Word: miramaxes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...MIRAMAX MANIPULATION...
...differentiate a movie from its hype, even after having seen it. In other words, if you "tell" a voter over and over that you have a good film, well, then, it must be a good film. And no other studio has exploited this minor "flaw" in the system like Miramax. Miramax honchos Harvey and Bob Weinstein know that publicity is the key to everything in the movie business. So every year, they pick one of their films to sell and they shove it down Academy members' throats repeatedly until it becomes a surefire nominee. In past years, it hasn...
...Forty-three ads in Variety later, Cider House Rules finds itself with seven nominations. Deserving films like The Talented Mr. Ripley, Election, Toy Story 2 and Being John Malkovich get shut out by a cheesy Republican movie. Miramax preserves its streak. The story ends happily for the Weinsteins. Ah! But wait... It's more complicated. See, last year, the race boiled down to Saving Private Ryan vs. Shakespeare in Love. Saving Private Ryan was a Dreamworks movie, Shakespeare, of course, a Miramax one. Ryan was the heavily favored juggernaut-but the Weinsteins orchestrated such a monster PR campaign with literally...