What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins? Part Two: Escape From Planet Earth

In a series of posts I attempt to tackle the question ‘What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins?’ and to document instances of their (possibly) negative effect on the film industry. Read Part One here. Written and directed by Tony Leech and produced by Brian Inerfeld, Escape From Planet Earth was set to be a new … Read more

What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins? Part One: Wu xia

When I heard the news that the Weinsteins had acquired Peter Chan’s Wu xia I responded in the way I normally do upon hearing of the Weinsteins picking up the rights to a new Asian film, mostly with frustration and anger. I was at Cannes, where the film was about to premiere, and had also just found out … Read more