Table of Contents
Week of 02/05/2006
Articles
CineMart launches prestige pix
Ukrainians lobby for language
Helmer animates Austrian icon
'Cashback' double dips
Nets take a novela tack
'Ugly Betty' grows into swan around globe
Booya? Sportscasters' commentary lost in translation
Upfront uncertainty starts early
TV clicks on 'Net clips
Stars light up Blighty's 'Bro'
'Way' to go, Damian
MTV readies slate for global aud
'Agua's' a washout
Venue shakes up Vienna opera scene
Musical, the musicals!
'Farnsworth' fumble
A sign of 'The Times'
B.O. strong; 'Odd' 840g
Biz bounces; 'King' $1 mil
Fest's films carry made-in-Berlin seal
German Academy gears up
'Munich' shoots for top spot across globe
Japan B.O. falls 6% in 2005
Arabs get fair play
Timely titles prove touchy in Mideast
Aspiring thesp turned cash into quirky cachet
New sideshow for Roadshow?
Portals at biz's door
A galaxy divided
Catching up with Marshall Brickman
Big feat for 'Walk'
Euros spark to 'Match'
Fox locks Tom-and-Jim show
News nets send in the clowns
Par players keep juggling
MGM cues another reel
Rivalries sharpen H'wood's buzz saw
'Swift-boat' pros in demand in D.C.
Showbiz rumors trapped in Web
Hit the mute button
Rotterdam goes 'Wild' for home-grown pics
Zodiak buys into Russia
TV toppers protest tax
Lloyd Webber man takes top role on Dutch Stage
Media Luna buys mock doc rights
Pair in digital pact
Fremantle ups exec
Horror cuts into Oscar's B.O. buzz
Not so final 'Destination'
Microwave cooks little pix
All about Eve
Oscar Watch: Ferrell added to presenter list
DGA meet 'n' greet
New reality dawning at femme net
McDowell lands FCC nod
'White' going dark
'Survivor' pegs CBS beachhead
'Wallace & Gromit' grabs 10 Annie Awards
Kadokawa to exit D'Works
Lion reels 'em in
'Munich' is solid o'seas
Bernd boosts locals, blocks H'w'd billions
Campus shooting club
Fest boss self-grades after first five years
Berlin fest lineup
World's a stage for Teutonic producers
Rules of 'A' traction
Pix vets set promo company
Diggs starting his 'Day' at ABC
Arclight wins 'Sisters' act
'Wonder' woos Bateman
Dafoe detects indie's 1st pic
Assault allegations invade Rupe's Space
Pellicano faces music on wiretapping charges
Mouse channels programming trio
Davis eyes Grammy-week grand slam
Thesps draw 'Night' duty
'Cross' promotion
'Maps' plots H'w'd excess
Arquette on helming trip
NBC uploads Web clip show
New Line lifts exec trio
Helmers see fine grain in S.B.
A&E goes 'Undercover'
Zara Landau Auritt
Vanessa Summer Cohen
Audrey Helen Akersten
Stephen John Rhodes
Lili Taylor
Lacey Chabert and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Jullian Dulce Vida
Jessica Chastain
'Prairie' opens SXSW
Super night for Steelers, ABC
Adam Pauken
Big game blurbs not so super for studios
Al Lewis
Hong Kong crix show pic the 'Love'
New reality in Poland
Gov't, H.K. Disneyland apologize
Praisery looks to London
'Shrooms' is picked
Gauls get technical
Watchdog may nix CNN/TW sales plan
Ball tops Ingenious
B'way slides but still up vs. past yrs
Bush prunes PBS funds
Parsons books leaner TW
'Candy' is dandy for Think
Col ups Smith for global ops
Canuck duo mix languages at Zoo
TV news pioneer Frank dies at age 85
Weinsteins in 'Love'
Denne Bart Petitclerc
Street's not game as Activision dips
Latido snaps up pic pair at Berlin
Chiesa resigns to protest Italo cuts
Promofilm U.S. taps top exec
France has 'Friends'
South Africa to probe local 'Fear'
Friday, Febuary 17
Thursday, Febuary 16
Tuesday, Febuary 14
Mouse signing off
Wednesday, Febuary 15
Monday, Febuary 13
Sunday, Febuary 12
Saturday, Febuary 11
Friday, Febuary 10
Organizers promote African awards
High anxiety or just ho-hum?
ACE enthusiastic about Hines
Super rating for big game
Korean circuit to open L.A. theater
Madonna tops Oz Video Music Awards
'Reinas' to open gay, lesbian fest
'Horse' rides off with Goteborg kudo
Telemundo boasts growth spurt
Power for 'Edison'
Art directors tap officers
Hecht, Ilion land on 'Planet'
DreamWorks finds gem in 'Opal' tome
WB taps NeoPets pic scribe
Revolution rides 'Horse'
New Line set to swing 'Low'
Paradox pounces on pulp
Fest kicks up 'Dust'
VH1 loves the 'Life'
Roast plucks Peacock
MTC gets in 'Rabbit' habit
Correction
Return of the hero
Guild shows 'Enthusiasm'
Photog tale gets snapped up
Fortress sweet on 'Syrup'
Laffs go 'Live' online
Pop goes the Alphabet
It's 'Millers' time for Buscemi at New Line
Black's knack for Nick
'Zero' to park in Odd Lot
Par's pigeon holed
D'Works plays air guitar
Wyatt Montgomery Nash
Riley Lily Lashever
Matthew Michaels
Sonae aims to acquire Portugal Telecom
Monday race tightens
Biondi wooing Bewkes
ABC in super shape
Bruce McKay
Weighty issue: Is reality TV too harsh for kids?
Fuji funds find 'Love'
Constantin beats path to 'Bridge,' 'Clayton'
Edward Lambek
Italos tie ribbons on 'Criminale'
ProSieben to digital2/8/5
Helmer hangs shingle
HBO first feevee in the country
'Maurice,' 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' lead Jutras
BKN drawn to 'Zorro' for TV, DVD pic
Kerry Kennedy
Steppenwolf preems 'Bleeding'
NBC pacts with Ars Nova
ACTRA Toronto announces noms
Par Classics, Nat Geo take Arctic expedition
Yazbek retunes 'Burleigh'
Finland's Jussis hot for 'Frozen'
Disney sibs get kick out of 'Cosmos'
Oscar Watch: Golden guys hit H'wood
Correction
Preems and 'Tristan' on Phil's sked
SportsNet taps nine anchors
Discs get a kick from Oscar noms
'Out' to open Israel pic fest
ABC's ratings raised by wounded journos
S. Africa regs flay U.S. sudser 'Day'
Telecinco gets local 'Betty,' 'Hell'
Nordisk taps Danish music vet Ritto
'Stupid' sequel tops Singapore B.O.
Showtime expands its Apple fare
Spitzer makes radio waves
Jean Byron
Oz's ABC seeking more gov't coin
'Taxidermia' tops Hungarian fest
Malaga fest opens with 'Welcome'
KWA feeling 'Passions'
Albums and records and songs, oh my!
Categorical approvals
The Acad giveth, the Acad taketh away
Oscar music nominees
Reviewing the big guns
Face time
Pantheon players
Shake, rattle & roil
Par preens for street
The Grammy-Oscar connection
Lionsgate ups marketing duo
Overnight sensations
NARAS doesn't flinch in face of pop's new age
Gearing up for the gold
Circle spots Rosen as senior manager
Disney stock jumps 7%
Walking the 'Talk'
'Nativity' scene's set
Jerry's set for a sked showdown
Radio One duets on 'Choir'
Oxygen shows breathe easy
U invites Hanks out on 'Town'
Sony dives into the Blu
Frost warms Touchstone
'Wing' man flies to Fox
Touchstone courts drama
Taylor-made tunes
Thesps join 'Bank' ranks
Grammys salute jazz
Emma Rose Lillard
Eden Scarlett Rittberg
Entertainment jobs take a dip in '06
Korean film bizzers protest in Seoul
Summit hits double with Constantin deal
Fear scares up funds
Latin fare gets Berlin boost
Latenight transport on the wrong track
EastWest on 'Shop' spree
Moviemax flexes muscle
German B.O. takes tumble
'Night' lights up sales
Studio Canal eyes English-lingo pix
Yanks flock to mart
Super mart revs up
Fox's 'House' hits all-time high
Clermont-Ferrand hands out prizes
Eye web's displacing its 'Race'
Exhib Vue reels in buyer Boreman
BSkyB exex get shuffled
'Kong' king of China' New Year holiday
Film's Seoul rebels
Eyeworks expands
Bush seals digital deadline
Rome label denies Jacko-Pope duet
DirecTV back in black
SIFF courts Blighty
Kidman invited to 'Party'
Past informs Szabo's pix
Notro stands up for 'Chair'
Berlin's wet kiss
Sinclair posts dip
Foodies find feasts outside fest
Gotham finds online location
Dieter grins and bears it
'Chaperone' sets B'way date
Disney's in drive over Shanghai park
'Swords,' 'Love' top H.K. pic noms
Nickelodeon shuffles exec deck
Manilow's the man
Shawn Hatosy
Fox's 'House' on fire
BBC unpeels Orange phone pact
Comcast recasts tube
Regional fests
Murdoch of the Nile
Egyptian uprising
Tyros tackle the big picture
New model for Arab cinema
Women on the verge
Arab pix tap into new local coin
Walk the (hard) line
Arnold Vosloo
Dave Sheridan
Monk in 'Show'
Elisabeth Harnois
Henry Simmons
Oz's Production Co. taps topper
IATSE endorses Angelides
Tania Raymonde
'Bomb' a real blast for U2
Rupe goes on a roll
'World' welcomes Lahti
Univision's up for grabs
Makeover for Sony BMG
Emmy noms wide Eyed
Del Toro to join 'Carnival'
London pic crix steer kudos to cowboys
FilmFour flips from feevee to free
Gray making 'Enemies'
ITV fights rumors that prod'n arm up for grabs
NAB nabs Mullen
Bravo banking on Net auds
Berlinale's buzzing
Product placement sparks protest
Block hangs indie shingle
Endemol in the Zone with reality TV
Image-maker gets his props
Cityscapes
Where sets end & digital begins
The witch and her wardrobe
'Desperate' living
Postwar chic
The Chameleon
Ordinary people
A touch of class
Nick Movies pumps Pistor
Cube's 'House' renovated
ESPN changes its game plan
D.C.'s Hayes Awards warm 'Urinetown'
Seeing red over 'Pink'
Grammy's Clive vibe
Young's 'Heart' feted
Howard dives into 'P.D.R.'
Universal has prime 'Chuck'
Winners show off their victory dance
Grammys no match for 'Idol'
Tartan hooks 'Fish' for U.K.
Keitel, Beart: 'Crime' partners
Film fest vets also live to eat in Berlin
Favela' doc lines up deals
Danish pic tackles diversity
Germans fight to beat '05 woes
Fortissimo goes gay
KGB enters fray over 'Scum'
Kilmer joins 'Dark' side
Paris' Orsay on bigscreen
Summit just adds 'Water'
'Ami' to cap emotional night
Way beyond the Potsdamer Platz, anything glows
Pickings from the Platz
'Boys' struts Stateside
Langmann's guilty
Kudos for Deneuve
Warner Independent nabs rights to Chen's 'Promise'
Spain's Wanda revs up with 8-pic slate
BBC hopes French clock into Office'
Spain's Lauren back in market groove
Cesar dressing on Grant menu
Gamer host to top Nine
Mayor books pic bow
Korea creatives use Berlin for pic protest
Fine time for Silvio
Revs, profits rise at Rogers
Zhang title sees the 'Light
Fuentes tackles 'Rosario'
Malcolm McDowell
In France, he's no real 'Angel'
Jim Vallely
Caitlin Mowrey
Jamie Widdoes
Ivo Fischer
Ian Biederman
Louisiana opts for local film incentives
'Apprentice' loops in Olympics competitors
Burman alights in 'Nest'
'Slumming' helmer trips on 'High' street
B'way cast try 'Festen' fare
FCC puts a la carte on menu
Is horror still hot?
Oprah lands in XM orbit
'Idol' sticks it to Grammys
1966: Peeks at post-Oscar parties
Federal incentive gives runaway pix reason to stay home
State film incentives
O'seas coin still counts toward U.S. incentives
New offers, New Orleans
Weekend Box Office Preview
Feb. 10, 2006
Russian Alfa buys multiplex player
Ramos buyer for Spain's La Sexta
Sales up as ProSieben signs U.S. deal
Denne Bart Petitclerc
Oz's Film Finance greenlights 3 pix
Mouse pulls Rabbit out of NBC's hat
Ortiz pic leads Mexico's Ariel noms
Regal revs, income grow
WB moves to exit pay TV in Spain
Cisneros Group ups Dvorak to prexy
'Drowsy' distinction
Ontario extends tax credit for films
Berlin serves up its 'Cake'
Melody and medicine
Taking up a caviar crusade
Pushy questions for…
Drinking on the job
Bid fast, bid hard
Lords of the rings
That personal touch
Get a life
'Friends' boffo at French box office
Scribes reach for last chance at enhance
Meaningful encounters
No sell-by date for relevant issues
Screenplays call for aural history
Scribes feast on 'Food Films'
Ounce of invention
New Line ups homevid exex
An 'Affair' of the art
'Dove' man back for more
Praiser biz a real Mob Scene
Blockbuster axing staff
Jackson braves Iraq
Zisk heads for 'Weeds'
NBC turning on 'Eurovision'
Duo find true love with U
Tyro helmer gets 'Hexxx'
Par plucks Cosgrove
Nick teen web the N heads back 'Nowhere'
Par's pinkslips
Jordan, WB go it 'Alone'
Soft DVDs tame Lionsgate
Duo marching to reality
Inside Move: Acad nixes Yari's credit appeal
Inside Move: News Corp. fills a void
'Da Vinci' shines on doc
Here! make the 'Cut'
Julie Firestone and Andy Garlikov
Telemundo's brand new thrust
ABC's two-anchor format further disrupted
Terra Firms lands AMC Entertainment
CBS, ABC's 'Stars' shine Thursday
'Snow' deal plowed under
No Italian Hi, Hi for 'Bye Bye'
German cartel frowns at local exhib chain tie-up
Leigh nabs FilmFour $
Celluloid snaps up sundance fave
Clooney: Serious -- and sexy
Potente powers up her pen
Lenser Storaro set to shoot 'Don'
Wunder-ful wave hits Austrian filmmakers
Berlusconi cuts made me quit job, sez Chiesa
Gauls go wild for critters
Frank Goodman
Martin Feinstein
Franklin Cover
'Zombie' speaks English for Korean
Bau haus gets thumbs up
Alan Shalleck
What, me dogmatic?
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
At tease in town's famed taunts
CG wizard eyes new cause
Mitani gets last laugh with 'Suite Dreams'
Comicbook craze drives B.O. crazy
Berlin helps open Japanese pics
Production yen in a fund
Teutons raid Berlin
Weinstein Co. stirs 'Awake'
Filmax banks on 'Borgia'
Bernd sees red
BV Oz nabs '48 Shades'
BV Int'l ups Frigo to topper level
Choi ankles MTV
Brazil gets NBA live games over the Net
Syndies slip as nets prep for sweeps
Debut Montreal fest shutters
Kiwi b'casters irate
Audiard follows 'Prophet'
Roehler signs on X for next pic
Latido play Moroccan card
France's MK2 takes the 'Cake'
Venice manages to amass moolah
Former Berlin topper ready to move on
Forum plays political angles
Pusan flexes its 'total market' muscles
Don't count me out yet, sez McKellen
Wiesenthal doc lands Kidman
Llosas in town to feast on the 'Goat'
Helmer probes 'Private' lives
African filmmakers huddle
Teutons trek through topical jungle
Floral and fauna
Talent Campus makes art on site
The right stuff on display
Berlin bodegas: funky but chic
Metro taps 'Moscow'
'Fingers' tops Elements' slate
Elektrofilm, Babelsburg link up
Dance inspires Nils Tavernier's 'Aurore'
Pic hopes to make 'Friends'
Breaks panels open for all
Haneke to turn hand to ageism
Papamichael, 27 Films in business together
Amigo plays up 'Juego' with Gomez Pereira
Huayi Bros. revving up pic plans
Jordan backs off 'Borgia'
Hartnett horns in on 'Baker'
Egypt mogul takes it to Al Qaeda
Party poop out!
Reviews
Cinema Classics Collection: Island in the Sun, Pinky, Stormy Weather
Democracy
Die Kleinstaedter
The Cary Grant Box Set
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Hamlet
Bermuda Avenue Triangle
25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue
Men at Work
Conversation with the Shadow
Relatives
Taxidermia
Confessions of a Mormon Boy
Super Bowl XL
The Raft
Rang de Basanti
Zinda
The Other Side
Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet
From Afar
Somewhere Too Far
Emergence-See!
Don Juan -- The Trickster of Seville
Cease Fire
Monday
Trying
My Quick Way Out
A Little Kiss
Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two
Punching at the Sun
Pine Flat
White Trash
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
The Good Girl Is Gone
Adieu La Vie
Les Bronzes 3: Friends Forever
Time Frozen
Buried Child
Feed
Fireworks Wednesday
Cinnamon
Friday Evening
Journey to Hidalou
Forgiving the Franklins
Moonshine
Matti - Hell is for Heroes
Before Born
Gitmo: The New Rules of War
2006 Nightlife Awards
Parineeta
Unexpected
Crossroads
a Darkness Swallowed
Full or Empty
Restless Spirits
The Trail
Mozart & The Whale
The Master Builder
All the Beauty of the World
Amerika, Or The Disappearance
Eight Below
Opal Dream
Final Destination 3
Faith Healer
48th Annual Grammy Awards
Going Private
Brothers of the Head
Lunacy
Freedomland
Snow Cake
Seriously
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
Boston Marriage
Ute Lemper
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
Ticket to Outer Space
Mouth to Mouth
The Real Santa
We Shall Overcome
James Blunt
The Right Kind of People
Red Light Winter
Glastonbury
Family Law
A Soap
Windows on Monday
Slumming
Close to Home
The Wedding Singer
Kismet
Dreamgirls
The Elementary Particles
News From Home/News From House
Container
The Road
Paper Dolls
The Perfect Afternoon
4 Stars
Izzat
Another Morning
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