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...department, things only got crazier. Now I was comp director, and city editor, and needed to edit or proof or dayslot almost every day. This past fall I was spending about 45 hours a week on The Crimson, and getting a lot out of it, but like any other exec I was exhausted by the long nights, the constant lack of sleep, the stress and energy it took to keep the paper running. In December I was almost counting down the days we had left; January was bittersweet...
...going to end with puppets rioting in the streets," Levy frets. "This is the Fozzie Bear verdict all over again.") But Wednesday, like its title, isn't clever enough to earn its self-satisfied tone. (We're spoofing TV! On TV!) Starring a wooden Ivan Sergei as an exec at the struggling IBS network, it is a rehash of Hollywood Babylon cliches. One "provocative" plot--should IBS air an execution for ratings?--is as old as TV itself. Producer Peter Tolan, who set the TV-satire standard with The Larry Sanders Show, should know better. Never send...
...Fellowship of the Ring. It won the most nominations, and in 16 of the past 17 years, the film with the most nominations took the grand prize. But others think New Line hasn't taken advantage. "I don't feel their heat," a rival strategist observes. New Line exec Russell Schwartz has his own take, with a hint of 9/11: "Even though the movie takes place in a 'created' world, its themes of good vs. evil are more relevant than any movie out there right now." (Translation: If you don't vote for his movie, the terrorists have...
...Collins hired a renowned industry talent, Strauss Zelnick, former ceo of BMG Entertainment, who in turn hired a respected Japanese record exec to scout for new pop and rock acts. Ripplewood spun off Denon and other noncore assets and slashed the staff. The building also underwent a makeover, with Sheryl Crow on video screens in the lobby alongside posters of young artists like Kiyoshi Hikawa and Charcoal Filter...
Collins hired a renowned industry talent, Strauss Zelnick, former CEO of BMG Entertainment, who in turn hired a respected Japanese record exec to scout for new pop and rock acts. Ripplewood spun off Denon and other non-core assets and slashed the staff. Even the building looks snazzier, with Sheryl Crow on video screens in the lobby alongside posters of young artists like Kiyoshi Hikawa and Charcoal Filter...