tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post6582735785856095729..comments2024-03-20T02:18:58.950-07:00Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: Blind Items Revealed #33ent lawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658046190988387228noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-64325198378208203872019-07-07T20:20:14.149-07:002019-07-07T20:20:14.149-07:00Another union, probably writers or other industry ...Another union, probably writers or other industry union. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190709335203893977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-90827405498289650512019-07-06T14:04:19.597-07:002019-07-06T14:04:19.597-07:00Appreciate you centering the WGA fight Enty.
-- s...Appreciate you centering the WGA fight Enty. <br />-- signed, WGA MemberAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977131084368494372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-50213786870055751922019-07-06T05:14:55.321-07:002019-07-06T05:14:55.321-07:00Used to watch the Oscars religiously.....thought B...Used to watch the Oscars religiously.....thought Brokeback Mountain was a gem of a movie. Was shocked to see the author of the short story is was based on given her due. She stood up and received applause. The ego and greed of hollywood led to it's demise. This should have been standard practice. But true creativity is a thing of the past. The darkness cannot create , only copy.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392499788658317707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-64595017115236375072019-07-06T00:39:15.888-07:002019-07-06T00:39:15.888-07:00Thank you Vince!
I used to like Oswalt. In recen...Thank you Vince! <br /><br />I used to like Oswalt. In recent years he has given off a creepy vibe.Samantha the 1sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644972749480063963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-82655694398133980442019-07-06T00:09:10.927-07:002019-07-06T00:09:10.927-07:00I think I can clear up some of the confusion on th...I think I can clear up some of the confusion on this item, which is a little "inside baseball" on the business of Hollywood. <br /><br />1. A "hyphenate" refers to any artist who wears multiple hats... Ron Howard, a former actor, is now a writer-director... Jordan Peele is an actor-writer-director, Patton Oswalt is a writer-actor.<br /><br />2. Currently, the Writers Guild of America, the union representing Hollywood film and television writers, is in a big legal fight with the Association of Talent Agencies (including CAA, WME, UTA and ICM) over packaging fees. <br /><br />Essentially, the WGA is arguing that agencies, which once lived on the 10% they made from representing their clients, are now more financially motivated to negotiate their own lucrative packaging fees than they are to fight for their clients receiving a higher salary, both of which come from the same source. <br /><br />It creates an enormous conflict of interest when a client's deal gets held up or dies because CAA or WME is leveraging shows created by clients in order to earn packaging fees. Also those packaging fees can also hurt a client's bottom line. <br /><br />3. The Guild is currently suing CAA, WME, UTA and ICM, who in turn are counter-suing the WGA. As part of their fight, the WGA has urged all members to fire their agents. As part of this, a lot of big names have rallied the "family" of writers to do just that. Most did so. <br /><br />But what this post is suggesting that a number of A listers... Ron Howard, Jordan Peele, Spielberg and Patton Oswalt... are using their status as hyphenates... to continue to work with agents and packaging fees... by using their membership in other unions. Howard, Peele and Spielberg are all members in the Directors Guild (DGA) while Oswalt is in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). <br /><br />All four guys have publically supported the WGA while at the same time are undercutting the WGA and it's membership by continuing to work on projects and make deals using the excuse of DGA or SAG membership. <br /><br />It's particularly egregious for someone like Oswalt, who is very vocal with his liberal politics on social media... supporting labor unions, teachers public employees, etc... but apparently when his own bottom line might be affected he does what's best for him even if it means betraying the WGA. <br />Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309825566113738940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-702547745040211932019-07-05T23:30:06.239-07:002019-07-05T23:30:06.239-07:00Can barely understand this one. A bit too oblique....Can barely understand this one. A bit too oblique.<br /><br />If it's saying that a bunch of powerful or famous people in showbiz are throwing the writers under the bus -- same old. Hollywood loathes writers. It will never admit that without a good script ya got NOTHING.Samantha the 1sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644972749480063963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-24782367471205236382019-07-05T20:03:44.613-07:002019-07-05T20:03:44.613-07:00Now that could be it.Now that could be it.cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626979771942371399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-39856047746938059222019-07-05T20:03:02.348-07:002019-07-05T20:03:02.348-07:00I believe this has something to do with writers no...I believe this has something to do with writers not getting paid. Howard and others could stand behind the writers. Instead they make sure they make their money as director-producers. Howard and others don't lose money, other writers do, because the difference is made up, with the added job titles.cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626979771942371399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-62944575748878453812019-07-05T19:52:51.799-07:002019-07-05T19:52:51.799-07:00The hyphen is for director-writer. They are takin...The hyphen is for director-writer. They are taking writing credits on films that may rightfully belong to someone else.Gatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07132609936573965906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-16145919520706396822019-07-05T19:52:33.209-07:002019-07-05T19:52:33.209-07:00Writer-directors are way beyond the mere writers. ...Writer-directors are way beyond the mere writers. They may talk like they are in the fraternity (family), but they are too good to actually support the lower class. LisaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563893208220925849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-69847885659133523772019-07-05T19:49:53.006-07:002019-07-05T19:49:53.006-07:00O’k, so someone talk about this to me like i am a ...O’k, so someone talk about this to me like i am a two year old. I cannot follow this. Help is appreciated.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159906666500622869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-27741970676333231182019-07-05T19:40:32.905-07:002019-07-05T19:40:32.905-07:00what is the hyphen referring to?what is the hyphen referring to?mangoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988942933334350457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-11181467276505968112019-07-05T18:38:48.241-07:002019-07-05T18:38:48.241-07:00Wha?Wha?Phaedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713371720162958012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-29067041956797574242019-07-05T18:17:16.782-07:002019-07-05T18:17:16.782-07:00what family? I'm confusedwhat family? I'm confusedKrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800582090899256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-64248920308668874172019-07-05T17:22:04.704-07:002019-07-05T17:22:04.704-07:00the WGA fight?the WGA fight?notthisagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345152339399144290noreply@blogger.com