Table of Contents
Week of 04/02/2003

Articles

Fall's Latin Grammys set for Miami

 

'Idol' mania continues

 

Edward E. Colton

 

Ian Samwell

 

Hot Docs starts off with 'Flesh'

 

EU OKs digital deal

 

Linkin parks at No. 1

 

Anthrax scare shuts Random

 

People spinoffs tap editors

 

'Lost' finds aud for ABC

 

Ex-Gemstar exex sue SEC

 

Lieberman back on H'w'd vice patrol

 

Exhibs must make room for wheelchairs

 

Corrections

 

'In-Laws' set for Gala preem at Tribeca fest

 

Panavision's focus on Beitcher as prexy

 

Miramax renews northern Alliance

 

Par ad unit taps Montoya

 

IRS looking at Viv U's DuPont deal

 

David Azarian

 

Oz spanks Yank pix

 

Brit film org shutters exhib arm

 

New life for Long Wharf?

 

Zappala joins ABC Family

 

Duo getting Personal

 

C4 wheels for 'Deal'

 

Italo b'caster cap a Berlusconi setback

 

PBS orchestrating 'Musical' doc for '04

 

'Gear' shift planned; big drive set for fall

 

Yanks' opener homers for NHK

 

CEO Leckie rolls Seven

 

Eddie Jaffe

 

Niels Bjoern Larsen

 

Pilots flesh out casts

 

U 'Makeover' turns execs into scripters

 

Nick kudocast loads up stars

 

'Lot' adds duo to cast

 

Perfect pitch: 'Idol' game for new media

 

Inside Move: ABC delays 'Makeover'

 

Electronics Assn. attacks anti-piracy laws

 

Nick spinoff bows 'gamertainment' shows

 

Landmark going digital

 

Eszterhas tackles 'Ice Bowl' for ESPN

 

Pranks, pop & 'Posse' pump MTV reality slate

 

CinemaNow lands Fox for online pics

 

Gaby Rado

 

'Somme' tops Lortel noms

 

Warner gives bucks for Bruckheimer

 

SAG, AFTRA float merger moniker

 

News net promos turn nasty

 

Murdoch warns on long war

 

War fears delay Israel film fest

 

'Friedmans' blooms for HBO, Magnolia

 

Friendly 'Ghosts' haunt 'Abyss' bow

 

Steinfeld to clean 'House' for Trigger Street

 

New Line in 'Time' for deal

 

Call waiting over for Fox's 'Phone'

 

Searchlight bets on 'Thief'

 

'Man' of the moment

 

'Enchanted' fable on Disney table

 

'Life's' little questions

 

Kaveh Golestan

 

PBS tops Peabody honors

 

Barone heads for Channel

 

Holland cans CD price fixing inquiry

 

'Potter' author wins copyright case

 

Movie news sites looking for the scoop

 

Fox dominates Wednesday

 

'Matrix' to screen at Cannes

 

'Murdoch clause' news unwelcomed

 

Companies pact for Iberian connection

 

Azteca beats injunction

 

Slovakia net fined for bias

 

It's 'Tiempo' time at Malaga

 

'Wanda,' 'Idol' bottle up 'Bachelor'

 

MTV Int'l taps Bierer sr. veep

 

FCC hears indie plea

 

Tribeca slates unveiled

 

Messier made $6 mil, sold Viv U stox in '02

 

TV journos unite against censors

 

Royalty rate pact OK'd

 

Helmer exits 'Barbershop' sequel for hot 'Date'

 

Lynn Reynolds and Alan Iezman

 

NBC latenight team beats rivals

 

Danish prod'n rules set

 

Lifetime unveils originals

 

Miramax deals to distrib, remake Shaw pix

 

Putting Cape on film

 

'Press' meets more success

 

Australian doc partnership set

 

Bosnian TV licenses extended

 

RAI confirms topper

 

War news approval down

 

Michael Wayne

 

FCC not fine with Detroit's WKRK

 

Jason Alexander, Jennifer Birchfield-Eick

 

Joy Bryant, Victor Webster

 

Wartime pix no picnic to pitch

 

Mandalay draws on art thief's life for bio

 

'Father' finds Leisure Time for distrib'n

 

Peggy Conklin

 

Mouse nets will fire 'Pirates' broadside

 

Comedy Central seeks standup guy

 

'Punisher' main man Jane

 

RIAA takes on college piracy

 

HBO tapping talent from Apted to Zabel

 

Hannah Sofia Joe

 

ABC debunks 'Miracles,' drops drama

 

Cassidy Grace Nash

 

Hannah Kay Mills

 

Eben Wood Steinberg

 

'Abouna' sits with Leisure Time

 

CBS staffers may have bet on outcome of 'Survivor'

 

Disney loses int'l honcho

 

James H. 'Jimmie' Baker

 

CJ backs out on Plenus takeover deal

 

No place like 'Home' for DEJ bigscreen bow

 

Verhoeven seeks 'Solace'

 

Pinter to adapt bigscreen 'Sleuth'

 

Col Pix books two pen pals

 

WBTV beams over Prince's 'Dreams'

 

Miramax to re-release Barris bio

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
April 4, 2003

 

EasyCinema to open in U.K. in May

 

EU films to get festival cash boost

 

NBC, CBS dominate Thursday

 

Johny Carpenter

 

Jumpin' Bill Carlisle

 

Alan Howard

 

Reitman gives land for fest center

 

H'wood keen on teens to play to their peers

 

Diller, Eisner in NAB's neighborhood

 

Prolific Wanda Vision quietly produces fest faves

 

Film office shuts down amid investigation

 

BBC, BSkyB battle over fees

 

Reitman gives land for fest center

 

Messing around

 

'Harvey' hops to Boston

 

PBS charts B'way history

 

NEA takes Shakespeare on tour

 

Inside Move: 'Idol' hands for Fox

 

A pressing case for Arab journos

 

TW Cable plugs in perkier prospects

 

War no longer deterring auds

 

Auds resist digital as analog shutoff looms

 

Govt. filmmakers see need for ratings system

 

'Fear' gives courage to Endemol SA

 

Upscale auds flock to Peacock

 

Drama, but no crisis at BFI

 

'Wedding' first to go out under new deal

 

'Topdog's' day in U.K.

 

Mira takes it to the max with niche

 

'Pizza' preem delivers mayhem

 

Guest write-ins for 'Wrote'

 

Inside Move: Glossies go to war

 

News, entertainment mix at NAB

 

Foxtel license talks with U.S. majors fail

 

Granada locks in on celebrity yuks

 

Cablers stick to the script

 

Featured player: Bruce Eric Kaplan

 

Mouse roars at B.O.

 

Prodco scores Victory over Teuton taxmen

 

Cablers add channels for news-hungry auds

 

B'way seeks some spring warmth

 

Biz dips; 'Chi' 523g

 

Legit road grosses

 

Searchlight finding its niche

 

H'wood's dog days at Lint Roller

 

Inside Move: More porn from Blu-TV

 

Inside Move: Reality bites ABC

 

Inside Move: Critic taking no back seat

 

Vid distribs fight illegal rental scams

 

'Chicago' still buoyant in as auds watch war

 

Singapore fest hopes sales hold

 

Musicians wage war of songs

 

Fox airs major league soccer outside U.S.

 

SBS satire sparks 'Big Fat' controversy

 

D.C. turns up the heat

 

H'wood renews niche pitch

 

Celebs keep abreast of charity

 

Inside Move: Biz wants piece of Werk

 

Inside Move: Gov't appeasing CME

 

Inside Move: Clothes call for game patchers

 

Tenacious tenpercenters

 

Inside Move: Seven plus three execs

 

Fox 'Phone' call collects cash

 

Tix sales off for Gallic exhibs

 

S. African team to tell 'Truth'

 

Police capture former RTS director

 

'Affairs,' 'Hero' split top Hong Kong kudos

 

Buenos Aires ups fest fare

 

Edwin Starr

 

Lavigne tops Juno Awards

 

Emmis playing ball for big blue

 

ICM books U.K. digs

 

Studios push state laws

 

Lee Winfrey

 

MTV turns up volume on p'gramming

 

Placide Adams Jr.

 

Artisan can't craft win in film fraud suit

 

Horwitz to spell it out as VP at LMNO

 

NBC keeps latenight light on for Ludwin

 

GQ continues to refashion masthead

 

Opta has a Go at Sonic arm

 

Bisch rings 'Bellboy'

 

New Line woos scribes

 

HDNet scores with MLS carriage deal

 

Macrovision's dual-session tech spreading

 

Exec editor Scheffler exits '60 Minutes'

 

'Letterman' spells staff shuffle

 

Green to do new 'Scooby'

 

WB spirits away Lowell spec

 

In Demand, Par banding up for VOD

 

Cohen to fly with 'Kite'

 

NBC's 'Kid' beats 'Star'

 

Wood carves niche in 'Feet'

 

Inside Move: NBC will 'Marry' Dad

 

Union merger advances

 

'Core' scores in Hong Kong, Thailand

 

Politicians' next battle: Stop runaway prod'n

 

Digital on NAB agenda

 

NBC Sports to load up 'Matrix' trailer

 

Correction

 

Goldsman, Artisan find their Mann for 'Tonight'

 

Nets steadfast despite war deaths

 

David Bloom

 

U.K. sees digital growth in future

 

'Storm' gathers three Guild awards

 

U kicks in on soccer pitch

 

NBC spinning DVD deals

 

Lit partners split

 

Miramax pix in A&E mix

 

Allen pretty in 'Pink' for Revolution Studios

 

U.K. film fund backs 'Valiant'

 

Peacock pops on Sunday

 

Reed Midem taps tube topper

 

CJ pulls plug on Plenus plan

 

Servicos reports losses of $701 mil.

 

Logo-ed clothes for the rest of us

 

BAFTA TV kudos will honor Jason

 

Mart participants see need for partners

 

DemoGraFX buy gets Dolby amped

 

Admissions tumble in France

 

Paxson avoids NBC payout

 

ITV Digital debt payouts cut

 

'Tropics' cruises to Pulitzer win

 

B'way takes a slide

 

AOL TW stocks get thumbs up

 

Sundance shines grants upon 14 docs

 

Par, Kerner dig 'Monster'

 

Forum slots 'Cremaster' series

 

NDS to fuel Foxtel digital

 

Anne Gwynne

 

CSTV launches with 'Hoops'

 

Uniformed Travolta ready to dance, fly

 

Spider web uncovered

 

Nick pacts with Cosby for 'Fatherhood' toon

 

New Regency taps Brown VP

 

Hospital may get fed help

 

Brussels Film Fest kicks off on April 25

 

'Pupendo' triumphs in Finale

 

'Makeover' is getting its sked redone

 

Audrey Fish

 

SAG-AFTRA merger singing dues blues

 

Christine Fellowes

 

WGA to help reality scribes

 

Diller disses deregulation

 

Women look at place in biz

 

'Helsing' move on from Czech Republic

 

U sets Hope Tribute DVD

 

Music cabler readying upfront presentation

 

Trio cracks 'Egg' April 20

 

Big Viacom board games

 

'Employee' back at work

 

Amy Heller

 

Gov't Czechs b'cast council

 

'Millionaire' scam trio found guilty

 

NBC adds French accent to laffer pilot

 

D'Works bets on robot boxing spec 'Steel'

 

Encore on Hollywood news beat

 

Mouse is grooving to tub tune

 

Sony's landing in U.K.

 

Par, Law are raising Caine

 

Leigh Jackson

 

Rudolph Borchert

 

New stab set for 'Suspiria'

 

It's Showtime for Spike as pilot takes off

 

Cannes remembers Fellini

 

'Spartacus' sparks mini

 

O'seas box office distractions

 

Regal sneaks 'Ghosts'

 

Schepisi 'Hitches' back Down Under

 

'Lilya' helmer fields queries

 

Donald Wong

 

'Egg' man cometh

 

Focus makes bow one for 'The Guys'

 

Korn singer pops 'People'

 

AFI opens its silver screen

 

Site helps figure out How Stuff Works

 

Hoops power Eye's Monday

 

Benjamin Sack

 

U.S. atop Banff list

 

Court fines Haffa

 

Not so GLAAD: Mixed reviews for Rosie

 

Fox news surges past CNN

 

MuchMusic ignites Fuse

 

Watchdog growls at BBC on public service

 

Pic piracy fears mount

 

BBC taps Willis factual topper

 

HBO has itch for a docu on Stritch

 

Hearst shutters Victoria mag

 

Sci Fi's 'Scare' scores; 'Tremors' shaky

 

Van Susteren grabs Fox News viewers

 

AOL TW cashes out Viv U on AOL Europe

 

AOL TW parks Bentley in D.C.

 

Ex-HIT exec at Super RTL

 

Air ball: Eye's NCAA hoop ratings dip

 

CNBC nears deal with China b'caster

 

Johnson sees 'Ghost'

 

Disney eyes $1 bil in notes

 

'Divas' lands Latifah

 

Sewell rules in BBC1 pic

 

Catherine 'Getting' busy

 

'Spacesuit' fits WB pix

 

Jive/Zomba taps Bartlett

 

Charles S. Dutton, Jay O. Sanders, Bobby Hosea, Trent Cameron, Charlayne Woodard

 

Spring break pix in a race

 

Bernard Hill

 

Gloria Estefan, Michelle Branch, Blake Shelton, Bret Michaels, Barry Zito

 

Tight-knit lit agents prove it's a small world

 

SAG supports sooner talks for ad contract

 

Journo deaths pressing issue

 

Thesps sue Fry's over ad photos

 

Searchlight puts squeeze on 'Love'

 

Miramax, distrib duo can't come to terms

 

Fractious FCC faces NAB

 

News orgs fight 'spray'

 

Inside Move: Bird's-eye view to cost $6.6 bil

 

Joe needs votes

 

Spark gets jolt as EA settles 'Medal' suit

 

Alphabet parks Clarke; Guaty adds 'Help' at WB

 

Piana to helm 'Snakeskin'

 

Universal, Ross bet 'Zero'

 

'Delilah' is dear to McConaughey

 

Fear grips Firth, Suvari for 'Trauma'

 

Majors' overseas revenues grow 18%

 

High 'Times' at Cannes

 

YES play fair to Cablevision

 

Century nixes 'rolling stock' ads in theaters

 

All's fair in race to make killer bios

 

Fox fires up revved sked

 

'Top' helmer set to tackle 'Amor'

 

Star Channel V czar

 

Japan's b'day 'Boy'

 

WB pulls out as Portugal exhibitor

 

TV script bites reality

 

Reviews

Macy Gray

Stefon Harris

Scooby-Doo in Stagefright

Fatal Fallout

Ibrahim Ferrer

Jump/Cut

Terrorism

Simply Heavenly

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

When You Come Down To Earth

Lucky

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Etta James

Talking Heads

Johnny English

The Mooney Suzuki; Longwave

Mr. Shaw Goes to Hollywood

Onmyoji

Beautiful Kid

Napoleon

Pupendo

The Women of Lockerbie

Camelot

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mary Fahl

Mystics

Wrestlemaniac

Sam Harris

Local Boys

My Tutor Friend



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