McCanlies, Austin Benefit From Writers' Strike

Secondhand Lions director to shoot new film The Two Bobs in Austin

"...Austin next month, thanks in large part to the Writers Guild strike...."

March 8, 2008 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

What the Screen Actors and Writers Strikes Mean for Austin

Hopes of a bumper production year fade as unions fight for a fairer future for their members

"...there's been a single defining image of the ongoing strikes hitting the TV and film industries, it's been banners..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Run a TV Festival in a TV Strike

ATX TV Festival respects writers as they work and protest

"...to come in like a clear signal. Then the Writers Guild of America went on strike. No wonder there's..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...After mega-producer Kevin Feige, it’s probably scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who have done the..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Support the Strike, Local Edition

Local striking screenwriters preview work that otherwise isn't seeing the light of day.

"...that had to hit the brakes when that pesky writers' strike hit. It's a swell lineup, one this Michener..."

Jan. 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival to Honor Ed Wood Writers

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski to receive Bill Wittliff Award

"...The ongoing Writers Guild of America strike has focused attention on the..."

May 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rally 'Round the Writers

Local WGA members take part in Day of Action

"...the Screen Actors Guild member heard there was a Writers Guild of America rally in Downtown Austin last week,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

GalaxyCon and the Pros of Cons During a Strike

Touring fan convention comes to Austin with surprising star power

"...an unusual moment in fandom, thanks to the ongoing strike by actors union the SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Big Squeeze

The writers' strike hits close to home

"...During the 1988 writers' strike, Tim McCanlies got a pilot's license and a..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

What to do when the writers' strike shuts down your favorite shows

"...time you read this, it could be over. The Writers Guild of America members went on strike at midnight..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

In anticipation of the upcoming writers' strike, networks are beefing up their reality programming, including Worst Case Scenario, No Boundaries, and -- yep, it's that bad -- another Big Brother.

"...Negotiations are touch and go between the Writers Guild of America and representatives of the major studios...."

April 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

It smells like strike ... again. TV Eye preemptively tosses her TV for the Internet.

"...life without a TV marathon that the pending actors' strike snuck up on me. As of this writing, the..."

July 4, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Beyond the Picket Lines: SAG, WGA, and the Austin Industry

Local film professionals explain how they're navigating the strike

"...July 14, 2023, when actors union SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers Guild of America on the picket lines...."

Aug. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

The writers' strike may be almost over, but we're gonna be feeling it for a while now

"...minute holdups, by the time you read this, the writers' strike should be over. That means the Oscar telecast..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...January The Writers Guild of America strike enters its third month, and..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

Wrestling With Angels is an intimate, surprisingly extensive profile of one of this nation's greatest contemporary playwrights

"...PBS. Check local listings for additional airdates and times. Writers' Strike Update..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Singing Detective

Robert Downey Jr. plays Dennis Potter's afflicted writer, who imagines a film noir musical to escape his misery.

"...it is to grease up the suffering writer’s body strike the right tone with their performances. Otherwise, director Keith..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Legendary Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Heads to Austin Film Festival

Celebration of writers continues in writers strike

"...The Writers Guild of America strike is an effort to make..."

Aug. 8, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

Golden Globes were a big bust, but the new Terminator series opens an impressive can of whup-ass

"...network to present something in spite of the continuing writers' strike, which put the kibosh on the typical extravaganza..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Liar Liar

"...breakthrough Ace Ventura: Pet Detective hit. Second, they've hired writers (Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur) who not only excel..."

March 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

SAG-AFTRA Strikes Affect Dazed and Confused Anniversary

Screening to be postponed, but baseball celebration still on

"...industries enter a second week of the combined SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike, the impact is being felt in multiple ways. Now..."

July 21, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dinosaur

"...island home is ravaged by a series of meteor strikes, Aladar and his adopted brood -- Davis' Yar, Woodard's..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film News

Festival huzzahs

"...The first tangible signs of the writers' strike in Austin? How about a demontration – not..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Terrence Malick drops a 60,000 pound Tree in Smithville

"...alert everyone that Hollywood has indeed arrived. 'Lights' flickers post-strike..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

Eager for new content, the networks are dipping into premium cables coffers

"...must be difficult to write about TV since the writers' strike started. While it can be a challenge, several..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Methadone for 'Daily Show' Junkies

John J. Viacom Jr. III is tearing shit up.

"...Desperate for a Jon Stewart fix since the writers' strike struck? Here's a hilarious newscast from The Daily..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Screens Post by Wells Dunbar

TV Eye

Jack Bauer's back, and, boy, is TV Eye glad

"...24 was one of the early casualties of the writers' strike. Series creators did not want to launch the..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

At this year's Emmy Awards, cable won, and reality lost. Sorry, Heidi.

"...came time to submit names, he told his fellow writers to leave his name off the ballot because it..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Austin Film Festival to Celebrate Lost's Damon Lindelof With Outstanding TV Writer Award

Fall fest also adds All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers

"...a toxic work environment under his leadership. The ongoing writers strike definitely isn’t good for business... but at least..."

Sept. 14, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hard-Boiled at B&N

Lou Berney to give reading from his new book 'Gutshot Straight'

"...most Hollywood scribes had to show for the 2007 writers’ strike was a strike beard, but Lou Berney went..."

Dec. 29, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

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