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

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

Actors of the World, Unite

"...Actors' Equity Association was founded May 26, 1913, in response..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

TV Eye

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

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

July 4, 2008 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.

"...the World." Or maybe there will be a writers' strike. At this point, the latter is more likely...."

April 20, 2001 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

"...Two dates are burned into the memory of everyone..."

Aug. 19, 2023 Screens Post 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 wife...."

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

Pride

In this inspirational true story, striking Welsh miners and the local LGBT community find common bonds.

"...in order to support the families of miners on strike in rural Wales, with the hope that each group..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Lady Bird

An enchanting coming-of-age tale from Greta Gerwig

"...family stress. The scenes between mother and daughter will strike a familiar chord among anyone who’s experienced how tiny..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma puts the lie to the presumptive myths that Westerns are dead and remakes are always a bad thing.

"...Apart from the final minutes of the film that strike its only false note, 3:10 to Yuma barrels down..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

King of Masks

"...of the tale, Zhu and newcomer/Peking Opera acrobat Zhou strike sentimental fire onscreen, rekindling each other's dormant emotions and..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Palookaville

"...be criminals; even when presented with the opportunity to strike it rich, they act like good Samaritans rather than..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Where the Rivers Flow North

"...center of their stories. Cardinal's Bangor is likely to strike you as one of the most unusual women you've..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...much to do with the threat of an actors strike and the associated rush to production. Rector says the..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Hardball

"...the hole and desperate for a way out, he strikes up a deal with a stockbroker (McGlone): In exchange..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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

Mississippi Grind

Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds co-star as gambling buddies

"...bonding between two small-time gamblers in Mississippi Grind may strike you as strange, even unbelievable. There’s the miserable Gerry..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Unaccompanied Minors

Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul Feig has got your number.

"...likely to become a frequent flyer, but it could strike a chord among children of divorce for many holiday..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kingdom of Heaven

Ridley Scott's Crusades epic is a historical spectacle on the order of Gladiator and a dissection of war, as gritty and illuminating as Black Hawk Down, that takes flight when it becomes a canvas for ideas and ideologies in action.

"...inescapable, as when Saladin’s fireballs catapulted at Balian’s castle strike an eerie resemblance to the "shock and awe" of..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Beautiful Mind

"...truly original idea. His unconventional methods, however, are what strike everyone else around him as truly original. Following Princeton,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Road Trip to The Unknown Country With Director Morrisa Maltz

How a long commute became a drive into America's heart

"...the major studios at the center of the ongoing actors' strike. Moreover she felt it was important that they..."

Aug. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rage in the Cage

Alamo celebrates the inimitable genius of Nicolas Cage

"...The big challenge was to strike a balance between the epicly, insanely huge performances, and..."

Jan. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luckiest Girl in the World

An interview with Sissy Spacek, inducted into the first annual Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 9.

"...about the film was the first day was the actors' strike. It went on and on and on. We..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

DVDanger: 'Would You Rather'

Rich people are weird, but not as weird as what people do to be rich

"...Would You Rather is a change of pace for..."

July 16, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Uh oh. Turns out Jay Leno's not going away after all.

"...drama series. Networks are still recovering from the writers' strike earlier this year. With an actors' strike looming and..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film News

Robert Rodriguez starts shooting 'Shorts,' and other local production news

"...filming to commence until after the potential of an actors' strike in June passes (my prediction is for a..."

May 9, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

So what's snapped Belinda Acosta's bra strap this week? It's the announcement that the Wonderful World of Disney will remake Brian's Song.

"...to UPN (this is assuming the writers and actors strike doesn't happen or the strike comes to a close..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Austin Studios Takes Flight

The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.

"...mean, you never know. What if we have the actors' strike? And it lasts nine months? There could be..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV on the Internet: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

"...and Jed, and his future sister-in-law during the writer’s strike earlier this year. Using their own resources, they shot..."

July 23, 2008 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Zen and the art of Samurai cartoonage

"...is the result of preplanning in anticipation of the actors' strike, which didn't happen after all. Six Feet Under..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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