Year: 2021

“What does our union ever do for us?” This is a question I’ve been asked on various occasions.

John Aldred, Soundman on ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ Dies at 99

John Aldred, the two-time Oscar-nominated British soundman who collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick across a 50-year career, has died. He was 99. Aldred died December 15 in Worthing, England

L.A. Mayor Says Dodger Stadium Delivered 7,730 Covid-19 Vaccines on Wednesday

Speaking from Dodger Stadium, which he proposed was the country’s — and possibly the world’s — “largest Covid-19 vaccination site,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that Los Angeles’ five vaccination sites have already

President Appoints Lauren McFerran NLRB Chairman

President Joseph Biden has named Board Member Lauren McFerran Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. “It is a tremendous honor to assume the Chairmanship of the NLRB,” McFerran said. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity

THR: Reality TV’s Overburdened, and Underrepresented, Workforce

“It’s 5 a.m., and my whole body is shaking,” writes Toni-Ann Lagana in The Hollywood Reporter. “Not because I’m cold or having a caffeine or drug withdrawal, but because I have been up for 18 hours straight, six days a week

Tariq Anwar Helped Bring History to Life in Civil Rights Drama ‘One Night in Miami’

By Peter Tonguette Last year, picture editor Tariq Anwar, ACE, had a most unusual experience: His editing room came to […]

Industry

Visual Effects Society Elects Lisa Cooke as First Female Board Chair

The Visual Effects Society named its 2021 Board of Directors officers with Lisa Cooke being elected as Board Chair. She is the first woman to hold this role in VES’s history. The five officers, who comprise the VES Board Executive Committee

Trump Officials at Labor Board Ousted by Biden after Resisting Removal

President Joe Biden is forcing out two Trump-era counsels from the National Labor Relations Board, the first time in more than 70 years a president has exercised that power over the agency. National Labor Relations Board General Counsel

Hollywood’s Unions Celebrate Inauguration of President Joe Biden, VP Kamala Harris

“As a country, today we will celebrate the inauguration of a new president on a stage built by IATSE union members,” IATSE tweeted. “Today the labor movement is uniting for a victory they delivered by electing pro-worker and pro-union

THR: How the Biden Presidency Will Really Impact Hollywood: 4 Key Areas to Watch

“If all goes as planned, policy-making in the nation’s capital will become a sleepy affair as Joe Biden takes office as the 46th president of the United States,” writes Eriq Gardner in The Hollywood Reporter. “Whereas Donald Trump’s erratic