Table of Contents
Week of 07/23/2005

Articles

Spotlight: Small scale, big results

 

Philanthropic orgs, part two of list

 

Philanthropic orgs, part one of list

 

Thalians search for young blood

 

Classical gassed

 

Stars turn focus to Africa's ongoing crisis

 

The battle against apathy

 

Will Lack's luster rub off?

 

H'wood looks to goose vid biz

 

Giffoni fest takes young to heart

 

'Madagascar' critters snatch top o'seas B.O.

 

Picturehouse revs up specialty biz

 

Spanish sales see upswing

 

Tax fund outlook brightens

 

Druid Company sings Synge song

 

Gotham heads East to Edinburgh

 

'Cheek'-y return

 

Biz soars; Chi bustling

 

B.O. bounce; 'Dirty' 852g

 

In search of 'Big Life,' West End tuner stages a first

 

'Blonde' bombshell

 

Edinburgh fest swinging

 

New $200 mil bird set to fly

 

Telcos dial up more TV content

 

Pols end terrestrial monopoly

 

Coin quarrel holds up merger

 

Belarus to get Russian-backed channel

 

RTL's high on Five

 

'Dolmen' carries ratings record

 

De Mol's block knocks rivals

 

Peacock, Frog must aim young

 

A-list laffers enliven TBS lineup

 

Alphabet basks in turnaround

 

Bravo needs an encore

 

Golden Apricots boosts Armenian pix

 

New Line has 'Rhythm'

 

Funder takes final fling at German coin

 

Disc return snafus cause studios grief

 

Arbuckle case riled biz's morality minders

 

ABC affil gets punk'd

 

Hollywood's game of Chinese checkers

 

Music: kick in the apse

 

Korea's Pi-throwing contest

 

The sounds of synergy

 

Politics as second act

 

What makes prexies run?

 

Twin Towers tax pic sensitivities

 

D.C. politics pinch Pattiz

 

The 'Munich' murmurs

 

'Island' sunk by holdovers

 

Go Go reality beached at Endemol

 

Liberty dials Romania deal

 

HD Net lands shuttlecast

 

Fox TV hits German 'Street' for laffs

 

Chinese thesps take seats at 'Banquet'

 

Montreal fest cuts 'Loose'

 

Sony faces the music

 

PiFan shines light on 'Dark'

 

Plum deal for pic partners

 

A Wynn-win situation for 'Spamalot'

 

LL Cool J

 

Ray Liotta

 

'Fantastic' fends off fauna, winning o'seas

 

Cindy Ambuehl

 

Katie Cassidy

 

Web DVD grows to Sweden

 

Fox nets seek room

 

Fests to get int'l OK

 

Virgen named Guadalajara deputy director

 

It's a wrap for third Ischia fest

 

Siegel hailed for 'Body' of work

 

BAFTA paints Cardiff's picture

 

More from the 'Four'

 

Sweet on London

 

Cheung chats up Gotham

 

Brit scribe finds his 'Rhythm' Stateside

 

Gamer mints 'Rings' bling

 

Back in the limelight

 

Wolf pack signals Gallic 'Intent'

 

Mel tongue-ties studios

 

Who gets the 'House'?

 

'Campers' blazes trail at New Line

 

'Jack' on track at Laika

 

Chinese investors like Konwisers' 'Kid'

 

Nicollette Sheridan

 

Fox taps Feinman VP

 

Peacock feathers ruffled

 

ABC sudser cleans up

 

Vid innovator going digital

 

Kiss and Telle

 

Miramax is really back

 

Charles A. Moses

 

Palm Springs taps McInnis

 

George D. Wallace

 

FAIR fight expected over people meters

 

NBC U's into the classics

 

China OK's private coin for digital

 

Chorion finds Silver Lining

 

Fest books Korean pix

 

Can't beat 'Eggs' at Cinefan fest

 

RTL grows anime arm

 

EOS, Lux Vide leading p

 

Sony BMG makes feature presentation

 

Heat wave puts chill on B'way's box office

 

Netflix news gooses stock

 

She's sweet on 'Sugar'

 

Lord of the 'Rings' cast

 

Selig opens kidvid school

 

Weinstein heading to Philly confab

 

Singing the blues

 

Rainmaker absorbs companies

 

Critters clip 'Four'

 

Leisure Time nabs 'Langlois' biopic

 

NECN giving viewers a bigger voice

 

Giffoni Film Fest raises 'Voices'

 

Tom mulls bid for Formula 1 rights

 

'Me,' 'Brothers' split fest coin

 

Netflix ready to play 'Millionaire'

 

Trans TV nabs latest MGM, Col pix

 

Oil squeeze cuts broadcast skeds

 

Televisa boards airline venture

 

William Simpson Kenly III

 

Celestial names pair of vice prexys

 

Teuton exhibs give das boot to 'Herbie'

 

Richard Eastham

 

'City' builds S.F., Broadway stands

 

Mipcom to fete Cisneros

 

'Sports' is central to Comedy net

 

Theater chief heads to N.Y.

 

Peacock extends golf game

 

Par joins 'Uprising' plot

 

'Lookout' on Disney radar

 

Lynch tracking 'Hunters'

 

Fox TV charges on with Cho

 

Making his 'Point'

 

Ex gets more 'Desperate'

 

Silver raiding FX exec deck

 

NBC stopping 'Pop'

 

Every dog has its day

 

'Hustle' and bustle

 

Disney 'Sky' is the limit

 

Series on wild ride from NBC to Eye

 

Lions, 'Grizzly' and Herzog - oh my!

 

NYU grad wins career trip

 

Mission to 'Mars'

 

Arnold putting stocks in bonds

 

Making a Splash

 

'Revenge' served globally

 

Portalcast showcasing shorts

 

Recall pacts with EuropaCorp

 

Roman holiday for Rai

 

Bavaria picks up 'Obaba' rights

 

Ford Rainey

 

Venice Days sidebar taps U.S. movies

 

Press Tour getting bogged down in blogs

 

Life for Dutch killer

 

Gervais' 'Extras' takes a big bow

 

Lee to marshal art

 

'Oprah' highlights heading home

 

Red Sox disc steps up to plate

 

Chi World's Fair documented

 

'Emergency!,' 'Adam' seasons skedded

 

Sony ups Dawson, James

 

Summer suits CBS, Fox

 

Multicast issue rocks must-carry debate

 

Canuck cabler in turnaround

 

Univision dials 2-station deal

 

Cablevision's split decision draws suit

 

HBO Video goes PSP

 

Misher inks Par pact

 

Oscar noms delayed a week

 

No curbs on blurbs

 

Cable exex reshuffle at Cox, parent

 

Ripstein set to roll on 'Carnaval'

 

Gavelers hitting a high

 

Pair added to WGA ballot

 

Banfield bags gig as Court TV anchor

 

Toronto title wave

 

Martha breaks out on TLC

 

Piracy grabs stage

 

Michaels spurns NBC

 

Building on success

 

'Batman' series boxed

 

Sagging TV Guide gets glossy makeover

 

Danny Simon

 

Kinsley reviews Times role

 

Fox sends Kelly to D.C.

 

SAG sez biz handicaps disabled thesps

 

Wolfe lands 'Gay' docu

 

Fest to fete Sarandon

 

Rhino taking Warner catalog by the horns

 

'War' bonds with Mosaic

 

Sydney ready to welcome 'Guests'

 

'Six' scribe setting up shop at Rattlestick

 

TV Acad to honor Lewis

 

Fox expands world with reality formats

 

Par TV tunes in pic player

 

Ferrell bewitches CAA

 

Prince will hit TV road for Madison

 

Cube Vision skein moves in with FX

 

Inside Move: Werner eyeing WB for TV prod'n shingle

 

Musicians org tunes in Lee

 

Film fest sets Major award

 

Rhino releasing Ramones, Cream discs

 

Captain & Tennille showing up on DVD

 

Spain fetes Gutierrez Aragon

 

Antena 3 posts stellar results

 

A showbiz hard cell

 

Theater fire ignites collaboration

 

Maverick says Amen

 

Feevee meet thinking outside the box

 

Korea Pictures CEO cutting to the Core

 

Russian redo makes 'News'

 

Oz kudocast gets Dainty

 

Dumont's COO at TV Loonland

 

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

 

Now adds HBO, Star

 

Anna Belknap

 

Claire Forlani

 

Anne-Marie Johnson

 

Kate Walsh

 

Taylor Handley

 

Another 'Now' bow

 

Revs start cooking

 

Acad sets sci-tech deadline

 

New Dimension for exec

 

Playing for laffs

 

Inside Move: D'Works touchy over NBC U report

 

Inside Move: Shrek eats Big Macs

 

Lear jetting to Roadshow deal

 

Hope Garden to open

 

Studios do a digital dance

 

1956: Sands celebrates birthday with stars

 

Russia preems religious net

 

M6 revs rise

 

Antena 3 targets TVE for rev success

 

Napster, XM tune in for deal

 

Modern Times on the rise

 

Nielsen accepts voluntary code

 

Mexicanal added to DTV

 

Voy ploy for new scribes

 

Short stands tall for IATSE

 

Rachel Nichols

 

WMA clowing around

 

Helmer's a 'Miracle' man

 

MTV Films makes a 'Damn' plan

 

Univision news wins at 6

 

Paramount has plan for 'Christmas'

 

Variety ups online exec

 

Short spins piracy PSAs

 

The 'Year' of the Crowe

 

Fox TV taps Leder of the pack

 

Hyde parks on Fox's lot

 

Thesp digs 'That '70s' gig

 

'Quest' for reality

 

Hispanic agency launches

 

ABC finds its heroes

 

NBC U distrib ups Manfredi

 

ABC goes 'Dancing' twice a week

 

Summer tour sizzles

 

Not the last laff

 

Thesp's 'Constant' effort

 

'Jungle' party

 

Venice fest has Far East flavor

 

Mogul-bashing in the new-media world

 

HFPA Charity Luncheon

 

Benjamin Bratt

 

Steven Pasquale

 

Cooper Layne

 

William Moseley

 

Oliver Robins

 

Marvel revs don't fly without Spidey

 

Oz exec fined for insider trading

 

MLB drives in XM sub count

 

Discovery taps U.K. chief

 

Sogecable in black as digital subs rise

 

China hosting TV confab

 

SBS rolling to success

 

Ups and downs at Regal

 

Hong Kong up on downloads

 

Euro digital delight

 

WGAW's ready to show how

 

'Over There' brings it home for FX

 

B.O. vows still wow

 

End of a dream?

 

Sony longs for Spidey

 

A web of confusion

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
July 29, 2005

 

'Glengarry' recoups on B'way

 

New leader for 'Nightline'

 

'Pebble' rolls to Lions Gate

 

Fox sesh dogged by 'Idol'

 

SAG game for a tame contract

 

Correction

 

CBS in Japan new deal

 

Pushy Questions For...

 

It's very easy, being green

 

Taking on the Unknown

 

Viv U rings in rev gains

 

Cable invited to nuptials

 

Inside Move: Independent tune guru sounding off

 

Living large in Hancock Park

 

My other car is a movie theater

 

China's modern artists have a taste for capitalism

 

The Cinderella man

 

Bagel Brouhaha

 

'Sweeney' woos LuPone

 

Disney is taking 'Flight'

 

Wives set in Stone drama

 

Get a Life

 

Hollywood's sweet spot

 

Bridges catches a wave

 

CBS programmer retires

 

Cast visits the 'Valley'

 

Peacock's in a pickle over kudos

 

New biz boosts SBS revs

 

Julia Roberts heads for Broadway

 

Lennon 'Love' note fetches $1 mil

 

Blighty rethinks tax rules

 

Cuatro set in Spain

 

Kayo Hatta

 

Basayev chat met with chagrin

 

Freeweb pacts with m.Net for mobile content

 

UTV takes toons

 

Jules Herman

 

Al Berman

 

Steven Schmidt

 

Reviews

Nailed

Aristocrats

Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Collection

The Upside of Anger

Disneyland 50th Anniversary -- Mickey Mouse Club: The Best of Britney, Justin and Christina; The Best of the Original Mickey Mouse Club

Action Speaks Louder
Violence, Spectacle and the American Action Movie

Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It

The Stanley Kubrick Archives

Wanted

Disneyland 50th Anniversary -- Vintage Mickey

At Last the 1948 Show; Do Not Adjust Your Set

Unfaithfully Yours

Eminem; 50 Cent

Moonlight and Magnolias

Mark Knopfler

No Reservations

Waiting for the Moon

Beck, Le Tigre

Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra

Robert Plant

Bat Boy: The Musical

The Triumph of Love

Top Girls

Teenage Fanclub

Femi Kuti; Mos Def; Daara J

Raspberries

R U the Girl With T-Boz & Chilli

Pera Palas

Diva!

Inventing van Gogh

The Wedding Day

Little Fish

A Time to Love

Maroa

Hard Pill

Skin for Sale

Unveiled

The Law Firm

Mary Stuart

Sky High

WTC View

Transgeneration

Public Lighting

My Life as a Fairy Tale

Wanted

Blue Hour

Stealth

Midsummer Dream

Nouvelle-France

Return of the Poet

Mariam

Splendid Float

Initial D