Table of Contents
Week of 02/12/2009

Articles

ITV freezes salaries of top staff

 

Scamarcio heads for 'Front Line'

 

Viacom's net profit plunges 69%

 

EU signs pact with networking sites

 

London Film School picks mentors

 

Anne Hathaway set for 'Night'

 

John Malone enters Sirius talks

 

Obamas attend fundraising gala

 

Opera to spotlight Anna Nicole Smith

 

U2 takes a week with Letterman

 

Expanded 'Idol' scores big in ratings

 

Connecticut Opera closes down

 

SAG to meet with AMPTP next week

 

'Minksy's' heading to Broadway

 

Hong Kong broadcasters cut jobs

 

Political pics rely on fashion for realism

 

Editors cover tracks with digital tricks

 

ASC honors Aussie d.p. Don McAlpine

 

Tenpercenteries

 

Guilds and societies honor members

 

Lewis Henderson leaving WMA

 

Drabinsky must pay investors

 

1969: Coppola is on the move

 

Williamstown fest unveils lineup

 

Fox moves into 'Cop House'

 

New Directors pushes Sundance pics

 

North Korea unveils film commission

 

'Friday' to cut into competition

 

'Billy Elliot' trio eligible for Tony

 

FX renews 'Rescue Me'

 

Peter Gabriel withdraws from Oscars

 

Universal readies 'Handbook'

 

Curtis Hanson circling 'Gemini Man'

 

'Demetri Martin' definitely important

 

N.Y. production incentives in danger

 

Columbia gets 'Lost In Austen'

 

Laura Osnes sets sails for 'Pacific'

 

Berkshire unveils summer lineup

 

Foursome pick up Larson grants

 

SXSW snags '500 Days of Summer'

 

'Tomb Raider' maker sells out

 

Ayer to tackle 'Deep Sea Cowboys'

 

USA Network's leaving 'Wife'

 

Sienna Miller mines Showest award

 

Video games go up in down economy

 

Universal taps Cates for top tech gig

 

Matthew Goode set for 'Leap Year'

 

Oedekerk to pen 'Stretch Armstrong'

 

Kevin James to star in 'Zookeeper'

 

Keri Russell nurses CBS film role

 

Salsberg smokin' for Lionsgate

 

Fest to fete Italo helmer Pupi Avati

 

Universal eyes Robert Ludlum film

 

'Bees' big at NAACP Image Awards

 

Epic season at Center Theater

 

CBS greenlights 'Good Girls'

 

Prisa restructures TV, film divisions

 

'Friday the 13th' feels lucky in Europe

 

Mipdoc books Moxie duo

 

'Suicide' wins Berlin's 14plus prize

 

Crossover episodes give ABC a win

 

Ronettes singer dies at 67

 

'Hanged Man' tightens Spain's noose

 

Award season propels 'Button,' 'Slum'

 

Japan enters digital age

 

Young CW puts brand into focus

 

Digital Domain resurges in Oscar race

 

HBO brings 'Blood' to Central Europe

 

Right to die vs. rite of ratings in Italy

 

MyNet abandons original shows

 

'Transformers' lifts auto industry

 

TV news goes soft during hard times

 

Hollywood's real-life hospital drama

 

Recession humbles mega-rich

 

'60 Minutes' rides the Obama wave

 

China plans blacklist for journalists

 

Royal Court premiering 'Gaza'

 

'Equus' closure prompts rumors

 

Box office sees slight uptick

 

Canada's film legacy goes digital

 

'Wicked' big in Wisconsin

 

'Minsky's' a work in progress

 

Bad economy hurts Canada's TV biz

 

Charter to file for Chapter 11

 

Strike ripples persist one year later

 

ITV ads interrupt live soccer game

 

Sirius XM bankruptcy on the horizon

 

Midway Games files for bankruptcy

 

Irish playwright Hugh Leonard dies

 

DreamWorks does a fast U-turn

 

'Quadrophenia' to tour U.K.

 

Kesselring Fellowship honors duo

 

Mixed reviews on euro's anniversary

 

Court denies Alan Rosenberg plea

 

Disney's excellent adventure

 

A boost for Beijing

 

Film to celebrate China's 60th anni

 

ABC gives greenlight to 'Farsi'

 

'Friday the 13th' kills at box office

 

Sony Pictures names 'green' exec

 

'Milk of Sorrow' wins Golden Bear

 

'Slumdog,' 'Mad Men' top ADG Awards

 

'Friday' slashes box office record

 

'Button' remains on top overseas

 

'Dirty Dancing' closes in Toronto

 

Cinematographers honor 'Slumdog'

 

'Wall-E,' 'Slumdog' win at ACE Eddies

 

ITV to sell Friends Reunited

 

FilmOn floats on Frankfurt exchange

 

Premiere losses escalate

 

Berlin film 'Ander' attracts sales

 

'Friday' scares up $45.2 million

 

Obama to honor Stevie Wonder

 

Fair Friday ratings for Fox

 

SAG, AMPTP to try talks

 

China sponges 'SpongeBob'

 

Cinema Popular launches

 

Canada regulator seeks rule change

 

'Balloon' floats off with Aussie love

 

Box office bump a no-show

 

'Button' still pops overseas

 

'Partner' draws buzz in Korea

 

Cartoon Network orders 'Squad'

 

AFI honor goes to Towne

 

'Jimmy Fallon' finds head writer

 

Halle Berry preps for 'Payne'

 

Rocket launches 'Predator'

 

Monahan set for Grisham's 'Associate'

 

Liberty circles Sirius XM

 

Drummer Louie Bellson dies at 84

 

Rezo's 'Admiral' sets sales

 

German firms fare well at Berlin mart

 

Geoff Gilmore joins Tribeca

 

Simon Fuller, ITV Studios sign deal

 

Berlusconi advisor found guilty

 

Liberty fends off Sirius bankruptcy

 

'Button' moves forward in Europe

 

Poker tour reups with Fox Sports Net

 

After 3 months, SAG, AMPTP talk

 

'Bachelor' a winner in ratings race

 

Agreement reached on royalty rates

 

Olympics matter to Marshall

 

Kennedy made mark at PGA, AMPAS

 

Marshall worked on Welles' 'Wind'

 

Spielberg's publicist on duo's growth

 

Producing pair pioneered f/x in films

 

SAG Awards moving to Saturday

 

Frank Marshall focuses on practical

 

Kathleen Kennedy oversees creatives

 

Piracy crackdown yields success

 

Broadway releases '08 ticket survey

 

Lifetime Achievement: Peter Bart

 

Starz nabs four Summit films

 

Chuck Lorre

 

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall

 

Publicists adapt to Internet age

 

Judge won't dismiss Polanski case

 

2009-10 Mirvish season announced

 

Faith Prince joins 'Little Mermaid'

 

Roundabout confirms 'Miss Julie'

 

Jerry Springer sets West End debut

 

25% of analog TV signals cut off

 

'Normal' heads to Broadway

 

Producers added to PGA conference

 

Bullock film avoids 'Watchmen'

 

Jackie Chan pic deemed too violent

 

China expands ad ban on actors

 

DGA brings on new-media expert

 

Holiday bonanza on Broadway

 

A&E picks up 'Hammertime'

 

WGA schedules 'Idol' protest

 

IFP back on 'Screen' scene

 

Martin Lawrence backs 'Africa'

 

QED taps international sales chief

 

Rodriguez eyes futuristic thriller

 

Ang Lee circles 'Life of Pi' film

 

Ashton Kutcher to star in 'Traded'

 

'Stone' spurs Disney's XD

 

Emmys looking to revamp

 

Writers go to 'School for Scumbags'

 

Sony adds ad man again

 

Rudd, Wilson in talks for Brooks film

 

G4 slices shows, staff

 

Long earns Goodspeed Award

 

Novelist Price right for UTA

 

Thailand gets first film-rating system

 

Hollywood Biz on upswing

 

Costume designers honor 'Slumdog'

 

'Night Music' to play in West End

 

Smyth leaves BSkyB for Fox

 

Russian producers face legal fight

 

RAI shuts out Sky Italia subscribers

 

Plant, Krauss get Grammy boost

 

Paley Festival unveils lineup

 

WB nabs rights to Mel Gibson film

 

M6 delays news launch as ads fall

 

SAG, studios continue with talks

 

Fribourg Film Festival sets jury

 

Duffy wins trio at Brit Awards

 

Paramount, Montecito extend pact

 

Jackman talks Oscars with Walters

 

'SportsCenter' sets West Coast edition

 

Talk TV is cheap but it ain't easy

 

CBS Corp. profits down 52%

 

Brendan Gleeson

 

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

 

Hylda Queally

 

Irish film, music more multicultural

 

Comedy Central has 'Issues'

 

Cesar Awards to honor late founder

 

More French films fight for Cesar

 

Helen Mirren's 'Phedre' to visit U.S.

 

BlueRun inks deal with HorseTV

 

Time Warner Cable names chairman

 

Duo set for 'Rock of Ages'

 

Jocelyn joins Canadian Stage Co.

 

Oscar plans a few surprises

 

Lorne Michaels to get Moving tribute

 

Lincoln Center sets French films

 

Sandra Bullock to star in 'Blindside'

 

Thomas Kinkade signs with CAA

 

'The Bachelor' woos women

 

Biz tones it down for Oscar bashes

 

Liev Schreiber to star in 'Salt'

 

WGA stages 'Idol' protest

 

Sony ups Friedman to senior VP

 

Tokyo Anime Fair set for March

 

Warners scores a pair of PR honors

 

Cyndi McClellan upped by Comcast

 

GDH plans major restructuring

 

'Heavy Metal' band makes it to U.S.

 

Iran blocks RFI, DW websites

 

Al Jahani hailed as 'Million' hero

 

'Hunger,' history top Irish awards

 

Koepp to pore over 'Vinegar'

 

'Explicit Ills' to get March release

 

Heigl, Kutcher to star in 'Killers'

 

Studios line up to court Tom Cruise

 

FSN to sport more 'Science'

 

Nelly, 25/7 gamble on variety show

 

Langella linking to WMA's Limato

 

Douglas to perform 'Before I Forget'

 

'Sufei's Diary' draws Chinese teens

 

Still no deal for SAG, congloms

 

Reviews

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Friday the 13th

In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)

Polanski Unauthorized

England People Very Nice

My One and Only

Uncle Vanya

Time Stands Still

Pink

Sweet Rush

The Milk of Sorrow

Ander

Crossing Over

Help Gone Mad

Paul Simon

Eden Is West

Raging Sun, Raging Sky

A Delicate Balance

Man of La Mancha

Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street; Dhafer Youssef

The Jazz Age

Love/Stories (or But You Will Get Used to It)

Letters to the President

Beeswax

Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes

The One Man Village

The Happiest Girl in the World

Il Trovatore

Being Erica

The Jazz Age

Staten Island

Winter Silence

Little Joe

All About Actresses

The Bogeyman

The Dust of Time

Yatterman

The End of Poverty?

Garapa

Short Cut to Hollywood

Time Stands Still

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned

Three Sisters

Dorfpunks

Soundless Wind Chime

Light Gradient


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