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" "Made-Up" is billed as a "mockumentary" in which the story is seen through the eyes of a character who's making a documentary for her video class They will be on hand at The Movies on Exchange in Portland to answer questions from the audience "Portland has played such a big part in my life and development, and I think Portland audiences are interested in independent films," he said Shalhoub to Showcase Independent Film Aug 12, 10:42 AM EST An independent film by Tony Shalhoub, who stars on the TV series "Monk," makes its Maine premiere on Wednesday Shalhoub, who won a Golden Globe Award for playing an obsessive-compulsive detective on the USA network series, stars with his wife Brooke Adams in "Made-Up Shalhoub graduated from University of Southern Maine in 1977, began his acting career in Portland and spoke at the school's graduation in May Shalhoub starred on the NBC sitcoms "Wings" and "Stark Raving Mad," and his films include "Big Night," "That Championship Season," and "Men in Black " The couple now has the task of promoting the movie and distributing it on their own Shalhoub, 49, said he and Adams decided to bring the film to Maine because of his long-term ties to the state In a "60 Minutes" interview a month after his Nov 20 arrest, Jackson said he was "manhandled" by sheriff's deputies Melville also has agreed to let Jackson file a request to make a public statement despite a gag order in the trial, according to papers posted on the Web site Prosecutors say the family was coerced into making the video, which has not been released " Posted on the court's Web site Wednesday was a request by Jackson to file an objection to the release of the sealed report "I assume nice things were said Jackson, 45, is charged with committing a lewd act upon a child, administering an intoxicating agent and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion Jackson saving her son's life and being a father figure He never made a formal complaint about his treatment or requested an investigation, although he had bruises and received medical treatment, Mesereau said " Mesereau then said: "You heard Mrs Do you recall her saying, 'They filmed a beautiful story about Michael and my son?'" "No," said the witness He has pleaded not guilty and is free on $3 million bail Jackson's lawyers filed the request Aug Doe talk about Mr But he insisted he didn't know Miller worked for Geragos, and he refused to look at documents to refresh his memory "I don't know," the witness said Jackson Accuser's Kin Asked for Payment Aug 19, 6:02 PM EST The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment for the family's participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson's reputation "I don't recall that "I said, 'This family has nothing and you're making millions from this and what are you going to do for this little family,'" the witness said of a conversation he had with someone he identified only as the "gentleman from Neverland," a reference to Jackson's ranch Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville on Thursday agreed to "entertain" a response by Jackson The stepfather acknowledged that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department used him as a confidential agent at one point, sending him to scope out the location of Miller's office The stepfather also testified that he asked for compensation at some point from a British journalist who came to the family's home after the documentary on Jackson aired " The stepfather was referred to as "Mr Doe say very positive things about Michael Jackson, didn't you?" asked Jackson attorney, Thomas Mesereau Jr The defense is trying to determine whether authorities knew Miller was working for Geragos when they broke into Miller's office and seized the video 13, with the proposed statement blacked out He said the journalists eventually offered $15,000 for the interview The stepfather, under questioning by the defense, said the person offered to give them "a college education and buy them a house He said the contacts were non-sexual and "very sweet " The stepfather and other witnesses at this week's proceedings said they did not know Miller was working for Mark Geragos, who was Jackson's lawyer at the time During his testimony, the man refused to confirm much of the content of the rebuttal video, saying investigator Bradley Miller virtually ignored him while interviewing everyone else associated with the family Lawyers for Jackson claim the molestation accusations came when no payment was made Also Thursday, the judge authorized the Sheriff's Department to release an investigation by the state attorney general's office that concluded that Jackson was not mistreated when he surrendered to authorities last year, as he had claimed The defense contends that would violate Jackson's attorney-client privilege of confidentiality Thursday's questioning appeared to bolster defense contentions that the accuser's family tried to "shake down" Jackson for money called the release of the report "a scam and a sham "You heard Mrs It wasn't about me Doe" to protect his identity and that of his stepson " In the rebuttal video, the 12-year-old boy and his family reportedly vouch for Jackson's good character The so-called "rebuttal video" was meant to answer negative publicity surrounding a British TV documentary on Jackson that included the alleged victim and showed Jackson defending his practice of having young boys sleep in his bed The compressed files average about 500 megabytes in size and take about an hour to download with a high-speed DSL or cable modem connection "Whenever five studios get together, I think people will always want us to be vigilant in how we conduct our business practice and we intend to do that," Ramo said "But it's going to be a really small market The movies can be viewed an unlimited number of times during a 24-hour period Some of the top movies, such as "Ocean's Eleven" and "The Majestic," also are available on the Internet service CinemaNow and on the cable service InDemand â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Movielink: http://www "Research tells us that between one-quarter to one-third of broadband users are interested in movies and either haven't had the content or have had a bad experience with pirated films," said Jim Ramo, Movielink chief executive He noted that studios will license films to Movielink non-exclusively "The key is they put their faith in the system and they've come out with good content," said Lee Black, senior analyst Jupiter Research "There is, we think, pent-up demand from this target group for a reliable product The effort, called Movielink, allows people to download films over a high-speed Internet connection The films can be watched using media players from RealNetworks Inc cinemanow 99 to $4 Movielink is offering the movies in file formats developed by RealNetworks and Microsoft, which have their own copy protection and compression schemes Movielink has about 170 titles, ranging from the recent films "A Beautiful Mind" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," to library titles such as "Blazing Saddles" and "Barbarella The majority of all movie watching is going to be taking place through traditional channels Movielink was formed last year and is owned equally by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros " Analysts are not so sure, although they praise the studios for embracing Internet distribution faster than their counterparts in the music industry "The company is set up to be pro-competitive," Ramo said Movielink's launch is being closely watched because it is the first broad test of whether consumers will use the Internet to rent and watch movies com movielink com Cinemanow: http://www The full-screen quality is roughly equivalent to that of a VHS tape, but suffers as the image is enlarged The movies delete themselves after the one-day license expires, and will sit on the computer hard drive for 30 days if not watched and Microsoft Corp " Studios plan to provide films to the service about six weeks after they are released on DVD and home video " The company plans to test the service for 90 days to determine consumer preferences, such as whether people want films in letterbox or full-screen format The Walt Disney Co The files are encrypted and will not play the movie if it is sent to another computer Films to Be Rented on the Internet Nov 11, 6:46 AM EST LOS ANGELES (AP) â€â€? The anticipated online movies-on-demand venture formed by five major Hollywood studios was launched Monday, marking the first time a large supply of recent, popular films are available legally on the Internet 99 The industry points to the availability of pirated first-run films as proof that such a market exists "You have to start to be in this channel or you'll lose the channel altogether," Black said " Movielink offers individual titles for $1 and Fox Entertainment Group formed their own rival video-on-demand service but it was disbanded earlier this year after Fox pulled out, citing regulatory concerns "They're not coming out with second-tier stuff But none has Movielink's selection of Hollywood hits Viewers can pause, fast forward and rewind the films It is the industry's alternative to the distribution of pirated films over peer-to-peer computer networks â€â€? services such as Napster that threatened the music industry A small program called "Movielink Manager" tracks dowloanded files and how long a user has to watch them Other services, such as CinemaNow, offer movies on the Internet and over cable television Movielink has been scrutinized by the antitrust division of the Justice Department, but Ramo said the investigation did not prevent the venture from launching |
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