Monday night at the Tribeca Film Festival belonged to lovers of Patti Smith. Bruce Springsteen was a surprise guest at the Beacon Theater as Smith tore through a short set following the world premiere of Steve Sebring's documentary "Horses: Patti Smith and her Band."The docu chronicles Smith's 2015 and 2016 tour marking the 40th anniversary of her landmark album "Horses."As soon as the film ended, the curtain rose on Smith and her ensemble, which included longtime collaborator Lenny Kaye. They...
Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown
Bruce
Ramer
Partner
Powerful and experienced, he’s been the man cutting the deals behind such Oscar-winning filmmakers as Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood and Robert Zemeckis for decades. Long a partner at the prestigious law firm, and specializing in entertainment/media law, Ramer has represented Spielberg since before “Jaws,” and the A-lister has relied on the lawyer’s legendary negotiating skills across a wide range of film, TV and financing pacts over the years, including complex deals with Reliance and Disney.
He also counsels Alejandro G. Iñárritu and David O. Russell, and his recent deals include Eastwood’s “Sully”; Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”; Zemeckis’ “Allied”; David O. Russell’s “Joy” and Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning “The Revenant.” Well-known for his involvement in causes and the community, Ramer, who got his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his law degree from Harvard, is a founding chair of the Geffen Playhouse, and also sits on the boards of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, USC’s entertainment law institute and communications schools and the Shoah Foundation. He is a key figure in organizing the annual USC entertainment law symposium and its keynote talk with such execs as Disney’s Bob Iger and Warner Bros.’ Kevin Tsujihara, and is a member, Board of Councilors, University of Southern Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and member Board of Governors, Center for the Digital Future, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
