Left to their own devices, the CEOs will ruin the American film and TV industry.
Movies
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The Actors Walk
The strike of SAG-AFTRA highlights a summer of workers’ pushback against a finance-driven economy.
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What’s Turned Hollywood Stars Into Labor Militants
Today on TAP: Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, and 1,000 other disgruntled actors tell their union not to meet the studios halfway.
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Drowned in the Stream
Hard-hitting filmmaker Amy Ziering on why journalistic documentaries are facing extinction
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BlackBerry: When the Tech World Met Wall Street
The new film charts the conflict between making a good product and pleasing investors.
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Will Dem PR Flacks Help Studios Crush Striking Writers Again?
How two ‘Masters of Disaster’ helped Hollywood execs break the last writers strike
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The Writers Walk
Today on TAP: The nearly century-long war between the studios and the writers continues.
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Mo’Nique’s Moment
Finally getting Netflix to air her special on her terms, the actress and comedian has become a beacon for people, like her, who’ve had to struggle against social norms.
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‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ and the Case for Radical, Direct Action on Climate
A new film considers what to do when those in power fail to take the problem seriously.
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Harry Potter and the Generational Fight for Change
The challenge of ethical consumption in a capitalist society
