The Screen Actors Guild has run out of time to make a new feature-primetime deal with the majors and has been pushed aside in favor of AFTRA. After 18 days of talks, the congloms pulled the plug early Tuesday evening on the SAG negotiations. The two sides met for a short time after a self-imposed [...]

First let me dispel a few myths. “Auditions are about finding the best actor for the job.” Get that out of your head. And conversely, “I didn’t get the job, so I must not have been good.” Very, very wrong-get that out of your head immediately! So begins Actor Markus Flanagan’s book, ONE LESS BITTER [...]

The WGA strike mainly affected TV production. IF SAG strikes, film production and film release schedules will be most impacted. Some independent producers are signing deals to allow their films to shoot even if SAG does strike. Check out this from the Hollywood Reporter’s RISKY BIZ Blog: Strike Two: This time, it will be a [...]

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 [...]

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 and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers issued a joint statement early Friday evening that said negotiations had concluded for the day and would resume Saturday… …Both sides have stressed that their primary concerns have to do with paying actors for work performed or re-used in new-media platforms. And SAG president Alan [...]

While I’m waiting for some responses to my SAG / SAG Eligible post, I’m going to post something based on search terms someone out there in internet land used to make their way to my blog: Someone was looking for information on getting into acting after the age of 30. Now generally this is not [...]

The chariot race in Ben-Hur remains one of the most vivid of all the movie sequences running through my head. Whether you agreed with his politics or not, Charlton Heston remains one of the greatest of all the Hollywood actors, primarily on the strength of his many Heroic characters. Daily Variety The Hollywood Reporter IMDB

According to a story in today’s Austin American Statesman headlined Villa Muse looking elsewhere, well…you get the picture. I don’t know whether the Villa Muse developers are posturing in an effort to swing the Austin city council their direction after last week’s rebuff of the request to be freed from city development rules. Maybe they [...]

I’ll try to wrap up my little treatise on headshots. Here are some questions you may want to ask when you make your photographer calls: Can I meet with you before the shoot? How much do you charge? Is a deposit required and is it refundable? Do you shoot digital or film? How many Rolls [...]