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23 Articles match "Los Angeles","Sundance"

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Entertainment Law Update Podcast, Episode 10
Removed from the Superior Court of CA, Los Angeles County, to US District Court, Central District of California on March 1, 2010. Replicas, trademark, copyright, etc. Star Wars: the Court of Appeal strikes back – International Law Office. Stormtrooper Replicas: Final Strike By British Court of Appeal. Different outcome in US?
Gordon P. Firemark - Thursday, April 1, 2010
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'Precious' lawsuit tossed; no signed writing for copyright transfer
By Matthew Belloni A Federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a key portion of The Weinstein Co.'s litigation over rights to the Sundance hit "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire." We've been following this case since January, Tags: Litigation
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Sunday, September 27, 2009
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Oscar Rule Change: Ten Best Lists
1969 original nominees Midnight Cowboy [winner] Anne of the Thousand Days Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Hello, Dolly! A film historian of the 60s and 70s sent me his best guesses at what ten best Oscar lists would have been between 1967 and 1979. Bottom line though, the Academy had more quality films to choose from then than they do now.
Thompson On Hollywood - Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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  • LAFF: Paper Man So-So, Indie Financing, Stoning of Soraya M.
    At Friday night's showing of Davis Guggenheim's ode to three blues guitarists, It Might Get Loud (which debuted at Sundance), Jack White and Jimmy Page showed up. Tags: Film Festivals Adam Yauch LAFF Laura Bickford Los Angeles Film festival Robert Teitel Ted Mundorff Paper Man played better for the audience than the critics.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Sunday, June 21, 2009
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  • LAFF: Public Enemies is Centerpiece
    In keeping with Film Independent's recent policy of pursuing Hollywood studio summer movies, the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival will include as its Centerpiece a Sony gangster movie, Michael Mann's Public Enemies , starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger. Los Bastardos, Amat Escalante – Mexico (Kino International). PREMIERE.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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  • LA Film Fest Appoints Director Yeldham
    The Los Angeles Film Festival has nabbed producer Rebecca Yeldham as their new fest director. But she began to realize that her own enthusiasm for the prospect of redefining and building a world-class film festival in Los Angeles was taking her over. DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL.  . million.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Thursday, March 12, 2009
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  • LAFF: Yeldham Leads Charge
    It's crucial that new Los Angeles Film Festival director Rebecca Yeldham programmed an indie opener for Thursday night's LAFF launch. Some movies are being presented free, including Sundance faves Amreeka and The Cove. She waited and waited and hung in for the right movie, long after her staff was comfortable, through Cannes.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Thursday, June 18, 2009
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  • Sundance's Brecher Resigns
    It's the dawn of a new era at the Sundance Institute. With Brecher gone, Sundance and the Fest have the chance to start fresh, with Gilmore's long-time lieutenant John Cooper at the festival helm. The Sundance press release is on the jump. Brecher was a key participant in establishing the Sundance Institute's Documentary Fund.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Friday, April 10, 2009
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  • LAFF Film Fest Wrap
    Building on momentum from Sundance, Ondi Timoner's We Live in Public continues to build a following. Other docs played well, from Sundance hit No Impact Man , which pits passionate environmentalist Colin Beavan against his journalist and consumer wife Michele, to blogger/filmmaker A.J. Here's Variety's review.) premieres.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Sunday, June 28, 2009
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  • Sundance Watch: SAG Responds to Waiver Issue
    Tags: Sundance indie pick-ups SAG waivers Sundance
    Thompson On Hollywood - Thursday, January 15, 2009
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  • Film Fest Musical Chairs: Tribeca, Sundance, LAFF
    And word is Scarlet was getting antsy with Robert DeNiro and partner Jane Rosenthal's push for a smaller, event-oriented festival with less room for esoterica even before he learned that Geoff Gilmore, after 19 years running the higher-profile Sundance Film Festival, was coming in to supervise him. Now we play a game of musical chairs.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Monday, March 2, 2009
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  • ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: SUNDANCE FILM "PUSH" SPARKS MULTIPLE LAWSUITS OVER FILM RIGHTS
    BATTLE OVER THIS YEAR'S SUNDANCE FESTIVAL PHENOM REVIVES AGE OLD QUESTION: WHEN IS A DEAL CONSIDERED A DEAL? Push" was the undisputed darling of the Sundance Film Festival last month. The film built up a steady buzz during the festival week. Push" ultimately garnered the festival's US grand jury and audience prizes. Not so fast.
    Entertainment Litigation Blog - Friday, February 13, 2009
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  • CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUNDANCE FILMMAKERS
    Congratulations to Producer Ben Odell whose film “Padre Nuestro," a Spanish-language immigrant drama set in New York City was awarded the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. copy of the magazine is mailed to all lawyers and the magazine is also distributed as a supplement in Los Angeles Magazine.
    Entertainment Law Resources Blog - Friday, February 9, 2007
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