The Big Picture
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Aug. 5, 2011
Movies
Film: In an unusual and complicated deal, director Jon Avnet and producer Jordan Kerner have signed an exclusive production agreement with Walt Disney Studios, while Universal Pictures will continue to have first crack at Avnet-directed films.
July 12, 1994
Jeannette Kerner, 85, character actress for 60 years in films from “History Is Made at Night” in 1937 to “George of the Jungle” in 1997, died May 25 of pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
June 2, 2001
Shooting Charlotte’s classic tale proved anything but pastoral.
Nov. 5, 2006
Politics
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved a subpoena to force White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to appear before the panel as it looks into allegations that she repeatedly violated a federal law that limits political activity by government workers.
June 26, 2019
“It’s a ‘Rocky,’ ‘Karate Kid,’ ‘Stand by Me’ sort of story,” says producer Jordan Kerner of his film “Bombay”--the tale of a fast-track lawyer (Emilio Estevez) who undergoes a spiritual awakening when he has to turn a bunch of adolescents into a pee-wee hockey team as punishment for a drunk driving conviction.
March 15, 1992
Television
Mandela, the Miniseries: Mandela fever seems to have infected even TV network execs.
July 2, 1990
World & Nation
A federal judge Thursday extended for 10 days an order preventing the Marine Corps from kicking out an El Toro sergeant because he showed positive in a surprise drug test last year.
Feb. 5, 1988
Don’t expect the current film production, “New York Times,” to wind up with that title.
March 4, 1990
A definite “people” person, Naomi Judd is a favorite with the cast and crew of “Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge,” NBC’s four-hour adaptation of the best-selling 1993 autobiography she wrote with Bud Schaetzle.
May 14, 1995