Table of Contents
Week of 04/23/2003

Articles

SARS, war won't derail Cannes plan

Alison James
 
Apr 23 2003 4:42AM

Eurimages backs 15 Euro pix

Christian Koehl
 
Apr 23 2003 9:12AM

TF1 may buy stake in ProSiebenSat.1

Ed Meza
 
Apr 23 2003 9:56AM

Auds still worship 'Idol'

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 23 2003 10:45AM

SARS could choke Toronto docu fest

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 23 2003 11:30AM

Upcoming Movies covers first hype

Travis F. Smith
 
Apr 23 2003 1:18PM

Ava Elizabeth Snegaroff

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 3:26PM

Jack Wilson Quinn

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 3:27PM

Barrandov plans upgrade, not for sale

Cathy Meils
 
Apr 23 2003 3:51PM

Rupe could score with soccer rights

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 23 2003 3:55PM

Gilliam gets a 'Grimm' start date

Cathy Meils
 
Apr 23 2003 4:04PM

Euro creatives want place in EU

Andy Stern
 
Apr 23 2003 4:08PM

Rai fiction taps ousted exec to top

Cecilia Zecchinelli
 
Apr 23 2003 4:18PM

BMG still retooling

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 23 2003 4:20PM

EMI loads up tunes for Euro Net service

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 23 2003 4:26PM

Film fest survives

Wendy Kan
 
Apr 23 2003 4:28PM

Eli Zander Schwartz

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 4:29PM

Grace Evan Reason

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 4:30PM

David Gordon Rowling Murray

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 4:31PM

Quinn Robert Daly

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 4:32PM

'Idol's' Clarkson bows in top spot

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 23 2003 4:59PM

Fritts critical of new FCC rules

Susan Crabtree
 
Apr 23 2003 5:01PM

USC hosts FCC ownership talk

Dave McNary
 
Apr 23 2003 5:24PM

New pet project for Martha Stewart Living

Nicole LaPorte
 
Apr 23 2003 5:26PM

Kane raising PR shingle

Lily Oei
 
Apr 23 2003 5:31PM

Bard tour: sound, fury

Paul Harris
 
Apr 23 2003 5:33PM

Imax shares maxing out

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 23 2003 5:35PM

TF1's entering Kirch sweepstakes

Liza Klaussmann
 
Apr 23 2003 5:45PM

EM.TV sells Constantin stake to Swiss co.

Ed Meza
 
Apr 23 2003 5:49PM

Looking back on 50 memorable years in showbiz

Army Archerd
 
Apr 23 2003 5:50PM

Creatives take on runaway issue

Dave McNary
 
Apr 23 2003 5:51PM

ESPN kicks off PPV service

Meredith Amdur
 
Apr 23 2003 7:34PM

Syndies look to the law

Lily Oei
 
Apr 23 2003 7:38PM

WB TV duo stay put

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 23 2003 7:44PM

'Banks 2' suffers helmer withdrawl

David Bloom, Dave McNary
 
Apr 23 2003 7:47PM

DIC takes 'Speed' to court

Janet Shprintz
 
Apr 23 2003 7:48PM

Jovovich in residence at 'Evil' sequel

Dana Harris
 
Apr 23 2003 7:52PM

Par gives the go to De Line laffer 'Paddle'

Dave McNary
 
Apr 23 2003 7:53PM

NBC touts Brokaw's Bush talk

Pamela McClintock
 
Apr 23 2003 7:54PM

KTTV reups news anchor

Denise Martin
 
Apr 23 2003 7:57PM

Fox News staffer charged

Pamela McClintock
 
Apr 23 2003 8:00PM

NATPE taps people prez

Elizabeth Guider
 
Apr 23 2003 8:01PM

Many arms lift AOL TW

Jill Goldsmith
 
Apr 23 2003 8:53PM

Cecile de Brunhoff

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 9:32PM

TV acad's night out with 'Girls'

Denise Martin
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

'Ghosts' on scene for NY preem

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

Hosts crowd 'Guy'

Lily Oei
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

'People' in the know go to preem

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

Docu crew spells P-A-R-T-Y

Variety Staff
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

Peacock pulls trigger on laffer vet 'Shoot'

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

ABC Family kisses chef Roseanne

Michael Schneider, Josef Adali
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

WMA shifts gears

Claude Brodesser
 
Apr 23 2003 10:00PM

Kirch deal gets antitrust nod

Ed Meza
 
Apr 24 2003 6:47AM

Critics' Week showcases 19 diverse pics

Alison James
 
Apr 24 2003 7:30AM

C4 commercial arm cuts losses by 53%

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 24 2003 8:54AM

'Makeover' suits ABC

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 24 2003 10:30AM

Peabodys get host Gibson

Gabrielle Mitchell-Marell
 
Apr 24 2003 1:57PM

Par's bonding with scribes

Dave McNary
 
Apr 24 2003 2:00PM

'Grounded' at WB

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 24 2003 2:08PM

'Played' finds a home

Dana Harris
 
Apr 24 2003 2:11PM

Roselyn Sanchez

Jill Feiwell
 
Apr 24 2003 2:15PM

Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo

Jill Feiwell
 
Apr 24 2003 2:17PM

Robert Schwentke

Jill Feiwell
 
Apr 24 2003 2:18PM

Armand Assante

Jill Feiwell
 
Apr 24 2003 2:20PM

Carmike chain joins exhibition org

Dave McNary
 
Apr 24 2003 2:23PM

MTV names Eng sr. veep

Lily Oei
 
Apr 24 2003 2:26PM

WB anchors Craig's sporty 'Charlie'

Dana Harris
 
Apr 24 2003 2:28PM

Malaysia bans Kurdish pic

Archie Thomas
 
Apr 24 2003 2:38PM

Castaway gives lawsuit the heave-ho

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 24 2003 2:43PM

Artificial Eye gets 'Happiness'

Archie Thomas
 
Apr 24 2003 2:47PM

Finnish 'Idols' bows

Marlene Edmunds
 
Apr 24 2003 2:59PM

Cecchi Gori's back

Sheri Jennings
 
Apr 24 2003 3:16PM

'Lion' prod'n roars

Christelle De Jager
 
Apr 24 2003 3:19PM

Canuck studio stall

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 24 2003 3:22PM

Hearst, keen on teens, buys Seventeen

Nicole LaPorte
 
Apr 24 2003 3:45PM

Ad slump hits MTG results

Marlene Edmunds
 
Apr 24 2003 4:52PM

Corus sees Q2 earnings drop

Brendan Kelly
 
Apr 24 2003 4:57PM

End of the Rainbow DBS?

Meredith Amdur
 
Apr 24 2003 5:02PM

U's Gelt departs for art

Gabriel Snyder
 
Apr 24 2003 5:13PM

BAM puts 15th anni of 'Durham' in lineup

Meredith Amdur
 
Apr 24 2003 5:19PM

Columbia sets bicoastal fest

Gabrielle Mitchell-Marell
 
Apr 24 2003 5:24PM

RIAA raises a V sign

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 24 2003 5:26PM

Correction

Variety Staff
 
Apr 24 2003 5:30PM

HBO Pix races to 'Brooklyn'

Lily Oei
 
Apr 24 2003 5:34PM

Warners shares 'Home'

David Rooney
 
Apr 24 2003 5:38PM

AMAs groove to November

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 24 2003 5:47PM

AFI sets workshops for enhanced TV programs

David Bloom
 
Apr 24 2003 5:49PM

Constantin will fight hostile takeover

Ed Meza
 
Apr 24 2003 6:00PM

Inside Move: Pacino hints at missing perf

Charles Isherwood
 
Apr 24 2003 6:20PM

Lifetime seeking heroes

Denise Martin
 
Apr 24 2003 6:24PM

Ownership rules urged to fast track

Susan Crabtree
 
Apr 24 2003 6:30PM

Pentagon enlists reality TV producer

Susan Crabtree
 
Apr 24 2003 6:31PM

Not a 'Play' Tony decrees

Robert Hofler
 
Apr 24 2003 7:00PM

Boyle named head of UCLA film dept.

Dave McNary
 
Apr 24 2003 7:12PM

Irving Foy

David S. Cohen
 
Apr 24 2003 7:16PM

BBC director rips U.S. war coverage

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 24 2003 7:21PM

Spy guys lead MGM to solid 1st qtr

Meredith Amdur
 
Apr 24 2003 7:47PM

Focus to canonize 'Saint'

Gabriel Snyder
 
Apr 24 2003 7:52PM

'Fortune' calls on Foley

Gabriel Snyder
 
Apr 24 2003 7:55PM

Gibbons all ready for 'Extra' exit

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 24 2003 8:17PM

Regrouped VU Games bows

David Bloom
 
Apr 24 2003 8:21PM

Marylou Bono, Andrea Kinloch

Variety Staff
 
Apr 24 2003 8:22PM

'Towers' takes fifth all-time

Melissa Goldberg
 
Apr 24 2003 8:27PM

Tidy $pidey profit

Jill Goldsmith
 
Apr 24 2003 8:27PM

'Big Fat' helmer signs with Immortal

Claude Brodesser
 
Apr 24 2003 10:00PM

Groban makes 'Chess' move

Robert Hofler
 
Apr 24 2003 10:00PM

Trio warms to tyro Sternfeld's 'Winter'

David Rooney
 
Apr 24 2003 10:00PM

Strand eyes right to 'Party'

David Rooney
 
Apr 24 2003 10:00PM

Simon's 'Goodbye' guy

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 24 2003 10:00PM

Re-up keeps 'JAG' flying

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 24 2003 10:00PM

'Bachelor' strikes Gold

Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 24 2003 10:01PM

Players size up upfront

Elizabeth Guider
 
Apr 24 2003 10:06PM

WB reloads 'Wild Bunch'

Claude Brodesser
 
Apr 24 2003 10:16PM

Weekend Box Office Preview
April 25, 2003

Variety Staff
 
Apr 25 2003 12:13AM

Sex on the side at Cannes

Alison James
 
Apr 25 2003 3:00AM

EC to probe German pubcasters

Ed Meza
 
Apr 25 2003 10:02AM

EMI hires Universal Music exec

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 25 2003 10:43AM

NBC opens sweep with victory

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 25 2003 10:45AM

Animators flock to Cartoon Masters

Ed Meza
 
Apr 25 2003 11:08AM

Peer-to-peer Netcos get reprieve

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 25 2003 12:28PM

'Jesus' big in Beantown

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Viacom takes laughs to the bank

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Biz jumps; 'Millie' 722g

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

MTV Networks makes the grade with young auds

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Kennedy Center's urban planning

Paul Harris
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Anchors away as cablers back from Iraq

Pamela McClintock
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Will 'Frog' have legs?

Robert Hofler
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Bring your own money

Dana Harris
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Sked holes are trio's fall woes

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

'Film city' planned for Cape Town

Christelle De Jager
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Global B.O. blossoms for Easter sesh

Don Groves
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Gauls are big pic spenders

Alison James
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Helmer dials up skein for cellphone screens

Marlene Edmunds
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

'Bayside 2' hopes to shake down B.O. record

Lukas Schwarzacher
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Auds get all news, all the time

Shilpa Bharatan Iyer
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Brit pics get P&A coin

Adam Dawtrey
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

SARS scare takes toll on mainland

Don Groves
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

MTV nabs Mastiff formats

Marlene Edmunds
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Tyro digital webs slay rival terrestrial giants

Bobbie Whiteman
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Exex back axed SPH boss

Magz Osborne
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

I want my TV4: Web woos auds with music

John Drinnan
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Seattle dodges a bullet

Lynn Jacobson
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

War and SARS keep auds glued to tube

Wendy Kan
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

SABC2 splashes out $4 mil on local shows

Christelle De Jager
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Euro orgs kickstart fledgling industry

John Nadler
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Watchdogs growl at media links to politics

John Nadler
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

CASBAA scuppers pay TV pirates

Bobbie Whiteman
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Rough cuts on movie money

Jonathan Bing
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Attack of the killer crunchers

Peter Bart
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: Is MIFED in AFM crosshairs?

Dana Harris, Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: 'X2' goes global with record bow

Dave McNary
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: Studios herd new wave of Westerns

Claude Brodesser
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: 'Cancun's' bare necessities

Gabriel Snyder
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: 'Durham' anni safe in Brooklyn

Meredith Amdur, Dade Hayes
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: Combs' Bad Boy hits the road

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Media muscles up but qtr. pinches pix

Jill Goldsmith
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Inside Move: Saban scans Kirch for more assets

Ed Meza
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Need money? Agents are here to help

Dana Harris, Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Less money for scribes and thesps

Dave McNary
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Elusive 'Identity' preem

Bill Higgins
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Fest serves Indian stew

Diane Garrett
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Mom reigns over Bollywood bash

Barbara McGuire
 
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Reality checked by 'Identity'

Carl DiOrio
 
Apr 27 2003 11:12AM

CanWest winning in Winnipeg

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 27 2003 1:34PM

In Demand expands scope with HD push

Lily Oei
 
Apr 27 2003 1:43PM

Cinar posts loss as entertainment revs fall

Brendan Kelly
 
Apr 27 2003 1:51PM

TV Azteca profit drops

Simeon Tegel
 
Apr 27 2003 2:56PM

Philip Matagaras

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 3:00PM

Ron McCarrell

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 3:01PM

SARS bucks Canadians

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 27 2003 3:03PM

EC probes Teuton TV subsidies

Ed Meza
 
Apr 27 2003 3:09PM

IATSE blesses SAG-AFTRA deal

Dave McNary
 
Apr 27 2003 3:25PM

Hedstrom cues EMI Euro biz

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 27 2003 3:29PM

SAG talks kid stuff

Dave McNary
 
Apr 27 2003 3:31PM

Ex-ITV exex bid for Chrysalis TV

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 27 2003 3:33PM

Tribeca nabs Jones, Roots

Lily Oei
 
Apr 27 2003 3:34PM

Vet exec Znaimer exits Chum

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 27 2003 3:37PM

'ER' to Peacock's aid

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 27 2003 3:39PM

NOW lobbies FCC on regs

Susan Crabtree
 
Apr 27 2003 3:45PM

Joel Zwick

Jill Feiwell
 
Apr 27 2003 3:48PM

Universe takes swing at 'Soccer'

Wendy Kan
 
Apr 27 2003 3:57PM

'Valentin' to preem in Seattle

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 4:08PM

Comedy fest gets programming director

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 4:12PM

Greene gets rights to Potter pic

David Rooney
 
Apr 27 2003 4:30PM

Arnold, Cleese take cameos in '80 Days'

Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 27 2003 4:43PM

Black Film Fest shows family pics

Breanne Grady
 
Apr 27 2003 4:45PM

Focus gives Sussman a shot

Dana Harris
 
Apr 27 2003 4:50PM

Inside Move: Stones, Crow, Ma sales up

Reuters
 
Apr 27 2003 4:52PM

'Abominable' team on tap

Dana Harris
 
Apr 27 2003 5:03PM

Third week atop B.O. for 'Johnny English'

Don Groves
 
Apr 27 2003 5:10PM

Union boss pleads guilty

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 5:14PM

Banfield: News biz failed in Iraq

Pamela McClintock
 
Apr 27 2003 5:56PM

Kennedy Center chair Johnson exits position

Paul Harris
 
Apr 27 2003 6:06PM

Disney Channel sez konnichiwa

Lily Oei
 
Apr 27 2003 6:19PM

Wild Bunch picks up Cannes pic 'Today'

 
Apr 27 2003 6:19PM

CASBAA wins round in piracy war

Wendy Kan
 
Apr 27 2003 6:28PM

Pay TV net caters to immigrant U.S. auds

Mary Sutter
 
Apr 27 2003 6:32PM

Cartoon Masters draw up confab

Ed Meza
 
Apr 27 2003 6:37PM

English eyes 'First Man'

Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 27 2003 6:42PM

Mifed could be in AFM crosshairs

Dana Harris, Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 27 2003 7:12PM

CBS finds love match for 'Cupid'

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 27 2003 7:15PM

Nicholas Rex Palmer

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 8:24PM

Pearl Marie Boyette

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 8:25PM

Canuck 'Mambo' dances to U.S. beat

Brendan Kelly
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

'All I want to do is direct'

Joe Carnahan
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Mentoring Spirit: Julian Myers

Lisa Hirsch
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Diversity gains are in eye of the beholder

Jabulani Leffall
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Mentoring Spirit: Susan Grode

Jack Egan
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

For H'wood interns, a prize summer place

Lisa Hirsch
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Mentoring Spirit: Robert Kraft

Lisa Hirsch
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Mentoring Programs

Variety Staff
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Reality format sets in

Christopher Grove
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

Surreal feel to cable net

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 27 2003 10:00PM

'Spider-Man' swings back into U.K.

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 28 2003 8:43AM

'Angel,' 'House' score for CBS

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 28 2003 10:43AM

SARS fears shutter Beijing theaters

Steven Schwankert
 
Apr 28 2003 12:34PM

BBC makes 'impact' plans

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 28 2003 2:44PM

Hong Kong slates Cheung pic tribute

Wendy Kan
 
Apr 28 2003 2:52PM

'Distant' thunder at fest

Tom Birchenough
 
Apr 28 2003 3:01PM

Cinematheque prexy Tacchella exits

Lisa Nesselson
 
Apr 28 2003 3:16PM

Laurene 'Lolly' Stevenson

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 3:51PM

Mauro Rasi

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 3:53PM

Palm plants 'Springtime' for fall bow

David Rooney
 
Apr 28 2003 3:53PM

Barney Oldfield, show biz journo, dead at 93

Denise Martin
 
Apr 28 2003 3:58PM

CBS combo conquers

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 28 2003 4:04PM

News outlets rework alliance

Nicole LaPorte
 
Apr 28 2003 4:06PM

B'way sees broad B.O. bump

Robert Hofler
 
Apr 28 2003 4:12PM

MTV2 grooves to hard rock, hip-hop

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 28 2003 4:16PM

Mel axes top radio guy to light Infinity's fire

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 28 2003 4:19PM

BMG France taps director

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 28 2003 4:25PM

Apple bites into tune biz

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 28 2003 4:28PM

Beijing fears SARS epidemic at the movies

Arthur Jones, Steven Schwanker
 
Apr 28 2003 4:33PM

Regard sider 'Soldiers' on

 
Apr 28 2003 4:37PM

Aimee Saiger-Russell, Michelle Jacobs

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 4:40PM

Laura Molen

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 4:43PM

Ellis, Vision TV join forces

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 28 2003 5:09PM

Spring break at B.O.

Don Groves
 
Apr 28 2003 5:16PM

Buenos Aires Fest grows despite cuts

Deborah Young
 
Apr 28 2003 5:23PM

Belgium directors befuddled by tax

Andy Stern
 
Apr 28 2003 5:28PM

Docu fest pitches pics via Internet

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 28 2003 5:59PM

Viv U to face angry lot

Alison James, Meredith Amdur
 
Apr 28 2003 6:05PM

Sony Pictures TV Intl. taps new sales VP

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 28 2003 6:26PM

Stone frustrated with 'Persona Non Grata'

Army Archerd
 
Apr 28 2003 6:31PM

Roberts flying solo as she leaves ICM

Cathy Dunkley, Dana Harris
 
Apr 28 2003 6:53PM

Terrence Monk

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 7:46PM

Griffiths, Quinn gain 'Plain' Hallmark gigs

Jill Feiwell
 
Apr 28 2003 7:47PM

WB, Pandora find homes for 'World'

David Rooney
 
Apr 28 2003 7:51PM

Court TV orders more Dunne 'Justice'

John Dempsey
 
Apr 28 2003 8:49PM

Vampire telepic stakes Sutherland

Denise Martin
 
Apr 28 2003 8:54PM

Brill to 'Paddle' for Par

Dave McNary
 
Apr 28 2003 8:55PM

Lifetime of drama

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 28 2003 9:07PM

Denton Initials distrib prez

Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 28 2003 9:10PM

Powell touts dereg

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 9:13PM

Scribes join Fox's 'Chan' clan

Marc Graser, Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

W&A books new agent

Jonathan Bing
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

Acad putting Oscar race on fast-track

Timothy M. Gray, Bill Higgins
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

Demos try to derail dereg

Dave McNary, Susan Crabtree
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

Fox hoping 'Underdogs' is gym dandy

Dana Harris
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

Can film biz face reality?

Carl DiOrio
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

'Soldier' of misfortune decommissioned

Gabriel Snyder
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

Song-and-dance team tune TV

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 28 2003 10:00PM

'Lizzie' looms large

Stuart Levine
 
Apr 28 2003 10:30PM

'Cancun's' tequila sunrise

Jess Larson
 
Apr 28 2003 10:30PM

Stars gather under big top

Lily Oei
 
Apr 28 2003 10:30PM

Remainders rock book fest

Sharon Swart
 
Apr 28 2003 10:30PM

Showbizzers book it to L.A. tome festival

Bill Higgins
 
Apr 28 2003 10:30PM

Leonard comes out to 'Play'

Pat Saperstein
 
Apr 28 2003 10:30PM

Lyric Benson

Variety Staff
 
Apr 28 2003 11:15PM

Lion leaps toward CinemaNow

David Bloom
 
Apr 29 2003 6:00AM

Saban sorts team to buy Kirch

Ed Meza
 
Apr 29 2003 10:11AM

CBS holds off NBC on Monday

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 29 2003 10:17AM

Channel 4 returns to profit

Debra Johnson
 
Apr 29 2003 10:26AM

Pini joins Spike TV as PR honcho

Lily Oei
 
Apr 29 2003 1:24PM

EM.TV postpones final bank payment

Ed Meza
 
Apr 29 2003 1:30PM

Politicos crack down

Wendy Kan
 
Apr 29 2003 1:47PM

EU guns for pirates

Andy Stern
 
Apr 29 2003 2:06PM

Content snares rights to Brit caper

Adam Dawtrey
 
Apr 29 2003 2:15PM

Bollywood loosening up

Shilpa Bharatan Iyer
 
Apr 29 2003 2:20PM

Arab net woos Iraq info minister

Reuters
 
Apr 29 2003 2:25PM

De Mol buys more Man Utd.

Marlene Edmunds
 
Apr 29 2003 2:37PM

Short Story sets stars

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 2:40PM

Imax adds 3 India venues

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 29 2003 3:00PM

RIAA sends message to Web file swappers

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 29 2003 3:27PM

Sherman ankles AOL TW

Jill Goldsmith
 
Apr 29 2003 3:39PM

'Dopamine' buzz rolls on

David Rooney
 
Apr 29 2003 3:42PM

Iran punishes actress for kissing director

Archie Thomas
 
Apr 29 2003 3:47PM

DGA revises pact for commercials

Dave McNary
 
Apr 29 2003 3:57PM

'Idol' gives Fox thrice the power

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 29 2003 4:03PM

Slumping TV biz faces ad-versity

Meredith Amdur
 
Apr 29 2003 4:08PM

Istituto Luce announces new slate

Sheri Jennings
 
Apr 29 2003 4:16PM

Docu Market stresses creativity

 
Apr 29 2003 4:22PM

Fox dominates cable for 2nd month

Lily Oei
 
Apr 29 2003 4:30PM

Pie Town cooks up posts

Geoffrey Berkshire
 
Apr 29 2003 4:39PM

TV Acad establishes charity

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 4:39PM

Showtime to play 'Boys'

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 4:43PM

KCTS cuts staff by 25%

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 4:44PM

Stacey Lane

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 5:18PM

Carmike strikes a NATO accord

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 5:25PM

Cartoon punches 'Powerpuff's' ticket

John Dempsey
 
Apr 29 2003 5:36PM

Sony taps McPherson for new hip-hop shop

Justin Oppelaar
 
Apr 29 2003 5:40PM

Scripters transition from screen to page

Jonathan Bing
 
Apr 29 2003 5:43PM

SARS cuts into Chinese B.O. biz

Don Groves, Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 29 2003 5:49PM

AMPAS Foundation spreads grant wealth

Melissa Goldberg
 
Apr 29 2003 5:54PM

Satellite gaining on cable

Tamsen Tillson
 
Apr 29 2003 5:57PM

Helen Honig Meyer

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:00PM

John Morris

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:00PM

Caroline Newhouse

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:00PM

Fred Facey

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:00PM

Elaine Steinbeck

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:00PM

Journo buys out Canal 9 b'caster

Charles Newbery
 
Apr 29 2003 6:02PM

WB Int'l ups trio of exex in marketing

Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 29 2003 6:03PM

M&M producer becomes GM of Nordisk

Jorn Rossing Jensen
 
Apr 29 2003 6:06PM

'Ab Fab' a breath of fresh air for Oxygen

Lily Oei
 
Apr 29 2003 6:08PM

Managing director to retire from Sandrew

Jorn Rossing Jensen
 
Apr 29 2003 6:08PM

Oscar-winning producer honored

Cathy Meils
 
Apr 29 2003 6:11PM

ABC rings 'Wedding' bells

John Dempsey
 
Apr 29 2003 6:11PM

Steve Young

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:12PM

SABC3 localizes 'Weakest Link'

Christelle De Jager
 
Apr 29 2003 6:15PM

Greg Neal

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:27PM

Shawn Amos

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:33PM

Jodi Roth

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:34PM

Roizman to reside at UCLA

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:35PM

Latin Billboard Awards set acts

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:37PM

Cliff Lachman

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:38PM

Tom Keaveny

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:38PM

ABC sends 'Girl' to Family

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 29 2003 6:45PM

Hamptons hunts for submissions

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:50PM

Bedard's 'Black' takes Tisch nod

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 6:56PM

Edward Gaylord

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 7:14PM

Vivendi French fried over H'w'd

Alison James, Jill Goldsmith
 
Apr 29 2003 7:17PM

Jury's in at Tribeca

David Rooney
 
Apr 29 2003 7:24PM

Benito to bow helming 'Silver'

Dana Harris
 
Apr 29 2003 7:26PM

K-W's Stornello shifts to p'gramming

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 29 2003 7:29PM

Garcia part of 'Queen's' Mouse court

Cathy Dunkley
 
Apr 29 2003 7:37PM

Viva Morocco

Hicham Benkirane
 
Apr 29 2003 7:50PM

Summer bears raising the B.O. bar

Dade Hayes
 
Apr 29 2003 7:54PM

Ungaro show draws celebs to benefit

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 7:58PM

Exit stage right

Variety Editorial
 
Apr 29 2003 8:00PM

TBS deal keeps sights on 'Seinfeld'

John Dempsey
 
Apr 29 2003 8:00PM

Oscar date debate

Variety Editorial
 
Apr 29 2003 8:01PM

Sweeps feel heat of 'Miami'

Rick Kissell
 
Apr 29 2003 8:03PM

Kids make choices

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 8:15PM

Bac Majestic on road to recovery

Alison James
 
Apr 29 2003 8:15PM

Ciccio Ingrassia

Sheri Jennings
 
Apr 29 2003 8:16PM

Benjamin James Robison and Abigail Esme Robison

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 8:47PM

Madeline Margaret Kathryn Freeman

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 8:49PM

Kylie Chryss Connell

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 8:50PM

Emery Elizabeth Genga

Variety Staff
 
Apr 29 2003 8:50PM

Kids' WB lands 'Astro Boy'

Michael Schneider
 
Apr 29 2003 10:00PM

'Compleat' package set to film

Michael Fleming
 
Apr 29 2003 10:00PM

Sibs' dibs on 'Rapunzel'

Dana Harris
 
Apr 29 2003 10:00PM

Inside Move: Maxim eyes 'Hotties' competish

Josef Adalian
 
Apr 29 2003 10:00PM

'Monk' movie site tracks its talent

Travis F. Smith
 
Apr 29 2003 10:00PM

Reviews

Women at the Turn of the Millennium -- Nurses

Eddie Cockrell
Apr 23 2003 3:33PM

Easter

Todd McCarthy
Apr 23 2003 3:41PM

Beach Resorts

Ronnie Scheib
Apr 23 2003 3:54PM

Eloise at the Plaza

Laura Fries
Apr 23 2003 5:28PM

Dream a Little Dream: The Mamas & the Papas Musical

Charles Isherwood
Apr 23 2003 6:00PM

Between Land and Sky

Jay Weissberg
Apr 24 2003 5:30AM

A Painted House

Michael Speier
Apr 24 2003 1:08PM

Funk Brothers

Phil Gallo
Apr 24 2003 1:12PM

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine

Richard S. Ginell
Apr 24 2003 1:15PM

Mac Awards 2003

Robert L. Daniels
Apr 24 2003 1:34PM

Under The Whaleback

Matt Wolf
Apr 24 2003 7:17PM

Kissing Metal

Ronnie Scheib
Apr 24 2003 7:22PM

Memories of Murder

Derek Elley
Apr 24 2003 7:44PM

The Game of Their Lives

Dennis Harvey
Apr 24 2003 7:49PM

Jersey Guy

David Rooney
Apr 25 2003 12:00AM

Tell Me on a Sunday

Matt Wolf
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Mamma Mia!

Chris Jones
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Things Being What They Are

Lynn Jacobson
Apr 27 2003 6:00AM

Confidence

David Rooney
Apr 27 2003 3:06PM

Born to Diva

Phil Gallo
Apr 27 2003 3:07PM

Greater Tuna

Joel Hirschhorn
Apr 27 2003 3:12PM

Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone ... in L.A.

Julio Martinez
Apr 27 2003 4:05PM

Diosa

Mark