Article: There are plenty of powerbrokers in Hollywood, and few come as big, or as boisterous, as Harvey Weinstein. After 30 years at the top, critics say he's losing his touch. But Kaleem Aftab discovers that the movie mogul still knows how to pack a punch

Harvey Weinstein does not look like one of the most influential figures in Hollywood. With the trouser legs of his ill-fitting black suit riding up, and the collar of his white shirt a crumpled mess, it's hard to believe that this man has managed to bestride the global film industry like a Colossus for three decades.

To be fair, we are meeting at the end of a busy day in Abu Dhabi, a city that might best be described as a five-star hotel in the sand. Weinstein began his working day at first light, being whisked to no fewer than 21 behind-closed-doors meetings where he was, no doubt, figuring out ways to tap into the vast sums seemingly on offer to producers attending a film festival in the ...

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