Jeffrey Katzenberg

  • Katzenberg at DreamWorks Animation Through 2013

    Company profit surges thanks to “Madagascar 2”

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    Wrap Staff

  • Does Katzenberg Even Know What ‘First Class’ Means?

    If you had driven down Sunset Boulevard on the night of Feb. 21, just outside of the Beverly Hills Hotel, you might have easily run over one of us. We were over 200 strong, wielding signs of protest and wearing masks in effigy for the elderly residents who face eviction at the Motion Picture Home. …

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    Richard Stellar

  • Eric Schmidt on Google’s New Plan for the News

    The upper crust of Hollywood swirled about the vestibule and dining room of Arianna Huffington’s Brentwood mansion on Friday night at a party for author Kathy Freston, and to kick off this weekend’s L.A. Times Book Festival. (More on this later.) DreamWorks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg was there in his trademark cashmere V-neck; Fox mogul Jim Gianopulos…

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  • MPTF Home: A-Listers, Stand Up and Be Counted!

    Since my kid was a little boy and fascinated with movie making, we loved playing the Kevin Bacon version of Six Degrees of Separation. Now there is another version, and it’s not so much fun. His grandmother, along with all the other residents at the Motion Picture and Television Fund long term care center, is…

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    Richard Stellar

  • The ‘Monsters’ $58M Rip-off

    The New York Times’ Monday report on the weekend box-office grosses  suggests that the populist outrage directed against the AIG bonuses might find a new target in CEO of DreamWorks Animation Jeffrey Katzenberg. The story of how "Monsters vs. Aliens" took in $58.2 million on its opening weekend sounds less like a success when you…

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    Charles Taylor

  • 3D Wins It as ‘Monsters’ $58M Eats Box Office

    3D accounts for more than 50% of of the box office; ‘The Haunting’ takes in $23M

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    Lauren Horwitch

  • ‘Monsters’ and the 3D ‘Wow!’ Factor

    I’ve no doubt that “Monsters vs. Aliens” is going to kick some serious box-office ass this weekend and probably have a long life beyond its opening bow. The reasons are numerous — the affability of voice talent like Seth Rogen and Reese Witherspoon, a simple, high-concept premise with broad-based appeal and, of course, DreamWorks cheerleader…

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    Michael Adams

  • ‘Monsters’ Has More to Fear Than Aliens

    Katzenberg’s latest toon faces a big budget, 3D … and old rival Pixar

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    Nicole LaPorte

  • Mumbling From the Motion Picture Home

    The Motion Picture and Television Fund is still playing defense over its decision to close its Woodland Hills long-term nursing home and hospital. The media coverage continues to be negative, the public protests grow ever noisier and relatives of the residents now facing removal are about to file a lawsuit to try to block the…

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    Andrew Gumbel

  • The New, Headache-Free 3D Universe

    If you haven’t heard that 2009 is the year of 3D, it should be clear very soon. There are over 15 feature movies coming out in 3D this year – “My Bloody Valentine 3-D” and “Coraline” were the first and are still in theaters. Coming soon are “Monsters Vs. Aliens,” “Pixar’s Up” And “Horrorween.” So…

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    Jim Dorey

  • What If They Had A News Conference, And Traditional Media Didn’t Come?

    So TheWrap is about two weeks old. And it’s making waves. That’s why we’re here. But I’m pretty saddened and shocked to attend an audio news conference today that was called in the wake of our investigative reporting about the plight of the weakest members of the Hollywood community. And I could perceive no one…

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  • Nikki Finke V. Jeffrey Katzenberg

    We excerpt a moment from today’s press conference over the closure of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Home

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    Wrap Staff

  • MPTF Statement About TheWrap’s Allegations; TheWrap Responds

      The Motion Picture & Television Fund put out a statement on Wednesday “to identify and dispel several untrue allegations” made about the decision to close the long-term care facility and hospital at its Woodland Hills retirement home. Since these  “allegations” came from TheWrap’s investigative series on the closures, we are taking the opportunity to rebut…

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  • Katzenberg Says He Gets “Failing Grade” on MPTF

    Jeffrey Katzenberg, who chairs the MPTF Foundation board, said Wednesday, “We give ourselves a failing grade” in handling the hospital closure.

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    Andrew Gumbel

  • TheWrap Prompts MPTF To Respond; News Conference On Wednesday

    Hours after the publication of the second of a two-part investigation into the reasons for its hospital closure, the Motion Picture Fund said it would respond on Wednesday.

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    Wrap Staff