from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — State regulators have fined a producer of the upcoming Walt Disney Studios movie “The Lone Ranger” more than $60,000, citing numerous safety violations in connection with a crew member who died at a movie ranch in Acton. A 48-year-old diver drowned in September while cleaning a water tank in preparation for shooting an...
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from: Jeremy Kinser, The Wrap — Fans addicted to AMC’s “Breaking Bad” who want to avoid egregious spoilers, be extra careful: A script belonging to star Bryan Cranston has been stolen, a spokesman for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office told TheWrap. An arrest was made Saturday in the theft, Officer Aaron Williamson of the Bernalillo County...
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from: Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter — An appeals court addresses how a tech service that indexes torrent files can induce users to infringe copyrights. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has given Hollywood studios a big copyright win by affirming the liability of isoHunt, a BitTorrent indexer. In a ruling on Thursday, the appeals judges also described why...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — The demand for movie visual effects has never been greater, but firms that create the imagery for blockbusters are hurting as globalization and runaway production sap an industry California pioneered. This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as “The...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Prime Focus, the Indian visual effects and 3-D conversion company, has emerged as a possible buyer for Rhythm & Hues, the prominent visual effects company which recently filed for bankruptcy protection. Prime Focus had previously attempted to provide $20 million in financing to Rhythm & Hues, but the deal fell...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Filmmakers were set on shooting the thriller in Canada until they heard from California officials at the last minute that the project qualified for a tax break. The low-budget thriller “The Call” had a surprisingly strong debut this weekend, pulling in $17.1 million in ticket sales to beat out the Warner...
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