At the weekend's guild prizes, the only surprise was surprise's absence. Those who hoped for a pitched Oscar battle surely groaned when The King's Speech won the Directors Guild of America prize for its director, Tom Hooper (the prize is perhaps the most effective predictor of Oscar's Best Picture category). And the Screen Actors Read More
The Observer has learned that invitations have been sent to representatives of powerful Hollywood lobby groups and two companies trying to launch new movie futures exchanges to appear before a Congressional hearing on April 22. No word on whether popcorn will be served or 3-D specs will be worn, but it promises to be quite Read More
Resentment is still simmering among the negotiating WGA strike parties. Directors Guild of America president Michael Apted announced yesterday that the DGA membership “overwhelmingly” voted to retify the new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In a statement, the AMPTP took a parting shot at the Writers Guild of America, Read More
As noted yesterday, the Directors Guild of America announced an agreement with studios on a new deal, turning the heat up on the striking writers to negotiate terms. The three-year DGA deal addressed some of the writers' key concerns, including advances in payment for programming on the Internet.
Minutes after the DGA Read More
The Directors Guild of America is on the brink of an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which puts the pressure on striking TV and movie writers and the studios to settle their spat. DGA leaders are entering the sixth day of negotiations today to replace a contract that expires June Read More
The Directors Guild of America has begun informal contract talks with producers, raising stakes in the WGA strike. Sources said it appears the informal talks could last well into next week. But once the informal phase is over, formal negotiations will start almost immediately and an official announcement will be made. New-media residuals -- Read More
And so, just before 4 p.m. on Friday, May 4, the
long-threatened and much-dreaded writers' strike was finally averted. Representatives of the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers stepped in front of the TV cameras, smiled, shook hands and announced that, after a week of marathon negotiations, a three-year Read More
