Waxword
Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment
The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot
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More Indie Shrinkage: Film Dept Teams Up With Weinstein
Steve Bickel exits Mark Gill’s company, his role will go to TWC
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Sean Penn in Cuba: Hollywood’s Still in Love With Fidel
The real story is that wannabe power broker Diana Jenkins and her husband are getting involved.
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TMZ Buys Ojani Noa’s Home Movies of J.Lo
Producer sells 11 hours of unseen footage to the gossip site
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More Headaches for J.Lo: Now Ojani Home Video for Sale
EXCLUSIVE More headaches for Jennifer Lopez. The same group that is about to start shooting a mockumentary about her marriage to her first husband, Cuban waiter and model Ojani Noa, is now peddling 11 hours of home movies about their time together. Jay Lavely just got another missive from Ed Meyer, the producer of “How…
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Silverman’s ‘Electus’ Is Not a Parrot — and He’s Got $125M
A multiplatform United Artists is the model for the company backed by Diller’s IAC.
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Paul Haggis’ Break With Scientology Over Gay Rights
Oscar-winning director accuses the church of “hypocrisy, lies” – will the church retaliate?
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Jim Wiatt Lands — on AOL Board
Banished to that dark place where former power brokers go, Wiatt lands on the board of spun-off AOL
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Uni Production Chief? Not Richard Brener
New Line production head turns down offer from Donna Langley
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Comcast Update: Due Diligence at 30 Rock With NBCU
Brian Roberts and his father, Comcast founder Ralph, met yesterday with top NBCU executives.
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Variety’s Stiles: ‘I’m Not Optimistic About This Habit Called Journalism’
The trade publisher says content ain’t king anymore. I beg to differ.
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Digital Hollywood: ‘Family Guy’ and Windows 7 Is the Future
“These days, the message is more important than the medium,” said Microsoft’s Vince Messina
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Spielberg Passes on His ‘Put’ for Universal Parks
Filmmaker makes an incredible $30 million a year for his “consulting” to the theme parks.
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Weinstein Co. Merges Publishing Division With Perseus
Studio and publisher in joint venture to develop books