Table of Contents
Week of 03/19/2005

Articles

Best in ShoWest

 

Correction

 

'Shook' looks to shake it up

 

'Armless' gets legs

 

B.O. rises; 'Wicked' $1.1 mil

 

Biz up; 'Caesar' 545g

 

The Gospel according to B'way

 

Kudos on the way for Iberian fare

 

Von Trier playing for laffs

 

Crazy Monkey escapes from MTV cage

 

I want my Pope TV

 

Journos get their jobs back

 

Astro blasts off into Indonesia

 

Sony buys up sitcom powerhouse

 

Ex-pats get a taste of home

 

'Who' dunnit once…

 

Insiders gamble on reality

 

Hix hits spawn brood of redneck skeins

 

Small screen hits the big time

 

CBS dangles shark bait

 

Concord's vineyard overflowing

 

Vietnam expands plexes

 

Docu teams with 'Rwanda'

 

Brazil forecasts B.O. downturn

 

South African exhib drops tix prices

 

Drive revs up Spanish titles

 

Even 'Hitch' can't find niche at Italo B.O.

 

Will Oz coin org control final cuts?

 

Fonteyn dances with Hogarth

 

Studios try on foreign accents

 

Will gizmos give biz new juice?

 

Seconds count at HBO

 

Praised and confused

 

'Cinderella' story in Oz

 

Hype and glory in Vegas

 

Clock's ticking for exhibs in Illinois

 

My favorite Martin

 

Helmer's glass half 'Full'

 

'Man' overboard in Corsica

 

Upstarts in the 'Know'

 

Will 'Toy' ploy pique Pixar?

 

A heyday for headhunters

 

Rig for silent running

 

The halves and the have-knots

 

Too big for their niches

 

'Ring' B.O. off the hook

 

Nixon has 'Thing' for HDNet, Steyermark

 

Movie Gallery topper rips Blockbuster bid

 

'Idol' all bought up

 

Tartan taps Borg prexy of new homevideo unit

 

Smitten with Condon

 

Athens bears Berlin fare

 

FFA doles out coin to German, Euro pix

 

Videal debt might sink producer RTV

 

'Spamalot' looks meaty

 

'Jake' ratings in progress

 

Inside Move: 'Swap' meets vacationers on ABC

 

'Bots hit 'Hitch' o'seas

 

Plugged into the Zeitgeist

 

Thesps join funny families

 

Revolution-ary gain

 

WGAE eyes CBS cuts

 

Allen muses about Muses with 'Melinda'

 

Magical Mouse tour

 

Rock steady

 

Thesps in the 'City'

 

Nets lost on outing

 

Trio aid Thai tsunami relief

 

Yale theater tunes in to Wilson's 'Radio'

 

WMA's Feldman to CAA

 

Neville joins 'Current' crew

 

HSN, Goldpocket clicking

 

Turner, Mouse go to college

 

GoodTimes revs up NASCAR

 

Nick adds kudo presenters

 

Thesps reach 'Destination'

 

Small jumps to Bloom firm

 

Jackman has 'Good' intentions

 

'Butterfly 2' takes wing

 

Bravo back on catwalk

 

D'Works sparks Murphy comedy

 

Mass pix confusion

 

Sony cravin' 'Raven'

 

Starz reads into 'Diaries'

 

'Ice Princess' dives in at Lifetime

 

Milius game for change

 

Farrow sets PR unit

 

Renaissance sells 'Candy'

 

U.K. facilities in black

 

Solo goes insolvent

 

Barney's new home

 

Hoops lift CBS Sunday

 

More cuts at Beeb

 

Osborne steps into ring for 'Round Five'

 

Cannes taps star to open film fest

 

'Cronicas' wins at Guadalajara fest

 

'Voyage' sails with Plata fest prize

 

Teutonic org ramps up piracy fight

 

SBS in Turkey shoot for seized Star TV

 

Victory Gardens preps 2005-06 sked

 

Geva offers new works in 2005-06

 

B'way breaks a leg

 

Hoops hop for CBS

 

Lions Gate in 'Foodfight'

 

MTC goes Off B'way for new, B'way for old

 

Orgs seek FCC review of Bush vids

 

'Cosby' heads to DVD via Ventura deal

 

'Rockwell' going indie

 

Slatkin in Bowl role

 

Time to pony up

 

Diller clicks with Ask Jeeves

 

The cabaret king bows out

 

Auds read 'Manual'

 

Springs break

 

Papandrea joins shingle

 

ICM's Iconoclast

 

 

 

 

'Democracy' grows gabby

 

Genius has library card

 

Avid splices together Pinnacle acquisition

 

Bad news downs EA stox

 

Tribeca long on shorts

 

H'wood Records ups exex

 

'Atmosfear' game sequel planned

 

'X' marks new Serenity soundstage

 

'Law' scribe to speak at huddle

 

Genies toon in 'Triplets'

 

ABC takes 'Chance' on legalese

 

Sondheim talks to PBS

 

'Tiffany' for Hart Sharp

 

West side rumble

 

Foxx upholds Image

 

Wailing at La Scala

 

Sony's sweet on Keys

 

Disney takes Affleck's 'Baby'

 

Par driving 'Deathrace'

 

Fox is back under the News Corp. umbrella

 

Circus flying high

 

NOW it's time for thanks

 

Warner indie unit bows to Queen

 

Curtain falls on confab

 

Next 'X-Men' firms up

 

Chan heads over to CAA

 

Ryder hitches with Endeavor

 

'Day' breaks for D'Works

 

Hyde Park launches unit

 

D'Works' 'Heartbreak' beckons to Bateman

 

Mohr will make 'em laff over at Sony

 

CBS, Fox hot Monday

 

Gail to bail for Grey gig

 

Cannes int'l section highlights smaller pix

 

TV to lead India growth as showbiz giant

 

NBC U places Betts in U.K.

 

U pins cash on DVD 'Tail'

 

Wong to shoot Triad pic in April

 

Mexico mart short on deals

 

When viewing entertainment, size matters

 

'Gemini' Ganesan

 

Molly Marsh

 

Ralph Roseman

 

Merger barrier busted

 

It's not in the script

 

Dee, Davis to be feted by Pell Awards

 

'2046' rides Sony's tracks

 

'Affair' lacks passion in preem-night ratings

 

Eye lid finally shut?

 

Inside Move: Rupe sends holdings on Caribbean cruise

 

ProSiebenSat 1 acquires Euvia

 

Fintech sells piece of Cablevision

 

L.A. crix tap legit winners

 

MTV grooming Combs

 

Hallmark valentine

 

MPAA pushes pols to rally 'round flag

 

Azteca expands to Dish subs

 

Charlie Purpura

 

Fox set to ride 'OC' wave for 3rd season

 

AOL Latam works to halt bankruptcy

 

'Santa' grants helmer's wish

 

New Line TV sells pic pack

 

Sinbad sails again

 

Edward Prelock

 

High noon for P2P

 

Rodeo Drive Walk of Style

 

Lalo Guerrero

 

State bows online permits

 

Writers roiled over date

 

Trio fill the bill on 'Will'

 

Mexican 'Motocross' revs up Gussi prod'n

 

CDs' ship comes in as retail numbers rise

 

Putting the Bard on trial

 

New Line's struck by Helfrich's good luck

 

Jolie joining femmes at CAA

 

Horror heats Chiller Films

 

Thesp on board Col's 'RV'

 

Helmer handed teeth for 'Saw'

 

ABC has a ball with 'Dancing'

 

Imagine's 'Eagle' will perch at Par

 

D.C. director to lead playwrights confab

 

Publisher of L.A. Times signing off

 

Gordon thinking small for cablers

 

Elvis shakes up L.A. Film Fest

 

Exec plans 'Idol' time

 

Helmer hikes to 'Mountain'

 

Affleck, Neo capture 'Time'

 

Move flummoxes net

 

Focus outfits helmers for HD pix

 

If it's Tuesday, it's Fox

 

Time Warner has indie spirit

 

Chen sings Aussie 'Song'

 

Malaga unspools docu competish

 

Brit net can air docu

 

Hotshot in Fuji's face

 

Kirch inks VOD pic deal with Netco

 

Premiere pacts for ZDF programs

 

Sagansky takes media gig

 

Another 'Massacre'

 

New Line TV sells pic pack

 

Lil' JJ

 

Tatum O'Neal

 

Mark Famiglietti

 

Iger gets a 'junior partner'

 

Stock superhero Pixar does the splits

 

Fox fix shifts 'Stick'

 

Laughter's looming

 

Par getting to work on 'Blue Collar' DVDs

 

Minority report rips Nielsen tools

 

'Eat' opening fare at fest

 

Tribeca plunges into 'Blue' for Family Fest

 

George Clooney's got 'Good Luck'

 

Corrections

 

Davis locking into 'Loaded'

 

ProSieben to double dividends

 

Elfman falls for 'Men'

 

Preems pepper Method Fest

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
March 24, 2005

 

'Ghosts,' 'Cherry' at Yale

 

Farmiga joins 'Departed'

 

Writers roiled over mediation

 

Hallmark ups Anderson

 

Vinton exec's tooned out

 

Coin delivered to sales Agent

 

Moffett would rather be in 'Philadelphia'

 

Musical maven serenaded at 75

 

WB taking Night train

 

Anni orbits 'Apollo'

 

All about Albee

 

Peek into 'Glass' future

 

Virtual pets find a home

 

Inside Move: FX chief in pole position for Fox job

 

U.S. quest for 'Inquest'

 

Helmer Vaughn off to Endeavor

 

Warner indie unit plans 'Thieves' redux

 

Indie producer to head BBC1

 

Special 'Survivor' stokes CBS

 

Marni Boutique Launch Party

 

Liguori replaces Berman at Fox

 

AMC closes West Coast office

 

Adelphia proposes fraud settlement

 

Schwartz's 'Captain' takes off in May

 

Barney Martin

 

MTG lineup just says 'No'

 

Reviews

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Paris on the Platte

Alice

On the Town

The House of Bernarda Alba

Mr. Roberts

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Address Unknown

Three Travelers

Joe Cocker

Songs for a New World

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Eyewitness Blues

Dessa Rose

Doves

Chasing Farrah

The Glass Menagerie

Marshall Allen/Henry Grimes

Bob Dylan; Merle Haggard; Amos Lee

Dark Arc

Trench Road

Vares - Private Eye

Born To Be Blind

Tales Of Intransigence

Saturday

Lost Generation

Amu

19 Revolutions

The Works

Chlorox, Ammonia And Coffee!

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley

Losing Ground

Improvography

Kojak

Black Crowes

Guess Who

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie

Kafka Thing

The Romance of Magno Rubio

The School for Wives

Jackie Mason Freshly Squeezed

After Dinner With Andre

Crossing

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary

Another Public Enemy

The Prompter

We Are Not Angels 2

Death and All the Way Back

Georgi and the Butterflies

Measures to Better the World

Cycles of Porn - Sex/Life in L.A. Part 2

The Color of Milk

For the Living and the Dead

Boxers And Ballerinas

Dancing With Myself

The Mighty Celt

Little Big Mouse

Manual Of Love

Stolen Eyes

All Shook Up


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