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Editor Michael Reuter has joined Spot Editorial, Boston, where he’s already wrapped jobs for Stop & Shop and Lending Tree via agency Mullen in Wenham, Mass. Reuter had been freelancing in Boston, working on projects for Converse, Atari and Virgin Records…..Senior colorist Demetri Kitsopoulos has come aboard the Technicolor Creative Services (TCS) commercial department in Toronto. He brings international experience to his new roost, having served as a colorist across five continents (Digital Magic, Santa Monica; VHQ in Kuala Lumpur, The Refinery in Johannesburg, Digital Film Lab, Copenhagen)…TCS, Toronto, has also added senior visual effects artist Dan Kelley whose background includes stints with The Moving Picture Company and Cinesite Europe, London. His most recent work includes the Harry Potter film, The Goblet of Fire, and spots for Guinness and Heineken…..Stealing Time Editing, Toronto, has brought editor Barry McMann on board its roster….Editor Marcus Valentin has joined Relish, the Toronto shop headed by its co-owners, exec producer Kate Bate and editor Steve Manz….Irvine, Calif.-based Post Modern Group has acquired Magellan Media, a Costa Mesa, Calif. TV and commercial production company. Post Modern Group’s holdings include Post Modern Creative, Post Modern Edit, Post Modern Digital, and Post Modern Broadcast Studios….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