Titanic: The Real Story Behind the Infamous ‘Glub, Glub, Glub’ Headline
On the Mexican set in 1997 for Time, The Hollywood Reporter's Kim Masters recounts the drama, budget woes and blown deadlines that had the town running scared and media calling "failure."
View ArticleYou’re Fired! Ousted Studio Execs Reveal How They Coped — and What Happens Next
Bill Mechanic, Nina Jacobson and Donald De Line reveal how to spin it, what to do first and why friends matter after a season of setbacks.
View ArticleParamount Sets Release for Pierce Brosnan’s ‘The Moon and the Sun’
In the fantasy costume pic, the French monarch Louis XIV encounters a mermaid
View ArticleMel Gibson Ready to Honor Desmond T. Doss with ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
The WWII drama, which stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington, will begin filming in September.
View ArticleElizabeth Debicki, Bill Mechanic, Bruna Papandrea to Receive Australians in...
The guild's honors celebrate the achievements of Aussies in Hollywood.
View ArticleMel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Begins Filming
Rachel Griffiths, Teresa Palmer and Richard Roxburgh have joined the WWII film.
View ArticleOscars: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Producer Says It Had to Be “R-Rated and Violent and...
Bill Mechanic revealed the real-life warfare behind the making of the film.
View ArticleProducer Bill Mechanic’s Academy Board Kiss-Off: “We Have Failed” (Exclusive)
The former studio chief, Oscar-nominated producer and one-time producer of the Oscars telecast itself alleges a long series of problems.
View ArticleAn Oral History of the Epic ‘Titanic’ Oscars at 25
Twenty-five years ago, both Titanic and the 70th annual Academy Awards at which it was crowned best picture made history. The film’s victory, however, was not preordained. Its Oscar campaign had to...
View ArticleJon Landau Remembered by ‘Titanic’ Backer Bill Mechanic: “That Movie Required...
Veteran film executive Bill Mechanic shares some memories about producer Jon Landau, who died July 5 at the age of 63, and the experiences they shared during the making of James Cameron’s 1997 epic...
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