Table of Contents
Week of 02/05/2009
Articles
Memento unveils sales on Berlin pics
BAFTA to honor Pinewood
Cuatro buys 'Gossip Girl'
Disney to launch Russian network
Rome festival selects selectors
Universal takes two RAAM awards
'Idol,' 'Lie' fuel Fox on Wednesday
Judge denies Rosenberg's request
'Push' sparks legal battle
Cramps founder Lux Interior dies
Octuplets mother going to 'Today'
'Sex and the City' sequel on the way
Soderbergh, Pitt roll with 'Moneyball'
Pixar co-founder's digital reality
L.A. Critics love 'Gem of the Ocean'
Christina Wayne exits AMC
Animation critic evaluates Oscar shorts
Animated Oscar noms took long road
Joe Buck joins HBO Sports
Michael Gambon joins 'Book of Eli'
Josh Hutcherson joins 'Carmel'
Cheyenne Jackson gets 'Betty' gig
ITV, Shine form partnership
News Corp. reports $6.4 billion loss
Brubeck's timeless 'Time Out'
'International' opens Berlin festival
Andrew Lau to direct 'Green Dragons'
The Orphanage shuts down in S.F.
Neil Diamond's long-lasting appeal
Recording Academy adds programs
Academy tries to reverse ratings slide
Telepool taps Talbot for L.A. post
Producers select Grammy openers
Pixar's 'Up' will land at NY Comicon
List of '09 WGA nominees
Actress Christine 'Rissy' Burke dies
WGA looks beyond the strike
Stone & Co. expanding operations
Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon 'Wall-E'
WGA honorees, a diverse group
'Shootout' hosts off to primetime
'Panther,' 'Coraline' crowd box office
3-D Jonas Brothers head to IMAX
Parter acquires Grass Valley unit
'Legends' bows in N.Y.
Television reflects modern society
Aniston, Bateman to star in 'Baster'
Eric Roth "Benjamin Button"
Writers respin the news cycle
John Patrick Shanley 'Doubt'
Mike Leigh 'Happy-Go-Lucky'
Zap2It, LA Times to be combined
Peter Morgan 'Frost/Nixon'
Night Before tones down giveaways
Courtney Hunt 'Frozen River'
Belle set as 'Mary, Mother of Christ'
WMG reports $23 million net profit
Neil Peplow joins Skillset
David Hare 'The Reader'
Simon Beaufoy 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Gomez stars in 'Beezus and Ramona'
Uli Edel, Bernd Eichinger re-team on film
McGregor, Mulligan consider 'Slide'
Martin McDonagh 'In Bruges'
'Baader' duo reteam for a 'Minute'
UGC sets three-film production slate
Kusturica sets Pancho Villa movie
Reliance pacts with Roberts, Ratner
Dustin Lance Black 'Milk'
AFTRA ups Leslie Simmons
MacGillivray sets Hollywood surf doc
Fox makes Arabic-language 'Samba'
Miley Cyrus dominates Kids' Choice
1969: McQueen bypasses studios
CW picks up 'Vampire Diaries' pilot
WIF adds four to board
Magnolia gets 'Arlen Faber' rights
Paige Davis to host 'Life for Dummies'
'Button' set for strong Euro debut
Spain's 'SNL' has promising debut
DreamWorks close to Disney deal
Recession yields silver lining for biz
'Valkyrie' on top of world box office
Selick puts stop motion in Focus
Steel guitarist Tom Brumley dies
'Office' can't match Sunday's ratings
Jerry Springer leaves 'Got Talent'
Box office continues winter decline
Fox tries to maintain its' ratings lead
'Wicked' gets lucky in Kentucky
Renovated Ford's Theater opening
Margulies lets actors shape play
Broadway's Beijing boost
Trio make trip to China via Metan
Penelope Cruz 'Vicky Christina Barcelona"
Winners' circle: Key wins to date
Marisa Tomei 'The Wrestler'
Will boys ditch toys for Disney channel?
Amy Adams 'Doubt'
Taraji P. Henson 'Benjamin Button'
Caribbean hot for Hollywood shoots
WWE, 'The Wrestler' synergize
Speculation starts on next year's noms
Media moguls take gloves off in Italy
Nike father-son duo lace up 'Coraline'
Michael Shannon 'Revolutionary Road'
Networks working on laugh track
Heath Ledger 'The Dark Knight'
Ad assault in Mexico
Serious films study man-child complex
Robert Downey Jr. 'Tropic Thunder'
Philip Seymour Hoffman 'Doubt'
Josh Brolin 'Milk'
Period films focus on the home front
'Into You' drawn from unlikely source
Melissa Leo 'Frozen River'
Canadian film explores '89 shooting
Anarchists kidnap Bernd das Brot
'Religulous' angers militant Catholics
'Push' purchase prompts lawsuits
Kate Winslet 'The Reader'
BSkyB, Setanta play soccer hardball
Angelina Jolie 'Changeling'
Meryl Streep 'Doubt'
Eastwood type: No talk, all action
Anne Hathaway 'Rachel Getting Married'
Brad Pitt 'Benjamin Button'
Mickey Rourke to star in 'St. Vincent'
Mickey Rourke 'The Wrestler'
Frank Langella 'Frost/Nixon'
Sean Penn 'Milk'
Richard Jenkins 'The Visitor'
John Glover joins 'Waiting for Godot'
Territory Report: China/Hong Kong
Verbose roles lead to nominations
Territory Report: Italy
Territory Report: India
Alliance Theater receives $1 million
Territory Report: Czech Republic
Ormond to star in 'Wronged Man'
Territory Report: Japan
Will anniversary year slow China biz?
Territory Report: Scandinavia
Territory Report: France
Territory Report: Russia
Territory Report: Spain
Territory Report: United Kingdom
Territory Report: Germany
Hollywood wises up to world's ways
Online distribution pulls ahead of film
Studios face box office anomalies
Can Oscar change its game?
Semanick grabs two nominations
Stylized sound enhances action
Silent-era director sounds off on career
Editor's grapple with less linearity
Stock footage enriches 'Milk'
Editing duos realize helmers' visions
Effects made Gotham city gritty
Viola Davis 'Doubt'
Showtime makes deal with Strikeforce
'Button' visual effects set Pitt free
Effects polish Downey's performance
Sound effects anchor big films
WGA awards tap Neil Patrick Harris
Ralph Fiennes to direct 'Coriolanus'
Lakers-Celtics game scores for TNT
CBS picks up five pilots
Actor James Whitmore dies
J-Lo to produce 'Rebels' for Fox
BBC Films to develop Kenya films
Fund gives to Tarantino's 'Basterds'
Celluloid takes rights to Hoffman film
Duo launch Apaches in Spain
'Island' revamps international plans
Poster offers promise of project
Studios cope with downturn
'He's Just...' finds love at box office
X Filme boards 'Sunlit Berlin'
SAG leaders to meet Sunday
Pope joins Fox's 'Lie to Me'
Eagle, Marwa sets Jesus biopic
Rotana, Gulf Film ink landmark deal
Garcia nabs stake in Costa Films
Gallenberger eyes 'Narcissus'
EuropaCorp close to 'One' deal
'Milk,' 'Slumdog' top WGA Awards
Mangold, Konrad make Bold move
SND/M6 pacts for 'Loved'
'Son' rises with trio
CJ racks up sales
Rosa nabs remake rights for 'Two'
'Wagah' wins Berlin Today Award
'Into You' wins weekend box office
Bruehl set for 'Dinosaurier'
Pathe scores trio of titles
'Button' sews up foreign box office
SAG board re-fires Doug Allen
'Slumdog' nabs seven BAFTAs
Academy presents Sci-Tech nods
SXSW adds midnight section
Grammy winners
Grammy winners list, part 3
Grammy winners list, part 2
Pic stars debut in and on screen
Works in Progress helps biz growth
'Nebel' sells to Match Factory
Rene Feret tunes up musical biopic
Duo brings 'Love' to Berlin
'Brazil' tops packed slate for Gullane
Brett Ratner boards 'Youngblood'
Schiwago. Yellow Bird team on 'Red'
No renewal for 'Court'
Backstage at the 51st Grammys
USA, Universal sign $200 million deal
Polanski back in the middle of things
Nutter works with 'Witches'
Rhythm & Hues cues feature biz
Pullman, Stiles to star in 'Oleanna'
Plant, Krauss win big at Grammys
BAFTA delivers 19% share for BBC
Grammys bounce back in ratings
Latido unveils first gay Basque film
Slovaks launch state film fund
At midpoint, sales still brisk in Berlin
Eva Green to star in 'Womb'
Guadalajara fest unveils slate
Berlin offers few standouts, spotlights
Endgame, Piedmont launch FIP
Brazil boosts indie film distributors
London sets date for finance mart
'Salvation' puts faith in backgammon
Babelgum, Content Republic deal
Kazuhiro Soda set for biopic
Disney signs deal with DreamWorks
Endemol ups Adrichem
A-Rod admits steroid use to ESPN
Jayne Houdyshell set for 'Coraline'
'Dr. Horrible,' 'Dollhouse' do Paley
Nick Cannon to host NBC's 'Talent'
Chris Brown arrested in assault case
Musician Dewey Martin dies at 68
Madoff, SEC reach partial judgment
ABC Family renews 'Teenager'
War stories from Mideast scouts
'Happy' wins at Danish awards
WB, Silver Pictures find 'Conviction'
Cartoon Network renews 'Star Wars'
Jordan hosts 'Transformers' shoot
Mideast meets world's lensing needs
Middle East sets up location infrastructure
MTV sets Stage, gives tyros a Push
In a nutshell: Oscar song nominees
Global Creatures takes on 'Kong'
'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song
Gosetti marks a new Day at Venice
Culture minister should minister culture
In a nutshell: Oscar score nominees
Memorial honors Gerald Schoenfeld
Race heats up for score Oscar
Film Independent announces Lab
Academy's music branch baffles
Lionsgate's pics tame but TV revs up
Allen backs Rosenberg to SAG
Hoover family born from 'Loser'
Csupo goes back to basics with 'Vita'
Holst revs up Asta Film slate
Escalante to begin shooting 'Heli'
'Loser' press day, a full body workout
Cate Blanchett may be Maid Marian
'Loser' is face of NBC's reality lineup
Audiences relate to NBC's 'Loser'
Aussie film world mostly escapes fire
Canadian firm makes U.S. job cuts
Broadway box office gaining steam
Leaked victory irks writers
Broadway's Bush whack
Japan toon org recruits Crunchyroll
'Steve Wilkos' gets another season
New service model for MyNetwork
'One Life to Live''s Phil Carey dies
Police: Rihanna was Brown's victim
Krasinski joins Universal comedy
Universal acquires 'Dog' novel
Roach to produce Pakistani drama
Michael Chiklis to create 'Olympus'
Spike TV greenlights 'Players'
Rive Gauche hires WB executive
NBC picks up Tony Robbins show
'Loser' a marketing winner
NBC says yes to 'Payne'
Musician Blossom Dearie dies at 82
Sturgess, Rush become 'Guardians'
Burlesque bow for 'Minsky's'
Sagall secures funds for 'Lipstikka'
U.K. Film Council backs three films
Live Nation, Ticketmaster merge
HarperCollins lays off employees
Sarajevo unveils five projects
Epix greenlights 'Tough Trade'
Amelio to adapt Camus' 'First Man'
BBC acquisitions head to leave
SAG deal already faces opposition
'Button' opens strongly in Europe
'Dollhouse' goes to Cuatro
Strickland’s 'Varga' a labor of love
Hafsia Herzi boards 'Campagne'
Participant, Focus plan 'Attack'
Rihanna postpones Malaysia concert
Met announces new season, cuts
Universities team with local film fests
Playwright Robert Anderson dies
Film festival training program guide
Film festivals foster 'gen next' talent
Doris Ann Scharfenberg dies at 91
'Shopaholic' unloads in New York
Canadian theater takes a hit
Showtime orders more 'Tara'
Senate OKs Obama's recovery plan
Bob Marley family in licensing deal
Heigl, Knight leaving 'Grey's'?
Signature dominates Hayes Awards
SAG talks to resume on Feb. 17
Oscar-nommed lensers go high-tech
'Call of Duty' leads BAFTA game noms
Women pitch women at N.Y. event
ASC honoree worked with Eastwood
Cinematographers praise 'Slumdog'
Barbara Walsh set for 'Class'
Kathryn Hahn joins 'AbFab'
Snoop Dogg inks multi-platform deal
Comcast promotes executive VP
Playwrights up for Blackburn prize
Fox wins week with 'Idol,' 'Fringe'
Berinstein wins Whitehead Award
Sirius XM preps bankruptcy filing
Obama speech a big ratings draw
Oxygen is feeling 'Pretty Wicked'
New York Dolls play charity gig
Lionsgate loss dims forecast
L.A. newscasters love the chase
Actor Darrell Sandeen dies at 78
United Artistic, Good News pact
Andrzej Wajda plans Walesa film
Latinofusion builds on ‘Bridges’
Hermosilla returns with 'Fetiche'
Co-production market unveils hit list
Big names help StudioCanal sales
K&S locks in Argentine filmmakers
NATPE unveils election results
'Steve Wilkos' gets third season
McLean offers his take on strike
Industry vets reflect on WGA strike
Universal poaches Disneyland vet
William Monahan to direct 'Heist'
Miranda Cosgrove set for comedy
Hopkins, Brolin join Woody Allen pic
Columbia pic gets Sandler and friends
Spike hikes Bill McGoldrick
Sam Raimi's remaking horror
WGA may discipline Jay Leno
WGA strike: One year later
MMPA to honor Bill Duke
Loncraine sips on 'Margarita'
John Hardie to head Jetix Europe
Julia Dietze to star in 'Iron Sky'
RAI, Lucisano pact for 120 films
Strickland's 'Varga' sparks sales
Shepheard heads for Abu Dhabi
CCTV apologizes for fire
Justice Dept. to probe Ticketmaster
Brad Paisley leads ACM nominations
Oasis to play first China concerts
The Fray lands at No. 1 on charts
Berlin posts record ticket sales
Konrad, VGIK team on Cottbus class
Berlin honors Maurice Jarre
'Please' wins Golden Bear for shorts
'Jenin' reaches out for local support
Berlin: Buyers show healthy interest
Tom Cruise circles 'Matarese'
Herb Alpert, Lani Hall nab Ella award
CBS, NBC gain on Fox in ratings race
Nolan tackles 'Inception' for WB
Arthouse pics enjoy box office boost
BBC grows star-studded 'Triffid'
Tying pop culture to economy is a leap
Katzenberg addresses MPTF closures
Rev. Jesse Jackson on Oprah Winfrey
Rep. John Lewis on Quincy Jones and Brock Peters
Russell Simmons on Alicia Keyes and rappers
Digital switch to be delayed
Paris branch adds to Studio 100
Taylor Hackford on Ray Charles
Prism Awards announce noms
James Earl Jones on August Wilson
John Landis on Michael Jackson
Clive Davis on Aretha Franklin
Variety Screening Series '08 revisited
Judith Jamison on Alvin Ailey
D.L. Hughley on Richard Pryor
Norman Jewison on Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington
Unsung hero: William Conacher
Unsung hero: Afa the Wild Samoan
Arthur Penn on Sammy Davis Jr.
Mariah Carey on Leontyne Price
Oscar original screenplay
David Chase on Bill Cosby
Suzan-Lori Parks on James Baldwin
Jeffrey Wright on Muddy Waters
Oscar supporting actress
Whoopi Goldberg on Harry Belafonte
Rev. Al Sharpton on Miles Davis
James M. Nederlander on Lena Horne
Oscar adapted screenplay
Robert L. Johnson on Paul Robeson
Joe Temperley on Duke Ellington
Rep. Charles Rangel on Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald
NAACP at 100: Timeline
Oscar supporting actor
Oscar lead actress
Benanti goes Public in 'Torture'
Cast set for 'Joe Turner'
NAACP Honorees: Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Tyler Perry
NAACP Honoree: Al Gore
NAACP Honoree: Russell Simmons
NAACP honors Muhammad Ali
Oscar lead actor
Image Award noms do the right thing
Oscar director nominees
Oscar best picture
Quest for Oscar leaves some films out
Facebook valued at $3.7 billion
Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Rachael Taylor, David Wehham
Lee Purcell
Michael Irby
Alanna Ubach
Prickly time as Sega axes staffers
Smith guest-starring on 'Ugly Betty'
Sussman joins Skadden Arps.
BritWeek returns to Los Angeles
Icahn pounces as Lionsgate limps
Dimension takes on thriller
ABC: Sheridan leaving 'Housewives'
Tim Gunn to host Oscar red-carpet
MTC adds to 'Ruined' run
Stars descend on Saks fund-raiser
Unsung hero: Sr. Margaret McEntee, S.C.
Summit delivers 'Next Day Air'
Laberinto plans first feature 'Norte'
Advance Party plans uplifting films
Canana, Irusoin team on 'Cefa'
Impulse buys hope to boost sales
Arab net plans film of Turkish soap
'Friday the 13th' premieres in L.A.
Nets piling on pilots for fall season
'International' premieres in New York
'Closer' a syndie success
Darren Bousman to direct 'Akula'
Malkovich, Brolin set for 'Hex'
Peter Jackson on digital Road
Whitaker: Time for 'Rebirth'
Japanese co. picks up Chub City
Comcast ups Dolcemaschio
Justin Marks rewriting 'Nemo'
Reviews
Earth Days
Vacation
Lightbulb
Open Season 2
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Love Exposure
Jockeys
The Young Victoria
The Pink Panther 2
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers & Their Times
The International
You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W Bush
Skirt Day
Defamation
Beast Stalker
Glowing Stars
Ricky
Music in the Air
A View From the Bridge
Terra Madre
Little Soldier
Human Zoo
Marin Blue
Bollywood Hero
K-20: Legend of the Mask
Special Correspondents
The Rainbow Troops
The Fish Child
About Elly
Storm
The Yes Men Fix the World
Claustrophobia
Burrowing
In the Electric Mist
The Exploding Girl
Rage
Distance
John Rabe
Gigante
Bellamy
Mammoth
Universalove
Under the Sea 3D
Shipwrecked! (An Entertainment)
Dollhouse
Welcome
Distance
Minsky's
The Rainbow Troops
51st annual Grammy Awards
North
Effi Briest
Everyone Else
High Life
My Suicide
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Bluebeard
Can Go Through Skin
Woman in Mind
Shades
T.I.'s Road to Redemption: 45 Days to Go
Alan Cumming: I Bought a Blue Car Today
Stealing Lincoln's Body
Skills Like This
Ghosted
The Countess
London River
The Shock Doctrine
The Admiral
The Stone
Cheri
Ruined
Important Things With Demetri Martin
Telephone
Aaron Stone
Fired Up!
The One Man Village
Katalin Varga
A Woman's Way
Tobruk
My Only Sunshine
Eastbound & Down
The Heavens Are Hung in Black
Three Days of Rain
Rod Blagojevich Superstar!
Oliver Twist
Cinema Paradiso
Happy Tears
Right America: Feeling Wronged -- Some Voices From the Campaign Trail
Spectacular!
Betty Buckley: "Broadway by Request"
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