Table of Contents
Week of 03/26/2006

Articles

Edinburgh lures int'l helmers

 

'Stuff' changes when viewed in Public

 

'Hair' gets tangled

 

Biz grows; 'Wicked' $1.4m

 

B.O. up; 'Purple' $1 mil

 

The season's feminine mystique

 

Finland's set for a digital first

 

Fest toons up with 'Asterix'

 

Irritated Italos give HBO's 'Rome' the thumbs down

 

German producer in on action in U.S.

 

On a Tiger hunt

 

Journos find Voice via gov't machine

 

'Nightline' mixes it up to raise ratings

 

Look back in angst

 

The non-power of the press

 

U sees Brit DVD flurry

 

Ruby finds new home

 

'Panther' claws its way to top o'seas

 

'Project Greenlight' shines in Oz

 

Branding speaks Russian

 

DVD piracy wreaks havoc in Spain

 

Saudi pic causes stir

 

U moves put lens on Focus

 

Disney draws a line with Pixar

 

Google launches up the MySpace race

 

Ghost in the machinima

 

It's a small world now

 

China reins in false 'Idol'

 

Wrestling back in the ring with NBC

 

H'w'd looks combat-ready

 

Doc is a jolt to the system

 

Rap tie-in looks to build rapt auds

 

Slump: The sequel?

 

TV newsies face a polarized public

 

Tights in a twist

 

DeAPlaneta pushing on

 

Laffer 'Madness' starts shooting

 

Auds get their 'Man'

 

BSkyB, BBC kick off high-def service

 

Prime targets Corea buyout

 

Fest fetes Douglas

 

Frolicking at Filmart

 

Korean calling card

 

Actor gets well schooled

 

Working Girls

 

TV insiders to 'Square Off'

 

Think takes daring docu

 

NCAA gives assist to CBS

 

Megalyn Echikunwoke

 

Lisa Ray

 

Nathan Phillips

 

Tiffany Dupont

 

Fleischer's pix wide-ranging

 

'NCIS' ships out with Blighty's Five

 

Star pumps Harrah's casino bid

 

O'seas auds think 'Pink'

 

Golden 'Rings'?

 

Donors, gov't boost theater fund

 

Chris Ann Maxwell and Paul Skolnick

 

Denise Lee Stevens and Ian Randall Wilson

 

Lisa Present and Craig Susser

 

'Blair' brain envisions a new horror

 

HBO's B.O. harvest

 

Blue-collar drive

 

Morgan Creek fields 'Touchback'

 

Bermuda hails 'Proposition'

 

'Sasquatch' to Sony BMG

 

Regency cuffs jailbird laffer

 

New 'Xanadu' laces skates

 

'Ocean's' in motion at WB

 

Pilots transport thesp trio

 

Suits may put Fields into focus

 

Owens found a sound

 

Sony Pictures logs library

 

Post flogged over blog

 

Weinsteins are back with another 'Bak'

 

Cablevision rewires DVR

 

Picturehouse returns to the frame

 

Harvest reaps exhib'n reward

 

H'wood pix rule on Japanese TV

 

Bafta TV noms look in Scorsese's 'Direction'

 

'Caiman' chomps Italo B.O.

 

Francke goes to the Midlands

 

ITunes bugs the Beatles

 

'Rough Winds' hits Malaga

 

BMG cues a solo

 

Philip B. Kunhardt Jr.

 

Estelle Busch

 

Dan Curtis

 

Global TV viewing rises

 

Li's drawn into 'Fearless' lawsuit

 

China cracks down

 

TVNZ pays more for BVI shows

 

Bob Papenbrook

 

Oz's SBS picks up 'Independent'

 

Mark Eisenberg, Larry Kanusher

 

Troy Marshall

 

Tommy Nast

 

Karen Miller

 

Nancy Mammana

 

Philippe Aigle

 

Patrick Tillieux, Manfred Aronsson

 

NBC U opens TV arms in Asia, Russia

 

Friedman's 'Early' man

 

La Sexta lands Cup

 

Helmer pulls 'Tree'

 

'Tarzan' has swingin' start

 

WWE muscles into the music business

 

NFL double whammy

 

Nouveau riches for Canuck fest?

 

Michael Weber

 

Gretchen Beidl

 

Lawrence Sapadin

 

Cable strike gets SAG nod

 

Lincoln to laud Lange

 

Penguin paddling on Walden pond

 

'Hairspray' cast changes

 

Soleil to shine at casino

 

InDplay flies rights site

 

Think launches animation hothouse

 

Indian helmer sets up film school

 

'Offside,' 'Back' bookend Jeonju fest

 

Manchester net gets Citytv format

 

Sun TV looks to raise coin with IPO

 

'Lion' on L.A. safari

 

Alphabet lands on 'Mars'

 

PWI Holdings declares bankruptcy

 

Cable boost for telcos

 

'Microwave' gets cooking

 

Walken finds his 'Fury'

 

Williamstown carries Porter

 

Comcast plugs into Current

 

U brewing 'Starbucks'

 

Pioneer plaudit for AOL's Miller

 

Thesps visit 'Disturbia'

 

'Will' fills D'Works bill

 

Col looks to power 'Point' with duo

 

Searchlight hits teen scene

 

'Soap' afloat at Strand

 

Hoofers step up

 

MTR honors Mitchell

 

'Feud' tries on a new face

 

Hurwitz takes a hike

 

Gehry gets golden

 

Way of the 'Gun'

 

Fest takes show on the road

 

Hot wired

 

Vanguard winners

 

With games so pricey, reality works overtime

 

Platform divers make tech splash

 

Correction

 

Unity seeks coin for soccer

 

Brussels feasts on 'Apples'

 

Pinewood profits reel; turnaround seen

 

Akin goes to 'The Other Side'

 

Fox takes action Monday

 

Fox ups 'Prison' term

 

MGM teams on Euro pic web

 

A Gallic labor day

 

HBO Asia exec retires to U.S.

 

NAPTE stays at the Bay

 

Towering over fest

 

Pix berth for helmer birth

 

Seattle pair line up their legit slates

 

WB inks VOD deal in Spain

 

A&E kisses a Frog exec

 

Webs racing to the finish

 

First Look ups Beecroft

 

Watching NCAA hoops in China? Priceless

 

IFC reels in 'Coastlines'

 

Court TV adds to docket

 

TW backs eBay on copyright

 

Foltz sports gig at SBV

 

Spahn's shingle goes up

 

Mouse's 'Girls' golden in Russia reversioning

 

D-cinema rollout funded

 

NCAA hoops sink syndie ratings

 

Chinese cooking

 

SAG gets animated with deal

 

'Railroad' to kick off Hot Docs fest

 

Medcom makes bid for Satmex

 

Fortissimo snags 'Sky'

 

YouTube, E! make a 'Smack!' pact

 

Correction

 

Please, be our guest

 

Cast reflections

 

Concerts draw from life experiences

 

The decline of family values

 

Bullock finds producing congenial

 

Population shift punches aud numbers

 

Slayer of stereotypes

 

Dimension hooks 'Handbook'

 

Thesps bowling for 'Split'

 

Cates chips in for poker pic

 

Viral vid skein secures hosts

 

Raw footage on DVD

 

CW's Brady laffer a go

 

Lassally accustomed to 3 Arts

 

Quill scrubs in at Touchstone

 

Boxing pic cries Wolfe

 

U's 'Brides' pairing up

 

Par eyeing China park

 

ITunes subscribes to ABC

 

Inside Move: DreamWorks circles April 10 for Snider

 

BBC America lands 'Mars'

 

U.K. praisery pair wed

 

Sogecable dives for soccer rights

 

'Shinobi' finds N. American home

 

'Eyes' have it for BBC radio

 

Hong Kong to kill analog in 2012

 

Pacific Century turns in $204 mil profit

 

'Brokeback' tops GLAAD awards

 

Fox's 'Idol,' 'House' dominant

 

20th TV is keeping hope alive

 

Manilow gig extended to '08

 

Ephriam ankles 'Court'

 

Court TV nabs Kahn

 

Eloy de la Iglesia

 

Lovefilm uploads Momentum pix

 

Oz's Ten sees first-half profits dip

 

Tan pic to close fest

 

VP for kidvidder

 

RDF rides on ‘Street’

 

Gonzo, MK team up

 

GE in a joint venture

 

India f/x studio set for bow

 

Fests tug for Khoo pic

 

TV producer adds agency

 

Mexican Senate to vote on media law

 

BBC plans ad-funded Web site

 

Battle brews for Apple pie

 

Russia's hot potato

 

Michael Gambon

 

Bo Derek

 

John Hensley

 

Richard Gunn

 

Danielle Keaton

 

FCC drops affiliate fines

 

Thea Gill

 

Mouse House aims to perk up its parks

 

Canuck post for Fuchs

 

The Prince of sales

 

R&H makes dinner plans for 'Easter'

 

'Genuine' true to stage

 

Trio feted by Drama League

 

Tribeca takes flight

 

In love with the libraries

 

'Hyde' parks at BBC

 

Hispanic Group sets up ad team

 

ESPN leads Sports Emmys

 

U.S. distribs on Chinese 'Patrol'

 

Col pic pact pulls a 360

 

Judson C. Green

 

Marsha E. Williams

 

'Chief' sets comeback

 

It's show and tell for Shari

 

Alex Ignon

 

David Vasile

 

Spencer Stephens

 

Cynthia Modders

 

Jason Wells

 

John Loiacono

 

An Eye on Univision

 

Tornasol spends $300k on'Cigarettes'

 

Inside Move: NATO watching windows

 

Inside Move: Rose has heart surgery

 

USC nabs another chair

 

Discovery Net sets ad team

 

Thesps added to Bible pic

 

ESPN leads in Sports Emmys

 

Dee, Harris honored at fest

 

Gaddiel Fima Noveck

 

Avery Rose Gough

 

'Boys' in the run

 

Stevens bash one for the record books

 

Midori Delia Bonner

 

Al-Jazeera to fund indie pix

 

Gordon gears prod'n pair

 

'Prison' duo lock up deal at 20th TV

 

A killer deal for New Line, Ellroy

 

SAG deadlines set

 

Rick Griffith

 

Lee gets GLAAD hand

 

'Friends' night out

 

An 'Instinct' for charity

 

Thesp transformed

 

Duo show their 'Restraint'

 

Stiller riding 'Wave'

 

Inside Move: Eisner spoke, but few listened

 

Where the Boys are

 

'Huff' stuff

 

GRB gets ready to 'Rumble'

 

Abdul an 'Idol' fixture

 

'Thief' goes so-so route

 

Man of the 'House'

 

Makeover for 'Home' honcho

 

Vegas 'Phantom' takes form

 

BMI makes iconic choice

 

Miramax taps distrib sr. VP

 

Dyne secures stock-market listing

 

Telekom mulls Premiere purchase

 

'Idol,' 'Lost' top Wednesday

 

N'awlins spices the avant-garde for Gotham

 

CBS shifts 'Race'

 

Worldwide domination

 

MyNetwork adds affils

 

Adult Swim shores up

 

'Ring' takes wing for Attenborough

 

Think's sweet on 'Candy'

 

Moran to top Granada unit

 

Roots show in San Fran

 

Guild gearing up for kudos

 

Feldshuh says hello to 'Dolly"

 

Variety mines Gold

 

Docu fest salutes Scorsese

 

Dimension taps biz topper

 

Unknowns' work fills Summer legit fest

 

Famous logo a go-go

 

Division perfs have TW feeling upbeat

 

U.K. orgs to train pic producers

 

Hot series invade Croisette

 

Super project for Imax

 

Is that a condo in your gift bag?

 

Tribeca panel set with stars

 

Will 'Ice Age' heat up cold B.O?

 

'Millionaire' up for grabs

 

Comcast plots its replay plan

 

Mouse man bats cleanup

 

David Banner

 

Brian Presley

 

Mae Whitman

 

John Lloyd Young

 

Steve Faber, Bob Fisher

 

Steven Quale

 

Stan Spry

 

Andrew Shipps

 

David Goldstein

 

David Grossman

 

Daniel DiCicco

 

Dan Riess

 

Liz Gateley, Chris Linn

 

Kris Slava

 

Lion taps digital distrib czar

 

How to Wear: Leggings

 

Got Vertigo? Too bad.

 

Dark roast with a light touch

 

News Corp. high on site

 

Supreme exposure

 

Lush life on loan

 

Get a life

 

You bend me

 

Pushy questions for…

 

Correction

 

Scribe tribe pokes at Eye

 

Hong Kong sets digital dates

 

It's hardly 'Basic'

 

1977: Douglas keeping busy with pix

 

Warner guy flies over to CBS Par

 

Mexico's pols mull media law

 

CBS, DIC set Saturday kidshow slate

 

Put a Jacket on

 

Cablers still down on franchise reform

 

Venevision lands 'Obaba' TV rights

 

Residents deal with Fulton's evil fury

 

'Turns' burns bright

 

Par abuzz over 'H.I.V.E.'

 

Benderspink looks awash in 'Torrente'

 

'License' issued to WB

 

WB doing downloads

 

Thesp takes on 'Underdog'

 

Sans helmer, 'Dallas' breaks date

 

Atomic blast off

 

'Killer' gig for Englund

 

Weisgal taking a solo route

 

Pressman studies math

 

D'Ocon preps toon TV movie slate

 

JDC launches movie fund

 

BBC books 'Soldier'

 

Piracy effort lauded

 

CBS lineup returns a winner

 

Sidney Samuels

 

Jake Jacobson

 

Bob Delegall

 

Ed Tomei

 

'Dylan,' Dickens TV kudo winners

 

Coldplay tops sales

 

New pic for Mehta

 

Gussi bows vid sales

 

Senator solvent but crosses off X

 

Mexican senate OKs media reforms

 

Apple cart upset

 

Poker for charity

 

Reviews

A Hard God

Period of Adjustment

Volver

La Mujer De Mi Hermano

Howl's Moving Castle; My Neighbor Totoro; Whisper Of The Heart

A History of Violence

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Star Wars: Empire at War

The Busby Berkeley Collection

Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film

The Marriage of Figaro

Trial By Water

A Sounds Eclectic Evening

Thief

Pilgrim

It Had to Be You!

After the Wedding

Looking for Cheyenne

Americanese

dance of the holy ghosts: a play on memory

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Conversations With Michael Eisner

Renaissance

Donald Fagen

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Bedford Diaries

Things That Hang From Trees

The Oh in Ohio

No Sleep Til Shanghai

Rigodon

The Journey of Vaan Nguyen

The Slanted Screen

Sobhraj: Or How to Be Friends with a Serial Killer

Vampire Cop, Ricky

Beijing Bubbles

The Last Western

Kieu

Aurore

The Pipeline Next Door

Gabai Granny

Leila Khaled, Hijacker

Yamato

Conventioneers

Summer Story

Heartbreak Hotel

Schnitzel Paradise

Loop

Only the Brave

Hard Scrambled

Poet in New York

Basic Instinct 2

Survival of the Richest

Hot Feet

Wired To Win: Surviving The Tour De France

Colma: The Musical

The Achievers

About The Looking For And The Finding Of Love

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Black Eyed Peas

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

Huff

Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance!

Being Cyrus

Mercy on the Doorstep

The Valet

Dialogues in the Dark

Garlic And Watermelons

Ice Age: The Meltdown

ATL

Hair

A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop

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