Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein Thanked Five More Times Than God In Acceptance Speeches

Posted 02.21.2013

Last year, when Meryl Streep took to the stage to accept her Best Actress Oscar for "Iron Lady" she said, "I want to thank God -– Harvey Weinstein. ...

Gary Susman

Oscars 2013: Is There Still Time to Campaign?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.19.2013

If you search the Academy Awards acceptance speech database, you'll find that, over the past four decades or so, winners have thanked Jesus three time...

'Butter' Trailer: Jennifer Garner Channels Michele Bachmann (VIDEO)

Posted 08.23.2012

After months of gestating and a political call-to-arms, the trailer for "Butter" has hit the web. The satirical comedy stars Jennifer Garner as La...

Gary Susman

Has 'Bully's Ratings Victory Broken the MPAA?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.07.2012

Everyone can breathe easy now. After a months-long public battle over the R-rating for "Bully," in which outrage over the standards of the MPAA rating...

Harvey Weinstein Awarded France's Top Honor

Posted 03.04.2012

It was quite the week for Harvey Weinstein. On Sunday night, he guided "The Artist" to five Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and helped get Mer...

Gary Susman

'Bully' Ratings Battle: Student Petitions the MPAA to Soften R-Rating

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.29.2012

Despite the R-rating given to the forthcoming movie "Bully" over its sometimes profane language, a multitude of people would really like teens not to ...

Just Bleep the F*^#ing Profanity: Why Getting a PG-13 for Bully Is More Important Than Fighting the MPAA

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.29.2012
Scott Mendelson

It may shed light on a major problem, affect the national conversation, and save lives. But if Harvey Weinstein and director Lee Hirsch want that PG-13, they should just bleep out the offending f-words. Period.

Gary Susman

Weinstein Company Loses Appeal Over R-Rated 'Bully'

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.23.2012

Who's the bully in this case -- movie mogul Harvey Weinstein or the MPAA ratings board? As expected, the MPAA turned down Weinstein's appeal over t...

Gary Susman

How Will The Golden Globes Affect The Oscar Race?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 01.16.2012

As Ricky Gervais joked on Sunday night, the Golden Globes are like the Oscars, only without all the esteem. The Oscars are chosen by 6,000 movie-indus...

Harvey Weinstein, Golden Globes King

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 01.16.2012

If 2011 was known as the year that Harvey Weinstein made his Oscar-season comeback with "The King's Speech," then consider 2012 the start of his next ...

'The Artist' Gets Unexpected Love From Sony

Posted 01.14.2012

On the eve of the Golden Globes last year, there were already definitive battle lines drawn between "The Social Network" (a Sony release) and "The Kin...

Who's The Next Benigni?

Posted 01.10.2012

As Oscar season approaches and odds are weighed, "The Artist" has become the favorite to win. But we've been here before: in 1999, "Life is Beautiful"...

8 Reasons Why 'My Week With Marilyn' Can Be Considered a Musical or Comedy

Posted 01.09.2012

One of the more head-scratching moments of the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday morning that didn't include Sofia Vergara butchering Martin Scorse...

Madonna, 'W.E.' Director and Super Bowl Halftime Performer; Is This Harvey Weinstein's Best Year Yet?

Posted 01.06.2012

As you've probably heard by now, pop icon Madonna will lead the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI in on Feb. 5, 2012 -- the same weekend that her direc...

Christopher Rosen

'The Artist' Backlash: Not Bad

HuffingtonPost.com | Christopher Rosen | Posted 01.10.2012

"Repeat after me for the 17th or 37th time -- 'The Artist' is all about re-creation, backward visitation and reflective surfaces," wrote an irate Jeff...