Table of Contents
Week of 01/29/2009
Articles
Sony net profit falls 95% in Q3
CBS, ProSiebenSat.1 extend deal
Warner's Berger joins UKFC board
Nintendo cuts profit forecast by 33%
Spain's Media Films expands slate
U.K. to create distribution giant
'Slumdog' tops Attenborough poll
Disney-ABC TV to cut 400 jobs
'Idol' dominates Wednesday ratings
Los Angeles Opera cuts staff
Christina Norman to head OWN
Songwriter John Martyn dies at 60
WB, Joel Silver shaping He-Man film
Participant invests in Me to We
NBC orders more 'Howie Do It'
2008 DGA Nominees
DGA Honoree: Kim Kurumada
DGA Honoree: Scott Berger
DGA Honoree: William Brady
DGA Award gives lift to rising directors
'Clone Wars' gets encore on TNT
Multicamera shows get no respect
'Speed-the-Plow' recoups costs
John Oliver to host WGAE awards
How the DGA closed the deal
DGA nominees borrow from the masters
1969: Polanski vs. censors
Thomson puts focus on Technicolor
Cecillon joins Really Useful Group
Will Swenson reprising 'Hair' role
NAMI benefits from 'House' support
'House' connects across the globe
Growing cast increases show's depth
Psychologist Pelusi analyzes House
The 'House' gall ladder
Hugh Laurie's comedic past
Fox's medical marvel stays on top
Box office takes on the Super Bowl
French public employees strike
Marvel's Geoffrey Ammer moves on
'Slumdog' filmmakers fight back
U.K. politicians push new piracy plan
AFTRA pension fund sues over loss
ABC nabs Lauren Graham comedy
Blunt, Segel added to 'Travels'
A&E 'Obsessed' over new series
Networks confirm upfront schedules
SAG talks to be short and sweet?
Act2, Arlook making Plunkett film
Channing Tatum plucks 'Rose'
Goldman talks Hollywood, economy
'Stitching' adorns Lillian
Viola Davis a 'Law Abiding Citizen'
Scott Derrickson to direct 'Hyperion'
Broken Lizard gets some 'Freeloaders'
Shochiku plans new Kabuki theater
Venice chief joins IndieLisboa jury
Oscar contenders expand in Europe
Warner Bros. buys Tropper novel
Fox easily wins Thursday
WGA West to fete Reiner, Riskin
LA Times to lay off 300 staffers
Hair stylist Bette Iverson dies at 79
'Wall-E'
'Bolt'
'Kung Fu Panda'
'Waltz With Bashir'
'The Class'
Trio honored with Tiger Awards
'Revanche'
'Departures'
Obama bill to delay digital switch
'The Baader Meinhof Complex'
Fellini's fame fading in Italy
Hot young German talent
Fox Australia elevates Wooldridge
Friedkin departs 'Inconvenient' opera
Cinema tax flap threatens subsidy
'Man on Wire'
German biz swims in the mainstream
'Trouble the Water'
Rough road for Soderbergh's 'Che'
'The Garden'
'Encounters at the end of the World'
Art fare finds traction at Rotterdam
Messier cleared of insider trading
'The Betrayal'
Gus Van Sant ('Milk')
New Line riding new wave
Ron Howard ('Frost/Nixon')
Japanese films beat Hollywood fare
SAG's long division continues
Stephen Daldry ('The Reader')
Danny Boyle ('Slumdog Millionaire')
'Slumdog Millionaire'
'The Reader'
'Milk'
'Frost/Nixon'
'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Royal Court spawns young writers
'Reader' prevails in Oscar nominations
French TV cutting back on U.S. fare
Mainstream hitmakers aim for respect
United Kingdom
Chicago's 'Wicked' helps lift totals
Spain
Will Ferrell play boosts Broadway biz
Russia
Australian musicals may be in trouble
Latin America
Italy
France
Eastern Europe
Howard Panter unveils prolific plans
Asia
United States
Berlin boosts U.S. indies in Euro market
David Fincher ('Benjamin Button')
R.I.P.: NATPE floor plan
Berlin lineup reflects global money mess
Productions cross the border again
French director keeps busy
Russian TV formats going overseas
Germans propel 'Valkyrie' to #1
Documentary directors change gears
France 2, Arte team for TV anthology
A fine time for crime French TV
U.S. TV downplays global news
BAFTA Rising Star Award
D.C. divided over digital delay
Jason Statham is Audi's man
BAFTA Alexander Korda Award
A creative cure for TV: Less is more
'Australia' incentive stirs Down Under
Steve McQueen ('Hunger')
Garth Jennings ('Son of Rambow')
Judy Craymer ('Mamma Mia')
Simon Chinn ('Man on Wire')
Broadway gets marketing boost
Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter
BAFTA voting to be re-examined
BAFTA draws from across the globe
2008 BAFTA nominees
The gig is up for some industry execs
Bizzers re-thinking career choices
Obama ready to sign digital TV bill
Spanish press has fun at Super Bowl
Sony, WB nab pair of book deals
ABC OK's Bruckheimer, McG pilots
Anchor Bay nabs 'Not Forgotten'
Eastwood named modern master
Carl Reiner out as DGA host
'Kung Fu Panda' rules Annie Awards
Box office crown 'Taken' by Fox
Samuel Goldwyn buys 'Cold Souls'
Finnish 'Visitor' tops Gothenburg fest
NBC earning Super ad revenue
Springsteen ready for Super Bowl
DGA panel honors feature nominees
Danny Boyle nabs DGA feature award
Scripter Awards honors 'Slumdog'
2009 DGA Award winners
'Taken' scores box office touchdown
Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge dies
Hutcherson rounds out 'Carmel' cast
CBS TV Distribution ups Ryan
'MacGruber' takes Pepsi challenge
ABC Family shuffles lineup
'Valkyrie' mission on target overseas
'Camino' rolls up most Goyas
Minor bump for 'Milk,' 'Reader'
Fortissimo taps publicist Paton
Finns pin best pic on toon 'Niko'
New SAG committee meets Tuesday
Hiam Abbas to star in 'Miral'
SXSW unveils lineup
Scorsese, King talking up 'Silence'
Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air'
Santa Barbara honors 'Poppy'
Showtime reups Gary Levine
BET gets into 'The Game'
'Hunger' nabs Standard prize
AAM agrees Dutch digital deal
Super Bowl remains a ratings champ
Channel 4 freezes pay, bonuses
Sony buys Woody Allen's 'Works'
'The Kid' unveils key cast
E1 nabs 'Shock Doctrine'
Abbas to star in Schnabel's 'Miral'
Lionsgate, Winfrey, Perry push 'Push'
TNT renews 'Leverage'
CBS finds new ways to use tunes
'Norman' to transfer to Broadway
SAG duo attempts to reinstate Allen
Tamil comedian Nagesh dies
Glenn Kennel joins ARRI
Peckinpah's work lives on in the U.K.
Author Carol Ilson dies
Cinelatino debut first original series
Biggest director mismatches of 2008
John Carpenter signs on to 'Ward'
Debuts don't tell director's whole tale
'Fate' tops Russian box office
MGM TV unit high on Hogg
Universal Pictures promotes duo
Directors look back at their first films
Cast set for 'Philanthropist'
Spike Lee to produce 'Start'
CBS greenlights 'House Rules'
Participants sign up for retreat
Randy Gener picks up Nathan Award
Mill to bow Doris Day musical
Santa Barbara Fest kicks off
IFC Films nabs 'Escapist'
MPI Media to distribute 'Il Divo'
Film Movement moves on 'Town'
Electronic Arts pacts with Ludlum
Broadway box office continues to fall
French producer Jacques Bar dies
Arts publicist Ave Montague dies
Wuthrich to head WB home video
'Reader' gets British prize
NHK bows 'Japanese CNN' newsie
SAG pair want Doug Allen back
Polanski loses bid to bar L.A. judges
'Slumdog' faces down challengers
'Issue' fashions deal with Roadside
Bill Murray, Lucas Black 'Get Low'
Alan Poul picks 'Plan B'
Aaron Sorkin set for WB's 'Challenge'
Parisot skates to 'Slap Shot' remake
Pine fresh for ShoWest
HBO buys book about financial crisis
RIAA taps Jennifer Pariser
CMT plucks 'Duet' for a second gig
Arts Alliance America changes names
BAFTA to honor Terry Gilliam
Babelgum rolls out second festival
Spanish producers fear the worst
Filmax launches VOD, music site
Becker re-teams with Daniel Bruehl
Snow boosts TV ratings in U.K.
Olivier Awards unveil nominations
'Valkyrie' detonates in Europe
'Girls Gone Wild's' Francis arrested
Springsteen to headline Bonnaroo
Eagle takes 'New Moon' in Italy
Amanda Ghost to head Epic
No Monday ratings surge for NBC
Performing arts struggle under crisis
NAACP honors Muhammad Ali
'Milk' screenwriter honored by WGA
Judge denies SAG restraining order
Universal to re-open backlot
Macrovision sells more of TV Guide
Blagojevich hits the TV circuit
Still adjusting to Oscar's early sked
Berlin spotlights Iron Curtain pics
Theme parks lure film designers
Disney's net income falls 32%
London Film Festival sets date
CBS Films in business with Bleck
Craft Spotlight: The Wrestler
Craft Spotlight: Milk
Craft Spotlight: Slumdog Millionaire
Female playwrights top Primary
Craft Spotlight: Iron Man
Craft Spotlight: The Dark Knight
Craft Spotlight: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Super Bowl ratings hit new high
Composer Lukas Foss dies at 86
Craft Spotlight: Changeling
Makeup evens Oscar playing field
Butler to serve Ticketmaster
Jonathan Wald to leave NBC
'Inishmaan' extends run
'Guys and Dolls' revival delayed
Gerald Schoenfeld memorial
Steppenwolf Theater unveils lineup
Roundabout to start archive
Journalist org honored by WGA East
'Dough' makes Laemmle premiere
Biel to host Sci-Tech Awards
Legendary Cohn retires from ICM
TNT's 'Trust Me' tumbles
Hef's ex gets 'Kendra' show
Marshall to direct 'Valentine's Day'
Lifetime bulks up on 'Diet'
Microsoft to offer video on Zune
'Scheme' draws 'August' producer
Slobig rejoins MGM
Sony toons takes shine to Platinum
Charlie Walk's in Endemol pact
Columbia, Rudin acquire brain rights
Levinson to helm 'Babi Yar'
Bob Costas joining MLB Network
Al Pacino to star in 'King Lear'
'Happy' time at Weinstein
Ticketmaster, Live Nation may merge
Summers, Sandberg join 821
Lumenas makes 'Santa' plans
'Lost Times' tops Hungarian Film Week
U.K. regulator kills Kangaroo
Time Warner reports $16 billion loss
BSkyB buys U.K. soccer rights
Endemol signs first Egyptian deal
Springsteen fans target Ticketmaster
Springsteen charts ninth No. 1 debut
German films more popular at home
Academy expands Emmy noms
ABC sets 'Suburbia' for Monday
Special SAG board meeting set
Elton John to close Vegas show
Fox rocks ratings on Tuesday
London loves 'Wrestler,' 'Slumdog'
Obama message echoes at Oscar time
House backs digital TV delay
Best pic noms elicit strong reactions
Fiscal crisis casts shadow over EFM
Live Nation, Ticketmaster stocks up
David Plouffe gets book deal
'Rock' offers discount ticket sales
'House' offers two-for-one tickets
Theater org hands out design awards
Correction
'Love' back for more
Vivica A. Fox to host 'The Cougar'
Sally Hawkins to star in 'Sex'
Orlando Bloom to star in 'The Cross'
'Not That Into You' premieres in L.A.
Abu Dhabi focuses on 1930s Emirati
Egyptian cinema to go global
1950s a great gossip era
TV Guide relists CW, MTV shows
MSN debuts Wonderwall
Heineman strikes Silver
'Candy Land' coming to bigscreen
Imagine gets creative with comedy
Campbell in talks for 'Green Lantern'
'Beastly' bags Barnz
Screen Gems ups Pamela Kunath
Stevens inks comic book deal
Reviews
Nollywood Babylon
Motherhood
Punching the Clown
The Only Good Indian
Homens Ao Mar (Sea Plays)
Complicit
Don't Let Me Drown
The End of the Line
The Office
The Uninvited
Last Conversation
A Room and a Half, or a Sentimental Journey to the Homeland
211: Anna
The Inheritors
Everything Strange and New
Chuck
Chuck
The Messenger
The Informers
The Ante
Old Partner
Morphia
Forbidden Fruit
Dogging: A Love Story
Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi
Lulu and Jimi
Wrong Rosary
All About Women
Spy(ies)
The Dark Harbor
Adele
Duet for One
Katy Perry
Super Bowl XLIII
He's Just Not That Into You
Dazzle
Disfarmer
Push
Coraline
Stormy Weather
Magnificent Obsession
The Third Story
Flyovers
Non-ko
Max Manus
The Damned Rain
Enjoy
Life. Support. Music.
Swimming
White People
Fusion Fall
Winter in Wartime
Phoebe in Wonderland
Tough Titty
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
The Blessing
Rent: The Broadway Tour
King Guillaume
Spring Awakening
Poor Boy
Shun-kin
The Missing Person
Carmo, Hit the Road
Pirate for the Sea
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