Simon Brew Sep 26, 2017
The Mask started life as a horror movie - but it'd turn into the film that made Jim Carrey a flat-out movie star...
Summer 1994 was an unpredictable time at the box office for Hollywood studios. The year before, Jurassic Park had smashed box office records, but twelve months on, films such as The Flintstones and Beverly Hills Cop 3 were struggling to emulate its success. There were some solid hits: The Client, Maverick and True Lies, for instance. But there was also a sense of things changing. The big money of summer 1994 was being taken by sleeper successes such as Forrest Gump and Speed.
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In the midst of this, though, emerged two brand new movie stars.
In February 1994, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective had introduced the world properly...
The Mask started life as a horror movie - but it'd turn into the film that made Jim Carrey a flat-out movie star...
Summer 1994 was an unpredictable time at the box office for Hollywood studios. The year before, Jurassic Park had smashed box office records, but twelve months on, films such as The Flintstones and Beverly Hills Cop 3 were struggling to emulate its success. There were some solid hits: The Client, Maverick and True Lies, for instance. But there was also a sense of things changing. The big money of summer 1994 was being taken by sleeper successes such as Forrest Gump and Speed.
See related Annihilation: Oscar Isaac joins Alex Garland’s new film Alex Garland interview: Ex Machina, GamerGate, Jet Set Willy
In the midst of this, though, emerged two brand new movie stars.
In February 1994, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective had introduced the world properly...
- 9/22/2017
- Den of Geek
A couple hours after announcing the re-election of Ken Howard as National President, the union has unveiled the results of its Los Angeles local balloting. Clyde Kusatsu was elected President, with Jenny O’Hara as First VP and Susan Boyd Joyce as Second VP. This is the 24th of the 25 SAG-AFTRA locals to be announced, leaving only New York, the results of which are expected tonight. See the full results after the jump: Related: SAG-AFTRA Exec Director’s Pay & Its Funds In Trust Up Fiscal ’12 SAG-AFTRA Fires Back In $110M Foreign Residuals Lawsuit SAG-AFTRA Reveals More Local Election Results Clyde Kusatsu President Two-Year Term Jenny O’Hara First Vice President Two-Year Term Susan Boyd Joyce Second Vice President Two-Year Term Jenny O’Hara Local Board Member Two-Year Term Esai Morales Local Board Member Two-Year Term Amy Aquino Local Board Member Two-Year Term Clyde Kusatsu Local Board...
- 8/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
SAG-aftra’s Los Angeles Local members elected Clyde Kusatsu as their local president, the union announced Thursday. Jenny O’Hara and Susan Boyd Joyce were elected as vice presidents. All three are members of the dominant Unite for Strength group. “I'm extremely pleased so many members expressed their support for my leadership,” said Kusatsu. “I'm grateful for their vote of confidence and look forward to serving as President of SAG-aftra's largest local.” Elected as national board members from Los Angeles were Martin Sheen, Tony Shalhoub, Esai Morales, Ken Howard, Jenny O’Hara, Amy Aquino, Clyde Kusatsu, Stephen Collins, Marcia
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- 8/16/2013
- by Jonathan Handel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miss Hannigan is not a sacred role.
Hundreds have played the negligent, booze-soaked ward of that Depression-era orphanage. That’s one of the great things about musicals. The parts are interchangeable by design. We may have our favorites, but on a certain level, we accept that the part is expected to live on separately from any individual performance, transcending generations and even the beloved soundtrack. Committing that performance to film, however, does tend to get people riled up in a way that, say, Nick Jonas playing Marius in Les Misérables on stage does not.
After months of wondering whether Sandra Bullock...
Hundreds have played the negligent, booze-soaked ward of that Depression-era orphanage. That’s one of the great things about musicals. The parts are interchangeable by design. We may have our favorites, but on a certain level, we accept that the part is expected to live on separately from any individual performance, transcending generations and even the beloved soundtrack. Committing that performance to film, however, does tend to get people riled up in a way that, say, Nick Jonas playing Marius in Les Misérables on stage does not.
After months of wondering whether Sandra Bullock...
- 6/27/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW.com - PopWatch
Actor Gabrielle Carteris has been elected president of the Los Angeles local of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the union announced late Thursday night. Carteris succeeds Ron Morgan, who did not seek re-election as president but was elected to a seat on the local's board of directors.Los Angeles 1st vice president Susan Boyd Joyce, 3rd vice president Bobbie Bates, 4th vice president Jason George, and recording secretary Patrika Darbo were re-elected to their posts. Mike Sakellarides and Matthew Kimbrough were newly elected to the respective posts of 2nd vice president and treasurer. Kimbrough is also AFTRA's national treasurer.Morgan, Bates, George, Darbo, Sumi Haru, Sean Valentine, and Linda Harmon were re-elected to the local board of directors. Newly elected to the local board were Bob Bergen, Michee Harris-Hardaway, D.W. Moffett, Jenny O'Hara, Clyde Sacks, David Westberg, Heather Branch, Holly Pitrago, and Dorenda Moore. Re-elected as Los Angeles representatives.
- 6/3/2011
- by [email protected] (Daniel Holloway)
- backstage.com
Actor Ron Morgan re-elected president of AFTRA Los Angeles.
By Lucas Shaw
While debate over the new SAG TV-theatrical contract continues to drag on in advance of the June 9 ballot deadline, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced the results of Los Angeles Local elections late Wednesday night, with most of its major leaders earning re-election.
The majority of local officers ran unopposed for new two-year terms, including actor Ron Morgan, who was re-elected as president, and Susan Boyd Joyce, who will return as first vice president.
In fact, the Los Angeles Local Board of Directors will welcome back 12 of its 17 members f...
By Lucas Shaw
While debate over the new SAG TV-theatrical contract continues to drag on in advance of the June 9 ballot deadline, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced the results of Los Angeles Local elections late Wednesday night, with most of its major leaders earning re-election.
The majority of local officers ran unopposed for new two-year terms, including actor Ron Morgan, who was re-elected as president, and Susan Boyd Joyce, who will return as first vice president.
In fact, the Los Angeles Local Board of Directors will welcome back 12 of its 17 members f...
- 6/4/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
AFTRA announced the results late Wednesday of its Los Angeles Local elections. The seats in play included those on the national and local boards, and delegates to the AFTRA national convention this summer.
This election cycle carried extra weight because it arrived in the midst of voting on SAG's controversial TV-theatrical contract and because of the candidacy of several dual card-holders running for office despite their antagonism toward AFTRA.
As it happens, Membership First partisans did pick up some local and national board seats -- vocal AFTRA critics Anne-Marie Johnson and Alan Ruck were elected to the AFTRA national board, and David Jolliffe was elected to the L.A. Local board.
The complete results are as follows:
Actor Ron Morgan was re-elected president of AFTRA Los Angeles and will begin his new two-year term July 1; he ran unopposed. Morgan also was elected to the national board for a four-year term,...
This election cycle carried extra weight because it arrived in the midst of voting on SAG's controversial TV-theatrical contract and because of the candidacy of several dual card-holders running for office despite their antagonism toward AFTRA.
As it happens, Membership First partisans did pick up some local and national board seats -- vocal AFTRA critics Anne-Marie Johnson and Alan Ruck were elected to the AFTRA national board, and David Jolliffe was elected to the L.A. Local board.
The complete results are as follows:
Actor Ron Morgan was re-elected president of AFTRA Los Angeles and will begin his new two-year term July 1; he ran unopposed. Morgan also was elected to the national board for a four-year term,...
- 6/4/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Screen Actors Guild stalemate grinds on. Variety says there are back-channel talks with studio heads, but it’s hard to know whether talks are actually in progress or, if any, how substantive they are. These rumors have persisted off and on for almost two months at least.
Causing the stalemate is the issue of contract expiration date rather than new media; there’s talk of a trade-off between this issue and the (unrelated) SAG demand for force majeure payments per the previous SAG agreement. Meanwhile, the passage of time itself threatens to generate new roadblocks.
The SAG Board is meeting this weekend, and Variety suggests a proposed TV/theatrical deal might be presented to the Board then. I’m skeptical, but you never know. The SAG story has had a surprise around every corner, although for the last year, stalemate has unfortunately been the one constant.
What is known...
Causing the stalemate is the issue of contract expiration date rather than new media; there’s talk of a trade-off between this issue and the (unrelated) SAG demand for force majeure payments per the previous SAG agreement. Meanwhile, the passage of time itself threatens to generate new roadblocks.
The SAG Board is meeting this weekend, and Variety suggests a proposed TV/theatrical deal might be presented to the Board then. I’m skeptical, but you never know. The SAG story has had a surprise around every corner, although for the last year, stalemate has unfortunately been the one constant.
What is known...
- 4/17/2009
- by [email protected] (Jonathan Handel)
The Los Angeles Local of AFTRA announced Thursday the complete list of candidates for its 2009 election of officers and board members, Los Angeles-based national board members and 198 delegates to the AFTRA national convention.
Ballots will be mailed May 8 with a voting deadline of June 3. All elected Los Angeles officers and board members will begin their terms July 1. National board members begin their four-year terms at the end of this summer's national convention, scheduled for Aug. 6-8 in Chicago.
Candidates will have the opportunity to address the membership at the annual "Meet the Candidates" forum the night of April 29 at the union's headquarters. Most of the acting candidates are dual cardholders in AFTRA and SAG.
All seven incumbent L.A. officers were named candidates for re-election by the AFTRA L.A. nominating committee. They will run unopposed for additional two-year terms. They are:
L.A. president Ron Morgan
First vp Susan Boyd Joyce...
Ballots will be mailed May 8 with a voting deadline of June 3. All elected Los Angeles officers and board members will begin their terms July 1. National board members begin their four-year terms at the end of this summer's national convention, scheduled for Aug. 6-8 in Chicago.
Candidates will have the opportunity to address the membership at the annual "Meet the Candidates" forum the night of April 29 at the union's headquarters. Most of the acting candidates are dual cardholders in AFTRA and SAG.
All seven incumbent L.A. officers were named candidates for re-election by the AFTRA L.A. nominating committee. They will run unopposed for additional two-year terms. They are:
L.A. president Ron Morgan
First vp Susan Boyd Joyce...
- 4/16/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This email was sent by AFTRA to members today about the AMPTP talks:
May 19, 2008
Dear AFTRA Member:
As you know, AFTRA has been in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on our contract covering primetime network dramatic programs—also known as Exhibit A—since May 7. Because a press blackout is in effect for these talks, I felt it was important to contact you directly with you a brief update.
We are confronting a number of challenging issues, and a resolution may not be quick or easy. However, our discussions with the Industry have been professional and businesslike, and we remain focused on continuing negotiations in this vein.
As expected, there are several significant issues in the area of New Media—including, most notably, how AFTRA members will participate in original New Media productions, and under what circumstances employers can exploit excerpts from traditional TV programs in New Media.
May 19, 2008
Dear AFTRA Member:
As you know, AFTRA has been in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on our contract covering primetime network dramatic programs—also known as Exhibit A—since May 7. Because a press blackout is in effect for these talks, I felt it was important to contact you directly with you a brief update.
We are confronting a number of challenging issues, and a resolution may not be quick or easy. However, our discussions with the Industry have been professional and businesslike, and we remain focused on continuing negotiations in this vein.
As expected, there are several significant issues in the area of New Media—including, most notably, how AFTRA members will participate in original New Media productions, and under what circumstances employers can exploit excerpts from traditional TV programs in New Media.
- 5/19/2008
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Film + TV
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