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Hollywood Directors Start Talks; Writers Watch

Insiders hope they'll make a deal the scribes can stomach

(Newser) - Hollywood directors start official contract talks with producers today, after several months of informal sessions, Variety reports. Insiders predict a speedy deal, as the Directors Guild of America doesn't usually start formal negotiations until most of the big issues are ironed out. Hopes are that a DGA agreement will provide...

Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

Academy, keenly aware of Golden Globes' fate, is behind schedule

(Newser) - After the threat of picketing writers shut down the Golden Globes, organizers of the Academy Awards know they're on thin ice, the Hollywood Reporter writes. "Our hope is we can work something out or that the strike is resolved in time," Academy executive director Bruce Davis said of...

Scribes Cut Deal With Tom Cruise's UA

First major studio pact likely matches Letterman deal

(Newser) - Striking scribes cut a deal with Tom Cruise's United Artists today, their first with a major studio since walking out in November, Variety reports. Terms were kept secret, but analysts say they likely match a deal struck with David Letterman's WorldWide Pants last week, including new media residuals. “United...

Writers, Studios Agree Only That Stakes Are High

'We have to get this one right,' striker says of long-term implications

(Newser) - The $150 million or so the Writers Guild's demands would cost over the next 3 years is chump change by studio standards, but the long-term stakes in the deadlocked 2-month-old strike are high, reports the Washington Post. It's now or never for the writers to seal their piece of the...

National Treasure Stays in Top Spot

Juno surprises, taking close 3rd to I Am Legend

(Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets glowed in top spot for a third straight weekend as quirky Juno scored a startling third, almost neck-and-neck with mega-hit I Am Legend. Juno banked an estimated $16.2M and expanded to 1,952 theaters in its fifth week, a near-record run for a specialty...

New 'Indy' Vexed Film Legends
New 'Indy' Vexed Film Legends
Jan 6, 2008 3:34 PM CST

New 'Indy' Vexed Film Legends

Lucas spent 15 years persuading Spielberg and Ford of new idea

(Newser) - It seems like a sure thing: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, in on 13 of the 100 highest-grossing movies ever, revive the billion-dollar Indiana Jones franchise. But Lucas spent 15 years trying to convince Spielberg and Harrison Ford to do Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, due...

Actors Won't Show for Golden Globes

Stars' union says none of 70 nominees will cross picket line

(Newser) - None of the 70 actors nominated for a Golden Globe this year will cross a picket line to pick up their award, Variety reports. Striking writers have refused to grant a waiver to the Globes producers and will be picketing the Jan. 13 awards show instead; Screen Actors Guild president...

Choreographer Kidd Dies at 92
Choreographer Kidd Dies at 92
Dec 25, 2007 6:20 PM CST

Choreographer Kidd Dies at 92

He won five Tonys and and an honorary Oscar

(Newser) - Choreographer Michael Kidd, creator of some of the most enduring dance steps on Broadway and in Hollywood, has died of cancer at age 92, the New York Times reports. Kidd, who won five Tonys and an honorary Oscar, is best known for his choreography in the 1954 film Seven Brides ...

Hollywood Is 'Like Al-Qaeda,' Says Everett

It's no wonder Jodie waited so long to come out, gay star rails

(Newser) - The fact that Jodie Foster finally came out of the closet last week doesn't mean Hollywood is getting more tolerant of gay actors, British actor Rupert Everett fumed in an interview in the Times of London. "It's the opposite," he said. "She is 45 and she just...

60% of Viewers Favor Writers Over Studios

Strike prompts switch to reality shows—and reading, sleeping

(Newser) - The sympathies of viewers affected by the Hollywood writers' strike lie squarely with the writers, not the studios, a new poll shows. USA Today reports that 60% of Americans side with the scribes, and only 14% with their erstwhile employers. Reactions to the strike are varied: Many viewers watch more...

Smith Is Box Office Legend
Smith Is Box Office Legend
Dec 16, 2007 3:03 PM CST

Smith Is Box Office Legend

Pic banks top December gross of all time; Chipmunks also wows

(Newser) - I Am Legend rocked the box office for $76.5 million this weekend, the highest gross for a December pic ever, Variety reports. Twentieth Century Fox also surprised with Alvin and the Chipmunks, which scored $45 million, second ever for G- or PG-rated December debuts. Together they boosted a sluggish...

Scribe Strike May Shake Up TV Biz
Scribe Strike May Shake
Up TV Biz
Dec 16, 2007 5:36 AM CST

Scribe Strike May Shake Up TV Biz

Bigwigs have long wanted to cut costs, stagger show debuts

(Newser) - TV bigwigs are looking on the bright side of the scribe strike, they say, vowing to finally make overdue changes to boost the bottom line. Slashing costs, staggering show debuts, and making network TV look and act more like cable are notions that have been kicked around for years. Now...

Why Jodie Foster Finally Stepped 'Out'

Promised dying gay friend, who may be baby daddy: Daily Mail

(Newser) - Jodie Foster’s tentative move out of the closet, at an awards show last week, may be the work of an old friend who, rumor has it, may be the father of her children, the Daily Mail reports. Foster  thanked her live-in partner Cydney Bernard—calling her “my beautiful...

Writers' Strike Talks Collapse
Writers' Strike Talks Collapse
Dec 8, 2007 6:14 AM CST

Writers' Strike Talks Collapse

Producers walk out after union pushes on reality TV writers, web revenues

(Newser) - The prospects for an end to the Hollywood writers' strike turned grim last night, as producers walked out on tense talks with writers, vowing not to return to the negotiating table until writers cave on six of their demands. The two sides remain so far apart that the strike may...

Witherspoon Rises to Top of Salary List

America's latest sweetheart commands up to $20M per movie

(Newser) - Rendition was a dud, but Reese Witherspoon's peachy $15 million to $20 million fee per movie puts her atop this year’s highest-paid actress list. But she and other leading ladies—such as runner-up Angeline Jolie—often accept lower payoffs to keep their schedules packed, the Hollywood Reporter observes.

Posh Too Glamazon for Hip LA
Posh Too Glamazon for Hip LA
Nov 30, 2007 1:05 PM CST

Posh Too Glamazon for Hip LA

Why Victoria Beckham fails as a stateside celeb

(Newser) - David Beckham has scored big with soccer fans, but his Spice Girl better half hasn't exactly taken LA by storm. Emma Forrest of the Guardian wonders whether the trouble is a wardrobe malfunction. In a city where celebs spend the day in jeans and T-shirts, Victoria Beckham goes glamazon, tottering...

Writers, Producers Optimistic as Talks Resume

Hopes high for today's session, say insiders

(Newser) - "Reasonableness ruled the day” during yesterday’s renewed negotiations between producers and striking screenwriters, an insider tells Deadline Hollywood Daily scoop artist Nikki Finke. Producers and writers reviewed the status of proposals outlined Nov. 4 before talks broke off and the strike began, with plans to resume today, when...

Late-Night Comedy Scribes Find New Outlet

Blogs allow 'fun of working, without stress or pay'; talks resume

(Newser) - Striking late-night comedy writers have some serious issues—no jobs and, worse, no creative outlet. When the jokes went from "60 to zero," in the words of a "Colbert Report" staffer, many aimed new blogs and videos squarely at the studios on the other side of the...

Writers March on Hollywood Blvd
Writers March on Hollywood Blvd
Nov 21, 2007 12:45 PM CST

Writers March on Hollywood Blvd

Alicia Keys performs at thousands-strong solidarity rally

(Newser) - Though one marcher was "Looking for Mr. Write," the other 4,000 striking writers and supporters who took over Hollywood Boulevard yesterday were marching to boost solidarity before for next week's negotiations with studios. An Alicia Keys performance kicked off a rally aimed at keeping strike commitment high....

Hollywood to Film 'Missing Years' of Jesus

Christian groups blast tale of trips to India and Tibet

(Newser) - Hollywood is making a new film about the alleged "lost years" of Jesus—an action-adventure tale set in India. "In the film we are looking beyond the canonized gospels to the 'lost' gospels," the producer of Aquarian Gospel tells the Guardian. The film will feature computer animation...

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