, Skyhorse Publishing the imprint that took over Allen’s memoir
Apropos Of Nothingafter original company, Hachette, dropped the project amid protests is accusing the documentary of possible copyright infringement for sampling the audiobook without permission.
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“Neither the producers nor HBO ever approached Skyhorse to request permission to use excerpts from the audiobook,” Tony Lyons, president of Skyhorse, said in a statement provided to the outlet. “Skyhorse received information second hand only at the very end of last week that each of the documentary’s four episodes makes extensive use of audiobook excerpts.” Lyons continues: “[W]e believe that its unauthorized use of the audiobook is clear, willful infringement under existing legal precedent, and that the other episodes will infringe, too, if they appropriate the audiobook in a similar manner. . We will take the legal action we deem necessary to redress our and Woody Allen’s rights in his intel
Woody Allen calls HBO docu-series Allen v. Farrow a hatchet job
22 Feb, 2021 08:02 PM
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Woody Allen has branded the documentary film Allen v Farrow a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods .
The 85-year-old director and his wife Soon-Yi Previn have hit out at HBO s new documentary series -which explores Dylan Farrow s accusations that her adopted father abused her as a child - and insisted producers had no interest in telling the truth.
The couple said in a joint statement issued by a spokesperson: These documentarians had no interest in the truth.
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This Valentine’s Day-themed winter premiere was originally scheduled for last week, but assuming there are no very important car races happening, it should finally air tonight. Like recapper extraordinaire Les Chappell, we can hardly wait.
Allen V. Farrow (HBO, 9 p.m., limited docuseries premiere): “HBO’s
Allen V. Farrow is an overwhelming documentary series; its emotional intensity should come with a trigger warning. The docuseries scrutinizes the sexual abuse allegations against Oscar-winning director Woody Allen made by adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow in 1992, when she was only 7. This case has been excessively covered by the media for decades now, but