Word is New York-based production company Lovinger Mahoney Adelson (LMA) has ceased operations. According to a former insider, the company closed its doors as of Sept. 1. SHOOT called LMA for confirmation, but at press time the office number at LMA was not in service. Reportedly, director/cameraman Charlie Cole, who had signed with LMA in 2000, has been shopping around for a new representation deal in recent weeks….Wild Brain has added designer/director Nick Hewitt to its roster….Documentary filmmakers Earle Sebastian and Marc Singer have signed with Nonfiction Spots, Santa Monica, for commercials….Mono-monikered director Selby has signed with Hyena Films, New York…. Director/DP Karen Schuld and director Maria Ripoll have joined the roster of Taxi Films, New York….Chuck Kinsinger, formerly of Bates West, Irvine, Calif., has joined Ant Music, New York, as executive producer….Dave Dakich has come aboard Genuine Music, Chicago, as executive producer. He had been with Steve Ford Music, Chicago….Editor Mitch Schreiber, formerly of Steel Rose, New York, has joined New York-based Refinery….Editor Steve MacCorkle has come aboard Avenue Edit, Santa Monica….TeamHeavy, New York, has added Michael Darmanin as creative director….Composer/sound designer/mixer Scott Persson, formerly of Headroom Digital Audio, New York, has joined Burst@Creative Bubble, the audio post/sound design division of postproduction/visual effects house Creative Bubble, New York…. Michel Suissa has joined bicoastal post/visual effects shop Sideshow as creative director….Helena Lee, formerly a producer at Inside/Out, Santa Monica, has joined King Cut Editorial, Venice, Calif., as executive producer….Senior colorist Matt Turner has joined Framestore CFC Commercials, London, after serving the past eight years at The Mill, London….
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