Eisner Faces Miramax Storm at Herb Allen Media Fest (re: F9/11)

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Eisner Faces Miramax Storm at Herb Allen Media Fest (re: F9/11)

http://www.forbes.com/2004/07/08/0708autofacescan02.html
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The Walt Disney Co. (nyse: DIS - news - people ). Weinstein and Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner have clashed repeatedly in recent years, and the friction is heightened by conflict over the distribution of controversial--but money-making--Michael Moore "docu-tainment," Fahrenheit 9/11. By sidestepping the scuttlebutt over the film, Disney may have lost out big on the box office, a possibility worrying investors already angst-ridden over its rift with Steve Jobs' own Pixar (nasdaq: PIXR - news - people ) and the specter of Comcast (nasdaq: CMCSA - news - people ) takeover noises. Ratchet up the tension a bit more: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is also at Sun Valley. The New York Post reported Tuesday that Weinstein is near an exit deal that could free him from Disney as early as this week. Of course, as U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) and fervent eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) grazers can tell you, the tabloid has made a few mistakes this week.
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physioex

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Thu Jul-08-04 12:42 PM
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1. What a moran....

How can someone turn down profits? Think of the moeny they could have made with a wide distribution of F911.... bwhahahaahahaha

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Thu Jul-08-04 12:47 PM
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2. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

HA!

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OSheaman

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Thu Jul-08-04 02:00 PM
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3. Their loss

:nopity:

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Cha

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Thu Jul-08-04 02:05 PM
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4. What I read was that Weinsteins and Miramax

would be giving their profits from F9/11 to charity as would be disney.

So I'm not understanding this "profit" thing?

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Thu Jul-08-04 07:27 PM
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5. I love this quote

The New York Post reported Tuesday that Weinstein is near an exit deal that could free him from Disney as early as this week. Of course, as U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) and fervent eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) grazers can tell you, the tabloid has made a few mistakes this week.

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Fri Jul-09-04 04:34 AM
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6. Michael Eisner Can Kiss My Ass

F911 projected to make $100 Million Plus in it's first 28 days

already past 62 Million mark.

Last laughs on you Eisner

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