Director Ariel Kleiman is joining Stink for worldwide representation. A young Australian filmmaker and director of spots and music videos, Kleiman, who resides in London, has garnered notable recognition for his film, including his Deeper Than Yesterday which won the International Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the 2011 Sundance Festival, as well as a Kodak Discovery Award and the Petit Rail d’Or at Cannes Film Festivals Critic’s Week. Kleiman’s first foray into commercials, “Marked For Life” for organization SIRE, was awarded silverware at Eurobest & Epica Awards 2011….Pete Mayor has come aboard the recently launched L.A. office of NY-based visual effects studio Carbon as sr. Flame artist. At his new roost he wrapped a multi-spot Windows 8 campaign for Microsoft out of CP+B. Mayor had been with Method Studios where he served as sr. Flame artist working on such brands as VW, Apple, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Best Buy, Taco Bell, Walmart, Pedgiree, American Express, Old Navy, Chrysler and Buick….Michael Coletta has joined Protein Editorial, becoming the second Chicago-based editor at the shop, the other cutter being company partner Clark Jackson. Protein also represents six independent L.A. editors exclusively in the Midwest. Coletta had most recently been at Red Car….Editor Pablo Plant has joined New Art Miami. His addition will facilitate the company’s global positioning in Central and South America markets, as well expand the scope of its Hispanic work in the U.S. Plant has cut work that has earned numerous awards, including a Cannes Gold Lion Award for “NIKE Manifestacion,” the Silver Lion for “Die Welt Architec,” and a Bronze Lion for “Greenpeace-Salva”….
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