Table of Contents
Week of 07/23/2007

Articles

WOW taps key executive trio

 

TV One radios Baisden for gig

 

Schouwenaar returns as Endemol CEO

 

Film business boosts U.K. economy

 

Bromstad heads to London for NBC U

 

Constantin excommunicates director

 

'Nines' joins Venice Critics' Week

 

'Superheroes' debuts in Venice Days

 

CNN nabs NBC's Brown

 

Kids' TV still a moneyspinner

 

C4 invests in music TV group

 

XM, Sirius unveil new pricing plans

 

U.S. ups WTO case against China

 

'Diana' documentary set at E!

 

Hoch play to debut Off-Broadway

 

SingTel gets serious about IPTV

 

Swell summer sales for Broadway

 

Disney ups Shetty to India director

 

Toronto's genre film invasion

 

AZN stocks up on dramas

 

Italy's De Agostini wins Marathon

 

Cinematheque honors Julia Roberts

 

Drew Carey to host 'Price Is Right'

 

Channel 4 tunes in Emap

 

Echostar wants Big Ten to be regional

 

Glenn Ginsburg

 

Televisa profits plunge by 15%

 

Amp'd turns off the volume

 

Argentina nixes telco pay TV plan

 

CBS cancels 'Pirate Master'

 

Nintendo leads in vid console sales

 

Dow clan mulls sale

 

Rockettes headed to TV

 

Shreveport lures production

 

XM, Sirius offer a la carte options

 

Clark Duke and Michael Cera

 

Film: EMA helps to heal the Green Scar

 

Julie Prentice

 

Paulo Lemgruber

 

Melissa Bear

 

Orlena Blanchard and George Lima

 

Haydn Arndt

 

Jill Lindeman

 

Foundations support City Year L.A.

 

Chicago fest accepting submissions

 

Carl Franklin to direct 'Maintenance'

 

ABC greenlights 'Newlyweds'

 

HBO stays in 'Love'

 

Karz drives shingle to Warner Bros.

 

Radio giant makes itself Clear

 

Brian Robbins sets a 'Jail' term

 

Judge throws out some Ladd claims

 

Candidates debate on YouTube

 

Caruso, Ellsworth take on 'Man'

 

Hearst clicks with UGO

 

Smith logs time with Google

 

BAFTA garden party blooms

 

'Damages' assessed at show's launch

 

Knockout for Sloan

 

'Simpsons' hit Springfield, Vermont

 

Brian Robbins sets a 'Jail' term

 

Spain TV Expo sets dates

 

Turner launches NutsTV

 

Eurimages funds Dardennes' pic

 

'Phoenix' stands its ground in Europe

 

UGC, MK2 settle pass dispute

 

'Vacation' opens Venice Horizons

 

Rumor stokes Premiere stock

 

Van Beers to head Dutch film fund

 

Finns take to Danish TV dramas

 

Lindsay Lohan arrested again

 

Malaysian bookstores end 'Potter' ban

 

Paula Zahn leaves CNN

 

New Fox role for Rosenberg

 

'Band' fans at Ophirs

 

Summer rerun: Silverman and NBC

 

Turner Animation taps PR heads

 

Pete Wilson, 62, news anchor

 

Jim Carrey agrees with 'Yes Man'

 

Golde Flami, film star, 89

 

Eck new head of NBC TV Network

 

Avex travels down 'Highway'

 

Mitani gets ready to make 'Magic'

 

Cussler, Crusader return to court

 

Congress keeps tabs on campuses

 

'Southland Tales' opens Nov. 9

 

Hugh Panero leaving XM radio

 

'Saving Grace' a heavenly hit

 

Roberto Fontanarrosa, 62, writer

 

FEARnet follows 'Blood Trails'

 

George Tabori, 93, playwright

 

Soccer fans bend for Beckham

 

Ron Miller, 74, songwriter

 

Ubisoft, Fox pact on 'Avatar'

 

Jorge Montoro, 82, Peruvian actor

 

Scandal threatens NBA

 

Fox, NBC real happy

 

Two set for 'Homecoming'

 

Gaulding moves over to Gems

 

T'visa flies Sky to Central America

 

India celebrates anniversary in L.A.

 

IDT buys comic publisher IDW

 

Royal ruse raises ire

 

Comic-Con's key for TV

 

Little change in WGA candidates

 

Walden options 'Relativity'

 

Coraci goes 'Mild'

 

Music: Willie Nelson

 

Jim Carrey agrees to 'Yes Man'

 

'Southland Tales' opens Nov. 9

 

Mitchell perks up for Starbucks

 

Bond zeroes in on Pinewood

 

IM Internationalmedia boss quits

 

GMTV boss resigns

 

'Kovak' duo share 'Cell 211'

 

Venice guns for Japanese Western

 

U.K. admissions up 6%

 

Gaspin to head NBC U Television

 

'Now' at No. 1 for 12th time

 

iPhone sales below expectations

 

Lindsay Lohan claims innocence

 

Kyle Howard

 

Disney jumps on smoking ban

 

Effects guru Kolpack joins Eden FX

 

ABC's McPherson criticizes Silverman

 

Bangkok Film Mart a damp affair

 

Pay TV, games drive Vivendi

 

AFTRA, IATSE team on joint efforts

 

Nintendo raises profit forecast

 

GSN hails new president Goldhill

 

Broadcast news on the decline

 

Fefferman new PR head for Goldwyn

 

Bavaria picks up 'Freigesprochen'

 

Imax shops system at Nanjing mall

 

Weinstein Co. nabs 'Rebel' rights

 

MTV Latam awards stay in Mexico

 

Osian's cooks up FOOD film fund

 

Azaria, Simpson star in 'Farnsworth'

 

Japan's NHK to trim auds' TV dues

 

USA picks up three Warners titles

 

Cast set for 'Watchmen'

 

Summit, Mandalay go 'Mental'

 

Couric deflects criticisms

 

Suwannath enters Walden's 'Caves'

 

Summer franchises fulfill promise

 

Howard replacing Bodie at ICM

 

News-Docu Emmys to honor Koppel

 

South African soap gets a reprieve

 

Comics ride Dark Horse to film

 

Companies review portfolios at Comic-Con

 

Lori Loughlin

 

Leslie Hope

 

Mark Sheppard

 

Ashlyn Sanchez

 

Josh Biton

 

Wendi McLendon-Covey

 

Top TV projects at Comic-Con

 

Most anticipated films at Comic-Con

 

Stars align for Neil Gaiman

 

'Spirit' moves Frank Miller

 

Comic-Con resident experts

 

Execs cash in on comics, action figures

 

Hudis to run 'Miss/Guided'

 

Mulroney joins Kinnear in 'Genius'

 

Hallstrom to direct French remake

 

Showtime nabs Toback documentary

 

DreamWorks drawn to comic pair

 

'Iron Man' rides with Audi

 

Sci Fi, Virgin get 'Stranded'

 

Fresnadillo to direct 'Wednesday'

 

OfficeMax shops 'Schooled' to CW

 

Guy Ritchie to direct 'Gamekeeper'

 

Glenn Close show skews older

 

Unlikely eco-warrior: Schwarzenegger

 

Film: Greenpeace goes Hollywood

 

'Jane' reign for Hathaway

 

Winona Ryder rings in 'Ten'

 

Hollywood hits a Homer with preem

 

Cast set for 'Watchmen'

 

Guy Ritchie to direct 'Gamekeeper'

 

Hallstrom to direct French remake

 

SAG president gets competition

 

Fox, MySpace up for Challenge

 

'Blade Runner' gets final cut

 

Sony Pictures profits soar

 

Sarajevo adds Cyprus, Malta to mix

 

U.S., U.K. fare floods Venice

 

Target buys Minotaur

 

Disney-ABC signs Orange deal

 

Bernal, Luna board 'Pedro Paramo'

 

Telecinco earnings rise 13.5%

 

PS2 most-played console in June

 

Terror scare at ABC News ends

 

'Starz Inside' to debut Sept. 24

 

Ed Burns, Virgin pact on 'Walloper'

 

Time Warner boosts dividends

 

'In the Heights' finds home

 

Lionsgate nabs stake in Roadside

 

Lit duo upped at Janklow & Nesbit

 

Vaughn, Witherspoon set for comedy

 

Sidus launches distribution arm

 

EMI's stock price still falling

 

Walton Theater reopens

 

Starz taps 'Sex and Death'

 

Manhattan Theater sets season

 

1967: 'Analyst' eyes White House

 

Media congloms fall with Dow

 

Valerie Van Galder

 

'Cane' creator finds sweet spot

 

Ulloa wakes up L.A.'s TV scene

 

Nimoy reprising 'Star Trek' role

 

ABC spells hope for diverse America

 

HBO comedy site shut down

 

Latinos: 'Sheik' to chic

 

'Simpsons' make bigscreen bow

 

Imagi, Animation Guild reach deal

 

Andrew Caldwell

 

Jeff Cox, Craig Cox

 

F.J. Rio

 

Andrea Parker

 

Sarandon joins 'Lovely Bones'

 

Max Hirschman, Laura Gibson, Kerim Ekonomi

 

John Schneider

 

Comic classics ride Dark Horse

 

Rosie O'Donnell headed to Encores!

 

Chris O’Donnell

 

Parade of confusion after Lohan arrest

 

Music: Coachella

 

Sony lands a few pilots

 

Living: Power producing

 

'Superbad' heads to FX

 

Beers out as Lifetime VP

 

Status Quo star in Thai comedy

 

Donahue cracks Code

 

Nancy, Lionsgate plot 'Nut' job for TV

 

Scout touts TV projects

 

Depp lights up 'Dark Shadows'

 

'Repo!' possesses Sorvino, Vega

 

Performance-capture films slated

 

TLC appoints A-team

 

Whoopi in talks to join 'View'

 

Bard back in biz, 'Hothouse' rebuilt

 

Vaughn, Witherspoon set for comedy

 

Tracy Karagianis, Hobie Sheeder

 

Andrew Shack

 

Get a life

 

Depp lights up 'Dark Shadows'

 

'Simpsons' make bigscreen bow

 

Tze Chun, Mike Weiss

 

Jensen quits Denmark's TV2

 

BSkyB sales grow by 10%

 

Antena 3 profits squeezed

 

ProSiebenSat 1 joins Premiere Star

 

Europe falls for 'Simpsons' charms

 

Haneke lines up 'Teacher's Tale'

 

Toronto ramps up star voltage

 

Nicole Richie gets four-day jail term

 

Clear Channel earnings up 19%

 

'High School' helps bump road biz

 

Jesus de Polanco dies at 77

 

Tammy Faye Messner dies at 65

 

Cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs dies

 

'Sweet Mud' wins at Motovun

 

Biz on the rise; 'Beauty' $1.1m

 

Elephant Eye trunks money

 

Canada, Shakespeare Co team up

 

'Hairspray' making waves

 

'Accomplice' roams the streets of L.A.

 

Indian film is rare Gandhi project

 

Asia abuzz with rumor of 'Rush' ban

 

'Potter' magical; 'Die Hard' holds on

 

TBS web fills talent shop coffers

 

Smaller films struggle in Argentina

 

Pair pact on anime web for Yahoo!

 

Horror scares up overseas business

 

Sherman Torgan, 63, theater owner

 

Cinema16 shines spotlight on shorts

 

Hollywood pitches in on war effort

 

TBS website promotes 'My Boys'

 

At TCA, quips and quibbles abound

 

Revamped 'Neighbors' brings in auds

 

Cable has a 'Paranoid' problem

 

Credit at heart of 'Emotional' wringer

 

SABC gives Africa a voice in the news

 

'Flood' to test U.K. waters

 

Canadian producer rewrites script

 

'Pokemon' remains hot videogame

 

Richards to write Stones memoir

 

ABC's Moran taking 'Night' flight

 

Sitcoms circle the wagons

 

Turner adds more originals to mix

 

Turner comedy buys rile stations

 

Locarno festival discoveries

 

Gauls appalled at Hollywood villains

 

Nets, cable put scare on the air

 

Locarno festival at 60

 

Film festivals get refashioned

 

Sexuality on TV heats up -- kinda

 

Middle East films in Locarno mart

 

Beware the tides of March

 

TV biz banking on its tentpole titans

 

No horror story for studio genre labels

 

2007 offers a strange summer

 

Locarno fetes Hou Hsiao Hsien

 

Montreal fest back on track

 

Who's headed for Locarno shores?

 

David Hilberman, 95, animator

 

Locarno festival's foreign fare

 

Series try to fly like their pilots

 

Locarno invites Hollywood to 60th party

 

Horror genre gets mixed messages

 

Hollywood rethinks its scare flair

 

Ratner gets in gear

 

Ford partners with Our Stories

 

Benderspink gets 'Drafted'

 

Wrestling doc kicks off ITV fest

 

Ratner juggles a handful of projects

 

Set visits crystalize Ratner's role

 

Beach boy nurtures his roots

 

Tucker and Chan work for laughs

 

Ratner, Tucker 'do it for the movie'

 

Eiffel Tower has star power in 'Hour'

 

Ratner shows off smallscreen clout

 

Ratner thrives in sell block

 

Ratner boasts box office prowess

 

'Simpsons' draws $72 million for Fox

 

Depp goes Gonzo again

 

Keira Knightley set for 'Duchess'

 

Virgin mobile effort fizzles

 

Imax breaks ice in Siberia

 

Tim Kelleher

 

Beau Garrett

 

Jennifer Aspen

 

Donny Osmond

 

Danny Pudi

 

Lauren Bacall, Brian Cox, James Fox

 

Sharon Osbourne

 

NBC Agency raises duo

 

'XXY' wins Golden Kinnaree

 

Czech film fest educates audiences

 

RHI platforms exec

 

Cinema Digital Seoul wraps with tie

 

TBS takes more small 'Bites'

 

Universal raises Hall

 

Resolution expected for Dow Jones

 

Jokes join Joker at Comic-Con

 

Horberg's 'Agency' on drawing board

 

Fox promotes Peikoff

 

'Simpsons' takes on the world

 

'Dream' takes best film at Osian's

 

Paris Hilton poses for 'Repo' gig

 

Cameron Diaz courts a 'Keeper' role

 

Universal strikes gold with Goldstick

 

Goldsman, WB fall for 'Small' tale

 

Arclight takes 'Long Weekend'

 

SAG standing tough

 

Production begins deep in 'Valley'

 

Korea's 'May' opens with $10.1 mil

 

Reviews

Damages

Jaguares

Daft Punk

Ryan Adams

The Elephant and the Sea

Bookends

Mirror

Bad Seed

Welcome to the Parker

The Bourne Ultimatum

Rush

One Fell Swoop

The Simpsons Movie

Pretty in the Face

City of Photographers

Like a Dragon

Last Words