Daily Variety articles from November 2007

Daily Variety archives from November 2007

Con caper hooks duo.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are set to star in "Duplicity," a Universal Pictures drama that was written and will be directed by Tony Gilroy. Laura Bickford ("Traffic") is producing. Roberts and Owen are...

Fox cracks 'X-Files' sequel code.
November 1, 2007... The long-awaited second "X-Files" film is finally a go, with 20th Century Fox setting a July 25, 2008, release date. Untitled project reunites "X-Files" creator Chris Carter will thesps David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, who will reprise...

'Heroes' skein goes on shelf.(NBC Universal Inc's Heroes: Origins)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... NBC is putting the kibosh on "Heroes: Origins"--and the possibility of a strike may have contributed to the decision. Net has indefinitely shelved production on the planned six-episode spinoff of its Monday hit. Skein was set to unfurl next...

Col cooks up 'Julia'.(Meryl Streep )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Meryl Streep as Julia Child? Columbia is cooking up "Julie & Julia," starring Streep as the famous chef and Amy Adams as a mastercook wannabe. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Project centers on a frustrated temp secretary who embarks on a...

Whedon plays in 'Dollhouse'.
November 1, 2007... Joss Whedon is heading back to TV, along with his "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" ingenue Eliza Dushku. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dushku will star in the Whedon-penned series "Dollhouse," which has been given a seven-episode order...

Going it alone? Unions waiver in backing WGA's cause.(Writers Guild of America)
November 1, 2007... If the WGA strikes, it's not going to have a lot of company from its union brothers and sisters. With the guild contract expiring at 12:01 a.m. today, WGA leaders can order their 12.000 members to strike at any time--possibly as early as...

'Wolves' dances again.(Simon Wincer's contract with Moonstone Entertainment, Amicus Entertainment and Double Eagle Films)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Simon Wincer has signed on to direct "The Holy Road"--a sequel to "Dances With Wolves"--for Moonstone, Amicus Entertainment and Double Eagle Films. Film, which is being presented to international buyers at AFM, is penned by Michael Blake,...

Ledger's fancy.(Only at variety.com)
November 1, 2007... Helmer Terry Gilliam reteams with Heath Ledger on "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."

Hamlet.(Theater review)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Public Theater/Newman; 299 seats," $60 top) A Public Theater presentation in association with St. Ann's Warehouse of the Wooster Group production of a play in two acts by William Shakespeare. Directed by...

1001.(Theater review)
November 1, 2007... (Baruch Performing Arts Center; 99 seats; $35 top) A Page 73 Prods. presentation in association with Doug Nevin, Caroline Prugh, and Erica Lynn Schwartz of a play in one act by Jason Grote. Directed by Ethan McSweeny. Sets, Rachel Hauck;...

To Die in Jerusalem.(Movie review)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Docu; HBO, Thurs. Nov. 1, 9p.m.) Produced by HBO Documentary Films and Priddy Brothers. Executive producers, Sheila Nevins, John Priddy, Ed Priddy; supervising producer, Sara Bernstein; producer-director-writer,...

'Ride' zooms to top.
November 1, 2007... Underwood scores No. 1 Carrie Underwood has become the first "American Idol" winner to post a debut sales week of more than half a million units and the first to have her sophomore effort's opening surpass her debut. "Carnival Ride,"...

'Nip/Tuck' gives Tuesday a new look.(FX Networks L.L.C.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The move to Beverly Hills worked wonders for the "Nip/Tuck" docs, who stitched up some of the show's best numbers to date with its season preem Tuesday on FX. Now in its fifth season, "Nip/Tuck" opened to a 2.7...

Tribeca fest boosts staff.
November 1, 2007... The Tribeca Film Festival is staffing up with the addition of former Weinstein Co. veep of acquisitions Genna Terranova as senior programmer. David Kwok, Tribeca's former senior programmer, has been promoted to director of programming....

FCC gets earful on ownership rules.
November 1, 2007... The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday managed to stick it to cable operators, get an earful on media ownership rules and survive a stunt staged by a self-described "media whore" from activist org Code Pink--all in one meeting. ...

Miller getting 'Amnesia'.(National Broadcasting Company Inc's contract with Dennis Miller to host new show 'Amnesia')(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Dennis Miller is returning to NBC, inking a deal to host the net's new Mark Burnett-produced quizzer "Amnesia." Skein is a comedy-based gameshow in which contestants win money by answering questions about .them selves. It's scheduled to bow...

Duo goes mad for 'Hatter'.(Alan Cumming and Rebecca Romijn to work in James Killough's movie)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Alan Cumming and Rebecca Romijn will star in "Hatter" written and directed by James Killough, about a hedonistic fashion designer and a journalist who knows the secret of his shady past. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The movie is scheduled to...

Woody Harrelson.(Players)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Woody Harrelson has joined the cast of Stephen Belber's comedy "Management," opposite Steve Zahn and Jennifer Aniston. He'll play the yogurt mogul ex-boyfriend of Aniston's character. Thesp recently signed to star in...

Michael Jai, White.(Players)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael Jai White will star in indie actioner "Blood and Bone," directed by Ben Ramsey. Lensing on the street-fighting pic began recently in Los Angeles. White's credits include Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get...

Alanis Morissette.(Players)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alanis Morissette has joined the cast of "Radio Free Albemuth" based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. Shooting began in October in and around L.A. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Her acting credits include "Dogma" and...

Scandal hits shingle: U.S. gains help RDF offset U.K. losses.(World News)
November 1, 2007... U.K. shingle RDF Media has acknowledged that the fallout from the faked footage in its doc "A Year With the Queen" will hit its domestic production business but said those losses will be offset in part by its booming U.S. biz. The combo...

News Corp.'s Georgia reach.(World News)
November 1, 2007... Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. gained a full foothold in Russia's backyard Wednesday when it bought out the local majority shareholding in Georgian TV channel Imedi, the Tbilisi-based station reported. Badri Patarkatsishvili, a Georgian...

Daybreak deal dawns.(World News)(Peter Kosminsky's contract with Daybreak Pictures)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... British TV and film director Peter Kosminsky has struck an output deal to make all his future projects through David Aukin and Hal Vogel's Daybreak Pictures. Kosminsky's latest mini-series "Britz," which was co-produced by Daybreak, bowed...

Televisa eyes formats.(World News)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Argentinean producers Cris Morena Group and RGB Entertainment are in negotiations to sell the format fights of two telenovelas to Televisa, their latest deals with the Mexican media conglom. The negotiations, which are expected to close in...

K5 counts on int'l rights to 'Visitor'.(UNITED KINGDOM)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... New Anglo-German outfit K5 Intl. has picked up international sales rights to Tom McCarthy's Toronto hit "The Visitor." Pic, from Groundswell Prods. and Participant Prods., was acquired by Overture Films for release in North America. It's...

Liverpool hosts MTV.(UNITED KINGDOM)
November 1, 2007... Liverpool, the city in northern Britain once famous for the Beatles and the Mersey Sound, will host next year's MTV Europe Music Awards, watched by a potential 1.5 billion people in 100 countries. It is only the third time the event has...

Lionsgate lands pix.(UNITED KINGDOM)
November 1, 2007... Lionsgate U.K. has acquired Roger Donaldson's "The Bank Job" and Francois Ozon's "Angel." "The Bank Job,' a drama inspired by an unsolved robbery in London 35 years ago, was acquired from investment group Omnilab and Arclight Films. An...

'Knot' crows at kudos.(World News)(The Knot)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... China's entry for Oscar's foreign-language category, "The Knot," scooped the top prizes at the 16th Golden Rooster Awards at the weekend, the country's top film kudofest. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The Knot" won best film while helmer Yin...

City of Men.
November 1, 2007... (CIDADE DES HOMENS) (Brazil) A Miramax Films (in U.S.) release, presented with 02 Filmes, of an 02 Filmes production, in association with Fox Film, Globo Filmes. Produced by Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles, Paulo...

Showbiz stocks: Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
November 1, 2007... Showbiz Stocks Wednesday, October 31, 2007 YTD Name Tkr PE Last Chg %Chg AccessIT AIXD ... 4.70 +.02 -46.1 AcmeCm...

New media concern: IFTA explores future role of technology.(AFM)(Independent Film and Television Alliance)
November 1, 2007... Development of new technology is poised to be a significant factor at the American Film Market, according to market organizers. Jean Prewitt, president of the Independent Film and Television Alliance, described new media as a "concern" and...

'Infernal' helmer in 'Water'.(AFM)
November 1, 2007... "Infernal Affairs" director Andrew Lau Wai-kung and leading Hong Kong studio Media Asia have reteamed to produce big-budget Chinese-language actioner "Water Margin." Pic is an adaptation of one of China's four classic novels and sees 108...

Odd Lot boosts distrib'n exec.(AFM)
November 1, 2007... Odd Lot Entertainment has upped Delphine Perrier to veep of worldwide distribution at Odd Lot Intl., the company's foreign sales division, where she previously served as director of legal affairs, contract administration and collections. ...

Red Envelope runs with 'Arnold' doc.(AFM)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Red Envelope Entertainment, the original content division of online DVD rental outfit Netflix, has acquired U.S. distribution fights to Dan Cox's documentary "Running With Arnold," a questioning docupic portrait of Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...

Variety at AFM.(American Film Market)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... During the American Film Market, Daily Variety will be located in Suite 227 of Le Merigot. Daily and Weekly Variety will be distributed at AFM venues during the market, and special AFM weekend editions will be published on Saturday and Sunday....

TV & cable production chart.
November 1, 2007... PRODUCTION CHART KEY Abbreviations: SUPR EXP-Supervising executive producer(s); EXP-Executive producer(s); CO-EXP-Co-executive producer(s); SUPR PROD-Supervising producer(s); PROD-Producer(s); CO-PROD-Co-producer(s); DIR-Director(s);...

For mature audiences: at age 21, the more worldly AFI Fest overcomes its growing pains.(INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE)
November 1, 2007... Just as film festivals can be born, they can also die. Los Angeles festgoers with a reasonably good memory are painfully aware of this, having watched the innovative and stimulating' Filmex--so influential in the 1970s that its impact was...

New fest director hits the ground running.(FRESH BLOOD)
November 1, 2007... When you're programming a Los Angeles-based film festival, certain obligations come with the territory--showcasing Hollywood talent, of course (see "Lions for Lambs"), selecting films that make creative use of the city's geography (like Alex...

Art of deception: Juilliard-trained actress's skill is not always evident, which is one of her gifts.(LINNEY'S LINEAGE)
November 1, 2007... The Latin proverb "art is the concealing of art" applies to no one more than it does Laura Linney. Her pitch-perfect sense of how a character fits into the greater scheme of a film (or play or TV show, for that matter) can make her appear a...

Programming highlights & special events.(V PLUS: AFI FEST)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * OPENING NIGHT GALA "Lions For Lambs," Thurs., Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., Cinerama Dome * CENTERPIECE GALA "Juno," Mon., Nov. 5, 7:45 p.m., Cinerama Dome * AFI Digifest offers a survey of interactive media from...

As cool as vichyssoise: Deneuve is the personification of Gallic femininity.(CATHERINE THE GREAT)
November 1, 2007... Catherine Deneuve is that most put-together of film actresses, with I never a blonde hair out of place nor an article of haute-couture misaligned. She brings dignity, grace and an appealing coolness to every role. She is, in sum, the...

10 Cinematographers to watch: lensers from eight countries take their place alongside directors and actors in filmmaking's firmament.(V PLUS: AFI FEST)
November 1, 2007... Having attended Camerimage, a film festival devoted to the art of cinematography, I was struck by how the audiences who made the trek to Lodz, Poland--many of them film students--treated the d.p.s in attendance like rock stars. Even the...

Precision performer: Washington leaves no detail unscrutinized.(STANLEY KUBRICK AWARD)(Denzel Washington won the award from British Academy of Film and Television Arts )
November 1, 2007... Few stars can boast the consistency of Denzel Washington. At 52, this year's Stanley Kubrick Award honoree--to be given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles at tonight's Britannia Awards--has an almost unbroken...

Winslet craves the struggle, makes it look easy.(ARTIST OF THE YEAR)(Little Children)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's a telling moment in "Little Children" when Kate Winslet's character Sarah Pierce, trapped in a loveless marriage and enmeshed in a messy affair, relates to Madame Bovary during a book club meeting with other...

Campbell licensed to kill stereotyping.(JOHN SCHLESINGER DIRECTING AWARD)(Martin Campbell)(British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
November 1, 2007... Martin Campbell, being honored tonight at tonight's BAFTA/LA Britannia ceremony with the John Schlesinger Award for excellence in directing, remembers having second thoughts when Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson approached him about...

Charity and collaboration become Curtis' signature.(HUMANITARIAN AWARD)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As BAFTA/LA fetes "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill" screenwriter Richard Curtis for his conscience, he'll also have an African detective and British pirate radio in his conscious. Curtis will...

Eye abroad pays off for New Line chairmen.(LIFETIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO INT'L FILM)(New Line Cinema Corp's Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne )
November 1, 2007... It might seem odd that a guy from Detroit and one from Brooklyn would leave such an indelible mark on the global cinematic landscape. But that's exactly what New Line Cinema co-chairmen and CEOs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne have done...

BAFFA/LA working numerous angles for bigger impact.(V PLUS: BRITANNIA AWARDS)(British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
November 1, 2007... Twenty years of growth for the Los Angeles arm of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts have only whetted the org's appetite to make a big impression Stateside. While pursuing a permanent home in L.A. (the lease on the old...

'Eden' attracts Magnet.(Magnolia Pictures' Magnet's agreement with Franck Vestiel )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Magnet, the newly launched genre arm of Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's Magnolia Pictures, has bought North American rights to Franck Vestiel's sci-fi/horror epic "Eden Log." A foreign teaser trailer whipped up geek enthusiasm online late in...

Frank joins mobile ad firm.
November 1, 2007... Former TV Academy prexy Rich Frank is turning his attention from the tube to an even smaller screen. Frank has made an investment in and joined the board of the Hyperfactory, an agency that creates advertising campaigns for cell phones and...

New rules for Globes org in '09.(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has changed its award rules to allow foreign-language films from the U.S. to be eligible for best picture instead of best foreign-language film, starting with its 2009 awards derby. With the change,...

David Sutcliffe.(Players)
November 1, 2007... David Sutcliffe has been signed for an arc on ABC's "Private Practice." Sutcliffe will play a cop who becomes love interest to Kate Walsh's character. His feature credits include "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Happy Endings." ...

Jordi Vilasuso.(Players)
November 1, 2007... Jordi Vilasuso has landed a role in James Cotten's "La Linea" starring Ray Liotta. He will play a homosexual drug lord. Vilasuso's credits include "The Lost City" and "Fashion House."

Vanessa Williams.(Players)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vanessa Williams (Showtime's "Soul Food") has been cast in Paramount Pictures "NowhereLand" starring Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church. Her recent credits include "Cold Case" and "Contradictions of the...

Neil Young.(Concert review)
November 1, 2007... (Nokia Theater; 7,100 seats; $257 top) Presented by AEG. Band: Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Pegi Young. Opened and reviewed Oct. 30, 2007; closes Nov.2. In the decades before the Internet, Neil Young's hardcore fans...

Steve Tyrell: Bacharach and Beyond.
November 1, 2007... (Cafe Carlyle; 90 capacity; $130 top) Presented inhouse. Musical director/piano, Quinn Johnson. Band: Jon Allen, Lew Soloff, Lou Marini, Lyman Medieros, Steve Cotter, Kevin Winard; singers: Darryl Tookes, La Tanya Hail. Opened, reviewed...

'Darfur' pic takes a stand.(V)(Darfur Now)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOLLYWOOD -- There was no doubt that Tuesday's DGA screening of "Darfur Now" had an engaged point of view: An Amnesty Intl. rep spoke before the screening, and humanitarian orgs handed out literature at the...

The scene stealers.(V)(premiere of American Gangster)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] While "American Gangster" had its big premiere last week in New York at Harlem's Apollo Theater, the pic had a high-profile industry screening Monday at the ArcLight Cinemas' Cinerama Dome. [ILLUSTRATION...

Journos in headlines.(V)
November 1, 2007... HOLLYWOOD -- Big names like Angelina Jolie, Meg Ryan and Maria Shriver turned the spotlight on journos Tuesday at the Courage in Journalism Awards at the BevHills Hotel. The evening honored journalists from all over the world including...

Jeffrey Katzenberg and "Bee Movie" co-helmer Steve Hickner were among speakers at MOCA's "Animation Future Art" symposium.(V)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Jeffrey Katzenberg and "Bee Movie" co-helmer Steve Hickner were among speakers at MOCA's "Animation Future Art" symposium hosted by Variety.

Thesp Patton Oswalt and producer-helmer Joh Lasseter make a funny point at the "Ratatouille" DVD launch party.(V)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Thesp Patton Oswalt and producer-helmer Joh Lasseter make a funny point at the "Ratatouille" DVD launch party at Social Hollywood on Tuesday.

James L. Brooks and Matt Groening at Tuesday's "The Simpsons" vidgame launch party.(V)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: James L. Brooks and Matt Groening at Tuesday's "The Simpsons" vidgame launch party at Universal City's Hard Rock Cafe

Jamie Lee Curtis at L.A.'s Dream Halloween.(V)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Jamie Lee Curtis at L.A.'s Dream Halloween benefit for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation

Buzz returns to fall B.O.
November 2, 2007... The domestic box office is expected to surge back to life this weekend with the arrival of Universal's mobster-cop drama "American Gangster" and DreamWorks Animation's "Bee Movie." There's plenty of buzz surrounding both "Bee Movie,"...

Par, Fincher hot on trail of 'Killer'.
November 2, 2007... Paramount Pictures has acquired graphic novel "The Killer" and will develop it as a directing vehicle for David Fincher. Pic will be produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Alexandra Milchan. Allesandro Camon will write the...

Gilliam visits indie 'Doctor'.
November 2, 2007... Helmer Terry Gilliam will re-team with Heath Ledger on "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" for Samuel Hadida's Davis Film banner. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer...

H'Wood hopes for deal fade: resolution not likely.(if Writers Guild of America go on stike can cause to whole movie industry)
November 2, 2007... Hollywood's holding its collective breath about a writers strike as prospects for a last-minute deal evaporated. Some 12,000 WGA members could go on strike as early as today. But the emerging consensus was that the official start of the...

Dog gone.(Only at variety.com)
November 2, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A&E has suspended production on "Dog the Bounty Hunter" while it investigates Duane "Dog" Chapman's racist tirade capture on tape.

U sharpens 'Knife' pic.
November 2, 2007... Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment will once again mount a true-crime drama that focuses on an unlikely bond between men on either side of the law. The pair, which drew today's wide release "American Gangster" from a Mark...

Portman primes prod'n.(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... Natalie Portman has inked a two-year production deal with Participant Prods. for her newly formed Handsomecharlie Films shingle. Banner's first project is "A Tale of Love and Darkness," on which Portman plans to make her feature helming...

Cyrano de Bergerac.(Theater review)
November 2, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Richard Rodgers Theater; 1,347 seats; $100 top) A Susan Bristow, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Couley, Barbara Manocherian, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jon B. Platt presentation...

Frankenstein.(Theater review)
November 2, 2007... (37 Arts; 499 seats; $69.25 top) A Gerald Goehring, Douglas C. Evans, Michael F. Mitri and David S. Stone presentation in association with Barbara and Emery Olcott of a musical in two acts with music by Mark Baron, book and lyrics by...

There Will Be Blood.(Movie review)
November 2, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Paramount Vantage (in U.S.)/Miramax (international) release and presentation of a JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Co. production. Produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, Sellar, Daniel Lupi. Executive producers, Scott...

Vidtailer's layoffs: blockbuster cuts jobs to offset big losses.(BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO)
November 2, 2007... Blockbuster's losses widened in the third quarter, and along with the poor results released Thursday, the company disclosed a cost-cutting initiative that has included 400 layoffs and will save it $45 million a year. Net losses totaled $35...

Toons break the news.
November 2, 2007... Fox has decided to let actual cartoon characters report the news. CGI characters Hoofy the Bull and Boo the Bear are now hosting "Hoofy and Boo's News and Views," a regular segment on Fox Business News' "Happy Hour." "Hoofy and Boo" is the...

Rowling pens a post-Potter tale for tykes.(J.K. Rowling's last book to be published in harry potter series The Tales of Beedle the Bard)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... LONDON -- J.K. Rowling has completed her first book without teen wizard Harry Potter--"The Tales of Beedle the Bard," an illustrated collection of fairy stories. Only seven copies of the hand written book have been made, Rowling said...

'Rescue' fired up for fifth season.
November 2, 2007... FX has sounded the alarm for a fifth season of "Rescue Me," picking up 22 episodes of the Denis Leary drama. Production begins early next year on the season, which the cabler will split into two cycles. Leary, Peter Tolan and Jim Serpico...

FX gurus to honor Spielberg.(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... Steven Spielberg has been selected to receive the Visual Effects Society's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2008. Kudo is the VES' highest honor. Org's board of directors cited the contribution of Spielberg's films, both as a director and a...

Docu ORG to fete Moore.
November 2, 2007... Docu filmmaker Michael Moore has been tapped to receive the Intl. Documentary Assn.'s career achievement award. Moore was first honored by the IDA in 1990 for his docu "Roger and Me." In his career thus far, he has written, produced and...

Leslie Mann.(Tenpercenteries)
November 2, 2007... Leslie Mann ("Knocked Up") has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. She will next appear in Steven Brill's "Drillbit Taylor" and is set to star in New Line's teen comedy "17." opposite Zac Efron. She was previously repped by...

Daniel Stern.(Tenpercenteries)
November 2, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Glick Agency has inked Daniel Stern. He continues to be managed by Principato Young Management. Stem's credits include "City Slickers" and "Very Bad Things."

Tracy Morgan.(Tenpercenteries)
November 2, 2007... Tracy Morgan has signed with Super Artists for live performances. Morgan stars on NBC's "30 Rock" after spending seven seasons on "Saturday Night Live." He continues to be repped by 3 Arts Entertainment.

Adam Kane.(Tenpercenteries)
November 2, 2007... Adam Kane has inked with ICM. Kane's directing credits include "Pushing Daisies" and "Heroes. He has also been a cinematographer on "Grey's Anatomy." Kane is managed by Luber Roklin Entertainment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Hoodoo Love.(Theater review)
November 2, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Cherry Lane Theater; 99 seats; $55 top) A Cherry Lane Theater presentation of a play in two acts by Katori Hall. Directed by Lucie Tiberghien. Set, Robin Vest; costumes, Rebecca Bernstein; lighting, Pat Dignan;...