Not to overstate. No casting person has said ‘we’re casting right off the IMDB’ so you’d better have a subscription to IMDB PRO and you’d better have your photos and resumes there and you’d better be sure all your credits are there and that they’re accurate AND YOU’D BETTER BE AWARE OF YOUR STARmeter ranking. No one has said that. Yet

Sometimes you get blindsided by the news. Such was the case when I learned that actor Lou Perryman was the victim of a homicide in Austin on Thursday. From KeyeTV.com: Thursday officers found the body of a man in a home on the 1100 block of Darvone Circle. That is south of William Cannon Dr. between [...]

Self-described ‘working class actor’ John Cygan offers his take on the deal that AFTRA signed and why SAG should not agree to that same deal. What do you think?

Here’s another good article about the Texas film business that touches on the lack of a competitive film incentive program. Time to nudge your legislators. The wheelin’ and dealin’ has begun in Austin December 04, 2008 By Mark Dundas Wood Recently, Drew Barrymore directed and starred in a feature called Whip It!, set in Austin, [...]

As 2008 draws to a close with no contract between SAG and the AMPTP, the animosity between factions within SAG has only become more vitriolic. What is the best course of action? Accept a truly lousy contract now and hope to undo the damage in three years? Or reject the contract and take a strike [...]

This is a partial list of signatory productions and productions that have begun but not completed the SAG signatory process. There are some productions missing from this list: ALABAMA MOON which is prepping to shoot in the New Orleans area (Covington) and is being directed by Tim McCanlies, is not on this list. Nor is [...]

Imagine my surprise when I found my site suspended this morning. Checked the billing…up to date. DOS? Who knows. A quick support ticket to HostPC and a fairly quick response had me back online with a ‘sorry for the inconvenience’ message from support. So…sorry for any inconvenience to visitors. For better or worse, txactor.com is back [...]

September 29, 2008 Dear Alan and Doug: This is in response to your letter dated September 29, 2008 to Peter Chernin, Robert Iger and me. Your letter indicates that the Screen Actors Guild is not prepared to change its position on any of the threshold issues in our negotiations. The Guild’s position remains unchanged since [...]

Here is a copy of the latest missive sent from the SAG negotiating team to their counterparts at AMPTP in an effort to get contract talks restarted: September 29, 2008 Dear Gentlemen: We believe it is clear that our members would fail to ratify your proposal of June 30, 2008. It would serve no productive [...]

WHAT: The Network Austin Mixer WHEN: Wednesday September 24 – Speakers at 7 PM — Network Till Late WHERE: Mother Egan‚s Irish Pub – 715 West 6th St. Austin, TX WHO: Everyone involved in film and media… and YOU! SPEAKERS: A Panel of Speakers from THE ALLIANCE * Donise Hardy, President, Talent Works-USA * Veronica [...]