Table of Contents
Week of 04/16/2009

Articles

Cannes taps heavy hitters

 

Documentary makes History

 

Beier heads Digital Domain's CG

 

Kirch takes control at Constantin

 

MoMA celebrates German cinema

 

German iTunes adds feature films

 

French cinema admissions fall 15%

 

'Doctor Who' assembles new team

 

European duo quit Disney Channel

 

John Madden exits broadcast booth

 

UKFC boosts P&A at Optimum

 

Fox wins Wednesday ratings race

 

Goldthwait's 'Dad' to close CineVegas

 

Paul Williams to head ASCAP

 

NBA TV signs deal with DirecTV

 

'Amazing Race' back for 15th cycle

 

TV matures in depiction of sexuality

 

Kathy Griffin

 

Suze Orman

 

Chad Allen

 

Tyra Banks

 

GLAAD nominees look back

 

Lowry Digital spruces digital footage

 

Red Camera Co. absent from NAB

 

Steady progress for 3-D TV content

 

Ivy Film Festival highlights

 

Comedy Central pacts with Levity

 

Ivy Film Festival attracts industry pros

 

Endeavor bulks up on agents

 

NAB 2009 highlights

 

NAB launches Chairman's Award

 

NAB Hall of Famer: Bob Newhart

 

4K production poses challenges

 

Homevid awaits 3-D ready hardware

 

John Logan play to bow at Donmar

 

Tweens rule 'Again' at box office

 

Dinner to honor Summit CEO

 

'Heights' hitting the road

 

'Silent Bob' comes to Carnegie Hall

 

'Suite' to preem for Pops

 

Benedict honored with Boston award

 

YouTube logs film, TV deals

 

Former TAMC prexy Rhodes dies

 

Players

 

Locals beware when H'w'd goes native

 

New Line buys 'Thinking'

 

Sony agrees to digital conversion fee

 

AFTRA officers all to return

 

Teuton shorts set for MoMA

 

Oscilloscope acquires 'Kisses'

 

Fox Searchlight acquires 'Nice'

 

'Mother' tends to Fox sibling

 

Sarkissian on 'Mad' mission

 

Philip K. Dick's widow files suit

 

Best Buy plans downloads

 

Hirst joins Angel auction

 

SAG primetime deal expected

 

Sofia Coppola books Marmont film

 

U.K. TV titans set for court battle

 

Rome to host Nat Geo Earth Day

 

Pirate Bay operators found guilty

 

Malaga showcases new talent

 

U.K. mulls production role for C4

 

TF1 makes play for DTT group AB

 

'Southland' ratings to be tested

 

Theater docs give added value

 

SAG, AMPTP reach tentative deal

 

Ted Kurland Assoc. taps A&R VP

 

ABC pushing 'The Unusuals'

 

Director Lee Madden dies at 82

 

TV's big bang theories

 

Canadians incubate talent

 

'Red Cliff' sees epic Japanese bow

 

NBC Universal profits down 45%

 

'Twilight' setting on tourists' plate

 

BritWeek hits L.A.

 

Networks rewriting rules for fall

 

Featured Player: Kathleen "Bird" York

 

Spain may rein in pubcaster ads

 

SkyTV broadcast angers Berlusconi

 

Building an epic 'Journey' out West

 

Actor and director Jim Hutchison dies

 

Terrorism pic stirs Italy's ire

 

Producer stuffs 'Lions, Tigers' comic

 

'Trek' plan: Go young and prosper

 

Hollywood biz without borders

 

Shifting tastes imperil TV sales

 

Aussies tap into girl power

 

Donmar widens stage door

 

'17 Again' tops Friday box office

 

Fresh digs for 'Grey Gardens' fans

 

The inns and outs of Cannes

 

Cinemas projecting a joint vision?

 

Radio personalities head to theaters

 

Timeline: SAG's contract dispute

 

Paul McCartney energizes Coachella

 

SAG, AFTRA reach commercial pact

 

Narcissist stars: addicted to love?

 

Unions look ahead to summer

 

'17 Again' tops weekend box office

 

'Fast' still tops at foreign box office

 

Distrib vet James C. Cargile dies

 

Jody McCrea dies at 74

 

Fox folding Atomic label

 

Writer J.G. Ballard dies at 78

 

Federal grand jury indicts McTiernan

 

SAG national board approves tentative deal

 

Salonen named conductor laureate

 

Disney screens 'Toy' teaser at NAB

 

SAG battle likely to continue

 

Jackie Chan says China control good

 

NBC names diversity exec

 

Kebbell joins Disney's 'Apprentice'

 

Buzz builds for home 3-D

 

TiVo takes on Nielsen

 

'Ip Man' nabs Hong Kong award

 

Filmax signs $200 million debt pact

 

Adlabs cables Bollywood pix to U.S.

 

BSkyB takes 'House' from Five

 

James Murdoch to speak at Edinburgh

 

UKFC launches digital program

 

China wows with underwater theater

 

Columbia moves on 'Symbol'

 

'Billy,' 'Shrek' top Outer Critics noms

 

GLAAD happy about 'Milk'

 

Fox toons off to slow start in ratings

 

Winfrey cancels show on Columbine

 

'Ugly Betty' returns to ABC slate

 

'Ruined' wins Pulitzer for drama

 

'Back' opens at Music Box

 

France Televisions cuts outside orders

 

E! keeps it in the family

 

Historic Films dips into its bag of clips

 

Music talent on upcoming films

 

Tourists add to Broadway boost

 

SAG to cut 35 jobs

 

Apple's iPhone rivals in a quandary

 

Robin Schwartz out at OWN

 

Music talent, marketers not in sync

 

British invasion archived at museum

 

Cannes Critics' Week selects duo

 

Discovery boosts Science's Myers

 

BBC Worldwide wins royal kudo

 

Demetri Martin swings at 'Moneyball'

 

Sitney named a.d. of Silverdocs

 

Prince works outside record labels

 

TV: Music execs pick five big talents

 

Video Games: The top music talents

 

French composer gets Stateside boost

 

American films drown in music

 

Lionsgate blocks Carl Icahn

 

Unauthorized Dylan doc gets to truth

 

Music documentaries a tough sell

 

Harden play to extend Broadway run?

 

Promax/BDA honors Robert Redford

 

'Informers' premieres in L.A.

 

Peace Arch spins off DVD arm

 

Premiere packs punch

 

Lifetime Movie scores with 'Holloway'

 

Fox shuffles film schedule

 

David Newman set for BMI nod

 

Dark Castle picks up 'Incidents'

 

Greenestreet gets financing

 

HBO picks Bicks to pen 'Love' story

 

WB rewires cable sales exec team

 

Bale in ring with Wahlberg for 'Fighter'

 

'Oz,' 'Deadwood' join DirecTV

 

Imagem nabs Rodgers & Hammerstein

 

Vitagraph takes 'Baader' in U.S.

 

'Ice Age 3' to screen at Giffoni

 

Antena 3 Films picks up 'Arthur'

 

MPAA to address 'red carpet' problem

 

U.K. talent drawn to 'Sex & Drugs'

 

India probes 'Slumdog' star scandal

 

Morgan Stanley downgrades BSkyB

 

'Dancing' tops quiet Monday

 

Icahn extends Lionsgate offer

 

Lollapalooza unveils lineup

 

Drama League unveils nominees

 

China opens up publishing sector

 

Blagojevich to miss 'Celebrity' gig

 

Lifetime sets 'Runway' bow

 

Bravo bags new shopping show

 

Leno's stamina is his greatest legacy

 

Lego builds on 'Rock Band'

 

Food Network serves up new shows

 

Yahoo to cut over 600 more jobs

 

Tribeca Film Festival highlights

 

Science films to get Sloan grants

 

Museum of TV & Radio gets redone

 

New Monkey Bar in 'preview stage'

 

List of Tribeca films hot with buyers

 

Gilmore aims to broaden Tribeca

 

Baseball gets pricey for NY fans

 

MPAA reaches out to lawmakers

 

Films recently shot in New York

 

Martha Stewart's take on recession

 

Stage vet Lawrence Miller dies

 

Broadway strong despite economy

 

Tribeca takes more focused view

 

Goldenthal aims for eclectic in music

 

Gilbert brings youth to Philharmonic

 

WMA finds devil in the details

 

Tax incentives boost NY filming

 

Talbot paved way for indie industry

 

Lunch, Twitter propel networking

 

Mizrahi's star back on the rise

 

Judge won't block Lil Wayne doc

 

Doris Roberts

 

Nets pull shows sooner than expected

 

TV Asahi punishes in trio of cases

 

'American Idol' rocks on Fox

 

Disney plants 'Earth' documentary

 

China likes 'Millionaire'

 

Hollywood readies for Earth Day

 

Script doctor's in for Tom Cruise

 

Angelina Jolie teams with Fox 2000

 

Tyler Perry's 34th St. parks first pitch

 

Participant signs Miles Chapman

 

Fox TV looks toward Asia for partners

 

Dimension acquires 'Kristy'

 

Jackson to serve on STV board

 

Sky Italia partners Disney's 'Mama'

 

Mediaset ad revenue falls 12%

 

BBC2's new chief unveils lineup

 

Fox wins night with 'Fringe,' 'Idol'

 

ABC picks up 'Copper'

 

Paradigm adds Christian music arm

 

'Tori & Dean' sets fourth season bow

 

ABC's 'Millionaire' celebrates milestone

 

Cinematographer Jack Cardiff dies

 

Elizabeth Banks set for 'Forever 21'

 

Vanessa Hudgens to star in 'Beastly'

 

Newport festival mines local interests

 

Hot destinations in Orange County

 

Newport festival keeps it kid-friendly

 

Cannes unveils 2009 poster

 

Newport Beach festival hits 10

 

Italians tune in to pay-per-view porn

 

VH1 doubles down on Dr. Drew

 

'Summer' heats up Off Broadway

 

Michael Shanks

 

Charlie Saxton

 

Oskar Eustis to direct 'Compulsion'

 

Broadway vets to perform 'Miracle'

 

Atlantic assembles cast for 'Make Me'

 

Long Wharf taps Ray Cullom

 

NAB attendance down but biz brews

 

NCR acquires stake in TNR

 

Sundance Channel lifts Barnett

 

Duncan to kick off Philanthropy

 

Mediaset see ad revs fall

 

CoFesta announces events

 

SnagFilms inks festival pact

 

Gregson-Williams scores many toons

 

Gregson-Williams' career highlights

 

SAG PR battle begins

 

Gregson-Williams gets into vidgames

 

Recording the 'Wolverine' score

 

Suzan-Lori Parks to star in 'Father'

 

Paramount's 'Soloist' takes a bow

 

Gregson-Williams: 'A musician first'

 

Location scouts' bazaar

 

Filmmakers praise Gregson-Williams

 

David Slade slated for third 'Twilight'

 

Brits invade Hollywood

 

Reality TV offers ads no immunity

 

Cinetic bows international division

 

Anthony Anderson to host 'Golf' show

 

'Liberace' heading to Broadway

 

Kevin Macdonald to direct 'Eternity'

 

Digital Governator set for 'Terminator'

 

Ninja Turtles back in (live) action

 

MySpace CEO logs off

 

Cameron Diaz in talks for 'Bobbie Sue'

 

Pair set comedy shingle

 

Reviews

The Soloist

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

The Godfather II

The Iliad: Book 1

Kernel of Sanity

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

My Fake Fiance

Lydia

20th Century Boys: Chapter 2

Safari

Crank: High Voltage

Erreur de la banque en votre faveur

The Audition

The Miracle at Naples

Fish Story

Drop

The Golden Boys

They All Lie

The Phone

Britney Spears

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Mary Stuart

Earth

1776

Life After People: The Series

New Year's Eve

The Gingerbread House

No Way to Treat a Lady

Hellsinki

Chasing the Green

Back to Bacharach and David

New York Moments

Iron Man: Armored Adventures

Someone I Loved

The Housewives of Mannheim

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Artifacts of Consequence

Pretty in Pink; Clueless; Mean Girls

Star Trek

Coco Before Chanel

Fighting

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Lies and Fat Girls


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