Table of Contents
Week of 08/20/2007

Articles

Sarajevo plays 'Nice'

 

Mediapro adds 'Salt'

 

Eleven extras hurt on 'Valkyrie' set

 

French flock to movies

 

ITV kicks off movie awards

 

Seacrest to host Emmys

 

Paramount goes HD DVD exclusive

 

Hotel maven Helmsley dies

 

Competition fierce in today's cinema

 

Korea's SidusHQ hits Beijing

 

CanWest gets Ten Down Under

 

'Kath & Kim' hit in ratings

 

Pitcher tops Ausfilm

 

Ent. One ramps up its distribution

 

WB, Shochiku see some action

 

Distributors nix 'Bella' sex scenes

 

'Countdown' scores new timeslot

 

Universal snags 'Survivor' story

 

Ending on a high note

 

Toronto rounds out schedules

 

Jennifer Garner set for 'Cyrano'

 

'Reprise' shines in Norway

 

New Line inks Gordon

 

Cast announced for 'Glorious Ones'

 

TV shows take extra time for creative process

 

Hamilton flies to 'Chicago'

 

Variety logs festival editor

 

Streep, Streisand eye 'Sunset Blvd'

 

Variety launches youth effort

 

RHI offers PPV for genre films

 

Wizcraft sets 'Unforgettable' tour

 

Deadlines for AFI awards approach

 

NBA TV may bounce to Time Warner

 

Tribune in turmoil amid vote

 

'Hairspray' curls up to $100 million

 

Disney taps Fox exec

 

Ross gets a boost from Fox

 

Goldwyn judges named

 

SAG presidential race heating up

 

ABC Family wielding 'Samurai' pilot

 

Nederlander to open Md. theater

 

Sony secures Carter documentary

 

Weinsteins cast net for 'Nine'

 

Turteltaub inks deal with CBS Par TV

 

'Power' gets another hour

 

Strand rides the 'Slipstream'

 

Africa Channel taps Brown

 

Kara Dors and Hank Steinberg

 

Casi Buryn and Dave Kneebone

 

Kannie Yu and Landon LaPack

 

Marlan Willardson and Rick Krusky

 

Adena Halpern and Jonathan M. Goldstein

 

Koreans get some ImaginAsian

 

Weinsteins cast net for 'Nine'

 

'Hairspray' curls up to $100 million

 

David Semel

 

Odyssey to sell 'Nutcracker'

 

ESPN buys rugby site

 

Czech youth charged with piracy

 

'Bourne' takes Europe by storm

 

Virgin Media boss quits

 

'Gasolina' fuels Films in Progress

 

Docs dock at festival

 

'Moon' men shine

 

Thesps stage war cry

 

Vpage weekly roundup

 

Plummer to play Julius Caesar

 

Zelezny loses tax evasion case

 

Fatone hits the red carpet

 

'Eyre' adaptation catches Emmy's eye

 

Zell's Tribune deal approved

 

Unusual 'Suspect' keeps it real

 

Rowling turns to crime

 

System for Emmy picks finally gets fix

 

Emmy contenders on DVD

 

Parties face changes with Nokia move

 

Pusan announces funded titles

 

Frosh noms face sophomore challenges

 

Marketing Emmys a challenge

 

Mr. Tartikoff’s wild ride

 

NBC sponsors 'Comedy Short Cuts'

 

Audiovisual Sport sues Mediapro

 

Screen Media Films sets 'Adrift'

 

A new venue for Telluride

 

Emmys honor juried award selections

 

Chinese student wins piracy contest

 

Fares unveils 'Leo'

 

A&E commissions pilot pair

 

'Rent' stars extend stay

 

Argentine net taps program manager

 

Seven Network's profits climb

 

Harris to head Montreal fest jury

 

MTV's 'Punk'd' goes into syndication

 

ESPNU added to Time Warner Cable

 

American Life TV buys four sci-fi series

 

'School' sequel wins weekend

 

Williamson shuffles ESPN unit

 

Report: $12 billion lost to piracy

 

Mendes gets in Frank Miller's 'Spirit'

 

Michael Bay in Blu-ray fray

 

FX readies transsexual drama

 

Letts' 'August' hits Broadway in fall

 

India gets Hollywood spice

 

'Lust, Caution' to open Eurasia fest

 

Jon Cryer

 

Sony Pictures TV ups Chris Parnell

 

Kasha nabs McQueen memoir rights

 

Warners, McFarlane return to 'Oz'

 

Patterson to enter gaming world

 

New Line flies to 'New York'

 

Tim Allen, Disney saddle up again

 

Bestseller's ripe for Lifetime movie

 

New Line TV taps development exec

 

Rachael Leigh Cook feels 'Funk'

 

'Sparrow' nests in Chicago

 

Stanley Handelman, 77, actor/writer

 

Jerry Skeels, 68, costume designer

 

Lee Hazlewood, 78, musician

 

Warners, McFarlane return to 'Oz'

 

Tim Allen, Disney saddle up again

 

ProSiebenSat.1 sets up content unit

 

Europe smooths path for mobile TV

 

Germany honors Argentine cinema

 

'School' soundtrack at top of class

 

Ice Cube to work on 'Comeback'

 

Winehouse scraps U.S. tour

 

Ventriloquist wins 'Talent' contest

 

NBC's 'Talent' tops Tuesday

 

Toronto festival unveils full slate

 

Egoyan unleashes 'Adoration'

 

Film Movement picks up 'Man'

 

High ground yields impressive results

 

Bases harnessed for double duty

 

Studio anchors downtown film flurry

 

Yang receives posthumous honor

 

Todd-AO's fate could impact scoring

 

Santa Clarita a one-stop location

 

Timberlake joins 'Love Guru'

 

Di Bona chooses 'Funniest' favorites

 

Video database stores flops, kicks

 

Leading lady says 'Yes' to producing

 

Competition fuels Gallic toon boom

 

'Seat' set to get up and go

 

TVFI's Rendez-Vous switches seas

 

Series shaping up and shipping out

 

Bergeron dances a two-show tango

 

Big bucks in 'Funniest' syndication

 

Di Bona in tune with changing tastes

 

Di Bona's baby was original YouTube

 

Minority groups blast FCC chair

 

Matt Sternberg

 

Eric Brown

 

Kelly Edwards

 

Brad Winters

 

Leigh Primack

 

C.J. Olivares

 

Nicole Goldman

 

Alejo Mo-Sun

 

Rio Gabriel-Cyrus

 

ATI taps Romanovich for top job

 

Mottola set to direct 'Adventureland'

 

Haddad no longer playing 'Hardball'

 

Lainie Kazan

 

Sandra Bernhard

 

Riki Lindhome

 

Yuki Matsuzaki

 

Arnetia Walker

 

Katie Chonacas

 

Lucky Red adds horror Dimension

 

Ticketmaster losing top promoter

 

'Sunset' musical heating up

 

Credit crackdown: Nominees list

 

TV Academy's credit crackdown

 

Rod Lurie

 

Nokia Theater to host AMAs

 

Korean movie fetches landmark price

 

Spain's TVE drops its live bullfights

 

Regency acquires 'Darkest Hour'

 

Imus hits rural nework RFD

 

Alcon steers 'Valet' in right direction

 

NBC pumps up for 'Gladiators' redo

 

Spyglass nabs 'The Game' rights

 

Terrence Howard joins Rogue film

 

Luke Richards

 

Dana Lyn Baron and Adam B. Finer

 

Kristen Miller and Morgan Langley

 

'Grease' TV winners hit the stage

 

Ice Cube to work on 'Comeback'

 

Mottola set to direct 'Adventureland'

 

Australian Commission taps CEO

 

Brits embrace new media

 

San Sebastian adds 'Berlin,' 'Help'

 

Constantin keeps revenue steady

 

MySpace, MTV team on politics

 

Tonderai to debut with 'Hush'

 

ARD scores with England match

 

Fox cancels 'Anchorwoman'

 

Rome Film Festival unveils lineup

 

Tanya Liedtke, dancer, 29

 

Toho upgrades theaters

 

MyNetwork TV launching 'Expose'

 

Ang Lee's latest nabs NC-17 rating

 

Toho masters the box office

 

EM.TV taps marketing maven

 

Dutch make Oscar pick

 

Fortissimo picks up int'l rights to 'Sun'

 

Faithfull honored at Norwegian fest

 

Swerve Festival sets titles

 

International cast ready for 'Rain'

 

Toho's film catalog riddled with gems

 

Shavelson memorial set for Aug. 28

 

Promofilm catches 'Bee'

 

E! renews 'Chelsea Lately'

 

1967: Novak talks of quitting

 

Toho still a giant in the film business

 

Tax perks pump Pennsylvania

 

Estrin steps down from AFI post

 

Summer Bishil

 

Jill Ritchie

 

Koen Mortier

 

Pink Sneakers

 

Conroy Kanter

 

Isle of Man puts faith in CinemaNX

 

Bob Doherty

 

Rob Marsala, Adam Lewis, more

 

Stephen Sommers to direct 'G.I. Joe'

 

TV Fest bow for 'Amsterdam'

 

Cablevision to offer Chinese nets

 

Marrakech Intl. Film Festival

 

And they call this the 'small' screen?

 

Kodak run for 'High School Musical'

 

Go Go Luckey hires executive trio

 

'War' battles 'Bean,' 'Nanny' at box office

 

Disney nabs Costner's 'Swing Vote'

 

Middle East Intl. Film Festival

 

Dubai Intl. Film Festival

 

'Anchor' away after one airing

 

Lohan gets one-day jail term

 

Haifa Intl. Film Festival

 

Middle East fests fued by cash

 

San Sebastian Film Festival

 

Cottbus Film Festival

 

Heartland Film Festival

 

Pusan Intl. Film Festival

 

The Raindance Film Festival

 

Zac Reeder

 

Warsaw Intl. Film Festival

 

Randy Dry

 

Lawmaker proposes piracy warning

 

DGA nixes screeners

 

PS3 price cut helps, but not enough

 

mPRm expands, ups exec lineup

 

Fox greenlights pilot 'This Might Hurt'

 

Jaime Pressly

 

ATI taps Romanovich for president

 

McCord backs SAG prez Rosenberg

 

Promenade to roll out biblical toon

 

CBS deflects 'Kid Nation' charges

 

Betty Thomas takes on 'Dallas'

 

Rough start for Starbucks

 

Lesher takes Vantage to new heights

 

Warner Independent set to 'Dance'

 

Tamblyn returns to CBS for telepic

 

Blake Harrison Altounian

 

Reese and Katherine Cooper

 

Zachary Asher Struber

 

Grace Spinner Ward

 

Sydney Ava Litt

 

Venice prize for Japanese helmer

 

Get a life

 

Stephen Sommers to direct 'G.I. Joe'

 

Betty Thomas takes on 'Dallas'

 

All aboard at '3:10 to Yuma' premiere

 

U.K. box office breaks records

 

German B.O. dips 5% in first half of 2007

 

55th San Sebastian Festival lineup

 

San Sebastian picks main lineup

 

Channel 4 embarks on 'creative renewal'

 

Niche, local titles surface at Euro B.O.

 

The Big Change at Telluride

 

Deauville movies open all night

 

Hollywood prays for another 'Devil'

 

Toronto battles the bulge

 

Tribune's July revenue drops 5.9%

 

Canadian films back on the radar

 

Montreal buries film fest hatchet

 

Serge Losique conquers Montreal scene

 

Rome revs up soph sesh

 

Comedy writer sues over 'Hannah'

 

Venice festival at 75

 

Venice readies plate of spaghetti

 

Bertolucci comes home to Venice

 

Anglophone fare glows at Venice

 

Venice bestows award on Burton

 

Richard Bradshaw, 63, opera director

 

Venice director keeps 'em guessing

 

William Tuttle, 95, makeup artist

 

Max Hodge, 91, TV writer

 

Anthony Carras, 86, film editor

 

The competition: Venice and Rome fests

 

Autumn film festivals

 

HBO in Japanese orbit via Jupiter

 

Agent, music Gerber dies

 

Day to be Star's strategy exec VP

 

Sweden's censor board chief quits

 

Overseas holidays good for B.O.

 

Library of Congress gets gift of space

 

French biz adds minority faces

 

Canadian distributors fire it up

 

Overseas auds await lusty comedies

 

U.K. distributor fleshes out promo

 

Festival to honor Swedish extras

 

Time Warner Cable courts film snobs

 

'Ratatouille' cooks up record in Japan

 

Australian 'Water Rats' flows to Brit FX

 

3 films vie to be Korean Oscar entry

 

Stone gets caught in a 'Frosty' fib

 

TVE takes bullfighting off the air

 

In Service inflates movie screens

 

Rialto's 'Grease' toots its own horn

 

Fall's Tuesday title up for grabs

 

Porn site fosters Mideast relations

 

Presidential debates draw viewers

 

'Superbad' poses super challenges

 

Grown-ups head back to 'School'

 

Disney takes a brand stand

 

Not much froth in film promotion

 

MTV invests in iTunes rival

 

Conflicts of vision sink 'Invasion'

 

Housing woes affect reality shows

 

High anxiety for high-def battle

 

Numbers don't tell the whole story

 

Court fines Beijing DVD retailers

 

Asmik Ace enters percentery biz

 

Havel's play leaving Nat'l Theater

 

McAnuff touches up classics

 

Edinburgh fest reconciles with war

 

NY Fringe Fest full of ideas

 

Audiences bitten with 'Frost', closures

 

Windy City, DC pick up slack

 

London takes a page from the movies

 

'Wendy' fans dance their pants off

 

S. Africa to play soccer series

 

TV trio booms in Mexico

 

Animated film a hit in Spain

 

Ex-Minister causes a stir in Italy

 

Another CEO leaves Virgin

 

Lionsgate defies expectations

 

Hearst loses shares to investors

 

AFTRA investigating CBS' 'Nation'

 

Verne Pointer, 87, ABC veteran

 

Fox International promotes Euro pair

 

Paxman bites at TV execs' failure

 

HBO denies fest location

 

Singleton involved in fatal accident

 

Audiences still feeling 'Superbad'

 

Emmys honor Los Angeles' best

 

Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winners

 

Audiences still lovin' 'Superbad'

 

Pic's subjective ring

 

Vpage weekly roundup

 

Cathy Konrad and James Mangold

 

U.S. okay with Brit TV

 

'Takva' wins top prize at Sarajevo

 

'Jersey Boys' hot ticket in Vegas

 

Yari taps senior VP for PR

 

Fox, Dushku stake project

 

Singleton released after questioning

 

Janel Parrish

 

Johnny Galecki

 

Halina Reijn

 

Guillermo Diaz, Jack Stehlin

 

Autumn Reeser

 

Bichir to play Castro in Che pics

 

Manager Aaron Russo dies at 64