From bartender to movie-maker overnight … Hollywood’s newest wonder-kid [Troy Duffy]. Overnight, TV news, 2003
Deal with Miramax films … Pulp Fiction with soul … Harvey Weinstein came here to make the deal with Duffy. ibid.
Troy’s deal with Miramax Films was negotiated by the William Morris Agency. ibid.
Everybody thinks we’re fucked up. Except the right people … I look a mess. ibid.
A former waiter is buying MGM/UA for £1.2 billion. The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood, news, BBC 2024
Giancarlo Parretti: He’s definitely a mystery man. ibid. comment
The mineral that is being minted in Hollywood is hope. ibid. Cowardly lion’s son
MGM ruled from the ‘30s to the ’50s. ibid.
Very quickly after they closed the transaction things began to fall apart. ibid. comment
Ricky [Gervais] might be the most unlikely superstar on Earth … Rising to the top of Hollywood before they eventually lost control of him. JimmytheGiant podcast: Ricky Gervais: The Most Hated Man in Hollywood, Youtube 2024
‘If you win, right, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your God, and fuck off.’ ibid. Gervais presents award ceremony
[comment]: Richard Burton was nominated for seven Academy awards. Richard Burton: Wild Genius, BBC 2025
They were addicted to each other, and they were addicted to drugs and alcohol. ibid.
I was overawed by his presence and his star appeal. ibid.
He moved so quickly from stage to Hollywood. ibid.
He’s self-destructive, isn’t he? ibid.
His life became something else when he met Elizabeth Taylor. ibid.
Harvey Weinstein, the Hollwood movie mogul whose downfall kicked off the me-too movement, and a furious trial by social media lasting several years that led to firings, resignations and cancellations across the United States and the world. Scandal online, Harvey Weinstein, Youtube 2025
A litany of allegations of sexual harassment, and sexual assault, and rape. ibid.
A self-serving corrupt Hollywood who were either silent about or complicit in Weinstein’s crimes. ibid.