Table of Contents
Week of 12/10/2005

Articles

Dave Matthews in Concert

 

L.A. crix ride with 'Brokeback'

 

Talented & tormented

 

'The Producers' Preems

 

'Movin' moves in

 

Irish gov't wipes Abbey's debt clean

 

'Rebecca' sings for Vienna

 

B.O. up; 'Wicked' $2 mil+

 

Biz off; 'Woman' 829g

 

Toronto's fringe benefits

 

Casting guru spreads wide net for neophytes

 

'Chita' prowls Broadway jungle

 

'Chosen' few survive this reality Czech

 

PM's daughter rules Blighty gamer

 

NFL growth needs new game plan

 

Internet offers hope for scruffy nets

 

TV hits separates hits from hit nots

 

Webheads surfing 'Net for series

 

DV gives Cuban pix new life

 

New British tax credits get mixed response

 

Asian countries face holiday jam

 

Exhibs hope 'Harry' can rescue hairy year

 

Pic pirates hit Canada bilingually

 

Walden looks for lion's share

 

It was a jungle out there when 'Kong' debuted

 

U goes ape with DVD set

 

For Weinstein vid plan, Genius is in the details

 

Time's 'Munich' muddle raises flags

 

Third London Party planned

 

New Line's 'Snakes' slithers into zeitgeist

 

A window's windfall

 

Braking news for mags

 

Kudos conundrum: Lobby or lay low?

 

Scandaleux! Caliente! Audace!

 

Sino the times

 

India exhibs unspool IPOs to fund venue expansions

 

Discovery finds new topper for Antipodes

 

Online Down Under

 

'Lion' chronicles hot holiday start

 

Bratislava fest fetes 'Dog'

 

Oz withdraws film fest fund

 

Schaecter reupped as ZDF topper

 

WB ax fall on 40 amid downsizing

 

'Nine' adds up for ABC

 

'Martha' has renewal heat

 

The Case for a sale

 

Boston film crix hail 'Brokeback,' 'Capote'

 

Robert Wisdom

 

Kudos cornucopia

 

Rachael Leigh Cook, Vanessa Ferlito

 

Jason Alexander, Judith Light

 

Neil Jackson

 

B'cast crix back 'Brokeback'

 

Fantasies take flight at foreign B.O.

 

Bows bank niche riches

 

India, U.K. pair up for pix

 

Sky to fly with Hallmark

 

Tess Sanchez

 

It 'Works for Par

 

Morgan Patrick McDonough

 

Gemma Skye Larbalestier

 

Miles Aaron Grauberd

 

Munro Josephine Phillips

 

Lookback: Faye Dunaway

 

Supporting Actress / Darkhorse

 

Michelle Yeoh

 

Thandie Newton

 

Amy Adams

 

Rachel McAdams

 

Michelle Williams

 

Frances McDormand

 

Rachel Weisz

 

Shirley MacLaine

 

Gong Li

 

Catherine Keener

 

Diane Keaton

 

Sandra Bullock

 

Maria Bello

 

Scarlett Johansson

 

Best Actress / Darkhorses

 

Cameron Diaz

 

Claire Danes

 

Ziyi Zhang

 

Charlize Theron

 

Reese Witherspoon

 

Sarah Jessica Parker

 

Gwyneth Paltrow

 

Q'orianka Kilcher

 

Keira Knightley

 

Felicity Huffman

 

Judi Dench

 

Toni Collette

 

Masked and anonymous

 

'Lions' royal bow

 

Beastly travel schedule

 

A 'Different' tune

 

Boffo birthday bash

 

Oz turns up heat for Yule fete

 

Daniels keeping a 'Lookout'

 

Pilot pair taking off

 

FX ups Grad, program veeps

 

ASC spotlights Pollack

 

Private arts orgs get Chinese boost

 

Lorber lands 'Crisis' docu

 

Lizard hatches prod'n chief

 

A french connection

 

Thesp pair earn 'MBA'

 

Veep pair yukking it up at Twentieth

 

FSN bets house on $100 mil poker play

 

"Good Night, and Good Luck" Screens

 

Moroccan fest blesses 'Child'

 

Mediaset, Sky parting ways

 

'Survivor' finale packs punch

 

NBR in 'Good' mood

 

'Mountain' the summit for N.Y. crix

 

Lortel spreads the love

 

Russia Today hacked off

 

Scherfig takes on Von Trier's 'Nietzsche'

 

Marketing is king for Disney's Princess line

 

Pay play has Gaul gaga

 

Slain sparrow causes domino effect

 

Istituto Luce clicks on pic archives

 

RTL in 'Heaven' with Fox

 

DiCaprio pic to lense in S. Africa

 

Supercanal debt restructuring OK'd

 

SABC exec exits in corruption protest

 

Oscar Watch: Isaacs to chair Gov Ball

 

'Survivor' thriving

 

B'way biz has jolly tally

 

Cablers clear family tiers

 

ABC shifts D.C. beat

 

Wall Street backs DreamWorks deal

 

TV One draws Par exec

 

U.S. group buys Teuton cable giant

 

Par's new pipeline

 

Oz's Arclight scouting up a 'Storm'

 

Alastair Wallace Stewart

 

Alexandra Gilmore

 

Euro media regs to be unveiled

 

Foxx feels Wonder-ful

 

Vid revs generate steam for porn biz

 

YES survey finds hidden TV watchers

 

Druid's Synge plays go to Guthrie, Gotham

 

Human Fest sets '06 slate

 

'Point' well taken

 

Blame it on the romance

 

Disney's drawn to scribe

 

Haneke film a Plum pick

 

The screenings of Variety

 

A sinful and salacious 'Matador'

 

Women on top

 

B'way cheers for 'Chita'

 

Rival tome snipes at 'Munich'

 

DGA taps trio to receive lifetime nods

 

'Giganto' will make history

 

Gourmet laffer on HBO's menu

 

Col firms 'Holiday' plans

 

APA trio partnering up

 

Pic trio wields 'Witchblade'

 

Turner nets zip up 'Zorro' sequel

 

Touchstone tallies '4400' creator

 

Backgrounds come to the fore

 

Academy grounds Holland's 'Bluebird'

 

Timelines torment tech teams

 

Pic dares voters to live in 'Sin'

 

Golden swan song for 'Star Wars'?

 

Remakes fight shadows of the originals

 

Toon talent

 

The inhuman touch

 

ABC courts comic spec

 

A 'Touch' of serious drama

 

Outlaw founder dies

 

Fox, Grushow tackle 'Crisis'

 

Death halts 'Daily' prod'n

 

Oz feevees game for Commonwealth

 

Happy Birthday, Steve Buscemi

 

MPAA issues China challenge

 

Disney TV shuffling o'seas exex

 

Golden Globe Noms: Oater floats Globes' boat

 

'Mountain' moves S.F. Crix Circle

 

It's never too early for an ego boost

 

Football takes mild Monday

 

Von Trier gets new producer

 

Bright, shiny daytime bleeds into the night

 

Younger skeins reign in tube race

 

Niche pix nudge out big studio hopefuls

 

Rupe's Italo bird flying into profit

 

Berlin books in extra time

 

Gay themes resonate

 

'Hard' luck for S. Africa skein

 

'Weeds' on fresh path

 

Exodus taps license chief

 

MTV, Microsoft have an Urge for music

 

Kodak, Atlab will restore more Oz pix

 

Oscar Watch: Horvitz to helm kudocast

 

Film list sparks spat

 

Ken Watanabe's Tokyo

 

'Panther' strikes again

 

'Wal-Mart' sells high

 

Sigworth new VP for Rhino

 

Entertainment Studios opens disc division

 

Mary Jackson

 

Eye on the ball again

 

Sat radio rivalry heats up

 

'White' star steps down temporarily

 

SpotCo, Situation partner for Web push

 

'Bruce' begins Off B'way

 

Challenge for China

 

The ape takes over

 

D.C. dancers talk walkout

 

Ramanand Sagar

 

A Case in point for Icahn

 

SAG OKs H'wood exec

 

Some nods beg head scratching

 

German film revs in double-digit fall

 

Cape Escape

 

20th gets soaped up

 

Jean Parker

 

Kiwi nets in scrum over rugby rights

 

Dori to beam telenovelas to Indonesia

 

Hospital skein gets Czech mark

 

Mags, talkers top sweeps ratings

 

Aussie pic 'Look' shows long legs

 

Kadokawa Pix in dual development

 

Curtain call for Westport exec

 

'Tis the pilot season

 

U TV vet's set for Lifetime

 

'Hyde' fit to be retried as pic tuner

 

Duo plant a Wildflower

 

Student cues MTV pic deal

 

New Line tightens its belt

 

'Blood' lust for Foxx, Par

 

Grund joins Renegade 83

 

Travel net set to take flight

 

Indie 'Lullaby' cradles thesps

 

20th delivers 'Fed X' spec

 

New Bond spied at CAA

 

'Sith' pirate found guilty

 

Inside Move: Nets keen to get 'Arrested'

 

Inside Move: Farrelly brothers spark 'Park' feud

 

NHK finalists named

 

Ten toons to watch

 

Shorts list portends future feature trends

 

Pop riff raft floats broad aud

 

Why a few CGI pix play so big on Wall Street

 

Contenders run toon biz gamut

 

Happy Birthday, Mike Ovitz

 

ITV nixes news net

 

'Race,' 'NCIS' lift Eye

 

Peacock laffers have the write stuff

 

Mouse grabs a big cheese

 

Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards honors industry bests

 

Resfest honors alt music vids, short films

 

Net gets Saddam trial

 

Teutonic pic revs fall for '05

 

Mouse opens Philippine Playhouse

 

Super start for Weinsteins

 

Danish put dough in pix

 

Fest taps topper for Teddy jury

 

'Kong' seen as B.O. Godzilla in Japan

 

Paula Patton

 

Paul Dano

 

Colin Ferguson

 

Cheyenne Jackson

 

Gary Cole

 

3 Danes join new Nordisk TV unit

 

Italo PM regaining Mediaset control

 

Chereau pic picked up

 

Oscar Watch: Herman takes charge of talent

 

'Latinologues' quiets down

 

Hoffman plants 'Flower'

 

Six Flags bags ESPN alum

 

Bavaria Film to sell Odeon stake

 

'Charity' calling it quits

 

'Curtain' rising fast

 

Infinity erases Mel's memory

 

Mullally talker taps producer

 

Cablevision eye debt offer to pay dividend

 

Birth of a Nation for SpinCo.

 

Eight rate NATPE board noms

 

Vid firms form HD alliance

 

NBC ups trio to sr. VP

 

Palm Springs pix picked

 

CBS finds its 'News' is all good

 

BVI reveals 'Secret' ambitions in China

 

PGA praises AOL chief

 

Ganging up on Cortes

 

PGA praises AOL chief

 

Oxygen flows to Comcast

 

Comedy fest to fete 'Sanders,' 'Prairie'

 

Moving Image adds 2 to board

 

NBC tackles gridiron guys

 

Springer close to deal with regulators

 

Carlyle's betting on Johnson

 

Tapestry will hang at Fox

 

Regency rejigs exec suite

 

Peacock hip to Brit hypnosis plot

 

Femmes find a Muse

 

Lookback: Sidney Poitier

 

'Producers' caps plex bow

 

Run for the border

 

'Producer's' penny pincher

 

'Cheap' Christmas cheer

 

Disney checks in

 

Grasso bags scripted gig at Lifetime

 

By George, he's got it 'Good'

 

'Ghost' goes bump

 

Summer sudsers

 

Trailer Park in material merger

 

L.A. weighs waiving fees

 

Supporting Actor / Dark Horse

 

Robert Patrick

 

Frank Langella

 

Don Cheadle

 

Roger Bart / Gary Beach

 

Ken Watanabe

 

Donald Sutherland

 

Peter Sarsgaard

 

Richard Jenkins

 

Bob Hoskins

 

Jake Gyllenhaal

 

Paul Giamatti

 

Matt Dillon

 

George Clooney

 

Clifton Collins Jr.

 

Lead Actor / Dark Horses

 

Viggo Mortensen

 

Nathan Lane

 

Jake Gyllenhaal

 

Jeff Daniels

 

Johnny Depp

 

David Strathairn

 

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

 

Joaquin Phoenix

 

Tommy Lee Jones

 

Heath Ledger

 

Terrence Howard

 

Anthony Hopkins

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman

 

Ralph Fiennes

 

Russell Crowe

 

Working man's credo

 

'Days of Heaven' Screens

 

Make or break for IATSE

 

Crime pays (again) for CBS

 

Monkey wrench

 

'Casanova' Premiere

 

Zucker flies high in Peacock shift

 

Brittany Murphy

 

Vincent Perez

 

Talan Torriero

 

Roma Maffia

 

Max Perlich

 

Wayne Brady

 

Chinese finding a way around quotas

 

China getting delayed 'Desperate'

 

Chief leaves BSkyB for Oz

 

Forced fund refund

 

1975: Fonda vs. FBI

 

Comcast vet heads to NTL

 

'Obaba' nabs 10 Goya noms

 

'Luck' plucks WGA nod

 

'Sopranos' for your cell phone

 

Ready for Adelphia

 

Par names Nickerson its China rep

 

Oscar Watch: Cecchetto has a ball

 

Opening window on stores' holiday displays

 

Extreme makeover

 

Picture This! takes 'Virgin' rights

 

Palmer joins Al-Jazeera

 

MTV Networks Asia culls staffers

 

Col fills top marketing slot

 

Foes stall Mexican 'Televisa Law'

 

MTV group socked with 100 layoffs

 

Canuck TV's Christmas special a 'Gas'

 

New tasks for Microsoft exex

 

Swooning for tunes

 

Mun2 adds execs

 

'Corazones' going national

 

Google beefs up music functions