Table of Contents
Week of 01/08/2008

Articles

Sundance alums dominate the jury

 

'Damages' struggles on U.K. TV

 

Rising Star nominations announced

 

Rotterdam unveils Tiger Award lineup

 

Fox tops Spanish niche list

 

'White Night' shines in Bodils race

 

Ben Foster

 

Stars' spring fling

 

Critics make their picks

 

High 'Wire' act for premiere

 

'Legend' builds across Europe

 

BAFTAs to go ahead as planned

 

Winslet replaces Kidman in 'Reader'

 

Sarkozy scraps English TV service

 

Diverse crowd for DGA nominations

 

The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations

 

NAACP honors best of year

 

College football scores for Fox

 

Makeup artist Shu Uemura dies

 

Artists pay tribute to Aretha Franklin

 

Santa Barbara festival unveils lineup

 

MGM's Seymour 'Cy' Leslie dies

 

WB promotes McCormick

 

FCC still strong on a la carte cable

 

Globes push Spielberg honor to '09

 

Bang-up films end on a whimper

 

Oscar's short films spark long careers

 

Bright side of darkened Globes

 

Western TV tests waters in China

 

MTV nabs social media network

 

Panasonic, Google pact for hi-def

 

BVI nurses 'ICU' deal

 

Comcast looks to on-demand, Web

 

EMI U.K. names new A&R topper

 

Diego Marchioni

 

Boston Critics honor Langella

 

Composer Mort Garson dies at 83

 

Oscar accountants lift veil on voting

 

Marketing guru Grace Cianciotta dies

 

Explaining Oscar’s enigmatic ballot

 

NBC's reality performs big

 

Freeman joins Turner Animation

 

NATAS Awards announced at CES

 

Film shares Globes hit

 

Globes eclipse shadows Oscars

 

Stewart skewers lack of WGA pact

 

Clinton, McCain projected winners

 

Power launches Entertainment label

 

Belgium film critics are in 'Heaven'

 

Gabriel Isaiah Bessey-Sanchez

 

Food Network cooks up new VP

 

Hadida rounds out cast for 'Kane'

 

Swedish exec plans Great Works

 

Beijing Games could break records

 

Fox dominates in Spain

 

Coach 14 gets rights to 'Shiver'

 

Actor, director Kathryn Ish dies at 71

 

Gershon, Granath join History Makers

 

China attacks pirates, pornography

 

Paley to honor Redstone

 

Police discover pirated DVD stash

 

'Gladiators' gets second run

 

Hong Kong radio law ruled unconstitutional

 

Warner sets layoffs due to strike

 

'Dirt' season shortened

 

People make their choice

 

Noyce crowned for 'Mary'

 

Axium files for bankruptcy

 

Zeitgeist finds 'Love' with documentary

 

Debates boost cablers ratings

 

Entertainment One gobbles up RCV

 

Sichler to head Rotana Films

 

'Old Men' dominates Online awards

 

Berlin picks Coixet, Leigh films

 

ITV names Iacono for global role

 

'Lamb of God' to open Rotterdam

 

Polish box office rises 3.7%

 

EU, Apple agree on price of iTunes

 

'No Country' wins Scripter Award

 

'Irony' rides Russian box office wave

 

Cash concert canceled

 

Japan game sales at record high

 

Turin museum to honor Herzog

 

'In Rainbows' adds color to charts

 

Foster joins 'Spider Woman' cast

 

'Apprentice' gets 'Chuck' bookends

 

'People's Choice' hits ratings low

 

WGA, CBS News strike deal

 

HBO rethinking Picturehouse ties

 

Antoni Corone

 

Liza Lapira

 

Lynn Cohen

 

Ashley Edner

 

Don Wallace

 

Daz Crawford

 

Slovak duo honored

 

Corus, MTV extend deal

 

Fox big in Spain

 

Eric Frankel leaves WBTV post

 

Chu new CFO of Oxygen

 

Korea box office tumbles

 

Casting director Dianne Ogden-Halder dies

 

'Baghdad' makes way to America

 

Marie A. Fontana dies at 86

 

EMI to exit IFPI

 

Lucasfilm hires Richard Kerris

 

U.K. eyes cuts in theater funding

 

Blu-ray could win high-def battle

 

Ovation claps for Int'l Music

 

Gothenburg fest's down Mexico way

 

Norway's B.O and admissions fall

 

Indies wait on WGA deals

 

Networks set Golden Globe plans

 

Dawn Taubin leaving Warner Bros.

 

WGA strike means pay cuts at ICM

 

Studios end first-look relationships

 

CFG takes stock of market date

 

Corus reports healthy 1Q numbers

 

Menzel scores with 'Banner'

 

Anne Lewis Roberts, Adam Rockmore

 

John Heath

 

William Funk

 

Samantha Martin

 

Avery Lipman

 

Matthew Gerson

 

Vicky Goldberg

 

Marlene Meraz

 

Mike Levy

 

Awards mix with critics

 

'27 Dresses' premieres

 

Fox signs overall deal with Spurlock

 

SAG's internal dispute

 

Amy Ryan set for Greengrass thriller

 

Disney TV raises duo

 

A&E takes a bit out of crime TV

 

Danny King's 'School' optioned

 

'Marley & Me' fetches Alan Arkin

 

Starz OKs bankroll for Overture

 

Television: Supporting Actor

 

Television: Supporting Actress

 

Television: Miniseries Actor

 

Television: Miniseries Actress

 

Television: Miniseries / Made-Fors Series

 

Television: Comedy Actor

 

Television: Comedy Actress

 

Television: Comedy

 

Television: Drama Actor

 

Television: Drama Actress

 

Television: Drama

 

'Marley & Me' fetches Alan Arkin

 

Amy Ryan set for Greengrass thriller

 

Hollywood's honorary mayor dies

 

Audio Society sounds off nominees

 

Kling's pic is Sweden's darling

 

Suo pic takes top Japanese prize

 

Lanz steps down at ProSiebenSat.1

 

Constantin opts for Blu-ray

 

Scalpers vex U.K. politicians

 

ITV unwraps 'Britannia High'

 

U.K. producer Wearing dies at 41

 

David E. Talbert

 

Kusturica unveils new festival

 

'Criminal Minds' tops Wednesday

 

French pics lose foreign fans

 

MRC expands holdings

 

DGA announces TV nominations

 

Gordy honored at Grammy Salute

 

WGA announces film nominations

 

LRSmedia takes show on the road

 

Sony, Amazon offer DRM-free music

 

Motion Picture: Foreign Language

 

Critics honor roll for 2007

 

Motion Picture: Supporting Actress

 

Motion Picture: Supporting Actor

 

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

 

Matthew Saul

 

Sterling Knight

 

Taylor Ann Thompson

 

Josh Jacobson

 

Motion Picture: Screenplay

 

'Cyrano' run recoups cost

 

Motion Picture: Animated

 

Motion Picture: Directors

 

Oola Grace Wilson

 

Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical Actor

 

Hanks premieres soccer scarf

 

Motion Picture: Drama Actor

 

Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical Actress

 

Motion Picture: Drama Actress

 

Motion Picture: Drama

 

Branagh set for BBC adaptation

 

Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical

 

UTV bows music label

 

HK court closes pirate operation

 

'Tonight Show' tops in ratings race

 

Globe noms keep films on Oscar radar

 

Lorber nabs rights to 'Glass'

 

'Bonneville' debuts on water

 

Hollywood's suite life goes on

 

Oscar nominations due Saturday

 

New York Times kicks off 'Talks'

 

WGA calls off awards show

 

Globes is latest victim of WGA strike

 

'Trip of Love' sets tryout in Japan

 

Peace Arch reigns over Dufferin

 

Disney books translate for India

 

Will 'Juno' kick 'Bucket'?

 

Sony taps Holly Jacobs for reality

 

Weinstein Co. gets interim WGA deal

 

ICG reveals Publicists nominations

 

Olivia Wilde joins Ramis' 'Year One'

 

'Wolves' howl at Rendez-Vous

 

Spain's Egeda inks VOD deal

 

Euro Commission reviewing subsidies

 

Clark, Seacrest rule New Year's

 

Zuiker speaks to broadcasters

 

Hong Kong radio station fights for license

 

Nickin joins Frankfurt Kurnit Klein

 

Events exec upped at Columbia TriStar

 

Bell steps up as new visual F/X chief

 

BAFTA/LA reelects chair

 

San Francisco's KRON-TV for sale

 

ABC brings back 'Bachelorette'

 

Lionsgate leaps on 'Conan'

 

Hayek joins Reilly in Weitz's 'Freak'

 

Duncan teams up with Broken Lizard

 

ABC says 'no' to SAG expenditures

 

Bale on Depp's trail in 'Public'

 

Chinese websites halt movie streams

 

Hong Kong box office rises in '07

 

Buscemi, Tucci team on venture

 

Zhang arrested on drug charges

 

Celluloid Dreams to sell 'Vincere'

 

ACE Eddies announce nominations

 

'Kings' leads Irish awards race

 

Thielen finds new Bertelsmann role

 

Gothenburg debuts producer prize

 

Reynolds joins NX's 'Bunch'

 

'Job' heads Jussi nominations

 

Kinepolis admissions drop 3.4%

 

Holland, Mehta pics join Berlin mart

 

Euro opposition confronts 'Legend'

 

Wide picks up 'Recycle'

 

Berlin mart draws record numbers

 

Rob Dyrdek and Christopher “Big Black” Boykin

 

Live Nation writing its own ticket

 

Ohio critics praise 'Old Men'

 

'Grey's' and ABC top Thursday

 

Film4 launches Protagonist Pictures

 

2008 marks year of the Bond

 

Hanks turns heads with soccer scarf

 

Spiritual Film Festival set for March

 

Film promo comes apart at the seams

 

Latenight courts candidates

 

Sundance shoppers beware

 

The downward spiral of syndication

 

No love for 'Wire' from Baltimore Sun

 

Rival networks face reality

 

Egyptian titles aim to shatter taboos

 

DVDs boost pre-kudos awareness

 

Real debaters spread the word

 

Brazilian film gains traction in US

 

Brazil film worried over box office

 

Myers fears Hollywood's end is near

 

Great Wall, giant screens

 

Overseas auds turn out for 'Legend'

 

Scripted shows get marketing priority

 

It's Fox's 'Idol' to the rescue

 

Rupe returns to German perch

 

Golden Globes telecast up for grabs

 

Dying format war is the talk of CES

 

European box office erratic in 2007

 

Simultaneous premieres for 'Heaven'

 

Hot on the trail of success

 

New twists for expanded releases

 

Sony, DivX pact for online downloads

 

Not child's play in U.K.

 

DGA, AMPTP to begin negotiations

 

Paramount unveils new structure

 

Iraqi chat show an 'oasis of calm'

 

Abu Dhabi to create 'Desert Louvre'

 

U.S. Treasury blacklists Al-Zawraa

 

ADG honors production designers

 

For Israel, animation big in 2007

 

Cape fear: Superman still grounded

 

'Farewell' opens in San Francisco

 

Ars Nova steps up with full slate

 

Long Wharf rocks the boat

 

Road still going strong after holidays

 

Broadway takes usual post-Xmas dip

 

Producer plumbs his PR pedigree

 

Broadway re-elects David Mamet

 

'07 films big on mope, short on hope

 

Distributors reel over mixed results

 

Bals Fund bankrolls film prize

 

Sony to focus on PS3 40GB model

 

Chinese sites take piracy stand

 

Berlin sidebars add zest to festival

 

Force majeure ax falls at ABC Studios

 

Rajshri distributes Tamil pics online

 

Fox Atomic closes marketing arm

 

TWC, Dimension seal WGA pact

 

Opening Overture

 

'Bucket List' tops box office

 

Oscar find its music man

 

Bai Ling

 

Paz Vega

 

David Millbern

 

Nicole Randall Johnson

 

Brooke Bloom

 

Jason Kennedy

 

Gene George jets to Starz gig

 

Blue Sky skips to Connecticut

 

Worldwide Pants retains JB Talent

 

'Cry-Baby' takes to the stage

 

Davie joins 'Applause'

 

'Legend' still stellar overseas

 

A rush of 'Blood'

 

'Diving Bell' nabs Prix Lumieres prize

 

'Found' wins big at Palm Springs

 

DGA 'shouting' for pact

 

'Atonement,' 'Sweeney' win Globes

 

Cinemalaya picks ten

 

Trio launch sales firm

 

The Golden Globes' curtailed glow

 

Sponsors return to 'American Idol'

 

BAFTA's tea jubilee

 

AFI strikes up kudos

 

China box office up 20% in 2007

 

CBS to focus on reality slate

 

Winners had a toast, took a bath

 

Globes swag's still in the bag

 

Gamer Sci takes a tumble

 

NABET, ABC strike deal

 

Splitsville for SAG, AFTRA?

 

NBC orders more 'Gladiators'

 

Schweiger angers German parents

 

EMI to pinkslip up to 1,800 staffers

 

Rome date switch raises hackles

 

Berlin unveils Generation lineup

 

L.A. critics' picks

 

'Terminator' crushes competition

 

PGA unveils film nominations

 

CBS offers primetime music specials

 

'Office' relocates to Latin America

 

WGA, MRC reach interim agreement

 

Kirch wants double now

 

Avary apologizes after DUI arrest

 

Star TV, DEN launch joint venture

 

January doldrums hit Broadway

 

Astral earnings up

 

PR exec Mort Segal dies at 76

 

Slamdance announces 2008 jury

 

Beta buys Dreamtool stake

 

WB joins preshow circuit

 

Producer, scout Ken Nelson dies at 96

 

Maila 'Vampira' Nurmi dies at 86

 

VME gives the chair to Dufour