CBS greenlights 'House Rules'
Producer Mark Gordon and scribe Michael Seitzman are now two-for-two this pilot season, scoring a greenlight from CBS for their Washington, D.C.-based drama "House Rules."
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Spike Lee to produce 'Start'
Spike Lee is returning to a WWII setting, picking up the rights to Brendan Koerner's manhunt tale "Now the Hell Will Start" for his shingle 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks to produce.
Directors look back at their first films
Whether it's making love or movies, the first time is often a bust. A few Oscar-nommed helmers see it differently -- at least when it comes to their initial effort behind the camera.
Universal Pictures promotes duo
John C. Hall has been upped to senior VP of exhibitor relations at Universal Pictures, while Scott Rieckhoff will move into the position vacated by Hall.
MGM TV unit high on Hogg
MGM Worldwide Television has named Ian Hogg senior VP and managing director for Asia-Pacific.
Debuts don't tell director's whole tale
They're lauded with Oscars noms this year, but how did those five directors fare years ago when each of them made his helmer debut? Here's a look back at what the top crix had to say about such…
John Carpenter signs on to 'Ward'
Director John Carpenter is back, signing on to direct ghost story "The Ward" for indie Echo Lake.
Biggest director mismatches of 2008
Not every filmmaker is lucky enough to choose exactly the project destined to bring him or her award-season recognition. This year's five director nominees almost missed their chance for Oscar glory…
Author Carol Ilson dies
Carol Ilson, an author, psychoanalyst and director of the play "Line," died Jan. 17 in New York.
Peckinpah's work lives on in the U.K.
In this, the 40th anniversary of director Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch," a movie that changed the face of international cinema, it's worth noting that the maverick auteur's impact is still being…
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