February 2008 - Posts

The Mile-Low Club by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

We usually try to keep our blogging and our scooping duties separate, but this one piqued us so we'll bend the rules. As we report in today's paper, the writer of "Blue Crush," the producer of "Jerry Maguire" and a... Read...
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Crush Hour by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik Toby or not toby? That's one of the questions that remains as New Line becomes --did we hear Jeff Bewkes right? An indie?--and a company whose sovereign power to develop, greenlight, produce and distribute is significantly compromised...
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The New New Line by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik It's official on New Line, and while it's not shuttered, it's not great either. Shaye and Lynne are out, and the company is being folded into Warners Bros. Production, distribution and marketing will presumably remain separate...
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BYOB Mazatlan by The Hot Blog

The boat cruises along... How floats your boat?
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Is There Something Wrong With Oscar? by The Hot Blog

Bad ratings once again has brought a plethora of reactive, silly pieces about "what's wrong?" As you know, I am on a boat, but this morning, it was Old Man Goldstein busy, as he so often does, mistaking him home for a place of importance...
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A Little Schmear by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik Boarding the plane from L.A. to New York Monday evening and who do we run into but two of the New York film world's finer film execs, Miramax's Daniel Battsek and ThinkFilm's Mark Urman. It was a... Read More...
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BYO Bon Voyage by The Hot Blog

We're pulling out of dock... The 10th Floating Film Festival is on its way. I will be doing some writing as the cruise goes along. They have wi-fi this time. But mostly, it's up to you guys for a while. Have fun without me... Just not too much...
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The Piano Man's Party by Variety On the Town

Elton John took the stage for his annual Oscar party benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation on Sunday, performing a full set including classic hits such as Rocket Man, Benny and the Jets, Tiny Dancer and Crocodile Rock. Dozens of...
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A New Vantage Point by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

It's all about Miramax and Vantage. Two years ago the divisions were being reassembled from remnants of their former selves. In 2008 they're atop the Oscar pile. Check out our full take on them here. Basically, the idea is that... Read More.....
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Lunch With... The Oscar Winners by The Hot Blog

Javier Bardem Marion Cotillard Tilda Swinton Alex Gibney
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Ledger Tributes At a Minimum by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit Despite the abundance of Heath Ledger tributes at the Spirits yesterday, there was a paucity of them at the Oscars -- though he did close out the tribute of notables who passed this year.... Read More...
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Awards Simple: The Coens and Oscar by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik Okay, we're back -- and since there aren't a whole lot of post-parties, we gotx nothing but time to blog (until we overdose on caffeine and/or awards coverage, which ever comes first). First, the Coens. Our full... Read More...
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52 Weeks To Oscar aka My Oscar Yammering by The Hot Blog

Okay… that did have some surprises… and some good ones… and still, not all that exciting. ( The winners ) I thought Jon Stewart was pretty good and the packages pretty mediocre at best. Whoever picked clips was having an odd night, sometimes picking the...
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Final Posts To Come... by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

We're banging out stories for that other vehicle, the print paper. Final take as soon as we're done with that. Read More...
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For Juice, Turn to...Documentaries? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

We're starting to get some real juice -- the docu short intro-ed by soldiers around the world, and some emotion from the winners, the directors of "Freeheld." And then "Taxi to the Dark Side" as the expected but nonetheless political...
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