Table of Contents
Week of 06/25/2009

Articles

Groening, Jean to speak at Mipcom

 

'Amreeka' profits from VOD release

 

'Saw' to scare Universal Studios

 

Rosie O'Donnell to host radio show

 

Fox Germany chases 'Yesterday'

 

Panel to consider Kerry's doc plans

 

U.K. media scrutinizes BBC expenses

 

Fox wins night but 'Talent' holds on

 

Locarno to fete William Friedkin

 

Warner's Button given U.K. honor

 

Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

 

NBC unveils primetime slate for fall

 

Charlotte and Elmer Mosko die

 

Janet Jackson gets 'Married' again

 

'Dreamgirls' announces cast

 

N sets date for 'Assistants'

 

Film Europe rides regional trends

 

Eastern talent ready to breakthrough

 

Czechs beef up visual effects firms

 

Steppenwolf breeds big name devotion

 

Malkovich finds perfect production fit

 

Pinewood branches out in Toronto

 

Michael Jackson dies at 50

 

Karlovy Vary melds art and money

 

Bass guitarist Sky Saxon dies

 

10 tips for co-producing in France

 

Subsidy makes France solid partner

 

Euro films bring global ideas to screen

 

Paris Cinema Festival highlights

 

Paris Cinema skews youthful, eclectic

 

Megabox's first price hike in 8 years

 

Broadway slate falling into place

 

Nominating ballots for Emmys due

 

Networks to air Michael Jackson tributes

 

Former Czech president to direct pic

 

Imax taps Moss for COO

 

Magnet picks up 'House of the Devil'

 

Palin row boosts 'Late Show'

 

Michael Jackson's life one of extremes

 

Eric Winter

 

Les Thomas

 

Ivan Sergei, Nora Zehetner, Ivan Milicevic

 

Becki Newton

 

Senate confirms Julius Genachowski

 

Bob Bergen

 

Sony ups George Joblove

 

Peter Chelsom

 

Baker nominated for FCC seat

 

BBC eyes 'Emma,' 'Cranford' sequel

 

Gigantic clicks on indie pics

 

'Boat' sailing toward Focus

 

CBS unveils 'Project LENO'

 

Jackson fans gather to mourn

 

Williamstown adds Thompson, Martin

 

'Transformers' has $28.6 mil Thursday

 

'Reiner' rules at Valladolid festival

 

Viacom, Vocento agree alliance

 

BSkyB may have to share content

 

Jackson concert promoter faces loss

 

Jackson tributes can't deter 'Dance'

 

Oscar rules get a makeover

 

Judith Ivey refills 'Glass Menagerie'

 

Cabarets change menu

 

Noah Wyle to star in Spielberg series

 

Featured Player: Zhao Liang

 

Jackson's death dominates global news

 

Wood, Cumming set for 'Spider-Man'

 

Dreamworks, Frey in 'Four' play

 

'Transformers' tops b.o. before big bow

 

Aborigine filmmakers break the mold

 

Film industry burgeons in Rwanda

 

Transmedia storytelling is future of biz

 

Icahn fattens Lionsgate stake

 

U.K. indie producers make U.S. debut

 

Tony winners top box office

 

RAI ignores Berlusconi sex scandal

 

EU takes on piracy with legal action

 

Reality missing in medical shows

 

Broadcast networks wilt in summer

 

'My Sister's Keeper' premieres in N.Y.

 

Jackson's cause of death 'deferred'

 

TV plots Jackson coverage

 

E J-yong uses friendship to cast film

 

'Wicked' tops touring productions

 

TV: A matter of life and def

 

Cinema Expo pitches 3-D to theaters

 

Auction of Bergman belongings looms

 

Iran tightens screws on foreign media

 

Bigger best picture field changes race

 

Is the biz ready to rumble?

 

Vfx whiz Farrar still loves cameras

 

Film may have found its 'Guitar Hero'

 

'Ella' enchants regional theaters

 

Wandering wonder of stage

 

'Jean' premieres in field in Brazil

 

'Transformers' pulls in $36.7 on Friday

 

'Il Divo' wins big at Silver Ribbons

 

'Transformers' tops with $390.4 mil

 

Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays dies

 

N.Y. musical fest sets slate

 

Critics approve of 'Night'

 

'Moon' shines on Edinburgh fest

 

Two more Oscar tweaks

 

Paramount nabs 'Steal'

 

Summer Shorts fest unveils lineup

 

TV biz tunes in to Comic-Con

 

'Soraya' soars at L.A. fest

 

Mint to bow comedy duo

 

Uncertainty colors upfront talks

 

NBC to air Michael Jackson doc

 

Who's running for SAG prez?

 

Fox O&Os ponder L.A. layoffs

 

Michael Jackson tributes across TV

 

Craig Brewer to direct FX pilot

 

Piligian to fly airplane repo show

 

Cates, Murney form Ten/Four Pics

 

Camp boards 'Relativity' for Walden

 

Virgin opens up PictureBox

 

Russian films dominate Moscow

 

Fox wins ratings race on lackluster night

 

Spain rethinks film finance policy

 

Sky Italia hikes subscription fee

 

Impressionist Fred Travalena dies

 

Madoff sentenced to 150 years

 

EuropaCorp fined for 'Taxi 2' death

 

Just for Laughs honors Phillips, Cohen

 

ACTRA seals deal with producers

 

VH1 spices up slate with 'Chilli,' 'Pepa'

 

CBS sets date for 'Neighborhood'

 

Panasonic N. America taps tech chief

 

Portugal's pols nix media hook-up

 

'Avenue Q' reaches end of road

 

Hathaway heats up 'Night'

 

Valencia Moon shines on 'Lessons'

 

Meloni, Hargitay seal deal with 'SVU'

 

Ed Catmull to receive Melies Award

 

Jerry Lewis to helm 'Nutty' musical

 

Broadway bang for closing shows

 

Court support for remote DVR stands

 

Actress Gale Storm dies at 87

 

WB adds pair for 'Dicks'

 

MTV Games taps Scott Guthrie

 

Jay Peterson to Original Media

 

ShortFest serves honor to 'Dinner'

 

Josephine Beatrice Siegel

 

Owen Reese Bouttier

 

'Princess' brings in 8.5 mil viewers

 

'Werewolf' remake in development

 

Christovich tapped as WGA legal director

 

Dealmaker for Winchester

 

Fox dealing with 'Unstoppable' budget

 

'Twelfth Night' opens without rain

 

BET Awards salutes Michael Jackson

 

U Studios Japan slashes ticket prices

 

Amy Adams circles 'Fighter'

 

New startup goes back to school

 

SAG warned on attacks

 

Here Media launches distrib

 

'Earl' creator heads to Fox

 

AEG to refund Michael Jackson tickets

 

Liz Loza and Joel Begleiter

 

Global Gaming buys The Pirate Bay

 

Television de Galicia backs 'Relatos'

 

Mona, Tivoli target Russell books

 

Canal Plus closes Xbox deal

 

ABC's 'Bachelorette' a ratings standout

 

Tennis serves up 54% share for BBC

 

Bondarchuk connects with webizens

 

Second Pictures selects candidates

 

Jude Law's 'Hamlet' set for Broadway

 

'Oleanna' set for Golden Theater

 

AMPAS invites 134 to join ranks

 

Paramount shuts down N.Y. lit office

 

Al Franken wins Senate race

 

Classic TV gets porn parody treatment

 

Laura Linney makes 'Time' for Broadway

 

Vibe magazine folds

 

Clooney splits from Warner Bros.

 

'Little Mermaid' to close on Aug. 30

 

FX sets fall schedule

 

BET Awards top weekly ratings

 

Telluride will honor Manny Farber

 

Playhouse taps exec director

 

IFC unveils premiere slate

 

Variety partners for 3-D Summit

 

Ontario hikes showbiz tax credit

 

Dukakis, Fricker set for 'Cloudburst'

 

Joost cuts off its Internet TV arm

 

Spain bestows pic prize on Verdu

 

Choreographer Pina Bausch dies at 68

 

Tucci to direct 'Lend Me a Tenor'

 

Icahn keeps upping his stake

 

O'Dell upped to senior VP at Sony Intl.

 

Disney upgrades Hong Kong park

 

Airey: U.K. must set up its own Hulu

 

SoapNet banking on reality

 

Holiday contest at the box office

 

Paramount shakeup continues

 

Met Opera, stagehands strike deal

 

Paramount to farm out home ent. ops?

 

NAMT sets showcase

 

ACE honors Avid's Media Composer

 

Indie 'Kids' adopts cast

 

Elie Dekel returns to Saban

 

CBS Films to 'Get a Job'

 

Sci Fi cops a remake of 'Alien' tale

 

Kreuzpaintner unleashes Storm

 

China to spread the news in English

 

China wipes out Green Dam rollout

 

Trueba to direct 'L'Artiste'

 

Giffoni Experience unveils lineup

 

Thompson nabs rights to 'Thunderstorms'

 

Paramount opens office in China

 

'Talent' lifts NBC in primetime ratings

 

'Ragtime' confirms Broadway stay

 

Actor Karl Malden dies at 97

 

Michael Jackson rules music charts

 

Music a major player in Mann movies

 

CanWest sells two TV stations

 

Michael Jackson remembered

 

'Ruined' extended for last time

 

Studios ignore niche pics

 

'Soloist' plays with L.A. setting

 

Labels rush to get out Jackson discs

 

'Made in NY' program takes a hit

 

USA bests Q2 cable ratings

 

Deluxe gets louder

 

Hoyts beams up Kirk as chairman

 

Manchester City in spotlight

 

Gallic trio set to 'Dance' for Miller

 

Gaga's Yoda leads buyout of Usen

 

Auds fall to record low at ITV1

 

Big bucks for 'Transformers' at foreign B.O.

 

Bard's 'Lear' lords over capital crowd

 

'Shawshank' moves to West End

 

Berlin's WCF fund picks its pics

 

Literary agent taps exec trio

 

HD pic stream still limited

 

Universal tunes 'Lagoon' at theme park

 

Maya, Blockbuster eye Latin project

 

Phase 4 gambles on 'Poker House'

 

White Oak at work on 'Living'

 

MSNBC takes 'Lockup' overseas

 

Soap stars 'Give Back' to Kenya

 

Rocky Carroll pulls double duty

 

CTG sets Kron, Gurira plays

 

Sony shuffles 2010 comedies

 

ABC on mad dash for 'Fast' comics

 

Neil Patrick Harris hopping to Emmys

 

NBC sets date for 'Wanted'

 

Reviews

Farragut North

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Out of the Blue

Rivers Wash Over Me

Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe

Twelfth Night

Corso – The Last Beat

Music on Hold

October Country

Bastardy

Reasons for Not Falling in Love

My Normal

A Wednesday

Princess Protection Program

Bruno

I Hate Valentine's Day

Kill Me, Deadly

Home Movie

Branson

Stolen Lives

Up

Restoration

A Good Man

All Tomorrow's Parties

Boogie Woogie

Casanegra

Giallo

The Long Night

Number One

Baraboo

Modern Love Is Automatic

High-Rise

Revolution Revisited

Hollywood, je t'aime

City of Borders

Kelin

KICKS

Wasted

Buben baraban

The First Light

Moments of Impact

Fig Trees

Park Shanghai

Angel and the Badman

The Athlete


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