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Actress joins cast of Shakespeare's 'Roses'

War drama starts to shoot Monday

Company's catalog has 500 titles

Chiller takes $8.3 mil in four days

'Mahadev,' 'Dev-D,' 'Anil' greenlit

Molina to direct erotic tale

'REC' wins plaudits

Exec to be deputy managing director

Watchdog keeps eye on political correctness

International centers sprouting in bunches

Blast happened at a Ludhiana cinema

System gets more sophisticated, systematic

Rediu, Llaras ready to show Vision

Exiting CEO will remain on board of directors

'Atonement' director knows how to please

BBC commissioner breeds influence

New president of NBC Universal International

U.K. TV confident about long-running export

Filmmakers look for greener pastures in London

Another sweeps period has come and gone. The life and death of television shows, new and old, could be determined by the upcoming Nielsen numbers. Variety chronicles the hits, flops, battles and surprises on the small screen.

At a recent digital cinema event in Hollywood, a speaker joked that it was no accident exhibs had dubbed nonfeature content "Other Digital Stuff." That's O-D-S for short. Pronounced odious. The line was meant as a joke, but many exhibs act like that's what they think.

Hedge funds aren't just for the majors anymore. While the first round of big fund players -- Dune, Virtual, Legendary, Gun Hill -- focused on studio slates and would-be blockbusters, investors have a new target in the entertainment business, with potentially lower risks and higher returns: specialized film.

La Zona

Twisted values and fear-driven Mob madness form the core of Rodrigo Pla's hard-hitting "La Zona," an impressive feature debut that sweeps the viewer into the horrors of vigilante justice, doing more than simply pitting the haves against the have-nots.

Ken Eisner

Alissa Simon

Derek Elley

Lisa Nesselson

Comedies and melodramas are what Turkish auds want to see. And most of all, they want to see Turkish comedies and melodramas.

Even in the most amicable divorce, there's always one party that's more eager to get out than the other.
• United Intl. Pictures divorce done right

Can the Rome Film Festival become a driver for the Italian film industry and also give European cinema a boost?