Archive for June, 2008

Will SAG strike or follow AFTRA’s lead?

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Work in Hollywood already has ground nearly to a halt as film and TV producers wait to see if there will be another long work stoppage. By next week, there will be almost no films in production. At major studios, more than two dozen television shows for next season are already shooting, but if a […]

Disney Revs Up Tween Star Machine

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Company Pushes for a Texas Girl to Match Miley Cyrus’s Success With Young Fans
By PETER SANDERS
Wall Street Journal
June 17, 2008; Page B1
North Hollywood, Calif.
At a recording studio in this gritty neighborhood, Walt Disney Co. executives are putting the finishing touches on a project of pressing importance: grooming a 15-year-old Texas girl as a possible successor […]