Archive for the ‘Deadline Hollywood Daily’ Category
February 19th, 2009
Why The Smoke & Mirrors, SAG & AMPTP? I don’t see why the SAG National Majority and their pals, the Big Media labor lawyers, are needing to waste more than an hour in talks since all they’re doing is Xeroxing AFTRA’s TV/Theatrical Contract. These past two days have consisted of nothing more than playing at [...]
Tags: AMPTP, Deadline Hollywood Daily, IATSE, Membership First, New Media, Nikki Finke, Residuals, SAG, Steaming Video, Strike, United for Strength
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Big Media, Deadline Hollywood Daily, IATSE, New Media, Nikki Finke, NOW MEDIA, Residuals, SAG, SAG Membership, Streaming Video, Strike, WGA, Writers | No Comments »
December 23rd, 2008
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 [...]
Tags: AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Nikke Finke, SAG, Strike Authorization Vote
Posted in Acting, Actor, Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Big Media, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Hollywood, New Media, NOW MEDIA, Residuals, SAG, SAG Membership, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WGA, Writers | No Comments »
November 24th, 2008
Tags: AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, IATSE, Middle Class Actors, New Media, Residuals, SAG, Strike Authorization Vote, WGA
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Directors, Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Media, New Mexico Film Production, NOW MEDIA, Residuals, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Strike, Texas Actors, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA | No Comments »
November 23rd, 2008
For some reason a couple of recent posts have disappeared so I’m republishing the following information. The sessions between SAG, AMPTP and a federal MEDIATOR went nowhere last week and now SAG is saying it will ask the membership for a strike authorization vote. Even though I have no desire to see a strike, I [...]
Tags: AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, DOUG ALLEN, MEDIATION, SAG STRIKE VOTE, WGA SUING AMPTP
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Big Media, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Media, New Mexico Film Production, NOW MEDIA, Producers, SAG, SAG Membership, Strike, Texas Filmmakers, TXMPA, WGA | No Comments »
September 19th, 2008
Deadline Hollywood Daily has quite a bit of information and opinion on the results of the SAG election, how these results impact the ongoing stalemate with the AMPTP, etc. Here’s the beginning of the DHD coverage. Hit the link above for the full story. The results of the SAG vote elected an equal number of [...]
Tags: AFTRA. SAG Elections, AMPTP, Membership First, New Media, SAG, SAG strike, United for Strength
Posted in Acting, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Filmmaking, SAG, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production Fund | No Comments »
September 18th, 2008
Los Angeles, September 17, 2008 – The Screen Actors Guild National Negotiating Committee met today and was given the results of the SAG mail-in poll by National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, Doug Allen. 87.27% of the10,298 SAG members who responded to the poll said the union should continue bargaining in an effort to achieve [...]
Tags: AFTRA Agreement, AMPTP, New Media, SAG Actors, SAG strike, SAG Wants Better Contract, Streaming Video
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Directors, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Producers, Roberta Reardon, SAG, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers | No Comments »
September 11th, 2008
The following was copied from Deadline Hollywood Daily: THIS IS AN ALERT TO ALL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD MEMBERS It is imperative to your well being that you read the TV/THEATRICAL NEGOTIATING UPDATE that was recently mailed to you by Screen Actors Guild and check the box showing support for Doug Allen, Alan Rosenberg and the [...]
Tags: AMPTP, Day Players, Guest Star, Residuals, SAG NEGOTIATIONS, Streaming Video, Top of Show
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Auditions, Big Media, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Filmmakers, Hollywood, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Media, New Mexico Film Production, NOW MEDIA, Producers, Residuals, Right to Work, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAGIndie, Streaming Video, Strike, Texas film | No Comments »
July 21st, 2008
One of the best reviewed films of the year had a stunning opening this weekend with an estimated take in excess of $155 million while playing on 4,366 screens. Apparently that wasn’t enough screens because the weekend was a virtual sellout and HOLLYWOOD REPORTER published a report of tickets selling on Ebay for around $50. [...]
Tags: Box Office, Daily Variety, DARK KNIGHT, Hollywood Reporter, Residuals
Posted in Big Media, Box Office, Box Office Mojo, Daily Variety, DARK KNIGHT, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Hollywood Reporter, Producers | No Comments »