Table of Contents
Week of 11/05/2007

Articles

Constantini, TWC hot for 'Burning'

 

TWC moves forward with 'Transit'

 

CMT orders 'Duet' reality show

 

Zattoo takes ABC News Now

 

A Prime tries out therapy format

 

Paramount takes 'Dean Spanley'

 

Cottbus ups prize money to $93,000

 

Navi Rawat

 

Kylie sets up social networking site

 

EMI to release Radiohead box set

 

Debutantes shine at Latin fest

 

WGA strike hits the streets

 

'Kilometers' wins at Valladolid

 

Big night for big four networks

 

Brooks passes Presley in sales

 

Led Zeppelin reunion on hold

 

Jeff Bewkes to top Time Warner

 

BBC's Queen documentary to air

 

'Real Drive' accelerates

 

NTV sets first blog drama

 

Stockholm honors film composers

 

Spider-Man helps Marvel climb high

 

'Lambs' screening packs MoMA

 

'Vanities' headed to Rialto

 

'Negative's' positive Nordic result

 

Broadway sees box office dip

 

'Earth' welcomes Jennifer Connelly

 

Robin Russell joins Columbia unit

 

EMI board lands executives

 

Erwich lands at Warner Bros.

 

Musicians takes stand against 'tax'

 

Like past stars, Cruise stays on top

 

European Film Awards nominees

 

'Fermat’s Room' finds buyers

 

'Criminal Intent' ratings on the rise

 

Lacroix to head CBC

 

WB makes a date with 'Shelley'

 

Telemundo to stream with Yahoo!

 

Add studio chief to Cruise's resume

 

Londoners get to Czech out movies

 

Black-tie fete for top gun Tom Cruise

 

'Import/Export' wins Bangkok fest

 

Broadway fans grow more diverse

 

ABC's 'Cashmere Mafia' hits a snag

 

Rob Sorcher joins Cartoon Network

 

Barry Diller divides InterActiveCorp

 

WGA has a failure to communicate

 

How did the talks break down?

 

'Guitar Hero III' rocks out in sales

 

Savannah Festival picks 'Violets'

 

Santa Barbara fetes Tommy Lee Jones

 

AFM panel tiptoes around strike

 

Producers caught in the strike zone

 

Couple reunite for 'Odd' reading

 

Laila Ali to host 'Student Body'

 

Summit, Tele-Muenchen strike deal

 

Philanthropy Project begin AFI campaign

 

MSNBC talks up Rosie O'Donnell

 

CSA unveils Artios winners

 

'Earth' welcomes Jennifer Connelly

 

TWC moves forward with 'Transit'

 

Film premiere in Coen 'Country'

 

Flemish pics take 35% of local B.O.

 

SMG rights issue raises $190 million

 

Writers' strike hits U.K.'s More4

 

Premiere earnings dip

 

Martin new CFO at Time Warner

 

Europe still loves 'Ratatouille'

 

Enzo Biagi, journalist, 87

 

Julian McMahon

 

Herzsprung joins Shooting Stars

 

A little bit 'Country'

 

Swedish writers consider strike

 

New Directors/Films accepting entries

 

Reliance, Microsoft agree to deal

 

Garner's got a B'way alias

 

Santa's sleigh in L.A.

 

Robert Goulet memorial

 

Weekly Vpage roundup

 

CBS leans on 'Brother' during strike

 

Nobody's winning this war of words

 

Dylan bootlegs drive Haynes' film

 

Alexa Amin joins Sony Animation

 

New Films festival sets date

 

Microsoft aids Reliance venture

 

Eagles soar with 'Long Road'

 

Rob Scheidlinger joins Weinstein Co.

 

'Evil' takes hold of Japan's box office

 

Fremantle gets 'Satisfaction'

 

Current partners up with Fader Films

 

Animation voice experts debate tricks

 

Nordisk gives prize purse to duo

 

'Speech & Debate' extended

 

Is animation stuck in Oscar ghetto?

 

Football boosts CBS ratings

 

Academy struggles to define animation

 

SvT, TV4 team for Joost

 

Agencies bracing for bumpy ride

 

Strike impacting film marketing

 

TV shows quickly going dark

 

Klein jumps to Jackoway as partner

 

National Geographic promotes Prince

 

'Runt' returns to New York

 

Ripley, James to topline 'Normal'

 

Fox Atomic will go to Korea

 

Goulet Memorial to be held Friday

 

Igor Moiseyev, 101, choreographer

 

George Osmond, 90, postmaster/manager

 

Herbert Barrett, 97, music manager

 

Is the Par-D'Works spat over?

 

Univision revenues rise

 

WGA strike could go into 2008

 

New Line banking on 'Compass'

 

Sony nabs overseas rights to sequels

 

Whitaker votes for 'Dewmocracy'

 

Lawyers striking up quite a workload

 

Moby offers tracks to filmmakers

 

American sells 'Poet' abroad

 

iHollywood summit goes Green

 

Outfest Legacy restores films

 

Finn Myles Thomases

 

Ruby Charlotte Oriol

 

April Ricciardi

 

Howsam on administrative leave

 

Marion Michael, 66, singer

 

Henry Cele, 58, actor

 

Ad recovery revives Mediaset

 

AFM buyers plunder Bavaria slate

 

ITV says BSkyB should sell stake

 

European festival debuts in Estoril

 

Moretti unveils Turin lineup

 

Virgin recovers from BSkyB row

 

Time Warner's profit plunge

 

Brad Garrett

 

Fox's 'House' still on fire

 

Eagles perch on top of charts

 

'Devil's' advocate

 

Rosen named a.d. for Kansas City

 

Studios team up to fight piracy

 

Peter Viertel, 86, writer

 

'Spelling Bee' set to close

 

Celine Dion sets tour

 

Royal Court announces slate

 

Bloomberg set for 'Sex and the City'

 

Billy Bob Thornton spies 'Eagle Eye'

 

Bolivar novel gets bigscreen break

 

NBC buys network for Sci Fi launch

 

Hilton makes Chinese debut

 

Viacom, Network18 strike deal

 

Lumiere/EBA, FCS greenlight films

 

BAFTA screener piracy a concern

 

Fox hands movie promos to Cobbin

 

Expired Oscar films enter BAFTA race

 

Thompson, 82, was country trailblazer

 

Liz Taylor starts jewelry line

 

Weinstein Co. promotes Robinson

 

News Corp. profits climb high

 

RTL unveils new German set up

 

Strike hitting '24,' 'Family Guy' hard

 

Rosie won't host MSNBC show

 

Korean agency hires Ko S. Man

 

The strike: Who will blink?

 

'24' season in jeopardy

 

Danny Pino

 

Brooke Nevin

 

Karl Makinen

 

Tanika Brown McKelvy

 

Saidah Arrika Ekulona

 

Olga Rosnikova

 

Strike Rule 8 to scatter writers

 

Latido lifts deals for 'Arnold'

 

Muse Awards names five recipients

 

United Artists revives 'Champions'

 

Roman Polanski returns with 'Ghost'

 

Disney, Bruckheimer talking 'Prince'

 

UCLA advocates for union loyalty

 

Josh Lucas to star in 'Tell-Tale'

 

Remstar teams up for Media Partners

 

Alcon's under 'Magic' spell

 

Chesney, Underwood win at CMAs

 

Country Music Association Awards

 

ABC ready to 'Dance'

 

Polanski returns with 'Ghost'

 

Disney, Bruckheimer talking 'Prince'

 

'ER' celebrates 300th episode

 

A toast to Tom Cruise

 

All eyes on 'Beowulf' at the premiere

 

AMPAS museum gets French twist

 

Indie stations shutdown in Georgia

 

Jaleo to adapt 'Lemons'

 

Eurimages sets up co-production prize

 

CME takes 'Kids' into six markets

 

Warner buys TT Games

 

Michael Winterbottom

 

Balkan funds improve prospects

 

Dent to head Curzon Artificial Eye

 

Revolver to release Arthouse pics

 

Cablevision reports net losses

 

Roger Bart

 

Films vie in Oscar animation race

 

CMA Awards dominate Wednesday

 

British TV in midst of crisis

 

1967: 'The Trip' falls flat

 

Terry McCarthy

 

Euro Disney reports reduced losses

 

'Rogue' premieres in Syndey

 

YouTube launches in Germany

 

Tang Wei

 

Gracie Bednarczyk

 

Tom Wilkinson

 

Rob Devaney

 

Jennifer Lawrence

 

Richard Benjamin

 

Chile's hot in New York

 

Tilda Swinton

 

Aradhana Seth

 

Disney reports stellar earnings

 

Marjane Satrapi

 

'Shanti' star hits 'Om' run

 

Sam Riley

 

Olivier Raoux

 

Sarah Polley

 

Bandai taking over subsidiaries

 

Keira Knightley

 

Janusz Kaminski

 

Numbers rise at Japan's Tiffcom

 

Irrfan Khan

 

Aussie Network picks up U.K. shows

 

Ronald Harwood

 

WGA strike enters fourth day

 

Glen Hansard

 

Shanda plays with NCsoft in China

 

Rival Korean exhibitors back digital

 

Maltin lined up for award

 

'Color' breaks big Broadway barrier

 

Paul Greengrass

 

An 'Idol' who wows critics, auds

 

Eric Gautier

 

'Color Purple' a family affair

 

Patricia Riggen

 

Craig Gillespie

 

Charlotte Gainsbourg

 

Marc Forster

 

Alexis Zabe

 

Will producers turn to U.K. writers?

 

Melbourne festival hands out funds

 

Dante Ferretti

 

Pablo Solarz

 

Rodrigo Pla

 

Jacqueline Durran

 

Marcela Mar

 

Alexandre Desplat

 

Nicolas Lopez

 

'Experts' cash in on strike

 

Will Arnett

 

Jonathan Jakubowicz

 

Cao Hamburger

 

Is United Artists a lion or a lamb?

 

Eduardo Costantini Jr.

 

Roger Deakins

 

Rodrigo Bellot

 

Daniel Day-Lewis

 

Russell Crowe

 

David Cronenberg

 

Marion Cotillard

 

Abbie Cornish

 

Cate Blanchett

 

Javier Bardem

 

Hollywood more accepting of accents

 

U.S. wants talented foreign directors

 

Mixed third quarter at Cablevision

 

'GTA' maker settles lawsuit

 

Specialty marketers have bad fall

 

Benderspink options 'Starkweather'

 

Mark Wahlberg to star in 'Max'

 

Bernie Mac back for new show

 

ABC News names senior VP

 

Xinhua, NBC team for Olympics toon

 

Winona Ryder joins 'Star Trek'

 

Paul Feig to direct NBC pilot

 

NBC Universal promotes Manfredi

 

Hartnett runs to 'End Zone'

 

Participant takes on TV

 

Studios: What to shoot amid strike?

 

Juan Luis Guerra tops Latin Grammys

 

Black 'Cat' to prowl on Broadway

 

The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Winners

 

Mark Wahlberg to star in 'Max'

 

Imagi plotting 'Fluorescent Black'

 

Indian Film to distribute 'Welcome'

 

Hartnett runs to 'End Zone'

 

BAFTA reinstates current affairs award

 

Aronsson to head MTG Sweden

 

'Lions' struggles against Euro critics

 

Sheffield fest tastes joy, division

 

Mueller to stay at Venice fest

 

Thalidomide drama is hit for ARD

 

First week of strike comes to end

 

Telefonica adds to Movistar content

 

Stagehands strike gets go-ahead

 

Bruce McCulloch

 

Crime crossover clicks for CBS

 

Writers stage big rally

 

Matthews basking in multitasking

 

Rivers flows to Geffen Playhouse

 

'Lion King' expands its roar

 

Disney publishes kids book

 

Chicago tops neutral week

 

'Mermaid,' 'Frankenstein' revive auds

 

'Invention' sparks reinvention

 

Producer Branco bets the house

 

Extreme makeover, Italian style

 

'Stardust' sprinkles box office magic

 

Funds pump up Puerto Rican films

 

AFM's movie mismatch

 

Havel's 'Leaving' up for grabs

 

Making room for indies

 

French-made TV not faring so well

 

UKTV vies for male appeal

 

CNN taps Newsweek editor

 

MBC gets into the movie business

 

Jean Pierre Reguerraz, actor, 68

 

Say What?

 

Gospel music powers MultiChoice

 

Japan's NTV sets blog drama

 

Prince makes a royal fuss

 

Verdi's 'Aida' makes bigscreen debut

 

Fox won't mess with good thing

 

Brits hail Groening as living genius

 

China logs on to 'Lust'

 

News Corp. nominates Bancroft

 

Documentary looks at Baghdad kids

 

Comedies help TBS get last laugh

 

Networks go to backup plan

 

Fresh Coco Chanel still heating up

 

Radiohead fans didn't pay pipers

 

WGA chants receive media attention

 

'Gangster' boosts Gun Hill fire power

 

Picket lines all about location

 

The blogs of war

 

Strike grants opportunity for Canada

 

Late night tout is out

 

Lionsgate posts loss in 2nd quarter

 

Bertha Navarro

 

Ignacio Lopez Tarso

 

Cancun Festival heats up

 

A sip of Sundance in New York

 

Winners rule Britannias

 

'Boys' documentary to premiere in January

 

Moroccan studios having a mixed year

 

Dubai fest unveils 'Rhythm' initiative

 

Marrakech fest celebrates Egyptian cinema

 

'King Faruq' gets another run in Egypt

 

MTV Arabia announces party lineup

 

NBC Universal renews 'Martha Stewart'

 

Broadway stagehands to strike

 

Broadway hit by strike

 

'Gangster' still bullies box office

 

Author Norman Mailer dies at 84

 

Ellen DeGeneres in strike tug o' war

 

'Bee Movie' finds box office honey

 

Glitterati honors the literati

 

Borat's meat and greet

 

TV5 plans worry foreign officials

 

Asian Film Market director steps down

 

EM, Glowria ink kids' VOD pact

 

China channel pumps up 'Cliff'

 

Hong Kong crazy for 'Batman'

 

'Investigation' wins at Cottbus

 

NBC ponders latenight substitutes

 

Sasha Alexander

 

K.D. Aubert, Chris Williams

 

Matt Gerald

 

Gladys Knight

 

Angela Oh

 

Illusion brings branch to Mexico