Table of Contents
Week of 02/05/2007

Articles

Doc fest looks back and inward

 

Prisa makes Portuguese purchase

 

Vivendi boss paints bright future

 

Taylor, Hurt attend 'Lesson 21'

 

Borrachero cast in 'Prince Caspian'

 

MySpace logs U.K. pic plans

 

Apple, Beatles resolve dispute

 

Turner to pay $2 million for stunt

 

007 takes home top prize

 

Super Sunday for CBS

 

France 24 attracts 3 million to site

 

Barry quits MTV, joins BT Vision

 

Soccer locker

 

'Murderer' kills at S. Korea box office

 

Int'l TV Academy taps Burman

 

Gyllenhaal gets technical

 

'Lost' gets conditional approval

 

Imports battle at China box office

 

'Jacques Brel' closes

 

Lumieres top prize goes to 'Tell No One'

 

Miyazaki governor delivers PR bonus

 

Telmex TV launches Web spinoff

 

Broadway box office takes a dip

 

Lunch date

 

Cartoon deal in the cards

 

Odeon Sky dawns with 'Kenny'

 

Frears signs for pilot

 

NBC locks deal with Silverman

 

Campbell to leave Discovery

 

Zemeckis, Rapke, Starkey go 3-D

 

Singer-actress McNair dies at 72

 

Singer Henderson dies at 67

 

Rainbow gets in the Spirit

 

Camcorded pic piracy plagues Canada

 

TV Guide channels 'News'

 

FCC wants $1.5 mil to educate consumers

 

'Brothers' lines up cast

 

139 nominees do lunch a la Oscar

 

Directors featuring in TV

 

Marketing duo upped

 

MGM video unit taps Weiss

 

Personal Shopper: Zebra Print Accents

 

Alley 'Divine' for Fox

 

Sony banks on Relativity

 

Todd Jacob Marks

 

Hudson gets Holliday's Oscar wishes

 

IATSE adds E! broadcast crews

 

Sutherland to star in 'Mirrors'

 

South by Southwest sets lineup

 

Vollman to pinch hit for Paramount p.r.

 

Henson Co. moves on 'Boggart'

 

Hard Case books pix

 

Wuhl to host WGA Awards

 

Sutherland to star in supernatural 'Mirrors'

 

Former WMA exec heads to Fox PR

 

Paramount revisits 'White City'

 

'Brothers' lines up cast

 

SciFi Channel, Virgin Comics pact

 

L.A. Drama Critics pick favorites

 

Ancliff steps up at EMI

 

FilmSharks bites foreign fare

 

Fox rocks with Stones documentary

 

'Arthur' gains momentum in U.K.

 

Locarno to honor Hou

 

Warner flies with 'Baron'

 

'Beijing' team ready to defy censors

 

U.K. journalists vote for 'Labyrinth'

 

Zucker takes NBC Universal reins

 

Duo tapped for Obie hosting duties

 

ProSieben says share offer too low

 

Kids cross 'Bridge'

 

Duo lead cast of 'Golf'

 

Amazon to challenge Wal-Mart

 

DGA's sunny moments

 

Indian distrib buys 50 Italian movies

 

IAC profits plunge

 

Economist heads film subsidy board

 

Whitaker wins yet again

 

Super boost for CBS

 

Freeview reports bumper sales

 

Pop stars celebrate Bowl

 

Super bash brings super celebs

 

Start your engines

 

Soul Train Awards announce nominations

 

Zimbalist dies at 73

 

Famous Music future uncertain

 

'Coram' gets cast

 

Connolly heads Actors' Equity Assoc.

 

Elvis' new address

 

Madness reigns from 'Men to 'Girls'

 

Tena Clark

 

Jobs puts his stance on record

 

Obies Awards select hosts

 

Foreign film production drops in Ontario

 

Cell phones users get a new toon

 

Wii high in Japan, trounces PS3

 

Television syndication veteran dies

 

More Quebec coin for film funding

 

Warner's Hall exits with deal

 

Warner raises Goodwin

 

Variety turns digital page

 

'Hour' coming to early end on B'way

 

'50s crooner Laine dies

 

Nick picks Timberlake as host

 

Furtado, k-os, Talent lead Juno noms

 

WGA taps 17 writers for talks

 

OzzFest issues free pass

 

Comcast books some 'Face' time

 

'Iska's,' 'Konyec' top Film Week

 

CBS tweaks 'Hannibal' ad

 

Katz wades back to Morgan Creek

 

'Geraldo' ends on top

 

MPAA touts Hollywood value

 

Football bowls over Fox powerhouses

 

Weinsteins take 'Step'

 

Grammys in limo limbo

 

Beijing TV gets license to b'cast IPTV

 

Big year for Sony ups ante

 

Tassler eyes diverse schedule

 

Ganis' roots feed Academy post

 

Publicists pick year's best publicity

 

Shingle generates partner

 

Perrineau joins 'Demons'

 

Mallick launches production company

 

Secret film will mark Cannes' 60th

 

Eurocinema's film library coming to U.S.

 

Sinatra flies off to Sirius location

 

'Kingdom' comes later

 

Alphabet ups Kern to VP

 

BodogTV fare to Ion

 

TLC restyles catwalk show

 

Weinsteins take 'Step'

 

Distributor heads to 'Brooklyn'

 

Zip Films drawn to 'Wife'

 

Cineclick picks up 'Tuya's Marriage'

 

Fortissimo goes 'Live!'

 

Euro parliament to view gun film

 

Berlin stocks up on German funded films

 

Cell phone companies act to protect kids

 

U.S. players upbeat about Berlin prospects

 

RAI Trade hangs out with 'Caravaggio'

 

Core drawn to 'Untold Beauty'

 

Animation festival moves location

 

Germany, Eastern Europe want 'Candy'

 

Help at hand for employment issues

 

Third time's a charm for Jones

 

Kitano leads 'Banzai' brigade

 

Moretti splits up with producer

 

Few Spanish titles dot Berlin lineup

 

ZDF presents sci-fi shorts at Berlin

 

Wild Bunch sets up own Berlin base

 

Hitler gets played for laughs

 

'Borat' gives News Corp. a boost

 

'PTU' director makes 'Tactical' move

 

Looking for the right German words?

 

French presence at Berlin fest

 

Voz, Ensueno team on 'Garbo'

 

Capitol, ThinkFilm Intl. stay apart

 

Studio Hamburg sails on credit line

 

Berlinale opens on a high note

 

'Idol,' 'House' rule Tuesday

 

ICM creates new overseas unit

 

Dupri to head Island Records

 

Police is back on the beat

 

Leasing boxes, subs pump DirecTV

 

Cirque unveils new touring venture

 

Jimmi Simpson

 

Alicia Borrachero

 

Riley Smith

 

Taylor Ann Thompson

 

Stellan Skarsgard

 

Disney reports higher earnings

 

N to name winning writers

 

Out and about in Berlin

 

Diller talks on the cost of content

 

Mobile conference talks films on phones

 

Oliver adds to 'Alexander'

 

Constantin extending Premiere pact

 

Asia raids hit pirates

 

Cathay Org boosts business

 

Mind control over gov't matters

 

Tong hits with many genres

 

Local TV channels into film biz

 

Singapore lures productions

 

'Indiana Jones' revs for May '08

 

Download business stays elusive

 

Reel time with HBO

 

PBS, Discovery top Emmy kid noms

 

Dancer steps up to pics

 

Fogler joins cast of 'America'

 

Activision profit up 84%

 

Catch That Trend: Sunday Nudie Sunday

 

Sena to direct 'Whiteout'

 

Web pirate seeks to appeal case

 

Combat rules sound editing nominations

 

Slowhand follows 'Street'

 

Korean actor trio ride to Western

 

'Superman' navigates digital environments

 

CineMedia goes public

 

'Poseidon' team commanded visual effects

 

Dr. Dre to produce films for New Line

 

Japan orgs meet with YouTube

 

Exodus names Howard president

 

Oz channel boosts digital domain

 

Pros invent new 'Pirates' system

 

F/x maestro Muren still pushing envelope

 

Sound mixers stir perfect blend

 

Sundance to finance docus

 

Argentine filmmaker Vallejo dies

 

Sena to direct 'Whiteout'

 

'Indiana Jones' revs for May '08

 

Publicists praise 'Borat,' 'Ugly'

 

'Peep' show for Occupant

 

McKidd joins NBC's 'Journeymen'

 

'Fartiste' readies for Off Broadway

 

Actors go 'Wild'

 

'OC,' 'Tree' Head to Soapnet

 

Mint puts grant into 'Darkness'

 

Duo team for law firm

 

Televisa counts on Dori Media's 'One'

 

My how they've grown

 

Disney taps Shankman for 'Stories'

 

'Breach' reaches Westwood

 

A little 'Music'

 

Huffman tubthumps tome

 

'Starter' lessons at film premiere

 

SPTI will open TV licensing office

 

Premiere scores with Arena deal

 

Prisa to bid for remaining MC shares

 

Andalusia shoots double in two years

 

Branson declares war on Murdoch

 

Ingenious inherits Ofcom's Meek

 

Italian soccer gets reprieve

 

Senator hires Nitschke

 

BSkyB to launch digital terrestrial service

 

Immelt nixes NBC Universal sale

 

Disney dumps Touchstone TV brand

 

Murdoch voices doubts on Tribune

 

Iranian festival pulls Israeli film

 

Telepool strikes 'Oil'

 

'M' rights revert

 

Surreal gets rights 'Forever'

 

Raintree backs musical

 

AfterDark into Arquette's debut

 

Orgs team for the future

 

Super boost for 'Minds'

 

'The Queen' heads for Argentina

 

Berlin emerges as creative hub

 

Avanzit purchases boutique Notro

 

Constantin's Premiere deal

 

China officials see film as 'Curse'

 

Beart to star in 'Vinyan'

 

Good News tackles Sinbad

 

Myriad tackles 'Divided' sales

 

Star trio tops Cineclick pic

 

MEDIA 2007 to launch in Berlin

 

Ruzowitzky stirs 'Witch's' brew

 

Magistrates quiz Messier

 

RB Cinema 1 bows sales company

 

Macy's 'Back' for directorial debut

 

'Last Station' completes financing

 

Shochiku pacts for 'Handkerchief'

 

'Rose' star Cotillard blooms

 

Fanning enters 'Hurricane'

 

Schlondorff to direct love story

 

'Kimmel' keeps climbing

 

A 'Borat' boo-boo

 

Brit critics stand 'United' on film

 

Nets seal deal for Aussie football

 

Shanghai-Beijing rivalry boosts both

 

Ratings bust

 

Hot pix at Berlin

 

Anna Nicole Smith dies suddenly

 

'Banned filmmaker' is a relative term

 

Tall in the straddle

 

East meets West on biz's front line

 

HK floats plan to prop up local films

 

Klieg lights, bright city

 

Warner Music hits low note

 

Hong Kong feeds off China's power

 

Lukewarm reform

 

Penn, Willis join De Niro in 'What'

 

The ABCs of Dees

 

Labels ordered to pay court costs

 

How this DJ found his voice

 

Fox launching business network

 

L.A. boasts several veteran radio stars

 

Top 40 DJ returns

 

China pirate crackdown intensifies

 

Kruger set as Cannes compere

 

Nordisk takes stake in pic producer

 

Belgian music, video markets grow

 

Sony TV focuses on South Korea

 

Disney returns to 'High School'

 

ESPN going mobile

 

Inside Move: 'Blonde' basks in praise

 

Juan Pablo Montoya

 

Faizon Love

 

Zoe Bell

 

Philip Rosenberg

 

Brian Levy

 

Rochelle Sharp

 

Doreen Wilcox Little

 

TV Laurel honoree: John Wells

 

Screen Laurel honoree: Robert Benton

 

Risky writing puffs up Peacock

 

Scribe vibe bolsters WGA platform

 

Corrections

 

Writing outside the box

 

Donfeld memorial

 

Maynor memorial

 

NonStop snaps up trio

 

Willis: A Brand of twang that swings

 

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

 

Henley's long run

 

Jim Keltner on Booker T. and the MGs

 

Marni Nixon on Maria Callas

 

David Crosby on Joan Baez

 

'Toy Story' sequel set

 

Charlie Haden on Ornette Coleman

 

Dimension acquires 'Buried'

 

Luring a fickle TV viewing public

 

Tussle and flow

 

Scorsese, King team for Queen

 

Senator to light 'Fireflies'

 

Sony gears videogame for film

 

DGA taps Cates for contract negotiations

 

iPhone sets tone

 

Wireless pros create own content

 

'Independent' stars Tilly, Slotnick

 

Fright vs. light at box office

 

Napster continues slow growth

 

BodogTV fare to Ion

 

Fox gets in on the 'Action'

 

Six 'Horsemen' join cast of crime thriller

 

Stevens nabs 'Hight Tide' rights

 

IFC picks up 'Day Night' rights

 

'SportsCenter' launching online

 

Leomax to lean on genre pix, homevid

 

Intrepid adapting 'Couriers'

 

'Saw' team cues 'Opera'

 

Buyers, sellers ready for frisky Market

 

'La Vie en Rose' opens Berlin fest

 

1963: Desert bond lasts for 'Arabia' stars

 

Weekend To Do: Be Edie!

 

GE backing Bartiromo

 

'Museum' ban helps crown 'Happyness'

 

Who shoots short shorts?

 

Mobile firms hunt for content

 

Focus discovers 'Vanished'

 

Spade, Rock to star in Columbia pic

 

A 'Borat' boo-boo

 

Lionsgate banks on heist film

 

United Artists celebrates 'Birthday'

 

Street reels in Cinemedia

 

'Saw' team cues 'Opera'

 

Who has the best guess for best picture? Anyone.

 

Scorsese, King team for Queen

 

Kinnard creates his own film festival

 

Hollywood's legal evils

 

Strand scoops up Fox's 'Bubbles'

 

A. Zeta rides with Wild Bunch

 

Lightning captures 'Cougar'

 

Elo welcomes Mollet to sales team

 

Italian mobile TV service hits target

 

Italy increases arts spending

 

'Hannibal' rises again in Europe

 

De Mol's Talpa sets up international arm

 

BFI sells 'Voices' to Bac, Sharmill

 

Czech movies shine at Berlin

 

ABC Thursday on rise

 

Cartoon Net topper exits

 

EMI in talks to sell unprotected MP3s

 

Guilds focus on fast-moving realm

 

Hot Korean films at Berlin

 

Breakout talent roll

 

Screen quotas raise tricky issues

 

Abroad strokes

 

Global ambition

 

Biz adapts to uncertain 2007

 

Katz aims to fund controversial films

 

Friday night lite at ABC

 

Shopping in Berlin

 

Delpy's directorial debut screens

 

Lopez promoted at Variety sales

 

Whishaw, Goode to star in adaptation

 

Holland's Beyer sets films

 

Legit vet Griffin dies

 

Costumer Donfeld dies at 72

 

Ball, Lucille's brother, dies

 

'House of Cards' star Richardson dies

 

IRS jerks indie perk

 

'Hamlet' screening gets new color

 

Retrospective looks at silent era

 

Schrader's 'Adam' resurrects cast

 

Drive Ent. unveils Disney deal

 

Cage, Garner team for 'Sorcerer'

 

FCC holds consolidation hearing

 

Optimum pacts for Haggis' 'Elah'

 

Essential Ent. announces deals

 

TV division boosts Lionsgate profit

 

Ubisoft making animation play

 

'German' good for Europeans

 

French 'Boots' sprints to finish

 

Spanish fuel Soderbergh's 'Che' films

 

Univision sees big fourth quarter

 

Court TV back on Echostar

 

Stage stalwarts give pix Tony feel

 

Oscar's sole survivors

 

First-timers mix it up with veterans

 

Cast hunt sends out global S.O.S.

 

'Galactica' game will orbit online

 

Doll shape shifts with times

 

Classic Barbie fends off Bratz

 

Barbie by the numbers

 

Girl power builds Barbie muscle

 

Smokin' spaces

 

TV DVD dials up full-series orders

 

Old discs get born again

 

Downloads downplay hi-def

 

It's hacked, but will it be sacked?

 

The Contenders Collection

 

Roaring Mouse leads narrow gain

 

Hi-def animates toon makers

 

Next-gen disc battle finally heats up

 

Legende plans TV series, touts films

 

Woo's 'Cliff' splits into two movies

 

Biz up; 'Spamalot' $1.2m

 

Helmers' exits shake up Boston

 

Boston media cut coverage

 

Auds 'Spring' for intimate stage time

 

No fear of 'Heights'

 

Scribe's impressive body of work

 

Film musters stars, strife

 

Televisa puts its chips on gaming

 

Italo debate out of the closet

 

Swag set turns to web

 

Awards fashion new alliances

 

NBC Sunday sees post-NFL slump

 

Comcast opens early PPV window

 

Concerts no longer grand on TV

 

Bardem reignites label for 'Invisibles'

 

Alliance distrib in flux over pact

 

Lightning hits 3 films

 

Fairies to capture Princess magic

 

Weinsteins place big bet on 'Grindhouse'

 

Miyazaki guv delivers PR bonus

 

China's Central Perk

 

Studio mentality helps UTV soar

 

DVD burning desires

 

New view in Xanadu

 

Box office gets Bowled over

 

New order in Royal Court

 

Big title for make benefit of 'Borat'

 

DGA sets torrid pace to deal talks

 

NBC News braces for new boss

 

Italian's soccer shocker

 

Hardcore Brit auds embrace tough Love

 

Comic sequel draws actors

 

Small firms vie for 'Kick'

 

Biz's Eastern outposts

 

H'wood quest: Rupee vs. yuan

 

Works take 'Hatchet' film

 

'Strange' set for international seas

 

Okonedo to star in 'Skin'

 

East Europeans gather for ScriptTeast

 

Kanzaman, Nimbus rev up 'Nuvolari'

 

Piaf biopic 'Rose' selling fast

 

Co-producers join up for 'Juego'

 

ImaginAsian, Prime take 'Aria' to America

 

Delpy readies 'The Countess'

 

Rising talent on Iranian Scene

 

Egypt business has Good News

 

Femme helmers come of age

 

Equal screen rights

 

Iranian mullahs hinder pics' release

 

Iranian films scarce at Berlinale

 

Sogepaq pre-sales 'Ana'

 

Gulf grows exhibition business

 

Gropius Mirror dishes up 'slow food'

 

Weisz, Farrell make 'Music' film

 

Films Distribution picks up 'Parents'

 

Myriad sets 'Bullets' film

 

Pemberton puts 'Finger' on adaptation

 

Czech films permeate Berlin

 

Mosaic's Roven adds to busy plans

 

StudioCanal sets up int'l base

 

Vajna to animate 'Seagull' film

 

Audience puzzled over tame 'Lost'

 

Weinsteins nab Spurlock project

 

Edel directs Constantin's 'Complex' film

 

'Norbit' takes hefty bite of B.O.

 

H.K. awards disqualify 'Life'

 

Brazil's pay TV boost

 

Nick, French producers circle 'Oasis'

 

Rud's FilmSharks bites '82'

 

Moroccan producer Saadi directing first film

 

GreeneStreet counts 'Nines'

 

Pix Nippon at Berlin

 

Telcos dial up new channels

 

Image is everything

 

H'w'd down but not out in Japan

 

Japanese prefer home grown

 

Reps tubthump Lebanon fare

 

First American-made anime film unspools

 

Grammy winners

 

'Buddha' travels to North America

 

Talent Campus begins with honors

 

De Niro ponders more Cold War fare

 

Trio raises money in Brazil

 

Acad salutes tech achievements

 

Schrader heads Israeli-German pic

 

Orange British Academy Film Award winners

 

BAFTA crowns 'Queen' best film

 

Grammy winners hit right notes

 

Petersen to 'Troy' again

 

Weinsteins nab rights to 'Inside'

 

Freeman saddles up for 'Taite'

 

Odd Lot taps Lischak COO

 

Weintraub cruises to comedy

 

Media program gives millions to Brits

 

Hanna Hall, Daryl Sabara

 

Megan Mullally

 

Lisa Donovan

 

Euromed pushes partners

 

Orlando Jones, Todd Bridges

 

MTV puts fork in 'Devil'

 

Saudis prep first film by femme

 

Rogers to exit Lakeshore in April

 

Linson adaptation nabs deals

 

Korea's Rain camps out for 'Cyborg'

 

'Museum' on top shelf o'seas

 

Thesps, producers still in dispute

 

Dancer steps up to films

 

The Two Musketeers

 

Perry's 'Little' preem

 

Totally rad 'Lyrics'

 

'Cars' takes Annie crown

 

Hamburger lines up next film: 'ICU'

 

Producer signs on for 'Peter'

 

Pathe unveils lineup, bets on '36'

 

Berlin delivers cool reception

 

Mart down from Sundance high

 

Grammys whistle Dixie

 

Mobile content on Bellrock slate

 

Police back on the beat

 

'Departed' shines at WGA kudos

 

NBA going high tech

 

Alvart adds up for 'Zero' job

 

Miramax to adopt 'Boy'

 

Lawless joining 'Wives'

 

Collins scripts TV deal

 

MySpace adds copyright filter

 

Cox exits Sony Animation

 

Reviews

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

Composition

Where the Sun Never Sets

Darling

Banished

Bog of Beasts

The Merchant of Venice

No Tears

Bakushi

The Last Mimzy

Emma's Bliss

Small Tragedy

Jules

The Adding Machine: A Chamber Musical

Baby

Lost

Ex Drummer

BitterSweetHeart

The Hands

I Want to Dance

Blind Dating

The Aerial

Farce Of The Penguins

All That I Will Ever Be

In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel

Finishing the Game

Man in the Chair

Leaps and Bounds

Fourteen

How to Get Rid of the Others

To Love Someone

The Unpolished

Parents

Happy New Life

No Regret

True Hollywood Story Investigates: Paparazzi

Dracula

The Kovak Box

Legally Blonde

Cocalero

American Idol: Week Four

Children of Glory

Speed-the-Plow

La Vie en rose

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

The Last Sin Eater

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

The Signal

An Intimate Evening With Ben Vereen

Norbit

In the Heights

Breach

Hannibal Rising

Dante's Inferno

Music and Lyrics

Tides

Rock 'N' Roll Never Dies

Easy Skanking

The Sami

Dragon Wars

Balkan Champion

Hounds

Love and Honor

The Home Song Stories

The Tracey Fragments

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

Follies

Miscalculation

S.O.S. Love!

Stone Time Touch

Armin

Eye In the Sky

Sakuran

Parting Shot

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

2 Days In Paris

Wallis & Edward

Bridge to Terabithia

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

La Leon

The Last Train

Shotgun Stories

The Cloud

A Walk Into The Sea

Men in the Nude

Takva -- A Man's Fear Of God

In Memory of Myself

Lost in Beijing

Goodbye Bafana

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The Crying Woman/La Llorona

(mis)Understanding Mammy: The Hattie McDaniel Story

49th Annual Grammy Awards


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