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  • Actors call for crackdown on producers who use the casting couch to demand sex

    05/31/2015 10:35:15 AM PDT · by dennisw · 65 replies
    Mailonline ^ | 31 May 2015 | By Elaine O'flynn
    Aspiring actors are being harassed by dodgy casting agents, say Equity Actors' union will draw up audition guidelines to stop probing questions Inappropriate behaviour by movie executives revealed by celebrities Helen Mirren said she felt 'like a piece of meat' after one casting call Actors are being increasingly pressured into having sex with sleazy casting agents to get sought-after parts, a union has warned. The president of Equity, which represents British performers, said the problem of the 'casting couuch' where actors are pressured into giving sexual favours in return for roles is getting worse and is 'completely out of order'....
  • Michael Winner: Death Wish director dies aged 77

    01/21/2013 8:53:17 AM PST · by EveningStar · 9 replies
    BBC News ^ | January 21, 2013
    Film director and newspaper columnist Michael Winner has died, aged 77, his wife Geraldine has confirmed. Born in Hampstead, London in 1935, he directed more than 30 films, including Death Wish and Scorpio.