Table of Contents
Week of 08/26/2008

Articles

Lionsgate joins Jaman.com

 

L.A. Shorts festival honors 'Haber'

 

Zarghami to speak at Mipcom Jr.

 

RTL profits up despite ad slump

 

San Sebastian strings Pearls

 

'Hellboy 2,' 'Knight' lift Europe

 

EM.Sport boasts strong growth

 

Celluloid Dreams bets on 'Vegas'

 

'St. Trinians' sold to U.S., Canada, Spain

 

Fringe winners slated for encore

 

'Idol' worship continues in 'Grease'

 

FX acquires 'The Border' in U.K.

 

Moore teams up with Abbey

 

Games dominate for NBC

 

Tyler Perry, TBS team on 'Browns'

 

Fox digs 'Hole'

 

Woody Harrelson to present at Ghent

 

Swank really 'Something'

 

TV pioneer Geoff Theobald dies

 

Cop shows lead Geminis

 

Seville buys 21 films

 

Jeff Kleeman to parent Big Kid

 

DGA awards set for Jan. 31

 

Manning takes over at Seattle Rep

 

'Pride' in Woodstock

 

Goldcrest forms production arm

 

Academy grants Telluride Festival

 

Lincoln Center screens 'Scarred'

 

Virgin Comics to close shop in N.Y.

 

Endemol taps Disney's Toumazis

 

'Entourage' pairs with Virgin Airlines

 

Craig Bierko exits 'To Be or Not to Be'

 

New Group unveils slate

 

Fuji pushes ahead with 'Thread'

 

Turturro signs up for New School

 

Mirvish cops Canon, Key

 

2008 Venice Film Festival lineup

 

'Burn' set to heat up Venice

 

ProSiebenSat.1 ups Fink

 

Sci Fi promotes broadband staffer

 

Tough talk persists in WGA races

 

Oscar documentary deadline nears

 

Actress Ruth Cohen dies at 78

 

Voodoo preys on 'Saints'

 

TLC names Nancy Daniels senior VP

 

Svensk picks production topper

 

'Lalola' finds home in Portugal

 

Denver traffic locks Dem convention

 

Warner Bros. dons 'Chanel' biopic

 

DNC coverage gives cablers a boost

 

DNC coverage criticized

 

Stiller spends night in museum

 

Kassovitz disavows 'Babylon A.D.'

 

'TMZ' ups 2 to exec producer

 

Ex-KTLA exec to exit Tribune

 

MediaTechnics to buy Death Row

 

Industry delegates cast DNC votes

 

Spielberg DNC film honors veterans

 

Clinton urges support for Obama

 

Regent beams up PlanetOut

 

Spike jumps to James' 'Dead Man'

 

ABC, People team for special

 

Landon to write, direct 'Palms'

 

'Teacher' in Columbia's class

 

ABC schedules 'Half Their Size'

 

Lionsgate taps veteran Alli Shearmur

 

Osment to make Broadway debut

 

BBC boss to address Medienwoche

 

Jonas Brothers on top despite drop

 

Funny Balloons nabs 'Nowhere Man'

 

A-listers unite for cancer telethon

 

'Landscape,' 'Francaise' sold to Italy

 

Universal plans Blu-ray push

 

RAI denied soccer rights

 

TF1 looks to sell sales arm

 

Coen brothers kick off Venice

 

Maya to release 'Fraude'

 

SAG extends commercials contract

 

Man arrested for Guns N' Roses leak

 

Richard Karn

 

Tim Blake Nelson

 

Bojana Novakovic

 

Eulala Grace Scheel

 

Megalyn Echikunwoke

 

Cruise talks on Wagner, UA

 

Police arrest ABC News reporter

 

Phelps to host 'SNL' premiere

 

MSNBC team at odds during DNC

 

Discovery U.S. closes U.K. office

 

'Lonelygirl15' logs on again

 

EC to improve industry links

 

Previews for '9 to 5' delayed

 

'Corpus Christi' set for Rattlestick

 

'Funk It' wins Edinburgh festival

 

Cuba Gooding Jr.

 

Fortissimo bites into 'Food'

 

Aaron Sorkin plans Facebook film

 

Telluride Film Fest: Fewer juggernauts

 

Hollywood.com goes private

 

'Queen Raquela' set to visit U.S.

 

Slavoj Zizek's guide to Telluride

 

Reelz taps Toni Molle for VP post

 

DNC picks up ratings steam

 

Full-season order for NBC's 'Chuck'

 

George Clooney up for 'Air'

 

Hollywood stars align in Denver

 

ABC Studios promotes exec duo

 

Atlantic Film Festival unveils slate

 

ABC orders Levitan, Lloyd pilot

 

Dems draw viewers as con heats up

 

NTV pours coin into int'l service

 

Palm Springs Shorts fest awards films

 

Canal Plus comes into high-def

 

Minghella-Pollack film eyes Oscar run

 

Lifetime acquires ParentsClick

 

Todd Slater joins Asgaard

 

CMG seals 'Chemical Wedding' deals

 

Filming fees in Jo'burg 'too costly'

 

Fortissimo acquires 'Food, Inc' rights

 

Vancouver adds 'Sugar' to Forum

 

Writer Tad Mosel dies at 86

 

Zuiker signs 'digital novels' deal

 

Solondz off to Werc Werk Works

 

Ron Livingston joins 'Company Men'

 

Rogue's 'Strangers' set for sequel

 

CinDi honors 'Survival'

 

Clinton, Biden boost Democrats

 

Pusan to feature Asian superheroes

 

Paramount to produce mobile comics

 

Fox moves 'Australia' release back

 

TiVo profits up, but outlook weak

 

Venice veterans jump ship

 

Bertelsmann profits soar in first half

 

Pinewood revenue rises 19%

 

DCD launches $18 million fund

 

iD sells 'Bad Girls' to Asia

 

Salt taps seasoned exec Norrie

 

Telluride Film Festival unveils lineup

 

Shochiku takes a 'Step' toward pic

 

1968: Grant surprises Rickles

 

Goetz Spielmann

 

Bohdan Slama

 

Eva Sorhaug

 

Kornel Mundruczo

 

Pascal Laugier

 

Roadshow's profits rise

 

Martina Gusman

 

James L. White

 

Michael Fassbender

 

Saul Dibb

 

Vail Bloom

 

Lyne Renee

 

Kaylee DeFer

 

Arta Dobroshi

 

Sergey Dvortsevoy

 

Universal fills Gallic roles

 

Pusan puts superheroes in spotlight

 

TBS shows its 'Love' online

 

Norway flexes film production muscles

 

Five films enter Labor Day fray

 

'Piaf' spends time on West End

 

Spain festival sets Motion lineup

 

European film sales struggling

 

Ratings dip on DNC's night 3

 

'Our House' addresses SA shortage

 

Jaffe handling Internationalmedia suit

 

Ensemble kicks off season with 'Ties'

 

Obama's fresh Hollywood faces

 

Foreign box office has solid summer

 

Tso hops to Australia's CNBC

 

'Cliff' reaches 10 million mark

 

'Pies' on menu at Dutch festival

 

'Hulk' bulks up at Chinese box office

 

Mexican state sets up film fund

 

Telkom, PCCW pact for satellite TV

 

Vancouver announces two programs

 

Universal TV ups two, hires two

 

Nielsen finds audiences are aging

 

U.S. short on tough guy actors

 

Barack Obama shares his vision

 

Chung Taewon quits his prod'n co.

 

Thessaloniki focuses on Middle East

 

Microwave pair find distribution

 

Dozen films fight for European prize

 

Guerreiro to head Endemol Portugal

 

IFC takes 'Flame & Citron' to U.S.

 

UFA adds adaptations to slate

 

EMI moves Kempler to A&R role

 

RAI seeks last minute soccer deal

 

European summer draws to a close

 

Kiarostami handed Venice prize

 

Taylor-Wood to direct Lennon film

 

McCain taps Alaska governor for VP

 

Metrodome restructures top ranks

 

Michael Jackson turns 50

 

Edinburgh Fringe has tinge of angst

 

Tourists auds dry up on Broadway

 

12-show road slate evens out

 

U.S.'s Shinn finds success in U.K.

 

Dolly Parton is the life of '9 to 5' party

 

Boston Film Fest scales down

 

Alameda Films still spry at 60

 

Nintendo hikes profit forecast

 

Avro OKs prison reality show

 

Netherlands selects Oscar entry

 

Edinburgh Fringe director resigns

 

Hollywood braces for autumn's angst

 

Say What?

 

Kruger, Waltz join Tarantino film

 

Pellicano, Christensen found guilty

 

EMI names Kempler as A&R CEO

 

Square Enix plays take-over game

 

Frog network still has legs online

 

Mark Urman exits ThinkFilm

 

NBC still finding its footing online

 

'Knight' joins $400 million club o'seas

 

France's Soumache draws talent

 

Will summer hits warm DVD sales?

 

Princess Di cast in 'Duchess' promos

 

'Wackness' tags Buckingham Palace

 

Website sets Brazilian screenings

 

BBC's Tranter considers U.S. shift

 

Obama speech draws 38.4 million

 

Telemundo scores with sports

 

Berlusconi to release love song CD

 

Italo satire gets under the skin

 

USA's summer series sizzle

 

Tough guys get a cable comeback

 

Films overdose on logos

 

'Madness' steals 'Tropic's' thunder

 

NY fest sets Oshima sidebar

 

Cable gets set for fall season

 

BAM sets Barbet Schroeder retro

 

BAM to screen Asia Argento films

 

Denver spotlight shines on Obama

 

Beijing's golden glow fades quickly

 

Olympic songs snag significant sums

 

USA weds 'Wife' to its macho mix

 

Pair to get creative at Mipcom

 

NBC's Larry Bayly dies at 56

 

'Shield' cast offer their reflections

 

FilmSharks bites 'Boyfriend'

 

Director set visual style for 'Shield'

 

The top five 'Shield' episodes

 

Violence in 'Shield's' DNA

 

Mackey made Chiklis a star

 

'The Shield' sets cable precedent

 

Australian exhibitors high on 3-D

 

'Tropic,' 'Babylon' in dead heat at B.O.

 

'Thunder' stays on top at box office

 

'Dark Knight' continues global streak

 

Republican convention downsized

 

MTV launches global HD service

 

Endgame, Piedmont trigger fund

 

Producer Geoffrey Perkins dies

 

Aardman sets up rights operation

 

Fipresci hands prize to 'Blood'

 

Senator posts $15 million loss

 

Metrodome nabs 'Genova' in U.K.

 

TV, music arms lift Vivendi

 

Chungeorahm sets up '29 Years'

 

Blanchett brings stars to Sydney

 

Summer season a smash success

 

Menier sets 'La Cage' for winter

 

'Dream' castmember injured

 

Transport Group unveils slate

 

Circus Amok to present 'Sublime'

 

Naked Angels flies with 'Fault Lines'

 

Mideast movie mart helps local pics

 

'Mamma' gets a box office tune-up

 

Animax draws on Oda in venture

 

Taewon closes production house

 

Disney park bows Art of Animation

 

Soderbergh's 'Che' heats up Venice

 

Telluride buzzing over 'Slumdog'

 

Weinstein Co. taps Kramer for post

 

GOP sending muddled messages

 

Cinema du Reel reels in new topper

 

Gucci has a 'Hunger' for McQueen

 

Belgium 'Dossier' swaps directors

 

Comedy writer Sheldon Keller dies

 

Holdovers still high overseas

 

Scandi pics vie for $70,000

 

Saffron spices up South African TV

 

S. Africa gets glimpse of EarthTV

 

SAG polling members

 

'Departures' wins at Montreal fest

 

GOP convention gets makeover

 

Edwin Guthman dies at 89

 

Cast enlists for 'Fort McCoy'

 

Morgan Creek banks on new CFO

 

Hyde Park seeks international boost

 

Audiences click with revamped shows

 

Tribune gives CW the cold shoulder

 

Reviews

The Land of Legends

Estrellita

The Other Half

Timon of Athens

Gigi

Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Wasted

Beethoven, As I Knew Him

Dexter: Season 2

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

The Necessities of Life

The Shield

Bangkok Dangerous

Dark Floors

Rule #1

Lecture 21

Estrellita

Death Bell

Entourage: The Complete Fourth Season

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

The Other Half

Dioses

The Invention of Curried Sausage

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

Burn After Reading

The Stranger

Raising the Bar

S.M.V.; George Benson; Sharon Robinson

Depth Charge

Achilles and the Tortoise

Jerichow

Shirin

Nowhere Man

Straight to the Heart

Mark of an Angel

Cold Lunch

Cass

Mes amis, mes amours

Democratic National Convention: Barack Obama

The Burning Plain

Disaster Movie

Sons of Anarchy

College

Jay

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Children of the Pyre

My Stars

Z32

35 Shots of Rum

Sell Out!

Plastic City

Prodigal Sons

The Tour

It All Begins at Sea

A Perfect Day

Giovanna’s Father

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Four of a Kind

Truffe

Goal II: Living the Dream

Vanities, A New Musical

Slumdog Millionaire

Abigail's Party

Vinyan

The Duchess

Flash of Genius

Young People Fucking

The Blind Sunflowers

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames