Daily Archives: April 17, 2024

Hollywood’s AI Concerns Present New and Complex Challenges for Legal Eagles to Untangle

Technology has been disrupting Hollywood even longer than the L.A. district now synonymous with the entertainment business has existed. From Thomas Edison’s 1877 invention of the phonograph to the turn-of-the-19th-century introduction of the radio, followed by the VCR and the internet, businesses and business models

Gravitas Ventures Acquires Psychological Thriller ‘Exposure’ Starring Douglas Smith (EXCLUSIVE)

Independent film distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to Peter Cannon’s psychological thriller “Exposure.” The film, written by Cannon, stars Douglas Smith and Margo Harshman and will be released on digital and cable on demand July 9. The thriller follows Tanner

Variety’s Power of Law Honoree Clifford Gilbert-Lurie Cuts Deals for Hollywood’s Biggest Names

By all measures, Ziffren Brittenham senior partner Clifford Gilbert-Lurie has had a storied run as an entertainment attorney. Over the course of his four-decade-plus career, he has made big deals for a long list of loyal clients that have generated pages upon pages of headlines

Variety Power of Law Honoree Clifford Gilbert-Lurie Champions Many Causes Including Alliance for Children’s Rights

For 27 of the last 32 years, Ziffren Brittenham senior partner Clifford Gilbert-Lurie has served as one of the chairs of the Champions for Children’s gala dinner benefiting the Alliance for Children’s Rights, an experience he says is akin to throwing a wedding. “There’s so

With France on Highest Alert, Olympics Organizers Plan Opening Ceremony Along Seine Under Unprecedented Security Protocol

With France on its highest level of security alert amid geopolitical turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East, organizers behind the Paris Olympics are still going ahead with ambitious plans to host the opening ceremony along the Seine river on July 26. Emmanuel Macron, the

‘Oldboy’ English-Language TV Series in the Works From Park Chan-wook, Lionsgate

Lionsgate Television is teaming with Park Chan-wook to develop an English-language TV adaptation of Park’s iconic film “Oldboy.” Park directed and co-wrote the original film, which was itself loosely based on the Japanese manga of the same name. He will produce the new series version

Yellow Veil Pictures Launches Sales on Debut Production ‘A Desert,’ From Director Joshua Erkman, Ahead of Tribeca Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Director Joshua Erkman’s feature debut, “A Desert,” has been acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures ahead of its Tribeca Film Festival premiere in June. The film stars Kai Lennox (“God’s Country,” “Green Room”), David Yow (“I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”) and Sarah

Bill Maher ‘Flat-Out’ Believes Woody Allen Is Innocent, Calls Actors Who Regret Working With Him ‘a Bunch of P—ies’: ‘It’s a Very Improbable Crime’

Bill Maher welcomed Katie Couric onto his “Club Random” podcast and passionately defended Woody Allen while the two discussed canceled artists in Hollywood. Maher said “I don’t think he committed that crime” in reference to Dylan Farrow’s molestation allegation against Allen, adding: “There was two