Table of Contents
Week of 08/06/2007

Articles

'Host' grosses $208,000

 

Uno to sell Livedoor Holdings stake

 

Alexander Tatarsky, 56, animator

 

Reality rules for NBC pair

 

MTV appoints digital director

 

Strong growth for Scandi box office

 

France TV chief calls for more coin

 

BBC online exec joins Lovefilm

 

MSNBC, WFAN split over Imus spot

 

Candidates line up for 'Daily Show'

 

EIFF switching to June from 2008

 

Darnell signs new deal with Fox

 

CBS greenlights pair

 

Music icon Hazlewood dies at 78

 

UTV premieres movies online

 

New call for Daly at NBC

 

India clears MTV stake for TV 18

 

Star starts to fight

 

'Keating!' sweeps Helpmann Awards

 

Azmi to top Asia Pacific jury

 

Tim Allen takes 'Six Wives'

 

BBC to host Showcase Latin America

 

USA 'Bourne' to run Universal films

 

Returning 'Rent' stars help box office

 

S. Africa net off the 'Lot'

 

Russell Schwartz leaves New Line

 

Ron Scott

 

Clint Kisker

 

Allen sells shares in DreamWorks

 

Steven Kotok

 

Ian Wallin

 

Multichannel, Broadcasting eye 'Net

 

NBC one of Biggies' investors

 

Martin-Coppola joins BermanBraun

 

Roundabout firms casts

 

Rapp's 'Bingo' set for October

 

TV Academy salutes 'Addiction,' 'Idol'

 

Granada Intl. chats with 'May Lee'

 

I-Cable snaps up Olympic rights

 

California videogame law overturned

 

Weinstein Co. sets fund for Asia slate

 

O'Sullivan heads 42West

 

Swedish Television pulls out of 'Arn'

 

Aaron Yoo

 

Nick catches big 'Shrimp'

 

Screen Gems gets into 'Rec'

 

Academy bans CD music mailings

 

Paramount nabs 'Kept Men'

 

Dylan biopic blows to Forum

 

Lionsgate in at Red Cross

 

FX taps Turner, Berg for cop drama

 

New Regency battles 'Virulents'

 

Hollywood Gang jumps in 'Ocean'

 

Allen takes 'Six Wives'

 

Zellweger to star in 'Appaloosa'

 

EA says audience wants control

 

Flashback revs 'Rent'

 

Showtime's pot luck

 

Zellweger to star in 'Appaloosa'

 

Allen takes 'Six Wives'

 

'Promises' to open San Sebastian

 

PTM acquires cable companies

 

Intrigue for Endemol in Amsterdam

 

Ascot picks up 'This is England'

 

'Evan' not so mighty in U.K.

 

Anchor Hal Fishman dies at 75

 

Virgin Media delays auction

 

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox 360

 

Michael Bay testifies at Spector trial

 

Connecticut theaters unite on cuts

 

Using predators to catch viewers

 

NBC prepares for Olympics

 

Sarandos receives Trailblazer Award

 

Odd Lot hires industry vets

 

Sony Pictures Classics nabs 'Brick'

 

MTV announces VMA nominations

 

'Transformers' beats 'Harry' in Japan

 

MTV Video Music Awards nominations

 

Carlisle steps in for Schwartz

 

Palminteri stars in 'Bronx Tale'

 

Audience habits shifting for drama

 

NBC greenlights Sonnenfeld project

 

Focus ups Meyers to exec VP

 

Toronto fest adds lucky 13 to Visions

 

Lowney's 'Eagle' lands lead

 

Amato replaces Ribisi for Einstein film

 

Ten joins Foxtel platform

 

ADG taps Macrae as exec director

 

Imagi Intl. Holding pacts with toy unit

 

Friedkin honored with French kiss

 

Candidates tackle gay issues

 

Montreal fest returns with strong slate

 

Endeavor trims client roster

 

Hallmark gets New York upheaval

 

Third time's the charm for summer

 

NBC Universal launches Didja

 

Weekly vpage wrap-up

 

Academy wants less mail

 

'Mommie' opens New World Stages

 

Quenqua joins Disney Theatrical

 

Connecticut theaters lower prices

 

Cinematographers stylize shows

 

Church to co-star in 'NowhereLand'

 

Rachel Griffiths

 

'Robot Chicken' pushes envelope

 

Creative Arts Emmys nominations list, part II

 

Creative Arts Emmys nominations list, part III

 

Creative Arts Emmys nominations list, part I

 

TV sways fashionistas

 

Reality craftspeople not represented

 

NBC greenlights Sonnenfeld drama

 

Cast chemistry essential to hit shows

 

WB sends 'Jonny Quest' to bigscreen

 

TV Portal to start VOD service

 

Ernesto Alonso, producer/actor, 90

 

Paramount, Abrams pact for pitch

 

FX introduces FX Productions

 

Universal sets Kidman for horror film

 

Clooney to narrate HBO documentary

 

HFPA funds Bergman archive

 

Women in Film, GM offer grants

 

PBS World expands digital reach

 

Radar Distribution names toppers

 

TNT's 'Company' suffers low ratings

 

British 'Office' set for Netflix debut

 

Companies fight for talent at Siggraph

 

Fox, Grazer sign up for 'FBI' drama

 

WB gears up ' Speed Racer' game

 

Warner Music third-quarter loss widens

 

WB sends 'Jonny Quest' to bigscreen

 

ITV sees early signs of recovery

 

TVE pulls out of Eurojunior contest

 

'Transformers' dominates Malaysia

 

Locarno awards development coin

 

PPI makes senior appointments

 

Drew Carey's 'Power' propels CBS

 

'Early Show' evacuates due to flood

 

'My Big Fat' lawsuit

 

Christian Slater returns to West End

 

Ben Stiller stays with Dreamworks

 

Magnolia Pictures promotes duo

 

International growth drives Axel

 

TNT, USA announce renewals

 

Playboy invests in Macao Mansion

 

Hollywood Awards honors 'Hairspray'

 

Spirit Awards set for Feb. 23

 

Michelle Monaghan has 'Eagle Eye'

 

Virgin ups subscriber numbers

 

Japan Portal opens to Internet VOD

 

Mel Shavelson, 90, writer-director-producer

 

Rupert Murdoch addresses critics

 

Rose Adkins

 

Erik Bright

 

Jessica Alba joins 'Love Guru'

 

Screen Gems gets 'Maybe'

 

Mar del Plata taps film veteran chief

 

Laurie Metcalf joins 'November'

 

Rashad flies with 'Sweet Bird'

 

Chita Rivera brings act to West End

 

Murdoch expects best from FBN

 

Common's 'Forever' tops charts

 

DreamWorks nears $1 billion

 

Blockbuster acquires Movielink

 

Ryan Hansen

 

Tamara Feldman

 

Lindsey Kraft

 

Kim Kardashian

 

Tom Noonan, Robert Chimento, et al.

 

Liberty enlists stock tracker

 

Charlotte Harmon, editor, 96

 

Arthur Sarkissian

 

Reelz taps E! producer

 

'Pink Panther' sequel coming to life

 

Summit hires executive pair

 

Edinburgh fest launches initiatives

 

Edinburgh Film Fest lineup

 

Edinburgh fest moves dates

 

Walken, Nivola making 'Five Dollars'

 

Moore inks Universal Media deal

 

Fox dockets legal laffer 'Drop Dead'

 

Jamie Bell rings up Zwick film

 

Bright move at Insignia

 

Fifteen Minutes shifts lineup

 

Media organizations in the U.K.

 

Northwest Vision shows foresight

 

Berrie births FilmCity Glasgow

 

Medb Films comfortable in Ramsgate

 

Aardman shines spotlight on Bristol

 

Niblo takes advantage of regions

 

Warp X sets its own high standards

 

EM Media in 'Control' of region

 

Sony game for Indian market

 

TV biz finds big buzz in Manchester

 

Countries eye independent productions

 

Michelle Monaghan has 'Eagle Eye'

 

Jessica Alba joins 'Love Guru'

 

E! sets Kim Kardashian show

 

BBC sees belt-tightening ahead

 

Darlow Smithson hires A&E exec

 

Record breaking 'Ratatouille'

 

Venice celebrates John Ford

 

Brainpool takes stake in D'nA

 

Officials rip on Channel 4 documentary

 

'Rocket' preem reaches liftoff

 

A Parisian stew

 

'Power' dims in regular slot

 

Movie helps 'Hairspray' stage show

 

John Waters' world comes full circle

 

1967: Reiner tries 'Something Different'

 

Waters recalls men who played Edna

 

Bruce Vilanch on his turn in 'Hairspray'

 

HBO rolls with Ball's 'True Blood'

 

Red ink for Lionsgate

 

Sony nabs format for 'Hyena'

 

Phoenix soars in profits

 

Toronto sets Discovery program

 

Jonathan Karsh

 

PBS respects their elders

 

Film commissioners meet for confab

 

Park Circus reviving classics in U.K.

 

Matt Lanter

 

Joseph Ruben

 

Bill English

 

Sharon Horgan

 

Simon Wells

 

Tata signs millionth subscriber

 

Hallmark Movie Channel goes HD

 

UTV goes solo on art films

 

'Flash Point' shines at Chinese box office

 

WAN opts to sell stake in Hoyts

 

Lifetime boosts reality team with hire

 

Koreeda begins production on 'Walk'

 

Pay TV execs vow to block telcos

 

Chris Noth returns for 'Sex'

 

William Morris vet Weiss retires

 

Traffic clears for 'Rush Hour'

 

DirecTV holds on to Carey

 

IFC nabs Strummer documentary

 

'Fallen' earns solid ratings

 

Seth Green

 

TNT's 'Truth' to merge ads, content

 

Entertainment taking flight on Virgin

 

Veoh takes on Universal Music

 

Warners to remake 'Enter the Dragon'

 

Anne Hathaway to star in 'Shiva'

 

'Voltron' gets bigscreen go

 

Matthew Vaughn to direct 'Thor'

 

HFPA gives $1.2 million in grants

 

Cuban upping ante on VOD

 

Cast set for 'Wackness'

 

McG eyeing 'Maintenance' work

 

Rob Lowe producing ABC cop drama

 

UMG to sell songs sans DRM online

 

Bold, Benderspink fall into 'Hole'

 

Studio campaigns joining viral spiral

 

Spree of threes defies doomsayers

 

Sina picks up English, Italian soccer

 

Get a life

 

Matthew Vaughn to direct 'Thor'

 

'Voltron' gets bigscreen go

 

Warners to remake 'Enter the Dragon'

 

Presidential forum tackles gay issues

 

San Sebastian unveils 'Cold Fever'

 

Kinowelt snaps up Cine-Intl library

 

'Rome' burns in Cinecitta blaze

 

PPI taps BBC Films' Boltho

 

Brits braced for 'Rush Hour 3'

 

Rare films screen at Edinburgh fest

 

'Fantastic Four,' 'Rush' hit Europe

 

Paramount taps int'l exec

 

San Sebastian has 'Cold Fever'

 

Kinowelt purchases film catalogue

 

Capcom takes a step towards film

 

IPTV on hold in South Korea

 

Singapore in TV tug o' war

 

Veoh battles Universal Music

 

Lunatic Fringe rules Edinburgh

 

German quiz shows fading

 

Reality TV bites this summer

 

Factory Records' Tony Wilson dies

 

African TV books soccer games

 

South Africa ups soap to primetime

 

India stages 'Simpsons' boycott

 

Cable drama has its limits

 

French auds feast on 'Ratatouille'

 

Wednesday getting dramatic

 

Norwegian film industry optimistic

 

Subtitle quality lost in translation

 

Virgin America hits the skies

 

Dubbing becomes major migraine

 

Pearl Jam victims of Net censorship?

 

'Rent' soars, 'Beauty' gets beat

 

'Real World' goes green

 

Networks commit through '08

 

Box Office dips on the road

 

Theater unions negotiating

 

NY Theater fest thinking big

 

The Fringe turns 11

 

Cabler, take 'Notice'

 

TV3 to wake up with 'Sunrise'

 

Comedies take on Middle East

 

Midtown doesn't mind smaller role

 

'No End' offers Iraq analysis

 

China brewing bootlegs

 

Writers scramble amid strike phobia

 

Reality TV cools off

 

Miniseries

 

Made-For-Television Movie

 

Writer: Comedy

 

Writer: Drama

 

Series: Comedy

 

Series: Drama

 

Emmy nominations list swells

 

Emmy's kudo-deficit disorder

 

Thai directors launch script project

 

CEO steps down from Sonet Film

 

Strike facts speak for themselves

 

Rush to judgment

 

China cracking down on media

 

No kick for Univision

 

Audiences in no major 'Rush'

 

Movie Gallery might be out of time

 

Globes spread gold

 

'Rush Hour' still in the fast lane

 

Elizabeth Perkins

 

Hollywood legend Merv Griffin dies

 

Head 'Rush'

 

Mantegna takes on 'Criminal Minds'

 

Meirelles sets up films for Universal

 

Grossman joins Variety

 

'Rebirth' wins Locarno jury prize

 

Lionsgate's got Mandate on menu

 

Kyle Gallner

 

Rita Wilson

 

Edi Gathegi

 

Brad Grunberg

 

Jodelle Ferland

 

Marta McGonagle

 

'Simpsons' stays strong overseas

 

Cinema Epoch feels 'Young'

 

NBC shopping slimmer 'Deal'

 

Globetrotters get dose of reality

 

Pontius strips for Fortress

 

PBS, Target snag Bennet film

 

High 'Halo 3' hopes

 

Gandolfini returns to HBO for 'Camp'

 

Duo sees 'Bone' to screen

 

Tillman to direct B.I.G. film

 

Moore to rewrite, direct 'Airborne'

 

Millennium wins rights to 'Conan'

 

Collective adds Payaso Ent.

 

Paramount shifts 'Shine' launch

 

CBS unit nabs stake in 'Big Shot'

 

Duo sees 'Bone' to screen

 

Moore to rewrite, direct 'Airborne'

 

Reviews

I Always Wanted To Be a Gangster

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - 'This is Somewhere'

Sedition

Prayer for My Enemy

About Crying

Antony and Cleopatra

Absurdia

Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg

The Yellow House

Damascus

13

Praying With Lior

Fat March

Superbad

La Fille coupee en deux

Summit Circle

Hotel Babylon

Flash Gordon

Sight Unseen

Opus

The Contract

Power of 10