March 17, 1995/The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has named Michael Bay, of bicoastal/international Propaganda Films, best commercial director of ’94….Director Paul Archard has joined Willi Patterson Films, Los Angeles, for U.S. spot representation. He continues to be repped in Europe by And Howe! Films, London…. Iguana Films, Burbank, Calif., has entered into an association with Top Films, Mexico City, whereby Top will represent Iguana directors Nick Mendoza and Richard Levine in Mexico….
MARCH 16, 1990/David Cornell of Spots Film Services, New York, has been named commercial director of ’89 by the Directors Guild of America (DGA). A first-time nominee, Cornell won the honor on the strength of "Small Town," a 2-1/2-minute spot for AT&T via Ayer/New York….David Johnson has been named president of Inside Productions, the in-house production arm of Young & Rubicam, New York. He succeeds Barry Munchick, who left to form Velocity Films, Johannesburg…. London-based BFCS has signed director David Ashwell, who will join editor/director Jim Edwards at BFCS’s new Los Angeles office….
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Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin In “Rust” Shooting
A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
In a ruling Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. She said prosecutors did not raise any factual or legal arguments that would justify reversing her decision.
"Because the state's amended motion raises arguments previously made, and arguments that the state elected not to raise earlier, the court does not find the amended motion well taken," the judge wrote, adding that the request was also untimely.
A spokesperson for Baldwin's lawyers said Friday that they had no immediate reaction to teh decision.
The case was thrown out halfway through trial on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
Baldwin's trial was upended by revelations that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammo unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers say investigators "buried" the evidence in a separate case file and filed a successful motion to dismiss.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey can now decide whether to appeal to a higher court.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer —... Read More