Fallen Miramax founders desperate for Hollywood comeback
(NEWSER) - Once Hollywood’s highbrow hitmakers, Bob and Harvey Weinstein are hitless, humbled, and hoping that a movie about Nazi-killers can save them, the New York Times reports. They once raked in Oscars by producing films like Pulp Fiction and The English Patient, but since leaving Miramax to start their own company 4 years ago, they've invested in fashion, social networking, and cable TV. “I got more fascinated by these other businesses and I figured, ‘Making movies, I can do that in my sleep,’” says Harvey. More»