Table of Contents
Week of 05/20/2008

Articles

John Woo to direct, produce '1949'

 

Beta Cinema picks up 'Bon Appetit'

 

Spitfire, Hammer form HS Media

 

Orange sets satellite launch date

 

Action Slate sets up 'Sanctuary'

 

Debuts rule Variety's Critics Choice

 

Mundruczo plans Da Vinci film

 

Funding crisis hits Russian films

 

Artificial Eye takes 'O'Horten'

 

'Two Lovers' gets rare screenings

 

Tartan admits financial problems

 

Public entertainment banned for 3 days

 

Tyson, Maradona tub-thump films

 

Napster offers MP3 download store

 

Season finales highlight Monday

 

Buyers proceed with caution at Cannes

 

Mandela musical heads to Broadway

 

Kiev distributor to open dubbing studio

 

Viacom opens theme park in S. Korea

 

Laurent Cantet's 'Class' sells well

 

Dubai connects Arab industry

 

Jake Gyllenhaal is Disney's 'Prince'

 

Regal, RealD team on digital switch

 

Fox wins TV season crown

 

Dohle to head Random House

 

MK2 sells 'Boots,' 'Diamond,' 'Hours'

 

Focus to finance 'Eagle of the Ninth'

 

Summit sets 'Highlander' remake

 

Brazil, Galicia to co-host meeting

 

Spike Lee sets Michael Jordan film

 

Phoenix, Grisham pact for 'Pizza'

 

Duo make deal for 'Artista'

 

Lionsgate, Eros pair for venture

 

Bitters End, Sundream board 'Plastic City'

 

O-scope goes with 'Flow'

 

Fans' fangs rarely stay sharp for nets

 

SAG set to return to table

 

'Two Lovers' premieres at Cannes

 

Paramount sets Korea theme park

 

Pyramide sells 'Three Monkeys'

 

NAACP Theatre Awards honors duo

 

Sony wins Flash Gordon bidding war

 

Katapult fires 'Ocean Flame'

 

Harris plants 'Gardens' at City Lights

 

'Gutterball' bowls over TLA

 

Star library checked out

 

Illusion ready to 'Boogie'

 

MGM Channel gets Italy makeover

 

DreamWorks to remake 'Yomigaeri'

 

Chinese media mourns quake victims

 

Dancap unveils sophomore slate

 

RDF gets boost from U.S.

 

Parties around Cannes: May 19-20, 2008

 

Tom O'Horgan receives honors

 

Keith Nelson named top clown

 

Walden channels 'Inner Child'

 

Hwang to pen Bruce Lee musical

 

Flower to grow 'Queen' sales

 

Murdoch to chair Intl. Emmys

 

Eloise Shaffner dies at 94

 

Legit impresario Gordon Crowe dies

 

Music publisher Al Gallico dies at 88

 

Tough times shatter Christal Films

 

John Rutsey of Rush dies at 55

 

Screen Gems ups Glenn Gainor

 

Thomson named top editor at WSJ

 

Burnett pacts with Liquid Generation

 

Universal, del Toro love 'Hater'

 

Fox stays hot on 'Burn' creator Nix

 

Relativity Media buys untitled thriller

 

'Mollywood' welcomed to Disney

 

Fox downsizes programming dept.

 

Gersh names unit toppers

 

USA picks up 'Collar,' 'Pains'

 

Obama wins Oregon primary

 

Cecilia Fay Diamond

 

Violet Grace Gibbs

 

MySpaceTV goes 'Banzai'

 

Fox, Setanta strike soccer deal

 

'Planet 51' lands in France, Italy

 

William Morris preps Agency 3.0

 

U.K. uploads VOD ratings system

 

Birkin, Castellitto to star in Rivette film

 

Sales for Gilliam's 'Parnassus'

 

Axiom takes rights to Wenders film

 

Elo pacts with Cinema Libre, Cinephil

 

Poland's TVN buys 25% stake in N

 

Time Warner unplugs cable

 

This year's Cannes lean on deals

 

Death Cab parks at No. 1

 

Arthouse, Fortissimo make output deal

 

'Jones' eyes box office bonanza

 

Pink Floyd, Fleming win Polar prize

 

Lou Pearlman sentenced to 25 years

 

Sony introduces Hot Ticket

 

Quinta, Mediaset invest in Arab TV

 

Grammys set 2009 date

 

'Idol' showdown brings ratings win

 

Parker moves to New Regency

 

Memento sells Meier's 'Home'

 

'Rugrats' creator makes feature

 

Trapero's 'Den' roars into market

 

Tricoast takes 'Karma'

 

VideoFilmes enters 'Eye of the Storm'

 

Rizoma goes upmarket

 

'Three Monkeys' racks up sales

 

Cannes focus on Wild Bunch

 

Qatar gets into film biz with 'Rumi'

 

Linde, Grass map overseas venture

 

HBO taps Rich for creative gig

 

Parties around Cannes: May 20-21, 2008

 

Stars in with Clint

 

Distributors dance with 'Tony'

 

Eleven arts sings 'Cobalt Blue'

 

Good 'Knight' for Svensk

 

Polish-Russian coprod'n planned

 

Polish brothers start Prohibition

 

Cannes' Turkish delight

 

Jerry Hall sheds clothes for charity

 

Florence festival visits New York

 

Film Society hits Roads

 

Panel offers offset to blurb cuts

 

ShowStash to pay studios $2.7 million

 

Lawmakers plea for indie productions

 

Discovery Nets integrates units

 

'Mary' leads hit the road

 

MyNetwork adds to '08-'09 schedule

 

Uggams feels the 'Breeze'

 

Music Box seals deal with 'Kiss'

 

Aussies vote with their 'Feet'

 

Colm Feore to head Banff jury

 

MX Tokyo bows cell channels

 

'Wicked' to end Chicago run

 

Demme takes over Bob Marley film

 

Noss tapped for exec director gig

 

IFC Films acquires 'Hunger'

 

SABC back in court over ousted CEO

 

CBS dumps telepics on Saturdays

 

Short Film Fest long on pics, premieres

 

Berlin Mayor to expand Film Fund

 

Dimitri Diatchenko

 

James Russo

 

Katie Chonacas

 

Sterling Beaumon

 

Laura Vandervoort

 

Wendy Glenn

 

Kerry Washington

 

Napster trims fourth quarter loss

 

Bravo expands production team

 

FFMI logs mobisodes on devices

 

'Indiana Jones' opens in New York

 

BMI's soulful tribute

 

Frank Langella to be 'Man' on B'way

 

AFTRA holds firm on online clips

 

Australia hands out music awards

 

Netco MediaPass acquires Gigantic

 

Univision VOD loses its spice

 

IFC Films swallows 'Hunger'

 

Animator Dick Sutcliffe dies at 90

 

EA acquires Hands-On Mobile Korea

 

Jupiter acquires Li Ying's 'Yasukuni'

 

Wide sells titles to major territories

 

Brookman leaves Five for BBC

 

Rete4 wins analog reprieve

 

Soccer final gives ITV 46% share

 

Hafsia Hersi to star in 'Kirkuk'

 

'Yasukuni' heads to France via Jupiter

 

Peterson new WGAE exec director

 

Dauman to give keynote at Mipcom

 

'Indiana Jones' off to solid start

 

Making 'Divo' not easy for director

 

'Idol' finale matches last year

 

Pangea Day to return in 2010

 

'Che' premieres to mixed reactions

 

Croisette hotels plan renovations

 

Cannes market sings cautious tune

 

Flurry of small-scale activity at Cannes

 

Romandia to adapt Bolano novel

 

Rosen assumes Huffington post

 

Polish-Russian coproduction begins

 

Warrant issued for Korean piracy suspect

 

3DD sells 'Peace' to Hong Kong

 

Director Fred Haines dies at 72

 

Incaa to expand screens to 100

 

Russian World Studios opens in June

 

Wenders' 'Miso' gets green light

 

CP shoots Cossack swashbuckler

 

Soccer fans stick to Champions match

 

amfAR fundraiser kicks off

 

National Theater to work Sundays

 

TrustNordisk lists Cannes pre-sales

 

Germany cranks up Cannes sales

 

Fox's Rove subpoenaed by House

 

'Che' premieres at Cannes

 

Off Broadway's 'I Love You' ending

 

AFI to honor Norman Jewison

 

Steve Koonin to do Comedy keynote

 

Horvitz to direct Primetime Emmys

 

WNBC shuffles news anchors

 

M-Net's 'Musical' becomes a reality

 

Brash president Longano exits

 

Prisa to sell off Sogecable

 

Cannes reels in deals

 

ITV1 gets Champion ratings

 

Actor-singer Nino Candido dies

 

Sam Neill joins 'Crusoe' cast

 

Screenwriter Zekial Marko dies

 

Ben Grossman moves to B&C

 

1958: Harry Belafonte eyes Ebony

 

Jack Bender to direct 'Motor City'

 

TIFF can bank on RBC support

 

Devil's Due gets Capcom games

 

Brett Ratner bows branding business

 

USA orders more 'Criminal Intent'

 

Tommy Lee tooned up as 'Jaxx'

 

Kary McHoul leaves UTA

 

WBTV takes Wright turn

 

A.P.P.P. stops 'Jojo' shipments

 

Bid costs increase Chrysalis losses

 

Madonna to show film at Traverse

 

EU extends film subsidy rules

 

Majors agree to Euro digital deal

 

TLA orders 'Chef's Special'

 

NBC makes changes to fall schedule

 

'Nailed' production shut down again

 

Fatih Akin's 'Soul Kitchen' heats up

 

'Jones' grosses $25 mil on Thursday

 

Finales propel ABC Thursday

 

AFTRA, majors to talk this weekend

 

H'w'd, politics make heavenly match

 

Kelsey Grammer cast in ABC pilot

 

Shows put time on their side

 

N.Y. man convicted in piracy case

 

CBS promotes West Coast publicists

 

Unfinished Cannes entries are risky

 

An outsider among 'Idol' worshippers

 

Al Jazeera taps managing director

 

'Caspian' takes charge overseas

 

Prague left smarting from image pains

 

HBO votes for 'Recount' refresher

 

Omnilab banks on more pics

 

Activision drums up interest in 'Hero'

 

Christal Films files bankruptcy

 

Starbucks starts severing H'w'd ties

 

Congloms remove gloves over news

 

Cable cash to rewire Time Warner?

 

'Indiana Jones' deals with early buzz

 

Cannes travels back to the future

 

U.K. theater banners to go legit

 

Cort bids lucrative farewell to 'Retro'

 

MTV to create Latin American hub

 

Syrian tech dealer jailed for dissent

 

Shueisha pulls anti-Koran toon

 

Jia's 'City' notches up Cannes sales

 

Critics cue cutting remarks for 'Che'

 

SPC buys 'Lorna', 'O'Horten'

 

Asia shows off money in Cannes

 

Can Fox stay on top?

 

Tony nominations boost business

 

Australia's STC hits a bump

 

Audience reaction puts new spin on 'Cat'

 

Univision VOD loses its spice

 

Road sees slight rise

 

Dori soaps up website

 

Berlusconi's Fininvest hikes profit

 

'Saved' takes wing with prayer

 

Matthew Modine mobilizing liberals

 

DVD sales down but not out

 

Aussie TV giants in ratings rumble

 

Actors go to boards for clips

 

Cartoon Network eyes young males

 

Primetime's subtle survivors

 

Congloms' split personalities

 

Visitors ride to studio theme parks

 

Cannes sings 'Anthem' to shorts

 

Bebo glams up AOL

 

'Snow,' 'Moscow' top Critics' Week

 

'Indy' off to memorable start

 

Cannes Critics honor 'Delta,' 'Hunger'

 

'Tulpan' wins Certain Regard Prix

 

'Animal Cruelty' roars at Lionsgate

 

AFTRA, studios to talk Sunday

 

Dick Martin dies at 86

 

FilmSharks acquires rights to Fendrik film

 

'Indiana' unearths box office treasure

 

'Class' takes Cannes top prize

 

International audiences dig 'Indiana'

 

VideoFilmes picks up 'Samba'

 

AFTRA optimistic on possible deal

 

Musical tours on Great Green Way

 

Tiberius bathes in Cannes' 'Blood'

 

Italy celebrates Cannes triumphs

 

Eurovision Song Contest hits snag

 

Finland honors director Kaurismaki

 

De Agostini sees more in Zodiak

 

Rafelsons get in Parallel for films

 

French networks slow to focus on HD

 

Music stops for MTV's Muehlemann

 

An evening with Robert Evans

 

'Indiana Jones' raids box office

 

Cate Blanchett brings 'Indy' home

 

Huffington has 'Right' way

 

AFTRA, studios nearing deal

 

Life's NonStop for Cannes winner

 

Seoul festival is sweet on 'Chocolate'

 

Comedy pays big for Yoshimoto

 

Sony's PSN plays with 1 million

 

TWC buys up German 'Valkyrie'

 

CBC falls back on its winning slate

 

Kadokawa looks into YouTube toons

 

Gov't probes military surrogates

 

Reelz welcomes Mary Pat Ryan

 

Ski Channel continues to snowball

 

Foreign box office out of its 'Skull'

 

'World' a winner at Inside Out

 

'Skull' cracks Korean box office

 

Leos roar for Unwin's 'Elijah'

 

Sony Classics does 'Waltz'

 

Sydney Pollack dies at 73

 

Emily Sinclair snags Juma job

 

Noth's the 'Only' one for Loncraine

 

Starz sets 'Table for Three'

 

MRC unveils CW's Sunday slate

 

Ewan McGregor flies with 'Amelia'

 

Regent goes 'Kabluey'

 

'Nashville Star' heads to CMT

 

Reviews

Changeling

Of Time and the City

Vanechka

Wild Blood

Versailles

Snow

Ashes of Time: Redux

Possession

Involuntary

Grown Ups

The Bastards

Two Lovers

Working

Hamburger Hill

The Good Soul of Szechuan

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Final Approach

Octopus

My Antonia

This Is Not a Robbery

Night of the Living Dead; Diary of the Dead

Vinegar Hill

Red Dog Howls

Maradona by Kusturica

Birdsong

The Rest of the Night

Private Lessons

The Headless Woman

Hunger

American Idol: Knockout punch

Marguerite

Bebe Neuwirth -- Stories With Piano

God's Offices

Everybody Dies but Me

Che

Port Authority

American Idol: And the winner is...

Frontier of Dawn

Knitting

Ocean Flame

Tony Manero

Surveillance

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949

The Dead Girl's Feast

Adoration

O'Horten

Denise Richards: It's Complicated

The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymo