Table of Contents
Week of 06/04/2005

Articles

India gov't snuffs out tobacco scenes

 

Mr. Shakespeare goes to Washington

 

'Aquarius' dawns anew.

 

Summer stocks up

 

The road looks bumpy

 

B.O. down minus 'Mia!'

 

B.O. slips; 'Caesar' 660g

 

Spring flings B.O. bling…

 

Telecinco knows where the Euros go as ad revs rise

 

Retro unlocks pubcaster's archival treasure chest

 

MTV moves to a new Tempo

 

Kani checks into hospital soap

 

Fans force SBT to re-up skein

 

Business news gets French flavor

 

Pols call PM to account for PSAs

 

Rupe swoops on new pay TV turf

 

Azteca reaches rating mecca

 

Pix back in networks' sked mix

 

Reality breeds familiarity

 

Upbeat on upfront

 

Online DVDs take off in U.K.

 

Biz treks to Brit lit hamlet

 

'Sith' wages war against o'seas competish

 

Film school, shoots fuel Baltic boom

 

McGregor makes four play

 

Dubrovnik fest has uphill battle

 

B.O. bashers and slipped discs

 

Watergate opened floodgate of media watchers

 

Media: A house redivided

 

Euros keep their borders up

 

Collaring new auds

 

Agenting's altered egos

 

CNN gets a Mouth-ful

 

Sony's broom with a view

 

H'wood's new book club

 

Foreign legions

 

The brash menagerie

 

Journo's Rather contrite

 

ABC's 'GMA, 'View' rock

 

'Baby' boom for NBC

 

Museum topper ankles

 

Another thesp will get 'Lost'

 

Foreign press toast Berk in prexy post

 

Groves to Southern Star

 

CNN taps b'cast duo to pump primetime

 

Trio boarding 'Poseidon' pic

 

New master for mutants

 

'Sith' still strong in its o'seas orbits

 

B'way pets its Python

 

Raining praise on an impressive B'way year

 

Three tapped to top FCC's Media Bureau

 

New series get chosen by Chum TV

 

Korean studios merge o'seas film sales ops

 

Rosario Dawson

 

J. Connery, G. Stults, A.J. Cook, G. Yeo, J. Sikora, A. Peldon

 

Stopwatch prod'n

 

'School' rocks Gotham

 

The 'Comeback' queen

 

Univision's Hinson ankles

 

Strauss, Slezak taking on 'Trumbo'

 

'Silver' shoot skedded for November

 

Celeb judges heading to Albuquerque Shootout

 

Krane releasing 'Revolutionary' tome

 

Wolfe unleashing 'Unveiled'

 

Warner unit plucks 'Duck'

 

Reality rocks cable

 

D'Works has 'Hotel' reservation

 

Laffer scribe stands out at Touchstone

 

'Rwanda' man plots CIA stint

 

USA holding 'Hostage'

 

Medavoy has a Vision

 

Endeavor gets 'Sexy' helmer

 

Palm slates more 'Directors' discs

 

Goldeneye fest skedded for December

 

Univision playing La Kalle

 

Austin Lyric Opera unionized

 

American wins 'Peaches'

 

Inside Move: U.K. biz woes creep up on Henson Co.

 

Starry night on Broadway

 

Rose to bloom at pic praisery

 

'Centimeters' measures up

 

Moscow fest picks jury

 

Germany's Premiere joins stock exchanges

 

NBC U signs on for another 'Date'

 

Sony distribs China skein

 

Tony kudocast plays to small audience

 

IFC nabs Von Trier, Bier pix

 

Crystal having a 'Nice Day' after Tonys

 

1956: Gable going into prod'n

 

RAI strife spurs strike

 

U.K. logs on for Live 8 tix

 

'Halo' stomps into studios

 

Bill Dearth

 

U sticking to its 'Man' plan

 

Cinematheque honors Pacino

 

John Judnich

 

Pol cools Jets on stadium plan

 

Cage, Smith share 'Time'

 

Franklin Barton

 

CBS eyes cable cash

 

Hemmer bolts CNN's 'Morning'

 

Acquisitions set the pace at Time Warner

 

B'way season opens with record $17 mil

 

Smoking ban fires up skeptics

 

Magnolia taking original 'Pulse'

 

A Social gathering

 

Sheldon award to 'Betty' playwright

 

More 'Shrek' suits

 

'World' prepped TV for getting real

 

Wish fulfillment

 

'Greenlight' expects move to pay off

 

BAFTA will honor Cruise

 

Crews cast wide net

 

Cinderella shows

 

Frank criticism

 

New dog, old tricks

 

Hawks nest in 'Love'

 

'Nightly News' vet boosted

 

'Pink' is pushed once more

 

Herbalife exec on board

 

'Watchmen' winds up in turnaround

 

Inside Move: Throat cleared for representation

 

'Persuaders' stokes Stiller

 

Willis makes return to CAA…again

 

Chiller chomps 'Piranha'

 

Yank cranks Brit 'Storage'

 

Cablevision zooms in on Voom charges

 

Channing's got butterfingers

 

Screening series hits new 'Heights'

 

'Jaws' bites Vineyard

 

MTV lights 'Dynamite'

 

'Shark' attacks H'w'd

 

Hancock Park hosts WGF fete

 

Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson

 

Russia to buff image with English news net

 

Taormina fest bows 'Batman,' does 'Limbo'

 

Oz games classified

 

SBS battles Dutch mogul

 

Investors get Azteca cash

 

Hadida grabs 'Spell' redo

 

'Odd' has ball via boffo biz

 

Book Launch for 'Looking at Los Angeles'

 

Cable's in control

 

'Queer Eye' comes home

 

Anchor goes anime

 

'Appleseed' hits high

 

Crosby's 'Comedy' set for release

 

Big Game hits big time

 

Comedy net ups Wallach

 

Sirius looks upbeat

 

Focus on CNN reflects a nearsighted view

 

AMC prez on game board

 

Judge funks up Clinton rights

 

Humanitas noms listed

 

Logo labels platform sr. VP

 

Panel weighs TV's future

 

WGN revs up reality 'Race'

 

AFI's Schaffner kudos will go to Schrader

 

Primetime toon out

 

Correction

 

SAG rags on Governator

 

CTG merges PR ops

 

Tech injured on 'M:I 3' set

 

Disney nets Minds Eye

 

Napster tunes in to a new attitude

 

Family bonding

 

Parente moves up 'Street'

 

'La Cage' door shuttering

 

Starz clusters aud

 

Thesp gets his 'Irish' up

 

IDT animated over 20th

 

Phoenix rings in 'Belltown' tomes

 

Thesps jumpin' to be reshaken

 

Artistic License has 'Hope'

 

'Extra!' base hit for pair

 

Gotham gives Lee 'Inside' job a break

 

New Line takes on 'We3' killer cuties

 

Sequel on 'Fast' track

 

Fox TV's picking Berry

 

De Line taps senior veep for shingle

 

Inside Move: Mouse, Pixar may draw up deal after all

 

Kerkorian GM offer expires

 

Par, Cruise accept revised 'Mission'

 

WIF finishing fund names pic recipients

 

'Sideways' scribes feted

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp sells VUE stake

 

No evidence linking Hanks, 'Miss Marple'

 

Gaga over 'Planet'

 

Darlow Smithson brings in Day

 

Vipp veep at Fox News

 

'Batman Begins' Premiere

 

An tapped topper of feature funder

 

Helmer picks docs

 

'Cabo' draws nods

 

CBS higher on 'Fire'

 

Chum redubs music channels

 

ITV opposes proposal for another pubcaster

 

David W. Tebet

 

J.D. Cannon

 

3rd Asterix pic okayed

 

Mariah's 'Mimi' tops

 

Grammys make a change

 

Allen drops sports stake

 

Syndie stars shine

 

ABC Family jumps on to 'Kicked Out'

 

'Folly' falls off Broadway

 

Marisol Nichols

 

Jaime King, Taylor Lautner

 

Famke Janssen

 

Jason Lewis

 

Main man makes exit

 

Nets reveal skeds

 

Univision rehooks meters

 

'Innocence' helmer wins 2nd Gallic prize

 

Weinsteins book Basner

 

CNN crowns Costas as backup for King

 

A.C.T. won't see Cromwell's 'Lear'

 

Cohen cuts into Throat

 

1956: Disneyland spruces up

 

Barry banks billions with Viv U sell-off

 

Stadium fans jet to revised facility plan

 

Comic-Con coming to Gotham

 

Malone exits board

 

UCLA Live rates with eclectic slate

 

CME's Nova buyout all but closed

 

Luke Emerson Weber

 

Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette

 

Francesca Grace Berk

 

Comcast will b'cast MVS in U.S.

 

Gamers at peace

 

S&S acquires Strebor books

 

GSN pays 'Race' price

 

Clear promotion for Boys of summer

 

Waging 'Wars' on foreign soil

 

Lopez tackles U's 'World'

 

Sky's limit in tech advances

 

Unsung knights of galaxy

 

Fan dance

 

Searchlight on launching pad

 

The house that George built

 

Design for working

 

Reeling in the years

 

Evolution of a filmmaker

 

AFI: From moving image to image capture

 

D'Works, Nintendo wed

 

Epoch filmmaker

 

Alexander goes into 'Labor'

 

'Smith's' big bang

 

Par fills helming 'Need'

 

On the prowl with 'Howl'

 

Seagal slapped with 'Mercenary' lawsuit

 

'Sopranos' star won't sing

 

'Bat' flies straight

 

Think Pink

 

Touchstone inks 'Whisperer' duo

 

Pusan fest plans fireworks

 

FCC firm on digital dates for TV sets

 

ProSieben preps paw

 

Jetix sees profits rocket

 

German pols blast TV product placement

 

Beeb delaying cuts

 

Doris Roberts

 

Cash Money Records

 

Steve Talley

 

Lori S. York

 

Tonys push 'Piazza' into extended run

 

IFP sets screening series

 

ABC's dance moves

 

Feds get yet another pirate

 

First Imax screen on tap for Turkey

 

Jupiter deal OK'd

 

Nod to 'Innocence'

 

MVS on Comcast

 

Mel: All's swell with Sirius

 

Banff TV fest gets intimate

 

Ronald H. Furman

 

Carol M. Hinnant

 

Frank Stryjewski

 

Scott Freeman

 

Pola Changnon

 

Douglas S. Bennett

 

Lisa Truitt

 

Joe Borrino

 

Jake Munsey, Scott Paridon, Shon Tomlin

 

Gheri Arnold, David Falcone

 

Logo logs standup skein

 

B.O. boasts sparks, sharks

 

Writer's Arc bows fellowship program

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
June 10, 2005

 

Lorna Thayer

 

Si getting conservative

 

Brazilian Fest opens

 

TCM watching 'Skies'

 

Infinity will push 'Push'

 

Student Academy Awards selects finalists

 

World Report pacts with PBS skein

 

DruidSynge to bow in Galway

 

Palm slates more 'Directors' discs

 

VH1 posing for 'Agency'

 

Thesp gets his 'Irish' up

 

Bernard M. Kamber

 

'Outsiders' in for re-release, DVD

 

CBS' Carlson heads to Fox

 

Spanish language TV ad dollars jump 19%

 

'Omagh' heads to S'dance net

 

Screen Gems gets Paquette

 

Inside Move: U, Fox are game for 'Halo' effect

 

Duo scare up Fox deal

 

Leaving Lions Gate

 

A helping hand for Killer pic

 

Emmy winners 1994-2004

 

Fox locks in Jackman

 

'Roone' boon for Weinsteins

 

Trio brings 'Boys' to bigscreen

 

'Grey' star takes temperature of celebrity

 

'Race' runner in Eye deal

 

R2 set to fly with 'Orlando'

 

New 'Wing' man ponders presidential politics

 

Agent's slickness is pure Gold

 

Irish sensibilities add flavor to 'Deadwood'

 

'House' calls on boorish behavior

 

Rough stuff on 'Huff' suits her well

 

First Person: Blood, soot & marketing savvy

 

'Men' teamwork spans decades

 

Small-screen switch delivers on promise

 

RSC will play Mackintosh

 

'Desperate' delivers on eccentricity

 

Four companions on a TV road trip

 

'Office' politics not for Brits only

 

Categorical denial

 

They're so bad, yet so good

 

Clear Channel taps exec VP

 

'Buffalo' gets Big

 

Dana Elcar

 

Simon Waronker

 

Roy Schallert

 

Richy Victor

 

Priest goes to Bollywood

 

Reviews

Stars On Stage: Photographs 1940-1964 Eileen Darby & Broadway's Golden Age

The Inside

Summer Stock: An American Theatrical Phenomenon

Ray's Tempest

Man And Boy: Dada

Monday Morning Glory

Into the West

An American Theater: The Story Of Westport Country Playhouse

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Fire Me ... Please

This Is How It Goes

The Mars Volta

Stuff Happens

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Othello

A Long Bridge Over Deep Waters

Something Wonderful

Rain

Disconnect

Some Explicit Polaroids

The Cut

Bunty Aur Babli

Caribe

Cavalcade

The German Secret

No More Tears, Sister

Never Ever!

Perfect Man

Street Fight

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Charlie Cox Runs With Scissors

On the Shore of the Wide World

Rock and Roll

James Dean: Forever Young

Red Eye

Blood Rain

Death Defying Acts

Sa-Kwa

Screen Play

The Honeymooners

Dancing in Twilight