Table of Contents
Week of 08/13/2006

Articles

Swayze hoofs it

 

All roads lead to 'Roman' trials

 

Fringe identity crisis

 

B.O. dips; 'Jersey' $1.1m

 

Road B.O. dips for 11-show slate

 

McAnuff tries northern exposure

 

Colombia spices up kids TV

 

Televisa opens up its 'Bar'

 

B'casters not playing games

 

Dubai TV's 'Makeover' helps Beirut victims

 

Date set for new S. African kudos

 

Rupe's Indian bird takes to Sky

 

Wired about cable

 

'MNF' shift gives kick to Monday

 

Cable shows boost broadcast brethren

 

No summer hiatus in ayem wars

 

Grazing viewers could gore cablers

 

What happened to the 'Passion' ration?

 

Memo on demo

 

Pic to paint new shades of Graydon

 

No cuts, no glory

 

Will biz rock the vote?

 

Telenovas heat up disc biz

 

Image fights to keep its niche

 

Toronto hops on 'Bunny Chow'

 

'Pirates' jousts into top total for Disney

 

Sarajevo hits local note

 

Oz pix make comeback

 

Canuck confusion costs Alliance dear

 

Sexy 'South' slowly sizzles

 

Edgy Edinburgh focuses on discoveries

 

WB mulls 'Superman' redux

 

Hero seeks his place in the world

 

'Greenlight's' last hurrah

 

Confusion may ring Liberty's bell

 

Mideast blitz hits festival, Al-Manar

 

Sci Fi thinking inside the 'Box

 

TV takes trip back to 9/11

 

Close encounters

 

'Lost' on the map with VOD

 

WMI gets call in Russia

 

Pic quartet joins Toronto's Gala slate

 

Telenovela summit

 

Takeover talk rules

 

'Trade' secrets

 

L.A. lifts 'Curtains'

 

Oz deploys the 'Boy'

 

Sony pacts with Japan VOD supplier

 

Jill Marie Jones

 

Kyle Gallner

 

Annalynne McCord

 

David Paymer

 

Joel Grey

 

USA greenlights pilots for 'Notice,' 'Steve-O'

 

'1408' books a new tenant

 

TV takes on terror

 

KCBS/KCAL combo scores eight Emmys

 

A breeze overseas

 

Ray of 'Sunshine' hits niche biz

 

Indonesian raids find pirate stash

 

China fines producers for pollution

 

Fox nets hit play on Pause PSAs for teens

 

AMC catches spiel

 

VES slates date for f/x kudos

 

'Rock Star' out of sync with band

 

Thesp trio fetched to voice 'Dog' toon

 

DeMaio to helm 'Kimmel'

 

'Candy' man goes to college

 

Fresh pics to boost Image

 

NBC gambols on gridiron site

 

Locarno likes U.S. pix

 

Life's a 'Beach' at CBS

 

TV Acad lauds mtvU

 

China opts to toon out

 

Tube pirates vex film biz

 

News Corp. to sell Fox pix online

 

Sky One focuses on original output

 

BBC archive goes online

 

Milan dances to Brazilian beat

 

Disney net for DSTV

 

Edinburgh unveils Diamond Award

 

Quizzer sale causes sparks

 

Szabo to Pusan jury

 

Susan Pavlik

 

Murray De'Atley

 

Streep stirring in Brecht's 'Courage'

 

Lois January

 

Canuck noms to Cronenberg, Egoyan

 

Al-Jazeera Int'l exec ankles programs post

 

Toronto adds prod'n award

 

CJ turning 'West' for U.S.

 

Lloyd Webber, U dial up tune deal

 

Thesp ankles 'Mame' role

 

'Friends' for festival

 

Vidgame beaming up all five 'Trek' captains

 

Saban back in talks for Teuton deal

 

B'way boasts last of summer biz

 

Disney blends homevid ops

 

Icahn snaps up more TW

 

Bucks for yuks

 

Doc gets view from Balcony

 

NY fest taps Spanish-lingo pics

 

Szabo to head jury for Pusan

 

'Earthmen Friends' to open Montreal

 

'Kiss' puckers for Boston

 

Journos snared in Mideast

 

'Radio' taking Liev

 

Couric eyes new notions for news

 

ABC's class clowns

 

Hollywood fest nab quartet

 

Sam White

 

S. African media gears censor fight

 

Sam X. Abarbanel

 

Goethe bows film fund for Africans

 

NBC U tries pic quiz

 

Anni inspires projects

 

Correction

 

'Stars' and 'Duets' dip into talent pool

 

'Contender' packs punch

 

I-Cable profits down 59%, revs up 4%

 

The funny frontier

 

Eastwood gets the Boot

 

'Pushy' party takes on 'Plane'

 

Biel is the toast of Bridgehampton

 

Fox reels in fishing tale

 

Thesp gets on Par's 'Case'

 

Inside Move: Dratch latched to multiple 'Rock' roles

 

Inside Move: MySpace melodrama

 

TWC vids boost Genuis revs

 

Lippin wields showbiz Brand

 

Disney delays U.K. rollout

 

Hong Kong crix kudos favor 'Love'

 

Seed sprouting in Oz

 

Nicholas Webster

 

Fox Sports en Espanol keeps soccer

 

Hong Kong biz to sue illegal downloaders

 

Newsies are a punchline for young auds

 

Cineworld eyes London IPO

 

Monster hit 'Host' boosts S. Korea biz

 

ZDF channels the NBC news archive

 

KDDI offers library

 

Fest nods to eight

 

Mozart takes part

 

NYC TV shows to WNBC

 

Westport makes fuss for 'Us'

 

Stanley steps to Warner gig

 

Kitt plucks role in Off B'way 'Duck'

 

'Bridges' gets a big build-up

 

IFP, exhibs cut prices

 

CNN daytime redesigned

 

Fox 'Kitchen' on fire

 

Goldwyn tags judges

 

Initial spells new VP

 

Exec on move at First Look

 

Gibson gaffe manna for syndie mags

 

Sweet repeats

 

TNT schools competish

 

Radio duo to get laff spec

 

Thesp Kirby dies at 57

 

Atlantic taking to twang

 

First Movies taps pair

 

J.Lo hears FX 'Echo'

 

A passage to India for Searchlight

 

Gross points to Touchstone

 

Focus on the 'Road'

 

Warner, Vertigo take to vengeance tale

 

Guilds out of the online loop

 

Krakoff new VNU chief

 

Alliance confirms bid for distrib arm

 

Sony homevid lifts Nielsen

 

Percentery woos Gray Lady

 

Laffer duo draw scribe for exec gig

 

Rule changes hit Tom

 

Lau lands Pusan honor

 

Brit cabler on the block

 

Fox in Blighty taps Aussie Leighton

 

ITV kids programming boss ankles

 

Motorola gets cell phones in tune

 

War pics triumph at Japanese B.O.

 

Debut Brit acts pack top 100 sales chart

 

Irons talks Emmys, dogs

 

BBC pumps for Asia expansion

 

Montreal taps another juror

 

Roy back at Sahara

 

China's big firewall

 

Telefe to 'Watch' over Fox novela

 

Hallmark shuffles execs

 

'Port' docks on top

 

'Rebel' helmer gets off with warning

 

Ganis gains second term

 

Duo launch Movietraxx

 

Emmanuelle Chriqui

 

Jason Mewes

 

Arlen Escarpeta

 

Al Thompson

 

Wayne Dalglish

 

Jonathan 'Lil' J' McDaniel

 

'Wind' blows to indie IFC

 

Kodak snaps up loop deal

 

Katrina specials set

 

Valderrama, U to go clubbing

 

New honcho for Vanity Fair

 

Tempted by 'Todd'

 

Major kaching for 'Bring'

 

Game on for new GSN exec

 

Gordon taps a tube dude

 

Gotham on pace for more space

 

Edith Meyer

 

InStore pact to send ABC grocery shopping

 

Richard Farmer

 

Henry James Baldikoski

 

Caroline Jane O'Connor

 

Cole David Black

 

Hugh David D'Arcy Brunner

 

Emma Grace Winnick

 

Liv Ruby Norman

 

Jonas Jason Wismann Moffett

 

Zen Ryan Koornick

 

Brady Alexander Fine

 

Finn Patrick Rooney

 

Xavier Anthony Ippolito

 

Julia Skye Lohla

 

A big bounce at o'seas B.O.

 

Duff 'Girls' night out

 

Kiki & Herb stayin' 'Alive' on B'way

 

Let's make some magic

 

Seems like old times

 

'Left' right for Rogue

 

'Hairspray' adds a Dad

 

'Gangster' gearing up

 

It's good to be king

 

'Lost' launches disc

 

Indie units flirt with 'Fury'

 

New hire for RDF unit

 

Pair of pickups from Humble Journey

 

Producing trio to give pic 'College' try

 

Olivia Sierra Holmes

 

San Seb has sights on 'Sight,' 'Cash Back'

 

The big freebie freeze

 

Mentorn preps Prezza drama

 

Fest an African feast

 

Alvin Cooperman

 

Melissa Hayden

 

Brit indies set for Mipcom pavilion

 

De Mol likes Shed Globe

 

Double deal

 

Pubcasters to IPTV

 

Match in 'Euphoria'

 

Pair bid for cabler

 

A new 'Ball' rolls in Oct.

 

Freebies hit DVD sales

 

Wayne Brady

 

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

 

Khleo Thomas

 

Christine Lakin

 

Jeannine Angelique

 

Penny L. Reiss

 

John Sobanski

 

Shanda profits fall 40% post giveaway

 

Cirque's Elvis show detouring to Vegas

 

Web simulcast for Couric

 

1959: Disney rides the rails

 

Gotham title wave

 

TW profits not what they were

 

Not 'Rotten' anymore

 

Time makes play for weekend readers

 

Inside Move: Nighy eyes role in 'Hour'

 

Gibson pleads no contest

 

NBC's 'Kidnapped' to lead fest

 

'Snakes' ready to rattle

 

Pellicano pushed

 

Sky One partners for 'Room'

 

One golden giveaway

 

Snakes On A...

 

How to Wear: A Vest

 

Baby, it's not cold outside

 

'Model' squabble igniting

 

Vlasto wakes to 'Morning'

 

The red brigade

 

One-track minds

 

Listen: Mining guitar gems

 

Curtain calls

 

The big heat

 

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

 

Pushy questions for …

 

Wire hangers, no. Tutus, yes.

 

NBC brings feds into fight

 

Goodie bagged

 

Sky One goes for celeb-driven reality

 

'House,' 'Ride' return

 

Fernandes upped at WB

 

Percenters wary of precedent

 

Warner takes tyro comedy

 

'Spring' winging to O'Neill

 

Imagen Award nominees

 

Nava accents human stories

 

Cuban missive crisis

 

After 20 years, org says Latinos still underrepped

 

FX amps up rock drama

 

Novela idea

 

Dees rides radio wave

 

Craig corrals 'Golden' role

 

Nine Yards beefs up for steriods pic

 

ABC on 'Murder' beat

 

H'w'd fest fetes set

 

A lot of 'White ' noise

 

'South' park segs with o'seas auds

 

Thesps agree to 'Be Kind'

 

Echostar wins reprieve

 

Nordic co-prod'n forum & mart draw

 

Bernard Rapp

 

'Prison,' 'Bones' going online

 

HBO golden thanks to royalty, 'Rome'

 

Reviews

Midnight Cowboy

Final Destination 3: Thrill Ride Edition

Rome

Teen Titans

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Film Noir Classic Collection Vol. 3

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

The Jayne Mansfield Collection

Charlie Chan Volume 1; Mr. Moto Volume 1

Not Like Beckett

Pulse

Weeds

Lincolnesque

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Justin Timberlake

Much Adoobie Brothers About Nothing

Exiles

Marco Millions (based on lies)

Evensong

The Opposite of Sex

Death Cab for Cutie

Bob Marley Festival: Roots Rock Reggae

Trust the Man

Gypsy

Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway

The 39 Steps

The Flying Scotsman

A New History of Documentary Film; Ten Conversations with Leading Directors, Cinematographers, Editors and Producers

Kabhi alvida naa kehna

10th & Wolf

Fraulein

Kenny

Splinter

Vanished

The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale

Casi Casi

Wilderness

El Inmigrante

Yellow

Prison Break

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Meters; Neville Brothers

Hollywoodland

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Dead In 3 Days

Elegy Of Life: Rostropovich. Vishnevskaya.

Little Paris

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Train

Demented

Apt

Handy Man

Don't Look Back

Prisoners

Bliss

While You Are Here


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