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14 Sep 2009 18:27:17 PDT

Media Room: DVD & Blu-ray reviews Hero, The Legend of Drunken Master, Iron Monkey, Zatoichi ($39.99-$44.99, Blu Ray, Miramax) — Miramax has been at the forefront of bringing kung-fu features ... and more »

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Norman Reedus Talks “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” And More - Icon Vs. Icon

12 Sep 2009 20:34:00 PDT

Icon Vs. Icon - All Things Pop Culture Norman Reedus Talks “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” And More Icon Vs. Icon - All Things Pop Culture Back then, there was another film that I was up for that was a Miramax film. They flew me up to New York for a meeting. I met up with Bob Weinstein and he ...

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Oscars double down with 10 best-picture nominees

11 Sep 2009 07:13:09 PDT

Publicist Tony Angelotti, who has worked on awards campaigns for such studios as Miramax and Universal, said Oscar voters might stick largely to the sober ... and more »

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Tough times for indie labels

09 Sep 2009 19:40:44 PDT

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 »

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Comics won't be less Marvel-ous

08 Sep 2009 00:26:01 PDT

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

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Google To Add Video Results in Search Pages?

02 Sep 2009 03:45:01 PDT

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

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Miramax Films news and blogs - November 25, 2009

25 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Miramax Films news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• `The Harder They Come` Co-Writer Dead -- from CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM
• Distro Deals: A Single Man and Valhalla Rising Bought at TIFF ... -- from /FILM
• Source: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, -- from FlickDirect
• Iron Monkey BD Review -- from IGN
• Weinsteins pounce on US, German rights for A Single Man -- from Screendaily.com
• Wolverine,' Van Helsing' top newest Blu-ray releases -- from San Luis Obispo Tribune
• Tarantino sees "Basterds" saving Weinstein brothers -- from Reuters
• Weinstein terminates stake in Genius Products-paper -- from Reuters
• A real-life dilemma for reality TV on DVD - Video Business -- from subscription
• Set From 'Shakespeare in Love' to Be (or Not to Be) a Theater? -- from New York Times

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3 Legitimate Reasons To Freak Out Over The Disney Marvel Deal

31 Aug 2009 14:45:58 PDT

While the Disney brand is geared entirely towards kids, they also own Miramax. Miramax is a studio which releases mostly R-rated, edgy, independent adult ... Disney to buy Marvel EntertainmentExaminer.com Disney Marvel Deal: ReactionG4 TV

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

23 Aug 2009 11:20:30 PDT

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

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DVD Review: "Enchanted April”

21 May 2009 22:12:50 PDT

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. ...

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Miramax's Bob Weinstein pays $15M for Lincoln Square townhouse

13 May 2009 10:10:25 PDT

New York Miramax co-founder Robert Weinstein and his wife Annie Clayton paid $15 million for a townhouse at 39 West 70th Street in Lincoln Square. The couple closed on the mid-block building between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West May 6, according to ...

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Enchanted April DVD Review

04 May 2009 00:35:32 PDT

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 ...

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Opinion: Giveaway - Doubt DVD

06 Apr 2009 09:04:43 PDT

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 ...

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Pressured Miramax Retracts 'Doubt' Pseudoblurb [Awards]

07 Jan 2009 15:00:10 PST

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

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Opinion: Miramax pulls fudged blurb from 'Doubt' ad

07 Jan 2009 11:36:21 PST

Written 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...

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

02 Jan 2009 00:45:20 PST

Written 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!"

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Review: Doubt

12 Dec 2008 07:40:00 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Cinematical .

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Why Harvey Weinstein Thinks He Owns New York Media

01 Apr 2008 23:14:20 PDT

Written 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...

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Countdown to the Oscars!!

22 Feb 2008 14:00:00 PST

Written 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

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

08 Nov 2007 17:02:00 PST

Written 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...

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DVD Review: Renaissance

23 Jul 2007 14:03:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Weinsteins Order Up Some Hong Kong Action

22 Jun 2007 17:32:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Cannes Press Raving Over New Coen Brothers Thriller

20 May 2007 09:02:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Review: The Lookout

31 Mar 2007 06:01:00 PDT

Written 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...

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

30 Mar 2007 05:11:00 PDT

Written by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
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Randy Quaid's Rejected Spirit Awards Script

24 Mar 2006 14:54:39 PST

Written 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...

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