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At press time, members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) were deciding whether to authorize a strike against Electronic Arts, Activision and several other video game publishers. The actors whose voices, performances and likenesses are used in games are seeking residual payments from game publishers akin to what performers receive from movies, commercials and TV shows. The gaming industry has balked at residuals. Talks between management and the unions were recently broken off. Strike ballots have been sent out to SAG and AFTRA members, and are due by June 7…..Veteran animation director/designer Frank Furlong was recently honored at the Cartoon Network in Atlanta, with fellow animators turning out to gain insights into his approach to character design and animation production techniques. Furlong directs spots via Canyon Films, Los Angeles. He has a background as an illustrator and designer, and served as head designer for the late animation legend Tex Avery. Furlong also designed the backgrounds for the first Imax animated movie, The Flower Plant…. On May 22, prostate cancer claimed the life of Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger, the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes animated character known for the booming declaration, “They’re g-r-r-r-e-a-t!” Ravenscroft was 91. He gave voice to Tony the Tiger for 53 years. Ravenscroft is survived by a son, Ron, a daughter, Nancy, and four grandchildren…..Category:Street Talk
Breakout Films and Major Takeaways From This Year’s Sundance Fest
Film wasn't the only thing on people's minds at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which comes to a close Sunday in Park City, Utah ( and online ).
The effects of the wildfires in Southern California loomed large, as did the bittersweet knowledge that this year will be the second to last Sundance based in Park City. Some films offered an escape from reality; others were a pointed reminder of the domestic and international political landscape, from transgender rights to the war in Ukraine.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the 41st edition of the festival.
The effects of the Southern California fires were deeply felt
The wildfires were still burning in parts of Los Angeles when Sundance began last week and reminders of its devastation were everywhere, even on screen. Max Walker-Silverman's "Rebuilding," starring Josh O'Connor as a cowboy who loses his ranch in a wildfire and forms a community with fellow survivors in a FEMA camp, hit close to home for many.
Filmmakers Meena Menon and Paul Gleason lost their home in Altadena where they filmed some of their zombie apocalypse movie "Didn't Die." Sundance artist labs head Michelle Satter lost her Palisades home as well. Satter had an audience of Sundance Institute donors in tears early in the festival while accepting an honor at a fundraising gala.
"It's a deeply devastating time for us and so many others, a moment that calls for all of us coming together to support our bigger community," Satter said. "As a friend recently noted, and I have to listen to this, 'Take a deep breath ... We lost our village, but at the end of the day we are the village.'"
The festival's move to another city dominated conversations
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