Indie firm bueno is representing editorial house Cut + Run and VFX studio Jogger on the West Coast. Cut + Run features an award-winning and diverse roster of talented editors for advertising and entertainment. The company’s editors are available worldwide on location and via its offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, San Francisco and Austin. Meanwhile Jogger is a visual effects and finishing company in Santa Monica led by executive producer Rich Rama and creative director David Parker…..ICM Partners is now representing cinematographer Chris Mably for commercials and feature films exclusively….Cinematographer Alejandro Lalinde has joined the roster of Dattner Dispoto and Associates for representation. Lalinde was signed by DDA agent Juanita Tiangco. DDA additionally has booked DP Lyn Moncrief for the feature The Scent of Rain and Lightning being directed by Blake Robbins…..DP Andrij Parekh has recently completed principal photography on Niki Caro’s feature The Zookeeper’s Wife starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl. Parekh is again available for commercials, television, and feature films through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….Michael E. “Mike” Antonovich has been appointed to the newly created position of sr. VP, global sales for Media Global Links, a leader in media and data over IP transport solutions, and winner of a 2014 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award. Antonovich is an industry veteran, having served in a variety of operations, engineering, sales and executive positions for a diverse group of companies across the telecommunications spectrum. He has played key roles at organizations including ESPN, Group W Satellite, PanAmSat, Spaceconnection, Genesis Networks, Global Crossing, Roberts Communications, and ATEME….
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More