Table of Contents
Week of 06/04/2007

Articles

Brash game for Hollywood

 

Tornatore's 'Unknown' wins Ribbons

 

Brit icons top Pathe-BBC slate

 

Viacom sells Russian MTV, VHI

 

BSkyB takes Premiere to court

 

Stewart to narrate 'Earth'

 

Mike Tyson to try Bollywood

 

Turkish pay-TV giant mulls IPO

 

Works will tap 'Water'

 

CTV returns to homegrown fare

 

Court rules against FCC policy

 

Glover letter gets guilds in trouble

 

Hong Kong sets digital TV standard

 

Munich fest strikes up the 'Band'

 

Glover asked to reconsider funding

 

GE Germany taps NBC U global guru

 

Teri Weinberg joins NBC team

 

Freestyle declaring 'D-War' in August

 

'Host' producer enters distrib arena

 

Lincoln Center Theater unveils lineup

 

S. Australia gets promotional office

 

Sam & Max evolve into episodic game

 

Overture taps Sulzer

 

Buyers head to Madrid mart

 

Actors union reups chiefs

 

Spurlock bites into film, TV projects

 

Celebs added to Tony ceremony

 

Univision feevee bows journo show

 

Jim Alexander, 50, artistic director

 

Hallmark greets new programming VP

 

Geffen bound for 'Atlanta'

 

Works will tap Henson's 'Water'

 

Correction

 

Disney's 'Ratatouille' in festival

 

Reality, nonfiction series, specials contenders

 

WGA stoppage to spur demand for reality

 

Correction

 

U.S. bow for 'D-War'

 

Bravo's formula takes flight on 'Runway' rise

 

Digiturk mulls float

 

Will 'Idol' be upstaged again at the Emmys?

 

A 'Makeover' for TV Land

 

Murdoch meets with Bancroft family

 

Summer hits go for a dip

 

Broadway box office takes a dip

 

Innovators get Ovation

 

Foster playing traffic cop for ABC

 

Costner gets candid about 'Mr. Brooks'

 

Russell Crowe fires up 'Inferno'

 

Trio team up to 'Rock'

 

'Blindness' in Ruffalo's sight

 

Turf talks ongoing at unions

 

Janus plans multicity run of 'Pierrot'

 

Oxygen weds Isacsson's 'Husband'

 

Not getting 'Knocked Up'

 

Caserta makes partner at firm

 

'Days' dawns for Kino Int'l

 

Clifton Collins Jr. to star in 'Game'

 

Smith tunes in for Dunes

 

Sarafian home at 'House'

 

New Line moves forward on 'Kong'

 

An ocean commotion at 'Surf' bow

 

'John' hits the beach

 

'Rambow' dances in Brooklyn

 

'Blindness' in Ruffalo's sight

 

Russell Crowe fires up 'Inferno'

 

'Fireflies' sales take off

 

Banderas' 'Rain' heads for France

 

Europe awash with 'Pirates'

 

Sky catches 'Break'

 

Race is on for Marathon

 

Spoleto goes Hollywood

 

Landmark plants flag with 12-plex

 

Meyer reups at Universal

 

TV museum undergoes name change

 

Nelson named HBO CEO

 

MTV awards kissers, villains

 

Latin Grammys headed to Vegas

 

Television Critics Assn. award nominees

 

C4 denies plea to stop 'Diana' pix

 

TBS affils fight Rakuten stake

 

Apatow, Rogen set 'Pineapple' date

 

'Army Wives' premiere a ratings hit

 

Disney net taps consumer VP

 

Hellzapoppin' for 'Dainipponjin'

 

Seinfeld, Rock headlining Festival

 

MTV Latin America taps regional toppers

 

Gough Wehrenberg reups at NBC

 

Canuck webs battle for sked bread

 

Fremantle boosts Asia ranks

 

Couric ratings at historic low

 

Miller gets his game on

 

Hoffman, Thompson take a 'Chance'

 

Broadway's 'Pirate' set to walk plank

 

Writers continue fight against age gap

 

Meier hops on Sony's Red Wagon

 

'Grapes' film picks trio

 

EA reaching for larger audience

 

Hit series lead to writer typecasting

 

Strike talk echoes alarms from years past

 

Writer-performers stage balancing acts

 

Anna Faris to play ex-Playboy bunny

 

Walden Media votes for Kwapis

 

New TV shows with Emmy potential

 

Radio-Canada suporting local films

 

Winick wins AFI Alumni Medal

 

Hart goes digital for MTV

 

Elizabeth Greenberg, casting director, 45

 

FCC chairman not mincing words

 

Unscripted hits keep Fox hot

 

Oxygen shops for 'Prada,' 'Music'

 

MGM remaking 'Dressed to Kill'

 

Warner purrs for Thundercats

 

Brucks, McDonald form company

 

WB nabs 'Shannara'

 

O'Toole takes on 'Tudors' role

 

Mexico Supreme Court voids TV law

 

'Jericho' resurrected

 

Jules Verne Festival returns to LA

 

AFI sets honorary degree recipients

 

New HBO leaders at a glance

 

Warner purrs for Thundercats

 

WB nabs 'Shannara'

 

Hoffman, Thompson take a 'Chance'

 

IFC raises $109 million

 

Fortissimo sells 'Go,' 'Sky'

 

Antitrust body blocks cable deal

 

Cartoon Forum reflects Euro trends

 

Meyjes takes on Viking tale

 

Spike Lee to shoot 'St. Anna'

 

Mischa Barton to star in Joffe's 't.A.T.u.'

 

ITV picks up 'Swingtown,' 'Daisies'

 

Pathe picks up Meirelles' 'Blindness'

 

Besson bids to boost ambitions

 

R. Kelly's 'Double Up' hits No. 1

 

UCLA Live sets '07-'08 lineup

 

'Persepolis' draws international buyers

 

BBC's 'Gavin' gaining steam

 

BSkyB beats Premiere in court battle

 

'Captain' cleared for midseason

 

Disney inks deal with Stan Lee

 

Golden Globes get new guy

 

Rockefeller sets outdoor film slate

 

BermanBraun taps Hanna

 

CBS earns syndication record

 

Area 51: King Richard's return

 

Emmy supporting actress: Dark horses

 

Emmy Contender: Vanessa Williams

 

Emmy Contender: Hayden Panettiere

 

Emmy Contender: Elizabeth Mitchell

 

Emmy Contender: Julie Benz

 

Emmy Contender: Anne Heche

 

Emmy Contenders: Sally Field and Calista Flockhart

 

Emmy Contender: Tina Fey

 

Emmy Contender: America Ferrera

 

Emmy Contender: Minnie Driver

 

Emmy Contender: Connie Britton

 

Columbia promotes Napoli

 

Sony's vidgame arm sees layoffs

 

Nina Tassler revives 'Jericho'

 

Pacino takes home various awards throughout the years

 

Pacino was a 'Tiger' on Broadway

 

Euro huddle to focus on distribution

 

Rakuten wants TBS to open books

 

StarHub gathers 2 more channels

 

Law adds glitz to summer pics blitz

 

Comedy actress contenders

 

Drama actresses who are in the mix

 

Damon, Greengrass re-teaming

 

Veterans dominate Emmy actress honors

 

Supporting players eye film futures

 

Pacino's turn in 'Godfather II' a masterpiece

 

CanWest webs take youthful turn

 

Female comedy leads decrease

 

Barker's last day on 'Price is Right'

 

AFI's departing chief looks back

 

Disney uncovers hidden treasure

 

Legend of Pacino's early work lives on

 

Al Pacino tackles each role like a novice

 

Lawrence scrubs in for ABC

 

NBC's 'Talent' tops

 

'Keating,' 'Man' boost companies

 

Lifetime begins production on 'Princess'

 

Rosie Perez

 

Langella looks good for Tony win

 

Turner's turn as film fest president

 

Fireworks to light up ATV

 

Perry to prep Lionsgate comedy

 

Fremantle inks Radical Media deal

 

Iran series depicts Holocaust truths

 

HBO, Playtone plan JFK miniseries

 

Naomi Watts to star in 'Same'

 

'Autism: The Musical' to HBO

 

Sondheim gets Rich at UCLA Live

 

Cannavale tops 'Mauritius'

 

Thesps cast for 'Surface'

 

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

 

DeSanto visiting 'City of Heroes'

 

Holland to direct 'Son' comedy

 

Warner Bros. sets writer on 'Empire'

 

McKinnon to get Cannon's ball rolling

 

Sikowitz to play by Fox's 'Rules'

 

Madison Davenport

 

Kirstin Pierce

 

Erik Liberman

 

Tammin Sursok

 

Damon, Greengrass re-teaming

 

Naomi Watts to star in 'Same'

 

Tartan rides with Khalfoun's 'P2'

 

Tiscali to carry Disney trio

 

EFP lines up New York pics

 

Lepine-Karnik takes EAO chair

 

Young transforms Taormina

 

Yuzna bloods Spanish genre label

 

'Tuya' opens first Cines del Sur

 

Zellweger to attend Karlovy Vary

 

Unlimited pass for two stirs emotions

 

Metrodome takes 'Out of the Blue'

 

Chellomedia takes control at Minimax

 

Endemol sells drama to Russia

 

Bollywood relocates to England

 

'Mar' makes splash at Jove

 

'Untouchable' kicks off French fest

 

Reality rates on Wednesday

 

Connery will not return for 'Indy 4'

 

Grammys get two new categories

 

Banff World TV Festival kicks off Sunday

 

Humanitas nominees announced

 

Dow Jones draws suitors

 

Author sues 'Knocked Up' director

 

Channel 4 evicts 'Big Brother' player

 

Is Mel Gibson ever going to be huge again...or is he all done?

 

Summer fests heating up circuit

 

'Ocean's Thirteen' fan wave

 

History hits Holland

 

Groundlings face 'Facts'

 

'Rescue Me' bows season 3 DVD

 

'Thirteen' rolls dice this weekend

 

Peabody Awards fete NBC

 

Bomb scare causes stir on Wilshire

 

Online CBS arm nabs Ferreira

 

Web cafes probed

 

Universal films to Toho-Towa

 

Drama, comedy dark horse Emmy contenders

 

Lizard duo, Gluck are 'Taildraggers'

 

'Payne' premiere sets sitcom record

 

FCC goes after retail chains

 

Actors in the Emmy comedy mix

 

1967: Poitier launches indie filmery

 

Emmy Contender: Gerald McRaney

 

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

 

Actors in the Emmy drama mix

 

4 set for producer event

 

Emmy Contender: John Stamos

 

Emmy Contender: Zach Gilford

 

Slamdance sounds call for entries

 

Emmy Contenders: Masi Oka & Jack Coleman

 

Emmy Contender: Eric Mabius

 

Emmy Contender: Jack McBrayer

 

Emmy contenders: Alec Baldwin & Tracy Morgan

 

Tribeca fest staffs up for year-round

 

Emmy Contender: Michael C. Hall

 

Emmy Contender: Matthew Perry

 

Emmy contender: Eddie Izzard

 

Emmy Contender: Jonathan Rhys Meyers

 

Emmy contender: Kyle Chandler

 

Emmy Contender: James Woods

 

Casting directors on what makes a leading man

 

Who deserves Emmy's vote in ensemble casts?

 

A look at recent bad guys on TV

 

Fourth 'Ocean's' looks viable

 

Is branding bad for business?

 

Brit 'Guys' may roll to Rialto

 

Jessica Simpson is 'Major Movie Star'

 

China pacts on piracy

 

Spirited duo has merged

 

Lee Nagrin, performance artist, 78

 

Tea Leoni wanders into 'Town'

 

'Breath'-taking sales for Cineclick

 

WBDTD taps Andy Lewis

 

Ray Erlenborn, actor, 92

 

Nathan Lane to star in 'November'

 

TW adds Here network

 

C. Timothy O'Meara, Editor, 64

 

Cameo chase ends for Benedek

 

Viewers submit vids for MTV

 

Shieh to Paramount literary unit

 

Sundance supports documentaries

 

Fox TV executive adds duties

 

Bureau open for business

 

Fox train thriller just 'Unstoppable'

 

Nathan digs Fox's 'Bones' deal

 

Leifer joins 'Engagement' party

 

Beacon spots 'Failan'

 

NBC's Lancaster heading for exit

 

Kawase to make 'Whole World'

 

Mullally, Bart to star in 'Frankenstein'

 

'Thirteen' rolls dice this weekend

 

Leoni wanders into 'Ghost Town'

 

Jessica Simpson is 'Major Movie Star'

 

KWA picks up 'Waking Dreams'

 

Nohrborg quits as Astoria boss

 

'Thirteen' odds on to beat 'Pirates'

 

Czech digital war heats up

 

Washington out at 'Grey's Anatomy'

 

Businessman in 'Borat' sues

 

Rep. Watson plugs film series

 

Darnell in doubt

 

Shanghai TV festival agenda

 

Monte Carlo TV festival nominees

 

Cabler drafts 'Generation Kill'

 

Wolf prepares next chapter

 

HBO won't back down on campaigns

 

Paris Hilton sent back to jail

 

Luc Besson's mogul makeover

 

Shanghai film festival competition

 

Al Hurra's dueling voices

 

Shanghai Film Fest now an industry event

 

Can the Shanghai TV festival survive?

 

Smoking ban won't snuff roles

 

Fringe binge hits Edinburgh

 

Bloggers find 'Life' on N.Y. stage

 

Montreal fest speaks through image

 

Biz takes a dip; 'Purple' 883g

 

Road biz up; 'Chicago' returns

 

Broadway bounces toward billion

 

Some '80s ideas for the bigscreen

 

Garbled signals: H'w'd and Amp'd

 

Charles Evans, producer, 81

 

'Transformers' aims for broad audience

 

'Surf's Up' shows true grit

 

'Jericho' gets a jolt

 

Pac-Man chomping at the bit

 

'Knocked Up' ups raunch on site

 

Marianne Ruuth, writer, 76

 

Gary Borton, former Kodak and Deluxe Labs VP, 65

 

Andre Philippe, 79, actor

 

Jean-Claude Brialy, 74, actor

 

Wallace Seawell, 90, photographer

 

Box office's wobbly legs

 

Mark Wright, stage manager, 77

 

Chum takeover OK'd with condition

 

Falcon flies off with Ibiza awards

 

Falling U.S. dollar worries Canadians

 

Silverdocs locks up festival lineup

 

Red Brigade films stir Italy

 

Maui Film Festival honorees

 

'Pirates' still sets fast pace overseas

 

Maui Film Festival lineup highlights

 

Ratings down, revs up for NBA

 

Not much elbow room for cablers

 

Iranian directors look abroad

 

German org looking into co-productions

 

Maui Film Fest offers outdoor screening venues

 

HBO: Regime new but familiar

 

Local titles warm Egypt

 

Networks go on blitz for Web hits

 

Britain busts box office records

 

Equity can be a mixed blessing

 

Spain says hola to immigrants

 

Islamist group threatens female journos

 

Adios to 'Televisa Law'

 

French drama takes downturn

 

Hollywood's toy ploy

 

Fx techs forge lasting careers on TV

 

Iran pubcaster tackles Holocaust

 

Single-camera shakes-up below-the-line

 

'Heroes' set a challenge for crew

 

Filming 'Planet Earth'

 

Sony launches anime channel

 

Tim Story to direct 'Losers'