Table of Contents
Week of 03/26/2009

Articles

Mediaset has 'Perfect Recall'

 

Sony bags Bazalgette for post

 

MTV goes global with Green Day

 

FME acquires stake in Wide-Eyed

 

6 Sales moves to mainstream movies

 

'Fallout 3' tops with game developers

 

Two-hour 'Idol' dominates ratings

 

N.Y. Times Co. to lay off 100

 

Albania film school battle escalates

 

National Fund unveil recipients

 

Paramount extends deal with Abrams

 

USC gives voice to Mideast talent

 

Cinema school gets grand overhaul

 

Daley helps USC embrace change

 

Daley's standout faculty

 

Tim Streaty

 

Ruth Bereson

 

IFC nabs rights to 'Unmade Beds'

 

Paramount vet Wayne Lewellen dies

 

Bill Gentile

 

Tribeca announces film fest grants

 

Rossellini to visit IFC 'Movie Night'

 

Lionsgate board neutral on Icahn

 

Jordan Kerner

 

Brian Lorenz

 

Larry August

 

Don Marinelli

 

Christopher P. Redmann

 

Susanna Spies

 

Dan Carlin

 

Emud Mokhberi

 

Carola Mamberto

 

Benh Zeitlin

 

Andy Uhrich

 

MTC preps 'Royal' but trims season

 

1969: 'Sam' a smash in D.C.

 

Tiffany Houghton

 

Paul Flores

 

Maria Paula Ayala

 

Redstone exhibits good sales timing

 

Kevin Warnecke

 

Nathan Jackson

 

Kelly Matheson

 

Teens take media literacy courses

 

Damon Romine joins SAG PR unit

 

Marvel's hiring writers

 

3-D 'Monsters' invades theaters

 

Lifetime receives Epic Award

 

Lohan's 'Labor' to debut in summer

 

Sony will sell telenovelas at Mip

 

SAG group rallies for gov't probe

 

Lianzhong, CFGC going Dolby

 

Bruckheimer boosts Singer

 

Sony joins Gervais' 'Pru'

 

Latifah is 'Wright' for Fox Searchlight

 

Discovery falls for 'Pitchmen'

 

Monahan sets sail on 'Essex'

 

Amber Tamblyn eyes 'Street' cred

 

1st Call makes TV move

 

ABC to air 'Ben Hur' miniseries

 

Shine aims to light Europe

 

NBC cuts 'Chopping Block'

 

Spain signs on for 'Wubbzy' toon

 

France TV to renegotiate contracts

 

UK media journos honor David Frost

 

Fox lines up summer slate

 

CBS scores in ratings with hoops

 

Lionsgate cuts 8% of staff

 

HD programs made in Singapore

 

Singapore heats up with high-def biz

 

Tony Scott boards 'Unstoppable'

 

French resource guide

 

Federal Reserve heads to theaters

 

Foreign films shooting in France

 

HBO throw by 'Eastbound' pitch

 

Credit crunch stalls d-cinema rollout

 

French producers spread their wings

 

For executives, continuity is king

 

South of France, ideal locale for film

 

French rebate goes to visual effects

 

Shine aims for international expansion

 

Pyramedia plans content expansion

 

Rolaine Caine and Chris Morgan

 

Spring puts spring in box office's step

 

Pyramedia gleans best of West

 

Edinburgh fest sets lineup

 

Frears brings 'Cheri' to France

 

Argentina

 

Canada

 

Japan

 

France

 

United Kingdom

 

'Saturday Night' charms Primavera

 

Australia

 

Digital Emmy noms embrace novelty

 

Studios tailor the movie trailer

 

Small budgets find French partners

 

Advertisers starting to embrace DVR

 

Week 43 sees 4.2% bump

 

China TV biz broadens its outreach

 

Opera lures viewers to multiplexes

 

Made-for-online content still stalled

 

SF cranks up 'Music' in quiet times

 

Q & A for potential Gallic filmmakers

 

Studios making blind dates

 

Taxes dip, French embrace film

 

Studios say nets must spend to save

 

Mip buyers perplexed by prices

 

'Coco' heats up European box office

 

British biz hangs on Film4's future

 

France, U.K. lead piracy battle

 

Pathe using English-language route

 

Rome television Fest lures moguls

 

Horror pics get Swedish massage

 

Tobey Maguire set for 'The Limit'

 

British version of 'Law and Order' a hit

 

Kerasotes Showplace Theaters

 

Anita Watts

 

Mark Christiansen

 

Ted Hatfield

 

ShoWest schedule: Monday, March 30

 

Extreme skier killed in movie shoot

 

Theaters deal with glut of new films

 

All is not 'Lost' for ABC shows

 

'Ghost Whisperer' beats the odds

 

Obama reaches out beyond D.C.

 

Media grapples with financial crisis

 

Guadalajara fest wraps

 

Kathy Bates to star in 'Blind Side'

 

Jon Miller poised to join News Corp.

 

Concessions hit by recession

 

'Monsters' crushes competition

 

David O. Russell finds 'Silver Linings'

 

McConaughey takes 'Lincoln' case

 

Emma Stone gets 'Easy A'

 

The Stills nab two Juno Awards

 

'Aliens' lands at top of box office

 

'Knowing' tops foreign box office

 

Kids give 'School' high marks

 

Paramount, Gaumont set 'Section'

 

GLAAD banks on Banks, Orman

 

Mip minding bottom line

 

Sony, AMC theaters in digital deal

 

USC bows film school

 

Comcast sells personality-driven fare

 

Dick Clark taps Staeger

 

Pollard gets real for VH1

 

Ratio to produce 'Eve'

 

Actors' ad pact expires Tuesday

 

Disney to partner on Hulu?

 

'Life,' 'Borderline' top Jutra kudos

 

Green Day's 'Idiot' heads to the stage

 

San Francisco film org fetes Coppola

 

CBS flush with new ideas for PSA

 

National Geographic sets specials

 

Electronic Arts, Starz ready 'Dante'

 

FremantleMedia stepping into drama

 

Relativity, Sony ink distribution deal

 

Fox sets summer slate

 

Public window into N.Y. radio

 

ABC cuts back on 'Motherhood'

 

'Office' in 93% of U.S.

 

Germans make a splash at Mip

 

Trio of Lionsgate shows go to France

 

Reveille options Scandi 'Girl'

 

Portfolio, Teletoon put on 'Hood'

 

Sony sets deal with ProSiebenSat.1

 

Kudos launches 'Pirates,' 'Medici'

 

FME has the Vision to sign Abbott

 

Italians hold requiem for culture

 

Composer Maurice Jarre dies at 84

 

ICM signs Emmy Rossum

 

Canada's Junos honor Nickelback

 

Albania film school battle escalates

 

'Love' makes MipDoc go round

 

Hoops lift CBS in ratings

 

Julia Roberts is back in the spotlight

 

Ad biz hopeful on SAG, AFTRA pact

 

Arts Advocacy promotes funding

 

Moscowitz to top WB Records

 

U.K., Australia nab Digital Emmys

 

Quick fix to NY tax incentive program

 

French Toon house adding news

 

Univision posts loss despite growth

 

Lionsgate, Burnett team on 'Parenti'

 

Arts orgs take stage in D.C.

 

Encores! sets concert schedule

 

Campbell-Bower joins 'Twilight'

 

Vfx houses execute Snyder's vision

 

Who made the movie: 'Watchmen'

 

ShoWest schedule: Tuesday, March 31

 

Zack Snyder fans fanboy flames

 

'Friday Night' gets two-season pickup

 

Broadway weekly sales down

 

Disney/ABC deals with YouTube

 

Disney Cruises may dock in L.A.

 

Emily Browning lands 'Sucker Punch'

 

'ER' says goodbye

 

Smaller bows for ShoWest

 

Jes Gordon, 44 Blue team for series

 

Journalist Michael Sommer dies

 

Hartford Stage receives grant

 

Drew Barrymore gets 'Going'

 

ESPN scores documentary trio

 

Lucy Lawless to star in 'Spartacus'

 

Melissa McCarthy

 

ABC picks ups 'Diamonds' miniseries

 

Stars show school spirit at USC

 

'Aliens' the talk of ShoWest

 

MPAA gives 'Bruno' NC-17 rating

 

Steven Bach dies at 70

 

Panels, 'Poliwood' set for Tribeca

 

'Idol' to bleed into Osbournes launch

 

Ice Cube has ticket to 'Ride'

 

'Star Trek' sequel on track

 

Disney gets 'Grandma' rights

 

Robinson to direct Cyrus' 'Song'

 

Miramax cooks up 'Baster'

 

'Eagle' enlisting Kevin Macdonald

 

WB, Abu Dhabi rethink pact

 

'Justice' panel sparks int'l debate

 

Carl Icahn takes shot at Lionsgate

 

Discovery finds new Euro auds

 

A&E brings 'Angel' to Mip

 

Google China gives music away free

 

Marathon expands grasp

 

Disney rolls into S. Africa, Finland

 

French hooked on 'Mysteries'

 

FME sets up shop with Asian Union

 

Fox News launches FoxNation.com

 

Tight Monday ratings race

 

Abu Dhabi, 3Line drive tyke 'Train'

 

Singing cowboy Monte Hale dies

 

John Hart hides out with Smuggler

 

It takes one to know one in reality TV

 

Don Rickles to receive Legend Award

 

Fuji TV No. 1 in Japan for 5th year

 

German court rules against Kirch

 

Cast set for 'The Fantasticks'

 

Arts orgs descend on Capitol Hill

 

Fine Living orders more 'Whatever'

 

Stars align for San Francisco fest

 

IFC greenlights vampire telepic

 

Actor Andy Hallett dies at 33

 

Just for Laughs fest hits Chicago

 

Rachael Ray relishes the challenge

 

Who Made the Movie: 'Transformers II'

 

Hector Luis Bustamante

 

At Work With: Michael Bay

 

Taryn Southern

 

ShoWest schedule: Wednesday, April 1

 

Michael Bay keeps vfx shops busy

 

NBC strikes deal with Ars Nova

 

Martin Bragg steps down

 

Blue unveils pieces of 'Home'

 

Discovery renews five series

 

SAG's ad talks stretch out

 

Studios tease 3-D at ShoWest

 

N.Y. tax program gets one more year

 

Lifetime makes two key PR hires

 

Wilkin tops Broadway Across America

 

MPAA gives box office stats rosy spin

 

FX to air DreamWorks Animation fare

 

Universal Cable has a need for Reed

 

Kids boost Nickelodeon's ratings

 

USA tops basic cable ratings

 

Franco, McBride re-team on comedy

 

L.A.'s BEST honors Usher

 

KTLA adds more local newscasts

 

Wanda Sykes heads to Fox

 

Josh Schwartz directing 'Big City'

 

AMC saddles up for 'True West'

 

Kevin Spacey parents 'Father' film

 

WB digs 'Dumped' for Steve Carell

 

Stocks hit pension plans

 

Hafstrom set to direct 'The Rite'

 

Paramount nabs 'Christmas' pitch

 

SAG talks go into overtime

 

MySpace buddies up to 'BFF'

 

South Coast Rep slates Sondheim

 

Kring brings heroics to Nokia store

 

SAG, AFTRA reach ad deal

 

Bill Cosby awarded Mark Twain Prize

 

'Mister' is perfect for Banijay

 

A Company recruits Partners, coin

 

Boomerang nabs kid video units

 

Mikhalkov wins back union

 

Dutch to get Disney on VOD

 

MGM Channel unspools in Slovenia

 

News Corp. taps Miller as digital chief

 

Peabody Awards announce winners

 

Rome fest to honor 'Lost' duo

 

Televisa in 'Heaven' in China

 

Freeman, Science Channel dig 'Hole'

 

Facebook's CFO leaving company

 

CBS pulls plug on 'Guiding Light'

 

Light sampling for Tuesday bows

 

Fox's 'Wolverine' leaks online

 

'ER' by the numbers

 

'ER' Insiders' View: Laura Hennessy

 

'Project Runway' lawsuit settled

 

'ER' Insiders' View: Rick Ladomade

 

Roth recalls 'ER's' huge first season

 

Fox DVD stumbles with 'Slumdog'

 

China tightens grip on online content

 

'ER' exec producer answers critics

 

KNBC's Paul Moyer set to retire

 

Proyas spat muddles Oz pic rebates

 

Warner, Turner spotlight Day

 

Female Stars of Tomorrow

 

'Tin Pan Alley' set for Roundabout

 

Comedy Star of the Year

 

Career Achievement in Film Journalism

 

Male Star of the Year

 

Female Star of the Year

 

Supporting Actress of the Year

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

 

Male Star of Tomorrow

 

Breakthrough Performer of the Year

 

Independent Award for Excellence in Acting

 

ShoWest schedule: Thursday, April 2

 

Small films could make summer sizzle

 

'Hair' snags rave reviews

 

Goodman sets 'Good Negro'

 

'Tahoe' triumphs at Mexican kudos

 

Michael Rispoli joins 'Rum Diary'

 

'Morgans' adds Michael Kelly

 

Chris Lowell joins 'Up in the Air'

 

Courtney B. Vance books 'Crowley'

 

Edward Furlong set for 'Janjaweed'

 

ShoWest cops Sony pic clips

 

Kevin Rankin lands 'Trauma' lead

 

Campbell named Panavision CEO

 

'Hair' grows on Broadway

 

Trio in talks for 'Inception'

 

Geffen adds 'Equivocation' to lineup

 

Menaka Swampillai joins Reveille

 

'Inglourious Basterds' invades Cannes

 

HBO gets to work on 'Korshak'

 

Blockbuster wants better deals

 

Ted Nugent is 'Running Wild'

 

TLC locks pilot documentary

 

It's 'Murder' to the Core

 

Documaker in RDF pact

 

Sonnenfeld takes 'Spellman Files'

 

Ed Schultz gets MSNBC gig

 

Disney offers $15 companion tickets

 

Reviews

The Penguins of Madagascar

Little Dorrit

Mary Poppins

Dimetos

Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley

Exit the King

That Evening Sun

I Get That a Lot

Finian's Rainbow

The Damned United

My Boys

Notes From Underground

Cupid

My Year Without Sex

12 Rounds

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Pretty Wicked

Irena's Vow

Opus

Prince

The Boat That Rocked

Those Who Remain

Hamlet

Know Your Mushrooms

A Place of One's Own

The Kite Runner

Cagney

The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story

The Projectionist

The Tudors

Happiness

Intangible Asset No. 82

Night and Fog

Harmony and Me

Coco

Women in Trouble

Give Me Your Hand

Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Enlighten Up!: A Skeptic's Journey into the World of Yoga

In a Dream

In Treatment

The Broadway Musicals of 1931

Hair

If You Are the One

Different From Whom?

Osbournes Reloaded

Rescue Me

An Oresteia


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