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...animation spin-off is the latest chapter in the dismantling of DreamWorks, following the sale of its music business and exits from video games and Internet ventures. "They had the name recognition and horsepower to do magnificent things," says media investor Harold Vogel. A fairy-tale ending, however, appears to have been left onscreen. --By Daren Fonda
Sowood Capital Management, Larson’s $2-billion hedge fund, will receive an initial investment of $500 million from HMC. Harvard will also invest $200 million in an exclusive commodities fund operated by Larson. All told, the spin-off will place around an additional 3 percent of the University endowment in the hands of an external manager in a trend which shows no signs of abating...
Then there is that old school of thought that network TV is a feminine medium: women make most viewing decisions, so it's best to create shows that women will seek out and men will tolerate. NBC's Reilly points to its Friends spin-off, Joey, centered on a character who's adorable to women and likable to guys. (Just in case, the network cast shapely Drea de Matteo as Joey's sister.) What, after all, do most men want? To be in the good graces of a woman. She's the one who has the remote. --With reporting...
With the departure—and the spin-off of their own funds—of five top fund managers in the last six years, Harvard has increasingly seen its endowment move to hedge funds outside the University...
With Walking Tall, Johnson extends his convincing farewell to the days of five-minute mostly-mute bit parts, exemplified by his debut role as the Scorpion King in 2001’s The Mummy Returns. The journey began with the 2002 Mummy spin-off The Scorpion King and continued with last year’s The Rundown, for which he received a fair amount of critical praise. Johnson, however, was not content to expand just his acting chops in only his third lead role in a feature film, and he relished the opportunity to creatively contribute to Walking Tall from...