Table of Contents
Week of 06/11/2007

Articles

DeAPlaneta enters film pact

 

TF1 dances with Saura's 'Fados'

 

'Tooth Fairy' bites into TV spinoff

 

Makhmalbaf joins Pusan academy

 

ESPN catches cricket Web site

 

Kiarostami to head Capalbio jury

 

Cinema Expo fetes Marinca

 

TLA takes 'Crime,' 'Bed'

 

Kirch files $2.1 billion suit

 

Karlovy Vary boasts diverse lineup

 

Virgin launches rival to Sky One

 

Stuttgart acquires Indian tastes

 

Fox closes U.K. TV production arm

 

'Sopranos' goes out with a bang

 

'Pirates' edited for China release

 

Google links to Chinese 'Net portal

 

Warners mulls counterbid for EMI

 

Narrative Rough Cut Lab picks trio

 

TWC, Moore stand behind 'Sicko'

 

Canadian networks get dramatic

 

Langella to star in 'On the Hook'

 

'Spring' sales surge

 

Granada grabs 'May Lee'

 

Duckworth leaves MPAA

 

Cable TV scores 2010 World Cup

 

India's Accel expands cartoon production

 

'Ploy' plays modestly in Bangkok

 

Hong Kong hosting MPA workshop

 

Albers out of WGA-E race

 

Hartman roams to BBC show

 

USA Today inks deal with ABC

 

Overture keen on Keen

 

China disputes U.S. charges at WTO

 

New York pubs play exec shuffle

 

Pixar unveils latest project

 

NATPE unveils festival lineup

 

David Steinberg

 

Justine Gibbs, publicist, 66

 

Vivi-Ann Anderson, 68, entertainment journalist

 

Wing to run Cantor Entertainment

 

Take-Two to lay off employees

 

Kino acquires 'In Between Days'

 

Spidey 3 passes $53 mil in Japan

 

Austria's ATV ready for bidders

 

NBC Universal ups Roth, Sanders

 

Rebuilding Las Vegas

 

Top ten movies about Vegas

 

Citizen Goodman

 

Empire of the Soleil

 

The rules for shooting in casinos

 

'Sopranos' ends unexpectedly

 

Hanna Pantle

 

Giulia Prenna

 

Lila Everett

 

Bruce Brauer

 

Jennifer Fowler

 

Bill Humphrey

 

Amy Girdwood

 

John Varvi

 

Jim Slattery and George Callard

 

Patty Cohen

 

L. Londell McMillan

 

Jesse Ikeman

 

Sandra Dewey and Michael Lanzillotta

 

Suzanne Norman

 

Nevsky creates production company

 

Rosenberg draws trio of election rivals

 

'Almighty' enlists green initiative

 

Calfo returns to ABC

 

NBC serves up 'Loser' special

 

Feds tell IATSE to redo election

 

Gold Circle conjures occult film

 

Connelly, Bettany to star in 'Born'

 

Dad-son basketball film for Walden

 

Ahuja moves from Virgin to Fox

 

Steve Kent to head Sony suds

 

Spike Lee wins Banff TV fest grand prize

 

CTVglobemedia to take over Chum

 

Connelly, Bettany to star in 'Born'

 

Eileen Benwitt

 

Paul A. Campbell

 

Michael Dwyer

 

Emily Mayer

 

Dan Pierce

 

Matt Van De Water

 

Kevin Lau

 

Momentum buys 'Caramel'

 

Zebra plots China-set Jesuit drama

 

Quiroga zombie pic wanders globe

 

Alta picks up Macy movie

 

'Romeo' seals Disney-Yash Raj pact

 

Sci Fi takes 'Flash'

 

Tinopolis turns the corner

 

MTV launches Hungarian channel

 

Euro telepics rule Rome festival

 

Venevision takes three at Madrid

 

'Thirteen' has lucky break in Europe

 

Nabatoff to remake French hick pic

 

Handmade doubles sales target

 

'Sparrow' flies high with Jeff Citations

 

Premiere extends Web empire

 

L.A. fest picks Fast Track

 

Ward to oversee Virtual Me

 

Nearly 12 million for 'Sopranos'

 

Judson to top WBTV animation

 

Weisz to star in 'Lovely Bones'

 

HBO hails second time 'Love'

 

Building a story ark for 'Evan'

 

AFI salutes Pacino

 

Harry Frazier, 77, actor

 

NHK plans D.C. bow

 

Paper Mill Playhouse unveils season

 

Amy Sullivan, 54, exec director of theater

 

Film on track for Olympics

 

Activity or progress? You decide

 

TIFF will round off Japan CoFesta

 

Hollywood dominates Korean B.O.

 

Argentine TV production house sold

 

Al Jazeera added to MultiChoice

 

N.Y. Times taps TVnewser Stelter

 

Fox surfs atop London Eye wheel

 

Caleb Weinstein to join New Line

 

Shows that could have been Emmy contenders

 

Ugly Betty

 

Time Warner honors Horn

 

'Til Death

 

Reality keeps Fox on top

 

Scott Lauritzen

 

The Sarah Silverman Program

 

Rules of Engagement

 

Heather Pariseau

 

Lewis Sherr

 

Russell Maitland

 

Tom Corson

 

Todd M. Nisbet

 

My Boys

 

Greg Stroud, Judith Orlowski, Daniella Cracknell

 

Bill Waddell

 

Men in Trees

 

Jason Fisher

 

Frank Price and Jeff Zucker

 

Stacie Clark

 

30 Rock

 

Jon Granat

 

Christopher Oldre

 

Tommaso Campione

 

Tony claims Broadway casualties

 

Brian D. Caplan

 

Steve Collins

 

Brian Jones

 

Bob Pollack

 

Peter White

 

10 funniest scenes from the 2006-07 TV season

 

Focus shifts three to VPs

 

14 veteran comedies with Emmy shots

 

Yahoo reviews hard year

 

Comedy king TBS scores original hits

 

Sirius woos FCC with price cuts

 

Why don't smart comedies draw big audiences?

 

Rather, Moonves in combat mode

 

Jericho returns with Friday repeats

 

New irony saps Emmy's love for 'Leno'

 

Audiences tune in to 'Kyle XY'

 

HBO networks to go HD in 2008

 

First Run thumps Karslake's 'Bible'

 

Burrows joins Fox's 'Back to You'

 

Endeavor checks out of Hilton

 

Universal taps Berloff for soccer film

 

Screen Gems to reheat 'Big Chill'

 

Sony signs 3-year deal with Apostle

 

Trump's 'Lady' comes to Fox

 

Vokulich gets a CW biz role

 

'CSI' looks for change in scenery

 

Mandalay secures financing for duo

 

Vaughan takes over 'Vegas' duties

 

Lionsgate to distribute 'Frankenhood'

 

Pair to prep Participant campaigns

 

Nala Films taps Rothbart, Scalese

 

Biz veterans address UCLA grads

 

Wyler memorial

 

Murakami insider trading trial ends

 

Weisz to star in 'Lovely Bones'

 

Vaughan takes over 'Vegas' duties

 

'Nancy Drew' sleuthes L.A. sites

 

Balkan, Scandi folk party in Portugal

 

MTV goes green

 

Channel 4 embraces 'Big Bang'

 

EFP boosts Euro pics in Shanghai

 

Delays hold back Pinewood profits

 

Reed Midem firms up Asian market

 

McCartney back in top five

 

Italian box office up 7.4%

 

Spielberg endorses Clinton

 

Ad pacts percolate for networks

 

'Talent' tops Tuesday

 

MGM ups Bosco

 

Frankie Abernathy, 25, reality TV star

 

Signature Theater unveils showcase

 

Oscar easing up on producer rules

 

MTV's 'Ride' goes green

 

Sonnenfeld rides with 'Space Chimps'

 

Madrid Screenings rings up sales

 

Shanghai TV fest spreads its wings

 

New WIF President: Jane Fleming

 

Nissan flies with 'Heroes'

 

WIF Honoree: Shonda Rhimes

 

WIF Honoree: Renee Zellweger

 

'Pirates' tops $500 million overseas

 

Designers get new digs

 

Fuji takeover suspect awaits ruling

 

Barraza signs to star in '375 dias'

 

Killer Films, Lionsgate team for TV

 

WIF Honoree: Nancy Meyers

 

WIF Honoree: Kathleen Kennedy

 

WIF Honoree: Uta Briesewitz

 

WIF Honoree: Emily Blunt

 

John Eargle memorial

 

The women of 'Grey's Anatomy'

 

Capturing the feminine mystique

 

For female directors, independent is beautiful

 

'Xanadu' postpones bow

 

'CSI,' 'Men' writers eye switch

 

10 dramatic moments from the 2006-07 TV season

 

Stringer celebrates 'Diana'

 

Christina Applegate

 

Adriana Barraza

 

Stephen Baldwin

 

Angie Ruiz

 

Sodec to fund Losique's fest again

 

Tornatore returns to Sicily

 

Execs leave Nine Network

 

Greater China signs with Mega Vision

 

Veteran TV series to get serious Emmy consideration

 

Spinoffs contribute to Emmy's cold shoulder

 

Quality TV doesn't translate into Emmy nominations

 

Emmy Contender: Robin Hood

 

Emmy Contenders: The Tudors & The Riches

 

Emmy Contender: Dexter

 

Universal settles in 'Fast' case

 

Emmy Contender: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

 

Emmy Contender: Heroes

 

Emmy Contender: Friday Night Lights

 

Emmy Contender: Brothers & Sisters

 

Top TV directors juggle different series

 

TV series find ways to break the genre mold

 

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

 

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

 

Goyer eyes U's new 'Invisible' film

 

White stakes out 'Castlevania'

 

Sony, Sonnenfeld pact for TV

 

Fox drops TV stations for Dow bid

 

Larroquette joins 'Legal' team

 

SAG gets tough on quitters

 

Daniel Boulud

 

Duo cast for 'Cat'

 

Just for Laughs announces lineup

 

Polis named Wildbrain's brand man

 

SAG seeks agent deal

 

Spike TV retools original strategy

 

Waters wades to William Morris

 

MTV overhauls programming strategy

 

Anime profit picture mixed

 

'Kill Me' premiere's dead-on

 

The numbers add up for '1408'

 

'Evening' of stars at premiere

 

Goyer eyes U's new 'Invisible' film

 

White stakes out 'Castlevania'

 

L.A. festival trumpets 'Joshua'

 

DeVito feeds 'Sopranos' cast

 

Entertainment One buys U.K. distributor

 

Stock market suspends Prisa shares

 

IPTV service launches in Portugal

 

Spain's On Pictures takes 'Ember'

 

Christian, gay channels launch

 

U.K. regulator to rein in Channel 4

 

Virgin buys 'Sarah Connor,' 'Star Trek'

 

Kidder to star in 'Box Collector'

 

Kline to receive Munich prize

 

Tornblom quits Swedish Film Institute

 

Gaumont joins race for Marathon

 

Lithgow to star in 'Twelfth Night'

 

Marr's history lesson pays off

 

Musicians want pay for radio play

 

Ivan new a.d. at North Shore

 

NBC nixes NUTS name

 

Kelly Clarkson's tour canceled

 

Michael Chiklis

 

Jeff Goldberg

 

Giulia Prenna

 

Liz Janneman

 

MTV China, Motorola ready to rock

 

'The Unknown' sweeps Davids

 

1967: Stars rally behind 'R.S.V.P.

 

Slowing disc sales hit Japan toons

 

Anti-piracy unit requests resources

 

S. Korea telco mulls movie move

 

Vinnie Jones

 

D.L. Hughley

 

Chad Hodge

 

Sophie Traub

 

Josh Pultz

 

Doug Williams

 

Ad rates climb at NBC

 

Peter Bart draws life achievement nod

 

Walk Disney sees the light

 

Films picked for Sundance lab

 

Nickelodeon, Sony pact for tunes

 

DeVito to star in 'Home'

 

Arts Alliance to open Paris office

 

Musicians get Hall of Fame fete

 

'Paradise' found at NBC

 

U.K. sweeps Monte Carlo TV fest

 

'Surfer' boards box office

 

New stage for Roundabout

 

Patrick Wilson joins cast of 'Lakeview'

 

Pols try a la carte order for pay TV

 

Chan, Li's 'Kingdom' coming soon

 

Pearlman handed over to FBI

 

Alicia Kirk and Ben Fritz

 

Jackson skates into 'Xanadu' lead

 

Sue Ellen Rector and David S. Cohen

 

'Scrubs' resuscitates Wright's role

 

Real offers web videos on the go

 

'Truth' PR team to be honored

 

Lionsgate launching pricey 'Men'

 

Columbia makes Kutcher's 'Day'

 

Kinnear, Graham get 'Flash of Genius'

 

Rani Hancock

 

Michael Dwyer

 

Megan Kean Bycel

 

Trio play 'Ball'

 

Kane to adapt 'Historian'

 

RKO genre films get Twisted

 

ABC signs Daily to three-year deal

 

New Line to 'Party' with Harrell script

 

'Surfer' boards box office

 

Columbia makes Kutcher's 'Day'

 

Kinnear, Graham get 'Flash of Genius'

 

Annette Bening to star in 'Female'

 

Spanish theaters to stage strike

 

Universal to purchase Sanctuary

 

Cathedral, Sony battle rages

 

Kandor over the Moon for Banderas

 

ProSieben closes in on SBS

 

'Surfer' shakes up European B.O.

 

'Atonement' to open Venice

 

Grade sets up development fund

 

Chocolate Factory fare coming to U.S.

 

CNN plans to cancel 'Zahn'

 

'Dirty,' 'Wicked' lift road business

 

B.O. boost; 'Spring' a hit

 

'Lion King' back to Africa

 

Scotland nabs a U.S. passport

 

Potomac on the Hudson

 

Reality hits center stage

 

Don Herbert, 89, TV's 'Mr. Wizard'

 

Mala Powers, actress, 76

 

Ousmane Sembene, filmmaker, 84

 

Arab laffer follows U.S. sitcom strategy

 

'Spring' brings crop of producers

 

'Marie' docudrama to air on France 2

 

Theaters think inside the box

 

Virgin flies into BSkyB territory

 

Avignon film fest to toast Linklater

 

Banff cuts down the fluff

 

Rogers joins bigger neighborhood

 

Bye bye bye to Pearlman's empire

 

Venezuelan networks tread lightly

 

For rookies, summer reality bites

 

Syndie's sitcom slump socks stations

 

Trained humans make for tired 'reality'

 

FX finds strength in numbers

 

Press junket turns into 'Mighty' spin

 

Michael Ball to star in 'Hairspray'

 

Apatow expanding empire

 

Some indie filmmakers in limbo

 

Okada re-ele