Hollywood-headquartered Post Logic has closed its Santa Monica visual effects unit Creo Collective. Creo had been winding down operations since the beginning of the year, and wrapped its final job over the past couple of weeks…..Word is that director Eden Diebel, formerly of bicoastal HKM Productions, has come aboard Great Guns: USA, Santa Monica, for spot representation….Director Alex Proyas is back from a two-year hiatus on the feature film I Robot and is again taking on spots via bicoastal/international Chelsea Pictures–the first being for Goodyear via Leagas Delaney…..The Film, Recording and Entertainment Council (FREC) has launched in Florida. The collective of recording, post, film, TV, radio, production, graphics and other creative companies is primarily from South Florida and hopes to promote economic development for the industry in that region. The group’s Web site address is www.frecouncil.org….At press time, Los Angeles was about to unveil a Film Inventory Management System Web site that will enable users to access info about lesser known lensing locations throughout the city….
Marlee Matlin Is “Not Alone Anymore” At Sundance, Opens Up In A New Documentary
Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore." The film kicked off the 41st Sundance Film Festival Thursday, as the first major premiere in the Eccles Theater in Park City, Utah.
After the screening audiences in the theater, some wiping tears away, greeted Matlin with a standing ovation when she took the stage.
The film delves into all aspects of her life, personal and professional: Her childhood and how her family handled learning she had become deaf at 18 months; her experience winning the best actress Oscar for her first movie role in "Children of a Lesser God" and her allegedly abusive romantic relationship with her co-star, the late William Hurt, which he denied; and her experiences in an industry not equipped to accommodate deaf actors.
The film was directed by Shoshanna Stern, who also is deaf. Matlin specifically requested that Stern take on the project when American Masters approached her about doing a documentary.
Matlin has written about her experiences before, including her volatile relationship with Hurt and drugs, in a memoir, "I'll Scream Later." But before the #MeToo movement, she felt her allegations were largely dismissed or glossed over.
Interviews from the book's press tour show journalists were more interested in the "amazing sex" she said she had with Hurt than the stories of the alleged physical and verbal abuse. One interviewer asked her why she waited "so long" to come forward with the claims.
The documentary isn't just a portrait of Matlin, but a broader look at deaf culture and how Matlin was thrust into the spotlight at a young age as a de facto spokesperson for all deaf... Read More