The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has officially announced its first permanent exhibit, one dedicated to the Jewish history of the film industry.
The museum presents “Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital,” which will be on view beginning May 19, 2024. Presented in English and Spanish, the exhibit tells the origin story of filmmaking in early 20th-century Los Angeles, spotlighting the impact of the predominately Jewish filmmakers whose establishment of the American film studio system transformed Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.
“The American film industry began developing amid an influx of immigration to the United States by Jewish émigrés escaping European pogroms and poverty,” curator Dara Jaffe said in a press statement. “Most of Hollywood’s founders were among this wave of Jewish immigrants and recognized that the infant movie business presented an opportunity to raise their marginalized status in an industry that didn’t...
The museum presents “Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital,” which will be on view beginning May 19, 2024. Presented in English and Spanish, the exhibit tells the origin story of filmmaking in early 20th-century Los Angeles, spotlighting the impact of the predominately Jewish filmmakers whose establishment of the American film studio system transformed Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.
“The American film industry began developing amid an influx of immigration to the United States by Jewish émigrés escaping European pogroms and poverty,” curator Dara Jaffe said in a press statement. “Most of Hollywood’s founders were among this wave of Jewish immigrants and recognized that the infant movie business presented an opportunity to raise their marginalized status in an industry that didn’t...
- 4/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“How did I become Tom Joad? I used to write for a living.”
Tom Joad was the hapless farmer in The Grapes of Wrath who fled the Dust Bowl to find a better life in California. The man who cited him this week is a successful screenwriter who’s been walking the picket line and asked that I not use his name.
While the cast of pickets might not mirror John Steinbeck’s characters in his great novel, still “the rhetoric of this strike has taken on a ‘rich against the poor’ obsession,” in the words of one studio CEO.
The bargaining jargon once focused on residuals, but now it’s about “land barons” and “tone-deaf greedy bosses” (the words of SAG-AFTRA’s Fran Drescher). Little wonder polling shows only 7% of the public siding with the “bosses.” The “class warfare” has passed the 100-day mark, with L.A. city workers joining in Tuesday.
Tom Joad was the hapless farmer in The Grapes of Wrath who fled the Dust Bowl to find a better life in California. The man who cited him this week is a successful screenwriter who’s been walking the picket line and asked that I not use his name.
While the cast of pickets might not mirror John Steinbeck’s characters in his great novel, still “the rhetoric of this strike has taken on a ‘rich against the poor’ obsession,” in the words of one studio CEO.
The bargaining jargon once focused on residuals, but now it’s about “land barons” and “tone-deaf greedy bosses” (the words of SAG-AFTRA’s Fran Drescher). Little wonder polling shows only 7% of the public siding with the “bosses.” The “class warfare” has passed the 100-day mark, with L.A. city workers joining in Tuesday.
- 8/10/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Responding to the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s’ urgent call for help to stay in business, several industry leaders and organizations have stepped up — but not nearly as many as are needed to keep Hollywood’s 101-year-old charity afloat. MPTF hopes to raise at least 300,000 in its star-studded first telethon, which will air December 10 on Ktla in Los Angeles.
Hit by a “perfect storm” of rising expenses and declining revenue during the Covid pandemic, the MPTF said in October that it was facing its “imminent demise” and the very real prospect of closing its doors and going out of business by the end of 2022 unless it received 10 million-12 million in cash donations by the end of the year to meet its bank line compliance and continue ongoing operations.
Related Story MPTF Facing "Imminent Demise" & Prospect Of Going Out Of Business By Year’s End Unless It Raises 10 Million-12 Million Soon...
Hit by a “perfect storm” of rising expenses and declining revenue during the Covid pandemic, the MPTF said in October that it was facing its “imminent demise” and the very real prospect of closing its doors and going out of business by the end of 2022 unless it received 10 million-12 million in cash donations by the end of the year to meet its bank line compliance and continue ongoing operations.
Related Story MPTF Facing "Imminent Demise" & Prospect Of Going Out Of Business By Year’s End Unless It Raises 10 Million-12 Million Soon...
- 12/2/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Carl Samrock, former VP of publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures who started out as an entertainment photographer for the New York Times, died Saturday night of pancreatic cancer. He was 81.
The news of his death was confirmed by his wife, Carol Andelman Samrock.
Samrock served as Warner Bros. Pictures’ vice president of national publicity under chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel. He joined the company in 1982 as West Coast publicity director, in which he later oversaw a 16-member staff that handled the publicity on nearly 30 films in production or release annually.
In 1997, Samrock moved to Warner Home Video as a consultant to help then-president Warren Lieberfarb introduce the new DVD format. Samrock founded Carl Samrock Public Relations in 1998, a boutique firm that focused on publicity and promotion campaigns for major studios’ DVD and Blu-ray releases, including Warner’s “The Wizard of Oz,” “Casablanca” and “Gone With the Wind.”
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The news of his death was confirmed by his wife, Carol Andelman Samrock.
Samrock served as Warner Bros. Pictures’ vice president of national publicity under chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel. He joined the company in 1982 as West Coast publicity director, in which he later oversaw a 16-member staff that handled the publicity on nearly 30 films in production or release annually.
In 1997, Samrock moved to Warner Home Video as a consultant to help then-president Warren Lieberfarb introduce the new DVD format. Samrock founded Carl Samrock Public Relations in 1998, a boutique firm that focused on publicity and promotion campaigns for major studios’ DVD and Blu-ray releases, including Warner’s “The Wizard of Oz,” “Casablanca” and “Gone With the Wind.”
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- 10/3/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
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Carl Samrock, the veteran Hollywood publicist who over the course of a 50-year career worked for Warner Bros. and headed his own firm, has died. He was 81.
Samrock died Saturday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in Encino, his wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, announced.
Samrock was vice president of national publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank under co-chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel. He joined the company in 1982 as West Coast publicity director and built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually.
Samrock moved to Warner Home Video in 1997 as a consultant to help then-president Warren Lieberfarb introduce the new format.
A year later, he launched Carl Samrock Public Relations, a boutique firm that focused on publicity and promotion campaigns for DVD and Blu-ray releases. For the next nearly two decades,...
Carl Samrock, the veteran Hollywood publicist who over the course of a 50-year career worked for Warner Bros. and headed his own firm, has died. He was 81.
Samrock died Saturday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in Encino, his wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, announced.
Samrock was vice president of national publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank under co-chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel. He joined the company in 1982 as West Coast publicity director and built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually.
Samrock moved to Warner Home Video in 1997 as a consultant to help then-president Warren Lieberfarb introduce the new format.
A year later, he launched Carl Samrock Public Relations, a boutique firm that focused on publicity and promotion campaigns for DVD and Blu-ray releases. For the next nearly two decades,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carl Samrock, a former VP National Publicity for Warner Bros Pictures and home video executive who also was a photojournalist for The New York Times, died October 1 of pancreatic cancer. He was 81.
His wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, confirmed the news.
Samrock joined Warners in 1982 as West Coast Publicity Director and eventually built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually. He rose to VP National Publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank for most of the studio’s years under Chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel.
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
After leaving Warner theatrical publicity in 1997, Samrock moved to Warner Home Video as a consultant to help then president Warren Lieberfarb, the acknowledged “Godfather of DVD,” introduce the new format that would revolutionize the home entertainment business model. Shortly after, in 1998, Samrock founded Carl Samrock Public Relations,...
His wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, confirmed the news.
Samrock joined Warners in 1982 as West Coast Publicity Director and eventually built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually. He rose to VP National Publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank for most of the studio’s years under Chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel.
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
After leaving Warner theatrical publicity in 1997, Samrock moved to Warner Home Video as a consultant to help then president Warren Lieberfarb, the acknowledged “Godfather of DVD,” introduce the new format that would revolutionize the home entertainment business model. Shortly after, in 1998, Samrock founded Carl Samrock Public Relations,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood actors, writers and executives gathered at a memorial on Sunday in Santa Monica to remember power attorney Bert Fields with a string of stories about his legal prowess and sometimes unorthodox way of helping clients.
The larger-than-life litigator — with clients that included The Beatles, Warren Beatty, Tom Cruise, Edward G. Robinson and Michael Jackson — knew a lot of the secrets behind Hollywood scandals that happened throughout his six-decade-long career. Not to mention, he was yanked into a federal wiretapping and conspiracy probe into notorious private investigator Anthony Pellicano in the early 2000s.
The video that played to kick off the tribute addressed the controversies head-on — putting up a fake tabloid cover with the word “escandalo.” It also included a 1967 clip of his appearance on “Dragnet” (Jack Webb was a client) and a tribute from Tom Cruise.
“He’s a very unique adventure, someone I knew we could always count on.
The larger-than-life litigator — with clients that included The Beatles, Warren Beatty, Tom Cruise, Edward G. Robinson and Michael Jackson — knew a lot of the secrets behind Hollywood scandals that happened throughout his six-decade-long career. Not to mention, he was yanked into a federal wiretapping and conspiracy probe into notorious private investigator Anthony Pellicano in the early 2000s.
The video that played to kick off the tribute addressed the controversies head-on — putting up a fake tabloid cover with the word “escandalo.” It also included a 1967 clip of his appearance on “Dragnet” (Jack Webb was a client) and a tribute from Tom Cruise.
“He’s a very unique adventure, someone I knew we could always count on.
- 10/2/2022
- by Joe Bel Bruno
- The Wrap
When Netflix first exposed its intriguing blueprint to the Hollywood studios some years ago, techno-nerds predicted the majors would likely embrace its bold ideas. They were wrong. Hollywood displayed the same chill toward Netflix as it had toward HBO years earlier. Warner Bros declined to invest, for example, but offered to agree to revenue sharing provided it was issued stock warrants for Netflix common stock. Even Amazon, itself a relative newcomer at the time, secretly offered $15 million for a controlling stake, but Netflix would have to play second fiddle to the books and music it was then pushing.
Netflix’s birth pains and its secret Amazon negotiations were revisited this week in a new book by its co-founder Marc Randolph, who, with his principal stockholder Reed Hastings, felt Hollywood really didn’t “get” their message. The book was thus titled That Will Never Work.
(Full disclosure: I didn’t “get” it either,...
Netflix’s birth pains and its secret Amazon negotiations were revisited this week in a new book by its co-founder Marc Randolph, who, with his principal stockholder Reed Hastings, felt Hollywood really didn’t “get” their message. The book was thus titled That Will Never Work.
(Full disclosure: I didn’t “get” it either,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Tsujihara’s long tenure at Warner Bros. was saluted Wednesday evening with a reception on the studio lot that drew about 75 people, including his predecessors in the CEO suite, Bob Daly and Barry Meyer.
There was a melancholy air about the gathering in the lobby of the Steven J. Ross Theater because of the circumstances of Tsujihara’s hasty departure. After six years as Warner Bros. chairman-ceo and 25 years with the studio overall, Tsujihara was forced to resign March 18 amid the scandal spurred by the revelation that he had extramarital affair with actress Charlotte Kirk in 2013, and allegations that he used his position to help her land small roles in Warner Bros. movies.
The gathering was hosted by WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey, the former At&T executive who made the call to force Tsujihara to resign as a result of what Stankey characterized as his “mistakes” that were “inconsistent” with...
There was a melancholy air about the gathering in the lobby of the Steven J. Ross Theater because of the circumstances of Tsujihara’s hasty departure. After six years as Warner Bros. chairman-ceo and 25 years with the studio overall, Tsujihara was forced to resign March 18 amid the scandal spurred by the revelation that he had extramarital affair with actress Charlotte Kirk in 2013, and allegations that he used his position to help her land small roles in Warner Bros. movies.
The gathering was hosted by WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey, the former At&T executive who made the call to force Tsujihara to resign as a result of what Stankey characterized as his “mistakes” that were “inconsistent” with...
- 3/28/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
3-D cinema provider Real D is moving closer towards the consumer/home product market with the naming of Koji Hase to the newly position of president of worldwide consumer electronics.
"Given our experience in 3-D and our goals to pursue further opportunities globally, it was critical that we find someone with extensive knowledge and understanding of multiple marketplaces," said Michael Lewis, chairman/CEO and co-founder of Real D.
Hase comes to Real D with more than 38 years of corporate strategy and business development experience in optical and visual media, home systems and entertainment, manufacturing, and intellectual property. Most recently, he served as senior vp, worldwide new technology at Warner Home Video. Earlier, he served as general manager of the DVD Division at Toshiba, as well as chair of the DVD Forum, the international organization that guides DVD advances. Hase was awarded an Emmy in 1999 with Warren Lieberfarb, then president of Warner Home Video.
"Given our experience in 3-D and our goals to pursue further opportunities globally, it was critical that we find someone with extensive knowledge and understanding of multiple marketplaces," said Michael Lewis, chairman/CEO and co-founder of Real D.
Hase comes to Real D with more than 38 years of corporate strategy and business development experience in optical and visual media, home systems and entertainment, manufacturing, and intellectual property. Most recently, he served as senior vp, worldwide new technology at Warner Home Video. Earlier, he served as general manager of the DVD Division at Toshiba, as well as chair of the DVD Forum, the international organization that guides DVD advances. Hase was awarded an Emmy in 1999 with Warren Lieberfarb, then president of Warner Home Video.
COLOGNE, Germany -- The intersection of film, video games and the Internet will be the focus of the inaugural Berlinale Keynotes, a one-day lecture series that will run Feb. 13 during the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 8-18).
Keynote speakers include DVD pioneer Warren Lieberfarb, chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Assoc. and former president of Warner Home Video; Denzyl Feigelson, president of digital music label Artists Without a Label; MySpace senior vp of marketing and content Jamie Kantrowitz; and Patrick Walker, head of content partnerships at Google Video.
The Keynotes, which will include Q&A sessions, will touch on such hot button topics as the distribution of films over the Internet, digital rights management and the effects of user-generated media on content development. The event is being sponsored by the Berlin festival and regional film subsidy body Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
On the games side, Peter Molyneux, CEO and founder of U.K. games giant Lionhead Studios, and Guillaume de Fondaumiere, executive producer at France's Quantic Dreams, will address the issue of what the booming games market means for the film industry.
Keynote speakers include DVD pioneer Warren Lieberfarb, chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Assoc. and former president of Warner Home Video; Denzyl Feigelson, president of digital music label Artists Without a Label; MySpace senior vp of marketing and content Jamie Kantrowitz; and Patrick Walker, head of content partnerships at Google Video.
The Keynotes, which will include Q&A sessions, will touch on such hot button topics as the distribution of films over the Internet, digital rights management and the effects of user-generated media on content development. The event is being sponsored by the Berlin festival and regional film subsidy body Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
On the games side, Peter Molyneux, CEO and founder of U.K. games giant Lionhead Studios, and Guillaume de Fondaumiere, executive producer at France's Quantic Dreams, will address the issue of what the booming games market means for the film industry.
COLOGNE, Germany -- The intersection of film, video games and the Internet will be the focus of the inaugural Berlinale Keynotes, a one-day lecture series that will run Feb. 13 during the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 8-18).
Keynote speakers include DVD pioneer Warren Lieberfarb, chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Assoc. and former president of Warner Home Video; Denzyl Feigelson, president of digital music label Artists Without a Label; MySpace senior vp of marketing and content Jamie Kantrowitz; and Patrick Walker, head of content partnerships at Google Video.
The Keynotes, which will include Q&A sessions, will touch on such hot button topics as the distribution of films over the Internet, digital rights management and the effects of user-generated media on content development. The event is being sponsored by the Berlin festival and regional film subsidy body Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
On the games side, Peter Molyneux, CEO and founder of U.K. games giant Lionhead Studios, and Guillaume de Fondaumiere, executive producer at France's Quantic Dreams, will address the issue of what the booming games market means for the film industry.
Keynote speakers include DVD pioneer Warren Lieberfarb, chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Assoc. and former president of Warner Home Video; Denzyl Feigelson, president of digital music label Artists Without a Label; MySpace senior vp of marketing and content Jamie Kantrowitz; and Patrick Walker, head of content partnerships at Google Video.
The Keynotes, which will include Q&A sessions, will touch on such hot button topics as the distribution of films over the Internet, digital rights management and the effects of user-generated media on content development. The event is being sponsored by the Berlin festival and regional film subsidy body Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
On the games side, Peter Molyneux, CEO and founder of U.K. games giant Lionhead Studios, and Guillaume de Fondaumiere, executive producer at France's Quantic Dreams, will address the issue of what the booming games market means for the film industry.
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