Table of Contents
Week of 12/16/2004

Articles

Toronto raises glass to 'Sideways'

 

Report bashes Beeb

 

French producer Cleitman dies at 64

 

Berlin scholars study Scott, sex and Potter

 

Zhang boards Seoul train for 'Gangster'

 

'Pride's' den on Sky One

 

Globo scores Cup price cut

 

Spanish Screenings to Feb.

 

'Childhood' takes on bus hijacking

 

'Idol' reaches for Star

 

CNN Headline debuts

 

'Sabina' casts Jung

 

Sillerman shakes up Elvis empire

 

'Wonka' pic blown up

 

CBS journo Fenton retiring

 

Henny Backus

 

Focus shifts to Evans as sr. veep

 

Olympics delay Oscars

 

Fernando Poe Jr.

 

Fox 2000 romance in the air after 'Sex'

 

Pair's fate to mate

 

GE scholarship honors Brokaw

 

WMG sells pub unit

 

Anne Heche

 

Hector Elizondo

 

Danny Aiello

 

Ira Liss

 

Rivals brace for Disney web bows

 

Canucks opening door for int'l TV

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
December 17, 2004

 

Casting directors OK Teamsters as union

 

Usen Net goes Gaga for distrib

 

Kolb joins E! as sr. veep

 

Holiday crowd

 

Oscar to honor Mayer

 

'Love' No. 1 in Bahamas

 

Hire moves Fox closer to Reality

 

Distrib re-christened

 

Hatucherson an Unsung Hero

 

Fonzie feted

 

Kidz head to Arclight

 

E! on Nobel quest

 

Sony finds new Solution

 

'National' parts

 

Jagger series satisfies A&E

 

F/x group to honor Zemeckis

 

MGM's 'Panther' will prowl in fall

 

UPN finale 'Top' in demos

 

Fox plans to relive years in 'Reunion'

 

Ausfilm chief Rothkrans to ankle

 

Martin Scorsese

 

Alexander Payne

 

Michael Mann

 

Dark horses stake out home stretch

 

Mike Leigh

 

Terry George

 

Marc Forster

 

Clint Eastwood

 

Bill Condon

 

Alejandro Amenabar

 

Two of a kind

 

Post-war plans boost former battle zones

 

Open immigration policy

 

Building character

 

Credit where it's due

 

Doordarshan doles out the digital

 

Nathan has 'Spirit'

 

Cutler tapped for ICM lit gig

 

Par finds Clancy vidgame easy 'Cell'

 

DVD taps Astaire pix

 

SAG, AFTRA wrap up talks until January

 

'Blue' collars DVD record

 

Sci Fi believes in 'Ripley'

 

Miramax marketing vet pokes the Dot

 

Affils in ABC 'MNF' lineup

 

Picabo pic piques pair to seek gold

 

WB shines Flash light

 

Fox Movie Channel taps programmer

 

Producers playing cards

 

U boosts 'Eternal' DVD

 

Spain reign change

 

Dutch pubcaster falls into line

 

Rotterdam fest lines up major sponsors

 

'Apprentice' wins for NBC

 

Changing the guard at WMA

 

'Mother' calls it quits

 

Lion unleashes final roar

 

Dennis Albaugh

 

Clash of the kudos

 

Uneven Steven

 

Shifts across the board?

 

Show 'em the money

 

Showbiz embraces secret sharers

 

Universal ratings-ready with 'Throat'

 

'Wives' belting out the hits

 

For TV watchdogs, to air is human

 

RDF charges 'Spouse' abuse

 

TV mogul gets a leg up on new venture

 

Young Euros crave old H'wood

 

Last of the red hot indies

 

Loud roar hear on Wall St.

 

Cairo fest holds on among competing meets

 

Fest tries on beach venue

 

Brits write new development script

 

Overseas B.O. is light on holiday cheer

 

Merchant-Ivory touts shooting in Shanghai

 

Toon fans storm 'Castle'

 

Slaying divides Dutch film biz

 

Doc finally screens in Beijing

 

Nets' toil and trouble

 

When it comes to TV, size matters

 

Fergie on laff track

 

In with the new for 2004 countdown

 

Auds fall for new telepics

 

From slo-mo to fast forward

 

Canuck regulator offers snapshot of industry

 

Song-and-dance shows set Brit toes tapping

 

S. Korea aims to show off its indies on tyro channel

 

'Standing Room' only for comics

 

Pol clean up TV to safeguard kids

 

Discovery dials up new platform

 

Spaniards rev up toon production

 

Doing it up in downtown D.C.

 

Trio of terp projects dancing onto Great White Way

 

Biz up; 'Sundays' 775g

 

Standard fare

 

Applause, applause

 

TV provides a golden goose

 

HFPA: a quirky cluster

 

'Woodsman' emerges for glam sendoff

 

Co-stars an 'Ocean' away

 

Makeup wakeup call

 

Fox pumps DVD bashes

 

'Housewives' lament exec loss

 

I like Spike

 

Ho-hum holiday start

 

New Line TV offers pix package barter

 

Publicists nom media

 

Crix crown 'Kings'

 

S. Africa Arts Council Board sacked

 

Down Under heads outdoors

 

Sony revamps HR ranks

 

Norville nixes MSNBC gig

 

A platform platter

 

Evans comes into Focus

 

Trump bumps soph slump

 

'Coach Carter' kicks off fest

 

'Aviator' f/x flying high

 

Weinsteins tailor act to suitors

 

Montreal's fest faceoff favors vets

 

Callas' La Scala 'rival' Tebaldi dies

 

D.C. crix polish 'Spotless'

 

Grammys to salute Salonen

 

A hit 'Ocean's' away

 

'Aviator' takes off strong

 

Zifkin named UCLA fellow

 

Scott, Breillat to lead Berlin sessions

 

Haffas' fraud conviction upheld

 

'March'-ing to Duke U.

 

Helena Grace Hudlin

 

Alyla Herzlia Meir

 

Olivia Claire Schlossman

 

Julia Grace Ansel

 

Franchon and Michael McIntyre, a boy

 

Disney taps director for Chinese ops

 

Musical artists guild outlines agent code

 

5 make distrib'n tube ties

 

WB Pix nurtures 'Nature'

 

Shots heard 'round the world

 

Underdogs fight for recognition

 

Oscar eyes o'seas talent

 

Rules of the game

 

Austria net fears Teuton rivals

 

'Azur' draw duo deal

 

Scandi's b'caster back for more at WB TV

 

The new jet set

 

'Desperate' delivers again

 

BBC pares Web sites

 

Toon boy inspires Argentinean studio

 

Butler to develop pics at FilmFour

 

BV content to RTE

 

Ausfilm chief exits

 

DD digital nets fly

 

'Wicked'-ness is rewarded on B'way

 

Kino picks up 'Day,' 'Death'

 

'Ocean's' tidal wave

 

Tucker tape parade

 

B'way holiday cheer

 

Don't knock the Rock

 

Chi crix look 'Sideways' for 2004 best pic award

 

H'wood swag lag

 

Warner banks on 'Tyra'

 

SEC sees Mouse in family way

 

Liberty raises flag

 

Praisery taps Smoot as VP

 

Kidman, Shore to be feted

 

TV caucus will toast Warner prexy, Olmos

 

AFI lauds debatable pix

 

Cable gains digital, broadband subs

 

EA buys interest in French rival UbiSoft

 

WGN adds on Calif. homes

 

Gray's heyday: Eye inks affiliate deals

 

Dr. Drew discovers 'Sex' talk

 

DGA swaps kudos hotel

 

Cristina Mancini

 

Jennifer Nieves

 

Judith A. Jecmen

 

John McKay, Nathaniel Brown

 

Marty Raab

 

Hope Diamond

 

Robert Mitchell

 

Nelma FitzGerald

 

Liz Ogilvie

 

C.C. McClendon

 

Marina Williams

 

Jeff Burroughs

 

Thomas V. Ryan

 

Matthew Cacciato

 

Risa Nelson, Rick Oster

 

Ex-BSkyB topper is Prime for chair

 

'Crockett' feted

 

Tami Rumble

 

Practically perfect

 

Aussies to fete 3 at G'Day L.A.

 

'Barbershop' makes cut at Showtime

 

Blues may tune out concert biz

 

Rhys-Meyers to be King

 

ThinkFilm ups Tuckman to VP

 

Festive 'Fockers'

 

Fox counting on new '24' game online

 

AMPTP issues a strike warning to casting pros

 

Public Enemy picks up Prism prize

 

'Rivals' make friends

 

H'wood legacy recognized

 

Spanish subsidy chief signs up at pubcaster

 

Distrib takes its 1st 'Step'

 

U.S. yanks Al Manar

 

Deutsche Bank will appeal

 

Rupe builds China nest

 

Unwanted gift from 'Santa'

 

Teutonic state to cut fest coin

 

Filling H'wood elite's Christmas stockings

 

Ontario boosts local, foreign prod'n credits

 

Syndie ratings slide in sweeps follow-up

 

Dafoe to embrace 'Lover'

 

Market welcomes back 'Potter' biz

 

Hot vidgames snub H'wood

 

Berlin goes ape for 'Man'

 

WIF salutes 'Happy' trio

 

Brokaw top of viewers' anchor list

 

Oscar viewing parties raise community coin

 

Dolans lower boom on Voom

 

Unblinking Eye net

 

Correction

 

Actors Studio names trio as co-artistic directors

 

CBS journo Fenton retiring

 

New leash for Slate watchdogs

 

Screener quirks irk kudo voters

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
December 22, 2004

 

Ouster suit ousted

 

Mara Lopez and Michael Nishita

 

Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder

 

Funds reap 'Fine' royalties

 

Sony spins new digital Spidey

 

Gay Men's Chorus taps Sims

 

KCAL fires up yule log

 

EU court upholds Microsoft sanctions

 

De Mol scoops soccer

 

Reborn 'Baby' fails to wow D.C. crix

 

ITV doesn't need SEC

 

Pact unites Gaul cablers

 

Net packager drawing bids

 

Sun TV inks H'wood deal

 

Canal slots 'Route'

 

Ufa cinemas redub

 

Tupac's 'Game' tops the charts

 

CNN will try out Carlson

 

L'Espresso perks up, buys Italo net Rete A

 

Media feel pain-free despite drug dilemma

 

New chapter begins

 

'Fockers' leads Christmas flock

 

NBC taps news vet for Web

 

Perry Grant

 

Stock makes Martha merry

 

Vid biz in slash rash

 

Lara tapped chief of ICAA pic org

 

ESPN pic in the ring

 

Thesp Lohan bids adieu to Endeavor

 

'Condorito' flies to U.S.

 

Lensers check out of hotel

 

'Bride' marries distrib

 

Teamsters to AMPTP: Casting strike looms

 

Usher cops top '04 album

 

'Prophets' under way

 

Image, ratings down for NBA

 

Billion dollar baby

 

Inside Move: Uma as Ulla?

 

Bashes fill holidaze

 

Reviews

Mary Poppins

Changing Times

Flight of the Phoenix

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

Heaven's Bookstore

Hostage

Sound Of Colors

Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit

The Rivals

The O.C.: The Complete First Season

Best of Britain on disc: The Complete Office; Spaced; Little Britain

Night Gallery

Hardcore

Swades: We, the People

Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker

Dianne Reeves; Los Angeles Philharmonic

After the Ball

Slayer

The Queen Of Sheba's Pearls

The Crime

Fat Albert

Linda Eder at the Palace

Aladdin

Meet the Fockers

The Narrow Path

Good Morning Beijing

And Thereafter

Pink Ribbon

The Ritchie Boys