Variety articles from July 2000

Variety archives from July 2000

TWO STRIKES & THEY'RE OUT?
July 31, 2000... H'w'd sweats as thesp, scribe deadlines loom It's going to get ugly. Whether they admit it or not, studio chiefs all over Hollywood have become petrified in recent weeks that the Screen Actors Guild or the Writers Guild of America...

Napster's legacy: A thousand clones.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD Napster, the maverick dot-commer that has wreaked havoc in the music biz, is learning the hard way that it's tough to survive in rogue waters of the copyright world. A last-minute reprieve from an appeals court last week allows...

CROSSING SWORDS.
July 31, 2000... "Mission: Impossible 2" recently passed the worldwide cume of "Gladiator," despite the fact that the Roman epic has opened in four more territories than the Tom Cruise actioner. [GRAPH OMITTED]

CITIZEN KRANE: STUDY IN DIVIDED LOYALTIES.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD With a half-dozen phones ringing at his Hollywood Hills home, it's almost impossible to hear Jonathan Krane above the incessant, insistent din. As he walks around barefoot, the unbuttoned cuffs of his denim shirt flying around...

Bizarre bedfellows bunk down for Philly confab.
July 31, 2000... The sixth annual Philadelphia Intl. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival has cleared out, and the GOP convention is upon us. And with George W. Bush, Arianna Huffington, indignant protesters and legions of police commingling with armies of...

King e-book shores up turbulent Amazon.com.
July 31, 2000... Amazon.com recorded a small victory over its rivals last week by becoming the sole retailer selected by Stephen King to serve as a collection agency for sales of his new self-published e-book, "The Plant." It was perhaps the only ray of...

Are flying feces funny?
July 31, 2000... The success of gross-out movies like "Nutty Professor II" threatens to grind down the art of comedy and deprive comics of challenging roles. I've counted sheep from time to time, but this past week I found myself counting flying feces....

SQUEEZING EVERY LAST DIME.
July 31, 2000... 'DA MAN Martin Lawrence will snag an impressive $16.5 million for his next pic, "Black Knight." THE X-FACTOR Fox is demanding that surcharges from Internet and telephone ticket sales be counted toward pic grosses, beginning with...

Amy-ing for the sincerest form of flattery?
July 31, 2000... When is inspiration imitation? That's what one reviewer is wondering after screening Amy Heckerling's "Loser" but remembering Billy Wilder's "The Apartment." The Sacramento Bee's Joe Baltake has pointed out a number of striking...

Point man Padden presses anti-pairing.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD Preston Padden may be out on a very long limb. The smooth-talking lobbyist for the Mouse House has been all over the news in recent weeks for his very public battle against the proposed AOL/Time Warner merger. Disney insists the...

SAG rating Woods performance below par.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... Tiger Woods may have millions of fans worldwide, but he's gone from hero to scab as far as striking actors are concerned. Woods, a few days after winning the British Open, provoked the wrath of the Screen Actors Guild by shooting a...

WOMEN TAKING ACTION AT B.O.
July 31, 2000... Many couples today employ an intriguing "divide and conquer" moviegoing strategy. After meeting up with another couple, the women will head off to the screen showing Julia Roberts. The men, meanwhile, follow the sound of explosions and...

Imax seeks Hollywood romance.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD Seeking a corporate sugar daddy to fund its growth, Imax Corp. is courting bigname strategic partners such as Disney and other major studio groups to take a sizeable stake in the giant-screen pioneer or, better still, to buy the...

U.S. PIX MISS THE BOAT FOR VENICE.
July 31, 2000... But Eastwood, Stone, others to hit the Lido With new offerings from the majors all but absent and U.S. features in general receiving only sparse representation, the 57th Venice Intl. Film Festival has gone a similar route to Cannes this...

VENICE JURY.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... Milos Forman, director (president) Jennifer Jason Leigh, actress Samira Mahkmahalbaf, director Giuseppe Bertolucci, director Claude Chabrol, director Tahar Ben-Jelloun, writer Andreas Kilb, film critic LUIGI DE...

Gaumont sees red with `Vatel'.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... PARIS Roland Joffe's $36 million costumer "Vatel," which opened the Cannes Intl. Film Festival this year to a chilly reception and subsequently bombed at the B.O., almost singlehandedly plunged Gaumont $12.8 million into the red for the first...

Hausfater moves to Intermedia.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD In a move that signals the newly flush Intermedia's intent to become a major worldwide supplier, the indie production, financing and distribution outfit has hired Disney vet Jere Hausfater as president of the motion picture group's...

VARIETY BOX OFFICE.
July 31, 2000... Reported Reported TITLE/DISTRIBUTOR Box Office Box Office 7/21-7/27 7/21-7/23 (full week) ...

`IMPOSSIBLE' BEATS SUMMER B.O. HEAT.
July 31, 2000... Summer biz in most of Europe wilted last week as the aversion of some Euro auds to excessively jingoistic Yank fare somewhat hobbled "The Patriot" in Spain, while in Germany "The Perfect Storm" drew decent crowds in coastal areas but...

Par taps into Teutonic fund to finance 4 films.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... Paramount Pictures and German film fund ALCAS are pairing to raise some $280 million to finance four Par pics -- "I Was Made to Love Her," directed by Chris and Paul Weitz; "Hardball," starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane; "Shooter," to be...

FOX CUTS OZ `CHOPPER' TIES.
July 31, 2000... SYDNEY Amid mounting controversy over its alleged glamorization of the life of a well-known Australian criminal, Andrew Dominik's Aussie film "Chopper" has been dumped by the Antipodean office of 20th Century Fox, which was to have...

Benigni carves out role as `Pinocchio'.
July 31, 2000... ROME The next film by Roberto Benigni, the Oscar-winning actor-director of "Life Is Beautiful," will be "Pinocchio," based on Carlo Collodi's bestselling children's book, which became one of Walt Disney's most beloved animated features in...

Revolution `Stealing' from U.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD Joe Roth's Revolution Studios has shelled out a seven-figure sum to Universal for "Stealing Stanford," an original script by Martin Hynes and rewritten by Peter Tolan ("We Fellow Americans") in turnaround from U. The project...

DEVLIN DIALS DIRECTING DEBUT WITH `CELLULAR'.
July 31, 2000... NEW YORK Centropolis Entertainment partners Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich are set to trade places and have Devlin make his feature directing debut on "Cellular." Due to Centropolis' first-look deal at Sony, that studio gets first crack...

DEMME, SAXON CLOSE CLINICA.
July 31, 2000... NEW YORK The long-running partnership between director Jonathan Demme and his producing partner Ed Saxon will soon dissolve their Universal-based Clinica Estetico label. Both partners were unavailable to comment, but sources describe the...

Cyber worlds stir buzz at Siggraph.
July 31, 2000... NEW ORLEANS Technology's convergence with the Big Easy ended July 28 as Siggraph 2000, the annual international confab for computer graphics, closed its doors in New Orleans. Weeklong event, which is primarily seen by Hollywood's major...

WRITERS REBOOT.
July 31, 2000... Producers blast guild's 'Net works contract On June 7, the Writers Guild of America West bowed a supplemental Internet contract. The announcement appeared in the trades and then faded into oblivion, with little or no comment from the...

Fantastic leap for Asian Web.
July 31, 2000... SINGAPORE The capacity of most Asian households to receive broadband services is severely limited, but that's not deterring a raft of new players like FantasticOne. A joint venture between Swiss-based Fantastic Corp. and Singapore's...

Ratings rise cuts ad costs.
July 31, 2000... NEW YORK While broadcast webs are having a resurgent summer thanks to format imports like "Survivor," "Big Brother" and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," the ratings boom has had one unexpected side effect -- lower ad prices. Fewer comps...

WINNING `WAYS'.
July 31, 2000... The NBC drama "Mysterious Ways" is headed for Pax in August, but its debut Monday, July 24, made it look like a keeper, as the show significantly boosted one of the Peacock's weakest hours. Viewers(*) A18-19...

WEBLETS FIT TO BE TIED.
July 31, 2000... The WB eyes break even, UPN hits Par The war of the weblets has gotten interesting again. After several years of heading in opposite directions -- with UPN drifting downward and the WB rapidly ascending -- the two mini-nets once more...

Dr. is in for Chris-Craft development.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD As Dr. Irvin Wolkoff enters the home of one American family, young triplets and an 8-year-old are just waking up and one of the triplets is refusing to wear underwear. Toronto psychiatrist Wolkoff, star of upcoming syndie strip...

`SURVIVOR' fittest in all demos.
July 31, 2000... HOLLYWOOD Prior to the debut of "Survivor," CBS topper Leslie Moonves said he thought the reality adventure series was a show that could bring in young viewers while appealing to the net's core audience. But even Moonves couldn't have...

ORT cash infusion alters ownership.(Russia's Channel 1 ORT public television)(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... Ownership changes at Russia's Channel 1 ORT (Russian Public Television) are in the air, with the channel set to receive an $85 million loan facility from state-owned Vneshekonombank to cover ongoing expenditure. The new loan follows an...

Pubcaster SBS pacts with Nelvana.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... Canuck animation studio Nelvana is partnering with Oz pubcaster SBS, government agency ScreenWest and Melbourne's Animation Works to produce "When Quads Won't Leave," an adult animation series developed by quadriplegic American cartoonist...

CBC edits 235 news operation jobs.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. says it is trimming 235 more jobs from its English-language TV service, on top of the 175 announced earlier this year. The most recent round of trims at the pubcaster involves 212 full-timers who will be...

Murdoch fils to address Edinburgh fest.(Star TV's chair and CEO James Murdoch)(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... This year's Guardian Edinburgh Intl. TV Festival will feature the event's third speech from a member of the Murdoch clan. Star TV's recently appointed chair and CEO James Murdoch will deliver the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture on the evening...

TELEWEST DIGITAL PLATFORM TEETERS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 31, 2000... LONDON Telewest, the U.K.'s second-biggest cable operator, is struggling to sell its digital TV platform, in stark contrast to satcaster BSkyB, which last week announced it already has 3.8 million digital subscribers. Telewest's share...

ADIOS VILLALONGA.(Juan Villalonga)(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... MADRID Villanolonger. Juan Villalonga's substitution by top tobacco exec Cesar Alierta as Telefonica prexy July 26 raises questions about the telco's now huge presence in film and TV. Despite Alierta's immediate assertion that...

Disney will take 5% stake in CSD.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... MADRID The Walt Disney Co. looks set to take a 5% equity stake in the Sogecable-owned Spanish satcaster Canal Satelite Digital (CSD). Under the accord, one of Disney's TV companies, most probably Buena Vista Intl., would exercise a share...

Laff fest shows sitcoms still hot.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... M0NTREAL The move from the "Seinfeld" era to "Survivor" summer failed to dampen Hollywood talent scouts' enthusiasm for the recent Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. There were 15% more talent scouts in town for the event this...

INDOSIAR JOINS RANKS LOOKING FOR BUYER.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA Indonesian station Indosiar, the primetime ratings leader, is going on the sales block. The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency has signaled it will sell its stake in the station as part of the disposal of a number of assets...

Mogul moves from cereals to serials.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... NEW DELHI Seven years after the launch of Zee TV, Subhash Chandra is ranked as one of the richest Indians in the world, and Zee -- market cap $10 billion -- is one of the biggest corporate success stories in India. Today nearly 180 million...

CanWest buys Endemol unit.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... MONTREAL -- Canuck TV producer CanWest Entertainment has inked a deal with Dutch TV production and distribution company Endemol Entertainment to acquire subsidiary Endemol Intl. Distribution for $100 million. The agreement includes...

Carlton picks up Aussie series.(Brief Article)
July 31, 2000... SYDNEY Continuing an upswing in Antipodean activities of British companies, Carlton has committed to taking world distribution rights for two Oz TV series. The series are Barron Entertainment's 13-part kidvid "Kat's Eye" with...

NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS.(Review)
July 31, 2000... A Universal Pictures release of an Imagine Entertainment presentation of a Brian Grazer production. Produced by Brian Grazer. Executive producers, Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Karen Kehela, Tom Shadyac, James D. Brubaker. Co-producers, James...

SPACE COWBOYS.(Review)
July 31, 2000... A Warner Bros. release presented in association with Village Roadshow Pictures/Clipsal Films of a Malpaso and Mad Chance production. Produced by Clint Eastwood, Andrew Lazar. Executive producer, Tom Rooker. Directed by Clint Eastwood....

THE GUILTY.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (U.K.-CANADA) An SND release (in France) of a J&M Entertainment presentation of a J&M Entertainment/Dogwood Pictures production, in association with Muse Entertainment Enterprises. Produced by Lisa Richardson, Thomas Hedman. Executive...

TOTAL WESTERN.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (FRANCE) A UFD release (in France) of a Lazennec/UGC Images production, with participation of Canal Plus, in association with Studio Images 6, Gimages. (International sales: M6, Paris.) Produced by Alain Rocca, Said Ben Said. ...

AMAZON.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (AMAZONE) (FRANCE-SPAIN) A Bac Distribution release of a Les Films Alain Sarde, TF1 Films Prod. (France)/PHF Films (Spain) production. (International sales: Le Studio Canal Plus, Paris.) Produced by Alain Sarde. Executive producer,...

ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME.
July 31, 2000... (ERA OUTRA VEZ) (SPAIN) A Cinema In(tie Group release (in Spain) of an Atlantico Films production in association with TVG. Produced by Pilaf Sueiro. Directed, written by Juan Pinzas. Camera (color), Gerardo Moschioni, Tote...

KM. 0.
July 31, 2000... (SPAIN) A Universal Pictures Intl. release of a Universal Pictures Spain/Cuarteto PC production, in association with Media Park. (International sales: UPI, Madrid.) Executive producers, Rafael Alvero, Stefan Nicoll, Marc Cases, Pastora...

24 HOURS IN LONDON.
July 31, 2000... (U.K.) A Blue Dolphin Films release of a One World Films production. (International sales: Victor Film Co., London.) Produced by Fergal McGrath. Directed, written by Alexander Finbow. Camera (Fujicolor; Deluxe prints), Chris Plevin;...

LIVE VIRGIN.
July 31, 2000... (FRANCE) A Granite Releasing release (in U.S.) of a Vertigo Prods./M6 Films production with participation of TPS. (International sales: CLT/Ufa Intl., Luxembourg.) Produced by Aissa Djabri, Farid Lahouassa, Manuel Munz. Co-producer,...

MANHOOD AND OTHER MODERN DILEMMAS.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (VIRILITE ET AUTRES SENTIMENTS MODERNES) (FRANCE) A Blue Dahlia/France 3 Cinema production, with participation of Canal Plus and Studio Images 6. (International sales: Films Distribution, Paris.) Produced by Gerard Jourd'hui. ...

TRIFLING WITH FATE.
July 31, 2000... A Separate Star production. Produced by Michael Bergmann, Lexi Robertson, Sarah Winkler. Directed, written by Michael Bergmann. Camera (colin, video), Michael Bergmann; editors, Michael Bergmann, Ardythe Ashley; music, Doug Scofield;...

A HANDFUL OF GRASS.
July 31, 2000... (EINE HAND VOLL GRAS) (GERMANY) A Kinowelt release of an MTM Cineteve/ Kinowelt Filmproduktion production, in association with Bavaria Film and WDR, with participation of Milad Film (Iran). (International sales: Bavaria Film Intl.,...

ENGLAND!(Review)
July 31, 2000... (GERMANY) A Tossell Pictures production, in association with ZDF, Studio Babelsberg Independents and German Film & TV Academy Berlin. (International sales: Bavaria Film Intl., Munich.) Produced by Judy Tossell, Susanne Marian. ...

7 DAYS TO LIVE.
July 31, 2000... (GERMANY) A Senator release of an Indigo Filmproduktion presentation of a Becker & Haeberle Filmproduktion production, in association with Senator Film Produktion, Roof Top Entertainment and EIS Prods. (Prague). (International sales:...

FRIENDS.
July 31, 2000... (FREUNDE) (GERMANY) A Moneypenny Filmproduktion production, in association with DFFB, Geyer-Werke Berlin, Cine Licht, ZDF. (International sales: Bavaria Film Intl., Munich.) Produced by Sigrid Hoerner, Anne Lapin, Martin Walz. ...

DOUBLE PACK.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (DOPPELPACK) (GERMANY) A Prokino release of a Catapult Film/ Prokino Filmproduktion production, in association with Cine Media Film. (International sales: Bavaria Film Intl., Munich.) Produced by Manya Lutz, Monika Raebel. Executive...

KANAK ATTACK.
July 31, 2000... (GERMANY) A Concorde Film Classic release of a Becker & Haeberle Filmproduktion production, in association with ZDF/Arte. (International sales: Bavaria Film Intl., Munich.) Produced by Thomas Haeberle, Christian Becker. Directed by...

THE ORIGIN OF MAN.
July 31, 2000... A Mysterious Offshore Holdings production. (International sales: MOH, San Diego, Calif.) Produced, directed, written by Stuart Hynson Culpepper. Camera (FotoKem color), Zachary Erin Malone; editor, Culpepper; music, Bruce Odland; set...

FIRST LOVE.
July 31, 2000... (HATSUKOI) (JAPAN) An Engine Network, Tokyo Broadcasting System, Bandai Visual Co., Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Dentsu, Dynasty production. (International sales: TBS, Tokyo.) Produced by Shohei Kotaki, Kazuya Hamana, Kazumi...

MY DETOX.
July 31, 2000... (CZECH REPUBLIC) A GagStones/Milk & Honey Films/Czech Television/Space Films production. (International sales: Milk and Honey Films, Prague.) Produced by Tomas Krejci. Directed by Victor Taus. Screenplay, Boris Hybner. Camera (color,...

HOUSE Of MEMORIES.
July 31, 2000... (INDIA) A Suravi production. (International sales: Suravi Prods., Calcutta.) Produced by Rajesh Agarwal. Directed, written by Aparna Sen. Camera (color/B&W), Abhik Mukopadhyay; editor, Arghyakamal Mitra; music, Jyotishka Dasgupta....

ELISKA LOVES IT WILD.
July 31, 2000... (CZECH REPUBLIC) A Bonton Film (in Czech Republic) release of an M.D.M. production, in association with S Pro Alfa Film, Czech Television. Directed, written by Otakaro Schmidt. Camera (color), Martin Strba; editor, Olina Kaufmanova;...

ORATOR.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (VOIZ) (UZBEKISTAN) An Uzbekino (Tashkent) production. Produced by Yusup Razykov. Directed, written by Yusup Razykov. Camera (color), Daniar Abdurakhmanov; editor, Olga Morova; music, Dimitri Yanov; production designer, Doniyor...

AT MIDNIGHT AND A HALF.
July 31, 2000... (A LA MEDIA NOCHE Y MEDIA) (VENEZUELA-PERU) A Sudaka Films (Caracas) production, in association with Futuro Films (Lima). Produced by Mariana Rondon, Marite Ugas. Directed, written by Marite Ugas, Mariana Rondon. Camera (color),...

REBELS WITH A CAUSE.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (DOCU) A Shire Films (Los Gatos, Calif.) production. Produced, directed, written, edited by Helen Garvey. Camera (color, video), Emiko Omori; associate producer, Robert Pardun. Reviewed at the Seattle Film Festival, June 3, 2000. Running...

A FIGHT TO THE FINISH: STORIES OF POLIO.
July 31, 2000... (DOCU) A Mandel/Herring production, in association with the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Produced by Tony Herring, Ken Madden. Executive producer, J.C. Montgomery. Directed by Ken Mandel. Screenplay, Ralph Meyers....

IDITAROD ... A FAR DISTANT PLACE.
July 31, 2000... (DOCU) A Mineral King Prods. production. Produced, directed by Alice Dungan Bouvrie. Screenplay, Bouvrie, Julia Dixon Eddy; Camera (color, video), Tom Curran; editor, Dixon Eddy; music, Jeanine Cowen. Reviewed at Seattle Film Festival,...

THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER.
July 31, 2000... (AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATER; 750 SEATS; $65 TOP) NEW YORK A Roundabout Theater Co. presentation of a play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman in three acts. Directed by Jerry Zaks. Set, Tony Walton; costumes, William Ivey Long; lighting,...

SPINNING INTO BUTTER.(Review)
July 31, 2000... (MITZI E. NEWHOUSE THEATER; 299 SEATS; $50) NEW YORK A Lincoln Center Theater presentation, in association with the Lincoln Center Festival, of a play in two acts by Rebecca Gilman. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. Sets, John Lee Beatty;...

ALL MY SONS.
July 31, 2000... (ROYAL NATIONAL THEATER/COTTESLOE; 282 SEATS; 22 [pounds sterling] ($34) TOP) LONDON A Royal National Theater presentation of a play in two acts by Arthur Miller. Directed by Howard Davies. Sets and costumes, William Dudley; lighting,...

SHERIDAN, OR SCHOOLED IN SCANDAL.
July 31, 2000... (LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE; 499 SEATS; $39 TOP) LA JOLLA, Calif. A La Jolla Playhouse presentation of a play in two acts by David Grimm. Directed by Mark Brokaw. Sets, Mark Wendland; costumes, Annie Smart; lighting, Mark McCullough; sound, John...

KISSING THE WITCH.
July 31, 2000... (MAGIC THEATER; 160 SEATS; $30 TOP) SAN FRANCISCO A Magic Theater presentation of a play in two acts by Emma Donoghue, adapted from her novel. Directed by Kent Nicholson. Set, J.B. Wilson; costumes, Todd Roehrman; lighting, Robert Ted...

SUMMERTIME.
July 31, 2000... (MAGIC THEATER; 154 SEATS; $30 TOP) SAN FRANCISCO A Magic Theater presentation, in association with Wild Card Prods., of a play in two acts by Charles Mee. Directed by Kenn Watt. Set, Kate Boyd; costumes, Fumiko Bielefeldt; lighting, Tom...

GILLIAM ON GILLIAM.
July 31, 2000... GILLIAM ON GILLIAM EDITED BY IAN CHRISTIE (FABER AND FABER; 294 PGS.; $15) If you like pictures that have been tested and sanitized for mass consumption and thesps who've turned cheesecake poses into $20-million-per-pic salaries, stop...

MITCHUM IN HIS OWN WORDS.
July 31, 2000... MITCHUM IN HIS OWN WORDS EDITED BY JERRY ROBERTS (LIMELIGHT EDITIONS; 256 PGS.; $25) If you like pictures that have been tested and sanitized for mass consumption and thesps who've turned cheesecake poses into $20-million-per-pic...

AMERICAN RHAPSODY.
July 31, 2000... AMERICAN RHAPSODY BY JOE ESZTERHAS (KNOPF; 432 PGS.; $25.95) Even in the seamy middle of the Clinton sex scandal and impeachment trial, the idea of a screenwriter best known for luridly racy films like "Basic Instinct" and...

AMERICAN HIGH.
July 31, 2000... AMERICAN HIGH (SERIES; FOX, WED. AUG. 2, 9 P.M.) Taped in and around Highland Park, Ill., by Actual Reality Pictures in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Executive producers, R.J. Cutler, Erwin More, Brian Medavoy, Cheryl...

SAMMY.
July 31, 2000... SAMMY (SERIES; NBC, TUES. AUG. 8, 8:30 P.M.) Filmed on location in Los Angeles by Desert Rat Prods. and Brad Grey Television in association with NBC TV. Executive producers, David Spade, Drake Sather, Richard Raynis, Brad Grey, Marc...

Plex build only just beginning.
July 31, 2000... WARSAW They are beautiful. They are clean. They have sticky-sweet junk food galore. The screens are picture perfect; the sound, the perfect pitch. Five multiplexes have bowed in Poland in the last two years. Warsaw (three), Poznan (one)...