'8' equals million

The starry Sept. 19 reading of Dustin Lance Black's play "8" at the Eugene O'Neill Theater generated more than $1 million for the American Foundation for Equal Rights....

Variety • Sep 26, 2011

Judge to Weigh Release the Prop 8 Trial Tapes

A federal court judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to make public the tapes of last year's Prop 8 trial, which up to now has been accessible to the public mainly via transcripts and staged readings. In fact, at the hearing, Ted Boutrous, a member of the legal team challenging Prop 8, plans to use video some of the reenactments to make the point that it's time to release the real thing....

Variety • Aug 27, 2011

Prop 8 Foes Call for Release of Trial Tapes

The American Foundation for Equal Rights, the org led by Chad Griffin, is calling for the "full and unedited release" of trial footage, and they and other groups have filed briefs urging the court to release the video tapes. A coalition of media companies is expected to follow suit. "Why should the public be denied the opportunity to see and hear what happened in a public trial in a public courtr...

Variety • Apr 20, 2011

Gay marriage gets high-profile help

Several times during the testimony phase of the case, proponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage have made the point that the gay community has the advantage of support from Hollywood. And that support will play out in the coming weeks and months with an array of documentaries and other projects. If they don't address the trial itself, they at the very least intend to keep the issue in t...

Variety • May 30, 2010

A Hearing On Televising Prop 8 Trial

After receiving a flurry of letters for and against the idea, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is seeking to schedule a hearing next week on whether to allow televised coverage of the Prop 8 trial. Via his deputy clerk, he sent a e-mail to the various parties today to schedule a hearing for Jan. 6 to consider allowing cameras in the courtroom during the trial, which is scheduled to begin five da...

Variety • Dec 30, 2009

The Trial of the Prop 8 Campaign

What will be a dramatic component of a trial, if it proceeds that way, is an effort to put the campaign itself under scrutiny. The No on 8 side claimed often that ads aired by ProtectMarriage used scare tactics, like the threat that churches would be forced to perform same-sex marriages and teachers would have to somehow add it to their curriculum....

Variety • Aug 19, 2009

L.A. Film Fest Director Resigns

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Variety • Nov 25, 2008

Same-sex activists target Sundance

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Variety • Nov 18, 2008