Table of Contents
Week of 01/01/2009
Articles
TW, Viacom settle cable dispute
List-o-mania grips media
Robert Plant picks up U.K. honor
Richards, Frankel team on 'Hair'
IFC to debut trimmed down 'Che'
Film Society lines up Roud tribute
Album sales continue to slide in '08
Jay Karnes
Jon Collin Barclay
Damian Kindler
TWC sets date for 'Basterds'
Holiday brings box office boost
Screen Actors Guild looks for stability
Myriad, Studio 407 team on 'Night'
Purcell to host 'Time to Care'
Hugh Jackman off 'Cleo' wishlist
Archival stage material goes online
Huppert to head Cannes jury
John Travolta's son, Jett, dies at 16
UBS unveils worst media deals of '08
'Marley' continues to gnaw at B.O.
Travolta lawyer issues statement
SAG exec justifies strike in new letter
'Shadow' illustrator Cartier dies at 94
Matt Smith to star in 'Doctor Who'
NSFC names 'Bashir' best picture
Franken up 225 votes in Minn. recount
Grateful Dead plans tour
'Marley' still top dog at box office
Foreign grosses rise to new record
XFM to focus on entertainment, sports
Chinese police nab 11 pirates
People protest PTS takeover
CBS holds strong in year-end ratings
Relativity reels in Rogue
Huge theater complex set for Beijing
Reality guru Kathy Wetherell dies
Actor Pat Hingle dies at 84
Box office resists recession
'Estate' finds new home in Hartford
Football scores in ratings for NBC
Keith Robinson
Bahar Soomekh
Matt Jones
Marco James
John Curran to direct 'Damned'
Tribeca holds 'Cool' competition
Brass strengthens Endemol team
DTT erodes Telecinco's dominance
BBC agrees to more 'Damages'
China targets Google in crackdown
Antenna eyes $3 billion Euro spree
Antonio Banderas moves to WMA
'Milk,' 'Slumdog' tops in Vancouver
PGA unveils film nominations
In the Pipeline
Don Corsini named g.m. of KTLA
Exec Suites, Part II
Exec Suites, Part I
Steve Jobs explains weight loss
MN board declares Franken winner
Lamos named a.d. of Westport
Trio team with Ghibli over 'Ponyo'
Columbia counting on Adele, '19'
Israel targets Hamas TV broadcasts
Perez Hilton takes on 'hiltons'
Tokyo festival, mart set dates
'Aliens' makes Super Bowl play
Laura Bush sells book to Scribner
Broadway reaps holiday bounty
Times gives in to front-page ads
Fincher gives fans an earful
IDA taps Michael Lumpkin
Lionsgate to buy TV Guide Network
Homevideo biz takes a hit in '08
Studio exec Ned Tanen dies at 77
USA lets 'Psych' drive Kia ads
John Williams
HBO joins 'Shameless' team
William Ross
Clint Eastwood
Beyonce & Co.
Rebate coin low for digital switch
Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele
Classic scores given new life on disc
'Doubt' smashes stereotype of black mother
Waning chart success for nominees
Author Donald Westlake dies at 75
Contenders go against the zeitgeist
Steele returns to his L.A. roots
Writer Joe X. Price dies at 81
Sound Gallery opens for recording
Oscar contenders move past racial labels
Oscar contenders sound a mournful note
Composers multitask in tough times
HAF lines up Asia indies
Downtown Publishing synchs big
Broadway biz boosted in '08
Brazilian trio launch cable channels
Collective re-creates '90s
Sony TV aims for Latin America
'Gossip Girl' creator helms web series
U.K. 'Outnumbered' by new laughs
Sonny Bono's legacy shines bright
Sony keeping silent on Times rumor
Music matters at Sundance
Midem rolls out jazz and classical
What's next for Palm Springs honorees
Helen du Toit takes reins at Palm Springs
NBC scores Bush's 'Soundtrack'
Palm Springs Film Festival highlights
New American surge at Palm Springs
TNT ponders potential pilots
Polanski wants case moved from L.A.
Aaron Ryder to run FilmNation outfit
Regent nabs rights to 'Departures'
Who's Who List; Composers
Alexa Rose Margolis
Mason Antonio Gonzalez
USC names Scripter finalists
U.K. homevideo sales climb 3%
Gemma Elizabeth Locke
Viasat takes Shaw Bros. classics
Berlinale market unveils initiatives
Hungarian event favors fresh talent
Courbit invests in music talent site
'Journey' at center of visual f/x race
Kurt Russell signs with WMA
ITV invests in Carbon Media
Grammys adopt Clive Davis' soiree
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost join 'Tintin'
'Madagascar 2' heats up Euro gross
Canal Plus, Orange agree to pact
Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton dies
Duo to receive WGA's Jablow prize
D.J. Caruso lands 'Killer' gig
Has combat fatigue hit awards season?
Apple drops anti-piracy protection
Monteverde to handle 'Cantinflas'
Sundance event to spotlight 'Speak'
'Button,' 'Frost' lead BAFTA longlist
France TV workers protest ad ban
Bob Boyett on 'Traitor'
Tim Gibbons on 'Wall-E'
Brolin, Wright cleared of charges
Bill D'Elia on 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Paris Barclay on 'Burn After Reading'
Dilution of eSun halted
Larry Kaplow on 'The Wrestler'
David Stone on 'Milk'
Gary Scott Thompson on 'Iron Man'
Robyn Goodman on 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Sara Colleton on 'Doubt'
Lou Fusaro on 'Frost/Nixon'
Studios send a message to Academy
Academy lauds Ed Catmull
W.
Revolutionary Road
The Other Boleyn Girl
Hunger
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Frost/Nixon
The Duchess
Defiance
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
CBS reaches deal with Time Warner
Cast set for 'Monday Night Othello'
Cloverfield
Changeling
Local pros reduce real-life risks
'Joey' pals around a little longer
Films merge old hammers, new pixels
Universal takes Gamble in CFO post
Showtime in bed with LaGravenese
Hollywood swag on the decline
A&E; picks up 'Paranormal Cops'
Restaurant owner Jackie Rebora dies
Regent acquires 'The Little Traitor'
Jack Lechner inks production pact
UTA makes Jeremy Barber partner
Barack Obama kickoff to HBO
Gupta may make White House call
Polanski to return to Los Angeles?
Oscar unveils makeup contenders
'Frozen' heats up Asia box office
Olga San Juan dies at 81
Univision, Televisa case gets jurors
Music organizations climb Hill
SAG delays cable deal bargaining
Sony Pictures TV ups Adilman, Hall
Kelsey Grammer to star in ABC pilot
'Quantum Quest' finds voice cast
Richard Lorber launches Alive Mind
ABC fields 'Superstars'
Mickey Rourke joins 'Expendables'
'Police' in arrested development
McG to direct Disney's 'Leagues'
Wong resigns from Mandarin
Deutsche Welle ups Asian output
Deakins nabs two ASC nominations
Hedlund to star in 'Tron' sequel
Time Warner sees $25 billion charge
U.K. music sales beat expectations
BAFTA unveils foreign film shortlist
Rotterdam festival favors new talent
Berlin Panorama nabs 'Garapa'
Palm Springs rolls out red carpet
French TV ad sales fall further
Sky Italia implements tax rise
Italian consumer body attacks 'Deal'
'Watchmen' fate goes to federal judge
'Fearless' still tops on music charts
Welsh agency boosts local films
'Bees' flies high at Image Awards
WGA announces screenplay noms
ReelzChannel moves to New Mexico
Brad Grey stays put at Paramount
'Biggest Loser' a ratings winner
Mickey Rourke sizes up 'Iron Man 2'
Journalists' woes trickle down to PR
Kate French
Carrie Wiita
Minnelli closes Palace with style
Kate Connor
Vincent De Paul
'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
ATAS pacts with Alan Perris
'Journey to the Center of the Earth'
'Iron Man'
Other memorable scenes from '08
'Hellboy II: The Golden Army'
'You Don't Mess with the Zohan'
'The Dark Knight'
'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
'Australia'
'The Wrestler'
Home Entertainment Leader Report
Small wonders for 'The Dark Knight'
'Wall-E'
Family fare does well in down market
'The Visitor'
'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Sound delves into characters' minds
'Milk'
ABC Family's 'Secret' debuts strong
Homevid biz weathering the storm
Ben Burtt gives voice to 'Wall-E'
Directors play favorites with editors
'Tulpan'
'Happy-Go-Lucky'
RDF USA boosts Gellert to VP
'Button' vfx made impossible possible
'The Dark Knight'
'Doubt'
'Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Action films gain critical respect
Films reflect problems of the times
Theater groups reappear in Iraq
Vidgames enter brave new open world
Complex 'Case' for 'Button' editors
'Ellen' actor Steven Gilborn dies
Hollywood's new vocabulary
CNN to show documentary 'I.O.U.S.A.'
Home electronics biz remains resilient
Marketing the end of the world
Santa Barbara kicks off with 'Truth'
PBS head warns about digital switch
New tech ups online marketing
TNT grows with two new series
Chinese director sets box office record
The art of engaging audiences
Korean star has a 'Dream' for Asia
DVD sales down 5.5% in '08
Hong Kong OK's 'Ip Man' sequel
'Twilight's' Lautner back as Black
Jacob Burns Center honors Ed Harris
Films to premiere at MOMA series
Museum of the Moving Image screens 'Days'
'Winnipeg' wins with Toronto critics
Techies assemble at CES
GNPR acquires 60% of Genius
Anti-piracy protection up for 'Chowk'
Peter Hagan joins Abrams Artists
DiCaprio set to 'Beat the Reaper'
Mark Kimball earns Bonner honor
Duo to host Sci Fi's 'Ultimate Gamer'
ABC wrangles widgets for shows
Rolfe Kent nabs 'Magnificent' gig
Kohan grows new Showtime series
Darko acquires invisibility tale 'Fade'
Code makes Rich Freeman partner
CAS announces nominations
South Korea box office down
O'Neill Theater shows its teen spirit
Palm Springs honors Howard, Penn
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