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more about #defamer more comments → bodegacat: They didn't consult Greengrass in hiring a new writer for his movie? What imbecile made that decision? Directors' egos are assuaged all the time wit... more » jackbarber: Gawker -- where are you finding all these writers who hate pop culture? Answers inline: * Why would a director as talented as Greengrass even w... more » TedSez: I like these movies, but it's hard to imagine they're as expensive as other action flicks. Character actors, European locations, small-car chases.... ... more » MisterHippity: "Mr. Feder, you sure do ask a lot of stupid questions for a guy from New Jersey." more » MisterHippity: In the Bourne series, Damon is irreplaceable. Greengrass is not. more » snugbug: "..Greengrass, one of the contemporary cinema's most celebrated directors.."?! Aside from his twin Bourne entries, he made only two other movies. Gra... more » BadUncle: I'm more concerned with how this will affect future porn interpretations of the Bourne franchise. more » Swifter: They're all going to work for the Treadstone Corporation. more » unclevanya: Nikki Finke must be sleeping off a turkey hangover. more » heywhat: For #2, what substance could he have been taking for performance anxiety that would be controversial? more » Aatom: 4. Famous Author Rob Byrnes. more » BowlingForDollars: I would rather watch a test pattern. Seriously. I would. more » Airvault: This is all my fault. I passed out watching the six o'clock news and left my box tuned to NBC. This calls for another round of self-flagellation. more » DennyCrane: I can't imagine Jay being overly happy with this situation. Steering a ship that's going nowhere while watching Conan struggle to get his head above w... more » MissNormaDesmond: This is the TV ratings equivalent of global warming skepticism. more » -
#traderoundup
The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Sold to Who's Who Publisher
Changing the ownership of two of show biz's major trade journals will either change everything, or change nothing at all. In Hollywood, you're always safe betting on the latter More » -
#bloggingfordollars
Dumenco: Nikki Finke offers Hollywood the thrill "of seeing a spun reporter do as told."
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#getmerewrite
Why Nikki Finke Never Makes a Mistake
Part of Deadline Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke's pose as the only real journalist in Hollywood is her claim that everyone else just conveys spin, while she offers the truth. But her "truth" has a habit of changing. More » -
#nikkifinke
Nikki Finke Now Addicted to Self-Unawareness
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#showbiz
The Man On Nikki Finke's "Most Powerful Women In Hollywood" List
Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood issue includes a "Power List" by Nikki Finke — the woman (who writes like a man") behind Deadline Hollywood. The blog Women In Hollywood zeroes in on Finke's list, which has one man on it. [Jezebel] -
#nikkifinke
Nikki Finke Declares War on Hollywood's Temp Workers
Many in Hollywood media wondered how Nikki Finke would play up or ignore yesterday's much heralded release of "The Brown List" of Most and Least Liked Execs compiled by the Hollywood Temp Diaries. More » -
#photobounty
$1000 Prize Offered for New Nikki Finke Photos
Journalism about Nikki Finke has become a cottage industry. Each new profile provokes a flurry of reviews, debunkers and all-around Big Media Disappointment.
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#bloggingfordollars
Exposed: Nikki Finke's Small-Time Traffic
Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke has always been cagey about her Web traffic. But having sold her website, the stabby gossipmonger can't keep her numbers private any longer. All she can do is try and push them up. Which we'd recommend. More » -
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#awesomethings
Nikki Finke Hits The New Yorker: "I Bitchslapped David Remnick"
BOOM! goes the dynamite, or or in this case, Nikki Finke's New Yorker "profile" that dropped today. It's an insubstantial but fairly fun read with a few juicy anecdotes. Nikki's already reacted. Family friendly journalism, right here. Bring the kids:
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#attendance
A Cornucopia of Reasons Why Nikki Finke Can't Come to Work
Nikki Finke is an industrious and relentless blogger. But she's not a reliable one. As her readers know, she's given to frequent unexpected absences from her blog. Now that she's making $400,000, we're going to start keeping track.
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#seeyourealsoon
Disney Movie Chief out in Showbiz Shocker
In a move that took all of Hollywood by surprise, Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook announced late yesterday that he was stepping down. More » -
#traderoundup
As Vivendi Fiddles, Hollywood Awaits Big Shake-Up (or Shake-Down)
Nothing that excites Hollywood more than the thought of a studio changing hands; the implications spilling down over a generation of executives and deals might be completely incomprehensible from this distance, but they are darn exciting. More » -
#finkewatch
Nikki Finke One Step Closer to Dream of Becoming World's Worst Boss
Hollywood's screaming shut-in Nikki Finke is making waves in her own bathtub this morning with a fresh new look — which bears a striking resemblance to the old look — and promises of the imminent roll-out of a worldwide network. More » -
#mysteries
How Much It Pays to Be a 'Difficult' Blogger Like Nikki Finke
We finally know how much aspiring Hollywood mogul Jay Penske has agreed to pay industry blogger Nikki Finke: according to the NYT's David Carr: $400,000 a year for the next eight years. Pretty good money, but not $14 million. More » -
#bloggingforgold
Nikki Finke Did Not Make $15 Million Today
News broke earlier today that Nikki Finke had sold her Deadline Hollywood Daily blog to Jay Penske's Mail.com Media Corp. Now, fantastical numbers are being floated around about how much she got. Who would do a thing like that? More » -
#fieldguide
Jay Penske: The Hard-Partying Si Newhouse Wannabe of Bel Air
As the L.A. media otherwise disappers, Jay Penske is in empire-building mode. His hitherto low-profile Mail.com Media Corporation acquired Nikki Finke's showbiz blog and he backed Movieline in April. From what we've gleaned, the guy's a true Tinseltown dreamer. More » -
#deals
Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
Nikke Finke has sold her web site, Deadline Hollywood Daily, to Jay Penske's Mail.com, and will be hiring a reporter in New York to expand the site's coverage. So get those résumés ready, kids. More » -
#hesbrokeson
The Weinstein Company's Money Problems: Officially Bad
Things at the House of Harvey haven't been going well, and now it's reported that they've brought in a financing firm to restructure their debt, and figure out how to cover the boat's holes before it fills with water. More » -
#feuds
Barbaric Blogger Bloodsport Revealed in Hollywood
Revolution is inevitably followed by a period of chaos. Maybe that's why a highbrow New York Observer story about the evolution of Hollywood news media devolved into a glorious, shit-throwing media shitstorm. More »
