Tag: Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein, who never misses a chance to genuflect at the altar of President Barack Obama, is releasing a film Friday centering on waterboarding to remind Americans just how inhumane the Bush Administration was. The Railway Man, based on the

Low-Rated Hyper-Partisan Lefty to Replace David Letterman Stephen Colbert is a divisive and rabid left-winger who is already on Late Night and regularly beaten by Adult Swim. Last week he averaged fewer little more than than a half-million demo viewers

Some in Hollywood continue to lobby the Golden State for what is commonly derided as a corporate bailout. The amount of film production taking place outside of California is approaching crisis levels as union groups and now high profile studio boss Harvey Weinstein

The Weinstein Company has agreed to pay a whopping $7 million for a script about the genius mathematician who led the secret British team that broke the Nazi’s Enigma Code, helping the Allies win World War II. The script is

Producer Harvey Weinstein thinks he can make a narrative film that will bring the NRA to its knees. Such is the power of movies, or so he believes. Yet he apparently isn’t bothered by helping produce some of the most

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein said he and actress Meryl Streep are going to make a movie taking the NRA “head-on” and that the gun rights group “will wish they weren’t alive after [he’s] done with them.” Weinstein made these comments

It’s Oscar season, but one international outlet says the battle for this year’s Academy Awards will be marred by political-style campaigning. Each year, both movie stars and the studios that hire them shmooze the press to snare an extra vote

(AFP) Studio giant Warner Bros accused Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein of “trying to rewrite history” on Wednesday by suing for a share of profits from the blockbuster “Hobbit” movies. The Weinstein brothers filed a lawsuit against New Line

Mega-producer Harvey Weinstein’s film resume is chockablock with films attacking the Catholic Church, yet he fails to critique a strain of Islam responsible for thousands of deaths across the globe. So says Kyle Smith, feisty film critic for The New

Even the staunchest conservative will admit Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has a near-Midas touch when it comes to picking film projects, many of which go on to generate Oscar buzz each fall. His commercial instincts are similarly strong. So perhaps

Hollywood producer and Clinton loyalist Harvey Weinstein declared his love for Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight. Morgan asked Weinstein during the show’s Friday installment “if he could enjoy the work of someone like Chris

On Friday, Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein said some Republicans who oppose President Barack Obama are racist.  On Piers Morgan Tonight, the host read Robert Redford’s comments in which he said some Republicans who opposed Obama during the government shutdown

Hollywood producer and Obama donor Harvey Weinstein said the United States is “embarrassing” because of its adherence to the Second Amendment and lack of universal healthcare.  Appearing on Piers Morgan Tonight Friday, Weinstein said “this is the only the country in

By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKUnder increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America defended its often-criticized rating system on Wednesday. A study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Ohio

Hollywood’s latest sequel can’t be seen on the big screen but in court of public opinion. Movie mega-producer Harvey Weinstein is battling the ratings board–again–over the “R” designation applied to his latest Oscar-bait film. Philomena, a critically hailed drama starring

Not too bad on the calls last week, the only real surprise was Carrie not holding up on audience word of mouth and finishing much lower. I guess we should have a moment of box office silence for The Fifth

Uber-producer Harvey Weinstein know how to snare Oscar buzz better than almost anyone in Hollywood. He’s also expert at wresting editorial control from some of film’s biggest directors en route to making himself the center of attention, according to a

In yet another sign of how much influence the Chinese have on Hollywood, a lavish party was thrown in China for some of Hollywood’s A-list stars and studio big wigs. In attendance were such stars as Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta,

Producer Harvey Weinstein is pulling out his usual tricks to promote the new documentary Salinger, based on the reclusive scribe behind Catcher in the Rye. So Vanity Fair felt it was only appropriate to return fire with its review of

(AP) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–In a drive to add subscribers, Netflix has expanded on a movie licensing deal with The Weinstein Co. that will add more films to its Internet video service beginning in 2016. The multi-year agreement announced Tuesday builds

New Media powerhouse Matt Drudge sent out a tantalizing Tweet Sunday about the upcoming political drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler. The film, based on the life of a black butler named Eugene Allen who served through several presidential administrations, already

Hollywood rose up in collective anger after the shooting massacres in Aurora, Colo. and Newtown, Conn. last year. Celebrities assembled for a “Demand a Plan” video to encourage gun control, and their peers did all they could to support President

The Weinstein Company has graciously invited former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush to screen its newest drama, Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Will the ex-presidents face a heartfelt drama or a liberal sucker punch? Presidents George H. W.