IATSE And Teamsters Align Interests In A New Mutual Assistance Pact
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees – the two unions representing the lion’s share of below-the-line employees in the movie and television industries – announced that they have reached a strategic agreement “to work together toward common goals.” What is, in effect, a mutual assistance pact seems... »
Tom Sherak Re-elected Academy President
Tom Sherak was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. This will be his second consecutive one-year term in the office. Sherak is beginning his eighth year as a governor representing the Executives Branch. He had previously also served as treasurer for the Academy.... »
Robert F. Boyle Passes Away at 100
Production designer extraordinaire Robert F. Boyle passed away Aug. 1 at the age of 100. Boyle, a four-time Academy Award nominee for Art Direction for his work on North by Northwest, Gaily, Gaily, The Shootist and Fiddler on the Roof and recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 2008 for his work on these and... »
Gov. Schwarzenegger Says Tax Credit Program Saves Tens of Thousands of Jobs
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program that was a part of last year’s budget agreement has achieved its desired goal of keeping scores of film and television productions in state – creating and retaining tens of thousands of jobs and generating spending in California. In its first... »
New Study: How To Fight The Production Flight From Hollywood
California needs to seriously amp up efforts to reverse the flight of film production from the state, according to a new report from the Milken Institute, an economic think tank located in Santa Monica. The study, “Film Flight: Lost Production and Its Economic Impact on California,” paints a picture of a steady erosion in... »
Costume Designers Guild draws the lines at Comic-Con
A sea of close to 150,000 Comic-Con attendees will swarm the San Diego Convention Center July 21-25, dressed in costumes they made impersonating their favorite idol, action hero or theme. Of course, most of these costumes were originally designed and illustrated by professional costume designers and costume illustrators for movies and television shows. In... »
Academy Election Results
Director Kathryn Bigelow, film editor Anne Coates and documentarian Michael Moore – make up the year’s first-time electees to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors. Coates received her award for the editing of Lawrence of Arabia, Moore won in the Documentary Feature category for Bowling from Columbine, and Bigelow... »
International 3D Society Launches 3D University
The International 3D Society will be presenting a “3D University” educational series for 3D professionals in association with the Entertainment Technology Center at USC. The first class is scheduled for July 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Walt Disney Studios and will focus on several 3D applications and processes. The July seminar will concentrate... »
Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to Produce 83rd Academy Awards Telecast
The awards season juggernaut raises its head for another year with the announcement by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherek that Academy Award-winning producer Bruce Cohen and acclaimed television producer/director Don Mischer will produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast. Mischer will also serve as the telecast’s director. This will be... »
NATPE Innovator Award goes to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
NATPE’s Innovator Award will be accepted by a combined team from Endemol USA and ABC Entertainment for the unscripted reality series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at the LATV Fest on July 13. Endemol USA’s Caroline Baumgard, SVP of development and Rob Smith, SVP of programming along with ABC Entertainment Group’s Vicki Dummer, SVP of... »
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Get Low Director’s First Feature Attracts All-star Cast and CrewAugust 2010 | By Jack Egan
Get Low, a small-budget gem now in theaters, is directed by long-time cinematographer Aaron Schneider, his first time at the helm of a feature... »
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois show How to Train Your Dragon
April 2010 | By Mary Ann Skweres
Helmed by Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders and writer/director Dean Deblois (Lilo & Stitch, Mulan), the DreamWorks Animation SKG production of »
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Up in the AirDecember 2009 | By Len Klady
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) has an amiable disposition that belies the fact that it’s best to stay out of his path. You see he’s... »
The Young Victoria
December 2009 | By Len Klady
The enduring image of Queen Victoria, whose reign dominated the bulk of the 19th century, is of a benevolent, elderly grandmother. Though she was... »