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It’s Still Act One For SAG
When actors hear “lights, camera, action!” they know it’s time to act. For the actors union, a more apt phrase might be “lights, camera, inaction!” The Screen Ac t o r Guild’s three-year contract with the studios expired June 30. But nearly four months later, talks between SAG and the Association of Motion Picture... »
From Local 44: "Jennings Resigns, Pawluc Sworn In"
Here’s the announcement currently on the homepage for IATSE Local 44: Jennings Resigns, Pawluc Sworn In Due to circumstances both professional and personal, on Friday September 19, 2008 Secretary Treasurer Elliot Jennings submitted his resignation. On Wednesday September 24, 2008 Local 44’s Executive Board met in a called Special Meeting and voted to accept... »
"Unite for Strength" wins majority of SAG Board seats
You thought there was only one critical election this fall? True, the one in November may determine whether you eventually wind up on the streets and/or in a “detention facility,” but here in Hollywood we just had the SAG board elections, a kind of capper to Glitter Town’s own pre-financial collapse “year of the... »
"AFTRA muscles in on SAG territory"
The languors of summer are behind us — and still no settlement in the “SAG Slowdown” of ’08, which, as readers of this space know all too well, has the unfortunate timing of following the actual “Writer’s Strike” of ’07-’08. kind of like the serial hurricanes in the gulf. Meanwhile, this piece just ran... »
Dark Knight, new day: VFX Supes Nick Davis and Paul Franklin on Batman’s new minimalism
In honor of “opening day” for the cowled one, here’s an article from the most recent print edition of “Below the Line:” Dark Knight, new day: VFX Supes Nick Davis and Paul Franklin on Batman’s new minimalism by Mark London Williams Neither “The Dark Knight’s” overall VFX supe, Nick Davis, nor Paul Franklin, the... »
"SAG stakes fight on made-for-Internet content"
Here’s a rather interesting AP article posted over at the NAB Website. Note the paragraph about FilmLA and permits, towards the end. No mention if these were for features, TV, or commercials, so it’s hard to gauge the “activity” being talked about. On the other hand, it could also be indicative of the fact... »
Financial Times: Paramount Forced to Suspend $450 Million worth of financing
This was from the Financial Times. And all we can say is –uh oh, you mean Hollywood isn’t “recession” (or “depression”) proof? Lack of bank financing will shut down the feature pipeline faster than any guild or union action… Paramount forced to suspend $450m financing The credit crunch has hit home in Hollywood after... »
“Ugly times?”
Someone we know who is very close to, shall we say, the top of things at SAG, checked in with some thoughts about the recent AFTRA settlement: Well, it ain’t good, but it also ain’t horrendous – a 62% ratification, while still implementing the contract, shows its holes. AFTRA appealed to members who don’t... »
LA Times: "AFTRA, in blow to SAG leaders, approves contract"
I was in the middle of, well, working on a novel, when I was “texted” with the news: AFTRA approves by 62%! The Onion once wrote a parody article about novelists going on strike. Here in Hollywood, there are still some stakes involved. For now. But frankly, it hasn’t been a “hot streak” for... »
“Did AFTRA screw SAG? Did SAG screw itself? Not that it matters”
Some very interesting blog reading here… Did AFTRA screw SAG? Did SAG screw itself? Not that it matters Late last year, when the writers’ strike against the Hollywood studios had just started, I was talking on the record with my friend and WGA member Mark Evanier, of the amazing blog, and this veteran of... »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »