Word: harvey
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...otherworldly nuttiness of Hollywood when it came to procuring the parking attendant vehicles for the film.“It was almost impossible,” said Miniucchi. “We were actually shooting the film and had not gotten the carts yet. And then Mr. Harvey Weinstein finally took pity on us. He had some sitting in his garage somehow. The strange stories of Hollywood. So we just borrowed them, no charge. It was very nice. He’s a nice man.”—Staff writer Mollie K. Wright...
...know that movies are a business. And they're a part of it. The people whose names are on the ballot may be their friends or their enemies or their potential employers. In addition, lobbying in Hollywood at Oscar time is as pervasive as it is in Washington anytime. Harvey Weinstein was so expert at campaigning when he and his brother Bob ran Miramax Films that, the prevailing wisdom has it, he cajoled his way to a Best Picture prize for the modest Shakespeare in Love over Steven Spielberg's odds-on favorite, Saving Private Ryan...
After several Faculty members spoke in favor of the reforms, government professor Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 drew a link between the course evaluation process and grade inflation...
Whether Polanski will do publicity for the film in France and other countries that don't have extradition treaties with the U.S. is uncertain, says Zenovich. But Harvey Weinstein, whose company purchased the foreign rights to the film, was overheard breathlessly speculating on that possibility in the balcony of another Sundance screening Saturday night. (HBO purchased the domestic rights...
...across the nation. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Oprah, who Washington describes as “great” and “there when you need her,” helped produce the movie and has given it her signature stamp of approval. Even Harvey Weinstein, initially reluctant to finance the project, has recognized the film’s potential, and the Weinstein Company has now placed large advertisements in the Los Angeles Times.“Bottom line is: Harvey put his money where his mouth is,” Washington says...