SAG extends commercials contract
With the SAG in a stalemate with the majors over its feature-primetime contract, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists have opted for a six-month extension of their commercials contract until March 31.
SAG and AFTRA, which plan to negotiate jointly on the ad deal, made the disclosure Wednesday in […]
NEW MEDIA: Amazon.com Offers Streaming Video On Demand
The following story on Amazon.com’s new Video on Demand service appears in newspapers across the country today, 7/18/08. This is just one more example of where film and video distribution is headed. And it is one more example of why the AMPTP is trying to force feed a bad deal on Screen Actors Guild […]
BIG PRODUCER$ Monetize YouTube Clip$
While we wait for a resolution of the current contract ‘negotiations’ between SAG and the AMPTP, a few show biz reports give a look under the tent at why SAG is so concerned about issues like clip usage and residuals from new media. As an example, look at the deal announced this week between […]
SAG GAMBLE FAILS - AFTRA RATIFIES CONTRACT
The failure of SAGs strategy of derailing the agreement betweent AFTRA and the AMPTP was verified tonight. According to Integrity Voting Systems in Everett, Wash, AFTRA members ratified the agreement with a 62% ‘yes’ vote. That of course means that 38% of the voting membership was opposed to the deal. The total […]
Midlife Gals in Austin - Time for Some Humor
As I sit and ponder just how I should vote on the AFTRA contract it seems that it’s a good time for some humor. Today’s Austin American Statesman has a feature story about a couple of Austin women who have started their own humor blog called MIDLIFE GALS.
Check out this video from the site:
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Paul Baker, Preston Jones and My Time at the Dallas Theater Center
When Preston Jones died in 1979 at the age of 43 he left behind a legacy in writing that is so rich that is remains as relevant today as it was in the 1970’s. That was one of the overriding impressions that struck me as I viewed Contemporary Theater of Dallas‘ production of Jones’ […]
Actors Reunite in Dallas, Honor Preston Jones and Bradleyville Trilogy
Can it be that thirty something years have passed since I first walked through the doors of the Kalita Humphreys theater at the Dallas Theater Center, a nervous, totally green ‘actor’ straight out of Beaumont, Texas? It’s so hard to believe, but facts are facts and three decades have indeed since passed.
How lucky I […]
Biting The Hand That Feeds You - Funny Stuff from Writer Producer Chuck Lorre
While waiting for AFTRA to finalize a deal with AMPTP and SAG to decide if they’re going to accept the offer to resume negotiations on May 28th, it seems a good time for some humor and a good story from another segment of ‘the business’:
From The Wall Street Journal
Some of the most provocative writing on […]
Husband, Father, Actor, Writer, Producer Rupert Reyes
Congratulations to Austin’s Rupert Reyes on the opening of this latest play, VECINOS, a production of his Teatro Vivo theater group. The Austin American Statesman has a very nice article today about Rupert and his important contributions to the Austin arts scene. Rupert is compiling an impressive body of work as he demonstrates that one […]
Interviewing Hollywood
Here’s a link to INTERVIEWING HOLLYWOOD, a terrific site I literally stumbled upon. The title really does describe the purpose of the web site…interviews with scores of actors, writers, directors, producers and other filmmakers. I suggest you bookmark this site and visit it often. To start you off, since this is an […]
Tommy G. Kendrick