[ Contentious contract negotiations between publishing giant Condé Nast and the union representing staffers at many of its magazines spilled over Wednesday when staffers marched to the New York City offices of the company’s CEO. The action by members of Condé Union comes after it criticized Tuesday’s negotiations over the first contract since the NewsGuild … Read more
[ SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers won’t be going to the animated mattresses. The union and the studios have a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract extension covering toon features. The deal basically extends their contract reached in 2020. SAG-AFTRA called it, verbosely, “a tentative agreement on successor agreements … Read more
[ The Hollywood labor community is up in arms again after the Directors Guild of America (DGA) made a number of retroactive additions to its film & TV contract with the studios. The deal, which was revealed yesterday and gives directors a streaming performance bonus that matches that of the writers, has sown more discontent … Read more
[ Vincent Gallo and his new film The Policeman are being scrutinized by SAG-AFTRA following the emergence of misconduct complaints against Gallo by three female actors, Deadline has confirmed. “We are aware of these complaints and are investigating,” said a spokesperson for the guild. “We extensively engaged with production regarding the complaints and, while shooting … Read more
[ ‘I think these problems extend beyond the entertainment industry, and that’s no excuse for what’s going on,” says Dr, Anita Hill of sexual harassment and discrimination in Tinseltown. “I think what I would also say is if there is any industry that should be operating from a place of inclusion, it’s the entertainment industry,” … Read more
[ The Directors Guild of America has nominated Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig, Oppenheimer‘s Christopher Nolan, Poor Things’ Yorgos Lanthimos, Killers of the Flower Moon’s Martin Scorsese and The Holdovers’ Alexander Payne for the top feature film prize at its 76th annual DGA Awards. See the full list below. After nominating no women for its marquee prize last year, the guild only … Read more
[ UPDATED with latest: Hollywood’s strikes are over, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like as the film-awards conversation starts to pick up again. The Primetime Emmys planned for September have been moved to January, and the labor strife is likely … Read more
