Daily Variety articles from July 2010, page 3

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Sense and sensibilities: Fisher and Dobbins bring added value to company's scope.(Allen Fischer, E. Brian Dobbins)(V PLUS: PRINCIPATO-YOUNG ENTERTAINMENT AT 10)(Interview)
July 23, 2010... ALLEN FISCHER I'm into movies." Allen Fischer, a partner in Principato-Young, says this more than once during a conversation. When asked about vivid memories of growing up in Beverly Hills, he'll immediately remark that the opening of the...

Cecile Aubry.(Obituaries)
July 23, 2010... Cecile Aubry, the creator of "Belle and Sebastien," died Monday just outside Paris of lung cancer. She was 81. While best known in France as a writer and TV director, Aubry began her career as a dancer and actress. She quickly found fame in...

Heinrich Schmieder.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
July 23, 2010... Teutonic thesp Heinrich Schmieder, who played a supporting role in Bernd Eichinger's "Downfall" and starred in Germany's cop series "Tatort," died earlier this week in Livigno, Italy, where he was to take part in a marathon bike race, his agent...

Priscillano 'Pres' Romanillos.(Obituaries)
July 23, 2010... Animator Priscillano "Pres" Romanillos, who worked at Disney and DreamWorks, died Saturday in Tujunga, Calif., of leukemia. He was 47. Romanillos spent 21 years as an animator, drawing the villain Shan-Yu in Disney's "Mulan" and was a...

Shirley Silvey.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
July 23, 2010... Pioneering animator Shirley Silvey, one of the first women in the field, died Saturday in Fresno, Calif., of heart failure. She was 82. For most of her career, from 1959-73, Silvey worked at Jay Ward's animation studio doing the "Rocky and...

Gotham in groove with electronic fest.
July 23, 2010... When M.I.A. takes the stage Saturday to close Hard NYC, she'll be performing on land that once exclusively belonged to the royal governors of New York. A crowd in the tens of thousands will descend on this historically important site for a...

'Saw' ends fright fight.(Saw 3D)(Brief article)
July 23, 2010... Ending the question of who would flinch first, Lionsgate has pushed back the release of "Saw 3D" by a week to Oct. 29, averting a showdown with Paramount's "Paranormal Activity 2." Lionsgate first claimed the Oct. 22 date, which falls a week...

Paywall FAQs.(frequently asked questions)(Brief article)
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Kinetic tunes into U.K.
July 22, 2010... Kinetic Content, the production company launched by former RDF USA topper Chris Coelen, has sealed its first major deal: A programming pact with U.K. broadcaster Channel 4. Under the deal, which Coelen describes as "a new finance model for...

Viagara Falls.
July 22, 2010... Viagara Falls (Little Shubert; 499 seats; $69 top) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Stanley Browne, John Finocchio, Roberr Nederlander Jr., and SJ Prods., presentation, in association with Richard George, Michael Carazza and J.J.J., of a play...

'Anything' going to Broadway.(LEGIT)
July 22, 2010... The Roundabout Theater Company revival of "Anything Goes" has set its Broadway dates and venue, skedding an April opening at the nonprofit's Stephen Sondheim Theater. Unlike the Roundabout's more rigorously skedded Broadway venues--where...

Turner on mind trip: Cabler grab 'Inception,' other WB pics.
July 22, 2010... Turner isn't dreaming: The cabler has landed the network TV rights to blockbuster theatrical "Inception." Deal is one of several Warner Bros. features making their way to corporate sibling Turner's TNT and TBS cablers. As part of the package,...

ITV, Fox deal grows into 'The Oaks'.
July 22, 2010... Alex Kingston and Jodie Whittaker are set to star in "The Oaks," the first project from a collaboration between ITV Studios and Fox. Other cast includes Dean Andrews ("Ashes to Ashes," "Life on Mars") and Jamie Thomas King, whose credits include...

FIP names sales veep.
July 22, 2010... Shebnem Askin-Schreger has joined Fox Intl. Prods. as senior VP of sales and production finance, responsible for all international sales for FIP titles. Working out of L.A. and New York, Askin-Schreger will report directly to FIP prexy...

Venice fest sets Gassman tribute.(ITALY)
July 22, 2010... The Venice Film Festival will honor Vittorio Gassman with a special pre-opening-day event dedicated to the late great Italo thesp. The Aug. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 31 tribute will feature a restored copy of Dino Risi's 1974 original "Scent...

Andy Hummel.(Obituaries)
July 22, 2010... Andy Hummel, founding bassist for the influential '70s Memphis band Big Star, died of cancer Monday in Weatherford, Texas. He was 59. Though inactive in music since the mid-'70s, Hummel appeared with drummer Jody Stephens at a panel on Big...

T Bone Burnett: composer.(MUSIC & SOUND)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENT SCORES: The prolific composer and producer, previously Oscar-nommed in '04 for his "Cold Mountain" song "Scarlet Tide" (penned with Elvis Costello), won the trophy this year--along with Ryan Bingham--for their...

Michael Giacchino: composer.(MUSIC & SOUND)
July 22, 2010... RECENT SCORES: After earning a 2008 Oscar nom for "Ratatouille," Giacchino won the statue, along with BAFTA, Golden Globe and Grammy honors for his score to "Up." The wins capped a hot two-year streak in which he also scored the "Star Trek"...

Alan Rankin: supervising sound designer, Soundelux.(MUSIC & SOUND)
July 22, 2010... RECENT SCORES: Received Oscar nom (shared with Mark Stoeckinger) for sound editing on "Star Trek." Earlier multiple Golden Reel Award noms for two "Mission: Impossible" films, "The Day After Tomorrow," "The Italian Job" and "The Last Samurai."...

Alexandre Desplat: composer.(MUSIC & SOUND)
July 22, 2010... RECENT SCORES: The longtime Oscar fave was nommed again this year for "Fantastic Mr. Fox," following noms in '09 ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and '07 ("The Queen"). All three films also earned him BAFTA noms, along with one in '04 for...

Barney Burman, Mindy Hall & Joel Harlow: makeup.(COSTUMES & MAKEUP)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENT SCORES: Hollywood toasted this trio with Academy and Saturn awards for "Star Trek." Burman, a third-generation monster maker whose grandfather worked on "The Wolf Man" and "House of Frankenstein," created...

Eddie Yang: makeup fx.(COSTUMES & MAKEUP)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENT SCORES: Yang--sculptor-designer protege of Oscar-winning makeup effects artist Rick Baker and disciple of vfx wizard Stan Winston--launched his eponymously named studio in 2007. His work includes character...

Herve De Luze: editor.(EDITING)
July 22, 2010... SCORES: Luckily for de Luze (Oscar-nominated for "The Pianist"), "The Ghost Writer" was nearly done when director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland, though the setback left de Luze to deal with second-unit reshoots and last-minute...

Bob Murawski & Chris Innis: editors.(EDITING)
July 22, 2010... RECENT SCORES: The pair won Academy, BAFTA and Eddie awards for their work on best picture Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker." Murawski was editor on all three Sam Raimi "Spider-Man" films. Innis was an assistant editor on "Spider-Man 3." "It's a...

Rob Engle: senior stereographer and digital effects supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks.(VFX & POST)(Brief article)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENT SCORES: Engle's work on "G-Force," the first feature-length 2D-to-3D conversion, received the Intl. 3D Society's Lumiere Award. Engle also consulted on "Alice in Wonderland," which utilized the same conversion...

Robert Gaines, David Johnson, Richard Kriegler & Mark Rubin: videogame developers.(VFX & POST)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENT SCORES: The quartet won a VES award for outstanding real-time visuals in a videogame for their work on the "Extraction From the Gulag" level of 2009's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." The chapter was one of the...

Chad Stahelski & David Leitch: second unit directors/stunt coordinators.(PRODUCTION)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENT SCORES: The duo earned early buzz for their work on "The Expendables," slated for release in August. After sharing a World Stunt Award nom for "The Matrix Reloaded" in 2004, they collaborated on "Ninja Assassin,"...

Highlights from Hall H.(COMIC-CON 2010)
July 22, 2010... TODAY 10-11 A.M. DreamWorks Animation makes its maiden Con voyage, presenting superhero-themed toon "Megamind." 11:15 A.M.-12:45 P.M. Disney: Patton Oswalt moderates the "Tron: Legacy" panel, featuring Jeff Bridges, Michael Sheen and...

The con men return: studio superheroes rub elbows with event newbies in superfan stew.(COMIC-CON 2010)
July 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTL. When: Today-Sunday Where: San Diego Convention Center Web: comicon.org New Moon" brought new energy to San Diego Comic-Con in 2009, further broadening the appeal of the...

Vidgames anywhere: for PCs, digital buys match in-store sales.
July 22, 2010... While brick and mortar still hold a dominant position over digital downloads when it comes to videogame consoles, it's in danger of losing that spot with PC garners. A study from the NPD Group, which tracks videogame sales, finds that digital...

Jerry Garcia biopic taps grateful helmer.
July 22, 2010... The late Jerry Garcia is truckin' to the bigscreen. Amir Bar-Lev, director of the docu "The Tillman Story," has come on to direct a Garcia biopic produced by Eric Eisner and Bona Fide partners Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa ("Little Miss...

Toon tools marry.
July 22, 2010... Following Walt Disney Animation Studio's deal to license Nuke compositing software from the Foundry, the two companies have struck a more far-reaching agreement that marks the first time the Mouse House has licensed its proprietary animation...

Up hill battles: new tussle over TV fees.
July 21, 2010... Battle lines over the FCC's retransmission consent process are forming in Washington once again as the deadline in the next high-profile broadcaster vs. cable operator showdown approaches. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Sept. 2 contract...

Up hill battles: B'cast wary of D.C. grab.
July 21, 2010... President Obama, the FCC and Capitol Hill lawmakers are sounding the alarm on a spectrum crunch, warning of a lack of available space that could imperil the advancement of wireless technology. But their plans to free up some 500 Mhz for...

NBC hikes hyphenate.
July 21, 2010... One of "The Office's" longest-serving employees has reupped for another two-season hitch. B.J. Novak has cut a deal with Universal Media Studios that covers his services as an actor and writer-producer on "The Office" through its seventh and...

Lionsgate reignites.(Carl Icahn launched a new hostile takeover )
July 21, 2010... Breaking off their 10-day truce, Carl Icahn and Lionsgate returned to the battlefield with a flourish Tuesday as the billionaire investor launched a new hostile takeover and the minimajor made a bold move to curb his power. The day ended with...

A handy geek-speak primer.
July 21, 2010... COMIC-CON IS JUST AROUND THE corner, meaning Hollywood's glitterati will soon be schlepping down to San Diego to rub elbows (albeit from a safe distance) with 125,000 enthusiastic fans and rabid consumers of pop culture. Some of those...

Bergstein, Tutor to take stand.(David Bergstein, Ronald Tutor )
July 21, 2010... Film financier David Bergstein, his bookkeeper Frymi Biedak and construction magnate Ronald Tutor were ordered on Tuesday to submit to examination under oath about the five involuntary bankruptcy cases involving Bergstein-run companies. ...

Duo seals drug doc deal.(Bert Marcus and Adrian Grenier)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bert Marcus, who debuted in documentaries with Adrian Grenier's "Teenage Paparazzo," has reteamed with Grenier to produce the docu "How to Make Money Selling Drugs" with a wide array of high-profile participants. ...

Kinect sets its price.
July 21, 2010... Microsoft on Tuesday announced that Kinect, its new gesture-recognition controller for the Xbox 360, will retail for $150 when it hits stores Nov. 4. That is in line with what the gaming world was expecting--but it may make the launch of the...

Lovesong of the Electric Bear.(Theater review)
July 21, 2010... Lovesong of the Electric Bear (Atlantic Stage 2; 99 seats; $25 top) A PTP/NYC (Potomac Theater Project) presentation, in association with Middlebury College, of a play in two acts by Snoo Wilson. Directed by Cheryl Faraone. Sets, Christina...

Fringe 'burning' up: H'w'd lenser to helm play about.(New York International Fringe Fest, Caleb Deschanel)(LEGIT)(Brief article)
July 21, 2010... Among the slew of stage shows descending on Gotham next month for the New York Intl. Fringe Fest, one of them--scribe Gary Moore's "Burning in China"--arrives with a Hollywood profile, thanks to its helmer, veteran cinematographer Caleb...

Auctioning the Ainsleys.
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED (Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto, Calif.; 425 seats; $67 top) A TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presentation of a play in two acts by Laura Schellhardt. Directed by Meredith McDonough. Set, costumes, Annie Smart; lighting,...

Off B'way tunes into 'Strawberry'.(Freckleface Strawberry on Off Broadway )(LEGIT)(Brief article)
July 21, 2010... New family-aud tuner "Freckleface Strawberry," based on the children's book by Julianne Moore, is set to play Off Broadway in a run that begins in September. Adapted by Rose Caiola and Gary Kupper, with music and lyrics by Kupper,...

Crack in China wall: compliance with WTO ruling cheers H'w'd.(World Trade Organization, Hollywood)
July 21, 2010... Hollywood has reasons for optimism in the news that China will comply with a key trade ruling to remove distribution barriers to movies, DVDs and music, but it doesn't mean that there will be a sudden transformation of its massive marketplace....

Champagne pops cork on music chart.
July 21, 2010... Beverly Hills-based media metrics firm BigChampagne has initiated a new chart, termed the "Ultimate Chart," which tracks current hits using a combination of sales, airplay and social networking data. Formally announced by BigChampagne's CEO...

Correction.(Correction notice)
July 21, 2010... "Avatar" has sold 7 million Bluray disc units worldwide. Information was incorrect in Tuesday's Daily Variety.

Sweet on 'Adaline'.(Brief article)
July 21, 2010... Andy Tennant ("The Bounty Hunter") will direct supernatural romancer "Adatine," starring Katherine Heigl in a co-production for Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Filming will begin early next...

TLC takes up taxidermy.
July 21, 2010... TLC is looking to stuff its sked with a previously untapped reality subject taxidermy. Reality net has signed on with producer Stiletto Television for a late fall special that will act as a backdoor pilot for an upcoming series. Untitled hour...

Some All-Star viewers go fishing.
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Catches in the rough ocean waters and on the baseball diamond grabbed the most young adults in primetime last week, a flame that also saw a good start for a pair of femme-fronted cable crime dramas. TNT's "Rizzoli...

Kerner shifts focus to 3D.(Kerner Technologies)
July 21, 2010... A year after changing hands, Lucasfilm spinoff Kerner Technologies has reorganized to focus on 3D technology and production. Among its new initiatives: a production fund for financing 3D pictures. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As part of the...

Euro regulators ok pubcasters' funding.(World News)
July 21, 2010... New funding systems for pubcasters RTVE in Spain and France Televisions got the greenlight Tuesday from European regulators. Both systems, which replace advertising revenue with coin from the governments in Spain and France, have been judged...

Cuatro grabs tres skeins.(World News)
July 21, 2010... Spanish broadcaster Cuatro has picked up free-to-air TV fights to CBS' still-untitled "Criminal Minds" spinoff, starring Forest Whitaker. Cuatro has also nabbed ABC's summer hit cop series "Rookie Blue" and the Alphabet's upcoming superhero...

Endemol makes inroads in Indonesia.(World News)
July 21, 2010... LONDON -- Endemol, the global entertainment giant, has made its first deal in Indonesia. Broadcaster P.T. Indosiar Visual Mandiri has commissioned Endemol Asia to produce a local version of gameshow "1 vs. 100." The 52-episode run will air...

EC clears Italo Sky: Berlusconi's Mediaset to appeal decision.(European Commission )(World News)
July 21, 2010... The European Commission cleared the way on Tuesday for Rupert Murdoch's pay TV satcaster Sky Italia to muscle in on Italy's digital terrestrial TV market--where archrival Mediaset, owned by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, already runs a...

'Kisses' for Venice.(Lost Kisses at Venice Film Festival)(World News)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Italo helmer Roberta Torre's "I baci mai dati" (Lost Kisses) will open the 67th Venice Film Festival's Controcampo Italiano section dedicated to new trends in local cinema. "Kisses" is a Sicily-set tale about a...

Spain's B.O. rises by 10%.(World News)
July 21, 2010... Total Spanish box office in the first half of the year rose 10% to 320 million [euro] ($415 million) compared with the same period last year, according to Rentrak estimates. The rise was driven by 30%-40% ticket price hikes for 3D films in...

Nielsen primetime ratings report.
July 21, 2010... TOP SHOWS IN 18-49 1. Deadliest Catch (Discovery) 3.9/12 2. MLB All-Star Game (Fox) 3.8/12 3. America's Got Talent-Tue. (NBC) 3.3/10 4. After the Catch (Discovery) 3.2/10 5. America's Got Talent-Wed....

Primetime scoreboard.(Brief article)
July 21, 2010... PRIMETIME SCOREBOARD WEEK 43 Viewers A18-49 A25-54 A18-34 abc 5.02 (+21%) 1.5/5 (+15%) 1.8/5 (+20%) 1.1/4 (+10%) CBS 6.03 (+3%) 1.3/4 (-7%) 1.9/6 (-5%) 0.9/3 (Even)...

Stepping through walls: choreographers work around dancers' limitations to stage numbers quickly.(V PLUS: ROAD TO THE EMMYS: CREATIVE ARTS NOMINEES)
July 21, 2010... Regardless of whoever waltzes off with the choreography Emmy, it'll be a tribute to grace under pressure. All nine nominated routines created beauty despite the constraints of time, diverse styles and live performance--with America sitting in...

Collaborative cutting conquers chaos.(V PLUS: ROAD TO THE EMMYS: CREATIVE ARTS NOMINEES)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thousands of hours of footage logged. Characters on the edge often doing the unthinkable or unimaginable. Storylines that must be teased or outright wrangled in order to become clear. It's all just another day in the...

Rough spots, great shots.(V PLUS: ROAD TO THE EMMYS: CREATIVE ARTS NOMINEES)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keeping up with reality is hard enough for cinematographers who have to trudge through the wilderness or navigate other difficult environments to get their shot. But making sure the shots and the final show look...

The Servant.
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Bang-ja jeon) (South Korea) A CJ Entertainment (in U.S./South Korea) release of a Barunson/Sio Films production. Produced by Mun Yang-gweon, Syd Lim. Executive producer, Katharine Kim. Directed, written by Kim...

Caught Inside.(Movie review)
July 21, 2010... (Australia) A Flying Fish production. (International sales: Arclight, Los Angeles.) Produced by Adam Blaiklock, Paul S. Friedman. Directed by Adam Blaiklock. Screenplay, Blaiklock, Matt Tomaszewski, Joe Velikovsky. Camera (color, HD),...

Brother and Sister.(Movie review)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Dos hermanos) (Argentina) An Alta Films release of a BD Cine production. (International sales: Alta Films, Madrid.) Produced by Diego Dubcovsky, Micaela Sole, Daniel Hendler. Executive producer, Lilia Scenna. ...

Meant to Be.(Movie review)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Belgium) An Anchor Bay (in U.S.) release of a Corsan production. (International sales: Corsan World Sales, Antwerp.) Produced by Paul Breuls, Catherine Vandeleene. Co-producer, Michael Fedun. Directed by Paul...

Life With Murder.(Movie review)
July 21, 2010... (Docu--Canada) A J.S. Kastuer Prods. presentation in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, in association with CTV. Produced by John Kastner, Silva Basmajian. Executive producer, Basmajian. Co-producer, Deborah Park. ...

Back in the USSR.(V)
July 21, 2010... Sony's "Salt" premiere offered a taste of a pre-glasnost Soviet Union on Monday. Requests to interview Angelina Jolie, who plays Russian superspy Evelyn Salt, were met with a firm nyet. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But after the screening at...

'Extra': read all about it.(V)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At Magnolia Pictures' "The Extra Man" bow Monday, Kevin Kline explained what he did to cut costs for the indie pic. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "There were nights where it would have put us over budget if I'd gone back...

Game for 'Dinner'.(Dinner for Schmucks)(V)(Brief article)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A full meal wasn't served at Paramount's "Dinner for Schmucks" premiere on Monday. Instead after the pic's Ziegfeld screening, guests made their way 40 blocks downtown to the Standard Hotel's Boom Boom Room to feast on...

Getting close are Zach Galfianakis and a snack.(V)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Getting close are Zach Galfianakis and a snack, Lucy Punch and Stephanie Szostak.

Spyglass's Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber stand shoulder to shoulder with Viacom's Philippe Dauman.(V)
July 21, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spyglass's Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber stand shoulder to shoulder with Viacom's Philippe Dauman. At right, Jemaine Clement acts coy.

Viva violet: biz unveils cloud details.(/m ,)
July 20, 2010... Just when consumers have gotten used to Blu-ray, they're about to be introduced to a new entertainment brand: UltraViolet. That's the name the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a consortium of the major studios, retailers, cable...

DirecTV pays out for 'Damages'.
July 20, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Damages" has escaped the cancellation ax in a deal that puts DirecTV squarely in the original series business. The Sony Pictures TV series that ran for three seasons on FX is moving to DirecTV's 101 Network. The...

WB lands 'Alias' vets.
July 20, 2010... Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, considered two of primetime's most sought-after showrunners, have landed at Warner Bros. TV. Under the one-year deal, Appelbaum and Nemec will create new projects for the studio. That includes their own...

Raimi shoots for 'Earp'.(Sam Raimi)
July 20, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just in time for Comic-Con, Sam Raimi signed to helm and produce a pic based on graphic novel "Earp: Saints for Sinners" for DreamWorks, Radical Studios, Mandeville and Raimi's Star Road Entertainment. Radical prexy...

Fox vid in global move.
July 20, 2010... Underscoring the growing weight of the overseas homevid market, 20th Century Fox has appointed Keith Feldman to prexy of its Intl. Home Entertainment Division. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Feldman will report to Fox Home Entertainment worldwide...

Toon guru says oui to Paris.
July 20, 2010... ANIMATION PRODUCTION DESIGNER and California native Yarrow Cheney didn't expect to end up living in Paris, but that's where he's now happily ensconced, having just come off of Despicable Me," the high-performing Universal toon produced in France...

Shevick releases 'Creatures'.
July 20, 2010... Stan Winston may no longer be creating creatures at his studio, but the late special effects vet's pet projects could live on through a new licensing deal with Shevick*Zupon Entertainment, which will manage nine unseen works and launch them...

Tribeca sets DVD partner.(New Video, Tribeca Film)
July 20, 2010... TV and film distributor New Video will be the exclusive DVD distributor for titles from Tribeca Film. New Video will work with Tribeca Enterprises to develop and distribute the Tribeca Film homevideo label. Many of the titles to be released...

High on Science.(second-season of "Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman.")(Brief article)
July 20, 2010... Discovery's Science Channel has found the space and time to give a second-season order of 10 episodes to "Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Through the Wormhole notched the highest ratings in the cabler's...

Summer hot streak: B'way posts B.O. gains across the board.(LEGIT)
July 20, 2010... There were fewer shows on Broadway last week than there were the prior frame, due to a handful of closings--but the Street's overall B.O. nonetheless managed to rise. Almost every production on the boards posted gains. Most notable, perhaps,...

Rialto gives thesp new 'Profession'.(LEGIT)
July 20, 2010... Sally Hawkins will make her Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theater s upcoming revival of "Mrs. Warren's Profession." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The actress will play the daughter of the title character, the role to be filled by the...

Thesps champion 'Night'.(Through the Night)(LEGIT)(Brief article)
July 20, 2010... A new Off Broadway production of Daniel Beaty's play "Through the Night" is enlisting a team of "artistic ambassadors," including Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Ruby Dee and Brian Stokes Mitchell to help attract attention. The attached...