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Weinstein Co. in Trouble, Despite Success of Basterds

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:15:37 CDT

Inglourious Basterds ’ success has provided a stay of execution for Weinstein Co., but the firm needs several more blockbusters like it to stay afloat, sources tell the Wall Street Journal reports. The 4-year-old company hasn’t released as many films as it thought it would, but it’s burned through its...

Weinsteins to Basterds : Please Save Our Careers

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:21:00 CDT

Once Hollywood’s highbrow hitmakers, Bob and Harvey Weinstein are hitless, humbled, and hoping that a movie about Nazi-killers can save them, the New York Times reports. They once raked in Oscars by producing films like Pulp Fiction and The English Patient , but since leaving Miramax to start their own company...

Warners Swallows New Line

Peter Fearon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:06:00 CST

New Line Cinema, the studio that created the Lord of the Rings blockbuster franchise, will be folded into the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a cost-cutting move and part of a trend that has seen DreamWorks swallowed by Viacom, and Miramax downsized by...

My Big Fat Indie Meltdown

Kevin Spak — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:34:15 CDT

Small-budget indie flicks become improbable mainstream successes every year—except, the LA Times notes, 2007. Moviegoers are bombarded with art films that have all flopped, from melancholy war pieces to classy, studio-backed star vehicles. “It's as bad a fall as I've ever seen,” says Focus’ CEO. The problem? “Too many...