By Carolyn Giardina
LOS ANGELES --Thirty-five year postproduction industry veteran Larry Kingen died Sept. 16 in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. He was 66.
Kingen was senior VP, DVD services, at Ascent Media Management Group, a unit of Santa Monica-headquartered Ascent Media Group, where he oversaw all aspects of Ascent’s DVD services and facilities on both the East and West Coast. He became part of the organization in 1998 when he was named VP of Audio Plus Video, which subsequently was purchased by Liberty Livewire that was later renamed Ascent.
“Larry’s distinguished career and extensive industry knowledge made him a tremendous asset to the company,” said Ascent Media Group executive VP/CTO Gavin Schutz. “But it is his warmth, good humor and kindness for which he will be remembered most.”
During his career, Kingen was involved in broadcasting and postproduction in New York and California. He had served as president/CEO of several leading Los Angeles postproduction facilities including All Post, Editel and Vidtronics. He also contributed to the industry as a past president of the Southern California chapter of the former International Teleproduction Society, and as a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Radio and Television Society, and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. A member of Permanent Charities and the Burbank City Council Redevelopment Committee, Kingen also served on the boards of UCLA Extension and the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. of Southern California.
He is survived by his partner of 35 years, David Moreno of Los Angeles; brother George Kingen and sister Joy Fluke, both of Woodenville, Wash.; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Donations to the American Cancer Society in Kingen’s memory are appreciated.
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.
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