Table of Contents
Week of 05/14/2009
Articles
Sony hit by double whammy
Cast taken to new 'Heights'
Lloyd banks Yunus project
IFC nabs 'Red Riding Trilogy'
USAID helps Serbian film business
Asmik Ace adds cast to 'Wood'
Van Rompaey to shoot 'Blue Birds'
Roadside pacts for Chris Rock's 'Hair'
Shauna Cross to pen 'If I Stay'
Lightning picks up 'Don McKay'
New Abu Dhabi focus for film biz
Mancuso to head Arclight TV division
Asian Film Market offers discount
Bavaria goes in at 'Deep End'
Filmmaking panel wary of future
'Idol,' 'Lost' top Wednesday ratings
Optimum acquires trio of films
Gilliam gives 'Quixote' another try
'All My Children' tops Daytime Emmys
'Angels and Demons' soars in Italy
Theatrical bolsters Image
'Newsmakers' racks up sales
Argento's 'Giallo' racks up sales
Neil Patrick Harris to host Tonys
Swedish 'Millennium' heads to Europe
'Italian Job' on Indian Film Co. slate
Fox adds 'Life' to 2009-10 schedule
Prescience, Perpetual form P2 Bridge
ABC mulls changes on 'Samantha'
Unions throw star power behind bill
Ten up-and-coming Brazilian talents
'You 2' pumps up Brazilian box office
Brazil film business weathers downturn
5 rising Belgian film talents
Belgian films struggle to attract locals
Tax shelter aids Belgium in downturn
4 cities join forces to attract production
Flanders enjoys animation boom
Reliance revs up slate
RealNetworks battles studios
O'Brien set for Leno's final 'Show'
Comedy Central orders 'Ugly Americans'
Vivendi phones in revs hike
Lionsgate's Feltheimer honored
Prisa builds bridge loan extension
Sony Pictures Home Ent. ups trio
'Angels and Demons' takes flight
Henry, Taylor say 'Mother'
Long, Olmos are Storytelling Fellows
'Ragtime' plan moves ahead
Lorber HT acquires 'The Sun'
'New York, I Love You' gets release
'Nora' acquired by Beloved Pictures
Envision forum kicks off at DGA
Syracuse to bow L.A. satellite campus
NeoClassics has 'Gypsy Love'
Kevin Spacey signs to CAA
Broadway to cut down 'Elms'
MGM taps bank on debt
Vid renter profit busted
Character actor Frank Aletter dies
Walerstein merges with Smith
Baiz builds 'Bunker' for duo
Costa partners with Brazilian shingle
'Orphanage' duo to reunite
Mickey Rourke smiles on 'Mona Lisa'
Kounen pairs with Paris for 'Dalai'
Mixed messages at Cannes market
Warners follows 'Primeval' urge
Jason Statham embraces 'Killer Elite'
Bradley Cooper to hit Williamstown
Kirk Ellis to adapt 'Papa Hemingway'
Monica Bellucci joins 'Sorcerer'
'Sandy Creek Girls' gets coach
A lot at stake at TV upfronts
Tom Shelly goes 'Dark' at Endemol
Friel to have 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
Medusa poised to nab 150 screens
Variety critics set Karlovy slate
Chan bridges H.K., China divide
Warners to release Nick Love's 'Firm'
Sarajevo's Cinelink sets slate
French films tempting tourists
Despite victories, piracy still a pain
Argentina distributor debuts
'Grey's Anatomy' tops Thursday ratings
Zegreb fest honors Downey, Taylor
Vue pacts with CinemaNX
Myriad picks up 'Serious Moonlight'
Lightning Media picks up four films
Scorsese goes digital with film preservation
TWC, Film Dept. in talks for 'Rebound'
Magnet attracts 'Red Cliff'
Specialty arms plan active summer
Jerry Lewis to star in 'Max Rose'
Fox renews Whedon's 'Dollhouse'
Fortissimo pacts for Hindi 'Road, Movie'
Wide picks up 'Deux de la Vague'
German actress Monica Bleibtreu dies
Hong Kong cinema timeline
Spotlight: Hong Kong talent
China central to Hong Kong's film future
China changes Hong Kong film biz
Case Study: Cell 211
ABC golf reporter Bob Rosburg dies
'Hair,' others win Drama League honors
Case Study: Road to Santiago
Case Study: Missing Lynx
Case Study: Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
10 Spanish directors on the verge
Spain takes steps to tackle piracy
Coppola partners Spain and Argentina
Spain sees 3-D as admissions savior
Spain tackles a wide range of genres
Morgan Creek taps Daniel Diamond
Telemundo plans Betancourt series
French jazz festival returns to its roots
Television on a laugh track
Chinese artists left out of karaoke fees
Style: Monaco
Chateau reborn in South of France
No downturn for old money Monaco
Waley speaks out against Nine
Indian actors get involved in politics
Unlike print, it's sunny in TV land
'Mentalist' at head of rookie class
Viner transitions into film production
Piracy dampens fundraising effort
A quieter, less vulgar Cannes in 2009
Shaw helps Canada beat U.S. to 3-D
Aussie quiz generates fizz for Ten
Arab world's new wave of directors
'Star Trek' opens big overseas
Tony Awards to honor Jerry Herman
German firms compete in vfx industry
Vfx cuts may affect upcoming films
Revivals, originals crowd Broadway
Lakers-Rockets make history for ESPN
Artists bring hyper-reality to the stage
CBS tackles feature films
Broadway defies odds in downturn
NBC renews 'Carson Daly'
SidusFNH promotes Choi to CEO
Turkey's rising film talent
Turkey's films embrace east and west
Germany's 'Baby' sparks protest
'Kells' draws talent from across Europe
Irish film soars past old limitations
Playwright's on the 'Money'
ABC's pilot pickup spree
Fears of Valorem monopoly alleviated
Canada OK for H'w'd spending spree
Case Study: Del Amor Y Otros Demonios
'Wicked' still wicked good
Case Study: La Sangre Y La Lluvia
Case Study: Los Viajes Del Viento
Country seeks to reverse lawless image
Colombia's film business moves forward
'9 to 5' soars despite Tony shun
Midwest test for Kushner's best
Focus calls Corbijn perfect 'Gentleman'
On top with 'Taken,' EuropaCorp expands
Celluloid expands with Brazil hub
Director Lou Ye to adapt 'Beach'
Strand has duo from Sundance
Kolirin makes 'Exchange'
Revolver loading 'Sin Nombre'
Canadian rockers hit Cannes market
PR firm ups global reach in film reorg
Georgia welcomes back film crews
Daniel Bruehl launches fouronfilm
Film fund adds to Tuscany's charm
'Angels' tops Friday box office
Thesp trio joins Ralph Fiennes film
Sheen, Considine board 'Submarine'
Stathoulopoulos to direct 'Love'
Dubai fest linking filmmakers, funds
Arclight, Jeff Most partner on 'Razor'
Wild Side acquires 'Murderer'
Oh, Esposito. Tenney join 'Rabbit'
Soccer filme 'Ace' in hole for DV8
Media 8 makes 'Hideous' deal
Fortissimo secures Neil Young docu
Strand nabs rights to 'Peter and Vandy'
CBS closes in on three dramas
Nu Image takes right to 3-D 'Country'
Hollywood's hard sell
'Bones' renewed for fall
Neeson, Connelly take 'Wrong' turn
Actors sign on for Joffe's 'Brighton'
Serendipity puts $50 million into films
Marion Cotillard to star in 'Mouchoirs'
Gaumont, producer Wechsler pact
Goodman eyes 'Cross' for Kinology
Goldman, Gaumont prep 'Round Up'
IFC has 'Change of Plans'
Cannes, INCAA team on Latin launch
Revamped BBC Films sets slate
'Angels' nabs heavenly opening
Asia signs up 'Bodyguards'
'Love Never Dies' eyes preem date
Wide array of dealmaking
Cast set for 'First Wives Club'
MySpace Music embraces Eminem
Celebs help push pro-union bill
'Angels' flies high overseas
Portia takes on 'Ruined'
Sports, finales score in ratings race
Rita Wilson pens 'Embarrassment'
Chris Hemsworth in talks for 'Thor'
'Chuck' back, but on tighter budget
Tweets chirp upfront news
ABC loads slate with comedy, stars
Fox stocks 52-week schedule
SAG to send out ballots
Brian Baumgartner, Andy Cadiff, Josefina Scaglione, Diora Baird, Miracle Laurie
Sorrentino putting Penn in his 'Place'
Cannes business stalwarts survive
'Bugs' crawls to 3-D film, videogame
Tarantino reflects on 'Basterds'
Belle, Wilkinson in 'Wedding'
Serge of sales for Kinology
StudioCanal has a banner Cannes
Front Row nabs sensitive 'Soraya'
Films stir up critics' favor at Cannes
Mediapro signs Leon deal
Lebanon forges film commission
Colleen Camp makes Bold move
Trio invited to Searchlight's wedding
'Billy' dominates Drama Desk Awards
Ricky Gervais returns to HBO
Ducati kickstarts promo with pics
Milla Jovovich set in 'Stone'
ABC shows merge for ad campaign
Rio next stop for Benbihy's Love
Bober readies auteur projects
Gullane, Eva off to 'Amazonia'
Italo auteur Amelio catches 'Fire'
Endemol to bow 'Nina' at Screenings
Rolling Stone takes stab at gaming
Lightning tees up 'Golf'
'Terminator' goes wide in Middle East
Ischia assembles stellar guest list
U.K. producers bridge funding gap
Fox unveils fall schedule
Kofler fights back against charges
Mediaset mulls digital funding boost
Branson cuts stake in Virgin Media
'Housewives' barely beats 'Survivor'
Preservation on Scorsese's mind at Cannes
CBS sets new series pickups
World Series telecasts to start earlier
Jon Gruden joins ESPN's 'Football'
'Ponyo' to close L.A. Film Festival
ABC cancels 'Samantha Who'
'Antichrist' gets criticism at Cannes
Isabella Films, F&ME pact on films
'Tormented' to see wide release
Kim Jong-hak to direct 'Magic Bell'
WMA layoffs begin
CMT stung by 'Bee'
Paramount takes 'Hierro' to Spain
Veteran PR exec Lee Solters dies
Strand takes rights to 'Drool'
Regent, Here Media buy rights to films
'Kristina' set for Carnegie Hall
Will Ferrell, Pearl Jam set for 'Tonight'
'Jones' musical heads to U.K. stage
Bennett's 'Habit' screened live
Officer trio reupped at Actors’ Equity
Small fests draw auds and sponsors
Disney preps creature features
Woody Allen, American Apparel settle
Tony nominations fluff 'Hair'
Tillan to head MTV Tr3s
Slow transition for Intiman
Ascent Media tames Beast
Barry Watts to lead Screenlife
Stone to join Tarantino for 'Weekend'?
Branagh finds 'Thor''s nemesis
The Onion wins Peabody Award
Five novelas for Telemundo
Lifetime will carry 'Sherri'
'Law & Order' back for another 16
G4 adds poker, 'Sexy Ladies' to slate
Praisery BNC sets Ross Johnson
Actor Charles 'Bud' Tingwell dies
George Clooney is perfect 'Gentleman'
'Ruined,' 'Road' top Obie Awards
Fox in Chinese production with 'Ransom'
Russian producer launches AR Films
Firth, Spacey to star in 'Catalonia'
Gianani tubthumps 'Vincere,' 'Solitude'
Da Silva to start int'l biz at Stopline
$150 mil Tiger fund finances China films
Canal Plus aids 'Carlos' series
Magnolia captures 'Warlords'
WGA asks writers to review deals
Fox, Steve Brill to make comedy
Legendary launches digital arm
Martin Luther King Jr. bio set for bigscreen
CAA evolves into capital
Fox wants answers from Nielsen
Filmmaker takes film literally on road
ABC, NBC set to announce fall skeds
ABC spells out fall schedule
Theme park revives King Kong
Propaganda chief to head CCTV
'Orpheus' rises with doc, Obama ties
NBC cuts fall season in two
Cinecitta sets sights high
Bubble shows learn their fate
Illusion signs deals worldwide
Rob Pattinson to star in 'Bel Ami'
Showbox engages in 'Sword' play
CBS tops Monday night ratings
Roissy Films sees sales at Cannes
Wajda to hold master class at Giffoni
Fox Star moves into Tamil market
Power outage in Cannes due to strike
B.O. for 3-D catches eye of indies
Enzo and Tarantino: 'Basterds' brothers
EFP picks Vezer as new president
Comcast, NFL pact on carriage deal
CW sets 'Melrose Place,' 'Vampire'
A&E schedules 'Cleaner'
Puchon invites 19 pics to It Project
Disney, ABC fare to Spain's Cuatro
Situation Interactive opens L.A. office
Sax, Dixon show gets run
Roseblood, Myriad team on Ellis pic
Veza is EFP's pick for president
BBC fears political interference
'Superior Donuts' rolls onto the Rialto
Hallmark Channel loses exec VP
Pop gigs pulled as flu hits Japan
TV's broadcast-cable divide
Chace Crawford set for 'Footloose'
Musical in the works for Almodovar pic
Streeps set for 'Good Smoke'
Hampton books 'Rebecca'
CBS, Fox extend NFL deals
'Terminator' to invade world in June
IFC adopts 'Ricky' for 2010
HBO publicist Tim Chandler dies at 58
NBC sought primetime Oprah
Script supervisor Winnie Rich dies
Daytime Emmys ready for primetime
Elise Henderson moves to UTA
Clips provide Daytime Emmy context
Speculation flies over CBS schedule
EFA Awards sets Seville as host
'Eagle' to be distributed worldwide
Fox re-imagines hits for local markets
Al-Sabah has Vision for Arab film biz
Besson film sells well for EuropaCorp
H'wood has 'Thirst' for films by Park
Russo to direct Blue Man movie
Roddenberry Treks behind the scenes
SAG sides warn of dire consequences
Parkes, DiGilio to adapt 'Daemon'
Melissa Leo in the ring with 'Fighter'
WME finds 'Lost' star
D'Works caught up in King family fight?
Disney brings theme park merch online
CBS unveils fall schedule
IFC nabs 'Eric,' 'Antichrist' for U.S.
Pics aim to raise Russian awareness
Amfar's starry night set for gala
Website helps finance pics
'Idol,' 'Dancing' top Tuesday ratings
Berlusconi faces call to stand trial
Russian filmmakers try to play nice
Turner reveals development slate
French socialists oppose piracy law
Universal, Warner blocks Zattoo
Tarantino explains 'Basterds'
Global Talent Laboratory launches
MTV sets 'Real World' bow
Cannes market steady, unspectacular
Will Smith, Sony acquire Katrina story
CW schedule falling into place
'Hooked' goes primetime on Nat Geo
Vegas' Smith Center given greenlight
Bornedal to direct Focus' 'Husband'
Gay Harden talks 'God of Carnage'
CanWest gets financial lifeline
Sandra Oh, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Tenney
Connie Britton
Frances Fisher
Madison Riley
Nick Searcy
Jackson postpones London shows
Richard Thomas joins cast of 'Race'
'Memphis' set for Shubert theater run
'Sisters,' 'Like It' for Bridge Project
Franklin among laid off WMA staffers
Terminator, Stiller in franchise fracas
Silverdocs competition sets 26 films
Voice talent Wayne Allwine dies
Canadians arrive for L.A. screenings
Performers org re-elects Bikel
IMG gears games for fashionistas
SAG contract ratification heats up
'08 rights' income down in Japan
Kris Allen wins 'American Idol'
Corbiau lines up opera 'Diable'
'Tank's' Jarvis signs with UTA
Cattleya to develop local terrorism film
Mideast conflict inspires projects
Robert Evans, ITV team for 'UFO' film
TWC steps in ring with 'Fighter'
Zach Braff gets behind 'Swingles'
'Zookeeper' locks up Rosario Dawson
Rockstar founders aim for internet
Coelho stirs pair of films
Lund leads 'Dancing Arabs'
Reviews
Tetro
Huacho
Fish Tank
No One Knows About Persian Cats
4th and Long
City of Life and Death
Thirst
Glee
True Blood
Autism: Made in the U.S.A.
Nothing Personal
Air Doll
Bright Star
Legacy of Light
Ordinary People
Yuki & Nina
A Prophet
Don't Look Back
Ne change rien
The Descent: Part 2
Go Get Some Rosemary
Thorn in the Heart
Jaffa
Lost Persons Area
Vengeance
Mother
Kinatay
Like You Know It All
The Misfortunates
Eastern Plays
Farewell Gary
Tsar
Terminator Salvation
American Hwangap
A Play on Words
Antichrist
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: The Concert Version
Looking for Eric
Agora
Father of My Children
The French Kissers
Bad Day to Go Fishing
Round Da Way
Irene
Polytechnique
The King of Escape
I Killed My Mother
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Grasses of a Thousand Colors
Groundswell
Hipsters
The Army of Crime
Manila
Vincere
Dogtooth
La Pivellina
Daniel & Ana
Hierro
Give Me Your Hand
Don't Tell the Bride
When the Rain Stops Falling
Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight
Whisper with the Wind
Eye of the Storm
Ghosts of the Heartland
Green Day
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The White Ribbon
Tomorrow at Dawn
Altiplano
Tales From the Golden Age
Wild Grass
The Wolberg Family
A Brand New Life
Eyes Wide Open
Drag Me to Hell
Inglourious Basterds
A Doll's House
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