Table of Contents
Week of 03/05/2005

Articles

Who's the boss?

 

Mavericks reap Oscar rewards

 

Gaul's historic sites lure shoots

 

'Baby' gets bulk of Oscar booty o'seas

 

Hollywood's major wagers

 

Set in stone by DeMille

 

Good Rock, bad role

 

U peeks at primo primate

 

Literary fest makes Hay

 

Russian pix revise history

 

Unions act out merger script with new leaders

 

H'w'd & Bushies: A love story

 

Newsies' Vatican vigil

 

Kudos check out of hotel

 

Gauls nip 'Tuck' airing

 

Yankee Hurra for Europe

 

'Dogs' sets special bow

 

Comedy scouts raid Brigade

 

Irish hit spotlights shy guy Murphy

 

Diary of a mad niche hit

 

U backs two in Brazil

 

War pix strike hawkish note

 

Tax credits still needed despite shooting uptick

 

Screenings unveil Spanish talent

 

'Peacock' bright at Chinese B.O.

 

Taiwan OKs explicit cut of 'Cloud'

 

NBC lays down 'Law'

 

March Madness network-style

 

FX goes beyond the basics

 

Movie biz is networking again

 

ABC lines up artillery for midseason

 

China tunes in to new order

 

Is Premiere worth an IPO?

 

MTV has its finger on 'Buzzer'

 

Channeling new talent

 

There's more to MTV in Puerto Rico

 

From small screen to bigscreen

 

Cable piracy on the decline

 

'Sokka' kicks off first skein

 

Zee gets the urge to gamble

 

Heritage sites open to cameras

 

B'way tuners play six-degree games

 

Legit's hip factor

 

'Town' takes on opera

 

Record B.O.; 'Dirty' 662g

 

Biz down; 'Lion' $1.2 mil

 

Kencen stages 'Mame'

 

Auds drool for Disney's 'Pacifier'

 

Sony stops selling soap

 

Vidtailer's busted by FTC

 

'Trial' makes its case

 

Reality titans team

 

Classical sets 'Caligula' preem

 

Black back at CTV, CBC

 

Gov't mulls ad limit

 

BBC bid draws boos

 

Cartagena adds up int'l line-up

 

Cabler Iesy adds brass

 

Mannheim festival plans arty offshoot

 

MTV Netherlands cracks Decode

 

Nykanen bio rolls

 

ShoWest names femme star

 

Carmen Electra

 

Christian Slater

 

Joel David Moore

 

Jaime Pressly

 

Kelli Garner

 

Golden Brooks, Mike Epps, Donald Faison. . .

 

Tiffany Dupont

 

IFC weaves 'Jesus' into promo blitz

 

Smith hitching a great ride o'seas

 

Playboy skeds June jazz

 

An investor born hungry

 

SAG cuts all ties to Pisano

 

Oscar on the town

 

13 proves lucky for Salon

 

Tropfest shines Down Under

 

Manilow bows Vegas show

 

U homevid units in family way

 

DVD gaining 'Sea' legs

 

Kirk Douglas hosts new-play fest

 

Strouse bows tuner at Trinity Rep

 

Exec hangs social shingle

 

Kaos reigns at WE, Discovery nets

 

Arbus pic in focus

 

Scribes game for Dimension

 

Fox engages in 'Marriage'

 

Venture hits A-Mark

 

L.A. mayor hopefuls forge showbiz ties

 

True originals at E!

 

DreamWorks inks scribe for 'Shrek 4'

 

Priestly finds 'Love'; Deschanel digs 'Bones'

 

Drama in WB's 'Blood'

 

Comedy aims at heartland

 

Everett in 'Legal' gambit

 

Inside Move: Emmy panel votes for kudofest change

 

Sony's Stringer zinger

 

WWE finds a new arena

 

Adelphia adds NFL Net

 

Vernon memorial

 

Oprah movie boffo for ABC

 

Leaf turns 'Germans' over to 59E59

 

'Upside' to open Bermuda film fest

 

'Behzti' wins Blackburn Prize

 

Rev growth slows in Canuck pay TV

 

Birt tapped for lecture in Edinburgh

 

Liberty divests itself of Argentine cabler

 

DirecTV suits up vs. pirates

 

Selyanov mounts multilingo 'Mongol'

 

Applause gives hand to 'Baby'

 

Guadalajara fest to honor Farrow

 

'Perfume' gets coin

 

Festival Center set

 

Sundance doc grants unspool

 

CanWest's board taps Drybrough

 

Malaga fest launches TV market

 

She's back in action

 

'Heart' beats at Wellspring

 

Thesps get GLAAD hand

 

'Sex' star staying married to HBO

 

ShoWest crowns Cohen

 

Starbucks sells exclusive 'Pill'

 

'Drum' beats rivals for Fespaco nod

 

Hrebejk hailed with Czech Lion

 

Haskell Gordon

 

Scaling the wall

 

Everybody was watching 'God'

 

Dolan bucks board

 

Marvel looking to end Lee-gal battle

 

Tokyo Story's tops

 

Actors Equity in contract pact

 

Cablevision carriage deal near collapse

 

March can be cruelest B'way month

 

Insight pushing privacy

 

Shirley Jones gives Charlie Chaplin a hand

 

Participant picks its prexy

 

Street shares bullish Sony view

 

DTS adds Euro digital units

 

Orbit shifts at DirecTV

 

Fox reality skein aims for longevity

 

Inside Move: Mouse money: $262 mil

 

'Wulin' a force on toon net

 

Cox considers sale of systems

 

Par's going 'Snow Blind'

 

Frog finds an alternative

 

Weitzes loading 'Playlist'

 

Col catches Olyphant for 'Release'

 

Crue masters of 'Disaster!'

 

'Hearts' in right place for Hayek

 

Hubby for 'Hairspray'?

 

Willis walks '16 Blocks'

 

Screen Gems stakes claim to 'Priest' pic

 

Hopper salutes 'E-Ring'

 

'Deadwood' stays fresh

 

Fox 'bots host tots

 

Sinners and 'Scoundrels'

 

'Upside' to post-Oscar bow

 

Inside Move: Will Tarantino take a whack at 'Jason'?

 

Venturing into comics

 

Pollack pic opens fest

 

WB gets Fox deal in India

 

'HellBent' heads Here

 

Heading into the indie 'Unknown'

 

Teresa Wright

 

Modest bow for NBC's 'Contender'

 

Milan's Muti sings about opera rumpus

 

Hostility rejected

 

Canal Plus vet is back

 

Miramax sells India pic rights

 

Teuton pubcasters top nods

 

'Resident' lands Canuck B.O. nod

 

'Cats,' 'Bird' to fest

 

MTV turns to Zodiak

 

It's time for kudos to push the envelope please

 

Shields sings for Sony BMG

 

DC Comics draws gig for Fierman, Lowitt

 

Sony player takes bite out of Apple

 

Dolans groom Voom for split

 

'Contender' takes a hit

 

Rather farewell leaves net in lather

 

ShoWest to fete Lucas

 

Ninjas land at Nicktoons

 

Senate's in a hurry on indecency bill

 

'Wicked' tuner is bewitched

 

Exex 'Maxed out

 

Producer Hill dies at 54

 

Triple play for Fox

 

'The Upside of Anger' Premiere

 

Vance Gerry

 

Auds vote for 'Ellen,' 'Dr. Phil' on Prez Day

 

'Wax' is fired up at Tribeca

 

Delicious Mauritius

 

Imax enters Guatemala, Costa Rica

 

IATSE makes indie pic deals

 

Katt curious about ABC's 'Evidence'

 

CBS Par biz chief reshuffles, recruits

 

'Chita' upstages 'Goes'

 

H'w'd fest sets date

 

Cummins jumps on Wagon

 

Falling for 'Charm'

 

Eve talks up Showtime pic

 

Fitting digital to a T

 

How should they fix CBS News?

 

New Line hitching 'Ride'

 

Col embarks on 'Voyage'

 

WGA branches splinter anew

 

Diesel's in gear for toon pic

 

UTA gets a reality check

 

Par crowns helmer king of 'Sheba'

 

Proucers garner GLAAD gig

 

La Salle visits 'Taj Mahal'

 

Screen Gems check in to horror 'Hostel'

 

'Jay Jay' airborne

 

Sturdy start for 'Justice'

 

ITV auds down, profits up

 

Dygra greenlights 3-D toon trio

 

Publishers game for Cartoon confab

 

Delicious Mauritius

 

Whitfield Street studios expanding

 

'Seinfeld' sets 4th season DVD

 

Danny Huston

 

Lynn Collins

 

Matt Battaglia

 

Vanessa L. Williams

 

Daphne Zuniga, Sarah Foret, Torrey DeVitto

 

Hit pix boost Alliance Atlantis revs

 

Signals are mixed with piracy push

 

Devlin ups the Voltage

 

FTC extends review of Blockbuster offer

 

Bennett banter

 

Oz producers joining FIAPF

 

Tribeca has yen for local flavor

 

ESPN's 29 paces field in Sports Emmy noms

 

Money for 50 cent

 

Hillary's a player in vidgame probe

 

Fest head sues rival

 

Cameron returns to sea

 

SAG rolls out its kudos sked

 

Muscles in Mexico

 

Alphabet auds out of 'Justice'

 

A&E boosting DeBitetto

 

SBS' Scandi feevee deal cleared

 

VH1 throws another celeb block party

 

DeVito king of 'Queen B'

 

Chinese line up for Disney

 

'Desperate' ladies talk to auds

 

Par gives Madoff int'l gig

 

Tyro steps up for 'Brother'

 

'Bench' adds third warmer

 

Mouse House 'Rearranged'

 

Thomasons back in biz with 'Paris'

 

Fox woos Seuss with new 'Who'

 

'Family' center stage

 

Where the heart is

 

U upping Cole to sr. veepee

 

USA's 'Ring' cycle ad-free

 

Searchlight: Less is more

 

Tyro rides Fox 2000's 'Broomsticks'

 

Willis thaws chill

 

'SNL' staff make 'em laugh

 

League lets its Light shine

 

'Ballad' reception rosy

 

Rather radio gig to Smith

 

Madison Road sues Burnett

 

Burton weds 'Wife' role

 

ShoWest woos Drew

 

Gallic '04 film production stays even

 

'Idol' hits season high

 

Premiere's IPO preem is primo

 

Nets fined for ad cap breach

 

Film aid Down Under

 

Nova Scotia ups credits for film, TV

 

U.S. skeins facing off at Monte Carlo

 

RTL Group '04 revs soar to $492 mil

 

Teuton shingle in the red despite 'Alex'

 

Divesting lefts Egmont profits

 

ShoWest taps Damon for kudo

 

Scribes expand Goldberg's brief

 

BBC KO's staffers in first round of job cuts

 

TiVo records profit push

 

Dolan using own coin for Voom ops

 

Big Screen Results

 

Disney pickup's a natural for 'Sadie'

 

Col TriStar ups exec

 

EIC names 9th annual Prism noms

 

That's so Mandarin

 

EM.TV, ZDF kid anew

 

Duo shuck joint arm

 

Man vs. machines

 

Chris Moynihan

 

Minnie Driver

 

Sally Shore

 

Angela Bassett

 

Omar Epps

 

Viv U vigorous as profits return

 

Dissidents dis Disney

 

Thesp nets 'Scary' payday

 

Summer squashed

 

Resettling an old score

 

IFC skein set for new digs

 

Powell exits FCC

 

DTV under the radar

 

Syndie ad spend best ever

 

Fox skein hits its 'Zero' hour

 

Spike TV smacks down WWE

 

Discovery taps own for prod'n

 

Patrick tops 'Unit,' Clarke a neighbor

 

Rather signoff wins one for 'Evening'

 

Fest on a national track

 

'Agent' to Spike ball

 

Big 'Hoax' coaxing Hallstrom

 

Helmer a 'Super' hero?

 

Nuke pic's a 'Bomb' shell

 

Indie shingle grabs rights to 'Edmond'

 

Fox's 'Cheaper' chap

 

Fox's tube trio firms up with Berman

 

Rainbow ups Frankel to VP

 

Bochco, Braugher new to drama lineup

 

Creators' fire elevates series

 

Presidential powers

 

Cabler capsules

 

A nip here, a tuck there

 

Duo cut off their joint sales arm

 

Caplan Lands Premiere Post

 

CBS cruises on Thursday

 

Morris Engel

 

John Varvatos' Charity Auction

 

Warner Music reveals IPO plans

 

Vidal and Condon

 

Reviews

Hostage

The Contender

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

The Brady Bunch

Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
Porco Rosso
The Cat Returns

Cinema

The Other Hollywood

The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks

Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood

Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy: 100 Things to Love and Hate About TV

Tales From Development Hell: Hollywood Film-Making the Hard Way

The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America

Rebecca

The Drawer Boy

The Milk Can

Mongolian Ping Pong

The Well

Night Scene

Stony Blossoms

See You in Space!

The Closer She Gets

Chinaman

Too Far Away, Too Close

Unwanted Woman

Cafe Transit

My Jealous Barber

Behind the Curtain of Fog

The Weeping Willow

Bedlam

Sweet Charity

The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

Robots

Fat Actress

Antony and the Johnsons

Ghetto Superstar: The Man That I Am

Jabu

Angels in America

Julius Caesar

Blind Justice

Cary Grant: A Biography

Los Lobos; Perla Batalla

The Name of This Play Is Talking Heads

A Very Naughty Greek Play (Utopia Parkway)

A Moon for the Misbegotten

Pat Metheny Group

Savina Yannatou

Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers

Stolen

Tigerwomen Grow Wings