Table of Contents
Week of 01/08/2007

Articles

BBC takes Entertainment to Malaysia

 

Skiing is on the way up in Germany

 

Whishaw, Murphy vie for Star award

 

R.E.M., Van Halen enter Hall of Fame

 

Cole to direct 'Eloise in Paris'

 

Italy gives boost to music labels

 

Besson builds 'Arthur' franchise

 

Tiger attracts baroque, bizarre, wayward

 

'Apocalypto' gets restricted rating in Italy

 

'Apocalypto' breaks U.K. records

 

'United 93' deemed best by online critics

 

50 Cent now an author, too

 

Managers seek Jones probe

 

Decent start for 'Grease'

 

Zander outlines mobile plans

 

De Mol buys stake in Endemol

 

Cameron gets 'Avatar' going

 

Disney Hall changes hands

 

'Your Hit Parade' star dies at 97

 

Publicists pick favorites

 

Vet producer dies at 69

 

NBCU Television ups Ahn

 

Participant hired duo for marketing gig

 

BAFTA to drop current affairs prizes

 

'Mayumana's Be' begins performances

 

Andersons named ShoWesters of the Year

 

Broadway holds on to some holiday cheer

 

Art directors re-elect president

 

NBC bows look good

 

Globes adds presenters

 

Grade steps into a floundering ITV

 

China's box office boost

 

MSNBC wins first presidential debate

 

'Ugly' bow beautiful

 

CNBC to bow business channel in Africa

 

ITN faces strike

 

Bonnefoy set for jury duty

 

Cathay Cineplexes plans to expand

 

Pacts pack punch at CES

 

Odd terms for Canadian actors strike

 

Comedy Central.com announces lineup

 

Elizabeth Healy

 

Of all the Golden Globes noms, which one are you pulling for the most?

 

A&E hopes crime pays off with ratings

 

ABC's Woodruff to tell of Iraq ordeal

 

Dan Fishbach

 

Steve Krantz

 

AccessIT acquiring Bigger Picture

 

Jackson production co. taps Nash

 

Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen

 

Dorff to star in CBS drama 'Skip'

 

Edgar Small

 

Shaila Rubin

 

Penelope praises Pedro

 

Lincoln Center honors Whitaker

 

Supreme Court rejects EchoStar's appeal

 

N.Y. Philharmonic to play 'Fair'

 

Design spotlight: 'Apocalypto'

 

Design spotlight: 'Stranger Than Fiction'

 

Magic films pull conjuring tricks

 

Design spotlight: 'Letters From Iwo Jima'

 

Cautionary tales offer conflicting visions of London's potential fate

 

'Tonight' adds Bateman

 

Design spotlight: 'The Good German'

 

Design spotlight: 'The Fountain'

 

Elizabeth II vs. Marie Antoinette

 

'Borat' escapes changes

 

Fairy tales tackle both sides of fantasy

 

Era apparent in 'Bobby,' 'Dreamgirls'

 

Starz buys 'Illusionist' TV rights

 

Matthau gets 'Freaky'

 

Cameron gets 'Avatar' going

 

'Tonight' adds Bateman

 

No talks for CBS, Writers Guild

 

U.K. music stores spawn rival charts

 

Soccer is champion on Spain TV

 

Endemol buys back French arm

 

Berlin backs Kurdish, Iranian films

 

Imagina launches sales arm

 

Dutch box office posts 14% rise in '06

 

Laudadio to head Rome TV fest

 

Italian box office rises from the dead

 

Davis, Kelliher set up Bankside

 

Let 'Freedom' ring

 

Lucky number '13'

 

Timberlake's top 'Dog'

 

Fest springs to life

 

New Line punches 'Code'

 

Sugar-coated soiree

 

'Pluto' leads Irish awards race

 

French films take 45% of home market

 

YouTube shut down in southern Brazil

 

Taylor, Hoenig, Debin join Ibiza jury

 

Animator Takamoto dead at 81

 

Fresh faces for DGA nominations

 

Apple debuts TV, iPhone

 

Fitzgerald gets stamp of approval

 

'Apprentice' applicant suing Trump

 

Stern rolling in dough

 

Beck adds commentary to ABC News

 

Producer Krantz dies at 83

 

Writer Bezzerides dies at 98

 

Michelle Niven

 

Marc Olivier

 

Donna Kerin

 

Marty Silverstone

 

Jose Royo

 

Spencer Klein

 

Mark Beaumont

 

David C. Heath

 

David Ellner

 

Joshua Katz

 

Rothstein rises at NBC U TV

 

Comedy Arts attracts big names

 

Oscar makeup list down to seven

 

O'Reilly, Colbert trade appearances

 

NAACP nominees

 

NAACP announces nominees

 

Initial names Leonard sr. VP

 

Despite ups and downs, HBO sets standard

 

Flying Burrito Brothers' Kleinow dies

 

Kodak lab sharpens focus at Ciudad

 

Fox to ride 'El Bufalo'

 

China shows off new exhibitor

 

South Korea wickets clicking

 

Tech Emmys presented

 

David Ellner

 

Edward Derse

 

'Rocket' fuels the Genies

 

David C. Heath

 

Mark Beaumont

 

Elizabeth Healy

 

Sabry Mohideen

 

Wii game sells double PS3 in Japan

 

Democrats push 'Net neutrality

 

Globes adds more presenters

 

Dan Wright

 

Jose Royo

 

Dan Fishbach

 

Marc Olivier

 

Marty Silverstone

 

Joshua Katz

 

Arpin upped to CRTC acting chair

 

Moonves looks to Net

 

Fox strikes BCS gold

 

MPAA brings mega-symposium to D.C.

 

Cohen in talks for 'Mummy 3'

 

Wal-Mart ads target pirates

 

Football rules the week

 

Fox Reality locks distribution pacts

 

Cosgrove makes Discovery

 

Deadeye debuts dazzle in Sweden

 

Shorts festival sees booming submissions

 

A&E, History announce new projects

 

Paramount sells iTunes a library card

 

Personal Shopper: Sexy Sweaters

 

Cole will direct 'Paris'

 

NBC orders up pilots

 

Abdul joins 'Bratz' pack

 

Twentieth to launch gameshow at NATPE

 

'Fritz the Cat' producer Krantz dies

 

'Pirates' leads way at People's Choice

 

Iwao Takamoto

 

A.I. Bezzerides

 

Pete Kleinow

 

Ron Fineman

 

Who will the Academy vote onto the Kodak stage?

 

What if auteurs picked the wrong projects?

 

When veteran directors were starting out

 

Producers reveal how they wooed, won the right directors

 

Lionsgate lands 'Bass'

 

Focus sets cast, start date for 'Bruges'

 

Bedeviled pic finds distributor

 

Producer pair launch production company

 

Oster joins MPAA

 

IFC expands focus

 

Paramount jettisons Berman's pod plan

 

Lionsgate lands 'Bass'

 

Inside Move: Richards signs on to 'Pirates'

 

Geographic showcases minis, Mob

 

Phifer launching production company

 

Nefeldt leaves post at WGA West

 

Thykier teams up with Vaughn

 

China gets a taste of la dolce vita

 

Foursome loverly for 'Fair Lady' gig

 

Dickie joins Shooting Stars

 

Beta picks up German Hitler comedy

 

News chief quits ITV

 

Producer Ponti dies

 

'La Vie en Rose' to open Berlinale

 

Korda studio to opening in May

 

'Grease' still the word

 

‘Dreamgirls’ vaults to top

 

'House' powers Fox victory

 

Oscar's inaugural fashion show

 

BBC sells package to New Zealand

 

Berman leaves Paramount

 

Kinepolis reports 6% rise in admissions

 

50 Cent launches condom line

 

'Queen' named top tomato

 

'Munsters' mom De Carlo dies at 84

 

Syndication play the slots

 

Starr home saved from destruction

 

DGA nominates TV movies

 

De Agostini buys into reality producer

 

China reels it in overseas

 

Alliance Atlantis sold for $2 billion

 

Parents slam TV for rise in violence

 

Australian cinema bounces back for 2006

 

WGA West nod to Nickens

 

Saturday is deadline for Oscar ballots

 

Oprah links stars, ABC

 

`Happy Feet' sets Australian record

 

Presenter presents nixed at Globes

 

Danielle Savre

 

Jeremy Howard

 

James Black

 

Miramax, Rudin option rights to novel

 

Jay Leno, Jennifer Coolidge

 

James Black

 

Tomlinson bows out of political role

 

Area 51: Geffen's 'Magic' act

 

Connelly aboard 'Equalizer' for Weinsteins

 

WGA honors 'SNL' creator

 

Meryl tunes up for big 'Mamma'

 

Harvey to run marketing at Trident

 

'Because' book sounds familiar

 

TV One to air legit reality series

 

Shaye denies Jackson 'Hobbit' gig

 

Christmas is merry for talkshows

 

Experimental animator Hill dies at 36

 

Telemundo revamping international division

 

Syndicated sitcoms still sell

 

'Bikini Destinations' headed to U.K.

 

CABLEready goes Latin American

 

Rive Gauche unveiling new reality shows

 

Iconic directors bring a distinct vision

 

Opera execs look to draw a new crowd

 

The Academy embraces conflict

 

Behind war films' bloodshed

 

Favorites fail to find finish line

 

Late arrivals crash the party

 

Correction

 

NHK to lower subscription fees

 

Hesse heads Sony group

 

'Hope' in post production

 

Singapore boosts new media sector

 

Japanese pics take audience honors

 

Starz aligned for Taylor

 

Board certified

 

Lost Boys find friends

 

Everybody cuts footloose

 

ABC fast-tracking Fleiss project

 

Williams, 'Heroes' the People's Choice

 

Sheens honor 'Bobby'

 

Shaye denies Jackson 'Hobbit' gig

 

Streep tunes up for big 'Mamma'

 

G4 wild about 'Monkeys'

 

'Idol' folks everywhere

 

Inside Move: Site posts Pellicano tapes

 

'Hula' a hit with Japanese critics

 

Seminar schedule

 

'Fearless' wins lawsuit

 

Cisco sues Apple over 'iPhone'

 

Turner names Goss exec VP at Cartoon Net

 

Tartikoff Legacy Award

 

Teen shows stop kidding around

 

WB-UPN shocker thrilled ... then chilled

 

Execs learning how to stop worrying, love gadgetry explosion

 

Search for syndicated shows yields bare essentials

 

Syndication seeking signs of life

 

Costume designers name nominees

 

EM.Ent. signs deal with Universum

 

RTL seals pact with Telepool

 

Celluloid handles 'Warhol'

 

Co-production Market eyes 37 projects

 

Rendezvous offers wealth of French fare

 

Marchand suspended at Momentum

 

Schrader to head Berlin jury

 

Beckham joins L.A. Galaxy

 

Brits festival getting 'Intimate'

 

`Palace' brings new set of royals

 

Universal-BMG merger deadline delayed

 

Decent bow for Eye's 'Armed'

 

WGA names its nominees

 

Beyonce, Gnarls Barkley set for Grammys

 

Six Flags sells parks for $312 million

 

Cinematographers honor own

 

Frears to reign over Cannes jury

 

'Martha' renewed across most of U.S.

 

Redstone exercises stock options

 

Burnett signs to MTV Movie Awards

 

Atlantic shifts schedule for 'Voysey'

 

Twentieth TV promotes Edwards

 

French raise profile at Berlin

 

DGA nominates TV favorites

 

NHK president against cuts in sub fees

 

'Dead Zone' headed to syndication

 

1967: Beatty reshoots 'Bonnie'

 

Rose McGowan

 

Ben McKenzie

 

Stockard Channing

 

Sherilyn Fenn

 

Javier Patron

 

Tracey Ullman

 

SBS brings Spanish soap to NATPE

 

Wolf leaves MTV's pack

 

Hansen creates playwright showcase

 

Inside Move: Turner shines on Solar

 

Canwest reports robust quarter

 

CNN's Cramer leaving

 

'Sopranos' hits high notes on A&E preem

 

Beyond out of film business

 

Temasek eyeing Tata Sky stake

 

'Night' still bright

 

Canadian nets seek tax repayment

 

BBC boosting online communities

 

Jauch turns down ARD talkshow

 

Variety, WireImage partner up

 

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

 

Hot tips for Globe trotting

 

Martin to write life story

 

Hurwitz, Tannenbaums pact

 

Pushy questions for…

 

Lopez joining 'Extra'

 

'City' bright at Fox 2000

 

Imax pacts with U.S. theater chains

 

Questions remain over Wolff column

 

Rebecca Ann Jakobsen Randall

 

Atlas Worldwide nabs 'Tarzan,' 'H.E.A.T.'

 

EMI cues two for departure

 

Army captured the gist while Marilyn did the twist

 

Globes TV nominations: Miniseries/TV Movie Actor and Actress

 

Globes TV nominations: Comedy Actor/Actress

 

Globes TV nominations: Miniseries

 

Globes TV nominations: Comedy Series

 

Globes TV nominations: Drama Actor/Actress

 

Globes TV nominations: Drama Series

 

Globes Film nominations: Foreign-Language Film

 

Globes film nominations: Animated Film

 

Globes film nominations: Supporting Actor

 

Globes film nominations: Supporting Actress

 

Globes film nominations: Director

 

Globes film nominations: Screenplay

 

Globes film nominations: Comedy or Musical Actress

 

Globes film nominations: Comedy or Musical Actor

 

Globes film nominations: Comedy or Musical Picture

 

Globes film nominations: Drama Actress

 

Globes film nominations: Drama Actor

 

Globe film nominations: Drama Picture

 

Globes once again relish rookies

 

Warren Beatty and the Class of 1962

 

HFPA has room for many views

 

Parties launch in outer space

 

Press leaving DreamWorks

 

NBC tries 'Zip' while ABC 'Pushing Daisies'

 

Why Oscar glory could run through the Globes' comedy/musical categories

 

'Class' to air on Net first

 

Fortissimo gets 'Life'

 

German law may ban video games

 

Sundance, iTunes ink deal

 

'Arthur' just not animated enough

 

NBC Universal, DirecTV team on Chiller

 

Warner, Depp pick 'Spy' tale

 

Arthur Jameson Briggs Greenberg

 

Kabir Elijah Cohen

 

Reagan Fletcher Holder

 

Lily Mae Vye

 

Ethan Louis Goren

 

StubHub expected to pump up EBay

 

Globe presenter line-up expands

 

NBC Renews 'Martha Stewart'

 

Paramount's Haldeman joins Jeffers

 

SportsNet to air Titans

 

VH1 exploring 30's

 

Huffman elected for 'Wife'

 

Lifetime greenlight 'State of Mind'

 

'Night' still bright

 

WGA honors first-time nominees

 

Cinema Editors announce nominations

 

'Queen' leads BAFTA contest

 

Peter Bart: Cohen the chameleon

 

Screen Yorkshire beefs up team

 

Luna to be feted at Malaga

 

Publisher RBA teams with producer BRB

 

Box office for French films falls 23%

 

German Hitler comedy is a hit

 

'Queen' takes on 'Fuhrer' in Germany

 

Shaye's 'Mimzy' opens Berlin kids' section

 

Orange British Academy Film Award nominations

 

Rome and Berlin trade blows

 

Gaumont, Studio Canal back '36' team

 

Dolans up Cablevision bid

 

Hungarian Film Week unveils lineup

 

Critics choose 'Departed'

 

Return of 'Grey's' lifts ABC

 

Napster stock moves up on AOL news

 

Brown's partner not included in will

 

'Pope' gets distribution in Latin America

 

BodogFight brings edge to NATPE

 

Disney stock hits 52-week high

 

Tennessee bill fines cablers for raunchy ads

 

Wii, PS3 help videogame industry rebound

 

Bravo greenlights Abdul series

 

'Spamalot' sets a March Vegas bow

 

TV producer Praiser dies

 

NATPE pays tribute to Robertson's rules of order

 

Demand builds for international intel

 

Latin America won't stand pat on recent success

 

Griffin makes play for 'Crosswords'

 

'Queer Eye' wrapping up

 

Fox launches '24' ad attack

 

Starz prescribes 'Painkiller'

 

Guthrie to leave STAR TV

 

Everything's Rosie at 'The View,' right?

 

Bard shakes up D.C.

 

Fans fill 'School' house for Disney

 

High (def) anxieties

 

A warm B.O. climate

 

Another busy signal for 'Halo'

 

'13' in tune with teens

 

Portrait in perfectionism

 

Road box office dips for 11-show slate

 

Familiar tale for Bush's scribes

 

Mild post-holiday dip

 

Chicago: It's their kind of town

 

Searchlight's 'King'-sized gambit

 

Moving daze for Hollywood

 

Chicago directors move to new stage

 

U.K. pitch man hits Hollywood

 

Amplified wishes

 

Mel's indigenous indignation

 

Magyar studio eyes May bow

 

Talkers take toll on mere mortals

 

American filmmakers wary of Canadian strike

 

Superstation well despite Tribune troubles

 

Bigger bucks in product placement

 

A&E takes whack at mob hit

 

Upbeat Arnold travels hard 'Road' to success

 

NBC on the rise

 

China bound to tradition

 

Brit developer enters DVD fray

 

'Grenze' playing on fears

 

Audiences abroad visit 'Museum'

 

Elisabeth Murdoch shines up portfolio

 

Egypt mum over renegade satcaster

 

Canadian indie on a role

 

Remake's debut bewitches viewers

 

RCN joins Fremantle 'Poker' game

 

BBC packages 40 hours to New Zealand

 

Focus looks to regain its fire

 

'Kabul Express' banned

 

'Piaf' could mend fences in Berlin

 

Travel book makes safer second film

 

Classy Classics takes on new role

 

O'seas markets trust tentpoles

 

First at box office not always best

 

Niche business gets real

 

EMI announces restructuring

 

'Stomp' trumps 'Museum'

 

Smith and son in hot 'Pursuit'

 

Stamp of approval

 

Mehta's 'Water' flows to India

 

Fox inks PPV deal

 

’G2G’ goes to Mip

 

Portugal Telecom to hold off Cabo bid

 

Coltrane was key figure for New Age music

 

Lawmakers bring back Perform Act

 

WGA nominates documentaries

 

Estorino heads to Disneyland

 

Saxophonist Brecker dies from MDS

 

USC writes in 'Children'

 

Miami festival offers 92

 

Gregory Itzin

 

Stark Sands

 

Deidrie N. Henry

 

Christopher T. Wood

 

Daewoo, Par prepping theme park

 

UIP replaced by Paramount in Mexico

 

Chinese crack down on reality TV

 

British film business in boom

 

Columbia, Mann get into spy game

 

AFI honors on fast track

 

NBC OKs fourth hour for 'Today'

 

'Night' tightens grip overseas

 

Box office lift for 'Labyrinth'

 

Dolans up bid for Cablevision

 

Sony takes court shows to market

 

NATPE attracts studies, surveys

 

Michigan offers rebate up to 20% on $10 mil

 

Act of 'Mercy' for Sony

 

A 'Keeper' for Lifetime

 

Syndication goes independent

 

Yahoo! moves into online animation

 

White segues to production

 

ABC mulls 'Lost' wrap-up

 

'Sopranos' sets return

 

Universal has Working relationship

 

Kudocasts win overseas

 

UFC signs new vidgame deal with THQ

 

'Stomp' trumps 'Museum' at box office

 

Reviews

Jane Ira Bloom

The Last Girl Singer

Disney's High School Musical

October 1962

My Morning Jacket

Macbeth

13

Purity

Armed & Famous

Must Don't Whip 'Um

Edens Lost & Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities

The Passenger: Adult Secrets

The Art Of Selling

American Visa

I Love You

The Three Musketeers

24

Rob and Amber: Against the Odds

Sinatra: Remembering the Sands

Justin Timberlake

My Mexican Shivah

The Very Big Apartment

Libertas

Ice Cream I Scream

The Dark Deer

Bandidas

Extras

Rome

Verdict On Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 1963-1965

The Cherry Orchard

Blackout

Israel Horovitz's New Shorts

The Scene

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Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol

Primeval

Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love

Spectacle

Catching The Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity

Lady Sovereign

Sting: Songs From the Labyrinth

Get Your War On

Toys in the Attic


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