tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post6146459252285659057..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Voting Your Interest at Awards TimeSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-969748018514118372011-01-03T10:06:05.946-08:002011-01-03T10:06:05.946-08:00"Sure, why the hell not? If the picture doesn..."Sure, why the hell not? If the picture doesn't forward your agenda, why give it a platform?"<br /><br />ie, quality is for the individual to defend on their own. institutions cherry pick the lucky successes that fit their agenda. how courageous. corporations are guilty of the same sin. thanks for clearing that up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-26107259202624652582011-01-02T00:09:49.828-08:002011-01-02T00:09:49.828-08:00The people who work at non-union studios are not &...The people who work at non-union studios are not "the enemy." I hope your use of quotes is to indicate that you don't really believe they are, either.<br /><br />The creatives who actually do the work of making a film may or may not belong to a union, and they may or may not have any choice in the matter. Regardless, you will find the same passion, skill, and hard work at any well-run studio, union or no. When you fight against a film's award chances based on the politics of studio management, you are treating the emotions and reputations of these rank and file as collateral damage. Is it any wonder that these same rank and file vote "against their own interests" when asked to organize? I'd expect a certain amount of spiteful feelings against an organization that actively fought to downplay these people's hard work and painted their entire studio with the broad brush of "the enemy."Wonkey the Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552774585545269246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-45157877311410454452010-12-31T19:18:46.747-08:002010-12-31T19:18:46.747-08:00Union before industry.
I guess...
It's a unio...<i>Union before industry.<br />I guess...</i><br /><br />It's a union awards ceremony. There are plenty of other awards ceremonies where non-union films can get their due.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-89629364426786699542010-12-31T16:52:57.131-08:002010-12-31T16:52:57.131-08:00So if TAG did have an award ceremony then Pixar wo...So if TAG did have an award ceremony then Pixar wouldn't be invited (not to mention so many others)...pretty funny. All the Pixies would bust a gut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-87008712232389309572010-12-31T14:43:05.607-08:002010-12-31T14:43:05.607-08:00Actually, yes. Shameful. The King's speech wa...Actually, yes. Shameful. The King's speech wad written by a WGA writer on spec. The film just happened to have been PRODUCED by a compant that wad non- signatory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2039089936954421362010-12-31T13:55:46.855-08:002010-12-31T13:55:46.855-08:00Union before industry.
I guess...Union before industry.<br />I guess...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-91290725796903533952010-12-31T13:26:57.609-08:002010-12-31T13:26:57.609-08:00I'm curious do the other Guild awards do this?...<b>I'm curious do the other Guild awards do this?</b><br /><br />The Screen Actor Guild does, but not sure on the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-44046370962047830172010-12-31T08:15:31.928-08:002010-12-31T08:15:31.928-08:00I'm curious do the other Guild awards do this?...I'm curious do the other Guild awards do this? The Directors, Actors, etc? <br /><br />I have no problem with them furthering their own agenda, but they should make sure the award isn't for Best Screenplay, but for Best WGA Screenplay....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1607058489726883212010-12-30T16:57:56.464-08:002010-12-30T16:57:56.464-08:00Why shameful? The Writers Guild Awards are, as th...Why shameful? The Writers Guild Awards are, as the name implies, designed to recognize work of Writers Guild members. King's Speech (which I loved) wasn't written under a guild contract. That's not shameful; it's just a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-23585896225289139342010-12-30T16:44:13.417-08:002010-12-30T16:44:13.417-08:00Shameful. King's Speech is one of the best wr...Shameful. King's Speech is one of the best written and best films of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com