tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post8566252866254401506..comments2023-08-28T01:47:52.421-07:00Comments on United Hollywood: Tom Hanks to AMPTP: Negotiate Seriously, Save the OscarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-18226949340088236562008-01-10T22:21:00.000-08:002008-01-10T22:21:00.000-08:00Why now? Tom Hanks seems like a very decent fello...Why now? Tom Hanks seems like a very decent fellow. He is also very cautious politically. And he has a lot riding, emotionally, on "Charlie Wilson's War." It is his baby. Is it possible that he has heard the rumblings about the "awards voter boycott"? The boycott leaders (hollywould_underground) chose to target ONE conglomerate member of the AMPTP (an old labor tactic) -- NBC Universal, the studio/distributor of "Charlie Wilson's War." If "War" lost out in the awards sweepstakes because voters, angry with the AMPTP, withheld their votes from NBC Universal products, Hanks would surely be disappointed.clappergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06560916948832152840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-57000772689145269382008-01-10T17:03:00.000-08:002008-01-10T17:03:00.000-08:00I agree with Amanda's idea. It would look great.I agree with Amanda's idea. It would look great.Evan Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263250766060234515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-64430441306556518252008-01-10T16:00:00.000-08:002008-01-10T16:00:00.000-08:00B, why would you even bring that up if not to try ...B, why would you even bring that up if not to try to make the WGA and its negotiators look bad? Shame on you.<BR/><BR/>Very off topic.hollarbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759689530670606301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-13653632845832409302008-01-10T15:03:00.000-08:002008-01-10T15:03:00.000-08:00Amanda - I totally agree. Also, in a show of soli...Amanda - I totally agree. Also, in a show of solidarity with his union brothers and sisters, if Mr. Verrone is being paid he should immediately forego his salary until the strike is settled. I don't mean that harshly, a sacrifice of this sort on his part would certainly show his seriousness and would be an additional embarrassment to the highly paid suits.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873028234277761048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-6077496268021052812008-01-10T14:32:00.000-08:002008-01-10T14:32:00.000-08:00I read a comment recently over at Deadline Hollywo...I read a comment recently over at Deadline Hollywood, where someone suggested that the WGA Leadership choose a place to negotiate and meet there every morning at 9am, similar the the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's.<BR/>Have you guys considered this??<BR/><BR/>Whoever had the idea is freaking brilliant. I don't know how the press could avoid THAT day after day.<BR/>Of course you'd get incredibly bored, but I recomment bringing along a huge selection of board games and a coffee pot. =)<BR/><BR/>If fans knew about the location, they might even feel inclined to provide lunch once in awhile!<BR/><BR/>In any case, I hope this ends soon, and that the writers get what we all know they deserve!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13228106742903552975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-5611073790121584772008-01-10T14:12:00.000-08:002008-01-10T14:12:00.000-08:00Welcome news!It really had to be a Tom Hanks first...Welcome news!<BR/><BR/>It really had to be a Tom Hanks first, as he's not someone who's widely known as an activist type. Nikki Finke speculated that other "Triple-A listers" will follow suit. The sooner the better as far as I'm concerned. Ratchet up the pressure on the AMPTP.<BR/><BR/>Memo to Verrone and Rosenberg: It's time to hold another rally like the one last month on Hollywood Boulevard.mheisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157348738597594888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-63760453283620722422008-01-10T13:13:00.000-08:002008-01-10T13:13:00.000-08:00Isn't it a shame that the actors can't be counted ...Isn't it a shame that the actors can't be counted on to "bite the hand that feeds them".<BR/><BR/>kaff, kaff.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, anyone on the creative side (directors, writers, producers, actors, etc) who have beaten tremendous odds to be successful. . .they'll clam up when things get a little tough because it's the convenient thing to do?<BR/><BR/>I've never believed that. I love the writers to pieces, I really do, but give your creative colleagues a little credit for having some intestinal fortitude as well.Geo Rulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854351487508000198noreply@blogger.com