Table of Contents
Week of 01/22/2006
Articles
Studios tending hedges
H'w'd open-book policy
Helmer Taccone expands his 'Tunnel' vision
Biz cools; 'Dirty' 899g
Toronto creates Young from old digs
SoHo counts on 'Boy'
'Lestat' bites back
Hong Kong breaks ground on venue designs
Art and Seoul
Mexico presidential campaign hangs a left at the infomercial
Mobile TV on the move in Blighty
Oz cop show turns in badge
Making waves
Can Axel grease save $3 billion German deal?
Fox poised to view for ratings lead
No suspense, but Univision competish a hit
The trouble with stars
Syndie surprises
Auds weigh anchors
Gauls await more fin in sun
Local releases blossom in Oz
Hit can't raise Brazil
No-budget debut nabs nom
'Lion' still beating ape; 'Jarhead' takes U.K.
Singapore hopes for New Year's luck
Spain gets history lesson
Fur flies at Manila fest
Studios take a beating in the backend
New Law on the books in 2006
Sony goes to 'Hill' and back with fans
Amazon books future in video
Sundance: happy swag trails
Bollywood bristles as hit pics get Googled
Thesp expands his vision
High-wire act falters
Iger loosens old windows
Lobbyist bitten by old 'Scorpion,' too
'Munich': Take two
Global stox lay an egg
Other people's money
Hedge your bets
B.O. off; 'Phantom' $1.1m
A Capitol venture
Felipe De Alba
B.O. shows bite
BBC America to air Brit awards
Cannes cracks 'Code'
Hopefuls crowd NATPE
Endemol founder in joint venture
Aresu ankles Azteca
Thesps at Rotterdam
Post-Games flurry at NBC
ABC frames tech vision
Peacock profit plucked
Oz biz spins big box office dropoff
'Geisha,' cowboys draw o'seas
EMI logs promotion
'Barnacles' sticks at Revolution
EMI drives license pact
Broad biz branches out
Fox takes on new 'Career'
Oz pubcaster ankles after budget battles
Mottola puts rap tale on TV
Malick pic at Ficco
Sony sings 'Reggaeton'
UTA signs man of steel
TNT cranks up 'Saved'
EverGreen grows global
The fast and the furious
Brits break precedent
Brillstein-Grey prez exits
When the confab closes
Par Classics digs 'Dog'
Fellows find Foundation spreads org's appeal
Shoppers' delight
Three pix ready to go
Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards
Monday, Jan. 23
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Cable competition makes busy weekend plans
Wednesday, Jan. 25
New distribution moves beyond kids' play
Thursday, Jan. 26
Off-net biz on again
Phone fad, program pipeline unite
From the kitchen to the couch
Real estate scarce for skeins
Snappy shots for Ledger
No 'Bull' at bow
Hugh's the man
Lifetime bounces EchoStar deal
'Faith' flowers in April
PGA on cowboy trail
Credits row heating up
Anthony Franciosa
Rock in Rio goes global
Korean TV, film powerhouse planned
Murdoch bullish about traditional media stox
Kerger takes PBS' top post
Spaniards passionate about sudser
ABC holds own vs. NFL
Feresten talks for Fox
Johnny Bienstock
Don Stewart
Japan jails Internet guru
Sundance: a new mecca for shill-seekers
Digital tunes on high-speed track
Gaul tix sales hits record high
B.C. extends tax credits
South Korea slams local exhibs
NATPE buys Discop for joint venture
Loews sells Megabox stake for $80 mil
India's Inox readies stock flotation
Sci Fi burnishes exec lineup
Casting crew OKs pact
Watchdog bites Springer
Singing in tune
Opus Dei won't sue 'Da Vinci'
Warm winter still chills B'way biz
Oz's Logie kudos add call-in votes
Box office booms in South Korea
Spending on video drops
Weinsteins in Alliance
Southern Star, SBS bond on content
'Grey's' in the pink
Spanish release date for 'Volver'
'Hairspray' holds creative team
Cheung matches 'Wits' with China
Berlin fest ramps up art sidebar
Indian state targets cable control
Concorde reaches for the 'Candy'
VH1 pops for culture
Eye opening research arm
Chum licenses Czech music channel
'Heart' wins big at Golden Stars
Asian fling set for Oz's 'Lion King'
Mullally heads to TV Land
WB Mexico thinks 'Sultans' is chic
Cowboy kudos spur beefy bows o'seas
XM a good sport
Seven Network cuts off 'Headland'
Packer memorial goes public
Par taps prod'n exec VP
Big guns talk up strips
Kantor catches WB TV gig
'Grey's' guy tickled pink over pic roles
Raimi hearing a 'Siren'
WGA West may televise kudos
20th TV pushes sexy soaper into summer
Note worthy
Credit where credit's due
Catering to movie lovers
TCA stirs net fetes
Blucas to take shot at 'Killing'
ICM has big Mac attack
Picturehouse in 'Labyrinth'
Pearlman pounces on 'Top'
Smoking Gun finds its way in H'wood
'Magnum' holsters helmer
'Rogue' pair at Lionsgate
Weinsteins punch in with 'Factory Girl'
'Kimmel' books Central Talent
Lenser dissent imperils IATSE deal
Taube takes principal post
Inside Move: No clear signal on ABC radio sale
Lionsgate makes Wall call
On the beat at ABC
Editors hear sounds of the 'Geisha'
Pixar deal looks done
Film flurry
John C. McGinley
Judy Reyes
Donald Faison
Sarah Chalke
Spinning in the syndie cycle
'Garden' helps Braff bloom
Authenticity assured
Genre jumping pays off
Perplexed Peacock
Ferzetti takes Days job
Kirch wins Deutsche case
Secret's out as rivals elope
Eye carries Monday
WB flexes China plexes
George E. Harris II
Merger puts UPN and Frog in a blender
Door shut on topper
Disney confirms Pixar acquisition
Spain's Grupo visits Poland
Prizing first-timers
Rotterdam jury named
Berlin's got Rampling on Campus
H'w'd pix ruled Oz box office in '05
Meyer-Burckhardt to lead Polyphon
Stephen Papich
Spanish bizzers renew credit pact
MOMI to fete Bodenheimer, Burke
'Spamalot' heads to West End
AFTRA taps lead praiser
Cooke to rule Royal Court in 2007
Cologne confab teams with Spiegel
Rat Pack's on the telenovela track
FCC hearing EchoStar over the Adelphia deal
Fox rocks with bows
Trump fires off suit against biographer
Download demand
MoTV fetes 'Miami 85'
'Listener' speaks to Miramax
Otto Padron
Hungarians open way for digital TV
Affils compete for rights to b'cast CW
Sallie Schoneboom, Nora O'Brien, Bill Brennan, Lana Kim
Michele Megan Dix
Barbara 'Bo' Argentino
Emerging markets panel looks East
TNT Latin America nabs Grammy rights
Panel talks DVB-H
The new Mouse Mantra: Get a Jobs
Lime, VisionTV help out each other
Mixed views on WB, UPN merger
ABC News' duo rebounds
Italo toon fest sees record entries
Reiner books 20th DGA gig
Schepisi tops Bangkok fest jury
GLAAD hands out noms
Urge to merge lifts the syndie dirge
Fuse lights for Mullen
Pathe takes 'Whatever'
SAG nods add presenters
Yahoo! logs marketer
Lifetime ups Shelton to VP
'Grudge' rematch
Fox 2000 confronts its 'Demon' for pic
Sides debate flag waiving
Roos gangs up on Joe
'Shoes' a fit for Vulcan
'Galaxy' on Cartoon Network team
Screen Gems blesses helmer
WHV goes for promos' Sass
Helmer digs 'Deep'
'Nativity' born at New Line
Peacock smites 'Daniel' skein
Actor Chris Penn found dead
Wal-Mart wall to wall with unique musicvids
'Idol' retains huge preem aud
Fayard Nicholas
Constant Gardner
Latins tap terp craze
'Choristes' wears French suit
Genies are mad about 'C.R.A.Z.Y.'
Cashing in on Globes
Oscar Watch: Acad adds presenters
Shareholders file Mouse appeal
Pic panoply in Panorama
David Carradine, Joe Mantegna
Michelle Trachtenberg
Martha Plimpton
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn
Peter O'Meara
John Enos
Movie nets rev up Indian TV market
Usen, Daiwa pact on $263 mil fund
Chum, Orbit team for sat channel
'Fear' accident shocks viewers
Mags, game shows score
Kloske to top Riverhead
Spanish scribe org crosses borders
Sale spree hits slopes
MTV tweaks digital plans
Fox's 'Idol' doesn't miss a beat
Bravo's game for Net shorts
David B. Schwartz, Ann Lewis Roberts
Jeremy Steinberg
Kirk Kelley, Jan Johnson
Katie Finch
Chum TV nabs Ray yakker
WBTV, Orbit pact on intl. rights
Projects hit close to home for feature noms
Teresa E. Victor
Rose Siegel Frankel
Eye goes for 'Ultra,' 'Way'
Indonesia's ANTV keen to compete
'Tonight' extended through '12
BBC World, Discovery pact
Fallout for Fox
Cynthia Hudson-Fernandez
John Hancock
Tim Overmyer
Carrie Holecek
Jeff Hastings
Andreas Lazar
Liz Korda, Adam Philbin, Adonis Wilson
Catherine Mullen
Peter Brodsky
Kristin Laskas Martin
Scott Fedewa
'Crash,' 'Kong' sound good to org
Floating their boat
'Feet' stepping into Hilton
Navigating his career flight path
In touch with their inner teen
Cleared for takeoff
Super expectations
WB synergy in full force
'Fear' accident shocks viewers
Leaps tall ratings
Lionsgate sells Canuck digs to Bosa
Style fashions senior VP
U.S. preems fill pic series
Dolenz digs film distrib
Mad whirl keeps Sundance spinning
DGA honorees
'New' girls in town
Out for the 'Evening'
The nominees
Reality helmers finally voted in
Beijing preps mobile TV
Guild girds for next chapter
Warner in flight with 'Gaslight'
'Run' rising at Phoenix
Thesps will 'Breathe' in
Eastwood makes war
USA wrestles with 'eBaum'
TBS jazzed about Jeff
CBS ups dividend by 14%
'Disturbia' unleashed
More 'Boondocks' on deck
Casting directors, studios reach agreement
'Hairspray' combs for cast
San Fran's big plan
Korea slashes local pic quota
Berlin fest fills up
London shoots up 18% while U.K. prod'n falls
Oprah confronts Frey
'Idol' worship continues
'Mighty' bows at fest
No cowboys in China
Univision 23 names new veep
What's in a name? Ask the porn kings
New Roman holiday
Q4 revs rise 5% at Gaul net TF1
Human rights fest set for Geneva
Rewards help to cut H.K. piracy
Shochiku will hear 'Thunder' March 25
1966: 'Royale' treatment
Digital tuneup for China
Mun2 hires new GM
Yale picks topper
Toronto fest hires trio for Canuck pix
Playwright retreat picks 6 for 'Dance
Bavaria under film's spell
Brothers get boost
Oscar Watch: Hanks to hand out prizes
Julian Sands
Russell Carpenter
Donald Faison
Ethan J. Antonucci
Dave Brown
Brittany Murphy
Lawrence Greaves
Frank Seitz
Diller dallies with content
AMC, Loews toast merger completion
A very big window pain
St. Petersburg TV wins b'cast bid
UIP pix land new distrib in Pakistan
Google takes grief for China policy
Tom Group taps Tong as its topper
Customer revolt forces cuts at NHK
U.K. cinema admissions down 4%
Les looks for profit punch
Journo buys out partner in Canal 9
'South' parks at iTunes
Pics ding Sony bling
Sophia Rose Nedick
Pushy questions for…
Chardonnay, chastised
These interior designers live on agency time
Skincare that's sweet
Get a life
Revving up a renaissance
'Darwin' deal quickly evolves
That was then
Tarnishing Temple's image
Untinged by cynicism
All stars, all the time
Small is beautiful
All for one
New SAG chief Rosenberg not content with the status quo
To act, perchance to dream
Kudos honor Family Stone
Fox catches dog's tale
B'caster revs match ratings fortune
Oxygen has toon 'tude
Fox gung ho on sumo pic
Kushnell, Loftus team for laffs
Double down for Kilmer
'Equalizer' has a helmer
L.A. sez game over
Army medic inspires film
Amazon plans to wed downloads, DVD
Gaumont will 'Stay' with Goldthwait pic
Elice scripts role at AMC
Quiet Revolution
Taylor ankles Lion's prexy post
Sorkin skein finds a friend
Spain ups distrib aid to $25 mil
C4 pacts for 'Lost,' 'Wives' clips
'CSI,' 'Trace' pace Eye
Sony shuffles Japan pix exec suite
'TV Junkie,' 'Stay' sell at Sundance
Helmer defends communist past
ProSieben's sale at risk
Ready to go public
Malaysian pirate factories raided
MTV readies slate for global aud
Russian TV heavy on lit classics
South Africa opens pay TV market
Jet Li's last chopsocky does boffo
New L.A. office feels Optimistic
Weekend Box Office Preview
Jan. 27, 2006
'Dance duo shares a lift
Directors join the 'Brokeback' roundup
Reviews
The United States of Nothing
Salome
Lucky Number Slevin
The Night Listener
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Madama Butterfly
The Hawk Is Dying
Things To Do
Something New
Bush Wars
Crossing Arizona
Steel City
Come Early Morning
Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That!
Somebodies
Sherrybaby
Stay
The Elected; Lavender Diamond
Journey to Light
Diva
Private Lives
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Stephanie Daley
Flannel Pajamas
The Science of Sleep
Art School Confidential
Only God Knows
The Guatemalan Handshake
Iraq in Fragments
Puccini for Beginners
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang
Subject Two
Special (RX) Specioprin Hydrochloride
Thin
Dear Pyongyang
Wordplay
Quinceanera
Funnyhouse of a Negro
Safety
Apartment 3A
Lovely Day
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Gypsy Caravan Tour
Jay Johnson: The Two & Only!
The World According to Sesame Street
Dialectics of the Heart
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
The People Next Door
Half Nelson
Barbara Cook at the Met
Brandi Carlile
The Illusionist
Wide Awake
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
Right at Your Door
The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends
The Holy Modal Rounders … Bound to Lose
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
The Water Is Wide
The Diary of Anne Frank
Imogen Heap
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Major Bang or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dirty Bomb
City of Angels
The Importance of Being Earnest
Roving Mars
One Last Dance
Vinicius Cantuaria Quartet
Songbirds
The Darwin Awards
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
The Short Life Of Jose Antonio Gutierrez
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Who Needs Sleep?
Deborah Voigt
KT Tunstall
Bridge & Tunnel
Annapolis
Big Momma's House 2
Alpha Dog
Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon
Forgiven
I for India
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Off the Black
The Rich Country
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
Time Off
Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company
God Grew Tired of Us
My Bollywood Bride
Let the Cat Out of the Bag
Dreamland
High Octane
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
Oktoberfest
In Between Days
Open Window
Son of Man
Cargo
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