The Hollywood writers’ strike is still going strong after 113 days, despite an offer of what the studios called a “comprehensive package.” Earlier this week, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) told the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) that it was willing to meet to help resolve the…
Six weeks after the Writers Guild of America went on strike, the membership of SAG-AFTRA has voted overwhelmingly to authorize a walkout in support of their colleagues. SAG-AFTRA, commonly known as the Screen Actors’ Guild, represents 160,000 performers across all media. If SAG-AFTRA members join the picket line, it would put even more pressure on…
Despite the Writers Guild strike, the show must go on—at least this year’s Tony Awards gala. In solidarity with Broadway unions, the striking writers have pledged not to picket or at next month’s Tony telecast. While the union turned down a request by the Tony organizers to grant an interim waiver for the ceremony, the Guild…
Carrying picket signs depicting their pens held in clenched fists, 11,500 screenwriters of The Writers Guild of America have overwhelmingly gone on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the first such walkout since 2007. The strike is expected to be felt first in the realm of late-night television, including shows like…
Hollywood studios are bracing for a potential work stoppage by screenwriters affiliated with the Writers Guild of America (WGA). On Monday, an overwhelming number of its members—98% vs. 2%-=voted to strike if a new contract agreement was not reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The current three-year contract expires on…
Hollywood is bracing for a possible strike by The Writers Guild of America, whose current three-year contract will be expiring on May 1. Contract negotiations between The Guild and The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to begin on March 20, a reversal of the usual pattern in which The Directors Guild…
Photo by Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films – © 1990 Robert Towne, the legendary Oscar-winning auteur noted especially for scripting Chinatown, died on July 1 in Los Angeles at the age of 89. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Towne scripted some of the most iconic films of his generation. His writing…
@Courtesy of film, “Super Size Me” The documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock died yesterday in upstate New York at the age of 53 of cancer complications. His brother Craig announced it with this statement: “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan. Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and…
One of the critical sticking points of the 2023 dual strike by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA was how AI would be used in the future. Artificial intelligence is evolving at an incredible pace, ready to substitute for human interaction in a number of different spheres. While that offers an endless realm of…
Jake Johnson was inspired to make his feature film directorial debut on the new comedic thriller, Self Reliance, by the Japanese reality show Susunu! Denpa Shönen. The Minx star shared the news during a recent interview with Collider. In addition to helming the movie, the filmmaker also wrote the script and plays the project’s protagonist….
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