Table of Contents
Week of 12/03/2006

Articles

Producer Hulce springs to new Rialto role

 

Road receipts see bump; 'Wicked' flying

 

Broadway B.O. gobbles up bucks

 

Will Broadway follow 'Dreamgirls'?

 

New way for web

 

Bond stays on top of heap in Europe

 

Turner teams on sports net

 

Webs back in Abert fold

 

China animated about local toons

 

'Ties' cinches Thessaloniki kudos

 

Jailhouse rocks

 

Helmer has idea about Swedish cinema

 

Oz braces for foreign invasion

 

Blighty TV biz thrown for a loop

 

Hong Kong gasses up for drive-in

 

Less taste, less filling: Singin' the blues over TV news

 

Italy's Berlusconi losing his footing

 

Echoes of 2000

 

Let's do launch

 

NBC's still shaking up the nest

 

Ratings born of conflict

 

Brit legit directors sing for opera

 

Chicago guy big on Broadway

 

New spin on old discs

 

Primetime downloads are plentiful, but quality's spotty

 

Online TV shows offer lots of bits but no big bite

 

Oscar runners miss BAFTA race

 

Far-flung Georgia fest pulls off debut

 

'Porky's' helmer is back

 

Televisa clients take dream trip

 

Besson toon fights holiday pic crunch

 

Free TV looks for payday in Canada

 

Gameshow, 'Heroes' to NBC's rescue

 

Off-net series prove a tough sell

 

Oz goes digital for 'Happy Feet'

 

ABC relishes life after Koppel

 

Billionaire phoenix Field rises again

 

Biz comes home for 'The Holiday'

 

NBC rallies its troops, rebrands Iraq

 

Mini indies raise the stakes

 

Scorsese pic's Oscar four-play

 

Town plagued by residual anxieties

 

Black-tie affair bridges cultural divide

 

'Nativity' bow finds no room at the inn

 

Art KO'd by commerce in '77

 

Europeans avoid neighbors' film fare

 

Japan welcomes outside pics, but Korea, China like homegrown

 

Kazakh cinema has been blossoming since the end of the '80s

 

HFPA leaves bias at home

 

Overseas hip to fall pix

 

'Borat's' goading works as global Rorscharch test

 

'Death Note' generated spinoff

 

Fortissimo Films to open Paris office

 

Julie Dunn

 

Canadian actors agree to more talks

 

Sarah Turner

 

Erin Breen, Wendy Gross

 

Stephen Friedman

 

Tom Eaton

 

Jason Miller

 

Michael Guth

 

David Anderson

 

Brien Scott

 

Hectic 'Holiday'

 

'Feet' preems in London

 

Spinning 'Web'

 

Altman's spirit at BIFAs

 

Jordan Ladd

 

Jamison Jones

 

Liliana Mumy

 

Sandra Hess

 

Gospel sings at Lionsgate

 

China loosens journalist regulations

 

CW imports Brit 'Model'

 

'Daily' male delivery

 

Bush to chat with Brit

 

EchoStar to carry EuroNews

 

EFA gives top prize to 'Others'

 

European Film Award winners

 

UPI names marketing exec

 

Japan snaps up 400,000 Wii units

 

Lincoln Center to fete Arkin

 

Dubai fest highlights

 

Dubai at a glance

 

Rapidly rising Al-Awadhi steers Dubai TV down dynamic, progressive path

 

Diversifying Arab cinema enlivens fest lineup

 

Dubai fest makes local talent a priority

 

Dubai surfaces as regional film hub

 

Fox to close South Korea vid unit

 

Act III closes Russian sale

 

Sony shifts exex at computer divisions

 

Danes do it up right at docu fest

 

Indian fest prizes China's 'Barber'

 

Judge stays on Berlusconi's case

 

Pair pact for Boot Camp

 

CNBC unveils new broadband Web site

 

Exhib exits Malaysia, eyes China

 

Digital TV reach complete in Japan

 

'Royale' flush as Bond rules o'seas B.O.

 

Happy returns for 'Volver'

 

Indies in the kudo mix

 

Band of outsiders

 

Inside Move: Can a suitor woo the Gray Lady?

 

'Van Wilder' takes it on the road

 

Digital gains, but revs drop at Warner Music

 

Disney Secret Lab employees ink deal

 

7-year sentence for pirate

 

'Nativity' bow finds no room at the inn

 

Fest faves

 

Foreign-made pics dominate this year's crop of indie contenders

 

CBC pushes regional news

 

Cast in cards for '21'

 

Dauberman draws 'Deadman' gig

 

Inside Move: One more 'Kiss'

 

Yahoo! blue over loss of exec, content

 

'Wilton' checks in at CW

 

Cooper boarding Barker's 'Train'

 

Zen uncorks 'Shock'

 

Viacom sibs share 'Show'

 

Schroder joins '24'

 

Arts cabler Ovation aims to up standing

 

Ingenious sets up DRG, buys Portman

 

Disney beefs up Euro prod'n

 

Gaumont backs Ellis-helmed 'Broken'

 

BT unveils Vision package

 

Inside Move: Almodovar cruises to Cruz

 

EMI likely to reject Euro bid

 

Ad revenues to rise 5% a year

 

Canal Plus looks to pay less

 

Springer confirms Polsat purchase

 

SBS taps Becks

 

Stars and studio project dominate Marrakesh

 

U.K. court hands eBay pirate record fine

 

'Criminal Minds' to follow Super Bowl

 

Football fuels Fox

 

Disgraced Livedoor president talks on TV

 

NBC, Fox top PGA TV nominations

 

Asian actors salute the past in war epic

 

The son also rises

 

'Smackdown' loses grip in Indonesia

 

Fest toasts Lasseter

 

French thesp Jade dies at 58

 

Lippin was PR maven to music greats

 

CBS locks Letterman through 2010

 

Broadway box office slim after Thanksgiving feast

 

'Urinetown' blues

 

Syler exits 'Show'

 

'Prison Break' star involved in fatal car accident

 

Fox plans: Expand MySpace

 

CBS eyes film production

 

NBC Universal exits spur an executive reshuffle

 

MPAA chief encourages interest in Hollywood

 

Demme on Carter trail

 

2 nets own Hungary's air waves

 

Editors exit The Reporter

 

Canadian fund to help French films travel

 

Iran hosts South African Film Festival

 

Craig Miller

 

Distraction looks to Asian markets

 

Composer Walker dies

 

Silverman tackles Big Ten

 

Infinity Media grabs trio of films

 

Mobile firm Thai'd with Tokyopop

 

Royal Society honors Park, Schwartzman

 

Nielsen pushed on DVR

 

'Cars,' DreamWorks draw Annie nominations

 

Ad growth to slow in '07

 

Paramount to beef up TV operations

 

XTC's Partridge discusses boxset, Monstrance

 

Blige big winner at Billboard awards

 

BBCA taps 'Fabulous' team

 

William Morris gets political

 

Now that awards season has started, how would you improve the Oscarcast?

 

Dempsey accepts 'Honor'

 

Production companies merge

 

'Breakfast' tempts MGM

 

Guild defends delaying talks

 

Stars strike a chord

 

Aud warms up to the 'Truth'

 

Fox anatomy lesson

 

UCLA wild for Billy

 

Fuse lit for pics with Pathe and Nordisk

 

Lopez hoofs it to CW deal

 

'Turistas' tour of duty

 

Mel makes good with new pic

 

Saluting Smith

 

IATSE wins vote for 'Model'

 

Almodovar cruises to Cruz

 

TV license fees dispute heats up

 

Irish Film Board taps Scott

 

TF1 takes stake in AB Group

 

Ford to drive Content digital strategy

 

Hit taps Huab as VP Asia

 

Turner launches cable duo in Germany

 

Stadlober to play Austrian pop icon

 

Avnet dressed to 'Kill'

 

ESPN buys sports channel NASN

 

Premiere folds gambling channel

 

Brown named British film commissioner

 

'Royale' crowned best Bond in Blighty

 

Attendance at Screenings up by 30%

 

Luque to head sales at Milimetros

 

Slamdance unveils lineup

 

'Heroes' finishes fall a winner

 

Blockbuster makes play for Netflix users

 

Jacobson returns to DreamWorks

 

Vivendi may flip NBC Universal

 

Home Entertainment guru Gross dies

 

Spielberg, TNT reunite

 

ABC protects 'Lost'

 

NAACP should acknowledge TV gains

 

Baidu enters Japan

 

Digital output's up

 

Imax adding screen

 

Capital's arts critic steps down at NBC

 

Japanese organization warns YouTube

 

Telmex plugs cable

 

'Borat' suit bounced back to lawyers

 

'Truth' is served at PGAs

 

Bond bested by blind warrior in box office

 

Couric can't lift CBS out of 3rd place

 

Flamenco's a no go on Rialto

 

'Corrie' sets closing date

 

Actors line up for free 'Journey Into Night' performance

 

Democrats urge study to FCC

 

Weinstein, Cherry make music

 

Staggs: Disney future bright

 

Nickelodeon combines preschool operations

 

France 24 hits airwaves

 

CW posts best week yet

 

Bronfman making changes

 

Inside Move: Shmuger paints Kornblau blue

 

Showbiz unions bust each other's chops

 

DreamWorks: Toons too alike

 

Weinstein Books picks up Lam's 'Bloodletting'

 

National Geographic TV opens two new offices

 

Castro not expected at film fest

 

Portland to host animation festival

 

Braun leaves post at Yahoo

 

San Francisco festival honors Lucas

 

ESPN in film festival game

 

Warners floats 'Indianapolis'

 

Ed Zwick

 

Steven Soderbergh

 

Christopher Nolan

 

Chris Noonan

 

Paul Greengrass

 

Richard Eyre

 

Clooney, Grisham team on 'Innocent Man'

 

Alfonso Cuaron

 

Larry Charles

 

Oliver Stone

 

Martin Scorsese

 

Sirius shares take a hit

 

Anthony Minghella

 

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

 

Todd Field

 

Bill Condon

 

Public funds fuel Brits' private visions

 

Warners floats 'Indianapolis'

 

Rookies of the year

 

Picturehouse picks new vice president

 

'Borat' suit bounced back to lawyers

 

Duo arrested for piracy

 

Time Warner looking for Web deals

 

Clooney, Grisham team on 'Innocent Man'

 

Phillip Noyce

 

Here comes 'Chronicles'

 

Gabriele Muccino

 

Kevin Macdonald

 

Mel Gibson

 

Marc Forster

 

Guillermo del Toro

 

Robert De Niro

 

Stephen Frears

 

David Frankel

 

Audiences high on film quality

 

Clint Eastwood

 

Pedro Almodovar

 

Box office for "United 93" and "World Trade Center" was tepid. Was it too soon for a 9/11 movie?

 

Five directors among Rotterdam contenders

 

Abdeni attached to Berber puppet movie

 

NTL admits defeat in ITV bid battle

 

ProSieben bidder out

 

Report says 'No' to copyright reform

 

Warner agrees U.K. download deal

 

Von Trier unveils 'Lookey'

 

'Grenades' rockets the charts

 

'House' tops quiet Tuesday

 

Abertis takes Eutelsat stake

 

BSkyB clicks with Google

 

National Board of Review names 'Iwo Jima' best film

 

Martin to stay on at Huntington Theater

 

'Coast of Utopia' cast extended

 

A lesson from Hitchcock

 

Costume designer Smith dies at 61

 

'Pirates' DVD sells 5 million

 

Leon Niemczyk

 

Area 51: Wynonna and Christmas music

 

Universal reveals master plans

 

Gerard Depardieu

 

Frances Fisher and Wes Chatham

 

Cinematographers to honor Howard

 

Hungary to launch adult film network

 

Arena raises over $100 million for new facility

 

Emperor stares into China's 'Sun'

 

Panel advises no copyright extension

 

Zhang's 'Road' tops festivals

 

Bewkes looks past summer 'dogs'

 

Liberty, News Corp. near DirecTV swap

 

Ten to bow digital business, redo Web site

 

Italian festivals put Rancor to rest

 

Julian Berlin

 

Specialty film schedules bend to awards

 

Sundance fest unveils shorts program

 

Fanning helps spin 'Web'

 

UIP to focus on local films in Asia in ’07

 

Sundance adds two films

 

FCC sides with phone company

 

Film fest websites form partnership

 

An Unreasonable Man

 

Romijin joins 'Ugly Betty'

 

Sisters In Law

 

Shut Up & Sing

 

My Country, My Country

 

The 'Dream' team

 

Taking a 'Brave' stance

 

Jesus Camp

 

An Inconvenient Truth

 

Deliver Us From Evil

 

Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

 

Sat radio merger talk becomes Sirius

 

Blindsight

 

Documentaries rife during wartime

 

More 'Urinetown' trouble

 

Lee is Universal's inside man on 'Riots'

 

'Bunny Lake' remake on fast track

 

Showrunners tear at reality, censors

 

Quaid takes an 'Express'

 

FCC fires back at networks

 

Pair set up 'Pretender'

 

Lee is Universal's inside man on 'Riots'

 

2006 IDA award winners, finalists

 

The War Tapes

 

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

 

Storm of Emotion

 

'Cut Sleeve Boys' wins top prize at Fusion Festival

 

Snow cast in independent film 'Finding'

 

In 'Good' company

 

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

 

Lotta 'Prada' partying

 

Iraq in Fragments

 

Kids get 'Big' backer

 

The Ground Truth

 

IDA awards cache conjures acquisitions

 

Weinsteins put faith in film

 

Swap may see DirecTV go to Malone

 

ICM's Solo leaves agency

 

'Bunny Lake' remake on fast track

 

Merlin merges with Double Jab

 

BBC conjures up 'Merlin'

 

Swipe marches with 'Jackboots'

 

Tinopolis sets up Daybreak

 

Soccer doc triumphs on ARD

 

Germany unveils film finance plans

 

RAI focuses on 'public service'

 

Rat Pack preps 'Hui Buh' sequel

 

Blige tops Grammy nominations

 

Grammy nominations: Who got snubbed?

 

Huguet appointed Promofilm U.S. CEO

 

Best night yet for CW

 

Grammy nominations list (part 1)

 

49th annual Grammy nominations list -- part 2

 

'Insider' earns high ratings