Word: miramaxers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tenure at the New Yorker, she is indisputably the greatest buzz generator in the history of American publishing, author of the notion that a magazine must be talked about and not just read. Her new partner is himself no slouch in this regard: Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of Miramax Films, whose gift for salesmanship has helped generate 110 Academy Award nominations and 30 actual Oscars over the past decade for his company's generally ambitious movies (which include the likes of The Piano, Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting, as well as Scream). The third member of what Weinstein refers...
...about like bridal attendants, one had the feeling of being at the white-hot center of the world. If there is to be a culture clash between Brown and Galotti--both used to the bottomless largesse and stylish cool of Conde Nast--and the more profane, tightfisted world of Miramax, it was not yet apparent. Indeed, as words and phrases like "synergy," "21st century" and "content is king" flew about, all three principals seemed as energized by one another as by the prospects for their partnership. Imagine the giddy, self-important friendships of high school; then imagine a high school...
...venture really began two years ago when Weinstein asked permission from his overseers at Disney, which owns Miramax, to fund a new magazine, a longtime goal of his. Weinstein was already a friend and fan of Brown's, and when he read last month that her contract with the New Yorker was due to expire on July 1, he approached her with an offer. More than a year ago, according to Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner, he and Brown--they too are good friends--had begun having general discussions about her joining the company in some capacity. The Miramax...
...recruited to The New Yorker as a staff writer, was named on Monday to succeed her as editor of the venerable magazine. Remnick, 39, who has written more than 100 articles for the magazine, will take over when Brown leaves Aug. 1 (to start a new multimedia venture with Miramax). Remnick said his top priority will be "to edit a magazine of hilarity, deep reporting, literary quality and moral seriousness." He wouldn't discuss any specific changes he may have in mind for the magazine, or his contract...
...screen, Alexie bided his time until he found an Indian director with respect for the material. Enter Chris Eyre, a 28-year-old Cheyenne-Arapaho director of shorts and documentaries, who read Alexie's book and cold-called him for a meeting. Their film, later acquired by Miramax for close to $3 million, went on to win two awards at this year's Sundance Festival; it opens in Los Angeles and New York City this week and nationwide over the next few weeks. "Obviously the movie has no stars, but it offers new ideas and a fresh voice," says Miramax...