Table of Contents
Week of 05/28/2007

Articles

Reilly out at NBC

 

'Shrek' heads Down Under

 

Duo kick around TV ideas

 

'Pirates' sails into record books

 

Charles Nelson Reilly, 76, actor

 

Gretchen Wyler, 75, actress

 

'Pirates' breaks international records

 

'Phoenix' remake rises

 

Toei, Columbia team on shorts

 

NonStop Entertainment nab films

 

Weinsteins take 'Control'

 

Studios seek geek aid

 

Nathan Phillips

 

Natasha Lyonne

 

Pernilla August

 

Hardacre re-elected to ACTRA post

 

Electra Avellan

 

Lohan, Dawson to gang up on 'Poor'

 

'Murder' in the cards for Hallmark

 

'Bubble' pops at Inside Out

 

Alliance deal a step closer

 

Venezuela claims CNN bias

 

California forms Select Committee

 

Mexican gov't takes over Conafilm

 

Zlin celebrates 47th anniversary

 

'4 Months' wins Palme d'Or

 

CBS puts 'Trust' in gameshow

 

Peace Arch sets up U.S. unit

 

ABC gives 'i-Caught' six-week run

 

Duo form Feverpitch

 

ICM gives back to school

 

'Magical' gets HBO thinking

 

Camera Ltd. plans Sofia studio

 

Niama conjures up 'Catweazle'

 

Cannes films find Europe distribution

 

London market attracts big hitters

 

Broadway pacts with Local 802

 

Bertolucci tunes up da Venosa film

 

Woo to direct 'Ninja Gold'

 

Comedy Central adds Tarses, Grier

 

Fox 'Lot' scores little

 

Silverman named NBC co-chair

 

Lionsgate slate costs $400 million

 

Cannes kudo boosts South Korea

 

Iran decries 'Persepolis' jury prize

 

Martin driving Sony's 'Cadillac'

 

'Pirates' is widest-ever release in Australia

 

Hammond heads to 'Putnam County'

 

Two Noone plays to hit Huntington

 

Chum picks up U.S. series for fall

 

Shirl Conway, 90, actress

 

Broadway box office stays strong

 

Alan Martin, 62, stage actor

 

Honor roll for CineVegas

 

'Heaven' waits to hit A$1 mil in Oz

 

Madman to distribute Arthouse titles

 

Sat 1 exec moves to prod'n subsid

 

CBC sked neglects local dramas

 

Five goes for Hunt

 

CTS secures funds

 

Sony, Viasat click

 

Comcast ups executive duo

 

'Pirates' treasure grows overseas

 

Carol Burnett's golden Emmy memory

 

Personal Shopper: Kudo Colored Closet

 

Reveille in tune at NBC

 

Lindsay Lohan enters rehab

 

Tamil producer Srinivasan dies

 

Writer, director enter Craven's 'House'

 

UCLA to spotlight 'Sunshine' directors

 

Eckhart, Universal go 'Traveling'

 

CBS Sports gets vidgame specials

 

Dramatic break for Fox's Gold

 

Schlamme on 'Mars' mission

 

Parallel tries on gumshoe

 

MyNet turns to reality

 

Emmy still awards variety category

 

Dramas try to repair stereotypes

 

Emmys lag in recognizing all races

 

CBS, Fox court votes online

 

Will Emmy notice fancy packages?

 

Emmy award season anxiety

 

Essay option among Emmy's new rules

 

TV success depends on quality, network

 

Eckhart, Universal go 'Traveling'

 

Woo to direct 'Ninja Gold'

 

Patrick Stockstill, 57, Academy historian

 

Shed revenue rises by 10%

 

Terra Firma confirms EMI bid

 

Rivals struggle against 'Pirates'

 

Latido scoops up 'Pots and Pans'

 

'Order of the Phoenix' opens Giffoni

 

'Paranoid' makes global deals

 

Broadway has record year

 

News Corp., CBS log Web buys

 

Fete aims for cure

 

Aardman takes Joost channel

 

Virgin loses senior exec

 

Maroon 5 tops music charts

 

'House,' 'Boston' finales score

 

ThinkFilm closes 'Oxford' deals

 

Deschanel to star in 'Happening'

 

Mobile TV gets legs

 

MFG provides funds for projects

 

Japan distributor closes Beijing office

 

'Song' scribe receives Oz prize

 

Music channel tunes up for Now TV

 

Cannes screeners head to Munich

 

Weinsteins, Woody Allen team up

 

Seven to bring TiVo to Aussies

 

Spain tries to rein in pay TV pirates

 

Constantin joins 'Chorus' director

 

Packer to sell 25% stake in PBL

 

Cynthia Lindsay, writer, 92

 

May slips away from cable TV

 

Freeman to host AFI countdown

 

Gina Ravera

 

Lincoln logs WB gig

 

Zach Knighton and Alexie Gilmore

 

NPR appeals to D.C. court

 

Haylie Duff

 

Roundabout adds 'Ritz' to slate

 

Adam Fenton

 

'Idol' worship pays

 

QED secures movie money

 

Joe Mantegna

 

Peace Arch pockets 'Ace'

 

George Greeley, 89, composer

 

HBO close to naming new CEO

 

Lohan's lifestyle derailing career

 

Separated at Birth: Sweet or Sassy

 

What's there to do in New York this week?

 

Alma Award Nominees

 

Alma awards returns with film nominees

 

Alma Awards increases TV nominations

 

SE Asia to air pair of networks

 

BBC hangs up on phone-in quizzes

 

Joe Biden tries to raise star wattage

 

Benham ankles Virgin Media

 

'Transformers' to bow at LA Film Fest

 

Millennium plans Hercules film

 

'Women' finally ready for makeover

 

Witherspoon to star in 'Midnight'

 

Thompson sheds 'Law' for campaign

 

'Hairspray' plans gel in West End

 

Pair sign up for 'Physics' at Miramax

 

Warner Bros. hurries up 'Harry'

 

MTV reorganizes executive lineup

 

YouTube, Apple pact for catalog

 

Viacom downloads music

 

Witherspoon to star in 'Midnight'

 

'Women' finally ready for makeover

 

Deschanel to star in 'Happening'

 

Warner Music puts videos online

 

Besson to float EuropaCorp

 

Paramount promotes Hunton

 

Putin slams imported TV

 

Plural sets up Argentine arm

 

Helen Mirren to star in Gaza drama

 

'Sopranos' clan enjoy holiday

 

HBO has 'Heart'

 

Fashion icon celebrates big day

 

Stars feast at 'Banquet' bow

 

De Mol sells Talpa Scandinavia

 

Harry Potter park set for Florida

 

Timberlake, Universal team for label

 

9Live sparks Spanish service

 

Prince performs for perfume launch

 

Fox's 'Dance' outshines premieres

 

Joha steers 'Fast Track'

 

Loonland staggers after double blow

 

Mayday for U.K.

 

Ad ratings plan unveiled

 

Lohan asked to stay put for 'Poor'

 

Swedish distribs grab Cannes pics

 

CW adds to midseason schedule

 

1967: Sammy spreads the love

 

Thomas Dekker

 

Adam Belanoff

 

Darin Henry

 

Adrian Alonso

 

Ben Bova

 

Tatum O'Neal

 

'Big Donor Show' causes storm

 

Duo deal for 'Prehistoric' DVD

 

Governator brings piracy battle north

 

Sony executive's duties expanded

 

YouTube pacts with EMI for videos

 

NBC still has hope for 'Apprentice'

 

Connecticut critics pick favorites

 

Almodovar's 'Mother' to Old Vic

 

Rogue promotes pair of execs

 

Televisa entering Chinese market

 

Bock to premiere 'Princess'

 

'Night Job' comes to an end

 

Stew's rock musical keeps cookin'

 

Weinsteins to work with Witt

 

Digital music strikes chord in China

 

Paper Mill gets $3.5 million loan

 

Plame dispute goes public

 

Off Broadway lures Ethan Coen

 

Hillary Clinton draws a crowd

 

Joost boosts Bollywood fare

 

Adrian Grenier

 

Viacom checks into hotel business

 

Disney promotes PR execs

 

Box office could get 'Knocked Up'

 

Lionsgate's profit set to fall

 

'Battlestar' burns out next year

 

USA network picks 'Pirates'

 

Liddell 'Lived' to make thriller debut

 

Chomski, Richards are 'Beautiful'

 

BBC depts. plan to leave London

 

Orgs pick Hamilton for study

 

It's Miller time for Darmody, Aguilar

 

UTA lures Fox reality executive

 

NBC to air Live Earth concerts

 

Bancrofts want talks with Murdoch

 

Emmy tweaks eligible dates

 

Telepictures taps Hackner

 

Mirage, Weinsteins snap up 'Silver'

 

NBC 'Spoons' with Second City TV

 

Best Buy, Blockbuster to download

 

Kilik cruises in Cannes competition

 

New Zealand actors sue New Line

 

Acad announces broadband noms

 

Box office could get 'Knocked Up'

 

Mirage, Weinsteins snap up 'Silver'

 

Chomski, Richards are 'Beautiful'

 

Writers Guild East takes on CBS

 

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

 

Putin says 'nyet' to networks

 

Telegraaf takes ProSieben stake

 

'American Idol' duo expanding

 

Spain greenlights film law

 

Rivals test 'Pirates' in Europe

 

De Mol defends 'Big Donor Show'

 

Amenabar godfathers 'Mal ajeno'

 

UTV recuts 'Rang'

 

Parker pic gets Transylvania premiere

 

LAByrinth schedules 16th season

 

CBS' 'Pirate' starts slowly

 

Nunn to helm 'Gone With the Wind'

 

'Poppins' to end London run

 

Aussie directors debate funding law

 

Dow Jones shares up on bid interest

 

Writers want a bigger role

 

Buzz boosts biz; 'Poppins' pops

 

Receipts up; 'Jersey' popular

 

Mainstream embracing musicals

 

Aiming wide at videogames

 

FCC, cable biz get wires crossed

 

Quentin's quip raises Italian ire

 

'ShowMatch' beats 'Brother' in ratings

 

'Graduate' back in 'School'

 

Cannes feeds IFC's library

 

Regal plugs in patrons for quality

 

Teletubby tussles in Poland

 

CTV tries takeover of rival Chum

 

Films line up for Australian locations

 

'Big Bro' bows in shadow of woes

 

New Yorker honors 'Sopranos'

 

Fox division offers new model for laffs

 

CBS still pondering CNN pairing

 

Studio hitmakers spinning records

 

American Life TV targets baby boomers

 

NBC primes for better times

 

'Pirates' finds more treasure overseas

 

Scare from sky on Warner Bros. lot

 

'Entourage' playing tricks

 

CineVegas honorees

 

Universal restarts 'Spy Hunter'

 

Hollywood's non-tentpoles

 

Brazilian fund speeds up slate

 

A glimpse of the CineVegas lineup

 

Court axes sweetheart media law

 

Hip films to screen at CineVegas

 

Branding bankroll

 

'Donor' hoax splits opinion

 

Tim Kring

 

Josh Schwartz

 

Wide releases stir debate in Korea

 

Seth MacFarlane

 

Mark Gordon

 

Shonda Rhimes

 

Running 'Friday Night Lights'

 

TV producers share cross-cutting strategies

 

TV producers keep costs down

 

Cultivating Catalonia

 

Pope rules NBC Universal unit

 

'Pirates' hauls in $13.3 million

 

McCrory takes leave of NBC

 

Viewers love USA's 'Wife'

 

TV Tokyo expands reach

 

Swedes scoop up Cannes pics

 

BookExpo opens new chapter

 

'Pirates' still on top despite drop

 

Google grabs FeedBurner

 

Canadian gov offers new anti-piracy bill

 

Decision on Dow Jones due soon

 

FBI files charges for uploading '24'

 

ABC orders 'Wanna Bet?'

 

Disney nabs 'All About Adam'

 

Greg Berlanti

 

Jack Black, Judd Apatow team up

 

Hollywood in harmony with Nashville

 

CBS' 'Pirate' in rough seas

 

Silverman assembles team

 

Perlman cast in 'Boeing-Boeing'

 

'Caribbean' still king overseas

 

Scott Porter

 

Redstone to help Cambodian kids

 

Denise Richards

 

Lorraine Toussaint

 

UCLA Showcase honors five writers

 

Tobin Bell to play Devil in 'Highway'

 

Sony ups Carney to ad president

 

Banks may move to N.Y.

 

A&E extends 'Family' run

 

Carrey lights up 'Phillip Morris'

 

Hasbro toys with William Morris

 

Quills Awards unveils nominations

 

Elise, Parker join 'Debaters'

 

Moseley hits slopes for Ski

 

MTV Movie Awards honors 'Pirates'

 

Kritzer lines up 'Affair'

 

Reviews

Bebel Gilberto

Inside

Foster Child

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mutum

The Romance of Magno Rubio

Night Train

Egg

Sam Rivers

Boats on a River

Poisoned by Polonium: The Litvinenko File

Fiddler on the Roof

California Dreamin' (Endless)

Missouri Waltz

Days of Darkness (The Age of Ignorance)

The Mourning Forest

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Gracie

The Starter Wife

Othello

Army Wives

Mr. Brooks

Treasure Island

Arcade Fire

Nightingale

Treasure Island

Buddy

Write & Wrong

Beauty on the Vine

Fate's Imagination

Two in One

Copper Thunderbird

Death In Venice

Electra

King Lear/The Seagull

Surf's Up

West 32nd

Cake Eaters

Maurice Pialat: L'amour Existe

Creature Comforts

Hell's Kitchen

Hamlet

Crazy Mary

Persian Carpet

La France


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