Digital, social and consumer-participation agency Evolution Bureau (EVB) has named Paige Kobert its director of project management. Prior to EVB, she was a senior interactive producer and executive producer for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, where her expertise benefited clients that include Google, Cisco, HP and the National Audubon Society…The Mill has connected with NHB Germany to serve as its latest remote color grading location. The Mill’s colorist teams in London, NY and Los Angeles can now be accessed in Berlin, Hamburg and Dusseldorf to complement an ongoing presence in France via Nightshift in Paris. All of The Mill’s locations operate via video conferencing ensuring that clients feel that they are in the same room with the artist. The roster of colorists includes Seamus O’Kane, Mick Vincent, James Bamford, Aubrey Woodiwiss, Luke Morrison, Adam Scott, Shane Reed, Ferg McCall, Damien Van Der Cruyssen, Sal Malfitano and Greg Reese…
Actor Gene Hackman, Wife Betsy Arakawa and Their Dog Were Dead For Some Time, Warrant Shows
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's Santa Fe home, according to investigators. Hackman, 95, was found dead Wednesday in a mudroom and his 65-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, was found in a bathroom next to a space heater, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office detectives wrote in a search warrant. There was an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on a countertop near Arakawa. Denise Avila, a sheriff's office spokesperson, said there was no indication they had been shot or had any wounds. The New Mexico Gas Co. tested the gas lines in and around the home after the bodies were discovered, according to the warrant. At the time, it didn't find any signs of problems and the Fire Department found no signs of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning. A sheriff's detective wrote that there were no obvious signs of a gas leak, but he noted that people exposed to gas leaks or carbon monoxide might not show signs of poisoning. The gruff-but-beloved Hackman was among the best actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s. "He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa. We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss," his daughters and granddaughter said in a statement Thursday. Worker found bodies of Hackman and his wife A maintenance worker reported that the home's front door was open when he arrived to do routine work on Wednesday, and he called police after finding the bodies, investigators said. He and... Read More