After months of anticipation, contract negotiations between Hollywood writers and the movie studios ended abruptly amid frustration and finger-pointing.
Twenty minutes after talks collapsed on Tuesday, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the trade organization that represents the studios, issued a press release that detailed its offer—its first since the screenwriters’ strike began in May, which, along with another strike by actors, has paralyzed the industry. The first bullet point from the trade group offered a seemingly tantalizing concession to striking writers: the largest wage increase in 35 years.
