Table of Contents
Week of 06/25/2005

Articles

Toon tuners take a write turn

 

'Mambo's' no problemo

 

B'way takes big dip as '700,' 'Caesar' shutter

 

Biz up; 'Producers' $1.2 mil

 

Intiman marks Sher thing

 

Nonprofits relieved by upswing

 

Canuck unions blue over group

 

Confab communes on color wars conundrum

 

Broadway keeps its tix fixed

 

Pubcaster gets the word

 

More 'Stories' for the small screen

 

News curries some Indian spice

 

It's not Zee one that they want

 

GMA ratings taking wing on lavish flights of fantasy

 

Pair peddle their Tandem across TV's borders

 

Shows not lost in translation

 

Museum fishin' for its mission

 

Cablers go for drama

 

B'casters keep it real this summer

 

Mera ups Spanish media profile

 

Leaving office works a charm

 

Division at Cablevision

 

Filmmakers screen pix in Brazilian hamlets

 

Rudin boards BBC's 'Boleyn'

 

Italians find 'Sith' a summer snooze

 

Fantasy cars are promo stars

 

'Batman' begins to seduce o'seas auds

 

Distribs spar over classic 'Olvidados'

 

Microsoft dances with H'wood

 

Auds in lather over primetime sudsers

 

Etched in our brains

 

Record biz taking Hits on all sides

 

Vote casts Teamsters in new role

 

Reality hit parade strikes up the band

 

As good as its 'Gets'

 

Prexy choice feeds furor

 

Pic biz in a bio rhythm

 

When 'Worlds' collide . . .

 

Is all the B.O. angst justified?

 

War of the windows

 

Oz industry goes public

 

Bat's in the belfry

 

Carla Gugino, James D'Arcy

 

Jonathan Bennett

 

Alan Cumming

 

Paul Winchell

 

A full house in Las Vegas

 

Less biz, same glitz at Monte Carlo fest

 

Exhib expands 'Talent' deal

 

MTV talent groove

 

Par, MTV dive 'Beneath'

 

Mouse House has a vision for 'Invisible'

 

Scribe gets street cred

 

'Batman' flying high o'seas in 2nd frame

 

Lucas bows digital arts facility at S.F.'s Presidio

 

NBA drops rating ball

 

Corrections

 

BVTV cleans up with 'Scrubs' reruns

 

'Jellysmoke,' 'Grain' on target at L.A. fest

 

A way with 'Worlds'

 

'Dead' trip on the Strip

 

Maui wows fest guests

 

House that Jack built

 

'Wicked' bewitches Hollywood crowd

 

Harris takes 'Crash' course to pic slate

 

Avatar snaps up sci-fi spec

 

Fox rolls Relles to VP

 

Hathaway puts on 'Prada'

 

Duo riding shotgun on 'Hitcher' remake

 

'End' is near for sweep

 

WB, Garner to redo 'You'

 

Thesp uncorks animation gig

 

Par recruits 'Case' worker

 

Mandalay jogs with Runner

 

Acad extends invites to 112

 

Weinsteins beef up exec ranks with vet

 

WB exec joins marketeer

 

Into deeper Watters

 

Shift work: UIP favors local distribs in India

 

Dawson off to 'Verona'

 

IATSE gathers Lampoon crew

 

Second 'Look' catches Par's eye

 

PR Planet is in orbit

 

New York WIF taps prexy

 

Biggs big at Taormina

 

Russian 'Space' wins top Moscow kudo

 

Spanish TV gets a makeover

 

BBC spins off b'cast

 

Grokster tuned out

 

AFCN to increase exposure

 

Duo deal for 'Truth'

 

S. African minister hopes to attract biz

 

Nat Fellman

 

John Fiedler

 

Filmes aims 'Men' at Net

 

Sky Brasil will unveil 'Playgirl'

 

"Wicked" Los Angeles Premiere

 

Lisa Cleff

 

Scott Loos

 

Margaret French Isaac

 

Peter Blacker

 

Sam Grogg

 

David Walkley

 

Barry Frey, Ed Renicker

 

Lisa Summers Haas

 

Vaughn Morrison, Fred Poston

 

Alex Klenert, David Fenkel

 

'Casanova' succumbs to Venice fest charms

 

Cineclick greets 'Host'

 

Mouse exec sets sights on Russia

 

Hurley to strut on 'Catwalk'

 

Premiere coin in two skeins

 

Osment to join Giffoni kid fest

 

'Jamz' session

 

E! blends in

 

Student fest takes roll call

 

Rosen finds a home

 

'Kings' won't court B'way this summer

 

'Julie' joining Biltmore sked

 

'Marmalade' spreads to Off B'way

 

Roadside rides with 'Jesus'

 

BBC America shapes sked

 

Logo adds 6 sponsors

 

Armstrong spins again for top Espy

 

Broadway B.O. extends record-setting June run

 

Live 8, EMI pact on DVDs

 

East noms prez pair

 

MTV, Midway go for games

 

Pride of a peacock

 

Carol Scott

 

BMI ups media executive

 

TiVo records change at top

 

O'seas looks to 'War' for solace

 

Pirates won't be intimidated

 

Disney, Dolby cook digital 'Chicken'

 

Dickson Hughes

 

HBO moves 'Feet' back to Sunday

 

SAG to honor Nolan

 

NABET, ABC pact on web's ESPN b'casts

 

Harper Sky Gold

 

Belatedly bowled over

 

CMT kisses Miss America

 

MaKenzi Moore

 

Charles J. Huebner, Robin Kaminsky

 

Robert Asher

 

Peter Dang

 

David Grant

 

Long Ellis, Lou Stellato, Kristin Frank

 

Jon Achar

 

Karen Wiessen

 

Cari Cohen

 

Alan Boyko

 

Chris Regina

 

Charles Nordlander, Mark O'Connor

 

Lisa Thrasher, Sandi Stretch

 

Shannon Nettleton

 

Chet Helms

 

C. Carson Parks

 

Where sports meet entertainment

 

Cablers' supreme win

 

Exhibs go ape for 'Kong'

 

Preshow ads pump up theater revs

 

Microsoft, Toshiba team on hi-def DVD formats

 

ASCAP hugs Keys, Dupri

 

BAFTA/LA to fete Newell

 

Journos face jail as Supremes refuse case

 

Wilson a 'Hoot' recruit

 

Ex-cable exec joins Fox business brass

 

'X-Men 3' scribe pens pact at Fox

 

Man on the 'Inside'

 

Cablers take SWATs

 

Pic didn't exactly 'Flow' easily

 

'Happy' to sign off

 

Org bets on kids with retro bash

 

'Mogul' docu worms way onto U lot

 

A toast to family spirit

 

Starbucks brews Dylan

 

Capone reloads

 

Scribe gets 'Ultimatum'

 

NBC tosses terror mini

 

Norris rides again in 'Walker' telepic

 

Alexander Lucas Cohen

 

Antonina Domenica Spinello

 

Madalyn Ivy Suddleson

 

Benjamin Dempcy Fernandez

 

Jove over the moon with dark 'Forest'

 

Magnusson to lead Euro film body

 

Late delivery hits Sanctuary

 

China arrests 2,600 in piracy crackdown

 

Circuits on overdrive

 

'Initial D' revs up B.O. around Asia

 

Writers have reason to get real

 

Springer plans leap

 

Canuck cable, sat revs jump

 

BT plugs in Internet TV

 

Tele 5 chops gameshows for pics

 

NBA, 'Stars' boost ABC

 

Bavaria picks up Iceland's 'Africa'

 

No 'Doubt' this play is in the black

 

Fox TV taps PR sr. veepee

 

N.Y. rolling out its red carpets

 

'Shop' preems in Toronto

 

Bravo hosts World 'Party'

 

Lane steps into 'Dreams'

 

Nu Image unit to buy Bulgarian studio

 

Peacock's planning

 

CinemaExpo sneaks 'Charlie,' trailers

 

'Camera' makes DVD debut

 

Eagle lands deal with Death Row

 

'Ace,' 'Diaries' get Sony help

 

Lizard inks with WMG

 

Aliens aiming for boffo B.O.

 

TNT blasts past weblets

 

Jacko fuels 'Record' surge to No. 2 spot

 

Condors salute Aristarain's 'Roma'

 

Cartoon, Indiecito pact for skeins

 

Discop TV market boasts record biz

 

Acad to fete Siegel

 

Japan's high on 'Sith'

 

Comcast sees Starz on demand

 

Correction

 

Supermarket mogul bags TV stake

 

Lawyer tapped as topper of SABC

 

SBT locks in Televisa telenovela

 

INA partners with Nat Geo Digital

 

Mobi-drama unspools on phones

 

Beta Film taps alpha sales exec

 

South Koreans discover Discovery

 

Beeb links to San Diego Web site

 

DVD rental service snaps up rival

 

Gold Reels reach record

 

Jazz at Lincoln Center bows new projector

 

La Cava to get retrospective at MoMa

 

Osborne preps comedy

 

Theater fest taps 'Soon,' 'Ballad,' 'Nerds!'

 

Reality maven moves to ICM

 

Cast parked for 'Barefoot'

 

NBC U ups miller to sr. VP

 

Fox, Cosmic make a 'Strange' deal

 

'Big Brother' double play

 

Phoenix taps development exec for TV

 

Tanner stages legit company

 

Wonderland taps Allgood

 

Horror in Fortress

 

WB polishes 'Diamond'

 

Touchstone TV lifts exec

 

Cafe serves Foxy Films

 

Inside Move: Werner may piece together Mosaic deal

 

Inside Move: Exhib betting on 'Man'

 

Inside Move: Gallup poll deals B.O. blow

 

Pair shifts TV prod'n to NBC

 

Money man joins 120dB

 

Yahoo links to Arianna's blog

 

Pact creates 2-way Alley

 

Sundance net picks up docs

 

DVD finds niche online

 

Alphabet's selective strategy is new model

 

Interactive, inside innovator

 

Pic pros join in on amateur hour

 

Games now in play

 

Portals make big plays for pix

 

Scatter shots

 

Fee cut bolsters ITV

 

Cast will take pic by 'Storm'

 

West is best for BET

 

Loren suing Italian fascists over posters

 

Local pic's Moscow laurel draws fire

 

BMG music sings BBC tune

 

Fifa kicking up Euro deals for 2010 Cup

 

Steve Bell

 

Shana Alexander

 

RIAA files more suits

 

'X&Y' fixed in first

 

'Dylan' debuts on disc

 

Sean Astin

 

Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller

 

Neil Patrick Harris

 

Dan Byrd

 

T.I.

 

All roads lead to 'Rome'

 

Nat Fellman

 

No Roman holiday for ABC's 'Empire'

 

At B.O., pious shows no bias

 

ThinkFilm visits 'Brothels' DVD

 

World Cinema Fund backs Latam titles

 

Carriage deals light up Logo

 

CAA, Union Square circle indie pic prod'n

 

Confab to discuss idealism in film

 

Canuck pay TV revs equal free nets

 

MTV gets its Latin net brands in order

 

Food net crowns 'Star'

 

B'wood slapped with state tax

 

Rivals appeal film complex sale

 

Court TV extends run with RDF

 

Warners TV casts new exec

 

TNT opens 2nd season for 'Closer'

 

Studios stick with TV ads -- for now

 

There goes the 'Neighborhood'

 

'Rwanda' scribes take home Humanitas nod

 

Governator scolds Acad

 

Topper defends funder

 

Deauville taps helmer for jury

 

New Line keeps 'Domino' theory

 

'Man's' fate in hands of foreign exhibs

 

Shiraki goes 'Dancing'

 

'Saw' sees Lions Gate revs double in 2005

 

Doc H'w'd prescribes Klein

 

New Line schools Cube for 'Teacher'

 

Twice as nice

 

Revelin' in the rain

 

'Ball' rolls into town

 

Cort engaged to 'Wedding'

 

Poster exits post at Miramax

 

Cruise control

 

Moll will tell Till tale

 

Dupri's domain

 

ESPN fields football reality

 

Go with the 'Flow'

 

Great Scott

 

CBS is phoning Holm

 

Warners ponies up 'Hazzard' pay

 

H'w'd makes a Discovery

 

SAG tries end game

 

Roodt stalks indie 'Prey'

 

MTV to air Blair chat

 

NAC taps Hinton

 

Light on tentpoles

 

David Stern

 

Steven M. Glick

 

Joe Boyle

 

Debbie Brunner

 

Jeanne Cordova

 

Julie Smith

 

Jay Kushner

 

Rozanne Englehart

 

Kelvin Duckett, Peter McEvoy, Cheryl Brady

 

India's Reliance grabbing Adlabs

 

Stony Brook fest puts on 'Dancing' shoes

 

Time's source course

 

Disney tapping two for strategy unit

 

Rutger Hauer

 

Jennifer Jason Leigh

 

Arden Myrin

 

DOJ steps up pirate hunt

 

Lion cables its roar

 

'Dancing' steps up

 

Picturehouse to handle 'Mongol'

 

B.O. alien invasion

 

World class bow o'seas

 

Lions Gate commits coin

 

'Tarzan' to go ape in spring

 

Not so incredible sales pique Pixar

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
July 1, 2005

 

Int'l distribs falling madly in 'Love'

 

Thesps join Fleck's 'Half'

 

Reason seasoning pix mix

 

English lessons for newsie

 

Brazilian flies U.S. banner

 

NBC's British accent

 

'Comedy' roasts Anderson

 

Factoria taps Stanley

 

Chua makes Impact

 

Locarno fest lauds Gilliam

 

Renaissance at an end

 

2005 Los Angeles Film Festival Wrap-up

 

The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea

 

Karlovy Vary adds glitz

 

 

 

 

R&B Crooner wooed women, Grammys

 

Reviews

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Empire

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2004

Very Crudely Yours, John Waters

Au Hasard Balthazar, L'Argent

Twelfth Night