Table of Contents
Week of 02/26/2004
Articles
Lions Gate opens for 'Ripley'
Chadha joins U.K. Film Council
'Idol,' '70s Show' lift Fox
Norway fund backs games
Teamworx CEO in at Trebitsch
C4 chief on lookout for U.S. hits
New Azteca trouble
'Spider 2' leaps to 1,500 screens
Music's Axton dies at 85
Nick ups Cohn to exec VP
Harvey moves outdoors
Carl Anderson
'Matrix' pix pump Village Roadshow
CME posts strong gains in 2003
Ad campaign set to pump DirecTV
Hearst seeks '04 pol vault
Focus on the family pays off for Crown
Constine steps down as Calif. pic commish
Montreal malaise
'Danza' show cleared across 65% of country
Dominik Duran Piotrowski
Dante Amadeo Meloni
Alexander Maximum Penn
And in the beginning: $27 mil B.O. for Mel
Charlotte Hope Estrin
Exex kowtow to Congress
Funds move to spike Mike
Bashir reportedly ready to jump to ABC
MPAA's Valenti honored with AFI's Heston Award
Heroes come to life
Televisa reports strong Q4 profits
Lions Gate builds new 'Gadget'
James Franco
Ilene Chaiken
Anna DeRoy
Christian Donatelli
Finesse Mitchell
ShoWest fetes Black
Morrow moves on 'Jabez'
Lightning strikes for pair of pix
Zenpix takes vid rights
Oscar girds for surprises
Alta brings 'Life' to Spain
TLA's bullish on Spanish 'Bear Cub'
Armada sails for 'Tamara'
Stonelock carves out $200 million for pix
Copps digs in heels
From the desk of Michael D. Eisner
Edwards tickled 'Pink'
Indie voices
The Undistributed: 'Quattro Noza'
Producers Award
The Undistributed: 'Virgin'
The Undistributed: 'Anne B. Real'
Truer Than Fiction Award
Turning Leaf Someone to Watch Award
Spirits and Waters
Going to the big top
Cost prohibitive
The Undistributed: 'Bomb the System'
On the edge
Oscar Watch: Thesps join presenters
Lions Gate gets 'Fierce' with Lane, Sutherland
WB 'Batman' dons cape
ABC adds laffer segs
Trio of femme helmers on Fusion Fest slate
Children's fest slates jurors
Conan ratings traverse north
Showtime plans 'Our Fathers' pic
'Old Boy' network
'Last' in line for TF1 and Penn
Monster raise for actress
'Fountain' springs anew
Inside Move: Moritz, Adelstein plan Original breakup
'Hurricane' producer buys 'Miles and Me'
Bay's Dunes set to Focus
Shatner beams aboard 'Practice'
Turner to cook Par's 'Hot Dog'
Weekend Box Office Preview
February 27, 2004
2005 Oscar Portfolio-old
Warner fetes Grant's birth with releases
Hot 'Friends' powers NBC
Collinens dies at 'Fiddler' preem
2005 Oscar Portfolio
Chum's bid to enter Alberta markets nixed
2005 Oscar Portfolio, Part One
2005 Oscar Portfolio, Part Two
Territories hold 'Grudge'
MTI Home finds a 'Ghost'
MarVista inks int'l homevid deals
'Park,' 'Moon' find distrib'n
Indies face funding risks; sales up
York lifts marketer Treston
Fortissimo's ponying up for pair of pix
Weak greenback
Ladyhawke's ready to take over 'Town'
New Line lights up 'Inferno'
Paxton gets his 'Game' on
Oscar nom puts wind in 'Balseros' sales
50 years on, Corman's still king B
Summit comes a courtin'
'Grace'-ful return for Kalin, Killer
'Lost' finds its Spirit
Rookie exhibs are all the rage this year
Miramax mingles
'Box' tops busy day for distrib TLA
Overseas incentives take stage
UKFS goes online
Medusa takes a 'Husband'
Tartan dreams a 'Monster'
MGM sez hubba 'Bubba'
MCOne purchase complete
Shochiku buys a 'Jacket'
Spanish vet hangs his own shingle
'Face' traces a winding road
Phantom's new haunt
Telepic producer prods bigscreen
Kinowelt licensed for movie web
'Fireflies' heats up auds for ABC Down Under
B'caster picks viewers' brains
MBC splashes into 'Red Sea'
Toronto traffic going two ways
Producers split for thesp talks
IMG exits legit prod'n biz
Fabled flop sings again on disc
B.O. up; 'Roof' 731g
B.O. off; 'Boheme' $1.1 mil
Getting Albee's 'Goat'
Nets set the stage on Sunday
Tiny cablers super-size snarky stunts
One is the happiest number
There's no place like home theater
Raintree sees downpour of pix for 2004
'Sex' and tax spark Brit debate
Pusan fest to get cinema complex
'Big Brother' star takes on feature role
Multiplex boosts nation's B.O.
'Twilight' helmer fascinated by samurai
DVD distribs mine back catalogs
Prestige pix stand to gain from Oscar nods
Controversial local fare revivies biz
Fest breaks from gov't oversight
B.O. searches for new passion
Mel's punitive passions
Inside Move: Hard Times for helmer
Inside Move: The hunt for 'Osama'
Inside Move: Family ties that bind
Inside Move: 'Nemo' an immersive pic
Inside Move: Comedy road map
Inside Move: The second coming of 'Jesus'
Inside Move: 'Barbarian' at the French gates
Inside Move: Media goes Che way
ABC trapped in Mouse maze
For H'wood, it's open Mike night
Variety lofts Speier
Inside Move: Awkward 'Trip' for teen romps
Inside Move: Corman sinking his teeth into it
Inside Move: Guild chill factor
Robert Thompson
Warners sets up Spanish prod'ns
Chi spies 'Spamalot'
'Passion' ascends at B.O.
Screenings for 9 pix set
RS distrib in the Hopper
CIM acquires Oscar home
Stewart charge dropped
EchoStar, Viacom spin judge's ruling
Avoiding Mouse hole
Zhang collects Coolidge
AmfAR honors Weinstein
Hungarian TV reorients
U Music adding sum
Milan film fest moves to March
Loonland taps exec
'Big Bro' adds nets
Media fair's diverse
Gemstar, Pioneer settle
NBCE to wear Mizrahi
TiVo campaign sees no pause
Trio logs onto Net
Fining on-air talent not fine with AFTRA
McBride, Reiner get pilot licenses
'Ellen' yakker earns upgrades
'Pirates' sails at PR awards
Revived 'Millionaire' in Alphabet's bracket
Ovitz rode Disney gravy train
A Tolkien of their affection
Backstage notes
Early Oscar bashes set stage for gold
Disney catches Oscar luck
'Fog' clears for Morris
'Passion' in fashion in bow Down Under
Sense of normalcy
'Danza' yakker heads to Gotham
As usual, Blake leaves them laughing
Elliot's choice: Life, 20 minutes at a time
Roth anticipates good Oscar ratings
Warner unit keen on Liev
DiCaprio investigates 3rd pic with Scorsese
'Cafe' remake perks up pair
Wild, wacky season's finale
Once again, Oscar comes into Focus
Can 'River' B.O. rise?
Gotham revelers toast Oscar
A 'River' of dreams for Penn, Robbins
Newmarket's 'Monster' day
A long road for 'Rings'
'Dreams' deferred
A simple twist of fete
Oscar rebounds from record low
Correction
Japan's MTVI files for protection
B'way scribe Lawrence dies at 88
Listeners liked Cannes pix
Televisa makes lemonade
Mideast 'Brother' yanked
S. Africa calls to Theron
Three pix share lead in Italo nominations
Kudos hit sour note
Battle over Eisner amping up
Mouse making Narnia myths
EM.TV avoids insolvency
Martha trials, tribulations near end
Financial players eye Cinemark
Music mogul reborn
'Ring' zing for Oscar rates
ShoWest celebrates Paltrow achievement
'King' hailed o'seas
Bancroft recovering from surgery
De La Fuente joins Variety
Hayes upped at Variety
Spring heat puts chill on B'way B.O.
Kaye Frey
J.C. Quinn
William J. Males
SBS posts 1st annual net profit
Gaumont revamping
Germany, Japan rebounding at AFM
'Lion King' 2nd sequel sells
Hagen memorial
Brown revives NYU course
'Fiddler' director, scribe get physical over column
Rocco Clein
Differing 'Passion' plays o'seas
Axel Martin Fonseca
Iraq's first poll a matter of opinion for ABC News
'Passion' breaks B.O. mark
'SEALS' vet: Recall Holland
Feb. B.O. heaven-sent record of $646 million
Lowe lands CBS 'Vegas' gig
Screener cops back in action
Endeavor inks thesp Lindo
Myrka Dellanos
Oscar snafu hits HDTV
Corrections
Televisa: Hola to Hollywood
Yorn's Firm grasp on shingle
Puttin' on the glam
Thesp waxes politic on Cuba
Bonne Nuit
USA 'Along' for ride
TNT spies opportunity in $20 mil 'Alias' deal
Wasserman will now sport 411 videos
'Perfect' reteam for U
Sony toons Gerard for feature gig
Striking up the Turner brands
Par, helmer explore 'Mars'
Reality producers boil up 'Royals'
'Rings' wrings most out of the night
NBC's 'Joe' goes out strong
On the warpath
Beeb ramps up Web
Distrib grabs 'Rosario' for Mexico
Mexico fest taps Russian 'Return' tops
TeVe, Nordisk arms link on formats
Oporto fest bonds with 'Two Sisters'
WB, Imax rev up 'NASCAR 3D'
S.F. fete for Forman
Maisy Rose Paaswell
Daschle wants media ownership reconsidered
'Shrek' short pumps sequel
'Ellen', 'Oprah' lead the syndie sweeps
WMG's folding units; Cohen labeled topper
Color Marvel black for Q4
Cablevision doldrums
Loews takes closer look at Wall Street
Little glow for Gemstar
Fred Benninger
Dana Broccoli
NBC, CBS sweep up
Confabs double up at O'Neill
'Passion' wins subtitle title
USA goes for Olympics gold
Goldwyn, Roadside take 'Walk' together
Wellspring turns page with 2 pics
Variety ups Guider, Gray
Jim Rugg
Fox primes Yanks-Bosox
John Randolph
Groups oppose deal for Disney
Oscars, 'Bachelorette' spell win for Alphabet
NBA, NASCAR drive TNT to Feb. victory
Disney Pooh-poohs case
Hustings don't help cable news numbers
Berk tapped Israeli envoy
The politics of indecency, you sick %&#*$!
'Nanny' lures Lansbury
Oscars give 'GMA' boost
Roger Mirams
'Taste' passes Eye's test; Rock set to roll
The 1940s roar during Kennedy Center season
Lincoln Center fest sets legit
ABC takes 'Practice' swing
Pix picked at Cherry Road
Plant playing 'Blame' game
BSkyB poaches Beeb's L.A. liaison
WMA marketing co. starts a riot
Par dances with Beauman
Whedon's 'Serenity' greenlit
Hurd shaped by 'Events'
Spidey spins web for a third time
Reality on A&E runway
Rap gets a UPN reality check
Imax takes moon shot with Hanks, Playtone
'Antarctica' put on ice
Running TV biz by remote control
Bored of the 'Rings'
Ribbing Adam
Skating straight
Ralph E. Winters
Deal crosses pond
Fox's 'Idol' continues hot run
Latino fest promotes pix for U.S. distrib
Mike slipped a Mickey
Mainframe posts a third qtr. profit
'Monster' scares up MDP rev rise
Pic 'Masters' sound kudos
Film House falls 'Unconscious'
DGA gives enough Internet rope
Media Luna sees busy AFM
Argentinian TV journo in coma
U.K. ad boost fails to help 2003 B.O.
Ontario woos prod'n in L.A.
Stringer on pirates, BBC job
Sky may fall on DirecTV
Miravista will learn 'What God Knows'
Springer blooms anew at Rentrak
EchoStar Dishes up SBC
Napster racing iTunes to Europe
Pols pump up indecency toll
Prod'n off by a lot
Venice reels in familiar face
Martha's reckoning
Jones remains at home on top
Playboy fest will go back to jazz roots
Murdoch: Fox to create news channel spinoffs
Ellen Burstyn, Chloe Sevigny, Cloris Leachman, Mary McDonnell, Michael Gross, Philip Baker Hall, Bill Smitrovich
Robert Patrick, Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rainbow Francks, David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell
Roma Maffia
WABC on verge of victory
A dramatic turn for CTV
Joe Moshay
Variety taps 2 deputy managing editors
Hasse Ekman
Michael Raymond Monteroso
ESPN sporting a new deal
Fox O&Os factor in 'Fear'
Winokur in the 'Family'; Williams probes mystery
Simon recovers from kidney transplant
More ill 'Will': NBC sues duo
John "Jack" Hart Polhemus VIII
Thesp Reuben goes 'Missing'
Season for Winters
Fund-raiser fetes Webber
Inside Move: Doc helmer savors 'Super Size' shift
Agents hit the road
ICM's elected to rep Sheen
Rita Hollingsworth and Courtney Barnes
Tony's new mob scene
WB, Village eye exit of Taiwan exhib'n
'Street' guys back at HBO
U nabs 'Wanted' man
Senator seeks Stern talk
Oldman joins 'Batman'
Berlin winner strides to Strand
Jerry preps game plan for 'Sands'
Preem packs 'em in
'Law' gig for Bloomberg
Berkshire skeds preems
Kidman's unforgettable
Dead end for '42nd Street'
Mustang sallies at debut
Thesps mad about 'Kathy and Mo'
Discovery's making big 'Decisions'
Charity award honors New Line distrib exec
Nielsen tracks time-shifts
Darclight takes 'Possession'
Reviews
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
Shirley Horn
The Pagans
Rod Stewart
Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
All the Truth About Schleps
Jargo
Fiddler on the Roof
Broken Lizard's Club Dread
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
The Help
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
The Sopranos
Notes on Falling Leaves
The Last Schwartz
Sly Fox
Five for Fighting
Zombies
The 76th Annual Academy Awards
Hidalgo
Gary LeMel
Afterbirth: Kathy and Mo's Greatest Hits
Bug
Mad Mad House
Golden Prospects
Hughie/A Pound on Demand
Voices in the Night
The Threat
Suzie Gold
Movements
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Magic Hands Freddy
Tripping the Rift
The Spitfire Grill
Wintertime
Touch Me
Chain
Psychobilly: A Cancer on Rock & Roll
Anonymous
Out of the Forest
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