After several years of massive expansion focused largely on changing its demographics in the aftermath of the #OscarsSoWhite uproar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday returned to
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Blumhouse Sues ‘Boss Level’ Producers, Hulu Over Recutting Deal
1 minutes readBlumhouse Productions says it was “swindled” by the producers of Boss Level after it was brought in to recut and salvage the film because the initial version failed to sell. Boss Level, which …
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Film, TV Industry’s Return-to-Work Protocols Extended Indefinitely
1 minutes readThe film and TV industry’s return-to-work protocols have been extended indefinitely until “a new agreement is reached,” labor and management said [Wednesday] night as the protocols were about to expire. …
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“For too long,” writes AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, “lip service has been paid to infrastructure without making the investments we need. It’s time to build. The bipartisan infrastructure framework secured …
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TV Writers Stand in Solidarity with Assistants’ Demands for a ‘Living Wage’
2 minutes readCrystal Hopkins, president of IA Local 871, sent out a statement she made to management’s AMPTP shortly before the talks broke off: For the workers we speak for it is …
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Support IA Local One; Join the New York Met Opera Virtual Picket Line
1 minutes readOnce photos of supporters are uploaded, they are scrolled in front of an image of Lincoln Center, home of the opera company. The Stagehands’ contract expired on July 31, 2020. …
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“The truth is,” writes Paris Marx in Jacobin, “that the discourse around cultural industries has shifted almost entirely to reflect the interests of the media oligopoly, and the consolidation of …
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‘General Hospital’ Takes Best Drama at Daytime Emmys
1 minutes readGeneral Hospital, Jeopardy! and The Kelly Clarkson Show were among the big winners at the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing went to The Letter for the King
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Actors, Producers Urge SAG-AFTRA to Consider Mandatory COVID Shots
1 minutes readA chorus of calls for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations – and the possibility that the industry soon might make them a requirement – prompted SAG-AFTRA to adopt new guidelines for employers who want to …
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Cannes Jury Counts Five Women Including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mati Diop
1 minutes readThe 74th Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its jury which includes five women; a majority in the nine-person group including President Spike Lee. The jury includes French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop