Actress Sean Young Accused of Theft from Astoria Production Office

NBC New York reports that “Authorities are looking to question “Blade Runner” actress Sean Young in connection with the theft of two laptops stocked with footage from a film being shot in Queens, which Young was fired from four months ago.

“Law enforcement sources said Young and her son stole two Apple Mac Pros with about $12,000 worth of video production software on them, but Young later disputed that she knowingly stole the equipment.”

Read the full article and watch the televised report that includes CCTV video showing Young supposedly in the act of the theft by clicking here.

People magazine’s website sums up the issue with its headline: “Sean Young Claims She Didn’t Mean to Take Laptops from Film That Fired Her — as Producers Say No Way.”

People’s reporter Adam Carlson notes that “The address where the the burglary was reported matches the address of the production office for Charlie Boy…Star and co-writer Greg Kritikos and executive producer Dominick Martini said that Young had initially been set to direct the movie, in her directorial debut, but was terminated within weeks due to workplace issues. Essentially, she was out of her depth, according to Kritikos.”

Sean Young came to moviegoers attention with her work in Blade Runner (1982).

Updated August 16, 2018 with the following from Yahoo:

‘Blade Runner’ actress Sean Young returns ‘stolen’ laptops

“Sean Young is ready to put the burglary saga behind her.

“The actress, best known for her roles in Blade Runner, Wall Street, and No Way Out, has returned the two laptops she was accused of stealing from a movie production company that had reportedly fired her. Young was working with director Timothy Hines and producer Dominick Martini on a project. A rep for Young told Yahoo Entertainment, “Timothy Hines has picked up his computers; Sean still doesn’t have hers back yet, but the misunderstanding has been taken care of.”

For the full update from Yahoo reporter Suzy Byrne, click here.

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When the Seattle grunge band Nirvana recorded their breakthrough album, “Nevermind,” at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Calif., in 1991, they used a massive mixing console created by a British engineer named Rupert Neve.

The Neve 8028 console and others he made had by then become studio staples, hailed by many as the most superior consoles of their kind in manipulating and combining instrumental and vocal signals. They were responsible in great part for the audio quality of albums by groups like Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Grateful Dead, and Pink Floyd.

Read the full obit in the New York Times.

After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City permission to reopen at limited capacity starting on March 5.

During his daily press briefing, the Empire State leader said cinemas in the city will be permitted to operate at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people. Moreover, other safety measures such as masks, social distancing, and heightened sanitizing measures will be required. Last October, New York venues outside of the city were allowed to reopen with similar restrictions.

To read the full article in Variety, click here.

The coronavirus relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

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To read the full article on The New York Times’ site, click here.

Phase 4 production guidance is available on the Film Permit website. All production activity, whether it requires a Film Permit or not, must comply with New York Forward Industry Guidance.

For more information see, please refer to the State Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Please review the guidelines and FAQ before submitting permit applications. The Film Office is operating remotely, so please allow additional time for Film Permit processing.

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Chris Lindahl and Dana Harris-Bridson outlined Amazon’s position in IndieWire: “When Amazon made a unilateral decision in early February to stop accepting documentaries and short films via Prime Video Direct (a policy that also covers ‘slide shows, vlogs, podcasts, tutorials, filmed conferences, monologues, toy play, music videos, and voiceover gameplay’), the announcement also served as a quiet purge.

The above continues on to some surprising conclusions on DOC NYCs Monday Memo,

Various sources have reported that Disney is in the process of shuttering Blue Sky Studios, the largest animation studio on the East coast. The former 20th Century Fox animation division pulled in $5.9 billion churning out 13 feature films including the Ice Age franchise.

Publications have noted how Disney – which had three animation studios including Pixar and Disney Animation – couldn’t make the case to have these many houses when the pandemic took a toll on the company’s profits.

Some 450 employees will lose their jobs, though some hope to get into one of Disney’s other animation houses.

Here’s Deadline’s report.

Here’s Variety’s report.

Epix revealed that the second season of “Godfather of Harlem” will premiere on April 18. Set in 1964, the crime drama series explores the collision of the criminal underworld and civil rights movement. The second season will follow Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) battling the New York crime families for control of the French Connection, a pipeline for heroin that runs from Marseilles to New York Harbor.

To read the full Variety article, click here.