Table of Contents
Week of 06/10/2008

Articles

ShineReveille hosts screening series

 

Euro soccer vies with 'Sex,' 'Skull'

 

Madrid de Cine sees multiple sales

 

Bertelsmann to exit Sony BMG early

 

Bartlett to lead ITV Global Content

 

Hungary renews 20% tax rebate

 

TF1 threatens Kirch soccer plans

 

Fatal fire halts Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’

 

Potter prequel set for auction

 

Coelho, MySpace team on 'Witch'

 

Martin-Dominguez to head Seville

 

BBC goes into Africa

 

AOL revamps online radio service

 

iPhone could hit AT&T in pocket

 

Nick Jr. picks up new 'Ni Hao'

 

'Transformers' sequel starts shooting

 

FX's 'Dirt' bites the dust

 

Rogen, Baruchel set for 'Apocalypse'

 

Cinecitta cuts loom

 

Evigan is 'Burning Bright' for Sobini

 

Beyond the Sitcom: The Family Guy

 

Beyond the Sitcom: Inside the NBA

 

Beyond the Sitcom: Extras

 

Beyond the Sitcom: The Colbert Report

 

Freshman Series: Pushing Daisies

 

Freshman Series: Miss Guided

 

Taiwanese police bust piracy ring

 

Freshman Series: Flight of the Conchords

 

'Countdown' beats 'Factor' in demos

 

Freshman Series: Samantha Who?

 

Freshman Series: Californication

 

Freshman Series: The Big Bang Theory

 

Trink leaves EMI's Capitol Music

 

Returning Series: How I Met Your Mother

 

Jan Maxwell stages 'Execution'

 

Abdulrazzak wins Devine Award

 

Returning Series: Entourage

 

MTV tunes in VOD deal

 

Fox dribbles past ABC hoops

 

Duo to co-direct Singapore festival

 

ARD, ZDF fend off EC complaints

 

Returning Series: 30 Rock

 

Neil Wechsler nabs Yale Drama prize

 

Expo peeks at Shyamalan's 'Avatar'

 

Returning Series: The New Adventures of Old Christine

 

Skillset bows film trainee program

 

Foreign laugh pros not lost in translation

 

TV comedy's ratings renaissance

 

Don Cheadle honored by LAFF

 

Int'l boost seen for ProSiebenSat.1

 

Running Subway rides with Garland

 

Actors go 'Mental' for Fox

 

Met's cinema shows hit high note

 

Star taps Dutta chief for 3 markets

 

Disney.com to stream full-length pics

 

Group boosts digital in Japan

 

Golden Screen opens Borneo plex

 

Kruger, Mulroney set for 'Her Life'

 

Carter Evans joins CNN Newsource

 

Sweden hands out film funding

 

'Greek' scores for ABC Family

 

Mental health think tank held June 4

 

CineVegas' indie success stories

 

SAG actions irk AFTRA

 

CineVegas finds groove in first decade

 

Carl Reiner & Rob Reiner

 

Jeff Berg

 

Academy hands out grant funds

 

Menahem Golan

 

Kirk Douglas

 

U.S. premieres at Israel Film Festival

 

Birth announcements

 

Israel Film Festival highlights

 

Israel fest celebrates 60 years of cinema

 

Arsenio Hall to host 'Funniest Moments'

 

HBO joining forces with FunnyorDie

 

Millennium riding with 'Musketeers'

 

Merlin seeks digital deals

 

Magnolia releasing 'Just Happened'

 

Katherine Heigl to star in 'Escape'

 

Court may delay media giants' case

 

Org puts nitrate film prints in the cooler

 

Study: Aussies prefer local fare

 

EMI delves into BBC archive

 

Yellow Bird flies into Germany

 

U.K. shuts out product placement

 

Parthenon expands Munich office

 

'Indestructible' rides top spot

 

'Idol's' David Archuleta signs deal

 

Neeson, Nesbitt go to 'Heaven'

 

Bravo order chef shows

 

Hoops net ABC victory

 

Lifetime picks up 'Rita Rocks'

 

Returning series deliver high drama

 

Canal Plus seeks out new cartoons

 

Similarities between 'Battlestar, 'Wire'

 

Tell Me You Love Me

 

Ealing sells 'Gray,' 'Man'

 

Mad Men

 

Life

 

In Treatment

 

Dirty Sexy Money

 

Damages

 

Breaking Bad

 

Top ten drama moments of the year

 

Serials are still creating Emmy buzz

 

TV dramas skewer the married state

 

Berlusconi steps up piracy fight

 

Susan Lyne leaves MSLO

 

The roles that got away from Beatty

 

Beatty the politico focuses on policies

 

Collaborators on working with Beatty

 

Bucharest Film Festival to play 'Nice'

 

China to dominate digital in Asia

 

Beatty has perfected art of evasion

 

Animal Logic to tame L.A.

 

Canal VOD to Sony's PSP

 

Jane Lynch, Kathleen Rose Perkins

 

Thomas Ian Nicholas

 

Adhir Kalyan, Portia Doubleday

 

James Ginty

 

Ascot picks up 'Filth,' 'Hush'

 

De Niro film to open Karlovy Vary

 

WGAE unveils contenders for seats

 

'August: Osage' to kick off tour in SF

 

Bollywood indie pacts with Dubai

 

First Run on the move with 'Midway'

 

'Still Alive' ends tour on West End

 

Rebeck's 'Understudy' names stars

 

Garden cultivates Front Line deal

 

Actress Nelly Lainez dies at 88

 

Journalist Bernardo Neustadt dies

 

TV Land schedules laughs

 

Oken gets sincere about 'Saved'

 

Will 'Get' outsmart 'Love Guru?'

 

'Wall-E' rolls out wares at expo

 

Comcast promotes John Najarian

 

'Raindrops' land at Universal

 

WGA may simplify credit procedures

 

Hillary Clinton's star power

 

WE sets up summer specials

 

Flim Flam to start on 'Snatched'

 

A 'Happening' preem

 

Bollywood bonanza

 

Gov't loan buoys Denmark's TV2

 

'Man-Witch' loses Jack Black magic

 

German cinematographers honored

 

SAG deal unlikely before June 30

 

Brad Garrett to 'Date' online

 

George Clooney to play 'Tourist'

 

Trio joins Judd Apatow film

 

Nickelodeon duo together again

 

Chronicle of country music planned

 

Singapore aids first-time directors

 

Brits hit it big in Hollywood

 

British directors launch guild

 

A Company takes over EEAP

 

Contender hires Roberts, Mortimer

 

Quintet finds 'Accidents Happen'

 

Icon hijacks 'Transporter 3'

 

Rondi anointed as Rome boss

 

Fox's 'Dance' easily tops night

 

1958: Lemmon squeezes billing beef

 

Kevin Zegers

 

Paige Davis

 

Bertelsmann to sell stake in BMG

 

John Heffernan

 

Christina Cox

 

'Xanadu' team hits 'Big Time'

 

Royal Court season wears 'Wig'

 

Mike Huckabee heads to Fox's 'HQ'

 

Correction

 

'Legally Blonde' making Elle transition

 

Producers pick David Picker for prize

 

Constable, Austin earn Brit awards

 

Fox ventures into South Korea

 

Exec Shuffles

 

Monte Carlo fetes HBO's 'Adams'

 

Sondheim's 'Bounce' goes Public

 

Chengtian reaps Golden Harvest

 

Middle East an HD Highlight

 

Gale Anne Hurd pics in the pipeline

 

Yahoo partners with Google

 

Studios accuse SAG of stalling talks

 

Six movies that rocked Hurd's world

 

Senate bill relaxes taxes

 

Hurd helping to green Hollywood

 

At New World, Hurd learned the biz

 

Thai film ratings system delayed

 

TV pitches strike home at Banff fest

 

Internet growth cut for broadcasters

 

'Hulk' redux a Marvel to behold

 

Gale Anne Hurd dives into deep end

 

'Incredible Hulk' back for battle

 

Malaysia's KRU makes its 'Deadline'

 

Walden rides 'Ember' to Comic-Con

 

Jeff Bell exits Microsoft

 

Associated to make black artists doc

 

Magnolia nabs 'Humboldt County'

 

Playstation 3 sees sales jump

 

Christopher Eccleston joins 'Amelia'

 

'Tutor' time for Maltman, Crown

 

Fantasy pitch parks at Warners

 

SPC deal puts 'Class' in session

 

Disney buys pitch from Mike Rich

 

Aziz Ansari hired for 'Office' spinoff

 

Puchon genre festival sets lineup

 

MySpace gets ready for makeover

 

Canadians get serious about rights

 

Nova renews 'Big Brother' pact

 

Sweden to hand out $16.5 million

 

Digital switchover to lift Premiere

 

Belgian fund backs Herbots duo

 

Exodus, Sparx fly with 'Bunyan'

 

'Hulk' bursts into Europe

 

Celtics comeback keeps ABC on top

 

TF1 shakes up news division

 

Coldplay's 'Viva' gives EMI hope

 

Lil Wayne throttles music charts

 

R. Kelly acquitted on all counts

 

Tim Russert dies at 58

 

'Sit Down' writers striking at Sony

 

Euros face deluge of 3-D studio pics

 

Jodorowsky fans strip for free films

 

Myspace stirring up film stew

 

CineVegas draws H'w'd to parties, films

 

Imax ponders walk on the small side

 

FSN runs with rock-paper-scissors

 

Russian TV guest does a quick fade

 

French chain converts to d-cinema

 

Sony spans globe for more local films

 

Vatican backs Virgin Mary musical

 

Edinburgh Film Fest goes it alone

 

Hollywood: Scene of the Accidents

 

Boon delivers French box office boom

 

ABC News shuffles 'Nightline' staff

 

TV5 adds Marzouk's 'Terror Cell'

 

PPI distrib VP keeps his cool

 

'Sex' still swell despite soccer fever

 

Three-way battle over 3-D heats up

 

Bouchareb offers view from trenches

 

Historias targets masses

 

European screens slow to turn 3-D

 

AFA, PTC come out swinging at CBS

 

SAG, AFTRA refuse to split spotlight

 

Mexican broadcasters lure with HD

 

U.K.'s product placement ban stands

 

Starz resurrects 'Who Killed Me'

 

Canadian watchdog bites Remstar

 

Mood, attendance up at Banff

 

'Hockey Night' changes owners

 

Euro 2008 nets huge audience

 

Web flips H'w'd's fund-raising focus

 

Sam Zell may be in over his head

 

Arts jumpstart regional shift

 

Why 'Speed Racer' sputtered

 

Can Dem supporters chill after Hill?

 

Olympic games still a Chinese puzzle

 

Three champions of Northern Ireland

 

China puts mourning on screen

 

'Ember' turns Paint Hall into film studio

 

Kadokawa asks site to nix links

 

Hollywood all grossed out

 

Abu Dhabi wraps up 'Ton of Cash'

 

Writers feel pinch in post-strike sales

 

Iranian director closes in on 'Man'

 

TV shoots build up local base

 

'The Color Purple' fading fast

 

Peace pays off for Northern Ireland

 

'Legally Blonde' shines on Broadway

 

Broadway event helps Fight AIDS

 

'Planet' puts nature in sharper focus

 

How to hook highbrow audiences

 

Theater stumbles as dollar tumbles

 

NBC picks up John Wells' 'LAPD'

 

McGill set for strong sophomore season

 

British pics show sharp 'Edge'

 

EIFF events aim to lure local players

 

Festival highlights

 

EIFF gets room to breathe

 

ABC, PBS win big at Daytime Emmys

 

UCLA Live rolls on with more risks

 

'Hulk,' 'Happening' make B.O. green

 

'Sita,' 'Idiots' top Annecy festival

 

Beatifying Beatty

 

Hot time in Bollywood

 

Box office goes green with 'Hulk'

 

Bangkok film festival sets dates

 

Shanghai Film Festival bows

 

UTV nabs music rights to 12 films

 

Sony signs deal with Oprah's Dr. Oz

 

Israel fest honors Hollywood mensches

 

Christine Lahti

 

Matt Davis, James Lafferty

 

Angus MacFadyen

 

Sophie Monk

 

'Happening' beats 'Hulk' overseas

 

Russert role tough to fill for NBC

 

'Heights,' 'August' top Tony Awards

 

'Em', 'Fine' win top awards at Seattle

 

Tony winners react backstage

 

Disney feels 'Touch of the Panda'

 

'Love Guru' premieres in L.A.

 

Fox TV locks up Jason Bateman

 

Frank J. Russo gets 'Charlie Lucky'

 

Eva Mendes eyes 'Bad Lieutenant'

 

John de Mol goes hunting for reality

 

AMC conjures more dramas

 

Warren Zide enrolls in 'High School'

 

SAG stands firm on key issues

 

Movie theater ads reeling in cash

 

Deutsche Columbia unveils first film

 

Leonor Watling joins 'Magic Tale'

 

Youssef Chahine in a coma

 

Paramount takes $1 billion abroad

 

'Shultes' takes top prize at Sochi

 

Comedy Central heads for Hungary

 

Jeff Koons joins Gucci jury

 

ER mulls 'Veggie Tales' sale

 

Stones deny Live Nation rumor

 

Pianist Esbjorn Svensson dies at 44

 

Sports dash past Tony Awards

 

Vatican bans 'Da Vinci' sequel

 

Effects master Stan Winston dies

 

Steve Alexander leaving CAA

 

Impala challenges EC decision

 

William Hurt joins FX's 'Damages'

 

Summit flies with Imagi's 'Astro Boy'

 

Ticket sales heat up for 'August'

 

Focus promotes Jane Evans

 

The Italian evasion

 

NBC preps Universal Olympics plan

 

Factual sells docs before TV market

 

Former Variety reporter Morris Roth dies

 

TV writer Mark Tuttle dies at 73

 

Pacific Title hires Mark Lasoff

 

Mandy Walker

 

Ginnifer Goodwin

 

Wiseman suits up for 'Gears of War'

 

Jeffrey Katzenberg

 

Sherry Lansing

 

Salma Hayek

 

Diane English and the ensemble of 'The Women'

 

Film professonals lend talents to PSAs

 

Scott Free raises executives

 

Funds get doc filmmakers to finish line

 

Few female ensemble films

 

Report: '08 flat at foreign box office

 

Kevin Spacey to star in 'Shrink'

 

Producer Robert Calhoun dies at 77

 

Toronto Doc Forum topper exits

 

Janklow's private dinner draws stars

 

Brazil Festival honors 'Johnny'

 

ProSieben sells Scandi pay TV arm

 

'Kit Kittredge' movie premieres

 

Local doc to open Melbourne fest