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Diablo Cody Gets New Gig

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Melissa Silverstein
on September 23, 2009
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diabloSeems that Diablo Cody is continuing to beat the odds.  Even though the Jennifer’s Body box office was weak she seems to have gotten her next gig.  Let’s also keep in mind that Toni Collette won a surprise best actress Emmy on Sunday night for the United States of Tara which Cody created.

She is adapting and producing a film based on the Sweet Valley High books for Universal which outbid Fox for the project.  Story is about identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth with opposite personalities. One gets into trouble, the other gets her out of trouble.

What was awesome to me is that I first heard about this through a breaking news email from the Hollywood Reporter.  You gotta be big to warrant a breaking news email.

This could be very interesting.    Lots of girls (I am a bit too old) read Sweet Valley High.  Dang there are over 150 books and it was a TV series for several years.  Could be another potential franchise in the making.

Don’t think Sweet Valley High will be quite as sweet after Cody gets hold of it.

Diablo Cody Takes on Sweet Valley (Variety)

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Women and the Emmys

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Melissa Silverstein
on September 22, 2009
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Dearbhla Walsh

Dearbhla Walsh

Here’s a list of the women (and shows about women) that won at the Emmys.

Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC.

Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks.

Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.

Miniseries: “Little Dorrit” PBS – Anne Pivcevic, Executive Producer; Rebecca Eaton, Executive Producer; Lisa Osborne, Producer

Made-for-TV Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO. Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Executive Producer; Rachael Horovitz, Executive Producer; Michael Sucsy, Executive Producer; David Coatsworth, Produced by

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Saddam,” HBO.

Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” Dearbhla Walsh, PBS.

Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency,” Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC.

Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Swing,” NBC.

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2008,” NBC.

Governors Award: Sheila Nevins, HBO Documentary Films president.

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