Newer PostOlder PostW E D N E S D AY, J A N U A RY 1 8 , 2 0 0 6Spielberg Upset Universal Ignoring "Munich"?The Drudge Report is suggesting Spielberg's camp is quietly angry(how adult of them) over Universal ignoring their film in favor of"Brokeback Mountain." The LA Times award site Gold Derby picks upon the rumour.</p><p> Spielberg may very well feel slighted -- but it doesn'tbegin with Universal, it begins with universal acclaim for "Brokeback"and decidedly mixed reviews for "Munich." As one commentator atGoldDerby points out, it was also Spielberg who put the kibosh onpromoting the movie in the first place, saying it should speak for itself.When you turn off the pr machine, it's very hard to turn it back onagain.</p><p> Of course, Universal would love to have two big Oscarcontenders -- not to mention three with "King Kong," which just hit$500 million worldwide and had infinitely better reviews than"Munich" to boot.Finally, no one mentions the most diabolical reason why Universalwould conceivably diss Spielberg.</p><p> They thought they had a deal to buytheir longtime partner DreamWorks but Paramount snatched it outfrom under them.</p><p> Maybe this is subtle payback?POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 6:34 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Spielberg Upset Universal Ignoring "Mu...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/spielberg-upset-universa... 1 of 37/29/09 4:09 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SMichael in New YorkAaronBiboy POPSURFING.COM: Spielberg Upset Universal Ignoring "Mu...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/spielberg-upset-universa... 2 of 37/29/09 4:09 AMPOPSURFING.COM: Spielberg Upset Universal Ignoring "Mu...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/spielberg-upset-universa... 3 of 37/29/09 4:09 AM
