SAG Factions State Their Positions
Ballots for SAG's proposed new two-year TV-theatrical contract are due June 9, and the year-long campaigns for and against ratification show no sign of letting up.
SAG Factions State Their Positions
Ballots for SAG's proposed new two-year TV-theatrical contract are due June 9, and the year-long campaigns for and against ratification show no sign of letting up.
TRU Panel: "Who Can I Turn To?"
The next TRU Monthly Panel, "Who Can I Turn To?" will be held on Wednesday, June 17th at 7pm at The Players Theatre, 115 Macdougal Street, NY.
SAG Members Seen Approving TV-Film Pact
A year of labor unrest is seen ending next week when the actors' union is expected to approve a new contract with film and TV studios in a close vote.
When this time of year rolls around, I always get this weird longing to be back in L.A. To drive down Sunset Boulevard, hit the ocean, and grab a bite at Paradise Cove.
Actor David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok
Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
AFTRA announced the results late Wednesday of its Los Angeles Local elections. The seats in play included those on the national and local boards, and delegates to the AFTRA national convention this summer.
Heavy Hitters Weigh In on Contract
And out come the big guns. Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, Sally Field, and Tom Hanks have signed an online statement of support for ratification of the Screen Actors Guild's tentative TV-film contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
B'way's Winter of Discontent Yields to Spring Awakening
It was two weeks before Christmas, and the mood on Broadway was hardly merry. Tony Award–winning shows, from 'Hairspray' and 'Gypsy' to 'Spring Awakening' and 'Spamalot', had announced closing notices earlier than expected.
States Give Hollywood A Fortune in Tax Breaks
Many states that are cutting spending on schools, roads and other basics have been lavishing hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives on Hollywood studios to lure TV and movie productions — this, despite scant evidence that taxpayers come out ahead on such deals.
Top WMA Scripted TV Agent Joins ICM
Another former William Morris agent has landed at a rival agency. Lanny Noveck, who was head of scripted television packaging at WMA, has joined ICM where he will be an agent in the TV lit department.