Who's up, who's down in movies

February 6, 2014 at 7:40PM
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, alongside award recipients Bob Weinstein, left, and Harvey Weinstein, attend the eighth annual Made in NY Awards on Monday, June 10, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: MIN2013071011044435
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, alongside award recipients Bob Weinstein, left, and Harvey Weinstein, attend the eighth annual Made in NY Awards on Monday, June 10, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: MIN2013071011044435 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Who's up Harvey Weinstein got the real Philomena Lee and the film's co-star, Steve Coogan, an audience with Pope Francis, proving his influence reaches almost to the top.

Who's down The backlash against Baz Luhrmann began soon after "The Great Gatsby" dominated Australia's version of the Oscars: "He should be ashamed, stealing real Australian films' chances," said Aussie director Eva Orner.

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