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Week of 09/03/2007

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Thailand lifts YouTube ban

 

BSkyB rejected phone quizzes

 

'Exile' takes five at Bauhinia awards

 

Spike Lee backs online film fest

 

Metropolitan, BIM take 'Mongol'

 

Universal Music names Euro team

 

Bankside picks up 'Devil'

 

Venice infused with 70s spirit

 

'4 Months' wins Fipresci prize

 

Hamburg stalks ProSieben unit

 

Ormond to star in 'Escorial'

 

'Halloween' scares up $31 million

 

UTV moves into Telegu pics

 

Bertelsmann reworks Direct Group

 

Schuermann sacked at Intermedia

 

Four join De Niro, Pacino in 'Kill'

 

Films ride Telluride buzz

 

War-themed pics battle in Venice

 

Japan's 'Hero' goes wide in Asia

 

Gucci/Venice award Schnabel

 

Sneaks dominate as Telluride wraps

 

Envying Dunne's multihyphens

 

Brits brighten Lido

 

Jim Gaffigan

 

Crystal Lowe

 

Rose McIver, Carolyn Dando

 

Chris Kramer

 

Chris Hemsworth

 

Stratford boasts two world premieres

 

Eli Goodman

 

Charles Lane memorial

 

Arthouse fare lost in summer shuffle

 

Films share top prize at Montreal fest

 

FTAC files petition against Canada

 

Yari, Sony pact on homevid, pay TV

 

Grauman's Theater sold

 

Pilots guide TV festival

 

Fox looks to cop laughs with 'Arrest'

 

Rylance stars in Guthrie 'Gynt'

 

'La cage' at Menier for Chirstmas

 

O'Neill accepting submissions

 

So named TDC chairman

 

'Evangelion' tops Japan's box office

 

'Joust' clicks with CP

 

MCL, Shaw build Grand Cinema

 

Starz makes room for scripted shows

 

'Yonder' having money troubles

 

Shawn Coyne flips for Endeavor

 

U.K. tax credit lifts Pinewood

 

Spain honors film composer

 

'Shrek 3' reigns in Italy, Scandi

 

Napster bites into Bertelsmann profit

 

Euro Academy draws up awards list

 

Universum buys 'Donkey Punch'

 

Finnish producers go on strike

 

Intiman Theater announces lineup

 

Wild Bunch partners with U.S. fund

 

Bomb explodes near Imperioli studio

 

BMI to distribute sky-high royalties

 

Venice in tune with Dylan feature

 

Jeff Garlin

 

Pusan to offer 92 premieres

 

GreeneStreet sells 'Nines'

 

TV's Thompson joins the race

 

Director duo take on Rotterdam

 

Bergman praised, promoted by gov

 

Iraqi news cameraman shot dead

 

CBS Corp. eyes stock buyback

 

Sony books 'Resturlaub'

 

South Africa ups piracy punishment

 

Cannes helps Dubai open film mart

 

Toronto board to boost business

 

Tokyo smoothes the way for 'Silk'

 

Downloads on the rise

 

Hong Kong chief serves double duty

 

'Evangelion' animates box office

 

Crystal Lowe

 

'Grease' revival plays to full houses

 

TBS renews 'The Bill Engvall Show'

 

Rose McIver and Carolyn Dando

 

Jim Gaffigan

 

Chris Kramer

 

Chris Hemsworth

 

Eli Goodman

 

Technicolor nabs SyncCast

 

BET beefs up entertainment division

 

Whoopi finds a voice for 'View'

 

KTLA's Carlos Amezcua hops to KTTV

 

Planet Hollywood premiere for 'Evil'

 

Second Life 'Diaries' a first for HBO

 

Eros set for $100 mil buying spree

 

Searchlight opens screener season

 

Hitchcock spoof heads to Broadway

 

Discovery Intl. taps Elhabashi COO

 

Little Film purchases 'Secrets'

 

Fine Living repeats 'Martha Stewart'

 

'Bell' to open Woodstock festival

 

Vadim Perelman to direct 'Atlas'

 

Steven Lisberger to direct 'Code'

 

Media Rights to fund top directors

 

Ashley Judd to star in 'Helen'

 

CW previews 'Aliens' for Muslims

 

Congress holds hearing on hip-hop

 

Seville, Maximum team on films

 

Canadian union blasts FTAC probe

 

Frank earns Cassyd honor

 

Britannia Awards shoot for Nov. 1

 

Corrections

 

Wild Bunch raising wild money

 

'Bruno' next for Sacha Baron Cohen

 

Fruit Chan to direct 'Don't' remake

 

Retirement Living TV inks with AARP

 

'Luchadores' to be first film from Humanoids

 

Digital Vision opens Hong Kong office

 

Ashley Judd to star in 'Helen'

 

Vadim Perelman to direct 'Atlas'

 

Discovery hires Ford for President

 

Grammy guru Portnow named CEO

 

Almodovar eyes Cruz for new film

 

Celebs lap up Deauville welcome

 

ProSiebenSat1 promotes Boess

 

Klaxons win Mercury prize

 

Schumacher, van Weede team up

 

Ennis to head Trust Film Sales

 

'School 2' holds on to top spot

 

Bernal to star in Moodysson pic

 

Comedy Festival adds to roster

 

Jude Law arrested at London home

 

BBC Films teams up with Slingshot

 

Fox, NBC U cable nets shuffled in NYC

 

Paley Center announces lineup

 

Frei to anchor BBC newscast

 

Apple unveils new iPod

 

Tim Burton basks in Venice glow

 

Pavarotti takes turn for worse

 

ThinkFilm nabs rights to 'Only Child'

 

Scott Rudin seizes 'I, Claudius'

 

Ebert hosts Overlooked Film Festival

 

Newspaper offer readers 'Riddle'

 

Duo added to Stratford Festival

 

Comedy Central promotes Ganeless

 

Ebert meets match with wife Chaz

 

Ebert's past film reviews still resonate

 

Meridian buys 'Ghost' rights

 

Eros adding films to lineup

 

TV4 to back Swedish epic 'Arn'

 

After cancer, Ebert is back in action

 

Knowing Roger Ebert over the years

 

Jerry Bono , costumer, 65

 

Fox Business Channel lands in NYC

 

Japan's TBS slams ethical errors

 

'Woman' is Norway's Oscar entry

 

Buyers get sneak preview of films

 

New buyers prepare for Toronto

 

CBS tops ratings in weak week

 

Toronto Film Festival events listing

 

Universal buys 'Jeff the Immortal'

 

Summit picks up rights to 'Penelope'

 

Apple, Hollywood in disconnect

 

Anti-smoking group slams MPAA

 

Previous producer honorees

 

Variety rolls out the red carpet

 

Target titles unspooling at Toronto

 

Toronto films try to build awards buzz

 

Orian Williams

 

Familiar faces at Toronto film fest

 

Shoppers head to Toronto Film Festival

 

Daniels, McDonough cast in 'Traitor'

 

Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss

 

Todd Traina

 

Sony Classics going big in Toronto

 

Cinematographers honor Dibie

 

Michael S. Ryan

 

Michael Roiff

 

Will Packer

 

Turturro's 'Romance' premieres

 

MegaStar opens two plexes

 

Bartkowiak to direct 'Street Fighter'

 

Alexandra Milchan

 

Lee Eugene

 

Doug Dey and Lynette Howell

 

Pablo Cruz

 

Dennis Farina, Krysten Ritter

 

Fruit Chan remaking 'Don't Look Up'

 

Mark Famiglietti

 

Reiko Aylesworth

 

David Blue

 

King crowns 'Brave' scribe

 

Dick Van Patten

 

Eli Goodman

 

Gandolfini's 'Memories' to air Sunday

 

ABC, WBTV in sync on streaming

 

Toronto picks up 'Pieces'

 

Habbo Hotel has Hollywood hopes

 

Betty Comden tribute fills up

 

Travolta to receive Douglas award

 

Tim Allen to receive Dangerfield award

 

10 Producers to Watch

 

Picturehouse promotes Crain

 

Aussie's Nine Network still losing

 

Committee predicts subsidies victory

 

Teamsters re-elect Leo Reed

 

South Korean box office on the rise

 

Director of Hong Kong Fest quits

 

Tang Dynasty ups holiday act

 

Lincoln Center taps 'Century'

 

Vineyard plants a few plays

 

Emelin names Bush artistic director

 

Scott Rudin seizes 'I, Claudius'

 

Bartkowiak to direct 'Street Fighter'

 

National Geographic Asia thinks 'soap'

 

Celebrities attend Venice festival

 

Producer buys the Chicago Fire

 

Fortissimo, Maximum team up

 

'The Duchess' courts Ralph Fiennes

 

Europe tunes in more Gallic TV

 

U.K. indie Wall to Wall goes on sale

 

Duo deal for Russian distribution

 

UMG shuts Sanctuary's U.K. labels

 

Directors call for funding review

 

Celebs on fest track

 

'Free World' to open Dinard

 

Daryl Hall

 

CBS Corp. snags SignStorey

 

Sherri Shepherd fills 'View' seat

 

Wiest signs on for 'Jezebel'

 

AFI unveils 15 for L.A. Film Festival

 

Warner Bros. animates T-Works

 

Venice unveils Pontecorvo archive

 

Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal

 

Paley expands board of governors

 

NFL signs with China's Yes TV

 

S. Korean box office hits high

 

1967: Bergen prefers pen to stage

 

Golf network hits Central America

 

Sony's first-look deals

 

Edie Falco to guest on '30 Rock'

 

Walker leaves CAA for partner post

 

Sony's new TV dramas airing soon

 

Sony taps into international markets

 

Sony's TV division makes comeback

 

Foreign pair in bid for Oscar

 

Home Entertainment mines archives

 

Cathay archives Malay classics

 

Columbia films missing from the vaults

 

Hollywood festival lines up honors

 

ABC exposes 'Predator' tonight

 

C. Thomas Howell signs with Glick

 

ICM signs Hewland, Double Act

 

Amy Pascal timeline

 

Solomons signs with Mirisch Agency

 

Paradigm nabs Wyrick-Solari

 

Michael Lynton timeline

 

Electronics giant looms behind studio

 

Discovery excavates NASA videos

 

Sony's cartoon unit faces uphill battle

 

Specialty chiefs bring prestige to Sony

 

MTV, MySpace team on 'Love'

 

'Yuma' rides into theaters

 

Sony exploits its Beatles catalog

 

Broadway hits a summer high note

 

Sony's marketing efforts pay off

 

Daniel Craig boosts Bond franchise

 

Ullmann, Gere honored in Spain

 

International unit touts deep pockets

 

Sony gets serious about foreign films

 

Blake rallies Sony forces

 

Sony executives have ear for comedy

 

For Screen Gems chief, less is more

 

Pascal, Lynton fuel box office fireworks

 

Glen Morgan exits 'Bionic Woman'

 

Prime premieres for Toronto festival

 

Sony's box office numbers

 

Showmen of the Year

 

Cox TV bows digital sales

 

'Dumped' puts rubbish to good use

 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus sues Holzer

 

Michael Davis

 

Smith to star in 'Seven Pounds'

 

Apple seeks TV price cut

 

Phoenix, Gray team for 'Two'

 

Say goodbye to that fashion trend ...

 

Personal shoppers sound off

 

Flanders flank Hill with honor

 

Peter Krause proves the suit fits

 

George Clooney in lawyer suits for 'Clayton'

 

Christina Applegate's fun fashion on 'Who?'

 

Laura Linney's looks in 'Diaries'

 

Style experts forecast fresh looks for Emmys

 

Transport Group offer King musical

 

CNBC to host GOP debate

 

Sony Animation goes direct-to-DVD

 

Mark Helfrich to direct 'Five Killers'

 

Eric Eisner launches L+E Productions

 

Julie Taymor flies 'Across the Universe'

 

Showtime renews 'Californication'

 

Get a life

 

TBS awaits Rakuten's next move

 

China filmgoers ready for 'Golden'

 

FCC warned of net regulation

 

Smith to star in 'Seven Pounds'

 

Phoenix, Gray team for 'Two'

 

HDNet founders move on

 

Music event serenades China

 

Gainsbourg well after operation

 

Sweden's Sonet picks up 'Empire'

 

Bovaira returns to indie filmmaking

 

New Line mulls 'Orphanage' remake

 

U.K. box office breaks records

 

Demme damns Bush, praises Carter

 

Europe greets first awards contender

 

Andi Isaacs new Summit senior VP

 

ABC orders quizshow 'Duel'

 

Scientific and Technical Awards Committed of Academy of Motion Pictures Art & Sciences shortlist

 

'Frankenstein' mum on show's sales

 

Steve Ryan, 55, character actor

 

Technicolor exec Robert J. Schulte dies at 92

 

IFC nabs first Toronto buy with 'Jar'

 

Quebec expects Sunday night bouts

 

Iraqi network promises religion, news

 

MTV Int'l plotting second act

 

Russian net expanding

 

ABC looking tough on Sundays

 

Good News dares to tackle East-West relations

 

Colorado Fest telling the 'Truth'

 

Stoertebeker walks the plank

 

Theater Royal restored in England

 

Audiences flock to 'Grease'

 

'Catered' a small affair

 

Russian fest opens with 'Mongol'

 

Broadway still sliding on the road

 

Belgian director projecting life

 

David's a true entrepreneur in London

 

Summer still steamy overseas

 

Summer '08 looking light on sequels

 

MultiChoice unveils cell phone TV

 

'Passions' heads up the 101

 

Mangan's exit could unite WGA

 

NBC gets busy marketing 'Chuck'

 

Hennessy ad campaign gets Wilder

 

No plain Janes at the box office

 

Cable networks prepare for fall

 

Sony, Apple learn pricing lessons

 

Actor planted in 'Idols' competition

 

'Cops' sends promo of the week

 

Julie Taymor, Adel Adeeb wax poetic

 

'Law' addiction pays big for TNT

 

China touts patriotic films

 

Kenneth Mills, 83, president of Broadcast Promotion Association

 

CAA's Walker free to run Cinetic

 

Berg looks to credits for history lesson

 

Lantos promoting at Toronto fest

 

'Cops' owes longevity to strike talk

 

Gamers adopt Hollywood methods

 

Activision, MTV set for 'Guitar' war

 

Business shifts after 'Auto' stalls

 

Academy honors science, tech

 

Jose Luis de Vilallonga, 87, author

 

Robert Garlock, 41, publicity exec

 

Melissa 'Stanley' Cohen, 36, production coordinator

 

Hansjoerg Felmy, 76, German actor

 

Miyoshi Umeki, actress, 78

 

Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

 

'Prom Queen' spin-off hits video sites

 

Hollywood heads south to Stageworks

 

China sends 10 for Hollywood event

 

United States

 

United Kingdom

 

South Africa

 

Poland

 

Spain

 

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