Dual Tag

The industry is within the midst of the primary concurrent writers and actors strike in greater than 60 years — 11,500 WGA members began walking picket lines on May 2, while the 160,000-member Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists walked off the job on July 14. The twin work stoppage has effectively made Hollywood a tumbleweed festooned desert with top actors unable to advertise long-in-the-can projects at film festivals or appear at awards shows — leading to almost a complete suspension of the red carpets which might be now so vital to the luxurious and fashion worlds. The seventy fifth Primetime Emmy Awards, which were originally scheduled for Sept. 18, have been postponed until January. Director...