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• 'Transformers 2' Not Happening Anytime Soon

  Published: September 10, 2007, 8:32 am

  Tags: Cinematical, Don Murphy, Film, Hollywood Strike, Movies, Sequels, Transformers, Transformers 2, Transformers Dvd, Transformers2, Transformersdvd

  wrote about the impending Hollywood strike earlier today for a reason; mainly, so that you at home will better understand the following bit of info regarding the much talked-about Transformers 2. So, before you read this post, you might wanna read the other one first. Done reading? Good. Anyway, Transformers producer Don Murphy stopped by his

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• Monday Morning Poll: Does a Hollywood Strike Concern You?

  Published: September 10, 2007, 7:32 am

  Tags: Cinematical, Dga, Hollywood Strike, Hollywoodstrike, Sag, Wga

  The current notion around Hollywood is that all three of these guilds could team up in June, go on strike and literally cripple the entire industry (look at it as the equivalent to getting punched in the nuts ... hard). "Why would they have a reason to strike in the first place?" Easy ... money. Why else? Essentially, all parties are looking

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• The Pre-Strike Priority List!

  Published: September 13, 2007, 9:02 am

  Tags: Team, Big Momma S House 3, Cell, Cinematical, Fletch Won, Guy Ritchie, Hollywood Strike, Justice League, Magneto, Movies, Punisher Ii, Sequels, The Birdcage 2, The Dirty Dozen, Thor, Used Guys, Usedguys, Wolverine

  that we know what this whole Hollywood strike is about, a new list has been circulating which details all of the films (and their directors) the various studios and production companies have fast-tracked. Not all of these films will wrap production by June 1, 2008, but it does give us a clear indication as to which movies are taking priority.

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• Forget Casting Woes, 'Justice League' Movie Could Be Shelved Completely

  Published: September 29, 2007, 2:32 pm

  Tags: Another Night, Batman, Cinematical, Dga, Hollywood Strike, Justice League, Justice League Of America, Justiceleagueofamerica, Movies, Night At The Museum, Sga, Superman, Wga

  work; projects that, if a strike were to happen, could be seriously delayed and/or shelved indefinitely. It's a smart move by the WGA; I mean, why strike in June when studios have already managed to stockpile enough canned beans to last a year or two? Strike now while they're still rushing to secure casts, and budgets and rewrites. Strike now

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• Fan Rant: The Fans Strike Back!

  Published: October 2, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Cinematical, Dga, Hollywood Strike, Hollywoodstrike, Sag, The Brothers Solomon, Wga

  I'd like to know what Hollywood is giving us. You don't hear much about that, do you? Best case scenario: There's no strike and we continue to get crummy movies. Worse case scenario: There is a strike, we have to read about it twelve times a day, and we still get crummy movies. Man, do I wish us moviegoers had our own guild. Then we could

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• NBC might show reruns of UK Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm

  Published: October 11, 2007, 3:06 pm

  Tags: Ben Silverman, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hollywood Strike, Nbc, Reality Shows, Ricky Gervais, Slate, The Office, Tv Networks, Writers Strike, Writersstrike

  a strategy in case there's a strike in Hollywood. And that strike is looking more and more like it might become a reality. It sounds like hyperbole, I know, but the two sides are really far apart, and we're closer to a strike than we've ever been. Writers want more money for DVD sales and other forms of media. At one point they were going to

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• Writer's Guild Strike Threatens Television

  Published: November 1, 2007, 5:01 pm

  Tags: Business, Hollywood Strike, Wga, Wga Strike, Writer Amp 039 S Strike, Writers Guild Of America

  Television's immediate future hangs on hinges today, as talk of a writer's strike threaten live shows, and depending on it's duration, television dramas and films.

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• Monday Morning Poll: The Writer's Strike Back!

  Published: November 5, 2007, 5:32 am

  Tags: Amptp, Cinematical, Hollywood Strike, Hollywoodstrike, Wga, Writer S Strike

  writers officially went on strike at midnight last night, marking the first WGA strike since 1988. Negotiations between the WGA and AMPTP were ongoing last night, but when the clock struck midnight on the east coast, and writer's began their strike, talks collapsed. Both sides claim the other walked out first, but regardless AMPTP refused to

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• No Downloads, No Peace: Hollywood Writers Strike

  Published: November 5, 2007, 1:32 pm

  Tags: Entertainment, Hollywood, Strike, Writers

  The idea of the likes of "Grey's Anatomy" writer Shonda Rhimes on the picket line because of her measly $5 million salary may be laughable--can't wait to see Tom Hanks out there protesting his $25 million/film--but the Hollywood writer's strike...

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• Hollywood Writers Strike

  Published: November 5, 2007, 8:24 pm

  Tags: Bizzare And Offbeat, Idiot, Sad, Strange, Hollywood, Strike, Writers Guild Of America

  Hollywood writers who are members of the Writer’s Guild of America will strike after a federal mediators mandated talks failed. Talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ended after about 11 hours. The guild announced sweeping plans to picket every major studio in Los Angeles starting at 9 a.m. Monday, along with

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• Hollywood Strike Turns Punch Lines to Picket Lines

  Published: November 6, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Hollywood, Strike, Turns, Punch, Lines, Picket, Nbc Universal Inc, James L Brooks, Tina Fey, Jay Leno, Steve Skrovan, 30 Rock, Cbs Corporation, Sony Corporation, Bill Martin, Tom Hertz, Adams Media Research Inc, Comedy Partners Llc, Harley Davidson Inc, Home Box Office I

  LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 -- Thousands of writers closed their laptops Monday to march on picket lines in Hollywood and New York, vowing not to pen another joke or script until the film and TV industry offer payment for shows available over the Internet.

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• Screen Writers Strike Takes Its Toll

  Published: November 6, 2007, 4:26 pm

  Tags: Sreen Writers Guild Strike Marg Helgenberg Celebrity Gossip Hollywood News Hollywood Strike Screen Witers Strike Hollywood Gossip

  but Sunday began a massive strike for television and movie writers.  And insiders speculate it may be a long one. Picket lines formed on both the East and West coasts after last-minute negotiations failed to appease the disgruntled entertainment workers.  Celebrities like Jay Leno lent his support to the striking workers by

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• TV stars back writers as strike enters 5th day

  Published: November 10, 2007, 9:33 am

  Tags: Society, Hollywood Strike, Television, Writers Strike

  Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Seinfeld and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria joined in as more than 3,000 film and television writers demonstrated in Hollywood on the fifth day of a strike, which has hobbled the entertainment industry with no resolution in sight.

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• Striking screenwriters, studios to renew talks

  Published: November 17, 2007, 9:51 am

  Tags: Society, Film Industry, Hollywood Strike, Writers Strike

  With the worst Hollywood labour crisis in 20 years headed for its third week, striking screenwriters and major studios have agreed to renew contract talks, offering the first glimmer of hope their deadlock can be broken.

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• Striking screenwriters rally in Hollywood

  Published: November 21, 2007, 12:40 pm

  Tags: Society, Hollywood Strike, Writers Strike

  Striking screenwriters marched down Hollywood Boulevard behind a phalanx of Teamsters trucks today, in a final show of force before labour leaders resume contract talks with major studios next week.

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