Table of Contents
Week of 01/01/2010

Articles

Fox channels on air past deadline

 

Common moniker causes confusion

 

Newton bears 'Cross' as kudos hopeful

 

Hoffman touts Italian region

 

Google cuts into European news niche

 

'Avatar' plot thickens

 

Broadway season runs on star power

 

The play's the thing in London

 

Fox, Time Warner Cable reach deal

 

'Avatar' passes $300 million mark

 

'Avatar' tops $1 billion at worldwide box office

 

Musician Tim Hart dies at 61

 

Personal manager Thor Arngrim dies

 

National Society of Film Critics picks 'Locker'

 

Retransmission issues nab spotlight

 

'Alex's' returns for new season

 

New Russia media freedom?

 

Disney closes Marvel deal

 

Noel Kendall dies at 67

 

Bill Bellamy

 

Charles Malik Whitfield

 

Yuki Matsuzaki

 

Johnathan McClain

 

Morgan Stevie Litt

 

ABC rings up ratings

 

Cameron caps 2009

 

Dahlia Bella McNiece

 

Movie tickets tops in '09

 

Ashley Tisdale in producing deal

 

Shonda Rhimes' exec roster grows

 

'Orphanage' finds helmer

 

2010 could see TV changes

 

Sony boffo in Japan

 

Boyle adds heat to Japan's 'Contest'

 

Fuji TV wins ratings battle in Japan

 

RDF USA names Mansfield as CEO

 

Spain breaks box office record

 

Motley joins Icon Entertainment Intl.

 

BBC creates $12.3 bn, claims report

 

Football, 'Housewives' top Sunday ratings

 

Georgian channel recruits Chechen

 

Former WME trio form Verve

 

Flixster buys Rotten Tomatoes

 

Bill T. Jones on Lee Daniels

 

Diane Paulus on Ethan and Joel Coen

 

Christopher Ashley on Neill Blomkamp

 

Kristin Hanggi on Nora Ephron

 

Warren Carlyle on Clint Eastwood

 

Thomas Kail on Jason Reitman

 

Hal Prince on Kathryn Bigelow

 

Tommy Tune on Rob Marshall

 

Mike Nichols on Oren Moverman

 

Jack O'Brien on Wes Anderson

 

Michael Mayer on Pete Docter

 

Jason Moore on Nancy Meyers

 

Czechs set film rebates

 

'Fly' lands on Broadway

 

U2 tops U.S. concert sales

 

DGA promotes exec pair

 

SAG ballots due Jan. 21

 

ABC picks up '1-8-7 Detroit'

 

Tech Review: Don't go with the FLO

 

3D TV arrives

 

CES courts Hollywood

 

Showbiz taps apps to sell phone fun

 

Desert food blooms

 

Spas offer retreat from film festival rush

 

'Avatar' boosts Imax grosses

 

Palm Springs sets honorees

 

Palm Springs unspools

 

Helmers battle realism vs. fantastical

 

WGA East woos new media

 

Editors tap Littleton for Fellowship & Service award

 

Broadway hits holiday heights

 

Bowl games boost ESPN

 

Disney ups MacPherson to exec VP

 

'Our Town' stays in town

 

Pierre Morel to direct 'Dune'

 

'Whistle' heard in N.Y., London

 

Digital format adopted

 

McClinton to direct 'Heaven'

 

Sandra Bullock makes history

 

Variety plans memorial

 

Stan joins Greene in 'Apparition'

 

Kiosks lift video business

 

Actor/a.d. Gary Brockette dies

 

Adam Carolla lands NBC pilot

 

TV One acquires 'Love That Girl'

 

Hedgpeth named to Federal Reserve post in CA

 

DeWitt joins 'Earthbound' cast

 

MTV climbs to the 'Summit'

 

'Lessons' to open Santa Barbara fest

 

DGA stiffens pension rules

 

TV Academy taps negotiator

 

PGA unveils nominations

 

DTT makes gains in Spain, France

 

Bullock to present White with SAG award

 

Fox tops ratings with Fiesta Bowl

 

French TV exec tries to free hostages

 

ESPN, Discovery get into 3D game

 

Japanese games market stumbles

 

Baseball announcer Rory Markas dies

 

John Riggi on ' 500 Days of Summer'

 

Ted Humphrey on 'District 9'

 

Anthony Swofford on 'The Messenger'

 

Richard Montoya on 'Precious'

 

Jim Cramer on ' Inglourious Basterds'

 

Sherman Alexie on 'Up in the Air'

 

Producer-arranger Willie Mitchell dies

 

Google unveils new 'superphone'

 

Howard, Vaughn team for comedy

 

New legit award honors Horton Foote

 

Glen David Gold on ' Up'

 

Maya Entertainment nabs 'Chamaco'

 

Bob Spitz on 'Julie and Julia'

 

John Patrick Shanley on 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond'

 

John Oliver on ' In the Loop'

 

Paul Rudnick on ' Fantastic Mr. Fox'

 

Donald Margulies on 'Adventureland'

 

Lady Gaga joins Grammy performers

 

Jeff Davis on ' The Hurt Locker'

 

Arianna Huffington on 'The Informant'

 

Writers lighten up

 

Sony postpones 'Spider-Man 4'

 

Green Day goes Broadway

 

Duo line up for 'Equivocation'

 

Thesps circle 'Looped'

 

TV producer David Gerber dies at 86

 

Mann, Milch in 'Luck' with HBO

 

Leipzig leaves National Geographic

 

Fox cries wolf

 

Guild unveils publicists noms

 

Viola Davis co-stars in 'Fences'

 

Comcast promotes Kolb, MacLellan

 

NFL Playoffs: Networks looking to score

 

TruTv orders up 'Southern Fried Stings'

 

Screen Media buys 'City'

 

'Secret Life' plays strong in return

 

Fox greenlights Shawn Ryan's 'Ridealong'

 

Thesp Margery Beddow dies at 72

 

Taylor puts 'Lips Together'

 

CBS greenlights 'Love'

 

Farrellys catch 'Hall Pass'

 

Kendrick joins untitled Mandate dramedy

 

Will Sam Mendes direct Bond?

 

Football season's going out on a high

 

'Armored' accidentally uploaded

 

Twentieth TV inks 'Family Guy' deal

 

WGA beseeches FCC

 

Scripter finalists named

 

Fox taps 'Deadpool' writers

 

Fox boxed in on premiere

 

Syfy ups marketers

 

Sundance, WE to launch in South Korea

 

Chinese audiences embrace 'Avatar'

 

'Kick-Ass' to open SXSW

 

'3 Idiots' nabs Bollywood B.O. crown

 

French ad revenue rises 6.2%

 

'Precious' tops NAACP nominations

 

Eros seeks to raise $75 million

 

'Loser,' 'NCIS' top Tuesday

 

DQ embarks on 'Kathmandu Caper'

 

Visual effects pics unveiled for Oscar bakeoff

 

Janollari named MTV development exec

 

Calfas to Warner Bros. post

 

Justice Dept. to review NBC, Comcast deal

 

DPs aim is true

 

LG to introduce 3D TVs in May

 

DPs illuminate on their projects this year

 

ASC to honor Deschanel

 

Sherlock Holmes goes grunge

 

'Mother' syndies smartly

 

'Mother' keeps score

 

'Mother' goes extra mile

 

Fans wait on 'Mother'

 

Ties bind 'Mother' cast

 

'Mother' a demo winner

 

Laffer a 'Mother' to make

 

DreamWorks, Samsung announce 3D TV alliance

 

Solid B.O. spurs 'Race'

 

'Princess' charms Oscar scorecard

 

Krewson named Variety.com editor

 

Steggert to star in 'Yank'

 

Cheap Trick set for SXSW

 

H'wood gets wild in Palm Springs

 

Nick U.K. chief leaves post

 

EMI set to release Grammy nom CD

 

Fox-TW details emerge

 

Griffin joins Paradigm

 

Netflix, Warners reach deal

 

Overall music purchases up

 

Polanski asks to be sentenced in absentia

 

VFX sets seven contenders

 

MTV rewrites lineup

 

Networks feast on football

 

'Thor' set to bow May 6, 2011

 

Toshiba, Panasonic join RealD

 

Suitors circling MGM

 

China pulls pics out of Palm Springs fest

 

CES speeds up intro of 3D TV

 

Ronan reteams with Wright

 

Poehler to host TV Academy gala

 

Tennis Channel lobs FCC complaint at Comcast

 

Shaffner reelected as ATAS chairman

 

'Due Date' scribes back to school

 

Jakks, Dentsu pair

 

James Franco puts in 'Hours'

 

'Uncle Nigel' moves in at TBS

 

Paley invites 'Modern Family'

 

WB wants 'Vengeance'

 

Camera coverage OK'd for Prop. 8 trial

 

'Hangover' top-selling comedy DVD

 

Radio playlists sweet on Swift

 

Vampires rule People's Choice Awards

 

China reports 44% rise in box office

 

Rotterdam unleashes Tiger titles

 

Reliance MediaWorks buys iLab U.K.

 

BBC's star presenter quits

 

France looks to tax online ads

 

'An Education' leads BAFTA longlist

 

Orange British Academy Film Awards

 

Audiences vote for 'People's Choice Awards'

 

ITV chief tells staff to expect changes

 

DGA Award nominations unveiled

 

Sundance pics heading to VOD

 

Orgs protest NBC U, Comcast merger

 

Mansell sees 'Moon' in different light

 

NBC's late night labyrinth

 

Yared creates lofty score for 'Amelia'

 

'Ghost Writer' to open Feb. 19

 

Essman to host WGA Awards

 

ADG to fete Baugh with leadership award

 

Fox pulls 'Our Little Genius'

 

'Deity' makes entrance

 

Norbert Leo Butz to topline 'Enron'

 

Exec shuffle at Blue Note

 

Studios stick with quotes

 

Italian box office up 5% in 2009

 

ABC orders more 'Cougar Town'

 

Reed Midem ups Garaude

 

Music awards to date

 

Karen O reinvented with score debut

 

Shari Redstone buys Russina theater chain

 

WB ad exec in new venture

 

Discovery ups Bremer

 

Silvestri scores 'Christmas' tradition

 

Disney music aids films

 

B'way grosses $1 billion in 2009

 

Movie maestros

 

The executive orchestra: Music executives, Part II

 

The executive orchestra: Music executives, Part I

 

Songwriters sing the blues

 

Sound editors sing praise for Singer

 

Alec Baldwin to present at SAG Awards

 

The Roots go viral

 

Miles Davis: Harmonic convergence

 

Showtime picks up 'The Big C'

 

'Avatar' nabs No. 2 spot at global B.O.

 

Justin Chatwin

 

Angela Kinsey

 

Kurt Johnstad

 

Millership joins Management 360

 

TV Acad topper looks ahead

 

3D for the home coming

 

Grammy Museum shapes up in Jan.

 

Academy names Sci-Tech honors

 

Going for gadgets

 

CBS rounds out midseason sked

 

Coalition leery of NBC Universal merger

 

Costello offers insight

 

Duo punches into 'Knockout' cast

 

HBO picks up 'Father'

 

Actresses circle 'Faster'

 

BWR promotes pair

 

James Cameron options 'Hiroshima' tome

 

FX buys rights to 'Avatar'

 

'Grace' film finally near

 

Furst Films pays for 'Sitter'

 

Dennings caught in 'Daydream'

 

Ben Silverman deals with Yahoo

 

Reno Wilson

 

Reviews

Silent Wedding

White Wedding

The Other Irene

A Woman Goes to the Doctor

Garbage Dreams

Mediterranean Food

Chuck

Big Love

Tot Mom

Red River

Carmen

Eagle Flute

Iron Men

Leap Year

In Search of Memory

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!

Return to Cranford

Tian An Men

Waiting for Armageddon

Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim One Song at a Time

Eternal Beloved



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