Table of Contents
Week of 02/19/2006

Articles

'Well'-spent youth

 

Biz up; 'Pajama' 405g

 

B.O. slips; 'Wicked' $1.2m

 

'Playboy' visits China

 

'Boy' heading home to Oz

 

A 'Q' miscue

 

Merry monarch stages royal flush

 

H'wood comes calling on mobiles

 

Disney wishes on new tween star

 

With an addition, FCC could be decisive

 

Not so suite life

 

Agents of change

 

Anatomy of successful net lead-in

 

Telenovelas go Russian around

 

Chinese downloads vex H.K. rights holders

 

Brazil begins to break down TV color bar

 

India's subtle subtitle strategy

 

Is Eddie ready to be a topper

 

Tough test in tight tyke market

 

Oscar bumps slow to trickle for pix o'seas

 

Oz film funder plans to reslice pie

 

Local pix mint green with Kiwis

 

Berth of a 'Nation'

 

Point-and-click activism

 

Helmer's living in the 'Now'

 

'Da Vinci's' delicate strokes

 

Prisoners caught in twilight 'Zona'

 

Statue of limitations

 

Talker shares view from above

 

Driving a grand Torino

 

Fawning over kidpix

 

Real life spurs a change of 'Heart'

 

Contagious content is catching

 

Fashionista still has pic designs

 

Corporate retreat?

 

When the son doesn't shine

 

Studio chiefs wince at summer faceoff

 

Collision course

 

WB's pricey show boat

 

Tummy troubles roil India

 

Brits back 'Brokeback'

 

Going to bat at 'Hardball'

 

Oscar's no-shows

 

Painting the town gold

 

Refusing to be labeled

 

Crix: It was a very good year

 

Relentless drumbeat of kudocasts

 

That's Sahl, folks

 

Here's Jonny!

 

The anti-Player

 

Op-ed films for the ages

 

Fickle finger of fate

 

Blitz builds three new plexes

 

Pooches prevail

 

Lagardere dives into Canal

 

Indecency calls rise again

 

Ken Lane

 

Tim Mason

 

OLN pacts for games

 

Brett Gregory

 

Nora O’Brien, Sallie Schoneboom, Bill Brennan

 

Jennifer Vogelmann, Shari Mesulam

 

Tom Speiss

 

Golem gets 'Grbavica'

 

Bonnier reaches record earnings

 

Expo gets coin from fund

 

Russian Nights fest gets L.A. berth

 

E.tv told to cool down

 

Supersun plays name game

 

Prisa profits on climb

 

DocsBarcelona loaded with laughs

 

Games feel the heat

 

'Larry' at Lionsgate

 

Fox hunts down 'Bounty' comedy

 

See ya later, raider

 

Warm to 'Winter'

 

Lucas in a D.C. daze

 

Hollywood's light lunch bunch

 

Ezra Buzzington

 

Katie Cassidy

 

Mark Derwin

 

Barry Shabaka Henley

 

Craig Susser

 

Halle is a Hasty woman

 

Madonna picks up Brit

 

'Candy' man

 

Shea Whigham

 

Turin takes toll on B.O.

 

GE getting a taste of tricky film biz

 

'Lion' family reach settlement

 

IATSE faces lenser opposition over pact

 

Curt Gowdy

 

Richard Bright

 

Stars, crowds throng to Oz' Packer tribute

 

La Sexta plumps up with nine U.S. skeins

 

Milia to merge into Mip

 

Italo PM under fire

 

NIBC takes stake in Talpa

 

MPA, IFPI in Latam piracy pact

 

Court TV gets Sirius

 

Televisa viewers batty for 'Betty'

 

Sega game for port plans

 

China tix sell cellular

 

Gauls fete Warner Int'l exec veep

 

PT Graha Layar Prima sees big picture

 

Bomb tale firming up

 

'Lady' tome finds match at New Line

 

USA 'Psych' makes headway

 

Pixar draws academy kudos

 

Praisery bows film, TV unit

 

'Rabbi' ready for a closeup

 

Indie makes 'Great' deal

 

'Crash,' 'Line' get Eddies

 

UTA partner hit by reality

 

Col's good 'Yuma' man

 

Free on 'Conviction'

 

Watts lights up Spirit nods

 

Corrections

 

Olympics, Fox dramas top Monday

 

'Nickleby' revived at Chichester

 

BAFTA bash

 

Brits in command

 

'Road' to detention

 

Billy Cowsilll

 

H'wood in black and white simply looks blond

 

Mouse sets stage for mane attraction

 

Thai mart off to slow start

 

'Spam' brings 2 kings to U.K.

 

Joe Wolhandler

 

'Cash' maker racks up deals

 

Sri Lanka to tax imports

 

Holiday boosts B'way

 

Gov't bucks eDonkey

 

One-time cost socks Azteca profits

 

The 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards

 

MTV shuffles exec deck

 

Growth spurt at ProSieben

 

Italy bows first mobile TV service

 

Inside Move: Olympics heat NBC's 'Today'

 

Supersun tries new name, strategy

 

Wellspring running dry

 

'Saw II' bows big on DVD

 

Multicanal taps pic channel exec

 

Distrib Ventura grabs 'Grbavica'

 

The 57th annual WGA Awards

 

ABC to distrib, rep Film Australia

 

Entertainment Expo goes for bigger, better

 

MK Pictures, Gonzo in content pact

 

Ana de Skalon

 

Shakira to perform at Premio kudos

 

Clear Channel gets a boost

 

TF1 profits climb 5.2% to $281m

 

Emmy rules revamp tied up with blue ribbon

 

Oz's Seven net counts on top spot

 

Luther James

 

Mexican fest sports youthful look

 

Par ups Powell to sr. vp

 

Holding the note

 

China applies toon taboos

 

Oscar facts & figures

 

ABC journo draws a nod

 

Reality check: Tim Burton

 

Oscar's shrinking playlist

 

Other Oscars

 

Acad's Kodak moment lingers

 

Tracy kudo goes to Freeman

 

Ratings could be in a rough ride

 

Aglow over lit luminaries

 

First-time helmer up and 'Away'

 

Adapted Screenplay

 

Original Screenplay

 

Supporting Actress

 

Supporting Actor

 

Actress

 

Actor

 

Director

 

Best Picture

 

Brazilians mine 'Gold' for feature

 

U signs up 'Recruiter'

 

Cowpokes outed as archetypes

 

Rogue backs 'Slash'

 

'Deceit' rings true

 

Pastors preach to Par

 

Diesel behind Par's 'Wheel'

 

Oscar: Sealed with a blitz?

 

CW taps marketing chief

 

Pair puts TV, pix in the mix

 

Thesps tend to 'Gardens'

 

Oscar tunes in singers

 

Helmer makes plans for 'Friday'

 

War of the bosses

 

'Wedding' back on

 

Sony/ATV taps Broitman

 

Zoda ups rank at Granada

 

BBC ups Blighty film fund

 

Fox's 'Idol' crushes Games

 

Fox has a sixth sense

 

Thom Bishops

 

Anne Dudek

 

Alexandra Paul, Nicholas Turturro

 

Donny Osmond

 

Prewitt new chair of FilmL.A.

 

'Pilgrim' progresses to legit fest

 

Miami minimart reels in pic projects

 

Third 'Ghetto' finally grabs top spot

 

Viet plex plan nets $25 mil

 

Gallagher set for 'Spring'

 

'Yamato' star to bring Khan to life

 

Zeffirelli honored by Sharaff

 

GE making Mexico plans

 

Praiser focus is Rogue

 

Jones reups for a tour of 'Doubt' duty

 

Fest books top draws

 

Russia to see 'Signs' of Endemol

 

'Lear' makes move to Off Broadway

 

'Idol' keeps Games guessing

 

Duo pact for Oz movies-on-demand

 

Mehta maneuvers around fest flap

 

Malone wants a vote at TW

 

Olympics feed week

 

Leftovers vexing Viacom

 

Dolly travelin' to Oscars

 

Biel ready for 'Next' project

 

Burnett talks shop at MT&R forum

 

WMA shifts tube ranks

 

MIP embraces new media

 

Berlin Film Festival 2005

 

Alphabet out there

 

Inside Move: 'Yuma' in the lead for Cruise's attention

 

Correction

 

DGA raps biz on diversity

 

Bravo for iTunes

 

Elwes flying high in 'Sky'

 

Comedy's 'Samurai' going mobile

 

Frank Q. Dobbs

 

Pic pair open MOMA fest

 

All in the 'Family'

 

'Park' place party

 

Jousting Jersey boys

 

Expo gets name value

 

U getting 'Knocked Up'

 

Warner's men in tights

 

Par loads 'Shooter'

 

A&E casts its drama queen

 

Partners pact at Millennium

 

Big Easy at the Bowl

 

Upstart CW mints major money men

 

Warner Pix ups Cohen to exec VP

 

'Larry' helmer bows out

 

Africa web to Comcast

 

NL praiser gig in focus

 

Oscar snubbing important films

 

Frank Grillo

 

FBC partners for reality

 

Redbus now Lionsgate

 

'Idol' worship at new level

 

3 shingles find private sector coin

 

Antena posts profits

 

Feb. sweeps offers big gains

 

Fest funny business

 

Rose festival tilts to Brits

 

Inside Move: 'Rings' working out its preview kinks

 

Documaker Maysles has got the Gotham touch

 

Inside Move: Shows vie for B'way berth

 

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.

 

Chris Borelli

 

Damon Santostefano

 

Michael Madsen

 

Max Perlich

 

Christian Carion

 

1976: Oscar frenzy

 

Alliance Atlantis distrib revs dip

 

Hudson lands ShoWest title

 

FCC to issue b'cast indecency rulings

 

Col's big 'Game' plan

 

Mediaset tops profit amid soccer, PPV

 

Russia's CTC set for Nasdaq IPO

 

Marvel stock soars on rev outlook

 

B.O. is all about 'Family'

 

Film L.A. moves downtown

 

Midway path leads to loss

 

Maltha ankles A-Film for shingle

 

Fox fixed on Turner

 

Oscar Watch: More presenters added to list

 

Sprockets fest reveals school slate

 

Banff fest calls for Rockies entries

 

Media giant rolling in revenues

 

Packer nixes split-up

 

Moreno joins Berkeley 'Menagerie'

 

Separation anxiety

 

'Bee' sits a spell at Atlanta venue

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
Feb. 24, 2006

 

Latest 'Potter' joins $600 mil club

 

India's 'Sesame' to air on kid nets

 

Frey frazzled

 

James memorial

 

Carr memorial

 

Sacks memorial

 

ABC 'Desperate' for Latin American auds

 

McCreery's in the Pink

 

Get a life

 

Summer camps with a cause

 

Going to the dogs

 

Hot eateries renew their lease on life

 

Tiny tillia makes a splash

 

Pushy questions for…

 

The new home shopping network

 

The nominees

 

Taylor made

 

Kline's family ties

 

Two decades of ASC kudo highlights

 

Through a lens globally

 

Stern starts film festival

 

Bernhard has a 'Bad' time

 

Honorees

 

Heavy metal mania

 

37th Annual Image Awards nominations

 

BET wagers on original fare

 

Marketers see family's value

 

Miller's 'Sons' lines up cast

 

Skein scene hinges on a new CW

 

Lifetime pacts on pix

 

Laffer's 'Boxed' in at NL

 

Same themes, new dreams

 

Charity's a reality at TLC

 

Dems blaze H'wood trail for donors

 

'Evilseek' hatched

 

ICM gets into brand biz

 

Scribe tribe loses voice

 

Inside Move: Shift keeps the town talking

 

Pilot sets its 'Sisters'

 

Telecinco reups with Telespan 2000

 

'Idol,' Olympics top Thursday

 

Alan Levin

 

Telecinco, Telespan 2000 pact

 

Turner steps off TW board

 

Horror pic 'Reverb' rounds up cast

 

Joanna Prince

 

Paul Carr

 

Inside Move: Sex Pistols punk Rock Hall of Fame

 

Reviews

Theater District

The Little Match Girl

Hellfire Pass

De Lady In De Tutti Frutti Hat

Fiasco: A History Of Hollywood's Iconic Flops

Conversations With John Schlesinger

Tell Me How You Love The Picture

If You Get to Bethlehem, You've Gone Too Far

Aurora Borealis

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

Lenny & Lou

Clean Alternatives

Maquilopolis

Muetter

Sheitan

A Summer Day

Out of Status

Livingston Taylor

A Body of Water

Faith Prince and Tom Wopat: Let's Fall in Love

Romeo and Juliet

Common Bonds

The Dybbuk

Sordid Lives

Under The Rainbow

Pirates of the Great Salt Lake

Gambling

Andrew Jenks Room 335

Voices Of Bam

A Lion in the House

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

Running on Empty

Oxhide

Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein

Dr. Dolittle

Kappa Mikey

Deep Sea

The Wooden Breeks

Indoor/Outdoor

Running Scared

The Last Communist

Broken S