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The Actors’ Strike is Over, and Movies are About to Shoot Again

AlexGherzo | Nov 9, 2023 | 0

Mark Ruffalo can put his “Ewww Poor People” clothes away because the Actors’ Strike is officially over. Last night (technically this morning since it was after midnight, but don’t be one of those people), the Screen Actors’ Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ...

The Writers’ Strike is Over

AlexGherzo | Sep 26, 2023 | 1

The Writer’s Strike is officially over. As of 12:01 AM Pacific on Wednesday, September 27, the members of the WGA will be allowed to go back to work, as the deal between the union and the AMPTP has been… okay, not approved but “suggested” by union leaders. WGA members will now vote on whethe...

Deal Tentatively Struck in Writers’ Strike

AlexGherzo | Sep 25, 2023 | 0

The writers’ strike may be coming to an end. The WGA and the AMPTA have reached a tentative agreement, which the WGA described as “an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” in an email to “strike captains.” In other words, nothing is final ...

Writers’ Strike Negotiations Will Resume Wednesday

virginiakublawi | Sep 18, 2023 | 0

The Writers Guild of America and AMPTP are set to resume talks on Wednesday after a month of silence. The WGA has been striking for 140 days now. Check out the Union’s statement here: “The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday. You might ...

Mads Mikkelsen Mocks Diversity Question

AlexGherzo | Sep 10, 2023 | 0

Even some in the entertainment industry have had enough of wokeness. During a press conference at the Venice Film Festival a week and a half ago, actor Mads Mikkelsen and director Nikolaj Arcel were discussing their new film The Promised Land – a Danish historical drama that takes place in the 17...

Oscars Inclusion Standards Will Only Count for Best Picture

AlexGherzo | Aug 13, 2023 | 0

You’re not going to believe this, but it turns out Hollywood’s latest big virtue signal was an empty gesture. A few years ago, after an Academy Awards ceremony was deemed too white (not the one where Jada Pinkett made a video about them snubbing the husband she cuckolds; the 2020 one), the Acade...