End of Week Production Notes

This will be the last “End of Week Production Notes” of the year and probably the last column with this name moving forward. If you read Jeff Sneider‘s “Above the Line Newsflash” yesterday, you know that he has a pretty good handle on covering the news, and a lot of what I might have written about here has already been well covered. Also, Below the Line is going to be going through […]

It’s the end of what seems like another one of the longest weeks ever, but thankfully, Christmas is just two weeks away. But first, we start off today’s wrap-up with the sad news that Italian filmmaker and screenwriter, Lina Wertmüller, the first woman to be nominated for best director in 1977, has died at the age of 93, as first reported by Italian paper, la Repubblica. Ms. Wertmüller first made waves in […]

Well, it’s another Friday, and while I hate to start this “End of Week Production Notes” on a down note, it was announced last night that legendary rock photographer Mick Rock had died at the age of 72. Rock was best known as being the photographer who first took pictures of ’70s rock icons like David Bowie, Queen, and before that, he took the pictures for Syd Barrett‘s solo albums after he left Pink Floyd. […]

Happy Friday, and if you’re a member of IATSE, happy contract ratification vote day! If you’re one of IATSE’s 60,000 members, you should have already received a ballot via Email, and at least IATSE Pres. Matthew Loeb wants you to vote “Yes.” Over the past few weeks, we’ve reported about a number of prominent stars walking away from projects due to their refusal to get a vaccine, from Ice Cube, to Emilio Estevez, […]

Happy Friday! Since we’re still reeling from the tragic and preventable death of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, it’s still very much in the news cycle, and earlier this week, a group of prestigious DPs released a statement and petition demanding that functional firearms be banned from sets. (In turn, Hutchins’ husband has hired a law firm, specializing in wrongful death cases.) They have support from a true A-list superstar, as Dwayne Johnson aka The […]

Well, it’s the last weekend of October, and then we’re into November and December and the holidays, and the next thing you know, this crazy year is over. In the meantime, you won’t have Mark Zuckerberg‘s Facebook to kick around anymore, but that’s only because he changed the name of the company to… get this… “Meta.” If you don’t know what the term means, then look it up, but it’s kind […]

We’re still reeling from the tragic and unfortunate death of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the independent Western, Rust, at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but we’re going to try to push on and share some industry news as usual. As we begin to go head deeper into awards season, the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the nominations for the 31st Annual Gotham Awards, generally the […]

While we anxiously await the answer to whether 60,000 IATSE workers will be on strike starting Monday — did you have a chance to look over IATSE’s FAQ providing information and answering questions about said strike? — we have some other industry and production news to share for those interested in what else is going on in Hollywood and across the globe. By the way, did you see IATSE International President Matthew Loeb on CBS Mornings this […]