Michael Winship Elected President Of WGA East, But His Slate Takes A Drubbing In Council Races

Former child star and new father Macaulay Culkin has been spotted out with his baby son whilst strolling through the sunny streets of Los Angeles. Making a rare public appearance, Macaulay was photographed holding a bright orange parasol and wore logo print sweatpants, an embroidered varsity jacket and a cap worn backwards covering his trademark blonde floppy hair.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu expands its cast for The Girl From Plainville with the addition of Peter Gerety (City On A Hill), Michael Mosley (Titans), Ella Kennedy Davis (Perry Mason), Pearl Amanda Dickson (Legion), Kylie Liya Page (Girl in the Woods) and Jeff Wahlberg (Dora and the Lost City of Gold). They will appear opposite stars Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan, Kai Lennox, Cara Buono, Chloë Sevigny and Norbert Leo Butz.

Michael Pruss has been promoted to Co-President of the film division at Scott Free Productions. Pruss will continue to report to Scott Free President, Kevin Walsh as he helps expand the company’s slate of feature films with a focus on developing new filmmakers and talent from across the globe and bringing them into the Scott Free fold.

The Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of America East and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters are standing in solidarity with IATSE in its efforts to reach a new film and TV contract with the AMPTP.“On behalf of our hundreds of thousands of members working across film and television, we stand in solidarity with our I.A.T.S.E. brothers, sisters and kin,” the four groups said in a statement.

Hollywood’s unions have issued a statement of support for IATSE in its efforts to reach a new film and TV contract with management’s AMPTP, saying that they “stand in solidarity” with IATSE as it prepares to conduct a strike authorization among its members.

Sometimes the wax figures at Madame Tussauds look so real because they are.

Michael Gandolfini is carrying on his late father's legacy in . Gandolfini opened up to ET at the film's premiere at the opening night of the Tribeca Fall Preview, about the pressure he's faced in taking on James Gandolfini's role in the film.«I want to make my dad proud, but I want to make the fans proud,» Gandolfini told ET.

The WGA East said today that it stands “shoulder to shoulder” with IATSE in its fight for a fair contract. IATSE is currently mobilizing to secure strike authorization from its members after contract talks with management’s AMPTP failed to reach a new agreement earlier this week. IATSE will begin holding a strike authorization vote among the members of its 13 West Coast studio locals on Oct. 1.

Mj Rodriguez, best known as the emotional anchor of FX’s Pose, where she played the saintly Blanca Evangelista. But the actress speaking into the virtual depths doesn’t answer to Mj anymore — not exactly.

Meredith Stiehm, running unopposed, has been elected president of the WGA West, becoming only the third woman to ever hold the guild’s top elected office.

Today show, explaining why cancel culture is “drowning in shame.”“It’s not just people in power who have voices, that’s one of the beauties and the beasts of social media,” Lewinsky said. “More people can be heard.”She continued, “We’re living in a culture and world now where we’re drowning in shame.

Larry King, Norm Macdonald, Michael K. Williams and no fewer than three cast members of The Mary Tyler Moore Show were among the stars remembered during this year’s Emmy In Memoriam segment, as the photos of those we lost scrolled by to the tune of Leon Bridges lovely “River.”

Here is the complete list of 2021-2023 DGA Officers and National Board Members:PresidentLesli Linka GlatterNational Vice-PresidentMary Rae ThewlisSecretary-TreasurerParis BarclayAssistant Secretary-Treasurer Joyce ThomasFirst Vice-PresidentBetty ThomasSecond Vice-PresidentRon HowardThird Vice-PresidentBarry JenkinsFourth Vice-PresidentSeith MannFifth Vice-PresidentAva DuVernaySixth Vice-PresidentLily OlszewskiBoard MembersJon AvnetNorberto BarbaKaren GaviolaJulie GelfandDuncan HendersonTodd

Lesli Linka Glatter, a veteran TV director of shows such as “Homeland” and “Mad Men,” was elected president of the Directors Guild of America on Saturday night.Glatter will succeed Thomas Schlamme, the “West Wing” veteran who stepped down after two terms.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Frank Scherma was elected as chairman and CEO of the Television Academy three years ago, he came to office with grand plans to reform the organization. What he didn’t plan on was a global pandemic interrupting that focus.That’s why, as Scherma confirmed to Variety on Wednesday morning, he plans to run for re-election in November in a bid to continue as chairman/CEO for another two-year term.

Dr Michael Mosley has been sharing his words of wellness wisdom and weight loss tips for a while now.

In this year’s elections, six freelance seats and three staff seats were up for grabs on the council, as well as two seats vacated by incoming guild president Michael Winship and incoming vice president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. All three staff seats, which are allocated to news writers, were won by Solidarity Slate along with four of the six open freelance seats, which are allocated to film and television writers.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDigital writers made big gains in the WGA East’s contentious election for officers and council members that govern the union that represents TV and film writers west of the Mississippi.The election results unveiled Tuesday confirmed that guild’s governance will be split among scribes in opposing camps.

There’s a chance that Glee could return to television one day, if the president of Fox gets his wish!