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SAG OFFERS AFTRA A SEAT AT THE TABLE |
Daily Variety
SAG offers AFTRA a seat at the table
Sunday, April 13, 2008
In a move that muddies the outlook for looming actor negotiations, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have offered AFTRA the opportunity to rejoin SAG at the bargaining table.
SAG’s offer, made in a . . .
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3-D TV: SETS NOW IN STORES; CONTENT ON THE WAY |
Daily Variety
3-D TV: Already in your home
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The motion picture industry is making a big bet on 3-D, in part because it's supposed to promise an experience that can't be duplicated on television.
There's a problem with that logic, though: 3-D-capable televisions aren't just . . .
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HESTON'S LAST STAND |
USA Today
"Heston's last stand " - Opinion
Monday, April 07, 2008
Actor Charlton Heston, who died Saturday at age 84, represented many things to Americans: from a towering figure in epic movies such as The Ten Commandments or Ben-Hur; to a political activist, first for civil rights . . .
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ACTOR CHARLTON HESTON DIES AT 84 |
Hollywood Reporter
Actor Charlton Heston dies at 84
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Charlton Heston, whose chiseled-granite looks and commanding manner allowed him to portray some of history's most extraordinary men from Moses and Michelangelo to John the Baptist and El Cid, has died. He was 84.
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THE ACTORS UNION, FACING PRESSURE FROM MEMBERS AND STUDIOS, WILL BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS APRIL 15 |
Los Angeles Times
SAG sets start date for talks
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
The Screen Actors Guild announced Tuesday night that it would begin negotiations with the major studios April 15. Although its contract expires June 30, the union representing 120,000 actors has faced pressure from its A-list . . .
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NEGOTIALTIONS WILL START APRIL 15 |
Daily Variety
SAG to begin talks with majors
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
With Hollywood still recovering from the writers strike, the Screen Actors Guild has announced it will begin negotiations with the majors on April 15.
Tuesday night's announcement signals that SAG will start contract talks ahead of . . .
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ORG HAS DIVORCED SAG |
Daily Variety
AFTRA goes its own way
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Muddying the town's labor outlook, AFTRA has divorced SAG and carried through on its threat to negotiate a separate deal with the majors on its primetime TV shows.
AFTRA's surprise decision, announced Saturday afternoon amid a . . .
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AFTRA VOTES TO TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT ALONE |
Hollywood Reporter
AFTRA votes to to negotiate contract alone
Saturday, March 29, 2008
In an abrupt move, AFTRA's national board of directors Saturday overwhelmingly voted to suspend its joint bargaining agreement with SAG and negotiate its primetime TV contract alone with the Alliance of Motion Picture and . . .
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IT'S A WRITER'S STRIKE BUT SAG PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE |
Los Angeles Times
"The Big Picture" - Opinion
Thursday, January 10, 2008
At the start of the writers strike last November, everyone had a good laugh when Entertainment Weekly did a big cover story illustrated entirely with pictures, not of writers, but TV stars like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Marg . . .
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STRIKE NEWS |
Monday, January 7, 2008
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and NBC engaged in eleventh-hour sessions Sunday to try to reach an accommodation over the upcoming Golden Globes, with NBC appearing to be seriously considering pulling the telecast.
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STRIKE NEWS |
Monday, January 7, 2008
Efforts by industry insiders to salvage next Sunday's Golden Globe Awards festivities imploded Monday in a complicated scenario that mirrors the breakdown in trust and communication that has fueled the Writers Guild of America's 11-week-old strike against Hollywood's majors.
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STRIKE NEWS |
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The film and TV industries were awash in unanswered questions Friday about the upcoming Golden Globe Awards and whether Hollywood's striking writers, and actors unwilling to cross the picket lines to attend the ceremony, would curtail the Jan. 13 . . .
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BIG DECISION STILL UP IN THE AIR |
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STRIKE OPINION |
Saturday, January 5, 2008
In an apparent unanimous decision, members of the Screen Actors Guild nominated for a Golden Globe Award will not cross the picket line to appear on the show.
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STRIKE NEWS |
Saturday, January 5, 2008
NEW YORK -- The Golden Globes saga took another step Friday toward what increasingly looks like a starless conclusion.
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STRIKE NEWS |
Saturday, January 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Golden Globe-nominated actors are expected to snub the awards in support of striking Hollywood writers, the actors union said Friday, jeopardizing one of the entertainment industry's signature showcases.
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