The all-access Madonna tour doc, released 35 years ago, catches the queen of provocation at the height of her choke hold on popular culture.
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When David O. Russell went to work for Harvey Weinstein, “complications ensued” was an understatement.
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With the Oscars around the corner, this month’s look at the cinematic misdeeds of Miramax returns to a movie lost to time: the 1995 Best Picture nominee that served as a dry run for the success of “Life is Beautiful.”
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The 1999 teen rom-com is widely beloved these days — but it’s tonally inexplicable and morally reprehensible, so of course it came from Harvey Weinstein.
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This month’s examination of the cinematic misdeeds of Miramax spotlights Kevin Williamson’s directorial debut, a would-be black comedy softened and spoiled by the brothers Weinstein.
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On its 25th anniversary, a look back at the movie that severed Miramax’s relationship with Billy Bob Thornton — and put his directorial side hustle to an end.
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Welcome to Harvey’s Hellhole, a monthly column devoted to spotlighting the movies that were poorly marketed, mishandled, reshaped, neglected or just […]
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This month’s look at the cinematic misdeeds of the Weinsteins takes it back thirty years, when a certain pulpy flick set off a wave of crazy/sexy/cool crime stories.
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Twenty years ago, before the Weinstein brothers left Miramax to start the Weinstein Company, they released a shoulda-been prestige project that barely made a ripple.
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This 1985 musical drama has a place of importance in American indie cinema that you might not guess from its current low profile.
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Thirty years after its controversial release, a look back at Larry Clark’s notorious portrait of youth gone to seed in mid-’90s Manhattan.
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On the eve of its much-ballyhooed re-release, a look back at the hubbub around one of the few movies Miramax couldn’t (technically) release.
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