Table of Contents
Week of 04/30/2005

Articles

A better class of ambassador

 

U.K. duo Working a wider angle

 

Serious tuner 'Piazza' dividing crix

 

Is 'Billy' Broadway-bound?

 

Biz off; 'Mamma' 893g

 

Does 'Bee' spell out trend?

 

'Bee' buzzes to B'way

 

Once hard-up Brit indies float on a wave of cash

 

MTV touches Base with African auds

 

Crossing the great divide

 

Here's to shows that soldier on

 

Fox sure cartoon block will rock

 

And now for these messages

 

Net skeds: more like guidelines really

 

Switching channels

 

Heyman scouts for Nefertiti romancer

 

HanWay previews auteurs

 

Sorak raises Turkish film bar

 

Inspired bridges East and West

 

Jewish fest serves up politics, knishes

 

Moscow pic museum seeks venue

 

'Interpreter' translates well at o'seas B.O.

 

H'wood deals start to unreel

 

Pirates mine Oscar's gold

 

Save it for the blog

 

One for all, all for 'One'

 

Will biz get his blessing?

 

Fox stirs vid passions

 

'Love' bug bits Korea

 

'Green Planet' invades web

 

Wall Street woes were a Crash course for biz

 

Ex-Par prexy kicking it up

 

Celeb trysts run up the tabs

 

Women in power: What's the big deal?

 

Stars pull an about-face

 

Hits or snits?

 

Auds cling to spring

 

Trouble at the top

 

Baker cables in ad sales

 

CanWest unloads Fireworks

 

U.S. ups countries on piracy watch list

 

Voom back in bloom

 

Azteca's Salinas draws new charges

 

Tyc talks out at fest

 

Pic producers partner up for Plus

 

Turner's reloading

 

Mark Moses

 

Brian White

 

Kaitlin Olson

 

Izabella Miko

 

AFTRA taps Hedgpeth national exec director

 

Bell was daytime soap opera pioneer

 

NBC U raises Kelly-Brown

 

CBS, WGA resume deal talks

 

Clear Channel doing the splits

 

Party mecca Tribeca

 

Legit's hot credit rating

 

All that jazz. . .

 

Composers lauded in L.A.

 

Eye net survives prez power play

 

'XXX' marks spot o'seas

 

AFTRA vet gets SAG card

 

A meaningful 'Life'

 

Strand lands 'Simon'

 

WIF lauds Bullock, Foxx

 

Glover 'Says' yes to horror

 

Curry gets Sirius about podcasting

 

Patricia Mirisch

 

ROK, Nokia dialing up mobile movies

 

Fortissimo fronts for 'Night'

 

Time for their close-ups

 

Bursting at the screens

 

Get in line: A peek at New Line's packed slate

 

Beach blitz

 

'Yard' birds lock up laffer script at FX

 

Spike joins UNICEF gig

 

Scribe to sharpen pic

 

Golihew back at praisery

 

Duo will forge bonds of 'Friendship'

 

Timberlake speaks for 'Shrek 3'

 

New Line fits laff star for new 'Uniform'

 

Imax plants latest 'Potter' as its holiday cornerstone

 

Dylan bio aligns stars

 

'Bum' finds home with Bender

 

Icahn move may be costly

 

TV pair taps 'Middle' man

 

A 'Big' deal for scribe

 

ABC, Fox Sunday standouts

 

'Aryan,' 'Out' tops in Palm Beach

 

Kay Walsh

 

'Forest' tops Indie Lisboa fest

 

'Fight' lands Hot Docs int'l prize

 

Hitching up 'Trailer'

 

Family hits 'Beach'

 

MTV moves Latin kudos

 

B.O. in spring breeze

 

'Sun' shines at Pilsen film fest

 

Bollywood wooed

 

Scared thesp dies

 

Outreach to India

 

Bird is flying high

 

Additional Azteca fine

 

Crosby steps into 'Follies'

 

Linkin balks at Warner IPO

 

'Family' value pays off for Fox

 

Ray on Broadway's mind

 

1953: H'wood's least cooperative

 

Duo moves Forward

 

Power Rangers gobble up Pac-Man

 

'Tiger' leads TF1's Cannes brigade

 

Sony will mine Lion's library with video vet

 

Lee, Schulberg taking on 'Louis'

 

Stand Up for Mentoring Honoring HBO's Chris Albrecht

 

Brent Swift

 

Data debacle hits TW exex

 

Lit agent finds a new endeavor at Endeavor

 

Michael Stern

 

GLAAD hands 'Kinsey' prize

 

Sundance picks pic projects

 

'World' travels to U and Type A

 

Library books holiday

 

Gigapix toons up prod'n

 

Cooper siblings buy Post Group

 

Martha, Burnett get cooking

 

Spyglass inks Italo TV deal

 

MTV's ready to 'Rumble'

 

'Manuscript' gets reading

 

Scribe scores football pic

 

Spike hanging 'TUF'

 

'Screaming' kicks off

 

'Monster' fur stir

 

Comic cause celebre

 

'Ballroom' swings in Tribeca

 

Angels in the art field

 

'Chitty's' Broadway bang

 

Fremes in his Element with org

 

Thesp gets tour of duty on 'Turistas'

 

Imax lifting goblet to 'Potter'

 

Warner Bros. plays 'Polo'

 

Warner gets down with Hornby tome

 

Misher's hot for 'Uncool'

 

Malaga Spanish fest feasts on 'Tapas'

 

Eye rolls to Monday victory

 

Korean pic in Cannes queue

 

Jonathan Thomas

 

Aldrich Allen

 

Viacom expands channels in China

 

Berlusconi wins as EU court upholds Italo law

 

Tricky Azteca tack

 

Group joins Zodiak production team

 

Euro film fund doles out $4 mil

 

More soccer set at Modern Times

 

'Cima' cinches nods

 

Debt weighs on Charter

 

Loews theaters to start publishing start times

 

Bertelsmann Q1 profit up

 

A moment of 'Doubt'

 

'Family' values help Fox to strong Sunday

 

Crystal calls it a day on B'way

 

Mouse preps 'roadblock' 'Narnia' bow

 

Poll: U.S. wary of fed regs on TV

 

Yakking & attacking

 

Blockage clearing

 

Viewers game for 'Fame'

 

List change reeled off

 

Cable brass primed for Promax

 

Record revs but lower profits at vidgamer EA

 

Money, Power and Picasso's Bathroom: The Industry's Most Important Art Collectors

 

 

Ex-Times editor at percentery

 

Revolution in reload mode?

 

 

 

Dart pins down partners in PR

 

 

'Idol' chatter or real news?

 

 

'Skin' in at Miami gay fest

 

Nonfiction pix awarded Emmy niche

 

Org finds 'Flicka' horse deaths accidental

 

Media nod to RBI chief

 

Legal eagle's back as Col dealmaker

 

Musicvid helmer sees into Regency's 'Mirror'

 

Robust TV pilot season spurs off-lot production

 

Susana Zepeda

 

Correction

 

Jeff Herrera

 

Matthew Glotzer

 

Bert Medina, Alina Falcon, Vincent Cordero

 

Geoff Wells

 

Yvette Noel-Schure

 

Barbara Bekkedahl

 

Mark A. Harrad

 

Vincent Moy

 

John Alexander, Nancy Carr, Anthony White

 

Robert Papazian

 

Annette Lindstrom

 

Seth D. Radwell

 

Victoria Lowell, Patrick Lafferty

 

Patrick Gates

 

Nancy Fowler, Ryan Gagerman

 

Howard Katz

 

Million dollar baby

 

IFP/L.A. finds new name

 

PBS unbalanced

 

Diversity again

 

Too much B.O.?

 

MoMa responds

 

How UA bonded with Bond

 

Herzog nabs third USA alum

 

ABC: 'Anatomy' robust

 

Radio goes feevee

 

DreamWorks hires 'CEO' after pitch

 

NBC tuning up Brit 'Hit'

 

Rival cop pics in a shootout

 

BSkyB profits, marketing costs rise

 

'Idol,' 'House' rock for Fox

 

Veranda hooks up to expand in U.S.

 

Spidey swings to Saturn victory

 

Hot CTV ratings ring Canuck Bell

 

Proenza Schouler Fashion Show at Heather and Skip Brittenham's

 

Dutch pubcasters fight for soccer

 

AMC, Imax reel out five-screen deal

 

1955: Martin 'single' for SHARE

 

Coppola captivates on 'Antoinette' set

 

The Boss in charge

 

A taxing proposal

 

'SNL' faves pepper MTV's pic noms

 

'Listener' has IFC's ear

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp profits rise

 

'Chappelle' yuks yanked for now

 

Golden Days at Disneyland

 

Univision revs up 23%

 

Fox's 'House' on fire

 

RealNetworks comes out of the dark

 

Org bows into decency fray

 

'Happyness' shines down on Muccino

 

Kathleen Robertson, Robin Tunney

 

Jane Alexander

 

Marley Shelton

 

Sophia Bush, Adam Goldberg, Milo Ventimiglia

 

Vince Vieluf

 

Schorr, Arnhold join Jazz board

 

Kirk shifts GM into overdrive

 

No hit pix, but cable pumps TW

 

Units provide better News

 

Correction

 

Gorris lining up 'Rosa' gig

 

Cast sees 'Saw' start

 

Cho preem on Here!

 

Deal of a 'Lifetime' for Cooper, Collage

 

Web rivals embrace vid at rapid clip

 

IFP drogs Gotham location tag

 

Fox TV inks king's ad men

 

U gets 'Grief' going

 

Inside Move: All the Aussies gathering together

 

Crush on 'Rush'

 

Diaz takes a 'Holiday'

 

'Masterminds' minted

 

Tribune, Sony cozying up

 

Scribe lands at 'Skyport'

 

Indie epic set 'Beast' master

 

Rock works D'Works

 

Stars glow at Mamet's 'Glen'

 

Screening icing on 'Cake'

 

Old and the Newhouse

 

Beeb's high on 'Medium'

 

Celeb guitars pull in coin for cancer

 

Mandeville's in 'Heaven'

 

Laura Fleming and Danny Hizami

 

Debra J. Fisher and Karim Zreik

 

Beth Broderick and Scott Paetty

 

Trica Willnerd and Adel Nur

 

Judah Victoria Marley

 

Natale Jeanette Orianna Ireland

 

Cooper Campbell Peterson

 

Logan Michael Platzer

 

Ava Rose Edley

 

Stella Schneiderman Nitkin

 

On Pictures pact with Alquimia Cinema

 

'Idol' worship on Wednesday

 

French cruise for Lucas

 

Mexican thesp killed in crash

 

UPI shuffles senior exex

 

Alquimia pix shifts distribs

 

Brazilian kudofest picks favs

 

Charity will buzz in

 

Sales vet Chiesa in pic promo post

 

Sony taps AXN chief

 

Internationalmedia's back in black

 

Cablevision takes strong sale stance

 

Martin to exit Alliance post

 

Mischa Barton

 

Elisabeth Harnois

 

Mykelti Williamson

 

Sara Rue

 

Annie Duke

 

Tony puts finishing touches on noms

 

'Macbeth' spots leading lady

 

Antioco clears the air over future

 

Stewart library in demand

 

EchoStar is back in black

 

Gemstar revs take a dip

 

Imax looking up

 

Internationalmedia hits new lows

 

AMPAS lists student pix

 

'Kingdom' vies with hot 'Wax'

 

Idol worship in overdrive

 

Jobs strokes Mouse as Pixar soars

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
May 6, 2005

 

Showtime pacts with Verizon

 

Oz skein finds home at Sundance

 

'Seamstress' finds summer date

 

Of rides and revelry

 

Telemundo pacts with Wal-Mart

 

Morton, Margret honored

 

DisneyToon's upping Kirch

 

Wit with a big twist at TW benefit

 

Grupo gains 'Guest'

 

New Line's Moore scores

 

Paper Mill dances with 'Cinderella'

 

A walk in the 'Dark'

 

Antena 3's programmed for change

 

Azteca chief makes legal move

 

Snocap to tap EMI's tunes

 

Peace Arch joins Alliance

 

Lions Gate backs away from Hit bid

 

Kimmel into int'l sales

 

Zeiger to run new Clear unit

 

'Band' gets a new gig

 

WB readies Milk biopic

 

New distribber Riff

 

'All' is good for New Line

 

CBS ramps up summer reality sked

 

'Jake' maker rakes in 20th TV deal

 

Par vet becoming keeper of the Fortress

 

'Arrested' thesp hops on Col 'RV'

 

CBS' eyes on Lovitz

 

Michelle Specker and Keith Richman

 

Feds nix piracy play

 

WGAE chief Sargent dies

 

Charles A. Pratt

 

'CSI,' 'Survivor' lift CBS

 

Byrne swings on Roundabout

 

Percy Heath

 

Angel Art Auction Benefiting Project Angel Food

 

John Michael O'Hare

 

Reviews

Meet The Fockers

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Dynasty

Bad Education

Kingdom Of Heaven

Elvis

Over The Edge; Everything Bad Is Good For You

Lion Of Hollywood: The Life And Legend Of Louis B. Mayer

Runaway Beauty Queen

Black Medea

Ealing Studios Comedy Collection

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Day 1

Glengarry Glen Ross

Vesuvius

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Day 2

Score

Sunset Park

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Cream

Yolda

Opus

News From Afar

Jews In Space Or Why Is This Night Different From Other Nights?

En Route To Baghdad

Too Beautiful

Highway Courtesans

The Blind Camel

The American Ruling Class

Angel's Fall

Raul - The Right To Kill

Gemini

Bruce Springsteen