While the hearing for Lucasfilm Ltd. vs. Andrew Ainsworth was held before the Justices early last month, the case details were only just recently published on UK Supreme Court website. While the Judgment is currently pending, the case summary offers a concise outline of the two issues to be considered by the court. [Read more…]
Jonathan Sands and the London Film Museum which he manages is the subject of a very significant article in today’s London Evening Standard. The UK mainstream media have now published two substantive articles in as many days, the other highlighted yesterday (see Holly Haber and Lennard Billin of Reel Clothes & Props Featured in UK’s Daily Mail Article). [Read more…]
Hugo Cox of The 1709 Blog, “dedicated to all things copyright, warts and all“, published a substantive feature today entitled “Star Wars: the Hearing”. This article provides coverage of the three-day UK Supreme Court hearing that took place last week, with in person observations and legal insights, analysis, and observations on Lucasfilm vs. Ainsworth in the related copyright dispute over the Stormtrooper helmets as seen in Star Wars: A New Hope. [Read more…]
As reported two months ago (see “Lucasfilm vs. Ainsworth Legal Battle Continues in 2011; UK Supreme Court Case To Be Heard in March”), the dispute between Lucasfilm and the British prop maker who built the stormtrooper helmets used in Star Wars: A New Hope will be heard by the United Kingdom Supreme Court beginning tomorrow. [Read more…]
The London Film Museum (formerly the Movieum) hosted a special 90th birthday celebration for Ray Harryhausen last week, with guests including Peter Jackson, Rick Baker, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, and Mr. Harryhausen himself. This occasion also marked the opening of a special exhibition about the life’s work of Mr. Harryhausen – “Myths and Legends” includes the display of original “Dynamation” creatures from the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. [Read more…]
Reporter Joseph Barratt authored a news feature in this past weekend’s “Herald on Sunday” (published online by The New Zealand Herald) titled “Fraud of the Rings?” which focused on Troika Brodsky and his collection of original movie props used in the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. The collector was both surprised and dismayed by the story that was published, questioning his credibility and the authenticity of the pieces in his collection created by Weta Workshop and sourced from highly publicized, direct from the studio sources (New Line Cinema Auctions and a Hasbro sweepstakes contest). [Read more…]
WIRED published a great video about the eagerly anticipated Summer blockbuster District 9, which opens theatrically today. Included is a segment with information about the props made for the film. Featured within the video is an interview with Greg Broadmore, a designer for WETA Workshop, from the floor of last month’s San Diego Comic Con. [Read more…]
Total Film Magazine, one of my two favorite movie magazines (the other being Empire Magazine, both out of the UK) has a feature in the November 2008 issue covering the Weta Workshop exhibit at the Royal Armouries (see “The Wonderful World of Weta” Exhibition in UK) and talks with Richard Taylor about the Lord of the Rings franchise. [Read more…]
