In September, the research firm Audit Integrity released a study identifying the 20 publicly traded U.S. companies valued at more than $1 billion that were at greatest risk to declare bankruptcy in the next 12 months. The list read like a hall-of-fame roster for American corporations, including Goodyear, Macy’s, Sprint Nextel, Hertz, and so on. But the most iconic name on the list may have been one of the least surprising: the CBS Corp. (more…)
In a 2008 article titled “What Tina Fey Would Do for a Soyjoy,” Keith Powell, an actor with a recurring role on NBC’s “30 Rock,” talked to New York magazine about a product-integration deal the sitcom struck with American Express. The arrangement called for the show’s characters to appear in mini-episodes featuring the credit card company’s products. (more…)
News that SAG presidential candidate and national board member Seymour Cassel has been suspended for two years is a case of justice delayed in the eyes of some of his colleagues. (more…)
And now the healing can begin. As the so-called moderates claimed a decisive victory Sept. 24 in the Screen Actors Guild elections, one thing became clear: The days of SAG leaders lobbing grenades at the other unions are, at least for the moment, over. (more…)
Two years ago, “Guiding Light” executive producer Ellen Wheeler gathered her cast and crew for an announcement. “We are on a plane and the engine light is on,” she said. “I’m going to have to make some changes to keep this going.” (more…)
Debra Christofferson has a problem: She sees famous people. It shouldn’t be a surprise, as she lives in Los Angeles. Last year 25.6 million people visited L.A. County, and most of them probably would have counted spotting an Oscar or Emmy winner as something worth updating their Facebook status over. But these days, when Christofferson has a celebrity sighting, it most often comes near the audition room. The actor—best known for playing Lila, the bearded lady, on the defunct HBO series “Carnivàle”—tells a story about going to read for a guest-star role on a cable-TV series. (more…)
With ballots for the Screen Actors Guild elections due to be returned and counted in three weeks, the competing factions are in full campaign mode. And the frontline in the battle for the union’s national board of directors appears to have been drawn in an unlikely spot: New York. (more…)
A stimulus package for actors. That’s how supporters characterize New York’s city and state tax credits for film and TV production. To listen to advocates, the programs have done so much good that politicians wouldn’t dare do anything but expand them, for fear of crumbling the entire local economy. And evidence indicates that weakening the programs could affect New York actors and their neighbors in a less-than-positive way. Yet it appears that politicians may be on the verge of doing just that. (more…)
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