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

 

Reviews

Game Show in My Head

DietTribe

La Rondine

13 -- Fear Is Real

Howie Do It

United States of Tara

24: Day 7

As God Commands

T.I.C. Trenchcoat in Common

Treasure Quest

Grease

Ghajini

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family



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