Hollywood

Hollywood Actors and Studios Face Disconnect

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:52:38 -0700

Hollywood Writers Launch 'Idol' Reality TV Protest

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:25:09 -0700

Hollywood Actors and Studios Clash over Internet Clips

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:29:18 -0700

Getting Hollywood actors paid for their smallest performances -- video clips on the Internet -- is shaping up as one their biggest sticking points in stalemated contract negotiations with major studios.

Screen Actors Guild Talks End Without a Contract

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:27:00 -0700

Hopes for a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild were dashed Tuesday when contract talks ended on a bitter note, fueling anxiety over the prospect of another strike.

Critic Accuses Hollywood of Vilifying Arabs

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:27:46 -0700

American films and TV dramas shot since the September 11 attacks have reinforced screen images of Arabs and Muslims as fanatics and villains, ingraining harmful stereotypes, argues an author on the subject.

Hollywood Taking Sides in Net Neutrality Debate

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:32 -0700

Hollywood believes that the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there.

As in the recent television writers strike, the major studios are at odds with some members of the creative community over digital distribution.

This time it's about a public-policy issue known as "network neutrality."

Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood Studios Still Far from a Contract

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:24:17 -0700

After more than two weeks of negotiations, studios and the Screen Actors Guild appear to have made little headway toward a new contract.

Hollywood Taking Sides in Network Neutrality Debate

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:53:17 -0700

Hollywood believes the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there.

Statement by Justine Bateman -- Actress, Writer, Producer

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:19:48 -0700

Thank you Chairman Inouye, Vice Chair Stevens, and other members of the Committee. I first want to thank you for all your service to this country and I am honored to have been asked to testify today. Net neutrality and an open online marketplace are critical to the future of the Internet and to the preservation of our rights.

Statement by Patric Verrone, Writers' Guild of America, West

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:10:11 -0700

Thank you Chairman Inouye, Vice Chairman Steven, and members of the Committee. My name is Patric M. Verrone, and I am the president of the writers Guild of America, West. We represent nearly 8,000 writers of motion pictures, broadcast and cable television shows, and, as of a few weeks ago, new media.

Hollywood Split on Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:18:21 -0700

The divide between Hollywood labor and management over the issue of Net neutrality grew wider as two voices from the talent side urged Congress to preserve the open access of the Web.

Hollywood Creatives Call for Net Neutrality

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:14:18 -0700

Two leaders of Hollywood’s creative community today called upon the Senate to guarantee that the Internet remains a free-flowing medium for independent writers, producers and filmmakers.

AFTRA and SAG Split over Negotiating Tactics

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:33:45 -0700

The bitter weekend divorce between two actors unions in upcoming contract talks with Hollywood producers mirrors a scene from a daytime soap opera — and casts stars from the genre in pivotal roles. The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have long sniped at each other over who better represents some 44,000 actors who are members of both groups.

Will the FCC Endorse Filtering?

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:44:26 -0700

FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein gave the Hollywood studios some reason for concern but more reason for cheer in comments Tuesday on Net neutrality.