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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...

Why Can't They Just Get Along?
Why Can't They Just Get Along?
Nov 17, 2007 4:25 PM CST

Why Can't They Just Get Along?

Inside the bitter feud that's breaking up Dreamworks and Paramount

(Newser) - Less than two years after Paramount acquired DreamWorks, executive tempers have boiled over. The much-heralded union has degenerated into a series of scathing personal attacks between the principals, Sumner Redstone and David Geffen. Shuttling between the bigwigs, Vanity Fair offers an in-depth look at the Hollywood war—and maybe even...

Striking Writers to Resume Talks
Striking Writers to Resume Talks
Nov 17, 2007 5:48 AM CST

Striking Writers to Resume Talks

With 2 dozen TV shows shut down, will meet with studio reps Nov. 26

(Newser) - With the Hollywood writers' strike starting to cause economic pain, writers and studios have agreed to head back to the bargaining table Nov. 26. The breakthrough came via back-channel talks between top TV writers and studio execs, the Los Angeles Times reports. The strike halted production on some two dozen...

Striking Writers Enlist Kids
Striking Writers Enlist Kids
Nov 12, 2007 6:20 PM CST

Striking Writers Enlist Kids

Writers use Veterans Day to teach kids and garner attention

(Newser) - Striking scribes took advantage of Veterans Day to bring their kids to picket lines in Los Angeles today, the AP reports. The move garnered attention and gave parents a chance to tutor youngsters in payments and residuals. "It's a little rude for the producers to take so much and...

Compass Film Strips Book's Anti-God Moral

Author Pullman's stab at organized religion gets mass-appeal makeover

(Newser) - When the film version of hit children’s book The Golden Compass hits theaters this month, its atheist message will be thoroughly scrubbed—but the author is mainly holding his tongue. Philip Pullman says New Line would have scored a bigger hit by preserving God and clergy as villains, but...

Writerless Studios May Turn to UK
Writerless Studios May Turn to UK
Nov 9, 2007 2:10 PM CST

Writerless Studios May Turn to UK

Transatlantic talent search a possibility; strike marches on

(Newser) - Five days into the Writers Guild strike, studios are looking across the Atlantic to UK screenwriters who don't fall under American union jurisdiction. So far, they're just looking, Variety reports, and the jury's still out on the ethics of the situation. One studio exec says it presents "an extraordinary...

Hollywood Studios Strike Back
Hollywood Studios Strike Back
Nov 7, 2007 8:52 AM CST

Hollywood Studios Strike Back

Cancel deals with production companies to spread the pain of writer's guild strike

(Newser) - Hollywood studios are moving quickly to spread the pain of the writers' strike, saying they'll start—as soon as today—suspending dozens of long-term deals with TV production companies and laying off assistants, development executives and production managers who work for striking writers. "Anyone who's not working on pilots...

Scribe Strike May Last Months
Scribe Strike May Last
Months
Nov 6, 2007 7:23 PM CST

Scribe Strike May Last Months

No talks planned as shows tabled, actors refuse to work

(Newser) - The Hollywood writers strike could last for months, says ABC News, because negotiators will have trouble dividing profits that no one can predict.  "You can't slice a pie that isn't baked yet," a consultant tells ABC, referring to new media. "It's really poor timing on the...

Hollywood Writers on Strike
Hollywood Writers on Strike
Nov 5, 2007 6:08 AM CST

Hollywood Writers on Strike

Writers demanding bigger share of DVD profits; studios slam 'irresponsible' strike

(Newser) - The first Hollywood writers strike since 1988 began early this morning when union representatives walked out on talks with studio negotiators after 11 hours at the bargaining table. Both sides expect the strike to be long, expensive and debilitating. "Once it starts, it's going to get ugly," a...

CBS Mobile Pioneers Tiny TV Programs

Cell phone content marries Hollywood and Silicon Valley

(Newser) - With such offerings as a twice-daily celeb gossip show and a 24-hour version of "Big Brother," CBS Mobile has taken a lead in the burgeoning made-for-mobile content business. The new field still has plenty of kinks to work out as companies navigate complicated deals between TV networks and...

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