Table of Contents
Week of 01/01/2008

Articles

'Fearless' holds onto top slot

 

Carson looms as latenight returns

 

'Phantom' sequel ramps up

 

South Korea passes bill on IPTV

 

Baron Cohen up for 'Seven'

 

Magic Theater scurries to raise funds

 

Patriots simulcast nabs nifty Nielsens

 

Risque grows riskier for Chinese films

 

FCC approves Ion Media buyout

 

Government issues digital coupons

 

Wife outs adulterous CCTV anchor

 

China's big Olympic dreams

 

Foreign box office hits record levels

 

Letterman, Ferguson get the edge

 

Wal-Mart exits movie-download biz

 

New Year's box office hits the bubbly

 

WBTV ups Sonia Borris to senior VP

 

Strike front remains at standstill

 

Film awards hopefuls find their stride

 

MTV gives Tila Tequila another shot

 

Italian admissions get boost in 2007

 

Six major studios top $1 billion

 

CoFesta budget gets boost

 

Blasberg to lead Tele 5

 

DVD sales still rising in U.K.

 

Azerbaijan unplugs Russian TV

 

'News at Ten' leads ITV1 revamp

 

HAF picks Park, Im films

 

Oklahoma critics honor 'Country'

 

Prisa backs its bid for Sogecable

 

Golden Globes, WGA at odds again

 

Chris McCumber

 

Jonas Gerber

 

Jeremy Kramer

 

David Reitman

 

Michael Murphy

 

Christopher Whitely

 

Joseph Tucker

 

Meyer, Jain, Chawla, Manchanda

 

'Christmas' present for Finnish film

 

Erik Storey, Tony Optican

 

'Dream' to bypass German theaters

 

'Natural' screenwriter Dusenberry dies

 

'21' to open SXSW

 

Piper Ruth Kaplan

 

Bradyn Lily Prisand

 

Sarajevo gets ready for its closeup

 

Carlyle to host Oscar-night party

 

Japan makes splash with CoFesta

 

Brit CD sales suffer, downloads soar

 

T.J. Thyne

 

Michelle Stafford

 

Colleen Crabtree

 

Nicholas Downs

 

Rachel Nichols

 

Cookson to top Sony's tech unit

 

Palm Springs honorees on a roll

 

Desert home for many in industry

 

Christmas parties a-plenty

 

Marketers build buzz for classy fest

 

Local festivals' gold rush

 

Tom Stern

 

Westport a.d. Thompson out

 

Tetsuo Nagata

 

Eric Gautier

 

Dariusz Wolski

 

Tourists fuel Broadway box office

 

Critical responses to Globes noms

 

Henry Braham

 

Seamus McGarvey

 

Peter Suschitzky

 

Golden Globes offer serious sizzle

 

Fox tweaks midseason schedule

 

Edward Lachman

 

Rodrigo Prieto

 

Indie movies take box office hit

 

Grafton gets Sci-Tech Sawyer Award

 

Philippe Rousselot

 

Janusz Kaminski

 

Robert Elswit

 

Harris Savides

 

Latenight hosts return to work

 

Roger Deakins

 

Cinematographers use a different light

 

ABC Family's merry ratings season

 

Reelz gets new VP and manager

 

2007 films hit record box office

 

Mary J. Blige tops charts

 

'Bell' man takes on Bond

 

'Blame Radio-Canada,' says Cogeco

 

'Chelsea Lately' lives on at E!

 

'Trailer Park Boys' find distribution

 

Fancy-free at Capri fest

 

Sean Penn to top Cannes jury

 

Brits to marshal 'Law'

 

How to put a bloom on gloom

 

Broadway directors on directors

 

Not all auteurs are authors

 

Myanmar to be hit with TV fees

 

Tom Wolfe packing it up

 

L'Oreal honors Sundance women

 

Lucy Ryann Imhoff

 

Tesela reteams with Arevalo

 

BSkyB, Curzon team on 'Edge'

 

'CSI,' 'Shrek' rule in Spain

 

'Chien' bookends Berlin retro

 

Euro B.O. ends year in style

 

Bertolucci to get Hollywood star

 

Capco buys Internationalmedia

 

Luckwell joins Ingenious

 

Netflix to deliver films direct to TV

 

Actors lend more than voices to toons

 

Child stars bring maturity to tough roles

 

Thesps not caught in method's stranglehold

 

Flux could flummox pundits

 

Stars come out in unlikely category

 

Critical darlings nervously accept accolades

 

Buyers flood Weather Channel

 

In the realm of consensus

 

Actors board Kim's dream project

 

Discovery promotes Hollinger

 

Huckabee, Obama win in Iowa

 

Album sales take a tumble in 2007

 

NFL helps NBC score to end 2007

 

New audiences for WWE

 

Exec returns to EMP

 

Maycock tops at Technicolor

 

1967: Temple on campaign trail

 

Gary Scott Thompson

 

Denise Boutte

 

Kirstin Pierce

 

Spirit Awards steer clear of studio power

 

Mykelti Williamson

 

Gretchen Egolf

 

Jimmy Simons

 

SAG turns blind eye to comedy

 

Globes stir Oscar's options

 

Portugal gets fifth free channel

 

WGA calls out Leno on monologue

 

TV in tune with top music

 

Disney Channel tops in ratings race

 

Holdovers hover at box office

 

Widow sues over 'Boys'

 

Inglish tapped for Bonner medal

 

'Beebo' returns to theaters

 

Surveying the damage

 

CBS Sports spots CSTV

 

Kaylee Kiecker

 

Diego Marchioni

 

Mark Scheinbaum

 

Curtis Pace, Shelby Mason

 

Holly Miller

 

NBC nets impressive hockey ratings

 

Letterman deal helps WGA's image

 

Late night auds came back strong

 

Billy Bush to host Publicists Awards

 

Chicago's Goodman sets lineup

 

Awards hopefuls set DVD bows

 

WGA staff angered over contracts

 

'Beijing' team banned in China

 

BAFTA unveils foreign nominations

 

Premiere buys Giga

 

'Asterix' to world premiere in Paris

 

'Legend,' 'Compass' have clear run

 

Contender takes 'Haditha' in U.K.

 

Oscar's visual effects list set

 

Screeners: The key factor?

 

Stage actress Felisa Yeni dies at 71

 

Road shows get boost from holiday

 

Awards season kicks off with critics' picks

 

Festival puts shows on public's radar

 

Leigh rings in the New 'Years'

 

INX goes to bat

 

ITV's newsy move

 

TFI routs rivals in ratings

 

'Jury' foreman is Dymon in rough

 

'Atonement' leads BAFTA longlist

 

Academy unveils sci-tech honorees

 

Academy hands out tech awards

 

USA trumps NBC pride

 

Australia bounced back in 2007

 

Femmes find Mideast funnybone

 

'Mammoth' project for Moodysson

 

Second time lucky for Brits in '07

 

2007 was banner year for overseas

 

Euros can't take stock

 

Thinking outside the box office

 

Art director Harry Darrow dies at 57

 

Artist Joyce Carlson dies at 84

 

Supper Club keeps film plate hot

 

Frock on! Fox's wedded bliss

 

Bettor TV

 

Cub scouts

 

Boxed in?

 

Confabs at a crossroads

 

Redstone gets back into the game

 

NBC sets up shop at CES

 

Lifetime takes 'Naked' to the streets

 

NBC chime gets a makeover

 

Strike polls not very optimistic

 

Louise Dann dies at 80

 

Wanted: A happy medium

 

Publicist Constance L. Stone dies

 

Warner Bros. backs Blu-ray

 

Scare films use 'Blair Witch' playbook

 

Screeners: a love/hate relationship

 

DMI grants $8 mil to Syria

 

'Mission Fashion' kicks off

 

Publicist Tom Miller dies at 85

 

Steve Kasloff dies at 55

 

Cinema's Scenes of the Year

 

The importance of appearing earnest

 

Jack Nicholson whacks Oscar race

 

Stars battle awards fatigue

 

An early gaze at what awaits in '08

 

Film admissions fall in Argentina

 

Casting director honored at Malaga

 

'Tarzan' swings into regional theaters

 

First Chance offers 'Seance'

 

'Celebrity' goes to N.Y.

 

Golden Harvest finds role for exec

 

SAG says actors won't do Globes

 

Fuji TV wins all ratings categories

 

Skies Unlimited unveil Bhutto film

 

Mark Zuckerberg

 

Steve Wadsworth

 

Kevin Tsujihara

 

Howard Stringer

 

Howard Stern

 

Quincy Smith

 

Lori H. Schwartz

 

Mika Salmi

 

Gary Shapiro

 

Philip Rosedale

 

Zodiac

 

Drew Reifenberger

 

Peter Levinsohn

 

Lawrence Lessig

 

Youth Without Youth

 

Tom Lesinski

 

Blake Krikorian

 

Steve Jobs

 

Sweeney Todd

 

No Country for Old Men

 

Reggie Fils-Aime

 

Lust, Caution

 

Michael Eisner

 

Barry Diller

 

Hairspray

 

Beth Comstock & George Kliavkoff

 

Albert Cheng

 

The Golden Compass

 

Steve Chen & Chad Hurley

 

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

 

Sean Carey

 

James Cameron

 

Jeff Bezos

 

Robert Bach

 

Brad Anderson

 

Atonement

 

Trends: Device Development

 

New frontiers

 

300

 

The Darjeeling Limited

 

Big Apple, wide range

 

Charlie Wilson's War

 

Robert Kotick

 

'Gossip Girl' moves to Monday

 

NBC issues statement regarding Leno

 

WGA signs deal with United Artists

 

'Juno' soars at box office

 

National Society draws 'Blood'

 

'National Treasure' remains on top

 

Globes craziness intensifies

 

Trivial Pursuit heads to TV

 

Palm Springs Festival kicks off

 

'Apprentice' tops for NBC

 

Gemma Arterton bonds with 007

 

TV viewers want tech support

 

'Compass' stays golden overseas

 

'Atonement' attuned to top 10

 

Jesse Plemons

 

Directors find way in desert

 

Food Network signs Brown

 

United Artists, WGA sign interim deal

 

Microsoft, NBC team on Olympics

 

'War' tops S. Korea 2007 box office

 

Marlon Wayans enlists in 'G.I. Joe'

 

Glover new CEO of Funny or Die

 

Military to see 'Terminator' earlier

 

Five Fox films to play on FX

 

DGA's weekend huddle

 

VES sailing with 'Pirates'

 

German B.O. falls 7%

 

Herbig to direct 'Vicky the Viking'

 

Vivendi promotes Turrini

 

Studios circle Constantin

 

PlayStation 3 big holiday seller

 

U.K. annual box office up 8%

 

Sony launches Platinum MusicPass

 

Mediaset eyes e-commerce group

 

Roissy drawn to 'Perfect Match'

 

U.K. TV to take product placement

 

Murdoch grabs Premiere stake

 

Quartet nominated for ASC honors

 

Gleason set for 'Something'

 

Relativity Media launches subsidiary

 

Baidu not guilty of infringement

 

WGA balks at Globes specials

 

TV vet Bill Idelson dies at 88

 

Costumers honor Paula Wagner

 

Music Center has plans for pavilion

 

Investors propose $600 million studio

 

Kurylenko lands lead in Bond film

 

Kusama to direct Cody's 'Body'

 

'Naked' premieres strong

 

Ella Dominique Forester

 

WGA, United Artists strike deal

 

Academy announces makeup nominees

 

Comcast SportsNet hires executive

 

DVD sales down 3.6% in '07

 

Broadway takes post-holiday dip

 

Industry vet Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr. dies

 

'Gladiators,' NFL score big

 

CBS taps duo for 'Fast Draw'

 

Rebecca Hazlewood

 

Alessandra Toressani

 

Camille Solari

 

Michelle Borth, Emma Caulfield

 

Ray Prewitt

 

Univision taps executive VP of sales

 

Roger Berlind on 'No Country for Old Men'

 

New Hampshire debates top ratings

 

Consumer Electronics promotes free trade

 

Gary Scott Thompson on '3:10 to Yuma'

 

Katie Jacobs on 'Juno'

 

Hollywood beats local films in France

 

Bob Boyett on 'La Vie en Rose'

 

Visual Effects: The Shortlist

 

T Joy enjoys stake in anime house

 

Machin in gear for Thinkfilm

 

Globes ceremony, parties canceled

 

Bill D'Elia on 'The Kite Runner'

 

Representatives divided on digital

 

David Stone on 'Knocked Up'

 

Mix Master Chris Scarabosio

 

Ted Humphrey on 'Zodiac'

 

Karen Baker Landers & Per Hallberg

 

Jeffrey Seller on 'Michael Clayton'

 

Genre pairs expose secrets of sound

 

Tim Gibbons on 'The Bourne Ultimatum'

 

Uphill fight for editors on the edge

 

Details important in sound editing

 

Jeffrey Richards on 'Ratatouille'

 

Brevity is the soul of film development

 

Motorola tunes into Soundbuzz

 

Some producers make it personal

 

Paid downloads a thing of the past

 

Philippines' ex-president to resume acting

 

CTV to air Prague Stock Exchange

 

Republic Records names co-president

 

'Jumper' ad leaps between products

 

Constantin dodges 'for sale' rumors

 

Sequel planned for Japan's 'Gegege'

 

CBS hopes 'Dexter' slays audiences

 

Kim Beauchamp

 

Dan Miron

 

John Quinn, Thomas Gewecke

 

Ian Ramage

 

Chris McCumber

 

William F. Osbourn Jr.

 

Gary Greenfield

 

Susanne Smith McAvoy

 

Richard Siao

 

Camille Hackney

 

Rick Wilcoxen

 

Martin Lundie

 

Andrew Farley, Charles Wing

 

Joseph Tucker

 

Greg Varhely

 

Daniel Yang

 

Grant Kahn

 

Composer opens music school

 

No talks yet for DGA, AMPTP

 

'Juno' jumps to 2nd spot at box office

 

Elvis kicks off Paley festival

 

Paramount books Kirkpatrick for 'Man'

 

ABC bringing back 'The Mole'

 

Apatow taps new development chief

 

Golden Globes ruin has ripples

 

Sides spinning 'Sahara' ruling

 

'Country' tops Critics' Choice awards

 

Bhutto biopic in the works

 

Reviews

How to Look Good Naked

Matched in Manhattan

Top This Party: Orange County

Billy Elliot the Musical

Timecrimes

The Singing Revolution

Cashmere Mafia

Champian Fulton -- David Berger and the Sultans of Swing

Aaja nachle

Dante 01

I.D.

The Lost Beauty

No Time to Die

The Wire

The return of latenight: Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel

The return of latenight: David Letterman, Jay Leno

Elaine Stritch at Liberty at the Carlyle

Tribute to Frank Sinatra

Mississippi Chicken

Timecrimes

One Missed Call

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

First Sunday

U2 3D

B.B. King

American Gladiators

The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang

One Tree Hill

A Walk to Beautiful

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart / The Colbert Report



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