Table of Contents
Week of 02/05/2008

Articles

'Peppa' hits Nickelodeon's Noggin

 

WB focuses on world effects

 

Bidders circle Chrysalis

 

'Cloverfield,' 'Asterix' shine in Europe

 

Sarajevo fetes Todd Haynes

 

Kenny G

 

Life's a beach for Varda

 

Alba uses scare tactics

 

Santa Barbara honors Oscar folks

 

PGA sows its oater

 

Sundance hits the Marc

 

WGA schedules Saturday meeting

 

China cracks down on websites

 

Hollywood walks a fine political line

 

Ferguson to play White House gig

 

Virgin Media downgrades product pool

 

Disney posts stellar earnings

 

Julian Schnabel

 

Jason Reitman

 

Microsoft teams with MTV, BMG

 

Tony Gilroy

 

Ethan & Joel Coen

 

'Katyn' leads Polish kudos noms

 

Paul Thomas Anderson

 

Oscar directors shun studio shackles

 

Paramount Japan goes Hollywood

 

HK star apologizes for lurid photos

 

'Bomb Squad' tops in Argentina

 

CME takes stake in Ukraine's 1+1

 

Call for elections primes Berlusconi

 

Dion scores 6 Juno nominations

 

Cineart creates Dutch subsidiary

 

Film Focus offers Breakthrough

 

Duo set up script competition

 

Fox breaks ratings record

 

'Delta' banks Golden Reel awards

 

Vanity Fair cancels Oscar party

 

Mehta to head NBC business unit

 

Writer/producer Robert Cunniff dies

 

'Altar Boyz' recoups investment

 

Playwright Leonard big on Spirit

 

Carl Vogel leaves Dish Network

 

Cineart sets up Dutch subsidiary

 

Oscar shorts come to theaters

 

MyNet sets Flavor Flav comedy

 

Publicists Awards distribute praise

 

Bario rejoins Snider at Dreamworks

 

Anchor Bay hooks Prend

 

ShoWest honors Anne Hathaway

 

Films to premiere at French Cinema '08

 

Paramount promotes VFX exec

 

NBC picks up 'Kim' sans pilot

 

Actor Barry Morse dies at 89

 

Music exec Eric Ferris dies at 41

 

Silverman to get Rose d'Or honor

 

Myriad gets foreign rights to 'Banks'

 

Weinsteins howl for 'Wolf Boy'

 

Casey Affleck 'One' with noir drama

 

WMA signs teen-friendly Habbo

 

Di Bona dabbles in comics

 

Kate Hudson to star in 'Big Eyes'

 

Lifetime plays matchmaker with pilot

 

Sun shines on Paul Heyman

 

Anti-piracy initiative results in arrests

 

Clinton, McCain take California

 

Davies joins Liverpool initiative

 

Arrow reaps 'Harvest'

 

'Escapist' heads across Europe

 

Match partners Danish duo

 

Berlin gets sneak at 'Island'

 

TW delivers mixed earnings report

 

Berlin-Brandenburg gets boost

 

Belgian box office falls 5.1%

 

Russians embrace 'Asterix'

 

Veit Helmer travels to 'Tokyo'

 

ITV stake hits BSkyB earnings

 

Studio Hamburg flies with 'Owl'

 

Jorja Fox

 

Keys beats 'Juno' for No. 1 spot

 

Audiences shun primary coverage

 

NAACP honors Ruby Dee

 

TNT signs Marv Albert to new deal

 

Hensleigh joins ION Media

 

IAC spotlights earnings, not lawsuit

 

Sogecable reigns in Spain

 

ContentFilm takes rights to 'Horse'

 

Fortissimo takes 'Sleep' overseas

 

'Girl' unfurls at cult film festival

 

Petersen to make minis

 

CGI lighting gets transformed

 

Holiday piracy sting nets 675

 

Signature completes 'Happy' casting

 

Digital water sends vfx sparks flying

 

Thelma Roberts dies at 86

 

Actors set for August Wilson tribute

 

Carey Winfrey on the 'Indiana Jones' films

 

Dunne spotlights deadly duo on tube

 

Javier Bardem on 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'

 

Ellen V. Futter on 'Jurassic Park'

 

Rezo seals deal for 'Frozen River'

 

Ray Bradbury on 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

 

Ernest "The Cat" Miller

 

Larry Madin on 'Jaws'

 

Clark Duke

 

Justin Chon

 

Directors back distributor Cinelan

 

Muren salutes Spielberg's heart

 

Joan Collins

 

Actors join 'Pippa Lee' cast

 

David Murray

 

Sound pros on the year's top tracks

 

French TV unions plan walkout

 

WMG reports $16 million loss

 

Wild Bunch's purpose-built offices

 

Toon 'Panic' heads to bigscreen

 

Oscar sound noms mix action, subtlety

 

Oliviers love 'Hairspray'

 

Digital penguins primped for closeups

 

Silence part of storytelling in 'Old Men'

 

Beresford to direct ballet drama

 

Bash and Bling cross over in 'Primos'

 

Screen Media gets 'Turn The River'

 

Jack Black to host Nickelodeon Awards

 

United Artists pacts with McQuarrie

 

Ovation promotes Chun

 

WGA deal could hurt SAG

 

Celsius heats up 'Freakonomics'

 

DeAPlaneta takes rights to 'Billiards'

 

Trio set for 'Doubt' remake

 

Celluloid Dreams picks up 'Wackness'

 

Sharif, Imam team on comedy 'Hassan'

 

Oscar wants some answers

 

Suh launches new outfit Fine Cut

 

Universal bolsters foreign division

 

Almodovars to produce five films

 

Stones, Scorsese open Berlin fest

 

Michael Camacho joining UTA

 

Beatty, McG toast Warner Bros.

 

Merv Griffin succeeded by Bank

 

South Africa ahead of digital game

 

Golden Trailer awards back to LA

 

WB tops exhib/distrib nods

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Sunday, Feb 17th

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Saturday, Feb 16

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Thurs, Feb 14

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Tues, Feb 12

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Mon, Feb 11

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Sat, Feb 9

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Friday, Feb 8

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Thurs., Feb. 7

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Friday, Feb 15

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Wed, Feb 13

 

Berlin Screening Guide: Sun, Feb 10

 

'Survivor' expands brand

 

Val Kilmer voices 'Knight Rider'

 

Panettiere joins 'Daydream Nation'

 

Fox Atomic pauses for a 'Moment'

 

Trio in 'Past' cast

 

FX picks up pack of Columbia pics

 

AARP presents Movies for Grownups

 

'In Bruges' premieres in New York

 

Lila Rose Payne

 

Canal Plus, Orange share soccer

 

Invicta unveils first three films

 

German star to launch own awards

 

X Film splits from Senator

 

Eugene Hutz

 

Scorsese, Stones roll out 'Shine'

 

Films Distribution turns to genre fare

 

MBC enters film business

 

'Idol,' 'Truth' wow on Wednesday

 

WB, Emperor keep 'Connected'

 

1967: Duo set for 'Crown'

 

ICM's Shapiro moves to management

 

Argentina loves 'Fierro' family

 

Burt Bacharach

 

Garcia to head Sony's Mexico branch

 

Tsuburaya wins 'Ultraman' battle

 

Nine's 30-year news vet exits

 

The Band

 

Cab Calloway

 

Doris Day

 

Itzhak Perlman

 

Max Roach

 

Earl Scruggs

 

Berry Gordy: 'Industry Icon'

 

Aretha Franklin preaches to the choir

 

Scott siblings skewer pics

 

Breakdown of top Grammy categories

 

Disney pacts for 'Idol' attraction

 

Diversity reigns in Grammys album race

 

Regal sales drop in latest quarter

 

Winehouse will miss the Grammys

 

'Hair' set for Central Park

 

Grammy Museum to bow in 2009

 

Argentina becoming animation hot spot

 

Argentina's film slate gets crowded

 

Argentine talent on the rise

 

Argentina tries to shed arthouse image

 

Artificial Eye nabs 'Rain,' 'Julia'

 

High Point sails into 'The Sea'

 

50th Grammys poised for its 'moment'

 

Broccolis endow USC

 

Lumina pacts for 'Baghdad'

 

Roven getting ShoWest honor

 

Korea announces distribution fund

 

Hughes to direct 'Farragut North'

 

Ailing music biz calls for overhaul

 

Germany predicts a stronger box office

 

AFTRA reaches tentative agreement

 

Norman exits as president of MTV

 

Cinema takes 'People Speak' rights

 

Herbie finds inspiration in Joni

 

'Gold,' 'Roscoe' take on 'Hannah'

 

Nominated writers owe debt to books

 

Striking WGA writers using YouTube

 

WGA documentary nominees

 

Screenwriters reveal dream scripts

 

Initiative names pair of presidents

 

Sorkin TV play gets unplugged

 

Activision posts 80% revenue growth

 

Strike winding down?

 

Celluloid Dreams takes 'Perro' rights

 

Nordisk buys half of Zentropa

 

ContentFilm connects 'Daisy' chain

 

David Slade to direct 'Unthinkable'

 

HRC honors Vanessa Williams

 

Fest films headed to Argentina

 

FilmSharks sells 'Uranya'

 

Trio will hit 'Open Road'

 

Agencies bank on fund

 

Mischa Barton-starrer goes to 6 Sales

 

Anchor Bay picks up 'Walled In'

 

'Indy' trailer finally on its way

 

Bier, Bonnaire quit Berlin jury

 

Stones, Scorsese reign in Berlin

 

L.A.'s Broad museum opens doors

 

'Priscilla' wraps Melbourne run

 

Fox shakes up TV executives

 

Uma Thurman joins 'Eloise in Paris'

 

Hilary Swank to play Amelia Earhart

 

MRC producing Judge toon for ABC

 

Studios rush to fill '09 schedule

 

Univision taps NBC Affiliates chairman

 

USA pockets Disney pics

 

Disney reveals dark side of duo

 

Foundry gets literal with 'Open House'

 

Canada's Cineplex gains in '07

 

Scorsese sings Bob Marley's praises

 

Winners Circle: Key wins to date

 

Oscar trophies, lost and found

 

'Blood' flows without quick cuts

 

Speculation on next year's contenders

 

Oscar nominees learn to accentuate

 

Village Roadshow completes merger

 

CW, WWE part ways

 

Lionsgate nabs 'Dangerous' film

 

Mark Schwed memorial set for Friday

 

Independent Film Co. makes 'Nice'

 

Irish pay tribute to Mel Gibson

 

George Soros bets on Bollywood

 

Russia, Germany bond in Berlin

 

Bret Ernst

 

Sebastian Maniscalco

 

U.K. welcomes awards prospectors

 

Collins-Perucchetti joins Tartan

 

McAvoy chases 'Perrier's Bounty'

 

Cedar plans Harlan film

 

Magnolia takes 'Donkey Punch'

 

Match Factory asks for 'Waltz'

 

'Jungle' OK in bow Thursday

 

Clive Davis taps Leona Lewis for Party

 

Shapiro turns down a.d. gig at Theater

 

France Televisions to go ad-free

 

Chinese New Year gets snowed in

 

Canadian shows make US inroads

 

Movie poster artist John Alvin dies

 

Jordan getting attention at fests

 

Western Australian films on the rise

 

Estonia's growth spurt tiny but progressive

 

'Doctor Who' heals US networks

 

TCM prepares for Oscar marathon

 

Argentina horror films going low-budg

 

Screen Gems hits its urban mark

 

TV's habits will be hard to kick

 

Euro market re-shaped by indies

 

Fewer pilots prepare for takeoff

 

Winehouse granted visa after all

 

Til Schweiger is hopping mad

 

Ken Loach gives to the needy

 

Van Doren schedules some face time

 

Nielsen Co. invests in NeuroFocus

 

Burstyn joins 'Little Flower'

 

Albrecht reels in old buddies at IMG

 

'Into the Hoods' heads to West End

 

Italy braces for Silvio sequel

 

Studios pose obstacles for writers

 

Oscar screeners do their part

 

Giustra mines presidential connections

 

'Narnia's' Johnson rides hot streak

 

HBO bites into historical campaign

 

Americans turning to Web for TV

 

Disney taps cable's tween gold mine

 

AFTRA open to SAG talks

 

Politicians vie for screener circuit

 

Lynch rallies Lodz for Art Center

 

Service firms lift standards of expertise

 

Writers cramp

 

New labor terms boon to below-the-line

 

Good news for Liberty-DirecTV deal

 

CG shops tout their chops

 

Russia to lure foreign productions

 

Busan vs. Seoul for film crown

 

Arena Stage gets modern upgrade

 

Korean Film Council looks abroad

 

Road shows see ghastly numbers

 

Actress Augusta Dabney dies at 89

 

WGA East honors Walter Bernstein

 

Spain salutes 'Heroes del marzo'

 

Broadway continues seasonal stutter

 

Luz studios in final phase

 

Slumping Korean biz in fund freeze

 

Sony picks up rights for 'Tortured'

 

'Coffin' set for Hong Kong, China

 

Kneehigh has that movie feelin'

 

Barrandov gears up for productions

 

Annila preps for horror 'Sauna'

 

Encores! strikes up the band

 

Minghella heads Shanghai jury

 

La Cite radiates its own light

 

Germany, Hungary deal for VOD

 

'Sex Addict' sold to Filmax

 

'Etyekwood,' west of Budapest

 

Kurylenko to star in 'Kirot'

 

London critics love 'No Country'

 

Comcast aggregation outs G4 chief

 

Vintage year for Italian films

 

Odd Lot to distribute 'Ghost Rescue'

 

Mexico, France make Dream team

 

Sorin to direct 'Agua que brilla'

 

A studio building boom in the U.K.

 

Hilscher, Hermann tell Holocaust tale

 

Fortissimo donates to World Cinema

 

France probes Bronfman's share sale

 

'Killing Room' sells to ContentFilm

 

Jewison honored by Cinema Editors

 

Argentine 'Mother' finds daughter

 

Jane joins McTiernan action film

 

Auteurs deliver in hi-def