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It was "Midnight in Paris" and "The Descendants" who walked away with top screen awards presented tonight by the Writers Guild of America. Or should we say they wrote away with them? Too cheesy? Let's move on, shall we?
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We can possibly expect the seasons of our favorite TV shows to be cut short in the near future as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is contemplating about having a strike.
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It would seem that the Writers Guild of America has a bone to pick with Fremantle, the producer of “American Idol,” in regards to a new variety show with Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
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The Hollywood writers strike is threatening more than just new episodes of your prime-time favourites. The strike is putting actors and directors in a pickle — should they attend the Golden Globes or the Oscars and risk crossing the picket line?
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Whenever a TV show or movie is sold for public viewing, screen writers are paid a fair percentage of the profits for their written content. Except, apparently, when that content is streaming in online video.
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If you're on the outside of the TV, film, and entertainment industry during this writer's strike, then you've been affected by the picketing - no doubt, reading the stories. However, what will the strike do to the industry if it goes on for awhile?
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Several weeks ago I wrote about the upcoming labor negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and how user-generated video could be the great undoing of the Guild’s stance.
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Tim's Take ... ...emptying the in-box ... never have been impressed, overall, with the rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
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