Journal — Don Simpson
Don Simpson: From Anchorage to Bel-Air
Independent article by David Thomson on the life and times of Hollywood’s most ambitious film producer Don Simpson.
Don Simpson: From bad boy to worse
Entertainment Weekly article by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh on the outlandish rise and rise and spectacular fall of Hollywood’s most maniacal film producer Don Simpson.
Don Simpson: Movie partnership made in hell
New York Times article by Eric Pace on Hollywood’s most deranged producer Don Simpson and his partnership with super producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Don Simpson: Keep it simple, stupid
New York Times article by Bernard Weinraub on Hollywood’s most notorious producer Don Simpson and his role in creating the high concept blockbuster model that came to dominate the film industry.
Don Simpson: It’s all about the money
The pursuit of making money is the only reason to make movies. We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement.