Word: katzenberg
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...stocked with believers, but they don't often go to movies made for them. Some films financed by Christian groups, like The Omega Code, have relied on grass-roots campaigns to spread the word, with mixed results. For the animated Moses film The Prince of Egypt, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg consulted hundreds of religious leaders and scholars, then made changes to placate the experts and avoid the sort of controversy that is hurting The Passion...
...leaked that the pair had adopted an unusually combative tone. Some now speculate that Eisner won't be re-hired when his contract expires in 2006, or may go earlier. Mentioned as successors are Viacom president Mel Karmazin, Sony of America CEO Howard Stringer, and former Disney-ite Jeffrey Katzenberg...
...amiss. The party seemed more crowded than cool. Kidman walked the red carpet, lingered on the fringes, then told friends she just wanted to go home and take a bath. And there was the final sketch of the evening. Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein and DreamWorks co-owner Jeffrey Katzenberg, both players in this year's especially combative Oscar race, took the stage in gladiator uniforms for a mock therapy session that hit a little too close to home. "You fat f___!" exclaimed Katzenberg at one point, echoing a sentiment not uncommon in Hollywood but usually muttered behind Weinstein...
...executives, says a producer, "are like victims of abuse." Harvey became famous for his office tantrums, along with his combative intrusiveness during contract negotiations and his micromanaging of production. Add to that the fact that the brothers "spent money like it was water," says a source. Notes friendly foe Katzenberg: "I really do appreciate his passion and love of movies, but Harvey's greatest flaw is his insatiable capacity for competitiveness...
...Disney's announcement that it would lay off 265 animation employees and retrain some of its artists on computers. This underlined a nagging notion that traditional animation is becoming extinct. More likely, though, we'll be seeing a marriage of the old and the new. DreamWorks co-owner Jeffrey Katzenberg concedes that "if we stayed stuck in the 20th century with the same look and style, it would be rejected--and it has been rejected." But he doesn't blame the audience; he blames Hollywood. Tarzan, he says, referring to Disney's 1999 hit movie, "was the last really great...