Table of Contents
Week of 01/15/2009
Articles
'Slumdog,' 'Button' lead BAFTA race
'Idol' cozies up to Habbo community
Sundance Channel picks 26 flicks
Retailer HMV moves into live music
Channel 4 boss to fight merger
Kechiche to direct 'Black Venus'
'Idol' ratings climb on second night
Berlin festival adds to main section
Bassetti nabs Cecchi Gori library
Kevin Martin to exit FCC
HBO picks up 'Burma VJ'
ABC's 'This Week' wins in ratings
Shares in Apple fall 4%
'Caprica' aims for broader demo
The Soldier: Col. John Antal
The Scientist: Peter Denning
The Political Blogger: Steve Benen
NBC renews 'Office,' 'Rock,' 'Loser'
Plane crashes into Hudson River
HBO to air Obama inaugural o'seas
The Comedy Writer: Rob Kutner
The Rabbi: Michael Z. Cahana
The Defense Analyst: John Arquilla
The Real-Life Starbuck: 1st Lt. Miranda Brasko
The Astronaut: Garrett Reisman
'BSG' offers Nankin more freedom
In 'Desperate' need of a tune-up
'Desperate' life on Wisteria Lane
Weddle weighs in on writing 'BSG'
'Housewives' returns to splendor
Timeline of 'Desperate Housewives'
The TV Host: David Brancaccio
Four films join full frame
The U.S. Marine: Byron R. Harder
Paul Simon to reopen Beacon
The Archaeologist: Dr. Edwin Barnhart
Keanu Reeves set for 'Bebop'
Sara Rue
ABC hit gold when TV trio launched
Anna Camp
Gary Lennon
Devon Werkheiser
'Housewives' has strong female roles
Hanley Baxter
Scott Adkins
Ireland, Pasquale join cast of 'Pretty'
'Spamalot' rides into L.A.
'Phantom' the videogame?
Ambrose, Martin join 'Exit the King'
Guber, Rosenblatt to teach at UCLA
Yorns ink first-look deal at Fox
Rights to Bergman pics move to Aspen
Goldwyn acquires 'Brothers at War'
Fox eyes pilots from McG, Biederman
A&E IndieFilms taps Molly Thompson
Norman Stiles receives WGA honor
Indie 103 off to the Internet
USA to launch 'Characters Unite'
The Military Member: Valerie Ernst
WGA urges public TV appropriations
'Drop Dead Diva' struts to Lifetime
Networks prepare for inauguration
Cartoon revs up actioners
Williams' music to Obama's ears
L.A. Opera ready for 'Ring' cycle
Redford addresses Sundance troupe
Sundance expectations tempered
Bold ups Garrick Dion, Jon Oakes
Wide Awake to buy Death Row
WB, Fox make deal for 'Watchmen'
'Red Cliff: Part II' opens strong in HK
Eric Kops joins ID as senior VP
Emma Stone enters 'Zombieland'
Hoffman to helm 'Boating' adaptation
SAG seeking more talks
Endemol expands U.S. topper's turf
Visual Effects Society reups Eric Roth
Nintendo props up video game biz
1969: 'Totally new' Oscars planned
TIFC under fire from Altima
Red Sparrow flies with 'Vivid'
UFA adopts 'Fatherland' project
Channel 4 to lose independence
Yarovenko, Anaya head for 'Room'
B-Side to enter feature distribution
French films more popular abroad
Campaign to delay digital switch grows
Fisher sorry for SAG awards email
Disney XD to be 'teammate'
24.3 mil see Grissom's 'CSI' goodbye
'Slumdog' aims to be top dog in U.K.
Ofcom fines ITV $326,000
Berlin nabs Chabrol, De Oliveira pics
TV Land nabs AFI Life awards
Film Roundup: Iceland
ABC aiming for a comedy comeback
Film Roundup: Denmark
Film Roundup: Norway
Film Roundup: Finland
Biz breaks new ground at inaugural
Circuit City to go out of business
Film Roundup: Sweden
Roland Emmerich finds 'Foundation'
Soprano Janet Pavek dies at 72
Benefactor Gee Nicholl dies at 86
Zipper productions' futures uncertain
Closing cut into theater box office
Week 33 dips 18.8%
Walnut Street Theater turns 200
Hollywood CEOs avoiding pinkslips
Economy endangers tax incentives
No winter chill in West End
Writer John Mortimer dies
Investor Ron Burkle is a tough read
Yoostar allows auds to join the action
Academy screeners get the word out
Melee in Mumbai could cuff media
Awards season back in full force
Isis inherits Ingmar Bergman catalog
'Cape' to get mainland China release
Muccino to direct 'Kiss Me Again'
Amitabh Bachchan slams 'Slumdog'
Studios breaking the golden rules
Zhang celebrates Communist China
Takeover attempt hits TIFC
TV Globo telenova heads to India
ABC hopes for a strong finish
No limits at Murdoch's Sky Italia
'Meet the Press' steady with Gregory
TV movies get new lease on life
Lionsgate, Televisa mull distribution
China's growth fuels Asian B.O.
Locals pump Euro box office
Awards decide foreign distribution
'Mad Men' creator Weiner inks deal
National Board of Review celebrates
Allen blasts SAG's moderate wing
Brisk British biz brightens int'l B.O.
'Mall Cop' commandeers box office
'Plow' producers file Piven grievance
Peace Arch picks up 'Pittsburgh'
Fuqua film first Sundance buy
'Mall Cop' tops at box office
'Seven Pounds' scores overseas
Music arranger Angela Morley dies
TV presenter Tony Hart dies at 83
Marc Erlbaum launches Nationlight
Petersen's 'CSI' farewell scores
Dotson joins 'House of Payne'
Tom Connolly joins 'Lost' cast
Patricia Rae to guest star on 'Chuck'
'Wrestler,' 'Road' expand screens
Lawyers mull digital delay
Inaugural is a big job for Mischer
Documentary duo eyes 'SpongeBob'
Inauguration shines light on D.C.
'Finest' sells to Senator at Sundance
Patrick J. Adams books 'Ghost' gig
ABC, 'Family Guy' alum plan show
'Pittsburgh' to Peace Arch
Barrington to visit 'Bel-Air'
'Iron Man' leads pack at VES noms
David Marans joins A&E
France bestows honor on Paul Zilk
RTL chief backs U.K. merger plan
'Rabe,' 'Baader' share Bavaria prize
'Plans' draws crowd at Rendez-Vous
Axiom boards Riker's 'The Girl'
Sony grabs rights to 'Black Dynamite'
Actor Bob May dies at 69
Universal takes stake in Cattleya
Berlin's Forum looks at Middle East
'Valentine 3-D' has record opening
SAG's board takes aim at Allen
IFC, SXSW to bow 'Alexander'
Endemol buys Southern Star Group
Democrats try to delay digital switch
Times mulling investment from Slim
NFL hands CBS a ratings victory
Music biz dialing for dollars in D.C.
Toei turns venture into subsidiary
HBO skips Rev. Robinson's speech
Stars shine at Palm Springs festival
Emirates to measure TV viewing
'Mall Cop' arrests holiday box office
'Class' lights up Lumieres Awards
ACE to honor Richard Donner
'Bashir' shown in Lebanon
ICG Publicists to honor Chuck Lorre
Channel MBC+ Drama to launch Feb. 1
Variety parties with directors
Sundance parties hearty
'Chandni Chowk to China' ka-ching
Inauguration fashion in high demand
Stars take new role as D.C. insiders
DQ, Disney expand 'Twisted' deal
Toei to acquire joint venture
Kline, Dano, Holmes join 'Extra Man'
Stiller laffer, mall cop on Fox radar
Kellett takes 'Knots' to the stage
Magnolia gets Shelton's 'Humpday'
BAM to open new theater space
European Dreams nabs 'Bella'
Berlin Film Festival selects jury
Fox Searchlight nabs 'Adam'
President Obama's inauguration speech
Discovery U.K. chief quits
Sophia Loren to star in own biopic
U.K. film production drops 23%
WB to cut 10% of its worldwide staff
'House,' '24' pairing powers Fox
Sony delays Emmerich's '2012'
World watches Obama inauguration
'Slumdog' climbs 47% at U.K. B.O.
Sundance digs in for dealmaking
Singer-actress Susanna Foster dies
Online media logs on to Obama
Stewart did 'Daily Show' his own way
Ratings system proposed in China
'Daily Show' moments that mattered
Mainstream media in on 'Daily' joke
What's next for post-Bush 'Daily Show'?
Stewart's passion impresses Colbert
Stewart has real flair for fake news
Stewart's 'Show' central to Comedy
Imperioli's 'Ghosts' opens Rotterdam
L.A. Film Fest replaces Raddon
Taiwan probes Golden Horse exec
Sony Classics nabs 'An Education'
Arts Alliance takes 'Flight 666'
Broadway box office still falling
Sony opens Blu-ray plant in China
Inauguration: A view from the stands
Lionsgate has 'Winning Season'
Marc Liepis joins 'Jimmy Fallon' team
Selections from Santa Barbara sked
Wrtier/exec Sam Thomas dies at 90
Santa Barbara film festival fact sheet
Toho climbs high at local box office
EMI in marketing shuffle
Half of Japan's TV webs in the red
Durling helps Santa Barbara survive
SAG's Rosenberg still defiant
Carmike removes Michael Patrick
Soprano Vivian DellaChiesa dies at 94
Clear Channel cuts 1,850 jobs
Polanski's court hearing delayed
SAG taps award presenters
Kevin James conjures 'Peacock'
Higgins trust sues Hirsch over '9 to 5'
Studios proceed cautiously for 2010
Tobey Maguire to produce 'People'
'Greater' top performer at Asia B.O.
Moore to lead Disney Euro TV team
'The Good' leads Asian awards race
Ofcom opts for new U.K. broadcaster
Pyramid suspends distribution arm
Inaugural ratings second best ever
Cyber to make 'Ozie Boo!' movie
Taylor Swift holds steady at No. 1
MPI takes 'Gnaw' for U.S.
Universal taps Moscato in Italy
WMA signs Condoleezza Rice
'Guru' finds love at Razzies
Reality TV employees settle suit
TV, football use same playbook
Toho, Kadokawa go digital
'Idol' upstaged by 'CSI,' football
Publicists praise Variety's Peter Bart
Morris re-elected to BAFTA/LA post
Participant inks deal with Summit
Fine Living Network rolls out slate
The state of celebrity gossip
Showtime's 'Tara' bows big
Roundabout eyes new season
Producer Charles H. Schneer dies
'New in Town' cut for PG rating
IFC Films acquires 'Dead Snow'
PGA nominees ponder recession
Norman Lear Award: David Chase
Milestone Award: Brian Grazer and Ron Howard
Vanguard Award: Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe
Visionary Award: Jeff Skoll
David O. Selznick Award: Michael Douglas
Stanley Kramer Award: 'Milk'
Hold the bailout as Hollywood defies odds
2009 Producers Guild Award Nominees
Estelle Parsons set for 'August'
LAB unveils upcoming season
Pair join Roman Polanski's 'Ghost'
CBS Films nabs marketing pros
IPod, iTunes mean Apple profit
Berlin Fest unveils Panorama lineup
Meyers casts Kazan, Bell, Parrish
Edi Gathegi
Justina Machado
Brien Perry
Alan Ritchson
MPTF closure draws ire of Industry
'Orphans' finds a home at Hartford
John August to pen 'Preacher' film
Granada's 'Nanny 911' set for CMT
Estelle Parsons to star in 'August' tour
Oscar voting system deciphered
Tom and Jerry head to the bigscreen
Abigail Breslin booked for trio
Harpo, Playtone team for 'Edgar'
NBC's turn for an extreme makeover
Marc Webb to direct 'Spectacular'
Sony losses $3 billion for the year
Reviews
My Name Is Asher Lev
Chandni Chowk to China
Oliver!
Lord of the Rings: Conquest
The Cherry Orchard
Night and Day: Rob Fisher Celebrates Cole Porter
Wuthering Heights
Soul of Shaolin
Rich and Famous
Prayers for Bobby
Lost
Voices
Mary and Max
My Bloody Valentine
The Sublet
Antony and Cleopatra
Lie to Me
The Killing Room
Taking Chance
Brooklyn's Finest
Humpday
Rudo y Cursi
Moon
Glasvegas
El General
Helen
The September Issue
500 Days of Summer
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
Terre Haute
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
No Impact Man
Toe to Toe
Big River Man
Not Forgotten
Em
Perkins' 14
The Road to Fallujah
Rich and Famous
The Importance of Being Earnest
Cold Souls
Spring Breakdown
When You're Strange
I Love You Phillip Morris
Battle Hymn
Paper Heart
Amreeka
Weather Girl
The Cove
Imago Mortis
In the Loop
Prom Night in Mississippi
One Day in a Life
World's Greatest Dad
Lady Cop & Papa Crook
Sergio
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Afghan Star
Over the Hills And Far Away
The Obama Inauguration: A view from the couch
Be Near Me
Good Hair
The Lodger
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Black Dynamite
Adventureland
The Carter
The Greatest
Spooner
Ip Man
Bronson
Like Dandelion Dust
Adam
The Films of Michael Powell
Five Minutes of Heaven
The Witch of the West Is Dead
Arlen Faber
Pelleas et Melisande
Kimjongilia
The Winning Season
An Education
Tibet in Song
Boy Interrupted
Passing Strange
Shrink
Barking Water
Thriller Live
Manure
Jane Monheit
We Live In Public
Big Fan
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