Table of Contents
Week of 02/12/2005

Articles

'Aviator' nonstop at BAFTA

 

Is the force still with him?

 

The Lion sleeps tonight

 

In Aspen, to air is human…

 

'Deep' debate renewed in N.Y.

 

Czechs take one for 'Team'

 

Bon vivants springing for 'Springtime'

 

Broadway's guilty pleasure

 

For webs, it's hit or myth

 

South African net tongue-tied

 

Is there a market for a used Bond?

 

Will Mouse shake off its millstones?

 

Summer takeoffs stack up o'seas

 

Spain unveils financing, bond outfit

 

Hammer nails fresh horror slate

 

Berlin Talent Campus draws designers

 

Trekkers consider series' future

 

'Messiah' has Islamic take on Jesus

 

Mitterrand biopic goes easy on foibles

 

'Fockers' garners yucks o'seas

 

Cannibal pic hard to swallow

 

New 'Friends' means losing the old gang

 

Web's bubble trouble

 

Legal eagle pulls strings for talent

 

Rivals uneasy about Rupe's biz channel

 

Fox's bowl fails to rock

 

Telstra bows VOD

 

Offering up an olive branch

 

Little Red churns out green

 

Ex-food exec's recipe for C4 success

 

Reality joins the circus

 

China's not-so-happy new year

 

Satcaster flies over Great Wall

 

Traveling tuners land crix licks

 

'Cookin'' heat cools off

 

Saved by the Bard?

 

'Africa' sings, dances in musical

 

Biz slides; 'Movin' Out' 976g

 

Building a legacy

 

Cirque bows 'Ka'

 

'Thai Warrior' strikes in L.A., Gotham

 

'Moguls' bows in Santa Barbara

 

Sarasota fest can rest 'til March

 

Artists hosts 'Rwanda'

 

British bridal party

 

Malcolm X anni honored

 

Valentine hearts for Sony's 'Hitch'

 

Tele Munchen says '04 a record year

 

U buys fare for German nets

 

24/7 talks fall off rails

 

Talent in crossfire

 

SF arm, Tju-Bang form prod'n unit

 

EM.TV buys up DSF

 

Films censors cut

 

Egypt TV faces debt

 

Screener disconnect

 

Chong: Eisner didn't light up over 'Smoke'

 

Miyagishima lauded at Sci-Tech Oscars

 

Mouse House sticks by Miramax

 

Frog net in 10th 'Heaven'

 

Art directors tout 'Terminal,' 'Snicket'

 

Sony slates four pix for new game system

 

IFC rocks with 'Punk' doc

 

Media 8 counts new prexy

 

Discovery draws U.K. vet for TLC

 

Initiative initiates branding division

 

'Constantine' sees spirited Asia bows

 

Loose lips sink CNN news exec

 

Thursday's 'CSI' an excellent Eye site

 

L.A. primes pic biz boost

 

Winners strike a pose and share a moment

 

Carrey livens Comedy fest

 

Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks

 

Tovah Feldshuh

 

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson

 

Marty Papazian

 

Bill Cobbs

 

Mattel motoring Hot Wheels to Warner vid

 

Failure has its pluses

 

Aspen event living large

 

Karen Forman

 

Grammy says 'Aloha' to Hawaii nod

 

Go West

 

Blockbusters beget ratings

 

Custom detailing

 

Long unwinding road

 

DVD allows for extra viewing

 

Hosting chores

 

Fellow comedian offers advice on working the room

 

Sharpening Oscar's edges

 

Best of the best

 

The ones that got away

 

Cinematic knockouts

 

More than just prestige, wins are worth millions

 

When coin & kudos merge

 

Campaign calendar 24/7

 

Introduction

 

Charles in charge

 

Beat of a different drummer

 

The Nominees: Song

 

The Nominees: Score

 

Call of the masses

 

'Truth' to come out

 

'Sketches' wrapped up

 

Hyperion books Newhart

 

TCM cues up Bogdanovich

 

Berlinale world fund boosts political pix

 

Wargnier shows 'Mercy' for pic

 

Asian pic persuasion

 

Dance doc to Fortissimo

 

Sandstorm, Ship sail with co-prod'n

 

Berlin's a big deal

 

Dutton crosses Eye's 'Threshold'

 

Cabler goes for 'S.L.U.T.'

 

Rumor mill churns, but Rock set in stone

 

Dubai mogul hired as Mideast 'Apprentice'

 

Big syndie 'Half' life

 

Spacey to take on Bard

 

Oz film funder delays action on thesp pay

 

Legends lend a hand

 

BAFTA buzz before and after the kudos

 

Foxx does it all

 

Pet project: Wilson salute

 

'Engagement' rings

 

The Politics of Private Planes

 

Hollywood Collects Itself

 

V Life's Oscar Contenders Party

 

Rock Steady

 

V Life's Oscar Contenders Party

 

Orbiting the Globes

 

Orbiting the Globes

 

Notro and Filmanova tie the knot

 

Heggessey ankles Beeb for Talkback

 

ABC heavies hit Grammys

 

'Dr.' in the house

 

Endemol Holding sinks flotation speculation

 

Studio draws buyers

 

German cable lines cross

 

Frost ankles Goodspeed

 

Fortissimo gets 'Delights'

 

Beeb chief segues to indie

 

Venice film fest scuttles Mifed mart

 

Teuton X cops 'Robbers' toon

 

Shochiku sharpens 'Blade' for U.K., U.S.

 

Suicidal Tendencies

 

MTV Europe ups Guild to CEO

 

Grammys see less tune-in

 

Barnett named prexy, Infinity programming

 

Col taps two for N.Y. home

 

ProSiebenSat 1, Constantin in pact

 

Finland media group ups its profits

 

Still Broadway's winter of discontent

 

'Shark' bites into homevid

 

'Minotaur' breathes with new life

 

'Amy' to preside on Hallmark

 

Ratings high Five for 'Joey'

 

'Kings' rules over French crix nods

 

Frey pens MTV's 'Prep'

 

'Hitch' finds niche at TBS/TNT in pic pact

 

Fisher tales

 

Feds bless vid suit

 

'Matrix' plays games for Atari

 

GSN banks 'Word' doc

 

'Constantine' emperor of Asia

 

Original passing 'Football' to Anderson

 

WGBH seeks Imax redress

 

'Sorcerers' movie ensnares Dinklage

 

Vincent gains 'Access'

 

AMC booking 'Suite'

 

Pilots flying at GRB

 

Grammys' grooves

 

Crime on the rise at New Line

 

'Tarzan II' leaps to DVD June 14

 

'Smoke' rises at Gold Circle

 

Harris scores lead role in Kimmel's 'Beethoven'

 

U handed the keys to 'Kingdom'

 

McDermott weighing in at '3 LBS.'

 

LMNO's spelling out novel ideas for TV

 

'Way of Life' takes Miami honors

 

A one-man brand

 

Nat Geo Home launches subscription rental site

 

Locarno fest digs Welles retrospective

 

Tragedy won't K.O. skein

 

'Miami,' 'Medium' mighty Monday

 

Rose d'Or blooms

 

NRK realigns acquisitions

 

Mexico film fest off to 'Flying' start

 

Big release for Indian short pic

 

Camera focus on Day-Lewis

 

Producers will pitch tax plan to Schroeder

 

Berlinale's big bang

 

Fund gala fetes 20 years of 'Sodom'

 

Myriad, Sepia join for 'Partition'

 

Teutons, Kiwis ink a co-prod'n pact

 

Rogers' quarter revs rev up 21%

 

ASCAP turns cash tap

 

Bigger jobs -- and headaches -- await exex

 

A case of nerves

 

McCain civics lesson

 

CEI names Bristow director

 

Buffett, Soros keen on cable

 

Fox News inks another Dem

 

Sabinson will top Drexel U. biz institute

 

Miramax Int'l prexy exits

 

'Brown' bags exec producer

 

'Constantine' rules

 

Montreal Nouveau fest chief quits

 

Grammys keep Eye in tight race with Fox

 

'Fat Actress' preem to Yahoo! in heavy promo

 

Oscar Watch: 'Countdown' casting

 

TF1's profit jumps in '04

 

U taps finance exec

 

Offutt licenses 'War' as sr. VP

 

Jennings, Williams in tight ratings race

 

Dirty pictures

 

Victoria Beristain

 

Hank Colleary Ravich

 

'Bridge' won't cross to Circle

 

WGA serves up 1st doc kudo to 'Super'

 

Unfunny business

 

Natural porn killers

 

Funny business for Wolf and Grushow

 

Equity topper won't re-up

 

PBS prexy will ankle next year

 

Intermedia takes 'Call'

 

'Schmidt' happens for Sony, Pitt

 

Web murder tale clicks

 

Kino happy with pickups

 

Arclight enters 'Forest'

 

Reality 'Substitute'

 

Royce rolls to HBO pilot

 

Columbia, Winkler are 'Perfect' fit

 

Lion's last roar likely to be heard April 1

 

The bigscreen 'View'

 

Cartoon Net plays kidvid with Midway

 

'Law' creator corrects Wolf criers

 

Oscar rocked

 

Other Oscars

 

Diary of an Academy voter: Rosalyn Heller

 

Oscars facts and figures

 

Adapted Screenplay

 

Original Screenplay

 

Supporting Actress

 

Supporting Actor

 

Actress

 

Actor

 

Director

 

Best Picture

 

Diary of an Academy voter: L.M. Kit Carson

 

Preshows tune up for red-carpet race

 

Dueling legacies

 

Introduction

 

'Salvador' finds leading man

 

Wanda goes "Sky" gazing

 

Fox takes Tuesday again

 

WGA West announces presenter lineup

 

Tax credit creation

 

Teutonic biz could get a tax break

 

Teuton helmer visits the seedy side of life

 

Michael taking leave

 

Toon net gets Nielsen in the 'Swim' of things

 

'Seventeen' sizzling

 

Paris journos cue 'Chorus'

 

Athens plays host to Berlin

 

Italo DJ must pay $1.8 mil

 

Time Warner taps Duffy

 

Par's Lansing goes out Hollywood-style

 

Tommy Curtis, Amber Heard

 

Brian Presley

 

Terrence Dashon Howard, Taraji P. Henson

 

NAB's prexy plans '06 exit

 

IAC lands in the red on writedowns

 

Nat'l Geo maps new digital structure

 

Corrections

 

Kennedy Center ups arts support by 47%

 

WGA slots Grodin as host

 

Moral majority

 

Modern Times profit soaring

 

'Crime' to do time in North America

 

Cassell upped at Turner

 

Fox puck outta luck

 

MtvU's slate taking on campus life

 

WB has a 'Bone' to pic

 

Wolfgang Becker

 

Otto Plaschkes

 

CBS takes a ride with 'Commuters'

 

Gold Circle going to war

 

Pendleton will cast 'Shadow' Off B'way

 

Lion keeps it 'Cool'

 

Two scripters have it down to a science

 

'Godfather' draws mob

 

Mouse flies with 'Peter Pan' prequel

 

Kiddie preem for 'Mask'

 

D'Works doggies roll

 

New Yorker turns 80

 

Col, Smith get hitched to hero pic

 

Proyas digs 'Knowing' gig

 

New Line, Walden on 'Hoot' route

 

Ascendant in the 'Loop'

 

Hart Sharp takes flight with 'Night'

 

ABC's 'Legal' goes Long

 

Stage Holding on track for Madrid site

 

Steady 'Idol' powers Fox

 

Deal set for theater sale

 

TV Azteca's earnings dip

 

Muppets have a new address

 

Spain's 'Alatriste' sets sail with Fox, U

 

Berlin 'Night' vision

 

Five gambles on Sky again

 

Lyle Lovett

 

Janine Turner

 

Montel Williams

 

Amy Davidson

 

U exec climbs to VP post

 

Oscar Watch: Final call

 

Dolby ka-ching in IPO

 

'Idol' bowls over Fox competish

 

Lynn Collins

 

Americas to join Africa fest

 

Lions Gate prowling for more coin

 

Sci-fi's riding high

 

Znaimer connection ends at Chum TV

 

Valdez returns to stage in 'Remix'

 

Jetix in 'School'

 

'Zigby' toons up

 

RTL CEO quits after 3 months

 

Globo tabs Oscar Kudocast

 

Star renews Oscar tube rights

 

Sundance solutions ready for close-up

 

'Aviator,' Spidey win effects hardware

 

FX building a laffer block

 

Bruckheimer's family ties

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
February 18, 2005

 

Vid bid gets rejected

 

New Line orders 'Bosses'

 

Nonfiction kudos

 

Pics click with buyers

 

Bider leaving tune post

 

Television Nominees

 

'Wing' scribes still fly high

 

The Nominees: Adapted Screenplay

 

The Nominees: Original Screenplay

 

Calmer seas in new year

 

Eclectic talent goes mainstream

 

Goyer gets graphic for 'Fall' film

 

'Night' just right for U

 

Mystery Mouse

 

Witherspoon may be 'City' slicker

 

Media makeover

 

Stars turn out to mark Sondheim's 75th b'day

 

IFP/N.Y. distribs doc coin

 

Do the write thing

 

Par finds 'Love' interest in Parker

 

CBS' Frey telepic goes on Amber alert

 

Jockeying begins for Pearl bios

 

Sked spots taking shape

 

SAG prez stumps for stuntmen

 

'Show' time for Grammer

 

Mom visits 'Housewife'

 

Ehle to play Tracy Lord in London "Story"

 

Lanzarote showcases 'Fragil'

 

'Survivor' return sparks CBS

 

Feldman is 'Fatal'

 

Linda Stewart

 

Nicole DeHuff

 

Daniel O'Herlihy

 

Brian Kelly

 

Tim Lane

 

Erich Kaestner

 

Reviews

Hilda

The Daylight Atheist

Slippery When Wet

Black Brush

Black

Dallas Among Us

One Day in Europe

Idiot Love

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

47th Annual Grammy Awards

Siegfried

Danny Aiello

The Far Side of the Moon

Ian McLagan

Intimations for Saxophone

Lizz Wright; Stefon Harris

Bright Eyes

Steve Earle and the Dukes

Ani DiFranco

Commune

Live And Become

Lend Me a Tenor

The Moliere Impromptu

The Last Mitterrand

Smalltown, Italy

Idiot Love

The Ax

The Sixth of May

Toward Mathilde

U-Carmen Ekhayelitsha

Black

Hayat

Brasileirinho

Gilaneh

Wake Up, Arezoo!

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Profils Paysans: Le Quotidien

Something To Remember Me By

Paradise Now

Matisyahu

Kaiser Chiefs

Mulan II

Accomplice

House Of The Tiger King

Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation

Journey to Lasta

The Gaze

Dog Nail Clipper

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Mad Hot Ballroom

The Journey of Cape Verde

In the Land of Milk and Money

Floyd Collins

Mirrormask

The Puffy Chair

A Piece Of Bread

Ultranova

The Member of the Wedding

The Busker's Opera

The Prince Contemplating His Soul

Ze Film

The Rascal

We're Still Hot!

Happy Days

One Night

The Dry Spell

One Day In Europe

Ellie Parker

Ladies Night

Harold Arlen: A Centennial Celebration

Yellowman

Homeless in Paradise

Words In Blue

Hiding Behind Comets

Benny Golson

Between

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Stone Cold

Mystery of the Nile

Miracle's Boys

Sigma

EMR

High Life

24 Hours On Craigslist

Bride Of Silence

Romantico

Occupation: Dreamland

X, Y

Iznogoud

I Am A Sex Addict

The Wayward Cloud

The Motel

Ballets Russes

Ghosts

Tickets

Boozy: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Vilification of Le Corbusier and, More Importantly, Robert Moses

Bigger Than The Sky

Coriolanus

Sometimes In April

Giuliani Time

Accused

Simon

Words In Blue

The Neighbor No. Thirteen

The Sun

Peacock


Featured Jobs

Variety Real Estate