defamer.com - 1/27/2009
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The pink-slip printer had been whirring loudly all day over at Variety. And moments ago, as it produced actual names, it took on the blood-curdling tone of a meat grinder.
Nikki Finke got a list of...
weblogs.variety.com - 1/21/2009
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weblogs.variety.com —
Opinions fly at the Sundance Film Fest but
so did fists Wednesday morning when critic John Anderson,
who was covering the 8:30 screening of the agit-prop political doc DIRT for Variety at the Holiday CInemas, told producer's rep Jeff "The Dude" Dowd ...
Sundance Watch: John Anderson Pounds Jeff Dowd
weblogs.variety.com - 1/27/2009
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weblogs.variety.com —
On a recent trip to the wine country,
I bought four bottles at $9.99 apiece of the
Gainey Vineyard's latest label: Recession Red. Little did I know that I too would be hit by the diving economy. Today I got slashed from the ranks of Variety staffers ...
Recession Red
deadlinehollywooddaily.com - 1/26/2009
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deadlinehollywooddaily.com —
I first received word that chief marketing officer
Madelyn Hammond left Variety on Friday. This was her
second go-round at the trade after being associate publisher and rejoining in December 2007. "I can't believe they let her get away. This is the ...
Variety Staff Layoffs Coming This Week (Plus, Bart vs ...
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Layoffs at Variety Include Anne Thompson
SpoutBlog —
... And now, just three days later, comes the news that Variety has slashed 30 jobs, including those of Mike Jones (who I tagged in that silly Sundance meme post before seeing the news, obviously), Jeff Sneider and, maybe most surprisingly, Anne Thompson. Thompson ...
Anne Thompson Out at Variety
Vulture —
We're sad to report that layoffs at Variety yesterday claimed longtime deputy editor Anne Thompson, along with 30 others. Thankfully, her excellent blog, Thompson on Hollywood, will continue, though none of this bodes well for the trade it's currently a part of. [Thompson on Hollywood via Defamer]
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