L.A. Superior Court judge tosses the case, citing First Amendment concerns
and that it crashed into a statute of limitations. The lawyer for the
actors is planning both a state appeal and a Federal action, noting that a
Criterion Collection reissue of the flick* in 4K* would put the case back
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Appreciations, from Variety theater critic-turned-THR film reviewer David
Rooney...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tina-turner-tommy-mad-max-critic-appreciation-1235500390/
(link)
...and Gloria Reuben, whom fresh off "ER" became a backup singer and dancer
on Turner's 2000 to
The agreement between ACTRA and groups repping English- and French-language
independent producers orders use of recommended products and equipment,
better training of hair and makeup artists for working with the actors, and
address allegations of discrimination and harassment...
https://www.holl
Austin *American-Statesman*, a Gannett paper: Panels including LNwSeth and
a 25th-anny "Dawson's Creek" screening/discussion get pulled, among the new
ones are "WGA on Strike!", plus celebrations of "Minx," "Jury Duty," the
*50th* anny of "Austin City Limits," the third-season preem of HBO's "Th
Lumping together producers, directors, and writers under one category...
the guilds are gonna be understandably hissed... also, cast are not always
listed in original credits order... the streamer apologized and promised to
make things right...
https://mashable.com/article/max-creators-instead-o
Re "the guilds are gonna be understandably hissed" - the DGA and WGA did issue
a joint statement yesterday, which didn't make it into the followup of that
Mashable article:
https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2023/230524_StatementFromDGAWGAPresidentsRegardingMaxCreditChanges.aspx
> On May 2
Also, they screwed up the transfer from HBO Max to Max for YouTube TV
subscribers, and we were unable to access Max for the first day (I am now).
I spent an hour on hold with Max, then had to put up with multiple attempts
by them to sell me a new subscription, before they finally acknowledged
that
Got a notice from my cable provider. First time I've ever seen this type of
dispute myself.
https://www.nsbuzz.ca/life/eastlink-customers-losing-33-tv-channels-in-companys-lineup/
Eastlink has notified their customers who subscribe to its cable television
service that as of June 27, 2023 they w