Cinecitta prepping fund

Series clincher scores for Fox

Thesps stand up for 'National Anthems'

Indie Christian Film Fest announces semifinalists

'Long' bows under cloud

Tour will tout Mexican pics

Lightning hits 'Day Without'

Oz TV piracy worries U.S.

Net financial drain

Spinoff hits Viacom

UCI lands at Terra Firma

Soul & scares to bow

Ovitz tackles legal eagles

D'Works on a high after IPO kickoff

Arnold's aide set for MPAA

Chabon loves the 'Snow'

Imax's up and downs

Majestic looses a little luster

Tribune hits a snag

Activision all aces

CHUM gets chummy with Canucks

Sony's revs soar with Spider-Man

Moore gets '9/11' on PPV before election

Spidey's a Marvel for comicbook house

Red Sox rock on Fox

Preem drought can't dampen Vienna

Tape may mention Maher

Rob Bowman

Gabriel Macht

Marisa Coughlan

O'Reilly, producer drop suits in deal

Kurosawa's son to helm pa's script

B'casters hail Cassaday, Peterson

Country unspools 1st Imax theater

BBC unit secures Asian distrib deal

Torn acquitted in Gotham

Exex: State of laffers no laughing matter

Indie 'Trust' for Crudup, Gyllenhaal

Mouse masters 'Jane' plan

Publicity trio promoted at Warner pix

Silverstone buzzes 'B'

Weekend Box Office Preview
October 29, 2004

'Passion' back in fashion at ShowEast

ShowEast sees 'Darkness'

Ratner picking next pic 'After' ShowEast

Inside Move: Eustis near to Public role

Gotham exex visit L.A. to promote tax breaks

Stewart losses widen but beat expectations

Corrections

Fox's promo mojo

Now that's 'Fantastic'

Rudin will remake 'Blob' for Paramount

Singing Andrews' praises

'OC' means omnipresent

Fine young Hannibal awaits

Comedy put on trial

Scribe Roda to lift 'Siege'

Emmy Wooding memorial

Peter Sabiston memorial

Messier appears before regulator

'Somersault' springs for 13 Aussie nods

TV2 finally up for grabs

'Sweet Jam' on the menu at AFI Fest

Aussie feevee score new topper

Natalie Cooper

Jim Morgan

Burt Burnam

'Voices' to be heard

Miami music machine

Getting to know U

Delaware's open-Mike night

Oscar: Eyes on big prize

It's love & Sox as Fox gets the 'Fever'

No end to Endemol rumors

H'wood still jonesing for 'Indy 4'

TV news biz sucked into campaign maelstrom

CGI toons: Is there more 'Shrek' green?

SAG puts new spin on DVDs

Blighty bites the 'Bullett'

Horror genre going to 'Pieces'

Family ties bind film on Gandhi relations

Market forces are best therapy

Toonsters wait for big payoff

Exhibs confront full pic plate

Indie mart meets tony fest

Ingenious launches fund partnership

Indie distribs fatten ranks

'Grudge' helmer back in saddle

Peso tix tax causes flap

'Shark' tells only happy B.O tale o'seas

This Frog needs a kiss

HBO has rival as the Sunday driver

'Young': Clean feat with soap

Blurbsters desperate for 'Housewives'

Hoop dreams could fizzle into a snoozer

Web execs vow to take the trash out of daytime

Teen skein finds home on Cloud 9

Hockey fans out of puck

Mideast nets protest as death threat can 'Kabul'

Pol aims to pull plug on X-rated pics

SABC airs first court cast

Sky Italia aiming high in sub push

Thesps get taste of the west

MGM Channel extends its reach

Bold vision for sets

Innovating at the speed of sound

The 'Idol'-ization of Broadway

Two Hollywood theater troops get religion

'Purple' pros plan trip to Broadway

Getting the facts

H'Wood lines up fest time

Vienna wouldn't Bogart her nuptials

B.O. up; 'Town' 537g

Biz rises; 'Producers' 756g

Hot for horror

Blethyn lands lead in comic 'Clubland'

Sat org rips loosening signal use in Canada

Clear Channel slips

The Times they are a changin' in London

Tax revamp in the works

Atlanta's Alliance Theater in good health

Indie Sobini taps veepee of prod'n

AFTRA, networks agree on tentative 3-year deal

Harden in 'Bears' lineup

Telluride gets AMPAS coin

Rockers step up for all-star gig

Linklater links with Par

Toasting Tom

Par, Melee plan pic duets

Gelb ankling Sony to run Met Opera

Montreal's Recall

Jackson gets big break on 'Shook'

Electoral collage

Laurence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci, Mary Alice

TW bid at 11th hour for Lion

Vegas gets 'Forbidden' spoof

Ovitz: Bonus, then the boot

Japan endorses 'Collateral' at B.O.

SAG chief staves off challenge

'9/11' heat rekindled with Dish

Six scribes land Acad nods, cash

Intertainment preps round 2

THQ reports net losses

'Spider-Man' keeps Activision active

Richard Sarkin

'Sideways' on rise

WB, Discovery pump Alexander

Eurocinema PPV inks cable deals

Sweet Carolina

Bening pays tribute to femme roles

'P.S.' crew spills sex secrets

What'd I Say

'Beauty' mark

'Sideways' pours on juice

Character 'Assassination'

Tentpole takedown

Panel sked

That '80s show

Tax season

Value propositions

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Italy

Nordic

Spain

South Korea

Japan

Australia

Canada

First looks

D'Works join 'Motorcade'

'Swap' a good deal; Fox ditches 'Partner'

Trio will 'Spy' for Frog

Shingles square off on Capote pix

Playtone warms up to 'Ember'

Hanson, Josephson team for Fox drama

Chile pic spices up U.S.

'Housewives' clean up again

Globo pacts for 'Carandiru' series

RTVE says si to more Spanish pix

Schmidt revives talker

'Blackjack' is back at GSN

ARD accused of nixing sports competish

Hail to the chief?

Bogosian signs on for 'Judas'

B'way B.O. no treat

Sci Fi lifts vital Vitale to sr. veep

'Engagement' up for Delluc prize

Local pix please o'seas

FX goes 'Over There'

TV Guide net taking over 'Seacrest' site

Celeb supports join forces in the final hour

Mouse taps Miller global ops prexy

Bon Jovi cops tune nod

'Cricket' clicks for kudos

Ovitz: I was Santa Claus

Dems hit the streets

Marvel sues Mouse House

Tokyo fest drinks in 'Whisky'

Endgame doc trails Ohio voters

ABC cleared in privacy suit

Single Cell's speedy on tyro 'Slo-Mo' spec

Cast will go 'Live' for pic

'Butler,' 'Purifiers' go First

Instant recipe for laffs

Sequel sees there's more to 'Saw'

More than the Norm

Governator gaining on Constitution

'Scrubs' duo take shine to Regan

TV Acad unit taps topper

Swing states see stars

NBC swallows its toon 'Pride'

Actors' Fund puts on glitz

Belated 'Angry' preem

Content ups Hamilton

Huh? Bush pushes through indie bill

Gores' lair grows with music buy

Yahoo adds hot link to Hollywood

U will sneak 'Bridget' into theaters Nov. 12

Six scribes land Acad nods, cash

Cosby gathers its fellows

Hearts afire

Shyer lights into remake stigma

Dutch Islam critic slain

Paramount clinches Goya pics

Post-Sherry Par seeks pic players

'SNL' spec scores for NBC

Eye plays 'Numbers' game

HanWay picks 'Addiction'

Discovery Nets call

MTV trots out new team

Canal Plus fare to hail 20th year

U.K. creates village

Development exec's cop drama is a way of life

Fox 21 scripts Slamdance pact

Bird migration woes

CanWest int'l ops post gain

WGA to fete Mendelsohn for toon talents

Marvel licenses Mouse suit

CBS dominates Emmys' financial news noms

Coin toss beaches 'Ocean'

Sony seeks 'Adventures'

AOL will hand out holiday pinkslips

Peggy Ryan

Trio cast off for 'Mermaid' tale

'Dark' times

'Number' game

'Addiction' goes worldwide

Late call

Vaughn Meader

A&E will fly 'Airline' for third season

Storm will rage for 'Hours' on TNT

AFM Screening Guide: Wednesday, Nov. 3

ABC Family skeds exec

Eye pulls down Sox

Myriad to mind 'Matter'

Variety slant puts showbiz spin on pols

Musicians union pacts with Zomba

Davis reads Bielinsky's 'Aura'

Sports, pols drive cable

U packs off 'Delivery' after poor perf

Eye plays 'Numbers' game

Fox 'House' finds home with promo push in mags

A vote for Oscar to clean up America

'Romeo' writer has 'Baby'

3rd 'Dragons' fires up Zinc

Myriad to mind 'Matter'

Wal-Mart slashes DVD rental prices

Stiles 'Burns' for role

'Faith,' 'Wing' set guests

Showtime captures 'Monster' cable rights

WB runs 'Express' sneak

Scribe sez aye robot

Promax & BDA to act for Geffen

Hannibal on Webber grill

New Line, Bergman update 'Love' story

ICM's Walker takes a hike over to CAA

Pearce plays in El Camino's 'Snow'

The celebrity rag

H'wood's full-metal jacket

H'wood bashes sidestep Bush issue

Election night parties bloom

AFM Screening Guide: Thursday, Nov. 4

China outfit helps cut through local red tape

How Come pacts with Media Asia

Romances pile up after Ramadan

New head for Euro digi alliance

Indie labels fight Sony BMG merger

ContentFilm links up with Image Ent

Spanish fest fetes Korea pic

TW in scrap with Colombia cablers

Freeze over, it's pix by commission in Italy

Channel 4 wins '9/11' bidding war over BBC

Southern Cross plants Neame to lead Carnival

'Man' sold in market

Mexico Nicks MTV

Edima finds new topper

Indie labels to fight Sony-BMG union

Canuck Bell's revs, profit swell

Asian shingle goes public

ARP rules over 'Queens' in France

'Board' meeting

Tribune tanks

Chum gets chummy with Canuck b'casters

Content, Image to partner for pix

Finishing at the top

AFM Screening Guide: Friday, Nov. 5

Jacob Davich

Sheridan humanizes the political

Joe Cortese

Honors benefit veterans group

Shopping helps Diller but travel's the ticket

Britannia Awards past honorees

Hanks exemplifies ordinary people's ideals

Napster paying off

Trophy gets classical makeover

Slowing the growth

Mirren pushes herself to find fresh roles

Canal Plus heats up Cuisine web

Gil Melle

'Dance' waltzes to DVD

Justin Theroux

Trial's compensation concentration

AFM Screening Guide: Saturday, Nov. 6

Probes chip away at Time Warner profits

In the tube groove

After election, Canton returns to 'Land'

Goldwyn shows faith in McGowan's 'Saint'

Lions Gate gets 'Keys'

Millennium hefts Haft

Italo AFM buyers off

N.Y. Times to shut TV unit

MPAA sounds lawsuit alarm

White House sez nets too conservative

WGA vote wins approval

Col ups marketing maven

Malone's making News

IATSE gets rights to rep Film Roman team

AIM launches TV distrib unit

AMC's back in NATO fold after hiatus

'Zanna' zigs over to B'way for spring run

Yes names ad exec veep

Original manager moves to UTA

Superstar sitcom

ABC's serving up Danish

'Rouge' producer goes koala for next pic

Turner cablers land U pix pack

'Peter' finds its voices

Midnight, Armada join fight 'Plague'

In search of tweens

Down Under really going for digital

AMA cycles through talent

Distribs pony up for Kim pic

Fabrique finds time for 'Crime'

Fortissimo flaunts 'Swords'

'Birth' sesh delivers ambiguity

Pic's a ball of Lightning o'seas

"Maniacs' gains Momentum

BFC's first pic to be 3-D 'After'

First Look finds 'Egg'

'Urbane' going to Park

Horror masters joining for anthology

Dream turning to 'Darkness'

'Blade' carves up global territories

Helmer probes sex mores

American 'Chasing' Meat Loaf pic

Kaplan headed to Kentauros

'Centipede' crawling onto cabler

Tapestry paints new DVD division

TF1 handles more Cattleya titles

Teetering into the nite

What election?

Twelve Angry Men

The Playboy of the Western World

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