Table of Contents
Week of 07/30/2007

Articles

'Guarda' pair back in N.Y.

 

Malone mulls Virgin Media bid

 

Van Houten to play in 'Vivaldi'

 

U.K. enjoys biggest B.O. weekend ever

 

Michel Serrault, 79, actor

 

Sat.1 says 'never again' to Tour

 

'Devil' rides off with Britdoc prize

 

Multipark readies for film

 

Hollywood Reporter taps Guider

 

Korean box office gets boost

 

Tokyo festival announces changes

 

Summit taps Friedman for VP post

 

Fox ups world pay-TV exec Brogi

 

Singapore OKs exclusive content

 

Just for Laughs comes to an end

 

Zhang's Osian 'Dream' comes true

 

Musicals close on top

 

The Brit pack

 

Bjork

 

Marin Alsop

 

Sheryl Crow, Laurie David, Melissa Etheridge, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Simran Sethi & Bonnie Raitt

 

Andrea Wong

 

Paula Wagner

 

Montreal says 'I Do' to Chabat film

 

Nancy Tellem

 

Dawn Taubin & Sue Kroll

 

Katherine Pope

 

Stacey Snider

 

'Forbidden' celebrates milestone

 

Duo tapped for 'Chicago's' Mama

 

Cast fills out 'Scarcity'

 

Cavenaugh set for 'Catered Affair'

 

Broadway votes for 'Nixon'

 

Stars align for Public slate

 

Charging into China

 

Deauville announces lineup

 

Lori Sale

 

Sue Naegle

 

Allison McGregor

 

Beth Swofford

 

Blair Berk

 

Egyptian to host Ertegun tribute

 

Rosie O'Donnell

 

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

 

Tyra Banks

 

Laura Ziskin

 

Alexandra Wallace

 

Salma Hayek

 

Barbara Broccoli

 

Darla Anderson

 

Angelina Jolie

 

Jeon Do-yeon

 

Jane Friedman

 

Joanne Lipman

 

Kara DioGuardi

 

J.K. Rowling

 

'Simpsons' success lifts Fox

 

Allison Jones

 

Anna Behlmer

 

Pilar Revuelta

 

Japanese court fines pirate trio

 

Thai 'Tootsie' tops box office

 

Watchdog taps Tan

 

'Dance' does Singapore

 

Thelma Schoonmaker

 

Sound organization reups president

 

Messick joins team at AEG

 

Guangdong opens up to HK pics

 

Adrienne Shelly

 

Vince Vaughn in producing pact

 

Naomi Kawase

 

Donna Murphy

 

Joan Didion

 

Christine Ebersole

 

Tina Fey

 

Marjane Satrapi

 

Susanne Bier

 

Helen Mirren

 

Marion Cotillard

 

Screen Gems, Maxim pact for pic trio

 

NAMT fest takes swing at kings

 

'Beach Party' on at Lampoon

 

Barrymore rewinds '80s vids for VH1

 

Bean takes dip in Universal's 'River'

 

Universal will reshine 'Shinobi'

 

Hazardous impact

 

Van Patten heads to 'Pacific'

 

Inside the Women's Impact Report

 

Changing perceptions

 

Ladd case nears end

 

FX awards 'Damages' to MyNetwork

 

The Couric Effect

 

Chrissie England

 

Dana Goldberg

 

Donna Langley

 

Nikkole Denson

 

Angela Shapiro-Mathes

 

Screen Gems digs 'Bone Deep'

 

Bean takes dip in Universal's 'River'

 

News Corp. playing waiting game

 

Exports of S. Korean film down

 

Arianna Huffington

 

Hollywood in strike zone

 

Barnett launches MyDamnChannel

 

Brits embrace French films

 

Sanjay Dutt jailed for terror attacks

 

BSkyB buys set-top box maker

 

Euro B.O. scores Homer run

 

Production chief quits ProSiebenSat1

 

Richards rolls book with publisher

 

Fox's fair game

 

'Hot Rod' gears up

 

Portman hires Stoll

 

Heating up the kitchen

 

CBS profits slip in second quarter

 

Micky Dolenz

 

Just for Laughs boots audience

 

Canadians log Internet gain

 

Cronenberg film to open London fest

 

Hadad launches C5N

 

Amritraj to star in Indian reality show

 

Showbiz's Comic-Con conundrum

 

Martha Stewart goes DIY

 

Disney traps 'Pet Robots'

 

ABC Family speaking 'Greek'

 

'Heart' beats for actress

 

Twain comedy debuts on Broadway

 

Lawrence falls for 'Snow'

 

Sirius gains for Q2 revenue

 

DreamWorks Animation flies high

 

Toronto slate adds documentaries

 

Carol J. Strond

 

Jennifer Dangar

 

Ross Martin, Chris McCarthy, more

 

Stavros Hilaris

 

Bob Mohler

 

Paul FitzPatrick

 

Lois Friedman, Brian Hoffman

 

Jill Lindeman

 

Helen C. Karas

 

Sara Chazen

 

Chris Goodman

 

Melissa Wasserman

 

Paul Morgan

 

Cable TV hits record numbers

 

Sean Marks

 

Advantages of Dow deal still unclear

 

'Kitchen' gets tasty ratings

 

Mark Itkin

 

Tishan Waymire

 

Marlea Willis

 

Antonious Porch, Stuart Rosenstein

 

Kyra Sedgwick

 

Sarkissian's name all over 'Tapes'

 

'Retirement' lures Gervais

 

Itkin tops TV Hall of Fame board

 

Berg, Komarnicki take 'Painkiller'

 

ABC hungry for more Wolf

 

Paramount joins billion-dollar club

 

Hollywood Fest taps judge panel

 

Sarkissian's name all over 'Tapes'

 

'Retirement' lures Gervais

 

Berg, Komarnicki take 'Painkiller'

 

Still no deal with Teamsters

 

Khanna joins NBC Universal Intl.

 

ProSieben elevates 'Simpsons'

 

French censor eyes festival pics

 

EMI shareholders approve sale

 

Cable gains help TW profits grow

 

U.K. TV hit by new fakery scandal

 

Teamsters reach deal with studios

 

Whoopi to replace Rosie on 'View'

 

Eminem's publisher sues Apple

 

Lionsgate, SGF strike $400 mil deal

 

Black joins Universal's 'Adventures'

 

Murdoch to pay $5.6 billion for Dow

 

Ibermedia funds Burman pic

 

C4 hangs up on quiz

 

TNT closes deal to renew 'Closer'

 

Disney reports hike in profits

 

Cast set for 'Seafarer'

 

'Passion' nabs Gasteyer

 

Sullivan injured in stage mishap

 

EA, THQ fall in earnings

 

'Hairspray' has hold on music charts

 

Duo sign on for 'Young Victoria'

 

Ibermedia funds trio of titles

 

'Secret' to world preem at Montreal fest

 

Fourth 'Shrek' eyes 2010

 

Hanhwa sets entertainment fund

 

Rush to host down under

 

Venezuelan web under fire

 

Imagi lures a fourth DWA exec

 

China fails to 'free' foreign media

 

McG sets up projects at WB

 

Eyes shift from Dow to Wall Street

 

Discovery's 'Planet' growing

 

WGA negotiations on hold

 

Correction

 

Tomas Arana

 

Universal nabs Silva spy novels

 

NFL to produce 'Lombardi'

 

John Singleton to direct 'Tulia'

 

Katey Sagal

 

Gordon banner raises Kim

 

Lopez mulls Hayek movie

 

'Punisher' gets Lionsgate overhaul

 

Dean Cain heads to 'Smallville'

 

Omari Hardwick

 

Carice van Houten

 

Kala Alexander

 

Fox TV ups Moran to senior VP

 

Hoops, Vietnam on AMC's mind

 

In a 'Rush' again?

 

'Once' touts success

 

Black joins Universal's 'Adventures'

 

NFL to produce 'Lombardi'

 

Entertainment One picks president

 

Virgin Media grabs 'Riches'

 

Warp X picks Darklight directors

 

Intandem hires Wilson

 

Films boost Viacom earnings

 

Tommy Makem, 74, folk singer

 

SPTI ups Yim

 

1967: Heston looks at Dayan

 

Galas set for Toronto festival

 

L.A. setting the TiVo trend

 

Japanese rights orgs lobby YouTube

 

Disney Mexico touched by 'Angel'

 

China's censors ban 'Rush Hour 3'

 

Gabriel Macht to star in 'Spirit'

 

Nakamura signs up with Avex Ent.

 

Argentine soccer kicks off on cable

 

CME posts profits, record growth

 

Rolling out the red carpet

 

Serena Reeder

 

Nicholas D’Agosto

 

Nick Bakay

 

Lee Ryan

 

Discovery expands Web presence

 

Maggie Siff

 

'Grand Theft Auto IV' stalled

 

Christina Kilpatrick

 

Marshall L. Todd

 

'Vexille' rights go to FUNimation

 

'D-War' monster opening in S. Korea

 

Board forces out TV2 topper Jensen

 

Michael Chico

 

Jessica Heacock

 

Cori Abraham

 

Chaiken wins top prize at Latino fest

 

Public Theater delays 'Dream'

 

Lakers, Suns nab national telecasts

 

Marceau honored at Montreal festival

 

Court gives Venezuela net a reprieve

 

Activision, Midway earnings up

 

Ladd, Kanter get $3.2 mil in damages

 

West climbs Nanking 'Mountain'

 

Familiar faces get digital makeovers

 

Meet the robots' intelligent designer

 

Entis excited by real-time challenges

 

Screen crunch at box office

 

Actors add punch to VFX

 

Ovation applauds artists

 

Montreal fest to honor Marceau

 

PBS studies 'History of Television'

 

GoFish acquisition of Bolt called off

 

'Spider-Man 3' spins Blu-ray debut

 

Fox shuffles fall schedule

 

Craig Anderson thinking film

 

Joan Allen

 

Hadida storms 'Castle' rights

 

Aniston to star in 'Management'

 

Lang, Rodriguez armed for 'Avatar'

 

'Rent' gets a new lease on life

 

Rogue on 'Summer's' ride

 

'Saints' team reunite for fight film

 

'Butter' to open National Conference

 

'Kid' takes top prize at NY Latino fest

 

Lionsgate UK to release 'Flood'

 

StarHub profits rise in first half of year

 

Get a life

 

Aniston to star in 'Management'

 

Lang, Rodriguez armed for 'Avatar'

 

Entertainment One taps Theroux

 

'9Live' hits Middle East

 

'Storm Hawks' land at RTL II

 

Ulrich Muehe, 54, actor

 

Lionel Schaen, 72, TV sales topper

 

Tom Snyder remembered by peers

 

MGM's Rosenfelt dies at 85

 

David Shaw, 90, film and TV writer

 

Michelangelo Antonioni dies at 94

 

Ingmar Bergman dies at 89

 

Femme faceoff for San Sebastian

 

'Ratatouille' joins Europe's B.O. party

 

Dreamachine rethinks partnership

 

AB challenges Canal Plus dominance

 

Stevie Wonder hits the road

 

Greengrass brings auds into picture

 

Do mega numbers really add up?

 

Telemundo reporter suspended

 

USA makes a primetime case

 

CW going a different route with 'Now'

 

'High School' rejuvenates Disney

 

Canadian TV tries to remain Canadian

 

CanWest hits a snag

 

TNT sets sights on 'Truth'

 

Bergman archive in jeopardy

 

Fourth Street nabs Brinker

 

Academy to preserve digital content

 

Judge cans Stokes lawsuit

 

Cantor to direct 'Pumpgirl'

 

Finley's 'Wake Up!' set for Oct. 7

 

Can broadcasters play hardball?

 

Fishman diagnosed with colon cancer

 

Wine films pouring it on

 

Murdoch reels in his prize

 

Candidate vs. coverage

 

Korean movie sales drop

 

Film Dept. taps Coplan for VP role

 

Rothman revels in tales of Fox faves

 

Dubai rejects Scott's 'Lies'

 

Distributors pining for Latino buzz

 

The crying game

 

Lego vidgames all the rage

 

Brazilian film fest kicks off in NYC

 

'Guts' a juicy read

 

Japanese producer on the mend

 

'Simpsons' spreads yellow fever o'seas

 

Helmers shared bleak beauty

 

Fund sparks German film business

 

Broadway's wheel appeal

 

'Chicago' leaves, sales fall

 

Public expands its horizon

 

Second City gets a second chance

 

Lincoln Center speaks Spanish

 

'Grease' enjoying a hot summer

 

NBC picks up 'Comic,' 'Talent'

 

Comics' next H'wood wannabes

 

Maurice (Maury) Hill, actor, 89

 

Enrique Kossi, actor, 76

 

Reilly plants 'Oaks' at Fox

 

'Bourne' pulls the trigger at box office

 

Mayor's Office rethinks rules

 

BBC faces legislator questions

 

Tori Spelling

 

Preems, parties galore

 

'Bourne' breaks box office records

 

Nerd herd bats '300'

 

Australia changes incentives

 

Ratner's gold rush

 

The 'Phantom' returns home

 

Spanish-language show tops ratings

 

Leelee Sobieski

 

Brandon Molale

 

Jesse Williams

 

Bryce Johnson

 

Abigail Spencer

 

Barbara Eden

 

Fund to sell MPD stake

 

Goldman Sachs may sell YES

 

Actors' Equity enters three-year deal

 

Walter Kerr books Fierstein's 'Affair'

 

'Chronicles' set for Fourth Street

 

Cantor to direct 'Pumpgirl'

 

Finley to 'Wake Up!' at Lafayette

 

HBO demands 'Recount' for Roach

 

'Simpsons' on top overseas

 

Production wraps on 'Wall'

 

Lighthouse shines on 'Endless' cast

 

Lily Marian Montorio

 

Helen Slater

 

Sisters wrap Warner documentary

 

Spooky cops off to NBC

 

Donahue upped at ICM

 

Disney, Rudin nab 'Dangerous Book'

 

Tunie to helm 'September'

 

Early 'Gossip' for CW