Peter Bart News

Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart, Malcolm McDowell and songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman will receive lifetime achievement awards at the Savannah Film Festival, which runs Oct.

I've always disliked casting meetings. Prepping a movie is an engaging process, but picking the right actor for the right role is downright frustrating.

'WHEN A girl marries she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one," wrote Helen Rowland.

He is the hottest act in Orange County, and Orange County hasn't seen many hot acts.

Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart has long been known -- and quite proud of the fact -- that he was a luddite.

George Clooney thinks it's risky. Sean Combs thinks it's urgently important. Every celebrity feels differently on the question of political advocacy -- whether a star should campaign for a candidate and whether ...

Variety's venerable Peter Bart didn't like my Friday posting about John Lesher running Paramount Vantage into the ground, calling it a shrill "rant," his way of saying that I lack the smooth, world-weary ...

Mandalay Pictures topper Peter Guber said that Madison Avenue money would help Hollywood offset its own financial risk.

So many offensive Holocaust jokes possible, too much sense to make them The new homeowner is back filming the final scenes of Valkyrie , the flick where he wears an eye patch and tries to assassinate Adolph ...

The months of January to April are pretty much when studios dump their garbage on the movie-going public.

I reported last weekend that Variety would move down Wilshire Boulevard to the former People's Bank tower across from the new entrance to LACMA.

Last night, writing on his official blog, Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart gave a status update on Cruise's upcoming Nazi movie, Valkyrie .

“The Wackness', talks to Variety at the Tribeca Film Festival.; "The Wackness"; ”

Daily Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart, center, received the RAAM Intl. Award on Tuesday from RAAM Management's Rob Arthur, left, and Tony Meehan. via Variety

Peter Bart, vice-president and editor-in-chief of Variety , will receive the RAAM Intl. via Variety

“Compass": Why does the bear go it alone? -- In "The Golden Compass”

Posted by Stephen Whitty/Star-Ledger Staff January 11, 2008 8:38PM Categories: Current Cinema "Juno" : Smart dialogue, or just smart-alec? A recent Variety column by editor Peter Bart talked about the joy of ... via Jersey Journal

“I just make 'em to make money.”

It was a most unusual "Shootout" as Variety topper Peter Bart and Peter Guber hosted a special live version of their AMC program yesterday at the Palm Springs Film Fest. via Variety