Venice, Calif.-based Cucoloris Films has secured Grace Silverstein of independent rep firm Reel Grace to handle the West Coast and Texas…. Effective July 3, Perry Schaffer and Corey Rogers of New York-based independent rep firm Schaffer & Co. will be handling the East Coast for Complete Pandemonium, San Francisco…. BeachHouse Films, the Santa Monica shop headed by executive producers Patti and David Coulter, has secured independent rep Yvette Lubinsky to cover the West Coast….Earth2mars, a New York-headquartered editorial and graphics boutique, has hired two marketing/sales reps: Hillary Cutter and Rachel Pearlman…. Cinematographer Jeffrey Kimball has joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for commercials and music videos…. Orlando Management, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has signed production designer Johannes Spalt for exclusive representation. Spalt’s credits span commercials and music videos; his spot clients have included Coca-Cola, Canon, Gatorade, Gillette, Subaru, Miller Beer, Toyota, M&M’s and Texaco….Production designer Dania Saragovia has joined bicoastal Paradigm for exclusive representation in commercials, music videos and features….Quantel, headquartered in New Canaan, Conn., has added Greg Siddons as a regional sales manager in its New York City office….
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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