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VF’s ‘New Establishment’ Loses Credibility: Hollywood Powers Sidelined To Other Lists

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday September 2, 2011 @ 7:27am PDTTags: Graydon Carter

Understandably a magazine like Vanity Fair feels it necessary to change up editorial content occasionally. Even if the ossification is due to bicoastal restaurateur Graydon Carter playing at publishing too long. (As the New York Observer illustrated at left.) That may explain why the October issue’s annual “New Establishment” list is incredibly anemic this year: only 50 in number (it’s usually 100) with no Big Media barons but instead a bunch of Hollywood never-weres. Moguls may find their names on this year’s inaugural VF list of 25 called the “Powers That Be” which to me reads more like the patrons of Graydon’s many eateries. But Carter claims: ”These are the people who have shaped the world we live in today — and continue to wield enormous influence. Many are longtime New Establishment members, and their destinies are intertwined with the members of this year’s New Establishment.” The magazine also sweeps some mainstays over to a new and unordered “Hall Of Fame” because “some power is permanent”. Or, more likely, Graydon needs new investors for his next café. I bet a lot of bigshots are not going to be amused by this. That said, my snarky tone has nothing to do with the fact I made last year’s list but am not on it this time around. (Maybe because I called Bridesmaids wrong?) As a bigtime corporate publicist confided to me just now: “I told my clients that got bumped that next year they needed to start eating at his restaurants to get on the list. Seriously.” Hollywood types include:

New Establishment: 7. Reed Hastings, Netflix - 8. John Lasseter, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios - 9. Lady Gaga, singer - 14. Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and Graham King, Movies - 16.  J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter – 17. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park - 19. Herb Allen III, Allen & Co. - 20.  Judd Apatow, Apatow Productions - 21. Jay-Z, Roc Nation - 22. Todd Phillips, Green Hat Films - 24. J.J. Abrams, writer, director, producer - 28. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, television - 29. Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson, Leverage - 37. Peter Jackson, Wingnut Films - 38. Ryan Kavanaugh, Relativity Media - 43. Ashton Kutcher, actor, investor - 44. Tyler Perry, director, producer, writer, actor - 50.  Justin Timberlake, singer, actor.

Powers That Be: 1. Steve Jobs, Apple - 4. Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation - 5. Brian Roberts and Steve Burke, Comcast, NBCUniversal - 7. Bob Iger, Walt Disney Company - 8. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner - 11. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, movies, philanthropy - 15. Richard Plepler, Sue Naegle, and Michael Lombardo, HBO - 17. Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the Weinstein Company - 19. Lorne Michaels, Saturday Night Live - 20. David Zaslav, Discovery Communications - 22. George Bodenheimer and Anne Sweeney, Disney Media Networks - 24. Bonnie Hammer, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios.

Hall Of Fame: Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music Group - Philippe Dauman, Viacom - Tom Ford, designer/filmmaker - Ted Forstmann, IMG Worldwide - Tom Freston, Firefly3 - Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Imagine Entertainment - Tom Hanks, actor - Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation - John Malone, Liberty Media - Ron Meyer, Universal Studios - Leslie Moonves, CBS - Oprah Winfrey, OWN.

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Barry Diller’s Oscar Weekend Mogul Picnic

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday February 27, 2011 @ 12:19am PSTTags: 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Barry Diller, Graydon Carter, Moguls, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Parties, Sir Howard Stringer, Steve Burke NBC Universal

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Sure, every Oscar weekend there are the Friday night agency parties — Ari Emanuel’s WME fete, and Jim Berkus” UTA party for the Coen Brothers, and Bryan Lourd’s CAA … Read More »

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Rialto Acquires Martin Scorsese’s ‘Public Speaking’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday January 31, 2011 @ 1:04pm PSTTags: Fran Lebowitz, Graydon Carter, HBO, Margaret Bodde, Martin Scorsese, Movie Deals, Movies
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Specialized distributor Rialto Pictures has acquired the U.S. theatrical rights to Martin Scorsese’s PUBLIC SPEAKING, the director’s portrait of author, social critic, and acerbic wit Fran Lebowitz. The company will open the acclaimed new documentary on February 23 at New York’s Film Forum, with special engagements in select U.S.

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HBO Picks Up Martin Scorsese’s Documentary ‘Public Speaking’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 7, 2010 @ 8:25am PDTTags: Boardwalk Empire, Fran Lebowitz, Graydon Carter, HBO, HBO Boardwalk Empire, Margaret Bodde, Martin Scorsese Documentary, Martin Scorsese HBO
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HBO, which is gearing up for the premiere of the Martin Scorsese-produced and directed drama series Boardwalk Empire, has also acquired U.S. TV rights to Scorsese’s documentary Public Speaking. Produced by Graydon Carter and Margaret Bodde, the feature-length film in the style of Scorsese’s early documentaries Italian American and American … Read More »

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