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TheCentralScrutinizer · 31 May 08 :: 01:51

Normal Adolescent Behavior is on Lifetime tonight. I've never seen it. This is the much maligned version. Should I bother?

magicalturkey · 31 May 08 :: 02:05

According to Amber Tamblyn, no

TheCentralScrutinizer · 31 May 08 :: 04:37

Have you ever seen it? Either version? I know we've all talked about it, but I can't remember.

magicalturkey · 31 May 08 :: 04:46

I caught the end of the edited version once but I read a script of the original version Amber posted on her myspace a while back, not all of it though so I wouldn't ruin the movie for myself. Just from what I saw and read, the original is way better.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 31 May 08 :: 05:02

OK, well, there was nothing else on so I watched it and I thought she was INCREDIBLE. Maybe they edited it into something imperfect. But I understood Wendy completely because as always, it's all right there in Amber's face. I want to see the original now, uncut, of course. I can't say I loved the movie as a whole, but dayum. She is just amazing. :grovel:

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 31 May 08 :: 09:25

I have the unrated version of Normal Adolescent Behavior on DVD. I LOVE it but only because of Amber. She's soo beautiful and amazing!!!

domesticelefant · 31 May 08 :: 20:04

I want that DVD too!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 02 Jun 08 :: 16:23

Wow! I just read on AICN that Johnny Depp is gonna star in a big screen version of Dark Shadows. Unconfirmed, but Tim Burton maybe be directing...

TheCentralScrutinizer · 04 Jun 08 :: 21:42

Well, let's hope that a certain movie set to start production soon is one of the ones that made a deal...

SAG Signing Waivers With Indies

The Screen Actors Guild has signed some 300 deals with independent film producers that will allow actors tocontinueworking after June 30, the day the SAG's contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is set to expire, Daily Variety reported today (Wednesday). The trade publication observed that the number of waivers guarantees that at least a "modicum" of work will continue through the summer. Meanwhile, SAG resumed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that had been on a three-day hiatus since Friday.

Source: Studio Briefing Today

TheCentralScrutinizer · 05 Jun 08 :: 21:44

Not good...

SAG May Ask AFTRA Members To Reject Deal
In a move that will likely exacerbate tensions between the two primary actors' unions in Hollywood, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild plan to ask members who also belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to vote against the recent deal negotiated between AFTRA representatives and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. According to the Hollywood Reporter SAG President Alan Rosenberg and Executive Director Doug Allen told top executives of Sony Pictures Monday that the guild plans to derail the AFTRA deal. Neither SAG, AFTRA or the AMPTP has commented on the report.

Source: Studio Briefing Today

TheCentralScrutinizer · 06 Jun 08 :: 17:50

Competition for Illinois...

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/fs/2008 … 98000.html

magicalturkey · 06 Jun 08 :: 18:03

28,288 movies? Either that man has reached a new level of sloth or he manages his time extremely well

TheCentralScrutinizer · 06 Jun 08 :: 22:13

More bad news...

SAG "Solidarity?" Not With AFTRA
The Screen Actors Guild has scheduled what it is calling a "solidarity" rally at its Wilshire Boulevard headquarters in Los Angeles on Monday, but trade reports indicated today (Friday) that the rally will demonstrate no solidarity whatsoever with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists -- and in fact will denounce AFTRA's recent agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Daily Variety reported that representatives of Membership First, the activist group that now controls the union plan to call on SAG members who hold dual membership in AFTRA to vote against the deal when ratification ballots are sent out next week. The trade publication quoted a message sent by Michael Heister saying that "being physically present at this rally makes it known to AFTRA leadership and the moguls that actors absolutely will stand up for their rights, that we will not let our images be maligned for pennies, and we will not let the relevance of our unions be eviscerated under the cover of new media." Variety reported that little progress between SAG and the AMPTP was made on Thursday and that the two sides had agreed to take three days off and meet again on Monday. Meanwhile, a report from the Milken Institute released on Thursday said that the recent strike by the Writers Guild of America cost the state's economy $2.1 billion, with 37,700 workers losing their jobs.

OK, they have 22 days to work this out. They need to get off their butts and get busy.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 06 Jun 08 :: 22:17

PS: For Prison Break fans, the 2-hour season premiere airs Monday, 9/1/08.

Donna · 06 Jun 08 :: 22:46

whoo-hoo! oh wait I just saw the date...September, I retract my whoo-hoo.:(

Last edited by Donna (06 Jun 08 :: 22:46)

TeeJay · 09 Jun 08 :: 20:01

Okay, so I just watched Paranoid Park. I had high hopes for this one because the trailer looked really interesting and it seems to have been received well at film festivals. Well... I didn't really like it much. In fact, I found it kinda boring. The one very graphic scene with the security guard was shocking and scary, but I felt the rest of the movie to be either annoying (lots of handheld camera movement--which I didn't mind in Cloverfield) or long-winded.

From her IMDb signature I can tell that Abbie found the movie mesmerizing. Me, not so much. But, as we all know, tastes differ.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 13 Jun 08 :: 17:06

More crap news about the SAG negotiations. You know, I used to love Alan Rosenberg as an actor, but he's really pissing me off lately as president of SAG. If his underhanded bullshit causes yet another Chris movie to get derailed because of a strike, I'll never be able to look at the little putz again...

SAG: Deal Unlikely By Month's End
Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg has conceded that a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is unlikely to be concluded by June 30, when the current contract expires. In an interview with Daily Variety, Rosenberg blamed AFTRA for the slow-going negotiations. "Our progress has really slowed down ever since AFTRA made its deal," he said. He added that no decision has been made about taking a strike vote but that it will be made "fairly soon." In any case, he said, "We can certainly work past the expiration date while we're still negotiating." On Wednesday SAG held a Town Hall meeting in Hollywood where members received fact sheets blasting the AFTRA deal. AFTRA later said in effect that the fact sheets misrepresented what was achieved. It said that it would hold is own informational meetings for members about the contract today (Thursday) and Monday.

Come on Alan, stop acting like a spoiled brat and make something happen!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 13 Jun 08 :: 17:29

John Cusack's real MySpace page if anyone's interested... http://www.myspace.com/johncusack

domesticelefant · 13 Jun 08 :: 22:10

I didn't know that John Cusack is on MySpace. He didn't seem like a MySpace person to me.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 13 Jun 08 :: 22:28

It's a very cool page, not some cheeseball little kid's page. He's got it up there to promote War, Inc mainly. Check it out.

domesticelefant · 15 Jun 08 :: 14:12

I did.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 16 Jun 08 :: 17:48

A de facto strike? Oh, this is not good...

SAG And AMPTP In Open Warfare
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers each issued blistering statements about the other's negotiating tactics Thursday that suggested that the "de facto strike" that currently has stalled motion picture production in Hollywood will not be brought to an end soon. SAG's statement said that the union's leaders believe that "it is possible to complete negotiations and secure a fair deal before the expiration of the current agreement" on June 30. The statement was issued shortly after union president Alan Rosenberg remarked that he was skeptical that an agreement could be reached before that date. (Daily Variety reported that SAG's strategy may be to drag its feet in negotiations until July 7, the day when results of AFTRA's membership vote on a new contract are announced. SAG has authorized the expenditure of a reported $150,000 to "educate" AFTRA members about the perceived shortcomings of its deal with the AMPTP.) In its own statement, the AMPTP said, "Any effort by SAG to drag out these negotiations past June 30 would be a disservice to the people in this industry whose livelihoods are being put on hold. SAG's inability to close this deal has already put the industry into another de facto strike."

Source: Studio Briefing Today

magicalturkey · 16 Jun 08 :: 17:56

Is it wrong that I kinda want to shoot Alan Rosenberg in the face?

TheCentralScrutinizer · 16 Jun 08 :: 18:43

No, I'm right there with ya. I know he's trying to do what's best for the actors, but this is his first really major conflict and he's handling it ALL WRONG. He's going to have to cave eventually. Just wish he'd do it sooner rather than later.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 16 Jun 08 :: 22:00

See, Alan? Even your own people disagree with the way you're handling things...

SAG Members Divided Over Strike Talks
Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg has expressed frustration over dissension within his union over bargaining strategy with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable, Rosenberg said that he wished the members of his union stood behind their negotiators the way the members of the Writers Guild of America did theirs. The WGA, he said, "didn't get the kind of resistance from their members that we get from ours." The dissension, he indicated, is the reason that the union leadership has not called for a strike authorization vote -- despite the fact that the current contract with the AMPTP expires in two weeks. Asked when he might decided to ask SAG members to authorize a strike, Rosenberg replied, "I really don't know. ... It depends on our assessment of whether we can get it or not. I think we'd get it." In fact, the AMPTP noted Friday that if a contract is not locked in by June 30, the current "de facto strike" will simply be extended with TV and movie producers delaying production on new films and television shows until an agreement is reached.

Source: Studio Briefing Today

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