The gloves have come off in the contract negotiations between the majors and Screen Actors Guild. With the SAG talks going nowhere fast, the majors have gone on the offensive by criticizing the guild’s demands as unreasonable and unrealistic. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers made the assertion at midday Wednesday in a [...]

In a development that will amp up strike fears, hopes for a SAG deal with the majors this week have nearly vanished. With a dozen days of negotiations in the book, progress remains negligible, although both sides have adhered to an unofficial news blackout with no public disclosure on the substance of talks on SAG’s [...]

Recently, I wrote a piece in this blog asking for input from actors about the issues of being a SAG member vs being ‘SAG Eligible’. So far I haven’t heard from any actors who want to offer their input. To be fair, many actors who might reply probably have no idea this web site exists. [...]

BOX OFFICE MOJO COMPLETE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOTALS HERE April 25–27, 2008 Studio Estimates Next updates: Monday afternoon – Actual grosses for 50+ movies; Monday evening – Top 90+ Actuals

April 25, 2008 The following update represents only a portion of our proposal priorities. We will be updating you about other proposal priorities in the coming days. SAG and the AMPTP have been meeting since negotiations began more than a week ago. On April 23, the parties agreed to extend the bargaining session and continue [...]

An article in today’s Austin American Statesman documents the downturn in film production in Austin over the past several years. While Austin is still frequently mentioned as a place filmmakers ‘love to shoot’, the proof, as they say, is in the pudding: Central Texas film production has declined from 33 productions in 2004, to 27 [...]

This is the lastest update sent to SAG members this afternoon: Each contract report represents only a portion of our proposal priorities. You will be receiving information about other proposal priorities in the coming days. April 24 , 2008 SAG and the AMPTP have been meeting since negotiations began on April 15. Our proposals address [...]

SAG CONTRACT 2008 REPORT Number 1 April 22, 2008 SAG and the AMPTP have been meeting since negotiations began on April 15. Our proposals address many issues facing today’s middle-income actors. Below is information on this important topic. Middle-Income Actors…Are You Feeling the Squeeze? Most middle class actors are. One of our top priorities in [...]

Actually you don’t have to be an actor to get something out of these sites but… Actor Jeff Bridges has one of the coolest web sites you’re likely to visit. Art, photography, philosophy, film, music, books…there’s a lot here to enjoy. For a great laugh, look for the ‘Stuff’ link and find the ‘worst album [...]

…SAG’s negotiations with the majors will become much more serious after a week of laying the groundwork at meetings at the AMPTP headquarters in Encino…. …But it’s believed that much of the focus is on new-media compensation — which dominated the negotiations on DGA and WGA contracts earlier this year. Though the congloms have indicated [...]