Hollywood
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Business
Hollywood Strikes Mean Steady Diet of Reruns, Game Shows and Reality TV
A scripted television series is broadcast at a slow pace. Reality shows, documentaries, and international shows pile up in the…
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Movies
Searching for Someone to Deliver a Hollywood Ending
The 1954 Hollywood classic “On the Waterfront” ends with unionized coastal workers on the wharf. Disgusted, they just stand there…
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Business
With Hollywood on Strike, a Bright Spot in New York’s Economy Goes Dark
By day, Ryan Quinlan works with desk lamps, candlesticks, and chandeliers from movies and TV shows. At night, rent props…
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Celebrity
Is It OK to Go to the Movies During the Hollywood Strikes?
A clip from the sitcom “The Nanny” is going viral on social media. It shows Fran Fine, played by current…
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Business
Hollywood Directors Stand Apart From Actors’ and Writers’ Strikes
When the Directors Guild of America agreed to new three-year contracts with major Hollywood studios last month, it hailed the…
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Business
Actors and Hollywood Studios Are ‘Far Apart’ on Key Issues
As tens of thousands of actors enter their fifth day of strike against Hollywood studios, the two sides show no…
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Celebrity
Labor Day Looms as Crisis Point in Hollywood Stalemate
When 11,500 film and TV writers went on strike in May, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Disney and other Hollywood companies reacted with…
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Business
‘Mission: Impossible’ for Tom Cruise: Meeting Hollywood Expectations
Tom Cruise’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” spectacle hits theaters Wednesday, spending at least $400 million in production and marketing, marking a…
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Celebrity
Why Care About Hollywood Strikes? We’re All Background Actors.
In Hollywood, cool kids have joined the picket line. As a writer, I have no ill will towards writers who…
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