Table of Contents
Week of 04/30/2009

Articles

'Deal' moves to Connecticut

 

VW backs out of Berlin sponsorship

 

Viacom profit veers down

 

Fanny Ardant heats up Cannes

 

Slade to direct Kanzaman's 'Skin'

 

BSkyB bucks TV's downward trend

 

Disney joins Hulu

 

Fox wins night over Obama

 

French pols reconsider piracy bill

 

Mazza joins Cookie Jar

 

Hasbro nabs Discovery Kids stake

 

Seeger grows Hudson nonprofit

 

Seeger's 90th birthday in New York

 

McCain to host AMC movie marathon

 

Flu forces studios to shuffle slates

 

Mood shifts set music on 'Numbers'

 

McKellar explores math's stigma

 

Memorable moments: Rob Morrow

 

Memorable moments: David Krumholtz

 

'Wolverine' too violent for Swedes

 

Caltech proves hospitable to filming

 

1969: 'Ape' folks discuss ending

 

Spirituality adds depth to 'Numbers'

 

Good news for Mexico TV rivals

 

'Numbers' defies naysayers

 

British actor Peter Dennis dies

 

Michael Pio

 

Theater vet John Blankenchip dies

 

D.C. dinner blooms in Obama era

 

Lighting designer Tharon Musser dies

 

DJ Barbara Birdfeather dies at 69

 

Actor Daryl Hury dies at 35

 

Duo joins 'Twelfth Night'

 

'Ruined' extends run

 

NBC exec dies on 'Parenthood' set

 

'Wolverine' looks sharp at the box office

 

Stana Katic

 

Oscar Nunez

 

Grace Park

 

'Alive Mind' acquires 'Fierce Light'

 

Cinema Guild gets 'Beeswax'

 

Kathryn Bigelow gets Columbia honor

 

US adds Canada to Web piracy list

 

Giffoni and Capri expand festivals

 

The fight to film in Campania

 

Campania's diverse filming spots

 

PBS picks up Spike Lee's 'Strange'

 

Tribeca honors international films

 

Navigating a shoot in Campania

 

Canadian actors renew contract deal

 

Vilmos Zsigmond gets UCLA gig

 

NBC exec Nora O'Brien dies at 44

 

Disney doubles disc choices

 

Warner brings 'Death' to bigscreen

 

Marcus Nispel takes a 'Voyage'

 

Mark Burnett picks 'Head Cases'

 

Fall pilot predictions

 

President Obama back to Hollywood

 

'Geeky' scores Japanese first

 

Washington Post switches to red ink

 

Cannes adds 'Eye,' 'Life' to lineup

 

ABC, 'Grey's' pace rating race

 

Las Vegas singer Danny Gans dies

 

'Wolverine' wolfs down nearly $5 mil

 

Theater and film intersect in Naples

 

A selection of new Neapolitan films

 

Film production flocks to Campania

 

Campania's filmmaking renaissance

 

SAG, AFTRA mail out ballots

 

Sat. 1 lures top German talent

 

Specialty biz: What just happened?

 

Sitcoms coming slow in Canada

 

Overture looks for breakthrough pic

 

Local TV suffers as revenue shrinks

 

Biz balks at cost of 3-D glasses

 

'Fast' tops foreign box office again

 

'Coco' aims to match 'Rose' success

 

Cannes market floor filled up

 

Indies navigate shifting film business

 

Indie film biz wrestles bear market

 

'Wicked' stays hot in Salt Lake

 

Grevioux rides 'Pale Horsemen'

 

Ticket sales drop as spring break fades

 

Alzheimer doc personal for Shriver

 

London theater explores Afghanistan

 

Endeavor's rapid rise

 

TV Asahi scores three punishments

 

Russians expand Cannes presence

 

Anchors aweigh for 'Hairspray'

 

WME reflects changing mantra

 

Gurus in the new age of marketing

 

Senator tries to forget 'The Informers'

 

Measuring success in new media

 

Fleeting success for FCC

 

Starlets a hot ticket for Silvio

 

Twitter, iPhone promote new films

 

Flu dampers holiday in Mexico

 

Who musical searches for identity

 

Upfront strategies remain the same

 

Edgy content lure auds

 

Breakdown slashes price to free

 

Cannes to offer reusable 3-D glasses

 

Magnolia Pictures picks up 'Eclipse'

 

Maya Ent. acquires 'La Linea'

 

Post-fusion confusion for Hollywood?

 

NBC picks up 'Southland' drama

 

'Wolverine' thrashes box office

 

'Wolverine' claws to top of box office

 

'Wolverine' bites into foreign box office

 

Tribeca favors 'City' with Heineken

 

Tony org overturns prior precedents

 

Cast set for 'Love Child'

 

NBA playoff scores ratings records

 

NBC shifts through shows at 'Infront'

 

IFC Films nabs 'Valentine's Day'

 

Duo added to MTC slate

 

'Hair' hits the road

 

Video Business expands coverage

 

Brian Wilson feted as Trailblazer

 

Writers to vote on WGA changes

 

'Birdie' opens Henry Miller's Theater

 

CBS rolls out promos prior to upfronts

 

NBC hits upfronts with a hill to climb

 

Samsung rocks out with 'Prophecies'

 

Hero captain inks with CAA

 

Marketers Lounge online

 

First Run picks up 'Crude'

 

'Ruined,' 'Fela' top Lortel awards

 

Ben Stiller to 'Spread Goodness'

 

Lawyer Gatti gets new gig

 

Prisa topper quits as revenue sinks

 

NBC unveils primetime plans

 

High court reconsiders Jackson case

 

'Twilight,' 'Slumdog' lead MTV kudos

 

Cannes names sidebar jury heads

 

Liberty, DirecTV to merge

 

Berlusconi divorce threatens empire

 

Screen Media Films nabs 'Love'

 

Ratings from Nielsen delayed

 

Fox orders second season of 'Fringe'

 

'Mad Men' to return in August

 

Tonys name noncompetitive winners

 

'Nascar' animated movie revs up

 

Kentucky Derby upset scores big

 

Beck gets Simon & Schuster deal

 

Broadway box office continues to slip

 

N.Y. Desk Critics hand out awards

 

Koreans drink 'Thirst' at box office

 

WB, Ziggo launch VOD in Holland

 

Veteran TV Guide editor dies at 63

 

Kudos prefer 'Blonde'

 

Legiters set to honor Horton Foote

 

Fox stations to test-run 'Twisted'

 

'Underbelly' tops Oz TV kudos

 

Trio joins Roadshow's 'Love'

 

Steve Rabineau joins UTA

 

Polanski won't appear in U.S. court

 

'Angels and Demons' bows in Italy

 

Janney a show-stealer in '9 to 5'

 

Duo have 'Baader-Meinhof Complex'

 

Ben Stiller recycles 'Used Guys'

 

Star-crossed 'Trek' in Hollywood

 

Working on Broadway shift

 

WB 'Crazy' about survival memoir

 

Warner Bros. boards 'Whales'

 

Christina Aguilera going 'Burlesque'

 

FX nabs TV rights to 'Wolverine'

 

Hugh Jackman, Seeds planting pics

 

CW to say goodbye to Sundays

 

Tony Awards sing the praises of 'Billy'

 

2009 Tony Awards nominations list

 

Aegis Film Fund launches in the U.K.

 

MK2 plunges into 'Fish Tank'

 

Korea readies media superbody

 

ITV keeps eye on Ball as potential CEO

 

Virgin adds 7,100 new customers

 

FMX shows VFX sector in good light

 

Funnyman Dom DeLuise dies at 75

 

'Feresten' won't return next season

 

CBS casts eye on 'Deal,' 'Dating'

 

Marvel posts super earnings

 

L.A. fest spotlights 'Public Enemies'

 

TV Week shuts down print production

 

Nickelodeon renews 'True Jackson'

 

Fallon, Reznor top Webby winners

 

Longtime MGM staffer dies at 47

 

Bigger isn't better for showbiz mergers

 

Disney profits plunge 46%

 

SPC's Barker, Bernard re-up

 

CBS creates interactive music sector

 

Bravo renews Picture This deal

 

Lionsgate bondholders balk at Icahn

 

'Japanese Game Show' grabs Rose

 

Bollywood box office talks still unresolved

 

Cleese, Silverman ready for Laughs

 

Nicholas Hoult

 

Danneel Harris

 

Alicia Witt

 

'Army Wives' to kick off June 7

 

Charlie McDermott

 

Lily Collins

 

Brandon Hardesty

 

Astaire Awards announce nominees

 

Actor Stephen Gideon dies at 52

 

Musician Marl Young dies at 92

 

Burger King cooks fast-food deals

 

Stars miss the cut at the Tonys

 

Albert Lloyd Alexander dies at 76

 

Will Ferrell might join 'Neighborhood'

 

StudioCanal steps into 3-D

 

E1 sets up new Canadian distrib

 

Film Movement acquires 'Gigante'

 

HBO heads to post-Katrina Orleans

 

Reynolds to star in 'X-Men' spinoff

 

Mindy Kaling cues NBC deal

 

Homevideo prexy Avery exits Paramount

 

Rachel Weisz to star in 'Whistleblower'

 

Spike picks up 'Entourage'

 

Imagina to handle Woody Allen film

 

Spanish comedies make a come-back

 

'Horde' sells to four territories

 

Edinburgh lines up 23 world premieres

 

C4 to cut 10% from program budget

 

BSkyB sports chief to leave

 

RTVE to lose advertising in fall

 

Sundance ups Trevor Groth

 

Locarno festival picks jury members

 

Ratigan takes on hosting duties

 

David Rehr exits as NAB topper

 

Ion, WB pact on pic packages

 

Tribune acquires 'Curb,' 'Entourage'

 

News Corp.'s profits plunge

 

Regal Entertainment appoints CEO

 

'Grey's' fans hit and miss with spoilers

 

Music an integral part of 'Anatomy'

 

'Grey's' most bizzarre medical maladies

 

ICM veteran Sam Cohn dies

 

Women in Film to honor quintet

 

'Grey's' Thursday move revived ABC

 

Fandango 20-year timeline

 

Casting chemistry keeps 'Grey's' fresh

 

Julien Temple to shoot 'Gun Girl'

 

Mamet's 'Race' gets Broadway space

 

Procacci, Portobello partner on sales

 

Schleiff out as Crown Media CEO

 

Fandango's 20-year evolution

 

TVNZ plans transformation

 

'Star Trek' likely to beam up audiences

 

Aussies get major musicals, short runs

 

Three breaking Aussie companies

 

Networks mine crime-themed TV

 

Fox, CBS power primetime race

 

CanWest given a reprieve

 

Digital Factory thrives in French forest

 

New Zealand boosts film production

 

Australian entertainment rebounds

 

Networks fuming over Nielsen delay

 

Filmax joins in 3-D 'Magic'

 

Besson's 'Arthur' broke new ground

 

'Transporter' launches new talent

 

'X-Men' takes hit in foreign markets

 

Dog Prods. crosses film, commercials

 

Trio form Kendall Brill & Klieger

 

Besson's evolution as producer

 

France's EuropaCorp strikes gold

 

Tony honors Shirley Herz

 

USC taps Ziskin for graduation

 

Stevenson, Walken join 'Irishman'

 

Musical duo pick up Kleban Awards

 

'Dark' days for Katie Holmes

 

Dwayne Johnson in final talks for 'Faster'

 

De Niro, Norton to star in 'Stone'

 

Nantucket to honor Harold Ramis

 

Alex Holmes interprets 'Murder'

 

WGA class-action suit back on track

 

SAG takes on MPTF woes

 

New Weta unit will wed research, vfx

 

Zoo Prods. to help Wolfboy find love

 

Jeff Katz bows genre label

 

McAvoy, Banks, Linney join 'Details'

 

Reviews

Jonas

Charles Aznavour

Waiting for Godot

9 to 5: The Musical

City Island

25 Carat

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Death of a Salesman

Rookery Nook

Ragtime

My Life in Ruins

Everyday Rapture

Our Town

Mommy I Love You

Racing Dreams

The Clearwater Concert: A Tribute to Pete Seeger

Death of a Salesman

Stay Cool

The Temperamentals

Charm School Gives Back With Ricki Lake

Trust Us, This Is All Made Up

I Can See You

Truck

Angels & Demons

WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West

Sophistry

Fortapasc

Wuthering Heights

The Age of Stupid

7.5 Steps

Tenderness

Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

Hoors

My Neighbor My Killer

The Fashion Show

Ferlinghetti

New Muslim Cool

Christmas Is Miles Away

Wallander: Sidetracked

The Alzheimer's Project

The Madoff Affair


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