CMG gets busy in the 'Hood'

Napster's a British beachhead

'Look' U.S. bound with Sony Classics

MTV Euro kudos home in on Rome

Screen d'or wide open

Country artists band together for 'Terrifico'

Indie Circle buys 'Pobby' for Euro territories

'Dorian' next on Davis' slate

'Duck' spreading its wings to Europe

'Bunny' finally finds hutch in U.S.

B. movie designs

Italo Eagle gunning for 'Dear Wendy'

'Idol' leads the way (again) for Fox

'Caudillo' elected by Wanda Films

DVD may go day-and-date

Huppert takes 'America'

Equator spins 'Charlie'

'Diaries' will open Palestinian fest

Shochiku calls 'Lassie' home

Morris Independent goes back to school

'Rose' blooms for Huston

Labadie's shopping Spree

'Motorcycle' maintenance

Discussions out of Africa

Auds trek to 'Shrek'

Filmblanc launches nonfiction arm

Kazakh Film battles with 'Mongol'

To's 'PTU' in hands of Palm

Inside Move: Chinese inscrutable at fest

Something to gloat about

Pang jumps on 'Remaker'

'Vibrations' gets workshop

Inside Move: Biz buzzes over Wong way turn

Remembering Grant at 100

Oz producers call on panel in thesp rift

Fox swats tradition

Trio prep 'Division'

Pol pushes pic edits

Silverdocs slates 75 pix

The Disney dilemma

Radio satcaster's launch on Dish is Sirius business

Teuton slump hits Oz exhib

NBC holds sweep lead

Maureen Dowd

Brian McKnight

Reiko Aylesworth

UPN may reach 6th base

Toronto studio bidders down to 2

Sony to Connect musicvids

Tartan books Verhoeven

Highmore on a 'Chocolate' high

Charles Benjamin Burkow

Loveridge takes over Seattle fest

Dana Peterson and David Gasperik

Tammy Chatkin and Chris Newman

Woes waning at TW

'Rockers' to roll at Palm Pix

Cable aud's now bigger than b'cast

Dewey upped at TBS, TNT

WB, Kmart join forces

TV buyers hit the town

Endeavor signs 'Shrek 2' helmer Vernon

Soundproof cues ad crews

Imagine names new prod'n prexy

Lucas' 'THX' gets upgrade

'Queer' guy Kressley fashions pic debut

Claraflora 'Touching' on life of rocker

Kopelsons float 'Decoy'

TV's change of seasons

Standup guy gears for 'RV'

Weekend Box Office Preview
May 21, 2004

Dagur Kari grows up

Beeb fills top spot

Palme d'Or fans 'Fahrenheit' flames

Trio tapped as syndie saviors

Rookies get cookin'

Newsies shuffle at upfronts

Galan's 'Swan' song for the insecure

Berlin wants its MTV

Analog hang-up sours digital dream

U.S. anti-piracy move pulls TV plug in Cuba

Pubcaster, fest put out call for black filmmakers

Politico finds himself a 'Big Bro' as spat brews

Quaser tries specialty distribution

Internet downloading dilemma

It's a goal ... but viewers can't see it

Inventor takes top slot at pubcaster

'Flower' power to the people

Local content levels lose sporting edge

'Lord' operates on bio

Broadcast org growls at watchdog

Ringing the changes in content delivery

Fest lunches on biz

Porn past spices up yuk spot

'Troy' stampedes to strong o'seas sesh

Asian auds warm to gay pix

Mexico City gets erotic twin sin-ema

Org tries to track B.O.

Finance Corp. lowers coin threshold

What's the Big Idea?

More hype than glory at TV's upfronts

Newcomer honors to Tartaglia, Rose

Inside Move: Wired together

Inside Move: Jack be nimble

Film Board says docs should get theatrical

Inside Move: The second coming of Andy?

Inside Move: The fog of time

Inside Move: Son of 'Van Helsing'?

Inside Move: Caged 'Lizard'

D-film project sets 'Flyer'

Fall skeds: Sur-reality rules

Boy of summer takes last bow

Cannes revels as caution rules

Hit pic helps mend fences

Biz up; 'Ave Q' 388g

B.O. even; 'Lion' on top

Elvin Jones

Marvin Weldon

B.O. ogre-achiever: $104 mil

Focus draws int'l rights to Jarmusch pic

Hot property becomes hot potato

Emmy loves 'Ellen'

Tarantino sez '9/11' won on the merits

Putnam savors 'Super' guy

CBS sees total viewers sweeps win

Japanese will 'Brave' WWII

Fox's summer promo mojo

Palm hops to 'Breakbeat'

Activists plan to make 'Day' eye of the storm

'Troy' spreading the joy at the o'seas B.O.

Fox climbs into the 'Box'

2929 counts on Kubena

Joan Plowright

Michael Clarke Duncan, Patrick Stewart

Alanna Ubach

Monet Mazur

Lion throws 'De-Lovely' bash

TW board gets boost

Mitchell, board are behind Mouse efforts

Movielink, Charter log into Net partnerhship

Cease-trade hits Alliance

WB ups Margolis to sr. VP

'Superman' f/x fly to ESC

Pitch buy means Par pic a 'Bitch'

Inside Move: Martha seeks new trial

New Line to ride 'Conrail'

The Brat Pack is back

TBS, Evolution get real

Mouse rouses TV buyers

Del Toro's 'Tru' calling

Inside Move: Sony exex visit Lion's den

Film Sales Co. logs Cannes pic deals

EMI takes a tumble

Avati exits Cinecitta post

Sony Music, Vodafone pact

Trio eyes purchase of Pathe niche webs

SBS6 faces suit by Dutch royalty

'Home' cooking fuels ABC

Commercial TV bows in Afghanistan

French help rebuild Kabul pic palace

Teutons are Cannes fans

Disney widens in Mexico

Perry ankles the Works

Star system grows

Oz producers, thesps to meet on pay issue

ABC's safe at 'Home'

'Shrek' grabs more green

Cinematheque wild, crazy for Martin

'Bandstand' dances again

RIAA keeps the Doe rolling in with lawsuits

Cinemaxx debt to Kloiber

Reed online topper

Ad spending pops on the Net

Equity talks look into books

Premiere, ATVplus score soccer rights

Yes sez no to H.K. pay TV, eyes b'band

Mogul becomes Golden Harvest bigwig

June Carroll

Lu Leonard

Becker to sell Magna Pacific stake

Hartney J. Arthur

Valentine tapped as GSN's programmer

'Big' Tony letdown

Distribs honor BVI pair

World's Greek chic at the B.O.

Koch Lorber applies 'Lipstick' in U.S.

Not a dry eye in the Douglas house

B'way snaps 2-year record for mid-May

TV Guide tweaks again

Clear Channel hires experts

GFI taps six for grants

MoMA Film hosts Brazil pix

McDonalds to serve DVDs

Will 'Joey' travel right?

Kim has headache, turns down 'Sex'

Screenings no laffing matter for Canucks

Inside Move: Wong feels right at ABC

Inside Move: ABC delays 'Showdown'

Damon, Clooney join forces for 'Syriana'

Lightforce goes live

Cluff pleads no contest in EIDC case

TV Roast finds a host

Wyle gets 'Librarian' card

Weitz is New Line's 'Dark' dude

Gleeson a 'Potter' wiz

Mandalay boosts sports prexy

J.Lo has no Firm commitment

Deadline looming

Peacock's 'Loser' girds for girth

USA's Ganeless ankling

Raising hopes and funds for MS groups

Shriver's solon song

NBC U TV parties on

Celebs shop for a cause

Rest from revelry

Fox's place in the sun

Shows goeth before fall

Nets' bottom line no longer bears repeating

A smaller pond

Apple Blythe Alison Martin

CBS rolls on final Monday

Lincoln Kilpatrick

London scribes agent Hall found murdered

Sands ankles Roadshow

Stars shine at Just for Laughs galas

Bavaria sees Cannes sales

Ambiel in prime slot

Sweden shines on Sundvall

'Tomorrow' tops Indian Film kudos

Film Australia taps Karp chief exec

'Idol' riches propel Fox to weekly win

TiVo results mixed

Blockbuster bows in-store sub service

Anschutz taps Mouse vet as marketing veep

XY.tv taps Patton for COO post

Par's Terra Mitica on shaky ground

Newsies make ratings news

Eye, Peacock do the splits

'Dr. Phil's' best-ever ratings boosts KW

'Apparel' fits at Taper

Heroes at Lions Gate

President's speech boosts Fox News

TV launches its own billionaire boys club

De Niro, Eastwood set to toast Streep

Fox, MTV, Par play with 'Dynamite'

MTV skeds coming out for gay net

Pols' secrets caught in the Web

Let '9/11' be seen

Don't forget to smile

Michael Moore's moral standing

No smoking guns

John D. LaPorta

Sundance taps 5 for grants

New sibs make a show of unity

Diverse slate for DWF fest

New shingle offers fests a helping hand

Banff fest kudos to Duke

Henson taps McGuire VP

2929 has Nixon's number

Palisades Pix pacts on P&A

Turner nets get jump on 3 New Line pix

WB alters 'States'

Space thriller on launch pad

Biller's heading 'North'

Penn to pen Rock vehicle

Times slots Scott for TV

'Time' is up for Gallic helmer

Inside Move: 'Restaurant' didn't get just desserts

Inside Move: Upfront is no holiday

Inside Move: Flame out at WBTV

Spain pic funder taps topper

Mobile video usage to surge

Filmanova's fund swells

'Idol' grows as finale nears

MEF announces inaugural noms

'Potter' rewrites the ratings book

Euros Fuel-injected

Sticks to go digital

TV changes afoot

Drawing a toon line

Italo antipiracy law prompts hacker ire

Confab takes digital byte

Usher still sweeping floor with rivals

Inside Move: Is Time Out Tony or phony?

Imagine fest sets sked

Fox's perfect timing

Rival slates split vote for lensers' delegates

Tube ads hop to lively beat

Napster tunes into Canada post-U.K.

Milton Shulman

Roberts gets chair

Revolution post spins to Small

Here! hears 'Callas' aria

Zoe Saldana

Aidan Quinn

Hewitt knows where he's going

Tovah Feldshuh

Katzenberg garners Cinema Expo salute

Clinton's 'Life' out June 22

Ballantyne to sing RIAA tune to pols

City Lights up 'Women'

New Mexico filming soars

Hatchery nabs teen gumshoe

'Viva' touts Latino arts

'Stepford' steps off with best-trailer trophy

Garcia discs set for Web sale

Peacock ups research exec

Ad pours gasoline on Bush

BSkyB pulls trigger on 'Deadwood' deal

Silverstone polish

Huston to drive 'Bus'

Berman firm in 'CSI' scene

Canuck 'Producers' to end

Dietrich sighting

Indie duo build Fortress

Scribe Blair has the perfect 'Alibi'

Duo mining 'Aztec' gold

Drinks on 'Bukowski'

Femmes burnish their images

Warming welcome for 'Tomorrow'

Trailer kudos are golden

Stay With Me

Lightweight

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

CQ2 (Seek You Too)

In the Darkness of the Night

Woman of Breakwater

Clean

Marseille

The River's End

Slaves of the Sword: Ariel Sharon

Union Square

Keely Smith

The Notebook

Pin Boy

Whistling Psyche

Yankee Doodle Dandy!

Company

2046

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

De-Lovely

Mickey

Sarah Harmer

Sleater-Kinney, Quasi

The Marriage of Figaro

Thoroughly Modern Millie

King Henry IV -- Part One

Light Raise the Roof

Wesla Whitfield

Magnetic Fields

Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads

Lame

Machuca

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

Madonna

Last Goodbye

Moonlight by the Sea

2B Perfectly Honest

Razor Eaters

Straight into Darkness

London Voodoo

Sight Unseen

Something the Lord Made

Dido

Keka

Night Passage

Masters of the Pillow

Happy Berry

Satan's Little Helper

Rape in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story

The Day After Tomorrow

Brooklyn Bound

The Rose Tattoo

The Ruby Sunrise

Oh! Man

Schizo

The Tunnel

A Portrait of a Poet with a Double