SAG strike looming, opposition grows

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A date has been set for the Screen Actors Guild to send in their strike authorization votes, January 2. The results will be announced Jan. 23. If 75%...

HBO receives 22 Golden Globe noms

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The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles. HBO received the most nominations of any network, 22 to be exact. The shows...

Special effects in the world of Westeros

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One of the big factors to pulling this series off is going to be nailing the special effects. You could have a great script and some great acting,...

Westeros champions an actor

Benioff: He’s one of us

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Found an interesting interview with David Benioff over at Powell's Books. Most of the interview is about his recent book City of Thieves. However it...

Will Boardwalk Empire knock out Game of Thrones?

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I made a post a couple weeks ago about the competition at HBO. There were a number of pilots, most of which didn't seem like they would directly...

Rome: The Movie?

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There is talk that a movie may be in the works for Rome. James Hibberd from The Hollywood Reporter writes on his blog: Bruno Heller says he wants to...

Is another Hollywood work stoppage on the horizon?

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The Screen Actor's Guild is preparing to go on strike, which could lead to another Hollywood work stoppage similar to last year's WGA strike. Variety...

Money makes the world go ’round

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The evil of producing a medieval fantasy series such as this one is that it is expensive. To make it look good is very expensive. So what kind of...