Sentences with phrase «writers strike by»

In spite of his executive producer status, supported the 2007 - 08 writers strike by refusing to perform nonwriting duties, such as editing and casting for his programs.

Not exact matches

Financial pressures mounted, worsened by the Writers Guild strike in 2007 and 2008 and the vagaries of Ontario's studio tax - credit system, which put added strain on CORE's cash flow.

(Similarly it strikes me as unhealthy to define writers by their sexual preferences or skin colors; maybe we will grow out of that eventually, too.)

Examples of these human marks include the fact that the Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek, that the Old Testament world was a world of temples, priests and sacrifice, that Israel as well as the surrounding nations has prophets that mediated divine will to them, that Israel was ruled by kings, that Israel's legal system shares striking similarities with those of surrounding nations, that the creation narrative and the story of Noah resemble other ancient stories of the time, that the writers of Scripture operated within the paradigm of ancient cosmology, etc..

He discusses the Chicago Teachers strike and an essay by writer Alex Kotlowitz that talks about how the strike raises questions about the severity of this challenge.

In every discussion she had with science writers, she was struck by how much writing experience they'd had before getting their first job.

Gathered by your star - struck team of Next Wave writers and editors, the following are a few of the useful Web links we've found to help you launch your career in science broadcasting.

The delayed - by - the - writer's - strike fifth season, which includes a guest appearance of Michael J. Fox, finds 9/11 continues to play a part in the lives of the firefighters at 62 Truck.

Writer / director Alex Garland delivers a striking and impressively captivating opening stretch that instantly captures the viewer's attention and interest, with the movie's compelling atmosphere heightened by Portman's stirring work as the conflicted, grieving central character (and it's clear, too, that Portman's costars fare just as well, though Leigh's bizarrely ambivalent take on her character is questionable at best).

Whereas a hit like Wedding Crashers struck such a balance somewhat awkwardly — structured so that the first half was for boys - boy rowdiness, and the second half for girly - girl romance — Apatow's latest tackles both exigencies nearly simultaneously, a considerable feat aided by the writer - director's adept ability to wring laughs not from outrageous farce and slapstick but, instead, from real - world situations and dilemmas.

After making a striking debut with 2013's based - on - fact, tragically devastating drama Fruitvale Station and following that up with the stunning, Oscar - nominated Rocky spin - off Creed in 2015, the young writer / director was seemingly given the keys to the kingdom by Marvel as it pertained to Black Panther, the studio apparently feeling comfortable to let him do whatever he wanted with this story of an African superhero from the secluded fictionalized nation of Wakanda.

The as - yet untitled Star Wars standalone movie, heavily rumoured to follow a group of bounty hunters around the galaxy, has been gaining traction of late; Gary Whitta, the movie's original writer, left the project, while Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Star Wars Rebels) has joined The Empire Strikes Back scribe Lawrence Kasdan for the second standalone film, which will be directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle).

Oblivion 2013, 125 minutes, PG - 13 / Director: Joseph Kosinski / Writers: Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt, Joseph Kosinski / Stars: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough Buy It: Blu - ray Combo • DVD • Instant Video I'm just surprised as you by an off - season Tom Cruise vehicle standing out, but this striking sci - fi movie did just that.

MEHSSITS is about a hopeful writer voiced by Jason Schwartzman who takes action when disaster strikes.

But judging by this first official trailer it looks as though writer / director Nikolaj Arcel and screenwriters Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner and Anders Thomas Jensen have pulled it off, even if the film appears to strike a slightly different tone to King's source material.

Directed by Ron Howard, who stepped in after the original directors, Chris Miller and Phil Lord, were fired midway through production, the film is a cross between a heist movie and a space western, chronicling Solo's first encounters with his Wookiee sidekick, Chewbacca, the Millennium Falcon and his stalwart frenemy, the smooth - talking gambler Lando Calrissian, who was introduced in 1980's «The Empire Strikes Back» by Billy Dee Williams and who is played in «Solo» by actor - writer - musician Donald Glover.

Nonetheless, Nathaniel generally went unnoticed by passersby until the fateful day, Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.), a writer for the L.A. Times, was struck by the virtuosity being exhibited by this homeless man on a battered, old instrument with only two strings.

She spares you her headaches by describing all the pitfalls of striking out on your own as a writer.

«Pushing Daisies» was one of the many shows affected by the 2007 - 08 Writers Guild of America strike.

Thankfully, the only extra tacked onto the three Blu - rays that house nine episodes (the season was cut short by the writer's strike) is a «Pie Time: Time for Pie» sub-menu that offers up a different «slice» for each of the episodes covering making - of errata — a deleted scene here, a talking - head there, nothing fancy, all irritating.

The film's potential was dampened further when production was crippled by the 2007 - 2008 writers» strike, forcing Daniel Craig to polish the dialogue himself once shooting had already started.

Similarly, the efforts of Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian (both previous winners) to make baseball statisticians» math - jizzing sound as clever as the pentateuch of Saint Benjamin Hecht will be regarded by fellow writers as the screenwriters» equivalent of striking paydirt with a Tumblr blog showcasing stock photos of smiling women eating salad.

Goat seems content enough to draw the line between frat house meatheads and pledges without giving either side real heart, emotions or drive, which is uniquely surprising since its written by indie auteur writer / director David Gordon Green (All the Pretty Girls, Pineapple Express) who normally imbues his projects with a sense of Southern trash poetry and striking teen angst.

The Salesman Rated PG - 13 for mature thematic elements and a brief bloody image In Persian with English Subtitles Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 % Iranian writer / director Asghar Farhadi claimed his second foreign film Oscar with this latest tale about a modern Iranian couple struck by tragedy and emotional damage when the wife is brutally attacked in their home.

Written by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens writer Lawrence Kasdan along with his son Jon Kasdan, the Han Solo film is directed by The LEGO Movie's Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Whitlock is kidnapped by a group of communist writers (not yet blacklisted) who are striking out against a capitalistic studio that doesn't share the rewards with the creative folks.

There won't be a writers strike, thanks to a tentative new deal reached by Writers Guild negotiators and representatives from the Association of Motion Picture and Television Prowriters strike, thanks to a tentative new deal reached by Writers Guild negotiators and representatives from the Association of Motion Picture and Television ProWriters Guild negotiators and representatives from the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

He discusses the Chicago Teachers strike and an essay by writer Alex Kotlowitz that talks about how the strike raises questions about the severity of this challenge.

I was watching Kevin Burns's The Dust Bowl documentary a few months ago, and was struck by how many similarities there are in mentality between farmers and writers.

The dabbling poet and short story writer, who'd been raised in the same mining village as D H Lawrence, and who had made his living in the oil industry, broadcasting, banking, and as an international management consultant in fields ranging from parliaments to law enforcement, suddenly found himself struck by the idea that this fascinating country — in such a complex state of temporal and national limbo — would make an extraordinary setting for a crime thriller.

by Ruth Harris It is a truth universally acknowledged that no writer ever knows when or where his / her next great idea will strike.

When I read the query letter, I was struck by how amateurish it was (though not implausible for a beginning writer to try).

i was struck by how many of those new writers came from or were converts to the world of self - publishing and it reminded me once again how powerful and useful Amazon's policy of accommodating self - publishers and small publishers has been in their development of a digital publishing platform (see my thoughts on this earlier in the week over on Medium).

When Purcell read that, he writes: I was struck by how many of those new writers came from or were converts to the world of self - publishing and it reminded me once again how powerful and useful Amazon's policy of accommodating self - publishers and small publishers has been in their development of a digital publishing platform.

The odds of being a commercially successful writer are worse than the odds of being struck by lightning (I think it was Konrath who first said that)-- and the irony is that you can actually improve your chances of being struck by lightning.

As I pondered the publishing conundrum faced by my fellow writers, it struck me as odd that publishers weren't leveraging new publishing approaches enabled by the Internet to say yes to more authors.

Although the final script for the game was written by Gearbox writer Mikey Neumann, Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, writers of the 2004 television series Battlestar Galactica, collaborated with Gearbox during the 2007 — 08 Writers Guild of America strike to develop the story and charwriters of the 2004 television series Battlestar Galactica, collaborated with Gearbox during the 2007 — 08 Writers Guild of America strike to develop the story and charWriters Guild of America strike to develop the story and characters.

Game Features; — Compelling Adventure: A narrative adventure through love, life, and loss, following the explorations of orphans Scarlett and Finn — Emotional Journey: A striking psychological adventure that is part coming of age story, part personification of the tightly - wound forces of sibling bonds, and part exploration of the deeply - rooted effects of sorrow and loss — Puzzle Exploration: Context - driven puzzles engage the intellect while the story captivates emotions — Gorgeous Visuals: Scarlett's journey comes alive in every scene with lush scenery, vivid effects, unique characters, and a lovingly hand - crafted feel — Strong Pedigree: Created by veterans of Disney Black Rock Studio & the writer of The Room — Game as Art: Mysterious & surreal elements emerge, with interpretation left to the player

I was particularly struck by the fact that no writer I came across mentioned Thomas Trosch's paintings.

Another striking heroine is Lord Byron's daughter, Ada Lovelace, a 19th - century English mathematician, now credited as the writer of the first computer program, played by Tilda Swinton in Hershman Leeson's 1997 film Conceiving Ada.

I was struck then, as I've always been struck, by the diversity of his practice, by the different directions that he takes, and it's something a lot of writers and curators have grappled with, trying to place his different approaches into a framework.

He's a particularly meditative writer, penning songs with depth that reveals itself after repeated listens, as evidenced by «The Nashville Sound,» his striking sixth album.

I am also struck by the contempt of many of the letter writers for the thousands of scientists who work for government agencies such as EPA, NASA, NOAA, and DOE.

[The novice] thinks through an idea only until it is passably clear to him, since, for his purposes, it needn't be any clearer; he dispenses with transitions because it's enough that he knows how his ideas connect; he uses a private system — or no system — of punctuation; he doesn't trouble to define his terms because he understands perfectly well what he means by them; he writes page after page without bothering to vary his sentence structure; he leaves off page numbers and footnotes; he paragraphs only when the mood strikes him; he ends abruptly when he decides he's had enough; he neglects to proofread the final job because the writing is over... Given his total self - orientation, it's no wonder that he fails repeatedly as a writer.