film industry

Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945

Battlescarred — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:18:44 +0000

Born April 18, 1890, Werbiwici, East Galicia (now Ukraine). Died March 14, 1945, New York, USA.

Guerra, Armand, 1886-1939

Battlescarred — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:26:39 +0000

Born 4 January 1886, Liria, Spain. Died 10 March 1939, Saint Mande, France.

Armand Guerra was born Jose Estivalis Cabo at Liria near Valencia on 4th January 1886, the son of a farmer and of a mother who was already looking after a child of 5 years. First as a choirboy and then as a pupil at a seminary in Valencia, he developed an intense hatred for the Church.

David Lynch, Contemporary Cinema and Social Class (2000). Film review – Tom Jennings

Tom Jennings — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:45:13 +0000

Class-ifying Contemporary Cinema by Tom Jennings

US writers call off strike

Saii — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:01:59 +0000

The bicoastal vote followed the announcement last week of the tentative three-year contract, which grants annual pay raises of 3%-3.5% and some gains in residuals for new-media content, including content streamed online - the major rubbing point in negotiations. Guild officials said 3,775 ballots were cast in person or by proxy, with 92.5% of votes cast in favor of ending the work stoppage.

Hollywood’s New Radicalism, by Ben Dickenson (I.B. Tauris, 2006). Book review

Tom Jennings — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:37:13 +0000

The Empire’s New Clothes by Tom Jennings

USA: Striking writers threaten disruption at Golden Globes

Ed — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:06:45 +0000

The west coast division of the WGA issued a statement announcing that the organizer of the awards ceremony, Dick Clark Productions, was one of the companies from which writers went on strike and therefore members would picket the awards ceremony.

Ellen DeGeneres - Writers strike scab

Steven. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:47:10 +0000

The Independent reported that the television host has found she is no longer welcome on the streets of New York because of her decision to keep recording – and writing – her daytime chat show.

1941: Disney cartoonists strike

Alex... — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:11:41 +0000

Throughout the 1930s workers of the flourishing entertainment industry of Hollywood had been organising themselves into unions. Stagehands, actors, directors, editors and writers had all successfully, albeit slowly, formed their own organisations through this massive drive for union recognition.

US: Shattuck Cinema workers are going union

Steven. — Sun, 14 May 2006 11:00:00 +0000

At 4pm on May 12, 2006, approximately 80 Wobblies and supporters gathered in what some hailed as one of the largest IWW gatherings in recent Bay Area history, next to the May Day contingent earlier this month.