http://reelot.com test /blog/3233 2008-08-28T10:21:45-05:00 David Letterman has broken ranks with the AMPTP and the networks and studios it represents by opening negotiations with the writers. What does this mean for the industry? /blog/2992 2007-12-17T14:02:13-05:00 DGA president Michael Apted and negotiating committee chair Gil Cates have been authorized to start early contract talks with The AMPTP. /blog/2981 2007-12-13T10:42:28-05:00 Carson Daly has crossed the Writers Guild picket line. Can the WGA punish him for his action? If so, should it drop the hammer on him? /blog/2938 2007-11-28T11:09:05-05:00 The 5th Annual Queens International Film Festival began and it's fabuluous! /blog/2900 2007-11-09T15:44:26-05:00 The Writers Guild Negotiating Committee recommended a strike. How does that effect you? /blog/2871 2007-11-02T15:38:52-05:00 Wal-Mart Stores Inc is now selling digital music downloads on its Web site without the customary copy-protection technology that limits where consumers can play the songs. Will this lead to something new for the film and TV industry? /blog/2502 2007-08-21T09:59:29-05:00 As reported just about everywhere in writing circles, the WRITING PARTNERS have struck a deal with FOX to bring original spec scripts with strong commercial potential to the studio with the promise that the scribes will become gross participants if the pics get made. /blog/2480 2007-08-15T10:13:13-05:00 The Fairness Doctrine which was made moot during Reagan?s Administration required broadcasters to offer competing viewpoints in a balanced manner when presenting controversial issues. There are compelling reasons why Latinos and others are demanding a version of the Fairness Doctrine. /blog/2467 2007-08-13T09:06:18-05:00 The NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (MOFTB) issued proposed "film permit rules" on May 25, 2007. Read the new rules and how it may effect your ability to film in NYC /blog/2221 2007-07-19T17:24:07-05:00 Our most popular blog entries have been about Bruce Lee. The first one was about China erecting a memorial in his honor in his ancestral home, Shunde. /blog/1348 2007-06-29T09:20:08-05:00 Each year the American Film Institute announces its 100 greatest American movies of all time (well, the 400 Nominated Films were feature-length fictional movies produced between 1912 and 1996 "with the goal of amassing a capsule of the first 100 years of American cinema, across decades and across genres."). /blog/1131 2007-06-25T21:19:53-05:00 Multimedia Performance Piece Explores Interactivity and Disability: June 14-16 NY & June 22-23 Philadelphia /blog/967 2007-06-11T13:50:19-05:00 Exclusive Multi-Year First Look Deal /blog/941 2007-06-07T09:39:33-05:00 Outspoken Latina LA TIMES writer Alisa Valdes Rodriguez is encouraging all Latinos to send emails to Barbara Walters of THE VIEW voicing our opinion that we MUST have a Latina host on THE VIEW. /blog/869 2007-05-31T22:44:51-05:00 For the adolescent odd-couple Jason and Mark, it starts off as another weekday morning - sitting around, chasing cats in the park. But during a game of Bottle-bee, they discover a mysterious pirate's treasure map and EVERYTHING changes. A comedic quest ensues through a bizarre fantasy world that ultimately tests their friendship. /blog/843 2007-05-25T08:48:51-05:00 Is taking advice on dieting from SHREK like using the Fantastic Four's HUMAN TORCH to help stamp out forest fires? The CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL-FREE CHILDHOOD certainly thinks so. /blog/790 2007-05-16T11:57:18-05:00 NYC recently made Film Piracy a misdemeanor, which upgrades it from a violation with a $250 fine to a misdemeanor that carries up to six months in jail and penalties of up to $5,000. Some groups in the industry are applauding this move. I have to ask, ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!??? /blog/786 2007-05-16T11:39:10-05:00 The Federal Communications Commission's recommendation that Congress regulate violence on some television programs has sparked some heated responses from the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and AIM (Accuracy in Media). /blog/785 2007-05-16T11:21:45-05:00 Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for taking ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his upcoming health-care documentary "Sicko." /blog/777 2007-05-15T14:42:51-05:00