Table of Contents
Week of 04/22/2008

Articles

Carlos Acosta adapts autobiography

 

'Ruby Blue' wins London festival

 

IFC takes U.S. rights to 'Strangers'

 

Murdoch closes in on Newsday

 

ITV to sell shows in U.K. via iTunes

 

Sony BMG connects with Nokia

 

Admissions fall hits Cinemaxx

 

Cipri, Maresco honor bebop hero

 

'Step Up 2,' '21' add to Euro take

 

Pangea Day adds to TV partners

 

'Idol' withdraws from Keys' tour

 

Drama League unveils nominations

 

'Idol' worship cools

 

Streisand pulls out of Israeli concert

 

Warp allies with Madman

 

Key dates set for Golden Globes

 

WB, Ocher team on foursome

 

Skater Werner 'Frick' Groebli dies

 

SAG signs on for interim indie deals

 

Hollywood split on net neutrality

 

'Tudors' to reign for another season

 

MGM wins 'Zookeeper' bidding war

 

Fox promotes Rodney Ferrell

 

MGM knows 'How To Lose Friends'

 

Bazalgette proposes online player

 

Music: Rock clubs move to Brooklyn

 

Music: Jay-Z, Diddy build empires

 

TV: Mock news shows pols tough love

 

TV: 'Sex' makes jump to bigscreens

 

Sweden considers co-productions

 

Theater: 'Wicked' becomes juggernaut

 

Trio receive fashion design awards

 

Hollywood fights the bitterness factor

 

Theater: Disney musicals make money

 

Roundabout Theater to flow 'Streamers'

 

'Journey' to screen in 3-D

 

Exhibs screen Japanese documentary

 

Film: How to make lit-to-film transfers

 

Film: Weinsteins keep moving forward

 

Variety comes home to Gotham

 

EC calls for videogame regulations

 

Variety marks 10 years of NYC edition

 

TIFF taps programmers

 

Aussies celebrate pay TV channels

 

'Woman' not forgotten by Hot Docs

 

Marvel taps Rubenstein to top Web

 

ESPN Classic to bow in South Africa

 

Microsoft gets a taste of Italian TV

 

Porn shorts blessed by Swedish org

 

Ang Lee puts Focus on 'Woodstock'

 

Prisa sells off Portugal network

 

N.Y. rolls out red carpet for Tribeca

 

Murdoch factor

 

Made in N.Y.

 

Corrections

 

Reality rules couturiers' runway

 

Gotham's fashion elite dress up for 'Sex'

 

Landing the next Conan

 

Bowery Buoys

 

Haute spots

 

Pellicano loses faith in trial

 

A top chef builds an empire of his own

 

Beau Willimon

 

Mary Willa Gummer

 

Jenny Schwartz

 

Andy Blankenbuehler

 

James Macdonald

 

Michael Friedman

 

Daniel Breaker

 

John Bucchino

 

Kevin Adams

 

Rob Ahrens

 

'Spring' has sprung new breed of tuner

 

Competing showcases enliven scene

 

Editors get branded

 

WGA, studios return to corners

 

Murdoch gives to McCain campaign

 

Orgs unspool aid for Canuck docs

 

Hillary Clinton wins Pennsylvania

 

Greenberg to head new pay cabler?

 

Prescott Gopal Farrar

 

Mia Sloan Cabrera

 

Jason Alexander sets Reprise slate

 

Yahoo sees earnings bump

 

Apatow, Stoller speak 'Greek'

 

Comedies clutter spring box office

 

Pulse syncs up with Fontana

 

Disney sweetens 'Narnia' videogame

 

Stroh, Firestone partner for Prestige

 

Rodriguez's 'Heretic' rises at Phoenix

 

'Money' talks at VH1

 

Clint's 'Changeling' set for Cannes

 

Jeremy Piven speeds to 'Plow'

 

'Semi-Pro' bear kills trainer

 

Cannes unveils lineup

 

Matsuoka to head Toho-Towa

 

Content secures $40 million loan

 

Moscow studio put up for sale

 

Channel 4 slips into the red

 

Mariah Carey hits career high

 

Oxygen upfront unveils future plans

 

Variety's top picks

 

New Wave sweeps up Cannes films

 

Sony embraces 'Damned United'

 

Reitmans team for Montreal event

 

Tuesday reality on the rise

 

SAG, studios extend negotiations

 

Singer, songwriter Paul Davis dies

 

Molly Dineen's 'Land' is Reel winner

 

10 greatest events at Yankee Stadium

 

Soul singer Al Wilson dies at 68

 

EuropaCorp adds VPs for sales

 

AirPlus enters Portugal TV arena

 

Bob Woodruff to host Discovery show

 

Hong Kong jails three movie pirates

 

Pellicano computer expert testifies

 

Crispin Glover

 

Alexis Dziena

 

Arlen Escarpeta

 

Chris Hemsworth

 

Frederic von Anhalt

 

ProSiebenSat.1 sets new CFO

 

Charles S. Dutton set for 'Salesman'

 

Shyer finds his 'Eloise' in Australia

 

Los Angeles Times edits masthead

 

PGA powers up diversity workshop

 

Tougher times for TV Azteca

 

Discovery reveals Woodruff, Lopez

 

N.Y. governor talks up tax incentives

 

McGowan dyes for 'Barbarella' role

 

May box office may break records

 

UCLA honors Victor Kemper

 

Sabans aid Los Angeles Free Clinic

 

Helen Hunt 'Found' herself at premiere

 

Studios keep faith in digital biz

 

Rob Williams tapped at Liberation

 

Fox 2000 revives De Palma's 'Fury'

 

Sony scores 'Damned United'

 

'Hung' gets HBO hot and bothered

 

Stage folks join Sundance lab

 

Schamus puts Focus on gay films

 

Ilene Chaiken redefines 'L Word'

 

Former Clinton advisor focused on Iraq

 

Wainwright takes on opera divas

 

Gay characters just another slice of life

 

From Oprah to the Oscars

 

2007 shows steady progress for gay cause

 

Critics' Week focuses on Europe

 

Nintendo's net profit jumps 48%

 

French chain starts to go digital

 

Swipe handling sales for Figgis film

 

Italian press hails Cannes coup

 

Doerrie pic set to blossom at Lolas

 

'Four Nights' to open fest's Fortnight

 

Cannes embraces Brit outsiders

 

German viewers flock to 'Innocent'

 

Newport Beach fest adds new prizes

 

Bavaria takes Atef's 'Stranger'

 

Ewan McGregor eyes 'Demons' role

 

Fox wins on sweep's eve

 

SAG, studios feel the pressure

 

Barack Obama ends Fox embargo

 

Tony talk reaches new 'Heights'

 

'Casablanca's' Joy Page dies at 83

 

Australia brings silent classics to U.S.

 

Filmmaker, actress Kate Phillips dies

 

Blues legend Sean Costello dies

 

Berlusconi payback

 

1958: Hepburn gets second wind

 

Jimmy Fallon headed for 'Late Night'

 

Piracy push targets Internet cafes

 

Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit'

 

Fisher's 'Wishful' Broadway bound

 

RDF launches management buyout

 

Snipes sentenced to three years

 

Stun Creative

 

TQS staffers net pinkslips

 

Michael Kostroff

 

Tanika Ray

 

John Simpson

 

Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer

 

Newport Beach offers luxury retreats

 

Family series spotlights young talent

 

O.C. proud to be 'Hollywood South'

 

Indie, studio films at Newport Beach fest

 

MPAA, RIAA going steady with ISPs

 

'Baby,' 'Kumar' vie for box office

 

Deluxe returns to New York roots

 

Mark Urman to head ThinkFilm

 

Horizons finds new general manager

 

Stagedoor to open 'Dramafest'

 

Bollywood to honor Salman Khan

 

Matt Chinn goes to AWA Touring

 

Asian pay TV to reach $86 bil in 2012

 

CBS en route to Rio for billboard biz

 

Ross Crowley moves to Foxtel

 

Tilda Swinton to star in 'I Am Love'

 

Lisa Judson leaves WB Animation

 

Antena 3's Q1 profits down 30%

 

Senate moves to tighten ban

 

Overture and State Street team up

 

CBC succeeds thanks to WGA strike

 

Strikes bounce L.A. up and down

 

Pacific Title & Art gets funding

 

Microsoft repeats bid deadline

 

'Bond' stuntman hospitalized in Italy

 

Starbucks serves label to Concord

 

ABC taps Nick Lachey for 'Summer'

 

Paramount 'Hot' for Jay Dyer's spec

 

'Criminal' to A&E, ION TV

 

Networks sell upscale audiences

 

Joseph Ruben signs to direct 'Jack'

 

TV Azteca unveils telenovela channel

 

Televisa revenue up 47.7% in Q1

 

Sheikh takes on script for 'Sand'

 

Networks take game shows for spin

 

Film roles boost sitcom stars

 

Showtime-Viacom split feeds drama

 

Carole King's legacy clear

 

Rogue Pictures cheers 'Drill Team'

 

Ripe swipes 'Pauly Shore's America'

 

SEIU, MPTF set tentative contract

 

Om Puri to head India Film Council

 

Music exec Bruce Kapp dies at 57

 

Chinese youths warned about P2P

 

MediaCorp fined for 'Find and Design'

 

French films rule Cannes' Fortnight

 

ProSiebenSat1 sales chief quits

 

Murdoch attacks BBC's iPlayer

 

European Union tunes into TV plan

 

Continental moves into Europe

 

Europeans keen to have a laugh

 

Soundtrack Awards to honor duo

 

First round of sweeps goes to ABC

 

Writer/producer Larry Hertzog dies

 

SAG, studios take the weekend off

 

Hope for East-West co-productions

 

1968 primary created actor activists

 

Elevator pushes buttons with 'Fury'

 

Warchus' 'Boeing' takes off on B'way

 

Canada returns to docudramas

 

'GTA' critics blindly decry violence

 

Hot Docs slate has arty slant

 

Sit hits the fan in Thai movie theater

 

Osmonds book Flamingo gig

 

Rome fest caught up in mayoral race

 

Sega irons out 'Man' release kinks

 

Academy wields influence over digital

 

Ravenhill shoots for war

 

Local stations eye second channels

 

'Gavin and Stacey' win two BAFTAs

 

Pacific Playwrights Fest throws 'Party'

 

Vegas-set '21' hits overseas jackpot

 

Pellicano judge threatens mistrial

 

CNN's Cafferty draws ire of Chinese

 

Pampa revs Chevy branded film

 

'Spamalot's' spike jumpstarts sales

 

'Iron Man' courts broad audience

 

Openers boost box office

 

Jon Favreau keeps 'Iron Man' light

 

'Heaven' tops Germany's Lolas

 

Summer movie promotion heats up

 

Broadway digs up 'Boeing' farce

 

Ovitz plays witness to persecution

 

Columbia sells 'Honor' with wedding

 

Asian Excellence honored in L.A.

 

'Hobbit' fans solve director riddle

 

Lincoln Center digs up 1968 films

 

Entertainment world has trust issues

 

1968 birthed film renaissance

 

1968 was the media's moment

 

Canadian pay TV, PPV, VOD revs rise

 

Hot Docs vote for 'Surgeon,' 'Junior'

 

Pair file $1.3 bil suit against CNN

 

China's Asian Union posts a loss

 

Zane Vella

 

Andy Siditsky

 

Mike Mulvihill

 

Mike Meadows

 

Matthew Kennedy

 

Van Ling

 

John Lasseter

 

Jacqueline Gustafson & Sven Davison

 

Tracey Garvin

 

Miguel Casillas

 

Robert Margouleff & Brant Biles

 

Is turnaround coming for DVD sales?

 

The Blu crew

 

Square Enix plans corporate shift

 

'Baby' has the right formula

 

'Baby Mama' tops box office

 

David Grant sues Fox TV

 

China, Russia still a piracy threat

 

Summit enters 'Arena'

 

Broadway's Peter Howard dies at 80

 

Distributors aloft at Cloud Ten

 

May sweeps show ratings drop

 

Bloom starts mentor program

 

Last supper for George W. Bush

 

Blake Lively

 

Raoul Trujillo

 

Emilie De Ravin

 

Carla Gugino, Goran Visnjic

 

Microsoft plans next Yahoo move

 

SAG's week to decide

 

Zuckerman offers rival Newsday bid

 

International audiences date 'Sarah'

 

Warner spies possible Sci buy

 

Sony nabs VOD deal with Telecom

 

Fortissimo picks up 'Serbis'

 

Puzzle pieces deals

 

Anderson, Chan join WMA

 

'Simpsons' duo draw 'Up' new show

 

Mike Judge setting up 'Extract'

 

Grosvenor finances 'Spartans' duo

 

Fremantle logs 'LoveRace'

 

Coen brothers film to open Venice

 

Edinburgh launches cult film sidebar

 

Henstridge to make 'Impact'

 

'Leon' takes top prize at Turin

 

'Affair' tops Drama Desk nominations

 

Zach to head HBO Central Europe

 

Aaron Brown returns to tube

 

'Wrestling' wins at Udine

 

Premiere adds to supervisory board

 

German effects companies team up

 

Mediaset may up profits

 

'90210' cast continues to grow

 

Sarah Ferguson program in doubt

 

ABC in control Sunday

 

Writer, editor Susan Kaminsky dies

 

Magnolia seeing 'Red'

 

'Kingdom' rules Korean box office

 

WB sets 'Saas' for local distribution

 

Gaga closes deals for 'Shaolin'

 

Ratings costly for cable duo

 

Judge denies Arneson a mistrial

 

Chinese DVD pirate faces prison

 

Spanish language showdown pushed

 

Koreans hip to Paramount's 'Hype'

 

Columbia gets 'Dumped'

 

'Price' spins wheel on Wednesdays

 

Rome Film Festival set for change

 

Tony buzz lifts Broadway biz

 

Fortissimo picks up 'Serbis'

 

Comedian Kallenbach dies at 39

 

Mariah Carey is the 'diva next door'

 

Glickman decries trade restrictions

 

WB revived as online platform

 

Cast set for Central Park 'Hamlet'

 

'Girl' captures Kingfisher prize at Pilsen

 

London man wins Filmaka contest

 

Hot Docs honor 'Taking Root'

 

Broadcast center set for World Cup

 

Here comes 'Iron Man'

 

Filho comedy to begin production

 

TV4 loses Nobel rights after gaffe

 

Time still ticking