Peace at Last! Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein Slate 'Reader' For '08 [Ceasefires]
After a brief but concentrated period of friction over the release date for their Oscar-bait drama The Reader, Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin issued a joint statement late Sunday confirming the film would arrive in theaters Dec. 12, 2008. Thus anticlimactically ended Rudin/Weinstein Death Match II, their first since The Hours, another Stephen Daldry film that endured a litany of tweaks and torment coming down to the awards-season wire in 2002. While Defamer scorekeepers last week favored Rudin in the tilt

Joint statement from Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein
We are issuing this statement together to emphasize the fact that we are in complete agreement on the date we have chosen to release “The Reader.” Working together, we developed a plan to extend the post-production schedule in order to give Stephen Daldry the additional time he needs to successfully complete the film in time to release it on December 12, 2008. I hate that they have to clean up the gossip mess that Steven Zeitchick and The Hollywood Reporter made last week, but this is also obv

Harvey Weinstein vs The World: Part 1
"He was once The Big Macher and now is The Big Loser. This post goes behind the scenes of Weinstein's desperate attempt to roll over The Reader's director Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliot) even though the helmer had final cut approval www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com

Scott Rudin Wins Battle With Harvey: 'The Reader' Helmer Now Given More Time
I'll report all the juicy backstory because there's alot no one knows. But for now, know this is yet another instance of Harvey Weinstein's expanding Hollywood role as The Big Loser. Here's the joint statement from him and Scott Rudin, as well as an additional statement from Stephen Daldry, regarding the release for The Reader: JOINT STATEMENT FROM Scott Rudin AND Harvey Weinstein: "We are issuing this statement together to emphasize the fact that we are in complete agreement on the date we have chosen

Oscar Watch: Harvey, Rudin Reach Accord to Release 'Reader' Dec. 12
Looks like the Holocaust drama "The Reader'' is on for this year after all. Updating the item below, Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein today announced a deal that will allow "The Reader'' to be released on Dec. 12 while giving director Stephen Daldry more time to work on it: JOINT STATEMENT FROM SCOTT RUDIN AND Harvey Weinstein: "We are issuing this statement together to emphasize the fact that we are in complete agreement on the date we have chosen to release "The Reader." Working together, we developed

Peace at Last! Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein Slate 'Reader' For '08
I wouldn't put too much faith in Harvey's comeback. His shenanigans over Project Runway will mean that not only will NBC-Universal do all it can to crush him, the other big boys may join in, if only to maintain the integrity of the Hollywood food chain. FuriousD1

Harvey Weinstein - Weinstein Email Claims Untrue
A series of emails accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of using heavy-handed tactics to win film release dates have been exposed as fakes. The film magnate recently ...

Bet-Losing Harvey Weinstein Spends First $1 Million on 'Reader' Oscar Campaign [Liar Liar]
No distance seems far enough, no HazMat suit thick enough to defend against the radioactivity let off by Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin's toxic Reader mess. This morning we're getting an idea of the clean-up cost for both parties — none more prohibitive than Harvey's, who today pledged $1 million to charity if Nikki Finke could turn up Rudin's alleged e-mail accusing him of "harrassing" ailing Reader co-producer Sydney Pollack for a 2008 release date. Even Rudin told Page Six: "That is not my e-mail

Put To Bed
Producer Scott Rudin and Weinstein Co. honcho Harvey Weinstein today issued a statement that they're "in complete agreement" about releasing The Reader, the Stephen Daldry war-crimes drama, about on December 12, a decision facilitated by "a plan to extend the post-production schedule in order to give Daldry the additional time he needs to successfully complete [it]." Kate Winslet, Stephen Daldry during filming of The Reader The statement was prompted by a 9.23 Hollywood Reporter story by Stephen

'The Reader' Announces Release Date, Eying as Oscar Candidate
Agreeing to release the movie in December this year, the producer of 'The Reader' reportedly asks for extra financial support from the Weinstein Company. © Solarpix/PR Photos The Weinstein Company finally announce the release date for their big screen "The Reader", marking that a dispute between producers Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin over the movie's release has been resolved. "We are in complete agreement on the dat

Faustian Bargain With Harvey
The man in the middle of the heavyweight bout between Harvey Weinstein, who wants to release "The Reader'' on Dec. 12, and producer Scott Rudin, who would rather wait until 2009, is director Stephen Daldry, The overworked helmer found time to tell Variety's Anne Thompson that he is spending 16 hours a day whipping together his stage production of "Billy Elliot,'' which opens on Broadway Nov. 13, and two hours daily refining a director's cut of "The Reader'' that Harvey is demanding by October 5. How did Dal

The Reader Release Dispute Settled
A dispute between Harvey Weinstein and producer Scott Rudin over the release of the Weinstein Co.'s The Reader has been resolved. The two men issued the following joint statement Sunday announcing that the film will open December 12: "We are issuing this statement together to emphasize the fact that we are in complete agreement on the date we have chosen to release The Reader. Working together, we developed a plan to extend the post-production schedule in order to give Stephen Daldry the additional ti

Harvey Weinstein Loses Million-Dollar Bet With Nikki Finke
Harvey Weinstein may have won in his battle with producer Scott Rudin to push up the release date of The Reader so that it is eligible for Oscar consideration, but he just lost big time in a bet with Deadline Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke. Weinstein reportedly told Page Six that he would give $1 million to charity if Finke could produce proof of an e-mail she had quoted from Rudin, which alleged that Weinstein had harassed the late Sydney Pollack about moving up the film's release date. As it turns out, she

Harvey Weinstein Just Lost A $1 Million Bet [Moguls]
What was Harvey Weinstein thinking? The movie mogul is already being dissed by once-pliant reporters and magazines, and struggling to right his company and other investments. Now he's given more ammunition to the haters and socked his pocketbook, all in one fast miscalculation. The Weinstein Company chief reportedly told the Post's Page Six he doubted the authenticity of an email quoted by pushy Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke, and offered $1 million for charity if Finke could produce the original. The email,

Harvey Weinstein's Offer I Can't Refuse...
The New York Post's Page Six just called me saying Harvey Weinstein has told them he'll give $1 million to charity if I can produce the Scott Rudin email about HW's alleged callous treatment of Anthony Minghella's and Sydney Pollack's families. Because Harv doesn't think it exists. Question is, do I get to choose the charity? (I've blacked out the recipient of the email as well as SR's email address): Posted by Nikki Finke on Monday, Sep 29th, 2008 at 05:38PM | Permal

Harvey Weinstein Downplays Leaked Robert De Niro Tape
Harvey Weinstein has denied criticising Robert De Niro on the set of 1997 movie Jackie Brown - insisting a leaked audio tape...... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/tittletattle/article_212175005.shtml"><b>More</b>

Morning Memo: Harvey Weinstein Vindicated?; Bill Clinton Redirects His Energy; Janet Jackson Hospitalized
Scott Rudin has admitted that he lied to Page Six about an email that Harvey Weinstein supposedly sent to producer Sydney Pollack on his deathbed, along with the widow of another producer, Anthony Minghella, over issues related to the upcoming release of The Reader. [Gawker] During a talk about the joys of philanthropy featuring Bill Clinton, The Economist's Matthew Bishop noted, "Neuroscientists have monitored the part of the brain where you get the reward for giving, and it's the same place for sex

Harvey Weinstein's 'Difficult Time' [Tapes]
newVideoPlayer("/midnight_phone_calls_2.flv", 506, 423,""); Harvey Weinstein—who used to alternately flatter and cow the gossip columnists and reporters into submission—doesn't exert the same power over the New York press that he used to. The movie producer lunched Tony Ortega but the Village Voice editor still published embarassing business correspondence found in The Weinstein Company's trash. A second private phone conversation has now been leaked to Page Six at the New York Post, a newspaper which

On a dare, Harvey Weinstein may cut $1 million charity check
It takes gusto to be a Hollywood mogul. So when mega-producer Harvey Weinstein questioned the validity of a journalist’s controversial story about himself, he told the New York Post he would cut a $1 million check for charity if the journalist produced the e-mail at the center of the story. The original story showed comments from [...]

Rudin and Weinstein issue Oscars truce over ‘The Reader’
Forget the vicious gossip you’ve been hearing that Scott Rudin is battling behind the scenes to stop Harvey Weinstein from pushing up the release of the film they produced together, “The Reader” so it can land in this Oscar derby. Rudin also produced “Revolutionary Road,” which stars Kate Winslet too and is a major contender for Oscars. Some of the rumors have been juicy. One is that Rudin will trip Harvey up with a nasty lawsuit. Another claims that Winslet told Harvey that,

Scott Rudin admits Harvey Weinstein e mail is his
Scott Rudin confirmed "Monday night that it is his email describing Harvey Weinstein's alleged callous treatment of the late Anthony Minghella's and the deceased Sydney Pollack's families. Rudin claimed that HW's people pestered him to protect Harvey and deny the email and lie to Page Six"

Will filmgoers rally around World War II movies?
IT'S THE one war in the last 60 years that doesn't divide politicians, pundits and voters. But can World War II bring moviegoers together? Starting on Friday and ending at Christmas, at least half a dozen dramas whose plots connect with World War II are scheduled to arrive in theaters, all hoping to perform better than the crop of recent war films looking at the modern Middle Eastern conflict. The new movies -- Friday's Spike Lee-directed "Miracle at St. Anna," Nov. 7's concentration camp story "Th

Reader Dispute
The Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik is reporting that producers Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin are strongly disagreeing about whether to release the Weinstein Co. war-crimes drama The Reader in 2008 or wait until '09. "Weinstein is pushing for a December release for the movie, which director Stephen Daldry is working on in post," Zeitchik writes. "The romance set in postwar Germany and based on Bernhard Schlink's novel already has buzz from strong test screenings, though there are post elements

Weinstein Email Claims 'Untrue'
A series of emails accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of using heavy-handed tactics to win film release dates have been exposed as fakes. The film magnate recently found himself at the centre of claims that he pestered Sydney Pollack, one of the producers of new movie The Reader, about a release date for the film - shortly before he died of cancer in May (08). The emails - purportedly from The Reader co-producer Scott Rudin - also accused Weinstein of harassing the widow of Anthony Minghella, another o

Weinstein Downplays Leaked De Niro Tape.
Weinstein Downplays Leaked De Niro Tape.... Harvey Weinstein has denied criticising Robert De Niro on the set of 1997 movie Jackie Brown - insisting a leaked audio tape of his conversation with director Quentin Tarantino has been "taken out of context".New York gossip column PageSix has obtained an audio tape of Weinstein purportedly complaining about the actor to Tarantino.De Niro - who played ex-con Louis Gara in the movie - apparently believed he should have been paid more for his role in the film.