Alvin Deutsch, the attorney who represented singer Peggy Lee in her landmark victory over Walt Disney Productions and more recently tangled with Broadway producer Scott Rudin and the estate of author Harper Lee over rights to a stage production of To Kill A Mockingbird, died Oct. 6 at his home in New York City. He was 89.
The Deutsch family announced his death just yesterday, shortly following his win, in arbitration, against the Lee estate. The Deutsch family says it chose to wait until the Lee verdict was rendered before making his death public.
An internationally renowned expert in copyright law, Deutsch also represented a lengthy roster of entertainment and cultural figures throughout his career, including author Tom Wolfe (a client for 50 years), the Broadway composing team of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, librettist Michael Stewart, songwriter Irving Burgee (“Day O...
The Deutsch family announced his death just yesterday, shortly following his win, in arbitration, against the Lee estate. The Deutsch family says it chose to wait until the Lee verdict was rendered before making his death public.
An internationally renowned expert in copyright law, Deutsch also represented a lengthy roster of entertainment and cultural figures throughout his career, including author Tom Wolfe (a client for 50 years), the Broadway composing team of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, librettist Michael Stewart, songwriter Irving Burgee (“Day O...
- 2/11/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The centerpiece of Scott Ora’s cluttered San Fernando Valley apartment is the 1939 Oscar his step-grandfather, the late lyricist Leo Robin, was presented for co-writing “Thanks for the Memory.” Sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film “The Big Broadcast of 1938,” the trophy sits proudly on the piano where Robin worked on some of his biggest hits. The movie marked the comedian’s breakout role and Leo’s tune, co-written with frequent collaborator Ralph Rainger, soon became Hope’s theme song. It was Robin’s only Academy Award win out of a total of 10 nominations.
Over the course of 20 years, from 1934 (when the best original song category was introduced and he was nominated for “Love in Bloom”) through 1954, Robin, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame who died in 1984 at the age of 84, earned 10 Oscar nominations (two in 1949 alone). His impressive catalog includes signature tunes for Maurice Chevalier...
Over the course of 20 years, from 1934 (when the best original song category was introduced and he was nominated for “Love in Bloom”) through 1954, Robin, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame who died in 1984 at the age of 84, earned 10 Oscar nominations (two in 1949 alone). His impressive catalog includes signature tunes for Maurice Chevalier...
- 10/1/2019
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Do you see that look on Cate Blanchett's face? Her expression conveys both hope and heartbreak and, in many ways, it's the signature moment of Todd Haynes' "Carol." The acclaimed drama debuted at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where Blanchett's co-star, Rooney Mara, took home the Best Actress award. It was quite a surprise as many believed the jury would award both actresses or just the two-time Oscar winner. That curve ball win may slightly complicate The Weinstein Company's awards campaign for Blanchett (such troubles), but it's this particular moment that captivated so many across the Atlantic this past May. We don't want to give too much away, but Blanchett's reaction occurs during a pivotal scene between Therese (Mara) and Carol (Blanchett) which bookends the film. And, yes, her sixth nomination is almost guaranteed. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Price of Salt," "Carol" chronicles the unexpected...
- 8/17/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Ah, l'amour. Cate Blanchett plays the rich married title character "Carol," who falls in love with a 20-year-old department store clerk named Therese (Rooney Mara) in Todd Haynes' adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1952 romance novel "The Price of Salt." The dreamy first teaser trailer was just dropped, set to Margaret Whiting's rendition of "My Foolish Heart."
Here's the trailer:
That song! It just makes us want to float around the room and swoon. Sigh. This story of "love against the odds" has the glamorous backdrop of New York in the 1950s. Director Todd Haynes ("Far From Heaven," "Mildred Pierce") already has experience covering gay relationships in this time period, and now he's showcasing a romantic lesbian affair.
"Carol" also stars Kyle Chandler -- as Carol Aird's husband Harge Aird -- along with Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Cory Michael Smith, and Carrie Brownstein. The movie is scheduled for a...
Here's the trailer:
That song! It just makes us want to float around the room and swoon. Sigh. This story of "love against the odds" has the glamorous backdrop of New York in the 1950s. Director Todd Haynes ("Far From Heaven," "Mildred Pierce") already has experience covering gay relationships in this time period, and now he's showcasing a romantic lesbian affair.
"Carol" also stars Kyle Chandler -- as Carol Aird's husband Harge Aird -- along with Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Cory Michael Smith, and Carrie Brownstein. The movie is scheduled for a...
- 8/17/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Blu-ray Release Date: Dec. 10, 2013
Price: Blu-ray $Tba
Studio: Twilight Time
A scimitar-wielding Kali makes her move in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
Twilight Time honoring the inimitable stop-motion animation special effects of the late Ray Harryhausen with the first time Blu-ray release of a pair of Harryhausen-infused family-friendly Sinbad adventure films from the 1970s, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977).
In The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Harryhausen gives us another installment in the adventures of the swashbuckling sailor Sinbad (John Phillip Law), who is pitted against a nefarious master of the black arts (Tom Baker, TV’s Doctor Who) as the two race to find a magical treasure trove. Over the course of the film, Sinbad confronts a host of astonishing Harryhausen creatures, including a wee-winged homunculus, a one-eyed centaur, and the six-armed, scimitar-wielding deity Kali. Directed by Gordon Hessler, the film co-stars...
Price: Blu-ray $Tba
Studio: Twilight Time
A scimitar-wielding Kali makes her move in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
Twilight Time honoring the inimitable stop-motion animation special effects of the late Ray Harryhausen with the first time Blu-ray release of a pair of Harryhausen-infused family-friendly Sinbad adventure films from the 1970s, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977).
In The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Harryhausen gives us another installment in the adventures of the swashbuckling sailor Sinbad (John Phillip Law), who is pitted against a nefarious master of the black arts (Tom Baker, TV’s Doctor Who) as the two race to find a magical treasure trove. Over the course of the film, Sinbad confronts a host of astonishing Harryhausen creatures, including a wee-winged homunculus, a one-eyed centaur, and the six-armed, scimitar-wielding deity Kali. Directed by Gordon Hessler, the film co-stars...
- 9/12/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Classics crooner Michael Feinstein will make legions of music lovers happy this fall when he premieres a three-part series exploring the history of American popular music. The American Songbook will air October 6, 13 and 20 at 8 Pm on PBS. This is my idea of heaven. The preservationist and pianist will perform many of the love songs, pop standards and show tunes made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Ethel Waters, and Margaret Whiting, as well as showing clips of classic soundtracks and dance numbers. He'll also dig into the great songwriters George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers and Hart. Produced and directed by Amber Edwards of Hudson West Productions, the show will take a ...
- 6/17/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Lml Music released Hallways, The Songs of Carol Hall on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 nationally in stores and online at iTunes and Amazon.com. The CD's critical and popular success has led to a second printing which was shipped Tuesday, January 20th nationally. The CD also remains available online at iTunes and Amazon.com. The first person ever to record one of Carol Hall's songs was the young Barbra Streisand. Subsequently, her songs were performed by such extraordinary singers as Tony Bennett, Barbara Cook, Margaret Whiting, Julie Wilson, Chita Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Mabel Mercer, Amanda McBroom, Lari White, Olivia Newton-John, Maureen McGovern, RuPaul, Miriam Makeba, David Campbell, Frederica von Stade, Kermit the Frog and Big Bird. Among others. She's also one of the few songwriters to have a hit Broadway show. Her classic musical The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas entertained Broadway audiences for almost five years, received a Grammy nomination for its cast album,...
- 1/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Four Christmases soundtrack. I am a sucker for Christmas music. I’ll gladly admit to having a healthy CD collection of holiday standards. I start them up before Thanksgiving and don’t stop until New Years. It’s a happy time that always triggers nostalgic memories. For every silver belled lining though, there is a big fat lump of coal, and it usually comes in the form of a posthumous duet.
Now posthumous duets are nothing new, like Hollywood remakes though, they are completely unnecessary. They’re cheap and gimmicky. They embarrass everyone involved, and they make baby Jesus cry. The soundtrack for Four Christmases boldly opens up with a beloved classic that was made popular by Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer. The problem is they used the solo version sung by Dean Martin. Doris Day was supposed to be on that recording but she had a falling out...
Now posthumous duets are nothing new, like Hollywood remakes though, they are completely unnecessary. They’re cheap and gimmicky. They embarrass everyone involved, and they make baby Jesus cry. The soundtrack for Four Christmases boldly opens up with a beloved classic that was made popular by Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer. The problem is they used the solo version sung by Dean Martin. Doris Day was supposed to be on that recording but she had a falling out...
- 11/27/2008
- by John Mapes
- Movie-moron.com
- Palm Pictures picked up a docu portrait today that, like last year's tragi-drama of La Vie en Rose demonstrates, musicans often come with open wounds. THR reports that the label picked up the distrib rights to the Tribeca film festival-selected Anita O'Day: The Life Of a Music Legend. "Legend" includes new interviews with jazz artists Annie Ross, Margaret Whiting and George Wein, along with rare footage of O'Day performances with Louis Armstrong and other musicians from her 1940s heyday. O'Day, who overcame alcoholism, rape, heroin addiction and jail time in her seven decade career. ...
- 4/3/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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