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