Table of Contents
Week of 08/06/2006

Articles

RFF helmers better by the dozen

 

Industry rattled by strike fears

 

D.C. dons its fringe

 

Singapore revives 'City'

 

Scribe crosses line with 'Fear'

 

Beauty and the east

 

Dublin fest gets Irish up

 

Short cut to celebs

 

'Bee' buzzes Oz kudos

 

Broadway's housing crunch

 

Road B.O. dips for 11-show slate

 

Freeview too costly for Kiwis

 

ITV feels the heat

 

Teutonic anchor's away

 

Televisa looks on bright side

 

ABTA hung up on telco rivals

 

TV fare's So Good for Spain's DVD biz

 

Cablers pony up for pics

 

SET pumps sked with formats

 

MGM penetrates sub-Saharan Africa

 

Campaign shows who's really the boss

 

Guatemala takes the fifth

 

Biggest nite to watch

 

Studio's no mere Mirage

 

Early bows drain power of preems

 

Nets shuffle the deck for fall

 

'Pirates' conquers world, sails to France

 

Gov't still eyeing VIP

 

First Chile musical gets warm reception

 

B.O. hits, DVDs propel Fuji to profitable sesh

 

Edinburgh gets Hurt

 

Leigh catches 'Plague'

 

Is DVD dea d in South Korea?

 

U.K. gets real at debut Britdoc fest

 

Production pacts get dicey

 

Is the toon biz over-drawn?

 

Not much passion in Israel

 

Moguls generate some ink of their own

 

The road warrior runs into media traffic

 

Indie pic tickles crix' 'Funny' bone

 

Happy bifurcated birthday to you, MSNBC

 

Moore meets reel America

 

Sound Bites: Franchise killer?

 

Sound Bites: Cuban import

 

Sound bites: Riding a hit

 

Is there a Joker left in this deck?

 

Thanks, but no thanks

 

Mideast: the good, the bad and the ugly

 

Divided they stand

 

Back-to-school time for Disney's tuner

 

Fear factor

 

Dan Chinich

 

Chelsye J. Burrows

 

Thesps get dolled up

 

Delbert A. Whetter

 

Christa Zofcin

 

George Kliavkoff

 

Debra Baker

 

Gary E. Gans

 

Rich Ross, Jill Casagrande

 

Lisa Thrasher

 

Alberto Velez

 

Edward S. Lang

 

Mark Caplan

 

Valerie Albanese, Scott Vila

 

Heather Krug

 

Michael Castro

 

Jeff Ruhe

 

Klaudia Bermudez-Key

 

Will's wheels fill tills

 

Pleasure Cruz

 

'Illusionist' makes magic at sneak peek

 

Thesps say thanks

 

Douglas feted at fest

 

San Sebastian gets world preem

 

Online Oscar fake

 

ESPN scores rights for pro soccer

 

Date set for new S. African kudos

 

Soph 'Skimo' at Latin Nick

 

Alison Pill

 

Jonathan Sadowski

 

Andrew Lawrence

 

David Sutcliffe, Roberto Urbina

 

Blockbuster suit at Viacom

 

Gabrielle Union

 

Guilds extend ad pact

 

'Married' stalled at altar

 

Galba takes 'El Cobrador' to world

 

'Pirates' sails on o'seas

 

Moore takes the floor

 

Art directors add a trophy

 

Gerber lines up title trio

 

BBC America imports Beatles, Benny Hill

 

FBC raises pair to veep

 

'Hairspray' casts dad

 

Candidates aboard

 

Lensers pick Poster for prez

 

Lampoon buying 'Merch'

 

A 'Nightmare' scenario at U

 

Tower feeling a little empty

 

Wal-Mart unwraps holiday vid series

 

Consulting firms link up

 

MTV, Google test ad waters

 

Thesps visit 'Palo Alto'

 

'Sicko's' secret struggle

 

Sunset Pictures in shape

 

ITV's going mobile

 

'Sun' shines at two Japanese hardtops

 

Biz opens China plex

 

Galba trusts in 'God'

 

Brady backs out of 'Wiz'

 

Distrib logs T-Online

 

Telepool picks pics

 

Ukraine claims Imax

 

De Palma joining Edinburgh panel

 

BMG music pub shortlists buyers

 

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

 

Comedy Central nabs pilot from Busboy

 

It's a good thing: Martha settles case

 

Bill aims to tame games

 

HBO will take 'Five' with BBC

 

Emmis stock hits static on Street

 

Broadway grosses weather heat wave

 

Seven topper blasts back at gov't

 

Investors Marvel at stox

 

Starbucks pours cup to start 'Day'

 

Correction

 

Media tap rich vein

 

World is Link's stage

 

TW Cable playing ball

 

Harrison Reed Jausoro Andrews

 

Owen Bennett Sacchi

 

Eye boosts laff leader

 

Saget's the '1' for NBC quizzer

 

Google's growing

 

The puck stops here: CAA adds hockey duo

 

Logo snaps up reality 'Rising'

 

China poses hurdles for Olympics coverage

 

Scott trots to 'Little' B'way play

 

Femmes feel power

 

Summer splish splash

 

Thesps are all ears

 

Birthday bash for Bennett

 

NFL still in game with TW

 

Financing, thesps put Ball in play

 

Rockers roll lawsuit vs. Victory label

 

Takeover takedown

 

Scribe invades T'stone

 

Pratt up to bat for 'Vanished'

 

Sci-fi bio flies with thesp

 

Will tomorrow yield more 'Today'

 

Billboard, R&R cutting 26

 

'Sopranos' loads thesp

 

Seidel upped to Food Net sr. VP

 

ITV's Allen will step down next month

 

Italo gov't wary of Murdoch moves

 

'Azur' to open Valladolid

 

Short route to Venice

 

New Endeavor for percenter

 

Redstone's Viacom bet is looking dicier

 

Moacir Santos

 

Elisabeth Volkmann

 

Daniel Schmid

 

Raids reveal pirated DVDs

 

Teutons on a TV Spree

 

Germans take to 'Volver'

 

AFTRA taps new topper for L.A. local

 

Oz Fox Studios selects Romano

 

Shingle shuffling owners

 

Russian sci-fi lands in N.Y.

 

FCC commish an indie

 

Hollywood Film Fest sets craft kudos

 

Likable but still lagging

 

Ex-prexies to 'Model' protest

 

Auds savor 'Flavor'

 

Weinsteins lay out 'Feast'

 

Toronto fest adds 20 world-preem pix

 

Poitier rules Britannias

 

NBC gets kick out of NFL's return

 

'Grease' is the word

 

Ruling favors Sumner's son

 

Montreal marks 30th anni

 

Warners strikes 'Gold' with pair

 

News sees growth spurt

 

Praisery raises Krug to sr. veep

 

Brill switches to CBS News

 

On Walden pond

 

Will Pixar be pulled into stock storm?

 

'Ugly Betty' sitting pretty

 

Nokia dials digital music's Loudeye

 

IFTA keeps execs duo onboard

 

Tata Sky venture lauches in India

 

Pusan fest unveils Midnight section

 

Trio picked for Austin panel

 

Endgame taps prod'n prez

 

HBO gets more 'Enthusiasm'

 

Lionsgate ups int'l exec to senior VP

 

'Starter' role for Messing

 

Yari Film Group adds to top executive deck

 

'Alphabet' spells next gig for Gray

 

'Kingdom' crowns Piven

 

Thesp goes into 'Night' with Sony

 

Exhib merger set to unspool

 

Showrunner leaves 'Brothers' behind

 

Maverick targets 'Shoot'

 

Italy turning down volume

 

'Last' opens London fest

 

Cup kicks Premiere for a loss; revs rise

 

Telefonia tries Basic math for Web TV

 

Pair combine for 'Protege'

 

EBU appoints Pleitgen

 

CGV, Megabox unveil 3-D screens

 

Levinson makes a 'Man' out of Williams

 

Jason Biggs

 

Arielle Kebbel

 

Bonnie Somerville

 

Meredith Scott Lynn

 

David Gallagher

 

Syndie 'Flavor' a reality

 

Live action for Liberty

 

Puttin' on the hits

 

Alliance's sale sked

 

Drama streams from TNT

 

Par's back in the black

 

Disney biz gets dizzy

 

'Moon' shines at Columbia

 

Atom joining MTV nucleus

 

Film, TV slow at Lionsgate

 

Spirit kudos make date

 

'Dog' aud an A&E bounty

 

Lawsuit's in the cards

 

Tyro helmer wears 'Halo'

 

Inside Move: 'Earl' logs onto MySpace

 

Cinemark to buy Century

 

Taking giant 'Step'

 

Love and 'Trust'

 

Col takes a 'Walk'

 

Ratner takes trip to Brazil

 

'Carol' sings to Hallstrom

 

Clear Channel profits fall

 

Wallace lands Iranian prez

 

WB pushing pix around

 

'Pulse' pumps up Planet Hollywood

 

Inside Move: 'Bond' looking for a director. . .again

 

'Desperate' times

 

Inside Move: Take this movie, please

 

'Factotum' unspools

 

Germany's FFA funds nine pics

 

Marco Polo ends its trip

 

Spanish judge gets Berlusconi ball rolling

 

Italo, Tribeca fests sharing

 

'Peep' team makes magic

 

Net makes bank on 'Banks'

 

Oz's Foxtel posts profit

 

Yahoo!7 links up with ReelTime.tv

 

'Bang' original Ok'd

 

Dream takes 'Note'

 

Influx of 'Emigrants'

 

State credits lure prod'n

 

Michelle Williams

 

Dish bumps up quarter

 

Bill Harrison

 

Pablo Schreiber

 

Caitlin Wachs

 

Equity files against Girl

 

Jonathan Sadowski

 

Megan Byrne

 

What's there to do in L.A. this week?

 

New ranks for 'Lieutenant'

 

Toronto parks star vehicles

 

Variety taps sales duo

 

Anne Cecere

 

Matthew McAlpin

 

Richard Waysdorf

 

Richard Turner

 

T. Robert Zochowski

 

Tim Healy

 

Tammy Haddad

 

Vlad Wolynetz

 

Paula Madison

 

Bruce Friend, David Shanker

 

Nancy Dunn

 

Bob Reichblum

 

Christopher Steward

 

Sean Murtagh

 

Brian McHale

 

Robert FitzGerald

 

Erik Arrneson

 

Mark Hale

 

Mary Ramsey

 

Erika Lewis, Chris Greenleaf

 

Tracey Wolfson

 

Rich Iazzetta, Steve Hawn

 

Katina Bynum

 

Sci Fi touting its franchise players

 

Street sold on Viacom

 

Festgoers checking flight plans

 

NBC gets ready for more 'Ellen'

 

Will terror take toll on 'Trade'?

 

Five easy pieces

 

Inside Move: 'Singer' seeks a celeb bride

 

Maserati redux

 

Marvel struts its stuff

 

Tender mercies

 

A shower with a view

 

Pushy questions for…

 

XM pacts with Alltel

 

Sorry. I'm all tied up

 

CES mulls videogame convention

 

'Let's Face It,' Mel's in a mess

 

Scene Stealer

 

Movin' on up

 

CNN keeps travelers informed, in the loop

 

How to wear: Leopard prints

 

Oy Vey!

 

WB India post for Fernandes

 

Hugh wooed for CBS deal

 

Mandate counting on '27'

 

Weinsteins 'Prey' on pic

 

CW plucks Bresnan as reality guru

 

ESPN strikes up the brand

 

U reloads 'Prisoner'

 

'Shop' talk for Whoopi

 

WMA senses Brand potential

 

'Vanished' finds Cibrian

 

A formal alliance

 

Sky renews Liga pact

 

Ferrari to open Venice fest

 

Dubai launches Arab prize

 

Digital network boosts specialized pix

 

TV personality Douglas dies at 81

 

Molla to star in bank heist thriller

 

Spanish soccer staying at Sky

 

Eh, what's up: Euro soccer licensing

 

'Trial' WWII pic to open in China

 

Reviews

Panic! At the Disco

The Boy from Oz

Gene Simmons Family Jewels

Bloc Party/Broken Social Scene

Titus X: The Musical

Petrol Jesus Nightmare #5 (In the time of the Messiah)

Omnium Gatherum

Sunset Blvd.

Kitty Carlisle Hart

King Lear

Water & Power

Hazel Dickens; Bonnie "Prince" Billy

The Rivals

Pumpgirl

Remnants of Fear

The Pilgrim Papers

The Lives of the Saints

Them

Nomad

Romeo and Juliet

Ljudmila & Anatolij

The Light in the Piazza

Hole

Jimmy Of The Hill

Hounded

The Dispute

A Marriage Minuet

The Ron Clark Story

The Night of the Iguana

Editors; Cold War Kids

Absinthe

August Days

Red White Black & Blue

The Year After

Marriage Iranian Style

No Body is Perfect

Indian Blood

Herbie Hancock; Christian McBride; Joshua Redman

Curtains

Candi Staton

Carla's List

Step Up

Matisyahu; Michael Franti

Pippin

Creation: A Clown Show

Accepted

Zoom

Dark Sea

Kanyini

Lepel