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Battle brewing between the Writers Guild and talent agencies; 'Apollo 11'
A potentially epic confrontation is on the horizon, pitting the Writers Guild against the talent agencies. And, after Todd Douglas Miller made a short film about Apollo 17, he figured he was done with outer space.
After Todd Douglas Miller made a short film about Apollo 17, he figured he was done with outer space. Then he got an email from an employee at the National Archives who had found some old film reels labeled: Apollo 11. Some of the found footage was shot in glorious 70 millimeter. Nearly 50 years after man first walked on the moon, Miller has transformed those reels into his new movie ‘Apollo 11.’ He tells KCRW’s Matt Holzman about the enormously difficult task of syncing old audio with the old footage and describes what it was like to show Neil Armstrong’s sons images of their father that they’d never seen before. Plus, we talk to entertainment attorney Jonathan Handel about the brewing confrontation between the Writers Guild and the talent agencies.
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3 storiesHollywood news banter: We need to talk about Kevin.
Text messages obtained by The Hollywood Reporter reveal Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara's inappropriate conduct in attempting to advance a young woman's career after apparently starting a sexual relationship with her. Warner Bros.
Read the story5 minWGA vs. the talent agencies: what are the issues?
We’re a bit more than a decade out from the 100-day writers strike that brought the industry to a standstill and cost the state of California more than $2 billion dollars.
Read the story10 minDirector Todd Douglas Miller on ‘Apollo 11’
Early in the new documentary ‘ Apollo 11 ,’ we see stunning footage of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins suiting up, just hours before they launched into space.
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