I know everything I am looking for is here, watch movies, watch series, education, games, exams, news, current events and many more.
The Writers Guild of America has released the rules that would go into effect if the organization decides to strike when the current contract expires on May 1. While the WGA hasn’t made a decision to strike yet, the guild is currently in active negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for…
The Animation Guild is attempting an expansion into the Lone Star State. The IATSE Local is seeking to organize around 137 workers at Powerhouse Animation Studios, the Castlevania and Masters of the Universe: Revelation producer based in Austin, it announced on Monday. This group of workers, which consists primarily of artists and some production workers,…
A day after the industry’s writers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a potential strike, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos weighed in on how the streamer might fare if a work stoppage does become a reality. “If there is one, we have a large base of upcoming shows and films from around the world. We could probably serve…
Just over two years ago, Donald Trump sent a letter to the leadership of SAG-AFTRA, which was weighing whether to expel him from their union in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. After an exclamation-point-laden letter in which he touted his appearances in Zoolander and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he submitted his…
The defamation lawsuit Paradise Square producer Garth Drabinsky filed against Actors’ Equity has been dismissed with prejudice. In the lawsuit, filed in October 2022 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Drabinsky sued the union, claiming defamation, after it placed him on its “Do Not Work” list following his…
SAG-AFTRA has set a date to begin talks with producers over a new contract. The performers’ union set June 7 as the start date for negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, it said in a joint statement with the AMPTP on Thursday. The union’s current pact expires on June 30, and…
The COVID-19 guidelines that for the past three years kept casts and crews safe during production amid the pandemic will expire on May 12, according to the group representing top studios and streamers. The current iteration of the pact, negotiated by a group of top industry unions and studios and streamers represented by the Alliance…
If Hollywood writers go on strike — a possibility as we close in on the May 1 deadline without a new deal between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) — the impact will be felt far beyond New York and Los Angeles. Around the world, producers and distribution…
Senators on Wednesday grilled former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over widespread allegations of illegal union-busting tactics at the coffee chain under his leadership. Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee questioned Schultz over his role in the company’s decision to fire pro-union baristas and close stores that unionized, among other efforts that…
Actors’ Equity Launches Political Action Committee Ahead of 2024 Election (Exclusive) Actors’ Equity Association is forming its own political action committee. The union for more than 51,000 stage managers and actors will be launching the PAC in the first week of April, with the goal of contributing money to federal candidates who support Actors’ Equity…