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Weinstein's MPAA 'Bully' Battle Hits Internet With Web Petition
The Weinstein Company will be releasing Lee Hirsch's documentary "Bully" this year, and were hoping to screen the film in schools nationwide. However, by a one-vote margin, the MPAA gave the film an R-rating for "some language."
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The Kids Are All Right: Weinstein Screens 'Bully' For High School Students and Inspires One to Fight Back in the Theater
On Friday morning, ninth-grade students from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles got what Harvey Weinstein wanted: The opportunity to watch "Bully."
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Harvey Weinstein and Bullying Victim to Fight 'R' Rating for 'Bully'
Fighting the MPAA is nothing new for Harvey Weinstein, but this time the subject of his ratings wrath is not the NC-17, but an R -- and for a documentary, not a feature.
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Netflix and Weinsteins Strike First Streaming Deal, Including Likely Oscar-Winner 'The Artist'
It won’t be long before likely Oscar-winner “The Artist” will silently grace your instant queue. Yes, Netflix and The Weinstein Company have established a streaming deal.
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IN THE WORKS: TWC Casts Streep, Roberts To Lead Adaptation of 'August: Osage County'
Coming off a strong year and an even hotter awards season, with “The Artist,” “My Week With Marilyn” and “The Iron Lady” already awarded and still in contention for Oscars, The Weinstein Company (TWC) today confirmed casting for the film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and To...
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TWC's Radius Snaps up Sundance Comedy 'Bachelorette' and Thriller 'Pusher' -- Remake of 'Drive' Director Refn's Original
In its second pick-up this week, following acquisition of writer-director Leslye Headland’s “Bachelorette,” The Weinstein Company’s new Radius-TWC shingle has grabbed US and Caribbean-basin rights to the English-language film “Pusher,” a remake of “Drive” director Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 origina...
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First Listen: Interscope Releases Original Soundtrack for Madonna's 'W.E. '
"W.E." the period romance co-written and directed by Madonna, was originally rumored to be a musical about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Though a time-jumping romantic drama resulted instead, Interscope is highlighting the music from the motion picture in a soundtrack release on J...
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Gigliotti Leaves Weinstein Co., Sellers Takes Over Combined TWC Production and Acquisitions
As former Weinstein Co. production chief Donna Gigliotti ("I Don't Know How She Does It") moves into an indie producing deal, The Weinstein Company is bringing in veteran studio exec Dylan Sellers as President of a combined production and acquisitions department based in Los Angeles.
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"The Iron Lady" review: Will Republicans Drool Over Margaret Thatcher Pic?
Will Republicans drool over the new Margaret Thatcher film "The Iron Lady," which stars Meryl Streep as the famous British ring-winger, or will they cringe at the film's depiction of her dementia? An early review in the Daily Telegraph suggests the Weinstein Company release isn'...
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