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Underemployed Jeff Katzenberg: Blogger

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Monday August 9, 2010 @ 12:01pm PDTTags: Blogs, DreamWorks Animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg

The DreamWorks Animation boss looking for a bigger job has taken to sending out emails to the whole company of what looks like a boastful blog (typos and all). This one is pretty boring. But I bet Deadline commenters can do better:

From: Katzenberg, Jeffrey
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 7:49 PM
To: DreamWorks Animation

Yikes, another crazy busy day. Bkft with Cyma Zarghami (pres of Nick) to discuss out series. Penguins continues to be very strong (3rd highest rated show 2-11yr). We have already been given a second season pickup for KFP series and it won’t even go on the air until fall 2011 after our feature film has been released. Big promotional/advt pushes lined up for our launch of Megamind and KFP2. Back at studio I spent 2 hrs with Croods and saw fantastic and very imaginative presentations of characters, creatures, and world. REALLY exciting and unique. Then saw story reel of first seq to go into production….good start but lots more to do to get it to great. Discussed latest draft. Hosted the owners of largest private equity fund called TPG on campus ($20B of cash) They want us to know they’re ready, willing, able to support us if there’s ever anything big we want to pursue. Nothing on the horizon but good to have them in the wings and excited about dwa. Went over to employee appreciation lunch for Facilities group. What a fantastic job they’ve done over the last 18 months. New building. Remodeled buildings and commissary. The campus has never looked more beautiful. 3 Cheers to them!!!

Met with Turbo team to discuss latest script which is very big step forward and is very promising project. Met with Mad3 team to review 60pgs of rewrite done by Noah Bombach that are exc!!! Met with Dragons2 team and Dean pitched out next chapter…. very smart /interesting /ambitious. Guardians showed some costume and character designs and some super animation tests (one of the tests Gabe showed of North was a first for me….. he was animated saying f___ you.) FUNNY. No it won’t be in movie. Saw a couple of seqs that had good work but out of context seemed long. Last mtg of the day was 2 hour Franchise mtg where prod/mktg/consumer products all come together to look at long term strategy for managing our 4 franchises and all of the zillion things going on with each of them. Off to dinner with the Family and seeing Scott Pilgrim movie.

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Recycled ‘NCIS’ Story Linked To Entertainment News Outsourcing In India

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 2:12am PDTTags: Blogs, CBS, Google News, NCIS, Nellie Andreeva Deadline TV
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CBS brass got an unpleasant surprise on Sunday when Google News led its entertainment section with a story titled Quartet of ‘NCIS’ Co-Stars In CBS Limbo. It was dated July 17, labeled exclusive and carried a byline, Elizar Caraelce. TalkIn addition … Read More »

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Creator Slams ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Lawsuit

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 16, 2010 @ 1:43pm PDTTags: Actors, Blogs, Cable, Law, TV
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DBAGThe always refreshingly blunt Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter took to his blog this morning to respond to a $5 million lawsuit against FX filed by former Oz actor Chuck Zito, a self-proclaimed former leader of the NY chapter of … Read More »

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Ebert Honored As Webby Man Of The Year

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 9:18am PDTTags: Awards, Blogs, Critics, Internet, New Media
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Roger Ebert, who has refused to allow cancer to silence him, finding a new voice online, was named Man of the Year in the 14th annual WEBBY Awards. Ebert was honored for raising the bar for online journalism for his blog Roger Ebert’s Journal.

Ebert just came out guns a blazin’ … Read More »

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UTA Fires Blog-Writing Minority Assistant

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday April 25, 2010 @ 12:44pm PDTTags: Agents, Blogs

United TalentCAA and WME are not the only Hollywood agencies axing minority assistants. On Friday afternoon, UTA fired Katrina Lopez because of an online blog she was accused of writing called “Confessions of a Hollywood Serial Dater”. Sources claim … Read More »

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Friedman Blog Exits Hollywood Reporter

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday March 26, 2010 @ 12:50pm PDTTags: Blogs, New Media, Trades

2ND UPDATE: Gossip blogger Roger Friedman emails that he was not fired or let go. “The Hollywood Reporter simply decided for budgetary reasons not to renew my employment agreement which expires next week.”

UPDATE: THR editor Elizabeth Guider just emailed the … Read More »

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NY Times “Carpetbagger” Changes Writers

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday October 20, 2009 @ 1:47pm PDTTags: Blogs, Journalism, Media, NY Times

ryzikEXCLUSIVE: David Carr steps down and Melena Ryzik steps in as the new lead writer starting December 1st of The New York Times‘ “Carpetbagger” awards season blog covering the Oscar, Golden Globes, Sundance Film Festival, and other movie campaigns. She is … Read More »

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About That “Dear Mr. Wiatt, I Quit” Email

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday April 2, 2009 @ 5:43pm PDTTags: Blogs

FYI, it started its life in my comments section, and now is making the rounds on the email circuit. I have no idea if it’s from a real William Morris employee.

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What Hath Peter Bart Wrought? (Oy!)

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday March 24, 2009 @ 12:09pm PDTTags: Blogs


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DHD Reminder #2: Live-Snarking Time

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday February 20, 2009 @ 4:27pm PSTTags: Awards, Blogs, DH update

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Once again, I will be live-blogging (more like live-snarking) the Spirit Awards on Saturday and the Academy Awards on Sunday. Come for the cynicism. Stay for the subversion. Add your comment. Warning: Not for the easily offended or shocked.

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In Praise Of Hollywood’s PoetKnowIt

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday December 7, 2008 @ 10:56am PSTTags: Blogs

DHD readers who don’t scrutinize the comments (hard to believe) have been missing one of the more amusing analysts of the Hollywood scene — the PoetKnowIt. After this past week’s depressing news, we all can use some grins. So here are recent gems from the PoetKnowIt. Wish I knew the … Read More »

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The “Secret Starry SAG Strike Meeting” That Wasn’t: WaxWord Blog Post Denied

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday November 26, 2008 @ 3:47am PSTTags: Actors, Blogs, Guilds, SAG

WEDNESDAY PM UPDATE: Now the blogger says she can’t ”confirm with certainty when this meeting took place”. Nor, judging from the corrections she’s already made, the rest of the story. But she still has it online. Amazing.

WEDNESDAY 10 AM UPDATE: Wow, this is sad. Now the blogger has put the story … Read More »

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The UTA Job List Is Now A Snarky Blog

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday October 8, 2008 @ 3:14pm PDTTags: Blogs

I guess it was inevitable. (And, no, this is not the real UTA job list which is sent around by email.) Anyway, the blog is kinda funny. Enjoy!

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Now You Can Officially Ignore It…

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Monday October 6, 2008 @ 10:17am PDTTags: Blogs

Tina Brown’s website went up today. It sucks. And no Hollywood coverage.

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WGA Toon Writers To ‘Sit Down, Shut Up!’ Scribes: “We Are All Part Of This Fight”

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday July 1, 2008 @ 7:26pm PDTTags: Agents, Blogs, Hollywood, Labor Relations, Networks, Ratings, Reality, Sopranos, Studios, Toons, TV, Writers

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  • ‘Sit Down, Shut Up!’ Final Showdown Between IATSE Toon And WGA Writers
  • Now Breach Of Contract Letters

  • … Read More »

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    Wkd Prediction: Robot $70M, Angie $40M

    By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday June 27, 2008 @ 5:36am PDTTags: Actors, Advertising, Agents, Awards, Blogs, Box Office, Broadway, Critics, Digital, Directors, Distribution, Guilds, Hollywood, Internet, Managers, Movies, NY Times, Oscars, Reviews, Scandal, Sopranos, Studios, Summer Movies, Toons

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    I’m told that not only is Pixar/Disney internally hoping for a $70+ million dollar opening for Wall-E, but also a Best Picture Oscar nomination for the L’il Robot. It’s possible with 100% great reviews from top … Read More »

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    ‘Wall-E’ Orbiting Best Picture Oscar Nod?

    By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday June 27, 2008 @ 1:07am PDTTags: Agents, Awards, Big Media, Blogs, Broadway, Directors, Hollyweird, Hollywood, Movies, NY Times, Oscars, Pellicano, Ratings, Reviews, Scandal, Sopranos, Studios, Summer Movies, Toons, Writers

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    I’m told that Disney and Pixar are going to push hard for a Best Picture Oscar nomination for Wall-E on the basis of its anti-toon moody darkness and rave reviews by critics who matter. Certainly many toons have tried for that high honor over the years, … Read More »

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    A Reboot Of DC Comics Before Comic-Con?

    By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday June 22, 2008 @ 3:57am PDTTags: Advertising, Agents, Big Media, Blogs, Broadway, Celebrity, Comic Books, History, Hollywood, Media, Moguls, Movies, Pellicano, Rumors, Scandal, Sopranos, Studios, Summer Movies, TV, Writers

    With Comic-Con fast approaching (July 24-27) and all the Hollywood studios getting ready, I understand that Warner Bros has been nervously monitoring the deteriorating situation at its subsidiary DC Comics. There could be a major shake-up – especially if … Read More »

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    Furious Horror Film Fans Target Lionsgate

    By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday June 18, 2008 @ 11:01pm PDTTags: Agents, Blogs, Broadway, Celebrity, Digital, Distribution, DVDs, Fashions, Geffen, Hollywood, Horror, Internet, Magazines, Moguls, Movies, Music, Producers, Regulation, Scandal, Sopranos, Studios, Summer Movies, Trailers, Writers

    I give TV and movie fans a lot of credit: when they get mad, they scare the crap out of the moguls. That’s happening at Lionsgate where the studio’s phones and email accounts are jammed with angry fans for the past week. They’re … Read More »

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