TMZ.com UPDATE 10:17 AM PT -- Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies says Alec Baldwin is being charged as both an actor and a producer on the movie ... she says he pulled the trigger as the actor, and had a duty to make sure the set was safe as a producer. UPDATE UPDATE The D.A. says Alec definitely pulled the trigger, despite what he says, because she trusts the FBI's analysis ... and she says one of the reasons the investigation took so long was because prosecutors were waiting to see what the FBI concluded about the gun. UPDATE 8:48 AM PT -- Alec Baldwin's attorney, Luke Nikas , released a statement saying, "This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice. Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin to Be Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
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Little Richard Doc’s Lisa Cortés On Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Architect, Sundance Directorial Debut, Mick Jagger & The Culture Wars
Little Richard left this mortal coil in 2020, but tonight the architect of rock’n’roll is coming to shake up the Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Park City vet Lisa Cortés, Little Richard: I Am Everything premieres at 9 PM MST at the Library Center Theatre as one of the Robert Redford founded fest’s opening night films. Commissioned last year by the now shrinking CNN Films , the 98-minute documentary sees the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning producer take on a new role as solo director. “I remember when I was pitching this film to sell it, what was so interesting for me is it wasn’t a three-act structure, but it was this pendulum,” Cortés says of the probing project that is the U.S. Documentary competition category. “It was this push-pull throughout his life that he had to navigate, and it led to so much complexity. It contributed to the kinds of music, whether it’s the great gospel music or the rock and roll or the gospel rock and roll.” Double dipping her … [Read more...] about Little Richard Doc’s Lisa Cortés On Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Architect, Sundance Directorial Debut, Mick Jagger & The Culture Wars
Prime Video Sets First Japanese Film ‘The Silent Service’ & Nabs Rights To 2023 Baseball Classics Games
Prime Video today announced that it will produce a live-action film based on the manga franchise The Silent Service , which will be distributed theatrically by Toho on September 29. The pic will be the first time Prime Video has produced a Japanese Amazon Original Movie. The Silent Service is a popular manga series written and illustrated by artist Kaiji Kawaguchi. The series was published in Kodansha’s Weekly Morning manga magazine from 1988 to 1996 and sold a total of 32 million copies. The story, set in Japan ’s first nuclear submarine, depicts the unpredictable actions of its captain, Shiro Kaieda, as he attempts to realize his ideal world, the company has said. Actor Takao Osawa, who played Wang Qi in the Kingdom movie series, will take the role of Shiro Kaieda. The Silent Service is produced by CREDEUS, Inc, which produced the Kingdom film series and the Gintama film series. The director is Kohei Yoshino. “We will finally be able to produce a … [Read more...] about Prime Video Sets First Japanese Film ‘The Silent Service’ & Nabs Rights To 2023 Baseball Classics Games