Web Exclusives
Walter Murch Talks Editing a Key Piece of Iranian History in New Doc ‘Coup 53’
by Mel Lambert “The editor of an unscripted documentary is always, by the nature of the task at hand, a […]
Month: August 2020
Features
Mirror Rap: Talking with the Post Team on HBO’s ‘Insecure’
Here are some excerpts from our conversation with editors Nena Erb, ACE, and Daysha Broadway, assistant editors Lynarion Hubbard and Aric Lewis, and sound effects editor Michael Sana, MPSE.
Labor
What’s at Stake in California’s November Gig Worker Ballot Measure
After a California appeals court on Thursday halted a law requiring the reclassification of ride-hail drivers of Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc as employees, the decision over gig worker benefits and pay will likely be
Labor
DeJoy Tells Senators Election Mail will be Delivered ‘Fully and on Time’
David Williams, a former Postal Service inspector general who resigned as vice chairman in protest in April, accused the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, of trying to engineer a hostile takeover of the service. Mnuchin required members
Industry
Netflix Sets Return Date for Series Reboot from ‘Stranger Things’ EP Shawn Levy
Netflix will deliver more unexplained disappearances, tragic events and bizarre occurrences starting in the fall. The streamer has set an October 19 launch date for the remaining six episodes of Unsolved Mysteries’ first season.
Industry
Citing ‘Tragic’ Impact, Industry Orgs Urge Trump to Revise CARES Act
SAG-AFTRA, the IATSE, The Recording Academy and 9 additional entertainment industry organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to President Trump asking for his administration’s help to reform the Pandemic Unemployment
From The National Executive Director
Cathy Repola: We Have Two Epidemics Today
There are two epidemics today. One is COVID-19, and the need it has created to help our members to ultimately overcome it and return to work safely. The other is systemic racism and discrimination.
Industry
Reed Hastings, ‘Star Wars’ VFX Pioneer Richard Edlund to Be Honored by SMPTE
Oscar-winning VFX pioneer Richard Edlund, Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings and veteran television engineer John D. Ross will receive the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers’ highest recognition, Honorary Membership.
Industry
Vancouver Production to Restart as BC Unions Reach Agreements with US Studios
According to Deadline Hollywood, Vancouver is open for business. Deadline reports that the impasse between US studios and the British Columbia unions over safety protocols is starting to get resolved, with the local
Columns
The Lasting Appeal of ‘I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang’
How a 1930s classic inspired a young film lover
