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"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... »
“It looks like — the strike is going to happen.”
This is from an email BTL was sent today, by a production coordinator we know: I got emails from both my union and my agent this morning that it looks like – the strike is going to happen. Although, it still has to be put to a vote – the Producers are giving an... »
UK's Independent: "Cut! Actors' strike threatens to bring Hollywood to a standstill"
A trenchant article from the UK Independent’s Guy Adams, writing out of Hollywood, among which the most trenchant of all lines is this: “To have one trade union paralyse Hollywood was strange; two doing it in quick succession feels like carelessness.” You bet. Hey, Hollywood, why not? As the world burns, economies crumble, and... »
AFTRA, studios *have* deal!
So, one of the actors’ unions settled. This may be a “DGA moment” for SAG — i.e., just as the DGA settlement represented the endgame of the writer’s strike process — various public displays of rhetoric notwithstanding — this may an analogous turning point for SAG. And then, for the first time since last... »
AFTRA, Studios Near Deal
As reported by Variety and recapped by the NY Sun... AFTRA, Studios Near Deal By Staff Reporter of the Sun May 27, 2008 The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and major studios are nearing a deal on AFTRA’s prime-time contract after 16 days of negotiations held at the headquarters of the Alliance... »
Not so fast!: SAG and studios break off talks
Sure! The economy’s in the crapper, along with the dollar, and Hollywood has barely recovered from the writer’s strike! Let’s have another! We won’t need to worry whether the film biz is “recession proof” — we’ll just keep having shutdowns during the recession! Or does this simply mean that AFTRA will make the “blueprint”... »
Reports: SAG-AMPTP TALKS TO CONTINUE
The latest word – aside from glum forecasts that a strike nobody wants might yet happen — is that there is no “word.” Which, at the moment, is a good thing. A good synopsis of the present moment: Raising hopes that some progress is being made in talks between members of the Screen Actors... »
Of Tubes and Pipelines: Overseeing FX work in "Prince Caspian"
As we head to summer tentpole season — a.k.a. “VFX season” — we expand our online repertoire beyond the dwindling economy, latest strike threats/negotiation moves, etc, in order to bring you some “lighter” reading… Of Tubes and Pipelines: Overseeing FX work in “Prince Caspian” by Mark London Williams For a visual effects supervisor, Dean... »
Smaller Actors Union Delays Contract Talks to May 5
Smaller Actors Union Delays Contract Talks to May 5 LOS ANGELES — The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Wednesday it would delay the start of its contract talks with Hollywood studios for a week to give the ongoing Screen Actors Guild negotiations a better chance to succeed. The move pushed back... »
ADG Sets Digital Technology Conference
The Art Directors Guild and the University Art Museum of California State University, Long Beach have announced a two-day conference called 5D – The Future of Immersive Design. The conference, to be held Oct. 4-5, will be “the first-ever” dealing with the convergence of visual storytelling and design technology, according to the announcement from... »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in HeadhuntersMay 2012 | By Jack Egan
Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »
Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero
April 2012 | By Scott Essman
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »