Variety articles from June 2006

Variety archives from June 2006

Hot time for the geek clique: as laffers get pricier, Hollywood broadens its search for stars ...
June 26, 2006... Will Arnett, a member of the ensemble in Fox's "Arrested Development," has never starred in a feature comedy. So when he and writing partner Michael Schur recently pitched a comedy project to DreamWorks, it was a stretch to think studio...

... But can chicks get in pic mix?
June 26, 2006... Not long ago, while making her directorial debut on the comedy short "Deal-breakers," Gwyneth Paltrow remarked: "There's no reason why, if there's a 'Wedding Crashers' for boys, there can't be something really funny yet intelligent for...

Par plucks double duo.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher )(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Paramount Pictures has inked Double Feature partners Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher to a three-year, first-look production deal. Duo, whose pact with Universal expires in July, produced Par's upcoming pics "World Trade Center," "Freedom...

U gives Singleton high five.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(contract between New Deal and Universal)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... John Singleton's Nwe Deal Prods. has inked a five-picture domestic distribution pact with Universal. New Deal will finance all five films, while U will pay for P&A on their domestic releases. First up is director Franc Reyes' "Illegal Tender."

Studio has designs on Gucci bio.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Paramount )(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Paramount has tapped Andrea Berloff to write a feature based on the Gucci family. Ridley Scott will direct and produce via his Scott Free shingle with Giannina Facio.

Tech giant flies with Devlin.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Larry Ellison finances movie)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Oracle Corp. co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison is the latest Hollywood outsider to enter the financing game, putting up 40% of the $60 million budget on Dean Devlin's "Flyboys." Pic will be released in September through the newly revived MGM.

Nash, Bridges get 'Smart'.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Nash Entertainment and 2 Bridges Prods)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Josh Lucas has signed on for "Smart," a biopic about eccentric GQ and Esquire magazine founder David Smart. Bruce Nash's Nash Entertainment and Lucas' 2 Bridges Prods. are producing the film, in which Lucas will play a fictional FBI...

'Crusaders' gets new Participant.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Participant Prods financing the movie)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Participant Prods. will co-finance New Line's "The Crusaders, a drama about the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. Bob Cooper and Participant prexy Ricky Strauss will produce.

London lands 'Lord'.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(The Lord of the Rings)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Producer Kevin Wallace's $24 million stage musical of "The Lord of the Rings" will open at London's Drury Lane on June 19, ending weeks of speculation that the show might instead make its European debut in Germany.

Fox ahead of sked.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Fox will launch virtually its entire TV sked a full week before the fall season officially begins, preeming no fewer than three nights of programming before Labor Day. Net is hoping to get a head start before starting its baseball playoffs...

Endemol takes Spanish lessons.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Endemol USA )(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Endemol USA is forming a division that will target Spanish-speaking viewers in the States, to be headed by former Galan Entertainment exec Stephanie Fisch. Miami-based division's first project will be a Telemundo version of "Deal or No Deal."

'Desperate' scribe bails for 20th.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Chris Black's deal with 20th Century Fox Television)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... 'Desperate' Housewives" scribe Chris Black is ankling the series for a two-year; seven-figure overall deal at 20th Century Fox Television. Black is already working on upcoming Fox thriller "Vanished," which he'll co-exec produce.

BBC's Hilary makes Global shift.(In the News: A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT)(Bill Hilary appointed at Magna Global)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... BBC America prexy-CEO Bill Hilary has resigned to become president of entertainment for Magna Global, the production arm of Interpublic Media. BBCA execs Kathryn Mitchell, Chris Carr and Jo Petherbridge will run the channel on an interim...

The accent's on restraint, so far.(Univision and Televisa)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... The first salvo in the auction for Univision dissolved last week into as many twists as a telenovela. Both initial bidders, a consortium led by Televisa and a rival headed by Haim Saban, missed the official deadline for lodging an offer,...

"Devil's' handiwork: News Corp. sibs strut their stuff for fashion laffer.
June 26, 2006... Forget the devil. It's News Corp. that's wearing "Prada." The conglom's divisions I have a reputation for operating quite independently, but "The Devil Wears Prada," the Fox 2000 pic set in the slick world of Gotham fashion mags, is...

Rookies face harsh reality.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Turns out pushing the creative envelope isn't always a good thing when it comes to reality TV. ABC and CBS took some chances in June with a pair of unscripted skeins that departed from the all-too-familiar conventions of the genre. ...

Cablers on their best 'Behavior'.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Would advertisers buy time on a documentary called "The Nature of Evil"? That was the question Court TV faced when it started fitting the film into its schedule for early June. Writer-director Alex Gibney thought the title perfectly...

Corporate crunch forces studio rethink.(THE BACK LOT)
June 26, 2006... WHAT DO THEY WANT TO BE WHEN they grow up? That's essentially the question the Hollywood studios find themselves address mg these days. The question sounds facetious, if not surreal, but, in point of fact, some serious soul searching is...

Salkinds 'super'-sized it in '78.(CATCHING UP WITH ...)(Ilya Salkind)(making movies )
June 26, 2006... Ilya Salkind can talk for hours about the days making "Superman." "It's crazy," he says, chuck ling about commentary he provided for an upcoming Warner Home Video DVD. "It's almost like psychoanalysis." He and his father, Alexander...

'Da Vinci' unlocks Asian B.O. puzzle.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(The Da Vinci Code)(Box Office)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... You'd think a thriller centered around Catholic iconography would be a hard sell in Asia, where only South Korea has a dominant Christian population. But "The Da Vinci Code" has turned out to be a juggernaut in Asia. "Code" grosses...

'Entourage' floats faux feature.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(movie advertising)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... "Aquaman," it seems, has opened the floodgates. James Cameron hasn't directed a major movie in nearly a decade, so it's understandable there was some excitement when an eye-catching two-page ad ran in the June 16 Daily Variety touting the...

Professor shares H'wood's vision.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(digital recording technology innovated)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Hollywood may soon make a Georgia Tech professor a very rich man. Industryites have already started to reach out to Gregory Abowd, leader of a team working On technology that Could disable digital cameras within a limited radius. ...

A fistful of cotton.(SOUND BITES)(Home Box Office Inc. and Billy Martin's USA)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... "Deadwood" duds? The period 4 Dater may be drawing to a close following this season and a pair of finale episodes, but HBO is nonetheless prepping a "Deadwood"-inspired clothing line, from upscale Western wear retailer Billy Martin's USA. ...

Ho-ho-halt!(SOUND BITES)(copyright infringement case between QVC and Home Shopping Network )(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? The rivalry between QVC and HSN is getting heated, as the two shopping nets duke it out for control of the phrase "Christmas in July." QVC says it started the sales-enhancing promo in 1987, but...

Crooner of the week.(SOUND BITES)
June 26, 2006... Thank you, Connie. A clip of Connie Chung crooning "Thanks for the Memory" to hubby and co-host Maury Povich during the finale of their MSNBC show became an unlikely viral video last week. YouTube.com surfers apparently couldn't get...

Loser of the week.(SOUND BITES)(annoying movie characters)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Jar Jar Binks can't get a break. Seven years after the marble-mouthed CGI character popped up in "Star Wars: Episode I," he's still annoying. He tops the list of most irksome movie characters tallied in a poll by U.K. online DVD rental...

Cup fills tills for Palestinian doc.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... The Palestinian soccer team may not have qualified for the World Cup, but the filmmakers behind a pair of docs chronicling the team's struggle to make the tournament are using the Cup to promote the pics. "World Cup Inshallah"...

Rather rose above blather of TV news.
June 26, 2006... I CONFESS TO HAVING A SOFT SPOT FOR Dan Rather, especially given the unceremonious sendoff he received last week by CBS News. After Rather spent 44 years gathering and delivering the news for the Tiffany net, the Eye declined to renew his...

Studios dizzy over disc divisions: Hollywood reaps hefty returns with made-for spinoffs.(Film)
June 26, 2006... They don't give out Oscars for them. Glamorous star vehicles, they're not. Yet studios can't get enough of made-for DVDs for a very simple reason: They make money without much of a risk. In the past two years, studios have increasingly...

Natalie Portman will star in "The Other Boleyn Girl" with Eric Bana, based on the historical novel.(Film)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Natalie Portman will star in "The Other Boleyn Girl" with Eric Bana, based on the historical novel. Justin Chadwick directs for Sony.

WB's China syndrome: studio goes local with Shanghai venture.(Warner Bros., China Film Group Corp.)
June 26, 2006... Despite formidable obstacles to doing business in China, Warner Bros.' new joint filmmaking venture is fast making inroads on the local production scene. "Our partner is already the most powerful movie entity in the country... And from...

McDonagh chases bigscreen dream.(LONDON EYE)(Martin McDonagh)
June 26, 2006... HAVING MADE HIS NAME AS THE enfant terrible of Anglo-Irish theater with gothic melodramas such as "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" and "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," playwright Martin McDonagh has quit writing for the stage to chase his original...

Spanish law could mean tax breaks.(FILM)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... MADRID The offices of Pedro Perez, prexy of Spain's powerful Fapae producers lobby, suggest an English gentleman's in-town chambers. The walls are covered in framed photos of horses, which Perez owns. Danaha, a filly, came in second in...

Box office report.(FILM)(Statistical table)
June 26, 2006... BOX OFFICE REPORT Visit Variety.com/boxoffice for a searchable, sortable and international B.O. archive Reported Percent Box Office ...

Crix' picks.(table)(Table)
June 26, 2006... CRIX' PICKS NEW YORK The Fast... Furious: The Nacho Tokyo Lake Libre ...

Bollywood awards go to Sheffield.(FILM)(2007 International Indian Film Academy Awards)
June 26, 2006... LONDON The English city of Sheffield--best known to film buffs as the bleak, post-industrial backdrop to "The Full Monty"--may not be the sort of place immediately associated with the all-singing, all-dancing glamour of Bollywood but that...

Final kick from 'X-Men' tops o'seas B.O.(FILM/INTERNATIONAL)(Box Office)(Statistical data)
June 26, 2006... As the World Cup raged on, diverting interest from the silver screen to small screens across Europe, Sony's "The Da Vinci Code" and Fox's latest "X-Men" pic were battling it out to top overseas cinema charts. After the June 17-18...

Iron curtains on the rise.(FILM/INTERNATIONAL)
June 26, 2006... MUNICH Going to a cinema in Central Europe can be like entering a time warp. The 1960s Soviet chic decor and worn-out chairs will take your mind back to the reign of hammer and sickle--or at least your backside will feel like you're sitting...

Egypt's biggest pic sees boffo bow.(FILM/INTERNATIONAL)(The Yacoubian Building)
June 26, 2006... The biggest-budget Egyptian film to date has finally preemed in its native country. The $4 million "The Yacoubian Building" received a rapturous response from the 2,000 strong audience following its unveiling at the Cairo Opera House, which...

Distrib ties up prize pack.(FEATURED PLAYER)
June 26, 2006... ROME In the Italo arthouse jungle, where life isn't getting any easier, BIM Distribuzione topper Valerio De Paolis has honed a killer instinct for Palms, Lions and Bears. Ken Loach's "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" will be the fifth...

'Truth' spreading fast.(BOX OFFICE NEWS[TM])(Statistical table)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... After just four weeks in theaters, AI Gore's global warming doc "An Inconvenient Truth" has become the top-grossing limited release of 2006, with $6.6 million through June 18. Pic cracked the June 2 weekend top 10 while in just 77 theaters,...

Sandler clicks with helmers.(BOX OFFICE NEWS[TM])(Adam Sandler )(Statistical table)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... June 23 opener "Click" reunites topliner Adam Sandier with director Frank Coraci, who previously helmed the funnyman's 1998 pics "The Wedding Singer" and "The Waterboy." Coraci is one of four directors Sandier has worked with multiple times...

Cablers' eyes are behind the prize: in their Emmy campaigns, niche webs have a goal beyond winning: recognition.
June 26, 2006... Bonnie Hammer knows that "Battlestar Galactica" is alien to most Emmy voters. The critically acclaimed skein isn't one that fits in the kudofest's universe: It's set in space. On the Sci Fi Channel. With a largely unknown cast. ...

Judging shows by their covers.(TV)(television awards)
June 26, 2006... A lot of time and money goes into packaging Emmy screeners. Here's a look at which ones work--and which don't. THE GOOD In addition to being mailed out early, Showtime's Emmy boxes are a classy and relatively compact effort. Full...

Alfred Molina has singed on to star in TNT miniseries "The Company".(TV)(TNT: Turner Network Television)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Alfred Molina has singed on to star in TNT miniseries "The Company," an adaption of Rober Littell's Cold Waw thriller.

Brewing a comeback? With rivals in flux, CBS perks up ayemcast.(CBS Inc. CBS News, National Broadcasting Company Inc.)
June 26, 2006... In the subterranean control room of CBS' "The Early Show," Steve Friedman expends nervous energy shifting back and forth on his heels while chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan gets miked up for a report on Baghdad. That Logan, a...

Rounding up suspects in demise of telepix.(TUNING IN)
June 26, 2006... EXHIBITING A peculiar sense of timing, the Directors Guild of America gathered to praise the made-for-TV movie at a time when the major nets have buried it. Indeed, given the current popularity of crime procedurals, "Who killed the TV...

Nielsen ratings report.(TELEVISION)
June 26, 2006... A18-49 NIELSEN RATINGS REPORT June 12-18, 2006 abc Monday 2.2/6 8:00 Wife Swap (R) 2.2/7 8:30 (2.3/7) 2.5/7 9:00...

Five leaps digital divide: but is it too little, too late, for Blighty web?(LIGHTING)
June 26, 2006... LONDON Short-term fix or long-term power play? Blighty's terrestrial web Five is attempting to raise its game by launching two digital spinoff channels--but skeptics continue to ponder the net's future. Since Five bowed nine...

Execs count on a hit, in any language.(RUMOURS)
June 26, 2006... TORONTO Two well-known personalities on either side of Canada's English/French cultural divide are taking a crack at the underperforming English-Canadian drama market by putting a twist on the format formula. One is French-language...

Telenovela gets a kick out of games.(ARGENTINA)
June 26, 2006... BUENOS AIRES Argentina's media executives are embracing FIFA World Cup fever as the soccer-mad nation follows its team in the monthlong tourney that ends July 9. Production company Pol-ka and broadcaster Canal 13 flew the stars of hit...

Even cricket can't compete.(INDIA)(television audience ratings)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... NEW DELHI Cricket-crazy India has fallen under the spell of World Cup soccer. According to the TAM TV ratings, 4.4 million people across six urban regions watched the opening match June 9--more than the viewers for the India-West Indies...

Globo hits the back of the net with 92% share.(BRAZIL)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... RIO DE JANEIRO It's small screen versus bigscreen in the battle for eyeballs here--and TV's winning big time. The country's No. 1 net, TV Globo, which has exclusive World Cup rights for terrestrial TV here, racked up an astonishing 92%...

Theaters woo fans with cup coverage.(BULGARIA)(Alexandra Group )(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... BUDAPEST While millions stay home to watch the World Cup on TV, Bulgarian exhib Alexandra Group has parlayed soccer fever into a box office bonanza by dedicating four screens in its two Arena plexes in Sofia to Cup play. By offering...

Dubai bird flies to the Internet.(TELEVISION/INTERNATIONAL)(Dubai TV)(Jump TV)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... LONDON Dubai TV, the Arab world's fastest-rising satcaster, is going online via an exclusive partnership with Internet TV distributor Jump TV. Deal covers Arabic-language channels Dubai TV, local channel Sama Dubal and Dubai Sports....

Israel, Turkey to boost Mideast pay TV.(TELEVISION/INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... LONDON The pay TV market in the Mideast and North Africa will grow by 47% over the next five years, driven by Israel and Turkey, rather than the region's less Western-influenced countries where state broadcasters hold sway. So concludes...

Global village sets up camp at KV fest.(Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival)
June 26, 2006... Marked by its bonhomous atmosphere, quaint setting and rich cuisine, the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, unspooling its 41st edition this year, is considered one of the most pleasant film festivals on the summer calendar. In terms of...

Fresh produce market: prague faces political ennui, lower costs from competitors.
June 26, 2006... Bigger, better, cheaper. Central Europe is fast developing into a production service supermarket where producers can pick and choose between studio facilities, tax incentives and varying facility and labor costs. Since the fall of the...

Czechs shaken as Blighty stirs.
June 26, 2006... Can the Czech biz keep the resurgent U.K. production sector at bay and hang on to the $300 million it earns each year from foreign shoots? When London-based Eon Prods. decided to shoot much of the next James Bond pic, "Casino Royale," in...

Local filmmakers carry on fund fight.(V PLUS: CENTRAL EUROPE / KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL)
June 26, 2006... The general election in the Czech Republic in June produced a hung parliament, and while the stalemate between right and left has left many pieces of legislation in limbo, a bill triggering extra film coin may get the greenlight. "It is...

Czech/Slovak pics in the pipeline.(V PLUS: CENTRAL EUROPE / KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL)(Bathory)(Empties)(I Served the King of England)
June 26, 2006... BATHORY DIRECTOR-SCREENWRITER: JURAJ JAKUBISKO This $15 million pic is one of the most ambitious projects to come out of Central Europe in recent years. It's a gruesome story, based on the life of legendary 16th century Hungarian...

Critics invest in Euros.(V PLUS: CENTRAL EUROPE / KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL)
June 26, 2006... The figures go up and down, but the message remains the same: Europeans are watching their own films, and production, at around 700 features a year in West Europe, is still buoyant. In some countries--the U.K., France, Denmark, Czech...

Scratch a fest director, find a rocker.(V PLUS: CENTRAL EUROPE / KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL)(Karlovy Vary Film Festival)
June 26, 2006... Cannes is over, business is done, let's have some fun." This should be the motto of Karlovy Vary Film Festival, according to Stefan Uhrik, who together with his wife Hana Cielova heads the Forum of Independents at the festival. Uhrik is...

Laughs are remote within 'Click' shtick.
June 26, 2006... Click" doesn't, alas. Adam Sandler's recent low-key phase continues with this cleverly conceived but conspicuously unfunny comedy about an overworked dad whose supernatural ability to remote-control his life turns out to be a mixed blessing....

Devilishly good Streep.(The Devil Wears Prada)(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... While men in capes have been wrestling for audience attention, Meryl Streep has quietly established herself as queen of the summer, first with her delectable turn in "A Prairie Home Companion" and now with her breathtakingly underplayed...

Waist Deep.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Rogue Pictures release of a Rogue Pictures and Intrepid Pictures presentation of a Radar Pictures and RSVP Prods. production. Produced by Preston Holmes. Executive producers, Ted Field, Trevor Macy, Marc D. Evans, Russell Simmons, Start...

Banking on Heaven.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... (DOCU) An Over the Moon production. Produced by Laurie Allen. Directed by Dot Reidelbach. Camera (color, DV), Thomas McArthur; editors, Laurie Allen, Reidelbach; music, Allen; sound, Richard Salem, Tim Jessop, Randy J. Sham. Reviewed...

Dream House.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... (LA MAISON DIJ BONHEUR) (FRANCE) A Pathe Distribution release of a Claude Berri presentation of a Pathe Renn Prods., TF1 Films Prod., Les Prods. du Ch'Timi production with participation of Canal Plus, CineCinemas. (International...

Late Graduates.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... (LES IRREDUCTIBLES) (FRENCH) A Bac Films release of a Magnificat Films presentation of a Magnificat Films, Bac Films production with participation of Canal Plus, TPS Star and support from the Aquitaine Region. (International sales:...

Lies & Alibis.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Destination Films/Summit Entertainment release of a Summit Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment presentation of a Summit Entertainment production. Produced by Erik Feig, James D. Stern, Patrick Wachsberger, Paul Hellerman. Executive...

Apart From That.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Foreign American Pictures presentation. Produced by Randy Walker, Jennifer Shainin. Executive producer, Peter Shainin. Directed, written, edited by Randy Walker, Jennifer Shainin. Camera (Alpha Cine colin; Super 16mm), Erik Forssell;...

Artie Lange's Beer League.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... An Echo Bridge Entertainment release and presentation in association with Ckrush Entertainment of an Identity Films production. Produced by Anthony Mastromauro, Attic Lange. Executive producers, Geregnry Cohen, Jeremy Dallow, Jim Dilorenzo,...

Full Grown Men.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Grottofilms presentation. Produced by Xandra Castleton, Brian Benson, David Munro. Executive producers, Sheila Ennis, Paul Zaentz. Co-producers, Alan Cumming, David Ilku. Directed by David Munro. Screenplay, Munro, Xandra Castleton....

The 4th Dimension.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... An M&M Prods. presentation. Produced by Daniel M. Kalai, Tom Mattera, Dave Mazzoni. Executive producers, Gerard Hall, Tom Mattera, Dave Mazzoni. Directed, written by Tom Mattera, Dave Mazzoni. Camera (color/B&W, Super 16-to-DV), Daniel...

Queer Duck: The Movie.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Paramount Home Entertainment release of an Icebox/Paramount Pictures production. Produced by Tal Vigderson, Mike Mendel, Mike Reiss. Executive producers, John Collier, Howard Gordon, Rob Lazebnik. Directed by Xeth Feinberg. Written,...

The Gymnast.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Red Road Studio/Fearless Angel production. Produced by Dreya Weber, Michael Carp. Co-producer, Addle Yungmee. Directed, written, edited by Ned Farr. Camera (color), Marco Fargnoli; music, Craig Richey; production designer, Marcel...

Reviews on the web.(Table)
June 26, 2006... REVIEWS ON THE WEB For reviews of the following films, go to Variety.com/filmreviews Dog Lover's Symphony Ted Fukuda U.S. On va s'aimer Ivan Calberac France ANOTHER HOLE IN THE...

Broken.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... (U.K.) A Brand Mason production. Produced by Adam Mason, Nadja Brand Mason. Directed, written by Adam Mason, Simon Boyes. Camera (color, mini-DV-to-DigiBeta), Erik Wilson; editors, Boyes, Mason; music, Gavin Millet, Emma Hob land,...

Starslyderz.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Funny Farm Films production. Produced by Mike Budde. Executive producers, Kevin Bayuk, Mike Heilmann, John Zuckermann Directed, written by Garrin Vincent. Camera (color, mini DV-to-DigiBeta), Mike Budde; editor, Budde, Vincent; music,...

The Slaughter.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... A Spotlight Pictures presentation of a Scream HQ production. Produced by Calvin Green, Judy Marcelline, Michael J. Zampino. Executive producer, Angela J. Lee. Co-producers, Camit Levite, Channcey Mahan. Directed, written, edited by Jay...

The Gravedancers.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... An Arclight Films presentation of a Code Entertainment production in association with Prophecy Films. Produced by Al Corley, Lawrence Fuhrmann Jr., Bill McCutchen, Eugene Musso, Bart Rosenblatt. Executive producers, Jonathan Dana, Brent...

Dark Remains.(Movie review)
June 26, 2006... An Avenet Images production. Produced by Laurence Avenet-Bradley. Directed, written, edited by Brian Avenet-Bradley. Camera (color, HD-cam), Laurence Avenet-Bradley; music, Benedikt Brydern; production designer, James Coz. Reviewed at...

The House in Town.(Theater review)
June 26, 2006... (MITZI E. NEWHOUSE THEATER; 283 SEATS; $75 TOP) NEW YORK A Lincoln Center Theater presentation of a play in one act by Richard Greenberg. Directed by Doug Hughes. Set, John Lee Beatty; costumes, Catherine Zuber; lighting, Brian MacDevitt;...

Grandage & co. create a high-energy knockout.(Theater review)
June 26, 2006... EVITA (ADELPHI THEATER; 1,538 SEATS; 55 [pounds sterling] ($101) TOP LONDON An Andre Ptaszynski presentation for the Really Useful Theater Company of a musical in two acts with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice....