There is a one-on-one interview with Bernie Sanders and Fran Drescher about the SAG-AFTRA Strike. Corporate greed with online streamers (Amazon-Hulu-Netflix) is "squeezing" out the performer.
The SAG-AFTRA union has walked out to Strike along with the Writers Guild. Both unions are willing to come back to the table, but the producers aren't even talking.
This interview is 45 minutes long and it is powerful for all Union Workers.
"Thank You" Fran Drescher and the SAG-AFTRA National Board.
48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Searching for Maya Millete" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.
"A young mother disappears. Investigators say her husband contacted spellcasters to put a hex on his wife so she wouldn’t leave him. 48 Hours - contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports."
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NBC has announced their Fall TV schedule because it looks like both the Actors and Writers Strike may move past September.
The Scripted TV season usually begins each August with new and veteran shows. Not this year....
NBC’s Fall Season:
Monday, Sept. 25
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Original)
10-11 p.m. – The Irrational (Original)
Tuesday, Sept. 26
8-9 p.m. – The Voice (Original)
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent (Performance finale)
Wednesday, Sept. 27
8-9 p.m. – America’s Got Talent (R)
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent (Season finale)
Thursday, Sept. 28
8-10 p.m. – People’s Choice Country Awards
10-11 p.m. – The Irrational (R)
Friday, Sept. 29
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC (Original)
Tuesday, Oct. 3
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Original)
10-11 p.m. – Found (Original)
Wednesday, Oct. 4
8-9 p.m. – Chicago dramas (R)
9-10 p.m. – Quantum Leap (Original)
10-11 p.m. – Magnum, P.I. (Original)
Thursday, Oct. 5
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order dramas (R)
9-10 p.m. – Transplant (Original)
10-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC (R)
Friday, Nov. 3
8-9 p.m. – The Wall (Original)
DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "A Haunting Stretch of Road" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m.
NBC says, "While investigating the disappearance of Pamela Butler in Washington D.C., detectives discover a puzzling connection to a Virginia woman who vanished two decades earlier. Dennis Murphy reports."
DAY 4 of SAG-AFTRA Strike... According to "Deadline Hollywood" news. The movie producers rejected most of the important contract issues for union performers.
It appears that the producers only want to stick with the old model contract from 2020. They don't want to talk about the rise of Internet Streaming companies like "Netflix" who are gutting actor pay. They only care about their customer subscriptions.
Click logo below for SAG-AFTRA contract proposals that are being rejected.
SAG-AFTRA logo 2023.
Below. MSNBC talks with SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher about Strike.
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "The Kidnapping of Schanda Handley" (7-15-2023). In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 1.63 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.1 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
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TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / JULY 16, 2023 / ESTIMATED
$56.2M - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
$27.0M - Sound of Freedom
$13.0M - Insidious: The Red Door
$12.0M - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
$8.7M - Elemental
Note: The 5-Day box office total for "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" nabbed an estimated $80 Million. It opened on Wednesday July 12, 2023.
Also: "Sound of Freedom" has jumped up to number #2 in its' second week. Word-Of-Mouth has made the film reach $85 million at the box office.
DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "The Necklace" (7-14-2023). In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 2.13 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.2 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
The official NBC website is not streaming this episode.
"Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" from Paramount Pictures. I walked into an IMAX theater here at Albuquerque with my tickets. (Relief from the July 100 degree heat).
The Action Spy Thriller did not disappoint in this popular franchise with Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. A role he has played since 1996.
It is nostalgic bringing us back to the very first "Mission Impossible." Everyone knows "Kittridge" returns and the Brian De Palma (director) cinematic touches. (I applauded loudly from my movie seat).
The story is simple. Everyone wants two parts of a special "key" that will unlock an Internet power. This includes an enemy of Ethan with whom he knew before his IMF team was created. Ethan and his team have to take an impossible job of tracking down one half of that key. That is when the fun begins when meeting up with other spies and thieves.
Ving Rhames (Luther) has been with Ethan since the first movie. Ving is showcased here in a fine performance with his intense scenes alongside Ethan. It concerns the fate and future of their IMF team. At this point - the team is underground and the their job is to retrieve that mysterious "key."
This makes the action sequences work and we know that Ethan will bring on that action. The motorcycle jump is breathtaking in IMAX (Cruise did that movie stunt himself). It isn't just a spectacular jump. There is story and character behind it which brings more meaning into that leap. (Wow.!!).
This is Part One of Two Parts with MI-7. I'm sure Tom Cruise will not disappoint with Part Two. I cannot wait.... Check it out.
"SAG-AFTRA joined WGA members on the picket lines after a breakdown in talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, effectively shutting down production and keeping actors from promoting new films at festivals in a prolonged standoff."
"For today’s episode - Ray analyzes the wildly different business models of the signatories that make up the AMPTP, positing that the alignment of traditional studios and streamers makes no sense."
The Actors Strike began at 12 midnight on July 14, 2023. Thousands of actors and actresses hit the picket lines in LA and New York. It's the first Strike since 1980 that was 23 years ago.
Computer Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a major concern among the SAG-AFTRA union. We need a better deal with AI that will protect the actor with control over their own images. Plus, pay when their images are used through AI.
Dear Roscoe,
"After more than four weeks of negotiations, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) — the entity that represents major studios and streamers, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros Discovery — remains unwilling to offer a fair deal on the key issues that you told us are important to you."
"Because of this, we've called for a meeting with our National Board this morning to vote on a strike order."
"From the time negotiations began on June 7, the members of our Negotiating Committee and our staff team have spent many long days, weekends and holidays working to achieve a deal that protects you, the working actors and performers on whom this industry relies."
"As you know, over the past decade, your compensation has been severely eroded by the rise of the streaming ecosystem. Furthermore, artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to creative professions, and all actors and performers deserve contract language that protects them from having their identity and talent exploited without consent and pay."
"Despite our team’s dedication to advocating on your behalf, the AMPTP has refused to acknowledge that enormous shifts in the industry and economy have had a detrimental impact on those who perform labor for the studios."
"Though we’ve engaged in negotiations in good faith and remained eager to reach a deal that sufficiently addressed performer concerns, the AMPTP’s responses to our proposals have not been adequate."
"We will update you immediately after the National Board’s vote and information will be provided on how the strike impacts your ability to work. Details on picket times and locations will be provided as well. Please check your inbox."
"Our ninety-year history is a testament to what can be achieved through our conviction and unity. For the future of our profession, we stand together."
Fran Drescher - President
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland - National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator
48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "The Kidnapping of Schanda Handley" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.
"A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as deliverymen. 48 Hours - contributor David Begnaud reports."
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DATELINE on NBC. This segment goes back to 2009 reported on by Josh Mankiewicz. It's called, "The Last Voyage." There is an update.
This has been reported on by ABC / CBS / NBC / CABLE news. Now - The Internet has grabbed onto the story of the missing elderly couple. They had owned an expensive yacht that came back from a test run now owned by a younger couple.
The bodies of the elderly couple have never been found in the pacific ocean.
"48 Hours Mystery" (CBS). Maureen Maher reported and she interviewed the family of the victims at length. The 2010 episode is no longer playing on the Internet.
When the original segment aired. I think Josh Mankiewicz got frustrated with a criminal in an interview. (I saw his angry words in a "Dateline" anniversary clip).
It's because of that missing elderly couple who were known to be kind and good. They only wanted to sell their yacht.
This episode is sad because the elderly couple met the "wrong" person.
THE ROUND UP: NO WAY OUT from CAPLIGHT Pictures. This is South Korea's 3rd film in the popular action crime series (1 The Outlaws / 2 The Round Up). They all starred actor, Ma Dong-Seok who portrays police detective Ma Seok-do. He's a hard thinking and slam punching man who gets the job done.
"Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. He soon starts to dig deeper when he finds out the case involves a synthetic drug and a gang of thugs."
After the massive success of "The Round Up" 2022. This sequel, "No Way Out" opened in the United States at only 41 AMC theaters. That was back in June 2023 and has grabbed a respectable $902,662. It was already an International hit grabbing $79,941,562.
I watched all 3 movies and what I enjoy is the comedy inserted throughout the story with these detectives. All of them led by Ma Seok-do. It has action too with the power-house detective who gives a slaughter "punch."
Check it out if you can. I see that fans have already posted the movie on YouTube.
SOUND OF FREEDOM from ANGEL Studios. According to "Box Office Mojo" that tracks movie box office receipts. This film about human sex trafficking has become a surprise "hit" in U.S. theaters. As of July 11, 2023 - It has grabbed $41,668,249 since it opened on the 4th of July.
The movie stars Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino. It isn't part of Hollywood's big Summer releases and nabbed $19 million on the 4th of July.
"The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers."
