Blixa Sues Thrillhouse Over “East Of Sunset” Title
Blixa Films is the latest Hollywood company trying to use trademark law to stop someone else from releasing a film with the same name. Blixa, which produced the 2004 documentary “East of Sunset,” filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court to prevent Thrillhouse Prods. from using the “East of Sunset” title in its own upcoming documentary. According to the complaint, Blixa’s “Sunset” is a music-based story set in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, featuring a number of indie rock musicians performing works composed by Tom Waits. Thrillhouse also has an alt-rock music-themed documentary in the works, as described on a website. Blixa is asking a judge for a restraining order to prevent Thrillhouse from using the title, “East of Sunset.”
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