by Stephen L. Carter The most interesting part of the Hollywood writers’ new contract is the AI clause. According to news reports, it explicitly allows the studios […]
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Streaming platforms have grown too powerful. Time to break them up
by Miles Mogulescu The Hollywood writers’ strike is in its fourth month, and the actors’ strike is in its fourth week with no end in sight. Many […]
Actors are striking because we’ve long been in crisis. It’s not just streaming
by Maria Prudente In late 2014 I was hired to play friend #3 in a new commercial for Garnier Nutrisse, the at-home hair color line. The company […]
SAG and WGA strike over use of technology
With the Screen Actors Guild having now joined the Writers Guild of America in a walkout, the actors and writers of most of the nation’s film and […]
Hollywood strikers need to worry about bad actors
The Hollywood screenwriters picketing studios since May know that having famous actors beside them brings more attention to their cause. And the media got real interested in […]
Here’s why there’s nothing new on TV
If you watched the Tony Awards Sunday night and thought the ceremony was a teensy bit less polished than usual, it’s because the whole thing was unscripted. […]