Table of Contents
Week of 08/13/2007

Articles

BBC, Pathe team for 'Jungle Book'

 

Kofler exits Premiere

 

SGAE to boost Spanish films

 

Gilmore to chair Powell award

 

Admissions up in Central Europe

 

Bacall heats up Haugesund

 

'Got Talent' goes global

 

Tiger victory scores for CBS

 

NHK to focus on news, dramas

 

Retirement Living taps Hirschhorn

 

Beijing fest's hip to American rock

 

China welcomes '42nd Street'

 

Roth-Van Halen reunion official

 

Argentina opens theater in China

 

Broadway hits a minor snag

 

TLC adds 'Miss America Pageant'

 

'Secret' opens strong in China

 

ASC issues call for entries

 

Leading Actress: Miniseries

 

Supporting Actress: Comedy

 

Leading Actress: Comedy

 

Supporting Actress: Drama

 

Leading Actress: Drama

 

Canada loves 'Away From Her'

 

Rich roles tempt actors to film, TV

 

Melville "Mel" Shavelson, writer, 90

 

Republicans say 'Yes' to YouTube

 

3-Legged Dog sets '07-'08 slate

 

Tony committee adds members

 

Unjoo Byars

 

Splendid pic pack to ProSiebenSat1

 

Tony Kyberd

 

A continental Virgin

 

Steve Waldo Belgard

 

Chris Monteleone

 

Tracy Zamot

 

UIP ankling Far East

 

Jay Krieling

 

Jerry Bailey

 

Rosario Dawson joining 'Eagle Eye'

 

Arbitrator sides with Ed Limato

 

WSJ spins Karl Rove's legacy

 

Warners to release 'Fratboy' film

 

Stars light up film shorts

 

Jerry Skeels, costume designer, 68

 

Film Department names Kim VP

 

Brooke Astor, civic leader, 105

 

Phillip Feiner sues Pacific Title

 

'Cymbeline' cast set

 

Debra Messing

 

AT&T left blue-faced

 

Stars align to honor Gladys Knight

 

Truly picks up U.S. rights to 'Broken'

 

Kasanoff partners for DVD business

 

'Family Guy' hits the road

 

Stan Brooks gets into series

 

Ice Cube ready for '10'

 

Guilds' digital disharmony

 

WB weds 'For Richer' pitch

 

Lifetime 'Matters' for Ricki Lake

 

Genius makes first profit

 

Cerenzie to be graphic in nature

 

MyNet, Court TV lock up 'Jail'

 

'Dirty Dancing' headed to Chicago

 

Bold Films digs 'Hole' spec

 

Vpage weekly roundup

 

BBC Worldwide taps MTV exec

 

Spanish box office down

 

Kino's in war zone with 'Beaufort'

 

Virgin in talks with Numericable

 

Extended 'Today' to air Sept. 10

 

Duo to replace Imus at WFAN

 

'Medium' recruits Huston

 

'Rush Hour' takes top spot in U.K.

 

Apple, EMI ink John Lennon deal

 

Raindance gets 'Wierdsville'

 

'Hell's Kitchen' fires up finale

 

CBS settles with Imus

 

ReelzChannel co-founder resigns

 

Agnew to head Disney Records

 

Hollywood feels Splendor Fest

 

Roberto Maidana, 79, journalist

 

Daniel Farias, 74, writer-director

 

'Darjeeling' to close London festival

 

Kicking off the multimedia season

 

HBO passes on 'Cincinnati'

 

Tooley joins Relativity Media

 

The power of '11th Hour'

 

Antonioni's museum shut

 

AAC goes out with a bang

 

ATV launches financial program

 

China bows latest piracy campaign

 

No magic for Internationalmedia

 

Pusan plans to promote 35 films

 

DVD sales make a splash in Sweden

 

'Big Brother' hits new highs

 

Hollywood festival honors four

 

Donald M. Michels

 

Kim Vignola

 

Vince D’Orazi

 

Supporting Actor: Comedy

 

Lead Actor: Comedy

 

'Weeds' sets ratings record

 

Supporting Actor: Drama

 

Lead Actor: Drama

 

Right mix births Emmy contenders

 

Science Channel set for 'Road Trip'

 

Lead Actor: Miniseries/Movie

 

Reykjavik fest's sweet on short films

 

Hopefuls agree to Univision debate

 

Andrew Colof

 

Fox gives top writers gross points

 

Dubai fest promotes executive

 

Copenhagen fest focuses on writers

 

Imagi teams with Wowwee on toys

 

George W. Drew, actor/costumer

 

Len Wiseman to direct 'New York'

 

Oda out as Canada's heritage minister

 

Patinkin gets 'Criminal' extension

 

Cera joining Dimension's 'Revolt'

 

IFC goes back to indie

 

Satire sinks at Fox News

 

Blockbuster buys Movielink

 

Sally Field

 

ASCAP, BMI launch cue sheet site

 

Viacom backs MLK memorial

 

'Picture Quitting' showing improvement

 

Fox hooks up 'Truth'

 

History adds to programming dept.

 

Vantage points to legal thriller

 

Monterrey taps Christian to write 'Hill'

 

HBO plotting more for Milch

 

Edwards upped to VP at Murphy PR

 

'It's Always Sunny' on MySpace

 

Panavision acquires JDC assets

 

Len Wiseman to direct 'New York'

 

Cera joining Dimension's 'Revolt'

 

Azteca stocks up on miniseries

 

Channel 4, Traverse Theater pair up

 

BBC seeks buyer for facilities biz

 

Sky rewards Murdoch with pay-out

 

BBC wins 'Damages'

 

San Sebastian looks East

 

Finns turned off by switchover

 

'Kingz' rules music charts

 

N.Y. Film Festival unveils full lineup

 

All3Media reaches its Objective

 

Nichols brings 'Girl' to Broadway

 

Siegel joins Variety film beat

 

Websites get MyFox brand

 

Russian court acquits piracy offender

 

Sino ‘Sinking’ time

 

Buyout for Village

 

Stanley Handelman, 77, comedian

 

TBS to air DeGeneres special

 

Jessica Walter

 

Josh Pais, Tanya Fischer

 

Juan Alfonso, Emilio Abboud, more

 

Jason George

 

Erika Marozsan

 

Sam Hennings

 

Bryan J. LaCour

 

Vincent De Paul

 

Bill Powers

 

William Hamm

 

Jeffrey Engelen

 

Angelica Guerra

 

Fernando Gaston, Jose Viggiano

 

'Superbad' launch pad

 

'Little Sheba' comes back to B'way

 

Petterson in charge of latenight news

 

Local film slug it out at S. Korea B.O.

 

'Nanny's' Nicholas a normal lad

 

'20/20' takes shot at 'Dateline'

 

Zane Lamprey to star in 'Have Fork'

 

Toronto sets international debuts

 

Hollywood hits new highs

 

Ganis re-elected to AMPAS post

 

Critics pick best actress, drama

 

CBS greenlights Bruckheimer pilot

 

Starz hires Hamm to head creative

 

AFTRA, SAG dispute continues

 

SF Bio sets plans for Astoria chain

 

Critics pick best actress, comedy

 

Critics pick best actor, drama

 

Critics pick best actor, comedy

 

Critics pick best series, drama

 

Critics pick best series, comedy

 

Academy ignores pundits' pleas

 

Lucas Grabeel

 

GDH toons in to Wang You

 

Emmerich to captain 'Voyage'

 

More directors take 'Pacific' plunge

 

Sony taps exec for mobile division

 

Seacrest to host Superbowl on FOX

 

Correction

 

HBO votes for 'Granny'

 

Plum gears up 'Trucker' film

 

Industry pair to dish help on website

 

'Spike' lines up comedy writers

 

'Star' hazing hits VH1

 

Warner Independent ups Gold

 

AOL launches Truveo

 

Hong Kong bars to pay for soccer

 

Emmerich to captain 'Voyage'

 

Plum gears up 'Trucker' film

 

Eyeworks buys Cuatro Cabezas

 

TVE lanches Another Look award

 

Springer to host 'Truth' for Sky One

 

Bell rings for bigscreen adventure

 

Springsteen, band do 'Magic'

 

Row hits Havel's return to the stage

 

Fortissimo nabs Schuette's 'Love'

 

Violent Femmes head to court

 

Carlson set for 'Richard II'

 

'Daily Show' writer heads to HBO

 

1967: Grant denies Bill rumors

 

Limato lands at William Morris

 

Politics, Olympics toy with films

 

Clara Kim

 

Mara Jacobs

 

Robert Ell

 

Andrew B. Knopf

 

Endemol bill higher than expected

 

HK Disneyland admission off

 

'ET' raises exec to VP

 

ABC to debut 'Raisin' after Oscars

 

'Marigold' sets international debut

 

Siggraph Asia launches in Singapore

 

DMG reaches deal with YouTube

 

Slingshot pacts with Screen West

 

HK bars agree to World Cup fine

 

Sneak peek at 'Diaries'

 

'High School Musical 2' premieres

 

Tommy Crudup

 

Paul Adler

 

Is 'Peep Show' the next 'Office'?

 

LL Cool J still 'The Man' for CBS

 

Anniversary tarnished for Channel 4

 

Cosmo comes to Canada via Corus

 

Furor puts joyful TV festival on edge

 

Jamie Foxx tunes up for 'Soloist'

 

U.K. TV fakery tests trust of viewers

 

Chow's 'Hope' changes title again

 

Liza Lapira

 

Robert Wolfe

 

Al Ruscio

 

Rocky Carroll

 

Victor Wolf

 

Joe Lucky

 

'Daisies' to bloom at N.Y. TV festival

 

'Exodus' heads Bauhinia Awards

 

DirecTV has its 'Passions'

 

Tribeca sets '08 festival date

 

Nonfiction: Special

 

Orange hush-hush on iPhone rumors

 

Nonfiction: Series

 

Reality: Series

 

Reality: Competition Series

 

Reality TV dares to exploit risky behavior

 

Google unveils video service deal

 

'Superbad' brings buzz to box office

 

MGM, UA face manic money day

 

Smithsonian, Showtime hit snag

 

'Mad Men' proves past can be present

 

Isaacs heads Academy org

 

Drummer Max Roach dies at 83

 

Doug Ellin

 

WGA talks on hold

 

Letter to the Editor: Daniel Melnick

 

TNT lacking 'Company'

 

Jackman pacts with CBS Paramount

 

NBC pilots VOD spree

 

WE readies for 'Wedding'

 

Wilbur Theater on the Block

 

Shulman stays put at Fox

 

ABC workers stage N.Y. rally

 

Fred Silverman books 'Library'

 

Fanning set to 'Push' for McGuigan

 

No Good going to TV

 

Allen tames Spain in Euro love letter

 

Wyatt Allen Ruth

 

Soren Sebastian Fey

 

Cyrus Pirnia

 

Oliver Amiel Appel

 

Alexander Augustus Hudlin

 

Henry James Osborne

 

Fanning set to 'Push' for McGuigan

 

Jamie Foxx tunes up for 'Soloist'

 

'God' to visit San Sebastian

 

WPP revenues up 5.3%

 

'Disengagement' set for Venice

 

'Bourne' has U.K., Spain in sights

 

Greenaway doc gets top-up aid

 

Brits develop taste for foreign fare

 

HBO orders more 'Conchords'

 

Cemetary a lively premiere setting

 

Dueling 'Invasion' forces in L.A.

 

Chinese students conjure 'Potter' 7

 

Troma talks up Isaak James

 

Foster to revive 'Frankenstein'

 

'John' writer gets new prospects

 

'Stop' shorts collected for feature

 

Milch plans for life after 'John'

 

Indians rejecting 'Bollywood' tag

 

Showtime swears by profane promo

 

Herb Pomeroy, jazz trumpeter, 77

 

Jay Chou's 'Secret' Weapon

 

Pirate party forms in Utah

 

Premiere looks to new beginning

 

Speculation follows market woes

 

Phil Rizzuto, 89, Yankees legend

 

Talent flux follows Limato exit

 

Hi-def world catches up to Cuban

 

China dazzled by 'Wife Swap'

 

Playing Hollywood's numbers game

 

Kidman, Fiennes book 'Reader' gig

 

Summer's bottom line

 

Mr. Bean grows to global fame

 

Audiences get their circus kicks

 

Canada turns to cable for original TV

 

Broadway recovers on the road

 

AAC lets go top echelon, staff

 

'Le Reve' redo in Vegas

 

Equity flows to indie shops

 

Pantomime golden for Atkinson

 

Broadcasters pig-pile on Thursday

 

Sales dip despite solid performances

 

'Simpsons' in three-peat overseas

 

'Young Frankenstein' getting ready

 

Abu Dhabi to unspool fall festival

 

'Once' director remains close to roots

 

Post pendulum swings to studios

 

Premieres multiply as festivals flower

 

ABC making waves with 'Caveman'

 

Spain's 'Scenes' a runaway hit

 

Cable news divides to conquer

 

Fairness doctrine back in spotlight

 

Director: Variety/Music/Comedy

 

Director: Nonfiction

 

Director: Movies & Miniseries

 

Director: Drama Series

 

Director: Comedy Series

 

Emmy looks fondly on series debuts

 

Jodie Foster sticks to guns in 'Brave'

 

'Superbad' gets some lovin'

 

'High School Musical 2' aces test

 

Earley to rise at Fox Broadcasting

 

Universal lifts Bret Johnson

 

Miramax promotes Greenbaum

 

German coin going 'International'

 

Argentine Dori opens doors in U.S.

 

'Superbad' scores box office lovin'

 

Friends of 'Foe'

 

'Bourne' to party

 

NBJ launches horror, sci-fi channel

 

'Simpsons' pirate arrested

 

Pair set for 'Young Victoria'

 

Jason Biggs, Lizzy Caplan

 

Lynn Cohen

 

Peter O’Meara

 

Aaron Yoo

 

Michelle Krusiec

 

Kelly McGillis

 

ICA names Motlana CEO

 

Kadokawa, Miike work on 'Puzzle'

 

South Africa's E.tv unveils new series

 

Lila Shea McCarthy

 

Max Abbie Mottola

 

Hunter Erik Rhodes

 

NBC Agency adds senior VP

 

Evan Handler

 

'Simpsons' a draw overseas

 

Kristen Bell throws curve to 'Heroes'

 

Wilson, Aniston fetch Fox feature

 

DeSanto joins reality brigade