Screen Actors Guild

As the World Turns

Paula Gordon | Posted 04.01.2012

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Paula Gordon

SAG-AFTRA, one union, now stands where once there were a separate Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors. The labor movement is far from dead.

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Q. What's In a Name? A. Your Artistic Identity

Daniel Grant | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: David Findlay, Joshua Kaufman, Actors Equity, James Silverberg, Keith Urban, Paul McCartney, Bridget Riley, Screen Actors Guild, Arts News
Daniel Grant

No one can be forced to change his or her name because someone else has trademarked it. "Paul McCartney couldn't stop people who are named Paul McCartney and sing from using his name... [but] you couldn't perform under the name The Beatles."

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Octavia Spencer: 'I Am Not Healthy At This Weight'

Posted 01.30.2012

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Sunday's annual Screen Actors Guild Awards marked another memorable night for actress Octavia Spencer. In addition to earning an award alongside her f...

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SAG Awards Red Carpet! 2012 Looks & Color Trends

Courtney Cachet | Posted 03.31.2012

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Courtney Cachet

I guess it really is a Brad, Brad World... oh my! So, what did last night's red carpet say? First and foremost, it said we are indeed a sexy bunch. And our tastes in color are all over the map!

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Mary Tyler Moore Made It After All

AP | By BETH HARRIS | Posted 01.30.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Mary Tyler Moore made it after all. The 75-year-old actress, who as Mary Richards "turned the world on with her smile" in her groundbr...

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SAG Award Winners: 'The Help,' Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin

Posted 03.30.2012

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Actors love honoring other actors, which is why the Screen Actors Guild Awards exist. Well, that and as yet another precursor to the Academy Awards. W...

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SAG Awards Red Carpet: Michelle Williams, Brad Pitt, George Clooney And More (PHOTOS)

Posted 03.30.2012

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Another awards ceremony, another excuse for your favorite movie and television stars to dress up in their Sunday best! The 18th annual Screen Actors G...

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Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

David Macaray | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Aftra, Sag, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, SAG-AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild, Unions, Hollywood, Actors Union, Entertainment News
David Macaray

It's now obvious that unions across the country are being assaulted, and that the middle-class is being systematically dismantled. And it's equally obvious that Hollywood -- glamorous and fabled as it is -- has jumped on that bandwagon.

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Octavia Spencer Shares Her Success With All Actors

AP | By SANDY COHEN | Posted 12.21.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- After 15 years as "a rank-and-file actor," Octavia Spencer is stepping into Hollywood's gilded spotlight. The 39-year-old actress was ...

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Where's The SAG Love?

HuffPost TV | Posted 12.14.2011

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When the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees were announced, there were a few notable exclamations of "But what about..." and "Really?" Yes, like...

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I Was Marty: An Interview With Ernest Borgnine

Dan Lybarger | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Another Harvest Moon, Sag, Delbert Mann, Screen Actors Guild, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Marty, Montgomery Clift, Movies, Cinema, McHale's Navy, The Wild Bunch, Arts, Entertainment News
Dan Lybarger

Borgnine spoke to me primarily about portraying a retired World War II Marine in Another Harvest Moon -- it's obvious the jovial actor had to use all the talent he has to be convincing as a fellow at the end of his rope.

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Produced By Conference 2011: Let the Work Prove It

Abe Schwartz | Posted 08.14.2011

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Abe Schwartz

I've been focusing less on directing and all things tech-related, and more on getting back to the basics. Here are some takeaways from this year's Produced By Conference.

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Vera Farmiga Finds Higher Ground With Her New Film

Linda Hassler | Posted 08.01.2011

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Linda Hassler

"Christianity per se is not the film's subject, just the setting. Doubts and questions come to people within any faith or culture. And it's the questions that are essential no matter which religion or culture we come from."

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From Hollywood to Wisconsin: A Good Day for Unions

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

From the almost-entirely unionized Oscar winners to the public workers in Wisconsin continuing their two-week sit-in for worker justice, Americans everywhere were hopefully reminded that unions make America great.

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AFTRA Moves Closer to Merger with SAG

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

For the first time, the union's national board votes on the current merger attempt, passing a key resolution "overwhelmingly"; the measure includes a ...

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SAG, Studios Reach Agreement on Basic Cable and Animation

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The deals are similar to the TV/theatrical agreement reached last week. Details: The Hollywood Reporter....

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Basic Cable Clarification and Details

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The Basic Cable Live Action, Basic Cable Animation and TV Animation contracts negotiations with producers are tentatively scheduled to begin November 7, 2010.

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Hollywood Labor: The Tyranny of Time

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

One key to understanding Hollywood labor is a tool that was invented thousands of years ago: the calendar. So with the SAG-AFTRA negotiations upon us, let's look at what the 2010-2011 bargaining cycle has in store.

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Rank-and-File Workers, Professional Athletes, Actors, and Recording Artists Tweet Their #Unionmember Pride

Kimberly Freeman Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kimberly Freeman Brown

Over this past Labor Day weekend, American Rights at Work teamed up with Actors' Equity, AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Major League Baseball...

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SAG Feels its Own Labor Pains

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

Labor unrest is hitting SAG close to home. Negotiations between the actors guild and Teamsters Local 986, which represents more than 40 of SAG's Los ...

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SAG National Board Candidates Announced

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

SAG yesterday released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national board elections.  Notably, all of the open seats in LA (the Hol...

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DGA to Negotiate on SAG & AFTRA's Heels

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The Directors Guild announced on its website today that it will begin negotiations with the AMPTP (studio alliance) in mid-November.

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Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

Remember the lawsuit that former SAG president Alan Rosenberg and three other Membership First members (1st VP Anne-Marie Johnson and board members Diane Ladd and Kent McCord) filed against their own union?

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A "New" Entertainment Union -- And a Possible Name

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

AFTRA is interested in merger with the Screen Actors Guild, but not if the effort is going to fail again.

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Hollywood's Fix for America's Three and a Half Trillion-Dollar Lobbying Addiction

Nomiki Konst | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nomiki Konst

The United States of America has a dirty little secret. We're addicted to a drug. A drug dealt everyday in the halls of Congress, on the streets of Washington. That drug is corruption, pure and simple.

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