Half-hour of 'Idol' enough for Fox

SVT cops Wallander rights

Noms put 'Grams' back in Mexico

Crowther lands docu gig at RDF

Miami's telenovela

Film funder coin will go to 12 pix

Union bows TV mag

Star's G.M. departs

Shop web spreads

EU sets full probe into Sony-BMG

Radio Shack pushes satcasts

Gemstar pays $68 mil to settle suit

U.K. seeks list of periled pix

No content for Cox

New Line hit by 'Violence'

Stox trim deal value

Digesting disney

Guadalajara Fest bows new prize

Oscar Watch: Charlize Theron, Jude Law

CME, Nova go Dutch on tax

'Twisted' end to pic pact

Piracy charges strike Lightning trio

Mendes' Scamp banner announces slate

IFP kudos going on Cruise

Lion, Brosnan repact

Producing duo forge deal for B'way 'Steel'

IFP/NY taking Fortnight submissions

Boston film org to close

Upset at Sports Net

Senator spends 'Weekends'

Alexandra Rae Aloni

Paulina Eileen Finz

Scorsese takes on Hong Kong gangs

ABC clears 6 laffer pilots for takeoff

Vardalos settles 'Greek' suit

Regency TV taps Schwartz prexy

NBC to air Diana tapes

Bush 'Press' gig pumps Russert ratings

Smith hangs U.K. banner

Inside Move: Sony poised to seal Culver sale

Bratzes dolled up for films

John A. Martinelli, ACE

ACE nominees

Single life has its perks

Garry Marshall

Donn Cambern, ACE

The splice is right, but . . .

Ex-UCLA cager dunks $5 mil for films

Trio on ramp for 'Dogtown'

Interactive Achievement to hand out kudos Mar. 4

Make up your minds already

'Mountain' man married science with art

Concert tour for 'Rings'

Aykroyd jumps on 'Skipping'

New 'War' powers for thesps

Par turns to Turner

'Crashers' helmer set

Col dreams of a helmer

Helmer digs Weisz for 'Gardener' role

Weekend Box Office Preview
February 13, 2004

Breaux: No to MPAA

NBC tops Thursday demos

Pulpmeister plucked to rule Cannes

Communities built from photos, films

Raintree sees downpour of pix

Belgian report brings mixed film news

Frog net's drama 'Angel' folds wings

Cultural revolution pic to open in China

Korean pic trounces 'Rings' locally

Pakistani actress forges pic detente

Robert F. Colesberry

Time's Ott for distrib

Docu wave not so giant overseas

At a glance

Planning guide

Movie market staples

'I'm a Celeb,' get me on the show!

Drimtim win $10 mill Sony deal

MTV toons up its own superhero VJs

U.S. trade deal splits Oz producers, feevee

Sky gets back to basics

Gauls attempt tricks to foil piracy

Watchdog pulls 'Political' station

Downer syndrome

Ad agency expands into content

Lola milks 'Goat' novel

Inside Move: News blues hit Gallic pubcaster

It's déjà vu all over again for solons and congloms

B.O. on the rebound

Inside Move: Peer pressures

Biz girds for chain reaction

Catching up with . . . Lucie Salhany

Inside Move: U.K. having a Bolly good time

Keeping abreast of media mores

Inside Move: The shred zone

Politically charged pics interest buyers

U.K. crix dole out kudos

'Perfect Day' dances to Oz bow

Grammy grins

DGA delights

Fresh nonfiction from Sundance

Trade winds shift

Barter is better for pumping tube

Gaga acts to stem stock losses

SABC bucks up local shows with record coin

Comedies flourish abroad

Young aud votes for Stewart

Pop 'Twins' returning for retro martial arts sequel

Vive la revolution!

Chilly February for un-Fab Four

B.O. up; 'Boheme' $1 mil

Fight club

Inside Move: New chapter in lit snits

Young Vic plans major makeover

U monkeys with retro toon

Strong Berlin slate

Tax law ruling rocks U.K. production biz

For pics, the play's the thing

Valenti targets German piracy

Inside Move: Israeli activists opening 'Eyes'

Berlin fest spotlight on stars

'Head' above Berlin waters

Adam's hot B.O. 'Date'

Larry Elikann

Michael P. Moran

Teuton Euvia's in the black in its third year

Activision stock splits

IATSE gives nod to Kerry campaign

Sat plan spic & span

Kanzaman inks with Col

Alexandria axed

BAFTA bling for 'Ring'

Acad fetes 'supernerds' with sci-tech awards

Thursday still belongs to Peacock, Eye

'Lion' sequel DVD roaring

MPA sues China pirates

Web annexes grid

Art directors honor 'River' and 'Rings'

Goodman replacing De Luca at D'Works

Shareholders sue Mouse board

Brit producer plans shift from TV to Bollywood

Oscar Watch: Jim Carrey, Sting, Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett

'King' rules o'seas; 'Give' seduces auds

'Exonerated' tries London

Making most of host

Pix write in new chapter on marketing

Party of five

10 Crystal moments at the Oscars

Breaking the barrier

It's a mad, mad, mad Oscar season

The last hurrah

Flip of the coin

Running 'Rings' 'round its rivals?

Select Oscar club gets even choosier

Kudos count

Tha swag bag

Kudocast forecast

Best in show

SAG defends investments

Label cuts loom large

Jackson in swin at Morgan Creek

Old is new to Paper Mill

Editing aces hailed

Pic's kicker: new helmer

Arts Incubator hatches

Akimbo VOD makes jump to TV

'Shrek' powers NBC's Sunday

Alonso wraps 'Los muertos'

Stars cluster at lit forum

Al Hurra bows amid skepticism

Tax crisis spreads

Premiere, Constantin team

Romans streamline prod'n office

Swedish court rules for TV 4

Holiday thaws B'way cold snap

New chiefs for Fox, Canal

Jones lifting EMI's Blue

Watchdog org blasts Comcast governance

Tony Pope

'Frasier' cast continue to add gigs

Rod Hausen

Donald Alan Siegal

Elizabeth Harrower

Diggs climbing UPN's 'Hill'

Brit webs C4, Five discuss linkup

Kevin Davis

Lloyd Komesar

Laura Citrano

Valerie Pappas Llauro

Edward R. Leon

Kate Carr

Milt Bernhart

U.K. gov't mulls plan to break up BBC

'Dates' heads for record

TLC, Discovery hear 'Peep'

ABC loves Hewitt for sitcom

4 named VP at U marketing

'Shrek' wrecks rivals, leads to Peacock win

Barratier's 'Choristes' atuned to Miramax

Cable's comfy fit

Cruise in control o'seas

'King' to ring No. 2 record

Raising money a click away

Eat, drink and gossip

Company man

Party favors

Nat Geo's 'Assignment' off

Oscar Watch: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Robin Williams

Agents aim to be video game players

Television nominees

Forget fond farewells

Motion picture nominees

To be continued?

'Angels' in abundance

When kudos concur

Indie impact

Rebecca Rankin and Janusz Kaminski

Ally Rabiner-Pennette

Mouse won't bite on offer

Stars study rules of the games

Andrea Tiano and Daniel Epstein

Kudo comparison

Scorsese's Sikelia sets up shop at DGA

BMG tunes get Zingy

Cameron's disaster pic erupts

Sony's got something for CBS, TBS

Butan new bigwig at 2929 Prods.

Kaplan to lead MSNBC revival

Lunder's Landscape change

Wincer aboard Oz oater wagon train

Ramping up at the Summit

WGAE honors Feiffer, McCain

Helmer tries out new tricks

Big buzz over BAFTA bashes

Legiter conducts racy interlude

'Laws' of a good Web site

'Fear,' 'Fiance,' Mel strong Monday

Brits kudos shine on the Darkness

Lumiere Awards puts spotlight on 'Triplets'

Coditel eyes cost-cutting measures

Strong SF lifts Bonnier into black

Christopher kudos lined up

New Mission in L.A.

Williams tapped Reed Midem PR head

Conan the Barbarian

Saturns' rings around 'King' with 13 noms

Shadow finds 'Lost Boys'

Viacom comes 'round to 'Dance 360'

Francis sues MGM Grand

Familiar names laff it up at comedy fest

Carter takes Global lead

'Seabiscuit' first in Gordon derby

Capitol has 'Touch' worldwide

Hurwitz springs 'Hope'

Fox ups DVD pic preems

Scribes fete Horwitch

ShoWest to fete Davis

Johnson takes Pramer helm

'Monster' year for MDP

Muppets moving to Magic Kingdom

X Filme, WB reup pact

Mip TV fetes Halmi Sr.

Sogecable surges

Italo Parliament backs bill

Kaplan: No purge looms

Garofalo gets laff book gig

'America' to open Bermuda fest

Kerley joins ABC's D.C. bureau

'Magician' builds house at Showtime

Sundance, Producers Club grant fellowship

Hawaii travels with Showcase

Voy targets Hispanics with 24-hour net

TV's manic Monday

Dream wakes up to 'Best'

Turner emerges as 'Goddess'

'48 Hours,' EW team for 'Road to Oscar'

Comcast's lurking

Shareholders OK Cinar sale to Hirsh

Grasping for lifelines as the TV world turns

Judge dials down phone evidence

Jacko's fine whine had quite a nose

'Miracle' moment in Great White North

'Film by' is trivial

Corrections

Star had warbled before 'Chicago'

Law governs at ShoWest

Contract fight looming as Guild calls for order

Network noms scream deja vu

Shelf life for scribes

Score / how we got here

Documentary feature / how we got here

Animation / how we got here

Adapted screenplay / how we got here

Original screenplay / how we got here

Supporting actress / how we got here

Supporting actor / how we got here

Actress / how we got here

Picture / how we got here

Basic instinct

Reaction shots

Year of the auteur

Television nominees (a partial listing)

Special honorees

Foreign language / how we got here

Song / how we got here

Director / how we got here

Actor / how we got here

Family act moves to '42nd St.'

Tax fund cut may wilt 'Tulip'

Inside Move: Levin looks at people side of failed merger

Merger, writedowns fuel Lions Gate losses

Seagal prod'r to serve time

Telepic 'Perfect' for USA

'Lost' translates to DVD, bigscreen

Cartoon Net game for Take-Two partnership

Smith to pen 'Cid' redo

'Sand' star joins ABC pilot

Recording Artists sing a new tune

Comedy prods 'Odd' from ex-dot-commer

'Men' producer makes 'friendly' Mouse offer

New round for Sly

'Dates' helmer goes longer for 'Yard'

Varsity team inks for AMC reality

Bigscreen 'Sex'

Touchstone TV 'Lines' up Melvoin deal

'2 Fast' duo drive cop pic

'Hornet' buzzes Smith

Stillking Films sees profits mushroom

Solons high on 'Osama'

Helmer toasts hedonists

'Ropes' preem packs a punch

Miloslav Simek

Larry Kamm

Bidders eye UCI

Open TV nabs pic pact

Bunny skewers awards shows

'Idol,' 'SVU' top Tuesday

Scribe scrimmage

Danes in 'Trouble' with CGI feature

Scanbox buys Korch novels for pix

Louhimies tastes a 'Frozen' treat

Schuster has 'Enough' on March 26

CanalSatellite pursues Gallic nets

EU spurns a Microsoft settlement

Kinowelt licensed for movie web

Korea to build Pusan Fest center

News duo's Trump cards

Oscar Watch: Tom Cruise

Westwood One upbeat, but b'casts gloomy figures

Fingering pirates

Week's music sales set SoundScan mark

Robust qtr. can't save Lion's year

NBC boasts demo power

Sony declares 'Open' season on toon rivalry

Oscar readies kudocast's In Memoriam

'People' leads N.Y. fest

Museum picks new prexy

TV vets channel biz angst

Correction

Hayek builds own 'House'

Score one for diversity

Almost famous

Christopher Clausen

'Passion' building among exhibitors

Weiss to light fuse

Fox O&Os pay to snatch 'Raymond' from Tribune

'Will' fills bill

WB 'X'-es Bowman in to helm 'Shadows'

Par TV places Terenzio in court

'Reckless' driving to B'way

Kosar whets 'Amity' for Lion

Carr cages 'Rage' for Fox on rebound from D'Works

Helmer circles 'Elektra'

'Will' filling up with guest stars

Malick in 'Che' revolution