In a Cursed Sentence: Jonathan Majors’ Hollywood Turn to the Daily Wire Is Boycotted in South Carolina Sigh The Mary Sue · Apr 3
Trump called for 100% tariff on foreign films a day after Jon Voight proposed ‘limited’ tariffs Actor was assigned by Trump to come up with a plan to save Hollywood, but his proposal only included tariffs ‘in certain limited circumstances’ The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025
‘It’s a gut punch’: how the California wildfires affected film and TV workers Nearly 8,000 below-the-line Hollywood workers were in evacuation areas with over 300 losing their homes, a further blow to an industry already struggling The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2025
Film and TV crew members reach deal with Hollywood studios to avert strike Iatse union agrees tentative three-year deal with Disney, Netflix and others over pay, AI protections and residuals The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024
IATSE, Major Studios Reach Tentative Agreement on Wages, AI-Use The union and the major studios have reached a tentative agreement on the Hollywood Basic Agreement and Videotape Agreement negotiations TV Tech · Jun 26, 2024
Hollywood crews, studios reach tentative contract deal, making another big strike unlikely The union that represents most behind-the-scenes film and television crews has reached a tentative deal with studios for about 50,000 of its members, making another production-stopping strike unlikely after a year of labor turmoil in Hollywood The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
IATSE Locals Reach Tentative Agreements With AMPTP In Negotiations Updates on IATSE negotiations with AMPTP and tentative agreements reached by various guilds. Top News · Apr 6, 2024
Oscars 2024: A night of 'Oppenheimer,' quiet protest, and Ryan Gosling just being Ken For a night with relatively few surprises but some very enjoyable winners, it was a solid show that honored an awful lot of good movies, and movies that drew significant audiences. WEKU · Mar 11, 2024
Insights From International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards Luncheon Nominees for the International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards discuss campaign strategies and industry challenges. Top News · Mar 8, 2024
Is Hollywood Headed for Another Strike? IATSE and Teamsters Begin Contract Negotiations With Producers The unions representing Hollywood's behind-the-scenes workers sat down with the AMPTP to outline their initial contract proposals Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 4, 2024
Disney's 'Avatar' VFX artists vote to unionize for fair representation Visual effects artists working on Disney's Avatar films have voted to unionize with IATSE, marking a milestone for the industry. Top News · Jan 31, 2024
Hollywood Labor Peace May Not Last — The Guild Contract for More Than 170,000 IATSE Workers Is Set To Expire in July The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents behind-the-scenes entertainment workers Broadcasting & Cable · Dec 7, 2023
The actors strike is over. What's next for your favorite stars, shows and Hollywood? Missed your favorite actors The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
As the 'Hollywood of the South,' Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Inverse · Sep 14, 2023 Marvel VFX Union Takes a Huge Step Forward That Could Change the MCU For the Better Marvel's in-house special effects workers have unionized, an important first step in getting overworked VFX creators across the industry fair pay.
Salon · Sep 13, 2023 Marvel VFX workers vote to unionize When once we might get a Marvel movie a year, the MCU has grown and so has its VFX-heavy workload
WEKU · Aug 30, 2023 Hollywood union health insurance is particularly good. And it's jeopardized by strike Hollywood actors and writers who qualify for their union health plans get a very good deal compared to other Americans. But not working during the strike threatens their eligibility in the system.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023 Marvel VFX artists take first step toward unionisation amid Hollywood strikes During a wave of action by actors and writers, the comic-book film giant faces calls to remedy its ‘toxic relationship’ with technical artists
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023 Bethenny Frankel accuses reality TV of ‘exploiting’ its stars amid SAG-AFTRA strike ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ alum says reality TV stars are ‘the losers’ to ‘real’ A-list actors
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023 Broadway shows at risk of shutting down as theatre workers’ union holds strike authorisation vote The vote would impact employees under the pink contract, which includes 1,500 stage crew and other backstage workers
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023 Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution Three years after the pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill, the film and TV industry has again ground to a halt
Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2023 Inside the writers' 'guerrilla tactics' to shut down live productions On a frigid early morning in Chicago last week, screenwriter Michael Gilio bundled into a car in the city's West Side with other writers and made his way to Cinespace studios, located in an industrial zone.
The Guardian - US · May 3, 2023 Hairdressers, camerapeople, caterers: the ‘scary’ ripple effect of the Hollywood writers’ strike Workers across the industry are poised to lose work as productions shut down, but they feel solidarity: ‘This struggle is our struggle’
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Alec Baldwin shot a woman on set. He’s now been cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges. What changed? Weeks before Alec Baldwin was due to stand trial for the manslaughter of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the charge was sensationally dropped. Bevan Hurley explains the complicated case
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023 His daughter was killed on the Midnight Rider set. He hopes the Alec Baldwin charges will spur change in film Camera operator Sarah Jones’ film career was cruelly cut short when she was killed on the set of the 2014 movie Midnight Rider. Her father Richard Jones tells Bevan Hurley that involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin may finally bring meaningful change to industry attitudes towards safety.