Freed's

Rather than being self-referential, Freed's film comes off as a new form of mental masturbation extended family style which, if the filmmaker had any control over his ego, would be horribly embarrassing.

George Heymont: Invasion of the Narcissists George Heymont 2011

The true test of Mr. Freed's minimal talent will be if he has another film in him.

George Heymont: Invasion of the Narcissists George Heymont 2011

Sacrifices like Mr. Freed's are becoming increasingly common in the commercial-property world as owners and creditors restructure ailing properties that have been limping through the downturn with too much debt.

Clinging to Chicago Hope Maura Webber Sadovi 2012

Five Weddings and a Felony begins with fuzzy footage from Freed's bar mitzvah in Chicago, discussions of his obsession with Louis Malle's film, My Dinner With André, and consists primarily of Flip video interviews with current and ex girlfriends as well as his mother who "share" their feelings about the filmmaker.

George Heymont: Invasion of the Narcissists George Heymont 2011

Mr. Freed's ties to the Sullivan Center go back more than a decade.

Clinging to Chicago Hope Maura Webber Sadovi 2012

PNC accepted $128 million from the venture to pay off Mr. Freed's defaulted loan, while Mr. Freed agreed to give up a controlling interest in the property.

Clinging to Chicago Hope Maura Webber Sadovi 2012

Their spending will remain unabated after corporate America adopts Mr. Freed's "best practices."

Another Union Attack on Corporate Speech Brad Smith 2011

Mr. Freed's co-authors on the CPA-Zicklin Index—all now affiliated with CPA—are a former analyst for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a writer who also works for the George Soros-funded Justice at Stake (a group critical of business efforts to promote state-level tort reform), and a former general counsel to the Democratic National Committee.

Another Union Attack on Corporate Speech Brad Smith 2011

Now New York is the paradigm of a safe city, while looters run unchecked through London, but Mr. Freed's pictures bear witness to the awful truth of the Times's characterization.

On the Beaten Path, Prepping for War William Meyers 2011

This month, in a deal to escape a crushing debt load and avoid losing the property, an affiliate of Mr. Freed's Joseph Freed & Associates brought in two new partners that invested enough to pay off the troublesome debt and invest new capital to try to lease up the property's 743,000 square-foot office space, which is 27% vacant.

Clinging to Chicago Hope Maura Webber Sadovi 2012