HBO Unveils ‘Ted Haggard’ at TCA

(JAN 09, 2009) Variety Magazine blurb by Daniel Frankel which talks about the showcasing of a new Ted Haggard documentary at an HBO event.  The full article is posted at Variety.

(EXCERPT) HBO kicked off its Friday afternoon TCA panel by showcasing upcoming docu “The Trials of Ted Haggard.” 

Haggard, whose sex and drug scandal ended his high-profile ministry career in 2006 and led to the creation of an HBO docu chronicling his dramatically changed life, spent much of his panel explaining to crix the definition of such Evangelical nomenclature as “overseers” and “restorers.”

The Haggard docu debuts Jan. 29.

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Weinstein 2: They’re Back

(NOV 1, 2006) Merissa Marr of the Wall Street Journal writes this article about the Weinstein Brothers, Post-Miramax, and their ambitious plans to create a multifaceted media company:

Weinstein 2: They’re Back

(EXCERPT) Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s huge personalities and in-your-face style of running Miramax Films from 1979 to 2005 inspired novels, cartoons and television characters. Far from conventional in their tactics, they earned a take-no-prisoners reputation when it came to doing business.

But for the past year, the brothers have toned it down a bit. After acrimoniously parting ways with Miramax parent Walt Disney Co. just over a year ago, the Weinsteins have kept a low profile as they put together their new venture, Weinstein Co.

Weinstein’s Game

(OCT 10, 2005) Edward Jay Epstein’s take on what Harvey Weinstein is up to since leaving Miramax:

Weinstein’s Game

Now that Harvey Weinstein has left Miramax, the distribution company he founded in 1979 and sold to Disney in 1993, he has truly grandiose plans for his new vehicle, the Weinstein Company. Together with his brother Bob, he plans to build a giant “multimedia company, just like we have always wanted.”