AUGUST 8, 1997/Newly signed at Chelsea Pictures, New York, are directors Nicholas Barker, formerly of the BBC, and Janusz Kaminski, an accomplished DP. Joining the firm as head of production is Stacy Wolberg, who has worked as a freelance production manager/producer at several New York spot shops….Two music houses have partnered: Intuition Music, Chicago, and JSM Music, New York. The former, now Intuition/JSM, will have access to JSM’s entire composer/producer lineup….The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) has announced plans for a wide range of professional/educational programs aimed at attracting and retaining talented minority creatives. The new, independent AAAA Foundation will fund scholarships for minority college students pursuing advertising careers….
AUGUST 7, 1992/Jonathan Miller, president, Image Point Productions, Hollywood, has exited the company to become senior executive producer at Harmony Pictures, Burbank, and VP of its parent company, Harmony Holdings. Image Point, the spot division of The Cannell Studios, has effectively closed….Director/cameraman J. Wesley Jones, formerly associated with now defunct Rawi· Sherman Films, has formed Jones & Company, New York, a Screen Gems satellite….
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More