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(Newser) - The 2-day-old strike involving almost 150,000 Bollywood film workers has been settled, the BBC reports. Producers agreed to abide by an agreement that limits filming sessions to 12 hours and provides generous compensation and timely payment. "The strike is over and tomorrow we will resume work," the head of the producers' association told AFP. More »

More about:  film • India • labor unions • Bollywood • actors' strike • producers • management

Abu Dhabi Invests Another Billion in Hollywood

New subsidiary will work with 3 US producers

New York Times New York Times Sep 3, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A media branch of Abu Dhabi’s government funneled $1 billion into a partnership with Warner Brothers last year—and now a subsidiary of the same firm is investing a second billion over the next 5 years with three US film producers, the New York Times reports. “Abu Dhabi Media Company is fulfilling its ambition to become a global player in the media industry,” said its chairman. More »

More about:  film • Hollywood • investment • Warner Brothers • Abu Dhabi • producers • partnership

 LiLo at Work:
 'So Far,
 So Good' 

Producers surprised by actress' professionalism, talent

People People Jun 17, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is back at work on the set of the comedy Labor Pains , and after a week, the movie's producers are impressed with her skill and professionalism. "We were a little bit reluctant to work with her," producer Lati Grobman tells People . "But she's been amazing. She's so natural at what she does." More »

More about:  celebrity • Los Angeles • Lindsay Lohan • movie industry • film studio • producers • acting career

 Jessica Alba Gets Hitched 

Actress marries producer Cash Warren

People People May 20, 08 10:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Alba married movie producer Cash Warren yesterday in a quiet courthouse ceremony in Beverly Hills, People reports. The actress, who is expecting a girl with Warren this summer, wore a long blue dress and “looked happy but nervous,” a source says. No one else attended the ceremony. The couple met on the set of Fantastic Four and got engaged in December. More »

More about:  celebrity • movie • celebrity pregnancy • wedding • Jessica Alba • producers

Reality-Show Exec Charged With Kidnapping

Contestants say he wouldn't let them leave Pauper to Princess set

ABC News ABC News Apr 15, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The director of a reality TV pilot has been arrested on kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to stop contestants from leaving the house where it was being filmed, ABC News reports. Four women fled the Pauper to Princess house and told neighbors to call the police. The women say they were held against their will and haven't been paid for the five weeks already spent filming. More »

More about:  television • Florida • kidnapping • reality TV • producers

Jessica Alba
to Get Hitched to Baby's Dad

Actress, due in the spring, will marry longtime boyfriend

Access Hollywood Access Hollywood Dec 27, 07 8:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Jessica Alba, expecting her first baby in late spring, is now engaged to the child's father, Access Hollywood reports . The 26-year-old actress was spotted over the holidays wearing a rock on her left ring finger, leading Access Hollywood to speculate that husband-to-be Cash Warren popped the question during Christmas. More »

More about:  celebrity • movie • Jessica Alba • producers

Writers Unlikely to Find Happy Ending in Strike

Idealism trumps wallet in such disputes, New Yorker pundit writes

New Yorker New Yorker Nov 14, 07 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Strikes typically cost both parties more than they’re warring over, but labor relations aren’t “economically rational,” explains the New Yorker ’s James Surowiecki, due to “asymmetric information.” Hollywood’s writers simply don’t know the underlying financial truth behind online revenues—the meat of the dispute—and can only uncover a bluff by walking out. But if neither side is likely to win big, why the over-confidence? More »

More about:  Hollywood writers' strike • producers

Hollywood Writers Call Strike

'Feels like Armegeddon,' says one industry insider

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 2, 07 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Setting the stage for the first walkout in nearly 20 years, Hollywood writers voted yesterday to go on strike, reports Associated Press. The union's president announced the decision in a closed-door meeting yesterday, drawing raucous cheers from the assembly. "There was a unified feeling. I don't think anyone wants the strike, but people are behind the negotiation committee," said one writer. More »

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