Table of Contents
Week of 02/26/2005

Articles

'Sideways' sweeps up at Spirits

 

French favor outsider 'L'Esquive'

 

Co-prexy pressure cooker

 

Pondering 'Deep' pockets

 

H'wood goes on Yari safari

 

H'w'd totes up numbing numbers

 

'Recluses' on the red carpet

 

'Weather' patterns shifting

 

The hills are alive, at last, with 'Music'

 

Slipping under the wall

 

Rome wasn't bilked in a day

 

Mel's 'Passion' unrequited

 

'Blue' meant green for upstarts

 

Pix don't click but niche pays

 

Dutch TV shingles crank up films

 

Peru toons up 3D feature

 

Taiwan bans racy musical

 

Jones exit heralds UKFC shake-up

 

Oscar-winning pix ready to cash in o'seas

 

Township hosts Bear winner

 

Oz cinemas slash tix

 

Romance tops TBS feature slate

 

Filipino local pix pick up pace

 

Thai producer says local pix slighted

 

Thai vid chain expands

 

Swedish films up market share

 

Serious about comedy

 

Courting youth means a few cuts

 

HBO takes time for a Roman holiday

 

NBC U looks to 'Monk' to milk sales

 

Telemundo preps U.S. telenovelas

 

Mad. Ave. still seeks rich auds

 

Birt, Grade face off over BBC

 

RTL's exec shakedown

 

Call the ref!

 

BBC World cuts SuperCable

 

Kiwi webs fume at comercial p'caster

 

Well-known webs get brand-new look

 

Star sighting on Great White Way

 

Who has Time for the cover?

 

'Spamalot' gives B.O. the full Monty

 

Biz slips; 'Lion' huge in 2

 

Webber shakes up RUG

 

Schwimming to London

 

'Diary' dear at B.O.

 

'Summer' shines at shorts festival

 

Samueli has Ducks in a row

 

U.K. maps niche net

 

Exec's ouster rocks La Scala

 

MultiChoice ups pay TV service

 

Fox 2000 hot for 'Icemark'

 

Clear channels charge

 

Bad 'Day' for yakker

 

Oscar rallies H'wood (part II)

 

'Fat's' where it's at

 

Max backs the Aero

 

Lumet enters gold fold

 

Documakers get ready to win

 

Lion's Gate 'Mad' for Perry

 

Oscar rallies H'wood

 

'Trace' setting pace

 

Brian White

 

Larissa Gomes

 

Dean Collins

 

Tricia Helfer

 

Corrections

 

Heritage syndie getting a second shot

 

Keanu's keen o'seas but 'Fockers' finest

 

Retooled board will steer ShowBiz Expo

 

H'wood ready for Oscars

 

Wong ankles MediaCorp

 

Galey takes on senior veep legal at ESPN

 

Robert Marshak

 

Gene Scott

 

'Baby' KOs competish

 

Univision kudocast a hit

 

The Night Before Party 2005

 

Oscar winners on parade

 

Dream no slam-dunk

 

'Million' not an easy sell

 

HBO sweeps doc kudos

 

Searchlight drinks in screenplay victory

 

Bush got a bashing

 

Kaufman's quirky work wins

 

Oscar nods defy age-old 'isms'

 

Clint, Swank join elite crew

 

Oscar's fistful of 'Dollar'

 

Generous pool players

 

'Marie' sews up Torn

 

Perry, Gedrick have a winning 'Ticket'

 

New script for Fox TV programmer

 

Inside Move: You've got male

 

'Sideways' spins to DVD

 

'Soldier' drafted for duty

 

'Turtles' snaps up top Mexico nods

 

'Glass' act will wait a week

 

Indie biopic finding Hope

 

Arriving in style, stars riff on Rock

 

N.Y. party people back local faves

 

'Baby' aims to claim bigger purse at B.O.

 

Youth was served

 

Final call for Kirch library

 

Pledging allegiance

 

Peter Foy

 

Mexico biz fighting piracy

 

MTV Int'l raises Gazzolo

 

Viacom cues change in German music TV

 

Guadalajara's lineup cuts back on locals

 

ShoWest lauds thesp Mac

 

Broadway box office stages February high

 

'Spelling' beelines to B'way

 

'Springer' tuner spawns more B'way drama

 

Wall Street happy with XM price hike

 

Albert says Yes to Nets

 

Kimmel Center gets kid-friendly

 

Gaumont profits rise up

 

Telefonica mulls float for Endemol

 

After the Oscars: The Governor's Ball

 

'Million' on the rise

 

Robert Marshak

 

Tom Patterson

 

Close adding ad duties to MTV gig

 

FX getting a dramatic kick

 

U.N. topper plans global AIDS confab

 

Lee Eun-Ju

 

Frank preps luxury mag

 

Brown leads Jazz combo

 

Runaway prod'n back boosting Toronto biz

 

Payday for MGM exex

 

Medina heads Telefutura net

 

Film Sales clicks with 'Sherman' docu

 

Legit org fetes Marshall sibs

 

Univision profits soar 65%

 

Viacom to slim down

 

Pilots flying at NBC, WB

 

Actors' Fund fetes thesp

 

'Baby's' night out (part II)

 

'Baby's' night out

 

Cesar kudos go to underdogs

 

'Danza' lands timeslot upgrade in Chicago

 

Par bounces Spring to senior veep

 

Casting org to meet

 

United they appear

 

Jadon Elijah Marquis Bobb

 

Julia Marx Hoffman

 

Tanner Quincy Collier Moore

 

Serena Sawyer Aarniokoski

 

Garett Michael Henry

 

Very Stern goodbye

 

EMI Music taps Corbett

 

Mount attack on Custer pic

 

Fuqua 'Under' drama's spell

 

WB current affairs

 

Glover, Barnes set slate

 

Lifetime investing in 'House'

 

Dolans balk at doomed Voom

 

Silverstein's 'Inside' move

 

Inside Move: Nash tosses around pigskin pic

 

Kelley, WB align stars for 'Comet'

 

SAG recasts top slot

 

Fox puts 'Idol' on diet as deck gets 'Stacked'

 

Sarandon finds Oz pic 'Irresistible'

 

Spanish pics take off in Canaries

 

'Idol,' '24' rock Monday

 

No money for 'Love'

 

Coin hasn't solved EU film biz woes

 

HBO taps Central Euro CEO

 

PT makes play for sports empire

 

Telecinco plans dividend

 

TNT holds top slot

 

Sony soars with AXN

 

Oz org finds 4 bias breaches

 

Hayes praise for 'Allegro'

 

'Rings' bling ding

 

The best of 'Blue'

 

Twelve years later, Wildmon admits 'wrong'

 

Precinct politics

 

Tuesdays with Andy will surely be missed

 

Farewell to the 15th

 

'Desperate' sinks Oscarcast in Oz

 

It's not unpatriotic to play nail to the chief

 

Prexy race, Games spur TV ad revs

 

Sinclair bemoans lack of syndie fare

 

Wired woes continue

 

Lions Gate 'Mad' for Perry plays

 

Turner nets new series

 

Marvel to prime pupils

 

CNN flops in February as Fox News surges

 

Top 20 cable ratings rise

 

Parsons plugs cable plans to Wall Street

 

Fox, 'Idol' find sweeps groove

 

P2P parties trading barbs

 

Simone Simon

 

Edward Patten

 

StreamCast makes its case

 

Miller's pillar

 

Reviving Bond

 

Still about the movies

 

Stargazing at City Hall

 

Endeavor on Law's side

 

Chernin sounds off on Disney woes at confab

 

February B.O. is second highest ever

 

CBS links up to interactive TV

 

Becker sets sail for 'Navy'

 

WB prexy on talent watch

 

Iraq assassin trips NBC, FOX

 

Thesps come aboard 'Holly'

 

Feeling 'Invincible'

 

Attorney seeks 'Justice'

 

'Roseanne' on DVD. . .finally

 

'Baby' scribe girds for war at Warners

 

Pair wing it in 'Butterfly'

 

Inside Move: Sequel to 'Elf' tops wish list

 

Inside Move: Oscars hit sour notes

 

Thesps steer to TV; 'Friend' drives 'Car'

 

'Shoot-Em-Up' on target at New Line

 

Pilots land in sand

 

Co-coaches CBS, FX share 'Carter'

 

All my Emmy noms

 

BBC oversight gets extreme makeover

 

Fox, final 'Blue' top Tuesday

 

EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund Gala

 

Jesse McCartney

 

13th Annual Elton John Aids Foundation Oscar-Viewing Party

 

P&A spend a U.K. record

 

C4 mini crowns another queen

 

Constantin's in 'Paradise'

 

Soccer still fields top sports auds in Europe

 

Gersten flies to Naked Angels

 

Envoy eyes Vietnam for biz

 

BSkyB high def to include DVR

 

Gallaher exits Roadshow exhib arm

 

Cable's ONO takes loss on rev hike

 

Showtime unspools weekend freeview

 

Karmazin: We're Sirius and XM's not

 

TW in driver's seat on bid for Adelphia

 

Travis Aaron Wade

 

Tom Hulce, Linda Hunt, Tony Hale

 

Omarion solo disc hits top chart spot

 

'DisneyWar' books plenty of sales

 

'Blue' collars aud

 

Christophers fete pic spirit

 

Nelson enrolls at Yale

 

WGA East sets re-vote

 

ShoWest prize to Christensen

 

'Clare' cracks Craic fest

 

Greece is the word

 

EchoStar rolls the dice with gambling

 

Same 'Bat' time for Imax

 

Dolan down, but not out

 

Gotham, L.A. to fete 'Jungle,' Comet

 

Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs'

 

Usher rides on Soul Train

 

Par signs 'Election' pair

 

Scribe inks a 'Strange' deal

 

Tailor-made 'Jacket'

 

Diesel fuels up for 'Pacifier'

 

Biker party takes wing with Crow

 

Snow biz like showbiz

 

New status for Stratus

 

Mouse crazy for 'Nutjobs'

 

'Babel' towering

 

The role of a Lifetime

 

'Hill' scribes pair with Par

 

Sony mandates pickups

 

Fox dives into 'Sea' pic

 

'Housewives' out-muscle a 'Hercules'

 

Inside Move: Dimension's getting a little leaner

 

Inside Move: Pisano still getting paid

 

ABC elects Davis 'Chief'

 

Scribe in 'Power' play as U ponies up bigtime

 

Real deal drives Fox to Scream

 

It's good to be 'Wanted' for Plan B's big jail tale

 

Kinowelt scoops Kirch movies, skeins

 

The OC gets 'Musical of Musicals'

 

Italy dusts off coin

 

'Idol,' 'Lost' top Wednesday

 

Colorful bands flashy at first MTV Oz kudos

 

TV ad spend up in Spain

 

'Tide' seeks second wave

 

'CSI: Miami' to hit RTL beach

 

Gaul debates pubcast fees

 

Loading up on laffs

 

Saturns ring scribe, exec

 

Rupe ups buyback greenbacks

 

Tribeca, Amazon link

 

Blockbuster slashes prices for rental plan

 

Martin Denny

 

UPN's haute 'Model'

 

De Hadeln targets H'wood connection

 

Dueling Dolans

 

WABC, WNBC lead Gotham news race

 

Steven R. Schirripa

 

Macy Gray

 

The Game

 

Lisa Rinna

 

RZA

 

Cote de Pablo

 

KABC wins local; KCBS improving

 

Fox makes second 'House' call

 

Fanning the flames

 

Louis-Dreyfuss takes another sitcom run

 

Higgins memorial

 

Paddy Considine

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
March 4, 2005

 

Trio tapped for 'Current'

 

MTV building 'House'

 

Biel reels in ShoWest od

 

MTV's on the lookout for Latin viewers

 

Nic's next pic is indie 'Wicker'

 

Sirius preps radio plays

 

Web man has plan for Japan

 

D'works sees 'Ghost'

 

NBC digs 'Treasure'

 

Two new 'Benchwarmers'

 

New Line lifting exec trio

 

Todd sisters go on a 'Diet'

 

Two join legal eagles

 

Moore signs with Untitled

 

LaBute's 'Goes' taps Peet to relieve Tomei

 

Tyro writer-helmer lines up Plum assignment

 

Duvall 'Lucky' at poker

 

Clubhouse pix a boon for National Lampoon

 

First Independent brings 'Edmond' to N. America

 

Brown leads N.Y. jazz org

 

HBO's 'Deadwood' Premiere

 

Solid start for NBC's 'Jury'

 

Cinema Audio Society fetes Burton, 'Aviator'

 

Golden Reel honors Rydstrom, Lucas

 

Telemundo gives Morales VP stripes

 

Reviews

Deadwood

Law & Order: Trial By Jury

A Dream Play

Stairway to Heaven

Pericles

Bambi

The Typographer's Dream

Mourning Dove

Days of Wine and Roses

Tynan

A Girl Called Eddy/Keren Ann

Chiara Civello

Tom Russell

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Manilow: Music and Passion

The Controversy of Valladolid

The 77th Annual Academy Awards

Barrage

Private Fittings

Swimmers

Pentecost

After Ashley

Masai: The Rain Warriors

Adam & Paul

Coldwater

On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize Honoring Lorne Michaels

The Devil's Miner

The Unburied Man

Leaving Home, Coming Home - A Portrait Of Robert Frank

Yours, Srikanta

Rwanda: History Of A Genocide

High School Record

But When Do The Girls Get Here?

Nine Lives

The Mystery of the Sardine

The Killing

The Joy of Life

In A Nutshell: A Portrait Of Elizabeth Tashjian

Black Swans

Chick Corea's Touchstone Quintet

Ruins

Smoke and Mirror

Strangers with Candy

Timbuktu

Tea

Two Syllables Behind

A Portrait Of America As A Young Empire (In Its Own Words)

Arafat, My Brother

Souls of Naples

Falling Into Paradise

Estamira

The Unburied Man

World Mirror Cinema

On the March to the Sea

Dirty Love

Altar Boyz

Romance

The Illustrated Family Doctor

The Chumscrubber

Intervention

The Pacifier

The Starlet

Betty Buckley

Highland Fling

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Long Firm

Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God

Young Andersen

Colossal Sensation! Dodo & Naphthalene

Shade of Happiness

The Cook

Tierney Sutton

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels


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