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Week of 03/12/2005

Articles

ArtsPass logs on to Internet theater

 

Sleeping in Seattle

 

Biz down; 'Chicago' 925g

 

B'way off; 'Sundays' 784g

 

B'way turns up Tony drama

 

B'way hits and myths

 

'Scissor'-ing to Sadler's

 

Pop culture takes center stage

 

Tyros find slot on C4's FourDocs

 

SBS ramps up for the digital age

 

'Actress' bites off big fat auds

 

Definitely a boost to hi-def TV

 

Channel investigates new market

 

Al-Jazeera spreads the word

 

'Idol' hands Sony auds in India

 

ITV loses some 'Celebrity'

 

Unscripted bows dealt a reality check

 

Webs run numbers game

 

TV revs up disc drive

 

Skeins dish out B&W injustice

 

Radio rocked by static

 

Continental takes on artpix

 

Procacci shows literary leanings

 

'Hitch' finds perfect pitch in Germany

 

Local costumer tops Russian B.O.

 

Paris fest is such a deal

 

Oz exhibs slash tix

 

Film Council crowns Icon's Caplan

 

'Drum' beats loudly at Fespaco

 

Casting looms for New Line's younger-skewing 'Hairspray'

 

'Buffy' effect: Teen girls buoy screen screamers

 

It's like singin' on the Rhine

 

Teutons take big labels in for tune-up

 

Cinephiles riled in Gaul

 

Helmer flips Brits the bird

 

Holy Land heroes flex their media muscle

 

Japan reels in Korean classics

 

Bringing out the big guns

 

Martha, meet Jane…

 

Showbizzers savor the latest inside 'Development'

 

A fresh Look at pic pubs

 

Bring out your 'Dead'

 

A fistful of goodwil

 

Lawsuit stirs up blog fog

 

Tough picks by embattled boards

 

Mel rewards the faithful

 

Parting is such suite sorrow

 

The Rupe ripple effect

 

Abbott meets the Marshalls

 

Singin' at Sardi's

 

Boyle and his 'Millions'

 

March auds sneak a peek at 'April'

 

Golden 'Idol'

 

'Robots' robust at B.O.

 

Pix click for Tribeca

 

Cablers Ish, Iesy to link in Germany

 

Egmont exec to exit

 

Translating into Europe

 

Down to business

 

'Numbers' adds up to early lead vs. 'Trial'

 

Warner tunes up for IPO

 

Activision, Viacom settle 'Star' wars

 

Nathan Anderson

 

Chris Messina

 

Jonathan Sadowski

 

Manitoba ups ante for tax rebates

 

Iger finally the big cheese

 

Rock goes back to school on UPN

 

'Hold 'Em' comes home

 

Univision hits high

 

Pols profiting from porn

 

Actors Theater casts Antonio

 

ShoWest hails McAdams

 

Hoyts exhib topper makes surprise exit

 

Vasquez bows out of 'Idol'

 

Pair of key exex ankle Gemstar

 

'Hitch' holds No. 1; 'Robots' romps

 

'Ants' on the march to Malaga fest

 

Net TV joins analog race in Spain

 

Cali kids dominate kudofest

 

Honoree: SF Cinema City

 

Monday, March 14

 

Par enrolls Goldwyn, Colleton for 'Prep'

 

Gauls fly film flag in L.A.

 

McQueen DVDs on road

 

Avnet picks 'Understudy'

 

Livedoor bid alive again

 

Braga treks to Par pact

 

'Charity' star sits it out with broken foot

 

Swank leaping into 'Reaping'

 

U's still high on 'Gangster'

 

Cast will get key to 'Locker'

 

Nick picking 'Peaceful'

 

Kidlit taking 'Wing' as Vinton toon pic

 

No more pain for 'Jane'

 

Pilots' new course

 

'Solace' set at New Line

 

Paxson goes it alone for now

 

'Brides' kicks off Goodspeed season

 

Michael mulls move

 

Honoree: Catalina Sandino Moreno

 

Honoree: Danny Boyle

 

Honoree: Shochiku

 

Vegas tips

 

Summer Preview May

 

Overseas exhibs test discount waters

 

Strip show

 

Latin pics make le trek to Toulouse

 

BAFTA out for laffs

 

'Home' where aud is Sunday

 

AMPAS girds Garbo tribute

 

Man prosecuted over fradulent SAG vouchers

 

Penelope Cruz at the 'Don't Move' Premiere

 

B'way back on top

 

A team effort for Logo

 

Telcast draws Advanced

 

Disney Mexico label taps Payan as topper

 

ABC takes Ross off of 'Primetime'

 

'Charity' breaks a leg before B'way bow

 

New Line ups Sabarra

 

Trude Rittmann

 

'Skin' appeal draws film nod

 

Acting CEO for Hoyts

 

Malone's no fan of Dolan Voom plan

 

HBO nets make bow

 

Hoops hoopla lifts CBS

 

Tax hike irks exhibs

 

'Glasses' gets glory

 

Making 'Progress'

 

FCC throws in the towel on 'MNF' skit

 

John Hornick

 

'Rings' sings Canuck song

 

Tribeca unveils pix in Wide cut

 

Ferguson's 'Late Late' ratings rise

 

Of Mouse & men

 

Alphabet denies doc

 

Loocklear books 'Legal'

 

'Mama' mates go partners

 

Charles Keys

 

Plath on East Coast path for New Line PR

 

AOL spins up extras

 

Sirius takes all 64 games

 

Peacock plays volleyball

 

Animal Planet on hunt for younger audiences

 

SPC feasts on Jordan's 'Breakfast'

 

Fans bestowing pic nod on 'Passion'

 

Phuket Film Fest hopes to encourage tourists

 

Soapbox Mobile offers tix via cell phones

 

Asia's local flavor

 

ABC in 'Red and Blue' state

 

Right on Target

 

TiVo deal near?

 

Austin pix in the H'wood mix

 

Big, 'Fat,' quick DVD deal

 

Bendel holds onto 'Secret'

 

Lifetime goes 'Missing'

 

'Night' watch for thesps

 

Warner's flocking to 'Knox'

 

Jackson in 'Flight'

 

Par parties with 'Senior'

 

Branagh boards bard

 

New Line in Spin cycle

 

Levy getting big lift at ICM

 

Nakata gets an 'Eye' job

 

The wicket truth: O'seas rules B.O.

 

Saban writes 'Recipe'

 

TV Land lauds tube vets

 

Media awards fete femme set

 

'Guess Who' sounds off

 

Iger works the 'Ice'

 

Inside Move: Book 'em

 

Summer preview June

 

Web masters

 

Tuesday, March 15

 

Wednesday, March 16

 

Tech to watch

 

Exhibs mull tech mix for switch

 

Designs on digital

 

Stock picture brightens

 

NBC, Fox control Monday

 

H'wood's softer sell

 

That elusive 'Sith' sense

 

Asia's next fusion

 

Decine alters distrib biz with incentives

 

Nozzi found dead in Argentina

 

Brazil exhib UCI on the market

 

Canal Plus faces libel fine

 

'Sopranos' don Royal nod

 

Augustine Martinez, Diana Mogollon

 

Daniel S. Laikin

 

Dennis Spencer

 

Barbara Goen

 

Bill Humphrey

 

Evan Fisher, Victor Elizalde

 

Eric Mah

 

Zeeshan Zaidi

 

Stuart Rubin, Tim Fraser-Harding, Roger Menz

 

Kristen Dean

 

Victoria Sarra

 

Steve Hendricks

 

Elizabeth Biley Andrion

 

Illya Bond

 

Erica Motley

 

Aidan Sullivan

 

Beck Driver

 

Dave Darus

 

Stuart Zimmerman, Doug Frederick

 

Scott Gagain

 

Oscar Garza

 

Jennifer Naughton

 

Stefanie Gelinas

 

Jeanine Basinger

 

Ian Sutherland

 

Eva Obadia

 

Charles Hendrickson

 

Helen Rosenberg

 

Sandi Taylor

 

Echo corners canine caper

 

'Idol' places Fox on demo pedestal

 

Joan Brough

 

Glenn Orsher

 

Teresa LaBarbera Whites

 

Jonathan Epstein

 

Sara Erichson, Dave Thomas, Scott Springer

 

Juliet Blake

 

Tommy O'Brien

 

Wendell (Dell) Lunceford Jr.

 

C. Anthony Mulrain

 

Jackman back for Tonys

 

John Ajamie, Mike Donovan, Tim Harty

 

Derek Koenig

 

Amy Jacobs

 

Dale W. Strang

 

Christian Castle

 

Indecent advances

 

Terri L. Clark

 

Frank Supovitz, Jim Steeg

 

Linda Komorsky

 

Tracy Garrett

 

Eamon Sherlock

 

Don McGregor

 

Sophia Honore Taylor, Geoff Thomas

 

Stuart Zimmerman, Doug Frederick

 

Tom Meyer, Lori Kotarski Nelson, Mark Jacobson

 

Andrea G. Devenow

 

Sherri Rifkin

 

Matthew Gaven

 

Karen Mateo

 

Walter Schmidt

 

Tracey Zaradich Lentz

 

Ed Bainbridge, Sean Ratcliffe, Ed Bainbridge

 

Suzanne Scott

 

Tom Meyer, Lori Kotarski Nelson

 

Kim Waugh

 

Superna Kalle

 

Richard Chechilo

 

Augustine Martinez, Diana Mogollon

 

Ready for liftoff

 

Fremantle phones in content deal

 

Taylor ankles CBC

 

Philips fills CMT niche

 

Chum goes for A

 

Hoffman takes Vox

 

Showtime's Alley 'Fat' on DVD fast track

 

Toggolino approved

 

ICM counsels exec to take COO post

 

Malone channels Discovery

 

A&E nets become Raven's haven

 

Helmer plans 'Party'

 

TiVo soars on Comcast pact

 

Teresa LaBarbera Whites

 

Stephen Macias, Dan Gelfand, Meredith Kadlec

 

Tim Sabean

 

Bruce Eisen

 

Todd Green, Judi Lopez

 

David Anderson, Dominic Roncace

 

Doug McClure

 

Virginia Anagnos

 

Kevin Walsh

 

Alison Fussell

 

Steve Blatter

 

Jacqueline Borock

 

Karen Flischel

 

Amy Mulcair

 

Byung-Moon Suh

 

David Berson

 

Rashad Raisani

 

Christos P. Badavas

 

Ramin Zahed

 

Christoph Pachler

 

Vince Bannon, Kumi Shimamoto

 

Jeremy Yates

 

Alex Kakoyiannis, Terry Lee Torok

 

Janet Healy

 

Orville Grene Jr.

 

Rachael Bickerton

 

Steve Southgate, Paul Saccone

 

Evan Edelist

 

Thom Storr

 

Paul Saccone

 

Bennett Kleinberg

 

Geoff Nathanson

 

Juan Iramain

 

John Fletcher, Dawn Rodney, David P. Mitchell

 

Eileen O'Neill

 

Liz Nealon

 

Heidi Brown Lewis

 

Steven Marks, Stanley Pierre-Louis, Jonathan Lamy

 

Tim Fisher, Howard Smith

 

Lee Uniacke

 

Glenn Dolce

 

Bob Perkins, Bud Rockhill

 

Roni Selig

 

Sony offers up its 4K digital projector

 

Yotam Ben-Ami

 

Lucas, Cameron go 3-D

 

MPAA chieftain shares face time

 

Screenvision to come via satellite

 

MegaStar to unveil in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

 

Crown partners up with Fandango

 

Glickman dials down ShoWest rhetoric

 

'Titanic' resurfaces in special DVD set

 

NBC considers news options

 

Sony secures 'Smith' spec

 

TV fights for turf

 

Hart to star in 'Dirtbags'

 

Inside Move: Topper feels sting of the press

 

Guilds oppose Emmy moves

 

Disney draws up new deals

 

Banff fest keys up ex-U.N. official

 

Card-carrying VP for Hallmark

 

Humphries' Sir Les gets 'Unzipped!' in Gotham

 

Peacock pacts to stream 'Office'

 

Pair head for 'Bordertown'

 

NBC re-elects 'Wing'

 

Miramax booking editor

 

King keeps CNN crown

 

Thesp loves 'Disasters'

 

Cort, Link confront 'Aftermath'

 

WB finds Accomplice

 

Helmer makes 'Moral' choice

 

Col makes 'Bones' about it

 

Sony pic fills a 'Vacancy'

 

Summer Preview: July

 

Drew Barrymore

 

Krista Schulte

 

How Hollywood listened up

 

Dolby plays key part of films' lives

 

An ear for gaming

 

A conversation with Ray Dolby

 

Sounds like money

 

Audio experts get the picture

 

Mikado takes 'Tirante'

 

Euro broadcasters win reprieve

 

U.K. checking credit

 

No stopping Fox Tuesday

 

To divide and conquer

 

Gorky studio sale delayed

 

Westport goes all-weather

 

BBC2 has room for 'Extras'

 

Clock finally strikes 'Twelve'

 

Toronto will praise 'Lord' come spring

 

Warners follows Col, Disney into Mexico

 

Oz retains 10% feevee spend

 

50 Cent still a good bet

 

Police raid den of Web pirates

 

Music biz braces for Lee distrib blitz

 

DVD fines served up

 

Wendy Crewson

 

Jeffrey Sams

 

Kathleen Rose Perkins

 

Carter Jenkins

 

TV decency proponent to top FCC

 

'Break-Up' sets make-up

 

Intertainment settles claims

 

Austin lauds 'Hooligans'

 

Blockbuster courts trouble with FTC

 

Mouse game for PSP

 

'Shield' shines on FX

 

'Incredibles' DVD dashes off shelves

 

Olympic claims

 

MTV duo getting vice chair stripes

 

John Box

 

Blurb curb reverb

 

Tom Dillon

 

Grokster sides trade blows

 

Echostar earnings rising

 

UPN hiring a faux host with the most

 

Think firms up int'l unit

 

Jets tackle Dolan

 

It's a Hollywood ending for Blake

 

Duke City accepting submissions

 

Toon time

 

NBC pilot granting small-town 'Wishes'

 

Bacon's 'Loverboy' to kick off Gen Art Film Fest

 

New Line joins 'Scout' outing

 

Morales does the 'Mambo'

 

Indie 'Dust' takes Kate

 

Kapur set for New Line 'Solace'

 

Martha pic's in Eye oven

 

Sprechen sie Soderbergh?

 

WB in world of 'Wonder'

 

Wilson whirls double deals

 

'Ring' runs around

 

Here comes the son

 

Stoking Human Spirit

 

'Boston' party

 

Summer preview: August

 

Geroge Lucas

 

Eight simple rules

 

Best in show

 

Rachel McAdams

 

Jessica Biel

 

Hayden Christensen

 

Before they were stars

 

Bernie Mac

 

Jennifer Aniston

 

Matt Damon

 

Thursday, March 17

 

Super-sized send-off

 

William S. Paley Television Festival

 

Reality shines on Wednesday

 

Robert Lazarus

 

Ferree takes CPB position

 

Springer in its step

 

'Now' distrib time for Ardustry

 

Kadokawa turns distrib into subsid

 

Horie preps hostile bid for Fuji TV

 

Roodt preps rugby movie

 

Sky Italia's czar ankles

 

FremantleMedia eats Danish Blu

 

'Take It' becoming a family affair

 

UTV bows big in India IPO

 

Hill rises in Rupe's coop

 

City Lights heading West

 

'Look' looks about done

 

Carat Americas expanding

 

Miami film permits made easy

 

International Channel being revamped

 

AIM launches distrib arm

 

Harman, Nixon teaming on pic project

 

Noodlesoup creating new content

 

Shakespeare boarding Queen Mary

 

Horror's high hopes

 

Fremantle phones in content deal

 

TV, music boost Bertelsmann revs

 

Grobman deal at Millennium

 

Powerhouse producers nab B'way 'Sweeney'

 

EuroForum picks pix at Las Palmas

 

Exex Think highly of pic

 

HBO down to 'The Wire'

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
March 18, 2005

 

John Stamos

 

Macaulay Culkin

 

Emmycast nixes pix

 

Gary Chapman

 

Jeff Davies

 

James Lecesne

 

Jonathan Bluman

 

'Mamma Mia' says goodbye to Toronto

 

3-D shows perspective

 

Profits pump D'Works

 

Tuner hands B'way holy grail of a hit

 

'Joey' still Peacock pal

 

Lucas Cohen-d'Arbeloff

 

Robin Trickett and Manny Coto

 

Austin Tucker Micka

 

Madeline Rose Nellis

 

Holden Gladstone

 

Faber Hans Emmerich Dewar

 

Hahn reveals pic incentive

 

Activision, Viacom settle 'Star' wars

 

Judd doing double duty in indie pair

 

Par homevid taps Ciccone

 

EchoStar: Feud won't doom Voom

 

ABC newsmags 'Desperate' for ratings

 

Inside Move: Skeins get special treatment

 

'Black' kicks off IFF

 

Frankel upped at Rainbow

 

Discovery taps own for prod'n

 

Berry cans WMA over New Yorker profile

 

'Poseidon' docks at NBC

 

Warners storms 'Court'

 

Coraci's new 'Click' pick

 

Working Title adopts pitch

 

Reid to get 'Hitched'

 

'Monty' helmer goes to pot

 

Ramis, Grace log on to Universal comedy

 

Exec makes a Sirius move

 

Coleman sweeps into Material world

 

'Jake' modest in Thursday bow

 

Thomas Deegan

 

Jason Evers

 

Brigitta Mira

 

Glenn Davis

 

Marc Jacobs' Melrose Place Launch Party

 

Reviews

The Ring Collector's Set

Breathing Corpses

The Dresser

Improbable Frequency

The Crucible

The Shield

Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land

Laura
Call Northside 777
Panic In The Streets

The Incredibles

The Ring Two

Project Greenlight

The Wendell Baker Story

Raw Boys

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Shades Of Happiness

Doubt

Keith Jarrett Trio

Ian Hunter

A Sounds Eclectic Evening

The Futureheads

Chronicles

The Venetian Dilemma

Go For Zucker: An Unorthodox Comedy

Boudu

Be With You

Let's Be Friends

Color Blossoms

Fucking Different!

La Petite Chartreuse

Violent Days

Allman Brothers Band

Fred Hersch's Leaves of Grass

Inky

Black Cloud

Troop 1500: Girl Scouts Behind Bars

A Year Without Love

No Songs Of Love

The Office

Cool Money

Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real

Grey's Anatomy

Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad and Beautiful

Life on a Stick

Princess Marjorie

Tomasz Stanko Quartet

Las Vegas Garden of Love

Showdog Moms & Dads

I Do, They Don't

Orson's Shadow

Dido, Queen of Carthage

Raw

Green Street Hooligans

Berlin Stories

34 South

The Hours Go By

Remote Area

Sorry for Kung Fu

Trouble

White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

Runt

World's End/Girl Friend

Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Model Works

Crash Test Dummies

Mana - Beyond Belief

Hating Alison Ashley

Espace Détente

Passages Of Time: The Voyage Of Sonos E Memoria

George Michael: A Different Story

Saratan

Fourteen Sucks

White Ravens - Nightmare In Chechnya

Jiang Hu

Willenbrock

2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him

Afterplay

Ice Princess

Gorilla Man

Play Without Words

Sonny Rollins

Spring Break: Shark Attack

Alicia Keys

Burning Out

Neg Maron

Monty Python's Spamalot

Exorcist: The Prequel


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