Table of Contents
Week of 10/01/2003

Articles

Jameson Brewer

 

Toward a re-invention of cinema

 

'Scared' and 'Soldados' are bound for Oscar race

 

Duo readies new arm

 

ABC comedies clicking

 

Movie mogul Shah gets 1 year in jail

 

Azteca ups ad rates, expectations

 

Brass buys ex-Kirch subsid Janus

 

Dutch pix hit booster fund jackpot

 

Diskery Sanctuary finds its Destiny

 

Outkast doubles up at No. 1

 

Anchors away to Calif.

 

Ex-Adelphia exex plead not guilty

 

Liberty stock buy aids sat purchase

 

Global dirge heard

 

ABC laffers deliver

 

Blanchett catches Oz 'Fish'

 

NBC, Viv U set to ink as Gore enters

 

Embattled Powell to hold hearings

 

CNN rocks youth vote world

 

Early Oscars vex indies but some see silver lining

 

Papadopoulos joins BWR

 

Correction

 

Alexander in CBS laffer

 

Pic crix piqued over ban

 

Douglas on peaceful mission

 

Warner ups pic music exec

 

Rush resigns after black QB comments

 

Par ups prod'n vet to VP

 

'Matrix' bows synchronized

 

Oh Pooh, a new judge on the case

 

Sony, P.O.D. partner on CD/vidgame combo

 

'Lou,' 'Past' prized at Malibu Film Fest

 

Richard T. Jones, Rick Hoffman

 

Shemar Moore, Monica Potter, Felicity Huffman, Glenn Plummer

 

Palm takes shot at 'Life'

 

MTV toon exec ankles cabler

 

Duo gunning for Fox

 

Miramax goes in for the 'Kill'

 

Fall's high 'Time' for Gotham

 

Jersey crowd pulls into 'Station'

 

Madonna stops by LAB

 

ABC finds 'Fault' line with Schindel project

 

Inside Move: Col Pix prexy's in talks to exit studio

 

Sony cracks 'Da Vinci Code'

 

Strand sez 'Bonjour' to U.S.

 

Simon sez let's tune Fox drama

 

Valenti: Piracy sole motivation

 

Warners 'Exec' on deck

 

The battle of the ban

 

Thrushes 'Rock' for cancer

 

Romance hones 'Cruelty's' edge

 

Exec with a Vue

 

Swedish backer think big

 

Royal bow for Eye's 'King'

 

ITV pins down time for nightly newscast

 

MTV raises McBride

 

Orgs to push prod'n

 

Post players merge

 

EU rips rights deal

 

N.Y. adopts kid actor law

 

Sirius adds Lieberfarb to board

 

Loews parent plans to spin off circuit

 

'Love' preem conquers ShowEast

 

Ross ankles BWR for I/D PR partnership

 

FCC to WNEW: It's not so fine

 

Rizzo's legit at Variety

 

ABC's 'Relative' embraced

 

Calley calling it quits

 

Nat'l crix bash the ban

 

Peacock net tops fringe

 

Cube in for Vin on 'XXX'

 

League, Wing extending Tonys prod'n agreement

 

Parisot set for 'Fun' pic with Carrey

 

Jackson joins screening of 'Rings' pix

 

Ventura talker bows with Davis

 

Cubs, Braves hit ratings home run

 

Runaway bill on the move

 

GOP dodging dereg

 

Peacock's got '20 Things to Do'

 

Inside Move: WGA steps on 1-step deals

 

BWCS ups Donahue to new COO position

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
October 3, 2003

 

Teutonic film fund dissolved

 

Pill probe compounds Rush woes

 

'Veggies' sale tale

 

'Chicago' mama's got a brand new bag

 

Universal truths for Morgan Creek

 

Reality fever hits cartoons

 

Downey plays risky 'Detective'

 

Polanski bio in the works at Showtime

 

Roach catches ride for 'Hitchhiker's'

 

Sony Digital raises Levy to sr. veep

 

Eye closing in on Peacock

 

Lyle S. Bettger

 

Illusionist Roy attacked

 

'April' showered with applause

 

Boswell unfurls West End banner

 

Hot spot for new plays hits 40

 

Arena gets new look

 

'Rapture' redux

 

B.O. steady; 'Lion' $1.5 mil

 

B.O. even; 'Out' 210g

 

The last picture show?

 

Inside Move: Calley unspools next phase

 

Inside Move: Dems' last-minute casting

 

Sorely needed: More comic relief

 

Inside Move: Sky's the limit?

 

Inside Move: A kit of Foxes?

 

Inside Move: Dollars and 'Sense' for helmer

 

A little synergy could save PBS outlets

 

Inside Move: In bed together

 

Brit maverick makes case for reinvention

 

Inside Move: Solid sea legs for 'Coral'

 

Inside Move: Snide guide

 

Regency aims for director-driven slate

 

Festgoers fight to save tax scheme

 

Ridley signs docmaker Rothschild to comedy

 

Ramos returns for major slate

 

Exhib upbeat for winter

 

Teutons ready to brave Nazi pix

 

Asian films gaining B.O. favor

 

Popular Filmart will move to spring slot

 

'Gigli,' 'Matchstick Men' tank in U.K.

 

Multiplexes change movie habits

 

Fall stumbles out of the gate

 

For your consideration: Screeners on eBay

 

Cable auds once again homeward bound

 

Wolf pack leads cable with 'Law & Order'

 

Porn in the USA tickles Teutons

 

Producers get the rights stuff

 

Pan vies to be new 'King' of yakkers

 

Race issue colors M-Net's 'Idols'

 

Asian sportcaster adds more local feeds

 

BB bows cutting-edge VOD via internet

 

Building 'Block' for success

 

New gizmos may outsmart the pirates

 

'Boys' ply U.K. action

 

Kudos fete diversity

 

Brady entertains the masses

 

'Sex' receives Gotham fete

 

Celebs 'Down' with U.K. preem

 

Variety toasts Weinsteins

 

Jumpin' Jack flash

 

Matthews to interview candidates

 

Diller filler space

 

Martha shareholder lawsuit dismissed

 

Aussies: Protect arts

 

Ben Ammar buys piece of Lux Vide

 

Exec adds his vision to Movision

 

Dutch fest embraces 'Godforsaken'

 

Brazil feevee on upswing

 

'Affairs' collars H.K. B.O.

 

Canal Plus profit rises as revs dip

 

Off-lot filming drops in Sept.

 

James W. Mercer

 

Pete Moraga

 

'Pirates' shares booty with 'League,' 'Boys'

 

Buyback ups Lion's share of Capt. Kirk

 

Bard will play Defense for Uncle Sam

 

H'wood fest kudos Mayer

 

'Night' right for Dreams

 

CBS, ABC at top as NBC struggles

 

SAG, AFTRA make progress

 

Peacock picks quirky drama pair

 

Fox's Hong Kong king

 

Diahann Carroll

 

Yancey Arias, Jesse Borrego

 

Rasta

 

Microsoft uploads new entertainment tech

 

Kazaa traffic drops 41%

 

Hardware sales down, software up

 

Movielink chases Road Runner

 

Digital music royalty org spun off

 

Distribs return to NATPE

 

'Glory Days' for Bailey

 

'Switched' goes primetime

 

Rabiger rates IDA docu nod

 

Foes plot rewrite of screener play

 

Brit indies will stick to DVD plans

 

Tiger trainer stable

 

Movie Channel's defining moment

 

Prod'n techmeister upped to U exec VP

 

Anne Schoofs and Brian Grant

 

Kristin Nixon and Justin Seibert

 

Networks fall under expansion trance

 

Unpaid bills may hinder deals

 

Star puts accent on selling

 

Consolidation next

 

Profits fall as nets tough it out

 

Local b'casters top ratings

 

Slow ad growth keeps budget down

 

TVNZ drops BBC deal, lets others in

 

Nine extends ratings dominance

 

Buying binges necessary

 

Drama skeins prove winning strategy

 

Ad crisis slowly recovering

 

Movies remain No. 1 priority

 

Theme channels all the rage

 

Local series dominate, leaving little room for else

 

Local pix making a big push

 

Sked changes in the cards

 

Reality is still the top draw

 

Switching gears on reality pick-ups

 

Local fare dominates schedule

 

Nets vie for top U.S. dramas

 

M6 not afraid to spend coin

 

ProSieben sets pace

 

Saturday fare proves troublesome

 

A tight race for ratings

 

Tipping a cap to Chernin

 

DVD godfather gets his stripes

 

Taking the high road, BBC travels upscale

 

Merger's impact will finally be felt

 

Saban lifts veil of secrecy

 

Your show of shows

 

U.K.'s reality train keeps rolling along

 

How Harry did it

 

Inventive series on Croisette

 

Cinar sizzles with 'Strip'

 

DVD hits the Croisette

 

Westerns make a comeback

 

'Stupid Behavior' woos auds

 

Showtime, NBC line up love, $

 

'Color Purple' B'way bound in early '05

 

'Top Docs' may hit spot

 

'Cupid' enters format fray

 

Telepic uptick at Carlton

 

AAC delivers 'Human Cargo'

 

Lights, action for GRB

 

Harmony Gold's latest grabber

 

Punching up pay-per-view

 

Sports powers Fox on Sunday

 

Ex-Sky journo found dead at home

 

Dinard falls for Webber's 'Girl'

 

Fashion Rocks, rolls to U.K.

 

Argentina is 'Fear' friendly

 

Venezuela shuts down Globovision

 

Pusan fest's pitch event seeking hits

 

Dietl looks to 'Love' as 'Late' followup

 

Cronenberg wins Canadian helmer's nod

 

N.Z. producer rides 'Heroes' into Oz

 

GM investors OK Hughes sales to News Corp.

 

M'Max revamps unit, Lombardo role

 

Young to produce, distrib 'Todd'

 

Globes nom deadline set

 

Nick licenses Brodsky for product promotion

 

ITV suitors await word on merger plan

 

'League' extraordinary o'seas

 

Onex to spin exhib assets

 

B'way biz up as Oct. bows awaited

 

Cox exex call foul

 

D'Works books forum for 'Fog'

 

Croisette beckons TV exex

 

Platinum inks comic talents

 

Fox's playoff payoff

 

Ritchie taking Center stage

 

Election attracts nat'l eye

 

Maven launches Media System

 

Fox sporting grin

 

Thesps ready for 'Everquest'

 

Bachchan back from bankruptcy

 

Star TV, UTV sked three-pic slate

 

Hastrup's 'Boy' wins big at kid fest

 

Golden Bug winner Ahrne consults

 

Cinema Park nets $20 mil plex loan

 

Fox, Business Bureau expand pact

 

Ibope begins ratings service anew

 

Harold Fielding

 

Herbert Rosenthal

 

Louis Lichtenfield

 

'Baghdad' remembered at doc fest

 

Rival bidders to partner on studio

 

ABC revives 'Person' seg

 

William Steig

 

Chubby Jackson

 

Wonderland ups Manpearl

 

Going by the letter

 

MT&R kudos for Rather

 

Julie Parrish

 

Si TV says yes to skeins

 

Sesame, Detroit TV pact for 'Neighborhood'

 

'Siegfried & Roy' void is no Mirage

 

Spec is 'Real' deal at Mouse

 

WBTV appoints 2 veepees

 

MTV extends 'Newlyweds' honeymoon

 

Wolf expansion aims to make them howl

 

'Monk' bunch raises 'Helen'

 

Payday for hyped novel 'Memory of Running'

 

Politic fest opener

 

'Shop' struts its stuff

 

Crowd rallies for the Ambassador

 

Showtime docs on deck

 

MGM unleashes canine pic

 

'Lion' still mane attraction

 

CBS the top game on Monday

 

Jarre urges music tax cut

 

Asper, CanWest's founder, dies at 71

 

Pusan fest hails Kurosawa for 'Loft'

 

U.K. leads in TV outlay

 

ABC HDTV in focus

 

BSkyB pulls up stake in Man United

 

TW Cable pact gives Gemstar boost

 

Unlovely 'Rita' puts Gaumont in red

 

Concord taps Rumsey G.M.

 

CNBC homes in on new HQ

 

2004 prez race on CNN radar

 

BAFTA/LA to fete Lansbury

 

N.Y. Phil, Carnegie Hall ditch merger

 

'2 Fast' flying furiously from shelves

 

Grammy org ups Madsen

 

NBC wins, but rivals narrow gap

 

ITV partners set to merge

 

Sci Fi looks at 'Lives' after death

 

'Trading' outpaces b'casters

 

Fox taunts CNN, Zahn

 

PlayStation nation

 

Fest repositions as awards buzz builder

 

Friday night fever

 

Consider this: Quality prevails

 

There's still hope

 

Denis Quilley

 

Wally George

 

Hall hailed for sound career

 

Stein to ankle William Morris

 

No four-wall

 

Study history

 

The votes are in and the winner is talk radio

 

Arnold kicks butt

 

Keep fans in game

 

Bird flies TW coop

 

Film fest's in gear

 

Col takes in Pariah spec

 

Indie org wants to bomb the ban

 

Col hops to 'Bunny'

 

New Line, McConaughey spark to narcs

 

Cutting edge reality at Fox

 

Ryder exits Newmarket, fires Raygun

 

NY duo to play 'Fifth' card

 

FP names prod'n team

 

Edelstein stays in 'Matrix'

 

In California, you needed cable

 

Reagan took different path to Capitol

 

H'wood types won't stock Arnold's cabinet

 

Reviews

Ronan Tynan

Blessings

Married to the Kellys

Robert Cray Band/ John Hiatt and the Goners/Blind Boys of Alabama

Jet

Television

Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior

The Corporation

Boz Scaggs

The Story of Marie and Julien

This Little Life

Breaking Loose

Errance

A Boy's Summer in 1945

The Story of Lotus

Godforsaken

The Destination

Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunarea

El Chino Bar

The Enclave

Escape to Budapest

The Weakness of the Bolshevik

Going Home

A Minute of Sun Less

The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

My Father and I

Moving Malcolm

The Little Polish

Steely Dan

Homebody/Kabul

When the Right Man Comes Along