Table of Contents
Week of 03/26/2003

Articles

New Line's press site provides

 

Fox dominates Tuesday

 

Cattaneo takes RAI reins

 

China syndrome for MTV, Nick

 

Civilian takes control of the Works

 

Irish film org celebrates 10th anni

 

Toronto ramps up fest, venues

 

Sprockets to start on 'Time'

 

Lloyd Shirley

 

Peggy Conklin

 

'Fanfan' chosen Cannes opener

 

Linkin, Dion discs coming

 

RIAA, Technicolor settle suit over piracy

 

FullAudio cues up remaining big labels

 

Univision plan OK'd

 

TV viewers in concert over music

 

Orgs fund political docs

 

Mouse taps Dow for D.C.

 

Royalty rate reform looms

 

Berlanti inks 3 yr. WB deal

 

Viacom stox hit as forecasts revised

 

Finn Flackett-Levin

 

Connor Andrew Gunn

 

Fest fetes Oz TV pioneer

 

ProSieben, Discovery 'Spacemen' in orbit

 

TVNZ lands 'Action Star'

 

Fremantle cooks up deal for 2 chef series

 

TV Acad taps Kohler

 

TF1 exposes 'Affair'

 

3 Euro nets buy from BVI

 

Brain Station, SBS aim for originality

 

Woods helms from, and for, the heart

 

HBO boosts int'l sales arm

 

SAG's umbrella reign

 

Inside Move: WB jumpstarts Batmobile

 

Casting set in 'Stones'

 

All in the Family for Disney, DirecTV

 

Film commissions struggle but survive

 

Directors are Searchlight's 'Bee' keepers

 

'Dream' team lands in H'w'd

 

Light shines on 'America'

 

Sizemore sizes up 'Paparazzi'

 

Di Bonaventura revs up Revolution pix

 

Section 8 gets 'Blues'

 

Tentpoles turn as Spidey spins '04 bow

 

Levin's made Stick COO

 

Valenti: MPAA to give videos, not sell war

 

Enchanged 'Evening'

 

Par's 'Core' crew surfaces in H'w'd

 

Moonves feted

 

Salerno, Keenan are UTA pen pals

 

'Ned Kelly' comes home

 

Media Bistro aims to be all things to journalists

 

'Idol' boosts 'Wanda' bow

 

John Sanford

 

Civilian pockets profit

 

Euro film zooms in on EU policies

 

Star looking to localize in India

 

Piracy hits home at state Senate panel

 

'Idol' provides large boost to 'Wanda'

 

Premiere nails pirates with Nagravision

 

Cut-rate curtains on B'way

 

Elaine Barrie

 

Org pirates sinking

 

Powell sets deadline for FCC vote on caps

 

Museum slots retros for Lee, Polanski

 

Dimension, Principato ink overall laff deal

 

Telecinco ads up revs

 

TV tower to top Times Square

 

N.Y. 'die-in' unable to stop media ops

 

Lippin Group ups Eisner

 

Sci Fi drops coin for action trio

 

Multimedia 'Matrix' blitz unleashed in U.K.

 

Linden to top jury at Cognac film fest

 

Cheshmedjiev axed after labor strike

 

ESPN HD sports high-def TV

 

Subs, loss rise at Sky Brasil

 

Guggenheim, Hamptons fest team on film series

 

FFA to support 9 local pics

 

Bangladesh fest postponed

 

Roadshow to increase number of multiplexes

 

Clarification

 

Nepal One tunes in with war news

 

'Noi' nabs jury prize in Rouen

 

Giese enlisted by Danish Film Institute

 

Montalbano to go on 'Adventure'

 

'Silver' shooting starts

 

Ocasek eyes Elektra gig

 

Moynahan made for 'Robot'

 

New methods shift scores in L.A. demos

 

'CSI' drafts detective; Pollan stays at 'Home'

 

1492 Prods. gets romantic

 

Rafa Aguilar

 

Thurman's in line for 'Paycheck'

 

Kirch checked out

 

Sony cuts chord, workers

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
March 28, 2003

 

'Deuce' sequel sets scribes

 

Marylou Bono, Andrea Kinloch

 

Antista gets in mOcean

 

2 studios split 'Mitty'

 

Grushow named chairman of Prism committee

 

Fourtou gives U bit of deja vu

 

L.A. Chamber Orch will sees 'Lights' for gala

 

Screen Gems buys 'Ultra'

 

Producer launches 'Authors' reality show

 

Liberty drops bird bid

 

SAG flags veteran exec

 

Moore tools up for another furor

 

Zomba zaps its staff

 

'Whale' swims to int'l distribution

 

Bender's best in 'Show'

 

'Chi' guys fancy new 'Footloose'

 

Money man Wall tapped as Immortal co-chair

 

NBC rolls on Thursday

 

B'way's 'Miracle' won't work

 

H'wood: R kind of town

 

Screen Trade: Oscar voters shake off ballot blahs

 

Inside Move: French gung-ho on global news venture

 

Oscars proves everyone wrong

 

'House' on fire at Disney

 

Flu threatens local events

 

Biz holding down ad-pub cost

 

Biggest Oslo exhib group privatizes

 

Homegrown fare catches on

 

Gaga info service aids distribs

 

Shocked BBC awed by ITV, Sky

 

Local satcasters give Arab viewers focus on conflict

 

Watchdog barks for battle coverage rules

 

China's auds say 'I do' to first reality gamer

 

Pols tune into controversy over Antenna sale

 

Paybox M-Net invites tyros to be dynamic

 

CTN plans to set locals laughing

 

Biz steady; 'Life' 272g

 

UA loop, Walden give home to kids' theater

 

Inside Move: Barry blurs in Viv's new vision

 

Inside Move: Showbiz Dems dole out green

 

Celebrating the Celine machine

 

Inside Move: Talking critters are latest pic projects

 

Inside Move: TiVo auds get double dose of Oscar sizzle

 

Inside Move: No 'Bowling' backlash yet as B.O. booms

 

Inside Move: Cablers pony up for Western resurgence

 

Inside Move: Baghdad blitz bombs talent show finale

 

Nanny still needed

 

Erratum

 

Oscars pix get short boost overseas

 

'Rice' finally cooks in mainland's cinemas

 

Lotto franchise in good news shock

 

It's a Golden time for bowing 16th plex

 

Featured Player: Jean-Claude Carriere

 

Nets turn their back on reality

 

What war? Upfronts head for record

 

Synergy sweetens cable war coverage

 

Viewers not jazzed by Oscar

 

Mip TV must go on

 

HBO Asia takes movies to the max

 

Oz outfits plan Asian invasion

 

B.O. drops; 'Contact' 629g

 

B'way and the war

 

Crix' tally

 

Saving the world, one rating at a time

 

West Village people dig downtown digs

 

'State' leads way for embattled B.O.

 

Conny Planborg

 

Essel, Shyam team on DTH

 

Sahara eyes news oasis

 

Viastar buys into Yaletown

 

Euro team, Burman join for group 'Hug'

 

Media Asia to unveil 'Hawk'

 

Stanford exits UIP's campus

 

Synacor lands $6.5 mil

 

UIP to distrib Spyglass duo in Japan

 

Marketing costs dog Sirius

 

WB nailing down U.K deals

 

Expense accounting for AOL

 

U's music pioneer Droz dies at 76

 

'Starting Over' eyes participants

 

Samuel Goldwyn Awards names judges

 

Wexler, Randolph among highlights at Philly fest

 

Bermuda bookends fest

 

'Iyer' to open Indian fest in L.A.

 

USA to air Willie Nelson b'day show

 

Geffen dons Martin's 'Underpants' in '04

 

'Kid' showing Nielsen talent

 

Aguilera gets her game on for NBA

 

Bates a Queen for '80 Days'

 

Danner's added to 'Two' cast

 

Inside Move: WB nixes peace sign from 'Girl' ads

 

Inside Move: Guild merger push inflates deficit

 

Letterman back tonight

 

Inside Move: News chopper gives chase

 

Burnett set to ride wave of reality

 

Weitz brothers get 'Cracking'

 

AOL broadband services at hand

 

N.Y. cable feud yanks fans' chains

 

NBC 'Shoot': Outgunned by 'Idol'?

 

'Book,' 'Recruit' top war-slowed B.O.

 

Lenser org fetes shorts

 

B'way angels keep 'Cowboy' in saddle

 

Oscar keys up 'Pianist' B.O. boost

 

Liberty fries Vivendi with latest suit

 

Glam mags launch H'w'd glitz blitz

 

Rokos impales Regency 'Whale' gig

 

Schlossberg inks killer deal at MGM

 

Universal going ape for 'Kong'

 

Homewood finds a home at BV Int'l TV

 

Anderson takes helm in 'Machinist'

 

Media Select snaps up Das Werk

 

Viva Media returns to profit

 

Mixed fortunes for Highlight, Odeon

 

Fox takes quiet Sunday

 

WNBC tops N.Y. Emmys

 

J. Michael Brinkman

 

Countess Nadine

 

Czechs & balances on Nova TV

 

Kirch creditors sign off on Saban deal

 

MPAA joining Brazil org

 

WGA: Caps keep news nets neutral

 

Pasvolsky finds funds for 'Deck'

 

U.S. box office slump crosses ocean

 

Liberty lawsuit rocks Viv U stock

 

Top Tadashiki ankles Gaga

 

German kidvidder hits speed bump

 

Food net cooks up original shows

 

Viasat joins piracy war

 

Cabler NTL trims loss

 

No ratings ball for new shows

 

Premiere bows MGM channel

 

TF1 tsking docu on a ride o'seas

 

2002 revs jump 15% at Euro cabler UPC

 

Disney March B.O. master

 

EU OKs Spanish takeover

 

Nantucket to fete scribe

 

Viva swings to '02 profit

 

Gemstar TV Guide's getting books in order

 

Late-inning relief: Yankees b'cast OK'd

 

Cable operators add channels for war news

 

Inside Move: Crime doesn't pay on 'Idol'

 

'Rider' sequel won't be easy

 

Barber styles UTA

 

'Mac' daddy inks two-year NBC pact

 

Showtime wants more 'Street Time'

 

Guadalajara Showcase fest finishes

 

Unifrance elects three to board of directors

 

Ottfilm, Aurum pact with Epsilon

 

OMC sale postponed

 

Hobert begins work on 'Suns'

 

Bjerkaas ankles NRK

 

'Knots' ties up thesp package

 

Kirsch Fox's 'Boy' toy

 

B.O. sesh sours B'way's sweet dream

 

Wellspring taps Williams as acquisitions manager

 

Michael Jeter

 

Gore along for ride at 'Cowboy' bow

 

Asian fest touts titles

 

'Girl's' night out

 

'Star' ads in wheels, meals

 

MTV Music buoys Shea

 

Comics fete 20 years of laffs

 

Stringer continues rise through Sony hierarchy

 

Iraq newsies in hot water

 

Sci Fi high on fantasy minis

 

Sony clear on 'Cloudy'

 

ThinkFilm boards doc 'Bus'

 

Grandma steals 'Vargas' show

 

Fox gets ready for 'Battle'

 

Pfeiffer 'Gone' for Beacon's good

 

SRO for 'Eve' bash

 

Reality projects alive and kicking

 

MGM crowns Latifah its 'Beauty' queen

 

Celebs dive into benefit

 

CBS rolls on Monday

 

AOL TW cracks China

 

'Wanda' large for Fox

 

BBC cuts 'Link' to ailing ECM

 

Redrafting Charter

 

Mel: Viacom will be swell

 

Viv U library books $700 mil for refinancing

 

Dave's back, 'Late' wins

 

Politicians back Powell

 

SARS scare stalls Hong Kong pic forum

 

Media trio circles Antena 3

 

Gotham in a radio daze

 

New York state chips in for orgs' indie HQ

 

Ad woes hit TV-Loonland

 

Israeli cablers drop BBC World

 

USA cables 'Gangs' run

 

UIP vet to London

 

SPH stirs station by axing Yew

 

Are auds bored of the war?

 

Signature nabs 'Allegro' redo

 

Philip Yordan

 

Hal Herzon

 

B'way-bound 'Harvey' to start Wang season

 

Vet exec Harris ankling New Line

 

Correction

 

TV pilots, cable pix shoot close to home

 

Wallace joins UBS Warburg

 

Inside Move: Tangled legal web spun by SPE, Marvel

 

Potts tops pair of pix

 

MGM promotes pair to sr. VPs, publicity

 

Giovanni Ribisi

 

Krone fills VRP's new prexy post

 

James Woods

 

Franky G.

 

Melissa Rosenberg

 

Stephen Dillane

 

Eric Nicholas, Derek Cianfrance

 

Sonic pauses Replay deal

 

Disney, Slesinger talk trash in Pooh suit

 

Stars comb TV 'Mullet'

 

Nicholas Enright

 

PBS pet project: 'Puppy'

 

Packagers ease the burden of publishers

 

Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing

 

 

Christine Fellowes

 

NBC holds Trump card

 

Amy Heller

 

Jasmine Stodel

 

Sony, Gemstar team up on DVD technology

 

'Pirates' pic poised for vidgame play

 

Coin put into Mythic game slots

 

TVGateway open to exex, higher tech

 

AOL, Advertising Club to host marketing panel

 

NY Int'l Film Fest to kick off April 2

 

NYU films get a showcase at First Run Fest

 

'Starting' begins casting call tour

 

Fedora Barbieri

 

Barney Morris

 

Madonna changes her tune on 'Life'

 

Prism sheds light on noms

 

SBC's exit gives Rupe Direct route

 

AFTRA sets premiums

 

'Phantom' cues Wilson for tuner's adaptation

 

Ba-da-boom Buscemi

 

Lion, Dillon gang up on 'Tough Guy'

 

Vet pops up for WB

 

Par, Ozzy thinking big on biopic

 

Pic premieres, promos perk despite war

 

Guild girds for battle

 

On tube, stars+stripes=ratings

 

Reacting to angst

 

Great TV swindle

 

Glitz was missed

 

Ads not additive

 

Reviews

Strange Gardens

Welcome to Destination Shanghai

Derek Trucks Band

Dummy

Michael Feinstein

Celine Dion: A New Day. . .

Golda's Balcony

Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music

Racehoss

An Untold Triumph: The Story of the 1st and 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments, U.S. Army

Titan in the Ring

Here I Am

Go West!

Letters to Uranus: The Hidden Life of Tedd Burr

Bitter Jester

Ned Kelly

Rudy

Regular Joe

Ten Unknowns

The Pitts

The Glass Pool Incident

Morning Sun

Urban Cowboy

The Process

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

Ragtime

The Safari Party

I Am My Own Wife