LJ's Entertainment Report

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Still no contract for SAG

The talks between the SAG actors and the Producers have come to a halt once again. SAG has rejected the contract the Producers have offered. They have offered a contract that would expire is 2012. SAG would like their contract to expire is 2011 when the other unions, WGA and DGA, expire. Currently... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Ah the Oscars

The Oscars are over and Hollywood can get back to normal, well as normal as it can be. They started some of the setup two weeks ago, and were hoping to have it all broken down by noon today. The night was filled with glamour, musical numbers, political statements, and comedy. The little movie that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Grammys

The Grammys were on Sunday. I am still thinking about a couple of the performances. It took me a bit to digest it all. My question is who in the Grammy office thought it was good to team up Stevie Wonder and the Jonas Brothers? Were they smoking pot and drinking in the conference room when that idea... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Christian Bale Tape

A tape was released yesterday on TMZ of Christian Bale yelling at the Cinematographer on the Terminator set while filming last summer. It has been posted all over the news and online. There is a big debate whether he was in the right or not. My opinion is if Christian was in character a person... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Screen Actors Guild News

As of yesterday, Doug Allen, the National Executive Director and chief negotiator for the Screen Actors Guild has been fired. He has been let go because of the recent battle over the contract negotiations between SAG and the producers. He has been pushing for a strike and there have been many big... Sign in to see full entry.

Slumdog Millionaire

The other night a friend and I went to see critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire. If you have seen this movie already you know the trailers shown on TV, give you a little glimpse about what the story is. Once you see it, it is so much more then expected. Though the actors are unknown, they both... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 5, 2009

The Bachelor

The promos on ABC have been showing and the anticipation is mounting, the new season of The Bachelor is about to start. It debuts on Monday January 5th and I for one couldn't be happier. For some reason I get sucked into some reality shows and this is one of them. Last season on The Bachelorette,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Jay Leno to stay on NBC

The official announcement was made yesterday that Jay Leno will be staying at NBC. Throughout the year Jay has joked on air in his monologue and with guests about his leaving the Peacock Network and finding another gig. There was talk of him going to another network and many were interested because... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Two more bite the dust

Two more NBC shows have gotten the axe: My Own Worst Enemy and Lipstick Jungle. My Own Worst Enemy will end up with only 9 episodes instead of the original 13 that were ordered before the show's premiere. Lipstick Jungle in it's sophomore season has also gotten the axe. The show was moved to a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Strike Talks still Looming

Out here in LA, that is the big story on the news, possible SAG strike. Everyone in Hollywood is hoping this won't happen as the Writers Strike is something we are all coming back from. Also with the economy situation, it will make things worse for a lot of people out here. The Screen Actors Guild... Sign in to see full entry.

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