Table of Contents
Week of 03/05/2006

Articles

Geisha: Lost in translation

 

Scotland's 'Home' run

 

Curious goes to 'War'

 

Plexes flex muscle

 

B.O. dips; 'Les Miz' $1.3m

 

Biz slips; 'Rabbit' 289g

 

Color-blind 'Billy'

 

Broadway broadens its auds

 

Singapore gets all loved up

 

Fat Joe, Lil Jon ride 'Pimp' into Europe

 

Webs battle producers for new-media rights

 

BBC Worldwide rules as mart hits record high

 

Exorcising a painful past

 

Picturing the new CW sked

 

TV follows film into the f/x pool

 

Attention-seeking profs become Dukes of Duh

 

Red alert for Iraq journos

 

Media fights Bush undertow

 

Italians go global

 

H'wood slowdown gives big bump to locals

 

Pricey problem at B.O.

 

Singapore seeing signs of expansion

 

Debuts take spotlight at Mar del Plata

 

Local fare opens H.K. fest

 

Hong Kong Expo mixes biz, prizes

 

'Kidulthood' tackles teens

 

Dublin fest adds int'l Irish scene

 

Another scare rising?

 

Bond ambition: 007 gets face lift

 

Daily bread & butter

 

It's like crack, with earphones

 

Music's space race

 

GE short-circuited by showbiz shuffles

 

DVD doubles the fun

 

Smaller pics rate day-and-date

 

Y2K bug hits TV's key demo

 

'Doogal' dogs CG upstarts

 

Book biz gets helping hand

 

Gunning for dirt on Hollywood

 

'High' note for Islam

 

'V' for very careful

 

Sony: Shaken, not stirred

 

Change is big draw at Mouse

 

Boast of the town

 

Traveling man

 

Yanks mighty in Blighty

 

Palm makes light of Leroy

 

Courage on the menu

 

'Housewives' going global

 

B.O. reunion redux

 

'Lazarescu' tops Mexico City fest

 

Eye focuses on next anchor

 

Sound editors sing praise

 

SAG opens up board meet

 

A 'Company' man for Eye

 

'Conviction' acquits NBC

 

Let the good times roll

 

Soiree full of stars (part II)

 

Soiree full of stars

 

AFTRA deals 'Dean' dispute

 

Freebies and fashion (part II)

 

Freebies & fashion

 

IRS: Free isn't free

 

'Lion' tames o'seas with Japan bow

 

Koreans crown 'Clown' B.O. ruler

 

'Always' wins dozen kudos in Japan

 

Relieved and revered

 

Gotham parties hearty for film's biggest night

 

Oscar winners gallery

 

Stewart made the most of his shot

 

Cute doc wins in serious category

 

'Geisha' looks like a winner

 

Indie caps a boffo year

 

Party crashed . . . big time

 

New Line's a fan of 'Pan'

 

Chief changes at 'Chief'

 

AFTRA deals 'Dean' dispute

 

Small movies mean small B.O. bumps

 

Fine night for Focus; U strong with 'Kong'

 

Oscars growing into an int'l affair

 

'Pimp' was quite a moment

 

Scandis sink teeth into Portuguese

 

Havel honors Kaneva docu

 

Ladies first at NBC U

 

Oscars down 11% vs. last year

 

'Dresden' heats up

 

Eszterhas pic makes splash in Budapest

 

Gold Circle plans 'Daisy' reflowering

 

Council backs Asian migration

 

Femmes slate shorts

 

Distrib loses founder

 

TriPictures adds prod'n

 

Probe hits pol Jowell at home

 

Helmer's 'Total' win

 

Sirius calls 'Sex' siren

 

EM.TV will enter the soccer Arena

 

SPC to roll out rock doc 'Hardcore'

 

Palm gets some 'Sun'

 

A sprinkling of 'Stardust'

 

Fairfax, Jigsaw ink 'Two' for SBS

 

Dispute jousts 'Jumper'

 

Thesps 'Ride' on Starz

 

'Black' blankets Bollywood kudos

 

Korean 'Gangster 3' ready to roll

 

Thai helmer tries on Singapore tale

 

A topper twosome

 

'Savages' tames thesps

 

Mobile phones ringing in hybrid content

 

Cable biz wary of AT&T deal

 

RSA launches La Division

 

Down but not dire

 

B'way attendance dips below 2005's

 

Gus Goldstein Coleman

 

Sydney Burton Melnick

 

Olivia Sage Levine

 

Georgia Valentine Chen Kaufmann

 

Sally Jane Clayton

 

Maryann Ridini and Christopher Scott Spencer

 

L.A. Times Powers up

 

Oscar's wild nightcap

 

Finch firms Targeted

 

Marketing exec feted

 

Sarandon comes to 'Rescue'

 

'Panic' attack for Shepard

 

Par unit will paint it Black

 

'Crash' rides Oscar's wave

 

Bay Street paints Kahlo play

 

'Runway' struts again

 

'Reggaeton' taps director

 

Inside Move: iTunes 'Scrubs' up in cross-conglom deal

 

Fall comes early for Eye

 

U crowns 'King' comedy

 

Richter detects 'P.I.' gig

 

'Yes' men for Par pic

 

Alexander helming 'Hell'

 

Gavin Rossdale

 

Victoria Rowell

 

John Ortiz

 

Mark Weiler

 

Marisa Petroro

 

Robert L. Mann

 

Horgan heads up new-look UIP

 

Euro college unveils Madrid sesh

 

Rupe mulls Italia IPO

 

Big night for Fox's '24'

 

Dana Reeve

 

Norris Spencer

 

Ali Farka Toure

 

China hails Lee, omits gay references

 

UTV fights Bollywood pic pirates

 

Producer on a Kohl train

 

Cannes shows love

 

I want my mobile TV

 

Geeks offer riches in sci fi niches

 

Pixar out on a high note

 

Shochiku to rebuild Tokyo multiplex

 

Confab honors Pixar exec

 

'Celebrity' coming to France's TF1

 

Endemol taps Creasey for sales job

 

Contreras named CEO of La Sexta

 

Oscars a winner for ABC

 

Tribeca to head north

 

Duo divvy up 'Ninja' world

 

Praiser push at Universal

 

Gordon Parks

 

'Crash' makes new splash on DVD

 

Syndie ratings gain in 2nd week of Games

 

Wonder Women talk up cable at huddle

 

CJ Ent. to distrib 'Clown' in Japan

 

ESPN Deportes' Uefa soccer coverage rolls

 

'Dreams' B.O. champion in Japan

 

Washington Ballet labor dispute settled

 

Gray back to Blighty fray

 

'Somewhere' rights nabbed by Davenport

 

Ritter earns Segal Award

 

CBS, ESPN jump through hoops

 

Lion tryin' again

 

Buchwald in hospice care

 

CW passes halfway point

 

Actors' Fund to fete Minnelli

 

'Wedding' vows for Material Ent.

 

'Crash' lands on TV

 

VNU's suitors push for deal

 

Nick OKs toon twosome

 

Paris 'Cabaret' on the way

 

Nantucket fetes scribe duo

 

Woody tangos in Paris

 

NRG exec hangs shingle

 

Helmer plugs in at Warners

 

Thesps do pilot 'Service'

 

NBC makes 'House' call

 

Dimension hits speed dial

 

Penguin pounces

 

Par pitch all about 'Me'

 

Sony arms 'Minutemen'

 

ITV profits rise by $144 mil

 

Schweiger stokes 'Blaze'

 

Flying Dutchmen

 

Internationalmedia taps Thoma

 

Euro TV expanding beyond the tube

 

Big 'Unit' bow for CBS

 

Dish adds Arabic music

 

Site's drive: pix to disc

 

Kunnesseri Shankar

 

Cine! to boost Latino pic distribution

 

Ne-Yo's 'Words' works wonders

 

His 'Sunset' sendoff

 

Legal eagle swoops down on radio biz

 

'Game' worth playing again

 

Kate Mara

 

Toni Trucks

 

Patrick Duffy

 

Iris Bahr

 

Kelly McNair

 

Tierney takes on 'Girls'

 

Quebec to probe Montreal FilmFest

 

Gabelli suit's a federal case

 

'J.A.P.' hitting stage, book shelves

 

The Chinese puzzle

 

BBC, ITV to duet online

 

20th TV counting to Ten from Seven

 

Thesp fans 'Blaze'

 

Disney in Shanghai?

 

EchoStar LLC inks with Global Cricketing

 

A Scandi 'Goodbye'

 

Showtime at the museum

 

Lion lining up staff, slate

 

Comcast reups Univision nets

 

Canal 9 restructures $27 mil debt

 

Eye's 'Unit' smooth

 

Liberty posts losses

 

MyNetworkTV adds deals

 

Daily News talks sports

 

Inside Move: Stern returning to familiar territory

 

TiVo struggles to find subs

 

Local nixes IATSE agreement

 

'Potter' DVD golden

 

Inuit pic opens fest

 

Kapnek inks Peacock pact

 

New Line gets gospel lift

 

TW shuts out Fox Sports

 

Pope pic blessed with boffo B.O.

 

ShoWest fetes thesp's decade

 

Flush with coin, digital studio open for business

 

Avnet to rule 'World'

 

Groundswell plumps exec ranks

 

Putnam off to Miramax

 

A date with Davis

 

'CSI' scribe seals deal

 

iTunes gets the joke

 

Par ready to strut its Tut

 

CW sez yes to 'Said'

 

Follow the leader

 

Cusack finds a room in King's '1408'

 

'Dog' & mouse game

 

Henson's drawn to 'Paw'

 

Drazen upped at Idea Place

 

Kuehn Jr. Foundation aids UCLA

 

'Open' opening on Imax

 

Hayek pic preems

 

'Sopranos' returns

 

Lionsgate UK picks up 'Wah-Wah'

 

Imax is back on the block

 

'Idol' enough for Fox

 

Fuji fuming over Livedoor stock

 

Seven net profit up 19.5% for half

 

Garrett Scott

 

MTV launches vidgame program

 

BVI adopts orphan tale for Italia prod'n

 

Channel 4, Fox forge union

 

Aly & AJ Michalka

 

Daisy Fuentes

 

ShoWest fetes Fanning

 

Leon

 

Logan Lerman

 

Eric Szmanda

 

Lindsay Sloane

 

Lesley Feinstein

 

Studios call on comedy to lift B.O.

 

Kim will receive Deauville honor

 

Fest has big ambitions

 

Korean testing mobile tube format

 

Family's 'Fearless' lawsuit

 

Oscar winners tapped for Showcase

 

Astro Measat to buy UHEL stake

 

McDowell looks good for FCC spot

 

Japan launches fest in Myanmar

 

Reality skeins break records

 

Focus' int'l arm fostering pic pair

 

'Starry'-eyed scribe

 

Gotham gives its regards to old vaudeville

 

Study: deals igniting

 

Disney plays the dating game

 

Nick to open own toon lab

 

DreamWorks has feet of clay

 

Taming 'Tiger' on stage

 

Blockbuster profits up, but revs dip

 

Pic biz does the splits

 

Senators aim at vidgames with CDC study

 

Watanabe set for 'Sand'

 

Get a life

 

CW adds affils

 

Dough pros rise up

 

The whine over old vine

 

My own private Fiji is better than your Malibu

 

The earth needs maid service

 

No sacrifices, please

 

Pushy questions for…

 

TFI grafts medical docu onto its sked

 

TV thesps hit Off Broadway

 

Lortel Foundation creates fellowship

 

Walden backing 'Wonder'

 

'Dan' finds a love interest

 

Palm Pictures counts to '13'

 

Bristol Bay backs 'Buck'

 

Group pines for Univision

 

On her way to 'Reno'

 

Bravo gives 'Six' afterlife

 

Fox locks in 'House' as 'Joey' exits

 

1995: Reeves accident shocks H'w'd

 

IATSE ratifies contract

 

Berlusconi in a bind

 

Disney taps Jigalova-Ozkan

 

Zodiak taps Stevenson

 

Special 'Idol' tops Thursday

 

Aleene MacMinn

 

Thesp finds a home in Cuadri's 'Heart'

 

Pumped up by Pixar

 

Bring on the indie 'Night'

 

Reviews

Sons & Daughters

Black. White.

The Unit

Big Love

Failure to Launch

Curious George

Metropolitan

The Best of the Electric Company

Kind Hearts and Coronets

The Buster Keaton Collection

Sex Diary of an Infidel

Searching for Eden: The Diaries of Adam and Eve

Mammals

Southwark Fair

Nine Emotions

Happy Days

Miracle Workers

Van Morrison

The Shaggy Dog

We Are the Indians

Meth

The King Maker

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

School Daze

Believe in Me

Nynne

Bare Hands Victory

Winky's Horse

Art of the Devil 2

The Judge

Daughters of the Wind

Planet Ibsen

Ghost of Mae Nak

Funky Forest: The First Contact

100 Ways to Kill Love

Daisy

The Goodbye Kiss

Celibataires

Measure for Measure

The Traveling Lady

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bon Jovi

One Step Over

Ubu Roi

The Screwtape Letters

The Music Teacher

Bernarda Alba

Life in Color

Bystanders

King and the Clown

Clay Fear

Colonial Misunderstanding

Helen The Baby Fox