Whatever happens in Vegas...could lead to a lawsuit. That's the saying, right? Well, the city should change their motto it to that. Mark Johnston, a 52-year-old businessman from Southern California, is suing the Vegas hotel Downtown Grand after he got drunk and lost 500,000 dollars. Yes, you read that right. Half a million bucks down the toilet because Mark had a bit too many daiquiris. (Disclaimer: we don't actually know if he drank daiquiris that night.) Mark thinks that because he was so intoxicated, the casino should have not let him gamble and they definitely shouldn't have kept serving him. And anyone who has been to Vegas knows it's against Nevada law to allow inebriated folks to...
- 3/6/2014
- E! Online
One of the most interesting filmmaking panels at the Sheffield Doc/Fest this past weekend asked a very popular question amongst filmmakers, aspiring and new: "How Do Filmmakers Get Paid?" The question, of course, changes from context to context, from film to film, from deal to deal. But the panelists were able to make some worthy comments about their own experiences and the experiences in their home countries that were helpful for all. Joining the session's chair, the Canadian producer Mark Johnston, were Roy Ackerman, who works on series for Jamie Oliver's Fresh One company; Motto Pictures' Julie Goldman ("Buck," "God Loves Uganda"), an American; and Dutch producer Femke Wolting, who works on films and interactive projects. The answer to the question at hand was, of course, that filmmakers get paid when there is money to pay them. While much film funding comes from grants and donations, much...
- 6/20/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
His acclaimed crime drama Man On Ground, traveled the international film festival circuit from 2011 through last year, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema category, and Nigerian writer/director Akin Omotoso is onto his next feature film project, titled Night Has Fallen, was written by both Omotoso and Mark Johnston, and is described as a political drama. But while we wait for that film to arrive, watch the below 17-minute informative behind-the-scenes feature on the making of Man On Ground, courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country. Recapping... Man On Ground, a bold...
- 4/11/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
His acclaimed crime drama Man On Ground, continuing to screen around the world this year, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year in the Contemporary World Cinema category, Nigerian writer/director Akin Omotoso is moving forward, prepping his next feature film project. Details on plot aren't public yet, but I can tell you that it's titled Night Has Fallen, was written by both Omotoso and Mark Johnston, and is described as a political drama. I can also tell you that it's one of 41 feature projects selected for the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) International Financing Forum (Iff),...
- 8/29/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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