 | Kevin Smith Responds to the Hapless F*cks
Feb 9th, 2010 | | "Terminator" Rights Sold for Only $29.5 Million
Feb 9th, 2010 | | "24" Movie is Finally Moving Forward
Feb 9th, 2010 | | "Paranormal Activity" Causing Panic Attacks and Paralysis in Italy
Feb 9th, 2010 | | Tracy Morgan in a 3D "Jaws" Remake?
Feb 9th, 2010 | | MTV Finally Admits It's Not a Music Channel
Feb 9th, 2010 | | Tim Robbins Joins "Green Lantern"
Feb 9th, 2010 | | First Look: Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox in "Passion Play"
Feb 9th, 2010 | | Fox Announces "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" Remake
Feb 8th, 2010 | | David Goyer Writing "Batman 3" Script
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Indian Tribe Asks James Cameron to Help Stop Mining Company
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Super Bowl Becomes Most Watched TV Program Ever
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Ben Affleck Reflects on His "Daredevil" Movie
Feb 8th, 2010 | | How Jay Leno and David Letterman Came Together for Super Bowl Ad
Feb 8th, 2010 | | "Valentine's Day" Spin-Off Already in the Works
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Director Confirms The Invaders in "Captain America"
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Bill Murray Confirms "Ghostbusters 3" Rumor
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Mary Elizabeth Winstead to Star in "The Thing" Prequel
Feb 8th, 2010 | | Chevy Chase's Full "Hotel Hell Vacation" Short Film
Feb 8th, 2010 | | "Prince of Persia" and "Brooklyn's Finest" Super Bowl TV Spots
Feb 8th, 2010 | | "Dear John" Dethrones "Avatar" at Domestic Box Office
Feb 7th, 2010 | | "Saw 7" 3D to Begin Filming on Monday
Feb 7th, 2010 | | Trivia: Poseidon
Feb 7th, 2010 | | "Captain America" Villain Revealed!
Feb 7th, 2010 | | Colin Farrell's "Ondine" Trailer
Feb 7th, 2010 | | Leonardo DiCaprio Had Trouble Understanding "Inception" Story
Feb 7th, 2010 | | Collapsible Briefcase Armor in "Iron Man" Sequel?
Feb 6th, 2010 | | Las Vegas Bets "Avatar" Will Win Best Picture Oscar
Feb 6th, 2010 | | Fox Hires Writer for "Daredevil" Reboot
Feb 6th, 2010 | | Taylor Lautner to Star in "Stretch Armstrong 3D"
Feb 6th, 2010 | | "Chuck" Star Auditioned for "Captain America"
Feb 6th, 2010 | | "Goonies" Remake is Being Considered
Feb 6th, 2010 | | Steven Spielberg Denies "Gremlins" Reboot Rumor
Feb 6th, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
Actors are Looking to StrikePosted: November 23rd, 2008 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
|
 
The Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood's largest union, inched closer to a strike on Saturday, after two days of talks with an alliance of Hollywood studios apparently broke down.
Joined by a federal mediator, the union met with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Thursday for the first time in four months. After adjourning early Saturday morning, the union said that the producers continued to "insist on terms we cannot possibly accept."
In a statement, the producers said only that the parties had been "unable to reach an agreement."
The actors have worked without a contract since June 30th. The two groups are at odds over new terms for a contract that would include payments for Internet videos and other new media.
The union said it would begin an education campaign to encourage its 120,000 members to vote to authorize a strike. If supported by at least 75 percent of members, the guild leadership could begin a strike at any time.
The talk of a strike authorization vote raises the specter of another awards season marred by Hollywood infighting.
Last winter a three-month strike by the Writers Guild of America halted many TV productions and forced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to scale back the Golden Globe Awards. The writers' guild agreed to a new contract in mid-February, days before the Academy Awards.
Source: The New York Times
|
 |
|
|
 |
Displaying 7 comment(s) |
|
 |
|
bacci40 writes:
on November 22nd, 2008 at 11:35:47 PM
of course, bush will do nothing to avert this strike
obama needs to send some of his guys down and twist the arms of the suits
but the actors are making a mistake...a strike would cause the loss of many jobs connected with the industry...something we cannot afford in this economy
they need an interim agreement to keep working
|
|
|
 |
|
N8R writes:
on November 22nd, 2008 at 11:51:27 PM
What.... Bush, Obama what??? Anyway, I don't think the vote will pass. Those Hollywood actors are not about to let their limelight slip for any reason. Especially the TV actors. Second off I think there are way too many pompous celebrities out there for them to admit publicly that someone else is actually in control of their stardom whether they like it or not.
|
|
|
 |
|
minkowski writes:
on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:47:37 AM
@bacci40: You're am idiot. You realize the SAG is little more than a power-hungry union for over paid hacks and otherwise useless celebrities? What will you cry about next? That Bush refuses to make Charmin retire one-ply toilet paper in favor of two-ply because the economy just can't handle so many dirty ass holes? Stupid wanker.
|
|
|
 |
|
Goldxmrc writes:
on November 23rd, 2008 at 6:13:43 PM
this isn't for the less than 1percent of working actors that actually make millions acting...this is for the other 99percent of actors that are struggling to find work
|
|
|
|
|
minkowski writes:
on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:57:15 PM
"this isn't for the less than 1percent of working actors that actually make millions acting...this is for the other 99percent of actors that are struggling to find work". . .last time I watched tv, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise weren't starring in toothpaste commercials. So I'd say plenty of 'actors' can still find work. The strike is over internet payments and royalties.
|
|
|
 |
|
vaodsi writes:
on November 24th, 2008 at 10:27:16 AM
Bush? Obama? wtf?
dude.. wouldn't it be nasty if the government seriously stepped in.... keep the government AWAY FROM ME AND MY MOVIES!!!!!
|
|
|
 |
|
PrevalentMind writes:
on November 24th, 2008 at 11:39:02 AM
This is the best news ever! More money for productions and less for ego driven assholes. Bring back the time when we cast unknowns and let the stories suck in the audiences. This could backfire against the actors guild- but GOOD.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
