The New York Observer » Screen Actors Guild http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:01:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Guild Prizes Sag Under Harvey’s Weight 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

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/culture/guild-prizes-sag-under-harveys-weight Actors At War: It’s West Coast vs. East Coast in S.A.G. Labor Negotiations No, the Screen Actors Guild and the studios still haven't come to an agreement on a new contract, which expired June 30. Now the New York chapter of S.A.G. is getting mighty feisty with their Los Angeles leaders about finding a solution, or else. Yesterday, they sent out a biting statement, stating that S.A.G. leaders Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/sag-wars-continue-new-york-blasting-la-leaders Could SAG’s Election Affect Negotiations With Studios? Nope! The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers will continue to slug it out over a new contract, whether or not top board members change in an upcoming S.A.G. election.

On Tuesday, S.A.G. will be releasing an official list of candidates for new national board members and alternatives. About Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/could-sags-election-effect-negotiations-studios SAG Infighting Stalls Negotiations Insurrectionists in the Screen Actors Guild! It seems a group of Hollywood actors are uniting against the guild leadership in an attempt to pry the reins from the current leadership.

Calling themselves Unite for Strength, they've launched a campaign and nominated 31 candidates to head up the governing board that is making contract negotiations with Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/sag-infighting-stalls-negotiations S.A.G. and Producers Spar With Statements The Screen Actors Guild and the big studios continue their cat fight over contract deals through letters and statements.

The Screen Actors Guild sent out a memo yesterday outlining exactly why they rejected the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers' final contract offer, citing stinginess in pay and union jurisdiction for online productions.

Doug Allen, the Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/sag-and-producers-spar-statements Another Actor’s Union Accepts Deal, Puts Pressure on S.A.G. The Screen Actors Guild is none too happy with union brethren the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. AFTRA members accepted a three-year contract with Hollywood studios, while S.A.G. is still holding out for a better deal. Not only did the union snub S.A.G.'s demands, they also talked some trash.

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]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/another-actors-union-accepts-deal-puts-pressure-sag S.A.G. Seeks More Talks, Strike Talk Continues Variety reports that Hollywood is still on hold until the Screen Actors Guild and the studios make their decisions.

Meanwhile the magazine reports on an ad aimed at guild members published by S.A.G. in today's Daily Variety: "Our industry does have a clear choice: a fair labor agreement for middle-class actors and their families Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/sag-seeks-more-talks Studios Prepare for Looming Strike Hollywood is preparing for impending doom! The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers' contract expires on Monday. Studios are packing up their projects and tv shows are scrambling to finish shoots. Although there is no indication that a strike will definitely happen, everyone is bracing for the worst. “I Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/studios-prepare-looming-strike The Week in DVR: SAG Turns 75, Tila Tequila Fights for Gay Rights?, and Coldplay Does The Daily Show MONDAYThings aren't looking good in Hollywood. A week from today, on June 30, the Screen Actors Guild's contract will expire. And as Variety reported on Friday, it seems increasingly unlikely that a deal with producers will be struck by then. Anyway, time for S.A.G. to celebrate! The labor union turns 75 Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/week-dvr-sag-turns-75-tila-tequila-fights-gay-rights-and-coldplay-does-daily-show Hollywood Bracing for Another Strike? Los Angeles “will continue to be preoccupied with the threat of Hollywood shutting down,” according to The New York Times’ Michael Cieply, who brings us an update today on the labor negotiations currently under way between producers and actors’ unions.Yesterday, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists struck a three-year deal with Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/hollywood-bracing-another-strike N.Y. S.A.G. Board Puts Pressure on Guild to Start Talks The Screen Actors Guild's New York board is urging S.A.G.'s leadership to begin bargaining by March 31, well before the June 30 expiration of the SAG-AFTRA TV/theatrical contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. S.A.G says it will be ready to open contract talks with the studios in the spring, but that's Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/n-y-sag-board-puts-pressure-guild-start-talks SAG Considers Informal Talks for Contract Screen Actors Guild leaders remain mum about when they plan on gathering at the negotiation table with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers to replace a contract that's set to expire June 30. But spats with sister performers union American Federation of Television and Radio Artists make the prospect of informal talks with Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/sag-considers-informal-talks-contract No Country For Old Men Tops the SAG Awards 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

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/i-no-country-old-men-i-and-i-sopranos-i-top-sag-awards ABC, S.A.G. Attendees Bicker Over Hair, Make-Up Costs According to Variety, the latest front in Hollywood's labor war is over hair, makeup and limos. Insiders told the trade paper that ABC and ABC Studios will not pick up the tab for its talent attending the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 27, set to air on TNT and TBS. In less contentious Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/abc-sag-attendees-bicker-over-hair-make-costs Spirit, SAG Awards Could Outshine Globes, Oscars This Year Now that the Golden Globes has flopped and the Academy Awards are in jeopardy, the Screen Actors Guild and Film Independent Spirit awards shows have a chance to shine this year. Both shows—the proverbial bridesmaids, so to speak—have been granted waivers from the Writers Guild of America, so the stars are expected to show Read More

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