As the Hollywood union strikes have dragged on, key characters have taken turns in the spotlight.There is Fran Drescher, the comedic actress who, with surprising ferocity, has rallied the actors’ […]
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Back to news homeNew Union Leaders Take a Harder Line
Shawn Fain is not a typical president of the United Automobile Workers union.Mr. Fain recently declined a symbolic handshake with the chief executives of the major Detroit automakers, a gesture […]
Confusion in Hollywood as Some Productions Are Allowed to Continue
When you’re making an independent film every second counts. Ash Avildsen had six days of filming left on his low-budget biopic “Queen of the Ring” — including a climactic scene […]
Meryl Streep and George Clooney Lead Donation Campaign for Striking Actors
Hollywood actors have now been on strike for nearly three weeks. They have walked picket lines in broiling heat, orchestrated noisy rallies and flooded social media with cris de coeur. […]
Hollywood Writers and Studios to Restart Talks After Standoff
The major entertainment studios and thousands of striking writers have agreed to meet to restart talks after a three-month standoff, according to the writers guild.The union, the Writers Guild of […]
Hollywood Strike Leaves Influencers Sidelined and Confused
Deanna Giulietti is not in the actors’ union, but she turned down $28,000 last week because of its strike.Ms. Giulietti, a 29-year-old content creator with 1.8 million TikTok followers, had […]
Searching for Someone to Deliver a Hollywood Ending
The 1954 Hollywood classic “On the Waterfront” ends with unionized longshoremen on a dock. They’re fed up and standing idle, staring at a bloodied Marlon Brando. All of a sudden, […]
In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem
Existential hand-wringing has always been part of Hollywood’s personality. But the crisis in which the entertainment capital now finds itself is different.Instead of one unwelcome disruption to face — the […]
Strike Prevents Actors From Promoting Films at Premieres or Festivals
It has already been a difficult year for movie theaters, with the North American box office down roughly 20 percent from last year. And that was when actors could promote […]
Hollywood Actors’ Strike Looms as SAG-AFTRA Says Contract Talks Collapse
Like the striking writers, leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, have described their labor dispute in stark terms, calling the present moment “existential” for their members.And like the writers, they […]