Posted on 01/13/2008 10:16:21 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
With the Golden Globes’ collapse, writers have struck a $75-million blow in their labour dispute, and the Oscars might well be the next casualty. The scribes aren’t celebrating, though, because no one expects this to end soon
HOLLYWOOD – As symbols go, there probably isn't a more accurate one for the current crisis in show biz.
It's a picture of Oscars host Jon Stewart with his fingers crossed, sheepishly hoping all is well, that adorns the new visitor's brochure of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The brochure was likely printed before the Writers' Guild of America (WGA), now in its third month of a strike by 12,000 members, had vowed to picket and possibly spoil the 80th Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
Which means that the Academy is as good at foreseeing impending trouble as it is handing out shiny gold statues. But not even the Amazing Kreskin could predict what's going to happen here next.
The town built on dreams and illusions is feeling a cold blast of reality brought on by the escalating WGA action and related fandangos, but chills sink in slowly in the land of the palm trees and purse-sized pooches.
There are still street banners all over town trumpeting tonight's presentation of the Golden Globes, even though the Globes have effectively been cancelled and replaced by a glitter-free press conference reciting the names of the winners.
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While I can empathize with your dilemma, having walked a picket line or two myself, your craft has given itself an image problem.
It’s one thing to talk “in house” about how hard your job is, the pressure, etc., but when I see some screenwriter in his 4 million dollar home whining about how hard it is to cut 5 pages of explanatory text down to 2 sentences, and then how hard starting the next project is, they (and you by association) lose all credibility.
I’m an engineer, and if I screw up, people DIE. Whine about your job’s pressure to your co workers. I LOVE the pressure!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
How terrible for those people. My heart goes out to them. Sounds like the writers and management can care less about your friend about to lose his business, not to mention the lighting crews, grips, etc. who are not working right now.
Correct: The films of which you speak does not have to be about the military or the government. The films depicting sex, violence, music coupled with national news on drug use and defiance of the common law by celebrities like Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears etc is what they base our morality on, especially those in countries where “westernization” means lack of morals and religion.
However, that line “They Hate Us” was probably started here in this Country by some Liberal..and mimic it, the Liberals continue to do; when it is so far from the truth. Governments have recently changed, so has propaganda from those former governments. I find the countries I have been to be very friendly and helpful.
Buses carry billboards of American Movies, as do the typical billboards..Promo for Chuck and Larry was all over the place when I was there. Grease, the play, was sold out originating from the TV network competition like it was in this country.
Soccer, however, will outplay any American film in popularity.
By the way, security is tighter there in all areas with their “fit” military carrying automatic weapons across their arms on patrol carefully scanning the crowds. I return to this country and first up I see an overweight policeman with a holstered gun under the flab of his belly accompanied by a patrol woman 5’, if that, with a little pistol in her belt. No military presence in view. It was laughable!
No, we do not care, but those that make their livelihood off this Industry such as nurses, delivery service, hair dressers, scouts, secretaries, caterers, the little market on the corner, the cleaners, the florist -- ongoing list do care about their jobs which this strike has effected. One industry can influence another industry.
Most did not even know the nature of Enron, but were greatly effected after its demise.
Eight episodes have been filmed, but production felt it would be unfair to the audience to leave them with an unintentional cliff hanger. Vince Flynn, I believe, now has some input into 24. (Scheduled Jan 13)
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