Four months since the COVID-19 pandemic halted film and TV shoots, Hollywood has struggled to get back to business. Film sets, known for being crowded and often unclean, have faced a raft of challenges, including complying with […]
Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer whose atmospheric scores for spaghetti westerns and some 500 films by a Who’s Who of international directors made him one of the world’s most versatile and influential creators of music for […]
All systems are go for the cameras to start rolling on the second season of Tyler Perry’s BET series Sistas on July 14. The cast and crew of the series had been quarantined at the Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios since late last week when actors were […]
Labor and management continue to make progress in their ongoing negotiations to restart film and TV production, said Editors Guild national executive director Cathy Repola in her latest message to her members. […]
COVID-19 survivor Tom Hanks has a message for anyone unwilling to “do their part” to stop the spread of the respiratory illness. Appearing Tuesday on NBC’s “Today,” Hanks reflected on his own early bout with the coronavirus and questioned why […]
The WGA … reached a June 30 agreement on a three-year TV/theatrical deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, topping off a triennial negotiating cycle like none in recent memory … with ballots due July 22. […]
Close to 600 front-of-house cinema workers in Quebec have overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement with Cineplex that will institute some uniformity across 10 cinemas. For the first time, all 10 agreements will terminate at the same point […]
UTA co-president Jay Sures just sent an email [to Deadline Hollywood] confirming the deal with the WGA — and it’s a labor-relations whopper. “After many long discussions and significant work by both sides, we’ve successfully found […]
Writers Guild of America leaders have endorsed the union’s tentative deal negotiated last week with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In an email message Friday morning, union leaders said that “both the WGAW Board and WGAE Council voted unanimously to recommend the contract.” Earlier last week, the WGA and […]
The history of labor unions and social change in America are obviously deeply entwined. Now a portion of that alliance is marching to increasing inclusion and opportunity in Hollywood with studios, streamers and Tyler Perry. The Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700 has teamed up with SunWise Media co-founder Ri-Karlo Handy and the LA Urban League […]
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