Table of Contents
Week of 01/15/2006

Articles

'Naples' preems overseas in…Naples

 

Piano Man writes songs from 'Letters'

 

Whitty books next ditty at SC Rep

 

Songbook sings eclectic tunes

 

Lincoln Center makes waves

 

Teutonic helmer on tube trip

 

French 'R.I.S.' and Yank 'CSI'…Viva la similarite!

 

Mideast femmes fight prejudice with pride

 

E! opts to make Seacrest its idol

 

FX clicks with pix

 

Time to stage a better kudocast

 

Peacock requires high fliers

 

Midseason bows on slippery slope

 

Infinity backs niche winners

 

Rotterdam builds buzz

 

'Narnia' roars across the half-billion mark

 

Oz games lead to date switch

 

Sapochnik finally in view

 

'Day Watch' sets Russian milestone

 

Beaucoup fetes for glitzier Cesars

 

Can kudos titles travel?

 

Pic avalanche gives cold comfort

 

Written on the wind

 

Low-key Yahoo! sits out deal frenzy

 

Hi-ho, off to work he goes

 

Starbucks pours it on for pic biz

 

Time for an attitude adjustment

 

Twice Bitten: Fangs for your support

 

Twice Bitten: A little 'Rayne' must fall

 

'Vice' feels the squeeze

 

Seeing red over execs' big green

 

Gray Lady boosts H'wood color

 

Zucker punch

 

Biz off; 'Jersey' 904g

 

B.O. rises; 'Wicked' huge

 

Searchlight shines on exec

 

Blurbs boost Chum coin

 

Horse flap stables India's $7 mil 'Rang'

 

Toppers in motion

 

'Road' paves way in tepid B.O. frame

 

Ahmanson raises 'Curtains' pre-B'way

 

Beer heiress sells chunk of Televisa

 

Helmer echoes with org

 

Runoff on tap for Scripter

 

Rainbow springs for Spirits

 

Berlinale Market announces selection

 

Oscar Watch: Acad trailer coming to theaters

 

'Scholl' scores at Bayerischer Filmpreis

 

'Silence' sounds good to Bavaria

 

'Geek,' 'Crumbs' join Thursday party

 

'Mozartballs' rolling to Victoria Fest

 

Pataki ups tax credits

 

Viacom stock eclipses Eye

 

Oz institute adds board members

 

Actress had many faces

 

Whitney Cummings

 

Nicole Garza

 

Danielle Nicolet

 

Johnny Whitworth

 

'Narnia' bewitches o'seas B.O.

 

Cowboys galloping along

 

Oscar sound bites

 

Cross-Pond traffic

 

Brit bookies calculate the odds for Oscar night

 

It's a small world

 

Fit for the market

 

Fete for fang fans

 

'Heelers' heads out

 

Media magnate has pull

 

Plot twist in murder trial

 

'Runner' laces up

 

Mackay ankles Fremantle

 

Gold-mettle finish?

 

ThinkFilm's up on 'Down'

 

CBS, partners stir 'Monkey' business

 

'Criminale' steals 10 Silver Ribbon noms

 

Intertainment insolvent

 

ProSiebenSat 1 going digital

 

Showrunners in training at Writers Guild

 

Koppel: News too soft

 

Laika toons in VP Philips

 

Sundance goes global to fill jury box

 

Online site ties ads, shows

 

Frog shows us the money

 

Fox kneads Dune dough

 

'Todd' duo cut opera deal

 

'Zhivago,' 'Wiz' lead La Jolla's slate

 

Suite time for Globes

 

ICM decks out

 

AFI luncheon takes it easy

 

Big 'Crash' bash

 

Food for thought

 

Girls on film

 

Globetrotting 'Geisha'

 

TV's slice of pie will grow

 

Pune fest fetes Kemper, Chopra, Bali

 

U.K. spending falls

 

Saban works to save Springer deal

 

Lionsgate brews a unique marketing plan

 

Toronto fest projectionists go union

 

Chinese watch more at home

 

Ingenious tunes trust

 

Spanish firms to merge

 

CNN lost in translation as Iran bans news net

 

Joe Visslailli

 

Akkad memorial

 

NBC U signs up Springer

 

Fox's '24' roars back with a vengeance

 

Equity firms size up VNU

 

IFC draws a '9'

 

B'way box office feeling a bit chilly

 

A 'Hoodwinked' high

 

Sydney Theater kudos laud Edwards

 

'All Stars' get a kick out of Berlin

 

Fest cooks up an int'l flavor

 

WB unit takes on Carson

 

China holds up 'Geisha'

 

Distrib Zodiak expands TV universe

 

Japanese auds check into 'Suite'

 

Carpet burn

 

Greece's Audiovisual buys distrib

 

Screentime bows content division

 

Eat Cinema to dish on 24-hour TV

 

Live coverage of 2006 Golden Globes

 

Korea's Lotte Cinema goes public

 

Cellcast, Shenzhen phone in TV format

 

Winners circle

 

Networks set to palm more pilots

 

Frog flogs rumors

 

Frolic meet politics

 

Series wins power ABC

 

Happy trails for 'Mountain'

 

NTL's Virgin Mobile deal still alive

 

'Penelope' adds faces

 

Celebs sip their tea

 

A Crystal clear night

 

A 'World' of laughter

 

Go Code plans 'Suicide'

 

Sony logs 2 vidgame noms

 

Buena Vista tees up teen syndies for fall

 

No more 'Reasons' for Alphabet

 

NBC U TV taps sales chief

 

Echostar makes Lifetime cut

 

Walden taps 'City' scribe

 

Encore for 'Rock Star'

 

Eye lift for Par TV

 

'Kimmel' runs into Gray area

 

Klasky taps McGahey

 

Beijing wooing Mickey

 

'Holiday' hype

 

The new day dawns

 

CNN names new headliner

 

Granada USA goes for Gyngell

 

Fremantle getting creative with Carter

 

Globes, '24' top Monday

 

Justine Johnston

 

Jim Zulevic

 

A million little reasons to be skeptical

 

Sports house fields Miami exec VP

 

Hollywood pix sink Italo B.O.

 

Nick at Nite a Latin light

 

Paula Gruskiewicz

 

Gotham gig for Oscars

 

Berlinale bears all

 

Queen to rule PGA's night

 

Marvel draws Miramax man

 

ESPN not playing with 'Hollywood'

 

Writers Guild admires MTR

 

Viv U may say adieu

 

Globes grab bit of old TV luster

 

Google buys b'caster

 

Leonard J. South

 

'Idol' return should put Fox in gear

 

Producer sells Portuguese catalog

 

Street boos Yahoo

 

Time Warner director over board

 

Ellis says 'Hello' to reality series

 

Tech Oscar for Demos

 

Execs' pay in spotlight

 

Telefilm workshops with Blighty org

 

Glimmerglass taps new a.d.

 

'Frozen' melts hearts for Jussi nom

 

Fox has 'Elipsis' in Latin America

 

Jack White taps BMG topper Stein

 

Hot Docs to honor helmer Herzog

 

Gregory Diamond

 

Late B.O. boost one for 'Road'

 

Nora O'Brien

 

Scott Andrews

 

Kate Carr, Phil Summers

 

Thommy Wojciechowski

 

Shirley Saloman, Kevin Morrison, Endyia Kinney-Sterns

 

ACTRA voices Conservative fears

 

H.K. crix opt for 'Election'

 

New Line has her 'Number'

 

Nielsen to track moviegoers' data

 

TCM to air 24-hr. Winters tribute

 

E!, CMT exex move up

 

Xander Ty Rosen

 

Tristan Neal Thompson

 

Gemma Genevieve and Dignan Edward Strasser

 

Pic palette for art directors' kudos

 

NBC's 'Comic' still standing

 

Mandate gets 'Ghouly'

 

NBC U ups drama exec

 

Matthew Rodriguez

 

Golden & glamorous

 

Good as gold

 

Mosaic goes into 'Business'

 

ABC extends laffer layoffs

 

Searchlight lifts Lewis

 

'Hood' sequel gets a wink

 

Ode to joysticks

 

'Blood' lust for Par and Miramax

 

Lawsuit hits Bull's Eye

 

'Billy' leads Olivier noms

 

Raiding the vaults

 

'Idol' opens at all-time high

 

'Prairie' at home in Berlin

 

Oscar Isaac

 

James Woods

 

Marion Ross

 

'Capote' scoops Scripter

 

'Little Dog' elicits legit laughs

 

Blige takes on top spot

 

Eye peaks with pigskin

 

Ottinger will oversee o'seas for Fox World

 

Mouse House striking up the brand

 

China touts piracy fight

 

Meyer, Horn feted by praisers

 

MTV cues afternoon sked shift

 

ASC nominates Del Ruth

 

Korean major wading through changes

 

'Idol' sings a familiar refrain

 

Little ratings flair for ABC News pair

 

ProSieben nabs 'Potter' pix

 

Huayi pushing int'l auds to sample 'Banquet' pic

 

Fest is betting on niche shifts

 

ITV eyes TV3 bid

 

Shore to teach class

 

WGA targets budget docs

 

Panorama preeming Teutonic twosome

 

Livedoor losing friends fast

 

Anchor on Eye's wish list

 

Correction

 

Repeats losing auds

 

NBC makes bid for KDEN

 

Horie aide found dead

 

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Sundance alum: Kevin Smith

 

Sundance alum: Nicole Holofcener

 

Oscar Isaac

 

Billy Brown

 

IFC adds 'Sex,' 'Dolls'

 

Personal program supplier

 

Iran ends its ban on CNN

 

Original programming helps forge identity

 

Directors Guild docu noms take Iraq tack

 

It's showtime for PR maven

 

Net nabs edgy auds

 

Bryce is right for Spidey

 

Ross Kauffman, 'Born Into Brothels'

 

Doug Wright, 'I Am My Own Wife'

 

Darren Aronofsky, 'Requiem for a Dream'

 

'Watch' man at Rogue

 

Bello, Butler spin 'Wheel'

 

Moises Kaufman, 'The Laramie Project'

 

Tyler Bates, 'Get Carter'

 

Paul Thomas Anderson, 'Hard Eight'

 

Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas, 'The Light in the Piazza'

 

Miranda July, 'Me and You and Everyone We Know'

 

Artists do their lab work in Utah

 

Touchstone in overdrive

 

Apple sales more in tune

 

Marc Rothemund

 

All's Weill that ends well at Westport

 

Patrick Stettner

 

Joe Wright

 

Bennett Miller

 

Neil Marshall

 

Chris Gorak

 

Hutcherson jumps on 'Bridge'

 

Ryan Fleck

 

Josef Fares

 

Neil Burger

 

Hilary Brougher

 

Wing flying from Nielsen

 

Introduction: 10 Directors to Watch

 

Bender moves to tube groove

 

Orchard grows with new content

 

Gifting back

 

Sundance alum: James Mangold

 

Oscar ballots due Saturday

 

'Hot' energy pumps Slamdance

 

Rieber mans G4 post

 

A 'Syriana' surprise

 

Kudos, cash & credits

 

Fest lineup

 

Pic seekers

 

Finding frame

 

Art meets cinema

 

Sundance alum: Terry Zwigoff

 

Eyes of the world

 

Sundance alum: Kirby Dick

 

Making the cut

 

Who's your sugar daddy?

 

Buzz picks

 

Multiple personalities

 

Brits pick their pix

 

Monfort and Lazennec eye 'Ojo'

 

'Idol,' 'Lost' top Wednesday

 

MTR to fete 'Earl,' 'Grey's'

 

SAG selects presenters

 

1966: Each vote counts for Acad members

 

MoMA, Scola talk cinema all'italiano

 

Syndie ratings down

 

Italy's RAI trades time with China TV

 

Constantin on Highlight reel

 

Williams ankles early from Oz AFI

 

HBO channels o'seas

 

Ingenious investment plan for Brit financier

 

Nunez tapped Cosmo TV director

 

Navarre to release series on DVD

 

Mexico gussies up 'Betty'

 

'Michael' visiting Berlin

 

More Imax for Nat'l Amusements

 

'Wheel' turns 25 on Seven Network

 

Monfort links with Lazennec for pic

 

Mo Rocca

 

Laura San Giacomo

 

Mark Gordon

 

Matisyahu

 

Joshua and Jeffrey Crook

 

Alison Eastwood

 

Amazon on the air

 

Actors' Equity fetes trio

 

'Rotten' hits the road

 

Digital music's triple play

 

Garrett subs in for Lane

 

Synergy not kid-friendly at Eye web

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
Jan. 19, 2006

 

'Brokeback' beefing up

 

Pushing TV decency

 

Sneaks hit peak at Sundance fest

 

Fox lights on Watts for post

 

Crix honor 'Violence'

 

Fox's 'Idol' gets busy Wednesday

 

Brattle ready for financial battle

 

Streep to receive Coolidge Award

 

Confab set to mobilize on tech issues

 

'Monk' will awaken at Spiritual fest

 

Promax/BDA

 

Rhode Island fest accepting pix

 

Emmy kudo for Big Bird

 

Dealmakers prod Pixar

 

Funds pop for pix

 

'Midnight' soul man Pickett dies at 64

 

VH1 tunes in original unit

 

Mentors make good for kids

 

One-track minds

 

Pushy questions for…

 

When they say "tract home," buyers smile

 

Stealth health food

 

It takes a Mammoth village

 

Get a life

 

Pair smooth as 'Silk'

 

U locks up 'Prison' rights

 

Two high on 'Kite'

 

Reese rolls to Endeavor

 

D'Works pitch lands cool mil

 

Museum finds a home