Table of Contents
Week of 08/19/2008

Articles

Georgia unplugs Russian channel

 

Carey, Cyrus to Stand Up to Cancer

 

Toronto festival unveils full lineup

 

Internationalmedia hits the rocks

 

Venice to pay tribute to Chahine

 

Beta adopts 'Clown and the Fuhrer'

 

'Dark Knight' still shines in Europe

 

'Mad Dog' Russo switches to Sirius

 

IFP honors Penelope Cruz

 

Vereda rides with 'Rio,' 'Johnny'

 

Turgoose joins 'Scouting Book'

 

History of anime

 

Duo to head business arm for WBTV

 

For Lucas, it's 'Wars' without end

 

Stratford festival unveils '09 lineup

 

Star sets off alone

 

Duo to pen 'Poltergeist' remake

 

Nokia promises prime seats for Emmys

 

Thurber Prize announces finalists

 

Olympics puts hold on box office

 

MarketCast taps Henry Piney

 

Guide to Emmy night's premier parties

 

Xbox outsell PS2 in Japan

 

Reality hosts tapped to emcee Emmys

 

'Rock' on a roll with walk-ons

 

Fox News updates Facebook page

 

Emmy facts & figures

 

No pic yet for new James Bond book

 

Do Emmy noms boost cable ratings?

 

'Plow' speeds to Barrymore Theater

 

Ion getting in on USA's 'NCIS' runs

 

Cable could make play for Emmycast

 

ICM settles ageism suit

 

Showtime taps Sapp for 'Inside' job

 

FCC offers help with digital switch

 

WGA pushes a new reality

 

3-D confab moves to 90210

 

Olympic Games wins ratings gold

 

One hurdle too many for Chinese

 

Corsini may leave KCBS for KTLA

 

Toronto Film Festival lineup 2008

 

Screen Australia splashes cash

 

NBC ad gold adds up

 

Adam Sher shifts to Seacrest

 

SF film group links with FAF

 

Reliance ADA launches Big TV

 

Saxophonist LeRoi Moore dies at 46

 

FX to lower 'Shield' in fall

 

MGM gets graphic for return to TV

 

Valerie Bertinelli set for TBS sitcom

 

Church, Shue, Leo to star in 'McKay'

 

Fassbender in talks for 'Bastards'

 

Paris Hilton set to light up London

 

DGA defends new-media deal

 

'Lord' fellowship signs on for 'Hobbit'

 

Slamball scores nets

 

StarHub launches Demand TV

 

MTV Japan, Korea ups Greenberg

 

'Dark Knight' tops Korean box office

 

Maddow gets own MSNBC show

 

Malaysia blocks Lavigne concert

 

NBC Universal buys Carnival

 

'Wave,' 'Asterix' boost Constantin

 

BSkyB adds seven HD channels

 

'Trash' hits Danish funny bone

 

San Sebastian unveils Latin lineup

 

Jonas Brothers top the charts

 

Rome Film Festival selects first titles

 

Saxophonist LeRoi Moore dies

 

Gaming companies zap U.K. pirates

 

Soundtrack award unveils shortlist

 

Zurich to honor Sylvester Stallone

 

Olympics still a big winner for NBC

 

Judge denies Dancap injunction

 

Trio joins 'Romantic Poetry'

 

Brian Colburn joins Intiman Theater

 

'Godfather' screening at Film Forum

 

Deauville gets an angle on Burnett

 

Lifetime falls for 'Blonde Charity Mafia'

 

Telefe Intl. ups Michelle Wasserman

 

Pusan honors Lincoln Center's Pena

 

France bans local baby networks

 

Mexico funder backs Canana film

 

Deal expands for Ryan Seacrest

 

Friedlander nabs CBS Films post

 

Frank Grillo

 

Joshua LeBar

 

Thomas Turgoose

 

Noa Tishby

 

Maxine Bahns

 

Montreal opens on a high note

 

MTV Latin America rounds out show

 

Belasco herds 'American Buffalo'

 

Met set on more opera

 

Hollywood Post honors USC's Daley

 

Sony launches 'Coma' online

 

Jeremy Irons set for 'Impressionism'

 

Sales no obstacle for 'Wipeout'

 

Jennifer Lopez returns to UTA

 

Par's rebate wish: a Blu-ray holiday

 

Academy to preserve MGM archives

 

'Ugly Betty' gives vet second act

 

Fox, WB to share 'Slumdog' distribution

 

Writer hits universal themes

 

CJ to finance, co-produce 'Haeundae'

 

Rogers & Cowan raises Heather Krug

 

Latinos making progress in Hollywood

 

Universal taps Pam Postrel

 

Alcon names Scott Parish COO

 

Yari Film Group lifts Elizabeth Bell

 

Silver options 'Vanderbilt' for HBO

 

'Blackbird' flies to cinemas

 

Ben Affleck set to 'Extract'

 

Character actor Julius Carry dies at 56

 

Kirk Kerkorian takes the stand

 

'Today' producer takes BMG gig

 

'House Bunny' writers hop to ABC

 

BBC's 'Ballet Shoes' takes U.S. spin

 

Pioneer steers Titanic project

 

Denmark sends 'Worlds' to Oscars

 

Nordic film market proves popular

 

Unitymedia gains strength

 

New York TV Festival unveils lineup

 

Cineworld holds steady in tough times

 

Film revenue lifts Highlight results

 

Crow offers free music to voters

 

Rihanna, Pink, T.I. added to VMAs

 

Nintendo sued over Wii wand

 

Intel, Yahoo team on Internet TV

 

'Pearl Earring' to play West End

 

Sony shifting 'Solace' release

 

Duo set for Creative Arts Emmys

 

TWC's international arm get duo

 

SAG leaders reject majors' offer

 

Production delayed on 'Sweeney'

 

Phyllis Fredette and Peter Bart

 

Travel Channel gets in the 'Race'

 

Academy to salute Japan's Kurosawa

 

N.Y. festival honors Oshima

 

1968: Angie lays down the law

 

Exec suites

 

TV music maestros

 

Feature film sights & sounds

 

Rockers bring authenticity to TV ads

 

Sci Fi secures 'Stone' for U.K.

 

ITV signs Canadian deal

 

TWC adds international VPs

 

Teen-friendly $13 tickets for '13'

 

ACT to stage 'Rock N' Roll'

 

New Yorker festival sets guest list

 

Joan Hyler in stable condition

 

Joe Mantegna

 

Jennifer Lawrence

 

Disharmony swells among musicians

 

Chandra West

 

Study: Youth mimic film smoking

 

Stacy Keibler

 

N.Y. fest to focus on Oshima films

 

NBC thriving with 24/7 Olympics

 

Apple ads boost artists' profile, sales

 

Fest sneaks TV peek

 

Movie trailer music a key promo tool

 

Composers Lab celebrates 10th year

 

Ghent pays musical tribute to Minghella

 

Emmy music contenders

 

Box office looks to equal record

 

TV shows use songs to tell stories

 

One-hit wonders reborn on TV, film

 

Famed scion preserves film scores

 

Film composers flock to concert halls

 

Fincher, Desplat are 'Curious' bedfellows

 

'Hamlet 2's' tunes make pic palatable

 

Director-composer teams think synch

 

FX marketing promotes Sally Daws

 

Videogames attract top music talents

 

Independents change tactics

 

Yahoo brings musicians to the backlot

 

Gavin Purcell joins 'Jimmy Fallon'

 

IOC gives itself kudos for Beijing Games

 

L.A. Times tussle gets personal

 

India's Seventymm raises $12.5 mil

 

Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' earns 10 billion yen

 

Hong Kong's NOW ahead of I-Cable

 

Cynthia Nixon joins 'Englishman'

 

'Class' takes award at Norwegian fest

 

San Sebastian reveals Zabaltegi films

 

'Tedium' joins Venice festival lineup

 

'Dark Knight' charges into Germany

 

Autumn's other film festival offerings

 

Mann Theaters exec Bill Hertz dies

 

Filmmaker Leonard Hirschfield dies

 

NPR's Leroy Sievers dies at 53

 

Smaller film festivals on the circuit

 

Makeup artist Paul Starr dies at 51

 

Film critic Manny Farber dies at 91

 

Manaki Brothers & CamerImage

 

Broadyway doldrums

 

Gijon

 

Broadway tickets available in planes

 

Thessaloniki

 

Broadway season: Feast and famine

 

Warsaw

 

Antalya

 

Mikkelsen starrer 'Valhalla' wraps

 

Filmport Studios looking for customers

 

San Sebastian

 

Brazil shingle tries an Asian accent

 

Biz sheds a tear

 

Revolver titles aim for auds' attention

 

Branded 'Town' pulls into station

 

'Potter' move makes screens appear

 

Hollywood classics ignored online

 

Cairo Intl. Film Festival

 

Wall-E helps clean up Buenos Aires

 

ITV boss's plea for entertaining TV

 

Barclay readies for 'Treatment'

 

Yahoo takes Olympic gold online

 

Dubai Intl. Film Festival

 

Marrakech Intl. Film Festival

 

High-def images win over Olympics

 

Damascus Intl. Film Festival

 

Carthage Intl. Film Festival

 

Will Obama be 'good' for Hollywood?

 

Haifa Intl. Film Festival

 

Beirut Intl. Film Festival

 

Middle East Intl. Film Festival

 

Tough times for guild militants

 

Film-finance project proves key event

 

Indie films on fest quest

 

Erik King set to 'Wig Out!'

 

Jackson Browne sues John McCain

 

STC's 'Streetcar' takes ride to U.S.

 

Deauville lines up eclectic competition

 

France bans TV targeting toddlers

 

French flock to Deauville for U.S. films

 

Fischer helps Wilson open 'Rocker'

 

Pusan puts Asian product first

 

AMC introduces 'Mad-vertising'

 

Toronto Fest gets refreshed

 

Pregnancy PSA irks 'Secret' creator

 

New Cinema's 'go' pictures

 

New Cinema focuses on second pic

 

Gian Luigi Rondi saves Rome fest

 

Director finds grace in the common man

 

Biennale begins restoration of Palazzo

 

Venice unspools vintage Italian films

 

Will Italy's cinematic uprising continue?

 

Anticipation mounts over Obama V.P.

 

Chaotic year lessens Venice lineup

 

Festivals' glitz glosses over real life

 

Edgy fare sparks sales in dire times

 

Tilda Swinton follows celluloid dream

 

Hollywood debates festival costs

 

'Luna' sweeps Imagen Awards

 

Sony to distribute 'Paris 36'

 

Kerkorian testimony disappoints

 

NBC Universal's Carnival ride

 

Stations cast vote for tight race

 

Fremantle hunts for fresh comedy

 

Hot competition for Ramadan ad dollars

 

'Gabba' grabs tots... and celebs

 

Nets out to trick quicker clickers

 

Dramas pump up cable's stable

 

Post-Olympics, China ready to vanish

 

NHK pays in false reporting case

 

Screenwriter Leopoldo Serran dies

 

Disney preps for 'RoboDZ'

 

'Knight' tops international box office

 

'Lion King' strong as road slips

 

Obama taps Biden as running mate

 

''House Bunny' hops on top Friday

 

Obama introduces V.P. Biden

 

'Thunder' reigns again at box office

 

Cine Latino taps McNamara for post

 

Norman Reedus

 

Krysten Ritter

 

Sophina Brown

 

Hayley Marie Norman

 

Lisa Goldstein

 

Michael Phelps circles book deal

 

Olympics end with a bang

 

Edinburgh examines ITV's outlook

 

Few latenight laughs over Obama

 

Directing duo celebrate Slamdance

 

Kristen Bell

 

DNC rolls out the red carpet

 

No edits on WGA strike

 

Canada's Maple laps up 'Pontypool'

 

Olympic audiences find focus

 

'Dark Knight' fights overseas battle

 

British TV has eye on HBO as model

 

Madonna kicks off tour in Wales

 

Talley to keep tally for Sony

 

Lifetime applies 'Blush'

 

'Vanities' sets February date

 

Trio set for Second Stage's 'Boys'

 

'Break Out' dances into Union Square

 

Snoop Dogg sniffs brand opportunity

 

Fox to stream premieres for dorms

 

Contest drafts celebrities

 

'Buick' drives Sarajevo festival

 

Studio 100 debuts TV channel

 

Fejza to reopen cinema in Mitrovica

 

Berlusconi sings a different tune

 

'Arn' off to good start at box office

 

'American Idol' adds fourth judge

 

'Dancing' unveils new lineup

 

Sir Paul McCartney to play Israel

 

CW moves up 'Stylista' bow

 

iTunes blocked in China

 

BMI tops in performance revenues

 

MGM: We're not for sale

 

Star India speaks Bengali

 

Swedish 'Gnomes' trolling Europe

 

Actor Fred Crane dies

 

Seven signs golden girl Rice

 

Morelia hits on growth spurt

 

Memento reels in U.S. features

 

Antony I. Ginnane to head SPAA

 

ABC orders five new series

 

Broadway sales slow down

 

Regent Media acquires PlanetOut

 

Pizzarelli finds niche with 'Song'

 

Actor Jeff MacKay dies at 60

 

'Movies' returns to Ziegfeld

 

'Mets' returns to Ziegfeld

 

CTV renews cop drama 'Flashpoint'

 

Democratic convention attention

 

Olympics grab huge ratings for NBC

 

Lifetime's day shift

 

ShowEast to honor Carmike's Collins

 

Getting started: Selected resources

 

Disney's 'Cheetah Girls' claws to top

 

ESPN locks SEC events

 

Telemundo merging its digital units

 

Ferrari's Entertainment 7 gets real

 

Hollywood films lensed in Michigan

 

Singer Ralph Young dies at 90

 

Variety, 411 team for website

 

Meteor names Syd Smith group CEO

 

Florida shoots sizzling

 

Michigan film crews ready for rush

 

Michigan native whips up new studio

 

Exec producer Lata Ryan dies at 59

 

Michigan's top 10 lures for shoots

 

'Gossip' on girls' fashion

 

'Little Mermaid' movie premieres

 

Trump event held in Hollywood

 

Michigan touts aggressive incentives

 

Meltzer talks on Marx, 'Romeos'

 

'Survivor' moves to premiere week

 

Humanitas Prize announces finalists

 

Fox TV hires Steve Shikiya

 

Halcyon hails Joel B. Michaels

 

Yari enters legal ring over 'Champ'

 

Jayson Rothwell to write 'Mountain'