Ray, Connie and Kim kiss and make-up!!

[preyer]

it's funny how she's so exceptionally talented, yet i can't find a single picture of her when i google 'connie bean.' indeed, all i found was that she'd been in one movie, and imbd didn't have the slightest thing to say about her other than promoting its imbd-pro to see why her popularity has risen 107%.

i like how ferry says the vast majority of FJM's collection is (in the linked 2004(?) ferry rant) junk, and what's worth having had been seriously neglected. once the auction is over and the tallies are in, we'll see then what so much 'junk' is worth even in a depressed economy.

[mike c]

Well, there's no doubt that much of the paper in his collection had been indeed neglected to the point of being junk, but that's hardly what Ferry was trying to convey and his intention was mean and low, to say the least, when he ranted about it.
I'm with you... let's see what all this other 'junk' brings by May 1st.

Mike C.

[Monster Kid]

Truer words were never spoken, mike c.

And dontcha know Ray Ferry had his eye on getting his paws on Forry's alleged "junk" as far back as 1992.  The solid evidence is a document that is part of official court documents in the state of California.

[Josh]

Also of some (low) "historical" (hysterical) interest in those links I posted is Ferry's mention that he received a letter indicating that then Prez GWB was taking an interest in the legal proceedings. 

[Mike Scott]

Ferry's mention that he received a letter indicating that then Prez GWB was taking an interest in the legal proceedings. 

You can't say he wasn't entertaining!

[preyer]

sure, you can't have a proper conspiracy without the president being involved, eh? let's throw in buried pirate treasure, who really shot kennedy, bigfoot and roswell in there. why not? i mean, the connections are so *obvious*....

[Creature Features]

Hey, does anyone have a link to an article or site that explains this whole situation from start to finish?

Thnaks in advance.

[fmofmpls]

I received the following e-mail this morning. Not sure if this article is old news, or if the story has taken yet another turn? I thought Mr. Kim was allowing Connie to continue with the Filmland Classics web site? Not according to this story.

I can't keep track of all of this mudslinging. 



In a major turning point in the seven-year legal struggle over ownership of Famous Monsters, a federal court Wednesday issued a strongly-worded injunction against Ray Ferry and Connie Bean, ordering them to end all use of the "Famous Monsters" trademark and to stop operating their websites.

    Granting a request from Philip Kim, a producer who purchased the Famous Monsters trademark for $25,000 at a bankruptcy sale in 2007, Judge Gary Allen Feess of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, concluded:

    "Defendants are hereby ENJOINED from operating the famousmonsters.com, famousmonsters.biz, and filmlandclassics.com websites, and from marketing, selling, or offering to sell any goods or services that contain, or are confusingly similar to, the 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' trademark, or any derivatives thereof, including 'Famous Monsters,' until the present litigation has been fully resolved.

    "Defendants failure to comply with this Order may be grounds for contempt sanctions, including possible imprisonment. In addition, Defendants are cautioned that they are not to impose upon this Court any further baseless or frivolous arguments that are directly contradicted or undermined by the evidence in the record, including those that the Court has expressly rejected in this Order.''

This Famous Monsters battle has been an ongoing and sad state of affairs ever since Ferry revived Famous Monsters magazine that later led to a falling out with former Famous Monsters editor, the late Forrest J. Ackerman over tradmark issues. Ackerman won his trademark lawsuits.

Will this prevent future issues of Famous Monsters from seeing print? Right now the matter is in a state of flux. Ray Ferry and Connie Bean don't plan to roll over without a fight.

Connie Bean:

"Right now we have no comment until we read it. Also, I caution you all to realize that we will have our day in court. We don't have to react to anything until we are served with it, so that is what we will do. I am assuming according to what I do know, that we move ahead with Shock and Freaky and go from there."

Apparently, neither Ferry or Bean have been served with the injunction at this writing.

It appears that this litigation will ultimately lead to a final resolution of the whole Famous Monsters trademark issue. The federal court seems to think that Kim has a strong case and will prevail.

[Mike Scott]

Not sure if this article is old news, or if the story has taken yet another turn?

Yeh, that was before the settlement (for lack of a better word) between the involved parties.

[Mike Scott]

Hey, does anyone have a link to an article or site that explains this whole situation from start to finish?

I'm pretty sure no such thing exists. This was something that went on for a decade, so it's all in bits and pieces. If you Google "Forry Ferry", or "Ackerman Ferry" you'll find many pages with, at least, part of the story. Beware of message boards, though! The info may be there, but you'll have to wade through hundreds of pages of argument/fighting/flaming to get to it.

[fmofmpls]

Yeh, that was before the settlement (for lack of a better word) between the involved parties.

Oops. Sorry about that. I kinda gave up keeping track of all of this stuff a long time ago. I have enough troubles keeping up with my own life story. 

[Josh]

By the way, anyone know who did the art thats on the filmland classics front page?

[Jscareshock]

Folks, I gotta add my to cents here.  I was contacted by artist (& UMA member) Robert Aragon to write for the new FM owned by Phil Kim.  I've known Robert a long time and trust him, but I ahd tot alk to Phil.  Phil explained the court nonsense and how he has been battling Ferry with one legal action after another.  Phil received Forry's endorsement to publish the new FM.  Phil is working hard to produce it with the only difference being that it won't be geared to a 10 year old.  it will be a mature magazine. 
    Robert showed me the layout for the article that I wrote and it looks impressive.  I think we will like the new FM.
    The magazine was scheduled to be released at Mosnterpalooza but these headaches with Ferry may have delayed all of that.
  As for Ferry he is "swiping" ublic domain material and re-issuing it as something "new" to the unsuspecting.
   I hope that helps.

[michblk]

Johnny, since you are writing for the new FM, you would be one of the reasons that I would check it out.  I do however hope that he chooses not stay associated with Ferry.

BTW, I enjoy your column in Scary Monsters very much and hope you continue to write for them.

BK

[Wich2]

JS, I'd basically second what BK said - about your old gig, and your new one.

-CW