Table of Contents
Week of 05/21/2005

Articles

Cannes wild about 'Child'

 

'Hedda' helps push STC profit for season

 

Jewel takes shine to ICA

 

Mammoth chills at new home

 

Clear changes channel

 

'And Then' Agatha

 

Biz up; 'Wicked' $1.2m

 

B.O. displays Tony boost

 

Fringe demands 'Silence!'

 

Will shows hit the road?

 

Home beckons viewers

 

Telco gets 'Personal'

 

Canuck drama makes a comeback

 

Two more webs bow in Indonesia

 

Nine and Tex at sixes and sevens

 

BBC's repeat business

 

Drama queen of season

 

Laff net crying over split star

 

Riding the Latino demo wave

 

Auds flow against the tech tide

 

Dances with cowboys

 

Sparks fly in Argentina

 

Medusa sets wide-ranging slate

 

Global filmgoers await 'Episode III' bow

 

Germans tout fund

 

New studios toon up

 

Russian shoots slowly coming into focus

 

Accessible auteurs tempt int'l distribs

 

Cannes buyers sing the blues

 

New pic players in ballpark

 

Berman firmin' Par pix

 

Czech travails

 

Oz exec was like family

 

It's a jungle out there

 

Can H'wood give Time Inc. a new lease on Life?

 

'Bitch' session builds HBO buzz

 

A 'Star' is born . . .

 

Biz gets its game face on

 

Pirates wreak 'Revenge'

 

Tracy walks; Beatty balks

 

Sony Classics' class act

 

Weinsteins nail bank shot

 

TV: Bruck'd & plucked

 

The 'Sith' hits the fans

 

Dromgoole spins to Shakespeare's Globe

 

Thielen gets RTL's top job

 

Bertelsmann adds supervisors

 

Soccer star scores

 

TW faces the music and tunes out

 

'Apprentice' aims at B'way

 

Sundance back in loop

 

Natasha Gregson Wagner

 

Tara Reid

 

A&E stripes for DeBitetto

 

'CSI' works its criminal magic for Eye

 

Emmy has chat with 'Ellen'

 

Correction

 

GSN places summer bets

 

'Star Wars' hits int'l zenith

 

Now, that's timing

 

BMI strums praises for its tribe

 

Cannes soirees dial it down

 

A brush with family artistry

 

The Kinsey collection

 

Anchor away

 

U sets synergy with 'Casino'

 

XM moves to Jazz complex

 

A big cheese o'seas

 

Drama Desk taps 'Doubt'

 

New Line's heart is in it

 

Burnett, Madison make up

 

Fox 2000 heads toward the 'Light'

 

Par's pairing Ludlum, Leo

 

Selection for O'Neill confab's a Blessing

 

The Beeb striking out

 

Barrandov exec shakeup

 

ABC finales boffo Sunday

 

'Six Feet Under' Fifth-Season Premiere Party

 

Michael Rogers

 

Indian pic bomb target

 

Dark Side at work among China pirates

 

Five moves in on 'House'

 

Edward McAvoy

 

LPB holds open call

 

Henry Corden

 

Feds weigh date for digital switch

 

French distribs face suit over DVD copies

 

SBS revs take a hike on digital

 

Paybox taps TV exec

 

New mouthpiece for Mouse

 

Post house expands Gotham Playground

 

B'way auds shower May with big B.O.

 

Trivia titan gets series

 

Five moves in on 'House'

 

Bob Kaiser

 

Neighborhood watch

 

Howard Morris

 

DVD vet Schorr cooks up S'more

 

Sex-change series on sked

 

'Happy,' 'Nine' have fest flair

 

1956: Presley signs with Wallis

 

Dutch treat: LEP bows

 

Stations double up 'Insider'

 

'Jersey' moving to B'way

 

ABC News woos docus

 

D.C. doc fest sets slate

 

'Inquest' in syndie deal

 

Pixar stock rocks

 

Here! cabler is voting for 'President'

 

'Narnia' plans soundtrack strategy

 

Tyro thesp gives a 'Hoot'

 

Duo nabs '2:22' for D'Works

 

Endemol scripts next tube move

 

AmfAR voices carry

 

'Desperate' measures

 

Parties toast demo derby

 

Tossing the pigskin

 

'Folk' in home stretch

 

Hosts to rock Eye's 'Star'

 

Conan the conqueror

 

It's O'Hearn's 'Week' at ABC

 

'Factotum' snapped up

 

ABC News has doc date

 

Bravo sports Webisode bow

 

Sly goes for 'Poe'

 

Thesps hit Lifetime's 'Beach'

 

Par finds 'Crawlspace'

 

Beatty talking back after 'Crackpot' remark

 

Discman digs in

 

Warners thinks globally

 

Ann Cherkis and Chris Bray

 

Lynn Sanchez and Eddie McClintock

 

EMI hits sour note

 

Third time could be a charm for Kidman

 

Auna up on the block

 

Rome's home to fest

 

'CSI: Miami,' '24' top Monday

 

Richard Lewine

 

Nerds yield to revenge of the cineplex

 

World Cup kicks up revs at EM.TV

 

BBC barters on charter

 

CBS 'Loves' finales

 

Redbus buys 'Bull' rights

 

Azteca fraud trial delayed

 

Teuton fund org in Gotham

 

Bertelsmann cancels subscriptions

 

Warners exits exhib biz in Spain

 

Hart Sharp pacts with Fabrication

 

S'more heats up

 

'Game Over' back on

 

Cooper to helm 'Larry'

 

City Lights shines up $150 mil fund for pix

 

Fox to sprinkle 'Confetti'

 

ABC to honor soldiers

 

I-Emmys to toast host

 

Vet Fox exec clicks link with Yahoo!

 

Cruise missile shoots Oprah yakker higher

 

Laff net lifts Corrao

 

Mouse touts skein sales

 

PBS prexy defends fairness

 

Subodh Mukherji

 

Pic fund protesters burn 'Maria' set

 

Fox and CBS sharing wealth

 

Makatsch bears down on Steiff pic

 

Primacom bows Easy TV in Austria

 

FFA doles out dough to nine films

 

Sony enters 'Fight' ring

 

'Sopranos' chief singing new tune

 

Eustis wins Norton nod

 

Nielsen will measure VOD aud habits

 

Janet MacGregor Rifkin

 

Skylar Reese Mindich

 

Agatha Claire Metsch Schnee

 

Spencer Warren Timmons

 

Stephen Elliott

 

FX pilot lands quick disc deal

 

Kino rolls up 3 Cannes pix

 

Kate Elizabeth Behrman

 

Conference future uncertain

 

Hot summer nights

 

Dramatic turns

 

Webs get a big dose of reality

 

Fox Reality bows on DirecTV

 

Oxygen telepic takes a 'Bride'

 

AFTRA vet Morgan will lead L.A. Local

 

'Day' dawns for zombies

 

Pair's new scare tactics

 

Par TV ups Bradley to sr. VP

 

Par taps into Waters supply

 

New Line heads to altar

 

Graphic detail for Contrafilm

 

'Pilgrim's' progresses

 

'Man-Witch' appetite

 

Almeida to kick off with farce

 

Anschutz in Dome mode

 

'Idol,' 'House' finish big

 

Producer mined period pix

 

B'way's 'Brooklyn' shutters

 

Exex shift at NBC tube unit

 

Talking telecom with Mr. Chip

 

Hit man on board

 

Canuck fest shines on U.S. sitcoms

 

'Two Cities,' no theater

 

Firms bid on Auna

 

Constantin nabs Cannes quartet

 

AAC gets new money man

 

'Mezmerize' prized

 

'Producers' tour ending

 

Mel expects Sirius profit

 

Chevy Chase

 

Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Mark Benton

 

Sam Neill, Michael Rogers

 

Alan Arkin, Paul Frankline Dano

 

Tuesday's hot for Fox

 

Alarm sounds on piracy

 

ABC Family makes dramatic moves

 

Weinsteins reel out release calendar

 

Names power up IFC hub

 

Univision ups Schwarz

 

1956: Bogart recovering in Palm Springs

 

Wick, Reagan unite on stem cell issue

 

Cinema Expo fetes Park

 

Campus to focus on tuners

 

Slesingers want lawsuit reinstated

 

Fox unit wired for mobile

 

E! unplugs in Smart deal

 

Variety lifts exex

 

An exhibition mission

 

Nets yank thesps as pilots prep for fall

 

More money for Murdoch

 

'Cazuza' doesn't stop winning kudos

 

TNT Latam expands Oscar b'cast

 

An 'Enchanted' fellow

 

Jewel set for ICA board

 

Soccer nets reality show

 

'Caine Mutiny' ships up for B'way revival

 

Pricey 'Yard' sale

 

WB taking scribe along for 'Ride'

 

Par, Jacobson pair up

 

'Dogtown' rolls out

 

U's 'Man' on track

 

Araki shows his 'Skin'

 

Legit faces its critics

 

ABC details country plans

 

Playing the game

 

'Threshold' crossed

 

A main man for 'Mission'

 

Rob running over to CAA

 

Exhibs go digital via U.K. Film Council

 

Spain's Isaan craves Asian fare

 

'Idol,' 'Lost' finales draw 50 mil

 

'Rings' rule Canada

 

Total B.O. exposure

 

ITV predicts 3% rise in ad revs

 

Ofcom reforms regs

 

PlanetaTV.com gets refresh

 

Candice Bergen

 

Monica Potter

 

Joe Rogan

 

Malin Akerman

 

Michael Stevens

 

Cameron Watson

 

Now for the big finish

 

Miramax barrage set for late summer

 

'Sith' smackdown

 

TiVo records sub growth, stock uptick

 

Network Upfronts 2005

 

Reality rearranged

 

Shapiro in exit mode at Peacock

 

Dramatic shift at New School

 

Solons agree on analog's end

 

Duo finding their Rhythm

 

'Rockin'' rolls in theaters

 

Anchor musical chairs continues at WNBC

 

'Jeopardy' finale scores

 

Telemundo aquires KBLR

 

Eye power lifts KCBS to No. 2

 

'Model' judge exits catwalk

 

DeLay not amused by NBC's 'Intent'

 

Linda Martinez memorial

 

Producers' reality

 

MTV VMAs return to beach

 

Miami fest kicks off in March

 

'Billion$' gets distrib

 

NBA TV grows by 11

 

ArcLight series launched

 

Oscar gets new outlet

 

Fox gets 'Ghost' writers

 

'Code' calls for Bettany

 

'Population' grows by two

 

Buckley lifted to WB sr. veep

 

U clicks with 'Lips' lad

 

Chiklis really on the 'Rise'

 

FX makes 'Ray' play

 

Inside Move: Sumner's split personality

 

The Who locks rock doc

 

CAA woos Woo, Lion Rock

 

'Caesar's' profit hailed

 

Inside Move: DiCaprio hears 'Bell'

 

Theron gets 'Monster' man

 

Inside Move: D'Works draws 'Ring 3'

 

'Malcolm' maven exits

 

Canuck tube deals sealed

 

Disney, Obst take on remake

 

Cabler airs Davis tribute

 

Forum's playwriting labs taper off

 

Thurl Ravenscroft

 

Longtime thesp Eddie Albert dies

 

Reviews

Chromophobia

Three Times

Marock

Goldie

Memories Of A Munchkin

The Longest Yard

Incomplete and Random Acts of Kindness

Do Not Go Gentle

The Cinema Of George Lucas

Kelly Clarkson

Big Death & Little Death

Audioslave

Madagascar

The Bad Girl's Guide

Desire Under the Elms

Trump Unauthorized

The Mysteries: The Creation

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Stolen Childhoods

Terrorism

Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution

The Blacks: A Clown Show

Ten Percent of Molly Snyder

Songs From an Unmade Bed

Imposture

The Deal

Theater of Blood

Empire Falls

A Celebration of the Life and Music of Cy Coleman

The Dears

Some Girl(s)

The Woman Before

Lords of Dogtown

Faith of My Fathers

Hell's Kitchen

Kept

Punk: Attitude

Pele Forever

Sisters In Law

Rikers High

The Argument

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story


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