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Writer's Strike - No End In SIght
Mona Mangan, executive director of the East Coast guild: You cant put lipstick on a pig...Theyre trying to make a statement that they are, in fact, looking for a resolution. Its illusory.
A senior executive who declined to be identified: I wont participate in writing the death sentence for this industry."
This dispute may continue for far longer than we anticipated. Mona Mangan, executive director of the East Coast guild: You cant put lipstick on a pig...Theyre trying to make a statement that th... more -
Young Writer On Strike
A 26 year old Hollywood writer takes us with him as he goes on strike for the first time. We'll see what the experience is like for a young writer in Hollywood to be going through his first strike. We'll see what it's like to be on a picket line, what it's like to be uncertain how your career will be affected, and if projects youve worked on will be seen to fruition. A 26 year old Hollywood writer takes us with him as he goes on strike for the first time. We'll see what the experience is like ... more
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WGA Strike, Day 9. Actors Show their Support
Video features interviews with some of the actors who joined the writers int he picket line at Universal Studios. © 2007 Noisivision, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Video features interviews with some of the actors who joined the writers int he picket line at Universal Studios. © 2007 Noisivision,... more
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Interesting Writer's Guild Strike Article
"When Tom Freston was fired from Viacom in 2006 he received $60 million in severance pay, more than all of the DVD residuals paid to WGA members that year."
WHAT? "When Tom Freston was fired from Viacom in 2006 he received $60 million in severance pay, more than all of the DVD residuals paid... more -
From the Horse's Mouth - Studio Execs talk about how much they make from the ...
The WGA strike is still unresolved. More writers are joining the lines. Haven't decided which side you are on yet? Watch these studio executives talk about how much their companies make from the Internet and how little (if any) goes to the writers that created the content. The WGA strike is still unresolved. More writers are joining the lines. Haven't decided which side you are on yet? Watch these st... more
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Week Two of the Writers Strike
Video from Sony Studios and day one of week two of the writers strike. Both writers and their families picketed Sony today, starting at 6am. Picket coordinator Luvh Rahke talks about the strike. Video from Sony Studios and day one of week two of the writers strike. Both writers and their families picketed Sony today, starting a... more
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Striking Writers Refuse to Write Picket Signs
Markers down means markers down. Photo (and a little retouching) by Braddon Mendelson. © 2007 Noisivision, Inc.
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NEWSREEL: WGA Strike, Day 5
4,000 writers march in front of Fox headquarters in Century City. Story told in "Newsreel" format. Photographed and edited by Braddon Mendelson. ©2007 Noisivision, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4,000 writers march in front of Fox headquarters in Century City. Story told in "Newsreel" format. Photographed and edited ... more
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Get Serious About the WGA Strike, it's a Sign of Cultural Change
The strike far surpasses being worried that you are not going to get your weekly fix of LOST, people. The culture we know and society we live in is being shaped by modern technology and this is only the beginning. The strike far surpasses being worried that you are not going to get your weekly fix of LOST, people. The culture we know and society ... more
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Patrick Dempsey, at loss for words, without his writers
You would think the striking WGA could come up with better slogans. They are writers after all. I find it very hard to drum up sympathy where the average salary exceeds $150,000 You would think the striking WGA could come up with better slogans. They are writers after all. I find it very hard to drum up sympa... more
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The Producers Talk Strike
The studios' side of the writers' strike.
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Stars Speak Out On Writers Strike
Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, and others voice their thoughts on the strike by the Writers Guild of America.
[u might have to wait thru a commercial to get to the video, just fyi] Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, and others voice their thoughts on the strike by the Writers Guild of America. ... more -
Writers Mull the Market
"The film was designed to "keep people's spirits up" ahead of a possible strike." Cute. Are they paying royalties for that music, though? "The film was designed to "keep people's spirits up" ahead of a possible strike." Cute. Are they paying royal... more
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Hollywood on STRIKE???
Whether you agree or disagree with the Writer's Guild of America and their decision to strike this can have a serious effect on what we watch on TV.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/movies/29writ.html?re... Whether you agree or disagree with the Writer's Guild of America and their decision to strike this can have a serious effect on w... more
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