Table of Contents
Week of 05/14/2005

Articles

Dygra hangs growth on 'Dream'

 

'Sith' blazes trail to digital horizon

 

In good company

 

Gravity screams for Magnoli pic

 

Few cracks in language barriers

 

Spanish pics tap U.K. coin

 

Award-winning thesp puts his Stamp on stage drama

 

ThinkFilm drops coin for 'Bomb'

 

'Dr. Who's' next

 

Indies: A matter of vision

 

Quinta pacts with Besson

 

Bold signs on with Arclight

 

Producers' org reups Gomez

 

EU connects film, online exex

 

Weinsteins rolling dice on the Stones

 

Korea's WEB pacts with CAA

 

U on 'Black Dahlia' trail

 

Chabat bulks up in U.S., France

 

Passion for Pedro

 

Vertigo spins remake biz

 

Revenge trilogy sweetens career

 

Korean pix in the fest lineup

 

A tough act to follow

 

Yen for pic exports yields ... big yen

 

Bubble trouble?

 

Irish eyes smiling

 

Gauls gallivant in Le Park

 

'Truth' lovers frolic thru purple patch

 

Not-so-arty 'Marty' back after 50 years

 

Spirit of Kurt rules

 

TV movies going cheap at Bavaria

 

G'bye mate! Nine topper ankles

 

Web plans complex novella

 

Getting a career break

 

Docs embrace fantasy world

 

NBC fare lights up across GE cablers

 

. . .the harder they fall

 

Distribs bet on local pix

 

Sequels sink sans stars

 

H'wood and Variety stake their place in the sun

 

'Camp' spirit energizes Iger

 

Mouse meal ticket fed up

 

Pols set sights on vidgames' big guns

 

Plotting their 'Revenge'

 

Royal pain for Romanian biz

 

Pic men take opera on the 'Fly'

 

Theatre de la Jeune Lune, c'est magnifique!

 

B.O. rises; 'Millie' 945g

 

Biz down; 'Caesar' 625g

 

Refried for B'way

 

Behind Broadway's Tony blare

 

CME unveils bigscreen plans

 

Teutonic pol swats at media 'locusts'

 

Spanish soap opera

 

Omarsson cooks up feature slate

 

Davis adds DJ Classicz family fun

 

Pic has different take on WWII

 

Spyglass eyes big year

 

'Kingdom' finds heaven at o'seas B.O.

 

Vatican loses in power play

 

WMG's IPO hits low note

 

Barbarella vs. Private Benjamin

 

Par bets on Daly double

 

The perfect pic alignment

 

WMA flexes media muscle

 

H'wood hearing voices

 

B.O. bridal party

 

Karlovy Vary sets crix pix

 

French film coffers opening?

 

Fest prexy upped

 

Belgian tax financier flows into int'l film

 

Participant in 'Fast' lane

 

Chen's 'Promise' heads west

 

Palm snaps up Eggleston doc

 

New shingle plots way into 'Labyrinth'

 

Liberty arm reports overseas profit jump

 

Taking aim at Cannes

 

Poland org to fund local pix

 

Jay Marshall

 

Constantin goes to the 'Edge'

 

Corrections

 

Trio's at home on 'Prairie'

 

Cosby does Fox trot to MSNBC slot

 

Cannes doing splits to entertain crix

 

2nd acts at Cannes

 

B'buster rewinds Antioco

 

Eye closes demo gap with Elvis, 'Survivor'

 

Rockers re-tune for film

 

League honors 'Doubt,' 'Scoundrels'

 

Allison Janney, Brooke Langton

 

'Reading' inspires Emmys

 

Josh Hutcherson

 

Jillian Henry

 

Soaking up seaside scenes

 

Hispanic b'casters ready for primetime

 

'Heaven' rules o'seas B.O. again

 

MoMa lineup gets animated

 

Beatty battles Tribune over Tracy pic

 

Specialty crowd toasts Picturehouse baptism

 

IFP sets sail under new FIND banner

 

'Valley' girls descent on fete

 

Euro trip

 

Lucas shipshape

 

Cronenberg at Cannes

 

Domestic strife

 

Mexican pix at Cannes

 

Chile thrives on private backing

 

Auteurs boost Argentine biz

 

Mexico's latest wunderkind

 

Through the roof

 

Brazil improves global profile

 

Pics in the pipeline

 

Top Benelux pix at Cannes

 

The death of innocence

 

Brazilian pix at Cannes

 

Peruvian pix at Cannes

 

News & Notes - Colombia

 

It's the best of times and worst of times

 

Gomes' personal 'Cinema'

 

Biz tiptoes toward digital age

 

Taxing times for biz

 

Belgium treads red carpet

 

Hard times force tax rethink in region

 

London simplifies shoot

 

Gaga's going good

 

Hubbert's pic bound for Venice

 

Asterix eyes 'Olympic' bid

 

The Comedians

 

The Movie Stars

 

The Recasts

 

The Brits & The Backlash

 

The Sleeper

 

SRC attuned to Harding

 

Gameshow net warming up to 'Arctic Station'

 

E! ups fun factor with new look, lineup

 

Sinking their teeth in

 

NBC's ordering up some comfort food

 

The '80s

 

The Fixer

 

The Angel & The Prize Winner

 

The Soph

 

The Legends

 

The Booster-Seat Brigade

 

The Troupers

 

The Overachievers

 

The Heir

 

It's game over for thesp talks

 

Tube turf wars waged

 

Sony pencils in Animax bow in Latin America

 

Fall's coming into focus for trio of nets

 

ABC, CBS shine Sunday

 

Dubai sets Dec. dates

 

Nalluri helming thriller 'Wake'

 

McCarter heads to New York magazine

 

Three thesps 'Driving' UK dramedy

 

Sitges back to Oct.

 

Greenlight's game for first feature

 

'Oculto' scares up Venevision deal

 

Euro buyers lather up Latino soaps

 

Producers org seeks crew payment reductions

 

Minds of mavericks get press massage

 

BVI/Germany wins rights to 'Investigators'

 

Fantasy doc 'Darkon' leads Ovie slate

 

Forest Park inks multipic deal

 

Ax looming at BSkyB

 

Environmentalists say Dreamworld's all wet

 

ProSieben profit jumps

 

Sky Italia scores World Cup '06 rights

 

'Love,' locals at Sydney fest

 

RAI wins entry to Canuck airwaves

 

Mehta gets 'Loud'

 

Svensk buys 'Truth'

 

Shock and awe on the street

 

Greek biz whiz cruises the Easy way

 

Toasting 100 years of Variety

 

Kusturica rocks

 

Dadafon does 'Factotum'

 

'King' crew floats on rocking groove

 

Heavenly creatures

 

Morris Schlozman

 

Ed Kelleher

 

MPAA hires bipartisan pair for D.C.

 

A night of survival

 

Tony noms yield mixed B.O. result

 

Zucker puts positive spin on position

 

Logo links with LPI mags

 

'CSI' lifeblood of Alliance

 

Lorber's chief at Film Forum

 

Hi-def DVD talks stalling

 

WWE fires up 'Barrels'

 

Warner Music digs digital

 

Tonys have town talking

 

1956: Glancing at Gable, Reynolds for rent

 

Schaeffer returns to Sin City

 

Monica Zetterlund

 

Rather praises at Peabodys

 

Walter A. Ward III

 

Sony unveils PlayStation 3

 

'Mambo' gig goes to Grier

 

BVI loads up Expo with 2 pix

 

Crystal adds more 'Sundays'

 

Univision growing homevid arm

 

'Indian' rolls to Germany, Russia

 

Modine, Griffiths top Prasad's 'Opa'

 

Jarmusch in bloom

 

Duo revive Fellini's Yaqui talkie

 

Screen Gems taps 'Tekken'

 

Women drive alternative cinema

 

RAI thrilled about 'Hitchcock'

 

'All Together' gets pickup from U.K.'s Redbus

 

Mandate's 'Rise' inks with U for key territories

 

Neighborliness pays dividends

 

Austrian fests back on track after split

 

Top Austrian pix at Cannes

 

Local fare gets its big day in the sun

 

Austrian box office flexes its muscles

 

The crossroads of Europe

 

Itami rolls 10th project

 

TW book bigwig steps down

 

New Line to open 'Door'

 

Inside Move: King gets bundle; queen still unsigned

 

Eye crime spree slows

 

Peacock ruffling, shedding feathers

 

Pryor commitment set

 

MTV plans 'Adult' time

 

'Star' lights for charity

 

Herbie hits the road

 

Animal magnetism

 

New Line, BenderSpink draw sniper pic 'R5'

 

Outlaw, Tribune team for Tracy

 

'Mermaid' is Wright on course for B'way

 

Army honored by SHARE

 

Obie shares wealth

 

Inside Move: Chips are down for Bond

 

ABC's second act

 

'Raymond' rakes in 32 million

 

Fortissimo, Notro team up on rights for nearly 50 pics

 

Rosebud takes 'Wedding' vows

 

Bavaria brews film sales

 

Buena Onda teams with Rain net

 

Spanish 'Teresa' travels abroad

 

South American fund LITEs up

 

Sunny climate for indie pic investing

 

Trail blazers talk

 

Fest's six pics honor Mozart

 

Northam checks out Russian pic

 

Lebanon makes prod'n push

 

EU backs digital future

 

Venice draws 'Swords'

 

Correction

 

'Labyrinth' snakes through WB Int'l

 

Serbian pic gets optimistic input

 

Vietnam tunes in Disney TV

 

Italian solons tap RAI board

 

Costa-Gavras to lead Paris

 

'CSI's' Zuiker joins Banff TV fest lineup

 

Wolfe set to raise curtain on 'Show'

 

Coupling on the Croisette

 

Ingmar plays devil's advocate

 

Screen door opens wider

 

New Line gives a 'History' lesson

 

PGA teams with India org

 

Flower power blooms beachfront

 

'City' lights up for Brazilian carnival

 

The last meal

 

Mark Ryan Nathan

 

A force to be reckoned with

 

CBS feeling the love

 

Jerry Zimmer

 

Nets scare up changes in divergent ways

 

TW's seeking China TV deal

 

Casting directors will vote

 

Pic team 'Dreams' on

 

U.S. vague on piracy policy

 

Creative heads to Cannes

 

Triconi upped to veep

 

U takes portable route

 

Trollz go straight to DVD

 

Image gets rights to Laugh

 

Discovery goes 'Pop'

 

NBC goes from 'must-see' to just another night

 

Adrian Vargas Guajardo

 

Godfather of daytime dish

 

Rooney tunes

 

Syndies sink in sweep

 

Animal rights

 

A good fight

 

Euro producers link at confab

 

'Gold' in East L.A.

 

Selling Summit

 

China's Festival Winners

 

Local biz get set for Croisette

 

Brothers rock indie sector

 

Brazil exec goes solo

 

Pele contemplates 'Escape'

 

Strand nabs 'Ellie' rights

 

Weinsteins sign Red Riding Hood

 

'Blueberry' helmer booked for bestseller

 

Sky banks on Scotts' $50 million

 

Team effort yields pix

 

Regional contenders

 

Indies fuel historic surge for local pix

 

Cinevegas starts with 'Hustle'

 

UPN hopes chicks will click with auds

 

A Jerry-rigged sked

 

On the grid

 

Talent reps

 

Games-to-film

 

More makeover magic at ABC?

 

Frog looks for big leap with shakeup

 

Director sings 'Lyrics' for Fiesta

 

Dream team takes flight

 

'Shutter' clicks at Regency

 

Depp gonzo over 'Rum'

 

Inside Move: Stern may Spike TV plans

 

Why games matter to H'wood

 

AMC's all 'Shook' up

 

Telemundo pumps up novelas

 

Grammer feels blue over 'X3'

 

Power players

 

Revivals let stars re-play their classic roles

 

Blasts from the past

 

Homegrown heroes

 

Racking up rivals

 

Which way to play?

 

Foundation 9 circles partner

 

Titan creates 'Psychopath'

 

Time's up for second '60'

 

TF1pic brings back 'Ong Bak' team

 

Duo teams for pair of thrillers

 

Israel fest chairman named

 

Palm has a 'Heart' for Argento pic

 

Spain's Gijon fest to fete Solondz, Denis

 

Verhoeven opens 'Book'

 

Dean legend still growing

 

'Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith' Premiere

 

Euro peacemaker

 

'Idol,' 'House' set Tuesday pace

 

Duo puts nail in 'Coffin' deal

 

'Heaven' sent for territories

 

Comic enters Berri's 'House'

 

Spanish distrib scores, closes several deals

 

Capitol Films reports record deals across slate

 

Back in 'Bronze'

 

'Christmas' comes early for Sony pix

 

U turns focus to Rogue

 

ABC asks RDF for more 'Wife Swap'

 

Rupe, India in orbit

 

BKN, ToonMax TV ink for prod'n venture

 

U.K. reality maven rests

 

Soaring '04 profit gooses C4 programming budget

 

Singers strut their stuff

 

Miromar backs Jackman's pic

 

Fox Int'l to bow trio

 

The Band stands up

 

Race snug as 'Idol' pops

 

Frank Gorshin, TV's 'Batman' Riddler, dies

 

Wet but not all washed up

 

A 'Wolf' at the Eagle yacht door

 

Memories of Gallic helmer Malle shared

 

'Myth' makers swamp Majestic

 

Rock & Roll Hall gets Sirius

 

Fionnula Flanagan, Jeremy Northam

 

Dean Cain, Bert Young

 

Lauren Lee Smith

 

Jasmin St. Claire, Vida Guerra, Charles Shaughnessy

 

'Women' exits stage left

 

Univision lineup leans on Televisa shows

 

CBS puts out demo memo

 

1956: Oscar hijinks with Lemmon, Novak

 

Donner shoots N.Y. in Canada, not L.A.

 

June MacCloy

 

Correction

 

Guthrie Lab bows Blessing's 'Body'

 

ESPN Deportes lands its own 'Dream Job'

 

Eye kicks Peacock while it's down