Gerald “Jerry” Rubin, who went from the William Morris Agency to become VP Business Affairs at CBS and was an influential longtime entertainment lawyer, has died. He was 93.
His client and friend Jerry Leider told Deadline today that Rubin died January 31 of heart failure in Los Angeles.
A Bronx native who grew up in Manhattan, Rubin served in the Army Intelligence Services during the Korean War and went on to graduate from Harvard Law School before launching a 50-year career specializing in television and motion picture law.
Rubin started out in the William Morris Agency’s New York office in the early 1960s before moving to the CBS TV network, first in New York and then to Los Angeles as VP Business Affairs. While at CBS, he developed an extensive list of terms and conditions for TV pilot and series production agreements between the network and Hollywood studios — packaging agents,...
His client and friend Jerry Leider told Deadline today that Rubin died January 31 of heart failure in Los Angeles.
A Bronx native who grew up in Manhattan, Rubin served in the Army Intelligence Services during the Korean War and went on to graduate from Harvard Law School before launching a 50-year career specializing in television and motion picture law.
Rubin started out in the William Morris Agency’s New York office in the early 1960s before moving to the CBS TV network, first in New York and then to Los Angeles as VP Business Affairs. While at CBS, he developed an extensive list of terms and conditions for TV pilot and series production agreements between the network and Hollywood studios — packaging agents,...
- 2/22/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Forty years ago this week, the soundtrack to Neil Diamond’s The Jazz Singer arrived in record stores. The album was an enormous success due to hit singles “Love on the Rocks,” “Hello Again,” and “America,” even if the movie itself — which starred Diamond as a cantor who rebels against his strict, religious father by making pop music — was far less successful.
Diamond’s dreams of movie stardom go all the way back to the early Seventies when he unsuccessfully auditioned to play Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse’s Lenny,...
Diamond’s dreams of movie stardom go all the way back to the early Seventies when he unsuccessfully auditioned to play Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse’s Lenny,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
1964: Another World's Pat had TV's first abortion.
1985: Santa Barbara's C.C. collapsed before signing divorce papers.
1989: Guiding Light's Rick proposed to Meredith.
1997: Another World's Kirkland faced an oncoming car."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) had an abortion. This was the first abortion story told in television history. Irna Phillips and William J. Bell were the writers.
We Love Soaps received a message from Ms. Trustman earlier this year: "Yes, I am, indeed, alive and well and live in Los Angeles with my husband, film and TV producer,...
1985: Santa Barbara's C.C. collapsed before signing divorce papers.
1989: Guiding Light's Rick proposed to Meredith.
1997: Another World's Kirkland faced an oncoming car."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) had an abortion. This was the first abortion story told in television history. Irna Phillips and William J. Bell were the writers.
We Love Soaps received a message from Ms. Trustman earlier this year: "Yes, I am, indeed, alive and well and live in Los Angeles with my husband, film and TV producer,...
- 9/3/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
In his first foray in producing since winning a Tony Award for producing “Clybourne Park” on Broadway, “Selma” star Wendell Pierce has come on to produce the racial drama “Billy” with Jerry Leider (“The Jazz Singer”), TheWrap has learned. Writer-director Martin Davidson is behind the adaptation of author Albert French’s debut novel, which was published in 1995. Davidson is the filmmaker behind the cult classics “Eddie and the Cruisers” and “The Lords of Flatbush.” A “To Kill a Mockingbird”-esque drama set in 1947, “Billy” is an emotional roller-coaster that tells the story of how a small segregated town in Mississippi reacts.
- 3/4/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Mumbai, Sep 20: If things go right, Bollywood diva Sridevi is likely to make her Hollywood debut soon and share the screen space with most talented actress Meryl Streep.
Hollywood's producer duo Jeremy Wall and Jerry Leider are reportedly trying to bring together two of the most versatile acting talents from the two different world together on the big screen.
Sridevi's manager Punkej Kharbanda confirmed that the actress has been approached, but didn't divulge any detail.
He said: "Yes, the news is true. And we are happy to have received communication about such a prestigious project, but we are not at the liberty.
Hollywood's producer duo Jeremy Wall and Jerry Leider are reportedly trying to bring together two of the most versatile acting talents from the two different world together on the big screen.
Sridevi's manager Punkej Kharbanda confirmed that the actress has been approached, but didn't divulge any detail.
He said: "Yes, the news is true. And we are happy to have received communication about such a prestigious project, but we are not at the liberty.
- 9/20/2013
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
On the Road: Sam Riley / Sal Paradise, Garrett Hedlund Dean Moriarty On the Road reviews have been generally positive — though not without reservations. (Please scroll down for snippets from a few French reviews.) Walter Salles directed the movie version of Jack Kerouac‘s dramatically loose 1957 semi-autobiographical novel (written in 1951) about his road trips throughout the post-World War II United States. The On the Road cast is headed by Tron: Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund (Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady), Control‘s Sam Riley (Sal Paradise / Kerouac), and Twilight‘s Kristen Stewart (Marylou / LouAnne Henderson, Cassady’s wife at one point). On the Road opens in France today. It opens in The Netherlands tomorrow. Within the next few months, the film will come out in a number of other countries, including Brazil (June), Sweden (July), Denmark (August), the UK (September), Australia (October), and Argentina (November). IFC Films / Sundance Selects will distribute On the Road in North America,...
- 5/23/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
On the Road‘s English-language reviews have been mixed. (Please scroll down for snippets from a handful of Us/UK reviews.) Walter Salles directed the long-gestating movie adaptation of Jack Kerouac‘s 1950s’ novel about his road trips in the post-World War II United States. The On the Road cast is headed by Tron: Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund, Control‘s Sam Riley, and Twilight‘s Kristen Stewart (photo), who landed the role after Salles saw her in Into the Wild. [See also On The Road Variety review.] Drew McWeeny at HitFix: "On the Road does not feel like a dry history lesson, nor is it overly reverent toward its subjects. Instead, Salles, working with screenwriter Jose Rivera, managed to make something that has a pulse of its own, and that’s due in no small part to the casting of Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley as Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise. They have a strong, easy chemistry...
- 5/23/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Baader Meinhof Complex director Uli Edel is set for helming duties on Dan Gordon's Operation: Opera Produced by Jerry Leider and Jeremy Wall on board, the story set in 1981, tells of the Israeli Air Force's "Operation Opera" secret mission to destroy the French-built nuclear reactor near Baghdad. Despite Iraq's claims that the reactor was for scientific research the Israeli's suspected its use in the creation of nuclear weapons. Principal photography starts early 2013 in Israel and Germany...
- 5/22/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Baader Meinhof Complex director Uli Edel is set for helming duties on Dan Gordon's Operation: Opera Produced by Jerry Leider and Jeremy Wall on board, the story set in 1981, tells of the Israeli Air Force's "Operation Opera" secret mission to destroy the French-built nuclear reactor near Baghdad. Despite Iraq's claims that the reactor was for scientific research the Israeli's suspected its use in the creation of nuclear weapons. Principal photography starts early 2013 in Israel and Germany...
- 5/22/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Viggo Mortensen: fictionalized William S. Burroughs, On the Road On The Road: Box-Office/Oscar Chances Pt.1 Could Walter Salles‘ On the Road buck the IFC Films box-office and awards-season trend? Theoretically, it could. When it comes to North American audiences, Kristen Stewart (who has Snow White and the Huntsman and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 coming out) and Tron: Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund (to be seen in Joel Coen and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis) have larger followings than IFC Films stars like, say, Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Amalric, Patricia Clarkson, Catherine Deneuve, Anamaria Marinca, Stockard Channing, Benicio Del Toro, or Diego Luna. As a plus, the Jack Kerouac / Walter Salles / Kristen Stewart / Garrett Hedlund combo will likely prove irresistible to more than a few moviegoers. (Not to mention supporting performances by Spider-Man‘s Kirsten Dunst, The Lord of the Rings movies’ Viggo Mortensen, and the upcoming...
- 5/9/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, IFC Films‘ On the Road Starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart, Walter Salles’ On the Road movie version of Jack Kerouac‘s iconic novel will be distributed in North America by IFC Films and Sundance Selects. Is that good news for North Americans? Definitely. Is that good news for On the Road? Well, it’s both good and not-so-good news. It’s good news in that Walter Salles’ film has finally landed a U.S. distributor, which means a 2012 release — some time in the fall, according to reports. It’s not great news for those who were expecting On the Road to find a box-office and awards-season-savvy North American distributor. IFC Films releases usually get enthusiastic reviews, but for the most part they have performed modestly — or downright poorly (at times abysmally) — at the North American box office. Andrew Haigh’s Weekend took in $484k,...
- 5/9/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Kristen Stewart dancing, On the Road On the Road, Walter Salles‘ film adaptation of Jack Kerouac‘s novel, has finally found a U.S. distributor. AMC Networks, which owns IFC Films and Sundance Selects, has purchased the North American distribution rights to the Palme d’Or contender starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart. As per Variety, the On the Road price tag was "in the low seven figures." The Variety report also states that "multiple people who have seen the film agreed that it contains awards-caliber performances and cinematography, but add that its two-hours-plus length and nebulous narrative will make it a challenge to market to mainstream [audiences]." In addition to Kristen Stewart, best known for the Twilight movies, Tron: Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund, and Control‘s Sam Riley, On the Road features Spider-Man‘s Kirsten Dunst, Man of Steel’s Amy Adams, A Dangerous Method’s Viggo Mortensen...
- 5/9/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Kristen Stewart, On the Road movie Kristen Stewart looks quite beautiful in this On the Road photo, posted earlier today on the film's website. Best known for playing Bella Swan in the Twilight movies, Stewart has appeared in several independent productions, most notably a supporting role in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (which led to her being cast in On the Road), and leads in Greg Mottola's well-received Adventureland, opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jesse Eisenberg; Floria Sigismondi's The Runaways, as singer Joan Jett next to Dakota Fanning's Cherie Currie; and as a pole dancer/sex worker in Jake Scott's little-seen Welcome to the Rileys, with James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo. Directed by Walter Salles, and adapted by José Rivera from Jack Kerouac's classic novel, On the Road will probably be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Stewart's co-stars are Tron: Legacy / Inside Llewyn Davis...
- 4/5/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
At the beginning of every month, Ioncinema.com's "Tracking Shot" features about a half dozen projects that are moments away from lensing and that we feel are worth signaling out. This August, we've got a good grouping of titles that are positioning themselves for a Cannes release next May. On the indie front, any hopes of seeing Lee Daniels' Selma go into production appear to be dashed, financing woes might pull the plug on the production despite this being a perfect opportunity, especially in today's climate, to re-introduce a film which has racism in the forefront. We are awaiting confirmation on a filmmaker from our American New Wave 25 profiles to confirm a start date this month, but three established veteran indie filmmakers will be commencing production shortly: Rodrigo García is looking to direct Glenn Close's Albert Nobbs project, Mark Pellington's low budget I Melt With You will...
- 8/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Fango recently had a chance to speak to director Joseph Ruben, whose credits include Dreamscape, The Stepfather, Sleeping With The Enemy and The Good Son, and who revealed his current plans to do his first sequel: a follow-up to his 2004 paranormal thriller The Forgotten. (Spoiler Alert for those going forward who haven’t seen the original.)
Ruben is currently developing the project with screenwriter David Loughery. “I met him years ago on Dreamscape—he wrote the original draft on that—and we’ve been collaborating ever since,” the director tells us. “He did a production rewrite on The Stepfather and contributed a lot on Money Train and The Good Son. We’ve spent the last couple of months working up a script for a Forgotten sequel, which I really like. It’s very lively and very scary, and this one centers on the relationship between a young man and a young woman.
Ruben is currently developing the project with screenwriter David Loughery. “I met him years ago on Dreamscape—he wrote the original draft on that—and we’ve been collaborating ever since,” the director tells us. “He did a production rewrite on The Stepfather and contributed a lot on Money Train and The Good Son. We’ve spent the last couple of months working up a script for a Forgotten sequel, which I really like. It’s very lively and very scary, and this one centers on the relationship between a young man and a young woman.
- 7/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Lindsay Lohan and Alison Pill have been cast in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen for the Walt Disney Co. and director Sara Sugarman. Based on the Dyan Sheldon novel, Drama Queen will star Lohan as a New York teenager who reinvents herself when she is forced to move to a New Jersey suburb. Pill will play Lohan's best friend in the film. Drama Queen, which is slated for an early-summer production start, was adapted for the big screen by Gail Parent and is being produced by Jerry Leider and Robert Shapiro. Disney production exec Brad Epstein is overseeing for the studio.
- 3/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indie director Sara Sugarman is in early negotiations to make her studio feature debut at the helm of New Line Cinema's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Based on the Dyan Sheldon novel, Drama Queen will star Hilary Duff as a New York teenager who reinvents herself when she is forced to move to a New Jersey suburb. The film was adapted for the big screen by Gail Parent and is being produced by Jerry Leider and Robert Shapiro. Although Drama Queen will mark Sugarman's studio feature debut, she has directed several indie features, including Very Annie Mary and Mad Cows. She also has appeared as an actress in Sid and Nancy and the British television series Grange Hill.
- 10/18/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joining the ranks of "Lost in Space", "The Avengers" and "The Saint"-- recent TV-to-the-big-screen remakes that got zapped at the boxoffice -- Disney's "My Favorite Martian" is a recycled sci-fi comedy without much energy that only comes to life in the fantastical special effect sequences.
Based on 1960s TV series "My Favorite Martian", created by John L. Greene and produced by Jack Chertok, director Donald Petri's fantasy starts cheerfully with the revelation that seemingly dead Mars boasts at least one spectacular city teeming with bustling aliens.
One such bug-eyed adventurer (Christopher Lloyd) crash lands on the beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., and causes comic mayhem when he befriends bedraggled TV news pro Tim O'Hara (Jeff Daniels). It's E.T. meets "Broadcast News", with Lloyd's grumpy creature-in-human-form possessing cute little antenna that pop up from his head.
The filmmakers don't do much with the lead's powers of invisibility and other minor wizardry, but there is a lot of imagination in the sequences where he outwardly transforms into other characters and aliens, with the help of magical bubble gum. Likewise, a lot of superior craftsmanship went into the comic-relief character of the Martian's animated spacesuit.
Taking on the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin, the alien visitor struggles to repair his ship -- which can be shrunk into the size of a football or smaller -- while Tim loses his job by humiliating the boss' daughter and girl of his dreams (Elizabeth Hurley) on air.
Friends with supportive, honest Lizzie (Daryl Hannah), Tim first tries to tell the world about Martin, then scrambles to stop Hurley's hard-charging character from breaking the story. Meanwhile, hot on the trail of Martin are scary government sleuths Wallace Shawn and Ray Walston (star of the original TV show), with the latter approaching his obvious nostalgic casting with wry dignity.
In one tough spot, Martin shrinks Tim's car and they escape down a sewer. A little dose of "Back to the Future" almost saves the day, but overall the scenario is lacking. Lloyd is mostly upstaged by the effects and Daniels' character is too bland. Hurley vamps it up with gusto, while Shawn is not at his funniest. Hannah proves reliable as the girl next door. Michael Lerner and Christine Ebersole make the most of blustery supporting roles.
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures
a Jerry Leider/Robert Shapiro production
Credits: Director: Donald Petri; Producers: Robert Shapiro, Jerry Leider, Marc Toberoff; Screenwriters: Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver; Executive producer: Barry Bernardi; Director of photography: Thomas Ackerman; Production designer: Sandy Veneziano; Editor: Malcolm Campbell; Costume designer: Hope Hanafin; Music: John Debney. Cast: Tim: Jeff Daniels; Martin: Christopher Lloyd; Lizzie: Daryl Hannah; Brace: Elizabeth Hurley. MPAA rating: PG. Running time -- 93 minutes. Color/stereo.
Based on 1960s TV series "My Favorite Martian", created by John L. Greene and produced by Jack Chertok, director Donald Petri's fantasy starts cheerfully with the revelation that seemingly dead Mars boasts at least one spectacular city teeming with bustling aliens.
One such bug-eyed adventurer (Christopher Lloyd) crash lands on the beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., and causes comic mayhem when he befriends bedraggled TV news pro Tim O'Hara (Jeff Daniels). It's E.T. meets "Broadcast News", with Lloyd's grumpy creature-in-human-form possessing cute little antenna that pop up from his head.
The filmmakers don't do much with the lead's powers of invisibility and other minor wizardry, but there is a lot of imagination in the sequences where he outwardly transforms into other characters and aliens, with the help of magical bubble gum. Likewise, a lot of superior craftsmanship went into the comic-relief character of the Martian's animated spacesuit.
Taking on the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin, the alien visitor struggles to repair his ship -- which can be shrunk into the size of a football or smaller -- while Tim loses his job by humiliating the boss' daughter and girl of his dreams (Elizabeth Hurley) on air.
Friends with supportive, honest Lizzie (Daryl Hannah), Tim first tries to tell the world about Martin, then scrambles to stop Hurley's hard-charging character from breaking the story. Meanwhile, hot on the trail of Martin are scary government sleuths Wallace Shawn and Ray Walston (star of the original TV show), with the latter approaching his obvious nostalgic casting with wry dignity.
In one tough spot, Martin shrinks Tim's car and they escape down a sewer. A little dose of "Back to the Future" almost saves the day, but overall the scenario is lacking. Lloyd is mostly upstaged by the effects and Daniels' character is too bland. Hurley vamps it up with gusto, while Shawn is not at his funniest. Hannah proves reliable as the girl next door. Michael Lerner and Christine Ebersole make the most of blustery supporting roles.
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures
a Jerry Leider/Robert Shapiro production
Credits: Director: Donald Petri; Producers: Robert Shapiro, Jerry Leider, Marc Toberoff; Screenwriters: Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver; Executive producer: Barry Bernardi; Director of photography: Thomas Ackerman; Production designer: Sandy Veneziano; Editor: Malcolm Campbell; Costume designer: Hope Hanafin; Music: John Debney. Cast: Tim: Jeff Daniels; Martin: Christopher Lloyd; Lizzie: Daryl Hannah; Brace: Elizabeth Hurley. MPAA rating: PG. Running time -- 93 minutes. Color/stereo.
- 2/16/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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