Table of Contents
Week of 11/12/2007

Articles

Jalfon joins BBC Films

 

Asia trio grab English soccer

 

Baghdad to host film festival

 

Kalin to head Stockholm jury

 

Warner drops thalidomide drama

 

Vienna readies Hitchcock event

 

Half of screens to be digital by 2013

 

Studios set to lose $1.9 billion

 

O'Driscoll joins EMI investor board

 

Ben Ammar invests in animation

 

Rob Morrow

 

Arkaga buys Parthenon

 

'Perdue' wins TV movie fest

 

Ken Loach wins Seville prize

 

Network trio sweeps Sunday

 

Frankel to lead Weinstein PR

 

E! keeps up with the Kardashians

 

FX files claim for more ‘Damages’

 

Toy story

 

Asia Pacific awards gearing up

 

Oz kids to get their own TV channel

 

Argentina taps SMP chief

 

Karen Kwak

 

Paul Hollerbach

 

Anthony White

 

Disney Japan to offer mobile service

 

Film duo honored at Capri

 

Oz's ABC boycotts local awards

 

Animix 2008 set for debut

 

Naspers gets okay on TV deal

 

Michael Hill

 

Kevin Monaghan

 

Tamara Rothenberg, Anne Skorski

 

Chris Dominguez, FitzJohn J. Flynn

 

Jennifer Kranz, Jennifer McGuigan

 

Gigi Johnson

 

Clarin pulls in funds for expansion

 

Deena Stern

 

George D. Scheckel, Jr.

 

Adam Starr

 

PGA to honor 'Idol' maker

 

Trio acquire rights to FA Cup

 

Delbert Mann, 87, director

 

Broadway box office hit by strike

 

Online turns next gen onto old men

 

Sarah Silverman

 

Amy Poehler

 

Jon Stewart

 

Conan O'Brien

 

Laraine Day, 87, actress

 

Majors fund British films

 

Jaime Pressly

 

Neil Patrick Harris

 

Ricky Gervais

 

Chuck Lorre

 

Steven Koonin

 

Tracy Morgan

 

Bret McKenzie & Jermaine Clement

 

Tina Fey

 

Bryan Fuller

 

Correction

 

Jenna Fischer

 

Bill Engvall

 

FunnyOrDie.com

 

WGA, AMPTP air views

 

Weinstein Co. acquires 'Kill Buljo'

 

Perez Hilton

 

The Lonely Island Guys

 

Katt Williams

 

Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan

 

Jim Gaffigan

 

Demetri Martin

 

Russia, Germany team up for treaty

 

Jerry Seinfeld

 

Brad Bird

 

Pitt, Jolie play the fame game

 

'The Simpsons' troika

 

Tyler Perry

 

Variety salutes cinematographers

 

Walt Becker

 

Jason Reitman & Diablo Cody

 

Dubai org spins off Gulf film fest

 

The 'Hot Fuzz' guys

 

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

 

John Travolta

 

John C. Reilly

 

Graham King nabs rights to Keene tale

 

Adam Sandler

 

Kevin James

 

Tim Allen

 

Rowan Atkinson

 

Jonah Hill

 

Michael Cera

 

Schnabel, Kennedy talk 'Butterfly'

 

Seth Rogen

 

Pinkett Smith writing own 'Contract'

 

DGA takes on Big 3 networks

 

Soap writers cross the picket line

 

Bledel to star in 'Ticket'

 

QED launches TV production arm

 

CW to release triple play of 'Crowned'

 

Olyphant, Anderson star in 'High Life'

 

'Little House' finds a home

 

Ridley Scott to roll with 'Stones'

 

Verhoeven set for 'Crown' sequel

 

Brash leaps on 'Jumper'

 

Judd Apatow

 

'Vanities' to tryout at Pasadena

 

Comedy Festival's future uncertain

 

Comedy's lost boys

 

Online comedy business booming

 

Comedy writers extend their reps

 

Verhoeven set for 'Crown' sequel

 

Pinkett Smith writing own 'Contract'

 

'Wonder' film wins over cast

 

Monster stage turn for 'Frankenstein'

 

Camera Awards shift the focus

 

Warner, Telepictures click with moms

 

APSA winners announced

 

'Lions' meek after Euro mauling

 

'Linha' sells to several territories

 

Gabrielle Reece

 

Schmid found guilty of tax fraud

 

Bebo opens door to media brands

 

Strike threatens gala night at opera

 

U.K. writers pledge support to WGA

 

Tejo, Ficcion, MPC team on 'Absence'

 

Marvel puts classic comics online

 

'Sea Wolf' sees double

 

Shareholders approve Sirius bid

 

Seacrest to co-host 'Rockin' Eve'

 

ABC, CBS top Monday

 

'Machine' added to Minetta Lane

 

Comedy Central ups Corrao

 

MPEG honors film editor Dede Allen

 

Strike overshadows NATPE confab

 

Tammy Haddad launches media unit

 

'Compass' adds Kate Bush tune

 

Spirit Awards go green

 

'Game' to premiere at Durban

 

EU ups funding for VOD, digital film

 

Maisie Boland Bodey

 

Monty Westmore, 84, makeup artist

 

Teri Korban Seide, 56, media exec

 

CMA Awards help ABC win week

 

Senate hears earful on royalties

 

SMPTE fetes Dolby duo

 

Kinepolis rolls out 3-D digital screens

 

Norman Erlich, actor, 75

 

Actors climb into 'Unmade Beds'

 

FCC czar proposes rule rewrite

 

Strike fight rages on in a bubble

 

Broadway fears mount

 

Euro Union unveils Portugal deal

 

WGA pickets hit Wall Street

 

Paul Allen sells DreamWorks stock

 

NBC bows out of TCA press tour

 

Mario Sanchez, actor, 71

 

Police, Bandai pact for toon promo

 

Fox to air new 'Guy' Sunday

 

Hollywood part of immigration debate

 

Stars speak up about animal rights

 

Lesbian politics more than marriage

 

AIDS awareness goes global

 

AARP unites with industry groups

 

Stars battle violence against women

 

Hollywood puts spotlight on Darfur

 

Women join voices against Iraq war

 

Hollywood women split political loyalties

 

Thomas Jane lights up 'Dark Country'

 

'Dragonball' comes to bigscreen

 

Reshuffling at Relativity

 

Hemsworth, Collins join 'Star Trek'

 

LaBute, Hackford open 'Door'

 

Robert Duvall joins 'Four Christmases'

 

Ira Levin, 78, novelist

 

'Peace' plan for bigscreen

 

WGA goes 'Picketing With the Stars'

 

Kieran James Finn

 

Original 'Deal' with Endemol

 

Vincent Anthony Hundelt

 

Patricia Maher and Michael Askin

 

Brad Stokes and Jessica Frank

 

Scot Safon

 

Edward M. Prince

 

Stuart Rosen, Jose Gonzalez

 

Steve Weinstein, Adam Hiles

 

Steven F. Roberts

 

Elise Wright

 

Barbara Meili, Paul Schindler

 

Ron Spaulding

 

Andrew Temple

 

Kerri Zane

 

Sarit Firon

 

Tucker Snedeker

 

Greenberg Glusker ups Stanley

 

Regan sues HarperCollins, News Corp.

 

Teri Korban Seide, 56, media exec

 

June Samson, 77, script supervisor

 

Mark Steverson, 50, attorney

 

Sony sparks to CES confab

 

Delluc prize mixes old, new

 

Bertelsmann earnings drop 66%

 

Richard Kelly

 

Ben Ammar closes in on Eagle

 

CNN boosts international teams

 

Gothenburg funds six projects

 

Jay-Z nabs top spot for 10th time

 

RFD finds home for Don Imus

 

Spielberg to receive DeMille Award

 

Dramas rule on Tuesday

 

Opinions aplenty at Sheffield TV fest

 

Imedi TV off the air

 

IATSE's Short takes aim at WGA

 

Talks scheduled in Broadway strike

 

Herskovitz honored by Caucus

 

DreamWorks, Imax pact on 3-D

 

WB Japan ups local production

 

PGA unveils nominees

 

Lionsgate holds on to Tyler Perry

 

Verrone, Rosenberg go to D.C.

 

Reilly bites into 'Cirque du Freak'

 

iHQ teams with MGM on park

 

WGA holds rally on Fifth Avenue

 

Telefe remakings 'Nobody'

 

Rive Gauche sells rights to shows

 

'Unplugged' debuts in China

 

Jamie Foxx pacts with MTV, VH1

 

Danny Masterson

 

Julie Benz

 

Vivendi profit drops in third quarter

 

Cable networks resist a la carte

 

Alex Frost

 

Kaite Chonacas

 

D.B. Sweeney

 

David Weidoff

 

Variety meets 'The Simpsons'

 

Francine Carroll, 83, writer

 

Vivendi, Sony call 'Ghostbusters'

 

Studio 2.0 notches up Asian sales

 

Yari to receive Mayer Award

 

Many factors in 'Makeover' casting

 

Durban Festival calls for entries

 

Warner Premiere ups executives

 

Grammys get Anniversary music

 

Companies contribute to 'Makeover'

 

Endemol evolves into reality player

 

Three reasons to see 'Frankenstein'

 

Pennington renovates career, homes

 

Contractors push 'Extreme' to its limits

 

'Home Edition' has room for emotion

 

Toho to beam revue perf in theaters

 

Focus ups production duo

 

Levy finds 'Father' at Fox

 

Hefner gives $2 million to USC

 

DreamWorks ups executives

 

TLC to revamp 'Spaces'

 

Networks tighten purse strings

 

Johnson, Weiner win Book Awards

 

Writers are winning over the public

 

Tangled up in 'I'm Not There'

 

'This Christmas' premieres in L.A.

 

Reilly bites into 'Cirque du Freak'

 

Levy finds 'Father' at Fox

 

Pinewood unveils expansion plan

 

Portugal Telecom sells PTM stake

 

Jetix earnings rocket 60%

 

Schuermann quits Intermedia

 

La Sexta buys 'Reaper,' 'Greek'

 

Alicia Coppola

 

Ellen DeGeneres cancels N.Y. visit

 

Price cut boosts PlayStation 3 sales

 

AMAs set to show off Nokia Theater

 

ABC tames wild Wednesday ratings

 

Strike closes La Scala again

 

New tune at American Music Awards

 

1967: Arthur Miller falls for Dunaway

 

Shakespeare Theater exec leaves

 

Online label offers free MP3s

 

New categories bud at TV festival

 

'Beowulf' enters box office battle

 

Summit to remake Korean 'Days'

 

Swedish films find home on Flikzter

 

Hollywood films buoy Brit production

 

WGA gets worldwide support

 

Democrats ask FCC to delay vote

 

Magnolia nabs 'Romulus, My Father'

 

Bonds indicted on perjury charges

 

Latenight hosts may be coming back

 

Sharon Leal

 

Gil Kenan

 

Michael Karnow

 

Lucy Davis

 

Melissa Joan Hart

 

Richard Friedenberg

 

CEOs get baptized by TV fire

 

Burton, Disney team on 3D films

 

TV Academy elects Shaffner

 

Asia Pacific Screen Awards fetes 'Sunshine'

 

New Line promotes publicity exec

 

Reelz rolls out latenight show

 

Documentary association honors trio

 

Key documentaries underperform in '07

 

New animation rules already obsolete?

 

Effects films compete in crowded field

 

Acad rules clash with foreign film entries

 

Still more kudo candidates

 

Zodiac

 

The Savages

 

No Country For Old Men

 

Michael Clayton

 

Lust, Caution

 

The Kite Runner

 

The Great Debaters

 

Eastern Promises

 

The Bucket List

 

'9 to 5' musical to tryout in L.A.

 

3:10 to Yuma

 

Things We Lost in the Fire

 

There Will Be Blood

 

Sweeney Todd

 

Lars and the Real Girl

 

Juno

 

Into the Wild

 

In the Valley of Elah

 

Hairspray

 

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

 

Charlie Wilson's War

 

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

 

Jenkins, Linney are 'Savages'

 

'Guitar Hero' plucks No. 1 from 'Halo'

 

Coen brothers keep it real

 

Gaga chief to head Tokyo film fest

 

Kristen Stewart to star in 'Twilight'

 

Katherine Heigl set for 'Truth'

 

Award shows could be next victims

 

Milchan buys back Regency stake

 

Job status unclear for actors

 

Blowtorch will ignite films

 

Clooney donates to Actors Fund

 

CBS responds to Dan Rather suit

 

Gulf widens between WGA, AMPTP

 

Away From Her

 

Atonement

 

The Assassination of Jesse James

 

American Gangster

 

Does awards season chatter matter?

 

Seth Rogen set to 'Make a Porno'

 

Katherine Heigl set for 'Truth'

 

Seth Rogen set to 'Make a Porno'

 

UKFC hands out development cash

 

It's murder at the Euro box office

 

French strikes hit entertainment biz

 

Top Spanish film execs quit Drive

 

Italian writers threaten to strike

 

Michaela Conlin

 

Monumental steps up production

 

King Khan's 'Om Shanti Om' scores

 

A fresh crop of Don Imus

 

Quote of the Week: Tony Kaye

 

'Californication' gets Kiwi spanking

 

Pitching Woo in high-definition

 

Will Bigham stuck in park at Amblin

 

'Grey's,' 'CSI' shine Thursday

 

Restaurants feel effects of strike

 

Bombing site is stage for drama

 

London newspaper honors theater

 

Strike gloom spells Off Broadway boom

 

'Band' visits Variety Screening Series

 

'The Color People' finds its hue

 

Strike taking its toll

 

Movie biz ain't so crumb-y

 

Latenight party still going... sort of

 

Hollywood plays the dating game

 

Strike throws Broadway a curveball

 

'Lions' more like a lamb overseas

 

Chinese toon draws on philosopher