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  • Wow this is so good. Love the judge in this case:

    Proven had demanded a preliminary injunction that would stop McNally from sharing his videos while the case progressed, but Proven had issues right from the opening gavel:

    LAWYER 1: Austin Nowacki on behalf of Proven industries.

    THE COURT: I’m sorry. What is your name?

    LAWYER 1: Austin Nowacki.

    THE COURT: I thought you said Austin No Idea.

    LAWYER 2: That’s Austin Nowacki.

    THE COURT: All right.

    When Proven’s lead lawyer introduced a colleague who would lead that morning’s arguments, the judge snapped, “Okay. Then you have a seat and let her speak.”








  • FWIW, the linked article has the quote from Tarantino about this:

    “I wrote and directed it as one movie — and I’m so glad to give the fans the chance to see it as one movie,” Tarantino said in a statement.

    In an article from 2003, they basically say the quiet part out loud. Either Tarantino would have to cut it down to 90 minutes or make it as 2 releases and get double the ticket sales.

    In the past, Weinstein has earned a reputation for urging filmmakers to cut the running time of their pictures. Cutting “Kill Bill” into two seems to be an elegant solution since Tarantino gets to release all of his three-hour pic, while Weinstein gets a 90-minute movie (albeit two of them).

    The two-part plan, though, raises the stakes for “Kill Bill” and Tarantino, whose last release was “Jackie Brown” in 1995. Miramax is, in effect, asking Tarantino fans to pay twice to see his new release.