Former United Artists head Andy Albeck dies at 89
Andy Albeck, who as head of United Artists signed off on the acclaimed “Raging Bull” and the infamous flop “Heaven’s Gate,” died of heart failure September 29, four days after his 89th birthday, at NYU Hospital in New York.
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Zuckerberg’s Legal Options Are Slender
As a public figure, Facebook’s founder would have to prove reckless disregard for the truth if he wanted to address the portrayal of him in the film “The Social Network.”
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Facebook Takes a Company Outing to See The Social Network
Though the company has called The Social Network “fiction” and urged the filmmakers to cut scenes involving drug use, Facebook went on a company outing last night to see the movie. “To celebrate a period of intense activity at Facebook , we decided to go to the movies,” Facebook spokesman Larry Yu said. “We thought this particular movie might be amusing.” Reportedly, even Mark Zuckerberg checked …
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