Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Directors Guild Retroactively Secures Writers Guild’s Streaming Success Bonus
The Hollywood Reporter: Nearly seven months after it ratified its latest labor contract with Hollywood studios and streamers, the Directors Guild of America has improved upon some of that deal’s terms — and gained a cornerstone achievement of the 2023 writers strike.
Hollywood Unions Show Support As AFM Enters Negotiations With AMPTP
Deadline: The AFM entered into negotiations with the AMPTP for its new collective bargaining agreement on Monday, fighting for many of the same things the WGA and SAG-AFTRA did during last year’s dual strikes, including AI protections, increased wages, and improved streaming residuals.
Was The NO AI FRAUD Act Written By A Fraudulent AI? Because Whoever Wrote It Is Hallucinating
Techdirt: A couple of weeks ago, a friend sent me Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s and Rep. Madeleine Dean’s proposed NO AI FRAUD Act, which purports to “protect Americans’ individual right to their likeness and voice against AI-generated fakes and forgeries.”
Killers of the Flower Moon & Oppenheimer Backlash: Blame Gatekeepers
The Hollywood Reporter: There are many examples of acclaimed movies about Indigenous people or war involving Asian countries that center white characters: Dances With Wolves. Full Metal Jacket. The Last of the Mohicans. Apocalypse Now. Among the exceedingly few Hollywood titles to depart from this trend were Apocalypto and Letters From Iwo Jima, which both competed at the 2007 Oscars and were directed by Mel Gibson and Clint Eastwood, respectively.
Alec Baldwin indicted on involuntary manslaughter charge in Rust shooting
Reel 360 News: A grand jury has charged Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter on Friday, relating to the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after he discharged a prop firearm on the New Mexico set of Rust.
