John Levenstein
For anyone who thought show business was sexy
I was copied on this email today, from Lipstick Jungle’s payroll company to NBC-Universal… This notification is to let you know that the following Document Type folder names have been changed as described: Script Clearance Report has been renamed: Script Research Report.Script Collated has been renamed: Script – First White.Script Revisions has been renamed: Script [...]
Countdown to Lipstick Jungle
One of our Bloggers™ has a show coming out on Thursday: Lipstick Jungle. Brooke Shields is one of the stars. I can’t help but think of my childhood, when Brooke was one of the beauties, and her name was bandied about constantly. Bo Derek, Brooke Shields and Farrah. I remember the ubiquitous poster was omnipresent [...]
strike?
The writers’ strike led to an impasse, with management walking out of the negotiations. The DGA stepped in and made a deal, a better one than they would have made without our efforts. That deal has unofficially been offered to the writers. End of story. But, sadly, for many, it’s just the beginning. I’m getting [...]
Walking into a Reality Show
Dropping off some drycleaning I saw some velour track-suited women, cell-phones in hand, a TV camera pointed at them entering the nail salon: the Kardashians. I know they have a reality show on TV which I’ve never seen, and I know that their step-father is Bruce Jenner, and I do have fond memories of his [...]
Jack Silbert, curator