SAG To Vote On Strike In December

November 26, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The Screen Actors Guild says it will hold its strike vote next month.

President Alan Rosenberg made the announcement in an e-mail sent to members on Wednesday, and asked them to give the guild’s board the authority to call a strike “only if it becomes absolutely necessary.”

The vote could take more than a month and requires 75 percent approval to pass.

Screen Actors Guild To Authorize Strike

November 22, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.

[Pictured: The “Ugly Betty” cast supports the WGA strike]

The guild said it adjourned talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez.

ROLL CALL: Celebs Turn Out For Prop 8 Protest

November 06, 2008

By Jesse Spero

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Plus, “Bruno” and Ellen take on Prop 8. Who broke “Sex” sequel news? And when does the new season on “Idol” drop?

Get your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans inside!

James Earl Jones To Get SAG Life Achievement Award

October 03, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment’s most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

SAG President Alan Rosenberg calls Jones “a vocal presence without peer” and lauds his TV, film and stage work.

Hollywood Powerhouses Turn To the Internet Amidst Strike Uncertainty

July 15, 2008

by Alex Cook

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Last year, a Writers Guild of America strike brought Hollywood to a standstill, prompting many to start seeking different methods for creating and distributing entertainment.

Now, as a Screen Actor Guild strike looms, a few of those pursuits are starting to see the light of day, as well as new developments that have raised interesting questions regarding the future of Hollywood as it functions today.

Hollywood Producers Make Final Offer To Actors

July 01, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios has expired with the union studying what studios call a final offer.

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers says the offer is worth more than 250 million dollars in additional compensation over three years.

2008 Tribeca Hopes To Rebound After Last Year

April 25, 2008

NEW YORK, NY

In 2007, the Tribeca Film Festival underwent a modern-day rite of passage: the backlash.

Co-founded by Robert De Niro after Sept. 11 to help heal his Manhattan neighborhood, the festival had previously enjoyed a thankful reception. But as it expanded further into New York and the number of screenings quintupled, some began to resent Tribeca’s growth into the already crowded festival circuit.

“You can’t please everybody,” De Niro said in a recent interview. “If everything’s going nicely, there’s always going to be somebody to say something.”

Is America Ready For A Gay 'Idol'?

March 06, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

No finalist has ever been portrayed as openly gay during the past six seasons of "American Idol." With more details about contestants' personal lives being exposed — both on the show and unofficially online — that could change, and soon.