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Week of 02/26/2009

Articles

Court orders rethink of film levies

 

Bleak forecast for Euro adspend

 

Airey weighs in on British TV future

 

Fox stays with 'Simpsons'

 

Zentropa gets animated, again

 

Amenta puts money on 'Banker'

 

Cablevision swings to quarterly loss

 

Ferrell, Wahlberg join 'The B Team'

 

Huairou Film Base does big business

 

'Idol' crushes competition in ratings

 

British actress Wendy Richard dies

 

Michaelchyshyn exits Sundance post

 

Moland, Skarsgard reteam on pic

 

Banderas joins Woody Allen film

 

1969: 'Shadows' gets Israel's aid

 

Robin Williams headed for Broadway

 

Jim Breuer

 

Alliance cancels 'iSondheim'

 

Trio set for 'Rainbow'

 

James Eric memorial

 

Time Warner sets Cable spinoff date

 

Filmmaker Anton van Munster dies

 

No consensus on Piven grievance

 

Brian Stokes Mitchell

 

Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon

 

John O’Brien

 

Klea Scott

 

About Face postpones spring show

 

ASCAP kudo shows Heart

 

Traffic ban could lift Broadway

 

Conan ends on ratings high note

 

Interview: Animal Collective

 

'Che' to open Cartegena festival

 

Ian Montone duets with Rick Yorn

 

Jonas Brothers ride box office boom

 

Art Directors Guild adds 500

 

SAG, AMPTP crisis to linger

 

Regent shakes hands with 'Devil'

 

Carrey, Gyllenhaal do 'Yankees'

 

Gene Stein tops BermanBraun

 

Next 'Narnia' writer tapped

 

Sprout visits 'Underworld'

 

HBO alums boost 'Borgias'

 

Alterman, Aguilar form Dos Tontos

 

GM ads lead a retreat from Oscars

 

'Australia' sets record Down Under

 

France's anti-piracy fight 'too costly'

 

Stringer unveils Sony shake-up

 

East European webs beat recession

 

Venice taps Lee to lead its jury

 

Peter Scarlet exits Tribeca Film Fest

 

German telco adds free Internet VOD

 

Azteca up big, Televisa barely up

 

Hong Kong films aim for Mainland

 

Univision pinkslips 300 staffers

 

'Bolt' exhibits staying power overseas

 

Adelaide festival accents Australia

 

UTV crosses borders

 

'Dragon Tatoo' heads to screen

 

Two exits create labor uncertainty

 

Disney two-fer: Blu-rays and DVDs

 

Studios thinking inside the box

 

'Sufei's Diary' a hit in China

 

'ER' winds down, healthcare still ailing

 

Actor Clarence Swensen dies

 

'Gomorrah' strong in limited release

 

Twitter taking over D.C.

 

Ed McMahon hospitalized in L.A.

 

'Wicked' leads box office surge

 

'Push' shoves away Directors festival

 

'Legally Blonde' makes its case

 

Bush: Live from New York

 

Media exex tight-lipped on economy

 

Producer counts her 'Conquests'

 

Emmy winner Ed Cotter dies

 

Mexican networks fight ad law

 

TV host's disability raise discourse

 

Stage tours take 11% cut

 

Sumner's debt forces screen sale

 

Buyers buzz BBC showcase

 

Brakefield starts indie film company

 

Chernin transitions post-News Corp.

 

Producers continue pursuit of Piven

 

David Young defends writers strike

 

TNT takes on broadcasters

 

U.S. networks nab Canadian shows

 

News Corp. faces future

 

'Addams Family' musical sets date

 

Ripley added to 'Cutman' reading

 

'Seraphine' tops Cesar Awards

 

NY's tax credit program revamped

 

CW casts 'Melrose Place,' 'Vampire'

 

'Jonas Brothers' takes center stage

 

Canadian producers issue warning

 

Broadcaster Paul Harvey dies at 90

 

'Madea' holds on to box office crown

 

Cast set for Kushner's 'Guide'

 

Boespflug exits post at WB France

 

Avid brings 3-D without blinders

 

'Button' still tops at foreign box office

 

Trio set for 'Rape' drama

 

Yorn duets with Montone

 

Jason Bateman comes up for 'Air'

 

Keira Knightley set for 'Never'

 

Chadha brews culture stew with pic

 

CAA'S New York publishing foray

 

Oasis cancels China tour dates

 

Vivendi, FT-Orange's French face off

 

Greater Union lifts 'Combination' ban

 

Stockholm Pirates face jail time

 

Berlin celebrates 60th anniversary

 

Russian producers slash pay

 

BT joins offers for C4 merger

 

Danish critics are 'Happy' with pic

 

Woody's 'Works' to open Tribeca

 

Thoughts on leaving the NY Post

 

Alexander Payne is 'Downsizing'

 

'Idiots and Angels' tops Fantasporto

 

Tyros take up Cannes' Residence

 

Japan's Yubari fest honors 'Rapper'

 

BBC buys Showcase shows

 

Sydney Austin Benay

 

'Rita' rocks on at Lifetime

 

Lookingglass sets upcoming season

 

Stephen Daldry, David Hare re-team

 

'HSM2' stageshow heads overseas

 

FremantleMedia ups Carter to COO

 

Eye closes on 'Precious' sales

 

Catholic League to battle 'Demons'

 

Lionsgate nets TV Guide units

 

Prince sets sights on Target

 

Broadway adds more Robin Williams

 

Gov. urged to save NY tax program

 

'Brothers' smothers competition

 

'West Side Story' a Broadway smash

 

Biz stocks socked again

 

G4 to explore 'Underground'

 

ABC cancels 'Life on Mars'

 

'Hell' to fire up SXSW

 

SPRI promotes Ralph Alexander

 

Zwick hooks 'Heart' for next project

 

Wal-Mart's Walton books film debut

 

Shoreline preps Kramer documentary

 

TV Land Awards name Harris host

 

ShoWest to laud Zack Snyder

 

CBS Films ready to bake 'Cookie'

 

'Percy Jackson' finds lead actors

 

Next 'Narnia' gets date in December

 

Penn campaigns for Harvey Milk day

 

Barry Sonnenfeld courts 'Scandal'

 

HighRoad options 'Silent Thunder'

 

CBS sets deals for 'Men,' 'Bang'

 

'Sleepless' to wake up Broadway

 

Finland loses Lindman, age 81

 

BBC defends all-black 'EastEnders'

 

BBC drama topper moves to L.A.

 

Mediaset's Alice takes on Murdoch

 

Pair reschedule pricey soccer deals

 

Show breathes 'Life' into Spanish TV

 

Fallon delivers big numbers to NBC

 

CBS brews up marketing campaign

 

Spinal Tap leaves personas behind

 

Siegfried & Roy to appear on '20/20'

 

Big 'Bachelor' ratings for ABC

 

'High School Musical' returns to roots

 

Carolyn Harris, Beatrice Springborn

 

Genachowski nommed for FCC gig

 

NBC distribution adds Litton series

 

'Watchmen' ticket sales outpace '300'

 

Sports woes provide insight for showbiz

 

New Regency goes 'Medieval'

 

MPAA to scale back budget, staff

 

Kennedy Center slates McNally trio

 

Ruth Koch dies at 90

 

Cirque du Soleil to debut new show

 

Producer Robert Haggiag dies

 

Nolan Miles Trevorrow

 

Virgin Megastores closing by summer

 

U2 storms New York City

 

Spears kicks off tour in New Orleans

 

Wax museum honors Beyonce, Foxx

 

'24' to stamp out carbon footprint

 

Screenvision cues concert

 

David Cromer to direct 'Streetcar'

 

TW teams on Web streams

 

Comedy Central reups 'Silverman'

 

Godthwait to receive Commie Award

 

Megan Fox to star in 'Fathom'

 

Media mixed as stock continues slide

 

USA net's summer starts April 19

 

Reveille taps unscripted executive

 

Leo DiCaprio to star in 'Inception'

 

Fox wins weekly ratings race

 

IFC lets wider aud watch SXSW films

 

SXSW film fest keeps Austin weird

 

Brian Phillips upped to prexy of CMT

 

David Permut steers DeLorean biopic

 

Braga, Rourke, Cassel join 'Minutes'

 

Hit Entertainment gets into movie biz

 

'Lymelife' to open Gen Art festival

 

Miramax, Rudin are 'Believers'

 

New Line adapting 'Thirteenth Hour'

 

Emmy screeners go to iPod, iPhone

 

Bob Einstein to reprise 'Super Dave'

 

Willis, Morgan to play 'Cops'

 

Wildbrain to open studio

 

ITV axes 600 as profits plummet

 

Dubbing pain in Spain

 

No 'Resistance' to Big Rich pic

 

Euro cable networks see revs climb

 

'Silence' sweeps Romanian awards

 

Pirate Bay trial awaits verdict

 

Disney U.K. topper leaves post

 

Azerbaijan launches foreign channel

 

Robin Williams cancels performances

 

Reality rolls on Tuesday

 

Sony Pictures slashing 300 jobs

 

Ghibli pacts with Toyota on studio

 

Zhang film to fete Communist anni

 

Redbox installs Manhattan kiosks

 

Lionsgate, Tyler Perry continue deal

 

'Memphis' heads to Broadway

 

Oscar-winner Horton Foote dies

 

Weinstein vet opens management co.

 

'Brothers Bloom' to open Dallas fest

 

Saudi scholar blasts media moguls

 

Fox to air 'Osbourne' family specials

 

UAE journos jump on draft media law

 

Some support from Sharon Stone

 

Journos fined for covering Tamim trial

 

Lebanon's Murr TV back on air

 

'Amendment' gets going at Warners

 

FT-Orange lures auds to pay TV

 

ABC adds 'This Little Piggy' pilot

 

Alive Media purchases 'Theater' doc

 

Showbiz stocks rebound

 

'Slumdog' slams past $200 million

 

Actors flock to 'Forest'

 

Doheny to stage a 'Godfrey' reading

 

'Zorro' heads overseas

 

Fox DVD creates two classes of discs

 

Paramount visits 'Grandma'

 

Reeling in the Sunshine state

 

Steve Carell to star in 'Hi-T'

 

SAG dissidents rally outside Fox

 

ShoWest to honor Michael Caine

 

1492 picks up rights to 'Hoxford'

 

Sony Pictures TV raises Glass

 

Roach's 'Dinner' table finally set

 

Alloy takes teen series prod'n to Web

 

Dakota Fanning fronts 'Runaways'

 

'Big One' reeled in at DreamWorks

 

UMG, YouTube eye music videos

 

RDF USA bulks up L.A. team

 

Humanitas Prize seeks nominees

 

CJ, ToonBox to coproduce 'Blip'

 

WB to launch 24-hour Indian channel

 

Reviews

Watchmen

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Velveteen Rabbit

An American Affair

Delhi-6

Bob Funk

Our Town

Waiting for the Sun

West of Pluto

Small Crime

Change of Plans

Soul at Peace

Shuttle

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Ashes to Ashes

Pardon My French

Guys and Dolls

Kaspar Hauser: A Foundling's Opera

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

Echelon Conspiracy

Dangerous

An Englishman in New York

The Trouble With Romance

The Combination

Henry V

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Breaking Bad

La Sonnambula

Tales of an Urban Indian

The Hanged Man

Teenage Response

The Savannah Disputation

Gates of Gold

1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl

Distracted

Burnt by the Sun

The Architect

Michel Legrand -- Romance, With Strings Attached


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