Fran Drescher

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and Megan Fox were the big “winners” at the 2024 Golden Raspberries (or Razzie) Awards, the annual pre-Oscars celebration “dishonoring” the worst of Hollywood each year. A torture-porn slasher film created solely to capitalize its characters falling into the public domain, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey took home five Razzies Friday: Worst Picture, Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel, Worst Screen Couple (Pooh and Piglet), and Worst Director and Worst Screenplay to the filmmaker Rhys…

Steve Lawrence, the charismatic Grammy- and Emmy-winning crooner who delighted audiences for decades in nightclubs, on concert stages and in film and television appearances, died Thursday. He was 88.  Lawrence died in Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, publicist Susan DuBow announced. He partnered with the late Eydie Gormé, his wife of 55 years, Steve Lawrence, the charismatic Grammy- and Emmy-winning crooner who delighted audiences for decades in nightclubs, on concert stages and in film and…

A fter four long months marching on Hollywood picket lines, bargaining inside hostile negotiating rooms, and giving Buddhist sermons, Fran Drescher can finally exhale.  Through the 118-day actors’ strike, The Nanny star turned SAG-AFTRA national president, joined by SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, has served as the face of the 160,000-strong union and says she uses the Nineties sitcom’s message around unity and acceptance in her leadership. “I can be exactly who I am,” she says in her…

Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images)Hollywood’s summer of labor action might have largely been over when SAG-AFTRA announced it had reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP a month ago—but it’s not over until it’s over, and we’ve finally reached that moment. Or at least we have for another three years.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedOvernight SAG-AFTRA revealed that its membership had voted to ratify the three-year contract negotiated by the union and Hollywood studios’ negotiation arm and first…

Running a movie studio has proven to be challenging for reality television mogul turned Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. As 2023 comes to an end, he looks to the upcoming year to continue to answer for the choices being made.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedBetween leading the charge to pivot back to theatrical releases after a pandemic-era stint of releasing films simultaneously on the company’s streaming service, to a rebranding of that streaming service, massive layoffs, shelving a whole…

At the start of November, SAG-AFTRA managed to secure a tentative deal with studios to bring the actors strike to an end. As the union’s members are voting on the contract, SAG-AFTRA has released its draft for the general public to go through in its full, 128-page glory.Who’s This Thing Actually for? | PlayStation Portal Hands OnThe agreement was approved by the SAG-AFTRA board days after a deal was struck, but in the weeks since, it’s left members divided. Much of that split can be attributed to the contract’s AI…

A s an alternate member of the Screen Actors Guild negotiating committee, Shaan Sharma spent most of this last year strategizing with other committee members and going back and forth with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers over deal points that are important to actors and their futures in the entertainment industry. As the issue of artificial intelligence is top of mind for performers, who have concerns about how the digital technology will shape Hollywood and impact their career…

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and other higher-ups at the union defended the union’s new contract with the studios, especially after some members criticized provisions dealing with the use of artificial intelligence. As Variety reports, Drescher called out the “naysayers” during a Zoom meeting with members on Monday, Nov. 13, saying they have “exploited this momentum of ours” and “tried to tear down what was being done in the negotiating committee.” SAG members will vote to ratify the tentative contract…

Image: SAG/AFTRAFollowing the news Wednesday night that the SAG-AFTRA strike had come to an end after nearly 120 days, supporters have been waiting to hear more details about the tentative agreement. Today, union president Fran Drescher, national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and others held a press conference following the SAG-AFTRA National Board’s meeting, which saw the board vote to approve the deal.What Inspired Dominic Monaghan's Performance in Moriarty?On November 9, SAG-AFTRA…

Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, has had a lot of not-very-flattering press written about him recently, and the quotes and soundbytes he’s given out to the trades have not helped matters. The oft-referenced quote that he gave to CNBC in mid-July about the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA demands remains particularly condescending. “There’s a level of expectation that they have that is just not realistic,” he said, speaking about the actually incredibly reasonable demands that both guilds have asked for from the AMPTP. “And they are…