Joshua L. Weinstein
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George Takei Calls Tracy Morgan a ‘Sad, Strange Man’
“He’s an African-American who has been subjected to bigotry and hate before, and for him to be perpetuating that, he must be an insecure guy”
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Russell Crowe Enters Penis Fray, Makes Cutting Comments About Circumcision
The “Gladiator” actor joked on Twitter that, “I love my Jewish friends. I love the apple and the honey and the funny little hats but stop cutting yr babies”
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Tracy Morgan’s Gay Rant: NBC Isn’t Happy, but ’30 Rock’ Star Still Has a Job (Updated)
NBC’s chairman of entertainment and “30 Rock” creator Tina Fey lament Tracy Morgan’s homophobic remarks
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Old Guard Takes HFPA Vote, Aida Takla O’Reilly Beats Lorenzo Soria
Aida Takla O’Reilly gets a second term as president
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John Hlavin Getting ‘Risky’ for Columbia Pictures
The screenwriter is turning the game “Risk” into a thriller for Columbia, Hasbro and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment
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Julie Taymor to ‘Spider-Man’ Producers: Pay Up!
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society says that producers of the problem-plagued Broadway musical have failed to pay royalties to Julie Taymor, the show’s original director
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Paul Haggis Hassled at Iranian Mission in NY While Delivering Petition
Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and others signed the petition, which protests Iran’s treatment of director Jafar Panahi
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‘Lost’ Guy Damon Lindelof Working on Hush-Hush Sci-Fi Project for Disney
The studio is releasing no details, but the movie is tentatively titled “1952”
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Tribeca Film to Distribute ‘Shut Up Little Man!’
The documentary will be released on VOD and theatrically on Aug. 25
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‘Bridesmaids’ Sparks a Genre: Why We’ll See A Lot More R-Rated Chick Flicks
The success of the Kristen Wiig comedy may give rise to grown-up comedy for women by women. Guys like it, too
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Writer, Producer, Director, ‘Mad Libs’ Co-Creator Leonard Stern Dies at 87
The Emmy-Award winner wrote for “The Honeymooners,” “Get Smart” and “McMillan & Wife,” among other shows
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Fox Home Entertainment Lays Off 22 People
The staffers worked in analytics and in information technology
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Paul Greengrass May Direct Tom Hanks in Somali Pirate Movie
Hanks is on board as Capt. Richard Phillips in the adaptation of the true story about the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama in 2009
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Edward Zwick to Direct CBS Films’ ‘American Assassin’
Zwick is adapting the 11th novel about CIA agent Mitch Rapp
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Reese Witherspoon to Star in ‘Who Invited Her?’ for DreamWorks
Sascha Rothchild is writing the movie — a different take on a bachelor party