SAG-AFTRA leader Fran Drescher has some choice words for Hollywood studio heads
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with actress Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, about the Hollywood strikes. Writers have been on strike since May and actors since July.
What studio executives are saying about the strike
As writers and actors continue to picket in Hollywood, here’s what studio executives are saying about the strike — and a look at how long the studios may last without writers and actors.
Franne Lee, who designed costumes for ‘SNL’ and ‘Sweeney Todd,’ dies at 81
From SNL’s Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway’s Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
As the Hollywood strikes stretch on, strikers find creative ways to make ends meet
The double strikes by screenwriters and actors against major Hollywood studios have been going on for months, with no end in sight. How are strikers able to get by financially?
Some of the movies Hollywood has in store this fall
Even in a season strained by writers’ and actors’ strikes, Hollywood has a lot on its schedule before Thanksgiving.
‘Barbenheimer’ has been fun for a retired professor from Massachusetts
Barbara Oppenheimer has seen both Barbie and Oppenheimer. Her husband is a distant relation of J. Robert Oppenheimer — so they saw that movie first.
It’s not just you — movies are getting longer
Martin’s Scorsese’s new fall film — “Killers of the Flower Moon” — runs almost 3 and a half hours. We break down the arguments for and against long movies.
This romcom lets you pick the ending — that doesn’t make it good
Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix’s Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn’t make for good movies.
From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heads to theaters
Swift’s tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.
‘Barbie’ sets even more records
Barbie is now the highest grossing Warner Brothers movie in the studio’s history. But Barbie has broken a few more records so far — at least 17 of them.
How the Dust Bowl depiction from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ left a lasting impact on Kansas
The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But a Dust Bowl 1930s image may also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be.
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