Afghans ban 'Kite Runner'

Golden Village dispute settled

Greatguns, Maison team up

BBC wins news at 10 battle

Canal Plus, Gaumont sign VOD pact

BT Vision grabs Disney-ABC pact

Metrodome takes 'Assembly,' 'Banquet'

Mikhalkov to set up academy

Disney donates to U.K. hospital

Leelee Sobieski

Germany, Italy welcome 'Legend'

EMI spin out hits employees, artists

NBC reality rules Monday

Oprah Winfrey gets OWN network

Lazarus exits post at Turner

Timberlake to star in Super Bowl ad

Warner Bros. promotes Sue Kroll

Expo Apple to offer rentals on iTunes

EU probes Microsoft again

Fashion designer Bill Belew dies

NBA China a slamdunk for Disney

Oscar's foreign film race heats up

Rolling Stones to rock Berlin

The biggest loser(s)? (Everybody)

Funny Balloons flies with 'Tahoe'

Tokyo Intl. Anime Fair kicks off

Truly Indie nabs 'Backseat'

Canal forms alliance with TF1, M6

Italy's homevideo market up in 2007

Piracy hits DVD sales in France

Duo set for 'Vita and Virginia'

Stars going to 'War'

Daly helps Albee celebrate honors

Regal purchases Consolidated Theaters

Martin touts progress

Annette Bening to receive ASC Award

Football sacks TV competition

Asian Union founder Dong exits

Intandem finance director exits

Ellen Page to 'Whip It!' for Barrymore

Grammys request WGA agreement

'Handball' scores top spot in Korea

Disney's Gilbey takes on Asia-Pacific

Japan's IMJ engulfs Studio Swan

Actor Brad Renfro found dead at 25

'No Country' to open Fantasporto

Canada toughens media ownership rules

ThinkFilm promotes Stambler

Gaspare Benso

Bob Bel Bruno

Myriad draws up first pic from 407

Janet Abbazia

David M. Tetreault

Luca Bentivoglio

Gene George

Claudia Butzky

Richard Fisher

Oscars on, one way or another

Lee Leddy, Marlynda Lecate, Stuart Stringfellow

Angela Hunter

Brenda Freeman

Alex Baskin

Patrick Mahoney

Kathy Gilbert

Magnus Larkeryd

Pam Workman, Pamela Lipshitz

Crystal Dowd

Steve Tello

Resnais pic gets pan-Euro funding

'Harold and Kumar' going to SXSW

Bassist Joe Ames dies at 86

Samuel Goldwyn picks up 'Pieces'

Dietz in top Reprise role

Fund faces cuts despite successes

60Frames begins with a few laughs

Bassist Gabriel Mannelli dies at 37

IMJ, indie outfit Dub fire up Smoke

Candidates return for Hollywood cash

Nordisk taps Stjarne as CEO

Rotterdam Intl. Film Festival Program

Leader embraces radical movement

Fest faces flux with short-term director

Trust in new film sales strategy

Michigan court says 'no' to Comcast fees

Spawn of Cinemart crowds fest circuit

Pre-Berlin glow for 'pivotal' pics

Dave Howe flies to top of Sci Fi

Whitaker to coach 'Patriots' for TWC

AFTRA to honor Donaldson, Lucci

Governors Ball taps Cheryl Ceccetto

20th Century TV shuffles executives

Paramount's VP of lit affairs retires

Ellen Page to 'Whip It!' for Barrymore

'Atonement' leads BAFTA race

UN to create $100 mil film fund

Mip TV to give NHK Green Award

Willoughby to head Channel 4 Intl.

Dario Argento takes a stab at 'Giallo'

'Rent' to close on June 1

Berlin adds 17 films to Panorama

Venice extends Mueller's reign

Keys returns to top of music charts

Steve Zahn

Academy unveils Oscar poster

'Idol' down but hardly out

Nominations list for BAFTA

Apple takes bite of Blockbuster

Leodler heads RIAA's antipiracy fight

HBO buys stake in Asian branch

China to allow Zee to broadcast

Terra links to Disney

Costume Designers unveil nominees

Peapod Foundation fetes Gores

Quebec takes a stake in Alliance

Mortimer makes Off Broadway debut

Mason's Flying Swan program in flight

Imax revs up from Hollywood films

Gonzo to play games in Vietnam

New Delhi fest to dole out money

Sundance 2008 Lineup

Five crossover directors at Sundance

Public get vote on best U.K. pic

S. Korea censures exhibs, distribs

Johan Renck

Alex Rivera

Jose Padilha

Cristian Mungiu

Anna Melikyan

Nadine Labaki

Seth Gordon

Tony Gilroy

Daniel Barnz

Ben Affleck

Karlovy Vary duo jump to Febiofest

Japan's Happinet reports major loss

Sundance 2008 Agenda

Slamdance keeps focus on filmmakers

Hot-button docus heat up Sundance

Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite

Skyler Gisondo

Ten, Foxtel play Games together

Zach Gilford

Steve Little

Olyphant to make 'Perfect Getaway'

Warner pulls plug on 'Justice League'

Target titles at Sundance

NBC sets plan to expand ad reach

'Darling' is best Swedish film of 2007

Everyone on edge over DGA deal

Fest makes room for worldy ambitions

Sundance 2008: Let there be light

UMG releasing Stones soundtrack

Twain's cross-dressing farce premieres

J.J. Abrams casts 'Fringe'

RIAA enlists former FBI agent

Antonellis to head WB tech unit

Scorsese, Keitel reteam for 'Chaos'

NBR's starry night

Lampoon gets rights to 'Many'

'Little Mermaid's' Broadway splash

Columbus, Panettiere fancy 'Cooper'

Maximum inks deal with Lakeshore

'Lust, Caution', 'Warlords' top AFAs

Columbus, Panettiere fancy 'Cooper'

Scorsese, Keitel reteam for 'Chaos'

First Run acquires 'Jihad for Love'

IMDB, TiVo move closer to distribution

StudioCanal buys Kinowelt

Power sells 'Flood' across Asia

Eyre assembles 'Other Man' cast

Elliott takes on 'Easy Virtue'

3i to take 40% stake in Boomerang

Berlin's Forum lines up 16 debuts

Michael Stahl-David

Telecinco buys CaribeVision stake

BBC chief issues funding warning

Tax breaks boost French production

A Company, Cascade sign deal

ITV goes back to the future

'Idol' crushes all in its path

Michael Hirschorn exits post at VH1

Oxygen taps Klarman for GM role

1957: Boone spends time in 'Love'

'Nashville Star' to shine on NBC

Fox picks up 'Super Sunday'

Directors make deal

Parallel's new line to Nashville

'Shrek' musical sets Seattle tryout

Zeitgeist goes 'Up the Yangtze'

AFI's '100 Years' to focus on genres

Hoebee official a.d. for Paper Mill

'Fantasticks' will close on Feb. 24

Sperling tops Public Theater program

Japan's Showgate nabs 14 films

HBO takes 'Black List' at Sundance

Drea Clark

'Atonement' to open in China

British theater has huge year

Swiss Ascot interrogates 'Harry'

The Night Before will go on

NHK jounalists admit insider trading

Box office battle of the sexes

Flemish fund backs young directors

Showrunners showing enthusiasm

Oldest rookie gets BAFTA nod

Beyonce, Foo Fighters for Grammys

DGA makes big gains in new media

New Line Home ups Laura Abele

amfAR to honor Julian Schnabel

New Line postpones 'Inkheart' release

Azteca America reups for L.A. web

Stars weigh in on 'Cloverfield'

Industry reacts to DGA deal

Video game biz has epic 2007

Networks in a 'Circus' parade

Warner promotes Chuck Dages

Wahlberg takes on drug lord role

Cullen joins up with Climate Central

Jennifer Hudson joins Perry's 'Family'

'Iwo Jima' charges straight to AMC

Australia denies killing 'Justice League'

U.K. production hit by writers' strike

Chrysalis stock rises on EMI rumor

BBC must share fee, says minister

'Legend' continues to rule in Europe

Berlusconi vs. Murdoch in Italy

Berlin completes main lineup

WGA inks deal with Liman's startup

Reality on the rise Thursday

Clooney named U.N. peace envoy

RTL in hot water over porn ads

RTL names CEO for Dutch subsid

'Idol' worship easing up some

Cineworld posts upbeat figures

3i to team up with Boomerang

U.K.'s RAAM to honor Attenborough

Korean president to disband broadcasters

Tales of innocents abroad

German producers bow united org

British children's TV goes global

Thai government takes over indie TV

Italian scriptwriter Ugo Pirro dies at 87

Wide-open primaries boosts cable news

Seven Network set to top ratings

Oprah now in world of her own

AMC now major drama player

India's NDTV launches Imagine channel

Al Jazeera delivers on Bush coverage

Terrorists try to stay relevant online

Fortissimo takes int'l rights to 'CSNY'

Working Title revives TV division

Albee finds 'Me' time with lineup

Dori opens doors wider in Miami

Broomfield's doc confronts massacre

Brits bolster National Theater season

January puts chill on B.O.

January blues hit road grosses

Toho sets Japan B.O. record in '07

Radar Fest hits the mark

'Jerry' opera escapes legit limbo

Al-Jazeera fined for insulting Kuwatis

Perfect World bows Sino history game

Iran turns to religion for telefilm

Schwartz catches up with 'Wire'

Byron Garcia enables jailhouse rock

Vertigo is hot on Wyatt's 'Trail'

Lloyd Webber joins 'Hollyoaks'

Finnish rockers bite into horror film

Overseas box office has record year

Tyrnauer's 'Valentino' doc hits runway

Al Qaeda, Islamic Army in war for Web

Buyers powwow at Rendez-Vous

Vision trumps words in terms of credit

Sundance 2008: Cult of the new

Kusturica unveils his student fest

Studios embrace video on demand

Hans Zimmer opens heart for 'Divas'

Broomfield thinking of 'Haditha'

Snubs leave Academy tongue-tied

United Artists to remake 'Timecrimes'

Hollywood fades as draw to equity

Toronto's Filmport hobbled by strike

Hollywood sends in the clowns

Studios, WGA plan to meet

Paramount ready for close-up

Directors negotiate a separate peace

A monster bash for 'Cloverfield'

Horton Foote feted at Goodman

Frith ankles Canadian org

Studios hope to repeat overseas magic

'Cloverfield' swarms box office

Clinton, Romney take Nevada

ESPN 'Kicking It' with Colin Farrell

Suzanne Pleshette dies at 70

'Cloverfield' devours box office

U.K.'s Shine finalizing Reveille deal

Dreamworks Animation eyes Dubai

Bavarian Awards pick 'Cherry Blossoms'

NBC Universal 4Q earnings up 10%

HBO bows broadband in 2 markets

Berlin Fest completes lineup

Oliver Stone votes for 'Bush' project

L.A. Times editor O'Shea ousted

Lifetime executive to reality VP

Diego Luna

Tyler Patrick Jones

Sundance swag gets cold shoulder

Jason Mewes

Patrick J. Adams

'Polanski' kicks off slow Sundance

DreamWorks hits Dubai

Informal WGA talks set to begin

Tromso festival wraps up

Watanabe joins U's 'Cirque' troupe

Shine spotlight narrows on Reveille

Actor Allan Melvin dies at 84

'I Am Legend' leads at o'seas B.O.

Golden Globes lift niche films

Harry Shearer hosts ADG awards

SAG pushing AFTRA divorce

Rome film fest gives in on new dates

MTV to find new 'Blonde' star

Max Liron Bratman

Clifford Wiley Roberts IV

Justin Fox Baumel

Premiere takes on Kirch

'Irony' breaks Russian B.O. record

Vivendi secures $5 billion loan

Berlin looks back at Vietnam

BSkyB ups stake in Shine

Fincham to give MacTaggart lecture

James Reynolds

SND sells 'Animals' to Revolver

U.K. DVD market revives

Razzies honor best of the worst

Golden Tomatoes honor praised films

Nintendo tops sales in 2007

Friedman signs new pact with Sony

Musician John Stewart dies

China's uphill battle

'Horse' wins China release derby

Sitcoms make a resurgence

Brody, Wright set to drive 'Cadillac'

Spring start for 'Maxim's Mardi Gras'

Mulroney, Davis take 'Lessons'

Masses tune in for NFC title game

Actress Lois Nettleton dies at 80

Murdoch's son to run Consolidated

'Cloverfield' sets record

FBN scoops market crash

PGA avoids credit limit

BabyTV finds a berth in Singapore

Doty sits as Caucus chair

WB gatekeeper Washington dies at 98

'In Between' wins Kusturica's fest

Media, entertainment stocks hit low

Canadians unveil Indie Awards noms