Picketing

‘No contracts, no peace’: Actors stage demonstration in New York Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeUniversal Studios has been accused of trimming the trees that lined its studio lot and provided shade for striking actors and writers.On Monday (17 July), following the first weekend of the historic Hollywood shutdown, comic Chris Stephens tweeted a photo showing the bare trees. “Quick shoutout to the good people at…

As the Writers Strike enters its third week, support has grown more and more over time. Actors have publicly joined in on the picketing efforts as they may be on the verge of striking themselves, and people online and in real life are showing solidarity in various ways. And as it turns out, even college students are getting in on it.Spoilers of the Week May 16-20Earlier today, graduating students at Boston University made it clear they stand with the writers by heckling Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav during their…

The familiar blare of car horn filled the air in many parts of Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, though not for the usual reasons.  It was a supportive response to the picket lines that formed shortly before 1 p.m. Pacific outside of at least 10 television and film studio offices — the first physical manifestation of the strike declared Monday night when talks broke down between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Hundreds of writers and their…