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Errol Morris Reveals Pay-For-Play Secrets of Documentary Success

We liked Errol Morris's new film Standard Operating Procedure just fine, and we hope he's right about his Abu Ghraib exploration's chances to buck the persistent Iraq-film box-office curse. We can't say, however, we're as eager to see it popularize the trend in Oscar-Winning Documentarians Paying For Interviews — a surprising and fairly icky career pattern Morris revealed at an SOP screening last week.

Evidently feeling the need to clarify (if not defend) himself, Morris responded today to Hollywood Elsewhere:

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1:25 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By STV
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Exclusive: Brad Grey's Next Court Battle Could Involve Investor Backlash

While we're generally for keeping all-around courtroom bore Brad Grey out of Hollywood's legal spotlight in the future, a source tells Defamer that the Paramount boss and his Viacom overlords could face mutiny from hedge-funders unhappy with the way their studio investment is shaking out. Specifically, we hear the money men behind Melrose Partners — which joined the 'Mount in 2004 under the Sherry Lansing/Jonathan Dolgen regime — may take legal action challenging the underperformance of its $231 million equity fund after Grey came aboard in early 2005.

We can hear the legal saber-rattling from here, but we also know there's precedent — and it favors Wall Street.

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11:53 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By STV
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Latest by tribalpottery: The Paramount takeover of Dreamworks is equally as bad. Brad Grey's been on the chopping block for awhile now. Sumner Redstone must see something in him that others obviously missed. I wonder what that is though. more »