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Doris Anne Beaulieu Happy Halloween

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Added by Doris Anne Beaulieu on October 16, 2009 at 6:43am — No Comments

Doris Anne Beaulieu Mother Teresa responed with........

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Added by Doris Anne Beaulieu on August 28, 2009 at 4:20am — No Comments

Brian Kalata Letter From the Presidents - State of Negotiations


This was sent today by WGA Presidents Patric Verrone and Michael Winship to membership:

To Our Fellow Members,

While fully mindful of the continuing media blackout, we write you to address the rumors and reports that undoubtedly you have been hearing.

The facts: we are still in talks and do not yet have a contract. Whe… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on February 3, 2008 at 8:01pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata The times they are a changing...

I have been talking to people on sets for the last couple of years about the changes in technology. I found it hard to believe that so many people who work in the entertainment industry where so uniformed about the state of technology. All The Majors have deals now with Apple, Microsoft and Netflix for direct delivery of content via the internet. These deals have been many months in the making - defiantly before the strike. I think they were hoping to push off any discussion of this for three… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on January 16, 2008 at 11:11am — No Comments

Brian Kalata Youtube - Writers Looking for Residuals in 2012

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Added by Brian Kalata on January 16, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

Brian Kalata WGA Signs Deal with The Weinstein Company

THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY AND THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCE INDEPENDENT AGREEMENT NEW YORK, NY and LOS ANGELES, CA – (January 11, 2008) – The Weinstein Company (TWC) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced today that they have signed a comprehensive independent agreement. While the details are not being disclosed, the deal addresses the issues important to writers, including New Media. As a result of this agreement, Writers Guild members will now be able to work with The Weinstein… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on January 12, 2008 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata DGA Talks with AMPTP - Studios still being Weird - Symptoms of the times...

Things are not going as smoothly as many thought they would between the Directors Guild and the AMPTP. Many thought that the DGA would waltz in and strike a deal - n questions asked. I have been telling people that that is what the AMPTP thought would happen. But I also told them, I think the AMPTP is in for a surmise. The DGA has spent a lot of time and money studying the issue of internet revenue and they are not uninformed. And they are not up for giving away money. And there is money to be… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on January 10, 2008 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata Breaking News: WGA Close to Deal with Weinstein Co.

The Weinstein Co. said today it is close to reaching a deal with the WGA. Company officials said they expected the interim agreement to be signed by the end of the today, Thursday. If the deal is finalized, it would mark the second independent studio deal the WGA has reached thus far during the strike. Monday, the WGA made a separate agreement with United Artists. Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on January 10, 2008 at 5:50pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata Late night with David Letterman - Cowards Cutthroats and Weasels.

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Added by Brian Kalata on January 5, 2008 at 9:45pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata WGA Cuts Deal with World Wide Pants

LOS ANGELES – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have issued the following statement regarding Contract 2007 negotiations: “The Writers Guild has reached a binding independent agreement today with Worldwide Pants that will allow Late Night with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to return to the air with their full writing staffs. This is a comprehensive agreement that addresses the issues important to writers, particu… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on December 28, 2007 at 6:09pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata Give me What is Fair! - The Musical

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Added by Brian Kalata on December 5, 2007 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata STARS OF GOLDEN AGE TO SUPPORT STRIKING WGA WRITERS

November 29, 2007 STARS OF GOLDEN AGE TO SUPPORT STRIKING WGA WRITERS AT “HOLLYWOOD HOMECOMING”

WHAT: Writers, actors, and directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age will gather at Friday’s Hollywood Homecoming event on the picket line at the Sony lot in Culver City to support striking WGA writers.

WHO: Scheduled to appear include: Christopher Knopf (WGAW president [1965-1967], The Dick Powell Show, The Big Valley, Dr. Kildare); Millard Kaufman (creator of

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Added by Brian Kalata on November 30, 2007 at 8:14am — No Comments

Brian Kalata Press Release Statement fromAMPTP

STATEMENT REGARDING AMPTP WGA NEGOTIATIONS

LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2007 – "The AMPTP today unveiled a New Economic Partnership to the WGA, which includes groundbreaking moves in several areas of new media, including streaming, content made for new media and programming delivered over digital broadcast channels. The entire value of the New Economic Partnership will deliver more than $130 million in additional compensation above and beyond the more than $1.3 billion writers already receive

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Added by Brian Kalata on November 29, 2007 at 8:16pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata New Video - " Not the Riches"

There has been a lot of discussion going around about all the "rich" writers complaining about not getting enough money. But that is all a fallacy. Here is my latest video, talking with some average writers, on the picket line in front of NBC Studios in Burbank. Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on November 29, 2007 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata Jericho Fans Support the writers

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Added by Brian Kalata on November 29, 2007 at 10:40am — No Comments

Brian Kalata Toy Drive and Picket Line at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood on Monday November 26, 2007

The holiday weekend is coming to an end and the negotiations are about to begin, but the need for solidarity and to continue on with the show of strength is still important. The Picket lines will continue, even as negotiations are underway. The support that the WGA has received from fans and other unions has not gone unnoticed.

While this strike is making it hard for many in the production community, the Writers still know that they are blessed and privileged to be in a positi

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Added by Brian Kalata on November 24, 2007 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata Pencils to media Moguls. A PSA

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Added by Brian Kalata on November 21, 2007 at 12:23am — No Comments

Brian Kalata Movies shutting down due to the Strike

A note to encourage all those who are dealing with the stress of this strike: Keep doing what you're doing. It takes some time, but the effects are real.,p> ,p>Here are links to a couple of stories about the shows that shut down, since they were in need of rewrites by unavailable writers in Nikki Finke's Deadlin Hollywood Blog:

Talk about two films that have shut down since the start of the strike :,b> http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/variety-strike-claims-two-more-films/

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Added by Brian Kalata on November 20, 2007 at 12:52am — No Comments

Brian Kalata CBS News Writers Authorize Strike

Labor strife seems to be the order of the day. OF course there is the WGA Strike against the AMPTP, the IATSE Local 1 Strike against the Broadway producers and now CBS News writers have voted with an overwhelming 81% to authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike at anytime.

About 500 CBS News television and radio writers -- who work in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and Chicago -- have been working under an expired contract since April of 2005

The CBS News wr… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on November 19, 2007 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Brian Kalata WGA and AMPTP To Resume Negotiations

November 16, 2007 CONTRACT 2007 NEGOTIATIONS STATEMENT LOS ANGELES – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have issued the following statement today: Leaders from the WGA and the AMPTP have mutually agreed to resume formal negotiations on November 26. No other details or press statements will be issued. For more information about the Writers Guild of America, West, please visit www.wga.org. For more information about the Writers Guild of… Continue

Added by Brian Kalata on November 17, 2007 at 7:20pm — No Comments

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