Daily Variety articles from March 2011, page 6

Daily Variety archives from March 2011

USA picks prexy pair.(USA Network's Jeff Wachtel and Chris McCumber )(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... In another sign of post-merger realignment at the Peacock, USA Network has upped programming topper Jeff Wachtel and marketing chief Chris presidents. The pair, who report to NBC-Universal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios chairman Bonnie...

Thesp eyes Apatow laffs.(Megan Fox )(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Megan Fox is in talks to join the cast of Judd Apatow's untitled comedy that has Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprising their roles from "Knocked Up." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Apatow will write and direct the film, the first he will have helmed...

Global 'Tribe' comes ashore in H'wood.
March 17, 2011... "The Tribe" may next settle in Hollywood. The TV series, which picked up a rabid young fanbase worldwide after launching in New Zealand and the U.K. and spun off 18 best-selling novels and two soundtrack albums over its five-year run, is...

Journos' mettle tested.
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the high volume of international news breaking over the past few weeks from revolution in the Middle East to natural and nuclear disasters in Japan the cable news networks and broadcast net news ops are stretched...

Tribeca's short list: 22 world bows fest's starry slate.
March 17, 2011... The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival has nailed down its list of short films, skedding 22 world preems among an overall slate of 60. Thesps to appear in the shorts include Brendan Gleeson, Campbell Scott, Anthony LaPaglia, Colin Quinn, Marianne...

Mouse wants moms.
March 17, 2011... The Mouse House touted the growth prospects of its kidvid cablers at its breakfast presser in Gotham, focusing on credibility with morns. Org previewed upcoming series from its Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior cable channels on...

Landsburg gifts Tisch School.( Alan Landsburg )(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Veteran producer Alan Landsburg has given $100,000 to New York U.'s Tisch School of the Arts to establish a docu production fund. Coin will support the work of grad students and undergrads in Tisch's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television....

Will gadgets guide us to how pix feel?(TECH BYTES)
March 17, 2011... Earlier this week I spoke to execs from company that has pacted to make hundreds of little-seen movies available for streaming VOD. The execs I spoke to were very excited about this "long tail" play. Me, not so much. Instead, I flashed back...

Tonys set noms agenda.(American Theater Wing and 2011 Tony Awards)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... The American Theater Wing has set the sked for the run-up to the 2011 Tony Awards, with noms to be announced May 3. The nominations list is unveiled just a few days after the April 28 eligibility cutoff for productions to be considered for...

Foer memory book in mind at Col.
March 17, 2011... Columbia Pictures has nabbed adaptation rights to author Joshua Foer's tome "Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything." Matt Tolmach will produce through his banner Matt Tolmach Prods. "Moonwalking" follows...

'Lasers' points way: hip-hop album tops CD sales chart.
March 17, 2011... Lupe Fiasco's "Lasers" beamed onto the U.S. album chart at No. 1 last week, leading five fresh titles into the national top 10. The Chicago hip-hopper's Atlantic set took the pinnacle with 204,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan...

Duo team for 'Labyrinth'.(Scott Free and Tandem Communications )
March 17, 2011... Scott Free and Tandem Communications are heading back to the dark days of the Crusades and Cathar massacres in France for "Labyrinth," a TV miniseries adaptation of Kate Mosse's international bestseller. Teaming up again after partnering on...

Henson moves Spirit.
March 17, 2011... The Jim Henson Co. and New York-based publishing entity Spirit Music Group have formed a joint venture in which the companies will co-own and co-publish songs, scores and soundtracks from Henson's future output of film, television and Web-based...

Coupon for 'Lawyer' ducats.
March 17, 2011... Lionsgate and Groupon have announced a partnership to sell discounted tickets to "The Lincoln Lawyer" in a two-day promotion starting Wednesday. The legal thriller, starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei and Ryan Phillippe, opens in more...

Oz surf's up for thesp.(Sam Worthington )(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... "Avatar's" Sam Worthington will return to his native Australia to topline "Drift," a drama set in the surfing world and backed by coin from promo org Screen Australia and the Western Australian government. Pic, budgeted at $11.3 million, will...

Rossellini talks 'Animals'.(Isabella Rossellini in Animals Distract Me)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Planet Green has slated a special with Isabella Rossellini for 10 p.m. April 23~ The hourlong docu about New York wildlife is called "Animals Distract Me" and will feature Gotham fixtures Andre Leon Talley (former American editor-at-large of...

Natural Selection.(Movie review)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Best Medicine Prods. production. Produced by Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen. Executive producers, Charlie Mason, Justin Moore-Lewy. Co-producers, Nicole Ettinger, Sunday Boling, Meg Norman. Directed, written by Robbie...

The Dish & the Spoon.(Movie review)
March 17, 2011... A Lake Effect Media Group presentation of a Humble Pictures production in association with 40 Day Prods. Produced by Alison Bagnall, Peter Gilbert, Amy Seimetz. Executive producer, Gilbert. Directed by Alison Bagnall. Screenplay, Bagnall,...

Prod'n, investment rebounds in France.(World News)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] France's film production levels and investments bounced back to reach near-record highs in 2010. Shoot days and expenditure on Gallic pics outside France were also on the rise, according to a report from France's...

Valencia fest honors Harlin.(World News)
March 17, 2011... Renny Harlin, a director who set the bar for Hollywood action adventure with "Cliffhanger" and "Die Hard 2," will receive a career retrospective tribute at the 32nd Mostra de Valencia Action and Adventure Film Festival, which opens April 7. ...

Int'l growth spurt: Power players weigh in at summit.(World News)
March 17, 2011... A panel of Hollywood power players discussed an array of shifts affecting the entertainment biz, particularly the growing importance of social media and the growth surge in China, India and the Middle East, at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit on...

'Abbey' Spanish bow wows auds.(World News)(Downton Abbey)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tuesday's Spanish premiere of NBCU's period drama "Downton Abbey" scored the highest-rating foreign fiction bow for private web Antena 3 in recent years, prompting the web to pickup free-to-air TV rights to the second...

RTS loves 'Cove' doc.
March 17, 2011... "The Cove," the eco-activist documentary highlighting the slaughter of dolphins in Japan, beat "Mad Men" to win the international prize at the Royal Television Society's annual program awards Tuesday. Broadcast by upscale digital web More4 in...

World of information: Confab tackles tech challenges that cut across all the major studios.(HOLLYWOOD IT SUMMIT PRESENTED BY VARIETY)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Getting studio execs from rival congloms in the same room to discuss the details of their business is an unthinkable concept--unless it's a confab of the Hollywood IT Society (HITS). The industry's information...

Dragonslayer.
March 17, 2011... (Docu) A Killer Films presentation of an Animals of Combat production. Produced by John Baker. Executive producer, Christine Vachon. Directed by Tristan Patterson. Camera (color, HD), Eric Koretz, Josh "Skreech" Sandoval; editors, Jennifer...

The Tall Man.
March 17, 2011... (Docu--Australia) A Screen Australia, SBS Australia presentation in association with Screen New South Wales, Screen Queensland, Adelaide Film Festival of a Blackfella Films production. (International sales: Blackfella Films, Sydney.) Produced...

Nate Dogg.(Obituaries)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Singer, rapper and preeminent hip-hop session man Nathaniel Hale, better known as Nate Dogg, died Tuesday in Long Beach, Calif. He was 41. No cause of death was announced, though the singer had suffered a pair of...

Hugh Martin.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
March 17, 2011... Composer, lyricist and arranger Hugh Martin, who created the enduring standards "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "The Boy Next Door" and "The Trolley Song," all performed by Judy Garland in the 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis," died...

Robert P. Marcucci.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Indie label owner Robert P. Marcucci, who discovered teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian and served as the model for the title character in 1980 film "The Idolmaker," died of natural causes on March 9 in Ontario, Calif. He was 71. Marcucci...

Mike DeStefano.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Comedian Mike DeStefano, who was one of the five finalists on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" last season, died March 6 of a heart attack in New York City. He was 44. DeStefano had most recently finished a run of shows...

Mike Hill.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Gameshow creator-exec producer Mike Hill died March 5 of lung cancer in Laguna Beach, Calif. He was 72. Hill started his career with the Chuck Barris Co. in 1965 and helped develop the "Dating Game" and "Newlywed Game" shows, as well as...

Frank Alesia.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Character actor Frank Alesia, who was also an executive consultant on "Laverne and Shirley" and a director of "Captain Kangaroo," died of natural causes in Carlsbad, Calif., on Feb. 27. He was 65. Chicago native Alesia came to Hollywood in...

Peter Alexander.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Austrian actor and singer Peter Alexander, who entertained auds both at home and in Germany, died Feb. 12. He was 84. To many in the two countries, Alexander symbolized the return of laughter and economic prosperity after the post-WWII...

NPR fed funds nixed: house vote follows fallout from video.
March 17, 2011... A House committee voted to prohibit any federal dollars from being used to fund NPR, a move that reflected the fallout from last week's revelation of a "sting video" that led to a management shakeup at the network. Even though Republican...

Think Global, Act Rural:.(Solutions locales pour un desordre global)(Movie review)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Docu France) A Memento Films Intl. release of a Cinemao, Eniloc presentation of a Cinema, Eniloc, Studio 37, Montparnasse Prods., Kino Factory production, with the participation of Orange Cinema Series, with the...

'Joan & Melissa' return.
March 17, 2011... WE TV has renewed hour-long reality series "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?" for a 10-episode second season. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Featuring mother-daughter duo Joan and Melissa Rivers, who live together during the shoot, program...

The Innkeepers.(Movie review)
March 17, 2011... A Dark Sky Films presentation of a Glass Eye Pix production. Produced by Peter Phouk, Derek Curl, Larry Fessenden, Ti West. Executive producers, Malik B. Ali, Badie Ali, Hamza Ali; Greg Newman. Directed, written, edited by Ti West. Camera...

Outerspace outcasts.(V)(the cast of Paul)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even though he and his co-star Nick Frost are used to collaborating with helmer Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg said he was happy to have Greg Mottola on board for their latest, Universal's "Paul." "It was a really easy...

Up and down periscope.(V)(Submarine premiere)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... West Wales arrived in the Smoke with Tuesday's U.K. preem of Optimum Releasing's "Submarine." Held at London's eminent Thames-fronted film haunt, BFI South-bank, pic's talent Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor, Yasmin Paige and Craig Roberts trod the...

U.N. to the rescue.(V)(United Nations)(Brief article)
March 17, 2011... Leading up to Monday night's screening of TWC's "Miral" at the United Nations, Israeli and Jewish protests began to dominate any discussion about the movie. Yet apparently just two words can sum it up--"fear" and "peace." Peace is the message...

A 'Natural' for SXSW
March 16, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Natural Selection," helmer Robbie Pickering's feature bow, nabbed the South by Southwest film festival's grand jury and audience awards for narrative feature at Tuesday night's award ceremony in Austin, Texas, where...

Full House: Netflix ups content play.
March 16, 2011... Netflix is looking to a television series to help firm up the foundation of the company's future. The online streaming service is looking to make the Kevin Spacey drama "House of Cards" its first effort at having the exclusive first window on...

'Rio' partners see global green in Blu.
March 16, 2011... "Rio" isn't an obvious magnet for marketers, since 20th Century Fox's toon isn't based on a popular property. But a number of high-profile brands, including McDonald's, Overstock.com, Benjamin Moore and Chiquita, have flocked to tie in with...

Daredevil finds new life at Fox.
March 16, 2011... David Slade has been tapped to put Daredevil back on the big-screen for 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fox introduced the Marvel Comics superhero at mega-plexes in 2003, in an actioner that starred Slade...

CW, E! eye new chiefs.(Inside Moves)
March 16, 2011... Two of the most high-profile exec vacancies in TV are about to be filled. Bonnie Hammer, chairman of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios, is intensifying her search for a new leader at E! Meanwhile, Warner Bros. and CBS are said...

A proposal to save PBS: lose the feds.(TUNING IN)
March 16, 2011... While Republicans plot ways to slit its throat--hiding behind chants of fiscal responsibility--public broadcasting keeps shooting itself in the foot. Clearly, if PBS and NPR are to be saved, it's going to require a scheme sure to piss off...

Kill List.(Movie review)
March 16, 2011... (U.K.) An IFC Midnight (in North America) release of a U.K. Film Council and Film4 presentation in association with Screen Yorkshire of a Warp X and Rook Films production. Produced by Claire Jones, Andy Starke. Executive producers, Katherine...

In a Forest Dark and Deep.(Theater review)
March 16, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a Forest Dark and Deep (Vaudeville Theater, London; 685 seats; 45 [pounds sterling] ($72.45) top) An Anna Waterhouse, Nica Burns, Max Weitzenhoffer, Jay Harris, Josephine Genetay, Charles Diamond...

Guare & more in N.J.: McCarter slates pair of world preems.(LEGIT)(John Guare and Danai Gurira premieres at the McCarter Theater)(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... World premieres by John Guare and Danai Gurira are among the offerings on tap in the 2011-12 season at N.J. regional McCarter Theater. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Newest work from Guare ("Six Degrees of Separation," "A Free Man of Color"),...

'Late' ruling for EEI.(LEGIT)
March 16, 2011... Entertainment Events, a producer of Off Broadway-scale touring productions, has won an arbitration battle with one of the cocreators of"Late Nite Catechism." Longstanding dispute was over a 1995 licensing agreement between EEI and "Catechism"...

Pasadena turns 'South'.(LEGIT)(South Street)(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... World preems of the musical "South Street," by Craig Carlisle and Richard Addrisi, and Frank Tangredi's "Pastoral" are in the lineup for the Pasadena Playhouse's 2011-12 season, which begins in September. "South Street" kicks off the season...

The Turn of the Screw.(Theater review)
March 16, 2011... The Turn Of the Screw (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles; 3,000 seats, $270 top) An L.A. Opera presentation of an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten. Directed by Francesca Gilpin after Jonathan Kent. Conducted by James...

Fox dances to no. 1: 'Idol,' first-runs boost net to victory.
March 16, 2011... In a frame that saw most of the top shows on its rivals air repeats, Fox cruised to victory last week behind "American Idol," "Glee" and "House." It's at this time of the year when "Idol" is airing three hours or more--that the net is...

Sony ups marketer.(Nigel Clark )(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... Sony Pictures Releasing Intl. has upped Nigel Clark to president of international marketing. Clark was previously senior exec veep of the division, where he'll continue to coordinate Sony's marketing and publicity strategies for overseas...

Thesp on demon trail.
March 16, 2011... Clifton Collins is set to star in the supernatural pic "Hellbenders" with J.T. Petty on board to direct. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The script, also penned by Petty, is about a secret group of elite demonologists in a Brooklyn diocese who...

AMC exhibits plan for IPO.
March 16, 2011... The IPO market in media and entertainment is showing no signs of cooling off, as the nation's second-largest theater chain, AMC Entertainment, said this week it plans to raise as much as $450 million in a public offering. This would be the...

Congloms step in with aid for Japan.
March 16, 2011... The Walt Disney Co. has donated $2.5 million to the American Red Cross to support humanitarian aid efforts connected to the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated northern Japan. Disney said Tuesday it will match donations by its employees...

Ex-FCC Chief to Guide NCTA
March 16, 2011... Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell has been named to head the cable industry's trade group, the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn. Powell, who served as Federal Communications Commission chairman from 2001 to 2005, succeeds Kyle...

Berths at Hot Docs: 'Complex,' 'Boy' will preem at fest.(World News)(The Hollywood Complex and Dolphin Boy will premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival)
March 16, 2011... "The Hollywood Complex," Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman's take on thesps chasing dreams during pilot season, and Dani Menkin and Yonatan Nir's "Dolphin Boy" about dolphin-assisted therapy, will world preem at the Hot Docs Canadian Documentary...

Sony sings in Holland.(World News)
March 16, 2011... The first non-U.S, edition of Sony Pictures Television format "The Sing-Off," renewed for a third season by NBC in-the U.S., appears to be turning into a ratings bonanza for Dutch web SBS6. Bowing in Holland on Saturday night, the show,...

Okinawa set to go on.(World News)(Okinawa Movie Festival )(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... Organizers of the third Okinawa Movie Festival have decided to go ahead with the 10-day event, skedded to start Friday, despite the devastation wrought by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Following the quake, dozens of biz-related events...

Televised Czech raid ends in suspensions.(World News)
March 16, 2011... The head of the Czech military police and two senior officers have been suspended after masked and armed troops raided the country's pubcaster during a live news broadcast Friday. The raid was part of a court-ordered probe into leaks of...

Vertigo expands Arena.(World News)
March 16, 2011... Vertigo Films, one of Spain's main indie film buyers, is broadening its business scope by launching multiplatform distribution-production label Arena Multimedia. Arena will release Spanish and Latin American pics in theaters, and handle TV...

Biz labs battle on ... even as their tech converges.(Tech Tussles)(Technicolor and Deluxe)
March 16, 2011... The rallying cry of the first fiber-to-the-home interactive projects of the mid-'90s was "the last mile"--a phrase referring to the final connection from the cable trunk line to the subscriber. These days, Technicolor and Deluxe, both written...

A decade of developing duopoly.(Tech Tussles)
March 16, 2011... TECHNICOLOR 2001: Bought by Thomson Multimedia. Buys Miles of Fun audio. Partners with Microsoft for Xbox. 2002: Opens Mirabel (Canada) release print lab. Buys Still in Motion, Vidfilm, Southern Star Duplitek, Panasonid Disc Services....

Howard A. Roberts.(Obituaries)
March 16, 2011... Howard A. Roberts, a composer, conductor and musician whose wide-ranging activities included theater and TV work as a musical director, died March 10 in Chatsworth, Calif., of complications related to diabetes. He was 86. Roberts was musical...

Brian Jacques.(Obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... Brian Jacques, author of the bestselling "Redwall" adventures for children that were adapted into a TV series, died Feb. 11 after being treated for an aneurysm on his aorta. He was 71. Jacques was a milk delivery man in Liverpool when he...

Memorial.(Obituaries)
March 16, 2011... A funeral for record label owner Robert R Marcucci will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Mortuary in Culver City, Calif. Marcucci, 71, died March 9.

Undefeated.
March 16, 2011... Undefeated (Docu) A Weinstein Co. release of an Exclusive Media Group and Zipper Bros. Films presentation of a Spitfire Pictures production in association with Level 22 and Five Smooth Stones Prods. Produced by Rich Middlemas, Dan Lindsay,...

Nielsen primetime ratings report.(television audience ratings)(Statistical data)
March 16, 2011... Week 25 Total Viewers (live plus same-day DVR playback) Nielsen primetime ratings report March 7-13, 2011 ABC MONDAY 8.57 8:00 The Bachelor ...

Weekly network rankings.(television networks)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 16, 2011... Weekly network rankings 2+ aud Total viewers in millions Fox 9.79 CBS 9.76 ABC 5.38 NBC 5.22 Univision 3.89 USA 2.82 Disney 2.52...

Broadcast season-to-date.(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 16, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BROADCAST SEASON-TO-DATE Net Viewers 18-49 ABC 8.27 (-4%) 2.4/7 (-11%) CBS 11.98 (-1%) 3.0/8 (-9%) NBC 7.45 (-17%) 2.5/7...

Top shows in 18-49.(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 16, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Top shows in 18-49 1. American Idol-Wed. (Fox) 8.1/23 2. American Idol-Thu. (Fox) 6.7/19 3. Glee- (Fox) 4.6/14 4 The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 3.8/11 4. House (Fox) ...

Final week 23 rankings.(television audience ratings)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
March 16, 2011... Final Week 23 rankings (includes 7-day DVR playback) Adults 18-49 Live + Live + same day 7-day 1. Academy Awards (ABC) 11.8 12.1 2 American Idol-Wed. (Fox) ...

Thesp trio boards 3D 'Silent Hill'.(Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger )(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... "Silent Hill" supporting stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger have joined the cast of "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D," now filming in Toronto. Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington are co-starring in the Davis Films' vidgame...

DGA's Mitchell set to depart.
March 16, 2011... Rodney Mitchell is retiring from his post as Directors Guild of America assistant exec director as of April 21. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mitchell began his career at the DGA in 1994 and has been responsible for handling new and growing...

Sundance unspools new London event.(Sundance London)(Brief article)
March 16, 2011... Sundance is expanding its reach into Blighty. Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and sports/entertainment giant AEG Europe are joining forces to launch Sundance London, a four-day, multidisciplinary arts festival to be held at AEG's 02...

Next step: Univision maps IPO plan.
March 15, 2011... As Haim Saban and Univision's private equity backers begin to mull taking the Spanish-lingo media giant public, they decided to make a change at the top and have not renewed the contract of CEO Joe Uva. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Uva will...

Tough B.O. road for Mouse's 'Mars' trek.
March 15, 2011... The meager $6.9 million weekend take for Disney's "Mars Needs Moms" may not have been a huge surprise given the competition from a pair of higher-profile newcomers and a hefty holdover in "Rango," but by most box office standards, the expensive...

Trip to 'Hell' for Tribeca.
March 15, 2011... World preems of new Alex Gibney doc "Catching Hell" and Jason Sudeikis starrer "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" are among the pics added to the sked of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Also bowing are Orlando Bloom pyscho-thriller "The Good...

Papa biopic drafts Duvall.
March 15, 2011... Robert Duvall has joined Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in HBO Films' "Hemingway and Gellhorn," now filming in San Francisco with Philip Kaufman directing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Duvall plays a Russian general Duvall with co-stars including...

California crews take battle to pols.(INSIDE PRODUCTION)
March 15, 2011... The passionate debates over runaway production that once roiled California's below-the-line community have simmered down to a grudging realization that rebates and tax incentives, even as they're threatened by cutbacks in parts of the country,...

Limitless.(Movie review)
March 15, 2011... A Rogue Pictures release of a Relativity presentation in association with Virgin Produced of a Rogue, Many Rivers/Boy of the Year production in association with lntermedia Film. Produced by Leslie Dixon, Scott Kroopf, Ryan Kavanaugh. Executive...

B'way has early spring in its step.(LEGIT)
March 15, 2011... The kickoff to the spring-break season and the addition of four more shows to the lineup helped give Broadway a boost last week, pushing total cume up by $3.5 million to $18.6 million for 29 shows on the boards. Among the newbies, Robin...