DGA’s board backs tentative contract with major studios

DGA’s board backs tentative contract with major studios

The Directors Guild of America’s national board on Friday unanimously recommended its membership vote in favor of a four-year contract with the major studios that would increase wages, boost contributions to its health plan and establish guardrails surrounding AI technology. β€œWe entered this negotiation with three main priorities: secure our Health Plan, protect jobs, and…

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Gene Shalit, beloved longtime film critic on the β€˜Today’ show, dies

Gene Shalit, beloved longtime film critic on the β€˜Today’ show, dies

Gene Shalit, the fast-talking funnyman who reviewed films, plays and books for NBC’s β€œToday” show has died. He was 100. Shalit’s family confirmed the longtime critic’s death Friday, telling NBC that he β€œpassed away peacefully after 100 years of an amazing life.” According to a 2010 interview with Guy Ludwig, Shalit’s producer for more than…

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