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How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors' strike – and then became an anti-union president

Production on US film and television sets has ground to a halt as Hollywood actors have joined writers in walking off sets. At issue are residuals (or royalties), streaming services and the use of artificial intelligence.

The Conversation

What residuals are — and why Hollywood actors and writers are striking over them

Residuals are an essential issue in the current strikes of Hollywood's actors and screenwriters

The Independent UK

Iger’s Comments On Writers And Actors Strike Spark Controversy

Disney CEO Bob Iger faces backlash over criticism of media industry double strike.

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Without much choice, Comic-Con goes back to its roots

It’s hard to imagine now, but the nation’s most popular comic book convention — San Diego Comic-Con International — did not have its first sellout until 2007.

Tribune News Service

How to support the actors’ and writers’ strike

With thousands out of work, here are ways you can support Hollywood’s most financially vulnerable

The Independent UK

We talk 'Barbie' BTS, Ryan Gosling and villa rules with Love Island’s Chris Taylor in the run-up to his breakout Hollywood role

Love Island’s Chris Taylor tells us all about his role in the 'Barbie' movie and what his villa experience was like...

My Imperfect Life

Oppenheimer Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Biopic Is A Cinematic Triumph

A studious examination of history, shown via a reverent lens of Hollywood spectacle, Oppenheimer is a chilling biopic that could be Christopher Nolan’s best picture yet.

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Michael Hiltzik: By the standards of their peers, Hollywood CEOs aren't all that overpaid. That's the problem

The writers and actors union currently on strike in Hollywood have made a big issue out of the extravagant pay packages enjoyed by the studio heads they're fighting.

Los Angeles Times

Hollywood actors know strength comes from unity. Australian workers, can I get an ‘amen’?

Shrink union membership and reduce the ability to strike and you provide a double whammy to hopes for better wages

The Guardian - AU

With Hollywood on strike, Comic-Con is ‘back to basics.’ Here’s what to expect

LOS ANGELES — David Glanzer has seen his fair share of Comic-Cons, and looking out from the San Diego Convention Center, he still sees evidence of the bustle that swirls around the gathering of comic book, animation and genre fans each summer: Vendors were unloading materials and craftspeople were erecting…

Los Angeles Times

Streaming usage in the U.S. hits a record just as Hollywood shuts down because the business model is broken

YouTube and Netflix lead the pack, and the most-watched program is the action-drama S.W.A.T., with nearly 5 billion minutes viewed in June.

Fortune

‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered

You watch movies

The Independent UK

Don't worry, House of the Dragon season 2 on Max won't be delayed by the Hollywood strikes

Independent productions such as season two of House of the Dragon are OK to film during the Hollywood actors' strike

TechRadar

How Princess Margaret offended the Old Hollywood elite - late royal said to have upset Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, and Judy Garland in ONE evening

Princess Margaret offended the Old Hollywood elite at an exclusive dinner during her 1965 tour of the US - but it wasn't the only time

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The Guardian - US

The Hollywood strike can and must win – for all of us, not just writers and actors

The thousands of strikers are at the frontlines of two key battles: against a future controlled by AI, and against suffocating inequality

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution

LOS ANGELES — If you want to start a revolution, tell your workers you'd rather see them lose their homes than offer them fair wages. Then lecture them about how their "unrealistic" demands are "disruptive" to the industry, not to mention disturbing your revels at Versailles, er, Sun Valley.

The Guardian - UK

Showstopper: inside the 21 July Guardian Weekly

Hollywood on strike; extreme heat is here. Plus the Women’s World Cup kicks off

The Independent UK

13 awful movies by great filmmakers, from Christopher Nolan to Steven Spielberg

Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 13 of the biggest duds

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SAG strikers lament lack of A-listers on picket line: ‘Where the f— is Ben Affleck?’

LOS ANGELES — By 9 a.m. Tuesday, hundreds of SAG-AFTRA and WGA members and supporters had gathered outside the Netflix studios on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood. Armed with signs, water and sunscreen, the picketers represent the 160,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild who went on strike…

The Independent UK

These movie and TV stars are sharing ‘appalling’ pay stories to explain the historic Hollywood strike

As actors and screenwriters join in the fight for fair wages and higher streaming residuals, Inga Parkel reports on the stars sharing stories that speak to the importance of the strike

Cinemablend

Queen Latifah Gets Candid About Jamie Foxx’s Impact In Hollywood Amid His Recovery From Medical Incident

As Jamie Foxx recovers from a medical incident, Queen Latifah got candid about his impact on Hollywood.

The Independent UK

This isn't the first time Hollywood's been on strike. Here's how past strikes turned out

The common refrain is that there’s nothing Hollywood loves so much as its own history

Los Angeles Times

How divided are SAG-AFTRA and the studios? Here’s what the two sides say

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and other performers, has laid out its contract proposals — and what it said were the film and television studios' responses — shedding more light on the impasse that led to its walkout last week.

Fortune

Netflix is reporting earnings at the most fascinating possible time for the future of streaming and Hollywood

The leader in streaming will reveal how profitable it is—and how well it's ad-supported tier and password crackdown are going—but its outlook is the real popcorn fodder.

The Guardian - US

‘We will not back down’: Hollywood stars on the actors’ strike

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Susan Sarandon and other major stars have added their support to the ongoing Sag-Aftra strike

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