Yesterday, W.G.A. leaders voted unanimously to approve a deal that would bring to an end the Hollywood writers’ three-month-old conflict over new media residuals. What’s left now is tomorrow’s vote by W.G.A. members on whether to end the strike, pending a contract ratification vote by the joint-membership of the east and west guilds, Read More
Despite signs that a settlement with the W.G.A. might be approaching, all is not well in Strike Land. According to the LA Times, there is an increasing sense of frustration and cynicism among members of the “vast and largely forgotten below-the-line class of skilled entertainment industry labor,” who feel they’ve been hardest hit Read More
Breaking news from the W.G.A. picket lines: These striking writers are BORED! In a Sunday arts and leisure feature, the New York Times checked in with some of them to find out how they’ve been keeping busy, aside from walking around with placards, in the three months since their careers (and bank accounts) Read More
The Coen brothers’ No Country For Old Men won the top prize at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards show, while The Sopranos cleaned up in the television categories. With this year’s Golden Globes reduced to a press conference and the fate of next month’s Oscars uncertain, the ordinarily downplayed Screen Actors Read More
History has shown that a political movement is merely an idea until it finds a badge, a recognizable symbol of solidarity in strife. Women’s Lib had burning braziers; Environmentalists have the color green; the French Revolution is known for its guillotine; and Socialism waves a red flag. The Writers Guild Strike, now in its third Read More
