete Rintels

 

SPE finance chief Singh ankles post

 

D'Works chooses trio for 'Ugly'

 

Michaela Rachel Springer

 

Sony pushes PS2 online

 

Real tees off with TourCast

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
February 20, 2003

 

Content's new 'King'

 

Calif. subsidy targeted

 

Krentzman exits CAA, forms finance shingle

 

Ghost House has 'Grudge'

 

Producers committed to NL laffer

 

Artisan goes to 'Dark Places'

 

Hawn spawns book, feature

 

Random taps thriller rights

 

'Drama Queen' finds a throne at Mouse House

 

Millennium contract extended

 

Malone setting up QVC shop?

 

Theron's head's in 'Clouds'

 

CBS big on another 'Brother'

 

Di Bonaventura's keeping 'Sleeping'

 

Correction

 

Fly friendlier skies with SeatGURU

 

'CSI,' 'ER' top competitive Thursday

 

'ER' thesp joins 'Thunderbirds' cast

 

Scorsese preps doc on British cinema

 

Zaentz set for BAFTA zest

 

Splendid snatches 'Hangover'

 

Senator grabs Henderson

 

Janssen, Laurie deliver 'Eulogy'

 

Mandeville picks up 'Five fingers'

 

Monument fund to fuel U.K. film

 

Arclight nabs 'Creature' pic

 

Thesp Martinez enrolls for 'Bad Education'

 

Artisan, Mattel toying with 'Swan Lake' Barbie

 

Palm pushes Directors DVDs

 

Solo takes rights to 'Vidas'

 

'Green' is golden for Cassavetes

 

Trunkey named CFO at Phoenix Pictures

 

Raising coin creatively

 

Showbizzers smile on AFM festivities

 

'Poolhall' cues up unbuttoned preem

 

Content's new 'King'

 

'Pianist' sweeps Cesars with 7 wins

 

EuroForum to aid co-prods

 

Gauls, Gallic fans gather for Cesars

 

Stone doc sales through AFM

 

Gold Circle, Shields land on 'Earth'

 

'Whale' tale sets Sarandon

 

Brits host Santa Monica soiree

 

Fangoria teams for 'Sick' pic

 

I.S. is where the action is

 

M'max bash mixes business, pleasure

 

Fortissimo saying aye to Pangs' 'Eye II'

 

Look around for offbeat funding

 

U.S. presale for Korea's 'Kim'

 

'Life of David Gale' hits screens

 

Regent, Venice host 'Globe' party

 

Artisan crafts Riley rise to sr. VP

 

Gotham can't stake 'Vampires'

 

DVD's rise sends toppers toppling

 

B'way biz buzzes along

 

Venue, U.K. shingle pact for win-win B.O. split

 

Shanghai cracks the 'Code'

 

Jumping off

 

Maverick rides into the sunset

 

Blockbuster rentals drop as DVDs gain

 

Bringing art to arthouse theater design

 

Oz in limbo as prods go elsewhere

 

U.S. majors samba to tax-break beat

 

Gov't looks to privatize biz

 

Filmmakers look again at Peron

 

Rupe's BSkyB plays hard ball

 

Featured Player: Martin Bashir

 

Brazilian TV's altar-cation

 

Skein helps pols see the funny side of life

 

Bertelsmann topper Mohn's big issues

 

'Top of the Pops' tunes in to the Middle East

 

Convicted TV chief runs from the law

 

B'casters get together over ethics

 

Bulgari bow sparkles

 

War clouds over DGA TV fete

 

Inside Move: Ted keeps knockin' & rockin'

 

Inside Move: Sirius stakes new turf

 

Inside Move: MTV marshals news forces

 

New Euro message: Make pics, not war

 

Inside Move: Shanghai auds get 3-D renaissance

 

Honors lite

 

Illegal screener sales are rampant

 

BAFTA/LA numbers up

 

Hard shoes to fill

 

Plexes less plump; arthouses arch up

 

Biz dips; 'Lion' $1.5 mil

 

B.O. up across board

 

Short and sweet 16

 

'Chicago,' 'Gangs' energized by Oscar noms

 

Syndies seek to regain 'ad'-ditude

 

Adults 'Discover' kiddie programs

 

Tapping into int'l interest

 

'Idol' rocks ratings for leader Fox

 

S. African delegates hit Fespaco

 

Fest fetes peace, harmony

 

'Shiri' helmer back on track

 

Endemol's going into Overload

 

New Zealand facing digital dilemma

 

SABC to back local indies

 

Reality hits the snooooze button

 

Acting and the 'City'

 

H'w'd revels in niche riches

 

Indie time: Barbarian meets lurking terror

 

Inside Move: Pay plans hit rough seas with consumers

 

Inside Move: Thesps marking time as talks draw nigh

 

Hughes wields a big 'Club' in new H'wood

 

Inside Move: Lewis spec returns to spotlight

 

Inside Move: Sports firm braces for tug-of-war

 

'Daredevil' holds off frat boys

 

High notes for 'Pianist'

 

Adelphia rift grows

 

Prisa pumps '02 profits

 

Cinar going live with tour rights

 

Brazil cabler's subs dip 7.5%

 

Shaw to sell Florida, Texas cable systems

 

Thursday lifts CBS, NBC

 

Design kudos to 'Catch,' 'Towers'

 

Guilds engage in friendly persuasion

 

Digital toon 'Chosen' for greenlight

 

'Flower' set to close in March

 

Scorsese plans flight to Blighty in new docu

 

'Swimmers' gets producers kudo

 

'Bad Boys' threatens Finnish B.O. record

 

Star uplinking request treks to Indian cabinet

 

Canal Plus minus 1 exec

 

Key3 needs cash for key exex

 

Tyler makes 'Friends'

 

Fright pics just right for Phoenix, Franchise

 

Depth options 'Elric' books

 

U, Imagine develop pic on drug biz

 

Acad sings all that jazz

 

Chicago

 

Gangs of New York

 

WB inks pay TV deal with TPS

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

The Hours

 

The Pianist

 

ABC's 'Threat' casts pair

 

Adrien Brody (The Pianist)

 

'Master' sails to Nov. release

 

Michael Caine (The Quiet American)

 

Nicolas Cage (Adaptation)

 

Correction

 

Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York)

 

Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)

 

Salma Hayek (Frida)

 

Diane Lane (Unfaithful)

 

Nicole Kidman (The Hours)

 

Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven)

 

Sloan Foundation grant to fund Columbia U. pix

 

Renee Zellweger (Chicago)

 

Chris Cooper (Adaptation)

 

Ed Harris (The Hours)

 

Paul Newman (Road to Perdition)

 

John C. Reilly ('Chicago')

 

Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)

 

Kathy Bates (About Schmidt)

 

Queen Latifah (Chicago)

 

Julianne Moore (The Hours)

 

Meryl Streep (Adaptation)

 

Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)

 

Pedro Almodovar (Talk to Her)

 

Stephen Daldry (The Hours)

 

Rob Marshall (Chicago)

 

Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)

 

Roman Polanski (The Pianist)

 

Pedro Almodovar (Talk to Her)

 

Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, Steve Zaillian (Gangs of New York)

 

Carlos & Alfonso Cuaron (Y tu mama tambien)

 

Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven)

 

'Affairs' sequel set

 

Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)

 

Bill Condon (Chicago)

 

Ronald Harwood (The Pianist)

 

Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz (About a Boy)

 

Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman (Adaptation)

 

David Hare (The Hours)

 

NHK marks 50th with marathon

 

Canal Z hit with fee

 

'Memphis' set for Mass. bow

 

'Towers' tops Japan; auds taking 'Notice'

 

Bulgaria exhib programs 3-D

 

Backstage Notes: Sounds of silence, success

 

Eminem, tributes kept the night alive

 

Jazzy Jones comes away with bouquet

 

SAG backs affirmative action case

 

Inside Move: 'Fire' needs helmer spark

 

Clive rocks Gotham

 

Recording Academy salutes Rostropovich

 

MusiCares sings Bono's praises

 

TV nets struggle to get grip on reality

 

R&B Pioneers jam at fete

 

'Chicago,' 'Gangs' clip ACE's editing kudos

 

DGA boasts Oscar noms

 

Japanese TV ad coin slides

 

TV services expand in Canada

 

'VIP' cast fills out

 

Civil War in Central Park

 

Stars rally in protest

 

BBC sitcom gets Indian makeover

 

Grammy rock for CBS

 

Canada orders MTV to mix it up

 

South Oz film companies unify

 

Distribs fight Mex tix tax

 

'Amaro,' 'Aro' tops at Ariels

 

BBC, Star translate laffer

 

U.K. finds skills lacking

 

Rings, Oscar rivals fit B.O. bill overseas

 

Gallic union galled

 

TF1 profits dip 26%, sales increase 15%

 

EU may re-examine TV deal

 

WPP: '03 will be difficult ad year

 

Regal inks for more Imax

 

Investors scoff at EMI merger play

 

Biggest musicals top legit B.O.

 

ShoWest lauds Meirelles

 

Oscar Watch: Jennifer Garner

 

New bash set for Oscar eve

 

Internet duo blazes trail via MoviePick

 

Square drops EA in wake of Enix merger

 

Canadian writers slam gov't

 

Salon on brink of bankruptcy

 

Foley to host Interactive Awards

 

Reality show a 'Star' for eye site

 

Blogger goes Google

 

B'way virtually set for strike

 

GQ's Cooper exits in style

 

Wellspring fills 'Palms' with U.S. dollars

 

Rather bags Saddam

 

Morris docu probes life of McNamara

 

SAG-AFTRA seeks union aid

 

AFI fest seeks fresh films

 

Trio feeds 'Camp' fire

 

WB fosters local 'Voices'

 

Nielsen shifts power to the People Meters

 

Rena C. Waxman

 

Food net unwraps gamer

 

Blair, youths in MTV war debate

 

Shows casting their nets

 

Jacobs joins 'Wolf' pack as writer

 

Hanks hops legal companies

 

TNT casts 'Lot' with Lowe

 

Wagner's in the fold for 'Bold' return

 

Pam Saunders

 

Tribune stations to babysit BV's 'Kids'

 

CBS sweeps up with Grammys

 

Director firms 'Troy' shoot

 

Inside Move: Writer juggling 3 shows

 

Mary Jane Haller

 

Polanski ready to speak to peers

 

Disney picks up 'Liberty'

 

IFC has 'Snake' charmer

 

Cooper-Mead tops execs at I.S. distrib

 

Embarrassment of witches at Col

 

'Closer' encounter for Columbia

 

Music merrymaking

 

Show's bash gets its 'Feet' wet

 

'Greek Life' bows big

 

Spencer Andrew Cowan