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Directors Hope to Call 'Cut!' on Strike

Guild plans to talk with studios, raising pressure on writers

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2007 4:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Hollywood directors will likely begin contract negotiations with studios in early January, a move that will put added pressure on writers to resolve their strike, the AP reports. The directors' guild had held off for two months in deference to the writers, but the latest... Read full story »

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