In November 2017, months after closing their doors, Cinefamily was named as a defendant in yet another lawsuit. (Hadrian Belove was also named as a defendant.)
Read MoreYet Another Cinefamily Sexual Harassment Lawsuit!
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The People of the State of California vs. Cinefamily ???
California files a tax lien against Cinefamily and the Silent Movie Theater. Again. The Harkhams and Fairfax Cinema should probably deal with this sort of thing.
Read MoreExclusive: Fairfax Cinema Floorplans
In which we get a look at some of the blueprints the Harkhams submitted for approval at the Silent Movie Theater’s Fairfax Cinema (rebrand of Cinefamily), following the #MeToo scandal.
Read MoreExclusive: Peek Inside Silent Movie Theater Renovations
A Cinefamily-watcher and friend of this website sends in these pictures of the historic Silent Movie Theater being gutted as the Harkhams rebrand into Fairfax Cinema.
Read MoreRenovations, Alcohol Coming to Silent Movie Theater (Maybe)
Recent filings with the L.A. Department of Building and Safety indicate Cinefamily/Fairfax plans to begin renovations on the Silent Movie Theater. According to the city engineer overseeing the permit application, “they are doing some interior and exterior work to the existing theater,” including “proposing a small bar at the rear.”
Read MoreCinefamily / Fairfax Cinema Takes on Even More Debt
According to a new filing with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office, amidst all of the existing debt the Harkhams appear to have... taken on more debt!
The April 13, 2018 filing by Community Bank of Pasadena indicates a $250,000 promissory note secured by the Silent Movie Theater. Community Bank already holds a first mortgage in excess of one million dollars based on a 2015 refinancing of the property.
Read MorePersonal Attack “Crossed the Line” — Erin Hensley Tries To Silence Cinefamily / Fairfax Cinema Watchdog
Amidst conversations between this site’s author and Cinefamily / Fairfax’s Erin Hensley, Hensley breaks off communication and takes action to silence this site. (Even before it was cool to cc the provost!)
Read MoreCinefamily Board President Simon Oré Breaks Silence
Former Cinefamily Board President Simon Oré breaks the board’s long silence and Shadie Elnashai teases a conversation. Dan Harkham and other board members keep on keeping their heads down.
Read MoreGovernment Investigation
We wrote a report about Cinefamily, the board of directors, the Harkhams, Fairfax Cinema, the Silent Movie Theater, and lots more. We sent it off to people in charge at the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Franchise Tax Board, IRS, and District Attorney. They let us know they got it.
Read MoreCinefamily Assets and Fairfax Cinema
Cinefamily’s attorney says the board has no money. We talk to insiders who suggest otherwise. What are the Harkhams saying about ongoing Cinefamily responsibilities in the context of a pivot to Fairfax?
Read MoreDistributors, Patrons Balk at Fairfax Cinema
We reached out to several indie distributors. Some had been approached by Fairfax Cinema, but none was prepared to do business with the Cinefamily rebrand, citing outstanding debts and “financial scammery.” Former Cinefamily members throw shade.
Read MorePlanned 2018 Re-Opening for Cinefamily / Fairfax Cinema
Former Cinefamily Program Director Kate Rouhandeh will be Fairfax Cinema’s Director of Programming. She tells film distribution companies that Fairfax is currently being renovated and will open in summer or fall 2018.
Read MoreDetails on Fairfax Cinema Trickle Out
Cinefamily’s Erin Hensley confirms that Fairfax Cinema will be a for-profit business, that Dan Harkham is the sole owner, and that Fairfax plans to operate at the Silent Movie Theater showing the same mix of content as Cinefamily. But here’s why they don’t want you to call it a rebranding.
Read MoreCinefamily / Fairfax Cinema Keep Missing Legal Deadlines
Both Cinefamily and Fairfax Cinema seem to be missing more legal deadlines with the potential to affect donors and staff . We take a look at what’s late, and at Dan Harkham and Erin Hensley’s track record with appropriate record-keeping.
Read MoreNew Resource for Cinefamily Creditors
Cinefamily creditors can now contact Erin Hensley about outstanding debts; Hensley was the accountant at Cinefamily and will be managing director at Dan Harkham’s Fairfax Cinema.
Read MoreMissing Legal Disclosure Explained as a "Bug" in the System
That missing legal disclosure about Dan Harkham’s control over the Cinefamily board of directors? It may, in fact, be a true computer error— albeit one that deprived the L.A. film community of critical information.
Read MoreConfirmed: Cinefamily Becomes Fairfax Cinema
In which we contemplate what it means that Dan Harkham, owner of the Silent Movie Theater and controller of Cinefamily, filed papers back in October 2017 for something called Fairfax Cinema.
Read MoreAnnouncing Fairfax Cinema! (Cinefamily Part 2?)
While we’ve been waiting for Cinefamily updates, Dan Harkham & some of the old Cinefamily team have been quietly making other plans for Fairfax Cinema at the Silent Movie Theater.
Read MoreNews of Cinefamily's Death Greatly Exaggerated (By Cinefamily)
On November 14, the Cinefamily Board of Directors announced an intention to dissolve. But the Attorney General's office reports that Cinefamily looks to be around for a while yet.
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