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Distributor plastik jaring Bob, left, and Harvey Weinstein are to leave Miramax soon. Tis no man. Tis a remorseless eatin machine Landing Page of the Pay-per-Click campaign being run by Miramax The face off between Harvey Weinstein and Michael D. Eisner resulted in a parting of ways, wherein Walt Disney Company got to keep the library and also the Miramax name. The Weinstein brothers were left in the lurch. Disney had accused the brothers of taking in more bonuses than they were entitled to.

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December of 2009

 

Rate Diabolic Discussion: Looking Back at a Decade in Horror Pt. 1

Original at ShockTillYouDrop.com external link    Sun, Dec 27

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For the first time in quite a while, we were seeing studios form these genre appendages, much like Miramax created the offshoot, Dimension Films, ...

Rate Why Indie Directors Are Releasing Movies Online -- For Free

Original at TIME external link    Sat, Dec 26

But since the economic downturn, many indie movie distributors, including New Line Cinema, Miramax, the Weinstein Company and Paramount Vantage, ... and more »

Rate A record year for Hollywood

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Wed, Dec 23

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If sophisticated moviegoers don't want to complain about the death of highbrow filmmaking (Miramax Films bit the dust in 2009) they had better stop whining ... and more »

Rate Christina Ricci stars for Donna Karan!

Original at Grazia external link    Wed, Dec 23

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Over at Miramax, tongues have wagged (though naught has been confirmed) that Harvey Weinstein might make a biopic of about Roy Halston Frowick. ... and more »

Rate New DVD/Blu-ray Discs arrive in time for holidays

Original at phillyBurbs.com external link    Tue, Dec 22

It also gives Ben Affleck (“Good Will Hunting”) a funny supporting role that should delight his fans. “Extract” (Miramax) costs $29.99 on DVD and $39.99 on ... and more »

Rate 2009 Digest: Screen rounds up the year's key stories

Original at Screendaily.com external link    Tue, Dec 22

By and large the US studios no longer care about the specialty business, as evidenced by the decision by the new-look Walt Disney Co to close down Miramax, ...

Rate Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - TrailerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at filmsnmovies.com external link    Fri, Dec 18

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and Silent Bob stumble upon something new called the internet and discover that Miramax is making a movie about their alter-egos, "Bluntman ... filmsnmovies.com

Rate Amid Studio Product, Independents' Resilience

Original at New York Times external link    Fri, Dec 18

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In 1993, when Disney bought Miramax Films, the studio ushered in a new era in American cinema. By the time Warner joined this new specialty business 10 ...

Rate The Award for Best Award Show Mover and Shaker Goes to…Harvey Weinstein - Wall Street Journal

Original at blogs.wsj.com external link    Wed, Dec 16

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The Award for Best Award Show Mover and Shaker Goes to…Harvey Weinstein While at Miramax, the brothers produced a streak of pictures that won numerous Academy Awards, including “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” ... Studios look to awards to fuel ticket DVD salesMoneycontr...

Rate Vincent D'Onofrio's DOWN AND DIRTY role as Harvey Weinstein!

Original at Obsessed With Film external link    Wed, Dec 16

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The Full-Court Press, Weinstein StyleNew York Times (blog) Vincent D'Onofrio to Play Harvey Weinstein in Adaptation of Peter Biskind Book?/FILM (blog) Vincent D'Onofrio to Play Harvey Weinstein in Down & DirtyFirst Showing (blog)

Rate 'Up in the Air' Nominated for 6 Golden Globes

Original at New York Times external link    Tue, Dec 15

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Globe and Mail It's old Miramax.” The Weinsteins have struggled to regain the glory of Miramax, which Disney took over in 2005 and has since largely shuttered. ... Golden Globe Nominations AnnouncedLaughingPlace.com Let the Golden Globes (and etc.) bad-mouthing begin!LA Weekly

Rate The Full-Court Press, Weinstein-Style - New York Times

Original at New York Times external link    Tue, Dec 15

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Reuters The Full-Court Press, Weinstein-Style blog) At a time of consolidation for the indie sector – Miramax, Paramount Vantage and Warner Independent have all been radically downsized or vaporized – Harvey ... Weinsteins lead studios with 12 Golden Globe nodsReuters

Rate Extract DVD Review

Original at Ultimate Disney external link    Mon, Dec 14

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It received semi-limited theatrical release from Miramax in what is traditionally the year's slowest moviegoing month, September, and fell a few thousand ...

Rate Critics Germain, Lemire Pick Decade's Top Films

Original at SHOOT Online external link    Mon, Dec 14    2 related articles

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Released by Miramax shows actor Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in a scene from "No Country for Old Men." (AP Photo/Miramax Films, Richard Foreman, ... and more »

Rate Box Office: Bullock's 'Blind Side' a touchdown ahead of Pattinson's 'New Moon'

Original at HitFix external link    Sat, Dec 5

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E! Online Questions to ponder at the Culver City studio. Miramax as we know it made it's last gasp as Robert De Niro's "Everybody's Fine" opened to $1.3 million on ... Blind Side' tops Friday boxofficeHollywood Reporter Blind Side' gains BO yardage over 'New Moon'Variety

Rate Awards campaigns begin

Original at Variety external link    Wed, Dec 2

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Harvey Weinstein, the man who elevated kudos campaigning into an art form at Miramax, has four prospects this season for the Weinstein Co., ...

November of 2009

 

Rate Richard Linklater on Zac Efron, Child Actors, and His Mysterious 12-Year Drama - Movieline

Original at movieline.com external link    Wed, Nov 25

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Richard Linklater on Zac Efron, Child Actors, and His Mysterious 12-Year Drama Though Miramax scuttled his next project, Liars (A to E), it's not hard to imagine Richard Linklater will bounce back — the tricky part is picturing just ...

Rate 'Boondock Saints II' a sinful sequel

Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette external link    Tue, Nov 24

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MLive.com A bidding war ensued, and Harvey Weinstein, then of Miramax, took in Duffy as his next Quentin Tarantino. The two tangled, though, and Weinstein quickly ... Movie Review: 'Boondocks Saints II' an unnecessary cult sequelNewsOK.com all 23 news articles »

Rate Project Runway Season Six Finale is Highest-Rated Episode of the Season

Original at TVbytheNumbers external link    Fri, Nov 20    5 related articles

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New York Daily News Both series are produced by The Weinstein Company, Miramax Films, Bunim-Murray Productions and Full Picture. Season Six of Project Runway is the highest ... Irina Shabayeva Makes Fashion's 'It List' as Season Six Winner of Project RunwayPR Newswire (press release)

Rate Good Morning, Oscar: November 10

Original at TheWrap external link    Tue, Nov 10

Since Miramax under the Weinstein brothers notoriously mounted a successful Oscar campaign for “The Cider House Rules” that sold the film as a feel-good ...

September of 2009

 

Rate Hero: Special Edition

Original at DVD Talk external link    Tue, Sep 15

Hero comes presented from Miramax in a two-disc presentation, sporting artwork on the outside that mirrors that of the 2004 Special Edition with an embossed ... Review: 'Hero' Special Edition DVDPop Culture Zoo all 2 news articles »

Rate Tough times for indie labels

Original at Variety external link    Wed, Sep 9

There are rumors that Disney is looking to downsize Miramax in some way, but so far, it's just chatter. Amid U's thorny year at the box office, ... Searchlight zeroes in on emotionVariety all 2 news articles »

Rate Comics won't be less Marvel-ous

Original at statepress.com external link    Tue, Sep 8

Disney acquired Miramax in 1993. A year later, Miramax distributed “Pulp Fiction.” Disney didn't stifle that film because of violence or profanity. ... Disney buys MarvelTiger Weekly Disney acquires Marvel EntertainmentThe Daily Titan

Rate Google To Add Video Results in Search Pages?

Original at ITProPortal external link    Wed, Sep 2

Beta testing for the same has already begun with an Electronics Arts campaign for its latest “Need for Speed” video game, as well as with Miramax studio for ... Google Hitting up Hollywood for Ad Bucksmediabistro.com Google makes bid for Hollywood ad dollarsRevolution Magazine

Year 2009

 

Rate Pitt, Tarantino's 'Basterds' earns glorious $37.6M

Original at google.com external link    Sun, Aug 23

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At Miramax, the Weinsteins balanced prestige and profit with a string of Academy Awards triumphs such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Chicago" and hits such ... Basterds' Invading Weekend BOTheWrap Los Angeles Times -Box Office Prophets -TheWrap

Rate DVD Review: "Enchanted April”

Original at NewsOK.com external link    Thu, May 21

 OK Unfortunately, Miramax offers a barebones DVD with disappointing picture quality. Still, the subpar release can't diminish the wonderful performances or charming, mellow storytelling of Newell's film version of Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel. ...

Rate Movie Review: Enchanted April – Miramax Award-Winning Collection

Original at Blogger News Network external link    Mon, May 4

Starting this May 5th, now available on DVD from BBC Films and Miramax Home Entertainment comes the classic tale of paradise and finding it in the midst of life. Enchanted April – Miramax Award-Winning Collection is ready to saunter out of your ...

Rate Enchanted April DVD Review

Original at Ultimate Disney external link    Mon, May 4

It didn't win any of those, faring slightly worse than the year's other Miramax/Miranda Richardson drama (original screenplay winner The Crying Game). It may seem like all of the major studios' 1990s theatrical output has been put on DVD with the ...

Rate DVD RELEASES: 4/7/09

Original at Hollywood Outbreak external link    Tue, Apr 7    2 related articles

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KATU  CA NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films R $29.98) This Academy Award winning thriller is directed by JOEL & ETHAN COEN from the incredible novel by CORMACK mccarthy. Really great performances by JAVIER BARDEM, TOMMY LEE JONES and JOSH BROLIN bring it all ...

Rate Opinion: Giveaway - Doubt DVD

Original at TMR Zoo external link    Mon, Apr 6

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Movie City News by Steve Tomassetti To celebrate the April 7th Blu Ray and DVD release of Doubt, The Zoo is giving away THREE copies of the DVD, courtesy of Miramax Home Entertainment, to THREE lucky winners. From Miramax Films comes one of the most honored and ...

Rate Amazon Launches Disney, ABC and Miramax Blu-ray Sale

Original at TheHDRoom external link    Tue, Mar 31

Amazon has kicked off a new Blu-ray Disc sale this morning that features 40 titles from the ABC, Disney and Miramax Blu-ray collection. The deal bases your savings on how many titles you order. If you buy 3 titles from the list you will save $20. ...

Rate Brideshead Revisited DVD Review

Original at dBTechno external link    Sun, Jan 18

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 MA - Miramax Films is set to release Brideshead Revisited on the DVD format this month, and hopes to do justice to the release of this film based on the ...

Rate Pressured Miramax Retracts 'Doubt' Pseudoblurb [Awards]

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, Jan 7

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By STV Miramax pulls fudged blurb from 'Doubt' ad [The Big Picture]

Rate Opinion: Miramax pulls fudged blurb from 'Doubt' ad

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Wed, Jan 7

By LAT Blogs Scott Rudin and I have been having a lively e-mail exchange (at the U.N. they'd call it a "frank exchange of views") over the propriety of Miramax's ads for "Doubt," a Rudin production that inexplicably featured a mashed-up blurb from... Scott Rudin and I have been having a lively e-mail exchan...

Rate Opinion: When Oscar Hype Goes Wrong, Vol. MMCXLII: Miramax Fakes 'Doubt' Blurb [Oscars]

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Jan 2

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By STV · Revolutionary Road: "Screenwriter Justin Haythe digests Richard Yates's piercing dialogue into compact, Oscar-clip-compatible bursts. A quasi-pedigreed patina reveling in excruciating emotional turmoil. $40 million of DreamWorks' money!"

Year 2008

 

Rate Review: Doubt

Original at Cinematical external link    Fri, Dec 12

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson Shanley is a playwright who occasionally forays into movies, and he adapted his own 2004 play into the screenplay for Doubt. He won a Best Screenplay Oscar for Moonstruck (1987), and his other writing work ranges from Five Corners (1987) to an adaptation of Congo (1995). As a director, Doub...

Rate Empty Desks, Fire Sales, and Other Signs of the Weinstein Apocalypse [Weinstein DeathWatch]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, Oct 22

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By STV There aren't a lot of wheels left to fly off at the Weinstein Company, where as many as five executives are now expected to have made their exits by the end of the year. Add on the news that its previous Oscar hopeful The Road is officially shelved until 2009 while Bob Weinstein reportedly inve...

Rate Del Toro’s not afraid of the dark

Original at sbiff.org external link    Wed, Jul 30

By Roger Durling Share This   “Hellboy 2″ director Guillermo del Toro and Miramax will produce a remake of the horror-thriller TV movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” Comic book artist-writer Troy Nixey will make his feature directorial debut with the adaptation of ABC’s 1973 chiller, which gained a cu...

Rate Why Harvey Weinstein Thinks He Owns New York Media

Original at gawker.com external link    Tue, Apr 1

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By Ryan Tate The mogul also makes his power felt further down the media food chain, where he can wow reporters with Hollywood glitz. David Carr said in the opening of a 2001 New York profile of Weinstein that the celebrities surrounding the mogul made Carr feel like "I'm in — kind of, temporarily, a membe...

Rate Countdown to the Oscars!!

Original at The Ghetto Fashionista Entertainment external link    Fri, Feb 22

By The Ghetto Fashionista The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Juliette Welfling Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment): Jay Cassidy No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes

Year 2007

 

Rate Podcast: Interview: Josh Brolin, 'No Country for Old Men'

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Nov 8

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By James Rocchi In an Esquire piece celebrating "The Casting Mistake of the Year," Joel and Ethan Coen explained how Josh Brolin wound up cast in one of No Country for Old Men's lead roles: "Our movie version of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men had Tommy Lee Jones in place -- no mistake there -- as a cr...

Rate DVD Review: Renaissance

Original at Cinematical external link    Mon, Jul 23

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By Christopher Campbell The kidnap victim is a young woman named Ilona (voiced in the English-language dub by Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights star Romola Garai), a researcher at a huge cosmetics corporation called Avalon. Assigned to find her is Barthelemy Karas (Casino Royale's 007, Daniel Craig), a police dete...

Rate Weinsteins Order Up Some Hong Kong Action

Original at Cinematical external link    Fri, Jun 22

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By Peter Martin Filed under: Action & Adventure, Deals, The Weinstein Co.Mention the Weinsteins to any fan of Asian cinema during the past dozen years and you'd be likely to hear a lot of profanity. While running Miramax, Harvey Weinstein constantly professed his great love for films from the region...

Rate The First Teaser for 'There Will Be Blood' is OnlineVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Cinematical external link    Sat, Jun 16

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By Jessica Barnes Filed under: Drama, Movie Marketing, Other Festivals, Miramax, Paramount VantageTo be honest, the summer crop of movies hasn't had me lining up at the box office like I thought it would. Instead, my attention has been firmly fixed on fall and winter. So you can imagine my glee when a promoti...

Rate Cannes Press Raving Over New Coen Brothers Thriller

Original at Cinematical external link    Sun, May 20

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By Scott Weinberg Filed under: Action & Adventure, Drama, Cannes, Miramax, Cinematical IndieI don't know about you, but the arrival of a new Coen Brothers movie is a really big deal to me. (Yes, even after Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers, both of which I enjoy more than most people seem to.) Thei...

Rate Review: The Lookout

Original at Cinematical external link    Sat, Mar 31

By Kim Voynar What would you do if your entire life as you know it was changed in the blink of an eye? It doesn't take much, really ... just a few minutes of bad judgment and a smattering of bad luck and BOOM! -- everything's changed. The Lookout, directed by Oscar-nommed screenwriter Scott Frank in his directo...

Rate Podcast: The Lookout: Interview with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Goode and Scott Frank

Original at /FILM external link    Fri, Mar 30

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By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Tags: Brideshead Revisited, Fourty Four, Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Killshot, Mathew Goode, Scott Frank, Stop Loss, The Lookout, Drama, Thriller, Features, Movie Marketing, Interviews Comment on this now or read more at slashfilm.com.

Year 2006

 

Rate Randy Quaid's Rejected Spirit Awards Script

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Mar 24

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By Mark I don't know, I guess I'm just not that excited about independent film anymore, because I've finally figured out what "independent" means: It means you don't make any money. I just did this film for Miramax, which means I'm working for The Walt Disney Company, but because it's the Oscar win...

Year 2005

 

Rate Trade Round-Up: Executive Shuffle

Original at Defamer external link    Tue, Jan 4

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By Mark · Just because there's nothing to do in the first week of the year but count the piles of money: Sony wins the year in North American box office thanks to Spider-man 2, while Warner Bros. takes the international box office crown [THR, Variety]

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