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"Liberal Media?" Conservative Super PACs Got Over $350,000 From Media Execs, Companies in 2011

Corbin Hiar | Posted 02.03.2012 | Media

Read More: Super Pac, Sam Zell, Center for Public Integrity, New Prosperity Foundation, Mitt Romney, Restore Our Future, Citizens United, Hubbard Broadcasting, Steven Spielberg, Center for Responsive Politics, American Crossroads, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Priorities USA Action, Iwatch News, Media News

Conservative complaints about a liberal bias in the media do not hold up, at least not when it comes to the free-spending groups known as "super PACs."

Inside The Home Of Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg

HuffingtonPost.com | Ann Brenoff | Posted 01.19.2012 | Los Angeles

Read More: La Real Estate, Dreamworks, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Katzenberg Lists His House, Luxury LA Real Estate, Luxury LA Real Estate for Sale, Beverly Hills, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Los Angeles News

Who says the recession was an equal opportunity slammer? Clearly not so for DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who just listed his current B...

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Obama Bundlers Bring The Big Bucks

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.15.2011 | Politics

Read More: Bundlers, Jon Corzine, Sunlight Foundation, Matthew Barzun, Obama Bundlers, Harvey Weinstein, Elections 2012, Christine Forester, Fundraising, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Solyndra, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The re-election campaign of President Barack Obama has a wide base of small-dollar donors and a small base of big-dollar bundlers. A tot...

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Nicky Hilton, David Katzenberg Split

New York Post | Posted 09.28.2011 | Celebrity

Read More: Video, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Nicky Hilton, David Katzenberg, Celebrity News

Following a string of bad break-up news this week, Nicky Hilton and her boyfriend of four years, David Katzenberg (son of DreamWorks boss Jeffrey) hav...

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Obama Scores Big In The Golden State

| Chase Davis | Posted 09.13.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Barack Obama Fundraisers, President Barack Obama, Obama Messina, Obama Fundraising, David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, California Watch, Los Angeles News

This story comes to us courtesy of California Watch. Story by Chase Davis The next federal deadline for candidates to submit their campaign financ...

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PHOTOS: USC Dedicates Katzenberg Center for Animation

Posted 08.02.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Jack Black, Dreamworks, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Slidepollajax, Usc, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Animation, Los Angeles News

A select group of Hollywood royalty congregated last night at the University of Southern California to honor DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and his...

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Bracing For Traffic During Obama's Visit

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 06.20.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Obama in Los Angeles, Ucla, Sony Studios, Obama Los Angeles Visit, Andy Spahn, Obama Los Angeles Traffic, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tavern, Los Angeles News

UPDATED -- Councilman Bill Rosendahl confirmed to HuffPost that President Obama will be getting around Los Angeles by helicopter like his visit last ...

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Going to the Movies: The Times They Are A-Changin'. Rapidly.

Ellen Sterling | Posted 06.07.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Filmmaking Technology, Todd Phillips, Video on-Demand (VOD), Cinemacon, Jeffrey Katzenberg, James Cameron, George Lucas, Entertainment News

Former Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd who nine days previously -- a fact he repeated often -- had assumed the role of Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently spoke about the state of the industry.

PHOTOS: Jon Hamm & Jeffrey Katzenberg Raise A Glass To MPTF

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Holly Robinson Peete, Mark Wahlberg, Slidepollajax, Jon Hamm, La Around Town, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Annable, Bottega Veneta, Ryan Kavanaugh, Los Angeles News

Dashing star Jon Hamm of Mad Men and DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg raised a glass to the Motion Picture & Television Fund for their "charitable se...

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Warren Spector Animates Walt Disney's Creations in 'Epic Mickey'

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Walt Disney, Video, Warren Spector, Disneyland, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Epic Mickey, Neal Gabler, Comic Con, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Company, Video Games, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Nintendo Wii, Animation, Entertainment News

Hollywood Royalty Hosts $5K Per Head Fundraising Bash For Brown

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: David Geffen, Attorney General Jerry Brown, Steven Spielberg, California Governor's Race, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hollywood moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen are throwing a fundraiser for Democratic gubernatori...

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PHOTOS: Which Angelenos Made Vanity Fair's 100 Most Influential Moguls List?

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Tom Hanks, JJ Abrams, James Cameron, Vanity Fair, Matthew Weiner, Johnny Depp, Nikki Finke, Jeffrey Katzenberg, The-Most-Influential-People-in-the-World, Brian Grazer, Slidepollajax, Bob Iger, Los Angeles News

Vanity Fair just released their annual list of the hundred most influential moguls in the world, and it's no surprise that Angelenos make up more than...

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Disney Hurts Hand-Drawn Animation With Beauty and the Beast 3D

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Walt Disney, Roger Ebert, Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney Company, Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Movies, 3d, Hollywood, Entertainment News

With such a glowing history, and as one of Disney's crown jewels, why would the studio now decide to re-release Beauty and the Beast in 3D?

DreamWorks Shares Sink After Weak 'Shrek' Debut

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Dreamworks SKG, Dreamworks, Shrek, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks Shares, Dreamworks Stock, Los Angeles News

NEW YORK — Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. sank Monday as the latest "Shrek" film turned in a lackluster opening performance. Though "S...

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Nicole Laporte's Book On Why DreamWorks Was Destined To Fail

The Wall Street Journal | Stephen Kurutz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Judd Apatow, Variety, Dreamworks, Stephen Spielberg, David Geffen, Pixar, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Movies, Books on Movies, Men Who Would Be King, Books News

Not long after moving to Hollywood to cover the film industry for Variety, Nicole Laporte became fascinated with DreamWorks, which she regarded as a "...

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Katzenberg: 3-D Revenues Can Offset DVD Slump

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: National Association of Broadcasters, 3-D Movies, 3d Movies, Dreamworks, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Nab, 3d, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Extra revenue being pulled in by 3-D movies at the box office can more than make up for the money lost from falling sales of DVDs,...

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Katzenberg Slams 'Clash of the Titans' For Cheesy 3D

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: 3d Movies, Clash of the Titans, Jeffrey Katzenberg, 3d, Los Angeles News

Everyone inside Hollywood has known for weeks that DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg has been furious with Warner Bros. for releasing "Cla...

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Jeffrey Katzenberg Eroded Animation with Celebrities

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: The Lion King, Walt Disney, Aladdin, Cartoons, Shrek, Steven Spielberg, Mickey Mouse, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Dreamworks SKG, Michael Eisner, Disney, David Geffen, Hollywood, The Little Mermaid, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Movies, Animation, Entertainment News

Katzenberg opted to "go Hollywood" with animation, relying on celebrities and flashy technology to sell his movies. He has sadly damaged the value of an art form he once championed.

Katzenberg's Compensation Reaches $23 Million In 2009

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Katzenberg Compensation, Katzenberg Salary, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Los Angeles News

2009 was a good year for DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg. The tireless promoter of 3-D movie technology received an annual ...

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Mighty Movie Podcast Interviews: Waking Sleeping Beauty and Chloe

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Chloe, Kirk Wise, Walt Disney, Liam Neeson, Emotion, Sex, Walt Disney Company, Drama, Michael Eisner, Controversy, Waking-Sleeping-Beauty-Movie-Review, Indie, Success, Peter Schneider, Documentary, Off Beat, Disney Animation, Atom Egoyan, Julianne Moore, Don Hahn, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Howard Ashman, Art, Gary Trousdale, Amanda Seyfried, Animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Love, Entertainment News

This episode features interviews with Don Hahn and Peter Schneider of Waking Sleeping Beauty, the documentary that looks at how, in 1984, the Disney Company sought to revivify their moribund animation division.

Movie Review: Waking Sleeping Beauty

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

A documentary that takes you behind the curtain to show the magic being made, Waking Sleeping Beauty still manages to dazzle because of the complex, utterly human story it tells.

Who Was There: Stars Come Out For Game Two Of Western Conference Finals

Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: LA Lakers, Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers, Staples Center, Kobe Bryant, Slidepollajax, Lakers, Ron Artest, David Geffen, Celebrity, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Los Angeles News

Last night the Downtown Staples Center was ablaze with star power. While the unstoppable Bryant and Gasol carried the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-112...

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Studios Battle Over 3-D Screens: Are There Enough For 'Dragon,' 'Titans,' 'Alice?'

LA Times | Richard Verrier and Ben Fritz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: How to Train Your Dragon, Warner Bros., 3-D Screens, Avatar, 3-D Movies, Movie Theaters, Film, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Cinema, Animation, Clash of the Titans, Imax, Paramount Pictures, Alice in Wonderland, Ticket Sales, Disney, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Paramount Pictures is using high-pressure tactics against theaters to book DreamWorks Animation's upcoming big-budget 3-D film, "How to Train Your Dra...

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Vanity Fair's Coverage of the White House State Dinner: A Namedropping Guide

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Deepak Chopra. David Geffen, Carlos Allen, Katharine Graham, Michael Ovitz, Jane Fonda, Michaele Salahi, Mark Rothko, Leonard Bernstein, Claudette Colbert, Brooke Astor, Anne Cox Chambers, Jeffrey Immelt, Indra Nooyi, Ted Turner, Jennifer Granholm, Bob Colacello, Mort Zuckerman, Julie Harris, Peter Jennings, David McCullough, Steven Spielberg, John Kerry, Bob Casey, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Edward Albee, William Paley, Jimmy Stewart, Richard Trumka, Richard Lugar, Saul Bellow, Colin Powell, Bobby Jindal, Robin Roberts, Diana Vreeland, Vanity Fair, George Balanchine, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Washington DC, Barbra Streisand, Tennessee Williams, State Dinner, Brian Williams, Robert Lowell, Arthur Miller, David Rockefeller, Tareq Salahi, Oprah Winfrey, Charles Lindbergh, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Salahis, Judith Jamison, Sanjay Gupta, Media News

The author was obviously trying to put the 2009 dinner in context with how previous years' affairs went. But he may have gotten a bit carried away in including quite so many characters, even as afterthoughts.

Jerry Brown: Act Two -- Or Is It Three?

Charles Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: David Geffen, Meg Whitman, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steve Poizner, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News

Just one day after Jay Leno returned to host the Tonight Show, Jerry Brown announces he is running for governor of California. Again.

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