Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA), Hollywood, has taken on representation for DP Christian Berger, winner of this year’s American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award for best feature cinematography on the strength of Das weisse Band (The White Ribbon), directed by Michael Haneke. Berger also earlier received an Academy Award nomination for his work on The White Ribbon….DDA has also signed cinematographer Nancy Schreiber, ASC, whose latest feature, Every Day (written and directed by Nip/Tuck’s producer/writer Richard Levine), premiered recently at the Tribeca Film Festival….DP Benoit Delhomme (1408, The Proposition) is now repped at the Sheldon Prosnit Agency, Los Angeles, for features, commercials and music videos…..Los Angeles-based Sunset Editorial has secured Chuck Silverman of indie firm Chuck Silverman Represents for national representation….VFX vet Pam Hogarth has joined bicoastal Look Effects Inc. as director of marketing. Prior to Look, she spent 12 years helping to build Gnomon School of Visual Effects into a leading educational institution for careers in computer graphics….
FireAid Concert Features Major Music Stars, Shares Stories Of Loss To Raise Money For L.A. Wildfire Relief
Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who've lost everything in the devastating LA-area wildfires came together for FireAid, a massive benefit concert Thursday that combined spectacular performances with moving storytelling from survivors and reminders of the destruction.
In a night full of surprises, a reunion of Nirvana — fronted by St. Vincent, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett in the place of the late Kurt Cobain — tops the list. They launched into "Breed," "School" and "Territorial Pissings" respectively, inspired and unexpected choices.
Drummer Dave Grohl's daughter, Violet, then emerged on stage for "All Apologies."
Closer Lady Gaga, after powering through the Oscar-award winning "Shallow" and "Always Remember Us This Way" from "A Star Is Born," played a new song on the piano. "It's just for tonight, it's just for you," she said of the song she wrote with fiancé businessman Michael Polansky. "Time is a healer."
"All I need is time," she sang in the folk-y pop chorus. "To heal my broken wings and then I'll soar."
Green Day kicked off the massive show by launching into "Last Night on Earth" at the Kia Forum and were soon joined by Billie Eilish for the first surprise of the night. The lyrics are surprisingly astute: "If I lose everything in the fire / I'm sending all my love to you."
After their set, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong hugged actor Billy Crystal, who was there to welcome to the crowd at the Kia Forum.
"Our goal is simple tonight, to spend more money than the Dodgers spent on free agents," he joked. He told the audience U2 offered the first big donation of the night: $1 million dollars.
Crystal said he was wearing the clothes he had on when he evacuated. He lost his home in... Read More