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Recent DeparturesABC has opted to cancel orders for new episodes of Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, and Eli Stone, but will air the remaining eps for each. (Nikki Finke) Because everything around here is measured in terms of how it can be related to Six Feet Under and its Fischer family alums - we note that ... |
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WSJ Moves Key Editor To LondonRobert Thomson is known to be fashioning a more global Wall Street Journal. Thus far, the most striking example of this was when the managing editor sent hustling distributors to hand out copies of the Journal throughout London at the outbreak of the banking meltdown last month. But no one thought t ... |
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Today in Foregone Conclusions: "Sources" ... [Newlyweds]Today in Foregone Conclusions: "Sources" are telling Sharon Waxman that DreamWorks has "all-but-officially closed" a distribution deal with Universal; an announcement could be forthcoming in days, along with the requisite TOLDJA! from Nikki Finke, and David Poland and Variety ... |
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Tina Brown’s Daily Beast Is UnleashedA new Web site had its debut this week, thedailybeast.com. But with more than 180 million of the things now online by some estimates, a new one would seem like just another digital drop in an ocean of zeroes and ones. Yawn. Unless it’s Tina Brown doing the dropping, The New York Times’s David Ca ... |
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Are Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey and Other Tyler Perry Guests Hollywood's Hottest New Scabs? [Labor Pains]Tyler Perry's crisp white tuxedo was a bold choice of attire at the opening of his new studio Saturday night, when the mogul was dodging the worst of his fired former writers' union-busting accusations reported here last week. The WGA came through with its picket line on behalf of Kellie Griffin,... |
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Bet-Losing Harvey Weinstein Spends First $1 Million on 'Reader' Oscar Campaign [Liar Liar]No distance seems far enough, no HazMat suit thick enough to defend against the radioactivity let off by Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin's toxic Reader mess. This morning we're getting an idea of the clean-up cost for both parties — none more prohibitive than Harvey's, who today pledged $1 millio ... |

