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Harvey Weinstein, Blogger

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July 24, 2008 | 11:35 a.m.
Playa, Please: Weinstein<br /> (Getty Images)
Playa, Please: Weinstein
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Harvey Weinstein has finally—finally!—started a blog. The former co-chairman of Miramax and current head of the Weinstein Company has written a post for Portfolio's newest blog, the hiply titled Playas, which will be guest-edited by celebrities and executives. (No, it's not about beaches en Mexico.) According to a press release, Mr. Weinstein will be writing for a week.

In his link-free and comment-disabled post [Update, 2:27 PM: Looks like links and comments have been added], Mr. Weinstein bemoans how superhero movies are eclipsing indie films like the Weinstein Company's Boy A, which Mr. Weinstein plugs throughout as a four-time BAFTA TV Award winner and recipient of "rave reviews after its premiere."

Who's to blame for the American public's embrace of various Bat- and Ironmen and its rejection of challenging movies? According to Mr. Weinstein, the media, of course. As he writes:

Let's face it—I know everyone has their job pressures, especially in media, where gossip reigns supreme. So why would the media want to deal with a tough-minded movie when they could write about the youngest young starlet?
Blaming the media for ... everything. Mr. Weinstein might just get the hang of blogging after all.

 

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