http://filmindustrybloggers.com http://filmindustrybloggers.com.jpg A Community of Film Industry professionals who blog about Hollywood and the Film world. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:19:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   This is from Nikki Finke’s blog, she was discussing the Screen Actors Guild’s warning to “agents, managers, casting agents, and producers regarding restrictions on campaign contributions.” Apparently there must be some concern by SAG that new candidates are getting outside help, which is, according to them, illegal. Any-who, not really pertaining ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-casting-director-actually-it%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9ccasting-director%e2%80%9d/ …I don’t know; I feel like I’m on a space station somewhere east of Mars. I spoke at length, for example, on no less than two occasions to no less than two humanoids at my internet bank, by phone, explaining to them my predicament re. the loss of my debit ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/26/the-production-designer-am-i-really-here-now-can-anybody-hear-me/ It’s easy, really. Just make 500 invitations for your boss’s “Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow” party (celebrating her new hair extensions; yes, ONLY in L.A.!)… BY HAND. You, too, will overdose on bright pink and orange neon puff paint fumes. I know you’re laughing at the thought of such a thing, ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/26/the-personal-assistant-how-to-overdose-on-puff-paints%e2%80%a6/ After many interviews, I’ve noticed an interesting cultural divide. In general (this is the signal that you are about to be fed a whopping generalization - be forewarned), American actors are very hesitant to give opinions. Whereas British actors offer opinions without even needing a question.   Why is this?  Both camps ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/26/the-film-journalist-i-got-an-opinion-for-ya/ If you haven’t been following actor Justin Theroux’s bourgeoning screenwriting career, he co-wrote Tropic Thunder and recently signed up to write the Iron Man sequel. While this is good news for Justin Theroux, I think it’s even better news for screenwriters. Because, like, have you guys seen Justin ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/26/the-script-reader-proposal-for-a-script-i%e2%80%99d-like-to-cover-someday/ Well now, I’ve had a rather rough patch of it as far as workgoes. As we ALLLLL  know, the “defacto” SAG strike has kicked all of our collective butts. I haven’t worked on a feature since the demise/hiatus of a bigfilm I was on, but thankfully, I got some commercial work. Let’s ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/26/the-storyboard-artist-back-to-back-storyboards-and-no-sleep/ Blog comfort Sorry for the delinquent blogging, but my wife and I had a baby boy and things have been a bit hectic. Please send all college fund contributions to Bill Essling c/o Local 80. A grip in the entertainment industry gets some strange requests. It seems that if a particular job ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/25/the-key-grip-comfortable/ Yeah, yeah, I know. But the wait still continues. I promise, my very next post will be the aforementioned JERRY LEWIS opus. This past week in Variety, Ann Thompson continues the discussion that my inaugural post introduced to the Film Industry Bloggers community. Namely, that of the state ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/25/the-indie-film-producer-to-vod-or-not-to-vod/ Robert Downey Jr. and I share one common experience…we have both performed in blackface. Mr. Downey’s extraordinary performance in TROPIC THUNDER, part Plantation, part Blaxploitation, is the subject of much contentious debate. Is a transracial portrayal legitimate if done just for the sake of humor, or only if it conveys ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/25/the-genre-director-movie-blackface%e2%80%a6racism-or-catalyst-for-debate/ I've been living in Hollywood for three years now. Some of that time I spent being represented at CAA (Creative Artists Agency - one of the big firms who look after the likes of Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan) management firm The Gotham Group and leading ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2008/08/24/the-british-film-director-hollywood-sucks-great-movies-that-will-never-get-made/