Table of Contents
Week of 02/19/2009

Articles

Sportive wins Olympics Euro rights

 

Microwave picks 'Fields,' 'Foxglove'

 

Udine secures 'Ong Bak 2'

 

Shed rejects takeover bid

 

Beta sells 'Rabe' across Europe

 

TF1 rethinks acquisitions policy

 

'Panic,' 'Lagaffe' screen at Anima

 

Russian civil war heats up

 

De Niro, Morrison first Fallon guests

 

'Idol' worship keeps Fox on top

 

Wagner's blockbuster opera hits L.A.

 

CBS, CTV team for 'The Bridge'

 

Arab satellite TV SmartSat to debut

 

Italian entertainer Oreste Lionello dies

 

The ultimate acceptance speech

 

Oscar weekend higlights

 

SAG, AMPTP resume talks

 

Scott Campbell

 

Norby Walters

 

Cheryl Cecchetto

 

Lincoln Center opens Tully Hall

 

'Institute' salutes costumes in film

 

2009 Spirit Award nominees

 

Rourke rewrites red-carpet rules

 

Atlantic Theater adds 'Make Me'

 

Joseph Fiennes to star in 'Cyrano'

 

Streep's history of red-carpet style

 

Post-Oscar holiday destinations

 

Truer Than Fiction grant nominees

 

Indie directors depend on actors

 

Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins 'Losers'

 

Fonda, Struthers join 'Inequality'

 

Someone to Watch award nominees

 

Andrea Nellis joins Public Theater

 

Taylor Hicks reups with 'Grease'

 

Marketers vie for Oscar night spotlight

 

Coogan continues Spirit's irreverence

 

'Mr. Bones 2' scores in South Africa

 

Producers Award nominees

 

SPTI India boss Dasgupta exits

 

Spirits Awards spotlight edgy fare

 

Goodman's 'Desire' eyes Broadway

 

Mizrahi, Rowland to host 'Fashion'

 

Werk Works to produce 'Howl'

 

Variety rejigs senior biz management

 

NBA All-Stars raise game

 

'Madea' expected to top box office

 

Al-Jazeera launches website

 

Fremantle picks up Original Prods.

 

Taxing situation for New York

 

Tenpercenteries

 

Gore Verbinski scores new senior VP

 

Oscar coverage gets a closeup

 

Cybill Shepherd heads to college

 

Jimmy Fallon ready to move in

 

Sidney Kimmel cues 'Old Timers'

 

IATSE opposition has Spirit

 

ABC TV pilots: 2009-2010

 

NBC TV pilots: 2009-2010

 

CBS TV pilots: 2009-2010

 

Fox TV pilots: 2009-2010

 

CW TV pilots: 2009-2010

 

SAG talks break down (again)

 

Jenna Elfman leads 'Accidentally'

 

CCTV launches online TV station

 

Baidu sees Q4 increase

 

'Loft' crowned Belgian movie king

 

European Film Market stays 'stable'

 

Murphy to head U.K.'s Sky One

 

'Eagle' soars in Spanish primetime

 

Oscar hopefuls push on in Europe

 

Late night shift a reality

 

ABC beats CBS in close ratings race

 

China plans 50 propaganda pics

 

'Slumdog' kids to attend Oscars

 

Russians reject Mikhalkov

 

Straffi's animation firm crosses borders

 

Bartlett navigates ITV's rough ride

 

USA puts characters in commercials

 

Photographer Leo Fuchs dies at 80

 

Audiences toon in to French 2-D

 

'Slumdog' takes boffo world tour

 

In tough times, pilots go broad

 

Actress Dorothy Bridges dies

 

Off Broadway fare shining bright

 

Week 38 sees 13.5% boost

 

Broadway bows to bottom line

 

'Bye Bye Birdie' writer kept his 'Wit'

 

Vittorio Storaro lights up New York

 

When 'Push' comes to shove

 

Cameraman Robert Ulland dies

 

'Button' sews up top spot overseas

 

'Project Runway' in limbo, says Klum

 

Latin filmmaker on a roll

 

Latin America digging industry jobs

 

Presidents' Day boosts box office

 

Oscar's statue of limitations

 

Aussie expansion isn't Working

 

ELO bass player Kelly Groucutt dies

 

TF1 review may aid U.S. TV shows

 

Taxi tale to the dark side

 

Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' tops anime awards

 

Bergeron to host College TV Awards

 

News anchor Brian Naylor dies at 78

 

Oscar doesn't carry the same weight

 

'Dark Knight' breaks $1 billion mark

 

Producers in 'Good Sharma' feud

 

SK Telecom cuts deal with Disney

 

Summit announces third 'Twilight'

 

Domingo wins $1 million opera prize

 

Adam Carolla gets CBS pilot

 

'Madea' earns $14.7 million Friday

 

'Story of My Life' ends Broadway run

 

O'Brien signs off from 'Late Night'

 

SAG considering 'final' AMPTP offer

 

ABC and CBS cut back on pilots

 

'The Wrestler' tops Spirit Awards

 

SAG rejects 'final offer' from AMPTP

 

'Button' tops Visual Effects Awards

 

'Dark Knight' wins prize pair at Reels

 

'Madea' tops weekend box office

 

Walsh a ratings winner for ABC

 

Protests at the Night Before party

 

'Love Guru' tops Razzies

 

'Button' dresses for success overseas

 

Night makes right

 

Will CEOs chime in on SAG impasse?

 

'Departures' surprises at Oscars

 

2009 Oscar winners list

 

Cruz's Oscar first for Spanish actress

 

China's surveillance cop arrested

 

Backstage at the Academy Awards

 

Red carpet no-shows irk photogs

 

Emmett/Furla reups deal

 

Masters to host KCRW's 'Business'

 

Sayles red hot for HBO's 'Scar'

 

SAG, AFTRA ad it up

 

Henderson exits William Morris

 

'Millionaire' path was like no other

 

'Slumdog' wins big at Oscars

 

'Departures' wins 10 Japan Awards

 

Penn, Winslet win top acting honors

 

Heath Ledger wins supporting actor

 

Spain relaxes TV ownership rules

 

Oscar ratings on the rise

 

ITV mulls sale of SDN

 

Fox debuts Italian web TV service

 

Bavaria puts faith in 'Superhero'

 

TMG extends pact with Augsberger

 

Springsteen to headline Glastonbury

 

Nielsen: TV viewing on the rise

 

Watts, Pinto join Woody Allen film

 

Oscar winner sets 'Dream' project

 

Peter Chernin exits News Corp.

 

Winter break offers Broadway boost

 

'Electra' to end run on March 1

 

Cusack, Corddry jump into 'Hot Tub'

 

Van Halen: Everybody wants some?

 

WBTV moves 'Fringe' to Vancouver

 

Sean Penn in talks for Plame 'Game'

 

'Slumdog' to play on more screens

 

Harnois joins Zemeckis' 'Mars'

 

Tamara Feldman sets 'Gossip' role

 

Jennifer Aspen cast in 'Glee'

 

Pippy a regular on 'Army Wives'

 

Director Howard Zieff dies

 

Oscar's array of soirees

 

Chiwetel Ejiofor joins Noyce's 'Salt'

 

SAG eyes commercial contracts

 

Producer Hercules Bellville dies

 

New Yorker Films closes down

 

IFC hosts post-Spirit Awards bash

 

Economy pinches TV pilots

 

Diablo Cody to produce 'Breathers'

 

Tom Bezucha finds his 'Way'

 

Oscar night low on star power

 

Alan Braun joins CAA

 

Murdoch memo to News Corp. staff

 

Telecinco Cinema adds to pipeline

 

French academy fetes producing pair

 

Russia blocks Disney TV purchase

 

'Spider-Man' swings to Broadway

 

'Button' sews up euro box office

 

'Iron Man' DVD sales lift Marvel

 

'House,' '24' top Monday ratings

 

Michel Gondry set for 'Green Hornet'

 

CBS, Cookie Jar extend cartoon pact

 

Clooney meets with Obama in D.C.

 

Richter to join Conan on 'Tonight'

 

Television's quiet gray revolution

 

CW renews six signature shows

 

Showest honors Bradley Cooper

 

DreamWorks Animation takes tumble

 

'Wiz' on the road to New York

 

Essie Chambers joins BET

 

OWN gives Saxe SVP stripes

 

Gore Verbinski to develop 'Clue'

 

Worldwide directors get grants

 

BAM sets Carl Th. Dreyer film fest

 

Hamptons fest set for October

 

Breakthrough for Canadian outfit

 

Ion heads north of the 'Border'

 

Lifetime renews 'Army Wives'

 

Murdoch on the prowl for print sales

 

Ticketmaster merger draws concern

 

Brown retires from AMC post

 

Funding shortfall can't stop Sofia fest

 

'Normal' set for Booth Theater

 

'Sleepwalk' extends run

 

Public Theater honors Lyne, Nichols

 

Sofia Intl. Film Festival schedule

 

Audiences grow at Fox News

 

Chernin remains a Fox powerhouse

 

Sofia spotlights regional filmmakers

 

'French Kiss' heads to U.S.

 

BMI honors Gamble, Huff

 

Obama addresses Congress, nation

 

LL Cool J to star in 'NCIS' spin-off

 

NY Post drops Liz Smith

 

'Astro' set for October release

 

Taper pushes 'Inishmore' to 2010

 

Studios weigh star packages

 

Shed housing U.S. units

 

Melissa Leo jumps into 'Waters'

 

'Lonely Dog' finds a home at WB

 

Turner preps for May 20th upfronts

 

Bullets mailed to four NHK offices

 

U.S. groups eye U.K. TV venture

 

French theaters draw older crowd

 

Police raid Albanian film school

 

Cannes honors Clint Eastwood

 

ZDF journalists defend Brender

 

Economic crisis hits Liberty Media

 

ITV plots merger with C4, Five

 

Robin Hood woos Cate Blanchett

 

Tough economy body slams WWE

 

Zac Efron honored by ShoWest

 

Viacom consumer unit ups Randisi

 

CMT orders 8 episodes of 'Parents'

 

Chalcea Park

 

Genesis Awards honor animal activists

 

'Holmes' sets Christmas release date

 

TV One in tune with 'Unsung'

 

Lawmakers pay tribute to Newman

 

Not everyone loves 'Slumdog'

 

ABC Family lands rights to 'Gilmore'

 

L.A. Times consolidates biz coverage

 

Swift isn't slowing down

 

New Okinawa fest will go for laughs

 

Samuel Jackson joins 'Iron' cast

 

Emilie de Ravin

 

Garret Dillahunt

 

Alexis Dziena

 

Pat Finn

 

Obama draws 52 million

 

WGA grills Leno about monologue

 

Mackie moves to Left Bank

 

NALA, Latin World team on shows

 

Queen Elizabeth honors DGA prez

 

Sony VP Verno flays Emmy plans

 

'Watchmen' critics race to review

 

Ray Liotta

 

Peter Baynham to rewrite 'Arthur'

 

Warner Bros. sets up 'Suicide Squad'

 

Tax-break states bask in Oscar glory

 

Playboy jazz fest announces lineup

 

Imageworks hires Randy Lake

 

New WGA rule: No work, no vote

 

Alan Saxe Oprah's new legal eagle

 

Oscilloscope digs 'Garden'

 

Eliza Dushku focuses on photog film

 

'Marriage' returns Seinfeld to NBC

 

Ed Helms grows his resume

 

Moss gathers Blackburn Prize

 

Reviews

Billu Barber

End Of Love

Sometime in August

Killing Is My Business, Honey

Mistresses

Storymakers

The Story of My Life

Mourning Becomes Electra

The Bone Man

Ute Lemper: The Last Tango in Berlin

Andrew Bird

Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

The Girl

Who's Afraid of the Wolf

Max Embarrassing

Tourists

Ixnay

Kill Daddy Good Night

April Showers

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

The Accident

Perpetuum Mobile

Leonard Cohen

Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina

Rita Moreno

Joan Baez

The Winter's Tale

Sutton Foster

Das Rheingold

The Wonderous World of Laundry

This Beautiful City

Sleeping Songs

Happy New Year

In Your Veins

Kashmir: Journey to Freedom

The Day After

District B13: Ultimatum

The 81st annual Academy Awards – From the Couch

The 81st annual Academy Awards – From the Kodak Theater

The Baby Formula

In Berlin

Above the Call

Our Town

Zombie

Our Leading Lady

That Pretty-Pretty; or, The Rape Play

Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead

Othello

Rachel

Dark Days in Monkey City

Empire of Silver

House of Fools

Letters to Father Jacob

Hilde

Yang Yang

Plague Over England

The Broadway Musicals of 1924

The Mermaid and the Diver

America

Russia 88

Brendan and the Secret of Kells

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Alan Menken


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