Strike? What strike?A survey by a New York-based ad buyer finds a majority of TV viewers are more than willing to forgive and forget about the monthslong disruptions to their favorite shows. A total of 62% of TV viewers are planning to return to their favorites when the shows return to originals next month, according [...]

 
If the trailer to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull made you feel like a kid again, you’re not alone — even among some of the heaviest hitters in Hollywood. Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (whose credits include Transformers; Mission: Impossible III; and J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek reboot) were equally [...]

 
Someone should have told Paul Thomas Anderson that his script for “There Will Be Blood,” nominated for an Academy Award as Best Picture of the year, is an unholy mess. Or that Daniel Day-Lewis, with his cigarette holder and thespian limp, nominated as Best Actor, runs away with the movie and turns any possible moral [...]

 
Barry Levy could not get read. He had been kicking around town for years, working as a development executive for an animation studio, but the aspiring screenwriter couldn’t get anything of his own made.
Yet on the strength of one spec script, the multiple-perspective assassination thriller, “Vantage Point,” now a major motion picture starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew [...]

The 100-day Hollywood writers strike took a $2.5 billion toll on the Los Angeles County economy - less than previously estimated.
The figure includes wages lost by writers and other entertainment industry workers when the strike shut down production, according to Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
His Tuesday estimate also [...]

 
The writers strike has officially ended. 
The Writers Guild of America announced just before 7 p.m. that members voted to lift the strike order with a 92.5% endorsement. WGA West president Patric Verrone - the most visible figure during the 14-week strike - made the announcement.
“The strike is over,” he said. “Our membership has voted, [...]

The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout. if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d[\'92XxR9j8YnY-\']=\’&U=13b3op54t%2fN%3d92XxR9j8YnY-%2fC%3d640180.12143959.12607831.2577455%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d5202649\’;
By calling for separate votes on ending the strike and accepting [...]

 
A deal has been struck between the major media companies and the Writers Guild of America to end the writers’ strike, former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner revealed on CNBC.
“It’s over,” Eisner said. “They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It’s going on Saturday to the writers in general.”
Eisner, speaking live [...]

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Vanity Fair has canceled its annual Academy Awards party, the magazine announced Tuesday.
“After much consideration, and in support of the writers and everyone else affected by this strike, we have decided that this is not [...]

 
A breakthrough in contract talks has been reached between Hollywood studios and striking writers and could lead to a tentative deal as early as next week, a person close to the ongoing negotiations said Saturday.
The two sides breached the gap Friday on the thorniest issues, those concerning compensation for projects distributed via the Internet, said [...]