Daily Variety articles from April 2012, page 5

Daily Variety archives from April 2012

28% rise in Q1 earnings.(Yahoo! Inc.'s revenue)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Yahoo reported a 28% rise in first-quarter earnings of $286 million on $1.08 billion in sales, which were flat. The period, which wrapped March 31, marks the end of the first full quarter for Yahoo's new CEO Scott Thompson, who took the top...

Sony Classics in love with 'Amour'.(Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Sony Pictures Classics Div. acquiries North American rights to the movie entitled 'Amour' from Films Du Losange)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to Michael Haneke's "Amour" from Films Du Losange. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Written and directed by Haneke, pic stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert....

Duo storming 'Bastille'.(Vendome Pictures and Anonymous Content L.L.P. to produce 'Bastille Day')(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Vendome Pictures has come onboard with Anonymous Content to produce thriller "Bastille Day," written by Andrew Baldwin and to be directed by Pierre Morel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anonymous Content developed the project with Baldwin,...

Spring stings: rookies, hits struggle to draw auds.
April 18, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spring fever continues to pummel primetime, with most first-run shows--even hits like "Modern Family" and "Glee," in their returns--at or near season-low levels last week. It also remains a challenging time for new...

'Family' bonding goes online.(Family Guy Online multiplayer game)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fans of "Family Guy" can join the cast of the Fox series--sorta. 20th Century Fox has launched into open beta Family Guy Online, a free browser-based multiplayer game that lets users become animated avatars in the...

Travel Channel has pilots on the tarmac.
April 18, 2012... Travel Channel has greenlit three pilots and begun development on two others. Among the pilots ordered are "Barn Finds," which centers on antique car expert Corky Coker and his free-wheeling Deep South roadtrip in pursuit of automotive...

Hyde parks at Discovery.(Jason Hyde joins Discovery Communications Inc. Discovery Channel)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Discovery Channel named Scripps Networks Interactive exec Jason Hyde vice president of research on Tuesday. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hyde will use primary research and studies along with Nielsen ratings and other data to develop programming,...

More 'Shahs' for Bravo.(Bravo orders a second season of the television program entitled 'Shahs of Sunset')(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Bravo is staying on "Sunset." NBCUniversal cabler has ordered a second season of "Shahs of Sunset," as the first season concluded Sunday with 1.5 million overall viewers tuning in and 1 million in the 18-49 demo. For the six-episode season,...

'Vamps' drops at Anchor Bay.(Film Pickup)(Anchor Bay Films acquires the movie entitled 'Vamps')(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Anchor Bay Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Amy Heckerling's vampire comedy "Vamps," starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Wallace Shawn and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set for a theatrical release around...

A very public pair: thesps set 'Romeo and Juliet' gigs.(LEGIT)(Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep at the Public Theater gala)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep will read the title roles in "Romeo and Juliet" at this year's gala for Off Broadway's Public Theater. Also during the event, Al Pacino will be honored for his body of work at the Public over a long history that...

Rylance play set for Guthrie.(LEGIT)
April 18, 2012... A new play by thesp Mark Rylance is among the offerings to play Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater as part of the 2012-13 season. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Nice Fish," about two men fishing on the last day of the season, is penned by Rylance and...

Brits laud Attenborough's int'l efforts.(LEGIT)
April 18, 2012... Michael Attenborough, a.d. of London's Off West End Almeida Theater, has been presented with the Award for Excellence in Intl. Theater by the British Center of the Intl. Theater Institute. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Under Attenborough's...

More 'men' is ahead: Warner TV prez says CBS hit will return.
April 18, 2012... Warner Bros. TV Group prexy Bruce Rosenblum said Tuesday that "we fully expect" "Two and a Half Men" to be back on CBS next season, and stressed that he wasn't going to be distracted by succession issues regarding the studio's three-member...

Labor backs UMG.
April 18, 2012... In marked contrast to opposition emanating from overseas, toppers at the American Federation of Musicians and SAG-AFTRA have given their official thumbs-up to Universal Music Group's acquisition of EMI's label assets. U.S. unions voiced their...

Stern's suit vs. Sirius dismissed.
April 18, 2012... Sirius XM said Tuesday that a New York court has dismissed a lawsuit by Howard Stern claiming the satellite radio broadcaster bilked him out of promised stock. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In an SEC filing, the company said a New York State...

Nixon laffer elects to bow in Blighty.
April 18, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A TV comedy set in President Nixon's Oval Office starring American satirist Harry Shearer is to bow in the U.K. on Sky Arts. "Nixon's the One" is based on verbatim transcripts of more than 198 hours of recordings...

Sony bows Crackle net.(Sony Pictures Television's Crackle debuts in Latin America)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Crackle, Sony Pictures Television's multiplatform video entertainment network, has kicked off in 17 Spanish-speaking territories across Latin America, including Mexico. Latest move follows Crackle's debut in Brazil last month. The free,...

Darling Companion.(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Screenplay, Meg Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan. Reviewed at Sony Studios, Los Angeles, Jan. 25, 2012. With: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, Sam Shepard, Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ayelet...

The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang).
April 18, 2012... (South Korea) Directed, written by Hong Sang-soo. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), May 19, 2011. With: Yu Jun-sang, Kim Sang-joong, Song Sun-mi, Kim Bok-yung. A young Korean filmmaker meets old friends, makes new...

The Eye of the Storm.(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... (Australia) Directed by Fred Schepisi. Screenplay, Judy Morris, based on the novel by Patrick White. Reviewed at Paramount Theatrette, Sydney, June 2, 2011. With: Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Robyn Nevin,...

Fightville.(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Fightville (Docu) Directed by Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein. Reviewed at Hot Does Film Festival, Toronto, May 3, 2011. With: Dustin "the Diamond" Poirier, "Crazy" Tim Credeur, Gil "the Thrill" Guillory, Albert Stainback. The image of...

Goodbye First Love (Un amour de jeunesse).(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... (France-Germany) Directed, written by Mia Hansen-Love. Reviewed at Cameo Ariel, Metz, France, July 15, 2011. With: Lola Creton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Havard Brekke, Valerie Bonneton, Serge Renko, Ozay Fecht. [ILLUSTRATION...

Jesus Henry Christ.(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Directed, written by Dennis Lee. Reviewed at Tribeca Film Festival (competing), April 29, 2011. With: Toni Collette, Michael Sheen, Jason Spevack, Samantha Weinstein, Frank Moore. Too deliberately eccentric to attain quite the level of...

Marley.(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... (Docu) Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale Special), Feb. 11, 2012. With: Rita Marley, Neville "Bunny Wailer" Livingston, Chris Blackwell, Cindy Breakspeare, Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff,...

The Moth Diaries.
April 18, 2012... (Canada-Ireland) Directed, written by Mary Harron, based on the novel by Rachel Klein. Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (noncompeting), Sept. 6, 2011. With: Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Bolger, Scott Speedman. The body count runs high...

My Way (Mai-wei).(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... (Mai-wei) (South Korea) Directed by Kang Je-kyu. Screenplay, Kim Byung-in, Na hyun. Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Panorama), Feb. 10, 2012. With: Jang Dong-gun, Joe Odagiri, Fan Bingbing, Kim In-kwon, Kim Hie-won, Oh Tae-kyung, Kwak...

Available titles generate buzz.(V PLUS: TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL)(List)
April 18, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 'CHEERFUL WEATHER FOR THE WEDDING' Rising thesps Luke Treadaway and Felicity Jones star in this dysfunctional wedding comedy. Co-starring Elizabeth McGovern. (UTA) 'FIRST WINTER' A group of Brooklyn hipsters...

Cinephile edge takes hold: with new blood, new roles, programmers feel reinvigorated.(V PLUS: TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL)
April 18, 2012... If there's been anything consistent about the Tribeca Film Festival over the past 11 years, it's contradiction: Edgy indie films bumping up against popcorn movies; Hollywood excess beflecked with New York grit; a devotion to a community where...

Breakout thesps.(V PLUS: TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL)
April 18, 2012... As a platform for discovery, Tribeca has featured it share of breakout statements, such as Dylan Kidd's "Roger Dodger" in 2002, and artists taking unprecedented risks, such as Felicity Huffman in "Transamerica" (2005). Here are four actors...

The A-list's Mr. go-to.(V PLUS: ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER OF THE YEAR: MARTY SINGER)
April 18, 2012... Marty Singer's life has followed a trajectory that could easily be played in the movies by one of the many A-list actors he has represented as Hollywood's preeminent litigator. The attorney, who's being honored today as 2012 Entertainment...

Bar group is close to showbiz: BevHills org carries cachet.(V PLUS: ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER OF THE YEAR: MARTY SINGER)
April 18, 2012... The Beverly Hills Bar Assn. may not be the biggest such organization in the country, but no other body in the legal profession can match it for cachet and proximity to the glamour of Hollywood. Over the past quarter century BHBA's...

The Lucky One.(Movie review)
April 18, 2012... A Warner Bros. release presented in association with Village Roadshow Pictures of a Di Novi Pictures production. Produced by Denise Di Novi, Kevin McCormick. Executive producers, Ravi Mehta, Alison Greenspan, Bruce Berman. Directed by Scott...

Inside (Yeralti).
April 18, 2012... (Turkey) A Tiglon release of a Zeki Demirkubuz, Mavi Film production with the support of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Tourism and Culture, 1000 Volt, Sinefert, Otel Tunali, Melodika, Tiglon. Produced by Zeki Demirkubuz. Executive...

Sky high on soccer Murdoch grabs rights Germany.(World News)(German Soccer League's deal with Rupert Murdoch's Sky Deutschland)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Rupert Murdoch's Sky Deutschland on Tuesday secured lucrative pay TV as well as increasingly significant Internet rights to live top-league German soccer for the next five years. The news of the deal sent Sky's share price soaring by some 20%...

'Intouchables' boffo in Spain.(World News)(The Intouchables)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Box office for "The Intouchables," which the Weinstein Co. will release on May 25 in the U.S., has hurtled past the B.O. of other movies released in Spain this year. Distributed by Adolfo Blanco's A Contracorriente Films, the French comedy...

Wiki guy's yakker bows.(World News)
April 18, 2012... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange interviewed Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah Tuesday in the first edition of a talkshow, "The World Tomorrow," broadcast by Russia Today, the Kremlin-backed English-language international satellite...

Black T-Shirt Collection.
April 18, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Cottesloe, National Theater, London: 400 seats; 15 [pounds sterling] ($24) top) A Fuel presentation of a play in one act written by Inua Ellams. Directed by Thierry Lawson. Sets and costumes, Michael Vale; lighting,...

The Babymakers.(Movie review)
April 18, 2012... A Millennium Entertainment release of an IM Global presentation of a Blumhouse production in association with Duck Attack Films and Automatik Entertainment. Produced by Jason Blum, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Jay Chandrasekhar. Executive producers,...

Sir Billi.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 18, 2012... (Animated Scotland) A Glasgow Animation/Billi Prods. production. Produced by John Fortune Fraser, Tessa Hartmann, Sascha Hartmann. Executive producer, Scan Connery. Directed by Sascha Hartmann. Screenplay, Tessa Hartmann; story, Tessa...

Nielsen primetime ratings report.(Statistical data)
April 18, 2012... Week 30 Nielsen primetime ratings report abc CBS MONDAY 13.05 9.57 8:00 Dancing With 16.39 How I Met Your Mother 8.00...

Weekly network rankings.(television networks)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Weekly network rankings Total viewers 2+ aud in millions CBS 9.17 Fox 7.53 ABC 7.28 N8C 5.30 Univision 3.74 USA ...

Oscilloscope tastes 'Apple'.(Oscilloscope Laboratories acquires North American rights to the documentary movie entitled 'The Apple Pushers')(Brief article)
April 18, 2012... Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to "The Apple Pushers," Mary Mazzio's documentary about immigrant street vendors who provide fresh produce to the poor neighborhoods of New York City. Pic, narrated by Edward...

CBS teams up on games.
April 18, 2012... Ramping up its hefty gaming franchise, CBS Interactive announced pacts with Twitch TV and Major League Gaming on Tuesday. The move combines Twitch, a leading videogame broadcasting network, with e-sports league MLG, and CBS' own GameSpot.com....

Mouse puts 'Iron' in the fire in China.(Walt Disney Co., Marvel Studios L.L.C. and DMG Entertainment to co-produce 'Iron Man 3')
April 17, 2012... Ever since Disney bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009, the Mouse House has sought ways to promote its superheroes in China. While Disney's consumer products division has already unloaded a toy chest of merchandise there from the "Iron Man,"...

Film banner widens focus.(Participant Media hires Evan Shapiro as it expands into the television industry)
April 17, 2012... Participant Media is getting down to business on its plan to expand into TV, recruiting IFC and Sundance Channel prexy Evan Shapiro to lead the charge. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The high-profile hire will help Participant rev up operations as...

A la carte alarm: cable subscribers are eager to cherrypick channels but programmers and MSOs would suffer.
April 17, 2012... U.S. consumers would overwhelmingly prefer to pay for just 19 TV channels at $1.50 a pop than their current multichannel packages, according to a survey. RBC Capital Markets found that 92% of more than 1,000 respondents are interested in an a...

Pulitzer by the 'Spoonful'.Quira Alegria.(2012 Pulitzer Prize for Quiara Alegria Hudes' play entitled 'Water by the Spoonful')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Quira Alegria Hudes has scored the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play "Water by the Spoonful," which bowed in the fall at Hartford Stage in Connecticut. Scribe has been a Pulitzer finalist twice before, Once for her play "Elliot, A...

Warner gets Blunt in hunt for 'Kill' gal.(Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. to work with Emily Blunt on the movie entitled 'All You Need is Kill')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... After a long flirtation with Emily Blunt, Warner Bros. is in talks to pair the actress with Tom Cruise in Doug Liman's scifier "All You Need Is Kill." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Based on the graphic novel, the original story is in the vein of...

Digital dynamos making own brand stands.(REMODELING: Exploring the industry's evolving business models)(TCM Classic Film Festival)
April 17, 2012... Sitting among enthusiastic film fanatics this past weekend at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood got me to thinking about the value of content, brands and curation--in that order. I was impressed that the fest in its third year drew a...

FCC chair defends pols' ad info.
April 17, 2012... FCC chairman Julius Genachowski defended a plan to require stations to post information about candidates' political ad buys online, saying that some of the critics are taking a stand "against technology, against transparency and against...

Tribeca picks juries.
April 17, 2012... Producer-director Irwin Winkler will serve as jury president at the Tribeca Film Festival, topping a roster of jurors that includes Susannah Grant, Patricia Clarkson, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Newell, Jim Sheridan, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon and...

You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents' Divorce.(Theater review)
April 17, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Flea Theater; 74 seats; $35 top) A presentation by the Flea Theater and the Civilians of a play in one act conceived by Jennifer R. Morris and written by Morris, Anne Kauffman, Matthew Maher, Caitlin Miller, Janice...

Cooper to 'Elephant Man'.(LEGIT)(Bradley Cooper to star in the play entitled 'The Elephant Man')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Bradley Cooper will ugly himself up for a new production of "The Elephant Man" this summer at the Williamstown Theater Festival in the Massachusetts Berkshires. Patricia Clarkson also stars in the revival. A workshop of the new musical by...

Tourists pump B.O.: Rialto's top 10 all exceed $1 million.(LEGIT)
April 17, 2012... Spring has clearly sprung on Broadway, with a rising tide of spring-break tourists helping to fuel a strong week that saw every single show in the top 10 break the $1 million mark. That list includes "Newsies" ($1,024,517), the Disney...

Drama League kudos sets Hilty, Long.(LEGIT)(Megan Hilty and Justin Long to announce Drama League Awards 2012 nominations)(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Megan Hilty and Justin Long are set to announce the nominations for the 2012 Drama League Awards. Hilty, who plays one of the Marilyn Monroe wannabes in NBC skein "Smash," is also a legit regular who's on tap to topline the upcoming Encores...

Broadway top 10: April 9-15, 2012.(LEGIT)
April 17, 2012... Broadway Top 10: April 9-15, 2012 Show Week's gross receipts (Theater)(Prod. category)(Seats) Potential gross receipts Wicked $2,153,975 (Gershwin)(M)(1809) ...

DirecTV sees Starz: pair set multiplatform distrib deal.
April 17, 2012... Starz and DirecTV reupped an existing pact and unveiled a new multiplatform distribution deal that gives the satcaster's nascent DirecTV Everywhere a bump with pics and original series like "Spartacus" and "Magic City." It's one of a...

Likely win for 'GMA'.(viewership of the television program 'Good Morning America')(Brief article)(Statistical data)
April 17, 2012... There is cautious optimism at ABC News where, according to fast nationals from Nielsen, the division's ayem staple "Good Morning America" outdrew "Today" last week in total viewers for the first time in 16 years. Official numbers won't be...

Thesp grapples with pic.(Castings)
April 17, 2012... Mark Ruffalo is in talks to play Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler David Schultz in Bennett Miller's long-in-the-making drama "Foxcatcher," slated to co-star Steve Carell and Channing Tatum. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Written by E. Max Frye...

Till undergoing 'Paranoia'.(Castings)
April 17, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lucas Till is in talks to join espionage thriller "Paranoia" alongside Liam Hemsworth. He'd portray a friend and co-worker of Hemsworth's character in the pic, which is set in the world of dueling telco giants. ...

Pair baking 'Cookies' for Hallmark.(Castings)(Jessalyn Gilsig and Patricia Richardson to star in Hallmark Channel's telepic entitled 'Smart Cookies')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Jessalyn Gilsig and Patricia Richardson have been added to Hallmark Channel telepic "Smart Cookies." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pic looks at a perfectionist real estate agent (Gilsig) who's forced to volunteer at a...

WWE event sets record.(pay-per-view buys of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s 'WrestleMania 28')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... "WrestleMania 28" set a new record for WWE, generating 1.3 million PPV buys for the event, held April 1 at Miami's Sun Life Stadium. Company earned $67 million from the event, its largest PPV offering each year. Figure combines PPV and...

D'Works accelerates for 'Speed'.(DreamWorks L.L.C. to work on a movie adaptation of 'Need for Speed')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Just days after securing additional coin from Reliance, DreamWorks is in advanced negotiations to acquire "Need for Speed," a feature adaptation of Electronic Arts' popular vidgame that the studio plans to develop as a potential tentpole in the...

Vocal 3D majority: Cameron tells auds to speak up.(NAB)(National Association of Broadcasters)(James Cameron on 3-d movie quality)
April 17, 2012... In the runup to his 3D TV pitch at the NAB Show, James Cameron called on movie auds to become more vocal about the quality of 3D they're seeing at theaters. "It's good for people to be selective," said Cameron. "I think it's good for the...

NAB topper addresses threats to b'casters.(NAB)
April 17, 2012... While hailing a string of lobbying successes for his org, NAB chairman-CEO Gordon Smith identified telcos, wireless providers and Internet companies as an ongoing threat to the broadcasting industry and called on TV broadcasters to make mobile...

Avid intros cloud combo.(NAB)
April 17, 2012... Avid announced today at NAB that it has developed a group of workflow solutions designed to give news organizations and broadcasters the freedom to create their content anywhere and then distribute that content everywhere. The products...

Kennedy prod'n co. smitten with Small.(Steve Small joins Jamie Kennedy Entertainment)(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Former Paradigm talent department head Steve Small has joined TV and film production company Jamie Kennedy Entertainment as a partner, a combination that will also spawn a separate, full-service management agency. Called Artist to Artist, the...

App maker on Virgin turf.
April 17, 2012... Virgin Produced has inked a development deal with Actv8.me to produce interactive versions of TV shows it will launch across various platforms. The shingle, that serves as the film and TV arm of Richard Branson's Virgin empire, sees the...

Good time for 'Charlie'.(Disney Channel to launch the third season of 'Good Luck Charlie')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Disney Channel will launch the third season of "Good Luck Charlie" with back-to-back episodes May 6. Interest in "Charlie" peaked when an original telepic based on the series, airing in December, drew 6.9 million viewers in its premiere. That...

Cowell names CEO: Syco COO Garland upped to topper.(World News)
April 17, 2012... Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment has tapped an insider to run its global TV biz following the departure of Ellis Watson more than 12 months ago. Chief operating officer Charles Garland takes over as worldwide CEO. A key part of his job will...

Key pic deal for Kazakhs.(World News)(Arman and Elle Driver's deal for the movie entitled 'The Assault')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Julien Leclercq's actioner "The Assault" has been sold to Kazakhstan, which reps the first direct sale of a French pic to the Central Asian country since it gained independence from the Soviet Union. The deal between Almaty-based Arman and...

U's got 'Blood' on its hands.(ITALY)(Universal Pictures Intl. Entertainment to distribute Fandango Portobello's movie entitled 'Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood')(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Universal Pictures Intl. Entertainment has inked a multiterritory deal with Fandango Portobello for hot-button Italo drama "Diaz--Don't Clean Up This Blood," just as the pic about police brutality at the 2001 Genoa G-8...

Thesps set for kidnapping tale.(GERMANY)
April 17, 2012... Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Thure Lindhardt will star in Sherry Hormann's "3096," based on Natascha Kampusch, an Austrian who was kidnapped and held hostage in a basement for more than eight years. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We wanted to take...

Long Day's Journey Into Night.(Theater review)
April 17, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Apollo Theater, London; 780 seats; 53.50 [pounds sterling] ($85) top) A Nica Burns, Elliot Martin, Kim Poster for Stanhope Prods., Martin Gianini, Max Cooper, Robert G. Bartner/Norman Tulchin, Charles Diamond and...

Weekend at the B.O.
April 17, 2012... $114.2 million April 13-15, 2012 -2.3% vs. last year -7.6% vs. last weekend Screen scene The weekend's top 10 engagements: Theater, city (circuit) Gross 1 The Cabin in the Woods $88,688...

Film box office wrap: for the weekend of April 13-15.
April 17, 2012... Daily VARIETY Film box office wrap for the weekend of April 13-15 Ranking Reported This Last weekend Week Week Title (Distrib/Financier) ...

Martin Poll.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
April 17, 2012... Producer Martin Poll, best known for producing 1968's "The Lion in Winter," starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, died of natural causes on April 14. He was 89. "The Lion in Winter" received nine Academy Award nominations and won...

Edward W. Harbert II.(Obituaries)
April 17, 2012... Edward W. Harbert II, a former producer of "The Tonight Show" and exec producer of NYT Prods., and the father of NBC Broadcasting chairman Ted Harbert and CAA agent Chris Harbert, died of natural causes in Westwood, Calif., on April 8. He was...

Ralph Ferraro.(Obituaries)
April 17, 2012... Ralph Ferraro, a composer and orchestrator whose credits include episodes of "The Virginian" and the cult movie spoof "Flesh Gordon," died of respiratory failure April 3 at UCLA Medical Center. He was 82. Ferraro was best known as an...

Luke Askew.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
April 17, 2012... Character actor Luke Askew, who had a key role in "Easy Rider" as the stranger who brings Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda to a hippie commune and recently played polygamist cult leader Hollis Greene on HBO's "Big Love," died of natural causes in...

Martin Colby.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Martin Colby, a veteran TV executive who was the longtime general manager of San Diego's XETV, one of the charter affiliates for the Fox network, and the founding chairman of the Fox Affiliate Board of Governors, died March 18. He was 88. ...

Garry Walberg.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Character actor Garry Walberg, who played the frequently exasperated Lt. Frank Monahan on NBC's "Quincy, M.E.," starring Jack Klugman, died March 27 in Northridge, Calif., of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease and congestive heart failure. He...

Julio Aleman.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 17, 2012... Mexican television and movie actor Julio Aleman, who starred in the first telenovela ever produced in the country, died Wednesday. He was 78. Aleman had been fighting lung cancer since early 2000 and was admitted to a Mexico City hospital on...

Chalet Lines.(Theater review)
April 17, 2012... (Bush Theater, London; 144 seats; 24 [pounds sterling] ($38) top) A Bush Theater in association with Live Theater, Newcastle presentation of a play in two acts by Lee Mattinson. Directed by Madani Younis. Sets and costumes, Leslie Travers;...