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Swine Flu Can Stop a Spaceship, But Not Sex and the City
News from the Sex and the City front, a new Disney comedy sounds annoying (and already done), swine flu does its worst damage yet, and another actor picks up a trident. More »
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Comment by Miss Bojangles: I'd LOVE to be an extra in the Sex and the City Movie. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Explains How MPTF's Mass Layoffs and Forced Patient Relocations is Great News for Hollywood's Aged
There is perhaps no sadder Hollywood story to emerge from the recession than the closure of Motion Picture & Television Fund's long-term care facility and hospital in Woodland Hills. More »
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By SethComment by OsgoodGaze: My friends 104 year old grandmother had live there for 30 years and died 2 days after finding out she... more » | Other threads
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The Only Madoff Victims You'll Recognize (or Care About) So Far
The $50 billion Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme claimed lots of big-name victims. Now, a few days into the investigation, the Hollywood connections are coming out. Fun! More »
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Comment by inflammatorywrit: Not everyone who was fucked over by this guy was wealthy. A friend of mine was convinced by her grandparents... 4 Responses | Other threads
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DreamWorks Remembers David Geffen as Loving, Studio-Shopping Father
A tender postmortem in today's New York Times reminds the world yet again that seriously — like, really, this time — David Geffen is leaving DreamWorks. Having shepherded the monolith through the Hollywood establishment from conception to its first marriage (and divorce) before giving the frazzled bride away a second time in an arranged marriage to its dashing Indian suitor, Geffen's tenure is remembered fondly by his 'Works co-founders Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Not that they'll admit to knowing what they're doing without him. More »
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By STVComment by WGARefugee: So what are they really not saying here? I don't buy Geffen not telling his best friend why he was... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Nobel Hopeful Steven Spielberg Brokered Fragile Peace Between Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood
During this year's NBA Finals, a courtside power summit at Staples Center provided stirring insight into the intimate camaraderie between Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Eddie Murphy. (You might recall Sylvester Stallone joining in when Katzenberg visited the men's room.) We're learning even more today about that alliance, which, in addition to Spielberg's orotund ref-hating, influenced detente in ways not seen since Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill converged at Yalta. The stakes: Peace between directors Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood, who had feuded over representations of African-American soldiers (or the lack thereof) in Eastwood's films. Lee remembers it like it was yesterday: More »
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By STVComment by mr.Man: Spike, You're a self-important asshole and we all think you're overrated. Signed, Everyone 4 Responses | Other threads
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Breaking! Could bite-sized—but volatile—DreamWorks Animation head Jeffrey Katzenberg be a secret WGA sympathizer? An operative reports from the Warner Bros. picket line: "Funny story today from the WB Gate 2 strike lines. Jeffery Katzenberg was pulling into the lot in his black Prius right in front of a bunch of us. Someone recognized him right away and in an act of God, he hit the red light. A lot of us starting shouting at him (not hostilely, in good humor) asking for just a leeettle bit of internet money. Trapped at the light, he gave us a few "whaddya gonna do?" shrugs, then right before the light changed we got a thumbs up from him! (at least I thought they were his thumbs) A good omen, right?" While the thumbs-up could be a sign that he's not totally unnmoved by the WGA members' plight, we don't know what business brought him to the WB lot; perhaps he was there to join his fellow moguls in a dark ritual in which the evil cabal sips from chalices brimming with the blood of previously defeated writers that's been aging in the Warner Bros. water tower since the 1988 strike, renewing their oath to win this latest war at all costs. Under those circumstances, the seemingly friendly gesture could be interpreted as somewhat less encouraging. -
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Quick-triggered DreamWorks mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg was reportedly involved in a simple misunderstanding during a recent visit to New York that resulted in a brief dust-up at the Four Seasons; apparently, a bar manager took a cellphone-toting Katzenberg's friendly greeting of,"Who the [bleep] are you? Do you know who I am?" the wrong way, mistaking the common L.A. idiom that translates to a polite, "Excuse me, dear sir, but I am engaged in some pressing business that demands my immediate attention. Please pardon this brief intrusion," for some sort of hostile expression of Hollywood entitlement. After a clarification, the two men shook hands, and no one was roughly escorted from the premises. [Page Six]
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By MarkComment by raincoaster: Shouldn't that have been "Don't you know who I used to be?" more » | Other threads
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hollywood spatwatch
Dauman/Katzenberg Feud Over Spielberg Officially Upgraded To Catfight
We know that we already mentioned Var's item about DreamWorks Animation romantic enforcer Jeffrey Katzenberg's response to Viacom CEO Phillippe "Just Fucking Try And Give Me The 'It's Not You, It's Me' Conversation, I Dare You" Dauman's thoughtless comments that the possible end of Steven Spielberg's relationship with Paramount would be "immaterial" to his heart's "bottom line," but the dramatic headline hanging over the story in today's print edition has suddenly reframed Katzenberg's retort. More »
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By MarkComment by Her Royal Empress Dr. Bufflekins III, Esq.: I hope one of these guys has some extensions so's they can end up on the ground from the hair-pulling... more » | Other threads
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Defends Pal Steven Spielberg Against Viacom CEO's Thoughtless Words
Deeply hurt by Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman's efforts to emotionally distance himself from an eventual break-up with an allegedly dissatisfied Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks BFF Jeffrey Katzenberg has publicly come to the defense of the director, advising the mouthy executive to tread lightly when appraising the value of his priceless longtime partner. Reports Var: More »
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By MarkComment by ConnieStellation: Is this the same national treasure that gave us "1941"? The DIVE! restaurant chain? Yes? more » | Other threads
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Even billionaire moguls like DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg are worried about a possible strike; if the Guilds walk out and Hollywood is crippled by a prolonged work stoppage, he might have to temporarily halt the expensive restoration of the damaged floors in his $28 million Deer Valley chalet, lest his "mad money" savings account come dangerously close to dipping below ten figures. [Reuters] -
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On a conference call about how much richer Shrek the Third is making him, DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg passes up a perfectly good opportunity to throw Paramount emperor Brad Grey under the bus: "'We feel they have done an outstanding job of marketing and distributing our products to date,' Katzenberg said. 'We continue to have very, very good relationships over there with all of the management from Brad on down.'" [Variety] -
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Brad Grey Daydreaming About What His Former Studio Chief Scorecard Entry Might Look Like
LATimes.com uses the occasion of former Warner Bros. head Terry Semel's recent ouster from Yahoo! to assemble a handy, clip-n-save-quality scorecard helping you stay current on how your favorite former studio bigwigs are keeping themselves busy. While the group's fortunes range from Peters' tragically undercelebrated enshrinement on the Walk of Fame to Katzenberg's ogre-enabled DreamWorks Animation moguldom, arguably none of them has enjoyed as fulfilling a second act as erstwhile Disney Grand Mouseketeer Michael Eisner, who is happily sharing his twin passions for low-rated basic cable talk shows and 70s-kitsch trading cards with his old friends. More »
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By MarkComment by Victor Ward: I really thought Peters was Huey Lewis for a second there. That would have been awesome. more » | Other threads
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Jeffrey Katzenberg's Flight Of The Bumblebee
When we first heard about Jerry Seinfeld's big Bee Movie publicity stunt at Cannes (bee costumes, wires over the beach, mobs of gasping spectators, etc etc), the whole affair seemed incredibly reckless: had a strong gust of wind or a Pixar saboteur interfered with the delicate proceedings, the world easily could have lost its finest, semi-retired observational humorist and Porsche collector. As it turns out, our fears were at least partially unnecessary, as THR notes that a far more expendable member of the Bee Movie team volunteered for zip-line-test-dummy duty to ensure the star's safety: More » -
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A Cautious Jeffrey Katzenberg Not Expecting His Ogre To Smash Spider-Man's Record
Perhaps depressed that his evil, publicity-boosting plan to cut Jerry Seinfeld's zip-line with a comically oversized pair of scissors and send the Bee Movie star hurtling into the sea was foiled by a last-second bout of conscience, DreamWorks Animation head cheerleader Jeffrey Katzenberg refrained from making any bold predictions about Shrek the Third's shot at topping Spider-Man 3's box office record this weekend: More » -
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Seinfeld Survives 'Bee Movie' Publicity Stunt
As a follow-up to yesterday's story about how studios will spare no expense in creating Hollywood-quality promotional spectacles at Cannes, we present this photo of Bee Movie star Jerry Seinfeld, who gamely donned a bee costume, was affixed to a zip line, and then thrown off the roof of the eight-story Carlton Hotel, eventually alighting on a pier prominently displaying the movie's logo. While the stunt apparently was carried off without incident, there has to be a part of DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg that secretly, selfishly hoped the cord would snap and send Seinfeld crashing into the sea (Just enough to make a little splash. Oh, come on, don't be like that! It's not like he was going to cut the rope himself. If it happened, it happened.), creating an even more intense buzz for their upcoming film. More » -
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By MarkComment by Procrastinator, Esq.: Deer Valley is "Park City-adjacent"? Oh Mark, tsk, tsk. More like Park City is "Deer Valley-adjacent." Still, I... more » | Other threads
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Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Famous People Flock To Local Basketball Game
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in obsessively. Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and impress everyone by breaking Fabio down to his fashion-nightmare fundamentals. More »
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By SethComment by GordonShumway: First time out on the town since the surgery So Ashley Madison is both written about and writing for Privacywatch?... more » | Other threads
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By MarkComment by raincoaster: Fuck them both. Cthulhu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil? more » | Other threads
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Studio Moguls: They Find Homoerotic Grappling Funny, Just Like Us!
When our network of nightvision-goggle-equipped multiplex spies last reported back to us about the moviegoing activities of two-time intramural DreamWorks wet t-shirt competition winner Jeffrey Katzenberg, the bite-sized, permanently V-neck-rocking mogul was helping Tom Cruise boost his opening weekend gross for M:i:III. Last night, one of our operatives spotted him forsaking his company's own, third-place product, Flushed Away, to take in a screening of the eventual box office champion. Our reporter's tale of conspicuous seat-saving, the audience's possibly self-conscious overreaction to Mel Gibson's image, and Katzenberg's obvious enjoyment of the movie's signature moment follows: [Warning: Mild spoiler included] More » -
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Hollywood PrivacyWatch: George Clooney Full Of Wholesome Surprises
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are now posted several times a week—so start sending them in more often! Send yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know about the time you saw Reese Witherspoon surreptitiously digging into a plate of Vive La French Toast at your neighborhood IHOP. More » -
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Short Ends: Nicole Kidman To Marry That Country Music Guy
· Oh yeah, Nicole Kidman got engaged to that country music guy, but this one seems a little moreheterosolid than the one Renee Zellweger married for ten minutes not too long ago. More » -
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Cruise Gets A Little Box Office Help From His Friends, Part II: Mogul Support
Even with all the hand-wringing about M:i:III's disappointing $48 million opening, it's a little too high a box office total for us to track every person who turned out for it this weekend. Still, we feel compelled to pass along this reader report about a notable moviegoer paying his respects: More » -
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Media Executives Nervous About Exposing Their Packages
The faceless multimedia conglomerates behind your favorite movie factories are on edge about an SEC proposal that would require that they disclose the staggering amount of money that they pay out to to their stars and studio heads, as they prefer to keep shareholders blissfully ignorant of, say, how many millions Viacom will really hand over to Tom Cruise to save Paramount's summer with M:i:III. Variety details other reasons why the studios don't want their paychecks on the record: More »
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By MarkComment by Ron Mwangaguhunga: Go on, Jeff, show us your Dreamworks. more » | Other threads
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Diaz Helps Timberlake Cross Over Into Bad Voice Acting
Radar Online reports on unbearable tensions in the production of Shrek 3, where Cameron Diaz helpfully "suggested" casting songbird boyfriend (and aspiring horrible actor) Justin Timberlake in a major, tricky role. Timberlake promptly repaid his lady's kindness by "ruining the movie," leaving screwed DreamWorks Animation chief pompom tipJeffrey Katzenberg to muse about ways to rectify the situation and save his money-printing franchise: More » -
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Jeffrey Katzenberg: Credibility-Challenged Cheerleader
With DreamWorks Animation stock price in the toilet, six shareholder lawsuits pending against the company, and an upcoming "informal inquiry" by the SEC, things have looked better for The House That Shrek Built. The NY Times reports on the plight facing bite-sized CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, whose relentless enthusiasm for his movies may have harmed his credibility with the money people: More »
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