By Alexandra Jacobs 6/16/03 12:00am

Chronicle of a Mean Mogul: Lew Wasserman, Deal-Maker

When Hollywood Had a King: The Reign of Lew Wasserman, Who Leveraged Talent Into Power and Influence, by Connie Bruck . Random House, 528 pages, $29.95.

Thank God for Melody Sherwood. It’s not until page 328 of this massive book about MCA/Universal president Lew Wasserman-a slow-moving Q.E.2 of a biography-that his pert, patient secretary Read More

By Elisabeth Franck 7/22/02 12:00am

Legendary Sex?

“When I was 16, I went out with a 35-year-old woman,” said Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein at the Monday-night premiere of his company’s new movie, Tadpole . A wide grin spread across his face. “It was a miracle-the ninth wonder of the world!”

Tadpole is a romantic comedy about a prep-school kid, Oscar (Aaron Stanford), Read More