Table of Contents
Week of 09/10/2003

Articles

Council plan funds media skills

 

PBS nabs 9/11 doc

 

TF1 dials up deal

 

Redford's 'Skin' sells

 

Oz orgs seek to curb H'wood entry

 

Element X sets sail with Spacey's 'Sea'

 

Northern Arts has 'Heart'

 

'Eleventh Hour' Garners 14 Gemini Nods

 

Lords to gov't: Don't take revenge

 

Pic coin to 'Merchant'

 

Weak ad market hits Scottish Media

 

Levin to take HRTS reins

 

Fest hails Howard, Hopkins, Hawn

 

Digital countdown

 

Mouse cable maven touts group showing

 

Liberty makes room for On Command

 

New York mag for sale

 

NBC new Tuesday power

 

MTV announces Latin American VMA noms

 

Penn reflects on 'September 11'

 

Gov't ponders charging ABC News

 

Specialized pickups in Toronto

 

Duff enough for No. 1 spot

 

Spike assists TNT hoop ads

 

Correction

 

Cowboy Pix ropes 'Living'

 

Costs rock Starz

 

Monterastelli, Fox 'Strike' thriller deal

 

RIAA sued over details of its amnesty program

 

UNLV to honor helmer Sidney

 

William Roy

 

Mario Monteforte Toledo

 

Jennifer Andrea Smokler

 

Tuck John Gesner

 

Pearce Gabriel Harris

 

Mia Gibbs Iannios

 

Alexander Jordan Falk

 

EFA announces 2003 award list

 

Heather Headley and Brian Musso

 

Andrews tops Cinecitta in London

 

Daria Vogel and Kevin Gotimer

 

Jack Smight

 

Larry Hovis

 

Alec B. Kamp

 

Arnold Lipsman

 

Marissa Parker and Jedd Gold

 

Cruz control a concern

 

Fest's fashion passion

 

Platform for Sept. 11 docu

 

Hachette Falls

 

Exhib Mann, ad distrib NCN reup contract

 

NBC Buss for hoops

 

Edwards inks with ABC

 

'Winter' will arrive via Stratus financing

 

'Hide' finds its helmer

 

H'w'd fund house

 

Tribune spices up HBO's 'Sex'

 

Kosse back at U

 

'Guerin' bow belongs to Blanchett

 

'Matrix' bash at Disney Hall

 

Bernal takes a shot on 'Goal!'

 

Armani: suitable digs

 

'Lost' soiree glitters

 

'Hammer' nails TV/pic deal

 

Cowboy saddles up music doc 'Boy'

 

AMC to distrib DVD pics

 

N.Y. Times taps staff standards editor

 

Campaign goes for laughs

 

213 celebrates the big 2-0

 

Craig gets in gear via NASCAR deal

 

Claxson launches DirecTV feevee

 

France makes 'Bon' choice

 

Cameron honored by IBC

 

WB casts next Caped Crusader

 

EMI reaps coin via bonds

 

Fest vet turns to the Right

 

ProSieben unloads wire service DDP

 

AOL TW: Subs eager for video-on-demand

 

Deauville pays tribute to Lange, Callender

 

Zhang back at work

 

Merrill's not merry

 

Redgrave gives it up in Flanders

 

SBS skeds 'Action,' 'Hit'

 

Canuck docs operating well sans U.S. presence

 

Digital tech org expands

 

Stars feel the heat on Emmy red carpet

 

Pols pillory dereg

 

Inside Move: Senate bans 'K' crews

 

Inside Move: Allen gets no MTV respect

 

Herwitz to consult for Endgame

 

Cablevision boosts high-def

 

Less than 'Jake' for UPN preems

 

Boxer goes round with Bush over ABC

 

Kimmel gets kick from NFL, Mr. T

 

Time for 'Mexico' to heat up B.O.

 

Newman helms doc on eccentric RKO filmmaker Hartley

 

Nichols joins Idle's B'way 'Grail' quest

 

Inside Move: Sorkin scripting play, pic

 

Tech Oscar pool named

 

Satcaster's lax tax

 

Wrong bong for Chong

 

Toronto fest feasts on arty fare

 

'Joan of Arcadia' (CBS) vs. 'Miss Match' (NBC)

 

'Karen Sisco' (ABC) vs. 'The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.' (CBS)

 

Regency prexy new 'Mac' daddy

 

Josephine Royce Higgins

 

Ann Corene Chrzczon

 

Jack Cooper Thompson

 

ABC has hots for mom-teen skein

 

Exex hope success will follow Leder to UPN net

 

'This Week' changes all but its name

 

Eye's ayem aud growing

 

ESPN promotes, shuffles PR team

 

Platinum gets in toon with Disney TV

 

Season on the blink

 

'I'm With Her' (ABC) vs. 'Happy Family' (NBC)

 

Set Resources places Reiss

 

Sci Fi unafraid to go big

 

'Angels' fly from legit to HBO as six-hour telepic

 

For Greenblatt, it's showtime

 

Scorsese's singin' the blues for PBS

 

Ladies rule the yakker roost

 

Alphabet takes slow road to recovery

 

Politics, bestsellers rock

 

New shows

 

Returning shows

 

Fast facts for fall

 

Duff 'Perfect' enough for U Pix, Platt Prods.

 

Lake Bell

 

Adam Brody

 

Travis Fimmel

 

James Lafferty

 

Lisa Raye

 

Frog net pilots a new Flash

 

Kathryn Morris

 

Amber Tamblyn

 

Al Madrigal

 

David Sutcliffe

 

Will Bruckheimer, 'Men' fly for the Eye?

 

Olivia Wilde

 

New shows

 

Returning shows

 

'Friends,' 'Frasier' farewells loom

 

New shows

 

Returning shows

 

Baseball coverage throws Fox a curve

 

New shows

 

Returning shows

 

Frog's main man swings from the trees

 

New shows

 

Returning shows

 

UPN spreads laughter to second night

 

New shows

 

Returning shows

 

Custom effects job for Ferrone

 

Timberman, Eye team on play

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
September 12, 2003

 

2003-2004 Fall Primetime Schedule

 

Critical Opinion

 

Sean Kimerling

 

Anthony Gasbarri

 

Wilbur Snapp

 

Black lands Zep tune for 'School'

 

Legend Cash dies at 71

 

Heart ailment fells sitcom star Ritter

 

Germany gets tough on Web

 

Turk film wins Cinemanila prize

 

Dutch pix up local profile

 

Venice, Berlin play kick the Cannes

 

'Doraemon' speaks to Catalonia

 

Eye spies Monday dominance

 

Thrifty five thrives on a shoestring

 

Docs are a real Discovery

 

Teutonic TV quake shakes Gaul

 

'Big Bro' gives reality new meaning

 

H'Wood grapples with third-act problems

 

Matt and Ben: the team that isn't

 

Pic quotas to continue

 

'Pirates' lifts Germany out of B.O. blahs

 

'Doraemon' speaks to Catalonia

 

Fall becomes golden

 

Kosse makes U-turn

 

Film, game ratings up for debate

 

Buyers follow foreign fare

 

Cablers raise syndie stakes

 

Off-net riches no longer guaranteed

 

Looking beyond London

 

Payboxes praise Lord, rake in rupees

 

B.O. takes a tumble

 

Legat spat hits SABC

 

B.O. dives; 'Phantom' hot

 

Irish eyeing China

 

Ibope gets ok as producers moan

 

A tale of two debs

 

Terrestrial kid tries cable tactics

 

Farce is with Star Wars Kid

 

Vid games click both ways

 

Lifetime tosses hits into rivals' court

 

Scribe tribe writing another nailbiter

 

B'way bewitches H'w'd (again)

 

Chelsea team driving for goal as pic stars

 

New Guide hews to old

 

Miramax looking for frosh follow-ups

 

Inside Move: Pixar, Disney hashing deal points

 

Revenge of the Oscar Nanny

 

Imagine toppers brace for Nov. splits

 

Who'll wear 'Dunces' cap?

 

Puppet masters party

 

Kidman confusion at 'Stain'

 

Brits toss birthday bouquet

 

Femme celebs live in the Now

 

Toronto 'Rock's on

 

Celebs gather for 'Faust' fest

 

Deauville awards 'Normal' pic

 

Mariachi moolah

 

Million TiVo march

 

Liberty preps funds for QVC buy

 

WB's Marks takes on intellectual property

 

Revolution cheers for Garner, Garces

 

Deauville digs 'Alice'; 'Thirteen' is No. 2

 

AOL preps tyke service

 

Mouse's Clifford off to WB as prod'n veep

 

Gumbel spec 'Friends' set for reunion

 

Seacrest sails new seas as syndie host

 

Ideas spring into action

 

Ienner's Epic story

 

Thesp joins 'Winter' cast

 

Four jump into 'Deepwater'

 

A push from preems

 

'Everwood' creator jacked up for 'Bobby'

 

Emmys get creative

 

Mexican TV fumbles U.S. football rights

 

Samurai saga saluted at Toronto

 

Stunned ABC mulls 'Rules'

 

NBC, Burnett set to Trump reality

 

CNBC boosts 'Matthews'

 

Spoils to 'Warriors'

 

Stout-legged 'Pirates' plunders o'seas B.O.

 

Hume Cronyn memorial

 

Star trio to emcee Disney gala

 

ILM's Miller raised to VP

 

Inside Move: CBS speeds to 'Amazing' 5th race

 

Inside Move: 'Boomtown' takes a break

 

Syndie 'Sex' seducing bidders Oxygen, TBS

 

USA ties up 'Knot' pic on murders

 

Teen gods enshrined at New Line

 

Fox hankering for a homer with 'Dad'

 

Fox Blue Sky net 'Iguana'

 

SPC still on a spree with Van Peebles pic

 

'Stain' reskedded with Oscar in mind

 

Top trio honored

 

Sogepaq turns to 'Crime'

 

More questions for BBC

 

Saban weighs in on ITV

 

Credit goes to Pathe Pix

 

Italian classics unspool in Brussels

 

Kirch son get loan repayment demand

 

Music industry calls for VAT cut

 

Ex-exex sue Bertelsmann

 

Org sez U.S. pix rule Oz

 

Messier wins round

 

$20M leap of faith

 

L.A. Opera films preems with eye toward DVDs

 

DVD Exclusive kudos headed to FX network

 

Chad woes leave Arnold hanging

 

Another shakeup at CNN

 

This year's Emmy may be a somber event

 

Local pix take record 32.6% in '03

 

Sintesi organizes fest of Italian pix

 

Raintree appeals ban on 'Homerun'

 

MGM gets distrib deal from Skylife

 

Costas joins Int'l Emmy lineup

 

'Pirates' pillages o'seas B.O.

 

Danish Film Institute funds 8 pix

 

Lynch sets interviews

 

B'way B.O. not pretty, but it's been worse

 

'Nine' lives on B'way TV

 

'Reba' revving up

 

Yang's 'Blind' wins Dutch fest nod

 

Scola's 'Roma' opens Europa Cinema

 

Oz TV vet shaping new Ambience

 

EMI bolsters war chest with $339 million fund

 

Italo pic museum honors Kiarostami

 

2 docs on big biz acclaimed in Toronto

 

HBO docu bares porn

 

Inside Move: TV Guide cuts content ratings

 

Bob Odenkirk

 

Michael Katleman

 

Brooklyn Sudano

 

Postseason baseball games to be televised

 

Esposito takes 'Taxi' ride

 

New D.C. view for newsies

 

Soleil looks right at home

 

'K's' party politics

 

Gay journos fete Thomas

 

'Bionicle' bow a walk in park

 

Lorenzo drafts G.I. Joe

 

Just ticket for 'Snicket'

 

Femme actioner taps scribe

 

U lifts exec to senior vp for legal affairs

 

AOL TW sports sale

 

SAG board suit looming

 

Indie film's femme focus

 

'Bionicle' DVD bows

 

Coolidge tickles NBC

 

NBC's monster mash

 

'Seabiscuit' leading pack of U's videos

 

Schrader leaves 'Exorcist'

 

Werber back at WB in first-look pact

 

'Dead' still lives on Showtime sked

 

Bay bash books it

 

Celebs race to benefit AIDS foundation

 

Sylvia Norris

 

BBC chief gives testimony

 

Magic Light switched on

 

CEO gets confidence vote

 

Telewest moves to New York

 

Ball bouncing away

 

Irons jury prexy in Marrakesh

 

Five, Chorion link

 

Distribber Zig Zags

 

RTL wins HRT bid

 

Oscar finalists set

 

Omni net's prepping for primetime

 

AMA fetes new, vet acts

 

iTunes is tuning up for earlier PC availability

 

CinemaNow signs Disney, Miramax

 

Simon & Schuster to sell vidgame unit

 

EA sticks with Sony over M'soft

 

Intel pushes content sharing in the home

 

'Simple' solution

 

IDT adds Mainframe to toon stable

 

Comedy Central renews 'Reno'

 

Ascent adds BBC veteran to sales arm

 

Yakkers' bows have Warners talking hit

 

WB in 'Heaven' with early bow

 

Corrections

 

Senate shoots down media rules

 

WB inks pact for Magic pix

 

Title bout defeat for Altman pic

 

Ninth Circuit takes up Monday's recall ruling

 

MTV carries the day

 

Comcast gets S&P rating boost

 

Peacock dances at top of flock

 

Solid 'Carnivale' start after HBO's hot 'Sex'

 

H'wood's Hottest claims fair use of naked pix

 

Runaway bill back in Senate

 

In covering Hollywood, more is often less

 

SEC files suit over Messier

 

Inside Move: 'Poland' downs pilot

 

Art directors add kudos

 

Too little, too late

 

Lions Gate nails 'Tension'

 

SAG factionalism

 

How to thrive when you're on live

 

Kiwi Capital backs 'Spooked'

 

Court TV to dig up forensic doc's cases

 

Artisan bids heating up

 

Fox skeds Bush for Monday

 

Vardalos' ex-manager dealt lawsuit setback

 

Frog net signs on Dottie line

 

U sez prayer to 'Love God'

 

NBC, comic Richter ink talent deal

 

Priestley zips past '90210' to Fox

 

McGuigan to get 'Lucky'

 

Endeavor partners join WMA

 

CBS rekindles 'Magic'

 

Feds on pipe

 

BMG offering CD with antipiracy edge

 

BV ups Leib and Lajeski

 

Reviews

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