Epstein Secrets

ere is my Oscar wrap up only sent to a few close friends....Steven, let me=know what you think...and do not think less of me for writing about you. Harvey Weinstein is a genius. He kept "The Artist" campaign going from a May premiere in Cannes all the w=y to February. His team told him he could win Best Picture

ick and the Palm d'Or, but=never touched the American audience. "Midnight in Paris", Woody's highest grossing film ever, could have won the=Oscar in Harvey hands with Owen Wilson working and Woody just showing up a= the Oscars. If Woody had allowed Sony Classics to show voters the new 3 h=ur PBS docume

think less of me for writing about you. Harvey Weinstein is a genius. He kept "The Artist" campaign going

heart wrenching speech about her family of sharecropper= and maids, crying on cue since September. The voters finally tired of thi= especially when Viola went on Letterman 24 hours after losing the Bafta t= Meryl and asking Dave if he is a member of the academy and can he please =ote for her. I immedi

As much as Meryl=wanted it, she could only bring herself to do limited publicity for a bad =ilm. On "The Help" Disney overplayed the race card with Viola, over exposing her= She gave the same heart wrenching speech about her family of sharecropper= and maids, crying on cue since September. The voters

about Hollywood was the festival surprise. This charming and oddly original black and white silent entry was introduced by the ringmaster himself, Harvey Weinstein. No one could pronounce or spell director Michel Hazanavicius's name. Jean Dujardin could not speak a word of English and neither could his 10 year

and David Lean and the country fell in love with a horse named Joey and his fourteen stand-ins. Studios worked their stars to the bone. Ironically, Harvey's independent French talent who lived in Paris were not as available as their competitors, therefore Uggie became a super star igniting a pet war.

was introduced by the ringmaster himself, Harvey Weinstein. No one could pronounce or spell director Michel

and the real George Clooney. George was essentially running against a version of himself, which only slightly amused him. The biggest dilemma was Viola vs. Meryl. Michael picked Meryl as New Yorkers did. "The Help" had taken on a life of its own lead by vivacious Viola in LA. "The Iron Lady", a much

nute appearance looking perfectly skinny in her own designed dress. At the Women in Film party Vanessa Hudgens networked with Jessica, Octavia and Viola now of social stamina fame. at Cecconi's, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shailene Woodley, Selena Gomez and Blythe Danner kissed me at the door as a military t

nd about Hollywood was the festival surprise. This charming and oddly original black and white silent entry was introduced by the ringmaster himself, Harvey Weinstein. No one could pronounce or spell director Michel Hazanavicius's name. Jean Dujardin could not speak a word of English and neither could his 10 year o

was introduced by the ringmaster himself, Harvey Weinstein. No one could pronounce or spell director Michel

and David Lean and the country fell in love with a horse named Joey and his fourteen stand-ins. Studios worked their stars to the bone. Ironically, Harvey's independent French talent who lived in Paris were not as available as their competitors, therefore Uggie became a super star igniting a pet war. C

e" and the real George Clooney. George was essentially running against a version of himself, which only slightly amused him. The biggest dilemma was Viola vs. Meryl. Michael picked Meryl as New Yorkers did. "The Help" had taken on a life of its own lead by vivacious Viola in LA. "The Iron Lady", a much

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with Harriet Walter and Katherine Rundell In her glorious career Harriet Walter has played nearly all of Shakespeare's heroines: Ophelia, Portia, Viola, Imogen, Lady Macbeth, Beatrice, Cleopatra. But where, she asks, does an actress go after playing Cleopatra's death? Why didn't Shakespeare write

e” and the real George Clooney. George was essentially running against a version of himself, which only slightly amused him. The biggest dilemma was Viola vs. Meryl. Michael picked Meryl as New Yorkers did. Johansson . | ' Billy Crystal Scarlett ( lat» = Salma Hayek Tom Hanks and gee hiss The Help h

Miley Cyrus themselves. I huddled with Meryl on the couch and we talked about her race. She thought Viola. I thought Meryl. She didn’t know about Harvey's last-minute “29 year” shout out. I hugged Bette Midler and flirted with Jim Sturgess and Bennett Miller. Universal’s Donna Langley, who is oversee

ffudd, Zachary Quinto, Julia Ormond and Dustin Hoffman. My Week With Marilyn’s English director Simon Curtis insisted we join Kenneth Branagh at The Weinstein Company’s bash at the Soho House in time to hear Tony Bennett sing “Autumn Leaves” to Harvey’s surprised 86-year- old mother Miriam, Madonna and Mer