Comments on: Harvey Weinstein Says ‘The Hobbit’ Is Real Reason WB Is Giving Him Grief Over ‘The Butler’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/ Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: David https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50647 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50647 The funny thing is that all of these men come off as a bunch of stereotypes. They're just missing their cigars and mistresses.

]]> By: BradZuhl https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50648 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50648 Hard to feel any sympathy for someone who has made a career out of being a bully.

]]> By: Glass https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50649 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50649 lol "unjust" would be to take a movie's name that's legally owned by another company. By legal definition, WB is absolutely justified in what they're doing. By HIS hollywood code, they're being unjust. (I do agree with him, but he's talking about being born to fight injustice and just no)

]]> By: Ugh https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50650 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50650 Harvey is a sleazeball. And 'The Butler' is going to be shit. But I'm with him on this case. He's in the right & shouldn't back down.

]]> By: triny https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50651 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50651 Harvey is shady but i believe him when says that it's about The Hobbit.

]]> By: Bruce https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50652 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50652 WB own a short from 1916. There was also a short called The Butler made in 1915, according to IMDB. So who owns the rights to that?

]]> By: hank https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50653 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50653 as harvey points out, there have been countless instances of films being released with the exact same title of a previous film. what is outlandish here is that the MPAA took WB's side on the matter. conspiracy.

]]> By: Ollie https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50654 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50654 Rules are rules, and it's hard to argue against them when in other circumstances Weinstein might use these rules to stop someone using a name he owns; but he makes a good point about the individual investors, and the fact that this WB movie is a short from 1916. Blatant bullying.

]]> By: Kurskij https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50655 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50655 Harvey is THE PENUS (ie dick), but I can see his point. WB is being ridiculous in this case – acting out the way they do against a small (though Oscar-baity) movie is pretty cheap.

But it did happen before. At least in litigation golden age of Hwood is coming back.

]]> By: Rohan https://staging2.theplaylist.net/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-20130709/#comment-50656 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:33:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/harvey-weinstein-says-the-hobbit-is-real-reason-wb-is-giving-him-grief-over-the-butler-96230/#comment-50656 WB's being a dick.

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