from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Many are earning less than they once did, an issue that looms as SAG-AFTRA negotiators begin bargaining on a new contract with advertising agencies. In a nearly 30-year television career, Frank Crim has appeared in more than 150 commercials, pitching Honda SUVs, Jack in the Box hamburgers, Allstate insurance, and...
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from: Dawn C. Chmielewski, LA Times — During Grammy week, when musicians take center stage, Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grainge is attracting a fair amount of attention as well. Billboard magazine placed Grainge at the top its Power 100 list — thanks in part to his orchestration of the $1.9-billion takeover of EMI Music. The music industry...
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from: Dyana Carmella, P3update.com — Filmmakers were energized as awards were announced for the top films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The closing-night awards ceremony was hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Park City, Utah. “The films at our Festival this year truly reflect the unbridled passion, immense talent and diverse stories coming from the...
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from: FilmLA.com — As previously announced, in April, 2012 the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors began working with a new parking contractor, Modern Parking Inc. (MPI). Responding to film industry requests, MPI recently made available to FilmL.A. its standard rate sheet, which is used to determine parking fees. Fees are contingent on the location...
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Buyers circling; management meeting with employees en mass It has been a Dickensian week for Rhythm & Hues Studios: the best of times, the worst of times. Weeks after “Life of Pi” snagged an Oscar nomination largely on the strength of R&H’s work, days after its winning four Visual Effects Society Awards, and just hours after winning the BAFTA for...
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Broadway shows and the Grammy Awards plan to proceed with events scheduled for the weekend. With a blizzard bearing down, New York City has suspended film permits for Saturday. Among those whose permits have been pulled are productions affiliated with Fashion Week, director Kasi Lemmons’ musicalBlack Nativity for Fox Searchlight, NFL Films documentary Year of...
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