thewrap.com - 18 days ago
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By Sharon Waxman Now that Disney has completely gutted Miramax, the once-dominant name in the independent film business – does the studio really still need the name?
Everything else is gone: the New York office, the slate of films which has dwindled to a handful of forgettable titles. Even Daniel Battsek is history.
Why hang on to a name that means little?
It’s been four years since indie film bad boys Harvey and Bob Weinstein got divorced from The Walt Disney Company, leaving with no ...
hollywoodreporter.com - 21 days ago
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Four weeks after Disney downsized its Miramax specialty
division, label president Daniel Battsek is stepping down. Also,
Miramax's operations are being moved from New York to Disney's Burbank headquarters. "With the change in direction at Miramax, we ...
Miramax president steps down
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This Halloween was so much fun!! I decided
to go as Princess Jasmine, since I've been wanting
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variety.com - 22 days ago
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Exec had been with Disney for 18 years
Daniel Battsek has ankled his post as prexy of
Miramax. News comes less than a month after Disney significantly downscaled the division's release sked and folded much of its operations into the Mouse House's ...
Miramax prexy Daniel Battsek exits
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Harvey and Bob Weinstein Want Their Name Back
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... their name back. The Wrap reports that Harvey and Bob are preparing a pitch to Robert Iger to buy back their old Miramax brand now that Disney has all but shuttered the division. When they left Disney, The Wrap reports, Michael Eisner refused out of spite to let them take the name — which is a hybrid of the Weinsteins' parent's names - with them. But with Disney now under less vengeance driven management the Weinsteins hope is that the time be be ripe for an historic reunion . [The Wrap] ...
Harvey and Bob Weinstein Want Their Name Back [Trade Round Up]
Gawker —
... their name back. The Wrap reports that Harvey and Bob are preparing a pitch to Robert Iger to buy back their old Miramax brand now that Disney has all but shuttered the division. When they left Disney, The Wrap reports, Michael Eisner refused out of spite to let them take the name — which is a hybrid of the Weinsteins' parent's names - with them. But with Disney now under less vengeance driven management the Weinsteins hope is that the time be be ripe for an historic reunion . [The Wrap] ...
Could The Weinsteins Get Miramax Back?
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... The Weinstein Company. It was Bob and Harvey Weinstein, of course, who made Miramax what it was back in the 90s, but the brothers weren't allowed to keep the name when they split from parent company Disney four years ago, forcing them to abandon the label named for their parents and start their own shingle. But with Miramax all but shut down at this point, and Disney apparently not all that interested in keeping the label alive, is it time for the Weinsteins to get the name back? The Wrap has heard from a Weinstein spokesperson that the brothers would indeed like to ask ...
For Sale?
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... Sources say that the Weinsteins would be game to buy back the rights to their studio, and would "even be happy to manage the library" if the deal goes through! ...
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