Right before Americans took off to burn gas and grill meat over the Memorial Day weekend, this article appeared on Canada.com:
Montreal gladly reclaims its ‘Hollywood North’ tag
BRENDAN KELLY , canada.com
It’s amazing what a little labour peace can do for the film business. Only two months after a long, bitter dispute between two rival […]

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As was reported over the weekend, Steven Poster defeated Haskell Wexler for the Presidency of Local 600, the International Cinematographer’s Guild. Poster won by over 300 votes — 1, 391 to Wexler’s 1,023 (though by percentages it’s all very solid: 57.6% to 42.4%).

Wexler’s candidacy was generally viewed as the “insurgency” slate — he wanted to […]

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AP, taking a not-very-hopeful tack, as the Tinsel Town news starts to spread, more and more, into the entertainment-obsessed mainstream….
Studios Gird for Possible Writers Strike
Friday May 11, 4:21 pm ET
By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
Hollywood Studios Stockpiling Shows for Possible Strike by Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood studios are speeding production on movies and TV […]

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