A federal jury in downtown L.A. decided that John Steinbeck’s stepdaughter deserves more than $13 million to settle a family feud over who controls the rights to the great author’s works. “We are pleased with the jury’s verdict that recognizes the Estate’s full control of the rights to John Steinbeck’s works,” said Waverly Scott Kaffaga in...Read More
Bobby Brown does not want the upcoming biopic of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown to air. Bobbi Kristina is set to premiere on Sunday, Oct. 8 on TV One, but Bobby has just filed a lawsuit to stop it from being released. In court documents obtained by E! News, Bobby claims that the TV One defendants “knowingly and maliciously” used his persona and...Read More
A U.S. judge on Thursday struck down a Utah law that landed a movie theatre in trouble for serving alcohol during the racy superhero film Deadpool. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer said state regulators violated Brewvies’ freedom of speech when it threatened to fine the theatre up to $25,000 US under a law that prohibits serving...Read More
Arstechnica reports that a video-on-demand streaming service that filters out objectionable content from Hollywood movies to make them more family friendly has run into some hot water for trying to erase Princess Leia’s bikini from Return of the Jedi for their streaming service. The aptly titled service, VidAngel buys DVDs and removes nudity, swearing, and other objectionable material...Read More
