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variety.com - 24 days ago

Miramax prexy Daniel Battsek exits

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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 larger film group ( Daily Variety , Oct. 5). In a ...

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yeeeah.com - 21 days ago

Kim Kardashian as Ho Snow White

— yeeeah.com — Here’s desperate attention-seeker Kim Kardashian skanking it up in another Disney costume for Halloween, this time as Snow White from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” But Kim doesn’t look like the Snow White I remember ... Kim Kardashian as Ho Snow White

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hollywoodreporter.com - 24 days ago

Miramax president steps down

— hollywoodreporter.com — 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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thewrap.com - 20 days ago

Hey Disney - Ready to Sell the Miramax Name?

— thewrap.com — 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 ... Hey Disney - Ready to Sell the Miramax Name?

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BATTSEK EXITS MIRAMAX
Filmmaker Magazine — ... Friday, October 30, 2009 BATTSEK EXITS MIRAMAX According to Variety , Miramax president Daniel Battsek has been let go. This is on the heels of parent company, Disney , scalling down the specialty division's staff and release schedule. Under Battsek Miramax released award-winning titles The Queen and No Country for Old Men . And according to Nikki Finke at ...

Miramax president Daniel Battsek steps down
News Briefs — Variety is reporting that Daniel Battsek is stepping down as president of Miramax. His departure follows the recent announcement that Disney (which owns Miramax) would be significantly downsizing the specialty division. Variety quoted Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross saying in a statement, “With the change in direction at Miramax, we appreciate Daniel’s desire to leave the organization. During his 18 years of service, he has brought some very prestigious and award-winning films to the studio, from Calendar Girls to The Queen to No Country for Old Men . We wish Daniel the very best on his future endeavors.”

Friday film news dump, pre-Halloween edition
Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — So much going on today that, unless my Google Reader is lying to me, not a single one of the many film sites and blogs on my list of usual suspects has mentioned that Christopher freaking Lee was knighted today. (I, however, will be paying my respects in the next post.) Meanwhile…. * The biggest news of the day was expected, I guess. The New York offices of the once might mini-major Miramax, founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein and since sold off to Disney, have been closed and the annual slate of films significantly downsized. In addition, the division’s “prexy” Daniel Battsek is stepping ...