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Several talents active in spotmaking have been nominated for American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards in the feature film category. The nominees were feature and commercial DP Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS, and DP Paul Cameron for Collateral; director/cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, ASC, who helms commercials via West Hollywood-based Dark Light Pictures, for his cinematography of The Passion of the Christ; director/cinematographer Robert Richardson, ASC, who is repped as a spot helmer by bicoastal Tool of North America, for lensing The Aviator; Bruno Delbonnel, AFC, for A Very Long Engagement; and Pawl Edelman, PSC, for Ray. The winner will be named at the ASC Awards gala on Feb. 13 in Hollywood. Deschanel is the only one from this field of nominees to have won an ASC Outstanding Achievement Award–in 2000 for The Patriot. He earned another nomination in ’97 for Fly Away Home. Richardson has a slew of ASC nominations for such films as Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, A Few Good Men, Heaven & Earth, The Horse Whisperer and Snow Falling on Cedars. Delbonnel was a prior nominee for Amelie as was Edelman for The Pianist. Collateral marks the first ASC nomination for both Beebe and Cameron…..Ralph Laucella has joined Hungry Man as a staff executive producer. He had been a longstanding freelance producer for the bicoastal/international shop….Thomas Winter Cooke, Santa Monica, has hired Jeff Snyder as head of production. Snyder has worked as a freelance line producer and production manager for the past five years…..Denver-headquartered Thought Equity Management, a stock footage supplier and video licensing house, has opened an office in Burbank, Calif., to serve its West Coast-based accounts. The new office is run by Paul Weiser, Thought Equity’s VP of sales…..Category:Street Talk
The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.
At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.
"With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."
Allred said she's ready to prove that Hutchins had a close relationship... Read More
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