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blog.spout.com - 1/27/2009

Layoffs at Variety Include Anne Thompson

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Last week in Park City, we joked more than once about being thankful for both the recession and global warming, for making Sundance 2009 the most pleasant installment of the festival I’ve ever attended - diminished crowds and screenings and events, and 40 degree weather to enjoy whilst ...

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edendale.typepad.com - 1/22/2009

Sundance 2009: State of the Docs at the Mid-Point

— edendale.typepad.com — As Sundance stumbles, punch-drunk, into its second half, the unsaid reality echoing around the festival was the lack of any fevered deal-making or rumors of bidding wars surrounding the documentary titles. Last year, ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED ... (more) Sundance 2009: State of the Docs at the Mid-Point

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edendale.typepad.com - 1/27/2009

Variety Axes Vet Anne Thompson, Fest Editor Mike Jones in Layoff

— edendale.typepad.com — Monday, Variety announced that it was laying off 30 employees, with editor Peter Bart claiming, "The modest staff cuts will in no way compromise the editorial integrity of Variety or Daily Variety."By late afternoon, however, it was clear that the... (more) Variety Axes Vet Anne Thompson, Fest Editor Mike Jones ...

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carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/28/2009

A Shock to the System

— carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com — On a day when news of more than 75,000 layoffs came down in all sectors of the economy, it is silly to point to a single one that suggests Armageddon is nigh, but the Bagger can tell you seeing Anne Thompson's name on the cut-down list at Variety sent ... (more) A Shock to the System

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Whacked
Movie Marketing Madness — It’s odd the way that something you’ve known was a problem all along takes on vastly different proportions when it impacts someone you know and respect. That’s where my head is at right now, though, with the news that Anne Thompson is among those who just got let go from Variety. Ever since I first discovered her writing years ago I’ve been a fan of Anne’s writing, first at The Hollywood Reporter and then at Variety. While I’ve always respected her great writing - especially her ability to approach the changing marketing and distribution landscape in a non-condescening way - she became one of my ...