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• Geoff Boucher sits down with “Crazy Heart” star Jeff Bridges (with an awkward accompanying photo to boot). [Los Angeles Times] • Speaking of Boucher, congrats to him, Anthony Breznican, Susan King, Scott Mantz and Sharon Waxman on their ICG nominations. [Hollywood Reporter] • Some desperately needed practical perspective on the “Moon” screener matter. [The […]
1/7 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:38 am · January 7th, 2010
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Daniel Battsek leaves Miramax
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:13 pm · October 30th, 2009
This seemed to be in the offing for a while, but it’s always disconcerting to hear of major upheaval at a Hollywood institution like Miramax. The studio is folding its New York office, while Daniel Battsek, who has headed the Weinstein brothers’ former empire since 2005, will leave the company in January. Battsek announced the […]
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8/31 Web Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:36 am · August 31st, 2009
• With “Luke and Brie are on a First Date” finding its way to an Amazon release, our own Chad Hartigan gets his film re-reviewed. [Spout Blog] • Stephen Zeitchik wants to know why Ang Lee can’t catch a break. [Risky Biz Blog] • Gregory Ellwood sees (er, hears) awards prospects in Alexandre Desplat’s “Coco […]
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‘Doubt’ lands at AFI
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 am · October 31st, 2008
Miramax honcho Daniel Battsek and actresses Meryl Streep and Amy Adams joined director John Patrick Shanley tonight in introducing the world premiere of “Doubt” as the AFI Fest’s opening gala presentation. The film, adapted from Shanley’s stage play, has quickly become the lead Oscar pony for a studio that dominated the awards circuit last season. […]
Too many independents?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 pm · October 21st, 2008
I know I’m just one of many who have been concerned about the future of independent film, following the closing in quick succession of Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures, and the incorporation of Paramount Vantage into the main body of the studio. Someone who has a different perspective on matters, however, is Miramax head Daniel […]
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‘Happy’ season for Miramax?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:58 am · June 5th, 2008
I’ve been meaning to write about Mike Leigh’s “Happy-Go-Lucky” ever since I saw it some three weeks ago, but I haven’t found a window until now. I’m off to Berlin on the weekend and I’d really like to get this off my plate before I leave, so amid all the packing, I thought I’d hammer […]
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Battsek in the pink ‘un
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:07 pm · June 3rd, 2008
Flipping through the Financial Times earlier today (a British newspaper famous for the pink paper on which it is printed — “Give me a pink ‘un”), I came across a profile of Miramax honcho Daniel Battsek that made for a pleasant read amid all the TPG and Bernanke mumbo-jumbo. In a lot of ways the […]
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